The head of the Honglu Temple sent to welcome the special envoys from both countries this time was the head of the Sibin Office, and the official rank was above the sixth rank.

After handing over to Lin Haisheng, Fang Yongzhi met with Van Buronhorst, Etro and Pahlavit in the inn where he was staying according to the established procedures. Lin Haisheng was also invited to attend the meeting.

Honglu Temple is an institution that is in charge of court meetings, banquets, sacrifices and praises the etiquette of the emperor, and is a fourth-rank yamen.

There is one minister, one on the left and one on the right. There is a chief clerk's hall underneath, one on the chief clerk's hall, and the document is transferred.

The subordinates, the two officials of the Sibin Office, one person in each department, four people, and fifty people in the preface. The official ceremony of the ceremonials was decorated and reported. The official ceremony of the Sibin Office was a commemorative officer of ethnic minorities and foreign tribute envoys. The official ceremony of the ceremonials praised the etiquette. The official ceremony of the preface, the official ceremony, the official ceremony and the commemorative praise.

The prescription, which was nearly 40 years old, was used in the seventh year of Chongzhen. After one year of observing politics in the Ministry of Rites, because he had no way in the court, he was sent to the Honglu Temple when he was electing officials and stayed there for more than three years.

As the Ming Dynasty was in a period of internal and external troubles in recent years, the annual tribute of small countries such as Siam, Zhenla, Chameng, Sanfoqi, Boni, and Manciga, which regarded the Ming Dynasty as the sect leader, was intermittent, and the number of foreign guests received by Honglu Temple also decreased significantly.

However, as the situation gradually improved, the small countries that received the news began to resume the normal activities of sending pilgrimage to each year. Especially in the first half of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the number of foreign guests received by the Honglu Temple increased significantly, and the amount of money allocated by the Ministry of Revenue for reception also increased exponentially, which made the Honglu Temple, especially the Sibin Office, full of energy.

After receiving a joint report from the Fujian Governor and Zheng Zhilong, Zhu Youjian sent someone to inform the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple, asking them to do a good job in reception at that time, and then send senior officials to participate in the negotiations as appropriate after understanding the other party's purpose.

After learning that the Western Special Envoy had arrived in Tianjin Wei, Zou Weilian, Minister of Rites, then arranged for relevant personnel from the Sibin Office to come over.

Unlike Lin Haisheng who is cold and rude to others, Fang Yongzhi, who is used to dealing with foreign guests, gives people a feeling of spring breeze. He always has a sincere smile on his face when he speaks, which makes people feel very friendly. This alone makes Pahlavit and others feel very satisfied.

"You are a thousand miles away, and traveling from the west to the ocean to the Ming Dynasty to meet my Emperor Ming Emperor. It is a time of hard work along the way. Is it a saying that there are friends coming from afar? Isn't it true that this official welcomes you to your arrival on behalf of your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty court. You can ask any legitimate needs. Your Ming Dynasty court will give you a reasonable and satisfactory reply depending on the situation!

Tonight at the Youth hour, Honglu Temple will hold a banquet on the second floor of the inn here to welcome all guests and friends from afar. At that time, I will arrange for the accompanying staff to go to the place where the envoy is staying to guide you. I hope you can make time to visit!"

After both parties introduced each other, Fang Yongzhi, who was very kind, sat in the main seat, raised his eyes and spoke with a smile while smiling. This kind of behavior of contacting the listener's eye can easily arouse the other party's favor and attention.

Since the SIPG Office has never received Western guests for many years, there is no corresponding information. The Huang family is honored to be left as a live translator, which makes him excited, who has never met a high-ranking official in the capital. When the translator uses his words, he also fully demonstrates the Ming Dynasty's enthusiasm and sincerity for foreign guests.

"Mr. Fang, I want to raise strong protests and dissatisfaction! Two days ago, you Ming soldiers shot and killed our delegation members at the dock for no reason. We need a reasonable explanation for this matter! If your Ming government cannot satisfy us in the result of the handling of this matter, the consequences will be very serious!"

Huang's Tongshi had just translated Fang Yongzhi's words. Before the basic process of etiquette greetings between the two sides was completed, Etro had already taken the lead in clamoring. His somewhat powerless behavior made the two Dutch people feel a little unhappy.

"Haha! Please be careful not to be impatient. I have heard of the whole story of this matter. I think that this sudden incident was caused by a misunderstanding between the two parties. The root cause is that your party failed to obey Lin's experience. It is because I am not familiar with the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, so there is such a small conflict!

Please rest assured. Our Chinese country is a country of etiquette. The Han civilization has been around for thousands of years. Everything will be dealt with and dealt with according to the law and feelings. After you enter the capital, I will report this matter to the Shangguan. I believe that the court will handle it properly and give you a satisfactory reply!

As for the consequences that the noble envoy said, haha!"

After arriving in Tianjin Acropolis to contact Lin Haisheng, Fang Yongzhi had learned about the causes and consequences of the conflict. He had received many foreign envoys and was a little amused by this matter, but he didn't take it seriously.

Many foreign missions who visited arrived in the Ming Dynasty first arrived. Due to different customs and personalities and language barriers, they also had conflicts with the people of the Ming Dynasty when they were shopping and wandering around every day, but most of the disputes would be settled soon, and this time the big event that killed someone never happened.

This is mainly because those visiting foreign countries have a sense of fear and inferiority in their hearts about this extremely prosperous and prosperous country. Even if they occasionally have disputes with the people of the Ming Dynasty, they will soon admit their cowards.

From top to bottom, the Ming Dynasty looked at these barbarians with the mentality of a superior country in the Celestial Kingdom, so after the dispute, they did not act unreasonable and did not care about it in the end. This behavior made those small countries more respectful of the Ming Dynasty.

But this is not the case with the Spanish who visited this time.

During this period, Spain adopted a policy of looting and expansion, advocating the use of force to resolve all disputes. This national policy was carried forward to the greatest extent when they conquered South Asia and South America.

It was the result of the continuous gains of various huge benefits in conquest over the years that the Spaniards developed a mentality of self-reliance on their own force and arrogantness.

Although they also knew that the Ming Dynasty was a behemoth entrenched in the east of the world, after Manila slaughtered local Han people twice and the Ming court did not react, the Spanish determined that the Ming Dynasty was just a strong outside and a strong inside. As long as the time was right, the great Spanish army would include it as a target that could be conquered.

But what Etro and others did not expect was that they were hit by the head as soon as they ascended to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, which made the proud and arrogant Spaniards bear it.

"Dear Mr. Fang, this matter is a diplomatic dispute between Spain and the Ming government, and we, the Netherlands, will always remain neutral. But I am a little curious about how your government will deal with this matter? Is there any precedent for such a thing? Will the murderer be sentenced to death?"

Pahlavit, who had been observing the expressions of Fang Yongzhi and Etro, suddenly interrupted with a smile, which made Etro who had originally planned to directly say the request of the Spanish mission temporarily silent. He also wanted to see how the other party answered, and then consider whether he could accept the Ming government's handling plan.

From Fang Yongzhi's disapproval of the tone and expression, Pahlavit keenly realized that the other party did not take two lives seriously, which made him, who originally wanted to stay out of the matter, unable to accept it.

Because no matter what, the two were killed in the end. How to deal with this matter will reflect the attitude of the Ming government towards life, so that we can see what the level of civilization of a country is like.

"Haha, such incidents are rare in our Ming Dynasty. However, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, we will eventually understand the matter by paying the silver and properly handling the subsequent affairs.

As for the murderer, I do not agree with it. This is law enforcement and not malicious crime. Please give me some details on this point."
Chapter completed!