The next day, the Eastern Qin delegation was taken to the master of ceremonies, who taught etiquette.

This set is also the process of the envoys of various countries, and the etiquette of teaching is also a few items that have been determined for a long time, and only the envoys of the church need to act accordingly when responding to certain instructions.

It was only as soon as the training began that a fierce disagreement broke out between the two sides over whether to kneel.

Ashin and Zhang Sanfeng believed that the envoys represented the country, and it was an insult to the dignity of the country to bend their knees.

And the officials of Honglu Temple also did not give an inch, and decided that if they wanted to meet the king of the kingdom, they must perform three kneels and nine bows.

Ashin bluntly said that "Eastern Qin has its own national conditions here", but was rejected, saying that "it is already a gift for the kingdom to allow an audience".

The matter was finally stabbed to Emperor Hongji, and although he was angry, he implicitly proposed that he could kneel on only one foot.

This proposal was adopted by Honglu Temple, and after thinking about it, Ashin and Zhang Sanfeng also felt that kneeling to the Ming Emperor was nothing more than that, and they only needed to delete the matter in the report on their return to China, anyway, the purpose of this trip was to solve the Ryukyu issue.

The two sides took a step back, and the Eastern Qin mission agreed to the request to kneel on one knee.

Fortunately, there were no officials, so it was determined that the legs of the Eastern Qin people would not bend.

After a few days of training, Ashin and the others were basically proficient in the whole process.

During this period, the officials of Honglu Temple also took them out for a spin, saying that it was to relieve their fatigue.

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In the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, on February 3 of the first year of China, the Ming Dynasty was in the early dynasty.

Ashin, Zhang Sanfeng and Qiu Ruicai were woken up by the officials of Honglu Temple in the middle of the night, and after simply letting them wash up, they led them out of the door.

Three days ago, they were told to bathe and fast, not to eat food with taste, and even to refrain from sexual intercourse, otherwise they would be regarded as disrespecting the Son of Heaven.

Ashin and Zhang Sanfeng were both surprised, they were in Eastern Qin, and they could go to Yan Zheng's place from time to time to have a meal and eat garlic, and Yan Zheng was even more powerful than them.

How did you get here in the Ming Kingdom and become so well-behaved when you see a monarch?

They followed an official in the dark, and when they arrived at a place called Dong'anmen, they were ordered to search their bodies.

After entering, it was still early before the time of the previous court, and they were taken to a room to wait.

After drinking tea in it for a while, and after a little drunkenness, suddenly a person with a sharp voice shouted.

So they were taken to Donghua Gate again, and after a big circle, they waited in the bluestone open space in front of the noon gate.

Looking at the huge palace in the morning light, the magnificent decoration dazzled both Ashin and Zhang Sanfeng.

But soon, there was disdain in the eyes of the two. As far as they are concerned, they think that this palace can be built in Dongqin!

But is it necessary? There is no need! First, we can't increase rice production, and second, we can't increase factory production, so it is better to build a few large red brick houses, which are enough for office work anyway.

Wait until the cannon of the castle tower is fired, and the music of the ceremony begins.

The civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty lined up through the small doors on both sides and walked in, and the Eastern Qin delegation followed behind.

As a result, there was a huge blue brick open space inside, and Ashin, Zhang Sanfeng and Qiu Ruicai were placed here to wait.

After almost half an hour, the voice of the Xuandong Qin delegation finally came from inside.

Amid the solemn sound of the music, Ashin and the three of them walked in slowly.

walked outside the Fengtian Palace, but had to stop at His Majesty's place.

But he heard a person with a sharp voice, and sang loudly: "The envoy of King Xuandong Qin is here!"

When you enter the hall, you will follow the ritual process.

Under the instructions of the officials, the three of them saluted obediently, and after all the etiquette was completed, the three of them saw clearly that the Ming Emperor was sitting on the gold.

Emperor Hongzhi and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also took a good look at these black people.

Many ministers didn't know where this group of people came from, and they couldn't help but feel disdain when they saw that they were dressed strangely, with short hair and short clothes, and their clothes didn't even have a hem to cover their buttocks.

