One of the most important errands to meet with foreign envoys was to deal with the Ryukyu envoys. Ryukyu is one of the most loyal vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, the old king died, the prince asked for the throne, the Ming only needs to talk to the envoy, and then can agree on the condolence and canonization in a very friendly atmosphere.

The death of the Ryukyu King Shang Zhong and the prince Shang Siyuan's request for the title occurred in February of the twelfth year of orthodoxy (1447 AD), and when the previous group of envoys had not yet left Beijing, Shi Liangqiu, the king of Zhongshan in the Ryukyus, urgently went to Beijing to report the news. After that, the Ming Dynasty sent Chen Bo and the pedestrian Wan Xiang to Ryukyu to pay tribute to the late Zhongshan King Shangzhong, and held a ceremony for the canonization of the new king.

So, how did the Ming Dynasty hold canonization ceremonies for vassal states such as Korea, Ryukyu, Annam, and Champong? This can be seen from the edict issued by the orthodox emperor to Shang Siyuan.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor system said: Erbi sent the chief Shi Liangqiu and other Er's father Shangzhong died, Liang deeply mourned, Tefenger is the king of Zhongshan in the Ryukyu Kingdom, inheriting Er's father to take charge of state affairs, Eryi is the first to be the first, Yijian is sincere in things, respectful of the ministers' festivals, scrupulous tribute, simple and virtuous, good at soothing the countrymen, and good neighbors, in order to protect the land, and enjoy the blessing of peace forever, Qinzai!"

It was not too difficult to mediate the dispute between Joseon and Jianju Jurchen Li Manzhu. North Korea has always looked down on the Jurchens, and the Jianzhou Jurchens often borrow grain and seeds from North Korea, with the meaning of "fighting the autumn wind", if you don't give it to me, you will find trouble! Coupled with the fact that both sides like to plunder or abduct each other's population, North Korea and Jianju have a very unpleasant relationship. From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, the palms and backs of the hands are all meat, as long as the two sides do not fight each other, the Ming can only mediate and persuade peace talks.

"His Royal Highness the King of Yue, Li Manzhu sent an advance envoy to Beijing, so there seems to be a preconceived view in the court, and the emperor seems to blame North Korea."

As soon as he stood still in the hall, Ma Yu probed Zhu Qiming's tone.

Zhu Qiming didn't mean this, "Xiao Wang doesn't dare to discuss the government." However, I heard that North Korea calls itself Little China, and in the eyes of North Koreans, except for China and North Korea, all other countries are barbarians! ”

Modern people often say that "there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests", and this view is quite superficial. Values and cultural identity are the most reliable bonds, without the output of values and culture, even if you are rich in the world, in the eyes of others are just a tyrant, not many people really take you seriously! Just like Korea and the Ryukyus, they relied on the transmission of Chinese culture to promote the civilization and progress of the country, and the royal family and scholars also gained the legitimacy to rule the country, so although they did not get any considerable material benefits from the Ming Dynasty, their attitude towards the Ming Dynasty was more ironclad than that of other vassal states, and even if the interests were upside down, they would closely follow the Ming Dynasty.

On the other hand, like Warat, and even the Wuliang Ha Sanwei, their culture is incompatible with the Ming Dynasty, so although the Ming Dynasty has given them many tangible benefits, how can they ever have half of the loyalty to the Ming Dynasty? It's just a trick to eat big guys!

Ma Yu heard the overtone in Zhu Qiming's words, "Your Highness is right, they are all the feudal states of the Ming Dynasty, who is thick and who is thin?" can only persuade both sides with good words, and then find a reason to 'send an envoy for review' and delay it for a while. ”

With Ma Yu's talent, it is enough to calm the dispute between the Joseon and the Jianzhou Jurchens! Thinking of this, when Li Sui entered the hall to see the ceremony, Zhu Qiming left under the pretext of leaving for an excuse, he wanted to touch the hard nail of the Warat Super Luxury Mission!

