Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 540 Forcing the Palace
Kong Xixue still stood at the side.As a descendant of Confucius, Duke Yansheng, in the Ming Dynasty where there was no prime minister at this time, he took the first place among the civil servants. Even Li Shanchang, who had been extremely low-key recently, was ranked lower than him.

But even though the Luzon envoy fired the first shot, Duke Yan remained silent and watched the farce performed on the Longevity Festival with great interest, as if it had nothing to do with him.Seeing that the crowd was raging and His Majesty the Emperor already showed a displeased look, Yan Xizhe, the Minister of Taxation, came out of the crowd and scolded the Lu Song envoy: "Your Majesty, be careful what you say! Today is your Majesty's long life. Your Majesty, An Neng, has committed such a treason." language?"

"When did the Ming Dynasty say that it would invade Luzon? Did the envoy make something out of nothing to provoke the Ming Dynasty?"

This threat was already considered very serious. If it were an ordinary envoy, he would have ceased his activities and resigned.But the Luzon envoy seemed to be used to being rude in the country, or he was indeed arrogant. He actually said with a pinch of salt, "How can you make something out of nothing! Your country sent troops to the Japanese country and invaded the Japanese land. I, Luzon, have known about it for a long time!" "

"If you can invade Japan, won't you invade Luzon? Although the Ming Dynasty is powerful, it is only one country after all."

"If we and other small countries unite with Yuanting in the north, even though the Ming Dynasty is powerful, we can still make you, the great emperor, miserable and unable to take care of everything!"

These words were like thunder, exploding suddenly in the imperial city.The officials of the Ming Dynasty, who had been scolding each other loudly, now looked at the foreign envoy from Luzon with shocked faces as if they were looking at fools: Could it be that this envoy is stupid?Do you really dare to threaten and provoke the Ming Emperor in public during this Wanshou Festival?
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How could the emperor's methods be unknown to these officials who had already been screened?All the ministers were frightened and secretly glanced at Lao Zhu who was sitting on the throne, fearing that the emperor would be furious and the Ming Dynasty would be in chaos from then on.

Lao Zhu sat on it. Although the Yishan crown on his head did not have a crown, he lowered his head slightly to hide his expression in the shadows.There was silence in the palace for a long time, and then Lao Zhu slowly exhaled and said: "So, you are not willing to be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty like me?"

"Unite... So that's what you mean?" he asked the envoys from other countries who came to congratulate him.

The envoy of Luzon State is obviously a reckless man, and if he is asked to give a correct speech, it will only lead to death.Yan Shenggong's eyes moved slightly. Zheng Mengzhou, the envoy of the Koryo Kingdom on the side, understood and hurriedly stepped out of the queue to stop the envoy of the Luzon Kingdom who was about to make arrogant remarks.

"Your Majesty, we and other foreign countries have no intention of offending the power of Heaven. It's just that dragons have their own dragon gates, and rats have their own ways." Zheng Mengzhou bowed deeply, appearing extremely sincere.

There was a deep look of helplessness on his face, and he said emotionally: "Your Majesty has learned that the former Yuan Dynasty was barbaric, and the descendants of Genghis Khan are very happy to have achieved success. Our small country's national power is declining and it is difficult to resist. If it were not for survival, it would never be possible." Those who are willing to go along with it.”

"After enduring humiliation for a hundred years, we finally heard that the Song Dynasty was reopened in the Ming Dynasty. We, the officials and people of this small country, were all happy and excited. To us, the Ming Dynasty was a country of our parents. Finally, we have parents who came forward to fight against rape and robbers for us. We are not happy. Victory."

"But now, I am shocked to hear that treacherous learning and barbaric ways are prevalent in the Ming Dynasty. They reject the orthodox learning of Zhu Wenchang and instead promote the martial arts of the barbarians. They deceive the saints and invade other countries."

"We, a small country, all rely on the Ming Dynasty for our breath. How can we not be shocked when we hear this? If we treat the Ming Dynasty like our parents, but the Ming Dynasty treats us like domestic animals, how can we in the country live in peace?"

"The envoy of Lu Song spoke recklessly, but his feelings were sincere. He was really saddened by the Ming Dynasty! No one in the world hopes for children whose parents are not good. We, a small country, also hope that the Ming Dynasty can put things right and rectify the source of chaos."

