Big things Small things

For Wu Ning, the past six months have been absolutely terrible. He has experienced great sorrow and joy and many things.

More than 20 years ago, the Zhongshan Kingdom where he was located was only competing with Shanbei and Shannan. Beishan, Zhongshan and Nanshan Kingdom began to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, using the Ming Dynasty's reign title and became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

But at that time, it was just nominal in many cases, and there was no big problem.

The first time the Ming Dynasty began to intervene in Ryukyu was when King Shannan and King Zhongshan fought with King Shanbei and attacked each other. At that time, Emperor Hongwu ordered the three parties to stop the troops and sacrificial people, and the three kingdoms also obeyed the orders to send envoys to the court to pay tribute.

But that was almost twenty years ago. Ten years ago, Ryukyu also received support from the Ming Dynasty and obtained 36 craftsmen from the thirty-six surnames who were good at shipbuilding and navigating from Fujian.

However, seven years ago, when the king of Zhongshan Kingdom died, Wu Ning naturally succeeded to the throne. This is nothing. This is the process of Zhongshan Kingdom in Ryukyu, which was done in the past.

But Wu Ning did not expect that his self-succession caused chaos. It was right for him to succeed the throne. After all, the country cannot be without a king for a day. He was wrong. After ascending the throne, he did not come to the court to report the funeral immediately, did not inform Daming of these situations immediately, and did not ask the Ming Dynasty for a ban.

Since the Three Kingdoms of Ryukyu decided to establish a vassal relationship with the Ming Dynasty more than 20 years ago, it means that they need to accept the enthronement of the Ming Dynasty.

There is definitely no problem with succeeding to the throne, and the Ming Dynasty will definitely not make things difficult for Wuning in these matters. Even if the Ming Dynasty is a sect leader, it will not make any mistakes in many matters in the vassal state. This can be said to be extremely clear.

However, since you have chosen to establish a vassal relationship, you need to clarify some things, with rituals and etiquette, and you must also establish them. Wu Ning’s biggest mistake was to directly succeed the throne and directly announce his identity as a king, rather than waiting for the enthronement of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yunyou would not allow such things, nor would the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty, because the things Wu Ning did almost treated the previous vassal relationship as a blank piece of paper.

This bad precedent must not be present, because it is not only related to Zhongshan, but also to other vassal states. If this matter is not handled well, some other vassal states are likely to follow suit, which is a bad thing.

Therefore, the envoys of the Ming Dynasty arrived at Zhongshan Kingdom of Ryukyu. In addition to the imperial edict of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the navy warships of the Ming Dynasty were the ones from the Ming Dynasty.

Even though he was trembling and even now, he felt extremely frustrated. However, facing the navy of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Ning could only board the navy of the Ming Dynasty under the concerns or other thoughts of many people. He needed to enter the court himself.

Not only do you have to request a title, but you also need to express your attitude. This is actually a matter of going to the court to apologize. Many people know this in their hearts.

After meeting the prince of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Ning could only kneel down and salute, but it seemed that there was no problem.

The reason is that although he was the king of Zhongshan, this is just theoretically. In fact, he has succeeded to the throne, which seems to be an established fact and no one denies these. However, in terms of law, he has not yet been granted the title of the Ming Dynasty, which means that he is just the nominal prince of Zhongshan.

Then there was nothing I could do, so I could only salute me obediently. In fact, after coming to the Ming Dynasty, Wu Ning became more aware of the gap between Zhongshan Kingdom and even Ryukyu and the Ming Dynasty. These gaps also made him realize that he could not be disrespectful to the Ming Dynasty.

To destroy Zhongshan Kingdom, the Ming Dynasty did not need to put in too much effort, or only one ward and one Dusi. After all, there are three kingdoms on the small Ryukyu, which is not worth mentioning at all.

What's more, in Wu Ning's view, the iron tools that the people of the Ming Dynasty had were definitely luxury goods in Ryukyu. This also made it more and more difficult for him to understand why the Ming Dynasty emperors always regarded iron tools as strictly restricted trade goods.

The gap between Ryukyu and the Ming Dynasty was too big. Ryukyu, which lacked everything, was like a newly born child and a giant in front of the Ming Dynasty.

