Chapter 342 Avenging the past shame II
"Your Majesty, several North Korean officials have been captured. The prisoners confirmed that North Korean leader Zhao Dongxue is among them."
When Chen Cao talked about North Korean officials, Chen Cao immediately thought of the Joseon Crown Prince Li Yi and others who had besieged Bukhan Mountain City before, and then thought of Li Xianyun who died in Hanyang: "Where have the Joseon Crown Prince and his gang gone?"
"In the military report last night, they immediately returned to Hanyang after learning that Jiannu was defeated. The scouts reported that they were reinforcing Hanyang's city defenses and even saw our artillery and muskets."
Xu Fuyuan was born as a scholar, but now he hates the pickpocketing people in North Korea and wants to eat them and drag them out.
"The Crown Prince of Joseon and others are just a bunch of ants who can be wiped out in an instant. Originally, I thought that after laying the foundation of Joseon, my methods would be softened, but I didn't expect that they are still dreaming of the big dream that King Lee of Joseon had. In this case, let's make it happen for them. , go to the underworld and become the King of Korea."
"Your Majesty, do you mean to act with Zhao Dongxue and others?"
"Well," Chen Cao took a sip of the porridge: "Go and bring someone here..."
Zhao Dongxue's identity is the leader of the Joseon Dynasty, second only to the King of Joseon. He can also be regarded as a pioneer of Confucian officials. However, this kind of people are often greedy and insufficient.
"Kneel down..."
He understood the Ming Dynasty dialect, and after seeing Chen Cao, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty Zhao Dongxue, the leader of the North Korean government, pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Liang..."
"North Korean villain, both snake and mouse..."
Zhao Dongxue was shocked and turned pale, and hurriedly bowed down: "Your Highness, calm down, the golden man..."
"It's a slave..."
"Yes, yes, Jin...Jiannu, Jiannu's troops are strong, and North Korea is small and poor. It really has no ability to stop Jiannu's troops."
Chen Cao put the bowl aside and stepped on the wooden board with one foot: "That's what Li Li told me."
Zhao Dongxue was stunned for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, he..."
Xu Fuyuan stood on the side and said in a dark voice: "The prince of Joseon is treasonous and unethical. He united with the slave builders to sneak attack on Beihan Mountain City."
Good guy...
Zhao Dongxue paid his respects again: "At that time, I was forcibly brought into the slave-building army. At this time, I really didn't know..."
"A general of our Ming Dynasty army died in Hanyang City, and thousands of other soldiers killed our Ming Dynasty army. I wonder what Mr. Zhao thinks?"
Zhao Dongxue didn't dare to raise his head. In the past, when he was domineering in North Korea, even Li Zhu would be wary of him. But now he is facing the Ming Dynasty prince, and he might not be able to find a place to complain when he is cooked.
"This this..."
"Li Shi shall be punished..."
"Ah..." Zhao Dongxue looked up and was startled when he saw Chen Cao's scornful eyes, and then nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, killing the generals and soldiers of the country is the same as..."
"rebel..."
"Ah, yes, it's the same as rebellion."
Chen Cao did not simply pin this behavior on Li Li alone, but directly pinned it on the Li family. The purpose was very clear.
However, Zhao Dongxue was led by the nose in front of Chen Cao. The main reason was that Chen Cao defeated an army of 170,000 slaves that was three times his size with more than 50,000 people, and his military power was greatly shocked.
In this case, there is no need to defend a person who has no chance of becoming the King of Joseon.
Xu Fuyuan smiled, while Chen Cao nodded expressionlessly: "You are a smart man. It's no wonder you can become the leader. Who is Zhao Minji to you?"
Chen Cao's words had too many meanings, and Zhao Dongxue needed to digest them, so he was stunned for a moment and then quickly returned: "She is from the Zhao family and is the niece of Xiaguan..."
Chen Cao asked again: "The Zhao family in Haidong has old traditions all over Korea. Master Zhao, do you think the Zhao family is capable?"
Zhao Dongxue's heart was beating wildly. Didn't the Li family gain a foothold in North Korea only after joining the Ming Dynasty? Now that the King of the Ming Dynasty in front of him bluntly said that Li Shi should be executed, he would probably no longer let Li Shi be the king, and asked himself these questions, maybe...
What's more, if his daughter was taken in by Chen Cao, then...
"Yes, yes..." Zhao Dongxue replied immediately, fearing that Chen Cao would change his mind: "I am willing to serve His Highness..."
"Hahaha..." Chen Cao finally no longer had to keep a straight face, and then he relaxed his tense nerves and said with a smile: "My Ming Dynasty has won a complete victory in this battle. It is only a matter of time before we drive Jiannu out of the Yalu River. The Li family kneels down and worships the enemy of the Ming Dynasty as a slave. The Ming Dynasty will never allow the Li family to become the king of North Korea. Master Zhao, whether the Haidong Zhao family can become famous in North Korea, you need your help... ."
Zhao Dongxue left Chen Cao's tent happily. After he left, Xu Fuyuan, who had stood for a long time, looked at his back with pity: "My lord, why did you come here? If this guy knew the truth, wouldn't it be Don’t you even have the intention to commit suicide?”
Chen Cao looked bored: "Did you hear my promise that Zhao could become the King of Joseon?"
This is simply the way rogues behave.
"Not at all. The student just thought about Wanli's aid to Korea."
Shen Weijing was a merchant, but at heart he was a typical scoundrel. It was this guy who made the victory in the war to aid Korea a great achievement.
