Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1869: The Sword Points at Dongying ([-]) Stirring the Chaos
Why did "Still Water" say "Your Majesty is right"?Because the first person who proposed the inclusion of Ming Dynasty was indeed the king of Joseon Li Zan himself.It's just that the "dead water" will of course not point out when Li Yan said this in the first place.

However, in fact, Li Yan proposed to include the Great Ming at that time, which naturally had its "preconditions".Beginning in April of the Imjin Year, the Japanese army invaded North Korea like a broken bamboo, especially the First and Second Legions led by Konishi Yukyoka and Kato Kiyomasa swept across North Korea like no one was in the land, and the North Korean army was defeated one after another.

After the news of the Japanese army's imminent invasion of Hanyang spread to the court, Li Shanhai, the political leader, suggested that Li Yan "relocate".At this time, under the influence of North Korea's tradition of party struggle, Li Shanhai, as the Eastern People's Party, immediately received strong opposition from other parties.However, due to the grim situation, the king of Joseon, Li Yan, decided to go north to "Banqian" against all opinions.

At this time, nearly half of North Korea’s land was lost, and the whole country’s soldiers were less than one battle. Under such circumstances, Li Hengfu proposed to cross the Yalu River to Daming for "inner attachment". ——This is the true meaning of the so-called "the king is right", that is, the enclosed statement was recognized by the king himself a long time ago.

Daming's reaction to this will not be mentioned for the time being. Here we only talk about the impact and spread of this matter in North Korea.

A brief review of the situation at that time: With the outbreak of the war, North Korea "has been peaceful for 200 years, the people do not understand soldiers, the wind collapses, no one dares to meet the front, and the thieves drive in as if they are in no one's land."At this time, North Korea is at the mercy of others, and it is about to face a situation where all kinds of things are trapped.So some courtiers urged Li Yan to establish a son on the grounds of the national crisis.

In the war against the Japanese invasion, the Dongren Party was commanding the central government, and the Nanren Party was fighting on the front line. In addition, the leader of the Western People's Party, Zheng Che, had not yet returned, so the power of the government was in the hands of the Dongren Party.Therefore, the establishment of Gwanghae-kun as the crown prince was not only the result of party struggle, but also strengthened the power of the Dongren Party.

After the collapse of the Linjin River defense line, Li Yan began to prepare for the "inside" Daming to cross the Liao Dynasty.At this time, the courtiers' dispute over "inner attachment" intensified the party struggle in North Korea, which not only led to more intense remonstrance between the monarch and his ministers, but also alienated the relationship between Li Yan and his son.

On June [-]th, Li Yan expressed his intentions and prepared to "enclose".At the same time, he told the ministers, "From now on, let the son of the world have the right to take charge of state affairs, except for worship, official titles, rewards and punishments, etc., all of which are self-determined."On the [-]th of the same month, Li Yan and Guanghai Jun divided the dynasty, Guanghai Jun went to Jiangjie, and Li Yan went to Yizhou for "inner attachment".

Since there was no highly pragmatic intervention in the battle situation at this time, its development was almost the same as the original history. Accompany the son to Baojiang, and divide the courtiers to follow him", so at this time a small court led by Lord Guanghai was formed.

Li Yan once asked "Cui Xingyuan, Li Xianguo, and Li Chengzhong said: You are old, and you can be your son. He also said that Han Zhun said: If you have parents, you can be your son."In the end, the courtiers following Lord Gwanghae included Zuo Yizheng Cui Xingyuan, You Chanzheng Zheng Zhuo, and Deputy Tixue Shen Zhongqian. All three were important members of the Xiren Party.

At this time, Li Yan expelled the courtiers who disagreed with the "inner attachment" and ordered them to follow Guanghai Lord.When he was about to leave for Yizhou, Li Yan asked the courtiers if they would like to follow Shengjia, but there were very few answers. Only Li Hengfu responded positively. , Hong Jin and others are willing to follow Li Yan, and the remaining "all the officials are willing to follow Dongdi".

Judging from this situation, it is actually easy to understand the inevitability of Li Yan trying to suppress the division of the dynasty when the situation stabilized later—especially after the Ming army came to help.

