Chapter 1691 I'm very concerned about other people's marriages
Claviyo was about to express to His Majesty that he was not very knowledgeable and could not guess when he suddenly thought of something and said: "Your Majesty, is it related to the alliance made with the country of Castile in the 14th year of the founding of the People's Republic of China?"
"That's exactly what happened." Yunxi smiled.
"The alliance made with Castile in the 14th year of Jianye?" Fu An was a little confused.
"Oh, I forgot." Yunxi patted the table and said with a smile: "I have never told you about this in detail, so you don't know about it. I love you, but you still remember that on the second day of the fourteenth year of Jianye
In March, I told you about an agreement with a country called Castile?"
"I remember." Fu An replied. At that time, Yunxi told him that he had reached an agreement with the Kingdom of Castile, and the follow-up matters needed to be done by the Lifanyuan. Yunxi just mentioned it casually at the time, without saying much.
He didn't even say much about the specific content of the agreement. Therefore, Fu An didn't care and didn't ask further questions at the time. Now it seems that there is another mystery to this agreement.
Yunxi glanced at Claviyo, and he immediately introduced it to Fu An: "Envoy, the most important content of the agreement is..." He told Alonso de Guillotine, the envoy of the Kingdom of Castile at that time,
The main content of the agreement signed by Hanau was stated.
"It turns out, it turns out!" Fu An didn't know what to say for a moment. He was not a civil servant who had been wandering around the Central Plains. He had been on many missions to the Western Regions, and the country of Uzang was once detained by Timur for nine years. During this period, he also
Following Timur, he traveled all over the world, including Persia, and even went to the Caucasus and the Volga River Basin. His experience was far beyond what ordinary people could compare to. But even he was stunned by this agreement. He couldn't help but take a peek.
He glanced at Yunxi and thought to himself: 'His Majesty is actually willing to abandon the practice of the Celestial Kingdom and sign an alliance with the country of Yifulu on an almost equal footing. It is truly unprecedented.'
After a while, he said: "Your Majesty, Egypt is the main route from Fufu to the Ming Dynasty. If we can build a track to run tramcars on the Isthmus of Suez, or even build a canal, it will be beneficial to both the Ming Dynasty and Fufu.
It will be of great benefit to all countries. When Timur and his ministers marched westward to Palestine, he mentioned this matter."
"But Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven. Even though Castile is very far away from the Central Plains, it is difficult for the Ming Dynasty to accept it as a vassal state, but it does not need to recognize it as an equal country. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty's goods are now sold far away.
It is not the goods that are sold to the Ming Dynasty. Seizing the Isthmus of Suez will benefit the country more than the Ming Dynasty. This matter should also be more urgent for Castile. Your Majesty can definitely use this
Blackmail Castile into agreeing to harsher conditions."
"I am still a little worried. This matter will come to an end sooner or later, and I am afraid that the ministers will not agree with this agreement. First, the Ming Dynasty signed an agreement with its country on a nearly equal status, which may make many ministers dissatisfied; secondly,
Many ministers, regardless of their military skills, would not allow the Ming Dynasty to use weapons so far away from the Central Plains." In fact, there is another point, that is, marrying a prince to the princess of the Kingdom of Castile will also cause problems.
The minister criticized. In the Ming Dynasty, only one member of the clan who married a non-Han woman as his official wife was King Zhu Ping of Qin. It can be seen that although Zhu Yuanzhang set a precedent for his own clan to marry a foreign woman, public opinion in both the government and the public still opposed such behavior. However, this
Compared with the first two points, the matter was not important, so Fu An didn't say much.
"What Qing Fu said is true. If this matter is a suicide, I'm afraid the ministers will not agree. But are they really going to be a suicide at this time?" Yunhe said with a smile.
"I don't understand your Majesty's intention." Fu An was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said.
"My intention is very simple. This agreement does not need to be made public at all. In fact, there are only three most important points in the agreement. The first is to reduce tariffs, the second is to unite to seize the Isthmus of Suez, and the third is to renegotiate the agreement after seizing the Isthmus of Suez. The other
Let’s ignore the third one for now, let’s talk about the first two things first.”
"The first thing is that I want to reduce the tariffs on Castilian merchants. It is very simple, and there is no need to disclose this agreement. The second thing is to seize the Isthmus of Suez. I can also find other reasons, and there is no need to disclose this agreement. So.
This agreement is not guaranteed, and Fu Qingzhi's worries will not come true." Yunxi explained.
"Your Majesty, that's the first thing. The second thing is, how can we get the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to agree to send troops to Egypt without making it public?" Fu An asked again.
"We don't need the civil and military consent of the Manchu Dynasty to send troops to Egypt. I will not transfer troops from the Central Plains, but from India." Yunxi smiled and said: "It is too far to transfer troops from the Central Plains to Egypt, and the West Sea of India is closer to Egypt.
.Furthermore, I have established the Governor-General’s Palace in India. It is still unclear how the Governor-General’s Palace will be under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Moreover, troops can also be sent in the name of vassal or foreign countries, so sending troops from India does not require the consent of the Manchu Dynasty’s civil and military officials.”
