"You really lack virtue!"
Lian Zining was an orthodox scholar and had never spoken harshly to anyone in his life. In his heart, these words were the most unpleasant words he could say.
War reparations? There is no such word in ancient times?
I am proud to say that it is not nice to attack these small foreign countries tomorrow, but it is just a fight to show the power of God. But what do you mean by asking for war reparations? Oh, if you beat someone and then extort their money, isn't this a bad scoundrel?
"This guy is so bold and arrogant. He openly told the envoys of a country about the injustice of the court. He also signed a treaty with others to demarcate the border. Who do you think you are? It's... you are so crazy.
If you are extremely disobedient, you will deceive the emperor and ignore your superiors!"
Lian Zining was so angry that his face turned blue, and he thought to himself, "I will definitely join him when I turn around. It is an insult to the country!"
But Miao Lun, the Burmese envoy, didn't think so. He first apologized. The neighboring small countries in the past dynasties had done a lot to the Chinese and Xia Dynasties, so it was not embarrassing.
Draw a boundary and let them draw it. There are not many Han people in that place. They are all Tusi barbarians with similar blood to them. If you Ming Dynasty has drawn the border with the front foot, and we step on the back foot, it means that the border has not been drawn.
The most difficult thing is to pay compensation. Real money cannot be paid, so using teak wood to compensate is a good idea.
The most important thing Myanmar has is deep mountains and old forests, and the most indispensable thing is timber.
But felling and transportation are big problems. There is nothing difficult about felling. As long as you are willing to fight without fear of death, you can advance into deep mountains and old forests. But the difficulty is how to transport it, how to transport it to Daming, and how much can one tree cost?
"I just said this, do you have any objection?" Li Jinglong asked, crossing his legs.
"My country's rudeness offends the Celestial Empire. It is for the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries. I don't think it is inappropriate for the ministers to say what the Duke of the country said!" Miao Lun was an envoy of a country after all, and he was somewhat thoughtful. "I dare to ask, this is the message of His Majesty the Ming Emperor.
Do you mean...?"
"Presumptuous!" Bang, Li Jinglong slapped the table and stood up with murderous intent.
With a shout, a group of armored soldiers rushed in from outside the house, their swords half unsheathed, their faces full of murderous intent.
"Don't be impatient, Mr. Cao Guo!" Lian Zining was frightened and quickly stood up to dissuade him, grabbing Li Jinglong. "After all, he is an envoy of a country..."
"Tsk, it's too late! Why don't you wait until I'm about to slash someone with my knife?"
Li Jinglong thought to himself, "A nerd is just a nerd, and he doesn't know how to cooperate. But he's not that stupid, and he still knows how to stop him."
This move made Miao Lun, the Namian envoy, also startled. What he said just now was fine, but how could he fall out so easily? This Cao Guogong is a mad dog?
"I have so many things to do in the Ming Dynasty, how can I have time to care about such small things like yours?" Li Jinglong glared, "It was you who just asked me to show you a clear way. I am also in charge of the Ming Dynasty Lifan Yuan and small countries like you, and I am also in charge of small countries like you.
We consider the lives of the two countries, so we can give each other good advice. It’s just that you don’t appreciate it, and you still question me? Could it be that... a certain hereditary minister Cao Guogong, the Minister of Lifanyuan, the Counselor of the South Study Room of the Ming Dynasty, and General Jianwei
, Dr. Ronglu, Youzhushi, Xuanli Military Minister, Quan Zhijun and State Affairs, Crown Prince Taifu, and Commander-in-Chief of Zuojun, are not qualified to tell you this? Or do you think I am a villain who goes back on my word?"
"This guy has so many official positions?" Lian Zining stood by and was dumbfounded, "How much salary does this guy need to receive?... His official positions are all over!"
Lian Zining was dumbfounded. Miao Lun, the Burmese envoy, was only half-Han, and he was even more frightened by these intimidating official positions.
"I don't dare!" Miao Lun said quickly, and suddenly he suddenly remembered something. The reason why the Cao Guogong in front of him was in a high and powerful position was because he and the Ming Emperor were cousins.
"Damn it, of course I can't say that what I signed with you was approved by the emperor. Although it is the emperor's intention, I can't say it out loud. Otherwise, when I want to regret it in the future, I will have to find another way. The emperor wants to lose face, I
Li Jinglong doesn’t have to, but if he regrets it in the future, he’ll say that what I signed for you privately won’t count, hehe!”
