Yunzheng wanted Maoshan, but the first target of his march was Jingcheng County.
Kyungseong County is the capital of North Hamgyong Province. Since the Goryeo rebels have occupied North Hamgyong Province, they will definitely concentrate their troops in the wealthy Kyungseong County instead of Chongjin and Musan, which are still just small fishing villages and virgin forests.
When Yunzheng led his army to attack Jingcheng County, Xu Shaoyang, who was stationed in Yizhou, had also received Yunzheng's order, made advance preparations, and began to lead his army to the east. The troops were divided into two groups, passing through Turtle City.
Dingzhou went straight to Xichuan, and another route, led by him personally, advanced eastward along the original Gao, Liao border, and the current Goryeo and Jurchen border, and attacked Chushan.
At this time, the political situation in Goryeo was in turmoil, which was perfect for fishing in troubled waters.
After Zheng Zhongfu took power, he began a centralized rule like Li Yifang. He gradually used his "Chongfang" to oust King Mingzong's court officials Cui Chasong and others. He accused Zheng Zhongfu's son-in-law Song Youren of corruption and was exiled. Li Yifang was exiled in the past.
Li Yongling, a retainer of Li Yifang, also assassinated Zheng Zhongfu in the name of revenge for Li Yifang, but failed and was killed. Zheng Zhongfu continued to attack the opposition in the capital. The purpose was to take advantage of the continuous support from northern Xinjiang to concentrate on dealing with countless rebellions and uprisings outside the capital.
The previous Zhao Weichong Rebellion lasted for nearly two years and had not been suppressed. Yin Linzhan besieged Xijing for more than half a year without any improvement. On the contrary, Linzhou generals Yasufu, Lu Sheng, Zheng Chen and others killed Linzhou guard Cai Yun.
He then led Linzhou soldiers and horses to rebel, and supported Zhao Weichong. Zhao Weichong pretended to go out of the city to greet him and lured the army into Xijing City. As a result, he set up an ambush in Xijing City and defeated the army. Yin Linzhan had no choice but to ask Zheng Zhongfu for reinforcements, but Zheng Zhongfu just wanted to send troops to rescue him.
When Yin Linzhan arrived, the rebellion of Yi and Suoyi broke out.
Starting from the coup of Goryeo Wenchen, the farmers were breathless due to natural disasters and exorbitant taxes. After the coup of Goryeo, the chaotic situation in Goryeo created an opportunity for peasant uprising.
Susu Yi claimed to be the "mountain marching army envoy", launched a peasant uprising, and immediately occupied Gongzhou. Zheng Zhongfu sent general Ding Huangdai, and Zhang Boren led the army to suppress it, but was defeated by the peasant army. Soon, Susu Yi, and Susu Yi's army
It became the most powerful force among the uprising peasant armies in various places.
Obviously, Zheng Zhongfu could no longer send troops to suppress the peasant uprising. Therefore, he was forced to choose a policy of appeasement. Zheng Zhongfu announced that Yi would be killed and his hometown Minghesuo would be upgraded to "Zhongshun County", and he would give farmers in Gongju a gift.
Although this tolerant policy suppressed the peasants' rebellious mentality in the short term, under the instigation of Mie Yi and Mie Suo Yi, the flames of rebellion rose again.
In the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the chaotic situation finally eased. Under the long-term attack of Yin Linzhan and Du Jingsheng, Xijing was captured. Except for Zhao Weichong and his cronies, most of the rebels were pardoned and innocent. Yin Lin
Zhan's purpose is very clear. First, he does not want to cause massacres and cause unrest in the people. Second, he wants to recruit these rebels and let them and the peasant army fight against the poor generation of Prime Minister Yin Linzhan. In the two-year stalemate with Zhao Weichong, he worked hard, physically and mentally.
He was haggard and died soon after returning to Kaijing.
After Yin Linzhan's death, Du Jingsheng was promoted to the "Northwestern Soldier and Horse Envoy" and led a large army to attack Suoyi. The peasant army of Suoyi was killed by Yi, and Suoyi had no choice but to surrender. Du Jingsheng sent Jin Degang, the supervisory censor, to pacify the peasant army.
Temporarily settled, Korea achieved a very short period of stability.
Soon, Sui Yi and Suo Yi revolted again because they were dissatisfied with the court's conciliation conditions. Zhao Weichong's remnant party also took advantage of the situation to cause chaos, echoing the peasant army.
But this time, Sui Yi and Sui Sui made a huge mistake. They envied Yiju as a border trade distribution center for the four countries. The daily transaction volume was very huge. They believed that Yizhou's wealth would be enough to capture Yiju for thirty years.
Tens of thousands of rebels have been fed and clothed for several years. This will have enough foundation to develop and grow. It will not be difficult to defeat the imperial court by then.
With these thoughts in mind, Sui Yi and Suo Yi led the army to march towards Yizhou. The result was the result of Xu Shaoyang's previous victory. Sui Yi and Suo Yi's "two hundred thousand troops" were defeated by Xu Shaoyang.
The army was defeated and most of its strength was lost. If Xu Shaoyang had not received the order at that time and did not chase too far, I am afraid that this largest rebel army in the northwest of Goryeo would have been wiped out.
Successive years of battles not only confused the domestic situation in Goryeo, but also made Zheng Zhongfu feel exhausted. Especially after the veterans such as Yin Linzhan and Qi Zhuocheng died of illness, the vacancy of generals had to give Zheng Zhongfu a headache. Zheng Zhongfu continued to let Li Yimin fight abroad, but
After investigating his relationship with Li Yifang, many talents were promoted to fill the vacancies.
After a few days of calm, the people of Cheongju and Yoju clashed again over the issue of immigration. They were defeated by the people of Cheongju. The people of Cheongju took the opportunity to cause chaos. Zheng Zhongfu sent two newly promoted generals, Park Soon-pil and Kyung Daesung, to suppress Kyungdae.
Sheng was a young man in his twenties, but his military and political talents were so outstanding that even Zheng Zhongfu, who was over seventy years old, admired him. As expected, Qing Dasheng lived up to expectations and quickly defeated the Qingzhou rebels. Therefore, Qing loved him very much.
Dasheng left him in the capital to protect himself
Mingzong did not want to be a puppet monarch. There was actually no substantial difference between Zheng Zhongfu's actions and Li Yifang's. Therefore, Mingzong also secretly recruited talents. Anyone who was at odds with Zheng Zhongfu or was an honest official, Mingzong tried his best to win over anyone except Qing Dasheng.
In addition, Du Jingsheng, Wen Keqian, Han Wenjun and other civil servants and generals were also deeply trusted by Mingzong. They were all the forces used by Mingzong to fight against Zheng Zhongfu.
Wen Keqian, the left Privy Council envoy, and Han Wenjun, the deputy Privy Council envoy, were both honest and upright officials. They were both hated by Song Youren. Song Youren was Zheng Zhongfu's son-in-law. He already held an important position in the "Chongfang" and held real power, but he was motivated by tradition.
Wen Keqian still hoped to be praised by the king, and Han Wenjun often blamed Song Youren's corrupt behavior, which made Song Youren dissatisfied. Once, Song Youren opposed Han Wenjun's selection of military attachés and falsely accused Han Wenjun and Wen Keqian of corruption and bribery. Mingzong believed that Wen and Han were
He was incorruptible and did not listen to Song Youren's slander. This once caused serious conflict between Chongfang and the imperial court, and the seeds of chaos were sown.
Qing Dasheng took the opportunity to come forward. Like Wen Keqian and others, he was very dissatisfied with Zheng Zhongfu's behavior of despising the royal family and the court and monopolizing power. Especially later, Zheng Zhongfu's son Zheng Yun attempted to rape the princess and was discovered by Qing Dasheng.
With Mingzong's tacit approval, Qing Dasheng, Han Wenjun, Wen Keqian and others began to plan to overthrow Zheng Zhongfu's regime.
In early September, when Yunzheng was killing everyone in Japan and promoted Qiugong Qingzi as regent Guanbai and ruled Japan on his behalf, Qing Dasheng got the help of Xu Sheng, the warrior who led the dragon, and prepared to assassinate Zheng Zhongfu and used Buddhist methods.
Taking the opportunity of the meeting, Xu Sheng took advantage of the reduced number of guards to break into the room and kill Zheng Yunqing. After Dasheng received the news that Zheng Yun was dead, he immediately led a death squad into the palace and first killed Zheng Zhongfu's trusted general Li Jingbo.
Entering Mingzong's palace again, after getting Mingzong's approval, Qing Dasheng, Xu Sheng and others mobilized the imperial army, blocked the capital, and captured Zheng Zhongfu and his subordinates. Zheng Zhongfu and Song Youren had no choice but to hide in an ordinary house. Qing Dasheng led the army.
