Chapter 17: Civil strife in Korea

Just when Zheng Che, represented by the Westerners, launched an unprecedented attack on the main force of the Easterners, the ministers who were the Easterners were innocently implicated in Zheng Ruli's rebellion.

And the partisan struggle between the easterners and the westerners also intensified, just as the easterner leader Li Shanhai (Bi Chao) feared at this moment.

His Royal Highness Seonjo of Joseon also wants to use the hands of the Westerners to get rid of the actual strength and sphere of influence of the Easterners, but he cannot let the Westerners' sphere of influence and real strength be too large.

In that case, if the Westerners are dominant, the situation of the Easterners controlling the situation will be repeated, so His Royal Highness Seonjo of North Korea at this moment actually wants to be the real king who can control the situation again.

It is not that everything must be under the influence of the ministers in order to decide everything in the court.

At this moment, Princess Daming Yuting (Zhu Tingting) is the future princess of North Korea, after seeing the civil strife caused by the party struggle between the Easterners and the Westerners in North Korea.

Princess Yuting (Zhu Tingting), who was extremely uneasy in her heart, also began to persuade His Royal Highness Xuanzu with Jin Guifei, but at this moment, His Royal Highness Xuanzu thought that the harem should not interfere in the court situation.

At this time, Concubine Jin and Princess Daming both said that they were just extremely worried about the future of North Korea, and wanted to share some unnecessary sorrows for His Royal Highness Seonjo, and they did not mean to interfere in the court situation.

And at this moment, Princess Daming Yuting (Zhu Tingting) also saw the cruelty of the Korean situation, because the party struggle between the East and the West became more and more intense.

As a weak Westerner, he also grasped a life-saving straw, that is, Zheng Ruli's rebellion made it difficult for the easterners who had an absolute advantage.

And at this moment, Lord Liu Chenglong (Zhao Kun) had already predicted the unexpected, so before His Royal Highness Xuanzu issued the arrest order.

As an easterner, Lord Liu Chenglong (Zhao Kun) came to bear the guilt himself, and as an easterner, Lord Liu Chenglong (Zhao Kun) can really be said to have done his best for the country.

Lord Liu Chenglong (Zhao Kun) listed that at the beginning, hundreds of civil and military officials were recommending Zheng Ruli to each other as officials, and those officials had a deep friendship with Zheng Ruli.

In daily exchanges, it is not only the exchange of letters, but also other forms of friendship including banquets.

And there is only one adult who has never been optimistic about Zheng Ruli, and this person is Li Jingzhong who is worth mentioning.

In the entire Korean court, there is only this Li Jingzhong, whose official position is Shi Cao Zuolang, went to tell Xuanzu that this Zheng Ruli must not be an official.

But after saying that, he was considered by almost all ministers to be jealous of his ability but was dismissed from office, and it was such a person who had already seen Zheng Ruli's disloyalty twelve years ago.

However, at that time, all the officials were actively recommending Zheng Ruli, so if there was really a mistake, it could only mean that the entire Korean court had such a fault.

Everyone had made a special mistake, so at this moment, His Royal Highness Seonjo also recognized the seriousness of the problem.

But at this moment, His Royal Highness Seonjo, who is magnanimous, did not blame Lord Liu Chenglong (Zhao Kun), and specially gave Liu Chenglong (Zhao Kun) a pair of boots in recognition of his dedication to the country.

At this moment, as the leader of the Dongren, Li Shanhai Zuo Zhengzheng (Bi Chao) was very helpless to write his resignation at home, Li Shanhai (Bi Chao) thought that maybe this could ensure his life and keep his official position.

Because the cunning Lord Li Shanhai (Bi Chao) is laying out a plan at this moment, that is, the ultimate plan to put to death and then live.

If His Royal Highness Xuanzu really wants to abandon these old ministers of the Easterners, he will definitely use the means of the Westerners to directly get rid of all the ministers of the Easterners.

But the fact is just as Master Li Shanhai (Bi Chao) expected, precisely because Seonjo knows the shortcomings and fatality of a faction.

That's why they won't completely wipe out all the forces of the Dongren, so at this moment, only two Dongren are retained to serve in the court.

One of them is Liu Chenglong (Zhao Kun), who is the master of the Bing Cao Judgment, because His Royal Highness Xuanzu at this moment is not confused, knowing that Liu Chenglong (Zhao Kun) has always been a person loyal to the imperial court.

And the other is the scheming Lord Li Shanhai (Bi Chao), because Xuanzu knows that the existence of this person will inevitably contain the power of many Westerners.

As a result, the phenomenon of one faction being dominant was completely eliminated in the Korean court, and the dispute between the two factions also entered the final dire situation.

And at this moment, after His Royal Highness Xuanzu personally released Lord Liu Chenglong (Zhao Kun), Li Shanhai (Bi Chao)'s resignation was also returned in time.

And after that, the dispute between the two factions of the West and the East really came to an end, first of all, Cui Yongqing, an easterner who had a very high status and influence in the hearts of all Confucian students.

The difference between this Dongren and other Dongren is that they oppose the resolution of His Royal Highness Seonjo everywhere, which has brought great influence to the Dongren and Confucian scholars.

Therefore, those Westerner ministers gathered together and wanted to use stratagems to force Cui Yongqing, an easterner, to get rid of them, so that the public opinion of those Confucian scholars became completely silent.

and gave the Dongren the final blow outside the Korean court, so he arrested Choi Yongqing in prison after designing to frame Choi Yongqing.

Eventually, Cui Yongqing died in prison under repeated torture, which began in 1589 during the rebellion of Zheng Ruli.

It lasted for three years, during which Dongren leaders including Cui Yongqing and Bai Weixian were implicated.

The number of people sentenced to capital punishment or exile was as high as 1,000, and the Korean court finally decided the winner.

From this moment on, the easterners began to really decline, and at this moment, the westerners began to take charge of many important positions and began to dominate the court.

Since then, the Dongren have gradually moved away from the Korean court, but at this moment, only Lord Yoo Sung-ryong (Zhao Kun) and Lord Li Shanhai (Bi Chao) are still serving in the Korean court.

So at this moment, Lord Liu Chenglong (Zhao Kun), who is the master of the Bing Cao Judgment, is here again, reminding Xuanzu about the matter of the Japanese Kou.

So he took out the Bird Gun of the Woko and did an experiment, because the Bird Gun has the disadvantage of reloading and ammunition for a long time, and it is not faster than the effect of shooting with a bow and arrow.

However, the advantages of the bird gun can still be affirmed, and the single bird gun can never see where the advantages lie.

However, when a large number of bird guns are distributed to a large number of soldiers, the advantages of bird guns can be fully reflected.

And now that the civil strife has just subsided, North Korea is still facing an embattled situation, and in this era of change, whether North Korea can follow in the footsteps of advanced countries and make progress.

It will depend on the choice of His Royal Highness King Seonjo of Joseon and the Westerners around him, but judging from the fact that the Westerners have always opposed the Japanese Invaders, we can know the future direction of North Korea.