It's not that he hasn't thought about the consequences. [No pop-up novel website] Maybe Hou Jin was so angry that he beheaded him to establish his authority, or maybe they just drove him back without kowtow. But after repeated analysis with the people at the Great Library, he believed that the possibility was not very high. The concept of the supremacy of imperial power had not yet been established in the Later Jin Dynasty. In 1633, Huang Taiji sat alone facing south and had just implemented it. The emperor's face problem was not as big as it was later.
Furthermore, the current Huang Taiji is "thirsty for talents". In order to win over the Lamaism, when the Tibetan Living Buddha envoy arrived, Huang Taiji also gave him extremely high courtesy. In the old time and space, when Kong Youde and Shang Kexi surrendered, he personally went ten miles out of the city to greet them, and even gave them a "greeting". It can be seen that he is a monarch who is willing to win people's hearts with ultra-high standards of courtesy.
Finally, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has not yet been able to seize China, and Tianming Khan cannot say such words as "rich all over the world". On the contrary, he is very eager for trade.
Taking these three points together, it is extremely unlikely that Huang Taiji would kill or expel Huang Hua because he did not kowtow. There is a high possibility that the transaction will be successful.
Even so, Huang Hua's mood was also very depressed - what he was going to face was the biggest ugliness in East Asia of this era, Huang Taiji, who was suspected of being a single person. The psychological pressure can be imagined.
Huang Hua was a bold man. He was a small businessman doing border trade in Northeast China. Without considerable courage, he would not be able to survive in this industry. But now he has to face the strong man in this time and space.
Apart from the light of hundreds of years of experience, compared with a hero like Huang Taiji, he is really a dust-like existence. If it weren't for the Senate and the entire Lingao industrial system behind him. I'm afraid I've been scared to death.
Looking forward from the horse's head, although it is still cold and freezing, spring has slightly arrived. The river ice began to melt and the soil became moist. The weeds in the sunny areas on the roadside began to wake up and send out buds, and the willow trees everywhere also formed yellow spores on their thin branches. Huang Hua took a deep breath. There was a long road ahead. He didn't know how good or bad his journey would be.
The group traveled for seven or eight days. The inns along the road tried their best to provide supplies, and when the people along the way saw this procession, they all avoided it. this day. The team arrived at the Hun River, which was not far from Shenyang. They were greeted by Manchu and Han officials such as Saha Lian from the Ministry of Rites sent by Huang Taiji with a grand ceremony. He also gave banquets and gifts. Huang Hua sticks to his own rules. Regardless of whether they were giving banquets or gifts, they always bowed in the direction of Shengjing to express their gratitude, and never knelt down. Saha Lian and others did not find it strange.
That night, the group stayed at Hunheyi, and Saharian came to visit in person - because they were entering the city tomorrow, they had to negotiate the protocol for the interview. As expected, the etiquette of meeting Tianming Khan became the focus of discussion between the two parties.
The Hou Jin Dynasty naturally hoped that this "Da'ao" who came from nowhere would come to the court in accordance with the etiquette of foreign vassals such as Mongolia and Korea, and Tianming Khan could give special courtesy - such as giving Huang Hua the "embrace ceremony". But Huang Hua gritted his teeth and refused to let go. He said that he was only willing to bow three times and not to kowtow. Not even the half-kneeling ceremony or the Qianqian ceremony most commonly used by Houjin.
According to the news reporting model of the old time and space, the two sides had repeated consultations on this issue. Seeing that Huang Hua refused to let go, Sahalian did not dare to be expert, so he had to send someone to ask Huang Taiji to make his own decision.
Huang Taiji himself was a little hesitant about this. He was originally prepared to give special courtesy to "Tai'ao" - a few days ago, the officials of the Ministry of Rites who took the lead had already sent several "gifts" from the envoys of Tai'ao. "Although crystal mirrors and the like amazed him, what moved him even more was a pair of full-body armor.
This full-body armor not only provided tight protection, but also allowed the joints to move freely. He chose the strongest archer among his white-armored Bayalas to test-shoot, and the protective effect was surprisingly good—even better than the carefully crafted double armor worn by the Bayalas. The armor is even better. The key is that the flexibility of wearing this armor is much better than that of double-layer armor. The burden on the soldiers is also less, and they are not easily fatigued on the battlefield.
If Bayaradu could wear such armor, wouldn't it be even more powerful?
Therefore, he was quite eager to meet the envoy as soon as possible and find out the other party's purpose and "asking price".
Now that he heard the report from the Ministry of Etiquette that the other party was unwilling to kneel down and worship, he couldn't help but hesitate.
He originally didn't attach much importance to false etiquette, but he was influenced by some Han officials and believed that as a nine-five-year-old man, he must have considerable etiquette and honor, otherwise his ministers, kings and foreign vassals would feel contemptuous. He has been concentrating royal power over the years and attaches great importance to authority, so he does not dare to make decisions easily.
But he didn't want to miss this perfect opportunity. After hesitation, he decided to consult Fan Wencheng for his opinion. He was called into Qingning Palace that night.
After Fan Wencheng heard that the other party was determined not to kneel down and worship, he thought for a moment. He knew from the beginning that "Tai'ao" came to the DPRK. He was a veteran of the Second Dynasty. He had worked hard for Nurhachi in his youth. Over the years, he had gone through ups and downs, and he had long been interested in the nobles and Jueluo people of the Eight Banners. It's very clear to touch.
