Chapter 2247

For more than two hundred years, the Ming Dynasty has maintained the authoritative image of the Kingdom of Heaven in East Asia. Whether it is politics, culture, military, or international trade, which has never been taken seriously by the court, the Ming Dynasty is in a position where other countries are in a bad position in these fields.

A position of admiration.

And vassal states like North Korea were completely politically aligned with the Ming Dynasty. Even if the king ascended the throne, he needed to be canonized by the Ming Emperor to be justified. In addition, the country's homeland security was placed under the military protection of the Ming Dynasty.

Under the Ming Dynasty, the response to an invasion by a powerful foreign enemy was to request reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty.

Going back more than ten years, the North Koreans would never have imagined that they would voluntarily break away from their sovereign state, the Ming Dynasty, let alone think that the country's model for imitation would be a South China Sea island country that was founded less than ten years ago. If someone asked

If Andao Shi told this situation, he would definitely think that this person was insane. How could there be a country in this world that could replace the status and role of Ming Dynasty?

But now Andao Shi understands a truth, everything is possible. A country that did not exist ten years ago is now a powerful country that cannot be ignored. There are many things that Ming Dynasty cannot do, but Haihan can do them.

And he did even better, which at least shows that in some aspects, especially in the military field, Haihan can already partially replace the Ming Dynasty.

But it is obvious that Haihan's ambitions will not stop here. The holding of this foreign military cadet competition is actually Haihan's intention to demonstrate his military strength to the outside world through this special form. Ando Shi may not have seen it thoroughly enough.

, but Dong Shangyi has been in contact with Haihan for several years, and his understanding of this is obviously better than his.

An Daoshi sighed: "Haihan does have such strength. No matter what others think, I am so impressed with it. If we can learn the five basic skills of Haihan Army, Korea will no longer have to worry about the Qing army in the future."

An invasion from the south. Perhaps the peace our country has longed for can truly come."

Dong Shangyi smiled and said: "Taiping? If Brother An learned all the skills in Haihan but had no battles to fight, wouldn't it be depressing? Taiping is a good thing for the people, but for us who eat military rations, that may not be the case. We don't go out to fight.

Enemy, where did the military merit come from that allowed me to be promoted?"

Although An Daoshi felt that Dong Shangyi's words were a bit biased, he couldn't directly refute it, so he had to follow Dong Shangyi's wishes and said: "Brother Dong's words are reasonable, and I will teach you!"

Dong Shangyi added: "Most of the people who performed well in this competition in previous years were promoted immediately after returning to their place of origin, which shows that all parties attach great importance to this. This year, Haihan also specially expanded the scale and invited more

VIPs come to watch the martial arts competition. I think I can get more rewards based on my performance... The prince of your country will definitely come to watch the battle. Brother An can try hard to fight for it. Maybe the prince will be happy and give you the title of general.

Such a position!”

Prince Andao Shixindao has already announced the rewards for this event, but the requirements are too high, and he may not be able to get them even if he tries his best. As for the general, there is no need to think about it, maybe in another ten or eight years

It’s your turn to have the chance every year!

However, this event organized by Haihan may not be popular with everyone. Some people are happy and some are worried. Even if they have received the invitation, there are still some people who are very dissatisfied with this arrangement.

"This is simply unreasonable! What kind of situation are you going to put my Ming Dynasty in!"

In the Ming Dynasty Embassy in Sanya, Fei Cexian was losing his temper over the invitation letter on his desk. Several subordinates around him lowered their heads and did not even dare to express their anger.

In fact, Fei Cexian rarely gets angry in front of his subordinates, but that's why once his emotions break out, his subordinates don't even dare to persuade him. They can only wait for him to calm down on his own. And today

The reason for Fei Cexian's anger was the invitation letter on his desk.

Regarding this martial arts competition, Fei Cexian actually received some faint rumors a few days ago. Haihan would certainly disgrace the Ming Dynasty by engaging in this activity. Needless to say, Fei Cexian was on an overseas mission.

Han has been around for such a long time, and has long been accustomed to Hai Han's various disrespectful behaviors towards Ming, both covertly and openly. As long as they are not humiliated in person, he usually just turns a blind eye and gets over it. After all, he also knows that everything must be followed.

