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Chapter 284 What kind of young person isn't hot-blooded?

The more he thought about the various messy problems, the more his head ached. Magistrate Yang couldn't help but sigh and said, "Your Highness, I will try to put together a memorial in the next few days, and then I will ask Your Highness for guidance."

Upon hearing the words "memorial to the emperor," Zhu Biao was initially alarmed, but then calmed down.

Besides, who should read this memorial first?

It must be me. My brother-in-law wrote the memorial. Let me take a look and see what's wrong.

If I don't understand something, I can just ask my brother-in-law. If Dad doesn't understand it either, he can ask me or my brother-in-law directly, right?

In any case, in the end, it won't be me who has a headache, but my own father and Li Shanchang.

With this in mind, Zhu Biao calmly replied, "Brother-in-law, please feel free to write. I'll take care of everything."

After discussing the border market, Zhu Biao chuckled and said, "By the way, brother-in-law, those four scholars you brought from Ningyang County..."

Magistrate Yang immediately perked up his ears and asked, "What happened to those four?"

Zhu Biao chuckled and said, "Yesterday, just yesterday, those four beat up their colleagues at the Public Security Bureau. In the end, they were all fined a month's salary, and then I had someone send them each some reward money."

Magistrate Yang was slightly taken aback and asked, "You beat up your colleague?"

This is interesting, isn't it? I was all ready to put the sacks on people, but I didn't have time for a while, so I didn't get around to it. Instead, these four of them beat me to it and started doing it.

Speaking of which, shouldn't we find an opportunity to snatch Liu Bowen and Kong Xixue's sacks?

It's all that old Deng's fault. All he does is arrange this and that for me, as if he's afraid I'll have any free time.

We've been in Beijing for so long, and it's almost the end of the year. If we don't buy now, we'll have to wait until next year.

Just as Magistrate Yang was racking his brains about how to trap Liu Bowen and Kong Xixue, Zhu Biao continued, "I later inquired and found out that it was because an official in the Ministry of Personnel said that when envoys are sent to vassal states, they must maintain the dignity of the Ming Dynasty and not act improperly."

Now Magistrate Yang was even more curious: "That's not wrong."

Zhu Biao suddenly changed the subject and said, "But that person also said that the treaty you forced the envoy to sign a few days ago was really too much and had a loss of face for the great Ming Dynasty."

Upon hearing this, Magistrate Yang simply said "Oh," and then added, "They really deserved a beating. Good riddance. It seems these four idiots have finally learned their lesson, but not quite. What's the point of resorting to violence right here in the Public Security Bureau?"

After saying that, Magistrate Yang called out directly to the front yard, "Lame Fifth Brother! Lame Fifth Brother!"

When Limpy Wu hurriedly arrived, Magistrate Yang immediately instructed, "Brother Limpy Wu, please go and check on those four fools for me, and remember to bring some gifts with you."

Watching Limpy Five hurriedly leave, Zhu Biao couldn't help but rub his forehead and sigh, "Brother-in-law, it's one thing for me to secretly send them some rewards, but what you're doing will only encourage their bad habits. They might even dare to hit people again next time."

Magistrate Yang chuckled and said, "Your Highness, I am deliberately encouraging this unhealthy trend so that they will dare to hit people again next time."

Zhu Biao was slightly taken aback and asked, "Why?"

The smile on Magistrate Yang's face vanished, and he turned to look at Zhu Biao and said, "Because barbarians fear power but do not cherish virtue; the weak submit humbly, and the strong are bound to be thieves and bandits."

"Just like this time when I forced the Goryeo envoy Park Deok-hwan to sign the 'Myeong-Goryeo Friendship Treaty'."

“Our Great Ming Dynasty is strong while Goryeo is weak, so Park Deok-hwan had no choice but to sign.”

“But if Goryeo is strong and our Ming Dynasty is weak, then it would be me or my colleagues who would suffer this humiliation.”

"Your Highness, do not forget that Goryeo once wreaked havoc on the Central Plains as a vassal army of Hu Yuan."

“Your humble servant once read a storybook about the Tang Dynasty, which said that the people of the Tang Dynasty never cared about any foreigners. No matter how rich a foreigner was, he could not compare to a beggar in Chang'an.”

"Your humble servant yearns for it and is willing to strive for it."

At this point, Magistrate Yang sighed again and said, "The Ming Dynasty should never be something that the barbarians like, but something that our own people like, that the barbarians fear, and that makes the barbarians feel genuine fear when they mention the Ming Dynasty."

As Magistrate Yang finished speaking, Zhu Biao fell silent.

Is this what the Ming Dynasty was like?

……

"How childish."

After hearing Zhu Biao's account, Emperor Zhu chuckled and commented, "He's going a bit too far."

Zhu Biao looked at Emperor Zhu and asked, "Then what should we do? It seems my brother-in-law is convinced of this."

Emperor Zhu smiled and shook his head, saying, "What do you mean, 'what to do'? Just do as he says—remember, to correct a wrong, you must go to extremes; without going to extremes, you cannot correct a wrong."

"First there were the two-legged sheep during the Five Barbarian Invasions, and then the fourth-class people after the Yuan Dynasty's invasion of the south. Twice they nearly broke the backbone of the Han people. Without strong medicine, how could such a deep-rooted disease be easily cured?"

"When we say he's childish, we don't mean he did anything wrong, but rather that he was too impatient."

"With the Yuan dynasty still not destroyed, the Ming dynasty should not be too aggressive. It is time to learn to keep a low profile and bide our time."

At this point, Emperor Zhu reached out and patted Zhu Biao's shoulder, laughing heartily as he said, "Your father's generation was a pioneering generation, a generation that allowed the people to recuperate and live in peace, a generation that kept a low profile. It is your generation that is the time to show your true colors."

"When the time comes, if any barbarian disobeys, you can rest assured to exterminate their descendants and destroy their contributions."

"Just like governing a country, if we deal with those disobedient scoundrels who want to harm our Ming Dynasty, you can easily become a wise and benevolent ruler who is loved by all the people of the world."

At this point, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but chuckle and said, "What a pity. By the time you ascend the throne, that scoundrel will be in his prime. He probably won't let you have an easy time. It'll be more likely when it comes to your son's generation."

Upon hearing Emperor Zhu's words, Zhu Biao couldn't help but shiver. Emperor Zhu, however, smiled and said, "Alright, you can take your younger brothers to study."

Emperor Zhu's expression gradually softened only after Zhu Biao left the Qianqing Palace.

After pondering it for a moment, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.

They're still a bit childish; young people are too impetuous and don't think things through like Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen did.

But that makes sense. What kind of young person wouldn't be so spirited?

Anyway, Old Zhu is still young and has plenty of time. As long as we are patient and teach him slowly, he will eventually become successful.