People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 500 Grandpa, if you don’t cooperate, I will push you off the cliff

It was not until this time that the old man finally realized that he and his men had lost so completely.

It turned out that the Ming Dynasty had never thought about cooperating with them at the beginning. As soon as they arrived at this place, they had already thought about occupying this place. As soon as they arrived at this place, they had already thought about cultivating more local spies, so that they could open up the situation here as quickly as possible.

At first, they heard that there were Jinyiwei active in this place, so they warned themselves to strengthen the dike.

Therefore, they did not dare to speak much in crowded places. Even when they returned to their own mansions, they did not dare to speak loudly or talk about what happened in the court. They only dared to discuss it secretly in places with few people.

But the old men probably never thought that the Ming Dynasty had never thought of training ordinary people to become their spies.

Instead, the dandy young men from these big families directly became spies.

At the same time, the old man also understood why the Ming Dynasty did this.

It's very simple.

These playboys have never been taken seriously since childhood. Although they have a high status and live a life of debauchery and have endless money, they are not respected at all.

So the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei took advantage of the situation and implanted more sweet words into the minds of these dandies.

Let these playboys know that we can also be valued.

It turns out that people like us can also gain enough respect.

As long as we do a good job, it will be respect whether it is the respect from the local people of Sanfuqi or the respect from the Ming Dynasty.

On the contrary, those who live a poor life are afraid of seeing Tiantian, no matter what kind of person they are. These playboys actually want to do something.

It was based on this consideration that the Jinyiwei from the Ming Dynasty were able to break through these people's defenses so quickly.

Even if these people actually understood that becoming the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to becoming a spy, and would be a spy in the future.

Once caught, he will be condemned by everyone no matter where he is.

But they still have to do this, because these playboys have always had a desire to do big things.

But living in such a place and in such a family, the family members don't allow them to do this.

The family members only allow them to live a life of debauchery and women, and as long as they do not participate in politics, they can take over step by step and become the representatives of the family.

This feeling makes some people who are particularly proud feel that this is alms, and they don't like this feeling of alms.

Even if they would have endless money, even if many people in the family would respect them in the future, they would not like it.

This is what they are so proud of, and this is the most puzzling part in the hearts of these people.

The Jinyiwei were a group of people who dealt with everyone. They were familiar with the psychological activities of these playboys, so they could convince them directly.

I have to admire the Jinyiwei's perspective on doing things, which is different from others.

Others who develop traitors all want to develop those who have suffered a lot and have deep hatred, and they all want to develop those people at the bottom of society.

Because the people at the bottom of society and those who have suffered a lot and have deep hatred have long been dissatisfied with the whole world.

They just wanted to overthrow it and start over again.

However, such people are indeed easier to develop, but it is not so easy for them to integrate into high-level life.

They have never lived that kind of life. If they integrate into the society, it is forced and it is easy for them to be exposed.

Regardless of whether Sanfuqi and other high-level officials are good-for-nothings or not, they have lived for so many years after all, and some of them are smart people after all, who can tell what kind of person you are at a glance.

However, these playboys were well hidden.

Because these playboys are nothing in the eyes of those high-level officials. What can these people do? How can others look down on these playboys that they themselves look down on?
It was based on this consideration that the Jinyiwei were able to quickly develop them into spies.

After listening to his grandson's words, the old man couldn't help but whispered, "You know this is a traitor. Once you are caught, we in Sanfuqi will not let you go.

Even if you were killed by the Sanfuqi high-ranking officials, do you think the Ming Dynasty would avenge you?
They will just think that people like you are useless and can be discarded at will.

In order to clear himself of suspicion, he even ruthlessly abandoned you. Why did you do this?"

After hearing this, the grandson did not answer directly, but asked directly: "Grandpa, is it interesting that you are arranged to take over the position of the family's worshiper in the court step by step?

When you were young, you seemed to be eating, drinking, playing, walking the dog and fighting cocks like a grandson. No one in the whole of Srivijaya took you seriously. Did you think you were happy like that?

