North Korea, Kaesong.

A thick black smoke rose from the city, accompanied by a raging fire, but it reflected half of the sky, and at this time the city was full of the shouts of women and children, as well as the laughter of the Qing soldiers, which made people feel creepy.

From time to time, North Koreans ran out of the houses, and then were kicked down by the Qing soldiers who were chasing after them, and then stabbed them with a knife, and the blood instantly flowed out, making another corpse on the ground.

In addition to the devastation of the massacre, many Korean women and children were tied with ropes and stumbled along, and from time to time there were Qing soldiers pushing and shoving, and carriages full of gold and silver treasures followed, under the shouts of the Qing cavalry, in the direction of the Qing army camp.

At the same time, in the Kaesong government office, rows of North Korean officials knelt on the ground, their scalps blue shaved, their freshly braided hair on the back of their heads, and their faces tinged with shame and fear.

Just one day ago, Shen Mude, the commander of the Eight Banners of the Qing Army, led 800 cavalry men to defeat 5,000 Korean officers and soldiers in Kaesong Province directly outside the city, and then followed behind the deserters and directly captured Kaesong Province in a battle, and also ruthlessly tore apart the last barrier of Seoul.

After the Qing army captured Kaesong, the follow-up Eight Banners infantry also entered the city, and then plundered everywhere in Kaesong, but it turned an ancient capital into a purgatory on earth.

Of course, this is not the first time that the Qing army has poisoned the army, in fact, since the Qing army crossed the Yalu River, it has attacked and slaughtered all the way, but it has caused enough harm to the Korean people along the way, they fled all the way to Seoul, and the Qing army is also chasing after all the way.

All this was tantamount to a nightmare for the Korean officials in Kaesong, and all the officials from the Kaesong Prefecture to Ijin Segen had already chosen to surrender when the city was broken, and under the strict orders of the Qing army, they chose to shave their hair.

In fact, as early as the Battle of Bingzi, although Huang Taiji led the army to capture North Korea, but did not let the Koreans shave their hair, after all, the Liaodong Han people at that time could not shave their hair, but as Dolgon led the Qing army into the customs, the shaving order came out, the Han people in Zhili had to shave their hair, and then expanded to the whole world, and in this process, the Koreans were not strictly ordered to shave their hair, so the Koreans have always maintained the original hairstyle.

But now, with the Qing army's second attack on Korea, it is not so simple, not only all Korean men along the way have to shave their hair, but also have to be incorporated into the bitter camp, becoming the vanguard of the Qing army's attack on Korea.

And for those Korean officials who knelt on the ground, they were even more uneasy in their hearts, after all, the Qing army went south, but it was faster than the Battle of Bingzi, and the army was stronger, but it was unbelievable that they were just an army driven out of the Central Plains.

A moment later, I saw several Qing army generals walking in from outside the palace, the first one was dark-skinned, and the beard on his face was like a handful of weeds, but the eyes were like eagle eyes, staring at the Korean officers kneeling on the ground.

"Kaesongfu, we've laid it." The general spoke an authentic Manchu language, but it made the North Korean translator next to him listen a little hard, and after trying to identify it and feeling the murderous aura emanating from the general next to him, the interpreter said this sentence very loudly in Korean.

Kneeling on the ground, Kaesong Mansion Yijin Shigen hurriedly kowtowed and said loudly: "We all understand what the general means, we all understand. ”

The general's mouth opened open, revealing his white teeth, and said: "Seoul, we will also take it down soon, and then you will all become the minions of the Qing Dynasty!" Are you willing to be slaves? ”

A paragraph of words came out of the general's mouth quickly and quickly, but the translator was slightly stunned, and he didn't know whether he didn't understand it, or was shocked by the 'minion' in the general's words.

"Are we really going to be minions?"

Hearing this, a trace of embarrassment appeared on the faces of the North Korean officials present, and they looked at Kim Shigen in front, but found that the other party did not have the slightest displeasure, but hurriedly kowtowed on the ground.

"General, I'm willing! We are willing to be the minions of the Qing Dynasty! Kim Shigen shouted loudly as he kowtowed on the ground, a somewhat flattering smile on his face.

The general showed a smile on his face, held the long knife on his waist, turned around and walked back, but when he was about to leave the gate of the mansion, he turned around and said: "Three days later, the army will seal the sword, you will organize people to bury the body, and this general is Shen Mude." ”

"Shenmud ......."

