Cheng Jun sent someone to pass the news back to Hanyang City.
The leading minister Yin Bishang and Li's favorite Liu Ziguang went to the palace to meet Li. Li Kedun was not there at the time, so Yin Bishang explained the reason why Tang Yin and Pu Yuanzong were missing.
"...If the Ming Dynasty envoys enter Hanyang City and state the faults of the king in front of people, the world will discuss the legitimacy of the king's position, and then they will only give Xiao Xiao a chance. There are still people in the court who want to support traitors. They keep an eye on the opportunity and spread rumors that are not good for you, the leader of the country, and all kinds of attacks have never stopped..."
Yin Bishang was also thinking about Li.
Regardless of your attitude towards the Shilin sect, you are also the orthodox eldest son of North Korea, and you are the head of a country recognized by Confucianism.
As your subject, you must consider the legitimacy of your rule.
Liu Ziguang was more cunning. He said: "Without the Ming Dynasty's envoys, will there be less criticism of the king from outsiders?"
Yin Bishang said: "Moreover, Daming will enter the city with a thousand soldiers and horses, and they will also bring firearms, which will pose a threat to the stability of the capital."
"No need to say it." Li raised his hand and said, "It's just a thousand soldiers and horses, which is not enough to change anything. Before entering the city, we sent people to receive these troops. As for the two hundred people accompanying Ming Dynasty, they were not allowed to enter the city. Xing Cao Leave the city in advance and escort Pu Yuanzong into the city."
When Yin Bishang heard this, he felt that Li was still on guard.
If those 1,200 soldiers and horses were allowed to enter the city, it would cause a lot of trouble. This was also the reason why he proposed not to see Tang Yin.
Seeing that he could not change the opinion of the stubborn king, Yin Bishang asked, "Should there be a public trial of Park Yuanzong?"
Liu Ziguang asked: "Prime Minister Yin, do you want the leader of the country to break his trust with the suzerain country, the Ming Dynasty? I have agreed not to interrogate him, but to go through the process. When the Ming Dynasty envoy leaves, just let Pu Yuanzong go with him."
Yin Bishang said: "If this person returns to Ping'an Road, contacts people again, and rebels against North Korea, it will be a disaster. Even if he cannot be executed publicly, he should be poisoned secretly or allowed to commit suicide."
Li glared at Yin Bishang and said, "It seems that you have a personal hatred for Park Yuanzong?"
"That's not what I meant." Yin Bishang quickly explained.
Li Dao: "Then there is no need to say more. This battle is because you people proposed to perfunctory the Ming Dynasty during the court meeting, so that you only sent five thousand troops and failed to complete the entrustment of the Ming Dynasty. That's why the envoys of the Ming Dynasty were attacked." Come here to question us. This year we can raise the tributes, soften our attitude towards the Ming envoy so that he can go back and pay homage, and resolve the resentment of the Ming Emperor and Lai Guogong towards us. If you can't do this, you really just want to see it. You are alone and betraying your relatives."
Yin Bishang knelt down and kowtowed: "I am devoted to North Korea, and I have no intention of offending."
"Okay, I'll leave it to you to welcome the Ming Dynasty envoy, and let Liu Ziguang go with you."
After Li finished speaking, seeing Yin Bishang's objection, he said coldly, "Liu Ziguang is a better man than you, and knows better how to arrange the Ming envoys, and will provide them with better treatment. Unlike you scholars, , I only thought about how to reflect North Korea’s majesty in the reception, and never thought about currying favor.”
The implication.
Liu Ziguang was better at "making things happen". He could provide Tang Yin with any beauties, delicacies, gold, silver, and jewelry.
Now that Tang Yin is somewhat satisfied, won't Tang Yin's attitude soften a lot when he comes to question him? Wouldn't it be easy to deal with Zhang Zhou and the Ming Emperor when we turn around?
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Including Li and Yin Bishang, the monarchs and ministers of North Korea had not considered that the combination of Tang Yin and Park Yuanzong might pose a threat to the royal power of North Korea.
However, as Zhang Zhou agreed to let Tang Yin leave 4,000 troops and only let him take 1,200 people to Hanyang City, everything seemed to be non-threatening. Even Yin Bishang, a mature and prudent scholar who was wary of the Ming Dynasty, Pai Laochen also felt at this time that Ming Dynasty and Pu Yuanzong should not be able to cause trouble.
On April 26, the envoy team arrived at the post station in Gyeonggi Province, which was only thirty miles away from Hanyang City. If they had accelerated their march that day, they might have arrived at Hanyang City shortly after nightfall, but Tang Yin insisted on resting at the post station. .
