This promise is very tempting. Goryeo's current tributes are worth a lot of money. Lao Zhu also reaches out to Goryeo for horses every now and then. If Xin Min ascends to power, his foundation will definitely be unstable, and he will only kneel down to lick Ming Dynasty without any bottom line and borrow external power. Suppressed the two groups of ministers in his court.
Only those who would gradually become orthodox in the next few generations would be qualified to bargain with Ming Dynasty. This was very suitable for Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Biao had more far-reaching plans and naturally would not agree.
If Yao Guangxiao's plan goes well, then the King of Koryo will be assassinated. Jiang Side, who has contacted many Goryeo clans in Kaijing, will call for justice to suppress the rebellion and kill the traitor Xin Min who killed the king.
With the cooperation of Yao Guangxiao, Xin Min is definitely not Jiang Side's opponent, because many backbones of Xin Min's faction have seen some clues, and know that if Xin Min does not get the support of Ming Dynasty, even if he succeeds in assassinating Wang, the outcome will be disastrous. He must have been exterminated as a traitor.
Xin Min lacked a high-level foundation. Although he had a high prestige among the Goryeo people, the price was that he offended too many noble families. His reputation among the people was not enough to help him fight against the power of the aristocratic families. After all, Xin Min's reforms were only six years old. Just seven years.
Moreover, his own corruption rate was also very fast. Xin Min, who had just come to power, was ambitious but really prepared to pray for the people. However, his extravagant life still corrupted this once eminent monk.
A leader who indulges in wine, sex, and wealth will naturally disappoint people. The officials who originally firmly defended and followed him also lost their direction. Therefore, a considerable number of people in Xin Min's family fell back to the aristocratic family.
In fact, this premeditated assassination was not without news, but it was suppressed by Jiang Side and two groups of ministers. It was treated as a rumor to deceive the public, and was not reported to the King of Koryo. With such a combination of internal and external efforts, the King of Koryo died. Not unjust.
A considerable part of Xin Min's family has defected to Yao Guangxiao. After all, Jiang Side's position has been occupied by aristocratic families. Most of them are of low origin, so naturally they will not ask for trouble. They all serve under the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty.
In fact, at this point, all the officials with a bit of vision have already seen the problem. Some resisted, some supported, and some stayed out of the matter. But in the end, there was nothing they could do. The Ming Dynasty collapsed and the Meng Yuan suppressed the world, rising like the sun, like the moon. And how could Goryeo stop it from internal and external troubles?
Zhu Biao put down the secret message and told Zhao Huai'an, who was waiting for His Highness: "Go and ask the left minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Korean envoy to send relatives to Wuying Palace to wait."
"promise"
It is necessary to welcome Princess Goryeo into the palace as soon as possible, so that she can openly intervene in the Goryeo temple in the name of the princess. After all, the Ming Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven, and Goryeo is a tributary vassal state. If the food and appearance are too ugly, it will not be justified, and It is also easy to arouse panic in other vassal countries.
Goryeo seems to be under Zhu Biao's control now, but in fact it is just a lie. On the surface, he only sent one Jiang Side to Goryeo. The real ones were those wealthy families who were dissatisfied with the reforms of King Goryeo and Xin Min.
They took refuge in Zhu Biao because of their own interests, and were willing to knock their heads on the ground to obey Zhu Biao's orders, because they knew that Zhu Biao had to rely on them if he wanted to truly control Goryeo. After all, the sky was high and the emperor was far away.
Zhu Biao deliberately asked Yao Guangxiao to recruit Xin Min's civilian party members in order to check and balance the powerful families of Goryeo in the future. Now everyone has the same interests, but how to divide the interests after the death of the Goryeo King depends on who has more cards.
It is foreseeable that after the King of Goryeo is assassinated and Xin Min is killed, the huge power hole will make the aristocratic families unite and make every effort to eliminate Xin Min's gang members, and then internally digest this power.
At that time, Jiang Side could not restrain them, and Yao Guangxiao could only avoid his influence and try his best to protect some important backbones, because neither of them had enough troops, and the Ming Dynasty had no suitable reason to invade the country with an army, and there was no internal control of the Ming Dynasty. Support sending troops to conquer Goryeo.
So we can only proceed step by step. Fortunately, the King of Koryo left a good chess piece, the prince who has been raised in Xin Min's house. He is the only bloodline recognized by the King of Koryo and the legitimate heir to the throne. Although the child has been replaced by Xin Min's civet cat Prince, but so what?
Regardless of the clamor of the Goryeo clan, the Ming Dynasty will only recognize and canonize this son as the new King of Goryeo. Isn’t it reasonable for the new king to marry a distant princess at a young age and send suitable ministers to educate and protect the king?
As for how many years this king can hold the throne, it depends on future trade-offs, or how long it will take Zhu Biao to completely suppress Goryeo's group of aristocratic families who occupy the most important military and political connections in the country, and when he can appoint and remove two groups of ministers at will.
Again, the policies of the King of Goryeo and Xin Min were actually not wrong. Although they were somewhat eager for quick success, the social class of Goryeo had been completely corrupted for so long. The aristocratic families had too much control, and the people at the bottom had no chance to get ahead. , even survival is a problem. Without reform and revitalization, the difficulty of national subjugation is just around the corner.
It is a pity that these two people in power are not strong-willed. They may have had the ideal of saving the country and the people, but they still succumbed to various pressures. The King of Goryeo was obsessed with handsome young men, and Xin Min was only greedy for power and seizing the throne. As a result, he was defeated by the huge Interest groups are divided and defeated one by one.
