allonlinenovel Chapter 435 Who would even give you a second glance?
Chapter 435 Who would even give you a second glance?
After a long silence, Park Deok-hwan finally asked, "What happened to the border market after you returned to the capital?"
Park Sung-sung sneered and said, "The border market will remain the same."
After a slight pause, Park Sung-sung added another explanation.
"The people escorting Crown Prince Chen and Crown Prince Ming were an eunuch from the Emperor of Ming's side and Yanda Mashili."
"With Yonta Mashiri around, do you think those pro-Yuan people would dare to rebel?"
Yanda Mashiri's reputation in the Ming Dynasty was not particularly high.
However, before surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, Yanda Mashili was the right prime minister of the Central Secretariat of the Yuan Dynasty.
If this were in Goryeo, Yeonda Mashiri's status would be even higher than that of King Jeon of Goryeo.
This incredibly powerful Right Chancellor Hu Yuanzhong was sent by the Ming Emperor to escort Crown Prince Chen and Crown Prince Ming.
Then the problem is coming.
Is it because the identities of Crown Prince Chen and Crown Prince Ming are too important?
Or is it that Yanda Mashiri's status in the Jianghu (江湖, a term referring to the martial arts world) in the Ming Dynasty is not high enough?
The answer is obvious.
Hu Yuan, the prime minister, was not the only one who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.
The number of nobles, dukes, and valiant generals of the Hu Yuan dynasty who were killed by Xu Da and Chang Yuchun was not small.
Therefore, the Yeonda Masri, whom Goryeo considered unapproachable, only held a so-so status in the Ming Dynasty.
Park Sung-sung said with a gloomy expression, "Did you see how Yeonda Mashiri acted in front of Prince Consort Yang?"
Park Deok-hwan thought about it carefully, then sighed and said, "The dignified Right Chancellor of the Central Secretariat, actually..."
Park Sung-sung glanced at Park Deok-hwan, then snorted coldly, "But did you see him even look at us properly?"
Park Deok-hwan was speechless after Park Sung-sung said that.
Where the hell can we go to seek justice?!
He was, after all, the official envoy sent by Goryeo to the Ming Dynasty, but who would even look at him with a second glance?
Yang Shaofeng, needless to say, has always been arrogant and domineering, and is said to have cheated countless people. It's normal that he doesn't take people seriously.
There's no need to elaborate on Prince Chen and Prince Ming, after all, they were both emperors.
It's normal that Yanda Mashiri doesn't take him seriously, after all, he is the Right Chancellor of Hu Yuan's Secretariat.
It's even understandable that the dead eunuch surnamed Sun didn't look at him properly, since he was an attendant to the Ming emperor.
but!
but!
The yamen runners and guards standing next to Prince Consort Yang didn't even look at him properly!
how to say?
They have all the superficial manners, and you can't find anything wrong with them. They speak normally, but you can still feel that they look down on you from the bottom of their hearts.
Seeing Park Deok-hwan's expression change repeatedly, Park Sung-sung chuckled and said, "What was Goryeo doing while the Ming Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty were fighting on horseback?"
"If you don't stand up on your own, no matter how high you stand, it's the same as kneeling."
"And what makes you think you deserve to be looked at properly?"
"But there are some idiots who always think that Korea rose to power on its own merits."
How ridiculous!
"How tragic!"
Park Deok-hwan was stunned again.
Why would Park Sung-sung say such nonsense?
Something seems a little off?
It took Park Deok-hwan quite a while to come to his senses and look at Park Sung-sung, asking, "Why did you suddenly bring this up?"
Park Sung-sung sighed and said, "I want to give you some advice: if you ever have the chance to be a Ming citizen again, don't think about Goryeo anymore."
"perhaps……"
Park Sung-sung's face was full of pain and struggle. "Are the four commanderies of Liaodong under the Han dynasty better than those in Goryeo?"
Sometimes, Park Sung-sung even hated himself for having to study.
If you don't read books, you won't know so much history.
If you don't read books, you won't understand the concepts of country and family.
If I didn't study, I could live a muddled life like those laborers, living for today without thinking about tomorrow.
If that were the case, it probably wouldn't be as painful as it is now, right?
Seeing the pain and struggle on Park Sung-sung's face, Park Deok-hwan was momentarily speechless.
Accusing Park Sung-sung?
Do you agree with Park Sung-sung?
None of them seem to be correct.
Seeing the confusion and bewilderment on Park Deok-hwan's face, Park Sung-sung couldn't help but sigh and say, "Don't you think all of this looks familiar?"
Park Deok-hwan was slightly taken aback and asked, "Where does he look familiar?"
Park Sung-sung said, "Back then, the Han Dynasty fought the Xiongnu on horseback, and now the Ming Dynasty is fighting the Yuan Dynasty on horseback."
"In the past, the Han Dynasty sent envoys to Korea; now, the Ming Dynasty is sending envoys to Goryeo."
"Back then, He She didn't take North Korea seriously, and now Yan Da Ma Shi Li doesn't take Goryeo seriously either."
“The Xiongnu killed the Han envoy and were immediately exterminated.”
"If any idiot were to kill the Ming envoy..."
Park Deok-hwan was immediately horrified and exclaimed, "They've gone mad!"
"No, you just said it yourself, with Yanda Mashiri around, those people won't dare to jump out!"
"Moreover, there is the Treaty of Friendship between Ming and Gao, there are border markets, there are laborers, there are Prince Chen and Prince Ming, there are..."
Park Deok-hwan became more and more anxious as he spoke, like a drowning person trying to grasp at a straw that could save their life.
Park Sung-sung didn't say anything more.
Yes, there were markets, laborers, and treaties.
I've already sold almost everything I can.
But will the appetite of the Ming Dynasty be satisfied?
Or rather, will that Prince Consort Yang's appetite be satisfied?
I have a feeling he's playing with something really new.
A new way of playing based on the tributary system.
……
"Demand three thousand warhorses from the Koreans?"
After hearing about Yanda Mashiri's mission, Yang Shaofeng simply curled his lip.
Zhu Chongba, that old man, is really petty.
You sent Yanda Mashiri as an envoy to the Koreans, and all you wanted were three thousand warhorses?
I feel ashamed for you!
With so few warhorses, where couldn't Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Li Wenzhong snatch them back?
We should ask the Koreans for cows!
Cattle!
Cattle!
Say the important thing three times!
What the Ming Dynasty lacks most right now is not warhorses, but oxen that can plow the fields.
As for the lives and deaths of the Korean people, what the hell does that have to do with you, Zhu Chongba?
Did they pay your taxes?
They gave their daughter to you... Oh, they really did give her away, even though she's a bit ugly.
While secretly complaining, Yang Shaofeng had someone summon Park Sung-sung to the Dengzhou government office.
"The Ming Dynasty needs oxen."
Yang Shaofeng went straight to the point, saying, "We need not only oxen to pull the plow, but also cattle to slaughter and eat."
"This could also be an opportunity for Goryeo."
Park Sung-sung stared at Yang Shaofeng with a completely bewildered expression and said, "Your Highness, Korea, raising cattle?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded and said, "It's not just Goryeo, but also the grasslands and other vassal states need to be supported."
"Of course, the Ming Dynasty will also raise them locally."
"The more cows, the better."
Hearing Yang Shaofeng say that, Park Sung-sung gradually felt relieved.
Goryeo...still has its uses!
Yang Shaofeng continued, "Besides the matter of the ox, I have another good thing to tell you today, which is why I called Vice Envoy Park here."