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At the beginning of the first hour of the fifth lunar month, Liu Dongming, Liu Xiya, Yu Yan, Xu Yun, Jin Zhongqing and others came to Datong Pavilion to see the envoys of the Ming Dynasty and asked if the Chinese envoys could go on their way today. Jinyiwei Qianhu Zhen Zidan replied Zhang Xiuzhuan and Ruan Xingren
, Fan Tongshi and others have not yet recovered and cannot hit the road for the time being.
Liu Dongming became anxious when he heard this. If he went on the road today, he would be able to arrive at Wangjing on the evening of the sixth day of the lunar month. If it were any later, he would not be able to catch up with the crowning ceremony of Prince Li Qi on the eighth day of the lunar month.
Liu Dongming, his brother Liu Xiya, Yu Yan and others discussed urgently and gave Zhang Yuan a generous gift before noon that day, totaling one thousand taels of gold, eight thousand taels of silver, three hundred fine Eastern pearls, and countless other fine wines and delicacies.
In order to obtain the Ming Dynasty's recognition of King Gwanghae's throne, the North Korean envoys also spent huge sums of money in bribery to get through. This time, they also had to spend money to canonize the crown prince. Liu Dongming was angry, but what he didn't expect was that Zhang
Yuan only left fine wine and delicious food to reward his entourage, but returned the other gifts intact. This made Liu Dongming panic: Zhang Yuan neither wanted to be served by female musicians nor accepted gold and silver. What did Zhang Yuan want to do?
In the afternoon, Liu Dongming, accompanied by Xu Yun and Jin Zhongqing, asked to see Zhang Yuan again. Zhang Yuan responded that he should meet, but he still only said that he was in poor health and could not travel long distances. The canonization ceremony did not need to be held at the same time as the crowning ceremony of Prince Li Jin.
He said, "I heard that the dancer was not dead the night before. She wanted to assassinate me at first, but when she saw that I was on guard, she stabbed herself. It's really abominable - General Liu, can I handle this dancer?"
Liu Dongming couldn't guess Zhang Yuan's intention, so he said: "Although the treacherous maid who offended the angel is not dead, she is still dying. Since Zhang Xiuzan is angry with her, she will be executed immediately."
Zhang Yuan insisted that he should deal with the dancer. Liu Dongming hesitated for a moment, remembering that the medical officer of Pyongyang Prefecture once said that the dancer would not live for three days. Since Zhang Yuan wanted to see the dancer die with his own eyes, then it would be up to him. In the evening, Liu Dongming asked someone to
The dancer was carried to Datong Pavilion.
At the mansion in Pyongyang, Liu Dongming received a reply that the dancer Gu Xishan had been sent to Datong Hall and handed over to the Ming Dynasty envoy. Liu Xiya was puzzled and said: "Why did brother agree to hand over that wretched maid to Zhang Yuan? That wretched maid was talking nonsense.
.It will damage the reputation of your Majesty and us."
Liu Dongming said: "Zhang Yuan can inquire about the matter of the deposed concubine Jin's mother and son. He doesn't care about the talkative maid. Since Zhang Yuan wants to deal with the wretched maid personally, let him do it."
Liu Xiya was silent for a moment and whispered: "Brother, is this the way to test Zhang Yuan?"
Liu Dongming frowned and said: "Although this new champion of the Ming Dynasty is young, he is very scheming. He used to be very kind to us in Beijing. He was very kind to us. He helped us defend and confer false accusations, but he dealt with him mercilessly.
The monk Jiemian of Puci Temple in Lianshan Pass also showed that this person was not so easy to get along with. Although the fact that the humble maid in Jingyang Palace was so kind was shocking, it did not make him change his purpose of canonizing the crown prince. Why couldn't he excuse himself because of his illness?
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Liu Xiya said: "Perhaps it is indeed a long journey, or perhaps the gifts are not enough to satisfy him?"
Liu Dongming didn't answer. But he said: "It's too late to hold the canonization ceremony on the eighth day of the lunar month. I will send someone to report to the king at night, so that the king can send nobles and ministers to welcome the angel. On the other hand, he bribed Zhang Yuan's men regardless of money and made inquiries.
