Chongzhen did not stay in Shandong, so he returned south via Laizhou, Qingzhou and Huai'an, traveling day and night.
However, while Chongzhen was returning to Nanjing, a bloody incident occurred in North Korea, thousands of miles away. Zhu Cijiong finally waited for a God-given opportunity.
The story begins with the Battle of Seoul.
After the Battle of Seoul, Li Hao died, and Li Hao became Li Hao's only adult son. In addition, Li Hao was seriously ill, so it was logical for him to supervise the country as the crown prince.
Later, Zhu Cijiong proposed that North Korea send craftsmen to Nanjing to work in exchange for Lumi.
At the beginning, it received unanimous support from the monarchs and ministers of North Korea, including Li Jian, because North Korea was so poor that even officials could hardly pay out their money.
However, ten days later, public opinion in North Korea took a 180-degree turn.
A group of ministers proposed that North Korea should also strengthen its armaments, so craftsmen should not be sent to Nanjing, but craftsmen should be allowed to stay in the country to forge blunderbuss. If the Ming Dynasty needed blunderbuss, it could buy them from North Korea.
Almost all those who play politics are smart people, and they all know that craftsmen are the most precious resources.
Upon hearing this, Li Li and his son felt that they were also talking about it, so they vaguely expressed their opinions to Zhu Cijiong.
This means that North Korea can summon craftsmen across the country to build flintlock guns for Ming Dynasty, but they can only build them for Ming Dynasty in Seoul, and it is best for Ming Dynasty to provide raw materials and advance part of the cost.
Zhu Cijiong was so angry that he wished he could resort to force directly.
But after he calmed down, Zhu Cijiong gave up the idea of using force.
The first is because of the lack of troops. This time we came to Korea with only 3,000 new troops. A thousand people were sacrificed in the Battle of Seoul, and now there are only 2,000 people left. It is no problem to carry out a surprise attack with this amount of troops.
It is absolutely impossible to occupy and effectively govern North Korea for a long time, so we cannot use force for the time being.
After all, Ming Dynasty’s current enemy is the Jiannu.
You can't make too many enemies before you solve the slave-building problem.
The second reason is that Zhu Cijiong did not want to disappoint Chongzhen.
Zhu Cijiong knew very well that his father asked him to lead an army of three thousand to escort Li Jing back to North Korea this time, not only to restore the vassal state of North Korea, but more importantly, to test his abilities.
If reinforcements were to be sent from Nanjing in the end, it would mean asking his father to wipe his ass. This would undoubtedly cause his father to have serious doubts about his ability, which he would not tolerate.
Young people are always eager to be recognized by their parents.
So Zhu Cijiong decided to tolerate it temporarily and adopt gentle methods.
When the last good news reached Seoul, Zhu Cijiong was not in Seoul, but went to Incheon Port to meet a shopkeeper of the Daming Shipping Shipbuilding Bank.
The shopkeeper's name was Qian Feng, and he was one of the first Qinwang scholars.
Qian Feng came to Seoul at the invitation of Zhu Cijiong to found Semicolon.
What was the purpose of establishing the Seoul Semicolon? Lending, to be more precise, lending money to the Korean royal family.
If you don't want to borrow money, you can borrow grain. Although the Ming Dynasty is not very wealthy, it can still squeeze out millions of stone grains.
After Chongzhen heard the news, he was really relieved.
I thought that I had underestimated Zhu Cijiong before. I always thought that Zhu Cixiang had political acumen and skill. Zhu Cijiong's military talent was quite high, but his political talent was average.
But this incident surprised Chongzhen.
I thought that Zhu Cijiong, a "reckless man", actually learned to use economic means to solve problems?
However, Chongzhen was happy too early. Although Zhu Cijiong thought of economic means, his use of this economic means was extremely simple and crude, that is, binding interests.
North Korea must support sending craftsmen in order to borrow food.
Zhu Cijiong further proposed restrictions to Li Zhu and his son. The grain loaned to North Korea could only be distributed as Lumi to ministers who supported the dispatch of craftsmen. Ministers who opposed it could not get a grain of grain.
As a result, this matter was derailed by people with ulterior motives.
In the end, the whole city of Seoul was rumored to have supported sending craftsmen to the Ming Dynasty in order to receive Lumi. Anyone who dared to oppose would not be able to receive a single grain of Lumi.
In just a few days, anti-Ming public opinion spread like poisonous weeds.
Today, there have been vicious incidents in which citizens of Seoul attacked the Ming army.
The cause of the incident was that a group of Ming soldiers were besieged by North Koreans when they went to buy groceries. The Ming soldiers' warnings were ineffective and they were forced to fight back, shooting and killing two armed North Korean gangsters.
Seeing the dead people, the Koreans who besieged the Ming army dispersed in a hurry.
But a bigger storm is brewing quickly in the dark.
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"Yu Agou, tell Prince Ding." Xia Wanchun said in a deep voice.
"Prince Ding, that's what happened." Captain Yu Agou said, "We didn't molest the Korean women, but those gangsters claimed that we molested the stall owner's daughter, and wanted to take advantage of the crowd to snatch our guns.
The situation was urgent at that time, and I had no other option, so I ordered to fire back, killing three people and wounding a few more."
Xia Wanchun said: "Prince Ding, I have already verified this matter."
Zhu Cijiong snorted coldly and said: "Not to mention this matter, my Ming soldiers were right in the first place. Even if they are wrong, they are still right. Go back and tell the frightened soldiers, Agou, that I will bear this matter."
