The Ming Dynasty did not revolutionize

Chapter 66 "I will never get married until the Southern Dynasty is destroyed!"

Ji Yun recognized his identity as an officer of the commander of the left guard of Jianzhou in the Nurgandusi of the Ming Dynasty, and led Fengshen Jilun into the Wuying Palace.

The two looked up and saw that there was no one on the imperial desk, but there was an extra table in front of it, and a child who was probably in his early ten years old was sitting behind it.

The child was wearing the typical uniform of a Ming Dynasty prince. He should be the King Wu of Ming Dynasty whom the guards had just called.

The eunuch next to the table shouted at Ji Yun:
"bye--"

Ji Yun was about to bow and salute:
"Ji Yun, an official of the Left Guard of Jianzhou, pays his respects to His Majesty the King of Wu."

Although Fengshen Jilun, who was standing next to him, was full of resentment, he could only follow suit and bow to greet them.

Zhu Jianxuan sat behind his desk, with a stern face and silent.

Seeing this, the eunuch raised his voice again:
"bye--"

Ji Yun was a little confused. According to his understanding, the Southern Ming Dynasty should only need to bow once on normal days.

I have already performed the ceremony once, why is this eunuch still shouting?
Moreover, even when multiple bows are required, the master of ceremonies should also shout "bow again" or "bow three times" instead of repeatedly shouting "bow" as it does now.

Fengshen Jilun complained even more, thinking that he was being forced to kowtow three times, corresponding to the three kneelings and nine kowtows he had to do when meeting his grandfather.

Sure enough, the eunuch continued to shout for the third time, and his voice reached the limit:
"bye--"

Ji Yun felt more and more that something was wrong, and it seemed that the eunuch's voice was so sharp that it seemed like it might kill him.

It seemed like this was something he asked himself to do, but he kept insisting on not doing it. He had reminded and warned himself for the third time.

Thinking about the situation outside the hall, Ji Yun, who often tried to guess Qianlong's intentions, suddenly reacted.

Nan Ming is now deliberately making things difficult for himself, deliberately not letting the Honglu Temple tell him how to perform the ceremony, but instead making him guess.

It is certain that the "bai" shouted by the eunuch was not an ordinary bow, but was most likely the "jishou bai" in the traditional sense of the Ming Dynasty.

After bowing, continue to kneel down on your knees, fold your hands and place them on the ground in front of you, and finally place your forehead on the backs of your hands.

The action is somewhat different from the direct kowtow of the Qing Dynasty's three kneelings and nine kowtows.

After the eunuch shouted for the third time, Ji Yun finally thought of a clever idea and decided to try to kowtow.

But it was too late for him to remind Fengshen Jilun.

When Ji Yun was bowing, Fengshen Jilun was bowing for the third time with his eyes closed.

The eunuch spoke again, but his tone returned to normal:
"Goodbye——"

Ji Yun breathed a sigh of relief, secretly sighing that he had guessed correctly, and stood up to kowtow for the second time.

Fengshen Jilun couldn't stand it anymore:

"What are the rules of your Southern Dynasty? I usually only bow three times when I see our Emperor!"

Ji Yun was shocked, and when he wanted to remind Fengshen Jilun, it was obviously too late.

Since the Southern Ming was deliberately looking for trouble, they must be waiting for themselves to make a mistake so that they can find an excuse to humiliate the envoys.

Fengshen Jilun was so out of control that Ji Yun couldn't imagine what the Southern Ming would do to him.

However, Ji Yun was not too worried. After all, the Southern Ming Dynasty was the orthodox dynasty, and the most he could do was humiliate Fengshen Jilun.

They shouldn't kill envoys casually.

However, Zhu Jianxuan, who was sitting on top at this time, said with a stern face:

"This barbarian boy is really rude. Drag him out and behead him!"

Two soldiers immediately ran in from outside, grabbed Fengshen Jilun and dragged him out.

Fengshen Jilun was stunned again, struggling and shouting:

"What are you going to do? You can't kill me! When two countries are at war, neither will kill the envoys!"

Zhu Jianxuan continued with a straight face:

"You are an officer of Jianzhou Guard of Ming Dynasty. How can you be considered as a foreign envoy when you meet the king of Wu Fan of Ming Dynasty?
"If you are a pseudo-Qing bandit spy, then you should be killed, even skinning you alive is not enough!"

Ji Yun subconsciously wanted to question, but immediately realized that questioning was probably useless, so he immediately changed his words and begged for mercy:
"Why is this so... Your Highness, please spare my life. Fengshen was born in a barbarian family and is young and ignorant. He does not know the etiquette of the Celestial Empire. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

Fengshen Jilun was afraid again, worrying that the other party would really kill him in anger. After all, the other party was a prince, and he was just the emperor's grandson.

So Fengshen Jilun blurted out a few words in panic:
"Please spare my life... Your Majesty, please spare my life..."

Zhu Jianxuan snorted coldly:
"Since you are young and ignorant, I will spare your life and drag you out to be beaten with twenty sticks as a punishment."

The two soldiers continued to drag Fengshen Jilun out.

The eunuch beside Zhu Jianxuan continued to shout:
“Three bows—”

Ji Yun was extremely panicked, but after saving Fengshen Jilun, he no longer had the energy to think and continued to kowtow.

