Xinshun 1730

Chapter 325 Welcome to the Angel

"Angels wouldn't come to Ryukyu if they weren't canonized. This time the angels came suddenly, the power of heaven is unpredictable, and they don't know good or bad. Could it be... Could it be that something happened?"

Shang Jing felt that Judiciary's opinion was a bit nonsense, he was also the king of the foreign vassal in the Celestial Dynasty, and he was not the heir who had not yet been canonized, so how could he run to the shore to lead a team to meet the angel?
And the person who reported it said that the small boat in the port was clearly said to be an envoy from the Celestial Dynasty, but the shape of the big boat was Western-style, and it seemed that there were many cannons. What is going on?

The people sent by the Satsuma clan secretly manipulated the government of Ryukyu. From court to religion, they tried their best to weaken the independence of Ryukyu.After the request in the 35th year of Wanli failed to grant another 36 surnames, there were not many 36 surnames in southern Fujian in Ryukyu, and most of them were Ryukyu.

Shang Jing understands that Ryukyu is a small country and can only swing between China and Japan. The Celestial Dynasty is certainly a huge thing, but with more than a hundred years of experience before, this giant is just puffy, and its military strength is difficult to touch Ryukyu.On the contrary, the Satsuma clan not far away is even more terrifying.

At this time, the most worrying thing is that the Celestial Dynasty knew about the 130-year-long deception and came to question the crime.

The Satsuma clan didn't know what the situation was. After discussing for a long time, they also felt that the way of the justice was a bit deliberate as if they were guilty of a guilty conscience.

When he was at a loss, a white-haired veteran came forward and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. In the past, when angels came, they were all canonized. This time it is not canonized, so naturally we can't prepare in advance. You can arrange them in the angel hall first." Rest, the king can send the king's brother out to meet him, just say that the king will be in charge, and the rest will prepare the ceremony for the angel."

The old official who spoke, surnamed Cai, surnamed Wenpu, styled Tianzhang, and nicknamed Ruting, had studied in the Imperial College in the capital for several years. Because of too much "Sinicization", he was not used much in Ryukyu controlled by the Satsuma clan. As a senior lecturer for the sons and grandsons of the world.From the official to the second-rank Zijin doctor, but not in charge of real power.

This person's cultural level is still very high. When he was canonized as Shang Jing, he wrote poems to reconcile with the angels. It can also be seen to some extent that his level can be seen in the Jiangnan and other places where the style of writing is prosperous.

He has studied in the Imperial College, and has done a lot of research on the etiquette system.

After all, there is a lot of preparation to welcome the angel, and the Tianchao understands this unspoken rule. At this time, there is no call notification, and they usually rest in the angel pavilion for a period of time.

It's like visiting someone's house suddenly, and they don't know it, so they rush to work in the kitchen.It's not good for you to keep asking when to eat, you can only go when someone asks you to eat when it is cooked.The same reason.

The reason for asking Wang Di to welcome him is because Wang Di has a good relationship with the angel who was canonized back then and has left a good reputation.

When King Shang Jing was canonized 20 years ago, his younger brother Shang Che was only fifteen or sixteen years old.

Mao has not yet grown up, and he has never been to the Imperial College to study abroad, so he has some talent to write a farewell poem.

The phoenix is ​​flying over Haidong, and its feathers are singing Yongyong; come to Jijia Chufeng in August, go and return to me to ride the long wind.

Riding the long wind is endless, and the sky is far away from here; the deer brush is like a cocoon paper book, and I love to give it away and talk about it.

The phrase "Phoenix flies over Haidong, and its feathers sing Yongyong" from "Daya Juan'a" is quite good for a fifteen or sixteen-year-old foreigner. Going to Dashun should be Can test a scholar.

Shang Che is now in his thirties, in his prime, and has become the Prime Minister of Ryukyu.

Yu Gong is the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and Yu Si is the same mother and brother of the Ryukyu King; Yu Qing has a good relationship with the previous angel, and they are all suitable candidates.

Ryukyu Wang Shangjing looked at the faces of the Satsuma clan, but the Satsuma clan objected to letting Cai Wenpu go, and instead suggested that the younger brother could come forward, but Cai Wenpu was old and weak, so don't bother, and change to Zijin who is closer to them The doctor went with Wangdi.

Shang Jing also knew that the people in Satsuma were afraid that people like Cai Wenpu who had studied in the Imperial College and people from the Celestial Dynasty would pull too much stuff, but he was under the eaves, so he had no choice but to agree to change to a Japanese-friendly doctor Zijin to follow.

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on board.

