Ming Zuo

Chapter 1390
After the ceremony, Zuo Menggeng's identity was completely changed.

He began to perform the duties of emperor.

The first job is to get close to the missions of various countries.

The land of China is turbulent and the situation is uncertain, and all countries are also very concerned.After all, what happens here has far-reaching consequences, and other countries will also be involved.

According to the distance and importance, he was the first to meet with the North Korean mission.

"Now in the country, the conflict between His Highness and the cabinet is getting more and more serious. Please learn from Your Majesty and save North Korea."

The representative of the North Korean mission was Jin Yu, who made the request as soon as they met.

Zuo Menggeng knew why Jin Yu came here as a representative.

"Although North Korea is a vassal state of China, it is self-contained after all. It is best for your monarchs and ministers to discuss domestic affairs. As long as you have the people in mind, there is nothing that cannot be resolved."

Zuo Menggeng made a scene, and didn't intend to meddle in North Korea's internal affairs at all.

Jin Yu hadn't done much yet, and the other North Korean officials all looked sad, feeling that the future was not good.

In the past, when they were vassal states, what they hoped most was that the state would not interfere and let them live happily.But now that there is a big problem in the country, when Shangguo wants to make a move, Shangguo turns a blind eye.

It can only be said that the cycle of karma and retribution is not good.

After the official business is over, the next step is the private matter.

Zuo Menggeng said to Jin Yu: "It's rare for you to come here, so let's stay for a few more days. The child at Lao Qi's side is about to be born, and having you as a grandfather here can be said to be the happiest thing in the world."

Jin Yu promised again and again, and after saying goodbye, he separated from the missionary and took his two sons to Zuo Yong's residence.

The residences of Zuo Yong and Jin Qiurong have been moved out of the family courtyard of the military.

Although for the two of them, the small courtyard is enough to live in, but Zuo Yong's status is different now.

He is the king of the county, and he should open the mansion according to the regulations.

When Jin Yu came here, he looked at the completely new palace, not to mention how beautiful it was.

To have such a son-in-law, for the Jin family, it is a blessing for the long-term prosperity and wealth.

"Since the country is unstable, my father-in-law and the two uncles might as well stay here for a while longer, so as not to get caught up in it. When the situation stabilizes in the future, we will be able to see more clearly where we are going."

At the family banquet, Zuo Yong said something.

Jin Yu is an old man, and he understands it as soon as he hears it.

"My son-in-law, Your Majesty will take action after all, right?"

Looking at the eager eyes of Jin Yu and his two uncles, Zuo Yong smiled slightly, but raised his glass instead of answering.

Yet this is enough.

Jin Yu immediately made a decision.

This time I came to Middle Earth, and I will never go back in a short time.

After the North Korean mission, it was the Dongying mission.

The Japanese missions were divided into two groups, one for the shogunate and the other for foreign daimyos.

They came here, besides congratulating Zuo Menggeng on his ascension to the throne, they also had two tasks.

One is to continue to purchase arms and increase strength;
The other is to find a way to make the empire more biased towards its own side.

Facing the envoys from both sides, Zuo Menggeng practiced Tai Chi.

It's okay to buy weapons, and I readily agree.As for the position of the empire, it remains impartial.

The shogunate and foreign daimyo all returned disappointed, and could only put their fate on the battlefield.

The remaining Dutch and Portuguese envoys have nothing to say.

The two sides just conducted more in-depth discussions, strengthened the alliance and laid the foundation for future cooperation.

The ambassador sent by Portugal is still floating at sea, so various issues cannot be explored in depth, and can only be left in the future.

But to say that Zuo Menggeng's most valued mission was from the Kingdom of Kandy.

Since the Xia Kingdom's mission arrived in Ceylon, the Kingdom of Kandy has learned more about the situation in Middle-earth.

In order to survive the dangerous situation, Rajsingh II decisively sent a mission composed of eminent monks across the ocean and rushed halfway.

It turned out that it was just in time for Zuo Menggeng's enthronement ceremony.

Seeing the power of the empire, the missions of the Kandy dynasty became more determined to show favor to the empire.

As for the Kandy Dynasty, Zuo Menggeng also attached great importance to it.

This will be the starting point for entering the South Asian subcontinent from the south, and it must be managed well.

Therefore, when meeting with the Kandy envoys, Zuo Menggeng recruited some local eminent monks to accompany him.

Abbot Sikong of Xingguo Temple in Jinan, Abbot Fatu of Jing'an Temple in Songjiang Prefecture, Abbot Wude of Jiming Temple in Nanjing, Abbot Liaokong of Ciyun Temple in Suzhou, and Abbot Chenghui of South Shaolin Temple in Putian, Fujian.

All of them are famous temples in the empire.

Among them, Abbot Chenghui from the South Shaolin Temple in Putian, Fujian came with a mission.

Behind him, there is the shadow of Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan.

Just because Henan is not within the territory of the empire today, Shaolin Temple dare not cross the border.

And South Shaolin Temple has no such concerns.

In other words, behind these temples are the eyes of the Buddhist community across the country.

Everyone wants to see what the new empire's attitude towards Buddhism is.

After all, the rise and fall of dynasties is also a hurdle for religion.

In particular, Xia Guo's previous support for Quanzhen Sect has already caused a sensation.

Since the empire is very friendly to Taoism, what about Buddhism?

Today, eminent monks from all over the world gathered together to accompany Zuo Menggeng to meet his colleagues from Tianzhu, which still made the Buddhist circle feel the attitude of the empire.

The Kandy envoy is also the most famous monk in the country, Siti Moga.

In the past, he only heard that Buddhism was very prosperous in Central China, but seeing it in person today, it really made him cry.

How did he know that Middle-earth is too big, and there are too many people.

Although Buddhism is only a small part of it, the momentum gathered together is quite amazing.

"Your Majesty, your tolerance towards the Buddha is really the supreme blessing for us believers. Please also extend your kindness and help my Buddha to return to Tianzhu."

Sitimoka made the request on behalf of the Kandyan dynasty.

And this request, on the surface, seems to be a religious issue, but in fact it is mixed with politics.

All the people here are smart people, how can they not hear it?

Zuo Menggeng turned the question to everyone.

"What do you think, monks?"

Before the monks from all over the world came, what they wanted in their hearts was to find out the attitude of the empire towards Buddhism.The most hopeful thing is that the emperor Zuo Menggeng can become a follower of Buddhism.

Unexpectedly, Zuo Menggeng did not express his belief, but brought the topic to the place where Buddhism was born thousands of miles away.

But hearing that the Buddha's feet have declined to this point in Tianzhu, all the monks are still saddened.

"My Buddha is merciful and saves the world. It should be carried forward and the incense is prosperous. But I don't want the place where the Buddha enlightened to the Tao to be reduced to filth. This is really a catastrophe for my Buddhist family. As a disciple of the Buddha, it is my duty to revive the Dharma. "

Abbot Sikong is impassioned and has a clear attitude.

With him leading, other eminent monks followed.

Regardless of whether they are genuine or hypocritical, if they dare to have the slightest prevarication in the matter of revitalizing Buddhism, they will inevitably lose their aura and become mortals.

Isn't this effect what Zuo Menggeng wanted.

"In the past, in order to let the Buddha Dharma of compassion blossom and bear fruit in China, Master Xuanzang went to Tianzhu to obtain the scriptures without fear of life and death, hard work, and suffering. Now that Buddhism in Tianzhu is declining and heretics are rampant, all eminent monks can follow the wishes of the sages ?”

(End of this chapter)