Shi Yongxin reported the attack on Zhangjiakou to Zhu Hongyu at the court meeting.
"Burni, the great Khan of the Mongolian Khalkha tribe, gathered his party members and invaded Zhangjiakou. The army stationed in Zhangjiakou asked for help urgently..."
After Zhu Hongyu heard the news, his originally calm expression disappeared instantly and was replaced by unconcealable anger.
With a bang, Zhu Hongyu threw the military newspaper in his hand to the ground.
In an instant, the military newspaper was thrown to pieces and the paper tore into two halves.
"Hahaha!"
"Ha ha!"
"Interesting, really interesting!"
"Plunder my borders and kill my people. Haha, who gave him the courage to offend my Ming Dynasty?"
"Are you treating me, the great emperor of tomorrow, like clay?!"
Zhu Hongyu showed great anger, and even his face turned red with anger. His eyes were full of cold murderous intent and blazing anger.
"Send the order and immediately mobilize the garrison troops from Liaodong, Xuanda and other towns to assist Zhangjiakou!"
"According to my decree, all powerful enemies should be killed in this battle, and no prisoners should be taken!"
"Use killing, blood, cannonballs, and swords and guns to tell those daring barbarians that those who offend our Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are!"
"Only when the beating hurts and the beating scares them will they know what it means to be a king's teacher and what it means to punish the people and punish them!"
"..."
At this time, Zhu Hongyu was no longer as lazy and peaceful as before, and his whole body exuded unquestionable majesty and a murderous aura unique to an emperor.
His eyes were like the lowered eyes of a tiger descending from the mountain, patrolling his territory wantonly, seemingly looking for prey.
Everyone who was caught by his eyes felt sweat dripping from their backs.
Everyone has a good understanding of what it means to be angry with an emperor, with millions of corpses lying on the ground, and blood flowing in the oars...
Facing Zhu Hongyu's anger, all the ministers in the cabinet knew that the emperor was acting.
The rage at this time was just the attitude he showed to his subordinates!
Because they were summoned late at night to discuss the matter, they all knew that the emperor had already known about it.
If the emperor wanted to get angry, it would not be now.
The current emperor has made it clear that he is just acting!
But even so, they still felt great pressure.
This is the coercion that a founding emperor who stands at the pinnacle of power in the world can bring to others.
"Do you understand everything?!"
Zhu Hongyu flicked his robe sleeves, and his chest rose and fell violently.
In the square in front of Fengtian Palace, whether they were ministers, guards, maids, eunuchs, or envoys sent by vassal countries...
Everyone's knees weakened and they knelt down with a pop.
Kneel down to show your surrender!
No one dares to touch the emperor's brow and bear the emperor's wrath at this time.
The ministers below said in unison.
"I understand!"
Zhu Hongyu said coldly again.
"I understand, what are you waiting for?!"
"Preach the message!"
At this time, Zhu Hongyu was actually not as angry as he showed.
He should be angry, he was angry last night!
The current anger is more of an act.
It was performed for the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to show his tough attitude towards the outside world.
It was also performed for the Joseon Crown Prince Li Zhen, which showed that Ming Dynasty was not indifferent to Korea's affairs, but that Ming Dynasty's hands and feet were restrained and unable to support Korea.
To put it bluntly, the scene that happened in the court today was actually a political show by Zhu Hongyu.
After the imperial edict to mobilize troops in the Liaodong and Xuanda directions was sent to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, other topics began to be discussed in the court.
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The crown prince of North Korea, Li Yan, walked out of the courtroom and knelt in front of Zhu Hongyu.
Regardless of the injury on his head, he kowtowed vigorously to Zhu Hongyu.
His head hit the gold brick in Fengtian Hall, making a muffled sound.
"The Qing invaders invaded, the mountains and rivers were destroyed, and most of the three thousand miles of rivers and mountains in our country fell!"
"I, the Crown Prince of North Korea, Li Yan, please send your troops from heaven to save our country, North Korea, and save our people!"
Li Yan's tone and attitude were very sincere.
But Zhu Hongyu had no intention of doing so.
It doesn't matter whether your attitude is sincere or not!
If a sincere attitude could be exchanged for an army, then the world would have been in chaos long ago.
Facing Li Yan's request for help, Zhu Hongyu just said in embarrassment.
"It's not that I don't want to save North Korea, but that I am powerless now!"
"The Ming Dynasty is also facing many enemies now. In the north, the Mongols are invading the border. To the west, heavy troops must be mobilized to prepare for the possible counterattack of the Guan Ning Army. In the east, the war in Liaodong is still going on. In the south, there is a possibility of conflict between the Ming Dynasty and the Red Mao Yi and Nanyang indigenous people at any time.
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"Now Ming Dynasty is also facing extremely huge military pressure, and it is really unable to support North Korea!"
What Zhu Hongyu said is correct, but it is not entirely true.
The Ming Dynasty is indeed facing huge military pressure, but it is not as serious as Zhu Hongyu directly described.
If he really wanted to support North Korea, he could still mobilize troops to join the war!
But, then again, without sufficiently compelling interests, why would Zhu Hongyu send troops to North Korea?
Faced with Zhu Hongyu's rejection, Li Yan had no good solution.
All he could do was kneel on the ground and kowtow to Zhu Hongyu.
Zhu Hongyu had a cold face and ordered to retreat without saying a word.
"Retreat!"
Then he turned around and left Fengtian Hall, followed closely by his ceremonial guard, who also left together.
In the square in front of Fengtian Hall, Ming officials who attended the court meeting gradually left.
Li Yan knelt on the ground. It was obviously summer, but he still only felt sad...
…
At noon, Li Yan was invited out of the palace.
Facing the formidable imperial guards of the Ming Dynasty, the expression on Li Yan's face was quite complicated.
Walking lonely on the street, followed closely by his entourage.
Li Yan and his group came to a famous restaurant in Nanjing. They ordered a pot of wine and some hot and cold dishes, and then sat together to eat and drink.
Not long after, Li Yan became extremely drunk and sat on the ground holding the wine jar, drinking like crazy.
"The country is broken by mountains and rivers, but the city is springy and lush with vegetation!"
"I am moved to tears by the flowers, and the birds are frightened by the hatred!"
"The war continues for three months, and a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold!"
"The white-headed hairpin is shorter, and the hairpin is full of lust!"
"..."
Drunk, he began to read poetry.
Restaurants are crowded places!
It is no secret that North Korea is about to collapse under the attack of the Qing Dynasty.
Many people were staring at Li Yan, the prince who had lost his country, with complicated eyes.
There is ridicule, there is contempt, but more of it is pity!
Especially when they saw Li Yan's pain and loss of composure, their pity became even higher.
At this time, although Li Yan could not hide his despair, his actions today actually had a political purpose.
He drinks to relieve his sorrow!
But as the crown prince of Joseon, the reason why he chose to get drunk in a busy city must have a political purpose.
For example, to win the sympathy of public opinion among the people of Ming Dynasty!