Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

517. Cui's Rebellion

()In the Changdeok Palace of Hanyang, several Korean civil and military ministers with terrified expressions are talking to the ignorant court king Li Yu: "Your Majesty, the rebel Cui family has sent troops to Beijing without asking for an order. The heart is clear, the king is still staying in the palace at this time, and there will be dangers of accidents every day. I beg the king to leave the palace immediately to avoid turmoil in the country."

Li Yu, whose eyes were swollen due to his indulging in alcohol, said: "The Cui family supports the minister, and I know his nature very well. It is absolutely impossible for him to have such wolfish ambitions. Are you worrying too much?"

The minister at the side persuaded again: "Your Majesty, the Cui family was only a small official back then, and they dared to abolish the former king in order to strive for prosperity and wealth. Now that he has held power for a long time, how do you know that he dare not seek to usurp the throne?"

Having said that, Li Xuan also hesitated a little. At this moment, a servant stumbled in and rushed in: "Your Majesty, it's not good, outside the palace, there is an army coming from outside the palace."

Li Yu turned pale in shock: "Could it be that Mrs. Cui really wants to seek rebellion, this, what should I do?"

Several courtiers persuaded with one voice: "Your Majesty, please leave the palace immediately and take shelter."

Li Yu asked back: "The Cui family's army has surrounded the palace, how can I get out of the palace, and moreover, the Hanyang that Qing and others said is already under Cui's control, so where should I hide even after I leave the palace? "

Li Yu was worried that he would be taken hostage by several courtiers after leaving the palace, but he didn't want to stay in Changdeok Palace and wait to die.

In the midst of a dilemma, Yin Dianying, the counselor of the Ministry of War, made a suggestion: "Let's send someone to test whether the Cui party's siege of the palace is tight. If not, the king may visit the Huaxia Guoxin embassy."

Li Yu was stunned: "Isn't it rumored that the Cui family colluded with Huaxia? How can you put the widow in a place of tigers and wolves?"

Yin Dianying could understand as soon as he heard it, the king of Ganqing seemed to be ignorant of political affairs, but his eyes and ears were still keen, but at the moment he didn't have time to appreciate the mystery, so he just explained: "The Huaxia court only supported Cui's son because of Prince Shun's heir. Rebellion, but if Cui Ni wants to take over North Korea, how can Huaxia turn a blind eye."

Li Yu squinted his eyes and thought for a long time, then nodded and said: "Qing is right, but this is the truth. Right now, I don't know if Cui Ni's party is encircling the palace tightly."

Cui Yingzhi dared to go to war in Hanyang after careful consideration. He believed that if North Korea's military and political affairs were already under his control, as long as Huaxia did not intervene, his position would be as stable as Mount Tai.And how could Huaxia interfere?After all, what I cleaned was the anti-Xia minister, and what I guarded was Zheng Shunguan's right to become the son of Joseon.

However, what Cui Yingzhi never expected was that Zheng Kezang had actually decided to change horses early on.

On July 25th of the fifth year of Wucheng, the imperial court Li Yu, who was under house arrest in Changdeok Palace, escaped under the cover of his courtiers, and then hid in the Huaxia Guoxin Embassy. Cui Yingzhi heard the news and rushed to the dignitary, but was rejected by Ding Anshi outside the gate.

The attitude of the Chinese envoy terrified Cui Yingzhi, but he did not dare to storm the embassy, ​​so he could only send troops to cut off the communication inside and outside the embassy.But what Cui Yingzhi misses is that when Li Yan entered the Chinese embassy, ​​Ding Anshi rushed to Jimulpo.

On August 28th, a letter ship ravaged by a typhoon staggered into Lushun Port, which had just taken shape.According to Zheng Kezang's imperial decree brought by the Xinpao ship, the Xia army and land divisions of the two divisions boarded the ship quietly, and then went straight to Jimulpu.At this time, the Fourth Division of the Longxiang Army and the First Division of the Shence Army had firmly grasped the port of Jemulpo.Therefore, under the cover of the navy, more than [-] Xia troops marched towards Hanyang City under the cover of the navy in the name of coming to suppress the rebellion at the invitation of Li Yan.

As early as after the Xia army took control of Jimulpo, Cui Xian ordered the main force to be transferred back from Pyongyang.

However, what Cui Xian did not expect was that the Northern Army Corps he relied on was already unreliable.Thinking about it, as the troops who followed Cui Xian all the way, they knew the quality of Cui Xian's "God of War" status best, and at the same time they were more in awe of Xia Jun's power.Moreover, according to the tradition of size control in North Korea, Cui Xian could not reach the level of keeping his promises and following the law in the Northern Army.

It is precisely because of these reasons that the northern army, which was supposed to return to defense quickly, stopped and stopped. After the main force of the Xia army had landed, they walked along the Qilin Road to the Licheng River, which was still far away from Hanyang. It was too late to stop Xia Jun from advancing.

The Northern Legion that Cui Xian has mastered for many days is alienated, not to mention the Hanyang defenders who seem to be in harmony with each other.

But at this time, Cui Xian and Cui Yingzhi had nowhere to retreat, and neither of them dared to defend Hanyang to the death. Therefore, after some weighing, Cui Xian decided to forcefully bring the Hanyang defenders into battle, so as to fight for survival.

Although Cui Xian's "God of War" in North Korea is not mature enough, he still has some skills. Therefore, during the mobilization before the battle, he loudly condemned Xia Jun's viciousness of looting North Korean people many times, and repeatedly denounced Xia Jun's hiring of Japanese pirates Not to mention his bad intentions to disrupt North Korea, he really inspired the fighting spirit of some North Korean officers and soldiers.