For Wu Ning, it was not embarrassing to pay tribute to the prince of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that the prince of the Ming Dynasty did not deliberately make things difficult for him, but gave him some decent things.

Although it seems a bit ugly to be a grown-up person to treat his children and please him, thinking about his identity and the identity of the person opposite him. Many things will naturally become more and more psychologically burdened when the ceremony is done.

This kind of thing is normal. Not to mention that in the Ming Dynasty, even in Zhongshan Kingdom, Wu Ning had many older people saluting him. Everything was so natural, and the gap in identity was enough.

Now Wu Ning just hopes that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty can be as kind as the prince so that he can return to Ryukyu as soon as possible, otherwise who would know if there would be some chaos in his Zhongshan Country?

What's more, the two evil neighbors of Beishan and Nanshan are eyeing each other. They might think about taking advantage of the situation or taking advantage of the situation.

No matter how prosperous the Ming Dynasty was, it was not its own country. What's more, even if everyone thought they had no worries about their lives, they were unable to guarantee that they would be under house arrest, etc. This was not a comfortable thing, and there was no freedom in Ryukyu.

"Great-grandfather, the lord of Zhongshan Kingdom looks like a savage." The little red eyebrows danced and said happily, "Then it's the lord. It's all uncovered. If we didn't give him clothes, we would probably go to worship with our bare butt."

Lao Zhu found it funny and said, "After all, it's a barbarian in foreign countries, and it's common to have a bad habit. We just don't like your fourth grandfather in Japan. Last time your cousin came back, we also asked, "A lot of people don't have enough food, that is, your father is cruel to send them to those places."

Zhu Yunyou, who was sitting next to him, was drinking tea silently. It would be better not to cause trouble at this time. Being low-key is the best way to do it.

Although Japan has silver ore, various materials are really short of copper, iron and coal. Basically, there is nothing to do. It’s hard to find silk, but many of them still have to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. They need to get some rewards and trade to get food and cloth.

The so-called Japanese meals seem to be stylish. Many times, such as sushi and roasted birds, are lacking in everything in Japan, so when you catch fish, birds and other food, of course, you dare not waste it at all. Each part must be used to make the best use.

It is true that Lao Zhu has resentment. His children and grandchildren went out to establish the country and seemed to have a foundation, but such a desolate place is much different from the Caotou King. It is better to eat well in the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing that Zhu Yunyou didn't say anything, Lao Zhu said to Xiaoxiao Zhu, "The king of Zhongshan Kingdom also has court uniforms. They used the Ming Dynasty's reign title and recognized our Ming Dynasty as the sect leader's country, so we naturally gave them court uniforms."

"We know that man dare not wear the clothes of the king of the country now." Xiao Xiao Zhu said with a smile, "It is said that a king outside can only have the same clothes as us. Their bedrooms are also distinguished by ours."

Lao Zhu was dissatisfied when he heard this and said seriously, "Who told me about it? Those people's palaces occupy land and regulations have their own opinions. At most, the prince's mansion can only be regulated by the prince. All buildings are painted in color, so how can they compare with our prince!"

Needless to say, the prince's city is not as good as that of the prince's mansion. It is not even as high as the prince's mansion, and it can only be the prince's mansion.

Clothing and other things can be based on the prince's specifications, but it is already preferential. How can even the palace be treated beyond the specifications? Lao Zhu attaches great importance to these things. He has always strictly required other rules.

Of course, Zhu Di and the others are different. Their palaces in their respective proclaimed countries are built at the level of the prince's mansion, and they still have to be treated slightly better than the lords of other vassal states.

Lao Zhu was in a good mood, mainly because his great-grandson was successful. "I was worried that you wouldn't be able to hold on to the situation. It seems that we are still worried about it."

Xiao Xiao Zhu was excited and said with confidence, "We don't have any rules in front of our great-grandfather. Who else outside says that we have a good attitude! We are the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty and are the foundation of the country. We just don't talk and have a stern face. Who dares to disrespect!"

Xiao Xiaozhu continued to talk, "We don't know how to hang books, but we know we should be respectful to the wise and the wise. Let's talk to them about life, and we will talk to them about what is wrong with us!"

Lao Zhu couldn't help laughing, thinking that Xiao Xiao Zhu was absolutely fine to do this. In fact, this is more or less the result of Lao Zhu's teaching.

