What the Jurchen envoy did at the banquet was spread that night.
This is obviously intentional by Kim Sang-heon and others.
And the effect is really impressive.
The Koreans exploded.
"We, our generation, have learned the ways of saints, respect the etiquette of human ethics, and hold our heads high in the world. How can we allow the barbarians to have the evil smell and power on our heads? For the current plan, we can only maintain our orthodoxy by fighting to the death."
As expected of Jin Shouhong, who was personally selected by Yin Ji, he immediately mobilized.
The Confucian scholars at Sungkyunkwan were furious and wrote memorials one after another and submitted them to Li Jian.
They have only one request.
That is: behead the captive envoys and burn the captives' books.
Even Li Zhu, who was annoyed, couldn't help but feel frightened when he saw the following intention.
The Confucian scholars did not give up except submitting a letter. They actually gathered people and ran outside the residence of the envoy of Hou Jin Dynasty.
"Kill these barbarians and safeguard the country's orthodoxy."
These Confucian scholars shouted to fight and kill, and rushed inward.
Fortunately, the officials arrived in time after hearing the news and tried their best to stop them. Otherwise, Susa, Mafuta and others would have been beaten to death on the spot.
Even so, the horrified envoy of Houjin, who was hiding inside, still had a premonition of impending disaster when he saw the bricks and tiles being thrown continuously outside the courtyard.
"These North Koreans are so bold that they might actually kill us."
Susa's face was ashen and her mind was racing.
Ma Futa had rich experience in battle and quickly came up with a solution.
"It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, for fear of something unexpected happening. We must rush back immediately to report to the Great Khan that North Korea is arrogant and has betrayed its alliance. Only by approaching the city with troops can they understand the situation."
After some discussion, Susa and Mafuta both felt that their lives would be in danger if they continued to stay in North Korea.
In the early morning, when they saw that it was calm outside, they led their men to seize the horses and drove away.
But even so, the passers-by they met still threw tiles and stones at them and cursed them endlessly.
Fortunately, North Korea did not dare to actually kill the Hou Jin envoys, allowing them to flee back in embarrassment.
Just when Susa and Mafuta returned to Shenyang, Liaodong's intelligence was placed on the desk of the Shandong Center.
Hou Xun, Zhang Zhenxiu, Zhang Zongheng, Qu Shi?, Jiang Wei, and even Huang Daozhou, Dang Huanchun, Zhang Jimeng, and Fu Yusun who were far away came back.
Liu Zongzhou, who has always been obsessed with academic research, also came out.
On the military side, Huang Zongxi, who stayed behind, also joined forces from Zhouyou.
Seeing this huge lineup, Zuo Mengeng had a premonition that something big was going to happen.
"Intelligence from Liaodong shows that Huang Taiji Jianji's proclaimed emperor is close at hand. If nothing unexpected happens, the trip will take place within two months."
Hou Xun deliberately emphasized this piece of information that everyone already knew, which confused Zuo Mengeng.
Huang Zongxi brought intelligence from North Korea.
"Susa and Mafuta fled, and North Korea did not agree to Jurchen's request. The relationship between the two parties was completely broken, and they would definitely meet in war in the future. I just didn't know that this battle took place before Huang Taiji proclaimed himself emperor.
Or later."
"It must be later."
Judging this matter, Zuo Mengeng is still very confident.
Not talking about Liaodong, Huang Taiji was almost ready to found the country and proclaim himself emperor, but there was not enough time for Hou Jin to send troops to conquer North Korea.
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"Huang Taiji's founding of the country and proclaiming himself emperor will definitely stimulate the court. If you want to punish North Korea, you must consider the court's reaction. It is expected that Huang Taiji will take action against the court before conquering North Korea, so as to eliminate his worries."
His statement was unanimously recognized by everyone.
But if it was just this matter, it seems that there would be no need for so many big guys to come together.
Moreover, many of them are obviously local officials and have left aside a lot of things at hand. It would be a bit out of line to come to discuss military matters.
Just when Zuo Mengeng was thinking about everyone's intentions, the outspoken Huang Zongxi suddenly asked: "Huang Taiji proclaimed himself emperor and founded the country. How does Zhongheng feel?"
Why did this happen to me?
Zuo Mengeng didn't know why.
"Huang Taiji's ambitions are so big that even if he proclaims himself emperor, will he still be able to do so with us here?"
Huang Zongxi was quite dissatisfied.
"That's not what I meant."
Liu Zongzhou hurriedly came forward and pointed out something.
"After Huang Taiji founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor, there were two poles of talent, and the north and the south were in opposition. Even the northwest bandits all claimed the title of king and hegemony, each with his own banner. But although we in Shandong are in a league of our own and are extremely powerful, their names do not live up to their reality.
"It is so difficult to win over people's hearts that we must pay attention to it."
Zuo Mengeng was stunned, and when he looked at everyone again, he finally realized something.
Unexpectedly, they came here to persuade us to enter.
Want to go further?
This made Zuo Mengeng somewhat hesitant.
When the political system was first established and the cabinet was established, someone had already put forward the initiative.
But at that time, there were a lot of discussions and different opinions, and Zuo Mengeng could not make up his mind, so he put it aside.
He only called himself commander-in-chief and planned to build the commander-in-chief's mansion.
But in the final analysis, the Commander-in-Chief's Office is more military-oriented, too one-sided, and indeed has some unfair names and inconsistent words.
However, Zuo Mengeng was still undecided on how to establish his status and reputation in the political power.
According to his nature, it would be best to choose a republican system.
After all, this is how it will be in the future, it has many benefits, and he is the most familiar with it.
However, a large number of people in the camp expressed opposition.
Even among the big guys in front of him, who discussed it more with him, two-thirds of them disagreed.
"Nowadays, the people's wisdom is not yet enlightened and the people are ignorant. You must not rush for quick success. Otherwise, your people's hearts will be broken, your strength will be scattered, and you will be self-destructed."
Qu Shi? He speaks sincerely, his meaning is very obvious, and he has a strong intention to persuade people to enter.
"Since you know the harm of the emperor, why worry that it cannot be avoided? Our leaders are very different from the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, and we can completely establish separate rules."
Zhang Jimeng also echoed.
The dangers of feudal emperors are constantly being discussed within the camp, and everyone is correctly aware of them.
Different from Zuo Menggeng's comprehensive rejection of the imperial system, everyone's view is to eliminate its harm and make use of its benefits.
What are the advantages of the imperial system?
This is because for thousands of years, the Central Plains has always used emperors to rule the world. The banner is clear and recognized by all the people. This banner has blessed the world and established the central state.
If it is canceled rashly, all the people in the world will be at a loss and will not know where their identity belongs.
This kind of cognitive change obviously cannot be too hasty. Otherwise, it will definitely evolve into division and become fertile ground for careerists to cause chaos.
Regardless of whether it is based on maintaining a unified situation or stabilizing internal affairs, everyone has the same opinion.
That is to follow the old system appropriately.
Everyone was talking about it, but Zuo Mengeng became a minority.
Seeing such a situation, he was quite helpless.
At this anxious moment, Zhang Zhenxiu took out his trump card.
"This is a letter of all people to all members of the Legislative Council and all the people. Everyone is of the same mind and should establish a title and seal the country."
He asked people to unfold the Book of Ten Thousand People, and it actually stretched for more than ten feet.
There were countless bright red names on it, as if they were living people standing in front of Zuo Mengeng, urging him to go further.