Every move he makes, of course, must be done carefully, otherwise once Zhang Yuan notices it, he will be annoyed. Zhang Yuan is smart and wise and cannot be fooled."
Liu Xiya nodded and said: "Nurhaci has sent his important minister Nalanbakshi to see the king this time. I wonder what important matters he has? On the occasion of the canonization ceremony, should he be refused entry?"
Liu Dongming said: "Jianzhou has a strong army and strong horses, and cannot be offended. Your Majesty is far-sighted and far-sighted. He believes that the time when Jianzhou will go to war against the Ming Dynasty is not far away. Our country can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, or we can have both sides. In the future, we will not be restrained by the Ming Dynasty, so this
Nalan wants to meet, but it must be extremely secretive, and Zhang Yuan must not be allowed to hear about it. This man is not as arrogant and stupid as other Ming officials. He is deeply jealous of Nurhaci and has been with him all the way.
He inspected the frontier preparations in Liaodong and worried about state affairs, which was very different from other envoys of the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Xiya said: "I understand that a letter has been sent to General An of Yizhou. If the Nalan clan arrives, he will disguise himself as a merchant and go directly to the official hall east of the Biti Pavilion outside Wangjing to wait for the king to receive him. Since there are many eyes and ears in the city, the Nalan clan
The group cannot enter the royal capital, and there are quite a lot of forces in the court that oppose contact with Jianzhou."
Liu Dongming sneered and said: "When the crown prince's title is confirmed, we can gradually eliminate dissidents. No officials from the Xiaobei faction will be allowed to stay."
The Dabei faction was the group of officials who supported King Gwanghae, headed by Li Erzhan. The Xiaobei faction advocated supporting the establishment of his legitimate son, King Yongchang, headed by Liu Yongqing. Although this Liu Yongqing also came from the cultural Liu family, he was not related to him.
Liu Dongming and his family parted ways. After Gwanghae came to the throne, Liu Yongqing was sentenced to death, and Li Erzhan was reused and became the leader of the Uijeong government, that is, the chief minister of the cabinet. However, the power of the Xiaobei faction is intertwined and cannot be underestimated. Guang
Haijun had long wanted to depose and exile these ministers who had opposed his succession. Once the crown prince was enthroned and the foundation was confirmed, he could start the purge——
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The dancer's face was as white as paper, her eyes were closed, her breath was dying, and she was still in a coma. Zhang Yuan asked Ma Kuoqi and Sheba to carry the dancer to Xiaozhen's room. The mute Xiaozhen was already waiting in front of the door. When he saw the stretcher
Xiao Zhen, a dancer on the stage, was in tears. She immediately checked the dancer Gu Xishan's pulse and frowned. It was obvious that the dancer's injury was extremely severe——
The young girl Xiaozhen didn't care that Zhang Yuan and the others were right in front of her and untied the bandage on the dancer's chest. The dancer's breasts were covered in blood, and the yellow paste in the pit of her heart was from unknown medicine. The smell of blood was mixed with pungent herbs.
The girl Xiaozhen's nose twitched and she sniffed the smell. She shook her head and went to pour a basin of warm water. She took off all the right skirt of the dancer's upper body and wiped the dancer's upper body and vagina cleanly.
Although he is a dying person, his youth is still strong and in full bloom——
Zhang Yuan, Wang Zongyue, Ma Kuoqi, and Sheba retreated to the eaves of the corridor to see the others, and saw the girl taking out a green bag she carried with her. There was a willow box inside, with dozens of long and short silver needles inside.
Xiaozhen began to insert needles into the dancer's arms, shoulders and around the heart. Her technique was very skillful. After more than ten silver needles were inserted into the dancer's body, the girl Xiaozhen carefully removed the wounds on the dancer's heart and replaced them with her own wounds——
Zhen Zidan came over at this time and saw that the girl Xiaozhen was healing the dancer's injuries. She said to Zhang Yuan: "Zhang Xiuzhuan, our Jinyiwei's wound medicine is very good. Do you want to take some to treat this girl?"
