Early the next morning, Pei Jin took the two paintings to Zhen Cheng.

Zhen Cheng opened it and looked, his brows furrowed.

"This is my West Building Singing and Dancing? Is the dance so ugly? ”

Pei Jin smiled secretly: This is according to Shen Yunbai, it's strange to look good. Be content, people are very good at painting, with Shen Yunbai's not good-looking dancing, he has drawn a big panorama, and it is the kind with a stage and an audience.

Regarding Zhen Cheng's questioning, Pei Jin didn't pay attention to it at all.

"The painting has been completed, and it cannot be returned for a refund."

Zhen Cheng: "......" is still forced to buy and sell.

He looked at it carefully again, and felt that the brushstrokes of the painting were delicate, the composition and color mixing were quite skillful, and except for the dancing posture, everything else was very good.

"That's it, then I'll take it, thank you Mrs. Pei."

As long as he doesn't mention the Fortune Tree, Zhen Cheng is a normal person, he asked Pei Jin: "This painting, do you plan to send it to Honglu Temple today?" ”

Pei Jin shook his head, "The paintings in our East Building were sent to the bookstore last night, and they are currently being plate-making. ”

Zhen Cheng: "......"

"Mrs. Pei, this is not authentic, you didn't say this last night."

Pei Jin looked innocent, "I reminded you to draw a few more, but you didn't listen." How do you make a book with only two drawings? You have your own mind, and it's useless for me to say it. ”

Zhen Cheng has a headache, this painting, if you take it to the bookstore, it will be quite stumbling. It's better to send it to Honglu Temple first, the booklet in the west building can't be printed for a while, so I just have a chance.

He made up his mind and only waited for the delegation to hand in the sketches after the pilgrimage. But he never expected that things would not go according to his expectations at all.

The envoys of the three small countries packed up and brought tribute into the palace.

Because Pei Jin and Zhen Cheng belong to the directors of the "Barbarian Mansion" at this stage, they can enter the palace together after the officials of Honglu Temple.

To put it bluntly, if there is any will, there is no need to spread the word, and quickly follow it.

The envoys of the Three Kingdoms put on the most splendid clothes and led their troops into the palace with great beauty. Why are they so happy? Because the emperor easily does not see the barbarian envoys, everything has Honglu Temple to do, and in the past, he came to worship, but he has never seen His Majesty the Emperor at all.

This time, why did the emperor receive the envoys?

Mainly because of the murderous Mughal soldiers and horses, there were frequent conflicts on the border. The envoy sent by the Mughure this time was the Khan's imperial uncle, and his status was not low. So the emperor thought about it again and again and decided to see him.

As for Heyu and Chaoli, it is a piggyback.

The three small countries offered tribute and beauties, and since it was rare to see the emperor, all three of them felt that they should seize the opportunity and began to ask for benefits with shy faces.

Although Lee Sung-eun and Yamada Hiko were frightened by the sword dance yesterday, they came with a monarch's mission, and they decided to ask for more rewards.

The prince of the Mughal Dynasty, whose name was Bi Lige, first thanked the monarch for his kindness, and said that the cattle and sheep in the grassland were fat, and the herdsmen lived well. Then he changed his words, and said that in winter, the grass is not so good, and the cattle and sheep are hungry, and if Your Majesty can reward two plots of land, we will walk to the warm land, and it will not be so cold.

Heyu's Yamada Hiko followed: We always eat seafood in the island country, and our brains are smarter, this time I brought a Go national player, and I want to talk to the chess players of the Shangguo University. By the way, our Yamato's painting skills were learned from your country, but we are out of the blue, and we have paid tribute to many paintings this time.

Heyu also admitted that their culture was learned from Huaxia, but Chaoli felt that everything was theirs.

Li Chengen said: This time, I brought ginseng that grows on Baishan, which has great medicinal value. The medical skills of the upper kingdom are breathtaking, and this time I will return to China to show the monarch, and send a medical team to learn next time. We will integrate what we have learned and apply what we have learned, so that this medical skill can be carried forward in our Chaoli. When the time comes, it will have a new name, which will be called "Eastern Medicine".

Although Emperor Jinghong was not furious, he was also about to do so.

Jing Hong sneered, "There are not many tribute things, but the lion's mouth is not small. ”

The envoys of the three kingdoms were stunned, they had not seen the emperor before, and the people of the barbarian mansion would not question the tribute in person. It turns out that His Majesty the Emperor will look at the list and will dislike the tribute!

In fact, how can Jinghong have the effort to look at the list, more than 100 missions every year!

Jing Hong said: "I easily don't see the mission, and today's meeting is a decree. From next year, the three kingdoms of Chaoli, Heyu and Menggu will only need to pay tribute once a year. Siam pays one tribute every three years, Myanmar pays one tribute every ten years, Laos pays one tribute every five years, and Tianzhu pays one tribute every eight years. All the other nations shall pay tribute according to their will, and shall not disobey them. ”

"If there is any inferior product in the tribute, another five years will be added to the original time limit for tribute. Since you can't get something good, save a few more years and come back. ”

"All those who come to Beijing to the mission, the number of people shall not be too much, all accompanying merchants, shall pay taxes according to the value of the goods, if there is any tax evasion, confiscation of goods, eighty rods, never set foot in Daxi!"

After speaking, Jing Hong said lightly: "The grass is dry in Mengwu winter, just prepare more feed with the reward." I naturally welcome it to compete with the national players of Yu, but how dare I use the city as a bet for a mere chess player? Chaoli wants to learn Chinese medicine, the inheritance of medical skills is fundamentally to treat diseases and save people, not to change its name to exist, Chaoli envoys are shameless, you might as well change people! ”

Lee Sung-eun and Yamada Hikoko trembled with fright, and remembered the big knife hanging over their heads yesterday. We are so stupid, really, we have seen it yesterday, how can we be so confused and make such a shameless request?

The Mengwu prince Bi Lige was also quite surprised, Emperor Daxi has always rewarded a lot, what about a small border city? I've brought it up, so you can give one.

At this time, the official in charge of counting the tributes stepped forward and read aloud the tributes of various countries. The list is very long, and the things are very miscellaneous, but the emperor tells you to read it, and you have to listen honestly.

Pei Jin stood in the corner and said in his heart: The emperor even used this trick? Listen to what you have to offer.

When he read "Chaoli Little Ginseng", Li Chengen couldn't hold back.

When he read "Twelve Fans of Heyu Calligraphy and Painting", Yamada couldn't wait to arch his head into the ground.

Reading "Twenty-six Mouths of the Mengwu Waist Knife", Bi Lige also felt quite shameless, but he took some more, and he didn't even make up the whole one.

None of the three of them laughed at anyone, they were all half a catty.

After reading the long list, the list of rewards was announced, and the three envoys listened with happy faces, but the result was soon gone.

What about the multiplier reward that is good? That's more than double, right?

Your Majesty, give me more!

Jing Hong said again: "Bring the beauties from the Three Kingdoms to pay tribute." ”

The members of the mission said in their hearts, Your Majesty is anxious to see the beauty, it seems that she is still lustful, you might as well send a few more next year.

Jing Hong said: "Send it to the prince's mansion, be sure to send it all." ”

Honglu Temple Qing received the order, and then actually assigned it on the spot!