As a king, when Li Jian showed his weakness, North Korea breathed its last breath.
All the North Korean troops in Namhan Mountain City breathed a sigh of relief and laid down their weapons one after another.
As representatives, Mafuta and Rausa came to the foot of Namhan Mountain Castle and read Huang Taiji's edict to the Korean monarchs and ministers.
This time it was carried out in accordance with the Ming Dynasty's imperial edict to the North Korean ministers.
In other words, the Manchu Qing Dynasty officially regarded Korea as its own vassal state.
North Korea has completely calmed down, no longer raised any protest, and accepted Huang Taiji's edict in humiliation.
Having completely achieved his goal, Huang Taiji seemed very tolerant. He announced in the edict that he had pardoned Li Zhu's sins, and also put forward a number of conditions.
And each of these conditions is like a sharp knife, cutting hard on North Korea.
1. North Korea paid the Qing Dynasty the imperial edict and seal of the Ming Dynasty, severed the vassal relationship with the Ming Dynasty, stopped using the Ming Dynasty title, and respected the Qing Dynasty as Zhengshuo.
Second, hand over the crown prince and another prince as hostages, and the remaining North Korean ministers must also send their children to Shengjing.
Third, North Korea has the obligation to assist the Manchu Qing in attacking the Ming Dynasty.
Fourth, on every holy festival of the Qing Dynasty, the main court, the Winter Solstice, and the Qianqiu Festival of the Queen and Crown Prince, North Korea must follow the old practice of paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty to express congratulations.
5. If a North Korean prisoner escapes back to North Korea after crossing the Yalu River, he must be sent back and not taken in. However, the prisoner can be redeemed by paying money according to his wish.
Sixth, North Korea must marry the nobles of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
7. North Korea is not allowed to repair old or new cities.
8. North Korea must return all the Varkhas (also known as Ulyanha) within its territory.
Nine, North Korea is allowed to continue trade with Japan, but it must assist the Manchu Qing Dynasty in contacting Japan.
10. North Korea can no longer trade with the Varkha people outside the Tumen River. If it encounters the Varkha people, it must be given to the Qing Dynasty.
11. North Korea must pay an annual tribute to the Qing Dynasty every year.
Every time Mafuta read out one sentence, the cry of pain from the Koreans increased by one point.
Everyone knows that if these conditions are implemented, North Korea will definitely be exhausted and unable to recover.
But under the attack of the Qing army, what else could you do in order to survive?
On the 30th of the first lunar month, the most humiliating day for North Korea arrived.
On this day, Li Jie was like a puppet, allowing the eunuch to remove all the king's clothes from his body one by one, and put on the humble blue dyed clothes.
With all the Korean subjects watching with loud cries, Li Zhu could only walk out of Namhan Mountain City step by step with his own feet and arrived at Santian Crossing.
And here, the altar of surrender has already been established.
Under the yellow umbrella, Huang Taiji sat on the top of the surrender altar, overlooking the entire land of Korea.
Li Zhu led the important ministers of North Korea to the surrender altar.
The two monarchs, who were originally brothers, are now superior to each other, and they themselves have to bow and kowtow to him three times.
Li Zhu felt as if he was dead, but it was better than actually dying.
The most proud person at this moment is definitely not Huang Taiji who conquered North Korea, but Zheng Mingshou who stood on the surrender altar and watched the North Korean monarchs and ministers endure humiliation.
This slave who once lived as lowly as a dog in North Korea now finally has the pleasure of revenge.
“The Lord of Korea pays three obeisances and nine kowtows to His Majesty the Qing Emperor!!!!”
Following his order, Li Shu sighed deeply, lifted up the hem of his robe, and knelt down on the muddy and dirty ground little by little.
And with his kneeling, North Korea truly surrendered.
Just behind Li Zhu, all the Korean officials who were kneeling on the ground had no shame to raise their heads, and many of them were sobbing profusely.
