Just when the North Korean beacon was full of flames, Ning Yu finally set off from Nanjing, under the escort of the Praetorian Guard, took a sea boat to the capital, and this time the cabinet officials sent to the capital will also go to Beijing with the emperor to begin to play the role of the northern capital, and the first assistant Ning Zhongjing still stayed in Nanjing, responsible for handling government affairs.

After a few days of sailing, the Praetorian Guard disembarked at the port of Tianjin, and at this time the ministers who stayed in Beijing had been waiting for a long time, until Ning Yu got off the ship, the second assistant Cui Wancai was relieved, and led the ministers to meet the emperor, for him, the sea route is not as reliable as the land route after all, so seeing the emperor every time he takes the sea boat, his heart is a little panicked.

After the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, Cui Wancai hurriedly handed over a fold, his expression was a little solemn, and he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, now North Korea is really not good, the Qing army crossed the Yalu River in early March, and in just over a month, it has already reached Jeolla Province, and the king of Korea has fled to Jeju Island. ”

Ning Yu took the fold, but he didn't have the slightest surprise in his heart, because almost all of this was in his hands, after all, the military intelligence department and the shadow had already begun to exert force in North Korea, and had already begun to train relevant North Korean spies, intending to take advantage of this chaos to gradually insert secret agents into all aspects of North Korea, and they could play a considerable role after the war in the future.

"How is the Korean envoy?"

"They have been looking for the old man for several days, and since the last news came from the North Korean side ten days ago, the current news channel has been cut off...... Perhaps it will be until Jeju Island sends someone over that we will be able to regain knowledge of the current situation in North Korea. ”

Choi Man-chai was indeed a little anxious, not because he was anxious about the North Koreans, but because he was worried that the Qing army would re-enlarge. In addition, he also thought in his heart that the Qing army's expedition to Korea this time was somewhat similar to Huang Taiji's actions back then, so he subconsciously wanted to avoid this happening.

Ning Yu wasn't worried about this, but just smiled and said, "It's normal for the North Korean envoys to be anxious, but I won't see them yet, do you understand?" ”

"Your Majesty, why is that?" Choi Wancai is a little incomprehensible, isn't now the best time to win over North Korea?

Ning Yu smiled slightly, "The current North Korea is like a walnut, with a layer of shell on it, this shell is not thick, but it is very strong, it is very troublesome to break it, if you want to eat the meat inside, you have to remove the residual shell dregs, but now the Qing court is helping us break this shell, and it is also helping us remove the dregs, and when the flesh comes out completely, we will appear as saviors, and we can eat it with peace of mind." ”

Cui Wancai had a little doubt on his face, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty doesn't want to visit the county in North Korea?" ”

Ning Yu didn't admit it directly, but shook his head slightly, "Whether we can get to this point or not, we have to see the follow-up development, in short, we can't be too anxious at the moment." ”

In fact, Ning Yu must have wanted to eat the meat of North Korea completely, but he has experienced the relevant experiences of later generations, and he understands one thing in his heart, that is, in this process, North Korea itself will explode a strong repulsive force, and the gains will outweigh the losses at that time, the reason is that layer of shell - that is, the righteousness of the monarch and ministers in the hearts of the North Koreans.

The Lee family has a history of more than 300 years in Korea, although there are not many monarchs in the middle, and there are not many periods of stable life for the people.

This is almost the same as the essence of China, the reason is that North Korea is also the basic plate of Confucianism, those two classes of households can be said to be a copy of Shilin, they do not contribute to the country on weekdays, and wantonly encroach on the land and property of the people, but they recognize and support the Li family, because the Li family gave them such privileges, so the two classes of households in North Korea are great loyal ministers.

And if Ning Yu wants to eat North Korea, he can't have such a two-class household, what he needs is a Korean who can truly serve Da Chu, and for the two-class household, he has to find a way to eliminate them, or make them no longer loyal to the Li family, and the Qing army going south is a good opportunity.

Only when the Qing army goes south, the original interest base will be completely wiped out, and those loyal to the Li family will roll to Jeju Island with the Li family, and those who want to oppose the water Tartars will shave their hair as soon as possible, so their identities will be completely in front of the stage and can no longer be hidden.

For this reason, Ning Yu deliberately chose not to rescue now, the purpose is to divide all these people, so that they can stand up completely, and there will never be the slightest chance to fish in troubled waters.

