Chapter 935: Traitors and traitors, everyone has the right to punish them
In the front yard, Fucheng was talking to Menzi.
Just now he invited officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple to come in for a cup of tea and a warm fire, but they declined, preferring to stand outside the door in the cold wind rather than come in.
It was as if there were monsters and ghosts in Bo's house.
The doorman tended his small clay stove, added water to the small teapot, rubbed his hands, and said with a smile: "It's obvious that these people have been told by their superiors to leave things to the uncle and stay away from them."
"They regard this as a big trouble, but they don't know that Master..." Fu Cheng thought of Jiang Qingzhi's attitude and couldn't help but smile, "Master seems to have been looking forward to it for a long time."
Menzi nodded, and soon the water in the teapot boiled, and he made a cup of tea for Fucheng.
"Butler, why do you think this Japanese man is so important to Lord Bo?"
Fu Cheng took the tea and took a look at it. "Who sent it?"
The best tea, damn, it turned into shit.
A violent thing!
The doorman said, "It's that guy... I'm not the only one who has the job of managing Xianzhang Marquis's mansion."
"Oh!" Fucheng also got it, but the tea he got was better. It was said that there was a tea mountain in the south of Xianzhang Marquis's Mansion, which specialized in producing good tea. After the tea was delivered, Du He immediately ordered the steward to send a batch to Xin'an Lane.
"The Japanese... It's strange, Master seems to be disdainful of the Japanese, but also seems to have some hatred for them. I don't know why."
Fucheng was very curious, but as a housekeeper, he shouldn't ask about things that he shouldn't ask about.
As they were talking, Tang Shunzhi arrived.
"Why is the side door always open?" Tang Shunzhi changed into an old Taoist robe, which made Fu Cheng secretly criticize this stingy man.
"The people from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple are outside. If we close the door, there will inevitably be people gossiping behind our backs, saying that the Earl turned them away." Fu Cheng smiled and said, "The Earl is receiving the Japanese envoys. If Mr. Jingchuan has time, you can go and have a chat."
"I won't join in the fun." Tang Shunzhi entered the small room at the gate. The three of them were squeezed together, which made them look a little cramped. But Tang Shunzhi was at ease.
This guy is indeed a true celebrity... Fucheng secretly praised him.
"Do you know the purpose of the Japanese envoy's visit?" Tang Shunzhi took the tea handed to him by the doorman.
His reputation was great, and after he came in, officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple were eager to come in and get close to him, but they were worried about being implicated. So they wandered outside the door, and after hearing this, the official from the Honglu Temple couldn't help but say, "Mr. Jingchuan, the Japanese envoy was quite respectful, but was turned away by the Bo Mansion. The envoy was furious before, and I don't know what to do now."
"Oh!" Tang Shunzhi smiled, "Just be patient."
He felt that Jiang Qingzhi had his reasons.
The official of the Honglu Temple sighed, "I am worried that the envoy will turn against me, and if the news gets out, how will the foreign envoys view the Ming Dynasty?"
It is true that there is no trivial matter in diplomacy. If it is not handled properly and causes dissatisfaction among various countries, the cost will be high.
The so-called vassal states were not given away for free. Whenever the Central Plains dynasty unified the country, the surrounding small countries would either take the initiative to pay tribute or, out of fear, would pay tribute.
Those who refuse to submit are called those who do not submit to the king's rule.
There is a saying that goes... All under heaven belongs to the king, and all within the four seas are the king's subjects.
From these words one can taste the pride of the Central Plains Dynasty.
Everything in this world should submit to my Central Kingdom.
This is the sound of Han and Tang dynasties.
Unfortunately, after the Song Dynasty, this powerful and domineering dynasty disappeared.
Vassal state, barrier...the purpose can be seen from these words.
The surrender of the surrounding small countries allowed the Central Plains dynasty to free up its hands to either sort out internal affairs or attack its old enemies. The vassal states also had another function, which was early warning.
