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Although Wang Xuan promised to add officials to Li Chenggui, but due to the difficulty of marching, the food and salary were not enough.In addition, soldiers continued to escape midway.

In desperation, Li Chenggui had no choice but to write again to ask the class teacher to return to the court, but Wang Xuan and Cui Ying (the prime minister) not only disagreed, but also asked Li Chenggui to speed up the march.

Li Chenggui has been on the battlefield for a long time, of course he knows that this battle will undoubtedly be defeated, so why bother to use the mantis arm as a chariot?

So he summoned his subordinates and planned to retreat from Weihua Island and return to Beijing to meet the king in the name of "the Qing emperor's side".

Li Chenggui's plan won the support of a group of soldiers headed by Cao Xiumin, the commander of the left army (at this time Li Chenggui was the commander of the right army).

In June of this year, Li Chenggui arrested Wang Xuan in the Chinese Garden of the Palace in Kaijing and exiled Cui Ying.

After that, Li Chenggui served as the right servant, and Cao Minxiu served as the left servant, and the two took control of the Goryeo regime together.

At this time, Li Chenggui's wings were full, so he colluded with the ministers and planned to abolish and establish.

Soon, Wang Xuan was forced by the generals to abdicate and retreated to Jianghua Island.

However, there were disagreements over the candidates for the heir to the throne.

Li Chenggui advocated supporting the descendants of the Wang family as king, while the ministers headed by Li Rong advocated supporting Wang Chang's son Wang Chang as king.

Because of Li Xi's high virtue in the court, Wang Chang finally succeeded to the throne as king.

At this time, Li Chenggui and Cao Xiumin were still in charge of the court.

Later, Li Chenggui used Zhao Jun's impeachment to eliminate Cao Xiumin's influence in the court, and since then he has monopolized the power in the court.

Later, Wang Yu sent someone to assassinate Li Chenggui but failed. Li Chenggui was very annoyed, and took the opportunity to find an excuse to demote Wang Chang to a commoner and exile him.

After Wang Chang was abolished, Li Chenggui replaced the Goryeo clan Wang Yao as king.

Later, the "Xinxing Literati" headed by Li Chenggui and the Goryeo Dynasty Defense Party headed by Chung Mongju launched a four-year struggle.

Speaking of this, we have to mention Zheng Mengzhou, after all, this person has a very important position in history.Don't confuse Jung Mong Joo with Jung Do Chuan here.

Zheng Daochuan is a staunch supporter of Li Chenggui's change of dynasty, while Zheng Mengzhou is an opponent.

Zheng Mengzhou, courtesy name Dake, nicknamed Puyin, so he is called Mr. Puyin.

It is rumored that his mother dreamed that the orchid pot fell when she was pregnant with him, so his real name was Menglan, and he changed his name to Mengzhou later.

He was "born beautifully, with seven sunspots on his shoulders, like a Big Dipper."

All these are doomed to his extraordinary body, Zheng Mengzhou is indeed very good, he won the first prize in the 20th year of Zhizheng (1360).

He served successively as an academic officer of Li Caozhenglang and Sungkyunkwan and other pavilions in the court.

Outside the court, he often followed Li Chenggui under the curtain of Li Chenggui's expeditions to the north and south, and advised him.It can be said that the two cherish each other and have a very good personal relationship.

Chung Mong-joo is not only an outstanding politician and diplomat, but also an outstanding diplomat.

He had made six missions to the Ming Dynasty, not only introducing Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism to the Korean peninsula, but also making great contributions to the consolidation of suzerain-vassal relations between the Ming Dynasty and Koryo.

In 1386, Zheng Mengzhou went to Daming and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to reduce the annual tribute.

After Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to his request, Zheng Mengzhou was so moved that he wrote a poem to record this event:

The wife suddenly spread the propaganda in the day and noon,
Go up Longchi to the imperial feast.

