Lee Myung-bak is thirty-nine years old this year. He was born in a small fishing village on the coast of Gyeonggi Province. He also studied in his early years and was a scholar. Later, because he was too poor to eat, he followed people from neighboring villages to sail to the Ming Dynasty to smuggle goods.
He became proficient in Chinese. Although smuggling allowed him to make a living, he could not realize his personal ideals, so he used the money from smuggling to buy small official positions, and from then on he wore a black hat.
Goryeo's politics are turbulent, and capable people often do not get promotions. Lee Myung-bak is a typical example. Although he thinks he is full of knowledge, he is still a ninth-grade official at this age. If there is any dangerous job, he has to be the first.
superior.
This time a ship came from the Ming Dynasty, and Li Myung-bak, as the general manager, was the first to be contacted. It was originally just an ordinary official business, but because of Li Ming-bak's shrewdness, he soon realized that there was a huge hidden secret.
The opportunity is not only an opportunity for Korea, but also an opportunity for yourself. As long as you grasp it well, you can soar into the sky!
Sure enough, after Lee Myung-bak reported the news of Liu Ziguang's arrival in Jianghua, even the most dim-witted officials had to pay attention and sent him directly to report to the king. Lee Myung-bak seized this opportunity to show off and galloped for a hundred miles.
There were no stops on the way, and one hundred miles was not considered a long distance. However, for a Korean, especially a forty-year-old middle-aged man who lacked training, it was indeed a test.
Lee Myung-bak pretended to be unconscious at the right time, causing the entire Gyeongbokgung Palace to be shaken. The king sent the royal physician Dae Jang-geum to treat him. Lee Myung-bak saw all these things through his little eyes when he was pretending to be dead.
It became clear that he woke up "just in time" after feeding the ginseng soup to his mouth. His performance was very effective. He was named a sixth-grade civil servant by the king on the spot. Not to mention being promoted to three levels in a row, he could also lead others in the future.
If you bring your wife, children, and children to work in Beijing, your future is limitless.
Walking side by side with Lee Myung-bak is Lord Min Zhenghao, the Vice-Chengzhi. This man’s identity is not simple. In his early years, he led a group of people deep into the Ming Dynasty to steal scientific and technological information, and also kidnapped Liu Mao Mao, causing a lot of troubles.
, was later captured by Nanchang and sentenced to twenty years in prison. Fortunately, Min Zhenghao's lover Dae Janggeum found Peng Jingrong through his own connections, and he was released after going through seven or eight twists and turns. He still lived in Nanjing for three years.
Prison food.
If it weren't for Liu Ziguang, Min Zhenghao would not have been a third-grade deputy minister. If it weren't for Liu Ziguang, Min Zhenghao would have married Dae Janggeum. It was precisely because of the failure four years ago that Min Zhenghao has become the most respected person in the country.
He needs success to restore his reputation. Fortunately, the king understands Min Zhenghao's heart and knows that no heavy hammer is needed to ring the drum. He has never reprimanded him. The first thing that comes to mind for this important task of capturing Liu Ziguang is
Sending Min Jung-ho there was such a great trust.
We will never let down the king's trust! Min Zhenghao secretly made up his mind. He roared and clamped his horse's belly tightly, and rushed to the front of the team. The cavalry of the Imperial Guard were infected by the passion of Vice Chengzhi, and they also fiercely
Knocking spurs and galloping, Lee Myung-bak suffered only from poor equestrian skills. He had already run a hundred miles and his buttocks were broken in half. Now he has to travel a long distance again. How can this be done, just for the sake of glory and wealth?
, endure it!
The Imperial Guard is Li Zhu's Royal Forest Army, and it is also the most elite unit in Goryeo. It is much stronger than the so-called elite troops like the Hwarang Army. Just these one thousand horses are incomparable to the Hwarang Army. The small people in Goryeo are poor.
It is not easy to raise horses. The cost of one horse can feed four soldiers. Therefore, this cavalry unit is the last family foundation of the Goryeo Kingdom. Whether they can catch Liu Ziguang depends on them.
When a red sun rose from the east, the Imperial Guards had arrived at the seaside of Gyeonggi Province. Min Zhenghao ignored the fatigue of the saddle horse and found the chief general of the Hwarang Army, read out the imperial edict, took over the command, and contacted the nearby
The navy and land and sea forces cooperated to surround Ganghwa Island.
The Goryeo navy only has small sampans, but there are also some things that can be used. The 500-material turtle ship is their pride. This kind of warship is covered with armor like a turtle shell, which can protect against arrows, swords and guns.
The gun in the front can also fire rockets, and oars are stretched out on both sides for manual paddling. It is very effective in offshore combat, but this thing will have to stop when it encounters the artillery of the Ming army. Min Zhenghao has not considered this, but
Sacrifice is inevitable. In order to capture Liu Ziguang alive, he would rather lose half of his navy.
Things were not as tragic as Min Zhenghao imagined. When the Ming army on the island discovered the Koryo turtle ship emerging from the mist in the morning light, they did not immediately open fire. Instead, they asked the Koryo people sternly and inwardly why they broke the agreement and broke into Ganghwa Island without permission.
