In November, Ying Erdai was ordered by Huang Taiji to go to North Korea again, this is his fourth time to negotiate in North Korea, unlike the previous domineering, this time the mission to North Korea is quite tricky, because if Hou Jin is unable to obtain North Korean food aid, this winter may fall into the predicament of a large number of starving people. There are nearly 80 people in the Eight Banners trade, in addition to the Houjin specialty ginseng, fur, Yingordai also carried more than 300 war horses, with Huang Taiji's handwritten letter, hoping to meet Li Liang this time.

In just one year, the Dongjiang River of the Ming Kingdom has undergone earth-shaking changes, since the death of Shen Shikui, the Dongjiang River has maintained an aggressive posture against the Houjin under the leadership of the general soldier Shang Kexi, the Dongjiang Army in Fengcheng, Kuandian, Sudian Zijiangbao, Niumaozhai, Hetuala and the Houjin confrontation, due to the Houjin Eight Banners elite all the troops to besiege Mopan City, these places can be in the absence of grain and grass in the case of the city is not easy to lose, the Dongjiang Army almost occupies most of the border between North Korea and the Houjin, As a result, the pressure on the DPRK side of the post-Kim side has been greatly reduced, and Ying Erdai still remembers the warm hospitality given by the DPRK side when the "Pyongyang Alliance" was signed.

"Weak countries have no diplomacy!" Ying Erdai sighed, he has been in charge of negotiating with North Korea for a long time, he has seen too much of the faces of the Korean monarchs and ministers, and he has a deeper understanding of this sentence, but thinking of the Great Khan's own trust, Ying Ordai was moved in his heart, and Huang Taiji said in his letter to Li Liang: "Special dispatch Ying Erdai to reach the intention, everyone discuss, and order Ying Ordai to pass on the ...... orally"

This is to completely entrust him with full authority to handle the negotiation matters, and Yingordai still has some confidence in himself. As long as he can meet Li Liang smoothly, he thinks that he can give full play to his mediation skills, and he will be able to get a batch of grain to tide over the current difficult period at the worst.

For this mission to the DPRK. There are two main opinions of the Eight Banners of the Later Jin, one is headed by Zierharang, Dai Shan, etc., who advocate the transfer of soldiers and horses from the Eight Banners besieging Mopancheng to enter the Korean border, and the North Korea will obviously succumb faster under the pressure of the army, and the other is the opinion of the Han people such as Fan Wencheng and other six Cheng Zheng, which is mainly based on talks. No matter how harsh the conditions on the North Korean side are, as long as they can get through the current predicament, they can surround the Lushun hussars behind the Dongjiang River. All problems will be solved.

Almost all of the banner owners supported Zilharan and Daishan, such as Abatai, Dolgon, and others, and they also had their own thoughts. Mopan City fought really hard. In a month, the Eight Banners were almost filled with more than 10,000 coats, and the lives of 5,000 bannermen, but the victory was still so far away, the morale of the hussars was still high, and the Ming army sailors covered the sky and the sun, and continuously transported all kinds of materials into the city, compared to Zierharang and Amin back then. Yue Tuo and others swept through Korea with only 3,000 men and forced Li Liang to sign an alliance under the city.

But the Lord and the people retorted. The entire Liaozhong corridor has been connected into a piece, echoing each other from afar, whether Dajin attacks Yizhou, Tieshan, Fengcheng or Xiuyan, it will be surrounded by the Ming army from other aspects, and only a few thousand soldiers and horses are not enough to plug the gaps, not to mention that we must always beware of the Hussar counterattack in Mopan City, where is there still the spare strength to open up the Korean battlefield?

However, the main battle faction also retorted that the Korean king Yi Ju had always been a scoundrel, and even dared to violate the terms of the Pyongyang alliance, and the tribute was scarce for several years, and it was difficult for Daikin to directly threaten the safety of North Korea at present, and it was to bring humiliation on himself to send envoys to negotiate at this time.

For this reason, the two sides quarreled endlessly, and finally Huang Taiji made a final decision, and the main battle faction also understood the root cause, as long as the culprit dilemma of Mopan City was solved, it could be solved, so there was no too fierce reaction, and after the dispute was settled, Ying Erdai and his party rushed to North Korea.

On December 10, Ying Erdai bypassed Yongdian and Changcheng, which were controlled by the Dongjiang Army, and entered Bitong in North Korea through Hetuala, and connected with Park Lanying, who had come to greet Park Lanying.

