The younger brother of the Joseon King Yi Hao of the Joseon Dynasty, Yi Xuan, the Grand Prince of Inpyeong, was proficient in the Chinese language and thought he was the most familiar with the Celestial Empire.

Because of the Ming Dynasty's trade with North Korea, the production cost of high-value products such as glass, silver mirrors, porcelain, cloth and silk, precision instruments and mechanical parts sold by the Ming Dynasty has reached a very low level, while the cost of raw materials and manpower products such as grain, ore and other raw materials sold by North Korea has not been reduced.

Therefore, according to the normal trade order, North Korea has been in a state of loss, and Daming has been in a state of making money.

But the Korean rulers were naturally reluctant to do this, and they thought of a way to use the tributary system to make up for this loss, after all, they did not dare to use force to regain the benefits earned by the Ming Dynasty.

And this is the task of this Korean envoy Li Xuan, the prince of Linping, to come to the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, he also had a task, that is, he wanted Daming to return the land of Tielingwei and Kangzhouwei in Liaodong to Daming.

According to the meaning of the Joseon state, Xianpyeongfu is the territory of Korea, while Tielingwei and Kangjuwei are the territories of Xianpyeongfu.

Needless to say, it was occupied by the Manchus in the past, if today's Northern Expedition was successful, and the Jianyu was expelled, Tielingwei and Kangzhouwei, which belonged to the territory of Xianping Prefecture, should be returned to North Korea, after all, North Korea contributed a lot to the Ming Dynasty in this Northern Expedition.

Li Xuan, the prince of Linping, was also quite complacent on the grounds that he had made meritorious service to the Ming Dynasty in the Northern Expedition, and as soon as he entered Nanjing, he said to Zhang Ziduan, who had been promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nanjing:

"I have heard for a long time that the Heavenly Empire is a state of etiquette, and now this monarch is here, but he still hasn't seen a cabinet of scholars come to Nanjing to greet him in person, is the kingdom so slow to treat the meritorious domain?"

Zhang Ziduan, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nanjing, was quite bitter in his heart, and said with a smile: "Don't be impatient, the official has rushed into Beijing for 800 miles, and presumably the imperial court is on the way to welcome the noble envoys." ”

"Okay, this gentleman will wait for a while in Nanjing, I have heard for a long time that Nanjing's Qinhuai Fengyue is extremely prosperous in the world, and the beauties of Middle Earth are like clouds, is it possible that the newly established Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your country can only entertain with a cup of tea, and there is neither a famous prostitute nor a beautiful beauty to accompany him."

Linping Dajun Li Xuan smiled coldly, and took a sip of tea as he spoke: "This Longjing tea is obviously not a first-class Longjing, there is no Longjing before the rain, and the tea is not good water. ”

"Don't blame the Maharaja, the best Longjing before the rain is the tea on the tribute, which is also the best official tea, and the tea is also used to collect the tiger run spring water during the rain last year, take the essence of heaven and earth, and decorate it with the dew of the new peach, as for the better is the royal use."

Zhang Ziduan, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nanjing, hurriedly explained.

Li Xuan, the king of Linping, slapped the table: "This monarch is the younger brother of the king of Joseon, why don't you even deserve to enjoy the royal tea, and generally His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Empire will also give us the imperial tea, what are you doing to taste it now, otherwise this monarch will sue His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty at that time, saying that you will wait for the envoys!" ”

"Go and contact the Nanjing town guard, can you make some royal tea first", Zhang Ziduan, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had to compromise.

The Korean envoy Li Xuan, the prince of Linping, smiled proudly, and after a while, he said that he was going to Nanjing City to have a look, and after leaving the embassy under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he went straight to the Qinhuai River:

"I have heard of Qin Huai's reputation for a long time, I don't know if you can help introduce it, and the silver dollars spent can also be recorded in the entertainment expenses of your department, and then you can also get one or two benefits from it."

"Now most of Qin Huai Bayan is no longer in Nanjing, even if he is in Nanjing, he has changed to other industries, and Kou Baimen often talks in Huixiang Pavilion, but he no longer entertains people with his voice, if you talk about learning, but if you ask for the joy of clouds and rain, I am afraid that it can not be realized."

As soon as Zhang Ziduan, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said this, the Korean monarch Li Xuan smiled and said: "Okay, okay, as long as the money is in place, what can't be done." ”

As a result, Zhang Ziduan, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had to take the Korean monarch Li Xuan to Huixiang Pavilion.

But at this time, suddenly a group of craftsmen saw Zhang Ziduan's official sedan chair and knelt down: "This Qingtian lord, please make decisions for us, the boss of the Jiangnan Silk Reeling Factory ran away and owed us three months of ICBC!" ”

Zhang Ziduan, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was in an irritable mood, and when he saw this, he directly shouted: "Go out, and sue to go to Yingtianfu, why stop the official's sedan chair!" Hit hard, you deserve to die! ”

So, under the sticks, the craftsmen had to flee.

The Korean monarch Li Xuan came to Huixiang Pavilion, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had already driven out the other literati in advance, so Kou Baimen was the only one here at this time.

As soon as the Korean monarch Li Xuan came to Kou Baimen, he waited for Kou Baimen to salute him, and after waiting for a long time, he became a little impatient, but when he saw Kou Baimen's stunning face, he forgot about these things, and only smiled and fanned:

"Sure enough, it's the appearance of the country and the city, I don't know how much the girl asks, so that I can let this gentleman rest in your boudoir for the night?"

Kou Baimen is a retired member of the Guards system, how can he stand such an insult, he was extremely angry for a while, and was about to drink someone to beat her, when Zhang Ziduan, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hurriedly grabbed her:

"Don't be angry, girl, he is a North Korean envoy and doesn't know your background, so his words are a little profligate, you just talk to him."

"I'm not welcome him here, let him go!"

After Kou Baimen finished speaking, he turned around and left.

And this Korean monarch Li Xuan boldly wanted to pull Kou Baimen's clothes: "Why is the girl in a hurry to leave, this gentleman still has to have a good complaint with you." ”

Kou Baimen turned around and swung his legs, causing the Korean monarch Li Xuan to fall to the ground on the spot, two teeth fell out, and his mouth was full of blood.

"You, you actually entertain this monarch like this, you!" Li Xuan, the monarch of North Korea, angrily stood in front of Zhang Ziduan, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Zhang Butang, don't you care?" ”

"Quickly help the monarch to go down and call the people of Ying Tianfu, it is inconvenient for our Ministry of Foreign Affairs to come forward to take care of this matter, please believe us, Ying Tianfu will definitely give you an explanation."

After speaking, Zhang Ziduan accompanied the Korean monarch Li Xuan and left here.

Here, Ying Tianfu and Ye Chuchun sent people to drive a group of craftsmen who came to complain: "Tell them that the official is very busy now, and the matter of the Jiangnan Silk Reeling Factory can't be solved, let them do it themselves." ”

After speaking, Ye Chuchun returned to the inner hall and complained: "A group of Diao people, no matter how big it is, they will come to report, and the official will finally rest for a while." ”

Not long after, someone from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs came to Ye Chuchun: "This is an official letter, the North Korean envoy Li Xuan was beaten by Kou Baimen, the lord of Huixiang Pavilion, and should be dealt with by Tianfu." ”

"There is such a thing! Immediately bring the garrison corps, go with this official to surround Huixiang Pavilion, and be sure to give an explanation to the Korean envoys! ”

Without saying a word, Ye Chuchun led people to Huixiang Pavilion and surrounded Huixiang Pavilion.

There will be a more update later

(End of chapter)