At the court meeting in Fengtian Palace, Zhu Jianshen sat on the dragon chair together with the officials below, listening to Zhang Bao read the memorial of Shi Biao's intention to adopt North Korea as the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Xu Youzhen, who had just returned to Beijing for three days, was shocked after hearing this. Shi Biao had done so many things without any news coming out. But for such a big thing, why didn't His Majesty give me a break first?
Li Xian's face was normal and he glanced thoughtfully at Yu Qian beside him. At this time, Yu Qian also glanced at Li Xian and silently shook his head, indicating that he knew nothing about Shi Biao's memorial.
Peng Shi has now become the third-ranking figure in the cabinet. Although he is only a fourth-rank official, he is wearing a red robe and standing behind Xu Youzhen and next to Han Yong because of the blessing of the bachelor.
He saw that none of the red-robed officials in the three rows in front had any opinions on Shi Biao's memorial to His Majesty. He wanted to go out and speak, but was pulled away by Han Yong beside him.
To be an official in the court, one must always have someone close to him.
Han Yong was sitting next to Peng Shi when His Majesty held a banquet for Shi Heng in the Huagai Palace. At that time, the dispute over the new tax system between the DPRK and China was coming to an end, and the big bosses ended sadly. Peng Shi was pulled out to save the situation, and Han Yong was pulled out to save the situation. Yong is also the one who comes to the rescue, and they all have no foundation.
Han Yong didn't like Xu Youzhen, and Peng Shi, as Qingliu, also didn't like Xu Youzhen. At the moment, the two people coincided with each other and were close to each other. In recent years, the two of them had the most private gatherings.
At this time, Peng Shi also obeyed Han Yong's prompts.
But Yan Guan behind him couldn't hold himself back.
They all knew that the Ming army was fighting in Korea.
The price paid in the past two years is clearly recorded in the inventory of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
But the Ming army was fighting as a rebel army, and the banner they marched was to support the Korean royal court, which was respectful to the Ming Dynasty.
Now that the war is over, Shi Biao doesn't want to leave. How can this be done?
As for King Xiang's move to Guzhou City in North Korea, at this time, except for the Ministry of Rites, Jin Yiwei, and local people in North Korea, most of these ministers did not know about it.
"Your Majesty, all the foreign barbarian countries overseas, such as Annam, Champa, Koryo, Siam, Ryukyu, Xiyang, Dongyang and the small southern barbarian countries, are separated by mountains and seas and are isolated in a corner. The land they obtain is not enough to provide for them, and the people they get are not enough. Envoy. If he comes to disturb us without thinking, it will be unlucky for him. He is not a danger to China, and it is also unlucky for me to raise an army to attack lightly. I am afraid that future generations will rely on China's wealth and strength, and will be greedy for temporary military success without any reason. Remember not to raise troops and cause casualties. However, the Hu Rong are approaching northwest China and they are a border threat. We must select generals to train troops and be prepared at all times."
"Your Majesty, Korea is a land listed as unconquerable by Emperor Taizu Gao. It should be a barrier for our Ming Dynasty from generation to generation. If it is taken as a territory and wastes soldiers, money and food, it will be of no benefit to the Ming Dynasty. I sincerely ask your Majesty not to hold on to such great achievements. Heart."
"Shi Biao sent troops to North Korea originally to support North Korea's orthodoxy. Now in order to gain credit for himself, I am writing this letter to make His Majesty suffer a thousand years of infamy and sacrifice His Majesty's reputation to fulfill his own merits. Your Majesty, Shi Biao should be punished sin."
After Zhang Huaizhi listened to Zhang Bao read the memorial, the Liupinyan Officer and Soldiers Department directly went out to bring out the ancestral teachings of Huang Ming and retorted.
Zhu Jianshen just glanced at him, his face did not change at all, and he did not express his position.
The other ministers also hurriedly spoke up.
"Your Majesty, North Korea has always been respectful to the Ming Dynasty. If North Korea is abandoned, how can the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty get along with themselves? What's more, even the tyrannical Mongolian Yuan Dynasty did not really accept North Korea as its territory. If the Ming Dynasty takes North Korea as its territory, Taizu Gao The name given by the emperor will disappear, and your majesty will be charged with unfilial piety and disloyalty."
"Your Majesty, the generals don't know Zhou Li. Now that they have occupied North Korea, will they still occupy many barren lands in the future? Although the Ming Dynasty's national power has recovered in recent years, if it is so keen on military affairs, it will definitely cause internal and external troubles, and Your Majesty will also revive it. Your majesty has turned into a violent person, and I do not want your majesty to bear this infamy. I hope your majesty will reject Shi Biao's memorial and reprimand him."
After these people finished their long speech, Zhu Jianshen looked at the chief military attache, Taining Marquis Chen Ying.
"Marquis Taining, please tell me."
After Chen Ying listened, he hurriedly came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think that this memorial of Liao Pingbo must have been carefully considered. We are not in North Korea and don't know the changes in North Korea at this time. However, the people are begging to go up to heaven to listen. The Ming Dynasty will not You should reject people thousands of miles away, and you should first take care of North Korea so that the people of North Korea can live and work in peace and contentment. This is what a benevolent king should do. As for the tyranny these officials said, it is nonsense to say that Liao Pingbo is just asking for credit. talk."
