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"We have been in possession of Guangxi for more than a year. Banditry has been basically eliminated and the state capital is at peace."

"As for Guangxi's chieftains, there aren't many in the first place, so the work of returning them to native land has been going well in the past year."

"Therefore, I decided to change the division of state capitals in Guangxi to make it easier for the court to dispatch officials to govern."

After Liu Sheng finished speaking, he signaled the guards in the palace to replace it with another newly made administrative map of Damei and Guangxi.

The ministers looked over.

Liu Sheng spoke out about the rezoning of the Guangxi prefecture.

"The changes this time are mainly in several state capitals in the southwest."

"Everyone must have seen it - Siming Prefecture, Longzhou, Jiangzhou, Pingxiang Prefecture, and Siling Prefecture were merged into Longjiang Prefecture."

"Guishun Prefecture, Fengyi Prefecture, Xiangzhou, Dukang Prefecture, and Di Lei Dong, an enclave formerly affiliated with Nanning Prefecture, are all under the jurisdiction of Zhen'an Prefecture."

Although Liu Sheng had not revealed much about the changes in the division of prefectures in Guangxi again, this time he and the ministers were not surprised.

Apart from anything else, the original name of Siming Mansion was taboo in Da'ei.

Damei was founded after the Ming Dynasty, but a certain place was called "Siming Mansion". Shouldn't it be appropriate?
As for the fact that all the Tusi states, which were originally few in number, were officially converted to their native lands, it was just as it should be.

After looking at the map for a while, Li Changwen stood up and handed over his hand.

"Your Majesty, although the prefectures in southwestern Guangxi have basically met the conditions for returning to their hometowns in the past year."

"But various ethnic minorities still exist, and the conflict between natives and foreigners will not be completely eliminated."

"Therefore, if we want these state capitals to truly stabilize, in the next few years, we need to send capable officials who are good at regulating the relationship between natives and Han barbarians to govern them."

Liu Sheng smiled after hearing this and said, "This is natural - Aiqing is also the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so you can just put some effort into selecting some capable people to serve as civil servants."

There was a pause.

Liu Sheng added, "In addition, considering the future development plan of Guangxi, I also decided to change the provincial government of Guangxi from Lingui to Xuanhua."

After hearing this, the ministers subconsciously looked at the map of Guangxi in Damei.

Lingui is governed by the Guilin Prefecture, and was also the location of the former Si Yamen and the Governor's Yamen of Guangxi during the Ming Dynasty.

Xuanhua is governed by Nanning Prefecture.

Considering Liu Sheng's re-division of the southwest prefecture of Guangxi and his move to transfer Lianzhou Prefecture to Guangxi a year ago, several ministers could probably guess what Liu Sheng was thinking.

As far as Da'ei's division of Guangxi's state capitals is concerned, Xuanhua in Nanning in the south is indeed more suitable for provincial governance than Lingui in Guilin in the north.

For one thing, Xuanhua is closer to the border state capitals such as Longjiang and Zhennan in the southwest. Whether it is the original chieftain rebellion or the Annan invasion, Xuanhua, as the provincial capital, can respond more quickly.

Secondly, compared to Guilin and Lingui, Nanning Xuanhua is closer to the seaside.

When Liu Sheng transferred Lianzhou Prefecture to Guangxi last year, he said that it was to facilitate the development of maritime trade in Guangxi.

Da'ei attaches great importance to maritime trade and will compete for maritime hegemony in the future. This is something Liu Sheng determined at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China and has repeatedly mentioned it in the past two or three years.

If Guangxi wants to develop and attach importance to maritime trade, it is naturally better for the province to be closer to the sea.

After understanding this, no one has any objections to the changes in Guangxi's provincial governance.

Later, Liu Sheng discussed other matters with the ministers about the division of state capitals and the relocation of provincial administrations, and ended the meeting.

In fact, Liu Sheng originally wanted to use this meeting to divide Chongqing and surrounding prefectures from Sichuan Province.