The course of the war since then has been described above, so there is no need to go over it again. A simple summary is: Even before Gao Yushi himself went out, the war was slightly better than in the original history.

There is no doubt that the better the Ming army fought, the more it would be beneficial to North Korea for Li Yan and not for Guang Haijun.However, what I want to talk about here is not this matter, but an analysis of the political atmosphere in North Korea. This political atmosphere is also the root cause of Gao Pragmatism's decision to let Daming eat North Korea.

Then skip the war process and look at what happened later in the original history: After the war, Li Yan began to discuss the meritorious deeds of his ministers.Heroes are divided into three types. The first type is: from the date of Li Yan's "Banqian", through the "Inner Attachment" incident until the end of the war, he always followed Li Yan's courtiers.This category is called "Sacred Protectors", and they are divided into three classes according to their merits.

The second type is: the officers of the Japanese army on the front line, the courtiers who went to the Celestial Dynasty to ask for soldiers to rescue them, and raised food for the soldiers.This category is named "Xuanwu Heroic Officials" and is also divided into three levels according to the degree of merit;
The third type is: courtiers headed by quelling the Li Menghe Rebellion.Dividing them into Jingnan heroes is still divided into three classes according to the degree of merit.Since Li Menghe's chaos has nothing to do with this book, there is no chance for it to happen, so there is no need to say more about it.

According to the records of "Records of the Joseon Dynasty", it can be seen that Li Hengfu, who actively promoted Li Yan's "inner attachment" incident, was listed as the first-class guardian of the saint, and Zheng Kunshou was also the first-class. They are also the only two "first-class" Protector of the saint".

Needless to say, Li Hengfu, Zheng Kunshou also actively escorted Li Yan to Yizhou. During the war, he served as "envoy Chen Zuo", "envoy welcoming soldiers", "envoy receiving companions", "envoy thanking Chen Zuo and defending Chen Zuo", etc. , as an envoy, made great contributions to the smooth communication between Daming and North Korea.

Li Yan once commended him: "Today, the thieves are hunted down exclusively by the heavenly soldiers. And the heavenly soldiers came out because of Zheng Kunshou's Chen Zuo."In addition, Hong Jin, Li Shanfu, etc. also accompanied Li Yan firmly when he went to Yizhou, so they were recorded as second-class heroes.

At this time, Li Yan greatly appreciated the courtiers who supported him "inner attachment" to the Ming Dynasty without hesitation, and challenged the courtiers who opposed his "inner attachment".At this time, Yu Hong of the Western People's Party was constantly impeached by Taiwan.

When Li Shanhai first proposed to go north to "relocate", Yu Hong strongly opposed it on the surface, but secretly "made his family avoid the army", and Li Yan believed that he was cunning.At the time of "neifu", Yu Hong also expressed his hope to follow the son. He claimed that "the minister is old and cannot cross the Liao Dynasty. From the son, he should welcome back after recovering."

This person was on the opposite side of Li Yan in the two major events, so Li Yan already hated Yu Hong to the utmost.Regarding what Yu Hong said, Li Yan did not reply at that time, but later Li Yan criticized Yu Hong for "stopping on his own, which is not the righteousness of a monarch and minister".Immediately afterwards, Taijian began to impeach Yu Hong.

Li Yan once asked Du Chengzhi Liugen, and said: "Who can do it for Yu Hong, the emissary who observes the situation?" Immediately after December 25, Taijian impeached Yu Hong again, and after another month, Yu Hong Hong was eventually dismissed.

In the canonization of meritorious officials, Zheng Kunshou of the Eastern People's Party was canonized as a first-class hero for protecting the saints, and Liu Chenglong of the Southern People's Party was canonized as a first-class Xuanwu hero. However, the performance of the Western People's Party was not good. disappear.The reason is actually that the Western People's Party has always stood on the opposite side of Li Yan in the "inner attachment" incident, so that after Li Yan returned to Hanyang, he immediately vigorously expelled the Western People's Party officials.

