Chapter 247: Pineapple Travels

The next day, Ouyang went to see the Ninth Gonggong. The Ninth Father-in-law wanted to put on an attitude, but Ouyang asked, "How does the father-in-law plan to welcome everyone back to the court?" ”

This question stumped the ninth father-in-law, he had a copy of the document drafted by the Hanlin Academy, but even he felt that not to mention that it was nonsense to read these to this group of foreigners, even to the officers and soldiers of the Hangzhou fleet, only a very few people could understand it. The ninth father-in-law has an advantage, that is, he is not ashamed to ask: "What about Lord Ou?" ”

"Of course it's food, it's been hanging at sea for so long, and it's dried every day. I'm going to have an open-air buffet. Vegetables and fruits are the mainstay. Ouyang calculated: "There are still five or six days left to arrive, and we will search for nearby celebrity chefs." One meal is better than saying 10,000 words. Anyway, when I arrived in Tokyo, the emperor had to say it again. ”

"What is a buffet?" The ninth father-in-law asked shamelessly.

"You don't understand, I'll ask someone to do it."

"......" the ninth father-in-law was speechless. Do you have this attitude to talk to the emperor? But the ninth father-in-law couldn't care either, and waved his hand: "Go ahead, you can do it yourself." ”

Ouyang understands people, people have been floating on the sea for more than a year, as soon as they go ashore to face the leader of the thief to speak, and as soon as they go ashore, they see melons, fruits and vegetables, which is heaven and which is hell? Of course, even if it doesn't take a year, the leader's speech is a nightmare for the audience. I will say a few words about the leader, which has been listed as one of the biggest lies of the last century.

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After several days of preparation, the shadow of the fleet finally appeared in the distance. The lookout on the high mountain excitedly waved the flag, and the flag bearer below reported: "The Hangzhou fleet has arrived." ”

When Ouyang heard the news, he shouted: "Fire the cannon to greet you, kill the chickens and slaughter the pigs and set up the feast." ”

The fleet heard the cannon and responded to it. The soldiers all poured onto the deck, waving and shouting. They were greeted at the wharf by the officers and men of the Haizhou Hangzhou Fleet Camp. The soldiers of the fleet got off the ship, got emotional, touched the land and knelt and wept. There are even brothers who recognize each other, and the masthead cries. Ouyang grabbed someone casually and asked, "What about General Liang?" ”

"General Liang's ship landed last."

"Oh!" Ouyang stretched out his hand and said, "Hey, cut the rabbit Song." ”

When several foreigners heard this, they were excited, and grabbed Ouyang's hand together and said, "Three grams of oil." ”

"Pounce on chestnuts." Ouyang beckoned: "Take them to eat." ”

"Yes!" One of the guards did the same: "Flutter chestnuts." ”

"Three grams of oil."

Apparently the guard had some foreign language skills and replied: "No three grams of oil." ”

Ouyang Dao: "Brothers, there is time to cry when you go back, now the good green vegetables, the famous chefs of the Great Song Dynasty are waiting for you, the dishes are full, and the wine is enough." ”

"Thank you, sir!" The group of soldiers rejoiced. I thought I would listen to people's nonsense when I went ashore, but I didn't expect to have food directly. Looking at it again, it turned out to be Ouyang, no wonder. The ship is boring, and the celebrities of the Great Song Dynasty have been pulled by everyone to talk about it, especially the captain is mostly Ouyang students, and the soldiers also know that this person is not nonsense.

Ship by ship arrived, and all but the first open ship landed last. Priority is given to merchant ships, and priority is given to foreign merchant ships. This is traditional Chinese hospitality.

Ouyang's mouth was dry, and he finally met Liang Hongyu. Liang Hongyu was dressed in a shabby uniform. The skin was dark, and the two looked at it for a while before Ouyang spoke: "What about the skin care products I gave you?" ”

"That mud dried up soon after it got on the boat."

"Let you put it in the water."

"The water on the boat is precious, how can it be wasted."

Ouyang smiled: "Let's go!" ”

"Yes!" Liang Hongyu touched her face and asked, "Is it getting dark?" ”

"Well...... Brighter than Wuga. ”

"Who is Wu Jialiang? The name is familiar. ”

“…… We didn't say anything more about this question when we saw that you were dark at night. ”

"Die, there's someone next to you."

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Liang Hongyu walked out of the dock, only to see that the original material accumulation place had been laid out on the table. The table is arranged in a large circle and covered with a white cloth. More than 100 pots of vegetables were placed on the white cloth. And the periphery of the great circle is full of tables and chairs. Ouyang has put a lot of effort into getting this. Liang Hongyu asked, "Did you do it?" ”

"What do you say?"

