Chapter 724: Beauty Comes East
"I want this world! Who can stop me? I also want to fight in the south and the north, and open the foundation of eternity! Even if it is a bad thing, I will make it vigorous and let future generations recite it! "He has always been personable, white clothes are better than snow, even when the assassin protrudes the white blade, he does not move, but I don't know why he unreservedly reveals the world in front of this woman.
"Stop killing people. You'll just listen to me, okay? Stop killing people. If you don't kill this time, I'll swear a poisonous oath," the woman's voice suddenly softened, and her voice became softer and softer, until the end was almost inaudible, "I swear, I will be your most despicable slave in the future, and everything will be subject to your arrangement, and you will ...... whatever you want."
The man in white looked at her blankly for a long time, he took a step back, lay on the mattress covered with thick fur, and said slowly: "In the past ten years, I have thought a lot, I have thought a lot...... But now it's too late, I can't touch you," he said, looking down at his long, agile fingers, which exuded infinite murderous aura, "I can't touch my loved ones again......"
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At the end of the scene, it took a long time for the people watching the play to come back to their senses, and suddenly burst into thunderous applause and cheers.
"Mr. Feng is pretending to be Emperor Gaozong, and he is so expressive, it is really amazing!" Someone said loudly.
"It's wonderful, it's like you're there!"
"Today, we know that Emperor Gaozong's westward expedition was difficult, his intentions were good, and his mind was vast! Mr. Feng's contribution is great! ”
Feng Xiaorong, who had a curtain call, listened to the comments of the audience, and her heart was full of gratitude to Lin Yiqing.
She never thought of playing a man, but Lin Yiqing not only encouraged her to give it a try, but also helped her prepare the script, and helped her play again and again, which finally made her reach another peak in her acting career.
She saw Lin Yiqing's gaze looking at her. My heart was like hitting a deer, so I went behind the scenes.
Lin Yiqing already understood everything from the glance she had just made, and just smiled slightly.
This woman, whom Qingbeile couldn't get with all his efforts, is now getting better.
For herself, she is more of a spiritual and artistic comfort.
The reason why she was asked to play the famous Emperor Gaozong in the history of the Great Qian Empire was because after reading the history of the Bo people (a by-product of preparing for the science exam). There is deep sympathy for the life of this emperor.
It was in his hands that the Great Qian Empire reached the pinnacle of glory, but his life, many times, was extremely painful.
The pain of no one understands, the pain of losing a loved one, the pain of loneliness and loneliness.
I crossed into this world by myself, although it can be said that it is very popular. But sometimes that feeling of loneliness still surrounds him from time to time.
Maybe that's why I see one and love the other? ……
Lin Yiqing was deeply "reflecting" there, but saw an entourage come in and hand over something that seemed to be a copy of the newspaper to Lin Yuxi's hand. He got up and ran out quickly.
Lin Yiqing saw the girl's movements and knew that it must be related to Yuan Weiting. I couldn't help but smile and didn't pay attention to her.
Lin Yuxi ran to an uninhabited corner of the garden, took out the copy newspaper in his arms, widened his eyes, and looked at it carefully.
This copy of the newspaper is a copy of the newspaper that arrived that day, and the content is the imperial court's commendation order for Yuan Weiting.
Because what Yuan Weiting did in North Korea was too iron-fisted. For a time, various charges such as "unauthorized border provocation", "massacre of Han people", "raising official tricks", "selling military rations", "bullying the king of Han" and other crimes came to the sky, and the imperial court did not know why, but it was very pleased that Yuan Weiting had quelled the mutiny and restored order in Korea in less than two months. He did not immediately issue an order to deal with it, but instructed Li Shaoquan, the governor of Zhili and minister of trade in Beiyang, to "find out the situation and return to the truth." As for Yuan Weiting, who was on the cusp of impeachment, Li Shaoquan went all out to defend it, specially played it, refuted the accusations of the officials one by one, and counterattacked in the way of "asking for awards for meritorious soldiers"; Li Shaoquan's counterattack achieved very good results; after receiving Li Shaoquan's report, the imperial court immediately granted his request, and gave rewards to Wu Changqing, Ding Yuting, Wu Zhaoyou, Ma Jianzhong, and Yuan Weiting, who participated in the pacification of the Korean mutiny, and specially issued a commendation order to Yuan Weiting, "to show encouragement." He also formally appointed Yuan Weiting as the "Commissioner for Trade Affairs of the Prime Minister in North Korea" to strengthen his control over the situation in North Korea.
