Shezon stood on the pier in the port of Athens, not even a single person who had come to see him off. He also knew that everyone had made a choice, and he wanted to face reality as much as possible. But the unhappiness in his heart is not said to be eliminated, Xie Song suddenly remembered the course of the society, which said that human emotions come from the body, and only abnormal content that cannot be handled by various organs will be transmitted to the brain. The brain, on the other hand, does not have the ability to directly command various organs. Thinking of this, Xie Song felt that his heart was bright, but his mood was still very bad.

He simply put down his suitcase, spread his coat on it, and sat on the soft coat. Now I felt that something was quite appropriate, stood up and picked up my coat, took out a steel-shelled cigarette case from my pocket, and folded the clothes again. This time it was much more comfortable to sit on. Lighting a cigarette, Xie Song took two puffs and felt better. As soon as he was in a good mood, Xie Song couldn't help but scolded in a low voice: "These people, they can't come by themselves, isn't it good to send someone?" ”

But Xie Song himself also knew that there was such an attack at the meeting, and if everyone came to see him off at this time, it would be to show that he was completely opposed to Yeluhong. For a three-year term, this Yeluhong has also worked for more than a year, just for Xie Song's opinion, there is really no reason to take a public stand now. "Alas......" Xie Song sighed, only to feel that it was so bad to be isolated. It seems that what those people in the school are right, human beings can't live as they want by their own strength, in primitive times, loneliness means danger, you can't really grow three heads and six arms. Just the cool breeze blowing behind it makes people feel hairy, and Xie Song, who took off his coat and sat on the dock blowing the cold winter wind, clearly realized this.

After sitting on the dock for a long time, the gangplank on the ship was finally put down. Xie Song stood up and wanted to put on his coat, but he still put the coat in his hand, and carried his suitcase against the cold wind and boarded the ship to Rome. Now Xie Song is no longer the director of Europa's office in Constantinople, but the trade representative of the Great Song Dynasty in Rome. The level is the same, but everyone understands that this is Yeluhong's disposition of Xie Song. Envoy Jerod was completely opposed to Szeson's position, and he was to deal with the affairs of the Eastern Roman Empire according to his own views.

Italy has a lot of mountains, and it would theoretically be faster to land from the east coast by land, but in practice it is faster for ships to go around the Italian peninsula and go around in a big circle to get off the ship near the mouth of the Tiber and then take the overland route to Rome. Xie Song walked the sea route, and when the shadow of the city of seven hills appeared in the distance, he was also very surprised.

Constantinople is also known as the city of hills, mimicking the topography of the city of Rome. Now that the real Rome is about to arrive, Sesson can't help but look forward to it. Getting closer, there were more and more stone Roman buildings, and Xie Song couldn't help but sigh to the greeting staff next to him: "The thousand-year-old capital is really different. ”

"Director Xie likes it, we will walk around the city more these days." The receptionist smiled.

"Let's see Boyan first." Xie Song smiled: "I really want to meet him, but I'm worried that if I can't help it, I'll do something." ”

"This ...... Director Xie joked. The receptionist said with a wry smile. The people of the Great Song Europa Province know what Boyan did back then, and if Boyan accidentally drowns in the sea, everyone is afraid that they will happily pour a few more buckets of seawater on the corpse. But I can't do it when I'm in such a mood.

Boyan soon met Xie Song, and the first thing Xie Song saw was a gray-haired, half-bald old man. But Xie Song felt that something was wrong, this person only looked like an old man on the outside, but he was not weak at all. In particular, there is a difference between the gestures, which is very smooth and natural. Just walking through it like this makes me feel invulnerable.

Then Xie Song saw that Boyan's gaze had turned and looked at Xie Song from top to bottom. This look made Xie Song feel that the old man had examined himself from a certain angle, which made Xie Song have to be vigilant. But behind Xie Song was Da Song, and even if he was a little uneasy in his heart, he didn't feel scared. If Boyan dares to be unfavorable to Xie Song, what awaits Boyan is the blow of the Great Song Dynasty, which is enough to make the Western Roman Empire fall to the ground with a bang.

After the meeting process, the banquet began. Everyone ate and drank quickly, Xie Song was savoring the food of the Western Roman Empire, and a waiter came to invite Xie Song. I followed the waiter to a small room next to the hall, where there were wooden partitions and potted plants, and the two people inside could be seen from the outside, and what they were saying if they were not completely close.

"Young man, why do you look at me so much?" Boyan asked indifferently.

"Seeing that Your Excellency's gestures are very different, I can't help but want to see it."

"What's there to see about that?" Boyan was still indifferent.

"We have an idiom called Handan toddler, I don't know if you have heard of it."

"Handan toddler, it seems that the person didn't learn in the end. Don't you think you can't learn? ”

"It's hard to say whether you can learn or not, I just want to see how Your Excellency can be so calm."

