Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 218 sparked deep reflection and shook the Ming Dynasty.
Eight thousand dragon riders and eight thousand Vajra Realm warrior light cavalry.

The 10,000 Great Snow Dragon Cavalry consisted of 10,000 light and heavy cavalrymen at the Vajra Realm level.

In Zhu Jinzhen's view, it would not be a big problem for the two teams to break through the gates of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, which was said to be difficult for all the countries in the world to conquer for generations. In fact, it would be very easy.

because……

Cao Xueyang is not some kind of Vajra, Finger of Mystery, or Celestial Phenomenon.

It is not merely a terrestrial deity.

Rather, it is a powerful terrestrial being who has synchronized with the Dragon God cultivation and martial arts of Tong Chi in the Water Moon Cave Heaven. With a flick of the finger, it can destroy cities; with a wave of the hand, it can cut off rivers and streams; and with a splitting of mountains, it can easily destroy peaks.

Let alone a city gate, one man could be an enemy of an entire nation.

Zhu Jinzhen believed that Cao Xueyang was capable of doing it.

Not to mention, Cao Xueyang was also the commander of the Youlong Cavalry, and those eight thousand Youlong Cavalry were no easy opponents.

But the problem remains the same.

It would be easy to conquer the Mongol Yuan dynasty, but only if Zhu Jinzhen fully adhered to the principle of "those who are not of our race must have different hearts," or simply followed the example of the Mongol Yuan dynasty and turned the cart around to raise the butcher's knife.

Otherwise, conquering the Mongol Yuan dynasty would be easy, but governing it would be a major problem.

"Talent, still talent."

"Could it be that we should open the portal to all the worlds in advance and bring in management talent from other worlds?" A vague idea suddenly popped into Zhu Jinzhen's mind: open the portal to all the worlds, as long as we don't get unlucky enough to encounter a world like Resident Evil or the apocalypse.

Whether it's the Republic of China era, modern society, the ancient world, or the world of martial arts.

He could easily gather enough talented people to govern the country for him.

"In modern society, that would be best."

"Tens of millions of university students every year; they might not be able to govern the country, but they could easily be village chiefs governing a region. If all you want is stability..."

"The ancient world or the historical world is also acceptable."

Zhu Jinzhen's thoughts went a bit astray, or rather, he was constantly preoccupied with the idea of ​​the portal to the heavens and couldn't suppress his restless thoughts, which led him to have wild ideas.

……

at the same time.

The news of the Heavenly Sword has also set the entire Ming Dynasty ablaze.

However, compared to the Heavenly Sword, there was another piece of news that was no less significant, which also caused a sensation throughout the Ming Dynasty. Countless nobles, high-ranking officials, wealthy merchants, and even ordinary people were so shocked by the news that spread throughout the Ming Dynasty that they were almost speechless.

"Prince Su has issued a proclamation to the world, demanding that Heaven grant him the mandate to quell the rebellion

"Really? Isn't Prince Su supposed to be guarding Jiayuguan, known as the most formidable pass under heaven, and protecting the peace of the Northwest for our Great Ming? How could he suddenly raise an army to quell a rebellion?"

"Could it be that the rumors circulating in the capital are true? Is Prince Su really colluding with foreign powers and plotting to rebel and usurp the throne?"

"No, no, no, that doesn't seem to be the case."

"The proclamation from the Prince Su's mansion, which has spread throughout the land, clearly states that the emperor is in danger, and that the cabinet and the Iron-Blooded Marquis Zhu Wushi have colluded and conspired to commit such outrageous acts, manipulating the imperial power."

"What do you mean?"

"This means that Zhu Wushi and the cabinet conspired to rebel and wanted to manipulate imperial power."

"Huh? Are they crazy? Really?"

"I have heard about this matter. It is said that Zhu Wushi, the Iron-Blooded Marquis, used the pretext that the emperor who returned to the capital was not the emperor but a fake emperor impersonated by someone else, and together with the cabinet, he placed the emperor under house arrest, intending to depose him. However, Prince Su saw through it all and had already arranged for experts to protect the emperor, which caused their conspiracy to fail completely."

