The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 209 Conspiracy

There were thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty’s envoys, so naturally they could not all go to Goryeo Gyeonggi to open the capital.

Only the envoys appointed by the imperial court led a team of more than a hundred people to open the capital, and most of them stayed at Bilandu.

This is the largest international trade port in Goryeo.

The characteristics of a commercial port are that the population is densely populated and all kinds of news spread very quickly.

But this was exactly what the Ming Dynasty mission intended.

What's the purpose of their coming?

Promote Confucianism and declare the status of the Ming suzerainty.

Naturally, the more people there are and the faster messages can be transmitted, the more convenient it will be.

Moreover, with Goryeo's political system, not all scholars and bureaucrats could enter Beijing at will.

On the contrary, an open port like Bilandu is more convenient.

The official envoy of the Ming Dynasty envoy led a group of elites to Beijing to promote propaganda.

The remaining people are doing propaganda in Bilandu.

Scholars and bureaucrats in Goryeo heard that more than a thousand people came from the Ming Dynasty at one time, hundreds of whom were Confucian scholars.

You can imagine how excited they were, and they all came over to exchange knowledge.

In just over ten days, two to three thousand people gathered here, and more people were rushing here.

The communication between the two parties was naturally harmonious, and it seemed that they were reluctant to meet each other at such a late date.

Fang Xiaoru also stayed in Bilandu, but he was not interested in exchanging knowledge and spent more time observing the folk conditions of Goryeo.

But unfortunately, because he was afraid that Beiyuan would intercept and kill members of the envoy, he was not allowed to move around in private, so he couldn't see much.

I can only go back and exchange knowledge with Korean scholars.

He found that Korean scholars did have a unique understanding of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, but not much.

I would just focus on promoting "A Brief History of China" and talk about Chinese civilization and the theory of main and branch branches when meeting someone.

As a result, he gained a large number of fans.

Many Koreans who admired the Central Plains spontaneously rallied around him and worked with him to promote the theory of Chinese civilization.

Of course, there are always those who like to be unconventional.

Many people feel that this young man is too high-profile and needs to be taught a lesson.

So I came over to discuss knowledge with him.

then……

Everyone knows that this young man named Fang Xiaoru is a great Confucian.

Moreover, the words are sharp and the writing is excellent.

At this time, someone revealed some of his actions and articles in China.

Although it caused some controversy, his special writing style, unique behavior, and never discriminating against Korean scholars...

On the contrary, it made him even more popular among the Korean people.

Especially the younger generation of scholars in Goryeo regard him as a role model.

There are even a lot of people who regard themselves as students of Fang Sect.

This made Fang Xiaoru dumbfounded. Unexpectedly, he was notorious in the Ming Dynasty, but when he went to Goryeo, he was sought after.

The human heart is made of flesh, and he was indeed deeply moved and wanted to teach some real skills.

But he knew better that the imperial court must have a deeper plan for sending such a large envoy.

Otherwise, Chen Jingke would not specifically tell him not to mess around.

He can still tell which is light and which is serious.

So I just thought about it and didn’t actually do it.

However, I also made a decision in my heart that I must come again if I have the opportunity in the future to pass on my true knowledge.

The Kaijing side is not as lively as the Bilandu side, but its influence is not small.

After all, the scholars who can live here are either rich or noble.

The Ming Dynasty envoy led a team of more than a hundred people to settle in, and their temporary residence became the most lively place.

Every day, many scholars come to study, and there is an endless stream of civil servants who come to visit.

The members of the envoy were not idle either. After getting familiar with the situation, they began to take the initiative.

They took turns going to the Imperial College of Korea to give lectures, visiting local great Confucians to exchange knowledge, and exchange works.

The King of Goryeo was naturally unhappy and once ordered that the Ming envoys were not allowed to go out at will.

However, this order was soon canceled due to collective opposition from scholars and civil servant groups.

Mainly Li Chenggui, who held military and political power, did not side with the King of Goryeo this time.

Although he remained neutral on the surface, he was secretly leaning towards Ming Dynasty.

After all, it is clear at a glance who is stronger, Daming or Beiyuan.

Only the idiot King of Korea is still praying for Buk Yuan to make a comeback.

In this case, what Li Chenggui was considering was no longer how to be neutral, but how to use this opportunity to gain Ming's support.

When Fu An, the deputy envoy of the Ming Dynasty's envoy, came to him and asked him to protect the safety of the members of the Ming Dynasty's envoy, he was secretly happy.

However, he still pretended to be embarrassed on the surface: "I am just a courtier of Goryeo and cannot disobey the king's order."

"But please rest assured, your Majesty, I will do my best to protect the angel's safety."

Fu An knew he was bargaining, but he didn't say anything, leaving only one sentence:

"When we set out, His Majesty said that if one of the one thousand and fifty members of the Ming Dynasty's envoy was killed, General Li would be the only one to ask questions."