A few zhang away from the hall, there is another building complex, which is the famous "Wuman City", where the goods brought by more than 1,000 people from the Warat mission are traded.

Guided by the ambassador and deputy envoy of the embassy, Zhu Qiming first took a turn in Wuman City, and the goods that caught his eye were all mink skins, and there were some horses with poor coat color. Zhu Qiming suddenly lost the interest in watching any more, and returned to the hall.

With the Varat Super Mission occupying most of the building, their chattering could be heard from afar. As soon as Zhu Qiming appeared, he saw a large group of people coming out of the hall one after another, and gathered around to see the excitement, among them, there were naturally people who were let go by Zhu Qiming in Miyun back then, and there were also envoys who saw Zhu Qiming in Fengtian Hall that year, so after everyone whispered, they knew that the person with extraordinary appearance in front of them was the famous King Yue, so they raised their arrogance and stood there in a proper manner.

The fierce Warat people have always been in awe of the strong, and in their eyes, the king of Daming Yue is a formidable strong man!

"Take off and don't sweat, so that the ministers can see His Royal Highness the King of Yue."

"Also, the first Taishi envoy will see His Royal Highness the King of Yue."

Zhu Qiming rushed to the end and put the two uncles on the chin, and then glanced at everyone, and saw that these people were eating and drinking well and living here for more than a month, and the water and soil of the Ming Dynasty nourished them one by one.

"This king and Princess Saihan are old acquaintances, she has invited this king to Warat several times as a guest, this king can not help but appreciate it, and plans to lead 5,000 guards to the appointment this summer. Oh, it's not easy to travel far away, how can this king have to stay on the grassland for several months, and I'm afraid that when the time comes, I'm afraid that I will have to disturb the detachment and the first master. The ambassador on the other side instructed: "The courtesy is still exchanged, this king must let Tokhoff not sweat and the first master this summer, so you have to entertain distant guests." ”

"Yes."

Bo Qiang made a happy face: "Since it is Princess Saihan who invites her, the Taishi naturally wants to fulfill the friendship of the landlord." Hehe, China is rich in products, so don't bring too many gifts when the time comes. ”

Zhu Qiming shook his head, "Your envoy doesn't know, the court still owes this king a few years of age, this king is living a tight life, he hasn't had a decent meal for a long time, and I'm afraid that I will have to go to the grassland empty-handed when the time comes." Eh, I heard that the summer grassland is abundant, you go back to persuade you to take off the sweat, and the first master does not have to be too extravagant, this king will be content to enjoy the delicious food for several months, as for the gift, the meaning can be a little bit, anyway, five thousand people can't bring much things. ”

Can't bring much with you? That's 5,000 people! Five thousand people ate and drank there for months, came empty-handed, and when they left, they planned to return with a full load, and if this was the case, the whole grassland was afraid that there would not be a single flower left! Xiao Duan looked at the uncle with cold eyes, with a black line on his face, "Hey, hey, since it is a distinguished guest invited by the sister of the Taishi, the Taishi will naturally take care of this matter thoroughly." ”

Turning Bo back with a cold eye, "Hey, hey, it's rare for His Royal Highness King Yue to go to the grassland, and the Great Khan will definitely personally take care of everything." ”

"Why do you want to be the East?" Zhu Qiming waved his hand, "Oh, that's so polite!" I won't let you make it difficult, this king will stay there for more than a month without sweating, and then go to stay in the Taishi camp for more than a month, okay? ”

Is this a race to be the East? Xiao Duan and Uncle were stunned there, unable to make a sound.

Zhu Qiming didn't pay attention to the two, and took out a piece of silk cloth from his cuffs, which was the masterpiece of a blind old woman in Yuefu last night! Use a rough silk cloth to embroider a few crooked flowers, the materials and embroidery skills are very poor, how ugly it is!

"Hehe, this is the best Su embroidery!"

If this is Su embroidery, the sack is all brocade! Xiao Duan and Uncle looked at the silk cloth in Zhu Qiming's hand with wide eyes, and almost dropped his jaw in shock.