Xinshun 1730

Chapter 382 Spring and Autumn Dream
The voice of Chuanlu continues to tell about the rudeness of the Wa Kingdom. Although the war has not yet been said, the righteousness has been established and the end of the war is a foregone conclusion.

As the core layer of this incident, Liu Yu knew about it a long time ago.Going through the formalities again after knowing it early, will not lift your spirits anyway.

The only thing that can lift the spirits is what the emperor did not say before the "beyond the rules" approach.

Thinking of the rules, Liu Yu couldn't help but looked up at the North Korean envoy not far away, feeling agitated for a while.

He, the genuine Whale-Hai Jiedu Envoy, will have a banquet with North Korean envoys tomorrow, thanking him for "helping Shibian Whale-Hai", and laying the foundation for the Korean issue after the war against Japan, and continue to scare the North Koreans .

I thought that if the emperor had not "obeyed the rules" earlier, and had shown the courage of today's bad rules earlier, the "chaotic party" incident in North Korea back then was comparable to the Donghak Party uprising, and it was a perfect opportunity to intervene.

However, there are a few people of insight in the imperial court, but they are of no use. Considering the benchmark of the vassal of North Korea, the emperor dare not make too much action, for fear of affecting the whole body.

And this hair is the longest among the less than ten hairs left after balding.

At the beginning, three to five thousand soldiers were sent to help the king of Joseon or the "rebellious party". Now what conditions can't be negotiated?
Why is it so troublesome?
If you have to stick to the old rules, this time it's good. After the military reform, the army is invincible in East Asia. At the beginning, [-] soldiers were enough to turn North Korea from a tributary state into a puppet state, but now you have to talk to North Korea.

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It was also the first time for the North Korean envoys to see that the Son of Heaven could do such a thing, and he could not help but think of that sentence.

Looking at it doesn't look like a gentleman, just look at it and don't see what you are afraid of.

Seeing the anger of the people, and thinking about the things that Ryukyuzi hoped the emperor would "permit to garrison troops and assign 36 surnames", I couldn't help but feel sad.

Thinking of what he had done in China this time, he shook his head secretly, sighing in his heart.

The North Korean envoy thought to himself, Master said: Duke Wen of Jin is deceitful but not upright, Qi Huan is just but not deceitful.

The Huanghuang Dynasty is now using the techniques of Jinwen, which is really not the right way.

The emperor incites the crowd, but there is no such thing as a king.

If it is really for the maintenance of etiquette and vassals, this is the right way like Duke Huan of Qi.

But listening to what Ryukyuzi said, it was garrisoning troops and asking Japan to recover Ryukyu's property and compensation. Isn't this just Jin Wengong seeking hegemony in the name of respecting the king?
Duke Huan of Qi is also fighting for hegemony, but Duke Huan of Qi's heart is benevolent and righteous, and he really wants to respect the king and fight against barbarians.

Jin Wengong is also fighting for hegemony, but Jin Wengong's original intention is to fight for hegemony, in the name of using the power of the emperor to promote hegemony.

Zhuge Liang used the art of Shenshang to govern Shu, but he had benevolence in his heart; Wang Anshi used the art of Shenshang, but he could only seek profit... Today, today's son calls benevolence and righteousness with tricks, and no one in Huanghuang Tianchao can see the difference. ?

Is the Celestial Dynasty really going to war against the Wa Kingdom because of the suzerainty affairs and Ryukyu being oppressed?

Did Liuqiuzi really come to the capital willingly to plead guilty?

Thinking of this, the North Korean envoy felt an indescribable sadness in his heart. His heart was full of civil and military affairs in the court, but there was no one who was loyal to his ears.

Mencius said: "He who uses strength and false benevolence will dominate, and he will have a great country; he who is virtuous and benevolent will be king, and the king will not wait for the great. Tang is seventy miles away, and King Wen is a hundred miles away. Those who use strength to subdue people are not convinced by their hearts, and they cannot support their strength. Those who convince people with virtue are happy and sincere, just like the seventy sons of Confucius. The poem says: 'From the east to the west, from the south to the north, there is no one who refuses to submit.' This is what it means."

