Chapter Forty-Seven: What Is Unthinkable?
In fact, the movements of the old gentlemen in the court were even faster than Zhu Jingyuan imagined.
After the morning court was set that day, they immediately carefully analyzed Zhu Jingyuan's six strategies, and made repairs according to the actual goals of the strategies.
Then a model was selected to be used for testing and display, the Ryukyu Kingdom.
The Ryukyus are small, the number of people is small, and the number of natives is even less, and the difference between them and the people of the Ming Dynasty is very small.
At the same time, the national strength of the Ryukyus was weak, very close to the Ming Dynasty, and the land and sea garrisons of the imperial court controlled the country.
Even if the feudal domain is forcibly withdrawn without any disregard, there will not be much chaos in reality.
What's more, in the actual operation plan, the interests of the vast majority of relevant personnel will definitely be taken care of as much as possible.
The point is that although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs, and the situation that the vassal states should have in Ryukyu is there, and most of the vassal states can be used as a reference.
Therefore, the household department used the fastest speed to plan a simple strategy for withdrawing the feudal domain.
After consulting the emperor, a telegram was sent to the Ryukyu royal palace just before the release of the government on the same day.
It was called a consultation and was actually a notice in advance that they would begin preparing for the de facto withdrawal of the feudal domain.
Therefore, when Zhu Jingyuan was reading the newspaper at home, the Ryukyu Palace's house was also brightly lit.
Zhu Jingyuan's brother who had just come out of the five suits, Zhu Jingjun, the king of the Ryukyus, sat in front of the bookcase in the regular clothes of the king of Daming County, and looked at the newspaper in front of him in a daze.
His expression was extremely excited, his hands trembled slightly, and he muttered incredibly intermittently:
"Removal of the feudal domain? Is the imperial court really going to withdraw the feudal domain? And starting with the lonely Ryukyus? ”
Gu Yongnian, the chief of the palace who was standing opposite Zhu Jingyi, bowed slightly to his king and explained:
"King Qiqi, the vassal kingdom that has been officially ordered to be completely withdrawn is currently only one country in the West Sea.
"Although the southwestern states of the Persian Gulf were abolished, they merged and established a separate Great Food State, but the new vassal king did not take up the vassal for the time being, and still stayed in Beijing.
"Regarding our Ryukyu Kingdom, the imperial court has not officially issued a decision, and for the time being, it is just that the household department is asking the king what you mean.
"Tobe means that the Ryukyu feudal kingdom is still to be retained, and the existing feudal officials are still retained.
"At the same time, the imperial court also added our Ryukyu Island to Dongfan Island, and set up a new Haidong Political Envoy.
"Dongfan Island was renamed Dongning Island, and there were three prefectures of Keelung, Anping and Changhua, and our Ryukyu Islands set up Ryukyu Prefecture.
"In the future, the military and political affairs of the Ryukyus were jointly managed by the three divisions of Daming Haidong and other places and the Ryukyu royal palace.
"As for the king...... There are two options, one is to continue to serve as the king of the Ryukyus, but not to be stationed in the Ryukyus in the future.
"The Imperial Court will set aside a beautiful area outside the new city of Jingshi, and build a mansion for you and the feudal kings who stayed in Jingshi, such as the Great Shoi.
"The second is to remove the title of King of the Ryukyus, and change it to the title of King of Daming County, with the King of Daming County as the political envoy of Haidongbu, and the official office is located in Keelung Province, Dongning Island.
"There are no governors or governors in Haidong and other places, and there is only one political envoy."
Ryukyu King Zhu Jingjun was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he was a little confused, and subconsciously asked:
Gu Qing carefully explained to Gu Wang, how to implement the so-called condominium? If the lonely king is the political envoy of Haidongbu, who will be the king of the Ryukyus? ”
When Gu Yongnian heard this question, he was obviously a little excited, and he almost couldn't control his expression:
"The Ming immigrants and the descendants who multiplied in the territory of the Ryukyu Prefecture were directly under the jurisdiction of the Ryukyu Prefecture, the political envoy of Haidong, and the corresponding people would also receive Ming citizenship.
"The mixed children of the Ming people and the Ryukyu natives, as well as the local Ryukyus natives, are under the jurisdiction of the original government office of the Ryukyu royal palace and retain the citizenship of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
"The prefect of the Ryukyus and below will be reappointed from the existing officials of the Ryukyu State, and at the same time will continue to serve as officials of the Ryukyu State, and the minister will serve as the first Governor of the Ryukyus.
"In the future, the Ryukyu Prefecture ordered that all the officials above were liuguan, and they all took the exam every three years, and the maximum number of three terms in one place was nine years.
