"The official robe he is wearing was sewn stitch by stitch by my weaver Xiu Niang in the Ming Dynasty!"
"The house he lives in was also built by the masons of Ming Dynasty who worked tirelessly!"
"His official salary also comes from the taxes provided by the hard work of farmers, workers, and businessmen in the Ming Dynasty!"
"It can be said that his ability to stand in this court and guide the country is all due to the hard work of the people of Ming Dynasty!"
"Not only Liu Yunfeng, but all the Dukes in the court, including me, can stand on this temple. One by one, none of them are dependent on the support of the people of the world!"
"It is not an exaggeration to say that the people of the world are our food, clothing, parents!"
"I just don't understand why Liu Yunfeng can be so cruel inside and tolerant outside?"
"Would you rather let your parents suffer, than maintain a vassal mission?"
"Did the mission from the plateau give him any benefits?"
After Zhu Hongyu said this, the anger on his face calmed down slightly.
Then, he continued to speak.
"We must remember that since the people of the Ming Dynasty farmed, did business, worked, paid taxes, and supported us!"
"Then we must provide protection for the people of Ming Dynasty!"
"I, an official of the Ming Dynasty, must always put the interests of the people of the Ming Dynasty first!"
"Only in this way can the Gonggun princes in the temple and I be worthy of the support of the people of the world!"
"Think about it all!"
After saying this, Zhu Hongyu flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.
The eunuch beside him shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Retreat!"
"..."
Under the emperor's anger, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty left the palace in silence.
…
Chengdu Prefecture, the Chengdu prefect took the telegram from the imperial court, with expressions on his face full of relief and joy.
He knew it would be like this!
It is absolutely impossible for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to show any weakness to the outside world.
The emperors of the Ming Dynasty, except for the weird Baozong, were not weak to the outside world.
Even if it was Chongzhen, he would be the king and his country would die when the bandits came to the city!
The prefect of Chengdu pressed the telegram on his bookcase, straightened his official robe, and then spoke.
"Lead the way, I want to meet the living Buddha of the mission!"
After that, he led the people out of the government office and headed towards the place where the Plateau Mission lived in the city.
Not long after, the prefect of Chengdu saw the Living Buddha in a courtyard.
The living Buddha sat cross-legged on a futon, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
He kept reciting scriptures in his mouth and looked solemn.
But the Chengdu magistrate did not take this seriously. He had seen too many monks with solemn treasures. Which temple could not have a few great monks decorating its facade?
No matter whether you have Taoism or not, you must still look a bit like a Buddha!
Arriving in front of the living Buddha, the Chengdu magistrate bowed slightly, saluted, and then spoke.
"I am under the official title of Zhang Changsheng, the magistrate of Chengdu, and I have seen the Living Buddha!"
The living Buddha opened his eyes, looked at the Chengdu magistrate in front of him and just nodded and said.
"No need to be polite!"
"Prefect Zhang is here, but has Bage and his gang's plot come to fruition?"
Zhang Changsheng shook his head and then spoke.
"No!"
"The case is still under trial. There is no trial. We have to wait patiently for the result!"
There was a hint of curiosity in the living Buddha's eyes and he asked.
"Then what is the purpose of Prefect Zhang coming here?"
The Living Buddha suspected that this seemingly upright Ming official was here to ask for a bribe from him!
For this reason, he was already prepared to pay for it!
Zhang Changsheng heard this and spoke directly.
"The official reported the information from Chengdu Prefecture to Nanjing, and there has been a reply from Nanjing!"
"Your Majesty means that we should handle it impartially and in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty!"
"And I ask you to bring a message to the living Buddha!"
When the Living Buddha heard this, his eyebrows lowered, and a trace of astonishment clearly flashed across his face.
I'm not here to ask for bribes because I'm a co-author!
But he still spoke.
"Handle it impartially...well, that's what it should be!"
"I wonder if your Majesty has anything to tell this poor monk?"
Zhang Changsheng said with a smile.
"His Majesty has told the delegation to strictly abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty during the next process of entering Beijing and not to act recklessly or disturb the local area."
"Violators will be severely punished!"
"The consequences should be weighed carefully by everyone in the mission!"
When the Living Buddha heard this, his face suddenly turned ugly.
However, he did not dare to refute, he could only force a smile on his face and speak.
"Okay, the poor monk has taken note of it!"
"Please tell your Majesty, Magistrate Zhang, that the poor monk will definitely restrain the people accompanying the mission, and no one will dare to cause trouble again!"
