The idea of Little China in ancient East Asian countries was initially formed out of a sense of identity with Chinese culture.
They also feel that they have become more noble after accepting Chinese culture and are different from the surrounding Yi and Di tribes, so they have a sense of pride.
However, this sense of pride deteriorated in the later stages, and there was a tendency for cultural identity and political identity to diverge, that is, to identify with Chinese culture but not to identify with China's regional political power, and even to resist the Chinese dynasty.
This situation was particularly prominent during the Mongol-Yuan and Manchu-Qing dynasties.
The Han government collapsed and the Han people were ruled by foreigners, so they are no longer the inheritors of Chinese culture. Little China is the real China.
They think so.
Therefore, the three countries in East Asia, including North Korea, Japan and Vietnam, have all had the idea that they believe that they are the orthodox successors of Chinese culture, but the Chinese and the Chinese regime living on Chinese soil are not the successors of Chinese culture.
From the current point of view, although Goryeo is a vassal state of the Jin Kingdom, it has never been sincerely convinced by the Jin Kingdom. It even secretly despises the Jin Kingdom and has had many conflicts with the Jin Kingdom.
But when the Liberation Army rose up and destroyed the Jin Kingdom and replaced it, this situation changed.
The Liberation Army is an army dominated by Han people, and its leader Su Yonglin is also a descendant of the Han family. He will definitely establish a brand new regime. Compared with the Jin Kingdom, this regime is certainly more worthy of the glorious Chinese culture.
Therefore, the evil Liaodong Yidi regime was declared to be overthrown, and the Greater China regime reappeared on Chinese soil, which was about to push Chinese culture to a new peak.
At this critical moment, how can Korea, as a small China, lag behind others and not quickly follow the footsteps of Greater China?
So after emergency consultations, the monarchs and ministers of Goryeo passed this resolution and took the initiative to contact the Liberation Army to avoid various misunderstandings caused by poor communication between the two parties in the future.
After all, if this trend continues, the Liberation Army will soon border the Goryeo Dynasty.
In mid-to-early February, the Liberation Army captured Jin Guopo Road, causing a considerable number of defeated Jin soldiers and Jurchens to seek political asylum in Goryeo.
The Korean side considered that the Liberation Army was close at hand, and if they accepted these Jurchens in front of them, it would probably cause displeasure to the Liberation Army, so they rejected the Jurchens' request.
In panic, the defeated generals decided to attack Guancheng of the Great Wall of Korea. The Goryeo army guarding the Great Wall was caught off guard and almost made a breach by these defeated generals.
Fortunately, the general of the Liberation Army, Wei Kexian, arrived in time and took care of the remaining defeated generals, and then asked the Koreans about what happened.
The Koreans had the courage to tell Wei Kexian the matter, and then asked about Wei Kexian's identity and position. Wei Kexian did not embarrass the Korean army, reported his name and military position, and left with the troops.
Before leaving, he took a look at the Great Wall built by the Koreans and found it quite interesting.
After Wei Kexian led his troops to annihilate the remnants of the Jin Army in front of the Koreans, the Korean side clearly realized that the military ethics of the Liberation Army were extremely high. In order to prevent this martial ethics from becoming the cause of burning themselves, they immediately accelerated their advance to meet them. Su Yonglin’s matter.
And so there is today.
After Su Yonglin read the credentials of King Wang Hui of Goryeo, he curiously asked Yin Linzhan about this little China. Yin Linzhan told Su Yonglin what happened decades ago, and lamented the wave of speculation about the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty. regret.
Su Yonglin accepted the credentials and smiled.
"So, you have a good relationship with the Song State? Then why did you come to me instead of the Song State? The Zhao Guan family of the Song State is still in Lin'an."
Yin Linzhan's heart moved, and he felt that something was wrong with the problem.
There's something wrong with Su Yonglin's tone.
Why does it sound a bit yin and yang?
Thinking of the situation after the Liberation Army dominated the Central Plains, and the current situation of the Song Dynasty separatizing Jiangnan, Yin Linzhan suddenly made a bold guess.
The land of China has always had a unified tradition. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, there are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two masters on the earth, so...
So he rushed to remedy the situation.
"The virtuous will rule the world. The general will rise up in the army, drive out the barbarians with great martial arts, restore China, and accomplish what the predecessors have failed to do. If the general is not the master of China, who can do it? Goryeo is willing to be The general guards the border and will always be Little China."
