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

Chapter 453 The Real Plan, the Ming Dynasty's Actions
"Your Majesty, the reason I am giving this advice is precisely because of this point."

"The Seven Warring States serve as a cautionary tale. How could I not know that the alliance of states can only bring temporary peace and is not a lasting solution?"

"Oh?"

Not to mention Yang Guang, even the Duke of Tang, Li Yuan, and Yuwen Huaji, along with all the other civil and military officials, looked at each other in surprise.

"Then what other good ideas do you have, my dear minister? Tell me quickly!"

"Your Majesty, to avert the collapse of the Sui Dynasty, there is only one feasible method across the entire realm."

"any solution?"

The Sui official who offered the advice slowly uttered three words: "The Mausoleum of the First Emperor!"

The Mausoleum of the First Emperor?
The officials of the Sui Dynasty were not fools, including Yang Guang, and they immediately understood his meaning.

Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, said with a solemn expression, "First, we should form an alliance against the Ming, and then seek another way out."

"And the way out is to find the First Emperor's Mausoleum and obtain the Heavenly Sword that has caused such a stir throughout the world, and the Heavenly Star that the First Emperor brought back to earth from the heavens after his conquest of the heavens, according to the legend of the Heavenly Sword?"

"or……"

"Hundreds of thousands of Qin terracotta warriors, like immortals on land, inside the First Emperor's mausoleum?"

"The Duke of Tang has keen insight."

When a Sui official offered advice, he would bow to the other party to show that what the other party said was exactly what he thought.

Yang Guang frowned, looked up at the other person, and asked, "Is there any other way?"

"Nothing."

"Apart from this one, I have no other choice."

The courtier who offered the advice shook his head heavily and replied, "Your Majesty, I believe you have already seen the intelligence that Yu Shiji sent back. After the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne, he was recognized by Heaven and Earth and was granted the Investiture of the Gods. The tens of thousands of Vajra Realm Tian Ce and Cang Yun generals have all jumped to the Zhi Xuan Realm, and their strength has increased a hundredfold."

"Now the Ming emperor and his ministers are of one mind, and they have such a formidable army."

"Even if Sun Tzu were to be resurrected, and the three heroes of the early Han dynasty and all the unparalleled generals and strategists of the late Han dynasty were present, they would never be able to devise a way to counter him."

They could fight against any of the surrounding states of the Sui Dynasty.

Whether it was the Liao and Mongol Yuan dynasties, which were regarded as tigers and wolves by various countries, the Song dynasty, which relied on mutual support between the north and south, or even the Goguryeo and Turks, which were the biggest threats to the Sui dynasty, if the emperor and his ministers were truly of one mind to fight, they could still fight.

But they couldn't think of a better way to deal with the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Lin, who had been silent all along, spoke in a deep voice: "Ten Thousand Finger Profound, that is an extremely terrifying power. It has never been heard of before, and it is unimaginable."

"On the battlefield, its power is no less than that of a million-strong army."

Hearing even Yang Lin say this, Yang Guang knew that he truly had no other way out.

"Very well, then... let's negotiate peace."

After weighing the pros and cons and thinking it over again, Yang Guang quickly made a decision: "I agree and will send envoys to the Mongol Yuan, the Song Dynasty, and the Liao Dynasty, and notify the surrounding countries."

Unite the weak to attack the strong!
"Your Majesty is wise."

For the first time in the Sui Dynasty court, no one dared to voice a dissenting opinion.

To reiterate, if the Sui Dynasty were overthrown by rebel armies or powerful clans, it wouldn't shake their foundations; at most, they would suffer some losses.

However, if the Sui Dynasty were destroyed by the Ming Dynasty, their current power, wealth, and the riches accumulated over thousands of years could be reduced to ashes in an instant.

……

The same thing, almost identical suggestions.

Faced with the power of the Ming Dynasty and its threat of annihilation, almost all the surrounding states ultimately chose to form alliances in order to gain more time to develop.

then……

They spared no effort to find the location of the First Emperor's mausoleum.

In their view, Zhu Jinzhen's ability to increase the military and national strength of the Ming Dynasty day by day and to cultivate a well-organized army of warriors must have been due to what he obtained from the First Emperor's Mausoleum.

If they can obtain it, they may have a chance to resist or even surpass it.

As for whether it's true or not? The Ministry of Revenue of various countries has done the math, and it's a math that makes them horrified.

