Zhao Yanhao almost choked on his own saliva, and countless bloody dramas flashed through his mind: "Why is this a marriage recognition meeting?" But he also immediately understood why the previous Ryukyu officials were snickering.
For a moment, the whole ship was silent. The crew and Ryukyu sailors all gathered around to watch the father and son, who were staring at each other without saying a word.
"Yali Ai, Mr. Zheng, how can you (father and son) be reunited? Congratulations..." Seeing that the atmosphere was extremely awkward, Ma Xiu hurriedly came to the rescue with very bad mandarin, but he did not expect that it made the people around him laugh.
The awkward atmosphere immediately dissipated a lot.
"This is really more happiness than happiness, haha..." Zhao Yanhao also laughed quickly and forced a smile.
This unexpected episode did not affect the second pick-up ceremony. Zheng Zixiao presented the gift list, and Zhao Yanhao returned the gift as usual. Both parties were happy. Then the two envoys disembarked with gifts, and soon the third pick-up messenger also arrived in a boat.
come over.
The identity of the last envoy to be picked up seemed to be more distinguished. The officials who boarded the ship this time wore purple eight-roll rugs on their heads. They were all officials of the pro-party level. The two envoys knelt down and kowtowed, and then introduced themselves.
"The head of the Ryukyu Zhongshan State Law Department went to Heling to meet the envoy of the Song Dynasty."
"Doctor Zijin of Kume Village, Zhongshan State, Ryukyu, I would like to have a close friend, Cai Jian, to visit the envoy of the Song Dynasty."
According to the custom of Ryukyu canonization, there was no gift for the third time. Xiang Heling took out a name card directly from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Yanhao with a flattering smile. Zhao Yanhao also returned a business card, and Xiang Heling was overjoyed.
, carefully wrapped this small piece of paper and kept it in his arms.
Cai Jian briefly introduced the specific steps of the landing ceremony. Zhao Yanhao had already heard Xi'an explain it once, so he didn't have any worries.
At this time, a boat not far away rowed next to the Wave Rider, and Zhao Yanhao saw a familiar bald head standing on the bow of the boat.
"Envoy from the Kingdom of Heaven, please." Xi'an said respectfully.
"Thank you so much, Xi'an, you don't have to worry too much."
Zhao Yanhao ordered the sailors to first unload all kinds of documents used during the canonization and various gifts presented to the Ryukyu king by the Senate onto the small boat. The Ryukyu officials knelt down and respectfully took the brown paper bags containing various red-headed documents and put them away.
Get on the boat.
The pulleys of the davits creaked from time to time, and Xu Liang directed the sailors to put the landing boats one by one on the sea. Zhao Yanhao and Zheng Jue both hid their pistols in their waists, and then followed up with several naval officers and soldiers.
Climb the rope ladder down to the boat.
The landing boat emitted black smoke and carried Zhao Yanhao and his party towards Tongdozaki. Zhao Yanhao saw that there was a not very big temple behind the long embankment connecting Sanchong City, which was probably the Linhai Temple written on the map.
Not far from the temple, a small Chinese-style pavilion stood on the coast. Under the pavilion, a bustling group of Ryukyu officials wearing various headscarves had already stood here, waiting for the arrival of Zhao Yanhao and his party.
Approaching the pier, Zhao Yanhao saw an incense table placed in the middle of the pier, a sedan called "Dragon Pavilion" and several other sedan chairs called "Cai Pavilion" parked on the left and right sides.
The Ryukyu officers respectfully placed the official documents of the Senate into the Dragon Pavilion and various gifts into the Color Pavilion.
Because the Senate did not stipulate specific etiquette, the current full set of etiquette for receiving envoys in Ryukyu still follows the standard system for receiving envoys canonized by the Ming Dynasty.
The boat sailed to the dock, and Zhao Yanhao and Zheng Jue were the first to board the shore. As soon as they stood on the left and right sides of Longting and Caiting, they saw a province wearing a green robe, a colorful satin hat on his head, and a brocade belt around his waist.
