1o-13 The first great country in the universe

In Gyeongbokgung Palace, the capital of the Goryeo Kingdom (Seoul), which Yoo Ziguang called the largest country in the universe, the current king Yi Liang was kneeling in the hall dedicated to the ancestral throne and meditating for a long time, while a group of ministers outside stood silently and solemnly, and no one dared to interrupt the divine friendship between the king and the ancestors.

Li Liang is Chinese New Year's Eve years old today, it is the prime of life, he has been on the throne for eight years, since he can remember, he has learned about the greatness and hardships of the motherland from the mouths of teachers and the ancient books in the imperial palace, due to geographical reasons, Goryeo has always been oppressed and bullied by the big country in the north, whether it is Han, or Sui and Tang, or Liao, Jin or Yuan, these powerful countries always extend their greedy claws to the beautiful Goryeo, the heroic people of Goryeo have never succumbed, every inch of land must be fought for, and the war of resistance has dragged down the Han Dynasty, dragged down the Sui Dynasty, even Tang Taizong Li Shimin, who was known for his wisdom and martial arts, did not get any advantage in his personal expedition against Goryeo, but was shot blind in one eye and died depressed. Of course, the Goryeo people are not only armed struggle, their wisdom is also first-class, and it is the mature and wise strategy of the Goryeo people to fight when they should fight, endure when they should endure, and exchange appropriate concessions for greater benefits.

In order to save the people from war, Goryeo to the Yuan Dynasty called the courtiers, after the defeat of the Yuan Dynasty, and to the Ming Dynasty, the king of Goryeo did not even wear the five-clawed dragon robe, only wore the four-clawed python robe, the crown prince did not dare to call the prince, but called the prince or the Yuanzi, every year to Beijing to pay tribute, when the messenger of the Ming Dynasty came to Hanyang, the king also personally went to the suburbs of Ying'en Gate to kneel down, no one knows, this ceremony is a shameful thing for the successive Goryeo kings, and then the rise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the two countries fought for more than ten years, this period of time is called the golden decade by the Goryeo cultural circlesThe king of Goryeo took advantage of the fact that the two big countries had no time to look eastward, and vigorously developed in the cultural, economic and military fields, which made Goryeo's comprehensive national strength rise to a new level.

The national strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is far less than before, the army is stretched, and the grain and grass reserves are also very lacking, although the Southern Ming Dynasty has eased up, but it is facing new challenges, the Xia Dynasty, a rising power in the West, will be a strong threat to him, this time the Triple Alliance Goryeo is the weakest one, but it is the one that can reap the benefits the most.

First of all, the Manchu court has promised to form a brotherly state with Goryeo and allow the king of Goryeo to be the emperor, which is what the Goryeo people have dreamed of for thousands of years, and they will no longer submit to others, and from then on the people of Goryeo will be held high and proudly declare to the world that we are the subjects of His Majesty the great Goryeo Emperor.

In addition to the political achievements, there are also military and economic, the Three Kingdoms attacked the Ming Dynasty, Goryeo was responsible for providing military rations, labor, and sending troops to Shandong to harass the coast, Li Liang thought about it, and then ordered the navy troops to plunder the coastal area of Shandong, and grab all the valuable things, so as to leave no stitch and thread within 30 miles of the coast. If the battle goes well, Li Liang also plans to send troops to attack Shanghai and loot the richest city in the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, Li Liang still has a secret buried in his heart, that is, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were in a state of exhaustion, he sent his carefully trained 6 troops to officially chase the Central Plains and seize the flowers and rivers that should have belonged to the Goryeo.

Li Liang knelt in front of the ancestral tablet and was silent, with a lot of thoughts, the altar in Gyeongbokgung Palace has been set up, and after a while he will ascend the altar to worship the heaven and earth and officially claim the emperor, before this solemn moment comes, he just wants to stay quietly in front of the ancestors and ancestors for a while, tell the ancestors this exciting news, and comfort their spirits in the heavens---- Goryeo, finally revived!