He was very clear about Tianming Khan's character and style, and knew that he valued the goods brought by this group of people, and at the same time he was eager to open a new trade route to alleviate the current embarrassing situation of lack of national supplies. So I couldn't bear to say no to the other party.
As an important minister of the imperial court, he certainly knew what the current economic situation of "Dajin" was - even though he was a bachelor, he still had to eat barnyard rice from time to time. Only by paying tribute to the Li Dynasty could he "reward" some rice. There is a shortage of daily necessities in the market, and there is not even enough paper for various ministries' offices. Official documents can only be written on the back of old papers left over from the Ming Dynasty. If Tai O can supply all kinds of goods, it will not be a problem for the situation. Small supplement.
Huang Taiji asked: "The envoys are refusing to eat soft or hard right now. They just refuse to kowtow to me. Will kowtowing to me mean that they will lose their meat?"
Fan Wencheng said: "It is outrageous for the envoys from Tai'ao to refuse to salute, but after all they are overseas people, frogs in the well, and do not know the power of the Great Khan."
Huang Taiji asked: "Based on what you see, should I make him regard the power of the Great Khan?"
Fan Wencheng said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Tai'ao is a faraway country overseas. Even if you are willing to travel thousands of miles to pay tribute, you only have the heart to admire the imperial court. There is nothing wrong with it."
Huang Taiji smiled and said, "So you think you can allow them not to kneel down and worship?"
"I think: Show authority and show kindness."
Huang Taiji laughed loudly and said, "Okay, that's quite true!" After thinking about it, he added, "That's it, let's give them this grace!"
"The Emperor's mind is as broad as the sea."
Fan Wencheng knew that his guess was completely accurate. In this case, he still had another option to suit his liking. At that time, the emperor was told that since they were not allowed to kneel and worship, it was inconvenient to hold an audience ceremony in the palace. It was better to ask the emperor to set up a tent somewhere outside the city in the name of hunting and encirclement, and then bring the envoy to the audience.
During the hunt, all etiquette notes should be kept simple and have an "informal" meaning, so that the negative impact of the other party not being able to kneel down and worship can be minimized.
So the siege was announced the next day. The location of Xingwei is not far from Hun River. Huang Taiji and others wanted to show the majesty of the Eight Banners, so they selected a thousand cavalry from the Eight Banners, and another 200 red-armored and white-armored Bagara to guard the emperor in front and behind. Kings. Baylor. Beizi, Gonghe, Gushan Ezhen and other relatives and Baya La accompanied him. At the same time, Sahalian was ordered to take the delegation to the paddock.
Huang Hua didn't know that the other party had already made a round about "discussing etiquette". Seeing Saharian coming again, he no longer mentioned the matter of kowtow, expressing that the emperor's "magnificent grace" allowed him to see him in accordance with the "external vassal etiquette". Huang Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief - he would not return without success.
The group of people then headed to the paddock, led by Manchu and Han officials - it was said to be a paddock, but in fact it was near Shenyang. It took less than half a day to walk. Around noon, the business group arrived at the paddock.
This temporary paddock is located on the bank of the Taizi River. Huang Taiji's curtain is located on the hillside of a hill beside the river. A huge yellow tent hall is in the center. Simple guards of ceremony are arranged outside the tent hall. What is particularly awe-inspiring is the erected A yellow umbrella representing imperial power. There is another small tent outside the tent hall, with officials on duty inside, and rows of Baya soldiers standing outside the door.
On the river bank, more than a thousand elite soldiers of the Eight Banners lined up to greet them. As the business group arrived, low-pitched horns were played one after another, spreading far along the river bank.
Huang Hua had been asked to get off the sedan five miles away. There was a rest tent here. The official of the Ministry of Etiquette who was responsible for welcoming him asked him to take a rest here, wash up, and put on formal clothes to prepare for the audience. Then someone sent hot water and food.
Huang Hua took a break here and had something to eat. Then he changed into formal attire - Fubo Army's woolen winter uniform, a black woolen coat with a waistband, long boots, and a cotton warm hat.
The twenty attendants he brought with him were all dressed in the same manner, except that their coats were gray. Each person carries two newly improved 1632-style revolvers on his back and a machete on his waist. They were all elite soldiers selected from the Lingao garrison camp, and they were all very heroic. When he changed his clothes and walked out of the tent, he immediately caused a small commotion among the surrounding Manchu and Han officials and soldiers.
"Prepare a horse for your lord!"
Following an order, someone brought an iron-green horse. Huang Hua ran through Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, and he knew at a glance that this was a good Mongolian horse with a magnificent body. He had practiced horseback riding hard during his career and was no stranger to it. He immediately got on the horse, and his entourage also got on the horse.
"Let's go." Following Huang Hua's words, Zhang Jing, who was in the vanguard, raised a flag. Two hundred cavalrymen with two yellow flags who were on guard in the distance immediately surrounded them on horseback, each with their helmets on their heads and their armor on their heads, quickly. They galloped past the envoy, then immediately divided into two columns, holding the group in the middle, and headed towards the imperial tent. (To be continued...)
