Chapter 364: Yang, the Sun Rises

"I am a rascal? I think you look more like a rascal!" The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun missed the Great Ming of the past, the Great Ming that was "soft and benevolent to those from afar, causing all directions to return, and fearing the world with the awe of the princes."

At that time, the Great Ming only needed to pull some junk to the Great Ming to exchange for many rewards. Now the Great Ming was completely different, focusing on every penny of profit.

This Great Ming was extremely strange to the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun. The changes that had taken place in the Great Ming made the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun extremely worried. This was also the reason why she ran back and forth time and again. If she didn't understand the changes in the Great Ming, she might pay a heavy price when making decisions. However, for the nobles of the Northern Barbarians like the Andahan and the Tuman Khan, they knew about the changes in the Great Ming, but they only knew a little bit.

"Whatever you say, but if the Tuman Khan buys the Great Ming's military equipment and the Andahan doesn't, are you sure there won't be any big problems?" Wang Wang Chonggu drank a cup of tea very calmly, letting the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun think clearly about the key to it.

Philip II traveled across the ocean and took a huge risk, even bowing to Antonio to borrow his first mate as a captain, all for the five-masted ocean-crossing ships?

Li Li Yashi tossed and turned for several days before finally agreeing to the Great Ming's war loan, all because in such matters of war, no one could afford to lose.

The Tuman Khan was at a disadvantage. When Buyan entered the capital as an envoy again, it would be the time for the Great Ming to have a full meal.

"This is forced buying and selling." The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun lost her temper. Look at these scholars like Wang Wang Chonggu; what had they taught the Emperor?

The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun blamed the scholars wrongly. Scholars would only teach the Great Ming Emperor to be like Emperor Xiaozong, not like the Emperor now. The Emperor now wasn't entirely taught by Zhang Zhang Juzheng. As the Wang Cifu and the center of the power vortex, Wang Wang Chonggu knew very well that the Emperor and Zhang Zhang Juzheng were conjugate teacher and student, influencing each other.

"Don't talk nonsense. This is voluntary." Wang Wang Chonggu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "This is slander! If you don't buy, don't buy. I'm not forcing you to buy, so how can you say it's forced buying and selling?"

Scholars are like this: they do all the evil things and still want to occupy a good reputation. It has always been like this.

The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun and Wang Wang Chonggu began negotiations on military equipment. The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun became more and more convinced that this was all instructed by the Emperor, because the list of military equipment surprisingly included the "Pingyi Gun," a military weapon the Great Ming had previously refused to sell. Of course, the price was also very beautiful. Selling herself wouldn't be enough to buy one Pingyi Gun.

The appearance of such a magical cargo as the Pingyi Gun on the list was naturally the request of the Mughal envoy Shah Mamait. The reason the Great Ming was willing to sell such military equipment was that Shah Mamait gave too much. Similar to cannons and Pingyi Guns, firearms were one price, and gunpowder was another.

Looking at the whole world, only the Great Ming and Spain could mass-produce high-quality gunpowder, especially gunpowder that could fire naval cannons. Even the other Dutch, Portugal, couldn't do it.

In other words, if the Great Ming and the Mughal Empire had a conflict in the future, as long as they stopped the supply of gunpowder, the firearms purchased by the Mughal Empire would become decorations.

Wan Wan Shihe, after a deep understanding of the Mughal Empire's customs, believed that for this magical country to be able to produce five-masted ocean-crossing ships on its own, it would take at least two or three hundred years, and that was under the condition that the regime was extremely stable without too much war. Wan Wan Shihe felt his estimate was already extremely optimistic.

Wan Wan Shihe wasn't very certain about his judgment, but Zhu Zhu Yijun was very clear. That magical land, six hundred years later, as a regional power, its military equipment was still a collection of all nations. Of course, Zhu Zhu Yijun only had respect and blessings for this, with no intention of criticism. After all, lying flat and letting others fuck you is also a way of life.

