Great Emperor's Grandson of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 163 163 The Envoy and Corn

"Gaoli? What fun things can they have?"

Zhu Congxin was a little disdainful.

But idleness was idleness, so he immediately tidied up and decisively entered the palace.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was meeting with envoys, but as soon as the tribute was received, it had already been moved to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"My grandson Zhu Congxin, I would like to pay my respects to Grandma Huang and all my aunts and uncles!"

Empress Ma and her concubines were in charge of the sorting.

But only some gold and silver jewelry.

Other things were displayed in the corners of the hall, seemingly waiting for Zhu Congxin's arrival.

"You're finally here, little devil! Please excuse me! Come over and see what this is."

"Then the envoy of the Koryo Kingdom actually said that the millet was grown with gold powder! I don't know if it is true."

Seeing Zhu Congxin, Empress Ma immediately showed joy and quickly waved to him.

The other concubines all smiled and nodded.

"Gold powder grows millet? Who is so good at it?"

Zhu Congxin was not polite, and immediately stepped forward and took the bag of grains from Queen Ma.

However, it was a good thing that he didn't look at it. When he looked at it, his originally casual expression suddenly turned into shock and ecstasy!
"Holy shit! Corn! They actually got corn!?"

He couldn't believe his eyes.

Because the so-called gold powder grain is actually the extremely precious corn.

Although there is only a small bag and it has been air-dried, it does not necessarily mean that hair cannot grow after being soaked in water.

"Corn? What is that? Is it precious?"

Seeing his surprise, Queen Ma asked quickly.

The other concubines also looked at him curiously.

"It's more than precious! It's simply an artifact! If used properly, our Ming Dynasty's food production can at least quadruple."

"Where is that envoy now? I want to see him!"

Zhu Congxin quickly explained.

"They should still be in Chengtian Hall, so hurry up and go!"

After hearing that this thing was so precious, Queen Ma quickly pointed in the direction of Chengtian Hall.

As for the seeds in the bag, she carefully took them and held them in her hands like a holy object.

After Zhu Congxin left, she quickly ordered someone to separate all the other things that had no apparent use, and put him alone on a huge table.

the other side.

Chengtian Temple.

"Your Majesty! That Li Renren is simply too ambitious! My king just wanted to come to Yingtian to thank Tianen in person, but he was blocked by him in every possible way. He said that loyal ministers have nothing to do with the two masters! They have made it clear that they want to pull I, Goryeo, am buried with that Bei Yuan. I can only regret that my king is young and weak. Even if he is unwilling to do anything, it is really difficult to resist the authority of this thief. I heard that this thief even has the intention of colluding with the Japanese. Your Majesty! Goryeo is the Your vassal country! You can’t let him continue to act recklessly! It’s better to send troops to quell the chaos quickly.”

A middle-aged man in Ming Dynasty robes lay prostrate in the main hall, sticking his buttocks out, and said with tears in his eyes.

This person's name is Zheng Menglong.

He was the leading diplomat at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty.

Long before Wang Yu ascended the throne, he had already sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty.

And this time, it was his third time stepping into the land of Ming Dynasty.

It is precisely because he has witnessed the development of the Ming Dynasty that over the years, he has been advocating leaning towards the Ming Dynasty and cutting off tribute from Can Yuan.

But unfortunately, he is still too subtle after all.

Even if you break your throat, it will not change the attitude of those short-sighted and powerful ministers.

As for Wang Yu, he doesn't count on him much now.Because this guy was banned just last year and has completely lost his vigor in previous years. Now he has no other activities except playing with women all day long.

Even the problem of Japanese pirates was finally solved through his sharp tongue.

Otherwise, Goryeo would probably have to expend a lot of energy just to deal with the Japanese pirates in the east.

However, in the face of this person's request, Zhu Yuanzhang obviously had no intention of complying.

"We can understand your mood. But Ming Dynasty has just experienced a tragic war, and it is really a little helpless."

"Otherwise, you go back first and assist your master properly. When we regain our strength, we will send troops north as soon as possible to help you clear the court."

He said with a smile on his face.

There was a hint of amusement and irony in his eyes.

"His Majesty."

Zheng Menglong certainly understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.

But just as he was about to continue asking for reinforcements, a call suddenly interrupted his words.

"Your Majesty! The Prince of Sihai County requests an audience."

The so-called "King of the Four Seas Commandery" is exactly what Zhu Congxin was called.

Similar to "Nanyang County Prince", or "Fufeng County Prince".

The difference is that the latter usually have a specific territory, but Zhu Congxin does not.

"Xuan!"

Although he didn't understand why Zhu Congxin asked for an audience at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang still waved his hand and said loudly.

Not long after, Zhu Congxin walked into the main hall with steady steps and a furious pace.

"My grandson Zhu Congxin! Meet Grandpa Huang!"

Stepping forward, Zhu Congxin gave him a big gift honestly.

There were other people around this time. If it were any other time, he would probably have skipped these etiquettes.

"Excuse me. Didn't you go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony? Why are you here again?"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand with a smile on his face.

He didn't seem to notice that there was a Goryeo envoy kneeling next to him with a helpless expression.

"I heard that a Korean came to the court. I was a little curious, so I came to take a look."

Zhu Congxin replied briefly.

Then, he looked at the Korean envoy in the hall with flashing eyes: "Is this the Korean envoy who came to worship? He looks no different from us! I just went there In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, I saw a pile of golden millet, and I heard that it was grown with gold powder. Is this true?"

Seeing him suddenly speaking in a childish tone, Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously a little surprised.

However, out of trust in Zhu Congxin, he did not interrupt their conversation after his eyes flickered for a moment.

"Report this to Your Highness! I heard this from hearsay, but I think it's not true."

Zheng Menglong quickly turned around, knelt in the direction of Zhu Congxin, and replied cautiously.

He felt that this was a breakthrough. As long as he could do what he wanted and please the favored prince, he might be able to recruit reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty and purge the court of traitors.

"This is so rare!"

"Besides this, do you have any other rare things there?"

"It's better to have something that Ming Dynasty doesn't have!"

Zhu Congxin continued to pretend to be very innocent and asked.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang and others probably understood his intention.

(End of this chapter)