Chapter 128: What is fake is fake
Since Yun Zhao ascended the throne, the entire Yun family has undergone great changes.
Autumn is known when a leaf falls, and a very stable family like the Yun family has begun to change. Then, it is logical that some changes will occur in the world in this troubled autumn.
At least, Yun Zhao was far from showing the joy he deserved when it came to the pilgrimage of small neighboring countries.
For an emperor to come to court from all nations, it is a very glorious thing. Back then, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty Li Shimin was worshiped as the "Khan of Heaven" by all nations. Even now, there are still literati and poets who will This era is regarded as the most glorious moment in the history of the Han Dynasty.
Back then, the Sanbao eunuchs went to sea in giant boats, not for wealth, nor to declare the majesty of the Ming Dynasty. According to historical records, every time the Sanbao eunuchs’ ocean-going fleet returned home, they carried the most Gold and silver treasures are not overseas treasures.
On his fleet, the most numerous are the rustic earth kings.
The reason why the Sanbao eunuchs are willing to give up precious positions on the fleet to these earth kings is not how valuable these earth kings are, but that the arrival of these earth kings can bring the emperor's majesty to a new level. high.
Seeing these black earth kings kneeling before the emperor under the watchful eyes of countless Han people, and shouting "long live the mountains", the happiness the emperor got was definitely not comparable to a little gold and silver. .
Yun Zhao didn’t see it this way. When he saw the black Tuwang kneeling on the ground, he felt that these people had been sent to the wrong place. These fat slaves should appear in sugar cane fields or something else. Plantations, even carrying goods at seaports and docks are good.
No matter what, you should not appear in the palace behind the People's Palace, expecting Yun Zhao to reward them with more after giving them some bird feathers, some fish bones, and some rough gems. Lots of stuff.
Judging from their kneeling etiquette, they seemed to be very proficient in this. Even Yun Yang who was standing by was unable to make this set of complicated etiquette operate so smoothly.
Zhu Cunji held his hands and looked lovingly at these black earth kings dancing and kneeling before the king. He did not expect that these guys could actually do this.
Zhang Guozhu's face was as dark as ink, Han Lingshan was smiling, Qian Shaoshao lowered his head and stared at the smooth floor without saying a word, Zhou Guoping looked at these little black people who were studying, and didn't know what they had come up with. .
Yun Zhao counted for a long time and finally counted the number of foreign kings who paid homage to him. The number was very good, eighteen, which was very auspicious.
When these people finished contributing their gifts, Zhu Cunji kept looking back with these, and reluctantly left the earth kings.
When these people left the hall, Han Lingshan smiled and asked: "It may not be appropriate to send it to the northern front line to dig soil, why not give it to Han Xiufen?"
Zhou Guoping said : "Should give it to me. "
"What do you want these liars to do? "
Yun Zhao asked strangely.
Zhou Guoping smiled and said: "I am responsible for all the government officials in the world, and it is my responsibility to hunt down liars.
Yun Zhao frowned and said, "What's going on with Zhu Cunji? How could he believe these people's lies?" ”
Zhang Guozhu said: “I don’t blame Zhu Cunji. It’s not like the previous emperors didn’t know that these people were liars. They just wanted to make the scene look good, so they acquiesced in this behavior, and they just paid a little money. Honglu There is no need to use your brain on whether it is true or false.
When I go back and tell Zhu Cunji, he will never do these things again. "
Qian Shaoshao whispered: "These swindlers are actually excusable. The merchants who brought these swindlers to Yushan City are the culprits. "
Zhang Guozhu looked at Yun Zhao and said: "Your Majesty will make your own decision whether you want to deceive the people in the country. If you want to deceive, then follow the previous procedures, hold a grand ceremony, and let these people do what the merchants taught them. One process.
Give the people the illusion that all nations are coming to court, and then give these liars something to get rid of, and we will pretend that this did not happen.
If Your Majesty feels that this is an insult to you, then hand over these liars to Zhou Guoping and those merchants to Qian Shaoshao. "
Yun Zhao spread his hands and smiled, and said to Zhang Guozhu: "Did the glory of the Ming Empire come from a group of liars? "
Zhang Guozhu said: "It's just a means. This was already done in the Song Dynasty. By the Ming Dynasty, although the emperor had no shortage of respectful vassals, the number was small after all, and it was not in line with the magnanimity of a great country with thousands of countries coming to court. .
Mixing a little sand in the middle can boost people's morale. Judging from the effect, there is nothing wrong with paying a little money. ”
Yun Zhaodao: “All my achievements are in the Tushan Memorial Hall. There are many enemies of mine. Please invite them out and let those vassal countries see the consequences of disobeying my orders.” "
Zhang Guozhu said: "Your Majesty doesn't seem to like this approach of the inner king and the outer sage. "
Yun Zhao looked at Han Lingshan and said, "Do you think I should treat my own people harshly, and then treat outsiders as warmly as the spring breeze? "
Han Lingshan said: "If your Majesty does this, I will look down upon you. "
Shao Shao Qian looked at everyone present and coughed and said: "The merchant has been captured by me. If I can't get 10,000 silver coins, I'm afraid he will still be in prison in Yushan City.
As for those black soil people, Zhou Guoping seems to be of some use, so leave it to her.
