North Korea has always had envoys in Shenyang.
Before Susa and Mafuta set off, the North Korean envoy was already anxious to convey the situation back.
Knowing that Huang Taiji wanted to proclaim himself an emperor and establish a country, and coerce North Korea to support it, North Korea quickly fell into chaos.
The king of North Korea, Li Ju, was flustered and uneasy, and he quickly convened two teams for discussion.
But today's North Korean officialdom is just like the Ming Dynasty, and party strife has reached an indiscriminate level.
"Your Highness, the seat of national unification and the foundation of Korea must never be abolished. The Jurchens are barbarians. How can they be willing to surrender while being subordinates?"
Kim Sang-heon spoke fiercely and strongly opposed it.
As the leader of Qingliu, Kim Sang-heon's political life lies in maintaining Gang Chang. People like him naturally value the rule of law more than anything else, even if it means destroying the country and exterminating the species.
Those who object will naturally agree.
Cui Mingji, the official judge of Cao Cao, raised his voice and said: "Does Jin Banshu remember the old events of Ding Mao?"
It's okay that he didn't mention this. As soon as he mentioned this, the Qingliu faction immediately attacked in groups.
Hong Yihan cursed on the spot.
"It was you, a villain, who insisted on making peace, which ruined the morale of the army and weakened the country's strength, leading to today's chaos. Your Highness, please kill Cui Mingji to strengthen the morale of the army."
However, Cui Mingji is not alone.
The forces behind him are equally powerful.
Jin Liu, the biggest boss of the Western Party, stood up.
"Your Highness, the Jurchens are strong and don't know etiquette. If they attack with brute force, it will be difficult for our court to resist. I would not regret waiting for death, lest the country and the country be reduced to a bloody mess."
This set of rhetoric got into Li Zhu's heart.
The North Korean king is now old and no longer as ambitious as he once was. He is greedy for enjoyment and just wants to keep his power.
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Ding Mao was in chaos back then, and the power of the Jurchens had already cast a shadow in his heart.
He was really afraid of a repeat of the past.
But looking at the court, the peace-defying faction had an absolute advantage, and he had no way to go his own way.
Besides, from Li Zhu's true intention, he didn't want to bow down to Huang Taiji.
North Korea calls itself Little China. Although it is also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it always looks superior to others when looking at other vassals.
This civilized man has been under the influence for a long time, and if he wants to be humble to the barbarians, this hurdle will not be easy to overcome.
"Our country, Korea, stands in the east, has a long-standing holy path, and has its own legal system. We should look for good strategies to protect the country's foundation and avoid the smoke of war. I also ask you to work together to cope with the difficult times."
Li Zhu's meaning was very clear.
He didn't want to bow to Huang Taiji three times and nine times, but he also didn't want to anger Huang Taiji and cause a war.
How to do it specifically, you ministers can figure it out.
The two groups below, whether they were the anti-harmony faction or the pro-harmony faction, all looked at each other in confusion.
I think I can't do such a difficult challenge!
However, one thing that needs to be made clear is that within North Korea, neither the peace-rejecting faction nor the peace-advocating faction were actually close to Hou Jin.
The anti-peace faction can be regarded as radical elements, and they would rather break than bend. Even if he fights to the death with Hou Jin, he will never surrender.
The Lord Harmony faction is more rational.
Jin Liu, Cui Mingji and others all knew that North Korea could not defeat Hou Jin with its strength.
In order to protect the country's foundation and continue the country's rule, we can only work with Jin Xu and Wei Snake in every possible way.
But both the anti-peace faction and the pro-peace faction have ignored one point.
That is, in the face of absolute power, any small thoughts are just useless.
The most important thing is that the contradiction between the two sides is irreconcilable. Even in the face of such a crisis, they still targeted each other and made trouble for each other, which seriously stretched their strength.
After Jin Shangxian returned, he immediately summoned the members of the Rebuking and Heping faction to discuss countermeasures.
"Now it seems that the Jurchens came here with bad intentions, and North Korea's state affairs are as complicated as a dangerous egg. Life or death depends only on a matter of days."
Wu Dajikang was very excited.
"His Highness seems to be conciliatory. We must not relax at this critical moment and must strengthen His Highness' will. North Korea must not become a lackey of the barbarians!"
The people below were shouting and killing, and they were full of passion, but Kim Sang-hyun could calm down a little.
It's not that he has no passion, but that after experiencing many things, he can think more.
Compared with his past self, what he has now is that he is better able to understand the intentions of Cui Mingji and others.
This was something that could not be figured out until more than ten years later, when Kim Sang-hyun and Cui Ming-gil were both detained in Shenyang and were both prisoners.
"In any case, North Korea is a small and weak country and cannot resist the Jurchens' aggression on its own."
Everyone understands this fact,
Yin Ji suggested: "We should quickly send envoys to China to ask for help. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attack was menacing, but as soon as the Chinese troops arrived, North Korea immediately turned the corner. Now the only one we can rely on is China."
Others praised him one after another, obviously placing their safety on Ming Chao.
Only Jin Sangxian sighed, knowing that there was no hope for the Ming Dynasty.
But the public opinion was such that he could only go with the flow.
"That being the case, we will report to your Highness tomorrow at the court and send envoys as soon as possible."
After some deliberations by the rebuking peace faction, this was the only idea they could finally come up with.
After sending the others away, Jin Shangxian's expression suddenly changed. He immediately picked up a pen and wrote a letter in a hurry and handed it to the servant.
"Send it to Busan and Jeju Island quickly to make preparations there."
The servant took the order and left.
With no one around him, Jin Sangxian's body suddenly became desolate, as if he had lost all his strength.
He leaned on the wooden collapse and looked up at the desolate full moon in the sky, but his heart kept churning.
"Your Highness, you must hold on, don't let me down!"
Busan and Jeju Island quickly received Kim Sang-heon’s warning.
Shen Daoxun and Li Chong did not dare to neglect, and quickly found Zhang Guanhua and Li Yuanlao to discuss.
"As long as North Korea does not choose to surrender completely, the Jurchens will definitely come and use force to force North Korea to surrender."
Zhang Guanhua's judgment on the situation was conclusive.
Shandong is the best at using force to achieve its goals, so it understands this approach best.
After hearing his judgment, Shen Daoxun and Li Chong couldn't help but feel discouraged.
"North Korea is attached to China and is a country of etiquette. How can we kneel down to the barbarians and become beasts?"
Li Chong's eyes swept across the five thousand troops who were undergoing intense training.
"General Zhang, I wonder if this army can protect the safety of North Korea?"
Apparently facing a crisis, the Westerners turned their attention to this army.
"Don't have any illusions. A mere five thousand troops cannot turn the tide."
Zhang Guanhua decisively dispelled their assumptions.
Seeing that the two of them looked desperate and seemed to have their wills broken, he gave them sweet dates again.
"Don't worry too much. Even if the royal court of North Korea chooses to surrender, with the existence of Shandong, you loyal people can still fight and retain the incense of North Korea."