"Prince Xie Ding." Yu Agou breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and left quickly.
Xia Wanchun whispered again: "King Ding, the atmosphere in Seoul these days has not been quite right. Now that this has happened, it is very likely to cause even greater chaos. We need to take precautions as soon as possible."
"This guy has also thought of it." Zhu Cijiong said solemnly, "Go and bring Qian Feng and the others to the military camp, and then have all the soldiers armed with live ammunition and be on guard. It's okay if the Koreans don't come this time. If they dare to come, you have to give them a
There is no need to teach them a bloody lesson, I want them to have a taste of the power of the Ming army!"
Xia Wanchun received the order and turned around to leave.
Zhu Cijiong said to Aunt Sumala again: "Put on my armor for me."
"Hey!" Aunt Sumala bowed her knees slightly and stepped forward to put on Zhu Cijiong's armor.
Zhu Cijiong frowned and said, "How many times have I told you not to flatter yourself."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Yes, I know." Aunt Sumala agreed obediently, but did not stop, and quickly put on Zhu Cijiong's breastplate and
Back armor, and tighten the leather straps under the left and right armpits one by one.
Then he brought Zhu Cijiong a shawl and tied it carefully.
Zhu Cijiong tapped his fists on his left and right shoulders twice, and then said: "Gun!"
Aunt Sumala quickly took over the Type 20 rifle and the two muskets that were placed on the gun rack.
Zhu Cijiong inserted two muskets into his left and right belts respectively, took the Type 20 rifle from Lagu Sumala, and finally slung a bullet bag filled with 100 rounds of paper shells over his left shoulder.
Aunt Sumala finally took the hat-shaped helmet and helped Zhu Cijiong put it on his head.
The moment Zhu Cijiong turned around and went out, Aunt Sumala whispered: "Your Highness."
Zhu Cijiong paused and turned around to look at Aunt Sumala blankly: "What?"
A faint blush appeared on Aunt Sumala's pretty face, and she whispered: "Be careful."
When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he snorted and said disdainfully: "Don't worry, it's just a handful of Korean sticks. I'm afraid I still need some skills to kill an orphan, so let's go!"
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"Cough cough cough..."
Li Zhu woke up from his nightmare and coughed violently.
Li Hui, who was waiting outside the door, quickly rushed into Li Zhu's bedroom and asked with concern: "Father, are you thirsty?"
"Not thirsty." Li Zhu waved his hand and asked breathlessly, "My son, was it Shen Jinyu just now?"
"Father, this is Shen Jinyu." Li? nodded and added, "However, Shen Gong is here to visit my father."
"Hu Tu, you've already reached this point, and you still want to hide it from Gu?" Li Zhu's face turned red. He didn't know whether he was anxious or because he was angry. He continued, "What happened?"
Li Jie didn't dare to hide it anymore and told Li Zhu about the conflict during the day.
"It's broken, something big is going to happen!" After all, Li Zhu had been the king for decades and had a deep understanding of the dangers of politics. He instantly realized that a coup was imminent.
And in this coup, their father and son will also become victims.
Li? However, he still did not realize the danger and said: "Father, there are just a few untouchables, just give them some food."
"Things are not that simple." Li Zhu didn't have time to explain more and directly ordered, "Quickly, send people to King Ding's barracks to remind King Ding and the Ming army to strengthen their vigilance, and then summon Gu Renhe and Gu's family to guard Jingfu Palace."
Although Li Jian was a little confused, he still prepared to arrange for his chamberlain to report the news.
But the moment Li Yu left the palace, Li Jian suddenly said: "Forget it, it's better not to call the Gu family into the guard. You should quickly send your servants to Jiangyuan, Zhongqing and Huanghai Dao, and order each Dao to raise troops to serve the king!"
"King Qin? Father, what do you mean?" Li? finally realized that something big was about to happen.
"Stupid." Li Zhu couldn't hide his disappointment in his tone, "You and I, father and son, are about to die."
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Li? He still lacks the concept of the dangers of politics.
But Li Zhu was already aware of the danger.
In fact, Li Jie's judgment was very correct.
Although Zuo Yizheng Gu In-gee is his direct cousin, he has already joined the coup camp at this time. Firstly, because the forces involved in the coup are too large, and secondly, because the domestic conflicts in North Korea have become so acute that they are completely irreconcilable and surrender.
Ming Dynasty failed to improve the situation, so it could only reshuffle the cards.
The arrival of the Ming army and the conflict with the Koreans only provided a flashpoint.
Even if the Ming army had not been stationed and this conflict had not occurred, the coup would still have broken out.
To put it simply, the profits of the North Korean company have suffered serious losses. Although a large number of shareholders knew that the decline in the company's profits was not due to the chairman, they still decided to change the chairman. In another world, Li Huihe
The decades during the reign of Uncle and Nephew Lee were the most chaotic period in North Korea.
It was not until Li Hao succeeded to the throne that he made great efforts to improve the situation.
But now Li Hao is dead, and the Ming Dynasty has revived.
North Korea was sandwiched between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and its situation was even more difficult.
When the situation is difficult, internal conflicts become more acute.
[Some people are saying that I am stupid, but there is important foreshadowing in these chapters. Various dynamics such as Imperial College students, merchants, old scholars, hospitals, etc. are all presented in these chapters. I have tried to simplify them as much as possible]
