516. Choi's Rebellion

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The reunification of Korea made the Hanyang court happy for a long time, but in addition to the joy, some far-sighted Korean ministers showed many hidden worries. Among them, the number one issue is the issue of the Chinese garrison in Korea. Yes, in this era, I am afraid that no sovereign country will be willing to let foreign ** troops enter their own territory, not to mention that in the sphere of influence of the Huaxia Dynasty, only North Korea is stationed in the Xia army.

However, because the Qing army is still entrenched in the triangle formed by the Daning River and the Yalu River, and there is a possibility of counterattack anytime and anywhere, no one on the North Korean side, which has the dual character of arrogance and inferiority, has not dared to cross the river and tear down the bridge for the time being, and has proposed to let the Xia army withdraw, but it will not be able to keep it for a long time, and this contradiction will intensify the relations between the two countries.

Of course, if Zheng Kezhang and Shunguan, the son of the noble concubine Lee, could become the son of Joseon as the grandson and adopted grandson of the king of the dynasty, and then become the heir to the Joseon throne, the relationship between the two countries would not necessarily break down. However, this creates a new problem. In fact, according to the theory of clan lineage in this era, Zheng Anwen (Shunguan) is indeed not qualified to inherit the position of the prince of Joseon, not to mention the other distant Li clans, Li Ji is not without sons, among which the eldest son Li Qi is the only suitable Korean son in the eyes of some conservative ministers.

However, if there is a conflict with the Chinese court on this issue, the responsibility for breaking the contract cannot be escaped. If North Korea is strong, it doesn't matter if it breaks the contract, but North Korea is a weak country, and even the thousands of Xia troops stationed in North Korea today are unable to drive it away, so how dare they blatantly play tricks with China.

The Huaxia garrison and the succession of the prince are thorny issues one after another, and no matter how far-sighted the Korean minister is, he will not dare to step into this minefield lightly. Compared with these two issues, which can be said to be long-term considerations, the reward for Choe Heon, who contributed to the restoration of North Korea, is a big problem at hand.

According to Choi Heon's "merit" in expelling foreign enemies and achieving reunification, it is actually possible to confer the highest title of "Jun" in North Korea, but what about after being crowned "Jun"? Will Cui Xian hand over military power? If the "king" is sealed and the power is not handed over, will the Cui warrior regime reappear? Even if the Cui brothers still cared about Huaxia and did not dare to seek the usurpation of the throne, the emergence of a powerful eunuch family who controlled both civil and military aspects was not a good thing for anyone.

But if you don't seal the "Jun", what kind of praise is appropriate for Cui Xian? In this way, it is clear that the North Korean people are afraid of Choi and the Chinese cannot be concealed. So how will the Cui family, who jumped off the wall in a hurry, react? Will the North Korean ministers who are attached to Choe's door fight back decisively or will they fall apart? A qiē is unknown.

Therefore, the issue of Choe Heon's knighthood will inevitably lead to a vicious struggle between the pro-Choe and anti-Choe parties in the DPRK.

"According to the information I have obtained from the Huaxia Imperial Court, as long as the Cui clan does not explicitly oppose the establishment of Zheng Shizi, the Huaxia Imperial Court will not shake the status of his clan." Jin Dongbin, who was transferred back from Huaxia by Mingsheng and secretly demoted, shouted at the small group meeting. So what do we do? Will the government and opposition public opinion stop and prevent Cui Xian from getting the title of Jun so that the Cui family will be able to retreat? No, it's not that simple. Let's not talk about whether the Cui family will fight back, now that the power of the court is in the hands of the Cui family, once we expose our anti-Cui heart, next, Cui Yingzhi, the power thief, will definitely drive us out of the court. ”

"Lord Jin is very right, and if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan." Unlike Kim Dongbin, who has been appointed as the envoy of the Shangqing Dao Observation and Dethronement (note: unlike the Taoist Observation Envoy, he is a Beijing official who went on patrol), Li Daochang, who is in charge of the five products, was relieved of the drudgery of going to Shangqingdao after some activities, of course, the investigation of the government cannot be done, and it is already the best result he can strive for to be able to level the post of the Counselor's Yuan, so it is impossible to say that he does not complain about the Choi family. "Our goal is to completely overthrow the Cui brothers who have abused power, so we can't mix with other officials, let alone conspire with them."

Another member of the small group, Cao Zhenglang Xie Baonan, a Zhengwupin worker, asked for some reason: "It's okay not to participate in this action to stop Cui Xian's feudalism, but how can I get rid of Cui Xian's power?" ”

Jin Dongbin explained: "I have long said that Cui Yingzhi can become a powerful minister, in the final analysis, it is because of the support of Huaxia, if you want Cui Ying to step down, then you must let Cui Yingzhi lose the favor of the Chinese court." ”

These words obviously contradicted what he said at the beginning, so before the others frowned, Li Daoxu, who had communicated with him many times, explained: "How can we make Cui Yingzhi lose the favor of the Chinese court?" One of them is very simple, as long as Choi Young-zhi clearly supports Ahn Heung-jun to become the prince of Joseon. ”

The corners of the eyes of the few people present jumped, and then they understood the meaning of Jin Dongbin's initial words, so the Zhengwupin Sixian Yuan Ping Pu Jindao immediately praised the knot: "What a good one to attack the shield of the other with his spear, that's right, as long as the Xia people abandon the Cui family, then the death of the Cui brothers is close at hand." ”

But the analysis is easy, how to make Cui Yingzhi express his position in the storage dispute? It's not an easy thing to do.

