Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu was indeed a little tired, and he hadn't had a good rest for a while.With my eyes closed, my mind was in a mess, and I fell asleep without knowing it.

The cabinet, the six ministries, and the governors left the palace, each of them felt ashamed, heavy hearted and very relieved. Since ancient times, good ministers have hoped for Mingjun. No matter how many criticisms His Majesty has today, he is still quite "clear" when it comes to right and wrong. At least they are people. , far less than.

Bi Ziyan also had such contradictory thoughts, he breathed out quietly, looked at these people, and said: "The emperor is not a wise king, I am too stupid to wait, although the emperor did not pursue today's matter, but I can't just forget it, my lord The required memorial must be carefully written, and sent to the cabinet first, and then sent to the inspector of ceremonies after the official has read it. In the future, we need to think twice. At this critical moment, we must not make a single mistake, so as not to delay the disaster In future generations, there will be no redemption for a hundred deaths..."

Now a group of people are agitated, and it is difficult to calm down. Hearing what Bi Ziyan said, his face lightened a little, and they all raised their hands and said: "Obey."

This matter was embarrassing for everyone, so Bi Ziyan didn't want to say much, so he left after a few words, and turned to go to the cabinet.

He needs to draw up a decree and award it to those who write it.

This group of people is no better than them. If they see such a strict will, they don't know how to react.If it is published in newspapers across the country, there will probably be many more people who "refuse to be an official".

Bi Ziyan can no longer control these people, so he can only soften his tone as much as possible, save a little face for them, and hope that they will all realize something and don't do extreme things.

Zhu Xu had already fallen asleep, and Liu Shimin took the cabinet's order and was on duty in the cabinet. When Zhu Xu woke up, he sent it to the imperial inspection, sealed it, and sent it out in the open.

At the same time, the two kings of North Korea were also anxious and distraught.

Inside the post station, Li Tan walked up and down with his hands behind his back, looking restless.

He and Li Hui personally and sent many people to contact with the officials of Ming Dynasty, and found that officials of Ming Dynasty tended to withdraw troops from North Korea, accounting for a considerable part. One of the reasons was to save money, even if North Korea was willing to bear this part of the expenditure. However, these officials are also unwilling to continue to station troops in Pyongyang, and hope to withdraw to the country so that they can concentrate on internal affairs.

This is very bad news for them. If Ming Dynasty insists on withdrawing troops, wouldn't it be the same as watching North Korea fall?

Li Ji and Li Hun looked at each other, even though the two had a hard time resenting each other, they both looked serious at this moment and inspected each other.

"No matter what, the national title can't go!" Li Zhen gritted his teeth.

Li Hui nodded. North Korea and Ming Dynasty had a very close relationship. They were very similar in politics, culture, and systems. Such a major event as removing the country name was beyond their discretion.

"Your Highness, this is a letter from Mr. Wang." A North Korean court lady entered and handed a letter to Li Zhen.

Li Zhen was taken aback for a moment, then quickly opened it.

This "Mr. Wang" is a great Confucianist in North Korea. He was studying in Daming recently. Li Zhen was at a loss for what to do, so he wrote to ask for advice.

Li Hun also came over and stared at the opened paper.

I saw on the letter paper that there were eight big characters "There is no distinction between the country and the province, and the inside and the outside are different". They are strong and powerful, and the outside is square and the inside is round. They are Chinese characters.

"What's the meaning of Mr. Wang?" Li Hun looked at the eight characters with a puzzled expression.

Li Jing didn't understand either, so he sat down slowly, looked at the eight characters, and kept thinking.

I don't know how long it took, but Li Yu stood up abruptly, with an overjoyed expression, and said anxiously: "Yes, yes, Mr. Wang must mean that, it must be, good, good idea, let's go to the cabinet tomorrow, as long as the Ming cabinet agrees, the emperor There must be no problem with His Majesty, North Korea can be saved..."

Seeing how excited Li Zhen was, Li Hun also said with a happy face: "What is the specific method? Tell me quickly, can the Ming cabinet really agree?"

Li Yan looked at Mr. Wang's eight characters, and said excitedly: "Sir, what you mean is that to North Korea, we are still the country of North Korea, and to Ming Dynasty, we are the province of North Korea. Then we only need to make some changes and follow the settings of Daming." "Cabinet", they are talking about the governor's office, to put it bluntly, what Ming needs is an excuse to persuade the people to have to garrison troops, we can just give this excuse!"

Li Hun's eyes lit up. Indeed, Daming had no intention or need to annex North Korea. He just wanted an excuse. For Daming, North Korea had lost its national title. For North Korea, nothing had changed, and it was acceptable both internally and externally. !

"Okay, write the notebook quickly. By the way, tell me, should we meet His Majesty first, or the lords of the cabinet?" Li Hun was very excited, looking at Li Zhen and asked.

Li Zhen suppressed his excitement, thought for a while, and then frowned: "I still have to find His Majesty the Emperor first. The cabinet ministers are too firm. If you can persuade Your Majesty, His Majesty will put pressure on the Cabinet again, and we will lobby again. It's easier to do."

