Today's Korean Peninsula has an artificial line drawn from east to west in the middle.
The line divides north and south, and there is no connection anymore.
Not only the Marine Regiment, but all the troops on the front line adopted various methods to completely isolate the north.
Barbed wire fences, mine arrays, and closed passes have become barriers that are difficult for ordinary people to overcome.
Coincidentally, not only did the Xia army do this, but the Qing coalition forces in the north also adopted a similar method.
Both sides know very well that the war has come to an end for the time being and will not start again in the short term.
The next thing to compete with is who of the two sides can put down the plague earlier and manage the internal affairs well.
Whoever does it first will have an advantage and will be able to defeat the opponent in the future.
Before this, no one dared to act rashly without absolute certainty.
Starting from Paju, Zuo Menggeng inspected all frontline troops.
His arrival made the soldiers rejoiced and their morale was high.
Whenever the commander can be with the soldiers, the entire army will always feel at ease.
What's more, Zuo Mengeng not only came by himself, but also brought a cultural troupe that everyone loved to see.
One theatrical performance after another enriched the spirit of the soldiers.
In addition, the political and engineering departments have also taken action.
They brought home letters from the soldiers.
The war rages on for three months, and a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold.
After the fierce battle of life and death, it is a great joy to be able to get news from loved ones.
The soldiers cried and laughed while holding letters from home, but without exception, their originally impetuous and tormented hearts were soothed.
While Zuo Menggeng was inspecting the front line, the political forces in Hanyang City became restless again.
Although Kim Sang-hyun remains behind closed doors, as the largest force in North Korean politics, no one can ignore the ideas of the Kim clan.
Song Shilie and Jin Yu visited together.
"His Royal Highness King Xia is about to return to the country. Whether North Korea can maintain long-term peace and stability, we must find a way as soon as possible. We discussed it for a long time, and they all agreed that the restoration of King Gwanghae is the most beneficial to the overall situation. Mr. Jin is an important minister of the country. What do you think? "
In just a few days, Kim Sang-hyun has really aged a lot.
In the political arena, he is known for his toughness and toughness. Even when Namhan Mountain City was in the most danger, he advocated fighting to the end and never surrendering.
It can be said that his spirit is extremely powerful.
To defeat such a person, force is useless.
His only weakness is his moral side.
I have been a celebrity all my life and been looked up to by others my whole life, but my son did such a shameless thing.
This caused Kim Sang-hyun to suffer an unprecedented defeat.
"If Lord Gwanghae is restored to power, we will all be treasonous and unjust ministers. Do we need to die to apologize?"
Like Shen Jiyuan, Kim Sangxian also hates Gwanghaejun very much.
As another main member who overthrew Gwanghae Jun, Kim Sang-hyun felt that his death was coming.
Jin Yu shook his head and handed him a letter.
"This is written by Lord Guanghai himself, and all of it is his promise. Times have changed, and all the grudges in the past are no longer important."
Jin Sangxian opened the letter, and the content inside was exactly the same as what Shen Jiyuan had seen. It was Guanghaejun's solemn promise, vowing not to pursue the matter of that year.
Seeing a monarch admit his mistakes was quite moving for a scholar-bureaucrat like Kim Sang-heon.
After all, the king is Heaven, how could Heaven be wrong?
So no matter what happens, the king can never be wrong.
The only one who is wrong is the minister.
Once the king admits his mistake, it means the sky will fall.
This is also the reason why emperors will not issue edicts to offend themselves easily.
Because it was not just an edict, nor just an admission of error, but it represented the loss of the king's majesty.
"Thinking back to the beginning, how could Lord Gwanghae not be a wise and wise king, whom everyone looked up to? Now that he can repent and return to the right path, it is really a good thing. In this case, Jin has no objections."
Seeing that Jin Sangxian agreed, Song Siyeol and Jin Yu both let out a sigh of relief.
So far, the election of Lord Gwanghae as the new king of North Korea has been approved by all the forces in North Korea's political arena. It can be said that it is a done deal and there will be no more twists and turns.
Shen Qiyuan and others reported the results to the Central Committee of Xia State, and wrote a memorial overnight and sent it to Zuo Mengeng.
As expected, just like Zuo Mengeng's previous statement, Xia Guo had no objections.
Zuo Menggeng came back with personal orders and asked Hou Xun and others to start preparing the seal letter and canonization edict for the new Korean monarch.
Everyone in North Korea was excited and quickly began to prepare for the enthronement ceremony of the new monarch.
However, because it was during wartime, and North Korea was severely damaged, the treasury of North Korea and China was extremely empty, so the entire ceremony could only be simplified.
On June 15th, Zuo Menggeng returned to Hanyang and attended the king's succession ceremony.
This is a scene that has never appeared in North Korea's history. It is difficult for everyone in North Korea to figure out what the process should be.
In the end, it was Zuo Mengeng who made the decision.
There are five steps in total: respecting heaven, worshiping earth, worshiping ancestors, professing vassal status, and becoming king.
Among them, Zuo Menggeng placed himself in fourth place, even behind the ancestors of the Korean royal family.
This humility made everyone in North Korea moved to tears and became more convinced of him as the monarch of the country.
On June 18, North Korea gave up its only financial resources, and the king's succession ceremony officially began.
Under the guard of honor, Lord Gwanghae put on the royal uniform of Joseon, barely suppressed his excitement, climbed up Bukhan Mountain, and reported to heaven.
Then he came to the Han River to offer sacrifices to the mountains and rivers beneath his feet, praying for peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
He walked into the royal ancestral temple with his head held high, knelt down in front of the memorial tablets of his ancestors and cried in embarrassment.
He almost became a ghost.
But now, he can be ranked in the ancestral temple and be the king of all people.
After worshiping the ancestors, it is the ceremony of surrender.
In the past, when the king of North Korea succeeded to the throne, he only needed to report to the superior country and get canonization from the superior country.
The official positions of the canonized personnel sent by the superior country were not very high.
Unlike this time, the king of the previous country was on hand to watch the ceremony.
Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of thousands of Korean residents, Lord Gwanghae led all the civil servants and military officers to perform three kneels and nine kowtows to the superior Zuo Menggen.
Unlike Li Zhu at Santian Ferry, this time the Korean monarchs and ministers bowed to him willingly.
Because this means that North Korea has finally returned to the orthodoxy of human ethics, and it is once again a country with prosperous education and inheritance that inherits the orthodoxy of China.
It can be said that at this moment, all Koreans feel smooth and accessible from body to mind.
"According to the edict of His Royal Highness King Xia, I grant the King of Korea the Golden Seal!"
"By order of His Royal Highness King Xia, I grant the King of Korea his credentials!"
"According to the decree of His Royal Highness King Xia, the King of North Korea is given a magical weapon!"
The gold seal, national certificate, and sword were delivered to Lord Gwanghae one by one. At this moment, it means that he has officially become the legitimate king of North Korea.
