The forbidden drums were beaten in the Drum Tower not far away, and the curfew was about to begin after the three drums were stopped. The military officers of the Nancheng Army and Horses Division ordered the onlookers to return to their quarters. Zhang Yuan asked Qin Minping and Ma Xianglin to return to the hall quickly. He wanted to stay.
Pay attention to this case. As the situation in Liaodong becomes increasingly dangerous, the importance of North Korea to the Ming Dynasty cannot be ignored. This case must be investigated to the bottom of the case. If it is true that the North Korean envoy harmed human life, then of course he must be punished according to Ming law. If the North Korean envoy is
Those who were framed, the masterminds behind the scenes could never be these restaurant guys. For someone as simple as Qingpao shopkeeper, there must be something fishy, and there must be a big secret hidden behind it——
The current king of North Korea, Li Hui, is the fifteenth monarch of the Joseon Dynasty. Li Hui is the second son of the previous king Seonjo Li Huan. He was born in the third year of Wanli. His succession experience was very tortuous. In the twentieth year of Wanli, Renchen Japanese
Rebellion broke out, and the Japanese Konishi Gyōchō and Kuroda Nagamasa led their troops to capture Wangjing Seoul. Li Hui's eldest brother, Linhaijun Li Jun, and his younger brother, Shunhejun Li Kun were captured.
The year-old Li Hui temporarily took charge of state affairs. Li Hui was young and mature, and remained calm in the face of danger. With the assistance of minister Li Erzhan and others, he gathered the defeated soldiers and rebels, called on the king to support the country, and gave hope to the fallen Korean people. Subsequently, the Ming army
They aided Korea and fought several fierce battles with the Japanese army. The Japanese army withdrew from Wangjing in April of the following year, retreated to Busan, and began to negotiate peace. The two captured Korean princes were immediately returned -
After the Japanese rebellion subsided, Emperor Xuanzu Li Huan intended to make Li Hui his crown prince. Because Queen Renmu had no heirs, it was okay to make a concubine. According to the ancient saying that a concubine should be promoted to elders rather than virtuous, he should have made Li Huan, the eldest son of a concubine, Linhaijun.
He was the crown prince, but Linhaijun Li Huan had been imprisoned by the Japanese and was cowardly and incompetent, and had lost his dignity. Moreover, Guanghaijun Li Hui received the support of powerful ministers during the state affairs period, so Xuanzu Li Huo went to the Ming Dynasty in the 23rd year of Wanli.
The imperial court requested that Li Hui be canonized as the crown prince. At that time, the struggle for the foundation of the Ming Dynasty was at its most intense. Emperor Wanli intended to make the second son of the emperor, the future Prince of Fu, Zhu Changxun, the crown prince. However, most of the ministers in the court supported the eldest son, Zhu Changluo.
However, at the cusp of the turmoil, North Korea demanded that the second son of the concubine Li Hui be canonized as the crown prince. The Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty refused to confer the title on the grounds that "the righteousness of succession, the division of elders and young ones, and it is not appropriate to be arrogant"——
From the 23rd year of Wanli to the 36th year of Wanli when King Xuanzu Li Huan passed away, North Korea petitioned four times in the fourteen years to ennoble Guanghaijun Li Hui as the crown prince. However, the Ming court refused to confer the title of Crown Prince Li Hui.
He was extremely resentful of the Ming Dynasty, and in the 29th year of Wanli, the eldest son of the Ming Emperor Zhu Changluo was finally established as the crown prince after 16 years of struggle over the country. Queen Renmu gave birth to a legitimate son in the 34th year of Wanli. According to etiquette, this should be established
As the infant was the crown prince, one can imagine Li Hui's anxiety and resentment. After the death of his father Li Huan in the thirty-sixth year of Wanli, Li Hui ascended the throne as the crown prince without being canonized by the Ming Dynasty. The above shows that the Ming Dynasty claimed to be "quan
"Assigning State Affairs", he asked for canonization. Emperor Wanli hated his tyranny and ignored it at first. Later, he considered that North Korea and the Ming Dynasty had been friendly for generations, and Nurhachi had become increasingly powerful, so North Korea needed to contain Jianzhou to ensure that the Northeast was safe, so he decided to
Foreign countries do not have to rely on Chinese etiquette to confer Li Hui as the king of Korea——
Li Hui can also be regarded as a victim of the struggle over the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. The fourteen-year-old prince's title was incorrect, which caused psychological distortion. Soon after he ascended the throne, he killed his elder brother Linhai Jun, who was the greatest threat to his throne.
