Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 833
Since the end of last year, Nanjing City has welcomed several waves of envoys from the vassal states one after another, and Ryukyu was naturally the first to arrive.

When the Ryukyu envoys wearing Hanfu came ashore from the Nanjing Wharf, Qian Bingdeng, Lifan Academy of the Ministry of Rites, greeted them in person, which attracted tens of thousands of people to watch. When they entered the city, it became even more lively. As the street opened, countless people watched the Ryukyu envoys pass by the street from above.

To say that Ryukyu is just a small vassal, sandwiched between the Ming Dynasty and Japan, paying tribute on both sides, it is not worthy of the warm reception of the people, but the vassal tribute is a manifestation of Ming's revitalization of its own world orthodoxy and the restoration of national strength.

After the Qing army entered the customs, in a few years, Li Chuang was destroyed and Nanjing was trapped. The Ming Dynasty was once in danger, and the morale of the people and the self-esteem of the Han people were also crippled by repeated failures, forming a sense of inferiority. It was a beginning for the people to regain their self-confidence. When they saw the vassals coming to the court, they were naturally excited, and they were more eager than the government.

A few days after the Ryukyu Mission entered Nanjing, the Nanyang vassals also began to come to the court one after another. This was mainly due to the influence exerted by the Lifan Academy on Nanyang. , Shocked all the countries in Southeast Asia.

This time Nanyang came mainly from countries that believe in Theravada Buddhism. As for the Green religion countries that share the same sect as Champa, none of them came.

The coming of various countries to the court is a happy event for the Ming court, but it is also a troublesome matter. One is the issue of paying tribute, and the other is the relationship between the Nanyang countries. Among them, the three Annan families, the Ruan family, the Li family, and the Mo family all sent It is a big trouble if the mission comes.

At the beginning, the officials of the Ministry of Rites who received the three missions could not figure out the relationship between the three families, so they actually arranged them in the same post house. As a result, the three families almost met each other. Finally, thanks to the people from the Lifan Academy, they reconciled and settled the three families separately. .

These three families all claim to represent Annan, and now they all recognize the boss of the Ming Dynasty, so how the Ming Dynasty will deal with these three families is another big problem.

Wang Yan attached great importance to this. He knew that settling these troubles would benefit the influence and hegemony of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang. Therefore, he not only ordered the Lifan Academy to treat him well, not to be negligent, but also to deal with the relationship between the feudal states as soon as possible. strategy.

In Chu Palace, it was just five o'clock, Wang Yan and Wang Hao were still sleeping soundly on the bed, the outer door suddenly opened, and several maids came in one after another carrying washbasins, towels, clothes, and green salt for rinsing their mouths.They stood in the outer hall, the leading maid lit a stick of incense, and then waited quietly.

The maids waited for a while, the incense was burning out, but there was still no movement in the bedroom, so the leading maid walked to the door of the inner room and said softly: "Wake up at dawn, everything is waiting for you!"

The maids outside also said in a soft voice: "Wake up at dawn, everything is waiting for you."

The voice came into the bedroom, and after calling several times in a row, Wang Yan sat up from the bed.

It is not easy to control such a large empire, and it is not easy to do things as one likes. It is not possible to say that you are tired and sleep late. It is not possible to say that you are tired today and ignore state affairs. With the help of the cabinet, it is definitely not an easy job. If it accumulates, every day of delay will cause losses to the empire.

To govern a country, among other things, the ruler must first have super high requirements for himself, and the simplest point is to have time for daily living.If this is not possible, let alone governing the country.

This rule called bedtime was established by Emperor Gaozong, mainly because of the impression that the previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty were too reckless, and the vassals had not been trained in the study of emperors, and most emperors were not like emperors, so it was set. rule.

Emperor Gaozong not only set an example, but also hoped that after him, starting at five o'clock every day would become a system to urge the emperor to be diligent.

In Wang Yan's mind, it may not be a good thing for the emperor to be diligent, but Emperor Gaozong's rule is quite good, in line with the Confucian philosophy of self-cultivation and governing the country, and people always slack off, but as the ruler of the world, at that time, if Walking on thin ice, you must not relax, so he inherited this.

The concubine He Zhizhi was also awakened by the sound, and sat up with dazed eyes. Wang Yan gently pushed her shoulders, pushed her to sleep on the bed, and said softly: "My concubine is still weak, sleep a little longer, and the maid will do the washing. That's it."

After hearing this, He Zhizhi lazily shrank back into the warm quilt. She had just given birth to the prince, and she really couldn't get enough sleep.

Wang Yan stuffed her jade arm back into the quilt, pressed the surrounding area, and left the bedroom in unlined clothes.

The maids in the outer hall stopped shouting immediately, poured hot water, and tested the water temperature. Wang Yan didn't have to do it himself when he went to that one. Then he stood up and opened his hands. After a while, the jade belt of the dragon robe and the Yishan crown of Erlong Xizhu were put on one by one. Finally, they put on the shoes, and the maids all bowed and stepped aside.

After this set of tossing, Wang Yan lost all sleepiness, and it was still early, before dawn. As usual, he had to approve the memorial for an hour first, and had breakfast until Chenshi, and he had to listen to the cabinet's opinions at Sishi, especially Sometimes there are other arrangements. In short, the day's affairs are extremely full, and there are really opportunities to be dealt with.

After Wang Yan finished washing, he went to the study to look through the memorial. The above cabinet had basically dealt with it. He only needed to go through it once.

In addition to the restoration of Huguang and Jiangbei, the recent reports are resettlement of refugees and rewards for meritorious officers and men. Wang Yan has been in power for a few years, and he already has a lot of experience in handling affairs. After a while, the notes on the table were read by him. It's over, and it's time for breakfast.

At this time the study door opened, Xu Yanyan came in with a bowl of porridge, and put it in front of Wang Yan.

Wang Yan usually has breakfast with his family, but these few days are a bit special. He has to go to the Ministry of Rites to do business later, so he confessed yesterday that he will not eat at home. He came in with a bowl of porridge.

Wang Yan smiled slightly, picked it up, the temperature was just right, Xu Yanyan went to the back and squeezed his shoulders, "Waiting for the waiter on February [-], I want sister Na Xiangjun to come over, do you want to send something to the palace?"

"Oh, Duke Ruogu agrees to this marriage?" Ruogu is the name of Hou Fangyu's father, Hou Xun, who once served as Minister of the Household Department of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Yanyan squeezed and said, "I heard from my sister, it doesn't seem to be there."

After hearing this, Wang Yan put down the porridge bowl and pursed his lips, "When the time comes, Yan Yan, prepare a gift for you. Although this king has a heart, it is inconvenient to give a gift."

Just as he was talking, a scribe outside the study came to report, "Your Highness, the people from the Ministry of Rites have arrived, and we are waiting for Your Highness."

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