Chapter 280: Sword Pointed at Japan (37) Inside Story of Party Struggle
Why did Li Huo choose Li Shanhai instead of anyone else when he found out that he had to answer to Gu Yangqian or some big shot behind Gu Yangqian?
Because of two points: First, Gu Yangqian named and criticized several North Korean ministers in his letter, from almost all factions, but left out Li Shanhai and the important members of the Northern People's Party represented by him;
Second, Li Hao himself has his own judgment about the Northern People’s Party, which is that the Northern People’s Party does not have strong cohesion. Even if Li Shanhai is pushed out now, there is no need to worry too much about the possibility of the Northern People’s Party becoming a dominant force and their internal divisions.
Quite high.
The first point is an objective fact. Although Li Hao is not sure what the root cause is, he can roughly guess something. It is simply that Gu Yangqian or the big shot behind Gu Yangqian thinks that Li Shanhai tends to be introverted, which will help advance certain things.
The second point should be said to be mostly guesswork at present, but Li Huo is very confident in his own judgment. This confidence does not arise out of thin air, but is a conclusion he has gained from observing and controlling the North Korean party struggle from a high position for so many years.
The party struggle in North Korea has been around for a long time, but there is no need to discuss it in detail. Let’s talk about Li Huan’s dynasty. The party struggle in his dynasty began in the eighth year of Seonjo (Note: I know that “the eighth year of Seonjo” is a later term)
(But I really didn’t find out what the king of Joseon should be called by his reign name when he was alive. Readers, I’ll just leave it at that.) At that time, around the position of official Cao Quanlang, Shilin began to divide again, and gradually formed a group named Jin Xiaoyuan.
The junior Shilin headed by him and the senior Shilin headed by Shen Yiqian.
Kim Hyo-won lived in Gancheonbo in the east of Hanyang City, so the younger generation Shilin led by Kim Hyo-won was called the Dongren Party, while Shim Eui-gyeom lived in Jeongnyeong-dong in the west, so the senior Shilin headed by Shim Eui-gyeom was called the Westerners
party.
The Westerners' Party was mostly the disciples of Li Er and Cao Zhi and belonged to the Jihu forces; the Easterners' Party was composed of Lingnan forces with the core disciples of Li Huang and Xu Jingde.
In the eighth year of King Seonjo's reign, the political situation in Korea changed, and the confrontation between the East and West parties finally took shape. Just before the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, the "Jung Ye-ri rebellion incident" and the "Xin Mao year crown prince canonization incident" became the Dongren Party's
Opportunities for differentiation.
Zheng Ruli was introduced to the court by Li Er. On January 16, the twelfth year of Wanli (the seventeenth year of Xuanzu), Li Er passed away. Zheng Ruli gradually moved closer from the Western Party to the Eastern Party.
After Zheng Ruli was elected as the editor of Hongwen, he "went to the Sutra Banquet and slandered Pu Chun as the leader of the traitors and Li Er as a villain who harmed the country, became a gangster and raped Chen Shu, and deceived the emperor and his father." Xu Yizeng, the pastor of Yizhou in North Korea, wrote
"I heard that Zheng Ruli attacked Li Er during the banquet, and then attacked Pu Chun and Zheng Che... Others can do this, but you can't do it," because "you are a subordinate of Li Er's family."
In other words, Zheng Ruli did something similar to the "disciple impeaching his mentor" incident that occurred during the Zhang Juzheng period of the Ming Dynasty in the original history, that is, Liu Tai impeached Zhang Juzheng with the "Begging for the Power of the Auxiliary Ministers on the Holy Ming Festival". It was of the same nature. And from a certain
To some extent, the impact of Zheng Ruli's incident was even worse.
Historically, Liu Tai's main starting point for impeaching Zhang Juzheng was that he believed that Zhang Juzheng, as an assistant minister, had too much power, was domineering, and despised the laws of his ancestors. Zheng Ruli almost attacked him personally, directly calling his mentor a villain and bullying the emperor.
.There are obviously still differences in the properties between the two.
Since the political system of North Korea was almost copied from that of the Ming Dynasty, and the official customs were also similar, "deceiving one's teachers and destroying one's ancestors" was a treasonous crime and was equivalent to "treason". So Zheng Ruli was undoubtedly dismissed from office and returned to his hometown.
To extend help, every time I draw up the hope of three divisions, the superiors end up not using it. Even though the external officials are not in the right place, you stand and become even more angry."
