After attending the banquet hosted by He Wenrui, Franzbekov felt like he was mourning. During the banquet, he learned the news that his patron in the court, His Highness Zhu Ruodeng, the King of Ji, passed away. As a demoted official, he had no foundation in the court and could only How can we not be worried if we only rely on the King of Ji? Once the King of Ji is gone, we will become a rootless duckweed?
Fortunately, the late prince Zhu Ruoji, the archenemy of King Ji, also died in the incident, so he was not liquidated for a while.
When he returned from his visit to Xiyi, he prepared a boatload of generous gifts for his master, King Zhu Ruodeng of Ji. Unexpectedly, the gifts were still there, but the man was gone.
Franzbekov sighed and ordered his servant to deliver it to his young master, the new King Zhu Yiyao. He did not forget the well digger. Without the sponsorship of the old King Zhu Ruodeng, he was demoted. How could he be awarded the title of Bratz? Kerber? He turns his back on the person and the tea becomes cold when the person dies. This earl still can’t do it.
"His Royal Highness King Ji", thinking of the various benefits his benefactor had treated him, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
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Things in the world are always contradictory. Some people are sad while others are happy.
Wu Weiye was very happy in his heart. He had just been promoted and was appointed as the Governor of the Northwest. At that time, Emperor Guangwu conquered the four provinces of Northern Xinjiang and established the Governor of Beihai to govern Beihai and New Beihai provinces; the Governor of the Northwest to govern the West. Although the northwest governor of Shanbei Province has a more remote area, he is still a high-ranking official of the second rank. It is said that the emperor originally planned to give him the title of Censor of the Right Capital and Minister of the Ministry of War, so that he could be promoted to the first rank. Considering that he was promoted too quickly , is not a good thing, and has not been added for the time being. However, it will be a matter of time.
The emperor's kindness is as deep as the sea. He was just thinking about repaying His Majesty the Emperor for his kindness, and he received an order, ordering him to lead troops to escort the envoys who visited Xiyi back to Beijing.
How great it is to communicate with all nations and spread the prestige of a country thousands of miles away!
The more Wu Weiye thought about it, the more excited he became, and he said to his beloved wife Bian Sai: "Sai Sai, get paper and pen, I want to write lyrics." Just like Qian Qianyi finally married Liu Rushi, he also eventually married Bian Yujing.
I took out the pen and paper and wrote the song "Lang Tao Sha" in one swipe:
"Langtaosha·I heard that the envoys returned from visiting the Western Barbarians"
The white horse whistles in the west wind, thousands of miles calm.
Traffic is better than martial arts.
Since ancient times, Yan and Huang have many warriors and unparalleled heroes.
The sun and moon hang in the sky, with momentum like a rainbow.
In the historical records of Qianqiu Hegemony.
Recite poems over wine to get drunk, and enjoy the flowers while drunk.
After seeing this word, Bian Sai came over with wine and said with a smile: "Meicun, you haven't drank a cup, how can you get drunk and enjoy the flowers? Come, I will have a drink with you."
The two of them didn’t need any food or drinks, so they just toasted to each other.
Bian Sai has a bold and unrestrained temperament, so he wrote lyrics while drinking:
"Drunken Flower Yin·Drinking with Plum Village"
Why do you need to divide your drinking time into night and day? You should drink enough for happy events.
Envoys from thousands of miles away have returned, and the country is like a rainbow. They drink together after dusk.
Who plays the pipa? It has its own fragrance.
The fragrance does not overwhelm you, but you can admire the flowers while drunk, and the beauty of the flowers will increase your longevity.
After drinking happily all night, Wu Weiye, smelling of alcohol, led his army to escort the delegation back to Beijing the next day.
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The old emperor heard that Franzbekov, Dong Xuan, and Li Shouzhi had returned to Beijing with two thousand envoys from various Western countries. He couldn't help but be excited. This was an extremely vain emperor who had been living in a place where he ruled over all nations.
In my sweet dream, I heard that most of the European monarchs sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty. How could I not be happy?
After setting the time, he ordered the crown prince Zhu Ruofeng to greet the hard-working envoys outside Zhengyang Gate on his behalf.
