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  Chapter 468 466 [North Korea changes]

  For the trial of the Fu'an teaching case, Zhao Han also personally gave instructions, and the tendency was extremely strong.

  Three Dominican missionaries, dead and dead. Anyway, they have no relatives, can't get any pensions, and bewitched the public to forget their ancestors. They are the real initiators of this murder case.

   Eleven dead Chinese Christians were killed because no real murderer could be found, or there were too many murderers. The family members of the deceased received five taels of silver as compensation, which was shared equally among the people who participated in the riot. On average, each person who participated in the riots needs to pay about 4% in compensation, which is more than 30 yuan.

  The wounded on both sides thought they were unlucky and healed themselves.

  The patriarch of the Chen clan, Mrs. Chen, as the initiator of the riot, his sons were not allowed to be officials, and those who were in office were also dismissed. But grandchildren are not involved, and grandchildren can still study and become officials.

  In addition, more than a thousand participants in the riots had to serve for two months without pay, that is, to do volunteer work for the local government.

  This case is too special to be tried under ordinary law, or there is no relevant law yet.

   Nanjing.

   Zhao Han received intelligence from Liaodong that Manchu sent 20,000 troops to plunder North Korea. The whole way is like a broken bamboo, and they have already seized Gushan, Huangzhou, and Haizhou in North Korea. The soldiers divided into three groups and went straight to Huaiyang and Kaesong.

  The North Korean monarchs and ministers asked the Datong Army in Liaodong for rescue, and promised to openly break away from the Qing Dynasty, and presented their credentials to Zhao Han in Nanjing as a minister.

   These guys sent envoys last year. While flattering China, they did not break off their relationship with the Qing Dynasty.

Zhao Han called Pang Chunlai, Li Banghua, and Tian Younian, and after some discussion, he approved: "Send the navy to help, and then send a division from Jinzhou to fight. The money and food for the war must be borne by North Korea. If there is not enough money and food, it will be owed Return slowly!"

  Liaodong can only mobilize one division, because there is really not enough food, and we have to wait for the summer grain harvest in the south before we can transport enough food and grass.

  The Manchu and Qing Dynasties were similar, with more than 100,000 Eight Banners troops, but only 20,000 were dispatched to attack North Korea this time. And not all of them are regular Eight Banners, there are many soldiers mixed in them, and the fighting power of these army coats is enough to hang and beat the officers and soldiers of North Korea.

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  Korea, Kaesong.

  This place used to be called Songdu, and it was the capital of the Goryeo Dynasty. Korean ginseng is a specialty in the nearby mountains.

  In the camp of the Qing army outside the city, Man Dahai looked angry. Thousands of elites from the Eight Banners of Manchuria were blocked in this city, and hundreds of people were killed and killed in the siege!

   You know, they killed half of North Korea this time, and the casualties have been kept at single digits, but now they have broken through three digits.

   "Call the city again and order the defenders to surrender!" Man Dahai pointed at Li Hao.

  When North Korea was beaten to become a vassal, the three sons of the king were all taken hostage by the Qing Dynasty. The third son has been released, the eldest son died of the plague in Beijing, and the second son Li Hao was seriously ill last year. Kaichun's condition improved, Li Hao was immediately brought with the army, and ordered the defenders to surrender in the name of the son of Joseon.

  Perhaps it was because they robbed too hard, all the way to Kaesong, the defending army refused to surrender.

Li Hao knelt in front of Man Dahai and said: "Your Highness, I am afraid that I cannot persuade you to surrender this city. Kaesong is the capital of the old Goryeo dynasty, and there are many nobles and powerful people in the city. In order to keep their property, they must spend money and food to boost morale. Unless... "

   "Unless what?" Man Dahai asked.

  Li Hao said: "Unless they are ordered to surrender in the name of the lord of North Korea!"

  Man Dahai laughed suddenly: "North Korea's ruler? Seoul's detailed report, North Korea's monarchs and ministers don't even want the country, they have already fled to Ganghwa Island."