It was almost noon, and the captain's five trainee captains were leading a group of Jinghai Palace trainees who were newly aboard this year, teaching them to use a sextant to determine when it was twelve noon.

Surveyors observe the port of Naha with binoculars, where they record the time and size of the midday tide.

Several trainee captains were half complaining and half making jokes with Liu Yu helplessly.

"My lord, our navy really has more officials than soldiers, and more captains than ships. Groups of Jinshi are all thrown into the county's government schools to become poor gentlemen. Four or five trainee captains are put on a ship, and they say three times. Years, three years, three years, three years, my lord, we have been intern for almost ten years..."

Ten years, that is a bit exaggerated.

Now the Naval Academy in Dashun is on the right track, try to control the number of people, there are still more than 100 graduates a year, but there are not so many ships, and groups are stuffed on the ships.Some old people who had been interns on the "Dawn" at the beginning, watched the young men behind them grow like leeks, and they were about to cry that Feng Tangyi was getting old.

They have already passed the test after the internship, but now they can only use the name of the internship captain, and act as the actual first officer, gunner, and surveyor on various ships... because there are not enough warships.Dashun's total naval tonnage is now less than [-] tons.

Liu Yu has heard such complaints more than once, and he replied almost reflexively: "Don't worry, the fleet will have some... In terms of seniority, you are also in front of those new boys..."

While answering mechanically, he took out his pocket watch and listened to the report from the group of interns who learned how to use the sextant there. It is already twelve o'clock in real solar time. Look at this pocket watch with an estimated error of six or seven minutes. , took out the solar timepiece for comparison, and shook his head.

"No matter how expensive a pocket watch is, it's not a nautical clock. It's only a little more distance from Songjiang to Ryukyu? The error is so bad that I can't read it."

Finally, I adjusted the time, adjusted the time to twelve o'clock in the local average solar time, and shouted to the back: "The orderly!"

A messenger wearing a blue and white sailor vest ran over, and Liu Yu said: "Command, except for this messenger ship and the troop carrier, the rest of the warships retreated and cruised in the sea, waiting for orders. No one ship is allowed to leave. This ship And troopships, lower sails!"

The orderly repeated it, and hurriedly began to raise the flag.In the telescope, Naha also dispatched more than a hundred small boats, taking advantage of the opportunity of the noon tide to approach, trying to drag the Chinese envoys into Naha Port.

The ships of the Celestial Dynasty cannot find a place to stop at will, but must stop in front of the "Welcome Pavilion" established during the Hongwu period of the previous dynasty.Of course, except for the use of ships, the rest of the ships are usually not allowed to approach this Ying En Pavilion.

Seeing that the Ryukyu ship was approaching, Liu Yu also issued the last order.

"The Marine Corps left a hundred people guarding the ship. This is going to the vassal state, not to the enemy country. It is not good to just get the cannons to the 'Welcome Pavilion' and the 'Angel Hall'. The remaining people carry [-] rounds of ammunition, check Flint, unload the bayonet. The ministries are restrained, and after landing, they are not allowed to talk to each other, force threats are not allowed, they are not allowed to leave the team casually, and they are not allowed to chat with the locals at will."

Finally, after the order about the army was conveyed, Zhao Baiquan, who had always been worried about Liu Yu's big troubles, said helplessly: "Bo Ying Suo, give courtesy first before soldiers, and courtesy before soldiers! This is a vassal of the Celestial Dynasty, not an enemy country."

Liu Yu tilted his head, looked at Zhao Baiquan with a smile, and asked, "Have you read His Majesty's imperial decree?"

Zhao Baiquan was stunned, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty said that this decree can only be dismantled after seeing the King of Ryukyu. Could it be that Ying Sobo thinks that I dare to dismantle it privately? As for when to meet the Ryukyu King, I have to listen to Ying Sobo. Could it be... Could it be..."

Could it be that after a long time, didn't he come out to Ziwu Maoyou, thinking that His Majesty would directly arrest people and return to the capital for questioning?

Thinking about it again, although the King of Ryukyu is a county king, he, a doctor, dare not arrest him casually, the emperor still has the qualifications to arrest him.

Seeing that the sailors on the ship were checking their short guns, some swivel cannons and big hand cannons used for close combat were left on the ship. It seemed that they were about to start filming, so they couldn't help swallowing.

Liu Yu laughed loudly and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, I understand this first. Well, Mr. Zhao understands etiquette, so let's talk about what to do in a while."

Zhao Baiquan swallowed dry and hard-earned saliva, and when it came to his "professionalism", the nervousness gradually dissipated.

