Just when the father and son are filial in the old mountain palace, and they are happy. Hongwu Avenue and Hongxing Avenue in Pukou are already full of citizens in gorgeous costumes, both of which are newly opened, spacious and smooth, and rows of boxwood trees are planted on both sides of the street. Now Pukou already has some faint appearance of the imperial residence of the Celestial Empire.

Most of the citizens living here were supporters of the Celestial Empire and beneficiaries of the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and they all warmly welcomed Zhu Cihong's behavior of summoning the Quartet to congratulate the Emperor Chongzhen on his birthday and showing the majesty and glory of the kingdom. Therefore, early in the morning of December 24, the citizens who were on holiday because of the emperor's 50th birthday spontaneously went out into the streets to watch the grand scene of the envoys of the four vassal domains and all the nations of the world coming to congratulate him on his birthday.

This is the true dynasty of all nations! It is not a vassal and foreign envoy who is "hired" in disguise by means of thin and generous exchanges, but a vassal foreign state who comes from thousands of miles out of respect and worship for the heavenly kingdom...... There is no reward in it at all, not to mention the thick and thin!

Although there is no "thick to" and "thin to", these envoys who came to congratulate are full of sincerity! As early as the beginning of December, they arrived in Pukou one after another, because there were too many people, so the limited space of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Guest House could not accommodate at all. Fortunately, there are many newly completed palaces here in Pukou and Laoshan, which are all prepared for the heirs of Zhu Cihong and Emperor Chongzhen, and now they are just used to entertain distinguished guests.

And today, it is the day when the distinguished guests collectively enter the Laoshan Palace to kowtow to Emperor Chongzhen on his birthday!

Therefore, early in the morning, the distinguished guests from foreign countries, vassal states, and some of the subordinate feudal towns all braved the bitter cold and gathered on Hongwu Street. Then, under the watchful eyes of the citizens on both sides of the street, according to the order set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, the queue began.

At the top of the line were not the missions sent by the great powers that were on an equal footing with the Celestial Empire, but the birthday group led by the Japanese King Tokugawa Mitsukuni himself!

The strength and size of Japan are there, and after joining the Celestial Empire system, the first feudal state is the only one!

The He delegation of the Kingdom of Joseon came second, and the leader of the team was the leader of the council. Dongguo, who served as the regent, had already returned to China and was now Zhu Cihong's concubine. And the king of Joseon (the son of Zhu Cihong and Dongguo) is still a little doll, of course, it is impossible to go to the country, so he can only let the leader of the council to lead the team to celebrate his birthday.

The third vassal state is, of course, the Kingdom of Annam, and the leader is the crown prince Li Weiyu. The king of Annam, Li Weiqi, was old and sick, and he couldn't come to Daming, so he could only let Li Weiqi, a child, lead the team. However, whether it is Li Weiqi or Li Weiyu, it is an ornament. The real decision in Annan is still the four marquis of Zheng Ruan and Mowu, and their envoys also came to Daming with them, and they all prepared a congratulatory gift separately.

The mission of the King of Siam was fourth, and the king of the Ayutthaya dynasty, now dressed in a warm mink coat and a mink hat on his head, shivered in a four-wheeled carriage decorated with elaborate carvings and gold lacquer – the winter in Yingtianfu was too cold for him, the king of Siam!

But no matter how cold it is, he must come!

Because it was Zhu Ci who followed Zhu Cihong's holy decree and personally went to Ayutthaya City to invite him!

The reason for inviting him to the north is, of course, to promote Confucianism and help Siam run the "college entrance examination" - Siam's position in the circle of the Celestial Empire is also relatively outward! Not only is the distance far away, but culturally and religiously Siam is tied to the Ming Dynasty is the Matabutrava Buddhism...... The popular Buddhism in the Ming Dynasty, Korea, Japan, and Annam is Mahayana Buddhism, and the gap between it and Theravada Buddhism is still quite large.

At the same time, there is nothing to do with Confucianism in Siam. Therefore, Siam, a vassal domain, is a little unreliable!

