Li Jinglong's face turned pale after being sprayed, and Zhu Yunxi felt the buzzing pain in his head more and more.
I thought that Zhang Ming could stand up and say a few words to lighten the atmosphere.
Who would have thought that as soon as he opened his mouth, he said, "Your Majesty, you must not go out to greet the king of a small country as the emperor of the great emperor!"
When he said this, the people below became even more excited!
In the hearts of civil servants, etiquette and law are heaven.
Not to mention the current Ming Dynasty, in fact, the same was true for the later Manchu Qing Dynasty.
After the British envoy Macartney visited the Qing Dynasty, he told everyone he met that the British did not kneel down to the Qing emperor and that we both communicated on an equal footing.
Pooh!
Who doesn't know the arrogant and arrogant temper of Mr. Zhang, the crazy sealer?
If you don't kneel down to him, how can you see him?
Go wherever you came from!
What foreigners can't bend when retreating? Which of those missionaries can't kneel more skillfully than their own slaves?
Kneel or not, strength speaks for itself!
At this time, Daming had the strength to make everyone kneel.
But in Zhu Yunxi's view, this kind of self-esteem in order to show his absolute authority is really unnecessary and more like a kind of red tape.
See how he treated Xiao Pu in the later days?
When it comes to puppets, who can compare to Xiao Pu?
After all, the Burmese king still has some wealth under his command, what does Xiao Pu have?
But when Xiao Pu visited Tokyo, he first set off from Changchun on a special train, and then transferred to a small warship.
Gun salutes were fired along the way, and Commander Xiaozhi escorted us. Before arriving in Tokyo, the Air Force came to greet us and escorted us all the way.
Entering the realm of Xiaozhi, the prince, duke, prime minister, and minister of Xiaozhi waited respectfully at the pier, nodded and bowed in welcome, and then sent Xiao Pu off to the special train to Tokyo.
The little Emperor, who was a head shorter than Xiao Pu, also greeted him personally at the train station.
When they meet, they take off their gloves, nod and shake hands, smile and greet each other with greetings.
Then the two of them, like two brothers, sat in the same carriage back to the palace.
Xiao Pu's palace was still the place where the royal family could make the most use of during their childhood.
During the visit, the emperor's mother personally held Xiao Pu's arm and secretly visited the imperial garden to talk quietly.
That is to say, Xiao Pu may be weak in body and bones, otherwise, how could he have risen in seniority!
He was just such a puppet, and he received such a grand reception when he was young, and deceived Xiao Pu so much that he couldn't find him. I'm so grateful!
Of course, the more obedient a puppet is, the better. The one who is working against you is not a puppet, it is an enemy.
This is the same as raising a son. Is it okay to beat him all day long? After beating him, you have to talk to him cheerfully and coax him!
This also involves an essential problem. Supporting puppets requires costs!
In the future, the Ming Dynasty will invest massive manpower and material resources in Burma. At this stage, an obedient puppet can bring more benefits than a hundred thousand troops.
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"The King of Burma is finally different from other vassal kings!"
On the throne, Zhu Yunxi spoke slowly, "In the past, the vassal states around our Ming Dynasty were all external vassals, and the imperial court only wanted them to pay tribute. But in the future, the internal political power of Burma will be in the hands of my Ming Dynasty!"
"I think that the more this happens, the less we should treat others lightly!" Zhu Yunxi said, making a calm gesture, and continued, "My dear friends, my Ming Dynasty's expedition to Burma is not just for the Ming Dynasty and Burma.
The country’s affairs!”
"Other vassal states, such as Annan, are also watching. If I, the Ming Dynasty, treat Burma like a slave, what will other vassals think? The purpose of using troops in Burma this time is to unify Burma and to protect the ancestral temples of small states."
Some things cannot be told as facts.
Although everyone knows it well, it must be said in a nice way.
King Burmese was valued and treated favorably so that he could serve the Ming Dynasty willingly. King Burmese was not a fool. A useful and obedient puppet might not die in the end. But a disobedient puppet would definitely not end well.
The biggest role of his puppet is outside of war, and it cannot be replaced by war. Because Burma, unlike Goryeo, belongs to the traditional Zhongxia civilization circle, and is not as easy to assimilate as Goryeo.