These sentences mean that although Li Po and other Dongren Party members spoke for Ruli, Zheng Ruli failed to become an official in the end. After returning home, Zheng Ruli made extensive friends with people from all walks of life and founded Datong - Hey, is this plot right?
It's a bit like Gu Xiancheng resigned from office to give lectures and formed the Donglin Party? There is really nothing new in the world.
Later, "Han Wei, the observer of Huanghaidao, Pu Zhongkan, the governor of Zaining County, Li Zhu, the governor of Anyue County, Han Yingyin, the governor of Xinchuan County, etc. wrote in the letter: "The former editor Zheng Ruli planned a rebellion."
Pu Zhongkan, Li Zhu, and Han Yingyin were all members of the Western Party. The Western Party seized on the "Zheng Ruli rebellion incident" and put pressure on the Eastern Party. Liang Qianhui, a student member, once published a book "On the Close Friendship between Zheng Thieves and the Court Gentlemen".
So-and-so said it was Li Po, Li Jie, Jin Yuyong, Bai Weirang, Zheng Yanxin, Cui Yongqing, etc." As a result, Cui Yongqing was framed and died tragically in prison.
After Zheng Ruli's rebellion, the Western People's Party reached its peak under the leadership of Zheng Che. During the future split between the Eastern People's Party, Zheng Che's actions to suppress the Eastern People's Party and the tragic death of Cui Yongqing accelerated the trend of the Eastern People's Party.
Differentiation.
In the 24th year of Seonjo (the 19th year of Wanli), Liu Chenglong and Zheng Che discussed the issue of the crown prince. At that time, Li Ao's eldest concubine, Queen Yiren's Pu family, had no children, so Li Ao preferred to have a child with his concubine Jin.
Mr. Xincheng.
At this time, Li Shanhai's son Li Qingquan bribed Jin Gongliang, Xinchengjun's uncle. Jin Gongliang falsely accused Zheng Che of disrupting the harem and framed the prince. In order to protect Xinchengjun, Jin Bin, the mother of Xinchengjun, decisively betrayed Zheng Che and the Western Party.
Afterwards, Zheng Che really proposed to establish a heir apparent during the sutra banquet. Li He was immediately furious and reprimanded Zheng Che in person. At that time, Li Shanhai knew everything.
Taking this as an opportunity, the Dongren Party began to criticize Zheng Che, and at the same time defended Cui Yongqing, who was imprisoned and died in the "Zheng Ruli Rebellion Incident". In this way, Zheng Che was dismissed from his post and was exiled to Mingchuan, Jinzhou, Jiangjie and other places.
Later, the Eastern Party split over how to deal with Zheng Che and the Western Party.
After the Crown Prince's canonization incident, the tragic death of Cui Yongqing in prison during Zheng Ruli's rebellion was mentioned again. The two incidents superimposed, which eventually led to the division of the Eastern Party and the formation of the Southern Party, which advocated only expelling Zheng Cheol and affirming the existence of his party.
and the exclusive Northerners Party, which advocates expelling all Westerners.
As a result, North Korea's tradition of party strife has continued to worsen the political ecology, and everything in the court, no matter how big or small, has become a stage for attacks between political parties. With the outbreak of the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, foreign troubles have arisen in the country, but party strife has become more common in the court.
The war did not stop, but at this time the focus of the party dispute shifted to the issues of Seonjo's "relocation" and the "internal attachment" of crossing the Liao Dynasty.
The two opinions concerning the fate of the dynasty were entangled with the party disputes at this time and were intricately linked. The process of the disputes has been explained previously and will not be repeated here. However, it is necessary to add the root cause of the different attitudes of the three parties.
The situation was critical at that time. With the continuous changes in the location of the relocation and the debate on the internal incident, the fighting spirit of various parties was aroused for a time. At this time, the starting point of the debate on the internal incident in Liaodong was the choice of the relocation location, because
The choice of the location and direction of the migration is directly related to whether Xuanzu has the possibility of crossing the Liao Dynasty.
As mentioned before, it was Li Hengbok who first made the suggestion to go to Liaodong. However, Li Hengbok was a non-partisan official at the time. He did not gradually become the leader of the Western Party until Gwanghaejun was in power. And the news of the failure of the defense at Imjin River came in
After entering the court, the issues surrounding the crossing of Liao were mentioned again.
At that time, the courtiers all said: "If you want to cross Yalu, there is nothing you can do after crossing." Obviously, most people were still resistant to Neihui. However, facing the severe war situation, Li He had to quickly summon the courtiers for discussion.
