In fact, not only Li Chenggui, but also everyone in Goryeo who had the opportunity to talk to Jiang Side sent letters. Zhu Biao glanced at the names and put them aside. There were only a few people in Goryeo who were really worthy of his special attention, and a group of officials who followed the trend were even less qualified. Wasting his time.
Picking up Jiang Side's letter, after King Gongmin was assassinated, Empress Dowager Mingde and Shi Zhongqing Fuxing planned to choose another person in the clan as king, and even Yesudier, who was far in the north, also planned to get involved.
With the support of the pro-Mongolian faction within Goryeo, King Shen Totto Buhwa wanted to establish himself in Oara as the new King of Goryeo. Totto Buhua was the son of King Deoksu, the great king of Gangneung of Goryeo, and the grandson of King Shen of Goryeo Wang Hao. More than 20 years ago, he was sent to the Yuan Dynasty by the Goryeo clan to serve as the bodyguard of Emperor Yuan Shun. In fact, he was also a proton.
However, this person is indeed a member of the Goryeo clan. He is very good both in terms of age and ability. It is said that Yesudie'er also trusts him very much. It is a pity that Zhu Biao has already started to make plans in Goryeo. It would be a bit unreasonable for Yesudie'er to take this opportunity to pick up the slack. It's so whimsical.
Even though after nearly a hundred years of the Yuan-Qian period, Goryeo had many pro-Yuan official families, they were extremely realistic. Moreover, the leader of the family, Li Renren, was an old and cunning person, and he knew that Goryeo was not qualified to swing between the two sides.
Calculating the time, the Ming Dynasty's edict to confer Wang You as the King of Goryeo should have arrived. It is estimated that Li Renren should also take advantage of the opportunity to promote Wang You to the throne. By this time, the overall situation has been decided.
In fact, this was Zhu Biao and the Goryeo family joining forces to completely suppress the strongest clan in Goryeo. It can be predicted that after Wang Yu came to power, the power of the Queen Mother Mingde and other clans would be encircled and suppressed by the combined efforts of the two parties.
In the future, the royal family will only be a puppet. The real power of Goryeo will be in the hands of Zhu Biao and the Goryeo family. At that time, it will depend on who is more skilled. The family relies on the right location and people, while Zhu Biao only relies on the timing and the power of the Ming Dynasty. The weather is overwhelming.
This battle within the rules system will probably last for several years. After all, Zhu Biao did not want to use force to resolve the matter, and the bitter cold of Goryeo was not worthy of the Ming Dynasty's massive army.
However, the two sides are still in the honeymoon period, and the benefits from the victory have not yet been divided. Moreover, the Goryeo family only thinks that Zhu Biao's arrangement is just to let his and the princess's heirs inherit the Goryeo throne in the future. After all, the prince who is a concubine will never inherit unless there is an emergency. Opportunities for Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Biao wrote a letter to Jiang Side and Li Renren each, requesting Goryeo to send troops to Liaodong to attack the Naha headquarters after the beginning of spring. The momentum must be sufficient, and the troops must not retreat without his order.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Regardless of Goryeo's internal and external troubles, it is no problem to put huge pressure on Naha. In this case, Naha will have to surrender regardless of whether he surrenders. He must be willing to surrender to seek honor.
After Liaodong was annexed, the Ming Dynasty was bordering Korea again. At that time, it was also conducive for the Ming Dynasty to infiltrate and put pressure on Korea, and the Jurchen tribe entrenched in Liaodong also had to find ways to divide and disintegrate...
After writing everything, Zhu Biao leaned back on his chair and was stunned for a while. Today's troubles have subsided in the next five days. Officials can also go out to visit relatives and walk around with each other. It is conceivable that relatives The military governor's mansion and the inspection schools all over the place are going to be busy again.
I don’t know that there will be a few stupid smart-alecks who want to give gifts to Shangguan, and then they are forced into the prison of the Ministry of Justice and their families are ruined. I have to say that the effect of Lao Zhu’s use of heavy rituals in these troubled times is quite obvious. At least there are far fewer people giving gifts overtly and covertly. Yes, I am really scared.
If this were placed in other dynasties, it would be a very fair and just thing for a lower official to give a lavish gift to a superior official, or for a high official to give rare treasures to the emperor, but it was obviously not allowed in the Hongwu Dynasty.
Lao Zhu will ask you directly, how did you get this treasure with your salary?
If you can't answer the question, you can imagine the result. This is also a righteous trend. The effect is subtle, but it is also real. At least it is far stronger than that of the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
After a while, Zhu Biao returned to his princess's bedroom. At least until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he would only rest at Chang Luohua's place. This was the dignity and honor of his legitimate wife.
