The First Yamen of the Great Song Dynasty

Chapter 161

Gao Ming fell to the ground, "letting go" of the Jurchens' self-mutilation.

He just wanted to see how this group of guys ended up. He didn't believe that Wushu was so simple that he wanted to pay Da Song for his eyes.

As soon as Gao Ming fell, his father came to help him when he saw it, and the courtiers who were stunned by Jurchen's actions made the scene chaotic for a while.

Zhao Ji was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he yelled several times to ask the guards to stop the Jurchen.

Finally, the guards came to the front and broke the hands of the three members of Wanyan's family.

Although they were stopped, but because the stop was not too timely, the right eyes of these three people were bloody, and it is not known how injured they were.

They all squinted their injured and bloodied eyes, especially Wu Shu said: "Don't stop us, we will pay the eyes to the crown prince of your country."

Zhao Ji was terrified by the Jurchen's actions. Anyone who suddenly came to pay for it by picking their eyes, let alone a Taiping emperor like him, he said in shock, "I understand your attitude. We in the Central Plains The rule of benevolence has long since abolished corporal punishment. Those who kill people die, but those who hurt others do not need to injure others. The crown prince does not need you to pay for the same damage. You go down to heal the wounds first, and we will talk about other things later. Gao Ming, you Go with them, and see for yourself."

Gao Ming is a professional in dealing with Jurchens.

Don't send him who to send.

Gao Qiu also came to his son at this time, and asked with concern, "Have you been injured? You are still going down with them to check the injury."

"I'm fine, dad." Gao Ming asked Wu Shu hypocritically, "It doesn't matter if you want to go down with me to heal your wounds."

Wu Shu didn't insist any more, and followed Gao Ming after performing a Song salute with his face covered in blood.

Everyone else in the hall thought with lingering fear that the Jurchens could really be cruel to them.

Zhao Ji was terrified. Looking at the few drops of blood on the ground, he hurriedly wiped it away, and heaved a deep breath inwardly.

Out of the palace gate, Gao Ming pretended to have inconvenient legs and feet, and said with a distressed face: "Why do you guys treat yourself so cruelly?"

Wu Shu covered his eyes, "This is our sincerity."

Gao Ming thought, sincerity?It's a bitter trick.

They are going to goug their eyes to compensate Song Guo, can Song Guo still care about it?

Wu Shu must have expected that Da Song would not accept their eyeballs.

Even if they were placed in the uncivilized Jurchen tribe, they would not ask the other country to goug their eyes and apologize for injuring their own people in a polo match.

Otherwise, things that were originally reasonable would become aggressive and bully others.

Even more so than now, with Wushu's move, he immediately stood on the moral high ground.

Tomorrow, even Zhao Ji would be too embarrassed to ask how much mink antler compensation he would ask for.

This trick is quite high.

However, I really admire Jurchen for being bold and not afraid of pain.

Anyway, he can't afford it, it hurts too much.

Both Wanyan Zongqiang and Wanyan Zongjun had only one eye to see the road, and the servants beside them carefully led the way.

When I arrived at the Tai Hospital, the imperial doctor was speechless. Recently, it was a conflict with the eyes.

The crown prince lost one of his eyes just now, and the man from the Kingdom of Jin was injured again.

"How did this happen?" The imperial doctors couldn't help asking when they asked about the injury.

"I picked it myself."

The imperial doctors were all silent, okay, it's cruel enough.

He asked Gao Ming again, "Master Gao, your knee..."

"I fell it myself."

The imperial doctors were all short of breath, large-scale self-mutilation in the court?

Strictly speaking, Gao Ming can't be considered injured, at most, he can be regarded as a wave of Jurchen's heat.

However, according to the diagnosis of the imperial physicians, the three members of Wanyan's family all had their hands full in picking out their own eyes.

In short, despite the injury, the eyeball can continue to be used.

When Gao Ming heard the news, he pretended to be happy and said to them: "That's great, I was scared to death. Seriously, your actions really scared me, otherwise I wouldn't be able to fall."

Wu Shu has no doubts, after all, Gao Ming's behavior can be explained as a flurry of hands and feet that caused him to fall in a hurry.

