Chapter 69: The Prince of Joseon, Li Hu
It seems that this Xiaoming Weng-chan is also a very capable person.
This title is also interesting, but Zhu Youxiao doesn't care much, and no one can make waves in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Youxiao was concerned about Li Shi from North Korea, who was a very miserable person.
Compared with the King of North Korea, Lee Hye is more reliable.
In the original history, the wars between the Ming and the Later Jin have always affected Korea.
The Later Jin needed the North Korean base, so he kept fighting them. During the war, North Korea naturally had no power to resist.
When he was defeated by the invasion for the first time, the Korean king implemented a division of the Korean kingdom.
The so-called division of the dynasty system sounds nice to the outside world, but it is actually that the King of Korea hid and asked his son to go to various places to appease the people and organize resistance.
After the invasion was later, the Later Jin Dynasty proposed the condition that the Korean king must leave the city.
As a result, the King of Korea did not dare to go out. At that time, his son wanted to replace him and said this: "Still Mount Tai is hanging above the bird's eggs, who is in a state of stance to the hardness of the rock? Things are urgent! I have two younger brothers and one son, and I can also serve as a minister. Even though I die from a thief, why regret it?"
Mount Tai is placed on the bird's eggs, and the state affairs have reached this point. I have two younger brothers and one son, who can serve the ancestral temples, and there is no regret when I die. So I'll go."
Two years later, the son of the North Korean king finally went to be a proton and took his wife with him. He was imprisoned for eight years before he was released.
After he came back, he was poisoned to death by his father and his wife was also sentenced to death.
The reason why Zhu Youxiao believed that the son of the North Korean king was poisoned was because his wife was sentenced to death. If he had died without any strangeness, his wife would not die, and his son should have inherited the throne.
But this is not the case. His wife was stabbed to death and his son was unable to inherit the throne. It was his second brother who inherited the throne. Moreover, his father was still alive at that time.
Many people speculate that it was done by his father. The specific reason is unknown, and there are many speculations.
Compared to the current Korean king, Lee Hye is more courageous and talented.
Speaking of which, the Ming Dynasty also seemed to need such a Korean king. Compared to his father and his younger brother, Li Xu is a talented and courageous person.
Although North Korea is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, such a king is likely to jump around. But Zhu Youxiao knew that they didn't have the ability to jump at all, and they couldn't jump up.
With such a king, he would govern North Korea very well, strengthen bilateral trade, strengthen cooperation between the two sides, and send troops to fight militarily.
This was good for the Ming Dynasty in the entire north, especially in dominating Japan.
Zhu Youxiao was willing to take a good look at this Lee Seok. If possible, the position of the King of Korea would be his.
For the Ming Dynasty, who will be the king of Korea depends on who is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. Unless the Ming Dynasty really has no power to intervene like the late Chongzhen period, the Ming Dynasty can really have the final say in this matter.
The reason why the current Korean king was able to do so was largely because the Korean king at that time did not receive the consent and support of the Ming Dynasty. In his official status, the Ming Dynasty always regarded him as a minister who was plotting against rebellion, and in this era it was called unjust.
The person was quickly brought in. Zhu Youxiao looked at Li Xi and found that he was a very young man, just over twenty years old, and looked very tender.
However, his eyes are sharp and his attitude is calm. It is very good to have this attitude in front of me.
"I am the Crown Prince of Korea, please see His Majesty the Emperor. Long live my emperor!" Li Qi worshiped Zhu Youxiao's grand ceremony, with a slight tribute.
Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Get up."
When Li Wei stood up, Zhu Youxiao continued, "Give him a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xi agreed, then sat down.
After he sat down, Zhu Youxiao continued to say, "Since I parted in Liaodong, I miss your father very much. Now, I really hit it off at first sight. I wonder how your father was in good health when you came out this time?"
In fact, Zhu Youxiao knew very well that the current Korean king could really survive, and later his son was given the title of Inzu.
But in fact, this guy is not doing well at all. He can be said to have no achievements or achievements. Being able to become a king is basically someone else's puppet.
But this is such a king who finally gave the title of Ren?
After Zhu Youxiao arrived in the Ming Dynasty, he looked through the entire history and found that the scholars at that time had different evaluations of the emperor from later generations, and even different from the universal values at that time.
Perhaps in the eyes of scholars, if you can practice the benevolence mentioned by Confucius or practice the standards of "benevolence" they set, then only such an emperor can be called Emperor Benevolent; even an emperor with his own ideas or domineering spirit will not do.
