Several other Ryukyu officials followed suit with a few compliments. Zheng Zixiao, who had been neglected for twenty-six years, finally couldn't hold back his inner joy and said silently: "Blessed by our ancestors, may the Zheng family's family be rejuvenated."
Will that day be far away?
Ryukyu is located between China and Japan, and unlike North Korea, it can rely on China wholeheartedly. In the gap between the two powers, it can only survive in treacherous ways. For Ryukyu's ruling class, it is not only necessary to obtain the king's
In order to be happy, they also need to gain the approval of the Ming Dynasty and Satsuma. Especially the Satsuma Domain, the "Great Emperor" here, has penetrated Ryukyu all-pervasively.
Now, the more powerful "Great Song Dynasty" has come, and even Satsuma is wary of them. If they can catch up with them, the Zheng family's children will have greater promotion in Ryukyu in the future. The prosperity of the family will be guaranteed.
After all, just having the status of "gentry" is not enough to maintain long-term wealth in Ryukyu, a small and sparsely populated place.
In the southern mountains of Ryukyu, between several villages in the Chinen area, towering trees with lush foliage stand tall and straight, blocking out the sun with thick shade. The surroundings are extremely quiet, except for the long chirping of cicadas. In this jungle,
There is a mansion that is not too big.
Although the mansion is not big, it is particularly sacred in the eyes of the local people with no surnames. This is because this is the "Royal Palace" where the owner of Ryukyu's highest holy place, Zhaiba Ontake, the Lord Wende, lives in the Nanshan area of Ryukyu.
.
I heard that the prince lives in the palace in Shuri on weekdays. Unless there is a new year or some ceremony, he will not return to Chinenmagi under her jurisdiction. Therefore, the palace in Nanshan is nothing more than a villa. The people with no surnames heard that the village
Zhu Nu said that the "Celestial Envoy" from the Song Dynasty would come here to pay homage and receive the blessings of Lord Wende. Therefore, Lord Wende returned to Nanshan a few days ago to make preparations in advance.
A team of officers wearing red scarves, followed by several female officials, lined up neatly, carrying two sedan chairs, crossing the field ridge in front of the woods and walking towards the villa of Lord Wen De. Early rice was being harvested in the fields.
The farmers couldn't help but stop their farm work and looked at the group of people - they saw two girls wearing red clothes and hats covering their faces sitting on the sedan chair.
"Which lady is this from? She's here to pay homage to Lord Wende, Kanazhi..." A young farmer scratched his head and asked.
"Where do you come from so much thought? Just work hard!" Another older farmer replied without raising his head.
The officers carried the sedan for another mile and arrived in front of the villa. The officers suddenly looked solemn and got out of the sedan in a hurry. The two girls got off the sedan and walked to the door.
A girl in her forties, wearing a white coat and skirt, came up to her with a smile.
"May I ask if the person who came here is the Zhenwanjia Jinzhi Sijana Zhi or the Zhenhe Jinzhi Sijana Zhi?"
"Exactly." The two girls took off their hats and handed them to the female officer on the side. Both of them wore high buns on their heads, gold hairpins, and bright yellow and red clothes dyed by Fukugi.
, wearing a coat skirt, a pleated white skirt, and a purple belt at the waist. The older girl is seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a royal sister's dress with weeping branches of peony. The younger girl is only fourteen or fifteen years old, but she is wearing a gold-painted dress.
Phoenix Royal Sisters Clothes.
"Zun Jin, it's been a while." The older girl smiled slightly, "How are you feeling lately?"
"Ah, it's really a shame for the slave family. Thanks to the blessings of the two of you, Kanazhi, you are in good health," Zunjin said with a smile, "I heard that the great king Kanazhi is going to bed. Please come with me, Mr. Kanazhi."
Ichiban will wait a moment.”
The two girls nodded, walked carefully through the atrium planted with various exotic flowers and plants, took off their clogs in front of Ichibanza, stepped onto the tatami, and then sat down on the ground.
I saw that in a room of the Maharaja's palace, there were snow cave lanterns two to three feet high on the ground, and a red gauze tent hung high in the middle. In the tent were several ebony tables with gold patterns, and gilded lanterns on them.
There is a bronze elephant tower-shaped incense burner, and next to it is a Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain vase with seasonal flowers and plants inside.
The young girl asked the older girl in a low voice: "Sister Zhenhejin, will you really not panic when you see Lord Wende Kanashi..."
Manazuru Jin smiled and said, "I heard that Maharaja Kanashi just loves you for being smart, so what's there to panic about? As for me, a few years ago, I heard that Maharaja Kanashi took me to the Zhaijang Yudake Yudong.
I went back, and then went to Jiugao Island to attend the inauguration of Zhu Nu... This is even less likely."
"That's not true. I heard that Lord Kanashi has met my sister, so he won't ask her questions like that to me again and again. What's more, Sister Zhenhe Jin has been descended by the sister god. I'm afraid I heard that
I have to respect the great king Kanashi after seeing him, 'No mortal can understand my loneliness, my existence is to protect Ryukyu', this is what my sister said personally..."
Zhenzhen Jiajin looked at Zhenhejin with admiration, but he saw the latter covering his face with his hands, whimpering indistinctly and crying out.
"Sister, are you feeling unwell... Could it be, could it be... that Sister Goddess is possessing you?" Zhen Nian Jiajin's expression changed.