Li Liang quietly watched the high incense burned in front of the rows of spiritual seats, and kowtowed respectfully three times, at this time, the palace door was gently knocked, and a small voice said: "Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come." ”

Your Majesty, how pleasant and uplifting this title is, Li Liang finally glanced at the portraits of his ancestors, and the kind faces on the portraits seemed to say to him: "Go, son, go and take up the task of reviving Goryeo and dominating the world." ”

"I will." Li Liang said silently, got up, turned his head, pushed open the palace gate, and a ray of sunlight shone in, illuminating the brand-new bright yellow dragon robe on Li Kun's body, and the five-clawed dragons opened their teeth and danced their claws, hideous and mighty.

Seeing that the king had come out, all the ministers bowed down together: "Knock to your majesty." ”

Li Qi waved his hand in a dashing manner: "Zhongqing is flat." ”

Gyeongbokgung Palace is the Forbidden City of Goryeo, the scale is grand, majestic and magnificent, of course, this is only the image in the eyes of the people of Hanyang, if you let the citizens of Nanjing City to evaluate, I am afraid that at most to give a landlord's mansion comments, although the king of Goryeo is also in charge of the three thousand miles of foreign princes, the palace can be built a little fancy, but due to financial problems, the less important palace in Gyeongbokgung Palace is still roof with thatch. The palace walls are also half brick, half adobe, and the outside is painted with white ash, which looks neat and generous.

In order to ensure that the earthen platform does not collapse, a section of the palace wall was temporarily demolished, and reinforced with bricks on the periphery of the earthen platform, two hundred officers and soldiers of the imperial camp wore brand-new battle robes, standing on the periphery of the altar with weapons, and the young men all wore traditional Goryeo hats on their heads, a kind of thing like a small top hat, and the body was a purple, yellow, and red robe, and in their hands were long-handled forks and halberds, which looked very majestic.

Colorful flags are unfurled, drums are sounding in unison, the auspicious time has arrived, in front of Li Liang is a red carpet, this is still used to welcome the envoys of the Celestial Empire, he is about to walk through this carpet and ascend to the altar, announcing to heaven and earth that from now on, the Goryeo Kingdom will become the Goryeo Dynasty, and he will become the first emperor of the Goryeo Dynasty.

Seeing that the shadow of the corona coincided with the noon scale, the Licao Judgment (Rite Department Shangshu) shouted at the top of his voice: "The auspicious time has arrived, and the ceremony has begun." ”

Li Liang was full of spirits, and was about to board the altar, when he suddenly heard a noisy sound from the direction of Guanghua Gate, and turned his head to look, it turned out to be a guy in a horse coat who was breaking through the barrier of the guards and rushing over, it seemed that it should be the envoy of the Qing Kingdom, and all the ministers also saw it, and their inquiring eyes were on Li Liang.

Li Liang thought for a while, but still greeted him, and at the same time beckoned the guards not to stop the envoys of the kingdom.

The man in the horse coat was just a Goshha, but he was already very arrogant, and when he saw the king of Goryeo, he did not bow down, and said: "I have arrived at the outskirts of Hanyang from the Qing Dynasty, please go and greet Your Highness." ”

Li Liang hurriedly said: "Quickly prepare the carriage and horses, the widow is going to meet the angel." ”

The ceremony was rudely interrupted in this way, but the monarchs and ministers remained silent very tacitly, boarded the carriage without any complaints, and rushed to the suburbs to meet the Qing Qincha.

The so-called Ying'en Gate is just a stone door frame, the size is about the same as the chastity archway that can be seen everywhere in the countryside of the Ming Dynasty, but it is engraved with three words of Ying'en Gate, the Manchu Qincha has been waiting here, the identity of this Qincha is not ordinary, but the Minister of Military Aircraft, the prince Shao Bao Nalan Mingzhu, the pearl is wearing a yellow coat and sitting in a small pavilion next to the Ying'en Gate, seeing the Goryeo King's chariot and horse coming, I can't help but smile slightly.

