Chapter 61 The bloodline of the Goryeo royal family
Yao Guangxiao said, "No matter how many sons the previous King of Goryeo, that is, King Gongmin, who was posthumously promoted by the court, had, they don't count at this moment. It doesn't matter whether the King of Goryeo is the son of King Gongmin. What's important is that he has reached this age. In this situation, no one will let the son of King Gongmin ascend to that position again. They can only look up. Above King Gongmin, the lineage of King Zhongding and King Zhongmu, who were posthumously promoted by the Yuan Dynasty, were abolished by the Yuan Dynasty. The descendants of King Gongmin were exterminated long ago. King Gongmin was a man of means. It was a pity that he died unexpectedly and had no time to arrange his affairs. Gongmin was the second son of King Zhongsu, and the eldest son of King Zhongsu was the descendant of Zhongmin. In the lineage of King Mu, that is to say, King Zhongsu has no other sons. You can only find them above King Zhongsu. King Zhongsu is the second son of King Zhongxuan. There is a son above him, who is also the crown prince, but he was given death by King Zhongxuan. . The reason why is still a mystery and I can’t figure it out. However, many people say that it was Yuan Ting who forced King Zhongxuan to kill his son. King Zhongxuan was the son of King Zhonglie, and King Zhonglie had a very bad relationship with his father Yuan Zong. Okay. Yuanzong had three sons, but King Zhonglie and Yuanzong almost killed each other. The two younger brothers. From Wang Yu, to Gongmin, Zhongsu, Zhongxuan, and Zhonglie. Within the five servers, there are only the sons of King Zhonglie. The lineage of King Shen. This lineage of King Shen is close to the Yuan Dynasty. He has been serving as an official in the Yuan Dynasty. When King Gongmin died, the Yuan Dynasty intended to send the current King Shen Tuotuobuhua to succeed the King of Korea. But in the end, No. And Tuo Tuo Bu Hua is dead, and it is not clear whether there is a King Shen in the Yuan Dynasty now, and which King Shen is."
"The Wang family of Goryeo is very thin. There is not a single in-law in the current royal family within the five realms. Even outside the five realms, there is some blood inheritance. Now there is some power. My meaning is very clear. Please choose a son, Your Majesty. As the King of Goryeo, we have the best of both worlds. The state of Goryeo remains, but as a vassal within the court. The court can also rest assured that Goryeo will be the only country. And we can also be free to act in Goryeo and serve as a pioneer for the king."
Yao Guangxiao's words illustrate Yao Guangxiao's political wisdom.
A war begins easily. But it's not easy to end.
The Battle of Goryeo was hastily started without any preparation by He Xi. If it ends, He Xi has no idea in her mind. It's nothing more than subduing. Although this is a stupid method, it is also the last method.
Because the loss will be huge.
After all, Goryeo had been a country for five hundred years, and it was not so easy to transform the counties in one fell swoop. You can refer to the Ming Dynasty's battle to destroy Annan, which lasted for thirty years and finally gave up. People in the Ming Dynasty discussed among themselves, and they all believed that if the British Duke Zhang Fu, like the Duke of Guizhou Mu Ying, could control Annan, Annan could be settled.
Mu Yingshi's method of controlling Yunnan was actually a semi-feudal method. Now what is the implementation of overseas vassalage? It’s one step in place.
And this is also an excellent response to Li Chenggui's political temptation. One borrowed troops to quell the rebellion and bring order to the chaos. One is to send his son to Goryeo, where life and death will continue.
Goryeo is like this now, choose a bloodline of the Wang family other than the King of Goryeo in the fifth server. Of course it is the hope of the Korean nobles. But wouldn’t the Koreans be loyal to the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty? If the Goryeo people had so many loyal ministers and filial sons, why after the establishment of the Lee Dynasty, only Zheng Chuandao's classmates and Zheng Mengzhou died serving the Goryeo Dynasty.
And at this moment, He Xi also understood why it was so easy for the Li family to usurp the throne. The royal family of Goryeo was almost extinct.
Yao Guangxiao had only been in Korea for a few days. Just check things that others don't care about. Give an excellent solution. This is where Yao Guangxiao's talent lies.
He Xi said: "Excellent. Let's see how Li Chenggui responds. I will write a note immediately and ask your majesty to choose a good king to guard Korea. However, Korea is complicated. It will not be too late to take office again in one or two years."
He Xi's plan is to move a large number of people from Goryeo. Fill Liaodong. Let a new King of Goryeo exist, even if the King of Goryeo is named Zhu, it will not work. After all, the people of Goryeo today will sooner or later be the subjects of the King of Goryeo.
