In a blink of an eye, it was the Spring Festival of 1648. It had already snowed in Nanjing. After the auspicious snow, the ice and snow were still melting. Looking up at the top, the roofs were lined with black and white, black tiles and white tiles. The city was decorated with lights and colorful colors, with red as the main theme, dotted the streets and alleys, and the city was filled with a scent of celebratory auspiciousness.

The palace is also full of festive atmosphere. Extra large red lanterns are hung high, and colorful silk ribbons surround the carved beams and painted buildings. At night, hundreds of electric lights are shining, making the entire palace particularly colorful.

It was the third day of the first lunar month, and Yang Wan sent an invitation to invite all the concubines to visit Wanning Palace to enjoy the plum blossoms. Several plum blossoms in the yard were blooming just in time. The snowflakes rose again outside the corridor, and the snowflakes fell bit by bit. The cold plums were proud of the snow, which was so poetic and picturesque.

As she appreciated, she began to become elegant. Yang Wan was very interested. She wrote a lyric in public, of course, just a work that suited the situation. To talk about this improvisational lyrics, it was just a work to make fun of it. Jiang Shangyun was also sitting today. Jiang Shangyun got her wish and went to the palace to become a concubine. She felt endless sweetness in her heart. Seeing Yang Wan writing the lyrics, Jiang Shangyun also put together a lyrics to reciprocate. In addition, Yuan Fei and Jin Ren were beautiful, and Li Muai were there, but Yuan Fei was not good at poetry, and the two Korean concubines were not good at this. They either played the piano or sang music, but they were unwilling to let go of the beautiful scenery. They also meant to compete with three points of talent.

Yang Wan invited these four concubines this time, because the position of the queen has been vacant so far, so the imperial concubines are all called sisters. Yang Wan knew that she was from Fengchen, and the position of the queen was not her turn. In theory, it was impossible for the two Korean concubines. Concubine Yuan and Concubine Jiang might have a fight, but the emperor had no intention of establishing the queen. Whenever the ministers wrote memorials to talk about this, the emperor would take the Ming Dynasty as a lyrics and drag it on. Concubine Yuan survived the disaster and became a little indifferent, and knew that the emperor did not like concubines interfering in politics and competing for favor. Although Concubine Yuan was the only remaining concubine of Chongzhen in Beijing, Concubine Yuan was also irresistible about whether to be a queen. As for Jiang Shangyun, as long as the emperor favored her, she didn't care what her identity was.

Moreover, shortly after entering the palace, it seemed that it was not his turn, so he became a little detached. The emperor also chose six other concubines, who were limited to the emperor's favor, so they could temporarily ignore their existence. In this way, Yang Wan and the four concubines who were sitting at least had a good relationship on the surface, and they often interacted with each other every festival. This was also Chongzhen's intention to let the concubines communicate more. Chongzhen felt that these women were stuck in the palace all year round. If they were not allowed to gossip, they would probably have various problems, such as fighting for power and favor or even framing others. According to statistics, most of them would suffer from occupational diseases, such as jealousy, sharpness and even cruelty, so they should try to communicate as much as possible, and at least satisfy their gossip*, so that they might be able to build a harmonious team of concubines.

After reciting poems and lyrics, playing the piano and singing songs, the concubines’ favorite program began, which is gossip. As the saying goes, three women are in one play. Now there are five women here, so the play is of course even more lively.

Women unanimously showed great enthusiasm for such a reserved program. However, according to Chongzhen's regulations, the content of gossip is restricted, which is to stipulate that if you do not talk about state affairs, Chongzhen was afraid that these women would express various gossip views on state affairs, and even cause all kinds of trouble. After all, the palace is not a paradise, and the eunuchs have no entertainment. They are all super gossip spreaders, and they will inevitably spread the right and wrong out of the palace. Although domestic affairs cannot be discussed, Chongzhen encouraged these concubines to talk about international affairs. Anyway, you can gossip about international affairs and will not cause any trouble. For example, Concubine A supports France, Concubine B supports Britain, and the British and French will not take him seriously. You can't use the chats in the Ming Dynasty Palace as a diplomatic incident!

When it comes to chatting about international current affairs, Jiang Shangyun jokingly called it the "Imperial Palace International Forum". Chongzhen occasionally listened to these international gossips and often laughed out loud.