The pale young man walked out of the Ying'en Pavilion, accompanied by Cai Jian, the commander-in-chief of Jiume Village and Zijin doctor. He came up to Zhao Yanhao and walked to the incense table in front of the Long Pavilion. He immediately knelt down and bowed, speaking in extremely blunt Mandarin.
, jumping word by word: "Prince Naofumi of Ryukyu Zhongshan Kingdom met with the envoy of the Song Dynasty."
"No gift."
Then Naofumi said something in Ryukyu dialect, and Cai Jian on the side quickly translated: "I respectfully wish the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to be blessed."
"Sacred bow." Zhao Yanhao thought to himself, I don't even know who this emperor is, so I had to respond randomly.
"Wang Shizhong, is Ma Zhongshu okay?"
"Very good." Zhao Yanhao thought to himself, no wonder he specifically asked who the top leader of the Senate was yesterday, and I hope there will be such a greeting session. These two are quite at ease.
Naofumi breathed a sigh of relief. This poor prince was twenty-one years old and was the second son of King Shotoyo. Naofumi's grandfather was the younger brother of King Shoning and Naofumi was the regent of Ryukyu. During the Ryukyu expedition, Naofumi was captured together with King Shotoyo.
Captured to Japan, he died of illness in Sunfu when he met Tokugawa Ieyasu. His mother Meiyan died of dystocia when giving birth to him. Due to the dystocia, he was weak and sick since childhood. His half-brother, Shang Tian, was originally chosen to have no heirs.
He was the successor of King Shangning, but he died early. King Shangning had to choose his father Shangfeng as his successor. But what was very unlucky was that, although he was the legitimate son and the eldest son, he
His father has been reluctant to make him the crown prince. His two younger brothers, Prince Sangxian of Kume Nakajou, and Sangzhi, adopted by his uncle Prince Gu Zhichuan, Shangzhi, are both the sons of King Shangfeng’s favorite wife Liang Yue.
, are now studying in Satsuma, so the Satsuma clan is more optimistic about his younger brother Shoken as the first heir to the throne.
Last year, he and his uncle Kinmu Prince Naomi were sent to Japan as the first batch of celebration envoys and gratitude envoys respectively. They met with the third generation shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu in Nijo Castle in Kyoto. Not long after returning home, his irresponsible father
Decided to let him continue to receive the envoys from Australia and Song Dynasty, and inquire about the Emperor of Song Dynasty by the way - Australians have always been secretive about the emperor, and the credentials were signed by the Executive Committee of the Senate, which reminded King Shangfeng of the Ming Dynasty history books.
Duke Zhao of Zhou was in power. Shang Wen did not dare to directly ask about the emperor's affairs. He only made insinuations about the situation of the "regent" - but the envoy from the Shangguo did not get angry because he did not greet the emperor of the Song Dynasty. It seemed that the emperor of the Song Dynasty
The emperor is indeed not that important to these Australians.
Shang Wen breathed a small sigh of relief. When the navy and navy from Australia and Song Dynasty led by Xu Liang boarded the pier and stood on both sides of the pier, Cai Jian gave a command. Shang Wen and a group of officials faced the incense case and the "Edict" first.
They bowed five times, then knelt down, offered incense three times, and kowtowed three times. Zhao Yanhao felt that this scene was quite spectacular - according to the past practice in Lingao, Zhao Yanhao should stop them and "no need to be too polite", but since
This time, as the Celestial Kingdom, I naturally accepted it as an exception.
After Naofumi got up, a maroon Ryukyu horse came forward from the attendants. Surrounded by a group of attendants, he led the way in a mighty manner, bypassing the Ying'en Pavilion and walking towards the Tianjie behind. All of them wore red cloth on their heads.
