Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 66

Episode 66 Variables (5)

Joseon, which had been busy with a series of major events such as Ryu Jeong-hyeon’s purge and the death of Emperor Yongrak, was gradually becoming quiet as fall passed and winter entered.

However, as if this stability was not to his liking, a horseman carrying Gyeolbo in his arms rushed into the palace.

“Urgent report!”

Before the horse could even stop, the cavalryman jumped down, took out a handbook from his arms, and handed it to the person in charge.

The general report brought by the cavalry was immediately delivered to King Sejong. After seeing Jang Gye, King Sejong immediately gave an order to Do Seung-ji.

“Immediately, all officials above the rank of party superior should come to Pyeonjeon!”

“I obey your order!”

Upon King Sejong’s emergency call, all the ministers who were attending to government affairs in the government office and Uijeongbu rushed to Pyeonjeon.

The same was true for those working at Area 51. Choi Haesan, Icheon, and Hyang got on their horses and rode toward Gwanghwamun.

Arriving at the palace, Hyang headed to Pyeonjeon and asked the eunuch a question.

“What’s going on?”

“I don’t know, but I just heard that there was an urgent report from the north.”

“North?”

Hyang looked back at Choi Haesan and Icheon. Choi Hae-san and Icheon were frozen like never before.

‘Where does the smell of blood come from…’

The scent felt like the scent of blood was coming from the surroundings. Hyang, who was looking for a place where the scent of blood was coming from, became very nervous when he realized that the scent was coming from Choi Hae-san and Icheon.

‘Is this the life of soldiers who have been through chaos? ‘

When I entered the front, the ministers who had already been summoned were gathered.

“Forgive me for being late.”

“No, my Majesty.”

When Hyang apologized for arriving late, the monks came forward and responded that it was okay.

“Your Majesty!”

Not long after the incense was settled, a merchant ship announced King Sejong’s entrance. While the local government and ministers were politely speaking, King Sejong, who came to the temple, opened his mouth.

“It’s going to be quite long, so everyone please take a seat.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Is this the good thing about Ondol not becoming widespread yet?

There are chairs.” Hyang, who had been thinking about something else, shook his head slightly and concentrated his mind. As the

small commotion that occurred as the eunuchs brought chairs subsided, King Sejong got to the point.

“An urgent report came from the north a little while ago. Deliver the contents of Do Seung-ji’s urgent report.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Do Seung-ji, who had taken over the town, opened his mouth to the ministers.

“You will know that there has been an uproar over the Jianju aftershocks since last year. “It is a disturbance that occurred within the Jurchen tribe, but due to the nature of the Jurchen, Joseon cannot ignore it, so we have continued to trace the source of the disturbance. And not long ago, the tambors found out the cause and delivered urgent news.”

The ministers took serious notice of Do Seung-ji’s remarks. He concentrated with his face.

Do Seung-ji’s voice rang out in the dead-quiet space.

“The reason why there was a commotion during the Jianju aftershocks was because a large tribe in the north moved south.”

Hwang Hui opened his mouth at Do Seung-ji’s remarks.

“They were. What was your reason for moving south? ”

“It is said that they came down to the south under pressure from the Daldan (繼輕 Tatars).”

“What is the scale? ”

“It is said that there are about 10,000 families in the tribe.”

“This….”

“This is a big problem.”

The ministers sighed when they heard the size of the tribe that moved south. Unlike the Joseon and Ming Dynasties, which considered a family of five as the number one, the Jurchen tribe No. 1 usually had 15 people.

“So, that means the number of cavalry they have is at least 10,000 to 30,000.”

“That’s right. And the number of heavy cavalry is at least 3,000 to 10,000.”

This was the part that Joseon was very nervous about. Due to the nature of living a half-farmer, half-herd life, the cavalry of the Jurchen tribe was not easy.

Looking at past history, the Jurchen tribe They were by no means an entity to be taken lightly. Although they were dominated by Liao established by the Khitan, after gathering their strength, it was the Jurchen people who overthrew Liao and established Jin. And that Jin inflicted great damage on Song and Goryeo.

Yuan invaded . After the fall of the Jin Dynasty, the Jurchen people were divided into tribes. And that situation has continued to this day.

This division of the Jurchen was the result of the intervention of Joseon and Ming. The Jurchen tribes, who had almost similar language and customs, had no hope for someone to unite them. If possible, it could lead to the birth of a powerful nation. This was not what both Joseon and Ming wanted.

“Who do you say is the tribal leader? ”

“It’s called Lee Man-ju.”

“If a tribe of this size were to move south, it would be quite a big problem, but did the Ming just leave it alone? ”

“They say people gave permission.”