He declared Queen Renmu to be a deposed concubine, and in the 42nd year of Wanli, he killed King Yongchang, the younger brother of Queen Renmu who was under ten years old. Only in this way did he feel that his throne was stable. After Li Hui ascended the throne, he made great changes to the Ming Dynasty.
The etiquette and tribute were the same as those of his father. Envoys came back and forth several times a year, including the Winter Solstice Envoy (to congratulate the Winter Solstice), the Zhengchao Envoy (to congratulate the New Year's Day), the Holy Festival Envoy (to congratulate the Emperor on his birthday), and the Qianqiu Envoy (to congratulate the Crown Prince on his birthday).
, Sui coin envoys (presenting Sui coin envoys), if the Ming emperor ascends the throne or the crown prince is enthroned, North Korea will also send congratulatory envoys, in addition to thanking envoys, presenting envoys, etc., the relationship with the Ming Dynasty is extremely close, but this
However, under the strong situation of the Ming Dynasty, Li Hui, the king of Guanghai, had no choice but to endure his resentment and dissatisfaction with the Ming court. Once the Ming Dynasty encountered a crisis, Li Hui would never be unconditionally loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Others could not see this clearly, Zhang Yuan
But it is clear that in the Battle of Sarhu, the Ming court asked North Korea to send troops to assist the suppression, but Gwanghae Jun repeatedly refused, and Chen Bing refused to move forward at the border of Yizhou. It was Yang Hao, the commander-in-chief who aided North Korea and is now the Liaodong Manager, who severely
After reprimanding, King Guanghai ordered Jiang Hongli to lead 13,000 soldiers to assist in the battle. Jiang Hongli had received Li Hui's secret order to send troops, and Li Hui asked Jiang Hongli to lead the army to change their direction and act accordingly. Therefore, the more than 10,000 Korean troops were not like Juniper.
, the three Ming armies led by Ma Lin and Liu Wei fought to the death with the Eight Banners Army and soon surrendered. Of course, these Korean troops would end up being annihilated even if they fought to the death. They could not change the situation in Sarhu. The key lies in
Ming Dynasty’s four-pronged army——
It was already the end of the forty-fourth year of Wanli, and there were only more than two years left before the battle that affected the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty. Zhang Yuan felt heavy pressure. He wanted to use all the favorable factors to adjust them to the best.
, Unfortunately, his right to speak in the court is still very limited, and he cannot make many things go according to his wishes, but as long as there is a chance, he will work very hard to do it. Now that the North Korean envoy is involved in a murder case, he will definitely
It is necessary to find out clearly, punish the guilty and redress the injustice, and we must not fall into the trap of others...
"Hey, why don't you three leave quickly? There's a curfew!"
Two soldiers and horses sergeants came to drive away the three masters and servants of Zhang Yuan. The Jin Yiwei Baihu named Zhen who was on duty at Daming Gate had already arrived and was questioning several Koreans. He was also preparing to go to the Weitai Restaurant to learn about what happened at that time.
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Zhang Yuan saw that Zhen Baihu looked familiar. He often saw him when entering and exiting the Qianbu Corridor. He had not known his surname before, so he walked over and cupped his hands and said: "Zhen Baihu——"
This Zhen Baihu had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a sturdy build. He looked at Zhang Yuan intently, and his solemn expression suddenly turned into a smile, and he said politely: "Zhang Xiuzan, why are you here?"
Zhang Yuandao: "I was passing by here with a friend. When I saw these North Korean envoys being chased, I asked them a few questions - I want to go with Zhen Baihu to the restaurant to have a look. Is that okay?"
Zhen Baihu said: "Very good, please ask Zhang Xiuzhan to accompany these three Korean envoys. It would be easier to talk to a civil servant."
Zhang Yuan raised his hands to the man in red robe and said, "Envoy Liu, I am here to serve as the editor and editor of the Hanlin Academy, Zhang Yuan."
This red-robed man was in his forties, with a long and narrow face, slanted eyes, and a short beard. He looked extremely unhappy because he had been involved in a murder case. He forced a smile and said: "I'm Liu Dongming. I've heard about Zhang Zhuangyuan for a long time. I'm glad to meet you."