Cui Mingji watched Li Zhu staggering to his knees, staggering to his feet, repeatedly praying, and crying like a mess.
He was accused by thousands of people and suffered eternal infamy, but he could only bear the real painstaking efforts himself.
Under the dark clouds at Sanda Ferry, the sky of North Korea collapsed.
In Nanhan Mountain City, Jin Sangxian hung his sword on his waist. When he turned around, he met the eyes of Zheng Yun, Yin Huang and others.
"Lord Lijian, do you really want to leave?"
Kim Sang-hyun saluted solemnly to several people.
"North Korea here is dead. I need to rebuild the bones of North Korea. I ask for your help."
After Zheng Yun, Yin Huang and others listened to his words, it could be said that heaven and man were at war, entangled in every possible way.
"Would we become treasonous people if we do so?"
Kim Sang-heon is extremely serious.
"If a king and father betray the country and survive, regardless of the lives of thousands of people, then the law will be unjust, moral principles will not be established, and everyone will attack him."
Yin Huang turned around and looked outside the city.
I happened to see those Korean soldiers who had laid down their weapons. Instead of receiving preferential treatment, they were being escorted away by the Qing army.
There are also innocent North Korean people who suffered such treatment.
Countless men, women and children, like lambs in this biting cold weather, are about to be taken away to unknown distances.
Come to think of it, at this very moment, more people across North Korea are suffering the same fate.
So many Koreans have all become victims of the king's weakness.
The tragic scene of heaven and earth deeply stimulated Zheng Yun, Yin Huang and other key officials of the peace faction.
They finally strengthened their confidence and worshiped Kim Sang-hyun to the end.
"From now on, despite all the wind, frost, rain, fire, and swords and arrows, I will not change my ambition. I vow to follow Master Lijian and repeat the spirit of the mountains and rivers of Korea."
A group of like-minded people finally reached an agreement.
Led by Kim Sang-heon, several people left Namhansanseong Castle from another direction.
Because North Korea had surrendered and the Qing army's siege of Namhan Mountain City was lifted, there was no difficulty for the few people to leave.
They were traveling very fast, and three days later they encountered a group of North Korean troops.
"Your Majesty, I have been waiting here for a long time."
Finally meeting Kim Sang-hyun and others, Shen Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
This time he led his army north to King Qin and received two tasks in total.
One is to consume the power of the main alliance faction in Gyeongsang Province, and the other is to wait for opportunities to cooperate with Kim Sang-heon and others.
Originally, Shen Yan was very suspicious. Kim Sang-heon was trapped in Namhansan Fortress. How could he escape?
Now it seems that everything is within Xia Guo's calculations.
Kim Sang-heon couldn't care less about being tired.
"We took advantage of the chaos in the city and ran out. We believe that suspicion has been aroused at this moment. If the Qing army catches up, we will definitely die without a burial place. We must rush to Busan as soon as possible, set up our flag of justice, and call on all parts of Korea to raise troops
Only by resisting can you have hope of success."
Everyone was already deeply aware of the power of the Qing army. They were so frightened that they did not dare to delay and rushed towards Busan overnight.
During the escape process, Kim Sang-heon did not delay. He kept sending people to various places in Gyeongsang Province to contact the Westerners.
Once they establish their banner in Busan, I'm afraid Li Zhu will be furious not to mention what will happen to the Manchus.
By that time, the Western parties scattered all over the country will probably be liquidated.
These can obviously be used to strengthen one's own strength, and there is no need to leave them to the capitulationists.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
In order to write about this period of history, I went to see the Korean film "Namhansanseong".
It has to be said that Koreans dare to make lies in such a serious subject.
In the play, the person who came back after receiving the king's order turned out to be Kim Sang-heon, not Shen Ji-won.
And at the end of the movie, Kim Sang-heon actually committed suicide and died for his country.
In real history, Kim Sang-heon lived well and met Cui Ming-gil a few years later in the Shengtianji Prison.