"What a grand scheme." The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun gritted her teeth and said. She had intended to buy some ship vouchers this time. If she couldn't get them from the Yanxing Building, she would go to the Emperor to beg for a quota, but now she had no money. Military equipment, this kind of violence itself, was mainly about huge profits.

"A grand scheme?" Wang Wang Chonggu shook his head and said, "This is not a grand scheme; at most, it's a calculation."

Wang Wang Chonggu had made a big deal and was in a good mood. He smiled and asked, "What does the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun think is a grand scheme?"

"Besieging Wei to rescue Zhao, two peaches to kill three warriors, and the Edict of Favor." The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun thought for a long time and gave this answer. Being able to say these three things meant she actually knew more history than the average Great Ming scholar.

Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism held the "Spring and Autumn Annals" very high. With the saying that there were no history books after the "Spring and Autumn Annals," the scholars of the Great Ming didn't even know the era when the Edict of Favor occurred.

As for the "Golden Knife Scheme" that was highly praised, the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun didn't quite approve of it.

Wang Meng's Golden Knife Scheme was aimed at eliminating dissidents; it couldn't be counted as open and aboveboard, and it was even a stain on Wang Meng.

King Wu of Zhou conquered King Zhou of Shang. King Zhou's elder brother, Song Qi, opened the city gate to surrender. King Wu of Zhou didn't kill Song Qi but restored his official position, stabilizing the hearts of the old dynasty.

King Mu of Qin did not reject Yu Yu's surrender because of his hostility toward the Jin State. Yu Yu devised strategies for King Mu of Qin, attacked the Western Rong, conquered twelve Western Rong countries, expanded the territory by more than a thousand li, and helped King Mu of Qin become a hegemon.

King Helu of Wu made good use of Wu Wu Zixu, who came from the Chu State, defeated the Chu State, and helped King Helu of Wu achieve hegemony. However, Helu's son, King Fuchai, did not listen to Wu Wu Zixu's remonstrance and attacked the Grandmaster Yue State, ultimately leading to the destruction of the country and suicide.

In times of chaos, the virtuous and talented people from other countries come to one's own country to be used for one's own purposes. This is the way of employing people. Wang Meng, in order to stabilize his own position, used the Golden Knife Scheme to kill Master Murong Chui, which was a bit petty.

Wang Wang Chonggu smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's just using power to oppress people."

"Besieging Wei to rescue Zhao—Pang Juan took away the main force of the Wei State, and Sun Bin led the elite troops of the Qi State to invade the Wei State. In fact, it was just that the Wei State couldn't beat the Qi State, so they had to bow their heads. Who told the Qi State to have a Sun Bin? By the Battle of Maling, it was a replica of besieging Wei to rescue Han. The King of Wei didn't believe in evil and insisted on trying it out. As a result, the Wei State lost its main force, and even Crown Prince Shen was captured."

Sun Bin used the trick of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao twice. Once, when the Wei State attacked the Zhao State, Sun Bin led the Qi State's troops to attack the Wei State, forcing the Wei State to return. Once, when the Wei State attacked the Han State, Sun Bin again led people to besiege Wei to rescue Han. King Hui of Wei felt he had been played twice and was unwilling to accept it, insisting on fighting Sun Bin. In the Battle of Maling, the Wei State lost its main force, and Pang Juan committed suicide, and Crown Prince Shen was captured.

Wang Wang Chonggu continued, "Two peaches to kill three warriors—if Duke Jing of Qi didn't have the strength, he would have been the peach himself. Duke Jing of Qi had the strength, so he could use two peaches to play the clan, powerful ministers, and military nobles around. Did these three warriors really not know they were being played? They knew, but they could only be played around."

"As for the Edict of Favor, in the time of Emperor Jing of Han, the Seven Kings were dissatisfied with Chao Cuo's reduction of their fiefs and united to rebel. As a result, they were flattened by Zhou Zhou Yafu in three months. Princes rebelling, trying to use the small to defeat the large, has rarely succeeded in history. It was precisely because of the Rebellion of the Seven Kings that Chang'an knew these vassal states were not strong on the outside but weak on the inside. After that, the reduction of fiefs became more and more frequent, and finally, it reached the Edict of Favor in the time of Wu Di of Han."