Boyan stared at Xie Song for a moment, and the look on his face involuntarily became sharp. After reading it, Boyan smiled and said, "Could it be that Director Xie has some important mission?" ”

"No mission. I don't know why you asked. ”

Boyan was silent for a moment before replying: "I heard that the Han people have an idiom called seeing the subtle knowledge. I've been in Mongolia for so long, and there are many people who want to learn from me, and there are also some people who want to know about me. But I really haven't seen anyone like Director Xie who has observed me. Yeluhong Jiedu sent someone like Director Xie over, presumably something big. ”

As he spoke, Boyan looked at Xie Song, and after seeing Xie Song's expression change, he suddenly smiled, "I see." ”

Xie Song was alert and unhappy, what did Boyan understand? Although this old man is powerful, he doesn't have any eyeliner in Europa Province. Although he was greatly dissatisfied with Yeluhong, Xie Song did not suspect that the Song people in Europa Province would collude with the Mongols. He asked, "Please also tell me what you understand." ”

"I think it was Director Xie who had a conflict with Yelujiedu, so he was transferred from Constantinople to Rome."

Xie Song felt a pang in his heart, the old man was very powerful. However, this kind of judgment Xie Song felt that he could do it now, so he smiled but did not answer.

Boyan nodded slightly and continued: "I heard that the Han people have a saying that a monk hits the clock for a day, and since Director Xie has arrived in Rome, he will not be idle. But I don't know what Director Xie's plan for trade is. ”

"I saw a lot of artists in the Eastern Rome, and they were very artisanal, but they could be seen. Many of their handicrafts can also be sold. I look at the trade data of recent years, and there has been no special increase on the Western Roman side, so I wonder if His Excellency Boyan can make any arrangements for this. Xie Song directly singled out the problem of Western Rome, and then looked at Boyan's reaction with a little malice.

"The production of the artisans in Eastern Rome was very large, and there is really no other place in Western Rome to compare with it except in the Venetian area, and I am quite concerned about this. Director Xie, the population of Western Rome is not less than that of Eastern Rome, and it is not as delicate as Eastern Rome, I want Western Rome to export cheap and large quantities of goods, since Director Xie is so proficient in trade, I would like to ask Director Xie for some advice. ”

Xie Song was stunned, he lowered his head slightly, picked up the drink on the table and took a sip, and began to think at this time in his heart. At this time, Xie Song felt unhappy, not because of Boyan, but because Xie Song found that he really thought about what Boyan said. If it weren't for the fact that he had a lot of hatred for Boyan, Xie Song himself would not have been alert so quickly. This old man...... It's a bit powerful, and a few words can guide Xie Song's train of thought.

was thinking about it, so I heard Boyan speak, "Director Xie, do you remember the past when I fought the Song Dynasty." ”

Xie Song was stunned, but he didn't say anything. Boyan continued: "Director Xie, I don't want to use the Song people to kill more Mongols to justify me. When fighting a war, killing one and killing ten is really just a difference in numbers. When I think back to the state of mind when I was in the Song Dynasty, I feel that it is the same as my current state of mind, and I have no hatred for the Song Kingdom. ”

"Then you killed so many people." Xie Song couldn't help but mock.

"If Emperor Zhao of the Song Kingdom ordered the province of Europa to slaughter Rome, do you think you entered the war out of hatred or to fulfill the king's fate?"

"I don't like the Mongols." Xie Song put his dissatisfaction in the past few days to vent it.

"At the beginning, it was probably like this, when Director Xie killed millions of people, did you continue to kill because you didn't kill enough, or did you hurry back home to reunite with your family after completing your order?"

Xie Song was stunned. He thought that Boyan would be angry, or say something about benevolence and morality, but he didn't expect Boyan to say such direct words. Xie Song experienced that kind of tiredness, when the initial excitement of a thing and the smug mood in the execution of the event dissipated, all that was left was exhaustion and the expectation of ending the matter quickly and going to rest. Boyan was right...... But it is too strange that such an exchange actually happened between himself and Boyan.

Raising his vigilance again, Xie Song asked tentatively, "I don't know why His Excellency Boyan invited me to come over to speak?" ”

"I want to tell Director Xie that I don't hate Song Guo, the world is changing every day, and I always move forward and look forward. That's why I chose to work with Europa Province and look forward to continuing to work together. ”

"I wonder what you mean by cooperation?"

"How to increase trade, how to deal with the situation of Mongolia, Eastern Rome, and Yuan at this time. If Director Xie is willing to cooperate, we can cooperate. ”

Xie Song's heart moved, and he almost expressed cooperation. But after all, it was Boyan sitting in front of him, the great enemy who made the Great Song Dynasty appear the humiliation of Lin'an's surrender. Xie Song forcibly retracted his thoughts and asked in a somewhat deliberately provocative tone: "Isn't Your Excellency Boyan never regretted the war after the Song Dynasty?" ”