People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 507 The Queen Mother is just an ignorant person

Although the Queen Mother said this, it still couldn't dispel everyone's fear.

Our ancestors met the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty several decades ago, and the one sent here now is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It is of no use to have met the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.

It would be very useful if I could meet the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

When the Queen Mother saw his people sweating nervously, she snorted coldly: They are a bunch of useless people.

If I had known these people were like this, I should not have opposed the king's reforms.

Although the king was not her biological son, he was her son in name. However, she destroyed everything about the child with her own hands and even forced the child to commit suicide.

I originally thought it would be a good result but I didn't expect it to lead to the bad consequences we have today.

If she had known the result would be like this, she should not have been soft-hearted for the sake of her family.

We should not force the king to death for the sake of another family.

From this perspective, it is a losing business, and you will lose everything.

After all, not only did his family not get any benefits in the end, the entire Sanfuzi was occupied by the Ming Dynasty, and they occupied the entire Sanfuzi with almost no effort.

The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty still wants to implement the imperial examination system. Isn’t this just undermining the foundation of the entire Sanfuqi?
It took the entire family hundreds of years to finally gain absolute control of the right to select officials in Sanfuqi, but they did not expect that in their own generation they would destroy it.

Not only did he lose everything, but he was also accused of destroying the country. How can he face his ancestors in the afterlife?

When he thought of this, he felt that his sin was too great.

It is so great that it cannot be expressed in words. I can even atone for it with my death.

However, in order to preserve the last bit of fire and prevent her family from being bullied by anyone, she could only try her best to start planning.

The first step is to find the Han people scattered in Sanfuqi. Although they have been diluted for several generations and may not all understand the Chinese language, they at least understand some customs and habits. If we recruit them all, we can learn something from them.

The second step, of course, is to disperse the family's children. If the Ming Dynasty really works hard on these children from poor families, their own children may be able to regain their foothold through selection and the power of the family.

This was all she could think of now. Time was running out, so she could only do this.

In fact, this is mainly because no one had expected that after a great governor came to the Ming Dynasty, so many different things would be created.

At first they thought that the Ming Dynasty only wanted taxes from Srivijaya and that they just needed to pay tribute as before. But now it seems that this is not the case at all. They want to directly absorb Srivijaya into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

I guess this is another national policy that was come up with by some unknown god.

The Empress Dowager guessed it right. This is what Chen Han came up with.

After Chen Han traveled to the Ming Dynasty, he discovered that it was a pity that he had not occupied Nanyang in advance.

Not only are there abundant resources here, but it will also be a very advantageous place for geopolitical games in the future.

By taking possession of it hundreds of years in advance, even if the situation changes suddenly, there will be a legal basis.

It was because of this that he was in such a hurry to take possession of it.

Of course, the most important thing is to enable the Ming Dynasty to be able to resist natural disasters hundreds of years later.

The Queen Mother regretted it so much that her intestines turned green, but she still had to pretend to be very calm and comfort her people: "What are you afraid of? We are also local snakes. Even if the Ming Dynasty wants to rule Sanfuqi, can they still train all new people? There will always be a place for us."

When the Queen Mother said this, everyone else suddenly felt that it made sense.

Although the Ming Dynasty was very powerful, it was too far away. It would take at least several months to send someone over. If they wanted to better rule Srivijaya, they could only develop local families first.

The biggest difference between his family and other families is that he has never been good at doing business, but at being an official and selecting officials.

His family has control over the situation of most of the officials in Srivijaya, which are powerful resources.

The people of Sanfuqi are now demoralized, and no one knows how things will change in the future. If we want to rally people's hearts, someone has to stand up and call for action. It seems that the only candidate, apart from his own family, is Bayas from the Bolu family.

But no one knows what's going on with that Bayas. He has become confused these past few days and actually said he wants to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty and become a spy. He has already lost the support of the people. From now on, no one in the entire Sanfuqi will be able to compete with him.

