Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 638: War in Korea (8)

"hateful!!"

Angry voices rang out in the palace, and a depressing atmosphere filled the air. All the eunuchs and maids serving in the palace knelt on the ground trembling.

"Can this Sun Chengzong know how to fight?"

Li Hui, who couldn't hide his anger, roared angrily: "Besides asking for money and food, I can't do anything. Until now, Pyongyang has not recovered it. Damn it!!"

Because of the anger in his heart, Li Hui's chest rose and fell greatly, and his face even turned a sickly red.

Since North Korea encountered the invasion of Jianlu, the domestic situation has become turbulent. I thought that the Ming Dynasty would dispatch a large army to aid North Korea, and this crisis would be stabilized.

But the situation was completely different from what Li Hui thought.

In order to ensure that the Ming army aided the DPRK and fought against the Jianlu in the northern border of Korea, the DPRK royal family and the royal court had to provide food and grass supplies, as well as pay for the Ming army participating in the war, and even the firearms, artillery, various ordnance, and gunpowder projectiles consumed by the Ming army on the battlefield. Etc., all of them must provide money to support the Ming army in ordering orders in the Ming Dynasty.

Forced by the fierce offensive of the Jianlu to prevent the Hwanghae Road adjacent to Gyeonggi Province from being invaded by the Eight Banners of the Jianlu who were ravaging Ping'an Road, and thus causing the capital Seoul to be threatened, Li Hui reluctantly agreed to provide food and salary. He even handed over Jeju Island, which was isolated overseas, to the Ming Dynasty.

The war situation in North Korea also started from this period, from the original one-sided situation to a state of tension between the two sides.

At that time, Li Hui was not as angry as he is now. Whenever he learned about the battle situation from the front line, he would hold a banquet to celebrate.

Without him.

The Eight Banners of Jianlu, who had been aggressively attacking before, were blocked in the southern part of Pingan Road by the Ming army aiding Korea. They were even able to rely on their own advantages to overwhelm Jianlu on some regional battlefields.

How could Li Hui be unhappy?

At least Gyeonggi Province will not be threatened by the rebels, and the capital of Joseon will not be threatened, so his throne will not be shaken.

But in the past month, Li Hui's good mood has disappeared.

In order to ensure the security of food and salary for the Ming army aiding Korea, bonds were previously issued in Gyeonggi Province. Because of this opening, other places also followed suit, which caused a serious problem.

The bottom class of North Korea, which was already in dire straits, faced layers of oppression from the North Korean royal family, scholar-bureaucrats, middlemen and other groups, which led to more and more people going bankrupt. Under this background, North Korea governed Gangwon, Gyeongsang and other groups. Some places in Shang, Jeolla and other provinces also encountered natural disasters, and the wave of resistance started vigorously.

This changed Li Hui's mood.

If the Ming army aiding the DPRK can resolve the rebellion as soon as possible, they can assist the Korean royal family and the royal court in suppressing the irresistible rebellion. The tense situation in the royal court will not force him, the king of Korea, to happen! !

If the Ming army aiding Korea had generously provided money and food supplies during the period of aiding Korea from the beginning, without the need for supplies from the Korean royal family and the royal court, then even if there was a rebellion in North Korea, the Korean royal court would not be as passive as it is now.

This person, once he gets used to having prostitutes for free, he will feel that everything is as it should be.

But for the current situation in North Korea, perhaps other great emperors will make some adjustments because they take into account the majesty of the heavenly kingdom. But the current emperor Zhu Youxiao will not make adjustments at all, or even Will show a stronger side.

It is true that North Korea is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, but helping you is a matter of friendship and not helping you is a duty. You can't make unreasonable demands just because I want to help you.

The Ming Dynasty is the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is definitely not taken advantage of!
What's more, in Zhu Youxiao's eyes, vassal Korea has long been in the pocket of the Ming Dynasty. In the long term, Korea will become the source of blood for the Ming Dynasty to develop intensive handicraft manufacturing and a source of cheap raw materials. , is a dumping ground for batches of goods, thus driving the development of the Ming Dynasty!

If we don't do this, some suffering will be added to Ming Dynasty. Even if he does not consider the people under his rule, but just out of consideration for the stability of his rule, Zhu Youxiao will not give up on this principled issue!
"Your Majesty, what happened to make you so angry?" A soft voice sounded, temporarily soothing Li Hui's irritable mood. When he followed the sound, he saw a man in gorgeous clothes and fair skin. The beautiful woman walked in from the palace door and went straight to Li Hui. "Your Majesty, you are really scaring me."

Jin Shanggong was a little scared. When he walked to Li Hui's side, he fell into Li Hui's arms. "The king has not summoned me in the past few days, which makes me wonder, is there something wrong?" , so that the king is dissatisfied."

"It has nothing to do with my beloved concubine."

Li Hui frowned slightly and held Jin Shang Gong's jade hand, "The battle situation in Northern Xinjiang is still inextricable until now. I feel that Sun Chengzong is just a facade and is not as good as Yang Hao who originally aided the DPRK. !”

It's best to be indistinguishable.

In the Jinshang Palace in Li Hui's arms, when he heard what Li Hui said, he secretly thought in his heart, if the war in Northern Xinjiang is over, how can gold and silver be obtained through bonds?

It's just that she can think these things in her heart, but she can't really say them out.

"Your Majesty, after all, Mr. Sun Ge is from the Ming Dynasty cabinet, and he was appointed by His Majesty the Ming Emperor to aid the DPRK. No matter how much dissatisfaction you have, you cannot express it."

Thinking of this, Jin Shanggong pretended to be worried and said, "After all, if people outside the court knew about this, it wouldn't matter if it got to Elder Sun. But if it got to the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would be dissatisfied. In that case..."

"Who dares!!"

Li Hui snorted coldly and said: "I am the king of North Korea. If anyone dares to do this behind my back, then I will not mind confiscating the family and exterminating the clan!!"

Even though Jin Shanggong nestled pitifully in Li Hui's arms, he felt disapproval in his heart. At present, how many people in the royal capital and Gyeonggi Province are secretly making friends with people from the Thirteenth Line? In Incheon Capital, The Thirteenth Branch where the Protectorate is stationed can receive many people every day.

But Li Hui didn't know this at all.

In Li Hui's eyes, the purpose of the Thirteen Troops stationed in the Incheon Protectorate was to earn money from the Korean royal family and the royal court. If it weren't for the invasion of Jianlu, Li Hui would not have allowed these people to come to the court!

People have to bow their heads under the eaves.

Li Hui's attitude toward the Ming Dynasty was contradictory. On the one hand, he was very afraid, and on the other hand, he was wary. All of this was inseparable from the aid to Korea and the anti-Japanese war during the Wanli period.

This is why it is difficult to explain Li Hui's attitude towards the Ming Dynasty after he took the position of King of Joseon. The root cause is that Li Hui was afraid of his throne and was shaken and interfered by the Ming Dynasty.

"My concubine said something wrong again and made the king unhappy."

Jin Shanggong raised his head and looked at Li Hui with tears in his eyes, "Your Majesty, what do you want me to do to forgive you? How about I dance for the King?"

"Then it depends on how my beloved concubine dances."

Li Hui pretended to be cold and said.

"Your Majesty~"

Jin Shanggong shyly patted Li Hui's chest.

The complex and ever-changing situation in the court made Li Hui feel very anxious. But the more this situation became, the more Li Hui wanted to escape. He was not like what he was when he was young. After being the king of North Korea for so many years, he had already Li Hui didn't want to hear or see anything that made him dissatisfied, but he had seen too much recently, which made Li Hui subconsciously want to shirk...

(End of this chapter)