"Just kill a few merchants?"

"Isn't it fate for dozens of crew members of the Kunlun to be in your mouth?"

Emperor Hongzhi was angry, and he was really angry with these imperial histories and Hanlin.

In their eyes, the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty are not their lives, but the lives of the people of the Japanese Kingdom are their lives, and dozens of crew members of the Kunlun were killed, which was just used to describe it.

"Since the beginning of the tyrannical yuan, the Japanese have been harassing my southeast coast, Jiang En, Zhang Wenjing, if I am not mistaken, Jiang En, you seem to be from Fujian, Zhang Wenjing, you seem to be from Zhejiang, don't you know how many people in Fujian and Zhejiang died under the knife of the Japanese invaders?"

"Now that you are arguing for the Japanese people in the court, pointing to the deer as a horse, what kind of face do you have to go back to your hometown to meet your fathers and fellow villagers?"

"If it were someone else, I wouldn't say it, and the people who are least qualified to defend the Japanese are people like you Gann and Zhang Wenjing who were born on the southeast coast."

"If I remember correctly, in the eighth year of Hongzhi, Quanzhou, Fujian Province was sacked by the Japanese invaders, killing and wounding thousands of people, and in the seventh year of Hongzhi, the Japanese invaded Taizhou, Zhejiang, and directly slaughtered a small town."

"Zhang En, you are from Fujian, Zhang Wenjing, you are from Zhejiang, what kind of face do you have to impeach Zhang Mao and Yang Yun here again and again."

"What kind of face do you have to face your father?"

"Don't you feel ashamed when you stand here to impeach them?"

Emperor Hongzhi stood up from his throne, walked down the steps step by step, and looked at Jiang En and Zhang Wenjing with a cold face.

Emperor Hongzhi's voice was very loud, resounding throughout the Jinluan Palace, making the ministers present very different, the current Emperor Hongzhi, the king's domineering spirit is too strong.

"Minister~"

Gann was stared at by Emperor Hongzhi, watching Emperor Hongzhi get closer and closer to him, listening to Emperor Hongzhi's roaring voice, and the whole person's forehead was like sweat.

When Emperor Hongzhi finished speaking, the whole person couldn't help but kneel directly on the ground.

Zhang Wenjing is too, who also broke out in a cold sweat, who would have known that Emperor Hongzhi, who has always been kind and pleasant, would be furious because of such a thing.

The other imperial historians who stood out also quickly knelt down one by one, and they didn't know how to reply to Emperor Dao Hongzhi for a while.

"Gann, what do you say?"

Emperor Hongzhi came to Gann's face, slowly squatted down, looked at Gann coldly and said.

"Your Majesty, when is the time to repay grievances, we have to forgive people and forgive people, since ancient times, we pay attention to repaying grievances with virtue, and I have the Ming Dynasty to serve the four seas with benevolence and integrity, so there are four seas to surrender, willing to be my Ming vassal."

Gann was sweating profusely and said in a panic.

"Repay grievances with virtue, so how can you repay virtue?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he sneered.

Think about it carefully, how simple I used to be, and simply believed in them, so I was controlled by these civilizations.

I trust these ministers, but how can these ministers be worthy of their trust?

"This..."

Gann had nothing more to say.

"The dozens of crew members on the Kunlun ship, are their lives fatal?"

Then Emperor Hongji stared at Gann again and asked.

"Your Majesty, most of the crew on the Kunlun are businessmen, businessmen buy low and sell high, do not produce, only for profit, they go to the Japanese country to do business, there is too much money on them, naturally they will attract people's attention, and there are many mountain bandits who block the road and rob in my Ming Dynasty."

Gann stiffened, with a feeling of not admitting defeat.

"Then the people who were killed by the Japanese in Fujian, they won't all be merchants, right?"

Emperor Hongzhi asked coldly again.

"This..."

Gann had nothing more to say.

"Hmph~"

Emperor Hongzhi snorted coldly, and then slowly stood up.

