Jin Tao was temporarily appointed as the reception envoy, and during this period he exclusively accompanied the envoys of the Celestial Dynasty.
After hearing Cai Qianhu's request, he was surprised and said: "How can anyone visit the grave in the afternoon? It should be tomorrow?"
"We in the Ming Dynasty go to the grave in the afternoon." Cai Bin did not allow for discussion and said: "Eunuch Huang was the emperor's envoy to the Ming Dynasty. Now he has unfortunately passed away. If we don't go to express our condolences, we will not be able to sleep well."
"Oh, okay." Faced with such a domineering boss, Jin Tao could only do as he was told.
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As soon as the carriage was arranged, the Ming envoy set off immediately.
On the way, the brothers questioned Jin Tao again about the cause of Eunuch Huang's death.
"This subordinate doesn't know much about it. I only know that Chamberlain Huang suddenly hanged himself in the autumn of last year. Later, I heard that he was talking nonsense and crying and laughing erratically before he died. I think it was caused by brain disease or madness." Jin Tao answered carefully.
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"Have you read Chuanwu Zuo?" Zhu Di asked in a deep voice.
"The emperor sent someone to hang him in this country. For such a big thing, how could he not ask the deceased to do an autopsy?" Jin Tao said, "It was because the autopsy found no traces of harm, so we buried him."
"Since someone has been sent to announce the funeral, why not send his coffin back as well?" Lao San asked, staring into Jin Tao's eyes.
"Oh, this seems to be following Chamberlain Huang's own last wish." Jin Tao swallowed his saliva and said: "I heard that he expressed to Li Yuanjun several times that he wanted to be buried in his own country after his death and not return to the Ming Dynasty. We naturally have to respect his wishes
Already."
"That's right." The third child nodded and exchanged glances with the sixth child.
This guy is obviously talking nonsense, because the truth is exactly the opposite. The prince once told Lao Liu that every time Eunuch Huang went to memorial, he would say that he was old and frail, missed his homeland, and begged for permission to return to the country.
Why did it come to Jin Tao's mouth that he became Huang's eunuch and refused to return to the country?
Who should I trust? Of course, among the brothers, they should trust the eldest brother...
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Not only did Goryeo have little food, but the buildings were also short, and the cities were naturally not that big.
As for the tall government offices like Tamra, which are more impressive than the Goryeo Palace, that is because they were built by craftsmen sent by the Yuan Dynasty.
Kaijing City was built by the Koryo people themselves, so it naturally has a small-minded spirit everywhere.
After drinking tea, the group arrived at Xingguo Temple in Lijing, north of Kaijing City.
The Korean people believe in Buddhism, but Heunggusa Temple is a royal temple and ordinary people cannot worship, so it is still relatively clean.
Jin Tao explained his intention to the abbot, and the abbot of Xingguo Temple personally took the envoy from the Celestial Dynasty to the forest of steles in the backyard.
Under the cover of pines and cypresses, a huge tomb stood there quietly. In front of the tomb was a tombstone with the inscription "The Tomb of Huang Neishi, the Ming Dynasty Envoy".
Cai Bin and Lin Mi arranged the sacrifices with their own hands, lit incense and candles, and meticulously paid homage to Eunuch Huang, whom they had never met before.
Brother Zhu Zhen stood solemnly behind the two envoys and expressed condolences to Eunuch Huang. At this moment, the brothers truly realized the close connection between the envoys and the country.
Life and death, honor and disgrace, are related to the national system.
After the condolences were over, Cai Bin and Lin Mi slowly stood up.
Jin Tao just wanted to say, let’s go back? It’s getting dark.
But he heard the former say something that made his heart tremble.
"Eunuch Huang, let's take you home."
"What?" Jin Tao was stunned.
"My officer said, we want to take Eunuch Huang home." Cai Bin repeated and waved his hand.
The second brother then led several Yulin guards, showed off the heads he brought from the guest house, and surrounded the tomb covered with withered grass.
Obviously he came prepared.
