Cui Geng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty forgives me, Weichen just feels this way, and there is no definite evidence." ”

"Cui Aiqing's feelings, I can trust them." Wu Zetian said happily: "If King Liang really did such a heartbreaking thing, it means that the destiny of heaven is in Li, and I can only return this great country to the Li family." ”

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……

Cui Geng walked out of the palace, and after thinking about it carefully, in fact, his new position was not bad.

First of all, with that holy decree, he is a senior official. Secondly, Wu Zetian's purpose in appointing himself to this position was to be a scarecrow to scare those with bad intentions. So, you don't have to really work hard. Isn't the combination of these two things the standard "high position, heavy weight and light responsibility"?

The more he thought about it, the happier he became, and a smug smile appeared on his face.

When I returned home, another happy event came to my door.

"See Lady Cui!"

A handsome young man in his twenties bowed to Cui Gengshen in the living room.

His person is Li Yong, the only son of Li Shan, the leader of the underworld in Yangzhou. According to rough estimates, the two sides have not seen each other for seven or eight years.

"Brother Li, please get up." Cui Geng said while holding each other's hands: "Old man Li Shan, how are you doing lately?" ”

"With Lord Lao Cui worried, my father's health is not bad."

"What kind of fragrant wind blew you here, Brother Li?"

Li Yong said quite complacently: "In Xiameng, the prince of the country supervised the sacrificial wine Li Qiao, supervised the imperial history Zhang Ting, and Wang Gui, in the name of "upright temperament and talent", recommended as officials, and are waiting for His Majesty to summon them. So, I want to spend a few days at Tsui-sama's house. ”

Cui Geng said happily: "This is a good thing, with Brother Li's great talent, he will definitely be favored by His Majesty, and the high-level ~ officials will have to sit." Let's have a few drinks at noon today, one is to wash the dust for you, Brother Li, and the other is to celebrate your career and a bright future. ”

Li Yong was not hypocritical, stood up and bowed slightly, and said, "Then thank you Master Cui." ”

At noon that day, Cui Geng called Song Genhai, Feng Changqing and others, and set up a good banquet at home to entertain Li Yong.

They are all acquaintances, they know the roots, everyone is staggered, they drink happily, they are wandering, and they are not happy.

But just when everyone was drinking happily, Xiao Jiu'er walked in with a change of face and said, "Erlang, it's not good, someone from Dali Temple is here!" ”

"Someone from Dali Temple?" Cui Geng frowned slightly, and said, "What does Dali Temple have to do with this official?" Could it be ...... Is Dali Temple Zheng Liu Youqiu coming? ”

"No, Lord Liu, it's two monks from Dali Temple, six officials, and in addition, there is also a Fusang person. They said...... Say ......"

"Say what?"

"Said to arrest the criminal Li Yong!"

"Huh? Arrest the official's guests? Hmph, it's coming fast! ”

Cui Geng instantly thought of the conflict between himself and Yuan Shuji, before this guy became the prime minister, wasn't he the Shaoqing of Dali Temple? What is strange about the people who can command and move the two Dali Temples?

His face was slightly gloomy, and he said, "Let them in!" ”

"Yes!"

After a while, two Dali Temple officials, six officials and a Fusang man all walked into the hall under the guidance of Xiao Jiu'er.

Dali Temple is just a six-grade official, not to mention the officials, they all respectfully salute Cui Geng.

However, the Fusang man only bowed his hand slightly, and said: "Lord Cui is above, and the Japanese state sent the Tang Dynasty to envoy the courtiers, this is polite." ”

"Japan?" Cui Geng chuckled lightly and said, "Isn't it the country of Japan, what are you talking about?" You guys are really toads and feather dusters - stunned wolf! ”

In fact, this is a major pain point in Fuso.

Since the Han Dynasty, China has had dealings with Fuso, and they called it "Wa Kingdom", and Emperor Fuso was called "Wa King".

At the beginning, the Fuso people had a low level of education, so they recognized it. However, later, the people of Fuso felt more and more that the word "倭" was too dejorative, so they asked China to change the name of Fuso to "Japan". Japan is the land of the sun.

