Why didn't Li Huo pick anyone else but Li Shanhai when he found out that he had to answer to Gu Yangqian or some big shot behind Gu Yangqian?
Because of two points: First, Gu Yangqian named and criticized several North Korean ministers in his letter, from almost all factions, but left out Li Shanhai and the important members of the Northern People's Party represented by him;
Second, Li Hao himself has his own judgment about the Northern People’s Party, which is that the Northern People’s Party does not have strong cohesion. Even if Li Shanhai is pushed out now, there is no need to worry too much about the possibility of the Northern People’s Party becoming a dominant force and their internal divisions. Quite high.
The first point is the objective fact. Although Li Hao is not sure what the root cause is, he can roughly guess something. It is simply that Gu Yangqian or the big shot behind Gu Yangqian thinks that Li Shanhai tends to be introverted, which will help advance certain things.
The second point should be said to be mostly guesswork at present, but Li Huo is very confident in his judgment. This confidence did not arise out of thin air, but was the result of his condescending observation and control of the North Korean party struggle for so many years.
North Korea has had a long history of party strife, but there is no need to discuss it in detail if it is too far away. Let’s just talk about Li Huan’s current dynasty. The party struggle in his dynasty began in the eighth year of Seonjo (Note: I know that "the eighth year of Seonjo" is a later saying, but I really haven't found out what the king of Joseon should be called when he was alive. Readers will tentatively refer to it as Just for a moment.), at that time, around the position of official Cao Quanlang, Shilin began to divide again, and gradually formed the junior Shilin headed by Jin Xiaoyuan and the senior Shilin headed by Shen Yiqian.
Kim Hyo-won lived in Gancheonbo in the east of Hanyang City, so the younger generation Shilin led by Kim Hyo-won was called the Dongren Party, while Shim Eui-gyeom lived in Jeongnyeong-dong in the west, so the senior Shilin led by Shim Eui-gyeom was called It's the Western People's Party.
The Westerners' Party was mostly disciples of Li Er and Cao Zhi and belonged to the Jihu forces; the Easterners' Party was composed of Lingnan forces with the core disciples of Li Huang and Xu Jingde.
In the eighth year of King Seonjo's reign, the political situation in Korea changed, and the confrontation between the East and West parties finally took shape. And just before the Imjin Japanese Rebellion occurred, the "Zheng Ruli rebellion incident" and the "Xin Mao year crown prince canonization incident" became opportunities for the Eastern Party to divide.
Zheng Ruli was introduced to the court by Li Er. On January 16, the twelfth year of Wanli (the seventeenth year of Xuanzu), Li Er died. Zheng Ruli gradually moved closer from the Western People's Party to the Eastern People's Party.
After Zheng Ruli was elected as the editor of Hongwen, he "went into the anti-correspondence of Jingyan, slandering Pu Chun as the leader of evil, Li Er as a villain who harmed the country, a gangster, a traitor, and a deceiver of the emperor and his father." Xu Yizeng, the pastoral envoy of Yizhou in North Korea, wrote, "I heard that Zheng Ruli attacked Li Er in Yanzhong, and then attacked Pu Chun and Zheng Che... This matter can be done by others, but not by Ru Li," because "You are a corporal of Li Er's family." .
In other words, Zheng Ruli did something similar to the "disciple impeaching his mentor" incident that occurred during the Zhang Juzheng period of the Ming Dynasty in the original history, which was of the same nature as Liu Tai's impeachment of Zhang Juzheng with "Begging for the Power of Assistant Ministers on the Holy Ming Festival". And to some extent, the impact of Zheng Ruli's incident was even worse.
Historically, Liu Tai's main starting point for impeaching Zhang Juzheng was that he believed that Zhang Juzheng, as an assistant minister, had too much power, was domineering, and despised the laws of his ancestors. Zheng Ruli almost attacked him personally, directly calling his mentor a villain and bullying the emperor. . There is obviously a difference in nature between the two.
Since the political system of North Korea was almost copied from that of the Ming Dynasty, the official customs were also similar. "Deceiving one's teachers and destroying one's ancestors" was a crime of treason and was tantamount to "conspiracy". So Zheng Ruli was dismissed from office without any doubt and returned to his hometown. "And Po and others came to rescue one after another. Every time they planned to make plans for three divisions, they were never used. Even though the foreign officials were not in place, Ruli became even more angry."