When Jin Shigen heard this name, he couldn't help but shudder.

.........

When Kaesong fell into chaos, the Qing army camp tent was full of joy, the Qing army generals fought one defeat after another in the Central Plains, and countless grievances had accumulated in their hearts, and even felt hopeless about themselves, but after coming to Korea, they were finally able to drink the wine of victory.

"This is long overdue! Look at our Eight Banner Warriors, a few hundred people can defeat thousands of North Korean troops! ”

"Yes, it's not that we're incompetent, or we didn't get it right back then!"

"I heard that you were the first to storm the North Korean army yesterday? And killed dozens of people with a blade? ”

"That's right! If our Eight Banners warriors really want to fight, who are they afraid of? ”

Not only did the generals of the Qing army feel happy, but in fact, Emperor Qianlong, who was in the tent at this time, also felt a burst of dizziness, but it was not because he was unwell, but because he was too excited.

Since Emperor Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, in addition to some victories in the northwest, he was defeated again and again, and even defeated all the rivers and mountains, but he Hongli had just succeeded to the throne, and he had already emulated the feat of Emperor Taizong, drinking the Yalu River, and almost hitting Seoul all the way!

The newly appointed Tobe Shangshu Fumin even came to complain, claiming that there were so many wealthy women who had plundered that they had slowed down the advance of the vanguard army, and demanded that all the children of wealth be transported back to Shengjing in advance, so as to reduce the burden of the army, so that they could continue to plunder the wealthy people.

For Emperor Qianlong, this battle almost completely established his prestige, although he was dragged to the battlefield by the Eight Banners, but nominally he was also a pro-conquest, and this biggest achievement was his, who would dare to say that he was just a yellow-mouthed child in the future?

Of course, the significance of the conquest of Korea is not limited to this, not only to consolidate the position of Emperor Qianlong, but also to stabilize the heart of the people of the Eight Banners Army that is about to collapse.

But after this battle, it was like the Eight Banners getting a blood transfusion, and a large number of goods and women deeply nourished the Eight Banners soldiers, and also made them reborn a desire for conquest.

However, in addition to the joy, the high-level leaders of the Eight Banners also started a dispute over the North Korean issue, the most important of which was whether to stay in North Korea to operate, and the two sides were divided into two factions to quarrel, and for the young Qianlong Emperor, it became a headache.

"Your Majesty, now we only need to wait for the capture of Seoul, and then we can force the king of Korea to re-sign the treaty, restore the old tribute, and send wealth to my Qing Dynasty every year, and my Eight Banners will take the opportunity to develop themselves, and in the future, we can wait for the Central Plains to become chaotic, so as to re-enter the customs and take over the ancestral country."

Ma Qi, the governor of Shengjing, had a solemn face, and he obviously did not approve of staying in Korea to operate, but wanted to follow the path of Huang Taiji again.

Qianlong sat on it, he felt that Ma Qi's words were quite reasonable, after all, it would not be wrong to learn from his ancestors......... It's just that before he could finish speaking, Xu Yuanmeng, a scholar, stood up and spoke.

Xu Yuanmeng said: "Your Majesty, this time is different from the past, Chu Wei has already gone out of the customs to operate, and even captured the land of Ningjin, I am afraid that I will conquer the land of Shengjing in the near future....... If you stay in North Korea, there is obviously a lot to be done. ”

This is very vague, but everyone understands it, Xu Yuanmeng is just reminding everyone, think about how the big guy came to Shengjing, how did he come to North Korea? It's not because he was driven out of Guanzhong, but now that the Fu Han army has made it clear that they want to kill everything, wouldn't it be a dead end to continue to stay in Shengjing?

Of course, Xu Yuanmeng has other little Jiujiu in his heart, that is, Ma Qi is the governor of Shengjing, and he basically has the final say in the realm, but as long as he can persuade the emperor to stay in Shengjing, Ma Qi will become an empty governor at that time, and when the time comes, what will he do to show off his power in front of him?

I have to say that Xu Yuanmeng's words still touched many people, especially the princes and ministers who went out with the army, and they thought so, Prince Zhuang Yunlu also nodded, and said helpfully: "Your Majesty, the slave thinks that what Lord Xu said is also reasonable, if we can win, it will be easy to say, but at the moment, it is not obvious that we can't win.......

