I have to say that Jenny’s last sentence was very lethal.
So what if you, Kennedy, can say a thousand things? It doesn't affect him being an emperor at all.
that's enough.
Kennedy was speechless for a moment, and Jenny also stopped talking.
After a brief silence, Alice suddenly broke the silence: "Jenny, didn't you just say that those people wearing hats should be Koreans? They are not Chinese, so why are they kneeling there to worship the statue?"
Jenny looked in the direction shown by Alice and replied: "I have asked someone else this question before. He said it a bit complicated and I didn't understand it very well. Let's start with the statue! "
"Okay." Alice responded.
Traditionally, "living people don't have statues", so Zhang Rui didn't want to make this statue. Putting aside the taboos in traditional culture, there is another point. If the people know his appearance, Zhang Rui will be in a lot of trouble if he wants to go out for private visits in the future.
However, if his appearance is not revealed, the people outside will say that he looks strange.
He has a shoehorned face, his arms are light enough to reach his knees, but he barely has three heads and six arms, and he can breathe fire without saying a word.
Zhang Rui thinks that although he is not "handsome", he is definitely not "grotesque".
According to feudal tradition, the appearance of the emperor should be different from that of ordinary people.
But in order to prevent the people from distorting his image too much, Zhang Rui had to build a statue so that the people would be familiar with his appearance, so that the people would not be fooled by some swindlers, and to avoid the Manchu dynasty from smearing his appearance. .
At the same time, in order to prevent local officials from "flattering" themselves, they build statues everywhere to compete with others and disturb the residents. Zhang Ruiming issued an order prohibiting local officials from building their own statues under any excuse and for any purpose. Anyone who violated the order could be dismissed from office.
Therefore, the statue here is the only image display established by Zhang Rui that faces the public.
Because of this, it is rare and extremely valuable.
For many people who would never see the emperor in their lifetime, this became the only place where they could simply "meet the emperor".
In the folk rumors of the feudal dynasty, the emperors were all the real dragon emperors, and the Ziwei Emperor descended to earth.
So much so that some thoughtful painters came here to draw portraits of the emperor, and then drew some talismans such as Tianshi Dao and Quanzhen Sect on the back of the portraits and sold them to the people, saying they could be used to ward off evil spirits in their homes. Keep safe, this has opened up a new way of making money.
Of course, these are other things.
All in all, this statue has a great influence among the people.
At this time, North Korea was under the rule of King Yingzong of North Korea, Li Bang, who was somewhat close to the Ming Dynasty.
During his reign, in addition to paying homage to Ming Taizu and Emperor Chongzhen every year, he also launched the "Si Ming" activity to commemorate the Ming Dynasty's resistance to Japan and aid to Korea.
Most importantly, this guy also wrote a poem called "Recalling the Emperor's Grace".
Of course, the poem is not very well written, the whole text is piled up without saying anything, and the lyrics are also dull. But it doesn't affect others' ability to see that his feelings for the Ming Dynasty are much better than those for the Qing Dynasty.
It had been more than a year since the founding of the Yi Dynasty, and the news had already spread to their court from the earliest Korean merchants.
For the Ming Dynasty, the emotions of the Korean royal court were complicated.
They always thought that they could send hundreds of thousands of troops to assist the Ming Dynasty in restoring the country, in order to repay the Ming Dynasty for helping them repel the Japanese invasion. But they can only keep their actions in their mouths or record them in books.
Now Zhang Rui suddenly rose up and firmly established half of China, which made the court feel that China and Kyushu were rising again.
Especially after learning that Zhang Rui's identity was related to the Ming Dynasty, those pro-Ming dynasties in the Joseon court even wrote letters requesting that the king of Joseon should submit his credentials to the Yi Dynasty and request the emperor of the Yi Dynasty to re-canonize the title.
Originally, Li Yan was also a little moved. But after some ministers who were close to the Qing Dynasty came out and poured "cold water" on it, Li Bang gave up the idea.
Yes, North Korea still borders the Manchu and Qing Dynasties today. If North Korea rashly sends envoys to Yi Dynasty to request tribute, it will definitely offend the Manchu Qing Dynasty. When the Manchu and Qing troops arrive in North Korea, and Yi Dynasty does not send troops to rescue them, North Korea will definitely suffer heavy losses.
It would be better to wait until the situation in Yi Dynasty becomes clearer before North Korea sends envoys to Yi Dynasty. This will be more beneficial to North Korea.
As a result, two situations occurred in the Korean royal court.
On the surface, they still maintained the sect-vassal relationship with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but secretly they acquiesced to the two groups in the court and the central government to show their goodwill towards the Yi Dynasty.
As two groups of pro-Ming disciples from Korea continued to arrive at the Yi Dynasty, after seeing the true prosperity under the Yi Dynasty's rule, their respect for the Yi Dynasty was far greater than their ancestors' respect for the Ming Dynasty.
For these two groups of children, whether it was the Ming Dynasty's kindness to the reconstruction of Korea or the Yi Dynasty's hope for the future in their eyes, they, who had been deeply influenced by Confucian etiquette since childhood, believed that they should pay homage to the statue of the king.
Then there was a scene in front of me.
The important thing is that these people have been writing and speaking Chinese since childhood. With the reform of the imperial examination system in Yi Dynasty, they will be more likely to participate in the imperial examination and become officials in Yi Dynasty in the future.
Therefore, they believe that kneeling here is just a matter of practicing the etiquette in front of the temple in advance. They even check each other to see where they have made mistakes and review them individually.
"So, the relationship between North Korea and the Yi Dynasty is better than that of their current suzerain country, the Manchu Qing Dynasty?" Under Jenny's explanation, Alice gradually understood.
"Yes, I heard from Mr. Jonathan that the Royal University has now begun to admit foreign personnel. As long as they can pass the relevant examinations, they can enter. If you can enter the top class of the Royal University, not only will the tuition be free, but you will also get a good salary every month. Salary. It is even possible to directly enter the Royal Research Institute or the National Research Institute as an academician in the future. As for joining the court and becoming an official, it is not difficult." Jenny said with a hint of longing and envy.
"Are these all high-ranking officials?" Alice asked in confusion.
"Yes, ma'am. And Lord Jonathan is also one of them." Jenny said.
"Oh, my God, thank you for your gift. Jonathan makes me so proud." Alice felt sweet in her heart.
…
After Jenny and others finished resting, they continued to wander to other places they had not visited.
Time passed, dusk gradually came, and the Royal Mall began to light up.
Although the night view is breathtakingly beautiful, it is still too tiring for Alice and others who have been wandering around for a day. Helpless, they had no choice but to take the car home and meet to see the night view next time.
Note ①: The person known as: King Yeongjo in Korean dramas. During his reign, for some reason, he locked his son in a rice cabinet and starved to death. Interested friends can search by themselves. In order to avoid the suspicion of water figures, we will not introduce too much here.
