King of Song

Chapter 106 Chapter [-] New Discovery

In the lobby of the Shibo Department, Lin Zhao did not make a decision. After all, the clues and evidence were not very sufficient.

The so-called visitors are all guests, and then Lin Zhao hosted a banquet to entertain these envoys who came from afar.The dishes are mainly oriental, highlighting the characteristics of the Song Dynasty. Of course, the national taboo of big cannibals must be taken care of.

During the meeting, Lin Zhao deliberately got close to both parties, treated them equally with warm hospitality, but the feedback he got was very different.

The Arabs who had been on the left had a great time eating, perhaps because their inadvertent words aroused suspicion just now, so they will always try their best to behave and communicate well with Lin Zhao.It can be said that the guest and the host do as they please, and the host and guest enjoy themselves.

As for the other group of people, the reaction was very indifferent. They just took a few mouthfuls and stopped moving their chopsticks, forming a significant difference.

After the banquet, Lin Zhao looked at many Arabs, some frowning and frowning, some were full of wine and food, and were happy.

"Official Da Song, have you made a judgment? We cannot tolerate these counterfeits..."

The person on the left was halfway through speaking, when Lin Zhao interrupted unceremoniously, saying, "Of course the decision has been made, let's be honest, who are you guys, why are you pretending to be envoys?"

The man was shocked, and immediately argued: "We are real, I think your Excellency made a mistake, is it because they have documents? They can all be forged!"

Lin Zhao said lightly: "Yes, documents can indeed be forged, but what about habits?"

"Habit?" The man's heart skipped a beat, as if he understood something.

"Habits take a long time to form and are difficult to change. Your habits have betrayed you!" Lin Zhao smiled lightly, understating it.

"What do you mean? What proof do you have, can you explain it more clearly?"

Lin Zhaodao: "Of course. First, you know very well that His Majesties Renzong and Yingzong passed away. Obviously, they knew our Song Dynasty very well. However, the records of the Shibosi have not been recorded for at least three years. /Arab merchants come and go to the Song Dynasty, so how did you know that the Emperor Yingzong of our country passed away more than two years ago?"

"My……"

Lin Zhao said with a smile, "On the contrary, they have no news and don't know it at all, but it seems more real."

The "tongue man" translated the original words. After hearing this, a group of Arabs/Arabs on the right could not help but praise again and again, and finally showed a long-lost smile.

"It's not just that!" Lin Zhao continued, "Just now I entertained you all for a meal. Your food was very delicious, but they couldn't swallow it. Why? Arab and I are thousands of miles apart, the climate and soil are different, and the taste of the food is also different. .Even if you have been to Da Song before, after all, it was several years ago. You suddenly changed your taste, and you accepted it so quickly. , is different from your country, I see that your use of it is very convenient!"

"Yes, although Da Song's food is exquisite and delicious, we are still not used to it, please forgive me!" The people on the right quickly explained, which further confirmed this point.

As for the Arab/Arab man on the left, he was still complacent before, but now he will be tongue-tied, blushing and speechless.Want to explain, or cover up something, but just speak out.

Lin Zhao continued: "Needless to say, I guess you have lived in Dasong for a long time, right? You are used to the basic necessities of life in Dasong, right?"

"This one……"

"How long are you going to hide it? To be honest, why do you pretend to be an envoy?" Lin Zhao asked sharply, his eyes wide with anger.

Their identities have been exposed, and the several Arabs who pretended to be envoys knew that they could no longer pretend, so they immediately begged for mercy: "We have lived in Guangzhou for several years. A few years ago, our goods were encountered by pirates and suffered heavy losses. Yan Huiguo... had no choice but to come up with such an idea to pretend to be an envoy to defraud your country's court of tribute!

It's just that I didn't expect that our country really sent envoys here, and they also came to Hangzhou. It's really bad luck.But that's already the case, we have no choice but to continue pretending.I didn't expect you to be observant, smart and good at reasoning, you exposed us, please forgive us! "

With a fairly reasonable explanation, Lin Zhao smiled lightly: "You guys are really obsessed with money. How dare you pretend to be envoys, thinking that there is no one in Song Dynasty to deceive?"

"Don't dare, it's our audacity!" The man hurriedly begged for mercy, with a very humble attitude.

Lin Zhao snorted coldly and said, "It's good to know. I think you are from an overseas country, you are aliens, and you are confused for a while, so let's not pursue you for now, so I can do it myself."

"Thank you, thank you!" Several hurriedly said their goodbyes and left, fearing that Lin Zhao would regret it again.

"Officials of the Song Dynasty, we are very happy that you exposed these impostors, but why did you let them go without punishment? If it is not convenient for your country, you can leave it to us and take them back to the country..." As soon as the scammers went out, they Some real Arab/Arab envoys were puzzled and protested.

Lin Zhao chuckled: "Your Excellency, don't worry, there is an old saying in our country that you can put a long line to catch big fish!"

"fishing?"

