"If life is as it first seems..."

Qionglou recently came out with a popular poem, the Qing Dynasty flower girl composed a track, spread throughout the capital, the poetry artistic conception is quiet, intriguing and evocative, Qionglou has a great reputation for a while, and the flower girl has become a talented woman sought after by all the talents in the capital.

Zhu Houzhao heard the news in the palace and smiled proudly.

The capital of Daming is peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, I don't know how much better than the previous few years, and everyone's face is satisfied.

However, in the nine-sided town of the Ming Dynasty, the army moved together, advancing step by step towards the outside of the territory, a tense situation, the military department continued to report daily, gathering news from all parties, and the Ministry of Rites was also busy contacting the envoys of the vassal states, and the threshold was about to break through the pain and happiness.

This is hard to imagine a few years ago, since the Tumubao incident, the Ming Dynasty has actually gone from strong to declining, and its power is not as good as before, for a hundred years, not to mention the pilgrimages of various countries, even the tributes have not come intermittently, weak countries have no diplomacy, and Zhu Di has played a great martial arts, once lost.

Unexpectedly, a hundred years later, the Ministry of Rites ushered in such a prosperous scene again, looking at the faces of the envoys of various domains, the officials of the Ministry of Rites once again sighed at the emperor's wisdom.

Sometimes, the imperial court blindly preaches benevolence, righteousness, morality, etiquette, and law, not only useless, but in exchange for constant provocations, and now the imperial court army is pressing, just putting on an offensive posture, in exchange for the panic of the countries, obediently come to curry favor, praying for their sincere tribute.

If you change it to Zhu Houzhao, it is all cheap.

It is precisely because of the martial arts army that they looked down on in the past, in exchange for the Ming Dynasty, which is too peaceful and stable, and the Ming Martyrs Monument standing in the Taimiao, all demonstrate the importance that the emperor attaches to the soldiers.

Whenever there is a major event in the imperial court, everyone looks at the names on the monument, the colors of blood and fire represented by each stroke, and the shocking scenes are knocking on the hearts of every courtier, silently changing some of their views.

Ministry of Rites.

"Everyone, please rest and recuperate, and please stay for a few days when you come from afar." A chief official of the Ministry of Rites smiled kindly, and then he arched his hand towards the imperial city and said, "If the emperor has a will to summon you to envoys, my Ministry of Rites will notify you." ”

In the final analysis, they were still frightened by the Ming army, who had an army of more than 100,000 or 200,000 at the door of their house, and they were ready to attack and crush at any time, and who would be panicked, wouldn't they?

If he had known that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would be so strong, he should have persuaded the lord of the country in the first place, hey!

Looking at the face of the chief official in front of them, with a perfunctory face, they couldn't wait to rush up and step on the sole of their shoes.

"Everyone, please come back!" The presiding officer said with a smile in a tone that could not be refused.

The envoys of various countries, thinking of the Ming army at the doorstep, hesitated, so they went back and continued to wait for the news, and they could not see the road ahead and were panicked all day long, for fear that there would be bad news in the country soon.

But looking at the attitude of the official of the reception and etiquette department in front of him, he is not an easy to mess with, what should I do?

The messengers looked at each other with blank expressions.

The envoy of Goryeo stood on the far left, silently watching all this, not to mention how happy he was in his heart, he arrived more than half a month earlier than these people, as soon as the edict of the emperor arrived in Goryeo, the lord of the country sent a messenger in a hurry, and in order to show his submission, he also sent the prince to come to the Ming as a proton.

"Then I'll go back and wait for the summons of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and ask the Lord to play His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty on my behalf, I, Goryeo, have sent the prince to the Ming Dynasty." The Goryeo envoy was not shocked, and he died endlessly.

What? The sons of the world have sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty!

Is the lord of Goryeo crazy?

Seeing that it was the envoy of Goryeo, the chief official of the Ministry of Rites changed his attitude quickly, his tone was obviously different, and he said with a smile; "I asked the prince of your country to be diligent and studious, and he is quite prestigious in Goryeo and my Ming Dynasty, please bring the envoy to bring the official to say hello to the prince."

