In 1655, the eleventh year of Longwu.The coup d'état carried out by the Korean native ministers, led by Kim Jong-won, ended in failure.In the palace, the king of Joseon, Yi Hao, let Kim Jong-won burn to death after the failed coup d'état, and a large number of Korean ministers who participated in the rebellion were arrested by Wu Yuejun.Government Residence.Zhao Ming was wearing a scarlet county king costume and a winged crown, sitting behind the table, looking at Cui Chengxiu who was kneeling in front of him.Originally, Zhao Ming didn't want to leave any flaws, and was going to kill Cui Chengxiu together, so as not to let anyone know that Kim Jongwon's rebellion and Li Hao's death were actually his design.Now Zhao Ming keeps him, but because he considers that there are still many things that need to be done by Choi Chengxiu, a North Korean.In other words, Cui Chengxiu still has use value for Zhao Ming.At this time, Zhao Ming took a sip of tea and said casually: "The rebellion led by Kim Jong Won was put down, but the king of Joseon, Li Hao, died tragically in the fire.Now that there is no owner in North Korea, who do you think can succeed Li Hao in the North Korean royal family and become the king of North Korea?
”Cui Chengxiu hurriedly shook his head and kowtowed solemnly, "Your Highness, the minister thinks that there is no need for the king of Joseon, and His Royal Highness is the king of Joseon!"
”Zhao Ming couldn't help but secretly approve, but his face was embarrassed: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate!"
Will the people of Samhan misunderstand King Gu and think that King Gu is plotting to annex Korea!
”Cui Chengxiu raised his head and said righteously: "The hearts of the people of Sanhan are towards the Celestial Empire, and North Korea has always called itself Little China, but they admire China too much.Now, North Korea has the opportunity to become a part of China, which is a great joy, and the people and ministers of the three Koreas will be grateful to His Highness for his acceptance, how can they blame His Highness. ”Zhao Ming had a smile on his face, a little glad that he didn't kill Cui Chengxiu, "I'm afraid, not all North Koreans think so!"
”Choi Chengxiu said emotionally: "If His Royal Highness accepts North Korea, the people of the three Koreas and the ministers, he will be able to get rid of the shameful title of Koreans."
From now on, the minister will be a Chinese person, what an honor at this time.If someone doesn't know gratitude, they don't deserve to exist in the world if they are so wolf-hearted!
”Zhao Ming was overjoyed when he heard this, and stood up, "Cui Aiqing, you get up and go with King Gu to discuss matters!"
”Consulate of the Government, in the Council Hall.The ministers of civil and military affairs in the Joseon royal capital gathered together to discuss the aftermath.After the rebellion, Korea urgently needed to restore order, and after the death of the Joseon king, Yi Hao, Joseon also needed a new king to calm the people's hearts.At this time, in the lobby, many North Korean officials were discussing, and suddenly a guard in the inner hall shouted: "Your Highness has arrived!"
”The lobby suddenly fell silent, and I saw more than a dozen guards with knives surrounding Zhao Ming and walked out.Everyone immediately got up, greeted Zhao Ming into the hall, and bowed, "Welcome Your Highness!"
”Many North Korean ministers in the hall know very well in their hearts that now that the king of North Korea is dead, Zhao Ming is the veritable supreme controller of North Korea, and Zhao Ming wants to be the master of North Korea, but it is just a matter of one sentence.However, there are still some people who can't see the situation clearly, and they are preparing to beg Zhao Ming to set up a new king of Joseon.Zhao Ming sat down on the throne, the armor in armor stood on both sides with swords, murderous, not angry and arrogant, and Cui Chengxiu, who followed him, stood under the hall."
Let's all be exempt!"
Zhao Ming smiled and waved his hand, his face was gentle, like a spring breeze."
Your Highness!"
