Yipin Tang

Chapter 183 A Pot of Sake and Two Side Dishes

It was snowing heavily outside the house, like catkins and reed flowers, and the sky was high and far away. Looking around, the whole Chang'an was covered with silver, like a world of ice and snow in a dream.

A pot of sake, two dishes of snacks, and the exquisite stove at the feet exudes a little warmth. Ruzai simply entertained Matsudaira Ichiro but felt flattered. It was the first time for him to step into the mysterious Gemonuin.

As far away as Fusang, he had heard that there was a powerful empire on the other side of the sea, with a radius of tens of millions of miles and tens of millions of people. The city was as wide and majestic as a small country, and there were countless rare treasures.The culture of the Tang Dynasty was prosperous and all industries prospered. The strength of the soldiers was unmatched, and the neighboring countries all bowed their heads and proclaimed their ministers.

In the pre-Sui period, the Fusang Kingdom also wrote a letter to Emperor Sui Yang saying that Fusang is a country where the sun rises in the east, and Sui is a country where the sun sets in the west. No meeting.As more and more clear news about the "country of the sunset in the west" came back, the people of Fusang realized how ridiculous the remarks about the so-called country of sunrise in the east and country of sunset in the west were.

Knowing the power of the Tang Dynasty, the Lord Fusang immediately sent Ichiro Matsudaira to lead the Tang envoys to the Tang Dynasty to learn the culture and technology of the Tang Dynasty.Ichiro Matsudaira was still skeptical about the rumors at the beginning, but when he set foot on the land of Tang Dynasty, he realized that the rumors were not as good as the one or two. It took several months to travel from the place where he landed to Chang'an. The moment he saw Chang'an, he Only then did I truly realize that "the city is as broad and strong as a small country" is by no means a lie.

The setback at the Li Ershou banquet made him determined to learn Datang's interrogation techniques at all costs. At this time, Gewuyuan, which had just been established for a long time, rose with thunderous momentum, and immediately attracted the attention of Ichiro Matsudaira.

Looking at the young man who smiled indifferently, Ichiro Matsudaira admired his previous decision in his heart. The gifts he had given were not enough to step into Gewuyuan. Today, he was very excited to be invited to visit Gewuyuan. He was finally able to see Gewuyuan. of mystery.

"My lord, why is Gewuyuan so quiet?"

As soon as Matsudaira Ichiro entered Gewuyuan, he looked around curiously, but the place he saw was empty, and he couldn't help walking around by himself. At this time, after three glasses of wine, he finally couldn't help asking questions.

Wang Xiang smiled lightly, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, Ichiro Matsudaira did not call himself Lord Marquis but Lord Judge, it can be seen that what he cared about was his status as Judge of Gewuyuan.

"Gewuyuan is on holiday, so it's a little cleaner."

"Holiday?" Matsudaira Ichiro was a little confused.

Wang Xiang smiled and said, "It's the end of the year, so naturally the students should go home on vacation."

"Then what did I tell the court judge?" Matsudaira Ichiro was a little anxious, and even sent out the gifts at the bottom of the box. If he still returned empty-handed, he would really collapse.

"Ichiro..."

Matsudaira Ichiro had black hair, so the name "close" really made him feel a little creepy.

Wang Xiang still said subconsciously: "It's not that I don't agree to your request, you can see the guards waiting outside to know how much His Majesty attaches importance to this place."

"Your Majesty said that this matter is entirely up to the judge."

"Cough...has your Majesty said that?" Wang Xiang began to blame Li Er in his heart, whether the advanced technology of the Tang Dynasty could let Little Japan learn it, that is raising a tiger to cause trouble!
"Yes, I heard that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had a broad mind in Fusang, allowing foreign friends to learn the culture and technology of the Tang Dynasty."

Nima, if I don't agree to let you send someone to study in Gewuyuan, won't it damage Li Er's image of being broad-minded?This little devil is quite shrewd, no wonder he was able to become the head of the Tang envoy, saying that Li Er is broad-minded is nonsense, the Weishui alliance can keep him thinking about the Turkic state, maybe now he is thinking about the Turkic, Tubo or Goryeo ...