In the end, even though I know that you are not a capable person at all, I still put you in such an important position.

I originally thought that this was the family's cultivation, but later I found out that this was just the family putting the most useless person in the highest position.

Because only in this way, the kings and the royal relatives in the court will not doubt it, and only in this way can the talents of the family develop better. "

After hearing his grandson say this, the old man fell silent again.

This is his experience, and this is how he has lived his life.

Although he is nearly 80 years old now, his status is not obtained by his ability, but by outliving other people of his age.

Perhaps those who don't know the situation would think he is a very capable person.

I thought that having lived to this age, he must have seen a lot of things.

But on the contrary, when he was young, he was not much better than his grandson, or even worse.

But the family still pushed him to the top, and at first the old man didn't know why.

I just feel that I might be more important in the whole family.

Later I realized that this was not the case, because I had no ability and my reputation was ruined in the whole of Srivijaya.

Therefore, by placing people like myself in high positions, all the kings will understand that such people will not cause trouble, will not conflict with the royal family, and everyone can rest assured.

He was put in that position like a mascot in order to ensure that the entire family could continue to develop and would not be suspected by the new king.

He explained, "In fact, your grandfather has placed special emphasis on your cultivation. He knows my experience, so..."

But the grandson shook his head and said, "Don't comfort me here, my cousin is a capable person, so he will be in charge of the entire family in the future.

I was sent to the court by my family to be a mascot, just like you were.

You are not the clan leader now, the clan leader is still in the hands of your grandfather.

Why?

Because the little grandfather is the truly capable person, the one who can truly lead the entire family forward.

You are just a representative pushed forward by the family because they know that you have no ambition, no ability, and no connections.

Even if you get such a high position, you are just a mascot.

We won’t fight or compete, and this is still the case in our generation.

My cousin is so capable, do you think there will be a place for me in the family in the future?

The whole family will just worship me like you, and I won't be able to say anything at that time, because as soon as I speak, someone will tell me that I must represent the family and I am the face of the family.

For the sake of the entire family, I cannot express myself verbally, and I cannot go out of line.

I have to be like a puppet, doing whatever my family tells me to do, and doing whatever the court tells me to do.

I saw at a glance what I was going to do in the future, and I even knew what my future would be like from you.

The happier I am now, the more frustrated I will be in the future. Isn’t that how you went through life, grandpa?
Since you went to the court and became this mascot, have you ever been able to live as carefree and happy as you did before you were twenty-five?
Even if you want to find a prostitute on the street, there will be a group of people who will stand up and tell you that you are now the representative of the family and you cannot do such a thing.

Even if you want to go out of town for a trip, the family will tell you that you can't do that because you represent the family and this is your life now.

My grandson is almost thirty years old now. It is because you are still alive that I was not sent to the court to be a mascot so soon.

But you are already eighty years old. You know how many years you have left to live.

And I still have a few years of happy life ahead of me, and I know it very well.

I don't want to live the same life as you did before, so I have to think about myself.

Since the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei found me, and since they saw at a glance that I would be living a life like this in the future, why don't I think about myself?
You people just want to treat me as a mascot and want me to be the muddle-headed person in the court.

But the Jinyiwei told me that as long as I provided intelligence to the Ming Dynasty and lived a good life, I could not only become a centurion of the Jinyiwei in Sanfuqi, but also a deputy commander.

I can even be promoted to Yingtian Prefecture of the Ming Dynasty for my merits.

That is the most prosperous place in the world, and that is where all the good men in the world should go.

I, your grandson, also have great ambitions. Don't just look at me eating and drinking alone on the streets all day long and waiting to die.

But I am not a person with great ambitions but little talent. I have also thought about having a career, but not like you.

So please understand my grandson. I just don’t want to spend my life with you like this, so I agreed to become a Jinyiwei.

It was only after I became a member of the Imperial Guard that I understood what it felt like to do great things. "

After hearing what his grandson said, the old man finally understood that it was his own experience that forced his grandson to embark on this path of no return. The old man felt unhappy.

Because that was his experience.

