Chapter 771 The Ming Emperor did not accept the threat
Or, the emperor will continue to indulge and even grant asylum to the escaped slaves of the plateau, and the plateau will also choose to turn its back on the Ming Dynasty, driven by the nobles!
Although the people on the plateau are now afraid of the Ming Dynasty's force, they will not just watch their interests being violated and cannibalized without doing anything.
Relying on the plateau environment and climate as their backing, they dared to compete with the Ming Dynasty!
In the eyes of these plateau nobles, although the Ming army was strong, it was not as strong as the plateau terrain!
When Zhu Hongyu heard this, he put down the wine glass in his hand. The expression on his face looked like the ocean that instantly regained its calm before the storm.
Under the calm sea surface, there are huge winds and huge waves!
"hehe!"
"Interesting! Threaten me?"
"It's really rare. I haven't been threatened by anyone for a long time. It's really interesting!"
After saying this, Zhu Hongyu said with a cold voice.
"Invite the cabinet to immediately prepare for the abolition of slavery on the plateau. I have said that in the land of the Ming Dynasty, our countrymen cannot be slaves!"
"I will then send an order to the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army, asking the garrison troops in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Sichuan to be prepared to march into Tibet at any time and use force to quell the rebellion!"
"If anyone dares to resist the emperor's order, kill! No! Pardon!"
"Since you don't want to listen to my good words, then let Ming's iron hoofs and cannons reason with you!"
After saying that, Zhu Hongyu stood up from his seat and walked away.
As for what is the truth?
Of course it makes sense if the fist is big!
Now Zhu Hongyu's attitude is very clear.
Emperor Ming will not accept any threats!
In fact, if the living Buddha had not threatened Zhu Hongyu, Zhu Hongyu would be happy to maintain the status quo on the plateau for the time being.
Because, he has not made preparations to send troops to the plateau!
The plateau combat troops are still training, and the food and grass troops needed to conquer the plateau are not ready yet.
Originally, Zhu Hongyu had no intention of rashly launching troops on the plateau before he made preparations.
However, he is the emperor and he will not accept threats!
Since the living Buddha dares to threaten him, he must be prepared to accept the baptism of war.
In terms of external affairs, the Ming Emperor's toughness never disappoints!
After listening to Zhu Hongyu's words, the Living Buddha raised his head in astonishment, but all he saw was Zhu Hongyu's back walking away quickly.
Opening his mouth, the living Buddha once again realized what a fatal mistake he had made!
He shouldn't have threatened the Emperor of Heaven, he should have expressed it in a more tactful manner.
The temper of this great emperor is also...
Turn over the table if you disagree!
It's just that I didn't say the right thing. As for starting a war?
No one will die in a war?
The Living Buddha got up from the ground and wanted to try to save the situation.
He felt that the worst he could do was surrender to the emperor, and he must not fight this battle.
Otherwise, how could the plateau, which is now fragmented and full of independent and independent forces, be a match for the wolf-like and tiger-like Ming army?
However, as soon as the Living Buddha stood up, he was stopped by several Han generals.
A young eunuch quickly walked up to the Living Buddha and spoke.
"Your Majesty has decreed that the living Buddha can leave the palace now!"
"Go back to the plateau as soon as possible and tell some people to prepare for war!"
"The Ming Dynasty's iron hoof will crush those who refuse to submit!"
The Living Buddha opened his mouth and said.
"The poor monk asks to see His Majesty!"
"The poor monk asks to see His Majesty!"
However, no matter what the Living Buddha said, the little eunuch standing in front of him looked unmoved.
Now the emperor is obviously angry, and he doesn't want to touch the emperor's brow!
Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo looked at each other, and they also stood up from their seats and chased in the direction where the emperor left.
The Han generals in the palace would stop the living Buddha, but they would not stop the two Ming kings with different surnames.
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Zhu Hongyu went straight back to his imperial study.
The inkstone, vases, paperweights, and various decorative items on the table were all smashed to pieces in his rage.
The maids and chamberlains who were responsible for attending to the emperor's daily life were all driven outside the royal study.
Because Zhu Hongyu doesn't want others to see his current gaffe!
Zhu Hongyu's temper has never been bad, but since he became the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, this is the first time someone has dared to threaten him face to face.
The anger in Zhu Hongyu's heart was almost burning!
Dare to threaten him?
Who the hell do you think you are?
Do you really consider yourself a living Buddha?
