Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 30 Both are drama masters, Wen Tianxiang and Huo Qinhui
At the beginning of noon the next day, the west hall of the government office.

Li Cunming was receiving and entertaining the members of the mission, accompanied by Yan Ermei, the military adviser, and Jiang Dejing, the secretary of the household department, with high standards.The dishes are rich, the cups are staggered, and the etiquette is very grand.

"My dear friends, you have traveled all the way north, and your boats and vehicles have been exhausting. You have worked hard. You have a heavy burden on your shoulders when you go to the Qing Dynasty, and it is related to the safety of half of our Ming Dynasty. I respect you all, and I hope you will do your best!"

Li Cunming raised his glass and took a sip of the wine.

"If we can keep my Daming mountains and rivers safe, I will wait for death!" Zuo Maodi said loudly.

Li Cunming smiled and said: "Qing and others are so loyal and loyal, I understand in my heart. I am sitting on the front line, and there are many things that I can't take care of. I don't know if Zuo Aiqing is leading a delegation to the north this time. What instructions do Shi Ge and others have?"

Zuo Maodi reported back: "When we left Nanjing, Mr. Shi Ge and the Minister of Rites Qian Qianyi earnestly warned us and put forward the strategy of 'uniting with the Qing Dynasty to suppress the invaders and dividing the river to rule'. We must uphold the principle of peace and friendship with the Manchus." Clear negotiations.”

"Qian Shangshu also said that as long as the Manchu Qing can agree to wipe out the traitors and live in peace with our court, we can also consider cutting land and transporting old coins." Deputy envoy Chen Hongfan added.

Zuo Maodi handed over a gift list and said: "This is the list of gifts carefully prepared by the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple, please have your Majesty have a look."

The gift list reads: 50 taels of silver, [-] stones of grain, [-] bolts of brocade, [-] bolts of Sichuan brocade, and a number of local specialties.

While watching, Li Cunming cursed in his heart: "Damn it, these officials in Nanjing are soft bones, they should all be damned!"

Sending money and food, are you worried that the Tartars will starve to death?I have been going south for so many days, have you ever sent me a tael of silver and a grain of grain?
There are also Yunjin and Shujin, which are the finest cloth.Especially the Shu brocade, after Zhang Xianzhong occupied Sichuan, he adopted a closed-door policy, and the population in central Shu dropped sharply, the Shu brocade has become rare to see, and there is not much left in the emperor's inner treasury, so you will give away [-] pieces at once.

Qian Qianyi is even more hateful. He talks about cutting land and transporting old coins, and he doesn't feel bad about selling his father's land!
Do you regard me as Song Gaozong Wanyan?Should I change my name to Aixinjueluo Chongzhen?

Li Cunming was already furious in his heart, but his face sank like water, he handed the gift list to Yan Ermei and Jiang Dejing, and said, "What do you two lovers think?"

Jiang Dejing yelled: "It's nothing else, 50 taels of silver, [-] shi of grain, isn't it too much? The emperor has been on the front line these days, but he has tightened his belt and gritted his teeth."

"A lot? Not a lot!" Yan Ermei stroked her beard and said boldly, "The Manchu drove the intruders out of the capital and gave us a big mouthful of anger. I can't thank you enough. If you want me to say, no more Adding 50 taels of silver is also appropriate!"

"Military teacher, are you crazy?" Jiang Dejing widened his eyes and spread his hands and said, "If you are not in charge of the family, you don't know the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt. If you talk about it, you will have to add another 50 taels of silver. Where can I get it for you? If you want to add money, it will be too expensive." Okay, you pay the money yourself, don't come to me!"

Yan Ermei and Jiang Dejing were arguing endlessly in front of the emperor, Zuo Maodi kept his eyes on his nose and mouth, and stayed out of the matter, while Chen Hongfan's eyeballs were rolling.

"Okay, stop arguing, and shake off my old self in front of the mission, do you have to let the whole world know that I am too poor to get rid of it?"

Li Cunming finally spoke, and smiled at Zuo Maodi and the others: "You have also seen how short I am of money and food! My Ming Dynasty was a state of etiquette. I also want to thank you very much, but a penny can't beat a hero."

"However, the words of the military advisor reminded me that I can't be too stingy. I have a god-given item here, please pass it to Dorgon from Zuo Aiqing, and let's talk about it."

As he spoke, he solemnly took out a small brocade box and opened it. Inside was a yellow cloth, and on the yellow cloth were two pieces of dark paste.

"What is this?" Zuo Maodi asked.

In fact, it is the opium ointment rewarded by the system, but Li Cunming said it miraculously: "I don't know the name for now, I call it 'God ointment', don't underestimate it. Know why I can hold Ningling County, and take down Suizhou without any effort Is it? After the soldiers inhaled this thing, it was like a godsend, and one was worth a hundred..."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Yan Ermei cried out repeatedly, winking at Li Cunming constantly, and stopped her, "Your Majesty, do you really want to send out the divine ointment?"