Later, Zheng Che, the leader of the Western People's Party, passed away, and Yin Doushou, an important member of the Western People's Party, was repeatedly impeached by the Sixian Mansion, Sijiayuan, and Hongwenguan. that period of time.

However, the Southern People's Party did not gain power for a long time in history. With the impeachment of its leader Liu Chenglong, the Northern People's Party took power again.

It is not impossible for Li Yan to prevent the exchange of power in the government and government. In fact, because the Western People's Party and the Southern People's Party strongly opposed Li Yan's "inner attachment", he was disgusted by Li Yan. Therefore, he finally chose to support the Northern People's Party—why? Is it the Northerners Party?Because Li Shanhai, the leader of the Beiren Party, was the first to mention the matter of "relocation".

The courtiers' discussion on Li Yan's "inner attachment" incident not only made the political ecology of North Korea chaotic, and the monarch and ministers' remonstrance became increasingly fierce, but also caused mutual suspicion between Li Yan and Gwanghae-jun's father and son.

Gwanghae-kun is the second son of Li Yan and Gong concubine Kim, so he lacks title support in succession to the throne.There are two reasons for Li Yan to make Mr. Guanghai the crown prince: one is that Li Yan’s concubine Yiren has no legitimate son; the other is that at that time, Li Yan was single-minded and only wanted to "relocate", so making Mr. Guanghai the crown prince can distract the attention of the courtiers .

When Li Yan was about to "enclose", he instructed Guanghaijun to divide the dynasty and ordered Guanghaijun to go to Jiangjie to organize troops to carry out anti-aggression activities.In this way, it can not only cope with the constant pressure exerted by members of the Western People's Party, but also boost morale and encourage the Korean people to continue the war of resistance.Therefore, in the original history, after the Ming Dynasty sent troops to aid the dynasty, Li Yan's "internal attachment" ended without a problem.

After Li Rusong, the admiral of the Ming army, regained Pyongyang, Li Yan quickly ended the division of the dynasty.In fact, Li Yan has always believed that Gwanghae-jun is not the best candidate for the future king, but a compromise he made at that time to achieve "inner attachment".Therefore, after Li Yan returned to Hanyang, he vigorously expelled the members of the Western People's Party who actively approached Gwanghae-jun.

After the end of the Imjin War, Mr. Guanghai has not been canonized by the Ming Dynasty because of his status. Li Yan therefore hopes to change the candidate for the son, which in turn leads to deepening conflicts between father and son.

Li Yan wanted to make Dajun Yongchang, the son of Concubine Renmu, as his son. At that time, Liu Yongqing and other court officials had a secret discussion on whether Dajun Yongchang could be made his son.However, due to the sudden death of Li Yan at this time, this idea has not been put into practice, and Mr. Guanghai has already ascended the throne.

After ascending the throne, Mr. Guanghai appointed Li Erzhan and others, and Li Erzhan was the leader of the Great Northern faction (this is different from the Northern People Party). Under the leadership of the Great Northern faction, Mr. Linhai, the elder brother of Mr. Guanghai, was killed , Li Yan's Concubine Renmu was abolished, Jin Tinan, the father of Concubine Renmu, was killed, Maharaja Yongchang was deposed as a commoner, and imprisoned to Ganghwa Island. .

After King Gwanghae came to the throne, the government was controlled by the Dabei faction. At this time, the Western People's Party wanted to regain power, so they launched the "Injo Reversal" incident, and finally regained power.

In short, the "inner attachment" incident made the internal party disputes in North Korea continue to ferment, and the process of Li Yan's "inner attachment" was divided into two stages. The first stage was "Banqian". In the event, the East People's Party and the West People's Party had a large-scale dispute. In the end, the East People's Party won and Gwanghae-kun was established as the crown prince.

The second stage of "Inner Attachment" is the choice of the direction of "Banqian".At this time, the courtiers who disagreed with the "inner attachment" began to put forward the suggestion of "dividing the dynasty with the sons". Mr. Guanghai entered Jiangjie to calm people's hearts and organize a war of resistance.The courtiers who followed Lord Gwanghae were actually the backbone force who resolutely opposed Li Yan's "inner attachment".

