As the sun rose, Tokugawa Iemitsu and his entourage followed the officials of the Ministry of Rites into the Forbidden City from the Yingtianmen, and there was a wide and majestic square in front of them, which dazzled the people of the Japanese mission.

Walking in this square, looking at the magnificent walls and statues around it, I have to sigh that this is the real atmosphere of a great country, and the Oku that compares to the shogunate is like a chicken coop.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites looked at them that they had never seen the world, and they did not urge or ridicule, they had seen too many envoys from such small countries, and there were still people who were so frightened that they couldn't walk. Japan has not paid tribute for a hundred years, and no one has long remembered the grandeur of the Forbidden City in Nanjing.

Entering the Fengtian Palace, the emperor sat on the dragon chair, and the civil and military ministers in the two rows looked serious and couldn't take their eyes off it. Tokugawa Iemitsu craned his neck and looked up, and it was indeed a child on the dragon chair.

Next to the emperor sat a young man, in a red robe and jade belt, wearing a high-capped rattan hat with a round brim, and a black lacquer table with a gold ring inlaid with silk.

The little emperor talked with him from time to time, with a playful and sweet smile on his face, and his admiration was fully displayed, and the Tokugawa family secretly thought that this must be the actual ruler of the Ming Dynasty, the regent of the imperial father, Hou Xuanyan.

Tokugawa Iemitsu used fluent Chinese to make a statement, mainly thanking the Ming Dynasty for the canonization, and presented a list of gifts, including a thousand taels of gold, ten horses, a hundred fans, two pairs of screens, ten swords with waists, ten swords, and an inkstone.

Zhu Linhao saw the dress of a Japanese nobleman for the first time, and he felt new when he saw everything, and he couldn't wait to wear it in the palace immediately.

"Your clothes are good, can you take them off for me?"

Hou Xuanyan coughed dryly, got up and said with a smile: "General Tokugawa, Your Majesty is witty and likes to joke, don't take it to heart." ”

"In front of His Majesty, the minister was originally a minister of a small country, but fortunately, thanks to His Majesty's canonization, he was able to become the lord of Japan. In this way, Your Majesty is the Majesty of the whole of Japan, and since there is an order, how dare you disobey it. "When you are done, you have to take off your clothes.

On this hot day, Hou Xuanyan estimated that he didn't wear anything inside, and besides, there are no close-fitting pants in Japan, in case of exposure... There's a four-year-old here, and she's still a little Lori.

Hou Xuanyan hurriedly stopped: "Your Majesty already knows the general's loyalty, and you will buy a new set of clothes from Japan in the coming days." In front of the temple is the majestic place of the temple, and it is not suitable to loosen the clothes and untie the belt. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu gave up at this time, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty resisted the urge to laugh, and looked down on these Japanese people. But Hou Xuanyan is vigilant, those who become big things are not informal, Japan's projectile land, independent in the boundless sea, can rise by this kind of forbearance spirit of dead skin, to be honest, this is not funny, but it is very admirable.

Tokugawa Iemitsu said nothing in Japan, but he could endure what others could not bear, and took the initiative to bring a group of courtiers to Jinling in the Ming Dynasty, in order to learn and learn from it. And not long ago, this person was still an executor of the lockdown order, and he was first-class in line with the times.

Because of Tokugawa Iemitsu's ability to bend and stretch, Hou Xuanyan temporarily decided to set up a state banquet to entertain the Japanese mission, which can be regarded as an appreciation for this forbearance.

Before the banquet, the guests and hosts were happy, and Hou Xuanyan said to Tokugawa Iemitsu: "You Dongying and my Han people have been good neighbors for thousands of years, although there is a misunderstanding, it has been cleared up. Recently, he helped me to attack North Korea, and I have worked hard and made great achievements, and this friendship must be remembered by our Ming Dynasty. ”

When Tokugawa Iemitsu heard him talk about Korea, his face turned red, and he said humbly, "Your Royal Highness the Regent, the affairs of Korea..."

Hou Xuanyan interrupted: "That Daniel Zhang is a fierce general in Gansu, and he has repeatedly done evil in the Central Plains, and we have not been able to cure him." However, you have finally dragged down the main force of 70,000 Qing soldiers, which is also a great credit, and when Liaodong is pacified in the future, we will attack from both sides, and we will call the head of North Korea Li Liangxiaoer. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu didn't expect Hou Xuanyan to speak for him, his face was moved, and his heart was a little warm. However, thinking of the shame of Nagasaki's opening of the port, he still cut off a trace of his good impression of Hou Xuanyan, and firmly established the ideal of learning and surpassing.

At this time, a guard outside suddenly came to Hou Xuanyan's side and said something in his ear. Hou Xuanyan's expression immediately changed, and the eyes around him kept glancing at him intentionally or unintentionally, and they all quieted down to look at him when they saw this.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Gu Yanwu was anxious, not knowing what was wrong, and asked in a low voice, "Lord Wang?" ”

Hou Xuanyan's eyelids relaxed, and he said in a deep voice: "The news just came that the Japanese soldiers in Korea attacked the Qing army camp at night and almost wiped out the whole army. Nobumitsu Sakai died in battle..."