After Ning Chu drove out the Tartars and became the savior, the Korean people at that time would not be hostile to Ning Chu, and the original traitors who did things for the Tartars would also be cornered, so only Ning Chu could rely on them.

Thinking of this, there was a smile on the corner of Ning Yu's mouth, the current situation was much better than he imagined, but he couldn't do nothing at the moment, and said: "Now that the king of Joseon is in Jeju, then arrange for someone from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to go over, and stabilize them first, at least not let them surrender to the Qing court like this." ”

After Cui Wancai guessed the emperor's plan, he was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Du Qiuyan is still grinding with the Korean envoys, so this matter is not suitable for sending him, but there is also a left attendant Zhao Xiantai, who went to Beijing together this time, and he can let him go to see the king of Korea." ”

Ning Yu thought about it and said, "Isn't it the vice president of the previous government affairs university?" He is a real talent, and now that he is sent to North Korea, he can do something if he wants to. ”

Cui Wancai thought slightly, but nodded and said no more.

.......

Jeju Island, originally the land of the ancient Tamna Kingdom, was later annexed by Goryeo Sujong and set up Tamna County, and was renamed "Jeju" during the Gojong period of Goryeo.

In the 13th century, when the war broke out between Mongolia and Goryeo, Jeju Island was occupied by the Mongol Yuan, and the Tamna Military and Civil Administration was established on the island to govern the affairs of the Yuan army stationed on Jeju Island and the island's residents.

Due to the mild climate and abundant water and grass on Jeju Island, the climatic conditions in this place are suitable for horse herding, and the Yuan Dynasty set up a "horse herding house" here to let Zuo Hengsu come to take charge of horse breeding on Jeju Island, so to this day, there are still some captive-bred horses on the island.

Six years after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the king of Goryeo sent Choi Ying, the ruler of Cheorwon Prefecture, to conquer Jeju and pacify Muhu, thus bringing Jeju back into the territory of Goryeo. Later, after the establishment of the Yi Dynasty, Jeju Island became a horse breeding ground in North Korea.

Prior to this, Jeju Island did not receive special attention from the Korean monarchs and ministers, and it was not until this time that the Qing army entered the Kou, and the Korean king Li Yun fled from Seoul to Jeju Island with a group of courtiers in embarrassment as a last resort, which was barely able to save himself.

Of course, this is also thanks to the lesson of the Battle of Bingzi, the siege of Namhansan Fortress for more than 40 days could not be held after all, but it made the Korean monarchs and ministers have a spectrum in their hearts, did not dare to stay in Jeolla Dodo, and directly took the sea boat to Jeju Island, and transferred all the coastal ships to Jeju Island, but this time it made the Qing army have no ships, and they can only look at the ocean and sigh.

After going to Jeju Island, the Korean king Li Yunyuan himself was weak, and he fell completely ill all of a sudden, but he was anxious about the princess Yu's heart, and after asking the imperial doctor, he realized that it was caused by the king's impatience with the climate on the island, and if he wanted to be cured, he had to return to Seoul - the question is how to go back now? The kings and brothers of Seoul are all kings!

Cui Kuirui, the minister of the Parliament, was worried, the envoy sent to the Qing army before was originally intended to delay time and probe the bottom of the Qing people by the way, but he did not expect that the Qing army negotiated on the one hand, and on the other hand, it secretly Chen Cang, and attacked all the way, but it caught the Korean army by surprise and almost chased the Korean monarch and minister.

As for the envoys sent to Beijing on the other hand, there was no movement back, but the news more than ten days ago only said that the Great Chu army was being mobilized, and then there was no news from behind, and it was not clear whether the Chu army had entered the Korean War or not.

When Choi Kui Rui's beard was about to fall off, the ministers of the Shaonon faction and the ministers of the old non faction who fled to Jeju Island were still attacking each other, and the Shaonon faction attacked Shen Wan for being an important minister of the country but defected to the Qing people, and even assisted Wang Shidi Li Yu to succeed to the throne in Seoul as the king, while the old scholars attacked the envoys sent to Beijing by the Shaonon faction in vain and caused such a catastrophe.

It's just that most of the ministers of the old non faction took refuge in the Qing people and became big officials under Wang Shidi Li Yan, while the young non faction basically ran to Jeju Island, so it seemed to be a little more powerful.

