The country of Goryeo has always been proud of its adoption of Chinese culture.
They not only used Chinese characters, but also respected Confucianism and promoted rites and music.
The idea that Han culture is the orthodox tradition has long been deeply rooted in the minds of the Korean people.
To them, the Jin Dynasty to the north was a barbarian state. Although their military strength was not as great as that of the Jin Dynasty, they considered their culture to be far superior to that of the Jin Dynasty.
In their hearts, Han culture represents the most noble culture in the world.
Those who have not been influenced by Han culture are barbarians.
Noble and civilized people disdain to deal with barbarians.
Especially for people from remote, small regions like Goryeo, who are already quite insecure, they would feel even more proud of having learned from the Central Plains civilization.
Therefore, Wang Kai's contact with the Jin state and his invitation to the Jin army to enter Goryeo was itself a form of spiritual betrayal.
Under duress, the scholars and officials of Goryeo would absolutely not approve of their king doing such a thing.
For example, Miaoqing, although he was a monk, took pride in practicing the Buddhist teachings of China.
Therefore, he proposed a northern expedition against the Jin dynasty.
In the eyes of people like them, the Northern Expedition against the Jin Dynasty was a campaign against barbarians, and campaigning against barbarians was a great act of merit.
This is the advantage of a powerful civilization.
A powerful civilization can conquer a weaker civilization on a spiritual level, making them accept its core values. If something goes against these core values, the weaker civilization will consider it barbaric and humiliating.
This was Zhao Huan's most fundamental and greatest advantage in conquering Goguryeo under these circumstances.
If Wang Kai dared to secretly communicate with the Jin state, he would be guilty of colluding with barbarians, and his legitimacy as the king of the vassal state would be questioned.
Unless Wang Kai completely rejects Han culture within Goryeo, as long as you uphold Han culture as the orthodox culture, you must sever ties with the barbarians.
If the Song Dynasty is weak and incapacitated, if the Central Plains of China is weak and incapacitated, and if Goryeo secretly colludes with barbarians, then naturally there is nothing we can do about it.
Even if you were to be held accountable, it could only be done on a moral and spiritual level, and would not have any impact on the situation within Goryeo.
But now that the Song Dynasty is at an unprecedented level of strength, if you continue to do this, it will no longer be a matter of moral and spiritual condemnation.
The New Year has just passed, and the snow in Kaesong has not yet melted.
Miaoqing and Zheng Zhichang then exposed Wang Kai's crimes to the world: he had colluded with the Jurchen barbarians and intended to overthrow Goryeo; he should be executed and a new king should be established.
The entire nation of Goryeo was shocked when this crime was announced.
The traditional gentry of Goryeo regarded the Jin Dynasty as a monstrous threat and avoided it at all costs. Now, the king was having an affair with the Jurchen barbarians.
Those Jurchen barbarians do not respect etiquette and law, do not study sages, and do not wear Han clothing; they are nothing more than savages dressed in human clothes.
I've heard that even the so-called nobles of the Jurchen people were utterly immoral, cruel, and bloodthirsty.
If Goryeo were to truly associate with them, it would undoubtedly be like seeking a tiger's skin.
Within a few days, countless senior officials went to the palace to meet with King Kai.
Some even angrily denounced Wang Kai to his face, calling his actions a disgrace to the country and its people.
Wang Kai naturally denied it, stating that it was a conspiracy by Miao Qing and Zheng Zhichang.
For a time, the matter of the king's affair with the Jurchen barbarians caused a great uproar in the Goryeo court.
It started snowing in Kaesong at night.
Outside the capital city, in a dilapidated temple.
Jiang Shaobin excitedly entered the dilapidated temple.
Around this dilapidated temple, there were more than thirty highly skilled Imperial Guards disguised as various people, monitoring everything that came and went.
The development of the Imperial City Guard in Gaegyeong began with the start of the trade war between the Song Dynasty and Goryeo. Now, the Imperial City Guard in Gaegyeong has nearly a hundred members.
The vast majority of them were from the Song Dynasty, but a small number were from Goryeo (Korea).
After Jiang Shaobin went inside, he met Zuo Hui, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial City Guard of Jingdong Road.
"Shangguan!"
"Brother Jiang, you have done a great job this time!"
"It's all thanks to Shangguan's support."
A man, whose skin was torn and bleeding, was tied to a wooden stake on one side. This man was none other than Kim Mun-seok, the son of Kim Bu-sik, a key minister of Wang Kai.
This morning, in the largest brothel in the capital, Jiang Shaobin's men captured Jin Wenze in the fastest and most covert way, and then secretly took him out of the city.
Jin Wenze was the middleman in Wang Kai's secret dealings with the Jurchens. It was Jin Wenze who secretly met with Wanyan Gao's envoy.
He's even confessed to revealing the color of the underwear of the woman he slept with today.
A complete confession is laid out here.
Another prepared confession was handed to Jiang Shaobin: "Find a way to give this confession and Jin Wenze together to Jin Fushi's mortal enemy, Tuo Junjing. He will know what to do."
Jiang Shaobin took the confession and said, "Yes! Don't worry, Shangguan, Tuo Junjing will see this confession and Jin Wenze by the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Tuo Junjing was a general in the Goryeo army. When Wang Kai's maternal grandfather, Li Ziqian, plotted a rebellion, it was Tuo Junjing who helped Wang Kai eliminate Li Ziqian.
Logically speaking, Tuo Junjing is the greatest contributor, and the position of Privy Councilor should definitely be his.
But now Kim Bu-sik is in the prime minister's position, and Goryeo is adopting the old Song Dynasty system of suppressing military generals.
Tuo Junjing was a military general.
The civil officials, led by Kim Bu-sik, had repeatedly suppressed military generals like Tak Jun-kyung, and the two sides had long been irreconcilable enemies.
Although Tak Jun-kyung is no good, once he sees Kim Moon-jae's confession, he will definitely take the opportunity to bring up Kim Bu-sik in court.
He also had many grievances against Wang Kai.
This is a perfect opportunity to expand my power!
In fact, in orthodox history, after the Myocheong Rebellion in Goryeo, Goryeo fell into an era of military rule, with the government basically controlled by military men and the royal power being rendered ineffective.
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