"The opposite is the Rebellion of the Eight Kings in the early Western Jin Dynasty. The Tan Sima family is not competitive, and Wu Di of Jin left a mess of twenty-seven princes being enfeoffed. Emperor Hui of Jin still flattened the Rebellion of the Eight Kings."

Emperor Hui of Jin was the naturally retarded Emperor Hui of Jin, Tan Sima Zhong, who said "Why don't they eat meat?" The cause of the Rebellion of the Eight Kings was very complex, and a large part was the mess left by his father, Wu Di of Jin. But Emperor Hui of Jin, a retarded child, still flattened the Rebellion of the Eight Kings. Although Wang Wang Chonggu didn't say a word about the Great Ming, every word and sentence was about the Great Ming.

In fact, the scholars of the Great Ming had been unable to figure out for so many years how the Jianwen Emperor lost the country. Even a retarded Emperor Hui of Jin won.

"Using power to oppress people, Wang Wang Cifu has a big mouth!" The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun shook her head. Wang Wang Chonggu, as a top scholar and top expert of the Great Ming, indeed saw it very clearly. The Wei State was militarily inferior to the Qi State, so besieging Wei to rescue Zhao was bound to succeed; Duke Jing of Qi was powerful, so he could let the clan, powerful ministers, and military nobles fight each other like crickets; and the vassal states were far inferior to the imperial court, so the Edict of Favor was a matter of course.

The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun found it hard to refute Wang Wang Chonggu's words.

"Then what does the Wang Wang Cifu think is a grand scheme?" The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun was curious. In Wang Wang Chonggu's heart, what exactly was a grand scheme?

Wang Wang Chonggu stretched out three fingers and said, "Shang Yang's Reform, Zhuge Liang assisting the country, and Yu Qian repelling the Oirat. Shang Yang's Reform—Qin relied on the remaining strength of six generations to finally unify the world; Zhuge Liang assisting the country—alas, human strength has its limits, 'Oh, vast heaven, why are you so thin to the Prime Minister?'; Yu Qian repelling the Oirat and strengthening the army—the world is still the Han family's world. These three examples are all about going against the heavens with the strength of one person!"

"They belong to grand schemes."

"What exactly is a grand scheme? A grand scheme is knowing oneself and the enemy, being able to exert the power in one's hands to the extreme, and openly and honestly making this world a little better. This is a grand scheme."

And the present. Wang Wang Chonggu added silently in his heart. He was talking about the past, but he was also discussing the present.

This Great Ming giant ship was about to sink. Zhang Zhang Juzheng's magnificent article, "Memorial on Current Politics," analyzed the current situation of the Great Ming clearly and thoroughly. When the ship was about to sink, it was only natural for everyone to pack up their valuables and jump ship, wasn't it? In every dynasty, didn't the big families do this?

Zhang Zhang Juzheng insisted on going against the heavens, insisting on saving the situation from collapse. The key was that Zhang Zhang Juzheng had succeeded. If he had only succeeded, Wang Wang Chonggu would have chosen to retire and hide, rather than doing so many things, watching his high buildings rise, watching his guests feast, and watching his buildings collapse.

Shang Yang was torn apart by five horses after his death, Zhuge Liang fell at Wuzhang Plains, and Yu Qian was beheaded. What would be Zhang Zhang Juzheng's fate after his death, how much of his achievements could be preserved, and how much would be washed away?

But His Majesty was like the morning sun rising, shining on the earth.

Yang, the sun rises.

Zhang Zhang Juzheng couldn't be the sun. If he had learned from the powerful ministers of the past and even wanted to carry out abdication, he couldn't be the sun either; he would only become the Tan Sima family and stink for ten thousand years.