Hearing the sound of smashing in the imperial study room, everyone looked silent.
This was the first time they had seen the emperor so angry!
Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo came to the outside of the imperial study. Looking at the closed door of the imperial study and the trembling palace maids standing respectfully at the door, they could not go forward to ask for permission for a while.
All they could do was stand there and wait for the emperor to vent his anger before meeting them again.
After a long time, the sound of smashing in the royal study disappeared, and with a creak, the door opened.
Zhu Hongyu walked out of the imperial study room with a calm face, looked around, and said.
"Find someone to clean up the imperial study!"
After saying that, he forced a smile on his face and spoke to Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo in front of him.
"Let's go and talk somewhere else!"
Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo clasped their fists and agreed, then followed the emperor to other palaces.
Wenhua Hall, side hall!
Zhu Hongyu sat in the top position, and then ordered people to give seats to Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo.
"Tea!"
Zhu Hongyu opened his mouth and ordered the serving maid beside him.
Then he looked at Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo and said.
"Why do you two ministers come to see me?"
Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo looked at each other, and Zheng Chenggong stood up and said.
"I would like to ask Your Majesty to take back my order!"
"Your Majesty must not raise an army out of anger!"
Li Dingguo also spoke in agreement.
"The military is a major event for the country, and the temple should be the first priority..."
Seeing the sincerity on their faces, Zhu Hongyu twitched the corners of his mouth and said.
"I know!"
"I have indeed ordered the troops stationed in Sichuan, Shu and Yunnan-Guizhou to prepare for war, but I have only asked them to be prepared to use force to suppress the rebellion. I have not yet ordered the dispatch of troops!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "What I said about abolishing slavery on the plateau is just to let those people on the plateau know that I will not accept threats!"
Seeing this, Li Dingguo said a little confused.
"What does your Majesty mean?"
Zhu Hongyu shrugged and said.
"Prepare for battle first!"
"The most we can do is to send scattered elite cavalry into the plateau to train troops in battle, so that the army can become familiar with the combat environment on the plateau in advance, and prepare for the future army to pacify the plateau."
"Using this period of time, the imperial court can also mobilize certain ordnance supplies from Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan to prepare for war."
Although Zhu Hongyu had just issued the order to send troops impulsively, he realized his mistake after he calmed down.
If we send troops now, we are really anxious!
Fortunately, what he just said was to prepare for war, not to send troops immediately!
You can fight the war on the plateau, but it is best to fight in a small way, not in a big way!
Use small groups of fine cavalry to harass the plateau and constantly bleed the nobles on the plateau.
By the time the Ming Dynasty was ready to launch a large-scale army, the army would have been almost tempered, and after the plateau had experienced the Ming Dynasty's continuous bloodletting, there would certainly not be much resistance left.
If the nobles on the plateau can't stand the harassment of the Ming Dynasty's elite cavalry and send troops to attack the Han Dynasty...
That was just right, it saved the Ming Dynasty the trouble of sending troops to fight on the plateau, and gave those nobles a taste of their power in the Han Dynasty.
If you fight on the inside, the transportation of grain, grass, ordnance, etc. needed for large armies to fight will be much easier!
As for the damage to people's livelihood caused by internal operations...
This really doesn’t matter!
The Ming Dynasty does not have much population in the southwest at all, and most of the population lives near a few big cities.
And these big cities are quite far away from the border!
Even if the tribes on the plateau send troops into the Han territory, they will not threaten the safety of those big cities.
The border defense troops stationed by the Ming Army in the southwest are not vegetarians!
When Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo heard this, they clasped their fists and said.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
The two of them couldn't help but admire in their hearts, the emperor was still the same emperor, even when he was furious, his mind was still clear!
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The living Buddha left the palace!
The expression on his face was full of panic. Along the way, under the gaze of cold and silent eyes, sweat continued to break out from his back.
Something bad happened!
It’s really bad!
He planned to return to the plateau quickly and discuss a solution with the tribes and nobles on the plateau.
However, when he returned to the Lifan Courtyard, what he saw was this scene.
The members of the Plateau Mission were actually kicked out of the Lifan Yuan by the Ming Dynasty!
The official of the Damingli Domain who had been very humble and polite when welcoming them before also raised his chin proudly.
He spoke very rudely.
"Your Majesty has decreed that the plateau mission must all leave Nanjing within today's deadline!"
"Everyone, please hurry up and don't make it difficult for me!"
The Living Buddha's face twitched and his face turned extremely ugly.
