In order to smoothly allow the Denglai Army of the Ming Dynasty to leave the capital of North Korea and return to Denglai across the sea, Li Zhu finally remembered the pro-Ming faction Kim Sang-heon.
This matter had to be left to the pro-Ming faction.
If it were other When the officials went there, judging from Zhao Lie's attitude toward Li Shengqiu that day, it was very likely that Zhao Lie didn't even see anyone.
So Kim Sang-hyun came to pay a visit to Denglai Commander-in-Chief Zhao Yeol on this day, of course, under the banner of coming on behalf of the King of Joseon.
Chatting is essential when meeting.
Kim Sang-hyun took the opportunity to talk about his experience of being warmly entertained by civil and military officials along the way when he passed through Denglai Shandong to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
He also wrote a lot of poems along the way.
As an envoy from North Korea, Jin Sangxian landed in Denglai across the sea and went to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to meet Emperor Chongzhen.
Zhao Lieshi knew it well, after all, he was in Denglai at that time.
At that time, Kim Sang-heon was warmly welcomed by local officials and gentry wherever he went.
They had banquets every day, with all kinds of fine wine and food on the shelves.
At the banquet, officials from the two countries recited poems to each other, talked freely about the feelings of the brotherly country, and left behind poems. countless.
This was recorded in many Chinese and Korean books and became a popular story.
Kim Sang-hyun arrived in the capital just as he was drinking.
This also made Kim Sang-hyun have a deep affection for the Ming Dynasty.
How could it not be deep?
Everywhere he went, he was warmly received, with wine and beautiful women.
From then on, Kim Sang-hyun, who had always longed for the Ming Dynasty, Overwhelmed by the vastness and enthusiasm of the Ming Dynasty, he became a pro-Ming sect with roots in Ming Dynasty.
Zhao Lie also had a good chat with Kim Sang-hyun about this.
After all, the pro-Ming faction in the upper echelons of the North Korean government must be supported, and the pro-Qing faction should be suppressed.
"I don't know when General Zhao will return to the Ming Dynasty.
My king plans to send envoys to thank you.
It's better to be prepared beforehand."
Seeing that the two sides were talking very harmoniously, Jin Sangxian felt that the time had come and raised this question.
In fact, it was to test when the Denglai army would return to the Ming Dynasty.
"Sir Jin, when our Denglai army can return to Denglai depends on the king's will.
As I said last time, nearly ten thousand Denglai troops came across the sea to defend the capital of North Korea.
It can be said that Hanyang was bloody and the Denglai army made great sacrifices.
For such a loss, I don’t know what reward the King of Korea will give.”
Nowadays, it is Han Jian who does the job of showing off his face, and this time is no exception.
"My king has prepared 50,000 taels of silver for Denglai's army.
He has also specially prepared 1,000 taels of silver and eight maids for Mr.
Zhao.
He has also appointed Mr.
Zhao to be the right-hand person to discuss politics in North Korea, and the North Korean Navy's Xisandao Navy.
Temperance Envoy."
Kim Sang-hyun put forward the conditions of North Korea.
Fifty thousand taels of silver was not much, and nearly 10,000 soldiers only had 50,000 taels of silver.
Excluding the silver of generals at all levels, each soldier was estimated to have only three taels of silver.
However, the reward given to Zhao Lie was extremely heavy.
It was not money, but the official position given to Zhao Lie.
Although the Youyi Zheng and Navy Controller were honorary positions, not actual duties, they were also the highest official positions given to Ming officials by the Joseon Dynasty. , which can be regarded as the extreme respect that the North Korean royal family has for Zhao Lie.
"Ordinarily, our Denglai army suffered little loss in Hanyang, only dozens of people were lost in the battle.
However, the money and food spent on this rescue from thousands of miles away, and the cost of hiring sea ships was no less than 150,000 taels of silver.
In addition, There was also a ship that sank at night, and more than 300 soldiers were killed in the sea.