Considering that Damei was founded only a few years ago, and that although Sichuan Province is vast, its current population is not too large, and it will take some time to restore the prosperity of the Taiping period of the pre-Ming Dynasty, so the matter was temporarily shelved.

Prepare to discuss again in a few years.

···
After the meeting.

Liu Sheng returned to the harem and went straight to Zhuang Fei Li Lingfei.

In October this year, another double happiness came to Liu Sheng's harem.

An's concubine Zheng Haizhu gave birth to the emperor's third daughter in early October, named Wan Zi as her baby name, and Liu Shan as her eldest name.

At the same time, Liu Sheng issued an order and Zheng Haizhu was promoted to Concubine An.

In late October, Concubine Zhuang Li Lingfei was diagnosed with pregnancy, but she was already more than a month pregnant.

At that time, Li Lingfei cried with joy.

One can imagine how much pressure it put on her because she had never been pregnant before.

Now I finally got what I wanted.

Liu Sheng also felt a little guilty, so he often came to accompany her during this time.

Yanxi Palace.

Liu Sheng was walking in the courtyard with Li Lingfei.

Because she was only one or two months pregnant, Li Lingfei looked no different from an ordinary woman, with a slim figure.

"Although you are pregnant, you don't have to stay indoors all day. When the weather is nice, you can go out for a walk."

"Yeah." Li Lingfei nodded.

Hearing Liu Sheng's caring words, she felt sweet in her heart.

I wish time could stay at this moment forever.

Or maybe Liu Sheng stayed with her every day, cuddling with each other.

But she knew this was impossible.

Not only did the other women in the harem need Liu Sheng, but many military and political affairs of the country also needed Liu Sheng to handle.

Perhaps, as long as Liu Sheng has a place for her in his heart, she should be satisfied.

Liu Sheng walked with Li Lingfei for a while, took a nap in her dormitory for half an hour, and then returned to Tianxin Palace to handle state affairs.

Soon.

Li Changwen came to Tianxin Palace with a document.

After saluting, he handed the document to the guard.

"Your Majesty, Suzhou Prefecture Customs has sent a document stating that the North Korean mission fleet has arrived at Wusongkou and requests to come to Nanjing for an audience."

North Korean mission?

After listening to Li Changwen's words, Liu Sheng looked at the document again.

I found that the above are all words that are not nutritious.

Probably, the King of Korea heard that Da'ei shunned the people, unified China, and was Zhengshuo of the Central Plains, so he sent a special envoy to visit him and asked him to become a vassal of Da'ei, etc.

After reading it, Liu Sheng said, "What do you think, sir?"

Li Changwen said: "Korea was originally a vassal state of the former Ming Dynasty. Among many foreign vassals, it can be said to be the most pro-Ming vassal state and the one most deeply influenced by Confucianism."

"However, since the rise of the Jurchens in Liao, they have invaded North Korea several times, which has changed the relationship between North Korea and the former Ming Dynasty."

"During the Wanli and Tianqi years, the former Ming Dynasty attacked the later Jin Dynasty, and North Korea sent troops to assist. The relationship with the former Ming Dynasty was not bad."

"However, first after the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Kim Beil Amin defeated North Korea and forced North Korea to enter into a 'Brotherly Covenant' with it and pay money to Kim."

"After that, the Later Jin Dynasty repeatedly oppressed North Korea. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji attacked North Korea again and forced North Korea to break away from the former Ming Dynasty and become a pseudo-Qing vassal."

"A few years before the founding of our country in Damei, North Korea was either forced or intentionally joined and sent many soldiers to join the Qing army."

"Even when the Qing captives invaded the country twice in the past two times, there were Korean soldiers."

"However, since the founding of Dawei and the repeated defeats of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty deliberately blocked the news. Now North Korea should know about it."

