Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 580
"Hehe, brother Li, tell me what you can do." Zhu Youjian laughed.

Li Jing smiled and said: "North Korea is different from Jin (later Jin). A few decades ago, Liaodong was still the Liaodong capital of Ming Dynasty, and the north of Liaodong was the capital of slave Gan. At that time, the Jurchen was also a son of Daming. civil.

Later, Nurhachi rebelled and established the Kingdom of Jin.And our Daming's national strength is declining day by day, unable to quell the Jurchens' rebellion, which made the Jin Kingdom grow bigger.In fact, our elimination of the Jin Kingdom can only be regarded as the suppression of the rebellion, which is the same as the suppression of the rebellion of the bandits. "

Zhu Youjian nodded repeatedly when he heard the words.

Li Jing continued: "North Korea is different. North Korea has been a country for many years, and the name of the country was bestowed by Taizu himself. North Korea is only a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, and it is by no means comparable to Jin Guo's rebellion and self-reliance.

In other words, Koreans are not real Ming people.If it is forcibly annexed, the North Koreans will definitely hate Ming Dynasty.Now that their king took the initiative to attach himself, the people of North Korea could only blame their king, not Daming.

This is the reason why I did not forcibly annex North Korea when the military was strong, but forced the North Koreans to take the initiative to attach themselves. "

Zhu Youjian nodded: "Brother Li is far-sighted in doing things."

Li Jing waved his hands and said with a smile: "It's not difficult to merge North Korea into Ming Dynasty. The hard part is how to make North Koreans become Ming people. This matter cannot be rushed. It can only be done overnight, and it will only cause dissatisfaction among North Koreans. If North Korea makes troubles everywhere If there is chaos, then we have to send a large number of troops in North Korea to suppress it, not to mention whether it can be suppressed, or if it can be suppressed, the country will inevitably bear a huge military burden."

Zhu Youjian nodded again and again: "It's like drinking. If we drink too much, the wine will cause trouble in our stomachs, and we will suffer in the end."

Li Jingjing nodded and smiled: "That's what it means. We can drink wine slowly, but how can we let the Koreans gradually integrate into Ming Dynasty?
I think letting the North Koreans govern North Korea can greatly ease the hostility of the North Koreans towards Ming. We only need to send officials to help guide the North Koreans to implement Ming's decrees.Slowly the Koreans will accept Daming, and finally fully integrate into Ming Dynasty.

But if North Korean officials want to serve Daming wholeheartedly, they must see the benefits and become vested interests. "

Zhu Youjian clapped his hands when he heard the words and said: "I understand. Letting North Korean officials participate in the banquet is the benefit promised to them. Hehe, those who can participate in the banquet are officials of the fourth rank or above. If they are placed in the local area, the lowest is A magistrate, this is tantamount to telling them in disguise that they will be appointed as magistrate-level officials at the very least."

Li Jing nodded with a smile: "Yes, the first benefit is to promise them official positions, and then promise them financial benefits so that they can be used by us."

"Hehe, in this way, North Korean officials will definitely serve us wholeheartedly, and the decree implemented by brother Li treats North Koreans and Han people equally, and North Koreans will definitely not think we are harsh, and they will agree with Daming at that time." Zhu Youjian laughed.

Li Jing said with a smile: "It is only the first step to make North Koreans recognize Ming Dynasty through government decrees. In the future, we will also promote our Han people's writing, culture and even customs in North Korea. This is the key. After a few years, North Koreans will say If you can speak Chinese, you can write Chinese characters, so it was almost enough at that time.”

Zhu Youjian sighed and said, "I'm afraid this will not be easy, where can we find so many teachers!"

Li Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "Are you afraid you won't be able to find the teacher? There are two of us in Ming Dynasty ready-made, and we will definitely respond to everyone when we send them to North Korea."

"Who?" Zhu Youjian wondered.

Li Jing smiled and said: "The emperor carefully pondered over who I'm talking about?"

Zhu Youjian looked at Li Jing doubtfully and said, "Brother Li is not talking about Zhou Yanru, is he?"

Li Jingjing nodded: "There is also Qian Qianyi. These two people have poor character. They don't even want to be an official. That's why I don't want to appoint these two people. Even Zhou Yanru's student Zhang Pu was kicked out by me." Out of court."

Sighing, Li Jing continued: "Actually, these people's knowledge is still very good, and they are also very famous among scholars. It's a pity to kill them. But it's really difficult not to kill them and make trouble all day long. After much deliberation, I should send them to North Korea and let them go to North Korea to preach their way of saints."

Zhu Youjian nodded: "Well, this is also a way. Zhou Yanru is the former chief assistant. Many people in North Korea know him. There is no problem with his reputation. Qian Qianyi's knowledge is also famous all over the world. People who know him in North Korea also know him." Quite a few, including Zhang Pu, who is well-known in North Korea. Sending these three people to teach and preach in North Korea will definitely attract a large number of North Korean students.”

Li Jing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty to come forward and tell the three of them about this matter. If I say it, they must think that I suppress it on purpose. It’s better to come out and look better.”

Zhu Youjian laughed loudly when he heard the words: "No problem, leave this matter to me. If they don't even listen to my words, they will be asking for their own death, and they can't blame others."

Li Jing said with a smile: "There are also those North Koreans tonight, and the emperor wants to comfort them with gentle words."

