Chapter 252: Wang Shen is controlled by words
For the emperors of the Central Plains, it is a tradition to wipe out the disloyal, capture the emperor of the other side, and make him dance at banquets.
This tradition was broken in the early Song Dynasty, no, it was the other way around.
After Emperors Huizong and Qinzong were captured by the Jin people, they were brought back to the grassland. Needless to say, there was dancing to entertain them along the way, and the various humiliations were even more unbearable to watch.
The worst off were the women, who were raped along the way and suffered so much that the historians could not bear to describe them.
During the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu had little interest in singing and dancing; he preferred to see the heads of his opponents.
Emperor Chengzu followed the same rules as Cao. In the eyes of the two emperors, only a dead opponent is a good opponent.
Most of the emperors who followed were mediocre. Wuzong, the previous emperor, always wanted to recreate the bravery of his ancestors, but unfortunately, due to various reasons, he eventually became a laughing stock among the literati.
In the eyes of the literati of the Song and Ming dynasties, peace is the eternal theme.
"After being slapped by their opponents, they will offer the other cheek and beg for another slap."
"Why?"
"Long Wilbur said that this way the swelling of the cheeks will be more even."
"Hahahaha!"
The palace maids burst into laughter, but Concubine Lu Jing did not laugh.
This was the content of the lessons Jiang Qingzhi taught Prince Jing and Prince Yu in the palace, and he did not avoid the palace people.
"His Highness asked Long Wilbur how to avoid being accused of warmongering."
The maid described it vividly: "Chang Wei Bo said that the so-called militarism is firstly due to lack of planning and disregard for the people's strength. Secondly, it is due to lack of coordination, only knowing how to fight, and not knowing that fighting can also make money."
"Can you make money by fighting?" Chen Yan said, "Although I haven't read much, I know that fighting is killing for money!"
The maid smiled and said, "Chang Wei Bo said that a general who doesn't know how to make money is not a good general. If there is a chance, he will let those idiots see that fighting can also make money."
No one believed it.
"mother."
King Jing is here.
"Look at you, you're sweating all over. Are you going to steal?" Concubine Lu Jingfei quickly asked someone to get hot water.
King Jing said, "My cousin asked me if we had practiced recently. I said we had, so he asked us to run around the West Garden."
"Who won the race?" Concubine Lu took the towel and wiped the sweat off King Jing's face.
King Jing remained silent.
Concubine Lu Jing said: "Prince Yu looks skinny, but he can run faster than you?"
"Hmm!" King Jing was a proud man. Proud people disdain to lie and cover up, but they also refuse to accept failure.
……
Prince Yu returned to his place, read a book for a while, and reviewed his lessons. Seeing that it was almost time, he went out for a run.
His steps were light and his breathing steady.
Yang Xi followed behind, and soon he was out of breath. He stopped and held his thigh and said, "Your Highness, go slower."
Prince Yu turned a deaf ear to him and kept running until dinner time.
After wiping the sweat off his face, Prince Yu sat there quietly, slowly regulating his breathing.
My uncle once said that after strenuous exercise, one should wait a quarter of an hour before eating.
——There are no stupid people, only lazy people.
My cousin used this sentence to encourage him when he was depressed and confused.
After dinner, Prince Yu took a book and read outside the bedroom in the setting sun.
Thinking about how he had outrun King Jing today, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
King Jing was somewhat unconvinced afterwards and said that he would fight again after a while.
"But I have deliberately slowed down my pace today!"
The boy's eyes sparkled in the setting sun.
……
Wang Shen stayed in the room for two days and walked out of the room for the first time.
Under the same sunset, he squinted his eyes and stretched out his hand to block the sunlight.
"What do the Ming people say?" Wang Shen asked.
"The Ming people didn't say anything." said the follower.
"Then, they are telling us that they are not prepared to argue, but to fight back. This is not the nature of the Ming Dynasty Ministry of Rites."
Wang Shen thought of Jiang Qingzhi, "Trade cannot fail!"
