Chongzhen: Why is the emperor's head square?

Yang Sichang, dressed in plain clothes, looked at the assembled civil and military officials, and surprisingly, not a single one of them agreed with him.

Yang Sichang was not afraid to stand alone against the entire court of civil and military officials.

He immediately retorted, "Your Majesty, since the uprisings began, the court has repeatedly dispatched troops to suppress them."

"But each time, I either let it escape or I was defeated by it."

"In my humble opinion, it is not that the court is incompetent, but that our ancestors protected Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and others, allowing them to escape death time and again."

"The founding emperor, Taizu, rose from humble beginnings to establish the Ming Dynasty because he buried his father in the land where he rose to power!"

Zhu Youjian was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

I never expected Yang Sichang to be involved in superstition.

Yang Sichang directly explained the reasons why Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng were able to escape repeatedly.

They all attributed it directly to their ancestral graves.

Only by destroying their ancestral graves and their dragon veins can the two be completely wiped out.

After that explanation...

The voices of opposition in the imperial court have noticeably diminished.

Seeing that no one objected, Zhu Youjian pretended to think for a moment, then nodded and said, "Let's do as Minister Yang says."

"Have Gan Xuekuo, the governor of Shaanxi, send men to Dingbian County to find the ancestral graves of Zhang Xianzhong and others, and destroy them."

Zhu Youjian suddenly remembered that, according to historical records, the ancestral tombs of Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng had indeed been dug up by Yang Sichang.

I wonder if it's true that the ancestral graves have stopped exerting their influence.

Li Zicheng had already captured Beijing, but in the end, he was not destined to become emperor.

Instead, it allowed the Qing army to enter the pass, occupy the Central Plains, and become a stepping stone for the Qing Dynasty.

After discussing military affairs, Zhu Youjian announced the end of the court session.

He was too lazy to look at anything else, mostly just accounting, especially messy accounts.

Let the cabinet handle it themselves.

……

Wuying Hall.

After instructing Wang Chengen to guard this place well, Zhu Youjian entered the Minecraft world.

"Your Majesty." Zhou Liang stepped forward and bowed.

"How is the situation at the horse farm?"

Zhou Liang immediately responded: "As Your Majesty wishes, I have already ordered the people to stop expanding their farmland."

"At the same time, some arable land has been reduced."

"At the same time, we can free up manpower to raise horses and cattle."

Led by Zhou Liang, Zhu Youjian arrived at the horse farm.

Looking at the few horses washing and grooming in the horse farm, Zhu Youjian asked, "There are a few too few."

Zhou Liang explained, "Your Majesty, these dozen or so horses are already our limit. The surrounding area is all farmland, so we must go to a more distant place to find more horses."

"These dozen or so horses were all brought back by Zhu Yong and others from a more distant place."

I almost forgot.

In my world, taming horses isn't difficult; it just requires a little patience.

However, without a saddle.

Even if you tame a horse, you can't ride it.

"I will take care of the saddle."

"The number of horses should not be too many or too few, but at least enough to ensure that each of the thirty-two village guards has one horse."

Only in this way can efficiency be maximized.

"No problem, as long as His Majesty's saddle is provided, we can still get thirty-two horses."

Just then.

Zhu Yong and Zhao Zhu ran up to Zhu Youjian and said, "Your Majesty."

Zhu Youjian nodded: "Is there something you need?"

The two men exchanged a glance and nodded, saying, "Your Majesty, we discovered a building while inspecting the territory."

"architecture?"

Zhu Yong nodded: "Yes, the creatures inside the building resemble villagers, but they are very aggressive."

"Moreover, they are not afraid of the sun."

"We are unaware of their combat strength and dare not act rashly. We would like to ask Your Majesty for a decision."

Listening to Zhu Yong and the others' descriptions, Zhu Youjian already had a clear understanding of the situation.

"Take me to see this."

Led by Zhu Yong, Zhu Youjian arrived at the edge of the territory.

A tower came into view.

Upon seeing the building, Zhu Youjian murmured, "Raider's Outpost."

Also known as the Raider Outpost, it typically spawns between Woodland Mansions and Villages.

"The creatures inside are very aggressive and carry weapons such as crossbows and axes."

"Your Majesty, shall we pull it out?"

With continuous development.

This area will definitely be included in their territory as well.

Therefore, the raider outpost located here would become a threat.

It could threaten the safety of the people at any time.

"This is a pillager outpost, an enemy of the villagers, and also hostile to us."

"The creatures inside that resemble villagers are called raiders."

"As their name suggests, their favorite thing to do is to plunder villages and kill villagers."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yong had already drawn his shield and iron sword.

The villager knew that the people in this world were only friendly creatures who hummed and snorted.

The only difference between them and others is that they can talk.

Since raiders take pleasure in slaughtering villagers, it means these creatures are no good.

Zhao Zhu and the other villagers who were guarding the area also took out their weapons and shields.

They were just waiting for Zhu Youjian's order to kill the group of plunderers.

Seeing Zhu Yong and the others' eagerness to fight, Zhu Youjian said, "This thorn needs to be removed, but not now."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yong was puzzled.

"Your Majesty, we have scouted the area. There are only eight raiders, and we have thirty-two men."

"The advantage lies with us!"

Zhu Youjian then turned his attention to the captain of the raiders.

"See that raider with the flag on his back?"

Zhu Yong nodded.

"That's the Raider Captain. Killing him will bring bad luck."

"Those who receive ominous signs will launch attacks when they enter the village."

"I am not sure whether our territory will be recognized as a village."

If it is identified as a village, then an attack is inevitable.

The attacking force is far more powerful than the current village guards can handle.

A single predatory beast is enough to wreak havoc in all directions.

In particular, the village guards don't even have iron sleeves yet.

Even with shields, the raiding beasts would suffer heavy casualties.

If the village guards are all killed or wounded, the raiders will slaughter all the civilians; the attack will only end when everyone is wiped out.

"To be on the safe side, wait until you have iron armor and each of you has a horse."

"Perhaps a battle is possible."

Zhu Yong thought for a moment, realizing he didn't understand, but he would do as instructed.

After spending three days and three nights in my world, Zhu Youjian decided to return.

"By the way, are the horses I requested ready?"

Zhou Liang nodded, and then someone brought over a horse.

Zhu Youjian took the rope and then led the horse into the teleportation portal.

A mosaic flashed by.

When Zhu Youjian opened his eyes, he had already returned to the Wuying Hall.

Wang Chengen noticed that Zhu Youjian had returned and immediately went inside.

Looking at the horse that had suddenly appeared, Wang Chengen asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, how come there's a horse here?"

Zhu Youjian looked at the normal horses and pondered for a moment.

It's not a diamond horse.

It seems that creatures from the blocky world do not maintain their blocky form when they enter the real world.

Instead, they tend to return to a normal body shape.

This is good news.

The Ming Dynasty lacked warhorses.

Once the horse farm is established, there will be no shortage of horses.

This also indirectly confirms that creatures from the Minecraft world can come to the real world.

What about the monster?

Zhu Youjian suddenly wondered if Cao Zhizhong could also be brought back?

Cao Zhizhong was a eunuch who was infected and turned into a zombie.

"Take this horse to the Imperial Stables."

"I will go again."

Horses exist in the real world.

But in the real world, there are no zombies.

There were legends of zombies in the Qing Dynasty, but that was the Qing Dynasty; there were no zombies in the Ming Dynasty.

So, can zombies also cross the portal?