Jingming

Chapter 413 Her Lord
"Back to...back to Your Majesty, 23 years ago, there was a Japanese uprising in Miura. Later, Japan's General Ashikaga sent an envoy to ask the king to restore diplomatic relations. Although the king agreed, but in the newly concluded "Treaty of Imshin", the ship to Tsushima has been It was reduced by half, with only 25 ships, and the ports were closed to Toyamaura and Yanpu, leaving only Naipura..."

Jin Qi spoke of the situation cautiously, then raised his head to peek at Zhu Houcong's face, and asked carefully: "I do not dare to disobey the imperial edict, but I hope that your majesty will take pity on my poor and weak country..."

Zhu Houcong looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile: "Japan has repeatedly sent envoys to expand trade recently?"

"I dare not agree without authorization..."

"It's just chatting. The Ming Dynasty cut off Japan's tribute trade as punishment. I won't care what North Korea does."

After that, they only talked about the border market in Liaodong.

After the establishment of the Xuanning Border Region, the pastoral areas of the three Duoyan tribes also began to transition to the official Ming Dynasty territory.Although the Liaodong border market originally located in Guangning will still exist, two more can now be added.

One is located in Kaiyuan, specifically targeting the Jurchen and other tribes; the other is located in Jiulian City on the bank of the Yalu River, naturally targeting North Korea.

Jin Qi was extremely excited when he suddenly heard the great news.

Zhu Houcong said with a smile: "Li Yi sent his son as an envoy, and he was very respectful and sincere. I heard that when he succeeded to the throne in the past, he was also very ambitious and valued Confucian scholars. Now that I have carried on the past, all the scholars of the Ming Dynasty are learning new learning. The Joseon Dynasty was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty for a long time. The important ministers of the Ming Dynasty are also very happy to be the king of Mu. Today I live a long life and give you another grace. When you go back, tell Li Yi that once every three years, five talented young people will be selected to study in Nanjing Imperial College."

"...Foreign ministers have accepted the decree, and everyone in North Korea is deeply grateful for the divine grace..."

"Just here."

It seemed that I was just in a good mood and did something that I had actually done before.

In fact, in the early years of Hongwu, there were Korean students who passed the Ming Dynasty Jinshi examination.The Imperial College of the Ming Dynasty has always been open to some closely related vassal states.For example, Ryukyu has never stopped sending overseas students.

Foreign students from foreign vassals are generally placed in the Imperial College in Nanjing.

Now that Zhu Houcong mentioned this matter, although he just mentioned it casually, when the news spreads back to North Korea, there will definitely be an uproar.

Isn't this a clear expression of appreciation for the Shilin sect who is being suppressed by the old school of Xun?

And the Emperor of Heaven used the name of inheriting the past and opening up the future as the master of the new school and wanted to spread knowledge. Jin Qi could not hide this at all.The Emperor of Heaven will definitely send a clear message back to North Korea to express his birthday congratulations, and the leader of North Korea will be obliged to present a formal thank you.

Could it be that, having promised to correct the problem of Li Chenggui's background, he had to write it separately from other matters such as the border city and the quasi-sent overseas students?
The emperor had already closed his eyes and was preparing to receive the next envoy from the vassal country. Jin Qi and Li could only retire first.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites led them back to the Huitong Hall first, but Jin Qi remained silent on the way.

Only after arriving at the Huitong Hall did Jin Qi knock on Li's door again and close the door after entering.

Li's heart was beating violently, and he didn't know what he wanted to say.

Who would have thought that Jin Qi suddenly knelt down and kowtowed before saying, "Your Highness, you must find a way to stay in the Ming Dynasty!"

"Jin Xiuzhan, what are you doing?" Li quickly helped him up.

Jin Qi's eyes were full of tears: "My family is not an old one. Does your highness know that it was my sixth ancestor Jin Tao who went to study in the Ming Dynasty, passed the exam and returned to China?"

Li was shocked: "Is this happening?"

