Dorgon rode a tall horse and walked on the undulating mountain road.
The rolling mountains in the west of North Korea gave him a sufficient sense of security.
Dorgon looked at the panic-stricken Korean nobles and the frightened Prince Zhaoxian.
He walked over, looked at Prince Zhaoxian, and said with a gentle face: "Prince Zhaoxian, don't be afraid.
We are here on the side of the Qing Dynasty. Crown Prince Zhaoxian thinks that the contemporary Korean monarch Li Zhu is mediocre and immodest.
Prince Sohyeon acted righteously to eliminate his relatives and borrowed troops to help suppress him. We will support Prince Sohyeon as the new king of Korea."
Prince Zhaoxian understood that this was a set of rhetoric that Dorgon came up with in order to facilitate the rule of North Korea and reduce the resistance of North Korean nobles and people to Hou Jin.
He will definitely become a puppet king. When the post-Kin Dynasty forces gain a foothold in North Korea, he will be sent away with a glass of poisonous wine.
If the Han people could defeat the Eight Banners and capture North Korea.
When the time comes, his fate will be even worse. At that time, he will choose to drink a glass of poisonous wine directly.
Prince Zhaoxian spoke in Jurchen dialect and said humbly: "Your Majesty the Regent, I will definitely cooperate with you."
Dorgon patted Prince Zhaoxian on the shoulder, laughed loudly and said: "Yes, you are very good, and you have learned Jurchen dialect very well.
The Han people have a saying that I agree with very much.
Those who know the current affairs are heroes.
Prince Zhaoxian, as long as you cooperate with us, you will not suffer any harm."
Dorgon was very satisfied with Fan Wencheng's strategy.
Duduo conquered cities and territories all the way, and had almost reached Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.
Along the way, under the guise of assisting Crown Prince Zhao Xian to clear the emperor's side, the two groups of nobles in North Korea began to resist to a certain extent. When they found that they could not stop the Eight Banners army.
In order to maintain their status, the two groups of nobles immediately joined the Qingjun side.
Dorgon suddenly heard the sound of crying coming from behind the Eight Banners army formation.
His expression changed and he asked Fan Wencheng to teach Prince Zhaoxian and the two nobles of Korea what to do.
He immediately rushed to the rear army to see what was going on in the rear army.
The Eight Banners' power has just stabilized, and now it cannot withstand any serious incidents.
Dorgon's first thought was that the young Khan Fulin could not bear the fatigue of the journey and died directly.
Dayu'er couldn't help but shed tears when he saw Dorgon returning to the camp.
"Dorgon, something big happened."
Dorgon frowned and asked, "How is Dahan's body?"
Dayu'er wiped her tears and said, "Dahan is in good condition and nothing happened."
Dorgon asked again: "The Han people crossed the border of North Korea and took the initiative to attack North Korea.
The Eight Banners disciples on the front line could not stop the Han attack and caused some casualties.
I had already expected this.
The plains of Liaodong are vast, and we can use our cavalry to break through the Ming Dynasty's defenses there.
The Han people have stronger troops. We want to use the Liaodong Plain for defense, but there is no way.
Korea is completely different here, from the Han Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty.
The Central Plains dynasties or local princes all had short-term rule over Korea.
But in the end, no effective rule was formed.
The main reason is that the western part of North Korea is mountainous, which is very conducive to defense.
The Han people's firearms are the sharpest. In this mountainous terrain, the power of firearms is limited.
We only need to integrate North Korea's strength and build the Eight Banners of North Korea.
Relying on the cannon fodder force of the Eight Banners of Korea, it is not difficult to defend North Korea.
A temporary failure will not affect our final victory."
Dorgon was very confident. He chose to march eastward to North Korea because he felt that North Korea had the greatest chance of victory and he was sure to block the Han attack.
Da Yuer cried and said: "Dorgon, this is not what I am talking about.
Some Eight Banners soldiers fled to North Korea, and they brought news about Shenyang City.
All our clansmen left behind in Shenyang City were wiped out."
Dorgon's expression remained normal and he said: "I have expected this situation.
If we all stay in Shenyang City, it won't change the outcome of the war.
Yue Tuo and I led so many people to escape.
As long as one party survives, our Houjin will still have a chance to rise.
Prairie tribes like us are very resilient.
The Mongolian tribes were about to be annexed by others, and Temujin was able to lead the Mongolian tribes to rise.
My father Khan raised an army with seven suits of armor and developed Houjin.
I now have tens of thousands of soldiers, and the strength in my hands far exceeds that of my father.
What reason do I have to give up? I believe that sooner or later, I will lead Houjin to rise again."
Dayu'er looked at the confident Dorgon and said: "Dorgon, I didn't finish what I just said.