Gao Ming, who had suffered soft tissue bruises, brought three one-eyed Jurchens who had one eye bandaged back to Wanyan's residence.

Wanyan Xiyin and the others, who were anxiously waiting for the news, rushed out to welcome them. Seeing that Wushu, Zong Qiang, and Zong Jun had bandaged their eyes, they thought they had really pulled out their eyeballs, and looked at them in shock and worry.

Wu Shu dispelled their worries, "We are fine, the Emperor Song did not agree to our proposal to compensate the Prince's eyes."

Wanyan Xiyin hurriedly asked: "Then... how to compensate?"

Last night Wushu told them about his plan to goug out his eyeballs in court to make amends. At that time, he thought it was too risky, so he argued a few words about it, but Wushu insisted on it.

Wu Shu was confident, and felt that the emperor of Song would not turn a blind eye to the eye-gouging behavior of the princes of other countries no matter what, so he would definitely stop it.

Unsurprisingly.

And they have shown the most sincere attitude, and Song Guo will not pester them any longer.

Wu Shu said: "The emperor of Song Dynasty asked us to come back and listen to the news."

Zong Juan and Zong Qiang didn't say anything, their eyes would hurt so much that they didn't want to talk.

I didn't feel anything when I picked it just now, but this will really hurt.

Like they are usually able to bear the pain, they feel that they can't bear it.

Just as he was thinking about it, Gao Ming took a breath and asked tentatively: "It must be very painful, right? It hurts just thinking about it."

The pain in the eyes is also terrible, and it will also hurt the forehead and temples.

Even if it really hurts, they couldn't admit it. Wanyan Zongqiang and Wanyan Zongjun, after listening to Gao Ming's question, forced their brows to show that they were real men and were not afraid of pain, "It's okay."

Gao Ming smacked his lips, "Does it really not hurt? It seems that everyone's feelings are different. I just can't stand the pain. Even if I fell down, I have to take painkillers when I go back."

The ears of Wanyan Zongqiang and Wanyan Zongjun couldn't help pricking up, painkillers?Do you take medicine that doesn't hurt?

Their lips moved, debating whether to continue asking.

In the end, Gao Ming said: "But, forget it, you are real men, so you definitely don't need it."

After hearing Gao Ming's words, Wanyan Zongqiang didn't know if it was an illusion, but felt that his eyes hurt even more.

He gritted his teeth and said through the gap between his teeth: "Yes." He looked at Zong Juan with the other eye, and saw that Zong Juan also seemed to have made up his mind and said: "That's right, we don't need it." .”

Gao Ming glanced at their expressions, and then sighed leisurely, "Although I haven't been injured many times, I also know that the pain is more painful at night than during the day. A small injury during the day seems to be enlarged many times at night. The heart is piercing, like countless ants are gnawing on it again, and the pain is so painful that I wish I could hit my head to death."

Wu Shu shuddered, and suddenly said, "Let's go eat!"

Forcibly interrupted Gao Ming's words.

Gao Ming thought to himself, you really are in pain too, you are all flesh and blood.

"You don't mind if I sit for dinner, do you?" Gao Ming joked.

But Wushu and the others were in so much pain that they didn't bother to talk to each other, they just nodded silently.

At the dinner table, the three wounded all drank heavily, trying to anesthetize the painful nerves with alcohol.

Gao Ming looked at Wu Shu and sighed: "I really didn't expect so many troubles to arise in an ordinary polo match. If I had known this, I wouldn't have held this match."

Wu Shu took a sip of wine, Hengyan Zongqiang and Zai Zongjun said, "It's all caused by them. The emperor was very angry when he heard about it, and told me to take them back this time."

When Gao Ming heard this, it was not good, they were dragged into Ruanrou Township with great difficulty, how could they just let them go like this.

"Our emperor has seen your sincerity in apologizing. I believe this matter can be resolved peacefully, and there is no need to send the two princes back to the Kingdom of Jin."

Zong Qiang and Zong Jun didn't want to go back either, "As long as the Emperor Song doesn't drive us away, there's no need to take the initiative to leave. We still have a lot to learn."

Wu Shu said with a cold face: "I didn't decide this, this is what my father told me."

Wanyan Xiyin asked nervously, "What about the others?"

