If Xin Yu dies, he can only die in vain and be of no use. But as long as he lives for one day, he will be the King of Goryeo. Even though he was not in the land of Goryeo at all, but in the capital of Ming Dynasty, he was still the legitimate King of Goryeo.
With the support of the Ming Dynasty, no one in Goryeo dared to deny that Xin Yu was the King of Goryeo, whether it was the forces supporting the Wang family in Goryeo or the Goryeo court.
"As long as we bring Xin Yu to the capital, won't he be at our mercy? If Xin Yu issues royal orders in the capital, do you think the Goryeo court will listen or not?" Han Du looked down at Tang Ding in shock. eyes and said meaningfully.
If Xin Yu issued a royal order, the Goryeo court thousands of miles away would naturally have no choice but to obey. If you don't listen, then the Ming Dynasty will be able to follow Xin Yu's royal order and come to Goryeo to attack Buchen. This is not about invading other countries, but about helping the King of Goryeo quell the domestic rebellion and occupy the great righteousness.
"Brother Han is really thoughtful. It seems that bringing Xin Yu back to the capital is indeed a good move." The more Tang Ding spent with Han Du, the more he felt that Han Du was unfathomable. He came with Han Du, but he never thought of holding the emperor hostage to order the princes.
"But this Xin Yu is the King of Goryeo after all. He will obviously know what he will face if he goes to the capital. Will he agree to go?"
Han Du walked back to the chair and sat down, sighing and saying, "Of course it's not up to him."
Xin Yu has to go whether he wants to go or not.
"Besides, we heard that the Goryeo court is not monolithic. The emerging scholar-bureaucrats and the conservative aristocratic families are at odds with each other. If we hadn't come here this time, I'm afraid they would have fought first. Xin Yu is here The attack on Liao was fully supported by the conservative aristocratic families, but it was strongly opposed by the emerging scholar-officials and bureaucrats."
"Now because Xin You insists on attacking Liao, we have attacked Kaijing. Even if Xin You continues to stay here, I am afraid that he will be at the mercy of the officials, and whether he can save his life is unknown. Instead of doing this, he might as well follow us to the Ming Dynasty. At least Daming will not kill him."
He insisted on going his own way, which led to the destruction of the royal capital. Even though Xin Yu was the King of Goryeo, he could not bear the criticism from the world. Moreover, in order to persist in attacking Liao, he killed Li Zisong, a representative figure of the emerging scholar-officials and bureaucrats, as a warning to others.
If the attack on Liao was successful, then Li Zisong's death would naturally be in vain, but now because of the attack on Liao, the capital was destroyed and the king was captured. Even if Xin Yu can stay in Kaijing and continue to be his King of Korea, he will inevitably face the fierce counterattack of the emerging scholar-officials and bureaucrats. If he doesn't do it right, he won't be able to sit firmly on the throne.
"What about Korea? What are you going to do? You can't just leave it alone, right?" Tang Ding changed the topic to the future of Korea.
Han Du smiled, looked at Tang Ding and asked, "Brother Tang, what do you think?"
Tang Ding was immediately discouraged and said lazily: "I have a ridiculous opinion. I don't know anything about this. I'm just asking you to see what you think."
Han Du pondered for a while and said slowly: "Of course Korea cannot be left alone. If we leave it alone, it will lead to chaos in a short time, which will also be detrimental to the Ming Dynasty... We are going to let someone Put Korea under temporary control."
"Who do you want to use?" Tang Ding was not surprised, but he was curious about who Han Du would choose.
Han Du looked at Tang Ding and said nothing, while Tang Ding also looked unconcerned and drank tea quietly.
When he couldn't stand it anymore, Han Du said: "Cui Ying."
When Tang Ding heard these two words, he was so surprised that the water in the tea cup spilled onto his hands without even caring. He looked up at Han Du and asked in confusion: "Why did you choose him? He is Xin Yu's confidant."
Han Du put down the tea cup, quietly stretched out a finger, and explained: "First, the confidant was a matter of the past. From today on when he betrayed Xin Yu's plan to attack Liao, he is no longer Xin Yu's confidant, but Xin Yu's confidant." Xin You is a sworn enemy. Now I am afraid that Xin You wants to cut him into pieces. Let him rule Goryeo, and we don’t have to worry about him and Xin You joining forces to deceive the Ming Dynasty. By then, both Xin You and Cui Ying will have only Rely on Ming."
"Secondly, Cui Ying is the representative of a big family. It is impossible for the big family not to know that they will face the suppression of the emerging scholar-officials and bureaucrats. In order to maintain their current status, they have to rely on the Ming Dynasty."
"Thirdly, didn't we promise Guo Cuiying that as long as he recruits her from the ground, we will be generously rewarded? This position of prime minister should be regarded as a reward for him."
After hearing this, Tang Ding generally felt that there was nothing wrong with Han Du's decision, but there was still a question lingering in his mind. "What if the aristocratic family becomes powerful based on this? After all, if the position of Prime Minister of Goryeo is given to Cui Ying, it will be a huge advantage for the aristocratic family."
Han Du was not worried at all about this and said with a smile: "Then we can ask Xin Yu to issue a royal order and change someone to be the prime minister? Anyway, whoever is at a disadvantage among them, we will help. As long as we let If they keep their strength evenly matched and continue to consume it, it won’t be long before Goryeo’s national power will fall to the bottom.”
Tang Ding didn't say anything more, chatted with Han Du for a while, and then left.
After Tang Ding left, someone quickly announced, "Master Hou, Cui Ying wants to see you."
Han Du suddenly felt like "whatever you want comes to you, and when you feel sleepy, someone actually brings you a pillow."
"pass!"
Cui Ying had a smile on her face, and she looked like she was talking down to everyone and smiling. When Zhidao came to Han Du, the smile on his face became a little brighter, and he knelt down quickly and said, "Cui Ying, the foreign minister, pays homage to the great angel Zhenhaihou."
"Get up." Han Du held the teacup in one hand and leaned on the chair, without even looking at Cui Ying.
Regarding Han Du's rudeness, Cui Ying not only did not feel humiliated, but instead lowered her head to see if there was anything wrong with herself that had offended Han Du.
"Sit." Han Du saw Cui Ying standing helplessly in front of him, not daring to move, so he stretched out his hand to signal.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." After Cui Ying leaned over and bowed, she carefully moved over and sat down, but she only dared to let her butt touch the edge of the chair.
Han Du looked at it and sneered in his heart. He deliberately pretended not to know and asked, "Master Cui, what's the matter here?"
Cui Ying got excited and quickly replied: "May I ask the Marquis, is the king going to Beijing with the Marquis?"
Han Du blew the tea in the cup and said lightly: "Didn't you hear it during the day? Since there is a misunderstanding between Goryeo and Ming Dynasty, it is natural that the King of Goryeo needs to go and explain it clearly to the emperor."
