"Your Highness, the rebels and the Xia army have occupied Busan and established defenses along the Nakdong River. I have seen with my own eyes that Xia's warships are constantly entering and leaving the port of Busan, transporting countless amounts of food and grass. As long as the preparations are completed, it will definitely Will launch an offensive."
When the negotiations broke down, Cui Mingji felt deeply that the stakes were high and did not dare to stay at all. He hurried back to Hanyang and reported the situation to Li Zhu.
At this point, the situation is completely clear.
The Korean court was finally convinced of the fact that Xia Guo participated in the war.
Li Zhu sat upright, but his whole body was shaking. The pervasive anger wanted to be vented, but he didn't know who to target.
"My dear friends, do you have any good ideas?"
From Jin Liu down, the two classes in North Korea were all silent.
In their minds, China has an incomparable status. Now they are actually on the rebellious side, which makes them unable to adapt to the current situation.
"Xia Guo is also rebellious!"
How could Li Zhu not understand their thoughts and immediately emphasized.
Jin Liu quickly cheered up.
"Your Highness, it is said that the Xia Kingdom is very powerful. Both the imperial court and the Qing Dynasty have suffered heavy defeats at their hands. The current situation can only be quelled by North Korea, which requires long-term planning."
Li Zhu was extremely tired.
When he first ascended the throne, he felt that Seonjo was the most unlucky king in Korea. Those who were beaten by the Japanese had to go to the Ming Dynasty to live temporarily, and they almost gave the entire North Korea to the Ming Dynasty.
"Five Dynasties Rivers, Mountains and Winds"
Unexpectedly, he was bullied to the head by the Jurchens twice in a row, and he finally endured the humiliation. As a result, Xia Guo called again.
Why did God do this to him?
When he thought of the power of the Xia Kingdom, Li Zhu felt helpless.
"Have the Xia people ever mentioned how to withdraw their troops?"
Since you can't beat him, you can only think of other ways. No matter how difficult the moment is, what are you still afraid of?
What Li Zhu didn't know was that there was a reality called Murphy's Law.
Cui Mingji was sweating, but he didn't dare to deceive him.
"The Xia people said... the Xia people said... that in order to calm down the war, His Highness must expel the Qing people and... take the blame and abdicate."
Good guy, as soon as this statement came out, the court immediately exploded.
Almost all the two classes jumped out and criticized them with all their words and writings.
Li Zhu's face turned pale, and he exploded with an unprecedented sense of humiliation.
"Is this really unreasonable? Even the Emperor of Ming Dynasty has never been so strict. He is just a rebel, so don't expect to surrender to him alone."
He also wanted to expel the Manchus, but he couldn't do it.
This condition was not a big deal, but it actually made him abdicate.
Which king can give up his power?
If Li Zhu had wanted to, he would not have kowtowed to Huang Taiji three times.
It can be said that Li Zhu will not accept the conditions proposed by Xia Guo no matter what.
Since peace talks are hopeless, there is only...
"Hurry and invite Prince Rui."
Li Zhu originally hated the Manchus deeply. Even though he paid homage to the Qing Dynasty, the deepest reluctance in his heart always existed.
But now facing Xia Guo's aggressiveness, he quickly changed his stance and prepared to ask the Manchus for help.
His order had just been given when the palace guards rushed in rolling and crawling.
"My lord, His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty is back."
In an instant, there was silence in the court hall, and many people were trembling.
Hasn't Huang Taiji returned to the teacher already?
Why did you come back suddenly?
The most important thing is, why was Huang Taiji walked outside Hanyang City without receiving any information in advance?
There was a rush of footsteps outside the palace, and Ma Futa led a group of elite soldiers to rush in.
His face was filled with anger and he was not polite to Li Zhu at all.
"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived outside the city. The Lord of Korea will immediately follow me to visit him without delay."
humiliation!
Still humiliating!
The majestic king of a country is actually bullied into being bossed around. How can there be any dignity left?
