Chapter 1389 Power struggle and political struggle, Goryeo state affairs
After listening to Xiao Tang's question, Cui Muyuan laughed miserably and said sadly: "I am ashamed of myself, I have brought shame on my family, and I am ashamed of my ancestors of the Cui family. However, there is an undercurrent in the court, and Xiaosheng is unwilling and powerless, and he is in such a terrible situation, and he is helpless...
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Before Cui Muyuan finished speaking, he suddenly collapsed on the deck. It seemed that after being kidnapped by the pirates, he had been tossed and wandered on the sea and suffered deeply. Now that he saw that he was saved by an old acquaintance, he felt a little relaxed and could no longer return.
Unable to endure the food, he passed out.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Tang immediately ordered the boatman of the boat to carry Cui Muyuan into the cabin to rest. He also ordered other leaders to settle down the remaining Japanese and Korean men and women who had been kidnapped by the pirates as slaves, and provide them with some clothes and food until the fleet arrived in Baozhou.
At that time, they were taught to return southward to the territory under the rule of Goryeo Kingdom.
About three or two hours later, Cui Muyuan was able to recuperate and wake up leisurely. When Xiao Tang looked at him again, he smiled bitterly and told Xiao Tang the reason why he ended up in such a situation:
It turns out that although Cui Muyuan's family, the Choi family in Gyeongju, was a famous royal family in Goryeo, he was just a middle-aged man (also known as a concubine in Goryeo, born from the concubine of the two noble families in Goryeo, reducing the number of blessed two classes in the country).
Due to the number of children, they are separated from the aristocratic class of Yangban and are not allowed to enjoy the blessings and treatment of Yangban. They are also different from the two classes of good people and untouchables in the Goryeo class division. Most of them serve as translators, medical officers, police officers and other low-level officials).
It is also difficult to make further progress in official career.
However, Cui Muyuan got in touch with Xiao Tang, who was also planning to do maritime trade. They complemented each other and were mutually beneficial. In the past few years, although he had been the go-between to recommend merchants from his country to do maritime trade with the Song Dynasty, it was considered a good relationship.
He became somewhat famous among the nobles and wealthy merchants of Goryeo.
But there was a blessing and a misfortune. It was precisely because Cui Muyuan had some influence in the Goryeo Dynasty through maritime trade that he appeared in the eyes of some people and was plotted against.
Now the King of Goryeo, Wang Ma, is suffering from a back disease and his body is getting weaker and weaker, and the crown prince he appointed, Wang Kai, is only thirteen or fourteen years old. If the King of Goryeo dies and the successor king is young, his power will inevitably be lost.
Wang Ma's uncle, who was given the title of Duke of Hanyang, was also in the hands of the powerful minister Li Ziqian, a relative of Wang Kai's grandfather.
Li Ziqian, who originally belonged to the Inju Lee family, was married to the royal family for three generations. He had previously been suppressed by Goryeo Sukjong Wang Yong, the father of the current King of Goryeo, Wang Yong, who had great power in the court at that time. However, as
Li Ziqian's daughter became Wang Ma's concubine and gave birth to the current crown prince Wang Kai. The influence of the relatives of the Inju Li family in the Goryeo Dynasty has grown again, and now they are vaguely opposed to the ministers such as Jin Fushi in the Goryeo Dynasty.
Although ministers such as Li Ziqian and Jin Fushi were at odds with each other in the Goryeo Dynasty, the king of Goryeo had not yet passed away, and they were still getting along with each other. However, Jin Fushi respected Hanology Confucianism very much, and at least for the time being he advocated getting close to the Song Dynasty. This is also
This coincides with Cui Muyuan's idea. It is similar to the situation in the Song Dynasty. The various factions in the Goryeo Dynasty, and the top bosses are at odds with each other. Unless there are enough means to overthrow political opponents, the relationship between them will be
In front of the king, he had no choice but to live in peace, but the factions below were attacking each other and secretly fighting each other. Since Cui Muyuan was leaning towards Jin Fushi's faction, it was not easy for Li Ziqian's subordinates to move Jin Fushi, but it was easy to move Cui Muyuan, a bastard.
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When gods fight, little devils suffer.
Cui Muyuan was framed and dismissed from his original position, and was sent to the southern coast of Goryeo to work as a literary clerk. It was also a blessing that never comes singly, and misfortunes never come singly. Not long after he took office, he gave birth to a girl, and the real pirates landed and invaded the country. Cui Muyuan lived in a remote and remote area.
There was nothing to do with the captured Xiaotang Bingji. He was also kidnapped by the pirates and made a slave on a ship. He wandered on the sea for an unknown amount of time before he encountered the naval fleet commanded by Xiao Tang. Otherwise, he would have been left unscathed by the vicious seamen.
I'm afraid that he, a weak scholar, will die in vain with hatred in a few days...
