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At the beginning of June of the 29th year of the Great Qing Dynasty, North Korea, Seoul.

The streets of Seoul are much more depressed than before the invasion of the Northern Qing Dynasty, but compared to Shengjing, they still look bustling. The people of North Korea are dressed in white, which is for their King Heonjong Dai Hyo. This 20-year-old head of North Korea died of illness in Changdeokgung Palace eight days ago.

When the news came out, the whole country of North Korea mourned, and the people of Seoul gathered in front of Changdeokgung Palace to kneel and cry bitterly, and the cry reached Gyeongbokgung Palace, where Yixin lived. It was precisely because of the loyalty of the Korean subjects that Yi Xin vetoed the proposal of the ministers to let Korea attach the Qing Dynasty, appointed the 29-year-old Xingxuanjun Li Yu as the new king of Korea, and set a time for the division to return to Shengjing - there was already a warning signal from Manchuria that Zhu Ming had gathered troops and ships on the Changshan Islands, and there were signs of an invasion of Liaodong! However, the news of the police and the Qing army's reserve division in Liaodong was tightly sealed, and the people on the streets of Seoul knew nothing. People of insight in the DPRK are still deeply worried about the future and destiny of their country.

These days, the streets of Seoul are often accompanied by horse caravans, and the knights on horseback have long braided arrow sleeves and are proud of their toes. The bell of the horse's hooves rang, and the people stumbled away. Everyone knows that this is the horse team of the Eight Banners of North Korea, which travels to and from all parts of North Korea to deliver news, but it is even more unreasonable than the Eight Banners of Manchuria!

"Lord Wang, news from Wuzhen County!"

Inside Gyeongbokgung Palace, the Left Capital of the Eight Banners of Korea stands outside a pavilion. Respectfully hand over a letter.

Hearing this, the bodies of the two people who were playing against each other shook. Yi Xin was wearing a tulle gown and shaking a large fan. Throwing the chess pieces in his hand on the chessboard, he took the letter from Su Shun's hand with a move, tore open the envelope, took out the letter raft and read it.

Sitting across from him was the new king of Joseon, Yi Yuying, who was not as casual as Yi Xin, and the court clothes on his body were neatly dressed, but he did not wear a black gauze hat. Beads of sweat dripped down. But his doughy face was peaceful. It doesn't seem to feel hot. Listening to the news of Wuzhen County, a slight smile flashed on his face, but it was fleeting.

He, the king of Joseon, didn't get it by currying favor with Yixin—at least in his opinion. He was patriarchally the closest person to the late King Heonjong of Joseon. The children of the royal family of the Li Dynasty, who were about the same status as him, were not exiled to Ganghwa Island. It was murdered by Anton Kim. None of them can inherit the throne now. That's why it was his turn to be the king of Joseon. Even if the Northern Qing Dynasty withdrew from North Korea and the Ming Dynasty arrived, he would not have to worry about being deposed.

He waited quietly for a long time. I heard Yi Xin exclaim: "What? Zhu Jishi is also the king of Joseon! Zhu Jishi actually became the king of Joseon himself! ”

Hearing this, Li Yuying couldn't hold his breath anymore, stood up suddenly, looked at Yi Xin fixedly, and said with a stiff Chinese: "Your Highness, this is ......"

Prince Gong handed the letter to Yi Yuying: "Zhu Cheng issued an edict on Jeju Island, declaring that the Yi dynasty is extinct, that he will be the king of Joseon, that the affairs of the country will be delegated to the minister of the Korean consul appointed by him, and that he will ensure that the peace of the Korean state will not be disturbed by any foreign country...... This Zhu Jishi's idea is really fanciful! actually came up with a way to take the king of North Korea, is it really true that there are no heroes born in the three thousand miles of mountains and rivers in North Korea? ”

As he spoke, he looked at Li Yuying meaningfully.

Li Yuying's hand trembled slightly, and he took the letter. What is this Zhu Jishi's way? He actually wanted to be the king of Joseon himself...... Is this a harbinger of the annexation of North Korea? Didn't he know that the Yi Dynasty had a history of 457 years and had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the Korean people?

He took a deep breath and bowed to Prince Gong: "Please also ask Shangguo to take North Korea's 20 million Shuli as a thought and suspend the class teacher." ”

Prince Gong smiled and said: "North Korea's 20 million Shuli should first strengthen themselves, and then they can look up to my Qing Dynasty's heavenly soldiers. ”

Li Yuying smiled bitterly when he heard this, self-improvement? If the more than 10 million North Koreans can really strengthen themselves, how can they let tens of thousands of Eight Banner soldiers enter a no-man's land at home? Now that the Ming Dynasty is so strong, even the Qing Dynasty can't avoid it, what can North Korea do?