Nice to meet you."
Liu Dongming's Nanjing Mandarin is far less fluent than that of the petitioner Jin Zhongqing. Zhang Yuan said: "I will accompany Ambassador Liu to the restaurant to have a look. If I have any secrets, please tell Ambassador Liu."
Liu Dongming was obviously still angry about what someone in the crowd just said, "Kwanghae-kun's position is unfair, and his ministers are all dressed like beasts." He said loudly: "I don't have any secrets, it's just these guys from the restaurant who want to frame me and others.
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At this time, the onlookers had dispersed, and the three waiters from the Weitai Restaurant stood beside the dead body on the door panel. One of the men argued: "How dare you villains to frame people with such good intentions? This person's life is at stake, and villains dare not
Talking nonsense."
Deputy envoy Xu Jun and petitioner Jin Zhongqing hurriedly comforted Liu Dongming, simply because they believed that the Ming Dynasty's laws would clear them up. Then Jin Zhongqing asked Zhang Yuan to uphold justice and not to damage their uncle Liu Guo's dignity——
Zhang Yuan saw the green-robed shopkeeper standing at the door of the restaurant, so he asked the Jinyiwei to call the shopkeeper over. The shopkeeper kept saying, "I don't know this, so I don't dare to talk nonsense."
Zhang Yuan said calmly: "You didn't know anything about it, so why did you come here just now to insult the North Korean envoy?"
The Qingpao shopkeeper was surprised, and then said: "When the villain saw that the clerk in the shop died unexpectedly, he was angry and cursed a few words. In fact, he didn't know the truth."
Zhang Yuan asked: "How did you scold me?"
The shopkeeper Qingpao lowered his head and said: "I just scolded the North Korean barbarians for beating me, the people of the Ming Dynasty, to death. They must be severely punished and cannot be let go."
Zhang Yuan asked: "Were you just scolding these two sentences?"
The shopkeeper in Qingpao said: "Yes, sir, please take a closer look."
Zhang Yuan did not say much to him, and went up to the second floor with Zhen Baihu and a few Koreans. The second floor was empty, and there were no drinkers in the four small rooms facing the street. It was deserted. The petitioner Jin Zhongqing asked Zhang Yuan and
Zhen Baihu described the scene in detail. The young bartender suddenly rushed up to spit on them for no reason, and then came to tear Liu Dongming apart. Liu Dongming's companion twisted the hand of the bartender and pushed him out of the door, calling the shopkeeper to speak, but the shopkeeper didn't answer.
, as soon as he turned his back, he said that the person was dead——
Several Jinyi guards carefully inspected the room and found a fir wooden tray under the table. This was used by the restaurant waiters to serve food. One corner of the wooden tray was cracked and stained with blood——
A captain showed the wooden tray to Zhen Baihu and said in a low voice: "It must have been this wooden tray that killed the little bartender. I just did a rough autopsy and found that the back of the head was dented. It was a fatal injury."
Jin Zhongqing heard what the captain said and hurriedly defended: "God can tell you, none of the five of us here used this wooden plate to hit anyone. This is a false accusation. Someone is trying to frame us!"
Zhen Baihu frowned and asked: "What enemies do you have in Ming Dynasty? Why do you want to frame you?"
Jin Zhongqing couldn't answer, and they couldn't think of any enemies.
Zhen Baihu asked again: "Is this restaurant guy extorting money from you?"
Jin Zhongqing said: "That's not true."
Zhen Baihu spread his hands and said: "This is strange. How should the envoys explain it?" He thought to himself: "This is obviously because you Korean barbarians drank too much. The little bartender may have a bad temper and quarreled with you over something."
When we got up, I don’t know which of you picked up the wooden plate and chopped it, and unexpectedly killed someone!"
The shopkeeper and the three clerks involved followed them to the second floor and stood by the door. They didn't speak at this time——
Zhang Yuan said to the shopkeeper: "The people who work in your restaurant haven't left yet. Well, let them all gather in the foyer downstairs. Zhen Baihu and I have something to ask them."
The name of Zhen Zidan was Zhen Zidan. Zhen Zidan felt very honored to be able to handle the case together with the Number One Scholar. She did not think that Zhang Yuan, a noble Hanlin official from the Qing Dynasty, did not have the authority to handle the case.
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