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Chapter 1069 What does the emperor do?

Chapter 1069 What does the emperor do?
Tang Shunzhi is very famous in the south.

How big is it?

Whenever southern scholars discuss who is the most free and easy-going among the scholars of the time, they will inevitably mention Tang Shunzhi.

Studying and becoming an official was as smooth as a god descending to earth, extremely easy.

This wonderful life is right before his eyes, but this man can't stand the intrigues in officialdom and refuses to serve him anymore.

Many people have resigned from office and returned home, but no one has done it more brilliantly than Tang Shunzhi.

For example, Zhang Juzheng pretended to be sick and returned home, and Yan Song also pretended to be sick to avoid disaster.

Tang Shunzhi said directly: I can’t stand you waiting, I quit.

Awesome!
Anyone who dares to turn the table over is not welcome anywhere.

Tang Shunzhi returned home safely, and many people said that he was just pretending to be cool to gain popularity.

But after he returned home, he did not associate with celebrities to raise his reputation, but wore cloth clothes and straw sandals, and ate coarse food. The Tang family was well-off, but Tang Shunzhi was not moved by external things.

This guy is pretending.

The outside world is waiting to see how long he can pretend.

Tang Shunzhi lived a very simple life, reading every day, and even learning marksmanship at an old age.

One year, two years, three years...

How long can a person pretend in these hard times?
Human nature can be suppressed temporarily, but the longer it is suppressed, the stronger the rebound will be. This is not something that can be changed by personal will.

So, when Tang Shunzhi became more and more free and easy, the outside world fell silent.

This guy is not pretending, he really likes this way of life from the bottom of his heart.

As a result, Tang Shunzhi became famous.

When a person becomes famous, people will come to take advantage of him.

For example, Zhao Wenhua and Yan Song both wanted to profit by recommending Tang Shunzhi to serve in the government.

But Tang Shunzhi is Tang Shunzhi.

I’m not going!
He prefers to live freely and not be tied down by external things.

If a person's material requirements are extremely low, then fame, wealth and desire are nothing but clouds to him.

This is what is meant by "no desires, no weakness". When a person has no external demands, there is no difference between an emperor and a beggar in his eyes.

Some people practice hard just to cultivate a non-discriminatory mind, but they don’t know that the true non-discriminatory mind is not cultivated, but is innate.

Just four words: Be strong when you have no desires.

How many people in the world can do this?
So when southerners mention Tang Shunzhi, they either feel puzzled and think he is sick because he doesn’t enjoy his blessings, or they think he is a mysterious master…

But the literati's evaluation of Tang Shunzhi was surprisingly high.

A giant in psychology, a master of marksmanship, and even his military strategy is so damn awesome.

Who wouldn’t admire such an awesome person?

It was not until Tang Shunzhi fell out with the School of Mind and became friends with Jiang Qingzhi that public opinion gradually reversed.

But even so, few people publicly spoke ill of Tang Shunzhi.

There is no other reason. Tang Shunzhi is not only a genius, but also almost perfect in terms of morality and life.

Such a person, even if you have different ideas from him, even if you envy, hate him in various ways, but you are unwilling to attack him.

The two naval commanders were stunned when they heard Tang Shunzhi's name, and subconsciously thought of silencing him.

One general roared and rushed over, grabbing Tang Shunzhi's shoulders with both hands. Another one kicked Tang Shunzhi's head from the side.

Tang Shunzhi sighed, "Why bother?"

Instead of retreating, he rushed forward and rushed into the arms of the first general. The general was overjoyed and tried to hug him with both hands. But he was suddenly hit in the lower body and then staggered back by Tang Shunzhi.

Tang Shunzhi stretched out his hand, grabbed the leg that was sweeping towards him, and pulled it down with force.

Splits!

The splits couldn’t be more standard.

"Ow!"

These generals had neglected training for many years, and they couldn't even do a half-horse, let alone a split. Their bones and muscles had long been stuck together.

Tang Shunzhi walked out of the room with a howl.

Dozens of soldiers stood solemnly outside.

"Take it."

"Leader!"

Tang Shunzhi walked slowly in the village. At this moment, the sky was still dim, and the stars were twinkling. The starlight fell on the village, illuminating the houses, the big trees, and Tang Shunzhi who was walking alone. The sky and the earth seemed to be frozen.

"Mr. Jingchuan."

The leader of the team came over and said, "The two men said they are willing to confess."

"Oh!" Tang Shunzhi returned to the room.

Two generals were kneeling, one of them had a pale face and his legs were clamped together. When he saw Tang Shun, he couldn't help but tremble all over.

"I'm very curious, how did you manage to get so many firearms without being spotted?" Tang Shunzhi asked.

One general said, “No one cares.”

Is it that simple?
Tang Shunzhi originally thought that there must be some shady operations going on, and even many people had shared the benefits in the process, or had neglected their duties or failed to do their job.

"Why is no one in charge?" Tang Shunzhi asked.

"Most of the admirals of the navy are involved in smuggling. They are all thieves. It just depends on who is more daring."

"That is to say, you know each other's dirty tricks very well."

"Yes."

Tang Shunzhi sighed, "So, you don't care about the overall situation?"

"The overall situation..." The general laughed, "Mr. Jingchuan, my family has been in the army for generations and is looked down upon by outsiders. There must be a purpose in life, right? Is there a purpose in joining the army?"

Tang Shunzhi shook his head.

"The army is dark, the generals are corrupt, and the soldiers at the bottom live worse than dogs. If we speak out for justice, we will be excluded and even attacked. If we turn a blind eye and do not get involved, we will also be regarded as aliens and excluded..."

