Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Hearing this, Zhu Jing'an looked thoughtful and immediately spoke.

"What my father said is reasonable, but I feel that the court does not need to rush to meet with Lucia's peace delegation."

"We might as well leave them alone for a while before we talk..."

In his opinion, since Ming Dynasty had won the victory on the battlefield, it would naturally be the party with the initiative in the subsequent negotiations.

You can definitely do things more calmly!

No need to rush!
On the contrary, Lucia's mission should be the one who is anxious.

Even if we don’t talk about the victory or defeat of both sides on the battlefield. The economic blockade imposed by Ming Dynasty alone was enough to make Lucia feel uncomfortable.

But Daming doesn’t care!
Anyway, only a group of Shanxi merchants suffered losses, and this loss is acceptable.

At least it was acceptable to the Ming court, because the current Shanxi merchants had no ability to influence the Ming court's decision-making.

They can only suffer the loss of being dumb!
Therefore, Daming doesn't mind delaying it.

Because of this, Zhu Jing'an's opinion is to test the other party's patience before officially starting negotiations.

In this case, when the two parties officially start negotiations, the more anxious the other party is, the more obvious the advantage Ming will have.

After saying this, Zhu Jing'an continued.

"In this case, we can also test the other party's bottom line in the negotiation."

Zhu Jing'an thought about it, he had to arrange a package for Mao Zi in the peace treaty to add to the fun.

As for whether Maozi will agree or not?
Haha, it's not up to them.

Even if it is difficult for the Ming Dynasty to cross the Siberian wilderness and launch a military attack on Maozi's homeland.

However, as long as Ming Dynasty insists on the economic blockade of Maozi, it will be enough for them to drink a pot.

For the Ming Dynasty, the worst thing is that Shanxi merchants will suffer!

piece of cake!
Upon hearing this, Zhu Jianzhuo nodded in approval, and then continued.

"What Jing'an said is reasonable. There is really no need for the imperial court to rush to receive Lucia's peace delegation."

"What conditions does Jing'an think the imperial court should put forward if it negotiates with the Lucia mission this time?"

Zhu Jing'an heard this and said with a smile.

"Territorial indemnity, open market, most-favored-nation treatment, tariff agreement..."

Well, no one understands treaties better than Zhu Jing'an.

Whatever the Western powers did to China in history, Zhu Jing'an will pay them back sooner or later.

Afterwards, after discussing some state affairs, Zhu Jing'an said goodbye and left.

He was going to make arrangements for the peace talks, and then go back to continue the bank party...

How should I put it? Zhu Jing'an's descendants now only have a son and a daughter by He Yuxiu. In the eyes of ordinary people, it can be said that he has both sons and daughters.

But when it comes to the future emperor, it seems a little insufficient.

Because of the limited medical conditions in this era, the mortality rate of infants and young children is very high.

In order to have more room for error and avoid major political events such as the death of a prince or the death of an emperor that shocked both the government and the public, Zhu Jing'an had to have more heirs.

Therefore, Zhu Jing'an held a silver party not just for his own enjoyment.

……

Capital city, post house!
Holmes sat on a chair, and sat around a round table with the envoys to discuss matters.

"We have arrived in the capital of the Ming Dynasty for three days, but no important person in the Ming Dynasty has been willing to come forward to receive us."

"But St. Petersburg urgently needs us to complete the peace talks with the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, so as to restore smooth trade routes."

"Let's all discuss what we should do next."

Obviously, in this peace negotiation, the biggest pressure on the Lucia mission was not the Ming Dynasty, but the urging of St. Petersburg.

If it hadn't been for St. Petersburg's urging, Daming would have left them alone for only three days, even if it had been for ten days and a half, it wouldn't have been a big deal.

After all, negotiations between countries require repeated consultations and constant game-playing between the two sides.

How could it be finalized so quickly?

It is precisely because of St. Petersburg's urging that the mission is inevitably a little more impatient now.

Everyone is eager to complete the peace talks as soon as possible and finalize the peace talks as soon as possible.

So that I can have an account of St. Petersburg.

In this case, in the subsequent peace talks, they will inevitably be at a loss and be manipulated by Ming Dynasty to spit out more benefits.

Now the enemy is really in St. Petersburg!

The scowl on Holmes's face was obvious.

Most of the rest of the people had the same expressions. It was obvious that they knew what the current situation was like.

