As the New Year approaches, the capital is bustling with activity.
Most of the ordinary officials have already taken a rest, and it is always a pleasure to visit relatives and friends and sing in restaurants.
But for the officials of the Huitong Pavilion, there is no such thing as "annual leave". At the end of each year, it is the busiest time for the Huitong Pavilion. Envoys from the vassal states are arriving in Beijing one after another, preparing to congratulate the Ming Dynasty for good weather and peace in the coming year.
"Mr. Wang, the North Korean delegation is about to enter Beijing. Are everything prepared?"
Lu Song, the ambassador of Huitong Pavilion, asked with a tired look on his face.
We just entertained envoys from the three countries of Zhongshan, Shannan, and Shanbei Ryukyu a few days ago. Another wave of envoys is about to arrive in Beijing, and they have to work hard.
Wang Shuo shook his goatee, with a smile on his thin cheeks, and said: "Ambassador, don't worry, everything is ready and there won't be any accidents."
Lu Song heard Wang Shuo's promise and breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up and said, "In that case, let's go out to greet him."
The number of envoys to North Korea was small, with only about twenty people. The chief envoy was Judge Sanshou, Na Changshou, and the deputy envoy was Li Cao Dian Shu Jin Yixiang. They entered the capital this time with some trepidation and uneasiness.
This anxiety and uneasiness did not come from the Ming Dynasty, but from within North Korea.
The Ministry of Rites, Huitong Pavilion, etc. arranged for the North Korean mission, and Huang Guan, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, went to the cabinet to report. After Zhang Zhen heard about it, he wrote a memorial and sent it to Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen had some leisure time during this period, testing Concubine Ning's talents, appreciating Concubine Xian's paintings, relaxing with Concubine Shu, and looking through the Queen's account books to prepare for some bonuses at the end of the year.
When you feel bored, you can even ask the art troupe to perform.
On this day, Zhu Yunwen was playing chess with Concubine Ning in Zhongcui Palace, and Shuangxi handed over a memorial.
"Did something happen?"
Zhu Yunwen glanced at Shuangxi and continued to make moves.
Shuangxi smiled and said: "Zhang Ge said that the North Korean delegation has entered Beijing."
"North Korea?"
Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly, waved his hand, and said: "Just put the memorial here, I will read it in the evening."
When Concubine Ning heard this, her face turned slightly red. As a result, she fell into the wrong position, and Zhu Yunwen seized the opportunity and killed everyone.
"The Point Guard Is Here"
"I lost."
Concubine Ning begged for mercy.
Zhu Yunwen picked up the white letters with a smile and said to Concubine Ning: "Since I have won, my beloved concubine must be willing to admit defeat."
"Okay, then what does the emperor want to punish my concubine?"
Concubine Ning looked at Zhu Yunwen with slight provocation in her eyes.
Zhu Yunwen leaned into Concubine Ning's ear and whispered a few words. Concubine Ning's eyes suddenly widened, her cheeks turned red, and even her neck turned red. She shook her head, got up and ran away in a hurry.
run?
Where can I run?
With a proud look on his face, Zhu Yunwen picked up the first draft of "Records of Taizu", turned to the back, and looked at it carefully.
North Korea, known as Goryeo before the Ming Dynasty, successively became vassal of the Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou, Northern Song Dynasty, Khitan (Liao Dynasty), Jin Dynasty, Mongolia (Yuan Dynasty) and the Ming Dynasty.
What many people don't know is that the reason why North Korea was called "North Korea" was because Zhu Yuanzhang ordered it.
Speaking of the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, we need to start with the Yuan Dynasty.
In 1274 AD, out of the need to control Goryeo, Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, agreed to Goryeo's proposal for marriage and married his daughter Kudulu Jelimi to Wang Chen, the crown prince of Goryeo.
The marriage between Yuan and Li was not like a princess getting married, but more like a marriage between Goryeo and Goryeo.