"If you disturb His Majesty's pleasure, the foreign ministers and others will be killed. But the inside story, please His Majesty, the Emperor, be aware of it!"

After finishing speaking with a sad look on his face, he bowed to the ground.Seeing him prostrate himself, the Luzon envoy also showed a sad and decisive look, with tears in his eyes, and prostrated himself on the ground.

After that, envoys from Annan, Zhongshan, Nanshan, Beishan and other foreign countries also came out silently and paid homage to the emperor.The scene was desolate, but it seemed that he was ready to face death.However, many officials of the Ming Dynasty were also sympathized by this situation. The Ming Dynasty respected the new learning concept and sent troops to the Japanese country, and many people in the court were opposed to it.These people looked with unbearable expressions on their faces as they looked at the group of foreign envoys who looked like they were begging for death.

Lao Zhu, who was at the head, was silent, and his expression was still unclear.Only those who were extremely familiar with him could tell from the divine light shining through the darkness that the emperor was on the verge of rage.Just listen to Lao Zhu say: "Zheng Mengzhou, you have been sent to the Ming Dynasty several times. I think you have great literary talent and are not like people from other countries. You, Korea, also preach Confucianism and Taoism, just like China. Therefore, I have always looked at you Korea differently."

"...You, Goryeo, also want to cut off the tribute to our Ming Dynasty and help the Mongolian Tatars in the Northern Yuan Dynasty to plunder our Ming Dynasty's borders?"

Zheng Mengzhou saw that Lao Zhu was not moved by his previous words and performances at all, and still held on to this point. There was a slight trace of sweat on his forehead, but he had no choice but to speak out at this time, and he had already won over almost all the tributes from the Ming Dynasty. country.He did not believe that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would be willing to give up his status as a dynasty and the interests of these many tributary countries, and continue to be stubborn.

Over there, Kong Xixue, Yanshenggong, also kept stealing glances at Lao Zhu.Naturally, he did not rely entirely on intimidation and empty talk to win over these foreign envoys.Ming Dynasty has conquered China's rivers and mountains, and the next focus must be on governance and stability maintenance.The role of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism in maintaining rule has been proven by the former Song Dynasty and even the pre-Yuan Dynasty. It can even be said that Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was born to help the royal family maintain its rule.He did not believe and could not imagine that the sober founding emperor would completely abandon Cheng Zhu and choose new learning simply for the sake of militarism.

He is sure of his Majesty's concession.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. My country has always been respectful and would never dare to plunder the borders of the Ming Dynasty."

"It's just that now that the Ming Dynasty's military front has reached Goryeo Tamra (Jeju Island), and there is a precedent of annexing the Japanese country, the whole country is really trembling."

"Although the foreign minister is devoted to Ming Dynasty, there are many people in the country who are afraid of Ming Dynasty's move and swear to seek refuge in Yuanting... The foreign minister really does not want to let his motherland and Ming Dynasty compete, so he can only take this step and offend Yan Jin. admonish."

"Always respectful?" Song Lian couldn't sit still anymore and stepped out from the crowd, pointing his halberd at Zheng Mengzhou who still looked helpless and miserable. "Zheng Mengzhou, I thought you were a great scholar from Goryeo, but I always treated you with great respect when you came here. Who would have thought that you would be making trouble here today, confusing right and wrong!"

"In the fifth year of Hongwu, your Goryeo spy Wang Zaixian sneaked into the estate of His Highness Chao Wu with the intention of stealing the cement formula. This matter has not yet been settled against you! In the seventh year of Hongwu, Naha went out to plunder Ji Town, and Dingliao Guard sent envoys to Goryeo to request Containment, you Gaoli are also indifferent, and even secretly help Meng Yuan!"

"In the ninth year of Hongwu, Liaodong was repeatedly invaded by bandits, suspected to be the work of Goryeo. Not to mention that Tamluo Island was originally the territory of the former Yuan Dynasty, and half of the palace built by the emperor of the former Yuan Dynasty was on it."

"As soon as your upper and lower lips touched, you became your Goryeo Tamra? You talk respectfully and call yourself a country of children. Is this how you treat my parents and me?"

(End of this chapter)