‘Could it be that His Majesty had already considered sending troops to Egypt when he decided to establish a Governor-General’s Office in India? In order to facilitate the dispatch of troops from India, it would be easier to dispatch troops from India than from the vassal state?’ Fu An couldn’t help but think.
"Does Fu Qing have any other questions?" Yunxi asked at this time. After receiving a negative answer, he said: "Since Fu Qing has no doubts about this matter, I have to give orders. Fu Qing, Ke Qing, my dear friends
, I leave the task of coordinating this matter with the envoys of the Kingdom of Castile to my two beloved ministers. I want my two beloved ministers to go to India to investigate how many troops can be sent to Egypt, and how many troops can be sent in India and Castile.
The envoys sent by the Kingdom of Asia met to discuss jointly sending troops to Egypt. I have already sent people to the northwest and asked the country’s merchant office in Dacheng to send a message back to let their envoys go to the Ming Dynasty by sea and pass through India.”
"I obey the order." Fu An agreed. Since he became an official, he has lived more lives in the country than in the Central Plains. He is not afraid of going to India at all, even though he has never been to India before. Claviyo
Of course, he would not be unwilling, and he would also rush to agree.
Yunxi gave a few more instructions, and finally said to them: "Qing Fu, Qing Ke, the capture of the Isthmus of Suez may not seem to have much to do with the Ming Dynasty on the surface, but in fact it does have a lot to do with it. You two beloved ministers must not slack off."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to your Majesty's trust." The two agreed in unison.
"You guys please step back." Yunxi nodded and asked them to step back. The two stood up, bowed and turned to leave.
Yunxi leaned on the chair, glanced at the two people's backs, exhaled, whispered something softly, and said to Lu Yi: "What time is it now?"
Just then he saw Fu An and Claviyo leaving, and saw that the cup in front of Yunxi was empty. Lu Yi was about to step forward to pour tea, but when he walked aside, he suddenly heard Yunxi starting to mutter to himself, "
Once this matter is done, I will..." He quickly took a step back, and before he had time to think about the meaning of this sentence, he heard His Majesty's instructions again and hurriedly replied: "Guanjia, it's already three quarters to noon."
"It's three quarters past noon. This hour is so unlucky. Well, I won't go to Kunning Palace for lunch today. Please order the lunch to be sent to Qianqing Palace." Yunhe ordered.
"Yes, official." Lu Yi agreed and went out to deliver the message. Yunxi lay on the bed to rest for a while. After a while, lunch was delivered, and Yunxi got up to eat, and then slept again.
At the end of the afternoon, Zheng Yunxi got up, stretched and wiped his face. He was about to go to the front hall to comment on the memorial. Suddenly he saw Lu Yi walking beside him and stopped talking. Seeing this, Yunxi asked angrily. : "What happened?"
"Official family," Lu Yi was startled and said, "Her Royal Highness the Princess wants to leave the palace again and go to Princess Changshan's residence."
"What does she want to do when she goes out again?" Yunxi has a bit of a headache about this daughter. Of course he still likes her very much, but some of the things she does are also very troublesome for him, and he laughs and laughs and has to know what to do.
"The official story is about the marriage between Her Royal Highness the Princess's maid Tang and Yu Bandu. Her Royal Highness the Princess said that both Tang and Yu are seventeen years old this year, which is quite young; and Tang's father is Bai Lian. If you are a Christian, you will not stay in the Central Plains and will live in India. Down syndrome also wants to get married in the Central Plains with your parents present, so it is best to get married as soon as possible."
"She is very concerned about other people's marriages, but she doesn't want to get married." Yunxi couldn't help but say. But this matter can barely be regarded as a serious matter, and Yunxi himself is very important in promoting the marriage between Tang Saier and Yu Qian. If you are keen, let alone discussing it in your sister's mansion, you have to agree.
But just as he was about to speak, he remembered something again and asked: "Didn't Tang Jingyu, the father of Tang Saier, also go to India? Why is he in the capital now?"
"Official, he is here to deliver letters from General Lan and the princes and generals back to the capital." Lu Yi replied.
"Wuji really cares about his subordinates, and Lan Zhen will also do favors." Yunxi said with a calm expression, and then said: "That's all, I agreed to let Min'er leave the palace and go to her aunt's house. But you remember Tell Min'er that she must come back before You Shizheng. If she is late, she will not be allowed to leave the palace for half a year after becoming a father!"
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"Sai'er, father has agreed, let's leave quickly." Hearing Lu Yi's reply, Min'er breathed a sigh of relief and said to Tang Sai'er beside him with a smile.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Tang Sai'er saluted Lu Yi first. Lu Yi nodded without saying anything, then saluted Min'er and left.
"Okay, there's no need to be so polite. Let's leave quickly." Min'er took Tang Sai'er's arm again and pulled her to run out. Several palace ladies hurriedly followed. After a while, they arrived at Donghua Gate. The guards guarding here already knew that Her Highness the Princess was leaving the palace and quickly let her go. Under the protection of the guards, the group of them got into the carriage and rushed to Princess Changshan's Mansion.
Soon after arriving at the princess's house, Min'er exchanged a few words with San Gu, then suddenly pointed at Tang Sai'er and smiled at her: "Third Gu, you see my maid is already so anxious, why don't you call her father out quickly? "(To be continued)