The bird boat sailed westward for two hours, and in the evening, the upper bucket on the top of the mast shouted that it saw the land, and the whole ship suddenly became agitated. There is the joy of about to set foot on land, and there is also the excitement of breaking into the thief's nest, the thief's nest is naturally full of gold and silver, and there must be wine and women.

After another half an hour, Liu Guan pointed to the horizon in the southwest direction and said: "It seems that the shadow is the Evil Stone Island, big official, how about we touch it at night and kill him?"

Chongwen looked at the vague shadow at the junction of the sea and the sky, and asked lightly, "How do you know that this is Evil Stone Island?"

Liu Guan touched the back of his head and said, "Those krakens came from this direction. ”

Chongwen said: "It's true that this direction is true, but the sky is so dark, how do you know that there is only one island in this direction? Even if it is really an evil stone island, you are not afraid of touching the reef, and you are not afraid of being ambushed by the black light and blind fire?"

Liu Guan asked, "So what?"

Chongwen pointed to the turbulent sea and said: "We anchored in the open sea, Ming Heaven Hall is worshipping the mountain, you have a sharp weapon, why use those methods of stealing chickens and dogs." ”

Liu Guan raised his big finger and laughed: "The big official is really so courageous. ”

Nanjing, Taiping outside the inner Jiming Mountain, there are meritorious temples and Jiming temples on the mountain, and there are small school fields under the mountain. To the east of Jiming Mountain is Guozijian, the highest institution of learning in the Dakang Dynasty, there is a Siyi Pavilion in Guozijian, which specializes in translating Siyi books, cultivating foreign affairs, and also serves as an embassy station.

When the autumn wind brought a hint of chill, Yang Rong, the chief official of the Siyi Pavilion, Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, accompanied a black-clothed old monk into the Siyi Pavilion. This Yang Rong is the editor of the Hanlin Academy who once stopped the Yongji Emperor Ma Tou from admonishing, and this bold move made him appreciated by the Yongji Emperor. Emperor Chongwen fell, and the normal Quanxu no longer existed, and it was the moment of the officialdom reshuffle, and Yang Rong got the position of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple. Although he was promoted from a seventh-rank official to a fourth-grade official all of a sudden, the poor fact of receiving foreign officials is not reused.

The black-clothed monk is Chen Renxiao, the first adviser under Emperor Yongji of Dakang, Yongji Chengxu, but he was given the title of Monk Lu Sizuo Good Governance. But he is actually the most trusted person by the emperor, coupled with his yin personality, no one in the court is afraid of this person, and everyone calls him the black-clothed prime minister behind his back.

Yang Rong said as he walked: "The envoys of the Kingdom of China have been here for a few months, and Chongwen has abdicated before he has time to see them. ”

Chen Renxiao asked quietly, "What are they asking for?"

Yang Rong said: "The servants have been the two emperors of the north and the south for many years, and the conquest is endless, and in the end it is the northern emperor who wins, and the southern emperor is forced to abdicate after the emperor Kameyama. Emperor Kogan of the Northern Emperor canonized the great hero Kakune Zunji as the general of the expedition, established the shogunate, and suppressed the lord. Zun Shi, whose sister-in-law Kakune Yoshikan ascended the throne, is the current general.

This time, the Kakune shogunate sent envoys with two meanings, one was to inform the Northern Emperor of the Great Kang Kingdom that Emperor Guangyan was the main one, and the other was naturally to ask for tribute. After Emperor Gao's sea ban, there was a shortage of all kinds of things in the country, prices were expensive, and the people were not able to make a living. The shogun was afraid that the people's livelihood would wither and the shogunate would be unstable, so he sent these two guys to my envoy Dakang and pleaded for trade. ”

Chen Renxiao nodded and said, "Then in Yang Shaoqing's opinion, how should I take measures?"

Yang Rong said: "The policy of forbidding the sea was determined by Emperor Gao, and it had the intention of curbing the servants, but now the servants are in trouble, so naturally they can't do anything to harm our dynasty, which shows that Emperor Gao is wise, how can he easily change it because of a few words of begging from the envoys." ”

Chen Renxiao didn't speak for a long time, and walked a few steps before slowly saying to Yang Rong: "Yang Shaoqing, if you think that Your Majesty is snubbing you by placing you in Taichang Temple, then you are very wrong. As a courtier, you should know what the Sacred Heart is worried about, and you know what is Your Majesty's greatest heart disease?"

Yang Rong followed half a step behind Chen Renxiao's side, neither too far nor too close. Seeing Chen Renxiao's question, Yang Rong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Ugly minister, I don't have a chance to face heaven, how can I know the worries of the Son of Heaven." ”

Chen Renxiao heard the dissatisfaction in Yang Rong's tone, but he was not annoyed, he continued: "The whereabouts of the abolished emperor Chongwen are unknown, and Your Majesty is not restful. In the end, it is the line of Emperor Gao, even if Chongwen does not think about the righteousness of relatives, how can he not care about the feelings of flesh and blood today. ”

Yang Rong was a little confused, why he suddenly jumped from the envoy to Chongwen, and he casually echoed: "Naturally, I want to be raised in Nanjing." ”

Chen Renxiao nodded and said: "But the difficulty is difficult, no one knows where Chongwen has gone, and I don't know that Liu Li, a thief, did not kidnap Chongwen and go overseas." If this is the case, long live today cannot let the descendants of Emperor Gao be exiled to Fanbang and be humiliated by the barbarians. ”

Yang Rong stood up and said, "I understand, today's master personally meeting with the envoy has the intention of visiting Chongwen. ”

Chen Renxiao turned to look at Yang Rong and said: "This is Your Majesty's intention to let you preside over the Siyi Pavilion, and it is also an opportunity to give you a meritorious service, understand? I see that you are full of power, if you can solve the worries of the Son of Heaven, I am afraid that you will be able to enter the cabinet before the age of 50." ”

Yang Rong was surprised: "Enter the cabinet?"

