Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 115 New Year, New Duty
During these days of Chinese New Year, Emperor Jingshun was exhausted.

From the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, he has to perform various rituals every day.

On the first day of the first day of the lunar new year, they were even in Taimiao, Shimiao and other places.

Several grand sacrificial ceremonies were held.

After each sacrifice, it almost cost him half his life.

And he has one more thing than other emperors, which is to go to the East Palace to meet the Supreme Emperor.

This emperor did it like a grandson!

Of course, the harem is also very busy.

All the wives who are granted the imperial edict must enter the palace to see them.

On behalf of the women in the world, they pay homage to the empress dowager, the old concubine, etc. according to the etiquette.

At the beginning of the new year, the imperial court will hold a grand court meeting.

At the time of introduction, all the vassals, Siyi, etc., all had to see the emperor.

Pay tribute at the same time.

Wei's diplomatic strategy is:

There are tributes from all directions, and all nations come to court.

This is not just for fame, but has a greater effect.

For Da Wei.

With only a little sweetness, suzerain and vassal relations were established with the surrounding area.

Of course, the word "a little" is indeed for Dawei.

For those small countries, it is simply a "big" benefit.

There were some problems with this tribute.

Two missions came from the country of Wa, and they almost fought in Jinmen.

It turned out that of the two missions, one was sent by the Ashikaga shogunate.

He brought two full boats of tribute.

The other branch claimed to be dispatched by the Japanese king and was paid tribute by the Fujiwara clan.

According to regulations, there are also two ships.

Both groups said that they were orthodox and asked the Wei court to call the shots.

The Jinmen guards didn't dare to delay, so they reported it to Honglu Temple.

Honglu Temple reported to the Ministry of Rites again.

The Ministry of Rites asked both groups of people to come to Duzhong first, and then make a distinction.

Some people suggested that they should simply pay tribute together.

But the Ministry of Rites firmly opposed it.

Li Shouzhong said:
If this is the case, I am afraid that in the future, hundreds of missions will come to each country.

Emperor Jingshun may have hurt his kind, but he also disagreed that there should be two missions in one country.

It is necessary to separate one or two.

Today is the first court meeting after the Great Court Meeting.

In front of the Taiji Hall, all the officials were dressed in court clothes, and performed rituals according to the usual etiquette.

Feng Yibo had also been notified in advance, and he was standing next to the pillar near the entrance of Tai Chi Hall.

For some reason, the topic of today's court meeting ranked him very high.

Before standing for long, I heard the imperial edict read out:
"Today, there is a servant of the Imperial Academy who lectures on Feng Yuan, and an imperial envoy patrols the south of the Yangtze River for Japanese pirates and military training."

"In just a few months, three thousand soldiers were trained, two battles were fought, and nearly ten thousand enemies were killed."

"The worries of the Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River have been solved! This is an achievement that has not been achieved in several years!"

What followed was a long series of praises.

It wasn't until Feng Yibo's face turned red that he heard the most important thing from the palace man.

"Currently, I have promoted Feng Yuan to be the chief guest of the Ministry of Rites, the official doctor of the Qing Dynasty, and concurrently, You Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, who is in charge of overseas affairs."

The Ministry of Rites has four divisions for cleaning up officials, namely, subject and guest, ritual system, temple sacrifice, and fine meal.

Among them, the duties of the official-clearing department of host and guest sound similar to that of Honglu Temple, which he concurrently holds.

They are all responsible for receiving foreign guests.

But in reality, there is a big difference.

The Ministry of Rites is the government department responsible for managing affairs.

The host-guest cleaning department is mainly responsible for planning the reception process and the like.

But Honglu Temple is the executive department, responsible for doing things.

That is to say, they are responsible for the specific matters of reception.

Of course, Feng Yibo's job is very interesting.

Responsible for both formulating the process and specific reception.

Doctor of the Ministry of Rites is an official of the fifth rank, so Feng Yibo has been promoted two ranks.

The job is in the Ministry of Rites, and the immediate boss is his mentor Li Shouzhong.

This office is really comfortable.

