Chapter 668: The Peoples Lead by Example
"Kill......"
"Cutting Out the Rebellious ......"
In front of the most sacred palace in North Korea, a tragic battle is underway. The Anton Jin clan and the guards controlled by the Qingfeng Jin clan fought directly.
Because at this moment outside Gyeongbokgung Palace, the cannon was rumbling, and the elite of Commander Min Hongho and the Seoul city defense army controlled by Andong Kim were fighting, the former directly entered the north gate of Seoul under the response of Qingfeng Kim, and Andong Kim, who was forced to the edge of the cliff, broke out the most fierce resistance.
On the one hand, they used their troops to carry the Min family's army, and on the other hand, they mustered up their courage and stormed the Qinzheng Palace.
Even if Jin Hongchang and the others in the main hall are dead, as long as they can take back the control of Li Yu and Queen Xian, Anton Jin will have the capital to survive the crisis.
As for the death of Kim Ki-jeong, the leader of the side branch of Anton Kim, it only made the people of the Kim family outside fight to the death more iron-heartedly.
Kim Ki-jeong's dignified approval was casually chopped off, and you can imagine how black Qingfeng Kim's hands are.
Kim Ki Jeong is dead, aren't the lives of these middle and lower members of the Kim family even less cared about by the superiors? At this moment, I gave in, and I don't know when I will be dragged out of my home and eaten with a knife.
In the forbidden army of the palace, the Anton Jin clan controlled far more people and horses than the Qingfeng Jin clan, and now after the musket fire in front of the Qinzheng Palace, he has entered the white-knuckle fight. Anton Kim's men and horses are at least three times that of Qingfeng Kim.
Kim Ki-dae was carrying a saber in his hand, and his face was solemn. Sun Xu also carried a handcuff in his hand. The officials of the full hall were all gathered in the side hall, and there were only a few leaders of the Anton Kim group left in the hall. Kim Ki-jeong's headless body fell to the main hall, blood staining the ground red.
Fortunately, the palace forbidden army did not have artillery, and for safety reasons, some soldiers were equipped with cold weapons. The people of the Andong Kim family also pulled a part of the reliable city defense army to the palace, but Gyeongbokgung Palace was so big that no matter how many soldiers there were, it was impossible to use it, and it was even more difficult to transport the artillery in.
"The king has a will, and the crime is only to kill the first evil, and the threat never asks! When will you be wrong again?! ”
"This official Jin Jidae swears here, only the first evil will be punished, and the rest will not be heard. Do you really want to die without a place to be buried? ”
It's a pity that such shouts are useless.
Min Hongho is fighting very fiercely outside, and the ghost knows when the city defense army will not be able to withstand it, and the people of Andong Kim's family have already regarded breaking Gyeongbokgung Palace as the only way to turn the tables, which is the only choice for Andong Kim's to cover his life. Where can Kim Ki stop yelling a few times?
"Kill, kill with me. Kill the palace of diligence, everyone has an official to do. ”
"That's a U-turn deal. If you want to retreat at this time, can you avoid death in the future? ”
"Whoever kills Kim Ki-dae is the general of the imperial camp!"
Coups and mutinies relied on promises to win people's hearts, and the promises on both sides were higher than the other. Everyone has an official to do, and if you kill Kim Ki-dae, you are the general of the imperial camp. Those forbidden troops who were desperately fighting at this time couldn't imagine whether the two sides would keep their promises afterwards, and those who could rush ahead at this time were iron-hearted.
On the Sujing Gate, Min Hongho climbed the watchtower that had just been erected, and looked at Gyeongbokgung Palace not far away, anxious. On the watchtower, he could completely see the battle in the Gyeongbokgung Palace, and the rebels [Andong Kim] had an absolute advantage.
Gyeongbokgung Palace is the main palace (Dharma Palace) of the Lee family's Joseon. It is located in the north of Seoul, the capital of the Joseon Dynasty, so it is also called Beique. And Sujingmun is the northern gate of Seoul.
The distance between the two sides is actually not far, but at such a distance, the Min family army just can't attack it.
In urban street fighting, the role of muskets has been greatly reduced, and the fighting on both sides seems to be fierce, but the speed of casualties is far less fast than that of muskets.
Chen Zhongsheng, who ran from the Taiping Pavilion to Sujingmen, could barely control his emotions, "Lord Min, send troops to Qingxichuan, go to Qingxichuan." Set a fire! ”
"Now that we have reached the last moment, no matter how ruthless the means are, they have to be done."
"Nacheonggyecheon is a gathering place for the families of the city defense army, and if there is a fire there, the city defense army will be in turmoil."
But this will definitely leave a lot of hidden dangers, because once the fire is set on fire, there will inevitably be damage to people and property, and these city defense forces that will definitely be disbanded in the future will not forget this hatred even if they return to the people.
But this is about Chen Zhongsheng's bird matter?
Chen Zhongsheng only asked that the current crisis be passed immediately, and the whole of Korea would really be chopped up and served on a plate and sent to the emperor's table. As for the crisis in the future, that is something that the latecomer has to deal with, and it has nothing to do with him.