Therefore, it is imperative to promote Confucianism and the "college entrance examination" in Siam...... The entry of Confucianism and the implementation of the "college entrance examination" will surely break the existing pattern of interests in Siam!

Turmoil is inevitable!

The King of Siam was followed by the envoys of Chenla and Laos, both of which were also under the auspices of Theravada Buddhism, and there was also nothing to do with Confucianism. However, Zhu Cihong does not plan to embarrass these two countries for the time being, so the envoys in Chenla and Laos are not of high standard, and the scale is not too large.

Behind the Chenla and Lao missions were the missions of the three Mongol vassal states, namely Chahar, Tumut, and Dzungaria. Among them, Chahar and Tumut have long had the status of foreign vassals, while Dzungar has not yet been officially feuded, but is only a quasi-vassal state.

This time, the Dzungar delegation led by Galdan not only came to congratulate the birthday, but also to ask for the seal. And the envoys who came to Daming with the delegation of the Dzungar State also had two envoys from the Heshute Department - the Heshute Department of Wara and the Heshuo Special Department of Tibet, who also came to ask for feudalism, but not feudal states, but feudal towns.

In addition, the great lama of Tibet also followed him to Yingtian. However, the Grand Lama is not with the three Mongolian vassal states and the two Mongol vassal towns, he is a religious person, of course he has to be with other religious people......

Behind the Mongols was the mission of the Ryukyu Kingdom. It was led by the king of the Ryukyus, but the scale was not large - because the Ming Dynasty, Japan, and Korea had already opened the country, so the Ryukyu Kingdom has been a bit depressed in recent years.

Not long ago, Zhu Cihong put forward a proposal to "change the country and change the land" to Shang Zhen, who was getting poorer and poorer, to move the Ryukyu Kingdom to the territory of Pattani or Perak......

This looks good, but can it really be done? The Ryukyu King Shangzhen's heart is really bottomless!

As bottomless as the monk is Li Di from Jeju Island, his father Li Hao died on Jeju Island last year. The envoys of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty appeared at Li Hao's funeral, and also brought Zhu Cihong's holy decree to Li Di, asking him to go to Tianfu to face the saint.

What does it mean to be a face saint? Is it to inherit the title of county king of his deceased father Li Hao, or to abolish him as a concubine?

The missions of the Sultanate of Boni and the Sultanate of Sulu followed the Jeju mission led by Yi Di. These two sultanates, which had long been used as a buffer by the Spaniards and the Dutch, were thrown between Luzon and Malacca, and for many years they could survive on their own. But there is no good life to live...... These two countries are based on trade, of which Sulu is based on a trade transit island between the spice island and the Ming Dynasty, when the spice trade is controlled by the Dutch, the hard times of Sulu are coming!

And the life of the country of Boni is also not good, this country has survived the trade between Malacca and the Ming Dynasty in the past, and after the trade between Malacca and the Ming Dynasty was controlled by the Westerners, there was nothing for them to do.

Therefore, after seeing the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty, the two sultanates have been eager to use the power of the Ming Dynasty to drive the Dutch away from Spice Island and Malacca......

The envoys of Boni and Sulu were followed by foreign missions, such as the Ottomans, the Mughals, Persia, the Netherlands, England, France, Portugal (sent by Goa), the Holy Roman Empire, Sweden, and other countries that had established diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty.

Among them, the Dutch, Ottoman, and Mughal countries were more solemn, and they were not sent by the embassy in Yingtian, but sent another birthday mission. The Dutch mission was sent from Batavia, while the Ottoman and Mughal missions were sent from the capitals of the two countries.

Such a grand "all nations come to court" is really the first time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty!

As soon as the morning passed, with the melodious sound of the horn, the delegations of various countries began to advance towards the old mountain palace one after another.

The great emperor Zhu Cihong and the emperor Zhu Youzhen ascended the imperial gate together to accept the worship and gifts of the international missions......