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Min Zhenghao stood on the bow of the ship and shouted loudly: "Our king heard that His Excellency Liu Ziguang arrived at Ganghwa Island, and sent me to lead 5,000 inner guards and 100,000 Hwarang troops to escort him to Hanyang for sightseeing. Your Majesty's friendship,
Please don’t let me down.”
There is a hint of threat in these words. The Ming army on Ganghwa Island is only five or six hundred people at most. No matter how powerful it is, it cannot stop the hundreds of thousands of Korean troops. In the past, when Liu Ziguang was in power, the Koreans did not dare to touch him.
That was thinking of the power of the Ming Dynasty. Now that Liu Ziguang has become an imperial prisoner, the Koreans are not so polite. If the garrison on Ganghwa Island dared to harbor Liu Ziguang, they would be wiped out by Min Zhenghao's rockets and there would be no room for reasoning.
Seeing that the other party did not dare to respond, and that the two ships carrying Liu Ziguang's exile team were still parked in the harbor, Min Zhenghao became more convinced that people were still on the island, so he decisively ordered the warships to dock and the imperial guards to go to the island to fight.
Thousands of imperial guards set foot on Ganghwa Island. The soldiers in heavy armor stood fearlessly under the Ming army's gunfire. Behind them were dozens of fully armed turtle ships and 10,000 Hwarang troops.
There are also thousands of Korean people and the support of the king. As long as Liu Ziguang cannot be held back today, they will bloodbath Ganghwa Island.
It took a long time for the Ming army to stand guard before they poked their heads out from the city wall and said to Min Zhenghao: "Yes, the commander-in-chief is on Ganghwa Island. He is also willing to follow you to Hanyang, but the commander-in-chief wants to see your king with his own eyes.
the imperial edict, so as not to be deceived."
Min Zhenghao sneered and asked someone to send the imperial edict up. Not long after, a young man wearing a faded old battle robe stood up from behind the city wall, holding Li Zhu's imperial edict in his hand, and laughed at Min Zhenghao: "You guys
The king really thinks highly of me and sent so many people to escort him. Hey, isn’t this Lord Min Zhenghao? I haven’t seen you for a while. Lord Min is no longer working in the intelligence department. He has become a military general instead. Not bad, not bad. He has a bright future.
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This man was none other than Liu Ziguang. Min Zhenghao had fought against him and naturally recognized him. Seeing that he was still acting arrogant when he was about to die, he couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Mr. Liu, you are well. Thank you for taking care of me. I am in prison in Nanchang."
I have been in prison for three years. Now I also invite you to try the delicious food of Goryeo. Time is limited. Please leave as soon as possible. I would like to remind you here that you must not try to make any futile resistance. Ganghwa Island has been occupied by us.
Surrounded."
When Min Zhenghao was talking nonsense, he didn't notice that Lee Myung-bak had quietly slipped away beside him. It turned out that although Lee Myung-bak's eyes were small, his eyesight was not bad. He could tell at a glance that the man on the wall was the person chatting with him. Although for a moment,
I can't guess the other party's motives, but one thing is certain, that is, this must be a conspiracy!
Liu Ziguang smiled and said: "The imperial decree says that all of us on the ship will be taken to Hanyang. Your king is really hospitable, so I won't lie. Wenlong, please send a signal to let the brothers come out."
Liu Ziguang's attendant, Dai Wenlong, took out a cylinder from his arms, pulled the fuse, and a fiery red flare shot up into the sky and exploded. Immediately, rumbles of cannons were heard around Ganghwa Island, and the sound was very close at hand.
Min Zhenghao panicked at that time. He looked up and saw countless warships emerging from the fog around Ganghwa Island. The cannons were pointed at the Goryeo Navy. A turtle ship tried to turn its bow and resisted. It was hit by several cannonballs and was seriously injured
The turtle shell was instantly wiped out. This was the difference in strength. The Goryeo Navy did not dare to move anymore. Looking at the Ming Army Navy, it fired cannonballs directly into the Hwarang Army's station on the shore. There were hundreds of cannons on the side of the huge hull.
mouth, a volley of fire was dazzling, the smoke was billowing, and the sea was shaking. The camp of the Hwarang Army instantly became a hell on earth.
Lost combat effectiveness.
The inner guards were so scared that their faces turned pale, and they drew their long swords to embolden themselves, but the trembling blades exposed their inner cowardice. A row of heads slowly appeared behind the city wall of Ganghwa Island, all of them red shirts wearing iron helmets.
The army, holding a blunderbuss in their hands, aimed at the imperial guards.
With a "pop" sound, one of the internal guards threw away the long knife in his hand and knelt on the ground. Then the others followed suit and threw down their weapons and knelt down to surrender. In an instant, only Min Zhenghao was left among the thousand people.
Standing.
The Imperial Guards were palace guards who had never participated in actual combat. When they heard the deafening sound of cannons, their legs went weak. Then when they saw the rows of black firecrackers, it was good that they didn't collapse on the ground. For these incompetent subordinates, Min
Zhenghao had nothing to say, so he resolutely raised it across his neck and silently muttered: "Your Majesty, Janggeum, I'm leaving." He was about to kill himself for his country.
Suddenly, Min Zhenghao's mouth went numb, and the long knife came out. Liu Ziguang inserted the blunderbuss back into his waist and said, "Master Min, what are you doing? Mr. Liu didn't say not to go back to Hanyang with you."