People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 511 We have replaced the guards in your mansion a long time ago!

The Queen Mother and her colleagues' logic was that if the common people ate too much, they would cause trouble, so the common people could not be allowed to eat too much, otherwise they would suffer.

But Xia Yuanji told her that if the common people lived a prosperous life, they would not rebel, because everyone would cherish such days and everyone would want to live such a life.

No one with a problem in his brain would want to live a hard life. Only people who have enough food to eat would think about enduring hardship.

To put it bluntly, some people have problems with their brains. They have always lived in a very affluent life and have not understood how ordinary people live. They always think that once ordinary people are full, they will have nothing to do and will think about gaining more power and tampering with the court.

After listening to what Xia Yuanji said, Lan Yu and Wang Bi agreed very much. When they were ordinary people, how could they think of rebelling if they had enough food? The purpose of rebellion was just to have enough food.

If they can have enough food, why should I visit them? As long as they are small local landlords, as long as they still have a few acres of thin land, they will not think of rebelling.

Lan Yu and Wang Bi now admire Xia Yuanji even more, not only for his quick mind, but also for his ability to render the empress dowager speechless.

The queen mother always felt wronged and thought that she should manage the entire Srivijaya because she had the ability.

But he didn't expect that after hearing Xia Yuanji's words, he found that his so-called ability was just a joke.

Although this was indeed a fact that was difficult for the queen to accept later, it must be said that this should have been a lesson for him. This woman was indeed naive and could only find a man to marry. She should marry an honest man while she was still able to have children.

After digesting what Xia Yuanji said, the Queen Mother finally asked, "So, you will never let us go no matter what?"

Xia Yuanji asked: "Why should we let you go? We watched you stir up trouble right under the nose of the Ming Dynasty, thinking that we could take advantage of the Ming Dynasty's rule over Sanfuqi to develop your power, and then drive the Ming Dynasty away.

This is your purpose.

Why do you have to take this time to complete your so-called purpose?

We are being easy to talk to now. We don't want to arrest and parade you, a very influential person in Sanfuqi, through the streets, but you should not challenge our bottom line.

We give you face, and we also hope that the Queen Mother can give us face. It will be easier to talk if everyone gives in to each other. Otherwise, it will be ugly if we fall out.

You have already lost the support of the people in Srivijaya, and your so-called million-dollar flood is just on paper.

And what I call a million torrents can really do it.

We guarantee that the people here can live the life they want. As long as we have this guarantee, we just need to wave our hands and the people will follow us.

On the other hand, you have absolutely no such opportunity, so don’t dream about it and don’t embarrass yourself.”

But the Queen Mother is not someone who can be persuaded so easily.

She had worked so hard for so long, even gathering so many families together to plan such a conspiracy under the nose of the Ming Dynasty. How could she give up so easily?

"Grand Commander, you should never force us to the opposite side of you. Originally, we could all live in peace. If you wanted to rule Srivijaya, we would hand over Srivijaya to you, but you shouldn't force us into a desperate situation." The Queen Mother threatened.

Xia Yuanji didn't take his words seriously at all, but instead corrected the mistakes in her words: "Queen Dowager, this governor wants to correct another mistake of yours.

It was not you who handed over Sanfuqi to us, but our Ming Navy conquered it ourselves.

Whether it was destroying the pirates or the Majapahit army, especially annexing the entire Majapahit Kingdom and finally annexing Srivijaya, it all depended on our Ming Navy itself.

There is no such thing as you giving in, and you can’t give in either.”

After Xia Yuanji said such harsh words, the Queen Mother finally couldn't help it and said, "You shouldn't treat the proud Ming people like this, and we shouldn't be so careless and dare to come to my palace with such a small number of people.

Do you think I'm not prepared at all?
I have been so polite to you just now, but now I still want to humiliate you, the so-called country of etiquette. This is nothing more than this.

Since you don't give us face, don't expect us to give you face, come here!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a rustling sound was heard nearby.

