Chapter 662: Conspiracy
Not long after Li Hui ordered the release of those Nanren Party officials, Li Hongyu received a tip report that Ayayangjun Li Liang had secretly summoned the leaders of the Westerner Party, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it seemed that the Westerner Party really couldn't sit still this time.
As in the last secret meeting, Li Liang chose the meeting place in a brothel in Seoul, although it seems that there are many people in a place like a brothel, because there are many dignitaries and dignitaries in it, it can well cover up the meeting between Li Liang and Li Gui and others.
Even if someone sees Li Liang drinking with Li Gui and others, it is nothing, many dignitaries and nobles in the brothel know each other, and it is nothing to drink a few glasses with each other, it is a very normal thing.
Unlike last time, the atmosphere this time was quite solemn and depressing, everyone was drinking sullenly, and they all seemed to be preoccupied, and the prostitutes who accompanied the wine had naturally been beaten away.
"Guys, do you have a solution to the current predicament?" In silence, Li Ju put down the wine glass in his hand, looked at Li Gui and the others and asked quietly, the dilemma he was talking about naturally referred to as the line of the Nanren Party taking the Ming Mission.
"Ayayang-kun, now that the Nanren Party has the Ming Mission as its backer, the people of the Gubei Party will definitely be extremely jealous and make concessions to the Nanren Party and distribute part of the power in their hands to the Nanren Party."
Li Gui groaned for a moment when he heard this, looked at Li Ju with a serious expression and said, "Once this is the case, the government will be in the hands of the Gubei Party and the Nanren Party!" ”
"I heard that the Nanren Party sent a lot of valuable gifts to Li Yi'er's family, it seems that they did climb the Ming Mission, otherwise they would not have invested so much."
Jin Yuan frowned slightly when he heard this, and agreed with Li Gui's words, the Southerners Party was originally the target of their wooing, but now the Southerners Party will definitely choose to cooperate with the Gubei Party, after all, the Westerners Party is now poor and has nothing, so why should it negotiate terms with the Southerners Party.
"No wonder the Ming envoy will come up with such a precious royal secret medicine to save the Emperor of the Ping Mansion, it turns out that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has already hooked up with the Ming Envoy in private."
At this time, Shen Jingzhen also spoke, sighed and looked at Li Kun, "Ayayang-kun, it seems that the Nanren Party is ahead of us in the matter of the Ming Mission." ”
Li Liang's face became a little pale, the close relationship between the Nanren Party and the Ming Mission made him quite annoyed, originally he formulated the policy of uniting the Nanren Party against the Gubei Party, but now it seems that the Nanren Party will cooperate with the Western People's Party, so they have lost a huge help.
"Master Cui, what do you think about this?" Then, Li Liang's brows furrowed, and he looked at Cui Mingji, who had been silent, to hear his thoughts.
"Ayayang-kun, the lower officials think that the situation has changed now, and we should speed up the plan and make a move before the Nanren Party and the Gubei Party cooperate, otherwise we will encounter greater resistance." Cui Mingji groaned slightly, and said to Li Yu with a serious expression.
"But our strength is not good now, including the strength of Lord Li's troops, there are only more than 1,000 people, and it is difficult to storm the palace."
Shen Jingzhen's face suddenly turned embarrassed, and the "Lord Li" in his mouth naturally referred to Li Gui, the envoy of the Pingshan Prefecture, Li Gui was a rare official in the Westerner Party who was in charge of the army in the "Gyeonggi" area of Seoul, and there were 500 soldiers under his command.
"Ayayang-kun, once we make a move, we will inevitably elect one person to lead the rebel army, who will be the commander of the rebel army?" Hearing this, Jin Yuan couldn't help but raise another question, the Westerners were not qualified to lead the generals of the rebel army.
"Ayayang-kun, the lower officials feel that there is someone who can take on this important responsibility." Cui Mingji saw that everyone at the scene had helpless expressions on their faces, knowing that they didn't know who to find to lead the army, so he said to Li Liang after a deep groan.
"Who?" Hearing this, Li Qi hurriedly looked at Cui Mingji and asked in a deep voice.
"The new Hamgyong Province Soldier and Horse Festival Envoy Li Shi!" Under the concerned gaze of everyone, Cui Mingji slowly said a person's name.
"Li Shi?" Li Shi's brows furrowed, Li Shi was of noble birth, his grandfather served as a soldier and judge, otherwise he would not have been able to become the envoy of the Hamgyong Province at the age of thirty, this is the highest military governor of Hamgyong Province.
It was precisely because Li Shi was in a high position that Li Wei was worried that he would not participate in their actions.
"Li Shi is going to Hamgyong Road, and their family has a very close relationship with the Gubei Party, can they help us do things?" Jin Yuan didn't expect Cui Mingji to elect Li Shilai as the commander of the rebel army, so he asked worriedly.
Li Gui and the others also looked at Cui Mingji suspiciously, Li Shi was not a member of the Westerners' Party, and he had never dealt with them before, so they didn't trust Li Shi, if Li Shi, the commander of the Righteous Army, made a mistake in his actions, it would be a disaster for the Westerners' Party.
"Ayayang-kun, the lower official has dealt with Li Shi, this person is ambitious, and he is not a person who is willing to live under others."
Cui Mingji knew the worries of Li Liang and the others, so he opened his mouth to explain, "He is not the Gubei Party, as long as the Gubei Party is in power, it will be difficult for him to have a bright future, and in the end, at most he will become a judge of Bing Cao like his grandfather, and the lower officials think that his ambition is not just a judge, so as long as he is given enough temptation, he will definitely join it and command the rebel army."
