Chapter 1359 Why did you treat Java Island like this?
When Zhu Bao walked away, Yunxi first asked Lian Zining to sit down, and then said to him: "Lian Qing, I have something I want you to do."
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions." Lian Zining bent down slightly.
"Have you seen this memorial?" Yunxi handed him the memorial jointly signed by Zhu Gaoxu and Cao Che.
Lian Zining took the memorial and read it from beginning to end, and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Su used the succession of King Majapahit's throne as an excuse to send troops. It seems inappropriate to handle it this way."
He and Zhu Yun, or in other words, the entire eastern region had the same thoughts about political concerns at this time. He thought that Yunxi wanted to transfer all the domestic vassal kings to places outside the Central Plains, and thought that he might accept Zhu Gaoxu's move.
But at the same time, as the Minister of Rites, if he really wants to confer a prince to Java, it seems that he should not be one of the first ministers to be summoned. Etiquette issues will definitely not be the first issue to be discussed, and he will be summoned alone.
, this seemed to indicate that Yunxi did not want to accept the recommendation of this memorial. After thinking about it, Lian Zining decided to guess that Yunxi did not want to accept the recommendation of this memorial, but he did not insist on it.
To his own joy, he did guess it right. Because Yunxi immediately said: "What Ai Qing said is right. King Su sent troops on the grounds of supporting the Manchus, Boyi's country's orthodoxy, and taunting the people to commit crimes, but in the end he wanted to destroy the Manchus.
In the Boyi Kingdom, how can I agree to such an unethical thing? If I agree, wouldn’t it mean that the etiquette will be ruined and the music will be ruined?"
At this point, Yunxi stood up with some excitement and continued: "Etiquette is the foundation of the world, how can we violate it at will? If everyone can not abide by etiquette, then what is the use of etiquette?"
He said a few more words, then turned to Lian Zining and said: "Immediately draft an imperial edict to rebuke King Su and Cao Che. The wording must be strict. Don't worry about King Su being a member of the royal family, and Cao Che being a noble relative of the country. You must
I want them to understand my attitude."
"After drafting this edict to reprimand them, you will draft another edict to deal with them. King Su will be punished by doubling the tribute for the next three years, and he will not be allowed to use weapons without authorization for three years. At the same time, before the ministers I sent to inspect arrive, Java must be maintained.
If there is any laxity in the security of the island, the punishment will be even more severe. After the affairs of Java Island are arranged next year, King Su will go to Beijing with the inspecting ministers, and I will personally teach him."
"Cao Che warned him that if he committed the crime again, he would be deprived of the title of Lord Tiancheng, and at the same time demoted to one rank, from the commander of the capital to the commander of the capital, but he would still serve as the commander-in-chief."
According to the current system of the Ming Dynasty, the commander-in-chief is a special dispatch and is not an official position in the court. Generally, when appointing a person as the commander-in-chief, he will be given the title of commander or commander. Demoting him to one rank is not a light matter.
Not to mention the warning that if he commits the crime again, his title will be revoked; the punishment for Zhu Gaoxu is already considered severe.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Lian Zining hurriedly stood up and bowed in surprise. He guessed that Yunxi would not accept the proposal of this memorial, but this treatment still surprised him: How could Your Majesty be so harsh?
Disposal?
'There is no way, if I don't deal with it so severely, I'm afraid it won't be of any use.' Yunxi thought to himself.
Does Yunxi like Majapahit and its king? How could it be! Majapahit first refused to obey his orders and insisted on occupying Srivijaya. Later, when he visited Guangzhou on his southern tour, he sent people to assassinate him.
, which almost cost him his life. Although later verification and the secret files of the Majapahit Kingdom discovered after Zhu Gaoxu captured Bitter Orange City, the matter was related to the two kings Vigrama Vardhana and Veerabhmidhu.
It doesn't matter, but it won't make Yunxi's impression of the Majapahit Kingdom positive. Yunxi wished that all the royal family of this country and the officials involved in the witchcraft case would die. In fact, he planned to draft a secret edict,
Let Zhu Gaoxu find reasons to execute officials involved in the witchcraft case.
But the royal family cannot die, and Yunxi will definitely not be able to turn Java Island into the next feudal fiefdom this time, at least not now.
