As early as the first time the North Korean monarch and his ministers discussed asking for help from the Great Ming Empire, the Eastern Party supported it. But under the vile environment of the North Korean political struggle, according to the political principle of "if the other party agrees, I must oppose", the Southern Party and the Northern Party, which were both part of the Western Party, naturally opposed it.
However, Yoo Sung-Ryong was well aware that without Daming, the North Korean government would not be able to defeat Japan.
However, in order to maintain the so-called "political correctness," he could only express his opinions tactfully. When the resistance of the government army was completely defeated, everyone fled Pyongyang in a panic, and they were about to flee to Sinuiju. Yoo Sung-Ryong could no longer ignore the safety of the country.
He strongly advised Lee Song to ask for help from Daming, which led to the North Korean government asking for help from Daming. Thus, he became a "traitor" within the Western Party, which laid the groundwork for him to be framed after the war.
However, in his heart, the party struggle was absolutely not lower than the safety of the country. Compared to the crazy party members, he still had the most basic conscience. The people he promoted were the few reliable teammates in the Ming Army, such as Yi Sun-sin and Quan Li.
On June 3rd, after Yoo Sung-Ryong received the two investigation officials from the Liaodong Prefectural Bureau, he carefully inquired about the purpose of their visit and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that these two people did not come to Pyongyang to denounce North Korea, but to clarify whether North Korea and Japan colluded together. The internal department of Daming did not have a plan to send troops to aid North Korea. They only wanted to find out whether North Korea colluded with Japan to plot against Daming.
Wasn't it easy to prove that North Korea did not collude with Japan? Wouldn't it be easy to see the tragic state of the North Korean army and the royal family?
Yoo Sung-Ryong took them around Pyongyang to let them see the tragic state of the North Korean army, and then to the royal residence to see the current situation of the royal family. Then, they went around the city to see the arrogance of the Japanese. Lin Shilu and Choi Shichen finally believed that the North Koreans did not collude with the Japanese, but were beaten badly. He held Yoo Sung-Ryong's hand tightly and said that he would convey the difficult situation of the North Korean comrades back home.
After arriving at this point, they went back and forth several times. They also had a painter draw Li Gui's portrait before the Ming court finally confirmed that Korea had indeed been invaded and that they were not conspiring with Japan against the Great Ming Dynasty. Now, the main topic of discussion was whether to send troops to aid Korea.
However, these courtiers still didn't know what Emperor Wanli had prepared for this war. The emperor was like a lazy martial arts master. He didn't make a move, but once he did, he would use an earth-shattering killing move.
The Liaodong army had at least 3,000 cavalrymen who could enter the court at any time to support.
This was the limit of what Emperor Wanli could do in the current situation. He did not know the strength of the Japanese Army, the strategic goal of the Japanese Army, the route and direction of the Japanese Army's invasion, and the tactics and combat accomplishment of the Japanese Army. Even the emperor, who lived deep in the palace, knew very well that if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be defeated. After being reminded by Xiao Ruxun, he was even more determined to send some troops to test the Japanese Army. The Liaodong army was the best choice.
Xiao Ruxun's words also left a deep impression in his heart, so he began to prepare for the second phase of the plan after testing the strength of the troops.
The first phase of his plan was handled by Governor Ji Liao and Governor Liaodong. He still had to spare some energy to argue with the court officials about the replacement of the crown prince. As for Liaodong, the matter of sending troops to attack the north coast was pushed by Governor Hao Jie. It had to be said that Hao Jie was an amazing man. Not only could he go against Li Chengliang and expose all his scandals, but he was also very interested in Japan.
He collected a lot of information about Japan in his free time. Later, he put these materials together and co-wrote a very impressive book called "Japan Studies." "Japan Studies" was much more detailed than the reports of Empress Xu Yihou and Su Ba. It covered everything from Japanese politics, economy, history, culture, and folklore. Even things like women painting their teeth, farming, and solar terms were discussed in the book.
What was more impressive was that there was a complete set of Japanese vocabulary and selected poems at the back of the book. His research on the national conditions of Japan was so profound that no one could surpass him before the Republic of China.
When the Ming Army entered the court for the first time, Hao Jie was indispensable. Of course, the crying of two North Korean officials in Daming also played a very important role. One was Shen Dian in Beijing, who cried in all the government offices and won the sympathy of the court officials. The other was Li Dexin, who cried in all the government offices in Liaodong. It was said that he cried for six days and six nights in a row, which moved the big shots in Liaodong.
