Emperor Jingshun was very tired during these New Year days.
Starting from the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, he has to perform various rituals every day.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, we went to Ancestral Temple, Shimiao Temple and other places.
Several grand sacrificial ceremonies were held.
Sacrifice after sacrifice almost cost him half his life.
Moreover, he had one more thing to do than other emperors, which was to go to the East Palace to meet the Supreme Emperor.
This emperor acted like a grandson!
Of course, the harem is also very busy.
All married women who are granted a royal title must go to the palace to see her.
They represent the women of the world to the empress dowager, the old concubine, and the empress.
Worship according to the etiquette.
At the beginning of the new year, the court will hold a grand meeting.
At the time of introduction, all the vassals, barbarians, etc. all wanted to meet the emperor.
Pay tribute at the same time.
Wei’s diplomatic strategy is:
There are tributes from all directions, and all nations come to court.
This is not just for fame, but has a greater effect.
For the Wei Dynasty, it only took a little sweetness to establish a vassal-vassal relationship with its surrounding areas.
Of course, these two words "a little" are indeed for Da Wei.
For those small countries, it is simply a "huge" benefit.
There were some problems with the tribute this time.
Two missions from Japan came and almost started a fight at Jinmen.
It turned out that of the two missions, one was sent by the Ashikaga Shogunate.
He brought two boats full of tribute.
The other branch claimed to be sent by the Japanese king and paid tribute by the Fujiwara clan.
According to regulations, there are also two ships.
Both groups claimed that they were the orthodox ones and asked the Wei court to make the decision.
The Jinmen guards did not dare to delay, so they reported the incident to Honglu Temple.
Honglu Temple reported it to the Ministry of Rites.
The Ministry of Rites asked both groups of people to go to the capital first and then make a distinction.
Others suggested that they simply let them pay tribute together.
But the Ministry of Rites firmly opposed it.
Li Shouzhong said:
If this happens, I'm afraid there will be hundreds of missions from each country in the future.
Emperor Jingshun may have criticized others, but he also disagreed with having two missions in one country.
We have to distinguish one from the other.
Today is the first court meeting after the big court meeting.
In front of the Taiji Hall, all the officials were dressed in court uniforms and saluted according to the usual etiquette.
Feng Yibo was notified in advance and was standing next to the pillar near the entrance of Tai Chi Hall.
For some reason, he was ranked very high on the agenda of today's court meeting.
After not standing for long, I heard the palace official read out the edict:
"Now there is Feng Yuan, the minister of the Hanlin Academy, who is on an imperial mission to inspect the Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River and conduct military training."
"In just a few months, we trained three thousand troops, fought two battles, and killed nearly ten thousand enemies."
"The worries of the Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River have been solved! This is an achievement that has not been achieved in the past few years!"
What followed was a long paragraph of praise.
It wasn't until Feng Yibo's face turned red and his ears were hot that he heard the palace man say the most important thing.
"Now, Feng Yuan is promoted to be the chief guest of the Ministry of Rites, Qing Lisi Langzhong, and concurrently, the Right Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, specializing in overseas affairs."
"The Sword Comes"
The Ministry of Rites includes four departments: host and guest, ritual system, temple sacrifices, refined meals, and four official departments.
Among them, the responsibilities of the host and guest Qing officials sound similar to that of Honglu Temple, which he also holds.
They are all responsible for receiving foreign guests.
But in fact, there is a big difference.
The Ministry of Rites is the government affairs department responsible for managing affairs.
The Host and Guest Cleaning Department is mainly responsible for planning the reception process and so on.
Honglu Temple is the executive department and is responsible for doing things.
In other words, they are responsible for the specific matters of reception.
Of course, Feng Yibo's role is very interesting.
Responsible for both process development and specific reception.
The doctor of the Ministry of Rites is an official of the fifth rank, and Feng Yibo has been promoted by two levels.
His duties were in the Ministry of Rites, and his immediate boss was his mentor Li Shouzhong.
This official position is really very comfortable.
