The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son

Fang Jifan always knew Zhu Houzhao's temper, and comforted him before Zhu Houzhao's temper disappeared.

At this moment, Liu Jin hurriedly came and said: "Your Majesty, the Ottoman envoy Abraham, whose Han name is Zhao Sande, see him."

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

Soon, Zhao Sande came.

Zhao Sande was a Serbian. He entered the Ottoman court since his childhood. He has always been Suleyman's bodyguard. When Suleyman was ascended to the throne, he admired Sinology. Zhao Sande's Confucianism can be described as a treasure. Naturally, it was deeply trusted by Sulaiman. This time, sending him as an envoy was not only to make a good relationship with Da Ming, but also to investigate Da Ming's movements.

There are many people like Zhao Sande in Ottoman.

Their general characteristic is that most of them belong to Serbia, Algeria, or Greece, Bulgaria. Their original religion was suppressed in Ottoman, but at the same time, because of the balance of power in Ottoman, they often have the opportunity to enter the Ottoman court. , Get trust.

Such a group of people belong to the subordinate status of being conquered in terms of culture and religion. They are often painful and anxious. The emergence of Confucianism makes these conquered people realize that Confucianism is an embarrassing origin for themselves It has great benefits. The idea of ​​unity dilutes their alien identity and the study of benevolence, so that they can also master Confucianism, so that in the name of official orthodoxy, they have a sense of superiority to the previous conquerors and establish a The orthodox bureaucracy can select officials through imperial examinations, so that they can be treated fairly.

Coupled with the great support of Emperor Suleyman, and after Confucianism has been thoroughly refined, there is a set of concepts that are acceptable to people. Naturally, people like Zhao Sande can be described as a treasure. They are obsessed with Confucianism, daily They talked about ancient times and modern times, learn Chinese characters, and practice calligraphy.

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

In the past, Zhao Sande was a distinguished person, because ... he himself was a conquered person. The conquerors carried their original religion and civilization, and scorned and insulted them.

But now ... after learning Chinese characters, reading four books and five scriptures, people like Zhao Sande became spiritually superior, and they began to despise those ignorant people.

Zhao Sande came to Daming's capital, and was also amazed by the civilization here. He met more great Confucians, visited the Confucian schools for help, and visited ancient Confucian books at the same time, and ordered people to bring them back to Ottoman.

He even performed Suleiman, thinking that the name of Ottoman is not enough to show that Ottoman worshipped Confucianism. In the Central Plains, the Confucian scholars here respected the Song Dynasty most. In this way, the court can only fight against the court.

Of course, this play ... is obviously too radical, and then ... Shi Shenhai.

However, Zhao Sande was not discouraged, and he found Sulayman in the code system of the dynasties of the Central Plains, and believed that Confucian etiquette should be fully imitated.

Suleyman seemed to be interested, and the ambitious monarch seemed interested in the cabinet system and finally responded.

Zhao Sande was greatly encouraged, and his study of Sinology became more active.

When he entered the Fengtian Temple, he wore a robe. Although his hair was curly, he combed the curly hair. After combing, the golden hair was turned into a bun, and he wore a square scarf.

Seeing Zhu Houzhao, he bowed: "Subordinate Zhao Sande, have met Emperor Ming, long live my emperor."

Zhu Houzhao looked at him with a stretched face and said lightly: "How long has it been since Qing came to Beijing?"

"It has been one year and three months."

Zhu Houzhao said again: "How do the Qing's family think I am Daming?"

"The state of etiquette is amazing!" Zhao Sande's Han dialect has a Shandong flavor, and I don't know who he learned from. Fang Jifan listened to this accent and wished he could straighten his tongue.

Zhu Houzhao's complexion was finally much milder.

He listened to Zhao Sande again: "The new emperor ascended the throne. As a foreign minister, I ought to celebrate. Ottoman and Daming had a good relationship with each other. They were brothers. My emperor heard that His Majesty had inherited the Great Command, and he was overjoyed. . "

When Zhu Houzhao listened to the brotherhood, he raised his eyebrows.

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

That Sulaiman used to be a brother to Zhu Houzhao. At that time, everyone was still a prince, and now they are all emperors. This Suleiman has been screaming from the brothers, but ... this Ottoman occupies the west of the Western Region and occupies thousands of miles. The tiger occupies the west, has a strong strength, and has a million people. Daming also does not want them, and the needs of the silk trade cannot be turned for a while. Zhu Hou simply pinched his nose and recognized.

"Is he alright?"

"My emperor has been good at riding and shooting since childhood, learning the method of strengthening and strengthening the body, and usually recuperating the body. It is a healthy dragon."

Zhu Hou Zhao said: "You came to Daming for more than a year, but what do you think of my Daming?"

