Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 641: Quan Zheng forced the palace to negotiate and the North Korean internal strife and mutiny were attacked at night
Fan Guang and Hatakeyama Yi set up their positions and spoke with their swords.

Hatakeyama Yoshi was extremely proud of his swordsmanship. Unexpectedly, after only three rounds of fighting, Fan Guang struck down with a powerful and heavy chop. He was shocked and was knocked back five steps. His mouth was numb and he couldn't even hold the sword steadily.

Fan Guang was still in the mood to give some advice: "The sword techniques used in military formations are for the purpose of killing, and what they pursue is to kill the enemy with the simplest and most effective moves.

I'll slash you with my sword and you won't be able to stand firmly, so what's the use of even the most exquisite moves? "

Hatakeyama Yi almost didn't shed tears on the spot, which was too unlucky.The last time we fought Wu Zhong, that man was young and strong, and had strength beyond ordinary people.

Fan Guang, who faced off against him this time, looked to be in his early forties, and his strength should not be as strong as that of a young man.But after taking the sword forcefully, Hatakeyama Yoshi realized the fact that this Ming army commander was more powerful than the previous Taketada.

This made Hatakeyama Yi very discouraged. During the Ming Dynasty, there were crouching tigers, hidden dragons, and talented people. He just met someone and he was so powerful.

As soon as the man's momentum was released, his sword skills became sluggish, weak and lost his spirit. After five or six rounds, Hatakeyama Yi couldn't withstand Fan Guang's chops and let go of his sword.

The onlookers of the Ming army officers and soldiers burst into deafening cheers, and Hatakeyama Yi was dejected, but had nothing to say.

Fan Guangke politely pulled Hatakeyama Yiji back to the camp and discussed the details of cooperation with him.

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In the palace of Seoul, Li Yao summoned ministers such as Quan Zhu, Han Minghui, and Yang Ting.

The war has progressed to this point, and Li Yao finally couldn't bear it anymore.Food, armor, firearms, and artillery are being consumed like water. With North Korea's national power, it is really difficult to support more than 20 North Korean and Japanese coalition forces.

Although most of the Japanese reinforcements were lost and the number of troops that need to be supported has dropped, it is still very difficult.

Let’s not talk about food. Firearms and artillery are not manufactured for unlimited use.

Muskets and blunderbuss will naturally break down if they are used too many times.

North Korea's firearms manufacturing speed cannot offset the firearms consumption speed.

Li Yao was well aware of the difficulties North Korea was in, but Quan Bo still complained: "Your Majesty, our cavalry has been completely wiped out, and the [-] heavy infantry accumulated bit by bit over the years have almost suffered casualties.

Armor, swords and guns can still be used, but firearms and artillery are completely unable to meet the needs of the army.

Now the entire Pingan Road is firmly under the control of the Ming army. The Ming Dynasty sent [-] troops, commanded by An Guogong Xu Heng, stationed in Pyongyang and capable of threatening Seoul at any time.

Huanghaidao is currently in the midst of repeated battles between our army and the Ming army.

Xian Jingdao said that the Japanese army was defeated and was forced to retreat by [-] reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty.

Gyeongsang Province and Jeolla Province were once again occupied by Lord Geumseong and Lord Anpyeong, but they knew the general situation and the Ming army invaded, so they temporarily stopped fighting with us.

But that's all. They are doing very well without stabbing us in the back. They will not allow Gyeongsang Province and Jeolla Province to help us.

In other words, the only remaining areas that we can fully control are Gyeonggi Province, Gangwon Province, and Chungcheong Province.

It is really frustrating to fight against the Ming Dynasty with just three ways.

According to news from Beijing, the Emperor of Heaven has conducted another round of conscription.The new army composed of Miao and Yao people numbered at least [-].Shandong prepares Japanese troops, at least [-].

By recruiting troops at will, the Ming Dynasty gathered another [-] troops, plus the [-] Ming troops in North Korea. Alas, Wei Chen really didn't know how to fight this battle. "

Han Minghui immediately added: "The Ming Dynasty Navy has never participated in the war against Korea and Japan. In other words, if the battle is unfavorable, the Ming Dynasty can also mobilize another five to one hundred thousand naval forces to participate in the war.

Now the morale of our soldiers and civilians has been extremely low.If another 10,000+ Ming troops come, some may surrender.

During the recent Chinese New Year, the Pyongyang Ming Army released many people from Pyongan Province and entered Hwanghae Province and Gyeonggi Province to visit relatives.These people clamored everywhere, and the Ming army not only did not commit any crimes in Qiu, nor did they abuse the people of Ping'an Road, but they were exempted from taxes and corvee for three years.