Xiaoxiao Zhu is relatively young, and he is not a very smart type, so there are some things that Xiaoxiao Zhu is not easy to understand. She can't understand as premature and smart as Zhu Yunyou. She is not very popular but can talk about more in-depth topics.

Then let’s talk about life, which is also a manifestation of the crown prince’s respect for the wise and humble. Such qualities are very important to the crown prince, and they can indeed make civil and military officials and the people grateful and praise them continuously.

Xiao Xiao Zhu continued to talk nonstop and said, "Dad, we have not promised anything now. We know this. If we agree, we might just cause trouble for you."

Zhu Yunyou still praised Xiao Xiao Zhu for her awareness, "It's good for our Yin'er, not only you, but we are the same. We won't easily agree to some things, otherwise it would be a troublesome thing."

Being cautious in words and actions can be regarded as the tradition of the Zhu family, and this excellent habit needs to be maintained.

After all, the emperor's power is too great, and the power and influence of the crown prince cannot be underestimated. Their casual words may affect many people.

Lao Zhu was only proud of this and said, "We don't easily accept some things. If we agree, we must do it well. We are the emperor and the prince, just keeping the heavenly constitution in our mouths, and what we say is to follow the words and the law!"

Zhu Yunyou also agrees with Lao Zhu's statement. The emperor really cannot change his orders every day, otherwise it will not only affect the emperor's prestige, but also make all civil and military officials fall into confusion one by one, which will not be of any benefit to the implementation of the court's policies.

Thinking of something, Zhu Yunyou said to Lao Zhu, "These days, the emperor's grandfather has to teach Yin'er. His uncle is going to lead his army back from Goryeo. Our prince must go and welcome him."

Before Lao Zhu could speak, Xiao Xiao Zhu was excited, "That won't be possible! This time, Duke Ying is the general, and our uncle is the deputy general. Even if we go to lead the horse, we should not lead the horse for our uncle, but we should lead the horse for Duke Ying."

The crown prince led some generals to a "tradition". It was not only found in the Ming Dynasty, but many dynasties had this habit.

These seemingly simple and crude methods are actually an unparalleled honor for many generals, and these are indeed some of the pursuits of many generals.

Zhu Yunyou glanced at Xiao Xiao Zhu and said, "Who asked you to lead a horse? Don't be smart if you don't need to do anything. Now you don't need to. This is not Tatar or Oirat, and this battle is not the battle for our Ming Dynasty to determine the world, so you don't need that."

Xiao Xiao Zhu understood and said stubbornly, "Then let's go over in court clothes, just show your face and reward the three armies. Then we will take it to the emperor and let the emperor lead the horse and drive the car."

Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu didn't argue. Xiao Xiao Zhu's honor to lead a horse is too high, so there is no need to do it. There is no need to do it with such high-standard treatment when fighting Goryeo.

However, if the emperor's second son Zhu Wenyan is actually very high, this treatment is actually very different from Xiao Xiao Zhu's horse. After all, Zhu Wenyan is not a legitimate son, and it is even more impossible for him to threaten Xiao Xiao Zhu's status. This is an ordinary prince and an ordinary future prince.

However, no one was looking forward to Zhu Wenqiu, which means that Xiao Xiaozhu felt that his incompetent brother was quite obedient and thought he could bring him a long face.

In the eyes of Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu, if he saw the elites of the Ming Dynasty and the galloping troops, Zhu Wenkai would definitely be frightened to pee his pants. That boy was actually a bit harsh and cowardly.

However, there is no need to talk to Xiao Xiao Zhu Duo about such a thing. When Fu Youde, Xu Huizu and others return to the court, it will be two or three months later. In fact, there is no need to be too anxious.

Although Zhu Wenyan is not reliable, after a little training during this period, some occasions can still be replenished. After all, everyone’s expectations for Zhu Wenyan are not high, and they will not give Zhu Wenyan too many requirements. Many things can be done by ordinary children.

Since this is the case, there is naturally no need to worry about some things. Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu both know what to do. As for Xiao Xiao Zhu, they don’t necessarily need to know those things, because his great-grandfather and his father will arrange everything.

Big things and small things are nothing to Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu. They have experienced a lot of things and have great power. Naturally, they know how to deal with some things.
Chapter completed!