When Lord Wu said that the ghosts were caused by dead people, such as Grand Secretary Kong and Zhang Yu, he was thinking of the eldest prince who had died and the second prince whose life or death was unknown after the shipwreck. As for the emperor, although he knew that the two brothers were always bold and daring, he was thinking of some officials who committed suicide by taking poison when the capital was in chaos before.
The first and second princes were so bored that they wanted to forge an imperial edict to ask Goryeo to pay tribute? It was impossible for them to marry a Goryeo princess. If their mother was still alive, she might have resorted to such a trick because she hated Concubine Yu and other concubines. But no matter who was the mastermind, there must be someone who carried it out.
He remembered that among those who committed suicide before, there was a person from the Xingren Division. The Xingren Division was in charge of issuing imperial edicts to foreign countries. In the past, the imperial court sent envoys to foreign countries. Sometimes, they would send high-ranking officials with high standards, but most of the time, they would just send a envoy. He remembered that the envoy who went to confer the title of Queen and Queen Dowager to the King of Goryeo in response to the King's plea was from the Xingren Division.
Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but feel extremely irritated. If Goryeo pretended to obey the imperial edict, but in fact it was just to curry favor with him, then it would be easy to deal with, and he would do whatever he had to do. If someone in the court forged the imperial edict and asked Goryeo to send a tribute girl, and they really sent the woman respectfully, wouldn't it be a disgrace to foreign countries
The emperor, with a long face, pounded the armrest in extreme anger, and then asked coldly: "Tell me, what should we do?"
What to do? This time, the three ministers looked at each other again. Even Wu, who had just awakened the dreamer, pulled his few beards in embarrassment and had no idea for a long time. After a long while, seeing that his two colleagues were all looking at him, Kong Daxueshi, who had no title of Prime Minister but was responsible for the Prime Minister, had to bite the bullet and take the lead.
"Since they have been sent here, just let them enter the palace." Seeing the emperor's disgusted expression, Kong Daxueshi had to patiently persuade him, "Your Majesty, they are just some women. If you don't like them, there is no need to make them concubines. You can just take them in as palace maids. There are so many palaces in the palace, and they can't walk around freely. Anyway, we can't see them..."
"Although they are Korean girls, they were born to their parents. If I really wanted them, I could have taken them into the palace. But I didn't want them, so why should I raise them for nothing?" The emperor's first words showed the compassion of an emperor, but his second sentence fully exposed his usual bad character.
Even if he didn't raise concubines, but only palace maids, it would cost money, right? He spent this money for no reason, it's not like he had nothing better to do! Moreover, after spending the money, he was still accused by outsiders of being lustful. What a waste of money!
Scholar Kong was so choked by the emperor's words that he felt uneasy. But he didn't expect that something even more exciting was coming: "Since you, Mr. Kong, feel that it is unreasonable to send these women back all the way, then I will simply marry them off to important officials, and you can bring one home with you!"
This is simply a case of a person standing in the palace and being blamed. Even if Confucius knew that his wife was a virtuous woman praised by the outside world, he would take a Korean noblewoman back home as a concubine... Wouldn't the family be in turmoil? Even if his wife didn't make a fuss, his children would still be resentful. He is not a lustful person. Is he crazy to make the family restless for a woman who doesn't matter to him