GBP Chapter 1083 Buying things costs money, but robbing things doesn't!
Chapter 1083 Buying things costs money, but robbing things doesn't!
Mosha did not express his agreement with Manlahafis's proposal. Instead, he frowned and said, "I don't think it's very appropriate."
"First, the Koreans are related to the Yuan Dynasty by marriage, and now that they have betrayed the Yuan Dynasty, do you think the Koreans in Qufu won't betray the Yuan Dynasty as well?"
"If they weren't going to betray us, they would have followed Toghon Temür north long ago. Why would they be officials in the Ming Dynasty?"
"Secondly, even if they still have their hearts set on the Yuan court, they may not necessarily have their hearts set on us."
“You know about our relationship with the Yuan Dynasty, and I know about their family, who were once the Duke Yansheng of the Yuan Dynasty, so they naturally know as well.”
"Besides, what you're asking them to do is a heinous crime in the Ming Dynasty, punishable by the extermination of their entire family and relatives. Do you think they'd dare get involved?"
"Third, even if they are willing to get close to us and get involved, how should we approach them?"
"We don't know where they actually live."
"If you go out and ask around in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it will be easy for the Ming people to notice that something is wrong."
"Moreover, we are currently staying at the Huitongguan, which is nominally for resettlement, but in reality it is for surveillance."
"We don't have a plausible excuse, and I'm afraid the Ming spies will be keeping a close eye on us."
"Perhaps the Ming emperor already knows about what happened today."
"..."
Mosha voiced his objections one by one, and Manlahafis's face grew increasingly dark.
Who the hell could have imagined that those Korean bastards would kneel down so quickly, and so firmly?
Good heavens, he's acting like a dog for the Ming Dynasty and he's even proud of it!
Manlahafis grew increasingly agitated and couldn't help but snort coldly, "So what do you mean?"
Mosha lowered his head and considered for a moment before saying, "Wait!"
"Just like that Korean said, this is our first time coming to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute. The Ming emperor will definitely send Ming officials to see us, and he will also see us himself. He will even reward us with a lot of money."
“From the time the Ming officials meet us to the time the Ming emperor meets us, plus the time we send tribute and the money he ‘rewards’ us, it will take a long time.”
"And didn't that Korean say that as long as we have the precious paper money, we can buy anything we want at the border market?"
"Therefore, we can take advantage of our meeting with the Ming emperor to suggest a trip to the Ming border market."
"The time we spend on this journey is our opportunity to carefully gather information about the Ming Dynasty."
"Similarly, if we can actually buy what we want at the market..."
Mosha smiled meaningfully, "Why should we care whether Ming is in chaos or not? We can't even hope that Ming is in chaos, lest it affect our ability to go to the border market to buy things."
Manlahafis glanced at Mosha with great displeasure.
shopping?
Buying things costs money!
If the Great Khan can conquer the Ming Dynasty, the entire border market will belong to the Khanate, without spending any money at all!
Manlahafis grinned maliciously and suddenly said, "You've reminded me."
"No matter what, the Kong family is still the Duke Yansheng of the Ming Dynasty."
"According to the etiquette of the Ming people, the Duke Yansheng would definitely hold an official position in their so-called Ministry of Rites."
"The Ming emperor will most likely send them to meet us and have them teach us the so-called Ming etiquette."
"Since that's the case..."
Manlahafis grinned menacingly, “Then we cannot let down the Ming Emperor’s good intentions!”
……
The famous decadent writer Dong Jihe once said, "Ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh."
Although Mosiha and Manlahafeisi both knew about the lineage of the Duke Yansheng and the "unwritten rule" that the Duke Yansheng would definitely hold a position in the Ministry of Rites, they could never have imagined that Emperor Zhu had not actually conferred the title of Duke Yansheng. Instead, he used the title of "Duke Yansheng" as a carrot, keeping the Southern and Northern branches of the Kong family dangling in suspense, and using the Kong family as a donkey to pull the millstone.
More importantly, when Mosiha and Manlahafis arrived in the capital, it was already very close to Emperor Zhu's birthday celebration. By the time Yang Shaofeng and a certain black sesame dumpling returned to the capital from Xinghua, Emperor Zhu's birthday celebration was even closer.
Yang Shaofeng and Hei Sesame Dumplings need to prepare a birthday gift for Emperor Zhu.
The civil and military officials in the court also had to prepare birthday gifts for Emperor Zhu.
The Ministry of Rites had to arrange the entire birthday celebration, including the presentation of congratulatory gifts by officials of the Ming Dynasty, the presentation of congratulatory gifts by envoys from foreign vassal states, the performances and banquets after the gifts were presented, and the holiday rest and duty arrangements for officials. A whole host of trivial matters were piled up in the Ministry of Rites, which had only been rebuilt not long ago.
An envoy of the Timurid Khanate?
Who the hell would care about them? Just assign two minor officials and a dead eunuch from the palace to keep an eye on them, and let the three of them teach etiquette, that's all.
In short, everything had to give way to Emperor Zhu's birthday celebration!
Therefore, Mosiha and Manlahafeisi, who were eagerly waiting for officials from the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty to come and teach etiquette, hoping to take this opportunity to get in touch with the lineage of the Duke Yansheng, did not see the Duke Yansheng appear at the meeting hall. Instead, they received news that their hopes had been dashed.
"The Duke Yansheng?"
"The Ming Dynasty does not currently have a Duke Yansheng."
The minor official from the Ministry of Rites immediately launched into a sarcastic remark, "Haven't you ever read the *Da Ming Baobao*?"
"When Emperor Yuan Shundi was in power, he did bestow the title of Duke Yansheng upon the Kong family. However, when Emperor Yuan Shundi fled north, the Kong family did not follow him. Instead, they came to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. This is disloyalty."
"Confucius spoke extensively about the distinction between the Chinese and the barbarians in the Analects, but the Northern Confucius first surrendered to the Jin and then to the Yuan, shaved their heads, changed their clothes, and changed their names, which violated Confucius's teachings. They can be described as both disloyal and unfilial."
"How can one act in a way that is worthy of the title of the orthodox Confucian scholar and the great responsibility of the Duke Yansheng?"
Mosha and Manlahafis were immediately dumbfounded.
Did the Ming Dynasty not have a Duke Yansheng?
The title of Duke Yansheng, such a prestigious one, was just gone in an instant during the Yuan Dynasty.
What about all the things we discussed last night?
Was it all for nothing?
Mosiha and Manlahafis suppressed their anger and obediently followed the palace eunuchs and two minor officials for half a day to learn etiquette.
After the palace eunuchs and two clerks from the Ministry of Rites left, Manlahafis smashed a cup: "Damn it!"
Mosha looked at Manlahafis, then at the broken pieces of the cup on the ground, and felt a pain in his heart that seemed to bleed—this was, damn it, a piece of fine porcelain!
In the Khanate, one of these could fetch tens of thousands of silver coins with six-leaf inscriptions! Even if converted into gold coins, they could still sell for dozens of yuan!
Now look what happened, it's broken!
Mo Siha felt more and more heartbroken the more she thought about it.
Damn it, how long will it take to earn back the price of a cup like this?