my days with tyrants

Chapter 174 Is It Bad To Live Standing?

Patio off.

"Lady, I can guarantee that none of these people are innocent."

Yang Feng pointed to a group of civil and military officials in front of him and said.

This is the magistrate of Ningshanwei and Zezhou, and the state city and Weicheng are together.

"We admit that this matter is indeed dereliction of duty. If you are guilty, you should let the court deal with it. However, our officials have done nothing wrong and have not committed any illegal acts. There are many bandits in the Taihang Mountains, and they are all hidden in the deep mountains and valleys. It is difficult to wipe them out, let alone the stars. The post is lonely and hanging deep in the mountains. If bandits attack and block the road, it will be difficult for us to detect it in a short time.

If the ambassador is responsible for dereliction of duty, we dare not get away with it.

But don't smear people's innocence out of thin air. "

Zhizhou said awe-inspiringly.

Yang Feng walked up to him.

"You call this a bandit?"

He said, holding a flintlock upside down.

Before Zhizhou could wake up, he knocked down the butt of the gun.

Zhizhou immediately let out a scream.

"You call this a bandit? You call this a bandit..."

Yang Feng kept hitting it frantically.

The unlucky Zhizhou was still covering his head at first, but soon fell down, and then continued to be smashed, screaming incessantly as the gun handle continued to smash, and soon his face was covered with blood...

The other civil and military officials stood there silently as if they hadn't seen anything.

Ambassador Yang has a bad reputation.

Now it is a good thing for everyone to have someone who can bear his violent temper, and it is useless to stop him, after all, he dares to kill people in Chengtianmen, so he can do whatever he wants.So the unlucky Zhizhou endured Yang Feng's beating while screaming among his colleagues. Fortunately, Ambassador Yang was very restrained, and he just endured the beating.

Finally Yang Feng stopped.

He let out a long breath as if satisfied.

"Bandits?
I tell you guys.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, except for the guards of your emperor and the emperor's grandson, there was no one who could legally own this thing, and there was no other legal manufacture except for a factory of the Ministry of Industry in the capital.You Jinwang, Yanwang and other vassal kings don't even have such a thing, and now the one holding more than a dozen of these things is actually a bandit?
Digging the ground with a golden hoe?

Lai Gong, this is well-documented treason.

I suspect that Zezhou and Ningshanwei officials are all accomplices against the party.

They are all against the party.

Not only them, Zezhou Yiguojian is also very problematic, we should search Yiguojian. "

Yang Feng said like a big villain who had finished venting his anger, holding a flintlock gun covered in blood.

Zezhou also has a Guanye.

Moreover, this official refinery mainly uses fragrant coal.

"Ambassador, don't wrong a good man!"

"Mr. Lai, the lower officials are wronged!"

……

The civil and military officials wailed in an instant.

Lai Gong just sat there very calmly, obviously looking like he was watching a show.

Then Yang Feng picked up Zhizhou...

"When you saw me beat you, did they make faces? Believe it or not, even if I beat you to death, they wouldn't say a word to save you? I know you must be innocent, but you must also know what happened What, I will give you a chance now, or I will continue to beat you and beat you to death here, and your emperor will not dare to punish me, and no one dares to control me when I kill people in Chengtianmen. Either you tell everything, and then I If I let you go, I can even guarantee that you will be fine. You should know that the emperor and grandson and I are friends. If the emperor succeeds to the throne, I can still guarantee your prosperity.

In a word, do you want to do it? "

Yang Feng held Zhizhou's head and turned his face to those civil and military officials.

Zhizhou woke up instantly.

He looked at those colleagues with resentful eyes.

Being able to know the state is not stupid, even if he doesn't know the real inside story of this matter, he still knows that it involves a dispute between the princes, and Yang Feng and the emperor's grandson are well-known, so as long as the emperor's grandson successfully succeeds to the throne, he must have merit .

The future looked bright immediately.

What's more, he also knew that even if Yang Feng really killed him, his death would be for nothing.

So good choice.

"Come on, Lai Gong, the lower officials report, those bandits are not bandits at all, they are all the guards of the King of Jin, and they took a large number of firearms to hide in the Xingfu Station under the order of the King of Jin. I thought it was just a transfer of military affairs. The lower officials are civil servants and have no right to intervene in military affairs, so they don't care about them. Lai Gong, Lai Gong, the lower officials are really not with them, and the lower officials don't know if they are going to Xingzhen Station or not. Pretending to be a bandit in ambush.

