Chapter 326: Chaos in Goryeo
The current situation in Goryeo is complicated, and it is definitely not as simple as it seems. If you only use Tuo Junjing and Lee Zi-hyun to fight, then think of Goryeo simply.
The contradictions between the pro-Song faction, the pro-Jin faction, the pro-Song faction, and the orthodox faction are extremely complex, and the fighting continues, but it was stopped because of the invasion of the Jin army before, and now it can be said that it exploded all at once.
Guozhang Li Zixuan has been in a very complicated mood recently, originally thinking that he would defect to the Jin State and expel Tuo Junjing and completely control the court situation, but he didn't expect that the purpose of the Jin State was to annex Goryeo, and he didn't take him seriously at all. When the Jin army was advancing step by step, Li Zixuan was unable to resist, so he actively promoted sending envoys to Dahan, hoping to use the pressure of the Han army to force the Jin state to return to the negotiation channel instead of annexing Goryeo.
But I don't know why, after the withdrawal of the Jin State, Li Zixun's heart was not steady, he always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what was going on.
The strategist Jin Fushi saw that the national abbot Li Zixuan had something on his mind, so he said: "Don't worry about the national abbot, the two noble girls have already gone to the imperial capital, and I believe that they will definitely win the support of the emperor of the Han Dynasty." ”
"Yes, the emperor of the Han Dynasty may support the monarch in the end, not the decrepit." Li Zixuan has always been not optimistic about the Han Dynasty, it is not that the Han Dynasty has no strength, the key is that it is too far away, and the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, in this case, he is still optimistic about the Jin State. He sent Jin Fushi as an envoy, but he only used the hand of Han to put pressure on Jin to prevent Jin from annexing Goryeo. In the face of Jin Fushi's inquiry, Li Zixuan said lightly: "At this time, if we go to negotiate peace with Jin Guo, will they accept us?" ”
"What do you mean?" Jin Fushi is a complete pro-Song faction, he has been learning Song culture, and even his wife is a Song person, he didn't expect Guozhang to be a pro-Jin faction, which is indeed not a good thing.
Li Zixun said: "The Jin State is the strongest military country in the world, and even the Han State is not an opponent. In the future, the Jin State will definitely destroy the Song State and the Han State. Our Goryeo is too weak, and it is most suitable to be a vassal state of the Jin State, and only in this way can we survive. Before, the Jin Kingdom wanted to destroy our Goryeo, but after this period of bloody war, the Jin Kingdom found that it was difficult to destroy our Goryeo in a short period of time, and our existence was beneficial to the Jin Kingdom, and in this case, it was time for us to negotiate peace with the Jin Kingdom. ”
"However, we are close to the Jin country, and we are in danger of being swallowed up at any time, is it advisable to take refuge in the Jin country." Jin Fushi did not quite agree with Li Zixian's point of view, and he asked puzzledly: "Since you have decided to take refuge in the Jin Kingdom, why did you send an envoy to the Han Kingdom, and why did you send the two noble girls over?" ”
Jin Fushi always wanted the noble daughter Li Xiaofang to marry his son Jin Daqi, but he didn't expect that the national abbot Li Zixuan would send the two noble girls to the Han Kingdom, let alone that the two noble girls were chess pieces, which made him very annoyed.
"At this time and at that time, without this envoy, where did the Jin State withdraw its troops. This incident let Jin Guo know that we Goryeo do not have to take refuge in Jin Guo, there is still a choice, and in this case, negotiations can keep our Goryeo status. If one day, I take the throne, I will not treat you badly. ”
Li Zixuan knew that Jin Fushi was uncomfortable because of Li Xiaofang's matter, so he said: "After all this dust settles, choose one of Princess Xingqing and Princess Chengde to be your daughter-in-law, and you will go to Jinguo on behalf of the old man." ”
Although Jin Fushi was dissatisfied, his arms couldn't twist his thighs, and he could only endure it.