The North Koreans in the hall kowtowed and thanked them, then got up and stood on both sides.At this time, Zhao Ming and the others quieted down in the lobby, and then said in a deep voice: "I called everyone here today to discuss the aftermath.You are all ministers of the DPRK, so you can freely express your thoughts. ”Although Zhao Ming said so, but just after the coup d'état, who really spoke freely, it was easy to say what Zhao Ming wanted, if it didn't agree, it would be looking for death.Therefore, as soon as these words came out, the usual enthusiastic speeches did not appear, and most of the people in the hall did not say a word.At this time, Cui Chengxiu played a class and said: "Your Highness, there is no master of North Korea now, and His Royal Highness is wise and martial, and he is the master of the world, it is better to lead the lord of North Korea and be the lord of the ministers."
Since then, North Korea can be a province of China, and Wang Jing has been renamed Seoul as the capital of North Korea. ”Generally speaking, the first speech is often to set the tone for the discussion, and Cui Chengxiu came out behind Zhao Ming, and anyone with a discerning eye understood what Zhao Ming meant.However, among the people in the hall, there are also some ignorant people.This coup d'état implicated many nobles and two classes, and many people in the hall had protégés, relatives and friends who were imprisoned.As one of the initiators, Cui Chengxiu was already disgusted by everyone, and everyone felt ashamed of his betrayal of Li Hao and opening the city gate, so they hated this person even more.At this time, someone heard Cui Chengxiu's words, which actually meant that Zhao Ming should abolish the Korean Kingdom, annex Korea, and change the country into a province, and they were immediately furious."
Your Highness, this matter must not be done, the first king still has heirs, you should choose one of the heirs and establish him as the king of Joseon."
Hu Cao's judgment Zhao Jimin went out of the class and played.He took the lead, and more than a dozen North Korean ministers who didn't have long brains actually jumped out and echoed his opinion.Zhao Ming didn't like it, he originally thought that most of the people who opposed him in the coup had jumped out, but now it seems that there are still some potential opponents who have not been exposed.Zhao Ming sat upright, his face did not change, but said gently: "Do other people also have this opinion?"
”Zhao Ming's attitude made no one hesitate in his heart, thinking that Zhao Ming did not mean to abolish the Korean Kingdom, and it was all Cui Chengxiu, a traitor, who was making trouble."
Your Highness, the people of North Korea are now in turmoil, so it is better to choose a clan and establish him as the king, so as to reassure the people."
A few more people stood up one after another to express their opinions, and Zhao Ming wrote down the names of these people one by one, preparing to settle accounts after the autumn.After all, they are all ministers of North Korea, if the Korean state is gone and becomes a province, their status will also decline, and they will be restrained by the government of Wu Yue from now on.Moreover, the two classes of ministers, who have eaten the Korean royal family's money for hundreds of years, have some feelings for North Korea.Cui Chengxiu said angrily: "The king of North Korea, Li Hao, deliberately plotted to kill His Royal Highness, you still want to make his son the king of Korea, I think you are all Li Hao's comrades!"
”As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was shocked, and Cui Chengxiu's hat was buttoned down, and he wanted the life of the person who spoke just now.For a time, the ministers who supported the establishment of another Joseon king suddenly besieged Choi Chengxiu, and Choi Chengxiu's words also woke up some people, and in order to clear up the relationship, they all stood up to support Choi Chengxiu.There was a good debate in the hall, and there were quite a few people who agreed and those who were against.In Zhao Ming's heart, he had already kept in mind the Korean civil and military forces with different positions, so he waved his hand and said: "Okay, since everyone can't hold each other, then the lonely will be dealt with in a compromise."
The king of Joseon will not stand for the time being, and will be supervised by the state affairs of Joseon alone, and the traitor remnants will be investigated, and then the affairs of Joseon will be discussed!
”After speaking, Zhao Ming got up and left.The next day, Zhao Ming ordered Choi Chengxiu to be appointed as the leader of the North Korean government, responsible for tracking down Kim Jong-won's opposition to the party, and began a large-scale purge of the two classes in North Korea.In this purge, Zhao Ming is rushing to expand, and it will inevitably implicate a wide range of people, causing the Korean people's resentment to boil, so it cannot be done by Zhao Ming and Wu Yueguo's people, but only by the North Koreans themselves.And for the North Korean Choi Chengxiu to do this, the two classes of North Korea can lock the object of hatred on Choi Chengxiu, and Zhao Ming will find an opportunity to remove Choi Chengxiu in the future, which can calm the anger of the North Koreans.()