House slaves and maids kept coming in and out of Anhe Palace, until finally, only Pu Congming was left in the hall. The sound of cymbals, gongs, trumpets, and drums in the distance was getting closer and closer, and one could even hear the bamboo whistles of the Qi army's spearmen advancing. Voice.
Pu Conming participated in a series of battles during the Ming army's eastern expedition to Japan in the second year of Chongzhen. From the landing on Tsushima Island to the conquest of Kyushu, he personally attended the front lines. Therefore, he had a good understanding of the Qi army's combat tactics. If he had not betrayed Jin Yinghe and chosen to join Li Shunyi, he would now be at least a deputy general among the top ten corps.
"Since ancient times, no one has ever died, and his loyalty will be remembered by history! I would rather die than fall into the hands of the Liu thief!"
Pu obeyed his order and drew out his sword, faced the south, kowtowed three times and bowed nine times, took off his goat hat, disheveled his hair and said:
"Your Majesty, I am ashamed of my kindness to you. I have been promoted and favored so much. I can only repay it in the next life!"
After saying that, he raised his sword and was about to kill himself.
At this time, the injured leader of the servants who had just been pushed out by Pu Conming gently pushed open the ajar palace door. He looked around and saw that there was no one in the empty hall. He also looked at Pu Yushi who was reciting poems and composing poems. , closed the door secretly, and whispered to Mr. Park:
"Master, the Seven Star Gate has been captured by Liu Thief. I'm afraid the other gates can't be saved. Everyone in Anhe Palace has fled. Let's leave too."
Pu Conming said nothing, nodded blankly, then suddenly picked up the sword and wiped it towards his neck. The head servant grabbed the sharp blade and said loudly:
"Master! You must not do it! The southern city gate is still in our hands. The gatekeeper Jiang Yuhou and the villain are from the same hometown. Now that we are going south, we can also go to Incheon, Seoul, and go to Ganghwa Island with the king, just like in the Tang Dynasty King Gaozang of Goguryeo and the warrior Cui Yu of the Song Dynasty, as long as they retreat to Ganghwa Island, the Liu thieves will not be able to hold on for long before they withdraw. The villain has already found a carriage, gathered fifty servants, and escorted the master..."
"ah!"
Pu Conming screamed, staring at the locked door in front of him. The severe pain caused his whole body to convulse, like a twisted snake. When he lowered his head, he saw a dagger buried in his abdomen, leaving only the handle still outside.
"Song Zhongya, you..."
The head servant stirred the dagger in the master's waist, covered the master's mouth with his iron-armed hand, and said kindly:
"Master, you saw it too. The Qi army is about to massacre the city. Liu Zhaosun, that beast, won't even spare his confidants, let alone you and me? I really have no other choice but to lend you your head. That's it. Only in this way can the lives of the whole family be saved. The coir raincoat guard surnamed Li said that those who capture the heads of the generals and surrender will not only avoid death, but also be promoted to officials and rewarded with silver. The Smectas have long been unwilling to fight. You should have everyone evacuate to Jianghua as soon as possible. The island is so wonderful. You have to stay and fight with Liu Zhaosun. You want to die yourself and don’t let the people escape. You force them to go to the city to fight and force the whole city to die with you. But I don’t want to die... ·”
The servant named Song Zhongya was still chattering, whether because of nervousness or excitement, the hand holding the dagger kept shaking, and his body followed Pu Conming, swaying regularly, as if he was swinging.
Pu Conming never dreamed that one day he would be murdered by his closest servant and given to Liu Zhaosun as a surrender letter.
Seeing that the master was silent, the servant let go of his iron arm and listened to the dying Pu Conming said intermittently:
"Old... I fought to the death for North Korea. What's wrong with you, you fools..."
Song Zhongya immediately covered the master's mouth again, while stirring the dagger, he explained:
"Master, don't worry. I, Song Zhongya, am not a treacherous person. I usually treat me well. I will give you a happy death today and I will never let you die in a sad way."
