The conflict between Lord Gwanghae and his ministers is destined to be irreconcilable.
This was already deeply understood when the empire first got involved in Korean affairs.
This is one of the reasons why the empire supports Lord Gwanghae’s restoration.
If North Korea is not allowed to have internal chaos, how can there be any chance of an empire?
The fundamental contradiction between Lord Gwanghae and his ministers is very simple to put it bluntly.
Only two words...
That's the title!
Back then, Injo decided that there was no way for the two sides to sit together peacefully and form a new political power.
Because they recognized Lord Gwanghae's throne, the ministers would have to bear the status of being rebellious.
If he does not recognize Lord Gwanghae's throne, he will lose his legitimacy.
Originally, the empire invested a lot of power in the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Under the suppression of strong power, both sides could only maintain restraint.
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But when the empire's attention turned back to the mainland, conflicts between the two sides that lost their suppression immediately began to intensify.
Zuo Menggeng's founding of the country and proclaiming himself emperor became the starting point for the conflict between Lord Guanghai and his ministers.
The officials of the Joseon Dynasty unanimously requested King Gwanghae to go to China in person and participate in the celebration as a vassal.
Guanghaijun finally found an excuse to excuse himself, and then decided to win back the victory.
He used the newly built empire as a reason to take advantage of the opportunity of universal celebration to renovate Gyeongbokgung Palace to make his residence more comfortable.
It’s not difficult to guess Guanghaijun’s thoughts.
If the palace is more splendid than before, it will surely make the subjects feel the majesty of the king and enhance his prestige.
As a result, the ministers were angry because he did not want to go to Xia Kingdom to participate in the celebration, and they rejected him unceremoniously.
As a monarch, he has lost a lot of power, and Gwanghae-kun has endured it.
If you can't even repair your own palace now, what's the point of being a king?
Feeling that he had been humiliated, Guang Haijun felt murderous intent in his heart.
And at the end of the year, something happened that completely broke the relationship between the two parties.
This matter is a battle for status.
Of course, the origin is still in the empire.
Because the empire was newly established, all laws and regulations were implemented. As a vassal of the empire, whether North Korea should follow suit has become a major issue.
The most important of them is the calendar.
Starting from the beginning of the new year, the empire will bid farewell to the lunar calendar and year names that have been used for a long time, and replace them with the Gregorian calendar that is unified with the whole world.
Therefore, Kim Sang-hyun, Shen Ji-won and others proposed that North Korea should also change to adapt to the situation.
This incident made Guanghaijun see an opportunity.
He said at the court meeting that since changing the calendar can be implemented, then we must take the opportunity to revise history.
In particular, many events that occurred in the past need to be redefined to clarify right and wrong.
What Gwanghae-kun wants to change is actually Injo anyway.
This incident played a vital role in the history of North Korea, and he and many important ministers were participants in it.
Unfortunately, according to current documentation, Gwanghae-kun is the real villain in it.
It was many people with lofty ideals in North Korea who could not tolerate him, so they launched a campaign to get North Korea back on the right track.
Now that Lord Gwanghae has become king again, how can he endure such a label on his body?
He couldn't bear the thought that when the outside world talked about him as a king, they would think of him as a foolish king.
History must be revised to give ourselves justice.
But who would have thought that when this matter was brought up, the civil and military officials in the court were immediately furious and boiling.
Jin Sangxian and Shen Jiyuan actually scolded him in court and accused him of ignoring the facts.
When it comes to his own majesty and face, Guanghaijun also exploded.
He even threatened to abdicate and let the officials make a choice.
In the end, Song Junji, the chairman of the North Korean Legislative Assembly, came forward and rejected Gwanghaejun's idea from a judicial perspective, completely blocking his plan to overturn the case.
Seeing his humiliation, Guanghaijun finally broke out.
"Jin Aiqing, what is the empire's attitude?"
Jin Mingguo, the leader of the Northerners, is of course completely on Gwanghaejun's side.
"I will go immediately to pay a visit to Prince Wuwei."
After Wang Yun returned to China, Bai Xiaoqi, the governor of North Korea, became the true Supreme Emperor.
No matter what the North Korean monarchs and ministers wanted to do, they could not ignore his attitude.
After all, he has a huge force of four field divisions and twenty security divisions. Any idea will be wiped out in the face of such absolute power.
"Doesn't Prime Minister Kim know this yet? There have been big changes in the north. Maybe the reunification of North Korea is not far away."
Bai Xiaoqi reported an important news to Jin Xingguo.
When the conflict between the emperor and his subjects broke out in the south, the situation in the north became even more tragic.
Li Zhu actually killed Li Hao, the great king of Fenglin.
So much so that Li Hao led his cronies to flee Pyongyang and entered the mountains.
Not only that, Li Hao also raised an uprising flag and recruited people to vow to overthrow Li Hao.
Over the years, the North's perverse behavior has made it completely impossible for North Korean people to survive. As soon as Li Hao raised the uprising flag, more than 100,000 people quickly gathered around him.
This huge force is enough to compete with the officials in the north.
No matter how the two sides fight, it will obviously be an opportunity for the South.
"This opportunity cannot be missed and will never come back. The governor decided to inspect the border defense immediately and reorganize the army. Once the opportunity comes, he will send his army north."
The news of the chaos in the north surprised Jin Xingguo. The news that Bai Xiaoqi was about to leave Hanyang made him extremely excited.
He hurried back and met Lord Guanghai.
"Your Highness, the State has set its sights on the north and is always ready for war. At this time, the State certainly does not want the chaos here to be unmanageable. I judge that no matter what we do, the State will probably choose to do it for the sake of the overall situation. Accept the truth."
Jin Mingguo's judgment gave Lord Gwanghae great courage.
"My dear friends, whether we can restore orthodoxy depends on this."
The officials of the Xiaobei faction were all excited.
They seem to have seen the scene of regaining control of the government and enjoying the glory and wealth.
In order to give these cronies more motivation and to consolidate his rule in the future, Lord Guanghae called his only daughter, Lady Derong, after completing the arrangement.
"My child, there have been many storms over the years, and your father has not given you much care, which has made you suffer. But now, your father has found a son-in-law for you who will make you happy and worry-free for the rest of your life. That is Foreign Minister Li Qingquan's Young Master, get ready, my father will definitely hold a grand wedding for you."
Lord Derong was dumbfounded.
Her father knew that she and Xu Xiu were in love!
And he also revealed his approval before.
Why betroth yourself to someone else now?
However, Lord Derong is not a little girl after all, and her many years of wandering and being dependent on others have made her even more sensitive.
She remained calm on the surface, but when she returned, she immediately asked people around her to send a message to Xu Xiu to inform her of the situation.
Xu Xiu almost went crazy when she learned that the person she loved was going to marry someone else.
He really wanted to break into the palace and beg Gwanghaejun not to do it.
But for those who have become officials, their other abilities may be a bit poor, but their sense of smell is absolutely sharp.
Xu Xiu quickly discovered something was wrong.
Knowing that something big happened and it was imminent, Xu Xiu hurriedly went to find Shen Daoxun.
This is a high-ranking official he doesn't know many.
