Great Song Super Scholar

284 The Plan Has Changed
Overseas Jinglue Mansion is located at the northernmost part of Jinyang Street. It is a government office covering an area of ​​about eight acres. After the Jinglue Mansion moves to Han County, it will be changed to a county office.

Dozens of wooden huts were built behind the Economic and Strategic Mansion as dormitories for officials. Fan Ning also had a dormitory here, but he never lived in it.

When he walked to the entrance of the official office, he saw more than a dozen Japanese warriors with moon-white hair standing at the gate, which made Fan Ning startled. These Japanese warriors should have come with the procurement fleet, but why did they appear here? Fan Ning was really puzzled.

He walked up the steps quickly, and an official came forward to report: "It is the envoy sent by the Emperor of Japan, and he is talking with the economic envoy."

Fan Ning nodded, and it really came. Tens of thousands of Song soldiers lived next to Japan. It was strange that they didn't notice it. It took almost half a year for them to find out, which was already relatively late.

Fan Ning thought for a while and said to the official: "Please come over here first, and I will go over after I have a little communication with him."

The officials left in a hurry, and Fan Ning came to his official room. As soon as he sat down, Zhao Zongshi walked in.

"Presumably my virtuous brother already knows that the envoy of the Japanese imperial court has arrived and wants to negotiate with us in Kunzhou."

"What do they mean? They want us to quit Kunzhou?"

Zhao Zongshi nodded, "That's almost what it means. The envoy said that Kunzhou is their backyard. Although weeds are overgrown, it is not without owners. As guests, we can stop the boat here temporarily, but we cannot occupy other backyards. Occupy the magpie's nest."

"The dove occupies the magpie's nest?"

Fan Ning sneered, "They do know how to use words."

"This messenger's Chinese is very good, no translation is needed."

"Well, let's go meet him together."

The two came to the living room quickly, and saw a man in a toga sitting in the living room. He was about 40 years old, with white hair, dark skin, and a pair of eyes. He looked serious and could not see a trace of it. smile.

Zhao Zongshi introduced Fan Ning to him, "This is Fan Yushi, who supervises overseas with the Son of Heaven sword."

The envoy immediately stood up in awe, and quickly stood up to salute, "Akiharaemon, the envoy of Japan, is here to pay homage to your army!"

Fan Ning smiled slightly, "I don't know if your envoy is the envoy of Fujiwara Setoseki or the Emperor? Or the envoy of the Emperor?"

The envoy was surprised. The other party actually knew the three power centers in Japan. He didn't dare to underestimate them, and quickly said respectfully: "I am the envoy of the Emperor!"

"Mr. Akira, please sit down!"

The three sat down as guests and hosts, and some soldiers served them tea again. Fan Ning said lightly: "I know that there is a civil strife in your country. The Abe and Qingyuan clans are separatist in the northeast and do not recognize the emperor. It is said that the imperial court sent Minamoto Yoshinobu Minamoto Laiyi, the son of Minamoto, led the Kwantung Army to conquer the rebels. In addition to the previous Hirachuchang Rebellion, Japan’s internal wars have lasted for five or sixty years. This is very unwise!"

Akihara Youemon was dumbfounded, and Zhao Zongshi next to him was also extremely surprised. How could Fan Ning know these things?Could it be that he sent Xu Qing to Japan to inquire about news?
Akihara Youemon said for a while: "We have always admired the Song Dynasty, and we have no intention of turning against each other. It's just that the land of Ezo has always been Japan's backyard, and it is Japan's land."

"wrong!"

Fan Ning interrupted him decisively, "Kunzhou is definitely not the land of Japan, it is just closer to you, its owner should be what you call the Ainu people, we call them the Kun people, they have lived in the land for generations. Here, now that they have surrendered to the Great Song Dynasty and become the people of the Great Song Dynasty, the land they live in naturally belongs to the Great Song Dynasty and becomes a state of the Great Song Dynasty, what does it have to do with you?"

"But they are just natives living here, not any country, but Japan allows them to live here, just like there are Shanyi people in your country, can they sell the land to us, so we can claim that it is Japanese territory?"

Fan Ning also had to admire the eloquence of this emissary. In fact, neither side has convincing legal basis. Japan can only say that fishermen have been active here since ancient times, so this is their backyard.

The Song Dynasty can only say that there are no Japanese garrisons, no government offices, or even citizens here. It is a land without owners. The local aborigines surrendered to the Song Dynasty, and Kunzhou belongs to the Song Dynasty.

The public says that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is right. Arguing a thousand times or ten thousand times will not lead to results.

At this time, Zhao Zongshi smiled and said: "Actually, the envoy Zhangyuan found the wrong place and should go to the capital of the Song Dynasty. We are just following orders. If the emperor of the Song Dynasty tells us to withdraw, then of course we will withdraw. If the emperor forbids us to withdraw , even if you come with [-] troops, we can only accompany you to the end."

Akihara Youemon was silent, and finally he nodded, "I understand, I will go back and report to the Emperor, and let him send someone to negotiate with the Emperor of your country as soon as possible!"

Akihara Youemon finally left, and Zhao Zongshi immediately sent someone to the barracks to invite Di Qing.

The three discussed the solution to this matter in the government office.