"What?!" Tokugawa Iemitsu stood up in vain, his face red and white, and his heart was full of anger. This failure and the death of Nobumitsu Sakai, he is also responsible, he should not be thousands of miles away to remotely command the general, this is a taboo for soldiers.

Hou Xuanyan got up and comforted: "Victory and defeat are commonplace, generals don't need to panic, they can quickly return to China to stabilize people's hearts." ”

As soon as Tokugawa Iemitsu was reminded by him, he woke up that his main force was all in Korea, and if Japan was destroyed, there would still be many strong feudal clans with evil intentions. Now that he is not in the country, doesn't he give them the best opportunity.

"Lord Wang..."

"Go back, no matter what happens in Japan, my sailor will be on your side."

Tokugawa Iemitsu bowed heavily, turned around and left, followed closely by the Japanese people behind him. There were no guests at the banquet, Hou Xuanyan collected his thoughts and said with a smile: "If everyone continues to drink and feast, it will be regarded as a summer feast!" ”

This banquet lasted until the evening, and Hou Xuanyan was drunk again and led the emperor back to the back court.

The heat stroke in Kunning Palace was too strong, and the little emperor Zhu Linhao had moved to the Qianqing Palace, next to the Chunhe Hall and the Imperial Garden.

The little emperor was very disgusted with his cumbersome dragon robe, and after removing it, he was like a monkey who had gone to the golden hoop, jumping around and not looking like a girl. One is that she is lively and active by nature, and the other is the guidance of the elixir, telling her every day how novel and interesting the prosperous world outside is, which makes her envy the life outside the palace since she was a child.

Hou Xuanyan also understood the meaning of the elixir, so he turned a blind eye. Sitting on the rattan chair, Hou Xuanyan closed his eyes and pondered, Zhu Linhao circled around him, and felt that it was not interesting to make a grimace and went to play with the palace maid.

Japan was defeated in Korea, this was something he did not expect in advance, the Japanese invaders made the whole Jiangnan unpeaceful, and thought that the Japanese had good combat effectiveness, but who knew that the Qing soldiers would be so weak that they would be encountered. In this way, I am afraid that my plan will change again, and I will directly log in to Korea to fight, or simply give up the main attack on the Songjin battlefield.

A pair of Rouyi gently pressed on his shoulder, and Hou Xuanyan gently sniffed the fragrance of the girl's blue musk, which was refreshing.

"Master, drinking all day is not good for your body, although the master is strong now, it is inevitable that there will be an old time." The voice is crisp and sweet, and you know it's an elixir as soon as you hear it.

Hou Xuanyan pulled her into his arms, sighed and said: "Before the expedition to Liao, we were full of confidence, and we thought that we would advance together in three ways, and nothing would go wrong. Who knew that Shang Kexi's old Wang Ba had blocked me for half a year by leaning on Shanhaiguan, so that I didn't enter an inch of land. Jingbei was undeclared by the Rakshasa ghosts, and now Mobei is also fighting, and today I got the news that the Japanese soldiers in North Korea were almost completely annihilated, alas..."

The girl in her arms wore a bun without pulling her hair, her long hair was scattered like mercury, the green silk was like a waterfall, and she was dressed in a well-fitting goose-yellow Luo skirt, lined with her slender and exquisite, beautiful like Zhilan.

The little elixir is thoughtful and has no last resort, but he doesn't know anything about military affairs. He put his cheek on the man's chest and said softly: "Don't worry about it, Pingliao is just a matter of delaying for a few days, and the Northern Expedition has been fought for four years, so we can't afford to fight." I have already arranged the affairs of the court, as long as the front line breaks through Jinzhou, the lord will go to pick up the credit for breaking Shenyang and winning the Qing royal family, and this credit is the last east wind. ”

Hou Xuanyan listened to the laughter of the little emperor outside, looked at the surrounding walls of the imperial city, and thought about it carefully, he was really not in a hurry. Pingliao fought slowly, with fewer casualties, and he could also be outside for a while. The palace is a besieged city, and after it really comes in, it may not be as happy as imagined.

Thinking of this, Hou Xuanyan was in a slightly better mood, rubbed his hand against the girl in his arms, and asked: "Wei Guogong Zhu Dadian is old, and he has been fighting with me for so long, so it is time to rest." On the Japanese side, who do you think can go to the DPRK and China? ”

"This kind of thing is still the master's idea, Yao'er hasn't dealt with adults much, how can I know everyone's talents."

Hou Xuanyan frowned and thought deeply, he had thought about this matter for a long time, and there was no suitable candidate. The person sent must be an old man, a man of good judgment, and loyalty. And it can't be too high in official status, because when it comes to the level of Zhu Dadian, no one wants to go to the poor place of Dongying to suffer. Zhu Dadian has already returned to Korea, and Japan has just experienced a fiasco in Korea, and the domestic situation must be turbulent, so it is necessary to send people immediately.

