Yun Xi heard the news and did not fluctuate on the surface, and said, "Got it, you go down." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info "Xia Yuanji retired.

But in private, Yoon-hee is very excited: "The policy towards North Korea that was set a few years ago is finally about to be implemented." ’

Yun Hee quietly returned to his seat. Of course, the several auxiliary officers below also heard Xia Yuanji's words just now, but they were not distracted by this.

On the one hand, it is because they don't care much about this matter, and the ministers of the Ming Dynasty don't care much about the movements in other places except for the movements on the grassland, and they can't affect anything in the country anyway.

On the other hand, it is because Yun Xi has always handled matters related to diplomacy by himself and does not pretend to others, and this time it is mainly Li Fangyuan who officially asked for the title of monarch, and it is a place that the ministers can't control.

Yun Xi instructed the little eunuch to call Qin Song over, and after a while, he pretended to be Gong and went to the side hall.

Qin Song was already waiting in the side hall, Yun Xi said the matter without waiting for him to salute, and then asked, "What does Qin Qing think?" ”

Qin Song thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, isn't it a good time to implement the three policies for North Korea formulated in the past?" ”

"I don't know what's going on in North Korea now, but judging from the news at the beginning of this year, Lee Quanzhi (Li Chenggui) has been pampering his young son, although he has not officially canonized the son, but it doesn't look like he will change his mind within half a year."

Yun Xi said thoughtfully: "You mean, Li Fangyuan took the throne of Li Chenggui?" ”

Qin Song said: "The minister does not dare to assert. ”

Yun Xi continued: "If that's the case, then we have more room to act. Li Fangyuan was in charge of a country for the first time, and Li Chenggui took the country of Goryeo not long ago, I am afraid that there are still people in the country who have Goryeo in their hearts, and they are very likely to have something. ”

"As soon as Li Fangyuan takes over the country, he will ask him to be crowned the monarch, I am afraid that he also has the idea of using the prestige of the Ming Dynasty."

Qin Song said: "The minister still recommends that only the first two strategies that have been discussed before be used, and it is better to work slowly for North Korea." ”

Yun Xi is right to think about it, if it is usual, North Korea may not be willing to change his surname to Zhu, and now there is a lot of internal and external pressure, Li Fangyuan may agree very highly, but he may not be too reluctant, it is better not to increase the weight.

Yun Xi asked, "Do you know who the Korean envoy is?" ”

Qin Song said: "The minister has just come over, and someone has already inquired, his name is Jin Hanlao, and he is the head of Li Fangyuan's cronies. ”

Yun Xi said: "Then it is necessary to talk to the Korean envoys." As Li Fangyuan's cronies, he must know a lot of things. ”

Yun Xi thought for a moment and said, "Among the Lang Zhong and the chief of the Ministry of Rites, there are no people who are very close to me. Is there anyone in the Jinyi Guard in the Ministry of Rites or Honglu Temple? ”

Qin Song smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, in the last years of Hongwu, the Jinyi Guard was not prosperous, and there were no Jinyi Guards among the officials above the seventh rank in the imperial court. ”

Yun Xi said; "How's that good? I can't go and talk to the Korean envoy in person. "How can there be any reason for the emperor to talk about things personally?

Qin Song said: "Your Majesty, there is a person in Jinyiwei, named Yang Ben, who was originally a student. (Hongwu) entered Jinyiwei in the twenty-ninth year as a calmer. The minister thinks this person is good. ”

"And the background of the student is also considered to be a background, not a military general, and it is not abrupt to serve as a civil official, it is better to use it as a courtesy."

Yun Xi thought about it: The ministers he now has cronies in his hands are all burdened, and even Yun Xi of the Criminal Department has to let it be in a state of herding sheep, and it is really impossible to transfer people.

So Yun Xi said: "Okay, I will make an order immediately, and Yang Ben will be the host and guest of the Ministry of Rites." After you go back, explain the matter to Yang Ben and ask him to talk to the North Korean envoys. ”

Qin Song bowed down and said, "Minister, obey the order." Then seeing that Yun Xi had nothing to do, he turned around and retreated.

Yun Xi went back and continued to work on the excerpts.

The afternoon was the same as usual. Negotiating with the North Koreans is not a matter of one or two days, and it is definitely not Yun Xi who is anxious anyway, so let's talk about it for two days first.

But Yun Hee thought about how to make North Koreans more receptive to his conditions. He absentmindedly flipped through the fold in his hand, distributed the fold casually, and then collected the fold and copied the opinions attached to the auxiliary ministers on the fold, and then asked Wang Xi to seal it.

At this time, Storm Zhao held up an excerpt and said, "Your Majesty, this is an excerpt of impeachment. ”

Yun Xi said, "Oh, I made a mistake. Then let Xu Xiaohui take over the fold from Tyrant Zhao's hands.

Yun Xi took the fold absentmindedly, but when he opened it, he only saw a name, and his attention suddenly focused again. Because of this name, it is Xie Jin.

Xie Jin, one of the most famous talents of the Ming Dynasty, is known as the three most knowledgeable people in the Ming Dynasty along with Yang Shen and Xu Wei.

Yun Xi stared at this twist and turn. The person who went to the excerpt is now the right man of the Ming Dynasty, the right of the Imperial Palace, and he was impeached for being disloyal and unfilial, and he wanted to demote him to the guard of Hezhou.

