Li Renli and Cao Changyong drank the fragments directly that night, and they didn't know what happened when they woke up.

Their last memory was chatting with Xu Kangzong about the Jin Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom.

For the next few days, they were accompanied by officials from Honglu Temple. First go to the nearest Daxiangguo Temple, burn incense to worship the Buddha, and practice meditation. Then go to the west of the city to listen to the music, and then go to the Fan Tower to experience the high-end enjoyment, and also to the lively tiles and the people to enjoy together.

One by one, I can't think about it!

It wasn't until Zhu Ming's side was ready that the two were finally received, and it was still at the court meeting.

Emperor Zhu Guoxiang of the Ming Dynasty was suspected of "neglecting government", and the frequency of holding court meetings was not high, and more often the cabinet and the General Administration Yuan were asked to handle state affairs.

On the first day of each month, a grand court meeting is held, and all the officials of the Beijing Dynasty must participate. The emperor briefly summarized the major events of the previous month, and then talked about the important work of the month, and the ministers could check and fill in the gaps to express their opinions, and then finish their work meals in the imperial city.

On the ninth, nineteenth, and twenty-ninth of each month (every tenth day is a rest day), a court meeting is held each, and only officials of the Beijing Dynasty who are seven grades and above can participate. Focus on important current work or announce important appointments.

The rest of the time, the emperor and officials don't have to go to court, that thing is too time-prolonging.

Today is the ninth day of the fifth month, and the monarch and ministers have said some scenes, and there is no special matter to deal with, because the work can be done in ordinary times.

Chen Dong, the imperial historian of the left capital, suddenly came out of the ranks, held the wat board and said: "Someone reported that Li Xun, the financial supervisor of Luoyang Fu, found the copper coins hidden in the cellar by the officials of the old Song Dynasty. The informant said that the copper coins were tens of thousands of yuan, and Li Xun did not report the matter, but instead collaborated with his subordinates to share the spoils privately. The minister sent the imperial historian to investigate secretly, and found that the matter had spread in the Fucai Prison, but Li Xun and his subordinate officials refused to admit it. Please join the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to arrest and interrogate the people involved! ”

Many officials don't take this seriously, some are unclear, some are used to it.

But there were also some old Song Dynasty officials who looked at Chen Dong with wide eyes. Because they know Li Xun's background, that is the attaché of Emperor Zhu Guoxiang!

Luoyang Fu Cai Jian is the department that mints copper coins, belongs to the second class of supervisors, and the rank of chief officials is equivalent to that of the upper county order, but the actual power is about equal to the county order of the middle and lower counties, and is also responsible for the management of some people in the vicinity (the first class supervisor is the lower state level, and the actual power is about equal to the upper county).

"Why hasn't this been reported?" Zhu Guoxiang frowned.

Zhang Gen came out on behalf of the Cabinet: "The Cabinet has not received an official document on this matter. ”

Liang Yi, who was in charge of the Tongzheng Yuan, was sweating on his forehead, because he had not received the official documents of the Inspectorate, and most of them were privately hidden or destroyed, so he hurriedly came out and said: "Zhou Fangshu, a subordinate official of the Tongzheng Yuan, is Li Xun's wife and brother, and I ask the Inspectorate to investigate this person thoroughly!" ”

Zhu Guoxiang's expression was cold: "What a boldness, even the official documents of the Inspectorate dare to intercept!" ”

Zhu Ming suddenly stood up: "Your Majesty, there are still loopholes in the rules." In the future, each yamen must number the official documents sent and received, and the different affairs will be numbered as A, B, C, D, etc., and then grouped into A, A, A, D, and D. As long as the number is numbered, it is clear which one is missing. ”

"This method is feasible," Zhu Guoxiang nodded and said, "I ordered the Criminal Department, the Inspectorate, Dali Temple, and the three divisions to try Li Xun, Zhou Fangshu and other officials involved in the case!" ”

The ministers couldn't help but look at Chen Dong, and Chen Dong stood in the hall with his head held high.

The Tongzheng Yuan is all Zhu Guoxiang's henchmen, and Zhou Fangshu is naturally no exception. Li Xun, the financial supervisor of Luoyang Fu, was Zhu Guoxiang's attaché.

This Chen Dong is really bold, he overturned the emperor's two henchmen as soon as he made a move!

There were even a few ministers of the old Song Dynasty who looked at Zhu Ming, they knew that Chen Dong was Zhu Ming's person, and this matter would not imply the battle between the emperor and the crown prince, right?