"It's absolutely true!" Jin Qi lowered his voice and said, "Everything the Emperor of Ming Dynasty said today was unintentional. Now the Ming Dynasty's army is extremely powerful, the emperor has the ambition to swallow up the world, and the country is in danger!"

Li looked around nervously: "Jin Xiuzhan, don't lie!"

Jin Qi shook his head and whispered: "I won't lie too much, and I can't promise anything to Your Highness now. I just hope that Your Highness will remember that I knelt down to invite Your Highness today. If we meet again someday, Your Highness will decide Mingchen’s loyalty!”

Li inexplicably saw him leaving in a hurry again and returned to his own room.

He still couldn't understand some of the things in this, and he just felt frightened.

When Jin Qi returned to his room, he wanted to write something down, but he didn't dare to put it down, so he could only pace back and forth impatiently.

The first sentence of the Emperor Ming Dynasty asked about the islands in the Yalu River. He also mentioned the great human disaster between the two generations of the Korean clan, then admired Li, and finally ended with the border city and Enzhun Confucian students studying in the Ming Dynasty. The problem is huge.

How much does he know about the current situation in North Korea?
He at least knew that his ancestors, the son of Mr. Jin An, had a close relationship with the Ming Dynasty!
Jin Qi couldn't help but think of the diplomatic envoy sent to North Korea by the Ming Dynasty. Although Mr. Gong had only been drinking, composing poems, traveling around the mountains and rivers, and caring about the trade between the two countries, who knew if he was pretending?

Lord Fucheng was first deposed and then sentenced to death. Behind the scenes was the dispute between the Joseon faction and the Shilin faction.But now, there is still the problem of relatives.

This relative is not monolithic.The current Crown Prince was born to Queen Zhang Jing, but Queen Zhang Jing died immediately after he was born. He was raised by the current Queen Wending.Queen Zhang Jing's elder brother and Prince Wang's uncle, "Dayin" Yin Ren, allied with his father and formed the Prince's faction.Although Queen Wen Ding was the aunt of the Crown Prince, she had always treated the Crown Prince Li Gao "very poorly".

Queen Wending was pregnant, and Jin Qi had heard a few words from his father, Jin An, before setting off.

If Queen Wen Ding gives birth to a son, the dispute between the prince and his son will be inevitable.Queen Wending's elder brother "Xiao Yin" must find a way to put his nephew on the throne.

If the child is a daughter, then Li, the second son of a concubine, is the highest-ranked and weakest one besides the prince, and is very likely to be chosen as a target for support...

Now the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty showed his admiration for Li, and also vaguely expected the Shilin sect to establish contact with the second son of the concubine by sending Confucian scholars to the Ming Dynasty. This was enough to prove that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty wanted to interfere with the throne of Korea.

Otherwise, why mention the old story between Lord Yanshan and Lord Fucheng and call it a great human disaster?

Jin Qi himself still couldn't figure it out, but he knew that his father, Jin Anlao, a powerful minister of the Crown Prince's faction who was tightly tied to Dayin, was in danger.

The king was already wary of his father's power. The Ming Emperor's seemingly unrelated promises and grace were bound to be found as a focal point!

Why does the father always want to eliminate those who may threaten the prince?Although he has a strong connection with the Shilin sect, my father is now a member of the Shilin sect with no way out!

The battle for the crown prince in North Korea is not over yet. Jin Qi believes that the Jin family must have a way out.

He didn't say anything to Li, but now, he is anxious to return to North Korea to discuss key issues with his father!

……

After it was already dark, Zhu Houcong moved to Yangxin Hall and prepared to meet the people in Turpan.

But before that, it was Xia Yan and Tang Shunzhi who accompanied him to dinner.

Huang Jin directed people on the side to roll up and tie the two maps hanging in the imperial study room.

In the "gatehouse" on the other side of the courtyard wall, Shahan and his entourage were also eating simple food.

Neither of them spoke, they were distracted.

One afternoon, in a side hall of another palace courtyard, they had been chatting a lot with several important ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

But the most important thing is obviously the attitude of the Ming Emperor.