After listening to Zhao Zongshi's explanation, Di Qing said: "This is a typical example of the ceremony before the soldiers. Once the negotiation fails to achieve the goal, they will definitely send troops. We have prepared for this result before. We must not slack off and must step up training."

Zhao Zongshi also nodded, "Japan is currently in civil strife, so there should be no time to take care of us for the time being. They will go to the capital to negotiate and then start preparations. It will take at least two years or even longer. We should seize the time to consolidate the occupation of Kunzhou. I suggest that as soon as possible Start building Seoul!"

Di Qing agreed with Zhao Zongshi's suggestion, and the two looked at Fan Ning again.

Fan Ning pondered for a long time and said slowly: "I have a plan, the two of you can see if it works?"

Both Di Qing and Zhao Zongshi knew that Fan Ning was resourceful and resourceful. Although he was young, his methods were sophisticated, which did not match his age.

Di Qing smiled and said, "I'm just waiting for your suggestion!"

Fan Ning said indifferently: "First of all, we need to let the court understand that if we want to own Kunzhou for a long time, we must let Japan officially recognize Kunzhou as the land of the Great Song Dynasty, so that we can gain a firm foothold in law, but we must let Japan recognize us. Owning Kunzhou, negotiating is meaningless, war is inevitable, only through war can Kunzhou achieve long-term peace, I hope our court can recognize these two principles, and this task will be entrusted to the envoy.”

Zhao Zongshi was startled, "Didn't you go back to court?"

Fan Ning shook his head, "The situation has changed, I'll stay in Kunzhou to make preparations, and I'll go back next year. It will be more convincing to the court if I go back."

Di Qing also said: "Fan Yushi is right. The economic planner can't leave the court for too long. He needs to go back and gather some political power. It's better for Fan Yushi to stay here."

Zhao Zongshi nodded silently. He knew what the two of them meant. If he left the capital for too long, the Zhang family might take the opportunity to make arrangements.

"Okay! Then I'll go back, and I'll leave the racecourse to Fan Xiandi."

Fanning nodded, "I will try my best to take care of the horses."

"Then what else does Fan Yushi think about dealing with Japan?" Di Qing asked again with a smile.

Fan Ning smiled lightly, "Since a rebellion is happening in the northeastern part of Japan, we might as well support the rebelling family secretly, let their civil war last as long as possible, and finally force the other emperor to have to negotiate with us, and admitting Kunzhou will become a negotiation between the two sides. option."

"Great trick!"

Di Qing gave a thumbs up and praised: "It's an excellent plan to contribute to the enemy's civil war and benefit from both sides. Fan Yushi must stay and use it. I won't allow you to return to the Song Dynasty."

When Fan Ning returned to his residence in Tang County, Brother Mingren and Zhu Lin had already returned, chatting and laughing and packing their luggage.

Fan Ning didn't bother to talk about them, so he stepped forward and said to the three of them: "I'll tell you something, the plan has changed, I may have to stay in Kunzhou, you follow Zhao Shijun back to Song Dynasty, and leave tomorrow morning!"

Ming Ren immediately said in a hurry: "Didn't you say that if you stabilized, your responsibilities will end? Why do you have to stay for another year?"

Fan Ning said with a smile: "The problem is that there is no stability now, and Japan is involved again, asking us to withdraw to the Song Dynasty. This time it is not a group of natives, but a country with 10,000+ troops, so I have to stay and deal with it. "

The three of them stopped talking, and after a while, Ming Li said, "Do you have anything we can give to your parents?"

Fan Ning nodded, "The gifts and letters I gave them are all in the box, you can give them to my parents for me. In addition, there is a Shell King, which I gave to Zhu Pei's grandfather, thanking him for giving me Cuiyun Peak. "

"What about Peer?"

Zhu Lin next to him asked, "Do you have any presents for her?"

Fanning took out a box from his bosom, "Give this to her!"

All three exclaimed. They all knew that the box contained a night pearl the size of a pigeon egg. It was a gift from the leader of the natives of Sakhalin Island to Fan Ning. It was extremely precious.

Zhu Lin understood Fan Ning's intentions, patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Don't worry! We will definitely give it to Seventh Sister."

Early the next morning, a fleet of [-] large ships carrying [-] soldiers was preparing to set off to return to the Song Dynasty. They would walk along the south coast of Japan. The Japanese envoy Akiharaemon also returned to Heianjing on the Song Dynasty fleet .

Following Zhao Zongshi back to the country, there is also the elder of the Kun clan, Sa Pu, who will go to see the emperor of the Song Dynasty and accept the canonization of the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

The fleet set sail slowly with the sound of war drums, with thousands of sails like clouds, and with the strong autumn wind, sailed mightily out of the bay.

Fan Ning waved goodbye to the three of Ming Ren and watched the fleet go away. Fan Ning turned around and smiled at Xu Qing: "Now it's too late for you to regret and want to go back."

Xu Qing smiled slightly, "I have nothing to worry about, it's the same everywhere, but you promised to give me a good horse, don't go back on it!"

Fan Ning raised his head and laughed loudly, "This is not too demanding, okay! Except for stallions, you can choose from thousands of other war horses!"

(End of this chapter)