Outside the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City, He Guangyi and Li Jinglong yawned and got off the carriage.
The foreman guarding the gate was also a second-generation Huaixi nobleman named Cao Baosheng. He was the youngest son of Xuanning Marquis who died in the Aluhun River in the fifth year of Hongwu. He was a posthumous gift to Anguo Gong Cao Liangchen. His eldest brother was named Cao Tai.
He was once the vanguard of Lan Yu's army, and now he is the registered general soldier of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army, holding a false position.
"What did you two do last night? Your eyes are all blue." Because they are both noble sons and have known each other since they were young, Cao Baosheng talked to Li Jinglong more casually and said with a smile, "I'm going to meet the saint like this.
But it’s a bit undignified!”
"Ah!" Li Jinglong yawned again and said with a smile, "Do you think everyone is as heartless as you and just sticks to the pillow?" He said with a smile, "I just didn't sleep well, so I wiped my face after a while.
It’s over!”
"You are a noble person and have many things to do!" Cao Baosheng smiled, "I guess I am in a high-ranking position like you, so I can't fucking sleep either!"
"I'll kick you to death!" Li Jinglong laughed and scolded, "Xiao Cao, call a few brothers to come over and help carry the boxes in the carriage."
"Okay!" Cao Baosheng agreed and turned back to the guard duty room and shouted, "Brothers, please come out and help!" As he said that, he looked at the big box that was carried down by the Li family's soldiers, "Hey, it's still weird today.
Okay, we've been carrying boxes all morning!"
"Huh?" Li Jinglong suddenly stopped feeling sleepy, "Did you carry the box?"
"Ah!" Cao Baosheng said with a smile, "It's just dawn and the palace door hasn't even opened yet. Crown Prince Yan is about to enter the palace to meet the emperor, and he's bringing five big boxes with him. Hey, that's so damn heavy! Okay.
Guys, the brothers have caught up with Liba who is carrying the big bag, and they are all so damn tired!"
Hearing this, Li Jinglong and He Guangyi looked at each other.
They are both smart, and the other one is not stupid either. He moves faster than the two brothers.
Then, the two of them, followed by a group of guards carrying two large boxes, entered the Meridian Gate and walked along the way towards the Qianqing Palace.
It’s only 800 meters from the Meridian Gate to the Qianqing Palace, passing through the three main halls, and then entering the Duanmen Gate.
There is a group of guards in front of Duanmen. These are the guards from the inner class. The guards from the outer class cannot get in here. They can only put the boxes down and let the guards from the inner class come up to help.
"Brothers, thank you for your hard work. Let's drink tea with this!" Li Jinglong flicked his sleeves and slipped a roll of banknotes into Cao Baosheng's hand, "New banknotes from Ming Dynasty Royal Bank!"
"Either you are popular, and you are richer than others!" Cao Baosheng smiled and threw the banknotes to the brothers behind him, "Brothers, let's go!"
Although Cao Baosheng, the second generation of nobles, could not compare with Li Jinglong, he did not take this small amount of money seriously. He passed it on to his brothers, which meant that he could lend flowers to Buddha and gain a good reputation.
The head guard of Duanmen is also a descendant of the noble family, Wang Ke, the grandson of the Marquis of Taiyuan.
Li Jinglong didn't even need to speak, he just smiled and ordered his subordinates, "Brothers, please help me carry him in!"
Li Jinglong asked curiously, "No inspection?"
Duanmen is the last door to enter Qianqing Palace. No matter who comes here, everything they bring must be carefully checked.
Wang Ke smiled and said, "What are you checking? I already know what kind of humble things are inside!" As he said that, he winked and said, "Prince Yan came in with several big boxes half an hour ago, and they are exactly the same as the ones you two brought!"
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"I don't know why the Japanese envoy came to my door and couldn't help but leave these things!" Zhu Gaochi obviously didn't sleep well either. There were two dark circles on his fat white face, looking like a panda, "I thought about it a lot last night.
, I’d better ask Long Live Lord to be the Holy Judge!”
Several boxes were lined up in a row, and the lid of one box was slightly opened, and the golden light shone inside.
"You signed the treaty between Shan Mingjia and Ming Dynasty. If he doesn't look for you, who can he look for?" Zhu Yunxi walked around several boxes with his hands behind his back, "They are asking for something from you!"
"They are seeking help from the Ming Dynasty, so they send money to me!" Zhu Gaochi whispered, "These Japanese are so ambitious!"
