Chapter 1775 Wendi's Third Matter - Zhang Tan's Appointment
Until he left the Qianqing Palace, Miura Yuzhen still felt incredible.
Of course he wants the land of Hanzhou Continent. The land of Hanzhou Continent is fertile, and the natives respect them like gods. It is very easy to conquer. In his opinion, it is a far better place than Mogaxue Continent.
But just because the Hanzhou Continent was so good, he didn't dare to ask for it from Your Majesty. If his request for it aroused Your Majesty's alert, not only would the new place not be reached, Your Majesty would also take back Dongxian Island after a thorough inspection. , then he can only commit seppuku and apologize.
But His Majesty actually rewarded him with part of the land of the Southern Hanzhou Continent, no, the Japanese or the Japanese, which was far beyond his expectation. "What is the purpose of Your Majesty doing this?" he said. I don’t believe that Your Majesty is doing this just to be nice to others.
"Furthermore, Your Majesty is determined not to reward me with the southernmost land of the Moga Hunter Continent. Even though I have repeatedly explained that the natives of this land are not Kunlun slaves, but natives who look similar to the natives of Nanyang, he still refuses to believe it and will not agree. Why are you giving me a reward?" Miura Yuzhen said to himself again.
"That's all, don't think about it anymore. No matter what, it's a good thing to get a piece of land in the Southern Hanzhou continent. I want to get the five hundred taels of gold quickly and buy all the necessary goods. I will accompany you after receiving your Majesty's order. Go back to the fleet sent by the Ming Dynasty to Hanzhou." A look of joy appeared on his face. Five hundred taels of gold was nothing in the Hanzhou continent, but in the Ming Dynasty, even the most expensive capital was enough for two hundred taels of gold. Each household has enough food and clothing for a year. There are now less than a thousand Japanese people in Dongxian Island. Five hundred taels of gold can be exchanged for cloth, earthen pots, pots and pans and other common items, which is enough for this thousand Japanese people. Used by people for several years.
'I have to go back to Kanto. Since His Majesty has decreed that His Majesty Prince Bo will not be allowed to take away my things this time, I will borrow more money from acquaintances, even if I pay an interest of 5% a month, I will definitely I will borrow it until I have no money to pay for it, load it on several ships and ship it there. When I return from Hanzhou next year, I will pass by Yokohama and pay back the money.'
'We also need to recruit more people. There are too many people in the three islands of Japan. The land is already narrow and densely populated, and the people's life is very difficult. But they are not willing to disperse them to the vassal states of the Han people in Nanyang. It is not easy to do it. To get the land that belongs to Kazuto, we need to bring more people there from home. We must build Kazuto's new continent into a very beautiful place.' He thought again.
When Miura Youzhen was thinking about the future, in the Palace of Qianqing, Wen Di was also asking his father: "Dad, why do you want to reward Miura Youzhen with part of the land in the Southern Hanzhou Continent?"
Yun was about to explain, but at this time Lu Yi had already walked in again. He then said to Wen Di, "I will explain it to you after I meet Zhang Tan." He turned around and ordered: "Invite Zhang Tan to see you."
After hearing his father's words, Wen Di temporarily stopped asking and sat aside. But Yun said again: "Wen Di, please go out for now. When my father meets Zhang Tan in a while, you can come back and my father will explain to you why." I will reward Miura Yuzhen with the land of Nanhanzhou."
"Ah?" Wen Di exclaimed in surprise, and then wanted to say a few words half-jokingly and half-expressing dissatisfaction, but seeing Lu Yi present, he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only stand up and agree, and walked out with Lu Yi. Seeing Wen Di's performance in this palace, Yun smiled lightly, but didn't say anything.
After a while, a middle-aged man walked in. This man was wearing a sheepskin coat and no official uniform. The expression on his face was very panic and a little scared. As soon as he entered the room, he knelt down and said before he saw Yun: "
The sinner Zhang Tan has met His Majesty the Emperor. Long live His Majesty!" After the ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, he immediately said: "The sinners know in their hearts and minds that they have committed a heinous crime, and they dare not ask Your Majesty to forgive the sinners.
Please don’t implicate the family members of the guilty people.”
When he had just finished kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, Yun looked excited and wanted to wake him up. It was only the second year of Jianye when he sent Zhang Tan to leave the Central Plains to explore westward, seventeen years ago.