As he was talking, a rather majestic voice suddenly came from behind the shoji door painted with pictures of pines and cranes, saying: "Zhenhejin, are you here?"
Zhen He Jin and Zhen Wan Jia Jin quickly got into a sitting position, lowered their eyebrows and put their palms together in worship: "Zhen He Jin, Zhen Wan Jia Jin, I have seen and heard the great Lord Ganazhi."
What walked out from behind the bamboo curtain was a lady in her fifties who was wearing a large-sleeved shirt with red clouds and dragon patterns, her hair was combed high, and her gray hair was tied with a gold hairpin. She was none other than Xian Shang.
The second daughter of Prince Ei, the highest-ranking daughter of Ryukyu today - Lord Wen De.
Hearing this, the Maharaja walked to the red gauze tent and sat down, smiling: "Since there are no outsiders, there is no need to be polite here."
"Yes," the two girls finished their rituals and looked at Lord Wende.
Hearing this, the prince laughed again and said, "I didn't expect that Shinen Kokina was here too. In Shuri, no one comes to the palace to see me on weekdays, but today they all came together."
Zhen Hejin said, "My cousin, I asked her to accompany me here."
"Oh? That's really great. It hasn't been so lively for a long time." Wen De Dajun said with a smile, "Those blessing girls all look like Buddhas. They are not as interesting as you children. I'm here in the first place.
The same goes for the imperial palace here. I am lonely and live far away. I just hope that someone can talk to me and relieve my boredom. You are here just in time."
"If my aunt really has this intention," Zhenhejin said with a smile, "Zhenhejin and I have nothing to do every day. We go to my aunt's palace every day to relieve your boredom, okay?"
"You kid, you are just coaxing me," Wen De Dajun said with a smile, "If I hadn't called you, you wouldn't have come to me."
Hearing the monarch cough, he said again: "Zhen Hejin, this time I brought you to Nanshan not for anything else, but for the envoy of the Song Dynasty to pay homage to Yuyue and Jiugao Island."
"Yes, you must have met him at the ceremony to confer Meigozen Kanashi, right?" Lord Wende nodded and continued, "Among the current Zhu girls on Kudaka Island, you are especially young.
You also understand Tang language. When the envoys from the Song Dynasty pay homage to Yuyue, how about you be an interpreter for them?"
"Then...then since my aunt has given you such orders," Zhenzuru Jin smiled sweetly, "I would rather obey her orders than be respectful."
"It's rare to see you so straightforward, so I feel relieved. However, this foreign envoy comes to my highest imperial mountain for the first time since the arrival of Tiansun. This ceremony is neither returning to the east imperial palace, nor naturally it is not the imperial palace. How about this ceremony?
, you still allow me to think about it carefully, so I won’t talk about it today.”
Hearing this, the prince turned to look at Zhen Ning Jia Jin, with eyes full of love, and then changed the subject, "You are not young anymore, so Mei Gozen Kanashi should be a matchmaker for you! If not,
Dislike, what do you think of my grandson's past? He is similar in age to you, looks upright, and has a good temper. I naturally understand his character and behavior, and he is definitely not like him who separated from his little daughter and was purged.
The bastard father who left home..."
"Auntie is joking," Zhenhejin said with a smile, "Sister Zhenhejin's marriage has not been decided yet, how can I dare to be the bride first?"
"What you said is true," Lord Wende said to Zhenhejin again, "I heard that Prince Jinwu intends to betroth you to a descendant of the Kunotou Ansi family? The three generations of the Kunutou Ansi family have saved Jinwan Ansi Tianmo.
The descendant of Prince Niko of Tsutsumi (the founder of the second Sho clan, the god of Shoen-oh) is also the only koshi with a different surname in Ryukyu at the moment, so his family status is worthy of it! Not to mention the relationship between Kunigashi koshi and the Nassuma people.
It’s even more intimate and harmonious.”
Hearing this, Zhenzuru Jin couldn't help but look a little gloomy: "Father did have this intention, but the minister of the country is lying in bed, and the envoy of the Song Dynasty came to Ryukyu..."
"Look here, you are a pitiful child. You are not destined to marry young. Let's wait until Masami recovers."
Mahejin frowned slightly and bit his lower lip: "Aunt, please forgive me for my sin. I don't want to marry Kunigami Masanori. I hope my aunt will make the decision for me, and I'll ask my father to think again."
"Why is this?" Hearing this, the king was surprised and asked, "This is no small matter. The Guotou Si family is one of the top sects in Zhongshan and has never had a bad reputation. You still don't know enough.
?”
Zhen Hejin shook his head and said nothing.
"Could it be that Sister Zhenhejin has a sweetheart?"
Zhen Hejin nodded and said: "My sister is right. It's just that I have feelings for him, but he may not be tempted."
"Which family's heir should be the one who can make you say such things?" Hearing the king asked curiously, "Could it be the prince of Zhongcheng?"
"Second brother? No way, isn't it true that people with the same surname are not allowed to marry..." After Zhen Ning Jia King Kong said a few words, he thought that the former King Shang Ning married the sister of Lord Wen De as his princess, thus inheriting the throne, and couldn't help but feel
He quickly lowered his voice. But when he saw Zhen Hejin shaking his head again, he felt relieved and said: "Could it be the heir apparent of the Yuchi family? Although he is similar in age to you and is knowledgeable, I heard that Yuchi
The press secretary has hired the second young lady from Tomikata's uncle's family in Fengjian City as his wife..."