Hao Fenglou sneered: "You are not a national envoy at all, but you pretend to be an envoy to cheat me in the Ming Dynasty. That's fine. My Ming Dynasty is grateful to the world and will not care about you. But you are brave enough to insult me. Do you think you have covered up your identity and this big food is far away, so no one can verify it?"

"Hmph, you are just a small businessman, from Dashihepangang. My father is a mere minor official. He has done some business and made some money, but he can't make it in Dashi. He has been exploited by Dashi officials. He has no choice but to buy a big ship and sail to sea to get the family business today. You have been in Quanzhou for a long time and have received the favor of my Ming Dynasty, but you are greedy and pretending to be an envoy. Now, you still want to show off your verbal pleasure? Why, is it that I bully my Ming Dynasty and no one knows your background, is it that I bully my Ming Dynasty and be kind?"

Hu Lu's face suddenly changed. In fact, his background has always been hidden very well. Not many people know it. Besides, many of his experiences at Dashi are already vague. How can ordinary people inquire about it?

He understood the psychology of the Ming court, and he wanted the reputation of all countries to come to the court. As for whether he pretended to be a fake, it actually didn't matter.

On the one hand, he was able to come here because someone in the court operated secretly, and Hu Lu didn't know who the person was operating, but Hu Lu knew very well how to hit a snake and stick, so he almost didn't hesitate and arrived immediately after making arrangements.

Now, after being exposed by Hao Fenglou, he was shocked and immediately realized that he was in trouble. Hu Lu did not deny or insist, but instead bowed to the ground. He kowtowed to Zhu Di and said, "My ministers died for a long time. In fact, they were not pretending to be envoys. They just admired the grace of the Ming Dynasty and were willing to pay tribute on behalf of the Great Food. Although the king of the Great Food had never had a letter of nationality, the grace of the Ming Dynasty was widely popular and the Great Food was famous for a long time. This time, the Emperor only came to pay tribute on behalf of all the merchants who traded with the Ming Dynasty, in order to bring His Majesty the gratitude and surrender to His Majesty. If the emperor thought that the subordinates were rude, the subordinates had nothing to say, and he was willing to ask for death to apologize."

This guy really knows how to adapt to the situation. He did not deny it, but chose to confess his guilt and punish him very wisely. He said that he represents a great cannibal, especially those who come and go to Dashi and the Ming Dynasty. This is equivalent to tying these people together. If you, Dashi and Dashi deal with him more severely, then this group of people will inevitably exaggerate the cruelty and ruthlessness of the Ming Dynasty when they return to Dashi. On the contrary, if Dashi and Dashi are on the one hand, wouldn’t it be just right to say that Zhu Di has a good stomach?

Just now, he looked like a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water. In the blink of an eye, he shook his head and begged for his tail, like a pug, and spoke in flattery. Hu Lu was actually a talented person.

Zhu Di's eyes looked at Hu Lu coldly, like a knife.

As for the envoys of other vassal states, they each took a breath and did not have any sympathy for Hu Lu. They just respected the Ming Dynasty more and more.

Hu Lu kowtowed again and said, "These words are all here. How to punish them? The emperor will make a decision. No matter how the emperor deals with them, the emperor will never say anything. Even if he dies, the emperor must warn his companions, let them remember the grace of the Ming Dynasty and teach them to be a warning..."

"Hmph..." Zhu Di smiled coldly and snorted coldly. In fact, when it comes to this point, Zhu Di could no longer attack Hu Lu in front of the envoys. Besides, for Zhu Di, even if Zhu Di is angry, it is impossible for him to be punished due to today's scene.

Otherwise, how can you show that you are broad-minded and that you can tolerate the world? But Zhu Di still did not give a good look, nor did he pretend to come forward and say something comforting, but instead shook his sleeves and left.

The imperial carriage set off naturally, and everyone followed him, leaving Hu Lu alone. Hu Lu knelt here, got up, stayed, and was a little helpless for a moment. Although Zhu Di left just now, he felt Zhu Di's horrifying gaze deeply, which was the gaze that wanted to tear him into pieces.

Hu Lu couldn't help but shivered. He suddenly felt that there was a little chill in this warm spring Jinling.

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The emperor set up his way and returned to the palace through the Daming Gate. In this palace, all the ministers returned to their posts. The envoys bowed again and shouted long live.

And this time, they were sincere, without hypocrisy, and were truly surrendering.

Immediately afterwards, the ritual officer sang a bow, and the tune was like reciting a poem, melodious and profound: "The etiquette was completed..." "Appointment to the country's letter..."