The Rebellion of the Eight Kings in the early Western Jin Dynasty was the result, and Wu Di of Jin enfeoffing twenty-seven princes was the cause. The reason why Wu Di of Jin had to do this was because Tan Sima Zhao had to compromise with the aristocratic families for the sake of the throne.

The only one in the Western Jin Dynasty who could be called an Emperor, Wu Di of Jin, had worries that were correct. Just as he had predicted, the Tan Sima family had thirteen emperors, and only Wu Di of Jin lived like an Emperor.

Wang Wang Chonggu looked out the window, looking a bit distracted, and said, "Clamoring about conspiracies, clamoring about grand schemes—it's all just blowing the trumpet of technique. Technique ultimately has things it cannot do, while the practice of the Great Dao is easy to say but hard to do."

When Yu Yu Dayou left, he instructed the Emperor to remember the practice of the Great Dao. Technique is of course useful, but it can only be useful for a while.

"Wang Wang Cifu, you are indeed a treacherous minister who is neither loyal nor filial." The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun said sincerely. When there was no hope, he drank blood in big gulps; when there was hope, he immediately changed his flag, harmonized with the dust, and looked like a loyal and virtuous minister. If this wasn't being neither loyal nor filial, what was it?

"Thank you for the compliment." Wang Wang Chonggu smiled and stood up, choosing to leave.

The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun was furious. Her scolding couldn't cause even a trace of damage to Wang Wang Chonggu.

Just as the censors of the Censorate criticized, Wang Wang Chonggu was a treacherous minister. Having committed the crime of overstepping, he was just relying on imperial favor to linger on.

When Wang Wang Chonggu walked out of the Hall of Meeting Envoys, looking at the bustling street, he suddenly revealed a look of relief. Just as he told his son, being loyal to the country, loyal to His Majesty, loyal to what he had learned in his life, loyal to his heart, and doing what he could, he might leave a name in history as someone with mixed reviews, rather than being in the Biography of Treacherous Ministers. That was enough.

He carried his hands and strode toward the Ministry of Justice. He had to summarize the price agreed upon today and report it to His Majesty. The dominance of the border trade was in His Majesty's hands; this was part of the life-buying money from those years and one of the reasons why the Jin Party could still exist.

Zhu Zhu Yijun received the memorial Wang Wang Chonggu sent to the temporary palace in the afternoon. After reading the entire price list, Zhu Zhu Yijun could only sincerely sigh: those who can be great treacherous ministers are no easy characters. Wang Wang Chonggu was really easy to use. A bird gun, Wang Wang Chonggu could sell for seven taels of silver; two mace of gunpowder, Wang Wang Chonggu dared to ask for four mace of silver—selling gunpowder for twice its weight in silver!

The hard-earned money from the sheep raised by the grassland people was all emptied by this big treacherous merchant, Wang Wang Chonggu.

"Wang Wang Cifu has submitted a memorial to retire." Feng Bao said in a low voice. Wang Wang Chonggu was sixty-five years old this year. He was old, and his early years of business had left him with many hidden illnesses. Plus, his years of guarding the seven northern towns had left him with many old wounds. Wang Wang Chonggu was exhausted, and coupled with Yu Yu Dayou's last words, Wang Wang Chonggu was sincerely planning to leave the imperial court.

"Not granted." Zhu Zhu Yijun finished reading Wang Wang Chonggu's memorial and earnestly urged Wang Wang Chonggu to cherish his health, but for Wang Wang Chonggu's retirement memorial, he chose to reject it. He said only one sentence: "If you don't die, work until you die. Want to run? Not a chance."

"The Jin Party is a group of stinking fish and rotten shrimp. Only Fan Fan Yingqi and Wang Wang Jiaping can be seen. These two goods are going to Sichuan and Guangxi to be governors this year, and they won't be able to return to the court for twelve years. Wang Wang Cifu must hold on, otherwise the incense of the Jin Party will be broken." Zhu Zhu Yijun gave a reason that Wang Wang Chonggu had to stay.