However, the string of kabala rosary beads spinning faster and faster on the living Buddha's hand showed that his mood was not as open-minded as he appeared.
This was the first time since he became a living Buddha that he had received an unceremonious warning!
However, since the person who warned him was the Emperor of Heaven, no matter how aggrieved he was, he could only endure it.
When Zhang Changsheng heard this, the smile on his face became more obvious and he spoke.
“So best!”
After saying this, Zhang Changsheng said goodbye to the living Buddha and turned around to leave.
When he walked to the gate and was about to leave, he turned around and said to the living Buddha again.
"The official is planning to hear the case tomorrow. I wonder if the Living Buddha would be interested in coming to listen?"
When the living Buddha heard this, he shook his head and said.
"No, this poor monk should concentrate on practicing Zen and ignore worldly affairs!"
Seeing this, Zhang Changsheng stopped pressing and turned around to leave.
After Zhang Changsheng left, the living Buddha's original majestic appearance and kind-hearted expression suddenly became extremely gloomy.
The teeth gnashed loudly!
…
The second day, Chengdu government office!
"Ascending to the Hall!"
Zhang Changsheng slapped the gavel hard, and after a crisp sound, there was a series of sounds of water and fire sticks hitting the ground.
"mighty!"
"mighty!"
"mighty!"
"..."
When the government officials stopped moving, Zhang Changsheng said loudly.
"Bring someone to commit the crime!"
A government official heard this and said with fists in his hands.
"I humbly obey my command!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Not long after, a group of government officials brought Barige and others to the lobby of the Chengdu government office.
A group of villagers from Wangjiaweizi followed closely behind.
However, the villagers, as victims, were not restricted in their freedom and walked to the lobby on their own.
Zhang Changsheng, the prefect of Chengdu, saw that the plaintiff and defendants were brought, so he began to try the case.
"Bage, a member of the Plateau Mission's escort team, rode his horse through the busy city and whipped pedestrians wantonly, thereby triggering conflicts. He is the chief culprit!"
"Can you plead guilty to the crime of Bage?"
Zhang Changsheng put on airs and scolded in a very dignified voice.
Bage had already made a confession while in prison and signed a bond. Now there is no possibility of going back on his words.
I can only say it obediently.
"Pleas guilty!"
Seeing this, Zhang Changsheng continued to speak.
"The criminal Bage confessed to the facts of his crime. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, he was sentenced to twenty years of hard work, three years of hard labor, and a fine of five hundred silver dollars!"
"Any objection?"
Bage lowered his head, feeling depressed, opened his mouth, and finally said.
"No objection!"
Seeing this, Zhang Changsheng opened his mouth and said.
"Immediate execution for taking responsibility!"
After saying that, he threw the order on the ground. Several government officials came forward to pick up the order and dragged Bage out of the government hall.
In the open space outside the government office, the execution was prepared in front of many Chengdu people!
Bage was pushed down on a bench and took off his pants, exposing his white buttocks.
Snapped!
The fire and water stick was swung and hit Bazige hard on the buttocks.
With just the first blow, his butt was completely bruised.
Immediately afterwards, there was a series of snapping sounds.
After twenty battles, Bage crawled on the bench, his buttocks dripping with blood and his breath was dying.
Of course, he just looked miserable at this time!
It’s actually no big deal!
The government officials had to hold back their hands during the spanking. Otherwise, the stick would not be spanked, but would fall on the person's waist.
The flesh on his butt is thick, and even though he looks miserable now that his flesh and blood are molded into a lake, there are no bones injured at all, just skin injuries.
Just take care of it and it will be fine!
After the battle here was over, several government officials returned to the hall to report to Zhang Changsheng.
"Reporting to your lord, the punishment has been completed!"
Zhang Changsheng nodded slightly when he heard this.
"well done!"
Then, he began to continue the interrogation.
"A person commits Tuge, rides his horse in a busy city, draws a knife and wounds someone. He is sentenced to thirty years of hard labor, five years of hard labor, and a fine of one hundred silver dollars. Is there any objection?"
Bage was the trigger, so while he was punished and sent to a labor camp, he was also fined a huge amount.
Tuge's fine was smaller because he was the one who took action and was shot with a musket after doing so.
Upon hearing this, Tuge's already pale face turned even paler due to excessive blood loss after being shot with a shotgun.
He was already wounded, his chest was hit by the iron sand fired from the musket, and it was bloody and prickly.