And maybe this time the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty was interested in his own resources and sent out friendly signals.

When they thought about it this way, they suddenly felt that it was just like that, and they felt much more relaxed.

With such preparation, the mood of everyone in the Queen Mother's family became high.

"The Grand Commander is here!!" a loud voice came from outside.

Although Xia Yuanji could not understand Sanfuzi's language, he knew what the servant was shouting from the tone of voice.

He immediately walked inside with Lan Yu and the others.

When we arrived at the Queen Mother's residence, which was located in the center of the family, we immediately discovered that this mansion was different from other family mansions. Other family mansions were decorated like those of wealthy people, and they wanted to throw all their property on the tiles to tell everyone that our family is very rich.

But the Queen Mother’s residence was different.

As soon as you enter the door, you can see a lot of precious flowers and plants, which decorate the whole courtyard very elegantly.

The entire decoration is pure white, without any of the golden splendor of a nouveau riche’s home.

From the decoration, it can be seen that this queen mother is not a simple person, and definitely not the kind of person who is greedy for power and does not know how to restrain herself.

The Queen Mother had already led her clansmen to greet them at the entrance of the hall.

Seeing Xia Yuanji wearing the official uniform of the Grand Commander and Lan Yu wearing the official uniform of the Navy Marshal coming in majestically, he felt a domineering aura coming towards him from afar, and was immediately shocked.

The Queen Mother was definitely not a simple character. Although she was a woman and had misjudged her own family's strength and the strength of the Ming Dynasty's navy, as a strong woman, she was able to take advantage of the new king, who was resolute and determined to reform and even almost succeeded.

It can be seen that this woman is not simple.

Xia Yuanji had made this plan in mind, so he took a closer look and saw that the queen mother had a graceful face. Although she was over 40 years old, she was in very good condition. It was said that the queen mother had no children, otherwise she would not have allowed the new king to be king.

This may be her biggest regret as the Queen Mother. She is so old but now alone and has no children.

But such women will focus all their energy on political struggles.

"Meet the Grand Commander, Meet the Marshal!!" The Queen Mother was not arrogant at all. She was flexible in front of Xia Yuanji and Lan Yu.

The more she acted like this, the less Xia Yuanji and Lan Yu dared to treat her as a simple woman, and the more cautious they became.

"You're welcome, Your Majesty!" Xia Yuanji said.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Now Sanfuqi no longer exists. We are just a governor under the Ming Dynasty. How can we call ourselves Queen Mother? You are too polite, Grand Commander."

Ok!

How cooperative, how humble.

The Queen Mother of Srivijaya said this in person. If she had said this in front of all the people, it would have been very useful for the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

Xia Yuanji laughed and said, "If the queen could say this in front of all the people of Sanfuqi, the people would be more willing to live and work in peace under the governance of my Ming Dynasty."

The Queen Mother's face froze. "The Grand Commander is joking. I have been staying indoors and not asking about government affairs. I have even thought about living a life of seclusion and meditation."

After saying these words, he very politely rejected Xia Yuanji's request.

joke!

What would happen if this got out?

The Queen Mother became Chen Han's obedient subject. When the rebellious forces of Sanfuqi saw this, they thought there was no point in resisting and just became obedient subjects.

Xia Yuanji took advantage of the situation and said, "Your Majesty is too modest. Although we have been here for a short time, we know that if you want to be an official, you cannot become one without your family's approval. With such influence, just one word can be more effective than many things we do in the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, please do not refuse your cooperation in the future. We all want to make the people of Sanfuqi live a better life."

Xia Yuanji's words seemed to be advice, but in fact they also contained a warning.

Don’t act so high and mighty in front of me. Do you think we don’t know what you have done?

On the surface, you said you were staying indoors, but a few days ago, your place was crowded with people. Officials of all ranks came to your mansion, and it was like a second imperial court. Why didn't you mention the fact that you were staying indoors at that time?