The whole city searched, captured Zheng Zhongfu and Song Youren, and beheaded them in the city. The people were very happy for a while, and Qingdasheng's reputation was unprecedented.
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After Qing Dasheng came to power, he would undoubtedly encounter many opponents. Just after Qing Dasheng had just killed Zheng Zhongfu, Mingzong was planning to grant Zheng Yun's official position during his lifetime. Wu Guangzhi, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Qingdasheng, expressed his opposition to Mingzong.
After Qing Dasheng was dissatisfied, he sent his cousin Sun Shuo to kill Wu Guangzhi and his relatives. General Jin Guangying accused Sun Shuo of his brutal behavior. After Qing Dasheng sent his lieutenant general Song Dexiu to kill Jin Guangying,
Qing Dasheng also wanted Li Yimin who was fighting abroad in the name of regicide.
However, there are still many generals in the Chongfang who look down on the young man Qing Dasheng who rides on their heads. Many military attachés are spreading propaganda outside, saying that Zheng Zhongfu, a generation of veteran generals, has made great achievements in eradicating corrupt civil servants and quelling rebellions in all directions. After Qing Dasheng learned about it,
, Kill those who deserve to be killed, and arrest those who deserve to be arrested, but there are still people who are angry and unjust. Therefore, Qing Dasheng established the "Dufang" as a political organization in addition to the Chongfang. Originally, the Dufang was an ordinary organization used to manage bodyguards.
, Dufang absorbed many of Qing Dasheng's cronies, and his power became more and more powerful. Not only did he quickly oust Chongfang, but he also quickly ousted the imperial court.
Song Youren's retainer Shi Shiqiu was dissatisfied with Qing Dasheng's actions and planned to cause rebellion. After Qing Dasheng found out and removed him, Qing Dasheng sent agents from the capital to hunt down the dissatisfied people throughout the capital and used torture, creating terror in the capital.
In this atmosphere, some thieves also used the name of the capital to oppress good people in the capital. King Mingzong was very afraid of this and regretted trusting Qing Dasheng.
At this time, King Myeongjong's two favorite maids, Chunju and Mingchun, died one after another. Mingzong was very sad and Qingdasheng proposed to bury Chunju and Mingchun with the ceremony of concubines, which aroused the opposition of the ministers in the court.
Not long after the excuse was suppressed, Empress Dowager Gongrui fell seriously ill, and Mingzong summoned his younger brother Wang Xi into the palace. Wang Xi was the fourth brother of Yizong. He became a monk in his early years, with the Buddhist name "Chongxi". At this time, he was named "Yuanjing Guoshi"
Although Chong Xi was a monk, his behavior was very disorderly. He caused treason in the harem and was impeached by Cui Shen, the right secretary. After Qing Dasheng learned about it, he exiled Cui Shen on the pretext of interfering in the internal affairs of the royal family. From then on, his speech was blocked.
Xu Sheng, the hero who overthrew Zheng Zhongfu with Qing Dasheng, was not reused after Qing Dasheng came to power. At this time, Xu Sheng, a military attache in the imperial court, often claimed credit in front of the prince, hoping that the prince could promote him. Qing Dasheng learned that
Later, Qing Dasheng pretended to promote Xu Sheng to an important position in the capital, deceived him into his home and immediately executed him. After that, Qing Dasheng selected Han Wenjun, Cui Shifu and other close associates to serve as important positions in the court to increase control.
But Qing Dasheng immediately made a mistake: he wrote to Xu Shaoyang, hoping that Xu Shaoyang would withdraw from the conquered Suoyi. Xu Shaoyang, who had occupied several cities during the Suoyi rebellion, was receiving military orders from Yun Zheng at this time.
As soon as this letter came, asking him to send troops to Dongqing Dasheng, Xu Shaoyang immediately used it as an excuse to criticize Goryeo and angrily criticized Qing Dasheng, saying that the money from northern Xinjiang to support Goryeo within half a year would be enough to build a new Goryeo capital, and Qing Dasheng
Once in power, all they wanted to do was ask for the city. Little did they know that in order to invite the Northern Xinjiang Army to send troops, the Goryeo court sent several letters to request Qingdasheng. Now Qingdasheng's move is a typical example of ingratitude, so he announced the conquest of Qingdasheng.
The situation in Goryeo has become completely chaotic
