Ming Zuo

Chapter 930 The Role of Scholars
If it is said that in the face of the situation when the Manchu Qing swept the world, if Ming Dynasty had Xia Wanchun, North Korea had Cui Xiaoyi.

The loyalty and perseverance of this man is really admirable.

In the two wars that the Manchu and Qing invaded Korea, he fought bravely and made great achievements.

Later, Huang Zhihao, Yin of Yizhou Prefecture, put him under his command and said something to him.

"In the past, King Xuan suffered from the chaos of the island barbarians, lost his country and moved to the west. Emperor Shenzong rescued him with the help of soldiers from all over the world. Our country was rebuilt, and it will never be forgotten for a hundred generations. Today, our country is the first to suffer from the disaster. I want to avenge the world. , the plan will be released?"

Cui Xiaoyi replied generously: "This is what Xiaoyi wants!"

He still stated his strategy and said: "Xuanchuan Che Zhongliang and Li Liang are heroes of the world, and they must die for China and North Korea. An Kejian, Che Yuanzhe, and Zhang Houjian are also heroes, and they can discuss important matters with Li. Liang is good at managing nobles, nobles, and Shen Shikui is partial to generals. Shikui died, and nobles were captured in Shen. Seeing that they were used by captives, they often had the intention of avenging their shame, so they could be used as internal responses. As soon as Xiao entered the Ming Dynasty, it shows that Shuai defeated Shenyang, and Shenyang was in danger. The soldiers of our country must be summoned, and when the soldiers go out, Li Liang will join the army, and nobles will join the army. Xiaoyi will join forces with the Ming teacher to attack from outside, and the captives will be defeated."

Huang Yihao agreed to his strategy.

Afterwards, Cui Xiaoyi went to Anzhou to find Lin Qingye, informed him of his plan, and asked Lin Qingye to cooperate with his tricks, creating the illusion that he was forced to leave by Lin Qingye.

Lin Qingye agreed, beat Cui Xiaoyi severely, and demoted him to a pawn to guard the beacon fire.

Cui Xiaoyi proclaimed loudly: "General Lin has humiliated me so far, why don't you show your face to see your elders! I would rather take a boat and float on the sea, and listen to Tian Hengke!"

In the autumn and August of 1639, Cui Xiaoyi floated into the Ming Dynasty and entrusted his wife and children to Che Liliang before leaving.

Che Liliang "strikes a cow and puts wine, everyone in his family knows what happened, strokes a sword and sings an elegy, and everyone sighs and sheds tears."

When Cui Xiaoyi sneaked to the Ming Dynasty, he was discovered by General Mi Chuan and reported to the Joseon court, but Huang Yihao had already reported that Cui Xiaoyi had offended Lin Qingye before he fled, so the Joseon court didn't care.

Soon, Che Liliang got Guan Gui's secret letter and went to Shenyang to hide.

Cui Xiaoyi went to Dengzhou first and lobbied Chen Hongfan, the commander of the navy, but Chen Hongfan didn't use him.He went to Ningyuan again and lobbied Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui retained Cui Xiaoyi and appointed him as Chief Qian to participate in the Songjin War.

In 1641, Cui Xiaoyi wanted to attack Liaoshen. His strategy was to claim that he would lead a boat division to attack the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty must guard against Haikou.

When the Qing Dynasty learned that Cui Xiaoyi was going to lead a boat to attack, they did not fall for the trick. Instead, they sent a Han Chinese as a spy to go to Yizhou to find Cui Xiaoyi's relatives and friends.He took the name Xing Ji, and pretended to be the grandson of Xing Jie, the governor of the Ming Dynasty during the Japanese invasion of Imchen. He claimed to worship Cui Xiaoyi as his foster father in Wu Sangui's army, and Cui Xiaoyi asked him to report as a teacher.He was captured by the Qing soldiers on the way, and escaped successfully, and came to Yizhou, bringing with him a forged letter from Cui Xiaoyi.

Cui Xiaoyi's cousin Zhang Houjian was deceived and wrote a Hanwen letter to the Qing spy, mentioning the hidden plan of Huang Yihao, Che Liliang, Guan Gui and others.

After the Qing Dynasty received this letter, they asked someone who knew Hanwen to translate it, and Guan Gui was imprisoned first, and then went to North Korea to arrest people.