If Haihan debates right and wrong, he will only be the one who suffers in the end.

But since Haihan released the official news, the discussion on this matter suddenly became more intense at all levels. People can be heard talking about this matter in various places on the streets and alleys. There are many arguments linking this event with the Ming Dynasty.

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The debate that Fei Cexian heard the most was the topic of "whether the Fujian Xu Jiajun who participated in the competition could represent the Ming Dynasty." Of course he knew that Fujian Xu Xinsu and his group were very close to Haihan, saying that they were supported by Haihan in the Ming Dynasty.

It’s no exaggeration to think of local puppets.

Since the early years when Xu Xinsu assisted Xu Xinsu against the Shibazhi and the Dutch, the military exchanges between the two sides have exceeded the scope allowed by the Ming Dynasty. Over the years, Xu Xinsu, with the support of Haihan, has worked his way from a small navy to the general of Fujian.

As a soldier, the imperial court wanted to transfer him to the Ministry of War in the capital several times. Xu Xinsu always listened to the announcement but not the instructions, and could not be dispatched at all. However, the imperial court also knew that Fujian had sent troops several times to fight overseas with the Haihan Army. This Fujian

It's hard to say how many military attachés were still following the imperial court's orders.

Xu Xinsu has such close contact with Haihan, so it is logical to send people to Haihan for training. Fei Cexian is not surprised that the Fujian Ming Army will appear in this competition, but as long as the Haihan people don't publicize this matter, everyone will continue as before

Just pretend that nothing happened.

But this time the Haihan people seemed to have changed their minds. Not only would they launch a large-scale publicity campaign, but they also announced that they would invite more celebrities to the scene to observe the martial arts competition, and the invitees were not limited to their own countries.

When he learned the news, Fei Cexian actually had a vague premonition that the Haihan people might invite him deliberately. The Ming army competing on the field would not represent the Ming Dynasty. What attitude should he take?

Should we cheer it on, or turn a blind eye or even denounce it as an act of treason?

This is an unsolvable problem. Fei Cexian understands that no matter what response he makes, it will be true to the facts, and the Haihan people will definitely take this opportunity to set the pace and try to influence the opinions of the Haihan people and the international environment towards the Ming Dynasty.

If Fei Cexian affirms the participation of the Fujian Ming Army, or gives encouragement and praise, then this will definitely be used by Haihan to manipulate him. If this kind of thing is reported to the court, he will definitely be exposed by those big shots who do not know the truth.

He was directly classified into Xu Xinsu's group.

And if he does the opposite and strongly opposes the private participation of the Fujian Ming Army, then Haihan will definitely declare that this is an official conflict within the Ming Dynasty, which will hinder the diplomatic relations and normal exchanges between the two countries, and may even

It will be said that this is a personal grudge between Fei Cexian and the Fujian General Soldier, and it is for the purpose of avenging private vendetta that the Fujian Ming Army is prevented from participating in martial arts competitions.

Of course, Fei Cexian's other option is to ignore this, but the premise is that Haihan does not issue an open invitation to him. In this way, Fei Cexian would be justified even if he claimed that he had no knowledge of the matter. But this is not a good option.

, Haihan openly invited the Ming army to participate in the competition, but he, the ambassador to Haihan, was completely unaware of this. This kind of statement can deceive the devil.

No matter how Fei Cexian reacts, Haihan will probably find a hundred ways to put him in a disadvantageous situation. This is a real problem for him, and he may even lose the black gauze hat on his head.

After Fei Cexian spent a few days in anxiety, the invitation letter that came to his door finally made his negative speculation come true. Fei Cexian, who was under tremendous mental pressure, finally couldn't stand it anymore, and in front of

His subordinates were furious, thinking that Haihan's move was against him.

"Violation of etiquette... extremely shameless... beheading, everyone should be beheaded!" Fei Cexian was so angry that he couldn't help but start talking nonsense. But he might not be sure what he wanted to do.

Who should be beheaded, the Haihan people, Xu Xinsu, or the Fujian soldiers who are about to participate in the competition. But no matter who the target is, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to get his wish.

Immediately protest to the Haihan people? Simply claim to be ill and avoid this event? Talk to the Fujian Ming army trained in Sanya and ask them to give up participating in the competition?

