As the saying goes, if you want to sleep, someone hands you a pillow, and the arrival of the Portuguese really made Zhu Youlang happy.

There was no doubt about cooperating with the Portuguese, which would greatly improve the Ming Dynasty's firearms manufacturing skills.

There was no contradiction in trading with the Spaniards.

Although it is said that they are stepping on two boats, Daming and Zhu Youlang have this strength.

The only thing that worried Zhu Youlang was whether Shang Kexi would do anything after learning that the Portuguese in the trenches had taken the initiative to send a messenger to Nanjing.

Although Shang Zhixin is in the hands of Zhu Youlang, Shang Kexi does not dare to openly turn his face against Daming, but he can punish the Portuguese.

These Portuguese are in his territory, and they are not at will.

However, these are not things that Zhu Youlang can deal with if he thinks about it, he can only say that one step at a time.

At that time, the next news made Zhu Youlang a little shocked, the Qing army in Huai'an and Xuzhou took the initiative to withdraw to Shandong, and the Ming army recovered the two places without spending a single soldier after confirming that there was no fraud.

At first, Zhu Youlang was puzzled, and the Qing army would not be like this, right?

But later, a secret performance from Jinyiwei made Zhu Youlang suddenly realize.

It turned out that the Shandong uprising broke out again, and the general Ji Xiha, who was guarding Shandong, suffered a stroke and died.

The Qing court was worried that Shandong would lose, so it transferred troops from Xuzhou and Huai'an to Shandong to suppress it.

This can be said to be the loss of the car to protect the handsome, although Huai'an and Xuzhou are important, but compared with Shandong, it is not worth mentioning.

Moreover, these two places have almost been surrounded by the Ming army, and it is only a matter of time before they are lost.

Rather than waiting for the Ming army to come and then run, it is better to evacuate early and make every effort to ensure the control of Shandong.

For the Ming army, of course, this could not be better.

Although the Qing troops in Huai'an and Xuzhou are unlikely to pose a threat to Nanjing.

But after all, it is the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep soundly?

After solving this enclave, the stone hanging in Zhu Youlang's heart could finally sink.

There is a way to be a good thing in pairs, just after the Ming army recovered Huai'an and Xuzhou, the envoy from the Korean side by sea arrived in Nanjing!

The current ruler of Joseon is Hyojong's son, Hyeonjong Yi, who has just succeeded to the throne.

Li Di succeeded to the throne in the thirteenth year of Yongli, that is, in the sixteenth year of Shunzhi.

Interestingly, although North Korea uses Qing Dynasty commemoration on official documents, it has always secretly used Ming Dynasty commemoration.

But the Ming Dynasty era name they used has always been Chongzhen, not Yongli.

This somewhat embarrassed Zhu Youlang.

However, he believed that Li Di sent envoys thousands of miles to Nanjing in order to befriend the Ming Dynasty.

After this incident, North Korea changed to the name of the Yongli era, which is a matter of course.

Zhu Youlang received the Korean envoys at the Qianqing Palace as usual.

The name of this Korean envoy is Song Shilie, and he is a close minister of Li Di.

The journey from North Korea to Nanjing by sea is too far.

So much so that Song Shilie cried excitedly when he saw Nanjing City.

This move was also secretly recorded by Jinyiwei and reported to Zhu Youlang.

Zhu Youlang said in his heart, and it is not difficult to see from this move that this Song Shilie is also a lover.

In fact, objectively speaking, North Korea's sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty is indeed very strong.

Even during the period of brutal suppression by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the era name of Chongzhen was retained.

Although Korea was very poor, if it could contain the Manchus, it would also be a great benefit to the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty.

What shocked Zhu Youlang was that this Song Shilie not only could speak Chinese, but also spoke Chinese quite well.

As soon as he came up, Song Shilie first expressed his admiration for the great son of heaven on behalf of Li Yan, and then ordered someone to present a gift.

As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the king of Joseon was actually just a prince of the county.

In front of the Son of Heaven, this is really nothing.

However, with such a humble attitude, Zhu Youlang is not good at putting on a show.

He cleared his throat and ordered the gift to be accepted, and then gave it to the envoy in return.

Once the procedure is complete, the next stage is the most important stage.

As the new monarch of North Korea who has just ascended the throne, Li Di is very confused about the road ahead.

But after learning that the Ming army had taken Nanjing, and even the whole of Jiangnan, he immediately decided to send people to Nanjing to express his intentions to the Ming Emperor and swear allegiance.

This dependence between North Korea and the Ming Dynasty is really like a son and Lao Tzu, and it is impossible to separate at all.

Even if they are temporarily separated, it is still a state of broken threads.

In his personal letter, Li Li said that his attachment to the Manchu Qing was only a temporary hypocrisy, and that North Korea was the most loyal eagle dog of the Ming Dynasty in any case.

Although there is some exaggeration in saying this, Zhu Youlang still believes it in general.

Otherwise, North Korea would not have used Chongzhen's era name for hundreds of years.

From this point of view, it can also be seen that his heart is towards the Ming Dynasty.

Although the current Ming Dynasty is not the Ming Dynasty in its heyday, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and its image is still tall and majestic in the minds of vassal states such as Korea.

Zhu Youlang couldn't help but have mixed tastes in his heart.

If it is the Ming Dynasty in the Yongle period, what kind of scene is it for all nations to come to the dynasty?

Zhu Youlang couldn't help but yearn for it.

In order to experience this feeling, he also had to bring Da Ming back to his rightful place.

When the lion snoozes off, it is also a lion, and once he wakes up, the lion's cry will definitely shock everyone.

"Dear Son, the king of my family said that as long as the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty, the North Korean side will definitely cooperate with the attack on Liaodong."

Song Shilie repeatedly showed his loyalty, and almost took out his heart to show Zhu Youlang.

Zhu Youlang nodded with satisfaction, and said in a harmonious voice: "Very good, I am very satisfied that North Korea can have such an attitude." It's just that the stakes are high, and we must not act rashly. ”

He paused for a moment, and then continued: "On the surface, North Korea has to be more deferential to the eastern captives, and must not startle the snake. ”

"The vassal has written it down, and he must tell the king of my family."

Song Shilie said respectfully.

"It won't be long before I rebuild Dongjiang Town, and then North Korea can cooperate with Dongjiang Town to attack Liaodong and cut off the back road of Dongjiao."

Zhu Youlang's initial plan was to attack from two directions and advance at the same time.

Of course, the Northern Expeditionary Army was the main force, but the forces of Donggang Town and North Korea also had to be used.

Now the Manchu Qing had very few troops in Liaodong outside the Guan, and although Korea was weak, it still had the strength to fight.

In addition, Zhu Youlang will send part of the Ming army to Dongjiang Town in the future, and he will be taken by surprise.

As long as Liaodong is taken and the retreat of the Qing army is cut off, everything will be easy.

Otherwise, if the tiger is released and returns to the mountain, it will return to the state of the Apocalypse Chongzhen period.

Liaodong is a bitter cold place, not to mention the Ming Dynasty, the Sui and Tang dynasties in history have not won a big victory in Liaodong several times, and the victory is neat.

Either a crushing victory or a rout.

It has something to do with the weather, of course.

Once it survives until winter, it will be difficult to fight, and the troops can only be withdrawn.

Zhu Youlang doesn't want to fight this kind of war of attrition, so closing the door and fighting the dog is the most suitable way.

And this requires the full cooperation of Lee's North Korean side.

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