Chapter 654: Changes

The sky was covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder. Suddenly, raindrops covered the sky, as if someone was pouring down in large basins.

The dense raindrops made a "crackling" sound on the roof windows. The earth enjoyed a cool breeze.

The air after the rain was particularly fresh, the houses and roads were washed clean, and the trees looked more lush and green.

Looking up at the brilliant sunrise, Chen Zhongsheng blinked his sore eyes. He was obviously very sleepy, but he couldn't sleep at all.

During this short period of time, he and Sun Xu tossed and turned, unable to sleep at night, lying in bed like making Shandong pancakes, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Chen Zhongsheng knew the reason very well.

What he and Sun Xu came in to plan was too big. If this thing failed, the consequences would be disastrous.

But he couldn't just watch the situation in North Korea continue to deteriorate. Chen Zhongsheng didn't have the great ambition to become a general or a prime minister. He just wanted to stay in the position of the Internal Affairs Office until he was old. But if the affairs of North Korea were ruined, could Chen Zhongsheng still hold the throne of the top leader in the Internal Affairs Office?

He had just handed over Li Qi's internal memorial to the emperor not long ago, but Li Qi turned his face and refused to recognize him within a few days. Isn't this playing tricks on the emperor?

And looking at Chinese history, which guy who played tricks on the "real emperor" ended up well?

Chen Zhongsheng, who didn't want to sink because of this, didn't hesitate for a long time, and made up his mind to do something big to save the situation in North Korea. He spread the news to Seoul one by one. Just before Li Qi was poisoned, the news that the Andong Kim family had confused the royal bloodline had almost spread throughout North Korea.

This was not difficult for him.

However, Li Qi himself was indeed very lucky. Chen Zhongsheng instructed the insider to seize the opportunity to act, but still failed to poison him to death. He even nearly exposed the identity of the insider. Although Li Qi escaped, his health was also damaged and he was greatly frightened. He fell ill.

If China had not been playing tricks on him, the royal family would have become a decoration in the current situation in Korea. However, the Andong Jin family, Qingfeng Jin family, Fengyang Zhao family, Pannan Park family, Qingsong Shen family, Nanyang Hong family, Niufeng Li family and other big families have a tacit understanding with each other. It is possible that the era of the Wei and Jin dynasties has really been revived in Korea. Moreover, given the situation in Korea, the influence of the royal family has been extremely weak among the people. If time drags on for a while, the situation will stabilize.

People are easily shaken. When the original object of loyalty becomes unbearable, people are very likely to vote for others. Moreover, these powerful families themselves have a strong influence and reputation in Korea and are respected by ordinary people. Don’t worry about whether these powerful families can bring benefits to ordinary Korean people, but this respect can easily become habitual compliance.

That is, now, there is still the great god Chen Zhongsheng in Seoul, and this great god has always had a shallow friendship with the big families represented by the Andong Jin family. There are so many rumors that cannot be stopped and deceive people's hearts. Therefore, although people's hearts are turbulent, they have not turned to the powerful families at all.

Chen Zhongsheng looked up at the sky, feeling uneasy.

After all, it is the last few days. The big event has come, and it is inevitable to be uneasy. Fengyang Zhao family, Qingfeng Jin family, Lixing Min family, overseas vassal states...

It is really worrying whether this "army" that he has gathered together with his own tricks can succeed.

This is not a sudden life-and-death crisis. Everything must be decided in a very short time, and a single word determines life and death. What he and Sun Xu have to do is to poison the king of a country in the capital, move to the father-in-law of the country, and control its political situation. It takes time to plan and brew before and after. This long wait is the most unbearable torture. He didn't know how many times he had mistaken the footsteps outside the room for the Korean imperial soldiers who came to arrest him.

How many times, the impulse to leave Seoul and run to Kaesong or Jeju Island would have overwhelmed his heart. Chen Zhongsheng truly realized what kind of material he was. He was really not a person who could do big things.

His heart was too fragile and he couldn't take on big things.

If he did something like this again, he would have a nervous breakdown.

"Sir, breakfast is ready."

There were not many Koreans in Taiping Pavilion, and no one who could approach Chen Zhongsheng's bedroom was a Korean. In Seoul, this incident also became an evidence of the conflict between Chen Zhongsheng and the Andong Kim family, which was nominally in power.

"Invite Sun Xu. Let's have dinner together." Chen Zhongsheng began a new day. The entourage retreated without any strange color. Who in the entire Taiping Pavilion didn't know that Lord Chen and Eunuch Sun had suddenly become so close that they could wear the same pants. Especially in recent days, the atmosphere in Seoul has become tense, and Lord Chen and Eunuch Sun have been together all day.

After the final communication, the two disappeared in Taiping Pavilion after dinner.

Jin Jida was also having breakfast at this time.

He had been staying well in Jeju Island before. In terms of personal "prospects", Jeju Island is really much better than Seoul, even though his current official position is the dignified Bingpan of North Korea.

Bingpan, that is, the head of Bingcao, is the Minister of War in China.

The official positions in North Korea are similar to those in China to a certain extent. Tian and Chao are the six ministers, and they are the six ministers. Anyway, it is an absolutely high position, and it is also promoted to the first grade at discretion, and the second grade is promoted to the first grade.

But it is useless. In addition to a little military power of the imperial army, there is no power at all.

However, regardless of how unstable the political situation in North Korea is now, Seoul's economic development is gaining momentum.

Although Korea was in ruins after being devastated by the Manchus, it was still possible to create a prosperous place after countless noble people gathered in Seoul. At least now, there are not only Korean prostitutes in Seoul's red light district, but also Japanese singers and Indian dancers.

Kim Jida's status is enough for him to deploy a large army of dozens of people to support him when he goes to court. The time of North Korea's North Korea meeting is changing with China, and it is already 9 am.

As he approached the palace, Jin Jida met more and more people. Along the way, Jin Jida saw more than a dozen teams of important ministers of third rank or above.

When everyone met outside the main hall, each of the big bosses who had the support of family members or warlords looked around, and the atmosphere of 'war' was already boiling.

Jin Hongchang and Jin Jida were five or six feet apart and said hello from a distance. The relationship between the Anton Jin family and the Qingfeng Jin family is at its lowest point in a hundred or two hundred years. The two Jin families, who were supposed to be the same king-respecting sect, now seem to have no contact with each other. Because the Qingfeng Jin family was obviously close to China, Jin Hongchang felt deeply betrayed.

The time is approaching nine o'clock, everyone is standing in their seats, and everything is no different from usual times.

Looking at the orderly array of civil and military officials, Jin Hongchang felt that his worries for the past few days were unnecessary. The entire palace was under his control, and the entire Seoul city was under his control. What else could he do?

Drums and trumpets sounded, and accompanied by the sound of morning bells, the palace gate slowly opened.

Discussing affairs, approving, and counselors took the lead, and a group of important ministers filed in.

Gyeongbokgung Palace and Geunjeongjeon Palace are supposed to be the core of power in North Korea, but the throne at the top of the hall and the specially added second seat have not had their owners for a long time. There is another seat, and people will appear from time to time. That was the position of the wife of Shengping Mansion, Li Yin's stepmother who appeared as his representative after her "poor health".

The wives of the North Korean kings were generally given the titles of royal wife, county wife, then royal wife, and finally royal wife.

Although there is no one at these three seats today, North Korean ministers still have to kneel down respectfully.

However, after the salute, the shout that should have sounded did not sound as usual. Instead, there was a slight but clearly audible sound of footsteps.

Jin Hongchang was angry.

What are you doing?

He raised his head nonchalantly, and his eyes opened wide in an instant. The footsteps were not those of the eunuch chief Pu Jinrong he was familiar with, but Sun Xu.

As an important figure in the Chinese mission, the latter traveled abroad for a long time, established a large network, and caused a lot of trouble for the Anton Jin family. How could Jin Hongchang not know him?

Speaking of which, Jin Hongchang and Sun Xu had a slight conflict. Jin Hongchang looked down on the eunuchs. Although Sun Xu was an important figure in the mission of the Kingdom of China and served as the imperial envoy to declare the decree to Li Yin's step-brother and others, he had no eggs. Sun Xu was still not worth mentioning in Jin Hongchang's eyes.

At this moment, Sun Xu stood proudly in front of the osmanthus, looking at Jin Hongchang who raised his head, his face full of pride.

"Why do you, your eunuch, dare to stand in front of all the ministers?"

"Where is the guard? Take this person down quickly."

Jin Hongchang was trembling all over. He was not only angry, but also afraid. Why did Sun Xu appear in Qinzheng Hall? The entire Gyeongbokgung Palace is under the control of the Kim family, why doesn't he know any news?

what does that mean? It's scary to think about it.

Sun Xu's eyes widened and he stared at Jin Hongchang with excitement. Seeing Jin Hongchang kneeling at his feet, even though he was not kneeling at his feet, it still made him very excited. Now listening to Jin Hongchang's voice was even more frightening, and his whole body was even more numb, as if he had ascended to immortality.

"Who dares to take our house?"

Jin Hongchang's shout indeed attracted the guards guarding outside the Qinzheng Hall, but more guards rushed out from behind Sun Xu, and compared with the three-pronged forks held by the guards called by Jin Hongchang, they all held real It's a musket.

The entire Qinzheng Hall was in an uproar.

"Political power, political power? You are finished, you are all finished."

Sun Xu held a decree in his hand, "The King of Korea issued an edict: to lead the administration. Jin Hongchang first initiated regiment training during the national crisis and founded the righteous army. He joined the army with Kim Ki-jung, Zhao Hanchae, Park Jae-soon, Zheng Mingyuan and other Confucian officials. Over the years, he persisted and repeatedly succeeded. He made great achievements, and later conquered cities such as Fusongju and Sangju, and cleared Gyeongsang Province. The whole territory... I am glad that the restoration of the prefectures and counties has been completed, and the removal of the captives has been accomplished. It is because of this minister's careful planning, courage, and good management... His reputation is spread far and wide, and the country is grateful for it. The heaven and the dynasty favored the call, and the king obeyed it. Jin Hongchang was appointed as the envoy to China, and Kim Jizheng and Park Zaishun served as his deputy..."