"Oh? Tell me, why are you so ambitious!" Zhu Yunxi reached into the box, grabbed a handful of pearls, and then let go and slipped them. The round and full pearls had a soft luster, and each pearl was the same size. Although it was not as good as the pearls from Liaodong,
Pearls, but don’t show off too much.
"When I first arrived in the capital, I paraded through the city with heavy gifts, for fear that the world would not know about it. Bribing important officials of the imperial court to speak for them would alienate our Ming emperors and ministers." Zhu Gaochi said, "This generous gift is hot to the touch. No matter who accepts it, it will be treated again."
If you are suspected of being a foreigner, you will surely be impeached by the officials and rejected by the emperor. By then, our Ming Dynasty will be in chaos, and Japan will also have a bad taste!"
Either that or none of these famous figures in history are easy to get along with.
With just a few words, Zhu Gaochi exposed the Japanese people's hidden caution. The Japanese people seemed stubborn, but in fact they always took one step at a time and planned for the long term.
Zhu Yunxi had the most say on this point. Before September 18th, Xiaozizi knew clearly the three provinces in his hometown, which villages had wells and which villages had coal mines. Later, after the two countries broke the ice, normal trade exchanges were carried out.
When someone buys something from you, they use their previous records to select the best one to buy.
Hundreds of years of red pine wood, medicinal materials, minerals, wild animals...
I hate him, but at the same time I have to admire their energy. They can calculate to the core, and they will nod and bow to you on the surface. They seem to be wise and foolish, but in the end they pretend to be confused with understanding in their hearts.
This kind of person is much scarier than Ze Za Hu Hu!
"Many ministers in the court don't know about Japan's affairs yet!" Zhu Gaochi continued, "They sent envoys here and made a fuss. When the time comes, the officials..."
"Yes!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "I'm afraid that in the past few days, the imperial censors and the clear streamers of the Hanlin Academy will come to me and file a lawsuit, saying that plotting to plot a vassal state is not the behavior of a great country!"
Sometimes Zhongxia people are too face-loving and stubborn, and are too accustomed to repaying evil with kindness.
At this time, the bastard Bashan stood at the door and whispered, "Long live my lord, why did Cao Guogong command the two of them to come and wait outside!" After saying that, he paused and said, "They all have boxes with them. The slaves looked at them as if they were yesterday.
Didn’t sleep well at night!”
"Come in!" Zhu Yunxi said, turned around and sat down on the Arhat bed by the window.
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"I'm waiting to see you, Your Majesty!"
The two came in and bowed first before standing up. Li Jinglong was the first to speak, "Your Majesty, this is the gift that the Japanese envoy gave me last night. As soon as the Japanese envoy saw me, he asked me to speak well to the Ashikaga Shogunate in front of the emperor. Not only did
I gave this box of heavy gifts and two additional women."
"Give it to me too!" He Guangyi said, quietly standing aside and keeping some distance from Li Jinglong and Zhu Gaochi.
"Didn't I say, just keep it for you!" Zhu Yunxi picked up the tea cup and took a sip and said with a smile.
"I really don't dare!" Li Jinglong bowed and said, "Last night, I was so frightened that I tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep!" As he said that, Li Jinglong raised his head and tried hard to let Zhu Yunxi see clearly that he had not slept well. With a haggard face, "I, I am.
The ministers of the Ming Dynasty live on the salary of Lord Long Live, and everything is given by Lord Long Live. How can they accept gifts from foreign countries to help them speak for themselves? Isn’t that not eating inside and outside?"
"You didn't sleep well last night? Don't you know what the hell you did? You didn't get enough sleep!" He Guangyi cursed in his heart, "If I hadn't been so anxious in the morning, I would have kicked down your door, and you still hugged me
Sleeping with the little girl!"
Zhu Yunxi said, "You all know why the Japanese envoy came here. I can't see him. It's up to you to decide how to talk to him specifically!" He said, looking at Zhu Gaochi, "Where is the Shanming family?"
"I will send them a letter immediately, saying that the sincerity of the Ashikaga Shogunate has caused the court to waver on whether to support the Yamano family!" Zhu Gaochi said immediately, "Let them also send people to talk!"
"So damn bad!"
He Guangyi and Li Jinglong cursed secretly in their hearts at the same time, "We are preparing to rob the envoys of the Ashikaga Shogunate into powder, but you want to eat both of them!"
This chapter has been completed!