Suddenly, Lloyd, the deputy envoy of the mission, spoke.

"Sir, maybe we can change our thinking."

"Since the Ming Dynasty court did not take the initiative to receive us, why don't we take the initiative to ask for an audience?"

The current situation is like this. For the Lucia Mission, face is not something to be ashamed of now.

If it really takes a long time, it will be difficult for St. Petersburg to explain.

When Holmes heard this, he inevitably asked with some hesitation.

"If this is the case, are we showing cowardice to Ming Guo during the negotiation?"

After hearing this, Lloyd felt very open-minded and spoke directly.

"Your Excellency, when we, as the losers, took the initiative to come to have peace talks with the Ming Dynasty, we actually showed our cowardice."

"Since you've already shown your timidity, you might as well show it a little more."

Again, the enemy is in St. Petersburg, and as little people, they really have no choice.

After hearing this, Holmes took a deep breath. Although his expression was still a little unwilling, he still spoke.

"Okay, if that's the case, let's follow Lloyd's advice."

"We took the initiative to submit our credentials to the Ming Dynasty for an interview. I don't believe that they still haven't received us."

As soon as he thought of it, Holmes found the staff of the post house and wanted to trouble the staff to help him submit his credentials.

But he was rejected by the staff.

The staff member said that it was not his job to help submit credentials. If the mission wanted to submit credentials, they could go to the Rites Yamen and submit them themselves.

Holmes had no choice but to take people to the Rites Yamen in the capital to inquire.

Then, they were stopped before they could even enter the gate of the Ministry of Rites.

The guard at the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty told them that if they wanted to submit credentials to the Ming Dynasty, they had to go through the procedures first.

You must have a document issued by the post office to prove that you are a real mission, and then this letter of credence can be handed over.

Reluctantly, Holmes had no choice but to take people back to the post house and request a document from the post house.

However, the reply given by the post office is that they need to enter the territory of Ming Dynasty and pass through the customs clearance documents stamped by each state capital along the way before they can produce proof.

Helpless, Holmes had no choice but to get the paperwork.

When Holmes got the documents, the post office didn't do anything wrong this time, and happily issued him the certification documents.

Holmes once again took people to the Ministry of Rites.

This time, the Ministry of Rites did not embarrass them and let them into the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites to submit their credentials to the Yamen.

But when Holmes handed over his credentials and asked the Ministry of Rites when they could be received by the Ming Emperor, the answer he received was that they were waiting to go through the procedures.

Helpless, Holmes could only take people back to the post house and wait. Several days passed, and Holmes couldn't wait any longer, so he took people to the Ministry of Rites to inquire about the progress.

The Ministry of Rites responded that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was ill and was recuperating and did not see foreign guests.

The Prince of the Supervisory State recently went to Tianjin for inspection and was not in the capital.

Therefore, their credentials are still gathering ashes in the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

Hearing this, Holmes felt numb all over.

He knew that he and others were not taken seriously as a peace negotiation mission sent by the defeated side.

But I didn't expect that it would be ignored to this extent.

But there was no choice but to return to the post house and wait.

The only thing that comforted him now was that the Ming Dynasty's post house took care of food and accommodation for the envoys, so they didn't have to pay for food and drink at their own expense.

A few days later, Holmes once again took people to the Rites Yamen to inquire about the situation.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites responded that His Royal Highness Jianguo had indeed returned to Beijing.

But if you want to meet His Highness Jian Guo, you must first learn the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty to avoid bumping into His Highness, and then you can go to see him.

When Holmes heard this, he was completely numb.

He felt like he was just a ball now, being kicked around at will, and he was almost suffocating to death.

Holmes has now realized that Daming was actually deliberately torturing him and leaving him alone.

It's not that it's really that troublesome for them to submit a letter of credence.

The reason why Ming Dynasty did this is self-evident.

I just hope to take the initiative in the subsequent negotiations...

But there was no choice. People had to bow their heads under the eaves. Even though Holmes knew this, he had no choice but to lead people to learn the etiquette of audience.

By the time he finished learning etiquette, several days had passed.

Counting from the first day they entered the capital, a group of people had been in the capital for nearly twenty days.

But the negotiations have never been on the right track...

Well, let alone getting on the right track, we haven’t even started yet.

When Zhu Jing'an saw that they were almost done, he stopped delaying and made a decisive decision to summon the Lucia delegation.

