Chapter 429: Dispatch the Governor and garrison troops in North Korea

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 429: Dispatch the Governor and garrison troops in North Korea

"Are you relieved?"

Following Xia Yuan's question, the North Korean ministers present fell silent again. Are you relieved?

In terms of the monarch's rights, the situation in North Korea was different from that in the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the civil servants were the only family, and there was no force that could restrict the civil servants.

Foreign relatives, the Ming Dynasty has been suppressing foreign relatives since the founding of the country. The queen chooses a woman from ordinary people, and the princess must marry an ordinary person.

At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, this group was so powerful that it firmly suppressed the civil servant group.

But in order to pave the way for his grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, killed most of them. After Zhu Di won the throne through the Jingnan Incident, this group once again reared its head, but with the Tumu Fortress Incident, this class was completely abolished.

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As for the eunuchs, a group of eunuchs who relied on the imperial power could cause some troubles, but some of the Ming emperors who reused eunuchs escaped unscathed.

The essence of imperial power lies in balance, and the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty had no power to check and balance them.

This means that if the emperor wants to adopt a balanced approach, he can only draw on the internal contradictions of these civil servants to attract some and defeat others.

But with all the pulling and beating, it is always the civil servants, and only the civil servants, who profit in the court.

But North Korea, nobles, bureaucrats, and relatives, these three forces are all together, competing for beauty on the small peninsula. You sing and I take the stage.

In such a political situation, as long as the king of North Korea knows some tactics, he can firmly control the power of the country, not to mention that they have the towering tree of Ming Dynasty as their back.

They exchanged their years of meekness and respect for the legitimacy and even legitimacy granted by the Ming Dynasty. When they encountered difficult matters, they could ask the superior state to come forward and resolve them.

This is the essence of the vassal state of Korea. The king of this country has no fear. As long as the Ming Dynasty is still there, they are not worried about someone being able to overthrow them. If they want to do something that the Ming Dynasty cannot tolerate, they only need to hide it from the Ming Dynasty.

For example, like the Li Long incident this time, if the emperor of the Ming Dynasty did something like this, turned the Imperial College into a brothel, and massacred the Confucian nobles, I'm afraid the whole world would rebel.

But in North Korea, Li Long turned Sungkyunkwan into a brothel. These North Korean ministers and nobles endured the Wu Wu Shih Trouble. It was not until the Jiazi Shih Trouble broke out that they finally couldn't bear it anymore and fought back.

Now, Li Long was overthrown by troops sent by the Ming Dynasty. They did not know that they could overthrow their monarch, and they did not even believe that they could do such a thing.

They were just thinking that now that Ming had helped solve the problem this time, what would they do if such a monarch appeared again without Ming's help?

They all thought about this hypothesis. Some people looked at the person who proposed this hypothesis, moved their lips, and wanted to say something, but in the end they chose to remain silent.

Xia Yuan was also aware of the North Korean officials looking at him, and even felt that these people must have guessed his intentions, but the silent attitude of these people made him very satisfied.

Whether your words have any effect or not has little to do with your words. It has more to do with your identity, stance, and interests.

"You are not worried, right? I wonder if you have ever known the history of the Tang Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty sent troops to attack and destroy Goguryeo, and later established the Andong Protectorate here to jointly rule Korea with Silla. Speaking of which,

, tracing back to the origin, this Silla is still the ancestor of you."

Having said this, Xia Yuan suddenly smiled. It was an inexplicable smile that people couldn't understand. They didn't know what was so funny about it.

But in fact, Xia Yuan just remembered the group of stickmen in later generations. Goguryeo beat Silla like a third grandson, but these people shouted that Goguryeo was their ancestor.

He can admit his mistakes even if he recognizes his ancestors, he is worthy of being a stick man.

He pursed his lips, suppressed his smile, and continued: "Now that kings like Li Long have appeared in North Korea, you can do nothing about it. If I, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, hadn't happened to be here, I don't know what evil consequences would have resulted.

Although this matter is your North Korea's fault, it is also caused by the Ming Dynasty being too indulgent to the North Korean leader. It is also because the mountains are high and the rivers are long, and it is not possible to report to the Ming Dynasty in a timely manner.

On this occasion, we had no choice but to imitate the Andong Protectorate in the Tang Dynasty and the system of vassal states in the Han Dynasty. We, the Ming Dynasty, set up a governor in Korea to specially oversee Korea. One of them was to supervise the king of Korea.

Secondly, if something happens to you in Korea, you can report it to Ming Dynasty in time, what do you think?"

All the North Korean officials were in an uproar. They raised their heads and looked at Xia Yuan's clear face. Some people felt that their throats were inexplicably dry. They subconsciously wanted to say something, but they stopped abruptly and looked at the others.

I want to wait for someone to stand up and express my opinion first, and then follow closely.

But they discovered that other people were also looking at them, and they seemed to have the same purpose as themselves.

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows, oh, going around and around, it turned out that he wanted to set up a governor in North Korea?

After waiting patiently for a while, when no one came forward to say whether they were willing or not, Xia Yuan looked at Pu Yuanzong again. Although he didn't know who this North Korean official was, he could tell that this person had a very high status and should be...

A very big official in North Korea.

As long as this person nods, the matter should be settled.

Xia Yuan was thinking in his mind and asked: "What do you think?"

"Minister."

Park Yuanzong opened his mouth and asked for a governor in North Korea. This was not a governor, but a living ancestor.

He didn't want to agree, but he didn't know what kind of excuses he should use to refuse. After all, it was the North Korean king who had lost his moral character first, and Ming Dynasty had the excuse to do so.

And if you think about everything on the bright side, with this governor, at least there will be no more such kings massacring the ministers and Confucian scholars in an attempt to destroy Confucianism, but they have no choice but to retreat again and again.

What's more, this result is much better than deposing the throne of Korea and just sending a governor to supervise it.

After being silent for a long time, he finally bowed down and said, "North Korea depends entirely on the superior state."

With Pu Yuanzong taking the lead, other North Korean ministers also followed suit, but some people still remained silent.

Xia Yuan didn't know whether these people were unwilling or were waiting and watching, but these were not important anymore, as long as some people agreed.

"Now that a governor-general is to be established in North Korea, there is one more thing. I, the Ming Dynasty, should also send troops to garrison in North Korea. This is to protect you, North Korea.

If there is a rebellion in your country, the Ming Dynasty's garrison can help put down the rebellion. If there is an invasion by foreign enemies, our Ming Dynasty's garrison can also help your North Korea defend against foreign enemies. Decades ago, the Jurchens invaded your North Korea, plundered your people, and killed you.

Women and children, even thinking about it still makes people feel heartbroken."

Having said this, Xia Yuan suddenly turned his head to Zhu Houzhao aside, "Your Highness, the people of North Korea are also my people of the Ming Dynasty. Do you feel sad for the tragedy in North Korea decades ago?"

Zhu Houzhao was startled for a moment, then nodded repeatedly: "It's heartbreaking, I'm not heartbroken."

As he said this, he made a look of sadness.

"Yes, I feel extremely sad when I think about it." Xia Yuan looked pitiful and promised to these North Korean ministers: "Don't worry, if there is an Ming army here in the future, such tragedies will never happen again."

After a slightly long silence, a group of North Korean ministers then bowed and agreed. They all said it for the sake of protecting and helping to suppress the rebellion. Their refusal seemed somewhat ungrateful.
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