When Xia Xun arrived at the palace, he still met him in the Jinshi Hall. This was the place where Zhu Di reviewed memorials and met with most foreign ministers after he went to court. As soon as he entered the main hall, he felt a surge of heat. There were several charcoal braziers on both sides of the hall.
The glowing, red charcoal fire seemed to be about to burst into flames.
Zhu Di suffered from severe rheumatism in the north, and the winter in the south was not too cold, but humid and humid. This was difficult for Zhu Di to adapt to. In winter, he had to suffer from the disease almost every day, so
There are a lot of fire pots in the hall, which not only increase the temperature, but also make the air drier, so that you can feel more comfortable.
"Your Majesty, Yang Xu is here."
"Ask him to come in."
"According to the order!"
Mu En exited the hall and said to Xia Xun who was waiting in the outer hall: "The emperor has a decree, Yang Xu comes to see you!"
Xia Xun entered the inner hall and was surprised to see someone already inside. This person looked familiar to Xia Xun. It seemed that he had met him at the Ministry of Rites when he pretended to be an envoy from Shanhou Kingdom.
Just listen to Zhu Di saying to the man: "Huang Fenglin, Xingren Si Li, you are very knowledgeable. You are from Fujian and are particularly familiar with the affairs of the southeast. This time when I went south, Xingren Si Si Zheng specially recommended you. I have seen your
Resume, you were a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Hongwu, right?"
The man was in his early thirties, with a shrewd and capable appearance, and a slight beard. He bowed to Zhu Di and said, "What the emperor said is that I am a top 29 Jinshi in the 32nd year of Hongwu."
Zhu Di smiled and said: "Well, it hasn't been long since I started serving as an official. Do it well. If you do a good job this time, it will be easy to make you a deputy secretary."
Huang Fenglin said quickly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The Xingren Department is also the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The people in the Xingren Department are all diplomats. Only Jinshi can serve as diplomats. They are in charge of the matters of honoring festivals and serving envoys. They are responsible for issuing imperial edicts, canonizing titles, approving edicts, and recruiting. Among the officials in the capital, they are all diplomats.
Although the status is low, the reputation is very high and the promotion is very fast. All junior high school scholars are proud to hold this position.
"Okay, you go do something."
"Yes, I will retire."
Huang Fenglin glanced at Yang Xu quickly, bowed his hands to Zhu Di and retreated to the palace gate, then turned around and left.
Xia Xun hurriedly stepped forward to see the emperor: "Your Majesty, Yang Xu, has met!"
"Get up and sit down!"
***, the two of them are monarchs and ministers, but they are "brother-in-law" when it comes to personal matters. This is not in the court, so there is no need to be too polite. Xia Xun thanked the emperor, sat on the chair moved by a young chamberlain, and asked with a smile
: "Will the emperor send envoys to visit the southern countries?"
Zhu Di said: "I asked him to go to Annan for a trip."
Xia Xun's heart moved. He vaguely remembered that he had fought with Annan during the Yongle Dynasty, and asked, "Isn't Annan not peaceful now?"
Zhu Di said: "Now that King Annan has changed his surname to Hu, it is said that the Chen family has been extinct. The current King Annan, Hu Hancang, is the grandson of the previous king of the Chen family, so he is supported by the people as king. Now he has sent envoys to Beijing to ask for a title from me."
, the Ministry of Rites believes that the matter is of great importance, and the situation in Annan is unclear, so one cannot accept one-sided words, and can only grant the seal after detailed research. I feel that what he said is reasonable, and I specially arranged a trip to Annan to verify the authenticity of his words."
Zhu Di actually didn't have a good impression of King Annan. Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, Annan has been our Chinese territory. After the Five Dynasties, taking advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains and being unable to restrain it, he became an independent country. In the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Annan took the opportunity to send troops and once surpassed the control of the Yuan Dynasty.
More than 200 miles of bronze pillars were erected to define the boundary, and five counties including Qiuwen and Qingyuan were occupied. After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he ordered Annan to be returned to the five counties of Qiuwen because of his long-distance relationship in the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, the Chen family in Annan was cowardly and wanted to agree, but Li Jiyou, the Prime Minister of the country at that time, was in power and he coerced the king to surrender and refuse his order. Because the country was not at peace at the time, Zhu Yuanzhang's strategic goals were mainly in the north, while in the misty south, the army was at the mercy of the army. If it cannot be opened, it is like a quagmire. It is easy to dare to fight on both sides. The land of these five counties has never been returned. However, the Annan Kingdom still did a good job in saving face. When the new king ascends the throne, he will ask for a title from the Ming Dynasty and regard himself as a vassal. Zhu Yuanzhang just endured this bad breath.
There has been no peace in Annan. In the fourth year of Hongwu, King Chen Rijian was forced to death by his uncle Chen Shuming. Because he was afraid of the opposition of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Shuming did not dare to usurp the throne and establish himself. Chen Rijian's brother Chen Rui was king. Chen Rui was wounded and died during the invasion of Champa. , and was succeeded by his younger brother Chen Wei. After repeated repetitions, the royal power became weaker, and the whole of Annan fell completely into the control of the Prime Minister Li Jiyou, so he killed Chen Wei and made Chen Rikun the king.
In the first year of Jianwen, when the Battle of Jingnan started, the Central Plains was in chaos, and he had no time to look south, Li Jiyou killed Chen Rikun again. The following year, he destroyed the Chen Dynasty, claimed to be a descendant of Emperor Shun, changed the name of his country to Dayu, and himself He changed his surname to Hu and his given name to Yiyuan. At this time, he still did not dare to proclaim himself emperor, because his son Hu Hancang was the grandson of Chen Mingzong. There was some blood relationship, so he said that the Chen family was extinct and his grandson succeeded him.