Cheng Jun met Liu Ziguang.
Liu Ziguang came on behalf of Li. After meeting Cheng Jun first, Cheng Jun introduced him to Tang Yin.
"Envoy of the Tang Dynasty, our lord is aware of the mistakes he made before, and specially asked me to come here to apologize and admit his mistakes. In addition to promising to provide the Ming Dynasty with 100,000 shi of grain for the eradication of the Liaodong slaves, he also promised to provide 20,000 strong men, 7,000 women and children. The people are used to march together and the food is provided by themselves. If the border residents need to be relocated, North Korea will also provide assistance."
Liu Ziguang's words made Cheng Jun frown.
Cheng Jun was wondering, is Park Yuanzong the "chaotic traitor", or are Li and Liu Ziguang the ones?
Selling your country for glory.
Tang Yin said: "Didn't you say that your envoy is Yin Bishang, the leader of the political council? Why didn't he come?"
Liu Ziguang smiled and said: "He will arrange the details of welcoming the envoys into the city tomorrow, such as the ceremony. Tonight, our Lord has sent twenty beauties, six hundred jars of fine wine, and one hundred and forty women to work for the army. At the same time, we are also preparing There were all kinds of dishes. There were two hundred loaves of gold and sixteen chests of silver."
The general meaning is that beauties are given to you, ordinary women are given to the Ming army, and gold, silver and jewelry are all gifts to you.
When Cheng Jun heard this, he was so anxious that he almost got into a fight with Liu Ziguang.
But because Tang Yin was around, Cheng Jun didn't have an attack.
Losing power and humiliating the country.
Chengjun had already closed his eyes, feeling that it was unnecessary for him to stay on the spot. Thinking about it, Yin Bishang made the more correct choice. He appeared in a situation that shouldn't have appeared.
If you didn't know...that would be great?
The people from Shilin came back and asked him why he didn't object at that time... What should I say?
Tang Yin nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good. Leave everyone behind. You can take my letter and go back to meet your king."
Liu Ziguang asked: "Don't you need to stay here to drink with the Tang envoy?"
"No need." Tang Yin's attitude was very firm. "I will only go to the city for one day tomorrow and leave for Ming Dynasty early the day after tomorrow. The war in Liaodong is not over yet, and I don't have much time to stay in North Korea."
"well."
When Liu Ziguang heard this, he realized that Tang Yin was only going to the city for one day and would leave after completing the questioning.
I was thinking, is this a question? You Ming Dynasty are just here to blackmail our Korean monarchs and ministers, right?
Now that you are satisfied with the amount of blackmail, you have decided to leave?
It doesn’t matter whether you leave or not, my mission is completed anyway. If someone accuses me of selling out, then I will say that it was Yin Bishang and Cheng Jun who did it... Anyway, I know that the leader of the country has plans to further eradicate them. I will wait for more If a civil disaster occurs and you are all eradicated, the dead are the best materials to take the blame.
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That night.
Inside and outside the post house.
Tang Yin called Liu Gui, Pu Yuanzong and Xu Jing.
These are the three pillars of Tang Yin's conspiracy to overthrow the North Korean monarchy, but no matter how Tang Yin looks at it, he thinks this combination is... very strange.
Except for Park Yuanzong, Liu Gui and Xu Jing are more like followers. Even though Park Yuanzong has experience in leading troops, he also has certain connections in North Korea. However, Park Yuanzong has always been recognized as a traitor by the Korean people. It seems that Park Yuanzong is expected to achieve great things. It's also a bit ridiculous.
"It will happen tonight," Tang Yin said. "If there is no progress before tomorrow morning, everything will come to nothing and we will have to return to Ming Dynasty."
Pu Yuanzong also looked very nervous and said: "Why not after entering the city?"
Tang Yin said: "The king of North Korea will not allow us to bring troops into the city. I want you to contact the people stationed at the North Korean city gate tonight. Don't you know Jin Yuanguang, the judge of Seoul Prefecture? Ask him to give Open the city gate."
Pu Yuanzong looked confused: "Jin Yuanguang is very close to the Yin family of the king's mother. He will not open the city gate for him, but Yin Shu of Hancheng Prefecture, Li Zidou, and Xing Cao Councilor Cheng Xiyan, and I We have always been on good terms with each other, so we can use their relationship to knock the city gate open."
Xu Jing asked: "Wouldn't it be better if we just use sky gunpowder to blow open the city gate?"
