Chapter 81: A Plea for Japan's Help

The Battle of Jinseong had a huge impact on Goryeo.

Although it is said that it is a big battle that seems to be victorious, but it has suffered heavy losses. But it stabilized the hearts of the Goryeo people, and Goryeo was only a part of Gyeongsang-do. That is, the land around Busan and Busan in later generations. However, this piece of land is separated from the west coast plain of Goryeo by topography and mountains. There seems to be a stable boundary line.

It doesn't matter if this boundary line is true or falsely stable. At least there is stability in people's hearts. That's good.

At least let the small Goryeo court that is scattered really have some imperial court appearance. And Zheng Mengzhou, the prime minister, really has some power as a prime minister.

Of course. Goryeo congenital genes, the Hao family sits on the biggest. Now the central power is even more rebuilt. If it weren't for the aggressiveness of the Ming army. I'm afraid the inside is going to be torn apart. The great victory in Jinju gave Zheng Mengzhou a lot of prestige. But it can't solve this chronic disease, it's just temporarily covered up.

Zheng Mengzhou held a grand ceremony to congratulate others, not to deceive himself. It's about uniting people's hearts.

On the other side, he called a man to his side. It was his friend for many years, Jin Jiurong. He is a descendant of the Andong Kim family, a famous family in Goryeo. Generations of famous families. And the birth of the Jin family is even more mythical. It is said that in the middle of a chicken forest, a baby was found. This baby is the ancestor of the Jin family. The Silla Dynasty was founded. Anton Kim is their descendant. Generations of famous families. Even in the Chao-Xian period, it was also a famous family.

And what the Ming did in the north of Goryeo certainly stabilized the hearts of the northerners. But it also offended all the big clans in the south of Goryeo. The reason why these big clans can run rampant is that they are familiar with everything in their own homes. Extensive network and resources.

Once migrated to Liaodong. What's the difference between that and ordinary people?

Back then, the Tian family was in Qidi, and they were also calling for wind and rain, but they migrated to Guanzhong. What else is famous in the future, but everyone has not?

The same thing.

In the matter of opposing the Ming Dynasty, the major families of Goryeo were unprecedentedly united. Of course, under this unprecedented unity, there are also various discords. For example, many families migrated to Japan with separate people, such as some simply smuggled to the Ming Dynasty.

Wait a minute.

But the main manpower and material resources were used to resist the Ming Dynasty.

Zheng Mengzhou doesn't care about being so harsh.

Zheng Mengzhou and Jin Jiurong have been friends for many years, and they were allies who were exiled together. Zheng Mengzhou had some words, and he didn't go around the bend to say them. He said: "Jin Xiong, now the Ming Dynasty is menacing, and the national fortune hangs by a thread. With the power of Goryeo alone. It's no longer enough to salvage the situation. Now there is only one way. Only in this way can there be a trace of variables. I am reluctant to make this decision. But now I have to do it. ”

Jin Jiurong also had some guesses in his heart. Said: "Do you mean the east?" ”

Zheng Mengzhou said: "That's right. Go to Japan for help. Call for help at all costs. ”

"The situation in Japan, as you know, the Ashikaga family has been operating for three generations, and it is important to unify Japan and end the dispute between the north and the south. Now Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who ascended the throne at a young age, is in his twenties, and he is said to be arrogant and extravagant. And Japan and the Ming Dynasty have not been very good all along. The Ming Dynasty demanded that Japan restrain its subordinates and exterminate the pirates. Then, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu just killed some pirates. It's just a perfunctory head. It has been more than ten years since the Ming Dynasty broke off contact with Japan. ”

"There is also very little connection between the Japanese shogunate and the Ming Dynasty. The only Tenryu Temple has ships between the Ming Dynasty and Japan, and the rest are the private acts of the major names of Kyushu, and the shogunate cannot check and balance. What is Daming going to do. Japan doesn't know. When you arrived in Japan, you said that the Ming Dynasty wanted to destroy Goryeo Ping Japan, and the prince of the Ming Dynasty would be crowned the king of Japan, and the Japanese emperor would be in a thousand-year-old lineage. How to make a big noise, how to come. ”

Zheng Mengzhou was silent all of a sudden.

Jin Jiurong knew why Zheng Mengzhou was silent. These are all imaginary. When you ask for help, you want something tangible. Otherwise, Japan is a fool and offends the Ming Dynasty for the sake of Goryeo?

