Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

Looking at the conflicted looks on their faces, Zhu Youxiao sat back in his chair and said with a smile on his face.

"Don't just stand there, the title of Duke Yansheng must be inherited by someone. Since you are all here today, let's decide who will inherit it!"

"Someone, go and invite Elder Wen!"

The three of them looked at each other, totally confused as to what he was up to, let alone why he wanted to ask Wen Tiren to come over.

But when Wen Tihen came into the hall, Zhu Youxiao's next words made the three of them petrified.

"It's not an exaggeration to say that Duke Yansheng is the spokesperson for the saints of the time."

"To inherit the title of Duke Yansheng, one must be familiar with all the Confucian classics."

"Let Elder Wen be your judge today and decide who is better."

"My topic is to recite Confucian classics!"

"The Analects, Zhouyi, Shangshu, Shijing, Xiaojing, Chunqiu, Erya, Zhouli, Daxue, Zhongyong!"

"Recite the entire text!"

"Come on, please start your performance!"

After these words were spoken, even Wen Tiren couldn't help but shiver. He looked down at the beard that he had accidentally pulled out, and felt speechless!

Ten classics, more than 200,000 words!

Recite the entire text......

What is your Majesty doing?

Kong Shangru's eyes widened like bells and he retorted subconsciously.

"This is impossible!"

"Your Majesty, no one can recite so many classics in such a hurry without any preparation!"

Kong Yanxian also nodded repeatedly beside him.

Kong Wenyi echoed, "Your Majesty, Shangru is right. Please give us some time to prepare."

"Three days, just three days!"

"We'll decide the winner in three days, what do you think, Your Majesty?"

Such a request is reasonable.

But Zhu Youxiao shook his head and refused without even thinking about it. His eyes swept over the three people one by one, finally stopping on Wen Tiren, and said with a smile.

"Who says no one can recite these classics in a hurry?"

"My Lord Wen can do it!"

"Could it be that you, the descendants of Confucius, are not even as good as a Confucian scholar?"

Originally, Wen Tiren didn’t think there was anything special about asking him to come over.

Hearing this, he straightened his chest instantly, and his chin, which had just had its beard pulled out, no longer hurt.

He grinned, revealing a mouthful of incomplete yellow teeth, and walked up to the three men and bent down.

"Your Majesty is right. I can recite these classics by heart."

"Three of you, let's get started!"

"Don't worry, no matter who you are, if you make a mistake while reciting, I will be able to find it immediately!"

Now that things have come to this, if I don’t recite it now, not only will I lose my inheritance rights to the Duke of Yansheng, but I’m afraid that once it gets out, I’ll become a laughing stock throughout the world!

How can a descendant of Confucius not even be able to recite the Confucian classics?

"I'll come first!"

"The first chapter of the Analects is "Learning".

"The Master said: ........"

Seeing that the other two refused to speak, Kong Shangru broke the silence in the hall and began to recite with his head shaking.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao smiled and waved to Wen Tiren.

"I'll leave the rest to Lord Wen. I have something else to do, so I'll be out for a while."

He would not stay here forever for such a boring thing.

It would be impossible to memorize so much content without three days and three nights!

It’s better to find something else to do!

............

In the Ming Dynasty's imperial palace, Wen Tiren was doing the most boring job in history.

But in Japan, the situation is quite different.

Since Zheng Zhilong received the order to destroy the Japanese, he has been making various preparations without stopping.

The huge fleet first sailed out from Taiwan and arrived at Ryukyu, where it captured the Japanese envoy who was acting arrogantly in Ryukyu at lightning speed.

At this moment, the Grand Commander of the Eastern Expedition, Earl of Nanhai Zheng Zhilong, under the guidance of the Ryukyu envoy Ma Pingheng, and the new Ryukyu Governor Du Sance, have appeared outside the Ryukyu Palace.

In front of them were the Ryukyu King Shang Feng and his queen An.

Facing Zheng Zhilong, Shang Feng's attitude seemed very humble.

When he sent people to ask the Ming Dynasty for help, he did not hold much hope.

He had also heard a thing or two about the internal troubles that the Ming Dynasty was facing at the time.

The bandit army wreaked havoc and swept across the Central Plains.

Under such circumstances, how could the Ming Dynasty, which was already in a difficult situation itself, come to the aid of Ryukyu?

But what he didn't expect was that the Ming Dynasty not only sent a large army, but also came so quickly!

Yesterday, he was still enduring the humiliation from the Japanese envoys!

