Chapter 12: Joseon Tribute

Just when the Ming Dynasty entered a cross-era historical period with mixed sorrows and joys, a good news spread from the Korean capital to the North Zhili of the Ming Dynasty at this moment.

And this good news is from the Ming Dynasty Emperor Wanli Emperor His Majesty to the 14th generation of the Korean lord at this time, Wang Xuanzu, handed over a very important historical document "Daming Huidian", and this "Daming Huidian" Ming Dynasty code records that Joseon Taizu Li Chenggui is the son of Li Renren, a minister of the Goryeo Dynasty.

It is also recorded that after killing the king of Goryeo for him, he became the king of Joseon, and in the two hundred years of the small country of Korea, he sent many missions to ask the Ming to make changes.

However, every time the request to send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to ask for a change was rejected by the Ming Dynasty, but in the end, it was the first king of Korea who was born in the collateral line, Seonjo, who was able to achieve his will.

Throughout the history of Joseon and the Ming Dynasty, this incident was known as the lineage argument, and it was a great diplomatic achievement that could alleviate the pressure on the orthodox Seonjo.

In this regard, at the special welcome ceremony of the "Daming Huidian" in Hanyang, the capital of North Korea, there was a heated debate between the Right Parliamentary Lord, who is a Westerner, and Bi Chao (Li Shanhai) and Zhao Kun (Liu Chenglong), who are Easterners.

And the question of this debate is that he has been entangled in whether he should or should send a thanksgiving mission to the Ming Dynasty of the great power of Shangbang at this time.

At this time, the Western-Wing Minister, who proposed to send the Thanksgiving Mission, first proposed to celebrate this memorable historical event.

We should take the initiative to send a thanksgiving mission to the Ming Dynasty, a great state power, because this is a great joy in the two hundred years since the founding of Korea, and we should not forget the grace of the Ming Dynasty, a big country in Shangbang.

At this time, Zhao Kun (Lord Liu Chenglong), who was a famous soldier of the Easterners, put forward the opposite opinion, believing that this lineage defense could not be called the grace of a great power.

Then it can be called Duanben Chengyuan, which shows that there is an error in the record of the Ming Dynasty, and the erroneous lineage was started by the actual record of the end of Goryeo to indicate to His Majesty the Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty that King Taizu was the king.

At this time, Zhao Kun (Lord Yoo Sung-ryong) also blamed the Ming Dynasty for ignoring Joseon's request to revise the lineage, and how much the Joseon royal family and state suffered in the next two hundred years.

And at this moment, it is also time to correct the hypocrisy and lies, in the final analysis, this long-overdue lineage defense must receive an apology from the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, it cannot be said that the word "grace" is to say that it is a grace, and if it is said to be grace, it is equivalent to committing a heinous sin before the throne of King Taizu.

At this moment, the fierce debate of the easterner Zhao Kun (Liu Chenglong) made all the officials who were Westerners speechless, but at this moment, Bi Chao (Li Shanhai), who was the leader of the easterners, was much calmer when dealing with this incident.

Because even if it can't be said to be grateful, it is also obvious that His Majesty the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has made some efforts to correct the affairs of the ancestors.

Even if it is at this moment, it will be a suitable etiquette to express one's heart, and at this moment, Xuanzu is very happy to announce that he will handle this incident according to the intention of Fu Yiwei (Li Shanhai), the master of Zuo Yizheng.

Therefore, according to the wishes of Bi Chao (Li Shanhai) Zuo Yizheng, the Joseon court is about to send a special thanksgiving mission to the Ming Dynasty.

Rushed to Beizhili at this time to meet His Majesty the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, which happened to be the annual tribute season in North Korea.

Therefore, it is only appropriate to send an envoy to Daming at this moment, and it is in this context that the small country of North Korea has sent an envoy.

And the Korean mission on this trip also came with a special mission, that is, to submit a request for marriage to His Majesty the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Because the son of Seonjo, the head of the small country of Korea, has also reached the age of marriage, so North Korea is more closely connected with the big country of Shangbang.

Therefore, at this time, His Royal Highness Seonjo of North Korea decided from his heart that he should submit a request to His Majesty the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to marry.

So at this moment, the special mission was not only personally attended by Li Shanhai (Bi Chao) of the Dongren, but also by the famous minister Bing Cao Jushu Lord Liu Chenglong (Zhao Kun).

Wang Zhiguo, who is the chief of the Korean royal bodyguard, will also follow him to protect the safety of the mission, just under the historical situation that everything is ready and only the east wind is missing.

The Korean mission departed from Hanyang, the capital of Korea at that time, and first arrived in Uiju, on the border between the Ming Dynasty and Korea. Then start from Yiju, cross the Yalu River, pass through Liaoyang and Guangning, and finally enter the Shanhaiguan to arrive at the location of Jingshi at that time, Beizhili.

And when Seonjo, the lord of a small Korean country, proposed a peace affair, he soon received a direct response from His Majesty the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

In the response of the Ming Dynasty, His Majesty the Wanli Emperor basically agreed to the request of the peace relatives, because from the perspective of the national body, this can not only consolidate the stability of the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty.

It could also bring more influence to the small Korean country at that time in terms of economy and culture, and the most important thing was to reduce the number and cost of troops militarily.

While it has great benefits for stabilizing the northern frontier, it can also make the Ming Dynasty and the Korean state a family by taking relatives.

In the end, the two countries under this pro-system will be mutually interconnected, both economically and culturally, and military integration and defense are also on the agenda.

The Ming Dynasty and the Korean state did not need to put more useless troops there on the border, but they could completely place their troops in useful places where the country needed.

And through the marriage between the two countries, the Ming Dynasty also benefited a lot, because the daughter of His Majesty the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (Zhu Tingting) and the son of the Korean lord Xuanzu got married.

is about to become the future princess of North Korea (Zhu Tingting), which is a status above 10,000 people under one person.

In North Korea, there is supreme power, and although the harem cannot be used in politics, it is also an extremely cost-effective thing.

Because once the future princess, who is the daughter of His Majesty the Wanli Emperor (Zhu Tingting), gives birth to an heir for the son of the Korean Emperor Xuanzu, then the lord of North Korea will naturally be the descendant of His Majesty the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

That is to show that the Ming Dynasty and the small Korean state are like a country in itself, and Korea, as a vassal state, is more pleased to be able to marry His Majesty the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Because when His Royal Highness Seonjo of Joseon and His Majesty the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty became in-laws, it would be easier to communicate with each other in both state and private affairs in the future.

After all, the marriage between the two families is beneficial and harmless for the two countries that are in the development period, so the marriage is a great joy for both countries.

At this moment, North Korea decided on the basic marriage date after consulting with the Ming Dynasty, and asked Princess Yuting (Zhu Tingting) of the Ming Dynasty to return to North Korea with the mission to marry the son of the Korean lord.

So the daughter of His Majesty Wanli (Zhu Tingting) of the Ming Dynasty is about to embark on a journey to the east, and whether the road to marrying in the east is smooth or bumpy depends on the results of the negotiations between North Korea and the Ming Dynasty.