It’s not that he hasn’t thought about the consequences. Maybe the Hou Jin Dynasty would get angry and behead him to establish their power, or they might just drive him back without kowtow. But he and the people in the big library analyzed it again and again, and thought that the possibility was not very high.
Later Jin Dynasty had not yet established the concept of the supremacy of imperial power. In 1633, Huang Taiji sat alone and faced the south and had just implemented it. The emperor's face problem was not as big as it was later.
Furthermore, the current Huang Taiji is "thirsty for talents". In order to win over the Lamaism, when the Tibetan Living Buddha envoy arrived, Huang Taiji also gave him extremely high courtesy. In the old time and space, when Kong Youde was still happy to surrender, he
They personally went ten miles out of the city to greet him, and even gave him a "hug and greeting ceremony." This shows that he is a monarch who is willing to win people's hearts with ultra-high-standard courtesy.
Finally, at this time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had not yet conquered China, and Tianming Khan could not say such words as "wealthy from all over the world". On the contrary, he was very eager for trade.
Based on these three points, the possibility of Huang Taiji killing or expelling Huang Hua because he did not kowtow is extremely small. The possibility of the transaction being successful is very high.
Even so, Huang Hua's mood was also very depressed - he was going to face the biggest ugr in East Asia in this era, Huang Taiji, who was suspected of being a solo person. The psychological pressure can be imagined.
Huang Hua is a bold man. He was born as a small businessman doing border trade in the Northeast. Without considerable courage, he would not be able to survive in this industry. But now he has to face the powerful man in this time and space.
Except for the light of hundreds of years of experience, compared with a powerful man like Huang Taiji, he is really a dust-like existence. If the Senate and the entire Lingao industrial system were not behind him, I would have been scared to death.
Looking forward from the horse's head, although it is still freezing cold, spring has slightly arrived. The river ice has begun to melt, the soil has become moist, and the weeds on the sunny side of the road have begun to wake up and sprout.
Willow trees everywhere also produced yellow spores on their thin branches. Huang Hua took a deep breath, the road ahead was long, and he wondered how good or bad his journey would be.
The group of people walked for seven or eight days. The stations along the way tried their best to provide supplies. The people along the way saw this procession and avoided it all the way. On this day, the team came to the Hun River, which was not far from Shenyang. Saha, the Ministry of Rites sent by Huang Taiji,
Lian and other Manchu and Han officials welcomed him not only with a grand ceremony, but also with banquets and gifts. Huang Hua abided by his own rules. Regardless of whether he was giving banquets or gifts, he always bowed in the direction of Shengjing to express his gratitude. He was never allowed to kneel in salute.
Ha Lian and others didn't think it was strange.
That night, the group stayed at Hunheyi, and Saharian came to visit in person - because they were entering the city tomorrow, they had to negotiate the etiquette for the meeting. As expected, the etiquette for meeting Tianming Khan became the focus of discussion between the two parties.
The Hou Jin Dynasty naturally hoped that this "Da'ao" who came from nowhere would come to the court according to the etiquette of foreign vassals such as Mongolia and Korea. Tianming Khan could give special courtesy - such as giving Huang Hua the "embrace ceremony". However,
Huang Hua gritted his teeth and refused to let go. He said that he was only willing to bow three times, not to mention kowtow. He could not even do the half-kneeling ceremony or the most commonly used bowing ceremony for Hou Jin.
According to the news reporting model of the old time and space, the two sides had repeated discussions on this issue. Seeing that Huang Hua refused to let go, Sahalian did not dare to take charge, so he had to send someone to ask Huang Taiji to make a decision himself.
Huang Taiji himself was a little hesitant about this. He was originally prepared to give special courtesy to "Tai'ao" - a few days ago, the officials of the Ministry of Rites who took the lead had sent several "gifts" from the envoys of Tai'ao.
"Although crystal mirrors and the like amazed him, what moved him even more was a pair of full-body armor.
This full-body armor not only provided tight protection, but also allowed the joints to move freely. He chose the strongest archer among his white-armored Bayalas to test-shoot, and the protective effect was surprisingly good—even better than the carefully crafted double armor worn by the Bayalas.
The armor is even better. The key is that the flexibility of wearing this armor is much better than that of double-layer armor. The burden on the soldiers is also small, and they are not easily fatigued on the battlefield.
If Bayalado could wear such armor, wouldn't it be even more powerful?
Therefore, he was quite eager to meet the envoy as soon as possible and find out the other party's purpose and "asking price".
Now that he heard the report from the Ministry of Etiquette that the other party was unwilling to kneel down and worship, he couldn't help but hesitate.
He originally didn't attach much importance to false etiquette, but he was quite influenced by some Han officials and believed that as a nine-five-year-old man, he must have considerable etiquette and honor, otherwise it would make his ministers, kings and foreign vassals feel contemptuous. He
Over the years, he has been concentrating royal power and attaches great importance to authority, so he does not dare to make decisions easily.
But he was unwilling to miss this excellent opportunity. After hesitation, he decided to consult Fan Wencheng for his opinion. He called him to Qingning Palace that night.