However, He Xi believed that Zhu Yuanzhang would agree.
First of all, this is what Zhu Yuanzhang meant. Secondly, Zhu Yuanzhang learned from the lessons of the Jingnan War in history and cared about strengthening the weak branches. Goryeo was a large country on the east coast with millions of people. Just in terms of population, it is no worse than Shandong. If we can work hard to govern, it will be effortless to dominate Liaodong.
Historically, during the Ming Dynasty, the Yalu River Basin was lost to North Korea during the competition. Of course, for Ming Dynasty, the high mountains in the upper reaches of the Yalu River were not attractive. But at the same time, it is also the reason why Liaodong is inferior to North Korea in all aspects.
Liaodong alone is not enough to compete with North Korea. And the imperial court has no interest in this corner of the country. And North Korea is very respectful. Naturally, I don't care about this.
Even though the King of Korea was his son Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang was also unambiguous in matters of national importance. He Xi even suspected that the territory occupied by the King of Goryeo named by Zhu Yuanzhang was far from the current Goryeo, and would be severely cut off.
Therefore, He Xi needs a year or two to arrange the situation in Goryeo. But there are subtleties. Only He Xi and Yao Guangxiao understood this.
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Yao Guangxiao left Xicheng, escorted by hundreds of horses, and marched eastward into Pingcheng. Accompanied by Zheng Chuandao, he met Li Chenggui.
Yao Guangxiao first looked at Li Chenggui's face and sighed in his heart. Secretly said: "This man has the appearance of a tiger. Although he has the opportunity to transform into a dragon, he seems unable to control it, and his old age will inevitably be wasted. However, he is somewhat heroic. It's just that it is difficult to see a dragon in shallow water. It's a pity." Yao Guangxiao and Li After Cheng Gui bowed to each other. Yao Guangxiao said: "General, I heard that there is an evil breed mixed into the blood of the Goryeo royal family. I never expected that this evil breed actually became the king of Goryeo. This matter is extremely shocking. Foreign ministers think that it is important to bring order to the chaos. But the survival of Goryeo is determined by the master. , the most important thing is that Sheji can be trusted. I wonder who among the Goryeo royal family and clans with similar blood can trust Sheji?"
When Yao Guangxiao asked, Li Chenggui suddenly felt embarrassed. He was not very interested in the genealogy of the Goryeo royal family, but it was in his mind. Maybe not?
So he looked at Chuandao Zheng. Fortunately, Zheng Chuandao is still qualified as a counselor. In my heart, I thought of someone. Said: "The seventh grandson of King Mingzong, King Yao of Dingchang Prefecture."
The reason why Zheng Chuandao thought of this person. Or it was because after King Gongmin died abnormally, some people wanted to elect him as king. As a result, Wang Yu was exiled after he came to power.
Yao Guangxiao was silent for a while and said: "Please forgive me for my shallow knowledge. I don't know which emperor of the Central Plains was in power during the reign of King Mingzong of your country?"
Zheng Chuandao said: "If I remember correctly, it should be when Xiaozong of Song Dynasty was in power."
"Oh------" Yao Guangxiao pondered for a moment and said, "It's not me, but this bloodline is too far away. Emperor Mingzong was from two or three hundred years ago. He can handle the situation in Goryeo today. Are you okay? Let the feudal king inherit the throne. This is an extraordinary thing. How can people be convinced if our bloodlines are so far apart? Isn’t there someone with a closer bloodline?"
Zheng Chuandao said: "The grandmother of Lord Dingchang is the daughter of King Zhonghui. From this point of view, it can be considered that the blood is closer."
Yao Guangxiao was furious and said: "This is absolutely not allowed. It is a great etiquette not to marry with the same surname. I, the Ming Dynasty, will never recognize such a marriage with the same surname. Please choose another virtuous person."
In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, it was also looser to not marry if you have the same surname. But no matter how relaxed the relationship is, there is no marriage between the same ancestors. Generally speaking, people with the same surname from far and wide are definitely not from the same ancestor, or even if they are from the same ancestor, they will get married without knowing it.
This kind of people clearly know that they have the same ancestor. Actually got married. Yao Guangxiao's anger is fake. After all, with Yao Guangxiao's mind, it was difficult for anything to make him really angry. Yao Guangxiao is not a true Confucian defender. Forget about marrying someone with the same surname. Even if there is intermarriage within the royal family, Yao Guangxiao doesn't care as long as it doesn't threaten Yao Guangxiao's interests.
However, Yao Guangxiao also had some doubts. The Koreans really have no face at all. How could such a thing be done?