However, the Chinese minister said that when he called you "Waguo", you did not object. It's been called for hundreds of years, now let's change it? It's late!

Decades ago, in the battle of Baijiang Village, Fusang was broken by China and did not dare to speak out. So, they had to lie that there was a Japanese country, but later, the Japanese country was destroyed by Japan. Therefore, it is more appropriate for China to call them "Japan".

But when the Chinese minister heard this, he became more reasonable, and said: "Yes, since you occupy other people's land, you have to inherit the name of the country, or call it the Wa Kingdom." ”

"I ......"

When the Fuso envoy heard this, he was almost ready to cry without tears.

Therefore, the successive "envoys to the Tang Dynasty" had a task, that is, to persuade the Chinese emperor to recognize his country name as "Japan" instead of "Wa Guo".

This courtier Zhenren, whose position in Fusang is the "Zheng Si Xia Su", which is equivalent to China's "Hubu Shangshu", is versatile and eloquent. Before he arrived, he had high hopes from the Chinese people that the Chinese emperor would recognize that Fuso's name was "Japan" and not "Wakoku". Unexpectedly, before he saw Wu Zetian, he was directly exposed by Cui Geng!

He snorted coldly and said, "I have heard for a long time that China is a country of etiquette, and when I see it today, it is really difficult to live up to its reputation!" ”

Cui Geng raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

"The heroine of your country is in the dynasty, and the country name is changed from "Tang" to "Zhou". Our country has also changed its name, from "倭" to "Japan", why not? Isn't Lord Cui's words of "pretending to be a wolf with a big tail" "only state officials are allowed to set fires and the people are not allowed to light lamps"? ”

When Cui Geng heard this, he didn't feel embarrassed at all, nodded and said, "Oh! According to what you say, your "Japan" was established on behalf of the "Japanese State", which is the same as our country's change from the Tang Dynasty to the Zhou Dynasty! ”

"Yes, exactly." The courtier nodded again and again.

Cui Geng said slowly: "My country is from the Zhou Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, and the emperor's surname is also from Li to Wu. Now the question arises - is the bloodline of your lord completely irrelevant to the previous lord? ”

"I ...... This ......"

The courtier Zhenren was immediately speechless when asked.

Originally, his plan was that as soon as he saw Wu Zetian, he would talk about her changing the country name - if you can change it in China, we can change it in Fusang, and the logic is very smooth.

Actually, this plan is not wrong. In history, the courtier Zhenren relied on this trick to persuade Wu Zetian. So much so that the history contains: "The country of Wa, Empress Wu changed the name of Japan".

But now, there is a Cui Geng who is extremely familiar with the history of Fusang, and the statement that the courtiers are real people is naturally untenable. The Japanese emperor is known as the "one line for all generations", and he gave the courtiers 10,000 guts, and he didn't dare to say that the emperor had changed his species?

The mind is spinning, turning a thousand times, thinking and thinking, and the courtiers have not come up with any way to break the situation.

In the end, he said angrily: "Even if you don't talk about you, Master Cui, isn't there still Li Yong?" On the surface, he is your great Confucian in China, but in fact he is a big liar and a big robber! ”

Cui Geng's face sank to the ground, and he said in a cold voice: "The courtiers are real people, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense." Why do you say that Brother Li is a big liar? ”

"On what other terms? This messenger is the victim! The courtier is truly humane: "This person named Li Yong cheated the envoy for three million yuan!" ”

"Huh? Three million dollars? Cui Geng turned his head to look at Li Yong and said happily: "Brother Li, is this the case?" ”

Listening to his tone, if it weren't for the presence of the Fusang envoy, I am afraid that Li Yong would have been praised as a national hero.

Li Yong squeezed his eyes at Cui Geng and said, "Master Cui, don't believe the words of this Fusang person." Who am I, Li Yong, don't you know yet? What kind of thing can we do? ”

Cui Geng secretly rolled his eyes in his heart, and said in his stomach: You can! You sure can! What can't you do in your family's ancestral underworld?

However, he said, "What the hell is going on?" Brother Li, don't hurry up and tell me the cause and effect of this matter, this official will definitely make the decision for you. ”