"Mr. Xu, don't you know that there are at least six to seven thousand regular troops stationed in Hanyang City, and there are nearly ten thousand people stationed in the palace. Plus some Zaoli, etc., the number is more than twenty thousand. If the city is attacked, there will be More than 30,000 civilians will be recruited in a short period of time, and there will be troops and horses outside the city to assist in defense. Under such circumstances, we will not be able to capture Hanyang City."
While Pu Yuanzong was explaining, he felt that taking more than a thousand people to rebel was simply risking his life.
If it weren't for the knife held to his neck, he wouldn't have wanted to do it with the Ming envoys.
Tang Yin asked coldly: "If I go directly to see Yin Bishang, the minister of political affairs, will he agree to rebel together?"
"It's impossible." Pu Yuanzong said, "Although he is a scholar and has major opinions on the previous scholar-disasters, he is still very loyal to the king. If he goes, it will be no different than sending death."
Xu Jingdao: "The envoy of the Ming Dynasty, Yin Bishang dares to kill people?"
Tang Yin also became fierce at this time and said: "Businessman Yin Bi is already outside the city, but he has not gone this way. If we fail to win over him, we will kill him directly to prevent him from recruiting troops outside the city."
When Pu Yuanzong heard this, Tang Yin's thinking was very out of the ordinary.
You haven't even taken the city yet, but you're already thinking about how to prevent the royalists from counterattacking?
He was also thinking, if Li could be killed, would North Korea's ministers still support Li Gang's birth to the heir apparent who was less than three years old?
Tang Yin said: "It's getting late now, we must take action. You take a hundred people to contact Yin Shu Li Zidou of Seoul Prefecture, and I will take a hundred people to see Yin Bishang."
Pu Yuanzong was shocked and said: "You still want to divide the troops?"
"Of course." Tang Yin said, "We can't alert the enemy now. Whenever we make progress along the way, we will send off fireworks to remind us. If there is no movement after midnight, Father Heng, you and Pu Yuanzong's generals will lead the rest. Thousands of people, seize Chengjun and the others, and if there are soldiers and horses to block them, just use artillery to fight. Make your attitude clear to the North Korean monarchs and ministers. This will also facilitate our negotiations with the North Korean ministers."
"I..." Xu Jing felt Alexander instantly.
But facing Tang Yin's firm gaze, he reluctantly nodded in agreement.
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Tang Yin and Pu Yuanzong, with two hundred Korean soldiers, pulling some carriages and carrying some goods, were heading towards Hanyang City.
After Cheng Jun heard about it, he quickly came out to stop him and asked, "Envoy Tang, what are you doing?"
Tang Yin said: "Oh, I was about to send someone to deliver some gifts to your monarch, including three cannons and mighty sky gunpowder as a reward for your monarch's gift."
"Are so many people going?" Cheng Jun was a little worried, "The queue doesn't look very long, but it makes Cheng Jun feel in danger."
Tang Yin smiled and said: "Cheng Banshu, you don't think I have any bad intentions, do you? Or do you want to go back with me?"
"No... no need..."
Cheng Jun came here as an envoy this time, and there were not many people with him, but there were probably two to three hundred people.
Of course he didn't think that two hundred Koreans could do anything, and without these two hundred people, the number of "coalition troops" left in the military camp would be exactly one thousand.
The troops were divided again.
The threat is getting smaller and smaller. It seems that Ming Dynasty does not pose any threat to North Korea.
Tang Yin said: "I'll go out to see this group off. Cheng Yanshu should go back and rest first."
"good."
Cheng Jun was also drinking that night. Seeing that the situation was not threatening, he returned to the camp.
Tang Yin followed the team of 200 people out of the city, then mounted his horse and called Pu Yuanzong, who was hiding in the crowd, over.
"Thirty miles away, you can go back if you can complete it before midnight. If not, don't stay at the hotel and return quickly." Tang Yin told Pu Yuanzong before saying goodbye to Pu Yuanzong.
"Yes." Pu Yuanzong also mounted his horse, but could not move quickly. After all, they did not have many horses, and some were only carriages.
Slowly heading towards Hanyang City.
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Yin Bishang left the city that day, preparing to welcome the Ming envoys and also make some arrangements for defense.
He was also surprised when he suddenly heard that Daming had given him a gift in return.
However, when he heard that artillery, gunpowder and other supplies were delivered, Yin Bishang felt it was necessary to greet them. By the way, he asked the five to six hundred soldiers he brought out of the city, as well as the hundreds of civilians responsible for setting up the site, to be prepared.
"You...Tang Yin?"
Yin Bishang was shocked when he saw that the person who came to deliver gifts was Tang Yin, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty.