Sure enough, all the gentleness and courtesy shown by the Ming Dynasty were all based on the fact that the plateau was the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Now, after Ming Dynasty and Gao Yuan fell out, Ming Dynasty's pride and arrogance, which had been restrained in front of Gao Yuan's mission, were instantly revealed.
In the current world, unless Ming Dynasty is willing, no country is qualified to seek respect from Ming Dynasty!
This is the pride of the Heavenly Kingdom!
Today's Ming Dynasty is qualified to say that all over the world, I am not targeting anyone, everyone here is rubbish!
Seeing the Plateau delegation being driven out of the Lifan Courtyard, the surrounding delegations from other vassal countries saw this scene and couldn't help but talk about it.
"What happened to the Plateau Mission? How did they get kicked out?"
"Yeah, what happened? Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette. We shouldn't do such rude things."
"I heard that it seems that the Living Buddha of Plateau contradicted His Majesty during the banquet..."
"Tsk, tsk, who dared to contradict the Emperor of Heaven? Who gave him the courage?"
"..."
When the envoys from other countries in the Honglu Temple next door saw this scene, most of them were gloating about the misfortune.
The treatment given by the Ming Dynasty to the vassal countries was far better than that of foreign countries, which made the envoys of these countries very unhappy.
However, in East Asia now, Ming Dynasty's rules are rules, and they can only tolerate it if they are unhappy.
Again, if you don’t like it, come and practice!
Now, when they saw that the vassal envoys who were once well treated were expelled from the Lifan Yuan by the Ming Dynasty.
There was an inexplicable feeling of pleasure in my heart that since I couldn't get it, no one else could get it either.
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Japan, Edo!
The Tokugawa shogunate, which had just sent away the Ming Dynasty mission, received a request for help from the Tsushima Soyoshi family.
The Qing invaders set out from Busan, crossed the sea to the east, and attacked Tsushima Island. News of Tsushima Island's emergency spread quickly throughout Edo, as if it had wings.
Then it spread throughout the three islands of Japan!
After hearing the news, under the extremely rigid social structure of Japan,
Countless samurai who were impoverished due to lack of fighting began to gather spontaneously and asked the Tokugawa shogunate to send troops to Tsushima Island to help the Soyoshi family resist the invading Qing invaders.
The reason why Japan is a warlike country and likes to invade foreign countries is because Japan itself is an island and its mainland is prone to earthquakes and volcanoes, making it unsuitable for human survival.
It is also inseparable from its special ruling order!
Nobles will always be nobles, samurai will always be samurai, and commoners will always be commoners.
Compared with the nobles at the top and the commoners at the bottom, the samurai class is actually quite embarrassing.
They are not considered the ruling class, but because they have practiced martial arts since childhood and are able to read and write, their status is much higher than that of the common people.
The higher your status, the more expenses you will spend!
Fortunately, during the war, each daimyo would spend a lot of money and food to win over the samurai class, and then use the samurai class to fight for them.
But if there is no war, most samurai will not receive full salary.
Because the stone height of daimyo is also limited!
And due to Japan's solidified class structure, the children of samurai are also samurai.
Therefore, the number of samurai in Japan is increasing every year!
The daimyo with limited stone heights simply could not afford to support the number of samurai who was increasing every year.
Otherwise, where did so many Japanese pirates along the Ming Dynasty come from?
Otherwise, where did the Japanese samurai around Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong come from?
To put it bluntly, they are a group of people who didn’t have enough to eat at home, so they went overseas to make a living.
Either become a Japanese pirate and rob, or be hired as a bodyguard or thug!
However, if given the choice, Xiaoli would not want to leave his hometown!
Now, seeing the Qing invaders invading Japan, and a battle about to begin, how could these samurai not be excited?
Tokugawa Ietsuna held a meeting in the lobby of the shogunate, summoning all the retainers of the Tokugawa family and officials of the shogunate to discuss how to deal with the invading Qing invaders.
"The Qing invaders invaded Tsushima Island, and the Soyoshi family complained to the shogunate. Let's all discuss how the shogunate should respond."
As soon as Tokugawa Ietsuna finished speaking, Tokugawa Keki stood up and said.
"Reporting to the general, the Qing invaders are invading, and the empire will rise and fall in this battle. Please give the general an order to recruit warriors from all over the world and prepare to fight!"
"There are hundreds of thousands of warriors in Japan, all of whom are determined to die for Japan!"