About Lee? The issue of V's successor was not a small problem, whether it was before or now.
As a vassal state of China, both the former Ming Dynasty and Daqin held suzerainty over North Korea. Suzerainty was reflected in many aspects, but the most important one was righteousness, which was the main meaning of suzerainty.
Righteousness could not be seen or touched, but it was the most important part of suzerainty. Without it, suzerainty was really nothing.
However, with righteousness, suzerainty became very practical.
This was reflected in the former Ming Dynasty and Daqin's right to speak on the successor to the King of Korea.
North Korea had been a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty since the founding of Lee Seong-Gui. Even the name of the country was decided by Zhu Yuanzhang. Later on, the Ming Dynasty sent officials to announce the conferment of the King of Korea. Only then could the King of Korea exercise his right to rule.
This meant that the ascension of the King of Korea required two steps. One was to obtain internal recognition and the permission of the previous King, then the recognition of the Ming Dynasty, and the permission of the suzerain to send someone to confer the title.
The word 'legitimate' did not seem important, but it was especially important in political life. Politicians must have enemies. If they could not do things in a legitimate way, they would definitely be opposed by opponents.
Raising a righteous flag to oppose you will always be able to find supporters.
Therefore, all dynasties had to pay attention to the legitimate way of doing things. Otherwise, the position would not be stable, and the work would not be stable.
This was the case for the King of Korea. Under the deep Chinese culture, many things also paid attention to legitimacy. Without the conferment of the Daming Dynasty, even if you were appointed to the throne by the previous King, there would definitely be people who opposed you and overthrew you. Lee Hui, the successor of V, was such a tragic figure.
Speaking of his matter, it could not be separated from the environment and background.
The succession to the throne of Korea was the same as that of the Central Plains Empire. It was a rule that only the legitimate son would be chosen. When Li Hui was the Lord of the Sea, he was wise, kind, and had a good reputation. Compared to his elder brother, the Lord of the Sea, Li Xiang, Compared to his elder brother, Lee Hui, his reputation was much better.
Moreover, this elder brother had been captured by Kato Kiyomasa and directly lost the possibility of inheriting the throne. Next to him, Lee Hui was the most likely to inherit the North Korean throne.
During the Ren Chen Pirate Rebellion, the only one in the Korean royal family who performed well was Li Hui. When V ran off, Li Hui was left behind to manage the three North Korean forces that could still be commanded. He gave the locals confidence that the country was not destroyed, and thus became the spiritual leader of the North Korean civilian army.
Later, when Xiao Ruxun led the army to North Korea, Li Hui also assisted Xiao Ruxun in many ways. Like Yoo Sung-Ryong, he was a rare and capable teammate. Therefore, when Xiao Ruxun left North Korea, he was also very grateful to Li Hui. V had praised Li Hui's ability and called him Li? V was lucky to have such a good son.
Xiao Ruxun clearly remembered Li Yu. V's expression was a little uncomfortable.
He didn't feel proud like a father would when someone praised his son.
Xiao Ruxun quickly understood this point. Because above her father, Li Yu Hou was the strongest. V also had the identity of the King of North Korea. Once this identity was involved, everything became clear. For the sake of power, stories of fathers and sons killing each other and brothers killing each other were common. It was the same for V and Li Hui.
This was because during the Ren Chen War, Li Cang Shan had defeated Li Cang Shan. V's terrible performance had caused the North Korean army to support Lee Hui and depose Lee Hwang. V's voice, which made Lee Kardashian laugh. V was extremely vigilant. After the war ended and North Korea regained its stability, Lee V directly abolished all of Li Hui's power and made him obediently be his Light Sea Lord.
Even so, Li Hui's outstanding performance in the war gave many Korean officials hope, and they spontaneously supported Li Hui as the successor to the throne.
To Li? To V, Li Hui was actually a good choice because his main wife, the Queen, had never given birth. Li Hui and his brother, Li Raised by the queen, Lee? Without the possibility of inheriting the throne, Li Hui was the best choice.
However, Li Hui's fatal flaw was that he was neither the son of the first wife nor the eldest son. Therefore, in North Korea, which paid particular attention to the status of the eldest son, Li Hui was naturally at a disadvantage.
Not only that, Li Hui also had a major flaw. His reputation was too good, surpassing that of Li Xiang. V, let Lee? V felt a sense of crisis.
Therefore, even in the midst of the war, Lee? In order to appease the people, V made Li Hui the Crown Prince and sent someone to the Ming court to request for the title.
However, at that time, the Ming court was also opposing each other because of the struggle for the foundation of the country. The matter of the heir to the first wife was quite sensitive. At this juncture, the Ming court naturally did not want a vassal state to be the first.
Thus, Li Hui was implicated in the struggle for the foundation of the country and was rejected by the Ming court five times in a row. This actually happened to be in line with Lee? V's intentions.
Lee? V's attitude towards this matter was quite negative. He thought that as long as he was alive, they would be the heir. This was completely cursing him to die early, so he had once obstructed the team who asked for the title. Now that the Ming court had directly rejected him, he could not be happier.
He had thought that this matter could be dragged on. After the Wokou rebellion, his infertile queen had been ill. Her illness kept worsening, and her body was getting weaker and weaker. She was about to die. V already had the idea of marrying the queen again and challenging the son of the first wife.
However, at that moment, in the 26th year of the Ming dynasty, the Two-Hundred-Year Daming collapsed in half a year and was replaced by the new Daqin Empire established by Xiao Ruxun, the Duke of the Qin dynasty.
North Korea was in chaos. It had finally survived the crisis of its relationship with Qin, and the Jurchen came one after another. North Korea once again faced the danger of destruction, but in the end, with the help of Daqin, it managed to maintain its rule.
Things haven't had time to settle down yet, Lee? V's queen died of illness in the midst of the turbulence.
After she died of illness, Lee? V finally had the chance to remarry, so he immediately looked for a new queen candidate, intending to boost his happiness. In March of the second year of Longwu, Lee? V married the new queen and couldn't wait to make more people. Finally, in Li Xiang's home … Finally, before V set off, the new queen was pregnant.
This news could be said to be earth-shattering. V was extremely excited. He set off for Daqin with excitement, intending to personally explain this problem to Xiao Ruxun and win Xiao Ruxun's support.
Like the Ming court, Xiao Ruxun's Daqin also supported the system of establishing a legitimate head. He had long ago conferred the title of his eldest son, Xiao Zhenbang, as the crown prince and set an example for the world. Lee? V believed that Xiao Ruxun would support him.
However, now that Xiao Ruxun had taken the initiative to mention this matter, Lee? V felt that he needed to tell Xiao Ruxun his opinion.
"Your Majesty, before I set off, the queen was pregnant."
Lee? V carefully looked at Xiao Ruxun's expression.
Xiao Ruxun did not look very surprised.
"Oh? The queen is pregnant? It's only been two months since Minister Li married the queen, and she's already pregnant? "
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