Just when the capital of the Ming Dynasty was in chaos due to the implementation of tax laws, the Ming army marched straight into Goryeo, reaching the last barrier of Seoul, the branch of the Han River, the Imjin River.
This river is only over a hundred miles north of Seoul.
The Ming army camped along the river. There were countless camps with no end in sight. The sun and moon flags of the Ming Dynasty were all over the mountains and plains. After the main force of Goryeo was annihilated under the walls of Pyongyang, Goryeo no longer had elites who could fight with the Ming army in the field.
Even though Wang Jing of Goryeo still had 40,000 to 50,000 elite troops and could summon hundreds of thousands of Goryeo soldiers and civilians, facing the Ming Dynasty's army, they could only choose to retreat. The most important thing is that in the battle of Pyongyang, Goryeo lost all its troops.
The cavalry, roaring and galloping near Seoul now, are all men of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yunxi stood by the Majiang River, watching the rippling waves of the river, and looking at the mountains and plains full of vigorous Ming men, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited.
This river is adjacent to Jin and runs through Goryeo from north to south. It is also magnificent. But in other people's minds, it has no impression. In his mind, it has a different meaning.
In the great war that later generations called the Chinese people to stand up, the heroic Chinese warriors captured Seoul right here along this river.
Then, under the enemy's powerful artillery fire, Seoul changed hands several times. However, the heroic Hua children withstood the enemy's planes and cannons countless times and continued to attack forward along the river.
The great Chinese sons and daughters made the arrogant MacArthur shout the slogan that this is the life and death front of the coalition forces and they will never give in.
Those Chinese sons and daughters charged and fought along this river again and again until they were completely shattered. The enemy's intention to use Seoul as a base to regroup and fight again was completely shattered.
It also makes the arrogant and world-dominating enemies realize that the children of Hua in front of them are no longer at the mercy of others. In the past, with just a few warships and a few artillery pieces, they could make us lose our power and humiliate the country, cede territory and pay compensation, and they could take whatever they asked for.
That era has fucking passed.
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They can no longer fight. Not only do they not dare to fight anymore, they also have to sign on the negotiation table and stamp the ceasefire agreement.
Poor and weak China, after a hundred years of blood and tears, the sons and daughters of China exchanged their blood and lives for the rebirth of the entire country and the entire nation.
Let those foreign devils never dare to invade even an inch of my land!
Who dares to say that we are the sick men of East Asia again, taste our bayonets!
However, that kind of heroism, that kind of sacrifice, that kind of everything, are all bright red, the blood of the Chinese people!
The war horse relaxed its reins and walked to the riverside. He lowered his head and drank the clear river water, his eyes a little red.
In this life, this place will no longer become a battlefield for the Chinese people to shed their blood. It will only become a paradise!
"Your Highness!" Fu Rang, the commander of the personal guards, trotted up behind Zhu Yunxi and said softly, "A noble family from Korea is coming to surrender!"
The Ming army marched all the way south. Seeing that the Li family's victory in Korea was over, the wealthy families of Korea came to work for the army one after another to express their submission. The gentry and common people of Korea seemed to be happy to welcome Master Wang.
"Li Jinglong!" Zhu Yunxi said calmly, still looking at the river.
"Your Highness is here!" Li Jinglong trotted over and said with a smile, "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
"Go and see him, and try to comfort him with some words. However, tell them that Master Wang has spent a lot of money, and they have to show their filial piety!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "Let them know that Daming's father is not so easy to recognize!"
Li Jinglong patted his chest and agreed, "Your Highness, don't worry, I know what to do!"
Fu Rang's face looked a little weird, and he continued to speak, "Your Highness, not only are there some powerful families from Goryeo, but there are also several who claim to be descendants of the original Goryeo royal family. Please see me!"
The Goryeo Dynasty started with Wang Jian, the ancestor of Goryeo, and after hundreds of years, there were many descendants. Although he was replaced by Li Chenggui, he still had a large number of supporters in the country. After Li came to power, he paid even more attention to the descendants of the royal family of Goryeo.
slaughter.
However, Zhu Yunxi didn't have a good impression of the Wang family at all.
During the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the King of Goryeo was the dog of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. Not only did he have to marry the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, but all the princes in the past dynasties also had to go to Dadu as hostages and serve as bodyguards for the Mongolian Yuan royal family.
When the world was yet to be unified, the King of Goryeo not only directly sent troops to help the Meng Yuan suppress the original rebels, but also sent troops to stop the Ming Dynasty when it went north.
