Chapter 1147： How to grade

He Zhenwu didn't care about Marin's idea. After the 100 guards lined up, Marin began to arrange the sailors to carefully lift the selected nine Galapagos tortoises.

The 9 Galapagos tortoises are the best health of the 13 surviving tortoises, and they are naturally the most suitable for gifts. When the 9 tortoises were lifted down, He Zhenwu's mouth was so wide that he could swallow two eggs ...

Lao He has lived for more than 40 years and has never seen such a huge turtle. Before he received the mission to pick up the black turtle, he still didn't believe it. As a result, the facts told him-this is really true ...

Not only He Zhenwu was stupefied, but the Ming generals who were watching were also very dumbfounded. Obviously, they were shocked. Kong Tai, who was by the side of Marin, looked at it and wanted to laugh. In fact, when he first saw the tortoise in Keelung, he was no better than these Ming soldiers.

He Mingwu and other soldiers of the Ming Army Tianjin Guard were dumbfounded, and Marin had to speak to remind:

"General He, this is auspicious, not yet accepted?"

In ancient times, auspiciousness was very important. There is auspiciousness, which means that a court has face. It's not a good thing to neglect Xiangrui.

He Zhenwu got Marin reminded that as soon as he woke up, he quickly arranged for people to receive Galapagos tortoises. However, the soldiers who were arranged did not dare to step forward.

Why? Galapagos tortoises are huge, weighing a few hundred pounds, like a beast. Moreover, many turtles are carnivores and bite.

But the Galapagos tortoise is actually a mild variety of fruits and vegetables, but these Ming soldiers do n’t know. After all, the Galapagos tortoise body is there, very deterrent. Marin explained it, and these Ming soldiers came over with trembling. Then, these Galapagos tortoises were carried into very clean rooms, which were better than people's treatment.

After, Marin reminded that these turtles do not eat meat, only fresh fruits and vegetables and tender grass. Of course, He Zhenwu gave him ten guts and he didn't dare to let these auspicious auspicious grandpas known as "Mysterious Turtles" eat grass. Therefore, these Galapagos tortoises eat all the fresh fruits and vegetables bought at the market, and these tortoises also eat with relish. Fortunately, it is early summer and the vegetables are very abundant. In winter, it is very difficult to get fresh vegetables. Ordinary people can't eat it at all. Only some royal estates use hot springs to grow vegetables, which will be eaten by fresh fruits and vegetables.

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Arranged these uncle turtles, and He Zhenwu began to arrange accommodation for Marin and others. Because he is a foreign lord, Marin's treatment is not bad, and he lives in the best inn room on the side of Dagukou Port. Its 100 guards were all assigned to the room.

However, the soldiers and sailors on the ship, but He Zhenwu did not dare to let them land. After all, these soldiers seemed to be very elite, and he would not be able to afford it if he went ashore to cause trouble.

Therefore, He Zhenwu finally decided to let the 900 guards and sailors stay on the boat. However, He Zhenwu ordered people to bring meals and water boats to supply soldiers and sailors on board. As for whether or not to let those people off the ship, He Zhenwu said to Marin-this will have to wait for Jingli's instructions. Moreover, he also dispatched his men to speed up and went to the capital to ask for instructions.

Dagukou is not far from the capital, only 340 miles Road, the station system is constantly changing horses to gallop, you can arrive that day. On the day Marin landed from Dagukou, He Zhenwu also sent someone to Beijing to ask for instructions. After all, he was just an officer in a local health center. He did not understand the matter of receiving the diplomatic envoys and even the host.

Then, Marin and his party stayed temporarily in Dagukou, waiting for the response from the capital ...

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The news reached the capital, which immediately caused an uproar among the Manchus. Some conservative civil servants believe that the landlord of the North Sea country came to Beijing from the Dagukou, which is not ceremonial, and should be landed from Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Ningbo and other ports that receive the foreign fan.

