Changdeokgung Palace in the center of Seoul was built during the Taejong period, the third generation of the Lee Dynasty of North Korea. It means to carry forward the "moral" way and spread it to future generations. (The scenes of the royal palace in "Dae Jang Geum" were shot here)
The "Secret Garden" in the back garden of Changdeokgung Palace was built at the same time as Changdeokgung Palace. The Geumcheon Bridge on the right side of Donhwamun Gate in nearby Changdeokgung Palace is said to have been built in the 11th year of Taejong (1411) and is the stone bridge in Seoul.
The oldest among them, the main hall of Changdeokgung Palace, Injeongjeon is the place where the throne enthronement ceremony, reception of foreign envoys and other important national activities are held. With the sun, moon and five mountains as the background, Injeongjeon is now the place where King Gwanghae Gun Lee of Joseon
The scene where Hui received the envoy of King Jinghai of China.
Gwanghaejun Li Hui is a realist. In fact, all the kings of the Li Dynasty are realists. Since Joseon is located between our illustrious dynasty and the ambitious Japanese country, the kings of the Li family are very sensitive to the real political situation and want to
They are very good at the tightrope-walking political tricks of compromising the strong and maintaining relations with the weak.
Accompanying Lord Gwanghae to receive the envoy was Li Yuanyi, the right deputy, who was 73 years old. He was one of the leaders of the so-called "Dabei faction" who supported Lord Gwanghae in his rise to power. He was a famous figure in the history of North Korea's century-old party struggle. His courtesy name was Gongli.
His name was Wuli. He was the fourth grandson of Lord Yining, the son of Emperor Taizong of Joseon. He was a member of the collateral royal family of Joseon. Li Yuanyi successively served as the judge of the prison, chief minister, judge of households, judge of rites, judge of officials and general manager of the capital.
, Zhiyi Jinfu and other official positions, he can be called a veteran of North Korean politics. After the outbreak of the "Imjin Japanese Rebellion", he guarded Pyongyang with Kim Myung-won and others. After the fall of Pyongyang, he organized a rebel army to attack the Japanese army. He helped the Ming general Li Rusong regain Pyongyang and made military exploits.
He was named the "Chongzheng Doctor" of the Ming Dynasty.
The power of the king of Joseon was actually limited by two groups of nobles, and he often had to rely on these political elders to rule the country. Therefore, at the insistence of Li Won-yi, who strictly abided by the Confucian concept of hierarchy, Gwanghae Lord sat high
On the throne, he tried his best to maintain his dignity and watched Zeng Shan, Yan Siqi and others, the envoys of King Jinghai of China, enter the hall.
Zeng Shan came from Taiwan urgently for the surrender of North Korea.
Yan Siqi's fifth division now controls North Korea north of the Datong River. If it weren't for the fact that the weather is too cold and the Gaima Plateau in North Korea is really difficult to pass, Yan Siqi would have led his troops into the Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou.
Yin Feng was deeply afraid that he would get into trouble if he was bored in northern Korea, so he ordered him to accompany Zeng Shan to see the king of Korea.
Yan Siqi was not happy to do this job. He accompanied Zeng Shan and walked into the Injeong Hall of Changdeokgung Palace unhappily. He saw the North Korean civil and military officials on both sides looking at them with different expressions. He puffed up his chest and strode forward with his head held high.
The leader of the Ministry of Etiquette suddenly discovered that the general of the pirate army was striding ahead of them. He was panicked and quickly stepped forward to stop this barbarian who did not understand etiquette. When Yan Siqi saw someone blocking him, he said angrily: "You guys, wait.
What do you want?"
"This envoy from the Kingdom of Heaven must kneel down when meeting the Lord of our country..."
"Fuck you, I, Yan Zhenquan, have only worshiped my parents and the king of my family all my life. Who is the leader of your family?"
The two leaders of the Korean Ministry of Rites turned pale with fright and looked at each other helplessly. The expressions of the North Korean ministers also changed greatly and they looked at each other, but no one said a word.
