Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 614: Lord Shouyang usurps the throne and sends envoys to Japan to lure wolves into the house
Lord Shouyang has already figured it out. The reason why the damn Ming Emperor was ambiguous about his attempt at a coup was because he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to take over North Korea.

Think about it from another perspective: Guangxi Province in the Ming Dynasty had a population of more than 100 million, and North Korea could rival three Guangxi provinces.

The specialty products of North Korea cannot be said to be rich, but they are still far better than those of Guangxi.

Such a comparison shows that North Korea is still extremely attractive to Emperor Jingtai of the Ming Dynasty who was eager to expand his territory.

Others may not see the situation clearly, but Lord Shouyang knows in his heart that he is finished.

The most important thing in a coup is to control the army, and then use prestige and killing to frighten the opponents.

Today's Emperor of Heaven is a positive example: he first controls the Yingzhou Guards and has a basic base of thirty to forty thousand troops, and then draws in the elite Shaanxi frontier troops.

Then he used the battle to defend the capital, which was defeated first to establish his authority, and finally the capital mutiny, which completely eliminated the opponents.

At this point, the overall situation has been decided, and then slowly kill the former queen mother and depose the former emperor.

This took five years.

According to historical experience, this is also the normal time for the aftermath of a coup.

Lord Shouyang was a little crazy. The problem lies here. The Emperor of Heaven did not give himself time to deal with the aftermath of the coup.

Twenty thousand of the [-] heavy infantrymen on the Xuanzhou front line were transferred back and sent to Gyeongsang Province and Jeolla Province to suppress King Jincheng and King Anping.

Now, Ping'an Road, Hamgyeong Road, Gyeongsang Road, and Jeolla Road each have [-] heavy infantry.

There are four directions in total, and there is no way to concentrate superior forces in each direction.

North Korea does not have large-scale cavalry, so it has managed to secretly form [-] heavy infantry. Now all of them are exposed, waiting to be completely harvested by the despicable and shameless Emperor Tomorrow.

Lord Shouyang finally finished his scolding and somewhat calmed down, and Quan Zhu and others came to see him.

Quan Bo was also anxious, because he was not a confidant of Lord Shouyang, but was dragged onto the pirate ship by Lord Shouyang before the coup.

At that time, Jin Zongrui and Huang Furen, the assistant ministers of Tuogu, were monopolizing power. It was because Quan Zhu was dissatisfied with this that he supported the coup of Shouyang. The two were equivalent to allies.

Now Quan Zhen also senses that a disaster is coming, and they are going to separate.

Everyone gathered together and kept arguing for a long time, but they couldn't come up with a reason.

These "heroes of Jingnan" are really anxious. Once Seoul is captured, what awaits everyone is the annihilation of the three tribes.

Finally, Quan Zhu also complained loudly: "Your majesty, it was you who encouraged us to revolt, saying that we would be able to bring order to the chaos and get rid of the traitors.

Recently, you have ordered the killing of so many people without permission, and we all can't look back.But there are enemies on all sides, and no one can be eliminated in a short time.

Could you please tell me, how can we find a way out? "

Lord Shouyang was waiting for these words and immediately replied: "Introduce foreign aid into the court and quickly kill Lord Jincheng and Lord Anping.

Then he sent out the overwhelming troops and went north with the reinforcements to fight the Ming army for a decisive battle. "

"Introducing foreign aid into North Korea?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Where did the foreign aid come from?

Lord Shouyang explained very confidently: “At the beginning of this year, the Emperor of Heaven announced the cancellation of Japan’s status as a country without conquest and cut off trade with Japan.

Now Japan has been besieged for half a year, and the ironware, tea, silk, and cotton from the Ming Dynasty have all been interrupted.

It’s only been half a year, and Japan is already overwhelmed.If this continues for two or three years, Japan will collapse directly.

Therefore, Japan is invited to provide foreign aid. First, we can eliminate the Lord Jincheng and the Lord Anping. Then we will join forces to attack the Ming army in the north and invade Liaodong.

This forced the Emperor of Heaven to recognize Japan as a country without conquest, resume trade, and recognize me as the king of Korea to restore peace.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have the best of both worlds? Quan Zhu immediately grasped the key: "This is to lure the wolf into the house and seek the skin of the tiger."It is easier to ask God than to give him away. Once Japan sends a large army into North Korea, even if it finally defeats the Ming army, will Japan be willing to withdraw easily? "

Lord Shouyang shook his head: "This is not called luring the wolf into the house, this is called driving the tiger to devour the wolf, or you can simply say it is drinking poison to quench thirst.