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Therefore, the losses of our Denglai army were heavy. " Zhao Lie said sadly, his face expressionless and his eyes slightly filled with tears.
"Therefore, it costs 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver just to pay for these soldiers, and 20,000 taels of silver for the damaged Xiyi ships.
These costs are huge, and I am just a small general soldier.
The annual salary of rice and grain is only a few hundred dan, and it is really impossible to raise money for burial. " Zhao Lie looked very helpless.
If Han Jian didn't know that no ship had sunk at all, he would have believed it.
He said to himself that it was not a fluke that Mr.
Zhao reached such a position.
"Seriously, there really are so many."
Jin Sangxian couldn't help stumbling.
"Since Mr.
Jin has been to the Ming Dynasty, you should know that when the army sets out, each soldier must be given three taels of silver.
This is the rule.
This is thirty thousand taels of silver, plus the money and food for collecting firecrackers, armor, and armor for the expedition.
A hundred thousand taels of silver is really not much to rent a ship from the Xiyi people."
Han Jian began to get into his role again, "Furthermore, the nearly four hundred soldiers who were lost received a pension of two hundred taels each and fifty acres of land.
This is another hundred thousand silver.
I am not afraid of settling the accounts.
Mr.
Jin, don't you think so?"
In total, Kim Sang-hyun did have to spend nearly 300,000 yuan, but North Korea was weak and might not be able to get back such a large sum of money for a while.
"I will report this matter to the King immediately, and it will be decided by the King.
I also ask General Zhao for your forgiveness."
Jin Sangxian took a look and thought, this matter is too big now and he can't decide.
Let's submit it to the king.
This is to submit the difficult problem.
Well, your Majesty, you can figure it out.
Of course Zhao Lie is serving tea to see off the guests.
You monarchs and ministers should go back and discuss it.
Kim Sang-heon's general Zhao Liede asked for reward, which immediately caused an uproar in the North Korean government and the public.
This is simply unimaginable.
You must know that during the Japanese Rebellion in Imjin, in addition to rice and grain, other military pay, soldiers' pensions, and silver taels were paid by the Ming Dynasty out of their own pockets.
It cost the Ming Dynasty millions of taels of silver.
The reason why North Korea has been grateful to the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, and even After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, they still remembered the Ming monarch and worshiped the Wanli Emperor every year.
To put it bluntly, they were grateful for the kindness of saving Korea and the huge amount of money that the Ming Dynasty poured out for Korea.
However, Zhao Lie only commanded the troops of Denglai Town.
The nearly 10,000 reinforcements would cost North Korea 300,000 taels of silver.
It was really too heavy, wasn't it?
Many ministers clamored and wrote to the Emperor of Heaven, asking the Emperor of Heaven to restrain the generals under his command.
To put it bluntly, North Korea hoped that the Ming Dynasty would pay for it just like the last time during the Japanese Rebellion in Imjin.
However, Li Zhu and others knew that today was different from the past.
The Ming Dynasty was now in extremely difficult financial situation.
Being able to send troops to assist was already a great honor.
If they did not provide the money, they might not be able to pass the test.
The matter dragged on.
Two days later, Jin Zidian, the temperance envoy of North Korea's West Road, returned to the court to hand over orders.
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The West Road was responsible for resisting the invasion of Jiannu, but the Hulu traveled south lightly and did not attack the fortified city.
Jin Zidian There is nothing you can do to tell the truth.
However, he was the governor of the West Road, and it was his duty to resist the Hulu.
If the Hulu army marched straight in, it was time for Jin Zidian to return to the court to face his crime.
Li Zhu also knew that he was somewhat unjustly accused, and intended to postpone his punishment, which is now pending.
The reason why Li Zhu gave Jin Zidian preferential treatment was because Jin Zidian was the main figure of the pro-Qing faction.
To put it bluntly, the Hulu were powerful and North Korea was invincible.
This is a nice way of saying it.
To put it bluntly, let's surrender first.
Otherwise, the Hulu would always come, and North Korea would be in a precarious state, which would be extremely detrimental to the North Korean royal family.
This statement is actually very similar to Li Zhu's idea, but due to the close and favorable impression of the Ming Dynasty among the people and scholars, this statement cannot be said blatantly.
That is to say, you can do it, but you can’t say it.
Li Zhu still attached great importance to Jin Zidian, a minister who was close to his thoughts.
He was not pedantic and responsible, so he had to protect Jin Zidian.
As soon as Jin Zidian returned to the court, he immediately opposed the attack on the Ming army and the reward for Zhao Lie.
The reason was that this move could not be hidden from the Hu Lu, which would greatly stimulate the Hu Lu.
For this reason, the Hu Lu would invade North Korea in a large scale, and the gain would not be worth the loss.
This reason is strong enough.
It is certain that the barbarians will be deeply resented by doing this.
It is also extremely possible to raise troops to do it again out of anger.
This makes the Korean monarchs and ministers start to be embarrassed and wavered again.
Even if the situation is difficult, we must find a solution to the matter, otherwise the Denglai army will not leave.
On this day, Li Zhu summoned several major ministers and sent for Zhao Lie.
He wanted to engage in a round-the-clock battle and ask Zhao Lie to reduce the amount.
North Korea really couldn't bear it.
After all, the mess left by Hulu cannot be solved without a large amount of money and food.
Zhao Lie, accompanied by Yu Dabao and Zhao Da, entered the hall.
Following the rules at the door, they handed over their sabers to the palace guards.
In Zhao Lie's opinion, this so-called main palace is just the size of the official hall of the governor's office of the Ming Dynasty.
After all, the regulatory power of the Korean state is here, and it does not have the strength to spend as much on the palace as the Ming Dynasty, let alone Nanjing Ji.
Divided into Beijing and Ji.
"Greetings to the king."
Zhao Lie bowed his hands to Li Zhu and saluted.
Li Zhu smiled warmly and said, "Master Zhao, there is no need to be polite.
Come and take a seat."
The eunuch on the side hurriedly brought the chair.
Seeing that Zhao Lie did not kneel down and bow down, the other ministers were used to it.
It has been like this these days.
If Zhao Lie doesn't kneel down and bow down, you dare to threaten him with a knife.
The premise of the so-called royal dignity is supreme violence.
If you don't obey or kneel down, it will bring disaster to the family.
Therefore, people obey and do not dare to resist.
But this is of no use to Zhao Lie.
Zhao Lie is not afraid of the threats from the North Korean monarchs and ministers.
Not to mention that he is a second-rank official of the Ming Dynasty, but that there are nearly 10,000 Polu troops in the city now, which is more than the North Korean soldiers in the city.
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If there are many, then who can be subdued by violence?
But this was the first time Jin Zidian had seen him.
Jin Zidian was extremely realistic, and his judgment of the situation could be seen.
If Jiannu was strong, he suggested that North Korea should rely on Jiannu.
Seeing that Ming Dynasty was strong, he suggested North Korea is attached to Ming Dynasty and will not act because of past grievances.
He only looks at the present.
But this does not mean that Jin Zidian was not a loyal minister.
On the contrary, everything he did was for the benefit of North Korea.
The reason why he proposed to surrender to Jiannu was also to allow the North Korean state and the royal family to survive.
At this time, when he saw Zhao Lie being so domineering, he was filled with hatred.
"Zhao Lie, you are just a general soldier of the Ming Dynasty.
How dare you not kneel down when you see my king?
How dare you be so arrogant in my palace of North Korea."
Jin Zi pointed his halberd at Zhao Lie and shouted.
"I am an envoy from the Ming Dynasty.
I can only kneel down to worship the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
No other monarchs or ministers are allowed to kneel down."
Zhao Lie said proudly
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