The Celestial Dynasty wants to be domineering, and domineering is not the style of a king.

How can it last long if you use strength and hypocrisy?Using hegemony without benevolence and righteousness, and simply taking it by force, how is it different from the Mongolian and Yuandong captives?

Thinking about the conditions that Dashun asked North Korea, I felt even more miserable. I thought that today I would lend me Pusan ​​and Wonsan; tomorrow I will be strong, and I will cut off Liaodong, what can I say?

Tang is seventy miles away, and King Wen is hundreds of miles away.Convincing people with virtue, sincerely convinced.Now Dashun is suppressing people with strength, and he will suffer backlash in the future.

Sighing quietly, thinking about his own reasoning, Dashun's evaluation of Dashun was a little lower at this time.

According to this theory, Neo Confucianism was prosperous in Korea, and it was also a suzerain vassal.

If Zhou was mourned, seven would be called kings; if Han was mourned, three would be called emperors.When the Tang Dynasty collapsed, there were also seven or eight people who embraced the south of Shu.

Since the Celestial Dynasty acts with dominance, it is not as righteous as North Korea.Looking at it now, the heart is my North Korea, compared with one of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period; one-third of the world; one of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, what is the difference?

Submit to obedience with force today, and conquer it with force when its power declines tomorrow.It may be unified by Qin; or it may be divided into three parts of Wei and Shu;

Another example is the Southern Song Dynasty. Although the country was weakened and the people were poor, they even bowed their heads and professed their ministers to the Jin people.

Overpowering people with force does not last forever, and there is still the disaster of Jiashen in the Ming Dynasty, and when the power declines tomorrow, it may be replaced by orthodoxy.

Rectify the spirit of the world and show the benevolence of the king.

Now that Dashun has lost the kingly way of the Xia Dynasty, he has established Western learning purely by hegemony. It's fate.

"Yi" said: The emperor came out of the earthquake.

Shock, from the east.

The emperor is also Yang.

The sun rises from the east, and the morning sun is bright, so it is said that the emperor comes from the earthquake.

Could it be that... the number of days has changed, the artifact has moved eastward, and after a hundred years, the destiny is in North Korea?

Nowadays, if you act against the trend, use more domineering ministers, and learn more Western knowledge, there will be a lot of dissatisfaction among the scholars.

Over time, when the world changes, raise the banner of "Mingjiao Dayi", and then a hero will descend from the sky to Gyeongbokgung Palace, and it may not be possible to become King Wu!
Thinking of this, the North Korean envoy was excited.

But the excitement didn't last for a while, and then I thought of reality again.

Although Dashun rebelled against the kingly way and acted domineeringly, he would suffer backlash in the future, but at this moment, he was at the height of the sun and could not be attacked yet.

The current plan is to sign the treaty of "borrowing" the land to Dashun first, and then ask Emperor Dashun to write a statement, stating that North Korea's secret provocation of Ming as Zhengshuo can be done in the past, lest Dashun take the opportunity to make a comeback things will be fine.

The huge gap between reality and ideals, perhaps fantasy is the best way to smooth out the humiliation at this time.

The North Korean envoy has received Liu Yu's invitation to thank North Korea for its support for his immigration to the real border over the years in his capacity as Jinghai Jiedu envoy. Several times, the emigrating boats have to take shelter on the coast of North Korea.

Although the North Korean envoys who came to the capital this time have never met Liu Yu, in the past few years North Korea and Dashun have had a lot of contacts, not just the tribute canonization, so the North Korean envoys often heard Liu Yu's name among the officials .

Many ministers in the DPRK and China who had good relations with North Korea did not speak highly of Liu Yu.

It is said that this person uses a lot of tyranny but has no benevolence. According to Sima Guang's theory, he is called a sage with all talents and virtues, a fool with both talents and virtues, a gentleman with virtue and victory, and a villain with talents and virtues.

In the art of taking others, a fool without talent or virtue should not want a villain whose talent is better than virtue.

For Liu Yu, North Korean envoys have a sense of moral and cultural superiority.

But he also knew that Liu Yu was leading the team to Ryukyu this time.

