Immediately after losing the Battle of Byeokje in January 1593, Byeongsangseo Seokseong, the chief officer of Myeonggun, sent Shim Yu-kyung to the Japanese military camp in Seoul. Shim Yu-kyung reached an agreement with Yukinaga Konishi that the Japanese troops would withdraw to the south after negotiations.
● The true intentions of the title revealed in the strengthening negotiations.
The requirements that the two sides put forward in the four more years of strengthening negotiations were complicated. Konishi said, "Only when the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is given as the concubine of the emperor, 4 degrees of Joseon territory is removed, trade is allowed, and Joseon's prince is sent hostage to Japan can he withdraw from Joseon." Shim Yu-kyung said, "Only when the Japanese military completely withdraws from Joseon will Hideyoshi Toyotomi be proclaimed as the king of Japan." It was a difference in conditions in which an agreement could not be reached.
However, the Myeonggun command needed tangible results, saying, "Japanese troops withdrew from Seoul," to alleviate internal dissatisfaction with the increasing war expenses burden and defeat of the Byeokje Battle. The Japanese military was also determined to step back to the southern coast and watch the attitude of the title while taking a breath. The withdrawal of the Japanese military from Seoul was a "temporary achievement" in which both interests matched. Soon after, on April 20, 1593, something amazing happened along the Han River.
In order to "protect" the Japanese troops withdrawing to the south, the soldiers of the Ming army were blocking the Joseon army. The command of the Ming army grabbed Byeon Yang-jun, a Joseon general who was chasing the Japanese army, tied his neck with a chain, and hit it hard. Kwon Yul of the Jeolla auditor, who defeated the Japanese army at Haengjusanseong Fortress and led the chase, was summoned by Lee Yeo-song. It was a crime to attack or chase the Japanese army in violation of the guidelines of the Ming military command.
The Japanese army, which safely escaped Seoul under Myeonggun's "escort," did not intend to withdraw while staying on the southern coast. Myeonggun also tried to keep the Japanese army in check by deploying troops at the main point of Samnam, but did not show any fighting spirit.
The war was twisting strangely.
● Gwanghaegun, lead the armed forces to understand the public's feelings
It was also a quagmire for the command of the Ming army, including Seokseong. For the emperor, thanks to Shim Yu-kyung's performance, the Japanese army was guaranteed to step down soon and improve after the war, but the Japanese army remained motionless. In addition, the commanders of the Myeonggun stationed in Samnam shouted that the military and military supplies were insufficient.
In the meantime, it was the Korean people who died. The inconvenience of Myeonggun, who simply entered a long-term presence without willingness to fight, was severe. Looting and rape were carried out by military generals who were released from military service everywhere. On the one hand, he suffered from the Japanese army, and on the other hand, he had to suffer from the Ming army.The betrayal I felt from Myeong-gun, who was considered "our side," was great. Among the people, lamented, "Myeonggun is Chambit and the Japanese is Irlebit." The public sentiment in the Myeonggun area became uneasy.
When the Myeonggun stationed in the provinces said that Joseon's support was insufficient, the Myeonggun command began to peck at the ancestors and the Joseon Dynasty.In October 1593, the Myeonggun command asked Gwanghaegun to go down to Samnam and oversee hospitality for Myeonggun. In the background of the request, there was distrust that 'the incompetent ancestors were incredible.'In November 1593, Gwanghae-gun went south again.
Until returning to Seoul in August 1594, he led an organization called Mugunsa and traveled around Chungcheong-do and Jeolla-do. In particular, in December 1593, we were able to hear more about the war situation and public sentiment in Jeolla-do from Park Kwang-jeon, a master during his prince days in Jeonju.
Park Kwang-jeon informed Gwanghae-gun of the reality of Jeolla-do in crisis. Although the Japanese military is stationed in Geoje Island, if it enters the Seomjingang River through Jinhae and Goseong, the safety of Jeolla-do cannot be guaranteed. What Park Kwang-jeon particularly emphasized was "to deal with public sentiment."
He announced the reality that most of the supplies needed to carry out the war were being requisitioned in Jeolla-do at the time, and the situation in which a number of people were fleeing due to various taxes and labor, and urged them to punish violent local officials to console local public sentiment. Although it was pushed by the command of the Ming army, it was a valuable experience for Gwanghaegun to see the horrors of the mint chocolate groaning in the pain of the war. It was certainly from such an experience that he tried to avoid being caught up in the war between Ming and Nurhachi after ascension.
● Myeong, shake Gwanghaegun.
Gwanghaegun's status as a crown prince seemed to have been solidified through military activities. But it wasn't.
This is because the adjustment of the reputation has been hampered. From 1594, Joseon requested the Ming Dynasty to appoint Gwanghae-gun as the crown prince.
Gwanghae-gun contributed to overcoming the war, citing the justification that the whole people were praising him.
Myeongjeong refused Joseon's request. Since Gwanghae-gun is not the eldest, but the second, he gave the reason that if he is condemned, the "order of Jangyu" will collapse.
Then King Seonjo appealed for approval of Gwanghaegun, citing the circumstances that "the eldest son, Lim Hae-gun, has ordinary qualities and is difficult to act as a king due to surprise symptoms after being captured by the Japanese military."
Myungeun refused again.A total of five times by 1604, the chief government official went to Beijing, but it remained the same.
In a reply to Joseon, Honorary Ministry said, "Gwanghae-gun is wise." He urged Gwanghaegun to step down from the crown prince position, saying, "A wise man does not do anything that goes beyond his turn." Of course, there was a quick situation that Myeongjeong refused Gwanghaegun. At that time, it was connected to the situation in which Shin Jong-in delayed the appointment of his eldest son, Ju Sang-rak, as the crown prince with Ju Sang-soon in mind between Jeong Gwibi. The Ministry of Fame was concerned that if Gwanghaegun was approved hastily, it might give a justification for the new species to push out its eldest son and label Ju Sang-soon as the crown prince.
The attitude of the title was also "intended" to shake Joseon. In 1418, when King Taejong pushed out his eldest son, Prince Yangnyeong, and replaced the crown prince with his third son, Prince Chungnyeong (the latter King Sejong), Jin had approved it without hesitation. Given the precedent of Prince Chungnyeong, the attitude of the title was clearly dual.
In the issue of Crown Prince Chaekbong, which was customary to comply with Joseon's request, it was also intended to pose as a "upper country."
The intention was to continue to reject the request for approval and melt Gwanghaegun's sorrowful soy sauce to the point of melting it, and then to show off by allowing it to be a bookkeeping as if giving it a big favor.
The intention was to "rescue" Joseon by sending troops and to tame Joseon by emphasizing their "grace" of acknowledging Gwanghaegun, who was not even qualified.
It was the prelude to predict that after the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, Ming would become a much more burdensome being to Joseon than in the past. In fact, as Nurhachi's challenge intensified, the temptation to use the "tamed" Joseon also grew.
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