"Yes, what should we do now? If all the men in the village are arrested, how will we survive as the old, weak, women and children left?"
"Hey, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, why did something like this happen!"
"After a few good days, something like this happened again. God won't give us poor people a way to survive!"
"..."
Amid the buzzing discussions, panic was spreading.
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted outside.
"The clan leader is here!"
When the voice fell, the people who were discussing turned their heads and looked outside.
Then I saw a middle-aged man in his late forties wearing a Confucian shirt, striding into the ancestral hall from the outside, surrounded by several young men.
"Why panic? Don't panic!"
While talking, the head of the Wang family walked into the ancestral hall and sat down on a chair.
He looked around and spoke.
"The leader of this clan has already sent people to inquire inside Chengdu. The fault of this conflict is not on our side!"
"The leader of the clan will personally go to Chengdu Mansion to submit the petition later!"
"I believe the imperial court will do justice to us!"
As the head of the Wang family spoke, other people in the ancestral hall gradually calmed down and stopped panicking.
After everyone calmed down, the head of the Wang family continued to speak.
"But, to be on the safe side, we'd better raise a sum of money and send a telegram to Jiangnan to ask for help from the host."
"There are also people in my Wang family who are serving as officials in the court. They are important ministers in the court. There is no need to be afraid of a group of barbarians coming down from the plateau!"
The Wang family was able to move hundreds or even thousands of people from a village to Sichuan in one go, so the family's energy must be considerable.
Otherwise, the cost of immigration alone would not be affordable by ordinary small families.
Their main family in Jiangnan is also one of the most wealthy families in Jiangnan.
He also has his own connections in the court!
If the Chengdu Prefecture cannot give the Wang family justice, then they will have no choice but to bring the matter to the court.
…
Nanjing, Forbidden City!
The sky was bright and Zhu Hongyu opened his eyes.
Feeling the plump and soft bodies of the two beauties beside him, Zhu Hongyu climbed up from the bed of the twins in the Yu family with his strong willpower.
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
Following Zhu Hongyu's movements, the two beauties on the bed were also awakened. They rubbed their sleepy eyes and called to His Majesty in soft and waxy voices.
Zhu Hongyu lifted off the quilt, put on his robe, turned around and spoke to the beauty on the bed.
"You were exhausted last night, so just rest, there's no need to get up!"
After finishing his inspection of the Ming Dynasty Royal Arsenal yesterday, Zhu Hongyu originally wanted to find his little wild horse and ride it galloping, but the little wild horse was menstruating, so it was really inconvenient.
Zhu Hongyu didn't want to fight in a bloody battle, so instead he ran to the Yu sisters' palace to spend the night!
Seeing the great progress made by Ming Dynasty in weapon research and development, Zhu Hongyu was very excited.
Then, he vented his excitement on the Yu family twins last night.
Zhu Hongyu's physical fitness is far superior to ordinary people because of his time travel.
Coupled with these years of consistent exercise, Zhu Hongyu's body is in better shape.
In addition, he was in a rather excited mood, so he worked hard until midnight last night before falling asleep with the two of them in his arms!
Zhu Hongyu needs to deal with government affairs when he gets up early, but there is no need for the Yu sisters to get up early.
They were very tired last night, so they just need to take a good rest today.
Zhu Hongyu still loves his woman very much!
Although Zhu Hongyu was very tired last night, he almost recovered after a good sleep.
After dressing and washing, he ate breakfast calmly.
His breakfast was very simple, consisting of duck blood vermicelli soup, a stack of Hangzhou steamed buns, a salad mixed with vegetables and fruits, and two fried eggs.
Balanced nutrition and satiating!
This is enough. He has very high and precise requirements for food, but he will not spread it out and waste it.
Just as Zhu Hongyu was eating breakfast in peace, a young eunuch ran up from a distance.
The little eunuch ran all the way to Zhu Hongyu, and then spoke.
"His Majesty!"
"Telegram from Chengdu!"
While talking, a telegram from Chengdu Prefecture was delivered to Zhu Hongyu's head.
Zhu Hongyu took the telegram, opened it and read it.
As the telegram was read through, Zhu Hongyu's originally calm expression began to turn gloomy little by little.
"Haha, so brave!"
"How brave!"
"Who dares to take action against the people of Ming Dynasty within the territory of Ming Dynasty? Who gave him the courage?"
Zhu Hongyu was annoyed. The food in front of him, which was originally very tempting, also lost his appetite.
He got up from his stool and walked around the palace.
