I smashed the emperor's daughter

Chapter 67 Please enter the urn (for further reading)

The reason why the officials of the Ministry of Rites did not mention the meeting of foreign envoys above the imperial gate was not because they realized something tricky, but because the little emperor and Li Yuntang had misremembered one thing at the same time - receiving foreign envoys, It shouldn't be something that should be done above the temple.

This kind of rule can also be understood as, the place where the dignified upper kingdom discusses military and state affairs, the gang of Thai and Western barbarians are not allowed to enter or leave.

This is not the arrogance of the officials in the court. In fact, the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty met the Thai and Western envoys outside the court. The meeting place at that time was set in Gonghua City, the palace in the northern suburbs of the capital.

This time the little emperor met the false envoys, the courtiers did not arrange that far away; instead, the meeting place for the future people was set in the Taiye Pond, an imperial garden west of the Forbidden City.

This royal garden, also known as "Xiyuan", has been used as a place for the imperial court since the Hu Yuan Dynasty; and then after the expansion of the former Mingshun, Jiajing, and Wanli dynasties, it gradually formed the northern, central, and southern gardens. The layout of the three seas occupies one-third of the entire imperial city of the capital.

The emperors of the past dynasties of the country were naturally unwilling to fall behind the Ming emperor in their pursuit of pleasure, and they carried out large-scale renovations and expansions in Nantai in the South China Sea.

Not only hired craftsmen from the south of the Yangtze River to preside over the construction project, but also transported giant trees from the deep mountains of Yunnan, Guilin, and mobilized various stone materials from Suzhou, Hangzhou, Guilin and other places; even recruited a large number of civilian workers to build additional palaces and gardens.

In addition, a palace wall was built on the North Embankment of the South China Sea to separate the South Terrace into a relatively independent palace area; and the place to meet the Breti people was the Yunyuan Hall in the South Terrace.

The little emperor sat on the red sandalwood dragon-patterned throne in the hall, with Li Yuntang standing beside him; on the farther left and right, stood Shangguan Meng, Shangshu Zhang Mingche, the left and right servants of the Ministry of Rites, and a subordinate official of the Ministry of Rites.

And Andrew, who was pretending to be an envoy, was wearing a two-cornered hat and a silk shirt at this time. After being summoned, he came to the gate of Yunyuan Hall alone; outside the city.

Although Andrew had been carefully inspected before entering the imperial city, the guards in front of the palace still did their best and checked again before letting him in.

This pretended envoy's psychological quality is fair, and he didn't show any signs of cowardice. When he walked seven or eight feet away from the little emperor, he was stopped by the officials of the Ministry of Rites; the meaning was very clear-this foreign envoy could no longer approach the emperor. .

Andrew's face remained the same, and then he stopped respectfully, knelt down on both knees decisively, and shouted in fluent Chinese:

"The prince blessed by the Haotian God;

The co-lords of Goryeo, Cochin, Ryukyu and other feudal clans;
Tian Khan, who is worshiped as a god by the Zhungeer tribes in the south of the Tianshan Mountains and the Khalkha tribes in the northern Mobei;

The incarnation of Manjusri Bodhisattva; above!

Envoy of Brietti Kingdom, greet His Majesty Emperor Siris! "

Zhang Mingche wanted to laugh when he heard the words of the audience. He heard that there were many mistakes and omissions in the barbarian's speech; What is the name of Khan?

Before Emperor Suiyou (that is, Emperor Taizong) made the Northern Expedition to the remnant Qing Dynasty, he first subdued the menacing Zhungeer tribe. Khalkha's strength was even lower than that of the Zhungar tribe, and then he surrendered.

Later, Emperor Taizong moved to the guard station in Guangxi, Mobei, and cooperated with the policy of exterminating households, basically breaking up the Khalkha people into pieces and disappearing invisible.

Now the Khalkha tribe is still intact, only half-nomadic, half-fishing and hunting in the east of Lake Boher, vacillating between the Han and Jochi Ulus, the Buliyati tribe.

As for the Zhunbu at the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain, after Emperor Jianshu completely destroyed the Zhungeer Khanate, they were suppressed to the south of Tianshan Mountain together with the Yarkand people.

Although both sides regard the Great Han as the main body, they regard each other as enemies; the Great Han maintains a balance between the two by strengthening the strong and helping the weak; to ensure that the south of the mountain cannot attack the government established by the relocated Han people north of the Tianshan Mountains. County poses a threat.

