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---------------------------------- Beishan Wuxue is still dressed in pure white. Visiting Yunzheng so late at night has long been a long time for her.
It's not the first time, but in the past, we have always met alone without others present or nearby. This time, Yun Zheng has the white-clothed guards led by Ning Pengxuan beside him. Such a grand night visit seems a bit undignified.
Beishan Wuxue felt a little uncomfortable
However, Yunzheng did not notice this. In his opinion, Beishan Wuxue was undoubtedly very calm. As usual, he stood up with a smile and said, "Princess Xiao has already left?"
Beishan Wuxue naturally knew what Yun Zheng meant. Yun Zheng believed in Xiao Zhiqiong and thought that after she explained the affairs in the south, she would return north and contact Wei Liao for reconciliation as agreed by the two. However, Beishan Wuxue was obviously doubtful about this.
attitude, so he insisted on monitoring Xiao Zhiqiong's actions. Since he came to see Yunzheng this time, there must be results
If it is bad news, for example, Xiao Zhiqiong did not return to the north as agreed, but became involved with the Qinglong Sect, then Beishan Wuxue will definitely sit in Suzhou personally to monitor its actions. And now that she has come to Huai'an in person, what she gets must be good news, so
Only Yun Zheng would ask such a question
Yun Zheng went straight into the topic without being polite to Beishan Wuxue. This would be somewhat rude to outsiders, but Beishan Wuxue knew Yun Zheng well. He was usually polite to outsiders, and to others
Beishan Wuxue, who doesn't care much about the people she's close to, doesn't want to think about why Yun Zheng always sees her very close. Although it may be because of Ning Wanting, she is a woman and naturally knows that Yun Zheng
His attitude toward himself is always somewhat ambiguous. The most annoying thing is that he still doesn’t explain clearly.
Although Beishan Wuxue had something in mind, she just said calmly: "I got on the boat yesterday and returned north by water... Princess Xiao's courage is amazing. The destination of the boat she took this time is Tianjin. According to the general
The journey should be from Tianjin to Yanjing and then out of Tanzhou..." She did not continue to finish, but the meaning was already very clear. It undoubtedly meant that Xiao Zhiqiong did not take the Yun family seriously, so thorny
Returning north through the Yunjia Defense Area
Yun Zheng waved his hand and smiled: "I'm afraid her move is also meant to test. If we pass through Northern Xinjiang and my Yun family does not take measures against it, it will prove the sincerity of what I said before. This is also the meaning of the question, and it is understandable.
But this time in Suzhou, Princess Xiao should not have done anything extraordinary?"
Beishan Wuxue said calmly: "Her itinerary was very simple, nothing out of the ordinary. She just visited Jinlin Villa for one day and did not even stay in West Dongting Mountain."
"That's good." Yun Zheng chuckled: "Then the relationship with the Dongfang girl is already settled?"
"Sister Wuqing can go to Sheyang tomorrow afternoon" Beishan Wuxue Road
Yun Zheng was slightly surprised: "Are you going on the road first?"
Beishan Wuxue said angrily: "You, Third Master Yun, gave the order and asked her to come again, and also asked her to bring the latest crossbow design and a group of important craftsmen. In this case, how can it be feasible with only a few days of time?
I have also brought a batch of manufacturing equipment here... I wonder if you want to discuss the improvement of the serial crossbow, why don't you go to Jiangning? Why bother with so much effort?"
Naturally, Yun Zheng couldn't tell her the real reason, so he had an idea and joked: "Of course there is a reason for this. This meeting is not only for the improvement of crossbows, but also for some issues regarding firearms that need to be discussed with Miss Dongfang.
Communicate, you should know that Mr. Li Mo, the military advisor of Yingyangwei, is a descendant of Momen and is proficient in the art of making weapons. This time I saw Yuanjiawei's large ship in Hai'an and I didn't know the power of firearms. Such a sharp weapon,
How can I, Yanjing, abandon me? This time I invite Miss Dongfang to go north, and I also have the intention of letting her discuss or cooperate with Mr. Li Mo."
Beishan Wuxue stared at Yun Zheng with clear eyes, as if she wanted to see through his true intentions. This was of course in vain. Yun Zheng's thick skin was absolutely extraordinary. How could a mere gaze change his expression?
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Beishan Wuxue saw Yun Zheng's calm face. Although he still had some doubts in his heart, he could only nod his head: "I see."
Yunzheng breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression was as serious as ever. After a moment of silence, he asked again: "Wuxue is mostly responsible for external intelligence. Do you know the current situation in Goryeo?"
Beishan Wuxue frowned slightly: "Goryeo?" Then she asked back: "Why did the young commander ask about the situation in Goryeo?" She felt vaguely in her heart that Yun Zheng's question was definitely not a casual question. He probably had something in mind. It was just Goryeo leaving Dawei.
They are far away. If Yun Zhengruo said that he had any thoughts about Goryeo, I am afraid it is also related to Daliao. Well, now the Jurchens in Liaodong are rebelling. It is said that the barbarians who gave birth to girls were very brave in the war and killed the Liao army twice.
collapse, could it be that he plans to use the Koreans again? But what role can the Koreans play now? At present, the Jurchens are sandwiched between Daliao and Goryeo. There are only two kinds of roles that Goryeo can play. One is
What did he think about helping the Liao Kingdom to attack the Jurchens in a flanking attack? On the one hand, he was helping the Jurchens and jointly attacking the Liao Kingdom.
Yun Zheng was not afraid that Beishan Wuxue would leak the secret, so he said: "Last time, the Shen family secretly contacted Father Commander and said that Tianji Pavilion had learned that His Majesty was planning to relax some restrictions on our four major border towns in exchange for their support for the new law.
Or at least maintain a neutral position. One of them may be that within a period of time, if the four major border towns can expand their territories, the newly acquired territories will be under the direct jurisdiction of the border towns, and officials at all levels will be dispatched by the border towns themselves."
Beishan Wuxue never thought that Yunzheng wanted to directly attack Goryeo. After all, in her view, Goryeo was thousands of miles away and separated from Daliao and some of the Jurchen areas. She thought that Yunzheng wanted to
Goryeo intervened in the war between Daliao and Jurchen, thus creating opportunities for the Yun family's army to go north. I couldn't help but be shocked: "Didn't you discuss with Princess Xiao that the two parties could reconcile peacefully?"
Yun Zheng asked curiously: "Yes... what does it have to do with her?" He suddenly reacted: "Do you think I will take the opportunity to attack the Liao Kingdom?"
Beishan Wuxue was stunned for a moment: "If you don't attack Liao, what will the young marshal ask Gaoli to do?"
Yun Zheng laughed: "Just talk about the situation in Gaoli."
Beishan Wuxue nodded and said: "The situation in Goryeo these years can be described in one word: chaos." Then he spoke carefully for Yunzheng.
Let’s talk about the situation in Goryeo a few years ago when Goryeo still maintained peaceful relations with the Liao Kingdom. The first person we must mention is Jin Fushi. Jin Fushi was originally a civil servant. When he was governing the country, he was not needed.
In addition to compiling the "Historical Records of the Three Kingdoms" (which records the history of the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje, and can be called the "Historical Records" of Joseon), Kim Bu-sik, who was deeply trusted by Injong for his efforts as a military official, was also responsible for selecting new officials due to the peace era.
, naturally the vast majority of these officials are civilians and military officers who are gradually being squeezed out, and the conflicts between civil and military officials are also getting bigger and bigger.
Conflict will inevitably lead to conflict. In the fourth year of Mingde (one of the reigns of his father in Wanchang), Renzong hosted a banquet for more than 20 candidates who passed the imperial examination. Naturally, these young people were all from literary backgrounds and were selected and hired by Renzong.
Entering the center of the imperial court, the top candidate in the imperial examination this year was Jin Fushi's son Jin Dunzhong. In fact, it was good enough that Jin Dunzhong could barely enter the top three with Jin Fushi's strength. Renzong considered Jin Fushi's status, so he let Jin Dunzhong be the top candidate and Jin Fushi.
Dunzhong and others were also invited to the banquet at the same time, as well as the military attache Zheng Zhongfu. Zheng Zhongfu had a good background. He was a handsome man when he was young. He was very powerful and familiar with the art of war. He was personally promoted by Prime Minister Cui Hongzai. When he was older, because of his thick beard,
He was also nicknamed "The Beautiful Beard Man". Unexpectedly, the young and energetic Jin Dunzhong was quite dissatisfied with Zheng Zhongfu, who was a warrior, and even burned Zheng Zhongfu's beautiful beard with a candle in public. Zheng Zhongfu ignored the occasion and beat him in anger.
