This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 815: A Shocking Success

Some news cannot be kept secret, not to mention that the Khitan monks had no intention of hiding it.

When the Kushinagar people were slaughtered into a massacre, not only was the entire northern India shocked, but even Li Chengqian, who received the news, was stunned.

Massacre the city, even he had never thought of this.

Five hundred thousand people were massacred in just a few days. It was a scene that even he dared not imagine.

"These guys really dare to do anything!" After a long sigh, Li Chengqian understood what these guys meant.

Deep down in his heart, he had no intention of sending the message to the Khitan monks to ask them to do this. At most, he was just urging them to speed up their southern expedition.

He really had never thought about massacring the city.

Earlier, although the Chang Ming Army also massacred a tribe, it was different. Firstly, the situation was different, and secondly, the number of people was also different.

"From the information I received, the three generals did this because they wanted to share the pressure for Your Highness and suppress public opinion with public opinion." The spy from the Secret Service saw that Li Chengqian did not seem to be in a good mood, so he immediately said something more.

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian snorted coldly and said, "I know. If not, I will issue an order right now to deprive them of everything!"

Li Chengqian found it difficult to accept the massacre. Don't forget that he came from the future.

Although he had not experienced that tragic history, he had seen it countless times. How could he not have any feelings?

If he massacred Japan, he might be very happy, but that is not Japan, right?
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian became even more irritated, and in the end he could only convince himself by recalling the conflict in the river valley in his memory.

"Your Highness, at this time, Your Highness should issue an imperial decree to reprimand the generals. Of course, reprimanding them is enough. After all, the generals are fighting on the front lines now, and there are some things that need to be taken into consideration."

Seeing the uncertain expression on Li Chengqian's face, Eunuch Yuan also spoke hurriedly.

He actually highly approved of the actions of the three Khitan monks. If His Majesty was assassinated, the common people would definitely guess who the murderer was.

His Highness is not without political enemies in the Tang Dynasty. If things go wrong, those guys might throw dirty water on His Highness.

Moreover, even if no one adds fuel to the flames, there will be people who think in their direction. This is inevitable. At this time, if a bigger public opinion stirs up a new storm, His Highness will naturally be much more relaxed.

This is the truth.

As for rebuking the Khitan monks, it was just done for the world to see.

Since those people were prepared to take the blame for His Highness, they must have anticipated what they would suffer.

In fact, they were waiting for His Highness's reprimand.

This is not a bad thing for them. On the contrary, this is their purpose.

How many people in the entire Ming Dynasty can take the blame for His Highness?

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian nodded, thinking that this was correct.

He was just a little touched just now, and now that Eunuch Yuan reminded him, he also said: "Pass on my oral order, Qibi Shamen, Mangbo Jiesunbo, and Zhao Yan, although they have made contributions to the Ming Dynasty, their personal morality is damaged... Considering that the southern expedition is imminent, they will not be severely punished. However, they can be spared the death penalty, but they cannot be forgiven for their crimes while alive!

From now on, all of them will be demoted three ranks, fined for five years, and each will be given fifty strokes of the cane as a warning to others!"

If the Southern Expedition had not yet ended, Li Chengqian would have considered dismissing them from office and stripping them of their titles.

Of course, this is not really important. Not all official positions in the Ming Dynasty were given by him. If he could be demoted today, he could be promoted tomorrow.

As for the five-year salary deduction, haha, even Zhao Yan can't live on that little salary now.

It was rare for an official of the Ming Dynasty to wait for his salary to be paid at home.

There is nothing that can be done about it. After all, the Ming Dynasty started out as a business nation. When the Ming Dynasty was plotting to take over the countries in the Western Regions, who in the Ming Dynasty court did not get involved?
Therefore, salary deduction is really not a big deal for the current Ming officials.

This is also one of the reasons why there have been so few corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty over the years.

To be honest, fifty strokes of the cane is the real punishment, and this was caused by Li Chengqian's momentary confusion.

Of course, even so, it was nothing to the Khitan monks, not to mention that they were all veterans who had fought on the battlefield for many years.

Even the guys who were carrying out the execution knew what was going on and there was no way they could kill them.

