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On the third day after he ascended the throne, Qin Mu came to court in the Zichen Hall.
The sky was slightly bright, and the red sun was rising, shining on the magnificent palace. The light and shadow were magnificent and colorful.
The sound of bells and drums was heard, and the civil and military ministers wearing brand-new court uniforms had already lined up under the Xiangyun and Qixia pavilions. Upon hearing the sound of the bells and drums of the previous court, the ceremony officials led all the civil and military officials to enter the palace gate according to their rank.
In front of the palace, chariots and cavalry guards, as well as various flags and ceremonial objects were displayed. When the ceremonial officials heard about the "trend", all civil and military officials walked quickly forward in an orderly manner, arranged in east-west and east-west classes.
Amid the sound of bells and drums, Qin Mu came to the court in a chariot, surrounded by his chamberlain, and ascended to the throne. All the officials went out of their duties to pay homage:
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
"Everyone is safe!"
Qin Mu showed off the long sleeves of his black uniform embroidered with golden dragons, and all the officials stood up and returned to their ranks.
It is worth mentioning that in the Jinluan Hall, senior officials of third rank and above did not have seats. Only the regular court meetings held in the Xuanzheng Hall, the cabinet ministers, and the six ministers had seats to "sit and talk" with the emperor.
However, there are usually not many court meetings held in the Jinluan Hall. Today is Qin Mu's first court appearance since he ascended the throne, and he wants to ennoble his vassal, so he went to the Zichen Hall.
The eunuch who served in the palace sang loudly, and it was like a relay race outside the palace, and the words were heard one after another:
"The leaders of the various Mongolian tribes are declared to have an audience!"
"The leaders of the various Mongolian tribes are declared to have an audience!"
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Under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, a total of forty-two Monan Mongolian tribe leaders or envoys entered the Jinluan Hall. Qin Mu followed the plan that had been drawn up earlier and awarded them one by one the official positions of commander, envoy, etc., and awarded them with relevant titles. The seal and seal of the emperor's treasure.
After gathering all the Mongolian ministries, he summoned the crown prince of Joseon to see him, and granted the king of Joseon a seal of seal for Li Jun to take back to Korea.
Whether it is Mongolian ministries or North Korea. After accepting the canonization, he became a vassal of the Qin Dynasty in name only.
Finally, the Portuguese Governor in Macau, Vasiki, led by the courtesy officer, entered the Jinluan Hall to pay an audience. Portugal is a small country, and the total number of people in the country is not as large as the people in Nanjing.
In Europe today, even big cities like Paris and London are full of feces and urine in the streets, sewage flows across the streets, and the smell is overwhelming.
Wasiki came to this golden country with "the fragrance of flowers everywhere", "the streets are clean and tidy", "the market is extremely prosperous" and "the people are brightly dressed", and entered the splendid palace hall. It feels like arriving in the legendary paradise.
In the past, when facing primitive indigenous people from all over the world, the superiority of civilized people no longer existed. Wasiki secretly lamented that he had become a bumpkin.
He took off his top hat, put his hand on his chest and bowed: "Vahiqui, Governor of Macau, Portugal, here comes His Majesty the Emperor of Qin." He was about fifty years old, wearing a black tuxedo, a white shirt underneath, and a scarf at the collar.
Except he spoke Portuguese. Except for Tang Ruowang and Zheng Zhilong from Qintian Prison, few people in the palace could understand. The envoys Ma Shidu and Jadir who accompanied Wasiki to the audience hurriedly translated.
Qin Mu said slowly: "When I visited Ningbo at the beginning of the year, I met with Ambassador Ma Shidu and Captain Jadir, and agreed to form an alliance with the country. To strengthen trade, I also promised to send troops to help your country attack the Spanish colonies in the Far East. Together, Control the shipping lanes and trade routes in the Far East. I am sincere in forming an alliance with Portugal, but it seems that your country is not very sincere.”
Ma Shidu and Jadir have lived in Macau for a long time and can speak Chinese. Qin Mu's words shocked them. Jadir had been teaching at the Qin Royal Naval Academy since he met Qin Mu in Ningbo. They didn't know why Qin Mu said this.
Ma Shidu's expression flickered, and he whispered a few words to Vashiki in Portuguese, and then saluted: "Dear Majesty the Emperor of Qin, I don't know why you doubt our sincerity. Our country does sincerely want to form an alliance with Da Qin. To fight against the Spanish pirates together.”
Qin Mu said calmly: "Selling weapons to Zhu Yuxuan in Guangdong so that he can fight against me, Da Qin, is this your sincerity?"
When Jadir heard this, he immediately blamed Washiki and Jia Shidu regardless of being rude. He taught at Daqin Royal Naval Academy and often took students to Shuangyu Port for internships;
Jadir has a deep understanding of the strength of the Great Qin Royal Navy. What is even more terrifying is its development speed. Nearly ten large warships equip the Great Qin Royal Navy every month, not to mention other small and medium-sized warships.
And the amount of live ammunition they fired was simply appalling. Probably only an empire as huge as Great Qin could afford such expenses. If it were Portugal, it would have gone bankrupt long ago.
The accuracy of their bombardment has surpassed that of the Portuguese Navy.
They also developed a new type of steel, which greatly reduced the cost of casting cannons and made a qualitative leap in the lifespan of cannons.
And their kind of rocket slide is so powerful that it's simply terrifying.
It is precisely because of this understanding that Jadir feels fear. If Macau really secretly supports Emperor Shaowu of Guangdong, in Jadir's view, this is an extremely stupid act.
