The Celestial Empire is coming!

The news spread in northern Korea around the Mid-Autumn Festival in the 14th year of Chongzhen, and after entering the Pyongan Road in northern Korea, it did not continue to march south.

However, although the brigade did not continue to march south, the Ming army's scouts and cavalry attacked in all directions, and the cavalry, as the vanguard, even crossed the Datong River at one point, and they were conducting reconnaissance to determine the obstacles on the way to the south.

As in the past, when going south to investigate the Jiannu Void, they would always encounter the Korean people who were competing to reward the heavenly soldiers, and Yang Zhen and them were naturally more and more moved, and even the commanders were moved by them, and repeatedly said to the officers and soldiers that they could not forcibly rob the Korean people of things, in a word-they had to give silver for dinner.

Well, the North Koreans don't use silver, they use copper coins, yes, the big guys have to bring copper coins when they go out, but even when they eat at the North Koreans, they throw a few copper coins casually. In exchange, it was naturally a burst of gratitude, and for a time, the reputation of the teacher of benevolence and righteousness and the reputation of the mighty teacher spread throughout most of North Korea.

On this day, in a burst of gratitude, Yang Zhen and his team had just left a North Korean market when they met a group of North Koreans on the road, led by a North Korean civil official.

When the civil servant saw them, he immediately came over with joy on his face, and said:

"Xia Guan has seen all the Heavenly Soldiers, and the Heavenly Soldiers have worked hard!"

Although he was born in a general, Yang Zhen is just a sentry commander, although he knows that North Korea is a vassal state, but he is so flattered by the civilian officials, he is still flattered and said:

"It's not hard, it's not hard, you're polite."

"You heavenly soldiers have traveled thousands of miles to save North Korea, the Celestial Empire is so gracious, and it has saved North Korea from fire and water twice, let me wait how to repay it!."

The civil official said with some excitement:

"In order to save North Korea, all the heavenly soldiers did not hesitate to abandon their families and children to go on the expedition, and please take care of your health."

For such an exhortation, Yang Zhen and the others naturally nodded again and again. These days, they have become accustomed to all kinds of compliments from North Koreans, and of course they are also used to such shouts and greetings.

Yang Zhen couldn't help but ask:

"I don't know Mr. Daming?"

The civil official smiled:

"Xiaguan Lin Qingye, when he learned that the soldiers of the Celestial Empire came to aid Korea, he specially brought grain and grass to reward the heavenly soldiers."

Lin Qingye?

For this name, Yang Zhen naturally didn't know, if Mao Chengzhi was here, he would definitely scold - old dog!

When the Manchus attacked Phi Dao, they asked North Korea to send troops to assist in their attack. North Korea sent a naval army to support, that is, with Lin Qingye as the marshal. In that battle, the Qing army was victorious, and the Ming army suffered heavy casualties. In this regard, the fall of Phi Dao is indeed the responsibility of the Koreans and his Lin Qingye.

Historically, in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, during the Battle of Songjin, Lin Qingye once again supported the Manchus as the marshal of the Korean support army. But this time, he sent a monk to the Ming army again to reveal the Manchu plans. During this battle, the Korean army did not really clash with the Ming army, and later one of Lin Qingye's subordinate generals surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, revealing his relationship with the Ming army. The Manchus immediately sent an envoy to Korea to force the North to hand over Lin Qingye and escort him to Shenyang. He escaped at Huanghaidao, entered a Buddhist temple and became a monk, and fled to the Ming Dynasty the following year.

When Li Zicheng had just captured Beijing, Chongzhen committed suicide and martyrdom, and Wu Sangui led the Qing army into the customs. Lin Qingye fought side by side with the Ming general Ma Tenggao. Although he was later defeated and captured, he served the Ming Dynasty as a Korean, and he was also a loyal minister.

After he learned that the Celestial Empire army had crossed the Yalu River, he immediately came to reward the Heavenly Soldiers with thousands of stone military rations, but he never thought that he would meet Yang Zhen and them here.

Knowing that these heavenly soldiers were on a mission, Lin Qingye naturally cared about it again and advised, and then led the soldier Ding Lifu to leave and rush to Yizhou.

Looking at the backs of them leaving, Lin Qingye and his subordinates fell silent in an instant, and there was always a sigh in their hearts.

