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Yebushou's house raids in Shanxi were in full swing.
Wu Keshan, who was outside the Great Wall, was also very anxious. This time, he risked everything and personally escorted He Luohui and He Li to Beijing. However, the journey was not short, so they could not reach Beijing so quickly.
In the city of Beijing, Ge Xiu, the Left Vice Minister of Punishments, Cen Lingnan, the Left Vice Minister of Personnel, Yang Chao, the Right Vice Minister of Revenue, and the officials under them, who came with the emperor from the north, were also busy.
First, the Ministry of Justice would screen all Han officials and identify those who were forced to serve the Qing. Then officials from the Ministry of Personnel would assess them and recruit those who were truly talented but not voluntarily serving the Qing as appropriate.
This time, the Qin Dynasty's Northern Expedition recovered the seven northern provinces in one fell swoop, plus a large area of Liaodong. It urgently needed a large number of people with governance experience to rebuild the administrative structure and restore people's livelihood.
To show leniency to these Han people who were forced to follow the enemy was a measure of Qin Mu's tolerance as a victor and his responsibility to the people.
After all, if local administration cannot be restored as soon as possible, ordinary people who have been in a state of anarchy for a long time will suffer. This disorderly state will not only prevent many people from getting relief in time, but may also cause them to die in various disturbances and violence.
On the other hand, the "Joint House-Searching Team" composed of officials from the Yebushou, Dali Temple, Ministry of Revenue, and Metropolitan Censorate was also very busy. They were not only responsible for searching the homes of the Manchu nobles, but also the entire inner city.
At that time, all the Han people were driven out of the inner city, and the inner city actually became a Manchu city.
Now all the Jurchens will be rewarded as slaves to meritorious soldiers, and their properties will naturally be confiscated.
Then there are the families of Han officials who have been judged to have surrendered to the enemy. Among them are Feng Quan, Grand Secretary of the Hongwen Academy and Minister of Rites of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Mingxia, Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and Hanlin Academician, Xie Sheng, Grand Secretary of the Jianji Hall, Feng Guozhu, Grand Secretary, Qian Qianyi, Vice Minister of Rites, and Sun Zhixie, Liu Kongzhao, Zhu Guobi, Li Guofu, Wang Duo, Zhao Zhilong, Zhang Ruxiu, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Li Yongfang, Shang Zhixin, Shang Kexi and a large number of traitors.
The names of these traitors had already spread all over the world. For example, Qian Qianyi took the lead in opening the city of Nanjing, and Sun Zhixie was the first to propose to the Qing Dynasty that the Han people should shave their heads and change their clothes. There was no need for the Ministry of Justice to carefully examine their evidence. They could immediately start to confiscate their homes.
Simply confiscating property was not enough to vent people's hatred, so Qin Mu issued an order to have these traitors dragged to the Caishi Street outside Xuanmen every day for public display.
Caishi Street was the largest vegetable market in the capital during the Ming Dynasty. There were many vegetable stalls and shops along the street, so people from all over the city came here to buy vegetables. It was bustling with people every day.
Fan Wencheng, Qian Qianyi, Sun Zhixie, Wang Duo, Feng Quan, Chen Mingxia, Geng Zhongming, Feng Guozhu, etc. These big traitors were brought in by prison vans early every morning.
Of course, Manchu princes like Ajige had to be brought along to enjoy the sunshine.
When the people came to buy vegetables, they killed two birds with one stone. They were doing two things at once, and the young and old joined in the battle, throwing rotten vegetable heads, mud, and smelly dog feces at these big traitors, which made the Qin army soldiers who were maintaining order very busy.
"Fellow villagers, calm down, please calm down, stones are not allowed. Stones cannot be thrown... .."
"Oh, Auntie, this brick is so big, you have to be careful. Don't hurt your waist. No, no, this one won't work either."
"Uncle. Old uncle... ... you think this is plowing the field. No, no. A big plowshare is even worse."
"Well, hey! It's you, kid, what's this red thing? Ah! This can't be a woman's menstrual blood, you you you..."
"This won't kill anyone, right?"
"That's fine, but have you got your mother's consent?"
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The vegetable market street was bustling with activity every day. Whenever the angry people had time, they would rush over to smash things. Every evening, after basking in the sun, people like Ajige, Fan Wencheng, and Sun Zhixie would be covered with rotten vegetable heads and smelly dog farts.
The most hated of them all was Sun Zhixie. Not only did the common people hate him, but even fellow traitors like Feng Quan hated him.
He was the one that the common people cared about the most, and the piece of cloth covered in menstrual blood that the little devil had brought with him, which had been thrown away by some young girl, was thrown into his face.