In fact, this is also true. The princess of the Yuan Dynasty had a very high status and power. At this time, few people probably talked about the status of men, the three obediences and the four virtues. Whatever the princess said, that's what it was. Just listen.
The Yuan Dynasty not only made Goryeo a "vassal state", but also established the East Conquering Province in Goryeo. As for the prime minister of the province, let the King of Goryeo be the prime minister.
I think the King of Goryeo was a little unhappy about being a king and working part-time as a prime minister.
For example, King Zhongxuan and King Zhonghui of Goryeo were obviously unwilling to work part-time. As a result, one was arrested and the other was exiled by the Yuan Dynasty...
During the intervention period of the Yuan Dynasty, Goryeo almost put its head on the ground. Braided hair and hu clothing were popular among the upper class. There was even a king who issued a decree to "shave your hair and change clothes", directly trying to "Mongolize" Goryeo.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the King of Goryeo had strong pro-Yuan forces and still submitted to the Yuan Dynasty.
In terms of diplomacy, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted a policy of good neighborliness and friendship. Although Goryeo was close to the Yuan Dynasty, it was still a small country and Zhu Yuanzhang did not bother to bully it. In addition, Liaodong was still in the hands of the Yuan Dynasty at that time, so he could not bully it even if he wanted to.
In the seventh year of Hongwu, King Xin Yu of Goryeo succeeded to the throne. He looked at the situation in the middle and decided to play a trick. On the one hand, he paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty's professed ministers and asked for canonization, while at the same time he paid tribute to the Bei Yuan Dynasty's professed ministers and asked for canonization.
Xin Yu is a clever person. He thinks that as long as both parties acknowledge him and one kowtows to two people, won't Korea be safe?
But this guy has never learned etiquette, and he doesn’t know that kowtow can only be counted as one person at a time. If you want to kowtow to the second person, you have to stand up first.
Kneeling down and wanting to knock both heads off is not good.
Sure enough, Xin Yu arranged for the envoy to go to the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang was quite happy at first, but when he saw the tribute list, he suddenly became angry. The list clearly stated that it was a gift for the Northern Yuan court, not for me, Zhu Yuanzhang.
Well, when kowtowing to Zhu Yuanzhang, he shouted the name of Emperor Beiyuan. How embarrassing...
Xin Yu is also depressed. If he kowtows and shouts the wrong thing, you won't break up, right? Since you, Zhu Yuanzhang, don’t know the goods, then find another one and go to Beiyuan.
Goryeo continued to submit to Beiyuan.
In the 20th year of Hongwu, Feng Sheng and Lan Yu led an army to defeat Nahachu and incorporated Liaodong into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty set up the Tieling Guard Command and Envoy in Liaodong and controlled Tieling.
To the west of Tieling is the Ming Dynasty, and to the east is Goryeo.
King Xinyu of Goryeo saw that the powerful Beiyuan returned to the grassland to graze. When Zhu Yuanzhang's people arrived at Tieling, they made plans and wrote a letter directly to Zhu Yuanzhang, which roughly means:
I am the King of Goryeo, Zhu Yuanzhang. I want that piece of land in Tieling. Don't just sit there and raise the price or hold an auction.
If you insist on building any real estate project in Tieling, it will be regarded as an illegal construction by Korea. If it is demolished then, don’t blame me for not warning you...
Zhu Yuanzhang has never seen such an ignorant king. He has been fighting for decades. Isn't it just for these few pieces of land that he wants land for himself?
What a joke!
Zhu Yuanzhang rejected Xin Yu and wrote a reply, roughly as follows:
Boy, do you owe me a blow?
Xin Yu was probably angry when he read the letter, so he issued an order: mobilize all the troops in the country to conquer Liaodong, and I will kill Zhu Yuanzhang!
Well, there are roughly 40,000 soldiers and horses in the country.
The Ming Dynasty in Liaodong was the elite among the elite. Even Nahachu, who had 200,000 troops, had to surrender. Even the 40,000 soldiers of Goryeo wanted to defeat the Ming Dynasty.
