Chapter 217: Goryeo Civil Disaster (I)

Just as Li Wei was visiting Taiwan, a undercurrent emerged due to his absence.

At night, the drizzle of late autumn drizzled in the sky of Kaijing. The sky was dark red. There were few pedestrians on Kaijing Street. A carriage drove in quickly through the city gate and quickly turned into an alley and disappeared.

Several carriages were parked in the mansion of Zhao Jun, the former Minister of War of Korea. One house was dimly lit, and six or seven people were sitting together to discuss something secretly. At this time, another carriage entered the mansion and parked in the yard. An old man got out of the carriage and was led to the hut by a servant.

"Sorry! I'm late." The old man pushed open the door and bowed and smiled.

The people in the room stood up and said, "Mr. Pei is finally here, we are waiting for a long time."

Lord Pei is the former Goryeo Attendant Pei Kelian, and the founder of this secret organization. Pei Kelian was once Li Chenggui's confidant and had a personal grudge with Li Weizheng. After Li Chenggui's death, Pei Kelian fled to Seoul and lived in seclusion. Although no one pursued him anymore, Pei Kelian was not really silent because of this. He kept watching coldly. When the Queen of Goryeo ascended the throne, he admitted that Wang Shunji was indeed the princess of the former Goryeo king and the only survivor of the royal family, but Pei Kelian did not recognize Cui Ping as prime minister. Cui Ping had actually become Li Weizheng's lackey. He faithfully carried out one order after another to push Goryeo to perish.

Cui Ping devoted 80% of the annual tax revenue of Goryeo to Li Weizheng, and Pei Kelian endured it; Cui Ping disbanded the Goryeo army and agreed to Li Weizheng to recruit mercenaries, and Pei Kelian also endured it; Cui Ping assisted Li Wei in Goryeo to run newspapers, school, and factory, and sent Goryeo officials to Liaodong to brainwash. These Pei Kelian still endured it, but when Cui Ping ordered that Goryeo children should enter Chinese studies, learn Chinese, speak Chinese, wear Chinese costumes, and regard themselves as Han people, Pei Kelian finally couldn't bear it anymore. When this generation of children was completely sinicized, twenty years later, Goryeo would be destroyed.

Pei Kelian began to secretly connect and search for ministers who were like him and worried about Goryeo. After several months of hard work, Pei Kelian contacted more than 100 like-minded people, including current senior officials, such as Zhao Jun, Minister of War and Zheng Daochuan, Minister of Revenue. Pei Kelian also founded an organization called Goryeo Cultural Revival Society, referred to as Fuxing Society, with members spread all over Goryeo, with the purpose of "expelling the Ming army and restoring the country".

In early August, Li Wei was visiting Taiwan, and Pei Kelian won an opportunity. The Goryeo Revival Society began to become active. They continued to expand their members. No matter whether they are high or low, they could join as long as they love Goryeo culture. In just two months, the Goryeo Revival Society quickly expanded to 8,000 people, and even some Goryeo mercenary soldiers also participated. However, most people did not know the true purpose of the Goryeo Society. Many people just missed Goryeo culture and participated, and they did not know the backbone members of the Revival Society.

It is October, and it is getting closer and closer to Li Weizheng's return. The activities of the core members of the Fuxing Society are becoming more and more intense. They are already preparing to launch a Goryeo Revival Movement with the participation of the whole nation before Li Weizheng returns, and completely drive the Ming army out of Goryeo.

The highest leadership of the Fuxing Society consists of eight people. In addition to Pei Kelian, Zhao Jun and Zheng Daochuan, there are three high-ranking military officers, including Guo Shun, the Minister of Rites, Gao Fangming, the former Imperial College Supervisor Li Qing, the former Royal Palace Guard Cui Deliang, and the former Kaijing Guard Lu Zhan.

These eight people formed the leadership core of the Fuxing Society. They have held several meetings. Today, we will discuss the details of the uprising in detail. The eight people sat down separately. Pei Kelian said straight to the point: "Everyone, I just got a piece of news that Li Weizheng's wife gave birth to a son one hour ago."

"Mr. Pei, is this matter important?" Zhao Jun asked with some surprise.

"Why doesn't it matter!" Pei Kelian glared fiercely and said, "This is the son of his wife. Clippers must have gone to Taiwan to inform Li Weizheng. In this case, he will rush back to Goryeo in advance, and we will have less time. Moreover, he already has two sons, one of them will definitely be king in Goryeo in the future. At that time, it will be the time for our Goryeo to be destroyed."

Pei Kelian mentioned the four words "destroy the country and the seeds", and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became depressed, and everyone was silent. At this time, Zheng Daochuan asked: "I wonder if Lord Pei has drawn up any effective plan?"

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Pei Kelian couldn't help but sigh and said, "Reviving Goryeo is our business. Everyone should work together to propose their own plans, and not put all their hopes on me. Especially when I live in Seoul, I don't know much about Kaijing. The plans I made are also behind closed doors and deviate from reality. Today I just want everyone to come up with ideas."

Speaking of this, Pei Kelian looked at the former general Li Qing and said to him: "General Li, you used to be extremely prestige in the army. Tell me, is it possible for us to reorganize an army?"

Li Qing was about fifty years old. When Li Chenggui was a general in the army, he was Li Chenggui's mortal enemy and the confidant of Cui Ying, the former powerful minister of Goryeo. After Li Chenggui seized the throne, he fled to Busan to hide and escaped Li Chenggui's purge. He had a good personal relationship with Pei Kelian. Pei Kelian established the Fuxing Society and invited him out of the mountain, just to use his prestige and rich experience in the army to make the Fuxing Society support the military.