In the royal study, the emperor and his ministers chatted while eating.But Xia Yan and Tang Shunzhi only took a few bites and kept reporting.

Zhu Houcong listened, nodded from time to time, finally put down his chopsticks and waved, then stood up and walked slowly towards the imperial case.

Xia Yan and Tang Shunzhi also stood up and moved to the chairs opposite the imperial desk. Huang Jin directed the ministers and female officials to clear the table. He himself brought a plate and brought tea to Zhu Houcong and the others.

"I'm attacking Yarkand. Is Turpan really weak?" Zhu Houcong took a sip of tea and put down the cup and laughed, "What do you two think?"

Xia Yan smiled bitterly: "The soldiers are naturally looking forward to sending troops again, and Yang Shangshu is just afraid that he will scold me."

Tang Shunzhi also nodded: "Being arrogant first and then being respectful, how can we accept his request and send troops to help in the suppression? Since I attacked farther west first, I won't give Ming a chance to catch him."

"What about the north? The north is empty."

"It's hard to find." Xia Yan said, "We set off in the summer, and the news reached the capital. The king's army marched north again, and it was the middle of winter again. Besides, since I'm heading west, the northern captives will naturally remain as before, and hiding is the best option. .”

Zhu Houcong nodded: "I Da often takes risks. Even if he can win, it is not easy for a usurper to control such a vast land."

After saying this, he laughed: "It's a good thing if he doesn't give up and waits for my dragon emperor to return to heaven. Let him go west."

Tang Shunzhi looked puzzled: "Didn't he expect that Turpan would surrender to the Ming Dynasty out of fear?"

"So what if I surrender to the Ming Dynasty? I'm afraid he has made up his mind to let the Ming Dynasty not only suppress the northern barbarians, but also defend the Western Regions. If he leads the way and continues to waste food and salary, then he has fallen into the trap." Zhu Houcong shook his head. Shaking his head, "He doesn't want Yarkand's land, it should be plundering. Beili is his foundation, and he will not forget this."

"The son of Mansu'er..."

Zhu Houcong winked at Huang Jin, and then said: "The accounts of his repeated invasions of Suzhou have not yet been settled. I will tell you when he comes."

After a while, Huang Jin brought Shahan and his entourage over. The two of them knelt down when they entered the door, with some expectations in their hearts.

After all, they were summoned in the Imperial Study Room where the Emperor of Heaven lived.

However, after they stood up, the Ming Dynasty just said lightly: "I already know the matter, and you reported it more carefully in the afternoon. However, there were successive wars last year, and the Ming Dynasty was just about to recuperate. You went back and told Man Su'er, Although he has not led troops to attack Gansu Town in the Ming Dynasty in recent years, it is impossible to pretend that what happened in the past did not happen when faced with a crisis."

After hearing the translation, Shahan felt a chill in his heart: "Great Bogda Chechen Khan, you have a broad mind..."

"I do have a broad mind, so I will start from the border market regardless of previous suspicions." Zhu Houcong heard the "simultaneous interpretation" and interrupted him directly, "His congratulatory gift is indeed somewhat sincere, but only a little bit. I This is not to add insult to injury, but this is what Turpan itself should deal with. Last year, you allowed the Qinghai tribes of Gunbilik to use the road to return to Hetao. This year, when the situation changed, you invited the Ming Dynasty King's Division to send troops to suppress Anda. Could it be that you regard the Ming Dynasty as a A tool that comes and goes when you call it?"

"Father Khan would never dare to do so. This time he truly surrenders and surrenders. He also hopes that the Great Khan will protect the vassal country..."

"The Ming Dynasty only conferred the title of King Zhongshun in the Western Regions, but Hami has been swallowed up by Turpan." Zhu Houcong waved his hand, "Whether you surrender or not depends on your performance. I have become your enemy and the enemy of the Ming Dynasty. The vassal states will be eliminated first. I will continue to fulfill my responsibilities as the sect leader. Now that I have not started to attack you Turpan, what is Mansu'er so anxious about?"

