Zhu Biao wrote in great detail that Tang Ding had a good talent for leading troops in battles and stimulating morale. He could be regarded as a general. At present, it seems that he is second only to Xu Yungong among the second generation of nobles. He is handsome and talented, but he is still a bit too young.
Moreover, he did not have a capable mastermind around him, so he was left alone overseas to deal with the internal affairs of other countries. Although he could advance, attack, retreat or defend, there were still risks. Zhu Biao hated Japan, but he would never underestimate him.
Aggressive yet gentle by nature, martial yet beauty-loving, arrogant yet courteous, stubborn yet weak and fickle, docile yet unwilling to be manipulated, loyal yet rebellious, brave yet brave
Cowardly, conservative but very welcoming of innovation, abiding by small etiquette but without great righteousness...
Such contradictory and morbid national character characteristics have created Japan’s tenacious vitality and vitality. Although Japanese culture is largely influenced by traditional Chinese Confucianism in terms of national character, it is different from the golden mean advocated by China since ancient times.
The fundamental difference is largely a manifestation of two extremes.
To the extreme, sometimes one thinks that one is powerful in a certain aspect, and what Japan learned from the Tang Dynasty was not only production technologies such as casting and farming, but also many military strategies, strategies, and classics from sages. Although the country was small, its political wisdom should not be underestimated.
Zhu Biao explained the general deployment clearly, but he had no choice but to deal with the details. The distance was too far, transportation was inconvenient, and communication was difficult. For big and small matters, Tang Ding could only adapt to his circumstances.
After Zhu Biao finished writing and waited for the ink to dry, he specially wrote two more copies before putting down his pen and telling Liu Jin: "The three secret letters will be sent out in three days. Ask Quan Xu to send someone to deliver them to Marquis Jinghai.
When a dead soldier is sent to Japan, people will trust him, but if he dies, his trust will be destroyed!"
Liu Jin accepted the letter and began to seal it, while Zhu Biao pinched his eyebrows. It is said that this kind of letter should be written in a special way to avoid leakage of information, but it happened suddenly. After all, there was no plan to take root in Japan, and now they are thousands of miles apart.
Communication was difficult and there was no chance for discussion.
But fortunately, this incident cannot be said to be a conspiracy. Even if it is discovered, it will not be a big deal. The Tang Ding ship has strong personnel and strong personnel to stick to the port. The worst thing is to sail away. Japan is too busy to take care of itself. Who can have the strength to send tens of thousands of people out to sea to pursue it?
As for the impact, the Ming Dynasty and Japan have not yet established diplomatic relations. It is not a vassal state like Goryeo, which was conferred by the Ming Dynasty. What if it is specifically targeted at it? Is it possible that Japan still dares to invade?
As for the future, with Goryeo as a springboard and many guidelines for surrendering Japanese pirates, it will not be difficult to find a suitable port to attack Japan. Moreover, Tang Ding wrote the letter two months ago, presumably because of the terrain of Japan's inland
It's probably almost ascertained.
Moreover, Jinghai Marquis Wu Zhen’s close confidant could not even destroy a letter before he died, but this incident also served as a reminder to Zhu Biao that it was necessary to prepare for a rainy day. Quan Xu had to
With the addition of a course on cipher text, Zhu Biao has great hopes for Jin Yiwei.
There are two more letters in the secret compartment, one is from Tang Ding, the content is the same as the previous one, that is, only two of the three secret letters have been delivered, one of them is missing, and we don’t know what happened to the person who sent the letter.
, maybe we encountered pirates, maybe we encountered huge waves, who can say for sure what happens at sea...
There was no need for him to give orders for this kind of thing. Someone would naturally investigate it. Zhu Biao casually took out the last letter, which was sent by Daoyan. It turned out that the situation in Goryeo had suddenly changed. The King of Goryeo felt that Xin Min's role had been achieved. Now everyone
The aristocratic family was eager to kill Xin Min, and was forced to make many deals with the royal family. The establishment of the disciple Wei to some extent meant the aristocratic family's attitude of submission to the king, at least on the surface.
So now it is best to push Xin Min out to calm down the anger. Zhu Biao looked at it and nodded slightly. This is the basic operation of a king. There must be such a person in all dynasties. When it is useful, he will dominate the government and the opposition. When it is useless,
It's time to push it out to feed the dog.
It’s just that Zhu Biao felt that the King of Goryeo was a bit of a whim. This was obviously a recent idea, maybe because he finally recovered from the sadness and decadence of the death of his concubine, Princess Lu, or because he was the same person every day.
Disciple Wei got together, became a man, and then became ambitious to govern the country?
After all, if Xin Min is just regarded as an abandoned son, then he should not be given such a lofty status, let alone the honor of raising a sergeant. Now, if you want to kill a cunning rabbit and kill a good dog, it depends on whether he agrees or not.
A dog jumps over the wall when it's angry, and a rabbit bites when it's angry, let alone a man who has been in power for six years.
Daoyan's letter said that Xin Min had begun planning to assassinate the King of Korea, and specifically ordered Daoyan to contact Zhu Biao, hoping to get the support of the Ming Dynasty. He would personally go to the capital to kneel down and beg for the canonization of the Ming Dynasty Emperor, and Korea would always be the Ming Dynasty.
A vassal state, paying tribute year after year to the dynasty, forever!
