In later generations, Li Chenggui is the hero of the Ming Dynasty, with the body of the people in the border land, expanding thousands of miles, and finally in the twilight of the year, dedicated to the Ming Dynasty, by the Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen was named the Marquis of Zhiyuan, hereditary replacement, and his handwritten "Dedication to the Soil" was engraved on a stone tablet next to the main hall of the Buddha Temple, as its eternal witness.

Although some historians in later generations believed that Li Chenggui was coerced, it is strange that his direct descendants firmly denied this, because all official information shows that Li Chenggui had the intention of dedicating the land, but unfortunately he was coerced by his son Li Fangyuan, and did not complete the work, which is also a major reason why he was not named a duke.

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Of course, at this moment, Li Chenggui and Chu Zheng did not realize that they were creating history, the former was writing and dedicating the soil according to the latter's request, and Chu Zheng sent someone to report to Chu Zhi in Gyeongju.

After bidding farewell to his son, Chu Zhi almost didn't sleep all night, and didn't take a nap until it was almost dawn.

After receiving his son's battle report, Chu Zhi was overjoyed and immediately sent someone to order Chu Zheng to stay in Foguo Temple, protect Li Chenggui and his colleagues, and wait for Gyeongju to calm down before returning to Gyeongju.

After that, Chu Zheng led the reinforcements of the army to Daegu, and Cai Haozhan flanked the Korean army on both sides, and the Korean general Han Tuo died in battle, this day was May 17 in the seventh year of Jianwen.

On May 19, Gyeongnak Pass, which had been attacked from both sides, was lost, the guard general Yin Feng committed suicide, and Gyeongju was pacified.

On the same day, Chu Zhi reported the battle situation to the imperial court and Sheng Yong, and Zhuang De, after a short correction, marched in the direction of Shangzhou, intending to attack Li Fangyuan from the south.

On 22 May, Kim Nam-hyun and Zhuang De, who had come to the rescue of Gyeongju, encountered him at Naiholing, and the two armies fought fiercely for half a day, and the Korean army was defeated, and Kim Nam-hyun was only spared.

On 24 May, Sheng Yong received a report from Chu Zhijun, and immediately spread Li Chenggui's "Offering the Soil" to all parts of the country, and at the same time ordered the whole army to launch a general attack, cross the Jinjiang River on the 25th, and recover the remnants of Li Fangyuan.

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After Zhu Yunwen received Chu Zhi's battle report, he was overjoyed, and immediately convened the Military Aircraft Department, Wenyuan Pavilion and relevant officials to hold a pre-imperial meeting.

At the meeting, the line, principles, and policies in the military, political, and cultural fields after the pacification of the DPRK were decided, and then Zhu Yunwen issued an edict ordering the relevant departments to immediately seize the time to implement them and make sure to stabilize the DPRK within this year.

Subsequently, the holy decree reached Zhang Zhen, Yang Rong and Sheng Yong in Korea, demanding that Sheng Yong exterminate Li Fangyuan within a month and capture Li Fangyuan himself; Zhang Zhen was asked to speed up the adjustment of the organizational structure of North Korea, abolish the "Ketian Law", allocate land to the people, and stabilize the situation as soon as possible; Yang Rong was asked to plan the construction of the garrison and occupy land in Korea to reward meritorious officials, while continuing to guide the surrender of the army and the local people......

"Your Majesty, the old general is asking to see you outside!"

"What? What is he here for? ”

Li Fangyuan, who was practicing calligraphy, put down the brush, the maid next to him handed over the towel, Li Fangyuan wiped his hands, and then said to Jin Zongrui: "Let him in!" ”

"Yes!"

After a while, Du Mingju walked in from outside the door, and saw him covered with dust and sweat stains on his face, in Li Fangyuan's stunned gaze, he knelt in front of Li Fangyuan and cried loudly: "Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent!" ”

"What's going on?"

Seeing Du Mingju's demeanor, Li Fangyuan's heart "chuckled", and he had an ominous premonition: "Old General Du, get up and speak, is it the Ming army crossing the river?" ”

"Yes, the Ming army has crossed the river! Woooooo ”

"Oh," Li Fangyuan's heart sank, but he still kept a smile on his face, and said, "What about the battle?" Are our troops suffering heavy losses? ”

"I, our army," Du Mingju knelt on the ground: "Our army has collapsed on all fronts, and there is not one out of ten!" Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent, kill me! Woooooo ”

Looking at Du Mingju, who was kowtowing and bleeding on the ground, Li Fangyuan's hands and feet were weak, and he suddenly sat down on the chair: "How come?" How so? Our army has 70,000 people, but there are still quite a few cavalry! ”

"The Ming army had a terrible weapon that could fly into the sky and then throw bombs from above, and the coastal barriers of our army fled one after another, and the Ming army took the opportunity to cross the Jinjiang River...... The old minister had no choice but to lead the army to retreat, but he didn't expect it to catch up again, the bomb was thrown in the crowd, our army suffered heavy casualties, and the scene was suddenly chaotic...... The old minister had no choice but to gallop back to Shangzhou as soon as possible. Du Mingju briefly described the situation, and then hugged Li Fangyuan's legs: "Your Majesty, run, Jinjiang can't hold it, and Shangzhou can't hold it either!" ”

felt Du Mingju's fear, but Li Fangyuan still didn't understand, how did he lose? Is it difficult for the Ming army to be a heavenly soldier or a heavenly general? Is it really the Celestial Empire?

