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

Chapter 422: Still Too Restrained? The Possibility of Establishing a Dynasty
That aggressive gaze.

The obsequious expressions of the King of Annam and the King of Siam, along with occasional hints of resentment, made the envoys from the surrounding countries feel quite uncomfortable.

Seeing a monarch make a fool of himself should have been hilarious.

However, seeing that they had to do everything they could to please the Ming emperor in order to survive, the envoys from various countries couldn't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow.

Especially the undisguised gazes of the Ming Dynasty officials and the discussions that did not shy away from them.

What do you mean by "Wouldn't it be great if the emperors of the Sui, Song, or Liao dynasties were the ones performing the dance?"

The Ava Dynasty and the Baigu Dynasty were ultimately not worthy of being mentioned in the official documents. If it were the emperors of Beili and Liyang who were performing dances in front of the palace, it would certainly be worthy of singing and dancing and being written about in great detail.

How presumptuous of me!

They wanted to get angry, but they didn't dare.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty were watching with covetous eyes. Especially when they heard what the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty were discussing, even Princess Suizhu Zhao Fengya, the most doting princess of Emperor Liyang, and Xiao Ruofeng, the Prince of Langya of Beili, could only suppress their anger and dare not lash out.

Xu Fengnian, on the other side, was also watching with great interest, feeling an urge to join in.

If it weren't so inappropriate, I would really like to see and appreciate it.

"You don't seem worried?" Li Chungang asked, puzzled.

"What's there to worry about?" Xu Fengnian shrugged, looking indifferent. "The ones who should be worried are the Li Yang royal family, not me, the heir of Bei Liang. Even if we really end up at war, so what..."

Xu Fengnian glanced at the delegation of envoys from the Li Yang royal family who were also looking at him, a strange look flashing in his eyes.

As long as he surrenders quickly enough, the Ming Dynasty will not be a threat to him or the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion.

On the contrary, the Li Yang royal family...

Are they willing to give up their great country and their supreme power?

A faint sneer appeared on Xu Fengnian's lips.

Li Chungang gave Xu Fengnian a deep look, as if trying to see through his thoughts. But seeing that the other's gaze was open and honest, he put aside his worries and focused on watching this rare scene of the kings of various countries performing dances.

To be honest, as much as it's cringeworthy, it has a unique charm.
"The Ming Dynasty sent envoys to Burma, but because they refused to accept the mediation of the Ming Emperor, they were accused of disrespecting the might of the Ming Dynasty. The Tian Ce Mansion then annihilated two countries in a single day to quell the war?" Lei Mengsha felt his brain was a bit overwhelmed. Was this really a mission to mediate a war, or to destroy countries?

And the Kingdom of Siam was destroyed because Ming Dynasty citizens went missing on the border, and Siam refused to cooperate or hand them over?

The Tian Ce Mansion just wiped them out??
Lei Mengsha felt like she might be hallucinating.

Xiao Ruofeng's lips twitched as he reminded him, "The Great Han."

"what?"

Lei Mengsha didn't react for a moment.

Helpless, Xiao Ruofeng could only send a telepathic reminder: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty wants to repeat the actions of the Han Dynasty envoys."

What were the actions of the Han Dynasty envoys?
Lei Mengsha's mind gradually surfaced with images from the Jixia Academy's collection of books, which contained some of the utterly insane practices of the Han Dynasty's envoys.

No, that's not the method.

That's called a way of dying.

What kind of envoy goes to another country's territory and immediately turns hostile to the other country's emperor, shouting that he came for the other country's daughter, or even the empress?

Lei Mengsha stared at the generals of Tian Ce and Cang Yun, his eyes twitching wildly. He transmitted his voice to Xiao Ruofeng and said, "I remember that when the Han envoys were in the library of the academy, someone marked that their mission was not to bring peace, but to bring the might of the Han Dynasty."

The Han Dynasty is a land of etiquette and needs a reasonable "reason to declare war".

Therefore, Han Dynasty envoys were particularly arrogant when they went on missions.

To leave a mark on history, he sought to bestow titles and privileges upon his wife and children.

