Chapter Ninety-One: The Northern Expedition to Korea
After everyone left, Ni Yuanlu said softly: "Your Highness, this generation has betrayed the suzerain and offended the gentry of the world, so that Li Liang staged a coup d'Γ©tat and died here, and he deserves it." In this way, it is also a cycle of heavenly principles, and retribution is unpleasant. β
"Haha, Ruyu summed it up brilliantly." Zhu Cihong immediately laughed when he heard Ni Yuanlu's description: "The Ming Dynasty is the **** kingdom, but it is not only a position won from the sword soldiers, but also because of the annual tribute reward. Just as important as force is the soft power of the Ming Dynasty: civilization, which is Confucianism. Confucianism spreads all over the world, North Korea is my Ming vassal, Confucianism is naturally deep-rooted, scholars take Wulun as the right theory, and regard the great tomorrow son as the king as the father. Li Hui was right about the form of the Ming and Qing wars, and he also realized the weakness of Korea itself, and tried to form a strong army. But its strategy of 'not betraying the Ming, not being angry with the gold' is a wall grass, and both sides are angry. At present, no one will raise objections to its injustice or heresy until the fall of the Joseon Dynasty. As far as I know, during the last five years of his reign, Li Hui was completely isolated, and the ministers attacked Li Hui regardless of party affiliation, and even said that they would rather offend Guanghaijun than offend the Ming Dynasty. Li Hui betrayed the Ming Dynasty, had a bad relationship with the scholars, and lost these two forces that supported the royal power of the Korean king, and he was deposed, which is a matter of time. β
"That's why Your Highness came to see here. Li Hui's example is the core of his next work. Ni Yuanlu put this sentence in his mind, did not say it, but said in a low voice: "What His Highness said, the minister kept in mind." β
"The army sailed across the sea, and the hardships were counted. Therefore, it is too risky to go on an expedition to North Korea in one go, and Jeju Island has some foundations. We will use this as a transshipment center, a fulcrum for cross-sea expeditions as a buffer against risks. But the Korean campaign could not be slow. Therefore, I ordered you to be the envoy of the Ming Plenipotentiary to Korea to convey my intentions. Let's see what Li Liang plans to do first. Zhu Cihong thought of this, and suddenly said loudly: "Raise strong soldiers, fight injustice, this is the order of the heavens!" If the mandate of heaven is violated, it will be shattered, and Lee's North Korea will be overturned and no longer exist! β
"Yes! Your Highness! Ni Yuanlu's heart was surging and she responded loudly.
He understood the strategy in Zhu Cihong's chest.
Using Li Hui's example, of course, is to beat Li Ju. At present, Korea has surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and become a vassal of the Qing Dynasty, although there are still some forces in the government and the opposition that are close to the Ming Dynasty. Even when Li Liang was brought in by the Qing people, he kept thinking about Ming reinforcements. But obviously, at this moment, North Korea has fallen into the camp of the Qing Dynasty, and its internal pro-Qing faction has grown stronger after more than ten years of hard work.
Although the Ming Dynasty has not fulfilled its obligations in two wars for North Korea, the current toughness does not mean harm, but rather an encouragement to those people with lofty ideals who still have their hearts set on the Ming Dynasty.
Although Ni Yuanlu went here in the name of questioning the legitimacy of Li Liang's regime, everyone knew that it was to force North Korea to return to the Ming camp.
If he agreed, Zhu Cihong's muzzle could naturally be turned to the Qing army.
If not......
Ni Yuanlu looked at Li Hui's grave and said in his heart: "Then Li Lian can think about it more, and his result will be the same as the ending of this Li Hui!" β
β¦β¦
Ni Yuanlu is gone. Zhu Cihong stood on Jeju Island and kept looking in the direction of the northeast: "Over there, it should be the Japanese archipelago." The sun rises in the east, and there is a large island. It is rumored to be Yingzhou. It was also the place where the Japanese invaders arose, and now the political situation has gradually stabilized, and the economy is not bad. β
Japan at this moment has reached the Edo period.