Jinyiwei used both torture and good medicine. The girl Xiaozhen took the medicine and bowed to Zhang Yuan to thank her. Zhang Yuan could not say anything to her, so he made a gesture and told the girl Xiaozhen to come to him if she needed help.
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Zhang Yuan returned to his residence, the dinner was prepared, and Ruan Dacheng was waiting for him. The two drank Qingzhou wine and chatted. Ruan Dacheng was quite puzzled that Zhang Yuan brought the dying dancer into the hall.
Zhang Yuan explained: "Know your enemy and yourself, and act with caution. It seems that our trip is not going to be a peaceful one at the moment. It seems better to revive the dancer and ask for more information."
Ruan Dacheng didn't look into Zhang Yuan's foresight. He drank, sang, and recalled the beauty of Jiangnan. He got half drunk and went to rest.
After Ruan Dacheng left, Zhang Rushen came to report to Zhang Yuan again. Zhang Rushen and his merchants had been in Pyongyang for two days. Ten of the thirty carts of goods were sold. They had made an appointment with Pyongyang merchants and were waiting for the king to return.
On the return trip to Beijing, they will also bring back Korean specialties such as Korean ginseng, white tissue paper, Jeju fans, Busan copperware, etc. In this way, excluding the expenses along the way, the profit from this trip will be no less than 8,000 taels. Zhang Rushen will get Zhang Yuan
The order was to try to understand the national affairs and people of North Korea as much as possible. That day, it was found out that Lord Gwanghae had indeed been in contact with Jianzhou Nurhaci. Nurhaci exchanged gold beads and horses with North Korea for iron ore, craftsmen, and even bow horns and gunpowder -
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Zhang Rushen added: "I heard that the old slave of Jianzhou also wanted to buy firearms from North Korea with a large amount of money, but he has been rejected by Lord Guanghai."
Zhang Yuan thought: "At this time, Nurhaci was still afraid of the Ming Dynasty. He wanted to buy firearms from North Korea, but he probably didn't want to use them to arm his Eight Banners Army, because the loss rate of firearms in this era was astonishing. If he couldn't make them himself, just
It is difficult to form an army by purchasing. Nurhaci must have wanted to understand the power of firearms and see if the armor and bows of his long-armored cavalry could resist the firearms of the Ming army. Nurhachi's ambitions were eager to try."
Early the next morning, Zhang Yuan practiced authentic Tai Chi with Wang Zongyue, and then went to the small courtyard on the left to visit the girl Xiaozhen. Ma Kuoqi and Sheba followed him, and saw the North Korean girl carrying a basin of water and walking with her buttocks out.
After he came out and poured the water into the ditch in front of the door, Zhang Yuan asked: "How is that girl Gu?" As soon as he said the words, he remembered that the girl couldn't hear him, so he gestured and pointed to his heart -
Xiaozhen put down the wooden basin, bowed to Zhang Yuan, and invited Zhang Yuan to come in. Her posture was very elegant. When walking beside Zhang Yuan, she also leaned her upper body forward, raised her hips, and walked very quickly.
The dancer Gu Xishan was lying on the bed, covered by a gauze curtain. Xiaozhen lifted the gauze curtain. When Zhang Yuan looked, the dancer had woken up from a coma, opened her eyes, raised her head on the pillow, and said in a weak voice: "
Lord Angel——"
Zhang Yuan hurriedly said: "Don't move, don't talk to hurt your nerves, just take care of yourself first."
But the dancing girl still said: "Young woman from a small country originally had the will to die, but since the angel came to save her, it all depends on the angel."
The girl Xiaozhen's acupuncture skills are very miraculous. Yesterday evening she was still on the verge of death, but this morning she was conscious and able to speak smoothly. Zhang Yuan said: "Recuperate first, I will ask you again tomorrow."
The dancer said: "The little girl begs the angel - don't go - to canonize the son of Lord Guanghai."
Zhang Yuandao: "I came to North Korea on the order of the Ming Emperor to confer the crown prince. How could I give up just because of your words?" When he turned to leave, he saw the young girl Xiaozhen holding a thin book and presenting it to him respectfully. (
To be continued)
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