Shandong, on the official road leading from Dezhou to Jinan Mansion, thousands of North Korean soldiers were rushing towards Jinan Mansion under the leadership of the soldiers and horses Yu Hou Shenliu. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Korean army had been on the march since March, when it crossed the Tumen River from the Korean border city of Hoeryeong and entered Qing soil. But ten days ago, they received an order to go to the Qing Dynasty to help suppress the rebels, but now they are asked to go to the Qing Dynasty's Shandong to exterminate the rebels, which makes the Koreans very dissatisfied.

After entering the Qing Dynasty, they have not been able to get supplies from the Qing Dynasty, and the marching route has been changed again and again, so that the North Korean generals have complained about this help to the Qing Dynasty, but they also dare to disobey.

The soldiers and horses Yu Hou Shenliu proposed to Han Juyuan, a Qing Dynasty official who supervised the army, to replenish grain and grass through the general judgment, but Han Juyuan did not refuse, but said that he would wait until he arrived in Jinan to replenish it.

Shen Liu had no choice, and asked the local officials of the Qing Dynasty to provide a group of masters for the Korean army, which was not too much, Han Juyuan agreed, but asked the Koreans to find the masters themselves.

Shen Liu handed over the task of finding the master to Park Zhengtai, and asked him to take a team of soldiers to go around to pull some Qing people to serve as husbands, and then let them go back after arriving in Jinan.

Park Zhengtai is a soldier and a horse of ten thousand households, although this official position is ten thousand households, but it is only equivalent to a thousand households in the Ming Dynasty. Prior to this, Park Jung-tae had been serving as a member of the army in the Seoul government, which was an official position of Jeong-ki-pin.

After the king of Joseon agreed to help the Qing Dynasty defeat the Ming Dynasty, he handed over the transfer of troops to Kim Yonghae, the secretary of the military judgment, and Park Jung-tae was a student of Kim Yonghae. Taking advantage of this relationship, Park Zhengtai was transferred to the Shotgun Hall and went to the Qing Kingdom with Shen Liu to "gild".

Although there is a lot of opposition in North Korea to help the Qing Dynasty defeat the Ming Dynasty, no one thinks that the North Korean army will encounter any danger in China. Because North Korea had sent troops three times before to help the Qing Dynasty deal with the Ming Dynasty, and each time it was a big victory. Although the soldiers were all shotgunners and the number was not large, it gave an impression in North Korea that compared with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which could make Korea annihilate, the army of the former suzerainty of the Ming Dynasty was too unbearable, and it was no longer the heavenly soldiers who beat the Japanese soldiers and saved North Korea.

Therefore, this Korean army, including the soldiers and horses Yu Hou Shenliu, was full of confidence in coming to China to fight, and did not worry about any danger.

Going to Ravzi with Park Jung-tae and the visiting officer Kim Dae-quan, this person is not an official of the Shotgun Hall, nor is he a person from the northern border soldiers, but an official directly sent by Bing Cao, who belongs to the official sent by the king of Joseon.

Jin Daquan's official position is not high, only Zhengliupin, but because he was sent by the king, even the soldiers and horses Yu Hou Shenliu did not dare to slack off on him.

For such a thing as looking for a master, where is there any need for the inspector to go there himself? Jin Daquan was just idle, just follow and take a look.

On the way, Park Zhengtai asked Kim Daequan: "Kim Cha visited, I heard that China used to be very rich, and the people's lives were much better than us North Koreans, but why did we come all the way and see hungry Chinese?" ”

"Now it's the Qing Kingdom, not China, and the former Celestial Empire no longer exists."

Jin Daquan turned back from his horse, although the king had to send troops to help the Qing Dynasty attack the Ming because he was afraid of the Qing Dynasty, but in his opinion, the China occupied by the Qing Dynasty must not be called China, but should be called the Hu State. Even, if it weren't for the insistence of the remnants of the Ming army in the south of the Qing Dynasty, Jin Daquan would have thought that China was completely gone, and North Korea was where China was.

The North Korean country lacked horses, and only Park Jung-tae and Kim Dae-quan had horses to ride in this team, and the rest of the North Korean soldiers were on foot. Because of the lack of iron armor, most of the Korean soldiers wore burqas with the word "step" printed on the front of their bodies, or "water" if they were sailors, and wore a large hat like a hat with two strings tied to their chins.

"It seems that the Qing Dynasty's rule over China was very arrogant."

Park Zhengtai nodded, he and Jin Daquan were not familiar with each other, and the other party was a close confidant of the king, so he didn't dare to say some things to the other party.