Lin Yuxi read this commendation order almost word by word, and her handsome little face was full of crimson.
"I knew I couldn't be wrong...... she muttered to herself.
At this moment, she is completely immersed in the joy of her lover's expectations, and she doesn't know what kind of "gift" he will bring her next.
Out of the Han River, sail into the sea on the southwest wind of midsummer, day and night, and you can see Ganghwa Island in the sea from afar. From half a day's flight, you can see a hazy gray smoke in the sky, and gradually get closer before revealing a majestic shape from the gray mist.
The sailors jumped and swayed lightly from line to line, a few right sails caught the wind at delicate and precise angles, and the huge sailboat gradually arced smoothly and gracefully to the left, and the people rushed to starboard in amazement.
This is the largest island in the sea near Incheon to Seoul, with a tall mountain peak on it. In the bay in the south of the island, the splitting surface is a stone cliff dozens of zhang high, such as the red waterfall pouring down from mid-air, steep and dangerous, there are birds chirping and circling at the top of the mountain. It is said that this is the remains left by a landslide hundreds of years ago, and the collapsed Wanhu rock gravel is piled up at the foot of the cliff, becoming a craggy blood-red stone beach, the tide is surging up, and then flowing out from countless crevices, the wind and the waves howl through those crevices together, blowing out a desolate whimpering sorrow, which is terrifying.
The hull of the ship had made a big bend, and it was almost facing the sea, tilting sideways and slowly mooring westward. There are several wharves next to such a wild and deserted rocky beach, each with many berths. Only North Korean ships came and went, and most of them only entered the harbor at noon and anchored for the night, when the shipowners and merchants came ashore and ascended from a winding path to the Tanah Lot Temple on the top of the stone cliff to pray and pray. I dreamed at night, and set sail early the next morning. There are few natural harbors with such deep water and wide paths, but there are no market towns, and even pirates do not want to camp here, as if this is an uninhabited island.
In fact, Ganghwa Island has many hills and fertile land. It is rich in rice, and it is also the main ginseng cultivation area in North Korea, and it is also rich in fishery resources, with a population of tens of thousands, but the reason why it is deserted and depressed is not only because it was a place of refuge for the dead monarchs and ministers in history, but also because the two "foreign disturbances" that irritated North Korea occurred here.
On October 14, 9066 (the sixth day of the ninth month of the year of Bingyin in the lunar calendar), the "Bingyin foreign disturbance" broke out. The French claimed revenge for killing 9,000 Koreans for Daewon-kun's massacre of Catholics in Korea. The French army first landed on Ganghwa Island at Kokutsujin, the Korean army was defeated, and the Tongjin province made Lee Gonglian flee. On the 16th, the French army captured Jianghua Mansion and burned and looted there. Jiang Hua stayed behind and Li Yinkui fled without a fight, and Li Shiyuan, the former judge who lived in the city of Jianghua Mansion, committed suicide by relying on medicine. France demanded that North Korea pay reparations to the French missionaries killed, punish officials who had spearheaded the suppression of Catholicism, and send plenipotentiaries to negotiate and conclude a treaty of commerce with France. However, Daewonjun ordered the training general Li Jingxia to strengthen the fortifications from the lower reaches of the Han River to the west coast, and blocked the Han River with rafts. Prevent French warships from going up the river. On 26 October, Sentinel Han Shenggen repelled the French army at Manjushri Mountain City. Won the first victory; On November 7, 160 French troops marched to Dingzu Mountain City, but were ambushed by Liang Xianzhu, the commander of the thousand army, and were defeated, killing and wounding 32 people.
After two battles, the French were bruised, November 10, 9066. One month after the invasion of Korea, the French army retreated from Korea, but the French looted Ganghwa Island before leaving. Ganghwa was one of the capitals of the Joseon Dynasty, and the French set fire to the Changnyeong Hall and countless government houses, and looted all the gold and silver treasures in the treasury (about 500,000 francs in total). He also plundered a large number of precious books from Waikyujanggak, including the "Records of the Joseon Dynasty" and the "Rituals of the Joseon Royal Family" (i.e., the books of Waikyujanggak), and although the "Bingyin Yangchao" ended in the defeat of France and the victory of Korea, it caused heavy losses to Korea. Daewonjun strengthened his determination to implement the policy of closing the country to the outside world, and further closed the country's door, making the DPRK even more backward with the pace of the times. In the year of Xin Wei, there was another "Xin Wei foreign disturbance".
