Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1870 The Sword Points at Dongying ([-]) Party Struggle Inside Story
Why did Li Yan choose Li Shanhai instead of picking someone else when he found out that he had to explain to Gu Yangqian or someone behind Gu Yangqian?

Because of two points: First, Gu Yangqian named and criticized several North Korean ministers in his letter, almost from all factions, but he missed Li Shanhai and the important members of the Beiren Party represented by him;
The second is that Li Yan himself has his own judgment on the Beiren Party, that is, the Beiren Party’s cohesion is not strong. Even if Li Shanhai is pushed out now, there is no need to worry too much about the possibility of the Beiren Party’s dominance. quite high.

The first point is the objective fact. Although Li Yan is not sure what the root cause is, he can roughly guess some of it. It is nothing more than Gu Yangqian or the big man behind Gu Yangqian thinks that Li Shanhai tends to be attached, which is helpful to the advancement of certain things.

The second point is currently mostly speculation, but Li Yan is very confident in his own judgment.This confidence is not produced out of thin air, but the conclusion he has obtained from observing and controlling North Korean party struggles from a high position over the years.

North Korean party struggles have a long history, but there is no need to go into details if they are too far away, let's just talk about Li Yan's dynasty.The party struggle in his dynasty began in the eighth year of Xuanjo (Note: I know that "the eighth year of Xuanjo" is a later saying, but I really didn't find out what the king of Joseon should call the year when he was alive. Just for a moment.) At that time, around the post of official Cao Quanlang, the Shilin began to divide again, and gradually formed a younger generation of scholars headed by Kim Hyo-won and a senior scholar headed by Shen Yiqian.

Kim Hyo-won lived in Ganchuanfang in the east of Hanyang City, so the younger scholars headed by Kim Hyo-won were called Dongrendang, and Shim Eui-kyeom lived in Zhenlingdong in the west, so the senior scholars headed by Shen Eui-gyeom were called Westerners party.

Most of the Western People's Party were disciples of Li Er and Cao Zhi, belonging to the Jihu faction; the Eastern People's Party was composed of the Lingnan faction with the core of Li Huang and Xu Jingde's reincarnated disciples.

In the eighth year of Xuanjo's reign, the political situation in North Korea changed, and the confrontation between the Eastern and Western parties finally took shape.And just before the Japanese Invasion in Imjin, the "Zheng Ruli Rebellion Incident" and "Xin Maonian Prince Canonization Incident" became opportunities for the split of the Dongren Party.

Zheng Ruli was recommended by Li Er to enter the court. On January 12, the 17th year of Wanli (the [-]th year of Xuanzu), Li Er passed away.Zheng Ruli gradually moved closer to the Eastern Party from the Western Party.

After Zheng Ruli was elected as the editor of Hongwen Xiu, he "entered the antithesis feast, slandered Pu Chun as the leader of treacherous evil, and Li Er as a villain who harmed the country, became the Qing party's traitor to Chen Shu, and deceived his father".Xu Yi, the shepherd envoy of Yizhou in North Korea, once wrote, "My minister Fu heard that Zheng Ruli attacked Li Er at the banquet, so he attacked Pu Chun and Zheng Che... This matter can be done by others, but not by you." ".

In other words, Zheng Ruli did something similar to the "disciple impeachment of mentor" incident that occurred during the period of Zhang Juzheng in the Ming Dynasty in the original history.And to some extent, the impact of Zheng Ruli's incident was even worse.

Historically, Liu Tai’s impeachment of Zhang Juzheng was mainly based on his belief that Zhang Juzheng was too powerful as an auxiliary minister, domineering, and despised the law of his ancestors; Zheng Ruli was almost a personal attack, directly calling his mentor a villain and deceiving the emperor. .There is clearly a difference in nature between the two.

Since North Korea's political system was almost copied from Ming Dynasty, and its official customs were similar, "deceiving teachers and destroying ancestors" was a crime of treason, which was equivalent to "rebellion" in nature.So Zheng Ruli was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown without a doubt, "and Po and others offered rescue one after another, and each time they proposed three divisions, but they didn't use it at the end.

