jdhmnovel Chapter 1240 When it comes to shamelessness, you, Yang the Madman, are still a cut above!
Chapter 1240 When it comes to shamelessness, you, Yang the Madman, are still a cut above!
As we all know, the Ming Dynasty was somewhat abnormal. The emperors were not normal, the eunuchs were not normal, and the officials were not normal either.
If you ask them what's wrong with them, what's the problem?
Good heavens, the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty were neither busy framing loyal officials nor busy deposing and installing emperors; they were all thinking about how to expand the territory and make a name for themselves in history.
The officials and gentry were even more peculiar—before the Ming Dynasty completely collapsed, the officials and gentry behaved more abstractly than demons and monsters. After the Ming Dynasty collapsed, even counting from the day Gou Chengzi entered the capital, a large number of officials and gentry committed suicide for their country. Not to mention that after the Jianzhou barbarians entered the pass, several people who should have been at the same table as Qin Hui inexplicably jumped to the same table as Wen Tianxiang.
As for the emperors... the abstract nature of the Ming emperors is even more difficult to describe.
Aside from Zhu Yunwen, who was fooled into thinking he was a fool, Hongzhi, who was overhyped, and Chongzhen, who hanged himself on the old crooked tree on Coal Hill, the remaining emperors all liked to do some side jobs, and without exception, they all did better in their side jobs than in their main jobs.
This bad habit started when Old Deng began treating writing novels as a side job.
Perhaps Lao Deng was trying to improve the literacy rate of the people of the Ming Dynasty?
Just as Yang Shaofeng was secretly criticizing Emperor Zhu, Yu Tongyuan continued, "Actually, this is quite good. At least it's easier to fool those barbarians without having to resort to fighting all the time."
Yang Shaofeng chuckled and looked at Yu Tongyuan, saying, "Is the Marquis of Nan'an afraid of fighting and killing? Could it be that he has become a Buddhist and will henceforth observe a vegetarian diet?"
Yu Tongyuan replied with a smile, "It's not that I'm afraid of fighting and killing, but these barbarians are still of great use."
Liao Yongzhong, quick to speak, chimed in from the side: "Yu the scoundrel said that we should first empty these barbarians of their money, grain, and treasures. Once we've laid a good foundation on Xinming Island, we'll capture all these barbarians to mine and build roads, and then turn all these territories into our Great Ming."
Yang Shaofeng immediately gave Yu Tongyuan and Liao Yongzhong a thumbs up and praised them, saying, "Indeed, the Marquis of Nan'an and the Marquis of Deqing are the most thoughtful."
At this point, Yang Shaofeng turned to Chang Xiaojiu and instructed, "Make a note for me. When we get back, find a few craftsmen who know how to preserve antiques and have them produce some old items from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. When the Marquis of Nan'an and the Marquis of Deqing go to sea next time, take them with you. If you come across our ancient Han and Tang territories, find an opportunity to bury them there."
"After all, you need to have a legitimate reason for your actions."
"Sending troops directly doesn't sound good; it sounds better to reclaim lost territory."
As soon as Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Yu Tongyuan and Liao Yongzhong's eyes widened immediately.
No, you can do it like this?
Yu Tongyuan smacked his lips and said, "During the Shang and Zhou dynasties... there probably weren't any large ships capable of long-distance sea voyages, right? These things are fake after all..."
Liao Yongzhong offered a suggestion: "If all else fails, why not hire some tomb raiders and excavate a few large tombs from the Qin and Han dynasties? It's hard to say if they're fake, so let's just use the real ones!"
Yang Shaofeng banged on the table in dissatisfaction and said, "Did the Shang and Zhou dynasties have large ships capable of ocean voyages? And who gets to decide whether the artifacts unearthed are genuine?"
"We say that there were large ships capable of ocean voyages during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, who dares to say there weren't?"
"If we point to antique-looking items and say they're from the Shang and Zhou dynasties or even ancient times, which barbarian would dare to jump out and say they're from last week?"
Yu Tongyuan and Liao Yongzhong were immediately convinced.
Otherwise, Yang Dianfeng wouldn't have achieved what he has today.
When it comes to shamelessness, we're nowhere near as shameless as him!
While internally ranting and raving, Yu Tongyuan gave Yang Shaofeng a thumbs-up and praised, "The Prince Consort is absolutely right!"
Liao Yongzhong's eyes darted around, and he said, "Why don't we make more old goods? Besides burying them, we can also take them to the border market to deceive the barbarians. Moreover, these things are brought back by the barbarians themselves, and no one can say for sure where they will be buried someday—things dug up like this are better than what we buried."
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Just as Yang Shaofeng, Yu Tongyuan, and Liao Yongzhong were discussing how to fake and age the items, Nanjing was in an uproar.
"Ran?"
"No, how did he leave the city? And how did he manage to get on the ship?"
Black Sesame Dumpling looked at Xia Yu with a bewildered expression, "Didn't your Embroidered Uniform Guards notice anything?"
Xia Yu suppressed the urge to burst into tears and bowed to the black sesame dumplings, replying, "The Prince Consort has rarely attended court assemblies in the past, and recently he has been staying at home with Princess Ningyang. If Princess Funing hadn't sent someone to inform me, I..."
Before Xia Yu could finish speaking, Heizhi Tangyuan waved his hand and said, "Never mind."
"To say that you lost a Duke in the capital is an offense so serious that even skinning you alive wouldn't be enough."
"But it was my brother-in-law who ran away... so we can't blame it all on you."
"Moreover, I also bear some responsibility. I have been busy with government affairs these past few days and haven't had time to visit his home."
Xia Yu first bowed to the black sesame dumplings in gratitude, then unconsciously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Which Embroidered Uniform Guard could have imagined that their superior, the dignified Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, would run away without a word?
The key point is that neither the superior nor His Highness ordered anyone to keep an eye on the Prince Consort's residence. Which Imperial Guard would be so bored as to dare to stake out the entrance of the Prince Consort's residence?
Just as Xia Yu was secretly rejoicing, Li Shanchang said with a worried look, "Now that's great. The Prince Consort has abandoned his post and run away, leaving all the big and small matters in the capital to be on Your Highness's shoulders."
Black Sesame Dumpling quickly corrected, "It's not all on me, Prime Minister Li, you also have a share."
"Oh, right, Marquis Chengyi also has a share."
"Anyway, none of us can escape."
"..."
Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen stared blankly at the black sesame dumplings, unable to understand how someone with a mouth that could be 37 degrees could utter such cold words.
They should have someone use a thermometer from the medical school at Dengzhou University to properly measure His Highness's temperature!
Maybe the medical school is wrong to say that the human body temperature is around 37 degrees Celsius?
For a moment, Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen even began to envy Wang Baobao—could it be that Wang Baobao saw through the true colors of the superiors and the Crown Prince in advance, and then calculated that the Ming Dynasty would have such a disgusting thing as Yang Dianfeng, which is why he refused to submit to the Ming Dynasty no matter what?
Liu Bowen grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but want to give the black sesame dumplings some eye drops.
"Your Highness, I suspect that the sudden increase in official business during this period is very likely due to the secret instigation of the Imperial Son-in-Law, in order to keep Your Highness from going to the Imperial Son-in-Law's residence, so that he can take the opportunity to leave the city."
Heizhitang sighed helplessly and said, "My brother-in-law has already run away. It's too late for anything we say now. If I had known it would turn out like this, I shouldn't have agreed to let my father go to Beiping in the first place!"