In fact, the court's opposition to the marriage in Myanmar was not strong.
That’s because the Sun family is not a foreign race!
But in essence, it was the deepening of imperial power, and the cabinet began to focus on actual profits and abandon prestige.
The harm of a marriage alliance is not great, especially when it is a strong period, the humiliation of a marriage alliance with another country is not great, but there are many benefits.
In the final analysis, the resistance to marriage was just a result of the Song Dynasty's narrow territory, repeated defeats, sensitive self-esteem, and the strong and inflated self-esteem of the descendants who expelled the Mongols in the early Ming Dynasty.
Take Kang State as an example. After marrying the princess of the Qin Dynasty, the huge harem of Kang State was like a sieve for the court. Every move in the court was hidden from Beijing.
Therefore, the prince was in Sichuan as the governor of Sichuan and Chongqing. He knew himself and the enemy of Kang State, and his chances of winning were extremely high.
At the same time, by marrying with Burma, the entire southwestern chieftains would be attacked from both sides. It would be impossible for a huge Luchuan Kingdom like the one in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties to be born again.
Especially in today's environment of people returning from the countryside and returning home, it could not be more important to cut off the chieftain's foreign aid.
It is very beneficial to stabilize the southwest border.
To cultivate pro-Ming forces in Myanmar, marriage is also a booster.
The descendants of the Zhu family are naturally close to the Ming Dynasty.
From a civilian perspective, the marriage between the two countries will allow the Myanmar royal family to carry the blood of the Zhu family, and exchanges will be more relaxed, which will be conducive to the development of trade.
There are many benefits.
Zhu Yixi actually agreed with the marriage in her heart.
The expansion of the Ming Dynasty has reached its limit, and it will be very easy to collapse if it continues, just like the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, it is necessary to maintain this tributary vassal system, and marriage is a beneficial and cost-effective way.
Sinicize as much as possible, expand the spread of Ming culture, and incorporate the entire East Asia into the tribute system.
In the eyes of the West, tributary states were actually part of the empire.
For example, the Ottoman Empire and Egypt have fought with it several times. Except in the name of an Egyptian governor, it does not belong to a foreign country at all, but it is still considered a part of it.
It was also because of these vassal states that the Ming Dynasty was the real imperial dynasty.
Because the vassal state is also a buffer zone.
During the Aguba Rebellion, the Qing Dynasty lost all Central Asian countries. Korea and Vietnam fought a war and lost all of East Asia.
Soon, the Western powers began to eat away at China.
Zhu Yixi stared at the huge world map with bright eyes. There were almost all vassal states around the Ming Dynasty, which were important points of strength.
To put it bluntly, even if the Ming Dynasty fell into decline a few hundred years later, those vassal states could still resist and delay the decline of the empire.
At this time, King Wei asked to see him.
King Wei Zhu Cuntang ranked sixth. He was now twenty years old and was conspicuous among the princes.
"Father." King Wei came over and said, "My son, I want to join the vassal state."
Hearing this, Zhu Yixi frowned: "The Khmer have just been captured, the Wei Kingdom has just been established, and the palace has not been built yet. Why do you want to become a vassal?"
"You don't know much, and you can only make trouble if you go there. It's better to study in Beijing for two more years and understand civil affairs."
The Khmer was captured only a year later, and Xia Jinzi and Zhu Shen made great contributions.
Because they were Khmer, they went from Viscount to Earl.
According to the rules of the imperial court, the imperial court appointed and dismissed the new prime minister and was fully responsible for the construction of Khmer. The feudal administration also launched a large amount of materials to help it build the country.
At the very least, the capital, royal palace, and ancestral temple must be fully constructed, right?
Eliminating the noble chieftains, establishing a system of counties and counties, and reclaiming wasteland were all fatal measures that the young King Wei found difficult to implement.
Only by dispatching specialized talents to carry out construction and specializing in skills can the Weiguo thrive.
After two or three years, when the ministers are transferred back to the country, King Wei will easily gain a mature country.
The three trilogy of sending troops, governing the country, and building the country are all packaged by the imperial court.
Only in this way can a vassal state be established as soon as possible.
Otherwise, if the twenty-year-old prince is the prince and you expect him to easily conquer a foreign country, don't be joking.
Qin, Qi, Yue, and Liao all followed this model, and they built their foundations in just a few years.
The imperial court was very familiar with this.
"I know!" King Wei sighed.
At the age of 20, I have to deal with various ministries to observe the government, and I have to write a summary after observing the government. This life is so sad, I might as well endure the hardships of the feudal clan!
After the King of Wei left, the old Seven Lucky Kings also came with clumsy steps and dimples on their chubby faces, not to mention how happy they were.
"Why, you also want to join the feudal clan?"
Zhu Yixi held up a book of tickets and said with great interest.