The eight people, including him, stared at Wushu intently, fearing that they would be caught and sent back to the Kingdom of Jin.

Wu Shu said: "You don't need it."

Wanyan Xiyin and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor was aware of everything and did not blame others. They could still stay in Song Dynasty.

Gao Ming can understand Aguda's decision. Anyway, his son's behavior has indirectly hurt the prince of the other country, and it is a bit unreasonable to stay any longer.

Unless you find another reason.

Gao Ming is sincerely reluctant to let go of the two princes. He has just trained you on the "right way", why are you called back? Isn't the previous efforts in vain?

Gao Ming sighed, "Is there no room for accommodation?"

Wu Shu still said the same thing, "Father ordered it."

Gao Ming let out a long sigh, his sadness was not pretended, it was definitely an expression of his true feelings, which caused Wan Yan Zongqiang to feel a little warmth in his heart after seeing his performance in his eyes.

Gao Ming is still very good.

After eating, Gao Ming bid farewell to Wanyan's family, before leaving, he said to Wu Shu: "Let's wait for the emperor to decide about the two princes, so don't embarrass them anymore."

When Zong Qiang and Zong Jun heard Gao Ming pleading for them, they didn't express their gratitude in their hearts, but they still liked Gao Ming a little more.

Wu Shu nodded, "Naturally."

Gao Ming bid them farewell, came out of Wanyan's house, and went straight to An Daoquan's clinic.

Not for anything else, just to buy a few bottles of painkillers.

This is An Daoquan's signature drug, which has an exclusive patent and has outstanding effects.

Gao Ming bought the pills, but he didn't go home. He sipped tea and watched a play in the teahouse. He stayed up until dark, reckoning that it was almost time to go to bed, and then returned to Wanyan's house.

"Is there... what's the matter?" The members of Wanyan's family couldn't help being curious when they saw Gao Ming go and return.

Gao Ming glanced at Yan Zongqiang, and then said to Wu Shu: "It's nothing, I have something to say to the Eighth Prince alone."

He called to talk to Zong Qiang, and it was not good for others to be present.

After everyone else had left, Gao Ming called Zong Qiang to a sheltered place under the corridor, "This is painkiller medicine, I took an extra bottle, I'll give it to you."

Wanyan Zongqiang was in so much pain that he couldn't sleep and was restless, so Gao Ming came to bring him medicine.

As if seeing a ray of light in the darkness, I just wanted to reach out to take it, but my arrogant self-esteem did not allow me to kneel so happily, "I don't need it, I don't need it."

Just put it on, Gao Ming pretended to be dubious and said: "Really?" He put the medicine bottle in his sleeve, and then saw Wan Yan Zongqiang's remaining healthy eye shot a hunting-like sharp gaze .

It's like a wolf cub wants to eat people, Gao Ming said in his heart, it's okay, I know you really want it.

"Hey, don't say that, be prepared." Gao Ming continued to stretch his hand into his sleeve, and took out another bottle, "This is my own, and I will leave it to you, and I will buy it again." He said, putting two bottles together. Zong Qiang stuffed all the medicine, "You take it well."

Zong Qiang said: "It's really not enough to eat these things!" But he stretched out his hand honestly.

Gao Ming said: "I didn't say you have to take it, just take it, it doesn't take up much space." He handed the medicine bottle to his hand, and told him to pay attention to rest, drink more hot water and other heart-warming nonsense. .

At this time, they found Wanyan Xiyin looking at them under the opposite roof. Wanyan Zongqiang didn't want to reveal the fact that he was taking painkillers, so he hurriedly urged Gao Ming to leave, "I'm fine, you can go."

"Well, I won't bother you." Gao Ming bid farewell to Zong Qiang, waved politely to Wanyan Xiyin who was under the eaves, and left Wanyan's mansion.

Gao Ming tried his best to build relationships, Zong Qiang and Zong Juan couldn't both go back to the Kingdom of Jin, at least one of them had to stay.

Considering the degree of understanding, it is better for Zong Qiang to stay.

In short, don't even think about running away when you come to Song Dynasty.

The butler used to light a lantern for him and send him to his horse.

Before Gao Ming got on his horse, he whispered to Lao Chang, "You ask Yu Xiang to steal medicine from Zong Qiang's house and send it to Zong Jun."

