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"You got hit and then put your face up to him?" Talulah couldn't believe it.

"Yes, this is the behavior those people advocate. Unfortunately, they are the ones who got slapped in the face this time. Hopefully, the emperor of the Great Yan will have enough insight and political acumen to take advantage of this."

The doctor shook his head: "Let him be. It's a good thing if he wins, and it's a good thing if he loses."

If they win, the cohesion of the Great Yan will increase, and the mobilization capacity of the royal family will also increase. In the future world war, the Great Yan will inevitably participate in the war and deplete its national strength, rather than sitting on the sidelines and watching the tigers fight.

If we lose, the Great Yan will be embroiled in internal strife, and then… “Do we need to preserve these gentry?” the doctor asked rhetorically, then answered himself, “Of course not, we will burn them, their lackeys, their books, and all the knowledge they are so proud of!”

"But those are precious too..."

"Knowledge, I know, is an extremely valuable legacy in sociology, morality, and ancient political wisdom, and it should not be destroyed so brutally."

The doctor certainly knew the value of the spiritual wealth of the Great Yan Dynasty. It was indeed the most magnificent treasure of civilization. The fact that the users used it to decorate their own decaying appearance could not change its inherent value.

"However, we don't need it, nor does the future Terra. From the very beginning, we only had one path to take, and everything that stands in our way, whether it's a worthless rock or a priceless work of art, will meet the same fate..."

"Survival is the first need of civilization. The future may well bring new sages, new cultures, and new treasures. The only thing we can do is use what we have now and what we have in the past to build upon, pave the way, and keep warm, ensuring that we still have something called the future..."

The doctor tapped the table: "We don't need these people to govern the country. I only want a world like a machine, driven by money, violence, or ideals. Only in this way can we have a future and hope. Since they are superfluous and unnecessary, then everything about them is superfluous, no matter how exquisite or precious it may be."

“Then, we will all become sinners in the mouths of future people, those who destroyed history and culture,” Talulah laughed. “However, I have nothing to shirk about this sin.”

"A sinner? I've been a sinner for a long time, and that Boss Xia is a descendant of sinners. You can go and discuss this issue with him and see his answer. Compared to them, I'm afraid someone like me doesn't even deserve to stand in court and be tried," the doctor complained.

The Covenant's approach was even more cruel and brutal; the only destination for all the culture, morality, and beliefs of lower civilizations was a museum or a tomb.

Ensuring these artifacts only appear in museums is crucial; if the Covenant were to absorb humans from these backward civilizations, it would constitute utter cultural destruction.

Their poetry, their literature, their old morals, their old beliefs, and even the people associated with them, will all be destroyed or collected and preserved to the extent that not a single mouth will be left to speak a language different from their own.

Because the vast territories and excessively abundant self-sufficient industrial power of interstellar civilizations are a breeding ground for division, any interstellar civilization will inevitably follow this path.

Otherwise, they would be like hitting an invisible wall, falling apart and becoming a fleeting moment of brilliance in the universe.

Therefore, any surviving, undivided interstellar civilization has only one will, one way of thinking, one ideology, and one morality and belief. Heretics and heretics will only be subjected to the most thorough extermination—this is the highest respect and the cruelest means.

“We call it cruelty, while they call it efficiency…” The doctor shrugged. “You see, by that standard, my approach is already so lenient and merciful that it could be canonized. At least I allowed them to retain their beliefs and culture, only to be expelled from the central government and the ruling class, and then I put layers of shackles on them.”

"If this path doesn't work, then we can only choose the alternative plan. Based on my and Boss Xia's understanding and estimation of Terra, at most one-third of the Great Yan will survive, and these literati and their entire families and bloodline system, and even their entire bureaucracy and bureaucratic organization will be completely annihilated in the most cruel way."

“All people will be calibrated one by one like parts on a production line, and all those who are irreparable or not worth remedial will be recycled and melted down.”

Then, Terra, this civilization, was completely absorbed into another powerful civilization, like a drop of fresh water merging into the ocean.

Is this an annexation? Yes, this is an annexation, just as you can't expect a wild beast to be gentle when it's devouring you.

However, for the Doctor, this was the very last resort, a plan only to be taken if Terra was completely powerless to save herself.

