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Chapter 1089 How dare Prince Consort Yang humiliate the two of us like this?

After hearing Park Deok-hwan's answer, Park Sung-sung nodded in satisfaction.

That's right. If you're going to present a pig's head as a gift, you have to make sure you present it to the right temple.

As an envoy of a vassal state, shouldn't one try to curry favor with the prince consort who is in charge of the border markets?

If you want to curry favor with the prince consort, what good is it if you just offer him real gold and silver? Does the prince consort need your few taels of silver?

Thinking of how Mosiha and Manlahafis carried the small box onto the carriage, Park Sung-sung couldn't help but chuckle again and said, "Let's go back later and try to wait until they come back before we go back."

Park Deok-hwan instantly understood Park Sung-sung's perverse sense of humor: "Right, we'll go back after they return. Those two idiots probably haven't noticed anything wrong with the capital of the Ming Dynasty yet."

Park Sung-sung picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and laughed, "Then you're wrong. Those two should have been the first to notice something was wrong. It's only those of us who are used to living in the capital and Dengzhou that we might not have noticed."

Park Deok-hwan hummed in agreement, then picked up his teacup.

……

Inside the carriage, Manlahafis frowned deeply and hesitated for a long while before whispering, "From the moment we set foot on Ming soil until now, it seems we haven't seen a single beggar?"

Mo Siha nodded, and after hesitating for a while, he tentatively said, "Perhaps it's because the Ming emperor is celebrating his birthday, and they've driven all the beggars out of the city?"

Manlahafis shook his head: "That's not right."

"If only the capital of the Ming Dynasty has no beggars, it means that they have indeed driven all the beggars out of the city."

"But from the moment we set foot on the land of the Ming Dynasty all the way to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, we have passed through many cities and have not seen a single beggar."

Mosha's eyes lit up, and he tentatively asked, "Do you think they might arrest all the beggars and sell them? Or maybe kill them?"

Manlahafis glanced at Mosha and retorted, "Sold? Killed? Sold to whom? Could they have killed them all?"

Mo Siha was taken aback by the question, then shook his head, gave a self-deprecating laugh, and said, "It's impossible that the Ming Dynasty is so rich that there are no beggars left, is it? Or is it because their emperor was once a beggar, so they don't allow the people of the Ming Dynasty to be beggars?"

Manlahafis shook his head directly.

It wasn't until they entered the Prince Consort's residence and bowed to Zhu Biao and Yang Shaofeng according to the etiquette taught by the palace eunuchs and clerks of the Ministry of Rites, that Manlahafis tentatively asked, "May I ask Your Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Consort Yang, since I arrived in the Ming Kingdom, I have not seen a single beggar. I am particularly curious about just how wealthy the people of the Ming Kingdom are?"

Zhu Biao ignored the two men completely, while Yang Shaofeng simply smiled and said, "Originally, there were beggars in the Ming Dynasty. However, I ordered that all the beggars be arrested. Those who were able-bodied were sent to work, and those who could not work were sent to almshouses, where the court would provide them with funds."

Mosiha and Manlahafis finally learned the answer, and their hearts sank to the bottom because of Yang Shaofeng's answer.

It's not unusual to forcibly arrest beggars and force them to work.

However, sending beggars who could not work to almshouses, where the Ming Dynasty government would provide them with funds, was a very dangerous move.

At the very least, it shows that the Ming Dynasty's court was very wealthy, wealthy enough to support a large number of beggars.

Mosiha and Manlahafis did not believe that Yang Shaofeng was lying.

After all, you can find out the truth of such a thing by simply asking around at the so-called almshouse.

Thinking of this, Mosiha and Manlahafis couldn't help but secretly resent their own Yuchun—since they had already seen that there were no beggars in the city when they arrived in the Ming Kingdom, why didn't they ask around from the beginning? Instead, they dragged it out until now because of their overconfidence in the Khanate.

Yang Shaofeng glanced at the two men, then smiled and said, "Actually, I've heard of the Timurid Khanate."

"In the Western Regions, the Timurid Khanate was indeed a dominant power."

"Moreover, the Timurid Khanate originated from the Chagatai Khanate, so it can be considered the true lineage of the Mongols."

"The Ming emperor was originally thinking of sending an envoy westward to the Timurid Khanate sometime."

"Unexpectedly, Timur Khan sent two envoys to the Ming Dynasty first."

Mosha and Manlahafis's eyes lit up immediately.

Yang, who was praised by that Korean Park Sung-sung to be one of a kind, actually knew about the Timurid Khanate.

Yang Shaofeng smiled and continued, "By the way, I heard that Timur Khan killed Milihusin and is now calling himself the Great Emir?"

Mosha and Manlahafis felt a chill run down their spines.

How could Yang, the son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty, know that the Great Khan killed Milihusin and seized power, and then called himself the Great Emir?

Was it that the Ming people were too good at gathering intelligence, or was there a traitor among the mission members?

The problem is, no matter which one it is, they're all fucking terrifying!

Mosha pondered for a moment, then exchanged a glance with Manlahafis and replied, "The Great Khan has never forgotten the Eternal Heaven. Changing the name to Great Emir was only for the purpose of better ruling the Khanate."

Yang Shaofeng didn't take it to heart, and simply smiled and nodded, saying, "Since Timur Khan has sent two envoys to the Ming Dynasty, he must have something to say. I wonder if Timur Khan intends to establish diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty, or to become a vassal state?"

As Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, both Mosiha and Manlahafeisi were somewhat bewildered.

Didn't you see the credentials we submitted earlier?

The official letter stated the establishment of diplomatic relations!

Even if your Ming Dynasty believes that the Khanate is not worthy of establishing diplomatic relations with you and insists that the Khanate submit to the Ming Dynasty, shouldn't this issue be raised by the Ming Emperor?

Yang Shaofeng gave Zhu Biao a subtle wink and said with a smile, "I was just asking casually, there's no need for you two to be nervous."

Mosiha and Manlahafis breathed a slight sigh of relief, but unexpectedly Zhu Biao suddenly said, "Tomorrow at noon, it will be the time for all officials and envoys from various vassal states to pay homage and offer congratulations."

"Currently, the Ministry of Rites has only prepared the ceremony for officials and envoys from vassal states to pay homage to the emperor, but has not prepared the ceremony for envoys from countries that have an equal relationship with the Ming Dynasty."

“If these two are representing Timur to establish diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty, brother-in-law, you will have to go to the Ministry of Rites and ask them to add another set of ceremonies.”

Yang Shaofeng glanced at Zhu Biao and began to speak sarcastically in front of Mo Siha and Manlahafis: "Adding a ceremony at the last minute? Wouldn't the officials of the Ministry of Rites scold me? Besides, it's too late to add a ceremony at the last minute."

At this point, Yang Shaofeng turned his gaze to Mosiha and Manlahafis: "In that case, why don't you two directly represent Timur and submit to the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute?"

What?

Mosha and Manlahafis stood up abruptly, glaring at Yang Shaofeng and saying, "How dare you humiliate us like this, Prince Consort Yang? You must be underestimating our Timurid Khanate!"