At this moment, outside Changdeokgung Palace, more than 1,000 Chinese soldiers in black helmets and equipped with cannons, flintlock muskets, surrounded the entire palace. Everything inside and outside Seoul was under the control of the Chinese army's infantry and navy. None of the ministers wanted to cause death.
Zeng Shanshan stepped forward and grabbed Yan Siqi: "Forget it, don't embarrass such a low-level official,"
He stepped forward and bowed his hands to the King of Korea and said: "I am the envoy of King Jinghai of China, and I have come to see the King of the country to establish an alliance between the two parties."
"Why don't you kneel down and worship the king?"
The voice that spoke seemed vigorous and powerful. It was Li Yuanyi, the leader of the "Dabei Faction" standing at the king's lower left.
Seeing someone starting to speak, a North Korean civil servant jumped out and pointed at Zeng Shan and shouted: "Your lord is just a general military officer of the Celestial Dynasty. He calls himself a king. He is really treasonous and a traitor. What qualifications do you have to stand here?" here,"
King Gwanghae of North Korea turned pale and was speechless. However, he saw all the civil and military officials of North Korea whispering to each other. While they were whispering, a few people jumped out and said: "The Chinese dynasty is rebellious. How dare you act so arrogantly here?"
"You pirates have invaded our vassal territory for no reason. Soon the Chinese soldiers will arrive here and they will definitely make decisions for our country."
Zeng Shan suddenly understood: The North Koreans had suffered a military defeat, and now they were premeditated to win back the situation in terms of etiquette. The current scene was obviously planned and deliberate.
He looked at Yan Siqi, whose face was ashen, and nodded slightly. Yan Siqi sneered, pulled out the gold-plated flintlock pistol specially used by Chinese army officers from his waist, stepped forward, and "bang," he almost hit the opponent's head. , shooting the North Korean civilian official who first jumped out to speak.
There was a sudden silence inside and outside Renzheng Hall, and only the sound of the gunfire seemed to still echo among the beams of the hall.
"Plop," the civil servant fell to the ground, his head hit the floor, and dark red blood immediately flowed all over the floor.
Everyone in the hall was stunned by this appalling act. Some of the North Korean officials who had spoken so brazenly just now were frightened and fainted on the spot.
There was a slight commotion outside the hall, but it soon subsided. Several Chinese soldiers, holding muskets with bayonets fixed, rushed into the gate of Renzheng Hall and stood silently and quickly on both sides of the gate.
Zeng Shan frowned. He originally just hinted Yan Siqi to teach those civil servants who shouted, but he didn't expect Yan Siqi to be so violent when he took action, so he had no choice but to sigh in his heart.
Yan Siqi said loudly: "This man's evil words are misleading the public and intend to destroy the friendly relationship between my lord and North Korea. He will die unjustly. Who can say anything?"
His thin and gloomy face was still stained with the blood spattered by the deceased. He looked around and saw that all the Korean civil and military officials who could still stand lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him.
Zeng Shan took a step forward, raised his hands again and said: "Can we sign the covenant between our two families now?"
Guang Haijun seemed to have just woken up and said tremblingly: "Okay, okay, I'll sign it right now..."
There was a "pop", but Li Yuanyi, the political leader, was so angry that he fainted, and his gray-haired head hit the floor. Guanghai Jun panicked, stood up from the throne, and planned to look after Li Yuanyi, but he heard "Bang," again. "With a sound, Lord Guanghai suddenly seemed to be immobilized by a body-fixing method, and he looked at his head blankly.
Yan Siqi fired again, killing another civil servant who had just spoken.
Yan Siqi pointed his gun at the North Korean king who was in a daze, and said coldly: "Hurry up and sign, don't waste time,"
…
In Lushun City, inside the old camp of the Chinese Army and outside Yin Feng's study, Zhao Tie and Zeng Qing were chatting quietly.
"Have you seen those two Korean girls," Zhao Tie asked Zeng Qing with a smile.
"See you, she's such a pretty little girl, fair and delicate. She looks like she's only fourteen or fifteen years old. The King of Korea is really capable,"
Zhao Tie chuckled: "The ship owner is very lucky, but I don't know what Mrs. Li will think, haha,"
Zeng Qing sneered and said: "I have already asked someone to check. The daughter of the current leader of North Korea is only 1 year old. These two so-called royal princesses may not be the daughters of any prince or noble family in North Korea."