However, I just received a big gift from someone else, and Matsudaira Ichiro said that His Majesty let himself decide on this matter, so Wang Xiang couldn't be too unfeeling, and said with a straight expression, "Ichiro, Your Majesty said so, of course I will not reject you. The heart to study."

Ichiro Matsudaira was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Thank you, Mr. Judge, I will send someone another gift that suits your wishes someday."

"Gifts are not important, but..."

If the gift is not important, why did I get to set foot in Gewuyuan today? Ichiro Matsudaira despised Wang Xiang in his heart, but said nervously: "But what?"

"You also know that nothing can be achieved overnight, especially learning, which is about step by step. Do you know why Datang is prosperous and strong today?"

After listening to Wang Xiang's words, Matsudaira Ichiro bowed his head respectfully and said: "I also ask the judge to give me advice."

"Gaochang, Turkic, Yanqi... The people of the Western Regions are brave and brave, their soldiers are brave and fearless, and their horses and horses are better than the Tang Dynasty. Why are they regarded as barbarians and bow their heads to the Tang Dynasty?"

Wang Xiang took a sneak peek at Matsudaira Ichiro, and was secretly happy to see that he was being taught with an open mind. He continued to flicker and said, "The most fearful thing is to be impatient during the journey of learning. The prosperity and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty today depends on thousands of years." Without cultural accumulation, it is like rootless duckweed that cannot last long.”

Ichiro Matsudaira nodded thoughtfully, and Wang Xiang continued to add fire when he saw this: "So, the most important thing for a country to be strong is the accumulation of culture and the enlightenment of the people, otherwise everything is a castle in the air, built No matter how high it is, it will eventually collapse.”

"Then what should we do according to my lord?" Although Ichiro Matsudaira felt that what Wang Xiang said was reasonable, what he cared most was whether Wang Xiang agreed to let him send people to study.

Wang Xiang pretended to frown and thought for a while, reluctantly: "Actually, it's not just you Fusang, many foreign countries want to send envoys to me to study in the Tang Dynasty, and you can't favor one over the other with a broad mind, and Gewuyuan is not the same. A special study place. How about this, in a few days I will ask His Majesty to allow me to open the Wanguo Academy, and then all countries can send envoys to study in the Wanguo Academy, and I will send people to teach the cultural knowledge of the Tang Dynasty."

Ichiro Matsudaira did not expect that Wang Xiang would have such a plan, and suddenly he was a little confused about his thoughts. Previously, he was not even allowed to send people to study in Gewuyuan, but now he said that he would set up a school to teach the cultural knowledge of Tang Dynasty to envoys from various countries.

Seeing Ichiro Matsudaira's doubts, Wang Xiang smiled and said: "When the Wan Guo Academy is completed, I will accommodate the admission fees for the envoys of the Fusang Kingdom."

The implication is that it is not impossible to learn the cultural knowledge of the Tang Dynasty, but it is not free. After hearing this, Ichiro Matsudaira felt relieved. As long as he can learn something and spend some money, it doesn’t matter. I said that I would go to Datang to study at all costs, and Ichiro Matsudaira quickly thanked Wang Xiang after figuring this out.

"Thank you, Lord Judge."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Wang Xiang smiled, feeling in his heart, people are cheap, if you don't collect money from him, he is afraid that you have ulterior motives, and the harder you collect money, he will feel at ease.

"Ichiro, remember that learning should be done step by step, and you should avoid impetuosity the most. Those who are sent to study in Wan Guo Academy must be patient."

"Yes, thank you for your reminder, my lord."

"Well, by the way, I don't think it's necessary to ask someone to give me a gift that suits my heart another day."

"No, no, what you want, this is our little care for the judge." Matsudaira Ichiro felt contempt again in his heart. If he really didn't want it, why should he suddenly mention it? Tang officials are really hypocritical and greedy. Doubts were completely gone.

"Haha, drink, drink."

A pot of sake, two side dishes, and heavy snow falling outside the house...

(End of this chapter)