Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it too.

In terms of status, these five Korean women were worthy of filling Zhu Di's harem.

But her appearance is really hard to describe.

The person who went to Korea to select a woman for my father-in-law at that time was Huang Yan, a personal eunuch who knew my father-in-law's preferences best.

His explanation was that Mingsheng assisted him in choosing the woman.

These are the only powerful families in North Korea.

The most beautiful one is the girl from Yin’s family, but unfortunately there are no girls of the right age, either too old or too young.

The remaining few powerful families are really like picking melons from the bottom of the basket, and only a few can be selected.

The father-in-law was helpless.

The people have been sent here, what else can we do?

So the father-in-law wrote a letter directly to criticize Lee Bang-won:

Last year, the women you selected were all fat, skinny, short, and none of them were pretty. Since you worked so hard to select them, I reluctantly accepted them. Next time, I'll give you a few more, and they must be pretty.

At that time, my father-in-law still treated Lee Bang-won as his own.

On the one hand, everyone actually usurped the throne after some manipulation, and they felt like they were close friends.

Secondly, although the daughter of the Quan family was not pretty enough, after she entered the palace, she was favored by Zhu Di for a while because of her gentleness and obedience.

The next year, Lee Bang-won sent another group of North Korean women over, but they were no longer women from powerful families, but were selected through open selection in North Korea.

In terms of appearance, the quality has indeed improved.

As for the quality, Zhang Xin just wants to laugh.

But for my father-in-law, the matter was just forgotten and his attitude towards North Korea has always been good.

As for Lee Seong-gye, the imprisoned emperor.

As far as Zhang Xin remembers, from the time he was imprisoned to the time his death was announced, no news about Lee Seong-gye reached the country.

Lee Bang-won's position is very secure.

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In the four years when Zhu Yunwen was in power in his previous life, in order to win over Korea to his side, he did another stupid thing when Lee Bang-won overthrew Lee Seong-gye and usurped the throne and sent envoys to ask for a title.

He instructed the Ministry of Rites:

【Korea is a country of etiquette and culture. As long as the matter of resignation and succession does not violate the laws of nature or human ethics, it is up to the country to decide for itself.】

By saying this, Zhu Yunwen was saying that even though he knew that Lee Bang-won's ascension to the throne was against the will of heaven and against human ethics, he still decided not to interfere in the internal affairs of Korea.

Subsequently, Zhu Yunwen also named Lee Bang-won as the "King of Korea" and gave him the nine-chapter crown, a golden seal, etc.

The Ming dynasty's enthronement, which Lee Seong-gye and Lee Bang-gak had requested many times but failed to obtain, was obtained by Lee Bang-won during Zhu Yunwen's short four-year reign.

Lee Bang-won's title also changed from his father and brother's "Acting Governor of Joseon Affairs" to "King of Joseon".

This is such a shitty operation.

When Zhang Xin thinks about it now, she can only feel disgusted.

Zhu Yunwen was really stupid enough to fly into the sky and escape into the ground.

He was fooled by those civil officials into doing a lot of things that were dishonoring his ancestors without any awareness.

In the 26th year of Hongwu, although my grandfather named the country Korea, since Lee Seong-gye's acquisition of the country was abnormal and he did not grant tribute, Korea could only call itself "Ming Joseon Kingdom" in all formal occasions to indicate its vassal status.

This sovereignty is very clear.

Lee Seong-gye was merely a person who managed the Joseon Kingdom for the Ming Dynasty.

The same thing happened to Lee Seong-gye's successor, who was merely a manager.

As a result of Zhu Yunwen's operation, Lee Bang-won suddenly became the legitimate owner of Korea.

Later, my father-in-law ascended the throne.

Lee Bang-won again requested the crown, robes, and books.

His father-in-law was busy with domestic affairs and thinking about Mobei. Moreover, because he erased Zhu Yunwen's existence, the four years of Jianwen were changed back to the years of Hongwu. He could only accept this terrible bestowal of titles by Zhu Yunwen on the outside world.

So my father-in-law asked the Ministry of Rites to make the arrangements.

The Ministry of Rites followed the previous specifications and still bestowed the golden seal, imperial edict, nine-chapter crown, jade sceptre, jade pendant, seven-diamond crown with pearls and jadeite, shawl, gold pendant, and scriptures and colored coins on the inside and outside.

From then on, the Hongxi Dynasty, Xuande Dynasty, and Zhengtong Period all followed this practice.

Every heir of the Lee family was named King of Korea.

You can call yourself "I" or "the widow", but you cannot call yourself "I";

Ministers can address you as Your Majesty or Your Highness, but not as the Emperor or Your Majesty.

To do otherwise would be an act of usurpation.

But the Li family also did many things that were beyond their authority.

After the death of the Joseon king, the Lee family who succeeded to the throne would submit a petition to the court requesting a posthumous title, but in private they would secretly give the deceased king a temple name.

For example, Lee Seong-gye was called Taejo, and Lee Bang-won was called Sejong.

Anyone can have a posthumous title, no matter if it is an emperor, a minister, or even a celebrity. It is the evaluation of the predecessors by later generations.

Not everyone can have a temple name. It is only limited to emperors and is mainly used for sacrifices.

At that time, when the news of North Korea's unauthorized use of temple names reached China, my father-in-law was busy arranging the attack on Mobei.

At that time, the father and son were very unhappy because of their frequent expeditions to Mobei.

As soon as Zhu Gaochi advocated reprimanding Korea, his father-in-law sang a different tune from Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi's arms were no match for his thighs.

As a result, it became a custom for Korean kings to have temple names.

The Li family of Korea became more and more complacent, and even colluded with Japan, pretending to obey but actually disobeying their will. The Japanese pirates along the coast became more and more rampant day by day.

Zhang Xin didn’t understand much before.

Nor did they realize how much harm the North Korean Lee family could cause.

It was only until now, when I put all the things together, that I realized how terrifying it really was.

Zhang Xin believed that based on what the Li family did in their previous life, if the Ming Dynasty ever fell into decline, North Korea would try to declare itself emperor, get rid of its vassal status, or even bite back.

The Ming family, who were in North Korea, must have done a lot of things in this process, whether in their previous life or this life.

She had lived through six dynasties and had no impression of the Ming family.

But according to what Zhu Zhanji said yesterday, the Ming family has considerable influence in Korea.

There are so many things that a big family that has been hidden behind the scenes during the Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande, and Zhengtong dynasties can do.

In fact, this is no different from the big landlords in the Jiangnan area of ​​​​China.

The things that happened to the Zhu family in their previous life might have been caused by the Ming family.

A king of a fallen country who was driven to a backward small country.

Zhang Xin didn't believe that he was really devoted to Ming.

[Small science: The two words "Quanzhi" in Quanzhi Joseon state affairs actually mean temporary acting. Officials in the early Song Dynasty were temporarily assigned by the court to handle affairs in a certain place, and they often had the word "zhi" before their official titles. "Zhi" means to be in charge. Temporary acting officials were called "Quanzhi", which was later used.]

[Small science: The title of the king of Joseon was equal to that of the prince of the Ming Dynasty. After death, the Ming Dynasty would only grant a two-character posthumous title. For example, when the Koreans praised the Joseon King Sejong to the sky, the Ming Dynasty Emperor Daizong granted him the posthumous title of "Jhuangxian" after his death. According to etiquette, he could only be called "Jhuangxian King" and his wife could only be called "Jhuangxian Queen". However, the Koreans were so happy that they insisted on calling him Sejong. ]