“What! ”

“this! ”

The ministers were shocked by Tao Seung-ji’s answer. Hwang Hui expressed his opinion to King Sejong with a serious face.

“Your Majesty, there is a possibility that this is a Duke of Ming.”

King Sejong nodded at Hwang Hui’s remarks.

“Gwain is also like that. I think.“

* * *

‘Aftershocks… . ”

While listening to Do Seung-ji’s report, Hyang recalled a memory from the 21st century.

While wandering aimlessly on the Internet to do some reading, he came across a post called ‘Lee Seong-gye’s presence’.

“What is it? ”

The blog post that I clicked on was a post made using the records from the Annals of King Taejo.

It showed on a map the tribes of Jurchen who surrendered to King Taejo and the actual status of their naturalization. Hyang’s mouth dropped when he saw the map.

“Wow . ….”

Yi Seong-gye’s direct influence clearly extended beyond Goryeo’s northeastern border to the Jiandao region, and his indirect influence extended northward to the southern part of Heilongjiang Province.

“This must be a joke, right? Are you sure about the source? ”

It was a post that had a strong impact on Hyang’s memory.

After reincarnating, Hyang had gathered a lot of information about the relationship between the Jurchen people and Joseon. For Hyang, it was a kind of cross-checking.

Hyang chuckled as he checked the data he had collected. “ Does

this remind me of a scene from a gangster movie? ”

What Hyang said was about the war of words between King Taizong and Emperor Yongle. No matter how you look at that part, it was like a scene from a gangster movie. –

Hey

! Chairman Zhou! You can’t do this!

Even if our Joseon faction falls under the Mingguo faction, you can’t do this. !

The Mingguo faction is coming to the Yain Jurchen area and making a fuss!

Ma! The Yain Jurchen area is an area that even our predecessor, Chairman Joo, said was our Chosun faction! Ma! Are you even a merchant? You won’t talk about that!

What? The Jurchen area is also a Mingguo area! Sect area?

You’re talking about forgetting the ghosts! Shall we blow together?

Our Joseon faction’s heads will be broken, but you guys from the Minggu faction will be fine!

Ugh? Ugh? Shall we join in at this point?

Don’t think about the Northern Won faction or anything, just blow loudly. Let’s take a look?

—

After a rough war of words regarding the Jurchen region, King Taizong brought out the ‘Confirmation of Zhu Yuanzhang’ and obtained a concession from Emperor Yongle.

From then on, the Jurchen region became a battleground for the three countries. Jurchen and Yain Jurchen were expanding their influence in metallurgy, aiming to outwit the other, and above them, Bukwon was looking for an opportunity, dreaming of conquering the territory.

* * *

Because of this complicated situation, not only the ministers but even King Sejong was suspicious of Ming Dynasty’s machinations. “The situation is

critical, so you should think of a good plan.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

While the ministers who received the order were exchanging opinions, Hyang traced his memory – the presence of King Taejo Lee Seong-gye among the Jurchen people. His influence was certainly strong

– but as he descended from King Taejong and King Sejong, this influence gradually decreased. The reason for this was that, unlike Yi Seong-gye, who had quite direct contact, the number and intensity of direct contact decreased while he stayed in the palace.

-Although this influence is decreasing, the influence on Lee Seong-gye and his successors is ‘still alive.’ The problem is that the subject who exerts this influence is ‘Lee Seong-gye’s descendants’ and not ‘Joseon.

’ Let’s see… Was it from the time of King Sejo that the transaction relationship was purely for profit? I think I saw somewhere that quite influential Jurchen tribe chieftains were involved in the movement to reinstate King Danjong and ended up dying, so things went completely wrong with the Jurchen tribe… This is it! If you’re less interested, your habit of vaguely remembering things becomes problematic.’

Hyang grumbled inwardly and continued to think about a good move.

But even after thinking about it for a while, the only answer I could come up with was a standard one.

‘shit! Is this the best? ‘

Hyang, who had been cursing in a situation where he couldn’t come up with an ingenious answer, opened his mouth with an expression that said there was nothing he could do.

“Abama, I think that in the current situation, trickery is of little use and we have to go with the standard.”

“Jeongseok?”

“Yes, Abama.” I think we should strengthen Joseon’s capabilities and reform its military system to make it more stable and then subjugate Jurchen.”

In response to Hyang’s response, King Sejong stroked his beard.

“Is that the best? ”

“This is the only best option for the current situation.”

“Reality is a gutter!”

“If you think of your usual wit, it’s okay…”

“I’ll say it again, the current situation in Joseon makes it difficult to use a strategy. In fact, Ki-chak is a fluke that is difficult to beat Jung-seok.”

King Sejong made a disapproving sound in response to Hyang’s reply. Looking at Sejong, Hyang added,

“Even Gi-chak is more valuable when he has the power to do so. No matter how clever he is, there is no way a single soldier can defeat Xiang Yu, right? ”

‘What? If the spearman had been holding a machine gun instead of a spear, the story might have been different…’

After hearing Hyang’s words, Sejong nodded.

“That’s true. What a pity! Sirs, listen!

“I will listen, Your Majesty!”

“Please come up with a plan to reform the military system. This is also necessary for the military regime. If this incident had not happened, I would have planned to make it and implement it a little later, but the situation is changing rapidly, so quick measures are needed.”

“I will obey your order!”

The order was given to the ministers, but King Sejong did not look satisfied.

“I think there is a more cost-effective plan…”

Hearing King Sejong’s regretful words, the ministers began to shake their heads in cold sweat. If we go a little further from there, a disgusting ‘Tsk!’ will come out, and that’s it. This was because the next time, there would be a situation where they would have to shout at the top of their lungs, ‘Here comes the Emperor!’

‘Think, think!’ While the ministers were desperately racking their brains, Hyang suggested to King Sejong,

“Abama. How about calling the tribal leaders of the Yain Jurchen to the palace and comforting them as the next best option? “

“Call the tribal leaders to the palace?”

“Yes. There is a saying going around that says, ‘When the body becomes distant, the mind also becomes distant.’ Is this limited to the relationship between men and women? If you call the tribal leaders and comfort them, they will be thrilled by Abamama’s kindness.”

“I see.”

Sejong nodded at Hyang’s words. As Sejong responded well, Hyang’s voice began to gain strength.

“As Joseon’s capabilities become stronger, the tribal leaders who come to visit us will have to make a choice: a gift in one hand or a club in the other.”

“That’s great! You’ll need a very strong club for that, right?”

“Yes.”

Sejong nodded deeply at Hyang’s words.

“I like it very much.”

* * *

Five days later, the ministers created a plan for reforming the military system and submitted it to King Sejong.

“Let’s see…”

King Sejong, who had been reading the plan submitted by the ministers, looked up and looked at the ministers. I glared.

“Is this best? ”

“Here comes the Emperor! ”

“Tsk! Did you actually look at the sutra book that Gwain made? ”

“Here comes the Emperor! “

While continuously bowing his head, Hwang Hee stepped forward.

“I think it is the best given the current situation in Joseon…” “

Look, Uijeong Woo!” Is just changing the name of an office a reform? Which is best! ”

“Here comes the Emperor! ”

“Egh! Okay, I’d rather make it myself! ”

“Please kill me! ”

“Are you sure you want to do that? “

“Your Majesty the Emperor!”

In the end, King Sejong did as he had said and began to personally create a plan for reforming the military system.

“First of all, based on the expansion of the government’s finances in the future…”

King Sejong, who created a basic policy referring to the light security plan he had written, handed it over to Jiphyeonjeon.

“Review and find improvements.”

“I obey your orders! ”

Sejong, holding in his hand the policy that had been made through Jiphyeonjeon, began to reexamine it. After examining the policy several times, King Sejong frowned.

“I don’t like it anyway…” While

he was pondering, Sejong looked for incense.

“. .. This is a policy that was created. What do you think?”

“It’s a masterpiece that Obama created after much effort, isn’t it the best?”

“Even if you flatter me like that, it’s impossible to increase the research institute’s budget.”

In the end, Hyang worked with Sejong to come up with an improvement plan.

“Wouldn’t the positions in the military be completely separated and filled by non-commissioned officers? Won’t the tattooists rise up? If we make a mistake, there will also be those who talk about a ‘military regime’.”

“So, didn’t you leave the authority over the budget and personnel to the Minister of Military Affairs and the Vice Minister, and put them in charge of Munban?” “Wouldn’t it be

better if they were completely separated and I took charge of everything?”

“Then, the Muban completely ignores the Munban. “There is a very high possibility that he will abandon it and take control. If that happens, it will be the ‘second coming of a military regime.’”

“Even though I’m here?”

“Abama-ma will be the reason for that soloism.”

“Is that so?”

“It will definitely happen.”

Hyang answered firmly.

‘There actually was such an organization. ‘The Imperial Army of the Great Empire of Japan!’

After much debate, the reform of the military system began.

It was a reform symbolized by the ‘Joseon Army General Staff Headquarters’ and the ‘Training Center’.