Even though Lin Bu was one year younger than Zhao Weiji, his status in the official circles was not low. Therefore, Zhao Weiji would not lose his status by calling himself a student in front of him.

After entering Lin Bu's thatched cottage, Zhao Weiji realized for the first time what kind of life a hermit lived. The thatched cottage was not large, but it was very elegant. There were several plum trees in the front yard, but

The season is wrong and the plum blossoms are not in full bloom.

In the middle of the thatched cottage is a thatched house, which looks like it has two or three rooms. When you enter the thatched house, you can see Lin Bu sitting there reading a book alone.

After seeing Zhao Weiji come in, Lin Bu quickly stood up and said, "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long."

"Sir, sir, you have something to do, so students should wait." Zhao Weiji waved his hand quickly.

"Your Highness, please sit down. It's not that Bu is deliberately neglecting the Prince. In fact, since Bu retired to the countryside, there are always local officials hoping that Bu can come out to help him. Bu is overwhelmed with troubles, so he puts on that posture, hoping that people will see the difficulties and come to his rescue.

Retreat, and I hope the prince will forgive you."

"It's human nature, but I wonder if Mr. Liu learned about my purpose from Mr. Liu's letter?"

"Mr. Liu Ao's letter has made it very clear that the prince hopes to establish academies overseas to spread our Central Plains etiquette. Bu is very supportive of this. However, the prince is dissatisfied and says that Bu was discouraged because of his previous difficulties in the officialdom.

Leng, I really don’t want to serve as an official again, but I can recommend some people to follow you, the prince, to show their talents overseas."

In fact, it was only at this point that Zhao Weiji clearly understood that hermit groups like the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove existed from generation to generation.

Youdao is that people of the same kind flock together, and animals flock together. Hermits are not completely disconnected from society. They also need to eat and socialize. It’s just that hermits have a hermit’s social circle, and most people in the social circle also

They are all hermits, or literati who are still far away from the world.

These people are either people like Lin Bu or Tao Yuanming who have bought into the darkness of the officialdom and really want to retire from Linquan, or they are people who have never been an official, or they are people who hold small officials but are hiding in their hearts, or they are unable to seek an official position.

A person who does not retreat temporarily.

Because these people have the same situation or yearning, they often get together to drink tea and wine and make friends through literature.

At this time, what Lin Bu recommended to Zhao Weiji was that part of their circle who still wanted to make a difference, or who needed a source of income even though they were hiding in their hearts.

With Lin Bu's recommendation and the fact that most of these people were hiding in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Zhao Weiji quickly found these people.

After chatting with them, they were basically willing to give Xinhua City a try. After all, if the general environment is unsatisfactory, changing to a new environment may bring about new changes.

After receiving the help of this group of people, plus some students who graduated from Tsinghua Academy, Zhao Weiji's school construction plan in Xinhua City can basically be carried out.

After Zhao Weiji finished this part, his family in Huating was basically ready to move.

"Where are we going now?" Although Chai Yu was a little reluctant to leave his hometown, he also had a longing for the unknown in his heart.

"If we don't go to another place, these scholars and craftsmen will go to Xinhua City first."

"Father, where are we going?" Zhao Ling'er, who was new to everything on the ship, took her siblings for a walk and ran back when they happened to hear Zhao Weiji's words, so she couldn't help but ask.

Zhao Weiji touched Zhao Ling'er's head and said, "We, we have to go to a place first, which is called Japan."

"Where is Japan?" This time it was Zhao Teng who asked the question.

"Japan, Japan is an island country."

"oh."

"Why are we going to Japan?" Although the children stopped asking, Li Nian was a little confused as to why we should go to Japan first.

"Of course we have something important to do when we go to Japan. It's not convenient to tell you now, but you will know it soon." After saying this, Zhao Weiji smiled mysteriously.

Just at this time, Yang Hua and Wang Dayuan also came back, and a stranger followed them.

"Your Majesty, this is the person you are looking for. We have found him for you."

"Okay, Huanzhang, come and introduce this person to me."

"Let Zhong Ding introduce you to him. This person is an old friend of Zhong Ding. He is familiar with it. I have to prepare for departure." After saying this, Wang Dayuan saluted to everyone present, and then

He turned around and walked towards the Poseidon.

"Then Zhongding, will you come?"

"Oh, this man is my comrade when I was a pirate. His name is Xu Fei, also known as Diping. He travels between the Central Plains and Japan all year round. He should be of great help to your plan, Your Majesty."

After Yang Hua introduced himself to Zhao Weiji, Xu Fei saluted Zhao Weiji.

