Although the three little guys here pretending to be waiters are younger than the other, after hearing Zhang Shou's words, the three of them showed expressions of realization. After all, they are all half students of Zhang Shou.
, even if they may not have learned much in arithmetic, they are more thoughtful than their peers in miscellaneous knowledge.
At least they know a little bit about geography. It's cold in the north and hot in the south. If you go from the south to Shanhaiwei in the north, most places along the way are not frozen and you can reach the shore. Why go all the way?
To Shanhaiwei?
Sure enough, after asking this question, the fourth prince, who was staring at the six people, noticed that five of them still looked a little confused, but the one who just spoke with a look of sorrow and anger had a slight movement of the corner of his mouth.
. Immediately afterwards, the person lowered his head, seeming to be embarrassed, and seemed to be ashamed and whispered something.
"The villain is the supervisor sent by the envoy to the ship. Although he can barely read, he really knows nothing about astronomy and stars... Therefore, the villain is not a senior boatman, and he cannot tell the difference between north and south when he is at sea."
Faced with such an answer, the fourth prince almost laughed out loud, but after Zhang Shou heard the word "supervisory ship", he smiled gently, and then opened his mouth again to invite everyone to sit down. Then, he ordered Xiao Peanut to get it
There was a pot of wine and a wine glass. He actually poured a glass of wine himself, and then raised the small and exquisite wine glass with a smile.
"This journey on the sea and the horse riding to the capital in the cold weather. Due to various reasons, it will take a few days for your rear team to come together before the host and guest department of the Ministry of Etiquette can formally entertain you. But now, I still
I'm here to say thank you for your hard work. Come on, please drink this cup to the full."
Seeing that Zhang Shou did not continue to say anything, but was very diligent in urging him to drink, the six people looked at each other, and as the middle-aged man who just spoke just raised his glass and drank without thinking, the others also hurriedly drank it down.
After drinking this glass of wine, the atmosphere seemed to be much less stiff and gentle than before. Zhang Shou then smiled and asked whether the food was to his liking, as if it was just a pleasantries. However, at this time, it was the same person who spoke just now.
The middle-aged man coughed cautiously and showed a very embarrassed expression.
"The food in the Celestial Empire is really delicious. We almost swallowed it with our tongues. However, we really don't dare to eat anything we haven't eaten before. Please forgive us for our rudeness."
Zhang Shou looked unconcerned, but he pointed at the food in front of him and said with a smile: "Oh, so, these are things you have never eaten before, so you dare not touch them? Including these rice, vegetables...
What about these meatballs?”
"Meatballs?" The middle-aged man seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then his voice became softer, "Because they looked like meatballs and fishballs, so we probably tasted one or two. The taste was very good.
Yes, but it is said to be a rule passed down from King Taizu back then. Many foods look bright and delicious, but are actually poisonous, so we dare not try them."
Seeing the grinning expression on the fourth prince's face next to him, Zhang Shou knew that if he let this guy who couldn't pretend to be pretending to be here, his secret might be exposed. So, he winked at Xiaohuahua and saw this
The kid who was always too smart took the idea and dragged the fourth prince out, leaving Xiao Cheng, who had always been honest, and he continued to chat leisurely with others.
Of course, he could see it completely. He was the only one chatting, while the other six people were obviously very nervous and restrained. The middle-aged man who spoke first took the initiative to do most of the answering work, and no one else could take over it.
, of course, it is also obvious that they are not very willing to speak.
Therefore, after chatting for a long time, he stood up and asked very abruptly: "By the way, do you know who I am?"
When he asked such a question, he only saw five people looking at each other, and the middle-aged man who had been trying to steal all the topics, although he tried his best to make the same gesture as the others,
But it's a pity... This guy's acting skills are not particularly strong, and he is obviously incompatible with those five people.
In the end, only six people shook their heads one after another, but Zhang Shou knew that some people knew and some really didn't know. Although he didn't want to reveal the truth on the first day when the emperor took this matter very seriously, when
After he walked out of the door, he ignored the angry fourth prince who was having an argument with Little Peanut, and directly called him Ah Liu.
