"Since students became officials, they have been assigned here to assume supervisory responsibilities."
Xu Xiu explained the whole story.
In fact, like Shen Daoxun and Li Chong, as a descendant of the Western People's Party, he was assigned.
Zhao Xianbing pointed to the courtyard and asked with concern: "Is that person okay?"
Xu Xiu understood what he meant.
"Healthy body, clear mind."
This answer made Zhao Xianbing breath a sigh of relief.
"Please bring him out."
Xu Xiu turned around and went inside, and soon she helped an old man in his sixties come out.
The old man is very thin and wears white traditional Korean clothes. Although he walks slowly, he can still feel a noble aura in his appearance.
As he walked out, the old man looked quite excited.
Apparently Xu Xiu had told him the situation during this process.
"The heavenly soldiers of the heaven are here, but they want to bring order to the chaos? I have been waiting day and night, weeping and praying, and finally the day has come for me to turn around!"
Zhao Xianbing looked at the old man carefully.
"You are Lord Gwanghae?"
This question made the old man very angry.
"You are the lord of North Korea. How can you, a warrior, offend me?"
This is tantamount to admitting one's identity.
Zhao Xianbing sneered.
"You are a prisoner and your life is at risk. How can you be so prestigious?"
The extremely harsh ridicule made the old man finally remember his own situation and immediately became submissive.
"Forgive me, General. It's really a bit rough to see the light of day alone."
Seeing the pitiful appearance of the old man, Zhao Xianbing was amazed.
Who would have thought that in such a remote mountain village, Gwanghae Gun, the former king of Joseon, was hidden.
This person can also be regarded as a legendary figure among the leaders of North Korea.
He was not the legitimate son of Seonjo of Joseon, and he was not favored by Seonjo. He was originally not qualified to inherit the throne, and he had little reputation among the government and the public.
But when the Imjin Japanese Rebellion broke out, Seonjo and the Joseon royal family fled in panic, leaving him alone.
This immediately changed his destiny.
King Gwanghae had no choice but to bite the bullet and organize a rebel army among the people to deal with the Japanese army.
Regardless of the victory or defeat, when all the royal families fled in panic, he was able to stay and lead the people and the army to fight to the death, and he suddenly gained the love and respect of all the subjects.
Therefore, after the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, although Seonjo was very dissatisfied with him and had thoughts of changing his position many times, he was helpless because of the opposition from both the government and the public.
In the end, Gwanghae succeeded to the throne of Joseon almost in a dangerous tightrope posture.
But after he became king, he quickly fell from being loved by everyone to being alienated by everyone.
Just because he did not blindly favor Ming Dynasty in foreign policy, but chose neutrality.
This made the pro-Ming faction, which had an absolute advantage in North Korea's political arena, very dissatisfied. As the contradictions continued to intensify, the pro-Ming faction colluded with powerful factions in the inner palace and eventually launched a coup.
Gwanghae Lord Li Hui was ousted from power and sent to Ganghwa Island to be imprisoned.
His nephew Ayang Jun Li Zhu became the king of Korea with the support of the Westerners Party.
In the history books, this incident is called Injo's case.
It's just a joke for North Koreans to give the king a temple title.
It was Seonjo who abandoned his people and ran away alone, and it was Injo who kowtowed to the Manchus and proclaimed himself as vassal.
I really wonder if the North Koreans don't know what they mean or are shameless.
In short, Lord Gwanghae became a prisoner and was imprisoned in Ganghwa Island for more than ten years in darkness.
Originally, he thought his life would be like this, and he would eventually die here.
But he didn't expect Xia Jun to come and find him.
Since Xia Jun was dissatisfied with Li Zhu's submission to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, wouldn't the opportunity come for him as the former king?
"His Royal Highness King Xia is here. Come with me to pay my respects."
Zhao Xianbing did not dare to make the decision on how to deal with Lord Gwanghae without permission. It would be better to submit such a major political issue to him.
Li Hui was overjoyed to learn that Zuo Menggeng was actually on Jianghua Island.
"When I take a bath and change my clothes, I must not disturb His Highness Tianyan."
Xu Xiu stopped him.
"My lord, this is the best way to meet His Highness the King of Xia."
Li Hui originally thought that he was humiliating himself, and was about to curse, but fortunately, he had been a hero after all, so he thought quickly and understood immediately.
"So good."
Zuo Mengeng was discussing the battle plan with Zuo Yong and others, and was quite surprised when he learned that he had found Lord Guanghai.
Zuo Menggeng actually didn't pay much attention to the former king of North Korea.
It's not that he doesn't understand Li Hui's value, it's that he doesn't like Li Hui's mind.
In fact, strictly speaking, Li Hui is definitely the clearest-minded person in North Korean politics.
He could clearly see that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was rising and the Ming Dynasty was declining. Therefore, he was unwilling to rely too much on the Ming Dynasty, lest he would suffer disaster.
From North Korea's perspective, his strategy is absolutely correct, and it is entirely based on its own interests.
However, other North Koreans were very dissatisfied with him both because of conflicts of interest and because of his governing strategy, which led to his resignation.
Such a shrewd politician is obviously detrimental to Xia Guo's control of North Korea.
But after some thought, Zuo Mengeng decided to meet this legendary figure.
Li Hui was brought in, and upon meeting him, he lay on the ground and saluted.
"The lord of North Korea, the guilty minister, pays homage to His Highness King Xia of the Kingdom above. Long live, long live, long live!"
The messy names made everyone look at him with suspicion.
How can anyone call His Highness Long Live?
But it is obvious that Li Hui is using this method to win Zuo Mengeng's favor and help him return to the peak of power.
"Kneeling is not allowed here, please be careful next time."
Zuo Mengeng's tone was calm, and his vigilance towards Li Hui increased to a higher level.
This guy was able to become the king under such a difficult situation, and then he went through more than ten years of prison life. Who knows what kind of character he has honed?
Don’t be another Goujian-like figure.
Of course, Li Hui knew that Zuo Mengeng's cold mood made him even more nervous, so he carefully sat down halfway on the chair that was brought.
"Li Zhu is ungrateful and betrays human relations, which is a great treason. The superior country sends troops to attack, which is in line with the wishes of the eight people of Korea. Although Xiao Wang is old and frail, he is still willing to be the vanguard of the army, eliminate the rebellion, and return Korea to the wings of the superior country.
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This impassioned speech did not satisfy Zuo Mengeng.
"North Korea used to be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and our Xia Kingdom was also a rebel state of the Ming Dynasty. Don't you understand, Lord Guanghai?"
This is a test.
Li Hui noticed it immediately.
"The way of heaven is reincarnation, and the virtuous will live there. The Ming Dynasty has long been declining, and it should give way to the virtuous. North Korea should move with the country's tail, follow the right path, and dare not violate it."
We don’t care who is in charge of the Central Plains.
Whoever becomes the emperor is our father.
This extremely pragmatic statement made everyone in Xia Kingdom stunned, and they finally had a clear understanding of this veteran politician.