After reading Guo Zaiyou's reply, the King of North Korea, Ri Ho, immediately became furious, slammed the armrest, and angrily said, "This is unreasonable." In response to the decree, Jin Yingnan quickly asked the king to calm down, but Li He was still furious and shouted: "How can I calm down? Are these people Korean people? How did the prince convey the king's order? Why are all of them disobeying the king's order?"
What I want to ask now is whether the crown prince has colluded with the rebels. Otherwise, how could the Korean people despise me so much? Oh, I know, I guess in their eyes, the royal order of the fugitive king is no longer a royal order, but the order issued by the crown prince is a royal order, right? "
Jin Yingnan hurriedly comforted: "Your Highness, please calm down. Your Highness is serious. The rebels are just officers and soldiers who cannot trust Gyeongsang Province. They are definitely not contemptuous of Your Highness. In the final analysis, the rebels always fight against the enemy for the sake of the ancestral temple, the country, and the king. Please Your Highness understands the sincerity of the rebels."
"For me? Haha, what a good one for me!"
Obviously, Li Huo was not convinced of such a false statement. He believed that the rebels were just rebels who took advantage of the war to expand their own power. Once the people's sentiments changed, they would definitely rebel and cause chaos. Therefore, he ordered Jin Yingnan to send an order to arrest him. Guo Zaiyou and his rebel army.
Jin Yingnan did not dare to object on the spot, but immediately discussed it with Yi Dooshou and Zheng Che. Yi Dooshou sighed sadly and said dejectedly: "Today, destroying the rebels is like strangling one's own throat. We can destroy ourselves without the enemy taking action... You two, how can we issue this order?"
Zheng Che pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "In my opinion, the king's anger this time is just a blunder. After all, in the long run, the existence of the rebel army will be extremely important in overcoming the national crisis and deterring the enemy's rear. It's so great. Your Majesty only needs to think about it carefully to understand it in your heart.
The root cause of the king's anger was the damage to his authority, not what the rebels had actually done. To be honest with you two, right now I'm just worried that this matter will affect the Crown Prince's residence..."
Idoshou sighed and said helplessly: "I also hope that the king will change his mind after a few days of rest, but as the saying goes, if the king cannot save his face, how can he change his mind? Therefore, I have informed Liu Chenglong Return to Yizhou as soon as possible to persuade the Lord, I hope it will have some effect."
Liu Chenglong was shocked after receiving Yi Dooshou's letter. He hurried to Yizhou to see Li He and said: "Your Highness really wants to arrest the rebels as thieves or rebels? If Your Highness is determined to do so, please issue a royal order to your ministers." , I am willing to go to Gyeongsang Province in person and capture the heads of the rebels."
Li Hao was greatly surprised and asked in surprise: "Ai Qing also thinks that the rebels are thieves and rebels?"
However, Liu Chenglong shook his head and said: "Your Highness, whether the rebels will become thieves or rebels does not depend on the rebels themselves, but on how your highness views it. As for the minister, I am a minister of the court and a minister of the king. What does the king think? It doesn’t matter what I think, my own opinion is irrelevant.”
Different from other people's advice, Liu Chenglong's statement is very clear. It is a typical advice based on political correctness, and the effect is naturally extraordinary.
Sure enough, Li He's face softened a little, and his tone was no longer as cold as when he was admonishing other ministers before, but his tone was still cold and stern: "According to your opinion, it is the few who are forcing the rebels to rebel?"
Liu Chenglong replied: "The king must not have such intention, but if he really wants to act like this, I'm afraid it will probably end like this."
He paused and then continued: "Now that the rebels are loyal to the country, but they are regarded as bandits and rebels, how should they express their grievances? If the morale of the rebels can be boosted and His Highness will reward them for their merits in the future, then even if they are allowed to obey His orders , the rebels will be omnipotent, and naturally there will be no so-called rebellion again.
Your Highness, the Japanese pirates are now extremely troubled by the rebels. Our officers and soldiers are in the light, but the rebels are in the dark. As far as the Japanese pirates are concerned, they are enemies both light and dark, which is really miserable; as far as the imperial court is concerned, our officers and soldiers are the regular soldiers, while the rebels are the strange soldiers. The combination of good and strange will lead to no disadvantage. This is an excellent tactical coordination.
But if the government troops take action to eliminate the rebels, our army will lose all its integrity and will probably have no chance of winning. Therefore, for the sake of the world, the country, and the king, I ask Your Highness to make a clear decision and grant the position of a volunteer officer, and at the same time win the hearts of the people. "
In fact, as the North Korean ministers expected, Li Huo had already regretted his previous order. However, he was always a good-faced person, and it was not convenient for him to take back his words casually - it was not like what he had done before. That was when the Japanese army was in front of them. If I didn't move, I might really die. Even if I didn't die, I wouldn't be able to become a king. How can these two things be compared?
