Lian Zining's face was ashen, but he still tried his best to control his emotions, and almost yelled angrily at Li Jinglong, "Thanks for you, you are still the hereditary and irreplaceable Duke of the Ming Dynasty, the Counselor of the South Study Room, and the Minister of the Lifan Yuan. You are already the most powerful person.
My authority has reached its peak, why..."
As he said that, Lian Zi pointed at the box of gold sand calmly, "How is this behavior different from a villain? How is it different from a robber? Mr. Cao Guo, don't you care about your own face, don't you care about my Ming Dynasty's face?" As he said, he stamped his feet and said,
"How dare you do such an act?"
After saying that, he covered his face in shame and anger, and sat down on the chair in the room.
It's not that he's pedantic, it's not that he can't turn his head around, it's just that the world is like this. For thousands of years, real scholar-officials like him have been ashamed of speaking out. Asking for money so openly and openly is undoubtedly an insult to them.
shame.
Li Jinglong glanced at him lightly and said nothing. Instead, he said to his soldier Li Xiaowai, "Check the quality of the gold sand carefully. Don't let the Burmese envoy fool you. Check whether it's enough!"
"You..." Lian Zining suddenly became furious, "Mr. Cao Guo, do you still want to check?" He said with a cold face, "I'm the official... I want to take a copy of your book..."
"Wait a minute!" Li Jinglong glanced at him again, "Why are you asking Li?"
"I participated in the money you took from the envoys of the vassal state and negotiated a peace treaty between the two countries in private!" Lian Zining said loudly, "Mr. Cao Guo, don't you know how serious a crime it is to make a peace treaty privately? Even if you are the minister of the vassal court,
Should the peace treaty with Burma be subject to public discussion at the court meeting and the emperor’s sage ruling? If you negotiated it in private, how can it count...?"
"Then it doesn't count!" Li Jinglong smiled faintly, "I didn't even think about counting." As he said that, he stretched out his hand to grab a handful of gold sand, then slowly let go and let the gold sand fall from his fingers, and said with a smile,
"Except for you and me, no one else knows what I just told the Burmese people."
"Huh?" Lian Zining was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he meant.
"Let me tell you this, Li signed a peace treaty with them. When this peace treaty is useful to Ming Dynasty, it will naturally count. But when it is not useful to Ming Dynasty, it will be said that I, Li Jinglong, acted recklessly in private, and it will not count!" Li Jinglong smiled!
, "Whether it is useful or not, we have the final say, understand?"
"You..." Lian Zining was trembling all over and couldn't speak clearly.
This is worse than negotiating a peace treaty in private. It clearly means that you will not admit it in the future. This is going back on your word and breaking your promise.
"If the emperor knows what you have done, Mr. Cao Guo..."
"You still don't understand?" Li Jinglong interrupted him, squinting and said, "Do you really think Mr. Li has such courage to play with the envoys of another country?"
"This..." Lian Zining was stunned again, and then seemed to understand something.
Could it be that what Cao Guogong did was ordered by the emperor?
But...how can the emperor be such a grandson...No, how can the emperor be so willful?
He asked in surprise with his eyes, and received an affirmative reply from Li Jinglong with a smile.
"Secretary Lian, you are a civil servant after all, you don't understand such important military matters!" Li Jinglong watched the soldiers inspecting the gold sand, took a sip from the teacup, and said with a wry smile, "Burma and our Ming Dynasty are bordering each other, so we have to guard against the ambitions of wolves.
You think it is a small, remote country, but once Burma is unified, it will be like having a tiger beside my Ming Dynasty bed!"
"Now that they are making trouble, for Ming Dynasty, it is just a mosquito bite that produces some blood. Once they grow stronger the next day, it will not be a matter of bleeding, but a piece of flesh will be lost!" Li Jinglong continued, "We have to be careful. ah!"
Lian Zining frowned and said, "How dare he? If the Burmese country is really disrespectful, my Ming Dynasty King will destroy his country. Goryeo is a lesson to him!"
