Ming Dynasty: A centenarian madman criticizes the Grand Secretary and brings his coffin to court!

"A plan to wipe out the family line?"

"The destruction of a nation?"

"madman!"

"This Gu Canghai is a complete madman!"

The Hongwu Plane.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared intently at the centenarian who had vowed to destroy and exterminate the Japanese nation, still cursing under his breath.

Although I inexplicably felt a sense of satisfaction about it.

But as a founding emperor who valued his reputation, he still felt that these methods were... too unethical!

however.

next second.

As the scene on the sky shifted once more, and as the scroll titled "[Map of the Ming Dynasty at its Peak in the Twelfth Year of the Zhengtong Reign]" unfurled like a waterfall...

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't bring himself to curse anymore.

Not only can I not utter the insults.

He even felt like someone was choking him!

The pupils in his eyes dilated to their maximum size in an instant, until they were about to burst!

"this……"

"What is this?"

"Is this a map?"

"This is...our Great Ming Dynasty?"

All that could be seen above the sky was...

The once familiar "two capitals and thirteen provinces" have now become a colossal entity that is completely unrecognizable!

That crimson color represented the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

It was like free red paint, splashed all over the Asian continent!

As far north as the North Sea! Even in the icy, snowy Siberia, the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty flies high!

South to Southeast Asia! The Strait of Malacca, Sumatra, and Java were all provinces of the Ming Dynasty!

It extends westward to the Pamir Mountains! And even reaches the heart of Central Asia!

East to...

Okay, the East is gone.

Because that island nation, which originally resembled an insect, has now been completely covered by that glaring red paint and transformed into—the Eastern Sea Administration Commission of the Ming Dynasty!

"This is... way too big!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's hands trembled as he tried to touch the sky.

"This is even bigger than the Yuan Dynasty!"

"It's bigger than the Han and Tang dynasties combined!"

"This...is all our Ming Dynasty territory?"

Zhu Biao also looked stunned. He pointed to a place on the map called the "Aleutian Islands":

"Father, look over there..."

"That place must be thousands of miles away from us, right?"

"Why are there flags planted here too?"

"Could it be... one of ours too?"

Just when the father and son were questioning the meaning of life...

In the celestial display.

That centenarian, who walks with a brisk pace, is known as "Crazy Gu".

He was holding a pointer (actually a fire poker he'd somehow gotten his hands on) and pointing at the huge map.

The expression on his face.

He was so smug!

That's incredibly arrogant!

"See that?"

Gu Canghai banged the map loudly with a fire poker, spitting as he spoke:

"this!"

"And this too!"

"Plus this!"

"It all belongs to me... no, it all belongs to the Ming Dynasty!"

"It's all thanks to me over the past few decades, through countless scams and swindles... cough cough, through countless personal campaigns, that I've managed to conquer this land!"

Gu Canghai stood with his hands on his hips, the fire axe dangling from his waist, making a chilling metallic clanging sound.

"Don't talk to me about militarism and aggression!"

"Don't give me that 'warlike will inevitably lead to destruction' nonsense!"

"I only know one truth—"

"Truth lies only within the range of cannons!"

"Do you see this map?"

Gu Canghai pointed to that patch of red:

"Every single red dot on these walls was blasted out by my Shenji Battalion's cannons!"

"Every river on this river was stained red with the blood of my enemies!"

Followed by.

A series of terrifying, breathtaking data points were displayed on a scrolling screen beside the sky!

Each number struck everyone's heart like a heavy hammer!

Economic hegemony!

In the twelfth year of the Zhengtong reign of the Ming Dynasty, China's GDP accounted for 60% of the global total!

The Ming Dynasty Treasure Note was the only "world currency" of its time! No matter where you are in the world, as long as you have this note, you can go anywhere with impunity!

Even European kings, wanting to buy silk and porcelain, had to beg the Ming Dynasty bank for loans!

Military hegemony!

[The Divine Machine Battalion has expanded to 500,000 men! All personnel are equipped with the latest flintlock muskets and field artillery!]

The Ming Dynasty's navy possessed five thousand warships! That was one hundred times the combined strength of the second to one hundredth largest navies in the world at the time!

The cannons of the Ming Dynasty could turn any city in the world into ruins within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn!

Cultural Hegemony!

This is what Grand Tutor Gu is most proud of!

Gu Canghai pointed to the few small, trembling countries around the map (such as North Korea and Annam):

"See those bastards?"

"Want to be a dog for the Ming Dynasty?"

"That depends on whether they're qualified!"

"I've made the rules!"