However, since Liu Chenglong came specifically to dissuade him, this gave Li Ao a step forward. As one of the leading figures in North Korea's Yangban, Liu Chenglong came to the king personally to advise him, so it was okay to give him face. After all, this is called humbly accepting advice, and it is what a wise king does. Therefore, Li Huo pretended to think about it and agreed to it.
But Li Hao then thought about it and felt that this matter should not be taken too lightly, so he asked Liu Chenglong whether this was the prince's intention or Liu Chenglong's own intention.
Liu Chenglong saw that the King of Joseon was planning to test, and he knew that the only way to temporarily dispel Li Huo's doubts was to defend the royal power, so he solemnly replied: "Whether it is the will of the crown prince or the minister, as long as His Highness accepts it, it is His Highness's wish. After all, Only His Highness is the king of a country, so what if the others are princes, and the ministers are even less worth mentioning."
Li Huo was really overjoyed when he heard this and said with a smile: "After all, Liu Aiqing, you are still mature and prudent, and you understand the righteousness. I am very relieved to hear this."
What a turmoil, it was finally suppressed, and the conflict between the government and the rebels was temporarily covered up. At least on the surface, it no longer seemed like the tit-for-tat confrontation before, and the two sides could occasionally join hands to fight against Japanese enemies.
At the same time, since Kato Kiyomasa basically established his position in Hamgyeong Province, the North Korea branch was quickly moved to Seongcheon in order to adapt to the changes in the situation.
Let’s talk about the Hamgyong Province. After it was basically pacified by the Japanese Second Army, Kato Kiyomasa found Linhaijun and said to him with a smile: "Please forgive me for offending the prince. I have something to ask of you. I hope the prince can do it." assist."
Lin Haijun seemed to be not only a playboy, but also didn't even have much brains. When he saw that Kato Kiyomasa had a good attitude and actually had a face, he said proudly: "No matter what you want to ask me for, you should release us immediately first! You should know that, I am Lord Linhai, the eldest son of the King of Korea. After the war, I will ascend the throne as king. If you release me now, I will thank you greatly in the future."
Kato Kiyomasa originally looked down upon this dandy and good-for-nothing, but now that he heard his words, he completely saw that this Linhai-kun was just a piece of shit.
Kato Kiyomasa chuckled, and was too lazy to beat around the bush to avoid the idiot not understanding. Instead, he simply said bluntly, asking Lord Linhai to write a letter to the King of Joseon, asking the King of Joseon to stop resisting and surrender immediately.
No matter how stupid Linhai Jun is, he knows that things are thousands of times different from what he thought. He immediately felt humiliated and cursed Kato Kiyomasa.
Kato Kiyomasa, as a veteran who came from Japan's Warring States period, had never seen any storms. He was not angry after hearing these words. He just ordered his general Nabeshima Naoshige to teach Linhai-kun a lesson without expression.
How could a dandy like Linhai-kun be very ambitious? After being beaten without mercy, he was quickly covered with bruises. He was afraid, fearing that he would really lose his life if he continued to be stubborn, so he wrote a letter of persuasion to surrender in tears and delivered it to Kato Kiyomasa.
However, when Kato Kiyomasa learned that the letter of surrender written by Rinkai-kun was not intended to be sent to his father, but to his brother Kokai-kun, he couldn't help but be confused and asked Nabeshima Naoshige. Why.
Nabeshima Naoshima immediately explained: "The North Korean prince said that North Korea has now been divided into two courts. The actual representative of North Korea is the divided court led by the second prince of North Korea. As for the previous King of North Korea, he was in a hurry. When he fled, he appointed the second prince as his crown prince and took charge of state affairs on his behalf. However, after all, this crown prince was not the master of Korea, so although the king of Joseon ordered the crown prince to lead the country, he also often issued royal orders."
Kato Kiyomasa frowned, wondering which of the two courts could make the decision. If the crown prince surrenders but the king of Joseon does not recognize him, or if the king of Joseon descends but the crown prince does not recognize him, what will happen? However, after hearing the wishes of the people of the world, Kato Kiyomasa thought it over and sent Linhai Lord's surrender letter to Gwanghae Lord.
In the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, Linhaijun and Shunhejun were wearing thin clothes, had not eaten for a long time, and were bruised. Jun Shunhe asked Jun Linhai if his father and brother could save their lives.
Lord Linhai sighed: "My father only cares about fleeing to protect himself. If he wants to save us, he is also deeply afraid of the Japanese pirates. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to make up his mind to rescue us. After all, Guanghai is a compatriot from the same mother and is connected to my brother by blood. In addition, He is kind by nature and will definitely rescue you and me... We can only count on Guang Hai now."
