The Study Of The Debate Between Choson And Ming Dynasty

During the Imjin War,the Ming Dynasty made its all-out efforts to help Choson Dynasty toresist Japan’s invasion and won the battle of the war finally,perform its duties on vassalstates;Choson Dynasty was filled with gratitude in turn and produced the “grace ofrebirth”consciousness,they consolidated the friendly relationships between each other throughthis joint anti-Japanese war.But on the other hand the suzerain vassal relationship betweenthem was extremely complex,under the harmonious warm current has the cold flowed,especiallyin face of the war test.From the beginning to the end,the crisis of trust and diplomatic frictionbetween them happened three times during this seven years’war，of which “Ding Ying Taiimpeached the Choson” was the most serious one.The cause of Ding’s impeachment was thatthe Choson interfered Ming’s internal affairs passively,Ding blamed Choson for threecharges,”Zhao Wo Fu Di、Jiao Tong Wo Zei”,”Qing Miao Zhong Guo、Yi Huo Tian Chao”,”JieDang Qun Jian、Peng Qi T ian Zi”,Choson regarded “Bian WU” as a solution to theseimpeachments.”Bian Wu”was a means of dealing with diplomatic issues under the tributarysystem between Ming and Choson,settling the disputes by peaceful means under the etiquetteframework，it was an intelligent diplomacy.“Bian Wu” included three ways:“sending envoys toMing”、“coping the investigating officials sended by Ming”、”combining these two kinds”,theenvoys sended by Choson usually took two measures which were within and outside thesystem.There were reasons that Ming distrusted Choson,in fact Choson didn’t behave as a loyalconfederate，for example,Choson communicated with Japan in private,used the arrogated reigntitle，created calendar in private,we should take the attitude of taking truth from facts for theacademic reasearch.The three crisis and friction had a consistent reason—The Ming suspectedthe private communication between Choson and Japan,this indicated that “Bian Wu”as asystem,its effectiveness was short and repetitive.”Bian Wu”as a diplomatic showed that Choson’smonarch legitimacy lied on the politic recognition of Ming，it also showed the suzerain vasselsystem led by Ming still had great effect at the end of the sixteen—century,at the same time theMing Daynasty regarded “Bian Wu” as the means of maintaining its “Chinese decentmanners”and censuring the vassel state in the etiquette framework.