The Hadith is heard close to the sky,
Kuan Enyuan reaches the east of the sea.

When I retreated, I felt double tears,

Thank you for knowing and wishing Wannian.

From then on, Meng Dili of Sanhan,
Plowing fields and digging wells always sleep peacefully.

In addition to his missions to the Ming Dynasty, Chung Mong-joo also traveled to Japan.

Because Chung Mong-joo opposed the pro-Yuan foreign policy of the Goryeo court, the pro-Yuan faction in power specially arranged for him to go to Japan.

You have to know that at that time, the relationship between Japan and Korea was very tense because of the Japanese pirates.

Coupled with the fact that the transportation was very inconvenient at the beginning, it can be said that making Japan a narrow escape.

Unexpectedly, Jung Mong-joo not only received courtesy from the Japanese after he went, but also returned to the country safely.

Zheng Mengzhou also specially wrote a poem called "Hongwu Dingsi's Envoy to Japan" to record this trip to Japan.The full poem is as follows:
An envoy traveled to Sangcheng,
From people to ask rustic.

It is expensive to stain your teeth.
Taking off your shoes is for respect.

willow into New Year's green,
The flowers are as red as the old country.

The guest is very lonely,
I like to hear footsteps.

From his poems, it is not difficult to see that Japanese people liked to dye black and take off their shoes at that time.

It is precisely because of these outstanding talents of Zheng Mengzhou and his lofty status among Korean scholars that Li Chenggui always wanted him to join his camp.

Because once Zheng Mengzhou joined his camp, Li Chenggui would have won the support of Confucian scholars.Then his change of dynasty will become justified.

The reason is simple. In that era, Confucian scholars controlled the direction of public opinion in the country, and they represented benevolence, righteousness and morality. With their support, Li Chenggui's actions would become very just.

Li Chenggui treats other enemies with cruelty. Those who follow others prosper, and those who oppose others perish.

Only he was very tolerant towards Zheng Mengzhou. He told his subordinates not to touch Zheng Mengzhou rashly. He always hoped that he could impress Zheng Mengzhou with his words.

Although Zheng Meng also admired Li Chenggui very much from Monday, he once praised Li Chenggui's portrait, and praised him for "containing the flood in the sea and supporting the sun in the salty pond".

But when Zheng Mengzhou learned that Li Chenggui was going to seek power and usurp the throne, he parted ways with him.

Zheng Mengzhou learned the way of Confucius and Mencius since he was a child, and he was instilled with the idea of ​​being loyal to the emperor and patriotic, so he was a staunch supporter of the Goryeo Dynasty.

Because Zheng Mengzhou has become an important obstacle for Li Chenggui to seize power.

Since Lee Sung Gye ordered no one to harm Jung Mong Joo's life, Lee Sung Gye's men missed many good opportunities to wipe out Jung Mong Il's party.

Later, when Li Chenggui was hunting in Haizhou, he fell off his horse and was injured. Zheng Mengzhou was overjoyed when he heard about it, so he planned to take advantage of Li Chenggui's serious injury to get rid of Li Chenggui and others.

Li Fangyuan, the fifth son of Li Chenggui, found out about it.

At this time, Li Fangyuan was keeping filial piety for his mother, and when he heard that his father was in danger, he couldn't care about anything else.

Hastily rushed to Li Chengjiang Bilandu where Li Chenggui was, and then sent someone to carry Li Chenggui back to Kaijing overnight in a sedan chair, which made Zheng Mengzhou's plan go bankrupt.

After Zheng Mengzhou heard that Li Chenggui was back, he went to visit Li Chenggui to find out.

Li Chenggui still treats Jung Mongju very friendly.And once again tried to win Zheng Mengzhou to his side, but Zheng Mengzhou refused.

Li Fangyuan knew that if Zheng Mengzhou was not eliminated, then his father's hegemony would probably fail because of this person.

Even if his father is unwilling to do it, he can only do it himself.

