Nian Qianyao didn't come to North Korea, he didn't dare to come, Fan Sihai's fleet went all the way north and went directly to the sea off Incheon.

Fan Sihai and Luo Wugui thought simply, Incheon is the closest to Seoul, and when they go ashore here, they don't have to fight, they just need to show their existence, and the deterrence is already full. At least the North Koreans can bow their heads, face up to the existence of Fuhua Company, and then turn to Yinghua to restrain the company's behavior, so that the door of North Korea will be opened.

But they ignored the topography of Incheon, which was a humble fishing port, with a complex sea channel and a tidal drop of up to seven meters, making a large-scale landing an almost impossible task.

Although Fan Sihai and Luo Wugui's goal was only to send a few hundred musketeers and a few guns ashore, there was no regular navy, there was a lack of technical means to survey sea lanes, and there was no information support from the Naval Intelligence Department, and the fleet of the Fuhua Company was full of deep-bottom sea vessels.

The fleet was thrown into disarray, seizing Wolmido Island while laying down all the sampan boats to protect the stranded ships. Luo Wugui, the commander-in-chief of the fleet, deeply blamed himself and sent a wide range of people to thoroughly understand the terrain and sea conditions around Incheon from the inside out. He never thought that his trip to make up for the dead sheep would also make a great contribution to the future.

When the "Haikou Bandits" were in chaos in Incheon, Seoul was even more chaotic. The magistrate of Incheon immediately reported the news of the appearance of the Haikou, and the officials and people in the city were in an uproar.

The king Li Yu has been placed under house arrest in Gyeongdeokggong, Lee Kwang-jo is the de facto regent, and Choi Sung-sung has taken control of the defense of Seoul Prefecture. Li Guangzuo ordered the Gyeonggi Left Province to control the soldiers and horses so that Huang Huanzhong led his troops to Incheon to defend against the pirates, but Huang Huanzhong and the killed Huang Yuan were both old factions, and they were also related to him, probably because they were worried that Li Guangzuo would take the opportunity to clean him up, so he only sent a small army. pretended to probe and did not dare to send a large army.

Lee Kwang-jo was helpless. Kim Seung-yoon, the envoy of the Gyeonggi Right Province to control the soldiers and horses, said that Incheon belonged to the Left Province, and without the edict of the king, the transfer order of the soldiers, and the tiger talisman of the five military camps, he did not dare to mobilize the troops and horses to cross the border into the right province just by relying on the warrant of the government.

Lee Kwang-sok's Shaonon faction took control of the Uijeong-jeong-jeong-jeong-yeong-yeong-won, and then controlled the inner court through Choi Sung-seong. But after all, he couldn't cover the sky with one hand, and then control the five military camps in charge of the military. As a last resort, he entered Jingde Palace in person and wanted to persuade Li Yu to issue an edict.

"For the sake of the so-called Korean unification in your hearts. disregard for the general trend of the world. Join the thief Nian Qianyao? This is to make my North Korea fall into a place from which it will never be recovered! Now that you've come this far, do you want to help you alone? Delusion! ”

Li Yu is not confused, Haikou is a small evil. Lee Kwang-sa is the big evil. He really wanted to issue an edict and dispatch foreign soldiers and horses, and the military power was in the hands of Li Guangzuo. Although Cui Chengxing followed Li Guangzuo, he had no intention of harming himself, let alone supporting the new king. If you want Li Guangzuo to get the military power, you are afraid that you will even take the throne with your life. It's all going to be taken away by Lee Kwang-zuo.

Li Guangzuo begged bitterly: "The minister is also for the king, for the sake of North Korea!" Nian Qianyao's wolf ambition. It's for the sake of swallowing our Korea. With him and Shengjing General Xibao working together, Bingzi Chaos[1] can be repeated at any time. We can only bend our minds to meet them, and at the same time use their strength to get rid of the position of the Manchu courtiers. To connect with Yinghua, that is to drive the former wolf and the tiger, and the road to North Korea's independence will be forever! ”

This is a calculation that Li Yu also agreed with before, first borrowing Nian Qianyao, and then crossing the river and demolishing the bridge after becoming the emperor, and losing Nian Qianyao. But now it seems that it is just wishful thinking.