Feng Yibo quickly stepped forward a dozen steps and fell in front of Lord Dan.
"My minister, Feng Yuan, thanks His Majesty for his kindness, and will do his best to serve the country with loyalty!"
Emperor Jingshun looked at him with a smile and praised:
"Aiqing is a capable person. Thank you for your hard work in Jiangnan!"
This is equivalent to giving a very high evaluation of his ability.
In this evaluation, I must have failed in the first grade.
"In just over half a year, Aiqing has fulfilled her ambition of 'only wishing for peace in the sea'!"
Emperor Jingshun thought of the last time Feng Yibo recited poetry as if it was yesterday.
He really said with some emotion: "It's really rare!"
"It is Feng Yuan's honor to do something for the court and the people of Jiangnan!"
He also fulfilled his ambition of "becoming a prince is not my intention".
Isn’t this also a title?
Feng Yibo quickly said a few words of modesty and was about to leave.
"Your Majesty, the tribute envoys from the two countries of Japan have not yet been dealt with."
At this time, the cabinet suddenly talked about the Japanese tribute.
As soon as Zhang Songyue spoke up, Feng Yibo couldn't move around.
He could only wait where he was and wait for him to finish speaking before retreating.
"According to research, the Japanese king represented by the Fujiwara clan actually exists."
"It's just that the Japanese country has special circumstances and the Japanese king has no real power, so it can be passed down to this day."
"Those who had contact with the Wei Dynasty before were all Ashikaga clan."
Zhang Songyue felt a little embarrassed when he said this.
Because this is indeed the court's mistake.
"Now that the Ashikaga Shogunate is gradually weakening, the Fujiwara clan has the idea of replacing it."
"So he united with the Japanese kings and authorized their representatives to pay tribute to the Wei Dynasty in order to weaken the Ashikaga clan."
"..."
Zhang Songyue briefly explained the matter.
In fact, this matter is easy to understand for the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.
The Japanese king is basically an honorary title in the Japanese country, equivalent to Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie.
The Ashikaga Shogunate is similar to the ancestors of the Wei Dynasty, which is equivalent to "holding the emperor to order the princes."
Now that the Ashikaga Shogunate is failing, many powerful families want to take advantage of the situation and rise.
This Fujiwara is comparable to the Sima family.
Of course, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty understood.
But no one would be stupid enough to expose the shortcomings of the Wei ancestors.
At this time, Zhang Songyue finished speaking and asked for instructions:
"Of these two sides, one side occupies the great righteousness and represents the Japanese king."
"On the other hand, we have a long-term relationship with Da Wei and have a good relationship."
"I don't know how to deal with it at the moment, so I'd like to ask the Holy Spirit for instructions!"
Emperor Jingshun heard this and did not respond directly.
Instead, he looked at Feng Yuan who was forced to stay where he was, and said with a smile:
"Mr. Feng, this matter should have been handled by the Ministry of Rites. How about leaving it to your Host and Guest Cleaning Department?"
This matter happened years ago, and Emperor Jingshun naturally knew about it.
When Zhang Songyue mentioned it at this time, his intention was so obvious that he almost said it directly.
No wonder his appointment was prioritized.
Emperor Jingshun just said that he dared to do things.
How could he refuse?
"I will obey the Holy Order and will definitely find a way to get this matter done."
Feng Yibo took the job very wisely.
But not long after he returned to his position, he heard someone making trouble again.
I saw a familiar figure step forward, knelt down in front of Lord Dan, and said:
"The minister Bai Jiajin of the Ministry of Households has a starting report."
It turned out to be Bai Jiajin, the minister of household affairs in Nanjing, who was transferred to the capital at some unknown time.
Emperor Jingshun nodded slightly, and the palace man next to him asked:
"What do you want to report, Mr. Bai?"
After Bai Jiajin heard this, he knelt down in front of Lord Dan again and paid homage, saying:
"I would like to ask you, since the Japanese plague arises from the sea, how can the Holy One prohibit maritime affairs?"
