Why does "Dead Water" say "The King is right"? Because the first person to propose the inclusion of the Ming Dynasty was indeed the King of Korea, Li Huo himself. It's just that the "dead water" people certainly won't point out when Li Huo said this.
However, in fact, Li Huo's proposal to include the Ming Dynasty naturally had its "preconditions". Since April of the Imjin year, the Japanese invasion of Korea has been overwhelming, especially the first and second armies of Konishi Yukinaga and Kato Kiyomasa, which have swept across Korea as if it were an uninhabited country, and the Korean army has been defeated one after another.
After the news that the Japanese army was about to invade Hanyang reached the court, Li Shanhai, the political leader, proposed that Li Huo "move". At this time, influenced by North Korea's tradition of party struggle, Yi Shanhai, a member of the Dongren Party, immediately encountered strong opposition from other parties. However, due to the serious situation, King Li Ao of Joseon decided to go north to "relocate" against all opinions.
At this time, nearly half of North Korea's territory was lost, and the country's troops were less than one battle. Under this situation, Li Hengfu proposed to cross the Yalu River to the Ming Dynasty for "internal attachment". Li Hao, who had already believed that North Korea would definitely lose, immediately agreed. ——This is the true meaning of "the king is right", that is, the theory of internal attachment was recognized by the king himself very early on.
Let’s not mention Ming’s reaction to this for the time being. Here we will only talk about the impact and ripples of this matter in North Korea.
Let’s briefly review the situation at that time: With the outbreak of the war, North Korea “has been at peace for two hundred years. The people do not know the military, the wind has collapsed, and no one dares to meet it. The thieves march forward as if they are entering an uninhabited country.” At this time, North Korea is at the mercy of others and is about to face a situation where all eight roads are trapped. So some court officials urged Li Huo to establish the heir apparent on the grounds that the country was in crisis.
In the war against Japanese aggression, the Dongren Party was in command in the middle of the country, and the Southern Party was fighting on the front lines. In addition, the leader of the Western Party, Zheng Cheol, had not yet returned, so the power of the government at this time was in the hands of the Dongren Party. Therefore, Gwanghae-gun's appointment as crown prince was not only the result of party struggle, but also strengthened the power of the Dongren Party.
After the Linjin River defense line collapsed, Li Huo began to prepare for crossing the Liao Dynasty and "annexing" the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the court officials' debate about "annexation" intensified the party strife in Korea, which not only led to more intense remonstrances between the monarch and his ministers, but also alienated the relationship between Li Yu and his son.
On June 13, Li Huo expressed his intention and prepared to "include". At the same time, he told the ministers, "From now on, the crown prince will be asked to take charge of state affairs. Except for matters such as worship, official titles, rewards and punishments, he will make his own decisions at his own convenience." On the fourteenth day of the same month, Li Huan and Gwanghaejun separated their dynasties. Gwanghaejun went to Jiangjie, and Li Huan went to Uiju specifically for "inner attachment".
Since there was no high-level pragmatic intervention in the war situation at this time, its development was almost the same as in the original history. "I ordered the ministers to revise the attached message and send it to the Liaodong capital. I ordered the leader Cui Xingyuan to discuss the affairs, the counselor Yin Zixin, etc., and the leader of the temple community, Accompany the crown prince to Baogang Realm and divide the court officials to follow him." Therefore, a small court led by Lord Gwanghae was formed at this time.
Li Huo once asked, "Cui Xingyuan, Li Xianguo, and Li Chengzhong said: You are all old, so you can be the heir apparent. Han Zhun also said: You have parents, so you can be the heir apparent." In the end, the court officials who followed Gwanghaejun included Cui Xingyuan on the left, Zheng Zhuo on the right, and Shen Zhongqian on the right. All three of them were important members of the Western Party.
At this time, Li Huo expelled the court officials who did not agree with the "internal attachment" and ordered these people to follow King Guanghae. When he was about to leave for Yizhou, Li Huo asked the courtiers if they were willing to follow the emperor. As a result, there were very few people who answered. Only Li Hengfu responded positively. He replied: "I am young, healthy and have no parents. Please come with me." Then Li Shanfu , Hong Jin and others were all willing to follow Li Huo, and the remaining ministers "all wanted to follow Dong Di".
Judging from this situation, it is actually easy to understand the inevitability that Li Huo would try every means to suppress the division of dynasties when the situation calmed down later - especially after the Ming army came to help.
