Chapter Seventy-Four: The Gyeongju Regime

Although the monarch of Goryeo was small, there were many capitals.

Pyongyang is Xijing, Kaijing is Jingshi, and Tokyo in Goryeo is Gyeongju.

Gyeongju is located on the west and east coast of the Chaoxian Peninsula, east of the Xiaobai Mountains, and is far from the core areas of Goryeo, such as Seoul, Pyongyang, and Seoul. It has a long history and is the capital of Silla, which was once called Geumseong. It was later renamed Gyeongju by Taejo of Goryeo.

Of course, this was chosen as a gathering place for power in southern Goryeo, partly because the long winter gave them time. In the face of the Ming offensive. The major clans in the south felt very nervous, and they made two preparations, one was to support the new king, that is, this Wang Yao. On the one hand, he secretly communicated with Daming, and negotiated conditions through Li Chenggui.

It's just that I quickly got He Xi's reply.

That is not to talk about at all.

Yes, not to talk about.

After all, in He Xi's opinion, if you want to annex Goryeo, you won't clean up these big families. It was impossible for the Ming dynasty to take root in Goryeo. And where is the root of these families? At the time of the founding of Goryeo.

Built by King Taejo of Goryeo. At the beginning of the founding of the country, it was just one of many wealthy families. In Goryeo, the royal family was nothing more than the leader of the wealthy families of Goryeo. Through the efforts of the previous kings of Goryeo, the rule was finally consolidated and the royal family was above the wealthy families. However, in order to appease the local forces, Goryeo established an official school, the Gwangzijian, but only allowed the nobles to enroll. There are also 12 wealthy families from all over the country who have started private learning. But again, it is impossible to go to school without being a child of the nobility.

As a result, step by step, Goryeo became what it is today.

At the time of the decline of the Goryeo royal family, these nobles became the real rulers of Goryeo.

This is on the seaside hall of Yanyachi, the newly established small court of Goryeo, silent.

Wang Yao is not very old, only in his early twenties, and he never thought that he would ascend to this position at this time. And before that, he was an exiled prisoner. Now that he is the king of Goryeo, he has no time to cultivate power. However, the Wang family is also a nobleman, and there are also some people. But these manpower can only protect their own personal safety. It's just about controlling the area around the goose and duck pond.

The Rinhaejeon Palace was a palace in the Silla period, and it was rebuilt in the Goryeo period. It is also the palace that the king of Goryeo left in Tokyo. It's just rarely turned on. And the goose duck pond is a famous attraction. It was established after King Munmu of Silla unified the Three Kingdoms. It is used to declare one's deeds.

And it has repeatedly appeared in many subsequent historical events.

It is also the best palace that can be found in Gyeongju today.

Wang Yao was silent for a long time, and said: "Everyone, I don't know how to deal with such a situation, and I ask you for advice." ”

"Your Highness." A minister said loudly: "Now there is no other way but to fight to the death with the thief." As I said before, the thief has been planning for a long time. We will never withdraw easily, and it is useless to talk about peace at this time. Only those who can fight can make peace. As long as the armament is armed. Call on tens of millions of people of Goryeo to protect the three thousand miles of rivers and mountains. Never die. ”

"Let the Ming thief know that the men of Goryeo have not died yet, and not everyone is a thief like Li Chenggui."

This person is none other than others. It is an old acquaintance of Zheng Daochuan. Zheng Mengzhou.

Jung Mong-ju is a master of Korean science. His status in Goryeo is like Song Lian's status in the Ming Dynasty.

He was also the teacher of King Wangyu of Goryeo. But as a teacher, he had to be strict with his students, and he couldn't get off the stage several times, and Wang Yu was still young at that time. Although I don't like Zheng Mengzhou. But he didn't dare to kill him. Just drove things away.

He had been serving in the field. However, after hearing the invasion of the Ming army, he immediately gathered the army of King Qin and prepared King Qin. But not long after, the Cui Ying case occurred in Kaijing, and for a while, the world was shaken. Wang Yu didn't believe him. Zheng Mengzhou was not allowed to bring troops into Beijing.

Zheng Mengzhou simply let the army stay where it was, and he himself brought a servant and entered the capital alone, to advise the king and return to the right path.

It's just that the time when he walked near Kaijing with a mortal heart was when Li Chenggui captured Kaijing, in fact, Zheng Mengzhou was also stopped by Li Chenggui. even scolded Li Chenggui. It's just that Li Chenggui is also a little ashamed, and he also feels that Zheng Mengchen is a popular person in the world, and he really wants to kill him, which will greatly damage his reputation in Goryeo.

