[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

The 25th year of Hongwu is not an ordinary year for the entire East Asian region.

Just in the northeast of Daming, after experiencing the incident of returning to the army on Weihua Island, Li Chenggui, who had monopolized the Goryeo government for four years, finally overthrew the old master and became king himself.

But as a vassal state, the normal succession of the throne requires the approval of the suzerain state, not to mention the throne obtained by usurping the throne. Therefore, the first thing Li Chenggui did when he took the throne was to get the recognition of Ming Dynasty and establish a friendly relationship with Ming Dynasty. Strategic goals come first.

The most important thing is to let Emperor Hongwu know that he has no choice but to usurp the throne and seize power against Daming's will.

Therefore, Li Chenggui sent several autographs to Emperor Hongwu one after another. The central idea is how incompetent and stupid the King of Koryo is, and his life experience is a little bit unclear. He didn't draw a clear line with Can Yuan, but flirted with each other, which was too much.

The minister didn't intend to usurp the throne, but he did such a good job and was recommended by the people, so he was embarrassed to refuse.Of course, the excellence of the minister is because the minister admires His Majesty, and learns from you in everything he does. However, the minister is dull and has only learned less than one percent, but this is enough. The old people of Goryeo said that the minister He is excellent and reliable, so he welcomes his minister as king.

This memorandum was written by Li Chenggui himself, and every word and every sentence is extremely pious. Rainbow farts are wholesaled as crazy as if they don’t want money. They don’t even dare to use the name of the king of Korea, but use the phrase "the official who knows the state of Korea" cautiously. Looking up, the attitude can be said to be very humble.

However, if Zhu Yuanzhang is someone who can be coaxed around by a few rainbow farts, then he is not Zhu Yuanzhang.

Since then, Li Chenggui wrote letters many times, but all he got was ambiguous replies.

It was not until Li Chenggui finally got to the point in express hints, promising that the kingdom he led would become Ming's gold medalist in the Northeast, and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to adjudicate the title of the country as a show of submission, that Emperor Hongwu reluctantly gave him a look.

Li Chenggui sent two country titles to Nanjing, one was the old name of Goryeo "Chosun" and the other was his birthplace "Hening". In the end, Emperor Hongwu thought that the name of Korea was better, with allusions and sources Fengya decided that "North Korea" was the name of the new country.

Li Chenggui respectfully sent back the Goryeo State Seal and the Goryeo King Seal issued by Daming when the two countries established diplomatic relations 20 years ago, and then happily welcomed back the hot Korean State Seal, but...

Why?Wait, is something missing?

Your Majesty, did you miss sending the King of Joseon seal?

Emperor Hongwu shook his finger, and said to the officials of the Ministry of Rites who came to inquire, it was not that I forgot, but as the emperor and the suzerain, he had to be responsible for the Korean people.

Those who are popular and respected are all said by you, Li Chenggui, and we don’t know if it’s true. If I easily granted Yin Xin’s order and recognized you as the king of North Korea, you would bully the people and engage in crimes in the Northeast. What should I do?Doesn't this go against my original intention?

The peace-loving Emperor Hongwu felt that a probationary period had to be given to make sure you were qualified.

Li Chenggui burst into tears immediately after receiving the reply, hugged the messenger's thigh and asked how he could be recognized.

"This, is this what the lord of the country did? It's too much..." The scholar struggled for a long time, but he couldn't find a suitable adjective, but his companion followed the trend: "This king of North Korea is too bad." Pay attention!"

"Qinghe, be careful!" Another young man who sat at the same table but remained silent from the beginning to the end raised his eyes and reminded: "Li Chenggui cannot be called the king of Joseon before he has been conferred. Your Majesty attaches great importance to the act of sending an angel to North Korea. As an assistant official, Brother Qi should not sue us about the situation of other countries without authorization, let alone use contemptuous words to describe the ministers of Quanzhi North Korea. This is against our suzerain country The way is very bad."

His remarks made the faces of the two named by him flushed with embarrassment, while those who were not named also showed embarrassment, not knowing how to resolve it.

It was originally just an ordinary gathering of friends. Friends, after a few liang of rice wine, it is natural to gossip about the mountains. It was originally just to join in the fun and make fresh pictures. Those two words immediately made everyone extremely embarrassed.

How did you invite him?

Then I don't know that he can raise an argument on this topic!

Several young people made eye contact, and there was one word in their expressions - bad luck.

A group of people finally broke up unhappy.