On May 21, 9071 (the third day of the fourth month of the fourth month of the lunar calendar), due to the burning of the armed merchant ship "Sherman" by the Koreans, the U.S. military arrived in Namyang Province on the west coast of North Korea, and anchored on Bezi Island in Pupyeong Province on the 26th. At that time, a minister named Kim Byunghak said to the king: "The so-called America is only a tribe." In the middle, there is Washington Cloud, who opened up the city, built the foundation site, and communicated with the overseas foreigners, and England seems to be the closest, which is in the "Atlas of the Sea Kingdom". King Yi Hee of Joseon also believed: "This is no different from a wave thief." North Korea sent three emissaries to meet with the U.S. military, but the U.S. commander refused to make contact with the lower levels of the North Korean government. Not only that, but they also sent warships to intrude into the Ganghwa Strait, an important coastal defense area of the DPRK, and the DPRK soldiers guarding the area opened fire on the US warships in order to stop the US warships from advancing. The U.S. military launched an all-out attack on the North Korean forces off the coast of Ganghwa Island.
On June 10 (the 23rd day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar), the two sides officially exchanged fire. Covered by heavy artillery fire from warships, U.S. troops landed from the town of Choji and engaged the North Korean defenders. At the beginning of the war, "the cannons of different ships flew like pillars of rain, land thieves and birds, and chaos was like hail". The governor of Korea, Yu Jae-yeon, led the Beijing army to resist with all his might, and engaged in a white-knuckle battle with the American army, but was finally defeated by the American army, and Yu Jae-yeon died in battle. The U.S. military killed 250 North Korean soldiers and occupied five fortresses, including Choji, Deokjin, and Gwangseong. But during the night, in order to avoid greater losses, the American troops abandoned these five fortresses and retreated to the sea. During the one-day landing operation, a total of 3 soldiers were killed, 10 were wounded, and 3 warships were damaged.
After the U.S. military returned to Bezi Island, it still sent a letter to the North Korean government, forcing it to trade. In order to force North Korea to submit, they held the Ganghwa Strait for a long time in an attempt to cut off the "Cao Yun" grain source in Seoul, the capital of North Korea. Dayuanjun still categorically rejected the trade demands of the United States, and accordingly cut off the water source of the American army. At the same time, Dayuanjun ordered that the words "foreign invasion, non-war peace, lord and traitor, warn my descendants for ten thousand years" written by him during the Bingyin foreign disturbance were engraved on the stone tablet, which was called "Rebuke and Monument". Erected in the streets of Seoul, he showed his determination to resolutely resist the American invasion. And in the name of Gaozong, he decreed: "I don't know what this Yi (American) wants to make peace with." And if the country of etiquette and righteousness for thousands of years can be in harmony with dogs and sheep? Although they hold each other for a few years, they will be bitter. If there is a person who speaks with the word harmony, let him give the law of betrayal! "Encourage the Korean military and people to resist the enemy. After more than 20 days of standoff. The U.S. government issued an order saying that it was not suitable to conduct large-scale military operations in Korea, so the invading US forces decided to withdraw their troops after having already won a military victory. On July 3, U.S. troops withdrew from North Korea, and the "Sinweiyang Disturbance" once again ended with the withdrawal of foreign troops and the victory of North Korea. But the United States did not abandon its trade demands on North Korea. In 9080, with the help of the suzerain, the United States signed the Treaty of Reconciliation and Commerce between Korea and the United States, and the United States eventually became the first country among the European and American powers to open the door to Korea.