The Queen Mother obviously didn't expect that Xia Yuanji knew so much after only being in Sanfuqi for such a short time, and she was speechless for a moment.

Lan Yu watched the changes on the empress dowager's face and sneered in his heart: Old witch, you think you are the only smart one, right? Don't think we know nothing. Our Jinyiwei have already monitored your little tricks clearly. We know what you are going to do as soon as you stick out your butt.

Seeing the prepared eyes of Xia Yuanji and Lan Yu, the Queen Mother knew that what she had said just now was a bit abrupt.

I thought it was an unintentional rejection, but it seemed a bit hasty.

This is being too eager to shirk these responsibilities.

If you withdraw, doesn't that mean that you have already decided to refuse, and have even taken action behind the scenes? Otherwise, why are you so eager to refuse?

I should have pretended to agree just now, and then kept delaying the specific details, preferably until everyone had forgotten about it. Wouldn't that have been enough.

When I thought of this, I suddenly felt that I was still not experienced enough. Seeing that the Grand Admiral was young, I thought he had nothing. I didn't expect that there were traps everywhere, and he still asked questions after getting the answers.

"Grand Commander, please come in and sit for a while. We have prepared some wine and food." The Queen Mother said a little hurriedly.

Xia Yuanji was not in a hurry, "Okay!"

Looking at Queen Mother Xia Yuanji who was leading the way in front, he didn't mind at all.

It seems that this queen mother is very capable, but unexpectedly, she is actually a useless person.

It is probably because the overall political struggle atmosphere in the country of Sanfuzi is not as strong as that in the Ming Dynasty, so their so-called political struggle seems a bit of a joke to Xia Yuanji.

This is not to say that their people are not smart, it's just that their environment is simpler after all. They are not like the officials in the Ming Dynasty who are almost smart.

Young people like Xia Yuanji can be promoted to this position so quickly only because of the reform. If they had followed the steps, it would probably have taken a long time.

Moreover, with his level, he could kill anyone in Sanfuqi, not to mention those old and powerful guys in Ming Dynasty, so he could kill most of the people here in seconds.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuanji suddenly felt that this empress dowager was actually very easy to deal with.

Just now I just used a little trick to reveal the Queen Mother's true colors, and now I'm just going to play a trick on these people.

When I got inside, I found that the decoration and furnishings inside had a lot to do with the empress dowager's personality. It was of the cold and aloof type, not at all ostentatious, which was a bit inconsistent with the empress dowager's former status and power.

Perhaps the higher one's position, the more he or she pursues material things.

Or it could be said that the members of this family have been living in a honey pot since childhood, so they no longer put material demands first, but instead focus more on how to gain more power.

This way of getting along should be more in line with the Queen Mother's personality.

However, this kind of person probably doesn't have much interest in life.

After sitting down, the so-called food and drinks are actually some local specialties.

The place of Srivijaya is extremely hot because it is located in the tropics, and the usual diet tends to be acidic because acidic foods can stimulate the appetite.

I also like to eat fruit as a kind of meal.

There was actually nothing on the table, but it was arranged in a dazzling manner.

For them who were used to eating hard food in the Ming Dynasty, it was actually a torture to ask them to taste this kind of food now.

In particular, Lan Yu was full of complaints about Sanfuqi's diet.

He had been to the grassland before, where people ate big chunks of meat and drank big gulps of wine.

He was a little uncomfortable with the table manners that were required in the Central Plains and felt restrained, not to mention that in Sanfuqi, not only was the food variety scarce, but the taste was even harder to describe. Many times he even wondered if he was a herbivorous animal, as every day he was served fruits blended into a paste, with all kinds of salt and sour things added to it.

Anyway, he had eaten enough during this period, and had no choice but to transfer the supplies from the navy ship over, otherwise he really would not be able to survive here.

And now seeing this huge table full of so-called food and wine, Lan Yu is about to vomit. It's the same thing again. Can't you try something new?

It's really rude to have to bring so many fruits and leaves to greet distinguished guests...

(End of this chapter)