"There is another rumor that the reason why Zhu Wushi and the cabinet were in such a hurry was because after the emperor discovered the conspiracy, he drafted an imperial edict to quell the rebellion in advance, asking Prince Su to purge the evil ministers around the emperor, rectify the court, and consolidate the Ming Dynasty's rule."

"No wonder, I was wondering why Prince Su would suddenly raise an army without cause." This was the message from Prince Su's residence.

This caused an uproar among the people.

The change of imperial power originally had little to do with ordinary people.

However, if they could avoid the ravages of war, they would naturally yearn for peace, even if it meant merely eking out a living and barely surviving. After all, who became emperor was none of their concern.

Whether Zhu Jinzhen can be better than the current emperor remains to be seen.

Many ordinary people don't want to gamble on that kind of uncertainty.

They only want to be content with the status quo.

However, when news about Zhu Jinzhen's treatment of the people under his rule and the lives of more people in Shaanxi spread like wildfire, the people who were originally uneasy and even somewhat resistant suddenly became expectant.

"Big Head, is what you said true?"

"It's absolutely true. Which merchant caravan that leaves Shaanxi for other countries doesn't know the current situation in Shaanxi? Every household has surplus grain and can eat three meals a day. As long as you are diligent and hardworking, no one will go hungry."

"When it comes to diligence, if I, Old Liu, say I'm second, no one in the entire Xia Liu Village dares to say they're first."

"Does His Highness Prince Su truly love his people like his own children?"

Upon hearing this, the person who spoke immediately laughed and said smugly, "Let's put it this way: before Prince Su inherited the title, it would be no exaggeration to say that the people of Shaanxi lived in dire straits. After all, it is located on the border, and the people there are toiling in the fields, so their lives were even worse than ours."

"As long as there is a natural disaster or man-made calamity, people will resort to cannibalism and starvation will occur everywhere."

The local people all believed this.

They may not have been to Shaanxi and don't know the lives of the people there, but they can still make some guesses based on their own experience.

But the man continued speaking as if he were painting a picture of a magnificent world, a paradise, a life they could only dream of.

"The people under Prince Su's jurisdiction would help cultivate wasteland, and Prince Su did not take it all for himself, but distributed it to the people under his rule? Every household had at least one acre of land enough to support themselves?"

"A mu of land yields only a dozen shi of grain, yet the tax is only one-tenth? Doesn't the imperial law care? What about the Ministry of Revenue? What about those officials?"

"What's there to control? Didn't you hear that's the fiefdom of Prince Su? That means Prince Su is the most powerful. What official can be more powerful than Prince Su? Even the laws of the imperial court can't govern him."

"Seventh Brother, swear you didn't lie to us?"

"Don't swear to God, swear to your ancestors that what you said is true."

The surrounding people became increasingly excited, because what Liu Qi, the seventh son, said was exactly the kind of life that these people dreamed of, and even dared not dream of.

Children are cared for, and the elderly are supported.

Every household had surplus grain, could eat their fill three times a day, and could even have meat every month.

For ordinary people like them, that's not life; that's the life of gods.

The man named Liu Qi was a little annoyed. He kindly told the villagers about his experiences outside and how wonderful Shaanxi was and how good the people's lives were.

They were actually forced to swear an oath?

People around him even clamored that he should swear an oath to his ancestors!

If he weren't on a mission, I would have liked to walk away and ignore him.

Unfortunately, his task was to "truthfully" publicize the lives of the people of Shaanxi, adding a little bit of embellishment, to gain an advantage in the "public opinion" war launched by the Secret Guard Headquarters and appease the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, no matter how much he wanted to simply turn around and leave, he could only hold his nose and politely comply with what the people said.

Among the crowd was an inconspicuous figure who looked at Liu Qi and nodded secretly: "Tsk, although Liu Qi is telling the truth, to be able to swear to his ancestors in front of so many people that what he said is true, he is really willing to go all out. I'll report to the higher-ups later and add another stroke to his name."

(End of this chapter)