However, at this moment, Li Jie no longer cared about humiliation.
Huang Taiji's return obviously meant he knew something.
What he is even more worried about is that if Huang Taiji convicts him of deceiving the emperor, he is afraid that the end will be even worse.
Under extreme fear, Li Zhu did not dare to delay for a moment, and hurriedly followed Ma Futa out of Hanyang and all the way to the Qing army camp.
Huang Taiji personally led an army of 50,000 people and stationed it at Uijeongbu. Although his face looked tired, he was even more angry.
"Xia Guo colluded with the rebels. How dare you hide such a big thing and not report it?"
Li Jie trembled and knelt down, quickly defending himself.
"I... I just found out about this not long ago. I originally thought it was just a minor incident, but I didn't notice the wolfish ambitions of these traitors."
Huang Taiji picked up the paperweight next to him and smashed it.
Although Li Zhu was not hit, such a move still made the North Korean monarch tremble all over, and his crotch became wet on the spot.
How could Huang Taiji not be angry?
The conquest of Korea gave the Manchu Qing Dynasty a vassal state, and the title of emperor was universally recognized, which made him very proud.
The huge harvest needs to be digested after he returns to Liaodong.
Unexpectedly, halfway through, he suddenly received an urgent report from Dorgon, saying that great changes had occurred in North Korea and that Xia Kingdom might have sent troops.
This news made him furious, and he was even more dissatisfied with the monarchs and ministers of North Korea.
If Dorgon hadn't been vigilant, realized something was wrong, and immediately sent people to spy everywhere, I'm afraid North Korea would have continued to conceal it.
"Your Majesty, Korea has become a minister of the Qing Dynasty. Since then, it has been loyal and unswerving. It is unreasonable to rebel and collude with the Xia thieves and intend to overthrow the kingship of Korea. I beg your Majesty to send heavenly troops to quell the chaos with tears of blood. . I am willing to send another 500,000 people to work for the country."
At the critical moment of life and death, Li Zhu, a feudal monarch, finally exposed his true nature as a single man and a thief.
In order to maintain his rule, he did not hesitate to betray innocent Korean people.
Huang Taiji's anger dissipated slightly when he heard that Li Zhu had spent a lot of money.
The top priority is still the threat from Xia Kingdom.
Huang Taiji's expedition to North Korea, in addition to forcing North Korea to change its flag, was also to consolidate the Manchu Qing's rear.
Originally, the existence of Lushun had already made the Qing Dynasty a chokehold. If the Xia Kingdom gained a foothold in Korea again, the Qing Dynasty's strategy would be greatly affected.
Although he was quite wary of Xia's power, this battle was inevitable due to strategic interests.
By asking Cui Mingji and others, Huang Taiji had a little understanding of the situation in Busan.
Tens of thousands of Xia troops plus North Korean rebels obviously cannot be pacified by North Korea alone.
The Qing army must be dispatched.
"From now on, all North Korean troops accept my deployment."
Coincidentally, Huang Taiji and Zuo Menggeng are the same. He also firmly controlled North Korea's military power in his own hands.
Then he began to make arrangements.
"Prince Rui, you lead the two white flags south along the eastern coast, join the North Korean army in Ulsan, and attack south."
"Prince Su, you lead the Zhenglan Banner and Horqin Mongolia to Daegu, take over Jin Zidian's headquarters, and break through the Nakdong River. I will ask Shi Tingzhu to support you with cannons."
"Turai and Nikan, you two will lead the Yellow Banner and the Eastern Mongolian troops to Jeolla Province, gather the Korean troops here, especially the navy, and then march towards Busan along the southern line."
The generals from all walks of life accepted their orders solemnly.
The Qing army moved quickly and began to move south without stopping in Hanyang.
At the moment when the Qing army was dispatched, the urgent military situation moved south faster than the Qing army. It only took three days to deliver it to the Fourth Division headquarters.