I don't know whether it was intentional or doubtless, when they left, several young people walked away in twos and threes, only the top student left the restaurant alone.

If ordinary people encounter such a situation where they are obviously being targeted, they will inevitably show strange expressions, or they will be annoyed that they have ruined the atmosphere with their outspoken words, or they are annoyed that their friends are so shameless, but the expression of this young man is extremely calm, and the expression on his face looks There was not even a trace of emotion, and even a hint of stubbornness, obviously he was used to this kind of situation.

"I know him. His name is Xie Jin. It is said that he is a young child prodigy, Xie Yuan. He was awarded a scholar at the age of 19. He is erudite and has a wide range of literature. His Majesty appreciates him very much. He became a Hanlin scholar back then."

On the top floor of the restaurant, a young man dressed in plain clothes who was quite incompatible with the luxurious decoration of this restaurant was leaning on the window and looking down, watching the young man's back, with a bit of admiration and regret in his words: "However, This kid has a bad temper, and before his ass is hot, he joined a lot of people and caused a lot of hatred. Last year, His Majesty recruited his father and asked him to go back to his hometown to settle—if he doesn't go back, he's afraid it will end What matters is not officialdom, but life.”

"Ouch! So it's this kid, so I've heard of him." Holding a wine glass, the dark-skinned young man with a rough look immediately slapped the table when he heard the man's name, and said excitedly, "He left at a good time, In a month or two at night, there will be a team of people going to beat him up."

"Why, Halati, did he offend you too?" The young man who was sitting in the first place, also dressed in coarse linen, looked sideways, with a bit of curiosity on his face, "Should you have nothing to do with him?"

"Hey, we have nothing to do with him, but how many friends does anyone who can't bear it have? Time to open your eyes and close your eyes..."

"Cough cough."

"Of course!" Halati said with a righteous look on his face, "As the face of Yingtian Mansion, the guardian of the city, and the defender of the people, we definitely refused!"

Everyone showed half-smile expressions, and the young man who spoke out first coughed dryly, and while lowering the propped up window, he helped his friends change the subject: "However, it is appropriate, what this person said just now does have some truth , if you go on a mission next time, don’t bring that kid with you.”

Another young man who had been silent since hearing the chattering mode started nodded, this person was Jian Rong who was in charge of the mission to North Korea this time, and he sighed softly, "This guy is very talented... "

The young man who was blocked by Xie Jin's words just now was the person he was most optimistic about on this trip. This person is extremely gifted in languages, and he has mastered seven or eight Korean folk languages ​​in just a short period of ten days. Success, this talent was insignificant in the past, but it is invaluable now.

Although the official language of the entire East Asia is Chinese, the envoys of the Ming Dynasty can communicate in Chinese when they go to the vassal state, but it is undoubtedly safer to have an official who masters the local language accompany them.

——At least in case the locals play one set of heads and one set of backs, they can be prepared.

It is precisely because of his ability that this official with not long entry qualifications will be selected into the emissary team. If it were not for today's chance encounter, this official would soon become the key training object of Honglu Temple.

But now...maybe he is still the focus of training, but his official career will not be so smooth in the future, and he must study hard before he can use it. You can be an official without being smart, but you can't be ignorant of what to say and what to say. It should be said.

Although Emperor Hongwu did not recognize the legitimacy of Li Chenggui's throne before, he is the leader of the vassal state. This young man talked about the leader of the vassal state in such a frivolous tone. If people knew about it, he might make a big fuss. At that time, it will be a proper major diplomatic issue.

Although the other people present didn't say anything at the time, everyone disagreed with that young man's attitude.

What Li Chenggui wanted to please was Daming, but what he wanted to please was winning more with less, regaining lost ground inch by inch, and driving the invincible emperors and ministers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty back to Mobei. However, in 25 years, Daming has grown from scratch and made the country strong and the people rich, and none of this has anything to do with this fledgling young man.

The fathers who were killed in bloody battles are not proud yet. Why should you, a young man who has not made any contribution, look down on a leader of another country who was also killed and has made a lot of military exploits instead of them?Just because you reincarnated well?

Pride can come from one's own achievements, but it should never come from blood.

Even though his inner thoughts were complicated, Jian Rong never liked to talk behind others' backs. Under the current situation, he just expressed his emotion and didn't say any more.Everyone changed the topic tacitly, and shared with each other interesting things that happened recently in the workplace.