After saying that, he turned his iron-armed hand hard and cracked his neck...
The gate of Anhe Palace slowly opened. Song Zhongya, who was covered in blood, followed Li Zicheng out of the palace and came to a barricade outside the palace that was still resisting. Li Zicheng threw a human head high into the air, and the servant shouted loudly:
"The imperial censor is dead. Surrender without killing!"
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“Is Pyongyang broken?”
Three miles north of Qixingmen City is the main tent of the Qi Army.
Emperor Wu Ding summoned the ministers of civil and military affairs to discuss matters after the city was broken.
Pei Dahu had just come from the Seven Star Gate and quickly reported back:
"Your Majesty, half an hour ago, the First Corps captured the Seven Star Gate, and the east gate was also broken. Follow-up troops are entering the city one after another. According to your Majesty's order, the south gate is left open to allow the Koreans to escape."
Liu Zhaosun nodded with satisfaction. Everything was almost as he expected, and everything was moving forward according to his plan.
"How is the battle situation between the South Route Army and the East Route Army?"
Emperor Wu Ding turned his attention to Liu Xingzuo. The intelligence boss immediately took out two Tang newspapers that had just been sent back from the front line and handed them to the Supreme Emperor himself.
The Supreme Emperor took the newspaper and read it, the smile on his face became more obvious.
"Okay, okay! The troops and horses that Li Zhu sent north to reinforce were originally planned to be 220,000 strong, but now they only amount to 80,000. Half of them were blocked by Wu Aheng in Huangzhou, and the other half were blocked by Deng Changxiong in Tieyuan. Deng Changxiong couldn't help but There were five to six thousand soldiers, but the newspaper said, "The Korean soldiers not only refused to surrender, but also tried to counterattack the Second Corps." He asked me if after defeating the opponent, I took the opportunity to go south and defeat Seoul in one fell swoop."
There was a sound of admiration in the big tent, and everyone was in admiration. It should be noted that only elites like the Second Corps can accomplish such a stealth operation for thousands of miles, and then suddenly launch an attack and quickly defeat the enemy after a high-intensity march.
"The Sixth Corps fought from Busan to Fengchuan and scared Li Zhu almost to death. I will not threaten the King of Korea anymore. Let's spare his life for the time being."
Upon hearing this, Hou Xun, a great scholar, quickly echoed: "My emperor is so wise and powerful that he can win thousands of miles. He is incomparable to the barbarians of the East. Li Zhuo is capricious and betrays his faith at the sight of profit. He is really abominable and we must not let him off lightly." !”
Several civil servants, including Ge Yewen, Lu Zhenfei, and Du Yinxi, also congratulated the Supreme Emperor, congratulating Da Qi on pacifying the two northern provinces and opening up territory for Da Qi.
Liu Zhaosun asked everyone to sit down, and the guards served wine, venison and preserved fruits.
The king and his ministers feasted.
The faces of the civil servants and military generals showed joy.
This victory was hard-won. For this Eastern Expedition, everyone from the top and bottom of the Qi Dynasty, from the chief minister to the ordinary people, shed blood and sweat. Several officials in the civil affairs and workshops were killed in succession... ··
Now, this nightmare is finally over, Daqi has become the final winner, and everyone finally does not have to worry that the Supreme Emperor will repeat the tragedy that happened when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo.
Emperor Wu Ding ordered Dongfang Zhu to invite the Cisheng Empress Dowager to the banquet. Jin Yuji was dressed in red armor and sitting gracefully next to the Supreme Emperor, pouring wine for her husband.
"Let's go to war. Now that Pyongyang has been captured, the top priority now is to negotiate with Li Zhu and sign a text similar to the "Niuguan Treaty". This is not only an encouragement to the soldiers of the three armies, but also an explanation to the people of Qi. "
The wine glass that Liu Zhaosun held up stopped in mid-air. As everyone looked, it was Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chuanting who spoke.
