Chapter 168 How can we, the people of Ming Dynasty, be enslaved!
"Slavery is a bad policy left over from the former Yuan Dynasty, and it is a barbaric and shameless act. Therefore, His Majesty has now decreed that officials and gentry are once again prohibited from keeping slaves and raising maids! Because keeping slaves does not follow the laws of heaven and is inconsiderate of human feelings! We, We are all subjects of the Ming Dynasty, and we are all subjects of His Majesty. How can we be enslaved by others like people outside the customs being enslaved by the leader of the Tartars! ”
"Now the little prince outside the pass is a slave owner who drinks human blood! He was originally a minister of the Ming Dynasty, but he made himself a khan! He is a rebel! He has occupied the land that belongs to our Ming Dynasty! He has also turned the people outside the pass into Become his slave, ravage his wife and daughters, and even eat his flesh!”
"The herdsmen outside the Guan are different from us people of the Ming Dynasty. We are the people, so we have our own share of the food we grow, and we are paid for our work. But the slaves outside the Guan are different. They are slaves enslaved by the remnants of the previous Yuan Dynasty. Everything about them, including their bodies, are remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty!”
"And it's not enough for this little prince to enslave the Mongols outside the customs. He also wants to enslave us Han people. They have seduced the border several times and massacred us Han people. They burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil! They want to destroy our Ming Dynasty and turn us into slaves. They want to He takes away our wives and children and wants us to dedicate everything to him! Do you think we can agree? We only want to be members of the Ming Dynasty, and we will never be his little prince’s slaves!”
"The little prince and his so-called nobles of the former Yuan Dynasty were just a group of jackals! A group of man-eating wolves! When they occupied our Central Plains, they enslaved us and treated us as livestock! Later Taizu drove them away and drove them away Return to the grassland! But they are ungrateful and want to enslave us!"
"Now this little prince suddenly sent an envoy to pay tribute. Brothers and sisters, do you think that this little prince has no ambitions and wants to make peace with me, the Ming Dynasty? No!
Throughout history, they have played a lot of tricks like this! The reason why they pay tribute now is simply because after our wise Emperor worked hard to govern, the Ming Dynasty's national strength has become stronger and its border preparations have become more complete. They have no way to plunder, so they can only seek benefits from us directly through tribute!
But who paid for the court's money? It's not us. We want to give it to His Majesty the Emperor for the benefit of the Ming Dynasty, not to the little prince! This little prince wants to suck our thief hearts and never die!
This tribute is just a conspiracy of his. You see, it is the mission sent by the little prince to pay tribute. The memorial they presented to His Majesty the Emperor said that they offered three thousand good horses, but they did not bring three thousand good horses. Thousands of good horses, but behind them were all thin horses, not even three thousand!
They are humiliating our Ming Dynasty! Also humiliating us now! ”
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In order to promote the correctness of his Ming Empire's plan to regain the Hetao and strengthen the army and the country, so as to mobilize the participation of the people, thereby preventing the domestic gentry and Confucian scholars from opposing the idea of war and stimulating the enthusiasm of the military and civilians to participate in the war, Zhu Houzhao began to deliberately let Tang Bohu organize some Imperial literati gave voluntary speeches or served as newspaper readers in crowd gathering places in the capital.
Because Zhu Houzhao sent people to secretly observe that some literati who were good at instigating the people would be awarded important positions, so these imperial literati were also very active
Now, because the main external enemy is the little prince, the imperial literati are preaching about the sins of the little prince and the former Yuan aristocrats in enslaving the Mongolian people, their crimes of invading the Ming Dynasty, and their ambition to destroy the Ming Dynasty.
The little prince's special envoy Urus Borot also heard these words when he entered the capital. As one of the few Tatar nobles who can understand Chinese, he can naturally understand the meaning of what these Han people said.
But precisely because of this, he felt humiliated. After all, he, Dayuan, was the son of the Khan, and his father, the young prince, was the supreme Khan. How could he allow these humble Han people to be so humiliated?
"Nonsense! They are talking nonsense! These despicable Han people, they are slandering our Great Khan! They are slandering our Great Khan! Damn it! I want to kill them!"
Therefore, Urusbolot was about to draw his sword and kill people, but was stopped by Gao Ze:
"Lord Jinong, please calm down! We are here to pay tribute. It is better not to cause trouble. Killing people in the Ming Dynasty is not as good as killing people in the Yuan Dynasty. You can't kill at will, it is easy to get into trouble, because the Han people pay attention to human life. Killing people must pay for their lives!" It will ruin the tribute event!”
After hearing this, Urusbolot had no choice but to refrain from drawing his sword, but when he came over, he slapped Zhu Yunming on the face, who was giving a street speech, with a whip, and directly scolded Zhu Yunming:
"Despicable Han Chinese! I am the son of the Great Khan, the noble Lord Jinong! Urus Boluot! I will give you a whip today as a lesson! If you dare to insult me, the Great Khan, again, I will be punished. Spare you! Killing you is like killing Boul (meaning slave), it will only dirty the king's sword!"
"You bastard! How dare you act wildly in our Ming capital!"
Zhang Lungang, a student of the Capital University, was going out to the city to hunt during the holidays, but he happened to see this scene. He rode over directly and also hit Ulus Borot in the face with a whip and scolded him.
And this Ulus Boluot was even more angry. This time Gao Zehui didn't stop him, he just drew his sword and was about to kill Zhang Lun:
"You are a despicable Chinese dog, how dare you hit me! I will kill you today!"
Zhang Lun was not afraid, he clenched his iron fist and glared at Ulus Borot.