After Hu Hancang ascended the throne, he sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty once, but Zhu Yunwen was beaten badly by Zhu Di and had no time to pay attention to him. After Zhu Di ascended the throne, Hu Hancang once again sent people to congratulate him. At the same time, he reiterated the old talk and asked for canonization, even though he had been on the throne for four years. Years passed, but without Daming's recognition, they felt a little guilty after all.
Xia Xun is not an expert on Ming history and doesn't know much about this period of history. In the things he has read, when Zhu Di's achievements are mentioned, they usually just say "conquered Annan" without a more detailed introduction. He did not dare to show off his vague "precognition ability" when it came to national affairs, so he stopped expressing his opinions and just said cautiously: "The emperor summoned ministers here, could it be... that it has something to do with Annan?"
Zhu Di shook his head and said with a smile: "That's not true. When you are newly married and are inseparable, if I ask you to go to Annan, you won't be able to go back and forth for more than half a year. How can Ming'er be willing to spare me? However, I do have something to explain. You go and do it.”
Xia Xun stood up quickly and said: "Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
"Sit down, sit down and talk!"
Zhu Di's expression became more serious and he said: "There is a kingdom in the far west of the Western Region. Its leader is named Timur. Have you heard of it?"
Xia Xun's expression was suddenly shocked. Of course he had heard about Emperor Timur. When he browsed the forum in his spare time, he had seen many posts comparing the power of the Tiemu Empire and the Ming Dynasty. Assuming that the two countries If there is a war, it will be a matter of who wins or loses, so he does know something about this country in the far west. But what he knows is some things in the future. When it comes to understanding the current situation of this empire, he still Not as good as Zhu Di's.
Zhu Di said: "This Timur was originally the prince-in-law of the Yuan Dynasty. He later proclaimed himself emperor. His capital was in Samarkand in the west. He was honored by his ministers as 'Genghis Khan'. His country's territory was huge, no less than that of the Ming Dynasty. There are more than 700,000 people who control the strings in the country. In terms of military strength, they are not inferior to our Ming Dynasty. Their power is no small matter."
Xia Xun was secretly surprised when he heard this. He thought that in this era, there was extremely little information between countries. He thought that the king was so close, but the Ming Dynasty didn't even know who the king was. But now Zhu Di talked about the land in the far west.
Isn't it strange that a country like this has so many treasures?
Seeing his expression, Zhu Di couldn't help but smile and said, "You wonder why I know Tamerlane so well, right?"
Xia Xun said: "Yes, this kingdom...I also travel a lot from north to south, and I occasionally hear people mention it once. I have almost never heard of the situation in this country between the government and the public, so..."
Zhu Di chuckled and said: "I know this kingdom because they had dealings with me, the Ming Dynasty. You were still young at that time and were still studying for scientific examinations in Qingzhou, so naturally you didn't know about it. In the 20th year of Hongwu, Timur
He sent envoys to our Ming Dynasty. Among the kingdoms in the Western Regions, Timur was the first kingdom to recognize our Ming Dynasty and send envoys to pay tribute. Therefore, Emperor Taizu Gao had a good impression of that country. In the 27th year of Hongwu,
At that time, they sent envoys eastward for the second time..."
Zhu Di rummaged through the table, pulled out a memorial, handed it to Xia Xun and said, "Look."
Xia Xun quickly took it with both hands, but it was a certificate of credence from the Kingdom of Timur. When he saw the content, Xia Xun was surprised and said: "Is it written in Chinese?"
Generally speaking, the credential of each country is written in its own language. The legend that Li Bai was drunk and Gao Lishi took off his boots is because there is no interpreter who knows the language of that country in the travel department of the country.
The book was written in both Chinese and that country's language. There must have been people around Timur who were proficient in Chinese. Maybe Timur knew the Ming Empire in the East very well.
Zhu Di obviously also thought of it, smiled slightly and said: "Keep watching!"
This letter of credence was submitted to Ming Dynasty by Timur Khan again in the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu. The letter of credence was very polite and he regarded himself as a minister. The letter of credence said: "I respect the great emperor of Ming Dynasty and accept the Ming Dynasty."
Destiny unites the four seas, spreads benevolence and kindness, nourishes the common people, and is admired by all nations. Knowing that God wants to rule the world peacefully, he specially ordered the emperor to make fortune numbers and be the master of billions of trillions. The light is vast, as bright as a celestial mirror, and there is no distance or distance.
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After looking at it, Xia Xun raised his head and said with a smile: "This Timur is very respectful and polite to me, Daming."
Zhu Di hummed: "This time, that time. Later, Timur destroyed countless Western countries and became increasingly rampant. In the last years of Hongwu, our court sent Fu An to Samarkand, and Timur detained him.
, took him with him all the way to the war, and traveled thousands of miles across the western countries to praise the vastness of his country.
Then you all know that the Battle of Jingnan started, and the imperial court had no time to care about questioning and punishing the country. Tamerlane thought that the Ming Dynasty was weak and could be bullied. This year, they sent an envoy again, but they refused to pay homage to him.
He excused himself by saying, "This country does not have such customs," and just bowed to me. If I continue to ignore him, I'm afraid Tamerlane Khan will become more arrogant and lead his troops to fight!"
Xia Xun's expression changed: "What does the emperor mean?"
Zhu Di leaned back in his chair and said with a half-smile: "Repay the other in return! Didn't they take Fu An through the conquered countries and boast about the vastness of the territory and the strength of the force? I
I want you to take the country's envoys and travel around, and hold another military parade in Texas, so that they can see the wealth of our Ming Dynasty and the might of our military. I want to see if they dare to do this when they come back.
Arrogant!"
Xia Xun felt relieved after hearing this: "This trip is easy. I'll be back after traveling around for a month or two. This is indeed a simple task!"
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