Yang Shen took Zhu Hao to meet the North Korean envoys, and for Zhu Hao, his first contact with foreign affairs was a novel experience.

His plan is to add the power of the Ming Dynasty to the four seas, and as the suzerain, he is responsible for overseas wars, and it is inevitable that he will encounter the matter of receiving envoys from various countries, and he just uses the Korean envoys to practice his hands.

The eighth day of August.

There are still two days left before Zhu Si's birthday.

Zhu Hao, in his capacity as the deputy envoy of the Hanlin Academy and the deputy envoy of diplomacy, followed the envoy Yang Shen to meet with the representatives of the North Korean envoys.

On the North Korean side, the chief envoy is Hu Cao to judge Shin Jizong, and the deputy envoy is Licao to judge Yin Xiyi.

Speaking of which, the two of them can represent North Korea to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, which naturally has its outstanding differences, and the high level of Chinese language is amazing.

At this time, Chinese characters were basically written in North Korea, and it was common to learn Han culture, and the imperial examination was mainly based on the assessment of Confucian classics.

"I've seen two angels of the kingdom below." Shen Jizong was a little older, and his speech was slightly weak and short of breath, and he felt a feeling of strong pressure and pain.

Speaking Chinese, the words are correct and round, almost inaudible to be foreigners, more standard than the southern scholars of the Ming Dynasty, and the scholars of the Ming Dynasty are almost the same.

Zhu Hao smiled and nodded, he was a spectator today, and he didn't have to do anything to get ahead.

Yang Shen is responsible for communication.

There are two main things to talk about, the first thing is that North Korea paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty, in addition to congratulating the new emperor on his accession to the throne and sending congratulatory gifts on Wanshou Halloween, there is also the handover of tribute, which is mainly responsible for the people of Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites.

As for the second thing, it is to listen to the demands of the North Korean side.

In the fifteenth year of Zhengde, Li Yi, the fifth year of the Joseon Dynasty, immediately became the fourth son of the king, who was five years old, equivalent to the crown prince, hoping that his identity could be recognized by the Ming Dynasty, so as to establish the identity of Li Yi as the first heir to the throne of the Joseon Kingdom.

Originally, the king of North Korea set up an heir, and the Ming Dynasty generally ignored it, but the problem was that the lord Li Yi himself relied on "usurpation" to take the throne, although he was the eldest son, but he was the fourth son, and the eldest son Li Mei was still alive and well, and there was no loss in virtue, the Ming Dynasty had a tradition of establishing a long son, and it was not conducive to the eldest son to violate the legal system set by the Ming Dynasty, so the identification of the son of Li Yi of the North Korean team was very concerned, for fear of causing hostility from the Ming court.

"The Ministry of Rites will report such matters at its discretion, and you can just submit your credentials."

Yang Shen didn't think there was a problem.

North Korea is only a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, theoretically speaking, the internal affairs of North Korea, as the suzerainty of the Ming Dynasty, should not interfere, you love to set up whoever you want to be the son of the world, as if we are very rare, who has that energy?

Of course, these matters will ultimately have to be reported to the emperor, and Zhu Si will decide.

Shen Jizong glanced left and right, and saw that the people from Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites were counting the tributes and congratulatory gifts of North Korea in the courtyard outside, while Zhu Hao was standing a few steps behind Yang Shen, his face expressionless, as if he was indifferent to everything, and picked up something wrapped in gray cloth from a few cases next to him with a smile and handed it to Yang Shen.

Yang Shen took a step back, and instead of reaching out to take it, he asked, "What is it?"

Shen Jizong nodded and said with a sycophant smile: "Yang Hanlin is a pillar of the Ming Dynasty, I have heard a lot when I was in China, and when I saw it today, it really deserves its reputation. It's just a small courtesy, a little expression, it's all gadgets that can't be put on the table, I hope Yang Hanlin smiles."