"I think Zhang Mao, Yang Yun, Liu Jin, and Wang Shouren have done a good job in the Japanese Kingdom, and they have done the right thing."

Hongzhi looked at the ministers, the ministers bowed their heads one after another, and Emperor Hongzhi said loudly while walking slowly.

"Kou can go, I can also go~"

"The Japanese invaders wantonly killed my Ming merchants and killed my Ming people, so we should teach them a hard lesson and let them know that my Ming is powerful."

"Let them always remember that the Ming Dynasty is their vassal state, their heaven, and their father, and as ministers and sons, they should always abide by the way of kings and ministers, and the way of fathers and sons."

When he said this, Emperor Hongzhi spoke very slowly, and it was obvious that there was something in his words, and this was not only for the Wa Kingdom, but also for the ministers present.

"If you commit any of the following crimes and do not respect the monarch and ministers, you should be taught a lesson, a severe lesson."

"In the past, we all said that we wanted to let, we all said that we wanted to take a step back, and we all said that we wanted to repay our grievances with virtue, but what did we get in exchange?"

"It is the people of the northern steppes who are pressing us step by step, going south every year; It is the Japanese who run rampant on the southeast coast, killing my people and destroying my cities; It was the people of Annan who repeatedly violated our Guangxi and Yunnan, burning, killing and looting, and doing all kinds of evil. ”

"You are all the pillars of the country, the pillars of the sky for countless people of my Ming Dynasty, they are counting on you to support them with a peaceful blue sky, counting on you to bring them happiness and health, and counting on you to be able to give them justice and grievances."

"But what about you?"

"Eating them, drinking them, using them, you even keep saying that a few merchants have died?"

When Emperor Hongzhi said this, he pointed his finger at the ministers, and Emperor Hongzhi knew that Jiang En and Zhang Wenjing were just selected representatives.

There must be many more among the courtiers who think the same way as they do, they are nothing more than stepping stones that have been stepped back, and once a gap can be opened, the next step is impeachment like snowflakes.

Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi was very sad, he didn't understand it before, and he didn't see the hardships of the people of the Ming Dynasty, and he always lived in the world depicted by these ministers.

Now, Emperor Hongzhi understands that what benevolence and morality, and the person who keeps saying these things is the most unbenevolent, the most immoral, and the most shameless person.

"The ministers are guilty~"

When Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and the others heard this, they all immediately knelt down one by one and said in fear.

"Guilty?"

Emperor Hongzhi sneered.

Then he said in a slightly calm tone: "Last year, we wiped out the little prince of Tatar with the strength of the whole country, and last winter, the people on our border had a year of stability, and the steppe people in the north did not dare to approach our border for hundreds of miles until now. ”

"You say, do you make sense to reason with the barbarians?"

"If reasoning and benevolence can make them stop committing crimes against my Daming, then they should have stopped going south to loot a long time ago, but they didn't, but they thought that my Daming was weak and could be bullied, and they went south every year, and the scale of the raids became bigger and bigger every time."

"In the winter of the past year, I didn't want to be plundered by them and kill tens of thousands of people."

"There is no morality at all with them, only by teaching them hard with their fists and hurting them hard, will they know that they are afraid, they will bow their eyebrows to us, and they will not dare to offend me."

When Emperor Hongzhi said this, he slowly returned to his seat.

"Let's talk about this Wa country, you always say that it is a vassal state of my Ming Dynasty, we are their suzerain, except for a few times they came to pay tribute, what other place can be called a vassal state?"

"And every time we pay tribute, we return it several times, come once, they will make a fortune, not only the Wa country, but also other vassal states, come to my Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, they will make a fortune once, sometimes the tribute is not their officials from these countries at all, but some speculative businessmen."

"Our Ming Dynasty has returned several times every time, they have made a fortune, what about my Ming Dynasty, the treasury is empty, and finally these have been transferred to my Ming people." 31

"You often tell me that you should be light and thrifty, and I have listened to them, but why has no one come forward to talk about this matter?"

"If we are suzerain, they are vassal states, shouldn't they pay us tribute, we don't need to give them anything back?"