Keicho eight years. That is, forty years ago, after the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Tokugawa Ieyasu won the Battle of Sekigahara and was appointed as the Shogun, destroying the Toyotomi clan at the Battle of Osaka. Establishment of the shogunate regime in Edo. For more than 260 years, the Tokugawa family ruled the country.
Along with political stability, the Japanese economy also developed at this time, and during the Tokugawa Tsunayoshi period, merchants and townspeople flourished, and Genroku culture flourished.
The shogunate controlled the imperial court and daimyo through the ban on the government and the samurai family, and the daimyo were required to travel regularly between Edo and their lordships due to the system of alternating attendance. The shogunate strictly controlled the emperor, the nobility, and the temples and shrines, and ruled the peasants who supported the shogunate system with great scheming. By forbidding Christians from experiencing the Shimabara Rebellion and completing the policy of seclusion, only a small number of transactions were made with the Netherlands and China in Dejima, Nagasaki. Relations with Lee's Joseon were maintained through North Korean correspondence.
A little more than the time of Zhu Cihong was in the ninth year of Motowa, that is, twenty years ago, the third general of the Tokugawa family, Tokugawa Iemitsu, took office, and during his tenure, he perfected the policy of locking the country. Except for Nagasaki as a foreign port, foreigners are prohibited from coming to Japan, except for the Dutch and Chinese. Originally, two years later, China entered the period of lockdown of the Qing Dynasty, so China and Japan had actually severed contact.
Of course, the current China is still the Ming Dynasty, and with the crown prince Zhu Cihong, the ending is obviously different. Japan's trade was not only smuggling, but also Zhu Cihong's fleet.
"What is the name of the shopkeeper of Hengxin on the Star...... Oh, yes, Liao Huige, there is also a tent room that is also famous. In that case, let's find someone from the military cabinet to go to Japan. If you remember correctly...... Tokugawa Iemitsu will be hanging up in a few years, but his son is mentally retarded. Alas, I didn't curse...... It's true. Zhu Cihong smiled and said, "Since this is the case, I will send a big gift to the past, and I will lay it out first." Of course, you have to let the people in the past do something serious, anyway, it is not a problem for a total of four warships to guard the port, so let the Dengzhou go to Edo and let Xu Wen expand the foreign detachment of the Marine Corps. β
Japanese samurai are notoriously brave, brainless, and very useful. Of course, there is one more thing that makes him happy for Zhu Cihong, who is becoming more and more regular in the army: cheap!
A rice ball can be coaxed, how not to make Zhu Cihong happy?
On the Dengzhou, Xu Wen and Qi Yuan suddenly sneezed together, and both of them couldn't help but sigh: "It's really colder and colder to follow the north in this midsummer." However, it is very cold today. β
"Okay, okay, it's enough not to encounter a tsunami tornado. What else can you expect in this weather? Qi Yuan waved his hand and said, "Look, that's the Mingzhou!" Go north to North Korea! β
Xu Wen straightened up and said, "Salute first and then soldier, this is to go over and play prestige first." If the North Koreans give in, we won't have to fight. β
"Hmph......" Qi Yuan was speechless when he heard this. It's the soldier's heart to look forward to fighting, but if the soldiers surrender without a fight, the robe will not die in battle, of course, it is better.
[The genuine version is the starting point of the Chinese network, search for a few words of micro-words, the last prince of Daming can support the genuine. ] Please pay more attention to my WeChat public account: a few words of micro-words. I just sent portrait photos of Zhu Cihong, Emperor Chongzhen, Empress Zhou and others, as well as physical pictures of the flying clippers, portraits of Zhu Cihong from caring readers, pictures of Xuanwu Lake, character images of Liu Ruyi, Qian Qianyi and Zhang Pu, and there are many interesting contents related to His Royal Highness and this story~ Hurry up and follow me on the WeChat public account! (To be continued.) )