"North Koreans are really righteous people everywhere!"

"That's right, yesterday when we were waiting for the night, the North Koreans actually let the maid come to serve us, not to mention the food, but to send the maid to treat us, such a place full of righteous people, it is really a good place."

"That's right, what a good people!"

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In the whole Ping'an Road, there are spontaneous sacrifices of Korean officials and people, including officials, landlords, and scholars, even ordinary people, when they meet the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, even if they can't take anything to reward the army, they will kneel on the ground and kowtow respectfully to express their gratitude.

After only three or five days' effort, the whole army was already fully aware of the "loyalty" of the Koreans. So much so that when the whole army talked about the Koreans, they all gave a thumbs up, and by the way, they praised the "loyal and righteous state", and this kind of praise made the Koreans feel more honored, and even more grateful to the soldiers of the Celestial Empire.

Of course, all this was absolutely unexpected by Zhu Guoqiang, after all, he originally thought that he would only get the support of the Korean scholars, but no one expected that now with the "help" of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Koreans actually respected the heavenly soldiers of the Celestial Empire to such a degree, it is no wonder that while killing people and robbing women, they do not beat or scold, and even give money for buying things.

On the fifth day after crossing the river, Lin Qingye, who led hundreds of Korean soldiers and thousands of Korean soldiers, finally came to the Heavenly Soldiers Camp, and after identifying himself, he was naturally summoned.

As soon as he saw General Pingyu and De Shizi, he immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty, pleading for the fact that he had been forced to lead troops to attack the Heavenly Empire and Heavenly Soldiers under the order of the king, for such an old crime, Zhu Guoqiang naturally chose to forgive, after all, a "Chinese fundamentalist" like Lin Qingye is indeed what he needs. Moreover, in history, he is indeed loyal to the Daming, and now is the time to employ people, in the process of annexing North Korea, it is inseparable from "spiritual Chinese" like him, in fact, they are not just spiritual Chinese, they not only identify themselves as Chinese in their hearts, but also in action.

At least for the Chinese, the spiritual Chinese who have lost their way and know how to return are indeed what the Ming needs.

For the forgiveness of the prince, Lin Qingye was naturally grateful, and the next inquiry about the prince was naturally all-in-one, and he even took the initiative to say.

“…… Although the king surrendered on the same day and was forced to be helpless, but as a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, he should "sacrifice his life for righteousness", and he could be captured for a private surrender of the Qing Dynasty, at present, in North Korea, many officials believe that the king should abdicate, and some people even advocate "abolishing the faint and establishing the Ming" ......"

When he said this, Lin Qingye looked at the prince in front of him, and his tone seemed a little hesitant. Zhu Guoqiang, who had already done his homework to the Korean ministers before, naturally knew that Lin Qingye had participated in the "coup" d'état of deposing the king of Joseon and returning to the Ming Dynasty in history, and he immediately said that he knew about it.

"Although King Li is forced to be helpless, it is difficult to resist the crime of betraying China and abandoning Ming, North Korea has been my Ming vassal for three hundred years, and has been loyal for generations, so a loyal and righteous state, how can such a treacherous person be the king? Scrap it! ”

The last three words came into his ears, Lin Qingye's heart was shocked, and he looked at the prince and immediately waved his hands.

"The subordinate understands."

Then he probed again.

"Lord Shizi, I heard that the prince and the prince were rescued by the general in Shenyang last year, I don't know if the prince and the prince are currently in the camp?"

The reason why Lin Qingye came over was to contact the Ming Dynasty and ask them if they supported the "abolished king", and the other purpose was to inquire about the whereabouts of the prince and the monarch, after all, Huang Taiji used this as an excuse to enter North Korea.

"The prince of Zhaoxian is still in Liaodong, but the prince of Fenglin is in the camp, you can go to see him in a while."

Dealing with smart people is very simple, and it is very easy, there is no need to say it at all, Lin Qingye also knows what the prince means, and the Ming Dynasty supports the king of Fenglin, as for the prince...... Just stay in North Korea.

As for the king, no one cared about him at all.

Of course, the reason why Zhu Guoqiang personally led troops to the DPRK was not to practice "internationalism" in selfless dedication, and for him who believes in the supremacy of interests, it is absolutely impossible to have no interests.