Chapter 85: The Northern Expedition of Korea

"How can this be justified, it is too much to deceive others." The king of Joseon, who had just ascended the throne, the original Fenglin Maharaja, was so angry that he couldn't control himself, and with a wave of his hand, he smashed countless porcelain on the ground, and in the inner room, there were no eunuchs and palace maids, only two or three guards, and an old minister.

These people are his confidants.

"King, be careful, you can't say anything like this." A white-haired old minister said.

"How?" The king of Joseon was furious and said, "I can't even say these words in the palace? ”

"Your Majesty, know that this palace is not a clean place either. Don't forget about the death of the Great Prince. The white-haired old minister said respectfully.

The king of Joseon took a deep breath and felt a basin of cold water rushing down. The body and mind were cold, and I regained my composure.

It's just that the resentment in his heart is difficult to dissolve for a while.

The Joseon king had just ascended the throne, was no more than thirty years old, and had been a proton in the Qing court for ten years with his brother, the eldest prince as the old minister called him.

In the past ten years, he and his eldest brother have been treated differently. One is regarded as the future monarch of Joseon, and the other is just a prince of Joseon in passing.

To tell the truth, North Korea has no power to fight back under the Manchu Qing Dynasty, that is, the future Korean monarch can still have some status, but what status can a mere Korean prince have?

Therefore, the days of the original Fenglin Maharaja in the Qing court can also be imagined.

This different treatment also evolved into a different political attitude between him and his eldest brother.

His eldest brother is close to Qing, and he actually doesn't have an accurate attitude.

After all, a North Korean prince who is unlikely to ascend the throne does not need a political attitude.

It's just that he never expected that the consequences of this incident would be so serious.

After the defeat of Dolgon at Anqing, there was a big change in the attitude of the Qing court, and it began to be gentle with the Han Chinese. And there has been a change in attitude toward North Korea.

Dolgon remembered the old age of the king of Joseon, so he sent the two princes back to Korea, and he was eager to undress the eldest prince, push food and food, and even support the pomp and circumstance for the eldest prince, and the Qing court escorted the envoys of the two princes and made the king of Joseon out of the city to greet him.

Welcoming the son with the father caused a great loss of unity, which caused unanimous dissatisfaction from all over Korea, coupled with the fact that the Qing court invaded Korea twice and sent envoys to extort offerings many times, and now it is no exception. It makes the whole country miserable.

As a result, the eldest prince was "violently killed" in his bedroom. When he died, his face was blue and purple, and his seven orifices were bleeding. At that time, the king of Joseon could only be said to have died violently.

At this moment, when the king of Joseon thought of this matter, there was still a chill in his heart. Even in modern times, he doesn't know who is responsible for this matter.

Whether it was his dead father, or a minister in the court, or a courtier on his side.

Although the death of the eldest prince, he was the biggest beneficiary. After the death of his father, he rightfully ascended the throne as emperor.

It's just that I never thought of this thing. It's not over yet. Dolgon's accountability has arrived.

Dolgon loved the prince so much that he wanted to raise an obedient Korean king. Let Korea honestly be a vassal of the Manchus.

But the death of the eldest prince is so unclear, if a lot of manpower, material and financial resources are contained in the Central Plains, the three attacks on Korea will begin.

So Dolgon's beating arrived.

North Korea had to double its supply to the Qing court, and it was also necessary to select a group of Korean nobles to give to the Qing court, which named a Korean princess.

How can this intensified method keep the Joseon king from being angry.

Of course, now that the Joseon king has been in the Manchu Qing Dynasty for more than ten years, and almost half of the first half of his life has been spent in the Qing court, he knows the strength of the Qing court best. It is precisely because I understand that I know that the Qing court is not easy to deal with.

If possible, he also wants to attach himself to the Qing court, and he can only sit on his throne, even if he is a little embarrassed on the face, he may not be able to endure it.

But the experience of the eldest prince made him understand one thing, anti-Qing actually has folk sentiments.

Speaking of which, during the Wanli period, how many years did the battle to aid the dynasty pass. This kind of kindness may not be a good thing for the king of Joseon, but the Korean people take it seriously. Joseon has always been the most loyal vassal of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the introduction of Chinese culture, North Korea felt that it was a Chinese lineage, and the Qing court was just a Tatar.