"Yes, I sincerely thank Man Qing!"

"It's absolutely impossible, this thing is a magic weapon for our army to defeat the enemy, how can it be given away so easily?" Yan Ermei was anxious.

Jiang Dejing raised the bar and said: "I said military division, it was you who asked for more money, because there was no money, the emperor gave God's ointment instead, and you came to stop it again. What exactly are you trying to do?"

Yan Ermei stomped her feet and said, "But I didn't say I would take the anointing as a gift! Forget it, forget it, if the emperor insists on going his own way, I won't be in the mood to drink, so leave!"

He pushed the chair aside and left angrily.

Zuo Maodi and the others were very surprised, Li Cunming said awkwardly: "Yan Ermei has such a bad temper, don't take it to heart, I will go to persuade you in private. But the divine ointment is really extraordinary, and I only have It’s no wonder Yan Junshi is angry after betting two yuan!”

"How about this, I have suffered a bit, and replaced the 50 taels of silver and the [-] shi of grain with God's ointment, which can be regarded as an explanation to the military advisers and soldiers."

Not allowing the members of the mission to refute, Gan Gang immediately made arbitrariness and replaced the silver and food with opium cream, and Li Cunming still pretended to be at a loss.

The banquet dispersed, and the members of the mission left the government office.Yan Ermei walked into the west hall, laughing loudly.

Li Cunming glanced at Yan Ermei, then at Jiang Dejing, gave a thumbs up and said, "You two lovers, you are both good actors, I want to present you with Oscar statuettes!"

"What Oscar, what statuette?" Yan Ermei asked.

"I am sincerely praising you for acting!"

Jiang Dejing shook his head and said: "I don't know how to act, just now I was worried about showing my feet."

"Jiang Shangshu, don't be modest, you have the best sense of propriety, I feel ashamed. It is said that honest people don't lie, but honest people really lie, no one can compare!" Yan Ermei joked.

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When the mission came to the capital, seeing that the old capital had changed its owner, Zuo Maodi sighed: "The land in Shenzhou is sinking, and the old capital has changed hands. Why don't people shed tears!"

The Qing Dynasty sent people to welcome the mission and arranged for them to live in the Siyi Pavilion.

Zuo Maodi's face changed drastically, and he said sternly: "According to the etiquette system, the Siyi Pavilion is used to entertain foreign countries. My Ming Dynasty was originally the suzerain of Erman Qing. Although the situation has changed, we can't underestimate our country. No change place, I, Zuo Maodi, stood dead on the street!"

The Manchu officials looked displeased, Chen Hongfan said: "Master Zuo, people have to bow their heads under the eaves..."

"Shut up! I am defending the dignity of the Ming Dynasty. How can I bow my head?" Zuo Maodi scolded Chen Hongfan, then squinted at the Manchu officials and said, "Please tell the regent of your country that we Han people have never lacked Wen Tianxiang!"

"Desperate for face!" The Manchu official scolded contemptuously, and had no choice but to ask Dorgon for instructions.

After several intense negotiations, the Manchu Qing finally made a concession and arranged for the mission to live in the Honglu Temple in accordance with the etiquette system.

But for many days in a row, Dorgon did not meet with the mission, intentionally neglecting it.

Zuo Maodi was an upright and tough person, Manchu had no sincerity, so naturally he would not rush to please him, and just spent his time studying in Honglu Temple.

Zuo Maodi could hold his breath and stick to his integrity, but Chen Hongfan, the "living Qin Hui", was different.After arriving in the capital, Chen Hongfan bowed his knees and looked like a servile, soliciting ties with dignitaries and dignitaries of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties everywhere.

Through the matchmaking between Fan Wencheng and Feng Quan, Chen Hongfan unexpectedly met Prince Yu Duoduo.The old boy also secretly took a piece of "God's ointment" and offered his courtesies to Duoduo.

"Is this thing really so miraculous?" Duoduo asked.

Chen Hongfan described what he had seen and heard at the banquet in the Xuzhou government office, adding fuel and vinegar: "For this thing, Chongzhen and his officials quarreled and almost turned their faces. I heard that the soldiers smoked this thing and would Be very brave."

Duoduo rubbed his bare scalp, and said, "I've also heard about the Ningling Defense Battle, but I didn't expect Chongzhen to win it like this... Well, you said that this thing needs to be inhaled, how do you inhale it?"

Chen Hongfan took out an opium pipe, handed it up respectfully and said: "When we were in Xuzhou, Chongzhen gave us a blueprint, which showed the appearance of the utensil for smoking ointment. After I came to the capital, I asked someone to make it. Please Lord, give it a try."

"It's almost the same as our smoking pot!" Duoduo became interested.

After swallowing the clouds and mist for a while, Duoduo felt that his bones were brittle, his soul was out of his body, and his whole body seemed to be flying to the sky.

He lay reclined on the kang, with an intoxicated expression on his face, and hummed in his mouth: "The fetish, it really is a fetish, this king is very useful!"

(End of this chapter)