However, Liu Jin said that when the North Korean emissaries came to Korea, they did not leave these three ports. Moreover, the other party came to present Xiangrui, and the special points were normal. Then, Liu Jin's group of minions also supported Liu Jin's point of view. It was actually said that the auspicious tortoise came to the shore from the Dagukou in the east to be more auspicious. Because, this represents "Purple Air Comes East", which is most suitable for the arrival of Xuan Turtle.

This metaphor is very clever. At this time, those combative advisors could not refute. After all, the Confucian dynasty still values ​​Xiangrui very much. Only auspiciousness can show the reasonable existence of these ministers.

Then, the ministers negotiated that the host and guest of the Ministry of Rites sent a member of the foreign lang (equivalent to the deputy director) to take the team to Tianjin Weidagukou to be responsible for the reception of Marin, the state leader. At the same time, welcome back to Xiangrui Xuangui.

However, at the rank of Marin, the courtiers had their own opinions and disputes. In accordance with established practice, vassal states such as North Korea, Japan, and Ryukyu have the same status as the monarchs, and Mongolian ministries are uncertain. But the actual situation is that the court recognized their status as the county king, but in the Ming Dynasty, when the dynasty or the banquet was held, the lord was standing or sitting (at the banquet) under the Hou and Bo of the Ming Dynasty.

This is mainly to show the dignity of Daming. Look, you are a foreign lord, and the status is also under my Daming Hou Bo. But apart from the lower ranks, their ranks are not low. For example, they do not need to salute Hou Bo of the Ming Dynasty, but only salute the emperor, prince, and prince. Moreover, they paid four ceremonies to the prince, and the prince needed two ceremonies. As for the County King Hou Bo, they salute each other. It stands to reason that their rank is higher than that of Hou Bo, but the Ming dynasty considered itself superior, and Hou Bo's status is no less than that of the vassal monarch. Moreover, although the princes and kings salute each other, generally the princes salute first.

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Of course, this is not the point. The point is-what should Marin's rank be ...

If Marin claims to be a king, then there is no need to talk about it, just refer to the kingdoms such as Siam and Malacca. However, Marin claimed to be Duke, which made the Ming Dynasty officials dumbfounded-what the **** is Duke? Is it a king?

It stands to reason that the Grand Duke should belong to the Duke. The problem is that the Beihai State is an independent country, not a superficial duchy.

Then, some ministers asked-is it like a monarch like a prince in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period? Everyone nodded in agreement, but the independent princes like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States were put into the present Ming Dynasty, how should they be rated? And, say he is the Duke, there is a "big" in front ...

Finally ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Liu Jin was also annoyed and said:

"Don't argue, since he himself claims to be the Grand Duke, let's not give him the status of King of the Clan, give him the rank of a Grand Duke. Of course, when he is scheduled to go up, he is under Hou Bo! See me. , Must first salute! "

The ministers quickly called "goodness" ......

Then, since the level has been set, it is necessary to set the court suit. Moreover, the general court clothes are rewarded by the Ming Dynasty. According to the regulations, Guo Gong wore a black gauze hat, a jade belt, and clothes embroidered with unicorns (civilian embroidered birds, military officials embroidered beasts). The only problem is-how tall is Marin ...

For this question, Liu Jin also gave an opinion-when the Libei sent the foreigner of the main and guest company to the reception, according to the system, it was necessary to let Marin and his entourage officials "three days of Xiyi", so as not to form a foreign appearance when going up. And the person responsible for teaching etiquette is naturally the member of the host and guest company.

Liu Jin means that, taking advantage of the three days of teaching etiquette, this member of the foreigner can fully measure the height, fatness and thinness of Marin, and then quickly rush back to Beijing to report the data. Then, one of the eight innings of the inner court hurried out a suitable official uniform and sent it before Marin left for Beijing ...

As for the 9 black turtles, Liu Jin also attached great importance, and ordered Jinyiwei to send a team of Han generals to Dagukou to welcome back those auspicious "black turtles" as soon as possible ...

And the question of whether Marin's other 900 guards are logged in, Liu Jin also thought about it carefully, thinking that it should be put ashore, otherwise Daming will weaken his momentum. However, it is possible to go ashore, but it is not allowed to carry weapons ashore, so as not to cause a disaster ...

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