Although the three little guys here pretending to be a waiter, one is younger than the other, but after listening to Zhang Shou's words at this time, the three of them all showed a sudden realization expression. After all, they can be regarded as half of Zhang Shou's students, even if they may not have learned much in arithmetic, but in terms of miscellaneous knowledge, they are more thoughtful than their peers.

At least, they know a little bit about geography. The north is cold and the south is hot, if you go from the south to the direction of Shanhaiwei in the north, most places along the way are not frozen, you can dock, why do you need to go all the way to Shanhaiwei?

Sure enough, after this question was asked, the fourth prince who was staring at the six people noticed that five of them still looked a little dazed, but the one who seemed to speak with grief and anger just now moved the corners of his mouth slightly. Immediately after, the man lowered his head, and whispered a word, as if embarrassed, and as if ashamed.

"The villain is the overseer sent by the mission to the ship, although he barely knows how to read, but he really doesn't know anything about astronomy and astronomy...... Therefore, the villain is not a senior shipwright, and he can't tell the difference between north and south when he is at sea. ”

Faced with such an answer, the fourth prince almost laughed, but after Zhang Shou heard the word "warlord", he smiled gently, and then opened his mouth again to beckon everyone to sit down. Then he instructed Little Peanut to fetch a pot of wine and a wine glass, and he poured a glass himself, and then raised the small and delicate wine glass with a smile.

"This way on the sea, coupled with the cold weather to ride a horse to the capital, although for various reasons, it will take a few days for your rear team to come over, and then the host and guest of the Ministry of Rites can seriously entertain you, but now, I am still here to say a hard job to you. Come, please fill this cup. ”

Seeing that Zhang Shou didn't continue to say anything, but persuaded him to drink very diligently, the six of you look at me, and as the middle-aged man who just spoke raised his glass and drank it without thinking, the others also hurriedly drank it all.

After drinking this glass of wine, the atmosphere seemed to be much more stiff and relaxed than before. Zhang Shou smiled and asked if some of the food was appetizing, as if it was just a greeting. However, at this time, it was the middle-aged man who had just spoken and coughed cautiously, showing a very embarrassed expression.

"The Celestial Empire's diet is so delicious that we almost swallowed our tongues when we just ate it. However, we really don't dare to eat anything we haven't eaten, and we ask Childe to forgive us for our rudeness. ”

Zhang Shou looked unimpressed, but pointed to the same food in front of him and smiled: "Oh, in this way, these are all things you haven't eaten before, so you don't dare to touch them?" Including these rice, vegetables...... And what about these balls? ”

"Maruko?" The middle-aged man seemed to be slightly stunned, and then his voice became even softer, "Because it looks like meatballs and fish balls and the like, we probably tasted one or two, and the taste is very good, but it is said that it is a rule passed down from King Taizu back then, and many foods look bright and delicious, but in fact they are poisonous, so we don't dare to try it." ”

Catching a glimpse of the grinning expression of the fourth prince beside him, Zhang Shou knew that if he let this kid who couldn't fit it here, he might be exposed. Therefore, he glanced at Little Peanut, and when he saw that this boy who had always been too smart understood it, he pulled the four princes out, leaving Xiao Cheng, who had always been honest, and he continued to chat with people unhurriedly.

Of course, he could fully see that he was the only one chatting, and the other six people were obviously very nervous and restrained, and the middle-aged man who spoke at the beginning took the initiative to do most of the answers, and the others couldn't grab it at all, and of course, it was obvious that they were not very willing to speak.

Therefore, after Dong Laxi talked for a while, he stood up and immediately asked very abruptly: "By the way, do you know who I am?" ”

When such a question was asked, he saw five people looking at me, and the middle-aged man who had been trying to grab all the topics was trying his best to make the same gesture as everyone else, but it was a pity that he ...... This brother's acting skills are not particularly strong, and he is obviously incompatible with those five people.

In the end, I saw that the six people shook their heads one after another, but Zhang Shou knew, some people knew, and some people really didn't know. Although he didn't want to expose the truth on the first day when the emperor attached great importance to this matter, when he walked out of the door, he ignored the four princes who were making an awkward quarrel with Little Peanut, and called Ah Liu directly.

The next moment, the boy quietly appeared in front of him, without saying a word. When he heard Zhang Shou squirm his lips and gently commanded a few words, he took a few steps back and disappeared again, just coming and going without a sound.

