First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 646 The King of Qi
In fact, merchants are slow after all. Not to mention other places, there are many shops in the capital selling rare items from Nanyang. You must know that because of the Japanese pirates, although the Sanshi Shipping Department has not stopped yet, it is nothing. Worked.

The Nanyang countries sent missions to bring a lot of tribute, but all of them were paid by the emperor. Even if some were rewarded to officials, they were only a small number, and it was impossible for them to circulate in the market.

It can be seen that someone escorted some caravans through Jinghaihou Wuzhen's navy to trade, and the civil servants are not as dignified or courageous, so it doesn't take much thinking to know that it must be Wu Xun.

In fact, Wu Zhen mentioned this a few times in the report, and Zhu Biao also knew about the visit of the pro-military captain's mansion, but he just kept turning a blind eye.

After the founding of the country, the order was stable, and the warriors could not plunder as before, and their income must have decreased a lot. In addition, compared with the ostentation, they fought with concubines in the house, so the salary and silver food were naturally not enough.

Even if they were stupid and didn't know how to get money, how could the merchants below not know, but they don't have the right, they can only rely on their connections to find a way to get the heads of the warriors, and in the end they just donate their big heads. , better than nothing.

The gentry and merchants have a high efficiency in corrupting the ruling class. The concubines of the warriors are basically from their families, and they are serious relatives after coming and going. It is not uncommon for them to join hands to earn some money.

This matter must be dealt with, but not now, private trade with Mongolia is a big taboo thing, but trade with Nanyang is two different things, and Lao Zhu is just a matter of scolding, it is impossible Because of this matter, the founding meritorious service was dealt with.

What's more, to a certain extent, this is also a good thing. Trade means cultural exchange. It is not a caravan deliberately arranged by Ming Dynasty, and it is easier to alleviate the resistance of the Nanyang countries. This is a good thing for increasing exchanges in the future.

When a relatively weak and backward culture comes into contact with a relatively strong, advanced and perfect culture, it is inevitable that it will be attracted, worshiped and assimilated, just like the influence of the Tang Dynasty on all surrounding countries...

There are not a lot of official documents to review, and it is easy to just read the memorials. After all, the content of most memorials is false, especially those of local officials.

At noon, Zhu Biao got up and ordered: "If there are any more memorials that need to be reviewed, send them directly to Wenhua Hall."

"promise."

Although he ate a few pieces of cakes, his stomach was still a little empty. He was not too busy with his business, so he had to go back to the East Palace for lunch, which made Hu Weiyong, who was paying attention here, feel at ease.

Zhu Biao, who had just stepped out of Jinshen Hall, squinted his eyes slightly under the dazzling sunlight. Liu Jin hurriedly waved, and an eunuch held up an umbrella to shade His Highness the Crown Prince.

Zhu Biao waved his hand slightly and said: "It's a beautiful day, it's rare for me to let the sun shine."

Naturally, no one dared to defy the will of the prince. The crowd could only surround His Highness and walk towards the East Palace. Zhu Biao's shadow was reflected beside him, and the shadows of the rest of them merged into a large group and followed behind.

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The cold wind was still blowing in the city of Suian, Dongning Prefecture, north of Goryeo West Sea Road. Zhu Di tightened his thick cloak and walked towards the wine shop, followed by dozens of guards with cross-swords, which was in sharp contrast to the short and thin Goryeo people along the way. contrast.

Zhu Di's brows tightened even more as he watched the Goryeo citizens stepping aside in panic and muttering indistinct words. He has been here for three days, so Li Chenggui just made an appointment with him today, which is really arrogant. !
Different from what he had originally imagined, not to mention how hard his journey was, after he set foot on the land of Koryo, neither Jiang Sider nor Li Chenggui nor that Yao Guangxiao sent anyone to express their views.

If it wasn't for the hundreds of elite military guards sent by his elder brother earlier, if not for Jiang Side's secret agents in the pro-military captain's mansion in Koryo, he would have gone to the battlefield by himself.