After these thirty battles, I'm afraid he won't feel better...
But even so, Tuge did not dare to object and lowered his head and spoke.
"no disagreement!"
Zhang Changsheng threw a token again and said.
"Execution!"
The drawings were also dragged away, and then the battle was held in front of the people of Chengdu.
Then, there are those criminals who did not draw their swords but just charged into the crowd with their horses.
These people were also ordered to be punished!
"The criminals Dawa, Tashi, Basang... and others rode through the city and hit pedestrians!"
"Sentenced to ten days of hard labor, two years of hard labor, and a fine of fifty silver dollars!"
"Is there any objection!"
The other prisoners said in unison.
"no disagreement!"
Finally, several men in the Wang family's siege were also punished.
Wang Hanzhu, who fired the gun in the downtown area, was punished with ten blows, and the others who took action were also punished with five blows.
Of course, because they were passive defense, they were not fined.
The reason why Wang Hanzhu and others were blamed was mainly because of the negative impact caused by shootings in downtown areas and crowd fights.
Regarding this kind of crowd fighting, as long as they are caught, the penalty imposed by Ming Dynasty is basically that both parties will be punished.
It's just that because of different responsibilities, the punishments received are also different, that's all!
The people of Chengdu City have seen a lot of excitement today.
Isn’t it exciting to see the troublesome missionary guard being punished and sentenced?
Looking at the bloody buttocks of those mission guards, many people realized that no matter who you are, you must abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty on the land of the Ming Dynasty!
…
A group of men who were surrounded by the Wang family who had been punished limped out of Chengdu City with the compensation that the court had asked for them in their arms, preparing to return to their homes.
After they returned to Wang's Waizi, the wives of their own family came forward one after another, greeting their men with greetings.
"Master, master, are you okay?"
"What a sin it has been. Why is the head of the family blamed by the government? Doesn't the blame lie with us?"
"As long as it's okay, it'll be okay."
"..."
Wang Hanzhu was lying on the cart. His buttocks had not recovered from the scolding, so he could only lie on his stomach.
Looking at Wang Li with a worried face in front of him, Wang Hanzhu smiled and scratched his head and said.
"Daughter-in-law, I miss you!"
As he spoke, he pointed to the pile of things beside him and said.
"I bought all the salt, cloth and bacon you asked for!"
"There is also a jar of wine, some snacks and so on."
He was indeed blamed, but not all of the dozens of people from the Wang family who went to Chengdu to buy things were blamed.
When those who were not punished went shopping, they also helped their friends who were not punished to buy new year's goods and brought them back!
After listening to her husband's words, Mrs. Wang Li's expression suddenly became unbearable, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, and she said angrily.
"Fool!"
Wang Hanzhu just continued to scratch his head and laugh.
The head of the Wang family walked among everyone, glanced around, and spoke.
"This time, just be okay, be okay!"
"With all the compensation we received, we can have a good year this year..."
…
New Year's Eve!
The atmosphere of the New Year Festival in Nanjing is becoming more and more intense.
Every household starts cleaning, drying quilts, and preparing new clothes for the New Year.
More people started to post Spring Festival couplets!
The bright red Spring Festival couplets symbolize the joy and joy of the New Year.
The concept of ready-made clothing was not popular in this era. Most ordinary people bought fabrics and sewed their own clothes.
Around this Chinese New Year, those skilled female workers have become very popular!
But with the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, the concept of ready-to-wear was brought to the world by Zhu Hongyu, and many stores began to sell ready-to-wear.
However, Zhu Hongyu's own clothes are all tailor-made from the inside out.
Zhu Hongyu stood in front of a floor-to-ceiling mirror, trying on a brand new robe.
The red base and white collar add a sense of hierarchy, and gold threads are used to embroider the dragon pattern on the robe. The Suzhou embroidery needle-picking technique makes the five-clawed golden dragon on the robe appear vivid and three-dimensional.
It seems like he might be separated from his robe at any time!
In fact, this is not a court dress, but a common dress that Zhu Hongyu usually wears, so the requirements on the shape are not so strict.
It is very comfortable to wear!
This outfit highlights Zhu Hongyu's already outstanding facial features and makes him more powerful and three-dimensional.
Looking at his tall and straight figure in the floor-to-ceiling mirror, Zhu Hongyu nodded with satisfaction.
Live the Qi and nourish the body!
After so many years of being a leader, Zhu Hongyu's demeanor has become even more outstanding than before.