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Chapter 540: The Pro-Ming Faction Takes Power


Jin Sangxian suppressed the excitement in his heart, thought about it with his somewhat sluggish mind, and felt that some conditions still had to be discussed.

"Master Zhao, the first condition, I think my king can agree to it, is just the second condition.

Alas, to be honest with Master Zhao, the evil barbarians have caused great harm to Korea.

Now hundreds of thousands of people and millions have been kidnapped in the north.

People become refugees, and they need money and food to make up for it.”

Kim Sang-hyun shed a few tears when he said this, which can be regarded as showing his true feelings.

The current situation in North Korea is indeed a bit miserable.

"I'm afraid your Majesty really can't afford the money.

Even if you pay it in installments, it will be difficult."

"This is not a problem.

We are short of money, and we can use young women to make up for it."

Zhao Lie said in an understatement.

Jin Shangxian was immediately surprised.

He stared at Zhao Lie with wide eyes.

He couldn't help but be surprised.

He had never experienced this.

He and Zhao Lie were both ministers of their respective countries.

It was not wrong to say that a woman was responsible for the debt.

Well, maybe he has hearing problems due to his old age.

"I am dissatisfied with Mr.

Jin saying that there are more men than women under my rule, which is a headache for me.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable for North Korea to use women as expenses."

Zhao Lie also made it clear that it’s okay not to give money to others.

Oh, Kim Sang-hyun understood immediately upon hearing it.

Don't mention this, this is a method, but it is impossible to say how to do it.

If it is leaked, it may cause an uproar in the government and the public.

"I am afraid that my king will not be able to agree to this third point.

I am afraid that our Qinming faction is alone in the court and is alone."

Jin Sangxian understood Li Zhu's thoughts very well, and was extremely alienated from Li Zhu, a pro-Ming faction.

"This is not your fault, Your Majesty.

From now on, the pro-Ming faction will not be able to discuss politics, otherwise they will face the thundering wrath of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhao Lie waved his hand domineeringly.

If Li Li wants to be both a snake and a mouse, Zhao Lie doesn't mind letting him end up like Tokugawa Iemitsu, and Hanyang will end up like Edo Castle.

For the Polu Army, this is really not difficult to do.

"Let me tell you, my lord, that it was my Torai army who marched into Edo and forced Tokugawa Iemitsu to surrender.

Hum, I think the military strength of Korea is not as powerful as the Tokugawa family's military strength in Japan."

Zhao Lie dropped a bombshell.

This time Hui Ming was expected to have a showdown with the imperial court over the issue of raising troops without an imperial edict.

Zhao Lie also dug a hole in his heart for Jian Nu.

He could just take advantage of this situation to combine him with the emperor.

The relationship has become even worse.

It was Zhao Lie's plan to tell the story of the Eastern Expedition to Japan and aid to Korea to make the court and the emperor hate the Polu Army even more.

"So it is true that Japan was defeated by the Ming Dynasty.

That was what Lord Zhao led his army."

Kim Sang-hyun was shocked by this news.

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North Korea and Japan have cut off all contact since the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, except for the smuggling transactions of merchants below.

Although some exchanges have been restored in recent years, they are all transmitted through the Tsushima clan, the Zong family, as an intermediary.

Therefore, the news about Japan that North Korea gets is all relayed by the Zong family or passed on by some Korean merchants who went to Japan for sea trade.

Back.

Tokugawa Iemitsu and Japan suffered such a big loss from the Ming army.

It was impossible to hide it, but it was unimaginable to tell the whole story and make the Koreans laugh at the strong men of the year.

Therefore, Zong made a statement with unknown meaning, roughly saying that a Ming army invaded Japan, but was repelled by Japanese general Tokugawa Iemitsu.

However, there were still Korean businessmen who found out the real news through the Japanese merchants of Tsushima.

Tens of thousands of Ming troops invaded the Japanese country, surrounded Edo, and defeated the Japanese reinforcements several times.

The Japanese country was turned upside down and blood flowed like rivers. , heavy casualties.

In the end, Japan was forced to pay compensation before Mingren retreated.

Of course, God knows the exact amount of compensation.

From the perspective of the Korean monarchs and ministers, the number is indispensable.

Otherwise, why should the Ming Dynasty retreat after a great victory?

This is the most basic common sense.

If the Korean army has an advantage in the Japanese country, it is impossible to want the Korean army to retreat without a million taels of silver.

Possible things.

Of course, no matter how much they use their imaginations, they cannot imagine the astronomical figure of tens of millions of silver fines or the huge amount of compensation.

This is unimaginable for North Korea, which has a relatively small population, few acres of land, and not very prosperous commerce.

Speaking of which, not to mention tens of millions of taels of silver, even millions of silver are huge numbers.

However, none of this is the so-called official news.

All these factors together make the true nature of the matter extremely vague and make the matter even more confusing.

But Zhao Lie's words confirmed the news, which made Jin Sangxian feel a little dizzy, but he had to digest it well.

"Well, Mr.

Zhao, it's not that I can't trust you, but I'm afraid that the ten thousand people under your command will not be able to attack the Japanese country."

Jin Sangxian doubted that in his opinion, Zhao Lie only had nearly 10,000 soldiers.

Although they were very powerful and all were elite soldiers in full armor, it was not enough to besiege Edo and defeat the reinforcements.

Koreans knew the Japanese very well.

The combat power can be described as extremely powerful.

"The people who are assisting North Korea this time are only half of the Denglai army.

You will know when the envoys you send arrive at Denglai.

If the King of North Korea does not keep his promise after our army leaves, there will be tens of thousands of troops next time.

The city is under siege.”

Zhao Lie's words were not a threat.