Soon after, King Linhae's surrender letter was sent to Seongcheon by the Korean army. King Gwanghae divided his court and subordinates into two factions: some believed that King Linhae was usually tyrannical and had lost all the people's support before he was captured by the Japanese pirates. He should not save a single person. And made the whole country surrender.
Another part of the vassals believed that although surrender was not allowed, the prince should still be rescued, for example, in exchange for food, gold and silver. As for sending troops to rescue, it might be difficult to win, so they were not considered for the time being.
However, an accident happened. Lord Gwanghae believed that food and gold and silver should be used to fight the Japanese pirates, but not to exchange prisoners of war. As soon as this statement was made, it was almost equivalent to a death sentence for one brother and one brother.
Late that night, Lord Guanghai sat alone, unable to sleep, crying. The internal officials came to ask him to sleep, and Guanghaijun couldn't help but ask whether the decision he made during the day was to ignore death, and whether the person who made such a decision was a cold-blooded person who abandoned his brother.
How can an internal official dare to interrupt so easily on such a sensitive royal topic? I can only try my best to avoid it and comfort Lord Gwanghae by saying that I have no choice but to do so.
Lord Gwanghae seemed to be asking him or talking to himself, saying: "If I was determined to rescue my brothers, I should at least try to negotiate with the enemy. But I have no such intention at all. Instead, I think that if a prince is defeated by If the enemy captures... and sacrifices him, it will definitely play a positive role in the heroic resistance of the people.
I never thought that I could be so cold-blooded when facing a brother from the same mother. Do you think I did this because I was greedy for the position of the heir, or was it a personal revenge against my relatives? Do you know why I became like this? Haha, the person who made me become this is my father!
What I hate most is always the king. I have not been loved by him since I was a child. Even after I was made the crown prince, I still walk on thin ice because I am always in danger of being deposed or even killed by the king! I want to overcome the national crisis but I am hindered by him at every turn. There is no one in the royal family who I can trust. I hate him because it is he who made me like this! "
Lord Gwanghae laughed miserably and cried at the same time, feeling extremely sad and angry. When the internal officials heard these fatal words, if it weren't for the fact that he was Lord Gwanghae's confidant, he would have quickly tried to find a way to inform the king. Even though he was Lord Guanghai's confidant, he did not dare to offer any words of comfort. He could only listen to it with trepidation, wishing that he could turn back time and not come to invite Lord Guanghai to bed just now.
The next day, Lord Gwanghae was meditating alone in the courtyard. Zheng Zhuo suddenly came to see him and once again suggested that Lord Gwanghae submit the letter of surrender from Lord Linhai to the king.
Zheng Zhuo further said: "Your Majesty, please tell His Majesty the King about Linhai Jun and Shunhe Jun, and ask the King to rescue him! Your Majesty has a lot of money and food there, and the Ming Dynasty has come to help. I wish you to be together with my father and son." For the sake of my pulse, I think the king will do his best to rescue them."
However, Lord Guanghai was determined at this moment. He shook his head and said: "Even if I submit it to the king, I'm afraid the king will have a hard time making a decision. My brother and my compatriots, my mother, have never been favored by the king, so I don't want to trouble the king anymore." .
I have made up my mind about my brother and Shunhe. I insist on fighting against the Japanese pirates in the divided dynasty with the thought of dying. I have already left a suicide note. After my death, I will use the suicide note to apologize to my mother for failing to protect my brother and younger brother. I will always remember it. Linhaijun and Shunhejun unfortunately died in the battle while leading the people to resist the Japanese pirates - there should not be any cowardly sons under the mother's knees. "
Seeing that Lord Guanghai had made such a determination, Zheng Zhuo was shocked at first, but soon became respectful and bowed deeply without saying a word.
However, none of them knew that the news was delivered to the Nanning Marquis in the capital of the Ming Dynasty within a few days. Gao pragmatically tapped the secret report on the table with the index and middle fingers of his right hand, but did not speak for a long time.
Liu Xin, who was standing next to her, waited for a long time and couldn't help but ask: "This man is someone who can be cultivated. Are you thinking of simply replacing the King of North Korea, Li Huan, with him?"
Gao pragmatic looked at her in surprise and asked, "Why do you think so?"
Liu Xinqi said: "Isn't this obvious? This Lord Guanghai is much more reliable than his eldest brother and his father Li Hao. He is exactly the king that North Korea needs now and in the future."
"Oh, that's what you think." Gao pragmatic nodded, but immediately raised his eyebrows and asked: "But the question is, what kind of king does North Korea need? What does it have to do with me? I am the minister of the Ming Dynasty, I should consider it Isn’t it the kind of king of Korea that Ming Dynasty needs?”
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