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At this time, the focus of party criticism was on the selection of the location for the relocation. The choice of the location for the relocation was closely related to the inner attachment of Liaodong, because the closest to the Liaodong region in the Ming Dynasty was the Yizhou area, and the relocation to Yizhou represented the court officials.
There is no longer any debate about this move. Li Hao and important figures from various parties have put forward the following ideas for the relocation location:
Li Huo and Li Hengfu believed that if the plan to cross Liao was confirmed, the best place to relocate would be the Yizhou area, which was separated by a river from the Liaodong region of the Ming Dynasty.
When Li Huo and his party set out for the Dongpo Pavilion, they asked Li Hengfu, who had been entrusted with the imperial edict, and Li Hengfu believed that "it is possible to stay in Yizhou. If the power is exhausted and all eight directions are defeated, then they can go to sue the Celestial Empire." Li Hengfu
He agreed with Li Hengbok's idea of enclosing the book from Uiju, and even when Liu Chenglong and others attacked Li Hengbok, he personally came out to defend Li Hengbok and publicly stated that "the inner annexation has the meaning" - this is what I meant.
At this time, the Southern People's Party was divided into two opinions. One was the party members headed by Liu Chenglong, who were firmly opposed to "relocation" and "annexation".
Liu Chenglong put forward two objections: on the one hand, Liu Chenglong believed that "the roads in the Northeast are still the same today, and loyal people in Hunan (south of Jihu) are rising day by day"; on the other hand, he believed that "although you died on the road, you were just a woman's temple."
Loyalty. Once these words are spoken, people’s hearts will be shattered. Who can take care of it?”
Why did he say this? Because at this time, Kim Sung, a member of the Southern People's Party, was already organizing rebel activities. Yi Sun-shin, who was also from the Southern People's Party, achieved considerable victory in the naval battle. Therefore, once "internal attachment", the people's support will be greatly reduced.
If you lose your mind, there will be no chance of recovery.
In addition, out of selfish motives, Liu Chenglong also wanted to preserve the record of the Southern People's Party so that he could take the initiative and have a say in the subsequent party struggle. Therefore, as a member of the Southern People's Party, Liu Chenglong accused Li Hengfu of "what a frivolous attack."
What about abandoning the country?"
Li Hengfu, who was isolated and helpless at that time, was obviously unable to compete with him and had to retreat without saying a word.
The second opinion in the Southern Party is represented by Li Dexin, who supports "relocation" but is neutral on "annexation".
Li Dexin, a member of the Southern People's Party, advocated relocation to the direction of Hamhung. He believed that "the border area is now closed and there is only one line of Hamgyeong. Hamhung Prefecture has more soldiers and food, which is enough to hold it."
However, Yin Dou Shou, a member of the Western People's Party, opposed the move to this place. Yin Dou Shou put forward three reasons for this: "Since the superiors did not want to defend this city, there were only three places to retreat. I rushed to Yongbyon, repaired the equipment, and summoned Jiangbian.
The soldiers should guard it, and if the matter is urgent, they should go to Yizhou and sue the Celestial Empire, so that the thieves are still invading. This is the theory;
Go as far as the river boundary, gather troops from various counties, and hold on to Yingcheng until January or February. If urgent matters arise, the lower reaches of the river boundary is the Yalu River. Take a boat down to Kuandian Fort of Shangguo, Erye;
I am familiar with the situation of Xianxing. The city is large and the ground is safe on all sides. If you want to call in soldiers, the bandits will take advantage of the opportunity on the north road. If you want to go south, the road will be dangerous. It will not be easy to get through. The bandits will follow behind.
It is absolutely impossible to create a siege."
Yin Dooshou once served as the Superintendent of Pyongyang, and Ping'an Road is adjacent to Hamgyong Road. For local officials, Yin Dooshou knew the topography of the area very well. Therefore, when he analyzed the topography of Hamhung, Hamgyong Road, he was well-founded and well-founded.
Very convincing.
Not only Yin Dooshou, Zheng Che, who also belongs to the Western People's Party, also firmly opposed the relocation and internal attachment. When Li Huo asked Zheng Che about the situation in Jiangjie, Zheng Che replied: "I am from Jiangjie. This is a poor and cold place.
The climate is extremely bad and the food routes are difficult to maintain." Yin Doushou agreed with Zheng Che's words and believed that after Bo moved to Jiangjie, he would be "unable to give orders."
