Chapter Ninety-Six: Truth and Falsehood

After the chaos of Bingzi, perhaps he was frightened by the Qing army's soldiers, or he was colded during the siege of Nanhan Mountain City, in short, Li Liang's body deteriorated. But it was also because of the chaos of Bingzi, as one of the heroes of the Yasushi Society, Kim Zidian began to control the political situation in North Korea. Originally, the important ministers of North Korea, Zhonglian Ming to resist the Qing Dynasty, were arrested by the Qing army and killed by the Qing army, but Jin Zidian was reused because of his active cooperation with the Qing army and became the minister of the parliament.

In the past few years, the original Dongren Party has split into two major factions, the Luo Party and the Yuan Party, and Jin Zidian has also become the leader of the Luo Party, which has controlled the entire situation step by step, but he also knows the cruelty of the party struggle, so he has always suppressed the original party and the Nanren Party who are also in the Jingshe Meritorious Force.

Of course, this is also indispensable from the help of the palace. After the death of Queen Renmu, the power in the palace was in a state of vacuum, which was more or less inextricably linked to Li Liang's unsatisfactory marriage and family situation. Queen Renlie Han Chongzhen died of illness in the eighth year, but the subsequent princess Zhao was cowardly and unwilling to meddle in many affairs in the palace. This also gave the noble Zhao family a chance to rise.

Li Liang's body became weaker and weaker, but he became more and more devoted to this Zhao nobleman, and this Zhao nobleman also lived up to expectations and gave birth to two princes, Chongshanjun and Le Shanjun, and a daughter. But its personality is quite domineering and insidious, but there are opponents in the palace, so they will do everything to frame and kill them. But this is also the reason why she was able to quickly seize the power of the harem.

Jin Zidian's ascendancy also has a close connection with this Zhao Guiren. Zhao Guiren tried to use the power of the court to pave the way for his son Chongshanjun to inherit the throne, while Jin Zidian needed support from the palace to consolidate his position and strengthen the monitoring of Li Liang. The two naturally colluded together.

Coupled with the strong support from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Jin Zizi became the de facto controller of the Korean court for a while, and many things did not need Li Kun's instructions, and he himself could make a decision. So, after perceiving that Li Liang's body was gradually weakening and was confirmed by Zhao Guiren, Jin Zidian began to actively plan to succeed Chongshanjun to further ensure the glory and wealth of his family.

Therefore, after the end of the court meeting, Jin Zidian did not return to his mansion, but after discussing with his confidants, he came to the residence of the Manchu envoy Cha Buhai. The purpose of his trip was to test the tone of the Manchus in order to identify a strong arm for his plans. Now that the prince Li Wei and the prince of Fenglin Li Hao are both hostages in Shengjing, this is a godsend opportunity to get rid of them. Once something happens to these two top-ranked heirs to the throne in Shengjing, then the matter of Chongshanjun's succession to the throne is a certainty.

However, Cha Buhai did not give Jin Zi any good looks, and as soon as they met, he asked how the military rations were being raised now, how many soldiers and horses the Korean royal family planned to send to Jinzhou to help in the war, when they could set off, and so on. It is extremely embarrassing to make Jin Zidian, although the situation of the court is now under control, but the party struggle in the court cannot be relaxed for a moment. The scholar clique, the military attache clique, and even the ordinary people all harbored outright hatred and hostility towards the Manchus, and even if Jin Zidian was in a high position, he did not dare to decide on the affairs of sending large quantities of military rations to the Manchus and sending troops to participate in the war.

This made Chabuhai very dissatisfied. Therefore, Jin Zidian finally seized the opportunity to put forward the matter, and simply refused.

Jin Zidian was in danger, but suddenly heard the sound of commotion outside in his ears. Look at the hour, the curfew time has long passed, and now it is the middle of the night, and the entire Hanyang City is when everything is quiet, how can there be such chaos.

Just as he was about to send someone out to investigate, an attendant had already stumbled in outside the door, "Lord Leader, it's not good, there are fires in many places in the city, and some of the more than 500 soldiers are storming the Yi government and Hanyang Mansion. ”

Jin Zidian and Cha Buhai were stunned, this unforeseen change made the two of them smell a strong smell of conspiracy.

Jin Zidian thought for a moment, "What about the general of the Inner Guard, Park Youzhou?" ”

"I have led troops to defend the palace, and I am waiting for your orders."

"Immediately order Jin Qisheng, the general of the Hu Guard Department, to close the city gate, and immediately send men and horses to quell the rebellion, and all departments of the five military camps will strictly guard their respective camps, and they must not act rashly without announcing the edict of the peace government!" Jin stood up and said goodbye to Cha Buhai, and at the same time dispatched 500 soldiers from the Dragon and Tiger Battalion in Hanyang City to be responsible for defending Cha Buhai and others. Cha Buhai came to Hanyang this time, brought about 600 followers, and now they are all resting in this post house, at this time, when they heard the movement, they all used their swords, and the combat effectiveness of the Manchurian people was extraordinary, and there should be no problem with the safety here.

Coming out of the post house, Jin Zidian couldn't help but feel a little upset, and his temples on both sides jumped straight. The Manchu Qing Dynasty's oppression is like a year after year, and all kinds of contradictions in Korea are also intensifying, and the armies in various places always have to come up with one or two cases every month because of the lack of military salaries, grain and grass, but today I don't know what the reason is, the garrison troops in Hanyang are actually making trouble, but fortunately, the number of people is not large, and it should not be a problem to suppress it.

But Kim did not dare to take it lightly, throughout the Korean Li Dynasty, there were not a few coups d'Γ©tat launched by mutiny, and even the current king Li Liang relied on the mutiny to oust Gwanghaejun from power and seize the throne. Under the repeated urging of Jin Zidian, Jin Qisheng, the general of the Hu Wei Department, led a large group of people to the post house to protect Jin Zidian and march towards the government.