Even if only a third survive, at least a third of the Terrans will survive. And the more they do now, the more Terrans will recover to their original state as a near-modern interstellar civilization, and the more survivors will be.

"However, Terra still has one advantage." The doctor smiled. The solar storm of the past destroyed everything, including something important that would have been a burden to the people of Terra—religion.

Now, apart from the Lateran, people in other places have their own beliefs, but none of them can be called a systematic religion; the whole of Terra is almost secular.

"Alright, let's leave it at that about the Great Yan people. We don't plan to cause them any trouble, and we hope they won't cause us any more trouble either." The doctor felt it was time to end the topic there.

The Great Yan is merely a self-contained territory; the real enemies to deal with are the hungry wolves like Victoria and Ursus. The Victorian people are focusing their energy on various levels of technological equipment, such as the Titan tank. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has arrested several groups of bribed individuals, and now all the clues and evidence point to the Victorians.

However, the doctor did not approve the deportation and arrest. After all, a group of spies who had already exposed their purpose and identity were much more useful than a group of dead people. If used well, they could even pass on some carefully edited and prepared information to Victoria.

The Ursus people, on the other hand, seemed unusually honest, which was not in line with the character of these barbarians.

So either they're planning something big, or they've sensed some dangerous information and are waiting for the right price to go up.

"Ah, the neighbors are making a ruckus again," Witt said helplessly to his attendant. Ursus and Great Yan were neighboring countries, and their relationship was passable. Therefore, their accommodation was arranged in an embassy district, the kind where they would run into each other all the time.

The sounds of smashing and shrill shouts coming from next door made the Ursus people cover their mouths and laugh incessantly. Yelena, the girl codenamed Froststar, had gone next door earlier for a routine investigation. She looked harmless, with a lollipop in her mouth.

However, those people next door, for some unknown reason, started pointing fingers and gesturing at Frostnova, the princess whom everyone in Kazdel knows, for a long time.

Although she didn't use foul language to preserve their last shred of dignity, she was subjected to all sorts of sarcastic remarks about how she, as a woman, shouldn't be in charge, and some even took advantage of her as a "gift" from Kazdel to make amends.

To be honest, Witt and the others were stunned when they were watching. These people... went on a visit to a country and didn't even know the power structure and the list of high-ranking personnel?

Even without doing any research, once you get here, you can easily obtain this kind of public information by grabbing a few servants and giving them a few silver coins as a tip.

Look, when Frostnova came before, Vitt and the others were all such gentlemen, showing absolutely no trace of the rudeness of the Ursus bear people.

Moreover, she skillfully avoided mentioning her past experiences in the mines and the slaves, offering polite yet subtle compliments, along with a touch of deliberate social skill.

So, nothing happened during their meeting, and the other party left in a rather pleasant mood, and then...

"Gentlemen, what if one of your sons dared to speak out against His Majesty's blade, and the Commander of the Imperial Guards, and when arrested, still brazenly invoked the name and identity of his family?"

“I will hang that rebellious son, with my own hands. I have seven sons and five daughters who can inherit my title, and I must ensure that they and their children will still have titles to inherit, even if it means killing one or more of them with my own hands.” A viscount in the entourage said helplessly, spreading his hands, and then couldn’t help but chuckle.

"What if it's the guards of the Great Yan Emperor?"

"Do I have this child? He has probably already tragically perished on the snowy plains. As for being hanged by that Emperor of Great Yan, what does that have to do with me?"

Nobility is all like this; for titles and power, killing brothers and fathers is nothing out of the ordinary. Of course, a scion who would cause great harm to the continuation and power of the entire family is... such a person has never existed in the world!

"However, if I may be so bold, Your Excellency, even the most foolish bureaucrat in the capital wouldn't allow such an idiot into the delegation, would he?"

"However, darling, this idiot has been yelling and cursing next door all afternoon."

Witt said helplessly, "They have nothing to do, but our neighbors next door need to rest, think, and hold meetings to deal with the upcoming changes in the international situation and national affairs."

So what if a few attendants who dared to speak arrogantly to Princess Frostnova were arrested and taken to the Ministry of Internal Affairs?

"Holy crap!" Witt's eyes suddenly popped out of their sockets, because through the semi-circular floor-to-ceiling window, an ordinary black car stopped, the door opened, and a mature silver-haired woman got out of the car, holding a pink bunny doll in one hand and leading a little girl by the other. She looked no different from an ordinary housewife taking her daughter shopping.

