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Chapter 821 The Bourne Supremacy 2
A few days later, Jin Shanggong brought her entourage to the Han-Korean Chamber of Commerce, personally selected a few items, and ordered the Han-Korean Chamber of Commerce to cover her daily needs and pay for the shopping according to the price. Although the shopkeeper repeatedly declined, he still insisted on leaving a few gold coins.

Now, those who originally had evil intentions towards the Han-Korean Chamber of Commerce and wanted to take advantage of its new arrival to bully it immediately gave up the idea. Not only could they not bully it, but they had to find ways to get close to it and make friends with it. There was no other way. You have to look at the owner before you can beat the dog. The Han-Korean Chamber of Commerce had a talisman by hooking up with Jin Shanggong.

If you want to know how Queen Kim has such great power, you have to ask King Lee Hyun. Of course, those who are qualified to ask don't need to ask, and those who are not qualified to ask don't have the opportunity to ask.

It is enough to remember one thing: if you don't want to be unlucky, don't mess with Jin Shanggong; if you want to be an official, go find Jin Shanggong... Don't go empty-handed, bring enough sincerity!
Who is Jin Shanggong? Don't laugh, her real name is Jin Jieshi! Yes, it's shit, the author didn't make a typo.

Don't think too much, it means literally, "baba". In Korean, "jin" and "shit" are used together to mean dog shit, so when translated, she is called "Kim Gou Shit"!

The Han people deliberately gave their children unpleasant nicknames, such as Goudan, Chouya, etc., hoping that the name would be cheap and easy to raise. But no matter how cheap the name is, no one would name a child "Dog Shit". This is not cheap, it is an insult!
In fact, this is most likely not a name given by her parents, but a derogatory term given by outsiders. In ancient Korea, poor people generally did not give their daughters names, and people of higher status would refer to poor girls as "dog shit" or "hey".

This girl, who came from a poor family, had nothing special to show for her appearance. She should have gotten married when she was old enough like her mother and continued to live a poor life.

But God opened a window for her. By some strange coincidence, her stepfather sent her to a beauty pageant. She was actually chosen and became a maid in the harem of King Li Jun.

Li Jun is Li Hun's father. By chance, he saw Jin Gou Shi, who was temporarily transferred to his side as a maid. He fell in love with her uncontrollably and immediately arranged for her to be his personal maid.

Look, they are already close. If things continue to develop at this speed, and Jin Goushi works harder, she might be able to soar to the sky one day and become the concubine or even the queen.

But at this time, God regretted it again, perhaps knowing that he had opened the wrong window and wanted to make up for his mistake. So the Japanese pirates suddenly came and disrupted the rhythm of Jin Gou Shit's continued progress.

Fortunately, King Lee Gyun was not a heartless man and took her with him even on the way to escape. Then the turning point of Kim Gou Shi's life came, and she met the then Gwanghaegun Lee Hyun.

It is not new that a royal father and son share a woman. The Han people have it, the northern nomadic people have it. The Koreans said, we are not missing any limbs like you, so why can't we have it?
So Jin Goushi became the common lover of Li Jun and Li Hui, and the most amazing thing was that she did not turn against him. How she did it is hard to find out, the only thing in the information is that she was "young and plain-looking, cunning and full of tricks, and had unique skills."

The author speculates that she must have seen that the old king Li Jun was dying, so she chose Li Hun, who might inherit the throne, as her target. She also made great efforts in the subsequent fight for the throne, and finally got what she wanted and became the king's favorite concubine!
There is another saying in the data that Li Jun did not choke to death while eating, but was killed by Jin Goushi and Li Hun. The author is more inclined to this statement, otherwise it cannot explain why Li Hun obeyed her orders after becoming king.

Not only did she manage the palace's finances, she was also responsible for arranging visits with concubines. In other words, anyone who wanted to spend the night with the king had to get the king's consent first, and even the queen had to swallow her anger.

Why did the Han-Korean Chamber of Commerce, or Jin Gyu, bribe her? It's simple. A fly won't bite an egg without cracks. With the secret guidance of Huang Shi, the Minister of Works, Jin Gyu had already thought about the next step before he set foot on Joseon soil. It is true that Jin Goushi can control the king and the harem, but she also has a weakness, greed for money. How greedy is she? She sells official positions and titles, and even intervenes in the king's appointment of officials. Whoever gives more money will get the position they want.

For the country, Jin dog shit is obviously a disaster, but for Jin Gui or Ming Dynasty, this pile of dog shit is too cute. Loving money is good, Jin Gui has nothing else but money and connections.

Tell me what you want, gold coins? Jewelry? Clocks? Glassware? As long as you can accomplish the important task entrusted by the emperor, you can even take the daily clothes of the Empress of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, Kim Gou Shi's official title was Shang Gong, the highest female official in the Joseon harem. As for why she didn't fight for a concubine, this might be her cleverness.

As long as the king continues to favor her, she can control power. But if she wants to fight for status, her humble origins will become a disadvantage. Even if she is promoted reluctantly, she may be opposed by the courtiers of noble origin because it is against the rules.

Since hooking up with Jin Shanggong, the Han-Korean Chamber of Commerce has established a firm foothold in Seoul. But Jin Gui is not satisfied, because what he wants to do requires a more solid umbrella of protection, so he turns his attention to Jin Shanggong's stepfather, Liu Mengyu.

This guy is a gambler, and he only made a comeback after sending his daughter to the palace. Whenever someone from a poor background suddenly gets power, the first thing they think about is guaranteed to be money, and they are likely to be greedy, and will ask for whatever they should and shouldn't take, because they are afraid of being poor.

Jin Shanggong is quite smart and not easy to fool. Once she finds out that the Han-Korean Chamber of Commerce has bad intentions, she may turn against her. But Liu Mengyu doesn't have such a brain. She is greedy for money. Pulling him into the Han-Korean Chamber of Commerce is like putting shackles on Jin Shanggong. It will be difficult to get rid of him.

It took almost two years and a lot of money and effort for Jin Gui to make Jin Shanggong generally feel at ease. Liu Mengyu also naturally joined the Han-Korean Chamber of Commerce and became a shareholder.

At this time, the subversion plan could be officially launched. By providing funds to Huang Shi and other Westerners who opposed Li Hun, a group of North Korean officials who were also dissatisfied with the status quo were quickly won over.

It took more than a year for this group of officials to persuade the Queen Dowager, who was imprisoned in the West Palace. Through her, they found Lee Jong, who was in constant fear and worried about being purged by his uncle. They finally gathered the personnel and troops needed for the overthrow.

But at this time, a mistake was made. Someone in the Western Party accidentally leaked the news, which aroused the vigilance of King Yi Hun. In addition to the dismissal of several officials involved in the case, it also attracted the attention of the Yijinfu.

(End of this chapter)