"The Kingdom of Korea?"

Zhu Cizhi shook his head with some doubts, he didn't know about North Korea, and he didn't blame him, how old he was, and he was only fifteen years old this year, before that, he had been raised in the Forbidden City in Beijing, learning the three-character scripture and the thousand-character text, and then learning the way of Confucius and Mencius, and then the country was ruined, if it wasn't for Cao Bianjiao's action to rescue their brothers from the fire pit, I was afraid that he had died in the war like the crown prince Zhu Cihong, and after arriving in Nanjing, he had never paid attention to the government, he didn't expect that he would inherit the throne, His fate is similar to that of his father Zhu Youzhen, they all belong to the kind of dishes that are served on the plate by mistake, so it is unheard of for North Korea.

Cao Bianjiao also glanced at Yuan Jixian on the side, Yuan Jixian understood, and immediately explained: "Your Majesty, the Joseon Dynasty is a vassal state set up by Emperor Taizu, at the end of the Shang Dynasty, the uncle of the King of Shang Jizi led 5,000 Shang Dynasty remnants to move east to the southern foot of the northeast of the Central Plains after King Wu of Zhou, and was elected as the monarch by the people there, and established the Marquis of the Ji clan. After Wei Manchu established power in the area of Pyongyang, overthrew Jizi Joseon, later called Wei Joseon, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was eloquent, annexed its land, placed the four counties of Han, and the country weakened and was divided by the local remnants, and during the Sui and Tang dynasties, there were three strong Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla...... Wang Jian was proclaimed king by his subordinates, moved the capital to his hometown of present-day Kaesong, and changed the name of the country to Goryeo. In 935, Silla was destroyed, Baekje was destroyed, and the Goryeo Dynasty was established...... During the reign of Taejo of this dynasty, the king of Goryeo sent the capital envoy Yi Sung-gye to attack Liaodong, and Yi Sung-gye staged a coup d'état to depose the king of Goryeo. ”

"So North Korea and my Central Plains can be regarded as the same origin and species, since this is the case, their hearts are towards the Ming Dynasty, then accept their kindness!" After Yuan Jixian's gushing narration, Zhu Cizhi also had a general impression of the history of North Korea, and gladly accepted North Korea's tribute.

"Korea is adjacent to the Japanese country, hundreds of years of the invasion of the Japanese invaders, this dynasty Emperor Taizong to Emperor Shenzong, repeatedly sent troops to help them, to the DPRK has a great kindness, they yearn for it, is understandable." Yuan Jixian also said with a smile, and at the same time, there was a hint of pride, and the pride of being the Heavenly Empire jumped on his face.

"Your Majesty, North Korea is a country of my Ming vassal domain, they came to pay tribute, this is a matter of course, in terms of rewards, the minister hopes that the emperor can be measured, can not give more, give too much, we suffer, can not give less, give too little, it seems that we are stingy, ruined the reputation of my Celestial Empire, so there needs to be a scale, in addition to North Korea since I surrender to the Ming, we can trade with it, open the port for trade, the meaning of the minister, I Ming opened up a few ports in Denglai two states, to facilitate trade in North Korea, Use our silk silk, porcelain and tea in exchange for their ore, which will be used by our Ming Dynasty to cast firearms, and can also increase taxes, and at the same time can use Korea as a springboard, to the south, you can overlook the Japanese country, to the north, you can contain the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and at the same time, my Ming Dynasty will send diplomatic envoys to North Korea, and send officials from the Ministry of Rites to serve as liaisons...... We can't be too close to the DPRK, and we keep them for the sake of our Ming Dynasty, and we can't let them sit big, so we send officials there to monitor them. ”

"What does this mean, General, I don't understand?" Zhu Cizhi was also stunned by Cao Bianjiao's last few words, and he was not clear, he was a little cloudy, and he looked down on the fundamentals.

Cao Bianjiao also patiently explained: "Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty was due to internal and external troubles, North Korea surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, abandoning my Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years of kindness, now my Ming Dynasty is about to prosper, North Korea saw that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was defeated, and immediately asked to belong to my Ming Dynasty, and why not want to borrow the power of my Ming Dynasty to help them restore the country, it can be seen that between diplomatic relations, there is no eternal friend, kindness will be indifferent with the passage of time, and the eternal remains the same is the interests, so the diplomatic relations should be based on interests, in addition to treating North Korea, There are also Mongolian tribes on the Mongolian steppe, the northwest of the Wu'er, Tibet, the south of Champa, Siam and other countries are also the same, we pay at the same time, to pursue our interests, can not be in accordance with the old system, they take a few pieces of cloth to congratulate, we give back countless gold and silver, this is what good for my Ming, what is the benefit of it, what is just a false name, the reason why they are willing to pay tribute to my Ming, is because they are afraid of my Ming, if I lose power, they will turn their backs, The minister heard that the Burmese Xuanwei Division took advantage of the fierce war between my Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and dared to establish himself as the king, this is their mentality, not my race, their hearts will be different, so the minister hopes that when the emperor summons them tomorrow, they will be gracious and powerful, and they should first reprimand them for abandoning my Ming Dynasty and disobeying the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and then be kind words of relief, so that they dare not have a bad heart. ”

"I understand, or the general is far-sighted, I really didn't expect to meet a small vassal country, and I need to be so cautious and careful, this way of governing the country, I can be regarded as the first experience, the court can have today, all depend on the hard work of your ministers, I am young and ignorant, and I will continue to work hard for all my ministers in the future, especially the general, Guo Ziyi, who can be called my Ming Dynasty, no general is loyal to the country, and I can't sit still!"

"The emperor said seriously, this is the duty of the minister, the minister was subject to the Emperor Yizong and the first emperor Emperor Wenzong two dynasties Longen, since the death of the country, not to let my Ming Ming lose in the hands of the Manchu Qing aliens, and this is not a minister can do it alone, but also depends on the help of the courtiers, the soldiers with their lives, to recover the lost land, how dare the ministers covet the merits, the emperor trusts the ministers, and the ministers should bear this burden for the emperor."

In the face of Cao Bianjiao's humble words, Yuan Jixian also smiled: "The general is modest, the general has made great contributions to the Ming court, all this is known to the emperor, and my colleagues also see it." ”

"How dare you! How dare you! Cao Bianjiao sat in this position, doing things and talking is now low-key to the point that it is not good, the high place is not cold, and it is easy to fall heavy when ascending, Cao Bianjiao knows these truths deeply, so he will never be arrogant and arrogant, and provoke unwarranted disasters for himself.

The next day, in the Great Dynasty, the North Korean envoys Jin Shangxian and Song Shilie also worshipped at the court meeting, and Zhu Cizhi also followed the words taught by Cao Bianjiao, and gave both grace and might, and trained the two to be obedient, and after retiring from the court, they still shouted God's grace. At the same time, Zhu Cizhi also returned the favor, rewarding them with 500 pieces of fine porcelain in Jingdezhen, 300 pieces of cloud brocade, and 100 pieces of lacquerware, as a sign of compassion.

Under Cao Bianjiao's kind invitation, they were not in a hurry to go back, but wandered around the south of the Yangtze River, and Cao Bianjiao took them to Nanjing, Suzhou, Songjiang and other places to take them around, so that they could see the prosperity and wealth of the Ming Dynasty, so as to highlight the strong and prosperous scenery of the country.