The officers were either holding command flags to open the way, or holding trumpets, gongs and drums and various musical instruments to play road music, or holding axes, axes, hooks and forks and various ceremonial guards followed closely behind. Wearing yellow cloth on their heads, they also rode in the opposite places.
The smaller Ryukyu horse followed behind, surrounded by a group of attendants. Then came the quickly made Morning Star flag, the Star Fist red flag, the Flying Feather Butterfly Golden Eagle flag representing Zhao Yuanlao himself, and other companies of various strange colors.
Ryukyu police officers wearing soap clothes and leather hats.
Two navy sergeants who were able to ride horses mounted the Mongolian horses they had brought with them, and walked at the front of the envoy's team under the banner of the Morning Star and the red flag of the Star Fist. They were followed by a group of waveriders, and the navy on the Yangbo was beating the drums.
Next, all of them were in high spirits, with straight waists, carrying long and short guns, and moving forward with waving military flags. According to the orders of the indigenous naval officers, they formed a formation at certain intervals and walked behind them. Behind them were Ryukyus.
The kingdom inserted several teams of Ryukyu officers holding various strange ceremonial guards, and guided the red-hatted officers behind who were carrying Ryuutei and Saitei.
"Please invite the envoy of the Song Dynasty to get on the sedan chair." Cai Jian leaned over and bowed.
A cool sedan with a black top, green body and red bars was immediately carried over by eight servants in soap clothes and fur hats. Zhao Yanhao sat on it without ceremony, followed by Zheng Jue, Xu Liang
, Li Renjun and several other naturalized cadres mounted their war horses and rode in front of the sedan with several special reconnaissance team members. The last person in the queue was the navy team led by Xiao Ziyue.
The group of people walked through Tianjie in a mighty manner, and after walking less than a mile, they arrived at the Angel Pavilion at the end of Tianjie. The Angel Pavilion is a majestic and magnificent imitation Chinese-style building in this time and space. There are two pillars standing at the door.
On the flagpole, a large yellow flag with the word "canonized" written on both sides was unfurling in the morning breeze. The Angel Hall faces north and faces south. Its size and shape are somewhat similar to the Yamen of Qiongzhou Prefecture that he once visited. The plaque at the gate reads "Wanli".
The three characters "Tianzemen" written by Xia Ziyang, the canonization envoy for thirty years.
A group of Ryukyu officials dismounted and stood in line. Zhao Yanhao also got off the sedan chair. Surrounded by Ryukyu civil and military officials, he walked into the Angel Hall. There were three main halls at the entrance. In the main hall, there was a letter written by Xiao Chongye, the canonized envoy of Wanli in the fourth year, "Salu"
"The two big characters are taken from the poem by Yao He of the Tang Dynasty, "Who can be like a king who will send rain and dew, spreading hibiscus thousands of miles east of the sea", which means Huaiyuan, so it is named Salu Hall.
Ryukyu officers carried Longting to the front of the main hall. Prince Naofumi of Zhongcheng, on-duty justice Xiang Heling, uncle Ma Xiu and other top officials stood in a group under the hall, facing the "grand hall" representing the Senate.
Zhao Yanhao, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, kowtowed three times. Zhao Yanhao felt happy in his heart, but behaved himself. He pushed forward with his hands clasped, his body slightly bent forward, and he bowed in return.
Then the officials in charge of Shenkou, headed by the officials of the main council and the middle council officers, kowtowed three times to Zhao Yanhao. Zhao Yanhao clasped his hands in front of him and returned the gesture.
Finally, Nahaguan Cai Duo, Ryukyu's long history, Dutongshi and other mid-level officials saluted, and Zhao Yanhao casually returned the gesture (raised hand salute).
After the ceremony, Naofumi, Xiang Heling, Ma Xiu and other senior Ryukyu officials said goodbye one after another and rushed back to Shuri Castle to report to King Shangfeng. Zhao Yanhao and a group of cadres and Fubo Army personnel officially moved into the Angel Hall.