These people here are all young, and the oldest among them is no more than 35 years old, and some of them are even old enough to be called yellow-haired boys when they go out.

But what does not match their age is that they are now the mainstay of the Ming court.

These people were the candidates who participated in the first exam after the re-opening of the imperial examination in Hongwu in 16 years, and were forced to go uphill by the housing prices raised by Ying Tianfu at that time, and established low-rent housing candidates. They have a common nickname, It's called Xiangshan Shuke.

The source of this elegant name is the name of the low-rent housing—Xiangshan Shushe.

Don't think the name is so elegant, in fact, Xiangshan Shushe is a dormitory converted from a large warehouse.As for the origin of Xiangshan, it is also because everyone was poor at the beginning. When decorating low-rent housing, they only had the meager assets they earned by selling half a tenth of the Spring Festival couplets. Choose fir that grows extremely fast and is of poor quality.

The cedar itself has a special woody aroma, which is the inspiration for the name.

Nine years have passed in a flash of time, and the young students in the past were lucky enough to survive under the stricter and stricter selection by Emperor Hongwu. Nearly half of the original fifteen Xiangshan scholars have climbed to their departments. Two of them were sent to the vassal state as the first batch of envoys when they were young. As a bridge between Daming and the vassal state, they made a lot of achievements.

Although the rest of the people seem relatively ordinary, they have all gone deep into the local area, worked hard for nearly ten years, and have very rich experience in local management.

The policy of appointing officials in Ming Dynasty has always paid attention to the management experience at the grassroots level. Most of the officials in the ruling party have climbed up from the grassroots step by step. Their current local management experience will be a very important political wealth in the future.

When these young people who have now become veterans in the officialdom talk about the life of preparing for the exam back then, it is inevitable that they feel emotional.

At that time, everyone was relatively young, and they didn’t even feel that they were suffering. They just thought it was quite interesting to be with their friends. In addition, they were full of energy, with backaches and backaches, and just slept. They were all focused on scientific research. The goal is here, and the whole body is full of endless energy.

It's not like now, everyone can be called successful and famous, and they can no longer afford to rent a house as in the past, but there will always be an annoying feeling of falling into a middle-aged crisis.

Cough, mid-life crisis or something is absolutely not allowed!Although the qualifications are old, everyone's mentality is still very young.

Because most of the people have been scattered all over the years, and the transportation is inconvenient, it is extremely difficult to have a reunion, so they agreed to use the capital as their base, and no matter who returns to Beijing to report on their work, the Xiangshan scholars who stay in the capital must gather together Get together, talk about the current situation, talk about difficulties.

Although everyone tacitly maintains a private harmony, they still have their own positions in the political arena, but between friends, it is okay to complain and comfort the person who is in the worst mood today.

Even if you can't share the pain, at least speaking out will make you feel better.

Everyone looked at the young man who had been silent today, resting his chin on one hand and sitting listlessly in the main seat, and asked with concern: "Your Highness seems to be troubled?"

The young man's eyes were empty, and his eyes were full of confusion: "My lords, I feel that my relationship with my father has faded a bit."

Everyone looked sideways when they heard the words, all expressions were speechless.In the past, they might have been worried when they heard this sentence. The crown prince and the emperor are at odds. These words came from the mouth of the prince. Thinking about it, they feel that the amount of information is huge and the subtext is rich.

But until now, these people have no feeling at all.

The reason is simple—for the past year, they have heard this sentence every time they gather, and every time it is a trivial matter, no matter how tense and scary the beginning is, they will become numb after hearing too much.

"His Royal Highness, what's the matter this time?" Mu Bai's senior brother's eyes were like water, and his expression was gentle, which was completely inconsistent with his unceremonious words.

Mu Bai sighed for a long time, and said sadly that he did not expect the relationship with his senior brother to fade.After he drank all the water and wine on the table, he poured bitter water.

Yep, someone must have noticed that Mubaek's title changed.

In the 25th year of Hongwu, on April [-]st, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, officially proclaimed the throne of Zen on the grounds that he broke his promise and ordered the people to repair the Yellow River and the Huaihe River after he ascended the throne.

On April 25th, Prince Zhu Biao ascended the throne and became the second emperor of Ming Dynasty, with the country name Jianwen.

At the beginning of his accession to the throne, the first decree issued by Emperor Jianwen was to posthumously designate his father, Emperor Hongwu, as the Supreme Emperor, and said that the orders of the Supreme Emperor were equal to his orders, and that all the benefits enjoyed by the Supreme Emperor would remain unchanged. Refused.

