Chapter 454: The Punishment of Tribute
Reward and punish, Qin Lin's merits have been rewarded, and the mistakes of vassal Burma must of course be punished.
Prince Mangyingli collapsed on the ground, snorting weakly.
Just now, his palm was strangled by the elephant's reins and drenched in blood, as the so-called ten fingers connected to the heart, it really hurt into the bone marrow, and he hurriedly let go of his hand, and was touched by the elephant again.
Pity this prince in his forties, and he is also a veteran who can fight on the battlefield, but there is nothing he can do when he encounters an elephant and goes crazy, this touch is terrible, he flies out diagonally, falls upside down, and falls heavily on the ground, so that his whole body is about to be torn apart.
If a person of more than 100 catties touches an elephant of tens of thousands of catties, it is called a toad being trampled by a cow and being injured all over his body!
Only a few entourages brought by Mang Yingli were busy pinching people and rubbing his mouth for him, and there was a Burmese subordinate official who didn't know each other, and asked the eunuch to ask for hot water to pour it into his own prince, the eunuch's eyes looked at the sky, his nostrils were at the person, and he snorted heavily, and his face was not smiling.
Mang Yingli was not fatally injured, he had already woken up slowly, and when he saw this situation, he felt a chill in his heart, and he knew that the general situation was not good.
But isn't it, the eunuchs who brought him in just now, the officials of the Ministry of Rites who were in charge of reception, and the officials of Honglu Temple who guided the etiquette were all once honored by him, but at this time, they all looked at him coldly, and even sneered in a low voice.
After making such a big mess, you still have a good idea? If we don't take the opportunity to step on you a few times, we can be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth!
Mang Yingli's heart was as straight as fifteen buckets of water~ seven up and eight down, helpless, endured the pain all over his body, struggled to climb to the throne and knelt down, and kowtowed upwards with a bang: "The white elephant offered by the vassal shocked the holy driver, and the vassal deserved ten thousand deaths!" ”
Emperor Wanli's face was not much better, looking at the fire in the belly of this Burmese, as the supreme party, he was so frightened that he couldn't move when the elephant rushed in, and the face of the Son of Heaven was lost, "For a young man like him who is strong and eager to prove himself in front of civil and military officials, it is tantamount to a great shame."
Zhang Ju was not bō on the front, but he just raised his eyebrows, and his Danfeng eyes flashed a little cold, and the so-called sage was angry and couldn't make his face, and the courtiers who were familiar with Zhang Xiangye knew that the emperor's first assistant was already angry.
Originally, I wanted to use the auspicious white elephant to add points to the new deal with the theory of heaven and man induction, "consolidate my own power", and just now some people compared the white elephant with the white turtle that emerged from the Han River when Zhang Juzheng was born, but in the end, the white elephant suddenly went crazy and collided with the holy car, what does this say? If it is compiled into the history of barnyard officials, "If you don't do it, it will become a yīn plot to kill the king!"
It's just that after all, it's a beast who is crazy, and it seems too small to go online.
Zhang Juzheng flicked the sleeves of his robe and said in a deep voice: "You Burma is a good auspicious gift!" Isn't there a good birth and domestication before the sacrifice? ”
Mang Yingli cried and mourned, his nose was already blue and his face was swollen, and he looked more and more like a pig's head: "The vassal came all the way from Yunnan, and it hasn't gone crazy for most of the year, this time, this time...... I think it's because the emperor is too powerful, and the white elephant is frightened and crazy. Zhang Juzheng sneered, the god was a little ridiculed, and secretly said that the Burmese prince was also a little anxious, "actually went around in a circle to boast about the grandeur of the emperor" to shirk the responsibility of the white elephant's madness, and this hand even pushed it, which was difficult for him.
In fact, Mang Yingli was a prince until he was in his forties, and he was actually a member of the country, "assisting his father Wang Mang Yinglong to fight down the big country, and his life was smooth, but he was deflated again and again when he encountered the demon of Chief Qin.
