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Chapter 627 North Korea Li Dynasty 2
Anyway, Gwanghaejun became the fifteenth king of the Lee Dynasty of North Korea as he wished. He appointed a group of ministers who supported his ascension to the throne and began to govern the country according to his own ideas.

As the king of North Korea, you should first consider North Korea's interests and implement them in policy. He did so, choosing a pragmatic route, intending to balance the rising Jurchens and the declining Ming Dynasty.

On the one hand, they actively responded to the Ming Dynasty's request and competed with the Jurchens in the Kuandian area in exchange for the Tieshan Ironworks and some material support. On the one hand, he secretly hooked up with the Jurchens and provided them with a lot of conveniences, such as purchasing artillery.

Why did he do this? Because Lord Gwanghae didn't want North Korea to be a pawn of the Ming Dynasty. He was ambitious and wanted to get rid of the control of the Ming Dynasty and make North Korea a real country.

As a leader of a country, it is so right and appropriate to think and do this, and the timing is just right. The Ming Dynasty gradually weakened after sending troops to Korea; the Jurchens rose very strongly after unifying various ministries; the Japanese shogunate was busy consolidating domestic rule and did not care about the outside world.

As long as the Ming Dynasty and the Jurchens can continue to confront each other, North Korea will definitely become the only target that both sides will try to win over. In this situation, North Korea will gain a lot of benefits, both status and material.

But the ancients once said that plans cannot keep up with changes. Guanghaijun had a good idea, but he forgot one thing, a very important but very common and difficult to pay attention to, cultural thought!

Han culture is very popular in North Korea. Like the Ming Dynasty, North Koreans also respect Confucianism. Many North Korean officials deeply disdain the Jurchens and think they are too vulgar.

And many Koreans, including nobles, were very grateful to the Ming Dynasty for lending a helping hand in critical moments and saving the country from Japanese pirates. In other words, Ming Dynasty was North Korea’s savior. On the other hand, the Jurchens can't be said to be feuding, but they're almost there.

Now the benefactor is in trouble. The king and some officials of North Korea not only refused to help, but also flirted with their enemies. This made many North Korean officials, scholars, and people very dissatisfied.

If the Jurchens can continue to be unstoppable and gain the upper hand in the competition with the Ming Dynasty, the forces opposing Gwanghaejun in North Korea may not come forward.

However, the Jurchens were defeated, and some people in North Korea immediately became restless and planned to explain the situation to the Ming court. Not all North Koreans are ungrateful, they are just controlled by a small group of people, and most people still have their hearts set on heaven.

This is what the Korean Li Cao who visited the Ming Dynasty expressed this to Wang An. Of course, I can't say this clearly at first, I just cast stones to ask for directions. If the Ming court wanted to forgive North Korea and expressed it more clearly, they would make a more positive response.

"Which of you is responsible for collecting information on North Korea?" By this time, Hong Tao had roughly understood the purpose of the North Korean envoy's visit, and felt that he should make a statement. However, it was impossible to judge the true situation in North Korea based on this information alone.

If you want to figure out the details in this regard, it may not be enough to just rely on the archives of the Ministry of Rites, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the Jinyiwei. But it doesn't matter, there is still a General Staff Headquarters. It has been established for more than two years, and it should have made some contributions at least.

"Long live the Lord, I am student thirty-eight." A person stood up from the chair near the wall.

"March 8, March 8... Well, I remember that your surname is Jin, and you are the child of a border resident. Tell me, what have you accomplished in the past two years?"

Hong Tao has never been good at remembering people's names, but he has a little talent for remembering other people's nicknames. Although he can't remember thousands of Katoji orphans, he can remember more special names, such as this Position thirty-eight. Since the establishment of the General Staff, it has only served as a service organization for the General Staff's military aircraft. It is a bit like the Zhongshu Section under the General Affairs Department, which is full of pen clerks and has no rights. Therefore, there is no specific position such as chief of general staff, and there are only more than 20 staff officers.

But this is all an appearance. Currently, there is no chief of general staff in the General Staff, because this position was taken by the emperor himself. There are more than 20 other staff officers, each of whom has a small group behind them. They are always doing something that the emperor considers necessary. , something that you don’t want outsiders to know.

Zhu Sanshiba is the staff officer responsible for North Korea and Japan. He is a Korean himself. He was over five years old when he was taken in by the Europa Temple. He can speak Korean, so he can be regarded as making the best use of his talents.

"...The student accidentally met several Korean interpreters resident in Beijing. He pretended to be a member of the Empress Dowager's clan and used the pseudonym Wang Gui. He used some small means to gain trust and then learned some things from their mouths. This is the compiled file. Please Long live the Lord to take a look!”

Zhu Sanshiba turned around and took out a few notebooks from the leather bag hanging on the back of the chair, picked one and sent it to Wang Chengen respectfully.

"Why did you have to choose the Empress Dowager's clan? What kind of tricks were used?" The consultant pretended to be his identity for the convenience of his work. Hong Tao not only did not object, but also agreed. But it is a bit strange why there are so many high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital, and they only choose people from the Empress Dowager clan.

"The Empress Dowager's family is good at buying glass wine sets, and the Korean interpreter also meant this." Zhu Sanba gave the answer simply. There is nothing surprising, just because the Empress Dowager's family almost monopolizes the retail supply of Liuguangzhai in the capital. And the North Korean interpreter wanted to do this business.

"Well, then there's no need to read it. Tell me the important points!" Hong Tao agreed with this reason. There are indeed some people in the Empress Dowager's family who are not very good, but they only sell wine and tea sets from Liuguangzhai, so he can still bear it. , and then waved his hand to skip the step of reading.

The reason why Zhu Sanshiba did not dictate but took the information was mainly because he was worried that the people present would hear things they should not hear. This is a principle engraved in the minds of the staff, whether it is the navy, army or the general staff. , confidentiality comes first.

"Yes! Lord Gwanghae's close associates are called the Great Northern Sect in North Korea..." With the emperor's approval, Zhu Sanshiba immediately took the notebook, but did not open it. He stood on the spot and began dictating.

Korea, like the Ming Dynasty, respected Confucianism and was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, its system was very similar to that of the Ming Dynasty. In many ways, it could even be called a shadow. For example, the official system, imperial examinations, eunuchs, palace, etc. Since it is a shadow, there must be no shortage of partisanship in the Ming court.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were the Zhejiang Party, the Donglin Party, and the Eunuch Party. In North Korea, there were also the Eastern People's Party and the Western People's Party. The Zhejiang Party and the Donglin Party were the intellectual groups of the Ming Dynasty, while the Dongren Party and the Westerner Party were the intellectual groups of Korea.

The Dongren Party was a group of younger Confucian scholars who attached themselves to the relatives of the Yoon family during the Mingjong era, and its representative was Kim Hyo-won. The origin of the Western Party was a group of senior Confucian scholars who fought against the Yin family during the Mingzong era, and its representative was Shen Yiqian.

Kim Hyo-won and Shim Yi-gyeom live in the capital Seoul, one in the east and the other in the west, so the two parties they represent are called the "Eastern People's Party" and the "Western People's Party."

(End of this chapter)