"Everything is okay, the only one is not enough ..." Zhao Sande stopped here.

Zhu Houzhao knew that he had something to say, and he said, "What is lack of beauty?"

"He came here and found out more and more that Daming began to lose his tradition. People no longer value the etiquette. His Majesty ascended the throne, and his great ambitions. The national politics he did was either to train troops or to build railways. It ’s nothing to mention the enlightenment. Although his servants are foreign ambassadors, although he can see the heart of His Majesty ’s rule of heaven, he is also worried about it. Perhaps His Majesty ’s move is not a national blessing. "

Zhu Houzhao was a little annoyed: "Why, is it not good to train troops?"

However, Zhao Sande was awe-inspiring and replied Zhenzhen with a word: "Senior officials observe history, have a little experience, and have always ruled the world, and its way of founding the country is still upholding etiquette and power. The fundamental picture is not in the mind of the people. The great nations should use courtesy and justice as their scaffolding, faithfulness as their armor, filial piety as the foundation, and virtue to spread the world. In this way, the Quartet has served as a guest, and the world is at home. The minister has never heard of it, by practicing soldiers and skills , You can seek a foundation for all ages, and even if you are strong for a while, you will not be able to keep it. This is some of your courtiers ’opinions. Please check with your majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao: "..."

Fang Jifan stood aside and was shocked.

He looked at the blond Serb, and when he said this in a tone familiar to Fang Jifan, he almost fell his chin.

Zhu Hou said in a puffy voice: "This country's national politics, non-foreign ministers can make false statements."

Zhao Sande also seemed to feel that he had talked too much and said busyly: "Chen Wan died."

Zhu Houzhao waved his sleeve: "Okay, I have been celebrated by Ottoman today, and I'll retire."

Zhao Sande solemnly paid tribute to his wife before he left.

Zhu Houzhao backed his hands, pacing back and forth, his face angry, and finally he couldn't help but angered and said: "An Ottoman, even daring to say so, is just bold and generous. Is Suleiman looking down on me?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't get a response for a long time, so he quickly looked up at Fang Jifan, only to see Fang Jifan slightly twisted his brow, thoughtful.

"Lao Fang, Lao Fang ... You talk, why don't you say a word?"

Fang Jifan then recovered and said, "Your Majesty, the minister was shocked."

Zhu Houzhao: "..."

Fang Jifan looked at Zhu Hou Zhao's annoyance and said: "Your Majesty, we do our own business, so why not listen to what others say."

Zhu Houzhao was angry, but he still felt that such anger seemed meaningless, so he turned to him: "The railway has not started yet, haven't you been watching?"

"Construction is about to start, there were many difficulties, but fortunately Changwei took people to solve many problems ..."

Fang Jifan said halfway, 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 Beijing inspectors have to stare at this railway ..."

"Your Majesty ... No more." Fang Jifan smiled bitterly.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan strangely: "Why is this?"

"Shou Ninghou and Jian Changbo are especially attentive to the construction of the railway. These days, they have compared the cost of the project several times and found many problems, and ... also found two colluded with the workshop. Purchasing ... The railway is about to start, and the most difficult construction is outside the customs. I heard that ... Shouning Hou and Jian Changbo have packed up their bags and are ready to leave Beijing, and go outside the customs ... "

"What did they do outside the customs?" Zhu Houzhao looked surprised.

"Supervisor!"

Zhu Houzhao: "..."

Fang Jifan said: "It was this that Chen was originally worried about. The Beijing inspector knew nothing about the railway after all, and asked them to check the construction of the railway. I was afraid that this layman would have too many fingers and feet to affect the construction. In the same way, the minister was afraid that they were fine, but they found out that they understood everything, and even ... facing the drawings of the design, they could say that they were ugly and ugly. Chen Wanwan didn't expect them to have such talents. ! "

"Is it?" Zhu Hou looked suspicious, unbelieving.

…………

Zhao Sande left Daming Palace.

As usual, UU reads www.uukanshu.com and he returns to the Ottoman embassy.

In the past, all the envoys were in Hongya Temple.

However, as more and more emissaries from various countries stationed in Beijing, and the emissaries began to be permanently stationed, the imperial court decided to order countries to purchase land and build embassy offices.

The scale of the Ottoman embassy is the most grand, after all, Ottoman is a big country.

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

As an envoy, in addition to making friends, there is also the task of spying.

He raised the pen and repaired Sulayman's performance.

This kind of performance is probably due to his conversation with the Emperor Daming. At the end, he made his own suggestion: Seeing the new emperor Daming, his great joy, arrogant and unreasonable manners ... It is far better than the emperor Hongzhi and His Majesty ... If your egg is in danger, your majesty should prepare early to wait for change ...