After the eunuch Wang Dehua passed the edict of Emperor Chongzhen in Hancheng, he stayed for a few days to rest, and then took a boat from the mouth of the Han River to the east, and then went to Yingzhou Town to deliver the edict. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After receiving the emperor's will, Jiang Yueguang and others bid farewell to the Korean monarchs and ministers in Seoul, and also bid farewell to Zhang Pu and Qiao Qitai, the new envoys of the Ming Dynasty to Korea, and then went west from the mouth of the Han River by boat, stopping at Phi Island to replenish food and drinking water, and rushed directly to Tianjin.

Before Wang Dehua and Jiang Yueguang left, the location of the Ming embassy in Korea was also selected, that is, Liu Xingxian, deputy general of the right road of Dongjiang Town, and Huang Long, the general of the Tianjin Navy, were stationed outside the east gate of Hancheng.

The embassy was a new thing, and the monarchs and ministers of the DPRK did not know whether this matter was good or bad for the DPRK.

However, in the current situation, they can't help but disagree, not to mention that the envoy is Zhang Pu.

Zhang Pu was bent on establishing a school and teaching in North Korea, and at the same time mingling with the officials of the Korean Shilin faction, and in less than two months, he won a large number of supporters among the Korean Shilin.

Therefore, both Li Liang and Yin Fang felt that if the establishment of the Ming Embassy in Seoul was inevitable, then Zhang Pu would be the best candidate for the envoy.

Moreover, the establishment of the embassy, at least on the surface, meant a deepening of relations with the Ming Dynasty, rather than an estrangement, and it was the Ming Dynasty himself who spent money to send "hostages" to the Korean state, rather than the need for the DPRK to send hostages to the city of Shenyang as in the relationship with the Houjin state.

Of course, in this era, in the suzerainty system of the Ming Dynasty and the surrounding small countries, whether it was the Ming Dynasty or these subject countries, the normal exchanges were limited to the Ming Dynasty's canonization of them, as well as their regular tribute, but whether it was the angels who went to the Ming Dynasty to canonize, or the tributary envoys who came to pay tribute or congratulate the various subject countries, they were all temporary envoys, and the concept of resident envoys did not exist.

Therefore, of course, the monarchs and ministers of the Joseon State at this time did not know what it meant to them that the Ming Emperor sent a permanent envoy this time.

Although Li Liang and Yin Fang somewhat felt that it was not necessary for Da Ming to do this, they still held a welcoming attitude in general.

Therefore, after the address of the Ming embassy was chosen, the king of North Korea, Li Liang, not only generously gave the camp to Zhang Pu, but also asked the officials of the six Cao in Korea to help select craftsmen and people, prepare work and materials, and help design and build together.

Just when Zhang Pu was busy lecturing around the altar and supervising the craftsmen and people to build the embassy house, Jiang Yueguang and Li Xin followed the small fleet of the Huanglong Tianjin Navy Division and returned to the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Xingxian, deputy commander-in-chief of the right side of Dongjiang Town, also returned to Pyongyang City with his "monk soldiers".

Jiang Yueguang, Li Xin and his entourage took a boat from the mouth of the Han River to the west, the journey was smooth, during which they only docked at the port to replenish food and drinking water on Phi Dao, and hurriedly met with Anton Hou Mao Wenlong and other generals of Phi Dao, and reported the situation of the contract.

The next morning, that is, on the morning of the ninth day of the fifth month, Jiang Yueguang and Li Xin and their entourage bid farewell to the Tianjin Navy Division led by Huang Long, transferred to several four-wheeled carriages deposited in Dagu Port when they came, and rushed all the way to the direction of Beijing.

At this time, the land of Gyeonggi, just after the Dragon Boat Festival, is already a summer scene, and the wide post road between Jingshi and Tianjin is lined with patches of green crops.

Although the northern land since the spring of the second year of Chongzhen is still dry and rainless, but the land of Gyeonggi has Yanshan in the north, Taihang in the west, and the sea in the east, the drought situation is much more relieved than in the northwest and northeast, and since the beginning of spring, there have been a few light rains.