In order to prevent North Korea from turning into slaves, the Polu Army would definitely not hesitate to let the scene of the Japanese country repeat itself here.

As for the money and food consumed, North Korea would pay for it.

Zhao Lie now had a taste of letting the losers The sweetness of paying the bill, there are so many benefits, Zhao Lie really can't stop.

Is there anything more satisfying than defeating a strong enemy, making the enemy bow his head, paying huge compensation, and surrendering?

Zhao Lie even felt that the Polu army was on par with the Japanese armies of later generations, occupying everywhere and having to make the defeated country pay the bill.

"In this case, after I return, I will try my best to persuade the king to agree to your terms and send envoys to the capital to pay homage to the emperor as soon as possible."

Jin Shangxian gritted his teeth.

Regardless of whether others believed it or not, he, a die-hard pro-Ming faction, believed it.

He could only believe that the rise and fall of the pro-Ming faction now rested with Zhao Lie and Polujun.

"Master Jin, there is no need to be embarrassed.

I have here a letter of surrender personally written by the Japanese general Tokugawa Iemitsu, as well as hundreds of captured Japanese belongings.

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Master Jin, please take them back together for your king to see."

Zhao Lie ordered.

In order to intimidate the Koreans this time, Zhao Lie brought all the Japanese war supplies to North Korea and waited on a merchant ship at sea.

Some time ago, when Jiannu retreated, Zhao Lie ordered them to be transferred to Hanyang, just to shock them at this time.

Photography of North Koreans comes in handy.

When Kim Sang-heon returned to Changdeokgung Palace with these objects, the monarchs and ministers of Joseon were speechless for a while.

Especially Tokugawa Iemitsu, in order to show the sincerity of Japan and Korea, he wrote a letter in his own handwriting and handed it to Li Jishui through Tsushima Lord Yoshinori.

Well, when the two letters were compared and it was determined that the letter of surrender brought back by Kim Sang-heon was indeed written by Tokugawa Iemitsu, the North Korean monarchs and ministers were immediately shocked and put away their little thoughts.

They did not expect that Denglai Town of the Ming Dynasty was so powerful that it could really conquer a country with one town.

Compared with the Japanese country, no matter how thick-skinned the Koreans were, they could not think that North Korea's strength could compete with the Japanese country.

North Korea would definitely have not had the aid of the Ming Dynasty back then.

The country was subjugated, and the strength of the two was too far apart.

The tyrannical country of Japan also surrendered under the iron heel of Zhao Lie's Denglai army.

It was a trivial matter for the Koreans to agree to these conditions.

This made the North Korean monarchs and ministers strangely achieve a psychological balance.

For example, the Japanese country all surrendered to show their submission.

Isn't it unacceptable for Lai to bow his head?

Just when the Korean monarchs and ministers were about to agree to these terms, Lin Qingyeop, the governor of Uiju who was guarding Baima Mountain City, led more than 2,000 troops to Hanyang.

Lin Qingye defended Baima Mountain City to prevent the Hulu army from advancing.

He was a resolute anti-slavery faction, but he did not have a good impression of the Ming Dynasty.

He always believed that the Ming Dynasty regarded itself as a country above the Ming Dynasty, and pointed too much at the North Korean monarchy.

It's disrespectful.

This time, Lin Qingye led the troops to the south with a strong army that was undefeated against Jiannu.

It can be said that he was full of confidence.

Back in Hanyang, his men were blocked by the Polu army and had to camp outside the city.

This made Lin Qingye very unhappy.

Hearing the various conditions proposed by Zhao Lie, his temper was very bad.

Lin Qingye, who did not know how to compromise, was furious.

He Jin Yan used his elite troops to defeat the Ming army and expel Zhao Lie's troops.

Someone within the North Korean court immediately began to have small thoughts, and it was delayed for two days.

But the Joseon court was like a sieve in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Lie immediately knew Lin Qingye's role in it, which was remarkable.

Zhao Lie sent out two battalions of soldiers without saying a word, and directly challenged Lin Qingye to a fight.

He did not bully him, but used two thousand soldiers to fight with his subordinates.

They were all defeated and the Ming army retreated to Denglai.

Lin Qingye, who has always had a higher level of ambition, responded to the challenge with confidence.

In his mind, could the Ming army compare with the Jiannu army?

He had defeated the Jiannu army in Baima Mountain City.

But he forgot that he relied on Baima Mountain City to defeat the Jiannu army, rather than defeating the enemy in the field.

As soon as the two armies faced each other, the Polu army used marching artillery to defeat Lin Qingye's military formation.

However, if they were beaten and could not fight back, even if they were as strong as Jiannu, they would collapse.

Not to mention the Korean border army, when the Korean army's formation was scattered, Zhao Lie was assigned to thousands of troops.

A total of two hundred guards took advantage of the chaos and rode into the formation.

Lin Qingye's army was defeated.

The soldiers of the Polu army only had to cover up and kill them behind.

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In this way, Lin Qingye staged a great rout in front of Li Zhu, and even he himself was captured by the Polu army.

Next, who else will be dissatisfied?

Those who were the most dissatisfied have been defeated and captured, so they are all convinced.

After watching this duel, the North Korean monarchs and ministers gave up completely.

As long as they were not fools, they would know that the North Korean army had no chance of victory in front of this Ming army.

With the combat power of this Ming army, it was not an illusion to defeat the Japanese.

At this time, Zhao Lie's conditions were agreed to one by one, and he also agreed to expel the pro-Qing faction from the court.

Of course, Zhao Lie also agreed to Li Zhu's condition, that is, if the Qing army invades, reinforcements must be sent to guard Hanyang and protect the royal city of Korea. and the royal family.

This was no problem for Zhao Lie.

As long as he was not fighting in the field with Jiannu, it was really easy and pleasant to do this

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