For example, Li Bangyan and Qin Hui had shocked expressions and stared at Zhu Ming for a while.

Zhu Guoxiang's face is very ugly, he plans to train and reuse officials, but he was impeached by the Inspectorate at the court meeting, and he also impeached two at a time, who can be in a good mood for this?

Not only because of the loss of face, but also because of the two officials, who betrayed his trust!

Zhu Guoxiang asked Chen Dong: "What else is going on?" ”

"Nothing." Chen Dong returned to the train.

The rest of the ministers who had just spoken, including Zhu Ming, also retreated one after another to stand up.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "The envoys of Western Xia have arrived in Beijing for many days, announcing their accession to the palace!" ”

"Xuanxi Xia envoy to the palace!"

"Xuanxi Xia envoy to the palace!"

“……”

One after another, the officials of Honglu Temple led the envoys and deputy envoys of Western Xia, as well as the civil servants in the envoy group.

Li Renli led the head of the envoy to bow: "Li Renli, the king of Shu of the Great Xia Kingdom, sent an envoy to the Great Ming Kingdom on the order of the Great Xia Emperor to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming Kingdom and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Great Ming Kingdom. On behalf of the Emperor of Great Xia, I would like to greet the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom and the crown prince for their good health. ”

Zhu Guoxiang smiled: "No courtesy, and also say hello to the lord of Western Xia on my behalf." ”

"His Majesty Emperor Xie Mingguo!" Li Renli stood up straight after speaking.

Cao Changyong began to read the gift list: "When the Emperor of Daxia heard that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was founded and called the emperor, he specially presented the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty with a sword, a pair of good bows, ten volumes of Buddhist scriptures, 30 horses, and 50 pieces of white porcelain......"

Zhu Guoxiang nodded and said, "I ordered the Ministry of Rites to choose to give back the national gift." ”

"Yes!" Meng Zhao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was listed.

Li Renli also said: "Western Xia and China are both ceremonial states, and His Majesty the Emperor of our country hopes to establish friendship with the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom forever." ”

The Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao State have been fighting for the name of "China".

Regardless of which side the Western Xia envoy to, they often referred to the other side as "China".

There were even civil officials in the Western Xia, and when facing the envoys of the Western Regions, they would call themselves "China" in the Western Xia.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "It is also my wish that if we can stop the war, the people of the two countries will be able to enjoy peace and happiness for a long time." Once the peace negotiation is successful, the Ming and Western Xia can become brothers. ”

Li Renli was overjoyed when he heard this, the Song State and the Liao State were brothers, and the Liao State was the father of the Western Xia.

If the Western Xia and the Ming Dynasty were about to have brotherly relations, the Western Xia would have been successfully promoted, and his own envoy would have made great contributions to his return to China.

"Your Majesty, this must not be done!"

"Western Xia barbarians, how can they be Chinese brothers?"

“……”

In an instant, thirty or forty ministers stood up against it.

This situation made Li Renli quite weak, and even he felt that Xixia was not that qualified.

Zhu Ming, who guided the officials of the Hanlin Academy to collect good information, spoke at this moment and asked: "Do you know the origin of the Dangxiang family?" ”

Li Renli replied: "Our clan is a species of Tuoba Xianbei, derived from the surname Ji, and the descendants of the Yellow Emperor and Miao. ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers looked angry.

Zhu Ming smiled and said: "No, the Western Xia Tuoba royal family originated from the Xianbei Tuoba Department. There are more party members, but they have nothing to do with Xianbei, in fact, the party members are a branch of the Qiang people. ”

Li Renli didn't know Zhu Ming, and said in amazement: "Dare to ask why this Ming official said this?" ”

Zhu Ming began to recite the poem: "On the edge of the desert water in the stone city of Qianshou, on the white river of the red-faced father, the medicine man is on the other side. The mother's aunt originated from the family, with a silver and white belly and golden milk (anti-harmony) room, and the surname was passed down by the handsome descendants. The world is incomparable, and the sages and sages in the white kingdom are incomparable. May I ask if this poem is a Western Xia epic? ”

"It is indeed the poem of the ancestor king of Great Xia!" Li Renli actually didn't understand it, this poem has been circulated for a long time, and it was originally taken from the folk, and there are many explanations for the chaos in Western Xia.

