This sound, accompanied by thunder, was so deafening that it almost knocked Zheng Mengzhou unconscious. He raised his head in shock. He really didn't understand where Wang Yu's confidence came from, and he dared to make such wild remarks.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, be careful what you say!" Zheng Mengzhou nodded repeatedly. "If these words reach the ears of the Ming Emperor, I, Gao Li... I, Gao Li..."
"Our country, Goryeo, will be destroyed in an instant!"
"You and others are afraid of the Ming Dynasty, but I am not afraid of it!" Wang Yu continued to speak wildly. "How do the elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty compare with the Red Scarf Army? In the past, when the Red Scarf Army came to our country, they were killed by our Korean warriors and lost their armor. Now, Prime Minister Tuo Huochi invites me, Korea, to work together on great things. Isn't this the destruction of the Ming Dynasty? A good opportunity?"
"Your Majesty, after all, the Ming Dynasty is vast and cannot be compared with Goryeo. We, Goryeo, are a small country with few people, so we need to think carefully..." Cui Ying, a close minister, also advised.
"I have made up my mind, no need to say more!" Wang Yu has already made up his mind.
Zheng Mengzhou tried to persuade him a few more times, but Wang Yu actually sent someone to drag him out of the hall. Everyone in Goryeo saw that the king was very determined to commit the crime, and no one dared to say anything. But everyone has a calculation in their mind.
The royal family has been intermarrying with Yuan Ting for several generations, and even the current king, Wang You, looks hoodwinked. Being of Yuanting descent, he was of course worried that the Ming Emperor would send troops to conquer.
But these Korean nobles in the court had nothing to do with Yuanting. No matter if the king is ready to help the Yuan Dynasty conquer the Ming Dynasty, if the Yuan Dynasty wins, Goryeo may be able to take advantage of Liaodong and Jizhen. If the Ming Dynasty wins, it will just be the king himself who goes to the Ming court to plead guilty, and his ministers like them will not be able to be hindered.
Anyway, this matter is decided by the king alone.
Wang Yu is arrogant, but Cui Ying knows that the current Goryeo government and opposition parties are far from being united. With the national power of Goryeo at this time, it can only be said that it is asking for death if it goes head-on with the Ming Dynasty.
Not to mention destroying the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that even the invasion of Liaodong will require all the strength.
"Your Majesty." Cui Ying thought for a while and came up with a plan. "The king is determined to attack the Ming Dynasty because he wants to regain our country, Goryeo. However, the Ming Dynasty is powerful after all. Since we want to fight against the Ming Dynasty, we, our country, must go all out."
"I request your Majesty to call back Li Chenggui's Japanese army to attack Liaodong and contain the Ming army."
"How about waiting for Prime Minister Tuohuo Chi to defeat the Ming general Xu Da, and then we can march into the Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty together?"
"Li Chenggui?" Wang Yu raised his eyebrows. "I heard that Li Chenggui has some friendship with Ming general Lan Yu."
"Let him go to attack the Ming Dynasty? There won't be any problems, right?"
"Your Majesty, you are overly worried. Li Chenggui is commendable for his loyalty and bravery. In the past, I had good relations with Lan Yu because I, the Goryeo Dynasty, became the suzerain of Ming Dynasty."
"Now that the Ming Dynasty has rebuked me as the envoy of Goryeo and refused my tribute from Goryeo, General Li Chenggui must have broken ties with the blue jade cut robe... He will definitely be loyal to the king and live up to the king's expectations!"
When Wang Yu heard this, he was very moved. He looked at Cui Ying and said, "It's hard for you to recommend Li Chenggui. I heard that you and Li Chenggui have always been at odds, but today you are acting on the basis of merit and not avoiding enmity."
"The king is full of praise. The subject and General Li have a dispute over political opinions. To promote talents for the country, one must be selfless."
Cui Ying bowed extremely respectfully, covering up the sinister look in her eyes.
It is true that he and Li Chenggui were not on good terms. In both the government and the public, he, Cui Ying, was in charge of literature, while Li Chenggui was in charge of military affairs. It can be said that they are incompatible with each other.
It was precisely because of the discord that he suggested that Li Chenggui's Ping Japanese army be transferred.