Fan Fan Yingqi and Wang Wang Jiaping had a promising future, but that was the future. Now the Jin Party had no one. According to Wang Wang Chonggu's arrangement, he was prepared to leave the Jin Party to Wang Wang Guoguang or Ma Zhiqiang after he left, but Wang Wang Guoguang and Ma Zhiqiang refused to take it. This mess could only be continued by Wang Wang Chonggu.

"What is Shah Mamait doing now?" Zhu Zhu Yijun approved another memorial and asked suspiciously. Shah Mamait's return this time was a bit strange. He was neither in a hurry to contact Ministry of Rites officials to continue buying ships, nor was he in a hurry to do other things. Rui in the Goa Governor's Office was jumping around, and the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun was doing business, but Shah Mamait had no movement.

Feng Bao said with a strange expression, "He is buying a house."

"Planning to stay for a long time?" Zhu Zhu Yijun also asked with a strange expression, "Envoy Shah told me that the Great Ming has no nobles, and there is no one who can kill or spare at will. Even including me, he doesn't consider me a noble. He said that the nobles in their place don't need a reason to kill, while I need to get a warrant from the Ministry of Justice to kill."

"And still get scolded!"

The White Paper Case, the Yellow Paper Case, and the Iron Case of Warrants—the Emperor killing people with his mouth was the White Paper Case, and the Emperor writing an imperial decree to arrest people was the Yellow Paper Case. Both of these cases were illegal according to the "Great Ming Law," "Great Ming Collected Statutes," and the "Great Ming Ancestral Injunctions." The Embroidered Uniform Guard arresting people must have a warrant, which was a rule set by Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang.

According to Shah Mamait's standards, the Great Ming Emperor indeed couldn't be counted as a noble, and the imperial relatives couldn't be counted either. The Imperial Son-in-law Ouyang Lun was beheaded and displayed for scolding the common people.

"He doesn't kill or spare at will in their vast Mughal Empire, but runs to the Great Ming to do this. Isn't this muddled?" Zhu Zhu Yijun found it strange.

"Shah Mamait said: 'Only in the Great Ming is it living.'" Feng Bao told His Majesty Shah Mamait's original words. Shah Mamait saw the Great Ming's luxury, returned to the Mughal Empire, and found everything there unpleasant to the eye. It just so happened that Akbar needed an envoy to stay in the Great Ming for a long time, so Shah Mamait, an envoy who had a good relationship with the Great Ming Emperor, volunteered.

"Where did he buy? Tell the Shuntian Prefecture Assistant Wang Wang Yie not to think that because he is an envoy, he doesn't have to pay the housing tax. The tax that should be collected must be collected." Zhu Zhu Yijun gave instructions. The tax that should be paid, he, Envoy Shah, couldn't save a penny.

"He bought... bought four places." Feng Bao pointed out the houses Shah Mamait bought on the capital's map: a deep courtyard in the Northern Earth City, a detached courtyard in the Western City, a large mansion inside the Chaoyang Gate, and a large villa with mountains, water, pavilions, and cabinets in the Western Hills, totaling 172,500 taels of silver.

Zhu Zhu Yijun said in surprise, "Good fellow! Is Envoy Shah here in the Great Ming to consume? One shot, and it's 170,000 silver! Our wealthy young master Wang Qian has to give way!"

175,000 silver—the expenditure of the Quanchu Hall for 146 years. Shah Mamait was mainly about consumption.

Feng Bao continued, "The Mughal King Akbar gives Envoy Shah 100,000 silver every year, specifically for Envoy Shah's own use, and also gave 100,000 silver specifically for clearing relationships."

"Good, good, good. Consumption is good. Tomorrow, lead him to the Imperial Manor to take a look. A big client must be entertained well. A VIP, no limit." Zhu Zhu Yijun said with a smile. Li Li Yashi was a bit stingy; how could he be as handsome as Envoy Shah throwing silver bags?!

