Mandarin Palace.

This is Zhu Xiongying's first ascension to the palace.

The matter discussed is naturally to prepare for the addition of a tea and horse market at the junction of Annam.

However, this time the exchange was not for horses, but for silver and grain.

Ministers reacted differently to this.

For example, Li Jinglong, Zhan Hui, and Zhao Mian all stood up to support Zhu Xiongying, and some of them advised Zhu Xiongying to consider carefully, and there was no need to exchange anything with a small state of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Xiongying didn't want to debate with them, and he didn't need to explain them, he just informed them.

In the end, Li Jinglong and Xia Yuanji stayed behind and joined him to meet the envoys from Annan's side.

Annam was later known as Vietnam.

The name Annam comes from the Tang Dynasty's Annan Protectorate, which was a Chinese territory since the Qin Dynasty, and then divided and merged, and in the Hongwu period, Annam existed as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

But Annan is not honest.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the domestic war continued, Annan took the opportunity to break away from the Chinese territory, and once sent troops to the north, crossed the Yuan Dynasty boundary card for more than 200 miles, occupied a large area of land, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the return, Annan supported the army and strongly refused to return.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang considered that the north had not yet been pacified, and did not want to rashly raise troops and increase the burden on the people, so he adopted a policy of pacification.

The Chen dynasty of Annam paid tribute to the Ming court since the beginning of Hongwu, and Zhu Yuanzhang also named Chen Rixuan as the king of Annam, and the two countries established a suzerain-vassal relationship.

The current king, Chen Huan, ordered the soldiers and civilians not to wear the clothes of the Beiren (Chinese), and to serve the Chinese languages of Zhan (Champa) and Prison (Laos).

Therefore, Annan's imagination is clear from the control of the Ming Dynasty.

Regarding the summons of the imperial grandson, Annan's envoys naturally did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

Not much.

A man dressed almost the same as the official robe of the Ming Dynasty, with a thin body and a long beard, came in.

The man respectfully walked to the front of the hall, knelt on his knees, and prostrate at Zhu Xiongying's feet: "Foreign minister, Chen Tianping, see His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson, His Royal Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose!" ”

Chen Tianping is the younger brother of the current king of Annam, Chen Xuan, and this time as an envoy, he came to congratulate Emperor Hongwu on his birthday.

"Get up!"

Zhu Xiongying waved his hand: "Give Chen Qing a seat!" ”

"Your Highness!"

Chen Tianping's expression is respectful and his manners are decent, so that people can't find faults, especially his fluent official dialect, although the local accent is very strong, but the flaws are not hidden.

Zhu Xiongying nodded and said: "On the Birthday Festival, Annan came thousands of miles to give birthday gifts, and I have a heart." ”

"As it should be!"

Chen Tianping said with a sneer: "Annan and the Ming Dynasty have diplomatic relations, I Annan has always regarded the Ming Dynasty as orthodox, the birthday of Emperor Hongwu is the birthday of the monarch of the world's subjects, Annan can come to pay respects, I feel honored!" ”

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said: "If Gu remembers correctly, Annan is the old land of the Han family, how can he have diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Tianping was shocked.

was summoned by the newly ascended imperial grandson today, he was already worried, he didn't know that so many envoys were missing, but he summoned himself, didn't he do something wrong?

And the words of the imperial grandson just now, the meaning is already obvious.

That is, Annam was originally the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and there was no such thing as a generational diplomatic relationship.

"This ......"

Chen Tianping was speechless for a while, and he couldn't speak.

Because of the fact that the emperor said it, but what did he mean by this?

Annan finally took advantage of the turmoil at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and broke away from the Central Plains, but after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Annan hurriedly paid tribute to the Ming court, and Zhu Yuanzhang also recognized the existence of Nananguo.

What did the emperor's grandson mean by suddenly summoning him to say this?

"His Royal Highness!"

Chen Tianping hurriedly stood up and bowed down: "The small country of Annan is indeed the old land of the Yuan, but the Ming Dynasty replaces the Yuan, and the sun and the moon change, which is caused by the way of heaven and the desire of the people!" ”

"The sun and the moon change a new chapter, Emperor Hongwu treats me Annan well, Huairou Yuanren, I Annan up to the monarch, down to the subjects, don't be grateful, and I hope that His Royal Highness the Emperor will be Mingjian!"

After speaking, Chen Tianping kowtowed again and prostrated at Zhu Xiongying's feet.

Zhu Xiongying was still silent, but she felt a little emotional in her heart.

His simple words made Annan's envoy panic and bow down again and again.

Why?

It's not because of the strength of Daming!

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty made the surrounding small countries cold, but once the Ming Dynasty declined, they would be like wild dogs, wanting to tear off a few pieces of meat from the lion of the Ming Dynasty.