Zhao Tie frowned: "There is such a thing. If these two girls are just ordinary women, then the king of North Korea is fooling me. This is not possible. Master Zeng Jiu, you have to find out about this matter. My ship owner, the king
But we can’t suffer this loss,”
Zeng Qing nodded: "I have sent people to investigate inside North Korea. The personnel of the Military Intelligence Department may ask your subordinates to assist when they arrive,"
"That's no problem. I will pass on the order and fully assist the Military Intelligence Department in its work. By the way, the North Korean envoy who came to pay New Year greetings should know something,"
Zeng Qing said with a smile: "You can't ask much about such a small character. However, these two 'princesses' are versatile in playing, playing, chess, calligraphy and painting, and are well-educated. They should be members of the Lee royal family of North Korea. At least, they are either rich or not.
expensive,"
One of Yin Feng's personal guards suddenly appeared and saluted the two of them: "General Zhao, Director Zeng, your Majesty invites you two to come in."
As soon as the two entered the study, they saw several representatives of the people of Liaodong kneeling down to worship Yin Feng. Yin Feng helped them up one by one, comforted them and sent them out.
As we all know, Yin Feng is approachable by nature and doesn't like to put on any airs. Even after becoming queen, his palace is no different from the former presidential residence. He only travels with his own bodyguards, and there is no ceremonial guard at all.
However, after Zeng Qi, Xu Hongji and other scribes joined his gang, they tried their best to advocate the so-called "dignity" and "respect and inferiority". Now, in addition to Zhao Tie and other old guys like the "Manila Fugitives", ordinary Chinese company personnel and
The people in the area under his control had already involuntarily wanted to kneel down to worship Yin Feng. Yin Feng was unable to stop them one by one, and he was unable to overturn the millennium-old custom. For the time being, he could only maintain the rule within the Chinese Army that no kneeling was allowed.
When Yin Feng saw the two of them coming in together, he smiled bitterly and sat back at his desk. He pointed at the two of them and said, "You think my harem is too free, so bring two lolita..."
Zhao Tie hurriedly asked: "What is a loli?"
Yin Feng quickly shook his head: "Don't worry about them, let's talk about the situation in North Korea first."
Zhao Tie handed several documents to Zeng Qing. Zeng Qing did not read the documents and said slowly: "There are eight provinces and sixteen prefectures in North Korea. Our army has controlled the four provinces of Ping'an, Xianjing, Huanghai, and Jingqu."
Most of the northern areas of North Korea and the area on the south bank of the Yalu River have been basically occupied by our army. The so-called King Qin's 'volunteers' have appeared in several of these places, but most of them are
The mob is nothing to worry about, but there are two groups of gentry in North Korea. Most of them own land and tenants in various places. Their family forces are deeply entangled and secretly fight against our army, but they are a serious problem."
Zeng Qing handed several documents to Yin Feng and continued: "After Yan Siqi shot and killed people in the palace, those high-ranking officials were very aware of current affairs. Our army collected food and husbands, and the local officials cooperated. Those who were rampant in the hometown The gentry, on the other hand, work against the will and hinder our army at every turn."
Zhao Tie continued: "Now that our army wants to transport heavy artillery and a large amount of munitions to the Yalu River, it must widen the dirt roads in North Korea and open roads in mountainous areas. It requires too much manpower. It is necessary to collect food and men locally. Relying on North Korean officials, we must let North Korean officials work hard for us. This is a top priority,"
Yin Feng nodded: "Yes, we made things simple in advance. We didn't expect that northern North Korea is so remote and uninhabited, with almost no decent roads. This matter has to be implemented by the King of North Korea. Brother Zhao, after the New Year Just go back to North Korea and bring the newly arrived foreign mercenaries with you. What means you use to force the King of North Korea to submit is a matter between you and Yan Siqi. What I mean is: even if you turn North Korea upside down, you have to rush. Complete the road before the snow melts,"
Zhao Tie stood up with a grin, raised his hands and saluted: "Don't worry, those roads will definitely be repaired before next spring."