Chapter 1517 Small country with few people involuntarily
"But China and North Korea responded to the concubine's proposal?" Jin Minguo felt nervous and asked quickly.
Of course he knew that Li Ke was the head of the Goryeo mission to China and North Korea. He had recently been tasked with a secret mission to convey the wish of the king of the country, Li Hui, to entrust his eldest daughter Jin to the Han prince as a concubine - he was
The country's political ministers and the country's leader referred to his opinions when making this decision.
"China and North Korea have no comment on this matter." Li Hui shook his head slightly, but he still couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry. "But he told me another thing through Li Ke."
"Is there anything else that China and North Korea want to inform the king about?" Upon hearing that China and North Korea did not agree to this proposal, Jin Mingguo couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Yes, I was also surprised when I just heard the news from Li Ke's letter." Li Hui nodded numbly, "China and North Korea want to attack Japan and want to use our country's Busan Port as a base. At the same time, the prince of China and North Korea wants to
Visit Goryeo in person, behind the main town...and Li Ke will accompany the trip as the intermediary between the prince and Goryeo. It is expected that in a month or two, when the sea conditions are good, the trip will take place."
Although the Lord's tone was very calm and gentle, every word he said sounded like thunder to the ears of Jin Xing Kingdom.
China and North Korea are actually planning to conquer Japan? Haven’t you heard anything about it before? And... the emperor of China and North Korea actually sent the prince here!
The prince of China visited Goryeo in person, which was unheard of in history.
For a time, Jin Xinguo's mind was running rapidly, busy thinking about the meaning and consequences, and he did not have time to respond to the king.
"Ai Qing must be confused, right? This matter is really unexpected." After a moment of silence, Li Hui still looked calm, "I was also panicked when I heard the news before, so I
Aiqing has been called over for consultation, and I also asked Aiqing to think of a way to deal with it."
Indeed, since the matter has already happened, there is no point in even being surprised. After all, he is Bingguo's minister, and Jin Mingguo quickly regained his composure.
"Has the plan between the Chinese and North Korean emperors been decided?" he asked first, "Is there still room for redemption?"
"Li Ke has made it clear that the emperor of the DPRK has made up his mind on this matter. Moreover, he explained it to him during the meeting of the Yuan Dynasty and cannot refuse."
"No rejection..." Jin Xingguo clenched his fist unconsciously, and his voice became slightly hoarse, "This emperor of the Han Dynasty is really overbearing and domineering. It is related to the foundation of our country, and he does not allow any discussion at all. How can it be possible?
A little bit like the Emperor of China!"
"Hey..." The king did not answer, but sighed longly, all the helplessness being left unspoken.
To be fair, the Jin Dynasty did not like the Han Dynasty at all. This new dynasty had a strong military and fought everywhere, and its court was also infected with the murderous atmosphere of warriors, and its behavior was extremely vulgar. Judging from the reports of the envoys in the capital, the Han Dynasty
The founding monarch, Zhao Jin, was vulgar, illiterate in arts, and disrespected Confucian scholars. He often behaved in a domineering manner, which shows that he was a tyrant. The Han Dynasty's court was also extremely absurd, with many illiterate farmers or traders and footmen serving as board members.
He went to court and became a court official.
The Confucian officials of Goryeo, who had already engraved the debate on morality, theory, theory and religion into their bones, despised the uneducated behavior of the Han Dynasty and the New Dynasty. They also had no feeling of closeness to the Han Dynasty in their hearts. The trend of longing for the motherland of the Ming Dynasty can be said to have originated from this time.
After all, even Jin Xingguo himself was of the same mind.
But now that the Ming Dynasty is over, no matter how much you miss it, you can only accept the reality. Even though you and others have repeatedly criticized the Han Dynasty as being like the violent Qin Dynasty, it will never last long, but at least you still have to bow to it now, not to mention that there are still soldiers of the Han Dynasty stationed in Goryeo.
Missions and armies.
But this feeling of being looked down upon is too uncomfortable. Not only was the Han Dynasty court tyrannical, but even the ambassadors of the mission were bossing around Goryeo, often interfering in the Goryeo government, and using their merits to bully the Goryeo court, just like
Treating himself as the supreme emperor - this kind of arrogance and domineering was not something that courtiers like Jin Xinguo couldn't stand, but even Li Hui, who had the gift of reinvention, found it very uncomfortable.
The reason why the king and Jin Mingguo had discussed the idea of dedicating their eldest daughter to the prince was to close the relationship with the prince, and then win the favor of the Han royal family towards the Goryeo royal family, so that the Han envoy in Goryeo would at least surrender.
No longer dare to interfere in Goryeo's national affairs at will.
Although they all felt that it was humiliating for the Han court to offer their clan daughter as a concubine, at this juncture, they could not care less about the face and humiliation.
However, even though he was groveling to this extent, the big man still didn't care about Goryeo's opinion and just gave orders to Goryeo on his own. It was really uncomfortable.
