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Chapter 605 0602 [The Lord's Rule Shocks the Four Directions]

As the New Year approaches, the atmosphere in Tokyo becomes more and more lively.

The strong business atmosphere and no curfew make the city extremely lively all twelve hours a day.

Under the leadership of Yang Yizhong, Zhao Ke has been playing around in the city these days.

The prosperity of the capital city dazzled his eyes.

This is a fairyland!

There were many moments when Zhao Ke had the idea of ​​staying in the Central Plains.

However, when he thought of his tribal people far away in Champa, he forced himself to suppress the idea.

After five days of sightseeing in the capital, Zhao Ke left reluctantly.

The capital was too big and too prosperous, and he could only take a quick tour in three to five days. But there was no way, he had to go, because envoys from various countries were arriving in the capital and staying in the inns.

He came here in secret, and it would be troublesome if he was discovered by the envoys of Champa.

After bidding farewell to the officials of the Honglu Temple, Zhao Ke led his men south to Quanzhou.

December twenty-eight.

As the New Year was approaching, a heavy snowfall covered the entire Kaifeng Prefecture with a layer of white.

Early in the morning, Han Zhen, served by Zhao Fujin, wore a Tongtian crown and a crimson gauze robe.

Although today is not a grand court meeting, it is a day to receive envoys from various countries.

After dressing up, Han Zhen led Liu Chang to the main hall of Yanfu Palace.

According to the rules set by Zhao Da, grand ceremonies such as court meetings and receptions of foreign envoys should be held in the Daqing Hall.

Later, when Zhao Ji ascended the throne, he built Yanfu Palace and moved there completely. He lived, worked, and held court meetings in Yanfu Palace.

After Han Zhen founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor, in addition to handling daily government affairs in the Chuigong Hall, he also moved his daily life and grand court meetings to the Yeonbok Palace.

The original back garden, as well as the Daqing Hall, Wende Hall, Zichen Hall and other palaces in the front garden were all abandoned and idle.

Zhao Ji may not know that the construction of Yanfu Palace may have been just for pleasure, but Han Zhen knew very well that when Zhao Song originally built the imperial palace, a large amount of mercury and lead were filled in the foundation to prevent insects and rodents.

Needless to say, how harmful these two things are to the human body?

Even with Han Zhen's physical condition, he would have health problems if he lived there for ten or eight years.

There is a reason why there are so few royal family members in the Zhao family. Among the emperors of the Zhao Song dynasty, some died without an heir, some died young, and the mortality rate of their children was frighteningly high. Among a dozen children, it was considered good if two or three could grow up to adulthood.

The only outlier, Zhao Ji, escaped the disaster by accident because he moved to Yanfu Palace early. Otherwise, no matter how strong his fighting ability was, he would not have so many offspring.

If it were not for the fact that the Chuigong Hall was close to the government offices outside the Xuande Gate, making it convenient for handling government affairs, Han Zhen would even have wanted to abandon the Chuigong Hall.

He had previously asked Yu Bozhuang how much it would cost to renovate and rebuild these palaces. After getting the result, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​rebuilding them.

It cost at least more than 40 million strings of cash and took about three years.

This is too damn expensive, it's better to just leave it unused.

He planned to rebuild the Chuigong Hall after the beginning of next spring.

Arriving at the main hall and sitting on the dragon throne, Han Zhen asked, "Can the envoy enter the palace?"

Liu Chang replied: "They have all entered the palace and are waiting in the Daqing Palace."

"Xuan."

Han Zhen ordered.

Liu Chang shouted in a high voice: "Summon the Goryeo envoys to the court!"

Soon, a Goryeo envoy dressed in bright red official uniform entered the hall.

The Zhao and Song dynasties valued red, and Goryeo, separated by a sea, was influenced by it and also used red as the base color of official uniforms.

However, there are still some differences in style and details.

"Korean envoy Wang Qi pays respect to His Majesty the Emperor of the Upper Country!"

As soon as they entered the hall, the Goryeo envoys brushed their sleeves and paid homage.

Their etiquette was meticulous and methodical, almost the same as that of officials from the Central Plains.

"No gift."

Han Zhen raised his hand in vain.

