Shi Jinqing was immediately overjoyed, but on the surface he remained calm. He didn't care about toasting Handu, and went directly to the leaders of several forces, lowering his attitude and toasting one glass after another.
Han Du looked at this scene with a smile, savoring each bite.
When people from several forces left the Shi family in a crooked way, they were captured by people who had been secretly prepared as soon as they walked out of the door. People from several factions never dreamed that Shi Jinqing would take action against them. They were all controlled without even causing the slightest disturbance.
On the second day, everyone suddenly realized what happened last night, and they were facing Shi Jinqing, who had a chance to win. Anyone who had the strength to oppose Shi Jinqing had already been defeated. Naturally, none of the remaining people dared to question it.
Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Han Du stood up from behind and said to everyone: "The Ming Dynasty has decided to establish the Xuanwei Department of Jiugang here. From now on, Shi Jinqing will be the Xuanwei Envoy of the Xuanwei Department of Jiugang, which is also the highest official of Jiugang."
Having said this, Han Du smiled at everyone and said in a arrogant tone: "The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, 10,000 miles from east to west, 12,000 miles from north to south, with 5.5 million households and a population of over 20 million. The silk, tea, and porcelain that you covet in your eyes are all specialties of the Ming Dynasty."
"The wealth of the Ming Dynasty far exceeds your imagination; the military force of the Ming Dynasty is beyond your reach. There are 220 guard posts in the nine-border towns of the Ming Dynasty. Each guard post can gather 5,000 strong soldiers, and a total of 11 One hundred thousand. As for the Ming Dynasty Navy, Ben Bo brought thirty-three warships and more than 20,000 soldiers on this trip. The Ming Dynasty Navy had 5,000 warships and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Its power was unmatched! "
"The Ming Dynasty is the supreme kingdom of heaven and the common ruler of all nations. Countries such as Siam and Java that are unattainable in your eyes, even as far as the Japanese country in the east, Korea in the north, and the Chagatai Khanate in the west, all bow to the Ming Dynasty and serve as vassals year after year. Pay tribute.”
After Han Du finished speaking, he stood quietly and looked at everyone indifferently.
Shi Jinqing translated Han Du's words word for word for everyone to listen to. Shi Jinqing couldn't help but be fascinated without translating a word. He had little memory of what happened in Zhongyuan because he was still too young when the Shi family fled. He knew everything from the mouths of the elderly at home and from the Central Plains books left at home. Although he was originally interested in this, he could not help but have some doubts about the authenticity of the book. In Old Port, tens of thousands of people were considered the overlords of one party. It was really hard for him to imagine what the Central Plains was like.
But now after listening to Han Du's words, he finally had a vague idea of Ming Dynasty. I finally know why the old people at home often have words about the Central Plains in their mouths and why they are so obsessed with the Central Plains. Even since the Shi family was able to gain a foothold in Old Port, they have never shown any intention to further improve their status in Old Port. Instead, they spent a lot of money to find out all the original information. The old people all look forward to returning to the Central Plains one day.
Shi Jinqing didn't understand it at one time, so he asked the old man at home, but the old man just said to him, "I would rather be a phoenix tail than a chicken head." At that time, he didn't understand what it meant, but now he knows. It is a phoenix, and Old Port is just a chicken. A phoenix with one tail can defeat countless chickens.
Moreover, other people were even more stunned after hearing Shi Jinqing's translation. They didn't even have any knowledge of Shi Jinqing, so they were naturally even more shocked. The thirty-three warships brought by Han Du were enough to awe them, but now Han Du said that the Ming Dynasty had five thousand warships.
All the people's legs went weak, and they collapsed on the ground with faces full of horror.
"Oh? Why is this?" Han Du had a big smile on his face.
Shi Jinqing laughed dryly and said in a harsh voice: "Uncle, tomorrow is so powerful that they are all willing to surrender."
"Really? That's good." Han Du didn't go into details. As long as Shi Jinqing said they surrendered, then they would treat it as surrender. It doesn't matter if they are dissatisfied orally, Ming's cannon will make them surrender.
After thinking for a while, he said solemnly: "This uncle announced that the Ming Dynasty Old Port Xuanwei Department was established, and Shi Jinqing was appointed as the first Xuanwei Envoy." He winked at Li Zengzhi.
Li Zengzhi was the second son of Cao Guogong, and he was familiar with various court etiquette. Upon seeing Han Du's signal, he immediately stood up and shouted to Shi Jinqing in public: "Kneel down!"
Shi Jinqing was stunned when he heard this. He didn't understand why everyone was so harmonious just now, how could this happen suddenly. But he saw several old people from the Shi family winking at him frantically, asking him to kneel down immediately.
Shi Jinqing knelt down in a daze.
Li Zengzhi looked solemn and said immediately: "Since Mr. Shi is a minister of the Ming Dynasty, he should enter the palace to see the emperor. But now that the matter is urgent, he should also kneel three times and kowtow nine times towards the north."
Shi Jinqing was dumbfounded when he heard this. He didn't even know what the three-kneel-and-nine-kowtow ceremony was. Fortunately, several elderly people from the Shi family were present. They hurriedly stood up and apologized to Li Zengzhi, and then taught Shi Jinqing step by step, finally observing the etiquette.
After Shi Jinqing's etiquette was completed, it was logically the turn of Han Du and Li Zengzhi to represent the imperial court. But Li Zengzhi didn't know what to use as a token of Shi Jinqing's appointment as the ambassador, so he had no choice but to look at Han Du.
Han Du came out for revenge this time, and it was impossible to bring an appointment from the court. After thinking for a while, he took out his gold medal, showed it to everyone, and said, "This is the royal medal given to me by His Majesty the Ming Emperor. With this gold medal, you can enter the palace at any time. The Shi family is overseas. But my heart is still towards the Ming Dynasty, and I am so loyal that I will give this gold medal to Shi Jinqing on behalf of the emperor's holy will."
After saying that, he handed the gold medal to Li Zengzhi.
Li Zengzhi took it and naturally followed the etiquette given by the emperor, then handed the gold medal into Shi Jinqing's hands.
Shi Jinqing excitedly held up his hands and took it carefully. When he saw the words "I am here in person" behind the gold medal, his reaction was quite acceptable. But the old man from the Shi family next to him was shaking with excitement, as if he was shaking.
After everyone explained to Shi Jinqing what the words "I am here in person" meant, Shi Jinqing felt infinite gratitude to Han Du. If the Shi family originally suspected that Han Du was instructing them to stabilize the old port, they would have kicked them away. But now, there is no longer any doubt.
"I thank the Emperor for his grace. The Shi family is willing to be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty forever and have no regrets from generation to generation." Shi Jinqing held the gold medal and knelt three times and kowtowed nine times towards the north again.
At the end, he stood up and bowed to Han Du, "The Shi family will always remember my uncle's kindness. Whenever my uncle has needs, the Shi family will never shrink back through fire and water."
