After listening to Chu Xianxian's eloquent words, Emperor Chongzhen and several cabinet ministers and military ministers all looked at each other for a while. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Emperor Chongzhen knew that Mao Wenlong and Liu Xingzuo were not good people, and now that they have the will of the imperial court, they will never let go of the land and cities of North Korea.

At the same time, he also knew very well that the North Koreans would not sit still or give up, but would definitely send envoys to the Ming Dynasty to cry, because this is the consistent way of the Korean state.

To his surprise, the North Koreans chose four daughters of the clan to dedicate to him, whether he wanted it or not, what should he do?

Could it be that the lustful name of being insinuated by the courtiers has reached the ears of the lord of North Korea?!

Several cabinet ministers were quite dissatisfied with the excessive practices of Anton Hou Mao Wenlong, Pyongyang Bo Liu Xingzuo, and several other general soldiers in Dongjiang Town.

Although these ministers are already outstanding figures of this era, after all, they are all familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, and they are from Jinshi civil officials, and Confucius's set of benevolence, righteousness and morality are absolutely deep-rooted.

In their opinion, the Korean state is small and weak, and when the Jianguo army is approaching the city, it should also be a forced right to change to Jianguo and call the ministers Nagong, although the emperor handed over the land of Hamgyong Province and Pyongan Province in northern Korea to Donggang Town to govern and govern, and even stake the land and reward the meritorious soldiers, but he can't drive all the Koreans out of the country, or drive them away! In doing so, which is the practice of the state of etiquette and the teacher of benevolence and righteousness in the Ming Dynasty!

Especially Liu Xingzuo, the uncle of Pyongyang, gave Pyongyang to you, you will be your earl, and when you are the chief soldier, what kind of massacre are you engaged in, killing the Koreans inside and outside Pyongyang, not to mention whether it will damage the reputation of the Ming Dynasty in the vassal state, just say that you killed all the Korean people inside and outside the city, who will you collect taxes and grain from in the future!

Besides, North Korea has been loyal to the Ming Dynasty for 200 years, and at this time, you will kill its people, expel its officials, and seize its land, and you will turn your face too quickly.

After a long time, Xu Guangqi said: "Your Majesty, Mao Wenlong and Liu Xingzuo connived at many lawlessness in North Korea, and how Your Majesty will deal with it can be discussed later." It's just that now, since North Korea has sent envoys to Beijing, our Ming court can't afford to be rude. As the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the minister's reception arrangement according to the etiquette system is exactly the minister's business, I don't know if His Majesty has any instructions for this? ”

Since the funeral of Emperor Xizong, the affairs of the Ministry of Rites have suddenly decreased a lot, and Xu Guangqi, who was very busy before, has suddenly become a lot more leisurely, except for according to the emperor's dictation, he found some noble and idle officials of the Hanlin Academy, and concentrated on proofreading and correcting his "Complete Book of Agricultural Administration", there is nothing important to do.

In the past, when the emperor left the palace and left Beijing, where he went, how he went, what he said, how he spoke, and even his every move in public activities had to be in accordance with the etiquette, that is, according to the etiquette path formulated by the Ministry of Etiquette.

However, now the emperor does not follow the past routine at all, on the one hand, it saves a lot of things, but on the other hand, it also attracts a lot of scolding from Xu Guangqi.

Now this Emperor Chongzhen said that he would leave the palace when he left the palace, and he said that he would leave Beijing when he left Beijing, and he did not know how many rules and etiquette systems had been broken, and those who adhered to the old rules and bad habits among the courtiers did not dare to publicly accuse the emperor, so they had to write to accuse Sang and scold Huai, impeachment of Xu Guangqi, a cabinet minister and secretary of the Ministry of Rites, some said that he was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites but allowed the emperor to do nothing, and some said that he used Western customs to mess with Chinese rules, and so on.

Of course, the courtiers' criticism of Xu Guangqi is not entirely unreasonable, if other traditional Confucian-born Jinshi is in this Ministry of Rites, then many of Emperor Chongzhen's practices will definitely be restricted and opposed, anyway, it will definitely not let the emperor do what he wants now.

In this sense, the criticism of some courtiers is not completely unreasonable, after all, Xu Guangqi himself believes in Catholicism, and he really disagrees with the red tape of traditional Confucianism, and does not take it too seriously, so he is very much in favor of the emperor's practice of deleting and simplifying.