"Of course, my husband has this ability."

Ouyang asked in a low voice, "Do things first or eat first?" ”

"Of course eat first, I see this green vegetable more pleasing to the eye than you."

"Why?"

"Because they're not bad!" Liang Hongyu smiled and asked, "How to eat?" ”

"There are plates and chopsticks over there, and there are tongs or spoons in the dish, so you can eat them."

The two of them are still tired, and the nasty ghost Jiugonggong is here: "General Liang, strong!" Take the wine. ”

Next, Ouyang also guessed what he was going to do, that is, the ninth prince wanted to toast on behalf of Zhao Yu. And Ouyang also had to exchange toasts with foreigners. It was earlier stipulated that non-members of the fleet and merchant ships were not allowed to drink or eat. Except for the Minister of Entertainment, if necessary. Those who have not drunk should carry back those who have drunk.

When night fell, Liang Hongyu, who had drunk a few more glasses, touched Ouyang's side: "Take people away!" ”

So Liang Hongyu was taken away and taken to Ouyang's room. The ninth father-in-law saw everything in his eyes, sighed lightly, raised his glass and ordered: "Put down all the foreigners." ”

"Put all the foreigners down." Everyone correspondingly set up a group to besiege them.

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Hungry men and women could not bear to close the door, stormy kisses, and electric stripping. It's all so anticipating and thirsty. Zhang San and Li Si stayed outside, listening to the voices inside, looking at each other. Zhang San whispered: "Listening to this movement, I think adults have never visited a brothel in the past three and a half years. ”

"What do you know?" Li Si said with disdain, stepped forward to stop a drunken official, and said, "Your Excellency has rested." ”

"Rested?" The official asked with drunken eyes, "What's going on inside?" Fighting? So miserable? ”

Li Si replied calmly: "Troublesome mouse." ”

"Oh!" The official left in a hurry: "Haizhou's rats are really big. ”

Zhang San sighed and said, "It seems that I will have to run to Hangzhou often in the future." ”

"Didn't you see that the Ninth Father-in-law had already found out?" Li Sidao: "Paper can't hold the fire." ”

Ouyang was fully prepared, two buckets of bath water. After doing bad things, they bathe together and recycle ......

It wasn't until the third watch that Liang Hongyu leaned on Ouyang softly and said, "Husband? ”

Ouyang shuddered, men like to hear women say the most: I want to. I'm most afraid to hear women say: I still want it. For this trip, Ouyang endured it for half a month and didn't touch a woman. He understands the needs of women, and it is a man's duty to meet them. The common name is to pay public grain.

"I miss you." Fortunately, Liang Hongyu is another sentence.

Ouyang hugged him and said gently: "I miss you too, sleep well." More on that tomorrow. ”

"Yes!" Liang Hongyu quickly fell asleep in her lover's arms.

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The next day, Liang Hongyu woke up and was already gone. After lying in bed for a while, I put on *** and my coat, and opened the door to see Zhang San outside. Zhang San saw Liang Hongyu wake up and said, "General Liang." ”

"Where's Lord Ou?"

"It was passed away by the Ninth Duke early in the morning." Zhang San said: "General Liang is resting, I will let people prepare some food." ”

"No, I still have official business." Liang Hongyu hesitated for a while and said, "Zhang San, is it ......because of Lord Ou?"

Zhang San nodded: "Maybe, General Liang don't worry, Lord Ou is a measured person." ”

"Well...... You go and look at the dots and tell Lord Ou that it's okay to say that I'm not a general, don't miss the future. ”

Zhang San smiled and said, "General Liang still doesn't understand adults? General Liang just needs to do his own thing. Besides, General Liang and the adults have been separated for so many years, and they can't keep sneaking around. ”

Liang Hongyu nodded, walked to the courtyard and asked, "There is a war ahead?" ”

"Yes! I heard that General Yue also suffered heavy losses. Zhang San helped bring the water and said: "But the battle situation is very good, listening to the analysis of adults, the first phase of the battle will be over in a month." ”

"You're going to talk about it."

"But it's all negotiated after all. The emperor told the lord to divide Yelu Dashi, and the lord also did it. ”

"Not only that, but he is also capable of other things." Liang Hongyu smiled, and suddenly felt that she had lost her words, which was easy to cause misunderstanding.

Zhang Sandang didn't understand: "Madame will rest first after washing, and breakfast will be delivered immediately." ”

Liang Hongyu thought about it and nodded: "Okay!" ”

……

The Ninth Father-in-law asked, "What does Lord Ou know about the crime of bullying the king?" ”

Ouyang smiled: "Father-in-law, don't button me such a big hat." ”

"What's going on with you and General Liang?"

