Korea, Seoul!
In the main hall, King Li Chen looked sad.
He did not expect that his efforts to govern would arouse the fear of Ming Dynasty!
That’s right, it’s just fear!
The angel of heaven suddenly descended and punished the entire North Korea!
Moreover, Lord Rang Ning Li Bao, who had been peaceful for more than ten years, suddenly started to falter, entangled a group of aristocratic families, and launched an attack on him, the king of Korea!
From all this, it is not difficult to see that the Ming Emperor was clearly interested in North Korea!
When Li Chen thought of this, his heart was filled with bitterness and his expression was extremely lonely.
On the side, his right-hand men, Huang Xi from Zuo Yizheng and Meng Sicheng from Right Yizheng, both lowered their heads silently when they saw this.
Huang Xi and Meng Sicheng were scholar-officials who presided over the overall affairs of the government and were leaders of the scholar-officials, similar to the prime ministers of the Central Plains dynasty.
They assisted King Li Ping and worked hard for many years, finally bringing great rule to the whole country and entering the peak period of prosperity. They could have left a name in history and been famous for generations to come.
But no one expected that at this moment, an accident would happen.
The Great Tomorrow Angel Yang Rong came to North Korea, and he was accused on the spot whenever he disagreed. He even secretly supported Lord Ning Li Bao to gather his party members to disrupt the country, turning North Korea, which was originally in a good situation, into a mess in an instant!
Unfortunately, they still have no solution!
Because the excuse Yang Rong used to catch him was very clever!
At that time, Emperor Taizong deposed the crown prince Li Jin without authorization and replaced him as the crown prince. This matter was indeed not reported to the Ming Dynasty. It was only in the 17th year of Yongle that North Korea submitted a petition to the Ming Dynasty to confer Li Yi as the king of Korea.
In other words, Li Di, the king of Korea, was actually canonized by Emperor Yongle himself, so there is no problem in theory.
But the problem is that when Li Li and Li Chen were deposed, the matter was not reported.
But it just so happened that Li Zhen was the crown prince of Korea who was personally conferred by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, and he said the words "I am your father!"
This gave Yang Rong the opportunity to attack!
Your country, North Korea, is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Why don't you report such important matters as changing the crown prince to the overlord of the Ming Dynasty?
What's more, this Li Bao was the crown prince of Joseon who was personally conferred by His Majesty the Yongle Emperor. You deposed him unilaterally and without any explanation afterwards, you directly petitioned to appoint Li Bao as the king of Joseon a few years later, right? Don’t you take the Ming Dynasty in your eyes?
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette and has always upheld the eldest son inheritance system. Then Li Zhuo is the eldest son of Li Fangyuan. No matter how stupid and unruly he is, the position of the king of Korea should belong to him, not Li Xi. of!
As the saying goes, establishing direct descendants does not establish elders, and establishing elders does not establish virtuous people!
You, North Korea, unilaterally destroyed the patriarchal system of the suzerain country and installed a prince who you think is a wise man. Isn't this disrespectful to the suzerain country of Ming Dynasty?
All in all, Yang Rong really wants to invade North Korea and has too many reasons and excuses.
Thinking of this, Huang Xi and Meng Sicheng couldn't help but sigh.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
"The great angel Yang Rong has given an ultimatum, asking the king to abdicate within three days and return the throne to Taizong's eldest son Li Bao, otherwise he will raise an army to investigate!"
Huang Xi spoke worriedly.
Meng Sicheng also sighed.
"Your Majesty, according to the news from the front line, Liu Rong, the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Army of the Ming Dynasty, has led his army northward and is heading straight for North Korea. It is said that there are 300,000 troops!"
"If we... resist, I'm afraid North Korea will be in danger of being destroyed!"
Liu Rong!
Three hundred thousand troops!
Upon hearing the bad news, Li Chen's face suddenly turned pale as a sheet.
He could no longer bear the grief and indignation in his heart, and cried sadly: "Why? Why?"
