I am the carpenter king

Chapter 623 Li Zong's Decision

At night, the city of Seoul is brightly lit, and there are patrolling soldiers everywhere on the top of the city, and the burning torches make a crackling sound.The whole city has fallen into silence. At this time, everyone in Seoul is immersed in fear, no matter the people or the ministers.For a city that has just experienced a coup, people's hearts are very unstable.What's more, now Jiannu is calling again, and people are panicking for a while.

In the royal palace in Seoul, the lights are even brighter at this time, and everyone is coming in and out, and everyone has a dignified expression on their faces.The king of North Korea, Li Zong, was walking back and forth in the main hall, talking while walking: "What should we do? What should we do? What should we do now?"

For Li Zong, it is not bad to be a king by himself, but he does not have the ability to govern this country by himself.Ever since he took the throne, he has been dreaming sweet dreams, drunk all day long.After hearing the news of the Jiannu attack.Li Zong was not in a hurry either, he just sent someone to the Ming Dynasty to ask for help.

In Li Zong's view, the Ming Dynasty is his suzerain state, and he has always been respectful to Daming, and Daming will definitely send troops to rescue him.And he also believed that the Ming Dynasty would definitely be able to defeat Jiannu's army.All the battles since Emperor Apocalypse ascended the throne have all ended in great victories.

But when he heard that Jiannu's army had appeared under the city of Seoul, Li Zong suddenly collapsed and lost his mind.Glancing at the ministers sitting below, Li Zong said with a mournful face: "My dear friends, you should think of a way!" Said and looked to the side of Shen Hualin.

At this time, Shen Hualin was the leader of the Western People's Party, the leading minister in the imperial court, and his status was equivalent to that of a cabinet scholar in the Ming Dynasty.

The party struggle in North Korea was mainly between the Western People’s Party and the Eastern People’s Party. The Western People’s Party was mainly headed by Shen Yiqian who lived in the west of Seoul Prefecture. The supporters were called the Western People’s Party.The Dongren Party is because their leader Jin Xiaoyuan lives in the east of Seoul.became the Eastern Party.

These two parties all competed for the power of the imperial court in the name of Confucianism.Although North Korea is a small country, the intensity of the party and government is as strong as that of Ming Dynasty.

When Da Sixian Li Er was alive, the two factions lived in peace. After his death, the two factions began to fight.The Eastern People's Party began to take power, and the Western People's Party attacked Zheng Ruli's conspiracy to seize power (Ji Chou's prison affairs). In 1591, the Western People's Party stumbled on the issue of establishing a son and was attacked by the Eastern People's Party.The Eastern People's Party regained control of the government and began to eliminate the Western People's Party.

Before the Wanli Korean War, Huang Yunji of the Western People's Party and Jin Chengyi of the Eastern People's Party were sent to Japan to detect Toyotomi Hideyoshi's movements, but they were unable to resist the attack because they had different conclusions.The misuse of state affairs due to party disputes reached its peak at this time.

After Gwanghae-kun was supported, the power of the Westerners weakened. In order to regain power, the Westerners Party supported Injo.This is what Ren Zu just experienced anyway, and the Western People's Party has regained its rights.

However, the Central South People's Party's claim was accepted in the second lawsuit, and the Western People's Party was wiped out.Until 1680, Emperor Suzong was afraid of the expansion of the power of the Southern People's Party and expelled a large number of Southerners from the court.Later, the different attitudes towards Suzong's relatives split into the old school and the young school.

At this time, Shen Hualin, the leader of the Western People's Party sitting below, had no expression on his face, but in fact he was very clear in his heart.With the military power of North Korea, it is simply impossible to think of resisting the cavalry of Jiannu.Don't talk about fighting, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up. There is no way to fight this battle.

Originally thought that building slaves was just for looting, but they didn't expect them to come to Seoul!When Shen Hualin heard the news, he froze in place.He did not send anyone to fight Jiannu.After all, losing is really not conducive to consolidating one's position.If they grab enough, they will naturally leave!

But at this time.Shen Hualin knew that he had no choice but to use this method. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Shen Hualin cleared his throat lightly, and said slowly: "My lord, now the people who built slaves have appeared in Seoul Under the city, I have mixed feelings in my heart. I thought of several solutions overnight!"

At this time, Li Zong was already at a loss. Hearing that Shen Hualin had a solution, he seemed to grasp the last straw, and said, "Shen Aiqing, if you have any ideas, tell me! After the matter is over, the lonely king will definitely reward you!"

Shen Hualin remained expressionless, and said respectfully: "My lord, at this point in time, Seoul is no longer safe. The lord is in North Korea, which is the foundation of the country. It really shouldn't be in such a dangerous place, so I think the lord Should leave Seoul."

All the ministers on one side were stunned. Now that soldiers are approaching the capital, the first strategy of the leading minister was not to send troops, but to let the king escape.

In fact, Shen Hualin didn't want to say that either, but he knew Li Zong's character well, the king was too afraid of death!It can be said that he is useless, otherwise people like myself would not choose to let him be the lord of the country.Send him away, and if there is any omission, you can still turn it around.

Regardless of what the other ministers thought, Li Zong glanced at Shen Hualin gratefully. As expected of his confidant minister, the first thing he thought of at such a time was his own safety.Li Zong was very satisfied, nodded, and said, "Shen Aiqing, what strategy do you have to continue!"

