Next, the ministers went back and began to work on their five-year plans. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Then, after formulating it, it was reported to Zhu Changyuan, and Zhu Changyuan personally reviewed and read them one by one, and constantly sent back the plans of the courtiers for them to do it again.

"These guys are smart, do they have a painless plan for me, something that a three-year-old can accomplish, and use it to fool me?" Zhu Changyuan was very dissatisfied with the work attitude of his courtiers.

Finally, after more than half a month of tossing, the matter is finalized.

Then, after such a toss, the officials of each ministry did not have confidence in their respective goals, but they had a stronger sense of direction in doing things and knew which direction to work in.

That's a good start.

At the beginning of May of the first year of Taizheng, the envoys of the surrounding countries made a pilgrimage to pay tribute, and the Beijing division was very lively, and the Ming Empire seemed to have returned to the period of Emperor Chengzu more than two hundred years ago, and became a real **** state.

On this important occasion, Zhu Changyuan naturally held a very grand event, and the location was chosen to serve the envoys of various countries in the past, and the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple co-presided over this pilgrimage.

Through the list, Zhu Changyuan knew that the countries that came to worship this time were: Korea, Fuso, Ryukyu, Mongolia, Sulu, Annam, Siam, etc., and a total of 20 countries came to pay their respects.

Even, Zhu Changyuan also saw the envoys of Spain and the Netherlands.

I'm tired, this Nima is a tribute, not an international conference, you dare to mess around! Do you know that once you come, it means surrendering to my Ming Empire?

Zhu Changyuan was simply stunned.

"That, Cao Huachun, why are you going to inquire about the envoys from Spain and the Netherlands over there?" Zhu Changyuan feels that it should have something to do with the last fight in Taiwan.

Could it be that these two countries were raped once by themselves in Taiwan, and now they are beginning to bow their heads?

Cao Huachun took the order and left, came back after a while, and said to Zhu Chang: "Back to Your Majesty, the old minister has inquired." They came to negotiate with His Majesty! ”

"Negotiations?" Zhu Changyuan was slightly surprised, and then understood.

Spain had more than a dozen men in their own hands, and they themselves sent a fleet to expand their territory in Europe. It is not unusual for them to come and negotiate an armistice.

As for the Dutch, hehe, they caught more than 2,000 people on Taiwan Island before, and now they have all been sent by Zhu Changyuan to reclaim land in Huangzhuang.

The Dutch came to the rescue of their compatriots. This is understandable.

At the beginning of the worship, Zhu Changyuan sat on the dragon chair, below were the ministers, and on both sides were the envoys of various countries. The order of the envoys of various countries is also exquisite, and the East is respected. Respect the closest to Zhu Changyuan's dragon chair.

For example, the first person in the East to do is the envoy from North Korea, needless to say, it is Li Hao, Zhu Changyuan's younger brother and brother-in-law, who is loyal to kneel and lick!

Then there were the envoys of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Fuso Kingdom, the Annam Kingdom Envoys, and the Sulu Kingdom Envoys.

Zhu Changyuan looked at the messenger below, happy and happy, but there was still a trace of gloom under his eyelids. Because he looked at all the envoys in the entire venue, and specially asked Cao Huachun to confirm that the envoy of the Taungoo Dynasty of Burma did not come.

Don't give face!

Lao Tzu's soldiers have already hit your doorstep, what kind of garlic do you still pretend?

Zhu Changyuan took a deep breath and secretly clenched his fists.

It's not that he loves face. But this is indeed related to the dignity of the country and the importance that neighboring countries attach to the Ming Empire.

According to the etiquette of the first Qin Dynasty, the tributary son of heaven needs to be called a minister, so he naturally has to go to the emperor's title, at most like North Korea, and he will never allow any emperor, emperor and other titles to exist.

But then this etiquette changed, and later emperors only loved face and not linzi. As long as you are a minister, you can not only retain a certain title, but also reduce the annual tribute and reduce the tribute. Even the gifts given by the Son of Heaven are much more generous than those paid by those countries.

This naked stupid behavior was later vividly interpreted by the Qianlong Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

But Zhu Changyuan was a pragmatic emperor, and it was impossible to allow this kind of thing to happen.

As soon as the hour came, the ceremonial officer sang: "The king of Joseon pays tribute!" ”

Li Hao stood up. On behalf of the king of Joseon, he presented a gift list to the monarch of the Ming Dynasty: there were countless miscellaneous gifts, among which Zhu Changyuan was most satisfied with the fact that Li Liang had promised the Ming army that the Ming army could stay in the southern cities of Korea and provide protection for his country.

Moreover, Li Hao also brought 100,000 taels of silver as tribute.

Zhu Changyuan was very happy. nodded and said, "The heart of the king of Joseon, I have received it, give the book!" ”

Zhu Changyuan waved his hand, and the eunuchs below sent several books of elementary scientific knowledge to Li Hao, who knelt down and kowtowed to thank him for his gratitude as if he had received a treasure.

This is Zhu Changyuan's return gift, of course he will not be stupid enough to give the other party gold, silver, silk, or tea spices.

"The foreign minister still has a request!" Li Hao knelt on the ground, unwilling to go down, and kowtowed to Zhu Changyuan.

"Well, let's hear it!" Zhu Changyuan's face was calm.

