Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

"At that time, I was already a student of the Upper Dormitory."

"However, the Liangshan Emperor is extremely famous in Tokyo,"

"He was the third-ranked scholar in the imperial examination in the fifth year of the Zhenghe era,"

"They invented the 'top-grade coal' and the 'top-grade stove',"

"It also improved the movable type printing technique."

"I don't know what happened after that,"

"After being granted the title of Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examination), I returned to my country."

Chapter 1821 Goryeo's Little Secrets

Li Ziliang instructed, "Since we have this relationship, we should make good use of it."

"If there is an opportunity to privately meet with the Liangshan Emperor,"

"You may treat him with the respect due to a disciple,"

"I think this should be able to bring us closer together."

The relationship between the Jin Dynasty and Goryeo.

These years have been constantly changing.

Initially, the Jin dynasty regarded Goryeo as its parent country.

The two countries joined forces with the Song Dynasty to resist the Liao Dynasty.

Following this, the Jin dynasty wanted to establish a fraternal relationship with Goryeo.

The Jin dynasty was the elder brother, and Goryeo was the younger brother.

Goryeo refused.

They considered it a great disgrace.

After Emperor Tianzuo was killed and forced to flee to the grasslands,

The Jin dynasty began forcing Goryeo to submit to its rule.

They also demanded Baozhou, located on the south bank of the Yalu River.

Goryeo was furious.

They began deploying heavy troops to defend the border.

Furthermore, they openly accepted Jin dynasty generals and fugitives.

Last year, Goryeo officially became a vassal state of the Jin Dynasty.

And he acknowledged the Jin dynasty as his father.

But they resolutely refused to hand over Baozhou.

They also secretly contacted the Song Dynasty to launch a joint attack on the Jin Dynasty—these are the very envoys before us.

In just ten years,

The Jin state took the son of Goryeo.

He transformed into Goryeo's father.

Winter is the perfect season for water conservancy projects.

The Goryeo envoys passed through Huainan.

Water conservancy projects were underway everywhere along the way.

Li Ziliang was greatly shocked: "China's new dynasty should not be underestimated."

"We must be on good terms with them."

"The Jin state is a barbarian state, and to recognize the Jin state as one's father is a great disgrace."

"When the opportunity arises, we should tear up the official letter."

"Instead, they swore an oath of father-son relationship with China,"

"Take advantage of the Jin Dynasty's weakness and occupy the land north of the Yalu River!"

Quan Tong studied in Tokyo for several years.

He immediately echoed, "He's been a China enthusiast from beginning to end."

"China's prosperity and strength rightfully make it the father of our Goryeo."

What about Goryeo at this time?

The king was called Wang Gou.

Because of the need to avoid mentioning a certain person,

Later, he simply changed his name to Wang Kai.

This reflects their attitude towards China.

Even though Goryeo had already submitted to the Jin Dynasty.

All the way to the Gyeonggi region,

Water conservancy projects are still being carried out everywhere.

This shocked the Goryeo envoys even more.

Actually, from the capital region to the Huai River region,

The water conservancy projects along the route should have been done long ago.

Because Emperor Huizong of Song emptied local treasuries

Moreover, water conservancy is not as good as the Huashi Gang (a type of ancient stone transport system).

Water conservancy facilities across the country have been in disrepair for many years.

The Jianghuai region suffers from floods almost every year.

This is largely due to the disrepair of water conservancy facilities.

The new dynasty has only been established for one year.

Local water conservancy projects were launched in large numbers.

First, the enthusiasm of officials has been mobilized.

As long as you do your job well, you can get promoted.

Secondly, the imperial court abolished various exorbitant taxes and levies.

Furthermore, the tribute system and the tribute of flowers and stones were abolished.

This gave ordinary people a chance to catch their breath.

Local officials took the opportunity to conscript laborers.

As long as you don't pressure them excessively.

The common people will not resist.

After all, nobody wants to encounter a flood.

Third, there are too many disaster-stricken refugees.

Local areas need to implement work-for-relief programs.

So they coerced and bribed wealthy households to hand over money.

They relocated a large number of displaced people to work on water conservancy projects.

Once the water conservancy project is completed,

It also benefits wealthy households.

They could even collude with officials to seize land.

Compared to the gradual decline during the reign of Emperor Huizong,

The first year of the founding of the Ming Dynasty

Everywhere then began to flourish.

They arrived in the capital around the same time as the Korean envoys.

There are also Li Yan and Cai You.

Cai You attempted to return to his hometown in Fujian.

I will live out the rest of my life in anonymity.

But he hasn't left Zhejiang yet.

He was reported by his own associates.

Because of the newly arrived Zhejiang Provincial Governor Zhang Pu.

Orders were issued to post fishing permits throughout the province.

He also offered rewards to the treacherous officials of the small court in the southeast.

As for Li Yan, he was captured by the mountain people.

Several eunuchs escaped together.

Emperor Huizong of Song did not have the habit of carrying money.

They all have gold and silver hidden on them.

But it's precisely these gold and silver that bring bad things!

They didn't bring copper coins because they were too heavy and too cheap.

When you're starving, you can only buy food with gold and silver.

But then they fled into the mountains.

They even used gold and silver in the mountain village.

It would be strange if the villagers didn't suspect him.

"Hurry up and stop dawdling!"

A whip lashed out.

Cai You almost fell over from the blow.

Those shackles were just too heavy.

Cai You saw the walls of Tokyo again.

Overwhelmed with mixed feelings,

Tears welled up in his eyes.

Several eunuchs, including Li Yan,

They also disembarked one after another.

They knew their days were numbered.

He began to weep bitterly on the shore.

"The Goryeo envoy happens to be on the dock," Kwon Tong said.

"That one seems to be Cai You."

Li Ziliang couldn't help but sigh, "I've also seen it at the imperial banquet."

"Scholar Cai was a very elegant man at the time,"

"I never imagined it would end up like this."

"Let's go quickly, and don't have any contact with this person," Li Yong said.

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