Chapter 389: Seeing Through Intentions, Retreating Again and Again
At this moment, in just a few days, almost everyone in the Ming Dynasty knew about this important event. Zhu Qizhen had just made a decree to the world. In view of the uncertain disputes between North Korea and the Liaodong tribes, which had caused suffering to the people, Zhu Qizhen decided to Reconcile the conflicts between the two parties.
Who would have expected that Li Yao would jump out at this time and do such a dirty thing. When the country was in crisis, he would kill Minister Gu Ming and proclaim himself king. Such despicable means and actions made Those Ming literati who heard the news from the newspapers jumped to their feet and cursed.
And the man behind the scenes, Zhu Qizhen, a gentleman on the surface, was also angry. He was quite angry. The roar in the court could be described as like a lion or a tiger. Of course, those court officials present who had already participated in the secret meeting couldn't help but secretly applaud Zhu Qizhen's impeccable acting skills.
The emperor's anger caused bloodshed for thousands of miles. After receiving Zhu Qizhen's order, Shi Heng sent his troops south again, and under the banner of the suzerain's country, he took action to quell the civil strife in Korea to fulfill the suzerain's obligations.
Li Yao never imagined that his actions would make Ming so angry. You know, in order to calm down Ming's anger, he even reported to Zhu Qizhen in his credentials that as long as Ming could admit his As the new leader of North Korea, he was willing to return the territories in northern North Korea that had been occupied by Ming Dynasty to Ming Dynasty.
You know, it took a lot of effort for him to convince the courtiers.
But I never expected that Zhu Qizhen not only did not buy it, but also came with Shi Heng to raise troops with murderous intent. And this hot weapon accounted for more than two-thirds of the Ming Dynasty's powerful force, and it was by no means almost completely The cold weaponized army of the Kingdom of Korea could not compete with it.
Along the way, it can be described as overwhelming. Even if it took more than a year of fighting with the Liaodong tribes, it has become an elite Korean king's division. In front of the cannons and bullets, it can almost be said that There is no resistance whatsoever.
"Your Majesty, before the Ming Dynasty's army starts a war, it is often an unreasonable artillery fire that blows our army into pieces. The generals are missing, and the generals don't know the soldiers. Then, they advance in formation and fire thousands of guns. Our Korean soldiers, even those The Ming army couldn't get even a hundred steps closer, and they were already shot to death" A general with broken armor knelt on the floor, crying towards the new king Li Yao, who had an iron-grey complexion and flickering eyes.
"General Park, you have 30,000 elite troops. In less than a day, you came back alone. This raised the ambition of the Ming Dynasty and destroyed the prestige of Korea" A civil servant stood up and pointed at the general. He shouted angrily. I never expected that the 30,000 elite troops that I finally put together would disappear in such a sudden. Even if they were 30,000 pigs, the opponent's total number of soldiers and horses was only 50,000. The Ming army wanted them all. It takes a lot of effort to dig it out, right?
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This put the Korean Kingdom, which was already short of military resources, in danger. Now, the Korean King Pyongyang has only 50,000 soldiers. After the originally confident Korean monarchs and ministers were defeated by the Ming army one after another, they were originally unsure about the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty army. The evaluation has dropped from the same horizontal line to the world and the underground.
Of course, what is in the sky is naturally the Ming army, which is armed to the teeth and whose weapons are so advanced that it is outrageous, and what is on the ground is naturally the unlucky ghost of the Korean Kingdom.
"Okay, now, no matter how much we argue, what's the use? The only solution now is what should I do with the Korean Kingdom? In three days at most, the Ming army will surely come to the city." As Li Yao's chief adviser Han Minghui stood up and shouted sharply. Immediately suppressing all the voices of condemnation and apology, Han Minghui turned his head and saluted Li Yao. "Your Majesty, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty rejected the conditions you proposed and boldly ordered Shi Heng to lead his army south and attack Pyongyang, our royal capital. It is clear that he has no interest in peace talks with you, Your Majesty. Now Ming Dynasty's military strength It is so big that it cannot be matched by North Korea, so we must make a decision early."
"How to decide? When our country was in danger, Gu Dengji, for the sake of the continuity of our country, grievances and peace, ceded territory and asked for peace. However, the great emperor of tomorrow was unmoved and bent on annihilating our country. Today, our country must first build our country. Troubled by the captives, and later invaded by the Ming Dynasty, the country was lost, and most of the troops were lost" Li Yao, with a haggard face, said with a bitter smile.
In fact, Li Yao¡¯s original calculation was quite good. Back then, when the Ming Taizu, who was unparalleled in killing and decisiveness, was in power, Li Chenggui, the founder of the Li Dynasty, usurped the Goryeo Dynasty to replace it and founded North Korea.
This is much bigger than his peaceful move to take the throne of his nephew, but Li ChengguiAfter confessing his sincerity to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty ignored such important matters. Even later, Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen had canonized him, which officially recognized the fact that Li Chenggui replaced Goryeo.
But who could have imagined that today, Zhu Qizhen, the great emperor of tomorrow, would be so aggressive that he was not even tempted to make such a big concession.
" We, the whole nation of Korea, are not the enemy of the Ming Dynasty. The only solution now is to ask Your Majesty to submit the letter of credence to the Ming Dynasty again, and hope that the emperor of tomorrow will take pity on our Korean people and withdraw his troops to cease the war." Han Ming Hui couldn't tell what was on Li Yao's mind, so he gritted his teeth and spoke again. The meaning of the words is naturally self-evident, that is, your Majesty, please give us more favorable terms, so that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty can withdraw his troops back to the camp with satisfaction. No longer pay attention to the internal affairs of the Korean Kingdom.
You know, since Taizu Li Chenggui became the leader of North Korea, such palace changes have almost never stopped. When Li Chenggui was alive, there had been two prince rebellions. Changing the king was like changing the entertainment star. , jaw-droppingly fast.
Now, Li Yao came to power, and he still kept Li Hongwei alive and respected him as the Supreme King. He was worried that the Ming Dynasty would react violently, but he did not expect that the Ming Dynasty would step on its tail. The reaction was so fierce that it was really shocking. Somewhat confused.
But now, Han Minghui, who is called my Zhang Zifang by Li Yao, has understood the intention of the great emperor. In a word, the drunkard's intention is not to drink. What he wants is not only to use North Korea to establish his authority and regain the land that has been overtly and covertly snatched away by the Kingdom of North Korea in the past hundred years, but he also wants to swallow the entire North Korea.
When he thought of this, Han Minghu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and smiled bitterly in his heart. It seemed that maybe just because he persuaded the king to seize the king, he gave Ming a perfect opportunity to intervene in North Korean affairs.
Therefore, the only solution now is to use the most benefits to satisfy the Emperor of Tomorrow, at least to obtain enough benefits without spending a lot of money. Under such circumstances, The great emperor should be able to satisfy him.
As for those ceded lands, wait thirty or fifty years, and when the Ming Dynasty no longer focuses its attention on this, the Korean Kingdom will annex it in small bites as it did in the past, and it will always get back everything it lost.
¡°After all, the owners of those lands are all North Korean people. Therefore, Han Minghui has this determination and confidence.
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