In the eyes of the civil and military officials of the Goryeo Dynasty, the Japanese were just a group of barbarians who relied on them to rise.
This is not wrong.
The real cultural take-off of the Japanese nation took place in their Nara period. During more than 260 years, they sent nearly twenty waves of envoys to the Tang Dynasty to learn Chinese culture and bring the customs of the prosperous Tang Dynasty to the island country.
But in the Asuka period before the Nara period, the culture of Japan mainly came from the Kaidong Peninsula.
At this time, the Japanese country was very backward and had no ability to study across the sea. It was Baekje, Goguryeo, and Silla in the east of the sea who brought the knowledge they learned from the Central Plains to the Japanese country.
The bird culture of Japan came into being with the support of Baekje and Goguryeo.
Therefore, Goryeo has always had an innate sense of superiority towards the Japanese country.
However, the Japanese country was very ambitious. After their national power increased by leaps and bounds, they regarded themselves as a big country and did not pay attention to the Three Kingdoms of Haidong. They even regarded them as their younger vassals. It was not until the Battle of Baijiangkou that they became more honest.
As the Central Plains' attention shifted to the Western Front, it neglected the control of Haidong.
There are no tigers in the mountains, but monkeys rule the roost.
Silla, the predecessor of Goryeo, had serious diplomatic conflicts with Japan. The main reason was that Japan adopted a great-power attitude towards Silla and treated it as a vassal state, which led to the deterioration of relations between the two parties.
Not only Silla, but also the Balhae Kingdom and the Japanese Kingdom at that time also imitated the Tang Dynasty, regarded themselves as above countries, and demanded Bohai's surrender.
The country of Japan is now in the Heian Era, and the Japanese imperial court is no longer at its peak. The samurai group is gradually rising, and they are beginning to become grandsons.
Therefore, it is reasonable for the subjects of Goryeo to bully and become barbarians from Japan.
It's not that everyone in the Korean government didn't know about this, but they were all pretending to be blind, turning a blind eye or closing one eye, and enjoying it.
This has been the case for more than ten years.
The main reason is that after the founding emperor of Goryeo died of illness in the early years, his successor could not control the heroic family with his kindness and power.
The Hwangju clan, the Chungju Yoo clan, the Jeongju Yoo clan, the Pyeongju Park clan, the Pyeongju Yu clan, the Guangzhou Wang clan, as well as the Gyeongju Kim clan and the Gyeongju Choi clan from the former Silla Dynasty all jumped out to act like monsters.
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When the gods fought, the common people suffered. In order to survive, the fishermen of Goryeo turned into pirates and bullied the Japanese people.
It was not until Wang Zhao of the fourth generation came to power that Goryeo's political situation stabilized.
But the Korean pirates who had already tasted the sweetness did not stop because of this, and bullied those who deserved to be bullied.
We have lived peacefully for more than ten years, why did you come to our door today?
Xin Kang said disdainfully: "What kind of explanation do I, Da Gaoli, need to give them?"
As soon as Xin Kang finished speaking, Wang Zhao stood up and shouted: "I am not asking for explanations for the Japanese barbarians anymore. I want to ask you what you want to do, to rebel?"
His cannibal eyes swept over the civil and military officials in the hall, like a ferocious beast suppressing its murderous intent.
All civil and military officials in the entire dynasty were stunned and didn't know why.
Nobuyasu's face suddenly changed in fear and he retreated hastily.
He was familiar with Wang Zhao's methods. Prime Minister Junhong and King Zuocheng were the No. 1 and No. 6 figures in the same temple. They demoted and killed whenever they asked. Their methods were extremely ruthless.
Wang Zhao came to power through a coup. He was tolerant in the early stage, but now he exploded. This is the first time in more than ten years that I have seen him so angry.
All civil and military officials in the dynasty fell silent for an instant.
Wang Zhao suppressed his anger and said: "Shuang Wenheng, please tell me the situation!"
Shuangji walked out with a livid face, glanced at the hall first, and said: "The Japanese country is asking for an explanation from our country this time because a group of 1,000 bandits invaded their Tsushima Island and burned and killed them on the island.
They looted and killed their guardian, Tono Yorimitsu, and looted the entire island of Tsushima, leaving no one alive."
Pu Shouqing, Xin Kang, Shi Hui, and representatives of wealthy families from various states in Goryeo all changed their colors one after another.
Tsushima Island is a small island in the middle of the strait between Japan and Korea. It is very close to Korea, just over fifty miles away. Standing on the high point of the island, you can overlook Busan of Korea.
The population of Tsushima Island is small, only about a thousand people. They mainly engage in fishing, business, and farming. They are often harassed by Goryeo pirates.
But these are things that the Korean fishermen do themselves to subsidize their families and take risks.
But now a thousand people were slaughtered all over Tsuima Island, and all their wealth was looted.
This is definitely not something done by ordinary people.
Not long after the founding of Goryeo, the great cause of unifying the three countries of Haidong and East had just been completed. The military system was in chaos and local private soldiers were prevalent.
The third monarch of Goryeo, Wang Yao, once reorganized the country's armed forces under the pretext of preventing Khitan invasion. According to statistics, the number reached a terrifying 300,000. You must know that the total number of people in Goryeo was only more than 1.5 million.
After Wang Zhao came to the throne, he could only suppress the number of private soldiers, but could not collect the private soldiers of major wealthy families for state use.
The attack on Tsushima Island by a thousand pirates was obviously not caused by the fishermen of Goryeo.
Only the army, and well-trained and strong soldiers at that, can kill everyone on the entire island.
As the King of Goryeo, Wang Zhao really had no control over the private soldiers in the hands of the wealthy families.
However, under the national laws, Wang Zhao mobilized more than a thousand troops to massacre another country's territory behind his back, as the King of Goryeo. This completely touched Wang Zhao's objections.
Wang Zhao glanced at the nobles and representatives of the wealthy families one by one. He stood up and shouted: "If you don't obey me, speak out boldly. What is this? A provocation or a threat?"
Wang Zhaodeng was established in the Central Plains in the second year of Qianyou, during the Liu Zhiyuan period of the Later Han Dynasty, which was eleven years ago. After he ascended the throne, he ruled from the top, accumulated prestige, and used the Taoist method of inaction to allow the nobles to take power. Until the third year of Xiande in the Later Zhou Dynasty,
That's eight years later.
After enduring for eight full years, Wang Zhao consolidated his power, ended rule by inaction, and began to comprehensively deepen reforms. From then on, he issued an edict to implement the "Slave Prosecution Law" to liberate good people who were illegally taken as slaves by wealthy families.
By holding imperial examinations, opening up subjects to obtain scholars, absorbing talents from poor families, and suppressing the nobles step by step, obvious results have been achieved.
Just this year, Wang Zhao struck hard, went to jail, and demoted Prime Minister Junhong and Zuocheng together.
This incident caused an uproar in the government and the public. Junhong, a veteran of the founding of Goryeo, was dismissed from office in such a dishonorable way and was even humiliated and imprisoned.
This caused strong resistance from the nobles and wealthy families who had been tolerant of retreat.
However, Wang Zhao had already achieved great success and completely ignored the nobles and wealthy families, suppressing all their resistance and dissatisfaction.
It was under this situation that the massacre of Tsushima occurred.
This matter has been defined in Wang Zhao's heart as a provocation and threat to his power.
The entire hall officials did not even dare to breathe, and could only hear Wang Zhao's heavy breathing.
No one dared to say a word, and no one dared to meet Wang Zhao's eyes.
Until Chen Chuyao said: "Your Majesty, there is something fishy about this matter. We must send someone to investigate carefully and make long-term plans. We must not unjustly accuse an upright minister."
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