Li Hao said: "The foreign minister wants to obtain the permission of the Ming Emperor to build a wind turbine in North Korea, and all the costs are borne by the lower country, in addition, please allow me to buy fertilizers and seeds from your country!" ”

Zhu Changyuan smiled and said: "I can help you install two wind turbines, the fertilizer is not good now, it will take five years, as for the seeds, you can give them some and so on." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Hao's joy was beyond words.

"The lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom pays tribute!" The ceremonial officer waited for Li Hao to go down, and began to shout again.

Then, the Ryukyu Kingdom also paid tribute, but due to the national strength, they didn't have any good things there, and the tribute items were a bit shabby.

The Ryukyu Kingdom is an island country, but it is a very small kind of island, very poor, and there are few people, even less than a county of the Ming Empire.

Therefore, Zhu Changyuan did not have too much demand for the Ryukyus, accepted the gift, and rewarded the Ryukyu King with a set of four books and five classics.

After the Ryukyu Kingdom, there was Fuso Kingdom.

The envoy of Fusang Kingdom stepped forward and respectfully saluted Zhu Changyuan, offered his gift, and said: "Envoy of Fusang Kingdom, greetings to Emperor Ann of the Ming Dynasty, send tribute, I hope that the two countries will always be friendly, don't start a military revolution!" ”

At present, Geng Zhongming's team still occupies several small islands to the south of Fusang, so the envoys of Fusang came this time, saying that they were coming for tribute, but rather for peace.

Zhu Changyuan snorted coldly and said, "The widow is friendly and friendly, so let the envoy step aside." ”

Cao Huachun sent the gift list to Zhu Changyuan, Zhu Changyuan opened the gift list and took a look, the gift sent by Fusang this time was quite valuable, there were 100,000 taels of silver alone.

Although it is not too much for Zhu Changyuan, it is already a lot as a tribute.

"Hmmm! Very good! Zhu Changyuan flipped the gift list to the last page, and a pink note suddenly slipped from behind him and gently fell onto his desk.

Zhu Changyuan put down the gift list in his hand. Holding the note in his hand, he looked at it backwards, and it was a small poem written in block Chinese characters in four lines.

It is full of flowers and branches, turning into two loves. The jade chopsticks hang down to the mirror, and the spring breeze does not know.

It is a poem by the Tang Dynasty poetess Xue Tao, which is just a sentiment of lovesickness.

Zhu Changyuan smiled slightly, and said secretly: It must be that little girl in Fusang who was in estrus and sent this love poem to the wrong place, and actually came to the palace of the Ming Dynasty.

I was about to throw away the piece of paper, when suddenly my mind flashed, and I secretly said: No!

This Nima is a poem of the Han people, and this Nima is a Chinese character. Although some people in Fusang use Chinese characters, it is not enough for a little girl in heat to express her feelings in her heart with Chinese characters.

There are quirks.

Zhu Changyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he put the note in front of him with his index and middle fingers, and looked at it carefully, and suddenly a familiar smell came from the paper.

Zhu Changyuan was like being struck by lightning, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he put the piece of paper in front of his nose and sniffed deeply: Yes, it's that smell, Hua Liang, this should be you!

Zhu Changyuan had a basket of questions in his heart that he wanted to ask, but now it was a tributary meeting, and he was not allowed to ask indiscriminately.

"Invite the envoy of the Fusang Kingdom to the side hall of the platform and keep it under strict guard, I have something to ask him when I turn around." Zhu Changyuan bowed his head and ordered Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachun went to do it immediately.

Then, the tribute continued.

The envoy of Annan came up, paid tribute to Zhu Changyuan, and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, your country's Mu Wangfu has recruited 100,000 soldiers, and it has already taught me the northern frontier of Annan, and is disturbing my border. Our lord was terrified, and dared to ask what His Majesty wanted. Our lord said that if His Majesty remembers the love between the two countries, he is willing to pay tribute every year! ”

"Are you an envoy of the Zheng family or an envoy of the Ruan family?" Zhu Changyuan's face was tense, and he looked at the envoy of Annan and asked.

"Minister, minister!" When the envoy listened to Zhu Changyuan's question, his face was sweating, and he held back for a long time and said, "The minister is the envoy of Houli!" ”

At this time, the nominal monarch of Annam was still the king of the Houli Dynasty, but in fact, just like the Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period of China, the state affairs were all controlled by powerful ministers.

The powerful ministers of the Annam Kingdom are the Zheng clan in the north and the Ruan clan in the south, each of which accounts for half of the country, and the Zheng clan is the prince of the Son of Heaven.

"Haha!" Zhu Changyuan laughed three times, and then said: "The monarch and the ministers, father and son, the Zheng family is a chaotic minister and thief, and he dares to put the monarch under house arrest, and I will destroy it sooner or later, needless to say." ”

In the past, there was no excuse to send troops, but now it's okay, you Annan is a vassal state of my Ming Dynasty, and it is even a traitor who has power over the monarch, and I just use this as an excuse to send troops.

"Minister, minister... The messenger trembled and did not know what to say.

Zhu Changyuan shouted: "Send your tribute gift list!" ”

Cao Huachun brought the gift list to Zhu Changyuan, Zhu Changyuan looked at the gift list, and then a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "This is a tribute?" What do you Annan think of me? ”

"Pull it down, cut it!" Zhu Changyuan suddenly got up from his seat, walked around the throne, and said loudly: "Annan Bo Li insulted me, passed on my order, Mu Tianbo will attack his country today, clear the traitor Zheng clan, and restore the country of Houli!" (To be continued.) )