The Revolt of the Three Feudatories: All-in at the start in Beijing

With Pan Feng by his side, and given that the Japanese man had no courage whatsoever, he directly revealed all the things the three of them had done to cheat and swindle.

Alright, you dare to scare me, Master Pan!

Pan Feng was furious. He picked up the Japanese man with one hand, just like a normal person would lift a puppy, and then slammed him heavily to the ground.

"Hand over both the people and the corpses to the Shuntian Prefecture government!"

"I'll go report to General Liu!"

Pan Feng stormed off, leaving the surrounding crowd bewildered, but they soon moved on.

These days, ordinary people witness several executions a year. Mere punches, kicks, and bayonets are nothing to fear; they won't even have nightmares at night.

……

Meanwhile, the real envoy was kneeling beneath the Nine-Dragon Wall in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but it was not Japan, but Korea!

A middle-aged man dressed in dark blue Ming dynasty court attire, along with three other people dressed in Korean clothing, knelt respectfully on the ground.

It was almost noon, and snowflakes were still falling from the sky. The four of them gritted their teeth and tried to keep themselves from shivering.

In fact, they arrived in Beijing last night, but the Hall of Supreme Harmony was burned black by Emperor Kangxi. Although the craftsmen repaired the paint, the interior was not furnished.

Galdan believed that a grand ceremony was necessary to meet with Korea, his number one vassal state, so he ordered Ouyang Jing to select treasures from the imperial treasury overnight to save the day.

The Korean envoys, however, felt that this was a punishment from the new emperor of the Celestial Empire for their previous tribute to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which is why the four of them knelt down.

After all, Galdan's intention was for these people to rest in the side rooms and be summoned only after everything was arranged.

When Galdan finished lunch and jogged to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the officials inside were already there.

There were only a few dozen people, and that was after bringing in the surrounding prefects to make up the numbers. There was no other way; there were too few officials after the founding of the People's Republic of China, so they had to bring in others to fill the ranks.

Civil and military officials stood on either side, both dressed in red court robes and wearing Liang crowns, rather than the official robes they wore for their daily work.

Galdan himself was also dressed in a black imperial robe and wore a headdress with twelve colorful jade beads.

Unlike the previous Guihua City, this time Zhao Fengnian personally designed the pattern. It has the sun and moon on its shoulders, Star Mountain on its back, and twelve other characters including Huachong and Fenmi.

The cultural depth just goes up instantly.

It's much better looking than the dragon robe from Guihua City, where the dragon head was almost tattooed as a bull's head. It also has a mysterious and unpredictable feel to it. In short, it exudes an imperial aura.

Zhao Fengnian, also dressed in a python robe, strode up to the Nine Dragon Wall, took a deep breath, and shouted with all his might.

"Summon the envoy from Korea to the palace!"

Upon hearing this, the Korean envoy standing below the Nine Dragon Wall breathed a sigh of relief, used his arms to support himself as he stood up, paused for a moment, and then stepped up the stairs one by one.

When the North Korean envoy changed his shoes and entered the main hall, he found that it was different from the last time he came. The incense burner under the dragon throne was a different type, and the red beams and pillars were more vibrant.

However, when he saw that all the civil and military officials in the hall were wearing right-fastening court robes, he felt much more at ease.

This one is better.

It's like seeing the Ming Dynasty of yesteryear!

So, he subconsciously performed the grand ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows to Galdan on the dragon throne, and finally prostrated himself on the ground.

"Korean envoy Lee Hyung!"

"Greetings to His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

Galdan raised his hand, and Zhao Fengnian immediately shouted.

"rise!"

At this point, the scene was over.

Li Ying was also very well-versed in etiquette. She took out a gift list from her bundle and handed it to the eunuch for inspection.

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor!"

"Our king sent his entourage to pay homage to inquire about the 30,000 iron cavalry stationed north of Uiju City, and how they send people to the prefecture every month to demand military pay and provisions."

"I wonder if it's the Emperor's decree, or..."

Upon hearing this, Galdan almost burst out laughing, because it was he who had instructed Subutai to do this.

The Han Dynasty was short of money and food. They had hoped to make a small fortune by conquering Liaodong, but they did not expect that the Manchus had made that place even poorer than the Western Regions, and they could not support a large army at all.

As for being directly transferred back to the interior.

The big man still has to pay for it.

Finally, Galdan directly ordered Subutai to lead a large army with cannons to the walls of Yizhou, and then send envoys to the local prefecture.

In short, we'll help you fight the Manchu Tartars, and if you give us some military pay, is that a problem? If not, hurry up and transport our grain.

No?

Then don't blame the army for entering the country!

For the past few months, North Korea has been helping to support the 50,000 troops in Liaodong.

Galdan speculated that the Korean king was in such a hurry to send envoys to the capital because he feared that the Han army would actually invade Korea.

Why the rush?

Because both the Ming and Qing dynasties only received tributes from vassal states on New Year's Day, but they arrived the day before New Year's Eve, which must have caused problems!

Can you admit it now?

Of course, we can't admit that, otherwise who will we eat this winter? This year's autumn harvest won't be ready until March.

"Ahem!"

Thinking of this, Galdan coughed twice and then revealed what he had been planning for a long time.

"I dispatched a large army to Uiju primarily to annihilate the Manchu Tartars in Liaodong. There are still remnants that haven't been eliminated; your Joseon must continue to persevere!"

"But this is also a good thing for you, as you won't need to maintain so many soldiers in the future!"

"As I have said, from now on, your Joseon Kingdom will no longer need to maintain any troops, except for the King's guards and local officials. The security of your country will be entirely entrusted to my Han army!"

"What does the envoy think?"

That's right, Galdan was planning the same troop deployment strategy that the US military would adopt in later generations. This was the key to suppressing his subordinate's ambitions and preventing him from even considering taking a side.

Zhou Peigong, the top civil official, was dumbfounded. He had no idea that vassal states could operate in this way. Why did the Ming Dynasty withdraw its troops from Vietnam in the first place?

They discussed the matter directly with the Nguyen family at the time.

They couldn't possibly disagree.

After all, this was great news for the Nguyen family at the time, as their throne was now secure and they could live together with the Emperor of the Celestial Empire.

However, this was unacceptable to Li Ying. If the Ming Dynasty had defeated the Japanese pirates, Wanli might have made such a request.

As for the Han Dynasty?

We're not that close!

"Your Majesty, this matter is of utmost importance. I must return to Korea to discuss it with the King before making a decision!"

Galdan was not surprised to hear this, so he was very magnanimous and waved his hand at Zhao Fengnian.

"I have decreed that the King of Joseon, as the first vassal king to send envoys to pay tribute, shall be rewarded with ten catties of tribute rice, three sets of imperial robes, and a set of the Four Treasures of the Imperial Study!"

"Court adjourned!"

After Galdan finished speaking, he strode towards the side hall. The signal had been sent, and it was now up to the Korean king to decide.

Galdan didn't want to deal with the remaining trivial matters.

Without the Ministry of Rites in charge, these civil and military officials were all new and knew nothing about etiquette. They went out, found their shoes, and left the main hall, leaving Li Ying with a tingling scalp.

The total value of these gifts is less than ten taels of silver. What kind of reward is this?

And then there's the instant clearing of the area—what's the purpose of that?

"No, we have to get back to China quickly!"

"This big man is suspicious!"