Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 639 A desperate move

"Your Highness! It's time to make a choice!!"

Under the cover of night, a sonorous sound sounded in the study room of Li Zhu's residence. Jin Liu had a serious expression and his eyes were fixed on Li Zhu.

"North Korea can no longer be ruled by such a rebellious, ignorant, drunken and lustful king!!" Seeing that Li Zhu remained silent, Jin Liu was extremely anxious and became emotional.

"The Heavenly Kingdom is willing to help Korea fight against the captors. This is a show of concern for me, Korea. But what about the one in the palace? How much gold and silver has it collected from the people since the bond was issued?"

"There are also Li Erzhan, Park Chengzong, and Liu Xifen who have done so many evil things secretly through the royal court to issue bonds. Is it true that His Highness, as a member of the royal family of the Li family, is really indifferent to these things?"

In order to do such a thing, he has put in so much effort and effort, not to mention the people who are doing it with him. Now they are ready to take action.

But at this critical moment, Li Zhu didn't make any statement. Could it be that all the things he had done in the past were going to be in vain?

This is absolutely unacceptable to Jin Liu!
What's more, if you do these things overtly or covertly, there is no airtight wall in the world. If the person in the palace finds out, things will not end well.

You must know that when Jianlu invaded North Korea, it was reported that Jiang Hongli and Jin Jingrui had betrayed North Korea and chose to surrender to Jianlu. This made the Korean king Li Hui furious and arrested and executed all the clan members who had surrendered to Jianlu. .

but……

As the war situation in the northern border of North Korea became anxious, some other news spread to Gyeonggi Province and to the royal capital. Among them was the news that Jin Jingrui and the others had not betrayed North Korea. Everything was a divorce plan by Jianlu.

This caused public opinion to spread in Gyeonggi Province and the royal capital, and even caused the prestige of King Ri Hui of Joseon to suffer a big blow between the government and the public.

It was during this period that the Joseon royal family and the royal court agreed to the Ming Dynasty's request and chose to provide food and salary, and handed over Jeju Island to the Ming Dynasty to quell the rebellion. This allowed the Ming Dynasty's aid army led by Sun Chengzong to fight on the northern front of Korea. It took several victories to suppress this momentum.

Just because it's suppressed doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Once some cracks appear, it is extremely difficult to repair them! !
"How could you be indifferent?"

Li Zhu slowly raised his head, met Jin Liu's gaze and said, "Not to mention how much money Li Erzhan, Pu Chengzong, and Liu Xifen made, let's just say that the two most favored ones in the palace made a lot of gold and silver, even in the royal capital. And all over Gyeonggi Province, no less than 200,000 acres of fertile land have been annexed!"

"North Korea is the North Korea of ​​my royal family, not anyone else's. But now, North Korea is in such chaos, but it is inseparable from these damn guys!!"

"So Your Highness, now is the perfect time to bring order to the chaos!"

Jin Liu suppressed his excitement, leaned forward, stared at Li Zhu and said: "As long as we can capture the palace, it will be easy to control the royal capital. Once this is done, by controlling the royal court, we can intimidate the entire city." Gyeonggi Province, once the situation is established, the soldiers and horses scattered in Gangwon, Gyeongsang, and Jeolla Province will be able to enter Gyeonggi Province! "

Many of the soldiers and horses in Gangwon, Gyeongsang, and Jeolla provinces mentioned by Jin Liu were resistance forces under their respective autonomous regions. With the support of their families, the above forces had already formed a large scale.

Moreover, under this situation, some of the North Korean officers and soldiers who were active in the above-mentioned ways and were responsible for counterinsurgency were secretly recruited by them. Perhaps most of them were middle and low-level generals, but they all actually controlled an army. ah! ! North Korea, which seems to be relatively stable, is actually riddled with holes. In fact, the logic behind this is not difficult to analyze. This is the battle between old and new interest groups!
In the original timeline, in addition to the rebellious behavior of King Li Hui of Joseon, the deeper reason why Li Zhu did such a thing was that the Dabei faction held the main power, which suppressed other factions and even caused huge losses to their vested interests. Damage, and this farce evolved.

The total territory of the vassal Korea is only that large, and there are very few areas that can be truly considered rich. Therefore, as long as the core area can be controlled, it will be a long way to promote such a rebellious momentum in a specific period. It’s much easier than playing the game of treason in China!
"...It's just that the wars in the northern territories are currently intense. If something like this happens in the royal capital and Gyeonggi Province, will the previous court have any other reaction after learning about it?"

However, Li Jie showed great concern, which he had never done before. Previously, Li Jie had a high morale and was focused on promoting this matter.

But as the things to be done get closer, this feeling of worrying about gains and losses becomes more intense.

Li Huan was afraid that if what he did was not recognized by Ming Dynasty in the end, then his status in North Korea would be illegal. Even if Li Hui was captured by him, or even completely denied, if he was not recognized by Ming Dynasty, then he would not be recognized by Ming Dynasty. The governing legal system is simply not reliable.

In addition to this incident, Li Zhu was also worried about one thing, and that was what Sun Chengzong's attitude would be after learning about this incident.

If Sun Chengzong chooses to withdraw his troops, then North Korea will have to fight against the Jianlu forces independently. However, with the little strength of the North Korean armies, how can they withstand the fierce Jianlu offensive.

Every time Li Zhu thought about this, his worry about gains and losses became more intense.

"Your Highness, this is not the time to think about this."

Although Jin Liu was unsure, he pretended to be calm and said: "The only way is to get things done first and make all the cruelty of Li Hui known to the whole country. Then we can send ministers as envoys to the court." , I will report this matter to His Majesty the Ming Emperor, and I believe that the Ming Emperor will definitely support His Highness!”

"Then what if you don't support it?"

Li Zhu looked at Jin Liu and said.

"If you really don't support it, how can your Highness, the Prince of Tang, who followed Li Qi to pay tribute and won the trust of His Majesty the Ming Emperor, come into contact with you?"

As Jin Liu said this, Li Zhu's eyes changed. He just needed an excuse to support him in doing what he had been plotting for a long time.

But Li Yu ignored that when Zhu Yujian was in contact with Li Yu, Zhu Youjian, the emperor's half-brother, was also in contact with Li Yu, and even took him to the Imperial Academy.

"For the sake of North Korea, for the sake of the royal family, I don't want to see these traitors continue to harm the country!!" Under Jin Liu's gaze, Li Zhu stood up slowly and said with sharp eyes: "We have been preparing hard these days, and the success has been achieved, and everyone in North Korea will I will never forget you. If things fail, I will advance and retreat together with you!"

"Your Majesty is wise!!"

When Jin Liu heard this, he immediately kowtowed.

(End of this chapter)