And the fourth prince, who had just pricked up his ears and didn't hear the clues, suddenly became a little anxious. But seeing Zhang Shoutou walking towards the school hall without looking back, he looked back at the small dining room where there was no movement, and then thought about the scene that had just been pulled out by the little peanut, and finally chased after him. Relying on a pair of small short legs, he finally intercepted Zhang Shou at the door.

"Teacher ......"

Zhang Shou didn't wait for anyone to say the second half of the sentence, he said angrily: "Although their identities are unknown, of course the mere servants can look down on them, but you have to think that whether you despise them or contempt, it doesn't matter if you put them in your heart, if you put them on your face and be seen, it will show your difference." Look at Xiao Peanut and Xiao Cheng, who of the two of them would be so emotional? ”

The fourth prince drooped his head and didn't dare to speak, until Zhang Shou turned around and entered the house, and he hurriedly followed him again. But before he had time to rack his brains to think about how he should sincerely admit his mistakes and actively redeem the impact of the impulse just now, Zhang Shou said something that shocked him: "Okay, you go back to the palace." ”

"Teacher, don't drive me away!" If he could, the fourth prince almost wanted to pounce on Zhang Shou's thigh at this time, but he was really frightened and panicked, "I can change it, since you said it, I will definitely change it!" ”

"Stop, stop, I didn't say I was driving you back!" Zhang Shou stopped the four princes with a word, and when he saw that people showed an extremely well-behaved and honest expression, he said angrily, "I asked you to go back and tell the emperor on my behalf, although there is no solid evidence, but the six people here, in my opinion, at least five of them are not from the so-called Haidong Huaguo." ”

"Well, if I'm guessing correctly, they're either from Japan or from Goryeo." Seeing that the fourth prince almost didn't bare out his eyes because of his words, Zhang Shou said with a smile, "Didn't you and Xiao Cheng think of it just now?" Since it is from the north to the south, and can have the same skin color and accent as the Ming people, who else is it not Goryeo Japan? ”

After the initial extreme shock, the fourth prince suddenly exploded in anger: "How can this be true! How could they have such audacity! Aren't the lords of the two countries afraid of us asking for their crimes! ”

"Do you think that the lords of Goryeo and Japan are the same as our Ming Dynasty, and the emperor will dare to disobey the emperor's words?" Zhang Shou smiled dumbly, and casually popularized the political system of North Korea and Japan to the four princes. Two classes and the royal family, the shogunate and the princes...... Although he is not an expert on Korean and Japanese history, he is at least better than the Ming people in this year.

Because in this era, the so-called historians, absolutely no ...... to study foreign history The historians of the Celestial Empire are full of food and support, and will they study those foreign barbarians?

So, the four princes listened to Zhang Shou talk with relish about Goryeo, which was somewhat similar to the Ming Dynasty, and listened to Zhang Shou talk about Japan's general system, as well as the messy history of various emperors and emperors, and his little face suddenly became very exciting. I have to say that these stories are still very interesting to listen to as legends.

Fortunately, he still knew what was going on, and he took a deep breath at the moment, and finally understood that when Zhang Shou had just instructed him to return to the palace, he left an obvious button when he spoke: "Teacher, you said that at least five people are not from the so-called Haidong Huaguo, are there still people who are not?" Let me guess if it's the one who rushes to speak! ”

"That guy is really suspicious about him." Zhang Shou chuckled, and then said lightly, "But at least, this person is likely to know some things about the Haidong Continent." Lao Xianyu once said that the Haidong Continent is not like ours, there are many kinds of green leafy vegetables, unless you bring enough rice seeds, and there are cultivation experts, it is impossible for the Haidong Continent to grow rice. ”

"So just now those people didn't eat rice, they said they didn't know each other, they didn't dare to eat it, it means that some of them have really been to that continent, and they also know that rice is not produced there. However, it must be known that Emperor Taizu's original group of people drifted across the sea from the Ming Dynasty, even if they stayed there for various reasons and could not come back, then since they can let their descendants remember that there is still Taizu's hometown on the other side of the sea......"

"How can you not tell them that the people of the Ming Dynasty in their hometown eat snow-white rice, the officials and nobles wear silk as smooth as skin, use porcelain as delicate as jade, and drink refreshing and throat-moistening tea?"