Li Hao said: "North Korea can have a new king. If we send an elite group to **** the young ministers to Seoul, they will be able to establish a new dynasty in Seoul. When the time comes, the young ministers will, as the king of North Korea, order the whole of North Korea to serve as the king. For money and food. There is no need to fight at all, as much as His Royal Highness wants to take away, the people of North Korea will personally send it to Shengjing."

  Man Dahai was astonished, and it took a long time before he said contemptuously: "In order to be the lord of the country, you are really a good dog!"

  Li Hao said: "How can the Eight Banners heavenly soldiers be resisted by the weak Korean soldiers? As long as the masters of the Qing Dynasty are happy, the Korean monarchs and ministers are willing to be slaves."

  Man Dahai immediately patted his thigh and said: "Okay, I will give you a thousand elites, and go to Seoul to become the leader of North Korea!"

  The next day.

  The Manchu Qing continued to attack Kaicheng, while Li Hao took a thousand elites, bypassed the city and went straight to the capital Seoul.

  The king of North Korea really ran away, and the Qing army just hit Pyongyang, and he took his ministers away. The third son, Pinglin Dajun, was left behind to guard the city, and he appointed his son Li Yu as the supervisor of North Korea, who was responsible for leading the national army to resist the invasion of foreign enemies.

   "Open the city gate quickly, I am the eldest son Li Hao!" Li Hao went to the city and shouted in person.

  Li Wei ordered the defenders to shoot arrows, and angrily said: "There is no such son in North Korea, yet you led the enemy army to rob the country of your parents and ancestors!"

Li Hao was shot and fled in a hurry. He went back and said to the generals of the Qing army: "This city can only be outsmarted. I would like to enter the city alone and pretend that I have betrayed the Qing Dynasty. After defrauding the trust of my third brother, I will seize his military power. It can welcome the heavenly soldiers of the Qing Dynasty to enter the city."

  The Manchu Qing general who escorted Li Hao to Seoul was called Xiergen, who was born as Huang Taiji's personal guard. Because he lived in Changbai Mountain for a long time, he was relatively familiar with North Korea's geography, so he was there every time he invaded North Korea.

   "Okay, go to the city and try!" Hilgen agreed with a smile. He didn't take North Korea seriously, and immediately agreed to Li Hao's strategy.

  Li Hao came to the city alone again, and said to Li Hao who was guarding the city: "Hang me up to the city!"

  Li Yu ordered the soldiers to hang down the baskets, and when his elder brother got the tower, he immediately ordered: "Tie it up!"

  Li Hao was **** obediently, and said in a low voice: "The puppet Qing army has reached Kaesong, and the father and king have escaped again. You and my brothers should cheer up."

   "There are a lot of people with mixed ears," Li Yu suddenly shouted loudly, "You are a prince in vain, and you actually help the evildoers. Come here, bring them back, and I will interrogate them myself!"

  Back then, the three brothers were arrested and sent to Shenyang together.

  As the son of the Joseon Dynasty, the boss barely got some courtesy. The second and third children were bullied, and they were determined to take revenge at that time, but the eldest was trained to be a loyal lackey of the Qing Dynasty.

   Now, the boss has died of the plague.

  Historically, after Li Hao succeeded as the king of North Korea, he frantically attacked the "pro-Manchukuo" forces and vigorously reused the officials of the "Northern Expedition". He and his third brother, Li Yu, were both staunch Northern Expeditionists, and they were arguing all day long to kill and go to Beijing to help the Southern Ming court restore the country.

   Of course, there is loud thunder and little rain.

   After taking control of the power of the court, Li Hao gradually indulged in pleasure, and even embezzled the military expenses of the Northern Expedition to build large-scale construction projects.

  At this moment, the two brothers quickly reached an agreement to secretly send their confidants to inform the "anti-Qing officials", and then went to the Qing army camp outside the city together.

  Li Hao knelt down and said, "General, I have persuaded my third brother to surrender. Are the general's heavenly soldiers stationed outside the city, or are they going inside?"

