The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 384 The polarity reversal
Although the Xiuyiwei was established not long ago, its reconnaissance capabilities are not weak at all.

They knew that some people in the country were dissatisfied with the squid-slaughtering order and were hiding and sheltering the squid people, and they had identified many people based on the clues.

But they did not act rashly.

Arresting these people will only make the remaining people hide more tightly.

Moreover, involving non-squid groups on a large scale will also cause panic and resistance among people of other tribes.

If the people's rebellious psychology is aroused and they become alienated from the court, it will be very serious.

The key point is that it would be very disgusting if this matter was exploited by the squid people.

We must never do anything that will make our loved ones sad and our enemies happy.

However, Zhu Chong was never a man who would sit and wait for death, and he quickly thought of a solution.

Don't you think the squids are innocent? Don't you think we are smearing them?

Don’t you feel pity for them and sympathize with them?
Then I will let you see with your own eyes why China is against the Chinese.

So there was the new decree.

Afraid that the Squids were hiding too deeply and would not be able to learn about the new policy in time, they sent people to publicize it loudly by beating gongs and drums.

Especially in those places where squids are suspected to be hiding, they would specifically look for people with loud voices to shout over and over again.

Sometimes in the dead of night, I would suddenly shout to make sure those people could hear me.

So, what happened later happened.

After the Squid Man jumped out and stabbed his savior in the back, the Embroidered Uniform Guard launched a new round of propaganda.

Make a list of all the squids who backstabbed their benefactors public and post it everywhere, making sure everyone in the country knows about it.

Moreover, this list was passed to all the surrounding forces through the hands of the Persians and the Arabs.

There is no need to say more about what happened next.

The whole Anxi was shocked, they couldn't believe the result.

When a person stabs a benefactor in the back, it can be said to be a personal act.

But now there are at least hundreds of people, how can I explain it?

There actually is a group of people who regard ingratitude as their ancestral virtue.

The things written in the Book of Jude may not be slanderous words from the wise, but they are true.

Although books are expensive and knowledge spreads slowly in this era.

But as long as you are willing to look for it, a lot of information can still be found.

The history of the squid people was soon dug up.

By piecing together all the information that was found, everyone discovered that what was recorded in the Book of Jude was true.

And there are many evil deeds that are not recorded in the book of Jude.

This is a very true truth: many rational people are pointing fingers and advising others to be magnanimous, simply because the same thing has not happened to them.

Once it happens to them or around them, they are more extreme than anyone else.

This is especially true for believers of monotheistic religions, who have a unilateral culture and are more likely to go to extremes.

As much sympathy they once had for the squids, they now hated them as much as they did after being stabbed in the back.

Then the squids became objects of contempt.

But at this moment everyone just looked down on it and didn't do anything.

Zhu Chong knew that anger was not enough, so he added fuel to the fire.

He ordered that all those who had helped the Squid people be confiscated and their families be exterminated.

Faced with this result, the people of Qin were silent.

No one blamed the court for its cruelty. They sheltered the evildoers and deserved to be punished.

Everyone just sympathizes with those kind people who are not saving human beings.

Then I hated the squid people even more.

They were the ones who killed those kind people. Such ungrateful people must die.

Squid must die.

The squid must die, which has become the biggest consensus in Qin State.

Countless people stood up to petition the court, demanding that all those squids be killed to avenge those who died unjustly.

Their slogan was the same: Squids must die.

However, the Qin court, which had always hated the Yu people, rejected everyone's request in an uncharacteristically aggressive manner.

A man cannot stand without trust, and the court needs integrity to win the trust of the people.

The imperial court said that as long as the squids surrendered themselves, their property would be returned and they would be escorted out of the country with courtesy.

Then we must do it.

The policy will not be changed because of anyone.

The people thought that the court only said this for the sake of face, so they petitioned that this was the people's wish and it would not be considered a breach of trust by the court.

However, the court still flatly rejected this request.

The people finally realized that what the court said was true.

Now everyone was even more unwilling. These squids killed their benefactors and yet were able to leave with their lives intact.

We can't accept this.

So they sent representatives to ask for an audience with Zhu Chong: "Your Majesty, please understand the people's sentiments and do not let the evildoers go."