“…… Love at first sight. Ouyang said: "Just yesterday when she got off the boat." "Well, then there is no deception.

"Yes, you Ouyang is capable, plus there are a bunch of talismans, the emperor may not do anything with you. After all, you still have to have an explanation for dealing with it. You can't make sense of this. Jiugong said: "But General Liang may have worked hard in vain." Originally, it was possible to be crowned a king, but now it's good not to be asked. ”

Ouyang asked, "What is this crime called?" ”

"Master Ou, our family won't go around the bend. If you want to have a private affair with General Liang, the emperor will not be good if he knows it. But if you do so publicly, I'm afraid it will be even greater than Cai Jing's crime. ”

Ouyang understood that Cai Jing made Zhao Yu very angry not because of corruption, but because he made a big fanfare, which made Zhao Yu look ugly. is similar to himself, Liang Hongyu can be a general, and it is also because Ouyang wrote a letter of resignation. Once the relationship is made public, Zhao Yu will naturally not be able to hang it on his face. Many people will also say that Ouyang used a delaying tactic to deceive Zhao Yu.

Jiugong said fairly: "Lord Ou, Your Majesty treats you well. Although it was a bit of a mistake, even the body was given to you. You look at the present, General Liang has returned with honors, and there is a war ahead. What do you want to do at such a moment? Want the emperor to take a breath? Or want the emperor to punish General Liang against the will of the army. You only want to be happy for yourself, have you ever thought about others? ”

After saying this, Ouyang could only ask: "What does my father-in-law mean?" ”

"At least for now, you can't make your relationship public. If you are really hard-hearted, then General Liang will retire after the fact, and you will succeed again. In this way, the past can be explained to some extent. ”

Ouyang asked: "Can I tell the old man and return to his hometown?" ”

"Of course not." Jiugong said: "Let's put it bluntly. Ou people have a great influence in business, the military, and the people. Even if you retire, Lord Ou, the impact is still there. If General Liang is still in charge of the army, let alone the emperor, even Li Xiang will say that it is inappropriate. Moreover, after you got married, a woman's family was still on the boat with a group of men every day, and she lost not only the face of the adult, but also the face of the scholar. My lord, you are a champion and you can't do whatever you want. ”

Ouyang nodded and said, "I understand, I won't embarrass the emperor." ”

There are also combinations of husband and wife generals, but there are absolutely no examples of male and female martial arts. What are the Scholars? It's high society. No matter how capable Han Shizhong is, he is also a military general, and he has the right to command the army, but the military power is always in the hands of the civilian group. The Ninth Duke was still relieved to see that Ouyang could hear it: "Lord Ou may not know that Your Majesty has become more and more angry in recent years, and only when the adults go to Beijing, their temper is still relatively good." ”

Ouyang was surprised and asked, "Why haven't I heard of it?" ”

"Naturally, there will be restraint against civil and military officials. But the inner palace knows about the inner palace. Jiugong said: "Lord Ou should know what's going on." ”

What's going on? Loneliness and loneliness cause endocrine disorders. You may also have feelings for yourself as a man and a woman. I understand it, but I can't say it. Ouyang nodded: "Don't worry, father-in-law, I'll go to Beijing if it's okay." "Although Zhu Xi hasn't done anything bad, everyone knows the etiquette of Confucianism. There is a saying after Zhu Xi, men do not show their knees, women do not show their skin, men are skinned by women, and women are not moved. Until then, chastity was valued by women. After that night, I had thoughts about myself, and I could understand them.

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Coming out of the Nine Fathers, Ouyang still has to do errands and meet with businessmen from various countries. Some languages also have to be translated through a third party. Visiting the envoy is very important to ask a few questions, how does the body feel? Horse-drawn carriage ride or horseback riding? Where do you think it would be appropriate to open a trading port? Quite a questionnaire.

Merchants from all over the world praised Ouyang very much, and he was very polite, cultivated and graceful. Someone asked if Ouyang was a nobleman. Ouyang patiently explained that he was just a scholar. Quite a knight of their country under the jurisdiction of the king. There is a large fief (field) with its own subordinates.

Not only men but also young and beautiful women came with the boat. Ouyang smiled after asking, because of the status class, two of them eloped. Some came with their fathers. There are also a few prostitutes with ideals who want to come to Da Song to see development opportunities, and later learned that there are still homicides. Ouyang saw that the composition of women was messy, so he began to screen men. However, all those who have a criminal record will be registered. In foreign merchant ships, there are many former criminals who are seafarers. And the owners of the ships are relatively clear people, and some even have knighthoods.