Then, warriors in armor emerged from behind the screen, from behind the door, and from behind the corridors on both sides.

These warriors were all wearing helmets and armor and looked well-trained.

Xia Yuanji had heard of this group of people before, and each of them was selected from the 30,000 elite troops.

They kept them as a precautionary measure. The Ming Dynasty annexed the entire Sanfuqi and did not have time to disarm them. They did not expect to be treated like this when they arrived at the Empress Dowager's mansion.

Lan Yu and Wang Bi were both commanders who crawled out from the pile of dead bodies.

Seeing this scene, he was not surprised but delighted, "What, are you going to force us?"

While talking, Lan Yu said to Xia Yuanji: "General, I never thought these people would be so unreasonable. We just came here for a meal, but it turned into a Hongmen Banquet."

Wang Bi also smiled slightly, "It looks like we have to work very hard this time. Look, there are more than a hundred people here. They are well prepared."

Although they said so, Lan Yu and Wang Bi still had smiles on their faces.

They did not bring many people this time, mainly to reassure the Queen Mother, as they felt that they were not well prepared.

Otherwise, they would not dare to reveal their cards easily.

The Queen Mother did not take Lan Yu and Wang Bi's words seriously, but said to Xia Yuanji: "Grand Commander, if it is outside, it is because your Ming navy is powerful, but inside this mansion, even if your Ming navy is powerful, it is estimated that distant water cannot put out the nearby fire.

Therefore, in order to avoid bloodshed, we still hope that the Grand Commander can be sensible, agree to our request, and sign a written agreement, so that everyone can talk.

Otherwise, you have a bright future at such a young age, why waste your time here, don't you think?"

Hearing the Queen Mother thinking of him like this, Xia Yuanji clapped his hands and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for still thinking of me.

If I hadn't seen these more than a hundred people, all of whom wanted to kill Bendu, I would have thought that you cared about me, but I didn't expect that this was just poison wrapped in honey."

The Queen Mother sneered: "Call it honey or poison, that's it, will you sign a document?"

Xia Yuanji retorted, "What if Bendu just refuses to establish himself?" The Queen Mother did not bother to be polite with Xia Yuanji. It had come to this point, and it was useless to say anything. She immediately said, "If you, the Grand Commander, do not sign this document, you may have to come in vertically and leave horizontally. We have been captured by you anyway, and no matter how much we say, we will just become your slaves.

We don’t want to be slaves, but you won’t give in, so we can only use you as a scapegoat.”

Lan Yu said in front of Xia Yuanji, "It seems that the Grand Commander has been prepared for a long time. This time he invited us to dinner just to buy time so that he can make arrangements."

The Queen Mother laughed and said, "The Marshal is right. The longer you delay here, the more prepared we will be. It's all your fault for being too confident.

It is good for young people to be confident, but being too confident can hurt yourself.”

Wang Bi also clapped his hands and applauded, "That's absolutely right. Confidence is good, but being too confident will hurt yourself."

When the Queen Mother heard Wang Bi return her words, she felt something was wrong. "What do you mean?"

Wang Bi spread his hands and said, "I don't mean anything. I just want to warn the Queen Mother not to be so confident. We dare to come with just a few people because we are sure that you can't do anything to us. Otherwise, who would be willing to take the risk alone?

You just said that people like us are more valuable than your life. We still have a bright future. How can we bury our lives here for such a small matter, or for a little girl like you?"

The Queen Mother was startled and subconsciously looked around. Seeing others attacking these warriors under her command, she felt a little more confident.

When she looked at Wang Bizhi, she subconsciously mocked him: "Don't talk nonsense to me here. I don't have time to talk nonsense with you now."

Then he saw Xia Yuanji again: "Grand Commander, you have already ruled the entire Sanfuqi, why are you unwilling to give us a chance to survive?
We are also human beings. We have lived here for hundreds and thousands of years. This land originally belonged to us. Now you have occupied it, and you have occupied it by force. Don’t you want to give us a little living space? Is the Ming Dynasty so heartless?
We just want to train our own people, there is no other intention.