After Li Yan returned to Hanyang, he vigorously expelled the Xiren Party members.Because Mr. Gwanghae is the second son of Concubine Jin, not the eldest son of Concubine Li Yan, he is not qualified to inherit the throne. The king was established as the eldest son, and Liu Yongqing, the leader of the Xiaobei faction at that time, was active in this matter. Before the matter was completed, Li Yan passed away.

This incident caused tension between Li Yan and Gwanghae-jun's father and son. At the same time, after Gwanghae-jun came to power, he began to retaliate frantically.

Later, the Western People's Party still used the issue of Gwanghae-jun's birth and the issue of abolishing his mother and killing his brothers to launch the "Injo Reversal" incident, which had a profound impact on North Korea's domestic and foreign affairs.

These follow-up things have not happened now, but they can be used by Gao Yushi as a reference for analyzing the internal structure of the Korean court. From this, it is easy to determine who can be wooed and who must be suppressed.

What is the first priority of politics?It is to distinguish who is "us" and who is "them".For a high-level pragmatist who has mastered the "history" hack, it is naturally not a problem to distinguish between enemy and friend.

Therefore, after Gao Yushi replaced Song Yingchang as the economic strategist for Pingwa, although Ma Gui was immediately ordered to lead the troops to the south, he also took advantage of this opportunity to secretly follow Gao Yushi's instructions to arrange the Korean government.

The first thing he did was to instigate some Taiwanese officials in North Korea to impeach the leader Liu Chenglong.In fact, Liu Chenglong is regarded as one of the rare capable ministers in North Korea in the eyes of high pragmatism, but it is a pity that "the other's honey is my arsenic".

Although Liu Chenglong insisted on the "suzerain-vassal friendship" between North Korea and Ming Dynasty, and often tried his best to mediate and mediate when there were conflicts between the two sides—especially when the military command conflicts occurred, he was also one of the important ministers of North Korea who firmly opposed Ming Dynasty. one.

Opposing internal attachment is obviously "irreconcilable contradictions" in the eyes of Gao Yushi, so whether he is a capable minister or not, it has become a stone that Gao Yushi must remove at this time.

At this time, Li Yan had already accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction with Liu Chenglong, both because he supported Gwanghae-jun before, and because he still failed to change the North Korean army being hanged and beaten by the Japanese army after he became the leader of the government. So when the impeachment came out, Li Yan Yan's attitude was very ambiguous, and he didn't speak out in defense for a long time.

At this time, there was also movement from the Ming army, or the "Ming army" should not be said, because the movement came from Gu Yangqian, governor of the Ming Dynasty Jiliao and an important figure of the Real School.

A letter from Gu Yangqian was handed to Li Yan at this time very coincidentally. In the letter, he accused the North Korean court in a rather straightforward manner, saying that North Korea did not make corresponding preparations during the armistice with the Japanese army, so that the soldiers of the Great Ming Dynasty went south again. At the time of the aid, North Korea still could not provide the corresponding food, grass and other supplies, not to mention that the North Korean army was still as incompetent as Im Jinnian, and had no power to resist the Japanese attack, and once again appeared to be defeated by thousands of miles.

For these two accusations, no matter whether it is Li Yan or the Joseon court, there is indeed no excuse.Gu Yangqian, as the governor of Jiliao, has no problem with this attack: You are short of supplies in North Korea and incapable of fighting. The most pressure is my second town of Jiliao, because my place is where the army is going to march, and I must provide soldiers and supplies. You are totally right.

As soon as this incident happened, Li Yan could no longer remain ambiguous, and immediately decreed that Liu Chenglong should be removed from the post of leader of the council on the grounds of being incompetent, and at the same time Li Shanhai was ordered to come out again to take up the post of leader of the council.

Who is Li Shanhai?The former leader who first mentioned "Banqian" discussed politics.And there is one more thing I have to mention here: the "Shanhai" in Li Shanhai's name is not elsewhere, there is no other reference, it is the "Shanhai" in Shanhaiguan, the "No. [-] Pass in the World" of Ming Dynasty! ——
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