In the end, Huang Yihao, Che Liliang, Che Zhongliang, Zhang Houjian, An Kejian and others were all killed, and Cui Xiaoyi's descendants were also killed.

When Cui Xiaoyi heard about it, he cried bitterly and wanted to commit suicide.

Wu Sangui dissuaded him: "Small faith is not enough to accomplish great things, and it is not too late to report to dead friends when things are accomplished."

Cui Xiaoyi was persuaded and survived.

When the Qing army entered the customs, Cui Xiaoyi tried hard to persuade Wu Sangui not to ask for help from the Qing army, but Wu Sangui refused.Then the Qing Dynasty defeated Li Zicheng, took advantage of the victory to occupy Beijing, received congratulations from the court at the Hall of Martial Arts, and ordered the world to shave their heads.

Cui Xiaoyi did not congratulate or shave his hair. Instead, he went to the Siling Mausoleum of Emperor Chongzhen, cried day and night, and died of hunger strike for ten days.

It was May [-]th in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen.

Zuo Menggeng admired such a loyal and brave man very much.Now that his fate has been changed, perhaps it can make him shine even brighter.

Cui Xiaoyi never expected that the aloof King Xia would know about him.

This made him so honored that he couldn't say no to it.

"It is the honor of the last general to gain the trust of His Highness."

Seeing that Zuo Menggeng split up to win over civil servants and military generals as soon as he came, Jin Shangxian, Shen Qiyuan and others were helpless.

They have already realized the current situation, and they really can't help themselves.

Fortunately, Xia Guo treats North Korean people equally, especially after Xia Guo's operation and management, the living standards of North Koreans in Busan are improving at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This is something they never did when they were in power.

Feeling ashamed, these North Korean scholar-bureaucrats have no confidence to fight.

After introducing the newcomers from North Korea, it was Zuo Menggeng's turn to make a move.

"You are all masters of Korean Confucianism, and your colleagues from the Central Plains are also very admired for their profound knowledge. Today, the master of Chinese Confucianism is here, and it happens that you will meet friends and strengthen each other through literature."

In order to make an appearance, Liu Zongzhou and others all put on traditional Confucian robes.

You must know that when they lived in Shandong, they often wore casual clothes for convenience.

"My old man Liu Niantai from Zhejiang Province has heard of Qing Yingong's excellent poetry and prose, so I came here to ask for advice."

Everyone in North Korea was shocked by this registration number.

Since they are all students of Confucianism, how can they not understand the current master?
In their minds, Liu Zongzhou's status is like a saint alive.Now face to face, it is truly glorious, making people dare not look directly at it.

Kim Sang-heon was already considered an authority in the field of Confucian classics in North Korea, but when facing Liu Zongzhou, he hurriedly saluted as a disciple.

"Students have benefited a lot from reading Mr. Tai's humble words and righteousness. Today, I can listen to Mr. Tai's face-to-face teaching, and I will have no regrets in this life."

Shen Qiyuan was like an avid fan meeting an idol.

"In the barren land of North Korea, although it has been in the king for a long time, there are many shortcomings. Now that Mr. Niantai can come in person to guide our Korean scholars. From now on, why should North Korea not be able to follow the celestial dynasty and know the joy of being a man?" ?”

After learning the identities of Sun Qifeng, Lu Shanji and others, everyone in North Korea was overjoyed.

In the past, people from the Central Plains dynasty were basically official envoys.He is superior and handles official business.It is the first time in North Korea that such an academic exchange has been visited by such a high-ranking scholar.

Jin Shangxian and others all had tears in their eyes and were impatient.

"Come on, spread the word quickly to the vast number of scholars. The presence of the Grand Master of the Shang Kingdom is truly a great honor for us in Korea, and all the subjects should celebrate."

Since the cooperation, in the minds of Jin Shangxian's people, they always feel that Xia Guo is too domineering, and all kinds of actions conflict with their values.

But now facing the visit of Liu Zongzhou and others, they completely let go of their dissatisfaction.

Even when the Ming Dynasty treated North Korea at its best, it never sent great Confucians of this level to North Korea to preach and educate.

What does this mean?
It shows that in Xia Guo's mind, North Korea is more important.

Zuo Menggeng and Wang Yun stood aside, watching Liu Zongzhou and others being surrounded by stars, they couldn't help but be amazed.

Who says useless is a scholar?

These Confucianism masters have helped a lot!

(End of this chapter)