"Li Shi's commander is naturally nominal, we need him to lead the army, the people in charge of the righteous army are our people, even if he wants to do something, he can't do anything, and we will inform him about this when we do something, so it will be much safer."
As he spoke, Cui Mingji bowed to Li Yu and said solemnly, "Ayayang-kun, without further ado, we don't have much time to prepare." ”
"Since Master Cui said so, then let's believe Li Shi."
Li Liang sighed slightly when he heard this, and then quickly made a decision, as Cui Mingji said, there is not much time left for them to prepare, and there is indeed no one other than Li Shi who is more suitable to be the commander of the rebel army, and those high-ranking generals will not follow the Westerners Party to do things.
Jin Yuan and the others couldn't help but glance at each other, they didn't have a suitable candidate to command the troops, so Li Shi seemed to be their only choice, even if they tied up at that time, they would have to tie Li Shi up, after all, a military attache like Li Gui was a little low and couldn't command too many troops, so there was no way to unify the command.
"Ayayang-kun, the army in Seoul is in the hands of the Gubei Party, our troops are too small, if we can't increase our troops, then we won't be able to attack the palace at all."
However, there is another urgent problem to be solved relative to the selection of the commander, that is, the troops under the command of the Westerners are too small, so Jin Yuan frowned and said to Li Liang, if they can't find reinforcements, then their move this time is tantamount to suicide.
"Do you have any ways to increase your troops?" Li Liang sighed helplessly in his heart when he heard this, looked at everyone present with a solemn expression and asked, in the final analysis, there are no high-level officials in the Western People's Party, let alone in charge of military power.
Li Gui and the others glanced at each other, and then fell silent, they didn't have any good way, after all, the people who held the military power were all important figures in the Gubei Party, and they were out-and-out vested interests of the group, so how could they rebel with them?
"Ladies and gentlemen, if you don't have any good ideas, I've got a choice." After a while, Li Liang glanced around at Li Gui and the others, and said with a grim face, "If this person can help us, then we will definitely be able to capture the palace!" ”
"Ayayo-kun, who are you talking about?" Jin Yuan, Li Gui and the others suddenly lit up when they heard this, and they all looked at Li Liang with concern, this was the key to whether they could succeed in their actions.
"Training the general of the capital prison, Li Xingli!" Li Qi groaned for a moment, and slowly said a name in his mouth.
"Li Xingli?" Jin Yuan, Li Gui and the others couldn't help but be taken aback, the training capital was an important military force responsible for the defense of Seoul.
Although there are still promotions and promotions above the training of the generals, the promotions and promotions are basically part-time, and the people who really command the army in the barracks are the generals who are trained to be the generals.
"Ayayang-kun, Li Xingli is a relative of Zuo Yizheng, if you want to talk to him about this matter, wouldn't it be a plot with the tiger?" Jin Yuan was the first to react, and couldn't help but open his mouth to dissuade him.
The left parliament of the Joseon parliament government is Park Seung-jong, an important minister of the Gubei Party, and Park Seung-jong is also the training superintendent of the capital promotion, so Lee Heung-li, who is related to Park Seung-jong, can become the general of the training superintendent, and in the eyes of Kim Won and others, how can Lee Heung-ri betray Park Seung-jong, who has the grace to promote him.
"Brother Jin, I don't see it that way."
Without waiting for Li Liang to speak, Cui Mingji pondered for a while and then said, "Li Xingli is precisely because he is a relative of Zuo Yizheng, so he must have heard some rumors on weekdays, if he is willing to accept the status quo, he will not betray Zuo Yizheng, but if he wants to prove himself and go to the next level in his career, then it is very likely to join us." ”
"Ayayang-kun, you must already know what kind of person Li Xingli is, right?" As he spoke, Cui Mingji looked at Li Liang and bowed down and asked.
"After the contact between Benjun and Li Xingli, he is now very dissatisfied with his situation, although Park Seungjong promoted him, but at the same time suppressed his future in his career, and kept him firmly by his side, so that he could only live in the shadow of Park Seungjong."
Under the curious gaze of everyone, Li Liang bowed slightly, and then said in a deep voice, "Actually, Park Chengzong just wants to use Li Xingli to do things for him, Li Xingli feels depressed about this, and he is not willing to go on like this for the rest of his life, and after Park Chengzong dies, he will lose his support." ”
"Ayayang-kun, so it's possible for Li Xingli to do something with us?" Jin Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, Li Xingli has military power in his hands and is much more useful to the Westerners Party than Li Shi.
"Benjun personally went to invite him, he shouldn't refuse." Li Qi glanced at the eager-eyed crowd at the scene and said confidently.
In fact, Li Liang only had a fifty percent hope in his heart to persuade Li Xingli, after all, this was a desperate move, and once he failed, he would fall into a place of no return, but he must now boost the morale of Jin Yuan, Li Gui and others, and say that the probability of success is high.
"So good! If you can get the troops to train the capital eunuchs, then the palace will definitely be able to take it. Li Gui's eyes showed a look of excitement, and he said to everyone with confidence.
"Will the Ming mission intervene in this conflict and send the Ming army into the palace to savior His Royal Highness and the prince, although the Ming army is small but well-trained and well-equipped, if it is rescued, the righteous army is likely to be unable to resist."
At this time, Cui Mingji was worried about another matter, and looked at Li Liang worriedly, now it is not that the matter can be finished if it is successful, the key is the attitude of the Ming Mission towards this matter.
If the Ming delegation was disgusted with Li Ju and the Westerners' move, then even if they succeeded in attacking the palace and killing Li Hui and Li Zhen, they would not be able to escape death in the end.
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