"In this army, you can either go along with the corrupt, or... you can only be suppressed. Mr. Jingchuan, if it were you, what would you choose?"

Tang Shunzhi chose to quit.

Go home, out of sight, out of mind.

"I've also heard about Mr. Jingchuan. Mr. Jingchuan can just leave, but we are a military household, and our descendants will all have to join the army. Where can we go?"

Tang Shunzhi remained silent.

"We have no choice but to go along with them. Others have taken over the smuggling route, so we'll find another way and sell firearms."

"To whom did you sell the firearms?"

"Earlier he was a Japanese pirate, and later he became a daimyo of the Japanese state."

"Aren't you afraid that the Japanese pirates will turn around and use those firearms to attack the navy?"

"I was afraid when I sold it for the first time, but later on, I never thought about it at all." "Are you numb to it?"

"You don't know, the first time I sold firearms... people have to work or do something to make money, right? But we don't have to pay anything to make money."

"You don't have to pay anything..."

“It’s exciting.”

Very exciting?

Tang Shunzhi didn't understand this emotion.

"It's like... the excitement of a thief who stole a lot of money."

"Thieves steal property, what are you stealing..."

"But didn't Your Majesty also use the Yan Party?"

"If your majesty can employ treacherous people, why can't we make plans for ourselves?"

Tang Shunzhi remained silent for a long time.

"Mr. Jingchuan, we two are willing to confess and only ask for a lighter punishment."

Tang Shunzhi shook his head and left the room. "Qingzhi said that the Ming Dynasty is sick. What is the root of the problem? I think the root of the problem is that those in power only care about their own interests and ignore the overall situation. Your Majesty should take the lead and follow suit."

In Tang Shunzhi's view, Emperor Jiajing's use of Yan Song was a signal to the world: as long as it is beneficial to oneself, even a treacherous minister can be used.

This is a sign of pragmatism.

As long as it is beneficial to me, I don't care about morality or laws, I just do it.

When this trend sweeps the world...

"What is the use of the emperor to the world?" Tang Shunzhi was thinking.

"The emperor should rule the country with ease, but the officials in the court are too selfish."

"What about that?"

With this question in mind, Tang Shunzhi led his men to the beach.

Waves were hitting the coast. Liang Hu had just arrived with his convoy. He couldn't help but ask Jia San, "Is it time?"

Jia San said, "Not quite there yet."

Those who accompanied him were all Liang Hu's trusted confidants, and at this moment they all took out their dry food to eat.

Jia San also took out some cakes and asked, "Master, would you like some?"

Liang Hu shook his head. At the moment, his mind was full of money. Not to mention cakes, even if dragon liver and phoenix marrow were placed in front of him, he would not be interested at all.

"coming."

Liang Hu suddenly took a few steps forward and said happily, "Hurry up and get ready."

The waves rushed onto the shore, sweeping all the way and submerging Liang Hu's shoes. He was completely unaware and still staring at the dark shadows appearing on the sea.

The dark shadows approached slowly, and they turned out to be several ships.

A ship approached the shore and a torch was lit on the bow. The fire illuminated the man's face, who was none other than Zhang Yixiong.

"Mr. Liang." Zhang Yixiong, holding a torch, glanced at the convoy on the shore with a smile.

"Where is the silver?" Liang Hu asked.

"It's on the boat." The ship docked, Zhang Yixiong jumped off, and took a few quick steps to avoid the waves.

"Old rules, payment and goods are settled." Liang Hu said.

"Inspect the goods first!" said Zhang Yixiong.

"Let me see the silver first."

The two were silent for a moment.

"Each of us should send someone to check," said Zhang Yixiong.

"Okay, Jia San, you go."

"Yes."

Jia San got on the boat, and Zhang Yixiong also walked to the front of the convoy.

“This is the fire dragon going out to sea.”

"This is Fire Thunderbolt..."

Someone introduced those firearms to Qian Zhang Yixiong.

"Is this a falconet?" Qian Zhang Yixiong saw the small artillery.

"That's right." Liang Hu said proudly, "There are still big guns behind."

Twenty years ago, in a naval battle off the coast of Guangzhou, the Ming Dynasty was caught off guard by Portuguese firearms. Fortunately, they were able to imitate them effectively and defeat the Portuguese in return.

But the Ming Dynasty's path of imitating firearms is somewhat speechless. Jiang Qingzhi once said that the decision makers had pig brains.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty had obtained muskets and cannons. According to normal thinking, they should have developed both at the same time, but the decision makers of the Ming Dynasty made a mistake.

——Then the small gun could be used to defend the city? It is not as good as the big gun. Then we can imitate the big gun.

Therefore, under this conservative idea, the Ming Dynasty chose to imitate artillery.

If muskets and artillery were used together, when facing the northern grassland cavalry, the firepower network composed of countless muskets would teach them a lesson.

"Let me see." Qian Zhang Yixiong saw the big gun. He touched the cold gun body and his breathing became a little rapid.

"Are you willing to sell such a sharp weapon?" asked the Japanese who followed Zhang Yixiong.

Liang Hu blurted out, "As long as you pay, there's nothing we can't sell."

Jia San came back, his face flushed, "Master, the silver is right."

"Okay!" Liang Hu said with a smile, "Then, let's start the transaction?"

"Easy to say."

Qian Zhang Yixiong turned around and said, "Let them land."

The ship slowly approached the shore.

Silver was transported to the shore in boxes, and firearms were sent to the ship one by one.

The morning light is looming in the sky.

The two sides completed the transaction, Zhang Yixiong boarded the boat and bowed, Liang Hu bowed. "Come again next time."

Jia San suddenly frowned, "What's that sound?"