The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 254
In the main hall, after Zhang Yan finished conveying Zhu Cihong's will, all the civil and military officials were blown up, obviously unable to accept it in their hearts.

They are not opposed to trade with Western Yi countries, and cultural exchanges are also acceptable, but the establishment of an equal relationship between the two parties is really unacceptable to them.

Apparently, the idea of ​​a heavenly kingdom has long been ingrained. From their point of view, there is no country in this world that is qualified to sit on an equal footing with Ming Dynasty.

"Qizou Empress Dowager, as far as I know, among the western barbarian countries, the largest country is equivalent to a province of my Ming Dynasty, and the small one is not even as good as a state capital, and the population is even more incomparable. How can such a small country be so small? I, who is rich all over the world, establish an equal relationship?"

Seeing Ma Shiying's wink, the Minister of Rites had no choice but to bite the bullet and come out to give a lecture.

With the leadership of the Minister of Rites, everyone also stood up and echoed, saying that the Western Yi countries are not qualified to establish an equal relationship with Daming.

Even if the countries do not directly proclaim their vassals, if they want to formally trade with Ming, Daming must be superior to other countries. This is specifically reflected in the country's credential, when referring to Ming, they must call it the upper country and call themselves the lower country.

Zhu Cihong had anticipated this situation and gave Zhang Yan a countermeasure, so even though Zhang Yan also agreed with the opinions of these ministers, he had no choice but to say: "My dear friends, since ancient times, I have been honored by the Huaxia Dynasty Shang Kingdom. , It is not self-proclaimed, nor is it forced by all nations to come to court, but the barbarians at home and abroad admire our Chinese culture, and actively send envoys to pay tribute and ask for canonization!"

"Now my Ming Dynasty is rich all over the world, but it is still the most powerful empire and the most brilliant civilization in the world, but it also has many shortcomings. The Western Yi countries, although small, have many merits. It is beyond the reach of Ming Dynasty."

After Zhang Yan finished speaking, seeing the dissatisfaction on everyone's faces, she had no choice but to continue: "My dear friends, let's not talk about anything else. Let me first say that this Xiyi people are thousands of miles away. , but so far, has anyone in my Ming Dynasty set foot in the land of Xiyi?

He is himself, but I don't know him. This alone is enough to show that I, Ming, have fallen behind in terms of mutual cognition. Even the small people of the Western Yi countries, all the lovers, all learned from those Westerners. Yi people heard about it, but who can be sure that they are not confusing me, Daming?Who can be sure that they must be weaker than my Daming? "

Everyone was speechless. Although they wanted to refute a few sentences, they didn't know how to refute.

Of course, everyone understands that these words must have come from His Majesty's mouth, and the Queen Mother is just a mouthpiece.

Immediately, Zhang Yan waved her hand, and a huge globe was lifted up. This was made by Zhu Cihong according to the memory of her previous life. Although it was very rough, it only roughly marked the continents, but it still shocked everyone. light.

Everyone saw that there are so many vast lands besides Ming Dynasty, especially after an eunuch explained, everyone learned that a large part of other lands were occupied by the Three Kingdoms of Xiyi, and their eyes were staring straight. I couldn't help feeling a sense of anxiety in my heart.

"My dear friends, do you still think that the Three Kingdoms of Xiyi are small countries now? If I, Daming, continue to be arrogant and self-confident, it won't be long before ninety-nine percent of this huge world will be occupied by Xiyi people. What qualifications do you have to call it the country of the center, the kingdom of heaven?
I am afraid that by then, it will really become the country of Yelang. "

Zhang Yan also became a little excited when she said this, obviously this globe touched her very much.

Because in order to stimulate everyone, Zhu Cihong marked the Americas, Australia, Africa and other continents with the symbols of the Three Kingdoms, as dazzling as possible.

Especially the large islands in Nanyang, which are right in front of Daming's house, make people go crazy when they see them.

Good guy, the Three Kingdoms are thousands of miles away, and they have opened up their borders and expanded their territory, and they have all opened up to Daming's house, but they don't know it.

"Ah! The brilliance of my Chinese civilization and the honorific title of the Kingdom of Heaven are all obtained by my ancestors in the past dynasties of China. This thousands of miles of territory was continuously developed by the ancestors. But now looking at this globe, I am deeply saddened." Feeling ashamed, even ashamed, it is really unfilial for me to wait for the younger generation."

Zhang Yan sighed, a little embarrassed, and said emotionally, these words are what Langer wants to say, although it is quite embarrassing, but she has to say it.

Sure enough, seeing the queen mother said so, looking at the dazzling globe, all present bowed their heads in shame.

"Okay, I hope that all my loves will stop being complacent about the achievements of their ancestors, and don't be blindly arrogant. Instead, you should understand the world with a humble attitude, recognize the world, and then make up for yourself. The insufficiency of the world makes all countries in the world admire my Chinese culture, so that the kingdom of heaven and the central country will truly deserve their name, and you will have the face to meet my Chinese ancestors after death!"

"My Emperor Shengming!"

Zuo Liangyu was the first to bow to the ground and shouted.

Everyone else bowed down in unison.

Although these words came from Zhang Yan's mouth, it was a bit awkward and lacked a certain courage, but it still made everyone feel an inexplicable impulse.

First of all, Ma Shiying's vision and realm have immediately risen to a higher level, and his ambition is no longer simply to be a minister of ZTE of the Ming Dynasty, who will live forever.

The second is Zuo Liangyu. In the past, his highest pursuit was to be a famous general who could rival Huo Qubing. Of course he dared to have such an idea. The main reason is that the current emperor has the ambition to not lose to Emperor Wu of Han.

But now, looking at the situation, I feel that I have a chance to surpass those ancient famous generals.

Because His Majesty's great ambition can be seen from what kind of globe he made. In addition, His Majesty is young, and there are simply too many opportunities to expand the territory in the future.

Seeing that there was no objection from the crowd, Zhang Yan also breathed a sigh of relief, and after explaining the negotiation between the Ministry of Rites and Portugal, she announced her withdrawal from the court.

After Rhodes knew Daming's attitude, he felt mixed. The happy thing is that Daming is willing to have equal trade exchanges with Portugal, allowing Portugal to establish an embassy, ​​and allowing their Portuguese warships, soldiers, and civilians to continue to stay in Macau, although it is not as good as before. I am free, but as long as I can continue to trade with Daming, nothing else matters.

What is worrying is that Daming wants to give the Netherlands and Spain the same treatment. This will completely lose Portugal's advantage. Under fair competition, Portugal will definitely not be able to compete with the two countries.

Rhodes' original plan, or Portugal's plan, was to completely monopolize the trade with Ming Dynasty, at least on the surface, and strive to be the first trader with Ming trade, the Netherlands and Spain as the second trader, and the rest of Europe Countries are doing the bulk of the grievances.

However, the ideal is very full, but the reality is a bit cruel.

(End of this chapter)