Chapter 1341: Ripples

In mid-July, the DPRK Political Envoy Division, the DPRK Envoy Division, the DPRK Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the DPRK Metropolitan Procuratorate were formally established.

As far as the DPRK officialdom is concerned, the establishment of the three divisions and one court is a major change, and it also means that the political arena has lost the high-ranking officials and elites who enjoy absolute power like the parliamentary government, so that the governors of the three departments and one court can check each other, which is undoubtedly conducive to the development of the DPRK political situation and avoids the situation of one dominant family.

Although Li Yuntian had already reported to the orthodox emperor the recommendation of Yi Xuan to inherit the throne of Joseon, because the reply of the orthodox emperor had not yet arrived, Li Yuntian presided over the inauguration ceremony of the three divisions and one court of the Korean state, and personally issued a letter of appointment and official seal to the governor of the three divisions and one court.

In fact, even if the orthodox emperor's reply arrives, Li Yuntian will detain it, because this ceremony of the establishment of the three divisions and one court must be presided over by him, and he will tell the prefect of the three divisions and one court that their official position was granted by the Ming Dynasty.

Li Xuan sat expressionlessly on the VIP seat, because the three divisions and one courtyard were the yamen of the Korean state, so he should preside over the establishment ceremony, but since the holy decree of the orthodox emperor appointing him as the king of Korea had not yet arrived, then he could only watch Li Yuntian turn against the guest to preside over the overall situation.

It is worth mentioning that although the establishment of the three divisions and one courtyard is a major event in the officialdom of Seoul, Kim Jong-rui still did not participate, but continued to recuperate at home on the grounds of ill health.

Although Kim Jong-seo stayed at home on the pretext of recuperation, he knew a lot about the current situation in Seoul officialdom, especially the affairs of the Korean capital.

After the establishment of the DPRK Metropolitan Division, the first task is to reform the DPRK's domestic army, reduce what should be reduced, and revoke what should be abolished, and the DPRK will follow the example of the Ming Liaodong Military Region to set up elite combat units, and there will be no more elite soldiers.

Of course, to implement this military reform, it needs strong financial support, and North Korea's weak finances simply cannot implement this, but it doesn't matter, Li Yuntian has already said that the Ming Dynasty will bear the corresponding military needs, and thus solve the worries of the Korean capital.

In Kim Jong-seo's view, although this military reform of the DPRK is a great thing in the long run and has greatly enhanced the military strength of the DPRK, he always feels that Li Yuntian is not so kind, and this move does not want to be as simple as it seems.

Moreover, this military reform will reduce a large number of troops in North Korea, how to coordinate is a very troublesome matter, without his participation, it will be difficult for Choi Yunde to level those generals of the North Korean army, and the six towns in the northeast alone are enough for Choi Yunde to drink a pot.

However, in any case, the reform of the Korean monarch's army proposed by Li Yuntian will be of great benefit to the future of the Korean state and is a great good thing worthy of Kim Jong-rui's affirmation.

As a well-known military commander in the North Korean **** circle, Jin Zongrui naturally wanted to participate in this far-reaching military reform, but it was a pity that he was hated by Li Yuntian and had to stay at home and watch Cui Yunde start to handle this matter.

It's not that Kim Zongrui is arrogant, Choi Yunde is inferior to him in terms of seniority, prestige and work ability, so he is the most suitable candidate for the commander of the North Korean Metropolitan Division, which makes him feel extremely disappointed in his heart.

In fact, when Kim Zongrui decided to come back from the six towns in the northeast, he was ready to be repaired by Li Yuntian, and decided to fight to the end, even if he used his own life to make those officials in the North Korean officialdom warn of the ill-intentioned Daming.

It's a pity that the facts are beyond Jin Zongrui's expectations, Li Yuntian actually treated him coldly, leaving him aside, this kind of feeling of hanging a long sword that may fall at any time on his head made him very uncomfortable, and by the time Li Yuntian abolished the parliamentary government and formed three divisions and one court, he was already a little uncontrollable.

As a commander in command with a heavy army, there was nothing more lonely and lonely for him than being excluded from the core of power, and he could only watch as Choi Yun-deok reorganized the armies of various parts of Korea in high spirits, which should have been his duty.

It is obvious that this time Choi Yunde will definitely retain the "four northwestern counties" of his descendants, so the "six northeastern towns" that pose the greatest threat to the "four northwestern counties" have become the focus of the reduction.

After all, the existence of the four counties in the northwest and the six towns in the northeast was set up by the king of Joseon to guard against ethnic minorities such as the Ming Dynasty and the Jurchens, and now that Li Yuntian has strengthened his control over the Korean state, the northern part of the Korean country naturally does not need to retain so many troops, so the reduction is an inevitable trend.

Not only that, the generals of Kim Jong-seo's family were also suppressed in the reorganization of the North Korean army, and Choi Yunde must take the opportunity to support his subordinates to control the military power of the new army after the reorganization, which made those generals miserable.

In other words, although Li Yuntian intends to promote Li Xuan to succeed him to the throne of Joseon, this does not mean that the political situation in Joseon will become stable.