These are all for reference. Zhu Biao put down the letter, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Although the aristocratic families have different ideas, they all have a tacit understanding when facing issues of fundamental interests.
Zhu Biao picked up the letter forwarded by Jiang Yu again. This person was the commander of the Yiluan Division. He was regarded as the third person in the pro-military Duwei Mansion. He was only recently promoted by Zhu Yuanzhang and had outstanding clean and military skills.
After Mao Xiang's unusual behavior was noticed by Lao Zhu, the upper echelons of the pro-military captain's mansion made some adjustments. After all, Lao Zhu could indulge some people, but he had to ensure that his eyes and ears were still useful.
It was news about Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng. Last year, these two were dismissed from their posts and exiled to other places because of their improper use of post cars. In fact, it was not a serious crime. It can only be said that Lao Zhu killed the chicken to scare the monkeys.
These two people, the Marquis of Yan'an and the Marquis of Ji'an, both followed Zhu Biao in the Northern Expedition. They are considered direct descendants of the East Palace. However, these two people are very arrogant. They became even more arrogant after returning from the Northern Expedition. They made drunken remarks and disrespected their superiors more than once. Not once or twice did he condone his relatives to occupy fertile farmland, travel to the capital on horseback, and beat up the Yushi Yanguan in court.
Even in the face of Zhu Biao's teachings, these two people turned a deaf ear, so Zhu Biao did not come forward to intercede when Lao Zhu demoted them. In this way, the Donggong disciples consciously drew a clear line with these two people.
However, most of the honorable nobles are friends. Even if they go too far, the emperor and the prince intend to beat them. However, there are still many princes, generals and generals who have come to plead for mercy when they have time, saying that they should be forgiven for their past merits. .
When the two of them arrived at the local health office, they were also uncles, and no one dared to offend them. After all, they contributed to the founding of the country, and they might be revived at some time, so the local government kept reporting, hoping that the Holy Spirit would take these two living ancestors back as soon as possible.
Zhu Biao thought for a moment and got up and walked towards Wuying Palace. The Minister of Rites and several Korean envoys had already arrived. They respectfully saluted His Highness the Crown Prince. Zhu Biao waved his hand and sat down on the throne.
"(Foreign) ministers and others congratulate His Highness the Crown Prince on his prosperous son and the Ming Dynasty's great success!"
Zhu Biao smiled and nodded in agreement. It is estimated that everyone who sees him has to do this congratulation in the past few days, but the people said good things, and Zhu Biao had to let people bless him.
After a few polite words, Zhu Biao looked at Jin Che, who was standing behind the Minister of Rites, and asked: "It's autumn, is the princess still in good health?"
Jin Che bowed and said with a smile, "Your Highness, please take care of me. I hope that Your Highness, Princess Hongfu, is in good health. Last night, she heard that the Crown Princess was about to give birth. The princess knelt in front of the Buddha all night, praying to the Buddha to bless the Crown Princess and the Emperor's grandson..."
Zhu Biao said happily: "In this case, I should also give the princess a wedding gift to thank the princess for her kindness. I heard that the princess likes calligraphy and painting. Liu An, go and send the "Rain Letter" from Wenhua Palace to the princess. In hand."
"promise"
The envoys of Goryeo were all honorable and proud. The prince valued the princess, which meant he valued them. He thanked his princess with a thousand thanksgiving salutes.
"Wang Aiqing, have you had any good luck lately?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately understood the meaning. The prince wanted to welcome the princess into the East Palace as soon as possible. Although Goryeo didn't understand why, they had no objection and even couldn't wait.
The first reaction of the Minister of Etiquette was that it felt inappropriate. After all, auspicious days do not just happen, let alone how can the scheduled date be brought forward in advance. Although the Crown Princess is going to confinement, there is no shortage of women in your East Palace. Why be so anxious.
However, Zhu Biao's good reputation for so many years has finally come into play. The Minister of Rites also believed that his prince was not that kind of person. He looked up at Zhu Biao and bowed and replied: "In seven days, there will be an auspicious day. Chengyi will get married." Things."
Zhu Biao actually wanted to bring Princess Korea in tomorrow. The news from Korea only came in these two days, but he also knew that seven days was the limit. After all, it was related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Being too hasty would be rude, and Ceremony arrangements also take time.
"Then let Wang Aiqing go down and prepare seven days later. Although the date is a little earlier, etiquette must not be neglected and the princess must not be treated badly."
"Old minister, please rest assured, Your Highness."
The Minister of Rites frowned and turned around to look at several Goryeo envoys before going down. His Highness the Crown Prince was not a lecherous person, otherwise there would not have been only one Crown Princess in the palace for so long. It seemed to be a matter on the Goryeo side.
Jiang Side went to Korea as an envoy with the official position of the Ministry of Rites. Naturally, some people paid attention to him after not returning for so long. There was no shortage of caravans between the Ming Dynasty and Korea, and some situations could not be hidden from the shrewd ministers in the court.
However, most people just think that the Holy Sage and the Crown Prince just want to follow Qian Yuan's example and intervene in Goryeo's internal affairs. After all, it is good to have a loyal and obedient younger brother. He can go there if anything happens.
So everyone pretended not to know, not to mention that they had no way to intervene and go back. They were tired of trying to survive from the hands of the Holy One every day, so they had no time to worry about the small barbarian country.
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