After speaking, Li Chenggui, whose expression changed greatly, turned and left.

Looking at Fu An's leaving figure, Li Chenggui's face was ashen.

First, I didn’t expect that Ming’s attitude would be so tough. Shouldn’t you be asking me, Gao Li? How dare you threaten me?

The second is that Fu An is just an eighth-grade petty official, and he is the number one person under the King of Goryeo, yet he dares to show mercy to him.

He had never suffered such humiliation.

Even Naha, the Prime Minister of Liaodong in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, had to show respect to him when he came out to see him.

Being so slighted made him naturally angry.

I wish I could change my mind immediately and support Bei Yuan.

However, those who can achieve great things will naturally not be carried away by impulse.

He knew very well that cooperating with Bei Yuan would be a dead end.

Even if he can barely stop Bei Yuan, so what?

Beiyuan will definitely support the King of Goryeo, and he can only be a minister forever.

But we can't just forget about it. We must teach the Ming Dynasty envoys a lesson and let them know that this is Goryeo.

A strong dragon will not overwhelm a local snake.

The method is also very simple. Secretly reveal some information to the Beiyuan people, and then give them some guidance, and let them stab several Ming envoys to death in the street.

He was unaware of it, and no one knew he had done it.

It would be better if the blame could be placed on the King of Korea.

But before he could take action, a rumor spread.

Rumors about the King of Goryeo.

King Goryeo was not the biological son of King Gongmin, but the son of his favorite minister Shin Min and his maid.

This is an old news, which was suppressed by the King of Goryeo with strong force.

Now it's mentioned again.

And there are a lot more details.

What details? Naturally, they are details that everyone likes to see.

For example, how beautiful and seductive the maid Prajna is, the details of various affairs, etc.

Eating melons can be said to be one of the essences of human beings, not to mention that it is the melon of the royal family and is everyone’s favorite gossip.

As a result, the rumor spread at an alarming speed and became known to more and more people.

In the process of dissemination, it was embellished and many details were added.

Such as 嬲.

The King of Goryeo was naturally furious when he heard the news. He ordered people to strictly forbid any discussion of the matter and sent people to find out who had spread the news.

The first suspect was naturally the Ming envoy.

This rumor spread not long after you arrived. The timing was so coincidental.

And there is an incentive to do so.

But even so, the King of Goryeo still did not dare to attack the Ming Dynasty envoys directly, and only ordered them to be banned.

And it is strictly forbidden for anyone to come into contact with them.

However, the rumors did not disappear, but other rumors appeared. It was the Beiyuan people who deliberately spread rumors to drive a wedge between the King of Goryeo and the Ming Dynasty.

It was Li Chenggui who did it. He had strong military and financial power and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to rebel.

The water suddenly became turbid.

Although these two possibilities are very small, they cannot be ruled out.

In particular, the scholars and civil servant groups who were inclined to the Ming Dynasty began to use these two rumors to defend the Ming Dynasty.

The water is even muddier this time.

Originally, Li Chenggui was watching a joke and laughing at Ming's poor methods.

However, when he ate melon on his own head, he could no longer laugh.

He knew that Daming must have done this to avenge himself, but so what?

What can he do without evidence?

The most important thing is, what if there is evidence?

This is a naked conspiracy. I bet you Li Chenggui won't dare to surrender to Bei Yuan.

But Li Chenggui knew very well that he really didn't dare.

Naha will never be able to stop the Ming army, even if Goryeo is added.

When Ming defeats Naha Chu, he can finish them off with his backhand.

withstand?

Imitate Yeon Gaesumun?

Stop making trouble. Although Yeon Gaesumun killed Gao Jianwu, the whole country of Goguryeo was united when facing the Tang Dynasty.

The lord of Ansi City and Yeon Gae So-moon were mortal enemies, and they were able to put aside their grudges and join hands to resist.

Looking inside Goryeo, when the Ming Dynasty envoys arrived, the scholars and civil servants were as if they had met their biological father.

If a fight really breaks out, there is no telling who these people will support.

What to resist?

Anyone with a little bit of brain knows this.

Even the idiot King of Korea understood it, so even though he was very close to Bei Yuan, he did not dare to completely offend Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Li Chenggui truly understood that he, a powerful official of Goryeo, did not have the qualifications to be a local leader in front of the Ming Dynasty.

At least not yet.

After recognizing the reality, he immediately made a choice and privately sought a meeting with the Great Angel.

This time it was still Fu An who came to see him.

But this time Fu An's attitude was completely different from last time. He was very polite to him and always called him a general.

He expressed affirmation of his achievements and bluntly stated that His Majesty admired him very much, and also took out a sword awarded by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"This is what your Majesty received when he conquered the world. It is specially given to the general. I hope the general can understand your Majesty's intentions."

Li Chenggui naturally knew that the other party was trying to bribe him, but he still couldn't suppress the ecstasy in his heart.

The Emperor of Heaven valued himself very much and even gave him a sword.

