Kong Youde listened, frowned and said, "How will the situation in Liaodong develop, and what round will the two of us worry about?" I really have a little bit of thought, think about it, how to get more wine to drink is serious! ”

Hearing this, Geng Zhongming was a little dissatisfied, glared at him, and said in a low voice: "Drink, drink, can't you die?" Now that the food is becoming more and more scarce, the emperor has already decreed that the grain is forbidden to be used to make wine. If anyone dares to disobey, they will definitely be severely punished! ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and then remembered that he was led away from the topic by Kong Youde, so he stared at Kong Youde again and whispered: "Although it is said that the ancestral army was killed by the emperor, how can I feel that it seems that the situation in Liaodong is becoming more and more difficult!" If it goes on like this, do you think the emperor will find a way to solve the dilemma, or will the country gain the upper hand in the future? ”

Hearing him ask this topic again, Kong Youde played with the wine jug in his hand silently for a while, and then replied in a low voice: "The emperor is a rare Ming monarch in the Qing Dynasty, and I have to admit this, at least we have been opponents with him for so many years, and we all know it in our hearts." Although there is indeed a predicament at the moment, I believe that the emperor should have a way. ”

"But...... But North Korea has surrendered to Ming again! Geng Zhongming said a little unconvinced, "And the governor of Baoding personally led the army to cross the sea, and now the sea is the world of the Ming army, which is much better than when Mao Shuai was there." On the Qing side, they can only defend passively, this is not solved, right? ”

Seeing that Kong Youde wanted to speak, he immediately added: "Don't forget, Ying Erdai was defeated under the hands of Governor Lu, and now his life and death are uncertain, but basically there is more luck than luck." There is also that Shang Kexi, if he says he will die, this kind of victory, Mao Shuai has never had it, which shows that this Ming army is definitely not easy to deal with, do you agree with this? ”

When Kong Youde heard this, a mocking sneer appeared on his face, and he threw the wine jug he was playing with on the table again, then looked at Geng Zhongming, and asked in a serious low voice: "Then let me ask you, Emperor Ming, is there a replacement?" ”

"There shouldn't be, it's still Emperor Chongzhen, at least I haven't heard any rumors about changing the emperor." Although Geng Zhongming was a little strange why he suddenly asked this, he still answered honestly.

When Kong Youde heard this, he immediately asked Geng Zhongming: "What about the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, have you and I experienced it?" How did Mao Shuai die? How did Dongjiang Town become a mess? And how was Sun Zhongcheng suppressed by the court? After we went to Denglai, how could we be squeezed out by the Shandong gentry? You won't forget these things, will you? ”

"How can this be forgotten!" When Geng Zhongming heard this, he was a little annoyed, and immediately replied, "These things are impossible to forget in this life!" ”

"So!" When Kong Youde heard this, he suddenly sighed and said, "The emperor has not changed people, even if he makes a holy judgment for a while, it is more wise, such as promoting Sun Zhongcheng, hiring Francophone people, and forming a new army. But what happened next? Looking back after a while, now Sun Zhongcheng is here? Where are you and me? What about the situation in the Qing and Ming Kingdoms? ”

Hearing this, Geng Zhongming understood a little, and replied to Kong Youde, as if he was explaining to himself: "So, even if there is a good decision on the side of the Ming Kingdom now, let the Governor of Baoding regain control of the water division and rebuild Dongjiang Town." On the side of Mingguo, it seems that the situation is very good! However, after a period of time, the party dispute changed direction, and if Governor Lu didn't have to do it, they didn't need to do it, they themselves started fighting, and in the end, this new Dongjiang Town would be like a flash in the pan? ”

"That's what it means!" Kong Youde listened, nodded, sighed and said, "Ming Kingdom, it's already rotten, how many years has the current emperor been on the throne, and the situation has not completely improved, but it has deteriorated. Whether the current emperor has the ability or not, he should have seen it clearly a long time ago. This person at the root is not good, all of this, you look at it well, in the end it is a flash in the pan, not as good as the Qing Dynasty! ”

It stands to reason that he should be happy with this conclusion. But whether it was from his tone or his demeanor, he didn't feel happy at all.

Geng Zhongming also nodded at Kong Youde's conclusion, and then fell silent and did not speak again.