Li Li Yashi didn't know about the limits of the Imperial Manor, which were only aimed at wealthy households. True VIPs were unlimited! Li Li Yashi didn't know that Zhang Zhang Juzheng and Qi Qi Jiguang visited the Imperial Manor, not only unlimited but also free. Of course, Zhang Zhang Juzheng and Qi Qi Jiguang hadn't visited; the Emperor sent things to their homes.

Shah Mamait brought seventy-two beauties to the capital this time. These seventy-two beauties were carefully selected women. Zhu Zhu Yijun didn't pack them all and stuff them into Prince Lu's mansion, but picked three from them, and sent the rest to the Directorate of Palace Servants to be palace maids.

If he stuffed too many, Empress Dowager Li would lose her temper. Zhu Zhu Yiliu was still young and addicted to female beauty. The Emperor didn't discipline him but indulged him; Empress Dowager Li losing her temper was naturally reasonable. Tribute beauties from barbarian countries had existed since the Emperor Hongwu years, and they were mainly placed in the palace as palace maids, kitchen maids, female servants, firemen, and laundry maids.

Zhu Zhu Yiliu was so happy that his mouth couldn't close, and he immediately took the beauties back to the Prince's Mansion to teach them how to play cards.

After the beauties arrived in the capital, Shah Mamait changed from a vacation state to a working state and began to communicate with the officials of the Ministry of Rites. The communication went very smoothly, but Shah Mamait could always not find anyone. Li Li Yashi was busy all day. In Shah's view, what was the difference between him and livestock?

Shah Mamait liked to enjoy himself. His favorite place was the Qianmen Building to listen to storytellers tell stories, listening for a whole day.

On the third day of the eighth month of the seventh year of Emperor Wanli, the Great Ming Emperor held a regular grand court meeting. The third day court meeting, the twenty-third day meal, the seventeenth day going to the Yilun Hall to lecture on arithmetic, and the twenty-ninth day examining the lecture hall—these were things Zhu Zhu Yijun had to do every month.

The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun stepped over the Huangji Gate and suddenly thought of the first time she had an audience with His Majesty. At that time, the central axis of the Imperial Palace was a ruin. At that time, the still-young Emperor placed a dragon chair on the foundation and received her.

In front of the Huangji Hall were the civil and military officials of the Great Ming. They stood with their hands down, while the Embroidered Uniform Guard held banners and hook-sickle spears, standing solemnly, letting the banners be blown by the wind. The Red Helmet Generals stood on the three-story moon platform, while the Great Han Generals stood in front of the palace gate, gripping the embroidered spring swords in their hands, their faces showing determination.

The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun walked step by step to the gate of the Huangji Hall, entered the hall, and paid respects with five bows and three kowtows, saying, "Pay respects to His Majesty. May His Majesty live ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand ten thousand years."

"San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun, no need for courtesy." Zhu Zhu Yijun reached out, signaling the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun to stand up and speak.

"Your Majesty, your subject does not dare to stand up. This time entering the capital, the Wang Wang Cifu was extremely harsh, taking advantage of the fire to rob, which is not the way to treat people from afar." The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun chose to complain while kneeling; Wang Wang Chonggu was bullying people too much.

Wang Wang Chonggu heard this, hurried out of the ranks, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, this year's salt, iron pots, tea bricks, and seaweed are really not expensive. My brother Wang Wang Chongyi's price for salt from Hedong is no more than seven wen a catty. Even if I add transportation costs to Xuanfu and Datong, I accept an increase of ten wen. Now she tells me salt is seventy-four wen a catty. Wang Wang Chonggu, why don't you go rob someone! It's the barbarian kings of the left and right wings fighting, not the Great Ming hinterland. I absolutely cannot accept this price."

Speaking nonsense with eyes open is the basic quality of a minister. Wang Wang Chonggu opened his mouth and said it wasn't expensive, opened his mouth and said he had turned around a hundred times, opened his mouth and said pirates were rampant. The main thing was to be shameless. Let you complain; my face is thicker than the city wall!