Zhu Chong rejected this request righteously:

"I'm glad that everyone realizes the evil of the squid people."

"But executing those who surrender themselves is absolutely not feasible."

"Today you asked me to kill the squid, and I agreed."

"What if someone manipulates public opinion tomorrow and asks me to kill the people?"

"As a government, we must keep our word and not change our orders overnight."

So, half a month after the entire families of those kind-hearted people who had helped the squid people were executed, the court announced the release of those squid people.

Upon hearing the news, people from all over the country spontaneously went to Tabriz.

On the day when the squids were released, more than 100,000 people gathered outside the city.

Even the surrounding forces sent envoys to check out the situation.

In order to prevent the people from rioting and killing these squids, the Qin court had to send elite troops to maintain order.

Three hundred and eighteen squid people, including their families, totaled more than one thousand four hundred people.

Driving a bullock cart loaded with various valuable goods.

Seeing this scene, the people were surprisingly quiet, no one cursed or threw stones.

But everyone's eyes were filled with hatred.

Mahtukumuli was an envoy of the Black Sheep Kingdom. Looking at the abnormal scene in front of him, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

Hidden beneath this silence is endless rage.

From now on, the Qin State will no longer have a place for the Yu people to stand.

In fact, it is not just the Qin people. All forces that know about the behavior of the squid people have become wary of them.

Although they did not directly oppose the squids, they began to restrict the rights of the squids.

After all, no one wants to be the next person to be backstabbed.

The Qin State easily broke the trap set by the squids using public opinion.

From then on, it was not the Qin State that was isolated, but the Yu people.

Looking back at the King of Qin's palace, his expression was full of fear.

This King of Qin was not only good at fighting, but also very clever in scheming and strategy.

It not only resolved the counterattack of the squid people, but also established the image of the court as being trustworthy in keeping its promises.

There was a lot of trouble in Anxi. Under the gaze of more than 100,000 people, the squids followed the road to the port.

There were also tens of thousands of people waiting at the port, and witnessed them leaving on the navy warships.

The navy warships reached Fao Port in Anxi Bay, where more than 10,000 Qin people were waiting for them.

The group of squid people disembarked here and boarded the squid merchant ship that came to greet them.

Then, in front of everyone's eyes, it slowly sailed away from the port.

At this point, someone finally couldn't help but curse loudly.

Once one person spoke, the others stopped being silent and started cursing.

The voice reached the boat. Menahem Beijing looked grim. He turned back and stared at the crowd on the shore and said:
"Sooner or later, I will make them pay for their actions today."

The person who came to greet him patted him on the shoulder and said:
"That day will definitely come, and it will be in the near future."

Menahem Beijing nodded, then said depressedly:

"It's a pity that all the power we developed here has been destroyed."

"And now the people here are very hostile to us, so future actions will become very difficult."

The man said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter. History has proven that these foolish people will soon forget what happened today."

Menahem Beijing's complexion improved a lot. This was not the first or second time that the Squid Man had done such a thing.

How many people still remember it?

If the Qin State had not suddenly appeared and rebelled, these people would probably never know the truth until they died.

When he thought of Qin and Zhu Chong, his face darkened again:

"Zhu Chong, I will make you pay the price. And the Ming Dynasty behind you will also..."

At this point he suddenly stopped.

There is still some possibility of revenge on the Qin State, but forget about targeting the Ming Dynasty.

Saying it out loud will only make people laugh at you.

Not only must they not provoke them, but they must also hide themselves and not let the Ming Dynasty know that they are trying to restore the country.

If we really anger that giant, I'm afraid we'll be doomed.

Thinking of this, he turned and asked: "Where are we going now?"

The people who greeted him said: "Go to Egypt. The Circassians have seized the power of the Mamluks and introduced the democratic system. This is our opportunity."

Menahem Beijing showed a happy expression: "Democracy? Haha, good, good..."

"Back then, our ancestor Moses was forced to leave Egypt and go to Canaan... Thousands of years later, we returned to Egypt. All this was the will of the gods and our ancestors."

Moses led the enslaved people to escape from Egypt and head to Canaan.

Then they killed all the Canaanites who had welcomed them, occupied the land, and claimed that it was a land given to them by the gods.

Of course, the squids didn't think there was anything wrong with killing all the Canaanites.

