The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 253
Liu Xingzuo didn't pay attention to eunuch Lin Zhong's scolding, or he didn't pay attention to North Korea.

Without changing his face, he looked directly at the leader of North Korea, Li Zhen.

Li Zhen hesitated for a while, but did not blame Liu Xingzuo.

"Why is General Liu so reckless? I have a very close relationship with Ping Liaohou, Jiedushi of Guizhen, and the two sides have been cooperating happily.

Marquis Pingliao often wrote letters to me, and I agreed with Marquis Pingliao to support each other, and our friendship will last forever.

Liu Jiang is a newcomer to North Korea, and he doesn't understand the relationship between us. Those who don't know are not to be blamed. "

Li Zhen warned Liu Xingzuo in a polite and stern tone.

Hearing the warning from the lord of North Korea, Liu Xingzuo below did not change his attitude, and still looked indifferent.

He is different from General Zhou.

North Korea is a vassal state of the Great Zhou, and the frontier generals did not dare to lighten the incident, but instead aroused domestic blame.

After the rise of Jinjiang Town.

Obtaining a large amount of materials from North Korea every year is an indispensable part of the supply, plus the relationship between Jiedushi and the North Korean king.

Therefore, whether it is the Zhenjiang Army stationed in North Korea, or Xie Youcheng who is in charge of North Korea's confidential affairs, Tao Jie is the replacement.

No one dared to be rude in front of the lord of North Korea. No matter what they were discussing, they all kept the etiquette to show respect.

Liu Xingzuo was not a general of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The various tribes of Nuer Gansi have been in constant communication with the Lee Dynasty for hundreds of years, from the beginning of the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

When North Korea's wooing failed, the various ministries of Nu'er Gansi chose to surrender to Ming Dynasty, but turned to cut off the mutual market and suppressed the tribes.

It gradually developed into various ministries of Nuer Gansi harassing North Korea, and even after the old slave unified the barbarians, when he was in the city of Hetuala.

North Korea has long been subdued. In addition to paying tribute to the Great Zhou, it will also send servants to the barbarians and present a large number of gifts.

Although Liu Xingzuo is a Han, he grew up with Hetuala and became the upper class of the barbarians, so he is very familiar with North Korea.

The land area of ​​Lee's Korea is not smaller than that of Liaozuo, with a population of more than three million and a million acres of land across the country.Logically speaking, at least more than [-] elite soldiers can be drawn.

This one million mu of land is enough for the more than three million North Korean people to have enough food and clothing.

But as Tao Jie said yesterday, the saying goes that the world is as black as crows.

100 million knots of land, nearly half of which is Ketian, will supply the guards and even the two classes of nobles.

The remaining half can be obtained by the common people, and with the forage, cotton and linen, etc., the Korean common people will not have enough clothes to cover their bodies and food.

The weakness of North Korea has long been seen clearly by the barbarians who have been fighting openly and secretly between the two sides for hundreds of years.

Therefore, in the city of Hetuala, the old slave never had a good face towards the North Korean envoys, and even made tough demands every time.

North Korea's gifts to Hetuala City are countless every year, and they dare not refuse.

Today Jinjiang town borders North Korea.

Jinjiang Town has a population of more than [-] million and a strong army of [-].

And work together to conspire civil affairs.

And the king of North Korea relies on Jinjiang Town to secure the throne. Regardless of this matter, Jinjiang Town's strength alone can destroy North Korea.

Liu Xingzuo thinks so.

A weak tribe must have the awareness of the weak.

For a powerful tribe, you need to take the initiative to please him instead of attracting the other party's anger.

Not to mention that only 30 shi is set for the annual quota, although this year, an extra 30 shi is required for grain and grass.

But Jiedushi also took care of North Korea's favor and promised to halve North Korea's annual quota next year.

Even if Jiedushi does not let go, according to Liu Xingzuo's idea, North Korea supplies 60 shi of grain a year, not to mention hesitating, at least he must be grateful.