The political dispute between the two has reached the point where they are at odds with each other. Since the king insists on Zhengming, it is better to take this opportunity to send his political enemy Li Chenggui to the grave.
As long as Li Chenggui Zhengming, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will no longer be his opponent Cui Ying: if he loses, if Ming Dynasty investigates, Li Chenggui can be blamed.
Even if there is a one in 10,000 chance of winning, Li Chenggui has already left Beijing far away, and he, Cui Ying, has enough time to attract power. And Cui Ying also had the merit of recommendation.
Since there is no way to stop it, it is better to take advantage of the situation... Cui Ying admires her ability to attack political opponents.
Wang Yu issued several orders in succession, but Li Chenggui did not dare to argue. In desperation, he had to prepare his soldiers and prepare to go out to the Yalu River to attack Liaodong.
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"How dare you, a mere Goryeo, to betray me, the Ming Dynasty?"
Liaodong Town, Liaoyang City.
The city guard, Yingchuan Marquis Fu Youde, the commander of the Liao Guard Ye Wang, the general of the Zhenguo Geng Bingwen, and others were listening to the report of Ye Bushou, who had returned from the Mingli border to inquire about news at the gate of the camp. When they learned that Wang You, the king of Goryeo, had actually destroyed the credentials given by the Ming Dynasty and responded to Tuo Huochi's call to launch an army to attack the Ming Dynasty, both of them were dumbfounded.
"This King of Goryeo, could it be that he has eaten too much Goryeo ginseng and is deceived? With the caliber of the Goryeo army, he was only qualified to be a servant of the Yuan army in the past... He actually planned to raise an army to attack our country, the Ming Dynasty."
"Could it be that the over 10,000 troops I am planning to defend against Liao are made of mud and paper?"
Ye Wang spat on the snow in the camp.
"I have long heard that the King of Goryeo was arrogant and often used the defeat of the Red Scarf Army to demonstrate Goryeo's martial arts... It seems that he boasted too much and even believed it himself." Fu Youde also snorted. Since the Battle of Lingbei, he has been ordered to take charge of Goryeo. What he is waiting for is a battle with Yuanting, so that he can become the Duke of the country and gain the power to enclose the territory.
Now that Goryeo actually plans to intervene, he will have no choice but to compete with Goryeo in Liaodong... If Tuohuoch comes to invade, he will not be able to benefit from the great contribution of the Yuan and Ming armies in the battle.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"This group of Korean thieves didn't come earlier or later, but now they come to attack the border with a big face... It's just hindering Grandpa Fu's ability to gain military exploits."
"I think this is also Yuan Tan's plan." Zhenguo General Geng Bingwen said. "Goryeo succeeded more than it failed. In the past, our Ming Dynasty also hoped to win over Goryeo to contain Yuan Ta... But unexpectedly, Goryeo was a domestic slave with three surnames. Whoever came to overthrow him, if he was asked to help, he would be a mess. pulpy."
"Yuan Ting has been the master of Goryeo for nearly a hundred years. How could he not know the virtues of Goryeo? Otherwise, he would not have only used Goryeo men as eunuchs and Goryeo women as slaves."
"You just understand that the country of Goryeo is nothing but a slave. This time, Goryeo is encouraged to send troops. To put it bluntly, they don't want me to go and support Xu Shuai."
"If you can contain us, even if Goryeo has exhausted its resources."
"It is better to defeat such a cowardly country and a cowardly king, and make it a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty, and ennoble it with the honor of our Ming Dynasty clan." Fu Youde said.
Ever since the Ming Dynasty established the national policy of "pioneering and enterprising" and allowed ministers with great achievements to gain overseas territories, these nobles and nobles have long since set their sights beyond the borders of the country. The small country of Goryeo is just a piece of greedy fat in the eyes of Fu Youde, Geng Bingwen and others.
It's just that their military merits are far from qualified... Naturally, they are not willing to get involved with the small country of Goryeo, which delays the opportunity to confront Beiyuan and gain military merits.
"Hey. National affairs are the most important thing. We have no choice but to defend here against Goryeo." Geng Bingwen said. "I hope Xu Shuai can win a complete victory and eliminate Huo Chi in one fell swoop."
"In the future, when the Yuanting clan is annihilated, there will naturally be time for you and me to use force."
(End of chapter)
