0441 The envoy goes to sea

Liu Dahai immediately went out of work to bow three times and bow nine times in the direction of the emperor's throne, shouting long live and thanking. Then he returned to the shift under the guidance of the eunuch.

The rest has nothing to do with Liu Dahai. So Liu Dahai began to observe the early dynasty. It didn't take long for Liu Dahai to feel bored. Because he couldn't understand most of the things, he stood there until the end of the early dynasty.

Waiting for Liu Dahai to come out of the noon gate with the crowd. When Gonggong Liu left, he walked over with a smile and said, "Congratulations to Lord Liu for getting what he wanted!" ”

Liu Dahai knew what it meant for Father-in-law Liu to come here, so he took off the tooth tag on his waist, handed it over with both hands, and said, "Thanks to my father-in-law along the way, I have thanked my father-in-law!" ”

Gonggong Liu nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, that's all our family can do!" Please hurry back to the post house, maybe there will be a will to arrive at the post house in the afternoon! ”

The Ming court has long had a rule on the canonization of foreign vassals. Each department just needs to follow the established process. If these officials wanted to, they would have moved very quickly.

Sure enough, in the evening, Wang Wencheng appeared in the post house with a red face. As soon as they met, he said to Liu Dahai: "Congratulations to the virtuous brother for completing the entrustment of the King of the Ryukyus!" The will of canonization will come tomorrow. The accompanying eunuchs and ministers have also been decided! ”

Seeing Wang Wenchengzhi's complacent appearance, Liu Dahai asked: "Could it be that the angel this time is the elder brother?" Congratulations! ”

Wang Wencheng nodded proudly and said, "It's the foolish brother!" ”

Liu Dahai immediately arched his hand and said: "It seems that brother Jian is in the emperor's heart, I'm afraid that after returning to the dynasty, he will have to take another step!" ”

Wang Wencheng said with a smile on his face: "I borrowed your auspicious words!" ”

Liu Dahai then asked in a low voice, "Brother, why didn't Gonggong Wei show up at the court meeting?" Could it be that he was really frightened by the righteous people in the middle of the court? ”

Wang Wencheng laughed and said: "Brother Xian doesn't know, Wei Gelding has been busy with the things explained by the emperor these days, so he has no time to insert the matter of the book cover." Coupled with the joint efforts of the ministers of the DPRK and China, Wei Gelding was caught off guard! Otherwise, this matter will be delayed for a long time! ”

Liu Dahai nodded and said, "I see!" Forget it, don't talk about this. In order to celebrate my brother's mission, today I am the east, and my brother will invite some friends to celebrate together! ”

That Wang Wencheng was not polite, and nodded directly and said, "Then there is Brother Lao Xian." ”

That night, Wang Wencheng called friends and did not mention it. Early the next morning, a eunuch came to the inn with two small firefighters (the younger eunuchs were castrated). As soon as Liu Dahai saw them, he immediately stepped forward and bowed. But today's eunuchs are not like in the past

It's always so vivid. Instead, he said with a smile: "Lord Liu, our family name is Wu." It's the deputy envoy who went to the Ryukyus to canonize this time! ”

Liu Dahai immediately arched his hand and said: "There is Father-in-law Lao!" Please ask your father-in-law to come in and serve tea. ”

The two entered the house, and Liu Dahai went directly to the dry goods without saying a word. A small box was dragged out from under the bed and placed on the table. Then he said: "A little care, not respect." Wangwu Gonggong smiled. ”

Gonggong Wu guessed that it was probably silver inside, so he suppressed the excitement in his heart at that time, and reached out to gently open the lid of the box. Sure enough, it was a small ingot of silver, and it seemed to be about 200 taels.

This is the subtlety of Liu Dahai. When he gave gifts to those civil officials, he chose silver tickets. Because those civil officials want to be greedy for money, but also want to be dough. A large amount of silver is too conspicuous, but the silver ticket of the same value is not visible when put away, and it is very convenient.

And these eunuchs are different. They are physically crippled, and all that remains is the thirst for money. The silver taels exchanged for physical ones had a greater impact on them. After all, a person who is greedy for money, if he sees a shining silver ingot, it is much more exciting than a fluttering silver ticket.