However… “Alright, gentlemen, don’t wander around for the next couple of days. I’ll go ask the lady-in-waiting to change your rooms later, damn it.”

“Most of the entourage were publicly executed, the surviving deputy envoys were expelled, and the rest died in the explosion. Boss Xia gave the order personally, and the trial results were signed by Madam Xia,” Talulah added. “I also signed it. Although I knew it might offend the Great Yan, to be honest, after seeing the charges and evidence, I was overjoyed when I signed it.”

"Because the world has one less group of scumbags?" the doctor laughed, then signed his disposal opinion without a care.

Have you figured out how to explain this to the other people?

"No need. Minister Witt of Ursus solved this problem for us. His testimony was very convincing. Now, the Great Yan has become the object of ridicule and accusation."

Talulah hesitated for a moment, "I have to say, the level of stupidity of the other party has even stunned those arrogant nobles."

Marquis Witte only gave a brief and simple description of Frostnova's sphere of power and position, and the nobles already showed expressions that said, "Is there really such a fool in the world?"

She then explained her relationship with Mr. Xia, Mr. Xia's position in Kazdel's power structure, and what Frostnova, as the eldest daughter, might inherit in the future.

The nobles were speechless, unanimously agreeing that it was no wonder such a fool was hanged. Some were even maliciously speculating about the Great Yan's intentions and whether the internal power struggle had intensified.

Such members are clearly not the kind of people the Emperor of Great Yan would send; rather, they seem more like his opponents who would try to obstruct him.

This is similar to how Talulah, the eldest daughter of the Grand Duke of Koschke, while holding the concurrent positions of Commander of the Imperial Guard and Chief of the Royal Guard, was deliberately insulted and even physically assaulted when investigating the illegal activities of a foreign noble envoy's entourage.

Witt stated that in Ursus, such idiots would die before even crossing the border, and maliciously implied that the Great Yan might be so peaceful that their officials lacked any sense of personal self-defense.

Within days, this ridicule and public opinion reached the Great Yan through Longmen. On this matter, Lao Wei and his nephew were on the same side. As long as the Great Yan existed and the royal family existed, he could enjoy wealth and honor. But once the royal family collapsed or was controlled by those ministers, he, the governor of Longmen, would soon be replaced by a feudal bureaucrat, after all, "competing with the people for profit."

The greatest benefit would be to abolish the Longmen Port, so that the gentry of the Great Yan would no longer have to worry about tax management, and could then engage in rampant smuggling for profit, even disguising themselves as bandits to attack the border, and to establish private silver mines and mints, issuing inferior currency to replace good currency to exploit both domestic and foreign entities.

After that, news from the Great Yan Dynasty ceased. However, rumors circulated that several high-ranking officials and their entire families had been exiled, and the emperor had regained some autonomy, but this also meant that the struggle between imperial power and ministerial power was intensifying.

Chapter 56 All Enemies on Five Sides: Letania

Chapter 56

"Has the news gotten out?" The smoke from his pipe enveloped Old Wei behind a layer of blue barrier. "What's the reaction?"

"Public anger was rising. Some demanded revenge for the scholars who had been brutally murdered by other countries, while others kowtowed to the heavens. It was a very lively scene."

Hei Wei said in a low voice, "The capital of Great Yan is in an uproar. No one has ever disregarded the dignity of scholars and trampled them underfoot like this before."

Those seasoned officials who had been in power for a long time knew what was important, but the scholars of the Imperial Academy did not. They were all "the chosen ones of heaven." Even with Emperor Taizu's "all common people under heaven can speak about politics, but scholars of the Imperial Academy who speak about politics will be executed" and "the laws established by Zhu Yuanzhang," this time was not the same as that time.

The Great Yan Emperor rose from humble beginnings, expelling the heretical gods to establish his kingdom. It was a time of conquering the world on horseback, so naturally no one dared to cause him trouble, and the officials and gentry were remarkably obedient. However, this obedience… was merely another form of flattery used to kill.

When the time comes for the emperor to rule the world, in order to mobilize manpower and laborers, collect grain and taxes, and govern the people on behalf of the emperor, he can only rely on these scholars.