On the contrary, with the establishment of the three divisions and one government, Li Yuntian successfully set off a new round of fierce struggle in the Korean officialdom, and in order to consolidate his own interests and seize more interests, the forces of all parties continued to test and gradually compromise, and then reached an agreement.

Therefore, for the Ming monarchs of all dynasties, they were never afraid of party strife in the court, and party strife was inevitable, so how to use party strife to control the situation was the first problem faced by the king.

He didn't know how long Li Yuntian would hang him out, but it was obvious that he couldn't sit still, because Li Yuntian was gradually eliminating him from the political arena of the North Korean state, and I was afraid that in another year or two others would forget his existence.

But Jin Zongrui doesn't know what to do now, Li Yuntian clearly ignores him, and he has no position in the North Korean Metropolitan Division, even if he wants to intervene in the reorganization of the Korean army, there is no reason or excuse.

As for letting Jin Zongrui bow his head to Li Yuntian, Jin Zongrui really can't do such a shameful thing, he always thinks that Li Yuntian is a traitor with bad intentions towards the Korean state, if he gives in, then no one will stop Li Yuntian's sinister intentions towards the Korean state.

Not long after the establishment of the Three Divisions and One Yuan, the Orthodox Emperor's decree appointing Li Xuan, the king of Linying, as the new king of Joseon, arrived in Seoul.

The orthodox emperor not only brought Li Xuan a holy decree to succeed him, but also sent a new decree to Li Yuntian, asking him to supervise the establishment of the three divisions and one court of the Korean state, so that the state affairs of the Joseon state could operate normally.

In this way, Li Yuntian rightfully led the operation of the three departments and one court of the DPRK state, and had the power to appoint senior officials of the three departments and one court.

Li Xuan, as the new king of Joseon, has an unstable foundation, where can he dare to complain, and he hopes that Li Yuntian will leave as soon as possible, so that he can intervene in the affairs of the three divisions and one court, otherwise Li Yuntian will be overwhelmed like a mountain.

When Li Yuntian first arrived in Korea last year, the people of Seoul put the candidates for the future king of Joseon on the body of the prince Li Jue and the prince of Shouyang, Li Yao, and no one could have imagined that the prince of Linying would stand out and have the last laugh.

The first thing Li Xuan did after ascending the throne was naturally an amnesty to the world, including Li Jin, the prince of Shouyang, who was sentenced to death, after all, the two were brothers of the same mother, and Li Xuan couldn't bear to watch Li Jin lose his life.

For this reason, when Li Xuan sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty in the name of the new king of Joseon, he specially put on a petition asking for pardon for Li Yao, and Li Yao's death sentence was approved by the orthodox emperor, so only the orthodox emperor could spare him from death.

As Cui Li said to Mrs. Cui, Li Yuntian didn't want Li Yao's life, anyway, Li Yao was already finished, so there was no need to make things bloody.

Therefore, the edict of the orthodox emperor pardoning Li Yao's death sentence arrived in time when Li Yao was escorted to the execution ground to prepare for execution, which made Li Yao experience the experience of walking in the ghost gate, and Li Yuntian believed that this feeling between life and death Li Yao will never forget.

Obviously, there are not so many coincidences in the world, it was Li Yuntian who deliberately suppressed the pardon edict of the orthodox emperor, and did not read it out until before the execution to save Li Yao, who was already dead.

After Li Xuan succeeded to the throne, he held a banquet in Gyeongbokgung Palace to entertain the civil and military ministers of Seoul, and Li Yuntian naturally became the most distinguished guest, sitting in the first seat, and Li Xuan succumbed to the lower seat.

Gyeongbokgung Palace has been empty since the king of Joseon was killed, and although Lee Jae got Seoul, he didn't dare to live in it so as not to give it to others, so this banquet made Gyeongbokgung Palace, which had been deserted for a long time, lively again, announcing the arrival of a new owner.

It is worth mentioning that not all the civil and military ministers in Seoul are among the invitees, and Jin Zongrui did not receive Li Xuan's invitation.

It stands to reason that Jin Zongrui, as an important minister of the Korean military, should participate in Li Xuan's banquet, but after discussing with Li Ji, Li Xuan gave up his plan to invite Jin Zongrui, so as not to add to Li Yuntian's heart at that time, and Li Yuntian is naturally more important than Jin Zongrui.

Moreover, after Jin Zongrui's arrival, his seat is not easy to arrange, if the parliamentary government has not been revoked, Kim Zongrui, who has the status of the right of the parliamentary government, will naturally be ranked in front of Cui Yunde and others.

But now that the parliamentary government has been abolished, Kim Jong-rui naturally has no title of right-hand favor, and his only official position is the envoy of the Hamgyong Province Soldiers and Horses Festival who governs the six towns in the northeast, which is only a local official position, and there is no longer a position in the central yamen of Seoul.

Therefore, if you want to rank the seats, Kim Jong-seo will definitely have to be ranked behind Choi Yundeok, who is now the commander of the Korean capital.

Not only that, in addition to Choi Yundeok, although the qualifications and prestige of several high-ranking officials in the North Korean Metropolitan Department are not as good as Kim Zongrui, because they have important positions in the Korean Metropolitan Division, they should also be ranked in front of Kim Zongrui, which will undoubtedly put Kim Zongrui in an embarrassing situation, and it is better not to come.