I used to think that I was a capable person, and I also wanted to do something big.

He even wanted to let everyone in the world know that he was not just a useless person who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun.

But at that time, his family believed that he was an incompetent person, so after being selected, he became the one to go to the court to be a puppet.

I didn’t understand at that time, and I thought I was so valued by my family.

However, after arriving at the imperial court, he realized that all the rules, etiquette and systems were set up for him.

Not only can I not return to my once happy and carefree days, but I am instead bound by these rules and regulations.

They even had to represent the family and perform various rituals issued by the court throughout the year.

Whether it was paying tribute or participating in the so-called farewell ceremony, or even when facing pirates, they had to represent the court and the family and endure the pirates' humiliation.

Only then did he realize that his life was very difficult, but there was no other way. Being placed in this position, he had to consider the entire family.

But he didn't expect that his grandson was so smart and could see through what was going on at once.

In fact, the reason why he chose his grandson was because he was considered a disappointing person in the eyes of the entire family at the beginning.

If he only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, he is simply a replica of his younger self and will definitely be chosen by the family.

In particular, many court officials at that time felt that their grandson's behavior was beyond redemption, and they thought it would be better for him to be a puppet in the court.

After listening to his grandson's words and recalling his own experiences, the old man finally nodded and agreed with the path his grandson wanted to take.

"Since you want to take a different path from Grandpa, we can't let anyone see through us."

As soon as he said this, the grandson laughed and said, "You don't have to worry about this. To tell you the truth, those who are traitors like me are all the playboys of major families.

You know what, the way our court does it, letting the worst sons of every big family serve as officials in the court as mascots, really makes it convenient for our Jinyiwei to develop spies.

What kind of material I am, so are other people.

None of us accepts this. Why should we be treated like trash? Why can't we do great things?
We want to do something big and let you see it.

Not only can we do great things, but we can also do something earth-shattering, and we can also go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty."

The old man was shocked when he heard this and asked, "How many people have been plotted against you?"

The grandson did not hide it, "Since you are asking, then I will tell you that the total number of people is about 2,000.

There were less than 3,000 Jinyiwei who came to the local area, but they had developed 2,000 traitors locally, and I was one of them.

I also told you clearly that the number of people I developed has reached fifteen, all of them are playboys like me, and all of them are people who are looked down upon by the family like me.

I just told my experience like this, and all my brothers followed me. Because of this achievement, I was directly called the centurion. "

After hearing what his grandson said, the old man really took a deep breath. He didn't expect that in just two months.

The Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei was able to develop more than 2,000 spies here, and most of them were playboys like his grandson.

From this we can see that there are problems with the court's system. Although those dandy young men are dandy, they are all arrogant and feel that they are talented people that ordinary people can hardly match.

Therefore, they easily accepted the Jinyiwei's recruitment and easily betrayed their own situation.

It is very likely that the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty has already grasped all the information about the Sanfuqi family. No wonder they dare to say that they want to develop the imperial examination system here, make the local people literate, and even let the local people read the Four Books and Five Classics.

It turned out that he had already figured out how to control these upper-class families.

Can more than 2,000 playboys and traitors recruit all the big families in Beijing or across the country?
How can we resist when our entire family's background has been thoroughly investigated?

The old man thought of the disdain he had shown when Xia Yuanji said in front of all the civil and military officials in the court that he wanted to build Sanfuqi into another Ming Dynasty.

Even after leaving the court, he taught many civil and military officials to be patient, hoping that they could turn the tables in the future. Now thinking back, it was really naive.

Even his own children have been developed into traitors, and everything he does from now on will be transparent.

Don’t let the Ming Dynasty’s Jinyiwei kick down the door and arrest people just when you are thinking about resisting.

It's over, it's over.

Even if the old man was not convinced at this time, he had to admire the methods of the Jinyiwei.

The old man asked again at this time: "That is to say, now under your surveillance, all families basically have no secrets.

And you reported everything we talked about before to the Royal Guards?"

The grandson did not hide anything and said, "Grandpa, actually you guys have no confidentiality at all. Since you want to talk about something so important, you should speak softly and keep it secret.

