Chang Yu got up before dawn. Lian Xin was not around so Qing Yi helped him wash and comb his hair. The entire General Military Mansion was also very busy. Of course, even busier was the Chang Mansion across the street, which was decorated with lanterns and colorful gongs and drums. On that day, the servants and maids were busy cleaning and watering, coming in and out with joy on their faces, although most of them had not seen the groom.
Although it is early in the morning, neighbors have already come outside the house to give money to give money to the bride. The servants explained that now they only have food but no money, and the money will have to wait until the bride is brought...
After Chang Yu finished washing, he went to the new house with Chang Yanling and Zheng Zhilong. After all, this was his home, and he couldn't take his bride to the General Military Mansion.
This house was originally Gao Jie's property. This time Chang Yu gave it to him directly when he got married. He had never stepped into it before. This time he entered the house and looked around. Although the courtyard was not as big and spacious as the one in the capital, it was still beautiful. Clean and elegant, I like it very much.
Gao Jie gave away the house, Zhang Laishui gave away the house, and there were three male and six female servants in the house. It seemed a bit too much to take care of the two masters, but the large number of people also made the house prosperous, especially when Chang Yu was away, and Chang Yao was added later. Zongbi will do some business and needs servants to take care of it.
Besides, wealthy families have to thank their maids to have a good time, and in fact, those rich families must have nothing to do with it. Not to mention those wealthy families who often have hundreds of people, and even the families of ordinary wealthy people start with more than ten people.
Moreover, today was a wedding, so there was obviously a shortage of manpower, so Gao Jie asked Li Benzhen to mobilize dozens of soldiers to help.
Chang Yu was drinking tea with Chang Yanling and Zheng Zhilong in the hall. Li Muxian was in the yard instructing the servants to make preparations. When the right time came, Chang Yu would ride a tall horse to the east of the city to marry his wife.
At this time, Tu Yuan hurriedly walked in from the door, took out a secret letter from his arms, and said to Chang Yu: "Eunuch Chun sent someone to deliver it."
There were two secret letters. When I opened the first one, I couldn't help but curl up my lips. It was the big-character poster about Emperor Chongzhen asking Li Zicheng. It seemed that the emperor was anxious, but in fact it was completely unnecessary. Although there were many people in the court, there were not many people. Not everyone is a loser, as long as they give them a little time, he believes that those cabinet ministers will soon understand the deep meaning behind Li Zicheng and make corresponding countermeasures, and he really doesn't intend to dictate the peace talks anymore. After all, the big framework has been set up, and those cabinet ministers have the ability to bid the best price with the best chips within this framework. If he points again, it will annoy people, so why bother.
But when he opened the second chapter of the secret message, his brows immediately furrowed.
Chang Yanling and Zheng Zhilong watched his words and couldn't help but feel something in their hearts. Today was his big day, so they couldn't make any big trouble. But Chang Yu didn't say anything and they didn't dare to ask. They looked at each other and slowly picked up the tea cup.
This is a distress letter!
From North Korea!
The Ming Dynasty is the suzerain state of North Korea. To put it bluntly, it is the godfather. Nine years ago, Bingzi indiscriminately attacked the Manchu and Qing Dynasty Tatars to cut off the Ming Dynasty before attacking North Korea. At that time, the Ming Dynasty was overwhelmed by internal and external troubles and was beyond its reach, so North Korea was The Manchus took over and became the godsons of the Manchus, and robbed half a million of their people to serve as slaves. This does not include the fact that the three sons of the contemporary Korean king Li Zhu were taken to Shenyang as hostages, namely Prince Zhaoxian Li. Wang (wang can't type that word) Fenglin Maharaja Li Hao and Linping Maharaja Li Jun.
These three brothers were not kept in Shenyang as hostages. Regardless of Huang Taiji or Dorgon, they would be ordered to accompany the army whenever they went to war, because there was also a Korean team of Japanese Japs in the army.
During the Battle of Ningyuan, Dorgon was defeated miserably, and the three brothers were found by Wu Sangui's soldiers and sent directly to the capital. Then Chang Yu asked Wu Mengming to send Jin Yiwei to send them back to North Korea, and secretly ordered the killing of Prince Zhaoxian on the way. Because this guy was a hostage for too long, he was brainwashed and became a pro-Qing faction. Although in real history, he was poisoned to death by his father a year after returning to North Korea, because his father was close to the Ming Dynasty, but Chang Yu Just to prevent long nights and long dreams, Jin Yiwei took action.
Jinyiwei escorted the three brothers straight to Shanhaiguan and then crossed the sea to the east. Unfortunately, Prince Zhaoxian "accidentally" fell into the water and died. Fortunately, after all the hardships, the remaining two brothers were finally sent to Seoul, the capital of North Korea.
The King of North Korea was overjoyed, and he was even more grateful when he learned that the three brothers had been saved by Ming. Although the boss died, he should die.
When the eldest eldest dies, the second eldest son should be canonized as the crown prince. Historically, after Li Hao poisoned Prince Sohyun to death, he appointed the second eldest son, Li Hao, the Xiaozong of Joseon. However, the current situation is a bit embarrassing and cannot be established.
Why, because North Korea is a vassal state, and the establishment of a crown prince requires the confirmation of the suzerain state. For example, in the fifth year of the Apocalypse, Li Yi was crowned the crown prince, and the focus was only on the crown prince. It was not until seven years later that North Korea sent an eunuch as an envoy to officially confer him the title of Zhao. Xianshizi.
Only then did he get his official name.
