642. Forcing the Palace
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On February 19, the 17th year of Wucheng in China, four Xia gunboats guarded a royal boat and two troop transport ships slowly sailed into Jemulpo, North Korea, and then the news of Zheng Anwen's arrival in North Korea was transmitted to the city of Hanyang urgently, and the king Li Ji, who was watching the song and dance performance, immediately fainted to the ground when he heard the news, and Hanyang was also in chaos.
Speaking of which, the appointment of Chung An-myun as the eldest grandson of the Joseon king and his successor as the king of the Joseon dynasty was decided more than ten years ago, and the DPRK side should have been prepared for a long time. However, in the fifteenth year of Wucheng, Zheng Kezhang sent an envoy to inform North Korea that Li Ji and Li Ji would meet in Tianjin at the beginning of the second year to discuss Zheng Anwen's entry into Korea. As a result, Li Ji temporarily informed Huaxia that he could not make the trip in the name of being seriously ill. Zheng Kezhang was very unhappy about this, but still gave medicine to appease him, and asked him to meet again this year. However, the North Koreans still practiced delaying tactics, and their Zhengdan envoy declared that Li was ill and unfit to travel far during the Hajj pilgrimage, which completely angered Zheng Kezang. So Zheng Kezhang arranged for Zheng Anwen to cross to the east as soon as possible after the year, so there was a scene that now seems to be a sudden attack.
Of course, it is impossible to say that the North Koreans are not prepared at all, and the Changsun Mansion has actually been built for many years, but welcoming Zheng Anwen into the DPRK involves the redistribution of the interests of various political groups in North Korea, so before the fruit is properly divided, the North Koreans do not want Huaxia to muddy the water even more.
It's just that the characteristics of North Korea's internal affairs are party struggles and incentives, and each political group has its own political demands, so the interests of all parties can never be balanced, and the king of the dynasty Li Ji is unwilling to end the extravagant and extravagant good days, and several princes are not willing to fall on the throne, so they are all hidden behind the scenes, so welcoming Zheng Anwen into the court has become a rather distant thing, and even in the case of Zheng Kezang's obvious statement, the North Koreans still think that they can drag on for a day.
Now that Zheng Kezhang has a showdown, the North Korean monarchs and ministers who have been cornered can only choose between obediently accepting the ultimatum or simply turning their faces with Huaxia neatly, and they can no longer use the so-called delaying tactics.
What the? Choose a showdown with Huaxia. Don't even think about it, look at the Xia Army's two expeditions to Japan and the Northern Expedition to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which time was not devastating, even if the combat strength of the Korean army has improved today, but it is certain that it is by no means the opponent of the Xia army. Moreover, even if Huaxia does not use force, as long as the merchants are withdrawn and there is no income from mining and logging, the DPRK's finances will not be able to sustain at all, and it is a matter of time before the finances go bankrupt, not to mention that it is easy to move from thrift to luxury, and from luxury to frugality.
Since it is not feasible to confront Huaxia, there is only one way to admit gambling and surrender.
As a last resort, after six days of hesitation, on 25 February, the DPRK parliamentary government sent a welcoming party of Yoo Eun-kwon, the governor of the left parliament, to Jemulpo. Fortunately for the North Koreans, Zheng Anjun seems to be very talkative, and he is not dissatisfied with the hesitation of the North Korean side, and is even willing to give the North more time to prepare.
Zheng Anwen is good at talking, which does not mean that the Chinese messenger in the DPRK is good at talking, so Liu Enquan did not dare to delay, so early the next morning, under the guard of a regiment of Chinese Praetorian Guards, Zheng Anwen and his party finally went out to Hanyang??????
"My grandson knocks on my grandfather." On February 29 of that year, Zheng Anwen arrived in Hanyang, and he was unwilling to stay in the State Guest House, so he immediately went to Changdeokgong Palace to pay homage to Li Ji under the guidance of the Chinese messenger in Korea. "I wish my grandfather a speedy recovery."
"Is it Shunguan?" Li Yi pretended to be old and dizzy, stretched out his hand to let Zheng Anwen get close to him, and then held Zheng Anwen's face with both hands and looked at it carefully. "Like, really like your mother." Li Ji seemed to shed two tears with affection. "It's been almost thirty years, and it's been almost thirty years since your mother left under my knees."
Zheng Anwen lowered his head: "Yes, grandfather, my mother also misses my grandfather, I was ready to go north to Tianjin with my father this time, but I heard that my grandfather was still weak and could not make the trip, so I was very disappointed, and when my grandson left Zhongdu, he repeatedly told him to take care of his grandfather's body and do his filial piety in front of you for her." ā
Li Ji didn't want to really cry now, so he had to leave two lines of old tears wordlessly, and his hands trembled vigorously.
The people who participated in the Hajj were also embarrassed, and in any case, it was always touching to recognize each other.