However, the meaning of praise and admiration constantly overflowed in these words, which made the Minister of Rites and his staff very useful; especially the title of Siris, which made people extremely comfortable.

Because the big Han, from the emperor to the gentry, all like to be called Serisians by the Taixi people.

This name means the country of silk, and it is what the Greeks called Liu Han; since the Li family established the Han Dynasty, they especially admired the heroism of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the people of the Tang Dynasty had always had a "Han Dynasty plot", and they did not hesitate to call them Liu Han. The praise of the Han Dynasty remained in Tang poetry.

Therefore, to call the big man Sairis is to praise this country for its glory, greatness and pioneering spirit like the Han and Tang Dynasties.

In Li Yuntang's view, this is like the country on the Aegean Sea in later generations, who likes Greece, which is called "Hellas" transliterated, and doesn't like Laoshizi "Greece".

Seeing Zhang Mingche and his subordinates, there was joy and a little pride on the brows; Li Yuntang knew that the lines he designed had the desired effect.

This group of courtiers who are unwilling to accept the innovation of Taixi naturally do not understand, or do not want to believe that the national conditions of Taixi are booming.

Judging from the information Li Yuntang received, the impression of these old-fashioned bureaucrats on the West is probably in the era of "Kanyu Quanguoquantu". In their eyes, it is already a remarkable thing for Thais and Westerners to be able to distinguish Zhungeer and Khalkha. .

What Li Yuntang has to do now is to use some deliberate cognitive errors to encourage their arrogance; when the Bretti envoys propose to buy the banknotes, they are likely to think: This is a backward country admiring the big man, Only then will they come to buy coins that are in a semi-deprecated state.

In this way, they are very likely to want to make a lot of money from the Bretians they despise; because buying precious banknotes and selling them at a high price can not only earn wealth, but also give birth to a sense of superiority, and make a fortune. Get huge sentimental value.

This emotional value may be more important to these powerful families than the money.

The level of awareness is not high, but they have high self-esteem, and they have mastered a huge amount of wealth from exploitation. This is Li Yuntang's evaluation of them; such a group is simply born to be taken advantage of.

Don't cheat them, it's God's will!
After the prostration, Andrew presented the letter of credence and the list of gifts he brought; these documents were handed over to the emperor through the officials of the host and guest department and Li Yuntang.

Whether it was from Li Yuntang or from the Department of Host and Guest of the Ministry of Rites, the little emperor already knew what was written above, so he replied without answering:
"Island planning, stationing in Beijing, commerce, tax reduction!
It was these requests more than 20 years ago, and it is still these requests today. The envoys of your country have changed from passive kneeling to active kneeling;

For the rest, there is no progress! "

After finishing speaking, she thought for a while and added:

"That's not right, I seem to remember, and asked to buy the treasure banknotes of the Celestial Dynasty, Mr. Shangguan Pavilion, I remember it should be correct?"

After finishing speaking, the little emperor gave Shangguan a sideways glance. The old man understood and asked Andrew in a solemn voice:
"The envoys of your country can't answer the request except for buying precious banknotes."

After Shangguan Meng refused casually, he bowed and reported to the emperor:
"However, there is no treasure banknote issued by the late emperor in the household department. It is expected that there should be some treasure banknotes left in the internal transport warehouse. Please also allocate some treasure banknotes to the Ministry of Rites for sale. The money obtained will be shared between the national treasury and the internal funds."

"Share the profit, the devil will share the profit with you!"

Li Yuntang spat secretly, and after being glanced at by the little emperor, he replied humbly: "I want to report to the emperor, I have been out of the palace to buy recently, and I have almost used up the few treasures, I am afraid that I can't sell them to Bulie. Mention the envoy."

"Your Majesty, since that's the case, it's better to let him buy it in the capital himself." Seeing the opportunity to show the superiority of the Celestial Dynasty and make money at the same time, Zhang Mingche immediately said, "Shuntian Mansion is responsible for the safety of the envoy, and he will be fine. "

Li Yuntang was overjoyed. Originally, he had prepared some excuses, so he reasonably proposed to let the envoy buy it in Beijing; but he didn't expect the fish to bite the bait by himself!

The little emperor nodded slightly, but did not agree to all of them, and set the tone:
"The precious money is allocated from internal funds, and the matter should be handled by the Ceremony Discipline Inspection Department, without the assistance of the Shuntian Mansion; of course, if there is any crime, buying and selling by force, no matter who it is, it will be severely punished! "

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