For example, when it comes to killing people, it is necessary to stop killing people, and it is best not to kill all scholars. They are leaving a way out for themselves, and who knows whether the next person the emperor wants to kill is himself?
For example, in later generations, Zhu You School saw many people hype about abolishing the death penalty.
Some people are shepherds and think that they should learn from developed Western countries. They are advanced and learn whatever they do. They should catch up with the civilized level of developed countries as soon as possible.
Seeing this statement, Zhu Youxiao didn’t know what to say. What has the West been like? Still learning? I forgot to cross the river while feeling the stones?
As for the rest, they are either stupid or bad. Without the death penalty, they are trying to leave a way out for themselves.
The Confucian sects of this era actually have a bit of this meaning. Monopolize the right to speak, and any emperor who follows me is a good emperor; if you do not follow me, then you, the emperor, is not a good emperor.
As for what kind of good life you have allowed the people to live, how rich the country is, how many times the GDP has doubled, how much farmers have increased their income, and how much land has expanded externally, are these important?
These are not important!
Zhu Youxiao didn't know what to say about this. As for his future temple name, he didn't want to say anything.
After Zhu Youxiao asked, Li Wei naturally did not dare to neglect and quickly said, "Go back to Your Majesty, my father is healthy. After returning from Liaodong this time, my father missed Your Majesty very much. This time, when I came here, my father also specifically told me to bring gifts to Your Majesty."
That's all, just let it go if you listen to it.
When the Korean king came, Zhu Youxiao forced him to come, and after he arrived, he was scared. Whether it was the Ming army or the artillery, he was not facing North Korea, but it was already scary enough to see it.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Youxiao also asked the King of Korea to come with him to the capital, but the King of Korea was so scared that he didn't dare to come, fearing that the Ming Dynasty would do anything to him.
The King of Korea finally went to the Ming Dynasty to talk to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, hoping that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty could reduce the burden on them. The best thing was to give them some benefits and support them, but he was also criticized and frightened again. Finally, he said that they would fight against Japan together, which made people panic.
Under such circumstances, the feeling of the North Korean king was imagined. He didn't dare to come to the capital and ran back to North Korea directly.
I still miss the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in that place in North Korea, and I guess I will never come to the Ming Dynasty in my life.
Zhu Youxiao also smiled and nodded, naturally he had to pretend to be stupid at this time.
"It depends on your sincere attitude and a good way to speak. It's very good. Your father has given you the title of prince, and this is a very good thing. It's getting late today, so let's take you early. If you have any questions, we will continue to discuss tomorrow. I will take you to a place at that time."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xi quickly agreed.
After Li Xi left, Zhu Youxiao stood up and looked at Wei Chao beside him and said, "Take the gifts they sent and the master they brought to the capital together. All of them were handed over to the queen and let the queen take care of them."
"Yes, the emperor." Wei Chao quickly agreed.
The reason why Zhu Youxiao handed over all the gifts and people to Queen Zhang was very simple, it was respect for Queen Zhang.
If the North Korean leader is kept by my side, it will be difficult for Empress Zhang to accept emotionally. After all, this time, Empress Zhang has given her two women...
As an emperor, sometimes you have to learn to be content and respect Queen Zhang.
The old man first sent him to Queen Zhang for training, and asked her to take good care of her. At the same time, she also asked Queen Zhang to arrange some things in the palace, so there was no trouble afterwards.
Wei Chao went out to arrange these things.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Qi Yuangong who was standing beside him and asked, "What do you say over there? How is the matter going?"
"I have prepared almost all of them, and I still have some things I don't understand. I need to ask these North Koreans. But I believe there will be a result soon." Qi Yuangong said quickly: "That is, just adjust it slightly, the things that happened in the past or two days."
"That's right." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "I will take them to see you at that time."
The next two days have been very peaceful. Zhu Youxiao did nothing. When he had nothing to do, he would ask the prince of the King of Korea to chat with him, talk about the customs and customs of North Korea, ask about the affairs of North Korea and Japan, and briefly talk about the attitudes of North Korea and the Ming Dynasty towards Japan.
In this matter, the attitude of the prince of the Joseon King made Zhu Youxiao very satisfied. Compared with the king of the North, this prince has a lot of ideas.
Although Li Li tried his best to suppress it, he could not help but express it in his words. Obviously, he was dissatisfied with many of his father's policies. Is this the way to die?
Chapter completed!