The Lotus Monastery is the place where the Heavenly Temple entertains the great monks and cultivators from all over the world, and at this moment the Zen Monastery is quiet, and a white-bearded old monk is sitting cross-legged under the flowers, holding a small bowl of fine white porcelain in the kiln, savoring it.
He drank not tea, but soup.
In ancient times, there was no monosodium glutamate, but there was a more delicious and nutritious condiment than monosodium glutamate: dashi.
It's just that ordinary people don't have the time or the financial resources to prepare soup stock from time to time.
There are meat and vegetarian broths, and this old monk is a monk, and the soup he drinks is naturally vegetarian broth.
After drinking a bowl of soup, the old monk smacked his lips and said with endless aftertaste: "This lotus essence house, even if it is a bowl of soup offering, is extremely delicious." ” "Master, master, the situation is not good" A man hurried in from outside the courtyard while saying this, and looked at the dress, which was similar to the owner of the bellflower shop in the clever Ikkyu, with a short figure, and wiped the sweat stains on his cheeks with a handkerchief.
At this time, it was only early spring, and the weather was not too hot, so he actually came out of sweat, and it seemed that he was really anxious.
The old monk put down the soup bowl, turned his head to look at him, and said in a Chinese language: "Ah, it's fat, what's so worrying?"
The person who walked in was said to be the country's deputy envoy Fatto, Fatrich is a big businessman who said this, extremely keen to reopen trade with the Ming Dynasty, it was under the impetus of him and a group of other people that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu made up his mind to try to reopen the exploration trade with the Ming Dynasty, so this time Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sent the Zua monk to the Ming Dynasty, and specially made him a deputy envoy.
Fei Fu bowed to Zu A, sat down cross-legged on the futon opposite him, and said anxiously: "Master, I went out to inquire, the situation is not good, there are many officials in the Ming Dynasty who oppose the resumption of trade with me, the reason is that I say that the pirates continue to attack the Ming Sea Frontier, and I say that my country is not effective in fighting pirates, and even has the suspicion of connivance, so they ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to refuse to trade with our country."
The news the day before yesterday was true, and today they mentioned this matter again when they went to the court, and I think the people of the Daming Rite Department always delay us, which may also be the reason. ” "No, no, no, no, fat, you don't know Chinese people, hehehehe" Zua was calm and calm, stroked his beard and smiled: "You don't have to worry, what you said will not happen." ” Zu A Yiran said: "China is a country of gentlemen, with a good name and not a heavy profit.
The disciple rules say: only virtue learning, only talent, not as good as people, self-encouragement.
If the clothes, if the diet, is not as good as the people, do not have relatives.
The only thing the Chinese care about is the Tao, and the carrier of the Tao is the ceremony, and the appearance of the ceremony is the name.
If they are stronger than you, they think that is the victory of the Tao, if they are weaker than you, then they are inferior to others, and the Great Dao is always in their hands, and they think that they will always be invincible, do you understand?"
"I don't understand" Fei Fu shook his fat face and replied, "What the master said is too profound, and Fei Fu didn't understand it. ” Zu Ah smiled and said: "To put it bluntly, it is to love face" Fat Fu suddenly realized: "Ah the master said so, I understand" Zu A said: "The whole of China, from the emperor and the ministers of the imperial court, down to all the scholars who control the foundation of the Ming regime, they only live for one thing, although they have all kinds of wonderful sayings about it, for individuals, that is, the gentleman is worried about the way and does not worry about food, the gentleman seeks the way but not for food, the gentleman is in righteousness, the villain is in profit, and for the country, that is, the heavenly kingdom, Fuyi Enyuan." ” "Therefore, even if some officials put forward different views, their emperor and those ministers in power will not care, they will only care whether we are vassals and whether our attitude is respectful, as long as we do this, it will be a victory for them, and the Chinese's obsession with face is as tireless as your businessmen's pursuit of profit, which is incredible."
However, this is the guarantee that our mission to China will be successful.