If the trade fails, his mission will be in vain.
“Prepare gifts.”
"Yes, by the way, where are you going? I need to report to the Ministry of Rites."
"Xin'an Lane."
……
Xin'an Lane is where the Bo Mansion is located.
Early the next morning, Wang Shen and his entourage arrived here accompanied by two minor officials from the Ministry of Rites.
As soon as you enter the alley, you will see the doors of the houses on both sides are open. The old people are sitting at the doorsteps, holding big bowls in their hands, sipping porridge in circles; or holding a cake and eating it sweetly with water, occasionally breaking off a piece for their grandchildren to tease them.
Several dogs were milling around, waiting for their owners to show mercy and give them some food.
The smell of various foods mixed together reminded Wang Shen of the early morning in the royal court.
Different places, different people.
It's calmer here, with less strife.
But it also lacks a lot of wildness.
And wildness, at this time, is the guarantee of military force.
When they arrived outside the Bo's house, they happened to meet the matchmaker.
"Please wait a moment, Your Excellency." The clerk stopped Wang Shen.
Menzi asked curiously, "What are you doing here?"
The clerk smiled and said, "It's just a small matter, take care of it first, we can do it later."
"Then let's have a cup of tea!" Menzi invited warmly.
Is this a trivial matter?
Wang Shen's follower wanted to get angry, but Wang Shen looked at him and shook his head.
The matchmaker congratulated Jiang Qingzhi when he saw him.
"The woman has no objection to the wedding date. Congratulations, sir."
"What wedding date?" Jiang Qingzhi was surprised, "Why didn't you ask me?"
The matchmaker was startled, "Didn't the palace tell Lord Bo?"
Got it!
Jiang Qingzhi shook his head, indicating that there was no need to argue about the matter.
The matchmaker clapped his hands and said, "Oh, congratulations, uncle!"
Damn it... Jiang Qingzhi was speechless, "What are you congratulating me for?"
"When the palace officials told me about the wedding date, they specifically mentioned Your Majesty, saying that Your Majesty had personally calculated the date. I thought that Lord Earl knew about it!"
Jiang Qingzhi felt very happy when he thought of the Taoist priest looking through the old almanac and calculating the auspicious days with his fingers.
"The wedding will be at the end of February," said the matchmaker.
"Is it too urgent?"
But the date is decided by the Taoist priest, and his words are golden, and no one can change them.
Jiang Qingzhi called Fucheng and told him about this matter, "…The house is almost done, don't bother with it anymore."
Since the matchmaking was successful, Fucheng burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm. Every day, except for the housekeeper, he would spend time on the construction site, watching the craftsmen work. He carefully checked every place, and the foreman's biggest headache every day was not the construction period, but being found fault by him.
"Okay!" Fu Cheng's face was full of rosy glow, as if he was the one getting married. "I will go find the foreman now, give him more money, and ask him to get more people to ensure that the marriage of Master Bo is not delayed."
"The young master is going to marry a woman!"
Even Sun Chonglou was delighted.
"My Lord, someone from the Ministry of Rites came and said that the envoy from Altan Khan wants to see you."
"Wang Shen?" Jiang Qingzhi sneered, "This idiot messed up his job. He will definitely be punished by Altan when he returns."
Xu Wei came over after hearing the news, "My Lord has not been to see him these days, this guy is getting anxious."
Hu Zongxian also came, "How about keeping him hanging for a while?"
Jiang Qingzhi said: "The real enemy is Altan. Wang Shen is just a dog."
Wang Shen was brought in.
Jiang Qingzhi sat at the top, with an orange cat on his shoulder, a cigarette in his hand, and said nothing.
Hu Zongxian and Xu Wei sat on the left and right sides.
Then where do I sit?
It was naturally impossible for Wang Shen to sit below Jiang Qingzhi's staff.
Then you can only stand.
This is intentional humiliation to me!
Wang Shen said in a deep voice: "This is not the way to treat guests."