Of course, this was not something that could be solved by a few drops of tears. Governor Ji Liao, Jian Da, sent a confirmation letter to the Ministry of War. Minister of War Shi Xing said that the emperor had agreed and asked him to do as he saw fit, which meant that the deployment of the Liaodong Army had been approved by the emperor.
So far, on the 15th of June in the 20th year of Wanli, history was still the same. A Deputy Zong Bing named Zu Chengxun became the commander of the first wave of troops to enter the court. The first batch of troops to cross the river and enter the court consisted of 1029 people and 1093 horses.
The whole of Liaodong, the Korean Peninsula, the whole Empire of China, and even the whole of East Asia began to accelerate around this small river crossing operation. The geopolitical shock caused layers of ripples and buried all kinds of causes and effects, which pushed the stress of the old political plates to a peak. With this node as the symbol, violent collisions were released and amazing energy was released.
The giants began to move.
The army crossing the river was an elite cavalry unit. They had fought in Liaodong all year round and had rich combat experience. Moreover, they had strict military discipline. After entering North Korea, they did not touch the people at all.
Of course, this was also one of the few disciplined troops in the Liaodong Army. Most of the Liaodong Army were brutal, greedy, brave, and good at fighting. It was an extremely special army in the battle order of the Ming Army, which was generally low in combat effectiveness.
Xiao Ruxun learned that the Liaodong Army set off on the 20th of June. After the reward and celebration banquet of the court, he was officially conferred the title of Count of Ping and became a new nobleman in the army. He learned the news at the family dinner with his father.
The reunion with his father was not as difficult as he had imagined. Xiao Wenkui had not seen his favorite youngest son for a long time. Now he not only saw him but also brought him great news. For a moment, all kinds of feelings welled up in his heart.
The old father only cared about talking about his family with tears in his eyes and did not say anything else, causing Xiao Ruxun to feel touched for quite a while. Only when it was dinner time did he calm down. He pulled Xiao Ruxun's hand and walked around, pointing out to Xiao Ruxun the things he had accumulated over the years in the capital.
At this time, Xiao Ruxun was both touched and embarrassed. Xiao Wenkui did not hide how these things came about. Whoever gave them to him, whose food they ate, and so on, were all gray income. A huge mansion was many times better than her own house in Ping Lu City. She ate delicacies from the mountains and sea, wore silk and satin, and had a belly that was about three to four layers. She did not know if she could still wear armor.
Xiao Ruxun was very tactful and did not mention this at all. He was also very clear about how the Wusun Group survived until now. The group of civil officials could not really destroy the only Wusun Group, so he let them eat up all the things in the capital.
Of course, those civil officials acted as the umbrella for the military group, so they naturally had to get some benefits. Then the Wusun Group led by the British Duchy exploited them layer by layer. Xiao Wenkui, who did not have a title of nobility, actually did not have many things.
Even so, Xiao Wenkui still lived a good life. It seemed that the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty had learned from the civil officials of the Song Dynasty. They reared the military officials like pigs. As long as they did not cause trouble, they would have a lot of money. Xiao Wenkui introduced them to Xiao Ruxun as if he was very familiar with them. He even said that he would leave all the connections that he had accumulated over the years to Xiao Ruxun to help him soar in the future.
Xiao Ruxun was one of the few military officials in the past hundred years who was granted a title of nobility through military merits. Naturally, he attracted a lot of attention from the military officials. Originally, Xiao Ruxun would not have attracted so much attention. The key was that the previous military official who was granted a title of nobility through military merits, Li Chengliang, was not on the same path as everyone else. Why? This guy actually looked down on these captive nobles. The reason was very simple at first. Li Chengliang had the title of Elementary Scholar.
Yes, this guy had the title of Elementary Scholar. Before he inherited his father's position and became a military official, Li Chengliang had lived a hard life. He had studied in the early days and obtained the title of Elementary Scholar. In the end, the guy from the Martial Selection Department did not receive his filial piety and refused to give him his father's position.
He had no other way out. Later on, he was highly regarded by the Liaodong Imperial Censor, and then managed to latch onto Zhang Juzheng's thigh. Only then did he rise to the top. After he was granted a title of nobility through military merits, he ignored the military officials and threw himself into the arms of the civil officials. He searched everywhere for a backer, and completely ignored them.
Damn it!
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