The subsequent war process has been described in the previous article, so there is no need to read it again. The simple summary is: even before Gao Pragmatic personally took action, the fight was slightly better than in the original history.
The better the Ming army fights, the more beneficial it will be to North Korea for Li Ao and detrimental to Lord Gwanghae. There is no doubt about this. But what I want to talk about here is not that, but an analysis of the domestic political atmosphere in North Korea. This political atmosphere is also the root cause of Gao Pragmatic's decision to let Ming eat North Korea.
So skip the war process and take a look at what happened next in original history: After the war, Li Huo began to discuss the merits of his ministers. Heroic officials are divided into three types. The first type is: ministers who have always followed Li Huo from the date of Li Huo's "immigration", through the "internal attachment" incident to the end of the war. This category is called "saint-protecting heroes" and is divided into three grades according to their merits.
The second type is: officers on the front line to suppress Japanese troops, courtiers who go to the Celestial Empire to request troops for rescue, and raise supplies for troops. This category is named "Xuanwu Meritorious Officials" and is also divided into three levels according to their merits;
The third type is: the ministers who lead the pacification of Li Menghe's rebellion. Divide them into those who contributed to the Jingnan disaster, and they are still divided into three grades according to their merits. Since Li Menghe's rebellion has nothing to do with this book and has no chance of happening, there is no need to say more about it.
According to the records of "Records of the Joseon Dynasty", it can be seen that Li Hengfu, who actively promoted Li Huan's "internal attachment" incident, was listed as the first-class protector of the saints, and Zheng Kunshou was also the first-class. They are also the only two "first-class" "Guardian of Saints".
Needless to say, Li Hengfu, Zheng Kunshou also actively escorted Li Fang to Yizhou. During the war, he served as "the envoy to invite soldiers to Chen", "the envoy to greet and comfort", "the envoy to receive companions", "the envoy to thank Chen and falsely accuse Chen", etc. , as an envoy, he made great contributions to smooth communication between Ming Dynasty and North Korea.
Li Huo once commended him: "Today's attack on thieves is exclusively done by heavenly soldiers. And the heavenly soldiers came out because of Zheng Kunshou's Chen Zuo." In addition, Hong Jin, Li Shanfu and others also firmly accompanied Li Huan when he went to Yizhou, so they were recorded as second-class meritorious officials.
At this time, Li Huo greatly praised the court officials who had no hesitation in supporting his "internal attachment" to the Ming Dynasty, and attacked the court officials who opposed his "internal attachment" to the Ming Dynasty. At this time, Yu Hong of the Western People's Party was constantly being impeached by Taiwan. The reason was that he violated Li Huo's wishes in the "broadcasting and relocation" and "internal attachment" incidents.
When Li Shanhai first advocated "moving to the north", Yu Hong strongly opposed it on the surface, but secretly "instructed his family to avoid the army." Based on this, Li Huo believed that he was cunning. At the time of "Inner Attachment", Yu Hong also expressed his hope to follow the Crown Prince. He claimed that "I am old and cannot cross the Liao Dynasty. I will welcome the Crown Prince back after he recovers."
In both major events, this person stood on the opposite side of Li Huo, so Li Huo was extremely disgusted with Yu Hong. Li Huo did not reply to what Yu Hong said at the time, but later Li Huo criticized Yu Hong for "stopping on his own, without the righteousness of a monarch or a minister." Immediately afterwards, Taijian began to impeach Yu Hong.
Li He once asked Liu Gen, the official of Du Chengzhi, and said: "Who can replace Yu Hong, who is the envoy of Yu Hong?" Immediately after December 25th, Taijian impeached Yu Hong again, and it lasted another month. , Yu Hong was eventually dismissed.
In the event of the canonization of meritorious officials, Zheng Kunshou of the Eastern People's Party was canonized as the first-class Protector of Saints, and Liu Chenglong of the Southern People's Party was canonized as the first-class Xuanwu Hero. However, the Western People's Party performed poorly, and the original dominance of one party was declared disappear. The reason is actually that the Western People's Party always stood on the opposite side of Li Huo in the "internal attachment" incident, so that after Li Huo returned to Hanyang, he immediately vigorously expelled the Western People's Party officials.
