This chapter must have been posted yesterday, and today I will make up for it.!

The North Korean mission came to China with the First Squadron of the Beiyang. After arriving in Weihai, Chenggang sent another two thousand-profit ships and two thousand-profit ships to send the North Korean mission to Nanjing.

After all, this time Shang Yi’s goal was to force Korea to surrender, not to annex Korea. Moreover, the people sent an envoy to congratulate Shang Yi on his name for becoming emperor. His side should not be too rash in etiquette. What's more,

Two North Korean princes gave it to Shang Yi. If Shang Yi saw it, it would be the same as the queen, so Cheng Gang dared not be too negligent.

Because the main members of the mission were riding a 2,000-foot boat, with a large body and a wide cabin, and a very stable ride, it was not hard to work along the way. Song Shilie and others also witnessed such a large sailboat for the first time, and followed the Beiyang Dynasty.

When a squadron was sailing, they also found several such large ships, and one larger one, which was also amazed at China's shipbuilding technology and inherent strength.

On December 16, the North Korean mission arrived in Nanjing. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had already received a notice and sent an officer to the dock to welcome the North Korean mission. In Lu Song Shilie also understood the official system of the Chinese Empire and knew about diplomacy.

The ministry is roughly equivalent to the Honglu Temple in the dynasty, which is in charge of external affairs such as external officials' courtesy and tribute from foreign countries.

Under the cabinet of the dynasty, there were six ministries and nine temples. The six ministries were all second-ranks, while nine temples were lower. According to the importance of duties, some were third-ranks, some were fourth-ranks, and Honglu Temple belonged to the fourth-ranks. However, in the new empire,

In the official system, all of them are ranked at the ministerial level. The chief and deputy ministers are equivalent to Shang and Wailang, while the officers are approximately equal to fourth- and fifth-rank officials such as the doctor or the official.

Song Shilie was the left-wing political party in Korea, which was equivalent to the second auxiliary of the inner cabinet, and was also the first-rank official. The commander was Li Jun, the younger brother of the king, who was equal to the prince. Although North Korea regarded itself as a vassal of China, it should at least send a ministerial level or

Only when the deputy ministerial level takes over is equal, but only one official is sent, which also shows that China intends to belittle North Korea's position. Of course, China has not yet recognized North Korea's vassal areas, and doing so is not rude.

Moreover, Song Shilie also knew that his conduct was better than others, so he did not pick up gifts. He honestly led the mission and followed the reception officials to the inn and handed over to the country. He wanted to give him a pearl as a gift, but

When I was refused, and when I asked when I could meet Shang Yi, the reply I received was to wait and there would be a notice in a few days.

As a result, this wait took three days. Li Jun and Song Shilie were also anxious, but they were not familiar with each other and could not start activities. They had to force themselves to endure it. The rumor was updated on the third day, and the officer accompanied the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Liu Weiyuan came to the inn to visit the Korean mission and told them that Cabinet Minister Li Gefei will officially receive the members of the mission tomorrow. When the Cabinet Minister met him, this specification was of course good, so Li Jun and Song Shilie were also quite excited.

I prepared for a night. The next morning, I followed the officer to the reception room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Among the cabinet members, Li Gefei mainly takes responsibility for external affairs, so of course, Li Gefei takes responsibility for the affairs of meeting North Korean envoys. After the two sides met, they greeted each other before they could sit down.

Li Gefei said: "Your envoy has already read the cabinet submitted by you. The cabinet has already understood the meaning of your country. However, although North Korea was a vassal of the Ming Dynasty in the past, our country was not the Ming Dynasty, so North Korea did not need to review the old rules of the Ming Dynasty. It became a vassal state of our dynasty. What's more, our Chinese Empire captured Luzon in the south, Ryukyu in the east, and Japan in the north. Thailand traveled thousands of miles to communicate with our dynasty, and there was not more than one North Korea."

Although Li Jun was the regular envoy in the North Korean mission, his role was only to improve the level of the mission, and it was Song Shilie who actually exercised the responsibilities of the envoy. Therefore, after listening to Li Gefei's words, Song Shilie hurriedly said: "Mr. Li, Lord Li , Our North Korea has always admired the customs and etiquette of China, not the Ming Dynasty, but after the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese Empire was the orthodox Chinese. We are indeed sincere and willing to follow the old rules of the Ming Dynasty, become a vassal of China, and never rebel."

Of course, the Chinese side also understands such personnel arrangements, and the facts also regard Song Shilie as a real envoy. Therefore, Li Gefei said lightly: "Never rebel, it is better not to say this."

Song Shilie hurriedly stood up, bowed to Li Gefei, and said, "Mr. Li, this matter is indeed a fault of North Korea. Now I really regret it. I also ask the Celestial Kingdom to be generous and I will never do it in the future." After a pause, he said: "If it is because of our North Korean soldiers, it will harm the local people or the people in the North, our North Korea is willing to compensate the North Koreans for their losses."

Li Gefei nodded and said, "Please sit down with your envoy."

After Song Shilie sat down, Li Gefei said again: "Since the envoy said this, then I will not pursue the matter of assisting Qing Dynasty, resulting in compensation for the losses. There is no need to do so. It has almost been two years since the matter has passed. What is there The losses are now restored as before, and China is not short of that amount of money."

