After the news of Goryeo came back, there was a commotion in the court for several days. Many censors Qingliu believed that the Celestial Empire should not interfere in the internal affairs of the vassal. If this caused other vassal states to be wary, it would be more of a loss than the gain.
Some people also think that this is what the people of the vassal country want, and the famous master can show the virtue of the Celestial Dynasty leader. Moreover, Goryeo has been greatly interfered by the Mongolian Yuan, and it is disconnected from the Mongolian lotus root.
Now we are following the trend, following the will of heaven and people, and there should be no differences among foreign vassals.
In this way, Goryeo was completely destroyed and divided into three parts: Li Chenggui conquered Henying, Jin Tao conquered Silla, and Buyeo Chen conquered Baekje.
The official full names are: Ming Ho Ning Kingdom, Ming Silla Kingdom, and Ming Baekje Kingdom. The holy edicts canonize and establish kingdoms and vassal vassals, issue seals and edicts, reward crowns and court uniforms, and become kings and ministers.
Silla and Baekje are both ancient countries, and Li Chenggui's Henying is where his father Li Zichun served in the past. As for the name of Korea that was reported separately, it was rejected.
Jin Tao, the leader of the Silla Kingdom, was a Jinshi in the early years of Hongwu. He was the first to submit to Zhu Biao. Over the years, his family has worked hard and lost most of his children. This shows his loyalty and encouragement, so he sealed the country.
Buyeo Chen was recommended by Zhu Di and was regarded as a close general. With these two kings who admired the Ming Dynasty, Silla and Baekje would obediently offer their land to the territory sooner or later. By then, the remaining Li Chenggui would naturally know what the general trend was.
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In December of the seventh year of Hongwu, Zhu Biao wore plain clothes and reviewed memorials in the Wenhua Hall. He had not seen his father for several days because Sun Guifei died of illness. Lao Zhu did not express his grief, but actually wanted the prince and the kings to All served for one year.
How can someone who is not the legitimate mother's wife and who is a noble person in the middle palace accept the courtesy of filial piety from the princes?
So the father and son had a big quarrel for the first time, and even Empress Ma came to persuade her to no avail. Zhu Biao said: "According to the ancient etiquette, when a noble concubine dies, the scholar-officials below will mourn for three months, while the scholar-officials and above will not mourn. Now the emperor is noble. As the Son of Heaven, my sons and ministers live in the East Palace where the direct eldest son is in charge, while serving as concubines for my concubine. This is not why I should respect the ancestral temple and respect the body of my successor, and I dare not obey the imperial edict!"
Concubine Sun Guifei lived in Chenzhou for generations. Her father, Sun Gong, was a concubine. She moved to Piling in the south of the Yangtze River due to her official position in Meng Yuan Dynasty. Her mother was the Chao family, and her eldest brother Sun Kai was appointed to participate in politics in Henan Province.
In the sixth year of the Dragon and Phoenix reign, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still the Duke of Wu, summoned a daughter to the palace and gave birth to a daughter, Princess Huaiqing. In the third year of the Hongwu reign, she was canonized as a noble concubine, ranking above the other concubines and assisting the queen.
This quarrel shocked both the government and the public. The princes who were already very resistant now had a backer. Naturally, they all said that what the eldest brother said made sense and we must listen to the eldest brother.
Qingliu, the royal censor in the court, and officials from the Ministry of Rites also all came forward to support His Highness the Crown Prince, believing that no one should be messed up if he respects his descendants.
Zhu Yuanzhang was hit one after another, and in anger, he directly ordered the Imperial Academy scholars to discuss the reform: "Preserve one's health and sacrifice one's life, the sage king's great government, tabooing death and tabooing diseases, and the bad customs of the declining world. The funeral ceremonies of three generations were lost in the declining Zhou Dynasty, and the disaster was caused by the violent Qin Dynasty. After the Han and Tang Dynasties, There is no way to argue about this. Madam’s affection is infinite, but the etiquette is appropriate and people’s hearts are at ease, which is where the laws of nature lie!”
If you want to designate your son as your parents and your concubine as your mother, they will all die for three years; your legitimate son and all your sons will be your concubine and your mother, and they will all die at the same time, and you will issue an imperial edict to pass through the sea.
Liu Jin brought tea and reported: "Sir, Mr. Song is coming."
Zhu Biao put down his pen and stood up to greet him. After greeting his husband, he entered the palace and personally helped the old man sit down: "My father has not given you the right to ride the chariot in the palace, so why did you come here in person? Be careful on slippery roads in the snow." That’s it.”
Song Lian shook his head and said, "Old minister, it's not too late yet."
"His Royal Highness has not been to court for the past two days. Perhaps he doesn't know yet. He just went to court early in the morning. Because the Holy Concubine felt that the imperial concubine had no children, he ordered His Highness the King of Wu to wear the clothes of a loving mother and be beheaded for three years."
Zhu Biao frowned slightly: "Father, this is just out of anger."