……

In the Yangxin Hall, Zhu Jing'an was sitting behind the desk with obvious joy on his face.

The reason why he was so happy was that he had just received a piece of good news from Jiangnan.

The Ming Army's East China Sea Fleet successfully annihilated the Japanese pirates entrenched in Ryukyu and recovered the lost territory of Ryukyu.

The prisoners are already on their way to Beijing!

The prisoners will be presented to the palace soon.

In addition, there was good news from his back house that both Huang Yingying and Liu Ruyan were pregnant.

The eunuch in the Jingsi Room calculated the time when Zhu Jing'an visited them, and the imperial doctor from the imperial hospital took the pulse to determine the month of the fetus. As a result, the time and pulse were consistent.

It won't take long for Zhu Jing'an to become a father again.

Zhu Jing'an once again proved his health and fertility to the court.

In addition, this negotiation with Lucia has a high probability of getting a good result. How could Zhu Jing'an be unhappy?

Now for Zhu Jing'an, it can be said to be three blessings.

Therefore, he looked very happy, with a smile that made people feel like spring breeze always on his face.

Without letting Zhu Jing'an wait long, Holmes and others were led outside the Yangxin Hall.

Looking at the palace in front of them, Holmes and the others couldn't help but feel nervous, but they still bowed down according to etiquette.

"Holmes, the envoy of the Kingdom of Lucia, pays homage to His Highness the Supervisor of the Ming Dynasty!"

As he spoke, he began to kowtow.

Holmes performed the grand ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times meticulously.

Immediately, a summons sounded in the hall.

"Announcement, Lucia's envoy Homs is here to see you."

With a creak, the red lacquered wooden door in front of him opened wide. Holmes climbed up from the ground, then walked forward and entered the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.

Looking around with his peripheral vision, he found that there were many people in the Yangxin Hall.

The civil and military groups sat on both sides, each with serious expressions.

Holmes could feel that there was a hint of disdain in the eyes of these people looking at him.

In this regard, Holmes's mentality is quite complicated.

But there is nothing he can do. His performance recently has indeed been somewhat worthless. He took the initiative to request an audience, took the initiative to submit credentials, and even eagerly inquired about the progress of submitting credentials several times.

He has exposed his true identity. I really can’t blame Daming for looking down on him.

To be fair, Holmes would look down on himself if he were placed on the opposite side of the road.

After shaking his head to get rid of distracting thoughts, Holmes kowtowed again.

"Holmes, the envoy of the Kingdom of Lucia, pays homage to His Highness the Supervisor of the Ming Dynasty!"

These twenty days of practice have smoothed the edges of Holmes.

In order to prevent Ming Dynasty from finding excuses not to meet him again, Holmes obediently bowed three times and knelt down nine times in front of Zhu Jing'an.

Of course, this is also related to Ming's actual defeat of Lucia's army on the battlefield.

Otherwise, Holmes may not necessarily "do as the Romans do".

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he hummed softly.

"Messenger, please wake up!"

"Give the messenger a seat!"

After he finished speaking, Li Ping moved an embroidery pier to Holmes and motioned for Holmes to sit down.

After Holmes sat down, Zhu Jing'an also started talking about business.

"Why did the envoy come here this time?"

When Holmes heard this, he was not embarrassed and spoke directly.

"His Royal Highness, I come to Ming Dynasty this time on behalf of Lucia and on behalf of peace."

"Because of an unnecessary misunderstanding, an armed conflict broke out between Daming and Lucia. This is something that neither party wants to see."

"The war has cut off economic exchanges between the two sides, caused countless brave soldiers to shed blood on the battlefield, and caused countless civilians to lose their wives and families. This is something that neither side wants to see."

"I led the team to Ming Dynasty this time to save everything as much as possible and promote peace talks between the two parties, so that Ming Dynasty and Lucia can restore friendship, resume trade, and enjoy peace forever."

Holmes' tone was high.

He said that the reason why they came to negotiate was not because Lucia was afraid of Daming.

But for the great peace!
Well, that’s so silly!
When Zhu Jing'an heard this, of course he would not tolerate him, but he did not speak himself, but looked at Zhang Hu from the corner of his eye.

Zhang Hu got Zhu Jing'an's hint and stood up and said.

"Misunderstand?"

"Can't I see it?!" (End of Chapter)