"Stop!"
At this time, Chang Zhengyi, the patrol censor, hurriedly rode over and shouted. Seeing that he was an official of the Ming Dynasty, Wulusboluot took back his sword, but still looked at Zhang Lun arrogantly.
"Two envoys, Mr. Zhang, who are you?"
Chang Zhengyi, the censor who patrolled the city, asked.
At this time, Gao Zehui, who was next to Ulus Boluot, spoke to Chang Zhengyi, the censor of the city, with a rather arrogant tone: "This censor came just in time. We, Lord Jinong, are here to serve you." The Great Khan ordered to pay tribute to your country, but the people of your country turned out to be like Not only did he slander me, the Great Khan, but he was so disrespectful to our Lord Jinong! We, Lord Jinong, were just trying to teach this untouchable man a lesson, but this young master directly beat our Lord Jinong! !
Now, our Lord Jinong is very angry, and we must make this young man kneel down and apologize to our Lord Jinong! Also, this despicable Han man who slandered our Great Khan should also be imprisoned! Otherwise, your country will definitely bear the thunderous wrath of my Great Khan, the Great Yuan Dynasty! You should know that Lord Jinong, Prince Ulus Boluot, is the most doted son of our Dayuan Great Khan! "When Gao Zehui said this, Urusbolot puffed up his chest even more proudly, smiled coldly with disdain, and pointed at Zhu Yunming and Zhang Lun:
"Yes, I will make them kneel down and apologize to me! And I will punish them! Otherwise, I will kill them myself!"
"Sir! The student is an attendant in His Majesty's Second Chamber of Attendants. I wish you all the best! I will not kneel when I see His Majesty's favor. How can I kneel down to the son of a slave chief! Moreover, this person is just a barbarian, but he is so arrogant. The student begs your Majesty to punish him severely. This barbarian has established his power for the Ming Dynasty!”
Zhu Yunming was whipped for no reason, and he was extremely angry. After all, he was also a civil servant in the Ming Dynasty, and he was a very talented civil servant.
Zhang Lun was also very angry: "If you want me to kneel down, there is no way!"
Chang Zhengyi, the censor who patrolled the city, had a headache when he saw this, and he bowed his hands to Zhang Lun. After all, Zhang Lun was the eldest grandson of the British Duke, so he advised:
"Young Master, after all, I am a tribute envoy. Although my attitude is a little arrogant, I also come with sincerity. You have a distinguished status and should take into account the face of the court. You must not act out of anger. Now that you have hit me, you must apologize. , there is no need to kneel down, how about an apology, so as not to cause a big fuss and let the old man know about it. ”
After Chang Zhengyi persuaded Zhang Lun, he reprimanded Zhu Yunming: "Since he is a tribute envoy, our country should welcome him with courtesy. As a scholar, you should understand etiquette and reason. Even if this envoy beats you, Can’t you be lenient?”
At the same time, Chang Zhengyi, the censor of the city patrol, personally paid a courtesy to Ulus Boluot: "Master Jinong, please forgive me. Young people don't understand etiquette and have offended me. Please forgive me!"
"Haihan? If you don't deal with these two, then I will kill these two myself!"
As he spoke, Urusbolot pulled out his knife. The painful whiplash on his face made him even more irritable, and he was about to strike at Zhang Lun again. Zhang Lun was still glaring, unwilling to show weakness. .
"Lord Jinong! This young master is the eldest grandson of the British Duke. The scholar who offended you is also a member of the Ming Dynasty. If you kill them, it will easily make the matter worse. I beg you to forgive me again and let them I will apologize to you and have your subordinates temporarily imprison them in Wucheng Bingmasi Prison
If you can't get rid of your anger, how about you complain to His Majesty the Emperor about the offense committed by these two people when you meet His Majesty the Emperor? When the time comes, if His Majesty the Emperor is willing to make the decision for you, kill these two people to apologize! I have nothing to say, but if you kill them now, it will only affect the tribute! ”
Chang Zhengyi, the censor who patrolled the city, had to say something serious again.
However, after listening to what Chang Zhengyi said, and the Han staff beside him, Gao Zehui, advised: "Master Jinong, what this Ming court official said is reasonable. The identities of the two people in front of me seem not to be simple. Now they are killing them rashly." If it really affects the tribute, it would be better if the Ming Emperor kills them."
Therefore, Ulus Boluot had no choice but to endure his anger and said: "Well, let them apologize! Then, you take them to the prison, and then I will ask your Majesty the Emperor to deal with you! Despicable The Han people!”
Chang Zhengyi saw that Ulus Boluot was relieved and looked at Zhang Lun hurriedly: "Young Master! Big things have been reduced to small things. Don't affect the important affairs of the court!"
At the same time, Chang Zhengyi looked at Zhu Yunming again: "If you don't want me to impeach you, then apologize to the envoy!"
Zhang Lun had no choice but to dismount his horse and bow to Urus Borot: "You are offended by this young man!"
Seeing this, Zhu Yunming had no choice but to bow and apologize: "I'm sorry for being born late!"
Seeing this, Chang Zhengyi, the censor who patrolled the city, immediately ordered the officers and soldiers: "Take these two people away! Wait for your majesty to deal with you."
Ulus Boluot smiled coldly, and Gao Zehui, a Han staff member on the side, followed up and said:
"Don't worry, Mr. Jinong! These Han people value peace. Although these two people are of high status, their Emperor will also make the decision for us and execute these two Han people!"
"No matter how low your status is, they are just humble Han people. I wish I could personally lead the cavalry and conquer the Han people!"
Urusbolot said angrily.
(End of chapter)