My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 890 The Ming Dynasty Mission (Part )

"Woo~"

The train blew a long whistle and slowly drove into the station.

Zhu Zhanhe led the civil and military officials and stood on the platform watching the train slowly stop. Then the door opened, and the Ming Dynasty delegation led by Hu Hui also got off one after another.

"Hu Xi, envoy of the Ming Dynasty, pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince!"

When Hu Xi saw Zhu Zhanhe coming to greet him in person, he was a little flattered and immediately stepped forward to salute.

"Hu Shangshu is so polite. We are all old friends. Is the journey going well?"

Zhu Zhanhe greeted him very affectionately. In fact, he and Hu Hui did not have any deep friendship. They could only be said to be acquaintances who had met a few times.

Hu Xi was very happy to see Zhu Zhanhe being so enthusiastic. He immediately exchanged a few words and introduced the members of the delegation behind him. Zhu Zhanhe also gave a general introduction to Yang Shiqi, Li Qi and others behind him.

Then the group of people left the train station. Along the way, Hu Hui was also very curious and kept looking around.

The train station is located outside the south gate of Xijing. Not far from the station is the city gate. After entering Xijing, you can see traffic and horse-drawn carriages on the streets. There are Central Plains-style buildings everywhere. Most of the streets are Han Chinese, and all kinds of familiar products are available. Shops can be found everywhere, and even Hu Hao and the others thought they were back in Beijing.

However, if you look closely, you can find that there are many differences between Xijing and Beijing. For example, there are many exotic buildings in Xijing, and there are more foreigners of all kinds. In addition, in addition to carriages and horses, there are also more A two-wheeled vehicle, many young people rode this strange vehicle through the crowd, looking very dashing.

"Hu Gong, this should be the legendary bicycle. I have seen pictures of it in Dahan newspapers, and it looks like this!"

Wu Ce watched a bicycle speed past beside the carriage, and then introduced it to Hu Hui with an envious look.

Although bicycles have been around for several years, the production has been unable to increase, and even Dahan's domestic demand cannot be met, let alone exported overseas.

Of course, there were some people with connections in the Ming Dynasty who managed to get a few bicycles to bring back to the Ming Dynasty, but the number was very small, and most of them were concentrated in the coastal cities in the south. Almost no one in Beijing had seen the bicycles with their own eyes.

"It's really strange. A two-wheeled vehicle doesn't fall over when you ride it, and it can also run very fast. It can almost replace a horse."

Hu Hu couldn't help but sigh when she looked at the bicycles that could be seen everywhere on the street.

You must know that raising horses is not an easy task. Most people cannot afford to raise them. Even the officials of the Ming Dynasty cannot afford to raise them. Compared with horses, it is cheaper to raise a few bearers. Therefore, when officials of the Ming Dynasty travel, they usually Take a sedan chair.

After entering the city, Zhu Zhanhe arranged for Hu Xi and the others to stay in the post house first and rest for a few days. During this period, he also arranged for officials to accompany Hu Xi and the others around Xijing City to understand the situation on the Han side.

As for the formal talks with the mission, Zhu Zhanhe was not in a hurry. After all, for the big man, there was nothing particularly exciting about the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, the Ming Dynasty asked the big man for many things.

Three days later, Hu Xi and the others finally couldn't wait any longer and strongly demanded to see Zhu Zhanhe.

So Zhu Zhanhe met with Hu Hui and Wu Ce at the Wenhua Palace. Only they, as envoys and deputy envoys, were qualified to enter the palace to interview Zhu Zhanhe.

"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince!" Hu Hui and Wu Ce stepped forward and saluted.

"No need to be polite, how have you been traveling these past few days? Although our Xijing and Beijing look a bit similar at first glance, in fact there are still great internal differences. There are many other things. The climate alone is much hotter than that of Beijing. How can you adapt to it? Bar?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked the two of them with a smile.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. The scenery in Xijing is very different from that in Beijing. It is also an eye-opener for us!"

Hu Hui answered very politely, then cleared his throat and said again.

"Your Highness, we came here on the orders of the Empress Dowager to discuss some matters with the Han Dynasty, such as the disputes between our two countries in Nanyang, as well as some economic cooperation, etc.!"

The so-called disputes in the Nanyang area are actually some conflicts between the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty in the Nanyang waters. After the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, although it did not deliberately invade Nanyang, its influence has penetrated into the Nanyang area, and even the Ming navy has begun to enter Nanyang.

In contrast, the Han Dynasty has long been deliberately operating in Nanyang. For example, Manlajia Port is the bridgehead for the Ming Dynasty to invade Nanyang. In recent years, the Han Dynasty has also occupied many islands and sea areas in Nanyang in terms of management. In this way, It is inevitable that there will be some conflicts of interest with Daming.

"These things are not urgent. Is my uncle's health okay? My mother has been thinking about her all the time. It's a pity that she has not been able to go back to visit her for so many years."

In the end, Zhu Zhanhe obviously opened his eyes and told lies. Empress Wei and Empress Dowager Zhang have never dealt with the sisters-in-law since Zhu Di ascended the throne as the emperor. They even had several conflicts. Empress Wei did not care about Empress Dowager Zhang either. miss.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. The Empress Dowager is still in good health. However, the late emperor passed away suddenly. The Empress Dowager was so sad that she had to leave a white-haired person for a black-haired person. Therefore, she was ill before, but she is much better now."

Hu Xi told Queen Mother Zhang's physical condition, and then continued.

"Before we came, the Empress Dowager also specially asked me to say hello to His Majesty and the Queen on her behalf. If you have time, you can also ask them to go back to Daming to visit their former relatives and friends!"

"Thank you for your kindness, aunt. I will definitely tell my father and mother!"

Zhu Zhanhe also smiled and said politely, and then he chatted with Hu Xi for a few more words.

However, Hu Hui was obviously anxious to talk about business, so he quickly brought the topic back and said: "Your Highness, the Han Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty have the same origin. The royal families of both countries are descendants of Emperor Taizong. Although there were some misunderstandings in the past, that This is all in the past, and now both countries will benefit from cooperation, so I hope His Highness the Crown Prince will consider it carefully!"

Hearing that Hu Hui had made the topic clear, Zhu Zhanhe could not change the topic, so he pondered for a moment and then said: "Hu Shangshu, to tell you the truth, I am actually very much looking forward to cooperating with Daming. , but I also have my own worries!”

"What are you worried about, Your Highness?"

Hu Xi was stunned for a moment and then asked.

"My mother-in-law wants to improve the relationship between the two countries, which I very much agree with. But my mother-in-law is only the queen mother, not the emperor. Sooner or later, my cousin will be in charge. What is his attitude towards us big men? Should he or she not?" Will he secretly target us big men like his father?"

Zhu Zhanhe stopped beating around the bush and directly expressed his worries.

(End of this chapter)