Han’s Son is Not a Slave

He was talking about sending troops, but Li Di opened his mouth and asked how old the Qing emperor was this year. This question was a bit confusing. All the Korean ministers in the hall were also stunned, and they all felt that the king was playing a bit.

Although Han Juyuan didn't know what the king of Joseon meant when he asked the emperor's age, he still replied: "My emperor is twenty-three years old this year."

As soon as he finished speaking, the king of the Joseon Dynasty, who was several years younger than the Qing emperor, asked again worriedly, "Is the military in Beijing still good?"

This time, not only the ministers of the Joseon Dynasty were stunned, but Han Juyuan was also stunned, because this question is not something a king should ask. It sounds really childish, just like when a child is making trouble, he suddenly asks your fist. Does it hurt?

However, Han Juyuan still said with a smile: "My Qing army is the same as before, and the emperor has been studying literature recently, not hunting."

Han Juyuan's remarks mean that the Qing Dynasty's military was prosperous as usual, and the emperor recently advocated the literary etiquette system and no longer liked hunting as in the past. The reason for this answer is that firstly, Han Juyuan had to exaggerate his words to convince the monarchs and ministers of North Korea that the Qing Dynasty was still strong; secondly, on the way to Seoul, he found that North Korea attached great importance to Confucianism, and both officials and people highly respected Confucianism. A scholar, so emphasizing that the emperor of the Qing Dynasty specialized in learning literature will make North Korea feel good about it, and it will be helpful for the dispatch of troops.

Li Di gave an "oh" and then asked the Emperor Shunzhi what his hobbies were on weekdays. Han Juyuan was amused at the young king's free will, but his eyes rolled, and he blurted out that the emperor often visited Taiye Pond, played ice games there in winter, sailed boats on the lake in summer, and occasionally played some puppet games.

"The emperor of the Qing Dynasty is a saint."

Li Di had no way to confirm what Han Juyuan said. He only secretly thought that the emperor of the Qing Dynasty was not the warrior Hu Huang he imagined, but admired Sinicization. Like me, he respected Confucius and Confucianism. In this way, China will definitely be ruled by the Qing Dynasty forever. If North Korea has the idea of ​​anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty, it will be tantamount to hitting the stone with an egg. He simply dispatched troops to help the Qing Dynasty to pacify the Ming Dynasty skirmishers in the south, and completely win the favor of the Qing Dynasty.

"Angel, please take a seat, come here, serve tea for the angel!"

Li Di, who had made up his mind, got up and ordered someone to give tea to Han Juyuan, and his speech and behavior were all very polite.

Seeing that the king treated the Qing envoy so kindly, the two old Korean officials who were devoted to the Ming Dynasty were very angry. In front of the king, Zheng Taihe, the leading minister of state affairs, took a few steps forward and said to Han Juyuan: "If the Heavenly Dynasty really wants me to send troops to Korea, but I don't know what official rank our country should send to lead the troops on the expedition?"

Han Juyuan glanced at Zheng Taihe, who had a gloomy face, and said, "I should be sent by a general in China to listen to Hou's dispatch. On the one hand, it can let the recalcitrant Ming army in the south see the strength of North Korea's elite soldiers, and on the other hand, it can also show that your country is a big deal to our country. The heart of the Qing Dynasty is sincere and sincere."

Li Di couldn't help nodding as he listened: "Yes, yes, you should send the generals and elite soldiers to suppress the thieves, so as not to make the heaven look down on our country."

The king made such a statement, Zheng Taihe and others were all anxious, but he couldn't stop it in front of the Qing envoy.

"But I don't know how many troops the Heavenly Dynasty wants our country to send?" Li Di finally asked a sensible question.

Han Juyuan said straight to the point: "Five thousand is enough for a good shotgun. In addition, my court will raise troops to attack the south, and it is very difficult to pay. Please prepare your own food and grass for June."

"What? Do we need to provide our own food and grass for half a year?"

When they heard that the Qing Dynasty not only asked North Korea to send troops, but also North Korea to provide its own food and grass, all the Korean ministers were shocked. But King Li Di didn't seem to see the anger of his courtiers, and didn't care about bringing his own food and grass. He just asked curiously: "Can the angel tell me, how is the enemy in southern my country? How to arrange it?"

"The enemy's soldiers are no more than 30,000 to 20,000 people, and their support is only firearms. Your country's shotgun expert will go south with our army at that time, so don't worry."

Han Juyuan's words dispelled Li Di's concerns. He was worried that the Qing Dynasty would send North Korean soldiers to fight the Ming army in the south alone, which would definitely cause heavy casualties. Now that I heard that they were only fighting with the Qing Dynasty army, I felt relieved.

"Since this is the case, then ask the angel to report back to the Emperor of Qing Dynasty, and our country must send troops to help the Heavenly Dynasty!"