Lao Chang nodded slightly, expressing that he remembered everything.

After Gao Ming left, Wanyan Zongqiang quickly stuffed the medicine bottle in his sleeve into his sleeve and returned to his room.

After struggling for a while, he still poured out one and took it. After about a quarter of an hour, he miraculously felt less pain, and felt as if he was born again.

When he came out of his house, he went to look for his brother Wushu.

When he walked through the corridor, he saw Zong Juan pacing back and forth in the courtyard sucking in the air-conditioning. It seemed that he was in so much pain that he couldn't sleep.

He ignored him and went straight to his brother.

Sure enough, his fourth brother didn't sleep either. As soon as he knocked on the door, the other party opened it.

Zong Qiang didn't talk nonsense, and said straight to the point: "Brother, Gao Ming gave me some painkillers. If you can't sleep, just take one."

How could Wu Shu, as a role model for his brothers, be weak and afraid of pain, and refused righteously, "I don't need it, if you feel like a bitch, you can eat it! If it is us Jurchen warriors, this little pain is not worth it. What?!"

Zong Qiang hurriedly said: "I didn't eat it! Really!"

Wu Shu thought, seeing that you are pain-free and calm, you must have eaten, "How many bottles did Gao Ming give you?"

"Just this bottle!"

"Give it to me!" Wu Shu stretched out his hand towards his younger brother.

Wanyan Zongqiang handed in the truth.

"I confiscated it, you go back!" Wu Shu said coldly.

Wanyan Zongqiang was ordered to evict guests, and left his brother's room disheartened.

But Wu Shu looked at the medicine bottle in his hand and fell into deep thought.

There is no doubt that this is a bottle of painkillers...

And there's no one around...

Even if he ate it, no one would notice...

Uh……

-

When he woke up the next morning, Zong Juan found that both Zong Qiang and Zong Bi were in good spirits, and it seemed that the eye pain did not affect their sleep quality.

He paced around in the courtyard most of the night, and fell asleep for a while after almost dawn.

Was he the only one so vulnerable?

Zong Jun fell into deep self-doubt.

The fourth brother Wushu is just a man of iron, is it true that Zong Qiang has become stronger than himself?

He was so hurt that he didn't eat much breakfast, and he went back to the room early to grin his teeth.

Do not sleep, sleepy.

Sleepy, hurt.

At this time, Yu Xiang suddenly opened the door and walked in, and quickly looked around, closing the door as if afraid that someone would follow her.

Zong Juan said, "What are you doing?"

Yu Xiang walked up quickly, with an excited and concerned expression on his face: "Your Highness, I found out that the Eighth Prince was taking this medicine, and took a few pills quietly while there was no one in his room just now. Maybe it will hurt your pain." helpful."

When Zong Juan heard this, he became very angry, "You ran into Lao Ba's house again?!"

Yu Xiang's eyes were clouded with mist, "There are some things that my family can't decide. My family has a low life, and anyone can do it, but my family really only recognizes you as the master. This medicine is also for your own good. I took the risk to steal it. Take it, you can beat and scold the slave family, but the slave family has not changed their heart towards His Highness."

After all, the mist in the eyes condensed into tears, slipped from the eye sockets, and fell down the cheeks.

Zong Juan saw her so low-browed and pleasing to the eye, gentle as water, the displeasure in his heart was already melted by tears, "Forget it, I blamed you wrongly. Is Lao Ba really taking this medicine?"

Yuxiang nodded heavily.

Zong Juan suddenly remembered the painkiller Gao Ming mentioned yesterday. Didn't Gao Ming meet Lao Ba alone last night?

That's what happened!

After Zong Juan figured it out, he picked up a pill and threw it into his mouth.

After staying for a while, I really felt better.

His guess was right.

Zong Qiang and his fourth brother were in such good spirits this morning, it was because they had taken painkillers.

They were too selfish and didn't care about him!

What kind of brother is not as good as Yuxiang, a servant of the Song Dynasty.

"Would you like to go back to the Kingdom of Jin with me?" Zong Jun asked Yu Xiang solemnly, "I will not treat you badly."