When he saw Zhang Tan for a long time, he felt as if he had returned to his youth. He was still young at that time. Although he had done some wrong things and was not as mature as he is now, that was after all the time when he was most youthful and vigorous, and his memories are all good. As for
Zhang Tan didn't fully carry out his orders, and Yun didn't care very much. After all, he was already prepared to become useless before sending him out. Later, Zhang Tan was able to send back a lot of information about India, which was an unexpected surprise. Yun
I won't blame him either.
But when he saw him suddenly starting to plead guilty again, Yun showed a playful smile on his face and said, "What's your crime?"
"After the criminals gained freedom in the Kingdom of Abyssinia, they did not want to continue to complete the errands entrusted to the criminals by Your Majesty, but instead settled down in the Kingdom of Abyssinia and eked out an ignoble existence. This is a heinous crime of treason.
"The guilty people," Zhang Tan said with a trembling voice, "should be sentenced to Lingchi."
Zhang Tan was scared to death. He was already very scared when he was brought to Egypt for no reason. Although he later learned from his wife Sophia that the reason why he brought the couple was because his wife offered a plan to seize Cairo, he still suspected that Wen Di had other motives.
Later, the couple was forced to take him back to the capital. Zhang Tan thought about it and felt that His Highness the Seventh Prince must have thought that he had committed a serious crime and wanted to take him back to be punished. The more he thought about it, the more he became afraid, and the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became. Finally, he felt
He must have committed a serious crime of treason and he will be punished. Even his wife and children will not be saved.
In the capital, he lived in fear for more than half a month, and no one came to arrest him. He was a little relieved. But today, someone suddenly said that His Majesty wanted to summon him. He suddenly felt that His Majesty wanted to reprimand him in person before sending him to the capital.
He was sentenced to death and almost cried at that time; but he was worried that he would be too late and would harm his wife and children, so he reluctantly rushed to the palace with the guards who summoned him to accept His Majesty's summons.
"What you said is not bad." Yun said: "You can indeed be considered guilty of treason, and it is reasonable to punish you with Lingchi. When the seventh prince talked about you with me, he said, 'Although Zhang Tan
He and his wife contributed greatly to the army's conquest of Egypt, but the merits and demerits do not outweigh the merits. My father should still deal with him in accordance with the Ming Law."
"Not only did the seventh prince say this, but Li Jiqian also said this, saying that your merits are not worth the crime and you should still be punished. But after all, you have made great contributions and can keep a whole body without implicating your family."
"The guilty people know that their crimes are unforgivable, but I ask Your Majesty not to involve the guilty people's families." Zhang Tan kowtowed again and said.
"I also think their words are indeed reasonable. It is not a bad idea to deal with you according to the opinions of the Seventh Prince or Li Jiqian. However," Yun stood up and walked to Zhang Tan and said, "I will not deal with you. Not only will I not
Instead of disposing of you, I want to reward you!"
"Your Majesty!" When Zhang Tan heard this, he couldn't help but raise his head and glance at Yun, but immediately lowered his head again.
"I have also heard your experience told by the Seventh Prince of the Emperor. Just because I know your experience in detail, I have decided not to deal with you." Yun said while walking in the palace: "In the eighth year of Jianye, you left.
India, wanted to go west to Persia. But at that time, Shaharul and others were fighting each other, and Persia was in chaos. The Ming Dynasty documents you brought with you were lost, and you were plundered as a slave during the war. After two years, life was worse than death. Later,
Sold to a big food merchant."
"This big food merchant took you around, and then came to the island of Madagascar. Your life here was better than in Persia, but you were still humiliated. After another year, you were captured by an Abyssinian
You were bought by an envoy from the country and brought to the country of Abyssinia. The envoy was very kind to you, and your life really started to get better. Later, you were exempted from your status as a slave and became a citizen, and you settled down in the country of Abyssinia.
, married two more wives and concubines, gave birth to several children, and lived a pretty good life relying on his craftsmanship."
"Since you left India, you have been the servant of many people. Your appearance is very rare in the local area. It is difficult to escape. How can you continue to complete the errands I have entrusted to you? Although you will become a free man in a few years
, but it may not be easy for you to leave the country of Abyssinia. The family that exempts you from the status of a slave may not be willing to let you leave the country of Abyssinia. The family that is willing to let you become a commoner may not be willing to let you leave the country of Abyssinia. Later, you were known to the king of this country.
