Before he had time to pay his respects to Zhu Gui, Jiaqing sent an order to the North Korean envoys to visit him in the Old Summer Palace.

This was a big event. Two third-class guards and an official from the Ministry of Etiquette came to hurry. Hong Jinglai changed into his official uniform and followed. Of course, Hong Jinglai was not the only one to go. Jin Pingchun, as a junior officer, held the tribute.

The jade Ruyi given to Jiaqing is to congratulate Jiaqing on having a son.

The other general translators and retinues were also called, and there were more than a dozen of them. The Ministry of Rites had arranged the carriages and horses earlier, so there was no need to rush up and call for a carriage at the last minute, you could just follow along.

Although it is said that we are going to the Old Summer Palace, there are actually several large and small gardens in that area. According to various records in the "Yan Xing Lu" of our predecessors, the place where the North Korean envoys were received should be in the Zhengda Guangming Hall. And as the actual Old Summer Palace,

On both sides of the political center are the duty rooms and the imperial chambers of the military aircraft department.

When you reach the boundary, you can't just enter directly after passing the legend. You can only see it outside the garden. There is really no difference between this garden and an ordinary city. The garden wall is no worse than the city wall of Yanjing City, and there is still a garden gate.

, there are still guards.

After entering the garden, we continued to wait. There were two officials from the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple, as well as eunuchs and deacons who were leading the way. One after another, they held the envoys entering the garden and led them to see them.

Finally, they were brought into the Hall of Qinzheng, which has a large plaque hanging on it. The Ministry of Rites had already sent people to talk to the mission about etiquette. Because the North Korean mission was so diligent and "always respectful", so they didn't

Like other envoys, they had to attend etiquette training courses for ten days and a half after entering Yanjing.

The North Korean envoys basically just dictate it once by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and then watch the demonstration again and that's it. Everyone is familiar with it. When you see Jiaqing, you just kneel down and that's it!

Hong Jinglai was not just a fool. He was having a fierce ideological struggle in his heart, and he seemed to be proud. No trace of Jiaqing could be seen. He only felt that the light and shadow in front of him was slightly dim after entering the palace, and a eunuch shouted softly beside him.

"kneel!"

Not a word of nonsense, kneeling smoothly and smoothly!

Kneel down three times and kowtow nine times to salute, and there is no mistake at all. You are not allowed to get up unless you wake up. Fortunately, Hong Jinglai prepared in advance that it would be easy to kneel down, so there was no problem.

After the ceremony was completed and the call was made, an official on the side reported that Hong Jinglai and others were envoys from the Qing Dynasty and Korea. Who was his name and what was the purpose of his visit?

"Why don't you call Hong Jing here? What kind of official does this Songdu have to be?" The Jiaqing in front of him has a fair face and a slightly round beard, and he looks very good.

After a brief glance, Hong Jinglai immediately lowered his head and did not dare to look again. After all, he was the emperor who led the Qing Dynasty. He could not look directly at him, even if he was the prince's grandson.

"Your Majesty, the Holy Emperor, I am here to serve as the assistant to the capital, assisting in the management of money, food, documents, education, etc." Hong Jinglai answered carefully, not speaking too fast.

"Isn't this a common knowledge?" Jiaqing's words did not seem to be too oppressive or majestic, and he felt similar to Jin Zuchun.

"Come to the Holy Emperor, who knows the same thing and is similar to the Celestial Empire."

"Then why is he a fourth-grade concubine?"

"The Holy Emperor, because Songdu is officially called Kaichengfu, it was the location of the royal capital in the early years of the previous Goryeo Dynasty and the Kingdom of Xia."

"Ouch! In the past, envoys were always from clan members or nobles, why are you here this time?" This is why Jiaqing is a little strange. In the past, those who came were all officials of third rank or above, or the sons-in-law's children or even the royal family.

Yes, why did a Sesame Mung Bean official come here this time? Does he look down on Dai Qing?

"Holy Emperor, my clan aunt is my lord's biological grandmother." Didn't Hong Jinglai agree that he would only be in the third rank when he returned home? Now he can only move out our cheap aunt, Concubine Hong.

"Well, there's no need to be so formal. Come closer and answer." When he heard that Hong Jinglai turned out to be a relative of King Chunzong, Jiaqing stopped asking any more questions and asked Hong Jinglai to take a few steps closer so that he could take a closer look and answer.

"How is King Li? Does he have Ziyin?" Probably because he had just given birth to a son recently, Jiaqing became concerned about King Sunzong.

"Although my lord is getting married, he is still young and has not yet had children." Since Jiaqing Rang did not have to be formal, Hong Jinglai did not need to reply to the Holy Emperor.

"How old is King Li now?"

"Sixteen years old."

"In the end, the most important thing is heirs..."

"My lord heard about the birth of the fourth son of the emperor, so I specially presented him with Ruyi." Now that the son was mentioned, Hong Jinglai hurriedly sent Ruyi up to express his congratulations.

"I'm interested." Jiaqing glanced briefly at Ruyi and accepted the reward.

"The Holy Emperor sent his people to see off the people. The Lord was very grateful and sent his subordinates to express his gratitude." After saying this, Hong Jinglai knelt down to express his gratitude as usual.

"King Li knows his kindness and is very kind."

Hong Jinglai knelt down and thanked him again and again, until he became proficient.

"How was the journey when we came here? How is Shengjing? I have no time to spare. I have traveled thousands of miles and will not be back for a long time." Just when he thought that this visit was about to end, Jiaqing unexpectedly started to ask naggingly.

Hong Jinglai can't say that your royal road is not a good-looking project. There is only one main road that is easy to walk, and the palaces along the way are also deserted. As for Shengjing, sending those yellow and red belts to Shengjing will cause serious harm.

"The ministers and others are deeply grateful to the emperor for their great kindness. There are officials who take good care of them along the way. The prosperity of Shengjing is far better than that of the country below."

"I should take a look. I have no choice but to strain the people's strength and recruit horses and chariots. It's not possible."

"The Holy Emperor will care for all the nations, and he will be able to live under the imperial court." Hong Jinglai felt like he was talking nonsense.

"How old are you?"

"Just in time." The turn was a bit fast, and Hong Jinglai almost didn't react.

"It is a prosperous year, so I wish I could share the worries of King Li."

It started suddenly and ended suddenly. It seemed like he asked a lot of questions, but also seemed like he didn't ask anything at all. Hong Jinglai was a little confused. Is this how you emperors ask questions?

Jiaqing said "reward!" and the whole visit was over. He said it was a reward, but in the end he gave Hong Jinglai two pairs of big purses. What this meant, Hong Jinglai didn't understand.

The banquet was indeed very sumptuous, and the long table was filled to the brim. There were two tables in front of Hong Jinglai, both of which were made from pastel Jingdezhen official kilns, probably from the Qianlong period to this day.

There were four plates of dumplings on display, and there were several plates with no ingredients visible, but they were obviously dim sum on display. There were also two hot pots on a hot day, but I didn’t know what they were cooking.

Jiaqing went back to change clothes, and everyone here could only sit here and wait. On the other side, the princes and ministers who were accompanying the banquet looked at their noses, noses, mouths, mouths, and hearts. They were like wooden figures, motionless.
Chapter completed!