Chapter 1207 Diplomacy is no trivial matter - bullshit
Li Guan heard the emperor's command, "Raise your head!" He obeyed the command and raised his head, but at this moment, a slap as big as a bowl hit him in the face!
"Your Majesty!" Li Guan covered his face and looked at Yun Xi in horror.
"Your Majesty!" Huang Huai also said. Although he was not satisfied with Li Guan's actions, it was even more disrespectful for the emperor to hit someone with his hands.
"Which country did the man who seriously injured the people and policemen of Ming Dynasty come from?" Yunxi ignored them and just asked Li Guandao coldly.
"Your Majesty, the leader is Lu Mingbo, the deputy envoy of North Korea, and the rest are his entourage, all North Koreans." Li Guan did not dare to look at Yunxi anymore, lowered his head and said.
"Oh, not only the envoys from the Fan Kingdom, but also their entourages." Yunxi seemed to be talking to himself, and then asked, "Li Guan, tell me, hurting people should be punished, don't the Koreans
Is there any law related to this kind of rule?"
"Your Majesty, the Koreans do have laws that stipulate that those who injure people should be punished."
"Since the North Koreans also have such rules, Li Guan, tell yourself, why do you give them preferential treatment?"
Li Guan did not dare to speak anymore.
Yunxi ignored him and continued: "North Korea is the most respectful country in the Ming Dynasty, and its people must be treated preferentially. The injured people are me, the most respectful people in the Ming Dynasty, and the injured policemen are even more so.
Ming Dynasty's most dedicated grassroots officials, do they want preferential treatment?"
Yunxi's voice gradually became stern: "Li Guan, you are an official of the Ming Dynasty, and your salary is also the tax paid by the people of the Ming Dynasty. Your home is not visited by thieves at night because of the hard work of the police in the capital.
As a result, it is not the North Koreans who are giving you a salary, nor the North Koreans who are protecting the safety of your home."
"So what is your motive in defending them and these North Koreans so much?"
Of course, Yunxi knew that as an emperor, it was very unethical to slap his ministers personally, but he couldn't help it when he heard Li Guan's words. Li Guan's words reminded him of some things in his previous life.
"The Japanese lost their bicycles and were found a few hours later. The Chinese lost their bicycles and relied on their own efforts." "To help seven foreign passengers catch their planes, the train stopped temporarily for a minute." Of course, the funniest thing is the 2002 World Cup.
At that time, a host said something dissatisfied with the South Korean football team during the live broadcast, and was later protested by the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The foreign ministry of the country transferred the protest to the TV station, and the host was invited to have tea.
Yunxi absolutely cannot allow such a thing to happen in the country he rules! Even if it is not out of anger or simple national feelings, such a thing is very harmful to the country. For the common people and grassroots officials, shielding foreign envoys is also very harmful to the country.
The same goes for shielding the country's powerful people, which will reduce their trust in the government. Under normal circumstances, this agricultural country is not a big deal; but the situation at this time is that the Samarkand Kingdom was defeated, and Mongolia
People are also scared to dare to explode. The external environment of Ming Dynasty is unprecedentedly stable, which is a good time to further deepen reforms. It is no longer enough for these reforms to only require a stable internal environment. Ordinary people must believe what the government says.
Therefore, Yunxi must not let the foreign envoys who violated the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" go unpunished.
Furthermore, in the past, the nobles' sons were arrested for fighting with the police and suffered a lot. When it was the turn of the outsiders, they would let it go easily, and the powerful people would be dissatisfied.
Moreover, Yunxi also hates the sentence "North Korea is the most deferential foreign country in the Ming Dynasty, and it should be cautious when dealing with it. Even small things must be considered, so as not to hurt the foreign country's respect for the Ming Dynasty." This sentence reflects
The notion that "diplomacy is no trivial matter" is pure bullshit. Respect between countries only depends on their strength. If you are strong, everyone respects you. If you are weak, no matter how carefully you handle diplomatic matters, others will look down on you.
Some people may say that in history, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea has always missed the Ming Dynasty, despised the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and secretly looked down on the Manchu Qing envoys. This is indeed a historical fact, but does it have any practical effect? No matter how Korean people look down on the Manchu Qing Dynasty, won't they still look down on the Manchu Qing Dynasty after being defeated?
Did the Manchus declare themselves vassals and pay tribute? They also had to show great respect in person? Didn’t the Manchus still have to satisfy their needs?
After Yunxi succeeded to the throne, although he attached great importance to the spread of Chinese civilization, he also understood that the spread of civilization must be backed by strength. If the Ming Dynasty had not defeated Majapahit and wiped out all the navy of this country, he would have been able to conquer Srivijaya.
Establishing a vassal state in Borneo?
He had already thought about these considerations when Huang Huai reported the matter to him just now. At this time, it was just a flash in his mind. He returned to his seat and said to Chen Ji who had just arrived: "Chen Qing
According to the decree, Li Guan, a member of the Ceremony Department of the Ministry of Etiquette, sheltered the criminal and exiled him to Hanzhou mainland."
"Your Majesty!" Huang Huai and Chen Ji exclaimed at the same time, and Chen Di also looked surprised. They thought that Yun Xi would definitely punish Li Guan, but they did not expect that it would be such a serious punishment!