Annan, later Zhu Di recovered it.

But in the future, the boar skin must be allowed to go out on its own again, and let it turn around and bite itself a few times.

Zhu Xiongying certainly wouldn't let that happen again.

But now is not a good time to reclaim Annam.

The old man pays attention to the people's livelihood and will not be as reckless as Meng Yuan, so at this moment of restoring the people's livelihood, he will definitely not agree to send troops to Annan.

Moreover, once Annam is recovered, management and education will be a major problem.

For example, Zhu Di later did not do a good job in this area.

So Zhu Xiongying is not in a hurry.

Just like he said to the old man, it wants to use commercial means to squeeze Annan, so that Annan will become the bottom labor force of the Ming Dynasty, and then feed back to the Ming Dynasty.

As long as Da Ming is strong enough, if he wants to recover these small countries around him, he will just turn his hands.

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "Chen Qing don't be nervous, Gu is just correcting the mistake you just said." ”

Hearing this, Chen Tianping secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and bowed again: "His Royal Highness Taisun is wise, just now it was a mistake by the minister, the minister and Annan have no disrespect to the Ming Dynasty, and the sincere heart can be learned from heaven and earth!" ”

"Alright, get up!"

Zhu Xiongying's voice fell, and Chen Tianping dared to stand up again.

Looking at Chen Tianping, who was sweating profusely, Zhu Xiongying said: "Lone is because of your Annan's sincerity to my Daming, so I summoned you over this time to discuss good things with you!" ”

Meddlesome?

Chen Tianping was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Please show His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson!" ”

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said: "Gu said to the imperial grandfather that Yu will set up a tea and horse exchange market at the junction of Annan and my Ming Dynasty, so that the people of Annan can enjoy the wealth of my Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Really?"

Chen Tianping couldn't believe his ears.

The establishment of a tea and horse exchange market with the Ming Dynasty is the wish of many small neighboring countries.

You must know that the tea, salt, iron, silk, porcelain and other things of the Ming Dynasty are divine objects in the eyes of the surrounding small countries, which make them salivate.

But if you want to get these things from Daming, it's not that simple.

So every time, they took advantage of the tributary opportunity,

These things were exchanged from the Ming Dynasty and shipped back to China, and once these things returned to China, they became things that the magnates and even the royal family vied for.

This way, which later slowly reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty, became the famous tributary trade of the Ming Dynasty.

However, there is only one opportunity to pay tribute every few years, which also makes them cherish it very much.

Therefore, the surrounding small countries very much want to open a tea and horse exchange market with Daming in exchange for Daming's things.

However, Da Ming looked down on them.

Only the tea and horse exchange market was opened on the Tibetan side, because the Ming needed their war horses.

Chen Tianping never expected that such a big good thing would fall on his head.

The trepidation on his face had long since disappeared, replaced by excitement, flushed with excitement.

"Minister, on behalf of the king, thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his love!"

Chen Tianping bowed down again and kowtowed.

Zhu Xiongying said with a smile: "This time it was hard to get it from the emperor's grandfather, you should cherish it and create all favorable conditions to ensure the smooth development of the tea and horse market!" ”

Chen Tianping hurriedly replied loudly: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the minister will go back to report to my king, and he will do his best not to disappoint His Highness!" ”

"Okay."

Zhu Xiongying nodded, looked at Xia Yuanji, and said, "Yuanji, this time I want to send you to supervise the construction of the tea and horse market in Annan, but is there a problem?" ”

Hearing this, Xia Yuanji's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stood up and arched his hand: "Minister, I will definitely live up to His Highness's entrustment!" ”

He could feel that His Royal Highness Taisun had the intention of cultivating him.

The last time Henan disaster relief, after learning that everything was operated by His Royal Highness Taisun behind the scenes, I had already admired it in my heart.

This time, His Royal Highness Taisun was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, of course, he did not hesitate to accept, and he also knew that this would be an excellent opportunity for him to accumulate political achievements.

He believed in Taisun, and he keenly felt that His Royal Highness Taisun would be his nobleman......

……

After finishing the early morning work, it was already noon.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already sent someone over and asked Zhu Xiongying to go over and have lunch with him.

Zhu Xiongying changed into his regular clothes and when he entered the imperial dining room, Zhu Yuanzhang was already waiting for him.

The food on the table was unexpected by Zhu Xiongying, because there were many dishes.

Salted duck, roasted shiitake mushrooms, panlong vegetables, chicken thighs, bamboo shoots and chicken breasts, boiled puffer fish, belly inlay, frozen ginger vinegar fish, raw beef, stewed pork.

"Grandpa, so many dishes!" Zhu Xiongying said with some surprise.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang can be said to be the most frugal emperor in Chinese history, every time he eats it, it is a very simple meal, sometimes even a bowl of porridge, a little pickle and a baked cake is over.