These words mean that although Li Po and other members of the Eastern People's Party spoke for Ruli, Zheng Ruli failed to become an official in the end. After returning home, Zheng Ruli made extensive friends with people from all walks of life and founded Datongxuan - Hey, is this plot a bit like Gu Xiancheng's resignation from office to give lectures and the formation of the Donglin Party? There really is nothing new in the world.
Subsequently, "Huang Haidao Observation Envoy Han Wei, Zaining County Governor Pu Zhongkan, Anyue County Governor Li Zhu, Xinchuan County Governor Han Yingyin and others wrote in a letter: 'The former editor Zheng Ruli planned a rebellion.'"
Park Chung-kan, Lee Joo, and Han Ying-in were all members of the Western Party, and the Western Party seized on the "Zheng Ruli rebellion incident" to put pressure on the Eastern Party. Liang Qianhui, a member of the student body, once published a statement in Shangshu: "The so-and-so relationship between the Zheng thieves and the court gentry is Li Po, Li Jie, Jin Yuyong, Bai Weirang, Zheng Yanxin, Cui Yongqing, etc." As a result, Cui Yongqing was framed and died tragically in prison. middle.
After Zheng Ruli's rebellion, the Western People's Party reached its peak under the leadership of Zheng Che. In the future, when the Dongren Party was divided, Zheng Che's actions to suppress the Dongren Party and the tragic death of Cui Yongqing accelerated the division of the Dongren Party.
In the 24th year of Seonjo (the 19th year of Wanli), Liu Chenglong and Zheng Che discussed the issue of the crown prince. At that time, Li Ao's eldest concubine, Queen Yiren's Park family, had no children. Li Ao preferred to have a child with his concubine Jin. Mr. Xincheng.
At this time, Li Shanhai's son Li Qingquan bribed Jin Gongliang, Xinchengjun's uncle. Jin Gongliang falsely accused Zheng Che of disrupting the harem and framed the prince. In order to protect Lord Xincheng, Jin Bin, the mother of Lord Xincheng, decisively betrayed Zheng Che and the Western Party. After that, Zheng Che really proposed to establish a crown prince in Jingyan. Li Huo was immediately furious and reprimanded Zheng Che in person. At that time, Li Shanhai knew everything.
Taking this as an opportunity, the Dongren Party began to criticize Zheng Che, and at the same time avenged Cui Yongqing, who was imprisoned and died in the "Zheng Ruli Rebellion Incident". In this way, Zheng Che was dismissed from his post and was exiled to Mingchuan, Jinzhou, Jiangjie and other places. Later, the Eastern Party split over how to deal with Zheng Che and the Western Party.
After the Crown Prince's canonization incident, the tragic death of Cui Yongqing in prison during Zheng Ruli's rebellion was mentioned again. The two incidents superimposed, which eventually led to the division of the Eastern Party, forming the Southern Party, which advocated only expelling Zheng Cheol and affirming the existence of his party. and the exclusive Northerners Party, which advocates the expulsion of all Westerners.
As a result, North Korea's tradition of party strife has continued to deteriorate the political ecology, and everything in the court has become a stage for political parties to attack each other. With the outbreak of the Imjin Japanese Rebellion and the proliferation of foreign invasions in the country, the party struggle did not stop at the court, but at this time the focus of the party struggle shifted to the issues of Seonjo's "relocation" and the "internal attachment" of crossing the Liao Dynasty.
Two opinions concerning the fate of the dynasty were entangled with the party struggle at this time and were intricately intertwined. The dispute process has been explained previously and will not be repeated here. However, it is necessary to add the root cause of the different attitudes of the three parties.
The situation was critical at that time. With the constant changes in the location of the broadcast and the debate on the attached events, the fighting spirit of various parties was aroused for a while. At this time, the starting point of the debate about the Liaodong Neibei incident was the choice of the location of the relocation, because the choice of the relocation location and the direction of the relocation was directly related to whether Xuanzu had the possibility of crossing the Liaodong Neibu incident.
As mentioned before, it was Li Hengfu who first proposed the proposal to go to Liaodong, but at that time Li Hengfu was a non-party official. He did not gradually become the leader of the Western Party until Gwanghaejun was in power. After the news of the failure of the Imjin River defense reached the court, the issues surrounding the crossing of Liao were mentioned again.
At that time, all the courtiers said: "If you want to cross Yalu, there is nothing you can do after crossing." Obviously, most people were still resistant to Neihui. However, facing the severe war situation, Li He had to quickly summon the courtiers to discuss .