   "Of course I'm going to the city." Hilgen laughed.

  Two Korean princes accompanied a thousand Qing troops into the city.

  Hilgen quickly took over the city defense, the North Korean defenders were angry and dared not speak out, and all the officials who did not escape hid in their homes.

  A small number of ministers who were close to the Manchu Qing took the opportunity to show their faces.

  That night, brothers Li Hao and Li Hao brought beautiful women and fine wine to Xiergen.

  Hilgen was still slightly vigilant, and lived on the tower at night, fearing that North Korean soldiers would turn against the water and seize the city.

  But the Li brothers, send beautiful women and fine wine every day. After several days in a row, Hilgen completely slacked off, and the thousand elite Qing troops also slacked off.

   It was another day, the wine was hot, and three beauties were brought in. Hilgen didn't fall asleep until midnight.

  The rest of the Manchu Qing elite were entertained with good wine and food.

  At five o'clock, there were shouts of killing everywhere, and Hilgen died directly in his sleep.

  Brothers Li Hao and Li Yu personally led troops to attack the city wall and killed the Qing soldiers who were drunk and sleeping soundly.

   Killed until dawn, and then slaughtered the "pro-Manchu" officials. After these officials ransacked their homes, all the money was distributed to the guards.

   "Majesty, the Tartars are coming!"

   Before the order in Seoul was completely stabilized, the main force of Mandahai had already forcibly breached Kaesong, looted and came straight to Seoul.

   "Second brother, what should I do?" Li Wei was quite panicked.

  Li Hao was also very flustered. He knew very well that the Qing army was brutal and Seoul would never be able to defend it, so he said: "Let's lead our troops to retreat to Ganghwa Island, and then ask the Chinese heavenly soldiers to help."

  Li Yan anxiously said: "But the father is in Jianghua Island, and the father asked me to stay in Seoul."

   "Can you keep it?" Li Hao asked.

  Li Yan shook his head again and again: "If you can't hold it, even if you distribute the money to the soldiers, if there is a real fight, some people will definitely surrender."

  Li Hao said: "Then we can only retreat to Jianghua Island."

   "How do you explain to my father?" Li Yu wondered.

Li Hao's eyes showed a fierce look: "My father has been in charge of the country for many years, and he was robbed by foreign enemies time and time again. Moreover, he has become a vassal to the Tartars, and he has already hated the emperor and ministers of the Celestial Dynasty. North Korea can only truly get help from the Celestial Dynasty if it changes its leader. Third brother, are you willing?" Do you sit in fear all day long and watch your country be looted by barbarians? Do you still want to be taken hostage in Shenyang?"

   "I don't want to." Li Yan said.

  Li Hao encouraged and said: "Then please abdicate the king, and you and my brothers will rule North Korea together!"

  Li Wei couldn't make up his mind, he didn't dare to stick to Seoul, and he was afraid of being questioned by his father if he escaped. After thinking over and over again, Li Yu clenched his fists: "Then please abdicate father!"

  The Manchu Qing army was still dozens of miles away, so the two brothers rushed to Jianghua Island with the army, officials and wealth.

  The king of Joseon, Lee Chan, was furious and asked his son, "Why did you come to Ganghwa Island when you were asked to guard the country against the enemy? Even if you can't defend Seoul, you can continue to retreat to the south!"

  The two brothers raised their knives and violently killed two of the king's followers.

  Li Tan was frightened and paralyzed on the spot. He ran away and called for help, but was quickly caught by his two sons.

  Li Yan's eyes were red and he said: "Father, abdicate, the king of North Korea asked the second brother to do it! Only when the father abdicates, the Celestial Dynasty will forgive North Korea's sin of professing to the barbarians. If the father does not abdicate, North Korea will never have peace."

  Li Hao also knelt down and kowtowed: "Father, please abdicate!"

  Father is kind and son is filial, North Korea changed.

  (end of this chapter)