First, Zhu Gaoxu’s reason for sending troops this time is too inappropriate. Zhu Gaoxu sent troops on the pretext of supporting orthodoxy and taunting the people to fight crimes, but in the end he wanted to destroy the Majapahit Kingdom. No matter from any point of view, it is very
It is difficult to argue that it is in line with etiquette. Etiquette is not only the rules for maintaining relations between the Ming Dynasty and neighboring countries, but also the rules within the Ming Dynasty that restrain everyone from the emperor to the common people. If it can be easily violated, it now seems to be temporarily beneficial to the Ming Dynasty and the clan.
But in the long run, this may not necessarily be the case. The emperor and vassal kings can destroy the external etiquette at will, and sooner or later someone will use this as an excuse to destroy the internal etiquette in the future.
Moreover, in the entire southern part of the Ming Dynasty, Yunxi has successively canonized six vassal kings, including five around Nanyang, and the other is King Min west of Dali. Although these vassal kings seem to be justified in getting fiefdoms, after all, they have already caused trouble.
The foreign countries surrounding the Ming Dynasty were alarmed and uncertain, fearing that their own country would become the next target of the Ming Dynasty. They paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty more and more frequently, but they also became more and more wary of the Ming Dynasty, and actively introduced advanced technology from the Ming Dynasty.
Improve military technology and systems, increase the emphasis on the military, and prevent yourself from appearing to be easy to attack and become the next target. After all, in the past, the risk of war with surrounding countries was always controllable, and the country's subjugation will not happen overnight; but
Being selected as a target by the Ming Dynasty, the country's subjugation could be imminent. Yunxi repeatedly told the envoys of the Ming Dynasty that the Ming Dynasty would never attack a country that was respectful to the Ming Dynasty and did not violate etiquette. He finally deceived several countries, but this
At that time, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly came to take action. If he agreed, all his previous efforts would be in vain. In order to maintain the status of etiquette, he could only reject the memorials of Zhu Gaoxu and Cao Che.
Of course, Yunxi had other considerations. What was the main goal of exploring Nanyang? The first was to find a place for the people of the Ming Dynasty to migrate and alleviate the domestic population pressure that would inevitably occur in the future. The second was to promote commercial development and promote wealth to the Ming Dynasty.
Gather and accumulate for the qualitative changes caused by quantitative changes. Finding a fiefdom for the feudal kings is only a secondary goal. Anyway, the Hanzhou continent has been discovered, and all the feudal kings can throw it over.
To achieve these two main goals, it is not necessarily necessary to enfeoff vassal kings. Because the Han people are more industrious than the people of all ethnic groups in Nanyang, and no one will complain that "the Chinese have taken their jobs away," so all countries are interested in Han immigrants.
It is true that the number and proportion of Han people in many countries are not low, and they are the second largest ethnic group in the country after the Juche ethnic group where the monarch comes from. On the contrary, in recent years, as the Ming Dynasty has successively added vassal kings in Nanyang, countries have become more vigilant towards the Han people.
, I dare not persecute, but there are restrictions and exclusion of Han people, especially merchants who are more restricted in doing business, and the speed of wealth gathering in the Ming Dynasty has slowed down. Moreover, what each country does is reasonable and legal, and no one can fault it.
Problem. When the means have affected the ultimate goal, the means should be changed.
The third reason is out of consideration for Java Island. Java Island is the richest island in Southeast Asia, and it is also the most populous island. The religious power on the island is very strong, and the power of aristocratic families is also very strong. Although Zhu Gaoxu seems to be easy
The Majapahit Kingdom was destroyed, but the temples and families really united against the ruler. Zhu Gaoxu's strength alone could not suppress it, let alone the vassal king who had just been named. The reason why they did not act rashly now was just
When observing the next move of the Ming Dynasty, if you want to rule stably, you must safeguard their interests, especially the interests of religious forces.
But the problem is that at this time, the largest religious force on the island of Java is Brahmanism, and the second largest force is Tianfang Sect. For Yunxi, Brahmanism is a religion that can be cooperated with, but cannot be relied on, let alone truly believed.
The Tianfang Sect must be eliminated quickly. If the former vassal kings obey Yunxi's orders, the rule will not be stable; if the interests of these two religions are maintained and even believed in for the sake of stable rule, then the consequences will be even worse!
The fourth is Yunxi's personal enmity. Yunxi has always been worried about the original witchcraft case. He wants to kill everyone involved in the matter, especially if the person who performed the witchcraft comes from the Tianfang Sect. But he wants to kill everyone.