"My lord, I feel that the emperor can move the royal family to Jianghua Island. The slaves are always capable, and they can't go to Jianghua Island. In this way, the royal family will be safe. The lord should retreat to Hanshan City to stabilize the morale of the army. Second, wait for the arrival of Qin Wang's army from all over the country, and the lord can lead the army to relieve the danger of Seoul." Shen Hualin glanced at Li Zong, and smiled slightly in his heart, it seems that he has really grasped the lord of the country, and he has really reached the point of perfection .

"My lord, when you leave Seoul, issue an order to the defenders everywhere to lead them to serve the king in Seoul! Although Jiannu can be used to fighting, the number of them is small after all. As soon as the soldiers from the Ming Dynasty arrive, they will naturally be able A complete victory!" Shen Hualin finished his speech, but instead of looking at Li Zong, he glanced at the faces of the ministers.

At this moment, Li Zong couldn't care less about watching Shen Hualin's actions, he wished he could leave here now!

Si Xian Pu Zhenglun on one side couldn't listen any longer, he stood up abruptly, and said loudly: "My lord, I have an answer!"

Pu Zhenglun is the chief minister of North Korea, and his official position is equivalent to that of the left governor of the Inspectorate of the Ming Dynasty!Because it is an independent system, Park Jung-lun was not implicated in the coup, and the Western People's Party did not provoke the chief minister in order to stabilize the situation.

Ever since Li Zong ascended the throne, Park Jung-lun could no longer look down on him!When the original Gwanghae-kun was in power, Park Jung-ryun was slightly critical of Gwanghae-kun's policies.Because of Mr. Guanghai's vacillating policy, he is obviously suspected of treachery against Daming, which makes Park Zhenglun, who is based on poetry and etiquette, a little dissatisfied.

However, Gwanghae-kun wants to expand North Korea wholeheartedly. From Park Jung-lun's point of view, this is very correct.Park Jung-lun is also very supportive of some ideas of the Dongren Party.However, since the Western People's Party came to power, they have been cleaning up the people of the Eastern People's Party, and the methods are very ruthless.The policy has also become to respect the courtesy of the emperor and ministers to the Ming Dynasty. As for the policy of the Dongren Party, no matter whether it is good or bad, it is not used.

Pu Zhenglun was very dissatisfied with the Western People's Party, and at the same time, he was even more angry with Li Zong's cowardice and incompetence.Seeing soldiers approaching the city at this time, the Western People's Party actually wants to run away. Once they leave, Seoul will surely fall!

What about the people in Seoul?Thinking of the loss of life and the raging flames of war, Park Zhenglun felt his heart ache.When Li Zong allowed himself to speak, he couldn't wait to say: "My lord, Seoul is the foundation of North Korea. There are 2 soldiers here! There are only [-] slaves, not to mention that Seoul is a strong city and there is enough food. The lord should Seoul inspires the hearts of the army and the people, and vows to live and die with Seoul, so that we can keep Seoul and North Korea!"

Li Zong is not a cruel king, and he is very tolerant towards ministers, but after hearing Park Zhenglun's words, he almost turned his nose off!What does it mean to live and die in Seoul?If Seoul is gone, I will die!Although there are 4 people in Seoul, what kind of people are those?Do you really think you don't know?

Seeing Li Zong's gloomy face, Shen Hualin immediately realized that this was an opportunity, stood up quickly, and reprimanded loudly: "Pu Zhenglun, the ruler of the country is the foundation of the country, and you want to limit the ruler to a dangerous place. What is your intention? Saint There is a saying, loyal to the emperor and patriotic, you are disloyal! You are in vain as a minister of the king, in vain as a disciple of a sage!"

As the saying goes, there is nothing wrong with wanting to commit crimes, Shen Hualin naturally had a song to frame him, and with a few big hats buckled, Li Zong's face has become darker and darker!He waved his hand to Shen Hualin, and said, "Shen Aiqing, I will do as you said! You go down and make arrangements as soon as possible, and you must rush to Hanyang as soon as possible!"

Yes, my lord!The minister also said that since Mr. Park intends to live and die with Seoul, it is better to hand over Seoul to him to guard.Since Mr. Park is so confident, he thinks he can hold out until the reinforcements arrive, and even defeat Jian Nu! Seeing that Li Zong didn't intend to deal with Pu Zhenglun, Shen Hualin suddenly had a plan, and said with a serious face.

"Okay, it really is a good suggestion! Let the Yi government draft an order!" Li Zong glanced at Pu Zhenglun, nodded slowly, and said.

"My lord, since the royal family is leaving Seoul, I feel that enough troops should be dispatched for protection. Now there are 3 troops in Seoul, and I ask you to send [-] horses to accompany the king!" Shen Hualin glanced at Pu Zhenglun, with a smile on the corner of his mouth. Said with a sneer!He dared to attack himself, this time he must kill the chicken to show the monkey.

Li Zong was very afraid of death, and valued himself more than anything else. Seeing that Shen Hualin was thinking of himself in everything, he smiled and said: "You can arrange these things! I believe in you!" After finishing speaking, he walked back Going out, walking and saying: "I'm tired, you all go down!" (To be continued...)

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