As for whether the former Ryukyu king "voluntarily" came to the capital to plead guilty, and what kind of story happened in Naha, although I have never seen it in person, I can guess a thing or two.

In addition, the issue of "borrowing land" that Dashun and North Korea have been talking about recently is also Liu Yu who stands behind the platform, and he is also the envoy of Jinghai Jiedu, and he sent people to North Korea to survey and map the coastline before.

Although there is a sense of moral and cultural superiority, this sense of superiority can only be comforted at this time, and it is of no use.

It is meaningless to use morality to fight for such a person who can directly use force in the vassal state, or even hijack the monarch of the vassal state.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help crying in my heart, and I didn't know what kind of troubles I would face at the banquet tomorrow.

I also know that the Celestial Dynasty will still have face in the end, and the Li government who understands the rules and regulations will finalize the matter, but before the Li government officially talks, let this person have a private banquet...

Although it cannot be said that it is not polite, but I am afraid it has a deep meaning.

At noon on the second day, the principal and deputy of the Korean envoys came to the newly built Yingsab Mansion in the capital, and Liu Yu greeted them personally at the door.

After seeing the ceremony, Liu Yu seemed to be acquainted, took the North Korean envoy's hand and said with a smile: "I was ordered by the emperor to save the sea of ​​whales and immigrate to the real border. In recent years, I have also been taken care of by the North Korean country. A few days ago, the court sent people to North Korea, and I intended to go there as an envoy, but there was a sudden rumor about the Japanese pirates in Ryukyu, so I couldn't get away from it."

While smiling, he greeted the North Korean envoys into the mansion together. After being seated, Liu Yu said again: "As the saying goes, it is indecent to come and not to go. The poem says: Throw me a papaya and return it with Qiongju."

"I'm going to visit the Whale Sea, so much trouble. Today is the right time to repay. Today I am sending a piece of wealth to North Korea. May the envoy listen?"

The North Korean envoy was startled, thinking that there is such a good thing?I'm afraid it wasn't the weasel who gave the chicken New Year's greetings, so I didn't have good intentions.

Thinking that there must be a moth in it, the North Korean envoy immediately replied: "Ying Sabo is joking. He is also a minister of the emperor, and the emperor has an order. How can he not obey? Although Ying Sabo is the envoy of Jinghai Jiedu, he It is not a feudal whale sea; North Korea's provision of convenience for ships is to repay the emperor, not for the private affection of Eagle Sabo."

"Hey...you can't say that." Liu Yu smiled and made a long sound.

"I returned to North Korea, is it for personal reasons? Is it not for official business? A few years ago, North Korea rebelled against the party and raised troops based on the story of 'candle shadow and ax sound'. After this incident, I heard that North Korea wants to reform the military system and service system? Reform cannot be circumvented by a word of money. Although A Duwu is vulgar, there are few gentlemen in the world who speak righteously. My benefit is to change the military service system for North Korea’s money. Is it a private matter?”

"For one thing, if there is any more chaos in the party, if there is no army, it will not be able to suppress it. At that time, we will ask the Celestial Dynasty to send troops. Second, the Japanese are on the side, and there are even more foreign believers who are willing to attack. This matter also requires North Korea to have a way to protect itself. Armor."

"If there is another incident of Japanese insurrection in the previous dynasty, if North Korea can protect itself, it can be regarded as sharing the worries of the emperor."

"How can this be called an affair? It's clearly a public affair. As a minister, you should share the worries of the emperor. It is the duty of a minister to worry about what the emperor has not worried about. If North Korea fails to reform its military tax, it will not be able to protect itself. Is it not the right way?"

With such high-sounding words, the North Korean envoy couldn't say anything, so he could only choose to listen, and his heart became even more vigilant.

Xindao knew everything about our country's internal affairs, and he even knew about the reform of the military service system after the Li Linzuo Rebellion.

Reminiscent of the Ryukyu matter, it was this person who helped to smash the Ryukyu king, and this person had already set his sights on Ryukyu.Seeing that he knows a lot now, it is not something to be happy about, but it is really worrying.

(End of this chapter)