Later, the leader of the Western People's Party, Zheng Che, passed away. Yin Dooshou, an important member of the Western People's Party, was repeatedly impeached by the Si Xianfu, Si Jian Yuan, and Hong Wen Guan. Members of the Southern People's Party occupied the central government offices, and Liu Chenglong became the leader of the political affairs. that period of time.
However, historically, the Southerners' Party did not gain power for a long time. With the subsequent impeachment of its leader Liu Chenglong, the Northerners' Party regained power.
It is not that Li Ao could not stop such an exchange of political power. In fact, because the Westerners' Party and the Southerners' Party strongly opposed Li Ao's "internal attachment", Li Ao was disgusted, so he finally chose to support the Northerners' Party - why Is it the Northerners Party? Because Li Shanhai, the leader of the Northern People’s Party, was the first to mention the matter of "relocation".
The court officials' discussion of the incident of Li Xin's "internal attachment" not only caused chaos in North Korea's political ecology, but also made the remonstrance between the emperor and his ministers increasingly fierce. It also made Li Xin and the father and son of King Gwanghae suspicious of each other.
Lord Gwanghae is the second son of Li Fang and Gong Bin Jin, so he lacks the support of the royal family to succeed to the throne. There are two reasons why Li Huo made Guanghai the crown prince: firstly, Li Huo's concubine Yiren did not have a legitimate son; secondly, Li Huo was only willing to "transfer" at that time, and making Guanghai the crown prince could distract the attention of the court officials. .
When Li Hao was ready to "annex", he gave the order to Lord Guanghae to divide the dynasty and ordered Lord Guanghae to organize troops in Jiangjie to carry out anti-invasion activities. In this way, it can not only deal with the constant pressure exerted by members of the Western People's Party, but also boost morale and encourage the Korean people to continue to resist the war. Therefore, in the original history, after the Ming Dynasty sent troops to aid the dynasty, Li Huo's "internal attachment" ended without any problem.
After the Ming army admiral Li Rusong regained Pyongyang, Li Huo quickly ended the division of dynasties. In fact, Li Hao always believed that Lord Guanghae was not the best candidate for the future king, but it was just a compromise he made to achieve "internal attachment" at that time. Therefore, after Li Hao returned to Hanyang, he vigorously expelled the members of the Western Party who actively approached Gwanghae Jun.
After the Imjin War, Lord Gwanghae was not canonized by the Ming Dynasty due to status issues. Therefore, Li Ao hoped to change the candidate for the crown prince, which in turn led to the deepening of the conflict between father and son.
Li Huo wanted to make Prince Yongchang, the son of Concubine Renmu, the crown prince. Liu Yongqing, the councilor at the time, and other court officials held secret discussions to discuss whether Prince Yongchang could be crowned crown prince. However, due to Li Hao's sudden death at this time, this idea had not yet been put into practice, and Gwanghae Lord had already ascended the throne.
After taking the throne, Gwanghaejun appointed Li Erzhan and others, and Li Erzhan was the leader of the Dabei faction (this is different from the Northern Party). Under the leadership of the Dabei faction, Gwanghaejun's brother Linhaijun was killed. , Li He's Concubine Renmu was deposed, Concubine Renmu's father Jin Tinan was killed, the Great Lord Yongchang was deposed as a commoner and imprisoned to Jianghua Island. In the 42nd year of Wanli, he was captured by Zheng Hang, the envoy of Jianghua Island. Kill.
After King Gwanghae ascended the throne, the government was controlled by the Daebuk faction. At this time, the Westerners wanted to regain power, so they launched the "Injo Anyway" incident and eventually regained power.
In short, the "internal attachment" incident caused the party strife within the North Korean Dynasty to continue to ferment, and the process of Li He's "internal attachment" was divided into two stages. The first stage was the "transfer". During the transfer, the party struggle affected the "establishment of the crown prince". Regarding the incident, there was a large-scale dispute between the Eastern Party and the Western Party. In the end, the Eastern Party won and Gwanghaejun was established as the Crown Prince.
The second stage of "incorporation" is the choice of the direction of "broadcasting and migration". At this time, court officials who did not agree with the "internal attachment" began to put forward the suggestion of "separating the prince's dynasty". The "internal attachment" incident directly contributed to the separation of dynasties between Li Ao and Gwanghae Jun. Li Ao went north to Uiju specifically for the "internal attachment". Gwanghaejun entered Jiangjie to calm people's hearts and organize the war of resistance. The court officials who followed Lord Gwanghae were actually the backbone of the firm opposition to Li Huan's "internal attachment".