Just when Li Fangyuan was puzzled, there was a sudden earth-shattering shout outside, and at the same time, Jin Zongrui rushed in, and arched his hand not far from Li Fangyuan: "Your Majesty, something is going on outside, go and take a look!" ”

Seeing Jin Zongrui's pale face, Li Fangyuan was stunned for a moment, and kicked Du Mingju: "Useless things, this king will deal with you later!" ”

As soon as he arrived outside the door, Li Fangyuan immediately stopped, and he found that there was a strange ball floating in the sky above Shangzhou, which was moving from the north of the city to the south of the city, and in the process of moving, it kept sprinkling some white things, and it looked like paper.

Under Li Fangyuan's gaze, these pieces of paper fluttered in the wind and slowly fell into the city, and the strange ball gradually drifted away and gradually became invisible.

"Your Majesty, this is the thing!"

Li Fangyuan glanced back at Du Mingju, and found that the fear on his face still hadn't subsided, and he couldn't help but feel a little disgusted in his heart, and turned to Jin Zongrui and ordered: "That must be the Ming army's letter of persuasion, send sergeants to patrol the city and search, the people will not hide privately, and those who violate it will be beheaded immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

After Jin Zongrui received the order, he turned around and left.

But before he went home with a stick of incense, Jin Zongrui rushed back like a rabbit, holding a piece of paper in his hand, and said breathlessly: "Your Majesty, it's not good!" ”

"What's wrong?"

Li Fangyuan was stunned for a moment, took the piece of paper, glanced at it, and immediately changed his expression, it was the "Sacrifice of Soil" written and distributed by Sheng Yong, and at the end of the article, there was also the news of the pacification of Gyeongju.

Li Fangyuan quickly browsed it, and then trembled, Du Mingju beside him was a little puzzled, and quickly peeked at it, and his expression changed.

But Li Fangyuan quickly reacted, raised the paper in his hand, and said: "Zong Rui, you continue to send people to search, and at the same time declare that these things are all rumors, and the prince is in Gyeongju, so don't believe it!" ”

"Yes!"

Affected by Li Fangyuan's calm expression, Jin Zongrui's mood calmed down a little, and he turned around and went out to carry out the order.

"You come in with Lone!"

"Yes!"

"Sit down," Li Fangyuan pushed "Dedication to the Soil" in front of Du Mingju and said, "Old General Du, do you think this is true?" ”

"This," Du Mingju looked at it carefully, and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive the old minister for being blunt, this is very likely to be true." ”

"Why?"

"The old minister thinks that the Ming army has now gained the upper hand, and our army is exhausted, so it seems that there is no need to say such a lie, and it is still distributed by flying balls."

"Well, what the old general said makes sense!"

Li Fangyuan thought for a while, then sighed and said, "It said that Zhuang had to come from Gyeongju and should collide with Jin Nanxuan, I wonder if Jin Nanxuan can repel the Ming army?" ”

"I don't know about this! It's just," Du Mingju hesitated for a moment and said, "If General Jin wins, it will naturally be good, if he doesn't win, he will be in trouble!" ”

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After a long time, Li Fangyuan said in a low voice: "Old general, if my father really descends, what are your plans?" ”

"Intended?" Du Mingju subconsciously looked around, then quietly breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head: "The old king must be forced, he must cherish the king in his heart, so the old man will swear to protect the king until the last moment of his life!" ”

"Alas," Li Fangyuan was silent for a while, grabbed Du Ming's hand, and said, "The old general is really brave and loyal, so how should this king stop now?" ”

"The old minister has an idea," Du Mingju seemed to have been prepared: "Your Majesty, it is no longer possible to compete with the Ming army, for the sake of today's plan, you can only retreat into the mountains, or simply go to the Wa Kingdom, maybe there is a chance to make a comeback!" ”

"That's right," Li Fangyuan didn't have a surprised expression, he stood up, looked out the window, and was silent.

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"Your Majesty, there will be something to report at the end!"

"Come in!"

The door opened, and it was Jin Zongrui's lieutenant Yongzhen who walked up to Li Fangyuan and whispered a few words.

Li Fangyuan's color changed suddenly: "Really? ”

"Yes, the last general saw it with his own eyes!"

Li Fangyuan gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "You hurry up and bring people over and arrest them together, if you resist, you will be killed!" ”

"Yes!"