However, the warmth in the palace was quickly broken by Zhang Wanchao, the messenger of the Chinese state in the court: "The foreign ministers congratulate the prince of the county on their recognition of their ancestors, but since the prince of Baekje has arrived in the court, is it necessary to arrange for the canonization of the grandson, and since the lord of the country has recovered from a serious illness and is unable to preside over the state affairs, is it also arranged for the regent of the public supervisor of Baekje County." ā
The Korean minister on the side was a little dissatisfied when he heard this, and Zuo Yuan Ding Fu refuted: "Lord Zhang, it's too hasty to canonize the grandson immediately, it seems that it is not in accordance with the etiquette system, besides, since the king has recovered from his illness, why do he need to supervise the country." ā
Zhang Wanchao glanced at Ding Fu coldly: "Hasty, how long has the imperial court discussed this matter with North Korea, five years, ten years, if this is still called rush, is it not called haste if you don't canonize your grandson?" Besides, although the county king is healed, he is weak in life, and he presides over government affairs with such a weak body, Ding agrees, you want to tire the county king! ā
Weakness is the text in Li Ji's recital to Zheng Kezang, which was originally just an excuse, but now it is used by Zhang Wanchao as a reason for his inability to govern, which can be described as attacking his own shield with his own spear, making a group of North Koreans dumb and unable to say what they are suffering from. And the so-called words of not being canonized and not in a hurry are even more of a dagger to force the palace, indicating that the patience of the Chinese court has reached the limit, and if the North Korean side wants to delay it for some reason, I am afraid that the Chinese court may turn its face.
In order to prevent the situation from being broken, North Korean Licao Counselor Park Yunxi had no choice but to argue with a sneer: "Lord Zhang is joking, the discussion of the grandson has long been known to the world in North Korea, how can it be reversed, but it is just necessary to find an auspicious day of the zodiac, besides, the prince of Baekje has just come to North Korea, and he always has to rest for two days." ā
"The zodiac is an auspicious day," Zhang Wanchao smiled mockingly. "Longhu Mountain Zhengyi real person has determined the auspicious day, the third day of the next month, the seventeenth are all auspicious days, think about it, the canonization is very cumbersome, the third day of the new year is too late, it is set at the seventeenth Okay, North Korea should not feel that the day is too hasty." Under Zhang Wanchao's forced gaze, the North Korean ministers were silent, so Zhang Wanchao said to himself. "Then let's settle it like this, on the seventeenth of next month, the ceremony of canonizing the grandson will be held." After that, Zhang Wanchao looked at Li Ji again. "Lord of the country, what do you say about the supervision of the country?"
Li Ji had no choice but to grab Zheng Anwen's hand and ask: "Shun Guan, supervising the national affairs of a country is a heavy responsibility, can you afford it?" ā
Before Zheng Anwen could answer, Zhang Wanchao replied first: "Last year, the Holy Lord went out on patrol, that is, the Baekje County Public Supervisor State, is it possible, Baekje County Public Governor Huaxia State Affairs, will not be able to supervise the Korean State Administration?" ā
These words were extremely vicious, and Li Ji said helplessly: "That's it, but this king is lonely and unheard, okay, it just so happens that this king is unwell and needs to be recuperated, and it will be handed over to Shunguan now to save this extra move in the future." ā
Zheng Anwen immediately knocked: "Although my grandfather can rest assured, my grandson will rule by the bow and will not change the Korean system without permission." ā
Hearing Zheng Anwen's extremely wise words, and then looking at the civil and military classes present who seemed to be relaxed, Li Ji's face couldn't help but show a little bitterness: "Okay, great, North Korea will be handed over to you in the future??????
Li Ji, who only wanted to keep the glory and wealth in front of him, retreated, but his sons and grandsons were all burned, of course, there are only a few who are qualified to compete for the throne, and there are even fewer of these few who have the courage to turn their faces head-on with Huaxia, but there will be no less curses behind their backs, and even more people have other ideas.
"Stabbing? Are you crazy? If this kid is publicly assassinated, can Emperor Wucheng not be connected? "At the home of a certain Korean prince, several frustrated people are discussing how to deal with it." Besides, is the group of Praetorian Guards next to that kid an ornament? Do your people have a way to get to them through the guards? ā
"Except for the Praetorian Guards, the inner servants in the Shisun Mansion all came out of the Summer Palace, and the maidservants were also sent from the Xia Kingdom, so there was no way to infiltrate them." Another added. "Therefore, it is very difficult to carry out the assassination at the moment, so it is better to delay it and wait for its vigilance to be lowered, and it is not too late to do it after adopting North Korean concubines and show girls."
"After he adopts the Korean concubine, this kid's position will be stable." Someone objected. "It's better to find a way to use your hands and feet on the rice, meat, and vegetables they eat, and the Chinese people shouldn't even be able to prevent this."
Tiyi, who seems to be safe, was still opposed by others: "It's not proper, rice, meat, and vegetables are edible to everyone, and they may not be able to enter this kid's mouth, in case someone else eats it by mistake, it will remind this kid." ā
"Neither can the left, nor can the right, is it possible to see that this kid has a firm foothold?"
"The food sent to Shisun's Mansion is not good for poisoning, and when the palace is feasting, he won't eat anything, right?"
"Poisoning the palace?" The left and right sides looked at each other. "The palace is also tightly checked, who dares to do it lightly, besides, if you can't eat in the palace, Emperor Wucheng is afraid that he will still not forgive."
"It's also true, at least on the surface, China can't be allowed to find an excuse to annex North Korea." So someone proposed a new building yƬ. "Actually, I think I can let the king give him a marriage, as long as he can't shirk it, he can make people mix into the Shisun Mansion, and if something happens at that time, it can also be said that this kid will be killed."
"This is a good idea, but you have to hide it from the king, otherwise, with the king's temperament, how dare you do such a big thing."
"Not only does the king not dare, but I am afraid that the high men who are given marriage will not dare, so I have to find some beautiful ones among the Chinese people, and then recommend them to enter the palace, and when the time comes, as long as the Chinese people in this household are detained, she will not be obedient."
"It's good, but if you want to get into the eyes of this kid, I'm afraid it's not an easy thing, and you have to have both, I'm afraid it's hard to find it in the middle."
"If it's hard to find, you have to find out, otherwise, you and I can only be an idle prince with peace of mind??????"