?
Xin Yu may not be as good as classmate Zhao Kuo. At least they know that the strength of the troops must be basically equal. They bring hundreds of thousands of people. Xin Yu sends tens of thousands of people. How can we fight this battle?
Forty thousand people set off, and the commanders of the left and right armies were Cao Minxiu and Li Chenggui.
Li Chenggui made a plan and said, "Just beat him. He is the one who deserves the beating. If you don't beat him, it will be against the king's order and he will be beheaded."
After thinking about it, Li Chenggui decided to rebel, so he persuaded Cao Minxiu, took 40,000 people back to his hometown, abolished Xin Yu, and established his own dynasty.
And this was the later Li Dynasty!
Li Chenggui was more knowledgeable than Xin Yu, and he simply submitted his credentials to Zhu Yuanzhang and requested for canonization. In order to cater to Zhu Yuanzhang and to change the national destiny of Goryeo, Li Chenggui decided not to use the country name "Goryeo" but to change its name.
The person who gave this country a new name was the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang!
At that time, Li Chenggui provided two candidate names, one was the country of "Hening", where Li Chenggui's father worked as an official, and the other name was the country of "North Korea".
The two words North Korea and North Korea have existed since ancient times.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" records: "Within the East China Sea and at the corner of the North Sea, there are countries named Chaoshan and Tiandu."
"Shangshu Da Zhuan" records that "King Wu defeated Yin, succeeded his son to his father, and freed Jizi from prison. Jizi couldn't bear it, so he was released by Zhou Dynasty and left for Korea. When King Wu heard about it, he sealed him with Korea... …”
"Historical Records" contains "Biographies of Korea", which records the history of Weiman and Korea.
A local history book of Goryeo, "Relics of the Three Kingdoms", states that the mythical figure Tangun Wanggeum founded the country in 2333 BC, and the country was named "Joseon".
Zhu Yuanzhang believed that "North Korea" was an ancient name, and "Chaori Mingming" had an elegant origin, so he ruled that North Korea should be the new country name, and ordered that North Korea be a country that would never be conquered, and the Yalu River was officially used as the name of the Ming Dynasty and North Korea. fresh border.
Zhu Yunwen lamented that the name given by Zhu Yuanzhang has continued, and because of a war, all Chinese people remember the country.
For a long time, Zhu Yunwen has set his sights on Beiyuan, Nanyang, and Donghai. He has not paid much attention to North Korea in the northeast, but he can't stop paying attention now.
North Korea is in a period of internal instability.
Although it is said that King Li Chenggui of North Korea retired at the beginning of this year and the throne was handed over to Li Bangguo, Li Bangguo's rise to the throne was not legitimate and was not recognized by the Ming Dynasty.
Li Fangguo came to power along with the Prince Rebellion.
Now that he is sending envoys here, he must be hoping to be canonized by the Ming Dynasty in order to seek "legitimacy."
In this case, Zhu Yunwen must think about a question, that is, whether to recognize Li Fanguo. If he admits it, it means condoning the internal struggle between North Korea and North Korea. If he does not admit it, he will come to power after all...
This is a dilemma.
If you are to blame, blame Li Chenggui. When you are old, why do you still act like a little girl? Why do you spoil your younger son and make him the heir apparent? You are extremely confused...
It's fine now. I can't keep my youngest son, and my wife is gone too.
Zhu Yunwen asked the Ministry of Rites for their opinion. Their opinion was to treat the envoys with courtesy, but not to recognize Li Fanguo. The cabinet was willing to recognize Li Fanguo. After all, Li Chenggui was still alive. He himself had no opinion. What did Ming Dynasty have...
Although the means used by Li Fanguo to come to power were despicable and bloody, it was still the "Prince's Rebellion", a civil strife in the royal family. This was essentially different from the rebellion and usurpation committed by Annan and others...
