It turns out that officials from the Eighth Route Army in North Korea are now confused.
They didn't even react and the country perished?
Gyeonggi Province fell completely, and Kaijing became the Ming Dynasty's base in Goryeo Province. Others destroyed the country by gradually encroaching, but King Qi destroyed the country directly from the inside.
The Liaodong Army began to take over North Korea's Eighth Route Army. The local officials and generals struggled to resist for a minute before surrendering.
What else is there to fight?
The royal family of the Li Dynasty is dead. Who will they fight for if they continue to resist?
Zhu Gaojie successfully took over the entire territory of North Korea, declared the destruction of North Korea and changed it to Koryo Province.
The news reached Jinling City in the Ming Dynasty, and officials in the capital were in a panic.
What year and month is it now?
February of the 14th year of Yongle.
When did King Qi go to Liaodong?
In October of the thirteenth year of Yongle.
In four months, King Qi destroyed a country and added a province to Ming Dynasty?
Could it be any more outrageous?
It was so difficult for the Sui and Tang Dynasties to conquer Goguryeo. Why did King Qi seem to have destroyed Korea without doing anything?
But did Zhu Gaojie really do nothing?
While the rain was running softly and silently, it seemed like nothing had been done, but in fact things had been done. The battlefield behind enemy lines was all about silence, and it was a matter of who's brain was spinning faster and whose calculation was deeper.
None of these things would be put on the table, which gave everyone the illusion that King Qi won easily.
Judging from the results, this is indeed the case.
…
In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel happy after reading the military report sent by North Korea.
"Okay! King Qi will not deceive me. When he told me that he would destroy the two countries in ten months, I thought he was bragging. Now that he has destroyed North Korea in four months, King Qi was still humble at first!"
The old man was happy, and Tang Cheng, the eunuch next to him, also cheered: "King Qi fought beautifully, and Xia Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance must be very happy as well."
"Yes, that Mr. Xia, every time I go on an expedition, he is so picky that he doesn't want to give me money."
Speaking of Xia Yuanji, Zhu Di curled his lips, "But I also understand that Xia Yuanji is in charge of the household department and manages the world's money. He is a logistics worker in wars. Whenever the Ming Dynasty goes to war, the national treasury must be in deficit. Xia Yuanji does not pretend to be three people. The copper coins of Gua Liang Zao are the hearts and minds of the people in the world. With this person here, Yongle can go to war with peace of mind."
"Xia Shangshu is an important minister, which is really admirable." Tang Chengdao.
Zhu Di suddenly became happy: "The battle King Qi fought this time was completed in four months. In fact, the time to send troops was only a few days, and the national treasury did not allocate much military supplies at all. King Qi gave North Korea's treasury Copy it, check the war gains and consumption, and find out where there is a deficit, there is also a lot of profit. Not only that, the country of Korea was transformed into Koryo Province, and the Ming Dynasty gained another province's taxes. What else can Lao Xia say? I’m afraid I wish King Qi would continue to fight! Haha!”
Tang Cheng smiled and said nothing. He looked at the smile on Zhu Di's lips and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
——He has served Zhu Di for decades. This is the first time since Queen Xu died of illness that he has seen Zhu Di so happy.
Some people say that Zhu Di was an emperor who was fond of great achievements and never cared about the people's power. This is true. He was indeed fond of great achievements. He made countless conquests in his life, built canals, moved the capital to Shuntian, and compiled the Yongle Grand Ceremony...
He is so happy about his success, not for his own vanity, he just wants to tell the world one thing: I am no worse than anyone else in this world.
Being so happy with his achievements does not mean that Zhu Di does not cherish the people's strength.
He knew clearly in his heart that every war was a drain on the country's power. Even though the Yongle Dynasty was prosperous, it could not withstand constant struggle. Sooner or later, the country's power would be exhausted. But he still fought. If he didn't conquer those alien races, how could the country develop peacefully?
For every battle he fought, future generations would have one less battle to fight.
This is also the reason why Zhu Di appointed Xia Yuanji as the Minister of Household Affairs. If not for this, Xia Yuanji's stingy character, opening his mouth and keeping silent has no money, and the emperor would not give him face. According to Zhu Di's temper, even if Xia Yuanji is not beheaded, Xia Laoji had already been dismissed from his position long ago, let alone re-employed.
"King Qi, you always bring surprises to me."
Zhu Di closed his eyes and said softly, "Not only can he win battles, but the most important thing is that he can win battles without spending money, and he can even make money. I never dared to think about this before. Every time after a battle, I don’t even dare to look at the bill given by the Ministry of Revenue. Now it’s good, with King Qi going to fight for me, the Ministry of Revenue and I can feel at ease.”
Tang Cheng listened on the side and suddenly felt a little sad.
On Zhu Di's body, he was burdened with heavy pressure like a towering mountain.
What he is carrying is the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty.
With one person's body, he had supported the prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty. He was very tired and devoted all his energy to the Ming Dynasty. He wanted to fight with countless people and eradicate all the enemies.
But now, he can finally unload his burden and hand over his responsibilities to King Qi. He no longer has to walk alone on the dark road. In front of his eyes is the long-lost light, a ray of light in the cold night. Warm dawn.
Power is also responsibility.
He is the one in power and the one with the sword.
"Tell the officials in the court that there will be a big banquet in front of Fengtian Palace tonight. I will entertain everyone!"
Zhu Di had a smile on his lips and felt relieved.
"This slave accepts the order."
Tang Cheng was about to leave when he was suddenly stopped again.
"Wait!"
Zhu Di rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Let's forget about the big banquet. Such a banquet will cost an unknown amount of money. Save whatever you can. If you keep this money, King Qi can prepare more when he goes to war." Two days of food and fodder.”
At first, King Zhu Di of Yan was not afraid of heaven and earth, and he refused to accept anyone and could do whatever he wanted. Now he wished he could break a copper plate into two pieces and use it.
In the end, he ended up living a life he hated, but he had no regrets.
…
At the meeting in Gyeonggi Prefecture of Koryo Province, Zhu Gaojie sat at the main seat. The other participants included Lu Chaoyang, Zheng He, Su Wu, Liu Rong and others, all of whom are senior officials and generals in Koryo Province today.
Everyone had unconcealable smiles on their faces. Among them, Liu Rong, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, smiled the happiest person.
Although he did not have any outstanding performance in this battle to destroy the country, the army led by King Qi was their Liaodong Army. With King Qi as a boss, the rest of the people can get the credit in the end as long as they follow King Qi's instructions and complete the orders.
This credit was enough for Liu Rong to obtain a hereditary title.
There was nothing surprising in the first half of this meeting. It was nothing more than a discussion on how to distribute military merits to comfort the soldiers and stabilize the morale of the troops.
However, halfway through the meeting, Zhu Gaojie suddenly changed the subject and said, "Let's discuss the plan to attack Japan now!"
Everyone was stunned. They thought that after swallowing North Korea this time, King Qi's journey would have a certain cooling-off period.
It was certain to attack the Japanese country. This was part of the plan, but they didn't expect that King Qi would not rest at all after conquering North Korea and directly pointed the finger at the Japanese country!
(End of chapter)
