From Chief to Ball

After many inquiries, I finally found such a person in a Chinese settlement.When the old man heard that Chen Jian asked him to write some tribute papers, he was startled. He said that he had never written it before, and he didn't quite understand the format. It would be bad if he made a mistake.

Chen Jian promised gold and silver, but only said that he would make up some parallel prose in praise.

Immediately discharged some gold and silver, and took out two papers of credentials that had been prepared in the country, on which were stamped the seals of the king and the council, the specification was very formal, but the content was empty.

All credentials are in duplicate, and one copy needs to be taken back for storage. These papers are special papers used for drawing maps, which are tough and wide, and are specially made.

When the old man saw the gold and silver, as well as the extremely high-standard paper of the national book, he was immediately relieved.After all, such a person is not qualified to write a national book, and now such a big event is happening, which is an unimaginable encounter in his life.

Immediately drank a cup of rice wine to keep his arms from shaking, and ground the thick ink. Chen Jian said in vernacular that he wrote his poor words in parallel prose as the beginning, and then wrote some more.

Lin Xi looked aside for a while, thinking this is strange, I can recognize some of these characters, but the rest looks familiar even though I don’t recognize them, they are square and square, they look like frogs in comparison with toad.On the other hand, those European characters are completely birds and fish, which is really strange.

Chapter 52 Match it to your liking

At the end of June in the 35th year of Wanli, the officials in Zhangzhou City sat together, including Luo Liangxin, Tao Gongsheng, Li Ying, Ji Gai, Wang Shiren, etc.

Facing a letter of credence brought by an envoy from the Far West, everyone was at a loss.

"...The vastness of the universe is not the sole power of one master. The universe is broad and flooded, and it is divided into various states. The one who covers the world is the world of the world, not the world of one person.

The so-called Chinese are nine out of nine in the world.The Chinese name is Chixian Shenzhou.Chixian Shenzhou has its own Kyushu, and the Kyushu in the order of Yu is also the same, and it cannot be counted as a number of states.In China, there are nine Shenzhous such as Chixian County, which are the so-called Kyushu.So there is a Bohai Sea around it, and the people and animals can't communicate with each other, just like those in a district, it is a state.Nine times like this, there is the Daying Sea surrounding it, the boundary between heaven and earth.

The Chinese are the masters of China.It is surrounded by quicksand in the east and Bohai Sea in the west, Liquan and Zhicao coexist; it is separated from Wuling in the south and Heishui in the north, and Ruifeng and Xianglin gather together.The great etiquette, Annan Siam thousands of miles to pay tribute; the beauty of clothing, the Western Regions Hu Yi thousands of miles to pay tribute.Wang Zeguangfu, the generation of measures is among the relatives and sages of Li Le; the style of writing is spread far away, and Fan Sifang is among the poems, books, rituals and music.

The affairs of China are self-operated by China, and the prestige of rituals and music is consistent throughout the world.In the past, the Japanese criminals belonged to the family, and sent officials and soldiers to slaughter Pusan ​​three times to restore North Korea. Yi Zong cut the soil and bowed it as lush grass.

There are articles by Confucius and Meng Daode in Wen, and on the art of war by Wu Yousun and Wu Taolue.This is a great country.

Our country lives in Daxi, more than 36 miles away from Ryukyu, with 670 counties and [-] cities, with [-] people, and a radius of more than one million miles. It is also the master of a state.It is not comparable to the small states of Lan and Frangji.

In the past, during the chaos of the Three Prisons, the house of Zhou was shaken by wind and rain, and the only sound was 噍噍.At that time, the barbarians were unconvinced, the Yin and Shang were stupid, the natural protection was uncertain, and there was no flaw to sleep.

Since King Cheng was young, the Duke of Zhou boarded his chariot and set up eight divisions to conquer Guan Cai and conquer Wu Geng.He also sent a relative named Ji, named Beishi.With thousands of chariots and tens of thousands of soldiers, to punish the remnants of Wu Geng, go deep into the north of Sushen, to the barren land in the extreme north, where there is extreme day and night, and there is no distinction between yin and yang.