At this time, the focus of party criticism was on the selection of the location for the relocation. The choice of the location for Baobao's relocation was closely related to the inner region of Liaodong, because the closest link to the Liaodong region in the Ming Dynasty was the Yizhou area. The move of Baobao to Yizhou meant that the court officials no longer had any dispute over the move. Li Hao and important figures from various parties put forward the following ideas for the relocation location:
Li Huo and Li Hengfu believed that if the plan to cross the Liao Dynasty was confirmed, the best place to relocate would be the Yizhou area across the water from the Liaodong region of the Ming Dynasty.
When Li Huo and his party set out for the Dongpo Pavilion, they asked Li Hengfu, who had been entrusted with the imperial edict. Li Hengfu believed that "it is possible to stay in Yizhou. If the power is exhausted and all eight directions are defeated, then they can go to sue the Celestial Empire." Li Hengfu He agreed with Li Hengfu's proposal to annex Uiju. Even when Liu Chenglong and others attacked Li Hengfu, he personally came out to defend Li Hengfu and publicly stated that "the inner meaning of the annexation is also" - this is what I meant.
At this time, the Southern People's Party was divided into two opinions. One was the party members headed by Liu Chenglong, who were firmly opposed to "relocation" and "annexation".
Liu Chenglong put forward two objections: on the one hand, Liu Chenglong believed that "the roads in the Northeast are still the same today, and loyal people in Hunan (south of Jihu) are rising up day by day"; on the other hand, he believed that "although you died on the road, you were just a woman's temple." Loyalty. As soon as these words are spoken, people's hearts will be shattered. Who can take care of it?"
Why did he say this? This is because Kim Sung, a member of the Southern People's Party, was already organizing rebel activities at this time. Yi Sun-shin, who was also from the Southern People's Party, achieved considerable victory in the naval battle. Therefore, once "internal attachment" and the people's hearts and minds were scattered, there would be no hope. Restoration is possible.
In addition, out of selfish motives, Liu Chenglong also wanted to preserve the record of the Southern People's Party so that he could take the initiative and have a say in the subsequent party struggle. That’s why Yoo Sung-yong, a member of the Southern People’s Party, accused Lee Heng-bok of “Why is he abandoning the country so lightly?”
Li Hengfu, who was isolated and helpless at that time, was obviously unable to compete with him and had to retreat without saying a word.
The second opinion in the Southern People's Party is represented by Li Dexin, who supports "relocation" but is neutral on "annexation".
Li Dexin, a member of the Southern People's Party, advocated relocation to the direction of Hamhung. He believed that "the frontier is now closed and there is only one line of Hamgyeong. Hamhung Prefecture has more soldiers and food, which is enough to hold it."
However, Yin Dooshou, a member of the Western People's Party, opposed the move to this place. Yin Doushou gave three reasons for this: "Since the superiors did not want to defend this city, there were only three places to retreat. I rushed to Ningbyon, repaired the equipment, and summoned Jiangbian. Soldiers should guard it, and if the matter is urgent, they should go to Yizhou and sue the Celestial Empire, so that the thieves are still invading. This is the theory;
Go far to the river boundary, gather troops from various counties, and defend Yingcheng until January or February. If urgent matters arise, the lower reaches of the river boundary is the Yalu River. Take a boat down to Kuandian Fort in Shangguo, Erye;
I am well versed in the situation in Xianxing. The city is large and the ground is safe on all sides. If you want to recruit soldiers, the bandits will take advantage of the opportunity on the north road. If you want to go south, the road will be dangerous and difficult to cross. If the thieves follow behind, they will be surrounded. This is absolutely impossible. "
Yin Dooshou once served as the Supervisor of Ping An Road, and Ping An Road is adjacent to Hamgyong Road. For local officials, Yin Dooshou knew the topography of the place very well. Therefore, his analysis of the topography of Hamgyeong-do and Hamhung was well-founded and very convincing.
Not only Yin Dooshou, Zheng Che, who also belongs to the Western People's Party, also firmly opposed the relocation and internal attachment. When Li He asked Zheng Che about the situation in Jiangjie, Zheng Che replied: "I am from Jiangjie. This is a poor and cold place. The climate is extremely bad and the food roads are difficult to maintain." Yin Doushou agreed with Zheng Che's words and believed that after Bo moved to Jiangjie, he would be "unable to give orders."