After the plum blossom viewing program, the concubines naturally began to talk about the international situation, and the "Imperial Palace International Forum" began.

Yang Wan made her opening remarks first:

"Sisters, Nanjing is snowy at this time, and the weather outside is very cold. However, I heard that there is Alaska in the north of Canada, which is surprisingly cold. Ming Pao said that it was the extreme night there at this time, and there was no sun at all. There was no daytime for three months, but in summer, there was no night for three months. It was amazing there! I don't know how cold it would be there at this time!"

Li Muai reads Ming Pao and Reference News very carefully and immediately answers:

"I heard that the lowest temperature in northern Alaska is minus 60 degrees Celsius, but it is not as cold as Northwest Lisia! The lowest temperature in the northernmost part of Northwest Lisia is minus 70 degrees Celsius. Let's talk about the North Carolina Port where His Royal Highness is located. The temperature there should be minus 30 degrees Celsius. I heard that your ears will freeze without ear cups."

Jin Renmei said exaggeratedly:

"Oh! It's so cold! Nanjing is already very cold at a few degrees below zero. Of course, it's not as cold as North Korea. If I return to North Korea, I'm afraid I can't adapt to the climate there. Why should the prince suffer in such a cold place in North Carolina? In such a place, it's better to send hundreds of people to guard it. Who else will compete for that place? I heard that in addition to being surprisingly cold, there are volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, it's really not a good place. I heard that the climate in Australia is very good, and there are cute kangaroos, kangaroos are the most fun! There are blue sky and blue seas all year round, and the land is fertile. I'm going to say that instead of spending so much effort to build in North Carolina, it's better to occupy more places in Australia to develop, right?"

Concubine Yuan didn't think that she liked the cute Jin Renmei, who always acted cute, so she said:

"I heard that a bear in North Carolina weighs 600 kilograms and is 2.5 meters high. This kind of bear gall and bear paw is hard to find! Also, North Carolina is rich in minks. The minks we sisters wear are from North Carolina. In the world, we can count the minks in North Carolina. I think that one in North Carolina is yes, it is called the Canca Peninsula, which is a treasure land. Sister Jin should not underestimate it."

When Jiang Shangyun saw that he had been talking about trivial matters, he smiled and said:

"Sister Yuan, Sister Jin, the emperor values ​​the Kanka Peninsula. The prince wants to go to North Carolina to build a military port. For nothing else, he is interested in whether the strategic position there is good. Even if there is no grass there, even if there is no bird or beast there, North Carolina Port must be built, and it must be built as soon as possible. Only when the North Carolina Port can we have a naval battle base in the Pacific. Advance can threaten North America, and retreat can threaten Japan. Sisters, this Japan is not a good thing. It invaded North Korea decades ago and occupied Ryukyu. Later, it wanted to occupy Taiwan and Luzon. My Ming Dynasty agreed with the Japanese to go east to North America, but these Japanese people thought North America had not been developed yet, so they turned around and robbed Mexico occupied by the Spanish. Panama were originally the territory of Central and South America. The emperor sent Zuo Maodi and Ruan Dacheng to Japan to mediate, trying to mediate the dispute between Japan and Spain.

In the end, the Japanese actually ignored the Ming Dynasty's mediation and refused to truce, driving the Spanish from Mexico and Panama away. The Japanese were about to open the Panama Canal. At that time, the entire America and even Europe were under the guns of the Japanese. According to the Japanese's ambition, they would definitely be greedy for the sake of the country. They still don't know who the next invaded country is! In view of this, the Ming Dynasty must have a military port in the Pacific Ocean. At present, this Pacific military port is the North Carolina base. Once the North Carolina port is built, it will at least be stuck in the North Pacific. With this base, the Ming Dynasty has the capital to fight against Japan in the Pacific Ocean. In comparison, the strategic value of Australia is almost negligible. At worst, it is just a piece of idle land. There is not much more, and it is less, it is just a worry that it will be occupied by others, so Zheng Zhilong got some troops to get it down first."

Yang Wan said:

"Sister Jiang is right. The Japanese are young, but they have great ambitions. After the emperor pacified Liaodong, he was not worried about anything else, but he was worried that this little Japanese would make trouble. Australia is not very meaningful to curb the little Japanese, but North Carolina is really a key point, and it is indeed an urgent matter."

