Jin Mingde is a famous warrior in the Longwu Army. He is seven feet tall, with broad shoulders and a bulging belly. He is good at using a three-pronged fork weighing 20 kilograms. It is said that when he swings it, he can kill a cow with one blow. Lan
This man had been the leader of Cui Zhongxian's domestic servants in his early years. One day, political opponents in the court gathered more than a hundred monks and soldiers in an attempt to ambush Cui Zhongxian. As a result, Jin Mingde swept them away with a three-pronged fork, killing more than ten people and the rest of the monks. flight.
Because of this meritorious service, Jin Mingde was continuously promoted by Cui Zhongxian in the next ten years, and became the deputy general of Longwu Army in one breath.
In Goryeo, servants and the like have always been untouchables. Ordinary people who want to become officials must check their household registration and their ancestors have not been untouchables for eight generations before they can take office. The officials above the common people are divided into two groups, civil and military, and have been talking about it for generations. Therefore, among the scholars and the common people, the hierarchy was very strict, just like a natural chasm.
Jin Mingde was able to start from a servant and become a lieutenant general in the Longwu Army. He was promoted along the way and broke many iron laws passed down from generation to generation. It was inevitable that the two squads would look at him and secretly laugh at him for being unseemly. But Cui Xiang was so powerful that he got it done, which also contributed to Kim Myungde's arrogance.
Since taking office, Jin Mingde, the deputy general of the Longwu Army, has always regarded his status as similar to that of the main general Cui Junwen.
Cui Junwen has no complaints about this.
In recent years, Cui's consolidation in the court has been getting closer and closer day by day. Even his younger brother Cui Zhongcui and his former ally Park Jincai have not let go, in order to ensure that their own power is as monolithic. Lan
His fight for and infiltration of the king's second army and six guards was also promoted simultaneously through several channels. A scholar-bureaucrat like Choi of Gyeongju ascends to the upper class, and a humble warrior like Kim Myungdeok descends to the lower class. It can be said that we reach the same destination by different paths, so we don’t need to mind it too much.
Think about it from another angle, with Cui Xiang's heroic temperament, if he didn't have Jin Mingde as his deputy, how could he be completely confident about Long Wujun? If he is not at ease with the Longwu Army, the Longwu Army will have to go to Qingsai, Pinglu and other cities to fight against the Khitan people like other troops of the imperial court. That would be really unlucky!
It would be better to welcome the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin as we are now.
It is said that fighting has been going on in the Jin Kingdom in the past few years. The Tatars in the north rebelled, and the remaining Khitans in the east also raised troops and revolted one after another, so that the Jurchens were very worried. During the previous confrontation between our side and the group of Khitan escapees, we captured prisoners and questioned them. It turned out that the national affairs of the Jurchens had now fallen into the hands of a Han.
They also said that the man was extremely tough and tough to handle.
It seems that although the Jurchens' national power has declined to the extreme, the Khitan people have not shown signs of revival. Isn't this a good opportunity for the rise of Goryeo?
Therefore, Prime Minister Cui ordered the Longwu Army to select elite cavalry and take the initiative to cross the border between Jin and Goryeo to greet the Jin envoy. This move was a bit of a test and a bit of a demonstration, at least to test the quality of the messenger and make some preparations for future achievements. Lan
On a certain day, if Prime Minister Cui arranges everything in place for the opening of the capital, and when the time comes, he can go north to expand territory and win meritorious deeds worthy of the Zen Dynasty.
Although Jin Mingde doesn't know how high the sky is, he still has a lot of energy to use. After a while, he faced off against an envoy from the Kingdom of Jin. If he could force the other party to submit, it would be my fault, Cui Junwen. If he went out of his way, the blame would also be on Jin. As long as I apologize humbly and then severely punish Jin Mingde, I think I can make the envoys of the higher country feel comfortable.
At that moment, Cui Junwen smiled slightly and raised his hand to point: "General Jin, look, further ahead is where the General Manager's Office of Posu Road in the Jin Kingdom is located. This large open plain on both sides of the Yalu River has been our country's Goryeo for thousands of years. It is under the jurisdiction of Baozhou Road in the country. Fifteen miles ahead is Laiyuan City of Goryeo, and not far to the north is Kaiyuan City of Goryeo."