As long as you agree to our request, Sanfuqi will still belong to the entire Ming Dynasty in the future.

We just want to protect our own rights. We should keep to ourselves and live in harmony.

You rule here, and we can help you build political achievements so that you can rise quickly in the court. Why do you have to fight to the point of life and death?

Anyway, whether one does a good job or not is up to the court, but whether one can gain benefits or not is up to the individual.

If you can make use of us here in the future, you can enjoy the mountains and rivers here without having to put in any extra effort, and you can get endless political achievements in return.

When you leave the island, you can bring back a few ships of gold and silver to enjoy in the Central Plains. Why not do it?"

After hearing the Queen Mother say that she had already planned a life for him here, Xia Yuanji couldn't help but applaud: "To be honest, I am really happy that the Queen Mother is so considerate of me. I have never thought about how to govern Sanfuqi in the future since I came to this island.

But the Queen Mother has actually planned everything for my life here. If you don’t agree to it, it seems like you are really not giving me face.”

When the Queen Mother heard what Xia Yuanji said, she showed no joy at all, but instead had a cold face.

Because Xia Yuanji was speaking in a completely sarcastic tone, he emphasized his tone again: "Grand Commander, don't think I'm joking with you, you will know it if you think about it.

Even if you win today, even if I die in my own mansion, how will you rule the entire Srivijaya in the future?

If I can speak up for you, you won’t know how much trouble this will save you.

Even if everyone in your Ming Dynasty navy has powerful weapons, you cannot kill all those who oppose you.

Instead of working so hard and getting nothing in return, why not let us locals help you govern?

That’s all I have to say. I hope the Grand Commander can understand my painstaking efforts.”

Xia Yuanji looked at her unmoved and said, "I still say that, what if Bendu just doesn't agree?"

Having said that, the Queen Mother really has no way out. She has already revealed her family's assets and said that she might kill Xia Yuanji and others. There is no way she can take it back. Even if she does, Xia Yuanji and others will not let her go.

So she said coldly, "Since the Grand Commander is so disrespectful, then you should blame me for not giving you face either. You should just stay here."

He waved his hand and said, "Kill!!"

She shouted "kill", but found that no one moved.

This weird atmosphere instantly filled the entire hall and yard with awkwardness.

Seeing that no one moved, Lan Yu and Wang Bi sneered even more, and then looked at the Queen Mother as if she were a fool.

The Queen Mother also felt strange at this time. Seeing that no one moved, she shouted loudly, "Are you all deaf? Kill them, quickly, kill them quickly!
Whoever can kill these three will be rewarded with 100 taels of gold each."

But even though such a high price had been offered, no one moved.

This strange atmosphere made everyone else in the Queen Mother's mansion feel that something was wrong.

These hundreds of guards were personally selected by the Queen Mother and are absolutely loyal.

But why is he not obeying the Queen Mother's orders now?

Is it because he is afraid of backlash if he kills Xia Yuanji and the others?
The Queen Mother might have thought the same, so she shouted loudly: "Don't be afraid, kill them, it's not your responsibility. I will do everything myself and you will have nothing to worry about.

Each of you can take a large amount of gold and silver and live the life you want.

As for their bodies, I will personally arrange for their burial. What are you afraid of? Go ahead and do it."

But even after she said this, the warriors still did not move.

Just when he was about to lose his temper, the leading warrior took off his helmet with a click.

It was a typical Central Plains man's appearance. He threw the helmet aside and said, "You don't have to shout here, Queen Mother. The people in your mansion have been replaced by us a long time ago. The fact that you haven't figured it out yet only shows that you are stupid.

Our Grand Commander has already told you to find someone to marry. You are not suitable for these things. Even the guards in the mansion have been replaced, and you can't see it. What else can you do?"

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(End of this chapter)