MTL - Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty-v2 Chapter 1711 Erlong Xizhu

  Chapter 1711 Two Dragons Playing with Pearls

  Fang Jifan has always known Zhu Houzhao's temper, and after comforting him, Zhu Houzhao's anger just disappeared.

  At this time, Liu Jin came in a hurry and said, "Your Majesty, the Ottoman envoy Abrahim, whose Chinese name is Zhao Sande, has an audience."

  Zhu Hou took a look at Fang Jifan, and at the same time raised his face: "Call in."

   Not long after, then Zhao Sande came.

Zhao Sande is a Serbian. He entered the Ottoman court since he was a child. He has always been Suleiman's bodyguard. When Suleiman ascended the throne, he admired Sinology. Zhao Sande is a precious treasure for Confucianism. Naturally, he was deeply trusted by Suleiman. Sending him as an envoy this time is not only to make good friends with Daming, but also to inquire about Daming's news.

   There are many people like Zhao Sande in Ottoman.

Their common feature is that most of them belong to Serbia, Algeria, Greece, and Bulgaria. Their original religion was suppressed in Ottoman, but at the same time, because of Ottoman's balance of power, they often had the opportunity to enter the Ottoman court. , to be trusted.

Such a group of people, in terms of culture and religion, belong to the subjugated status of the conquered, and they are often suffering and anxious. The appearance of Confucianism makes these conquered people realize that Confucianism is embarrassing for their own background. , has great benefits, the idea of ​​great unification dilutes their alien identities, and the study of benevolence enables them to master Confucianism, so that in the name of official orthodoxy, they have a sense of superiority over the previous conquerors and establish a In the orthodox bureaucratic system, officials are selected through imperial examinations, so that they can get fair treatment.

Coupled with the full support of Emperor Suleiman, and after Confucianism has been tempered, there is already a set of concepts that are acceptable to people. Naturally, people like Zhao Sande can be described as treasures. They are obsessed with Confucianism. They talked about the past and the present, learned Chinese characters, and practiced calligraphy.

  The reason why people are different is to distinguish themselves from others.

  In the past, Zhao Sande was the one who was distinguished, because...he himself was the conquered, and the conquerors carried their original religion and civilization, and contempt and insulted them.

  But now... after learning Chinese characters and reading the Four Books and Five Classics, people like Zhao Sande have just become spiritually superior, and they have begun to despise those who do not know how to teach.

   Zhao Sande came to the capital of the Ming Dynasty and was amazed by the civilization here. He met more great Confucians, visited everywhere for advice, and at the same time visited ancient Confucian books, and ordered people to bring them back to Ottoman.

He even played Suleiman, thinking that Osman's name was not enough to show Ottoman's admiration for Confucianism. In the Central Plains, the Confucian scholars here most admired the Great Song Dynasty. Osman should continue the legal system of the Great Song Dynasty and take the name of the country as Song. Only in this way can we compete with Daming.

  Of course, this memorandum...was obviously too radical, and then...it disappeared.

   But Zhao Sande was not discouraged, and searched for the regulations and systems of the Central Plains to play Suleiman, thinking that Confucian etiquette should be fully imitated.

  Suleiman seems to be interested. This ambitious monarch seems to be quite interested in the cabinet system, and finally has a response.

   Zhao Sande was encouraged, and he became more active in studying Sinology.

  When he entered Fengtian Hall, he was wearing a Confucian robe. Although his hair was curly, he still combed his curly hair. After combing his golden hair, he was tied into a bun and wore a square scarf on his head.

  Seeing Zhu Houzhao, he bowed down: "My subject, Zhao Sande, has met the Ming emperor, long live my emperor."

  Zhu Houzhao looked at him sullenly, and said calmly: "How long has it been since Qing came to the capital?"

  "It's been a year and three months."

  Zhu Houzhao said again: "How do you think I'm Ming?"

  "The land of etiquette is amazing!" Zhao Sande's Chinese has a Shandong flavor, and he doesn't know who he learned it from. Hearing this accent, Fang Jifan wished he could straighten his tongue.

  Zhu Houzhao's face finally softened a lot.

But I heard Zhao Sande say: "The new emperor ascended the throne. As a foreign minister, I should celebrate. I, Osman, and Ming have a good relationship and are about brothers. My emperor is also overjoyed to hear that your majesty has inherited the great rule. I sent a letter of congratulations." .”

  Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows when he heard about Brotherhood.

   But...he did let Osman take advantage once!

Suleiman and Zhu Houzhao were called brothers before. At that time, everyone was still a prince, and now they are all emperors. Suleiman has been calling him a brother, but... this Ottoman occupies the west of the Western Regions, covering thousands of miles. The tiger is in the west, powerful, with millions of armored people, Daming can't help them, and the needs of the silk trade can't be turned around for a while, Zhu Houzhao simply pinched his nose and recognized it.

   "Is he okay?"

   "My emperor has been good at riding and shooting since he was a child. He has learned the methods of strengthening his body, and he also pays attention to the art of maintaining his body. Naturally, the dragon body is healthy."

  Zhu Houzhao said: "You have been in Daming for more than a year, how do you think of me, Daming?"