"Although the Ryukyu Kingdom is small, it has all five internal organs, and the official uniforms are basically the same as those of this dynasty, but the materials are different."

"Eagle Sobo remembers the rules of etiquette."

"A Zijin official or above kneels down and bows, you have to answer with a salute."

"Below the Zijin official and above the Zhongyi doctor, you can't bow, you have to bow."

"Under the Zhongyi doctor, you have to sit and wave your hands, which is called resistance."

"People without official positions, you can't wave your hand."

"In addition, this time is not a canonization. Except when welcoming angels and listening to imperial decrees, the Ryukyu King is the county king, higher than Ying Sabo. Although Ying Sabo does not need to kneel, if he is sitting, he must stand up when speaking."

"Under the King of Ryukyu, you can sit in the Angel Pavilion, but when you talk, Eagle Sobo doesn't have to get up, they have to get up; when I talk to Eagle Sobo in the Angel Pavilion, I don't have to get up, but I talk to Ryukyu officials I'm going to get up when..."

"This is called rank, bowing, bowing, and resisting. You must not be sloppy. My lord loves the soldiers in Weihai. There is grace but no prestige. This place is not like Weihai, but it is the face of the heavens. You must not be wrong."

Didi Dudu said a lot of rules, Liu Yu memorized them one by one in his heart. I was lucky that I have been in court for so many years, otherwise how could I remember these messy judges' positions and orders? Disc etiquette?
After waiting for a while, the Ryukyu boat approached the battleship, tied the rope, and slowly dragged the battleship to the Yingen Pavilion in Naha Port by taking advantage of the noon tide.

This pavilion was first built in the Hongwu period of the previous dynasty, and it was repaired from time to time, and it is still the same as new now.

As soon as they disembarked, a large group of Ryukyu officials had already lined up in a row. The person in the front was wearing an official uniform embroidered with white cranes. It looked like a high-quality imitation of the Dashun official uniform. Many different details should be left on purpose.

When Liu Yu walked up to the hundred officials, all the Ryukyu officials knelt on the ground together and shouted: "Holy bow, all blessings!"

Liu Yu and Zhao Baiquan also hurriedly replied.

"Holy blessings!"

After saying this sentence of holy bow and blessing, I took a look at the official uniforms of the Ryukyu officials, and none of them were of low rank.

Liu Yu is an earl, needless to mention.

Although Zhao Baiquan was only a doctor of the Li government, according to the usual practice, when he went to Ryukyu as an envoy, the emperor would give him a first-rank civil official uniform, which he authorized to wear in Ryukyu. an embarrassing situation.

When they arrived at the Ying'en Pavilion, the king's younger brother and the minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Shang Che, knelt on the ground first.

Thinking of Zhao Baiquan's advice, Liu Yu straightened his back, bent forward, and answered with a salute.

"The official of the vassal Ryukyu, the younger brother of King Zhongshan, the Minister of Ryukyu, Shangche, respectfully welcome the angel. The king of Zhongshan of the Ryukyu Kingdom is the second. Because of the sudden arrival of the angel, all the ministries are also preparing for the ceremony. All the officials are in the welcoming pavilion. Outside, please come in."

"allow!"

Sure enough, as Zhao Baiquan instructed, according to their respective grades, they were divided into three waves to visit in sequence.

Liu Yu also watched people order dishes, and responded with different etiquette according to the etiquette and status.

After the process of the Ying En Pavilion was completed, Doctor Zijin led the way, and guards of honor opened the way on both sides. After walking for more than a mile, they finally arrived at the Angel Pavilion.

The marked Chinese-style building opened the door to welcome the angels to enter. When we arrived at the Yimen, we saw the words "Tianzemen" written on the somewhat blurred plaque.

Shang Che asked again: "The plaque on the Yimen Gate was inscribed by Xia Ziyang, the envoy of the Wanli Dynasty in the previous dynasty. There are many winds and rains in Ryukyu, and the words are not very clear. Please ask the angel to inscribe it again."

"According to the rules, when an angel comes, he also needs to inscribe an additional plaque, so that the Ryukyu will never forget the grace of heaven."

This question made Liu Yu a little embarrassed. He looked up at the words on the plaque, and he saw that the writing skills of the dragon and the phoenix dance were far from those of people like himself who had never worked hard in the imperial examination.

Fortunately, there was also a deputy envoy who was born in the imperial examination. Liu Yu thought that his cultural level as a person from the Celestial Dynasty might not be able to catch up with these Ryukyu officials, so he blushed and nodded in response.

(End of this chapter)