Chang Yu got up before dawn. Lian Xin was not around so Qing Yi helped him wash and comb his hair. The entire General Military Mansion was also very busy. Of course, even busier was the Chang Mansion across the street, with lights and colorful gongs and drums playing.
On that day, the servants and maids were busy cleaning and sprinkling water, running in and out with joy on their faces, although most of them had not seen the groom.
Although it was early in the morning, neighbors had already come outside the house to give money to give money to the bride. The servants explained that now they only had food but no money, and the money had to wait until the bride was brought...
After Chang Yu finished washing, he went to the new house with Chang Yanling and Zheng Zhilong. After all, this was his home, and he couldn't take his bride to the General Military Mansion.
This house was originally Gao Jie's property. This time Chang Yu gave it to him directly when he got married. He had never stepped in before. This time he entered the house and looked around. Although the courtyard was not as big and spacious as the one in the capital, it was still beautiful.
Clean and elegant, I like it very much.
Gao Jie gave away the house, Zhang Laishui gave away the house, and there were three male and six female servants in the house. It seemed a bit too much to take care of the two of the master's family, but the large number of people also made the house prosperous, especially when Chang Yu was away, and Chang Yao was added later.
Zongbi will do some business and needs servants to take care of it.
Besides, wealthy families have to thank their maids for their honors, and in fact, those rich families probably don't have much to do with it. Not to mention the noble families who often have hundreds of people, even the families of the most wealthy families start with more than ten people.
And since today was a wedding, there was obviously a shortage of manpower, so Gao Jie asked Li Benzhen to mobilize dozens of soldiers to help.
Chang Yu was drinking tea with Chang Yanling and Zheng Zhilong in the hall, while Li Muchian was in the yard instructing the servants to make preparations. When the right time came, Chang Yu would ride a big horse to the east of the city to marry his wife.
At this time, Tu Yuan hurriedly walked in from the door, took out a secret letter from his arms, and said to Chang Yu: "Eunuch Chun sent someone to deliver it."
There were two secret letters. When I opened the first one, I couldn't help but twitch the corner of my mouth. It was the big-character poster about Emperor Chongzhen asking Li Zicheng. It seemed that the emperor was anxious, but in fact it was completely unnecessary. Although there were many people in the court, there were not many people.
Not everyone is a loser, as long as they give them a little time, he believes that those ministers will soon understand the deep meaning behind Li Zicheng and make corresponding countermeasures, and he really does not intend to dictate the peace talks anymore.
After all, the big framework has been set up, and those cabinet ministers have the ability to bid the best price with the best bargaining chip within this framework. If he points again, it will annoy people, so why bother.
But when he opened the second chapter of the secret message, his brows immediately furrowed.
Chang Yanling and Zheng Zhilong watched what they were saying and couldn't help but think in their hearts. Today was his big day, so he didn't want to cause any big trouble. But Chang Yu didn't say anything and they didn't dare to ask. They looked at each other and said slowly.
Pick up the tea cup.
This is a letter asking for help!
From North Korea!
The Ming Dynasty was the suzerain state of North Korea, and to put it bluntly, it was the godfather. Nine years ago, Bingzi indiscriminately attacked the Manchu and Qing Dynasty Tatars and cut off the Ming Dynasty before attacking North Korea. At that time, the Ming Dynasty was overwhelmed by internal and external troubles and was beyond its reach, so North Korea was
The Manchus took over the Qing Dynasty and became their godson, and robbed half a million of their people to serve as slaves. This does not include the three sons of the contemporary Korean king Li Zhu who were taken to Shenyang as hostages, namely Prince Zhaoxian Li.
Wang (wang can't type that word) Fenglin Maharaja Li Hao and Linping Maharaja Li Jun.
These three brothers were not kept in Shenyang as hostages. Regardless of Huang Taiji or Dorgon, they would be ordered to accompany the army whenever they went to war, because there was also a Korean team of Japanese Japs in the army.
During the Battle of Ningyuan, Dorgon was defeated miserably, and the three brothers were found by Wu Sangui's soldiers and sent directly to the capital. Then Chang Yu asked Wu Mengming to send Jin Yiwei to send them back to North Korea, and secretly ordered the killing of Prince Zhaoxian on the way.
Because this guy had been a hostage for too long, he was brainwashed and became a pro-Qing faction. Although in real history, he was poisoned to death by his father a year after he returned to North Korea, because his father was close to the Ming Dynasty, but Chang Yu
In order to prevent long nights and many dreams, Jin Yiwei took action.
The Jinyiwei escorted the three brothers straight to Shanhaiguan and then crossed the sea to the east. Unfortunately, Prince Zhaoxian "accidentally" fell into the water and died. Fortunately, after all the hardships, the remaining two brothers were finally sent to Seoul, the capital of North Korea.
The King of North Korea was overjoyed, and he was even more grateful when he learned that the three brothers had been saved by Ming. Although the boss died, he should die.
When the eldest eldest dies, the second eldest son should be crowned as the crown prince. Historically, after Li Hao poisoned Prince Sohyun to death, he appointed the second eldest son, Li Hao, who was also the Hyojong of Joseon. However, the current situation is a bit embarrassing and cannot be established.
Why, because North Korea is a vassal state, and the establishment of a crown prince requires the confirmation of the suzerain state. For example, in the fifth year of the Apocalypse, Li Xian was crowned the crown prince. The focus was only on the crown prince. It was not until seven years later that a eunuch was sent out to North Korea to officially confer him.
To show the crown prince.
That's when I got my official name.
So here comes the question. First of all, the current suzerainty of North Korea is the Manchu and Qing Tatars, and Li Jian does not want them to be canonized under any circumstances. Secondly, the three brothers have escaped. Once the news spreads, will they be arrested by the Manchu and Qing court again?