No matter where I go, it's always the same: if you're capable, kill me; if you're not, I'll die right here.

then……

Emperor Wu of Han would clamor, "If the enemy can go, so can I," and then the Han officials would be dead, and he would no longer care about right or wrong. He would first trample on the countries, massacre cities and destroy nations.

Should we also make a token effort to investigate how the Han envoy died?
Xiao Ruofeng's eyes twitched violently. Lei Mengsha's words, though crude, were indeed reasonable. "...roughly right!"

Neither of them noticed that Xiao Yi's expression was strange. He didn't even need to think to know who had annotated the books Lei Mengsha was talking about.

The group remained oblivious to the strange looks Tian Ce and the Cang Yun generals gave them in the main hall.

It's as if they're saying, "Aren't they still being too restrained?"

After all, the Nanyue people killed the Han envoy and were slaughtered, resulting in the destruction of nine commanderies. The King of Wan killed the Han envoy and had his head displayed at the northern gate. The Joseon people killed the Han envoy and were immediately exterminated.

Zhu Jianqiu frowned, gazing at the Annamese king performing the dance, and asked himself, "The reasons we gave when we destroyed Annam were too far-fetched. We could have simply followed the example of the Han envoy and beheaded him. Or..."

Zhu Jianqiu's gaze swept across the hall, taking in the faces of the civil officials who were filled with pride and envy.

Thinking that the next time they send troops, they could petition their own emperor to follow the example of the Han Dynasty and send a few "envoys" out.

He believed that after witnessing His Majesty's lavish rewards to the meritorious officials of the Jingnan Campaign and the Investiture of the Gods, this kind of "death" would give him the opportunity to be listed on the Investiture of the Gods, to have his name recorded in history, and to have his wife and children granted titles and privileges.

All the officials in the court would surely be vying to do it.

After all, once the Han Dynasty envoys died, they were truly dead; but their deaths gave them a chance to be listed on the Investiture of the Gods!

Zhu Jianqiu wasn't the only one with this idea.

At this moment, many generals from the Tian Ce Mansion and Cang Yun Army in the main hall, and even Zhu Jinzhen sitting on the throne, all showed a hint of interest.

……

The grand coronation ceremony, filled with singing and dancing, quickly came to an end as time passed.

The envoys from various countries and the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty took their leave with mixed feelings.

What they witnessed today had an unprecedented impact on them.

They need to go back and calm down.

Meanwhile, the envoys from various countries were extremely anxious, eager to bring back the news and information they had gathered in the Ming Dynasty and urge their emperors to make preparations in advance.

otherwise……

If the Ming Dynasty were to launch a sudden attack, based on what they have seen today...

Their countries, like those of Annam and Siam, whose rulers danced in the palace, would likely fall apart overnight.

That night, at the State Guesthouse.

Princess Suizhu of the Liyang royal family immediately asked the Liyang envoy, "Do you think it's possible for us to emulate the actions of the Ming emperor today, report to Heaven, establish a new dynasty, and pray to Heaven for the Investiture of the Gods?"

"This……"

The delegation of envoys from the Liyang royal family looked at each other in bewilderment.

Is this possible?

Although they witnessed the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, which appeared to be no different from a normal sacrificial ceremony, even a fool would know that it must have concealed some unparalleled secret unknown to them.

If it were that easy to establish a dynasty and obtain the Investiture of the Gods bestowed by Heaven and Earth.

How could the Qin Emperor and Emperor Wu of Han have simply vanished into history?
But when faced with Zhao Fengya's question, they could only pretend to think and consider how to answer.

The same thing happened in all the diplomatic missions.

Even the most nonchalant and indifferent Xu Fengnian couldn't help but ask Li Chungang out of curiosity if he had noticed anything and if there was any way to replicate it.

Some people take chances.

Or perhaps they knew the tide had turned, and could only cling to the process of Zhu Jinzhen establishing his dynasty, as if grasping at the last straw, praying that they could replicate it.

There were also people like Xu Fengnian and Xiao Ruofeng who knew it was impossible, and although they were willing to give it a try, they didn't have much expectation in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)