What Wang Wang Chonggu said was the truth, but it wasn't the truth. Mountain bandits and horse thieves were common in these years. The Jin merchants' caravans were more like horse thieves than horse thieves.

Zhu Zhu Yijun looked at the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun. The Great Ming Emperor had decided to favor one side. What could the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun do?

The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun had to stand up. She hadn't intended to let His Majesty favor one side; she was just trying to disgust Wang Wang Chonggu. Wang Wang Chonggu didn't care about the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun either. He had earned so much money from the Northern Barbarians, so why couldn't she say two words?

"Your Majesty, your subject wants to ask, why did His Majesty break his promise? After receiving the congratulatory gift, you promised not to provide military aid to the King of Prince Huaiyi." This question from the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun was asked to the Great Ming Emperor. The Great Ming Emperor was simply bullying people too much. She had received the congratulatory gift in March and wouldn't provide military aid to the Tuman Khan, but now Wang Wang Chonggu was using this to threaten her.

"I did promise you not to provide aid, but I didn't promise not to sell." Zhu Zhu Yijun said with great certainty, "At that time, when the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun had an audience in the side hall of the Hall of Literary Brilliance, I told the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun that I hoped the conflict between the Tuman Khan and the Andahan would be as intense as possible, hoping they could fight to the end, fight out their style, and fight out their level."

"I told the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun at that time. I didn't break my promise. What I promised, I will definitely do."

Facing the questioning, Zhu Zhu Yijun chose to explain in detail. This was not breaking his promise. When he was in front of the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun, Zhu Zhu Yijun hoped that the two barbarian kings would best be able to dig out each other's hearts physically.

The Andahan was old, and the Tuman Khan was not a soft persimmon. If they were from the same sect, they couldn't break the move. As the Great Ming Emperor, he naturally had to add fuel to the fire and add a bundle of firewood.

Hearing this, the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun could only helplessly say, "When will His Majesty's cavalry camp have combat effectiveness? Just fight to Guihua, so I don't have to run back and forth every day."

"As the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun wishes, the cavalry camp will be formed in a year or two." Zhu Zhu Yijun said with a smile. He wasn't joking. The Great Ming army's warhorses had been replenished, and forming a cavalry force of only ten thousand people was completely enough. This ten-thousand-man cavalry camp had three thousand barbarian people who had surrendered to the Great Ming, all of whom had surrendered to the Great Ming from the Northern Barbarians over the years.

This was nothing strange. Huo Huo Qubing didn't have a third eye when he fought. The reason he could raid deep into the enemy's territory was that there were many Xiongnu people under his command. When Emperor Emperor Chengzu Wen, Zhu Di, recorded the merits of the Jingnan Campaign, there were eight barbarians on the list.

Going to the grassland to fight without a guide was just asking to get lost.

The San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun confirmed the list of goods to be purchased with the Great Ming Emperor, and then the San Niangzi San Niangzi Zhongshun left. She had actually hoped that the Great Ming Emperor would sell the Tuman Khan defective products, but this hope was rejected by the Emperor. The Great Ming's goods were extremely sturdy; this was a signboard.

The five-masted ocean-crossing ships even came with a warranty. This was a business experience that was hundreds of years ahead of its time. Of course, after-sales service was also very profitable.

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The second envoy to have an audience was Rui de, the envoy sent by the Governor-General of Goa. As soon as this Rui entered the door, he pulled a major stunt on the civil and military officials of the entire court. Rui refused to kneel; even though he had promised the officials of the Ministry of Rites, once he reached the main hall, he stiffened his neck and refused to kneel.

Zhao Zhao Mengyou did not indulge him either. He brought two ceremonial censors, each pressing down on one of Rui's shoulders, while Zhao Zhao Mengyou kicked Rui in the back of his knees with both feet.

Ceremonial censors are specifically responsible for correcting etiquette.

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