Zhu Ming made Songjin Liaoxia videos before traveling, and once read many Liaoxia papers.

The Mongols vented the death of Genghis Khan on the Tangut people, not only did not compile the history of the Tangut Dynasty, but also destroyed all the Tangut classics.

Therefore, the history of Western Xia is vague, and its origin is even more varied, but some can be inferred from archaeological and historical sources.

Zhu Ming asked the officials of the Hanlin Academy to help him turn over the information, just to make his arguments more sufficient: "Baihe, that is, Baishui, Bailongjiang, is also known as the upper reaches of the Minjiang River. The Dangxiang clan mentioned in China's "Northern History" and "Old Tang Book" came from the 'eastern boundary Songzhou', which coincided with the Baishui flow (Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan junction belt). Red noodles are originally a Tibetan custom, but also a party custom, ochre painted, this is derived from India Buddha makeup. The sentence "The red-faced father is on the white river" says that the ancestors of the party are people who believe in Buddhism who live in Bailongjiang! ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Li Renli was stunned, but the other ministers were also stunned.

Isn't the Min River the source of the Yangtze River?

Why is the source of the Min River, and it has become the mother river of the party members in Tubo?

According to normal geographical discoveries, to clear the source of the Yangtze River and Minjiang River, you have to wait until the great traveler Xu Xiake.

"The sage and sage of the Baishang Kingdom," Zhu Ming continued, "This Baishang Kingdom is Tubo, Dangxiang Buddhism Shangbai, and it also refers to the country above the White River!" ”

Li Renli couldn't help but nod.

Zhu Ming asked again: "The medicine man is on the other side, don't you need me to explain this sentence?" The "Old Tang Book" is not exact. ”

"Yes!" Li Renli continued to nod.

Because there are other epics of the Dangxiang people, in those ancient poems, the ancestors of the Dangxiang people call themselves "Miyao" people.

The "Old Tang Book" can also corroborate, but there is a slight discrepancy, saying that after the Tuoba clan moved inward, Tubo invaded its hometown and captured the party members who had not migrated as slaves, calling those party slaves "medicine".

Quoting the scriptures again, Li Renli was shocked, and he was almost sure that it was true.

It turns out that the ancestral land of the party is in Bailongjiang!

Zhu Ming said: "Today's party members, the royal family comes from Tuoba Xianbei (doubtful), and the clan is the descendants of the 'Fa (read Boeing) Qiang' contained in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, and also the 'Qingqiang' of the "Later Teacher Table". The Tuoba Department and Qingqiang merged for hundreds of years before they became the current party clan. Han and Qiang are of the same origin, and they are all descendants of Yan and Huang. Tuoba is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor and Miao, how can it not be a brotherly state with Ming China? ”

This is to elevate the Western Xia and the party, and Li Renli naturally likes to listen to it.

Moreover, bringing this remark back to Western Xia is also a great achievement.

Li Renli couldn't help but bow and bow: "Bo Gu is familiar with the present, and he knows the things of the border, Jun will be a great Confucian in China, and dare to ask the name of Jun!" ”

"Zhu Ming." Zhu Ming smiled.

Li Renli was shocked, and hurriedly saluted again: "It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Kingdom, what a faux pas!" ”

Until the envoys left the palace, Li Renli was still emotional, and said to Cao Changyong: "The Chinese prince is really knowledgeable, and the Ming Dynasty will definitely prosper in the future, and I must not be an enemy of it!" ”

Cao Changyong said: "It's just a few words in the pile of old papers." ”

"What do you know about the Han people?" Li Renli reprimanded, "What the Prince of Daming said is the record in the party's hymn, 'Baihe' and 'Baishang Gaohe' have never been understood, and today I know that it is the Bailongjiang River in Songzhou, the eastern boundary." After returning to China, I will definitely show your majesty and send someone to find out where Songzhou is in the eastern border. Once you find the River of Ancestors, Your Majesty will definitely be able to increase your prestige! ”

Zhu Ming glanced at the ministers in the main hall: "You don't know the deep meaning of Your Majesty, and you don't understand why you want to be a brotherly state with the Western Xia." The family and the country are isomorphic, all of them are Chinese, and in the future, Xixia will also be Chinese, and the party members will also be the descendants of Yan and Huang! ”

The ministers were solemn.

Hu Anguo was the first to understand the deeper meaning in it, and immediately shouted: "Your Majesty Shengming, Prince Shengming!" ”

(End of chapter)