Robbed!
You must know that at this time, not only were Qing troops stationed in North Korea, but there were also many pro-Qing factions in the court. The political situation was very chaotic and complicated, so the return of the two brothers Li Hao to North Korea was still a secret. Except for a few courtiers who were pro-Ming faction, there was no one.
He knows that the position of Crown Prince has always been vacant.
Besides, it is not a big deal whether to establish a crown prince or not. What worries the King of Korea is that he does not want to be the godson of the Manchu Dynasty. You must know that when you recognize the Ming Dynasty as your godfather, you only need a small amount of annual tribute every year. In order to show the great power of the Ming Dynasty,
Feng Feng will also give various rewards, far more than tribute, and take care of him in all walks of life, such as agriculture, economy, culture, and military. Even when he is bullied, Dad Ming will come to support him.
But the godfather of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is much more disgusting. I won’t give you anything, it’s just simple robbery. Your people will come to me as slaves, and your soldiers will come to me as spearmen. How much protection fee do you pay every year?
The mineral income within your territory, the imperial court’s financial income... Anyway, there is nothing he doesn’t want.
What did such a father want him to do? Therefore, under the bullying of the Manchus, the King of Korea missed his Ming father more and more. And he always felt guilty about Ming father. Although Huang Taiji came to the door nine years ago, Ming father did not come.
Help, but he understands that it is not easy for Daming's father. He is frail, old, weak, and weak. This is the time when his godson should be filial, but he is forced by the Manchu Tatars to bully Daming's father, but if he does not agree
North Korea will be destroyed.
How I wish I could return to the arms of Dad Ming as soon as possible! From the moment he was forced to recognize the Manchu Tatar as his godfather, Li Zhuo has been holding on to this fantasy, but almost ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Dad Ming is getting weaker and weaker.
However, the Tatar godfather is getting stronger and stronger, and his heart is almost broken.
But Li Hao's return brought him hope. The Tatars were beaten, very badly! Gu
This is unlikely. For so many years, the Ming court and the Manchus fought against each other and lost nine times out of ten. The big one still lost and the small one won.
But Li Hao told him, it's true, Dorgon was beaten so badly that he was beaten to death in Ningyuan. This guy was not convinced and went into the prison to run wild. As a result, he was kicked out and beaten like a motherless woman.
's children.
Li Zhu was stunned, son, please don’t lie to your father.
Li Hao said, if it doesn't work, just send someone to inquire. Not only were the Tatars beaten badly, but the domestic thieves were also dealt with in disgrace.
Li Zhu's eyes lit up, who is so awesome?
Chang Yu, the eunuch Chang Yu, the governor of the East Factory.
This was the first time that Li Hao heard this name. Later, he often heard Li Hao mention this name. Li Hao told his father all he had seen and heard in the Ming Dynasty. Li Hao was so excited that he summoned his closest officials to talk.
Everyone was overjoyed and felt that there was hope of returning to their father's arms.
After nine years, he finally saw hope, and Li Zhu's whole spirit and spirit became completely different.
However, he was not happy for a few days before good news and bad news came one after another.
The good news is that the Tatars were really defeated, badly, and are still fighting among themselves.
The bad news is that the Tatars entered the customs to rob things, but were robbed when they returned. Winter was about to begin, and with no food or grass, many people and livestock would starve to death and freeze to death.
Therefore, when dad is cold and hungry, son, you must be filial.
Give me food, drink, clothes, gold, silver, flower girls, this, this, and that...
North Korea is already poor, and the people themselves are barely able to afford a meal. They usually grit their teeth and save money to provide food to the Tatars, which is already insufficient. But now they are paying it back. They are not asking for it anymore, they are robbing them openly!
But what if we don’t give it? Do we really want to destroy the country?
Li Jian had no way to discuss it with the ministers, so he had to grit his teeth and swallow it with blood, and scraped together gold, silver, and grain to send to Dorgon. However, it triggered a great famine in Korea. He died of starvation and freezing in the winter of the Chinese New Year.
How many people were there.
This father didn't care about his son's life or death at all. The whole country hated the Manchu Tatars, and even the original pro-Qing faction began to waver, feeling that the Tatars were too impersonal.
Unexpectedly, this was the beginning of the nightmare. Not long after spring began, the Manchus and Qing Dynasties began to ask for food and grass again, saying that the winter supplies had been used up!
This is simply not letting the North Koreans live!
The entire government and opposition parties were angry!
But I dare not say it!
Although the Tatars were defeated by the Ming Dynasty last year, his efforts to deal with North Korea were like crushing an ant!
what to do?
Li Zhu and his son suddenly remembered their predecessor, Daming's father, and asked Daming for help!
Although I heard that there was a famine in the Ming Dynasty, a skinny camel was bigger than a horse. After all, the land was vast and abundant, and he could demolish the east wall to make up for the west wall. Moreover, Li Jie was not asking the Ming Dynasty to provide food relief, but to see if he could send troops to help North Korea conquer the Qing Tatars.
Get out!
After all, Li Zhu has collected a lot of information in the past six months, that is, Daming's waist has gradually become stronger.
So Li Zhu personally wrote a letter asking for help from the Ming Emperor and asked the Jin Yiwei spies in his territory to deliver it. This letter was sent directly to Emperor Chongzhen. No other ministers knew about it. After reading it,
With so many thoughts inside, I didn't say anything or do anything, let alone announce it to the outside world, so I asked someone from Chunxiang to send it over together with the big-character poster.
Chang Yu was filled with emotion after reading it. Is it worth it to protect others just for the sake of saying "godfather" and hoping for the happiness and even life of his own countrymen?