So Li Fangyuan sent people to bring weapons to ambush Zheng Mengzhou on his way home, and finally beheaded Zheng Mengzhou when he passed Shanzhu Bridge.

Li Chenggui was furious after learning that Li Fangyuan had sent someone to kill Zheng Mengzhou, and scolded Li Fangyuan for being unfaithful and unfilial.But that was the end of the matter, and there was no other way.

From this incident, Li Chenggui began to have opinions on Li Fangyuan in his heart.

It was also because Li Fangyuan killed Zheng Mengzhou that Wang Yao lost his greatest support.The last political obstacle to the establishment of the Joseon Dynasty was also removed.

Finally, Li Chenggui, who had eliminated most of the opposing forces, officially replaced Wang Yao on the throne in July 1392.

On the second day after he ascended the throne, he sent Zhao Pang to report to Zhu Yuanzhang about his ascension to the throne in the name of "right to know the state affairs of Korea".

Zhu Yuanzhang always believed that Goryeo at that time was a country where "the monarch and his ministers rebelled against chaos", and Zhu Yuanzhang always believed that Li Chenggui was the son of Li Renren, the Prime Minister of Goryeo.

He believed that Li Chenggui's change of dynasty was an act of disloyalty and injustice.

However, because Li Chenggui especially emphasized that he stopped the Goryeo court's plan to attack Liaodong through the withdrawal of troops from Wihwa Island.

In view of Li Chenggui's pro-Ming attitude, Zhu Yuanzhang passively admitted the fact that Li replaced Wang.

At the end of the same year, Li Chenggui sent someone to find Zhu Yuanzhang to rule on the country's title.

Zhu Yuanzhang replied: The name of Dongyi is only called beautiful in North Korea, and it comes from a long distance, so it can be named as its ancestor.Titian herdsman, heir of Yongchang.

So Li Chenggui was ordered to remove the name of Koryo and use the name of Joseon instead.

The Joseon Dynasty was thus born.

But just after Li Chenggui ascended the throne, an unexpected thing happened. Because he favored the Shende Queen Kang, Li Chenggui actually abolished the eldest son and established the younger son Li Fangshuo as the eldest son.

Later, in order to maintain the status of the son, Li Chenggui, at the instigation of Zheng Daochuan, tried to bring the private soldiers of the princes and military ministers into the unified management of the country.

This move of course aroused the dissatisfaction of the heroic forces headed by Li Fangyuan.Therefore, the political struggle between Li Fangyuan and Zheng Dochuan intensified.

Why did Zheng Daochuan want to have trouble with Li Fangyuan?The reason is very simple. Zheng Daochuan's vision of North Korea's political organizational structure is the "system of government administration and affairs", which means that the prime minister has major decision-making power over national affairs.

If Li Fangshuo inherits the throne in the future, he will be easy to control. On the contrary, if the powerful Li Fangyuan inherits the throne, his power will definitely be greatly weakened.

That's why he opposed Li Fangyuan everywhere.

Soon after, Li Chenggui dismissed the private soldiers led by the princes.

However, no one expected that Li Fangyuan's wife, the Min family, had already hidden a lot of weapons under the cellar at home in order to prevent the situation from changing.

Later, Li Chenggui was seriously ill, and Li Fangyuan, Li Fangqian and others stayed in the west corridor outside Qinzheng Gate of Jingfu Palace in Hanyang to take care of Li Chenggui.

Zheng Daochuan intends to use this opportunity to call Li Fangyuan and others into the palace under the guise of Li Chenggui's order, and then wipe them all out.

Unexpectedly, this plan was known by Li Fangyuan's brother-in-law Min Wuji.

Min Wuji told Li Fangyuan about Zheng's plan through his sister.

At this time, Li Fangyuan's confidant Li Shufan led Zhenling (the tomb of Queen Shende Kang's family) to move the An army back to Hanyang.

