Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 941 The sorrow of a small country
"gone?"

The next day.

North Korean Royal Palace.

Li Yu looked surprised and looked at the man in front of him in disbelief. "The grandson of the Tang king came back to Beijing for his wedding. Now that he has returned to Joseon, he is no longer in the royal city. Where did the grandson of the Tang king go? Didn't he just arrive in the royal city yesterday?"

"Your Majesty, the Tang King's grandson has gone to Pyongyang."

After hearing this, the man bowed hurriedly.

“Pyongyang?”

Li Yusheng asked suspiciously, "Why do you want to go to Pyongyang?"

"I don't know either."

The man said awkwardly: "Although I have met Lord Sun and learned where His Royal Highness the Tang King's grandson is going, Lord Sun did not make it clear that he was leaving..."

Li Yu was a little stunned. This was different from what he expected.

The original plan was to wait for Zhu Youjian to return to Korea from the capital and then try to find a breakthrough from him so that the Ming army stationed in Korea could participate in suppressing the rebellion as soon as possible.

Li Shi's rebellion caused a huge shock to North Korea.

As a result, the overall situation of suppressing the rebellion that was previously maintained has shown signs of collapse and shaking.

At the beginning, Zhu Youjian, Sun Chengzong and others considered that the Korean royal family and the court were under too much pressure, so they handed over the task of suppressing the rebellion, which had already been stabilized, to the Korean side.

to be frank.

At that time, Li Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief after learning about it.

Can't afford it!
The Ming Dynasty army's food and pay were too high. Even though the Ming Dynasty army went to war, the powerful rebel army was suppressed step by step.

But this honeysuckle blooms too fast.

Especially when a large-scale battle broke out, the Ming Dynasty army was too powerful, with both artillery and muskets, which resulted in heavy casualties in the battle against the rebels.

But the North Korean royal family also lost a lot of real money.

Today, the Korean royal family is burdened with a huge national debt. Whenever Lee Il thinks of this, he cannot sleep, because this rebellion has hurt the vitality of Korea.

It was thought that the overall situation of suppressing the rebellion was clear, and even if the Ming Dynasty army did not participate in the subsequent cleanup, relying on the team funded by the Korean royal family, especially a batch of weapons and firearms purchased from the Ming Dynasty, it would not be difficult to eliminate the remnants of the rebellious army headed by Yi Jong.

The weapons and firearms purchased in batches by Korea were those eliminated by the Ming Dynasty in recent years. They were mainly from the Liaodong border garrison and were sold to Korea after being repaired and classified. This can be considered as standard armaments, but even so, they are still very sophisticated in Korea.

But in fact, Li Yu thought too much.

Standardized weapons are available, but the people who actually use them are still not worthy of being used.

As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, Korea imitated the Ming system, which involved all aspects. It was also because of this that the concept of hierarchy in Korea was extremely strong, even to the point of being outrageous.

The large army formed by North Korea was mainly composed of high-ranking officials and nobles. This seemed to consolidate the royal power and strengthen the control over the new army, but in fact it was not the case.

Corruption is very serious in the new North Korean army.

Especially the people from Tianjin Thirteen Factories, who were rushed to Korea in batches to take charge of trade. They made friends with many people in Hancheng. This was called the Korean ruling class, and many of them were won over.

This had nothing to do with Sun Chengzong, Zhu Youjian and others. It was a spontaneous act of the Thirteen Hongs in Tianjin, aimed at strengthening their penetration into Korean trade.

The war of Li Zong's usurpation destroyed a lot.

During the period of suppressing the rebellion, the emergence of some behaviors further aggravated the chaos in North Korea. Although things seemed stable on the surface, in fact, the contradictions became more acute.

Li Shi's rebellion was a heavy blow to the Joseon royal family. But for those who knew the situation, especially Sun Chengzong, it was purely his own fault. Li Shi's troops were in turmoil because he had stopped paying them food and wages for several months.

If that's the case, just deal with it.

After all, Li Shi's ability is worthy of recognition.

But the strange thing is that some people in the Joseon court, fearing that their affairs would be exposed, united to frame Li Shi, saying that he had private contacts with the rebels and had evil intentions.

Li Yu believed it.

This led to Li Shi's rebellion.

"Your Majesty, we cannot wait any longer in this situation."

Seeing that Li Yu remained silent, the man said anxiously, "Why not agree to what Elder Sun said and provide a batch of food and money to the Ming Dynasty army? No matter what, we must suppress Li Shi's rebels first, otherwise..."

"Don't you know this, my king?"

After hearing this, Li Yu became a little emotional and slammed the table, saying, "But the royal treasury cannot take out the millions of taels of grain and salaries. In order to solve this problem, I even issued a batch of bonds, but until now, no one has bought them. What do you want me to do?"

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The man was silent.

This is the current situation in North Korea.

Since the war to quell the rebellion has not yet ended, the credibility and prestige of the Korean royal family have also suffered a blow as the good situation has gradually reversed.

It is obvious that if the Chaotian Army were ordered to continue fighting, the rebellion could be ended as soon as possible.

But just because of the concern for money and grain, this good situation was ruined.

When the bonds were issued and sold by the Korean royal family, many people rushed to buy them when the Ming Dynasty army was the main force, especially when they had achieved some victories on the front lines.

After all, even if the bonds cannot be redeemed in the end, there is still the land controlled by the royal court. No matter what, this deal will not be a loss.

But things are different now.

Due to the previous achievements, some cities were lost, and even Li Shi rebelled, which caused many places in Seoul to become unstable.

The North Korean royal family is not only severely divided from the lower classes, but is also currently estranged from various groups within the ruling class. If this trend is not resolved, the Lee family will truly lose the support of the people.

"Your Majesty, please let me go to Pyongyang."

After a long silence, the man bowed and said, "After all, Lord Sun is a minister of the Ming Dynasty. The requests he made cannot be easily changed. But His Royal Highness the Grandson of the Tang King is different."

"if……"

"good!!"

Li Yu's eyes lit up, and he stretched out his hand and said, "You are right. In this situation, only the grandson of the Tang king can solve it. No one else in the court can solve it."

"As long as you can ask for less food and money this time, or even be willing to send troops, the crisis facing the royal family may be resolved. You can set off immediately."

Faced with this chaotic situation, Li Yu had no other choice. Zhu Youjian, who returned to Korea from the Ming Dynasty, became his only hope.

If Zhu Youjian, the grandson of the King of Tang, could give in, even if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty held him accountable later, the problem could be resolved.

After all, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to the grandson of the King of Tang.

But Li Yu overlooked one point. Zhu Youjian was a descendant of the Ming royal family and a person highly valued by the Ming emperor. How could he lose the interests of the Ming Dynasty for the sake of Korea? Especially before his return to the court this time, he had experienced so many things, which had a huge impact on Zhu Youjian.

(End of this chapter)