These few sentences mean that although Li Po and other Dongren party figures spoke out for Ruli, Zheng Ruli failed to become an official after all.After returning to his hometown, Zheng Ruli made friends with people from all walks of life, and founded Datong Xi—eh, is this plot a bit like Gu Xiancheng's resignation from office to give lectures and the formation of the Donglin Party?There is really nothing new in the world.

Afterwards, "Han Wei, the Observation Commissioner of Huanghai Road, Pu Zhongkan, Governor of Zaining County, Li Zhuang, Governor of Anyue County, and Han Yingyin, Governor of Xinchuan County, etc., wrote a letter saying: 'Zheng Ruli conspired to rebel in Qianxiu'".

Pu Zhongkan, Li Zhou, and Han Yingyin were all members of the Western People's Party, and the Western People's Party seized the "Zheng Ruli's rebellion incident" to exert pressure on the Eastern People's Party.Student member Liang Qianhui once published a statement on "Zheng thief and court gentry have a close relationship with so-and-so cloud, it is Li Po, Li Jie, Jin Yujun, Bai Weirang, Zheng Yanxin, Cui Yongqing, etc." As a result, Cui Yongqing was framed and died tragically in prison middle.

After Zheng Ruli's rebellion incident, the Western People's Party reached its peak under the leadership of Zheng Che.During the division of the Dongren Party in the future, Zheng Che's suppression of the Dongren Party and the tragic death of Cui Yongqing accelerated the division of the Dongren Party.

In the 24th year of Xuanjo (the 19th year of Wanli), Liu Chenglong and Zheng Che discussed the issue of the registration of the son. At that time, Li Yan's concubine Yiren Queen Park had no family, and Li Yan preferred Xincheng, which was born with the concubine Jin. Jun.

At this time, Li Qingquan, Li Shanhai's son, bought Mr. Xincheng's uncle, Jin Gongliang.Jin Gongliang falsely accused Zheng Che of disturbing the harem and framing the prince.In order to protect Mr. Xincheng, Jin Bin, the mother of Mr. Xincheng, resolutely betrayed Zheng Che and the Western People's Party.Afterwards, Zheng Che really proposed to establish a son in the Sutra Banquet, Li Yan was furious and reprimanded Zheng Che face to face, but at that time Li Shanhai knew everything well.

Taking this as an opportunity, the Dongren Party began to criticize Zheng Che, and at the same time avenged Cui Yongqing who was imprisoned to death in the "Zheng Ruli Rebellion Incident".In this way, Zheng Che was dismissed and exiled to Mingchuan, Jinzhou, Jiangjie and other places successively.Later, on how to deal with Zheng Che and the Western People's Party, the Eastern People's Party split up.

After the crown prince canonization incident, the tragic death of Cui Yongqing in prison in Zheng Ruli's rebellion incident was mentioned again. The two incidents overlapped and eventually led to the split of the Dongren Party, forming the Nanren Party, which advocated only expelling Zheng Che and affirming the existence of other parties. And the exclusive Northerners Party, which advocates the expulsion of all Westerners Party.

As a result, North Korea's long-standing tradition of party struggle has made the political ecology continue to deteriorate, and everything in the court, no matter how big or small, will become a stage for political parties to attack each other.With the outbreak of the Imjin Japanese Invasion and the outbreak of foreign troubles in the country, the party struggle did not stop at the court, but at this time the focus of the party struggle shifted to the issues of Xuanzu's "relocation" and the "inner attachment" of crossing the Liao Dynasty.

The two propositions related to the fate of the dynasty were entangled with the party disputes at this time, and they were intertwined.The dispute process has been explained above, so I won’t repeat it here, but I need to add the root cause of the different attitudes of the three parties.

At that time, the situation was critical, and with the constant change of the location of the relocation and the controversy over the internal events, the fighting spirit of all parties was aroused for a while.At this time, the focus of the debate on the Liaodong Neifu incident was the choice of the place of relocation, because the choice of the place of relocation and the direction of relocation directly related to whether Xuanzu had the possibility of crossing Liaodong.

As I said before, it was Li Hengfu who first suggested going to Liaodong, but at that time Li Hengfu was an official without party affiliation, and he did not gradually become the leader of the Xiren Party until Guanghai Jun was in power.After the news of the failure of the defense of the Linjin River spread to the court, the issue of crossing the Liao Dynasty was brought up again.