We cry because of the Han people’s treatment of the Eight Banners Erlang.
Most of the nobles of the Eight Banners lost their lives.
All women were exiled and all men were demoted to slavery.
All men belonging to the Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou, regardless of age, were castrated by the Han people."
When Dorgon heard the news, his eyes widened and he shouted angrily: "What a shame, what a shame, what a shame.
I would rather they be killed by the Han people than live in humiliation.
The Han people are using this method to insult us."
Dorgon immediately summoned all the nobles of the Eight Banners and announced the news in public.
Dorgon took out his sword and cut off a small lock of hair from his money rat tail.
He put his hair on his head and swore: "The Han people are forcing us, and we have no way out.
We Jurchens and the Han people are incompatible with each other.
The Han people have made no secret of their hatred for us.
Our only choice now is to fight the Han people to the bitter end.
If we surrender or fail, the best outcome is to become a eunuch.
We want to be upright men of the Eight Banners, not cowards without balls."
Dorgon was filled with hatred, but he took advantage of this opportunity.
It unified the thoughts of the Eight Banners disciples and made them deeply realize that they were already fighting to the death with the Han people.
The confidants arranged by Dorgon immediately shouted loudly: "Fight bloody to the end, until death."
The nobles of the Eight Banners shouted in unison: "Fight bloody to the end and fight to the death."
The troops under the nobles, they followed the nobles and shouted in unison: "Fight bloody to the end, until death."
Dorgon looked at the high morale of the Eight Banners disciples, and he was more confident in Houjin's prospects.
Stimulated by the blood feud, the morale of the Eight Banners disciples has returned again.
Dorgon shouted: "If you attack Pyongyang without sealing the sword, your wives, concubines and slaves will come back again.
We will use North Korea to rise again, and everyone will follow me into battle to kill the enemy."
Dorgon led the Eight Banners Army with high morale and launched an attack on Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.
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In the palace of Joseon, the contemporary leader of Joseon, Li Zhu, called his second son, Lord Fenglin Li Hao, into the palace.
Li Zhu's tenure was a troubled one. He came to power through a coup and experienced many coups during his tenure.
North Korea experienced an invasion by Japanese pirates and suffered great losses. More than 100,000 people were plundered.
The situation in North Korea was often turbulent, so he could only manage to maintain it.
When Li Zhu took office in North Korea and was invaded by Hou Jin, he could only bow down and send Prince Zhaoxian to Shenyang City as a hostage.
Li Zhu secretly plotted his strength and used the strength of the Ming Dynasty to resist Hou Jin.
Unexpectedly, when I was gathering strength, the situation changed drastically.
The Ming Dynasty, in which North Korea invested heavily, was directly overthrown by internal rebels.
All the connections that North Korea had accumulated before disappeared.
Without the support of Ming Dynasty, North Korea would have no way to resist Hou Jin.
North Korea is hesitating whether to change its policy and send people to the Dahua Dynasty to request the Dahua Dynasty for its canonization.
Once North Korea makes this choice, they will inevitably be invaded again by Hou Jin.
Precisely because someone's interests were harmed, the discussion on this matter in the court has never reached a consensus.
It just took a few months as usual.
In the past few months, the situation has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Dahua was powerful and launched an attack on Houjin.
After being unable to resist, Dorgon led the Eight Banners army and attacked North Korea directly.
Li Zhu sent North Korea's most powerful army to resist.
In just over half a month, Hou Jin's Eight Banners Army had almost reached Pyongyang.
The army trained by North Korea has no way to resist the Eight Banners Army.
In particular, Hou Jin used the name of Zhaoxian's crown prince and used the Qing emperor as a cover.
With this name, the two groups of nobles were given an excuse to surrender.
North Korea is now unable to resist Hou Jin's army.
If North Korea takes one wrong step now, it will be a disaster. The Lee family that has been passed down for sixteen generations will cease to exist.
Li Zhu looked at his second son Li Hao. His personality was similar to his own, and he was also a firm supporter of the Ming Dynasty.
He has been planning to resist Hou Jin and return Korea to the vassal state of Ming Dynasty.
Li Hao asked in a serious tone: "Li Hao, what do you think of the current situation?"
Li Hao immediately knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Father, please let me lead the troops to resist the Eight Banners army.
I will never let the Eight Banners army enter Pyongyang even if I fight to the last soldier.
The son asked his father to retreat to Seoul and let the son resist the Eight Banners army in Pyongyang.
As long as our army continues to resist and drag the Chinese army into North Korea, we will be victorious."
Li Hao listened to Li Hao's words and said with satisfaction: "Li Hao, your loyalty is commendable, but you can't use your arms as a chariot.
Our strength in North Korea is too small and cannot stop the Eight Banners Army's attack.
