Chapter 33: The Imperial Dinner (1)
The Korean tribute envoy set sail from Seonsapo, North Korea, and successively passed through Linden Island, Cheniu Island, Kashima Island, Seokseong Island, Jangsan Island, Guanglu Island, Sansan Island, Pyongdo, Huangcheng Island, Yongji Island, and Miaodao, and landed from Dengzhou, so it was called the Dengzhou route.
The Dengzhou route is more than 10,000 miles for a round trip, which can really be described as a sea route and a long journey. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Although this seafaring route was an ancient waterway along the coast, due to the navigation conditions at that time, it was risky to take the sea route, and the tributaries could be in danger of their lives at any time. However, the sea route, which was full of dangers, could not stop the pride and mission of the DPRK envoys in sailing the sea.
Lin Qingye, who went to the Ming Dynasty this time, also had a bad trip, encountered wind and waves several times, and almost died at the bottom of the sea. But being able to see the dignity of the Ming Emperor is worth it. The emperor was heroic, he was not surprised, and he had a plan in a short period of time, Lin Qingye's face was full of excitement.
The dinner was set up in the Jianji Palace, and that night, Chongzhen bathed and changed his clothes, and attached great importance to this banquet, because this banquet was not a simple diplomatic dinner. In Chongzhen's layout, Chongzhen must show the strength and self-confidence of the Ming Dynasty, the strategic position of North Korea is very important, and whether the Liaodong War can achieve a decisive victory must not lose North Korea. Although Korea is a vassal state, but now the war situation in Liaodong has been frustrated, the Houjin regime has risen, and the Ming Dynasty can only be in a strategic defensive posture now, and Mao Wenlong and North Korea, who are stationed on Phi Island, have become a sharp thorn in the rear of the Houjin, and the Houjin cannot attack the Ming Dynasty from a long distance.
The original princess Xin, now the queen Zhou, was also in attendance. Chongzhen's memories are still there, but since he ascended the throne, he has been busy with political affairs every day, always anxious, and has trouble sleeping.
The Zhou family in my memory is very beautiful, and after the wedding, he won the favor of Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters. Ancestral home in Suzhou, father Zhou Kui, mother Ding is Zhou Kui's stepfamily, the family is poor, Zhou took care of the housework when he was young. After moving to Beijing, Zhou Kui worked in the downtown area of Qianmen Street, making a living by reading fortunes. In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, when Zhu Youzhen, who was still the king of Xin, chose the princess for the big wedding, Queen Yi'an, who presided over the affairs of **, selected the Zhou family from many candidates as the eldest sister-in-law's surrogate. After Chongzhen ascended the throne, the Zhou family was naturally promoted from Princess Xin to the queen, and all these officials of the Ministry of Etiquette were responsible for arranging related matters, which did not have to worry about Chongzhen.
As the grandson of the emperor, sometimes the marriage is not decided by himself, but more for political needs. At this point, Chongzhen is undoubtedly lucky, although he can't help himself, but at least, the Zhou family is virtuous and virtuous, and the two have a deep friendship.
Officials above the third rank in the DPRK and China and important royal clansmen were invited, and the officials bathed and changed their clothes early, and came to the Jianji Hall to wait, and the royal clansmen also arrived one after another. After Ming Chengzu Zhu Di seized the throne, he moved or abolished the vassal king, seized his military power, and the power of the vassal king was greatly weakened. A small number of virtuous people only send love to calligraphy and painting, music and rhythm, and interpretation, and dare not discuss national affairs. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the vassal kings were arrogant and lascivious, plundered the fields, and wantonly looted the fat and ointment of the local people, causing the wrath of the heavens and the resentment of the people. In the turmoil at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the huge wealth of the palace was coveted by the peasant army and the Manchu army, and the feudal towns were often broken at the first attack, which made all parties oppose the Ming forces, and the appetite became bigger and bigger.
This time it was not a simple banquet, Chongzhen let all the important royal clansmen in Beijing attend, just to plan the world. The world has been eroded, officials are seriously corrupt, and the royal family does not want to serve the country, but the feudal town is on one side, and the sky is angry and resentful. If Chongzhen wants to reverse such a situation, he must start from the roots, and it is difficult to become an atmosphere. But at the same time, Chongzhen also understands that he should not be in a hurry, otherwise, it will inevitably cause national turmoil. However, there are gains and losses, and if the royal family of the Ming Dynasty does not clear it by itself, it will eventually become someone else's meal.
The arrival of the Korean envoy was just a coincidence, Chongzhen's layout began on the day he ascended the throne, but Chongzhen didn't expect it to be so smooth. These days, Chongzhen has made Wei Zhongxian secretly arranged, and ordered the vassal kings of the whole country to enter the capital to congratulate. Therefore, all the vassal kings and county kings under the Great Tomorrow arrived in Kyoto one after another before this. King Cunji of Qin, King Qiu Gui of Jin, King Gongqi of Zhou, King Huakui of Chu, King Shouhong of Lu, King Zhishu of Shu, Dai Wang Dingwei, King Yiming of Xiang and King Ci of Zhao all entered the Jianji Palace.
At this time, the Jianji Hall is brightly lit, and the officials who arrived early greet the princes and ministers from time to time, and then gather in groups of three or five, talking loudly, if you listen carefully, but it is not a national event, it is purely a rhyme, and the corruption of the Ming officialdom can be seen. The atmosphere was so harmonious that no one could have predicted what was about to happen, but as everyone knows, a storm has been quietly brewing, and a huge net hanging over everyone's heads will be cast at any moment.
The night is calm and serene, but Chongzhen has never had such tranquility, this time it is a battle of life and death, Chongzhen repeatedly calculated....
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