"At least three years, and at most nine years, they will be removed from their positions elsewhere, and they will be removed from their positions in the Ryukyu Kingdom.
"When the officials transferred from the Ming Dynasty take over the official position of the Ryukyu Prefecture, they will also take over the corresponding official position of the Ryukyu State at the same time.
"If the king is appointed as the political envoy of Haidongbu, the Ryukyu Kingdom will be the same as the previous Western Sea Kingdom, with a country but no king."
After listening to this, Zhu Jingqi fell into confusion, stood up and walked back and forth in the room several times.
In the end, he couldn't make up his mind, so he looked at his long history again:
"Please also ask Gu Qing to teach Gu, how should Lone choose?"
Gu Yongnian wanted to say in his heart, isn't this obvious, but on the surface, he still only bowed slightly, and explained and analyzed seriously:
"Your Majesty, Ryukyu is said to be a country, but there are only a few counties, and although the people are quite solid, how can they be compared with the political envoys of the Ming Dynasty?
"Now there is only one order between the political envoy and the Shangshu, as long as he is promoted, he will be the title of Shangshu.
"Besides, the king still has the title of the king of Daming County, even if he does not serve in the court in the future, he will be rich and noble."
Zhu Jingqi shook his head a little distressed and said:
"Lone understands this, it's just ...... Although the Ryukyu Kingdom is small, it is a land that has been given by the ancestors for generations.
"Although the political envoy is expensive, he is just a liuguan, and the Ming prince needs to be assessed for inheritance, otherwise he will have to surrender on his behalf."
Gu Yongnian shook his head when he heard this, feeling that his family was confused, so he had to persuade him a little more directly:
"Your Majesty, don't be confused, the court's intention to withdraw the vassal has been determined, and the placement given to you is generous enough to make you hesitate.
"If the imperial court directly forcibly withdraws the feudal domain, and at the same time directly deposes the king as a commoner, what should the king do?
"Moreover, the withdrawal of the feudal domain has been the long-cherished wish of the people of the Ryukyus for decades, and now that they have finally been able to see the moon, there is no one to stop them.
"The placement of all the officials in the palace by the imperial court also makes it impossible for everyone to refuse, so the king must not be confused, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."
After all, Zhu Jingqi is the lord of a country, and he is usually used to being arrogant, but when he heard this slightly threatening word, he suddenly became a little furious:
"What do you mean by unthinkable? What do you say to the lonely king that it is unimaginable? ”
Gu Yongnian looked at his king's reaction, and bowed his head a little melancholy:
"Unthinkable means that if the subordinates cannot convince the king, the subordinates may not live for three days......"
Zhu Jingxi was stunned for a few seconds, and then slowly deflated.
Zhu Jingqi knew in his heart that he had no choice at all.
Almost all of the royal palaces from the long history down to the long history wanted to accept themselves, so that they could change from Ryukyu officials to Ming officials.
From the officials of a remote small country to the official officials of the world empire, their status will be subversively improved.
No one can resist this temptation, and they will definitely push it at all costs.
All immigrants who are able to obtain Ming citizenship will certainly fully support this withdrawal of feuds, which has been their highest pursuit in recent decades.
If you insist on opposing it, you may accidentally fall into the water and no one will see it, which is the so-called unimaginable consequences.
Gu Yongnian, as the chief of the palace who has followed him for many years, is not disloyal to himself, but he can't refuse at all.
If he refuses, the consequence may be to be shot in the back and commit suicide, which is his unthinkable.
The key is that he is not abolished, but he has lost the small kingdom of Ryukyu, which has been passed down from generation to generation, and his actual status has actually risen, so he has no pressure in his heart.
Zhu Jingjun sat back on the chair suddenly, leaned back on the chair weakly, looked up at the roof and was silent for several seconds, and finally sighed softly:
"Reply to the household department, the Ryukyu Kingdom has no objection, and immediately began to prepare for the affairs of the Haidong political envoy, and the minister Jingqi asked for the recognition of the Haidong political envoy."
Gu Yongnian listened to it and immediately instinctively shouted loudly:
"The king is shengming!"
Zhu Jingqi waved his hand:
"Call me Your Highness from now on...... Or Fang Bo......"
His Royal Highness is the honorific title of the prince, the prince of the county, the prince, and the grandson of the emperor, while the uncle is the honorific title of the political envoy.
Therefore, Zhu Jingqi's own heart has completely accepted this arrangement.
This was originally the best arrangement for the removal of the feudal king.
Gu Yongnian comprehended, and said with a smile:
"Your Highness is wise."