Zhu Yuanzhang pulled his son up and said: "You don't have to worry about the Mongolian ministries. We have our own arrangements. I'll leave it to you to deal with Goryeo and the Japanese pirates. But you have to distinguish the priorities. The imperial examination and relocation are your focus. As for the enfeoffment of the kings,
Let’s talk about it when the time comes.”
Zhu Biao stood up and nodded: "My father is wise, and my son will do a good job."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and let him go out, and then asked Mao Xiang to come in. After a while, Mao Xiang came in, saluted, and waited for the emperor's instructions.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and asked: "In the future, you will pass all the news about Korea and Japan to the prince, and then prepare to send some people there to let them obey the prince's orders."
Mao Xiang respectfully agreed and was about to go down to make arrangements. Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but said: "Those monks are all here. Let the prince go and see them for us."
After Mao Xiang withdrew, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing a few times and then started to deal with the memorial. It was a good thing that the prince could worry about the country and the people, and his far-sightedness was good. However, he was delayed for so long by the brat. I'm afraid he wouldn't be busy until midnight to deal with it.
It's not over.
Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief when he came out of the imperial study. If his father still didn't agree, he would have no choice but to wallow on the spot. If it didn't work, there was nothing he could do. He couldn't rebel.
Zhu Yuanzhang was able to nod this time because Zhu Biao had a special status and relied on his father's favor. In addition, this plan did not consume any resources.
Zhu Biao went all the way back to his Wenhua Palace. After a while, Mao Xiang led people over. After saluting Zhu Biao, he said: "Your Highness, there are more than 80 spies in Korea now, and there are only more than 20 in Japan."
, this is the list.”
After taking it, Zhu Biao said: "It's too few. Goryeo will send a hundred people first and allow them to recruit some local people. It is important to understand the general trends in the country."
Mao Xiang accepted the order. These are very simple. This is their job. Originally, the Holy Emperor did not care about these small countries, so he only asked the spies to pay attention to their capitals and did not allow them to develop on their own.
The people of Goryeo were not living well. As long as they had enough money and food, they could quickly raise a group of people. Mao Xiang said to Zhu Biao: "Just now, the Holy One also ordered His Highness to meet those eminent monks who came from afar.
By the way, the monk Dao Yan whom His Highness ordered to find has also arrived."
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up. He had originally called for Dao Yan and was still thinking whether to put him under house arrest or to find a reason to kill him directly. After all, Zhu Biao had nothing to use him for, but now his skills can be used.
This person was a master at organizing rebellions and demagogueing people. Zhu Biao felt that if he put this person to good use, he would be more useful to him than Zhuge Liang. Zhu Biao smiled and said to Mao Xiang: "Very good, Commander Mao has worked hard. As for those monks,
Let’s meet again at the Japanese Palace tomorrow.”
Mao Xiang naturally had no objection, and said a few words to Zhu Biao before retreating. It was not easy for Mao Xiang now. Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. He knew a little too much.
Zhu Biao glanced at Mao Xiang's back. This man seemed to have been involved in the Hu Weiyong case, but it was absolutely impossible for him to collude with Hu Weiyong. I'm afraid he knew too much, so Zhu Yuanzhang got rid of him easily.
This is normal. The secret service chiefs in the past basically did not end well. What they did was the most offensive work. They were responsible for killing anyone the emperor wanted. How dare the relatives and friends of the murdered person dare to resent the emperor? In the end, they would all turn out to be angry.
Target these people.
After Mao Xiang left, Zhu Biao began to carefully look at the information on Goryeo. He just had a brief look in the imperial study room. In addition to arranging spies to collect information, the most important thing was to send envoys to do things.
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Although Goryeo has sent people to express its surrender, they are still paying tribute to the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the Liaodong area. This is not a big deal. After all, the county magistrates are not as good as the current ones. It will take a lot of work for the Ming Dynasty to attack Goryeo.
The remnants of the Yuan Dynasty in the Northeast can go south directly.
But it was a good reason to send people over to reprimand the King of Goryeo and express Ming Dynasty's dissatisfaction with this matter.
A weak country has no diplomacy, and Goryeo has no room for rebuttal. What's more, the King of Goryeo is making frequent mistakes, and the domestic aristocratic families are extremely dissatisfied. Zhu Biao wants to stimulate him. If he can force out some ambitious people, he will
It couldn't be better.
After Goryeo surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty, marriage between Yuan Dynasty and Goryeo Dynasty was realized. Among the seven generations of Goryeo kings, except for the two young kings, King Zhongmu and King Zhongding, all the others married Yuan Dynasty royal women. Princesses of the Yuan Dynasty enjoyed high status and status in Goryeo.
that power.
As a result, Goryeo became the prince-consort of the Yuan Dynasty. At the same time, the Yuan Dynasty also set up the Zhengdong Province in Goryeo, and the King of Goryeo also served as the prime minister of the Zhengdong Province. The subsequent six generations of Goryeo kings were not allowed to enjoy temple titles, but received posthumous titles from the Yuan Dynasty.
They all have the word "loyalty" in them.
It has to be said that the Yuan Dynasty was still good at managing the vassal state, and the backbone of Goryeo had been broken. Now that the Yuan Dynasty was overthrown by Zhu Biao, the remnants of Liaodong were about to surrender. This had a great impact on Goryeo society.
It will inevitably affect the status of the royal family who relied on the Yuan Dynasty to rule Goryeo, as well as the aristocratic families who relied on the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Biao also saw many secret letters sent by the aristocratic families of Goryeo from the report, and they were all eager to find them.
New backer.
The current situation of Goryeo can be described as a reflection of the past. The governance philosophy of the King of Goryeo and that monk Xin Min is like the medicine of tiger and wolf, which forcibly suppressed Goryeo's current internal and external troubles. On the surface, the country looks much better.
But in fact, the social conflicts in Goryeo have not been alleviated, but have become more serious. Once they break out, these two rulers will be completely buried, and Goryeo will completely lose its vitality, becoming the nourishment for the rise of the new dynasty.
What's more, at this time, the King of Goryeo was actually carrying out a large-scale construction project, and instead of building water conservancy projects, he was building a grand mausoleum for his queen - Jeongling.
It was decorated with fuji and silver geese, and the production was extremely wonderful. King Gongmin also mobilized tens of thousands of people to build a shadow palace for the princess, which was accompanied by a Buddhist temple.
Zhu Biao felt dizzy when he looked at it. Natural disasters continued in Goryeo, Japanese pirates were raging, and the King of Goryeo continued to build large-scale construction projects. This undoubtedly greatly aggravated Goryeo's financial burden and weakened its national power. There was widespread resentment among the people.
He may be a good husband, but he is definitely not a good king. Zhu Biao put down the report letter in his hand and began to think in his mind. Direct intervention in the current situation would definitely not work. The Ming Dynasty did not have that kind of resources to waste.
Zhu Biao set his sights on the monk Xin Min. This man was undoubtedly an excellent chess piece. Judging from his methods, he could also feel that he was an ambitious man. He could become the second king of Goryeo from a poor monk, especially an ordinary person.
people.
Zhu Biao didn't even bother to complain about the reason why the King of Goryeo appointed Monk Xin Min. If he was really a so-called independent person after death, how could he meet him frequently and accept his appointment to preside over the government.
Zhu Biao took a look at the current monk's official position. He is a good fellow. He is the Marquis of Zhenping. He is an upright and obedient minister of Dao, Xie and Li who has preserved the world. On the wall are three Koreans and three major kuangs. The Lord of the Jiucheng Prefecture, promoted the monks to be recorded as ministers, and also judged the book Yun Guan.