After that, there were all kinds of promises. Zhu Biao roughly calculated that the tribute was three or four times more than the current tribute from Goryeo. It was really a shameless thing to do, and it was so generous that people were surprised.
But it’s normal. If he wins, he will be the new king. No matter how many things he gives to Ming Dynasty, it won’t be a loss. Anyway, they are all exploited from the people. If he loses, there is nothing to say. No matter how many things he has, it is impossible.
Take it underground.
What's more, as long as the promise is fulfilled, there will be room for negotiation. There is no absolute treaty in the world. What's more, tomorrow's dynasty can still bully the vassal country to death. Both countries can read the books of saints.
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This is the message Xin Min asked Dao Yan to send, followed by Dao Yan's own analysis. Xin Min's winning rate is not high, unless the Ming Dynasty fully supports it, and Jiang Side also contributes, in the name of the Ming Dynasty, he orders the big families who opened the capital to do so.
Only by cooperating can there be hope of changing the day.
Xin Min has gained great power and is known as a saint among the people. It seems that he is coercing the people of the country to surrender, but in fact, he is powerful on the outside and ineffective on the inside. He has offended most of the wealthy families.
The first thing he did after taking office was to return the land acquired by the wealthy families to the poor, and restore the manor owner's personal slaves to good men, which won the support of the lower class people.
But in today's era, the lower class people are just rootless duckweeds drifting with the tide. It is the aristocratic families who truly represent the people's hearts, and they are also the ones who can really lift the boat.
The aristocratic family was tolerant and submissive when Xin Min was in his prime. After all, the royal family still had some power. Now that Xin Min is separated from the royal family, they are about to bite back.
Now, with Zhu Biao's layout, Jiang Side and Dao Yan have attracted many people from both the old and new forces, and their targets of loyalty have also expanded from the small territory of Goryeo to the Ming Dynasty Chengqian Palace.
When the news about Jin Che and others reaches Goryeo, Jiang Side's right to speak in the Goryeo court will be in a transcendent position, and he will also come out of the dark to represent the will of the Ming Crown Prince.
Therefore, Zhu Biao only sent two people to have a huge impact on the politics of a country. This was considered a blow to the country. Even if the Goryeo royal family knew about it, there was nothing they could do. A weak country has no diplomacy, let alone a vassal state.
Zhu Biao drank tea and began to think. It was not impossible to support Xin Min in ascending to the throne. Calculating that the Korean royal family had been inherited for more than 400 years, this was not a short period of time and had far-reaching influence. The significance of orthodoxy in a country where Confucian culture prevails
it goes without saying.
It stands to reason that even the Celestial Kingdom only has the power to dethrone and establish the throne, and has no reason to support his surname as king. The overbearing and domineering Yuan Dynasty only used the princess to control Goryeo, rather than canonizing a prince as the King of Goryeo.
So if we support Xin Min to change the world and kill the royal family, then the Ming Dynasty will send troops to Goryeo to capture Xin Min on the pretext of purging the rebels and traitors, and after the Ming Dynasty canonize the punishment, let the Goryeo courtiers plead for mercy and the Ming Dynasty will appoint a king, as long as the momentum is good...
Zhu Biao stood up and walked around the hall. After walking around for several times, he stopped and sighed. This method is not impossible, but the time is not yet ripe. Ming Dynasty did not have the energy to govern Goryeo, whether it was money or food. It was impossible to let his own family go.
The people did not care about the people of Goryeo.
The lives of the people at the bottom of Goryeo are now difficult. If the Ming Dynasty cannot improve the people's livelihood after taking over Goryeo, the reputation of the country will fall again and again. In addition, the turmoil in the royal family will lead to unstable people's hearts. Then the rebels will rise up to kill
Stopping killings will not solve the problem, it will continue to accumulate hatred and make it more difficult to rule.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty does not have a suitable prince to take over the throne. The eldest Jin prince Zhu Xi is only fifteen years old and has not yet been married. Regardless of what Zhu Biao thinks, Zhu Yuanzhang cannot let him go.
You can't let a courtier or a member of the Korean noble family choose to be the king of Korea. Then Zhu Biao has been planning for many years to make wedding clothes for others, and he will suffer a huge loss.
Unknowingly, the moon was high in the sky, and it was already Xu hour. A palace maid who often served the Crown Princess came in carefully and knelt down to report: "Your Highness, Crown Princess sees that it is late at night, please go back to the palace and sleep early.
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Zhu Biao came back to his senses and looked outside. Liu Jin on the side quickly said: "Master, it's almost Haishi."
Zhu Biao asked the palace maid in a deep voice: "It's already this hour, and the princess is still not asleep?"
The palace maid buried her head deeper, but after all, she was trained by Yun Jin, and she replied in a gentle voice: "The Crown Princess fell asleep for a while, and when she woke up, she learned that His Highness was still in the Wenhua Palace, so she sent her slaves to invite her.
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Zhu Biao looked soothed and suicidal and said: "Go back. If the Crown Princess falls asleep, just let her go. If she doesn't, just tell her that I will go back in half an hour. Let her sleep peacefully first."
The palace maid promised in a loud voice, and then stepped away politely. Zhu Biao also rubbed his eyes in confusion. He had been thinking too much in the past two days. There were too many things to think about, and they were all important and had far-reaching consequences. He had to think hard.
To the whole multitude.
Liu Jin said distressedly at the side: "Sir, no big thing is as important as your body. Let's just do this for today. I will wait for you to go back and rest."