What is Sun Xu doing? He is digging into the roots of the Anton Kim family. Without Kim Hongchang, without Kim Ki-jung, and without the general leader Park Jae-soon, the Andong Kim family's 'kingdom' will collapse in an instant. And who will replace Jin Hongchang?

"Bing Cao judged Jin Jida. He served in the army for many years, suppressed countless bandits, and made great achievements... He braved arrows, regained the lost territory, annihilated the Tartars, persevered and worked hard, and was loyal to the country..." So Jin Jida was in Jin Hongchang After that, he took the position of leading the government.

Originally, there were left and right councillors, left and right supporters, and left and right counsellors before the Minister of Military Affairs. Among them, Kim Ki-jeong was the left supporter and Cho Han-chae was the right counsellor. But now, except for Kim Ki-jeong who was mentioned, the rest of them all wanted to disappear directly in the hall, including Cho Han-chae, the good son-in-law of the Andong Kim family.

"Where is the prince? Where is the lady of Seongpyeong-fu? Has she been harmed by you traitors?"

This successor of the Andong Kim family has just reached the level of the lady of the house, but this is a symbol of the Andong Kim family's control over Gyeongbokgung Palace. If even the lady of Seongpyeong-fu is controlled, how can Kim Hong-chang turn the tables?

Kim Hong-chang roared in the hall as if no one was around. He looked at his good son-in-law Cho Han-chae, who was the leader of the Andong Kim family's outer lineage with a higher status than Park Jae-soon. At the same time, he was also the legitimate son of the Pungyang Cho family and a bridge between the Andong Kim family and the Pungyang Cho family. The overall strength of the Cho family is far inferior to that of the Kim family, but it is also an arm of the Kim family. But now it seems that this arm of the Andong Jin family has betrayed its brain!

"Your Highness and the Lady of Seongpyeong Mansion are safe and sound, why are you talking nonsense, Mr. Jin?"

Jin Jida took a deep breath and stood up.

He knew that today's Geunjeongjeon was the big stage for his performance. This play put all the chips of the Qingfeng Jin family on the line. It was they who were linked with Chen Zhongsheng and connected with Fengyang Zhao family, so they controlled the entire Gyeongbokgung Palace unknowingly.

After all, his sister was the most noble woman in the name of the Joseon Kingdom, and the former queen.

After the Andong Jin family controlled the nominal court in Seoul, although they screened the inside and outside of Gyeongbokgung Palace, it was not easy to eliminate all the connections of Jin, who had been the grandson of the emperor for more than ten years, especially the grandson of the emperor and the former queen who had real power for a period of time?

And the palace guards reorganized after the return of the Joseon capital to Seoul, a large part of them were controlled by the Qingfeng Jin family. Qingfeng Jinshi is the key to Chen Zhongsheng's control of the entire Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Jin Hongchang's brain is not stupid at all, and he immediately thought of the key, "Jin Jida. Who gave you such courage?! Do you know the consequences of doing this?"

Jin Hongchang's fingers trembled, almost pointing to the tip of Jin Jida's nose.

Jin Jida's expression did not move.

This is the barking of a defeated dog. Didn't you see that none of the other important officials squeaked? Even the imperial guards who were summoned into the hall by Jin Hongchang surrendered obediently after Jin Jida stood up. It's like a deliberate plan without intention.

Before, Li Qi was poisoned, then there were rumors all over the city, and Chen Zhongsheng's performance after being rejected for asking to see Li Qi again and again. The eyes of the Andong Jinshi were fixed on the outside, and they ignored the most critical inside. The Qingfeng Jin family does not need to completely instigate the imperial guards. They only need to grasp a few key positions and arrange some people who obey their orders to the right positions, and then everything will be ok.

I can finally relax, Jin Jida thought.

The representatives of the entire Korean forces are here, and they have all become hostages. When people outside know that even if the followers of the Andong Jin family control the Seoul City Defense Force, will they dare to attack directly?

Don't forget that the Qingfeng Jin family also has a certain power in Seoul. And just to the west of Seoul, across the water, there is the territory of the Lixing Min family. Compared with the Qingfeng Jin family, Min Honghao is a loyal dog raised by the upper country in Korea.

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On the Han River, a team under the banner of the Han Army stationed in Korea is sailing up the river.

Min Honghao stood at the bow of the commander's boat, and the cool river breeze blew his beard. "The green mountains remain, and the sunsets are red. Yang Wenxian really wrote a good poem." Right and wrong, success and failure are all in vain. Min Honghao is notorious and has been scolded by countless people year after year, but now he has seized the opportunity, and he will clear all the names.

Andong Jin, Jin Hongchang...

No matter how good the reputation is, it will all be crushed into dust after today.