This was a sword, and it represented so much meaning that it was inevitable that he would have thoughts about it in his mind.

"Angel, please rest assured that I will never live up to His Majesty's expectations."

"As long as a certain person is still alive, Goryeo will never be allowed to be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty."

Fu An said happily: "That's good. I will definitely tell your Majesty the general's loyalty."

So Li Chenggui left with joy, and then ordered to closely monitor the movements of the Beiyuan envoys and protect the Ming envoys.

What he didn't know was that as soon as he left, someone reported the matter to the King of Korea.

The King of Goryeo did not doubt Li Chenggui at first. After all, he was not really stupid. How could he not understand such a simple alienation plan.

Even if he doesn't understand, the people from Beiyuan will remind him.

However, things have changed now.

It no longer matters whether the rumors were spread by Li Chenggui.

He and Daming had a private agreement, and that was the most important thing.

It must be that Ming Dynasty is preparing to collude with Li Chenggui to rebel if it doesn't get a response from me.

As for the evidence?

Li Chenggui sent an assist himself.

Li Chenggui was naturally very excited when he got Zhu Yuanzhang's sword, and took it out to take a look from time to time.

There is no airtight wall in the world, and naturally this matter soon reached the ears of the King of Korea.

What else is there to say now?

The King of Goryeo was anxious and summoned the Ming Dynasty envoys urgently to reiterate Goryeo's neutral stance.

Then he met privately with the envoys of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and asked them for help.

The Beiyuan envoy was naturally very happy and said that he could help kill Li Chenggui and the Ming envoy together.

However, the indecisive character of the King of Goryeo once again hindered him at the critical moment.

He still didn't dare to break up.

Li Chenggui held the military power of Goryeo and served as the minister of finance.

Ming Dynasty was supported by civil servant groups and scholars.

If we really had to fight, there would be no chance of winning.

And what if we win? How to resist the Ming Dynasty’s heavenly army?

The people of Beiyuan were anxious, so they wanted to secretly push him and send someone to assassinate the Ming envoy.

At that time, the King of Goryeo would not be able to resist the Ming Dynasty even if he did not want to.

However, at this time, they were already under Li Chenggui's surveillance and were controlled and driven out of the country before they could take action.

This further proves that Daming and Li Chenggui are in collusion.

But the King of Goryeo was timid and instead of making up his mind to resist the Ming Dynasty.

Instead, he met with the Ming envoy again and stated that Goryeo had been a vassal of the Central Plains since ancient times.

He also took out "A Brief History of China" to reiterate the vassal relationship between the two countries.

The Ming envoy naturally appreciated it, and then took advantage of the situation and proposed that Goryeo and Beiyuan completely sever ties.

The King of Goryeo naturally refused and prevaricated.

Li Chenggui was not stupid, and naturally knew that he had completely broken with the King of Goryeo.

But he, who thought he had gained the support of Ming Dynasty, was not worried, but was overjoyed.

Gather a large number of party members in private, and start a rebellion when the preparation is actually mature.

Originally, he thought that the Ming Dynasty would directly support him in seizing power, but the Ming Dynasty envoy never spoke, but he didn't care.

It doesn't matter whether you open your mouth or not.

As long as the Ming Dynasty defeated Naha and recaptured Liaodong, he would immediately take action to seize power.

Then he asked the Ming Dynasty for canonization.

In fact, this was also his original plan.

At that time, he was still a little worried that Ming Dynasty would not support him as king.

Now this worry has completely disappeared.

The emperor has given me a sword, so there is nothing to worry about.

Over the next few months, things calmed down.

The envoys of the Ming Dynasty no longer forced the King of Korea to express his position, and members of the envoys exchanged knowledge with Korean scholars all day long.

Various rumors have also disappeared...

No, the news that the King of Goryeo was not the late king’s biological son was still circulating in private.

However, this time it is not a re-transmission from the Ming Dynasty, but the handiwork of Li Chenggui.

It's just that he did it more covertly and didn't make much noise.

In the Ming Dynasty, they are also preparing their troops and hoarding military supplies, waiting for the dispatch of troops in the coming spring.

Captured Liaodong and Korea in one fell swoop.

Zhu Zi, the king of Tan, was supposed to gain vassal status this year.

But for unknown reasons, Zhu Yuanzhang postponed the time of his surrender.

He also ordered him to continue training in Fengyang, and specially assigned two teachers, one civil and one military.

Teach him how to use troops and how to protect the country and the people.

Others did not know Zhu Yuanzhang's plan. They only thought that Zhu Zi was implicated by his half-brother, Zhu Shu, the king of Qi, so he did not declare vassal status.

Many ministers also reported this.

But those who know the truth understand that Zhu Zi is not implicated, but has a greater purpose.

Chen Jingke was a little confused about Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, so he went to him directly and said:

"Your Majesty, are you really ready to let King Tan establish a country in Goryeo?"

(End of this chapter)