"Your Highness is wise." Upon hearing this, Eunuch Yuan immediately bowed and said.

Upon seeing this, the spy from the Secret Service also bowed hurriedly.

Li Chengqian really didn't have anything to think about at the moment, so he waved his hand and said, "That's it, I'm tired."

It was hard to say whether he was tired or not, but everyone knew that Li Chengqian was indeed in a bad mood at the moment.

No one disturbed Li Chengqian anymore and everyone left.

……

Compared to Li Chengqian's uneasy mood, when the news of the massacre of the city by Qibi Shamen reached back to Sun and Moon Mountain, Qibi Heli nodded with great appreciation.

Although he also felt that this move was a bit too cruel, the assassination of Li Er of the Ming Dynasty was indeed not good news for the Ming Dynasty. At this time, if he could share some of the burden for his own prince, how could he be unwilling?

Now, his Khitan tribe is not tied to the same boat with Li Chengqian, but Li Chengqian’s future also determines their future.

Under this premise, what's wrong with the Khitan tribe taking the blame for Your Highness?

After receiving the news, Khitan Shamen walked towards the office of Daming Daily without any hesitation.

When he arrived, he saw Pusino and Chen Dingan discussing something.

"I'm sorry to bother you two." Qibi Heli smiled and bowed.

Today, Qibi Heli is truly in high spirits.

Don't forget, he slaughtered Zhang Liang in a previous battle. According to what Your Highness said before, he could be granted the title of marquis.

Although no decree has been issued yet, everyone knows that it is only a matter of time.

"Qibi Pushe has arrived at the right time." Seeing Qibi Heli walking in, Chen Ding'an hurriedly stood up to greet him.

Although he looked down on these crude warriors, now that he had chosen to do something in the Ming Dynasty, and most of his family had devoted themselves to the Ming Dynasty, he had to be polite even if he had to.

"Look at what you said." Seeing this, Pusino also stood up and said with a smile, "Just now I was discussing with Chen Bianzhuan how to use public opinion to reverse the current situation. Since Qibi Pushe is here, why don't we discuss it together?"

Although Pusiluo's political ability is slightly inferior, you can't say that he is not diligent.

At least when it comes to handling government affairs, he is indeed more attentive than many people, and there is absolutely no fault to be found in this regard.

"What a coincidence! I came here today for this." Qibi Heli laughed and said, "Haven't you two heard about it yet? Not long ago, my disappointing brother, together with Zhao Yan and Mangbo Jiesunbo, slaughtered hundreds of thousands of people in Kushinagar after conquering Kushinagar. I heard that the Kushinagar were almost wiped out by them, even..."

"What!" Upon hearing this, Chen Ding'an stood up immediately without waiting for the Khitan monk to finish speaking.

Massacre the city?

These two words gave him a great shock and made him extremely angry!
Massacring a city is what a reckless man does!
As a scholar, he could not accept this.

Pusino, who was standing by, was also shocked when he heard this, but he soon calmed down.

Back then, if their own prince had not come to Chishuiyuan, they would have been massacred.

After all these years in politics, he has long understood that only strength can decide everything.

So he didn't think much about it.

On the other hand, Qibi Heli did not have much idea. After all, the letter from Qibi Shamen also clearly stated the purpose of their doing so. In this regard, he was still willing to support his brother.

Although doing so may have a certain impact on the Khitan tribe, it will still be beneficial to the Khitan tribe in the long run.

Seeing this, Qibi Heli quickly explained: "This is what happened..."

After Qibi Heli finished speaking, Chen Dingan fell silent.

He could understand the purpose of doing so, and he also knew that at this time, doing so was indeed the greatest protection for the Ming Dynasty. He even understood that by doing so, Khitan Shaman and others were almost risking everything they had.

But he still couldn't accept the fact of the massacre.

Pusino's performance was much better than his. After listening to Qibi Heli's explanation, he immediately understood. Seeing Chen Ding'an's tangled look, he said, "Editor Chen, don't think too much. It's true that it's the time when the Ming Dynasty is in danger of extinction, but the current situation of the Ming Dynasty is indeed not good.