Moses was actually regarded by some as a truly great good man who never backstabbed anyone who helped him.

The reason is that he was adopted by Egyptians when he was a child, and when he grew up he did not betray the people who adopted him, but only led the squids to escape from Egypt.

As for the Canaanites, they were ignored by everyone.

So the question is, was Moses unwilling to backstab the Egyptians who adopted him, or was he afraid and incompetent?

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Now they were returning to Egypt.

Previously, Egypt was ruled by the Mamluks, who were established by the Turks and adopted a hereditary system.

The Squids found few opportunities there.

Two years ago, the Circassians seized the Mamluk regime and actually introduced the democratic system where everyone elected the king.

It needs to be emphasized here that democracy is not democracy.

Democracy is the election of all people, democracy is the election of some people...

To put it more bluntly, only the big landowners and aristocrats were eligible to participate in the election.

Civilians are nothing.

In the past, some people translated democracy into democracy, which meant they were either stupid, bad, or ignorant.

The democratic system provides the squids with an opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

They have money and can sponsor people who want to run for election and thus gain power.

They will infiltrate this country and play the role of a cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest.

Just as the Squid Restoration Organization was imagining the future, Zhu Chong summoned Liu Yunniang, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Have you arranged the spies?"

Liu Yunniang nodded and said, "It has been arranged. It has not aroused the other party's suspicion. The spies have followed them on board."

Zhu Chong said approvingly: "You did a good job... I didn't expect that this group of squids actually had some kind of restoration organization. This time we must find their lair."

Liu Yunniang said: "Chen Bandu is indeed insightful, and the king is also wise, and he came up with a solution so quickly."

Although she had never seen the legendary Chen Bandu, after hearing so many legends about him, she couldn't help but feel admiration for him.

Zhu Chong couldn't help but feel a little proud, and he did have the capital to be proud.

Fighting against the squids was nothing. His proudest achievement was to take advantage of the squids' love of backstabbing and turn the situation around in one fell swoop.

He also used this incident to eliminate a large number of traditional powerful people within the Qin State.

After all, those who have the ability to shelter the squids are all well-known local figures.

How can ordinary people protect others when they can’t even survive themselves?

These people enjoy extremely high prestige locally and seriously affect the central authority.

Zhu Chong had wanted to deal with them for a long time, but he just never had a suitable reason.

This time, we have killed two birds with one stone.

Moreover, if these people were defeated, the people would not hate the court, but would instead attribute everything to the ungratefulness of the people.

Just perfect.

From then on, anti-Qin was no longer a matter for the imperial court, but a unanimous pursuit of everyone in the Qin State.

This is the real power of man and the ocean.

Liu Yunniang thought about the situation of the squids and said speechlessly: "These squids are really strange."

"Some are devout believers who believe that wandering is God's will and that restoring the country is against God's will and should be punished."

"We slaughtered the squids, but they didn't hate us. Instead, they thought it was God's punishment for them to restore their country."

"We asked them to be spies and pass on information about the Squid Restoration Organization, and they agreed without hesitation."

"If not for this, it wouldn't be so easy for us to place spies there."

Zhu Chong thought it was normal: "There are all kinds of birds in a big forest. The squids are not a small tribe. It is impossible for so many people to be of the same mind."

"It is normal for there to be competition and even hatred between each other."

"And we can't completely trust the words of those informants. We have to know their backstabbing nature."

Liu Yunniang replied: "I know, as long as we can locate the approximate location of those people, their mission will be over."

"I won't use them easily anymore."

Zhu Chong nodded and said, "We must pay attention to controlling public opinion. The Embroidered Uniform Guard must take action and monitor domestic and foreign views on the court at any time."

"Especially the public opinion against the squids, it must not stop."

Now the anti-squid movement has become an opportunity for the Qin State to gain a foothold in the local area.

As long as this character is built well, you can slowly break down the barriers with the locals and gradually integrate into them.

Then they grew stronger and seized hegemony over Anxi in one fell swoop.

"Many people in the Ming Dynasty don't take the anti-squid seriously. If I write down the situation here and send it back, I think it will change many people's minds."

After arranging everything, Zhu Chong sighed and looked towards the east:
I don’t know what the current situation is in the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)