Chapter 887 The Debate of Taoism [Long Live the Chinese People's Liberation Army! 】
As a monarch of a country, Li Zhu had just suffered unprecedented humiliation.
Just when he was like a wounded tiger, trying to find a place to heal his wounds quietly, someone took offense again.
This made Li Zhu explode all of a sudden.
He completely lost the kindness he had deliberately cultivated in the past, and revealed his sharp fangs.
He needs to use the blood of disobedient people to prove to those who despise him in their hearts that he is still the king of North Korea.
Cui Mingji closed his eyes in pain.
At this moment, he understood that the North Korea of the past could never go back.
In the future, there will probably be a bloody storm in this land.
For now, we can only take action as soon as possible. If Kim Sang-heon and others can be recovered, the losses may be minimized.
However, at the moment he was about to leave, a fast horse came running from the north.
"Your Highness, there is an urgent report from the Ping An City. On the order of His Highness, the Pyongyang concubine Hong Yihan who was arrested was kidnapped on the way to be escorted. His whereabouts are now unknown. The Ping An City has mobilized troops and is working hard to search."
The tense atmosphere rose to another level.
Everyone had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.
Hong Yihan, Yin Ji, and Wu Daji were carefully selected by Li Zhu to be given to the Manchu peace-denying faction.
It is conceivable that these three people will definitely die once they fall into the hands of the Manchus.
Yin Ji and Wu Daji were originally in Nanhan Mountain City, so after Li Zhu gave the order, they could only be captured without any resistance.
As for Hong Yihan, he was originally in Namhansanseong. However, due to an emergency, he was sent to Pyongyang to preside over government affairs.
Li Zhu never thought about what would happen if he arrested a minister.
But now, reality hit him hard in the face.
Hong Yihan was actually kidnapped.
Thinking about the sudden departure of Kim Sang-heon and others, no one can believe that there is no conspiracy.
But the bad news didn't end there.
The same fast horse galloped from the north.
"Your Highness, Lin Qingye, the governor of Yizhou, has disappeared. The Qing people asked for prisoners, but there was no one in Yizhou to take charge of the overall situation. The Qing people broke into the city and captured everyone in the city."
One after another bad news came, and the Korean monarchs and ministers who had not yet recovered from the sadness of surrendering to the Manchus realized that this land might never be peaceful again.
Fearing that Li Zhu would say something extreme again, Cui Mingji hurriedly said: "I will set off immediately and will definitely bring Kim Sang-hyun back within three days."
After that, he didn't give Li Zhu a chance to react, and immediately called on Li Shibai to mount his horse, and led the assembled troops to rush south.
But Li Zhu didn't give up there.
"Send an order to all officials in Gyeongsang Province to immediately arrest the family members of the Western People's Party. Once traces of Kim Sang-heon are found, they will be arrested immediately. However, if there is resistance, they will be killed without mercy."
Jin Liu asked cautiously from the side: "Your Highness, do you want to report this matter to the Qing people?"
The word "report" deeply hurt Li Ju.
"I am still the king of North Korea. Do I need to ask for help from outsiders when dealing with my own ministers?"
A group of officials no longer dared to say anything, so they could only surround Li Zhu with their heads down and walked into the deserted and desolate Hanyang.
It wasn't until they entered the city that everyone realized something strange was going on.
"Where have all the people gone?"
"Why is no one welcoming His Highness' return?"
No one can answer these questions. Anyway, as far as the eye can see, the houses in Hanyang City still exist, but the bustling people in the past are now gone.
The monarch returned to the capital, but there was no reception, which made the North Korean monarchs and ministers extremely angry.
Jin Liu immediately ordered the soldiers to spread out in search of the people.
A full hour passed before a soldier came back arresting an old and frail man.
"Everyone said that the Lord was going to give us to the barbarians as slaves. No one wanted to leave their homeland, so they all ran away."
After learning of the situation, the North Korean monarchs and ministers looked at each other in shock.
Li Zhu asked angrily: "Who did you hear these rumors from?"