So here comes the question. First of all, the current suzerainty of North Korea is the Manchu and Qing Tatars, and Li Zhu does not want them to be canonized under any circumstances. Secondly, the three brothers have escaped. Once the news spreads, will they be arrested by the Manchu and Qing court again? Robbed!
You must know that at this time, not only were Qing troops stationed in North Korea, but there were also many pro-Qing factions in the court. The political situation was very chaotic and complicated. Therefore, the return of the two brothers Li Hao to North Korea was still a secret. Except for a few courtiers who were pro-Ming faction, there was no one. He knew that the position of Crown Prince had always been vacant.
Besides, it is not a big deal whether to establish a crown prince or not. What worries the king of Korea is that he does not want to be the godson of the Manchu Dynasty. You must know that when you recognize the Ming Dynasty as your godfather, you only need a small amount of annual tribute every year, and the Ming Dynasty wanted to show its great power. Feng Feng will also give various rewards, far more than tribute, and take care of him in all walks of life, such as agriculture, economy and culture, and military. Even when he is bullied, Daming's father will come to support him.
But the godfather of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is much more disgusting. I won’t give you anything, it’s just simple robbery. Your people will come to me as slaves, and your soldiers will come to me as spearmen. How much protection fee do you pay every year? The mineral income within your territory, the imperial court’s financial income... Anyway, there is nothing he doesn’t want.
What did such a father want him to do? Therefore, under the bullying of the Manchus, the King of Korea missed his Ming father more and more. And he has always felt guilty for Daming's father. Although Huang Taiji came to the door nine years ago, Daming's father did not come to help, but he understood that it was not easy for Daming's father. He was frail, old, weak, and weak. This is what his godson should be filial to. At that time, he was forced by the Manchu Tatars to bully Daming's father, but if he disagreed, North Korea would be destroyed.
How I wish I could return to the arms of Dad Ming as soon as possible! From the moment he was forced to recognize a Manchu and Qing Tatar as his godfather, Li Jian had been holding on to this fantasy. However, almost ten years had passed in the blink of an eye. His father Ming Dynasty was getting weaker and weaker, but his Tatar godfather was getting stronger and stronger. His heart almost broke.
But Li Hao's return brought him hope. The Tatars were beaten, very badly!
This is impossible, right? After so many years of fighting between the Ming court and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they lost nine times out of ten, and the big loser still won the small one.
But Li Hao told him, really, Dorgon was beaten so badly that he was beaten to death in Ningyuan. This guy was unconvinced and went into the prison to run wild. As a result, he was kicked out and beaten like a motherless woman. children.
Li Zhu was stunned, son, don't lie to your father.
Li Hao said, if it doesn't work, just send someone to inquire. Not only were the Tatars beaten badly, but the domestic thieves were also dealt with in disgrace.
Li Zhu's eyes lit up, who is so awesome?
Chang Yu, the eunuch Chang Yu, the governor of the East Factory.
This was the first time that Li Hao heard this name. Later, he often heard Li Hao mention this name. Li Hao told his father all he had seen and heard in the Ming Dynasty. Li Hao was so excited that he summoned his closest officials to talk. Everyone was overjoyed and felt that there was hope of returning to their father's arms.
After nine years, he finally saw hope. Li Zhu's whole spirit and spirit became very different.
However, he was not happy for a few days before good news and bad news came one after another.
The good news is that the Tatars really suffered a terrible defeat, and they are still fighting among themselves.
The bad news is that the Tatars entered the customs to grab things, but were robbed when they returned. As winter was about to begin, many people and livestock would starve to death without food and grass.
Therefore, when dad is cold and hungry, son, you must be filial.
Give me food, drink, clothes, gold, silver, flower girls, this, this, and that...
North Korea is already poor, and the people themselves are barely able to afford a meal. They usually grit their teeth and save money to provide food to the Tatars, which is already insufficient. But now they are paying it back. They are not asking for it, but robbing them openly!
But what if we don’t give it? Do we really want to destroy the country?
Li Zhu couldn't discuss it with the ministers, so he had to grit his teeth and swallow it with blood, and scraped together gold, silver, and grain to send Dorgon. However, it triggered a great famine in Korea. He died of starvation and freezing in the winter of the Chinese New Year. How many people were there.
This father didn't care about his son's life or death at all. The whole country hated the Manchu Tatars, and even the original pro-Qing faction began to waver, feeling that the Tatars were too impersonal.
Unexpectedly, this was the beginning of the nightmare. Not long after spring began, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties began to ask for food and grass again. The food for the winter had been used up!
This is simply not letting the North Koreans live!
The entire government and opposition parties were angry!
But I dare not say it!
Although the Tatars were dealt with by the Ming Dynasty last year, his dealing with North Korea was like crushing an ant!
what to do?
Li Zhu and his son suddenly remembered their predecessor, Daming's father, and asked Daming for help!
Although I heard that there was a famine in the Ming Dynasty, a skinny camel was bigger than a horse. After all, the land was vast and abundant, and he could tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall. Moreover, Li Jian was not asking the Ming Dynasty to provide food relief, but to see if he could send troops to help North Korea conquer the Qing Tatars. Get out!
After all, Li Zhu has collected a lot of information in the past half year, that is, Daming's waist has gradually straightened up.
So Li Zhu personally wrote a letter asking for help from the Ming Emperor and asked the Jin Yiwei spies in his territory to deliver it. This letter was sent directly to Emperor Chongzhen. No other ministers knew about it. After reading it, With so many thoughts inside, he didn't say anything or do anything, let alone announce it to the outside world, so he asked someone from Chunxiang to send the big-character poster over.
Chang Yu was filled with emotion after reading it. Is it worth it to protect others just for the sake of saying "godfather" and hoping for the happiness and even the lives of his own people?