He came here on the order of his elder brother, so he should be the supreme commander of Goryeo. Even if he wanted to hide his identity, since Li Chenggui had already joined Daming, the king of Qi, who is so dignified, should make a statement first anyway.

Jiang Side was even a minister of the Ming Dynasty. Although he was in another place, since he was in charge of the secret agent of the pro-military captain's mansion, why he hadn't sent anyone to contact him for so long? He didn't understand how the current situation had developed.

He is not familiar with the place, his identity can't be publicized, and the strength in his hands can only protect himself, so how can he not be anxious, he came out to make meritorious deeds for his elder brother to show his father, and he will never allow failure.

"My lord, King Qi of Ming Dynasty is coming soon, how should I treat each other?"

Kneeling on both sides of the long table were the confidant generals of Li Chenggui's line. The father of Xun or the concubine is Zhengyipin, the highest rank among the lords with different surnames.

Li Chenggui is only 37 years old this year. Being able to sit in such a high position shows that Goryeo's ruling system is already in chaos. Otherwise, how could he give such a young courtier such a high position?

Li Chenggui reached out and stroked the black beard on his chin and said, "What do you think?"

The fat black general who asked the question just now looked at his colleagues on the side and said in a low voice: "Respect is definitely something to be respected, after all, he is the prince of Ming Dynasty, but do you really want to hand over the military power to him? I heard that the king of Qi is no more than It's just a kid who hasn't even grown a beard."

"Yeah, he just came here to earn some meritorious service to show to the Great Ming Emperor, so send him some women to coax him to stay in the back camp. You have to lead the war, the commander, and the brothers below will do it." convince."

The people below are talking too much, as if they don't care about this little prince who came from afar. After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. They have never been to Daming in their life. Although they know that Daming is very powerful, the knife is not on their necks. , or not so afraid.

Li Chenggui remained silent. In fact, he didn't care too much about the so-called King Qi. Goryeo was not far from Daming, and there were many envoys. Since he wanted to seek refuge, he naturally found out everything he should inquire about.

He surrendered to the crown prince of Daming, that is, the next emperor of Daming, the suzerain of the entire Goryeo, especially the position of this crown prince was so stable that it would hardly be shaken.

Otherwise, he has already made his mark in Goryeo, and he really wouldn't have gone to seek refuge with others. He had heard about this king of Qi, and he was the prince who followed the crown prince in the Northern Expedition to Mongolia.It is said that he is also very popular with the crown prince.

But these are far from enough for him to hand over his military power without hesitation. If he handed over all of them, then what value would he have to use, and he would not end up being abandoned casually in the future.

What's more, he carefully read the letter written by the crown prince to him repeatedly. Although he was ordered to cooperate with the king of Qi, he did not explicitly ask him to obey.

Moreover, since King Qi set foot on Koryo, he was not the only one who had been waiting and watching, neither Jiang Side nor the nobles of Koryo who had also defected to Daming, did not send anyone there.

It can be seen that everyone still has some concerns in their hearts, is His Royal Highness King Qi sent by the Great Ming Emperor, or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

The article here is quite big, from the beginning to the end, it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was in contact with them. Although the Great Emperor of Ming Dynasty was supreme and noble, foreign ministers like them had to be loyal to a master first, and then talk about other things.

All in all, they just wanted to wait for His Royal Highness King Qi couldn't help but ask Daming for help, and then wait for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's definite order to follow before it's too late.

If King Qi was sent by the Great Emperor, then it would prove his incompetence in front of the Great Ming Emperor, and it would be regarded as solving an enemy who wanted to pick peaches for the Crown Prince.

If King Qi was sent by the crown prince, then they are also loyal to their duties, loyal to His Highness the crown prince's orders, and will act according to the crown prince's orders at that time, no matter what they say, it is not wrong.

After all, King Qi will only be King Qi, and they belong to the crown prince. The worse the relationship with King Qi, the safer they are, and the closer they are, the more disasters they will cause.

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(End of this chapter)