Speaking of "an urgent matter that must be fought for", those who are sitting can play Go, so they naturally understand this truth. Li Muai nodded and said:

"If the Japanese pirates invaded our Korea in the past, if the Ming Dynasty had not sent troops to aid Korea, they would have been afraid that North Korea would have fallen into the hands of the Japanese pirates. Japanese pirates - Japan is a major disaster in the world. Such disasters might be destroyed so that everything would be fine. Now that the Japanese are moving eastward, they are getting bigger, even though the emperor convinced Li Zicheng to go eastward to North America in order to curb Japan, he was afraid that Li Zicheng might not be the opponent of the Japanese."

Jiang Shangyun heard this and said:

"There is no need to worry about this. The emperor asked Li Zicheng to go east to North America, just to hold back the Japanese and prevent the Japanese from expanding to America with all their might. To defeat Japan, he naturally cannot rely on Li Zicheng's Dashun Army. However, Li Zicheng's Dashun Army can at least consume part of the Japanese army, which is also part of our Ming Dynasty's strategy against Japan."

Concubine Yuan also said:

"I asked the emperor that if the Japanese attacked Li Zicheng at this time, they were afraid that Li Zicheng would not have a foothold in North America. The emperor said that although Li Zicheng was in the middle of the ferry, the Japanese were actually similar. His front line was very long, and only a small number of people immigrated to the Americas from Japan. At this time, the most taboo thing about Japan was the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty took the opportunity to attack its homeland, or launched a maritime attack on immigrants and transport ships, Japan would not be able to bear it. The emperor sent envoys to warn Japan not to want to occupy the entire America, and the Ming Dynasty would not sit idly by and watch Japan get involved in the entire America. Perhaps the Japanese did not dare to openly be enemies with the Ming Dynasty at this time, otherwise Li Zicheng would be afraid that he would really not be able to make a foothold in North America."

Yang Wan sighed lightly and said:

"Oh! It's also my little girl who is here for nothing. But I heard from the emperor that the Japanese had conspired in the first two months. In Europe, the Japanese secretly provided a large number of weapons to the Habs Castle, trying to provoke a war between Germany, France and Sweden. The Habs Castle was undoubtedly defeated, but after secretly forming an alliance with Japan, it was hard to say that with a large number of weapons provided by the Japanese. At that time, France and Sweden and Germany were fighting, and Britain supported France, and Britain's civil war is now a mess. Once the Panama Canal dug by the Japanese was opened, the Japanese fleet could point directly to Europe.

Europe is afraid it is difficult to resist. Another thing is that the Japanese have secretly formed an alliance with the Ottomans. The Ottomans and Tsarist Russia fought hard, and no one could do anything to each other. As a result, the Japanese sent a large number of arms to the Ottomans. In addition, the Ottomans also bought weapons from the Ming Dynasty, and they gained the upper hand in the battle with Tsarist Russia. Tsarist Russia was defeated in Ukraine and has now returned to Russia's mainland. Ottomans took advantage of the victory and pursued it. I don't know if Tsarist Russia could withstand it. It is certainly not good for Tsarist Russia to defeat Tsarist Russia, but it is even worse. I think the emperor seems to be quite worried about this these days."

Jiang Shangyun smiled and said:

"Sister Yang doesn't have to worry, it's no big deal! Japan and Germany and the Ottoman secretly formed an alliance, and my Ming intelligence personnel were kept in the dark, so they were a little passive, but it was not a big deal. I heard from the emperor that even if the Habsburgs in Germany did not form an alliance with Japan, they would start a decisive battle with France and Sweden in the next few months. After the emperor received the latest information, he had sent Bai Hengdu to visit Europe to mediate and mediate. As for the Russian-Turkish battle between Ottoman and Tsarist Russia, Ruan Dacheng and Yi Guyan were sent as envoys to mediate. In addition to mediation, they also sent a batch of arms to Tsarist Russia. With the intervention of the Ming Dynasty, the Ottoman would probably hit a wall in Russia. As for the rear of the Ottoman, some troubles might occur. At that time, civil strife will occur, and the Ottoman would probably be unable to act as a pawn of Japan."