So Li Fangyuan asked Min Wuji and Li Shufan to wait near his home, and then returned outside the palace again.

Sure enough, soon, the palace sent people to call the princes into the palace.Li Fangyuan pretended to have a stomachache and went to the toilet. Li Fangyi and Li Fangqian felt that something was wrong, so they left with Li Fangyuan.

After Li Fangyuan returned home, he joined Li Shufan and Min Wuji, and then they all ran to the house of Nanbi's concubine (where Zheng Daochuan and others were gathering at this time), set fire to the house, forced Zheng Daochuan and others to show up, and then beheaded all of them .

After getting rid of Zheng Daochuan and others, Li Fangyuan and others entered the palace to disarm the military forces belonging to Li Fangshuo's party.

After Li Chenggui learned of this, he knew that it was a done deal, so he was forced to accept the minister's opinion and change his son.

Originally, all the ministers elected Li Fangyuan as his son, but Li Fangyuan asked Li Chenggui to make his elder brother Li Fangguo his son.

Li Chenggui had no choice but to agree, and this turmoil was called "the first prince's rebellion" in history.

Soon, Li Fangguo ascended the throne, and Li Chenggui became the king.Because Li Fangguo and his wife, Kim, have nothing to do.Therefore, the issue of standing reserves has once again affected the nerves of North Korea.

According to the tradition, if the king has no heirs, then the brother will end up with the younger brother. Since the third Li Fangyi has no intention of taking the throne, the fourth Li Fangqian feels that he should become the heir according to the order.

But the vast majority of officials in the court supported Li Fangyuan.This made Li Fangqian very dissatisfied.

So Li Fangqian decided to fight against Li Fangyuan. He told his wife and nephew Li Lai about his plan, and Li Lai told Yu Xuanbao about it.

And Yu Xuanbao was also Li Fangyuan's teacher, he couldn't bear Li Fangyuan's death, so he sent someone to tell Li Fangyuan of Li Fangyuan's plan.

Therefore, Li Fangyuan had already prepared for Li Fanggan's uprising.

However, Li Fangyuan, who had experienced the "first prince's rebellion", was far from wanting to kill brothers again, so he sent people to Li Fanggan's camp, intending to shake hands with Li Fanggan and make peace.

Unexpectedly, Li Fangqian rejected the proposal.

So the two fought on the streets of Kaijing.

In the end, Li Fangyuan won the war, while Li Fanggan was exiled.

Known as the "Second Prince's Rebellion" in history.

After experiencing this series of incidents, Li Fang really didn't want to see the situation of brothers killing each other again.

Therefore, on the fourth day of February 1400, Li Fangguo established Li Fangyuan as the prince's son, and abdicated the throne to Li Fangyuan on November [-] of this year.

What Li Fangyuan did made Li Chenggui hate him. Li Fangyuan not only killed his two sons and son-in-law, but also indirectly caused him to abdicate early.

Therefore, Li Chenggui left Hanyang and went to his hometown Hamheung.Li Fangyuan sent people to Xianxing many times to ask Li Chenggui to recognize the legitimacy of his regime, but all the envoys he sent were beheaded by Li Chenggui.

Later, Li Chenggui met with Zhao Siyi, the envoy of Anbyeon Prefecture in the northeast, who is a relative of Queen Shindeok.

After the two discussed, they decided to attack Li Fangyuan.

The rebels were invincible at the beginning and defeated the official army.

Upon learning of this, Li Fangyuan decided to personally lead an army of [-] troops to quell the rebellion.

Zhao Siyi, who heard the news, felt that the situation was not good. He only had more than 1 troops, so how could he resist Li Fangyuan's [-] troops?
So Zhao Siyi recruited strong men everywhere and forced them to join the army.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Sui and Jin Shihou arrived in North Korea, officers and soldiers came to arrest them.

Before Li Sui could escape, they were surrounded by a group of officers and soldiers.