"So I think that the North Korean mission is mostly here to ask for help from our country, in order to get rid of the control of the Qing Dynasty as soon as possible." Liu Sheng tapped the imperial case with his fingers and said: "As far as I know, from North Korea to After the puppet Qing Dynasty became a vassal state, King Li Jie of Korea suffered from 'Qing phobia'."

"Externally, he not only sent troops several times to help the Qing captives attack the Qianming Dynasty, but also flattered the Qing captives extremely."

"Internally, the ministers who were pro-Ming Dynasty and those who rejected the peace faction were expelled, and the ministers who were obedient to the Qing captives were reemployed."

"Can the King of Korea really be determined to get rid of the control of the Qing Dynasty? Even if he is willing, should I help him?"

Today, Xunfengwei not only has spies in Liaodi, but also has spies in North Korea.

Although there were not many spies and they were deployed not long ago, they still conveyed a lot of important information to Damei.

Coupled with some things Liu Sheng knew before traveling through time, it can be said that he has a relatively good understanding of the current situation in North Korea.

After listening to Liu Sheng's words, Li Changwen pondered for a moment and said: "I thought that even if the North Korean King Li Jian was not determined, the 'peace-denying faction' would be strong in his country now, so he sent the North Korean envoy to this trip."

"As for whether we should help North Korea, it depends on how your Majesty will treat North Korea in the future."

The reason why Li Changwen said this was because after several years of getting along with him, he had a good understanding of some aspects of Liu Sheng's thoughts.

If Da'ei governed the country based on Confucianism, then he would definitely help Korea get rid of Qing Dynasty control and become a vassal of Da'ei.

However, after Liu Sheng established Dawei, he obviously did not govern the country with Confucianism.

In addition, with various advantages brought from later generations, Liu Sheng's ambitions far exceeded those of previous founding emperors.

Therefore, the experience of the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties in dealing with the vassal states on the Korean Peninsula may not be useful in Dawei.

Liu Sheng knocked on the table and thought for a few seconds, then said: "You might as well tell sir that when the time comes in the future, I intend to directly rule the Korean Peninsula."

Li Changwen's pupils narrowed after hearing this.

I thought, it is indeed so.

Then Li Changwen became a little excited.

Yes, it’s excitement.

Although he was also trained in the Confucian system, his achievements were not high. He was just a scholar at that time.

On the contrary, because I have read a lot of miscellaneous books, I hope to assist the hero to achieve hegemony.

How could he not be excited now that he had the opportunity to assist Liu Sheng in achieving a hegemony far beyond that of previous dynasties?
He then cupped his hands and said, "If your Majesty wants to capture North Korea, you might as well adopt the strategy of 'driving the wolf away from the deer'."

"Driving away wolves and chasing deer?"

Liu Sheng guessed what this word meant, but he still felt it was fresh and smiled.

Li Changwen continued, "The Lee family of North Korea is the stag entrenched on the peninsula, and Qinglu is the wolf."

"After all, our country is Zhengshuo of the Central Plains. The Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties were all the suzerains of North Korea and its previous dynasties. If we directly raise troops to attack North Korea, we will lack some reputation."

"But if we drive the Qing barbarians to destroy Li's Korea, and we destroy the Qing barbarians again, the peninsula will be ready."

Liu Sheng actually had this idea in mind.

But after Li Changwen finished speaking, he still smiled and praised: "Sir, this is a good plan, let's do it like this!"

"However, if this is the case, how should we deal with the Korean division this time?"

Li Changwen said, "We can ask the Hanlin Academy to write a letter of credence to rebuke the treacherous behavior of King Li Zhu of Korea who defected to the Ming Dynasty and invaded the Qing Dynasty."

Liu Sheng nodded.

It is conceivable that North Korea knew that Da'ei had repeatedly defeated the Qing Dynasty, and even if it was reprimanded this time, it would not easily give up the idea of ​​asking for help from Da'ei.

There will definitely be envoys sent again later.

They will even express greater sincerity in order to become a genus of Damei Fan.