The "Xinwei foreign disturbances" brought the xenophobia of North Korea to its peak. North Korea's policy of seclusion has also been strengthened as never before. After two "foreign disturbances" incidents, the North Koreans are no longer afraid of Western countries, but have become more arrogant and close the country. Dayuanjun was carried away by the two victories, completely closed his eyes and listened, ordered the "rebuke and monument" to be erected all over the country, and also wrote such bold words as "the smoke and dust of the west are obscure, and the sun and moon in the east are bright for ten thousand years". In fact, repelling the invasion of the French and U.S. fleets certainly defended the sovereignty and dignity of the DPRK. But the fact is that the French and American fleets are not very strong, and their ambitions are to trade. It is not an annexation of the territory of North Korea, so it can be repelled in the short term. As a result, the Daewonjun regime gave rise to the idea of underestimating the enemy and continued to adhere to the backward policy of closing the country from the country, thus depriving the Korean nation of the historical opportunity of opening up to the outside world on its own. Moreover, the huge military expenditure of Daewon-kun to repel foreign enemies and strengthen national defense construction was unaffordable for the Korean people, and on the surface it consolidated the political power, but in fact greatly intensified the class contradictions in the DPRK.
The defeat of the "Bingyin foreign disturbance" and the "Sinwei foreign disturbance" was only a temporary victory for the DPRK. On the contrary, the result has had an extremely negative impact on the long-term development of the DPRK. Joseon was later founded under the auspices of the Min Concubine clique, but it failed to reverse the situation, and eventually the Imwu Mutiny broke out.
Jin Xiuying stood alone in the bow of the boat, her usual simple white clothes had been replaced by a thin silk robe covered with gold and red, and the back robe was three feet to the ground like the tail of a rare bird. Drifting away. The sea is windy, and she is covered with a splendid shawl of bright blue embroidered peony, and she is up and down, except for the Luanniao gold pendant around her neck and a golden peony flower with a large palm on her sideburns, an old thing is gone.
"Xiuying."
She turned back and smiled at the person who called her behind her. The faint three-point smile is exaggerated by the bright rouge on the lips, and it seems to have seven or eight points. When they got close, they always called her by her name, so as not to frighten her, and it became a habit over time. The two naughty girls who have played with her since they were children are already slim beauties, but their old habits have never changed.
Li Meixuan stepped forward and faced the salty breeze on the sea side by side with her. She couldn't see it, but she also knew that her good friend Du Junli must be two steps behind and standing on the side.
"It's been a long time since I've seen you come out, and I almost don't know you anymore." Li Meixuan said with a smile.
Jin Xiuying also smiled, "It's just a change of clothes." I'm always busy before I set off, choosing clothes, tailoring clothes, and learning the rules of the palace, and I can't get away from you and go to you. ”
After a moment of silence, Kim so-young asked, "Aren't you afraid?" ”
"What?" Li Meixuan always speaks in a happy and lazy tone, just like an ordinary little palace maid.
Her clear eyes looked at the distant sea and sky, "Do you remember what happened after the mutiny?" ”
Li Meixuan laughed out loud, "Why don't you remember, you were about to faint from crying at that time, but I didn't expect that the bitter sweetness would come so soon, right?" ”
Kim so-young smiled, "yes...... I really didn't expect ......."
Li Meixuan smiled and said, "If it weren't for your blessing, I wouldn't have been able to leave home and go to the Heavenly Empire." ”
Jin Xiuying thought of Yuan Weiting, and couldn't help but sigh faintly, and said, "I...... I don't know where this goes...... Woe or blessing......"
After the Daqian court gave Yuan Weiting a clear order to reward and reward, the Joseon royal court naturally refused to lag behind, and the Korean king Li Xi not only gave Yuan Weiting many banquets to express his gratitude, gave a large number of gifts, and after learning that Yuan Weiting's wife and children had died, and he was no longer married, he also gave him four beauties with the status of the Korean royal family.
These four beauties, led by Jin Xiuying, who already has the title of "Weng Lord", and Du Junli, a court lady who is also Jin Xiuying's childhood friend, and two other East Palace companion women Li Meixuan and Wu Huizhu, who are from famous families.
After they learned that they were going to marry a great hero like Yuan Weiting who saved North Korea, they were all overjoyed, and they didn't expect that after Yuan Weiting accepted them, he didn't keep them by his side, but arranged for them to be sent to the Lin family in Fuzhou, and there was no explanation for a word.
Hearing Jin Xiuying's sigh, Li Meixuan gradually restrained her smile, "The world is just a big gamble for us, no matter what the price is, we must do what we want to do, otherwise...... We're all lost. After a moment of silence, as if she had realized that she had lost her words, she suddenly changed the subject and said, "I remember that you have wanted to come here since you were a child. ”
Jin Xiuying shook her head again, and the golden peony petals on her sideburns swayed gently with her movements: "That was when I was a child." (To be continued......)
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