"It stands to reason that the replacement of their Wa Kingdom should be canonized by our Ming Dynasty?"

After Emperor Hongzhi finished speaking, his mouth was also slightly dry, and Xiao Jing next to him immediately carefully sent tea.

The ministers were silent, and no one dared to accept Emperor Hongzhi's words at this time, and they were silent one by one, for fear of touching Emperor Hongzhi's anger at this time.

Many people are also thinking about this question, thinking about the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the surrounding vassal states, this kind of relationship between the so-called suzerainty and the vassal states in exchange for wealth, is it a reliable relationship?

Just for the sake of face, but to damage the interests of Daming, under this relationship, is it really necessary for Daming to continue to maintain?

"Cut our Ming flesh to maintain such a relationship, maintain the image of this so-called suzerain, and finally let my people of the Ming Dynasty bear all this, do you think this is appropriate?"

"Have we ever asked the people of Daming if they are willing to give away the cloth and silk they have worked so hard to weave to those white-eyed wolves?"

"I think that in the future, the relationship between our Ming Dynasty and the surrounding vassal states should be changed, if they are willing to admit that it is my Ming vassal state, they should pay tribute every year, and the scale and amount of this tribute must also be stipulated, as the suzerain, you should accept their tribute with peace of mind, and you don't need to give them any return gift."

"Even if you want to return the gift, it should be a symbolic return, instead of slapping the swollen face and becoming fat, to maintain the so-called suzerain."

"In addition, if I am willing to be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the kings of these countries should be canonized by us before they can be considered legitimate, and if they are not canonized by us, it is not legitimate."

Then Emperor Hongzhi took this opportunity, thought about it, and began to adjust the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the outside world.

In the past, it was the same as these civil officials, so happy with the achievements, like face, this vassal country tribute, this is a big event, a big face, it shows that the Ming Dynasty is subdued all over the world.

But now that I think about it, that's just self-deception.

If you really want to conquer the four seas, this Japanese country will not even if the Japanese invaders come to the southeast, this Annan will not dare to attack Guangxi and Yungui, and the grassland people in the north will not go south to plunder every year.

Emperor Hongzhi is now going to abandon these things, abandon these so-called benevolence and morality, and everything is important to the Ming Dynasty and the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Cut your own flesh and feed the wolves around you, and when they are full, they will only bite you hard when you are weak.

As for themselves, the burden of the people of the Ming Dynasty has increased, once they can't go on, they will eventually be full of smoke, and the Ming Dynasty will be the same as other dynasties in the past, and eventually the descendants will mourn the descendants.

The ministers listened to Emperor Hongzhi's words, and their hearts were turbulent, today's Emperor Hongzhi has too much of a king's domineering spirit.

What is even more surprising is the great change of Emperor Hongzhi, the Hongzhi Emperor who used to believe in Confucianism has completely changed, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others saw the shadow of Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and other emperors from the body of Emperor Hongzhi.

"Your Majesty has really changed~"

Liu Jian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He is the teacher of Emperor Hongzhi, and he has taught Emperor Hongzhi to read since he was a child, so he can be regarded as having a very clear understanding of Emperor Hongzhi's temperament, and the previous Emperor Hongzhi is exactly the same as his ideal emperor.

But now, Emperor Hongzhi has changed, and he feels more and more strange.

However, Liu Jian didn't know how to evaluate Emperor Hongzhi.

"Maybe Your Majesty is right~"

After thinking about it, Liu Jian can only come to a conclusion like this.

"From now on, in terms of our Ming foreign relations, everything will be based on the interests of my Ming Dynasty and the interests of my Ming people."

"We can't do anything that harms my interests."

"Anything that harms my Ming people, we can't do it."

"Everything that is beneficial to my Ming Dynasty and the people of my Ming Dynasty, we must not only do it, but also actively do it,"

Emperor Hongzhi saw that everyone was silent, and he also continued, saying the four whatevers, and in the future, everything in the Ming Dynasty will revolve around these four things, abandoning the so-called face, abandoning the so-called benevolence, righteousness and morality, only for the interests of the Ming Dynasty, and only for the interests of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Then Emperor Hongzhi also looked at Jiang En, Zhang Wenjing and the others, smiled and said, "Didn't you say that you want to educate the Japanese people? ”

"Didn't you say that the Japanese people don't know how to educate and don't understand benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith?"