Chen Cao did not expect what Xu Fuyuan said, so he changed the subject: "After lunch, organize the army and let Zhao Dongxue do his thing first. We will suppress Hanyang with troops. If Zhao Dongxue can open the gate of Hanyang, I will give him the privileges of the Zhao family in North Korea."
Hanyang City is indeed a city of ants, not even as good as Nanjing, but after all, there are self-made artillery on top of the city. When the casualties of the three divisions are so heavy, Chen Cao is not willing to use human lives to fill the holes of rifles and artillery. .
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The autumn wind is rustling, but in October in North Korea, this wind is a bit strong.
Chen Cao looked at the mountainous area in the north of Hanyang City: "It's probably going to snow."
"Your Majesty..."
Zhao Xin came on horseback: "The gate of Hanyang City is open..."
"The fighting has stopped?"
Xin Zhao shook his head: "No, the shouting of killing is still very fierce. It seems that Zhao Dongxue can't suppress it."
"Then wait..."
Chen Cao straightened his back on the horse and said, "Wait until they consume themselves, so don't be busy..."
When they arrived outside Hanyang City, there were already shouts of killing in the city, so Chen Cao simply waited outside the city with his troops.
"I didn't expect that Zhao Dongxue is really capable. He was able to sneak into Hanyang City at night and seize military power."
Chen Cao looked at Xu Fuyuan with a smile, and then raised his telescope: "I asked him if he had any old history. This guy obviously has some skills. He agreed without even thinking about it. I thought he must have some help in Hanyang City. Besides, The Zhao family has been in charge of the political affairs of North Korea for more than seventy years. After all, the old friends must be everywhere..."
Zhou Lixun seemed to have thought of something and said, "How did Li Li get in touch with Jian Nu? Could it be?"
"Yes..." Xu Fuyuan nodded thoughtfully: "Li Ji must have used Zhao Dongxue's line, but he didn't know it, or he knew it, but he didn't dare to take advantage of Zhao Dongxue. Besides, Hanyang City is tightly guarded, and Zhao Dongxue can sneak in even with such a big target. If there is no internal response, I will write the character "Xu" backwards."
Nearly an hour passed. At this time, a North Korean knight covered in blood rode his horse to the front of the battle. Not long after, Zhao Xin came again: "Your Majesty, Zhao Dongxue has successfully suppressed the North Korean Crown Prince and his entourage. Please invite Your Majesty." Enter the city."
Chen Cao saw Zhao Dongxue in his telescope and said with a smile: "Let's go, it's time for us to go on stage."
Zhao Dongxue held a knife in his hand and looked a bit fierce. Although he was a civil servant, once he saw blood, no matter how cowardly he was, he would do something unexpected.
"Your Highness, I will live up to Your Highness's expectations."
Zhao Dongxue bowed, and a general next to him who was covered in blood also bowed.
"Why does this person look familiar?"
Zhao Dongxue stood up and held up his hands: "Back to Your Highness, this person's name is Kong Cheng, and he is the military attache of the Youyi Guards of the Crown Prince's Yiwei Division."
"Oh..." Chen Cao suddenly realized that he had met Kong Cheng, but he didn't expect that this inconspicuous You Yiwei was actually Zhao Dongxue's person.
Zhao Dongxue said again: "Kong Cheng's father married the daughter of the Zhao family. Even so, he never had any friendship with my Zhao family..."
I see...
Everyone understood that it turned out that Kong Cheng was a spy placed around the prince. Chen Cao also admired the old man's methods. It turned out that he had already placed people around the prince, and his family was not allowed to interact with the Zhao family.
"Where is Mr. Li?"
"Your Highness, don't worry. All civil and military officials at all levels starting from Li Jing and below, including Shen Shijun, have been captured. Your Highness is alone."
Chen Cao naturally did not want to see Li Xi, but thinking that Li Xianyun had fought against him before, he said: "Li Xianyun's crime is unpardonable. He executed Li Xianyun and his brothers who died in Hanyang in front of the ashes, thinking that those who came after him would be warned." ..”
Lingchi...
Even Zhao Dongxue shuddered. The dignified prince of the Joseon Dynasty actually met such an end.
Looking at Chen Cao's stern eyes, Zhao Dongxue did not dare to speak out some words. Chen Cao arranged other things and said: "Master Zhao, summon all your cronies and people you think you can trust to Sungkyunkwan." , I have something to ask you to wait for."
Zhao Dongxue was overjoyed when he heard this, and then he led people to clean up the mess.
Chen Cao looked at the Hanyang city wall and said: "The whole army enters the city..."
There were at least 700 to 800 people standing inside and outside the Songbai Pavilion in the Sungkyun Pavilion, but most of them were guard sergeants. There were about 120 Korean civil and military personnel, including Zhao Dongxue, in the lobby.
"Are they all named Zhao?"
Facing Chen Cao's inquiry, the leader, Zhao Dongxue, bowed to Chen Cao: "Your Highness, this is my Haidong Zhao family and my students."
"Um..."
Chen Cao responded noncommittally, and then spoke seriously: "You and others have seen Li's ending during the day. I don't want to repeat it again. For the sake of North Korea's hundreds of years of respect, I, the king, That’s why I didn’t kill you and other Li officials.”
This is to establish prestige. Now the weapons and weapons are in North Korea. If you are not convinced, you can give it a try.
"It is your luck that the slaves were driven away by me and the Ming Dynasty. The slaves are rampant, raping wives and daughters, killing innocent people indiscriminately, and destroying the foundation of Korea. This is really the misfortune of the Korean people."
Zhao Dongxue immediately chimed in: "The king of the Celestial Dynasty saved Korea from fire and water. Everyone in Korea burst into tears of gratitude. They also set up a memorial tablet for His Highness to worship at all times..."
