After the ceremony, Zuo Menggeng's identity transformation was completed.
He began to perform his duties as emperor.
The first task is to get close to the diplomatic missions of various countries.
The land of China is turbulent and the situation is uncertain, and all countries are very concerned about it. After all, what happens here has far-reaching consequences, and other countries will also be involved.
According to distance and importance, the first person he met was the North Korean mission.
"Nowadays in the country, the conflict between His Highness and the Cabinet is getting more and more serious. Please give Your Majesty a clear lesson and save North Korea."
The representative of the North Korean mission was Kim Yu, who made the request as soon as they met.
Zuo Mengeng knew exactly why Jin Yu came as a representative.
"Although North Korea is a vassal state of China, it is its own unified country after all. It is best for you, the monarch and his ministers, to discuss domestic matters on your own. As long as you have the people in mind, there is nothing that cannot be solved."
Zuo Menggeng made some remarks and had no intention of meddling in North Korea's internal affairs.
Before Jin Yu could do anything, other North Korean officials all looked sad and had a premonition that the future was not good.
In the past, when they were vassals, what they hoped for most was that the superior country would not interfere and allow them to live happily. But now there is a big problem in the country, and when they want the superior country to take action, the superior country turns a blind eye.
All we can say is that there is a cycle of cause and effect, and retribution is unpleasant.
After the official business is done, the next step is the private business.
Zuo Mengeng said to Jin Yu: "It's rare for you to come here once, so let's stay for a few more days. Lao Qi's child is about to be born, and having you as my grandfather here is an even greater blessing."
Jin Yu agreed repeatedly, and after saying goodbye, he separated from the people in the mission and took his two sons to Zuo Yong's house.
The residences of Zuo Yong and Jin Qiurong have been moved out of the military family compound.
Although for the two of them, that small courtyard is enough for living, Zuo Yong's status is different now.
He is a county king and according to regulations, he should open a mansion.
Jin Yu came here and looked at the newly renovated palace, not to mention how beautiful he felt.
Being able to have such a son-in-law would bring long-term prosperity and wealth to the Jin family.
"Since the country is unstable, it is better for my father-in-law and my two uncles to stay here for a while to avoid falling into it. When the situation stabilizes in the future, we will be able to see more clearly where to go."
At the family dinner, Zuo Yong made a pointer.
Jin Yu people are mature and mature, and they understand it as soon as they hear it.
"Good son-in-law, Your Majesty will take action eventually, right?"
Looking at the eager eyes of Jin Yu and his two uncles, Zuo Yong smiled slightly and did not answer, but raised his wine glass.
However this is enough.
Jin Yu made a decision immediately.
This time I came to Middle-earth, and I will never go back in a short time.
After the Korean mission, there was the Japanese mission.
The Japanese mission was divided into two groups, one was the shogunate, and the other was the foreign daimyo.
They came here with two tasks besides congratulating Zuo Menggeng on his accession to the throne.
One is to continue to purchase arms and increase strength;
The other is to find ways to encourage the empire to be more favorable to its own side.
Facing the envoys from both sides, Zuo Mengeng practiced Tai Chi.
If you want to buy weapons, you can agree to it happily. As for the empire's stance, it remains impartial.
The shogunate and the foreign daimyo all returned disappointed and could only leave their fate to the battlefield.
The remaining Dutch and Portuguese envoys had nothing to say.
The two sides just conducted more in-depth discussions, strengthened their alliance relationship, and laid the foundation for future cooperation.
The ambassador sent by Portugal is still floating at sea, so various issues cannot be discussed in depth and can only be left in the future.
But the mission Zuo Menggen values most is from the Kingdom of Kandy.
Since the Xia Kingdom's mission arrived on the island of Ceylon, the Kingdom of Kandy has learned more about the situation in China.
In order to survive the dangerous situation, Rajsinghe II decisively sent an envoy composed of eminent monks across the ocean to reach the halfway point.
As a result, it happened to coincide with Zuo Mengeng's coronation ceremony.
Seeing the power of the empire, the Kandy dynasty's envoys became more determined to show goodwill to the empire.
Zuo Mengeng also attached great importance to the Kandy Dynasty.
This will be the starting point for entering the South Asian subcontinent from the south, and it must be managed well.
Therefore, when meeting with the Kandy envoy, Zuo Menggeng invited some local eminent monks to accompany him.
Abbot Sikong of Xingguo Zen Temple in Jinan, Abbot Fatu of Jing'an Temple in Songjiang Prefecture, Abbot Wude of Jiming Temple in Nanjing, Abbot Liaokong of Ciyun Temple in Suzhou, and Abbot Chenghui of South Shaolin Temple in Putian, Fujian.
All of them are famous temples in the empire.
Among them, Abbot Chenghui of the South Shaolin Temple in Putian, Fujian Province came with a mission.
Behind him, there is the shadow of Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan.
Just because Henan is not within the empire now, the Shaolin Temple does not dare to cross the border.
The Southern Shaolin Temple does not have this concern.
In other words, behind these temples are the eyes of the Buddhist community across the country.
Everyone wanted to see what the new empire's attitude was towards Buddhism.
After all, the rise and fall of dynasties is also a hurdle for religion.
In particular, the Xia State's previous support for the Quanzhen Sect had caused a sensation.
Since the empire is very friendly to Taoism, what about Buddhism?
But today, eminent monks from all over the country gathered together to accompany Zuo Menggeng to receive their colleagues from Tianzhu, which still made the Buddhist community feel the attitude of the empire.
The envoy of Kandy and the most famous monk in his country, Siti Mojia.
In the past, I had only heard that Buddhism was very prosperous in China, but seeing it in person today was such a grand event, it really made him burst into tears.
How did he know that China-Earth is too big and has too many people?
Although Buddhism is only a small part of it, the momentum of gathering together is still amazing.
"Dear Your Majesty, your tolerance towards the Buddha is truly a blessing to us believers. Please extend your kindness and help me, the Buddha, return to Tianzhu."
Siti Moga made a request on behalf of the Kandyan dynasty.
This request, on the surface, is a religious issue, but in fact it is mixed with politics.
Everyone here is smart, how can we not hear it?
Zuo Mengeng turned the question to everyone.
"What do you think, eminent monks?"
Before monks from all over the country came, they wanted to find out the empire's attitude towards Buddhism. What they hoped most was that the emperor Zuo Menggeng could become a believer in Buddhism.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Menggeng did not express his belief, but instead led the topic to the birthplace of Buddhism thousands of miles away.
However, when the monks heard that the Buddha's feet had declined to such an extent in Tianzhu, they still felt sad.
"My Buddha is merciful and saves the world. I should have promoted it and made the incense prosperous. But I didn't expect that the place where the Buddha enlightened me would turn into a fishy place. This is actually a great calamity for my Buddhist family. As a disciple of the Buddha, it is our duty to revive the Buddha's Dharma.
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Abbot Sikong is impassioned and has a clear attitude.
With him taking the lead, other eminent monks followed.
Regardless of whether they are sincere or fake, if they dare to shirk the matter of reviving Buddhism in the slightest, their halo will fade away and they will fall into the mortal world.
What Zuo Menggen wants is this effect.
"In the past, Master Xuanzang went to Tianzhu to obtain the true scriptures without fear of life and death, and went to Tianzhu to obtain the true scriptures without fear of life or death in order to let the compassionate Buddhism blossom and bear fruit in China. Now that the native Buddhism in Tianzhu is declining and heretics are rampant, all eminent monks can follow the wishes of the sages.
