What do Koreans think of Empress Mingcheng?

Empress Ming Cheng, the queen after Ming Cheng's death, seems to me to be the last great Korean in the Korean dynasty. She personally led the last stop of the decadent and stagnant Korean dynasty against foreign forces, and finally controlled the Japanese and manipulated China and Russia against the Japanese. She tried to use all her wisdom and political power to modernize South Korea (angering conservatives) while preventing South Korea from being influenced by Japan (angering reformers/progressives).

She is walking on thin ice, trying to avoid alienating the two factions that control the North Korean courts. Reformists tend to be very pro-Japanese, pro-Western and anti-China. They think that North China must form an alliance with Japan to resist the final conquest. They look at the declining Qing Dynasty with disgust and think that the people have lost their way, are too backward and stubborn. Conservatives are just the opposite; Anti-Western, anti-Japanese and pro-China Confucian die-hards. They think that if North Korea continues to be a protectorate of the Qing Dynasty, they will remain loyal (worship and so on, that is, the principle of loyalty), and they will continue to have ethics unlike decadent western countries and Japan.

Unfortunately, both sides are wet. Empress Ming Chengzu knows real politics, although she may never have formally studied it. Seeking truth from facts, Japan absolutely does not want to "cheer up" North Korea as the reformists think. The Japanese looked at North Korea and thought it was the first of many colonies they were about to acquire. At the same time, China people are no longer the powerful protectors of North Korea as they were in the Ming Dynasty. By the end of19th century, the Qing Dynasty had become the laughing stock of Asia. Decades later, the Qing Dynasty suppressed rebellion, opium crisis and continuous concessions, making it increasingly difficult to maintain rule.

Obviously, North Korea must be careful; It is impossible to alienate China. Not only has China been friendly to South Korea since17th century (if you think the Qing government is not China's, it was15th century), but Confucian conservatives will not tolerate breaking diplomatic relations with China. However, alienating Japan is also crazy. Obviously, Japan will soon realize modernization and become the first westernized Asian country, which is the goal that South Korea has been striving to achieve.

This is the situation in North Korea in the 1970s in 19. It should not only realize modernization, but also avoid alienating two almost unworkable and diametrically opposed factions. It must avoid backwardness, but it must also avoid becoming a Japanese colony.

Empress Ming Cheng, one of the greatest politicians in Korea, accepted the challenge. No one else has a chance to save Korea. No one understands the danger of non-modernization. No one understands the delicate route that South Korea must take, and almost no one can guide South Korea. The future of Korea's independence depends entirely on her.

The official portrait of the queen of Ming city. You will hear her great courage and patriotism to save the country. You will also hear her tragedy.

Empress Ming Cheng 185 1 was born in a powerful aristocratic family and had a miserable childhood. When she was 8 years old, her father and mother died soon after. However, due to fate, in 1867, King Gaozong was looking for a wife. More specifically, his father, Daewon Jun of Xingchuan, used his son as a puppet to control North Korea. He needs someone smarter but not threatening his rule, and someone who can have healthy offspring.

Surprisingly, the Queen of Mingcheng does not have these two qualities at all. She has a strong thirst for knowledge; After becoming a queen, she read books such as Spring and Autumn Annals and made great efforts to expand her understanding of the world. She did not follow the role reserved for women in the court, but actively tried to learn more about Korea, her neighbors and the status of Korea.