Feng Yibo hastily stepped forward a dozen steps, and fell in front of Bibi Dan.

"My minister, Feng Yuan, thanks the sage for his kindness, and will do his best to serve the country with loyalty!"

Emperor Jingshun looked at him with a smile on his face, and praised:

"Aiqing is a capable person, and it's been hard work going to Jiangnan!"

These words are equivalent to giving a very high evaluation of his ability.

In this evaluation, it must be a class A and did not pass.

"In just over half a year, Aiqing has fulfilled her ambition of 'I wish Hai Boping'!"

Emperor Jingshun thought of the last time Feng Yibo chanted a poem, as if it was just yesterday.

Indeed, he said with some emotion: "It's really really rare!"

"It is Feng Yuan's honor to do something for the imperial court and for the people in the south of the Yangtze River!"

He also fulfilled the ambition of "It's not my will to be a Marquis".

Isn't this also a feudal marquis?
Feng Yibo hastily said a few words of modesty, and was about to back down.

"Qi Zou Shengshang, the envoys of the two tributes of the Wa Kingdom have not yet been dealt with."

At this time, the cabinet suddenly mentioned the tribute of the Wa Kingdom.

Once Zhang Songyue made a sound, Feng Yibo couldn't move around.

All he could do was wait where he was, until he finished speaking before stepping back.

"According to the investigation, the Japanese king represented by the Fujiwara family really exists."

"It's just that the situation of the Wa Kingdom is special. The King of Wa has no real power, so it has been passed down to this day."

"The Ashikaga clan was the one who had dealings with the Great Wei before."

When Zhang Songyue said this, he was a little embarrassed.

Because this is indeed the court's mistake.

"Now that the Ashikaga Shogunate is gradually weakening, the Fujiwara family has the idea of ​​​​replacing it."

"He joined forces with the Japanese king and authorized their representatives to pay tribute to the Great Wei Dynasty in order to weaken the Ashikaga clan."

"..."

Zhang Songyue briefly explained the matter.

In fact, this matter is well understood by the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty.

The King of Wa is basically an honorary title in the country of Wa, which is equivalent to Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

The Ashikaga shogunate is similar to the ancestors of the Great Wei, which is equivalent to "holding the emperor to order the princes".

Now the Ashikaga shogunate is not working, and many big families want to take advantage of the situation to rise.

This Fujiwara is quite the Sima family.

Of course, although the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty understood.

But no one would be so stupid as to expose the shortcomings of Wei Zuzong.

At this time, Zhang Songyue explained the whole story and asked for instructions:

"These two parties, one occupying righteousness, represent the King of Japan."

"The other side has been in contact with Da Wei for a long time and has a good relationship."

"I don't know how to deal with it for a while, so please ask your majesty to show me!"

Emperor Jingshun heard the words, but did not respond directly.

Instead, he looked at Feng Yuan who was forced to stay where he was, and said with a smile:
"Feng Langzhong, this matter should be dealt with by the Ministry of Rites, so how about leaving it to your host and guest cleaning department?"

All this happened years ago, so Emperor Jingshun naturally knew about it.

When Zhang Songyue mentioned it at this time, his intention was so obvious that he almost said it directly.

No wonder his appointment came first.

Emperor Jingshun just said that he dared to do things.

How could he refuse this?

"I would like to obey the holy order, and I will definitely find a way to get this matter done."

Feng Yibo accepted the errand tactfully.

But not long after he returned to his position, he heard someone making a fuss again.

I saw a familiar figure stepped forward, fell in front of Majesty Dan, and said:
"The Bai Family Brocade of the Minister's Household Department has an inscription."

It turned out to be Bai Jiajin, the servant of the Nanjing household department, who was transferred to Duzhong at some point.

Emperor Jingshun nodded slightly, and the palace servants around him asked:
"What is Bai Shilang going to play?"

Hearing this, Bai Jiajin once again bowed in front of His Majesty Dan and paid homage, saying:

"My lord, please, since the Japanese plague originated from the sea, how can the Holy One forbid maritime affairs?"

(End of this chapter)