When a strong enemy appears, such as Japan, historically, Korea has always been subservient to the Central Plains dynasty. When Japan coveted the Central Plains, it found that if it wanted to attack the Central Plains, it had to attack Korea first.
So, North Korea was in trouble.
This also gave the Central Plains dynasty time to respond: gather troops and food, and discuss how to resist the enemy...
If there had not been the vassal state of Korea, the Ming Dynasty would have been caught off guard.
This is the role of the barrier and vassal state.
In many periods of history, the Central Plains went too far. For example, Emperor Yang of Sui, in order to attract foreign vassals to the court, not only treated the delegations generously, but also used various extravagant means to show off the wealth of the Central Plains dynasty...
Come!
I have money!
Come and get a reward!
The so-called vassal states that are attracted simply by benefits will inevitably be bitten back by them in the end.
Those so-called benefits are worse than feeding them to dogs.
Although the officials of the Ministry of Rites were instructed to send the envoy to the Bo's Mansion and then stand aside, they were instinctively worried about Jiang Qingzhi's attitude.
He said, "There has been news recently from the southeast that the Japanese pirates have revived and the southeast area can no longer bear the harassment. If the envoys are angered, Japan will go back and let them go. The southeast will be in ruins... I'm afraid it's just around the corner."
The official of the Honglu Temple smiled bitterly, "I have also mentioned this matter, but...but Uncle Zhang said that it is just a small country, don't worry. The South is an important place for the Ming Dynasty's financial revenue, and it has been disturbed by the land clearance issue, and there will be endless troubles. If the Japanese pirates continue to cause trouble like this...I am afraid that something will happen in the South! Something big!"
This man's view on the new policy was quite pessimistic, but his insights were good. Tang Shunzhi could not help but nod slightly. Jiang Qingzhi once said that there was no shortage of talents in the Ming Dynasty, but those talents did not have the right time and could not come to the fore.
In a word, under the current official rules, no matter how talented you are, you have to obey the unspoken rules.
Those who disobeyed, such as Tang Shunzhi, were either ostracized by the officialdom, stabbed in the back, or left out in the cold.
Tang Shunzhi naturally disdained to sit on the bench, so he simply resigned... I don't want to serve you anymore.
He smiled and said, "When Chang Wei Bo killed the envoy of Altan Khan, many people were worried about it. What about now?"
The official of the Honglu Temple was stunned. "At the beginning... Now it seems that Changwei Bo killed Altan's envoy in order to boost morale. It seems that he saw that Altan would definitely go south, so he simply gave him a warning."
This person is not bad!
Tang Shunzhi could not help but nod, "You have good insights. Who is your teacher?"
The official of the Honglu Temple was secretly delighted to be praised by the world-famous Tang Shunzhi, and quickly reported the name of his teacher.
People are trying to build relationships here, but the atmosphere inside is not right.
Just as Jiang Qingzhi was waiting for San Tiao to get angry and give him a slap... and then a date, San Tiao fell to his knees.
"Foreign ministers... beg the Ming Dynasty for help." You...
Jiang Qingzhi was holding a cigarette in his mouth, looking calm. The think tank heard the noise inside and took a bold look.
I saw the young powerful official sitting upright with deep eyes, looking at Sanjo with a look that seemed to convey a feeling of... everything was within my expectations.
Then, Jiang Qingzhi looked up, and the think tank lowered his head subconsciously.
Situation is stronger than people!
When the Shogun was in dire straits, knowledgeable people in the shogunate said that if nothing changed, unspeakable things might happen within 30 years.
What is the unspeakable thing?
It's nothing more than the rise and fall.
The Ashikaga shogunate fell and a new leader took power.
And they, as well as their children and grandchildren, will become inferior people.
Or, become a slave.
"Great General!" The think tank couldn't help but burst into tears.
The same is true for the three lines.
At this moment, he thought of the general's predicament, who had to keep migrating in order to avoid disaster.
In the eyes of others, he is not the shogun, but a stray dog!
The idea of beating a drowned dog is not exclusive to China, Japan is even more so.