The carriage and horse arrived, Li Liang jumped out of the carriage, full of enthusiasm towards Mingzhu walked over, Mingzhu also got up to greet each other, the two met under the Ying'en Gate, Mingzhu stood as straight as he was, holding a bright yellow scroll in his hand, looking at Li Liang with a smile, Li Liang didn't know what to do for a while, after a little thought, he gritted his teeth or picked up the hem of his newly made dragon robe, and said: "Minister Li Liang greets the country Qincha." ”

Just when Li Liang's knees were about to touch the ground, a pair of warm hands held him, "Your Highness can't help it, our two countries are about to be brothers, how can these etiquettes come about." ”

Li Kun's heart breathed a sigh of relief, and the Goryeo ministers behind him also breathed a sigh of relief, the subtle expression was taken into Mingzhu's eyes, and he glanced at the five-clawed golden dragon on Li Kun's body, Mingzhu's smile became heavier: "Your Highness, let's go into the city and talk about it." ”

The convoy carrying the King of Goryeo and the Daecheong Chin Cha entered Hanyang Fortress, walked through the streets lined with thatched houses on both sides, and arrived at Gyeongbokgung Palace under the awe-inspiring gaze of the Goryeo people wearing white national costumes.

Mingzhu's mission to Goryeo this time was to read out Kangxi's canonization to Li Liang, but to discuss the matter of the two countries sending troops together. Although Kangxi agreed to Li Kuo's request to be called emperor, but there are still many famous halls here, Li Kui understands that Goryeo is ** from now on, but the Manchu court does not see it that way, and the emperor also has 369 and so on.

Anyway, after all, it is the emperor, Li Liang is still very happy, kneeling on the incense case to receive Kangxi's canonization edict, and arranging a state banquet to entertain Mingzhu, and agreeing to all kinds of requests made by Mingzhu.

The next day, the drums in Gyeongbokgung Palace again, Nalan Mingzhu wore the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty, wore a single-eyed flower, took the lead on the altar, read out the canonization edict of the Kangxi Emperor, Li Liangcai boarded the altar, knelt in front of Mingzhu, and he put a crown made of gold wire on his head. Under the altar, dozens of ministers knelt down together, and the mountain shouted Mansai (long live Goryeo).

The sound of Mansai reached outside Gyeongbokgung Palace, and the Goryeo intellectuals who had gathered long ago couldn't help but burst into tears, and they also knelt on the ground and chanted Mansai, and then ran to tell each other that our Goryeo Kingdom had finally been upgraded to a dynasty! The city of Hanyang was so big that every fart at the east gate could smell the stench at the west gate, and within a few minutes the news spread throughout the city, and the whole city was boiling, and everywhere was filled with the cheers of the full game, the intellectuals wept with tears in their eyes, and the illiterate people jumped to their feet and shouted, throwing their hats high in the air; Even the generals of the Fifth Military Battalion, who usually keep a straight face and do not smile, couldn't hold back their inner excitement, hammered each other's shoulders with their fists, and tried to restrain the men's tears.

Hanyang City carnival all night, in order to celebrate the upgrading of the country, the imperial court gave each family two pieces of tofu and two taels of Zhenlu liquor, the common people took out the kimchi treasured at home, the altar jar set a table, while drinking while singing Arirang, the old people used the wine to tell the children the story of the sages to fight against Tang Taizong, but among the young people there was a scene of yesterday's welcome protégé.

"Do you know, the Qing Emperor sent our emperor to kneel, just under the Ying'en Gate, three bows and nine bows."

"I also heard that my uncle's cousin was on the spot, and I heard that the head of the Qing envoy was bleeding."

"Hmph, it's really relieving, it's finally their turn to kowtow to us, but it's a bit of an exaggeration to knock blood."

"You don't understand, the Qing people are begging our Majesty to send troops, and if you don't send troops to help them, the Qing Kingdom will die."