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Isn't it just to go to Bianliang City, Tokyo to inquire about news?This matter was not difficult for Ximen Qing.
I married the daughter of the Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Kingdom of Jin, so what's the point of being a secret agent for my father-in-law?
Big deal, this time in Bianliang City, Tokyo, I asked Li Shishi, the favorite concubine of the Bird Emperor Song Huizong, out for "interrogation for one night", so I knew what kind of idea that old Pocai had in mind.
Thinking of Li Shishi, Ximen Qing suddenly felt his blood boil.
Although Ximen Qing was willing to go through such a situation, he would not let it go when it was time to reap the benefits.
Ximenqing immediately agreed to Wanyan's change, and set off to return to the Song Dynasty in a few days, and went to Bianliang City in Tokyo to find out the intentions of the Song Kingdom's monarch and ministers.
However, Ximen Qing also told Wanyan Sagai that the important ministers of the Song Kingdom were all greedy for money.If you want to make good friends with them and inquire about Song State's intelligence, you have to spend a lot of money.
Wan Yansa changed his mind, and promised Ximen Qing that he would send five boxes of sable fur and three boxes of high-grade oriental pearls to Ximen Qing on the same day, and asked Ximen Qing to bring them back to Song State to bribe and bribe the ministers of the capital, so as to find out the intentions of Song State's monarchs and ministers. This allowed the three of Li Shanchang to return home as soon as possible.
Sable fur and Dongzhu are good things produced in the Kingdom of Jin. Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom turned against the Jurchen because of his excessive demands on the three specialties of sable fur, Dongzhu and Haidongqing.
Transporting these eight boxes of sable fur and Dongzhu to the most prosperous Bianliang City in Tokyo to sell, Ximen Qing will make another windfall!
It was just a matter of little effort, but Ximenqing cheated a lot of money, and immediately said goodbye to Wanyan with satisfaction, and returned to the camp to prepare to return to the country.
Before the demise of the Liao Kingdom, Ximenqing believed that there were still negotiations between the Song and Jin Dynasties.
Now that Ximenqing is in perfect harmony on both sides, taking this opportunity to be a middleman to earn the price difference is also a very good business!
After Wanyan Sagai sent someone to bring the sable fur and Dongzhu, Ximen Qing looked at the jewels in the tent and laughed from ear to ear.
For the sake of peace and war in the world, this middleman, I, Mr. Ximen Qing, will be the official!
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With money, the efficiency of Ximen Qing officials is quite high.
After waking up the next day, saying goodbye to Emperor Wanyan Aguda and Empress Tang Kuo, Ximenqing took his new wife Wanyan Wulu back to Posulu's territory.
Because of marrying the eldest princess and making the first contribution in the battle of Linhuang Mansion, Emperor Wanyan Aguda once again bestowed many fiefdoms on Ximen Qing.
Today's Ximenqing Department occupies the land on Posu Road, which can be regarded as the largest department.
However, although there is a lot of land, the population in Ximenqing's territory is still relatively small, which needs to be further developed by him.
Ximenqing's development on Posu Road is mainly based on commercial trade and ports, and does not rely on farming and animal husbandry, so he is not worried about the small population in the territory.
Let's occupy the land first, and then slowly recruit refugees, let Wanyan Wulu operate there!
Ximenqing's guards consisted of more than 200 people, and the eldest princess Wanyan Wulu also had a hundred-man guard given to her by her father, as well as hundreds of slaves and horses as a dowry.
A group of more than [-] people left Huining City, headed south, and returned to Ximenqing's territory by the Yalu River on Posu Road after half a month.
After placing Wanyan Wulu in the newly built castle, and instructing Jiang Jing and Tao Zongwang, Ximenqing took Jiao Ting, Shi Jin, Yue Fei and others across the sea and returned to the territory of Dengzhou in the Great Song Dynasty.
Back at Ximen Manor, Ximen Qing invited the old supervisor Ximen Zhong to ask about the recent situation of his grandson Ximen Ping.
Under Ximenqing's arrangement, Ximenping has been in charge of cross-sea trade with Japan and Korea.These days, I also made friends with many foreign businessmen, but I grew up a lot.
Ximenqing also gave Ximenping a secret mission, asking him to secretly inquire about Yueer's whereabouts in Japan.
Now that he is going to see Li Shishi in Bianliang City, Tokyo, Ximenqing wants to know if Ximenping's unannounced visit has any clues.
Chapter 7 Thirteen Little Japan is closing the country
When Ximenqing asked Ximenzhong about Ximenping's current situation, the old supervisor Ximenzhong told Ximenqing that his grandson had gone to the Kyushu area of Japan with the merchant ship.
Now Ximenping has established a stable sulfur trade route in Japan by using the Japanese businessmen he met, and has continuously purchased high-quality and cheap sulfur for Ximenqing.At the same time, Ximenping also sold the special products produced in the Song Dynasty to Japan, earning a lot of money for the construction of the Dengzhou Navy.
However, Japan at this time was not a country open to outsiders, and even Song people had difficulty entering the hinterland of Japan.
During the Tang Dynasty, Japan had frequent exchanges with the Central Plains Dynasty and sent many people to the Central Plains to learn the system and culture of the Tang Dynasty.