That is, how much resources and money would be needed to train 100,000 soldiers into Vajra Realm warriors?
The answer from both the Southern and Northern Song dynasties was... no less than 10 billion taels.

The Ministry of Revenue of the Sui Dynasty concluded that...at least 5 billion taels of silver.

The conclusions reached by the Liao Dynasty were also quite similar.

This is a huge sum of money that could shake the world. Even if all the national treasury revenues of various countries were added together from the founding of their dynasties to the present day, they probably couldn't come up with this amount of silver.

Zhu Jinzhen was a mere commoner from the border region of Shaanxi during the Ming Dynasty.

Where did they get such a sum of money that even emperors of various countries couldn't raise by selling off their entire kingdoms?

Furthermore, even if we could scrape together that amount of money...

Where do the resources come from?

No one can make a transaction involving billions of taels of silver perfectly seamless.

Despite the surrounding countries thoroughly investigating the former Prince Su's mansion, they could not find any evidence that Zhu Jinzhen had once lavishly bribed and traded too many resources that could have been used to cultivate experts.

In this way, no matter how outrageous or unbelievable the remaining answers may be, they have no choice but to believe them.

……

Just as the various kingdoms outside of Da Ming felt threatened by Da Ming and were preparing to band together for mutual support and form an alliance to fight against Da Ming.

The Ming Dynasty itself was also in turmoil.

The strength of a dynasty depends on the stability of its state and the well-being of its people.

It lies within the entirety of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, after Changsun Wangqing seized power and summoned the Eastern Depot, Western Depot, Embroidered Uniform Guard, Six Doors, and Dragon Guard Manor to the palace to bestow rewards and enhance their strength.

The cabinet and the six ministries then launched a swift and decisive operation.

"How can the people live in peace if the officials are corrupt?"

"Anyone who embezzles, breaks the law, or oppresses the people shall be executed!"

"Anyone who bullies the weak and disregards the laws of the court shall be executed!"

Xu Yu, the Grand Secretary and Minister of Rites, Li Chengen, the new Pillar of State and Minister of War, along with the other four ministers and the Five Military Commissions, all displayed unprecedented courage and ruthlessness, all for the stability of the Ming Dynasty and for its long-term prosperity.

They embezzle public funds, pervert the course of justice, form cliques for personal gain, and prey on the people!
Those who disregard the laws and regulations of the imperial court.

Whoever it is, kill them!
"The local military garrisons are corrupt, and the Ministry of War and the Five Military Commissions will conduct a thorough investigation." Li Chengen, Xue Zhi, Yan Yimei, and others spoke on behalf of the Ministry of War and the Five Military Commissions, respectively.

The rest of the people naturally had no objection.

The Ministry of War and the Five Military Commands are now staffed by either the Tian Ce Mansion or the Cang Yun Army.

The only exception was Yang Qingyi, the former commander of Shaanxi, who naturally wouldn't go against their wishes.

Everyone knows that after Zhu Jinzhen leaves the pass, his next step will inevitably be to target all the countries in the world and begin the war to end the chaos. Before that, he will naturally need to train elite troops and generals.

"The Ministry of Revenue can provide little support, but the necessary food and pay will never be lacking."

"The Ministry of Personnel will next conduct an examination of all officials of the Ming Dynasty. In accordance with the decree issued by His Majesty before his seclusion, a group of capable individuals will be selected in advance, and another imperial examination will be held next March."

"The Ministry of Justice, together with the Court of Judicial Review and the Six Doors, will re-examine past wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice, and begin to investigate corruption in the court and collusion between local officials and gentry to pervert the law. The support of the Secret Guard may be needed."

“No problem. If it’s an old case with no evidence or the evidence has been destroyed, the Ministry of Justice can apply to the Secret Guard to use the Spirit Realm. If necessary, the Secret Guard can also be called upon to cooperate.” Yan Yimei nodded lightly.

She can decide to temporarily lend out the Spirit Realm as long as it's good for the Ming Dynasty.

"Thank you, Duke Ningguo."

The Minister of Justice's face lit up with joy. On that day, when the divine light shone upon the entire world in the court, illuminating all things past and present, big and small, it had made all the officials tremble with fear for a long time, lest their past deeds be brought up again.

If the Ministry of Justice had the cooperation of the spirit realm in investigating cases, what wrongful conviction or miscarriage of justice couldn't be investigated?

(End of this chapter)