Seeing that he was worried, the elixir couldn't bear it in his heart, and he couldn't take care of avoiding suspicion, so he said softly: "Master, how is Gong Zifang, the head of the household?" ”

Hou Xuanyan listened, wow, Gong Laosan was his confidant, the remnants of Jiading belonged to him with the highest prestige except for himself, and took the Jiading people to earn a good business for himself in Fuzhou, and resolutely gave up all of them in exchange for three ships of gunpowder, which directly helped him counterattack Hong Chengchou. Moreover, he is a business wizard, and he will definitely be able to fulfill his ideas well in Japan and seek the greatest benefits for the Ming merchants.

He was dark under the lights, and he thought about the military generals of Wenchen, but he missed his own henchmen.

Hou Xuanyan feigned anger and said: "Okay, you, you dare to hide it and keep silent, what's your intention?" ”

The elixir pouted, blinked and said: "There are rumors outside, saying that people are demon foxes and flattering masters, and they must not be careful, so as not to be killed in advance as Wu Zetian." ”

"Dare to talk back, get me a golden rope!" Hou Xuanyan solved the important matter in his heart, and was enlightened by her to figure out the dilemma of conquering Liao, as the saying goes, people have no foresight, they must have yin desire.

The elixir blushed, turned around and walked towards the dormitory, Hou Xuanyan smiled behind him: "How should you go to get it?" ”

On the soft carpet of the Chunhe Palace, the little girl stretched out her arms, her calves were bent, her round buttocks stood back, and she slowly climbed up.

After a while, with a golden rope in his mouth, he came to Hou Xuanyan, and even his ears were red.

...

The next day.

In the palace, Hou Xuanyan sat under the stone lion at the door and personally greeted Gong Zifang.

A luxurious and exquisite carriage, pulled by four solid white horses, stopped in front of the palace.

A shrewd middle-aged man jumped out of the car, and it could be seen that his body was a little blessed, and these days finally settled down, and Gong Zifang's life gradually became more and more delicious.

"Third uncle!"

Hou Xuanyan shouted loudly, and Gong Zifang found that the former Hou Dashao and the current prince personally greeted him at the door.

Gong Zifang's heart was cold...

"Lord Wang, Xiaguan just had a child and married a concubine, and his life is not bad. In addition, the health is getting worse day by day, if there is any hard work, please look at the past credit, and be sure to find someone else..."

Hou Xuanyan scolded with a smile: "I know that I can't hide it from you, an old fox, and before I open my mouth, the third uncle will know." ”

Gong Zifang knew what Hou Xuanyan had decided, and he couldn't escape the life of running errands, and said with a bitter face: "It's not a secret, it's not difficult to guess at all, Hou Dashao, if you speak politely, the lower officials will know that they will be beaten into a hard life." When he was fine, the prince always called himself Lao Tzu and called me Gong Laosan, or even San'er. I had to wait until no one went to the tiring errand before I remembered that we still had an uncle and nephew relationship. ”

Hou Xuanyan laughed treacherously and said: "Third uncle, you are just slandering people's innocence out of thin air, I, Hou Xuanyan, am a scholarly family, and I pay the most attention to etiquette in my life, how can I call myself 'Lao Tzu' like the market." Seriously, Third Uncle, this time Japan is newly defeated, and the country is in turmoil, and it is necessary to have a pillar of the country like the Third Uncle to calm the situation. I have recommended the third uncle as the governor of Dongying, and he can transfer the Denglai Naval Division and the Songjiang Naval Division, and he can negotiate with Japan on my behalf with His Majesty. Such power is simply glorifying the ancestors, and it can leave a legacy for future generations. When I think about the relationship between you and me, I have experienced life and death several times since the bamboo forest, and I feel uneasy if such a beauty is not given to you, and I can't sleep well. You're fine, but you're suspicious of me. ”

Gong Zifang was shocked, and said with a strange cry: "Da Shao, my Hou Da Shao, this is absolutely unacceptable, my old arms and legs, you can bear to throw me to the outside of Dongyinghua, so that we will rarely see each other for a few years, maybe I won't be able to return to the dynasty, we will say goodbye forever." ”

Hou Xuanyan saw that he didn't get in the oil and salt, so he instantly changed his face and scolded: "Gong Laosan, you have to go today, and you have to go if you don't go." Let me tell you the truth, I have already prepared the ship for you to Japan, and when you come out, my own soldiers have already gone to your house to inform your family to help you pack up your salute. After a while, I will explain to you, and you will be able to get on the boat directly, and you will not have to go home. Well done, I'll let you come back ten times or eight times a year, otherwise I'll let you die of old age in Dongying.

Whether you go in this carriage by yourself, or are tied up by my own soldiers and sent over, you can choose for yourself. ”

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