In the next few days, Zhu Biao led Chang Luohua to Kunning Palace. The two of them chatted about their affairs, while Zhu Biao played chess and chatted with his father. There were only so many days of leisure in a year, so naturally he had to
enjoy it.
After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the first court meeting of the year ushered in. In fact, it was nothing special. They just knelt down and worshiped as usual. In the afternoon, the father and son had to pay for the leisure time of the previous few days. They worked hard until late at night.
go.
The ministries and yamen were all the same. It took more than ten days of busy work to completely resolve all the documents accumulated during this period and get the government affairs back on track. In these ten days, eight officials above the fifth rank of the imperial court were dismissed from the Ministry of Punishment.
Prison.
Countless officials of the seventh rank and above in local state capitals, especially northern officials, were impeached by the imperial envoys who returned to the court for inspection. More than 40 people with proven evidence of corruption and perversion of the law were all convicted of execution.
The cold-faced and cold-eyed Emperor Hongwu once again set off a new round of anti-corruption storm. Just when the joy of the New Year had not yet dissipated, officials of all sizes across the world were plunged into panic again.
The officials that Zhu Biao asked Chen Youzong and others to prepare on New Year's Day also came in handy, and they rushed to the local offices to take up their posts. Before leaving, everyone was warned by their elders that they had money, so don't make mistakes!
People in the officialdom were panicked, and Prime Minister Hu Weiyong was naturally the first to bear the brunt. However, he could only implement the emperor's will on the surface, and secretly protected many officials and generals who held important positions, but these were all under Zhu Yuanzhang's watch.
Zhu Biao transcended the temple and could clearly feel the impact of the anti-corruption campaign. Perhaps the officials did not expect that the emperor really planned to carry out the matter to the end, leaving them no room to breathe.
These officials who grew up during the Yuan Dynasty found it difficult to accept it. After all, in their time, it was normal for officials to bully the people and steal people's wealth, and they didn't even need to be ashamed. Why did the trend change so suddenly?
It can be foreseen that the result is that if you obey the orders and fear the law for a while, clean yourself and love the people, you will be able to be the leader, the officials will be rejuvenated, the officials will be rested, the people will be happy, and the officials will be clarified for more than a hundred years.
In mid-February, a group of chieftains from Guizhou finally arrived in the capital. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered officials from the Ministry of Rites to greet them and place them properly. Obviously, he wanted to show them off first, otherwise they would think that the Ming Dynasty was begging them.
Zhu Biao also had the same idea. Guizhou is difficult to govern, but that does not mean that the Ming Dynasty has no way to deal with them. It is still the same old method, look at the situation, then win over some, suppress some, and kill some to scare the monkeys.
The land of Guizhou is full of deep green mountains, with bird paths and silkworm bushes, and all kinds of barbarians, who are fond of sex and killing, and who do not often obey. This is the impression that most officials in the court have on Guizhou. They do not believe in the chieftain who came to surrender this time.
, there are even extreme suggestions to directly kill these chieftains and send large armies to sweep away the various tribes in Guizhou.
Zhu Yuanzhang's answer was: "The barbarians are far away and come to pay rent and tax, so they can obey the instructions. China's soldiers are not tools to retaliate against the barbarians. The ministers who guard the land in the world are all officials of the imperial court, and the people are all the pure sons of the imperial court. Good people
If you care for them and make them live in peace, you can enjoy wealth and honor for a long time. There is no greater courtesy than respect for the superior. No virtue is greater than love. Being able to respect and love is the way of being a minister."
Zhu Biao ordered Wu Bozong and Li Qi, who had returned from the north, to arrange for these chieftains to visit the capital. Three days later, he summoned the group of chieftains at Wuying Hall first.
Long Zan Aqi, chieftain of Shuixi, Mongolian gangster of Shuidong Song Dynasty, Shi'er, the female steward of Puding, Tian Jin, chieftain of Sinan, Yang Su, chieftain of Bozhou, and others walked into the hall under the leadership of Li Qi and a group of officials from the Ministry of Etiquette.
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They had all arrived at the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and naturally there was no one who was unconvinced. They all knelt down on the ground and greeted His Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty in a rather weird tone.
This group of people were all dressed normally. Zhu Biao solemnly raised his hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work coming from afar. I will give you a seat without any gift."
The group of people didn't even dare to say anything. They just stood up politely, but they didn't dare to raise their eyes and look around. Seeing that they were so well-behaved, Zhu Biao was a little helpless. If so, how could you kill the chicken to scare the monkey? You shouldn't be more unruly.
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It just means that basically no one who can lead a party is stupid, they are all human beings. The reason why people have to bow their heads under the roof is very clear. I guess they also understand the principle of under the general trend, those who follow the trend will survive, and those who go against will perish.