Shahan was miserable and could not tell.

After I unified the Khan's court, the situation was fierce.

This time, the Yarkand Khanate is fighting for the throne within itself, and Anda is leading an army that will destroy the country.

When the news reached Turpan, Anda was almost invincible in the Yarkand Khanate.The Yerqiang Khanate, which had different ideas and was scattered, suffered a disaster. Although the timing was indeed too coincidental, the combat power of Anda's army really frightened Mansu'er.

Even if it's just one more amulet in Turpan, it would be great.

Because of this, Mansuer anxiously sent Shahan out.In Mansu'er's view, if he had the support of the Ming Dynasty and bit Anda in Yarkant, then the Khan's headquarters in Mobei would be in danger, and Anda would definitely give up the attack on Turpan.

Now the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty looked at him meaningfully: "The Ming Dynasty and Canyuan are already mortal enemies. You are not afraid of using the name of the Ming Dynasty. I will be more determined to invade Turpan? If I can't defeat the Ming Dynasty, can I still defeat you?" He knows very well what the relationship was in the past. It is absolutely impossible for me to safely send a large army to help Turpan now. The transportation of grain and grass will have to pass through your land of Turpan. If you are bold enough to help me, the army I sent will never come back. .”

"That's not what I meant! Khan..."

Zhu Houcong interrupted him again: "Go back. Tell Man Su'er that after I leave, he can take the land of Yarkant if he wants. Why do he have to be canonized by the leader of the Ming Dynasty first?"

Shahan was shocked.

Could it be that Father Khan really meant this?Could it be that he was not really worried about Anda attacking Turpan?
I’m not going to control the entire Yarkant?
With the Ming Dynasty enthroning and Turpan expanding westward, would I be afraid of the Ming Dynasty and acquiesce in Turpan's actions?
Shah Khan's arrival in the capital was not without success. He brought back a result: if Turpan wanted to improve its relations with the Ming Dynasty, it should first accept the dispatch of diplomatic envoys, trade with the Ming Dynasty, and provide the Western Regions that the Ming Dynasty needed. War horses and other goods.

As for Anda's threat, Ming Dynasty would not easily open up the battlefield to the west.

After a busy day, Zhu Houcong was ready to go to bed.

In response to this threat, I can only slowly accumulate strength and look for a decisive battle in the future.

He no longer poses a fatal risk.Under the pressure of the Ming Dynasty, he has become a tyrant who relies purely on violence and external plunder to maintain internal stability and try to increase his power.

But if you really want to fight all the way to the Middle East or Europe and obtain stronger military resources and talents, how easy is it?

For Ming Dynasty, as long as he has the ability to seriously remove the Tatars' lair in Mobei and completely drive them to the west, Anda's actions over the years will make him full of enemies in the west.

Therefore, it is the kingly way for Ming Dynasty to recuperate and accumulate mobile combat power.

Operating in the Northeast and Southeast Asia, and taking a peek at Japan's opportunities, are the things that can be done externally in these years.

Zhu Houcong raised the corners of his mouth slightly as he recalled the reactions of Jin Qi and Li today.

At this time, Huang Jin also came back: "Your Majesty, Agara Jieyu has been invited."

Zhu Houcong nodded: "Remember the days well."

"Don't worry, slave." Huang Jin smiled and led the way.

In the emperor's bedroom, Agala was like a weak lamb, kneeling there in fear.

But today is Bogda Chechen Khan's birthday, how can she give him a perfect day?
Beijing is still lively and the night markets are bustling.

The envoys were also accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Rites to appreciate the nighttime scenery of the Ming Dynasty capital, which was so powerful that they could not see it in their country.

And the master of this country is also in his strongest physical stage.

The already old Ming Dynasty regained its vitality, and her monarch was not even in his prime.

"Sweat..." Agala murmured.

Zhu Houcong corrected her posture and words: "Your Majesty."

One day, the entire East will no longer need so many confusing languages ​​and titles.

(End of this chapter)