Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 441
As early as when Li Yan asked Jin Famin and his son, Guo Yuanzhen had already arrived at the residence of the Japanese envoy.

In the eyes of the people of Tang Dynasty, the royal city of Silla was already bad enough, and the place where the Japanese envoy was arranged was even more remote and outdated.

As a result, Guo Yuanzhen looked at the flickering candles in the room, and was a little worried whether his joke just now became true, and the other party really hanged in the room.

However, even if the Japanese committed suicide at this time, it was impossible to die by caesarean section. This custom did not exist in this era. It was not until the Kamakura shogunate more than [-] years later that caesarean sections appeared one after another, and then in Edo a thousand years later. In the era, the ceremony was fully formed, and the wrong person appeared to make up the knife full-time.

In fact, this so-called act of embodying the spirit of Bushido has become exaggerated in the propaganda. The so-called loyalty, reputation, and pursuit of death in Japanese Bushido often have nothing to do with the real actions of Japanese samurai.

Say one thing and do another. The key point is that many samurai committed seppuku, or false propaganda. Some were beheaded and claimed to be seppuku. They used wooden knives, bamboo knives or fans to draw symbolically on the abdomen, and the belly was not broken. , The wrong person just raised a knife and beheaded the seppuku, and some simply committed suicide by taking medicine, and cut them up after death...

So the packaging is really important. It is also a suicide. Ordinary hanging will only leave a lot of filth, and the level of seppuku will be different immediately.

Brother Su Wochi in the house didn't know that the future generations were having so much fun, otherwise, thinking about the bumps in the wall these days, he would really plan to commit seppuku and go to justice with honor.

Until Guo Yuanzhen appeared in front of him, he couldn't even believe it. He looked up at the tall and majestic officials of the Tang Dynasty, and after a moment of stunned, he knelt down in fear: "The envoy of the Wonu Kingdom, I pay my respects to the Holy Court. minister!"

Guo Yuanzhen watched the short, withered old man lying on the ground, speaking Tang dialect with a strange accent, and frowned: "You are an envoy of a country, so you shouldn't worship me."

Brother Su Wochi still didn't dare to get up, but changed the subtext: "Brother Su Wochi of the Wonu Kingdom, pay homage to the ministers of the Holy Dynasty!"

Guo Yuanzhen didn't pay attention to the other party's kneeling posture, but said curiously: "Su Wo? That's your noble surname in the Wa Kingdom!"

Brother Su Wochi was a little pleasantly surprised, but also a little embarrassed: "I want to tell my superiors that my Suwo family has lost its former glory and is now in a difficult situation in our country. I didn't expect to be able to get the attention of the Holy Dynasty. It is really a blessing for my family!"

Guo Yuanzhen waved his hand, and his subordinates lit the candles in the house. He didn't dislike the small and dilapidated house, so he knelt down on the mat and said, "Tell me, I'm really curious about the situation in your country."

Brother Su Wochi carefully knelt and sat opposite, and began to tell.

In fact, although the Wa country at this time is humble, its national strength is still acceptable, at least it can coerce the former Silla.

About fifty years ago, Sowo Mako, the power minister of the Wa Kingdom, who was also the grandfather of the Sowo Chi brother in front of me, sent an army to force Silla to pay tribute. The Three Kingdoms are the weakest, and it's okay to be bullied by Goryeo and Baekje, and even the Wa Kingdom can ride on their heads.

So when he was in Luoyang, when Jin Zhizhao met Su Wo Cangma Lu, he satirized him, saying that the family of the most powerful official in the Japanese country, the tree fell and the monkeys scattered, and the dignified Japanese became a slave merchant.

This family has indeed lost its former glory. The slave merchant Suwo Cangmalu is a side branch of the Suwo family, and it is difficult to pick a leader. The brother Suwochi in front of him is the main branch, and the situation is even worse.

Strictly speaking, the envoy in front of me, Soga Chi, was once the head of the country, and his daughter is the favorite concubine of Emperor Tenchi.

Emperor Tenchi was a ruler who made great achievements. He promoted Taika Reform, tried to make the people of the tribe become citizens, established a household registration system, and established local administrative agencies under centralized power, etc.

Although compared to China, these things were done by the Qin Dynasty, but in the country of Wa, it is already an important symbol of the development of a feudal country from the slavery of the backward tribal people.

But the most interesting thing is that Emperor Tenchi is actually the six Emperor Maru in Japan. His father is the emperor, his mother is the emperor, his younger brother is the emperor, his son is the emperor, and his two daughters later became the emperor in turn.

Since he has such a legendary experience, there will inevitably be a little friction after his death. His eldest son competed with his younger brother for the throne. The eldest son ascended the throne first and ruled for less than half a year before he was killed by his uncle leading the army into the palace, desperate He hanged himself to death, and this brother Sugachi just stood in the wrong line and supported the short-lived emperor who had been forced to death.

Guo Yuanzhen nodded slightly when he heard this: "According to what you said, the last hope of your Suwo family's revival was destroyed by the Japanese king who has successfully rebelled now?"

Brother Su Wochi showed surprise in his eyes: "Before the king succeeded to the throne, he was the emperor's younger brother who was appointed by the previous king. He was ordered to act as the minister of the left, and was later established as the "East Palace". Only then can he serve as an envoy and go to the holy pilgrimage."