Li Di did not wait for Zheng Taihe and the others to speak, but actually agreed to this matter. When Han Juyuan left the hall, Zheng Taihe and others immediately cried and advised the king not to send troops. They carried out the deeds of the late king Li Qi, "using the material resources of the whole country to repay the great grace of the restoration of the Ming Dynasty", and tried their best to prevent Li Di from sending troops.

"Manchus have always been cunning. Since they have already conquered China, why can't they calm the southern Ming army? Maybe it is because the Ming army in southern China is strong and the Qing army is defeated, so they lied to our country and lured me to send troops to help him and make our country. A complete break with the Ming Dynasty, Wang Shang is absolutely out of the question!"

"According to the minister, this is clearly a treachery, first deceive our country to send troops, after our soldiers cross the Tumen River, then cut off the supply of our army rations, so that my elite soldiers will die without a place to be buried, and then they will definitely attack the army. At that time, our country will be Certainly not guaranteed!"

"Your Majesty, if you agree to the Qing Dynasty, the troops sent by our country will be strong soldiers. If it overturns in the south of my country, the door of our country will be opened. It is better to make a false appointment to the Qing Dynasty.

All the North Korean ministers have spoken out to discourage them, and they have spoken earnestly.

"Your Majesty must take his life back, this soldier cannot be sent out. You might as well send someone to China to inquire about the truth in the south, and then make a decisive decision. Otherwise, it will be easy for the Qing people to take advantage of it, forcing my money and food, and conspiring for my land!"

Zheng Taihe hoped that Li Di would not send troops, so that people could go to China to find out the truth before making a decision, so as to keep the elite of North Korea and not be consumed by the Qing people. In addition to his feelings for the Ming Dynasty, he opposed sending troops because Huining and other important towns in the north of North Korea were the hometowns of the ancient Haixi Jurchen.

Shen Zhiyuan, Minister of State for Zuo, who has paid tribute to Beijing many times, also said: "Wei Chen was ordered to send an envoy to Yanjing the year before last to spy on the internal movements of the Qing court and found that it was in danger. Emergency documents from the southern battlefield flew into the Forbidden City like snowflakes. The death of Jidu in the south is more serious than it was a few years ago... It can be seen that the domestic situation in the Qing Dynasty was not what the Qing envoy had said before, but it was a small problem, but a big problem, and even Manzhou was in danger of losing China. If you really lose the rule of Guannei and return to Shengjing, and the Ming Dynasty restores Yanjing, then the Korean move to help the Qing Dynasty will definitely lead to a catastrophe.

"Zuo Yizheng's remarks are very good. Our country is not clear about the situation in my country today. When sending people to investigate, we must not make hasty decisions." Zheng Taihe said.

"You don't need to say anymore~www.readwn.com~ It's rare that the Celestial Dynasty wants our country to send troops, this is such a great opportunity, how can we sit in mourning? It was the most prosperous time of the founding of the country. How could there be a decline? The Ming army in the south has persisted for more than ten years. There have been funerals of the Princes of Manzhou before, but in the end, the Qing Dynasty was still strong, and the Ming army in the south turned to Dissipated, so this king thought that Manchuria had another prince in the south, and it would not have any impact on the unification of China by the Qing Dynasty. To take a step back, when the Ming Dynasty occupied China in China, it was not an enemy of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and today it only occupies Even if the Ming Dynasty has the South again, this China is only confronted by the north and the south across the river, and my North Korea is behind the Qing people. The Qing people can't help the South, but why can't I North Korea?  …. , I am persistently anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty, causing the Qing people to suspect that I am very big. If I don't take this opportunity to improve relations with the Qing people, the Qing people will raise troops to blame this king. What can I do to resist this king? Who of you can stop this king? Qing army? Really want the Qing army to come to Seoul again, that would be the catastrophe of the subjugation of the country!"

Li Di did not listen to the persuasion of the ministers at all. He said categorically: "Even if the celestial dynasty asks Korea to provide its own money and food, our country should obey. Even if it is difficult to transport food, we must not stand by!" Select the best soldiers and generals, and choose a date to enter China to support the Qing Dynasty and attack the Ming Dynasty.

Jin Yinghai was a close associate of Li Di and held military power. He also strongly responded to the call of the Qing Dynasty. After receiving the king's order, Jin Yinghai immediately dispatched 3,200 shotgun experts from the Imperial Camp Hall, 1,500 northern frontier soldiers, 35 generals, 2 translators, 138 soldiers, and 239 horse-driven people, totaling 5,120 people. Enough for 5,000 troops to eat for six months, under the leadership of the North Road Yuhou Shenliu, they set off from the border city of Huining in North Korea, crossed the Tumen River, and went straight to Shanhaiguan under the guidance of Qing army officials.

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