After Fan Wencheng heard that the other party was determined not to kneel down and worship, he thought for a moment. He knew from the beginning that "Da'ao" came to the DPRK. He was a veteran of the two dynasties and had worked hard for Nurhachi in his youth. Over the years,
Up and down, after going through wind and rain, the Jueluo people have long been very clear about the thoughts of the nobles of the Eight Banners.
He was very clear about Tianming Khan's character and style, and knew that he valued the goods brought by this group of people. At the same time, he was eager to open a new trade route to alleviate the current embarrassing situation of lack of national supplies. Therefore, he was reluctant to return to the opponent.
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As an important minister of the imperial court, he certainly knows what the current economic situation of "Dajin" is - even as a bachelor, he still eats barnyard rice from time to time. Only by paying tribute to the Li Dynasty can he "reward" some rice. On the market,
Everyday necessities are scarce, and there is not even enough paper for the various ministries to use for their offices, so that official documents can only be written on the back of old papers left over from the Ming Dynasty. If Tai O can supply various goods, it will be a big help to the situation.
Huang Taiji asked: "The envoys are refusing to eat soft or hard right now. They just refuse to kowtow to me. Will kowtowing to me mean that they will lose their meat?"
Fan Wencheng said: "It is outrageous for the envoys from Tai'ao to refuse to salute, but after all they are overseas people, frogs in the well, and do not know the power of the Great Khan."
Huang Taiji asked: "Based on what you see, should I make him regard the power of the Great Khan?"
Fan Wencheng said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Tai'ao is a distant country overseas. Even if you are willing to travel thousands of miles to pay tribute, you only have the heart to admire the imperial court. It is no problem."
Huang Taiji smiled and said: "So you think you can allow them not to kneel down and worship?"
"I think: Show authority and show kindness."
Huang Taiji laughed loudly and said, "Okay, that's quite true!" After thinking about it, he added, "That's it, let's give them this grace!"
"The Emperor's mind is as broad as the sea."
Fan Wencheng knew that his guess was completely accurate. In this case, he still had a last resort to suit his liking. Now he reported that since they were allowed not to kneel down and pray, it was inconvenient to hold an audience ceremony in the palace. It was better to ask the emperor to go hunting in the name of encirclement.
, set up a tent somewhere outside the city, and then bring the envoy to have an audience.
During the hunt, all etiquette notes are kept simple and have an "informal" meaning, so that the negative impact of the other party not being able to kneel down and worship can be minimized.
So the siege was announced the next day. The siege was to take place not far from the Hun River. Huang Taiji and others wanted to show off the majesty of the Eight Banners, so they selected a thousand cavalry from the Eight Banners and another 200 red soldiers.
Jia and Baijia Bagala escorted the emperor in front and back. The kings, Beile, Beizi, Gonghe Gushan Ezhen and other relatives and nobles as well as Bagala accompanied him. At the same time, Sahalian was ordered to lead the delegation to the paddock.
Huang Hua didn't know that the other party had already gone through a roundabout process of "discussing etiquette". When Saharian came back, he no longer mentioned the matter of kowtow, saying that the emperor was "graceful" and allowed him to see him in accordance with "external vassal etiquette".
Huang Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief - he would not return without success.
The group of people then headed to the paddock, led by Manchu and Han officials - it was said to be a paddock, but in fact it was near Shenyang. It took less than half a day to walk there. Around noon, the business group arrived at the paddock.
This temporary paddock is located on the bank of the Taizi River. Huang Taiji's curtain is located on the slope of a hill beside the river. A huge yellow tent hall is in the center. Simple guards of ceremony are arranged outside the tent hall. What is particularly awe-inspiring is the erected
A yellow umbrella represents imperial power. There is also a small tent outside the tent hall, with officials on duty inside, and rows of Baya soldiers standing outside the door.
On the river bank, more than a thousand elite soldiers of the Eight Banners lined up to greet them. As the merchant group arrived, low-pitched horns were played one after another, spreading far along the river bank.
Huang Hua had been asked to get off the sedan five miles away. There was a rest tent here. The official of the Ministry of Etiquette who was responsible for welcoming him asked him to take a rest here to wash up and put on formal clothes to prepare for the audience. Then someone sent hot water and food.
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Huang Hua took a break here and ate something. Then he changed into formal attire - Fu Bojun's woolen winter uniform, a black woolen coat with a waistband, long boots, and a cotton warm hat.
The twenty attendants he brought were all dressed in the same style, except that their coats were gray. Each person carried two newly improved 1632-style revolvers and a machete on his waist. They were all from the Lingao Guard Camp.
The selected soldiers were all very heroic. When they changed their clothes and walked out of the tent, they immediately caused a small commotion among the Manchu and Han officials and soldiers around them.
"Prepare a horse for your lord!"
Following an order, someone brought an iron-green horse. Huang Hua ran through Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia. He knew at a glance that this was a good Mongolian horse with a handsome body. He had practiced horse riding hard in high school, and he knew this.
Not unfamiliar, he immediately got on his horse, and his entourage also got on their horses.
"Let's go." Following Huang Hua's words, Zhang Jing, who was in the vanguard, raised a flag. Two hundred cavalrymen with two yellow flags who were on guard in the distance immediately surrounded them on horseback, each with their helmets on their heads and their armor on their heads, quickly.
It galloped past the envoy, and then immediately divided into two columns, holding the group in the middle and heading towards the imperial tent. (To be continued...)