The officials of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple are very busy, so many foreign envoys come to the capital of Daming, this is something that has never been done before, the official post in the capital is full, and it is almost impossible to receive officials from all over the country who go to Beijing, and Yang Tingshu, the minister of the cabinet and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is personally concerned about many things.

The Ministry of Rites has little leisure time this year, the first half of the year is mainly busy with the imperial examination matters, as well as the implementation of many matters on the reform of the imperial examination, until June, the palace examination is completed, this from the second year of Ruiyuan began the imperial examination, only basically came to an end, the three hundred Jinshi who were admitted were admitted to the Guozijian, Hanlin Academy and the Ming Royal Policy Theory Research Institute, for further study, these admitted Jinshi, only after the training is qualified, Only then can they be arranged by the Ministry of Officials to work as officials in departments at all levels.

The matter of the coming of all nations to the court was undoubtedly planned by the Ministry of Rites.

Zhou Yanru, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, led the affairs of the coming of all countries, and Yang Tingshu, the cabinet minister, was responsible for the specific handling.

Neither Zhou Yanru nor Yang Tingshu expected that there were so many overseas people who entered the capital this time, as well as the envoys around the Ming Dynasty, and there were nearly two hundred envoys of all sizes, plus the entourage who came to the capital with them, the total number of people exceeded two thousand, and all the reception and arrangement matters needed to be properly arranged by the Ministry of Rites.

Zhou Yanru and Yang Tingshu gave full play to their abilities and tried to arrange everything well.

In this process, they also played the emperor on many details, who knew that the emperor did not give any instructions on these matters at all, and clearly required Zhou Yanru and Yang Tingshu to be fully responsible.

The time has come to the end of October, the climate in the capital began to become cold, according to Zhou Yanru's arrangement, many envoys who came to the capital of the Ming Dynasty visited the emperor on the first day of November. Then the Ministry of Rites organized them to go to the south to have a look, with a focus on Nanjing, and finally returned to the capital in December and left after the Spring Festival in the Ming Dynasty.

Such an arrangement has a reason to show off the strength and wealth of the Ming Dynasty, but it is more to show the development of the Ming Dynasty commerce and trade in these seasons. And the Ming court's emphasis on commerce and trade, whether it is land trade or overseas trade, they must follow the rules determined by the Ming court.

The emperor's meaning is very clear, if you want others to do things according to the rules you determine, then you have to show your strong strength in front of others, and things that involve interests, if you want others to take the initiative to obey, there is basically no possibility. Only by overpowering others in terms of strength and letting others truly admire you can the rules you make can be applied everywhere.

Many preparations, from the time Hong Xingui, Wang Xiaoer and Zheng Zhilong wrote from Batavia, entered a state of countdown, including where the fleet docked, safety and security along the way, and so on.

There is another detail in this, that is, the question of whether there is a need to limit the number of envoys. People come from afar to be guests, and hospitality needs to be done well. However, the Ming court has its own rules, and when these envoys come to the Ming Dynasty, they must abide by the rules of the Ming Dynasty, which means that there is no need to restrict the actions of many envoys.

The emperor, who had hardly any questions about the whole arrangement, spoke on this matter, and the emperor meant that there was no need to restrict these foreign envoys. They can see anywhere they want, even if they enter the capital, they can think about walking around the capital, since the Ming court wants to show their strength, then they need to convince these foreign envoys. Restricting people's actions will only make people feel uncomfortable, and even doubt the wealth and strength of the Ming Dynasty.

The sea is tolerant of all rivers, the Ming Dynasty officials and officials at all levels, must understand this truth, in the face of many foreign envoys, to have a strong self-confidence, in the future there are many such situations, there will be a steady stream of overseas people or people outside the territory to enter the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court has made clear the rules, for overseas or foreign people to come to the Ming Dynasty to do business, even in the Ming Dynasty, must be accepted, as long as these people do things in accordance with the rules of the Ming Dynasty, abide by the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty.

The emperor also emphasized a special point, for those overseas and foreign people, to treat each other with sincerity, to always show the strength and tolerance of the Ming Dynasty, in this regard the Qing Dynasty is a living lesson, the Qing Dynasty that thinks that the Manchus are the most powerful, superior to others, is to be blind, Han people remember not to be arrogant, to be kind to all people of other nationalities.

The emperor's reminder was implemented by Zhou Yanru and Yang Tingshu to the letter.

