Ming Dynasty: Huddle in Beiping County as Magistrate Chapter 148 Guo An shows off his power Latest website: After saying that, Liu Shihou looked at Zhu Di above again, his face full of humility and fear.
"His Royal Highness King Yan clearly knows that the foreign minister sincerely admires the Confucian culture of the Central Plains and truly loves the transparent glass, cement and other sacred objects in His Highness King Yan's residence."
On the side, Honglu Temple's You Shaoqing's eyelids twitched. He always felt that this matter was somewhat beyond their control.
However, before Bi Wenxi, the right young minister of Honglu Temple, could speak, Guo An cursed angrily.
"Shameless beggar, the foreign vassal of Korea admires the Confucian culture of the Central Plains and learns from our Central Plains culture. Can I be handed over to Shu Xiu?"
"You, the kings and ministers of Goryeo, have you come to our country in the Ming Dynasty to worship Confucius and Mencius and other Confucian saints in the Central Plains?"
"It's called plagiarism without reporting it! Ergoli claims to have studied our Central Plains Confucian culture. Didn't he learn this?"
"Furthermore, what does the Koryo vassal state's admiration for Confucian culture have to do with our Prince Yan's palace? The glass and cement products developed by hundreds of craftsmen in our Prince Yan's palace, why should I give you the Koryo vassal state?
In particular, the technology of growing vegetables in winter is a secret that is not passed down in our Yan Palace. If anyone or any force wants to get that technology, they must either spend money to buy it or exchange it for something of equal value?
How can you, a mere foreign vassal of Goryeo, have the shame to open your mouth and just want to beg me, His Highness, King Yan, to give you these divine things to Goryeo?"
"Korea's envoy Liu Shihou, if there are some rats who don't submit to the training, they secretly learn the knowledge and culture of the suzerain country.
Then, these rats have not been satisfied for hundreds of years. They often use some worthless things in their homes to send to the overlord country, and then exchange them for valuable things from the overlord country.
The sovereign country is magnanimous and does not care too much.
However, these rats were never satisfied. Finally, when they saw a good item appeared in the overlord country, they sent someone to ask for it shamelessly?
If you encounter such rats, how do you think they should be punished?"
Hearing this, Liu Shihou could no longer pretend, a gloomy look flashed in his eyes, and then he said respectfully.
"This Shangguan has misunderstood. Our country, Koryo, is the most loyal vassal state to the Ming Dynasty. Although our country is small, in order to show our loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, the King of Koryo sends envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year!
His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty also presented to our country of Korea the Ming Dynasty's crowns, robes, musical instruments, "Hongwu Three Years Datong Calendar", "Six Classics", "Four Books", "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" and "Han Shu", " "Chao He Yi Notes" and other classics, so it is not considered stealing."
"You don't need to quibble. As early as the prosperous Tang Dynasty, you began to secretly learn our Central Plains Confucian culture. Now, I, the Ming Emperor, are kind-hearted and can't bear my angry officials to scold you, so I gave you these classics."
Guo An sneered and said: "It's just that my Majesty, the Ming Dynasty Emperor, never expected that his kind deeds would make you mistakenly think that I, the Ming Dynasty, have a good heart.
In the past few years, you, the Goryeo Kingdom, have been so poor that you can no longer survive, so you have been coveting the money, food, cloth and other items that I, the Ming Dynasty, brought back to you and other envoys every time. You, the King of Goryeo, have increased the tribute from once a year to three times a year?" Liu Shihou said angrily: "What this superior official said is completely slandering me, the King of Goryeo. I will definitely file a complaint to His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"
Guo An's face was full of sarcasm: "If any of my words are fabricated, you can file a complaint to His Majesty at any time.
However, I remember that my Majesty the Ming Emperor once issued a decree to you, the King of Goryeo, that you only need to pay tribute once a year!
As a result, you, the King of Goryeo, were greedy and still did it three times a year?
In fact, they only paid fifty tribute horses, and two of them died in the process. In the end, they planned to deceive His Majesty, the Ming Emperor, by using two private horses as tribute horses to make up for the fifty horses.
Your Majesty..."
Master Liu's face was ashen and he quickly looked at Zhu Di above.
"Your Highness King Yan, the foreign ministers are envoys of the Ming Dynasty's tributary countries and should not be insulted like this!"
Zhu Di chuckled and replied: "I have thought about it a lot. I also know these things Guo Qing said. Guo Qing is not talking nonsense."
Liu Shihou's eyes widened and he couldn't believe that King Yan treated him like this. Then he quickly turned and looked at Bi Wenxi, the right young minister of Honglu Temple on one side.
Although he wanted to laugh, he was still an ally at this moment. Bi Wenxi stood up and slowly saluted Zhu Di.
"His Royal Highness King Yan clearly knows that our Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and the envoys of Goryeo are here to pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty, so they should not be treated like this."
Zhu Di ignored Bi Wenxi.
Opposite, all the officials in Prince Yan's Mansion were unhappy.
Guo An directly retorted: "What Bi Shaoqing meant was that a shameless rat came to your home, and you treated him politely with good food and drink. As a result, the rat opened his mouth to ask for the treasures in your home, and you, Bi Shaoqing, should also do so with a smile on your face."
Give your treasures to that rat?"
Bi Wenxi's eyes flashed with anger, and he said in a deep voice: "Guo Changshi needs to talk nonsense, but I have no such intention."
Guo An was merciless, "Isn't that what Bi Shaoqing taught my family, His Highness King Yan? If not, could you please explain it to me?"
"This... Your Highness, King Yan, forgive me for this, but I have no intention of doing so!"
Bi Wenxi's expression changed, and he quickly saluted Zhu Di with a panicked expression on his face, "I have absolutely no intention of offending His Highness, King Yan."
Zhu Di waved his hand grandly, "Just be more careful next time!"
Bi Wenxi: "..."
Guo An asked again: "In addition, the Goryeo envoys did not come to pay tribute to me, the Ming Dynasty. Can Bi Shaoqing tell His Highness the King of Yan how much the objects they brought are worth? How much are the objects I returned to them from the Ming Dynasty worth?"