First Prince of Ming Dynasty Chapter 501

  Chapter 501 Good day and auspicious day

This promise is very tempting. Goryeo's tributes are very valuable now, and Lao Zhu is still reaching out to Goryeo for horses every now and then. Suppress the two groups of ministers in the court.

  The next few generations will gradually become orthodox to be eligible to bargain with Daming. This is very suitable for Daming, but Zhu Biao has more far-reaching plans, so naturally he will not agree.

  If Yao Guangxiao's plan goes well, then the King of Korea will be assassinated and killed. Jiang Side, who was in Kaijing and contacted many Goryeo nobles, will call for justice to counter the rebellion and kill the rebellious official Xin Tun who killed the king.

With Yao Guangxiao's cooperation, Xin Tun is by no means Jiang Side's opponent, because the many backbones of Xin Tun's faction have already seen some clues, knowing that if Xin Tun does not get the support of Daming, then even if he succeeds in assassinating the king, the ending will be disastrous. It must be regarded as a rebellion and wiped out.

Xin Tun lacks a high-level foundation. Although he has a high prestige among the people in Goryeo, the price is that he has offended too many noble families. The reputation foundation of the people is not enough to help him fight against the power of the family. Only seven years.

   Moreover, his own corruption rate is also very fast. Xin Tun, who has just taken office, is ambitious but is indeed ready to plead for the people, but the extravagant life still corrupts this former eminent monk.

  Winning, sex, money and wealth are all involved, such a leader is naturally disappointing, and the officials who had firmly defended and followed him also lost their direction, so a considerable number of people in Xin Tun's line fell back to the aristocratic family.

In fact, this premeditated assassination is not without news, but it was suppressed by Jiang Side and the two groups of ministers, and it was regarded as information to confuse the public, and it was not reported to the ears of King Koryo. With such internal and external efforts, King Koryo died. Not wronged.

   A considerable part of Xin Tun's family has joined Yao Guangxiao. After all, Jiang Side's position has been occupied by aristocratic families.

In fact, at this point now, all the officials with a bit of insight have already seen the problem. Some resisted, some supported and some stayed out of the matter, but in the end they were helpless. The Ming Dynasty destroyed the Mongolian Yuan and oppressed the world, rising like the sun like the moon. And how can Korea's internal and external troubles stop it?

  Zhu Biao put down the secret letter and told Zhao Huaian, who was serving His Royal Highness, "Go and ask the Minister of Rites, Zuo Shilang, and Gao Li to send the envoys to the Hall of Wuying to wait."

   "No"

We must welcome Princess Goryeo into the palace as soon as possible, so that we can use the name of the princess to intervene in the Goryeo temple openly. After all, Daming is a kingdom of heaven, and Goryeo is a vassal state that pays tribute. It is also easy to arouse panic in other vassal states.

   Goryeo seems to be under Zhu Biao's control now, but in fact it's just false. He sent only one Jiang Side to Goryeo on the surface, and those aristocratic families who were dissatisfied with the King of Goryeo and Xin Tun's reforms were actually in charge.

  They turned to Zhu Biao because of their own interests, and they were willing to knock their heads on the ground to obey Zhu Biao's orders, because they knew that if Zhu Biao wanted to really control Korea, he had to rely on them. After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away.

  Zhu Biao deliberately asked Yao Guangxiao to gather Xin Tun's civilian party members in order to check and balance the aristocratic clans of Goryeo in the future. Now everyone has the same interests, but how to divide the benefits after the death of King Goryeo depends on who has more cards in their hands.

   It can be foreseen that after the assassination of King Goryeo and the death of Xin Tun, the huge power gap will make the aristocratic family unite and do their best to eliminate Xin Tun's party members, and then digest this power internally.

At that time, Jiang Side couldn't restrain them, and Yao Guangxiao could only avoid his edge and try his best to keep some important backbones, because neither of them had enough troops in their hands, and Da Ming didn't have a suitable reason to force the army to suppress the situation, and Da Ming's internal forces would not Support sending troops to conquer Goryeo.

So I can only take it step by step. Fortunately, the King of Koryo left a good chess piece, the prince who has been raised in the Xinyu Mansion, the only bloodline recognized by the King of Koryo, and the orthodox heir to the throne, although the child has been replaced by the Xinyu civet cat. Prince, but so what?

  Don't care about the clamor of the Goryeo clan, Daming will only recognize and canonize this son as the new Goryeo king. Isn't it reasonable for the new king to send suitable ministers to educate and protect the king?

  As for how many years the king can be on the throne, it depends on the future balance, or how long it will take for Zhu Biao to completely suppress the Goryeo family that occupies the military and political key points of the country, and when he can appoint and remove two groups of ministers at will.

Again, there is nothing wrong with the policies of King Goryeo and Xin Tun. Although they are eager for quick success, the social class of Goryeo has been completely decayed for too long since the founding of the country. , Even survival is a problem. If ZTE is not reformed, the country will be subjugated.

