Chapter 436: I'm here to protect you
The king of Joseon, Li Liang, was powerless to stop Zhang Chu, the Ming general who was coming to Seoul with his troops, and at the same time he also fantasized that Zhang Chu really came to protect Korea. In the end www.biquge.info Li Yu agreed that Zhang Chu would bring troops to Seoul.
Zhang Chu's army marched slowly towards Seoul at a normal pace, and although the Korean officials along the way received an order from the king to allow the Ming army to pass, they were still very uneasy when they saw the security army.
This was the second foreign army to enter Korea in recent years, and the tragic scene after the Kim invasion of Korea is still fresh in our minds.
Fortunately, the strict military discipline of the security army put them at ease. Although military control was imposed on the places where the security forces passed, they did not disturb the people along the way too much. The supplies needed were purchased at normal prices, and the soldiers were ordered not to leave the barracks after the camp.
The North Korean people gradually felt less threatened by this team, and more people watched the excitement outside the controlled area. Some North Koreans hired by the Bureau of Statistics began to promote the security forces to the North Korean people according to the script. They said that the security army was invited by King Li Liang to resist the attack of the Later Jin people, and after the failure of the attack on the Ming Dynasty, the Later Jin people pointed the finger at North Korea, not only to rob North Korea of gold, silver and grain, but also to rob North Korean men and women to be slaves. In order to save North Korea, it was Chang Sheng's general Zhang Chu who came to Korea this time, and they went to Seoul to be inspected by the king, and then they would go to the front line of the anti-Kim resistance.
The people of North Korea were jubilant, and finally they no longer had to worry about the looting of the Houjin people. The suzerainty has finally sent an army over. When I heard that the army was defeated and retreated from Houjinjie, I thought that the Ming Dynasty could not count on it. In the end, the Ming Dynasty still did not forget the Koreans.
Zhang Chu's troops propagandized all the way and finally reached the outside of Seoul. Zhang Chu set up camp and immediately asked the Korean officials who came to inquire about the news to inform the Korean king Li Liang to go to Zhang Chu's camp to receive the holy decree of Emperor Chongzhen.
Li Liang and his ministers were very angry after receiving the news, how could Li Liang also be the king of a country, how could he deign to Zhang Chu's camp. On that day, Li Liang did not respond to Zhang Chu's request.
Zhang Chu didn't seem to be in a hurry when he heard the reply, but ordered the soldiers to go to the surrounding mountains and forests to cut down trees to build siege tools.
Early the next morning, the artillery was asked to build artillery positions in the direction of Seoul opposite.
The Korean soldiers at the head of Seoul were very frightened, they did not know what was going on between the king and the army of the kingdom, but they could see that the appearance of the security army on the opposite side was definitely not friendly. And the first unlucky ones in this battle must have been the soldiers at the head of the city, and the soldiers hurried to report to the commander.
The situation was reported to Li Kun one by one, and Li Kun was also a little panicked. How did Emperor Chongzhen send such an unreasonable martial artist to the Korean people.
There is no appearance of the Heavenly Empire at all, and he speaks with force at every turn. This side did not agree to his request, and he put on a siege look.
Li Qi hurriedly summoned the ministers to discuss countermeasures.
"Otherwise, we will close the city gate first and stop the Ming army from the city." There are timid ministers who come up with an idea first.
"No, no! I went to the city to see, and there were hundreds of artillery pieces of this Ming army outside the city alone. The army outside the city is neatly organized, and I heard that it is this team that has defeated the Houjin people many times. If there is a battle, Seoul will not be able to hold it anyway. An official with knowledge of the situation said.
"Do you want me to go to see a general soldier of the Ming army in such a low voice?" The king of Joseon, Yi Liang, was very unhappy.
"This can't be regarded as your going to see Zhang Chu. You are here to receive the holy decree of the Ming Emperor, so you have not lowered your status. "Some courtiers found a good step for Li Liang.
"In that case, you will inform Zhang Chu that tomorrow I will go to his camp to receive the holy decree of Emperor Chongzhen." Li Qi understood that letting Zhang Chu lead troops to Seoul was already a concession, and now he had no capital to turn his face with Zhang Chu. Whoever makes North Korea's national strength weak will still have to suffer some anger.
Early the next morning, Li Liang led his courtiers to Zhang Chu's camp, and he was ready to be humiliated.
Zhang Chu welcomed out of the camp and politely welcomed Li Ju in.
Li Qi looked at Zhang Chu's appearance and Sven's demeanor, how could it not match his previous unreasonable behavior.
When he arrived in the big tent, Wang Chengen read the holy decree of Emperor Chongzhen to Li Liang with extraordinary grace.
Li Liang listened to the content of the holy decree and let go of his heart a lot, the holy decree was really as reported by Jin Jiezhi, although he blamed Li Liang for not forming an alliance with the Later Jin people, but more about sending Zhang Chu to protect Korea. It seems that although Zhang Chu is unreasonable, he should not go against the emperor's will.
The reading of the holy decree was completed, and the two sides sat down separately, and Zhang Chu sat unceremoniously in the host's seat. Of course, Li Liang didn't dare to say anything about this.
"You also heard the holy decree just now, the Holy Lord is very unhappy about your alliance with the Houjin people, how do you want to deal with the relationship with the Houjin people in the future?" As soon as Zhang Chu and the others sat down, they went straight to the point.
"Our alliance with the Houjin is really forced by the situation, the Houjin people robbed in Korea, and forced us to pay tribute to them every year, we are not willing, but the national strength is weak and there is no way, if there is a Ming army to protect us, of course we will cut off relations with them." The minister of the DPRK replied. He is also telling the truth, and this is also the sorrow of small countries, who simply do not have the ability to decide their own destiny. This also says that if it wasn't for the defeat of the Ming army, how could the Houjin army attack North Korea.
"Don't worry, this time I am protecting you by the emperor's will, and you can cut off relations with Houjin." Zhang Chu is a big bag, and he is not modest at all.
"I wonder how long your army will be stationed in Korea? Will there be other armies to change the guard in the future? Li Qi asked, he was also uneasy in his heart, afraid that Zhang Chu would fight Houjin on the North Korean side and then withdraw, and the Houjin people would not send all their fire to the North Koreans.
"We will live in North Korea forever and not leave." Zhang Chu thought to himself that he was afraid that the foreign troops would withdraw. If you want me to stay for a long time, I'll live for a long time.
"I wonder where the general is going to station his army?" A North Korean official asked cautiously. The North Koreans are thinking, what is the reason why you want to fight the Kim people to bring troops to Seoul. Don't wait for the Houjin people to call, you hide behind and don't go to the battlefield, it's the North Koreans who are unlucky.
Zhang Chu knew what the Koreans thought, so he said: "We will garrison troops in the area of Pyongan Province and Hamgyong Province to directly face the Houjin people, and now you can rest assured that you can have a peaceful birthday." “
"That's good, that's good. The North Koreans all agreed in unison. Zhang Chu led the security army to go around in a big circle in North Korea, and the North Koreans were still afraid that it would be easy to invite the gods and send them to the gods, but they did not expect Zhang Chu to take the initiative to agree to retreat to Pyongan Province and other places, and stationed in the place where he was directly facing Houjin, the North Koreans were really relieved this time. It seems that this Ming military general just doesn't understand the rules of officialdom, as if he really came to protect North Korea.
"But there are still some things that need to be done." Zhang Chu's words made the Korean monarchs nervous again. (To be continued.) )