Rest assured, when His Majesty the Emperor receives us, as long as we offer our humility and give them enough face, we will surely get the goods, copper coins, poems and books that His Excellency wants."
"Hahahaha" "Hehehehehe" Speaking of pride, the two of them laughed together.
At the gate of the courtyard, Xia Xun asked the interpreter of Honglu Temple who had just caught up: "I said, why are these two people so energetic?"
The interpreter was five big and three thick, and he had a beard on his face, he was simply a martial artist, he glanced into the courtyard, and said in a suppressed voice: "I don't know, my lord, I just chased after me, and I heard a sentence of everything."
Translators are not necessarily knowledgeable, especially at that time, the translators were not serious readers, or even never read at all, but they knew foreign languages.
Because the Ming Dynasty had more contact with the northern ethnic groups at that time, most of the people from the Translation Institute at that time were selected from Liaodong, Jurchen translation, Korean translation, Mongolian translation, Yueben translation and so on.
This tall and bearded translator of the Yue language is the Jurchen of Liaodong, and his mother is a Jurchen woman who went to sea by boat and robbed the coastal area of Yueben, so he is proficient in Jurchen, Yueben and Chinese.
Xia Xun nodded, and signaled to the little novice Yuantong, who walked in and said to the two envoys of his own country: "Master Zu'a, the fat and rich benefactor, Lord Yang Xu, the auxiliary prince of the Ming Dynasty, has arrived." ” "Ah, who is the Auxiliary Prince?"
Zu A's face changed slightly, turned his head and saw Xia Xun standing at the gate of the courtyard, hurriedly stood up, hurriedly walked to Xia Xun, put his hands together, and said with a smile: "This must be the Lord of Fuguo, the old man said that the monk Zu A of Luyuan Temple in his country has seen an adult" I didn't expect this person to speak fluent Chinese, Xia Xun glanced at the translator next to him, and said in his heart: "This person is not needed." ” The fat man on the side also hurriedly followed, bowed to the ground, and his attitude was very respectful.
Xia Xun bowed slightly and returned the salute, and said: "It was the master of morality who sent a senior monk to my Daming, and the prince of this country has been running around for the time to clear the trouble of the Japanese invaders, and Master Lao has been waiting for a long time." ” When Zu A heard this, his white eyebrows raised slightly, and he glanced at Xia Xun again, and his face was not without surprise.
The Ming Dynasty regarded itself as the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and he had never deliberately understood the surrounding countries, and the same was true for the book.
When Ashikaga Yoshimitsu first sent an envoy to establish diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty, he used the name of "Minamoto Yoshimitsu, the general of Seiyi", and Zhu Yuanzhang refused the request of the Muromachi shogunate, because at that time, the Ming Dynasty mistakenly thought that Prince Huailiang of the Southern Dynasty was the monarch of the Ming Dynasty, and the "Zhiming" was a chaotic minister of the Imperial Family at that time.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is a military general of the "Zhiming" faction, and he should not have any friendship with him.
When it came to the Jianwen Dynasty, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sent Shimazu Mitsuo and Shinemon to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty in the name of "saying that the country is quasi-three Houyuan Daoyi", at that time Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had already become a monk, but the Ming Dynasty knew nothing about it, Emperor Jianwen saw that Fanbang came to the court, he was very happy, and named Ashikaga Yoshimitsu as "the king of this book".
After the change of regime in the Central Plains, Zhu Di ascended the throne, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sent an envoy to the dynasty again, this time with the name of the king of the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Rites has always been called by this, and never knew that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had become a monk, but this Ming Fuguo Gong not only knew that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was a monk, but also called his legal name, it can be seen that this person is very familiar with the situation in the country, and Zu A can't help but be a little careful.
Zu A and Fei Fu let Xia Xun into the meditation room, the environment in the Zen room is quiet, the sandalwood is faint, there is a set of tea sets on the low table, Fat Fu lifts water, Zu A pours tea, and performs a tea ceremony for Xia Xun, Xia Xun sits on the futon, and waits until Zu A has served the tea with both hands, takes the tea, and takes a shallow sip.