"No, I don't want to become a vassal at this time."
Prince Fu's face immediately showed a look of fear, and he waved his hands hurriedly: I haven't seen my father for a few days, and I miss him very much!"
These beautiful words were pleasing to the ears, but Zhu Yixi was not used to it and said coldly:
"General Mobei said, your royal city has been built. When next spring, you can go and take over the vassal state!"
"Ah? I can't bear to leave my father and mother!"
King Fu's little face wrinkled into a ball, and he was unwilling from the inside out.
But he couldn't help it.
The place where King Fu joined the vassal was not in South Asia or the northwest, but the homeland of the Chechen Khan in Mobei, where he commanded tens of thousands of herders.
The Beihai Governor's Mansion and the Mobei General's Mansion worked together, coupled with the material supplies from the imperial court, to jointly build the Fuguo.
King Fu's vassal state only had one city.
And the huge grassland can only supply one city.
Although the land is a bit narrow and the people are small, it is still necessary.
This is the second attempt to establish a vassal state.
The first type of dividing vassals and establishing a country, with the court providing packaged services, consumes so much of the Ming Dynasty’s national power that every time a country is built, two to three million yuan cannot be spent.
If things go on like this, I am afraid that except for the Shaowu Dynasty, it will not last at all.
At this time, the one-city-one-country model was tried.
The cost of building a city is no more than 3 to 50 million, and as little as 100,000. This small amount of money can be easily spent in any dynasty.
All the princely palaces in the pre-Ming Dynasty had more than this, and they were able to persevere.
Therefore, Zhu Yixi planned in his mind to establish a series of vassal states, also called city states, along the vicinity of Beihai Governor and General Horqin's mansion, forming fortress barriers one by one.
Of course it can also be called a stronghold.
The imperial court had absolutely no control over these areas, so it might as well be left to the vassal states to clear up wasteland.
Low cost, easy to settle, easy to control, and able to expand, this is an inevitable choice.
Of course, for the vassal king, these places were barren and bitter, which was simply looking for trouble, and he must not have wanted to do so.
But this is your order and you have to obey it.
Fuguo is the experimental site.
After dinner, it was the time to choose a concubine, which was a joy to watch.
Zhu Yixi hesitated for a long time and had a hard time making a decision.
With only a name and no appearance, how can anyone choose?
Zhu Yixi invented the idea of turning over cards, otherwise according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor would have to make his own choice.
This also means that once a concubine does not leave enough impression, it will be difficult for her to be favored, and she will be alone for the rest of her life.
Therefore, Zhu Yixi adopted the flop system after learning from the Qing Dynasty.
Moreover, unlike the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Yixi required that concubines who were lucky enough to be lucky to be with them during the month should be placed downwards, and those who were not lucky enough to be lucky enough to be placed upwards to avoid unfairness.
In a sense, Zhu Yixi has always adhered to the principle of fairness and justice in her heart.
In this way, the brand tray presented in front of Zhu Yixi was three or four feet long and was held by two eunuchs.
There are so many beauties in the harem!
After thinking about it, Zhu Yixi simply stopped looking, closed her eyes, and touched someone casually in front:
"Li Xuanshi!"
Zhu Yixi was a little confused.
Liu Afu, who was on the side, understood the emperor's thoughts and immediately came over and whispered: "Sir, she is the North Korean princess who entered the palace a while ago."
Zhu Yixi suddenly realized.
North Korea and Japan also like to send girls into the palace, so as to get married and have a close relationship.
After all, Emperor Shaowu was only in his forties and seemed to be very energetic. He could still rule the country for at least twenty years. There was no harm in having a close relationship.
Zhu Yixi had no memory of his appearance. He especially remembered that he was only sixteen years old, with a little baby fat and eyes like spring water.
After entering the palace for a few days, she didn't go anywhere during this period, and she still retained her virginity.
"Just go!" the emperor said casually: "The rain and dew will all be wet!"
Set off on foot.
During the Ming Dynasty, whenever it gets dark, two red sarong lanterns are hung in front of the palace gate where the concubines live.
When the emperor visits a certain palace, the lamp on the palace door will be removed, indicating that the emperor has chosen a place to sleep.
So, the eunuch in charge of patrolling the streets ordered all the other palaces to take off their lamps and go to bed.
The frustrated concubines had no choice but to destroy the red sarong in the hope of favor and hang it up again tomorrow night.
The movie "Hang Tall Lanterns" is actually not nonsense.
In the evening, Li Xiaozhu was sitting there. Even though the dishes on the table were fragrant and much better than those in North Korea, she had no appetite and was ordered to withdraw from the dinner.
"Princess, it's a long night, so you should eat more!"
The maid who came with her hurriedly advised her, and the Korean language in her mouth made her feel a little comfortable.