At that time, Yin Nie was in chaos, and Binhai was firmly guarded, and the intention of building boats was to go west. Thousands of sails raced across the sea to enter Daxizhou.The Northern Division also crossed the sea to suppress.

Suddenly there was a thick fog, which covered the sky for thousands of years. I couldn't distinguish things, and all boats were lost.The food is exhausted, the clothes are ruined, and the hair is drunk with blood, slash-and-burn farming, living together for thousands of years, without changing the original intention.

The vicissitudes of life in the mulberry field have lasted for thousands of years, but the gift of tying the hair and the right lapel is the only thing I dare not forget.Thousands of years later, if there is another conquest, Shenzhou will be too far away to return. Instead, the country will be established as Xia, and the feudal system will be divided to guard the state.

Over the millennium, Yin and Yi crossed the south and crossed the sea to Fusang Prefecture in the south. They forgot all the etiquette and etiquette, but their admiration for their homeland did not change.Later, when Frangji arrived in Fusang Prefecture in the south, the survivors thought he was an old man, so they asked Yin Di if he was safe.People in Fulangji didn't know the past of Yin and Shang, so they named them Indians in Southern Fusang Prefecture. This is ridiculous and sad.

This trip to sea, to Siam, to know the story of China.Thousands of miles apart, misty for thousands of years, I don't know the Spring and Autumn Period, let alone Qin and Han Dynasties.

After reading the history books in the big city of Siam, I knew that after the cliff mountain, the land of Shenzhou sank.The soil of Yanhuang eats fishy smell; Huyi in Mobei steals China.As a result, the Yilun was polluted and the rules were often out of order.Fortunately, the great ancestor of the Great Ming Dynasty in Shenzhou raised his army handsomely, collected all the heroes in the country, and restored the frontiers of the previous generation, that is, the emperor of Shenzhou.

The affairs of China are under the dictatorship of the Chinese emperor. We live in the western state, but we only want to trade and send envoys to communicate with each other, in order to learn from Confucius and Mencius...

... Facing this extremely bold letter of credence, everyone dared not make any decisions.The Dalun Mountain massacre just ended a few years ago, when officials from Fujian and other places had the most tense exchanges with foreign countries, yet such a letter of credence was handed over.

No one dared to think it was a fake, and no one dared to think it was true. The person who sent the credentials was waiting outside, and there were also a few Fujian maritime merchants.

If you only look at the front, it is treasonous, dare to say that Shenzhou is only one of the big nine states.After reading the following content, these people have a feeling that seems to be true. Did a so-called "Northern Division" really cross the sea after the Sanjian Rebellion?

The most difficult thing for these officials to accept is the seemingly equal relationship faintly revealed in it.Obviously, this letter of credence states that the emperor of China is the emperor of Chixian Shenzhou. In addition to Chixian Shenzhou, there are other eight states, but most of them have no emperors.

In other words, the concept of the world has become bigger, and the co-owner of the world has become the co-owner of Chixian Shenzhou.And the so-called Daxi Prefecture, although it has no emperor, has a population of tens of millions and 36 counties. It is not called an emperor but is called the head of a state. It is equal to the emperor of Shenzhou.

But apart from this extremely disrespectful statement, other places are quite satisfactory, and the emperor's name is also written with a golden pen.

They can't make a decision on the matter of commerce, but they can't just discard it according to the ancestral system. After all, they handed over the credentials according to the procedure, and the legitimacy of this procedure still needs to go.

After Tao Gongsheng read it, he pondered for a long time.

"From your point of view, is this true or false?"

Several people shook their heads. It is wrong to say anything about this kind of thing, so it is better not to say it.But the letter of credence also said that it was delivered to other port counties. If it is true, it will be a crime if it is not reported.

In addition to the letter of credence, there is also a side list of "tributes" and an article introducing various situations in that so-called abdication country.

And the copy of the "tribute" also made the previous credential a little credible.