We can still support the introduction of Japan into the DPRK. In the end, the worst we can do is to declare vassalage and pay tribute to Japan.

Anyway, we always have to be a vassal and pay tribute. If we are not a vassal to Japan, we have to be a vassal to the Ming Dynasty.

But if we don't attract foreign aid, we won't be able to survive this year. You just have to wait for the Yi tribe.

Well, just wait, you don’t even need to prepare a coffin, because we will eventually be thrown into the mountains to feed the wild dogs. "

When it comes to feeding wild dogs, everyone feels a little chilled down their spines. It’s okay to feed the wild dogs themselves, as they all have lovely wives and concubines at home.

After being coaxed and frightened by Lord Shouyang, everyone finally had no choice but to compromise, that is, to treat a dead horse as a live doctor.

The next step is to select an envoy to go to Japan as a lobbyist, which is a difficult task.

After another quarrel, Han Minghui, the most loyal confidant of Lord Shouyang, was finally selected to be sent to Japan as an envoy.

Han Minghui also had a sense of recklessness and immediately made a suggestion: "Your Majesty, if I go now, my name is not justified and my words are not correct.

In my opinion, it is better for the monarch to establish himself as king. Only then can I serve as a plenipotentiary envoy appointed by the King of Korea to attract Japan's attention. "

Lord Shouyang pretended to make excuses, and everyone saw that the matter had come to an end, and it was impossible to go all the way to the dark side, so they all made repeated pleas.

In the end, Lord Shouyang reluctantly succeeded as king.

Everyone did what they said. Early the next morning, Quan Zhen led more than a hundred guards to the palace to meet the king.

Poor North Korean King Li Hongwei had no soldiers and no power, so it was difficult to resist.I just want to save my life and don't think about anything else.

So Li Hongwei personally led hundreds of officials to the residence of Lord Shouyang, insisted on abdication, and knelt down to ask Lord Shouyang to take over as the king of Korea.

After some pulling and pulling, Lord Shouyang accepted the abdication and officially became king.

Li Hongwei was revered as the Supreme King Gongyi Wenwen.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yao, the Great King of Shouyang, exercised the rights of the new king and appointed Han Minghui as a plenipotentiary envoy to go to Japan to seek help.

At the same time, Zhu Qiyu entertained Cao Tai, Xu Guan, and Xie Sheng, who were ranked among the top three, on Kunming Lake and among the boats.

Completely different from yesterday's Yin Zhi, Geng Yu, and Zhang Ning, the landscape trio of Cao Tai, Xu Guan, and Xie Sheng were extremely happy after entering Prince Qi's Mansion.

A prince's palace actually has a large lake of more than 3000 acres, full of lotus flowers, and three mountains that are completely surrounded by the palace. It is really beautiful that the lakes and mountains complement each other.

Not only are there countless exotic flowers and plants, but also trees such as willows, peaches, and plums are grown in patches. This is a great landscape garden.

The three of them are all from Jiangnan. Although the gardens in Jiangnan are exquisite, they are all too small compared to Prince Qi's Mansion.

Zhu Qiyu was sitting in the upper seat. After drinking for three times, he smiled at Cao Tai and said, "I love you, how is this palace?"

Cao Tai smiled and said: "It's as poetic as picturesque, and it's truly the abode of gods and immortals."

"Well, I know that Aiqing is indifferent to fame and wealth and loves landscapes. Don't think about going home all the time. You can stay and be the editor of the Hanlin Academy and a member of the Central Library.

There used to be many old monks in Xishan, but I later drove them away.I allow you to choose a temple and convert it into a villa to live in.

That's all right. I can not only serve the country, but also express my love for the mountains and rivers. Isn't it wonderful to get the best of both worlds? "

The emperor tried to persuade him to stay at this point, and Cao Tai had nothing to say.If you insist on returning to your hometown to live in seclusion, you are courting death.

Zhu Qiyu was just about to be happy, but Xu Guan stood up and said: "To inform the Holy One, I would like to take leave to return to my hometown to get married. I hope that the Holy One will give me permission."

(End of this chapter)