"We may be able to come up with a compromise." Lee Do-wook's eyes flashed with a light called conspiracy. "As long as Cui Yingzhi supports An Xingjun to become the prince, we will not object to Cui Xian Fengjun, and even as long as he clearly supports An Xingjun, we can also help him persuade other ministers to change their minds."

"Just us? Isn't there a lack of strength? "Xie Baonan's worries are not unreasonable, after all, the people present are only middle-level officials of the fifth or sixth grade, and they are around thirty years old, and neither official character nor connections are enough to provoke such a difficult task." Do you want to attract more colleagues to participate in it? ”

"No," Kim rejected. "It can't be expanded anymore, otherwise once it leaks, it won't be a pity for you and me to die, but it will be extremely difficult to let Cui Yingzhi enter the hub again." Jin Dongbin's words sounded righteous and awe-inspiring, but in essence, he was afraid that there would be too many people who shared the credit, so he proposed a solution. "Actually, we can release the rumors first."

"Rumors?" Several people subconsciously approached. "What's that saying?"

"Let's just say that the Cui family intends to support An Xingjun in exchange for a compromise between all parties to Cui Xian's feudal monarch."

Park Jindao asked with some uncertainty, "It's so simple?" Can it be successful? ”

"Regardless of whether it can succeed or not, as long as the wind is released, someone will naturally add fuel to the fire??????"

Several people left from Jin Dongbin's house, looking at the swaying Big Dipper in the sky, Jin Dongbin cursed softly with a gloomy face: "If you want me to get out, then okay, I'll overturn the table and see how everyone plays." ”

After saying that, he took up the pen and wrote a secret letter, summoned his relatives and said: "You go and send this letter to the Huaxia Guoxin Embassy, if the Xia people ask, they will say that it was sent by someone who had made an appointment with the Governor's Yamen Staff, and they will know how to deal with it." ”

Qin Sui's face showed timidity, so Jin Dongbin tempted: "I know that you are greedy for the prosperity of Ningbo and want to stay in Huaxia, so let's do it, this matter is done, I ask the Huaxia Imperial Court to handle the naturalization ?????? for you."

On the eighth day of the seventh month of the fifth year of Wucheng, just after the begging festival, just when the North Korean political arena was fighting over the reward of Choi Xian, a rumor that was fatal to Choi's family was already full of wind and rain. For this reason, Ding Anshi, the Chinese envoy to Korea, solemnly presented his credentials to the Korean government, and asked whether the DPRK was preparing to breach the contract on the matter of the prince's accession to the DPRK.

Under the pressure of a possible invasion by the Xia army, Cui Yingzhi had no choice but to express to Ding Anshi on behalf of the king of the dynasty, Li Ji, that he had no intention of breaking the contract.

Ding Anshi left satisfied, but the rumors of Choi's betrayal spread throughout North Korea in a short time.

Officials from all over North Korea seemed to have seen the direction of the wind by this time, so the impeachment recital was handed to Hanyang like snowflakes. The anti-Choi ministers of the DPRK and China and the mother party of An Xingjun also took advantage of the public opinion of the government and the opposition to desperately attack Choi Young-zhi. By July, anti-Choi public opinion was at its peak, and rumors were circulating in the market that the king was about to remove Choi Young-zhi from his post in favor of the left.

Faced with the crazy attacks of political opponents and the ambiguity of Li Ji's attitude, Cui Yingzhi had no choice but to ask for a decree.

In view of the Cui family's support, Li Ji gave Cui Yingzhi one last chance.

Cui Yingzhi cried bitterly when he faced the king, and repeatedly said that he did not betray North Korea, but because China was powerful, and he did not dare to disobey. Considering that even if Cui Yingzhi was replaced, the matter of Shun Guan's accession to the heir could not be changed, Li Ji finally decided to retain Cui Yingzhi's position, and in order to appease Cui Yingzhi, Li Ji agreed to canonize Cui Xian as Wu Ningjun.

This was originally a decision to continue to make Cui Yingzhi carry the black pot, but it caused an uproar.

The anti-Cui courtiers who were unwilling to fail were in tandem with each other, and some even crossed the bottom line and began to contact the Hanyang garrison.

Seeing that a mutiny or assassination was just around the corner, Cui Yingzhi made a decisive decision at a critical time and decided to transfer Cui Xian back.

But there are many smart people in the anti-Cui party, of course they know that when Cui Xian, who has a great "war exploits", returns to Hanyang, how those Western military ministers who are grassy in the wall will decide, so they desperately oppose Cui Xian's return to the division, and even recall Cui Xian in the name of knighthood has been opposed by all of them.

Seeing that it was no longer possible to transfer Cui Xian back through the normal channels, and the form became more urgent day by day, Cui Yingzhi, who had been forced into a corner, made a desperate bet and secretly ordered Cui Xian to lead troops into Hanyang.

On July 20, Cui Xian returned to Hanyang with 2,000 soldiers and horses, and the Western military ministers in Hanyang really threw themselves into this "strongman". Cui Xiansui grasped the supreme command of 15,000 Korean troops inside and outside Hanyang in one fell swoop.

Now that the military power was in hand and Li Ji's acquiescence was obtained, Cui Yingzhi took action.

On 22 July, Choi Heon, on the pretext that he had obtained letters from some ministers in Pyongyang, carried out a large-scale purge of Choi's enemies. On the 22nd alone, more than 20 ministers and their children were killed, more than 100 people were arrested and imprisoned, and An Xingjun in the palace was also placed under house arrest.

For a time, Hanyang was bloody, and North Korea fell into the terror of Choi's dictatorship??????