It's a pity that these two rulers are not strong-willed. Perhaps they once had the ideal of saving the country and the people, but they succumbed to all kinds of pressure. Interest groups are divided and broken down individually.

   These are all references. Zhu Biao put down the letter and took a sip from his teacup. Although the aristocratic families have different ideas, they all have a tacit understanding when faced with fundamental interests.

  Zhu Biao picked up the letter delivered by Jiang Yu again. This person is the commander of Yiluan Division.

  After Mao Xiang's change was noticed by Lao Zhu, the upper echelons of the pro-military captain's mansion made some adjustments. After all, Lao Zhu can indulge some people, but he must also ensure that his eyes and ears are still useful.

   It was news about Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng. They were dismissed from office and exiled to the local area last year because they used post cars without authorization. In fact, it is not a serious crime.

These two people, one Marquis of Yan'an and Marquis of Ji'an, followed Zhu Biao in the Northern Expedition. They are considered direct descendants of the Eastern Palace. However, these two people are very arrogant. It is not once or twice that he connives relatives to occupy fertile land and travels around Beijing in court to beat the official censor.

   Even in the face of Zhu Biao's lesson, these two people still ignored it, so when Lao Zhu demoted them, Zhu Biao didn't come forward to intercede, so the Donggong sect consciously drew a clear line with these two people.

However, most of the nobles are friends, don't look at the two of them doing too much, the emperor and the prince deliberately beat them, but there are still many princes and generals who have time to play to intercede, saying that they are forgiving once based on the merits of the two of them in the past. .

  The two of them are also uncles when they arrive at the local guardhouse, and no one dares to offend them. After all, they are meritorious fathers in the founding of the country, and they may be revived at any time, so the local government keeps playing. I hope the Holy One will take these two living ancestors back as soon as possible.

  Zhu Biao thought for a moment and got up and walked towards the Hall of Martial Arts. The Minister of Rites led several Korean envoys to arrive, and saluted His Royal Highness respectfully. Zhu Biao waved his hand and sat down on the upper seat.

   "The (foreign) ministers and others congratulate His Highness the Crown Prince on the prosperity of his son, and congratulations on the succession of the Daming Ancestral Temple!"

  Zhu Biao smiled and nodded in response. This kind of congratulations is estimated to be repeated by everyone who sees him in the past few days.

  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, will be in good health. Last night, when I heard that the Crown Princess was about to give birth, the Princess knelt down in front of the Buddha all night, praying for the Buddha to protect the Crown Princess and the emperor's grandchildren..."

Zhu Biao said cheerfully: "In this way, the palace should also give the princess a happy money to thank the princess for her kindness. I heard that the princess likes calligraphy and painting. Liu An, go and send the "Worth the Rain Post" from Wenhua Palace to the princess. hands."

   "No"

  The Koryo envoys are all honored and honored. The prince valued the princess, which means he valued them. He saluted with gratitude for his princess.

   "Wang Aiqing, are there any good days and good days?"

  As soon as the words came out, everyone immediately understood the meaning. The crown prince wanted to welcome the princess into the East Palace as soon as possible. Although Gao Li didn't understand why, they had no objection, and even couldn't wait.

The first reaction of the Minister of Rituals was that it was not suitable. After all, auspicious days are not always available, not to mention that the fixed date can be said to be advanced in advance. Although the crown princess is about to confine herself, 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 played a role. The Minister of Rites also believes that his prince is not that kind of person. He looked up at Zhu Biao and then bowed and replied: "Seven days later will be the day of great auspiciousness. It is a good time to get married. Things."

In fact, Zhu Biao can't wait to bring Princess Goryeo in tomorrow. The news from Goryeo has only been transmitted in the past two days, but he also knows that seven days is the limit. After all, it is related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries. The arrangement of the ritual department also takes time.

   "Then it will be seven days later. Wang Aiqing will go down to prepare. Although the date is earlier, the etiquette must not be neglected, and the princess must not be treated badly."

   "The old minister obeys, please rest assured, Your Highness."

  The servant of the Ministry of Rites frowned and turned around to look at a few Goryeo envoys before going down. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a lustful person, otherwise there would not be only one Crown Princess in the palace for so long. It seems that it is a matter of Goryeo.

  Jiang Side went to Korea as an official in the Ministry of Rites, and he hasn't come back for so long. Naturally, some people paid attention to it.

  However, most people just think that the Holy Majesty and the Crown Prince just want to emulate Qian Yuan and intervene in Korea's internal affairs. After all, it's good to have a loyal and obedient younger brother, who can let him go on the road if there is anything.

  So everyone just pretended not to know, not to mention that they didn't have enough influence to intervene. It was exhausting enough trying to survive from the hands of the Holy Master every day. How could they have time to worry about the small barbarian country.

  (end of this chapter)

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