Chapter 57: One stone stirs up a thousand waves
Zheng Daochuan said: "There is an opportunity here. An opportunity for the general to live in Haidong for generations."
Li Chenggui was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses. Said: "What does Mr. Zheng mean?"
Zheng Daochuan leaned forward slightly and said with high spirits: "The Wang family has enjoyed a kingdom for five hundred years, and now it is coming to an end. Wang is unruly. He has angered the Celestial Empire and raised troops, and offended the noble families at the bottom. He is troubled internally and externally. He is already an independent husband. People's thieves. Now is the great crisis for the Wang family, and it may not be a great opportunity for the general. His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty has no intention of conquering the east, otherwise he would not list our dynasty as a country without conquest. However, the situation dictates that the border ministers are just greedy for credit. Now the general has a large army in his hand, blocking the Ming army from advancing even an inch, and there are ministers inside. As long as the Ming people can be in a stalemate for a period of time, the general will return to the capital with a small force, establish and abolish the throne, and pass the throne to Shuzong for three to five years. After that, you may not be able to give in."
"This is a huge crisis and a huge opportunity."
"General, are you interested?"
Whether Li Chenggui meant it or not is still a matter of debate, but Zheng Daochuan was very intentional. Zheng Daochuan can be compared to a person in Chinese history, that is Zhao Pu.
Zheng Daochuan came from a lower class background, and his father and ancestors were not prominent. Reading was difficult for him when he was a child. It was easy to read out some names, but found that the paths to success were already occupied by powerful people from famous families.
Even though he is full of talent, he can only be reduced to a subordinate.
Naturally, he was unwilling to admit defeat.
Zheng Daochuan could only come to the northwest of Goryeo and join the Li family.
On the one hand, the Li family was short-lived in Goryeo, and many of their habits were not as conservative as those of the rich Goryeo family. Secondly, Li Chenggui is an extraordinary person. He is also very courageous in employing people. As long as he uses his talent, he is willing to use it regardless of his background.
The faction of North Korean heroes who emerged during the Li Chenggui period also became an important part of the early party struggle in North Korea. And Zheng Daozhuan is the leader. But Zheng Daozhuan also died in the fierce struggle.
Until the rise of the so-called Shilin sect. Only then did the hero faction withdraw from the stage of history.
Zheng Daochuan was not so happy under Li Chenggui. It was because he felt that with his talent, he should not just serve as a staff member under a general. I don't want to go up to the court all the time. And today, he found this opportunity.
Zheng Daozhuan understood the tradition of Goryeo very well. Only ancestors can have certain honors in the court. Only then will he be regarded as a member of the noble clan. Only those from a noble family can ascend to high positions. Then comes the problem. How can ordinary people ascend to the throne? This is an infinite loop.
This can only be achieved in extraordinary moments.
As long as he can follow Li Chenggui to overthrow the Goryeo court, he will not only be ranked above the court, but even become the leader of the ministers. For Li Chenggui, this was naturally a benefit to the Li family dynasty for all generations, and for Zheng Daochuan, it was also a matter of washing away his ancestor's innocence. He became the founder of the Zheng family in Goryeo. Let the Zheng family become one of the famous families in Goryeo.
The temptation is too great.
Li Chenggui was also moved. But my heart only moved for a moment. Just for a moment. The reason is simple. Li Chenggui is more realistic and can become a general. None of them are unrealistic, because any disguise is useless in the face of real swords and guns.
Li Chenggui didn't want to know how good this blueprint was. He could only know how successful this thing could be.
Li Chenggui said, "The Ming army is retreating now because of the fall of Xicheng, which is of no avail to me. The Ming army may not come this year. But what will happen if it comes next year. I don't know. If the Ming army is not solved, Everything is false.”
"Otherwise." Zheng Daochuan said; "The disaster of Goryeo is inside rather than outside. It is late autumn this year, and no matter how powerful the Ming Dynasty is, it is impossible to attack in winter. If the Ming Dynasty really comes against the weather, I believe that the general will definitely let them I know the power of the Goryeo army." Zheng Dao said here. After looking at Li Chenggui, he saw that Li Chenggui did not refute, which showed that Li Chenggui was confident. I am confident that I can withstand the Ming army's attack under the special environment of winter.
After all, winter in Goryeo is very cold.
