Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 782 The first move is steady
Although Japan at this time was equivalent to a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, and its status was not high, after all, it involved a foreign country. The officials of Honglu Temple did not dare to hide anything, and immediately handed over the note to Zhao Wei, reporting the matter.

When Zhao He saw the excerpt, he was quite happy.

In the conversation after Du Jinning's palace examination, he once told him about the significance of diplomatic relations between the two countries of Japan and Bangzi Kingdom and their influence on the Song Dynasty.

And the last time Zhao Chang went to Runzhou, what Du Jinning said to him also reached Zhao Wei's ears through Yuwei's mouth.

Now the monks in Japan are constantly coming to the Song Dynasty to learn scriptures, but the Song Dynasty cannot use this matter to exert influence on Japan. After all, Buddhist scriptures and Buddhism have a complete system. When people come to learn scriptures, they also ask the monks in the Song Dynasty how to understand Buddhist scriptures only.

Even if the monks of the Great Song Dynasty are willing to help, but for what?Changing Sakyamuni, the ancestor of Buddhism, into Song Dynasty people, so that Japanese monks believe in Song Dynasty Buddhism?What a joke!The Song Dynasty is not a Bangzi country.

If Taoism can go abroad and influence foreign countries, he can support Taoism, and even turn Taoism into a state religion.But the influence of Taoism in the Song Dynasty was not as good as that of Buddhism, let alone going abroad.

But the tea ceremony is different.China is the origin of tea trees. Lu Yu's "The Classic of Tea" led tea to the art of drinking, and Du Jinning even put forward the theory of tea ceremony.Tea art and tea ceremony originated in the Song Dynasty, and now the Japanese monks have a strong interest in it, which shows that it has a bright future.As long as it is used properly, it can be used as a medium to influence countries such as Japan and Bangzi.The blueprint that Du Jinning had envisioned with him after the imperial examination, and the prospect that he had told Zhao Chang, are now showing signs of becoming a reality.

This made Zhao Wei extremely excited.

He couldn't sit still in front of the imperial table, got up and walked around the hall a few times, and then told Eunuch Wu: "Lord Xuan Qi will see you."

After Qi Bokun came, he showed him the brochure and asked, "What do you think?"

Qi Bokun was stunned, and asked Zhao He: "Could it be that the emperor intends to let Du Jinning go to Japan to spread the tea ceremony?"

"No, no, no." Zhao Yu said, "You have misunderstood what I mean. How could I be so confused and send Du Jinning there?"

If Du Jinning proposed to go to Runzhou at the beginning, Zhao Hu still had doubts about her great cause of a world without hunger.But now that early rice has been successfully planted in Runzhou, and the grain yield per mu has directly doubled. It has proved that her words are not bragging. Zhao Wei is completely convinced of Du Jinning's talent in agriculture, not to mention that Du Jinning has also mentioned many things to him. Suggestions such as developing business, establishing a national bank, and so on.

In his eyes, Du Jinning has become an existence with the same ability as Qi Bokun and other veterans.As long as he is trained vigorously, Du Jinning can become his right-hand man after Qi Bokun and his veteran officials retire.

How could he send such a person to Japan?

What if Du Jinning was captured by Japan and Du Jinning decided to stay there and never come back?This is not only a big loss for Song Dynasty, if people like Du Jinning stay there, it is very likely that Japan will develop into a powerful country that can threaten Song Dynasty.As one goes down and the other goes up, the Great Song Dynasty is in danger.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to send Du Jinning abroad.

Qi Bokun breathed a sigh of relief.

He had the same idea as Zhao He.

As long as Du Jinning is not sent there, he naturally has no objection to this matter: "This is a good thing, and it can strengthen our control over Japan."

"Then who should we send?" Zhao Huo summoned Qi Bokun, who was the one to discuss.

Qi Bokun thought for a while.

Du Jinning doesn't need to think about it, Zhao Chang must also be excluded.

What if Zhao Chang was determined to seize the throne, went to Japan, borrowed Japanese troops to fight back to the Song Dynasty, and seized the throne of the Song Dynasty?Japan must be very happy to support a Song emperor who is close to his own country. Maybe Zhao Chang has no dissent, and they will encourage him to do so.

Even if Zhao Chang has no dissent, he is a prince.If Riben detains him and threatens to negotiate terms with Da Song, what will Da Song do?Can Zhao Yu show a cold-blooded side, disregarding his own brothers?Begging for a younger brother in a cedeable land also has to bear a bad reputation.If his reputation is ruined, the aristocratic family will use this to attack him, and it will be difficult for him to control the government.

So sending Zhao Chang to Japan is a no-brainer.

Du Jinning and Zhao Chang, the two most famous tea ceremony founders and advocates, could not go, so who else could send them?

Officials are not easy to send, it is better to be private...

Thinking about it this way, Qi Bokun thought of three people.

He asked Zhao He, "What do you think, Your Majesty, of Lu Jiuyuan, Shi Xiu, and Peng Shicheng, who used to be the teacher of Du Jinning, and later promoted the study of mind together, and now advocate the tea ceremony together?"

Zhao He nodded: "Yes." As long as it's not Du Jinning and Zhao Chang, everything else doesn't matter.

It's just that you can't send Zhao Chang's words, and you can't let him say it.

He said: "I will leave this matter to you."

"Yes, I'll do it now." Qi Bokun retreated, and sent someone to deliver a message to the ministers who were in the same camp as him.

These are all old routines, and everyone is familiar with them.The next day, Zhao Huo asked the ministers to discuss the Honglu Temple booklet, and the minister of Honglu Temple proposed that Lu Jiuyuan and others go to Japan; Qi Bokun proposed to send monks from the Song Dynasty to go, and the two sides argued.

In general, as long as someone proposes a solution, everyone's ideas will follow.What's more, this is something that Yu Da Song has only advantages and no disadvantages. The family didn't think about opposing it, but subconsciously wanted to refute Qi Bokun, and also proposed the family's own candidate.These people are the children of aristocratic families who practiced the tea ceremony with Zhao Chang, but their reputation is not obvious.

The status of the three of Lu Jiuyuan in the tea ceremony world is unquestionable. Whether they are monks from the Song Dynasty or children from aristocratic families, they have no competitiveness in front of them.What's more, they were proposed by Honglu Temple Minister, which made it easier for the aristocratic family to accept them.

So they quarreled for a while, and finally, according to Zhao Huo and Qi Bokun's prediction, the family finally agreed to send Lu Jiuyuan, who had no political inclinations, to Japan to promote the Da Song tea ceremony.

Shengmu was brought to Runzhou the next day by Eunuch Jin, a well-known eunuch.

Du Jinning was overjoyed.

She had planned this move for so long, and finally realized her wish.

The three of Lu Jiuyuan were sincere and fearful: "Why would the emperor think of sending us there?"

The three of them used to be mountain heads or teachers in local academies, so they were considered small people.Even after following Du Jinning to gain some fame in the world of Confucianism and tea ceremony, he felt that he was still far away from imperial power.

Now they are suddenly sent to Japan by the emperor, they are honored, but also anxious; in addition, because they have never been abroad, they are afraid of strange countries.

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