However, the Wang family can still take it out and use it as a chastity arch.
"Let Cao Guogong go and see him!" Zhu Yunxi said thoughtfully, "I can't see him as long as they want!"
"Your Highness is right!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "What is your Highness's status? I am not in a hurry to see them, let's wait for a while!"
"Anyway, you have to do these things. When you see them and what to say, it's up to you!" Zhu Yunxi pulled down the reins, and the horse's hooves brought up a little splash, "There is only one of them, and I want them to be convinced!"
While several people were talking, Zhu Di, Lan Yu, Fu Youde, Wang Bi and others dismounted from a distance and strode over.
"Your Highness, I have found out!"
Wang Bi spoke first, "I took my scouts and surveyed hundreds of miles around. The capital of Goryeo was fortified and the gates were blocked with stones."
Fu Youde also said, "I heard that there are more than 50,000 soldiers and 100,000 civilians in the capital of the King of Goryeo. It seems that the Li family of Goryeo intends to occupy the city and defend it to death!"
Zhu Yunxi's expression was a little solemn. War does not necessarily depend on the strength of the opponent. Seoul is the base camp of the Li family. If they really defend it desperately and occupy the right time and place, I am afraid that the Ming army's casualties will not be small.
"Your Highness, are you going to send someone to persuade us to surrender?" Fu Youde paused and continued to ask.
"No!" Zhu Yunxi said firmly, "In this battle, the city will be destroyed!"
"Yes!" Zhu Di laughed, "The battle to destroy the country is right in front of us. If we don't break the city, it means destroying the country!"
"Report!"
Just as Zhu Yunxi was about to speak, another bodyguard came quickly.
"Your Highness, the King of Goryeo has sent a peace envoy, holding the seal of credence outside the camp to ask for an audience!" the soldiers knelt down and played.
"Dong Cao Guo!" Zhu Yunxi waved his hand impatiently, "Go!" After that, he jumped off the horse and pulled Lan Yu and others aside, "Come here, tell me about the city defense of Seoul, let's study how to fight!"
Seeing that Zhu Yunxi asked him to meet the Korean envoys, Li Jinglong felt a little disappointed. The war to destroy the country was imminent, so he had no intention of meeting those Korean envoys.
But then I thought about it, Your Highness still loves and protects me!
If the Korean people want to make peace, they will definitely need gold and silver. If I go to see them, why don't I leave some behind?
So, with a smile on his face, Li Jinglong led his soldiers and rode back to the camp.
Entering the camp, Li Jinglong ordered his men to polish his armor and sit in the tent. After a while, a dejected Korean envoy came in with his head lowered under the cold eyes of his own soldiers.
When Li Jinglong saw it, he couldn't help but smile. The person coming was an acquaintance. Park Bancheng, the Minister of Korea who had given him the golden ticket in the capital that day.
The latter obviously recognized Li Jinglong, and his face showed a bit of joy, "Pu Bancheng, the minister of the small country, meets the Duke of the Celestial Dynasty!"
After saying that, he bowed to each other and knelt down humbly.
"Old Pu, it's you!" Li Jinglong smiled slightly and said while sitting, "We are old friends now. Get up and talk!" He said, smiling again, "Although you are a
I'm a Korean, but in my heart, I know etiquette. That's right, your name is not good!"
"Pu Bancheng!" Li Jinglong laughed out loud, "Pu Bancheng? How good of a kidney do you have?"
It was obviously a joke, but the latter was not annoyed. Instead, he said seriously, "My body, hair, skin, and name are given by my parents. I don't dare to speak nonsense!" After saying that, he looked up at Li Jinglong's face again, "Just like Goryeo and Ming Dynasty,
Small countries regard big countries as their parents. If Goryeo makes mistakes, Ming Dynasty will punish them as they should."
"Well! You understand some truth! A filial son emerges from a stick!" Li Jinglong nodded.
"However, even if parents hate their children to the core, they will not harm their lives!" Pu Bancheng knelt down again and said, "Korea was wrong. The Ming Dynasty punished them because of the love and education of the Celestial Empire. Now the small country has learned that
Wrong, please be kind to Heaven and don’t really harm Goryeo’s life!”
He said, kowtowing heavily, "From now on, Goryeo will no longer dare to be a rebellious son who disobeys the Celestial Dynasty, and can only serve him wholeheartedly! Mr. Cao Guogong, you are a noble relative of the Celestial Dynasty and an important minister around the emperor's grandson. Please mediate on your behalf. Goryeo and everyone must be
Thank you so much!”