After Li Huo returned to Hanyang, he vigorously expelled Westerners. Because Lord Gwanghae was the second son of Concubine Kim and was not the eldest son of Concubine Li Xin, he was not qualified to inherit the throne. Therefore, when Li Xin was dying, he wanted to replace the crown prince and transferred the crown prince Yongchang, the son of Concubine Inmu, to the throne. When Jun was established as the heir apparent, Liu Yongqing, the leader of the Xiaobei faction at that time, actively campaigned for this. Before the matter was completed, Li Huo passed away.
This incident caused tension between the father and son between Li Ao and Gwanghae Gun. At the same time, after Gwanghae Gun came to power, he began to retaliate wildly. He imprisoned and executed Lord Yongchang, abolished Queen Inmok, and appointed Dabei faction bureaucrat Li Erzhan and others.
Later, the Westerners still used the issue of Gwanghaejun's origin and the issue of abolition of mother and brother to launch the "Injo Anyway" incident, which had a profound impact on North Korea's domestic and foreign affairs.
None of these subsequent events have happened yet, but they can be used by Gao Pragmatic as a reference to analyze the internal structure of the North Korean court. From this, it is easy to determine who can be won over and who must be suppressed.
What is the first priority in politics? It’s about distinguishing who is “us” and who is “them”. For Gao Pragmatic, who has mastered the "history" plug-in, distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy is naturally not a problem.
Therefore, after Gao Jingshi replaced Song Yingchang as the peacekeeper, although Ma Gui was immediately ordered to lead the troops south, he also took this opportunity to secretly arrange the Korean government according to Gao Jingshi's instructions.
The first thing he did was to instruct some Taiwanese admonishment officials in North Korea to impeach the leader Liu Chenglong. In fact, Liu Chenglong was regarded as one of North Korea's rare capable ministers in Gao's pragmatic mind, but it was a pity that "his honey is my arsenic."
Although Liu Chenglong insisted on the "sect-vassal friendship" between North Korea and the Ming Dynasty, and often tried his best to mediate and mediate when conflicts between the two sides occurred - especially when military command rights were in conflict, he was also one of the important ministers of North Korea who firmly opposed the attachment to the Ming Dynasty. one.
Opposing internal attachment is obviously an "irreconcilable contradiction" in Gao Pragmatic's eyes. Therefore, regardless of whether he is a capable minister or a virtuous minister, it has become a stone that Gao Pragmatic must remove at this time.
Li He had already accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction with Liu Chenglong at this time, both because of his previous support for Gwanghae Jun and because he still failed to change the Korean army's defeat by the Japanese army after becoming the leader of the government. Therefore, as soon as the impeachment came out, Li Huan He's attitude was very ambiguous, and he didn't say anything to protect him for a long time.
At this time, there was also movement in the Ming army, or we should not say "Ming army", because the movement came from Gu Yangqian, the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty and an important figure in the Practical School.
By coincidence, a letter from Gu Yangqian was handed to Li Huan at this time. The letter used quite straightforward language to accuse the North Korean court, saying that North Korea did not make corresponding preparations during the armistice with the Japanese army, so that the Ming Dynasty soldiers went south again. At the time of assistance, North Korea was still unable to provide corresponding supplies of grain, grass, and other materials, not to mention that the North Korean officers and soldiers were still as incompetent as they were in Renchennian. They were helpless in the face of the Japanese attack, and once again collapsed thousands of miles away.
Regarding these two accusations, neither Li Hao nor the North Korean court could find any excuses. As the governor of Jiliao, Gu Yangqian had no problem in attacking this: You Korea has insufficient supplies and is incompetent in fighting. The one who is under the greatest pressure is the Second Town of Jiliao, because this is where the army is going, and we must provide soldiers and supplies. You are totally justified.
As soon as this incident came out, Li Hao could no longer remain ambiguous, and immediately issued an order to remove Liu Chenglong from the position of leader and councilor for incompetence, and at the same time ordered Li Shanhai to serve as leader and councilor again.
Who is Li Shanhai? The first to mention "Baqian" was the former leader in discussing politics. And there is another thing that I have to mention here: the "mountain and sea" in Li Shanhai's name is not elsewhere, it refers to the "mountain and sea" in Shanhaiguan, the "first pass in the world" in the Ming Dynasty!
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