After Luck Dehun captured the King of Korea, Lee Joon, he immediately took control of the entire city.
Immediately, he summoned all the civil and military officials to publicly criticize Li Jun for his evil ways of disobeying the mandate of heaven and violating the laws of heaven and earth, and deposed him from the throne in public.
Originally, he was going to raise the crown prince Li Hao, but he was nowhere to be seen, so he could only make Li Zhu's concubine, who was only nine years old, the king of Joseon.
In this way, North Korea is still behind the Li family, proving that the Qing Dynasty only wanted to punish North Korea, not to destroy the country, let alone usurp the country.
This can be said to be justifiable.
Names are particularly important.
After acting like this, most of the officials in the Korean court, except for the diehards, chose to surrender.
As a result, the Manchu Qing took over North Korea almost without any trouble. Salt, iron, grain, cloth and other materials in the treasury were continuously transported north to replenish their vitality.
"In addition, carefully select shipyards from various places to build sea ships. Remember, they must be hidden and do not let the Ming army know."
Hong Chengchou sat in a side room next to the palace and arranged everything here.
Although he only served as Hucao (household department) and served as counselor (minister), he could be said to be a man of his word in Seoul and was the de facto governor of North Korea.
"Information about Pi Island must be collected secretly and not acted rashly."
Hong Chengchou cherished this opportunity very much, and he was even more cautious, striving to solve the foreign problem of Pidao in one fell swoop.
And shipbuilding is the most important.
"Has the Crown Prince Li Hao been caught?"
At this time, Hong Chengchou, who was very busy, finally noticed Li Hao who had fled early, and couldn't help but ask.
"Reporting to the judge, we haven't received any news yet."
"Then make him Lord Qing'an and order him to return to Seoul."
At this time, the crown prince Li Hao went through untold hardships and came to Kaicheng, two hundred miles away.
This is the capital of Goryeo, and it is also a large city second only to Seoul. Business is extremely prosperous, and Songshang, who is as famous as Bay merchants, is located here.
At this time, Zhao An, the head of Songshang, respectfully presented the news from Seoul and said:
"Your Majesty, now His Highness is forced to abdicate, and the entire court is under the control of the Manchus. The huge court is like a puppet, and they dare not violate the slightest bit."
"National crisis, national crisis!"
Li Hao sighed and looked ugly.
The throne that was about to be obtained was gone, and North Korea's humiliation increased a lot. It was so shameful.
Thinking of this, he clenched his fists and closed his eyes.
But everyone knew that his anger was already full in his chest, and no one dared to disturb him.
At this time, Lin Ren, the businessman from the Gulf who came to Kaicheng and helped along the way, cupped his hands and said: "Now that things have happened, only I can put things right."
"But Kaicheng is too close to Seoul, and the Qing army will arrive in an instant. I dare to ask my Majesty to move to Pyongyang to bring order to the chaos."
Although Lin Ren's words are consistent with Zhao An, there is an additional move to Pyongyang, since he does not want the Songshang in Kaesong to seize political interests.
But this is true. Kaesong is too dangerous. Pyongyang is not only a mountain city, but also far away from Seoul and close to Pido.
With the Ming army at their side, the sense of security is self-evident.
Li Hao was obviously moved.
Zhao An kept cursing secretly, and just wanted to speak, but Huang Gong on the side beat him to it, and he bowed his hands and bowed:
"My lord, now that the late king is forced to abdicate, the country cannot be left without a master for a day. I sincerely ask my lord to take the throne——"
"I sincerely ask you to take the throne——"
At this time, everyone reacted and hurriedly knelt down to persuade.
Li Hao stood up and said: "My virtues are shallow and I really don't deserve the throne..."
This time, everyone tried to persuade him, but he still refused.
Until the end, someone said: "If the crown prince does not take the throne, how can you bear to watch the Korean society be overthrown for three hundred years?"
"The inheritance of the previous kings was lost in one day..."
Li Hao was unmoved: "I can supervise the country, but I cannot overstep it."
Until then, the news from Yupi Island finally arrived in Kaicheng.
Li Hao was furious: "I am still determined to destroy the Qing Dynasty. It is really abominable to be a slave."
This letter introduced the Qing Dynasty's conspiracy in detail, adding fuel and jealousy to it, and his desire to invade North Korea was palpable.
In anger, Li Hao could only ascend the throne in Kaicheng and proclaimed himself king.
He followed his father Li Zhu as the Supreme Emperor and issued an edict requesting the eight diligent kings in the world.
The next day, he rushed to Pyongyang on the pretext of asking for troops from the Ming Dynasty.
In the blink of an eye, Hamnyeong Province, Hwanghae Province, Pyongan Province, Gangwon Province, and Gyeongsang Province among the eight North Korean provinces expressed their surrender one after another.
Hancheng dispatched the imperial army and went straight to Kaicheng to declare Li Hao a rebel.
Pi Dao also learned about the major events in North Korea, and everyone was surprised.
Who could have expected that North Korea, which had been peaceful for decades, would begin to be in turmoil again.
"North Korea is in chaos, and establishing slaves seems to be an impossible goal."
Wenxi actually showed a smile.
"Korean literature is weak and regards Jiannu as a tiger. The crown prince is afraid that he will not be his match."
Li Yingren shook his head and said: "Without our help, Pyongyang would have been breached in the blink of an eye."
"Are you saying that the slave establishment will send troops south?"
Wenxi said in disbelief: "Could the imperial court condone this?"
"The imperial court is moving the capital, so I'm afraid I won't have time to pay attention to it."
Li Yingren shook his head, his face full of pain: "I'm afraid Jiannu was expecting this, so he would take this dangerous plan!"
Sure enough, the hastily formed Pyongyang team immediately embarked on a life of escape and had to hand over a letter asking for help.
Pi Dao can only let people take him to the island and report it to the court.
At this time, the imperial court, which had just arrived in Linqing, received a memorial from Pi Dao, and news of the chaos in Korea came one after another.
The whole cabinet was shocked.
Even Zhu Yixi was extremely surprised: "Is it going to come to aid the DPRK again?"
As soon as these words came out, the cabinet fell silent.
Zhao Shu cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the only thing that brings slaves into the court is money and food. They will do anything to replenish their vitality."
"If we ignore it, I'm afraid there will be one more Korean Eight Banners among the Eight Banners."
"The imperial court will never allow it to succeed." Zhang Shenyan said solemnly: "North Korea is not only a country without conquests prescribed by Taizu, but also a wing of the country. Please send troops and horses to the court to clear out the slaves."
"Second Assistant, it will cost a lot of money and food to enter the imperial court?"
Yan Chongxin had to speak at this time.
"What's wrong with spending money? This is related to the future of the country. If North Korea obeys, it will have a population of tens of millions! It is worth two or three provinces."
"I gain one point, and the enemy gains three. We must not sit idly by."
Zhang Shenyan retorted bluntly.
Zhao Shu frowned and sighed: "Nowadays, there are fortresses all over western Liaoning. It is extremely difficult for Chen Dong to speak, but North Korea can be a breakthrough."
"You mean, the second battlefield?"
The emperor looked at the excitement and suddenly laughed: "This is a good method."
"It's difficult to fight in western Liaoning, so we fight in Korea. The terrain there is rugged and not suitable for cavalry. It's because of the geographical advantage. Everyone in Korea hates the slaves. This is for harmony."
"Even if the weather is divided half and half, and the location is favorable and the people are with me, how can we not win this battle?"
The emperor was full of confidence.
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