According to Ouyang's requirements, seafarers with the purpose of pure seafarers can follow them to Tokyo, and other seafarers with criminal records, or Ouyang feels that they are not cultivated enough, all rest on the spot, and they are not allowed to leave the camp without permission, and the offender will be beheaded. The ninth father-in-law asked what was going on.

Ouyang explained: "Many of them are criminals who are going to be hanged, pretending to be sailors and escaping. And in their country, there are also three, six, nine and so on. Although the status of merchants is not high, some of them also have knighthoods. But coolies have no place. If the emperor sees everyone, isn't he losing his identity? ”

The ninth father-in-law nodded: "It's good for you to be the master." ”

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Two days later, Liu Qi arrived with 5,000 forbidden troops and escorted a group of people on the road. This is what Ouyang requested, not only to let people see the richness and hospitality of the Great Song Dynasty, but also to let them know that the Great Song Dynasty has an iron army. Passing by along the way, the people had never seen so many strange-looking people, and they watched one after another. Liu Qi politely asked the soldiers to press out of the road.

A foreign merchant said, "Ouyang, your army is very kind. ”

"Don't be deceived by appearances. His name is Liu Qi. If you hear about the misunderstanding between the Song of Constantinople and the Crusaders, you don't think so anymore. Ouyang said: "The Song army, including the Song army, is kind to the civilians, but it is extremely fierce to the outside. If you are interested, you can visit our front line. Song was at war with Liao. ”

The merchant knew from immediately seeing the cold-eyed soldiers beside him that Ouyang was not, these people had very strong muscles. Although he is not tall, he is murderous and introverted, and he is very dangerous. There were also a few soldiers who were missing arms and were even more indifferent, and the more the merchant looked at it, the more cold he became, and asked, "Ouyang, how many such troops do you have?" ”

"There are two hundred thousand in our capital. One hundred and three hundred thousand on the front. There are also 200,000 of our borders and sea borders. Ouyang said: "For example, the Hangzhou fleet you know." We are a very kind country and we are friendly all the way to the Mediterranean. But there were incidents of pirate looting. We are sorry to show you our cruel side. "Ouyang only learned the day before yesterday that the pirate village was not a pirate village in the real sense, but a temporary anchorage place for pirates, which should be called a harbor town. There were 11,000 local residents, and the actual number of corpses was 11,300. This is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding because of the language barrier. There is also the misleading teaching of Ouyang about the habits of European pirates. leads to a catastrophic ***. This stroke is not glorious in history, but Ouyang has no intention of clarifying.

"Ouyang, you're polite. The bandits of Northern Europe in the Mediterranean and the Arabian Sea should be taught a lesson. "The merchant clearly doesn't like the country to which the town belongs.

While speaking, Liu Qi came up and asked: "My lord, when will I talk to the emperor, let us go back to the Northwest Road, and suffocate in Tokyo." ”

"It's not for me to say." Ouyang said: "According to the rules, the defense will be adjusted for at least five years. ”

"Five years!" Liu Qi shouted: "Brothers, take out the knife and show it to Master Ou, it's all rusty." ”

'Brush' neatly pulled out the group of knives.

"Put it away, dazzle." Ouyang nodded: "Can't I help you inquire?" Actually, don't worry. At present, it is to stabilize the south of the country. When the time comes, you have to deal with the Khitan and Jurchens, and you have to expel Emperor Tianzuo to Tokyo, are you afraid that the emperor will forget that you are so capable of fighting? General Han also said that the battle is not for you. You should get your army in order. ”

Liu Qi saw Ouyang say this and shouted: "Collect!" ”

'Brush' is all sheathed, and the order is strict and uniform.

Ouyang saw that the merchant had no face and said, "Misunderstanding, they didn't mean anything else. Instead, they told me that they were unwilling to protect the emperor, and preferred to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, saying that they had not killed anyone for a long time, and the knives were rusty. ”

"Oh!" The merchant wiped his sweat. This guy returned to China after a year of traveling in Song and wrote a pineapple Song travelogue. In his book, he said that the people of Song were kind, hospitable, and polite. But the Song army was very savage, and they were always eager to fight against foreign enemies, and it was glorious to die on the battlefield. God forbid, fortunately Song is not in charge of these reckless generals. They have very strict discipline, advanced weapons, and you can tell from the look in their eyes that they are a very formidable army. Such an army in the Song had almost two million. It's a terrible number, but considering that they have a population of 55 million, it's not that high. This young general once defeated the Crusaders in Constantinople, killing four thousand Crusaders, while his army, without any losses. It may seem like a miracle to us, but it seems inevitable to them.