Wanli 1592

Chapter 974

There is no doubt that Liu Chenglong was the biggest hero of the North Korean side in the Battle of Imjin, and even the Ming government would not deny this.

After the war, Liu Chenglong was entrusted with an important task by Li Yan. Not only did he need to rely on Liu Chenglong's ability to do things, but he also needed to tie Liu Chenglong to his side and prevent him from getting in touch with Mr. Guanghai, so as not to damage Li Yan's own power.

Li Yan's plan is very good. Liu Chenglong encouraged the existence of the North Korean government on the scorched land after the war, gradually erased the pain of the war, rebuilt the homeland on the scorched land of the war, and used his prestige to attract rebels. It was adapted into the North Korean government army to make up for the loss of North Korea's regular army after the war.

It is a bit ironic that the fighting power of the North Korean rebel army is far higher than that of the regular army. For a long time after the war, the Korean government army was formed based on this rebel army. The war of Japanese pirates helped the North Korean government save The cost of training.

However, North Korea's small people are weak, its economic foundation is weak, and it is not as strong as Ming Dynasty's resistance, so the economic collapse is certain. I asked for a share of the war reparations.

Every year, 10 taels of Japanese compensation will be sent to the North Korean government through the Japan-Ming Army, and will be handed over at Busan Port. The North Koreans have the full amount of 10 taels of silver, but the amount that can be handed over to Liu Chenglong for operation is often only half of it.

The royal family wanted money, the two classes that suffered heavy losses wanted money, and everywhere wanted money. The 10 taels of silver was just a drop in the bucket. As a last resort, Li Yan allowed Liu Chenglong to operate the business of selling officials in private, allowing some of the official positions to be sold. to make up for the financial shortfall.

Even so, Yoo Sung-ryong succeeded in renewing his life for the North Korean government.

Over the past six years, North Korea's national strength has slowly recovered, and the people have gradually settled down, licking their wounds and rebuilding their homes, looking forward to a better tomorrow under the protection of the Ming Dynasty.

And at this moment, great changes took place in the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty ceased to exist, and was replaced by the Great Qin established by Xiao Ruxun, the leader of the Eastern Expedition.

Daming is gone.

Great Qin was established.

Xiao Ruxun asked North Korea to change its clan and pay tribute to Daqin.

Although he didn't say anything else with a strong tone, if it was just a light request, it would be more determined.

It's the same as Daming has always been.

There's really no getting around the moral aspect.

So Li Yan could only ask Liu Chenglong for advice.

Liu Chenglong was also surprised when he learned that there were drastic changes in Daming, but he believed that Daming would soon recover, and he also planned to send troops to Daming to get more aid, but now it is no longer needed, people will come by themselves up.

Xiao Ruxun, the Ming general who had cooperated with him sincerely to wipe out the Japanese pirates, that terrifying general who had achieved great military exploits and never lost a single battle, that powerful general whose strength could not doubt his decision.

Now this man is the emperor.

There is no doubt that North Korea's best choice is to immediately bow down to Daqin and get Daqin's protection, and maybe even get a little more assistance from it. If North Korea and Daqin fight against each other...

Not to mention assistance, it is estimated that the next time it will be Daqin's army.

Although North Korea is not at its weakest moment, it is about the same. It is absolutely impossible to fight against the Qin army, let alone Xiao Ruxun, who has a clear understanding of North Korea's geography and climate. This is a hopeless battle.

Now Xiao Ruxun is still willing to bring North Korea into the scope of protection. If North Korea doesn't know what is good or bad, it is estimated that Xiao Ruxun will directly bring North Korea into the scope of rule and set up a province!
Liu Chenglong gave the best suggestion almost immediately—immediately proclaimed himself a minister to Daqin, offered congratulatory gifts, and organized a team of envoys to go to Beijing to congratulate the emperor of Daqin as soon as possible, and set the titles of monarchs and ministers. In this way, Daqin will have The obligation to protect North Korea, North Korea can continue to exist.

Of course, Li Yan knew the necessity of doing this. He decided to do this within a day after he got the news, but now the court is too controversial. There was nothing he could do.

Liu Chenglong immediately understood Li Yan's purpose.

Let Liu Chenglong be his scapegoat and shout for him, and then Li Yan pretended to be reluctant to surrender to Daqin to preserve the dignity of the Joseon royal family.

Liu Chenglong sighed deeply.

Chilling?
It’s nothing, as a politician, this is the basic skill. The king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die. The king wants the minister to do these things, and the minister must do such a thing. This is a common thing, nothing to tangle of.

It’s just that he paid so much for North Korea, worked hard to win that battle, and almost lost his life. After the war, he worked hard to encourage the maintenance of the government under the general situation of constant party struggle. Liu Chenglong asked himself that he has nothing to do to the North Korean government. .

"The king wants the minister to do this, and the minister will naturally do so, but after the matter is completed, please ask the king to allow the minister to return to his hometown. I am tired."

Li Yan's first reaction was unwillingness.

How can such a handy and capable official just give up like this?If Liu Chenglong is gone, who should be in charge of the country's government affairs?
The second reaction was that it was no big deal.

Liu Chenglong is certainly capable, but this matter will inevitably become the target of public criticism. If he continues to appoint him, it will inevitably bring disaster to the Joseon royal family. In this matter, the Joseon royal family must maintain a relatively neutral attitude. Jackie Chan, not the Joseon royal family, not Li Yan.

Without Liu Chenglong, there are so many ministers in the Manchu Dynasty, there will always be someone who can replace him.

Li Yan sighed, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Liu has paid for North Korea, this king will never forget, and this king will let you return to your hometown."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Chenglong's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

"Your Majesty, please follow the orders of the King."

Liu Chenglong accepted the job and completed it satisfactorily. He wrote a letter calling out the importance of surrendering to the Great Qin, and sternly refuted those ignorant claims, thinking that they were sending North Korea to the brink of war.

Liu Chenglong himself belonged to the Southern People's Party. Under the premise that the party struggle turned into a battle of sentiments, this of course made other court cronies feel very annoyed, and they were also jealous of Liu Chenglong's credit and prestige, so they all set fire to Liu Chenglong. jackie chan.

Liu Chenglong was scolded bloody.

Li Yan finally dismissed Liu Chenglong from his position and dismissed him, but passed the resolution to surrender to Daqin along the way. At this time, it seemed that the officials didn't care, as if their purpose from the beginning was to bring down Liu Chenglong.

This is very embarrassing.

However, this did not exceed Li Yan's expectations. Li Yan successfully survived this political crisis, sent a congratulatory form to Daqin, showed his determination to be a minister, and expressed his willingness to pay tribute to the Emperor Daqin.

The news spread quickly to Beijing, and at this time, Xiao Ruxun was not in the mood to pay attention to North Korea, and his energy was devoted to hosting a banquet for the generals in the Northwest and the two defected civil servants in the Northwest.

(End of this chapter)