Chen Renxiao said lightly: "Your Majesty plans to imitate the Tang and Song Dynasty Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province to set up a cabinet to serve as cabinet ministers. ”

Yang Rong muttered: "Under the door of Tongzhongshu, that is the prime minister of the dynasty." ”

A mocking smile appeared on Chen Renxiao's cold face: "Exactly." ”

Soon arrived at the courtyard where the envoy stayed, and a small official came out with a general matter and said, "Lord Yang, Master Daoyan, the envoy has been waiting for a long time, please come with me." ”

Walking into the middle hall, I saw two servants sitting cross-legged on the puff mat, waiting on the west side. The country is quite ancient, accustomed to sitting on the ground, unlike Dakang with high-backed wooden chairs, Siyi Hall takes care of the customs, and also arranges according to the living and sitting of the people.

There are also two cushions in the center, which seem to be prepared for guests. The identities of the two envoys are quite strange, the main envoy is a monk, the legal name is Zua, and the deputy envoy is a merchant from Hakata Port, the former country of the country, named Feigong.

Seeing Chen Renxiao and others ascending the hall, the two messengers bowed deeply to the ground and saluted, their hands on the bamboo mat on the floor. Chen Renxiao hissed and said, "No need to be polite. He and Yang Rong strode to the top, sat down cross-legged, and sat down on the east side.

The servant served the tea, and the little official waved away, and he also turned around and retreated. There are only 5 people left in the middle hall, Chen Renxiao, Yang Rong, Zu A, Feigong and Tongshi, the afternoon sun shines in front of the hall, and the shadows of the trees shake in the breeze, which seems quiet and serene.

Zu Ah looked at his head and said, "Lower Foreign Minister, on behalf of His Royal Highness Kakune Yoshikan, the shogunate of the Shogunate, I would like to pay tribute to His Majesty the Emperor of the Heavenly Empire, and wish His Majesty the Great Emperor a long life. "Tongshi translated into Chinese.

Chen Renxiao bowed his head slightly, and said: "Long live this dynasty, how is the Emperor Guangyan of your country?" Yang Rong's stern gaze shot over, and the general coughed lightly, translating truthfully.

Zua didn't think about it either, and replied: "Your Majesty the Emperor is well." Then he took out a black lacquered wooden letter from his arms, respectfully placed it on the small table in front of Chen Renxiao, and opened the black han, and there was a scroll of white silk inside. Zua said: "This is a letter of state written by His Royal Highness Kakune Yoshikan, the shogunate general of the Shogunate of the Shogunate, please forward it to His Majesty the Great Emperor of your country." ”

Chen Renxiao looked at the letter quietly for a long time before saying, "I'm sorry, I can't answer this letter." ”

Zu A was horrified in his heart, but his face was silent, he bowed slightly and asked, "Master, what does this mean?"

Chen Renxiao said lightly: "If this is a national letter, can there be a seal of Emperor Guangyan on this book? Chen Renxiao's waist straightened slightly, and said: "The Son of Heaven has no selfish letters. ”

The two envoys were dumbfounded, they didn't expect this hateful-looking black-clothed monk to be so difficult, since he didn't even want to accept the letter of state, what was the meaning of today's visit? Zu A and Fei Gong glanced at each other, or Zu A said: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Shogunate has been granted full powers to act as the agent of the state, and His Royal Highness the General is equivalent to the edict of His Majesty the Emperor, and the foreign ministers think that there is nothing rude. ”

Chen Renxiao said sharply: "Since the general can represent the emperor, what else do you want the emperor to do, it's ridiculous." ”

Fei Gong bowed upwards and said, "The country has always been a general, inviting the emperor, for example, it is indeed different from the kingdom, and I ask the master to forgive me." ”

Chen Renxiao sneered and said, "Then the general can fly high and be domineering, and he will have no monarch and father? Our country also did not want to associate with a state without a father and a king, and the program was often disordered, and the poor monk took his leave. Before the translation was finished, Chen Renxiao had already stood up and pulled Yang Rong and walked out.

These two envoys of the country shouldered a heavy responsibility and had a bearing on the rise and fall of a country, so they did not expect to be given a cold reception as soon as they arrived in Nanjing. Considering that Dakang's uncle and nephew fought for the country, and the battle on the battlefield was overwhelming, they stayed in Nanjing for several months with a dead face, and lived every day like a year. It's easy for the situation of the Dakang Dynasty to be stable, the new emperor ascended the throne, and sent big people to interview them, this may be their last chance, how not to rush.

Ignoring the number of courtesies, the monk Zu Ah grabbed the sleeve of Chen Renxiao's robe, and said eagerly: "The master is also a disciple of Buddhism, doesn't he have half a bit of compassion?" ”

Chen Renxiao stood up and said coldly: "Lao Wei is naturally a disciple of Buddhism, and you don't need to blame him for being merciful or not. ”

Zu Ah said: "The Buddha said, "The Buddha said that great compassion is happy with all sentient beings, and great compassion pulls out the suffering of all sentient beings, is it not that the Buddha is not sentient beings?

Chen Renxiao turned to look at Zu A and said to this colleague, "What do you mean by that?"