Chapter 31 Chapter 165 Congratulations from Wanbang

In Hangzhou Bay, a group of officials nodded and bowed as they watched the huge fleet go away. There are many big figures in the fleet, including Yang Xu, Duke of Cao, Li Jinglong, Duke of Cao, and Xie Jin, the former chief assistant of the cabinet. The escorting army was the Shuangyu officers and soldiers who moved to Tianjinwei with their families. The size of the fleet reached more than a hundred ships. The scene is no longer enough to make them fuss. The senior officials left after being flattered by the middle officials, and then the junior officials also left braggingly, and the remaining small officials of the Shibo Division were also preparing to leave.

Look at the ostentation of the Duke of the State, how powerful it is! Hey, everyone has their own destiny, I can't envy you.We little people have the frankness of our little people.You see, the new year is coming, not to mention the colder the weather as you go north, the north wind alone is enough to see, they have to zigzag forward on the sea, in case there is a big wind and waves, then How dangerous? Back then when the Great Yuan invaded Japan, didn’t all the hundreds of ships be thrown there?There's no other way, I have to go to Yanjing before the Spring Festival, and it's not easy for a big man to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor.

That's right, look at our Shangguan, they are usually the king of heaven, Lao Tzu's number one, and his second child, well, when the officials in this mansion come, they all have to bow down with smiling faces, look at them This time, we have to eat and drink with him when we go back. Before we leave, we have to make him comfortable. It's better for us, there's no need to be so flattering. Tch, that's because you are just a petty official's life if you flatter me! Well done, you are here again!Let's go back early and buy new year's goods. It's Chinese New Year. We are small and poor, but during the Chinese New Year, we are the most comfortable and happy. We don't have to rack our brains to think about what gifts to give to Shangguan, and we don't have to leave our wives and children to drink with others. , I like to find a few friends to drink, or stay at home with my wife and children, comfortable!

Hahaha Several petty officials joked with each other and walked away. As early as in ancient times, the ancestors of Shang Tang realized the connection with the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula through this place. The Laiyi people in the Jiaodong Peninsula were the first to master navigation and shipbuilding technology. During the Shaohao period, their ancestors were active in this area. Emperor Mang of the Xia Dynasty once hunted in the sea and caught big fish.At the end of the Shang Dynasty, Jizi crossed the sea and entered the dynasty. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius once looked at the sea and sighed: "The way is not good, you can float in the sea on a scorpion."

During the pre-Qin period, there was an endless stream of nautical activities to go overseas to search for the Sanshen Mountain. It was not until the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty moved southward, and the establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty that the navigation center gradually moved southward. Over the past few years, several ports in Shandong have regained their prosperity. At this moment, there are more than 30 large ships moored in the harbor that are ready to set sail. Peng Shaodong, it's snowing and winter, you still have to go sailing? Peng Ziqi and a few people were rushing towards the pier through the creaking snow, when they ran into some people who had just come out of the pier.

In winter, the port is depressed, and there are not many people at the dock. These people who have just come out of the dock are also people who have been doing ocean trade here all year round, but they have limited financial resources and lack of ocean-going ships. They mainly trade with Japan and North Korea. When they saw Peng Ziqi, the young proprietor of the Peng family, they greeted him warmly. Oh, Boss Han, Happy Chinese New Year! Seeing someone coming, Peng Ziqi stood up, smiled and cupped his hands: Hehe, our trip is not an ocean trip, isn't this my brother-in-law who wants to move his family to Yanjing? It must be too small.My father plans to take some people to Yanjing with my brother-in-law, and wait to set up a stall there.

Ouch, congratulations!Peng Shaodong, that brother-in-law of yours is the Duke of the dynasty. If you have such a relative, what else do you need to say? When your Peng family establishes a foothold in Yanjing City, you have to help your brother! Peng Ziqi laughed and said: Boss Han, look at what you said, the folks in the big hometown help each other, help each other! After some exchanges, the two sides bid farewell, Peng Ziqi and his party rushed to the pier again, with the north wind howling, Peng Ziqi covered his mouth with a towel, and asked the person next to him: When did the old man arrive?

When I first arrived, the old man was losing his temper, so I hurried to find Shangdong. loose the temper?Why? Isn't it because of Simon's family? Peng Ziqi sighed and said innocently: Can this be my fault?I didn't know he would come either. Shandong Peninsula. On the pier, on a big ship moored by the shore, old owner Peng was blowing his beard and staring. Ximen Qing sat down with his legs crossed, drinking tea slowly, not taking him seriously at all. Xiaodong's sister-in-law sat beside her pregnant daughter and whispered, while Nan Feifei was holding the little daughter in his arms and telling her a story.

Old Master Peng patted the table and said angrily: Who told you to come? Ximen Qing looked indifferent: I am myself! What about your store business? I haven't been idle in the past few years, and I have already secretly sold out one after another, and the one who took over the most is Yanjing Xie Laocai! Mr. Peng's table beat even louder: You give your store in Shandong to Xie Laocai from Yanjing, and then you go to Yanjing to do business?Who will believe this nonsense?Once found out, wouldn't it be a big flaw? Ximen Qing spread his hands and said: So what if we find out?Where are they going to check on me? Don't I have a deep relationship with Brother Wenxuan, or do you think I am willing to give up my family and career?

