Yes, Chen Kan knew early on that North Korea had sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty.
Just because after more than half a year of fermentation, the situation in Liaodong has now reached a fever pitch.
First there was a fight between the Jurchens from the East China Sea and the Jurchens from Jianzhou, but as they fought, Brother Meng discovered the Jurchens from the West China Sea who were watching the show.
Therefore, the two planned to win over the Haixi Jurchens to increase their power.
Of course, the Haixi Jurchen did not want to get involved in other people's family affairs, so she decisively refused the attempts from both parties.
Meng brother Timur and Meng brother Suhan saw that the Haixi Jurchen rejected them at the same time, and they were immediately unhappy.
So they stopped fighting in a tacit understanding, and were ready to kill Haixi Jurchen, a little friend who was watching the show first.
So the Haixi Jurchens, who had originally planned to avoid offending both sides if they didn't help each other, suddenly found that they had offended both sides.
It is impossible to surrender, what should I do if I can't defeat you again and again.
I had no choice but to use my ancestral skills and run.
But you can't run around. To the east are the Jurchens of the East China Sea, to the west are the Jurchens of Jianzhou, and to the north are the battlefields of the two armies. Where should you run?
That's right, the south side.
The wild monkeys on the peninsula are not strong in force and are easy to bully.
So the Haixi Jurchens began to move south on a large scale and easily crossed the Yalu River. In a very short period of time, dozens of cities were conquered by the Jurchens.
Now the North Korean king Li Bangyuan could not sit still.
One hundred thousand troops were sent northward to fight the enemy in Seoul, the capital of North Korea. However, the one hundred thousand North Korean army was ultimately defeated by the Haixi Jurchen cavalry, and most of them were annihilated in the first round of fighting.
Therefore, Li Fangyuan had no choice but to send an envoy to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty.
North Korea's distress letter was withheld by Chen Kan two months ago, so the Ming Dynasty Central Committee is still unaware of the changes that have occurred in North Korea.
Speaking of which, North Korean King Li Fangyuan and Zhu Di once had a good relationship.
The kind of brothers in need.
During the Hongwu period, the royal families of all countries were proud to study at the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Li Fangyuan was not the king of Korea, but a prince who was suppressed by the then crown prince and had no choice.
Under the pressure of his brother Li Fangyu, he had no choice but to run to Ming Dynasty to avoid trouble, and thus met Zhu Di.
Later, when Li Fangyuan returned to the country after completing his studies as Imperial College Prince in Nanjing, he was intercepted and killed by his eldest brother Li Bangyu, who was the crown prince of the Joseon Dynasty at that time.
At that time, Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang passed away and Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen came to the throne.
Zhu Di felt that Li Fangyu was in the same situation as him, so he took action to protect him.
It was not until later that the first king of the Joseon Dynasty established his son Li Bangshuo as the crown prince, and Li Bangyuan was able to return to the country.
In the seventh year of Emperor Taizu of Joseon, when Li Chenggui was seriously ill and dying, the famous Prince's Rebellion broke out in Korea.
Li Bangyuan chose to strike first and recruited private soldiers to enter the palace. First, he rushed into the East Palace of the Prince of Joseon, Zishantang, and killed the Prince of Joseon, Lee Bang-suk. Then he attacked and killed Jeong Jeong, who supported Lee Bang-suk's succession, and ascended the throne in blood. ascended the throne of Korea.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Di also successfully ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
So Li Fangyuan decisively wrote to Zhu Di requesting Big Brother to be canonized.
The two have the same identity and the same situation, and they can be said to cherish each other.
So Zhu Di decisively canonized Li Fangyuan as the King of Korea.
During the years of Zhu Di's reign, North Korea's New Year offerings have never been interrupted.
Li Fangyuan even wrote an extremely disgusting letter to Zhu Di every once in a while, which can be said to be a lick to the extreme of Daming.
But now that Chen Kan's plan is on Zhu Di's desk, the brotherhood between Zhu Di and Li Fangyuan has gradually changed.
After all, Zhu Di's goal is to become a peerless emperor like Emperor Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Zong of Tang and Song Zu.
How can we give up our plan to annex the peninsula just because of a little brotherhood?
Therefore, as early as when Li Fangyuan's request for help reached Beijing, Chen Kan gave instructions to Liaodong that Korean envoys seeking help must not be allowed to enter the Ming Dynasty.
Otherwise, if the Ming Dynasty, as the sovereign state, does not send troops to help its younger brothers when they see it in trouble, how can they make those younger brothers willing to follow the Ming Dynasty in the future?
But Chen Kan didn't expect that the North Korean envoy would be so tough. He had to walk through such a large enemy-occupied area, and he even managed to hand over his credentials to the obstructive Yun Cheng.
How annoying!
After waiting for the North Korean envoy for a long time, Chen Kan decided to go and see him.
Things have to be solved eventually.
In the side hall, a young man dressed in coarse linen clothes, with a dark face and a look like a beggar, was walking around anxiously.
It has been a long time since he entered the Marquis's residence, but the legendary Marquis has not shown up yet. One-third of North Korea's territory has been lost. He is really anxious.
Just when he was anxious to find someone to ask whether the young Marquis was at home, a handsome young man walked into the side hall with a warm smile.
The boy is naturally Chen Kan.
When entering, he first apologized: "I have been waiting for a long time, envoy. It is really because I am busy with military affairs and I really can't get away."
The dark-faced young man was stunned, looking at the young man in front of him who was younger than himself, and asked with some uncertainty: "But the Lord Jinghai of the Ming Dynasty is in person?"