Emperor Hongzhi is different, he thinks that these three people, one has sharp eyes and full of confidence between his eyebrows, and one has a dark face like a jackal, presumably this is the military attache of the Eastern Qin, and the other is a little literal, but a bit like a Ming person.

He waved his hand, and immediately had an attendant read: "The Eastern Qin mission is far away, and it is a long way to and from the Ming Dynasty, and His Majesty has issued a special order to give 100 pieces of silk and satin, 10 pieces of porcelain, and 100 catties of tea......

After saying a bunch of rewards, the three of Ashin knelt down on one knee again and thanked His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom for his grace.

Ashin also took out a list of gifts and read slowly: "The Ming Dynasty and the Eastern Qin Dynasty are neighbors with a strip of water, with deep historical ties and close exchanges. In the spirit of friendly exchanges, our monarch is willing to establish cooperative diplomatic relations with the Ming State, and our monarch also said that the cooperation and exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and the Eastern Qin Dynasty should not be set an upper limit......"

"In line with the meaning of courtesy, our monarch specially presented His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom: 50 sabers, 3 pieces of plate armor, 10 bear skins, 100 deer skins, a telescope, 100 glasses, a mirror, a four-wheeled carriage, a piano, 500 catties of sugar, and a breech cannon."

After exchanging state gifts, Emperor Hongzhi issued a reprimand and reassuring speech as usual, so that the whole audience came to an end.

And the one who was specially ordered to negotiate with the Eastern Qin mission was Xie Qian!

As soon as the court meeting ended, Xie Qian, together with Wang Heng and several other ministers, led the Eastern Qin delegation to a side hall.

There was nothing polite at the beginning, Xie Qian said directly: "The land occupied by Eastern Qin in the Ryukyus must be returned in full, and the garrison must be withdrawn!"

Ashin was also very direct, and handed the Fang Eucalyptus agreed upon by Eastern Qin directly to Xie Qian and said, "This is the last bottom line of my Eastern Qin!"

This Fang said that the lease would be shortened to a maximum of five years, but that Ryukyu would have to pay 50,000 taels of silver.

If the Ming Dynasty is not at ease, they can reciprocate the garrison, that is, station another Ming army in the Ryukyus to supervise the implementation of the treaty by the Eastern Qin.

There is also a strong withdrawal of troops, the Ming must open Ningbo or Zhangzhou, as a port for the legal trade of the Eastern Qin, as long as the Ming opens the port, the Eastern Qin immediately withdraws the army, and also pays the Ming 50,000 taels of silver, and the Ryukyu country of silver one tael.

After Xie Qian read it, he threw this volume on the table and said angrily: "Er Dongqin, do you think that I, the Ming Dynasty, am also like a lowly country like you, and I do this kind of despicable means?"

Ashin shook his head with a smile and said, "This is our final bottom line!" All you have to do is agree to any of the conditions, and the matter is over! If you really can't make up your mind, you can call the Ryukyu delegation and discuss it together, I think this matter is also an internal affair of the Ryukyus, and ask the meaning of the Ryukyus! ”

As soon as Xie Qian wanted to get angry, he realized that Wang Heng was stepping on his feet.

He glared at Ashin and said: "Ryukyu is a vassal of my Ming Kingdom, and if Eastern Qin wants to be so stubborn, it will be an enemy of my Ming Dynasty!"

Ashin still smiled and said: "I said, this is the last bottom line of my Eastern Qin, and this matter was originally the Ryukyus first invaded my Eastern Qin, which caused the conflict!" I, the soldiers and civilians of the Eastern Qin, suffered heavy losses, and I did not cut off the head of the king of the Ryukyus, which is already a kuanren! If the Ryukyus are dissatisfied with this party, we can go again and talk directly to the king of the Ryukyus! ”

"You, rampant!" Xie Qian brushed his sleeves away.

Not long after, officials ran in and told the Eastern Qin delegation to rest for a while.

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The first negotiation was officially declared broken, and Dongqin had already shown the bottom line, and the direction of future negotiations had to be discussed around these points.

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