"Hey!" Li Jinglong sighed, "What have you done so long ago? You realize your mistake now, don't you think it's too late? An army of 500,000 people has already arrived at the city, and there is no arrow to turn around. Just go back like this, and you let the emperor's grandson's face go to
Where to put it?”
Pu Bancheng seemed to have heard the implication, and said quickly, "When I was leaving the city, Your Majesty had an explanation. Please ask Cao Guogong to convey it to His Highness the Emperor Taisun. Goryeo is willing to regard Daming, the minister of my country, as the king and father. Goryeo will be his father for generations to come."
Son of Ming Dynasty!"
"It's hard to handle!" Li Jinglong shook his head and held his chin and said, "I believe in your heart, but do others believe it? Do you know how many people came to attack you from Korea? Lan Yu is here, Fu Youde, Wang Bi, Cao Zhen...
..... Several dukes came, and more than a dozen marquises came."
"Don't tell me that you don't know these people. I don't believe that you, who have been on missions to the Ming Dynasty, have not memorized the heroic records of the Ming Dynasty. Now that the city is about to be destroyed, why are you staring at these military achievements? Besides, there are
Those real money......"
"Koryo's treasury, I will offer it all!" Park Bancheng said loudly, "As long as His Highness the Emperor Taisun forgives Korea's sins, Korea is willing to take out all the gold and silver treasures and offer them to the Ming Dynasty!"
"The heart is sincere!" Li Jinglong helped the other party up, "But, as the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, I cannot abolish public service for personal reasons! With so many eyes watching, how can I speak for you!"
"Xiaoguan brought ten carts of gold sand and a piece of nugget gold!" Pu Bancheng whispered, "It was originally a gift from the labor army, but now it is all presented to Cao Guogong. If Cao Guogong is willing to help, I will order someone to come back.
City, report to the king, then open the treasury, transport everything out of the city, and transport it to the army as an apology!!"
"As long as Duke Cao Guo conveys Goryeo's regret to His Highness the Emperor Grandson, you can help Goryeo to say a few good words. Even if it is an alliance under the city or a father-son covenant, Goryeo will recognize it!"
Nugget gold?
Li Jinglong's eyes lit up and he said, "This is not good! It's not good. Now that the two countries are at war, what's going on with your money?"
As he said this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Almost got into trouble!
Li Jinglong was shocked. The emperor's grandson asked him to meet these Korean people, but he was not asking him to accept the money. If he really accepted it, he would be in great trouble.
Besides, the treasury of Goryeo, after the city was broken, didn’t all belong to the Ming Dynasty? How could Taisun Rende lose his share?
At that moment, with a straight face, he said angrily, "Who do you think I am? It's just gold and silver, and you want the army to withdraw. What a delusion? Put it in your treasury over there, and I, the Ming Dynasty King, will fetch it and ask you to give it to me?"
"
Pu Bancheng was dumbfounded on the spot. He never thought that Li Jinglong was a dog and would fall out with him at any time.
"Gong Cao Guo, I sincerely request you, Korea will never dare to forget your great kindness." Pu Bancheng cried, "I, the King of Korea, am willing to call Ming Dynasty my father from generation to generation. I only ask for the benevolence of the heaven and let the ancient city of Seoul be preserved.
Avoid the disaster of war!"
The gold you got flew away!
Li Jinglong was irritated and became more and more impatient, so he said, "It's okay to surrender. Let you, the King of Korea, take the entire royal family out of the city shirtless, present the certificate of credence, map and population atlas, and kneel down to ask for surrender!"
Pu Bancheng gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Cao Guo, is the Ming Dynasty really going to destroy Goryeo? There are still 100,000 capable soldiers in the city, and there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians. If they really fight, the Ming Dynasty will only increase casualties!"
"Scared me!"
Li Jinglong was furious, "I can't help but shed tears when I see you guys!"
After Pu Bancheng said this, he regretted it and gave himself a slap in the face, "Isn't this official..."
Li Jinglong didn't listen to his excuse and shouted loudly, "Come here, bring the things!"
In an instant, a wooden box was delivered.
"This is a gift in return for your King of Korea! Tell him that he can either go out of the city with no shirt and lead a sheep to surrender, or wait to die!" Li Jinglong snorted and walked away.
This chapter has been completed!