Until then, Damei will just find other excuses.

If things go back and forth, for a few years, the Qing captives might destroy the Li family in Korea under the pressure of the Yi army.

"At this time, I will hand over the responsibility to you. I will order the relevant departments of the Hanlin Academy and Honglu Temple to listen to your instructions."

"I accept the decree."

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Suzhou Prefecture, Jiading County, Wusongkou.

Three ships flying the flag of the North Korean mission are anchored in the easternmost part of the port.

This area already belongs to the edge of the dock berthing area.

Jin Yu stood on the deck and looked around.

You can see several warships not far away to the west.

Although the gun door was closed, the opening was facing their side.

Not only that, there are several tall forts on the shore, and the Hongyi cannons above are vaguely aimed at this side.

Jin Yu couldn't help but feel heavy after a series of encounters after contacting Wusongkou, as well as the attitude of Da'ei officials towards them.

He is sixty-five years old, and he is barely considered a member of a famous family in North Korea.

In North Korea, he was an official for several dynasties and had a lot of experience.

But the experience of the previous decades is nothing compared to the past ten years.

In the ninth year of Chongzhen's reign, he was appointed as the envoy of the Winter Solstice, received the title of Councilor, and went to the Ming Dynasty as an envoy.

Because at that time, in order to prevent the Qing Dynasty from obtaining sulfur and saltpeter through North Korea, the Ming Dynasty banned the export of sulfur and saltpeter to North Korea.

Because Japan was closed to the country, the ban prevented the Korean army from replenishing sulfur and saltpeter.

He went to the Ming Dynasty as an envoy to request the Ming Dynasty court to lift the ban.

Unexpectedly, not long after he arrived in the Ming Dynasty, the "Bingzi Rebellion" occurred - the captive chief Taiji led his army to capture Seoul and Ganghwa Island, forcing the king (Li Jie) to become a vassal of the Qing Dynasty, and even went to Huang Taiji to The ritual of three bows and nine knocks.

Affected by this, he stayed in Beijing for a long time in the Ming Dynasty. It was not until April of the 11th year of Chongzhen that he was able to return to North Korea.

During these six months in Beijing, he learned a lot about the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, he reported to the Central Government that the Ming Dynasty was experiencing frequent internal and external troubles and might not last long.

But I didn't expect that within three or four years, the Ming Dynasty would really fall.

And Damei rose like a comet - before the news of the Yi army conquering Nanjing and establishing the capital reached North Korea, the North Korean monarchs and ministers did not even know about the existence of the Yi army, let alone the name of Liu Sheng, the founding emperor of Damei.

What surprised the Korean monarchs and ministers, including him, was that in the next one or two years, the Yi army repeatedly defeated the troops of Li Shun and the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Now it has unified the Central Plains and become Zhengshuo of China.

Since Bingzi's chaos, although the king appointed pro-Qing officials, there have always been many "peace-denying factions" and pro-Ming officials and scholars in North Korea.

After learning about the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the fact that Beijing changed hands three times and finally belonged to Da'ei, domestic pro-Ming officials felt sad for the death of the Ming Dynasty and at the same time, they also turned their attention to Da'ei.

They all regard Da'ei as their savior from Qing control.

However, due to various reasons such as the obstruction by the king and other pro-Qing factions, they still delayed for more than a year before sending the mission.

Because of his previous mission experience and his "accurate prediction" of the demise of the Ming Dynasty, Jin Yu was appointed as the chief of the mission and had high hopes.

Speaking of which, Jin Yu was indeed a little worried about his mission to Da'ei.

After all, North Korea really betrayed the former Ming Dynasty and became a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. They even sent troops to assist the Qing army in entering the customs.

Damei stood up for Ming Dynasty, even if he had a bad look on the North Korean mission, it was normal.

However, he never expected that the mission fleet would be so closely guarded after arriving at Wusongkou Pier. (End of chapter)