There was a gentle breeze, and Zhu Ruofeng waited quietly. Finally, his eyes caught sight of a formation of long snakes.
Franzbekov rode in the front, followed closely by Dong Xuan, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, and Li Shouzhi, the foreign minister of the Yuan Dynasty.
Franzbekov saw the crown prince and hurriedly dismounted and saluted.
"Bratsk Bomo, please be more courteous. Once you go thousands of miles away, you will make the Ming Dynasty famous overseas. Your hard work has paid off. Come on, get on your horse, and I will lead the horse for you." Zhu Ruofeng's attitude was extremely humble.
"What! How can this happen? I would never dare," the prince's attitude made Franzbekov flattered and inexplicably moved. But he was a sensible person and was determined not to let the prince lead his horse for him.<
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Seeing that he couldn't resist him, Zhu Ruofeng no longer forced him, rolled up his sleeves, and walked into the city together talking and laughing. This polite and virtuous corporal manner was praised by both the government and the public.
Emperor Guangwu summoned Franzbekov, Dong Xuan, and Li Shouzhi in the Palace of Qianqing, and inquired in detail about the situation of the Western Yi countries. Then he summoned the envoys of various countries at Fengtian Gate, and expressed his willingness to cooperate with various countries.
After adopting a friendly and trade attitude, they held a banquet in Ziguang Pavilion to entertain envoys from various countries.
Among these envoys, such as the Holy Roman Empire, the major city-states in Italy, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, the Papal States and other countries, Zhu Hengjia did not attach great importance to them. He valued two types of countries.
One category is the European powers such as France and the Netherlands. One of the two countries dominates Europe with its army, and the other dominates the oceans with its navy. The old emperor had a very amiable attitude towards the envoys of these two countries. Not only did he toast them with a few more glasses of wine,
He also wrote a long letter to Louis XIV, the Sun King of France, and John de Wit, Speaker of the Dutch Parliament, and prepared generous gifts.
The other type is the countries bordering the old enemy Tsarist Russia, including Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, Ottoman Turkey, and Crimea. Zhu Hengjia also had a very friendly attitude towards the envoys of these four countries and wrote to King Carl XI of Sweden.
, the Grand Duke of Poland and Lithuania John Casimir, the Ottoman Turkish Sultan Mehmed IV, and the Crimean Graihan conspired to jointly suppress Tsarist Russia’s territorial ambitions. Although a peace agreement and friendly trade had been reached, subconsciously, the old emperor still regarded Russia as
It is a threat to the Ming Dynasty.
Under tremendous political, military, and economic pressure, Tsar Alexei had to send envoys to express his goodwill to the Ming Dynasty, and stated that he would never prevent the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty and Western Yi countries from trading through the territory of Tsarist Russia, and only had to pay a small amount. Tariffs are enough. Although the ocean near the Arctic Circle is frozen for most of the year, it is still navigable for a few months, which objectively promotes the development of trade between the Ming Dynasty and Western countries.
Among the countries, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg of the Holy Roman Empire, wrote the longest letter to the old emperor, but the old emperor dismissed it. In this era, the country was just a small country. < /p>
What made Zhu Hengjia extremely excited was that King Frederick III of the Kingdom of Denmark and Norway actually sent his beloved Princess Eleonore to the Ming Dynasty, saying that she would marry her.
Isn’t this just a marriage marriage! Throughout the dynasties, there are many examples of China sending princesses to foreign countries for marriage, but there are no examples of foreign countries sending princesses to China for marriage (not counting Korea and other vassal countries). My Ming Dynasty did it!
Feeling extra proud, Emperor Guangwu immediately ordered Gui King Zhu Heng's third son Leiyang King Zhu Ruobin to marry Princess Eleonore, and rewarded Prince Christian and his entourage heavily.
The old emperor ordered the "Da Ming Daily" and other public opinion tools controlled by the court to vigorously publicize this matter and let everyone in the world know about his "great achievements."
In the end, the old emperor did not forget his meritorious service, and rewarded the delegation and his entourage generously. He renamed Franzbekov "Anxibo" and issued iron certificates, which were hereditary. He promoted Dong Xuan to the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Li Shou He is a doctor in the Ministry of Rites.
This chapter has been completed!