A North Korean officer ran over quickly from the front and reported: "Wanhu, there are too few Qing people here, I took people to look for several villages without Qing people, do you want to go back?" ”

"Keep looking, how can there be no one in such a big place." Park Zhengtai waved his hand and asked the North Korean officer to continue to lead people to look for it, thought about it, and then advised: "It's better to get some food from the Qing people." ”

Hearing this, Jin Daquan frowned, but he thought that this was not a big deal, and the officials of the Qing State agreed that they would go to the master by themselves, and it would not be a big deal to get some grain from the people of the Qing State, and it would not affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

After searching for more than half an hour, the Koreans finally found a village inhabited by the Qing people on a hillside. From a distance, there are hundreds of thatched huts built along the slope, and cooking smoke rises.

Park Zhengtai was very happy, and galloped over with his troops.

The sudden arrival of the Korean soldiers surprised and frightened the Qing people in that village, especially the other party was wearing clothes they had never seen before, and many people thought they were bandits.

Park Jung-tae's subordinates had officers who could speak Chinese, and he led his troops into the village to let all the men in the village go with him, and handed over the family's food. Seeing that there were chickens in the village, some North Korean soldiers immediately started to grab them. The people of the Qing Dynasty did not dare to resist, the men trembled and followed the North Korean soldiers, and the women held their children and watched the North Korean soldiers snatch away the only rations in their homes.

Because of the presence of Kim Dae-quan, the visiting officer, Park Zhengtai did not dare to condone his subordinates too much, so there were no North Korean soldiers to take those Qing women captive.

"Jin Cha visit, there are too few men here, only more than thirty, it seems that we have to look elsewhere."

Seeing that there were only more than 30 Qing men in this village, and the food they robbed was not too much, Park Zhengtai didn't want to go back like this.

"I'm just going to come and see, and it's up to Wanhu to decide when to go back."

Kim Dae-quan did not mean to take the lead and order Park Jung-tae. This gesture satisfied Park Zhengtai, and asked his subordinates to divide into several teams and continue to search for Qing settlements everywhere.

Before the sun went down, the Koreans had another harvest, and they kidnapped more than 100 Qing men from neighboring villages and towns, and robbed a lot of grain and livestock. Seeing that it was getting dark, Park Jung-tae ordered to return.

Because they snatched two fat pigs from the Qing people, the North Korean soldiers who came out with Park Zhengtai were very excited, although most of the two fat pigs had to be handed over after they returned, but as a reward, they could also get some lean meat. Although lean meat is not as delicious as fatty meat, it is a rare delicacy for North Korean soldiers who have not eaten meat for a long time.

If Shangguan is in a good mood and is extraordinarily gracious, he may be able to reward a few pieces of big fat meat. At the thought of the mouthful full of fat smell, the saliva of the North Korean soldier holding the pig was about to flow.

The harvest is not small, Park Zhengtai is naturally in a good mood, and Kim Daquan is also happy. The Qing State did not have any food and grass supply for them, so since they crossed the Tumen River, they have been eating the grain brought by the country, even if he is a visiting officer, it is rare to eat meat.

Jin Daquan was thinking, since the Qing officials allowed them to go to the country by themselves, this was a tacit acquiescence that they could loot in the territory of the Qing State. Anyway, the Qing people need their help, and now China is not the Celestial Empire, but the Hu State, as the inheritance of Chinese orthodoxy, North Korea has no reason to be friendly to the people of the Hu State.

When the brigade returned to camp, it was already dark. After Park Zhengtai and their team left, Shen Liu sent two more teams of people, and the three teams had their own harvests, and when they came back, they took the captured Qing men together, and then began to kill pigs and chickens. Soon, the North Korean military camp was bustling with activity, the smell was overflowing, and some North Korean soldiers were so happy that they sang songs of their hometown.

Han Juyuan, a Qing Dynasty official who liaised with the Korean state and supervised the army, received a report from his subordinates that the Koreans had not only robbed many young people in the country, but also robbed a lot of grain and livestock.

Han's subordinates naturally hoped that Han Juyuan would come forward to restrain the Koreans and reprimand them, so as not to cause more and more corruption in the military discipline of the Koreans and cause losses to the people along the way. However, Han Juyuan didn't take it seriously, he came out to look around and went back, and asked his subordinates not to meddle in their affairs, and to accept the food sent by the North Koreans, and not to say anything else.

The attitude of the Overseer must have made his subordinates very angry, but they did not know the plight of the Overseer. The Qing Dynasty now very much needs these Korean troops to help them fight, and Beijing has constantly sent people to urge the Korean soldiers to rush to Jinan as soon as possible, because Huang Wu, the governor of Shandong, reported that Denglai's Yu Qiyi army has more than 100,000 people and is approaching Jinan. If Jinan is lost, the situation in Shandong will be completely eroded.