As an envoy of a vassal state, he came up to give gifts to the officials of the Ming Dynasty, which is not in accordance with the rules no matter how you look at it.

Zhu Hao knew that Shen Jizong was bribing Yang Shen on behalf of the Korean monarchs, and he valued the identity of Yang Shen's son as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, so as to gain Yang Tinghe's approval.

With the approval of Yang Tinghe and his father and son, North Korea can take the initiative in winning the support of the Ming Dynasty.

"No need."

Yang Shen didn't even want to see what it was, and waved his hand again and again, indicating that he would not accept gifts.

It can be seen that Yang Shen also knows what courtesy, righteousness and shame are. As an official of the imperial court, he received gifts when he met with foreign envoys, and he still mixed up in the court when he spread the word?

Besides. Small countries and widows, how thick can the gifts be?

As the Celestial Empire, the future is immeasurable

Officials, who have always been high up, look down on the small countries below, thinking that they are all wild people who drink blood, and it is strange that they can give away decent things.

And Yang Shen thinks very highly of himself, he will not accept any bribes before he becomes famous in the officialdom, as the son of the first assistant, he is not short of silver, what he lacks is fame and official position.

"This ......"

Shen Jizong cheekily gave a gift to Yang Shen, but he was directly returned, and even his ears were blushing.

Trying his best to contain the shame rising in his heart, Shen Jizong glanced at Zhu Hao behind Yang Shen, probably wondering, is it because there are outsiders present, Yang Shen is embarrassed to accept the gift?

"Come on, come on, let me introduce you, this is also my Ming champion, the surname of the country, the word respectfully, the pillar of the future court, if you have anything in the future, you can tell him directly."

Yang Shen saw Shen Jizong looking at Zhu Hao, so he simply pulled the person over and introduced him specially to break the embarrassing atmosphere.

"Long admiration, long admiration~"

Shen Jizong arched his hand and greeted Zhu Hao politely.

The champion of the Ming Dynasty?

I'm sorry, our North Korea is a little far away from the Central Plains, and I have never heard of the name of your previous champions, besides, aren't you Yang Yongxiu also the champion of the Ming Dynasty? Why introduce people?

Zhu Hao obviously felt that he was being despised but he was not annoyed, and greeted with a smile: "Two, I see that you should return to China early after the completion of the Jingshi's errand, otherwise...... I'm afraid something bad will happen."

Shen Jizong and Yin Xi still looked at each other, not understanding what Zhu Hao was talking about.

No wonder it's the champion, the words are unfathomable, we understand every word, but it's incomprehensible when they are connected.

Shen Jizong said, "Foot, I don't know what bad things will happen to us? Could it be that there was a mistake in the war in Northern Xinjiang? If the border is blocked, I can't wait to get out of the border?"

That's a bit of a-for-tat.

You said that we may encounter disasters, obviously a threat, I will pay a salute, look at you Ming, now you are at war with the Tatars, nominally you are also the suzerainty of the Tatars, but now you are being beaten to the pass and closed, even we, the envoys who came to pay tribute, how can we reflect the prestige of the Celestial Empire?

"Can you speak?"

Yang Shen's eyes were round with anger, and his tone was not good.

Before he came, he had instructed Zhu Hao that most of the envoys would jump out and shake their wit when they communicated, which was all caused by national pride, and he wanted to show his wisdom and wisdom in front of outsiders in some ways to show the country's prestige.

Regardless of the Ming Dynasty, what Shen Jizong said to Yin Xi is still there, and the historians will faithfully record it, and if they lose the majesty of Korea, they will be condemned when they go back.

However, if Shen Jizong and Yin Xi still show some demeanor in the conversation with the Ming envoys, and promote the national prestige of the DPRK, they will be rewarded when they go back.

Zhu Hao smiled, "This is Shen Hu Cao, right? I don't quite understand your official position, and I don't know whether to call you Shen Hu Cao or Shen Shen Shen ......