On the second day after the abdication edict was promulgated, His Royal Highness the Supreme Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had already taken Empress Ma and two horses, and ran back to his hometown Fengyang with a lot of money.The two of them did not live in the unfinished palace in Fengyang, but chose a farmland surrounded by mountains and rivers.

Fengyang was originally a land of fish and rice, but due to the diversion of the Yellow River and the diversion of the Huaihe River into the sea, and the backflow of sediment accumulation, this place has become a reservoir.

The flooding of the river took away the fertility of the farmland, aggravated the compaction of the soil, and caused the salinization of the land, turning Fengyang, which was originally a land of fish and rice, into a miserable wasteland.

In the process of dredging the Yellow River this time, the main beneficiary is undoubtedly the Huaihe River Basin.

Although it is impossible to change the mouth of the Yellow River by manpower, with the efforts of the Ministry of Industry and folk craftsmen, they successfully diverted the Yellow River.

This is also thanks to the foundation left by the Yuan Dynasty. Although Yuan did many harmful things in the process of governing the Yellow River, they still completed the task seriously in governing the river. In addition, the Ming Dynasty started from the founding of the country. As far as continuous care is concerned, the problem of the Yellow River today is far less serious than in the later period. At least in terms of sediment accumulation, the more traditional methods of blocking the river and digging by people can also be adopted.

In this way, Huaihe, who had relieved a lot of pressure, finally changed from a shrew to a loving mother. Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang took off his emperor's crown clothes and put on the cloth clothes made of linen and cotton again, what he saw was The emerald green of the mountains and plains.

Wheat seedlings and rice seedlings appear on this land at the same time, and their different growth rates and environments make them look patchwork and full of vitality.

As far as the eye can see, in the more distant cities, the flow of people is endless, and the caravans between the countryside and the cities and the material teams transporting raw materials support the city like a skeleton.

Between the rice paddies, there are young children leading the oxen. On the rice leaves, dragonflies are emerging. The colorful birds fly over the heads of the crowd under the mountain wind. Above them, the little falcon hovering in the sky Is eyeing.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes gradually became moist.

Hometown is the softest and warmest place in everyone's heart, but in his heart, Fengyang left him with only two words.

One is hunger.

The second is separation.

The never-ending hunger from birth has been forcing him to move forward, and the pain of parting between heaven and man has even made him feel numb in the end.

This is a place full of despair.

But it was also here that Emperor Hongwu spent the most carefree youth in his life. He met the most important friend in his life and opened a new chapter in his life.

And now, he's back here again.

"After so many years, we may not be able to plant good land." Emperor Hong Wu touched his nose, and he was a little bit excited, "Daughter-in-law, what if we have been busy all year round, what should we do?"

"It's okay." Empress Ma, who was also dressed in coarse cloth, had bright eyes and a smile full of contentment and joy.She took off her head full of pearls and emeralds, wrapped her gray hair in coarse cloth, and left only a copper bracelet that her husband gave her when he was a child. She looked like an ordinary peasant woman.

After hearing her husband's words, she pursed her lips and patted him lightly: "We have so many sons, let them take turns to help us plow the land, and we are not afraid that the harvest will fail. Besides, if the sons are not enough, there are son-in-laws." .”

Emperor Hongwu couldn't help imagining the scene where his son and son-in-law joined the battle while he was supervising the work, and his mouth split open immediately.

Yes, just like Emperor Hongwu's mind was full of "the son will do his job when something happens", the prince Zhu Biao, who has perfectly inherited this fine tradition, is also doing the same thing.

The process of Zhu Biao's succession to the throne was very smooth. Since the time of Emperor Hongwu, he has helped to assist in political affairs, and in the later period, [-]% of the government affairs were handed over to Wenhua Palace.

Regardless of his identity, experience, character or the power behind him, Zhu Biao has everything. In addition, Emperor Hongwu's abdication satisfied most people's inner prayers. This transfer of power took less than a month with the full cooperation of everyone. It's done perfectly.

Then, before His Majesty the new Emperor's chair was warm enough to sit in the Great Treasure, he imitated his father and stuffed the eldest son into the Wenhua Palace as his assistant.

Mu Bai suddenly changed from a support support to a main force:? ? ?

Wait, let's say, grandparents have gone to the retirement days of the farming department, and dad can fish openly when he finds free labor. Isn't it just me who is the only one who gets hurt?

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