How could the Arabs understand the huge cultural differences for a while, and Lin Zhao didn't explain it, and ordered a few small officials and servants from the Municipal Bureau to go out quietly to keep up.

Lin Zhao is most curious about the purpose of these Arabs?Leaving aside whether they had the courage to pretend to be envoys, just saying that the timing was too coincidental.Lin Zhao wondered if there might be something tricky in it, so he released a few people to find out.

Sure enough, putting the long line really works.

A few Arabs left the Shibosi and went straight to the city of Hangzhou. The destination was nowhere else, but the former Wuyue Qianwang Mansion and the current Yuhang County Prince's Mansion.

The Arab/Arab entered the door easily, and after a briefing, he met Zhao Zhongye, Duke of Dongyang County.

"What? You came back so soon, and the matter is settled?" Zhao Zhongye asked hastily.

Arab hesitantly said: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, we failed!" They didn't understand the etiquette system of the Song Dynasty, and they only knew that Zhao Zongyong was the prince, so they habitually called his son the prince.

"Failed? How did you fail? What do I raise you for?" Zhao Zhongye immediately flew into a rage when he heard this.

The Arab/Arab explained: "The official of the Bureau of Shipping in your country is too powerful. We just had some small omissions in our speech habits. We didn't expect to be caught by him tightly, and it turned out..."

"Shibosi?" Zhao Zhongye snorted coldly, "Lin Zhao!"

After listening to the narration of the Arabs, I couldn't laugh or cry.After working so hard to arrange a good show, I thought I was trying to embarrass Lin Zhao and delay his attention, but it didn't work at all, and it was a mess from the beginning.

I thought it was because these Arabs knew about Da Song, they would pretend to be more realistic, and they didn't even get forged documents and goods, so they acted in their true colors.Unexpectedly, these just became its flaws, the biggest failure, what a failure!

"You guys are so careless, you can't do such a simple thing well!" Zhao Zhongye was full of anger, so he could only slap these Arabs.

"We have explained according to your instructions, and did not mention the prince!" Several Arabs were even more aggrieved. The little prince is really weird. If it is normal, if you make more preparations, you will definitely be able to get away with pretending to be an envoy.

But why choose the time when the real envoy arrives?Doesn't he know that it's easier to be penetrated this way?The thinking of people in the Song Dynasty is really strange!
Fortunately, he was not punished. If the official of the Song Dynasty reported to the emperor, he would be a capital offence.
The Arabs were rejoicing, but Zhao Zhongshan suddenly remembered something, and asked sharply, "Why did you leave so easily? Lin Zhao...the officials of the Municipal Bureau did not embarrass you?"

"No!" The Arab smiled and said, "The young official of the Shibo Department was very kind. He forgave us and didn't punish us, so he let us leave."

"Then you came directly to the palace?"

"Yes!"

"Stupid!" Zhao Zhongye was furious. Lin Zhao could directly punch the prince because of the conflict, which shows that he is a lord who must take revenge.It is a serious crime for these Arabs to pretend to be envoys, how could he let them go easily?With his ingenuity, then...

The Arab/Arab people don't understand it very much, and they feel even more strange.

Zhao Zhongye let out a long sigh, and finally understood what it meant to shoot himself in the foot.He wanted to use this to delay Lin Zhao and distract him, but unexpectedly, he showed his feet and made him notice himself.Of course, maybe I am overthinking, but these things are a fluke, so I have to guard against them.

Alas, Zhao Zhongye regretted it at the beginning, the Fanbang barbarians were really unusable, it was really worthless to steal a chicken, and now he has to find a way to make up for it.

At this moment, someone came to report: The old prince is back to the mansion.

Zhao Zhongye hurriedly drove away a few Arabs and went to meet his father. Zhao Zongyong, king of Yuhang County who went to Tiantai Mountain to study Buddhism and chant scriptures, finally came back.

After Lin Zhao appeased the real Arab envoys and arranged for them to enter Bianjing to pay tribute, he was rewarded by the small officials of the Shibo Department: Those Arabs who pretended to be envoys entered The Prince's Mansion of Yuhang County.

Could it be that the King of Yuhang County is Zhao Zhongshan?What is his intention to make people pretend to be envoys?scam money?Or do you want to embarrass yourself with this?Regardless of the purpose, is the joke a little too big?Lin Zhao was thinking that this matter might not be simple.The water in Hangzhou is very deep and muddy. It seems that they can't get away easily!
After quickly dealing with the matter of the Arabs, Lin Zhao's attention turned to the case of the murder of a private salt dealer in Fangjia Village again, this time the core target in Hangzhou.

I have received news that the newly appointed Hangzhou General Judge Su Shi has passed Suzhou and will arrive in Hangzhou soon.The edict of the Liangzhe Road Visiting Envoy has also been sent to Hangzhou, and Shen Kuo is about to take office.

At this moment, good news came from Su An, which greatly cheered Lin Zhao up.

(End of this chapter)