After hearing Li Gefei's words, Song Shilie immediately realized that there was still a door and said with a smile: "Yes! Yes! The court is vast and the country is rich and the people are rich, and there is everything. How can we compare to the small vassals like us?"

After he finished speaking, Li Gefei said, "Although China does not pursue the matter of North Korea sending troops to assist the Qing Dynasty, we must also listen to what it says and observe its actions before we can decide whether to regard North Korea as a vassal state."

Song Shilie also knew that this was Guan Jian and immediately said: "What will the court give me? North Korea must do my best."

Li Gefei said: "After the beginning of the year, our Chinese will raise troops to attack the Qing Dynasty in the north and recover lost territory. Now Commander Zhou is stationed in North Korea, and he can attack from North Korea to attack Liaodong. Therefore, he hopes that North Korea can provide convenience. Then let’s talk about the affairs of the vassals.”

Song Shilie also understood at this time that the Chinese army wanted to use North Korea as a springboard to attack Liaodong. From a tactical point of view, this is of course a wonderful move. If North Korea can provide food, grass and supplies, of course it would be better. I came to China to do both soft and hard work to North Korea, which is for this, so I completely relieved and said, "DPRK, please don't worry, North Korea will definitely help with all our strength. All the weapons, food, and supplies will be guaranteed." After a pause, he said: "We can also send troops to help the court."

Li Gefei smiled and said, "After returning to China, go to discuss with Commander Zhou, and everything is based on his request."

Song Shilie hurriedly said, "Okay, I will write a letter to repay the country."

After the main things were discussed, the atmosphere naturally eased a lot. Song Shilie took the opportunity to propose that Jin meet Shang Yi's request.

Li Gefei nodded and said, "The envoy is sincere. Our cabinet should tell the emperor, but the emperor is diligent in government affairs and has a lot of things to do every day. This cabinet cannot predict when we will meet the envoy, but before the New Year, the envoy may as well be

After the New Year in Nanjing, I will return to North Korea.”

Seeing that Li Gefei said this, Song Shilie could not force it anymore, and said, "Mr. Li, this time we brought some small gifts to congratulate the Chinese Emperor on his ascension to the founding of the Infrastructure. Although the gifts are simple, it is also my North Korea's wishes.

Please accept it with a smile." As he said that, he took out a gift list from his sleeve and handed it to Li Gefei. Then he said to the outside of the hall: "Come on here. Please check it out."

I saw that the North Korean mission carried more than a dozen wooden boxes of different sizes from outside the hall, and placed them on the floor of the hall. The largest one was as big as a tabletop, while the small one was only a few inches square.

However, each box is covered with tight tactile, but it can be imagined that the inside must be valuable treasures.

Li Gefei took the gift list, flipped it out briefly, and then said, "Don't worry, I will tell the emperor truthfully. Check the matter, and I will send someone to pay the blame later."

Song Shilie said again: "This time we came with our mission, Princess Shu'an and Princess Qingshu, these two princesses, are both young and young. Although they are not considered natural, they are also gentle and virtuous. I hope they can be worshipped.

The emperor of the court shows the respect of the monarch and ministers of the Korean king. Now both princesses still live in the inn, so there may be many inconveniences, so I would like to ask Lord Li to tell the Chinese Emperor that the princess would enter the palace to serve as soon as possible. We are also relieved.

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As he said that, Song Shilie turned around and took out a long box in the gift box, handed it to Li Gefei with both hands, and said, "This is the portrait of the two princesses and their birth dates. Please be sure to present it to the Emperor of China on behalf of you."

In fact, marriage is an important means between countries. The Qing court and Mongolia formed a very close relationship through marriage. Therefore, after the Qing court conquered North Korea, it also planned to strengthen ties with North Korea through marriage. Both sides conducted

The first time was in 1637. Dorgon married Li Xizhen, the daughter of Hanling Jun Li Shixu. The next year she gave birth to a daughter for Dorgon, named Dong'e, which is also Doer.

The only daughter of Gun. Another time was in 164, Dorgon married two daughters of Li Kaiyin, the Duke of Jinlin County. In fact, Dorgon married three Korean princesses, and some records in later generations paid attention to

When placed in the latter two princesses, Dorgon's two Korean father-in-law often makes it easier for him to mess up.

The Qing court was Dorgon in these two marriages, and his status was enough. However, both North Korea was the daughter of the royal family and did not have a real princess. It seemed that the specifications were not high. This was because the two times

There are no princesses of the age of North Korea in the royal family, so they have to find someone from the royal family to count. On the other hand, North Korea also regards the Qing court as a barbarian and does not marry the real princess to the Qing court. Otherwise, at least it is

After the second marriage, in another two or three years, North Korea will be able to come up with a princess of the right age. The Qing court did not pay much attention to North Korea as much as Mongolia, so it did not care much about it.

When he was on a mission to China, North Korea took the initiative to think of marrying China, for its own safety, and for the second reason, it was because of the orthodox Chinese represented by China. In the view of North Korea, it can also be used as a marriage partner. Of course, North Korea dared not do this time

The daughter of the royal family gave her a real princess.

Princess Shuan is Li Yu's biological daughter, she is fifteen years old this year, and she is born to Jie Yu's queen. Princess Qingshu is fourteen years old this year. Although she is not Li Yu's biological child, she is not far from her.

The elder brother, the biological daughter of the late Zhaoxian Crown Prince Li Wei, is Li Jing's niece, and was also named the princess and sent together.
Chapter completed!