Zu A smiled and said: "Although General Yiman has become a monk, he is still the actual controller of the country, and he is the king of the Ming Dynasty.
This time, Lao and Fei Fu were ordered by the king to make a pilgrimage to the Ming Dynasty, pious and respectful, respecting the Ming Dynasty as a monarchy, praying that the Heavenly Empire would reopen the door to trade, so that I could say that the people would inherit the grace of the Heavenly Dynasty.
It has been some time since we arrived in Beijing, and the official of the Ministry of Rites said that His Majesty the Emperor has entrusted this matter to Your Excellency, and I don't know when Your Excellency will be able to lead us to meet the Emperor.
"Fei Fu was busy on the side, and it turned out that this Fei Fu could also speak fluent Chinese.
Xia Xun said: "I know that Yuan Yiman is still the actual ruler of the country, and he is qualified to represent the book and contact my Ming Dynasty."
But there is one thing that the master did not understand" Zu A hurriedly said respectfully: "Guogong, please speak" Xia Xun said: "I, Emperor Ming Dynasty, have given this matter full authority to my subordinates, and it is full power, not just for reception.
Therefore, I can decide whether the Ming Dynasty will accept the Ming Dynasty as a subject country, and whether to reopen trade with the Ming Dynasty, before these things are finalized, the Jianwen Dynasty's gift to you, His Majesty the Ming Emperor will not recognize it, and naturally there is no need to meet you."
Zu A and Fei Fu looked at each other, they really didn't expect that the Ming Emperor would completely delegate the power to establish diplomatic relations to the young duke in front of him, stunned for a while, Zu A said tentatively: "Then, the Duke of Guo has already read our national letter and our friendship with the Ministry of Rites."
Xia Xun interrupted his words and said bluntly: "No, I didn't see those things and I believe in the sincerity of your friendship with my Ming Dynasty, but I have no interest in those false courtesies, and I want to use honest actions to show that the master is a monk, has a profound cultivation, and has insight into human feelings, thinking that what I said is right?"
Zua said cautiously: "So, how do we express our sincerity?"
Xia Xun said: "Calling the minister, you have to fulfill the obligations of the courtier, you see how the Korean country is doing, our emperor wants to levy horses, they will collect all the horses of the whole country, and let me choose the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, there are not enough horses, and even the ploughing cattle are hit."
Our emperor wanted to accept a few Korean women, so they forbade all marriageable girls to marry until they chose a woman to worship the Ming Emperor, which was respectful.
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Bow a few heads and shout a few long live, what good is this kind of false courtesy?"
Zu A was stunned, this Ming Auxiliary Duke in front of him was completely beyond his understanding, he had never seen such a straightforward Ming official who cared about his actual interests.
He hadn't thought about it at all.
Fat Fu saw Zu A was stunned, he was a little anxious, he was a businessman, just a pure businessman, he only cared about interests, just the rich benefits that could be obtained after reopening trade with the Ming Dynasty, as for surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, it was just a ceremonial courtier, or fulfilling these obligations, he didn't care.
Fei Fu glanced at Zu A, and hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, regarding the two points you said, I think we can also do it, of course, this must be agreed by our king, but we can report this matter to the king, I believe in our king."
Xia Xun waved his hand and said, "I'm just giving an example, not asking you to do this."
Just kidding, said that the horse did not have the Oriental horse at that time, whether the Oriental horse was cultivated after the Meiji Restoration, through the introduction of good breeds, at that time the horse was not much bigger than the donkey, one meter 60 of the mountain county Changjing and the horse farm letter room riding a "donkey", brandishing a long knife, shouting "ah and give", but it is still like that, if you really levy a bunch of horses to the Ming border army to ride, you must not crush the horse As for the woman, if you wash off the white ash on that face, and then put that small cluster of "moth eyebrows" If you grow up, maybe you will be a little charming, but he is not pimping.
Xia Xun said: "My Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is very satisfied with Yuan Yiman's respectful attitude, but I hope he can prove his deference with actual behavior." ” Zu A had come to his senses at this time, and hurriedly asked: "So, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, what do you want us to do?"
