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"We humbly request the Great Ming Dynasty to bestow upon the King a title,"
"Then send troops to help and deliver a crushing blow to the Jurchens!"
The nobles of Gaegyeong in Goryeo,
Naturally, no one expected that the Ming Dynasty would actually send troops.
These guys' true intentions
Taking advantage of the Jin invasion,
This signifies a complete break with the Jin dynasty.
Then, the Ming Dynasty was asked to send an envoy to officially recognize the King of Goryeo.
As long as Zhao Yuan sends envoys to confer titles,
This is tantamount to acknowledging the control of the Gaegyeong Party over Goryeo.
by that time,
They had essentially gained the support of the emperors of both the Ming and Jin dynasties.
Next, we'll sit back and watch the show.
They will help whoever wins.
If the Ming Dynasty achieves a decisive victory,
Goryeo then defaulted on the remaining military rations owed.
They might even take the opportunity to expand their territory.
Then they came to Kaifeng to complain.
They said they did this to help the Ming Dynasty.
How severe was the extortion by the Jin Dynasty?
Starving people were everywhere in the country, pleading with the Ming Dynasty for food relief.
Looking at the Goryeo envoy who was wailing loudly, Zhao Yuan suddenly asked:
"Why didn't Master Miaoqing, who was on a mission to the Ming Dynasty last time, come?"
Monk Miaoqing was, of course, dead.
He served the king closely for many years.
When the Kaesong faction placed the king under house arrest...
He denounced Miaoqing as a demonic monk and killed her with a single blow.
But Zheng Zhichang escaped by a narrow escape.
He was informed by his friend Wen Gongren.
Wen Gongren came from a poor family.
Because he is handsome,
He was also proficient in poetry and prose.
He was chosen as the son-in-law of Choi Sa-ju, the former prime minister of Goryeo.
Cui Sizu was the grandson of Cui Chong, known as the "Confucius of the East Sea."
This family has produced six generations of prime ministers in Goryeo.
Wen Gongren, as the son-in-law of a powerful family in Kaijing,
However, he maintained close ties with Zheng Zhichang of the Xijing faction.
Even the notorious monk Miaoqing,
He was also recommended to the King of Goryeo by Wen Gongren.
The envoy sent by Kim Bu-sik
Having just left this main hall,
Zheng Zhichang then walked out from the side hall.
He knelt on the ground and wailed loudly:
"Your Majesty, these nobles of Kaijing only know how to fight for power,"
"They did not hesitate to collude with the Jurchens to leak military intelligence,"
"They even dared to disregard His Majesty and imprison the King."
"Now they're even more audacious,"
"They're trying to fool the Holy Emperor of the Ming Dynasty again."
"Your Majesty, please send troops to Goryeo,"
"Eliminate all these evil spirits!"
Zhao Yuan asked, "Due to the Jin Kingdom's defeat last year,"
"There is famine everywhere this year,"
"And Pyongyang is a land of fish and rice."
"Now that the Jin army has occupied Pyongyang,"
"How many of the noble families of Seogyeong (the capital of Goryeo) are left?"
Zheng Zhichang was unable to answer for a moment.
It is estimated that the entire Pyongyang area,
The land was looted and turned into wasteland by the Jin dynasty.
The Kaijing faction will inevitably take this opportunity to purge the court.
Massacres and exile of Xijing faction officials.
This is tantamount to the Kaijing faction joining forces with the Jin Dynasty.
A massive purge of the Xijing faction was launched, from the imperial court to local authorities.
Pyongyang's influence in Korea never recovered from that point on.
As for Zheng Zhichang's family,
The man was exiled to a deserted island.
The women were made into government slaves.
This top scholar from Goryeo, who was the best in the imperial examination,
He was already all alone and homeless.
Zhao Yuan suddenly strolled over and asked:
"Would Mr. Zheng be willing to be Chinese?"
Chapter 3103 Shameless Scoundrel
Zheng Zhichang seemed to understand, and asked indignantly:
"The glorious Celestial Empire,"
"They even dared to take advantage of someone's misfortune,"
"To annex the territory of other countries?"
Zhao Yuan asked, "Is Mr. Zheng from Pyongyang?"
“Yes,” Zheng Zhichang said.
Zhao Yuan then asked, "Mr. Zheng, do you know who named 'Pyongyang'?"
Zheng Zhichang said, "Jizi."
Over the past century, Confucian culture has flourished in Goryeo.
Goryeo began to focus on its historical traditions.
They constantly provoke and harass various ancient celebrities and powerful forces.
Gija Joseon and Goguryeo,
They are all targets of Goryeo's extortion schemes.
Sixteen years ago, Goryeo built the tomb and shrine of Gija in Pyongyang.
The cult of worshiping Jizi reached its peak for a time.
And these buildings related to Jizi
It was built by nobles from the Xijing faction.
They viewed Pyongyang as the cultural center of Goryeo.
Consider yourself a descendant of Jizi.
This is to demonstrate that Pyongyang is the legitimate successor to the Goryeo dynasty.
And year after year, they urged the king to move the capital to Pyongyang.
Kim Bu-sik, who colluded with the Jin Dynasty and imprisoned the king,
I am currently compiling a history book in Chinese characters: "The History of the Three Kingdoms".
Later Korean scholars invented history.
Many of the bizarre viewpoints originated from this book.
Kim Bu-sik's fundamental purpose in compiling the *Samguk Sagi* (History of the Three Kingdoms) was...
It was a contest with the Jizi worship of the Xijing faction.
They used a semi-fictional official history book,
This proves that the cultures of Kaiju and the South are the true orthodox Goryeo tradition.
To compete with the Sigyong faction in Pyongyang for the legitimate status.
Ultimately, it boils down to a conflict of interests between the North and the South.
Zhao Yuan asked, "Is Jizi a man of China?"
Zheng Zhichang said, "Jizi was a nobleman of the Yin-Shang dynasty."
Jizi led the Shang Dynasty immigrants,
The country was established with its capital in Pyongyang.
And it gained the approval of the Zhou emperor.
This historical perspective,
The people of Goryeo not only agreed,
It was also repeatedly promoted by the Xijing faction.
This is to prove that Pyongyang is the origin of Goryeo.
This was their most important basis for persuading the king to move the capital.
Zhao Yuan then asked, "Does Mr. Zheng know about the four commanderies of Han?"
"know."
After Zheng Zhichang finished speaking,
Couldn't help but sigh.
Pyongyang belonged to the Joseon County of Lelang Commandery during the Han Dynasty.
Meanwhile, in Gaeju, the capital of Goryeo at this time...
It is also under the jurisdiction of Lelang County.