The Goryeo envoy was flattered, but he didn't expect that the prince's statement had reached Daming, and looking at Daming's attitude, he was still as friendly to them as ever.

"Thank you for the praise of the envoy, the prince is waiting for the summons of His Majesty the Ming Emperor at any time, I will not disturb the lord, and the official will retire." The Goryeo envoy glanced at the others triumphantly and walked away haughtily.

The head of the Ministry of Rites silently recorded the reactions of the envoys from various countries, and later reported it.

Palace.

"The attitudes of the countries are different, many vassals on the sea are headed by Manchu Thorn Jia, and the land is headed by the country of Annan, divided into two camps, but the attitude is worth playing, on the one hand, seeking to be respectful to my Ming Dynasty, on the other hand, shouting that our army ignores the laws of our ancestors, stating that they are the country of the Ming Dynasty, hehe······!"

Zhu Houzhao held up the notebook in his hand and said disdainfully.

Since Zhang Zhong left Beijing, Liu Jin felt comfortable, although Zhang Zhongzhong was not a threat to him.

Yang Shenna didn't know where he went today, but recently I heard that because he was obsessed with foreign languages, he occasionally flew out foreign Chinese languages in the General Administration Department, which made the General Administration Department a big head.

Zhu Houzhao smiled, shook his head, and at the same time ordered: "Liu Jin has drafted a decree to summon the prince of Goryeo to meet in the Qianqing Palace tomorrow." ”

"The slave obeys." Liu Jin received the decree and later went to the Ministry of Rites to deliver the decree.

The special status of Goryeo has always been like this, but people with a heart have found the difference, among all the vassal states, only Goryeo sent the prince to the Ming Dynasty, remembering the envoys sent by the Ming Emperor to the countries to read the will, they suddenly understood something, and their minds were suddenly shocked.

"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty didn't really want us to pay tribute, we were all deceived, deceived, hurry, come, come." The envoy of Annan was the first to react, because there was already a voice in the country.

"Your Excellency." The deputy envoy of Annan came in.

The Annan envoy's eyes lit up in horror, and he raised his head violently and said; "You quickly turn back to the country and tell the lord of the country that Da Ming is going to do it."

The deputy envoy looked at him in disbelief and asked unhurriedly; "My lord got the news from somewhere, forgive the official ·····!"

"Shut up."

He watched as the deputy envoy interrupted him fiercely, and said excitedly; "I'm not asking you to believe the words of this official now, what did the lord of the country explain, have you forgotten, remember, there is not much time left for us, it doesn't matter if you believe me or not, but if because of the dispute between you and me, our country is attacked by the Ming people, then you and I will be sinners through the ages."

When the deputy envoy heard him say this, he didn't dare to speak, but he inevitably had more doubts in his heart, but the person who knew the adult in front of him was still unmatched in his prestige in the country.

"Xiaguan will personally return to the country, please leave it to my lord here." The deputy envoy also understood that this was not the time for a dispute.

Palace.

"Anguo's deputy envoy Chen Tai and his entourage left the post house and hurried out of the city, their whereabouts have been under the surveillance of my Jinyi guard, and Li Mubai has stayed in the post house without moving, and I also ask Your Majesty to make it clear whether to intercept or kill!" Mu Bin stated in a calm tone.

After listening to this, Zhu Houzhao pondered for a moment and said, "Let him go." ”

Mu Bin surrendered his hand, and later, Fan Ting of the East Factory asked for a pilgrimage again, he watched Mu Bin walk out of the hall, and secretly scolded the cubs of the East Factory in his heart for not being angry, and was preempted by Jinyi Wei, and he had to go back to rectify it.

"Your Majesty, the slave and maid, the deputy envoy of Annan, Chen Tai and his entourage, left Beijing in a hurry, and the slave and maid have already sent people to keep an eye on them, please show your majesty, whether to let them go, or ····· halfway." Fan Ting started cautiously, he couldn't learn Mu Bin's attitude and tone, because Mu Bin could be called a minister, he could only be called a slave.

Zhu Houzhao said the same; "Let him go."