Li Hun also felt that the adults in the Ming cabinet were too tough and they could not persuade them, so he nodded and said, "Well, write the notebook quickly, and enter the palace early tomorrow morning!"

Chapter 989 Solved

The two kings of North Korea still did not wait until the next morning, but entered the palace overnight.

Not long after Zhu Xu slept, he was woken up.

Cao Huachun and others did not dare to delay this matter, so they invited the two of them into the palace, entertained them with good tea, and at the same time woke up Zhu Xu.

After Zhu Xu washed up and refreshed himself, he met the two kings in Dongnuange.

The reason why North Korea has two kings is because of the "rebellion" in North Korea. Now Li Zhen and Li Hun are standing opposite Zhu Xu. When Zhu Xu is looking at their memorial, the two of you say, I One sentence added, explaining the memorial to Zhu Xu in detail.

Zhu Xu looked at the playbook and listened to what the two said, with a strange expression on his face.

The method that North Korea came up with is also considered strange. Externally, it is to remove the country name and not use the country title. "North Korea" is a province of Ming Dynasty.Internally, it is still the country of Korea, the king of Korea is hereditary, and the overall situation in the country has changed slightly, which is "the same" as other provinces in Ming Dynasty. Taxes are handed over, and defense is moved up.

Zhu Xu squeezed his chin and said as calmly as possible: "You are saying that North Korea... retains the country name internally and removes the country name externally. I, Ming Dynasty, sent some officials to North Korea to upload and distribute them. Others remain the same. That's what it means. ?"

Li Zhen hurriedly said: "Yes, my subordinates believe that only in this way can Daming be reasonable and stay in Pyongyang for a long time."

Li Hui continued: "After careful discussion, the ministers and others believe that this method is feasible."

Zhu Xu looked at the two, and the corner of his mouth twitched unconsciously.The fundamental purpose of these two people is actually to want Daming to continue to garrison troops in North Korea, so that if the Japanese country comes again, they can "suspend together" with Daming.

It's just that although these two people spoke of righteousness, it seemed that they were trying to deceive Daming's subordinates and defend North Korea in a different way, and they were blatant, upright, and well-founded, and they came to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

According to the etiquette system, the king of Joseon is the county king of Daming, and North Korea is a vassal state of Ming. Whether it is due to Ming's dignity or geostrategy, Ming must defend North Korea!

However, under the current special circumstances of Ming Dynasty, after Zhu Xu intentionally made things difficult, the two kings of Joseon could come up with such a compromise, which is considered commendable.

At the same time, this also pushes forward Zhu Xu's plan to annex North Korea. At this point, North Korea is a part of Ming Dynasty, a province. Once the time is right, the king of Joseon is emptied, and it is only natural for Ming to send someone to take over North Korea— —A matter of an imperial edict!

Zhu Xu breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes flickered slightly.The first island chain is still short of the country of Wa. There is North Korea between the country of Wa and Daming. Now that North Korea has been resolved, the next step is the country of Wa!

Zhu Xu's thoughts returned to his eyes in an instant, looking at the memorial in his hand, and then at the two kings of Joseon, he said in a deep voice: "It is my Ming's responsibility to defend North Korea, and I will issue an edict to the cabinet, and the troops stationed in Pyongyang will not be allowed to defend North Korea." Withdrawal, it is not within the plan of the 'New Deal'!"

Li Yu and Li Hun were overjoyed, knelt down and said: "Chen, thank you for your majesty Long En! North Korea and Ming have the same honor and rest, and will never change!"

Zhu Xu looked at the two, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said, "Pingshen, but there is one more problem."

The faces of Li Ji and Li Hun changed slightly, and they said cautiously: "What's the problem, Your Majesty?"

Zhu Xu put down the notebook in his hand and said, "North Korea is one province, but there are two kings, how should we deal with it?"

As soon as Zhu Xu's words came out, the faces of Li Ji and Li Hun froze, because these two people were considered to be the thrones obtained by "rebellion". system".

This matter is not only controversial in North Korea, but the Ming court is also very dissatisfied with the state of North Korea.Yuan Keli's words of "putting the crown upside down" are still reverberating in the government and the public.Every time the king of North Korea came to Beijing, someone wrote a letter, asking the court to severely punish North Korea and "put order out of chaos."

Da Mingxiu's "Shenzong Shilu" and "Xizong Shilu" both involved North Korea, which is very disgraceful. North Korea has repeatedly written letters, and even sent people to Beijing to express their feelings. I hope Daming will not write this paragraph.

After all, the pen of history is like a knife, this is the annals of history for thousands of years, and future generations must read it!

Li Yu and Li Hun were well aware of these things, but they didn't dare to mention it too much. This matter "can only be understood but not explained in words". Seeing Zhu Xu bring it up, the two of them were embarrassed at first, and then showed fear on their faces.

They didn't know whether Zhu Xu's words implied that Daming wanted to "set things right" with North Korea, and felt uneasy.

Not far from Cao Huachun, Liu Shimin looked at the two terrified kings and shook his head secretly, without the air of a lord of a country at all.

The room was quiet for a while, Li Zhen bit the bullet, looked at Zhu Xu and said, "I don't know what your majesty and the court think?"