At the same time, Japan also maintained friendly exchanges with Bohai, which was also influenced by Han culture in the Liaodong area.
However, after the decline of the Tang Dynasty, the rise of Khitan, the Liao Kingdom in the north, and the conquest and annexation of the Bohai Kingdom by force, and the Central Plains in the south also fell into the wars of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Japan gradually changed its views on the countries on the mainland.
The Japanese emperor and nobles inherited the Han culture of the Tang Dynasty, and believed that whether it was Khitan or the warlords of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in the south, they were all vulgar people who advocated force.The people of these countries are barbaric and dirty, no longer the style of the people of Tang Dynasty.
The Shomon Rebellion, which took place more than 170 years ago in Japan, deepened the dislike of the nobles of the Heian Dynasty in Japan towards mainland countries.
Hei Shomon is the only person in Japanese history who rebelled and established himself as the new emperor outside the emperor system.In the eyes of the Japanese emperor and nobles, Hei Shomon is the most notorious traitor.
Although during the Warring States period in later Japan, Hei Shomon who dared to challenge the imperial power was sought after by the samurai class, but at this time it was still the Heian Dynasty, and Hei Shomon was a scum who wanted to hit the ground and then step on it.
However, when General Napei rebelled in the Kanto region and established himself as the "new emperor", he issued a declaration to Japan to challenge the status of the emperor by force.
Ping Jiangmen said in the proclamation that Yelu Abaoji, the emperor of the neighboring Khitan, conquered the Bohai Kingdom by force and became emperor himself.It can be seen that seizing power by force is also in line with the way of heaven.Since the Khitan Yelu Abaoji can do it, why can't I Ping Jiangmen seize the world by force and establish himself as emperor?
Undoubtedly, these evil remarks by Taira Masamune will shake the ruling power of the Japanese Emperor "Eternal Line", causing panic among the Emperor and the nobles and ministers headed by the Fujiwara family.In addition, the Japanese imperial family and nobles and ministers also felt hatred for the Khitan country, the example of the anti-thief Heira Shomen.
After the Heirashomon Rebellion was quelled, in order to prevent the idea of Herashomon from taking root in Japan, the Emperor of Japan and the nobles closed the gates of Japan, and no longer allowed people from Khitan and Five Dynasties on the mainland to enter Japan The hinterland of the country, so that these people will not bring into Japan the idea of being a grass-headed king with a gun, who can become a king and hegemony by virtue of force, and become an emperor when he ascends the throne.
Of course, the trade and diplomatic exchanges between Japan and Goryeo, Khitan, Five Dynasties and Song Dynasty have not been cut off.It's just that foreign businessmen are only allowed to land in Kyushu and trade with the Japanese.All trade is under the jurisdiction of Dazaifu, which is located in Kitakyushu.
Therefore, although Ximenping traveled between Terengganu and Japan many times in the past two years, he only went to the Kitakyushu area of Japan, and was not allowed to go to the hinterland of Japan and the capital Heiankyo.
Therefore, so far, Ximenping has not been able to find out the exact news about Yue'er.
It seems that this trip to Bianliang City in Tokyo will not be able to bring good news about Yue'er to Master Li.After Ximen Qing sighed, he didn't struggle too much.
After a moment of silence, Ximenqing told the old supervisor Ximenzhong that next time Ximenping came back, let him go a step further, not only interacting with Japanese maritime merchants, but also trying to spend money to buy some Japanese officials to test the way to the Japanese capital Heianjing.
According to Ximen Qing's estimate, since Li Shishi said that Yue'er is the daughter of a great nobleman in Japan, it is very likely that some news about her can be found in Heianjing.
The old supervisor Ximen Zhong took the words of his master Ximen Qing to heart before leaving.
After Ximenqing rested in Ximen Village for a day, he brought gifts and entered Dengzhou City, and went to Ma Kuo's house to visit Ma Zheng, Ma Kuo and his son.
"Brother Ximenqing! You're back from Kingdom of Jin? Long time no see, brother is everything okay?"
Ximenqing's luck was good, Ma Kuo had already returned to Dengzhou from the capital.When he saw Ximen Qing, he immediately took Ximen Qing's hand and brought him into the mansion.
After sitting down in the hall, Ximenqing asked only to learn that Ma Kuo's father, Ma Zheng, was still in Bianliang City, Tokyo and had not returned. Only Ma Kuo returned home to accompany his mother.
After chatting with Ma Kuo for a while, Ximenqing tentatively asked him, this time his father and son went to the Kingdom of Jin, but they have gained a lot, made contributions to the imperial court, and hope to be promoted again?
After hearing this, Ma Kuo sighed and told Ximen Qing the truth.
This trip to the Kingdom of Jin, Ma Kuo and his father tried their best to persuade the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin to change the terms of the maritime alliance. The Kingdom of Jin did not agree to cede the Xijing area of the Liao Kingdom to the Song Dynasty after the war.
After returning from the Kingdom of Jin to the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, and bringing the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin to face the saint, the Emperor Daojun and the important officials in the court learned the result of the negotiation between Ma Kuo and his son, and they were quite displeased.