Su Yonglin curled his lips, feeling that this Yin Linzhan was quite capable. He heard his sinister and pointed words and made amends in time without making himself unhappy.
So he didn't embarrass Yin Linzhan.
"Well, expelling the barbarians and recovering China, this is the reason why I launched an army to fight against Jin. Now that the great cause of fighting against Jin is about to be accomplished, the restoration of China is no longer a dream. If I think about it carefully, I still feel like I am in a dream. It is incredible... I I am a commoner in Jianghuai, how can the world compare to me?"
Yin Linzhan heard the hidden meaning of Su Yonglin's words, but he didn't believe any nonsense like Jianghuai Buyi. This must be Su Yonglin's pretense.
But he can pretend to be cool, he is the biggest in Zhongyuan, he can pretend however he wants.
So he immediately flattered Su Yonglin and praised Su Yonglin for being wise and powerful, and worthy of being the master of Greater China.
Su Yonglin laughed and rewarded Yin Linzhan.
This diplomatic contact was not an informal contact, and there was no formal reward. Su Yonglin had not yet proclaimed himself emperor, and had no title. His current identity was still the deputy commander of the Liberation Army and the head of the General Affairs Bureau. With these two titles, he was in charge of the military and political affairs of the Central Plains. power.
Therefore, in terms of status, Su Yonglin was still a rebel and did not have the righteous status to reward Goryeo.
However, Goryeo didn't care. They obviously thought that as long as Su Yonglin was willing to maintain contact with Goryeo and remember Goryeo's flattery and respect for him, that would be enough.
All the rest can be done when Su Yonglin officially proclaims himself emperor.
Yin Linzhan asked Su Yonglin about some of his future arrangements in a sideways manner. Su Yonglin did not answer directly. He just told Yin Linzhan that he would send troops to Guanzhong to completely crush the Jin Kingdom to death and completely replace the Jin Kingdom's dominance in the Central Plains.
Yin Linzhan understood, this was Su Yonglin's answer.
And he had a premonition that Greater China was about to usher in a real rise. A horse-riding emperor was about to push Greater China to the next peak, and Goryeo must catch this ride, otherwise, it will be left in the dust of history forever. middle.
So no matter what, Korea will never give up the title of Little China!
It was the end of April, and the spring plowing tasks in the areas occupied by the Liberation Army were basically completed.
During the spring plowing season, Su Yonglin prepared the army for battle, and at the same time asked soldiers without combat missions to go to the fields to help farmers plow and grow food. He was preparing to make the army's assistance to farmers in production a routine and a rule, and further deepen the relationship between the military and civilians.
The Liberation Army came from the peasants, so they naturally had to safeguard the interests of the peasants and not forget their roots.
The best channel to promote such mutual trust between farmers and the army is for the soldiers of the Liberation Army to take turns to help the farmers near the station during the busy farming season.
Garrison troops from Yanyun, Hedong, Henan, Shandong, Liaodong and other places went to the local villages that lacked the most labor to help participate in spring plowing. The participation of hundreds of thousands of strong and capable laborers helped relieve the pain of those local villages that lacked labor. trouble.
Su Yonglin and Zhao Xirui also set an example and went to villages near Zhongdu to help plow and sow seeds during the busy farming season.
Regardless of whether it was for show or not, at least by setting an example, the Liberation Army and the officials who were members of the Restoration Army would be touched.
In fact, emperors of all dynasties have done this.
Before the spring plowing of the new year in all dynasties, the emperor would lead his ministers to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, praying to heaven for good weather, peace and prosperity for the country and a good harvest, and then pretending to work for a while to show that the emperor attached great importance to agricultural production.
Therefore, what Su Yonglin did was similar to this behavior in the eyes of others. Even though Su Yonglin and Zhao Xirui really went to the fields to help with farming, they looked no different to the old bureaucrats and gentry.
But what made this group of people feel a little dissatisfied and worried was that Su Yonglin refused to participate in the traditional act of worshiping heaven and earth before spring plowing began.
Not only did he not participate, he also did not allow officials to hold it.
He asked officials from all over the country to devote themselves to the production activities of spring plowing and not to hold any activities to worship heaven and earth in the official name.
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ps: I finally waited for Thor and exploded! !