However, after seeing through the plans of Li Huo and Li Hengfu and referring to the serious war situation, Yin Dooshou changed his attitude. He proposed that he could go to Jiangjie and Ningbyon, which ostensibly eliminated Li Huo's doubts and temporarily satisfied Li Huo.
The desire to go to Liaodong is actually still an act to satisfy the interests of the Westerners.
The reason is that Ganggye and Yongbyon are both cities in North Pyongyang Province. Yoon Doosoo once accumulated good strength here. At the same time, Ganggye was also the place of exile for the leader of the Western People’s Party Zheng Che. Therefore, this place is the advantage of the Western People’s Party.
district.
Yongbyon's geographical location is very advantageous. Once there is a road between it and Hamhung, and across Yongbyon, you can reach North Hamgyong Province, so ministers with different opinions no longer have any reason to object.
At the same time, Hamhung could lead to Uiju, which satisfied Li Fang's wish to cross the Liao Dynasty. The location of the relocation was then selected as Yongbyon, which actually fit the Western Party's war strategy.
On the eighth day of the month, Japanese pirates invaded the Daedong River. On the eleventh day, Li Huo left Pyongyang and headed for Yongbyon. He arrived in Suchuan on the same day, Anju on the next day, and Yongbyon on the next day. After arriving in Yongbyon, the emperor and his ministers began to discuss the future.
war strategy issues.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There are three options at this time: stick to Pyongyang, move inland to Liaodong, reach Jiangjie and continue to move toward Hamgyong Road. It is worth noting that at this time, there are only Westerners
Party members engaged in a monarch-subject struggle with Li Hao because Liu Chenglong, a member of the Southern People's Party, was previously receiving envoys from the Ming Dynasty and was unable to participate in the discussion.
So the Westerners Party became the dominant party in the court and independently fought against Li Huan. Yin Dooshou had been sent to stay in Pyongyang before, and the members of the Westerners Party trusted Yin Dooshou very much. Therefore, in this remonstrance between the emperor and his ministers, all members of the Westerners Party
They no longer agreed to cross the Liaoning border and advocated waiting for news from Pyongyang, saying that if Pyongyang fell, they would leave for the North Road and continue to move.
Zheng Che, a member of the Western People's Party, has great confidence in Yun Dooshou. He once said, "When approaching Pyongyang, the thieves are the masters and I am the guest. In Pyongyang, I am the master and the thieves are the guests." He believes that Pyongyang can be defended. Zheng Che believes that Pyongyang can still be defended, even if
Although Pyongyang was lost, the country still had a place to stay. For this reason, Zheng Che reiterated the Jiangjie boundary where the relocation was previously denied by himself, in order to express his opposition to the internal invasion.
Cui Xingyuan, a member of the Western People's Party, also believed that "if the thieves are defeated, they can go to the north." At the same time, Cui Xingyuan raised several concerns: First, there is nowhere to place the ancestral temple and the grain; second, if the Ming Dynasty does not accept it, it will be attacked by Japanese pirates at the same time.
, North Korea will definitely be unable to cope with it; third, "the people of Liaodong are in danger."
At this time, Li Huo had several debates with ministers, but only Li Huo and Li Hengfu were in favor of crossing the Liao Dynasty. Li Huo once said bluntly, "It is better to die in the country of your parents than to die at the hands of thieves." He even did not hesitate to mention the old events of Annan Kingdom.
Li Huo believed that "going to Liao was not only a refuge. The Annan Kingdom tried to destroy its country, but also entered the dynasty, and the Heavenly Dynasty sent troops to send it, and the Annan Kingdom was able to recover." Therefore, in his opinion, once the Ming Dynasty "Fu Fan" was born,
They will definitely not ignore North Korea. Secondly, this trip is not just for internal attachment, but is also connected with the request for troops.
The final result was that Li Ao and his party rushed to Uiju to prepare for the Liao Dynasty, while the crown prince Gwanghae went to Jiangjie and then arrived at North Hamgyong Province. As soon as this proposal came out, Li Ao abandoned the officials who opposed the attachment and ordered the leaders to discuss the affairs.
Cui Xingyuan and others served the ancestral temple in North Road together with Gwanghaejun.
At this time, the Korean court was still ruled by two parties: Westerners and Southerners. The Northerners Party was temporarily dormant because of Yi Shanhae's dismissal. However, when he returned when Yoo Seong-ryong was in trouble in power, the Northerners Party he brought back was
There is also a vague distinction between "Great North" and "Little North".
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