The end of the Qing Dynasty. North Korea did not use the Qing court era name, and in the private notes, the Chongzhen era name was used for more than 200 years.

You can see it.

This anti-Qing sentiment is extremely tenacious, and if he ignores it, he will not die in the palace, it will be him.

Therefore, before appeasing the sentiments of the people, it is necessary to keep a distance from the Qing court.

On the other hand, the Qing court also went too far.

To be honest, he didn't have too deep feelings for her twin sisters, after all, he grew up in the Qing court.

However, his father's bones are not cold, and he, who is a brother, is going to send the two most favored sisters of the former king to the hands of the barbarians, and the civil and military generals of the Manchu Dynasty look at him like this.

What other face does he have to be the king of Joseon.

If it was just his two sisters, it would have been easy to do. And what Dolgon wants is a group of Korean nobles, just like the North Koreans sent beauties to Kublai Khan and Zhu Di.

Since she is said to be a noble girl, she has to be selected from the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. Who wants their daughter to be sent to the hands of the Dongyu.

In addition, the Qing court not only did not reduce the supply, but also doubled it, which made North Korea even more unbearable.

North Korea has never been a rich place, and the Korean royal family has never been a rich regime.

Even the Joseon royal family has relied on the following contributions before

live, not tax.

Where is there so much money for the Dongyu, if the expropriation continues, I am afraid that before the Dongyu comes, the people below will rebel.

For a while, the king of Joseon was in a dilemma, and he naturally wanted to kill Dorgon a thousand times in his heart. But knowing that this plan was impossible, he took a deep breath and said to the ministers beside him: "Lord Zhao, what should I do now?" ”

This Lord Zhao smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, Emperor Hu is so pressed, I'm afraid it will be inevitable to fight." Even after defeating, it is better to lose sincerity, and to take what you want. ”

The face of the king of Joseon changed.

Of course, he knew that the gap in national strength between North Korea and Dongyu, not to mention anything else, in the first two attacks on Korea, Dongyu had always used a partial division and never used the main force, but even so, it still defeated North Korea. There is simply no ability to resist.

The Korean people's opposition to Dongyu was so strong that if he surrendered to the Qing court without making any statement, then the forces of opposition to the Qing court below would be directed at him, the king of Joseon who had just ascended the throne.

He has been in Donglu for many years, and it has not been a few years since he returned to China, although he has attracted a group of descendants, but his foundation is still very shallow.

I don't know if this situation can be suppressed or not.

But once he engages with Dongyu, how it ends up is not something he can control.

"Wouldn't this be bitter Lord Zhao?" Said the king of Joseon.

Mr. Zhao said: "The minister is the elder of the three dynasties, and the country is in trouble, so he should bear it, but Your Majesty should not be arrogant." Perhaps there is still room for maneuver between the two countries. ”

This old man Zhao knows very well that after the defeat of North Korea in the future, there will definitely be a scapegoat.

The king of Joseon is not suitable, at least the current king of Joseon does not want to be the scapegoat, so once the war starts. If he wins, it's okay, but once he loses, the lives of his Zhao family will be in vain.

So going to war is only a last resort.

The king of Joseon immediately said, "Lord Zhao, please speak." ”

Old Master Zhao said: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about bringing in reinforcements. ”

The king of Joseon said: "Where are the reinforcements, is it possible to attract the Japanese as helpers?" ”

"No, it's Nanxia." Mr. Zhao said.

The king of Joseon sighed and said: "The emperor of Southern Xia is also a hero, and in the first battle of Anqing, he fought in the city of Beijing, and almost every family brought filial piety. I have been thinking about it for a long time, but Nanxia is thousands of miles away, and the water is far away and the fire is not good, how can this work. ”

Mr. Zhao said: "Otherwise, the Southern Dynasty is good at sailors, and the minister has heard that the Zheng clan fought with the Dutch, and defeated the Dutch to shock the Nanyang, if the Southern Dynasty has a heart, the soldiers can come to our country from Ningbo." ”

Joseon thought about it carefully, then smiled bitterly and said: "If it is only a war between our country and the Eastern Prisoners, the matter will still come to an end, but if it is like the Xia Dynasty, I am afraid I don't know what the end will be." ”