After a while, Gonggong Wu was worthy of being a deputy envoy, and he still raised his head and said, "Lord Liu, they all say that you have a big hand and are bold!" Sure enough! It's just that our family wants to ask more questions, as the so-called courtesy must be asked for by others. You gave me such a heavy Cheng Yi, what are you asking for? ”

It's no wonder that Gonggong Wu asked. Because under normal circumstances, when the official goes to read the will of the canonization, the eunuch comes forward as a deputy envoy on behalf of the emperor, and it is not necessary to use so much silver. A thank-you gift of more than 100 taels is enough. And Gonggong Wu was able to stay in this position in the inner court, relying on prudence. He didn't want to get into trouble for a mere hundred taels of silver. You know, the most important thing in that court is to be careful, be careful, be careful!

Liu Dahai said: "Don't hide it from Gonggong Wu, the lower officials do have something to ask for." It has been a long time since Xiaguan left the Ryukyus, and he has not yet married a wife, and only his widowed mother is in the house. So I wanted to go back to serve my mother earlier. If it is convenient for Grandpa Wu, the sooner he leaves, the better. ”

After hearing this, Gonggong Wu said with a relieved face: "I didn't expect Lord Liu to be a filial son!" If Lord Liu asks for these little things, our family can agree. It's just that our family is not a real envoy, so it doesn't count! The envoy is the king of the Ministry of Rites. ”

Liu Dahai said with a smile: "The good god-in-law learned that I mentioned this matter to Lord Wang yesterday, and he said that it would be arranged by me." I made an appointment with him to leave early the next morning. ”

After hearing this, Gonggong Wu smiled and said, "Even so, our family can also set off the day after tomorrow." ”

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Gonggong Wu called two small firefighters in

Took away the small box. Liu Dahai didn't forget to stuff a small ingots into each small firefighter. Wu Gonggong was naturally not happy to see it. Because according to the unspoken rules, he will reward these two little firefighters when he goes back. Liu Dahai gave a reward for silver, and he saved a share.

The reason why Liu Dahai was in a hurry to rush back to Ryukyu was that he was afraid that the matter would be revealed and make waves again. You must know that those civil officials are not all fools, after being put on a stand by Wei Zhongxian, they may be rejoicing for a short time, but after a long time, they will understand.

It's very easy for these civil servants to do something bad to you. That's why Liu Dahai was in a hurry to go to sea. As long as they go to sea, those civil officials will have great abilities and will be beyond their reach. Besides, Liu Dahai had already spent tens of thousands of taels of silver when he came to Beijing, and it was not bad to spend a few hundred taels to buy off the two envoys and set off early. If a clever civil official reacts, won't all the money be spent in vain!

The next day, Liu Dahai wrote a letter to the emperor to express his gratitude, and then urged Wang Wencheng and Wu Gonggong to set off. The two of them naturally had no opinion on taking Liu Dahai's silver, anyway, it was a matter of going to go sooner or later, so they just went early and returned early.

It was not far from Beijing to Tianjin, and they rushed to Tianjin on the night of their departure, and after resting there for the night, they set sail early the next morning. The sails were raised, and the two sea ships left the port, Liu Dahai breathed a sigh of relief, and the credit this time was really good!

In fact, just as Liu Dahai expected, it didn't take long for some ministers in the court to react that they were being used by Wei Zhongxian!

Calculate the time, Liu Dahai and they just went to sea, Wei Zhongxian appeared in a big way, how can he be busy! This can make these reacting ministers angry!

Originally, a canonization like this could not be completed in three or four months, and it could not be completed after a few rolls at the court meeting. As a result, in order to oppose Wei Zhongxian, everyone worked together, and all the processes required for canonization were completed in just ten days, and even the envoys were sent out, which was a strange thing in the history of the dynasty!

But there is nothing they can do about the civil servants who have come to their senses. The two Qincha have already gone to sea, can they still catch them back? At the same time, if he said it, he hurt his own skin and grew Wei Biao's arrogance, so he had to keep his mouth shut, but held back his sulkness. As for those who don't know why, they shouted happily in the teahouse restaurant, and finally won Wei Biao this time. But it made the civil officials who understood the cause and effect even more angry.

But at this time, Wang Wencheng and Wu Gonggong, who were on the sea boat, had a very comfortable life. They didn't encounter any wind and waves along the way, and the sea was as calm as a piece of jade. So the two didn't even get seasick.