Lu Dynasty

Chapter 746
Guo Jia and Jia Xu left after listening to my arrangement.To be honest, they doubted what I said.But I am the lord, and they didn't want to argue with me, so they used the trick of dragging words.Their only hope is that the envoys be honest in Luoyang, and don't fall into my hands, otherwise they will really be courting death.But can these Japanese people let them get what they want?
Kong Rong did not move slowly, and within a few days he arranged for the envoy to meet with him.Since it was a foreign envoy's meeting, it was natural for the civil and military capitals of the Manchu Dynasty to come. After all, this was the first time that a real foreign envoy came to pay tribute to the Han dynasty.Originally, Kong Rong wanted Liu Bian to remove me and Lu Bu from the position to show the majesty of Emperor Han.Unexpectedly, Liu Bian refused, which made Kong Rong feel bored.In fact, Kong Rong wanted to test my attitude towards Liu Bian. He also had the same thoughts as Xun Yu, hoping that I would be Duke Zhou instead of Wang Mang.It's a pity that Zhou Gong and Wang Mang are not people I admire, but Li Shimin and Qin Mugong are the ones I admire the most!
Since Luoyang was rebuilt, although the palace is still decorated with carved beams and painted buildings, it is already a brick and cement structure, and the cement pavement at the entrance of the palace is also a feast for the eyes of the envoys.These are much better than civil structures, and even places where caves are drilled.What's more, when I built Luoyang, I wanted it to be the capital of the Han Dynasty.Therefore, I built the Luoyang Imperial Palace according to the scale of the Forbidden City in later generations.Although it is not as large as the Forbidden City in later generations, the sparrow is small and well-equipped, which opened the eyes of those country bumpkins who have never seen the market.The messengers were accompanied by Kong Rong and Mi Heng. The two said that they wanted to observe the messengers closely to see if they were as bad as I said.Seeing the flash of greed in the eyes of the originally gentle envoy, Kong Rong and Mi Heng were shocked. It turned out that these two just buried their desires deeply.

Naturally, the reception of envoys must be in Weiyang Palace, but today's Weiyang Palace is different from the past, it is much more gorgeous.Not only did Lu Bu and I's chairs become jade-inlaid Taishi chairs, even Liu Bian's dragon chair was specially plated with a layer of gold.Under the oil lamp, the whole hall became golden.But I suddenly felt that today's Weiyang Palace is so vulgar, with a feeling of nouveau riche.The gold and jade chair was so uncomfortable to sit on.Looking back at Liu Bian, I found that his expression was not much better than mine, but Lu Bu's expression was quite enjoyable.Liu Bian and I looked at each other, and couldn't help giving each other a wry smile.

There is a procedure for going up to the court. After Liu Bian and I handled the internal affairs almost, the officials from the Ministry of Rites came forward and reported to Liu Bian that there are foreign envoys who need to be interviewed.Liu Bian opened his mouth and said, "Xuan!" Following the servant's singing, Kong Rong and Mi Heng led the envoys into the hall.Although the big man has been exempted from kneeling, I don't want these envoys to enjoy the treatment of the Han people.Therefore, before I arranged for the envoys to meet, I forced Kong Rong to ask these envoys to kneel down three times and knock down nine times, otherwise they would never meet.I thought that Kong Rong would think that I was too much and refused, so I used harsher words, but who would have thought that Kong Rong would smile when he received my strict order: "No matter where he is an envoy, he must kneel when he sees me Even if the prime minister doesn’t say anything, I’m going to do it too!” Kong Rong’s pride in being a Han was vividly expressed in Kong Rong.

When the envoy came to the main hall, looking at the glittering and magnificent hall, his saliva was almost drooling.At this time, they couldn't control the dignity they had always insisted on, and hurriedly followed the instructions of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and bowed three times and kowtowed to Liu Bian.Sitting in a high position, Liu Bian was really not used to seeing the envoy's behavior, and the officials in the hall hadn't seen such a grand gift for a long time, but the envoy's movements were not very standard, making them want to laugh but dare not laugh, It was very hard to hold back.Liu Bian held back the smile on his face and said: "The two envoys traveled thousands of miles and traveled across the ocean to come to Dahan. This is exactly what Confucius said: It is a joy to have friends coming from afar! I just don't know the two envoys. Please see me, what is the matter?"

The envoys are two young people, definitely not more than 30 years old when taking pictures.Hearing Liu Bian's question, the leader was a man of literati, and he quickly replied: "The minister is Nan Shengmi, a doctor under the queen of Yamatai. He was ordered by the queen to come to see His Majesty the Emperor of Han, and to represent the queen to the emperor. Your Majesty expresses his respect." After finishing speaking, Nan Shengmi touched a roll of silk cloth with both hands, and his own servant took the silk cloth over.When I opened it, it turned out to be a gift list.Nan Shengmi said again: "In order to express the Queen's respect to His Majesty the Emperor, I hereby present a small gift, and I hope His Majesty will accept it with a smile."

"The queen has a heart!" After Liu Bian asked the servant to hand over the gift list to me, he smiled at Nan Shengmi: "Since the queen is generous, I can't be stingy, and I will leave it to Prime Minister Lu to return the gift!"

When Nan Shengmi heard this, he felt an ominous premonition.He has long heard that I am the actual controller of Luoyang, and he once wanted to visit me.But I kept refusing to meet him, and my bad attitude last time made him feel that I was very dissatisfied, but he couldn't figure out any enmity between me and the Japanese, or even the Japanese.Hearing Liu Bian's words, Nan Shengmi quickly took out another gift list from his bosom and said, "It turns out that you are the pillar of the Great Han Kingdom. Your Excellency, Prime Minister Lu, is in person. I have always admired your deeds, and I am even more delighted to see you now." , here is a mere gift, please accept it with a smile from Prime Minister Lu!"

The servant just wanted to pick it up, but I reached out and stopped him.Looking at the anxious Nanshengmi, I smiled and said: "I am the prime minister of a country, so naturally I have to lead by example. I have no reason to refuse the gift that Dr. Nanshengmi presented to His Majesty the Emperor. As for me personally, I never accept gifts, let alone Talking about the etiquette of foreigners! As the saying goes: "Cannibals have short mouths, but short hands! "As a high-ranking official who manages the country's internal affairs, I must ensure that I am impartial. As long as you can restrain your subordinates and don't do anything illegal and disciplined in me, it is the best gift for me. Otherwise, you will dedicate the queen to me." , I still have to handle it impartially. In order not to let you think that I intend to target you, I really can't accept your gift!"

Nan Shengmi withdrew the gift list apprehensively and said, "Prime Minister Lu is upright and honest, he is a role model for my generation. I don't know Prime Minister Lu's character and is a bit abrupt, so don't blame him!"

"Doctor Nan Shengmi don't need to be so uneasy, I have always been wrong about things and people. If there are any misunderstandings or incomprehensions, I hope Haihan!" I looked at the relieved Nan Shengmi and smiled: "However, I hope Dr. Nan Shengmi can remember what I said, tell your entourage to be honest in Luoyang, or don’t blame me for being merciless. Two days ago, one of your entourage took things from the common people and didn’t pay them. I hope you can deal with it , don't let both of us lose face!"

(End of this chapter)