People outside the territory, the appearance is not very different from the people of the Ming Dynasty, they are also easier to integrate into the Ming Dynasty, and those overseas people have certain difficulties, these people's appearance is completely different from the people of the Ming Dynasty, hair, eyes, skin, etc., there are great differences, some are blonde and blue-eyed, and some are black skin, which will arouse the curiosity of the people in the early stage, for example, in some places in the north, overseas people have caused onlookers and discussions.

However, this situation does not exist in the larger cities, especially in the capital, you must know that there are many overseas people in the capital, including the Ming army, there are also a lot of overseas people, the foreign trade department of the Ministry of Households, hundreds of people are overseas people, the Ming Royal Bank, overseas people abound, these people are the same as the officials in the court, go to the court on time, and travel around the capital every day, and the people have long been accustomed to it.

As a result, a new industry has gradually emerged, that is, language communication matters, some people specialize in language communication matters, to help these overseas people communicate with the officials, scholars, businessmen and ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Royal Institute of Theory and Policy also follows the emperor's holy decree, specializing in absorbing talents in this area, responsible for the training of officials in the capital, so that many officials can also understand some simple overseas words.

Nowadays, even the queen mother Wen Manshan knows a lot of overseas words, and can even talk directly to those overseas people.

After many overseas and extraterritorial envoys entered the Daming Sea, the Ministry of Rites began to make comprehensive arrangements.

Xiong Wencan, the minister of the cabinet and the secretary of the Ministry of War, went to Tianjin Port to greet him on behalf of the imperial court, mainly considering the victory of Hong Xingui and others in the battle at sea and overseas expeditions.

What gave Zhou Yanru and Yang Tingshu a headache was how to receive the three princesses of Spain, Portugal and the Dutch royal family.

This matter has been rumored to be a good talk in the court, it is precisely because of the strength of the Ming Dynasty that overseas people are convinced, and people have sent the princesses of the royal family, begging to marry the emperor, but it is said that the queen is not particularly satisfied with this matter.

It's no wonder that the emperor has little pursuit in terms of women, after entering the capital and ascending the throne as the emperor, he will never agree to the arrangement of seventy-two concubines in three palaces and six courtyards, except for marrying the imperial concubine Zhu Huijiao, there is no other concubine, the queen is also very satisfied with this, who knows that now the royal family in Europe suddenly sent three princesses, all of whom are going to marry the emperor, as a woman, the queen mother can not be so comfortable in her heart.

It is said that Hong Xingui and Zheng Zhilong went to meet the queen mother, and when they left the palace, they didn't have time to wipe off the cold sweat on their heads completely.

Of course, this is the following rumor, and it is impossible to know the real situation outside.

The day of the envoys to see the emperor is approaching, the Forbidden City has made all the preparations, and the emperor has begun to pay attention to this matter, no matter what, this is a sign of the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, this is a new starting point, in the future, many envoys may come to the Ming capital to worship, but like the scale of this time, it will basically not appear.

The ceremony of the court meeting must be held in the Fengtian Temple of the Forbidden City, which was originally the place where various large-scale grand ceremonies were held, and this time the court ceremony, the emperor, the queen mother and many concubines were to participate, and the court ceremony was divided into several levels, including the ceremony of sacrificing prisoners and celebrating the victory of overseas battles.

After the ceremony, the group composed of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War had to negotiate with the royal envoys of Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands, that is, on the question of how to deal with the prisoners, who were basically from these three countries, and that the large warships were also a great fortune.

Officials above the fourth rank in the capital are all going to participate in this worship ceremony.

Zhou Yanru and Yang Tingshu also encountered some specific problems, how to arrange such a grand worship ceremony, they have never seen it, and they have no experience, fortunately, among the many documents preserved in the Hanlin Academy, there are records of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di receiving foreign envoys to worship, although it is not particularly complete.

The emperor was very open to this matter, and he told Zhou Yanru and Yang Tingshu that the imperial court had set so many rules, and the new rules could also be determined for this pilgrimage, and it was not necessary to follow the previous routine, as long as the ceremony determined this time was appropriate, then it would be handled in accordance with such rituals in the future.

Therefore, in order to carry out the ceremony, the cabinet specially discussed, including the Honglu Temple of the Ministry of Rites, and also put forward a number of suggestions, but there is one thing that the emperor is very clear, that is, overseas and foreign envoys, there is no need to force bowing, the etiquette is different in each place, and overseas rules must be respected.

After a busy few months, the ceremony of the pilgrimage is about to take place.

Zhou Yanru and Yang Tingshu, who presided over this matter, must be looking forward to it in their hearts, and they are also very excited, if Hong Xingui's overseas conquest and expedition is the foundation battle, then this worship is the foundation laying ceremony. (To be continued.) )