After Jin Fushi left, Li Zixuan's son Li Dongliang walked out from behind, and he said: "Father, Brother Jin Fushi is a hardcore pro-Song faction, will he be determined to assist you, and you promised the child to marry Princess Xingqing and Princess Chengde to the child." ”
"How do you know to stare at a woman?" Li Zixuan was very dissatisfied with his son's incompetence, and he said angrily: "How can a womanizer like you do something big in the future, as for Princess Xingqing, Princess Chengde, it is for you, and your father will not break his promise." As for that Jin Fushi, after solving Tuo Junjing, the Jin family will be uprooted, and then the wealth of the Jin family, and the women will not all be yours. Okay, let's not talk about that, has there been any effect in spying on Tuo Junjing recently. ”
"Yes, Tuo Junjing seems to be particularly optimistic about this envoy to the Han Kingdom, and now he has begun to mobilize troops frequently, and it is more likely that he will finally use force. Father, we need to prepare early. ”
"Jumping clown, don't worry." Li Zixuan always looked down on Tuo Junjing, and he said coldly: "Although it is said that that bastard's soldiers are full of 100,000, accounting for almost half of the soldiers and horses in the entire territory of Goryeo, but when the Jin army went south, more than half of it was lost, and now there are 50,000 troops left, and only 20,000 are near the capital." And our Li family only has 10,000 soldiers and horses, plus 20,000 soldiers and horses in Park Zhengzhong, and we are still sure to win with 10,000 soldiers and horses in the Jin family, after all, our soldiers are stationed in the capital, as long as we close the city gate, even Tuo Junjing has great ability, don't want to kill it. ”
After all, Li Zixuan controls the situation and has a lot of resources, which is not comparable to Tuo Junjing, which is why he is so confident and arrogant. The Jin family can not only provide 10,000 troops, but also the richest family in Goryeo, but after Li Zixuan got rid of Tuo Junjing, he wanted to get rid of the Jin family as soon as possible, which is a bit sorry for Jin Fushi's many years of advice and envoys to the Jin State, and he can't help Jin Zhihuan, who traveled thousands of miles to the Han State as an envoy. This is perhaps the biggest difference between him and Tuo Junjing.
When Li Zixuan was actively preparing for the war, Tuo Junjing was not idle, and he took the initiative to visit Wang Kai, the lord of Goryeo, to discuss how to deal with Li Zixuan.
Wang Kai, the king of Goryeo, is a cowardly and self-righteous person, he is very optimistic about Tuo Junjing's plan, and this time when he was persuaded to use troops to destroy the forces of Guozhang Li Zixian, this sixteen-year-old boy Tianzi asked very unconfidently: "Can we really fight against Guozhang, you must know that he controls the entire capital, and with the support of Park Zhengzhong and the Jin family, it is difficult for your 20,000 horses to enter Beijing." Once there is a disturbance, if Guozhang kills Lone, what should he do. ”
Tuo Junjing looks down on Wang Kai in his bones, but this is the king of Goryeo, a symbol of national orthodoxy, without this symbol, he will definitely not be able to fight the national abbot Li Zixian.
Seeing that the king of Goryeo was about to retreat, Tuo Junjing hurriedly said: "Although the minister's 20,000 soldiers and horses are outside the city, they are all warriors who have survived a hundred battles, and they are by no means comparable to the army of Li Zi. Besides, Jin Du, the head of the Jin family, may not be able to be with Li Zixun, he can win over or use marriage to marry. If Your Majesty is willing to marry Jin Zhixian, the noble daughter of the Jin family, as the palace master, the minister is sure to persuade the Jin family to defect and be loyal to His Majesty. ”
"I have long heard that Kim Ji-hyun is the first beauty in Goryeo, and she is also the first wise man, of course I am willing, but when we are fighting, will the Jin army take the opportunity to destroy Goryeo."
Wang Kai is afraid of wolves and tigers, hesitant and cowardly, and can be said to have no opinions. He hated the country's power, but he didn't have the courage to confront.
Tuo Junjing had long expected Wang Kai to say this, so he hurriedly explained: "Master Miaoqing has already passed the book on the flying pigeon, saying that the Han has accepted our conditions, and the Han Navy Master has already set off, and it will be possible to log in in half a month at most." At that time, it doesn't matter if the Jin army goes south, the most important thing for us is to take back control of the capital from the hands of the king, because if you can't control the capital, then there will be no cooperation between Goryeo and the Han state. ”
"Do you mean to say that the Han army will really come and help fight against the Jin army."
"Yes, but there is a clause in the terms of cooperation."
"What's more?"
"Pledge the prince to the imperial capital, this is a condition that cannot be changed."
Wang Kai's face became gloomy, and he said dissatisfiedly: "I haven't gotten married yet, where is the heir, and how can I pledge it?" ”
"Although there is no son, there is Princess Xingqing, Princess Chengde!"
"What is that kind of pledge, it's clearly a kiss, it's simply a loss of power and humiliation of the country, I don't agree." Wang Kai has feelings for his two younger sisters, and he doesn't want the two younger sisters to become a condition in exchange for the support of the Han.
