Chapter 748 Please Enclose
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The major rebellion case in the Republic of China in 1798 shocked the entire Chinese civilization circle and caused severe subsequent influence.
The Ministry of Justice of the Empire determined that this was the crime committed by surrounding anti-imperialists with the Dali royal family as the core.
In this regard, the Cabinet and the Ministry of Justice did not mean to be lenient, because the "little prince" was the core of the rebellious group, so all members of the Dali royal family were co-selected, all male members were executed, and women were demoted to slaves and sold to the frontier.
This practice of the empire shocked all the countries that temporarily survived around the empire - this Chinese Empire is indeed different from the traditional Central Plains dynasty!
In the past, the Central Plains dynasties had an expansion limit even when they were at their peak.
For example, it is mostly just the Pamir Mountains to the west, most of the Xing'an Mountains to the north, and most of the Xing'an Mountains to the south occupy Annan at most.
Moreover, traditional Central Plains dynasties should be treated differently for captured enemy monarchs. For example, the enemy's leadership in the country who compete for the world will generally be killed by cruel means to prevent them from having other ambitions.
However, for foreign monarchs, they will at least be granted titles such as "Gu Shuhou" and will be raised in the capital to show the benevolence and righteousness of the Central Plains emperor.
However, the empire completely broke this tradition, and they happened to be contrary to the tradition: the surrendered emperor and ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty were not killed, and although they were not granted marquis, the empire allowed them to follow the Chu State to explore, and kept their doors overseas to continue to be called lonely and widowed, and the empire did not blame them.
Even the Zhao Zhou royal family who stayed in China was treated as a normal citizen. They were punished if they committed crimes, and were awarded if they made meritorious services. They had good academic performance, outstanding performance, and meritorious members of the Zhao Zhou royal family could also become officials.
It has to be said that the empire had done its best to the former Zhou royal family.
But he was not so friendly to foreign monarchs. When the young emperor and princes and nobles of the Jurchens were captured and escorted to Quancheng to be executed, it can be said that it was the empire's revenge on the traditional enemy. The empire was not unified at that time and was not considered a real Central Plains dynasty, if all members of the Dali royal family were executed this time, it would have made all the surrounding countries feel cold.
That's right, the "little prince" who plotted against rebellion is indeed a royal family in Dali, but he is not a legitimate son. He was sent to the temple to become a monk when he was very young. He had a blood relationship with the royal family but did not get any benefits.
Moreover, when the "Little Prince" was planning a rebellion, the Dali royal family had already arrived in Jinling. No matter what he did in Dali, the Dali royal family was indeed unaware of it.
But the Ministry of Justice still implicated them all.
The cruel means are so fierce that it makes people unbearable to look at them.
This incident, coupled with the fact that the empire has clearly broken through the sphere of influence of the traditional Central Plains dynasty in all directions, has made those countries that were originally out of the sight of the traditional Central Plains dynasty no longer safe.
Now, they all face a heart-wrenching question: what should they do if the empire is coming to annex?
Resist? Can't beat it.
Don’t resist? Who dares to say that he will not be implicated because of something he does not know at all?
All existing countries within the radiation range of Chinese civilization were in panic all day long, and everyone was worried that when they woke up, the empire had already displayed troops on the border and was ready to attack themselves.
The first foreign countries to react were the foreigners of the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Goryeo.
The current King of Goryeo is the second son of the former king. Because he had studied in China, he was selected as the current King of Goryeo by the imperial cabinet.
This was the first time that Goryeo had changed the throne under the supervision of the empire, so he could be somewhat relieved compared to others.
In addition, his sisters were married to imperial family members. Although they were all concubines, they were somewhat related after all.
The Prince of Goryeo responded to writing to the Empire and requesting to be attached.
This practice is very pleasing. If the empire agrees to this request, even though Goryeo cannot close the door and call it a loner on its own one-third acre of land, its actual power is not greatly affected. Goryeo's prince is still at the level of a prince, but he has changed from a foreign man and then transferred the rights that other empires have not been implicated in.
What's wrong with being a happy prince without real power? Anyway, I took the initiative to entangle and showed my loyalty to the empire. No matter how cruel the cabinet is, I will not involve myself in the future.
This is equivalent to exchanging the remaining half of the sovereignty for a gold medal in the royal family to avoid death.
If the empire does not agree, of course it is better. Continue to be your own prince of Goryeo and let the empire control its own diplomatic, military, education, customs and other powers. There is no need to worry about being bullied by foreign enemies, there is no need to worry about not spending enough money, nor do there is no need to worry about the people rioting and overthrowing themselves. The cabinet promises to protect the royal family of foreign countries. If there is civil strife, the imperial army can directly cross the border to suppress it. The embassy area also has enough armed forces to ensure that the kings persist until reinforcements arrive.
In a word, being a dog for the Empire, whether it is a pet dog kept at home or a guardian dog placed outside the gate, it is actually treated quite well.
The devout Goryeo Prince was trusted by the empire. Emperor Xu Muhe personally wrote a letter to comfort Goryeo Prince, and he said:
It is understandable that Goryeo wants to be attached to her and yearn for civilization, but the empire is not so domineering and has to annex all the land.
As long as the Goryeo County Prince practices tribute diligently and rule the country well in accordance with the provisions of the "Jianghua Treaty" and the "Jianghua Reconciliation", the empire will protect the legitimate rights and interests of the Goryeo County Prince.
For this reason, the emperor also specially gave a jade seal to be regarded as endorsement of the power of the Goryeo County Prince.
At this point, the Goryeo County Prince passed the test. Other foreign countries saw successful experiences and followed suit, and wrote a letter to request an enclosure.
But for these people, the empire's methods became much more harsh. Some foreigners, like Goryeo, received the comfort they wanted - the jade seal of the country.
But others, their inclusion request was actually allowed!
For example, in Fusang, there were originally eight foreign countries including the Sanhebo Kingdom. Four of them wrote a letter to request annexation and were immediately approved by the cabinet and expelled from the country!
Moreover, the emperor issued an edict that under the same title, foreign countries should be lower than internal vassal states and even lower than domestic nobles.
Therefore, after being attached to the inner rank, the title should be reduced from a noble from a foreign country to a noble from a mother country. The title should be reduced from two levels, while the four foreign countries in Fusang are viscount and baron countries. If the titles are reduced from two levels, they will become ordinary citizens...
This is really a tragedy, but including the Tokugawa family, the remaining four foreigners who did not have time to attach themselves to the table could not breathe a sigh of relief.
Chapter completed!