"As for the government of Liaoping, if there are Liaodong and other places to rely on in the front and North Korea as the back-up, there will be long-term peace and stability. Although there is a sea behind North Korea, Dengzhou, Shandong, has sea routes extending in all directions, which can also be a backup for North Korea. With such support, North Korea will Stable, Liaodong is at peace, and the frontier fortress is worry-free."
After Marquis Taining finished speaking, Guo Deng and Yang Hong hurriedly came out: "Your Majesty, we think what Marquis Taining said is reasonable and well-founded."
"For the sake of the newly opened territory outside the customs, and to maintain the momentum of mutual dependence, Korea should be managed in escrow."
As soon as these two people expressed their stance, the ministers behind them also began to agree...
"Your Majesty, we will reconsider."
"A military man is in power, Yu Taibao, Xu Du Yushi, Li Fuchen, do you just turn a blind eye? A military man is in power, isn't this the way to cause chaos..." Zhang Huaizhi said quickly.
Xu Youzhen also stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty, I agree with what Tai Ninghou said. The strife in Korea has laid the roots of war since the first year of Chenghua. In the fifth year of Chenghua, I went to Korea as an envoy, and the people's lives have changed." The country was in poverty, all the nobles in the court were vying for power, and the king of Korea was weak and incompetent, which caused Korea to be divided into two, and then there were successive years of war.”
"The Ming Dynasty is as vast as all nations, and your majesty also has the mind of a saint. From top to bottom, all the people in the country are tired and disabled, and they can be raised by others. They are widowed and lonely, and they can fulfill their desires. The people of Korea wholeheartedly surrender. This is the way for all living beings to move forward. The ability to survive can be surrendered to the way of heaven. , is the wish of all sentient beings, and your Majesty should widely accept it."
"After I returned to the capital from Yingtian Mansion, I heard that hundreds of thousands of Korean people moved from Nanyuan and arrived in Seoul overnight, seeking to be citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty, I beg you to abandon the bad reputation of future generations and help millions of Koreans. The people’s way of survival.”
After finishing speaking, Xu Youzhen knelt on the ground and raised the wat board in her hand high.
Zhan Yang, who was standing in the fourth row, had tears in his eyes after listening to Xu Youzhen's words. He begged Your Majesty not to care about the reputation of future generations. Didn't he also speak out for the Korean people and not care about reputation?
The censor of Xudu was a great scholar and semi-sage of the time.
Then Zhan Yang also came out and raised the wat board in his hand high, shouting: "Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to abandon the bad reputation of future generations and help millions of people in North Korea to survive."
At this time, Zhu Jianshen also reacted.
There was finally some movement on his calm face. Xu Youzhen's mind was spinning too fast, and he found a step for himself so quickly.
Action slogans were also put forward.
Abandon the bad reputation of future generations and fulfill the way of survival for millions of people in North Korea.
After Zhan Yang knelt down, the censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate also began to come out to support him.
At this moment, the momentum became louder.
The military commanders supported it, Xu Youzhen also agreed, and the system of speaking officials was disintegrated.
What Xu Youzhen said sounded so beautiful to the ears of Zhan Yang and Zhu Jianshen, but to the ears of the opponents, it was extremely shameless.
He touted the emperor as a saint and showed no shame for his own fame and wealth.
"Your Majesty, Xu Youzhen's words of harming the country and the people must not be believed. Your Majesty, the country that Taizu did not conquer has already entered the ancestral motto of Emperor Ming in Nanjing. This is not a bad name, this is the foundation for your Majesty to establish a foothold for future generations." Zhang Huaizhi panted. said.
Zhu Jianshen glanced at this young-looking sixth-grade official, and frowned for a moment. Could this young man really not see the situation clearly? Now the situation is on one side, and the officials who just objected have become honest, but why does he still object? Don’t you know how difficult it is to study hard for ten years in a cold window?
I really believe that a book of ancestral precepts has determined me.
"Your Majesty, I would like to follow the example of Ji'an in the Han Dynasty and Wei Zheng in the Tang Dynasty, who hit a pillar and died. I advise Your Majesty to the death. Korea is a country where the emperor and Ming ancestors taught not to conquer. We must not make exceptions..."
Zhu Jianshen was indeed a little angry when he heard this.
Ever since the farce in the Fengtian Palace under the new tax system, no one in the court dared to speak out any words of remonstrance.
"You are presumptuous, you are determined to die, and you want to fulfill your own reputation. How do you let the king behave." At this time, Xu Youzhen raised his head and scolded.
"Your Majesty, North Korea is a country that the Emperor Ming and his ancestors taught not to conquer. We must not make exceptions..." After saying that, Zhang Huaizhi really took off his official hat and threw it on the ground. Then he looked at the red pillars of the hall and rushed And go. ŴŴŴ.BiQuGe.Biz
The officials around him thought it was just thunder but no rain. After he rushed out, there was no chance to hold him back.
This pillar belonged to the military commander. Many martial artists thought that it was so good to be alive. Who would hit the pillar and be killed? They all automatically made room for him.
Chen Ying looked at his decisiveness and quickly reached out and grabbed his sleeve. The strong inertia tore off a piece of his official robe, but he did not completely stop him.
There was a bang...blood splattered on the spot...
The officials in the Fengtian Palace were stunned when they saw Zhang Huaizhi lying in a pool of blood. Even Zhu Jianshen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, stood up and looked at Zhang Huaizhi who didn't know whether he was alive or dead with panic on his face...
There are really people who will die to make their ambition clear......
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