The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 437
The process of rescuing Jin Shangxian went quite smoothly.Cui Nanzheng stayed behind to guard his soldiers, and when they heard that the main force was defeated by the Ming army, most of them ran away.

Shi Lang ordered the captured officers to come forward and shout a few words, and the remaining dozens of people also surrendered with their weapons.

Jin Shangxian and others followed Shi Lang to the port, and when they raised their eyes, they saw bloody and bloody stumps all over the ground. Although they had heard that the Ming army defeated Cui Nanzheng's ambush just now, they couldn't help but twitched violently.

When he saw Zheng Chenggong, he immediately knelt down and saluted, and hurriedly explained: "My lord, this thief Cui Nanzheng has long been in collusion with the Hulu, and what happened today was all done by him alone, and has absolutely nothing to do with my court."

Zheng Chenggong nodded and said: "I believe Lord Jin, but our army suffered a lot of casualties, and we have to report to the assistant king to decide what to do."

Jin Shangxian nodded helplessly, but when he caught sight of Li Xingli who was being supported by the guards, he couldn't help feeling angry from his heart, and he was about to hit someone when he went up.Li Xingli didn't dodge either, and bowed his head palely and said, "Master Jin, I was wrong... If the Heavenly Army is like this, the Hulu will be destroyed!"

Jin Shangxian didn't react for a while, "What did you say?"

Li Xingli briefly talked about the battle just now, and he was full of admiration for the fighting power of the Ming army.At the end, he anxiously said: "Brother Jin, I will apologize to you for this matter in the future.

"Cui Nanzheng has sent someone to report to the king about your support for the Ming army, and the person who reported the letter must be intercepted quickly. If the news is sent back to Seoul, the king will discuss it with Jin Zi, and he wants to give it to the sky in the future." The army's delivery of water and food will definitely be hindered by it!"

Jin Shangxian nodded again and again, and then told Zheng Chenggong, "My lord, I will lead my men to chase people, and please carry the food on board by yourself. In the future, the army's expenses will be delivered according to the previous agreement, and I hope that your lord will assist the government." Your Highness Wang has a good word for our country..."

Zheng Chenggong stopped him, "The messenger has been away for half a day, how can you catch up?"

"I'm just doing my best..."

"Just wait a moment."

Zheng Chenggong then ordered the guards to return to the Shaowu to fetch a wooden box and hand it to Jin Shangxian, "This was originally left for me by His Royal Highness the Assistant King for emergency use. The situation is different now, so I will leave it to you."

Jin Shangxian doubted: "This is..."

"You show this to your king, and he will naturally know."

Jin Shangxian hurriedly took it respectfully, not daring to delay any longer, he hurriedly bid farewell to Zheng Chenggong and rushed to Seoul with his people.Because Li Xingli felt ashamed, he insisted on going with him in the car regardless of his serious injury.

They traveled all day and night, and when they arrived at the gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, they asked the guards at the gate immediately, and learned that the messenger from Incheon this morning had been received by the king.

Jin Shangxian had been dismissed from office, so he had to let Li Xingli enter the palace to meet the king, but unexpectedly, several sedan chairs fell behind him, and Jin Zidian and others were walking out of it.

Immediately, someone from the palace came out to greet him, and said respectfully, "My lord, the king is waiting for you."

Jin Shangxian hurriedly urged Li Xingli to enter the palace, while he quickly hid in a corner.

The latter also promised many benefits to the head of the Internal Servant's Mansion, so that he could meet Li Zhen directly, and immediately presented the wooden box Zheng Chenggong gave him.

Knowing that it was sent by the assistant king of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zhen hurriedly took it apart to have a look.Inside the wooden box is a roll of brocade, on which there are only a few words: Daming regards you as the king of Joseon, Jianlu regards Lord Gwanghae as the king of Joseon, you should think carefully about how to act and stop.

It was signed by Zhu Linmi, and the seal of the assistant king was also used.

Li Zhen's face suddenly became cloudy and uncertain.This Lord Gwanghae was the last king of North Korea, Li Hao, who had secretly communicated with Hou Jin in letters. It was Li Hao who used this as an excuse to launch a coup to overthrow him, and he himself sat on the throne.

When Dingmao was in chaos, one of the excuses for Jianlu was to restore the rule of Lord Guanghai.Although it was later because of Li Zhen's surrender and surrender, Li Hao was still alive even though he was deposed. Whenever Jianlu was slightly dissatisfied with Li Zhen's actions, he would mention this matter.

Li Hao was not in the right position, and this Lord Guanghai was always a thorn in his heart, but because of the threat of Jianlu, he dared not kill Li Hao.

Even within North Korea, there are many people who sympathize with Li Hao, and even caused rebellion many times because of this.

Li Jing immediately remembered that someone reported Jin Shangxian's secret transparency in the morning, and couldn't help frowning. Although Da Ming's strength is not as good as before, if they can defeat the Hu Lu, then Guang Haijun's "nightmare" will disappear completely.Even if they can't win, as long as the war between the two sides continues to drag on, it will be difficult for the Hulu to take action against North Korea.

Taking a step back, this Jin Shangxian is just a commoner now, even if the news leaked out in the future, he just pretended not to know, handed Jin Shangxian over to the Hulu, and then offered money, food and beautiful women, they would definitely not embarrass themselves.

Later generations often say how loyal North Korea was to Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Linmei learned from many historical materials that this small country in the cracks has always been pragmatism.

Just like this Li Ji, he repeatedly said that he should be loyal and resist the captives. The reason is that one is to use this to belittle Mr. Guanghai and occupy the moral high ground, and the other is that there are a large number of people in North Korea who admire Chinese culture. Win over them.

However, let's look at Li Zhen's actual actions - wantonly appointing the surrender faction, persecuting the main combat faction, and even sending troops twice to help Jianlu conquer Daming.

This is also the reason why Zhu Linmin chose to cooperate with Kim Sang-hyun instead of going directly to the King of Joseon.However, Zhu Linmi, who is familiar with history, is very aware of Li Ji's painful feet, so she prepared this secret letter early in the morning.

Seeing the king's hesitation, Li Xingli described to him the battle of Chaoren Island two days ago in detail.

Li Zhen was also shocked when he heard the words, when did the Ming army become so strong? !He was about to ask if what he said was true, when there was news that more than half of Cui Nanzhengbu had been captured and killed from South Gyeonggi Province.

Now he didn't hesitate anymore, he waved his hands to Li Xingli first and said: "You and Jin...those who came with you go back to Incheon quickly, remember, you have never been back to Seoul, and I have never seen you."

"Your Majesty, the matter of Cui Nanzheng..."

"His people died in the tsunami, that's all."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Li Xingli immediately left the palace, found Jin Shangxian and left.

On the other side, Jin Zi ordered the king's urgent move, but waited outside for a long time before he was able to face the king.

After he saluted, he said solemnly: "I wonder if Your Majesty has any important orders?"

"Uh..." Li Zhen rubbed his hands together and said with a smile, "Qiu Chrysanthemum is about to bloom, I want you to organize a Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet."

After Jin Zidian left angrily, he called the chief of the House of Internal Affairs and said: "Get rid of the people who came to Incheon in the morning. Cui Nan is plotting rebellion, and all his troops are exiled to the desert island."

……

Tianjin.

Yu Ping squatted on the mound and smoked a pipe. The top of the mound was the Dagu Fortress, and on the opposite side was the vast estuary of the Haihe River, which led directly to the endless Bohai Sea.

(End of this chapter)