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Chapter 3111 Let's give the Jurchens a headache!
Zhao Li put himself in the shoes of the Jin dynasty nobles.
If it were up to me to allocate the troops...
Just thinking about it gives me a huge headache.
How can we defend against this?
Fortunately, it was the Jurchens who were the real headache.
...
Kaiju, the capital of the Goryeo Kingdom.
"What? The Ming Dynasty has really sent troops to reinforce us?"
"Zheng Zhichang even served as a deputy envoy of the Ming Dynasty?"
Kim Boo-sik was so surprised he could hardly believe it.
The messenger sent by Li Jiren said, "It is absolutely true."
"Several thousand Ming soldiers have arrived,"
"They were stationed outside Pyongyang."
"The Ming Dynasty's chief envoy is named Xu Kangzong,"
"The deputy envoy is Zheng Zhichang,"
"I heard that Zheng Zhichang even became the Right Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies in the Ming Dynasty."
"What...what should we do?"
Li Zhidi said in a panic.
Ren Yuanhou said, "Could it be the Ming emperor?"
"Trying to take advantage of this situation and seize control of the Waishi Road?"
Kim Boo-seok pondered for a moment and said, "Very likely!"
A group of Gaegyeong nobles who had already taken control of the Goryeo court.
They looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.
Their overall plan is as follows:
The first step was to betray the country and collude with the enemy.
Control the king and suppress the Western Capital faction.
The second step was the Jin army's attack.
Let them plunder, then politely escort them out of the country.
The places looted by the Jin army
All of them belong to Pae-seo Province.
That was the territory of the Xijing faction.
This effectively severed the foundation of the Xijing faction.
The third step was to send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty.
We request the Ming Dynasty to bestow the title of King upon us.
To gain the Ming Dynasty's recognition of the Kaijing faction
To offset the negative impact of Xijing sending envoys to the Ming Dynasty.
The fourth step was to allow some branches of the powerful families who had established themselves in Kaijing to...
They went to occupy unclaimed land around Pyongyang.
They recruited displaced people to work as tenant farmers and established a foothold on Pai Sai Road.
In order to win over powerful clans in other regions
They will also share some of the profits.
Together, we will complete the swallowing of Pae-seo-do.
Now we're moving on to the third step.
It inexplicably went wrong.
The Ming Dynasty actually sent troops.
Moreover, they insist on staying in Bozhou and Pyongyang.
Pyongyang is located on the alluvial plain of the lower reaches of the Taedong River.
That land was extremely fertile.
It is one of the top grain-producing areas on the entire Korean Peninsula.
It is also currently the most commercially developed region in Korea.
Baoding is also suitable for farming.
That area belongs to the alluvial plain of the lower reaches of the Yalu River.
Two grain-producing areas were occupied by the Ming army.
If we can maintain stable governance for a few years...
The army can be self-sufficient in food.
How could the Goryeo court possibly reclaim its territory?
The Jin dynasty's invasion of the south was solely for the purpose of seizing grain.
The Ming Dynasty is trying to seize territory!
Kim Boo-yi blurted out:
"My elder brother has close ties with the Jin dynasty,"
"Why not invite the Jin army to march south?"
"Goryeo also dispatched troops at the same time,"
"How about joining forces with the Jurchens to launch a pincer attack on the Ming army from both the north and south?"
"No,"
Kim Boo-seok quickly denied it.
"The Ming army inflicted heavy losses on the Jin army last year,"
"We can't even defeat the Jin army,"
"How could they possibly defeat the Ming army?"
"What if the Jurchens fail to breach Baozhou?"
"The Ming army in Pyongyang marched south all the way,"
"Then we can march straight to Kaesong."
"At that time, there may be a risk of national annihilation!"
"What should we do then?" Ren Yuanhou asked.
"We can't just let the Ming army occupy Waisei Province,"
"What's the difference between that and directly ceding territory?"
Kim Bu-sik said, "We can first send someone to make contact with the Ming envoy."
"Test their true intentions."
"Perhaps... we can pay a price,"
"Politely escort these Ming soldiers out of the country."
Chapter 3112 What Does It Have to Do With Me?
"Who should we send?" Li Zhidi asked.
Everyone turned to look at Cui Yunyi.
Choi Yoon-yi said, "What does it have to do with me?"
Kim Boo-seok said, "Your uncle has a very close personal relationship with Zheng Zhichang."
"Now Zheng Zhichang serves as the Deputy Envoy of the Ming Dynasty,"
"Perhaps we can let him make some contact."
Cui Yunyi sneered: "My muddle-headed uncle is still locked up in jail."
"He recommended the wicked monk Miaoqing to His Majesty."
"He also had a past relationship with the treacherous Zheng Zhichang,"
"How can I act as an envoy to investigate the truth?"
Kim Boo-seok said, "Jeong Ji-chang was not a treacherous official."
"Instead, he is like your uncle,"
"They were all bewitched by that evil monk Miaoqing."
The Cui family, decades ago,
They were the most prominent family in Goryeo.
However, due to the failure of the political struggle,
There are already signs of decline.
Cui Yunyi himself only passed the imperial examination this year.
His sister, however, was a queen dowager of Goryeo.
The age at which one passes the imperial examination.
This would be extremely unusual in Korea.
The Cui family, a prominent clan in Kaijing,
The son-in-law, however, befriended the Xijing faction.
It's not impossible that they harbored the idea of using the Xijing faction to seize power.
This is a power struggle within the Kaijing faction!
Kim Bu-sik said, "Your Excellency is a descendant of Confucius from the East Sea."
"He is also His Majesty's maternal uncle (in fact, they are not related by blood)."
"Although I only passed the liberal arts exam this year,"
"But he possessed exceptional learning and noble character,"
"He should be appointed as the Imperial Censor."
Choi Yoon-yi finally couldn't help but smile.
He stood up and bowed to the crowd:
"When the nation is in peril, the Cui family should also do everything in its power to repay the country's kindness."
Because of his recommendation of the monk Miaoqing and his association with Zheng Zhichang,
Wen Gongren, who was imprisoned,
He thus regained his freedom.
He was then sent to Pyongyang to investigate the situation.
Before setting off, Wen Gongren said to Jin Fushi: