Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 569 Returning to Wahua Island

Cao Minxiu's face turned pale and he was speechless. After a long time, he said: "I also think that your Majesty's betrayal of Ming Shiyuan is a strategy to defeat the country."

"Alas, things have come to this after all... Xu Da is getting older. Is it possible that I, Gao Li, will guard the country for two years, and wait until the Ming Dynasty generals wither away..."

"Withered? Easier said than done? Even without Xu Da, the Ming Dynasty still had Feng Sheng, Deng Yu, Tang He, Li Wenzhong, Fu Youde, Geng Bingwen..."

"Even the next generation, the Ming Dynasty is also a shining star. How about Mu Ying who annihilated the king of Yunnan in a few months? How about Lan Yu who traveled across the ocean to destroy the Japanese shogunate? He traveled behind enemy lines to seize the generals, and retreated to the mountains with tens of thousands of households. How about Zhu Su, the fifth son of the Ming Emperor with thousands of cavalry? The power of our country, Goryeo, is compared to the Ming Dynasty, just like the light of fireflies is compared to the sun and the moon... Wait until the light of the sun and the moon withers and goes out?"

"This is a big spring and autumn dream!"

Li Chenggui shook his head.

Cao Minxiu's expression turned even worse, as if he had already seen the day when Goryeo would be destroyed.He walked a few steps more worriedly, turned around and saw Li Chenggui's expression hesitant to speak, and said, "Master Li, why do you have to act like this? If you have anything to say, just say it! Now that the country is in danger, is it possible that we still have to act like this?" Can’t you be a little girly?”

"...Then I will speak frankly." Li Chenggui said. "The way I think about it, if we want to achieve stability in Korea, we still have the only way to implement the principle of taking things seriously."

"What is at stake is definitely not the declining Northern Yuan Dynasty, but the prosperous Ming Dynasty... This is a good strategy for our survival in Korea from generation to generation. The laws of our ancestors cannot be abolished!"

"It's just that the king of the court believes in treacherous ministers..."

"Do you have a good idea, Mr. Li?" Cao Minxiu asked after hearing that he seemed to have something to say.

"Yes, yes, it just depends on whether Mr. Cao values ​​the country or his personal name." Li Chenggui said. "To help the country, we must not continue to anger the Ming Dynasty. Instead, we should ask the king to immediately abandon the diplomatic relations with Yuanting and surrender to the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain."

"Your Majesty misjudged the situation, and this is all the fault of the treacherous ministers. Since there are treacherous ministers in the court, you and I are leading the army now, and we can return to the capital..."

"...Mr. Qing's side!"

There was a thunder in the sky, which was astonishing.

"Qing, Qing Jun?" Cao Minxiu was shocked.

"Yes. Qingjun's side." Li Chenggui said.He knew that to bring this army back, he must get the support of Cao Minxiu.Therefore, his tone became more forceful: "This is the only way to protect our country of Goryeo!"

Cao Minxiu's expression changed rapidly, and he finally slumped down on the chair and began to frown and think.Li Chenggui didn't bother him and let him think about it. After counting the breaths, he said again:
"Master Cao, do you value the country or your private name? If you value your private name, then let Li be arrogant. You and I will continue to move forward and wait until after the death of Liaodong Yi, as the scapegoat for this war, his head will be presented to the Ming Emperor. That's right in front of the imperial court."

"But if you are loyal to the country... so what if you are temporarily known as a traitor? After the matter is completed, there will be a day when you and I can clear ourselves!"

These words made Cao Minxiu suddenly excited. Yes, if you raise an army to Qingjun's side, you will definitely be known as a rebel.But if he attacks the Ming Dynasty and waits for the Ming Dynasty to retaliate afterwards, will he and Li Chenggui be sent away by the treacherous leader of the court as a scapegoat?
It would be better to return to the army through danger and kill the traitor...

"Master Li is right!" Cao Minxiu stood up. "If we can kill the treacherous traitors and restore a peaceful world to our country, why should I regret this life?"