"Hello, Diping, I think Zhong Ding has explained to you why I'm looking for you. There is a room over there. Let's go there and talk." After saying that, Zhao Weiji led Yang Hua and Xu Fei to a room on the pier.

in the room.

This room is usually used for businessmen to discuss matters. It has a table and a few chairs.

After entering the room and sitting down, Xu Fei was not polite and directly began to introduce the situation in Japan:

"Your Majesty hopes to understand the situation in Japan, so I will tell you some of the situations I know.

There are probably several forces in Japan today. The first is their king, the person and family they call the emperor. However, the imperial family does not have much real power.

Then there is the biggest real power now, which is the Fujiwara family in Guanbai. Guanbai is a position like the prime minister of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, this Fujiwara family has not only occupied the position of Guanbai in Japan for generations, but the daughter of the family often also

Join the Japanese royal family and become the queen.

Then there is the samurai family headed by the Genji. There were several major civil strife in Japan a few decades ago. In order to quell the civil strife, the royal family and the Fujiwara family had to rely on several samurai families, and the Genji rose to power during this period.

"

After hearing Xu Fei's introduction, Zhao Weiji had already made some considerations in his mind. The current situation was probably as written in history. However, Zhao Weiji only had a rough understanding of this period of history. This understanding was only known by watching cartoons.

At this time, with Xu Fei's more detailed information added, Zhao Weiji had a more complete understanding of his own forces in District 11.

Although he knew which side he should contact after arriving on the island, he still wanted to consult Xu Fei, hoping to get more reliable advice.

"Diping seems to have a very detailed understanding of Japan, so I wonder if Diping can give me a suggestion, that is, who would be more beneficial for us to contact after we land on the island?"

Xu Fei certainly knew what kind of advice Zhao Weiji wanted, because when Yang Hua came to him, he had already introduced to him what he was going to do in Japan.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Fei expressed his suggestion: "I think contacting Genji is the best choice. First of all, the port we are landing at is Genji's territory, so it is easier to contact Genji.

Then there is the fact that I actually have some business dealings with Genji, so I can help the prince to contact Genji.

The most important point is that the current situation in Japan is somewhat similar to the situation in the late Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains. The Genji are a bit like Jiedushi. They have troops and a population. For the purpose of the prince, such local power is more powerful.

helpful.

And from my several contacts with the current head of the Genji family, Minamoto Yorimitsu, I feel that this person is quite ambitious. He has always wanted to lead the Fujiwara family into Guanbai, so he should be more powerful than Guanbai's Fujiwara family.

Need our help."

Xu Fei's suggestion was to trade with Genji. This suggestion was basically the same as what Zhao Weiji wanted, but Zhao Weiji didn't have so many reasons. His reason was very simple: in the next sixty years or so, Genji would have

A great development. In the later period when the Ping clan was still nothing, cooperation with the Yuan clan was in the best interest of Xinhua City.

So under Xu Fei's suggestion and Zhao Weiji's own decision, it was decided to contact Genji after landing on the island.

After things in the Central Plains were basically finalized, the remaining fleet set off for Area 11.

After sailing for about ten days from Huating, we arrived at Tsuruga in District 11. All the merchants who came to Japan for business from the Song Dynasty gathered here. It was basically a base for the Song Dynasty people here.

District 11 had always maintained a strong Tang style before the Meiji Restoration, and Tsuruga was a place where Han people gathered. When Zhao Weiji got off the ship, it felt like he was still in the Central Plains.

The hawking sounds that filled the streets were all in Chinese, which made Zhao Weiji, who originally wanted to show off his Japanese proficiency accumulated over many years as an otaku, felt that he had nowhere to show off.

After disembarking from the ship, Xu Fei took Zhao Weiji and his party to a large house of considerable size where he stayed in Tsuruga.

Brother Yang Hua, who has seen this mansion for many years, couldn't help but joked with some jealousy: "Diping, I thought I was already doing well in Xinhua City, but it seems I'm still far behind compared to you, brother."

Hearing Yang Hua's teasing, Xu Fei could only laugh and said: "It's not just good luck. Things from the Central Plains have always had a good market in Japan. In fact, I have to thank the prince for being able to be where he is today. The porcelain from Fuliang County was made by the prince

But it is quite popular among the Japanese nobility, and I made my first pot of gold by using Fuliang porcelain."

Unexpectedly, there was such a connection, and even Zhao Weiji was happy.

On the second day after arriving in Japan, Xu Fei brought a person to the mansion, and this person's name was Minamoto Yorinobu. He was the younger brother of the current head of the Minamoto family, Minamoto Yorinobu.

Because of his arrival, Zhao Weiji, a time traveler, finally began to get involved in the history of District 11.
Chapter completed!