His theory of the Northern Expedition was based on the "theory of the collapse of the Manchu Qing Dynasty", that is, he judged that "the captives are bound to perish" based on the following:
Huang Taiji had many brothers, but Emperor Shunzhi had few brothers;
There were many talented people during Huang Taiji's reign, but they were all mediocre during Shunzhi's reign;
During the Huang Taiji period, martial arts were advocated, but during the Shunzhi period, it was increasingly Hanized and martial arts was gradually abandoned;
Emperor Shunzhi "Although he is called a hero, he has been destitute of wine and sex, and his power will not be long."
He believed that the feasibility of the Northern Expedition lies in:
The heroes and martyrs of the Central Plains will respond in large numbers;
The Manchu and Qing Dynasties did not advocate martial arts, and Liaoshen's defenses were empty;
The coins that North Korea paid as tribute to the Qing Dynasty were all in Liaoshen, and could be used for military purposes during the Northern Expedition;
Dingmao and Bingzi had tens of thousands of Korean prisoners in their chaos, and they could be internal agents.
Therefore, Xiaozong planned to train 100,000 elite gun soldiers within ten years, wait for the civil strife in the Qing Dynasty, and then send troops directly outside Shanhaiguan.
Moreover, in order to implement his Northern Expedition plan, Li Hao made a lot of preparations secretly without any hesitation.
However, the dream is very full, but the reality is very skinny and cruel, because at this time the Qing court has entered the customs and swept across the Central Plains, and its butt is becoming more and more stable, while the anti-Qing forces in the Central Plains are scattered, becoming more and more scattered.
When struck, it collapses.
On the other hand, after so many years of colonization by the Qing court, the knees of more and more royal officials in the court have become softer and softer, and nine out of ten have begun to be close to the Qing Dynasty. He once summoned some ministers whose families died due to Bingzi's indiscretion,
A little bit of the intention of the Northern Expedition was revealed, but they were all "ignorant". Therefore, in the later period of Emperor Xiaozong's life, he often sighed that "the sun is setting and the road is far away", showing a deep sense of frustration.
Moreover, the Northern Expedition plan was a confidential matter. If the Qing court knew about it, he would definitely die. Therefore, he could not ask his officials openly and honestly: who approved and who opposed it. He could only make insinuations one by one. However, nine out of ten people in the court would oppose it.
Song Dynasty.
Who is this Song Shilie? He was Li Hao's earliest master. After Bingzi's chaos, he refused to serve as an official for more than ten years and lived in seclusion in the countryside. Even after Li Hao came back from Shenyang, Li Hao asked him to come out and continue to teach Li Hao, but he refused until
Injo died, and Li Hao came out only after he came to power. He was the only one who agreed with Li Hao's Northern Expedition plan. This also shows that he has always been worried about Injo's surrender to the Qing court!
But at this time, Li Jie and his son wanted to plot something big, and they had to find someone they could trust. Song Siyeol was certainly one of the candidates, but because he had a grudge against Injo, he couldn't persuade him to come out for a while.
Moreover, at this time, there were very few close ministers who could really reassure Li Zhu to collude in major events, because those who opposed peace and were anti-Qing and pro-Ming were all detained by the Qing court in Shenyang, such as Cui Mingji and Kim Sang-hyun.
Jin Yu.
Cui Mingji mentioned earlier that he was a peace advocate, while Kim Sang-heon was the leader of the peace-denial faction (main war faction) when the Manchu Qing invaded. At that time, he insisted on fighting to the end and would rather die than make peace. After the defeat of Korea, the Qing government wanted to make these peace-denials
The capital was detained in Shenyang. However, in order to protect him and prevent him from leaving the city to surrender, Li Zhu only sent the three bachelors with lower status as scapegoats to Shenyang for execution. However, this matter was not kept secret for long, and was later captured by Ying Erdai (Dragon Bone Master).
) was found out, captured and imprisoned in Shenyang. After the Qing army entered the customs, he returned to North Korea with Crown Prince Zhaoxian and other detained officials. When they came back, they lived in seclusion. Li Zhu asked him to be his prime minister, but he refused thirty-two times.
Until Li Zhu died and Li Hao came to the throne, Li Hao also wanted to worship him as prime minister. As a result, the "Six Envoys of the Qing Dynasty denounced the incident" (the above-mentioned incident of Jin Zidian's translator reporting Li Hao's conspiracy against the Qing Dynasty).
The Qing court sent people to beat him) but failed and died of illness three years later.
As for Jin Yu, he was the political leader after Li Hao ascended the throne. He was also the last Korean envoy to the Ming Dynasty (Chao Angel)
Although these three people sometimes had different political views, such as when the Manchus invaded, some were peacemakers and others were warlords, but they were all pro-Ming faction and loyal to the king of Korea. They were all the best people to plot major events. However, they were all imprisoned at this time.
Shenyang.
Ever since, Li Zhu and his son thought about it and finally thought of someone else.
The scapegoat, Lee Kyung-seok!
This man was actually very talented. He saw the external situation of hostility between the Qing Dynasty and North Korea. He opposed the blind "rejection of peace theory" and predicted that the Qing army would cross the frozen Yalu River in winter, bypass the cities, and go straight to Seoul.
North Korea has no chance of winning against the Qing Dynasty, and it is difficult for the Ming Dynasty to rely on it. At the same time, it is advocated that the Qing Dynasty should still be called "Jin" because "Qing" is the name of the country established after Huang Taiji became emperor. To call it "Qing" would be to acknowledge Huang Taiji's "arrogant name"
"When Bingzi was acting recklessly, just as he expected, the Qing army marched straight in.
But why do you call him the scapegoat?
In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, the Qing government discovered the fake hostages North Korea sent to Shenyang. Li Jingshi said, "I did it," and was dismissed from office.
In the 15th year of Chongzhen (1642, the 20th year of Injo), the Qing Dynasty learned about the Ming Dynasty ships docking in Xuanchuan, North Korea. Li Jingshi was sent by the Qing Dynasty to deliver a message to Injo, but the Joseon court did not allow him to enter Seoul to see the king.
Instead, he was first asked to confront the local magistrate, and then he dismissed Shen Yan, the Ping'an Road Observer, and Jin Yinghai, the military commander, and asked him to return to the Qing Dynasty directly to resume his duties. After he returned to the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty suspected that he would return to resume his duties without entering Seoul.
It was his own initiative. In order to avoid incriminating the king, Li Jingshi accepted the blame and admitted that he acted without permission. The emperor was very angry and imprisoned him in Fengcheng (today's Fengcheng, China). He was released after a few months and asked to never use it again.
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There was also the "Six Envoys' Interrogation Incident" after Li Hao came to power. The Korean government and the public were shocked. Xiaozong could not sleep at night. Li Jingseok, who had already worshiped as prime minister and became the leader of the government, took the initiative to take the responsibility again, and was sent to Baima Mountain Castle in Uiju together with Zhao? who wrote the speech.
, fenced in and resettled. At the same time, North Korea sent Princess Yishun to marry Dorgon, the regent of the Qing Dynasty, which calmed the diplomatic turmoil. Dorgon also wanted to capture Li and Zhao to Beijing for interrogation, but Dorgon was arrested in October.
He died violently outside Gubeikou in February, and the matter was finally put to rest. Emperor Shunzhi later approved North Korea's request and released Li and Zhao, but they were not allowed to be used.
In other words, whenever the King of Joseon is endangered, Lee Kyung-seok will jump out and say, I did it, catch me!
Moreover, Li Jingxu happened to be still in Korea, but he was dismissed and idle at home in accordance with the requirements of the Qing court. Now he was plotting major events. The Qing government had eyes and ears in Seoul. Naturally, Li Jingshu did not dare to reinstate him, but he could secretly
Get him involved.
As a result, a political battle between the Qing emperors was about to begin. In addition to Li Shu and his son, the core figures involved were Jin Liu and Li Jingshi.
At this point, the background, characters and situation of North Korea have been clearly explained, and we can start talking about business.