However, after seeing through Li Hao and Li Hengfu's plans and taking into account the serious war situation, Yin Doushou changed his attitude. He suggested that he could go to Jiangjie and Ningbian. On the surface, he eliminated Li Huo's doubts and temporarily satisfied Li Huo's desire to go to Liaodong. However, in fact, it was still a move to satisfy the interests of the Westerners Party.
The reason is that Ganggye and Yongbyon are both cities in North Pyongyang Province, where Yoon Doosoo once accumulated good strength. At the same time, Ganggye was also the place of exile for the leader of the Western Party, Zheng Che. Therefore, this place is an area where the Westerners Party has a dominant power.
Yongbyon's geographical location is very advantageous. Once there is a road between it and Hamhung, and across Yongbyon, you can reach North Hamgyong Province, so ministers with different opinions have no reason to object.
At the same time, Xianxing can lead to Yizhou, which also satisfies Li Hao's wish to cross the inner border of Liao. Then the location of the relocation was selected as Yongbyon, which actually fit the Western Party's war strategy.
On the eighth day of the month, Japanese pirates invaded the Datong River. On the eleventh day, Li Hao left Pyongyang and headed for Yongbyon. It arrived in Suchuan on the same day, Anju on the next day, and Yongbyon on the next day. After arriving at Yongbyon, the emperor and his ministers began to discuss future war strategies.
At this time, there are three plans: stick to Pyongyang, move inward to Liaodong, reach the river border and continue to move toward Hamgyong Road. It is worth noting that at this time, only members of the Western People's Party were fighting against Li Huo, because Liu Chenglong, a member of the Southern People's Party, had been receiving the Ming Dynasty envoys and was unable to participate in this discussion.
So in the court, the Westerners Party became the dominant party and independently fought against Li Huan. Yin Dooshou had been sent to stay in Pyongyang before, and the members of the Western People's Party trusted Yin Dooshou very much. Therefore, in this remonstrance between the emperor and his ministers, all members of the Western People's Party no longer agreed to cross the Liao Dynasty and join the enemy. They all advocated waiting for news from Pyongyang, saying that if Pyongyang fell, they would flee. North Road continues to migrate.
Zheng Che of the Western People's Party has great confidence in Yun Dooshou. He once said, "When approaching, the thieves will be the master and I will be the guest. In Pyongyang, I will be the master and the thieves will be the guest." He believed that Pyongyang can be defended. Zheng Che believes that Pyongyang can still be defended. Even if Pyongyang is lost, the country will still have a place to stay. For this reason, Zheng Che reiterated the Jiang boundary of Baqian, which he had previously denied, to express his opposition to the inner attachment.
Cui Xingyuan, a member of the Western People's Party, also believes that "if the thieves are defeated, they can go to the north." At the same time, Cui Xingyuan raised several concerns: first, there is nowhere to place the ancestral temple and the grain; second, if the Ming Dynasty does not accept it, it will be attacked by Japanese pirates at the same time. , North Korea will definitely be unable to cope with it; third, "the people of Liaodong are in danger."
At this time, Li Huo debated with the ministers several times, but only Li Huo and Li Hengfu agreed to cross the Liao Dynasty and join the empire. Li Huo once said bluntly that "it is better for a mother to die in the country of her parents than to die at the hands of thieves." He even did not hesitate to mention the old events of Annan Kingdom.
Li Huo believed that "going to Liao was not only a refuge. Annan State was in danger of losing its own country, so he entered the dynasty. The Celestial Dynasty sent troops to send it, and Annan State was able to recover." Therefore, in his opinion, firstly, the Ming Dynasty would definitely not ignore North Korea when it came to "promoting the vassal state". Secondly, this trip was not just for internal annexation, but was also connected with the request for troops.
The final result was that Li Yu and his party rushed to Yiju to prepare for the Liao Dynasty, while the crown prince Gwanghae Gun went to Jiangjie and then arrived in North Hamgyong Province. As soon as this proposal came out, Li Huo abandoned the officials who opposed the annexation, and ordered the leader Cui Xingyuan and others to serve the ancestral temple in Beidao together with Guanghaijun.
At this time, the Korean court was still dominated by the Westerners and the Southerners. The Northerners Party was temporarily dormant because of Yi Shanhae's dismissal. However, when he returned when Yoo Seong-ryong was in trouble in power, the Northerners Party he brought back was There is also a distinction between "Great North" and "Little North".
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