In addition, the line from Tianjin to Gyeongshi, with many rivers and lakes, and convenient irrigation, does not show any serious drought, and the fields on both sides of the post road are filled with paddy fields in addition to the drought-resistant crops potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn that have been promoted and planted by the Agricultural Institute in Gyeonggi.

Jiang Yueguang and Li Shin experienced the events of Korea, and then took a boat through the vast sea and returned to the land of Gyeonggi, and saw such a calm and peaceful pastoral scene, and their hearts were really indescribably happy.

"Last year, His Majesty vigorously promoted the reform of the Wei Institute in the land of Gyeonggi, and there were many puzzled people in the court, and now it seems that the results have been revealed, Your Majesty is really the holy lord of the Ming Dynasty!"

Jiang Yueguang and Li Xin went back and forth to North Korea, and they have been together for so long, the relationship is naturally extraordinary, and without Zhang Pu, a bookish and angry stereotyped character, the two naturally let go of talking to each other a lot.

When Li Xin heard Jiang Yueguang say this, he also sighed and said, "What Master Jiang said is good! Your Majesty's foresight is beyond the reach of ordinary people like us! As the saying goes, those who have constant production have perseverance, and the same field has been changed from the official's to its own, and the cultivation is naturally ten out of ten intentions! ”

Jiang Yueguang and Li Xin looked at the fields on both sides of the avenue, the farmers who were sweating like rain and working hard, nodding their heads while talking.

Beijing to Tianjin, but more than 200 miles, now the use of Zunhua, Baiyecheng and other subway plant slag paving, the official road between Beijing and Tianjin is also more and more wide and flat, starting from the west gate of the Tianjin Acropolis, a two-horse manned four-wheeled carriage, only two or three hours, can easily run to the gate of the Guangqu of Beijing.

Now, Jiang Yueguang and Li Xin and their entourage set off from Tianjin after midday, and they had already arrived outside the Guangqu Gate as scheduled around noon.

The two of them took their entourage, first returned to the yamen of the Imperial City, the people and horses who should settle down, and the errands that should be handed over were unloaded, and at the end of the afternoon, the two came to the noon gate to hand over the sign and ask to meet the emperor.

The news of the two entering the city, Emperor Chongzhen already knew at lunch, but thinking that the two of them went back and forth to the sea for many days, and when they returned to Beijing for the first time, they should also take a rest, so they did not let people meet immediately.

Leaving Beijing in the first half of the first month and returning in early May, a total of four months, of course, the Forbidden City is a different look.

The two followed the young general Yulinwei who came to give the order, passed through the noon gate and the Huangji gate, and came to the Qianqing Gate, and then handed the two to the general who came to pass the order outside the Qianqing Palace.

"Ahhh The two dudes are back! The two of you have been in the sea and sky of North Korea for a few months, but are you happy? ”

Jiang Yueguang and Li Xin are not stereotypical and boring people, and when they saw Lu Hualin say this, they both responded with a low smile: "Brother Lu is making fun of his words!" Although North Korea is good, how can it be compared to my Ming Jingshi! The deer brothers live in peace in Beijing, which is truly enviable! ”

Li Xin even said: "As an elder brother, I will bring you some Korean native products, and you can send someone to me to pick them up sometime!" ”

Lu Hualin's father is the current Liaodong Governor Lu Shanji, both father and son are valued by the current emperor, so they are naturally held by everyone in the officialdom of today's Ming Jingshi.

Although Li Xin has always been upright and selfless, he is also willing to make friends with such family figures, after all, in today's Ming Dynasty, if you want to do something, it is indeed impossible to do it without a few helpers.

"Good! That's a good idea! But we'll talk about that another day! Your Majesty is waiting for you inside! Let's hurry up and meet you! ”

Lu Hualin smiled and let the two into the Qianqing Gate, and handed over the recommendation to Yan Yingyuan, who was waiting in the Qianqing Gate.