   "Everything is fine, the only fly in the ointment..." Zhao Sande stopped here.

  Zhu Houzhao knew that he had something to say, so he said, "What is the fly in the ointment?"

"When I came here, I found more and more that the Ming Dynasty began to lose its own traditions. People no longer valued etiquette. Your Majesty ascended the throne with great ambitions. However, the state affairs he did were either training troops or building railways. But regarding etiquette and law And enlightenment, but it is not mentioned at all, although the minister is a foreign envoy, it is true that you can see His Majesty's great heart to rule the sky, but you are also worried about it, maybe His Majesty's move is not a blessing for the country."

  Zhu Houzhao was a little annoyed when he heard that: "Why, isn't military training good?"

Zhao Sande, on the other hand, was awe-inspiring and upright, and he replied plausibly: "I have observed history, and I have some experience. It has always ruled the world, and its way of building a country is based on propriety and righteousness, not political strategy; the fundamental plan lies in people's hearts, not skills. A great country should use propriety and righteousness as its scull, loyalty and trust as its armor, filial piety as its foundation, and morality to spread far and wide throughout the world. In this way, the four quarters will serve as guests, and the world will return to their hearts. I have never heard of it. By practicing soldiers and skills Even if he is strong for a while, he will not be able to keep it. These are some humble opinions of the ministers, please take your majesty into consideration!"

  Zhu Houzhao: "..."

  Fang Jifan stood aside, also shocked.

  He looked at the blond Serb, and when he said this in Fang Jifan's familiar tone, his jaw almost dropped.

  Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "This is the state affairs of my country, and non-foreign ministers can speak nonsense."

  Zhao Sande also seemed to feel that he had spoken too much, and hurriedly said: "Chen Wan is dead."

  Zhu Houzhao waved his sleeves: "Okay, I have received Osman's congratulations today, please step down."

   Zhao Sande bowed three times and kowtowed nine times solemnly before leaving.

  Zhu Houzhao paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, with a look of anger on his face, and finally he couldn't help but said angrily: "An Ottoman dares to speak such nonsense, it's simply audacious, so Suleiman, does he look down on me?"

   Zhu Houzhao didn't get a response for a long time, so he hurriedly looked up at Fang Jifan, only to see Fang Jifan frowned slightly, thoughtfully.

  "Old Fang, old Fang...you talk, why don't you say a word?"

  Fang Jifan came back to his senses and said: "Your Majesty, I am shocked."

  Zhu Houzhao: "..."

  Fang Jifan looked at Zhu Houzhao's annoyed look, and said, "Your Majesty, we do our own thing, why should we listen to what others say."

  Zhu Houzhao was so angry that it was difficult to calm down, but finally felt that such anger seemed meaningless, so he turned around and said, "The railway hasn't started construction yet, haven't you been watching?"

  "The construction is about to start, there were originally many difficulties, but fortunately Chang Wei led people to solve many problems..."

  Fang Jifan half-spoken, but Zhu Houzhao sighed: "The cost is so huge, the only thing I am worried about...is that there is something wrong with this railway, and the Jingcha envoys have to keep an eye on this railway..."

   "Your Majesty...no need." Fang Jifan smiled wryly.

  Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan strangely: "What's the reason?"

"Shou Ning Hou and Jian Chang Bo are particularly concerned about the construction of the railway. They have compared the cost of the project several times these days, and found many problems, and... also found out two purchasers in collusion with the workshop. ...The railway is about to start construction, and the most difficult part of the construction is the section outside the pass. I heard that... Shou Ninghou and Jian Changbo have packed their bags and are ready to leave Beijing to go outside the pass..."

  "What are they doing outside the pass?" Zhu Houzhao looked surprised.

   "Supervisor!"

  Zhu Houzhao: "..."

Fang Jifan said: "This is what I was worried about at first. After all, the Beijing Inspectorate knows nothing about railways. I asked them to investigate the construction of the railway. I am afraid that this layman's finger pointing too much will affect the construction, but the two uncles don't agree. Similarly, I was afraid that they would be looking for trouble, only to find out that they knew everything, even... in front of the blueprints of the design, they could tell that they were ugly. I never imagined that they would have such a talent, and I really admire them! "

  "Really?" Zhu Houzhao looked suspicious, showing disbelief.

  …

   Zhao Sande left the Daming Palace.

   As usual, he returned to the Ottoman embassy.

  Before, all envoys were in Honglu Temple.

  But as more and more envoys from various countries came to Beijing, and the envoys began to stay permanently, the imperial court issued an order to order all countries to purchase land and build diplomatic embassies.

   This Ottoman embassy is the largest in scale, after all Ottoman is a big country.

   Zhao Sande arrived at his residence, immediately closed the doors and windows, and began to repair books.

  As an envoy, in addition to making friends, he also has the task of spying.

  He picked up a pen and wrote a memorial to Suleiman.

This memorandum is probably the conversation he had with the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In the end, he put forward his own suggestion: The new emperor of the Ming Dynasty is very happy, arrogant and unreasonable, and has no etiquette... Far inferior to Emperor Hongzhi and His Majesty... The great Ming Dynasty is in danger , Your Majesty should make preparations early to wait for changes...

  (end of this chapter)