After a long while, Geng Zhongming suddenly looked up at Kong Youde again, and asked in a low voice: "Now that the Qing Dynasty has sent troops to Zhenjiang Fort and sent troops across the Yalu River from time to time, what do you think Governor Lu will do?" ”

Hearing this, Kong Youde thought for a while and said: "There should be no choice, you must send troops to help North Korea, otherwise, if you rely on North Korea alone, you will not be the opponent of the Qing Dynasty at all." ”

"When do you think this battle will be fought?" Geng Zhongming continued to ask, "I want to see how powerful this Governor Lu is?" With his Dongjiang army, can he prevent the Qing Dynasty from attacking Korea? ”

Hearing this, Kong Youde shook his head and said, "It's not very useful if it's powerful or not." As far as the Dongjiang Army is concerned, it can only harass along the coast. If you really want to fight with the Qing army, you have no chance of winning. Besides, this is the main attack of the Qing Dynasty, and the initiative is in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, and it is really determined to teach North Korea a lesson, and it is impossible to stop it with the Dongjiang Army. The Korean monarch is not wise, wait to bear the emperor's wrath! ”

Geng Zhongming listened, thought about it, and felt that it made sense, so he pouted and sneered: "North Koreans are all brains lacking strings, waiting to be beaten by the Qing Dynasty again to bully!" ”

After finishing speaking, he put this matter behind him, his face returned to heaviness, and said to Kong Youde: "The New Year is coming soon, I still feel that I haven't worshiped for several years, no matter what, I have to worship this year!" ”

Kong Youde listened, was silent for a while, and laughed self-deprecatingly: "What do you say?" Will you forgive us? Will it bless us? ”

When Geng Zhongming heard this, he was also silent for a while, and then shook his head and said, "Then don't say anything, it's always okay to burn some paper money!" ”

"In the blink of an eye, it's the New Year again, time flies so fast!" When Kong Youde heard this, he also sighed.

is also Liaodong, the mood of the upcoming New Year, at least on the side of the Dongjiang Army, and the mood of Kong Youde and others is completely different. Lushun and all the islands occupied by the Ming army began to hang red lanterns.

The officers and men of the Ming army are all happily talking about the year that is about to pass and looking forward to the future year.

From time to time, the army can still hear Qin's singing, which attracts bursts of applause from time to time. Of course, it is inevitable that the shouts of the Fujian dialect, and the voices of the north and south are mixed together, which is even more celebratory.

But at the Phi Island pier, as soon as a ship docked, a gray-haired North Korean official jumped off the boat, a little out of line with his age. At this point, the military general who came out behind him couldn't help but show a trace of admiration.

But for these, the North Korean official did not care, he just looked up at the slightly simple New Year's decoration on the Phi Island, he did not want to appreciate it, so under the guidance of the general of the Ming army, he hurried to the governor of Baoding with the military general behind him.

"Please also help inform the Governor-General, just say that Kim Sang-heon, the right-hand council of North Korea, is in accordance with the will of the country, and there are 100,000 urgent matters, and he has come to meet the Governor-General!" The white-bearded official did not dare to slack off on the Ming army colonel at the gate of the yamen, and bowed down to explain the situation.

When the little colonel heard this, he did not dare to hold it up, but avoided the side, and then replied, "The Governor is not in Xingyuan, and should be on the side of the barracks at this time." Do you want to go into the palace to rest and wait, or do you go directly to the barracks to meet the Governor? ”

When Kim Sang-hun heard this, he hurriedly said that he wanted to go to the barracks, because he really had something urgent and didn't want to wait.

However, when he saw Lu Xiangsheng in the barracks, he was stunned, and for a while, he even forgot that he was in a hurry.

It turned out that when he came over, he happened to have dinner in the military camp, and he bumped into Lu Xiangsheng, the dignified governor of the Ming Dynasty, who was sitting with ordinary soldiers and eating the same thing. This kind of thing is too unseemly, isn't it?

North Koreans have not learned anything else, and they take the difference between the status of officials and civilians very seriously.

In fact, the population of North Korea is quite large, at least far more than that of the Manchus. However, the combat power of North Korea is called a low, not to mention the Manchu Qing, it turns out that the Dongjiang army, which is like a flower child, can bully and bully them. It can even be said that with the combat strength of the North Korean army, any surrounding forces can bully them!

The reason for this is because of the national policy of North Korea. From the king of North Korea to the ordinary officials of North Korea, they did not look at ordinary people at all, and there was no people-oriented approach. The people of North Korea have a very hard time, and in such a situation, who would think of fighting with their hearts?