"Do you think that the character of the Ether Ancestor and his entourage, even if they die in a foreign continent in the end, should they leave behind the so-called ancestral precept that they can't eat casually and don't know anything, or should they warn future generations to never forget the style of their hometown?"

The fourth prince shouted loudly without thinking: "Of course, you should not forget your hometown!" ”

Zhang Shou smiled and nodded: "That's why I said that guy was a bit redundant." Moreover, they had just eaten meat...... As far as I know, Old Salty Fish once said that when he met people in Haidong Continent, he heard that there were no big livestock such as cattle and horses there...... However, there are no cattle and horses, but it is difficult to say about pigs and sheep, and there should be no shortage of small game......"

"All in all, these are just suspicious points, and they need to be checked one by one."

The fourth prince nodded as if he didn't understand, anyway, he didn't know anything about these things about the foreign degree of the Ming Dynasty, and the only bits and pieces were all heard through Zhang Shou. So, trying to keep in mind what Zhang Shou said, he coughed, and then asked very curiously: "Teacher, what did you just tell the sixth brother?" ”

Seeing that the fourth prince looked at himself with a blank look, with a posture that if you don't say anything, I won't leave, of course Zhang Shou would not hang this curious baby, and said with a smile at the moment: "I asked Ah Liu to watch these people go back to the room, put some incense to fascinate everyone, and then bring a certain guy out for me to be interrogated separately." Well, if you are a serious envoy, you have to worry about diplomatic relations, but they are not anyway. ”

"Use the old way you used to scare these guys by pretending to be a ghost."

As soon as these words came out, the fourth prince was suddenly full of energy, and hurriedly shouted: "Teacher, you must wait for the trial later, wait for me to come back!" Such an interesting thing, how can it be without me! ”

Knowing that this is a lively and active child who has to mix everything with one foot, Zhang Shou flicked a finger on the door of the human head angrily: "Okay, don't be verbose, hurry up and go to the palace for me, I won't wait for you if I'm late!" ”

With these words, he saw that the four princes finally turned around and rushed out without thinking. He was supposed to stop this kid, in case people went out without an entourage, but thinking that the soldiers and horses of the Rui Cavalry Battalion had not yet withdrawn at this time, there was always someone who knew this dignified fourth prince and would always send him back to the palace, so he dismissed the plan to stop the people.

Although the other people on the ship have not yet been sent to Beijing, he is not just speculating that the ship is from Goryeo or Japan, and the people on it are unlikely to be from the so-called American continent, except for a few or a few, but this is grounded.

You know, when Westerners sailed the Americas, they went westward, although their purpose was originally to bypass the Ottoman Empire and find the rich East, but because they went west and went around a big circle, they were blessed by misfortune, and the climate, geography and hydrological conditions were good. If you travel from the east coast of China to the American continent, the journey is much longer and more dangerous.

Moreover, what is the premise basis for the eastward crossing of the Yin people proposed by later generations? It was a great storm that is said to be recorded in the history books! Otherwise, with the ships and navigation technology of the Yin Shang era, it is strange that they can reach it.

Therefore, he is actually willing to believe that Emperor Taizu's huge fleet arrived in the Americas, or arrived in the Americas after encountering shipwrecks and other accidents. After all, there is still such a great fortune as Emperor Taizu.

Moreover, if you want to say that people can build a country locally, he thinks that with the manpower and equipment of Taizu's fleet at that time, it will not be a problem to conquer a city-state, but if you say that he also conquered the south and the north to unify multiple city-states, it is not particularly realistic.

After all, in the Americas, even the Inca Empire, which was known as the hegemon of South America at that time, occupied a narrow strip of land on the west coast, and as for the rest of the vast area, it was still the Amazon jungle that was still known as the lungs of the earth in later generations. In such a place, no matter how good the military equipment is, the production capacity and transportation capacity cannot keep up, what use can it be!

Compared with the Ming Dynasty, which has a fairly large population today, and compared with the European continent, which is crowded with countries, the Americas are too big and have too few people. Unless Taizu and those followers secretly came back later and continued to replenish the population and materials, it would never be possible!

The four princes went in a hurry, and they came in the same hurry. However, when he went, he was the only one, and when he came here, there were two more followers, but it was Chu Kuan and Hua Qi who came together!