Zheng Daochuan continued: "Now the opening of the capital will happen after winter. This winter, we can establish a new king and send people to Nanjing to plead guilty. It is just a matter of ceding land and paying tribute to horses. Goryeo can still survive."
After listening to Zheng Daochuan's words, Li Chenggui was silent for a long time and said, "Who told you these."
Zheng Daochuan said: "Prime Minister Cui."
Li Chenggui was horrified and said, "It's him."
He never thought it was him.
The Cui family is a famous family in Goryeo. The Cui family is a branch of the Cui family in Qinghe. During the Wuhu chaos, they moved to Liaodong and later fled to Sanhan due to the war. And Prime Minister Cui was a powerful minister of Goryeo and the teacher of the current king Wang Yu.
Although Wang Yu was not a king who loved learning, he still had some affection for his former teacher. Therefore, it is very trustworthy.
Under such circumstances, Wang Yu never appointed officials based on their talent, but on their trustworthiness. It was only because of this that Cui Ying became the Prime Minister of Goryeo and held great power.
But Li Chenggui didn't expect that Cui Ying, the emperor's master, would also betray him.
Zheng Daochuan said: "It's not that Cui Xiang is ungrateful, it's just that in Cui Xiang's eyes, the Goryeo Sheji is the most important."
Li Chenggui said: "Goryeo Sheji, then just wait."
Zheng Daochuan said: "General, once Prime Minister Cui is allowed to monopolize the power, what will happen in the future?"
Li Chenggui said; "I said, then wait."
Li Chenggui had many ideas, but he thought about it and finally decided not to participate in this matter. It was not that Li Chenggui became a loyal minister of Goryeo at this time, but as a military general, he felt that force was the best at all times. important.
Now half of Goryeo's army is in his hands, no matter what happens next. None of them miss their own.
The most important thing now is to get the Ming army to retreat, no matter what method is used. Defeat the Ming army, negotiate peace and surrender. As long as the unexpected participant, the Ming army, is expelled from Goryeo, the rest will be a matter of course. No one in Goryeo could withstand his attack.
Better, it's all in one fell swoop, worse, it only takes a few years of fighting.
When it comes to fighting, Li Chenggui has never been afraid of anyone in Goryeo.
Therefore, in his opinion, the most important thing is not the next thing, but to seize the power of troops and turn these troops that are temporarily under his command into his own army.
It's just that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop.
Li Chenggui thought too simply. He holds nearly half of Goryeo's army and has become the focus of the Goryeo court. The unavoidable focus.
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Goryeo, Kaijing, Gyeongbokgung Palace.
King Wangyou of Goryeo held a letter in his hand. He Xi must be familiar with this letter, because it was nothing else. It was He Xi's letter recruiting Li Chenggui to surrender. As for how this letter ended up in Wang Yu's hands, just as He Xi had expected, the Goryeo family in Xicheng were still emotionally closer to the Goryeo court.
Therefore, after the messenger left Xicheng, he bypassed the Pingcheng defense line, came to Kaicheng, found a way, and delivered the letter to the King of Korea.
After the King of Korea read it, he did not immediately express his opinion. Instead, he pointed at the messenger in front of him and said, "Kill him."
The messenger was shocked and said: "Your Majesty, I am loyal to your Majesty. I took such a risk to deliver the message. Even if I have no credit, I still have hard work."
King Wangyou of Goryeo asked calmly, "Where are you from?"
The messenger didn't know what the King of Korea meant by asking this question. But he still said immediately: "Xicheng."
King Wang You of Goryeo said: "Xicheng has fallen. As a loyal person, you should have fought to the death with the Ming thieves when it fell. Why are you still alive now? Since the Ming thieves sent you to deliver the message, they must know about you." Status. Why did he send you?"
"That's because you have betrayed me and Gao Li. Isn't that right?"
The messenger was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and quickly denied: "No, Your Majesty, No, Your Majesty." But he didn't know how to explain it for a while.
In fact, King Wangyou of Goryeo’s guess was not bad at all. How could a local aristocratic family die for the King of Goryeo? For the sake of family inheritance, it is natural to make some gestures to Daming. But most of them secretly support Goryeo.
It was originally a business of seeing things through but not telling them. Being lifted naked onto the table by Wang Yu, he immediately didn't know what to do. What to say.