The next moment, the young man quietly appeared in front of him without saying a word. When he heard Zhang Shou's squirming lips and gave a few instructions, he took a few steps back and disappeared without a trace again.
The shadow fades into silence.
The fourth prince, who had just pricked up his ears and heard no clues, suddenly became a little anxious. But when he saw Zhang Shou 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 it.
Having just been snatched out by Little Peanut, he finally chased after him. With his short legs, he finally intercepted Zhang Shou at the door.
"teacher……"
Zhang Shou didn't wait for anyone to say the second part, he said angrily: "Although their identities are unknown, of course the servants can look down on them, but you have to think about it, whether it is contempt or contempt, it doesn't matter in your heart.
If you put it on your face and be seen by others, it will actually show your difference. Look at Xiao Huahua and Xiao Cheng, who of the two has such emotions on his face?"
The fourth prince lowered his head and did not dare to speak. It was not until Zhang Shou turned around and entered the room that he quickly followed him in. But before he could rack his brains to think of how he should sincerely admit his mistake and actively restore the impact of his impulsive moment, Zhang Shou
Shou said something that shocked him: "Okay, you can go back to the palace."
"Teacher, don't drive me away!" If possible, the fourth prince wanted to rush forward and hug Zhang Shou's lap. He was really frightened and panicked, "I can change it. Since you said it,
I can definitely change it!"
"Stop, stop, I didn't say I was driving you back!" Zhang Shou stopped the fourth prince with one word, and then he showed an extremely well-behaved and honest expression. He said angrily, "I asked you to go back and do it for me."
I report to the Emperor that although there is no conclusive evidence yet, in my opinion, at least five of the six people here are not from the so-called Haidonghua Kingdom."
"Well, if my guess is correct, they are either from Japan or from Korea." Seeing that the fourth prince's eyes almost popped out of his head because of his words, Zhang Shou said with a smile, "You and little peanut
Didn't Xiao Cheng just think of it all? Since he is coming from the north to the south, and he has the same skin color and accent as the people of the Ming Dynasty, who else could it be if it wasn't Goryeo and Japan?"
After the initial extreme shock, the fourth prince suddenly burst into anger: "This is unreasonable! How can they have such courage! Aren't the two heads of state afraid of our questioning!"
"Do you think that the rulers of Korea and Japan are the same as our Ming Dynasty? No one in the world dares to disobey the emperor's words?" Zhang Shou laughed and casually explained the political systems of Korea and Japan to the four princes. Yangban 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 Akito these days.
Because in this era, the so-called historians absolutely do not study foreign history... When the historians of the Celestial Kingdom are full and full, will they study those foreign barbarians?
So, the fourth prince listened with interest to Zhang Shou's talk about Goryeo, which was somewhat similar to the Ming Dynasty, and then listened to Zhang Shou's talk about Japan's general system, as well as the messy history of various emperors and emperors, and his little face suddenly became extremely wonderful. Unbelievable.
Not to mention, it is still very interesting to listen to these stories as legends.
Fortunately, he still knew what was going on. He took a deep breath and finally understood that when Zhang Shou just asked him to return to the palace, he left an obvious catch in his words: "Teacher, you said that at least five people are not from that so-called
Is there anyone else in Haidonghua Country who is not? Let me guess, is it the one who rushes to speak!"
"That guy is looking around and talking about him, which is indeed suspicious." Zhang Shou smiled, and then said lightly, "But at least, this person probably knows something about Haidong Continent. Old Xianyu once said, Haidong Continent
Unlike here, there are many kinds of green leafy vegetables. Unless you bring enough rice seeds and have experts in farming, it will be impossible to grow rice in Haidong Continent."
"So those people just didn't eat rice, and they said they didn't know it and didn't dare to eat it. This means that some of them have indeed been to that continent and knew that rice was not produced there. However, it should be noted that Emperor Taizu's original group of people came from the Ming Dynasty.
Those who have crossed the sea, even if they are stranded there for various reasons and cannot come back, then since they can let their descendants remember that there is the hometown of Taizu across the sea..."
"How could you not tell them that the Ming Dynasty people 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 tea that refreshes and soothes their throats?"