Zhu Di's mood suddenly became much brighter, he stroked the case in his hand and smiled happily. Although today's summoning, although Hao Fenglou encountered twists and turns, he also brought a big ship when he came back. This was an unexpected joy. He exhaled and raised his eyebrows and let out Zhu Di's breath. This was another joy, and the joy was even more joyful. There was a hint of tears in Zhu Di's tiger eyes. It was impossible for people like Zhu Di to burst into tears. It was just that he was overjoyed and his emotions fluctuated today.

After the song ended, the civil and military officials in the court dispersed one after another, and the envoys also said goodbye with satisfaction.

Zhu Di left Hao Fenglou. In this empty hall, Zhu Di held his hands behind his back and sighed.

His eyes stared at the long pillars in the hall again.

"Hao Fenglou..."

Hao Fenglou was already exhausted. When he heard Zhu Di's call, he did not dare to neglect and reluctantly cheered up and said, "My son is here."

Zhu Di sighed and said, "I remember more than half a year ago, I pointed to this hall pillar and said to you, "I hope you can be this beam and pillar. Only by being a beam and pillar can you support this vast building and be my right-hand man. Alas... I had such expectations for you at that time. There are many capable people in the world, but no matter how many talented people in the world, it may not be a good thing for me. If you are too smart, you will have your own plans. Look at those people in the cabinet, which one of them is not among the people? But... I know that they have selfish intentions, and I can only let them be doors and windows, and I dare not let them be the beam and pillar. You are different. I have such expectations because if you become a talent, you will be my wise man."

Zhu Di couldn't help but smile and said, "Now, I finally know that my expectations have been realized. You have not disappointed me. Come on, you don't have to be restrained, sit down and talk to me, talk about Jiaozhi, and talk about your ship."

Zhu Di was obviously in a particularly good mood today, and he did not forget to explain to the people accompanying him: "Go and bring the tribute tea I sent a few days ago."

When the tea came up, Zhu Di sat on the imperial chair and took a sip of interest before saying, "In the past, I liked to eat wine, and only this sour wine could feel happy when it hits my throat. But now, I have been drinking tea slowly. At the beginning, this tea tastes bad, but people will become. But now, I like to eat tea. Hao Fenglou, do you understand? I have changed. Sometimes, when I see my fat, I know that I am not the King of Yan riding on a horse. I am already the emperor. Whether I like it or not, I must change it."

"But you have not changed, you are still the same Hao Fenglou. At least in my eyes, you have not changed. I put you in Jiaozhi, feel at ease, and you have not taught me to be disappointed. I will remember your contributions. You have quelled your rebellion and built a ship to make my Ming Dynasty proud. I will never forget. There are many memorials sent over Jiaozhi, and there are a lot of news. I know, but I dare not believe them anymore. I really dare not believe these memorials again, but I believe you, come and tell me about this Jiaozhi."

Hao Fenglou smiled and said, "There is still calm on Jiaozhi. My son has ordered people to post a bill to safeguard the people and appease the wealthy families in Jiaozhi. At least there will be no trouble for the time being. But my son has no idea whether to say anything or not."

Zhu Di said lightly: "But it doesn't matter. Although you and I are not blood-related father and son, we also have the name of father and son. What can you say in front of me and what dare not say?"

Hao Fenglou took a deep breath and said, "My son thinks that the harm of Jiaozhi lies in the fact that Jiaozhi has established a province, but Liuzhi is an outsider after all, so it is no wonder that the Jiaozhi natives are dissatisfied..."

Zhu Di listened carefully to Hao Fenglou's advice. After a long time, he nodded and said, "This is not a trivial matter. Let the ministers decide to take it. What I am most interested in is your ship. What are the steel keels you just said? What is the power of this steel keel?"

Hao Fenglou smiled and said, "The harm of steel is very high, such as being corroded by sea water, such as being too heavy. However, Weichen and the craftsmen work together to overcome these problems one by one. The problem of sea water corrosion requires some kind of secret to make special steel, which can ensure that the keels on the sea can be safe. As for the heavy steel, the key lies in the strength of the steel. If the steel refined by the Ming Dynasty can withstand the same force, it will require three thousand kilograms of material.

But if you start to strengthen the strength just now, you only need a thousand kilograms of steel to achieve the same strength. This is actually the same as casting cannons. In the past, if the iron material in the gun can withstand the power of gunpowder, you must constantly pile up iron material. However, the cannons made by the Shenwu Craft Bureau are much lighter and thinner than the previous cannons. This is because the steel refined by the Craft Bureau is several times stronger than the previous ones, so even if the weight of the cannon is reduced, it is enough to resist the gunpowder..."

What Hao Fenglou said was mostly boring things, but Zhu Di actually sounded very seriously and smiled from time to time.

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Chapter completed!