At that time, the courtiers all said: "If you want to cross the duck-green, there is nothing you can do after the crossing." Obviously, most of the people still have resistance to the internal attachment, but in the face of the severe war situation, Li Yan had to quickly convene the courtiers to discuss .

At this time, the focus of partisan criticism was on the selection of the relocation site.The choice of the place of relocation is closely related to the enclave of Liaodong, because the closest to the Liaodong region of the Ming Dynasty is the Yizhou region, and the relocation to Yizhou means that the court officials have no disputes about this move.Li Yan and important figures from various parties put forward the following ideas on the relocation location:
Li Yan and Li Hengfu believed that if the plan to cross Liaodong was confirmed, the best place to relocate would be the Yizhou area across the river from the Liaodong area of ​​the Ming Dynasty.

When Li Yan and his party set off for the Dongpo Pavilion, they asked Li Hengfu, the governor of the capital, and Li Hengfu thought, "You can stay in Yizhou for a while. He agreed with Li Hengfu's idea of ​​enclosing Yizhou, and even when Liu Chenglong and others attacked Li Hengfu, he personally defended Li Hengfu and publicly stated that "the meaning of the enclosing book is also"-this is what I mean.

At this time, the Nanren Party was divided into two opinions. One was the party members headed by Liu Chenglong, who resolutely opposed the "relocation" and "inner attachment".

Liu Chenglong put forward two objections: on the one hand, Liu Chenglong believed that "all the roads in Northeast China are the same today, and the loyal people in Hunan (southern Jihu Lake) are rising day by day"; Loyalty. As soon as this statement comes out, people's hearts will collapse, who can clean up?"

Why did he say this?It was because Jin Cheng, a member of the Southern People's Party, was already organizing rebel activities at this time, and Yi Sun-sin, who was also from the Southern People's Party, had won a lot of victories in naval battles. Restoration possible.

In addition, out of selfishness, Liu Chenglong also wanted to keep the record of the Southern People's Party so that he could have the initiative and the right to speak in the next party struggle.Therefore, Liu Chenglong, a member of the Southern People's Party, accused Li Hengfu of "what is the theory of abandoning the country lightly?"

Li Hengfu, who was isolated and helpless at that time, obviously couldn't compete with him, so he had to back away without saying a word.

The second opinion in the Nanren Party is represented by Li Dexin, who agrees with "Banqian" and takes a neutral attitude towards the matter of "Internal Attachment".

Li Dexin, a member of the Southern People's Party, advocated relocating to Hamhung. He believed that "today the frontier is sealed off, and only Hamgyong is the only one.

However, Yin Doushou, a member of the Western People's Party, objected to moving to this place. Yin Doushou put forward three reasons for this: "If you don't want to defend the city, you have only three places to retreat. Hurry to Ningbyon, repair equipment, and call Jiangbian Soldiers guard it, and when it is urgent, they go to Yizhou to sue the Celestial Dynasty, so as to explain that the bandits are still invading the bandits, so go up;

As far as the Jiangjie, gather the soldiers of the various counties, and stick to Yingcheng, and you can go until January and February. If there is an emergency, the lower reaches of the Jiangjie is the Yalu River.

The situation in Xianxing is well known by the ministers.The city is large and vast, and there is no danger on all sides. If you want to call soldiers, you must take advantage of the north road to invade the bandits. If you want to go south, the road will be dangerous. It is not easy to wait. "

Yin Doushou once served as the supervisor of Ping'an, and Ping'an Road is adjacent to Hamgyong Road. For local officials, Yin Doushou knows the terrain of this place very well.Therefore, when he analyzed the topography of Hamgyeong-do Hamhung, he was well-founded and very convincing.

Not only Yin Doushou, but also Zheng Che, who belongs to the Western People's Party, is also firmly opposed to relocation and internal attachment. When Li Yan asked Zheng Che about the situation in Jiangjie, Zheng Che replied: "Xiaochen Xin came from Jiangjie. This is a poor and bitter place. The climate is extremely bad, and the grain roads are difficult to sustain." Yin Doushou agreed with Zheng Che's statement, thinking that after the relocation to Jiangjie, "there will be no orders."