The attitude of the two classes of nobles in North Korea, and even the king of North Korea, is nothing more than retaining the original impression.

Regard Jinjiang Town as the Great Zhou Army Town.

He believed that North Korea was a vassal state of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Liaodong military town did not dare to violate the imperial court and disturb North Korea.

If it were a barbarian, would North Korea dare to refuse?

Therefore, since Liu Xingzuo entered North Korea, he kept silent about Dazhou and only talked about Jinjiang Town, hoping that the North Korean nobles would wake up.

pity.

Liu Xingzuo was too lazy to explore whether it was pretending not to know, or other ideas, and he no longer left North Korea with a fig leaf.

"Jinjiang Town needs food to alleviate the people's hardship this year, so it needs supplies from North Korea, and this matter cannot be refused.

Maybe His Highness had some misunderstandings in his heart before, thinking that this matter can be discussed, so I will answer His Highness today.

The 30 shi of grain is now about to be collected by various ministries in North Korea, which must be supplied to Jinjiang Town as scheduled, and the remaining 30 shi of grain will be supplied after the autumn harvest.

And what my Lord Ping Liaohou said will be halved next year, I clearly inform His Highness that this matter will be cancelled, and North Korea will supply the full amount next year. "

Liu Xingzuo's brutal words stunned not only Lin Zhong, but even Li Yu.

Then a wave of shame welled up in Li Jing's heart, and he became angry from embarrassment.

"The age? How do you call it the age? This is my agreement with the Marquis of Liao, and the two sides will work together to fight against the supply of the barbarians."

"Your Highness!"

Liu Xingzuo shouted loudly.

The guards of the palace were alarmed, and they all probed to see, seeing that His Majesty the Lord did not make a statement, some wanted to come in, and some looked hesitant.

Li Zhen looked at Liu Xingzuo in a daze, and did not lose his mind because of his anger.

Although this person belongs to the royal family, but because of the suspicion and suppression of the former king of Joseon, he has no power around him.

If it weren't for the coup d'état by the two groups of nobles, he would end up like his father and elder brother in a few years, and the family would be reunited underground.

From the puppets brought up by the two groups of nobles, to the final stabilization of the throne and the grasp of power, it can be seen that they are not mediocre.

At least in terms of forbearance, it is extraordinary.

In Dongjiang Town in history, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians robbed North Korea for food, everyone complained, but he was the only one who fully supported Dongjiang Town.

It is also a person who can let go of everything else for the sake of the throne and power.

he knows.

As long as he gives an order, the palace guards can subdue this person.

But what about the consequences.

So he held back.

Liu Xingzuo saw Li Zhen's demeanor in his eyes. Although he didn't know what Li Zhen was thinking, he had his credentials.

The leaders of the three rebel armies all promised to follow the lead of Jinjiang Town.

There are [-] troops stationed in Jinjiang in North Korea.

There are [-] Korean troops stationed in Zhenjiang.

The total number of soldiers of the three parties reached more than [-].

With only these three men, he can overthrow the rule of the North Korean king.

And Jia Jian sent another person to inform Jinjiang Town that he had not received military funds from the imperial court, so he would not be able to fight the barbarians next year.

Under such and such circumstances, if North Korea dared to violate Jinjiang Town, Liu Xingzuo really dared to pull Li Zhen off his horse.

Not to mention that the leader of North Korea, Li Ji, was originally using the power of Jinjiang Town to stabilize his throne.

In other words, as long as Jin Jiangzhen no longer supports him, he will become a puppet of the two classes of nobles from the king of North Korea who is gradually controlling the situation.

The original generals of Jinjiang Town, and even Tao Jie, because of their own environment, they have respected the North Korean ruler for several years, which made him a little carried away.

So Liu Xingzuo wanted to use this tough stance to make this person wake up to his own situation.

If Tang Qing'an saw this scene in his eyes, he would lament that throughout the ages, things have changed, but routines have not changed.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor became a national traitor, took refuge in Japan, and became Japan's puppet.

