Wanli 1592

Chapter 1284 Li Yan arrives in Beijing

When he got the calligraphy handwritten by the emperor, Li Yan was so moved that he shed tears.

In the other courtyard next to the Korean embassy, ​​he knelt and kowtowed three times facing the imperial palace, expressing his gratitude to Emperor Daqin, and requesting to see Emperor Daqin as soon as possible. He couldn't wait to express his heart to His Majesty the Emperor. .

Xiao Ruxun saw Li Zhan's loyalty and was very "happy", so he announced to meet Li Zhan, and invited Li Zan to have a light meal before his birthday to share the friendship between the monarch and his ministers.

When Li Yan learned that Xiao Ruxun was going to invite him to dinner, he was overjoyed. He asked his attendants to boil water, bathe and change their clothes, scented their bodies, dressed cleanly and formally, and then went to the banquet.

Xiao Ruxun held a banquet for Li Yan in his own imperial garden. After Li Yan followed his servants to the imperial garden to meet Xiao Ruxun, he formally met Xiao Ruxun with the ceremony of a monarch and minister.

"King Li Zan of North Korea pays homage to His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor. Long live His Majesty the Emperor."

His etiquette was very comprehensive, he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed three times. Behind him, several Korean courtiers kowtowed with Li Yan, saying "Long live, long live".

Xiao Ruxun laughed and stepped forward to help Li Yan up.

"Li Qing doesn't need to be so polite. This is not a formal meeting. It's just a casual meal for the two of us. Don't be so nervous."

Li Yan hurriedly said: "I dare not, this is the gift of the emperor and the minister, and the gift cannot be discarded."

"Hahahaha, alright, Li Qing insists, I won't say more, come on, Li Qing, take your seat!"

Xiao Ruxun pointed to the seats prepared for several North Korean monarchs and ministers.

Li Yan took the first seat on the left under Xiao Ruxun, and the first person on the right was Wang Xijue, the chief assistant of the Great Qin Dynasty, and then some North Korean officials and Daqin officials.

"The last time we parted was in the 21st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. It has been seven years since now. Everything has changed too much. Seeing Li Qing this time, I am overwhelmed with emotion!"

Xiao Ruxun opened the chatter box.

Li Yan hurriedly said: "North Korea was in trouble twice, and it was all thanks to His Majesty's full help. The gratitude of the people of North Korea to His Majesty can be seen in the sun and the moon. North Korea is willing to be the border country of Great Qin forever and guard the frontier for Great Qin."

What he said was very level, anyway, Xiao Ruxun was quite happy to hear it.

"Hahahaha, I am assured that Li Qing will rule North Korea. Is North Korea still safe?"

"Thanks to Your Majesty, everything is fine in North Korea, the place has stabilized, everything has returned to the way it was before the war, and it is becoming more and more prosperous. This is all thanks to His Majesty."

"Hahaha, you, you, you."

Xiao Ruxun smiled and shook his head: "Don't put everything on my head, I can't do so many things alone, it all depends on the life of the soldiers, now the Jurchens in the north have been wiped out, across the sea The country of Wa, which is facing each other, has also been wiped out, and Daqin and North Korea are both stable."

Li Yan hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Majesty cares about North Korea, and the people of North Korea will remember everything he has done for North Korea. No, when I was in North Korea, there were many places where there was news that a living shrine would be set up for Your Majesty. , I also agreed to let them set up a shrine for His Majesty, pray for His Majesty every year, and pray for His Majesty's longevity."

Xiao Ruxun smiled all over his face, pointed at Li Yan and said with a smile: "North Korea has such a virtuous king, why worry about the country not being prosperous? Hahahahahahahaha!"

Xiao Ruxun had a very happy meal this time. As for whether Li Yan and the others were very happy, Xiao Ruxun didn't know. They didn't talk about it at the dinner table. Xiao Ruxun only talked about it with Li Yan when they were taking a walk after the meal to digest their food. something specific.

"I heard that you called on the people to plant peanuts and soybeans in North Korea. This is very good. I am very happy. Daqin is not short of food now, but these things that can be used to extract oil are lacking. But apart from Daqin, other places are not very good. to plant.

So I am in a hurry, I have nowhere to buy what I want to buy, and I am really worried when I see the people eating dry food and skinny, with you and North Korea taking the lead, I am not afraid that there will be no latecomers to follow , you have done a good job, both Zhen and Daqin should thank you. "

Xiao Ruxun said this to Li Yan.

Li Yan, who was half a body behind Xiao Ruxun, hurriedly said: "This is what a minister should do. North Korea was able to tide over the difficulties under the protection of Daqin. The gratitude of the whole country to Daqin can be seen. Just a few soybeans and peanuts , so how difficult is it?"

"Easier said than done. When I was a general, I never thought that I would be an emperor. When I was a general, I felt that being an emperor is a very comfortable thing. I am rich in the world, control everything, and hold life in my hands." Kill the power and export it into the constitution.

But now I realize that being an emperor is not like that at all. He gets up earlier than chickens and sleeps later than ghosts every day. The Qianqing Palace used to be the emperor’s bedroom.

Officials from various departments come here to set up an office, and work directly under my nose, just to save some time, let’s not talk about eating here in the morning and noon, when I get busy, let alone night, that night There is something to eat inside.

So my imperial dining room is staffed by cooks at twelve hours a day. When they are busy, they take turns. There are three groups of people at twelve hours a day, and one group at four hours. They make food for the officials to fill their stomachs and continue. work.

As for me, I was reviewing the memorials when they were sleeping, and I was reviewing the memorials when they were awake and working. Now I really feel why the former Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty said that Bai Liao was asleep and I was not asleep, Bai Liao Before I start, I start first, bitterness! "

Xiao Ruxun smiled wryly, it seemed really bitter.

"Now I really envy those rich men in the south of the Yangtze River. They can sleep until they wake up when they think about it, and they don't have to stay up all night. They want to eat and drink when they want. It's not like me. I don't feel like eating and drinking when I'm busy."

Xiao Ruxun added another sentence.

But let alone the tried and tested Wang Xijue, any qualified Daqin official knew that the emperor was pretending.

Also as a high-ranking person, Li Yan can feel the taste of showing off full of complacency.

"It is precisely because of His Majesty's hard work that the world of Great Qin is as stable as Mount Tai, and the Kingdom of Great Qin is so strong. If His Majesty is tired, the people of the world must be at ease."

Li Yan didn't know where he learned the standard way of answering the emperor's pretentiousness from the courtiers of the Great Qin Dynasty.

Although I heard it many times, Xiao Ruxun was still very happy, laughed for a while, and patted Li Yan on the shoulder.

"You and I are both the lords of a country, and the pain can be felt. North Korea is a small China. I have high expectations for North Korea. You must do well and don't disappoint my expectations of you for North Korea."

Li Yan was secretly happy in his heart, and quickly said yes.

But just when Li Yan was happy, Xiao Ruxun suddenly said: "I heard that you wrote a letter to Daqin to designate Li Hun, the second son of Guanghai, as the prince's son. Because of the busy war and no energy to take care of it, it has been put on hold. You're here, let's talk about this."

Li Yan's heart skipped a beat.

I was so happy, I forgot about it.

(End of this chapter)