Ming Zuo

Chapter 573 The Base

People are afraid of death.

Kim Sang-heon is no exception.

Not only is he afraid of death, but as a politician, he also doesn't want to lose his power.

When Liao Zhongjian told him the real situation nakedly, he fell into panic.

So much so that Liao Zhongjian's identity as a Shandong rebel was no longer so much scruples.

Liao Zhongjian had a saying that went deep into his heart.

Tomorrow is so thin that Xishan is already too busy to take care of itself, and it is impossible to rescue North Korea.

And North Korea, without the care of Ming Dynasty, is more accessible than the gate of a brothel.

Once Hou Jin came to attack, North Korea's situation is obvious.

Anyone can change their position and take refuge in Hou Jin, including the king Li Ji.

Only their Westerners Party is impossible.

Moreover, there is no place for them all on Houjin's side, and the Great Northern faction is waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

At the thought of a dark and hopeless future, Kim Sang-heon lost all his strength.

"Lord Jin, do you want to capture him without a fight?"

Liao Zhongjian asked sharp questions.

Kim Sang-heon seemed to have aged many years in a moment.

"The matter has come to this, what can we do?"

Under the general situation, he really doesn't know, is there any hope for the Western People's Party to come back?
This is Liao Zhongjian's purpose.

Let these people despair, then give them hope.

"Jurchen are also barbarians. Dingmao Rebellion, North Korea suffered a lot. Countless North Korean people were taken into slavery, life and death are unknown. If it happens again, North Korea is completely reduced to the cruelty of barbarians, Mr. Jin can think about the fate of North Korean people ?”

Kim Sang-heon was terrified.

He was preoccupied with self-pity.

At this time, under the guidance of Liao Zhongjian, he remembered that if Hou Jin came again, I am afraid that North Korea would really perish.

This is an unimaginable disaster, which has made him ignore his own safety and honor.

"Master Angel, do you have a good plan?"

He is not a fool. Knowing that Liao Zhongjian said so, he must have a backup.

An old fritter like him had understood Liao Zhongjian's purpose from the very beginning.

But so what?

The situation is better than people.

No matter how much wisdom and calculations Jin Shangxian has, it is useless in the face of the general trend and strength.

North Korea is weak, and Da Ming can't count on it. If he wants to save North Korea, he must at least save their Western People's Party. The only thing he can hope for is the Shandong traitor in front of him.

Facts have proved that such things as positions are the most useless.

Just now Jin Shangxian was still thinking about how to arrest Liao Zhongjian and go to the Ming Dynasty to ask for credit.

But now, he has automatically ignored Liao Zhongjian's identity.

Whoever can save him is a friend.

Liao Zhongjian also had a deep understanding of Kim Sang-heon, and he did not confide in this old bureaucrat.

What he did was in line with Zuo Menggeng's plan, and the result was later.

"The ruler of your country can surrender, and others can surrender. Only you loyal people can't. Once North Korea can't resist the oppression of the Jurchens and the whole country surrenders, even without the Jurchens' action, domestic opponents will not let you go Yes. If you want to survive, the only hope is to stay behind and keep your vitality."

Jin Shangxian understood the truth, but he felt that Liao Zhongjian was being naive.

"However, in a place the size of North Korea, there is no way to turn around. Even if we want to escape for our lives, where can we go?"

Liao Zhongjian laughed loudly, and said meaningfully: "Of course it won't work on land. The Jurchens have strong soldiers and strong horses. If you want to destroy you, no one can stop you for the time being. But at sea..."

Kim Sang-heon didn't understand.

He is a feudal bureaucrat who doesn't know much about the sea.

Liao Zhongjian took out the map and clicked on the location of Jeju Island.

"Now Jeju Mu and other officials are your confidantes. Jeju Island is isolated overseas, and it is more than two hundred miles away from the nearest Jeolla Province. The Jurchens are not good at water warfare. Even if they capture the entire North Korea, how can they do it?" Going to sea to invade this place? If you use this island to hoard supplies and train soldiers. If there is any change in the future, you will retreat to this island. With the support of our Shandong ships, you can counterattack back at any time."

Kim Sang-heon and Kwon-li were lying on the map, their eyes were about to pop out when they saw it.

Of course they know about Jeju Island.

But it was the first time to see it on the map so intuitively.

The more they watched, the more their hearts moved.

Everyone knows the fact that the land is strong and the sea is weak.

It is absolutely impossible to resist Houjin on land.

But if it is at sea, it might be a way.

Jin Shangxian thought of Mao Wenlong's past.

Back then, the domineering and powerful general couldn't beat Houjin on land, and it was because of the few small islands that he made trouble for Houjin.

Jeju Island is much bigger than Phi Island.

If you really want to manage it carefully, it will be no problem to feed hundreds of thousands of people.

The only thing that worries him is...

"How is this different from treason?"

If you still choose to resist when the whole country surrenders, it is also a kind of treason.

As a Confucian scholar who has read a lot of poetry and books, Jin Shangxian doesn't want to bear such a bad name.

At this time, Liao Zhongjian was needed to cheer him up.

"North Korea is the North Korea of ​​the Koreans, not the North Korea of ​​one family. Mr. Kim, why did you choose to support the current leader anyway?"

This is a question that needs no answer.

Wasn't it because the former king, Gwanghae-kun, was cruel and tyrannical and unpopular, so the Western People's Party staged a coup and replaced the king.

However, the civil servants of North Korea are the same as those of Ming Dynasty. They cannot get rid of the general ethics of heaven, earth, monarch, relatives and teachers, and their thinking and actions are limited.

Liao Zhongjian put forward a more strategic slogan for Jin Shangxian.

[North Korea is the North Korea of ​​the Koreans, not the North Korea of ​​every family! 】

Once this slogan is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it means that the concept of the monarch as the supreme representative of the country will be completely disintegrated.

Especially after North Korea completely surrendered and Kim committed himself to the barbarians, such a slogan can obviously be recognized by more North Koreans.

So what the Western People's Party did was not a rebellion, but a rebellion for the country.

"The ancient history is brilliant, the pen and ink are like knives, and the Xuan Temple is an example. What do people think today? At that time, Lord Guanghai was not supported by all people?"

Liao Zhongjian brought up the case of Xuanzu of Joseon to increase his persuasiveness.

The North Koreans give the monarch a temple name, just like a joke.

Regardless of what the monarch does, he is very willful.

During the Japanese Rebellion in Imjin, Xuanzu abandoned the people of the country and ran to Kuandian Fort to survive. He even wrote a letter to Daming, hoping to become a citizen of Daming.

Just such a product, the temple name is Xuanzu...

The same is true.

Li Yu, who bowed his head and professed his minister to Houjin, had the temple name of Renzu.

But no matter how nice the temple name is, it cannot cover up what they have done.

In the minds of the Koreans, Xuanzu naturally received more infamy than praise.

On the contrary, Gwanghae-kun, who was later overthrown by a coup, stayed bravely during the Imjin Japanese Invasion, unlike Sunjo who fled, and organized a rebel army to fight against the invaders.

Because of this, his succession is expected.

If it wasn't for Gwanghae-kun's perverse behavior later on, causing anger and resentment, his reputation in history can almost rival Li Chenggui, King Sejong, etc.

Liao Zhongjian opened a different window for Kim Sang-heon, seducing his ambition.

(End of this chapter)