Less than half an hour after Jin Zidian left, the five hundred soldiers of the Dragon and Tiger Battalion rushed to the post house under the leadership of a commander, and the post house was already closed at this time, and some Manchu warriors had climbed the wall to observe the surrounding movements vigilantly. The commander of the Dragon and Tiger Battalion did not dare to disturb Chabuhai, so he sent soldiers to guard in front of the post house.

After a short time, a group of people and horses galloped along the streets of Hanyang with torches, and the low earthen houses on both sides of the streets were silent at this time, and the crisp sound of horses' hooves was particularly clear in the night.

The commander gave an order, and the soldiers immediately picked up the forks in their hands in a panic.

When he got closer, the commander saw clearly by the light, the soldiers who came were all blue cloth cotton armor, and the Ming army's standard iron helmets with eaves turned over, but they were the troops of the Hanyang Janissary Battalion, and the number of people was also about seven or eight hundred.

The commander was just about to speak, but at a glance, he saw that surrounded by everyone, the soldier Cao Cao in military uniform judged Shen Qiyuan, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Shen Qiyuan looked around, frowned and looked at the Manchurian warrior staring at the wall, ignoring the commander, but turned his head to the side, and said to a young scribe in black beside him, "Lord Xiao, look? "It's actually the official language of the Ming Dynasty.

The black-clothed scribe smiled and nodded slightly, "Lord Shen, the plan has been decided, and it is not a good thing to be indecisive at this time. As an envoy to investigate, if you learn about the content of this turmoil, I don't care, but I ...... you! ”

Shen Qiyuan gritted his teeth, and immediately took out the treasure knife on his waist, "Wait for the order, break through the post house, and leave no chickens and dogs!" ”

The soldiers and commanders of the Dragon and Tiger Battalion were shocked for a while, "My lord, the garrison of the post house is an order personally issued by the prime minister, and we have the responsibility of guarding, but now you want to storm the post house, and the villain and others can't afford it!" ”

Shen Qiyuan snorted coldly, took out a scroll from his arms, and shook it in front of the commander's eyes, "This official is acting on the orders of the king, but if there is an obstruction, it will be killed!" ”

The commander was dumbfounded, and Shen Qiyuan slashed his sword, "Do you obey the king's order, or Jin Zidian's order, choose yourself, don't hinder the official's work!" ”

After speaking, he waved his hand, and the guards behind him immediately shouted and rushed towards the post house.

The soldiers of the Dragon and Tiger Battalion looked at each other, and after thinking about it, they could only obey the orders of the Joseon king, so they turned around and joined the ranks of the Praetorian Guard Battalion.

The Manchu warriors on the wall were taken aback, they didn't expect these Koreans to turn against each other and dare to attack the post house where the Manchurian survey envoy was located, so they hurriedly shouted loudly, beckoned their companions to lock the door, and went up to the wall to fight back.

Out of nowhere, the Praetorian Guard got a log that was a long one, shouted loudly and began to bang the log against the gate of the post house. The loud crash resounded through half of Hanyang City, and the people nearby hid in their houses with their heads in their hands, listening to this unusual sound with their hearts pounding.

The Manchurian warriors on the wall began to return fire with bows and arrows, and Shen Qiyuan beckoned the black-clothed scribe to retreat a distance, watching the soldiers of the Dragon and Tiger Battalion and the Praetorian Guard Battalion find a long ladder and start attacking the wall, and couldn't help but be a little worried.

"Lord Xiao, do we want to send a letter to the people who went to Jin Zidian's mansion, let them search in detail for any documents and letters of collusion between Jin Zidian and Manchurians, and get it to the king in the future, I'll wait for ......!"

The black-clothed scribe waved his hand, "No need! As he spoke, he took out a stack of letterheads from his arms and threw them into Shen Qiyuan's arms. Among them is the ironclad evidence that Jin Zidian colluded with the Manchurians in a vain attempt to kill your king and set up Chongshan Jun as the king. There are also replies written to him by Manchu. Everything but the kitchen sink! ”

Shen Qiyuan was speechless in surprise for a while, "Lord Xiao has only been in North Korea for a month, how did he find this evidence, could it be that Lord Xiao is ...... by Jin Zidian's side?" ”

The black-clothed scribe smiled coldly, and looked at Shen Qiyuan sneeringly, "How can this official have the kung fu to install people around Jin Zidian, this is all made by me before coming to North Korea, and it is all Jin Zidian's handwriting, which is exactly the same!" ”

"Fake?" Shen Qiyuan's face suddenly turned a little pale.

The black-clothed scribe turned his head, "You don't care if he's real or fake, after the matter is done, the fake is also true!" ”

This sentence fell in his ears, Shen Qiyuan was soaked in cold sweat at that time, and he was always in the hands of others, this surnamed Xiao had expected the situation before coming to North Korea, and he actually copied Jin Zidian's handwriting early in the morning, creating so much "ironclad evidence", so the person behind him, isn't it even more incredible!

"One more thing!" The black-clothed scribe waved his hand, and Shen Qiyuan couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly agreed.

"Your king favors Zhao Guiren, and my handsome family is afraid that he will be soft-hearted for a while and spoil the big thing. This matter still needs to be paid more attention to by Lord Shen and Lord Yin, and they must not leave troubles behind! This is not for us, but for the sake of all the adults involved in this matter! ”

The voice did not fall, only to hear the "boom", followed by a cheer, although the Manchurian warriors were brave, but after the bow and arrow were exhausted, they had to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Korean army, after all, they were outnumbered, and after a stick of incense, the gate of the post house finally fell. R1152