In the fifth year of Chengtian, the sixth day of the eighth month of the Chinese calendar. A few years after the war was away from Seoul, it once again enveloped the heart of North Korea, with tens of thousands of people fighting.
The sound of gunfire and shouts of killing shook the sky, and the smoke and fire silenced the entire Seoul.
The Cheonggyecheon River, a small river that flows through Seoul, was engulfed in a fire for a long time, and the two sides of the river, which were once densely packed with low shacks, turned into a white field with light smoke. It was a gathering place for the families of the Seoul Castle Guards, many of whom were outsiders from Seoul, and when they arrived in Seoul, they spontaneously gathered in the abandoned area of Cheonggyecheon.
The latter was originally a prosperous place in Seoul, surrounded by shops and houses, but during the Manchu rule, it was also seriously damaged. In the end, it is like a haunted house in an abandoned area.
It took three full days for the Min family army to collect the defeated troops of the city defense and investigate and punish the henchmen of the Anton Kim clan.
On the fifth day of the incident, Chen Jong-sung joined hands with Kim Ki-dae and Min Hong-ho to officially meet with Kim Shi, the queen of Hyo-yi of North Korea. Li Zheng is now called authentic by the North Korean people, because he was upright and died in the Anti-Japanese War, which is much stronger than the only remaining Li Qi of the royal family.
Now that the throne of North Korea is vacant, Li Yu is unpopular, and without the support of Anton Kim, Mrs. Shengping Mansion is naturally just an ordinary lady of the house, and the only one who can be qualified to listen to the government in the court is the Kim family, her status is higher than that of Li Hui, and she can convince people.
After this great earthquake, Anton Kim fell, but the political turmoil in North Korea will not be easily calmed down, and Seoul must maintain stability. It couldn't be more appropriate to bring Kim out.
"It's all at the disposal of this palace?"
Hearing Chen Zhongsheng's words, a sneer appeared on Queen Jin's face. She knew that after this great change in Seoul, North Korea's national glory had come to an end.
If Anton Jin's family doesn't fall, no matter whether the woman of the Jin family is pregnant with the blood of the Li family, the child born will definitely be a baby boy, right? In that way, the national glory of North Korea can continue, even if it becomes Zhou Tianzi, who is like a tablet, this North Korea is still North Korea.
But what about the Qingfeng Kim clan and the Lixing Min clan who stood up after the Andong Kim clan fell? Now they are a pair of loyal dogs who shook their heads and tails to the country, and respectfully sent North Korea to that person's table with both hands.
Is it just because of the promise of an overseas feudal state?
Kim's eyes looked coldly at Chen Zhongsheng, a Chinese envoy who had been in Korea for a while, and easily persuaded his father and brother with an 'overseas feudal state'.
Qingfeng Jin's merits are enough to be knighted, whether it is a noble lord or not, then in the future overseas can get a place, establish a country, and establish the true thousand-year-old foundation of Qingfeng Jin. The same seems to be true of the Lixing Min clan. Even in the eyes of the nobleman in Nanjing, the credit of the Min family is even greater than that of the Jin family.
Kim's father and brother were all attracted by this promise, and then they could no longer resist it. I think it's the same with Min Hongho.
Compared with the independent establishment of the country overseas and the existence of a wealthy family in North Korea, the entire Qingfeng Kim clan did not hesitate to fall to the former. How could the Min family, who had a reputation in North Korea, resist this temptation?
Under the pleading of his father and brother, the Jin family naturally waded into this muddy water.
Kim's eyes looked at his brother, and then at Min Hongho, who had a calm face, this bastard who was hated by her husband at the beginning, and now ......
Kim suppressed the anger rising in her heart, and she looked at Chen Zhongsheng with a pair of eyes, don't look at Kim Ki-dae has become the nominal head of government of North Korea, don't look at Min Hong-ho's solid command of tens of thousands of troops, but in front of Chen Zhongsheng, he is always respectful. Among these three people, Chen Zhongsheng can really have the final say:
"Kim Hongchang is a great hero who saved the country, his reputation among the people is not low, and he is also the father-in-law of the Maharaja, and the Andong Kim family also has deep roots in Gyeongsang-do, and he is very famous in South Korea, angel, what do you think should be done?"
Chen Zhongsheng's eyes and Kim looked straight at each other, as if he could see that Kim really had no intention of playing false, Chen Zhongsheng said: "Jin Hongchang continues to be sent to China, and he is still a hero of North Korea." This rebellion was led by Kim Ki-jeong, in order to take over the power of North Korea with his concubine. ”
"Huh?" Queen Jin's soft nasal voice revealed a hint of surprise. After completely gaining the upper hand, Chen Zhongsheng actually left the Anton Kim clan, although he cut off the side branch of the Anton Kim clan.
"What the angel says is deeply in line with the meaning of this palace." Queen Kim chuckled, "Just do what the angel says." ”
"There is a cloud in the Book of Rites: 'Therefore, the likes and dislikes of the people are also the expression of the people'. The nave is generous, benevolent and filial, and should set an example for all people. "This matter is decided, then there is nothing to do with the Kim family. She's a cover for being pushed, but she's not really a power figure.