And today, those Japanese envoys have been beheaded!

All this is so unexpected!

Seeing Zheng Zhilong getting closer and closer surrounded by the crowd, Shang Feng hurriedly took two steps forward and greeted him with a smile on his face.

"My young king Shangfeng, on behalf of the people of Ryukyu, would like to thank the great country for its help!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zheng Zhilong frowning.

"Ok?"

"What country?"

Chapter 525 Riding a Tiger and Being Difficult to Dismount

As Zheng Zhilong finished his words, the guards behind him immediately prepared to draw their swords.

When Shang Feng saw this, he realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Ma Hengping's letter arrived earlier than the South China Sea Navy. Shang Feng actually had no objection to the incorporation of Ryukyu into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

He didn't dare to have any opinion!

The reason why the Ming Dynasty is called the superior country is purely subconscious behavior.

Facing Zheng Zhilong's angry gaze, Shang Feng hurriedly bowed to apologize.

"I said something wrong, please forgive me, Lord Nanhai!"

"Ryukyu has been a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty since ancient times. This is an indisputable fact."

"I have already ordered people to prepare a banquet, please come to Nanhaibo!"

As the king of a vassal state, he felt inferior to the generals leading the troops of his superior country.

But after he put himself in the right position and listed himself as a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, he inexplicably felt confident!

You can tell from the name alone.

Xiao Wang, has become this king!

We are all family. In terms of title, the prince is higher than the earl. It's natural, isn't it?

Zheng Zhilong's response to his change was just a faint smile.

Afterwards, he led a group of people and followed Shang Feng into the palace.

The so-called royal palace sounds nice, but it is actually just a courtyard with four entrances.

It's not even as good as Prince Xin's Palace, let alone being compared with the Forbidden City.

When they arrived at the hall, Shang Feng and Princess An took the main seats, while Zheng Zhilong and his lieutenants also took their seats under the guidance of the eunuchs.

As for the ministers under Shang Feng, they could only stand by and did not even have the qualifications to sit down.

The maids brought plates of delicious food and jars of fine wine.

Shang Feng stood up and raised his glass to everyone from afar.

"I am here, and I would like to thank Nanhai Bo for his help again."

"From now on, Ryukyu will return to the embrace of the Ming Dynasty, and we will be one family!"

"Come, everyone, drink this cup to its fullest!"

However, his polite words were interrupted again by Zheng Zhilong.

"Wait a minute!"

"Before drinking this glass of wine, Benbo would like to introduce someone to the prince."

"This is the Ryukyu Governor appointed by the imperial court, Lord Du Sance."

"From today on, please cooperate with Lord Du in all political orders and military affairs in Ryukyu."

"Let me be frank with you. If anyone dares to pretend to obey me but actually disobey me, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

King Shang Feng stood there awkwardly, not knowing whether to drink or put down the glass of wine in his hand.

The Ryukyu officials standing on the periphery also had constipated expressions.

Most of these officials came from some local aristocratic families in Ryukyu. Unlike the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty, they were more likely to be recommended.

Now a governor has suddenly arrived from the Ming Dynasty, which means that their power will be greatly weakened.

There is even a possibility that you will be directly pulled down!

Du Sance stood up and walked to the middle of the hall, looking around and observing everyone's reaction.

After a long while, he bowed and smiled.

"Don't take Nanhaibo's words too seriously."

"I'm new here, and I'll need your help in the future."

"As long as you are willing to work hard for the Ming Dynasty and the welfare of Ryukyu, I will commend you to His Majesty!"

"Besides, I might as well reveal something to you here."

"Japan's wolfish ambitions have long been apparent."

"You have repeatedly violated the Ming Dynasty's sea borders and invaded the Ming Dynasty's vassal states. This is a road to your own death!"

"Our emperor is wise and has issued a decree. This battle is only the beginning. The ultimate goal of the South China Sea Navy is to change the world for Japan!"

"Incorporate Japan into the territory of the Ming Dynasty!"

"By then, there will inevitably be a large number of officer vacancies."

"And everyone present here can also take advantage of the situation and rise to the top. It is not difficult at all!"

"Even being granted a title of nobility or being appointed as prime minister is something I can look forward to a little."

If Zheng Zhilong's previous words were equivalent to a big stick, then Du Sance's words were completely a pie in the sky!

An extremely huge cake!

The Ryukyu officials couldn't help but widen their eyes and looked at each other, their eyes were filled with deep expectations.