If a vassal king is appointed to the island of Java, assuming that he has very good political skills and unites with the Brahmans to stabilize his rule, he may not necessarily kill the Tianfang believers. After all, every ruler believes that human resources are precious resources and will not be wasted at will.
When he eradicated the Tianfang cultists, he did so in secret. The feudal vassal kings probably did not realize the dangers of the Tianfang cultists and had no motivation to avenge Yunxi. They just dealt with them heavily instead of eradicating the roots, so they would still have spring breeze.
There is another possibility. In order to take personal revenge and to eradicate the Tianfang Sect, at least for the time being, I cannot create a vassal king.
To sum up, for the sake of maintaining the rules, for the sake of long-term interests, for the sake of ensuring the completion of the main goal, and for the sake of religion, it is not possible, at least for the time being, to add the vassal king to Java Island. As for the future, wait and see
After finding a suitable excuse, wait until the main goal is completed, wait..., these conditions are all in place, and we will talk about how to deal with it then.
There are a lot of these contents translated into words, but they only happened for a moment in Yunxi's mind. Lian Zining was still confused, but Yunxi had already come to his senses and said to him again: "Since I have announced your entry into the world,
Palace, I will let you draft this imperial edict on your behalf."
"The general meaning is that, firstly, Veerabumi's son Xida succeeded to the throne of the Majapahit Kingdom. However, due to the devastation of his country in this war, there was no army left. Therefore, soldiers from the Ming Dynasty were temporarily stationed to protect the Majapahit Kingdom.
Secondly, after the year, a minister will be sent to patrol Southeast Asia, mainly to Java Island, and report what he sees to me. In addition, it must be stated in the imperial edict that the Ming Dynasty will never enfeoff vassal kings.
On the island of Java. This imperial edict will be issued years ago, and all envoys from the foreign countries in Beijing must be informed." Although Yunxi has decided not to add a vassal king, he has not yet figured out how to deal with it, so he will make necessary arrangements first.
The next things have been arranged, and the details will be discussed next year.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Lian Zining agreed again.
Yunxi talked to him for a while, and it was already noon. Yunxi ordered the young eunuch to pack his things, and then smiled at Lian Zining and said: "Lian Qing, the New Year is coming soon, and Lian Qing's family has already made preparations for the New Year.
preparation?"
"Your Majesty, in my family, the male is the master of the house and the wife is the master of the house. My wife takes care of the household affairs. I don't know it. However, my wife has never made any big mistakes in her work for so many years, and she has never missed anything during the New Year. She should have been prepared.
." Lian Zining replied with a smile.
"This is not good. Although it is right for men to take charge of the outside world and women to take charge of the house, they cannot be completely unconcerned about family affairs. The so-called family affairs, national affairs and world affairs, do you care about everything?" Yunhe said.
"What your Majesty said makes sense. I will take care of my family affairs after I return." Lian Zining said with a smile again.
"I'm not meddling in Aiqing's family affairs. If Aiqing's wife asks about it, don't confess me, lest she complain about me." Yunxi joked with him.
Lian Zining smiled a little and said goodbye. Yunxi never kept ministers in the palace to have meals during the Chinese New Year. It was already past noon and it was time for him to leave.
"Then please step aside, my dear."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Lian Zining bowed and left.
"It's already noon, it's time to have a meal." Seeing that Lian Zining had left, Yunxi glanced at the hourglass and saw that it was already noon. He said this and then ordered the young eunuch to arrive: "You, go and tell the imperial kitchen today.
My meal will be sent to Kunning Palace at noon. In addition, prepare one more."
"The extra portion prepared is for the Joseon Crown Prince Zhu Bao, so I will prepare one or two Korean-style dishes for today's lunch meal."
"Well, Your Majesty, you want to entertain the crown prince of Joseon in Kunning Palace?" The young eunuch heard Yunxi's instructions and asked in disbelief. Kunning Palace is the location of the inner palace, and can even be said to be the core of the inner palace.
No foreign minister has ever come to this palace before. Even if the queen wants to summon her natal brothers, she cannot let them come here without Yunxi's permission; but Yunxi wants to entertain Zhu Bao in Kunning Palace!
"If I don't entertain him in Kunning Palace, how can I show that I treat him as my nephew?" Yunxi muttered to himself, and then sternly ordered: "Go quickly! You can't resist the decree!" (To be continued)