That night, Park Lanying as a representative of the North Korean side entertained Ying Ordai and his party, seeing the scale of the banquet, Ying Ordai's heart was like being watered with snow, half cold, Park Lanying and others had a cold attitude, and accused Houjin of too little return gift, deputy envoy Ma Futa and others felt insulted, under the warning of Ying Erdai to suppress their anger, Ma Futa was still indignant, and Park Lanying argued with reason, saying that the amount of Korean tribute in line with the principle of reciprocity is not worth the Dajin return, but the Dajin Khan is broad-minded, did not care about the brotherly state of North Korea, and Park Lanying was not to be outdone, and as a result, the guests and hosts broke up unhappily.

Ying Ordai was a little helpless, he deeply felt the existence of a North Korea that was friendly with the Ming Kingdom, and the threat to Daikin's security was getting bigger and bigger, although he broke up with the North Korean envoys, but Ying Ordai was not panicked, while waiting patiently for a reply in the pavilion, and at the same time nervously contacted and bribed the Korean ministers who were close to Daikin, and the support of these people helped a lot to complete the mission goal, in fact, before entering Bitong, many other teams dressed as merchant envoys had brought spring and autumn specialties and his letters, He went to Pyongyang in private to meet with Shin Dee-yeon, a Korean minister of ceremonies, and other Luo Dang, who was close to Daikin, and helped Li Ju launch a palace coup d'état and successfully seize the unification of the country.

It has been more than 20 days since the Lushun Intelligence Department received the news sent back by the nail about the British Ordai envoy to North Korea, and the British Erdai and others have probably just arrived in North Korea, because the Houjin cut off the trade route, the news sent back by the nail is becoming more and more difficult, and the nail also asked the intelligence department to send some capable personnel to speed up the laying of the intelligence network against Houjin.

After receiving the letter, Liu Bingwen did not dare to be arbitrary, and immediately reported to Yang Bo, because Wang Xiaoqi and his entourage were also carrying out foreign affairs activities in Pyongyang, and the arrival of Yingordai and others was very likely to threaten the safety of the Lushun negotiators.

After the talks, Yang Bo put forward several demands after talks with relevant personnel of the Ministry of Intelligence, the General Staff Department, and other personnel, and instructed Cai Changshun and others of the Foreign Intelligence Department to draw up a contingency plan on the premise of not affecting the overall goal of the negotiations, and it was necessary to ensure that Houjin could not obtain a grain of grain from the DPRK, and if necessary, he could consider asking various departments on the Dongjiang River to send troops to assist.

Yang Bo's order reads: "...... The struggle between friend and foe has reached the final moment of life and death, and whoever can persevere will win the final victory. In this most difficult of times, without any hesitation or consideration of any possible consequences, the Foreign Intelligence Division (OFS) has been entrusted with the highest code of conduct for the Action Team. Ensure all supplies, and please inform Wang Xiaoqi and other relevant personnel of the action team to know. ”

In addition to the Department of Foreign Intelligence, Yang Bo also sent letters to Shang Kexi, Tan Yinghua and other Dongjiang ministries separately, the date of freezing on the coast of southern Liaoning is getting closer and closer, the hussars and Tatars are actively preparing for the battle, and the confrontation in Mopan City has reached the last moment. The great counteroffensive in southern Liaoning was about to begin, and without the support of the various departments of the Dongjiang River, the hussars alone could not achieve this grand strategic goal.

After dealing with North Korea. The Intelligence Department also reported on the recent movements of the imperial court, and the spies of the Foreign Intelligence Department and the Special Service Team continuously gathered all kinds of information, and after analysis by the Intelligence Department, they came to the conclusion that the current situation was quite unfavorable to Lushun and the regimental training camp that had been lost in Changping.

"Terminally ill. It's hopeless......" Yang Bo also sighed after reading it. The hussars hid their strength and endured the arrival of the last opportunity to counterattack, except for a few people, most people were not optimistic about the battle situation in Lushun, and for a time various characters appeared on the stage, attacking Lushun wantonly, which also made Wen Tiren and other pro-Yang Bo factions tired of parrying.

On 15 December, Tan Yinghua's Dongjiang Division, with the help of Neiying, suddenly drove into Yiju, and Yin Liguan, the governor of Yizhou, and Li Shu, the Bibian Division, and others were expelled. When the news reached Pyongyang, the ruling circles of the Lye dynasty were in an uproar.