In the Ming Dynasty, there was no fixed-term imprisonment or life imprisonment. Any punishment that was more severe than being slapped on the stick and being held in jail for three to five days, as long as it did not lead to death, was all exile. But exile is different. Judging from the current actual situation, exile
In Yunnan Province, the Song Fan (Luzon) and Yue Fan (Annan) areas are the best. Especially for Sichuan and Guangxi people, being exiled to Yunnan may not be worse than being sent to the Shaanxi Xingdu Division as a grassroots official.
Followed by Shaanxi Xingdusi, the newly established Belos Balidusi, Yongfan and other places. The worst place is Minfan, which is separated from the core area of Yunnan by a large area of virgin forest and has no sea route.
But after discovering the Hanzhou continent, it immediately became the new worst place. It is twenty thousand miles away from the Ming Dynasty, and there are probably many fish feeding on the way. Not to mention that when you get there, you have to face a barren land, which is completely unfamiliar.
The environment and the barbaric natives are very uncomfortable to think about, let alone being exiled.
That's why Huang Huai and Chen Jicai were so surprised. Exile to Hanzhou was already a punishment second only to execution. Is such a thing worth such a heavy punishment? Even Zhou Yuan, although he didn't have a good relationship with Li Guan, felt that
The punishment is too severe.
"Your Majesty, although Li Yuanwailang's actions are indeed inappropriate, is this punishment too much?" Huang Huai pleaded.
"Your Majesty, I also think that the punishment is a bit harsh." Chen Jiye said: "After all, there was a precedent during the Hongwu period. The late emperor exempted the punishment of the Japanese envoys and only ordered his envoys to be brought back to the country for processing. This time
Although the incident involving the deputy envoy of North Korea was different from that time, and the policeman was injured after all, we can only think that Li Yuanwailang handled it improperly, and did it go too far to protect the criminal?" Chen Di also put forward his own opinion.
Yunxi looked at the three of them and suddenly smiled: "What you said makes sense."
Although the three of them felt strange about Yunxi's expression, they still breathed a sigh of relief. However, they didn't want Yunxi to say again: "However, since I said that he harbored criminals, it is not for nothing." He then said to the man who just walked in.
Wang Xi in the room said: "Has the person been brought here already?"
"The officials have already brought them here."
"Then let them in."
The three people were confused about the conversation between the emperor and the prince. When they were confused, they saw the door of the house opened, and then two people wearing palace guard uniforms escorted a person in, and then they paid a visit to Yun.
Jin Hanxuan, the North Korean deputy envoy of North Korea, also entered. Huang Huai and Chen Ji did not recognize the man being held in custody, but Chen Di recognized him as Lu Mingbo, the deputy envoy of North Korea.
As soon as Jin Hanxuan walked into the house, he knelt down and kowtowed to Yunxi, and at the same time kept saying: "Your Majesty, my deputy envoy to Korea beat the Ming Dynasty police and people in the street, which violated the "Ming Dynasty Law". The crime is unforgivable, Your Majesty."
Punishment; as an envoy, I have failed to lead well, so I ask your Majesty to punish you; I also apologize to Your Majesty on behalf of the monarch of our country. Your Majesty,..."
"No matter what the "Da Ming Code" stipulates on how to deal with such matters, even if the ministers are executed according to the law, they will never object. I, the king of Korea, will never object."
Jin Hanxuan hated Lu Mingbo now. The emperor of Ming Dynasty sent guards to capture Lu Mingbo and called him over, making it clear that he would deal with it severely. He didn't care what would happen to Lu Mingbo, but if it affected him
This fulfilled the purpose of his mission and even caused the Ming Dynasty to ban North Korea from paying tribute within a few years. Not only Zhu Fangyuan would not let him go, but the domestic aristocratic families would not let him go either. So he took the initiative to admit his guilt in order to win a favor.
Impression, on the one hand, Ming Dynasty punished Lu Mingbo severely in order to appease the emperor's anger.
"You! Jin Hanxuan, you..." Lu Mingbo was being escorted by two guards and kneeling aside. Hearing Jin Hanxuan's words, his face turned angry. He was about to yell, but after a few words, he was stopped.
When it's blocked, it can only make a "wow" sound.
"There is no need to execute the person. The Ming Law does not stipulate that the offender should be executed for such things, and I will not deliberately punish him severely. However," Yunxi turned to Lu Mingbo: "I have something to ask him."
"In addition to following the precedent, is there any other reason why Li Guan protected you?"
The guard released his hand covering Lu Mingbo's mouth. Lu Mingbo took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, one of the reasons why Li Yuanwailang protected the guilty minister was that the guilty minister bribed him three hundred guan of treasure money.
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"And he has accepted bribes from envoys from other countries for other reasons before. As far as the criminal knows, he has accepted bribes of at least one thousand guan of treasure notes and more than two hundred taels of silver during this period."
"The guilty minister begs your majesty to spare his life. I beg your majesty to spare his life. The guilty minister is willing to perform meritorious deeds and report and expose all officials in the Ministry of Rites who have accepted bribes and state envoys who have paid bribes."
Yunxi didn't pay attention to his last words. After listening to the first half of his words, he turned his head and looked at Huang Huai and others.