"From now on, any king of these vassal states who wishes to ascend the throne must first come to Nanjing to take the imperial examination!"

What will the exam be about?

"Take the HSK Level 4 and 6 exams!"

"The Four Books and Five Classics must be memorized backwards!"

"The laws of the Ming Dynasty must be thoroughly memorized!"

"If you can't even speak a standard Nanjing dialect fluently..."

"Then don't ascend the throne!"

"Go back to herding cattle!"

"Even if they're dogs from their own country!"

Gu Canghai's eyes widened, filled with murderous intent:

"From now on, if you see any Ming Dynasty people and they dare to bark at you, just kill them and eat them!"

"You have to learn to wag your tail!"

"You still have to utter a couple of 'Long Live the Ming Dynasty' phrases for me!"

"Otherwise it's illegal dog ownership! And it will be confiscated!"

boom!!!

These words were spoken.

This applies not only to the civil and military officials of the Zhengtong Dynasty.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang in the Hongwu era felt that his worldview had been completely shattered!

Chinese Proficiency Test Level 4 or 6?

Even dogs can speak Chinese?

How incredibly domineering is this?

What a display of cultural confidence!

Do not!

This is no longer confidence!

This is—cultural hooliganism!

"Okay, okay!"

Zhu Di was so excited that he trembled all over, and his swollen face turned purplish-red:

"This is the demeanor of a great power!"

"This is truly the Celestial Empire!"

"What do you mean by 'all nations paying tribute'? That's just them giving you face!"

"Sir, this move is forcing them to treat us like royalty!"

Even dogs speak Chinese...

"This scene..."

Zhu Di imagined the scene of ten thousand dogs being silenced and everyone shouting "Long live the Emperor!" and found it surprisingly exciting!

"That old bastard..."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile:

"Although the words are a bit harsh and the methods are a bit ruthless."

"but……"

"This is truly a source of pride for us old men!"

"Back then, how badly were we Han Chinese bullied by the Mongol Yuan dynasty? We weren't even allowed to have our names!"

"Now it's all right!"

"What goes around comes around!"

"It's time to teach these barbarians a lesson—that not learning Chinese is a crime!"

In the celestial display.

Gu Canghai seemed tired of talking.

He pulled a wine flask from his pocket, tilted his head back, and took a swig.

The liquor dripped down his graying beard.

He gazed upon this magnificent land.

Looking at this vast territory.

A tear welled up in the corner of her eye.

"My whole life..."

"Murder, arson, fraud, and all sorts of evil deeds."

"but……"

Gu Canghai suddenly smashed the wine pot under the map!

Even if I go to hell a hundred years from now.

"I can finally stand tall and say something to the King of Hell—"

"Wherever the sun and moon shine, that is the land of light!"

"Wherever rivers flow, that is Han territory!"

"This is the answer sheet that Lao Tzu, Gu Canghai, has given to this land!"

that moment.

That crazy, brutal old man was radiating a light that was impossible to look directly at!

That is the backbone of a nation!

That was the final echo of an era!

The Zhengtong Dynasty.

Outside Deshengmen.

In reality, Gu Canghai lies in that dark nanmu coffin.

Listening to the grand pronouncements of "myself" on the sky.

Suddenly he grinned.

He revealed the few remaining yellow teeth.

"Oh……"

"Answer sheet?"

"That's a load of rubbish."

"That's just the beginning!"

Gu Canghai stroked the cold coffin lid beneath him, a sly glint in his eyes like that of an old fox:

"Since Japan has already been 'physically purified' by me."

"Since I've trained all the barbarians around here into dogs."

"So, what's the next step...?"

"Naturally—"

Gu Canghai suddenly sat up from the coffin!

He was holding a handful of sunflower seeds.

But the place he looked into was not the Oirat Mongols in the north.

But...

That distant and mysterious place not shown on any map—the easternmost point!

"hey-hey."

"The plan to exterminate all offspring is only the first step."

"A real feast..."

"It's still to come!"

"Zhongba, what do you say...?"

"If I brought you back a miraculous object that could yield a thousand catties per mu, wouldn't you be so happy you'd jump out of your grave and kowtow to me?"

The celestial screen seemed to sense Gu Canghai's inner thoughts.

The scene changes again!

It is no longer a bloody battlefield.

It is no longer a magnificent map.

But -

A nautical chart filled with strange symbols and drawn with bizarre routes!

as well as.

That outfit made people gasp in horror—

[A Special Operation Guide for Annihilating Japanese Pirates Within Three Kilometers!]

This is an even more insidious and vicious three-step strategy than the "extermination of offspring" scheme!

[The first step will make you infertile!]