The next official is wronged! "

He rushed towards Lai Gong in an instant, lying at Lai Gong's feet and howling.

"You are an idiot!"

Lai Gong finally couldn't help but sighed melancholy.

Indeed, this is a fool!

Everyone is actually acting, playing this big show for His Majesty the Emperor, but you jumped out and said it was all fake. Do you think His Majesty has a good temper?
I have to say that this little villain Yang Feng is very bad!
Yang Feng smiled at the side.

"My lord, this guy is crazy, talking nonsense, that's bandits, not Jin Fan guards at all, Jin King has nothing to do with this matter, it's the last general and others who failed to suppress the bandits, which caused the Taihang Mountain bandits to capture the Xingjin Station and ambush the imperial envoys , the last general will be punished!"

The commander of Ningshan Guard quickly saluted Lai Gong and then shouted anxiously.

This is an old trick.

Of course, it is more likely that he knows more or is deeply involved.

"Investigate the responsibility of the old man. Now you two hold different opinions. It is difficult to distinguish the truth from the false. The old man needs to go to Taiyuan to investigate with Wei Guogong before dealing with it. You all go back to deal with the crime. As for you, you can also go back to the government to deal with the crime. .”

Lai Gong said.

Those civil and military officials hurriedly resigned, and soon Zhizhou was the only one left. That Zhizhou looked at Yang Feng pitifully, and he knew that as long as Yang Feng took action, he would be saved...

"It's better to be cautious, the matter is of great importance, and you really shouldn't listen to his one-sided words."

Yang Feng said.

"Uh?"

Zhizhou is stupid.

Then he saw Yang Feng walking in front of him.

Even if he is not a smart person, he still knows that he was tricked by this bastard!

"My lord, can the officer retract the confession?"

He looked at Lai Gong and said pitifully.

"Whether you retract your confession or not, what you said, I will tell you the truth!"

Lai Gong said.

So this fool is going to be stupid again!

You have already handed in the certificate of honor for the emperor grandson. Although there is a danger of being cut off by the emperor in a fit of anger, as long as you persevere, as long as you are not cut off by the emperor, and persist until the emperor succeeds to the throne, you will eventually be promoted.In this case, it is the second time to retract your confession. The emperor was enraged, and the emperor grandson was also angered. In the end, even if the emperor didn’t kill you in a fit of anger, after the emperor succeeds to the throne, he will at least let you go.

Lai Gong didn't want to set himself on fire.

He is an imperial envoy, and his investigation is to report everything according to the facts.

"Is the ambassador having a good time?"

Under Na Zhizhou's disintegrating gaze, Lai Gong said to Yang Feng angrily.

"I'm joking, Mr. Lai. I just want to help you do something."

Yang Feng said with a smile.

It is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to admit that his third son was the mastermind. No matter how much evidence there is, it is useless. At most, it is the people under his third son who did it without telling his third son. Then he should be killed. His third son has no way to control him. be punished.

Of course, if Yang Feng insisted on his third son's death, his third son could die suddenly.

But you can't conspire against them.

After all, King Jin has plenty of sons, and for Zhu Yuanzhang, this son has already blossomed.

Die or die!

But if you plot rebellion and cause chaos, you have to search your home.

That's different.

As for Yang Feng, what is needed is to make this matter known to the whole world. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang will not really punish King Jin, the whole world must know that King Jin is the mastermind of the previous series of assassinations, so he needs someone to come out to point out the wrongdoing. King Jin did it, and then Lai Gong could only play it according to the facts. After all, Yang Feng was still watching, so he could only play it according to the facts.

Then the news that King Jin assassinated his younger brother and nephew, privately manufactured arms and tried to plot rebellion began to spread.

As for the final result.

At that time, if Ambassador Yang did something cruel to him, it would be his own fault. Ambassador Yang never thought of asking Zhu Yuanzhang to punish the King of Jin, and he resolved such trivial matters by himself.

But let the world know that his actions are just actions.

As for this Zhizhou...

Throw away this kind of consumables when they are used up. Should Yang Feng be responsible for him? He is an adult and he should be responsible for his actions.Be more courageous, go out and face the cold light in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, just insist on this point, then as long as you don't die, the emperor grandson will reward him after he succeeds to the throne.But if he is so stupid that he takes the wrong path at an important crossroads in his life twice in a few minutes, it can only be said that he is too stupid. It is good for himself and the people under his rule to kick this kind of person back to his hometown.