Seeing that it was Jin Shangxian coming, Lu Xiangsheng smiled and waved his hand: "Happy New Year, have you eaten?" ”

Hearing this greeting, Jin Shangxian came back to his senses, and subconsciously shook his hand and said, "No, no, no, no, it's that the lower officials are not hungry." Your Excellency, please send troops to save North Korea, right? ”

Speaking of later, he wanted to kneel down immediately to show his solemnity, but when he saw that ordinary Ming soldiers were watching, he hesitated again, and for a while, he couldn't kneel down.

Lu Xiangsheng saw something, took a few quick bites, finished eating, and then stood up and said, "Let's go, go to the yamen to talk!" ”

Seeing him like this, those ordinary Ming soldiers immediately stopped their chopsticks, and although they didn't make any further movements, they all watched the governor leave.

This scene was seen by the military general behind Jin Shangxian, his face was obviously a little shocked, and when he turned around and followed out of the barracks, he turned back several times to look at those ordinary soldiers.

When he arrived at the Yamen, Lu Xiangsheng sat down and said to Jin Shangxian: "The official knows the movements of Jianyu. As far as the news of the current night is not returned, Jian Yu should not immediately send troops. ”

Speaking of this, he saw that Kim Sang-hun seemed to want to say something, so he added: "Don't worry, if Jianyu really wants to attack North Korea on a large scale, this official will definitely not sit idly by, and will definitely send troops to contain Jianyu." As long as the war drags on for a long time, the food and grass materials of the Jianjiao will be tight, and they will naturally retreat. Moreover, it is absolutely impossible to send troops to North Korea like this, and it is absolutely impossible to carry out continuously, and Jianyu does not have the confidence to do so. ”

After hearing Lu Xiangsheng's analysis, Jin Shangxian finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a loud voice: "So good, so good......"

"When you go back, be sure to do the following." When Lu Xiangsheng talked about business, he was not ambiguous at all, and immediately ordered, "Near Liaodong, we must make sure that the walls are clear, so that the Jianyu cannot be robbed." Second, the cities should be prepared for war and remain vigilant, on our side, it is advantageous to fight for a long time, and to build a captive, it is necessary to make a quick decision. This is very important. As long as North Korea can hold on, Jianyu will be defeated! ”

"Wait until next year, this official will transfer some more troops from Denglai, and at that time, there will be more troops on the Liaodong side. The situation on the North Korean side can also be better next year. After Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, he smiled and said, "How about it, can you rest assured?" ”

Jin Shangxian was already overjoyed to hear this, and quickly nodded, indicating that he would do so, and then politely rejected Lu Xiangsheng's proposal to celebrate the New Year together and left in a hurry.

On the dock, when the ship left the dock, the military general suddenly said with a little emotion: "My lord, the dignified governor, they all love soldiers like children, perhaps, this is the real way to lead soldiers, right?" ”

"Huh?" When Jin Shangxian heard this, he immediately said with a little dissatisfaction, "The Ming Dynasty is the upper country of the Celestial Empire, which is different from my Korean national conditions. If you are a toddler in Handan, those untouchables will no longer be afraid of you in the future, how will they lead the army in the future? ”

"But...... However, when the last general saw that those Ming soldiers seemed to respect the governor very much, he felt ...... It feels as if they can die for the Governor at any time! This general, that is, Lin Qingye, is still a little difficult to forget the eyes of those Ming soldiers looking at Lu Xiangsheng.

When Jin Shangxian heard this, he was a little annoyed and said: "Just because he is the governor and his identity is here, he will be like this, don't you understand?" ”

"The Admiral understands!" When Lin Qingye heard this, he didn't dare to fight with Jin Shangxian, so he had to give in.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng didn't know that his own approach made the Korean civil and military officials dispute, at this time, he was looking at the direction of the Beijing Division, thinking in his heart, good news and prisoners, according to the speed, should arrive in the Beijing Division in the next few days, just to catch up before the year, I hope the emperor will be more satisfied! Wait until next year, and beat him a few more victories!

Lu Xiangsheng is confident in this. North Korea re-surrendered to Ming, once again isolated Jianguo, and next year it will choose a landing site and begin to take the initiative to attack the sphere of influence of Jianguo in Liaodong.

He was not mistaken, just two days before the Chinese New Year, Lu Xiangsheng's good news arrived in Beijing, and the good news arrived, as well as ten prisoners such as Ying Erdai, and the remaining prisoners were seasick and fainted alive on the way to Tianjin. Of course, this has something to do with the fact that they are tied up and imprisoned in the bilge.

There are ten Jianyu, especially Zhengbai Qigushan Ezhen Ying Ordai is not dead, and this is enough.

Emperor Chongzhen thought so, so he decided to meet these ten captives in the Wuying Palace.