There are many items in the secondary list, such as muskets, cannons, explosives, broadcloth, clocks, glass, handlooms... But these are not of interest to the officials.

What officials are interested in, instead, are some things mixed in the middle.

In the long list of tributes, there is also a very special "gift" that has aroused everyone's interest.

"Two pairs of live lions, five pairs of scorpions, six pairs of horns, six pairs of deer skins, six pairs of unicorn skins, ten pairs of Dangkang teeth, ten pairs of scorpion skins..."

They have heard of lions, but they have never seen a live one.As for the unicorn, of course they don't believe it is a mythical beast, otherwise it would be impossible to peel off the skin, but a photo called "Black and White Painting" inside shows a huge and tall giraffe.

Si is different from rhinoceros, with one horn and two horns; deer and Shu have black and white stripes; Dangkang is like a pig but has long and curved tusks; scorpion is not a monkey...

If you can think of these clear purposes, you will definitely be able to tell the difference.

These are all things in the "Shan Hai Jing". Dare to write this, which obviously proves that these tributes are real, otherwise they will be exposed once they come into contact with them.

If these things exist, then the various wastelands introduced in the "Shan Hai Jing" should exist, and maybe there will be the possibility of a great Kyushu.

Although I haven't seen the real thing, I don't dare to lie about this kind of thing.It's just that these legendary beasts are actually skinned and convulsed, which is really incomprehensible.

What made it difficult for them to understand and make a decision was some things in the last pamphlet introducing the Far West Country.

It is said that people in this country are good at observing the stars and are familiar with geography. It can be deduced that in August this year, a comet will pass through.

I explained it later, and pointed out that this comet would visit every 70 years or so, and it was inferred that there would be records about this comet around the [-]th year of Jiajing, the [-]th year of Jingtai, and the [-]th year of Hongwu.

If you continue to look forward, there may be a record every 75 years or so in the "Astronomical Records" of Song Shi Yuan Shi.As for the rest, just another comet, not in the ranks...

This content, together with the previous Great Kyushu and the monster fur and teeth in the "Shan Hai Jing", had a great impact on the worldview of the officials present.

Some angrily reprimanded the demons to confuse the crowd, some wanted to kill the envoy, some hurriedly read the history of the Song Dynasty to check, and some scolded them for being arrogant.

After thinking for a long time, Tao Gongsheng finally made a decision.

"I think so. This letter of credence is sent to Fuzhou together with the rest of the letters, and the governor will make a decision. The envoys should be imprisoned first, without torture or torture, as long as they are under house arrest. If what these people say is true, August is coming soon, if there is a comet coming, I am afraid that seven out of ten of what is said here is true. If not, it will be used as a lie to confuse the public..."

As an official in Zhangzhou, I saw many red-haired, blue-eyed, painted bodies like charcoal, and I also saw giant ships with guns and guns. After all, it was easier to believe in new things than elsewhere.

Furthermore, apart from the disrespectful part in the credential, there are many words of flattery, and there are no words of threat of force. At least there is no serious crime of killing, and at most it is to reprimand the emperor for being the master of the world. Not a big deal.

If it is true, if the matter of the comet is publicized elsewhere by then, I am afraid it will be used by those who want to.In the past few years, the place has not been stable. If there is an uprising today and smashing up tomorrow, if there is a disturbance because of this incident, it will be bad if there is another charge of ignorance and failure to report in the future.

In any case, the book of credence also recognizes that the emperor is the lord of Shenzhou, and also recognizes the tribute system within the scope of Chixian Shenzhou, and also gives great praise to the righteousness of the country, expressing his approval of Emperor Taizu's deeds, so No other effects will be caused.Even if Daxi Prefecture is true, even if these people are three generations of adherents, they still lack the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, but they can promote enlightenment.

What's more, they are far away, tens of thousands of miles away, and they don't have to worry about causing any big troubles like Japanese pirates.Moreover, unlike those Hongyi who are always intimidated by force, these people really seem to have the meaning of three generations of ancestors, and they can be regarded as returning to their hometown to worship their ancestors.