"It's too deceitful for the ambassador to play with me, Da Ming, in the palm of his hand!

Could it be that the wind of Daxia is so bullying? "

Lai Gong said.

"Lady, I'm not interested in playing tricks on others, but they insist on delivering it to your door, do you want me to refuse?
People must insult themselves, and later generations will insult them.

Since Yang recognized Daming, he has done a lot for Daming.

As for what I want, I want to be free and easy.

I did not ask for wealth, power, or land in Daming, but I continued to help Daming, so that Daming could expand its territory, make the country rich and the people strong. Without me, Daming would not be able to solve the Wa Kingdom once and for all, let alone develop Fusang. Make the Japanese surrender.

I have done so much in exchange for what?
He was assassinated again and again, and he was almost killed by a ship of gunpowder at sea.

I have done so much in exchange for being unloaded and killed?
That being the case, don't blame me for fighting back. "

Yang Feng said.

The two of them rode across the Tianjing Pass, and the attendants and Jin Yiwei in the back sensibly opened a long distance.

"But what you did, didn't you want to die? You offended the vassal king with the Fulu Banquet, the family with the second official record, the Confucian scholars with the peach blossom fan, and then got involved in disputes with the establishment of the crown prince. Everything you do is like playing with fire." , since you are playing with fire, you must understand that there will be a day when you will burn yourself, so you can’t blame others.”

Lai Gong said.

These northern officials, in fact, have been watching with cold eyes during the struggle between Yang Feng and Liu Sanwu. After all, they are not on the same side with those southern civil servants.

As for who is the prince, they don't care.

These civil servants in the north are very flexible. After all, they have knelt a lot in the past few hundred years. No matter what Yang Feng did, the final situation will not be worse than that of Jurchen or Mongolia, right?Everyone can survive even that time, so now they have to fight Yang Feng to the death?Look at Yan Shenggong, even now he still calls Yang Feng brothers and sisters, and even gives gifts to his good brother during the festivals.

flexible!

This is the principle of the northern civil servants.

Or it can also be said that they are more conscientious.

"But I just want to live a happy life, what's wrong with me? I just want to make Daming fairer, what's wrong with me? I just want to let the people not have to bear the burden because of the education I received. A huge parasitic family does not need to exhaust blood and sweat to feed a family. What is wrong with me? I did not make up anything, and I did not exaggerate. , all written are facts, without any fiction.”

Yang Feng said.

"Your Excellency is indeed right, but your Excellency is in Daming now, so your coming here is a mistake."

Lai Gong said.

This old guy is still very good.

He already understood the root cause. In the final analysis, Yang Feng was incompatible with the entire Daming, but he was unwilling to blend in.

"so what?

Kneeling on the ground, serving as a slave?
Long live the mountain, singing praises?
It's just that I just can't bend my knees!
I think people should live standing up. No matter what they are facing, even in an era when everyone kneels, standing like a different kind, they cannot kneel down after all.

You may be used to kneeling, but I really can't kneel down, and I hope everyone can stand up and don't kneel down.

Is it bad to live standing up? "

Yang Feng said.

"What if you can't survive standing?"

Lai Gong said.

It can be seen that he is also a little bit embarrassed.

He actually understood that Yang Feng was clearly mocking them, but he had nothing to say.

After all, if you think about the Confucian scholars in the north, it is true that they can only survive by kneeling. If it is really counted, those foreign rule are incompatible with them, but they can still kneel down and sing praises, holding their noses They whitewashed the peace of these conquerors with trepidation and fear, and finally exchanged it for surviving the successive killings.

Although living is indeed very humble.

The posture of kneeling on the ground is indeed like a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy.

but……

After all, they survived on their knees.

From this point of view, they are sincerely grateful to Zhu Yuanzhang for allowing them to be human again.

Really.

They are thanking His Majesty the Emperor.

Therefore, compared with the southern civil servants who always wanted to fight for power, the northern civil servants were all conscientious in the Hongwu Dynasty.

All of them can be regarded as models of ministers.

Ling Han and Lai Gong are the representatives.

Later, those who scolded Zhu Yuanzhang were mainly civil servants from the south, especially those from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. After all, for these civil servants from the north, Zhu Yuanzhang's killing of those people is a fart!And tyrants, have you ever seen what cruelty is?We can all kneel and sing praises of Jin Hailing, let alone Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Then kill a world where I can stand and live."

Yang Feng said.

(End of this chapter)