"The matter has come to this... Your Majesty, we can only accept the humiliation and agree. We only hope that the prince of China and North Korea will come and not work too hard on our country..." Jin Xingguo also sighed.
"It's natural for him to come, and no one can stop him. But I heard from Li Ke that the prince of China and North Korea has a kind temper and doesn't like to bully others. It's good news after all." Li Hui smiled bitterly, "Next, Ai Qing
I’m afraid I’m tired, and Korea must make good preparations, and we can’t neglect the prince of China and North Korea.”
"Has the mission heard about this news?" Jin Minguo suddenly asked.
"Of course I know. As soon as the person who sent the message came to Goryeo, he first went to the envoy and then sent the letter to the palace." Li Hui replied in a low voice.
"Hey..." Jin Minguo clenched his fists again, filled with resentment, but in the end he let out a long sigh.
Things have come to this, and you have to endure it if you can't bear it.
"My dear, don't be too angry. It is always a good thing for China and North Korea to attack Japan and avenge our country's Renchen." Li Hui's tone was still very calm, "Back then, the Japanese pirates ravaged our country. I hated them and gritted my teeth, but I was unable to take revenge.
,Now...I finally have a chance for revenge."
"But the armies of China and North Korea are gathering in Goryeo. Our country is exhausted. How can we afford the supply? Then we are afraid that the place will be unrest and the people will complain..." Jin Xingguo did not think so. "Besides, the big men are like tigers and wolves, so the army will come."
If you go to the heart of our country, I'm afraid there will be worries about the country..."
"They want to borrow the Busan Port, but that's not a secret. Let them use a port, and it won't shake the country." Li Hui shook his head gently, and then smiled bitterly, "Besides, with the strength of the Han Dynasty's military,
Wei, even if you want to do something, what can Korea do? It's better not to think about it."
What's the difference between not thinking about something because it's too scary and covering your ears? As the leader of a country, you can only do nothing but avoid it when big things happen. How can you do that?
Jin Mingguo couldn't help but curse in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud, and kept his eyes down.
"My dear, although I can't see, I can understand what you are thinking." Just when Jin Xinguo was feeling angry, the leader of the country, Li Hui, suddenly raised his head and looked directly at Jin Xinguo with turbid eyes, "But, it's still the same
So what can I do if I don’t want to? Now I am just a lonely person, and I am still disabled. The ministers are angry and despise me, and the people do not support me at all. How can I resist the Han’s heavenly soldiers on my own?
It would be better to stay at home and wait for the day when death comes."
Jin Mingguo wanted to answer, but the breath was stuck in his throat and he couldn't speak. In the end, he could only choose to remain silent.
He understood that the king was both sighing and resentful.
Not only was he angry with the big man, but he was also angry with these ministers - the scars left by the party and country strife back then were too deep, and they were felt in everyone's heart, and they would probably never be forgotten in this lifetime.
Because of the fierce struggle for power among various factions in the domestic ruling class, Goryeo has been engaged in a vigorous party struggle that has lasted for nearly two hundred years since the founding of the Yi Dynasty. During this period, the sergeants and nobles have been fighting fiercely among themselves. Do you want to sing?
Come on, the king's flag changes on the city wall. What's interesting is that in the past two hundred years, every time the internal party struggle in Goryeo has a winner, the winning faction will soon split due to dividing the fruits of victory, and it will become a fierce battle between the two factions.
Infighting.
This long history of internal strife, even in a nutshell, could probably be written into a thick book. It is impossible to count the palace intrigues and court calculations in it. I don’t know how many courtiers, nobles and even royal families there are.
, died in this long and cruel internal fight?
At the beginning of the founding of the country, there was internal fighting between the Xunjiu faction and the Shilin faction, led by the founding heroes and nobles. After the victory of the Xunjiu faction, they were eliminated by the faction that supported Renzong. This faction soon split into the Dayin faction and the Xiaoyin faction.
Ministers Yin Ren and Yin Yuanheng were respectively leaders, using different forces in the court to fight. After the two Yin factions gradually declined, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government formed the Western Party and the Eastern Party respectively to continue the struggle and support the declaration of Goryeo.
Princes with different ancestry.
After a series of incidents such as the tyranny of King Shinseong supported by the Western People's Party, the civil servants of the Eastern People's Party who supported King Gwanghae and Lord Linhae (that is, Li Huan's brother Li Huan, who was the eldest son of the king at the time) obtained
political victory.
However, after the victory, the ministers of the Eastern Party had disagreements over how to deal with the Western Party and split. The faction that advocated strong treatment of the Western Party became the Northern Party, and those that advocated gentle treatment became the Southern Party. The two factions
He continued to inherit the style of his forefathers of civil servants and continued to engage in internal fighting.
When the internal fighting in the court was going on, the Japanese pirates took advantage of the opportunity to invade. In this catastrophe known as the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, the Goryeo court, which was busy with internal fighting and extremely corrupt, could not help Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army.
The opponent lost a large area of territory in a short period of time. The king and ministers all fled the capital and sought help from the Ming Dynasty.
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