Seeing that the other party was suppressed by his momentum, Li Jinglong secretly thought proudly.
Then he saw that the other party was still pondering, "If you don't want to, forget it, just pretend that I didn't say anything!" After saying that, he shook his head and smiled bitterly at Lian Zining, "Look, I don't need to be this good person, let those Huaixi elders do it.
Military princes, what does it have to do with me if they lead troops to slaughter these Burmese people?"
"Um...may I ask who this is?" Miao Lun suddenly looked at Lian Zining and said.
"Yes!" Lian Zining cleared his throat and sat upright, "I am the censor of the Ming Dynasty, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Lian Zining!"
"Hiss!" Miao Lun was shocked. He was another high-ranking official. The minister was definitely a central official in the Ming Dynasty. What surprised him even more was that this person was also a censor of the capital. The censor of the capital was equal to the imperial censor.
The ministers in charge of the imperial court and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are also responsible for the conduct of officials in the world. The ministers must be people of high moral character to hold the position. They are truly high-power and top-ranking civil servants.
Seeing Miao Lun's eyes shining, Lian Zining suddenly felt embarrassed and twitched in his heart, "Should I tell him that I am a censor in name only, and it doesn't count?" Thinking about it, he suddenly glanced at Li Jinglong, feeling annoyed in his heart.
, "It's true that the person who is close to the ink is the black man. I have only been with him for a long time, and I am already so impetuous!"
"This is not only the top civil servant of our Ming Dynasty!" Li Jinglong continued to introduce in the face of Miao Lun's dumbfounded expression, "This is also the model of our Ming Dynasty students, a world-famous talent. In the seventeenth year of Hongwu, he was appointed by the Supreme Emperor.
Ranked first and second in the Imperial Examination, second in the Ming Dynasty, successively served as editor of the Hanlin Academy, Zuo Chunfang Bachelor, is the real pillar of the Ming Dynasty."
In an instant, Miao Lun solemnly bowed down and said, "I am ignorant of Mount Tai, please forgive me!"
Although the Burmese country is located in a barbaric wilderness, they also admire Chinese culture. The number two talented man in the Celestial Kingdom is a figure like a literary star in their hearts. Speaking of which, they even respect him more than the Duke Li Jinglong.
"No courtesy, no courtesy!" Lian Zining stood up and turned sideways to avoid the other party's etiquette. At the same time, he looked at Li Jinglong and thought to himself, "I didn't have much contact with Cao Guogong before, but now it seems that this person is quite good!"
But the next second, Li Jinglong's words almost made him jump.
"Now I ask you, do you think that my words, as the Minister of Lifanyuan, and I, the great Confucian of the Ming Dynasty, have no weight?"
"I... I'll knock down your eighteenth-born mother, and you'll die in your old age!"
Lian Zining suddenly cursed loudly in his heart. He was from Jiangxi, so the curses in his heart were all the most unpleasant curses in Jiangxi.
"You made a private agreement with the Burmese, why are you holding me back? Li Jinglong, I want to poke your mother? Are you holding me back even if you want to die?"
I don’t blame him for scolding, it’s really what Li Jinglong did that was so... so fucking awesome!
In other words, if Lian Zining is well-behaved, others would have jumped up and slapped him with loud mouths.
But Miao Lun still accepted this trick.
Because Lian Zining belongs to the scholar-official class, in his opinion, the scholar-officials of the Central Plains Dynasty are more trustworthy than the emperors of the Celestial Dynasty.
"The great kindness of Cao Guogong and Lian Xueshi will be unforgettable by my subordinates, and the whole country of Burma will also be grateful!" Miao Lun said, "In this way, I will leave it to you two for the affairs of Burma." After thinking about it, it was still too much.
After thinking about it, he said, "Without further delay, I dare to delay you two for a moment. We will discuss the agreement between the two countries and then write it into an official document..."
"Can you represent the leader of your family?" Li Jinglong asked with a smile.
"Yes!" Miao Lun said seriously, "Before coming, the king entrusted me with full authority!"
In fact, he also knew in his heart that the top priority was to stop the murderous god on the Yunnan border from looking for trouble to kill their people. Whether it was an apology or using teak wood to pay the compensation, it was not a big deal.
The document was taken back and put on a shelf. As far as the ruler and himself knew, there would be no trouble in their country.
This chapter has been completed!