When Xiao Tang first got acquainted with Cui Muyuan, he felt that this scholar was different from other Korean servants in that he was kind and tolerant, so he had a good impression of him. So after hearing Cui Muyuan's miserable account of his tragic experience, he also felt
The words were comforting and comforting. However, when the two had another conversation, Xiao Tang also got some news from Cui Muyuan that caught his attention:
Li Ziqian, the relative of the powerful minister of Goryeo, and Tuo Junjing of the DPRK, saw that the Jin Kingdom was now in great fortune and that it was probably not long before it would annex its overlord, the Liao Dynasty, so they began to advocate the need for reconciliation with the Jin Kingdom, and they belonged to the pro-Jin faction.
(In the official history, when the Jin Kingdom destroyed the Liao Dynasty and invaded the Song Dynasty, Goryeo considered its own situation and discussed whether to surrender to the Jin Dynasty. Most of the ministers expressed their opinions, but Li Ziqian and Tuo Junjing made dissent, calling the Jin Dynasty a small country.
Now that I have risen violently and destroyed the Liao and Song Dynasties, I have strengthened my government and military, and I am getting stronger day by day. I am also close to our territory, so I have no choice but to do something; and because small things are big, I should send envoys in advance to ask questions),
Although Jin Fushi, who was in opposition to those guys, also advocated that he should never fall out with the Jin Kingdom, he did so out of helplessness about the current situation. If the Song Dynasty could "compete with each other" and have equal influence with the Jin Kingdom on their own country,
When the emperor tried to force himself, he had to choose one country from the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty as the suzerain. Jin Fushi, who respected Sinology, was still more inclined to support Goryeo's surrender to the Song Dynasty.
Xiao Tang did not know much about the diplomatic political opinions of the various dynasties of Korea during the Song Dynasty, especially the changes in attitudes towards the Liao, Song, and Jin countries. However, now that Cui Muyuan, a descendant of the Korean family, has solved the doubts, this has also made things easier for him.
Xiao Tang was able to roughly figure out what kind of attitude Goryeo had towards the now powerful Jin Kingdom. At this time, he also secretly said: Compared with Song, Liao, Jin and other big countries, Goryeo was weak in geopolitical terms.
Characteristically speaking, the grandiose strategy of serving a great power to preserve oneself can be said to have continued from ancient times to later generations. Fortunately, Choi Mu-won also clarified the differences in domestic political opinions in Goryeo.
But now it seems that compared with the two very important ministers in the Goryeo Dynasty, Li Ziqian, a relative of the Goryeo royal family, and Kim Fushi, who I know some of his life stories, it is more suitable to deal with the latter according to the current situation.
Dealing with the Goryeo Kingdom...
Cui Muyuan saw Xiao Tang looking deep in thought. In fact, he also had a big question in his mind. He had always wanted to ask it, but he felt inconvenient to ask Xiao Tang.
Although he was deposed and was no longer allowed to travel to and from the Song Dynasty, the fall of the Liao Dynasty, the previous suzerainty, was about to fall. Goryeo paid more careful attention to the movements of the Song and Jin countries than before, and was very concerned about the major events that occurred in the Song Dynasty during this period.
I am also paying special attention to the fact that the Manichaean uprising in Jiangnan was suppressed again. The news that can be compared with such a major event or even more shocking is that only Xiao Tang, an important minister of the Song Dynasty, rose up together with Jiangnan La and summoned the Song Dynasty.
The troops in the green forests all over the territory rebelled against the imperial court.
When he first learned about this, Cui Muyuan was so shocked that he couldn't believe it. When the two met for the first time in Banqiao Town, Mizhou, Xiao Tang was escorted by a soldier from the Daming Prefecture's Remaining Secretary.
A high-ranking official of the second rank was in the position. In the Goryeo Kingdom, he could be regarded as a noble minister with military power. Why did Xiao Tang have to betray the Song Dynasty and become a traitor and traitor when he had a bright future?
However, even though Cui Muyuan strongly disagreed with Xiao Tang's betrayal of Song Ting, he did not expect that he would be saved by the other party. Since he was the one who saved his life, Cui Muyuan was grateful to be able to save his life, and he was also very grateful.
, answered any questions, and they were still very harmonious when getting along with Xiao Tang.
However, Cui Muyuan still couldn't help but murmur in his heart: Could it be that... Xiao Tang was unwilling to serve the Song Emperor as a mere minister, but also had the ambition to become the emperor and hegemony?
With his thoughts in mind, Cui Muyuan suddenly saw Xiao Tang's bright eyes staring straight at him. His heart was shaken and he couldn't help but look away. At this time, Cui Muyuan heard Xiao Tang sigh and said: "Since Mr. Cui and I
We are old acquaintances, and I am obliged to help you when the opportunity comes. But since you know my origin, at least for a period of time, I am afraid that I will not be able to let you go back to Korea.