Old owner Peng turned his head bitterly: I didn't bring your family's rations on board! Ximen Qing: You can pull it down, old proprietor, you think I don’t know that you have such a big boat full of grain?How many people are missing from my family?Moreover Ximen Qing said with a hippie smile: Don't you need a doctor? The old village owner Peng raised his head and said: Rare!We have all walks of life, all kinds of people, can we use you? Ximen Qing rolled up his sleeves, and said proudly: If you want to say that this woman has all kinds of diseases, is there anyone better than me?

You, you, you are so mad at me! I can't cure it. You are so angry that I killed the old man! Ouch!The girl who just passed by in front of the cabin is from which family, she is so beautiful! Ximen Qing! Xiaodong's sister-in-law and Nan Feifei raised their heads at the same time like a reflex, their willow eyebrows stood erect, and their phoenix eyes were murderous. Owner, Mrs. Xizhu has arrived. At the critical moment, when Peng Jiading made a rescue, Ximen Qing immediately jumped up and said in surprise: "Mother-in-law is here?"and fled out in a hurry New Year's Day. The Great Ming looked down on all nations, and all nations came to congratulate them. Cymbals play music, elephants hang down their trunks, and cloud-like smoke rises from the mouths of turtle and crane-shaped incense boxes. A grand and solemn guard of honor was lined up in the palace, and His Majesty the Emperor of Ming entered the golden hall with the grand ceremony of the Great Court Assembly. Hundreds of civil and military officials, relatives of the emperor, nobles and ministers gathered together, and the always spacious and grand hall seemed a little crowded today, because it was full of envoys from all over the world. The envoy sent by the son of the powerful Timur King who once occupied Central Asia and West Asia and threatened the entire West was the first to kowtow to Emperor Yongle, but because the Ministry of Rites had to teach too many national envoys etiquette, the teaching was not proficient enough , the first kowtow was not standard, so the imperial servant ordered him to kowtow again, until he fell to his knees for the third time, only then was Emperor Yongle waved him away. The envoys of King Managak knelt down, because Daming not only allowed them to get rid of the control of the Siamese and establish themselves as a country, canonized their kings, but also ensured their presence in the entire Southeast Asia through the ports and many trading shops established by Daming there. The status of trade center. The envoys sent by the King of Siam knelt down. Although they lost Manaja, with the support of Daming, the Khmer and Chenla people no longer dared to openly fight against them. At the same time, they also gained many trade privileges. The envoys of the King of Joseon knelt down. They had always been dependent on China. Their envoys obsequiously reported to His Majesty the Emperor that the observatory they had ordered to build had been completed, and once again dedicated a group of Korean girls. The Japanese king Ashikaga Yoshihiro who was enshrined by Daming also knelt. With the support of Daming, he successfully defeated his elder brother and inherited his father's power. Now that his father has passed away, he has become the most powerful person in Japan , and the stability of this power depends on Daming. He Ning Wang Alutai knelt down, he has been living in Shenyang Wei now, he is only the leader of Tatar in name, the whole Tatar has been completely brought under the rule of Ming Dynasty. King Shunning commanded both Tuboluo and Wala and Tuotuobuhua (Wan Songling) also knelt down. Daming had already sent the first batch of officials to Wala, who had become unsustainable. They needed to use them to report to His Majesty the Emperor to retain as much power as possible. King Guli knelt down, and the news of the forty thieves making trouble in the palace made more and more countries feel that this piece of fat is easy to eat, and they need the protection of this powerful suzerain country. The envoys from the Holy See and Tantra offered their blessings to His Majesty the Emperor, and the envoys from Europe were allowed by His Majesty the generous Emperor to kiss him on one knee and kiss his hands in accordance with Western etiquette. A tribal leader from Nuergandusi found that after the initial euphoria, his Majesty became absent-minded. He was always looking left and right, as if he was looking for someone or waiting for something. Under the imperial steps, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi was supported by a small servant, and accompanied his father to meet the ministers and Chinese and foreign envoys. On his left was the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji. At this time, a small servant was walking in front of Zhu Zhanji Whispering. Zhu Zhanji frowned, and whispered: "Not here yet?" The waiter said, "Yes, the servant has just asked, but no news has been delivered yet. Zhu Zhanji said angrily: This Yang Xu, knows that the sea route is not easy to travel in winter, so why not go on the road earlier?To actually delay the emperor's grand ceremony, there is really no king and no father! Zhu Gaochi stood for a long time and broke out in a cold sweat. He vaguely heard his son complaining about something, so he turned his body slightly and asked, "What's the matter?" Zhu Zhanji hurriedly said: Father, Yang Xu hasn't arrived yet. At this moment, another servant hurried over and said in a hurry: "His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, the Tianjin port has sent news that something may have happened to Fu Guogong's fleet!"