"Huh."

Shen Jizong's face was embarrassed.

Zhu Hao continued: "I see that there are clouds on your head, I am afraid that you are about to be in trouble, it may be due to fate, it is difficult to avoid this catastrophe, it is better to be careful when entering and exiting...... Leave early after finishing your errands, lest you live again in the capital and never go back to North Korea, which will cause people to lament!"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of everyone present widened.

What's going on?

The official of the Ming Dynasty, who was responsible for receiving the envoys of the vassal states, actually made threats? Said that the other party couldn't get out of Daming? You're going to die here, right?

Zhu Hao really didn't threaten anything, because "The Records of the Great Ming Shizong? It is clearly recorded that in September of the first year of Jiajing, "the Korean state paid tribute to the courtier Hu Cao Shen and sentenced Shen Jizong to die of illness. Sacrifices were given, coffins were prepared, and burials were sent back to their own country. He shall receive a reward, and pay it to the envoys who have come to him, and give it to his family."

The meaning is very clear, the North Korean envoy Shin Jizong, died in the capital a month later in the official history, and was finally transported back to China in a coffin.

As for whether he died of illness or suffered an accident, Zhu Hao leaned towards the latter, because although Shen Jizong looked sick now, judging from his symptoms, he should be infected

The wind chill is far from the point of killing him.

But...... His status as a North Korean envoy is special.

North Korea has just happened in the 14th year of Zhengdeok, this matter has a far-reaching impact on the Korean political arena, the factional struggle to the Jiajing period has reached the point of cruelty and abnormality, and Shen Jizong came to correct the name of the prince Li Ji, naturally became a thorn in the side of some forces in North Korea, assassinated you in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, caused contradictions between the Ming Dynasty and Korea, and was in line with the interests of speculators.

This is also the fundamental reason why Zhu Hao reminded Shen Jizong and others to leave early after finishing their errands.

Because if they stay in Daming for a day, their lives are not in their own hands, although the Daming Guild Hall is a place to entertain foreign envoys, it is impossible to ensure the safety of everyone living inside.

Your own contradictions in the country, solve them by yourself after you go back, and don't cause trouble in the Ming Realm outside.

Zhu Hao reminded out of "kindness", but to outsiders, it was a threat from Chi Guoguo.

Yang Shen looked at Zhu Hao with a smile, his eyes full of deep meaning.

He knew that Zhu Hao had never been a fearful master, and thought that Zhu Hao might have decided that his political future was worrisome, after all, the family was involved in the surveillance and assassination of the Xingwang Mansion, and now he was upright to say something, striving to be disgusted by the emperor and released as soon as possible.

"Okay, let's talk about it later, and someone will transfer it for you next."

Yang Shen saw that the contradiction had arisen, and in the communication between the two sides, he did not lose the upper hand and did not humiliate the face of the Ming Dynasty, so he offered to leave in a timely manner.

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Coming out of the Huitong Pavilion, Yang Shen smiled and said, "Jingdao, you shouldn't say those words, as if the Ming Dynasty wants to force them to stay."

Zhu Hao said, "Really? I didn't mean to...... I really think that the two of them are black, and it should be the end of the day."

"Really?"

Yang Shen laughed dryly, "I didn't expect you to understand these Xuanmen things? Next time we do this kind of thing, let's meet with the people of Honglu Temple first, they are more experienced, and they will not make today's mistakes."

Yang Shen is very humble.

He himself also studied while groping, probably because Yang Tinghe felt that his son had not made a name for himself in the Hanlin Academy, so he asked Yang Shen to come out to meet with the envoys of Fanbang and make some small contributions.

Zhu Hao asked, "In addition to the Korean envoys, are there any other families who have come to congratulate?"

"It's gone."

Yang Shen shook his head and said, "In recent years, the grassland tribes have rarely sent tributes to Jingshi, it seems that ...... There is a real possibility that there will be a war in the Northwest."