In the beginning, I also wanted to pretend.

In the end, Japan lost patience and scolded directly and forcefully, and immediately became a good boy.

Since you are a puppet, you must become a puppet.

The difference is.

As the puppet of Dongjiang Town, Li Zhen is still the undisputed king of North Korea, but if he becomes the puppet of the two classes of nobles, Li Zhen is nothing.

Li Jing fell silent.

Although the eunuch Lin Zhong's name is loyal, he is used to meeting people who are at the helm of the wind, so he didn't talk too much about protecting the lord and getting angry.

Seeing that Li Ji was overwhelmed, Liu Xingzuo suddenly changed his attitude, and his tone became gentler.

"My lord Ping Liao Hou, hundreds of people went to sea, ruled millions of soldiers and civilians in a few years, the power is so powerful that even the barbarians dare not try their edge.

In a few more years, who in the world can stand shoulder to shoulder, and my lord Ping Liaohou is only in his twenties, please ask Your Highness.

Ten years later, who is the real hero? "

Li Jing said calmly.

"Ping Liaohou is a true hero."

Lin Zhong saw His Majesty's expression in his eyes, and secretly sighed in his heart, and couldn't help sighing that fortunately his nephew had a good relationship with Jin Jiangzhen.

"Marquis Ping Liao has always regarded His Highness as a confidant, and he does not want His Highness to be wronged. Why does His Highness let down the friendship of Marquis Ping Liao?

As my lord Ping Liaohou said, I hope that the friendship with His Highness will last forever and be good friends from generation to generation, but my lord is just short of money for a while.

His Highness ignores the kindness of both parties, isn't it because of a small loss. "

Liu Xingzuo looked at Li Zhen sincerely, stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute.

"The foreign general was rude just now, because His Highness did not argue the truth and was so anxious that he acted rashly.

Apart from being sincere, I only hope that His Highness can learn from his own heart, so that Jinjiang Town and North Korea will be friendly from generation to generation, and they will swear for ten thousand years. "

Li Yan sighed.

Just as Dongjiang Town knows North Korea well, how has North Korea not understood Dongjiang Town over the years.

It can be said that North Korea also watched Dongjiang Town grow from small to large, and even the current situation.

In terms of population and land, North Korea is stronger than Jinjiang Town.

But the strength is far inferior to Jin Jiangzhen.

Because North Korea needs a big reform from top to bottom.

If you want to carry out major reforms, you need to deal with the huge two groups of nobles and nobles, and even the guards, all aspects must be dealt with.

Although Li Jing saw it, he was powerless to deal with it.

The power of the country is still in the hands of the two groups of nobles. Although he can stand firm in Seoul, he only relies on Jinjiang Town.

He is still far away from Jin Jiangzhen's support.

Who let him have no foundation.

In order to secure the throne, he needs Jin Jiangzhen's support as always.

"To tie the knot."

Hearing the sudden words from the North Korean king, Liu Xingzuo was stunned at first, but then he didn't care, but was extremely supportive.

He grew up among barbarians.

The barbarians relied on in-laws to win over Mongolia. In order to win over the Horqin tribe, the old slave asked Huang Taiji to marry the daughter of its leader two years ago.

It was a very coincidence before the wedding that Huang Taiji's Yuan Fujin happened to die, and there was no specific text left behind.

Coming out of the palace, Liu Xingzuo told Tao Jie the specific process one by one. Tao Jie was very impressed by Liu Xingzuo when he heard the words.

Tao Jie is self-reliant and has always been arrogant. Being able to admire Liu Xingzuo shows Liu Xingzuo's ability.

And Liu Xingzuo changed his previous arrogant attitude towards the princes in North Korea, and treated Tao Jie in a very kind and even respectful manner.

"You are a native of Zhou, so you are tied to North Korea and retain your original ideas."

Explained this reason again, not exclusive credit.

(End of this chapter)