"Son, in fact, what you said is not a punishment for me, what do you think of what I say?"

Qin Zheng looked at Hu Hai with a bloody tide, and said with a roll of his eyes: "How about I punish myself and take you to deal with government affairs for an afternoon?" ”

"Huh? Father, what kind of punishment is this? How strange is that? Hu Hai's two big eyes were full of doubt.

Qin Zheng flickered: "What do you think: I want to deal with government affairs, and you have to play, so that I can't concentrate, but I can't be angry with you, and I can't delay government affairs, so wouldn't I be a loss?" ”

"Huh? Is that so? Hu Hai's little brain hasn't turned a corner for a while.

Of course, Qin Zheng would not deliberately do such a thing in order to make Hu Hai happy, in fact, he wanted his son to accept some influence from the court in advance, so as not to die violently if he could not complete the task, and Hu Hai would be used as a puppet when he came to power.

Qin Zheng was still a little hesitant to see Hu Hai, and guessed that Hu Hai felt that government affairs must be boring, so he didn't want to participate, so Qin Zheng hurriedly said:

"Son, there are only two things to do this afternoon's government affairs, one is that the envoys of the Hu clan in Beidi County came to meet them, and the other is that the foreigners in Dongshi are forced to buy goods. Both teams are ...... Weirdos, I haven't seen them before, and I need your help. ”

"Huh? Are you sure? Hu Hai's little face was full of joy, and he didn't know if he was happy because he could help his father, or if he was simply interested in the two teams of "weirdos......

The time came to the afternoon in a flash, Qin Zheng and Hu Hai had already packed up early, came to the side hall, and waited for the two teams to go to the hall.

At this time, Zheng Lingcai opened his throat and shouted: "Xuanbei Di Hu envoy Mamaiti has come to see you." ”

As soon as Zheng Ling's words fell, a bearded man in a strange costume went up to the hall, and as soon as he came up, he used the bow salute.

Qin Zheng looked at Mamat, who was bowing down, and was a little puzzled. Because kneeling at the beginning of the Qin and Han dynasties was actually not a common etiquette, even when seeing the emperor most of the time, he was not so particular.

Yingyi Zhao and others all used a bow (analogy with a deep bow), but this so-called "Hu man" used a standard salute similar to three bows and nine bows, which really made Qin Zheng a little incomprehensible.

"To the extent of this red tape, who is the Hu people?" Qin Zheng joked in his heart.

Finally, Mamat completed a complete set of etiquette, and his head was already full of fine beads of sweat.

Qin Zheng waved his hand, Zheng Ling stepped forward and handed Ma Maiti a handkerchief, and waited for him to take it and wipe his sweat with sincerity before asking:

"Which clan and which part of the Northland County is the envoy from, so why do you have to meet me?"

Mamat clutched the handkerchief in his hand, bowed respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers live in Lingzhou in the north, and have never invaded the interior. ”

As soon as Mamat's words fell, Qin Zheng stood up violently, stared at him directly, and asked, "Huh?" Wait, what's your name? ”

"Big... Your Majesty the Emperor...... "Mamat didn't know why Qin Zheng was so excited, and thought that he had said the wrong thing, so he was so frightened that his mouth was not good.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Zheng Ling hurriedly went to Mamat's side and pulled his sleeve, and whispered a reproach:

"Didn't I tell you, my king is the Son of Heaven, the only ruler of the world, not the emperor... Emperor, although it sounds quite domineering. ”

This Ma Maiti is even more confused, the only master of the world, the son of heaven in the entire Zhuxia, isn't that the emperor? Why did you surrender yourself to be king? What's wrong with this new dynasty?

"Ahem, in the future, the messenger will be called my Son of Heaven or Your Majesty, these are not important, I still have a question for you."

Qin Zheng hurriedly interrupted the conversation between the two people and asked a crucial question: "You said that my Great Qin is the new dynasty, so which one is the old dynasty you once served?" ”

Mamat was even more dizzy when he heard it, isn't the rise of your new dynasty all the anti-creation of the old dynasty, stepping on the corpse of the old dynasty to ascend to the throne? Why don't you know what you're stepping on, who still asks me about this melon eater?

"Why are all the people of this new dynasty suffocating?"

Although Mamat complained in his heart, he still said very respectfully on the surface:

"Back to Your Majesty, the previous dynasty was the Ming Dynasty established by Emperor Hongwu to expel Meng Yuan, and later ......"

"Hahahaha! And so it was! ”

Before Mamat's words were finished, Qin Zheng was already excited to laugh, this time he finally met someone who understood, and it happened to correspond to the bottom of the vase in his room!

Mamat was already frightened by Qin Zheng's surprise, and he didn't speak again as soon as he laughed at Qin Zheng, and at this moment Qin Zheng, Hu Hai, and Zheng Ling were all staring at him, and he was at a loss again.

"Your Majesty... Wechen..."

Now this envoy is his treasure, so Qin Zheng smiled and waved his hand: "Oh, you go on, come and bring a cushion for the envoy to sit on." ”

At this time, Zheng Lingcai brought a futon for Mamat, and after Mamat thanked him for his kindness, he could only kneel on the futon very uncomfortably and continue to tell the story of Daming......