Jin Dunzhong was just a weak scholar, who could not withstand being beaten by a soldier who had experienced many battles. He was seriously injured and fell to the ground. Later, Jin Fushi sent people to capture Zheng Zhongfu, imprisoned him, and tortured Renzong to prevent the conflict between the two parties from worsening.
He came forward to release Zheng Zhongfu. However, Renzong's mediation could no longer quell the anger in Zheng Zhongfu's heart. The military coup in the future can be said to be Zheng Zhongfu's revenge on Jin Dunzhong.
After the death of Renzong, his eldest son Yizong Wang Hu came to the throne. Yizong was a monarch who was indolent in leisure and indulged in drinking and debauchery. He almost completely delegated power to the civil servants who had been promoted by Renzong and Jin Fushi. Jin Dunzhong in particular took over his father's position and held the real power. Military ministers were
At the same time, during the Yizong era, civil servants could openly humiliate, discriminate and exclude military ministers, exacerbating the contradiction between civil and military officials.
Later, when Yi Zong visited Fengen Temple, Jin Dunzhong's horse accidentally trampled on the bow and arrow on the ground, and bounced an arrow to the side of the dragon chariot. Yi Zong did not know that it was Jin Dunzhong's horse, and mistakenly thought that someone was assassinating Jin Dunzhong in order to clear his name.
Suspecting, Yizong falsely accused Yizong's second brother Daninghou and Wang Jing's servant Yizong believed the slander and thought that Daninghou was plotting to usurp the throne, so he exiled him and beheaded all his servants. Although this incident did not directly involve military officials, it was because of the
The Marquis of Daning has always supported military officials and opposed civil servants, so his exile also aroused dissatisfaction and indignation among military officials.
Conflicts again and again made the contradiction between civil servants and military ministers irreconcilable and imminent. A major coup that shocked China and foreign countries was about to come.
After Daning Hou was exiled, the military officials began to plan a coup. Li Yifang, Zheng Zhongfu, and Li Gao, these three military officials who had extreme resentment against the civil servants, gathered together and plotted to wait for opportunities to launch a counterattack against the civil servants. Yizong often visited various places with civil and military officials.
, this gave Wu Chen a good opportunity
Yizong's mother, Queen Mother Gongrui, was a great believer in Buddhism. Because Queen Mother Gongrui was old and frail, she couldn't bear the fatigue, so she asked Yizong to visit temples in various places on her behalf.
Beauties from all over the country even held banquets in temples, drinking and having fun with all the beauties. At this time, most of the civil servants in the court were already corrupt. Except for a very few civil servants such as Wen Keqian, other civil servants were flattering Yizong every time he visited.
, the security work of bringing these corrupt officials with them on their trips was left to the military minister Wanchang ten years ago. Some officials said that the "Canopus" that heralded Yizong's long life appeared in the southern night sky. Yizong went on a tour to watch the Canopus. In the eighth month of the lunar calendar
Arrive at Puxianyuan
The anger that had been suppressed for decades finally broke out in Puxianyuan. The two veterans responsible for the work of defending Yizong were mainly Li Shaoying and Zheng Zhongfu. During this parade, Yizong's chariots and horses traveled over mountains and ridges, visiting several temples across the country.
The veteran general worked hard, but not only did he not receive Yizong's praise, but he was also ridiculed by the civil servants. In Puxianyuan, Yizhong had a sudden idea to accompany the generals to perform a "hand fight show" (the predecessor of Taekwondo). Li Shaoying's age
Already high, and physically tired from the journey, the fellow generals couldn't bear to compete with him. At this time, the civil servant Han Lai ran out. This Han Lai was just a daily note recording Yizong's daily life, a minor official. But because he had been by Yizong's side, he flattered him.
His ability to flatter was very powerful, and he was deeply loved by Yizong. He was a favorite minister. Although Li Shaoying was a brave general in the past, he can only be regarded as a sick old man now. Han Lai gave Li Shaoying a hard slap in the face, which greatly affected him.
Zheng Zhongfu, who had humiliated the veteran general, was furious when he saw this. He stepped forward and scolded Han Lai. Yizong grabbed Zheng Zhongfu's hand, comforted him, and asked him to take care of himself. Obviously, these civil servants are likely to get rid of Zheng Zhongfu after Yizong returns to Beijing.
However, Zheng Zhongfu had already made plans to launch a coup in Puxianyuan.