Ri Hanzhen had known the information about the Goryeo envoy some time ago.

This person is from the Goryeo royal family and is the cousin of the current Goryeo King Wang Kai.

In the past, envoys were all sent by ministers of the court, but now they were sent by royal family members. This shows how much importance Goryeo attached to this mission to Qi.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wang Qi stood up, lowered his eyes slightly, and could not find any fault.

Just from the etiquette, it can be seen that the country of Goryeo has been completely assimilated into the Central Plains.

They speak elegant Chinese, write Chinese characters, study the Four Books and Five Classics, and even their political structure and the way their country operates are no different from those in the Central Plains.

In the early Tang Dynasty, although Goguryeo was also influenced by the Central Plains culture, it was limited to the royal family and a small number of nobles. After all, Goguryeo was a country established by the Buyeo people, and the country was mainly composed of Buyeo and Wimaek people, so the sinicization was limited, and there were very few ordinary people who could speak Chinese, and they still retained the language and customs of their own nation.

In the first year of Zongzhang, King Baozang surrendered to Tang in Pyongyang, and all the nobles of Goguryeo were moved to Chang'an, and a large number of residents were moved to the interior, and Goguryeo was destroyed. After Li Zhi destroyed Goguryeo, the Goryeo established by the Silla people completely turned to the Central Plains dynasty in terms of culture. The influence from top to bottom made ordinary people also assimilated into the Han culture.

During this period, Goryeo also experienced several changes of regime. The current Wang Dynasty of Goryeo was established by Wang Jian who came to power through a coup more than a hundred years ago.

But no matter how the regime changed, Goryeo always regarded itself as a vassal state of the Central Plains.

It was only because the Zhao Song Dynasty was too useless, with the Liao Kingdom suppressing it in the north and the Western Xia ready to make a move in the west, otherwise Goryeo would have been even more respectful.

The most typical example is Goryeo during the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty had completed its unification and was feared by the world. What was Goryeo's attitude at that time?

It is the greatest honor to be a dog of the Ming Dynasty!
After the Ming Dynasty fell, the Korean monarchs and ministers cried bitterly, more sad than if their own parents had died. Some Korean generals even went to the Central Plains to help fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty...

This is truly filial piety!

Wang Qi looked extremely respectful and said sincerely, "Your Majesty, Korea has admired China for a long time. Before, it had always been a vassal of China. Because of the persecution of the Liao barbarians, it had no choice but to reluctantly break off diplomatic relations with China. Now, your Majesty's great talent and strategy, the victory of the Northern Expedition against the Jin Kingdom has been reported to Korea. Everyone in our country is jubilant, and the monarch, his subjects and the people are all delighted."

"My king has specially sent this humble servant to come to the upper kingdom to pay tribute and present a congratulatory letter. I am willing to regard Your Majesty as my king and father, and to serve you as my son and subject, to pay tribute and congratulations every year."

As he spoke, Wang Qi took out the congratulatory letter and the letter from the credential from his sleeve pocket and bowed to present them.

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Liu Chang stepped forward, took the congratulatory letter and handed it to Han Zhen.

After opening the letter and taking a look at it, Han Zhen's eyes twitched involuntarily.

I only saw the first sentence of the opening [Your Excellency has established a system that is revered in all directions. Foreign countries have come to the court. Although I am ashamed of the frequent recommendations made by the voyages of thousands of miles, I look forward to the treasures in the mountains and jungles]

Good man, the first word "sir" almost made him lose control.

Li Qianshun's letter was already very flattering. After all, he considered himself a subject. But the King of Goryeo was different. He called him "Sir" right away.

After reading it, Han Zhen smiled and said, "Korea has always been a vassal state of China, and has been law-abiding, humble and virtuous. I agree."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wang Qi showed a look of delight and quickly bowed to express his gratitude.

Looking through the congratulatory letter, Han Zhen discovered that the gift from the King of Goryeo was extremely generous, including twenty beauties, one hundred kilograms of meteorite iron, five boxes of gold and silver utensils, and ten carts of Goryeo ginseng, furs and other specialties.

You know, Goryeo was a cold and harsh land with underdeveloped commerce, so it was not easy to come up with these gifts.