"Tsk~"
When he heard the word "zongzong", Chen Kan couldn't help but feel disgusted.
No wonder Li's North Korea can make Zhu Di feel better. With this art of speaking, he can't surpass those wild monkeys in Nanyang.
Chen Kan nodded: "It's me."
It seemed that he was surprised by Chen Kan's youth. There was obvious surprise in the young man's eyes.
After a moment, the young man suddenly bowed down to Chen Kan and saluted: "Your Majesty, Li Yao, the Crown Prince of North Korea, has seen the Marquis and asked the Marquis to send troops quickly to save the Korean people from the fire and water. Li Yao Thanks, Yao."
Well, Chen Kan was shocked when he saw someone giving a big courtesy first: "Oh, it turns out that it's the prince who is in front of you. I'm rude, please forgive me, prince, please get up, please get up quickly."
Li Yao was unmoved and begged with tears in her eyes: "Master Hou, those Jurchen savages invaded our country and conquered thirty-two cities in half a year. Our little Korean clan really has no power to resist. I hope Master Hou will forgive me." pity."
Hearing these words, Chen Kan instantly got goosebumps all over his body.
Still showing mercy, it's so disgusting.
But Chen Kan chose to come here just to act with him.
Immediately, a look of incredible shock appeared on his face, and he said loudly: "What, the Jurchen savages invaded North Korea, when did it happen?"
Li Yao said with a bitter face: "Going back to the Marquis, the Jurchen savages have been tormenting our Korean people for half a year. If the people of our small Korean country had not been able to resist, the king would not have sent his ministers to harass Shangzong Daming. Please Lord Marquis make the decision for me, North Korea."
Chen Kan's face suddenly darkened, he helped Li Yao up, and said sadly: "Oh, North Korea and the Ming Dynasty have been neighbors for generations. North Korea has always regarded the Ming Dynasty as its main ancestor, and the king has a close personal relationship with my Majesty the Ming Dynasty. North Korea has always been close to the Ming Dynasty." After such a thing happened, why did you send the crown prince to ask for help now? Your Majesty, you are so confused!"
Seeing that Chen Kan's expression became more anxious than his own in an instant, Li Yao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It seemed that the Marquis of Jinghai Mansion had come to the right place.
"Well, Lord Marquis, to be honest, I in Korea don't want to trouble my sect with everything. If I hadn't been poisoned by the Jurchen savages this time and couldn't do anything about it, my father would not have the shame to ask for help."
Li Yao stood up and sat down on the guest seat with a dejected look on her face.
Chen Kan nodded to express his understanding, and then said loudly: "One family does not speak the same language. Now that the prince has arrived in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will definitely not sit idly by and do nothing. Please be patient and recuperate in the mansion for a few days before I can report to your majesty." With this request, we will send our army north to relieve the Korean people from hanging upside down."
Chen Kan's words were categorical, and his face showed a look of sympathy with the enemy.
But when Li Yao heard that Chen Kan wanted to request an order from Nanjing, she was shocked and said: "Master Marquis, our Korean people can't wait. Please ask Master Marquis to send troops immediately."
As soon as he said this, a look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on Chen Kan's face: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I also want to send troops immediately, but I am only a garrison in Beijing and do not have the authority to send troops."
Upon hearing this, Li Yao's face instantly turned pale, then he stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Master Marquis, please obey the authority in urgent matters, and please be considerate of my poor people. My father will write a letter to His Majesty the Great Emperor on his behalf." The Marquis told me, please have mercy on me."
The embarrassment on Chen Kan's face became even worse: "Your Highness, it's really not that I, Chen Kan, don't want to send troops to rescue North Korea, but that I have no troops available now. The reason why I want to write to Nanjing is to express my gratitude to Nanjing." Your Majesty wants troops."
"No soldiers available?"
Li Yao's voice suddenly became sharp, and her face was filled with disbelief.
The next second, he suddenly saw the dissatisfaction on Chen Kan's face, and was shocked. He quickly cupped his hands and said, "I'm rude, please don't blame me."
Chen Kan's face brightened slightly: "It's okay. His Highness the Crown Prince is worried about the people of his family and country. I can understand that, but I would like to ask His Highness the Crown Prince to trust me. I really don't have any troops that can be mobilized now."
Li Yao became anxious and asked quickly: "But I heard that there are five thousand Ming elites guarding the city of Beijing, and there are nearly one hundred thousand troops stationed in Xuanfu and Datong. How can the Marquis have no troops to use?"
Chen Kan glanced at Li Yao in surprise, but he did not expect that Li Yao would find out the strength of the Ming Dynasty's border defense so clearly.
However, these things are easy to explain, so Chen Kan quickly calmed Li Yao's mood: "Your Majesty, please be patient and listen to what I have to say in detail."
Li Yao's face twitched, and a smile looked uglier than crying.
Reason, how do you want me to be rational?
Chen Kan ignored his expression and said in a deep voice: "The prince doesn't know something. Although there are five thousand troops guarding the city of Beijing, these five thousand people are used to prevent the Tatars from going south. I think the prince must also know that they are closer. There are disputes on the grassland, so the five thousand troops of this prince will never dare to move.
As for the Xuanfu Datong area, there are indeed nearly 100,000 troops stationed there, but their tasks are the same as those of the 5,000 defenders in Beijing. They are all to prevent the Tatars from going south on the grassland, so there is no way to spare any manpower, let alone this prince. There is no power to mobilize them. "
After Chen Kan finished speaking, Li Yao's face suddenly became visibly pale.