"If you want to incriminate someone, why bother?"
"Since I came to the throne, I have worked hard to govern the country and worked hard to make North Korea prosperous and prosperous. I have never dared to slack off!"
"North Korea is also prospering under my king's governance and has reached its peak. Why can't Ming Dynasty tolerate my king?!"
"Li Chen!" Yang Rong walked in expressionlessly, "Let me answer this question for you!"
When he saw Yang Rong, Li Chen's face was full of anger, but then he seemed to have thought of something and looked at Huang Xi and Meng Sicheng in disbelief.
This is the palace of his great king of Korea!
He didn't summon Yang Rong, the great angel, so how did Yang Rong get in?
"You..." Li Chen looked at Huang Xi and Meng Sicheng in disbelief. Both of them lowered their heads in shame, not daring to look directly into the interrogating eyes of the North Korean king.
"Why?"
"Why are you doing this?"
"I regard you as my humeral arms. When have I ever treated you two badly?"
Facing Li Chen's questioning, Huang Xi and Meng Sicheng both stood up and knelt on the ground, with bitter expressions on their faces.
"Your Majesty, I am doing this for your own good!"
"If you continue to resist stubbornly, it will only lead to war in North Korea, and all the previous efforts made by you, the King of North Korea, will be in vain, my king!"
Meng Sicheng also cried: "Your Majesty, I don't want to see your Majesty die because of this, let alone my Korean people falling into the suffering of war!"
Hearing the words of his two confidants, Li Chen felt as if he was struck by lightning, and immediately laughed with disdain.
"Hahaha……"
"How ironic, how ridiculous!"
"I, Li Chen, have worked hard all my life, but I never thought that one day I would end up betraying my relatives and alienating my relatives!"
"Haven't you treacherous officials and traitors ever thought about it? What will happen to the people of North Korea if Li Zhuo sits on the throne?"
"Don't worry!" Yang Rong said at the right time, "He is just a puppet. He will not harm your Korean people. He does not have the qualifications."
"Li Chen, in view of your achievements over the years, I, His Majesty the Wude Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, promise that I will confer you the title of Marquis of North Korea of the Ming Dynasty, hereditary and irreplaceable, and live in the capital of the Ming Dynasty."
"And after Li Zhen takes office, he will also be imprisoned. The political affairs of North Korea will be handed over to Huang Xi, Meng Sicheng and others. The Ming Dynasty will not make any changes to the group of talented officials you promoted. It will be carried out smoothly. transfer of power."
Hearing this, Li Chen felt sad.
He finally understood why Huang Xi and Meng Sicheng betrayed him.
Calling it "betrayal" is actually inappropriate.
Because they did not betray North Korea or the people, they just betrayed him, Li Sun.
However, this also means that he, Li Chen, has become an outcast!
"Why?" Li Chen's eyes were blank and he asked the last question.
This time, he asked Yang Rong.
Yang Rong sighed after hearing this.
"To be honest, you Li Chen are indeed worthy of the name of Saint King."
"But that's the problem. Ming Dynasty will not allow a holy king to appear in North Korea, because it is inevitable that Ming Dynasty will annex North Korea!"
"In fact, if you, Li Chen, should have vassalized the whole country early, then I don't have to come here personally. Don't you think there are other countries around the Ming Dynasty? All the vassal countries have become The leader of the vassal state of my Ming Dynasty must be a member of my Ming Dynasty clan, do you understand now?"
"You... are so ambitious!" Li Chen scolded angrily.
Yang Rong chuckled softly when he heard this and said: "Whether it's ambition or ambition, that's the way it is anyway."
"Li Zhen is not like a human king. This is a good thing for the Ming Dynasty. After he comes to power, he will often do some ridiculous things that make people angry and make the Korean people disappointed with you Li family. Then I, the Ming Dynasty, will send a Zong The king will come over and do many righteous deeds to help the people. Finally, he will sit on the throne of Joseon under Li Bao's throne. This is the final plan."