Zhu Youjian smiled and said: "Hehe, brother Li, don't worry, you have given me a lot of face today, and I have to do these things beautifully no matter what."

Li Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you have said too much, you forgot what I just said, we are one body of monarch and minister!"

Zhu Youjian nodded his head: "What I said is that we are one body of monarch and ministers, and in the end we are all for the rejuvenation of Daming. What I said just now was wrong, and I will punish myself."

Li Jing picked up the wine glass, drank with Zhu Youjian, and then said: "Your Majesty, I don't actually want to deprive the Emperor of his power, but the imperial power is too heavy, which is really not conducive to governing the country. The Emperor should know that the previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty were all... If it weren't for the virtuous ministers in the court, Daming still doesn't know what it would be like.

There have been such emperors before, and I am afraid that they will be indispensable in the future. Once such an emperor is born, if a traitor like Yan Song is appointed again, it will definitely have a great impact on the country.Therefore, I want to limit the imperial power. "

Zhu Youjian sighed: "Thank you Brother Li for saving the face of the previous emperors. Brother Li is right, no matter which dynasty or generation, there will inevitably be a foolish monarch, and most of them will appoint ministers, so the country will fall. "

Li Jing said solemnly: "The emperor is not a fool. Speaking of it, the emperor is a rare and wise king. In fact, I admire the emperor's behavior.

But if I say something that doesn't please you, the emperor's character is a little... How should I put it, a little indecisive, or he is decisive when he should be decisive, and he is decisive when he should not be decisive. Such a character is not suitable for leading the country.Moreover, the emperor is somewhat lacking in understanding people, therefore, although the emperor is wise, he cannot save Daming's decline after all. "

Zhu Youjian sighed: "Brother Li is right in his words. In the past two years, when I have nothing to do, I have been thinking about it. My character is indeed as indecisive as Brother Li said. I think what this person said makes sense. What that person said I also think it makes sense, and in the end the government affairs let me handle them in a mess. And I really don't know people's wisdom, the virtuous ministers who should be used are useless, and the people who should not be used are reused, and finally the situation in Ming Dynasty is getting worse and worse."

After a pause, Zhu Youjian continued: "Fortunately, at the most critical moment, I finally didn't listen to those mediocre officials and didn't dismiss Brother Li from his official position. Otherwise, how could I have the opportunity to sit with Brother Li and talk about wine?" .”

Li Jing picked up his wine glass, pointed at Zhu You, and said, "Your Majesty, today you and my ministers can be regarded as expressing our feelings. In the words of the common people, it is a heart-to-heart. Come! I can give you a glass of heart for you and me."

Zhu Youjian raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "Just to talk to Brother Li, how can one drink be enough? At least three drinks."

Li Jing laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Three cups are three cups. Come! It's done!"

"Do it!" Zhu Youjian smiled and drank it down.

Seeing that the glasses of the two were dry, Wang Chengen poured the wine in a hurry, Zhu Youjian and Li Jing didn't say much, and really drank three glasses in a row.

After drinking the three cups, the two held hands and laughed at the same time.

"Your Majesty, both you and the Duke have drank a lot, let's take a rest, we still have to drink tonight." Wang Chengen said.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "That's right, Brother Li, don't go back to the mansion, follow me back to the palace to rest."

Li Jing looked at the sky, nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll go to the side hall to rest for a while."

Zhu Youjian shook his head and said, "Brother Li, let's go to Dongnuange to rest, I've kept it there for Brother Li all the time."

Wang Chengen smiled and continued: "That's right, since the Duke of the State left the palace, the emperor emptied the East Nuan Pavilion, saying that once the Duke of the State enters the palace, there will be a place to rest."

Li Jing smiled, and patted Zhu Youjian's shoulder lightly: "The emperor is bothering you."

Hearing what Li Jing said, Zhu Youjian knew that Li Jing agreed, and hurriedly said to Wang Chengen: "Bring me my warm sedan chair, and take the Duke to Dongnuan Pavilion to rest."

Li Jing smiled and said: "I'm sitting in the emperor's warm sedan chair, so why does the emperor sit on it? Cheng En, just get me a soft chair."

Zhu Youjian laughed and said, "You just sit down, you forgot what you said just now? I took this time to meet those people in North Korea, and I took care of what brother Li told me."

Li Jing smiled, and naturally understood why Zhu Youjian was so urgent.

Nodding his head, Li Jing smiled and said, "Hehe, speaking now is indeed more appropriate than speaking during the banquet. Then the emperor should take advantage of this time to meet with North Korean officials."

After bowing his hands to Zhu Youjian, Li Jing summoned some guards and went to Dongnuange to rest.

After taking a nap in Dongnuan Pavilion for an hour, Xiao Jiu reported that the night banquet was ready, and Li Jing immediately dressed and returned to Huangji Hall to participate in the banquet.

Although the number of people attending the banquet on New Year's Eve was small, it was much more lively than at noon. Soon after the banquet started, the singers of the Jiaofang Division began to perform songs and dances, and the graceful singing and dancing made everyone mesmerized.

For many years, there has never been such a banquet in the palace. From Zhu Youjian down, everyone was happy.

During the banquet, after Gao Qi and others toasted Li Jing, Li Zong led a group of North Korean officials to toast Li Jing together. Li Jing said a few words of encouragement, which was a reassurance for Li Zong and others.

(End of this chapter)