Tang Yin said: "Gunpowder and heavenly gunpowder are the magical weapons used by the Ming Dynasty to destroy cities and forts. Naturally, I have to deliver them myself."
"Then...then please come in..."
Yin Bishang could see that Tang Yin's sudden arrival at Hanyang City was definitely not a good thing.
But he was also afraid of being known to have conspired with him before Tang Yin entered the city.
Because Li Ke was a very suspicious king, and he would often kill people because of suspicion.
After entering the camp.
Yin Bishang also directly asked Tang Yin why he came: "Tang Yin, you are not here to persuade me to surrender, are you?"
Tang Yin smiled and said: "Why do you want to persuade you to surrender? If we want to attack North Korea, Duke Lai will lead 50,000 troops and kill you at the gate of Hanyang within ten days. Do you believe it?"
Although Yin Bishang didn't want to admit it, after thinking about it, he nodded helplessly.
"So the Ming Dynasty wants to use your life in exchange for the invasion of North Korea?" Yin Bishang, as the leading minister, had a very broad mind. He immediately realized that it seemed that Zhang Zhou had never cared about Tang Yin's life and death.
Throwing Tang Yin to Duobi City, and then sending Tang Yin as an envoy again, and even subverting the royal power of North Korea...
Tang Yin said: "I don't want to interfere with what your dark master has done in the country, but he has harmed the Ming Dynasty and has secret connections with the Jurchens. This is something the Ming Dynasty cannot tolerate."
"This is all slander!" Yin Bishang said.
Tang Yin said coldly: "What good will it do to the Ming Dynasty to slander him? If Lai Guogong is unreasonable, he can just lead troops into North Korea. Why let me lead troops to accomplish great things with Pu Yuanzong?"
"So, you'd better come..." Yin Bishang felt a chill running down his spine.
It was clear that Zhang Zhou and Tang Yin had agreed to leave four thousand soldiers and horses outside Gyeonggi Province, but now Tang Yin and Pu Yuanzong actually wanted to use 1,200 men to complete the subversion of the Korean monarchy?
Tang Yin said: "Tonight, Pu Yuanzong has gone to contact the old people in the city. Using my handwriting, he ordered the garrison officers and soldiers in the city to open the city, and at the same time issued a proclamation to kill Li and the old party who supported him."
"That……"
Yin Bishang immediately wanted to go out and notify his people to take precautions.
But then he stopped.
Because he realized something.
Unless he captures Tang Yin now and hands it over to Li Lai, can he possibly clear his suspicions... The chance is not high, because Tang Yin dared to come to see him before helping Pu Yuanzong rebel, which shows that the relationship between the two There may be a conspiracy in advance...
Based on Li's suspicion, even if he is not punished after the rebellion is defeated in the future, it is estimated that Yin Bishang's good days will be over.
Li would then carry out a bloodbath against the Shilin faction.
Yin Bishang suddenly felt why Tang Yin was so confident in coming to see him. It was precisely because North Korea had a foolish king named Li who was almost unreasonable and liked to kill people. Everyone was in danger, so much so that even those loyal to North Korea couldn't tell them apart at critical moments. Being clear about right and wrong can even make it difficult to choose a stance.
Tang Yin had a leisurely and indifferent look on his face, as if he didn't care about his own life at all, and said: "Thinking about it this way, it would be better to change the country of North Korea and have the monarch and his ministers govern with one heart, than to continue like now, with mutual suspicion and suspicion, and even a lack of understanding of right and wrong. You can’t tell the difference, right?”
Yin Bishang said: "It is impossible for you to succeed."
"Haha." Tang Yin said with a smile, "If things don't work out, Duke Ke Lai's troops will kill him later. Do you think it is better for you to overthrow a foolish king tonight and elect a wise leader tonight, or for Lai to do so?" The Duke of Korea destroyed your country, would it be better to completely annex your territory?"
Yin Bishang naturally knew that the former was better.
But he couldn't say that.
Tang Yin said: "Calculate the time, there is still one hour left. The army I brought will detain your soldier Fanshu Chengjun and kill him in Hanyang City. The time left for you to choose should not exceed half an hour. .”
"I will never agree." Yin Bishang also has his own principles.
Tang Yin nodded and said: "As a loyal minister of North Korea, you have fulfilled your obligations, but whether you are loyal to Lord Li of Yanshan or to Zuo of North Korea depends on your choice."
"Now I want you to stay put tonight. After North Korea is captured tomorrow, you will contact the court officials and let them accept all the changes... Afterwards, you will be neither the hero nor the guilty party. I will let you sleep and return home. Your heirs and clan members can continue to serve as officials in the court, what do you think?"
(End of chapter)