The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs in the palace was very dissatisfied when he heard that the Portuguese had sold weapons to Zhu Yuxuan of Guangdong. Especially the generals on the right train, most of them glared with murderous intent. This made the three Wasikis feel more pressure and their expressions changed suddenly.
Ma Shidu quickly denied: "Dear His Majesty the Emperor of Qin, we have no intention of secretly supporting Guangdong. We were only threatened by Zhu Yuxian and had no choice but to sell some abandoned guns to them. Those guns were damaged and most of them could not be used... . ... "
"I originally wanted to look towards the bright moon, but the bright moon looks towards the ditch." Qin Mu said coldly, "How can I tolerate your sophistry in the Golden Palace of Great Qin?"
Among the generals, Gu Rong came out first and said: "Your Majesty, the Western Yi are treacherous and capricious. Why should we talk nonsense with them? Just drag them out of the Meridian Gate and behead them. Your Majesty, please decree. I am willing to command the East China Sea Fleet. Immediately Go south and raze Macau to the ground.”
"Your Majesty, please issue a decree!"
"Your Majesty, please issue a decree!"
Among the naval generals, Zheng Sihai and Liu Zhongqin, etc., went out to fight one after another. In this Northern Expedition, the army swept across the Central Plains with overwhelming force and made countless military exploits. However, except for the squadron to which Liu Zhongqin belonged, which was responsible for escorting Ning Yuan to North Korea, the navy did nothing. Apart from training or Training, this has long made the naval general unable to hold on any longer.
Since the Portuguese had betrayed their trust and secretly supported Zhu Yuxuan in Guangdong, they just used this as an excuse to start a big fight.
When Ma Shidu saw that he had offended the public, the generals of the Qin army were clamoring for war against Portugal. They were shocked. They did not bother to discuss it with Governor Wasiki, and quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Emperor of Qin, please calm down, please calm down..." . ”
When Ma Shidu said this, an angry Jadir pushed him to the side and almost knocked him to the ground. Jadir glared at him fiercely, then stood in front of him and bowed to Danqi Shang. He said: "Your Majesty, our Lord Governor does not understand the situation and indeed sold weapons to Zhu Yuxian;
However, we in Portugal sincerely want to form an alliance with the Qin Dynasty and have no intention of becoming an enemy of the Qin Dynasty. In order to make up for this unintentional mistake, we are willing to dispatch troops from Macau to help the Qin Dynasty attack Guangdong. "
Jadir honestly admitted that he had sold weapons to Zhu Yuxian and proposed remedial measures. His attitude seemed very sincere.
Qin Mu said calmly: "We, the Qin Dynasty, have millions of soldiers, and I can pacify the entire province of Guangdong by sending just one of my generals to conquer it. Do you need any of you?"
"This... Dear Your Majesty, I have been teaching at the Daqin Royal Naval Academy for nearly a year. For the sake of the friendship between the two countries, I dare not hold anything back. For my sake, Your Majesty... "
"For your sake? Captain Jadir, your so-called governor is treacherous. If it weren't for your sake, I would have pushed them out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded them. Our Daqin is a country of etiquette. Honesty comes first, and I have always hated those who betrayed their trust.”
"His Majesty!"
"Captain Jadir, you don't have to say anything. If Portugal still wants to form an alliance with Great Qin, just do as I say. If you hand over Macau, the alliance between the two countries will remain unchanged, and I will allocate a piece of land in Ningbo. We will set up an embassy for you and allow you to send a certain number of soldiers to protect the embassy, but you must abide by the laws of Daqin when you leave the embassy. You are allowed to set up a trading company in Ningbo for trade, but you must pay taxes according to the regulations..."
When Jadir heard that he was going to withdraw from Macau, his expression changed drastically. He knew that force would not work at this time, so he had to complain: "Your Majesty, when our country leased Macau, it was under a contract with the Ming Dynasty... . ”
In such a war of words, Da Qin's official censor is the best, and there is no need for Qin Mu to come forward. Wu Shixing, the censor, came out and retorted: "You have a lease contract with Qian Ming, which I Da Qin also admits. But since you admit it, We, Da Qin, have become the orthodoxy of China and have concluded an alliance, so you should keep your word;
Now you have betrayed your trust and secretly supported the enemies of our country, Da Qin, which is tantamount to declaring war on our country, Da Qin. My emperor's mind is as big as the sea, and he will not raise an army to kill everyone because of his own anger. It is already magnanimous to ask you to hand over Macao and keep the alliance signed with the country as before. "
"What nonsense are you talking to these dishonest Western barbarians? Your Majesty's will cannot be compromised. If they don't hand over Macau, we will just send troops to crush it."
"that is."
"With just a few thousand of their rabble and a few broken ships, our squadron can destroy him."
“………”
The navy generals began to make noise again, and one or two of them shouted to send troops to attack Macau.
Jadir knew that Portugal was in the wrong first, and it was in the Jinluan Palace of the Qin Dynasty. He argued with difficulty: "Your Majesty, if you follow your words, we can only set up an embassy in Ningbo, and even the port where warships are stationed No, how to protect maritime interests in the future?”
"Putao's interests within Great Qin's sphere of influence can be protected by Daqin for you." Qin Mu looked calm and said solemnly: "Jia Dier, now Pupu has only two choices. First, hand over Macau. According to me, Talk about setting up an embassy in Ningbo; secondly, declare war between the two countries!”
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Asking for a monthly ticket!
Asking for a monthly ticket!
Asking for a monthly ticket!
.(To be continued...)
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