I didn't want today's dishes to be so hearty.

"Look, sit down and eat."

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be in a good mood since the end of the Halloween Festival, and beckoned Zhu Xiongying to sit down.

Zhu Xiongying sat down as he said.

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Eldest grandson, do you think there are too many dishes to eat?" ”

Zhu Xiongying nodded.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly: "Today is your first day to ascend to the palace, we estimate that you are hungry, let's remember the first time we went to the court, and when we went down to the court, we were also so hungry that our stomachs growled, and we ate three bowls of rice in one go!" ”

"Eat, eat!"

Zhu Yuanzhang greeted with a smile.

"Hmm."

Zhu Xiongying nodded, and was no longer polite, firstly, he was indeed hungry, and secondly, he knew that there was no need to be detained in front of the old man, and the more he detained the old man, the more unhappy he became.

Seeing Zhu Xiongying eating, and eating very deliciously, Zhu Yuanzhang grinned, sandwiched a piece of raw planing beef and put it in Zhu Xiongying's bowl: "Eat, eat more!" ”

"Grandpa Xie!"

Zhu Xiongying was eating a big bite of food, and said to the old man: "Grandpa, you eat too!" ”

"Grandpa has been lying down for a day, not hungry!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying with a smile, and only occasionally moved his chopsticks.

Seeing that Zhu Xiongying had almost eaten, Zhu Yuanzhang said leisurely: "Eldest grandson, Qian Tang and Liu Sanwu came to us just now." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Xiongying stopped his chopsticks and said, "What did they say?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Xiongying, and said leisurely: "We heard what they meant, saying that the plan you put forward to establish a tea and horse market in Annan was a little inconsiderate, and said that when you were in the palace today, you didn't give them a chance to speak at all, and insisted on going your own way." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be talking about homely things.

Zhu Xiongying frowned slightly, and said: "Sun Er thinks that whenever something new or a new system appears, it will definitely be criticized, but if it stops because it is criticized, it is swayed by inherent thoughts, and it is conservative, then it will only stop and do nothing." ”

"And didn't you say that, grandpa? Should the ministers assist the emperor in the task of administering the country, and should not be an obstacle to the emperor, without convincing them, as long as they do what they want? ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his eyes moved slightly.

Did we say that?

It doesn't matter if you say it or not, because Zhu Yuanzhang himself did it.

At that time, he deposed Zhongshu Province because he felt that Zhongshu Province had too much power, and even influenced his own decision?

Fruit class me.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally really felt the meaning of this word.

The original prince Zhu Biao was different from Zhu Yuanzhang, but now this grandson looks more and more like himself.

Intergenerational parenting.

As the old saying goes, don't fool me.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered in his heart, but asked quietly on his face: "Eldest grandson, do you know that those literati are the best at dancing and writing and offending them, aren't you afraid that you will leave a stigma in future generations?" ”

"Don't be afraid!"

Zhu Xiongying shook his head and said, "Even if the grandson is compiled by them after a hundred years, it is useless?" The people have a scale in their hearts, and whoever is good to them will be cleared more than anyone else! Whether it is right or wrong, history will eventually give a fair conclusion! ”

"In the future, my grandson will be like the emperor's grandfather, an emperor who praises all the people, not an emperor who is praised in the pen and ink of literati and ink writers!"

"Good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "It's our eldest grandson!" ”

What the old man didn't know was that in fact, in later generations, he was the worst hacked.

The original heroic and tall appearance was smeared into a shoehorn face full of pockmarks, ugly,

If it was really so ugly, how could Guo Dashuai fall in love with him in the first place? Then why don't his descendants have a shoehorn face? On the contrary, they are all so upright?

There are also many wild histories that Zhu Yuanzhang sent a roast goose to kill Xu Da, so why does Zhu Yuanzhang still care about Xu Da's sons?

It can be seen that later generations have really done everything to smear the old man.

The point is that for a long time, most people believed this, but just like Zhu Xiongying said, over time, history will eventually give a fair conclusion!

In addition to the wild boar skin, there is also a part of the factors of the official gentry and landlord group.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang is devoted to the people, the people can even arrest the official gentry and landlords to go to Beijing to ask for crimes, something that has never happened in the past dynasties here, so after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, there will naturally be officials and gentry and landlords who will secretly smear him.

Zhu Yuanzhang himself obviously has some premonitions, so he asked.

Hearing his eldest grandson's answer, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be recognized, and he was happy.

At this time, Zhu Xiongying also ate almost enough, and said to Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile: "Grandpa, it seems that we haven't been out of the palace for a while, or let's go out in the afternoon, and my grandson will show you something good!" ”

(End of chapter)