Seeing that Zhang Juzhengshen was slightly relaxed, Mang Yingli breathed a sigh of relief, thinking about striking while the iron was hot, lowering his posture a little, and trying to lose face as much as possible.
Don't look at this guy's threat to pay tribute and move troops in the morning in Wuman City, if the Ming Dynasty really pays tribute to Burma, they can't even cry.
The Ming Dynasty of the Wanli Dynasty, Zhang Xiangye in the middle of the dynasty worked hard, Wen Guoguang, Zhang Xueyan, Zeng Xingwu was shrewd and capable, and Wu Youqi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were all a group of military generals who were all descended from the stars, and the national strength was thriving, and in the eyes of Siyi, An Nai Huanghuang ***.
If you take the initiative to pay tribute to anyone, it means that it will be expelled from the tributary system, which is more powerful than the expulsion from the United Nations in later generations, and other countries can fight it openly, and China will not stop it, and if it wants to fight back, it will face the retaliation of the Ming Dynasty at any time.
Specific to Burma, once it is cut off by China, Laos and Siam, which are conquered by it, will be detached from it; Cambodia and hostile Annan, as well as more northern Myanmar and Yunnan border Tusi, will be greatly encouraged, and take a more hostile attitude towards it with the support of the first to go, the big guys join forces to fight Burma, if there is a lack of weapons, there is the support of the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty, the food and salary are short, the governor of Yunnan sends salaries, the troops are insufficient, and the Qianguo Gong Chuan reinforcements are won, and it goes without saying that there is *** behind the defeat for you! ,
Such a cool thing, as long as the vassal countries and the Tusi are not stupid, they will enthusiastically go into battle, as the saying goes, ants bite elephants to death, although Myanmar is strong, can withstand a swarm of everyone? Even if you don't beat Myanmar to a pulp, it will make him anxious.
Therefore, no matter how big Mang Yingli blew in the cowhide of Wuman City, when it came to the Hajj, he still honestly bowed his head to the court, did not dare to be arrogant, and when there was a mess, he quickly confessed his guilt and knelt down.
Originally, for the sake of the head beast, I would pay no tribute, *** I wouldn't be so stingy, but our Qin Lin Qin Chief would easily let go of the reckless prince?
"Ahem, Weichen has something to play," Qin Lin said upward.
When Mang Yingli saw Qin Lin, his heart trembled, this guy stands up now, there must be nothing good to say!
Wanli, Zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao and hundreds of civil and military officials all looked at Qin Lin, what did this great hero who had just shown his might to save the driver, what did he want to say?
Qin Lin said sharply: "Myanmar's tribute to the white elephant, I'm afraid it's not auspicious, as far as Weichen knows, the Burmese king Mang Yinglong calls himself the king of the white elephant, and this white elephant is the only one in the world, why would he pay tribute?" Wouldn't staying in Myanmar be a better indication of the stability of the throne? ”
Mang Yingli argued: "As a vassal, of course, if there is anything good, it should be dedicated to China first, which is called loyalty." No one is willing to believe this face, Mang Yinglong is the white elephant king, this white elephant is a great symbol of political stability for him, and the words of tribute to China, although it is also auspicious, are far less important than in Myanmar.
"Because you have ghosts in your hearts, this is not some auspiciousness, but a demon that brings disaster to the country and the people!"
Qin Lin said a word, and pointed sharply at the white elephant.
Dare to look at Qin Lin gently, Ang Ang shouted twice, looking innocent: Chief Qin, don't slander people like this, oh no, slander elephants!
Uh, dare you to roar twice and bara your teeth! Qin Lin smiled dryly, and then said: "1 Weichen heard that this white elephant was actually snatched from Meng Yang's Xuanfu Si Ge's house, the Burmese side attacked Meng Yang, Si Ge's whole family was killed, and there is no one in the old and the young, so it seems that the white elephant is not auspicious, but a bad thing that killed and broke the family, so Myanmar did not hesitate to dedicate it to ***!" It's really ill-intentioned! ”
Actually, that's what happened!