Jin Jiurong said: "Brother Zheng, Japan is extremely greedy and insatiable, I always have to have something when I go." ”

Zheng Mengzhou said: "I have prepared gold and silver jewelry as gifts. There is also a Tripitaka. It can be described as a national treasure of Goryeo. However, this is just a stepping stone. I can convince the king to respect the emperor of Japan. Please be canonized by the Emperor of Japan. ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Mengzhou was in tears. Can't help yourself.

What the Japanese emperor, Zheng Mengzhou never put in his eyes. I think it's just a grass team. It's just a matter of calling yourself. He has always been the absolute emperor of Japan, and he is on the same level as the king of Goryeo. But now that he recognized this, he recognized that Goryeo had become a Japanese vassal state.

That is, the status of Goryeo was similar to that of the Japanese daimyos. It's just a special name.

For a great Confucian, a great Confucian who is worthy of fame, and morality is better than life, Zheng Mengzhou's decision, his inner struggle, can be imagined. Even for him, it was a decision that was harder than death. For Zheng Mengzhou, death is an easy thing.

Just a touch of your neck is all you need.

But what to do about a national crisis? What should I do with the first king's foundation?

Zheng Mengzhou pressed everything on himself. With this decision, it is impossible for him to have a clean reputation after his death.

Jin Jiurong was also moved. Want to oppose. But when you open your mouth, you can't say anything. There were Japanese reinforcements. Perhaps, Goryeo would have survived, if there were no Japanese reinforcements. Then Goryeo is probably going to die this year.

There is indeed no choice.

Jin Jiurong could only say with a straight face; "If I go to Fusang and don't ask for reinforcements, I will die in the sea. Please rest assured, Brother Zheng. ”

Kim Jiurong immediately set off and crossed the sea from Busan. From the sea to Kyoto, Japan.

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Kyoto.

This was the time when the Ashikaga shogunate was at its strongest.

When talking about the Ashikaga shogunate, we must start with the Northern and Southern Dynasties of Japan. The dispute between the North and the South began with an emperor. The emperor had two sons, and he passed on his estate to one of his sons. Passed the throne of the emperor to another son.

But then the son who inherited the throne felt sorry for his brother. He made his brother's son the crown prince.

The system of alternating the two lines as emperor for ten years was formed.

And by the time Emperor Go-Daigo arrived, it was no longer two veins, but four veins. Every time the emperor succeeds. It's a wrestling battle of internal forces. And then Emperor Daigo is a very capable person. At that time, the Hojo shogunate was in decline. Emperor Go-Daigo began his persistent crusade against the Hojo Operation. From various conspiracies, after being discovered, exile escaped, then failed, exiled again escaped. In short, perseverance. And the Ashikaga family was the general under the Hojo family at that time. Married to the Hojo family for generations. However, the Ashikaga family is a Genji Gaomen, and they are very dissatisfied with the Hojo family, the remnant of the Taira family, above him. So Ashikaga Yoshizun. Defected to Emperor Daigo. Defeated the Hojo family.

Emperor Go-Daigo began to establish a new military policy.

It's just that Emperor Go-Daigo's idea was to personally take over the power and abolish the shogunate. However, it affects the interests of a large part of the samurai, and it can be regarded as a war between the public family, that is, the minister's line, and the samurai. Ashikaga Yoshizun reversed.

Troops were raised from Kanto and attacked Kyoto, and Emperor Go-Daigo retreated to Yamato. The Northern and Southern Dynasties in Japanese history began.

However, the Northern and Southern Dynasties of Japan cannot be understood in terms of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in Chinese history. The Northern and Southern Dynasties of China were battles between countries, while the Northern and Southern Dynasties of Japan were fought between countries. It's nothing but a struggle within the country. The two dynasties of the north and the south each called for their subordinates, and the subordinates of both sides were all over Japan. There was no large-scale secession. It also relied on the daimyo from all over the country to fight, and as for the daimyo between, it was even more in the twilight of the Qin Dynasty. It's erratic. It's just using the names of the two parties to seek personal interests for themselves.

It has been going on for decades. After knowing that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was on top. The Northern Dynasty had an absolute advantage, and under the command of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, under the pressure of step by step, coupled with the internal problems of the Southern Dynasty, it had fallen apart. It's just the last breath.

Although there are still remnants of the Southern Dynasty. But not much. It's not enough to shake the overall situation of the Ashikaga family. The heyday of the Ashikaga family began.

And Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is this lucky one.