"That's good, I'll let you go to the Wa Kingdom to give these Wa people a good talk about what benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith are, and educate these Wa people well."

"When you have educated all the Japanese people, and they all understand benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith, you will go back to your hometown to face your fathers and fellow villagers."

Emperor Hongzhi's words also made Jiang En, Zhang Wenjing and others feel as if they had entered the eighteenth layer of hell, which was even more uncomfortable than killing them.

What kind of place is the Wa Kingdom, where is it thousands of miles away, where is the land of barbarians.

Well, now that Emperor Hongzhi gave an order, it was equivalent to exile them for thousands of miles, and this exile was still the Wa Kingdom, and it was also that they would never want to come back.

The Japanese people have been educated, and they all understand benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith.

Is this possible?

It is simply impossible, even in the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to say that everyone understands benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith.

"Your Majesty, the minister knows that he is wrong, and the minister knows that he is wrong~"

Gann cried bitterly on the spot, if he went to the Wa Kingdom, he would never want to come back in the future.

In the Ming Dynasty, they are high in the imperial history, they are ministers in the court, the future is immeasurable, and their lives are extremely free, but when they go to the Wa Kingdom, they are nothing, they can only become Mr. Teaching, and they are all over the world, and their good days are over.

What's more, since ancient times, they have paid attention to the return of fallen leaves to their roots, let alone returning to their roots, it is estimated that they will die in the Wa Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, the minister also knows that he is wrong, and the minister also knows that he is wrong~"

Zhang Wenjing also cried, her whole face was like ashes, if she really went to the Wa Kingdom, it would be better to die.

"Wrongdoing?"

"What's wrong with you?"

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said: "This is what you said yourself, saying that the Japanese people do not know how to educate, and do not understand benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith, so they will commit the following crimes." ”

"In this case, I have sent you over to tell them what benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith are, and to educate them well, I believe that you will definitely be able to educate the Japanese people well, so that they can understand what benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith are."

"Come on, take them down~ within three days, go to the country of the whole family."

As Emperor Hongzhi's words fell, a warrior in front of the palace immediately came in and dragged Gan, Zhang Wenjing and others outside.

Jiang En, Zhang Wenjing and the others were all crying and shouting, and at the same time looked at the other ministers, hoping that someone would stand up and intercede for them.

This distribution of the frontier is also better than the distribution of the country, at least it is still within the Ming Dynasty, and in the future, activities, activities, maybe there is still hope to return to their hometown to take care of the elderly.

If they go to the Wa Kingdom, they can only stay in the Wa Kingdom for the rest of their lives, and they will move to the Wa Kingdom with their families, which means that their descendants can only stay in the Wa Kingdom and never return to the Ming Dynasty.

They cried very sadly, but no one dared to stand up and intercede on their behalf.

Everyone was afraid that they would be punished because of this, and if Emperor Hongzhi even sent himself to the Wa Kingdom, it would really be over.

The entire Jinluan Hall was silent, and all the ministers were silent.

"It's so stupid~"

Li Dongyang's heart couldn't help but comment on Jiang En, Zhang Wenjing and others.

Originally, he could have used the time of Emperor Hongzhi to let Emperor Hongzhi release Zhou Jing, Ma Wensheng and others, but now they have been stirred up by these-stirring sticks.

Who dares to say that there is an amnesty for the world's affairs now?

Who would dare to intercede for Zhou Jing and Ma Wensheng?

And this time to teach the Wa State, this is not only the meaning of Emperor Hongzhi, but the ministers of the court actually mean this, because the Wa State has violated everyone's interests, and everyone is counting on the fact that after beating the Wa State, they can go to the Golden Continent to make a fortune safely.