As a result, the public sentiment in Gyeonggi Province and Hwanghae Province has changed, and people no longer want to resist.

For the people, surrendering as soon as possible and cultivating the land in peace and security is the right way. "Li Yao's face turned green when he heard this. Now he understood why the previous kings of North Korea had to swallow their anger to please the Ming Dynasty. No matter how heroic or heroic you are, it is useless. In the face of absolute strength, everything is in vain.

The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became. Li Yao pushed the imperial case in front of her hard, and the pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and military reports were scattered all over the floor.

Quan Zhen didn't care about this, and his next words became more straightforward: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is better to send an envoy to contact the Ming Dynasty and ask about the emperor's attitude.

If the emperor is willing to negotiate peace, we might as well give it a try. "

Li Yao became even more angry when he heard this.Li Yao had heard of the Battle of Chibi in the Three Kingdoms.Cao Cao's troops pressed on the border, and Sun Quan's ministers all urged him to surrender. Only Lu Su persuaded him: As a minister, if I surrender, I will not lose my position as governor, but if you, my lord, surrender, how will you fare in Cao's camp?

The reasons are all the same. Why do Quan Zhu and others want to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty? Because even if the Li Dynasty is destroyed and the Ming Dynasty sends a prince to rule North Korea, Quan Zhu and others will not lose their high-ranking officials and generous salaries.

But as a pseudo-Korean king who is not recognized by the Ming Dynasty, what good end can he expect?

Li Yao glanced at Quan Zhu faintly. When the coup was launched, she and Quan Zhu were equivalent to allies, not a strict superior-subordinate relationship.Although he is now the king of North Korea, he still has great power and prestige.

What's more, there are internal and external troubles now. If he falls out with Quan at this time, it would be easy to order his own soldiers to kill him, but after that, the already fragile people's hearts will definitely be completely dispersed in an instant.

Quan Zhu also knew what Li Yao was thinking, so he respectfully advised: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of Heaven is quite lenient. Even the leaders of Wala are treated very gently.

As for the royal families of Annan and Myanmar, they received extremely preferential treatment.

If the king is willing to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty, if nothing else happens, the emperor will also treat him favorably.

Especially now we still have 200 to [-] soldiers, as well as more than [-] million civilians in Gyeonggi, Chungcheong, and Gangwon provinces.

We are still qualified to negotiate terms with the Emperor of Heaven, and we can even attack the Japanese army to make up for our mistakes.

If we do nothing, once the Japanese army is defeated by the Ming army, and more than [-] troops arrive at the city, and we guard the lonely Seoul, it will be too late to think about peace talks. "

"Backstabbing Japanese soldiers?"

Li Yao was shocked by this bold idea.Quan Zhu really dares to say that once such a thing is done, his political reputation will be reduced to a pot of porridge.

"Give me some time to think about it. Please step back first."

Seeing that Li Yao still wanted to prevaricate, Quan Bo persuaded: "Your Majesty, you can't hesitate any longer. If you delay any longer, the Japanese army may suddenly be wiped out. By then, you want to negotiate peace, but Ming Dynasty doesn't want it anymore."

Quan Ye said it nicely, but Li Yao heard it. They were trying to force the palace. If they didn't agree today, they were not going to compromise.

The two sides went back and forth for half an hour. Li Yao repeatedly wanted to bring the topic back to how to fight the Ming army, but Quan Zhen refused to talk about peace talks, and other ministers remained silent in response.

Silence means that they also agree with Quan Bo's proposal, but they just don't have as much power and prestige as Quan Bo and don't dare to step forward easily.

Finally, Li Yao broke out: "Here comes someone. Send all the ministers out of the palace."

The guards received the order, filed in, half pushed and half pushed Quan Zhen and others out.

Li Yao also assigned his confidants to lead troops to surround the mansion of Quan Zhen and others, preventing them from communicating with each other.

After the arrangements were made, Li Yao just returned to the harem to vent his anger.

That night, the sky was dry and the wind was biting. Some of the "old ministers of the Supreme King" took the opportunity to cause chaos and set fires everywhere.

Li Yao was disturbed by the noise and woke up in the middle of the night. He hurriedly summoned the eunuch on duty and asked, "What is the noise about? Is there any change?"

The eunuch said: "There is turmoil in the city, and there are traitors who intend to support the restoration of the Supreme King. The palace guards are urgently mobilizing to strengthen the protection of the King's bedroom. They have disturbed the King's peaceful dream. Please forgive me."

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