"It turns out that these places belong to our Kingdom of Korea."
"It was in the early years, but now...not for the time being."
Cui Junwen continued: "Back then, our Kingdom of Goryeo unified the three Koreas and surrendered the Bohai Sea. It had thousands of miles of territory in the north. It was a great power that had never been seen in ancient times. However, the Khitan became strong first, forcing our country to withdraw from the six states in Jiangdong. , and set up the Great Wall as a barrier. Later, the Jurchens rose..."
"The Jurchens are the Kingdom of Jin." Lan
"Yes!" Cui Junwen nodded repeatedly: "General Jin, do you know that the ancestor of the Jurchens is called Hanpu, and he is a Korean, so all Jurchen tribes are branches of our Kingdom of Korea. However, they are wild and untamed, but they oppress Our country has repeatedly raised troops to fight with us. From this, the Jin Kingdom has Posu Road, Haolan Road, Supin Road, and Huli Change Road. If we, the Kingdom of Goryeo, want to restore our homeland, we must start step by step from now on! "
Having said this, Cui Junwen patted Jin Mingde hard on the shoulder: "I raised my troops here to rely on the general's bravery to show my indomitable momentum of Goryeo!"
"I will handle it."
Jin Mingde raised his hand and knocked on the armor and stomach on his chest to show his strength: "Look at the abandoned fields and scattered people around here. The Kingdom of Jin has weakened, and I am not afraid of them!"
"good!"
Cui Junwen applauded and praised repeatedly.
Jin Mingde is right, there is really no need to be afraid. Lan
I heard that the Jurchens in the Central Plains were in very short supply of cavalry after they were defeated by the Black Tartars. I heard from Song maritime merchants gathered in Kaijing that Jurchens from all over the Northeast had sold a large number of war horses to the Song Dynasty in order to make money. The Longwu Army cavalry who came with me this time are all elite, with a total of three hundred cavalry. With this power, who are you afraid of?
If you want to fight a serious war, of course you can't. But if you just need to show off your authority in front of the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin, it will be easy. At least, it was much easier than those colleagues who fought with the Khitans.
At this time, the cavalry from the front team came to report: "General, we are meeting the Jurchen envoy!"
"How many men and horses do they have?"
"More than twenty riders. They are resting at the water ring on the slope five miles ahead. They asked me to bring the messenger's silver medal as proof and give it to the general for inspection!"
Cui Junwen checked the silver medal: "It turns out he is a doctor from the left and right department."
He looked at Jin Mingde. Lan
Jin Mingde raised his chest and urged his horse: "I will take a hundred horses to arrest them!"
"Ahem, please come, please. General Jin, you have to say this."
Cui Junwen quickly explained his words, and Jin Mingde laughed loudly. With a wave of his hand, he led the cavalry away with a loud noise.
The cavalry ran like the wind, and in a moment they arrived at the water ring on the slope mentioned by the front team. Sure enough, they saw more than 20 people. They tied their horses in the forest and let them graze. Rugs were spread out under several big trees, pretending to be taking a lunch break.
Jin Mingde rode his horse forward, letting the horse's hooves kick out smoke and dust, which made the group of people sitting on the carpet cough repeatedly.
"Are you all the envoys of the above country? Jin Mingde, the lieutenant general of the Koryo Kingdom's Longwu Army, is here to greet me! Please come with me, envoys of the above country!" Jin Mingde shouted loudly. The interpreter on the side also shouted.
Li Yun waved his hand and looked at the bearded Korean man sitting high on his horse through the smoke and dust. Lan
"This place is the express road of the Great Jin Kingdom. Even if you want to welcome us, there is no reason to go deep into the territory of the Great Jin Kingdom without authorization."
Jin Mingde laughed loudly: "Envoy of the State, we heard that wars have been going on in the territory of the State in recent years and it is very dangerous, so we specially welcomed them from a distance. We are also familiar with these places. Don't worry, Envoy of the State, we have Now, there is no need to worry about safety along the way! Let’s go, let’s go, let’s hit the road now!”
"I see. It's a trouble for your country's soldiers."
Li Yun nodded and said calmly: "It's good to have someone to protect you. But don't worry, General Jin, just wait a moment."