"Four bows—"

The eunuch's voice sounded again.

At the same time, the screams of Fengshen Jilun were also heard into the hall.

The cane had already been used, and it was hit very hard.

Ji Yun's forehead was sweating with nervousness, and he bowed stiffly for the fourth time.

The eunuch finally shouted out his last words:

"The ceremony is over--" Zhu Jianxuan insisted on using the rules of the Hongwu Dynasty this time.

The crown, robes, carriages, flags and residence of the Prince of the Ming Dynasty were one level lower than that of the Emperor, and all dukes, marquises and ministers had to bow down and pay homage to him.

When a minister meets the emperor, he bows five times and kowtows three times; when he meets a prince, he bows four times.

“Whenever a court official comes to the palace on imperial orders, or when he is passing by to see the king as an envoy, he must perform the four bows.

"Even the Three Dukes and the Great General must bow four times. The king sits and receives it.

"If an envoy passes through the kingdom on his way and deliberately takes a detour to avoid the king, he shall be beheaded."

If an official passed by the place where the vassal king was and did not go in to pay his respects to the king, he would be beheaded directly.

Although this is the rule after the vassal king takes office, no one can find fault with me now if I bring it up, and no one can control me except my father.

At this time, Ji Yun was still lying on the ground and did not dare to stand up on his own.

He was really scared. He was afraid that the little prince of Daming would pick on him again and then drag him out to be beaten with a stick in the court.

Even if this young prince of the Ming Dynasty does not kill the envoy, he will definitely not show mercy in beating him with a stick in the court.

After all, he even dared to beat Qianlong's grandson, so there was nothing he would not dare to do as an ordinary civil official.

My old body can't stand the beating of the stick in the court.

The key point is that if they get beaten, it will be in vain, as the Qing Heavenly Soldiers cannot make decisions for them.

Zhu Jianxuan was quite satisfied with Ji Yun's performance:
"Be flat."

"Exempt from ceremony" usually means when a minister just begins to perform a ceremony, the monarch will shout "Exempt from ceremony" and ask him to bow only once and kowtow once, and he is exempt from the rest.

It is said that the subject has already performed the ceremony, so the monarch should not ask for permission and should just stand up.

However, if the monarch does not order the subjects to stand up, they usually cannot stand up and must continue to kneel on the ground.

After Zhu Jianxuan shouted "Stand Up", Ji Yun stood up tremblingly and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Because I was so nervous just now, I didn't know how to start the conversation for a moment.

Zhu Jianxuan did not wait for him to speak, and directly announced in a commanding tone:

“Go back and tell Hongli that he was able to resist the British’s instigation and that he was able to distinguish between good and evil.

“So, the court allowed him to continue governing the land he had reclaimed in North America.

"He was allowed to send his subordinates to represent the Ming Dynasty's Nurgandusi Jianzhou Zuowei to attend the talks and sign the contract.

"If you have nothing else to do, please leave."

Ji Yun was a little dazed. He had been frightened several times since he came in.

I just finished my ceremony and all I got was these three sentences? I was just going to leave like this?

However, Ji Yun quickly realized that these three sentences were what he needed, and he came here just to confirm this.

It was a good thing that the young prince gave a direct reply without talking nonsense.

So Ji Yun knelt down again and bowed to Zhu Jianxuan:

"I obey your command and will definitely deliver your Highness's order to..."

After Ji Yun finished his salute, he slowly and carefully left the hall and went out to look for Fengshen Jilun who had been beaten.

Then he was reminded by the guard next to him that Fengshen Jilun had been driven out of the palace.

After Ji Yun left the palace, he saw Fengshen Jilun lying in the carriage, guarded by Fengshen Jilun's family guards.

As soon as Ji Yun came out, the leading Baoyi shouted at him:

"Master Ji, what is going on? Is the emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty crazy?
"How dare they attack our young master? Aren't they afraid that our Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers will come and kill them?"

Fengshen Jilun was now completely exhausted, but he could not help gritting his teeth and muttering feebly:

"I, Fucha Fengshen Jilun, swear to avenge this! I will never get married until the Southern Dynasty is destroyed!"

Ji Yun quickly stepped forward to comfort her:

"Master, please be patient for now. We are brave men and will not suffer a loss in the face of adversity. We should not stay in the enemy's heartland for long.

"Let's go back to the Qing Dynasty first, report the situation to His Majesty, and then make a long-term plan."

Ji Yun said this to comfort her, but he was muttering in his heart.

You, a slave, should stop bragging here. If the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers were really useful, the young prince of the Southern Dynasty would not dare to attack your young master.

You, the emperor's grandson, don't have to swear to leave yourself no way out, and we don't need to make long-term plans.

It is because we, the Qing Dynasty, are helpless against the Southern Ming that they dare to mess with us at will.

If the Southern Ming vassal state had not been too powerful and its ministers had not been in secret contact with the Qing Dynasty, we would have been driven to America long ago.

This beating you received is destined to be in vain. If you really keep your oath, you will never get married in this life.

Fengshen Jilun felt that what Ji Yun said made sense, and continued to agree with gritted teeth:

"I saved it, hurry up and leave."

(End of this chapter)