My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 353 Deep-rooted
  "So, this Buddhist scripture about Maitreya's rebirth that is circulated in North Korea was written by Mr. Guan himself to encourage the North Korean people to oppose the royal court's attempts."

Feng Bao said, while Gao Lin took the opportunity to flatter this powerful official in the capital.

"My father-in-law is indeed sure. Now it seems that this Maitreya scripture is the fake book written by Mr. Guan, used to cholera North Korea and achieve his ulterior motives..."

After Gao Lin finished speaking, he took the Buddhist scripture from Fan He's hand and stuffed it into his arms.

"And after the White Lotus demons failed to conquer North Korea for the first time, how did they confuse the local residents, encourage them to oppose the North Korean royal family, and invade Goryeo again... This is the next story I am about to tell."

Gao Lin said.

……

Facing Xijing, which was left with only ruins after the Red Turban Army retreated.

All the prosperity of the past was reduced to scorched earth, and Liu Zhai was inexplicably sad and angry.

However, in the face of a large number of refugees due to military disasters and heavy snowfalls, there are also vassal generals in various parts of the country who have a vague tendency to rise by virtue of their efforts to expel the red scarves in just a few months.

However, Liu Zhai could only look at the retreat of the Red Scarf Army with hatred. He led the royal family's remaining elite troops, supervised the vassal generals and troops from all over the country to withdraw to their respective bases, and tried to clean up the current domestic chaos.

Under the attack of the Red Scarf Army, the small fortresses built by the Koryo people to defend against the Mongolian cavalry in the north were proven. With the rapid changes in tactics and military equipment of both sides in the Peasant War at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, those ancient fortresses built by the Koryo people before were The construction and summed up experience become useless.

This loyal warrior is worried about the threats that may come again at any time in the north of the empire.

So he resolutely submitted a letter, requesting the King of Goryeo to issue an order to recruit people from Xianning Road and the north to build a stronger defense line to resist the invasion of the Red Turban Army who might come back at any time, so as to protect the country's capital. He would not fall into the enemy's hands so easily again.

The King of Korea agreed.

So along with the order, hundreds of thousands of civilians who had just lost most of their wealth and family members in the war were conscripted to the northern border, and cooperated with the troops of the Korean royal family to rebuild and strengthen the military fortress in northern Goryeo.

After all, for those Goryeo dignitaries who had just fled the capital overnight and whose properties and houses were burned to ashes by the Red Turban Army, and who were almost killed, there was nothing more important than holding back the threat of the Red Turban Army in the north. .

As for the people displaced by the war, will they fall into the deepest despair due to the increasingly cruel oppression caused by the construction of the Great Wall of the West and the endless corvee labor?

That is not something that the Goryeo royal family and the civil and military elites of North Korea need to consider.

In their view, the people of North Korea have always been docile and obedient, especially the emergence of the rudimentary Korean language, which further isolated the people at the bottom from contact with the culture of the Central Plains.

Let it remain meek and ignorant forever.

Although the Central Plains Dynasty was also under the suppression of the autocratic royal power in its long history, at least compared to North Korea, their politics and culture were still relatively enlightened.

It can provide many grounds for people’s resistance.

However, they did not expect that although the Red Turban Army had evacuated this land, they would leave their scriptures in North Korea forever.

The North Korean people, who have suffered from bullying and despair, have found a treasure.

They chanted the Dharma of Maitreya's incarnation.

While working hard, they quietly observed the demons and powerful people who enslaved them.

And quietly waiting for the Red Turban Army to return to the pure land of the Buddha Kingdom designated by Maitreya.

Two years later, as the Red Scarf Army moved south again, the Koreans, who thought they could successfully block the Red Scarf Army from outside the city wall, made a desperate discovery.

No matter how strong a fortress is, it cannot withstand the enemies within. In just a few months, the size of the [-] Red Turban Army that entered Goryeo expanded to [-]. A large number of Goryeo farmers and workers joined the Red Turban Army. Zhou, Taizhou, Jizhou and Yanzhou successively defeated the Goryeo army and seized a large amount of Goryeo's land and population.

"Although the Red Scarf Army successively recruited Goryeo generals to surrender for their own use, hoping to attract more Goryeo generals to surrender without a fight, but at this time, Yuan Ting, who had basically eliminated the north, had already noticed this force that had penetrated into Korea. Peninsula, the red scarf rebels inserted into their rear..."

"So Emperor Yuan Shun personally issued an edict, ordering the Yuan Dynasty to prepare weapons and food to support the Goryeo court by sea, so as to prevent it from being completely defeated by the Red Scarf Army in a short period of time and putting the situation on the peninsula into an uncontrollable predicament. On the other hand, he ordered a large number of Yuan Dynasties to The Red Turban Army entered Liaodong and cut off the Red Turban Army's supply and retreat... Under the joint stranglehold of both sides, the Red Turban Army was determined to return to Liaodong for a decisive battle with the Yuan Army. However, in the Battle of Liaoyang, the Red Turban Army was defeated and its leader Pan Cheng was captured. More than ten Ten thousand people were killed by the Yuan army, and the last fighting force of the Red Turban Army was completely wiped out on the Liaodong battlefield."

"But after this battle, the Maitreya faith spread in North Korea... and became the largest and most powerful among the many esoteric societies."

Gao Lin said slowly, bringing an end to the war of weapons that took place on the Korean Peninsula in the late Yuan Dynasty.

"You must not underestimate the influence of the White Lotus Sect in North Korea..."

At this point, Gao Lin looked at the people in front of him, and his tone suddenly became weird.

"It is said that the reason why Li Chenggui was able to defeat the Red Scarves, regain the capital, seize the throne of Goryeo, and establish the Lee Dynasty of Korea was that his old rivals were behind him. The remnants of the Red Scarf Army in North Korea were among them... …Furthermore, the influence of the White Lotus Sect in some places in North Korea even exceeds that of the North Korean government, so you must act with caution."

After hearing this, not only Guo Xun realized the difficulty of this matter, but even Feng Bao also understood why the imperial court did not hesitate to mobilize troops on the border of the Ming Dynasty just to arrest a few petty thieves of the White Lotus Sect. Heavy troops are deployed to prepare for any eventuality.

"Does Mr. Xie Qianxie know about this matter?"

Feng Bao asked.

His face became very ugly.

If only I had known that the White Lotus Sect was so powerful locally.

It even has some vague relationship with the North Korean royal family.

He would never come alone to convey the imperial edict so easily.

At the very least, he should ask his godfather to arrange for more factory guards to accompany him.

However, considering that the godfather does not know much about the situation in North Korea.

Feng Bao also didn't have any resentment.

Even if Lu Fang knew about it, Feng Bao did not dare to show any complaints.

After all, the inner court is not like the outer court. Even if the emperor is offended, he must be tried by the three judicial departments before he can be convicted. If the emperor does not want his reputation to be too bad, he cannot just accuse the courtiers -

Of course, off-the-charts tactics such as Emperor Taizong Zhu Di's direct assassination of senior cabinet officials without following procedures are another matter.

Inner court, whenever you make a mistake, as long as the chief eunuch is determined to deal with you, there are really various ways to make you evaporate silently.

I heard that the White Lotus Sect is so powerful in North Korea.

Feng Baodun, who received this errand, felt a little bit stuck.

What worried him even more was the safety of Xie Qian, an official from the Ministry of Rites sent by the imperial court to North Korea.

What if this old guy makes the White Lotus Sect jump over the wall because of his actions, something will happen.

As a veteran of Xie Qian's three dynasties, he would never be able to get away with being accused of incompetence in the face of the crowd.

(End of this chapter)