Li Yu sneered: "You were a three-year-old child back then!?" Do you still think that the Manchus and Yinghua are both unwise fools? If it is in name only, what is the use of asking for the position of emperor alone? Is North Korea really able to stand on its own feet!? Let's not talk about these things, you Li Kwang-zuo are not the lord of North Korea, why should you judge the future on behalf of Gu and North Korea!? ..., Li Guangzuo raised his head generously: "The minister is dedicated to the plan of North Korea!" This is the only way to Korea! Only in this way can we save the day! For this reason, the minister does not hesitate to bear the infamy and leave a stench for eternity, but also lead North Korea down! Those who stand in the way, no matter who they are, must be swept away one by one! ”

Li Yu laughed angrily: "Okay! Good! What a martyr who is loyal to the liver and courage, and who is dedicated to the country! Then you simply go one way to the end and kill Lone directly! Want an edict? No way! ”

The monarch and the minister finally confessed to each other, Li Yu was soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, and Li Guangzuo even thought that he was righteous in his hands and could not compromise at all.

Li Guangzuo failed to get the edict, so he summoned Cui Chengxing to forcibly seize Li Yu's national seal, and went straight to the edict. He has become a rebel and thief, and he can only go one way to the dark.

Cui Chengxing's face was uncertain: "Leader of the council, you promised me that banning the king in the palace is just an expedient measure, and you will not harm the king." If you want to take the seal of the great kingdom, the next step is not to ask the king Chan Rang? ”

Li Guangzuo's words were deep: "Cui Bingma, my North Korea is now in a dilemma, if you want to reject Nian Qianyao, you have to rely on the Qing Dynasty or Yinghua, rely on the Qing Dynasty, what is the future?" Shaving hair is easy to wear, and there is no more China. What about Yinghua? The demons are in the world, and the Taoist system is lost. In comparison, Nian Qianyao is the least harmful. After all, he is a Qing man, and when he enters our North Korea, he has no roots and no evidence, and he will return to the Central Plains in the future. Only by borrowing his strength can we in the DPRK protect ourselves and avoid being dragged into the abyss by the Central Plains Rebellion. ”

Cui Chengxing frowned and said, "So...... Even if it is a rebellion, even if it is a great chaos in North Korea, this is a necessary price? ”

Li Guangzuo said: "The world is heavy, and the monarch is light." What is Sheji? Conventional! ”

He lowered his voice, his pupils were spewing with blazing light, but he already looked messy, and in Cui Chengxing's eyes, this person was already crazy.

"Speaking of rebellion, the king of the Korean Li family...... Didn't you usurp the kingdom of the king of Goryeo? ”

Choi Chengxing's eyes widened, and it was unbelievable that this famous scholar of the Shaolun School, who was loyal to North Korea in his heart, and a famous Confucian in science, actually had such a rebellious mind. But he couldn't refute it, and that's exactly what it was.

"The world is the world of the people of the world, not a family and a surname, Cui Bingma, don't be afraid, I have no intention of getting to that step, the people's hearts are still in the king, and they are still in the Li family."

Li Guangzuo's tone became eager: "As long as you and I are of the same heart, North Korea will definitely stand on its own in the world in the future, I am already a sinner, and my future and reputation do not matter, and you ...... Cui Bingma, the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, the governor of the five military governments, and the privy envoy of the Privy Council. The first assistant of the political affairs hall, the left and right prime ministers. Whatever you want to be, you can be. ”

Cui Chengxing was short of breath, his face was flushed, his eyes flickered for a while, and he nodded: "Let me arrange it, try not to hurt the king." ”

Seeing Cui Chengxing leave, Li Guangzuo's face turned cold, and he whispered to himself: "It's not that I didn't mean to do that, but it's not necessary." If it is really necessary, I will not hesitate to come and be a Taizu! ”

Cui Chengxing returned to his army and horse control embassy and paced in the back hall for a long time before finally ordering the generals to be summoned.