Li Qing’s mission is to develop members among the Goryeo mercenaries. He has successfully instigated two senior mercenaries and mastered two thousand mercenaries. When he saw Pei Kelian ask himself, he replied: “Last year, Li Chenggui’s 70,000 elite troops were disbanded, and Li Wei was reorganizing, but there were 30,000 of them and 40,000 more people. It should be easy to form an army, but I do not advocate organizing another army.”

"Why?" several people asked in unison.

"Don't think Cui Ping didn't know about the Fuxing Society, but he couldn't get the evidence of our uprising, so he didn't dare to report it to us. Once we organized the army, our purpose would be exposed, and the Liaodong Army would immediately suppress it. At that time, we might not even be able to distribute weapons, let alone armor and horses, what should we use to fight the fully armed Liaodong Army? So I don't advocate re-establishing the army."

The garrison of Kaijing next to him, Lu Zhan suddenly thoughtfully: "What the general means, can we use the Goryeo mercenaries to revolt?"

Li Qing nodded and smiled, "Mr. Lu guessed it well, that's what I mean."

"But the general has only developed two thousand people, isn't it a little less?" Pei Kelian asked with some concern.

"Mr. Pei, you don't need to hit the whole body of a snake. Just hit it seven inches. Similarly, our uprising only needs to hit the vital points and appeal to the whole country. I believe that the uprisingers will surging the atmosphere and drive the Ming army out of Goryeo in one fell swoop. However, two thousand people are a little less. I have contacted Zhao Yong, a thousand mercenaries stationed in Busan. He was my old subordinate and had three thousand mercenaries. If I instigate him, we will have five thousand people, which is enough to attack seven inches."

Zhao Jun suddenly became a little jealous of Li Qing. This is his home, so he should be the protagonist, but the limelight was taken away by Li Qing alone, and he became a guest. Seeing that Li Qing was very confident in his words, Zhao Jun asked sourly: "I wonder where the Qicha was said by Lord Li?"

"Do I have to say this?" Li Qing raised his eyebrows and explained disdainfully: "Seven Centen are naturally in the capital, one is Cui Ping and the other is the Goryeo Palace. Didn't Li Weizheng just get a son?"

The chaos in the Goryeo Palace had gradually subsided. An hour ago, Ye Sutong successfully gave birth to a baby boy. As the mother and son were safe, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The hot water was ready and a new quilt was sent. The palace maids passed the news to the guards. The guards were full of joy and the news was quickly passed on to the outside. Pei Kelian heard about this when he entered the city gate.

At this time, Ye Sutong's bedroom had been quiet. Everyone went back to let the exhausted Su Tong rest. Su Tong fell asleep. Only Qianqian stayed beside him to take care of the child. The child was lying on Su Tong's pillow. She couldn't bear to put him in the cradle. The child had just taken a shower and his fetus was still wet on his forehead. The child looked very delicate, unlike Li Weizheng, his eyebrows, eyes, mouth and nose were very similar to his mother. He was wrapped in a quilt and sleeping sweetly. Suddenly he opened his mouth and yawned. Qianqian looked at him from the side, and a hint of pity surged in her heart.

She carefully picked him up, hugged him in her arms and gently patted him. She stared at the child's pink and cute little face, and Qianqian's heart unknowingly developed a kind of maternal love.

Qianqian is already seventeen years old this year, and her girl is changing rapidly. The thin yellow-haired girl who used to be has grown into a tall, plump and gentle girl. She grows more and more beautiful, with white and delicate skin and bright eyes like gems. In this family, she has always played the role of housekeeper. She is delicate in her mind and everything in the family is arranged properly, including the eldest sister gave birth to Li Tan last year and Su Tong gave birth to Jiaoer today. She is busy making arrangements. Her other identity is Li Weizheng's sister, but in fact everyone knows that she will marry Li Weizheng sooner or later.

Qianqian had only one elder brother in her heart. She had been waiting for the arrival of eighteen years old. Eighteen years old was the time she agreed with her elder brother. It was already October, and in two months she would be eighteen years old. Qianqian was looking forward to it, but she was a little panicked, but more of a girlish shyness.

At this moment, Qianqian was holding Su Tong's sweetheart, which actually touched the motherly nature hidden in her heart. She suddenly had a desire, longing for her to hug her sweetheart.

"Qianqian, show me the child." Su Tong suddenly woke up.

Qianqian quickly put the child beside Su Tong's pillow. Su Tong sat up, held his son in his arms, and looked at him lovingly. Her heart was filled with the happiness of being a mother. Qianqian pointed at the child's little nose with her finger and smiled: "Sister Su Tong, what name should I give him?"

A word reminded Su Tong that her husband left a letter to her before leaving, asking her to open the envelope after giving birth, which contained the name of the child. She was exhausted from giving birth, so she forgot about this. Su Tong quickly said to Qianqian: "Qianqian, please help me open my dressing table. There is a wooden box inside. The name Dalang gave the child is inside the wooden box."

Qianqian quickly walked to the dressing table, found a wooden box from the drawer, opened it, and there was indeed a letter inside. She handed the letter to Su Tong. Su Tong shook her head and said, "It is not convenient for me to hold the child, so you can dismantle it for me!"

Qianqian opened the letter, and a look of curiosity appeared in her eyes. She wanted to know what the eldest brother had named her second son. She tore open the letter skin and took out the letter paper from it. Qianqian opened it and spread it on the bed. Su Tong also came over her face and saw it said: "If you give birth to a beautiful girl, you will be named Ke, and if you Danliner, you will be named Hua."
Chapter completed!