"Yes." Song Lian stroked his long gray beard and said, "Since Your Highness knows that His Majesty is angry, you might as well take a step back, why would you hurt the relationship between father and son?"
"Your Highness is bound by the love of a king and a father. You must not use small rituals to undermine your great filial piety."
"Sir, it's not that I don't want to give in to my father's respect. It's because I still have kindness. As a son of a man, how can I keep filial piety for my wife?"
Song Lian nodded unexpectedly: "The Minister of Rites and several of our senior ministers from the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Academy have already written the memorial to beg for the bones. The restructuring can be delayed for some time."
"Your Highness, if the Sacred Heart does not change, this matter will not be delayed for too long. Once the law is changed, you will not be able to shirk it either emotionally or rationally."
As he spoke, he heard the noise outside the palace. Liu Jin hurried out to bring the people in. Wu King Zhu Ru, who was crying and out of breath, rushed forward and grabbed his brother's sleeves and said: "Brother, I don't want to I serve my concubine as a filial piety, but my mother and concubine are still here, isn’t this a curse on my birth mother?”
The officials of the Ministry of Rites looked embarrassed and chased after him. The young man ran away after hearing the decree read out, but he had not yet accepted the decree.
"The minister pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness is a thousand years old. Is this your intention?"
The official who delivered the order had a bitter look on his face. Being caught between the Holy Emperor and the Crown Prince, it would be better to die happily.
Zhu Biao did not embarrass him and signaled Liu Jin to take over the imperial edict. The official thanked him and left. If His Highness did not come next, how could he return to the Holy Land? He would just die.
Zhu Biao comforted his younger brother for a few words and then said, "Chun'er has been coughing a lot these days. I'm worried. You go and have a look."
When it came to the profession, Zhu Ji stopped crying immediately, wiped his nose and tears with his sleeve and said: "Chun'er has some lung qi deficiency. It is estimated that the wind evil invades, causing the lungs to lose their air circulation, and the lung qi cannot pass through. As for the phlegm-producing cough, I have to go and make a diagnosis in person before prescribing medicine."
Song Lian looked at Zhu Xi's back and sighed: "His Royal Highness, King Wu, is so old and has gone so far in the medical field. It is really not easy for a noble man from Tianhuang to have such benevolence to study the art of treating diseases and saving people."
"Of all the brothers, this one is the one that gives me the most peace of mind."
The master and apprentice looked at the imperial edict in Liu Jin's hand with deep eyes, and it was Song Lian who spoke up: "Don't fight for the moment, Your Highness, you are still a junior, so you should set a step for the Holy Master."
"This is a posthumous title memorial drafted by an old minister. Please read it over to Your Highness."
After taking it, Zhu Biao read it and sighed: "Mr. Lao, please worry about it. I will go to see my mother later."
Song Lian said a few more words and then left. Zhu Biao copied it with his pen, and then took this article and the imperial edict to Kunning Palace. Queen Ma was having lunch. The majestic queen, the mother of all people in the world, enjoyed only It's just one dish and one soup.
Empress Ma invited her son to eat together. Zhu Biao was not actually hungry, but he still ate a bowl of rice with her. The food was already at the bottom before the rice was finished.
The mother and son finished their lunch with vegetable soup. Both of them looked calm and satisfied, while the eyes of the palace maids and eunuchs beside them were red with distress, but they also knew not to add vegetables without permission.
After reading the imperial edict, Empress Ma sighed and said, "Sun is smart, elegant and skillful in etiquette. Her words and actions are all on point. She is indeed my help."
Zhu Biao said: "The imperial concubine knows the rules and observes etiquette. She speaks well both inside and outside the palace. The queen is kind and the concubine follows the law. They all help each other and are cured. The children and ministers have always respected the imperial concubine. However, it is too much to obey filial piety, and it is difficult to obey orders." ."
"After all, you still do it for me, Biao'er. Is the Queen Mother such a narrow-minded person?"
"Of course not, but as a son, your sons and ministers must always be somewhat firm."
"Sun gave birth to three children in total. Two of them died in infancy and only raised Huaiqing. Their vitality was severely damaged and they died at such a young age. Your father was so sad that he asked you to serve as filial piety."
"Your father attaches great importance to rules. He will realize something is wrong after he grieves over, but it is difficult to handle the trouble now."
"My son has drafted a memorial ceremony for the imperial concubine's posthumous title, and is about to go and see his father." Zhu Biao showed it to his mother, which was why he came here specifically first.
If the mother is unwilling, then the matter should be dropped and he will look for other solutions. Now that he has reached this position, it is impossible for him to wrong his mother. He would rather continue to spend time with Lao Zhu until all the mourning periods are over.
"Concubine Cheng Mu is quite suitable. She should have been given a good posthumous title."
At this time, the female officer in charge of Kunning Palace came forward to report: "Your Highness, the chamberlain of Jinshen Palace has come to send a message, saying that His Majesty will come to Kunning Palace for dinner later."
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