"Li Guangzuo colluded with Nian Qianyao. On the other day, my North Korea perished. He's the culprit! ”

Cui Chengxing's words shocked the generals silently, but they overcame the psychological barrier of the boss to stand with Cui Chengxing. Worked for Lee Kwang-sok, and now Choi Sung-sung is actually going to turn against Lee Kwang-sok?

"How the Qing Dynasty and Yinghua treat our North Korea, that is a matter for the future, and there will always be a way to deal with it. Nian Qianyao is like a burglar entering the house, and he can't stop calling for help because he is worried that his neighbors will take advantage of the fire to rob. Instead, they will join the thieves and harm their own families! Li Guangzuo is taking advantage of Nian Qianyao to seek rebellion. Confucianism and selfish desires, plotting to seize the world of Korea! ”

Choi Sung-hyun figured it out, North Korea was in a state of crisis, and he had already made a mistake, and he must not continue to make mistakes. ..., "If you want to secure North Korea, you have to eradicate Lee Kwang-sak!" ”

Cui Chengxing mobilized his subordinates, hurriedly made arrangements, and personally led the elite to Jingdegong to protect the king, and sent people from all walks of life to kill Li Guangzuo, Zuo Weisheng and his cronies.

On March 30, the 12th year of the Holy Way, the so-called "Choi-Lee Rebellion" broke out in the history of Joseon.

Cui Chengxing failed to convince all the generals, and when he entered Jingdeok Palace with his soldiers and horses, his subordinates had secretly sent a message to Li Guangzuo. Li Guangzuo said that Cui Chengxing's subordinates would stand on his side and raise troops to surround Jingdeok Palace.

It was Cui Li who was hostile, but the old faction that had been suppressed by Li Guangzuo took the opportunity to jump out again, and gathered troops to attack each other in the name of King Qin's rescue and killing the anti-thief Li Guangzuo. On this day, the sound of shouting and killing surrounded Jingde Palace, and Muhua Hall was another focus of blood and fire, Zuo Weisheng and Nian Bin were trapped in the museum, resisting Cui Chengxing's soldiers on the one hand, and worrying about the situation in Jingde Palace on the other.

At night, Li Guangzuo's side finally gained the upper hand, the reason is also absurd, the old school also regarded Cui Chengxing as a revenge and wanted to be a yellow bird, but he didn't take care of the fire, and was borrowed by Li Guangzuo, but became a praying mantis. Cui Chengxing, who became a cicada, was attacked from both sides and couldn't resist it, so he escorted Li Yu to escape from Hancheng Mansion and went straight to the center of Huang Huan, the soldier and horse control envoy of the left province of Gyeonggi.

"Hey...... Why is this North Korean matter more and more incomprehensible? ”

On 3 April, the fleet of the Hokhua Company worked desperately to land at Incheon and set up a small beachhead, which was anxiously waiting for the expected Korean army. However, he received the news that the Seoul Mansion was in turmoil, the king of Joseon fled south, and Lee Kwang-sa declared that the king had lost his wind and supported the regent of the former monarch of Shang.

Luo Wugui didn't understand politics very well, so he felt that North Koreans could really toss. Their own foreign enemies are in front of the country, and their own family members are actually like this?

"What's not to understand? Just look at the history of the Ming Dynasty and the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Confucianism is this virtue, the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, a raccoon dog! ”

Feng Jingyao also came, and when he received the news, he laughed coldly.

"So what do we do? was going to sue the king of Joseon, but it turned out that the DPRK had collapsed, and the king of Joseon no longer counted, even if he wanted to open the country, he didn't know where to kick now. ”

Fan Sihai spread his hands, he didn't expect this situation, the script was out of shape.

