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Chapter 1153 You treat people like dirt, you deserve this retribution!
Upon hearing the words "Bago Kingdom," Yang Shaofeng immediately perked up.
The Kingdom of Bago also has another name, Myawaddi, and a certain notorious industrial park is located within its territory.
Before I transmigrated, I couldn't take down the park. After transmigrating, surely I can take down the Pegu Kingdom?
Yang Shaofeng roused himself and solemnly bowed to Emperor Zhu, saying, "Your Majesty, the Tao Te Ching says: 'The sage holds fast to the One, and thus governs the world.'"
The Book of Documents, Hong Fan chapter, says: "Only the ruler bestows blessings, only the ruler wields power, only the ruler enjoys fine food. The minister has no right to bestow blessings, wield power, or enjoy fine food."
"The Kingdom of Bago is a tiny and insignificant state, where bandits wantonly harm our Ming merchants, showing utter disrespect for their sovereign and father."
"..."
"Your Majesty, I request that you dispatch a supreme general, leading an elite force, to destroy their kingdom, capture their king, burn their ancestral temples, destroy their tributes, and exterminate their descendants, so as to deter disobedience and warn the world: those who dare to offend the Great Ming shall be executed!"
Emperor Zhu was completely stunned.
Can anyone tell me what happened after last night?
What did the Pegu Kingdom do to offend this bastard?
Last night we were just talking about building a mound of skulls and bringing back iron ore and oil, but in the blink of an eye it has turned into a war of annihilation.
The problem is, this won't work at all—although there are oil and iron ore mines in Pegu, you'll have to relocate people there to mine them after you take over the territory, right?
Without relocating the people there, the oil and iron ore deposits cannot be extracted.
If we relocate the people there, our Great Ming Dynasty doesn't have enough people.
To put it even more bluntly: even if the Ming Dynasty had enough people, it would prioritize relocating them to Liaodong and the Western Regions, and would never consider a desolate and impoverished place like the Kingdom of Pegu.
But this bastard has put us in this position with just a few words, as if we're not acting in the people's best interests if we don't send troops to destroy the Kingdom of Pegu.
Damn it, I should have let him sleep a little longer!
Li Shanchang looked at Emperor Zhu and stepped forward, saying, "Your Majesty, I believe that while directly sending troops to destroy a country would certainly demonstrate the might of our Great Ming, the cause and effect of the Bo Gu incident are unclear. Directly sending troops to destroy a country would be too domineering."
Xu Da reached out and nudged Chang Yuchun, whispered a few words to him, and then stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the matter of Pegu can be discussed later. The most urgent task at present is to select someone to lead troops to Pegu and rescue the suffering merchants."
Yang Shaofeng looked at Li Shanchang, then at Xu Da.
How could those two old scoundrels actually object?
That can't be right. When did these two petty people become so magnanimous?
Just as Yang Shaofeng was pondering this, Chang Yuchun walked up to him and whispered, "Why did you change your mind again?"
Yang Shaofeng whispered, "There are copper mines in Myanmar!"
Liu Bowen, with his sharp ears, suddenly bowed to the Zhu Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that Your Majesty, having received the Mandate of Heaven and acting as the ruler of the people, should uphold justice for the people of the Ming Dynasty! I agree with the Prince Consort's proposal to send troops, destroy the country, change the local administration, and reinstate the emperor!"
Chang Yuchun glared at Liu Bowen, then bowed to Emperor Zhu and said, "Your Majesty, I also agree!"
Li Wenzhong then bowed and said, "Your subject seconds the proposal!"
With Liu Bowen, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong, and others jumping out to second the motion, the officials in the court were immediately dumbfounded.
The process of sending envoys to instruct and admonish has been eliminated.
The procedure for punishing those who refused to contribute tribute was also abolished.
Some are simply blatant declarations of war and annihilation of nations?
How domineering must someone be to do something like that?
You could at least send a pedestrian to die there!
An official dressed in the robes of a fifth-rank official stepped forward, glaring at Yang Shaofeng and saying, "The Prince Consort acts tyrannically, and all the officials dare not speak out in anger. If the Ming Dynasty were to act so tyrannically, would the various vassal states also dare not speak out in anger?"
After speaking, the official solemnly bowed to Emperor Zhu and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that while the matter of Pegu is indeed infuriating and hateful, it happened so suddenly that we do not know the whole story or the cause and effect. Therefore, we should not speak lightly about whether or not to destroy the country. We should send an envoy to Pegu to instruct its ruler and order him to rescue our Ming merchants."
Emperor Zhu gave the official a meaningful look.
Is our son-in-law very domineering?
Are all the officials angry but dare not speak out?
How can a dog just spout nonsense?
After a long silence, Emperor Zhu finally spoke: "Lu Ben is removed from his post as Vice Surveillance Commissioner of Beiping and sentenced to a temple for meritorious service."
Lü Ben was completely dumbfounded.
Is this right?
Your son-in-law is going crazy, so you, as the father-in-law, are going crazy too?
And Li Shanchang and Xu Da, you two old scoundrels jumped out first to say you didn't intend to destroy the country, and now I'm speaking up for you, but you two are not saying a word.
Lu Ben grew angrier and angrier, and was about to explode on the spot when the burly general outside the main hall entered the hall, bowed to Emperor Zhu, and said: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of Pegu, Luo Suo Tuo Li, is kneeling outside the Meridian Gate, carrying thorns to beg for forgiveness."
Emperor Zhu gave an "oh" and then turned his gaze to Lü Ben: "Minister Lü, tell me, if the Kingdom of Bogu is innocent, what crime has the Crown Prince committed, and what offense has he pleaded guilty to?"
Enraged, Lü Ben retorted, "The Prince Consort Yang is renowned, and the Crown Prince of Pegu, Luosuo Tuoli, fearing the destruction of his kingdom, has come to apologize in advance!"
As soon as Lü Ben finished speaking, several officials of the third, fourth, or fifth rank stood up to second his opinion.
Chang Yuchun chuckled and lowered his voice, saying, "Look at your reputation, it's not exactly popular!"
Yang Shaofeng's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he lowered his voice as well, saying, "Copper mines! There are copper mines in Myanmar!"
Chang Yuchun's smile froze, and then he glared at Lü Ben and cursed, "You old fool, it's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering! So it wasn't your son who was tied up?"
Lu Ben glared angrily at Chang Yuchun and retorted, "Chang Heizi, stop spouting nonsense!"
Chang Yuchun clicked his tongue and suddenly said in a sarcastic tone, "I was wrong, after all, you old scoundrel Lü only have one daughter and no children or grandchildren—you treat the common people like dirt, so you deserve this retribution!"
Ok?
retribution?
Lu Ben's face flushed red and then turned pale. Suddenly, he pointed at Chang Yuchun with his official tablet and cursed, "Chang the Black-faced Crow, I'll fight you to the death!"
After finishing his rant, Lü Ben raised his fist and charged at Chang Yuchun. Several officials who had stood up to support Lü Ben also rushed over.
Chang Yuchun reached out and shoved Yang Shaofeng behind him, then spat and cursed, "You bunch of chickens and dogs, you think you can compete with your Grandpa Chang? I'll beat you all to a pulp, and you'll be considered clean!"
Yang Shaofeng looked at Chang Yuchun, Lü Ben, and the others with a blank expression.
Is this the unique and beautiful scenery of the Ming Dynasty court?
Is this what they mean by "getting along well with colleagues"?
Emperor Zhu's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He ordered Li Wenzhong, "Bao'er, pull them all away! A bunch of scoundrels!"
Li Wenzhong clenched his fists, then charged into the fray.