Li Renren was the grandson of Li Zhaonian, the famous Goryeo minister Xingshanjun, the son of Li Bao, and the younger brother of Li Renfu. He was of noble birth, and he was very good at playing both sides. As the leader of a large Goryeo family, he was still trusted by Wang Zhuan and Xin Min.
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Now it seems that he had premeditated and contacted Wang Yu in advance with the help of Zhu Biao's layout. According to the secret letter sent by Jiang Side, Li Renren had coaxed Wang Yu to treat him as if he obeyed his father. This is why he stood up to the Queen Mother Mingde.
The reason why Wang Yu was elected to the position.
There is a problem with Wang Zhuan's identity. This is no secret among the upper echelons of Goryeo. However, no matter what the rumors say, Wang Zhuan only has such an heir on the surface. Now that Wang Zhuan is dead, Xin Min was defeated and executed in an instant, and his words are also
This is no longer enough evidence.
The key evidence that truly holds the secret of Wang Yu's life experience has been controlled by Yao Guangxiao, who was arranged by Zhu Biao in advance. Therefore, as long as the Ming Dynasty takes a tough stance and the aristocratic family headed by Li Renren cooperates, Wang Yu's rise to power is unstoppable.
As for Li Chenggui, Zhu Biao also had people come into contact with him. This person's current ambitions are still limited, and he is not very resistant to Zhu Biao's win over. His family, the Quanzhou Li family, cannot be said to be very prominent among the Korean aristocratic families.
Last year, Li Chenggui crossed the Yalu River from the northeast with 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry to attack Dongning Prefecture. Li Wulu Timur, the governor of Dongning Prefecture under Naha's command, fled to Yuluoshan City. Li Chenggui's ice front reached Liaoyang for a time, and his reputation was remarkable.
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He was praised by Nahachu, "You are young and can use soldiers like a god. He is a true genius. He will do great things for your country."
When Zhu Biao plotted against Goryeo, he naturally would not ignore this historical Joseon Taizu, but he would not pay too much attention to it. Although Li Chenggui showed his talents, he was just a rising star in the Goryeo army, and his reputation gradually increased.
However, the trend was not achieved.
The situation of Goryeo is that it is at the end of the dynasty. Without Li Chenggui, there will be Wang Chenggui and Zhao Chenggui. Just like now, if Zhu Biao is willing, he can support Li Renren to take the throne. This is how the current situation creates heroes.
It’s not that I’m looking down on anyone, it’s just that the current situation and heroes are like Bole and the Chollima. The combination of the two can make a world-shattering success. Otherwise, in a stable and rigid system, the Chollima will not be able to escape humiliation at the hands of slaves and die in a stable.
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Zhu Biao is now more concerned about the attitude of Li Renren and other aristocratic families. Among the two ministers who rebelled against Xin Min, there must be a large group of Xin Min's gang members who will follow him to execute him. Zhu Biao naturally has ideas about the vacancy of this position.
Whether it is Jiang Side or Yao Guangxiao, they have stayed in Goryeo for so long, and naturally they have accepted a lot of opportunistic people. They are basically civilians, and their current official positions are not high.
Goryeo's official selection and appointment system has long been rigid. Even if they work as dogs for aristocratic families, it will be difficult for them to find a way out. Their whole life may be in vain, and they may not even get a bite of meat. They may have to work for those aristocratic families.
The younger brother takes the blame.
So these people took advantage of Jiang Side and Dao Yan, putting their own wealth and lives at risk, just for a chance to break through barriers and rise to the top.
In addition to this group of people, there are also some Xin Min's gang members. These people are all desperate. This is what Zhu Biao likes most. If a wealthy family takes refuge, he will have to worry a little.
Now Zhu Biaoming is in control of the overall situation. It seems that the two ministers and families of Goryeo are bowing to him. However, if the families do not cooperate, in fact, he will not be able to command all the way to Goryeo, let alone appoint and remove civil servants and generals.
How could it be possible that Zhu Biao's layout for so long was just for the sake of fame, or that he still had to put in so much effort just for this? Goryeo was originally a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, so it was only natural to follow his words in name.
Therefore, Zhu Biao could predict that after Wang Yu came to power, the honeymoon period between him and the Korean family would be over, their unified enemies would be gone, and the remaining two would be natural rivals.
Zhu Biao is a born sacred dragon crossing the river, and the Korean aristocratic family is a deep-rooted local snake. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages, but if they don't want to quarrel with each other, they can only solve it through political means.
It is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to expend troops to attack Goryeo. Neither the government nor the public will support it. In terms of legal principles, Goryeo is a vassal state that comes to the court year after year. As the suzerain state, the Ming Dynasty only has the responsibility to protect it and has no reason to seize its land.
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If this lie is revealed, then everyone in the other vassal states of the Ming Dynasty will be in danger. They all surrender and pay tribute and ask for protection because they cannot defeat the Celestial Kingdom. But if the Celestial Kingdom has the intention of annexing them, then everyone will have to
If they would rather die than surrender, no clan in any country would agree to give up their right to rule.
In reality, the Ming Dynasty could defeat Goryeo. Whether it was through Liaodong or by sea, the distance between the two countries was not far. It would not be difficult to seize the opportunity of spring and summer to invade the capital and capture the King of Goryeo.
What the Jin army can do, let alone the Ming Dynasty, which is in great power.
But how to rule Goryeo will be a big trouble. No matter it is the Goryeo clan or the common merchants, they will not be willing to watch outsiders occupy the country. There will be an endless stream of organized and premeditated rebellions.
The Ming Dynasty had to station at least tens of thousands of troops in Goryeo to stabilize the situation in Goryeo's major cities. The officials dispatched by the Ming Dynasty to govern Goryeo would encounter many obstacles, and many decrees had no room for implementation.
With so much investment, Goryeo is not yet a rich country. The land of three Koreas is not a meeting place of four arks and chariots. It has no wealth of products, profit of goods and culture, and people's livelihood depends only on the strength of the land. However, the territory is mountainous and barren.
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According to Zhu Biao's understanding through Jiang Side's letters, the Goryeo court could not collect the land tax by itself, let alone the Ming Dynasty. Even if it collected some, it would not be enough to provide food and supplies for the garrison.
After decades of living beyond one's means, the Ming Dynasty could truly digest Goryeo through constant relocation and relocation of the people. If the Ming Dynasty is now in the middle and late stages, Zhu Biao thinks it is still necessary.
But now it happens to be the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The fertile arable land in the Ming Dynasty is lack of people to cultivate. Where can there be excess population to migrate to the cold and barren Goryeo? Even if it is a rainy day, we should go to the Southeast Asian countries. At least the land there is rich.
Regarding Goryeo, Zhu Biao was not prepared to use a large army to suppress the situation. It would be simple and easy, but the losses would be far greater than the expected benefits, and the gains would not be worth the losses.
That's why Zhu Biao planned so patiently, just to take over a Korea where the people would be at ease and loyal to the Ming Dynasty at the minimum cost and in the smoothest way, instead of a Korea that hates the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Biao would not be the one to take the lead and transfer the sharp social conflicts of Goryeo to himself, but let them explode internally. After that, Ming Dynasty would appease the people of Goryeo with the attitude of being owned by the Celestial Empire.