The low air pressure around me is very scary!
The maids and eunuchs waiting on the side were all timid and trying their best to reduce their sense of presence, not daring to cause trouble for the emperor at this time.
After a while, Zhu Hongyu made a decision and spoke.
"Send an order to the prefect of Chengdu and ask him to make judgments strictly in accordance with Ming law!"
"According to the cause and course of the incident, we should properly determine the responsibilities, determine the responsibilities and punish those involved."
"No favoritism allowed!"
"The solemnity of the Ming Law cannot be violated!"
"Don't say that the one who committed the crime was just a group of mission guards. Even if the one who committed the crime was the Living Buddha of the Plateau, he is no bigger than the Ming Dynasty!"
"Let the Chengdu magistrate warn the mission that if they act recklessly again and violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, they will be severely punished!"
"Let the envoys weigh the consequences themselves!"
Punishing a few guards was really not a big deal to Zhu Hongyu.
As for whether his decree to punish the mission's guards at this time would lead to a breakdown in the relationship between Ming Dynasty and Gaoyuan, causing Gaoyuan to break away from Ming Dynasty's nominal rule.
That's nonsense, it's just a few guards and it won't affect the overall situation.
I don’t believe that Gao Yuan would fall out with him over a few guards!
Of course, it is true that Zhu Hongyu doesn't care about this.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The current plateau is only a nominal surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Hongyu is completely unable to accept this situation.
When he frees up his hands, he will definitely seek to change the current almost independent situation on the plateau.
Plus the reforms he plans to implement on the plateau in the future!
By then, it is estimated that 99% of the vested interests on the entire plateau will choose to stand against the Ming Dynasty.
To put it bluntly, Zhu Hongyu was planning to kill nobles on the plateau to divide their fields, and then completely swallow up the plateau.
Therefore, Zhu Hongyu is really not afraid of the relationship between Daming and Gao Yuan breaking down now!
It will break sooner or later anyway!
The little eunuch knelt down to accept the order, then turned around and trotted all the way, preparing to convey Zhu Hongyu's imperial edict.
Zhu Hongyu sat back down, finished his breakfast in threes and fives, and then prepared to deal with government affairs.
…
Two days later, it was time for the great court meeting once every ten days.
But this court meeting is different from the past because it is the last court meeting this year.
After the stereotyped congratulations and salutes, all the ministries of the imperial court came forward one after another to report their work to the emperor.
It was said that he was reporting work to the emperor, but to put it bluntly, he was actually reporting to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
Zhu Hongyu already knew the content of the report.
After the reporting work was over, Zhu Hongyu was ready to announce that the courtiers would be on annual leave.
At this moment, an official from the class stood up and spoke.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
Zhu Hongyu had a slightly astonished expression on his face. Good guy, there really was a stupid young man who came up to give Zhu Hongyu advice at the court meeting?
This meeting is not a place where serious matters can be dealt with, right?
However, since everyone has stood up, it is natural that Zhu Hongyu would not let others speak out.
Being good at accepting advice is a traditional virtue of the emperor. This cannot be lost!
No matter what the facts are, there is always a need for window-dressing.
"If you have anything you want to say, please feel free to say it!"
Zhu Hongyu pretended to be expressionless before speaking.
The minister who stood up spoke.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the living Buddha in Plateau sent a delegation to Han Dynasty to come to Nanjing to pay a pilgrimage to the emperor and swear allegiance to the Ming Dynasty."
"But when the mission arrived in Chengdu, they were attacked by a group of unscrupulous people. One person in the mission was seriously injured and one was slightly injured."
"But now the Chengdu prefect has jailed the relevant personnel of the mission and favors the unruly people under his rule!"
"For the sake of the friendship between Ming Dynasty and Plateau, please ask Your Majesty to issue an order to punish the unruly people involved in order to give justice to the mission!"
When Zhu Hongyu heard this, his originally calm expression instantly turned gloomy.
Just when he was about to have an attack, another person from the class stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
Zhu Hongyu said with a dark face and suppressed his temper.
"speak!"
The last person who stood up turned around and scolded the first official who stood up very unceremoniously.
"Master Liu, what you said is wrong!"
"As far as I know, the conflict between the people of Chengdu Prefecture and the guards of the Plateau Mission was all due to the provocation of the mission's guards."
"The people of Chengdu only defend themselves and fight back after being attacked!"
"Master Liu asked Your Majesty to severely punish the victim, but to please the perpetrator, wouldn't it be trapping Your Majesty into injustice?"