Tuo Junjing secretly slandered to himself, if his daughter can become a condition, he will not hesitate to agree, the conditions proposed by the Han State are not too much, he said a little angrily: "The Great Han Sailor has already set out, if Your Majesty does not agree, after the Great Han Sailor lands, it is difficult to say whether to help Your Majesty or help the National Teacher, after all, the two noble daughters of the Guozhang family have been sent to the imperial capital." ”
How to choose between royal power and dignity became a difficult problem in front of Wang Kai, the king of Goryeo, and finally he gritted his teeth and said: "I can promise, when I take charge of the world, I must kill all those Han people, and no one will be left." ”
Seeing the almost crazy appearance of the king of Goryeo, Tuo Junjing secretly wondered in his heart, would supporting such a king lead Goryeo into the abyss of no return, and whether it would be in the interests of the family?
Tuo Junjing regretted a little in his heart, it was obvious that there was no point in talking to this stubborn King of Goryeo, he decided to have a good talk with the palace lord of Shundeok, after all, it was related to the future national fortunes of Goryeo, and it was absolutely not sloppy.
The lord of the Shunde Palace gave birth to Wang Kai, the king of Goryeo, at the age of fifteen, and he is only thirty-two years old this year, the former first beauty of Goryeo is also a wise man, but the wise man also has a time when he is confused, that is, the dispute between the father and the son, where should he go. Emotionally, he should help his son, but once his father fails, the entire Li family will be uprooted, and it will definitely be unbearable pain.
The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, and whoever wins and who loses is an unbearable consequence for the Shunde Palace Master, which is the most sad part.
Sad, sad, the Shunde Palace Lord finally chose to stand on his son's side, although this choice was painful. Now that Gong Dou is about to break out, it depends on the outcome of Kim Zhihuan and Miaoqing's negotiations in the Han Kingdom. These days, the palace lord of Shunde can be said to live like a year, but as the queen mother of the Goryeo Kingdom, she has no choice.
The palace master of Shunde didn't know what Tuo Junjing was looking for at this time, but he still met with this minister.
Tuo Junjing couldn't stay in the palace for too long, so he concisely recounted the conversation with the king of Goryeo, and finally said: "The conditions of the Han State are not harsh, but Your Majesty's attitude is too terrible. ”
"Don't worry, the mourning family has come to persuade the lord of the country. What the mourning family wants to know now is, are you ready, and what to do with the Li family after the matter is completed. ”
"It's ready, just wait for Master Miaoqing to arrive and determine the final plan. As for how to deal with the Li family, the minister means exile, and in the end, His Majesty has the final say, anyway, for the minister, it doesn't matter. ”
"The mourning family wants you to swear to ensure that the Li family is banished, not uprooted. The mourning family knows that you have this ability, so it's best not to find any excuses. The Shunde Palace Lord pondered for a moment and said, "The Mourning family knows what you want, if you can't protect the Li family, the Mourning family will fight for their lives, and it will also prevent you from realizing your ambitions." ”
"Okay, do your best. After all, many things are uncontrollable, and the minister will definitely do his best to realize the palace master's wishes. Your Majesty's side must not offend the Han Kingdom, otherwise Goryeo will really suffer a catastrophe. ”
Tuo Junjing's ambition is not as big as Li Zixuan, which is why he is willing to keep the king of Goryeo, but there is no essential difference between him and Li Zixuan, but he will leave the capital to the king of Goryeo, and he will still take the king of Goryeo as the orthodox, but these really need the king of Goryeo, and the cooperation of the palace lord of Shunde, otherwise it will definitely not be smooth sailing.
When the change in Goryeo's internal palace seizure was brewing, the Han Navy Division was infinitely approaching Goryeo, and this time the old general Liang Lie personally took command of the expedition, of course, this was also his last expedition.
Concubine Liang gave birth to the eldest princess, and she is a military general, so the Liang family still has a very high status in the court, especially the naval army, which has transported countless gold and silver for the Han Dynasty, which is destined to be of great significance to the Liang family.
Li Jun, Tong Wei, Tong Meng, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Liang Hong, these eight sailor generals control the 70,000 naval army of the Han Dynasty, of which Li Jun is the deputy commander, after this expedition to Goryeo, if nothing else, he will be the first governor of Goryeo, so this battle is very important to him.
The old general Liang Lie is destined to be only the nominal commander, and the real command is in the hands of Li Jun, but the overall situation still needs to be controlled by the old general, this time it is not only a military expedition, but also a political and diplomatic aspect, which is destined to require a high-powered minister to control the overall situation, it is obvious that Liang Lie is suitable, as for Li Jun, it will take a long time to wear out.