Yu Xiang was stunned at first, then nodded heavily with a tearful smile, "Yu Xiang is willing to follow His Highness the Sixth Highness for the rest of his life."

-

Wanyan's family is really eye-catching.

Every time Zhao Ji thinks about the scene that day, his heart palpitates. He doesn't want to meet those tough Jurchens again.

After discussing the solution to this incident with the ministers of the DPRK and China, they asked Gao Ming to take someone to contact Wanyan Zongbi, but he completely avoided it.

Gao Ming expected that Zhao Ji would be like this, and his strategy was erratic. At one moment, he felt that the Jurchen was easy to bully, and asked the teacher to blame him.

He had no choice but to go to see Wu Shu with a few officials from the Ministry of Rites.

Three days have passed since the gouging, but Wushu's right eye is still wrapped with a bandage.

Zong Qiang and Zong Juan who were present did not take off the bandaged cloth strips. I don't know if it was really bad or they were just pretending to be seen by the outside world.

They sat down in the living room of Wanyan's mansion and discussed how the emperor of the Song Dynasty should deal with it.

The few officials from the Ministry of Rites basically came to serve as a foil, relying on Gao Ming to support the overall situation.

After listening to Gao Ming's narration silently, Wu Shu frowned and said, "You want us to compensate mink fur, deer antler and ginseng? And send envoys to each other?"

"Well. The first point, on the surface, it seems that you have compensated these things, but we will also give you porcelain and silk in equal measure. You are not at a loss. The second point is to refer to the treatment of the Liao Kingdom, and send each other Envoys, Xiao Wenshu of the Liao Kingdom is currently living in the embassy in Tokyo. If there is anything to do in the future, I will call the envoys directly, so as not to mobilize the crowd and ask the fourth prince to come here like this time."

Wu Shu thought to himself that the tactic of gouging out the eyes and intimidating him had worked, and Song Guo really stopped bothering about accountability and instead adopted a policy of relaxation and appeasement.

He felt that these two conditions were reasonable, and he could make his own decision, "If it's just these two conditions, our Dajin Kingdom can agree."

Gao Ming watched Yan Zongqiang with a smile, "When it comes to exchanging envoys, it's better to just let the sixth prince be your envoy and stay in Song State. It also saves the trouble of transferring people."

Wanyan Zongqiang was overjoyed, yes, why didn't he think of this.

As an envoy, he doesn't have to go back.

Zong Juan is not so happy, why just ask Lao Ba to stay, what about me?

Wu Shu didn't directly agree, "We'll discuss who to send as envoys. But the first one, I can make the decision now, no problem."

Exchanging mink fur for porcelain and silk, and bartering things, can be regarded as a business between the two countries.

Gao Ming smiled, "The fourth prince is a cheerful person. Here is the amount of mink fur, deer antler and ginseng we want to ask for, and the amount of porcelain and silk we give you. Take a look and see if the amount is suitable."

Gao Ming winked, and an official next to him handed over his credentials.

Wu Shu glanced at it, and felt that the amount was not a problem, and he agreed if he didn't feel that he would be at a disadvantage.

At this time, Wanyan Xiyin, who was next to me, came over and took a look, and immediately found something wrong, "I think the wording on this must be changed, we will give you mink fur and other things, it can barely be justified by 'compensation', but You need to discuss the word 'reward' for our porcelain and silk. How can you use 'reward' when 'compensation' is not 'tribute'? At least use 'gift'!"

Wushu's Chinese level is really average, and he didn't understand the twists and turns in these words, so he hurriedly asked Yan Xiyin what was going on in Jurchen dialect.

Wanyan Xiyin explained in Jurchen words: "Using 'reward' will make our Dajin Kingdom inferior to Da Song, and we are not their vassal state! If this credential is left to future generations, it will be misunderstood. You must pay attention to these rhetorical traps."

Only then did Wu Shu realize that he almost suffered from being uneducated and was taken advantage of by Song Guo.

Fortunately, Wanyan Xiyin, a scholar, was by his side, and he couldn't help but rejoice, but at the same time, he thought, as expected, he still had to study.

He looked at his younger brother Wanyan Zongqiang, maybe it would be better to ask him to stay in the Song Dynasty and study with Wanyan Xiyin, so that Jurchen would not be laughed at as a barbarian who came out of the deep mountains and old forests, and made jokes when interacting with other countries. Be looked down upon.