Although Fan Ting didn't know what the emperor was planning, judging from the news collected by the court in the last one or two months, the majesty in front of him was afraid that he was going to make a move on Annan, he couldn't see through Zhu Houzhao's behavior, and he didn't plan to delve into the emperor's thoughts, because that might cause trouble.

"The slave and the maid obey, and the slave and the maid retire." Fan Ting bowed and exited the main hall.

A big war in the north, the nine border armies are greatly encouraged, when can it be their turn to make contributions, the battle of Datong, the battle of Xifengkou to destroy the Tatars, the southwest counterinsurgency, they missed, Jing'an on the southeast coast, even the naval army can repeatedly make war exploits, the Xu family is once again in front of everyone, Qi Jingtong also began to rise in fame, rising among a group of young and middle-aged generals.

The Ming border army was already eager to try, and on that day, a holy decree from the imperial court came out of the capital, which made everyone's blood boil.

The army of the nine border towns marched together, pushing the territory of the Ming Dynasty to the enemy's doorstep, Weihe other countries, this kind of strong attitude, how many years has the army of the Ming Dynasty not felt it, fifty years, a hundred years, no matter how long, it proves one thing, the emperor attaches importance to martial artists today, they are no longer despised, people.

The solution of King Xinping's matter is the means of the Iron Eagle Guard, and the invincible record of defeat is scared out, solve the southwest, solve the King of Xinping, so it's time to return to Beijing!

Just when some people in the capital were paying attention to the dynamics of this imperial court force, an urgent military report was transmitted from the southwest to the military headquarters of the capital.

"The ambition of the wolf son of the Li clan, a month ago, issued an edict with Thang Long City and the country, set himself up as the emperor, and announced to the neighboring countries, inviting them to go to the ceremony to ascend the throne, this, this, is tolerable or unbearable, come to people, prepare horses to enter the palace." Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was furious and took the case.

At the same time, there were six other Shangshu who received the news, and the DPRK and the capital were boiling, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a group of outrage.

And Zhu Houzhao had already received the news, and at this moment, he was preparing to meet the ministers in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and he smiled silently in his heart.

"It's really sleepy, someone sent a pillow, it seems that the effect of letting the deputy envoy go back is not bad, and this time the army will be more justified."

"Your Majesty, Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is outside the palace to ask for pilgrimage." The little yellow door is clear.

"Exactly."

Liu Jin said sharply; "Biography, the secretary of the military department, Ma Wensheng, will meet you."

"The Book of Rites, please make a pilgrimage."

"Tobe Shangshu, please come to Hajj!"

"Scholar of Dongkaku University, Scholar of Huagai Temple, Scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, please come to the court."

"Exactly."

The ministers were full of anger and walked towards the Palace of Heart Cultivation, ready to give the Li clan a hard time, and of course there were also those who were ready to ask for help.

After more than an hour of debate, the result was finally reached.

The next day, all the messengers had not received any news, and were still waiting for the Son of Heaven to summon them.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites came to the inn with their will.

The cabinet, the six ministries unanimously passed, expelled the envoy of Annam, Li Mubai and his party, and conveyed to the envoys of the vassal envoys the ambition of the Li family.

This holy decree was like a thunderclap on the ground, not only Li Mubai and his party were stunned, but the envoys of various countries were also shocked.

Li's ambitions, the surrounding neighbors are very clear, but they didn't expect Li to dare to openly rebel against the Ming, they were surprised and delighted, surprised by Li's boldness, worried that they would be implicated, and were flattened by the Ming army.

After all, they still know the truth of cold lips and teeth.

Happily, the Li clan was arrogant, and finally angered the giant of the Ming Dynasty, and the destruction was imminent, how much benefit could his country get from it, and even collaborated with the Ming to carve up the Li clan.

The envoys of various countries pondered the attitude of the Ming Dynasty with their own thoughts, and analyzed their own interests in this great war, and the envoys of the Li clan had been driven out of the post house in a rage, and the humiliated soldiers patrolling the city, as well as the Jinyi guards watched and drove them out of the city.

"Today's humiliation, I, Annan, will definitely pay it back." Li Mubai said cruel words before leaving.