, as the only person from the Ming Dynasty, he will not allow you to leave. So you have been unable to help yourself and cannot continue to complete the errands I have assigned you. How can I deal with you? "
"Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty Kane!" Zhang Tan kowtowed with tears in his eyes. He was already very scared because he scared himself, but when he came here and heard Wen Di and Li Jiqian's suggestions on how to deal with him, he was even more scared;
But there was no turn of events. His Majesty actually thought that he had been unable to control himself for the past ten years and would not deal with him. From being a senior to Daxi, how could Zhang Tan not be excited? How could he not be grateful to His Majesty?
Seeing his appearance, Yun showed a satisfied expression on his face, but he quickly restrained himself. Yun loudly called a few young eunuchs to come in. After Zhang Tan cried for a while and gradually stopped crying, he ordered them: "Help Zhang Tan."
Zhang Xingren, get up." Then he said to Zhang Tan: "Since you are not guilty, you don't have to kneel when you meet me, stand up and reply; before you went on the mission, I gave you the position of Xingren, so you should also be called Ai.
Sir."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Zhang Tan bowed again and stood in front of Yun.
After that, Yun asked about his family. Zhang Tan replied: "Your Majesty, I am a sinner. I am in the country of Abyssinia. I also want to find a wife who looks like the people of the Ming Dynasty. But don't talk about such a woman there, even if it is like this
There are very few men among them, and there are only a few Nanyang merchants in the capital and the most important ports. Even if you have a female dependent, you cannot marry me, so I can only marry a local man."
"Ai Qing, do you still want to return to your ancestral home in Guangxi and recognize your ancestors?" Yun asked.
There was a look of struggle on Zhang Tan's face, but he finally said: "I don't want to. My three children look different from the people in the Central Plains. If they return to their ancestral home, I'm afraid they will be discriminated against. Besides, I have been wandering abroad for more than ten years."
I am no longer accustomed to the life in my hometown, and would rather continue to live in Abyssinia." He saluted again and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to allow me to return to Abyssinia."
"Let's not talk about this for now." Yun first skipped the topic and asked about the places he had been to. Although Zhang Tan wanted His Majesty to agree to his request immediately, he suppressed his thoughts and talked about Persia and Madagascar.
, Basra, Muscat, Abyssinia and other places. Some of these things were heard for the first time in his life. He was very interested and asked questions from time to time.
They talked like this for a long time, and Yun raised the tea cup and took a sip. Zhang Tan thought that His Majesty would not ask any more questions, and thought about asking His Majesty again for permission to return to Abyssinia. But before he could say anything, Zhang Tan heard from Yun.
Putting down the teacup, he asked again: "Are the natives on Madagascar really not the Kunlun slaves?"
"Your Majesty, the locals are definitely not Kunlun slaves. In my opinion, the locals are similar to the Nanyang natives. However, they may have the blood of Kunlun slaves. The locals sometimes go to the Mojia Hunting Continent to plunder Kunlun slaves and use them as slaves.
, there are people who rape Kunlun slave women and give birth to children. But such people are very rare." Zhang Tan replied.
"In this way," Yun lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "I allow Aiqing not to stay in the Central Plains." But after Zhang Tan's face became happy, he added: "But I have to leave it to Aiqing again.
It’s just an errand, my dear, I can’t return to Abyssinia.”
"Your Majesty, I am already middle-aged and cannot afford to go on missions to many countries." Zhang Tan immediately knelt down and said. He thought that the mission that Yun was going to give him was the same as seventeen years ago.
"Where are you thinking, Aiqing?" Yun said with a smile: "I also know that Aiqing is already over forty years old, married and has children, and can no longer take on such an errand. Don't worry, Aiqing, the person I sent to Aiqing is a
It's a good job. Is your love willing to serve as the king and chancellor of a vassal?"
"Being the king and prime minister of a vassal?" After hearing this, Zhang Tan was stunned, and after a while he asked: "I dare to ask your majesty, but you want me to be the king of the country of Egypt, the seventh son of the emperor?
"
"No," Yun said, "he is the king of the country of Madagascar. I want to grant a prince to the island of Madagascar to rule the local people. Of course, the country name and title will not be Madagascar. Are you willing, my dear?"
"Your Majesty, I am willing." Zhang Tan agreed after being silent for a long time.