"Yes, yes, how good it is to fight the soft persimmon of North Korea now, why bother to touch a madman like the Han Army........"

Everyone also nodded, the big guys were very sincere, although they would shout two voices on their faces to re-enter the customs, but in their hearts they thought that the general trend had gone, and it was better to live a peaceful life in the future.

Although North Korea is not very big, it also has all kinds of land, plus the so-called more than 10 million people, supporting some princes and ministers of the Eight Banners, there should not be any big problem.......

As long as you can be the master, as for being the master of the Han people or the master of the Koreans, there is not much difference....... It's better than being a minion.

Hearing what Xu Yuanmeng and Prince Zhuang said, Qianlong felt very reasonable, it is not good to say when this re-entry is not a shadow, and it is better to fight and die with the Fu Han army in Shengjing, it is better to stay in North Korea like this, I heard that Seoul is also very good, the things are abundant, and the people are all good....... It's just that the name is not very good, just what Seoul, it should be called Mancheng!

Just when Qianlong was thinking nonsense, Marseille, the head of Shengjing, spoke, he was in charge of the five departments of Shengjing, and strictly speaking, the power was not small, so as soon as he opened his mouth, everyone also looked towards him and listened carefully.

"What several adults said is not unreasonable, but the emperor, the slaves think that today, no matter how it evolves, it is inseparable from the word 'filial piety' after all, that Chu rebels against the principles of heaven and humanity, I heard that the one named Ning Yu actually locked up his father and became the emperor himself....... This kind of rebel thief will not escape the punishment of heaven after all, but we can't do this! ”

Qianlong was dizzy when he heard it, he saw that Marseille talked so much, but he didn't understand what the other party wanted to say, but the other ministers understood it, the previous words were all real nonsense, the most important thing was the last sentence, the meaning was also clear, when the emperor had to talk about filial piety, those ancestral tombs in the capital would be forgotten, but the ancestors buried in Shengjing would also be forgotten?

Ma Qi hurriedly responded: "That's right, Your Majesty, it's not just us who live in Shengjing right now, but also the ancestors!" ”

Hearing this, Qianlong finally understood, and immediately hesitated: "Then since this is the case, I still have to go back to Shengjing...... You can't teach Chu to disturb the tomb of your ancestors, that's a big crime! ”

Zhang Tingyu, who had been listening quietly in the corner, had a hint of disappointment in his eyes, in fact, he was very much in favor of moving the capital to North Korea, so as to actually control this land....... But I never expected that Qianlong was not like his father Yongzheng at all, and he was really fooled by the Confucian set of things, what is filial piety? That's not something to drive people away.

If anyone really believes in these things, they will be sold in the future, and they will definitely deserve it!

It's just that when Qianlong's words came out, Xu Yuanmeng, the ministers who were in favor of staying in North Korea, did not say anything against it after all, because the other party had already occupied the moral high ground, could it be difficult to tell the emperor, let's not be filial? There has never been such a statement.

Of course, at this point, it is not completely without benefits, at least for those Eight Banners soldiers below, they have many more opportunities to loot wantonly, because once the Qing court is determined to stay in Korea to rule, then it is bound to treat the surrendered Korean monarchs and ministers well in the follow-up, and cannot kill and loot wantonly.

But the fact that they don't intend to rule North Korea at the moment means that they can turn their hands and feet to kill people and set fires, and enjoy all the benefits of North Korea at will........ In particular, the North Korean army is simply made of tofu dregs, which is not as good as when it was in the Battle of Bingzi.......

In April of the fourth year of the reform, the Qing army advanced straight to Seoul, while the Korean monarchs and ministers fled south in a hurry, and even under the persecution of the Qing army, they fled directly to Jeju Island, so as to sit back and watch the entire territory of Korea fall, but at this stage, the Koreans did not do nothing, at least Wang Shidi Li Yu did not know how to do it, and was left behind, so that the Qing army directly captured the prisoners.

After the Qing court captured Li Yu, it supported him to ascend the throne at Injeongmun Gate of Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul, became the king of Joseon, and announced that it would be attached to the Qing Dynasty and become a vassal state under the banner of the Qing Dynasty, but it was completely different from the scene of the year.