However, no matter how the two sides argued, there was no way to change any situation now, and at the point where the Korean monarchs and ministers had nothing to do, Zhao Xiantai, the left attendant of the Ningchuli Department, arrived directly on Jeju Island under the protection of the Fu Han Army and Navy, but it made the Korean monarchs and ministers overjoyed.

The angels are coming! North Korea is saved!

Zhao Xiantai was the first old man in the period of the Governor's Mansion of the Han Army, and later became a lecturer at the University of Government Affairs, and because of his outstanding ability, he was promoted to vice president, and then he was valued by Cui Wancai and promoted to become the left waiter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

After receiving this mission, Zhao Xiantai did not pause at all after knowing the emperor's thoughts, and went directly to Jeju Island in North Korea with the help of the navy, the reason is very simple, he was really worried that the Korean monarchs and ministers would not be able to bear to surrender at this time, and it would be a little difficult to clean up at that time.

In the temporary palace on Jeju Island, Zhao Xiantai recited Ning Yu's edict, and the Korean king Li Yun, who was kneeling on the ground, forcibly dragged the sick body and took the edict with tears in his eyes.

After completing this series of ceremonies, the two sides soon began talks, the most critical question of which was when Ning Chu would send troops to Korea to expel the Tatars?

Zhao Xiantai looked at the slightly excited Korean monarchs and ministers, but he smiled and said softly: "Judging from the current situation, our DPRK will send troops at the end of April at the latest, but at that time, we will directly attack Shengjing, and as for the direction of North Korea, I am afraid it will be a little late........."

I heard that troops would be sent in April, which made the Minister of Parliament Cui Kuirui feel some comfort in his heart, but when he heard that it was to attack Shengjing instead of directly sending troops to North Korea, it made him a little helpless, so he had to euphemistically say: "Da Chu has an unrivaled sailor and has experience in landing operations, why not land from the south of Korea and expel the Tartars?" ”

The Korean ministers nodded their heads, this is what they think is the best way, if they want to start fighting from the north, it is not known what year and month, and how long the body of the Joseon king can last, this is a question that worries everyone....... What's even more worrying is that the current king of Joseon has no heirs, and if he dies, I'm afraid that the king of Seoul will become the only choice.

Zhao Xiantai shook his head lightly and said: "I have my own Privy Council to call the decision on the deployment of troops, and there is no plan to land in the south of Korea at present. ”

After this sentence, the two sides fell into a wordless silence, and the reinforcements that may arrive in the future have become empty words at the moment, making the Korean monarchs and ministers a little unthinkable.

Jin Yijing's face was a little solemn, and he said in a low voice: "Since the envoy has not brought reinforcements, what good is it to send an envoy now?" "He speaks Chinese very fluently, but it is not obvious that he is a North Korean.

Zhao Xiantai smiled, "I once said to Your Majesty that the Korean monarchs and ministers are loyal and righteous, even after Bingzi, they still worship the Ming Dynasty in the palace, but it is admirable, Your Majesty especially appreciates the character of the Koreans, so this catastrophe came, Your Majesty still believes in the determination of the North Koreans, as for the fact that the envoy came to North Korea, it is to bring confidence to the North Korea." ”

This is said very beautifully, except for the beautiful words throughout, there is nothing useful at all, but this seems to have a pretty good effect on the face-loving Korean monarchs.

Li Yun's eyes were slightly red, and he said loudly: "Jianyi conquered Korea in the south, although North Korea is small, it will never give in, and now it is back in the chaos of Bingzi, just rise up to fight back, and never make peace with the thief." ”

Zhao Jiantai bowed down deeply and said loudly: "The king of Korea really understands the righteousness, which is by no means comparable to others, and my majesty has also said that if there is a king in Korea, it must be the king." ”

Jin Yijing heard this, but he calmed down, what the two sides just said was actually one thing, that is, Ning Chu reiterated that the king of Joseon would only take Li Yun as the right one, as for Li Yu, the younger brother of the king who was called king in Seoul, it was just a chaotic minister and thief, and these words were like this.

It's just that after these words were finished, the two sides fell into a salty and indifferent atmosphere, which was a little embarrassing.

Cho Hyun-tae was unimpressed by this atmosphere, and after saluting the Korean king Riyun again, he chose to return to the makeshift embassy and wait for the imminent change of the situation with peace of mind.