"Country? Does North Korea still have a country? ”

Fan Liuxi glared, the door had already opened.

Everyone was silent, and then laughed at the same time, yes, no need to kick, the door of North Korea has been opened.

Fan Sihai said: "We have to hurry up and let the General Affairs Hall keep up, we have to compete with Nian Qianyao for time." ”

Feng Jingyao sighed: "This situation has become too fast, and the imperial court is afraid that it will be difficult to make up its mind and reach out to North Korea." ”

"How deep can be inserted, the court can't make up its mind, so let's push the court to make a decision!"

Fan Sihai doesn't care so much, his task is to pry open the door of North Korea, and the reward is the North Korean market. Now that the country has been opened, the situation is difficult to be controlled by Yinghua, if Rong Nian Qianyao enters North Korea, it is difficult to profit from it by relying on Fuhua Company alone, and the imperial court must reach out.

Although he knew the key direction of the imperial court, Feng Jingyao was in charge of the Four Oceans Division, pushing the imperial court to pay attention to North Korea, and he could also give himself more resources, so that he could make contributions and discuss things on the job, which was his sincere wish.

Feng Jingyao frowned at first, and then the hideous smile on his face could not be suppressed, and he grinned: "The chaos in North Korea and the king's flight south are a good opportunity to seize North Korea!" Don't miss the opportunity! I will inform the Privy Council of the changes in Korea immediately. I begged the imperial court to urgently send a general into Korea. ”

"In addition, Liu Songding is in Nagasaki. Let his Naval Intelligence Division immediately enter Korea and make contact with the king of Korea. Lao Fan, you also told Bai Yanzi that his patrol team 'accidentally ran aground' on the North Korean coast, and then had a dispute with the North Koreans. It will be too late for the imperial court to make another decision, so let's go first. This is a self-assertion to meddle in the affairs of North Korea with official power, which is inconsistent with the previous instructions of the imperial court. But now the opportunity is rare, and Feng Jingyao's courage is also fat. It is necessary to drive the Navy and the Intelligence Division

The Privy Council of the Four Oceans is arrogant, and the relevant people are naturally even more unscrupulous.

"Accidentally stranded!? Okay, Haihe, Huaihe, 123 team, 78 team. Urgent assembly. Preparing for Stranding...... No, fight! ”

Bai Yanding, the commander-in-chief of the Beiyang Fleet, pulled out two cruisers at once. Six sea carp ships and four sea carp ships, plus all the Fubo troops in the fleet.

"Hmm, the Pegasus will go first, and first go to the sea off the state to 'run aground'."

He also did not forget to do enough to save face, under the pretext that a patrol warship ran aground in the waters of North Korea and was besieged by the North Koreans. The Beiyang Fleet was dispatched in groups to rescue its own people. As a result, he intervened in North Korean affairs. Although this is also against the military order, there is finally an explanation. Afterwards, the Privy Council and the Commander-in-Chief asked about the responsibility for violating the military order, and Boss Xiao and even the emperor could help him exonerate.

"Find the King of Joseon, then inform the Navy and hold him in our hands!"

Liu Songding, the head of the Naval Intelligence Department, also had a strategy that greatly exceeded his current scope of authority, but with Feng Jingyao's endorsement, and the principle of Anglo-Chinese foreign affairs was to take advantage of the opportunity, as a dual member of the Wang Dao Society and the Heavenly Punishment Society, Liu Songding also mustered up the courage to splash the sky.

"Japan's affairs, only Chen Langzhong, you are the only one to do it."

When he left Nagasaki, Liu Songding embarrassedly apologized to Chen Xinghua of the Privy Council Beiyang Shiro. He came to Nagasaki to cooperate with Chen Xinghua in investigating how deeply the Satsuma clan was involved in the opium trade, as well as the crimes of Japanese maritime merchants who turned against the water and attacked the Fuhua Company.

