Chapter 488 Tang He was granted the title of Zuozhu Kingdom "Hahaha, the unicorn that disappeared after the Spring and Autumn Period actually reappeared in our Ming Dynasty. It seems that our dynasty will definitely surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties." "Long live our emperor, long live the Ming Dynasty." After the first exclamation came out, the people watching couldn't help but roared with excitement. after all. According to legend, Qilin comes to the world and can make the world live and work in peace and contentment. Moreover, people who can witness the auspicious beast can also be infected with the blessings it brings, and will be immune to all diseases from then on. Zhu Yuanzhang listened to the cheers of the people, with a troubled look in his eyes. But after he took a look at the giraffe portrait painted by Lin Che, there was only a look of firm determination in his eyes. "My dear friends, come with us to meet my great hero of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang threw the portrait to the eunuch waiting beside him, and then led the way to the makeshift reception desk on the pier. At this time, the first treasure ship happened to be anchored on the trestle. It seemed like it was rehearsed in advance, and it took less than a quarter of an hour. The Qilin in everyone's eyes was easily transported to the dock by the crew, which also attracted cheers from the courtiers and people. Along with it, there were large and heavy boxes. The leader, Xin Guo Gong Tang He, brought the crew members who got off the ship to the reception platform, and knelt down in front of Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty Tang He, I am fortunate to have lived up to my command. This time I was ordered to go to Nanyang and establish diplomatic relations with the seventeen countries." "Eleven of them promised to come to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute immediately after their ministers return to the court." As soon as these words came out, the ministers who were originally paying attention to the 'Qilin' and those big boxes couldn't help but focus on Xinguo Gong Tang He. You know, establishing diplomatic relations with Southeast Asian countries has never been easy. This is due to the common problem of barbarians who fear power and lack morality. Unless someone knocks on the door, getting them to recognize Da Ming as their father is even harder than reaching the sky. The Japanese slaves are a good example. However, Tang He, the Duke of Xin who was kneeling in front of Zhu Yuanzhang at this time, went to Nanyang and came back with several letters of credence. After being inspected by Honglu Temple, they were all genuine and there was no trace of fraud in them. And later on, envoys from some countries came to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. This made the ministers particularly puzzled, and they never understood how Lord Xin Guo did it. But there are also a few ministers who realize that this person only represents the prince of the vassal country. He never mentioned anything about the 'Qilin'. This made them extremely confused. Because the welcoming ceremony had not yet been completed, they did not dare to ask at will.

"Dingchen, get up and speak." Zhu Yuanzhang personally helped Xin Guogong Tang He, whose cheeks had become dark and thin. Looking at the faded armor on his body, he immediately sighed: "Dingchen, you have worked hard these days traveling around Nanyang." Faced with Zhu Yuanzhang's words of concern, Tang He said with a ashamed look on his face: "Your Majesty, I am not suffering, but I feel ashamed..." "This matter has nothing to do with you. Your knowledge has been deceived by others." Zhu Yuanzhang knew what Tang He wanted to say and interrupted him directly. After learning the truth about Qilin from Lin Che. Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang could not be blamed. Fa Xiao, who worked carefully for himself, believed in Tang He, the Duke of the country. He took Tang He's hand, turned around and announced to the ministers: "Gong Xin Guo has made great contributions to our Ming Dynasty in conquering the vassal state. Today he is promoted to Zuozhuguo, Crown Prince and Grand Master." None of the ministers had any objection to the canonization of Tang He, Zuo Zhuguo, and Prince Taishi. First of all, he was well-connected, and he was a founding minister of the country, the emperor's disciple, and Zhu Yuanzhang's most trusted minister. The second thing is that the contributions he has made are all real. For Tang He's sake, Zhu Yuanzhang was already ranked among the three nobles and the highest lord in the Ming Dynasty. Tang He, on the other hand, faced shame. After receiving a letter yesterday from the captain of the Duwei Mansion sent by Zhu Yuanzhang, he already knew that the unicorn he brought back was actually a giraffe commonly seen overseas. Tang He was already filled with guilt. When he heard that Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but ask no questions, he instead gave him the title of Crown Prince and Grand Master, Zuo Zhuguo, ranking among the Three Dukes. He was so moved for a moment that he wanted to kneel down to thank him, but Zhu Yuanzhang held him back from kneeling down. "As I said, this matter is not your fault. We only care about the Qilin matter. You don't need to say anything today." Zhu Yuanzhang whispered to Tang He in a tone that left no room for doubt. Tang He was deeply moved by the emperor's care in front of thousands of people. At this time, a man with slightly darker skin and curly hair appeared. As if he was getting impatient while kneeling, he actually stood up from the crew and spoke in Chinese with a strong Fanbang accent. He shouted to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, the great Ming Emperor, I have brought you the Kirin, which represents prosperity and peace." "But you actually neglected me so much. Is this how the Celestial Empire treats guests?" This man's voice was very loud, and his words were directly heard by many ministers in the reception area. Even though his Chinese was not standard, everyone could guess what he meant from his rude behavior. This was the first time that the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty had seen such an arrogant foreign envoy. Immediately, someone pointed at his nose and cursed: "You are such a barbarian, how dare you question His Majesty and why you don't kneel down to apologize." "Where is the Minister of Rites? You sent people to educate the barbarian officials on etiquette, how do they do things."

"Captain of the Duwei Mansion, quickly capture this arrogant person." Nowadays, most of the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty follow Zhu Yuanzhang to fight for the world, and their tempers are also very explosive. Although civil servants don't have the ability to kill people with a knife. But there is still some martial virtue left. Under the traditional Confucian education that "the emperor humiliates his ministers to death" he received from an early age. They not only cursed this rude envoy from foreign countries. Moreover, he rushed towards this person while cursing, intending to use his fists to teach this barbarian what it means to obey the king's will. It was just the ship's officials kneeling next to the Fan Bang envoy and the sailors on the treasure ship. The one who was faster than them pushed the arrogant guy to the ground, raised his fists and started beating him violently. "Oh, why did the fight start?" "The person who was beaten seemed to be a barbarian." "My Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette. How can we beat the envoys of foreign countries? They even sent us unicorns!" The people watching on the pier couldn't help but burst into an uproar when they saw the sudden accident near the pier. Because they were too far away, they didn't hear clearly what the envoy from that country said. So most of them were surprised as to why those high-ranking adults would fight against the envoys of other countries. There was only an old scholar with a gray beard who didn't know what was going on. He actually started to blame his own people bitterly. Immediately, some young people who couldn't stand it pushed the old scholar and scolded him: "You old man, you don't even know why the barbarians were beaten, so you just criticized our own people. You really got the book into the dog's belly." ” (End of this chapter)