"After arriving in the Northeast, the actual situation was not much different from Wang Baobao's vision. Neither Zhaozong, who was entrenched in the Monan area, nor Naha Chu, the local snake in the Northeast, really welcomed him." Guo Kang pointed out: " These people hope that Wang Baobao and the Ming Army will consume each other and give themselves time to catch their breath. If he really loses both sides in the fight with the main force of the Ming Army, everyone will probably be happy to hold a banquet."
"Although the Ming Dynasty side has been repelled several times, they will definitely not let him go. Sooner or later they will come knocking on our door again. Being a guest soldier here will not lead a stable life."
"However, they have also considered ways to deal with it."
"The Kingdom of Koryo in the east has become increasingly unstable in recent years." He showed everyone the location of Koryo and introduced: "Throughout history, although this country is weak, it has always had great ambitions and is a restless force."
"The counselors studied history and believed that although the Goryeo Kingdom was attached to the ancient Goguryeo, it was actually one of the independent regimes that established itself after the disintegration of Silla. At the beginning, the Silla people came from the southern part of the peninsula and relied on their submissive attitude to deceive the trust of the Tang Dynasty. Relying on the protection of the Tang Dynasty, it defeated the powerful enemy Goguryeo in the north and the Japanese in the southern sea, and finally integrated the defeated three Korean tribes. But later, it turned against the Tang Dynasty, expanded northward, and invaded the Han and Si Dynasties. The territory was extended to the line of Daedong River and Qingchuan River."
"At the time when the Wu clan was in chaos, the Khitan and Turks invaded the Yan region many times. The Tang Dynasty could not stop it, and the northeast direction was almost completely lost. From then on, it stopped at Jisu, and no effective management was ever established. The Song, Liao, and Jin Dynasties They were unable to intervene and allowed Silla and its successor Goryeo to expand wantonly, even reaching the Yalu River Basin."
"The military power of the Kingdom of Korea was at its peak, and it finally interrupted the northward expansion momentum of Silla and Goryeo for hundreds of years, and drove Goryeo back to the south of the Datong River. On the regained land, a twin-city general administration was established in the east and a two-city general administration in the west. Dongning Prefecture, managed this area. However, as civil strife broke out in the Yuan Dynasty, the Northeast region also fell into chaos with the arrival of the Red Scarf Army, and the Koryo Kingdom took advantage of the situation to steal the two places again."
"Therefore, the counselors believe that it is reasonable and within their capabilities to take back these places. Before, Naha tried to take this place as his own, but he couldn't even defeat the Koreans, so the matter was shelved. .Now is the opportunity left for everyone.”
"Six months later, Wang Baobao's well-prepared troops of more than 40,000 people set out from Liaoyang, invaded Goryeo, recaptured Dongning Prefecture in Xijing, and regained the base area."
"Are these their words?" Borjan expressed doubts: "To be honest, I think this is more like a unilateral declaration of war, so I need to condemn all the evil deeds of the other party. But I don't really believe that a weak country , will continue to provoke neighbors and expand territory for hundreds of years. This is a bit unreasonable."
"I haven't verified whether they are unilaterally exaggerating their evil deeds, but it is true that they have been expanding for hundreds of years." Guo Kang said without thinking: "If no one cares about it, they will continue to expand to the Yalu River and Tumen River. Woolen cloth."
"They are all accustomed to it." Li Xuanying interjected: "Under normal circumstances, it is indeed impossible for a small country to constantly provoke a big country like this. But the places they rob are basically power vacuum areas, so no one can control them. "
"Under normal circumstances, even if he had the strength of Goguryeo, he would have been beaten to death long ago. But the Yingzhou Rebellion orchestrated by Empress Wu completely interrupted the entire northeastern business. From the Sixteenth Kingdom, the Murong family has been operating here At the beginning, the foundation of hundreds of years was basically destroyed. The huge amount of energy invested by Taizong and Gaozong was all in vain."
"So, we don't have to worry about whether Wang Baobao's condemnation is right or not." Li Xuanying looked at everyone and reminded: "Whether it was the Tang Dynasty or Rome, they were both big countries. When encountering border issues, they condemned the small countries around them and cursed the surrounding countries. The barbarians are of little significance. The real source of the problem must still be within the country; internal problems are far more destructive than a few small countries that like to toss. This is not the case with ancient and modern problems."
"Yes. That's right." Everyone looked at the queen intentionally or unintentionally, and expressed their agreement in unison.
At this time, the queen herself realized that something was wrong.
She looked at Li Xuanying, then at Guo Kang, and said unhappily: "You might as well speak more clearly."
"This... Siris's language has always been profound and profound. You cannot understand it just by looking at the literal meaning, otherwise it will be too easy to misunderstand." Guo Kang quickly smoothed things over: "Brother Xuanying is devoted to the country. He sees history and expresses his feelings. It doesn’t mean anything else.”
"That's it." Shi Ke also came to help: "We military officers and generals are all very simple and born to be loyal to the country. Please don't doubt our loyalty to the country."
"I have no doubts about your loyalty to Rome..." The queen was halfway through her words, hesitated to speak, and finally gave up. She had no choice but to turn to Guo Kang: "You go ahead."
"Okay." Guo Kang couldn't help but continue quickly.
"When Wang Baobao's troops marched south, they did not encounter much resistance. Unlike the Mongolian miscellaneous men in Naha's hands, his men were all armed with Henan landlords and their combat effectiveness was very reliable. Therefore, they quickly forced the King of Koryo to surrender and rebuilt the country. The Zhengdong Province established during the reign of Emperor Shizu."
"The past performance has proved that the Wang family's Goryeo regime has no loyalty to the court, and at a critical moment, its true colors are revealed. Therefore, Wang Baobao symbolically wrote a letter to Yuan Zhaozong, requesting that the King of Goryeo be deposed and someone else be selected as the leader. Let's go Once you go through the process, you pass.”
"There were many people who took refuge in Wang Baobao at that time, and one of the most active people was Li Chenggui, a Korean official who had a long history in Shuangcheng Prefecture."
"Li Anshe, the great ancestor of Li Chenggui, was originally a Goryeo official. Later, he competed with others for official prostitutes and lost his reputation. He could not survive in the local area and had to hide in the border. When the Mongols came over, Li Anshe led his people to surrender early and returned He offered the female relatives of the clan, so he gained the trust of the Mongols and was appointed Qianhu. During the reign of his great-grandfather Li Xingli, he moved to Shuangcheng Mansion and was promoted to Daruhuachi in the place. He became the main local leader and became prosperous from then on."
"The Li family has a close relationship with the Yuan Dynasty. Li Chenggui's grandfather Boyan Timur and father Uluru Sibuhua had already taken Mongolian names. But at this time, the rule of the Yuan Dynasty was on the verge of collapse, so Uluru Sibuhua changed his name again. And took refuge with the King of Goryeo. With him as an internal agent, the Goryeo army captured the Shuangcheng General Manager's Office and expelled the Yuan Dynasty's administrative agencies."
"But Wang Baobao's troops actually fought back, which exceeded the expectations of the Goryeo palace. There was an uproar from top to bottom, and troops were hurriedly sent to prepare for resistance. At the critical moment, Li Chenggui seized the opportunity, once again turned against the enemy in time, and led his troops to surrender to Wang Baobao. Because of this Due to his exemplary role, he was retained and given the opportunity to be promoted.”
"Of course, people like this really can't make people feel at ease. So, while Wang Baobao was rectifying local officials and placing his subordinates, he continued to wander eastward and prepared to attack Japan."
