Following Zhu Yunwen's instructions, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sent someone to the Northern Yuan to inform them of the situation regarding the two Koreas recognizing each other as fathers.
After listening to Zhu Yunwen's analysis, Zhu Yuanzhang had reason to believe that the Northern Yuan would care even more about this matter.
After all, theoretically speaking, the Northern Yuan was the former master of the Goryeo Kingdom.
The Ming Dynasty was merely a newly rising power.
Gao Liguo's decision to recognize two masters can be understood as him recognizing both his original master and a new one.
To recognize the Ming Dynasty as the new suzerain state is to be disloyal to the original Yuan Dynasty, which is tantamount to betraying the original Yuan Dynasty.
Even if they simultaneously recognized the Yuan Dynasty.
Therefore, if the Northern Yuan knew that Goryeo not only regarded them as its suzerain state, but also regarded the Ming Dynasty as its suzerain state, it would be even more furious than the Ming Dynasty.
After all, they are mortal enemies!
Sometimes Zhu Yuanzhang had to admit that Zhu Yunwen was indeed quite intelligent. This kind of strategy not only prevented the Ming Dynasty from suffering any losses, but also avoided a public falling out with Goryeo.
However, they could use the Northern Yuan's help to teach Goryeo a lesson.
This will not only make them understand who the real boss is, but also let them know what the consequences will be if they acknowledge both sides as their fathers.
At the same time, after the Northern Yuan expressed its anger, the Goryeo Kingdom was naturally afraid.
The only way is to acknowledge the Ming Dynasty as their father. After all, things have come to this point, and they have no choice but to abandon their former father, whose strength has waned, and acknowledge the now stronger Ming Dynasty as their father.
Therefore, they will come to the Ming Dynasty to confess their crimes on their own initiative, without needing to send anyone to question them. In fact, Goryeo will have to ask the Ming Dynasty for protection to spare them from the wrath of the Northern Yuan.
This is the wisdom of Zhu Yunwen; he perfectly utilized the relationships between these countries to the fullest extent.
If they gain all the benefits, the only ones who will ultimately lose are the Northern Yuan and the Goryeo Kingdom.
Whether the two countries will go to war is not important to Zhu Yunwen.
No matter what the outcome, he won't lose out.
After parting ways with Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yuanzhang sat alone on the dragon throne in the imperial study, a joyful smile on his face, looking very satisfied.
As he laughed, he said to the old eunuch beside him:
"Have the imperial kitchen prepare some good dishes and a pot of fine wine. We're happy today, so let's have a drink."
The old eunuch behind him immediately smiled knowingly and said:
"His Majesty hasn't been this happy in a long time. The last time he drank was the last time!"
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Enough talk, get going!"
The old eunuch nodded and immediately gave the order. Before long, Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting at the table, eating and drinking, with a smile never fading from his face.
The old eunuch rarely saw Zhu Yuanzhang so happy, so he mustered his courage and said:
"This servant is also happy for Your Majesty. This Prince Tyson is the future of our Great Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed heartily and said:
"More than just the future, he is hope, he is sent by God to save our Great Ming. I never realized before that Yun Tong was so extraordinary."
Perhaps because his mother died young, he had always kept a low profile, and under the watchful eye of that wicked stepmother, he could only perform so poorly. But in reality, he was truly extraordinary; there was nothing he couldn't do well.
There wasn't a single problem he couldn't solve. Many things we hadn't even considered, he handled perfectly. Sometimes he even killed two or three birds with one stone, which left us utterly impressed.
At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang got so excited that he downed a cup of wine in one gulp, then smacked his lips:
"It's not as good as the distilled liquor that Yun Tong made last time. Alas, it's a pity. Now that he is the Crown Prince, he has many important matters to attend to every day. We really can't ask him to make distilled liquor for us."
The old eunuch behind him, who rarely saw Zhu Yuanzhang so happy, immediately said:
"Whenever the Crown Prince has a free moment, I'll shamelessly ask him how distilled spirits are made, so I can prepare some for His Majesty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled but didn't say anything more.
Meanwhile, Zhu Yunwen was in the Wenhua Hall, giving instructions to the three Yangs.
Although the three Yangs may not hold high official positions, people in the court know that while they may not have the right to attend court sessions, they are the ones who assist in handling many important matters of the court.
The outcome of the matter was generally acceptable to both Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yuanzhang, and neither of them had any major objections.
Therefore, although he did not hold a high official position, he wielded considerable power.
In some respects, the three of them have even overshadowed the existing cabinet.
After all, memorials handled by the Grand Secretariat had to be sent to the Wenhua Hall for review by the three of them. The three of them even had the right to reject memorials that the Grand Secretariat had handled improperly on Zhu Yunwen's behalf.
Therefore, when the cabinet officials met the three Yangs, they could jokingly refer to them as "Grand Secretaries".
The meaning is clear: they are being treated as members of the cabinet.
Zhu Yunwen had a very detailed exchange with Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu regarding the abolition of land annexation and the implementation of the land distribution order.
They devised a relatively complete plan that combined the efforts of the imperial court and local governments to suppress the aristocratic families and the scholar-official class.
At the same time, they used the collective power of the common people to resist the nobles and officials.
This way, effort is applied at the top and at the bottom.
The middle-class aristocracy will inevitably find themselves unable to succeed on either end.
It must be said that the method Zhu Yunwen proposed impressed the three Yangs immensely.
The ordinary people had long been fed up with the oppression, and they would never refuse the court's offer to stand on their side and work for their benefit.
Local officials, under pressure from the imperial court, could only implement the court's decrees, so the scholar-official class and the noble landlords were destined to fail.
In the eyes of the three Yangs and Zhu Yunwen, this had become an inevitability and a fact.
After all, the aristocratic landlord group was not large. Without the support of the imperial court and the protection of the law, they had no way to cause trouble.
Meanwhile, Zhu Yunwen was working on something big, but he was still unwilling to give up, even though he had almost no chance of becoming the crown prince.
He no longer expected Zhu Yuanzhang to favor him, and he truly did not expect Zhu Yuanzhang to make him the crown prince to inherit the throne.
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen at this moment only had one path: to rebel.
However, he alone no longer had the strength to successfully rebel.
In the imperial court, several people from the Six Ministries who were originally on his side were ruined by Zhu Yunwen.
Basically, there are no influential civil officials left in the imperial court who would support him.
Therefore, it was clearly impossible for him to start a rebellion on his own.
The only way is to use others.
The original Zhu Di was one, and there were also the second prince Zhu Shuang from Chang'an and the third prince Zhu Gang from Taiyuan.
So at this moment, he had already quietly left the capital and arrived in Chang'an, where he was staying at the Prince of Qin's residence.
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