From Emperor Wanli to the civil and military officials, they were all stunned, thinking about the murder and the death of the whole family, the imperial court naturally knew about it, but because it regarded this matter as a tribal conflict on the border Tusi, it did not look down on it.
But the white elephant that was originally auspicious was snatched from the Mengyang Tusi Sijia who died and the country was destroyed, so is it still auspicious? It's obviously an extremely ominous thing that troubles the country!
At this time, Confucianism believed in the induction of heaven and man, and Myanmar sent this omen of disaster to China, what was its intention?
Zhang Juzheng's voice became extremely cold, and his eyes stared at Mang Yingli fiercely: "Burmese tribute envoy, the white elephant you offered, but it was snatched from Meng Yangsi's house?" ”
Rao is Mang Yingli is experienced and quite quick-witted, and he stammered at this time and couldn't say a word, just like Qin Lin's analysis, originally his father Wang Mang Yinglong called himself the White Elephant King, and he wanted to stay and dare to live, but Meng Yangsi's family was dead, and the blood flowed like a river, and he felt that the robbed white elephant was unlucky, so he dedicated it to China.
Originally, even if Qin Lin broke this section, the Burmese side could also fool the past with "offering the Son of Heaven", because the vassal state won the battle and offered the spoils to the suzerain, which was also a custom.
But now that the white elephant is crazy in front of His Majesty and the hundred officials, he clearly confirmed Qin Lin's ominous statement, and Mang Yingli is really indefensible, and he is stunned at the moment, and he can't even spit out half a word in his mouth.
Si Wang, who was hiding behind the white elephant and dared to live, pursed his small mouth, stared at Mang Yingli with hateful eyes, kept stroking the white elephant, and whispered in his ear: "Dare to be good, brother will help us rectify the Burmese thieves, you have to be obedient." ”
As she spoke, the little girl's tears flowed, and the white elephant became a bad thing, I am afraid that the end will not be very good: but this is what Qin Lin explained to her yesterday, in order to avenge the Si family, in order to deal with the Burmese people, she had to dare to live pitifully......
Above the court, hundreds of officials talked about it, and the official Ran Shu Guoguang said angrily: "The Burmese dare to openly bully the king, and say that the bad omen is auspicious and tribute, and the heart of the mountain can be punished!" ”
Xu Wenbi also said: "Myanmar is a small country, how dare you bully me like this? ”
Emperor Wanli was so angry that he choked enough, as a young emperor, he was so deceived by Burma, and he lost his face in front of the civil and military officials, and he was really angry, and when he was about to have a seizure, he finally held back and asked Zhang Juzheng: "Mr. Yuanfu Zhang, it's still you who have the idea, this Burma is so hateful, we can't let it go." ”
Feng Bao also hated the Burmese, just now he ran away with the emperor in his arms, but the elephant chased after him, almost scared him to death, so he fanned the flames: "Mr. Zhang, it seems that our family can't cheapen them, and our emperor is shocked, this crime is not small!" ”
"Tribute!" Zhang Juzheng spit out two words between his teeth, and then stared at Mang Yingli and said sternly: "I am a great Ming and a benevolent man, and the vassals will be respectful and follow me; The Han family is mighty and small
Whoever is ugly will perish against me! Your father and son are so domineering that they dare to bully the king in person, and temporarily pay no tribute as punishment.
Now with the ancient rites do not cut to make, so let you go back, if you don't wash your heart, wait until he arrives in the day, plough the court and sweep xué, you wait for the night to regret! ”
Mang Yingli's face was more ugly than crying, Mu Mu's stiffness was on the spot, but the eunuch on duty came over and kowtowed his head to thank him, and then dragged His Royal Highness the lost prince out like a dead dog. @。