It turned out that Xie Jin was a Jinshi in the twenty-first year of Hongwu, and he was very trusted and appreciated by Zhu Yuanzhang. But after that, Xie Jin avenged Li Shanchang, which annoyed Zhu Yuanzhang.

If it rests on other people, the grass on the grave can make the grave invisible, but Zhu Yuanzhang cherishes Xie Jin's talent very much, and called Xie Jin's father over to lead Xie Jin back, saying that he will let Xie Jin go back for ten years.

But just this year, less than eight years after Xie Jin went home on paid vacation, Zhu Yuanzhang died; And at this time his mother had only been dead for a year. But Xie Jin is still very famous, so he came to the capital again.

As a result, not long after arriving in the capital, he was targeted by the imperial historians. Wang Du and Yuan Tai were good friends, and Xie Jin's impeachment of Yuan Tai caused Yuan Tai to lose his official position, and the two became enemies; However, Yuan Tai died a few years ago and could not come to take revenge in person, so Wang Du wrote a letter to impeach Xie Jin.

Wang Du impeached Xie Jin on two charges of leaving home for only a year after his mother's death, and returning to the capital less than ten years later, and asked the emperor to demote him to a guard in Hezhou.

Just kidding, how could Yoon-hee do such a thing! Xie Jin is a famous literati and politician in the Ming Dynasty, what are you Wang Du! Yun Xi actually remembered Xie Jin, although Zhu Yuanzhang said when he just died that the deputy he was looking for Chen Xingshan did not say it explicitly at the time, but he just wanted to find Xie Jin. (Chapter 195)

But then too many things forgot about him. Now that Yun Xi has seen this name, he will not let him go again. However, Wang Du's reasons for impeaching Xie Jin were still valid in this era, and Yun Xi was not easy to refute directly, so he decided to stay in the middle of the game.

Yun Xi raised his head and said to Chen Xingshan: "Chen Qing, how is the compilation of "Taizu Record"? ”

Chen Xingshan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is based on the "Living Note", and it has probably been compiled to Hongwu for more than 20 years. ”

Then he complained: "Your Majesty, the minister is now lacking in skills, please choose him as another virtuous person." ”

Yun Xi said: "It just so happens that I have found you a deputy, and he will definitely help you fix the "Taizu Record"; In the future, rebuild the "History of the Yuan" and compile the "Ming Dynasty", you are the editor-in-chief, and this person will be able to be your deputy! ”

Chen Xingshan asked, "Who is Your Majesty so respectful?" It was the first time Chen Xingshan had seen Yun Xi praise a Wenchen so highly. Not only him, but everyone else pricked up their ears.

Yun Xi said: "This person's name is Xie Jin, you have probably all heard of it. ”

Of course Chen Xingshan had heard of this person, and Xie Jin was still very famous back then. But Chen Xingshan thought about it for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Xie Jin's mother passed away last year, and it is not yet twenty-seven months old, is it inappropriate to use him now?" ”

Yun Xi really encountered this problem again. Of course, he was against keeping filial piety for three years. Yun Xi thinks that maybe this etiquette may be appropriate when it first appears, but now it is just a ceremony that does not have much meaning, and it has nothing to do with filial piety or not.

And this is not enough for ordinary farmers and craftsmen, anyway, they can't afford to listen to music, they can't afford to wear good clothes, and the only thing to delay is marriage.

But the delay is too much for the officials, twenty-seven months of filial piety, plus the round-trip journey, almost two and a half years. During the Manchu Dynasty, an official died of illness when his grandfather, father, mother, and grandmother died of illness, and they were delayed for more than ten years.

This is not only a great delay for the officials themselves, but also a loss for the country: if a talent is unusable for several years, it may delay something important.

Yun Hee has the idea of changing this situation, but it is not yet time, it will be a few more months.

Yun Xi asked Chen Xingshan: "Chen Qing, what is the purpose of Confucius proposing to serve three years of mourning?" ”

Chen Xingshan thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, Confucius said: 'The child is born for three years, and then he is free from the arms of his parents. Confucius's original intention was that children could only walk alone after three years of birth and did not have to snuggle in the arms of their parents, so they kept filial piety for three years and felt the grace of their parents. ”

Yun Xi said: "This is not in conflict with being an official in the court? If you are an official, can't you miss the grace of your parents? As for those regulations, they are not allowed to wear fancy clothes, drink alcohol and eat meat, and they are not allowed to play music. ”

"Besides, if filial piety must be observed for twenty-seven months, then why can the emperor change the day for the month?"

Chen Xingshan said: "The great filial piety of the sage is about the good succession. The importance of cardinalism and the importance of the military state should not be overshadowed. The emperor should listen to the government on the third day, Xiaoxiang on the thirteenth, Daxiang on the twenty-fifth, and release on the twenty-seventh. ”

Yun Xi continued: "Yes, then why can't officials?" Isn't the great filial piety of officials loyal to the emperor and helping the emperor govern the country well? And I am also mourning now, can I also hand over state affairs and close the door in the palace? ”

As a person who abides by ancient rites, although Chen Xing is not stupid, he has not thought about why he must keep filial piety for three years before, so he can't think of words for a while.

As for the other people present, Zhuo Jing actually thought of a rebuttal: There is also the saying that important ministers of the court can be ordered by His Majesty to win love, but not all officials are important ministers and can return to their hometowns to guard filial piety.

But Zhuo Jing actually supported what Yun Xi said, so he wouldn't speak.