"Both things!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "Korea is just across the river from us, but what about Burma? The barbarians are so haunted by the barren mountains and rivers, and the deep mountains and old forests. We have been suppressing those chieftains for many years. If the Burmese people try their best, we will die. how many people?"
"Moreover, Goryeo is a Sinicized country, but what about the Burmese? Even if we occupy that place now, if we take the lead, they will turn the other way! Besides, where will the court get the money to fight the war now?"
"When the emperor conquered Korea and destroyed it, it was the family wealth that the emperor had saved for many years. The civilians and soldiers in the northern provinces were all ready, and the Korean people had no intention of resisting. Now that the state treasury has more revenue, there are more places to spend money. How many millions of silver should we spend to conquer Burma? Let alone an army of 200,000 people. How much food do 200,000 people eat in a day? How many civilians and livestock will be used? "Juquge Pavilion
Speaking of this, Li Jinglong sighed, "The only solution for now is to slowly encroach! It's also the case that our Ming Dynasty is full of prosperity. When we just fall asleep, the Burmese give us pillows."
"In the name of transporting teak, we are sending out ships and people. Will they have to build their harbor by then? Will there be a city garrison to build the harbor? In addition, there will be a long line of 150 miles divided horizontally. After being fully prepared, we will attack from two directions."
"You guys, when it comes to war, laymen can only watch the fun, thinking that just having more people is enough. In fact, there is a lot of knowledge about war. Fighting is all about money and preparation. Let's be prepared. If he is not prepared, we can give him a chill and give him directly. Just lie down, this is a sure-fire deal!"
Then, he glanced at Lian Zining and said, "Let me tell you, this is not what I, Li, thought, it was decided by Lord Long Live. Are you joining me? Isn't that joining Lord Long Live?"
Then he sighed again, "I, Li, am just an errand boy, ha!"
Lian Zining was stunned when he heard this, "What's the use of conquering Myanmar...?"
"Just because he has teak, he should hit it!" Li Jinglong laughed, "Besides, do you really think they don't have gold, silver or copper mines? I heard that gems are produced over there!"
"Master, it's accurate!" At this time, Li Xiaowai had already checked the one hundred kilograms of gold sand. "One hundred kilograms is just a little more. The gold sand is of perfect quality!" As he said this, he picked up a grain of gold sand and put it in his mouth. He took a sharp bite, then spit it into his palm and said with a smile, "Look, the soft part is gold!"
When he bit the golden sand, Lian Zining's heart trembled violently.
Looking at the greedy eyes of Li Xiaowai and Li Jinglong looking at Jin Sha, anger suddenly rose in their hearts.
"Even if what you say makes sense,...it's never a gentleman's behavior to blackmail others." Lian Zining said, "Mr. Cao Guo, you are a distinguished member of a wealthy family, and your family..."
Li Jinglong didn't look at him, but said to Li Xiaowai, "Put twenty kilograms of gold sand out and give it to the training assistant!"
"Yes!" Li Xiaowai immediately took action.
"I..." Lian Zining was stunned again and said in his heart, "He gave it to me?"
At this time, Li Jinglong slowly turned his head and said with a smile, "Twenty kilograms, I would say more or less, mainly because it is not eye-catching, and it is enough for you, Mr. Lian, to support your family for a while."
"No, no, no, no!" Lian Zining waved his hands hastily, "These ill-gotten gains are here..."
"You're pedantic, aren't you?" Li Jinglong interrupted him without any explanation, "Why was it ill-gotten? Did I steal it or rob it? Did I force him to bring it to me with a knife? Or did I lie to him?
"
After saying that, before Lian Zining could speak, he said seriously, "Yixing! Li asked you to call out to me."
"Yixing, you said it was ill-gotten gains. Li would like to ask you, first of all, this gold sand is not a bribe for me, Li, to sell my official position for personal gain, and secondly, it is not a bribe from my subordinates because of my status. Why is it so unjust?"
Got rich?"
"Besides, the person who sent the gold sand is not a member of the Ming Dynasty! Our Ming Dynasty laws do not stipulate that we cannot accept gifts from foreigners, right?"