"And the Li family will not be extinct. It will be led by you, the Marquis of North Korea, to live in the capital of the Ming Dynasty and be prosperous and wealthy for generations to come."
"Oh, by the way, Li Chen, you have another important errand, that is, as the Prince's Attendant, you will accompany me, His Highness, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, to study and cultivate virtue."
Yang Rong said with a smile, looking completely convinced of Li Chen.
Li Chen was furious when he heard this and roared viciously: "What if I don't agree?"
"That's easy to handle!" Yang Rong spread his hands indifferently, "Liu Rong, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, will create friction on the border between the two countries, and then brazenly leads an army of 300,000 into North Korea on the grounds that North Korea does not respect the Ming suzerainty. He conquered the city and flattened North Korea, until he finally entered Seoul and killed all the Lee clan of North Korea, killing all the chickens and dogs. Finally, His Majesty sent a Ming Dynasty king to come over and perform many righteous deeds to help the people. The result is the same anyway. Yes, it’s just that the process is a little different.”
"So, King Li Sun of North Korea, will you choose the former mild plan, or the latter bloody plan?"
Li Chen looked at Yang Rong blankly, then at Huang Xi and Meng Sicheng who were kneeling on the ground with their heads touching the ground. After a long silence, he stood up with tears streaming down his face.
He stepped forward step by step, then took off his crown and solemnly handed it to Yang Rong.
"King Yi Sun of Korea, I respectfully obey the orders of the Great Angel of Heaven."
"I hope Lord Angel will keep his word and not harm our Korean people!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chen's vision went dark, he fainted completely and fell to the ground.
Huang Xi and Meng Sicheng hurriedly stepped forward and hugged him.
"King?"
"My lord!"
The two wise ministers cried bitterly, not knowing whether it was because of guilt.
Yang Rong couldn't bear to see such a touching scene, so he walked out of the hall holding the crown.
Outside the hall, Li Bao, the eldest son of Emperor Taizong of North Korea and Lord Rangning, was waiting anxiously.
When he saw the Korean crown in Yang Rong's hand, he was immediately ecstatic and rushed forward excitedly.
"Lord Angel, is this... done?"
"Is that beast Li Chen really willing to take the Zen position?"
brute?
You are a beast!
Yang Rong looked at this guy with an unkind expression, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Yes, Li Chen agreed. From tonight on, you, Li Chen, will be the king of North Korea!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Bao was so excited that he danced with joy, his face full of ecstasy!
Back then, he was forcibly deposed as the crown prince by Li Fangyuan, and he was forced to pretend to be a brother and brother, claiming in front of the people that he admired Li Sen's talent and learning, so he gave up the title of crown prince to Li Fan for nothing. he!
God knows how Li Bao survived that period of time. It was simply murderous and heart-wrenching.
Every time he thinks of this, Li Zhen hates his father Li Fangyuan and his younger brother Li Chen with deep hatred!
Now, he finally takes back what belongs to him!
The position of King of North Korea should have belonged to him, Li Bao!
Li Bao happily grabbed the Korean crown and then carefully put the crown on his head.
Just when he was about to show off the majesty of the North Korean king, a cold voice came from beside him.
"Someone, break Li Bao's legs!"
Yang Rong said with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, Li Bao was shocked.
But before he could make a move, Yang Rong's Imperial Army soldiers rushed over and forced him down to the ground.
But all the North Korean ministers and soldiers just pretended not to see it, and even felt very relieved!
A moment later, a shrill scream echoed through the night.
Li Bao's legs were abruptly interrupted by the soldiers of the Forbidden Army, and the Korean crown he had just put on fell to the ground not far from him.
But now, he could only wail and crawl over with difficulty, trying to reach the crown with his hands.
Seeing this, Yang Rong leaned down and picked up the Korean crown and wiped off the dust on it.
"Li Bao, remember this lesson."
"You can only ask for what I, Ming, give you!"