On the contrary, it was so loud and blatant that we heard it even if we didn't want to.

Now that we have this information, why not take credit for it?

Every time we report useful information to our commander-in-chief, we will get a lot of rewards, which are much more than the rewards from the court.

Of course, I am also considering our entire family. Any family that has made contributions will receive great honor when rewards are given in the future.

As for those who want to resist, they will definitely be liquidated in the future, and the reason why I want to say a few more words to you here is to tell you.

Your grandson is now a member of the Jinyiwei, and a core member of the Jinyiwei. If you still want to carry out your so-called national restoration movement, your grandson will be the first to betray you. Don't blame your grandson for not giving you face when the time comes.

Of course, if you reveal my identity to the family elders after you go back, I will leave immediately.

Even if I leave the family and am no longer included in the family tree, I have to keep my title of Jinyiwei.

As long as the Jinyiwei will take me in, I will no longer be a lonely ghost. "

The old man was very shocked after hearing this. He couldn't understand why the Jinyiwei could brainwash his grandson to such an extent in just one or two months that he even gave up the family.

Seeing that the old man remained silent after hearing what he said, the grandson actually understood exactly what the old man was thinking.

"You must be wondering why the Jinyiwei could brainwash us to this extent in just one or two months. We would rather abandon our families and careers, and even give up our families, just to keep the title of Jinyiwei."

The old man almost blurted out, "Are you the worm in my stomach? How come you know everything I'm thinking?"

The grandson laughed, "Actually, if it were me, I would think the same way. How could we become like this in just one or two months? We don't recognize our parents or our family at all."

The old man said coldly, "Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning for such behavior?"

But the grandson said, "Grandpa's family used us as puppets and tools to make profits, so why weren't they afraid of being struck by lightning?

We are also human beings and members of a family. Why should we mess up our lives like that?

You will be used as a puppet by your family your whole life.

You can only obey the arrangements of your family all your life, you have no thoughts of your own, and you have no freedom of your own.

Even if you want to leave the city, you must get the approval of your family. Over the years, I have seen you being ordered around by your family and not daring to say a word. I have had enough.

If you are like this, let alone me.

It is said that my behavior now is even worse than when you were young. So how do you think they will portray me?

By then, I might be in a worse situation than you.

Now the entire Ming Dynasty has taken over Sanfuqi. Do I still have to live like that?
Your life was already difficult before the Ming Dynasty accepted Sanfuqi, let alone now."

After listening to his grandson's words, the old man finally realized that this guy had thought so much.

It seems that he is not that incompetent after all. He is able to have such plans and see such a far future. His people did underestimate him before.

No wonder he has so much resentment. If I were him, I would probably do the same.

Then the grandson continued, "Now that the Ming Dynasty is so powerful, it is bound to take control of the entire Sanfuqi in the near future. It will be a long way to go for Sanfuqi to restore its country in the future.

Rather than follow Sanfuqi, that is, follow a diehard like you and sink into depravity, I might as well give up everything and follow the Jinyiwei.

Since the Jinyiwei thinks highly of me, since the Jinyiwei sees my ability, since the Jinyiwei is willing to give me this opportunity, why should I refuse it?
Do I have to be crushed along with you and my family by the iron hoof of the Ming Dynasty?
Or, under your and my family's arrangement, I will follow your old path again and become a puppet of the Ming Dynasty. Then, under the repeated instructions of my family, I must kneel beside the iron hoof of the Ming Dynasty and pray that the Ming Dynasty will help the family develop better. Why?
It's ridiculous that I have to be so servile just because my family blood runs in my veins.

Have you been kneeling for so long that your knees are numb and feel like they have grown roots, and you don’t know how to stand up?

If you want to be such a person, you should never force your grandchildren to be such a person.

Of course, your grandson has confessed everything to you, hoping that you can understand the current situation.

You should understand that the reason why my grandson is being honest with you is to inform you that you can either cooperate with me or wait, or I will push you and the carriage off the cliff."

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(End of this chapter)