"Do you think, given the character of Taizu and his followers, even if they eventually die in a foreign continent, should they leave behind their ancestral teachings about not eating casually without knowing 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 the style of your hometown!"
Zhang Shou smiled and nodded: "That's why I said that guy was a bit unnecessary. Moreover, they just ate meat... As far as I know, Old Xianyu once said that when he met someone in Haidong Continent,
What I heard is that there are no big livestock such as cows and horses over there...but there are no cows and horses, but it is hard to say pigs and sheep, and there should be no shortage of small game..."
"All in all, these are just doubts. We need to investigate them one by one."
The fourth prince nodded as if he understood. Anyway, he didn’t know anything about the countries other than the Ming Dynasty. The only bits and pieces he had heard about them were all through Zhang Shou. So, he tried his best to interpret what Zhang Shou said.
Keeping everything in mind, he coughed and asked curiously: "Teacher, what did you just tell Brother Six?"
Seeing the fourth prince looking at him eagerly, with an attitude of saying I won't leave until you tell him, Zhang Shou certainly would not hang up this curious baby, and immediately said with a smile: "I asked Ah Liu to watch these people go back to the room,
Put some incense to charm everyone, and then take a certain guy out for me to examine alone. Well, if you are a serious envoy, you have to worry about diplomatic relations, but they are not like them anyway."
"Just use the old method you used before, dress up as a ghost and scare these guys."
As soon as these words came out, the fourth prince suddenly became full of energy and shouted hurriedly: "Teacher, you must postpone the trial until I come back! How can such an interesting thing be done without me!"
Knowing that this was a lively and active child who wanted to get involved in everything, Zhang Shou snapped his finger on the person's forehead angrily: "Okay, don't be so nagging. Go to the palace quickly. If you come back late, you won't be here."
Waiting for you!"
With these words, he saw the fourth prince finally turning around and rushing out without thinking. He was about to call this kid in case he went out without any followers, but he thought about the soldiers and horses of the Rui Cavalry Camp.
Before leaving, someone knew the dignified fourth prince and would send him back to the palace, so he gave up his plan to stop him.
Although the other people on the ship have not been sent to Beijing yet, he is not just speculating that the ship is from Korea or Japan. Except for a few people on it, there is no way that the others are from the so-called American continent, but
This is well-founded.
You know, when Westerners sailed to the Americas, they went west. Although their purpose was to bypass the Ottoman Empire and find the rich east, they went in a big circle by going west, but they were a blessing in disguise. The climate, geography, and hydrology conditions
All are good. But if you start from the east coast of China to the American continent, the journey is much longer and more dangerous.
Moreover, what was the premise for the Yin people's eastward journey proposed by later generations? It was a big storm that was said to be recorded in history books! Otherwise, it would be strange to have been able to reach it with the help of ships and navigation technology from the Yin and Shang era.
Therefore, he was actually willing to believe that Emperor Taizu's large fleet arrived in America, or that it arrived in America after encountering a shipwreck or other accidents. After all, Emperor Taizu's good fortune still existed.
Moreover, to say that people can establish a country locally, he felt that with the manpower and equipment of Taizu's fleet at that time, it would not be a problem to conquer a city-state. However, if you say that he also conquered the north and south to unify multiple city-states, that is not the case.
Very realistic.
After all, in the Americas, even the Inca Empire, known as the overlord of South America at the time, occupied a narrow strip of the west coast. As for other vast areas, it was still the Amazon jungle, which was still known as the lungs of the earth in later generations. In this kind of
No matter how good the military equipment is, if the production capacity and transportation capacity cannot keep up, of what use will it be?
Compared with the Ming Dynasty, which has a huge population today, and compared with the European continent, where countries are huddled together, America is too big and has too few people. To develop to the point where eight large ships can sail back, what is needed is a very strong unity.
Only the empire will do. Unless Taizu and his followers secretly came back later to continuously replenish the population and supplies, it would be impossible!
The fourth prince left in a hurry and came in an equally hurried way. However, when he left, he was the only one. Now, when he came, there were two more followers, but it was Chu Kuan and Hua Qi who came hand in hand!