For the upper echelons of the army, before leaving, Cui Yingzhi hosted a banquet in person, and promised everything from rich money and beautiful concubines to promotion and promotion. He also succeeded in making the Spanish military officials say that they would fight this battle well, at least until the main northern army. The day that came.

It is a pity that the efforts of Cui Xian and Cui Yingzhi came to naught after the imperial army left Hanyang.

I saw with my own eyes the faces of the Hanyang Army generals in Xia Army's lineup. These generals who have obtained prominent positions as relatives can still brag and fart on weekdays, but they have never seen the real scene, so they are timid before fighting. .Under the influence of the chief officer, the soldiers of the Korean army below also fled one after another. In just over a day, the [-] Korean army shrank by nearly one-third.

For Cui Xian, the more terrifying thing was yet to come. Xia Jun had induced the Korean army to surrender.As soon as Xia Jun's olive branch arrived, those Hanyang Xiban children quickly abandoned Cui Xian.In desperation, Cui Xian, who had nowhere to go, had no choice but to retreat to Hanyang with less than 2000 direct line troops.

At this point in the matter, there is no suspense anymore. The Cui clan's demise is already doomed, and the rest is just a matter of how much to pay.In order not to destroy Hanyang, and to reduce the resentment of North Korean soldiers and civilians towards Huaxia, Ding Anshi, the Chinese envoy in North Korea who noticed the change in the situation from the change of encirclement outside the embassy, ​​sent a letter to Cui Xian.

In the letter, he reviewed Cui Xian's history of fighting side by side with Xia Jun, and believed that the Cui family was still friendly to China, and the current situation is just a trick of good fortune.Apart from these reminiscing nonsense, the letter put forward a suggestion, that is, in exchange for the Huaxia court granting the Cui family Nan Bo Ni hereditary territory, in exchange for Cui Xian surrendering as soon as possible.

Cui Xian couldn't believe it and couldn't refuse, so he asked Cui Yingzhi to discuss it. Cui Yingzhi, who was exhausted, didn't want to prove that his previous behavior was indeed treason for glory. After returning home, he drank dove wine and died to show his integrity loyalty.After Cui Yingzhi died, Cui Xiansi, who had no choice but to think about it, finally surrendered to the Xia army outside the city. So far, the short-lived Cui clan's rebellion came to an end.

Afterwards, Huaxia also fulfilled its promise. Cui Xian, who was ordered to be exiled by the court king Li Yu, was granted the status and rule of the Nanboni hereditary Cui Guodu by the Huaxia court. The Cui family also gained a new life through this. After 120 years , the Cui family of Nanbo Ni gradually naturalized in Huaxia, and the Cui family of Haiyang disappeared from Korean history.

As a result of the Cui Clan's Rebellion, Huaxia cut off the anti-Xia forces in North Korea's political arena without bloodshed, and set a bad precedent in North Korea's political arena. , making North Korea firmly tied to China's chariot.

In addition to the above-mentioned benefits that can only be seen in the long run, Huaxia has further absorbed the opening and trading rights of ports such as Xingnan, Wonsan, Chongjin, and Pohang from North Korea. The power of China has allowed Huaxia to further control North Korea's economy.

However, these were not enough. On the first day of August of that year, the Chinese messenger suggested that the North Korean side should continue to hire Xia Jun Teacher Fan, so as to reorganize and reorganize the North Korean navy and land divisions.Due to China's coercion, the North Korean government agreed to China's request. So far, North Korea's military power has also fallen behind the Chinese court.

In November of the fifth year of Wucheng, the Chinese side suggested that the North Korean side reform the parliamentary system based on the Chinese political system, and at the same time suggested that North Korea reform the eight-way system.

According to the requirements of Huaxia, the North Korean government decided after deliberation to set up a trial court to manage the judiciary on the basis of retaining the parliamentary government, the Judiciary Yuan and the Judicial Yuan, set up two classes of courts to manage the affairs of retired ministers, and adjusted the six cao settings, following the example of Huaxia Established the central yang institutions such as Xuecao, Gongcao, Licao, Licao, Bingcao, Xingcao, Duzhicao, Yantiecao, Agriculture and Forestry Cao, and Auditing Cao, as well as the military command unit of the General Army Office.

In July of the sixth year of Wucheng, after a long period of debate, the Korean government ordered the implementation of the multi-district division of Taoist government, but the first level of the Tao was no longer a substantive administrative unit, and the officials at the first level of the Tao became the titles of the elders and important ministers , and the Mu, Daduhufu, and Duhufu old administrative districts under the Tao were also abolished, and all official positions were changed to additional titles.After Xudao, North Korea will set up 23 prefectures in accordance with the Chinese system, as nominally second-level administrative regions and de facto first-level administrative regions.

There are counties under the government, but at the county level there is no distinction between orders and prisons.

At the same time, the North Korean government also decided to bring all the trading ports under the direct control of the government

In order to urge North Korea to follow the Huaxia system to implement political reforms, and also considering the decline in the status of Zhennanpu and Haizhou after the construction of Lushun Military Port, Huaxia also made some formal concessions. Jinnampo Military Port and Haeju Military Port were returned to North Korea.However, Huaxia immediately took it without warning and established a military port on Ulleungdo and forced North Korea to hand over Kim Chaek of Hamgyong-do and the adjacent Mayang Island to Huaxia to establish a military base.

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