Chapter 924: Entanglements of Grudges and Grievances

Seeing the expressions on these people's faces, Liu Zheng couldn't help but laugh.

Is the mere Wa nation really that terrifying?

What he didn't expect was.

It is indeed terrifying.

At least to these Koreans, the people of the Wa nation are completely synonymous with demons.

This is the Joseon's fear of the Wa!

Counting the wars of aggression launched by the Wa nation against Korea since ancient times, it is simply a history of humiliation spanning a thousand years of being crushed.

What is the Wa nation?

Without a doubt, in Liu Zheng's understanding, they are a bunch of ingrates; calling them ingrates is even giving them too much credit—they are a pack of vicious dogs that can never be tamed!

How do you mean?

In fact, one can see it from the history of the Wa nation's aggression against Korea.

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Looking at the entire history of human development, if one says Zhongguo was the cultural mentor of the Wa nation, then Korea was the benefactor of the Wa nation's livelihood. At that time, whether it was stone tools, pottery, bronze ware, or ironware, they were all learned by Koreans from Zhongguo and then passed on to the Wa nation. One must know that before the fifth century AD, the people of the Wa nation had always lived in caves; at that time, a carpenter named Zhu Mingbu Zhengen brought them architectural technology. Until the Three Kingdoms period of Zhongguo, the people of the Wa nation had no clothes to wear, which is to say, at that time, they were completely in a primitive society.

However, what did the Wa people do?

They did not return kindness with gratitude.

Sericulture, textile technology, architectural technology, medicine, Literature, Confucianism, and so on, were all brought to the Wa nation by Koreans.

To say that Koreans raised the people of the Wa nation is not an exaggeration at all.

From this moment on, plundering Korea became a basic national policy of the Wa people.

The Yamato nation began to invade Korea, occupied Gyeongsang Province of Korea, established a regime, and Baiji Guo was forced to become a tributary state of the Wa nation.

Rather, starting from the third century AD, they made the conquest of Korea their national goal.

In 232 AD, Shenggong Huanghou led the Wa nation to attack Xinluo and plundered countless riches.

As time went on.

Robbing Korea had already become an old tradition of the Wa nation.

Starting from this moment.

Whenever the Wa nation had nothing to eat, it was simple: rob Korea. Although they were repeatedly repelled with the help of Zhongguo, it was the powerful Zhongguo, not you Korea. I may not be able to occupy your land, but burning, killing, and looting are still possible.

Modern times.

With every plunder, the Wa nation was able to greatly increase its national strength. Finally, they completely occupied Korea.

Consequently.

During the Ming Dynasty.

But there was still an incomprehensible yearning.

This kind of fear even gradually evolved into a masochistic tendency. This tendency was specifically manifested in the fact that, because of the Wa nation's tyranny, many cultural talents within Korea began to immigrate to the Wa nation; this situation also allowed the Wa nation to obtain a lot of civilization, talent, and technology that promoted social development.

Therefore.

These Koreans both hate and fear the Wa nation.

"But"

"Let's return to Hancheng first, let's return to Hancheng first!"

"This"

"Vice Minister Liu is right!"

Liu Zheng laughed out loud: "Whether we can beat them or not, we'll only know after we fight! Let's set off first!"

"Set off!"

A group of people, their voices all became much quieter.

Queen Inhyeon also looked at Liu Zheng, wanting to speak but hesitating.

Liu Zheng watched all this quietly.

The common people naturally want to welcome an era of peace, so they have new expectations for this change of situation. This kind of wish can be said to have existed since ancient times. They are also the most simple, the kindest, and the most hardworking.

The group finally began to happily pack their belongings and set off.

This time, Queen Inhyeon could be considered to be returning to Hancheng in glory; along the way, she was naturally surrounded and supported by the common people.

That is not the case.

In Liu Zheng's memory, Bitter Remonstrance was the root cause of the decline of the Li Dynasty.

However.

Can the problems of the Li Dynasty be changed just by changing political parties?

There is no time to delay.

Then, what is the next step?

If the Li Dynasty wants to be strong, there is only one Method: curb Bitter Remonstrance.

Constitutional monarchy.

When heading south, the team was full of sorrow. Returning north, it was naturally like riding a fast horse in the spring breeze.

In one day, they covered a lot of distance.

Liu Zheng had his own ideas.

There was not much time left for him.

Queen Inhyeon sent someone to summon Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng was taken aback, but without hesitation, he followed them to Queen Inhyeon's tent.

When night fell.

The troop set up camp.

There was also good tea from Longyan.

Liu Zheng looked around and did not see Li Xuanya; he smiled inwardly, thinking it seemed Queen Inhyeon wanted to express something to him.

Queen Inhyeon had clearly been preparing for a long time.

In the fragrant tent, some exquisite food had been prepared.

"Your Highness, your spirits are much better today."

She was a woman with great charisma, and being in her presence always felt like a gentle spring breeze.

"Please sit, Vice Minister Liu."

Upon seeing this resourceful young man, a soft smile appeared on Queen Inhyeon's face.

Why on earth had she summoned him here so late at night?

Queen Inhyeon exchanged a few pleasantries with Liu Zheng before saying calmly, "Vice Minister Liu, you should not go to Hancheng anymore."

The two sat facing each other.

Queen Inhyeon poured tea for Liu Zheng herself, which left him flattered and simultaneously very puzzled.

Queen Inhyeon watched him quietly.

"You will die."

"What?"

Liu Zheng was jolted, his eyes narrowing slightly.

A change in the political landscape.

This sentence made Liu Zheng take a deep breath.

He instantly understood why Queen Inhyeon would think so.

"Seize them, seize them all, seize them!"

The Commander of the Duqi and Duwei had changed once again.

Another change in the political landscape.

Hancheng had been extremely busy lately.

The people being arrested were naturally the mid-level officials who had carried out the Literary Inquisition under the orders of Li Hang, Zhang Xuan, and others.

Why only mid-level officials? It was simple: ordinary people dared not touch big shots like Li Hang, Zhang Xuan, and Zhao Shixi.

The day before, they were still busy conducting the "Literary Inquisition," throwing people into the Heavenly Prison and subjecting them to all sorts of abuse. Today, they were releasing some and arresting others.

Those released were naturally the people who had "committed crimes through books." Upon seeing the light of day again, they vented their pent-up anger completely, launching a frenzied verbal attack on the Southern Faction. They also felt delighted and gratified by the return of Queen Inhyeon, and thus believed that their King, Li Tun, had become powerful, which was a major boon for the Li Dynasty.

If big shots like Li Hang and Zhang Xuan were all arrested, the royal court would truly become a one-voice chamber for the Westerner Party, which was also not what Li Tun wanted to see.

At this moment.

Li Tun also did not want to make a move.

This was the monarch's way of maintaining balance.

"This, Zhang Yuzhen, Yuzhen, she, she actually..."

The most furious among them was naturally Li Hang, who began to stutter as he spoke.

These few people gathered together.

The scene was somewhat quiet, awkward, and filled with anger.

"What should we do?"

"You tell me what we should do!"

Zhao Shixi sighed from the side: "Lord Li, this really does not have much to do with the Queen. The situation is indeed developing in a direction we cannot control."

Zhang Xuan also nodded.

Had the political power they had worked so hard to seize just vanished like this? In just one month?

The key was that Min Weizhong was dead!

"Are we just going to admit defeat like this?"

Li Hang flew into a rage.

Zhang Xuan finally could not hold back, saying with a sinister look: "We absolutely cannot let Queen Inhyeon return to the palace safely!"

Once these words were spoken, everyone was jolted.

They actually still could not defeat the Westerner Party!

The few of them looked at each other.

Just at this moment.

"My lords, it's bad, it's bad..."

A servant rushed in.

Everyone's heart sank again.

Could there be even worse news?