Jiang Wan was indeed not in Zhouzhuang, he had returned to the Tenth Prince's Mansion.
But this time when he returned to the Tenth Prince's Mansion, it was not because he missed Li Fuyao and Xiaojiu, or because Ting Yunxuan was worried that no one would clean and take care of his yard after he left.
He was summoned back by Zhu Youjian himself.
Just like every time he came back to report to Zhu Youjian Zhouzhuang, Zhu Youjian asked about the recent development of his Tingyu Tower. This was the only thing Zhu Youjian really did alone after he was crowned king.
Jiang Wan could understand this sincerity.
But after talking about this, Zhu Youjian changed the subject and talked directly about another matter.
"The imperial court and the Folangji mission reached a deadlock in negotiating the purchase of Folangji artillery. When I entered the palace yesterday, my brother and I talked about this!" He said slowly: "I said I wanted to go.
Let’s see how our Ming Dynasty went to negotiate with these small foreign countries. The emperor agreed very simply, but that old dog Wei Zhongxian hindered it!”
Jiang Wan listened quietly, knowing that there was still afternoon.
"Wei Zhongxian, that old dog, said that the people in the Ministry of War are slowly trying to temper Fo Langji's temper. Sooner or later, this deal will be concluded. If I really want to understand, the palace can send people to watch, but I have absolutely no plans.
You can’t show up, otherwise, it would be too embarrassing for Fo Langji!”
"Well, Wei Zhongxian's matter is not too much!" Jiang Wan thought about it and said to Zhu Youjian: "This Fo Langji country is a small country thousands of miles away. Although in some fields, they
They have some advantages, but with their population and scale, they are really incomparable to the Ming Dynasty. Even if his king comes to our Ming Dynasty, and His Highness goes to see the other party, it is all to give the other party face, let alone a mere envoy!"
He shook his head: "The identities of the two parties are too different. If they publicize it, they can put themselves in a good position, but we, the Ming Dynasty, will be embarrassed!"
"Is that so?" Zhu Youjian snorted, but he wasn't particularly unhappy. It was about the dignity of the Ming Dynasty. He didn't care about Wei Zhongxian's obstruction in this matter, even if Wei Zhongxian didn't necessarily think of this when he blocked him.
"At least, I don't recommend that the prince go to see them!" Jiang Wan said.
Zhu Youjian suddenly mentioned the matter of the Folangji mission, obviously not to seek his opinion. This should be because the matter of the Folangji mission last time was not over yet. Zhu Youjian may be able to tolerate Wei Zhongxian now, but for
He couldn't think of any reason to hold back on a mere Franco mission.
"Then you go!"
Sure enough, Zhu Youjian didn't even think about it and spoke directly: "As for what you are going to do, you know it clearly!"
"I understand. Your Majesty is looking for an opportunity to let me get close to the Fo Langji mission in order to find out what dirty deeds they did while they were in Beijing!" Jiang Wan nodded: "If we can get hold of these handles about them, on the one hand, we can
Use this to blackmail them and complete the purchase of the Folangji cannon that the imperial court negotiated with them this time. On the other hand, you can follow the clues to completely solve the hidden danger that the prince has been worried about! "
"I'm afraid it won't be easy to solve it completely, but I must be aware of where these hidden dangers are!" Zhu Youjian looked at Jiang Wan with a slight sneer at the corner of his mouth: "When the time comes, you Ting Yu
The building will be useful!"
"The prince has thought carefully, Jiang Wan admires him!" Jiang Wan nodded.
This time, the Ming Dynasty court has been negotiating for nearly half a year to purchase Folangji cannons, but the negotiations have not been completed. There are many reasons. The biggest reason is that one party is asking for a high price, and the other party is paying back the money on the spot. There is no agreement on the price.
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Not to mention that Franji Ren also had some additional requirements besides money, which was the main reason why this negotiation reached a deadlock.
Because of the sensitivity and importance of this matter, there were quite a few people involved in the negotiations at the Ming Dynasty.
The Ministry of War must have people, and they must be experts. You can't spend money and end up buying a bunch of junk. The Ministry of Households also needs people. After all, the people in the Ministry of War just want things, but they are the ones who pay for it. They
If they don't keep an eye on it, wouldn't they become the ones who get taken advantage of if the people from the Ministry of War spend money indiscriminately?
Of course, the most important thing is that the Ministry of Rites must have someone. After all, it is a foreign mission. If the people from the Ministry of Rites do not participate in the reception and interpretation, other yamen cannot do it. Especially in terms of communication between the two parties, the functions of the Ministry of Rites are even more important than those of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
important.
Therefore, the Ministry of Rites sent out a minister, and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Husband each sent out a doctor, which was regarded as the main lineup for the talks between Ming Dynasty and Fo Lang.
In addition, there are the people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei. One is responsible for security guard, and the other one, everyone knows that if Jinyiwei and Dongchang are not involved in such a big thing, doesn't it mean that the emperor is blind and deaf?
Yet?
Jiang Wan came out of the palace and went directly to Peng Jin, the minister of etiquette. As soon as he reported his intention to come, Peng Jin sent someone to welcome him in with a smile, and expressed his warm welcome to His Royal Highness's people to participate in the meeting with Buddha.
According to the pace of the meeting, the next meeting will be in a few days, and he will definitely send someone to notify Jiang Wan to attend.
This is not possible!
Jiang Wan thought about it for a while, then turned back to the palace.
His identity has changed, but his small courtyard in the palace has not changed. It is still his. Of course, there are many rooms in the palace, and Yunxuan has a lot of rooms, so he doesn't care about it.
More importantly, even Li Fuyao is not sure what he has been busy with recently and whether he is Ting Yunxuan's deacon. But Wang Chengen came over and told Li Fuyao that Jiang Wan had been listening to the prince recently and Ting Yunxuan's deacon.
Don't bother Jiang Wan.
Under such circumstances, Jiang Wan's stay in the courtyard of the palace was naturally the same as before. The girls he brought back from Jiaofangsi were even still living in his courtyard - except for Su Qianqian who went to Zhouzhuang.
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Xiao Jiu was probably the most unhappy person because he was so confused. She ran to Jiang Wan many times and could hardly see Jiang Wan. This meant that she not only had no free snacks to eat.
, and I can no longer hear the endless ghost stories from Jiang Wan.
Back in the courtyard, several girls saw Jiang Wan with a smile and went back to doing their own things. Without Jiang Wan, the girls still had to do chores in the building.
Jiang Wan sat down and suddenly realized that if he really wanted to go to the Ministry of Etiquette and participate in the affairs of the Folangji people, there seemed to be one less person around him, not even a useful person around him, not to mention that he, a professor from the Royal Palace, was not good at doing things.
Conveniently, even if other people see it, they will think that the Tenth Prince’s Mansion is losing face!
The people he can use are all arranged in Zhouzhuang now, and the people from Xu Jian's side are not suitable. Dongchang and Jinyiwei will appear by then, so it doesn't matter if he has a few Jinyiwei around him.
The death of Dongchang Zheng Bajin was fooled last time, but this time Sun Yulin disappeared inexplicably, and he didn't know what the situation was in Dongchang. If he didn't follow anyone around, if he was really going to be plotted, then he was
He really died before he left the army.
While he was thinking about this, he heard the sound of footsteps outside and Li Fuyao's careless voice.
"You still know how to come back? I thought you had forgotten that you are still one of us who listens to Yunxuan..."