Just when father and son were loving and filial, they were having a good time in Laoshan Palace. Hongwu Street and Hongxing Street in Pukou were already full of citizens wearing gorgeous clothes. These two streets were newly opened.

It is spacious and flat, with rows of box trees planted on both sides of the street. Now Pukou has a vague look like the residence of a Chinese emperor.

Most of the citizens living here were supporters of the Celestial Empire and beneficiaries of the Ming Dynasty's rule. For Zhu Cixiang, in the name of congratulating Emperor Chongzhen on his birthday, he summoned all the vassals from all over the world to come to the court to celebrate his birthday, thus demonstrating the majesty and glory of the emperor.

, they all responded with a warm welcome. So in the early morning of December 24th, the citizens who were on holiday because of the emperor's fiftieth birthday spontaneously went to the streets to watch the envoys from the four vassals and all the countries in the world.

A grand occasion to celebrate birthday.

This is the true coming of all nations to the DPRK! It is not the vassals and foreign envoys that are "hired" in disguised ways, but these vassal foreign countries travel thousands of miles out of respect and worship for the heavenly kingdom.

There is absolutely no reward element in it, let alone thick or thin!

Although there are no "thick visits" and "little visits", these envoys who came to congratulate are full of sincerity! As early as early December, they arrived in Pukou one after another. Because there were too many people, the diplomatic space was limited.

There is simply no room for accommodation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Guest House. Fortunately, there are many newly built palaces in Pukou and Laoshan, all of which were prepared for the heirs of Emperor Zhu Cihong and Chongzhen. They are now used to entertain distinguished guests.

Today is the day when distinguished guests collectively enter Laoshan Palace to kowtow to Emperor Chongzhen and celebrate his birthday!

So early in the morning, distinguished guests from foreign countries, vassal states, and some vassal towns within the country braved the severe cold and gathered on Hongwu Street. Then, under the gaze of citizens on both sides of the street, according to the instructions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty,

Start queuing in the prescribed order.

The people at the front of the queue were not the envoys sent by the great powers who were on equal footing with the Celestial Empire, but the birthday celebration group led by the King of Japan, Tokugawa Mitsukuni himself!

The strength and size of Japan are there. After joining the Celestial Dynasty system, it must be the first vassal state!

The congratulatory mission of the Kingdom of Korea ranked second, led by the leader He Luohui. Dongguo, who served as regent, had returned to the country long ago and is now Zhu Cixiang's noble concubine. The king of Korea (the son of Zhu Cixiang and Dongguo) is still

Of course, as a little baby, it is impossible to return to the country, so I can only let Ling Yizheng lead a team to celebrate his birthday.

The third vassal state is of course the Annan Kingdom, and the leader is the prince Li Weiyu. The Annan king Li Weiqi is old and seriously ill and cannot come to the Ming Dynasty, so he can only let the little boy Li Weiyu lead the team. But whether it is Li Weiqi

Still Li Weiyu, they are just decorations. The four princes of Zheng, Ruan, Mowu and others who really have the final say in Annan are their envoys who also came to the Ming Dynasty with them, and each of them prepared a separate congratulatory gift.

The envoy led by King Nare of Siam ranked fourth. This king of the Ayutthaya Dynasty, now wearing a warm mink coat and a mink hat, was sitting in a beautifully decorated car.

The four-wheeled carriage decorated with carvings and gold paint shivered inside. The winter in Yingtianfu was too cold for him, the King of Siam!

But no matter how cold it is, he must come!

Because it was Zhu Cizhao who went to Ayutthaya City to invite him in person in accordance with Zhu Cixang's imperial edict!

The reason for inviting him to the north is of course to promote Confucianism and help Siam organize the "college entrance examination". Siam's position in the Chinese circle is also relatively outside! Not only is the distance far away, but Siam is also culturally and religiously similar to the Ming Dynasty.

What is tied together is Theravada Buddhism. The popular Buddhism in the four countries of Ming Dynasty, Korea, Japan, and Annan is Mahayana Buddhism, and the gap between it and Theravada Buddhism is still quite big. Computer version::/

At the same time, there is no such thing as Confucianism in Siam. Therefore, the vassal state of Siam is not very reliable after all!