Although he thought so, Li Yuying still bowed down and said: "Xiao Wang immediately issued an edict and ordered all localities to raise the king's troops. ”

……

"Hooray! Banzai! Hooray! ”

In the open space around Mokpo Port in Jeolla Province, North Korea, all the Ming officers and soldiers in gray uniforms were neatly lined up, and they were cheering loudly at this time. Their monarch, the red-bottomed dragon flag of Zhu Jishi, the son of the great tomorrow, was flying high, and under the banner of the dragon, Zhu Jishi's dragon robe and golden crown, surrounded by dozens of brocade-clothed guards, had appeared on the dock of Mokpo Port.

Kim Zuogen, who had just been appointed by Zhu Jishi as the leader of the council, and his adopted son Kim Byung-yi, as well as several other important figures of the Andong Kim family, were leading a group of North Korean officials in python robes and black yarns, tremblingly prostrating at the feet of Zhu Jishi, the son of the Great Emperor and the king of Joseon.

"Jin Qing, don't be polite." Zhu Jishi looked at Jin Zuogen and said gently, "Has King Qin's order been issued?" ”

The order was issued in the name of the Emperor of Korea and the king of Joseon to the Korean magistrates of Jeolla-do, Gyeongsang-do, Chungcheong-do, and Gangwon-do, asking them to pledge their allegiance to the Joseon king, Joo Je-se, and sending officials to Mokpo Port to pick them up.

"Returning to His Majesty, King Qin's edict has been issued, and the three observer envoys of Jeolla, Gyeongsang, and Chungcheong have either arrived in person or sent envoys to greet His Majesty. Gangwon Province has not yet responded, probably because of the distance, and the envoy is still on the way. ”

"Far away?" Zhu Jishi sneered, "The news of Ping'an Dao and Xianjing Dao has been sent to the Lone King!" Li Yuying has already issued an order to the kings of Qin in various places...... It seems that I want to have a big fight with the Lone King! ”

Jin Zuogen took a breath and bowed again: "Your Majesty is willing to lead the army to drive the king!" ”

Zhu Jishi waved his hand: "No need! Since the Lone King is also the king of Joseon, he has a way to take the land of the eight realms of Korea! Jin Qing only needs to handle government affairs for King Gu. ”

The internal affairs of North Korea were not handled directly by Zhu Jishi, but were entrusted to the management of the Korean Confucian scholars headed by Kim Zuogeun, the leader of the council. The power of the Korean Confucian sect is greater than that of China, and because it completely relied on the protection of the suzerain, the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, in terms of national defense, the DPRK's armament has always been relaxed, and the former civil and military classes have long been unworthy of the name, and the political power has been completely controlled by the Confucian scholars. Moreover, after hundreds of years of development, the two classes of nobles have mastered the actual ruling power of Korea, and most of the land has been controlled by the wealthy families of the two classes of nobles, and the royal family of the Li Dynasty has become a puppet dependent on the two classes, and can only rely on the leftovers of the two classes of nobles to make a living. Gyeongbokgung Palace, which was burned down by the Japanese invaders, had no financial resources to repair it for more than 200 years, which shows the poverty of the Joseon royal family.

This is also the reason why Zhu Jishi, after learning about the national conditions of Korea, decided to take out the Li Dynasty and concurrently serve as the king of Joseon. Anyway, the king of the Li Dynasty has long been hollowed out by the two classes of wealthy families, as long as it is in the interests of the two classes of wealthy families, there is nothing wrong with replacing the Li Dynasty with the Ming Dynasty.

And Zhu Jishi's act of being the son of heaven and the king of Joseon, and completely entrusting the state affairs of Joseon to the parliamentary government, is probably the most in line with the interests of the two classes of wealthy families. Because Zhu Jishi is far away in Yingtian, he will not care about the trivial matters in North Korea at all, and the parliamentary government can justifiably monopolize North Korean politics. Moreover, Zhu Jishi did not have a large group of "Zhu Dynasty royal family" behind him to share the interests of the two classes of wealthy families, and he himself would not keep a large court in Seoul, and the royal expenses of the Korean family could be kept to a minimum, and it was enough to pay an annuity to Zhu Datianzi every year - although Zhu Jishi, after concurrently taking charge of the king of Korea, issued an edict to grant the right to issue notes in North Korea to HSBC and the foreign trade monopoly of North Korea to the North Korean trading company. However, these demands did not infringe on the inherent land interests of the two classes of wealthy families, and were completely a start. The last reason why the two classes of wealthy families can support Zhu Jishi is that he has the ability to keep the Western powers out of the Korean national gate and can continue to maintain the isolation of North Korea. (To be continued......)