met free Chapter 1090 I am informing you, not discussing it with you.
Chapter 1090 I am informing you, not discussing it with you.
As envoys of a country, Mosha and Manlahafis had seen a bit of the world.
But the two of them had never seen anyone bully others like Yang Shaofeng.
What does it mean to say, "Why not just represent Timur and submit to the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute?"
Does this mean that you, Prince Consort Yang, have actually seen the credentials we submitted, but not only do you disregard our Timur Khanate, you also intend to force our Timur Khanate to submit to your Ming Dynasty and pay tribute?
Mosha, his blood boiling, stared intently at Yang Shaofeng and said, word by word, "Prince Consort Yang! Although the Ming Dynasty is strong, it is still thousands of miles away from my Timur Khanate."
"Moreover, my Timur Khanate has a million soldiers, but we are not necessarily afraid of your Ming Dynasty!"
Manlahafis also stared intently at Yang Shaofeng, saying, "Prince Consort Yang, there is an old saying in your Central Plains: 'If you fight for profit within a hundred li, you will capture three generals; if you fight for profit within fifty li, you will defeat the top general.'"
“The Ming Dynasty and the Khanate are thousands of miles apart. Whether the Ming Dynasty is going to launch a campaign against the Khanate or the Khanate is going to launch a campaign against the Ming Dynasty, it will be a costly and arduous expedition.”
"If a few jests from the prince consort lead to war between the two countries, wouldn't that be the prince consort's fault?"
"If our two countries were to forge a lasting friendship, with the Ming Dynasty ruling over all nations and the Khanate forever guarding the Western Regions, wouldn't that be a win-win situation for both of us?"
"..."
Manlahafis spoke fluently and confidently in front of Zhu Biao and Yang Shaofeng, showing none of the ignorance of Chinese classics he had displayed in front of Park Sung-sung.
Yang Shaofeng's expression grew cold, and he said with a forced smile, "There's an old saying in the Central Plains: 'Those who understand the times are heroes.'"
Damn it, this saying "Those who understand the times are heroes" is clearly an old saying from the Central Plains Gang, but Yang Shaofeng felt that it always sounded a little off when he said it.
Miscalculated.
We should grab another short, stocky guy today and have them pronounce "Xi Xi material Wei Junjie" in a perfect colonel's accent; that would sound much more authentic!
Yang Shaofeng glanced coldly at Mosiha and Manlahafis, and continued, "As the saying goes, under the whole heaven, all land belongs to the king, and on the shores of the whole land, all people are subjects of the king. Therefore, wherever rivers flow and the sun and moon shine, all is Han territory."
Mosiha and Manlahafis both glared at Yang Shaofeng with hatred.
Isn't this just pure irrationality?
Where in the world is there no sun and moon?
If we follow your logic, then our Timur Khanate is only ours when it's cloudy or rainy, and whenever it's sunny or a clear, starry night, our territory becomes your Ming Dynasty's territory.
And you, Prince Consort Yang, act so madly, you truly live up to your name, Madman Yang!
Mosha and Manlahafis were internally ranting, while Yang Shaofeng's tone became even colder: "The Milky Way in the sky is a river, and the Amu Darya River of the Timurid Khanate is also a river."
Mosha and Manlahafis exchanged a glance without realizing it.
There is definitely a traitor in our own delegation!
Yang Shaofeng glanced at the two men, his wicked amusement growing stronger: "Timur, a cripple, has usurped Han lands and presumptuously proclaimed himself Khan. Now he's trying to establish equal diplomatic relations with my Great Ming? Do you want to test the sharpness of my Great Ming's sword?"
Mosiha and Manlahafis both blushed, with Manlahafis even reaching for his waist.
Before Manlahafis could utter the words "My Great Khan's sword is never without its sharpness," he found his hand groping for nothing at his waist—their scimitars had already been taken away when they arrived at the Prince Consort's residence.
Manlahafis's mind raced, and he suddenly snorted coldly, "Isn't Yang the Imperial Son-in-Law so arrogant and domineering, afraid of being ridiculed by the world?"
Yang Shaofeng chuckled, first giving Zhu Biao a wink, then saying to Mo Siha and Manlahafis, "In that case, why don't you two come with me to see something good?"
After a slight pause, Yang Shaofeng added, "Also, I called you here today to inform you, not to discuss anything with you."
Manlahafis snorted again and looked at Yang Shaofeng, saying, "Is Prince Consort Yang so confident that we will be convinced after seeing what you call your stuff?"
……
As soon as they stepped out of the Prince Consort's mansion, Mosiha and Manlahafis felt a chill in their hearts.
Outside the Prince Consort's residence, several groups of people were already lined up.
At the very front were three hundred heavily armored cavalrymen, their bodies radiating a chilling aura.
The cavalry and their horses were all armored, with even the eyes of the knights and the horses, which were the least likely to be injured but also the most dangerous, covered with a thin layer of armor.
It is even better than the legendary Iron Pagoda.
After three hundred heavily armored cavalry, there were three hundred light cavalry—even the light cavalry were all fully armored and rode top-quality warhorses of about 1.5 meters in length.
Is this a show of force from Yang the Madman?
Mosiha and Manlahafis were filled with trepidation, while Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao took the lead in walking to the front of the army formation and mounting their horses.
When they saw the warhorses ridden by Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao, Mo Siha and Manlahafeisi almost popped their eyes out.
Akhal-Teke horses!
The Akhal-Teke horse, capable of traveling a thousand miles a day, is priceless. There are very few Akhal-Teke horses in the entire Khanate, yet two of them appeared in the Ming Dynasty at once, and both were red-bodied, black-maned chestnut Akhal-Teke horses!
Yang Shaofeng didn't bother with Mo Si and Manlahafis at all. He simply had two horses brought to them and then headed towards Jiming Mountain.
Mosiha and Manlahafis followed Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao with trepidation.
When they arrived at Jiming Mountain, Mosiha and Manlahafeisi breathed a long sigh of relief.
So it was a cannon?
No, do you, Prince Consort Yang, think that our Timur Khanate are some kind of savage people who eat raw meat and drink blood, and that we have never seen anything like this?
After everyone dismounted, Manlahafis smiled with a hint of sarcasm, "Is what Prince Consort Yang wants to show us the cannons of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Yes, it does look bigger than the one in our Khanate, and the iron used looks better too."
"It must be able to fire farther and more accurately than the cannons of our Khanate."
Yang Shaofeng glanced at Manlahafis, then handed the troop mobilization token to the Tiger Guard Left Commander who was already prepared, and pointed to a small hill in the distance, saying, "See that? Blow it flat for me."
After inspecting the troop deployment token and returning it to Yang Shaofeng, the commander of the Tiger Guard Left Guard turned to the soldiers beside him and gave them a few instructions.
Mosiha and Manlahafis listened in bewilderment to the phrases "distance calculation," "five li," "explosive shell," and "first aiming test firing." They watched as the Ming soldiers in the distance stretched out their arms, gave a thumbs-up, and blinked their eyes. Then they opened a wooden box not far from the cannon and pulled out round cannonballs.
Ok? ? ?
Iron!
Manlahafis chuckled and whispered to Mosha, "He wants to use an iron ball to flatten the mountain on the other side?"
Mo Siha also said in a low voice, "It's only about four li away, but they insist on saying it's five li. The Ming people are really obsessed with saving face!"
Manlahafis said with a disdainful look, "Trying to scare us with this?"
"Let me tell you, if he could really knock that huge lump of iron five miles away, I'd eat it right there and then!"