"It's okay, North Korea is important, and I'm not the only one here in Japan."

Chen Xinghua smiled a little weirdly, his boss made a big move in North Korea, and I believe that he will be able to give a big gift soon.

Both the official and the civilian, the military and the political sides have moved, and the efficiency is amazing. On 9 April, Liu Songding set up a line with Joseon King Li Yu and his party in Cheongju Mansion in Chungcheong Province.

"Xiao Wang was originally fond of the Celestial Empire, but unexpectedly he was killed by traitorous ministers, and a country fell to this ......"

Seeing Liu Songding and his party, Li Yu burst into tears.

"But the hearts of the people in the country have not yet fully obeyed the Celestial Empire, and there are even merchants of the Celestial Empire who are trafficking in drugs. I also hope that the Celestial Empire can be properly disposed of, and the heart of the people of Anguo, Xiao Wang will definitely present the letter of state and respect the Celestial Empire as the kingdom. ”

Li Yu said very directly, now he is alone, relying on Cui Chengxing's guard, the civil and military officials of the southern provinces, the attitude is still mostly riding the wall, and he is already resistant to Yinghua, and opium is generally dissatisfied with the entry of opium into North Korea. Relying on his kingship, he can barely be intimidated. If Yinghua's army is allowed to enter North Korea at this time, and the civil and military officials below who still support him, I don't know how many people will switch to Lee Kwang-sak's party.

Liu Songding could not handle this matter, so he could only ask Li Yu to allow the people of the Naval Intelligence Department to stay with him and maintain contact between the two sides, and at the same time try to move Wang Jia to Haifu County, so that when the situation was critical, the Beiyang Fleet could support him at any time.

"Xiao Wang's safety is secondary, so I was worried that Xiao Wang's family would be coerced by thieves, and asked General Liu to take them to avoid trouble temporarily......"

Li Yan said this, and then beckoned a group of people. It turned out to be a group of women, both old and young, with two girls, one big and one young.

"Xiao Wang's two daughters, harmonious and peaceful, I can't bear to let them wander away with Xiao Wang......"

With Li Yu's introduction, a girl in her early thirteen or fourteen years old led a girl of four or five years old to Liu Song.

"It turned out to be two masters, and they didn't dare to be under it!"

Liu Songding hurriedly bowed back, but his heart moved, the small one was the Lord of Peace, and the big one was the Lord of Heshun. Big this ...... was going to marry Nian Qianyao's second son, Nian Fu.

He didn't hide it, he asked directly, Li Yu sighed: "Although Xiao Wang is humble, he is still the lord of a country, how can he allow thieves like Nian Qianyao to insult him?" His Majesty the Great Emperor is also requested to uphold justice. ”

Although Liu Songding didn't know Li Yu's heart, he also understood that at this point, Li Yu could only rely on Yinghua. Because of the heart of the courtiers and the opium matter, it is not good to immediately turn to Yinghua in front of him, and send his two daughters to Yinghua to "avoid trouble", which is also an indirect offering of ministers.

Of course Liu Songding wanted to accept it, seeing these two little girls, especially the lord of Heshun Weng who had reached the age of marriage, his face was panicked, which was pitiful, Liu Songding secretly said, it is better to let the emperor directly into the palace......

"Our Naval Intelligence Department is worthy of being from the Military Intelligence Department, and it is even out of the blue. Boss Luo only robbed a princess of Baoyin, but we brought two lords, I see, the big one is enjoyed by the emperor, and the small one is reserved for which prince. ”

On the way to escort the two lords, the subordinates said this, Liu Songding slapped him and said something? Is it so incestuous and unusual?

But the first half of this sentence is really true, whether it is the Department of Military Intelligence or the Department of Naval Intelligence, they have nothing to do with the princess or something, and it seems that they are helping the emperor pimp...... (To be continued......)