For the army of the Chinese dynasty, we must not rely on God's will and wait slowly.
Li Hao, you know why, my father, I don’t want to be a vassal state of the Hou Jin Dynasty, but I try my best to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.”
Li Hao stood up and replied respectfully: "Father, Hou Jin is too aggressive. We are a vassal state of Hou Jin. Sooner or later, Hou Jin will swallow up North Korea."
Being a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty was very safe.
Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty listed Korea as a country without conquest.
All emperors of the Ming Dynasty also adhered to this ancestral precept.
Once North Korea was invaded by a foreign enemy, such as by Japanese pirates during the Wanli period,
The Ming Dynasty also dispatched a large number of troops to help North Korea expel Japanese pirates.
Why should we not miss this suzerain country that will not invade us and will help us when in danger?"
Li Zhu nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, to us, Hou Jin is a jackal, but Daming is a loyal dog that protects the family.
The current situation is obviously a fierce struggle between the Han people and the Jurchens, and we Koreans have been affected by the struggle between these two forces.
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Our little North Korea must not completely fall to one force.
Today's North Korea is very dangerous. Once the Crown Prince is revealed and the Qing Dynasty succeeds, the country will be in great danger.
North Korea became a puppet in the hands of Hou Jin.
Hou Jin finally won, North Korea would be directly annexed by Hou Jin, and our Li family would not end well.
The Dahua Dynasty defeated Hou Jin and occupied North Korea.
In order to liquidate North Korea that supported Hou Jin, our Li family will not end well."
Li Hao's expression changed drastically and he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly asked: "Father, if you say so, our North Korea will not end well."
Li Zhu smiled bitterly and said: "The ending I am talking about is that Crown Prince Zhaoxian succeeded in siding with the Qing Dynasty, and that North Korea completely fell to the forces of the post-Jin Dynasty.
As a small country, we are at a time when two heroes are competing for hegemony.
We must not put all our chips on a certain force.
As a country, we need to leave a way out for ourselves.
Li Hao, I am going to send you to the capital of the Great China Dynasty to ask for help.
We in North Korea are hedging our bets, Crown Prince Zhaoxian bets on the power of the Later Jin Dynasty, and you bet on the Dahua Dynasty.
In this way, no matter which side wins, our Li family will have a chance to breathe.
What's more, Dahua Dynasty's winning rate is now higher.
We must send people with sufficient status to defect to Dahua."
When Li Hao heard his father say this, he understood his position.
He needs to go to the Dahua Dynasty to seek help from the Dahua Dynasty that replaced the Ming Dynasty.
The Dahua Dynasty replaced the Ming Dynasty, and North Korea, as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, actively threw itself into the arms of the Dahua Dynasty.
The emperors of the Central Plains Dynasty had always liked this situation of having all nations coming to court.
Li Hao felt that he could not attract the attention of Emperor Dahua just by virtue of his status as Lord Fenglin.
He immediately knelt down and begged: "Father, I am only a prince, and I speak lightly.
We still don’t know what the attitude of the emperor of the Great China Dynasty is towards our North Korea.
My son, I asked my father to make me the king of Korea.
The son, as the king of Korea, asked for help from the Great China Dynasty. Only in this way could he have a greater chance of asking for the army of the Chinese Dynasty.
After the Chinese army defeated Jin Dynasty, Korea will still be ruled by me."
Just after Li Hao heard what Li Hao said, a murderous look flashed in his eyes.
Li Hao also wanted to seek the status of the king of Korea.
He then thought about Li Hao's words and felt that this method was indeed better.
If the king of a subjugated country goes to the suzerain country in person to ask for help, the probability of success is greater.
"Li Hao, my father agrees to your request and the ceremony will be kept simple. My father will summon two groups of important ministers to announce the imperial edict of passing the throne."
Li Zhu did what he said, and he immediately informed two groups of important ministers.
Announced that the throne of Korea would be passed on to his second son Li Hao.
Both groups of important ministers thought that Li Zhu was imitating Song Huizong.
When the city was destroyed, he passed the position of king to his son to preserve his reputation.
But what the monarch Li Hao did next shocked two groups of important ministers.
The seventeenth generation king of North Korea, Li Hao, announced that he would personally go to the Dahua Dynasty to request the canonization of the emperor of the Dahua Dynasty.
Before the courtiers could react, the North Korean king Li Hao took several trusted ministers and took a boat to the capital of the Great China Dynasty.
The Supreme Emperor Li Ju continued to preside over the government affairs of North Korea.
Dorgon led his troops to the gates of Pyongyang.
Knowing that Pyongyang could not be defended, the Supreme Emperor Li Zhu directly opened the city gates of Pyongyang and surrendered to the Eight Banners army on the side of the Qing Dynasty.