"After many days in the palace, His Majesty the Emperor has not even glanced at me. It seems that I made a mistake in coming to Beijing this time."
As the eldest concubine of Emperor Xiaozong Li Hao, Li Xiaozhu was the princess of North Korea and the younger sister of the current king of North Korea. After all her sisters were not suitable for marriage at their age, she was chosen early.
As early as when she was ten years old, the court had already begun to teach her the etiquette, Mandarin, and clothing of the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, she understood that she was destined to marry the Ming Emperor.
But the love I imagined did not come to me, and the feeling of loneliness pervaded my whole body.
If she were to die like this, she would never be willing to do so.
"Princess, the emperor is here, the Ming Emperor is here!"
The hurried shouting brought her back to her senses.
The joy in her heart burst out quickly, filling her entire face.
"Concubine, welcome your Majesty!"
"Get up!"
The emperor was well-maintained and looked to be in his thirties. He was in good spirits. He took his little hand and entered the palace together.
Seeing that the temperature in the palace was relatively low, he didn't ask anything about how he liked the cold, but he was extremely disgusted with the old-fashioned people in the palace with red hats and white hair.
"what happened?"
Sitting down, Zhu Yixi frowned and snorted: "Is there a lack of carbon in the palace? Or is there insufficient internal funds?"
Liu Afu was shocked: "The slaves are not strictly disciplined, and these guys who are blinded by lard are messing around..."
"Hmph, how many times have I told you that a slave cannot bully a master. No matter how low her status is, she is still higher than you. How dare you mess around with her status here..."
Zhu Yixi snorted coldly, and Liu Afu trembled. He was very frightened.
Li Xiaozhu on the side felt happy.
This great eunuch who could stun the harem with every stomp of his feet was now being taught a miserable lesson by the emperor, and the reason was that he made the decision for himself.
She immediately shook off her previous complaints, and her heart burst out with enthusiasm.
When he went down to reorganize the inner court, Zhu Yixi sat down with Li Xiaozhu and asked, "Can you play chess?"
"I know a little bit about it!" Li Xiaozhu said shyly: "If I don't do it well, Your Majesty, please don't laugh at me."
As a princess who grew up in a royal family, she usually didn't have many friends or things to do, so it was inevitable that she would learn the elegant way of playing chess.
The two of them sat down in front of a table and played chess.
A quiet evening, an elegant and luxurious palace with no one to disturb you, is a very comfortable place in itself.
When Li Xiaozhu stretched out her hand to place the chess pieces, Zhu Yixi looked at her jade fingers that were not wet with spring water and said casually: "They are green jade fingers."
Li Xiaoxiao was shy and tried not to shrink back.
Zhu Yixi smiled and said: "I mean, with such slender fingers, you should also be able to play the piano?"
She whispered: "I know a little bit."
After this, Zhu Yixi gradually felt weak.
Well, I still know a little bit about it. Although I am not everyone, I am still first-class. He, a chess player who has become a monk by the way, is no match at all.
Seemingly seeing that the emperor was struggling, the little girl slowly withdrew her killing move, and the situation turned out to be inextricable.
The sky was getting dark, and a group of palace maids were lighting the night lamps in the white marble lampstands on the roadside. They bowed in and also lit the candles on the copper lamp stands in the room.
After all, it is just a candle, the light is limited, and it will be a little hazy and dim if it is a little far away from the lamp stand.
Seeing this, Zhu Yixi lost interest.
"Gulu..."
Suddenly, a crisp sound came from the opposite side.
"not yet eat?"
Li Xiaozhu was so ashamed that he lowered his head.
"Come here, bring some side dishes!"
Zhu Yixi ordered with a smile.
Immediately, after watching the beauty eat, Zhu Yixi felt that it was very good.
Even eating with beautiful people is so interesting.
On the bed, Zhu Yixi held her in her arms and stroked her long, soft hair, which was dark, shiny and smooth.
Suddenly, Li Xiaozhu cried "Wow" and buried his head in the emperor's arms. He cried so hard that it seemed that he would never stop.
This seems to be talking about being ignored for many days, and also describing the feeling of homesickness.
In this cruel feudal era, women are nothing more than victims of politics.
But compared to those peasant women who work from wheat hands to fields and firewood, these noble ladies are so lucky.
With rich clothes and fine food to serve you all your life, with the support of your father, brother, and husband, what does the sorrow in the boudoir mean?
Zhu Yixi sat on the couch very relaxedly, listening to the woman's cry, and lamenting the ordinary and peaceful night today.
When it comes to women, he is not picky, as long as they are beautiful, it doesn't matter how big or small they are.
He didn't do much to help women in the world. He could only take care of these poor women in the court and soothe their consciences.
The clothes were half-undressed, and the delicate body like a white lamb was shaken...