"Go on." Emperor Wu Ding put down his wine glass and looked at his trusted ministers intently.
Since there is no plan to annex North Korea this time - Daqi does not have the strength at present - then peace talks should be put on the agenda before the war is over. This is the political quality that distinguishes politicians from civilian officials.
Emperor Wu Ding stared at Sun Chuanting for a long time, feeling more and more that this deputy prime minister was very competent.
"Then according to Mr. Sun Ge, what should Da Qi ask for from North Korea this time?"
Sun Chuanting cupped his hands, left his seat, walked straight to the map hanging on the wall of the tent, and said to everyone:
"I thought that I would force Li Zhu to cede two northern roads (Xianjing Road and Ping'an Road), pay a large sum of Qi Sui coins, let the crown prince of Joseon enter the customs, and send him to Junzhou as a hostage."
Everyone looked calm and relaxed. All the colleagues here were familiar with Sun Chuanting's character, so it was not unusual for him to be so decisive in killing.
The Emperor raised the remaining wine high and held the tall glass firmly in his hand. Under the illumination of the whale oil lamp, the bright red grape juice in the glass looked like human blood. As the traveler gently fiddled with it, the blood flowed. If the note turns the river upside down.
"anything else?"
"besides,"
Sun Chuanting looked around and his eyes fell on the Supreme Emperor.
"All the North Korean prisoners captured this time must be executed, and some of the main war factions in Seoul must also be killed. In addition, the port of Busan must be occupied by the Sixth Corps, or leased, with some symbolic money to cut off North Korea. The interactions between humans and Japanese pirates.”
Liu Zhaosun continued to play with the wine glass and said calmly:
"Will Li Zhu agree to kill the main war sect?"
Sun Chuanting said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, you are mistaken. This is a condition for peace negotiation. Your Majesty is notifying Li Zhu, not discussing with him."
Emperor Wu Ding smiled and nodded.
"Any more?"
Dongfang Zhu took a breath. He was a high-ranking official with a local background. When he heard that the prisoners were beheaded, he felt dizzy. As far as he knew, the mountain army was in the Seventh Road of Korea (except for Gangwon Province, which was not involved in this war). , the number of captured Korean soldiers was at least ten thousand.
Sun Chuanting didn't care at all about the suspicious and fearful looks of his colleagues around him, and said word by word:
"A famous city recruits heroes."
Emperor Wu Ding suddenly became interested and leaned forward slightly regardless of Jin Yuji's pull.
"Sun Aiqing, please tell me in detail."
"I remember that Your Majesty said that the enemy must be completely wiped out in this battle. Now that we have won a great victory, we will also block the south gate and try to catch turtles in a jar."
A group of civil servants and military officers looked at each other in confusion. They knew very well what Sun Chuanting meant by catching a turtle in an urn.
"North Koreans are good at fighting and have suffered repeated defeats. If they want long-term peace and stability, they should follow the example of the First Emperor and demolish the city of Pyongyang and move the people in the city to Dingzhou and Yizhou, where they can garrison and garrison troops."
Everyone agrees that North Koreans are good at fighting, but demolishing the city of Pyongyang is really too much.
If you can't imitate anyone, why should you imitate the Qin Dynasty?
Liu Zhao and Sun Jingjie praised:
"Okay! Sometimes, killing is the simplest and most effective way to solve a problem, which is what you call the best strategy."
"I deeply feel the pain of losing Jiaozhi before Ming Dynasty. Taking advantage of the power of this great victory, I ask the Supreme Emperor to issue an edict to move all the heroes from Ping'an Dao and Xianjing Dao families with more than 10,000 taels to Junzhou. Those who fail to move after the deadline will have the nine tribes exterminated! This move can monitor the rebels nearby, enrich Tianxin City, and distract the people of the court from fighting. Thirty to fifty years later, this place will be completely owned by Daqi."
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