However, after seeing through Li Yan and Li Hengfu's plan and referring to the serious war situation, Yin Doushou changed his previous stance.He suggested that he could go to Jiangjie and Ningbian. On the surface, he dispelled Li Yan's doubts and temporarily satisfied Li Yan's desire to go to Liaodong, but in fact it was still a move to satisfy the interests of the Western People's Party.

The reason is that Jiangjie and Yongbyon are both cities in North Pyongan Province, where Yin Doushou has accumulated good strength. At the same time, Jiangjie was also the place where Zheng Che, the leader of the Western People's Party, was exiled.Therefore, this place is the dominant area of ​​the Western People's Party.

Yongbyon's geographical location is very superior. Firstly, there is a road between it and Hamhung, and you can reach Hamgyong North Road after crossing Yongbyon. Therefore, ministers who hold different opinions have no reason to object.

At the same time, Xianxing can lead to Yizhou, which also satisfies Li Yan's desire to cross Liao Neifu.Later, Yongbyon was selected as the location of relocation, which actually fit the war strategy of the Western People's Party.

On the eighth day of the month, Japanese pirates invaded the Datong River, and on the eleventh day, Li Yan left Pyongyang and headed for Yongbyon.Arrived at Sucheon on the same day, Anju on the next day, and Yongbyon on the next day.After arriving in Ningbian, the monarchs and ministers began to discuss future war strategies.

At this time, there are three options: stick to Pyongyang, attach to Liaodong, arrive at Jiangjie and continue to move in the direction of Hamgyong Road.It is worth noting that at this time only members of the Western People's Party were fighting against Li Yan, because Liu Chenglong, a member of the Southern People's Party, was receiving the envoy from the Ming Dynasty before and could not participate in this discussion.

As a result, the Western People's Party dominated the imperial court and independently fought with Li Yan.Yin Doushou was sent to stay in Pyongyang before. Members of the Western People's Party trusted Yin Doushou very much. Therefore, during the admonition between the monarch and his ministers, all members of the Western People's Party no longer agreed to cross the Liao Dynasty and attach to the interior. They all advocated waiting for news from Pyongyang, saying that if Pyongyang fell, they would leave North Road continues to move.

Zheng Che of the Western People's Party has great confidence in Yoon Doo-soo. He once said, "When you are close, the thief is the master, and I am the guest. In Pyongyang, I am the master, and the thief is the guest." He believes that Pyongyang can be defended.Zheng Che thought that Pyongyang could still be defended, even if Pyongyang fell, the country would still have a place to stay.For this reason, Zheng Che once again mentioned Jiangjie, the place of exile that he had previously denied, in order to express his opposition to the internal attachment.

Cui Xingyuan, a member of the Western People's Party, also believes that "if the bandits are defeated, they can go north." At the same time, Cui Xingyuan raised several concerns attached to Ruoruo: first, there is nowhere to put the ancestral temple and society; , North Korea will definitely not be able to deal with it; the third is "the people in Liaodong are difficult and dangerous".

At this time, Li Yan debated with the ministers several times, but only Li Yan and Li Hengfu agreed to cross the Liao Dynasty. Li Yan once said bluntly, "It is better to die in the country of parents than to die at the hands of thieves", and even mentioned the old affairs of An Nanguo.

Li Yan believed that "Going to Liao is not just about taking refuge. An Nanguo tried to destroy his country, and he entered the dynasty by himself. The Celestial Dynasty sent troops to send it, and Annan Guo was able to restore the country."Therefore, in his opinion, firstly, when the Ming Dynasty "fufan's character is small", he would definitely not ignore North Korea;

The final result was that Li Yan and his party headed to Uiju to prepare for the Liao Dynasty, while the prince Guanghai Jun went to Jiangjie and then arrived at North Hamgyong Province.As soon as this discussion came out, Li Yan abandoned the officials who opposed the internal attachment, and ordered Cui Xingyuan, the leader of the government, and others to serve the ancestral temple in Beidao together with Mr. Guanghai.

Up to this time, the Korean court was still ruled by two parties, the Westerners and the Southerners. The Northerners’ Party was temporarily dormant because of Li Shanhai’s dismissal. There is already a faint distinction between "Great North" and "Little North".
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