Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Six Rumors
In the Ryukyu Kingdom, He Xianzu has been here for nearly two years in a blink of an eye. Time flies and past events are like smoke.
However, compared to being a minister of the Ministry of Rites in the Ming Dynasty, He Xianzu's life in Ryukyu was more comfortable than in the Ming Dynasty. Although he was far away from the court, He Xianzu's official title was still there. Moreover, because he did a good job in Ryukyu, Zhu Yicheng also specially gave him a title of Shangshu.
In addition, as a member of the Ming sect from Ryukyu, He Xianzu was almost equal to the position of the Supreme Emperor. He was not only the Ming official with the highest level in Ryukyu, but more importantly, he was also the teacher of King Shangjing of Ryukyu and the king's tutor.
At the same time, He Xianzu also has the right to command the garrison. From this point of view, He Xianzu was almost the same as MacArthur in Japan after World War II. You can imagine his status and prestige here. Furthermore, as a Jinshi and able to become a member of the Qing court, He Xianzu not only has outstanding poetry, but also has special skills in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and his identity is simply like a fish in water and extremely free.
However, although life was comfortable, He Xianzu was still very clear about the tasks assigned to him by the Ming Dynasty. The little king was only four years old, and it was barely an enlightenment period. He often entered the palace to teach the little king. Shang Jing, who lost his father at a young age, gradually regarded the elegant He Xianzu as his closest person. In addition, the empress dowager cooperated with him, and he had no airs at all and was treated with great courtesy. Over time, He Xianzu almost had a similar role as the father of the little king.
Of course, there are even rumors among the people that the Empress Dowager had long been with He Xianzu, but these rumors were suppressed by the Ryukyu court as soon as they started. No one knows whether this matter is true or not. However, it is obvious that He Xianzu has the right to enter and exit the palace at will.
In the eyes of the officials and civilians of Ryukyu Kingdom, He Xianzu's image is still good. After all, he came here not to oppress Ryukyu, but to help Ryukyu. Even the Ming garrison in Ryukyu, he deals with Ryukyu people in daily life and is fair in business. Sometimes he even gives some benefits to the Ryukyu people under the instruction of He Xianzu.
In this case, not only He Xianzu, but also for the Ming Dynasty, it was very good in Ryukyu. In addition, the Ming Dynasty has become stronger and stronger in recent years, especially after the tactics of attacking Tianjin Wei in the north and regaining Beijing City, anyone with a discerning eye has already seen that it is inevitable that the Ming Dynasty will win the world.
But then again, there are people who are close to the Ming Dynasty and hope to be one with the Ming Dynasty, and there are also people who are disgusted with the Ming Dynasty and refuse to change. Things have two sides. As long as society and people exist, this situation will definitely happen.
Just like now, in a place in the capital of Ryukyu, several people were sitting and discussing. The leader was none other than Wang Shushang Yi, the important minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom. One of the other two was the prime minister Jin Zhengyuan and the other was Cheng Shunze, the great scholar of Ryukyu Kingdom.
Speaking of Wang Shushang Yi, this person is the brother of the previous king. He is not old and is only in his twenties this year. His status in the court is not low, and he can be said to be second only to Kim Jong-won and Zheng Siqi, a political consultant. In addition, he has the status of a royal family, which is of great importance.
It’s a pity that Shang Yi was born in a villain. After the former king died of illness, Shang Jing could only succeed him. If Shang Yi had a better background, he might be able to replace Shang Jing, who was just a baby, to become the king.
At that time, Shang Yi was not really interested in the throne. With his identity, the king easily fell on Shang Jing, who could not speak. It was simple to talk about this. In fact, it can be said that the death of the king in the past could be understood. How did the previous king die? Wasn't it just because of assisting the Qing court in attacking the Ming Dynasty? Who would have thought that the navy of the Qing Dynasty was vulnerable, and Lan Yanzhen was eventually wiped out in one battle in the naval battle.
The Qing Dynasty lost the navy, the Ming Dynasty was aggressive, and the former king was shocked and frightened and couldn't get sick, and then returned to heaven. In this case, the throne of the Ryukyu Kingdom can be said to be a hot potato. Not to mention that Shang Yi was not qualified to inherit the throne, even he might not have time to hide at that time.
But who would have thought that as time went by, the Ming Dynasty did not punish the Ryukyu Kingdom in the end. Instead, with the arrival of the Ming Dynasty, the Ryukyu Kingdom only changed another master. Not only that, the garrison stationed in the Ryukyu Kingdom and the Ming merchants who came and went, led to the prosperity of the Ryukyu Kingdom's business in the past two years, and the Ryukyu Kingdom made a lot of profits.
More importantly, the Ming Dynasty also stood up for the Ryukyu Kingdom and helped the Ryukyu Kingdom to get back the five northern islands. At the same time, it also taught the Songqian vassal that made Ryukyu look like a tiger. This made Ryukyu Kingdom swept away the decadence of the past and rejuvenated its vitality.
These are the benefits brought to the Ryukyu Kingdom by the Ming Dynasty, and are also important factors that make Ryukyu people close to and grateful to the Ming Dynasty. However, in Shang Yi's view, these things that should have been their own have become things of others. Even if he makes a lot of profit in it, how can he sit on the throne and enjoy these achievements better?
It was precisely because of this psychological change that Shang Yi gradually became resentful towards Shang Jing and Da Ming. If he had known this, he would have fought for the throne himself, rather than easily giving it to the stinky boy. As time went by, Shang Yi was becoming more and more dissatisfied with Shang Jing. As for Shang Jing's teacher, the Grand Tutor He Xianzu sent by the Ming Dynasty was not a good thing in his eyes.
After all, he is young. Although Shang Yi dared not curse, he had already cursed in his heart. His thoughts could not escape the eyes of those who were interested, especially the prime minister Kim Jong-won, so Kim Jong-won came to Shang Yi today for this reason.
"Hao Taifu He is wrong in his affairs, right? The court has not made a conclusion before, it is just a rumor." After Kim Jong-won talked a lot of nonsense, he gradually mentioned the folk incident about He Xianzu and the Empress Dowager's affair a few days ago, and Shang Yi immediately replied seriously.
But Sang Yi didn't know that his thoughts had been seen through by Kim Jong-won. Although Sang Yi looked righteous and righteous, Sang Yi had been scolding men and women for a long time. Even in Kim Jong-won's opinion, the source of the previous rumors was Sang Yi, otherwise why did Sang Yi look gloating and smirking in secret when the court discussed it?
"The so-called groundlessness may not be without cause." At this time, Cheng Shunze spoke. Cheng Shunze had a high status in Ryukyu. He was not only a great scholar named Ryukyu, but also a little famous in Japan. He was also the teacher of the former king. In front of Cheng Shunze, even Shang Yi was the uncle Wang, he had to keep the etiquette of his disciples.
"Although Master Cheng's words are reasonable, Mr. He is a minister of the Supreme Kingdom after all, so he shouldn't have done such a thing, right?" Shang Yi hesitated and said, looking puzzled and disbelief on the surface, but in fact he was already happy. He wished that Jin Zhengyuan and Cheng Shun would cover the pot directly on He Xianzu's head. It would be better if he could use this to make the Queen Mother Shang Jing bad. Maybe Shang Jing would abdicate because of this, and he, Uncle Wang, could also turn into a king.
Chapter completed!