Your Majesty, there are many trivial things to do in the minister's office, so I will take my leave. ”
Qian Shaoshao apologized and took the lead to leave the hall. He felt that the few people here were trying to come and go like a group of fools, and they were stupid to talk. Everyone is a busy person, so It's a sin to waste time.
Who here doesn't understand that the Lantian Imperial Court needs thousands of things?The country comes to court to increase the power of the emperor. Lantian Imperial Court does not need this power. If these people are really earth kings, Yun Zhao will not be satisfied with the rags they send. He cares more about whether the land of these earth kings is fertile enough. .
This is the consensus of everyone in the court.
After Mr. Qian left, several people here immediately made a tacit agreement not to mention those scammers and businessmen.
The army led by Mr. Qinglong has pacified the southwest. Now, Yunmeng has led part of the army from the southwest to the land of Jiaozhi. The excuse is to pursue the Ming Dynasty bandits.
However, Zhang Bingzhong clearly went to the Ruan family's territory in the south, but Yunmeng's general Jin Hu was entrenched in the Zheng family's territory in the north and was unwilling to go south for a long time.
At this time, Jiaozhi was at a delicate moment of division between north and south.
After Cochin, the two major military groups of the Le Dynasty, Zheng Zhu and Ruan Zhu, clashed and separated the northern and southern parts of Jiaozhi respectively.
In order to gain the support of Champa to fight against Lord Zheng in the north, Lord Ruan tried to reconcile with Champa.
Nguyen Phuoc Yuen married his daughter, Princess Ngoc, to the Champa monarch.
The city of Champa also took advantage of the civil war in Cochin to raise its own troops.
The King of Champa, Po A, once sent troops to Malacca to support the Johor Sultanate against the power of the Portuguese colonists.
At that time, the Ruan Lord of Guangnan mainly cooperated with the Portuguese to confront the Zheng Lord of the north.
Since the Portuguese governor in the Far East was thrown into a volcano by Han Xiufen, the Portuguese gradually became a vassal of the British. After discussing with Han Xiufen, the British voluntarily gave up all their presence in Cochin. In exchange, Han Xiufen's fleet will no longer leave the Strait of Malacca and will no longer pose a threat to the British who are operating India.
This is a method that has great benefits for both opponents.
Han Xiufen believed that before the Lantian army had successfully conquered Cochin and expanded its territory to Malacca, the Lantian fleet should not start a dispute with the British in India.
Only when the Lantian army completely controls the southwestern countries will the Lantian fleet leave the Strait of Malacca and truly go global.
Therefore, this time, Jin Hu’s target was not the Zheng family in the north, nor the Ruan family in the south, but the group of curly-haired, dark-skinned people who believed in Brahmanism or Buddhism in Rinan County in the Han Dynasty. The Champa State developed on the basis of the rebellious and independent Linyi State in Xianglin County.
The situation in Jiaozhi is very troublesome. If Jinhu attacks the Ruan family, then the Zheng family in the north will put aside their prejudices and join forces with the Ruan family to defeat Jinhu and Yunmeng first, even if they join forces with Zhang Bingzhong. Let the three of you decide who is better.
As a Cochin people who are attacked by the Han people for nothing, or who attack the Han people for some purpose, they have a natural fear of their powerful neighbors.
Although Zhang Bingzhong committed all kinds of crimes in Jiaozhi by burning, killing, and looting, it was obvious that these people were just a group of bandits and would not occupy Jiaozhi for a long time.
Jin Hu, Yunmeng and the others are different. As long as they come in, they have no intention of leaving.
The Cochin people have ample experience in resisting the Han people, which they have accumulated since two thousand years ago.
Under normal circumstances, the Cochin people have no illusions when fighting the Han people.
Therefore, the Jiaozhi people used it to defend themselves against the Golden Tiger, and Yunmeng's army far exceeded their defense against Zhang Bingzhong.
In this way, Yunmeng and Jinhu attracted a large number of Jiaozhi troops for Zhang Bingzhong. Then, in Jiaozhi territory, Zhang Bingzhong encountered almost no decent resistance, and burned, killed and looted endlessly. Very happy.
"Then let's capture Champa first!"
After Yun Zhao and others carefully weighed the situation in Jiaozhi, they decisively gave up using troops against Jiaozhi and instead directed their spearhead Pointing to the Champa people who are completely different from the Cochin people.
"To accumulate experience in fighting war elephants, I heard that the war elephant herd in the Champa Kingdom is quite large."
Han Lingshan pointed on the map, and that was a summary. A few people's thoughts.
“Shi Lang’s battle in Java was not as smooth as we expected. The changeable climate and rugged roads posed a serious test to Shi Lang’s march.
Han Xiufen’s The last military report made it very clear that without heavy weapons, our army did not form an overwhelming advantage when fighting the savages in the jungle.
I do not recommend fighting the Dutch on the island of Java. Slowly, Jin Hu and the others must open up land passages as soon as possible and build fortresses on the coastline. Only in this way can we trap the Dutch alive on Java Island forever."
Zhang Guozhu. None of them agreed to exchange the lives of the children of Guanzhong for a jungle of little value. Therefore, in terms of strategy, Zhang Guozhu was more conservative than Yun Zhao and others.
Yun Zhao finally nodded and said: "Then let Jin Hu march into Champa and tell him that we need some war elephants to help us open a clear road in the jungle."