In the early morning of the next day after Li Shaoying was insulted, the military ministers Zheng Zhongfu, Li Yifang, and Li Gao announced an army at the fifth gate of Puxian Academy, calling on the soldiers to unite to defeat the corrupt civil servants. Then, Li Yifang and Li Gao led the army to surround Puxian
They first killed Li Fuji, Lin Zongzhi and Jin Dunzhong, who had received the news in advance and had already fled back to Kaijing. Han Lai hid under Yizong's dragon bed. Zheng Zhongfu led his troops into Yizong's dormitory in Puxian courtyard. Regardless of Yizong still sitting on the bed,
He pulled Han Lai out from under the bed and killed him in front of Yizong. Afterwards, Li Yifang, Zheng Zhongfu, Li Gao and others started killing in the Puxian courtyard in the name of Yizong. The accompanying people only needed to be civil servants or related to
The soldiers who were close to the civil servants could not escape death, and the king Yizong was placed under house arrest.
After all the killing, the military officials still felt that they were not satisfied. At this time, someone just reminded Li Yifang that Jin Dunzhong had escaped. Li Yifang was worried that Jin Dunzhong would run back to the capital to bring reinforcements, so he immediately, Zheng Zhongfu and Li Gao took Yizong hostage and led the army to the military officials in Beijing.
The army finally returned to the capital before Jin Dunzhong. As soon as the army entered the city, they massacred court officials in the name of Yizong. Even the family members and friends of these officials were not spared. The military ministers who originally guarded the capital could not bear the humiliation of the civil servants. Instead of stopping Li Yifang and others
, instead joined in their massacre. Li Yifang's general Chen Jun believed that the killing was excessive and hoped that Li Yifang could avoid killing innocent people indiscriminately. Li Yifang did not listen and allowed the soldiers to massacre those who had a grudge against him. In this way, the scale of the massacre increased.
During the process, Wen Keqian risked his life to stand up and reprimand the military minister Li Yifang. He had also heard of Wen Keqian's name and knew that he was different from other civil servants. He was an honest and upright official, so he spared his life. After the killing, Yizong was forced to hand over power to
In the hands of the military officials, Li Yifang and Li Gao were granted the title of "General of the Army of Eagle Yang, Dragon and Tiger" and took over the military power.
In the ninth month of the lunar calendar, Yi Zong finally returned to the palace. In order to regain his power, Yi Zong conspired with the eunuch Wang Guangjiu (the eunuchs of Goryeo were not necessarily all eunuchs, Wang Guangji was in good health) and others to assassinate Zheng Zhongfu. Unexpectedly, the matter was revealed by Li
Gao An's spies stationed in the palace learned that on the night of the conspiracy, Li Gao led his generals Cai Yuan, Liang Shu and others into the palace and killed Wang Guang and others. Li Gao was so jealous that he even wanted to kill Yizong.
Unable to be stopped by Liang Shu, the military officials could no longer tolerate the existence of Yi Zong. Zheng Zhongfu deposed Yi Zong and exiled him to Geoje Island. He also exiled the prince to Jindo, and then killed the young grandson. Then, Zheng Zhongfu wanted to
The Empress Dowager Wubi Gongrui, the beloved concubine of the murderer Yi Zong, came forward to beg for mercy on her behalf. Considering the Queen Mother's authority in the Goryeo Buddhist world and due to religious influence, Zheng Zhongfu had to buy her face and let the purge in the Wubi royal family come to an end.
Got it
However, Jin Dunzhong was still alive. In order to kill this enemy who had insulted him, Zheng Zhongfu issued a reward order. Later, Zheng Zhongfu bribed Jin Dunzhong's domestic slaves and finally captured Jin Dunzhong in the mountains. Strictly speaking, Jin Dunzhong was not actually related to Han Lai, Li Fuji and other civil servants.
**, it was only because he was the son of Jin Fushi, and he offended military officials in the "Burning Beard Incident" in the fourth year of Mingde and the "Flowing Arrow Incident" in the seventh year of Wanchang, that this retribution came about. After Zheng Zhongfu killed Jin Dunzhong, he finally ordered his subordinates to
Stopped the massacre in Kaijing
Soon, Zheng Zhongfu, Li Yifang and others supported Yi Zong's third brother Yiyang Gong Wang Hao as the new king, who was the "Ming Zong". After Ming Zong came to the throne, Li Yifang, Zheng Zhongfu and Li Gao were canonized as "heroes on the wall" (conferred heroes during the founding of Goryeo).