Although I don't want to believe this is true, since it has already happened, General Shamen and his men will definitely bear the consequences for it, so what we should do and what we can do at this time is to cooperate with them and fight this turnaround battle well."

He was an extremely pragmatic person. At this time, he only considered one thing, that is, the Ming Dynasty itself.

Li Chengqian’s situation is the most important thing for the Ming Dynasty itself.

Chen Dingan was not a pedantic person. After hearing what they said, he adjusted his mood as quickly as possible. Of course, this was largely because the relationship did not have much interest in him.

Although Kushinagar was massacred, there was no important figure to him in Kushinagar, so it was enough for him to be dissatisfied.

At this moment, after hearing what Pushino said, he immediately put his position in perspective and said, "What does Qibi Pushe mean?"

He was still extremely puzzled by Qibi Heli's sudden visit.

Seeing that they had lost their previous attitude, Qibi Heli stopped hiding it and said directly: "It is like this, the monk means to spread this news so that everyone in the world knows what is going on. The purpose is what I just said, which is to suppress public opinion with public opinion.

However, Shamen did not know that our Ming Dynasty is now establishing the Ming Daily, so he did not think of this. But when I heard the news, I knew that this was an opportunity for the Ming Daily.

If this news got out from the Daming Daily, it would be a different story!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Dingan actually understood. He had this idea from the very beginning.

The Ming Daily always needs an opportunity to show its face in front of the world. He had been troubled by this matter before, and the massacre of Kushinagar gave him a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

However, because this kind of thing is ultimately shameful, he was a little hesitant.

At this moment, after hearing what Qibi Heli said, he was somewhat moved.

"Qibi Pushe did not lie." Seeing that Chen Ding'an did not speak, Pushinuo said directly, "The current situation is indeed unfavorable to our Ming Dynasty.

At this time, if we can grasp the throat of public opinion, not to mention controlling public opinion in the future, as long as we can make public opinion play a certain role, it will be extremely rare for our Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, if the first official report of the Ming Daily was specifically aimed at exposing the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty, then the Ming Daily would be more convincing in the eyes of people all over the world.

In the future, Daming Daily could even become the throat that controls public opinion!"

When he said this, Pusino suddenly realized something and was shocked.

He had never imagined that the existence of the Ming Daily would have such a miraculous effect.

At this time, he really admired Wang Dequan and those guys.

They actually created such a huge killing weapon without realizing it!
But he didn't know how many lessons Wang Dequan had learned before he accidentally created the so-called Daming Daily!

Upon hearing this, Chen Ding'an pondered for a while and realized the horror of the Ming Daily.

Although he didn't say anything, he was excited inside.

As a civil servant, he looked down on those rough men who only knew how to wield swords.

If possible, he also hopes to kill the enemy with words. He didn't see such an opportunity before, but now, he sees it!

The Ming Daily is his base.

Thinking of this, Chen Dingan finally gritted his teeth and said, "Then let's do it!"

He has a resolution.

If he can completely control the direction of public opinion, he will be a figure who leaves a mark in history books in the future.

People are like this, either seeking fame or seeking profit.

Although he now pins all the profits on his descendants, his fame is still unknown.

Wasn't the reason why he didn't want to serve in the Ming Dynasty because he wanted to preserve his little reputation?

If possible, who wouldn’t want to leave their name in history?
"Then I would like to congratulate Daming Daily in advance for its stunning success!" Upon seeing this, Khitan Shamen immediately stood up and bowed.

Chen Ding'an was not polite. In fact, he understood that the reason why Khitan Shamen did this was to protect his brother.

However, he was still unwilling to accept the behavior of the Khitans.

It's just that people are like this. Many times, whether you are willing to accept it or not, you have to do it.

Many times, what you do has nothing to do with your personal subjective opinion.

"This time, the Daming Daily will indeed make a splash." Pusino also smiled when he saw this.

He had hoped early on that the Daming Daily could reverse his prince's current situation, otherwise he would not have come to look for Chen Dingan for several days in a row.

But he didn't expect that the people who really turned the situation around were the Khitan monks.

(End of this chapter)