Han Zhen chuckled and said, "Your Majesty is very thoughtful. I like the gift very much."

Wang Qi bowed and said, "As long as your majesty likes it."

Han Zhen said in a clear voice: "Pass on my decree to give the King of Goryeo a pair of jade ruyi, ten pairs of jade bi, and a hundred glazed vessels."

The vassal states paid tribute, and the superior country should return the favor.

During festivals, younger brothers come to give gifts, and as a big brother you can’t be stingy, otherwise why would others sincerely follow you?

In the past during the Zhao Song Dynasty, the rewards given to vassal states were extremely generous, after all, it was to show the magnanimity of the superior country.

Not only the Zhao Song Dynasty, but also the Liao Dynasty in the north was the same. They were very generous in returning gifts. The Western Xia Dynasty was a vassal of both sides, and every year, they made a lot of money just by receiving the gifts.

Han Zhen did not want to be a sucker, so he did not give back gold and silver. In addition to the regular jade wares, he chose glass wares.

This thing is sand. As the firing technology becomes more and more mature, the cost has dropped sharply. Nowadays, the cost of a glassware is only a few dozen coins, and a hundred bottles cost only a few strings of money.

Colored glassware is now quite common in the Central Plains, with almost every wealthy family owning one, but it is a rare treasure overseas.

As expected, Wang Qi said excitedly, "Your Majesty, I am deeply grateful for your kindness."

"Get up."

Han Zhen gave an order, and then asked meaningfully, "Has the Kingdom of Jin sent envoys to Goryeo in the past few years?"

Wang Qi's expression froze. After thinking for a while, he said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I dare not hide the truth from you. Indeed, envoys from the Kingdom of Jin came to ask our country to pay tribute, but our king refused. The Jin people are ambitious and barbaric. Our Korea admires Chinese culture and is called Little China. How can we be vassal of barbaric countries?"

The Jin Dynasty and Goryeo had deep roots.

Wanyan Aguda once said: "Since my ancestors were in power, they regarded Khitan as a great country and Goryeo as their parent country, and they were very careful. Khitan was unrighteous, and they invaded our territory, enslaved our people, and repeatedly attacked us as unknown enemies. I had no choice but to reject them, and they were destroyed by the will of heaven. I only hope that the king will allow us to marry and become brothers, so that we can have an endless daughter for generations."

Volume 1 of the History of Jin compiled by the survivors of the Jin dynasty also clearly states that "The ancestor of Jin was named Hanpu and came from Goryeo."

Before the Wanyan clan unified the Jurchens, the Jurchens had always been a vassal of Goryeo.

They were forced to pay tribute to the Liao Kingdom, but they paid tribute to Goryeo out of sincerity.

However, as the Wanyan tribe unified the Jurchens and rose up to fight against the Liao, their mentality gradually changed. They even fought a war with Goryeo more than ten years ago.

Although Goryeo lost the battle, it was still unwilling to accept the defeat of the Jin Kingdom.

In particular, Wanyan Wuqimai sent envoys to demand that Goryeo pay tribute and submit to its rule, which was considered a humiliation by the Goryeo people.

The Koreans could not accept the psychological gap that their old younger brother, who once depended on them, had now gained power and was riding on their heads, forcing them to bow down and be subservient.

However, although Goryeo was very unhappy, it did not dare to show it. After all, the Jin Kingdom was now powerful and had destroyed the Liao Kingdom and replaced it. It was not something that Goryeo, a small border country, could contend with. Therefore, it had been pretending to be submissive, while stepping up the construction of the Great Wall in the north and sending troops to garrison.

As for the Kingdom of Jin, it did not want to really destroy Goryeo. After all, it was its parent country and they still had some feelings for it.

Therefore, the two countries have maintained peace in recent years.

Han Zhen had already known all the twists and turns in this matter through Ma Kuo and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he knew it all clearly. His questioning now was just a warning to Wang Qi.

Since you have paid tribute to the Great Qi and pledged your loyalty, you must abide by your duties and not act in two ways.

Wang Qi naturally heard the hidden meaning in Han Zhen's words, so he immediately expressed his attitude and belittled the Jin people.

(End of this chapter)