Xia Xun said: "It's very simple, you know that the pirates in your country are now in trouble, they not only rob the people along our coast, but also do not distinguish between each other for sea ships, kill people and oversell goods, and do all kinds of evil."
They are the common enemies of the Ming Dynasty, and if our two countries establish tributary trade and merchant ships, they are taken by pirates, which is what our Emperor and His Majesty do not want to see. ” Zua and Feifu have nothing to do with the pirates, and they are not resistant to fighting pirates, but this kind of thing is not so decidable, and the relationship between the pirates of their own country and the people of the country is more complicated, on the one hand, the fleet of the political axe is not strong, on the other hand, the slightest action, they will leak the news in advance, even if they have the intention to suppress the bandits, they are often exhausted and return in vain.
Money is needed to fight a war, even for the Ming Dynasty, tied to a long-term war, the consumption of national strength is quite huge, and in terms of their own family, they can't afford to toss.
At the same time, Zu A always thought that he had the pulse of the Ming Dynasty, and he was very unwilling to be led by the nose, so he said with some hesitation: "Your Excellency, we also hate pirates, but we say that our own soldiers are few and strong, and the national strength is single, I'm afraid."
Xia Xun said: "This is simple, and fighting pirates requires our full cooperation.
However, given the strength of your navy, the main task is, of course, ours.
We only need you to do three things: first, crack down on dirty goods, arrest and eliminate dirty pirates, and attack and encircle the islands occupied by pirates that have been discovered; 2.
Provide information to each other with my Ming Dynasty and provide information about the pirates in our possession, and when our Ming Naval Division needs your cooperation, we must work together to fight together; 3.
Since our Daming Naval Division is the main force to suppress bandits, when you go to sea to fight, you must open the port and allow our Daming warships to dock, rest, and replenish."
Zu A's white eyebrows frowned tightly: "These conditions are not within the authority of the old man."
Xia Xun said briskly: "I know, therefore, I suggest that Master Zu A stay in the capital, talk more about the scriptures and Taoism with Master Daoyan, and exchange each other's opinions, Master Daoyan is proficient in Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, and I believe that your exchange can benefit each other a lot."
And this fat and rich deputy envoy, you might as well ask him to return to China, meet the master of morality, and tell him our conditions, if he agrees, you will be received by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty at once, and the door of trade will be reopened. ” Xia Xun smiled slightly, pressed his knees and stood up, Zu A hurriedly got up to stop: "Guogong stays, we can discuss this matter well." ” "Not negotiable" Xia Xun said simply: "Negotiation is a very laborious matter.
Determine the attitude, understand the opponent, try the surname contact, do a variety of negotiation plans, verbal and intriguing, suddenly take the detour as the straight, and suddenly take the retreat as the advance, hehe, Yang also knows a little about these.
But in front of Master Zua, I don't think we need to work so hard.
The master is a monk with a Tao, and when he knows that the straight heart is the dojo, the heart and mouth are the same, and the words and deeds are the same, so that he can save people.
Therefore, we should be honest and honest, and tell us bluntly that our bottom line is here, which is also the only and most important condition.
I know that the master can't be the master, so in this matter, I'd better ask His Highness Yuan Yiman to come down and give an answer, okay?"
"This" In the face of such a person who only has interests in the naked land, and the initiative in the negotiation is in the hands of the other party, it is himself who asks for others, Zu Ah is really a little at a loss.
The original calm and calmness were swept away, and he suddenly felt that everything was out of his control, and in an instant, he was transformed from an envoy of King Yumoto into a dispensable messenger, and this auxiliary prince had already crossed him and directly handed over to His Excellency Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
Is this the end of my mission?
Zu A still made the last struggle, trying to keep Xia Xun, Xia Xun smiled: "Master, if it is not that the official refuses to stay, he really can't get out."
This official is about to rush to eastern Zhejiang to preside over the suppression of the Japanese, and I will be there, waiting for your good news master, and I will take my leave."
To be continued: