It seems that Princess Hyomyeong is also a very capable person.
This title is quite interesting, but Zhu Youxiao didn't care much about it. No one had been able to make waves in the Ming Dynasty.
What Zhu Youxiao cared about was Li Xi of Korea, who was a very miserable person.
Compared with the King of Joseon, Lee Seon is relatively reliable.
In the original history, the wars between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty always affected Korea.
The Later Jin needed Korea as a base, so they kept attacking them. During the war, Korea was naturally powerless to resist.
When the Korean king suffered a crushing defeat in the first invasion, he implemented a system of divided dynasties.
The so-called divided dynasty system sounded nice to the outside world, but in fact it meant that the King of Korea went into hiding and sent his sons to various places to appease the people and organize resistance.
When they invaded again later, the Later Jin put forward the condition that the King of Korea must leave the city.
The King of Joseon was afraid to leave, so his son, wanting to take his place, said, "Mount Tai hangs low on a bird's egg, and who can place the nation's head on a rock? The situation is urgent! I have two younger brothers and a son who can serve the nation. Even if I die at the hands of the enemy, what regrets do I have?"
"It's like putting a mountain on a bird's egg. The state has reached this point. I have two younger brothers and a son, all of whom can serve in the ancestral temple. I won't have any regrets if I die. So I will go."
Two years later, the son of the King of Korea was finally taken hostage, taking his wife with him. He was imprisoned for eight years before being released.
After he came back, he was poisoned to death by his father and his wife was also sentenced to death.
Zhu Youxiao believed that the son of the King of Korea was poisoned because his wife was given the death penalty. If his death was not suspicious, his wife would not have died, and his son should have inherited the throne.
But the truth is not like that, his wife was stabbed to death, and his son failed to inherit the throne, and it was his second brother who inherited the throne. Moreover, his father was still alive at that time.
Many people speculate that it was his father who did it. The specific reason is unknown, and there are many speculations.
Compared with the current King of Korea, Li Xi in front of him is more courageous and talented.
It seems that the Ming Dynasty also needs such a Korean king. Compared with his father and his brother, Li Xi is a man of talent and courage.
Although Korea was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and having such a king might cause them to jump wildly, Zhu Youxiao knew that they simply did not have the ability to jump, and they could not jump.
With such a king, he will govern North Korea very well, enhance bilateral trade, strengthen cooperation between the two sides, and fight together militarily.
This is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty's affairs in the entire north, especially in controlling Japan.
Zhu Youxiao was willing to take a good look at Li Xi, and if possible, the position of King of Korea would be his.
For the Ming Dynasty, who would become the King of Korea depended on who was most beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. Unless the Ming Dynasty was powerless to intervene, as it was in the late Chongzhen period, the Ming Dynasty would have the final say on this matter.
The reason why the current King of Korea was able to turn back was largely because the King of Korea at that time did not have the consent and support of the Ming Dynasty. In terms of official identity, the Ming Dynasty always regarded him as a traitor, which was called "illegible" in this era.
The person was quickly brought in. Zhu Youxiao looked at Li Xi and found that he was a very young man, just over twenty years old, with a very tender face.
But he has a sharp gaze and a calm attitude, which is very good to have in front of me.
"Your servant, the Crown Prince of Joseon, Lee Seong, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!" Lee Seong paid homage to Zhu Youxiao with great ceremony, without missing a beat in the courtesy.
Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Get up."
When Li Xi stood up, Zhu Youxiao continued, "Please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xi agreed and then sat down.
After he sat down, Zhu Youxiao continued, "Ever since we parted in Liaodong, I've missed your father terribly. Now that I think about it, it really felt like we were old friends at first sight. I wonder how your father's health was when you came out this time?"
In fact, Zhu Youxiao knew very well that the current King of Korea was really alive, and was later given the title of Injo by his son.
But in reality, this guy was not very good at anything, and he had no achievements or accomplishments. He was able to become king, but he was basically a puppet of others.
But for such a great king, the final title he was given was Ren?
After Zhu Youxiao arrived in the Ming Dynasty, he reviewed the entire history and discovered that the evaluation of the emperor by the scholars at that time was different from the values of later generations, and even different from the universal values at that time.
Perhaps in the eyes of scholars, only an emperor who can practice what Confucius said about benevolence, or practice the standards of "benevolence" set by them, can be called a benevolent emperor; an emperor who has his own ideas or is domineering is not considered a benevolent emperor.
For example, when it comes to killing, they want to stop killing, that is, try not to kill anyone, and it would be best if they did not kill any scholars. They are leaving themselves a way out, because who knows if they will be the next person the emperor wants to kill?
For example, in later generations, Zhu Youxiao had seen many people hyping up the abolition of the death penalty.
Some people are like sheepdogs, thinking that we should learn from developed Western countries. They are advanced, and we should learn whatever they do and catch up with the level of civilization of developed countries as soon as possible.
Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao was at a loss for words. What had become of the West? Still trying to learn from it? Had they forgotten about crossing the river by feeling the stones?
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