So I secretly let it go.

Chung Mong-ju returned to southern Goryeo. Snow against the wind. Liaison with various places in the winter travel of one or two thousand miles, suffering no less than blue jade from Beiping to Goryeo. It is with his connections and fame that there is now a small court in Goryeo.

It's just that he has made great contributions in the formation of the imperial court. But in the imperial court, it is a minority.

Without him, he is a staunch pro-war faction.

Both in terms of his righteousness and in the current situation. He judged that after the beginning of spring, the Ming army would definitely attack. We must reorganize our armies and fight to the end to drive the thieves out of Goryeo.

However, the representatives of the major families of Goryeo were bent on negotiating peace.

The Zheng family is not a small family. But although Zheng Mengzhou is a famous Goryeo Confucian. But he still can't be the master of the Zheng family. Nor can it influence other big families. However, now that he refused, the Lord and the faction were dumbfounded for a while.

Zheng Mengzhou's impassioned remarks echoed in the Linhai Palace. But none of the ministers refuted.

Wang Yao looked at the other ministers, and the other ministers dodged their gazes. Don't dare to take responsibility. Wang Yao said: "Okay, then today, I will worship Zheng Lao as the servant of the Zhongshu Sect, Doctor Sankuang." He also leads the Central Council and is in charge of the world's soldiers and horses. ”

"All things that are peaceful. by Zheng Lao. ”

Goryeo still used the Tang Dynasty official system, but merged Zhongshu Province with Menxia Province and called Zhongshu Menxia. As in the Tang Dynasty, the Chinese Book Order was a fictitious one. Shizhong is the highest governor of the two provinces. As for the Central Council, it is the Privy Council, and it has just changed its name.

Doctor Sam Kuang is a senior official of Goryeo, a product.

In other words, Wang Yao worshiped Zheng Mengzhou as the prime minister and handed over all the military and political power to Zheng Mengzhou.

In fact, this is also a helpless method that Wang Yao has thought about for a long time. The entire small court of Goryeo is a court united by various families, and Wang Yao's decree does not go out of the Linhai Palace, what he can do is to support a certain minister. Monarchs and ministers join forces to see if they can suppress the power of the great clans in various places.

This minister's ability cannot be too weak.

And thinking about it, only Zheng Mengzhou is suitable.

The other ministers have clans behind them. Zheng Mengchen also has it. But Zheng Mengzhou's biggest capital is not the clan behind him, but now there are disciples all over Goryeo. If you unite with a large family, you may well be replaced. But with Zheng Mengzhou, such a risk is minimal.

As for Zheng Mengzhou, he is a Confucian minister, and Confucian ministers will not fight. This is no longer in the table.

First of all, there is no need for Zheng Mengzhou to go to the battlefield in person. Secondly, the war could only be fought after the current small Goryeo court was condensed into a whole. And this task. Only Zheng Mengzhou can do it.

If it were another time, Zheng Mengchen would have refused, but more than half of this winter has passed. Spring will soon bloom. Coming with the spring flowers, it is estimated that it is the iron horse of the Ming Dynasty. In this case, he can't afford not to be in a hurry.

Zheng Mengzhou was immediately ordered. Immediately began to lay out the strategy of battle and defense.

Zheng Mengzhou's strategy of war and defense. Very simple. It is a guard, from the south of Kaijing, resisting every day. The front can be abandoned, but there is also a cut-off line for retreat, Zheng Mengzhou said loudly: "The minister invites the king to come to Jinzhou to show that he must defend." Jinju is strong, shielding Gyeongsang-do, as long as Jinju holds, the imperial court takes Gyeongsang-do as the foundation, so that the loyal and righteous people will rise later, and before the army of the imperial court resists, it will be protracted, and the thieves will retreat. ”

In fact, no one knows whether the Ming army can retreat. However, the natural risk of the Chaoxian Peninsula is actually east of the Yalu River and the Yalu River, because the mountains in this area are high and the water is deep, which is a real natural risk. But beyond this area, we reached the plains of the West Coast. Although there are quite a few rivers. But none of them can be called natural risks.

And there is no natural danger, Zheng Mengzhou did not understand, it is impossible to fight with Daming. Come to think of it, it's Jinju.

Jinju is in the southern part of the Chao-Xian Peninsula and is almost stuck on the median line, with the sea on one side and the mountains on the other. To the west is the West Coast Plain, and to the northeast is Gyeongsang-do. It is also where Gyeongju is located.

Jung Mong-ju only wanted to keep the land of Goryeo.

No matter how firm Zheng Mengzhou's mind is. He also has to face reality.