Jin Renmei smiled and said:

"Wow, it's still Sister Jiang's statement that makes people feel relieved. Sister Jiang said that the two allies that Japan has found may not be reliable! Right? If one of them is bold and dares to be enemies with the Ming Dynasty, then it will definitely be done. To form an alliance with the Japanese is to be enemies with the Ming Dynasty, and to seek death. Am I right?"

Li Muai was not so naive, and she frowned slightly:

"Europe and Central Asia are so far away, the Ming Dynasty is afraid it will be beyond the reach! Just mediating and mediating is probably of little use."

Li Muai said this, of course, her reason was that when Japan invaded Korea in the past, the Japanese dared to bully Korea under the eyes of Daming, and ignored the powerful Ming Dynasty warnings and brazenly initiated a provocation. In the end, the Ming Dynasty had to send troops to North Korea, so that Japan could be driven out of Korea. Europe and Central Asia were out of reach. How useful was the Ming Dynasty's diplomatic methods? Naturally, it was necessary to make a big question mark.

Jiang Shangyun smiled slightly and said in the intercept:

"My sister, don't worry! The Ming Dynasty mediated diplomatically and called for negotiations to resolve disputes. At least, this is called righteousness and stands on the moral high ground. Secondly, the Ming Dynasty did not just mediate. The Ming Dynasty used sanctions and moral isolation to suppress the countries that did not listen to greetings, and provided economic assistance to his opponents until military aid. The gap between the two sides was limited, and the other was increasing and the strength of the two sides would become balanced. Besides, there were many problems in Germany and the Ottomans. They were not like Japan, Germany or the Ottomans, and their internal cohesion was very limited.

The Ming Dynasty only needs to use a little means, and they may be divided. Therefore, the two allies the Japanese found were a bit strong on the outside and were not scary, and the impact on the overall international strategy of the Ming Dynasty was very limited. In the past two years, the Ming Dynasty has promoted "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness" internationally, and everything is fair and just, and deal with and arbitrate international issues based on benevolence and righteousness, such as promoting the peaceful reunification of Annan, coordinating the signing of a border agreement with Zhang Xianzhong, and supporting the restoration of part of the territory of India, the ancient civilization country, all of which have won universal respect internationally and their international reputation is growing. For the Ming Dynasty's diplomatic mediation, anyone must sell their face."

Speaking of this, Jiang Shangyun changed the subject and said:

"Someone said that Catholicism and Protestantism all say that human nature is evil, so a God is needed as a constraint on human nature. The same is true for the country. A country is just a group of people. Human nature is evil, and countries will use any means to benefit the country. A Chinese history is enough to prove it. Therefore, there should be an arbiter similar to "God" above the country, so that the world can be peaceful and harmonious."

Jiang Shangyun's statement was of course a bit far-fetched. However, shortly after Jiang Shangyun entered the palace, he had a close relationship with the avant-garde faction of the Ming Dynasty and had repeatedly come to the stage to debate, and he did not speak out. She had such a statement, and the other four imperial concubines were not surprised.

Princess Yang Wan smiled and teased:

"The little girl was originally a talented woman in the past, but now she looks a little ashamed compared to Sister Jiang! I remember the last time Sister Jiang talked about why she could not implement the strategy of "shareholding system unify China", and I remember what she said that time was exactly the same! Sister Jiang said that all countries in the world can be a shareholding system, but only the Ming Dynasty cannot! If the Ming Dynasty also carries a shareholding system, then the shareholding system in the world will be in chaos! Because everyone is in the situation, and there is no transcendent arbitrator, the interests will be in chaos, and the rules of the shareholding system will not exist."

It is obvious that Jiang Shangyun's last statement was endorsed by Chongzhen's failure to unify China with a shareholding system. This was probably influenced by Chongzhen's statement that "referees cannot come out to play football."

You can't deny that what Jiang Shangyun said had her reason, but to look at it, it seems that international things are far from what Jiang Shangyun said! However, this is just a gossip-like "Imperial Palace International Forum". The imperial concubines gossip and spend some time is considered a rare and serious matter for the imperial concubines. Every time this time, the emotions of the women are extremely high, as if they can really share the worries of the emperor.

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