Thoughts flashed through Fei Cexian's mind, but he rejected them one after another. These plans either highlighted his weakness, were self-deception, or were likely to cause self-humiliation.

What an ideal solution.

When Fei Cexian closed his eyes and meditated, a staff member boldly suggested: "Sir, in fact, there is no need to deliberately avoid this matter. Since the invitation says to observe the martial arts competition, then your Excellency, just go and watch the competition. As for what

Just pretend you don’t know who is participating.”

Fei Cexian frowned and said: "Isn't this an act of self-deception? When the Haihan people want to ask me what I think of the Fujian Ming Army, how can I give a safe answer?"

The staff member said: "Sir, when you go, you only watch and don't speak. As long as you don't express your position in public, you won't make mistakes and let the other party get the handle."

Fei Cexian thought about it silently in his mind and felt that his staff's plan seemed to be feasible to a certain extent, but the details needed to be improved, otherwise he would be too stiff and the Haihan people would look down on him.

Seeing that Fei Cexian was silent, the staff member guessed what he was thinking and continued: "Sir, the weather has been hot recently and it is very easy to suffer from various fevers. If the body is not properly maintained, it is possible to be aphasic for several days.

.Adults, please take care of yourself!"

This staff member spoke in a roundabout way just to save Fei Cexian's face. After all, if he was directly advised to pretend to be mute, it would definitely damage his official authority.

Fei Cexian had previously thought about pretending to be deaf and mute by claiming to be ill, but not showing up at all would be a guilty conscience, and it would not be conducive to collecting first-hand intelligence information from this activity. The staff's idea was obviously better.

, you can go to the scene to watch the competition, and you don’t have to worry about being caught by the Haihan people if you speak inappropriately. It’s the best of both worlds.

Fei Cexian nodded and said: "What you said, I feel that I have been a little angry in the past two days and my throat has been uncomfortable. You can make arrangements for me later and find a doctor to take my pulse and take some medicine."

Eat once."

The staff member understood that his suggestion had been adopted by his superiors, and immediately followed Fei Cexian's instructions. Finding a doctor to prescribe medicine was just a gesture. The key was to get the news out first through this channel, so that Fei Cexian would not have to complain about his illness.

It would appear too abrupt.

However, among Haihan's invitation list this time, he is probably the only one who is as entangled as Fei Cexian. Basically, people who can get invitations have only two reactions. One is that they take it for granted, such as Li Zhen and Li Nai

Such prominent upper-class figures have long known that they will definitely be invited, so they don't feel any excitement at all.

The other is overjoyed. These people are almost all civilians, such as Zhang Jinbao from Qiongxi College. They regard the invitation letter as a symbol of status, and being invited is a sign of official recognition of themselves.

A recognition of influence.

As the date of the competition gradually approaches, Sanya also begins to welcome batches of guests who come specifically for this purpose.

The guests who came to Sanya to observe the competition came from as far away as Guangzhou. If Haihan hadn't sent the invitation a little later, all the invited guests would have come to Sanya before the competition, and there might have been places further away.

Many people have received the invitation letter. However, if this event is successfully held, the preparation time for the next one will definitely be much earlier. By then, there may be people from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and even further north with invitation letters.

Come to Sanya to participate in the event.

"Before you get off the boat later, each of you should tidy up a little bit. After you get off the boat, don't look around and act like you have never seen the world and make people laugh. Remember that you are students of Qiongxi College, so give me

Act calmly, you know?"

Zhang Jinbao saw that the ship had sailed into Sanya Port, and he immediately took the time to lecture the students. This time he was invited to Sanya to observe the martial arts competition, and he also brought a few of his proud disciples with him.

It can give these young people a long experience and see how prosperous the capital of Haihan Kingdom is.

If you have enough time, you can also take them to visit several institutions of higher learning in Sanya to let these young people understand what the goals they are striving for are.

Of course, he himself would also take advantage of this rare opportunity to visit the senior officials in charge of cultural and educational work to see if he could obtain some more resources for Qiongxi Academy. However, this may not be easy, and Zhang Jinbao does not have full confidence.

To be sure, I can only look for opportunities after arriving in Sanya and adapt to changes.
Chapter completed!