Chapter 422: Wavering
Therefore, Guang Haijun has always advocated a flexible foreign policy of "not betraying the Ming Dynasty and not being angry with Jin", and it is naturally impossible to agree to Guo Zhiyuan's request to use North Korea to copy Houjin's back road, because no matter whether Guo Zhiyuan can succeed or not, it will be North Korea that suffers in the end.
Seeing Guang Haijun's hesitant expression, Guo Zhiyuan smiled, and suddenly changed from a lazy cat napping to a fierce tiger that was about to prey, his eyes became as sharp as a knife, and he stared at Guang Haijun expressionlessly and said, "What? Wouldn't Gwanghae-kun be willing? ……”
Guang Haijun was startled by Guo Zhiyuan's sharp eyes, and subconsciously wanted to dodge, but immediately reacted and felt that he still couldn't fall into the majesty of the lord, so he forced a calm dry smile and said: "This matter is big, this king also needs to discuss it with his subordinates, and ask Lord Guo to be mag......nanimous."
Guo Zhiyuan also knew that he couldn't be forced too hard, after all, he was a guest from afar, and it would be counterproductive to cause a strong backlash from the Korean monarchs and ministers if he was too noisy, so he said haha: "The lord of the country is thoughtful, but Guo is abrupt, he is really a little overwhelmed, he loses his manners, he loses his manners, then Guo will leave and go back to the post house to rest, the lord of the country, you discuss slowly, I believe that the stakes must be clear to you, and you will definitely make a wise choice, Guo will go back and wait for good news......." After saying that, he really stood up and staggered away.
As soon as Guo Zhiyuan left, Guang Haijun's face was completely gloomy, he glanced at the ministers, and said expressionlessly: "What do you think of Guo Zhiyuan's request?" ……”
The ministers glanced at each other, and Li Yuanyi, the leader of the council (an official position in North Korea, similar to the first assistant minister of the Ming Dynasty), had always been devoted to the Ming Dynasty, and first stood up and said: "Although this Guo Zhiyuan is a little whimsical, it is not completely impossible, if it can succeed, then China and North Korea will definitely be able to win!" ……”
Li Yuanyi's qualifications are very old, during the Renchen War, he made a lot of meritorious deeds, was named the king of the Wanping Mansion, and he also had a lot of prestige among the courtiers, he took the lead in expressing his position, and other ministers also let go, and Han Xiaochun also stood up and said: "His Majesty seconded the proposal, although this Guo Zhiyuan is a little rude, but he still has some loyalty and patriotism, and his subordinates are also soldiers of a hundred battles, and the combat power is bound to be good, this time China and North Korea dispatched an army of nearly 200,000, but the Houjin army is only 60,000, it can really be described as a lion and elephant fighting rabbit, and there is no suspense about winning, If Guo Zhiyuan breaks off the back road of the Houjin Army again, he will be able to complete his work in one battle! It can also relieve my worries about the future, and when the time comes, China and the DPRK will be grateful for our helping hand and make the relationship between the DPRK and China and the DPRK closer......"
Li Yuanyi and Han Xiaochun, the two courtiers, have expressed their positions, and other ministers who are interested in the Ming Dynasty have also stood up to second, Guanghaijun's face is even more gloomy, the key is that at this time he is not good to directly veto Li Yuanyi and Han Xiaochun Their opinions, after all, the Ming Dynasty is the suzerainty of Korea, and his country is mainly disloyal and unrighteous if he does not stand on the side of the Ming Dynasty at this sensitive time, and it will reach the ears of Emperor Wanli in the future. His throne will be a little unstable.
In order to inherit the throne, he exiled his brother Linhaijun on the day of Xuanzu's funeral on four rebellious charges such as plotting to send troops to usurp the throne and privately carrying weapons into the palace, and later secretly instructed the guards to kill Linhaijun, completely sweeping away the biggest threat to the succession.
After abolishing his mother and killing his brother, Gwanghaejun was still worried about the instability of the throne, and took the opportunity to clean up the courtiers, and over the years he also cultivated many ministers who were loyal to him.
Huang Zhongyun comprehended it, and immediately stood up and objected: "Your Majesty thinks it's inappropriate, as the old saying goes, think about defeat before you win, what your lords say is based on the premise that the Chinese and North Korean armies win, but what if the Chinese and North Korean armies are defeated?" If the Chinese and Korean armies are defeated, Houjin will ask my dynasty to rejuvenate the division, how will it be good then? ……”
Another henchman of Gwanghae-jun, Seung-ji (North Korean official position), Park Ding-gil, also stood up and said: "You have also seen Guo Zhiyuan's high-flying and domineering behavior, and he has no reverence for our lord at all. This is only one of them, and the other is the second, that Guo Zhiyuan came uninvited with tens of thousands of soldiers, with ill intentions, if his excuse is false, and his plot against the DPRK is true, wouldn't we lead the wolf into the room? ! ……”
Park Dingji's words really got to the point, and even the ministers who had supported Guo Zhiyuan's plan to borrow the road hesitated, after all, Guo Zhiyuan had such a huge army, who dared to guarantee that he had no other thoughts? In that case, if they support Guo Zhiyuan's plan again, they will really become sinners in North Korea!
Seeing that all the ministers were silent, Guanghai Jun nodded and said: "What Cheng Zhi said is reasonable, and the heart of guarding against people is indispensable, this matter must be cautious, and this Guo Zhiyuan must have come without the permission of the Chinese court, otherwise why do you act like this?" Let's drag him for the time being, and then inform the Chinese and North Korean courts of this matter, so that the Chinese and North Korean courts can recall him, so that we can not offend each other and ensure that our DPRK is safe......"
In the next few days, Guanghaijun hung up Guo Zhiyuan and his entourage, Guo Zhiyuan went to ask for an answer, but Guanghaijun just said that he was ill, and he didn't even show his face, and only sent a few low-level officials to perfunctory Guo Zhiyuan.
In this way, Guo Zhiyuan is a little bit of a wax, he came from afar, he is completely unfamiliar with the terrain of Liaodong in this era, without the cooperation of the Koreans, his plan cannot succeed at all, and he is not really strong, after all, he secretly sent troops without telling the Ming court, it is already a big rebellion, if he uses force against North Korea again, it will be really difficult to deal with the court at that time.
Therefore, Guo Zhiyuan could only send Li Dan to contact the North Korean ministers who usually had more contacts with him to test their reactions, but those North Korean ministers were also secretive, and then they simply closed the door and did not contact Li Dan.
The good news didn't wait, but the bad news came to find out, Li Dan found a news that surprised Guo Zhiyuan through his eyes in North Korea, Hou Jin in order to prevent North Korea from stabbing in the back, specially sent a mission over, has now entered the territory of North Korea, and will arrive in Hanyang City in a few days!