The old man was scared to death, so he said something.
"I don't know who mentioned it, but everyone is spreading it. Everyone who could run ran away, and those who couldn't ran hid in the mountains."
After informing him of the situation, the old man looked at Li Zhu cautiously.
"Lord, do you really want to give us to the barbarians as slaves?"
Li Zhu wanted to reprimand him on the spot, but when the words came to his lips, he turned into a cough when he thought of the actual situation.
He coughed and coughed, and a mouthful of blood came out.
The people around him were all frightened and quickly escorted him back to the palace and summoned the royal doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment.
At this time, on the land of North Korea, countless people, horses and people were running hard.
In the mountains and fields, North Korean troops spread out in all directions, not sparing any inch of land.
Although they captured many fleeing people, these people were not their targets.
Jin Zidian looked at the undulating mountains and fields, his mind filled with lawsuits.
"Where did Hong Yihan go? That Lin Qingye must have gone south from Uiju, why can't they still be found?"
Jin Zidian, who was staying in Miyuan, received an order from Li Zhu to send out all his troops to search for traces of Hong Yihan and Lin Qingye.
However, the North Korean army searched the entire area and blocked every passage going south, but they could not find these two people.
Cui Mingji's condition was also extremely bad.
He and Li Sibai led five thousand soldiers and horses, galloping all the way along the official road to Gyeongsang Province.
With his rapid march, he finally caught up with Kim Sang-heon and others who were heading south at the junction of Chungcheong-do and Gyeongsang-do.
However, Cui Mingji felt miserable when he saw the 6,000 troops waiting for him beside Kim Sang-hyun.
"Master Lijian, why did you betray the king and the country?"
Opposite him, Kim Sang-hyun was protected by guards with shields, looking extremely determined.
"That king betrayed the country and his people, so he is no longer our king."
Cui Mingji seemed to see a scene of endless fighting and countless people dying tragically.
"The country almost suffered disaster, but the king used his humiliation to save everyone. Just when the king needed help, how could you betray him?"
Zheng Yun laughed loudly upon hearing this, his laughter full of sarcasm.
"He saved everyone? What do the five hundred thousand people who lost their homes and loved ones count?"
This accusation made Cui Mingji even more painful, and he tried hard to defend himself.
"In order to protect the country of North Korea, even if some people die for this, why not?"
Kim Sang-heon completely disagrees with this statement.
"Since half a million Koreans can be sacrificed, why can't it be the king who is sacrificed? From now on, he will still be the king who sits on the throne and is served by countless people. But those innocent people have to die miserably in a foreign country. Their
The soul cannot return to its homeland. Surely the people need such a king?"
Cui Mingji was at a loss for words and could only plead earnestly.
"Your Majesty, this country can no longer withstand any disaster. Why can't we join hands to eliminate the pain of the past and make our country better again?"
The ways are different and they do not seek each other.
Jin Sangxian also knew that the person in front of him was actually very rare.
"The North Korea of the past can no longer go back. No one needs a king who betrays his people to save his own life. From now on, the people of North Korea must live for themselves."
Cui Mingji roared angrily.
"Can the common people really bear the damage of war?"
Kim Sang-hyun asked sharply.
"Can people bear the pain of leaving their homes?"
Seeing that Kim Sang-hyun had made up his mind, Cui Ming-gil suddenly changed his goal and tried to persuade others.
"Are you really going to rebel? Do you really want to go against the king? Do you really want to kill your own compatriots?"
The person next to Kim Sang-hyun suddenly shouted in Korean: "Who is willing to be a slave of a foreign race? Who is willing to lose their home? Who is willing not to be reunited with their relatives? Who is willing to not be able to rest in peace for his soul?"
The people on Kim Sang-hyun's side were completely angered by these repeated questions.
"We must be upright people! We are not slaves! No one can treat us like pigs and dogs, not even the king."
The overwhelming shouts were like thunder tearing apart the heaven and earth, leaving Cui Mingji speechless.