Jin Tao hurriedly opened his arms to stop him and said: "Sir, what are you doing? The person has already been laid to rest, so how can you dig graves and disturb the deceased?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's decree is to bring Eunuch Huang back to the country. Naturally, we have to take his coffin back to the guest house and take him back to the country for burial when we return." Lin Mi said in a deep voice: "Jin Sheren, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's decree,
It cannot be disobeyed either."
"Yes, I know." Jin Tao has been to the Ming Dynasty, so he naturally knows that His Highness the Crown Prince is the most powerful prince in history. But that doesn't allow them to dig up the grave.
"At least wait a moment, wait until the official asks for instructions from the capital before we talk?!"
"You're asking for permission!" Cai Qianhu pulled him away casually, not taking him seriously at all and said: "Eunuch Huang is a member of my heaven in life, and a ghost of my heaven in death. Naturally, I, the Ming Dynasty, will take care of it.
Why do you need to ask your court for instructions? Dig!"
Jin Tao had no strength to tie the chicken, so he was pulled by Jiujiu Wufu, and he sat down on the ground. He watched helplessly as the tall soldiers of the Celestial Dynasty dug open the grave head three times, then dug down a section, and finally exposed it.
Here comes a fine mahogany coffin.
"Be careful when lifting the coffin." Cai Bin warned his officers and soldiers: "Movements must be steady and gentle, and Eunuch Huang cannot be hurt again."
"Yes." The soldiers responded, removing the loose soil from the coffin bit by bit, then lowered the rope, shouted slogans, and slowly lifted the heavy coffin up...
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On the west side of Shouchang Palace, the royal palace of Goryeo, there is a fairly impressive yamen.
The large square in front of the gate is a mile square. There is a tall flagpole standing on the large square, with a large blue flag hanging on it. On the flag is a line of gold characters that is particularly eye-catching - 'Du Jingsheng Si'!
The Metropolitan Council is the capital, the center of power that oversees all civil and military affairs of Goryeo.
In the grand meeting hall of the capital, there is a long table.
There are rows of chairs on both sides of the long table. At first, only the chiefs of the Goryeo Province, the Central Academy, and the Three Divisions were qualified to sit here.
Later, as the power of the capital continued to expand, the number of people participating in the joint meeting also continued to expand, but there were still only twenty top positions. Still only the top civil and military officials of Goryeo were qualified to occupy one of the top positions here.
The two chairs on the left and right sides of the long table are the seats for the waiters on the left and right under the door.
As for the main chair, it was prepared for the King's occasional visit. Of course, it was empty most of the time.
It was already dark now, the candlelight was flickering in the capital hall, and only Li Renren and Cui Ying were there.
After the two returned from the Guest House, they had been discussing in the capital hall how to deal with these bad-tempered Ming Dynasty envoys.
Finally, let’s talk about Huang’s death...
"Hey, wouldn't you say that his coffin was also brought on board?" Cui Ying complained to Li Rendao.
He was older than Li Renren and had more merit, so Li Renren couldn't get angry and could only say in a low voice:
"What I was thinking at the time was that they would definitely want to see Chen Li and Ming Sheng. If I lied, wouldn't the secret be exposed when I asked them? That would be a big trouble."
"But you said that, what if they want to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy?" Cui Ying asked in a deep voice.
"It shouldn't be so rash, right?" Li Renren said in disbelief.
"I'm not afraid of ten thousand, I'm just afraid of the worst." Cui Ying said in a dull voice, "I will send someone to dig up the grave tonight and replace the dead in the coffin to avoid future troubles!"
"Oh, okay..." Li Renren thought for a while and realized that this was indeed the safest way.
The two had just finished their discussion and were about to separate, when Jin Tao sent someone to report in a hurry that the envoys from the Celestial Empire had dug up Huang's grave and wanted to take the coffin back to the Guest House...
"Hey! What do Jinshe people do for food?!" Cui Ying suddenly became furious and said: "No, we must stop them!"