Then let Zong Qiang stay in Tokyo as an envoy?

He believed that with his eloquence, he would go back and talk to his father, and his father would agree with him.

As for Zong Juan, he had a bad relationship with Zong Qiang, and would have to quarrel with Zong Qiang if he stayed, so it would be better to bring him back.

Wu Shu quickly ran through the thoughts in his mind, and said coldly to Gao Ming: "The word 'reward' is very inappropriate, it must be changed, and the worst thing is to use 'gift'!"

Gao Ming pretended not to know anything, got up and came to Guoshu, "Really? Did you use 'reward'? Uh, it really is. Okay, I've remembered it all, return this to me first, and go back and repeat it." Write a copy."

Gao Ming took back the letter of credence, "Then let's come here first today, don't bother me, and leave."

Wu Shu and his group sent Gao Ming and others to the door, he called Gao Ming a few steps away and said: "...It's not impossible to exchange envoys, but if you ask Lao Ba to be an envoy, the envoy you send to the Kingdom of Jin, The status can't be too low."

"This is a bit embarrassing. The national conditions of our Song Dynasty and your country are different. Our prince can easily leave Tokyo, let alone go to other countries. If you want to hear an explanation, I can ask someone from the Ministry of Rites to explain it to you carefully. "

Wu Shu refused with a face full of refusal, obviously not wanting to hear the long-winded talk of 'the child has no mother, it's a long story'.

Gao Ming smacked his lips, "...the prince can't do it, can the son-in-law do it?"

Wu Shu compared the status of the son-in-law in his own country, "Your son-in-law, yes."

Gao Ming solemnly promised, "I will report it properly when I get back, Fourth Prince, please rest assured." After finishing speaking, he walked towards his horse, and when he passed Wan Yan Zongqiang, he asked him to take a step to speak, and said in a concerned voice: "Eyes Does it still hurt? Does it still need..."

Zong Qiang quickly shook his head, indicating that there is no need to give him any more medicine.

Gao Ming smiled warmly, "It would be great if you could really stay in Tokyo as an envoy of the Kingdom of Jin."

The Eight Banners disciples who were finally cultivated can't run away.

Zong Qiang also didn't want to leave, he hadn't stayed in Song State enough.

He swore that if Zong Juan could be brought back to the country and he was left as a prince, he would definitely work hard in the Song country in the future.

Zong Qiang said in a low voice: "Why don't I want to stay as an envoy? Alas, it depends on what the fourth brother wants."

Gao Ming whispered: "I will persuade the fourth prince, you have to fight for it yourself, you can't give up easily."

Zong Qiang nodded.

Gao Ming and Zong Qiang were muttering, while Wanyan Xiyin looked at them, thinking that Gao Ming was visiting at night again, and he was so active in making plans to keep the Eighth Prince.

An uncontrollable series of thoughts popped up in his mind, which was quite scary.

After Gao Ming finished speaking with Wanyan Zongqiang, he got on his horse and left with the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

And Wanyan's family also turned around and returned home.

Wu Shu thought to himself that he still had to study, and he almost fell into the trap of Song Guoren's eloquence just now.

Zong Juan looked at Wu Shu and Zong Qiang, they were brothers after all, Zong Bi would probably allow Zong Qiang to stay, and he would have to go back to the Kingdom of Jin, damn it.However, even if I go back, I won't make it easier for you, and I will definitely sue you in front of my father.

Zong Qiang frowned, thinking in his heart, later, go to the fourth brother's room, talk to him, and ask him to keep himself as an envoy, which is good for both Jin and Song. Liao has envoys, Jin How could there not be.

He was engrossed in his thoughts, and at this moment, he saw Wanyan Xiyin approaching him, and said mysteriously to him: "That Gao Ming...Your Highness, you'd better stay away from him."

Zong Qiang didn't like to hear it, he said it as if he was very close to officials from other countries, "Why?" Are you afraid that I will be collaborating with the enemy and treason?

"It's nothing." Wanyan Xiyin couldn't say a word, "Oh, forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything." He walked straight ahead.

Wanyan Zongqiang was puzzled.