Finally, the story of Mamat has come to the orthodox period of the vase after nearly a hundred years.

"In the past few years, there has been drought and no rain in Gansu, Shaanxi and Ningxia, and the harvest is very bad, even some gentry and herdsmen have a very difficult life, and the orthodox emperor ordered the exemption of a lot of taxes, and also opened a warehouse to release grain, he is really a benevolent monarch."

Speaking of this, Mamat suddenly shuddered again, he is in the capital of the new dynasty that "overthrows" the Ming Dynasty, how can he say that the emperor of the previous dynasty is good, isn't this looking for death?

Ma Laiti quickly knelt on the ground, kept kowtowing and explained: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Weichen didn't mean that......"

Qin Zheng also instantly understood, and he would use it: "The messenger doesn't have to worry, I won't be angry, the old man is gone, the merits and demerits must naturally be clearly distinguished, and I won't unreasonably touch the previous dynasty." ”

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted." Mamat kowtowed again.

Qin Zheng waved his hand to get him up, but his heart was not as calm as it seemed, because he already knew what time it was, it was the ninth year of orthodoxy, 1444 in the Western calendar.

"1444, an extraordinary year: the Ming Dynasty suffered a great drought in the northwest and the rise of the northern Wara, the Wuliangha entered the Kou, the southeast Japanese invaded repeatedly, the Jiangnan miners rebelled, and the southwest Tusi rebelled...... It's really a crisis behind the prosperity on the surface.

Moreover, there is no peace abroad, the intensification of internal strife in Japan, the creation of its own training in Korea, the Blue Mountain Uprising in Vietnam, the Hundred Years War between Britain and France, the chaos of the HRE princes, the Ottoman beheading of the Hungarian-Polish kings, the Byzantium will be taken in the near future, the peninsular countries are still planning a great voyage, and the rise of Moscow is unstoppable.........

If there is a domestic separatist and a scuffle, this situation is really not good. The game really picks the time......"

"Your Majesty?" Mamat saw that Qin Zheng didn't say anything for a long time, so he cautiously asked tentatively: "Can Weichen continue to speak?" ”

Qin Zheng, who came back to his senses, nodded, and asked with concern: "Oh, of course you can." By the way, which tribe are you from after all this time? ”

Seeing that Qin Zheng finally got to the point, Mamat immediately bowed: "Back to Your Majesty, we are the Hui Department of Lingzhou, and the patriarch of Weichen is the commander of the Lingzhou Hui Department." ”

As soon as Qin Zheng heard this name, he subconsciously said: "Horse pawn? Ma Dugong? ”

Mamat corrected: "...... Your Majesty, the Governor is generally called the Governor of the East Factory, and our patriarch is only the commander of the Dusi. ”

In fact, Mamat also wanted to say that the factory governors were all great eunuchs, and their patriarch was a real man. But Qin Zheng's aura is very majestic, and this is the capital of Great Qin, Mamat doesn't dare to talk nonsense.

"Well, in that case, your patriarch is going to continue to be his commander? Although my Great Qin does not have this position, he can set a precedent for your family leader.

As for the other benefits and obligations, they are the same as in the previous dynasty for the time being. You should go to the pawn house and wait for the paperwork. ”

Qin Zheng made this decision after a little thought, and in his opinion, it was safer to do so.

"Thank Your Majesty for Your Grace ......"

However, Mamaiti did not retreat after thanking him, but looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

"What's wrong? Does the messenger have anything else to say? Qin Zheng asked with some confusion.

Mamat then continued: "Your Majesty, my patriarch and the other leaders of the Hui tribe want to ask you about your attitude towards my True God Cult...... You see......"

After listening to this, Qin Zheng realized that Mamat was asking for *** clergy, and he was testing his attitude towards religious missions.

Qin Zhengke, the successor under the red flag, was atheistic in nature and also supported freedom of belief. Although there were many religious conflicts in this era, Zhu Xia's consistent position was to worship everything and not be lost, and to "make peace with the mud" in the mean, so Qin Zheng did not want to break the tradition.

"Don't worry, I will allow you to continue your religion, and as for the mission, I am afraid that the situation will be calmer when the situation is calmer. But if you want to repair the temple, I'm willing to donate money. ”

Qin Zheng's response Mamat was still very satisfied, basically the Ming Dynasty also had this attitude, on the one hand, it allowed religious beliefs, allowed limited missionary work, and donated money to build mosques, but on the other hand, it did not allow the True God Religion to dominate the family and overwhelm Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

"Your Majesty, then Weichen will retire." Mamat then got up and saluted again, and respectfully withdrew from the temple.

Qin Zhengmu sent Mamat away, and asked Hu Hai, who had been quiet next to him, "Wu'er, what kind of person do you think this Hui envoy is?" ”

Hu Hai's big eyes flickered, and it took a while before he spoke: "It's a strange person, but it's very interesting, what does my father think?" ”

Qin Zheng didn't expect his son to ask him rhetorically, so he pondered for a while, and then said meaningfully:

"I? I think so, strange and interesting people, but I don't know what other people are like? It's exciting! ”