Since the Ding-Mao War. When the Dongjiang River was the strongest, Mao Wenlong extorted Tieshan, Sheliang and other places from North Korea as the place of Tuntian, Mao Wenlong also asked North Korea to hand over Yizhou to the Dongjiang garrison, at that time it was considered a honeymoon period with the Dongjiang River, North Korea allowed the Ming soldiers and the fleeing Liaodong Han people to farm on its land, and also gave subsidies and relief economically. In the winter of the 11th year of the Mandate of Heaven, North Korea once allocated 10,000 stone of grain to Mao Wenlong's department as a subsidy for winter. Mao Wenlong asked for another 40,000 stones, and the North Korean side also gave positive consideration to it, and Li Wei once wrote to Mao Wenlong and said: "The widow and Guizhen are the same family, and they treat each other with each other. ”

After writing the letter, Li Liang sent officials from the Beibian Division to lead the soldiers to expel the Ming army of Dongjiang in Yizhou, and rejected Mao Wenlong's rude request with a tough attitude, Mao Wenlong later learned that Li Liang appeased the Dongjiang River on the one hand, and exchanged letters with Huang Taiji on the other hand, Huang Taiji severely accused Li Liang of betraying the alliance, and threatened that there were Ming troops stationed in Yizhou, and Dajin would pour the troops of the whole country to conquer North Korea. In this case, Mao Wenlong finally acquiesced to this fact, but he never expected that Dongjiang re-emerged during Mao Wenhua's time, and his attitude was even tougher and shameless...... North Korea treacherously handed over the Ming people who had been exiled to the Uiju area and handed them over to Houjin for disposal, which was unbearable."

Then Tan Yinghua put forward a clumsy condition: "...... According to my intentions, why does North Korea hide from our town and have constant private contacts with Houjin, which is ambiguous? Li Chao wanted to make friends with Houjin, so he simply stopped all contacts with the envoys of our town, and from then on, I and Korea were each other's enemies, attacking and conquering, and each had a destiny. If Li Chao is determined to make friends with our town, it is fine, but there are three conditions; You need to send troops to help me cut gold once, and then send 300 large ships and send a son into my Phi Island as a hostage. Whether you want to borrow my ships, or send all the help, or send your son as a hostage, you can choose one of these three. ”

After the news came, Wang Xiaoqi and others were rejected several times to see Li Liang, and for a time the forces close to the Ming State were also extremely nervous, and the pavilion where the Lushun envoy who had been traveling in cars and horses was deserted, and Jin Zidian sent troops to surround the pavilion under the pretext that the Korean people were resentful and revenge, and took the opportunity to besiege the envoy, etc., and cut off all communication channels for Wang Xiaoqi and others.

The controversy in the court began, the main battle faction prevailed, since the re-rise of the Dongjiang River, the need for extortion of North Korea has reached the limit, North Korea endured the maneuver, even the forces close to the Ming State are a little unbearable, during that time the ministers who sent to Phi Island were endless, and the result was that the Ming Kingdom attacked Ganghwa Island, and the family of the abolished emperor Guanghaijun was rescued, I heard that it is currently protected in Lushun, and the vicious passers-by of its intentions are well known, when Li Gui and others shed tears in the book, said: "...... Phi Dao extorts excessively, I North Korea exhausts the blood of the people, the jade silk of pedestrians, and the beggars of mercy, don't do it for this! ”

With the performance of many pro-queen Kim ministers, the call for breaking with Phi Dao in North Korea is getting higher and higher day by day, and these ministers have written to denounce Phi Dao and Lushun, and ordered Kim Jin to cry: "The state of dignified etiquette has degenerated to the captivity of dogs and sheep, and greed can still be satisfied, he does not remember the great grace of our country, and once he was strong and wanted to meddle in my country's affairs. ”

Despite the anti-Ming atmosphere, the Dongjiang army offensive was large, to the west to regain Zhenjiang, Xiuyan, to the south to break the siege of the city, successively broke Changdian Fort, Yongdian Fort, Dadian Fort, and finally besieged Kuandian, the north road broke through Fengcheng, straight to Lianshan Pass, the former strong enemy Houjin retreated again and again under the offensive of the Dongjiang Army, vulnerable to a blow, the strength of the Dongjiang River made Li Chao frightened, the anti-Ming wave began to subside, the pro-Ming system began to gain the upper hand, and then Lushun and Dongjiang islands of goods continued to flow into Korea, Both the Li Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty took the opportunity to make a fortune, and it seemed that Korea and the Ming Kingdom had entered a honeymoon period again, and the matter of Gwanghae-jun was deliberately forgotten, and the Ming Kingdom did not seem to have any interest in making a fuss about him.

But the wolf neighbors still showed their fangs to them after all!

During the court discussion, Jin Zidian said loudly: "...... I also hope that Your Majesty will make up your mind, beg Your Majesty to behead the envoys, and burn the Ming books to show righteousness. ”

After speaking, except for a few hardcore pro-Ming factions, the ministers who followed Jin Zidian knelt down in a big way, and everyone knew in their hearts that the factional battle in the imperial court had reached the last moment, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense...... (To be continued......)