However, despite this, Xu Guangqi still attaches great importance to the arrival of the Korean envoys, knowing that this matter involves the image of the Ming court, and he must not be careless, so he said the previous words.

However, Emperor Chongzhen's cruel approach to Mao Wenlong and Liu Xingzuo's resolute and resolute actions was completely supported, if it weren't for the fact that he was really not suitable to publicly express his appreciation as an emperor, he would have wanted to recall these two people back to Beijing and praise them.

Because whether it is the Jin family dynasty in later generations or the Kimchi stick Smecta Kingdom, it is not a good thing, and the future generations are helpless against them, and they will definitely not let them go in this life.

It's just that now that Jianyu has not been destroyed, and the thieves have risen again, the timing is not right, and North Korea is also a "big country" with a population of millions, which really forced them to be anxious, they sincerely took refuge in Jianguo, and then attacked Dongjiang Town with Jianguo from the north and south, then Dongjiang Town and even Denglai Town may never have peace from now on.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen didn't care what Xu Guangqi said, and said directly: "As the Son of Heaven, how can what I say not count." Previously, the imperial court issued a holy decree to hand over the so-called Hamgyong Province and Pyongan Province in northern Korea to Donggang Town for jurisdiction, allowing them to stake land and reward soldiers. There is absolutely no room for change in this article.

"Although Andong Hou and Pyongyang Bo are a little deliberate in their behavior, in general, they do what they are told. If it is because of a letter from the lord of the Joseon state, the imperial court will easily deal with the meritorious heroes and good generals, which is too child's play. As for asking Mao Wenlong and Liu Xingzuo about this, don't mention it again in the future. ”

Li Guowei, who originally wanted to stand up and mention this matter, opened his mouth when he heard that the emperor had this attitude, and finally chose to remain silent.

But his small actions did not hide from the emperor, and Emperor Chongzhen also knew what he wanted to say at this time, but it was just that the east was not destroyed, and it was not appropriate to establish an enemy country.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen did not wait for them to speak, and continued: "The two states in the north of Korea, both of which were Middle Earth during the Han and Tang dynasties, are now just things returned to their original owners, complete to Zhao, and returned to our Chinese territory. ”

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen's words fell, he heard Sun Chengzong say: "What Dongjiang Town has done, regardless of its rights and wrongs, the minister, as the Minister of Military Aircraft, dares to ask Your Majesty, but Your Majesty has made up your mind to accept North Korea as a county?" ”

After Sun Chengzong said this, all the ministers in the palace, together with the cabinet scholars on duty, Lu Daqi, Gao Doushu and others, also looked at the emperor with wide eyes.

Emperor Chongzhen knew the meaning behind Sun Chengzong's words, because he had discussed similar issues with him before.

Seeing that everyone was waiting, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a moment, and then said: "I have no intention of destroying Korea. The survival of the Korean vassal state depends on the strength of our Ming Dynasty in the future, and the actions of the upper and lower levels of Korea. ”

The stick can be destroyed, but it does not have to be destroyed, and it can even be preserved in its original land of Samhan, that is, the southern half of the Korean Peninsula.

One day in the future, you can simply arm them and drive them to attack the Japanese Tsushima Domain, Satsuma Domain, etc., or even drive them all to the Japanese island of Kyushu and let them compete with the Japanese for living space.

Of course, that's all for later.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen finished saying this, no longer speaking, and Sun Chengzong immediately said: "The minister has understood His Majesty's intentions. Even so, the North Korean envoy still saw it well. ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, and said, "I still have to see it." It's just that this doesn't have to be done by the Ministry of Rites. ”

After saying this, the emperor pondered for a moment, and then said: "The matter of contacting the envoy of the Korean State will be handled by the Li Fan Yuan, and the envoy and others can arrange for accommodation in the Li Fan Yuan from tomorrow, and they will not be allowed to contact the courtiers of the Beijing Division. In addition, this matter Chu Xianxian, as the eunuch of the celebrant and the pen, must also be handled. ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the British Duke Zhang Weixian and said: "Zhang Aiqing is in charge of the affairs of the domain, and tomorrow Qing and Wu Weiying will have a good talk, and be sure to let him know my will and intentions." ”

Zhang Weixian heard this, and hurriedly bowed down to receive the order.