Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Mahama really regretted it and felt that he had been badly harmed by the White Lotus Sect.

The reason why Yilibali did this was closely related to the horse thieves and Yilibali. Mahama was fooled by the White Lotus Sect and thought he was very capable and wanted to rebel against the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, they were fooled by the Oirat Mongols, and now they are fooled by the White Lotus Sect.

Mahama still couldn't figure out why he was so easily fooled, but it didn't matter. He could worry about it later. What mattered now was how to solve the problem.

Li Jinglong is not Zhu Xuan, but the pressure on him is still very great.

He was almost unable to breathe due to the pressure!

"Why, you still won't confess?"

Li Jinglong continued to drink tea, staring at Mahama with a cold look, and even a hint of murderous intent in his tone, and said: "If you still refuse to confess, you don't have to stay any longer, you can go back."

He did this on purpose to put pressure on Mahamah.

The pressure was so great that Mahamat couldn't breathe.

After saying this, Li Jinglong was thinking, it's finally my time to make a contribution. As long as I can find out the truth about Mahama's affair, report it back and tell Zhu Xuan, I will have made a great contribution.

It will definitely make Zhu Xuan look at me differently, and maybe even allow me to return to Beijing earlier.

The Western Regions are nice, and there are also foreign girls there, but it is far less comfortable and peaceful than in Nanjing.

"no!"

Mahama trembled all over, and felt like he was going to collapse. His legs felt weak, and his whole body was weak and powerless. He was so frightened that his whole body went limp. He said, "I... I confess, it was the White Lotus Sect. It was the White Lotus Sect that harmed me. They made me do this."

Li Jinglong was not surprised at all and asked, "How did the White Lotus Sect harm you?"

Mahama quickly explained: "They came to tell me that they could provide me with weapons and support me, and they were willing to help us Yilibali counterattack the Ming Dynasty. I... I was bewitched!"

It’s actually that simple, I was fooled by the White Lotus Sect.

In addition, Mahama was a guy who was unwilling to surrender and was unwilling to be suppressed by the Ming Dynasty. He was also extremely greedy and wanted to covet the Ming Dynasty's goods, so he naturally became a horse thief.

Li Jinglong sneered, "So you, Yilibali, want to rebel?"

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

This time, Mahama's legs were even weaker. He knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "We, Yilibali, dare not rebel. We will always support the Ming Dynasty. Please understand, sir."

Li Jinglong said with a smile: "You said that you want to counterattack the Ming Dynasty, isn't that rebellion? Rebellion is a capital crime whether in the Ming Dynasty or in Yilibali!"

"Spare my life!"

"Please spare my life, sir. This is all the fault of the White Lotus Cult. The White Lotus Cult spread lies to confuse the people, and I was framed by their evil scheme without realizing it."

"We will never dare to do it again."

Mahama had no choice but to beg for mercy and kowtow continuously.

They had long experienced the Ming Dynasty's combat effectiveness. Last year, Zhu Xuan invaded and beat them so hard that they had no ability to fight back. If they had not surrendered in time, they would have been destroyed long ago.

If they rebel now, will the Ming Dynasty let them go?

As long as the army breaks in, they will surely die!

"It's not impossible to spare you."

Li Jinglong said again.

Mahama was overjoyed when he heard this, but he soon realized that Li Jinglong's tone seemed to contain some conditions, so he quickly said, "As long as the Lord is willing to let us go, we will do anything the Lord asks us to do."

Li Jinglong smiled and said, "It's actually very simple. I can let you go, okay! But someone must be held responsible for the losses caused to our Ming Dynasty and the losses of Ming Dynasty merchants."

Mahama quickly said: "I am responsible and I am willing to compensate for everything."

He was scared of being beaten, and was a coward even in front of the God of War.

"Does our Ming Dynasty deserve your little compensation?"

Li Jinglong played with the ceramic teacup in his hand and said slowly, "From now on, the taxes that you Yilibali pay to our Ming Dynasty will be increased by 10%. If you can accept it, it's fine. If not, you can wait for death!"

"what?"

Mahama was shocked. A 10% increase in taxes was a lot.

Even if he can agree, the nobles in Yilibali may not agree, right?
If he refused, the Ming would cut off all cooperation with Yilibali. At that time, the nobles in Yilibali might directly overthrow Mahamat, establish another Khan, and then cooperate with the Ming without the Ming sending troops to attack.

This choice is before Mahamat.

Mahamat is as numb as his name suggests.

I didn’t know what to do for a moment.

"Just tell me whether you agree or not. I'm very busy now and don't have time to waste with you. I'll give you a moment to think about it. If you don't agree, you can go back." Li Jinglong said again.

Put Mahamat under great pressure.

Force Mahama to agree.

In fact, Li Jinglong was not worried that raising taxes would bring any negative effects.

Because all the faults are on Mahamat.

It is not the Ming Dynasty's fault that it increased taxes. The nobles in Yilibali will only hate Mahama but not the Ming Dynasty. After all, it is their own fault.

"me……"

Mahamat struggled internally.

If he agreed, he would no longer have any prestige in Yiliba. Although those nobles would not dare to overthrow him directly, they would certainly be unwilling to support him.

However, if they don't agree, those nobles might rebel.

Change a Khan!
Seeing Li Jinglong forcing him to make a choice, Mahama quickly considered the interests of both parties, gritted his teeth and said, "I agree, I agree. As long as the Ming Dynasty can forgive us, I will do anything."

"Raise taxes by 10%."

Li Jinglong smiled and said, "Are you sure you agree?"

Mahama gritted his teeth and said, "I agree."

Li Jinglong was very happy. He finally accomplished something great for the Ming Dynasty. He said, "We need to sign a contract."

"I sign!"

"From now on, it will take effect immediately."

"no problem!"

"Come here, four treasures of the study, I need to draw up a contract."

Li Jinglong said loudly.

The matter was finalized on the spot, leaving no chance for Mahama to object. If he objected later, the Ming would have enough reasons and pretexts to bully Yilibali again, and even send troops to invade.

Li Jinglong's current status in Huozhou is almost that of a provincial governor, and he has the authority to sign this contract. However, after signing, he must send it back to Nanjing for Zhu Xuan to see.

As long as Zhu Xuan also signed and stamped the emperor's seal.

This contract is officially effective.

Otherwise, what Li Jinglong signed would be no different from waste paper.

The contract was quickly written.

The content is simple and there are no traps. It just tells Mahathir about the tax.

Li Jinglong wrote his name, stamped it with his seal, and then looked at Mahamah.

Mahama gritted his teeth, took the risk, and wrote his own name. The writing system they used in the Western Regions was actually the writing system of the Ming Dynasty.

Signature and seal.

A contract was implemented so smoothly.

Li Jinglong said: "From now on, lift the suspension of supply to Yilibali and resume normal trade. Let's make some arrangements!"

The people around him heard this and quickly passed on Li Jinglong's order. (End of this chapter)