Ming Zuo

Chapter 891 Breaking
"who are you?"

Looking at the young man next to Kim Sang-heon, Cui Mingji can guarantee that there is something wrong with this person.

The other party didn't mean to hide his identity, so he smiled.

"My lord, Guo Ting, Director of the North Korean Department of Xia State Intelligence Department."

Hearing the word "Xia Guo", Cui Mingji's eyes immediately went dark.

He finally understood something.

Originally, he was still puzzled by the behavior of Jin Shangxian and others.

Even if these people are dissatisfied with Li Zhen's humble cowardice and surviving, what's the use of such resistance?
Not to mention that Li Zhen gave an order, and these people would be decapitated.Even if they can organize some soldiers and horses to resist, Li Jing can mobilize more troops.

Not to mention, the Qing army is still in North Korea and can provide support at any time.

What's the point of such a resistance when it's clearly a fatal situation?
Now knowing Guo Ting's identity, Cui Mingji suddenly realized.

It turned out that another force intervened in North Korea where they didn't know.

North Korea has always been concerned about Xia Guo's situation.

Of course they knew that the Ming court had nothing to do with this rebellious force and could only sit back and watch the rebellion grow stronger.Not only occupied Shandong, but also expanded the territory to Jiangnan and Lianghuai.

In the hearts of North Koreans, Daming is the sky, the greatest power in the world.

The rise of the Jurchens caused a shock to their thinking, and the appearance of Xia Guo was the second damage.

Now North Korea has tasted the power of the Jurchens.

The arrival of Xia Guo, who can be like the Jurchens, obviously made the situation even more confusing.

Cui Mingji finally felt that the rebellion of Kim Sang-heon and others might cause disaster.

He was in a hurry.

"My lord, these people are rebels from the upper kingdom. You keep saying that you want to protect the people of North Korea, but in the end you are relying on these rebels?"

Kim Sang-hyun speaks righteously.

"Shangguo's rebellion is also Shangguo, and he has always been the father of North Korea. No matter how the regime of Shangguo changes, Chinese orthodoxy still continues. How can the barbarians in Liaodong compare with it?"

Hearing his words, Cui Mingji wanted to vomit blood.

They are all traitors of the Ming Dynasty, so why is there a difference between superior and inferior?
Eh, sorry, that's the truth.

After all, the Qing Dynasty is a Jurchen, which is different from the Han people, so it is difficult to get the approval of the Koreans.

Although Xia Guo was also a traitor of Ming Dynasty, he was still a Han Chinese in his heart.

The scholar-bureaucrats of North Korea have not yet felt the difference of Xia Guo, so they cannot be as vigilant and hostile to Xia Guo as the scholar-bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty.

In their minds, even if they defected to Xia Guo's rebellion, they could still maintain North Korea's orthodoxy.

It's better than bowing down to the barbarians.

Seeing that the words could not make any sense, Li Shibai drew out his knife.

"According to the order of His Highness, capture the rebels Jin Shangxian, Zheng Yun, Yin Huang and others. If there is any resistance, they will be killed. The rest, please don't seek death!"

Hearing his order, the North Korean soldiers here raised their weapons one after another, ready to strike at any time.

After all, the Li family has ruled this land for more than two hundred years, and no matter what, the remaining power still exists.

Hearing Li Shibai's announcement, many people here became panicked, not knowing what to do.

At the critical moment, Guo Ting issued an order on behalf of Jin Shangxian.

"Li Zhen is no longer the king of North Korea, he is a rebel of the North Korean people. It is our duty to kill the false king and restore orthodoxy!"

At critical moments, legitimate reasons play a huge role.

The originally flustered Gyeongsangdo army immediately straightened up, and they also raised their weapons one after another and opened up their formation.

For a while, the two North Korean armies faced each other.

Maybe in the next second, their blood will stain the snow-white earth red.

Seeing that there are so many people on the opposite side, it will be difficult to tell the winner in a fight, and Cui Mingji is left with nothing but decline.

"My lord, although you and I have different wishes, I have always admired your character. Now that you have gone astray and don't want to repent, when we meet again, we can only be enemies."

Hearing this, Jin Shangxian couldn't help feeling melancholy.

"My lord judge, I know your painstaking efforts for what you have done. But North Korea still needs to stand up, and the people of North Korea cannot live bent down forever. They are human beings, not lambs to be slaughtered at will."

Cui Mingji understood.

What he is after is to maintain the dominance of the Joseon royal family no matter what the circumstances.

He believes that only in this way can North Korea be preserved.

It is acceptable to sacrifice some people for this.

After all, he is a scholar-bureaucrat, and the king of North Korea and the Yangban are also high-ranking nobles.

Common people are nothing in their minds.

Originally, this idea was also shared by Kim Sang-heon on the opposite side.

But I don't know when Kim Sang-heon has linked the fate of the country and the people together.

In Kim Sang-heon's thought, the people are the cornerstone of a country.

When the upper-level rulers of this country do not treat the people as human beings, exploit and persecute them arbitrarily, and force them to be sent to aliens, then the rulers of this country will lose their orthodox status.

It is true that for thousands of years, North Korea has suffered too many such humiliations.

Any of the surrounding powers can ask for anything from North Korea.

And no surprise, in the end all the disasters were passed on to the innocent North Korean people.

There is only one way to change this situation.

That is to make the Korean people who have suffered so much to stand up and truly decide their own destiny after the struggle of blood and fire.

Although this road is difficult and difficult, it will be full of blood and sacrifices.But if it can be done once and for all, Kim Sang-heon and others are willing to do it.

This is not a simple distinction between orthodoxy and rebellion, but a decisive battle between two different paths.

Originally, in Cui Mingji's view, the imperial court undoubtedly had a decisive advantage.

The imperial court has the orthodoxy to control the country, and has the vast majority of the army in its hands. If it is impossible, it can ask the Qing army for help.

But now behind Jin Shangxian and others, Xia Guo appeared.

Where the next situation should go, he can no longer see clearly.

"My lord, do you want to do something?"

Li Shibai couldn't help but tremble a little when he saw thousands of people on the opposite side fighting against each other.

He really wanted to carry out Li Zhen's order, but looking at the fewer soldiers and horses around him, he knew that it seemed impossible to succeed.

Compared with him, Cui Mingji saw it more clearly.

Up to now, it is no longer a simple game that can determine the outcome.

He shouted towards the opposite side: "Jin Shangxian, do you have anything else to say to the king?"

Now that the lineup is clear, he also omitted the last politeness, but directly called Kim Sang-heon by his name.

Jin Shangxian didn't care, thought for a while, and asked someone to take a pen and paper.

He rode on the horse, bathed in the biting cold wind, and wrote a long article with a swipe of a pen.

"Cui Mingji, give this to Li Zhen. Tell him, this is the wish of all North Koreans who are not willing to be slaves or dogs."

Cui Mingji took the article, only glanced at it, and immediately became short of breath, and fell off the horse.

(End of this chapter)