After Chen Zhongsheng and the three of them left the palace cleanly, the Jin family knelt on his seat and did not move for a long time.
The shadow of Chen Ming once again appeared in her mind, Chen Ming did not leave too deep an impression on Jin, in addition to his youth, whether it was appearance, or speech and demeanor, Jin felt that Chen Ming was not as elegant as his husband.
But now his face in Kim's mind is so hideous.
The already blurred face also became clear, but with endless greed.
Shangguo actually wanted to annex Korea!!
This is something that Kim could not have imagined at the beginning.
Since Silla invaded the homeland of Han Lorang and Obibang, which originally belonged to China south of the Taedong River, Korea has existed as an independent country for thousands of years.
At the beginning, the arrogant Tie Daliao, Wanyan Jurchens and the Mongols did not completely wipe out the luck of the peninsula, but now the national glory of North Korea is not only finished, but as a country, North Korea is also finished.
Kim suddenly felt that things were so ridiculous.
Well, a country was silently annexed by the kingdom in this way.
But the current North Korea really does not have the slightest ability to resist. Not to mention that there are doglegs like the Min family who are loyal to China inside, let's just say that externally, the Han army stationed in Korea on Jeju Island is killed, and no one in the whole of Korea can stop it.
Not to mention the troops and horses deployed by the Kingdom in the northeast and Sakhalin.
Before the Manchu invasion, there were nearly 10 million Koreans, but after last year's statistics, the population was less than 5 million. However, the kingdom has a population of 20,000,000, and there is no disproportion between the two......
And most importantly, the backbone of North Korea, the two classes of nobles, suffered heavy losses in the war. Instead, some of the powerful Dao gate valves whose strength was rapidly expanding were vulnerable under the powerful military strength of the Shang Kingdom.
And after these powerful gate valves were crushed, without the support of the two classes of nobles of the middle and lower classes, only a large group of Korean people remained, and these mud-legged men may beat gongs and drums to welcome the heavenly soldiers. This is because some of the policies that the Kingdom is now pursuing are very different from many of the policies that are being implemented in Korea.
Why did a large number of Koreans who were rescued from the Qing captives in Shangguo prefer to be slaves in Shangguo rather than return to Korea to serve as people? That is a real reality, they have a better quality of life as serfs in the upper country than as farmers in North Korea.
Although Kim did not know much about specific politics, he also knew the greed of the two classes of nobles.
During the Imjin War, the supply of military rations became the primary issue, and in fact it was impossible to continue to collect tribute, so rice was levied in Chungcheong-do and Jeolla-do provinces in lieu of all tribute. Later, the Korean government decided to implement the 'Taedong Law' in Gyeonggi Province on a trial basis, abolishing all the rice and other miscellaneous goods that had been paid to the central government departments headed by the palace secretary (except for Begong) and the rice required by the local government office, and replacing it with a system of expropriating rice from all land, and the expropriated rice was called 'Taedong rice'. After the trial implementation of the 'Taedong Law' in Gyeonggi Province, about 100 years later, all provinces except Pyongan Province and Hamgyong Province in the north gradually implemented the Taedong Law.
In the era of tribute, nominally anyone had to pay tribute, but the wealthy were often exempt from taxes, and all the burden fell on the commoners, and because of the heavy exploitation of the Dena, the actual income of the court and the government was very small. 'Datong rice' is only paid by those who have land, so it should be beneficial to those who have no land or little land. However, the burden on tenant farmers was not lightened at all, as they still had to pay local specialties to the Imperial Palace and the Central Government Office, such as charcoal, honey, chickens, and pheasants. In addition, this policy also led to an increase in taxes on land and acres in North Korea, the intensification of land annexation by bureaucrats and local tyrants, the development of commodity-money relations, and the prevalence of usury, resulting in class differentiation in the countryside. On the eve of the Manchu invasion, there were only three or two out of ten households in Korea, where ordinary peasants could keep their fathers' and ancestors' fields and not sell them to others. In the rural areas, there is a phenomenon of 'farmers have no land, and all of them plough people's fields'. The peasants cultivated the landlords' land, and the tax burden accounted for more than half of the harvest. Excluding seeds, false loans, and pre-year grain, the remainder is only one or two percent of the harvest.
If the Heavenly Soldiers of the Kingdom of Heaven announced the implementation of the same system as China in Korea, the people at the bottom of the whole of Korea would enthusiastically support the Kingdom.
And when such a greedy two classes of nobles came in with foreign enemies, they had no power to fight back, and Korea was on the verge of annihilation several times.
The time and place are favorable, and none of them are in North Korea.
The one in Nanjing really chose a great time......
Without the support of millions of low-level people, the two classes of nobles alone are completely drifting boats in the tide that is about to be set off in the kingdom. What's even more ridiculous is that the two classes of nobles who have just settled down do not have the slightest idea of wanting to change, and all they think about is how to take advantage of the gap in the re-establishment of order to eat more of the ownerless land......