"When a real man is alive, he should help the country. Why should he be afraid of being stigmatized?" "Okay!" Li Chenggui also held on to the wine cup and stood up. "General Cao is so brave! Asking you and me to attack the Ming Dynasty is just a treacherous act."

"Chao Gang is in chaos, and loyal ministers come out. At this time of crisis for Goryeo, Goryeo is very lucky to have such loyal and upright ministers as General Cao!"

"I am willing to work together with the general and swear to stand by the king!"

The two drank the wine and laughed at each other.Cao Minxiu felt that all the gloom in his heart was gone, and he suddenly felt heroic.As he looked up and down, he didn't notice the ruthless glint in Li Chenggui's eyes that his plan had succeeded.

On May 23, Li Chenggui and Cao Minxiu gathered their soldiers in the heavy rain and announced their return to the army to remonstrate.When they heard that they were going to return to Goryeo, the whole army cheered.Let them attack the Ming Dynasty, they think it is to attack the stone with an egg, and they have no courage.But when it comes to dealing with those insects in Goryeo Kingdom, everyone in this group is full of confidence.

They were originally the "elites" of Koryo Junior High School.He had a clear idea of ​​what the other Goryeo troops were like early on.

On the first day of June, Li and Cao arrived in Goryeo to open the capital. Goryeo King Wang You and powerful minister Cui Ying were panicked. Cui Ying, who was proficient in power struggles, never thought that this should be a sure-win method, why would this happen? situation.

To put it bluntly, these gentry and civil servants who had been fighting for their whole lives still underestimated the power of military power.Under the might of the army, all conspiracies and tricks will be vulnerable.

At this time, Xu Da on the Ming side had not even sent troops to go north.Fu Youde and Geng Bingwen in Liaodong are still actively preparing to earn some military merit from the Koreans.

None of these generals expected that the Koreans would start civil strife before they even reached the border of Liaodong.

After besieging the city for more than a month, Li Chenggui captured the capital of Goryeo and opened the capital. With the power of victory, he beheaded the powerful official Cui Ying in public. The Goryeo monarch Wang You was horrified, so Li Chenggui forced him to appoint Cao Minxiu as the left minister and himself as the right minister. , the two controlled the state affairs of Goryeo together.

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"Taking...the king to order the emperor? This Li Chenggui is decisive." Zhu Biao sighed after hearing the actions of Li Chenggui and Cao Minxiu at the imperial tent in the suburbs of Yingtian.

"Humph, you're a rebellious minister. This person has long been ambitious. Even if he doesn't rebel today, he will definitely control the Goryeo Dynasty in the future." Lao Zhu said disdainfully. "The methods are so crude. In the small country of Goryeo, he can barely be called a hero. If it were in our Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid he would have died ten thousand times."

Zhu Su nodded.Li Chenggui's return to Waihua Island and Qing Jun's side were indeed rough and tight.That is to say, the Goryeo monarchs and ministers were so stupid that they did not take precautions against the generals who wanted to scheme... But they were also used to fighting with each other, and there were too many twists and turns.In the Ming Dynasty, there would be no need to resort to such calculations.With Lao Zhu's courage, he must have directly chopped Li Chenggui to death. No matter how much power he had, his death would directly determine the overall situation, and everything would be in vain.

"Li Chenggui rebelled too quickly... He originally wanted to use his rebellion to hold the Goryeo monarch hostage and embezzle Goryeo's national power."

"Now Li Chenggui is afraid that he has integrated the central power of Goryeo... Then what should I do next in the Ming Dynasty? Give up the plan for Goryeo?" Zhu Su asked.

"That won't work." Lao Zhu shook his head decisively.By changing the country of Japan to Yingzhou, he has already tasted the sweetness of pioneering and enterprising. "Goryeo is on the side of the Ming Dynasty, so this place must be taken."

"We have made a plan and secretly sent someone to deliver a copy of "Huo Guang's Biography" to Li Chenggui..." Lao Zhu smiled extremely treacherously.

No matter how they provoke imperial strife and reap the benefits, those guys in Goryeo, even if they are all put together, are not as good as one of Lao Zhu's little fingers...

(End of this chapter)