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On that day, Wu Keshan's daughter Mengguqing arrived in Beijing escorted by troops sent from Ningyuan.
Also arriving in Beijing with him was the Korean prince Li Jun.
Wu Keshan sent his daughter to Daqin. When Li Jun heard that Daqin intended to appoint Mengguqing as his concubine, he was greatly shocked.
Whether he can become the crown prince of Joseon depends largely on the intention of Daqin.
Even "barbarians" like Khorchin knew how to use marriage as a means of alliance. How could Korea, as a "small China", fall behind
The problem was that Jun had only one younger sister, who was only five or six years old, so it was not possible to send her to marry.
He thought of a clever idea and hurriedly sent someone back to ask his father to order the selection of a beautiful woman, then make her a princess and send her to marry. Wasn't this what Wang Zhaojun of the Han Dynasty did
Qin Mu attached great importance to Korea. It was the first younger brother of the Qin Dynasty. When Ningyuan marched into Liaodong this time, Korea took on the responsibility of providing logistical supplies for the army and also sent 20,000 troops to assist.
You must be clear about rewards and punishments for your ministers, and the same applies to your foreign brothers, otherwise you won't be able to win the support of the people.
Despite his busy schedule, Qin Mu took time out to meet Li Jun once. He also gave him a concubine from among Dorgon's wives and concubines, and also gave him some Confucian classics.
When meeting Li Jun in the Yangxin Palace that day, after chatting for a while, Qin Mu casually said: "I heard that Korea is known as the Little China, which makes me feel very happy. Giving Korea Confucian classics is also to hope that Korea can learn more about the essence of Confucianism, so that Korea can become more advanced and civilized, different from other barbarians."
"The King of Qin is so kind to us, and the people of Korea are grateful for his kindness, which will be remembered forever in our hearts." Li Jun immediately bowed respectfully.
"But there is one thing that I cannot understand. As far as I know, Korea has always used Chinese characters. Because of this, Korea has a much deeper understanding of Confucian culture than other barbarians over the past thousand years, and is therefore more civilized and more advanced than other vassal states.
It can be seen that learning Confucian culture is of great benefit to North Korea. But I don't know why North Korea suddenly abandoned Chinese characters and went to great lengths to create another language;
Would this be more conducive to North Korea learning Confucian culture? Or does North Korea want to abandon Confucian culture that led North Korea out of ignorance and barbarism
Li Jun was shocked when he heard what Qin Mu said, and he quickly explained: "King Qin, you misunderstood. North Korea admires the superior country and has absolutely no intention of abandoning Confucian classics.
"King Sejong of Korea created his own language because the language of Korea is different from that of the other country, and ordinary people cannot read and write Chinese characters, so he created the Korean language based on the actual situation of Korea. There is absolutely no intention to abandon the Confucianism of the other country."
Qin Mu said calmly: "I know that you may not mean to reject Confucianism, but the two countries have different writing systems, which will inevitably hinder the spread of Confucianism.
This king is puzzled. Why doesn't Korea promote Chinese language, but instead painstakingly starts from scratch and abandons the Chinese characters that have been used for thousands of years. Is it possible that Korea does not want to absorb Chinese culture anymore, wants to get rid of the status of a vassal state, and finally achieve its goal of becoming an emperor?"
“No, no, no…” Li Jun’s face suddenly changed. Qin Mu’s words were so serious that he broke out in a sweat. He quickly knelt on the ground and said, “King Qin is wise. Korea has absolutely no such intention. Confucian classics are profound and extensive. People in Korea admire them very much. Everyone is proud to learn Confucian classics. This time, King Qin helped Korea get rid of the control of the barbarians. He was very kind to Korea. People in Korea are grateful to Qin and will never have any second thoughts…”
Qin Mu interrupted him and said, "You may not really mean that, but in my opinion, Korea's abandonment of Chinese characters has actually created a gap with China. Think about it carefully. The introduction of Chinese characters and the education of Confucian classics have helped Korea escape from its barbaric and ignorant state. This is an indisputable fact.
As time goes by, fewer and fewer people in North Korea will know Chinese characters, and it will become increasingly difficult to study Confucian classics. This is not good for North Korea itself and will also trigger the trend of de-Sinicization in North Korea.
The previous Luo Party is the best proof of this. They leaned towards the barbarians and advocated de-Sinicization. This was not only a political dispute, but also a regression of civilization.
This makes me very worried. Will North Korea regress and become a barbarian country? By then, the moral principles and ethics will no longer exist. It will not only be of no benefit to North Korea, but also a threat to my country!"
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