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The last official who came forward was named Wang, and he was a member of the Wang family's connections in the court.
When Liu Yunfeng saw that he was being scolded, he turned to look at the person who scolded him, with a very ugly expression on his face.
But he still retorted.
"Why did Mr. Wang say this?"
"Even if Mr. Wang is right, the blame lies with the escort of the mission, but the mission is coming to Nanjing to pay homage to the emperor. Shouldn't I, the Ming Dynasty, provide some convenience to the mission?"
"My Ming Dynasty is a heavenly kingdom, so naturally we should have the magnanimity of a heavenly kingdom!"
"How can the envoys be wronged in our Ming Dynasty's land?"
However, as soon as Liu Yunfeng finished speaking, a piece of jade pendant flew from the direction of the dragon chair and hit him directly on the forehead.
In an instant, a big gash was made on Liu Yunfeng's forehead, and bright red blood flowed all over his face.
Liu Yunfeng covered the wound on his forehead and couldn't help but cry out in pain. He dared to scream at the top of his voice and cursed the son of a bitch for hitting him.
But as soon as he turned around, he saw the emperor with an angry face.
Liu Yunfeng instantly felt like a duck whose throat was choked, and his voice suddenly stopped.
Zhu Hongyu stood up from the dragon chair and said with murderous intent in his voice.
"You bastard, my salary is enough to support such a cruel person like you?!"
"Haha, what? In your opinion, the mission cannot be wronged in the land of the Ming Dynasty. Then the people of the Ming Dynasty, my people, should be wronged in the land of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Severely punishing the mission will harm the dignity of the Heavenly Kingdom? Why, do you think that the dignity of the Heavenly Kingdom is gained by currying favor with foreign vassals?"
"Nonsense, the so-called dignity of the Heavenly Kingdom cannot be earned!"
"The dignity of the Celestial Kingdom is built on the swords and guns of our Ming Dynasty soldiers, and exists within the range of our Ming Dynasty's cannons!"
"Damn it, since they are coming to Nanjing for pilgrimage to me, they must correct their attitude! If they come respectfully, I will not be stingy with the market rewards."
"But if they cause trouble in my Ming Dynasty's land, I won't tolerate them!"
"What the hell is that?"
"Send an order to the prefect of Chengdu and ask him to tell the envoy that if there is another time, I would not mind sending a large army to conquer and teach them the rules of paying tribute, so that they know what it means to be a king's division and what it means to attack the people.
crime!"
The angry look on Zhu Hongyu's face cannot be faked, and his rebuke to Liu Yunfeng was also a vent from the heart.
Liu Yunfeng listened to Zhu Hongyu's scolding, his knees softened, and he knelt on the ground with a thud.
Beads of sweat began to appear on the forehead, and the sweat flowed and seeped into the wound, causing more severe pain.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But at this time, Liu Yunfeng's heart was instantly filled with fear and fear, and he ignored the severe pain on his forehead.
He knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, and spoke loudly.
"I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong!"
"Your Majesty, atone for your sins!"
"Your Majesty, please atone for your sins!"
"..."
Seeing the emperor's anger, the other civil and military ministers in the court knelt down and spoke.
"Your Majesty, please temporarily extinguish the fury of thunder!"
"Your Majesty, please temporarily extinguish the fury of thunder!"
"..."
Zhu Hongyu snorted and said.
"Come here, take off Liu Yunfeng's official robes and drag him out of the imperial city."
"Dismissal from office, resignation, never to be re-employed!"
When Zhu Hongyu said this, his voice was full of unquestionable domineering.
No one from the court officials dared to stand up and raise objections.
This was the first time that they had seen the emperor so angry that he even beat people in the court.
Who can not be afraid of the angry emperor?
Immediately afterwards, several imperial guards quickly entered the palace, and without saying a word, they removed Liu Yunfeng's official hat and robe, and then dragged Liu Yunfeng, who was still begging for mercy, outside the palace...
After Liu Yunfeng was dragged away, Wang Huai silently returned to the courtroom and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Zhu Hongyu's eyes swept over the courtiers, his eyes burning and filled with a sense of oppression.
Only when the civil and military officials in the court began to sweat on their foreheads under his oppressive gaze did Zhu Hongyu speak.
"Dear gentlemen!"
"I am very angry today, really angry!"
"I can't understand why Liu Yunfeng, who is wearing the official robe of the Ming Dynasty and receiving the official salary of the Ming Dynasty, speaks for those outsiders?"