Kong Maojie's analysis is not sensational. At least Xin Qiji expressed his agreement with Kong Maojie's ideas.
"Based on the existing intelligence analysis, this military generals' mutiny actually occurred relatively suddenly, and there was no obvious and convincing Goryeo military general as the leader.
This situation will lead to internal fighting among them after the initial chaos is over. After a series of internal fighting, a final winner will be determined and can become the ruler of this military general regime and be convinced by everyone.
But in this case, this situation will also completely change the rules of the political power of the Goryeo Kingdom, making it enter the situation of our Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The emperor takes turns and will come to my house next year. "
Military generals fight for power and gain by relying on military power, outright force. They do not have the time or the quality to design rules for the operation of political power that suit their own interests, nor do they have the time or ability to sanctify themselves and stabilize their positions.
If there were no administratively literate generals like Zhao Kuangyin to create a set of rules belonging to the general regime, and successfully transform into a normal country, then the situation of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms would have occurred in Goryeo.
The emperor takes turns, and when he comes to my house next year, the one with strong soldiers and horses will be the emperor.
But from Su Yonglin's point of view, another possibility is more likely.
"The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms are unlikely. Goryeo is a small country and it is not their turn to cause a big split like the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Moreover, we can notice that they did not choose to kill the king, but established a new king as a puppet.
Obviously, the Goryeo military generals had no idea of changing the dynasty or reshaping Goryeo. They chose to take shortcuts. As long as a nominal monarch was still there, they could hold power and act in the name of the monarch.
The puppet will shoulder all the responsibilities and enjoy all the benefits. These generals have no political literacy or ambition. They just want to replace the civilian officials and do whatever they want. "
Su Yonglin put down the paper in his hand and sneered.
"It's just that they were bullied too badly by the civil servants. They want to get the benefits consistent with their status. They are just a bunch of insects."
Everyone thought about it and felt that Su Yonglin's analysis made sense.
"So what do you think we should do?"
Xin Qiji asked.
"what to do?"
Su Yonglin folded his hands in front of his chest, thought about it seriously, and said slowly: "These insects want glory and wealth, but they don't have a universally recognized leader. It will be difficult to establish order. Many wars will inevitably occur. In the end, It’s the common people who are suffering.”
Xin Qiji nodded.
"That's right."
"So, You'an, with the current strength of the Fifth Corps, do you think it's okay to eat Goryeo in one bite?"
"Eat Goryeo in one go?"
Xin Qiji was stunned for a moment, then said: "Based on the current situation, the power of one regiment is indeed enough to destroy Goryeo, but... are you serious?"
No one expected that Su Yonglin would bring about the destruction of the Goryeo Kingdom.
After all, it is a vassal state. Although there has been a rebellion and the original king has been overthrown, its national attributes are still normal and have not changed.
It is a very simple matter for the Ming Dynasty to attack Buchen. It is justified and it is justifiable to eliminate all the rebel forces.
But what follows is to make Wang Sui the king again and bring order to the chaos. This can be regarded as the standard script for the legitimate master of kings to crusade against the rebellious and rebellious.
After rebelling against someone else, he easily killed them. This...
"After all, Goryeo is a vassal state. It has always been submissive. It is possible to bring order to the chaos. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to destroy it directly."
Lin Jingchun said: "And judging from the current financial situation, on the one hand, we are preparing for the Western Liao War, and on the other hand, we need to expedition to the northern grasslands. If we want to send troops to Goryeo now, it may be quite difficult."
"Do you have enough money? Can you fight?"
Su Yonglin stared at Lin Jingchun: "You only need to answer these two questions from me."
Lin Jingchun blinked, and then said helplessly: "Yes, yes."
"Isn't this enough?"
Su Yonglin shook his head and said: "Money must be used to create wealth. It is enough to store some of it for emergencies. The rest must be used in appropriate places to create greater wealth and allow Ming Dynasty to enter a virtuous cycle. "
Su Yonglin once again elaborated on his financial management concepts, and then gave his own views on the issue of Goryeo.
The Ming army could have used the legitimate reason of revolting to enter Goryeo to quell the rebellion, defeat all the rebel generals, and then restore King Sui to his throne.
But by that time, Goryeo's civil and military leadership had been almost destroyed. Ming Dynasty could send officials to Goryeo to take control of power and establish an administrative system belonging to Ming Dynasty.
After a complete set of administrative and taxation systems belonging to the Ming Dynasty are put into operation, Wang Sui can make the attached request in a timely manner.
He requested three times, but Ming refused three times. The fourth time, Ming was able to accept. In this way, no matter who has a good tongue, he cannot change the outcome.
And, very reasonable.
A group of people discussed the ideas put forward by Su Yonglin, and they felt that they were quite feasible.
After such an operation, Goryeo will really belong directly to the Ming Dynasty. They will directly become a province of the Ming Dynasty and will no longer have an independent status.
However, Xin Qiji still had some doubts about Su Yonglin's decision to conquer Goryeo.
"Koryeo is a small country and its people are tired. It seems that collecting them does not mean much to the Ming Dynasty. They cannot become a threat to the Ming Dynasty. Why not keep them as a border barrier?"
Su Yonglin shook his head.
"Goryeo is indeed a small country and its people are tired, and there is not much benefit from it, but its location is very meaningful to the Ming Dynasty. It is a springboard. In the future, this springboard will play an unexpected role."
Xin Qiji and others did not know what the future role Su Yonglin mentioned was, but judging from the current overall situation, it is indeed not difficult for Ming Dynasty to annex Goryeo.
The small demon in the temple is very windy, and there are many bastards in the shallow pool. If you swallow it, it will also prevent it from mutiny and coup all day long, and bring unexpected trouble to the Ming Dynasty.
So the original state council began to turn in the direction of a military meeting.
Xin Qiji led a group of senior operational staff from the General Staff Headquarters and began to explain the internal affairs, diplomacy, terrain and military situation of Koryo, allowing Su Yonglin to understand the basic situation of Koryo in the shortest possible time.
Based on the current spying on Goryeo's national conditions by Skynet Army spies, it is generally inferred that Goryeo's population is between 2 million and 3 million. The maximum number of national standing troops does not exceed 100,000. Under extreme conditions, military mobilization can double the army. Number of people.
In the past, Goryeo worshiped civility and suppressed military force, and suppressed generals and the army. The combat effectiveness of the army was relatively low. Now, after the coup of generals, the consciousness of the main body of the army has risen appropriately. The combat effectiveness of the army may have improved to a certain extent, but not by much, and it will not have any effect on the Ming Dynasty. What specific threat.
The country's terrain is mostly mountainous and hilly, with few plains, making it unsuitable for cavalry regiments to engage in large-scale operations. Infantry and divine machine battalions may have miraculous effects in local operations.
After the rebellion of the military generals, the civil servants in the country were brutally suppressed, and they were bound to undergo a round of purges, which would inevitably trigger dissatisfaction and resistance from the local forces. In the future, even without the intervention of the Ming Dynasty, there would inevitably be successive conflicts in the country. A wave of resistance.
After Su Yonglin had a preliminary understanding of the situation in the Goryeo Kingdom, he felt that this battle should also be a dimensionality reduction strike for the Ming army. It was really not a difficult task for the original Liaodong Corps.