The imperial court didn't give money, and second, didn't give food, only gave a false name to the prison army, and kept urging himself, the thing was done, it was the due intention, and if it was messed up, it was he Han Juyuan's incompetence. At this moment, what can Han Juyuan do? It's good that he didn't lose the North Koreans, but where would he restrain them.

Besides, what is the difference between North Korea sending troops to help the Qing Dynasty fight and the Mongols entering the customs to help the Qing Dynasty fight the Ming army? The Mongols can rob it, why can't the Koreans rob it? If you don't rob it, you can't leave it to those chaotic people?

Shen Liu was actually worried that the Qing officials would come over and scold him when they found out that his subordinates had robbed a lot of people's grain and livestock, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't see any movement from the Qing officials, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and he also vaguely had some confidence: it seems that the Qing people are now asking for them, and they are more urgent than before.

However, what Shen Liu couldn't have imagined was that the meat in the cauldron had just been boiled, and a team of Qing cavalry appeared.

The Qing cavalry who came was the authentic Manchurian Eight Banner soldiers, who came to Shandong with Belle Tuntai to suppress the rebellious people, and the leader of the team was a staff leader.

As soon as the Eight Banners arrived, they ordered the Koreans to bring them all the boiled meat, and asked the Koreans to lead their horses to wash and feed. The North Koreans moved a little slowly, and the Eight Banners soldiers just scolded and whipped.

Many Koreans were furious, and some soldiers who had never been to the Qing Kingdom were furious, but those officers drooped their heads one by one and did not even dare to let out a fart. Some veterans who had come to the Qing State to "help in the war" even warned the recruits not to offend the Manchurian soldiers, otherwise, don't look at the fact that they only have one or two hundred, but they can make them suffer a great loss.

Park Zhengtai personally came forward to receive the Manchurian counselor, and Jin Daquan, the king's pro-prince, scolded Sao Hu in confidence, but he was extremely flattering with a smile on his face, how dare he say that he is not half.

When Han Juyuan heard that a Manchurian senator was coming, he was also so frightened that he hurriedly ran over.

"North Korea, good."

After the Manchurian counselors were full of food and drink, they asked Park Zhengtai to make room for them to rest. Where did Park Zhengtai dare not agree, and directly vacated his account for Manchurian participation to rest.

It was not until the Manchurians had fallen asleep that Park Zhengtai was relieved and saw that many of his generals were indignant, and he immediately warned them: "Manchurians, one is ten, Manchu is invincible, you must not bring great disaster to the king." ”

When Park Zhengtai reminded his subordinates not to provoke the Manchurian soldiers, in Nanjing, thousands of miles away, Zhou Shi instructed Xu Yingyuan: "Tell Zheng Mingjun that they will be outside, and the king's order will not be affected." Don't come to me for everything, it's their business how to fight and when to fight, it's up to them to decide. I don't ask about the process, just the result. If you come to me about everything, the daylily will be fucking stopped! Before the end of the month, Tianjin Water Camp must be solved! ”

"Okay, I'll go and send a message to the sailor."

Xu Yingyuan was about to leave, Zhou Shixiang thought of something, stopped him again, and said: "Also, Sony said that Ben Shuai was treacherous, which is also a fucking joke." You sent me a letter back to him, and said that when Ben Shuai and Fulin truded war, it was not that they really didn't fight, but that they would take a break, recuperate, and then beat them even harder. Well, the truce is to prepare for the next big war! There is nothing wrong with this sentence. As for the peace treaty, it is just a blank piece of paper, and if you say tear it, you will tear it. If he doesn't accept it, he can tear it up first. ”

Xu Yingyuan was speechless after hearing this, his own highness really dared to say things that others did not dare to say, in all dynasties, I have never seen anyone so brazen as his own highness.

"What are you looking at me for? I'm speaking the truth. Truth is such a thing, you know? Whoever has a hard sword, whoever shoots far, the truth belongs to him... As the old saying goes, truth depends on the range of a cannon ... Alas, forget it, you don't understand any of this, you just write as I say. ”

Zhou Shixiang was a little impatient with Xu Yingyuan's expression, this guy has been with him for a few years, why is he still so unmotivated.

Looking at the mountains of notes and official documents on the table, Zhou Shixiang was really as big as an ox, so he simply threw down his pen and said: "In addition, send a war letter to Beijing, just say that Ben Shuai will go north next month to sleep with Fulin's wife." Remember, it's Fulin's wife, not Bumu Butai, and the old woman Li is blind and worried. A gentleman does not take the favor of others. ”

"This.... Just write like that? Xu Yingyuan's eyes were about to pop out.

"That's it!"

Zhou Shixiang was very sure, and then threw down Xu Yingyuan, who was stunned, he was going to create a man, because Song Xianggong hoped that before the Northern Expedition, the good news that the princess was pregnant could be spread.