Because they monopolized knowledge, and swords cannot plow the land or govern the people of the world.

When the royal family needed these gentry to organize provisions and manpower, they had to compromise, thus rendering this law, established at the beginning of the nation's founding, ineffective.

Now, there are countless people going to the palace walls to ask for a beating, and carrying the tablet of the Sage Confucius to set up a "broken shoe formation". These students who are well-fed and clothed in the capital (students supported by the state, a unique feature of the Ming Dynasty) certainly don't care how many people die if things get out of hand and turn into a border war. In any case, it's all barbaric warriors who die, right?

"I mean, what's the reaction from the cabinet members?"

"This subordinate does not know, and dares not inquire further..."

"That's right, thank you for your hard work." Inquiring about those corrupt scholars who were courting death was not yet within the emperor's tolerance threshold, but for a border prince to be too close to the court officials and even secretly inquire about the politics of the court would be tantamount to courting death.

There was a deeper meaning behind Lao Wei being sent to Longmen. Longmen was the only port of the Great Yan Dynasty, a river flowing with gold. It was the perfect place to send a member of the royal family to exile. The implication was that he could enjoy wealth and luxury and live a life of debauchery, but if he meddled in politics and military power, his whole family would be exiled.

Even at the pinnacle of individual martial prowess in the Great Yan Dynasty, Old Wei could only lament that such martial power was utterly useless. Yes, he could casually wield his sword and slaughter every single one of those scholars who were still whining and crying out for justice in the Governor's Mansion, but then what?

Then came the emperor's punishment. Although he was happy to see these guys suffer, he did not want his country to come to a standstill.

Tax protests and disturbances are the gentlest and most harmless things these gentry and intellectuals can do. Their most powerful method is "strikes," which bring the entire government to a standstill, the entire country to a standstill, with government affairs piling up and resources blocked. Can you still use swords to fight your way to a peaceful and harmonious society?

Killing them meant there was no one left to do the work, or replacing them with a bunch of clueless newcomers, which ultimately led to a popular uprising.

They would either be devoured alive by the common people, or be ordered by the emperor to have their property confiscated and beheaded, or become like rats crossing the street, hated by everyone, losing all their glory, status, and power, and living in constant fear.

Unless you raise your sword again and kill all the people in the world, but if you do that, you'll probably be Terra's number one enemy.

The above is still a story from the Ming Dynasty, and it's not the late Ming Dynasty that some novices imagine. Rather, it's the height of the dynasty before the Tumu Crisis, when the Ministry of Personnel was completely inactive for 16 years, until the emperor finally gave in...

The army of the Great Yan needed money and supplies, as well as manpower and laborers. However, two of the three—money, fame, and power—were actually in the hands of civil officials, or more bluntly, the gentry class.

What's really interesting is that the gentry of the Great Yan were not just pure landlords like the manor owners in Kazimierz. They ran factories, docks, and traded. Anyone who says that the Great Yan valued literature over military affairs and agriculture over commerce is talking complete nonsense.

They prioritize their own private interests over the public good. They suppress businesses and enterprises that belong to ordinary people and the nation, but their real aim is to turn the nation's commercial revenue into their own.

The era of the previous dynasty, with its ubiquitous powerful clans and each gentry family being a complete fortress, where the family was the state, was the ideal world for the scholar-officials. Their economy was self-sufficient and self-sustaining, and they controlled both military power and wealth, allowing them to obey the court's orders without question.

This was the case during the Han Dynasty. During the Qin and Han periods, and even before that during the Spring and Autumn Period, a single family and surname truly constituted a country and a city. A single family was truly involved in everything from industry and agriculture to the army and fortresses.

Especially during the Han Dynasty, for example, Zhuo Wenjun's father had his own arsenal, private army, and vast territory. Historical records state that "his hunting pleasures were like those of a king"...

[This isn't a real hunt; the field hunts are military exercises, conducted by their own private armies, whose power extends even to the prefectures...]

In this situation, hoping to make these people obey by force is truly wishful thinking.

Even if a fearless Black Guard commander actually did that, so what? The other side doesn't need to openly confront you.

With a single move, "double it," you'll find yourself forced to kill this loyal and powerful subordinate to quell public anger amidst widespread resentment and a standstill in government affairs.