Guo Yuanzhen was a little confused: "So your previous king first appointed an emperor's younger brother and then a crown prince. Both of them have the right to inherit?"

Brother Su Wochi said in a low voice: "I report to you, my country's political affairs are indeed so..."

Guo Yuanzhen smiled immediately. The inner guards like such a small country. If they take over the imperial power in a serious manner, they will not be happy: "Now your king sent an envoy here, and why?"

Brother Su Wochi hurriedly worshiped again: "Because of the persecution of the thieves in Sanhan, my Japanese slave once overreached and angered the Holy Dynasty. The king specially ordered an envoy to plead guilty. I would like to regard the Holy Dynasty as the master and pay tribute forever!"

However, Guo Yuanzhen looked at the coarse linen shirt on the envoy's body: "It sounds good, but the envoy's clothes are so rough, is it because you are dishonest in Japan, or are you really so poor that you can't even wear a decent robe? No?"

Brother Su Wochi lowered his head even lower, and said in shame: "You should be punished for the crime, the ship is really bumpy, a lot of goods are overturned into the sea, and there is only a few left around, and no one is willing to sell me after I arrive in Silla. Such a shame..."

When he said this, he thought of something, and hurriedly took out a package from the cabinet next to him, and presented it with both hands: "This is the wish of the envoy, and I hope that the minister can give me a decent set of clothes."

Guo Yuanzhen was a little disdainful, what good things could Wa country have, and wanted to buy him?

But when the package was opened, revealing a piece of gold, he was stunned: "This is..."

Brother Su Wochi swore: "This is real gold, my envoy will never dare to deceive you!"

Guo Yuanzhen reached out to pick up a golden bean, stretched out his hand and squeezed it lightly, believing that it was real gold, he couldn't help laughing and said: "I didn't expect you to hide it so deep, since you are so rich, you still dress up like this, yes Are you afraid that your wealth will be revealed and stolen by thieves?"

Brother Su Wochi looked at him, and said cautiously: "I would like to report to the court minister, this kind of gold is nothing in our country. The envoy originally brought a lot of it, but most of it fell into the sea. This package was snatched desperately." ..."

Guo Yuanzhen: "..."

The smile slowly disappeared.

He doesn't pay much attention to money. After all, he is in a high position at a young age, and wealth must be indispensable. But even so, looking at the big bag of gold in front of him, the other party actually said that it was just rescued with great difficulty, and the rest were swallowed up by the sea. I can't help but feel a pain in my heart.

Seeing his strange expression, Brother Su Wochi thought that he was the only Tang official who was willing to see him recently, and he must not miss it. He simply gritted his teeth and took out another bag from the cabinet. After spreading it out, there were pieces of silver cakes: "This It is another bag of silver ingots that was robbed, please accept it with a smile."

Guo Yuanzhen: "..."

The smile was completely gone.

After playing for a long time, the poor guy is actually me?

But as the saying goes, money can turn ghosts, no one can refuse these cuties.

Looking at the two packages of gold and silver, Guo Yuanzhen inquired about the situation of the Japanese country carefully, and then ordered: "Change the residence for this Japanese envoy."

The inner guard stepped forward: "Yes!"

Although the attitude of these Tang people is still quite cold, it is already a huge change compared to before when they didn't even look straight in the eye. Brother Su Wochi was both happy and unavoidably a little apprehensive. He looked up at the two tall and powerful inner guards, Come to a more spacious residence.

On the other side, just after the Jin family's father and son had left, Guo Yuanzhen came to Li Yan's house again: "Liu Lang, I just made a major discovery that the Japanese country is actually rich in gold and silver!"

The corners of Li Yan's lips raised slightly after hearing this, and he had to pretend: "How do you say it?"

Guo Yuanzhen took out the gold and silver package, and recounted the conversation just now in detail: "Look, Liu Lang, this is the gold and silver of the Wa Kingdom. Don't be confused by casting, but it is indeed real gold and silver!"

Li Yan picked up the irregular silver cake and weighed it, then stroked the golden bean again: "Not bad."

The silver of Tang Dynasty is usually cast into rectangular silver collars, one foot long and two inches wide, and the most is fifty taels of a collar.

Due to its rarity, the weight, fineness, and origin of the silver are engraved on the collar, and sometimes the name, official position, and year of the tribute are also engraved.

There is no way, the territory of Datang is so vast, but limited by the detection and mining technology of gold and silver mines, according to the records, the annual silver production in the whole country is only about [-] taels, which is really pitifully small.

The key is that not all the silver produced is used for circulation, but various utensils have to be cast. After all, the ancients were superstitious about using gold and silverware in their daily lives, which can cure all diseases and prolong life. Gold and silver are also hoarded.

Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, it was difficult for even the children of the noble families to come up with a large amount of gold and silver at one time, let alone the common people. The currency in circulation was copper coins and cloth.

Now seeing that the Japanese envoys can offer so much gold and silver as bribes, and that there are still a lot of gold and silver in the country, Guo Yuanzhen was so excited, and commented: "In the past, the Japanese country did not have a sense of crisis and would not take the initiative to reveal their wealth. This time it is I was really scared, so I wanted to save money and avoid disaster.”

Li Yan smiled: "It's a pity that the Japanese country is alone overseas, and the ships are poor. I don't know how many shipwrecks will happen on this sea route. Since the envoys are here, and I admire my teachings in the Tang Dynasty, let's help them..."

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