"This is the way to treat uninvited guests. If you think it is inappropriate..."
Jiang Qingzhi pointed outside the door.
--roll!
Even though Wang Shen had cultivated a thick skin, his face was still livid.
"Meow!" Duoduo licked his paws on the shoulder.
Wang Shen took a deep breath. "I came to Ming Dynasty for the sake of friendship between our two countries."
"The word 'friendly' has a different meaning in your mouth." Jiang Qingzhi said sarcastically, "I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. If you have something to say, just talk about it."
The two clerks from the Ministry of Rites looked at each other, and one of them whispered, "It seems that Chang Wei Bo is not prepared to give Wang Shen face at all."
"You've already started, why are you still giving me face?"
Wang Shen knew that he was bringing humiliation upon himself today, but he had to come, otherwise Altan would not forgive him when he returned.
"Regarding the trade between the two countries, I wonder if the Ming Dynasty has come to a conclusion?"
"Don't even think about trade!" Jiang Qingzhi said coldly.
"Then..." Wang Shen could no longer hold back his anger, "The Khan's wrath will be..."
"roll!"
Jiang Qingzhi shouted.
Hold on, hold on! Wang Shen took a deep breath, "I lost my composure."
He bowed and apologized.
"Trade does not conflict with the two countries. On the grassland..."
After some discussion, Wang Shen discovered that Jiang Qingzhi was actually teasing the cat.
This person is really rude to the extreme.
In Wang Shen's past diplomatic missions, even to mortal enemies, he was treated coldly at best, but he was never as rude as Jiang Qingzhi who humiliated the envoy.
"Finished?"
Jiang Qingzhi raised his eyes and Wang Shen nodded subconsciously.
Xu Wei gave Hu Zongxian a look.
Hu Zongxian expressed his knowledge.
From the moment he entered the door, Jiang Qingzhi took the initiative and easily angered his opponent.
This is the ultimate negotiation technique!
In his previous life, Jiang Qingzhi had held many peace talks with the government in South America, and gradually transformed from a rookie into a veteran.
From the moment Wang Shen entered the room, Jiang Qingzhi successfully controlled the situation through his rhetoric, leaving Wang Shen at a loss as to what to do.
"Don't even think about trade!" Jiang Qingzhi said firmly.
Wang Shen felt that he could not endure it any longer. Since he had gained nothing, he might as well turn against him!
Just when he was about to turn hostile, Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "Many things can be done but cannot be said."
Wang Shen was startled, then he understood what Jiang Qingzhi meant. His flushed face turned pale, and he felt a little dizzy, holding his forehead and shaking.
——It is impossible to trade, but if someone smuggles in private, no one can do anything about it.
That is to say, do things in the open in secret.
This is a control method. If something is wrong, trade can be interrupted at any time.
Wang Shen was secretly delighted and cupped his hands, "In that case, it's settled."
"Please go back, your Excellency! I have something important to do here." Jiang Qingzhi seemed to feel sick if he looked at him any longer, and offered to send him away.
Wang Shen's face was red and pale, making people worry that he would die in the next moment... Could it be high blood pressure? Jiang Qingzhi wanted to let Wang Shen go through another emotional roller coaster, but he was worried that it would be unlucky for him to die in his own home.
After all, we are getting married.
Let's pray for good luck.
A maid came in and said, "Master, the hot water is ready."
"Let's go, let me give you a bath!" Jiang Qingzhi carried Duoduo and went out with a smile.
"Meow! Meow!" Duoduo struggled hard.
Is this the important thing you mentioned?
Wang Shen walked out of Xin'an Lane and found that he had lost control of his emotions since he entered the door. He recalled the previous conversation, suddenly turned around and looked at Bo's house, and after a moment of silence, he burst into laughter.
"Your Excellency!" The clerk frowned, not knowing what was wrong with him.
Wang Shen laughed so hard that he fell backwards, and suddenly burst into tears.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to escape the Khan's punishment this time!"
(End of this chapter)
