April 6, 1637, March 1, 10th year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Yue led the army back to Hanyang, also known as Seoul, the Korean lord Li Liang, Concubine Xian, with hundreds of civil and military officials and tens of thousands of people outside Hanyang City to greet with a big salute, and also fired cannons to show welcome.

Lee returned to Seoul from the cramped South Hansan Fortress.

This etiquette is not simple, it was specially used to welcome the emperor in ancient times. Now Li Liang doesn't know what crazy he is, so he actually moved out this set of gifts.

It stands to reason that as long as a person is a little sensible, he will not accept such a grand gift. However, Wang Yue didn't understand or care, at least he felt Li Liang's enthusiasm.

In fact, Li Liang also saw that Wang Yue was the one who had the final say in this aid to the Korean army. Didn't you see that every time Wang Yue spoke, Chen Xinjia and the others followed?

After a lot of cumbersome etiquette, Li Liang welcomed Wang Yue and others into the Hanyang Palace in Hanyang City, although it experienced a war, but this Hanyang Palace was well preserved and did not suffer any damage.

The place where Wang Yue was received was in the Welcome Hall, which was the place where the royal palace specially greeted distinguished guests. Wang Yue looked at it, the scale of the Korean royal palace is not large, and the buildings are not grand, perhaps not even the area of the British government.

Feng Yuanshan, who was walking behind Wang Yue, said to Li Zixuan: "Zixuan, you said that the palaces of these Koreans are really not very good." I thought I would come to the palace to see the world, but this is the scene! ”

Li Zixuan smiled and said: "After all, it's a small country, you can't compare the Forbidden City with others, isn't that bullying?" Joseon is a foreigner, and it would be nice to be able to build the royal palace in this way. ”

Feng Yuanshan suddenly realized and said: "Also, how can the small country of Fanbang be comparable to our Heavenly Empire." ”

Wang Yue heard their conversation in front of him, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile, all North Korean officials know Chinese, and they are not afraid of people hearing it.

However, the officers of the Tiance Army are all arrogant from fighting, and they really don't take the North Korean officials seriously.

From their conversation, Wang Yue also had a more intuitive understanding of the mentality of the people of Daming at this time.

In Wang Yue's view, the mentality of the Ming Dynasty at this time was quite similar to that of the Yankees of later generations.

Although natural disasters continue, when it comes to the outside world, it is still confident. The influence of thousands of years of Confucian culture has certainly led to the emergence of many corrupt Confucianism and rigid thinking readers, but it has also created the mentality of the common people in the Heavenly Empire. So that the people of the Ming Dynasty have a sufficient confidence in the face of outsiders.

"Our culture is the best, our goods are good, and our social structure is the best." This is the mentality of the Ming Dynasty to the nobles and nobles to the peddlers and pawns at this time.

Thinking of this, Wang Yue couldn't help but think of the foreign moon in later generations that was rounder than China, the foreign adults were always proud, the girls were proud of sleeping with foreigners, and the elites were scrambling to go abroad after a comparison, what was the reason for all this?

This time, Li Liang held a banquet in the palace to entertain Wang Yue and the officers of the Tiance Army to celebrate the Qing army's expulsion from Korea, and the dishes at the banquet were no longer as shabby as those of the mountain fortress of Namhan.

Delicacies from the mountains and seas, fine wine and delicacies. Li Liang's interest today was very high, he smiled and raised his glass to Wang Yue and said: "This time, thanks to the great help of Lord Wang and other officials of the Celestial Empire, he drove Yidi's army out of North Korea in one fell swoop and saved North Korea from fire and water. If it weren't for the generosity of the mother country, our North Korea would have fallen! Come, I salute the king and all the lords! ”

Wang Yue raised his glass and took a sip, this kind of low-alcohol rice wine is difficult to drink. He smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Your Highness is too polite, as the mother country, Da Ming is the mother country, and protecting the security of the vassal country is what we should do." ”

Li Cao Shu sentenced Jin Riguang to stand up at this time and said: "I heard that the lord of the country and the virtuous concubine have married the lord of Xuezhu to Lord Wang, I wonder if Lord Wang has set a marriage date?" ”

It seems that Li Liang has already announced this to the ministers, but Wang Yue heard something wrong from Jin Riguang's words. His marriage with the royal family, why is he in a hurry as a minister? Do you need to urge your buddies to get married as soon as possible?

It seems that they are afraid that they will not leave in North Korea, and these people should be talking about crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.

Wang Yue gently put down his wine glass, and said to Jin Riguang, the military salute judge: "Your Excellency, rest assured, the Qing soldiers have been expelled from North Korea, and this official will naturally lead his troops back to China soon, and he will not be delayed in North Korea for too long." ”

"Oh, why are you in such a hurry to go back, why don't you stay in Korea for a few more days, so that my Korean subjects can fulfill the friendship of landlords." Jin Shiyan pretended to be surprised. Although he wanted to let the Ming officers and soldiers in the city go as fast as possible, he definitely wanted to save it.

"There is no need to stay, this official is busy with official business at home, how can he stay in North Korea for a long time." Wang Yue's face at this time had an impatient look.

He waved his hand and said, "But I want to remind the lord of the country and all the lords to prepare for war as soon as possible." Once our army retreats, it is very likely that the Qing army will make a comeback when it knows about it. This time, the Qing army only injured their tendons, not their bones. Their losses were so great that if they invaded Korea again, they would inevitably launch a frenzied retaliation, and by then the losses of North Korea would be several times greater than this invasion. ”

Wang Yue's words are alarmist, but they are not impossible, especially since North Korea now has only more than 10,000 troops available. If the Qing army makes a comeback, it can really drive straight into Seoul.

"Jingle Bells ......"

The wine glass in Jin Riguang's hand suddenly fell to the ground, and a crisp sound sounded.

"W-How is this good?" Jin Riguang cried out in a lost voice. His voice was so loud that those around him heard his exclamation.

The current North Korea was beaten by the Qing army, and it was extremely empty. I thought that the sooner the king left, the more they could close the door and dominate the king, and be happy. But what if Wang Yue is gone and the Qing army is coming again?

At the thought of this consequence, almost all the North Koreans present exclaimed, and the faces of many turned pale in an instant.

Wang Yue looked at their faces in his eyes, and secretly rejoiced in his heart: Let you drive me away, now you know that you are afraid, right?

After Li Liang originally drank a few glasses of wine, his reddish face instantly turned blue, and he said tremblingly: "If Yidi comes again, how can I resist North Korea?" ”

Don't think about the whole armament war, the newly recruited army has no combat effectiveness, not to mention that the North Korean soldiers' armor, equipment, food and salaries are all problems, this time the North Korea has been beaten to the bottom, and it is almost impossible to open the pot.

They know that no matter how much North Korea tosses, it is no match for the Qing army!