Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Envoys

The first feast for foreign guests in Jianzhou was held on December 28th in the 23rd year of Wanli. The ceremony was simple but solemn; as soon as Shen Zhong, the chief secretary of the North Korean envoy, arrived at the gate of Feiala, Nurhaci dispatched 10,000 Jianzhou troops, all in armor, and arranged them in a neat team. When the convoy of 100 people approached, all the staff cheered and applauded together, showing the greatest enthusiasm to welcome the foreign guests. Nurhachi himself was even more radiant. Wearing brand new armor and riding a snow-white horse, he stood in front of the team to greet Shen Zhongyi; as soon as Shen Zhong got off the cart, he immediately got off his horse and joined Shen Zhong and his party. Embrace him, and then enter the city side by side with him...

After entering the city, he set up a sumptuous banquet in the hall of Zhacheng to entertain Shen Zhongyi. When he was indoors, he took off his armor; he wore a mink fur hat, a mink scarf around his neck, a multicolored dragon-patterned garment decorated with mink fur, a gold ribbon around his waist, a shawl, a knife, a whetstone, He wears deerskin horns and a pair of buckskin Ulla boots on his feet; this attire makes him look less fierce and domineering than the whole body, but more cordial and kind. Shen Zhongyi, who speaks English, feels at home, and the original strangeness and alienation naturally fade away by half.

After the first food and wine were served, performances started inside and outside the hall to add to the fun, some played the flute, some played the pipa, some clapped and sang, and the scene immediately became lively; then, the host began to persuade the wine and food—— After a few rounds, Nurhachi, the host, slowly stood up from his seat, walked to the center of the hall, took a pipa, and played a piece for the distinguished guests from afar. What he played was "Broken Array Music". The background was the King of Lanling wearing a mask and winning a complete victory on the battlefield. The blood boiled even more after listening to it - the song was over, it immediately attracted thunderous applause from the audience, and then there was another dance performance by eight excellent people, using the dance movements to hide jumping, falling, throwing, holding, etc. The martial arts show a masculine strength and beauty, and Shen Zhongyi can hardly take his eyes off it...

The feast was a great success, the guests and host enjoyed themselves, and friendship was established; on the second day, the two parties talked about "official affairs" much more smoothly because the distance had been shortened. Shen Zhongyi came to Feiala this time, of course, not purely for visiting and getting acquainted - the most important mission of his mission to the Ming Dynasty was to discuss the issue of peace talks with Japan. Everyone was anxious to wait, so they sent him to the Ming Dynasty to ask the Ming Dynasty to deal with it as soon as possible; and "passing by" Feiala was an elaborate arrangement; since North Korea and Liaodong are only separated by a river, they have already suffered from the Japanese invasion The North Koreans have already learned how to be good, and they have seen clearly that Liaodong's support or evacuation assistance to North Korea when it is urgent is extremely important, so they deliberately came to make friends...

And Nurhachi also realized the importance of this "neighboring country" and its influence on Liaodong after the war between Japan and North Korea. Since he has collected all the information about North Korea from as many sources as possible, how could Shen Zhongyi's arrival be as good as a treasure? ? The two chatted happily. Nurhachi told Shen Zhongyi: "When the Imchen War started, I wrote to the Ming Dynasty, willing to lead elite soldiers to North Korea for support, but the Ming Dynasty refused, so I was not allowed to help." Shen Zhongyi immediately cupped his hands and said: "Although Baylor didn't send troops, he has a heart to help each other. The kindness is palpable. All Chinese people will remember it in their hearts."

Then he turned to Nuzha Chidao: "Nowadays, the Japanese army is still in many places in our country, and our people are very worried. If the peace talks are delayed, the Japanese army may attack and plunder again—in case something happens again, I hope Baylor will help you!" Nurhachi promised him straight away: "Jianzhou will do its best!" Afterwards, he took the reply letter written by Gong Zhenglu to King Li Zan of Korea, and handed it to Shen Zhongyi: "Please send the letter to the King of Korea—" On the day when Shen Zhongyi was about to leave, he even staged a grand farewell scene again. Thousands of people clad in armor and applauded. He personally rode a horse to send him twenty miles away before returning——Shen Zhongyi was so moved that he almost shed tears. Hot tears.

However, the complex issues of war and peace among China, Japan, and North Korea will not be changed because of the establishment of this friendship, and because the Ming Dynasty's schedule of peace negotiations and tribute to Japan has been delayed again and again. Procrastination made the problems more complicated, and things became more complicated and confusing. After layers of cover-ups, the problem of people being murdered finally broke out... Li Zongcheng, the envoy of the "Dongfeng" dispatched by Emperor Wanli, although he is a prominent royal relative in terms of status, is actually a sloppy boy in essence. , and demanded too much for the place, which made the heads of the local officials along the road as big as a bucket; when they left the country, they had more confidence in their hearts that "the sky is high and the earth is far away", and they started to act more recklessly.

The first stop to arrive in Japan was Tsushima Island. Facing the envoys from Ming Dynasty, Tsushima’s prefect Yizhi did everything he could to entertain these distinguished guests and meet the requirements as much as possible. At night, he had to send away the beautiful women Going to wait on Li Zongcheng—enjoyed so much, Li Zongcheng was happy to stay on Tsushima Island for dozens of days, and didn’t want to go to the Japanese main island at all. The Japanese sent people to urge him several times, but he ignored it accordingly , and the behavior is getting more and more excessive. Because the beauties sent by Yizhi waited on him for dozens of days, he got tired of playing; he found out that Yizhi's wife is the daughter of Xingxing Xiaoxi, and she looks as beautiful as a fairy, so he intends to get his hands on her.

As a result, Yizhi was of course furious, and simply ignored him; but in order to fight for justice, he had a conflict with a man named Xie Long. Xie Long scolded him in anger and told him to be careful. It actually made him think that the Japanese side would send someone to assassinate him—although he was daring and had done all kinds of bad things, his legs went limp when he encountered the word "death"; so he gave up his credentials overnight The important cultural relics representing the "Dongfeng" of the Ming Dynasty, such as seals and seals, fled privately. However, running back and forth, on Tsushima Island, he was not familiar with his life at all, and he lost his way before dawn; He hanged himself on a tree with his belt, trying to escape from reality; unexpectedly, his own follower caught up with him, discovered his useless appearance, untied him, and sent him back to Gyeongju, North Korea...

When such a scandal happened, Yang Fangheng, the deputy envoy, was in a dilemma—the hero of the scandal was not only his own officer, but he was also humiliated to a foreign country, and he didn't know how to take the next step. When he had no choice but to stand up Scalp reported the actual situation to the court. However, even though his documents were sent to Beijing in a few days using the "Eight Hundred Li Quick Pass", because Emperor Wanli did not go to court or manage politics at all, there was no response after a long period of time... …

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