Therefore, it is imperative to promote Confucianism and the "College Entrance Examination" in Siam. The entry of Confucianism and the implementation of the "College Entrance Examination" will definitely break the existing interest pattern in Siam!

Turmoil is inevitable!

Following the King of Siam were the envoys from Chenla and Laos. These two countries were also governed by Theravada Buddhism and had nothing to do with Confucianism. However, Zhu Cihong did not intend to embarrass these two countries for the time being, so Chenla,

The Laos mission is not of high standard and its scale is not too large.

Behind the missions of Chenla and Laos are the missions of three Mongolian vassal states, namely Chahar, Tumote, and Junggar. Among them, Chahar and Tumote have already had the status of foreign vassals, while Junggar has not yet officially

After being granted a title, it was only a quasi-vassal state.

This time, the Junggar delegation led by Erdan came not only to congratulate them on their birthdays, but also to invite them to the Ming Dynasty. Along with the Junggar delegation, there were two Heshuotes from Wala who came to the Ming Dynasty.

The envoys from the Ministry of Finance and the Heshuote Ministry of Tibet also came to ask for the title of vassal, but instead of granting a vassal state, they granted a vassal town.

In addition, the great lama of Tibet also came to Yingtian. However, the great lama was not with three Mongolian vassal states and two Mongolian vassal towns. He is a religious person, so of course he has to be with other religious people.

Behind the Mongols was the Ryukyu Kingdom's mission. It was personally led by Ryukyu King Shangzhi, but the scale was not large because the Ming Dynasty, Japan, and North Korea had all opened their own countries, so the Ryukyu Kingdom had been somewhat depressed in recent years.

Not long ago, Zhu Cixiang proposed a "change of country and territory" to Shang Zhi, who was getting poorer and poorer, and moved the Ryukyu Kingdom to Pattani or Perak Kingdom.

This thing looks good, but can it really be done? Ryukyu King Shangzhi is really unsure!

Just as unsure as Shang Zhi is Li Di from Jeju Island. His father Li Hao passed away last year and died on Jeju Island. The envoy from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty appeared at Li Hao's funeral and also

He brought Zhu Cixi's imperial edict to Li Di and asked him to go to Yingtian Mansion to meet the saint.

What does Mian Sheng mean? Should he inherit the title of county king from his late father Li Hao, or should he be deposed as a commoner?

The missions of the Boni Sultanate and the Sulu Sultanate followed the Jeju mission led by Li Di. These two sultanates have always been used as buffers by the Spanish and the Dutch, leaving them between Luzon and Malacca.

time, it was able to survive on its own for so many years. But there were no good days. Both countries were founded on trade. Among them, Sulu was based on a trade transit island between the Spice Island and the Ming Dynasty. When the spice trade

After being controlled by the Netherlands, the hard days of Sulu are coming!

The country of Boni also had a difficult life. This country used to survive the trade between Malacca and the Ming Dynasty. After the trade between Malacca and the Ming Dynasty was controlled by Westerners, they had nothing to do.

So after seeing the re-emergence of the Ming Dynasty, these two sultanates have been eager to use the power of the Ming Dynasty to drive the Dutch away from the Spice Island and Malacca. Mobile version::

After the envoys of Boni and Sulu, there were the foreign missions, including the Ottomans, Mughals, Persia, the Netherlands, England, France, Portugal (sent from Goa), the Holy Roman Empire, Sweden, etc. and the Ming Dynasty

Countries that have established diplomatic relations have sent congratulatory envoys.

Among them, the Netherlands, Ottoman and Mughal countries were more solemn. They were not sent by the envoys stationed in Yingtian, but sent separate birthday celebration missions. The Netherlands birthday celebration mission was sent from Batavia.

, and the Ottoman and Mughal missions were sent from the capitals of the two countries. They really came from thousands of miles away!

This is the first time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty that such a grand "all nations come to court"!

As soon as the morning passed, with the melodious sound of trumpets, the envoys from various countries began to advance towards Laoshan Palace one after another.
Chapter completed!