中国明代后期,由于后金势力的崛起,大部分东北地区一度脱离了明王朝的控制,使明廷与朝鲜国往来的陆路交通受到了严重影响,甚至危及到中朝之间的关系。尽管在明廷的努力下,使两国关系得以继续维持,不过明王朝这时已经无可挽回的走向了衰落。这一时期,外交上最有代表性的事件之一,就是明王朝派遣刘鸿训出使朝鲜。刘鸿训在当时复 In the latter part of the Ming Dynasty, due to the rise of the post-gold forces, most of the northeast region was out of control of the Ming Dynasty for a long time, seriously affecting land transport between the Ming court and North Korea and even jeopardizing the relations between China and North Korea. Despite the efforts of the Ming court, the relations between the two countries can be maintained. However, the Ming dynasty has irreversibly declined at this time. During this period, one of the most representative events in diplomacy was the dispatch of Liu Hongxun to the DPRK by the Ming Dynasty. Liu Hongxun complex at the time