Yang Zai walked into the hall and immediately knelt down when he saw Yun Xi sitting in the middle and said, "I, the minister, Si Sizheng, Yang Zai has seen your majesty." Yang Ben on the side also knelt down and saluted.
Yunxi looked at Yang Zai with some interest. Yang Zai was almost fifty this year. He had been on an envoy to the vassal country more than 20 years ago and was now an experienced envoy.
Yunxi felt that because this decree for Majapahit was not very friendly and was very humiliating for a country like Majapahit that still had some strength, the life of the envoy was in fear.
Yunxi cherished the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty very much, and did not want his envoys to die casually. Then he felt that Yang Zai was more experienced and would be more likely to escape unscathed, so he used Yang Zai as his envoy. Otherwise.
Under normal circumstances, officials like Yang Zai would not go on missions.
However, after Yunxi got them up, he did not talk about Yang Zai's affairs first, but first talked to Yang Ben. Yang Ben did not just accompany Yang Zai on the trip, he also had his own matters.
Yang Ben came to inquire about upgrading the princess's palace to the princess's palace for Yunying. At this time, there were no ten princes' palaces in the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not have the habit of building a separate house for the consort to let the husband and wife live separately, so the princess and the consort lived in
Together, they all live in the princess's mansion.
Although Yunying had already determined that she would be a princess when she got married, the etiquette cannot be discarded. The mansion built for Yunying at that time was only the princess's mansion, not the princess's mansion. Even if it had to be rebuilt or built again in the future, at that time
It cannot be exceeded.
So Yang Ben came to confirm this matter, as well as the construction of Prince Xu and Prince Heng's Palace in the capital, and the renovation of Yunwen's Palace. Although the actual construction or renovation is a matter for the Ministry of Industry and the Internal Affairs Bureau.
, but the Ministry of Rites will supervise the production.
There is still a lot of open space beside the two main roads of Chang'an Street and Hongwu Street, and they are all state-owned land. Logically speaking, there is no shortage of space; but for the long-term plan for the future, Yunxi always has to give it to the subsequent princes and lords.
There was room for building houses, so the mansions of Yunying and Yunwen were ordered to be renovated. Yunying temporarily lived in Cao Zhen's Jingchuan Marquis Mansion, and Yunwen temporarily moved back to the palace.
As for the place to build the palace for Yunzhen and Yunxi, Yunxi pondered for a moment and said: "Yunchen's palace should be chosen in the open space next to Prince Qi's palace. As for Yunxi, he is still young. Let's wait until he is crowned."
Then Yunxi asked Yang Ben some other matters about the Ministry of Rites and asked him to withdraw.
Yunxi then turned to Yang Zai.
When Yang Zai saw Yun Xi looking at him, he immediately became nervous. Drops of sweat immediately appeared on his chin, and also dripped on his feet. From Yun Xi's point of view, he could see that his shoes were already wet.
, but Yang Zai himself was completely unaware of it.
Yunxi knew that Yang Zai was very nervous, so he smiled and said: "Yang Aiqing, don't be too nervous, I just entrust you with the matter of going to Majapayi as an envoy."
"Yang Zai, I heard that you once went to Majapayi as an envoy. How are the people there? How are the kings?"
When Yang Zai heard that the question was about his profession, he thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, when I went to Majapayi as an envoy, the king of the country at that time was Xili Badala. Now according to the envoy of Sanfo Qi, Shi Jinqing
What he said is already Vikrama Farhana. I don’t know what the king of his country is like, but I heard when I was on a mission that the prince of his country is very capable and should not be underestimated."
"The people there are very aggressive. I have been to many countries in Southeast Asia, but none of them are as aggressive as the people of Majapahit..."
After Yang Zai talked a lot, the tension unknowingly eased a lot.
Yunxi then said: "In your opinion, Majapahit will obey the Ming Dynasty's order and withdraw its troops?"
Yang Zai struggled for a while and said: "Your Majesty, from what I can see, many of my colleagues are overly optimistic. I think it is absolutely impossible for the Majago Boyi Kingdom to retreat."
Yunxi nodded, without any other reaction on the surface, but he was thinking about it in his heart.
In fact, really wise people think that it is absolutely impossible for the Majapahit Kingdom to stop the army because of the Ming Dynasty's decree. That is too nonsense. But everyone does not tell the truth, they are just saying that the mission will definitely be successful. But they have no doubts about Yunxi
There was no advice at all on preparing to deploy troops and generals.
Yunxi didn't know if Yang Zai was telling the truth because they were the only two people around, or if he was really honest to a certain extent.' But since you can successfully complete your mission to so many countries, it seems that it shouldn't be the case.
The second kind.' Yunxi thought.
Yunxi had the intention of cultivating Yang Zai. The diplomacy of the Ming Dynasty was very rudimentary, and Yunxi looked down upon it at all. It would have been fine if it was just the surrounding countries, but Yunxi had bigger goals, and those of the Ming Dynasty
Diplomacy is very important in places where the military cannot reach for a while.
Therefore, Yunxi wanted to train diplomats who suited his own ideas. Yunxi asked Yang Zai a few more questions, which were not entirely related to his mission to Majapahit.
Yang Zai's answer was unsatisfactory in Yunxi's opinion. 'It seems that the old people can't be of much use, and new people have to be cultivated.' Yunxi thought.
After that, Yunxi said: "Yang Sizheng, this time I sent you as an envoy to the Majapahit Kingdom to read out the imperial edict. You yourself said that it is impossible for the Majapahit Kingdom to obey the imperial edict, so I will definitely send troops to uphold justice.
of."
"Even if you leave before the Ming Dynasty's heavenly troops arrive, you may encounter something unexpected because the people of Majapahit are angry. Therefore, I allow you to be more flexible without insulting the country's order to save the lives of the envoy team."
"If someone else comes back and talks nonsense, I will never make it difficult for you."
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian as an envoy to the Western Regions. Although Zhang Qian did not complete the mission, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not blame him at all. He also sent him as an envoy to the Western Regions again, and later made him a Marquis of Bowang. Am I not as good as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?
?”
Yunxi was just making a metaphor, but after he finished speaking, he thought of something.
Yang Zai was very moved after hearing Yunxi's words. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there have been too many cases where envoys have been blamed for unsuccessful missions. Although Zhu Yuanzhang has never experienced such a situation, Yunxi cannot be sure.
In fact, Yang Zai also cares about his own life. He had no intention of giving his life to Majapahit in the first place, but if he had not been so tough on his attitude, he would probably be impeached by other envoys when he came back, plus the mission
If you can't finish it, you will probably be demoted.
But who would have thought that Yunxi would be so considerate of them. As for Yunxi lying, Yang Zai had never thought about this situation. Because if Yunxi was going to let him take the blame, there was no need to say this and just let him go as an envoy.
What can he do? So there is no need.
Yang Zai knelt down and said: "Your Majesty is so kind, but I can't repay you..."
Yunxi asked him to get up, encouraged him a few more words, and then asked him to stand down.