"What's even more important is that we, the Ming Dynasty's frontier Yong'an!" Zhu Yunxi said again, "If not, other foreign countries will definitely think that the Ming Dynasty wants to seek their territory and treat it as a hostile bandit!"
In fact, he didn't even have the confidence to say this himself.
When the old man was here, the surrounding countries were very confident about the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty did not attack us, they would at most demand tributes.
But now this emperor beats whoever is easy to bully, and he never tires of it!
Goryeo has been swallowed up, and its intentions in supporting puppets in Burma have become clear.
"In the future, not only the King of Burma will come to pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty, but also the Lord of Japan and the Lord of Annan..."
"Your Majesty!" Xin Yande suddenly said, "Do you mean that you will use troops against Annan in the future?"
"Buzz!"
In the court hall, it was like a pot was boiling.
Will the Ming Dynasty survive? The emperor thinks about the Guizhou military and military activities all day long...
"Your Majesty!" Bao Zhao stood up and said, "Although Annan is small, it is a state with an orderly inheritance and a large population. The country has always been submissive to our Ming Dynasty. Why does the Emperor have the intention of conquest?"
"Annan is not a country dominated by local kings such as Burma. The country has no less than 200,000 troops, and the Annan people are unruly and warlike!" Censor Yang Jing also said, "Your Majesty, think again!"
"We are still resisting in Goryeo, Burma is using troops, and the war in Japan is also involved!" Rujun, Minister of the Ministry of War, also shook his head and said, "If the war starts in Annan again, Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty will not be able to bear the heavy burden!"
"When did I say that I would conquer Annan?" Zhu Yunxi said angrily, "What are your intentions in misinterpreting my intentions?"
Of course he didn't want to hit Annan, but he just didn't think about it now.
The reason why we want to capture Burma now is to prepare for the use of troops against Annan in the future.
At this time, Burma was not only a large area on the later map, but also included part of Laos and even part of Siam.
These places are integrated, plus Yunnan, which borders Annan, and there is a sea route starting from the Qiongzhou Strait, directly thundering to the top of Mount Tai.
Moreover, when the time comes to use troops against Annan, we can completely use Burmese, Laotians, and Siamese as vanguards, and we can also raise military rations and even military expenses on the spot.
All these factors forced Zhu Yunxi to pay special attention to the puppet king of Burma. A political power in a superficial sense is also a political power, and the role a political power can play is definitely greater than that of foreign troops.
But now, facing this kind of etiquette dispute between countries, these civil servants are indifferent.
"I'm tired, let's do this for today! We'll discuss it tomorrow!" Zhu Yunxi stood up and walked away with a flick of his sleeves.
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"Long live the Lord to calm down!"
The morning meeting dispersed, and in the Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Yunxi reclined on the Arhat bed and closed his eyes to meditate.
Li Jinglong sat blankly on the round stool opposite him and said with a smile, "In such a big etiquette dispute, the civil servants feel as if their ancestors' graves have been dug up, so it is understandable that the words are fierce!"
Zhu Yunxi half-opened his eyes, "You know, I am thinking of someone at this moment!" He said, sighing, "Hey, if he were here, I wouldn't be alone!"
"Who?" Li Jinglong suddenly became wary.
"Fat Zhu?" he thought to himself, "Fang Xiaoru?"
"You definitely can't guess!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and sat up straight, "I was thinking that if Li Zhigang was in the capital at this moment, he would definitely be able to help me with this matter!"
"That guy..." Li Jinglong thought to himself, "When did he become so proud of the emperor?"
Suddenly, Li Jinglong felt a hint of danger in his heart.
"It's not a big deal, why don't the civil servants allow it?" Zhu Yunxi said with a bitter smile, "Not only do they not allow it, but looking at it like that, they are so united that they insist on breaking up with me!"
"Your Majesty, I have a compromise at this time!" Li Jinglong said.
"tell me the story!"
"The ministers just don't want you to go there in person... In fact, I also feel that it would be too shameful for the King of Namen to welcome you in person!" Li Jinglong continued, "It would be better... to let the crown prince leave the city.
Welcome, the emperor is waiting to see you at Fengtian Hall..."
This chapter has been completed!