The ash from the medicinal cigarette was very long. Jiang Qingzhi squinted his eyes, took a puff of the medicinal cigarette, and knocked it on the edge of the ashtray a few times to shake off the ash.
then.
He said calmly: "Ashikaga clan, have you fallen on hard times?"
Sanjo came from the Ming Dynasty under the banner of the Japanese emperor's envoy.
So when he heard this, he nodded subconsciously, and then quickly added, "The vassal states are overbearing, and Your Majesty cannot control them. The general wants to take action, but he is unable to do so. The general is worried about this, worried that there will be traitors...forcing the king."
"Oh!" Jiang Qingzhi sighed secretly, thinking that it was probably time for the monkey to come to the fore!
Sanjo choked up, "Now those traitors are fighting everywhere, and the general is leading the king, but..."
Zhang Juzheng lowered his eyes slightly and thought, isn't this the scene at the end of the Tang Dynasty?
The feudal lords each ruled their own territories and the emperor became a puppet.
And coincidentally, when the former Tang Dynasty was in decline, it also sought help from outside.
He glanced at Jiang Qingzhi and found that his boss looked very interested.
This was a request for help that had never happened in history. Jiang Qingzhi was very interested in knowing what had changed the course of history. "Why did you ask for help from the Ming Dynasty?"
Could it be that I, a little butterfly, have really changed the world?
San Tiao originally thought that Jiang Qingzhi would remain silent and pretend to be polite, but he couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he heard this. He raised his head and said, "There was a sea merchant who came back and mentioned that the Ming Dynasty was in its heyday..."
Xu Wei sneered, "Maritime merchants? Japanese pirates, right?"
As for the Ming Dynasty, which was at its peak, just a few years ago, a group of Japanese losers and pirates composed of ronin were able to make the southern part of the Ming Dynasty feel like an enemy.
San Tiao said seriously: "It's a sea merchant."
Really shameless!
Xu Wei felt that his boss's bad attitude towards the Japanese was indeed justified.
He naturally disdained to argue with these dwarfs, and San Tiao continued: "His Majesty was delighted to learn that the Ming Dynasty had defeated the northern enemy several times, and he held a banquet for all the ministers..."
The Japanese emperor is so poor, yet he still holds a grand banquet for his ministers... Jiang Qingzhi sneered inwardly and said indifferently, "That's it?"
The so-called several defeats of powerful enemies refers to the fact that Jiang Qingzhi defeated the generals under Altan Khan several times.
"Isn't that enough?" San Tiao's eyes widened. "That was a powerful enemy approaching the capital of the Ming Dynasty!"
Uh!
Jiang Qingzhi then realized that he had underestimated the impact of those battles.
The defeat at Tumu Fort shocked the entire Ming Dynasty and the surrounding countries. Everyone felt that the Ming Dynasty was in decline. As a result, people gradually became less respectful.
The capture of the emperor dealt a heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty.
Yes!
It was the victories in those battles that gradually restored the confidence of the Ming Dynasty and even restored the respect of the surrounding countries towards the Ming Dynasty.
Tsk!
Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "In Benbo's eyes, the so-called great enemy in the north...is not worth mentioning."
If he had said this before the Northern Expedition, Sanjo would have secretly accused him of bragging.
The 200,000-strong army was defeated by the young and powerful official in front of them. When he said this, San Tiao had no choice but to bow his head.
He is indeed a legendary coach!
San Tiao thought, if the general had such a famous commander under his command, would it be possible to reverse the situation?
He collected his thoughts and bowed solemnly.
"Your Majesty has ordered that foreign ministers should come here as sons to their fathers and ask for help from the Ming Dynasty... our father country. I beg the Ming Dynasty to save your Majesty and save our country from the water and fire."
Three kowtows.
He was prepared to be rejected.
We are also prepared for a protracted war.
Outside, the think tank and the warriors bowed their heads and bowed to the young minister.
The young official took a puff of medicinal cigarette and said calmly:
"Rebellious ministers and traitors should be punished by everyone!"
(End of this chapter)
