After Governor Konishi received the order, he rushed to Seoul with his troops. There was some resistance along the way, but it was all shattered at the first touch, and soon the advance troops of the Japanese arrived not far outside Seoul.

At this moment, there was chaos in the palace of the Joseon king, and the king of Joseon, Li Hao, sat on the throne with a panicked face. If he continues to fight like this, he will die.

Therefore, he had to make a decision, that is, he wanted Da Ming to ask for reinforcements.

As soon as the Japanese invaders approached the city, he first walked to the head of the city in a pretentious manner and inspected the guards at the head of the city. It was hoped that the soldiers defending the city would be able to resist for a few more days to buy him time to escape.

That's right, the king of Joseon, Li Hao, is planning to escape and run to Daming. No, as soon as he came back, he called his concubines, took the treasures, and prepared to run out of the city from the secret passage.

"King, how are we leaving, what about the soldiers guarding the city? Isn't it in vain that they chill their hearts? A beautiful woman in palace clothes beside Li Hao said worriedly.

"Aifei, I'm here for my own safety, let's go to Pyongyang to take refuge first, these widows are all devils who kill people without blinking."

"Besides, didn't I set up Hun'er as the prince of the king and let him supervise the country for this king?"

The Hun'er in Li Hao's mouth is Li Hui, Guanghaijun.

Li Hao only has a few concubines such as Linhaijun, Guanghaijun, and Xinchengjun, so he has not established a crown prince for a long time. In the past, this would have been a beautiful difference, but now the crown prince of North Korea has become a hot potato.

"By the way, go and call Gwanghae-kun to me." Li Hao said to the eunuch beside him.

The eunuch received the order, and soon walked in with a heroic young man.

"The son-in-law Li Hui has seen Your Majesty and the concubine."

Li Hao nodded with satisfaction, and then instructed him: "Hun'er, now that you are the prince of the king, this king has entrusted you with the heavy responsibility of supervising the country, you must guard Seoul for this king." ”

"The retainers take the order." Li Hui gritted his teeth and responded to Li Hao.

He naturally knew that his son Wang Shizi was now a messenger who sent his life, but he had to take it head-on. If you survive this hurdle, the throne will be within reach.

"You go back and get ready, this king is a little tired."

"Yes."

Not long after Li Hui walked out, Li Hao hugged his favorite concubine Jin and walked to his bedroom with her coquettish voice.

When I was young, there was a faint sound in the house. With a low roar, everything was calm.

Li Hao lay on the bed with a satisfied face, with beads of sweat on his skin. Ren Concubine Jin is like a kitten, burying her head in his arms.

"King, why don't you take Hun'er away too. He stayed in Seoul, and the pirates caught him and would definitely not let him go. ”

Li Hao immediately refused: "No, if he leaves, then the soldiers in Seoul will definitely have no intention of fighting, and Pyongyang will not be able to hold it at that time." ”

"But ....."

Ren Concubine Jin was about to speak, but was rudely interrupted by Li Hao.

"Don't say more, this king has made up his mind."

Seeing his resolute attitude, Ren Concubine had to keep silent, for fear of annoying him, and left her son behind.

Two days later.

In the wee hours of the morning, it began to rain heavily in the sky. Li Hao looked at the heavy rain in the sky, and couldn't help but have a smile on his face, he knew that the opportunity to escape from Seoul had come.

At this moment, he stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, looking at the heavy rain outside the window.

"Stomp ......" Suddenly there was a sound of heavy footsteps behind him.

Li Hao hurriedly turned around to look, and saw a general in gold armor walking in. The general's armor was soaked with rain, but he couldn't hide the excitement on his face.

This person is the commander of Li Hao's Praetorian Guard, Li Xian, he is a side branch of the royal family.

"The king, the minister went outside just now, the secret passage can lead directly to the outside of the city, and there are no Japanese robbers nearby."

Li Hao laughed out loud. "Okay, good, God help me."

Then he ordered the general: "Go, tell your men that we will leave the palace from the secret passage in half an hour."

First via Kaesong, then to Pyongyang. ”

"Yes!" The general responded, then turned to leave.

Half an hour later, the group braved the heavy rain to arrive at the entrance of a secret passage in the palace. That is the back road left by the ancestors of the Li family for themselves, that is, to prevent being blocked in the palace one day.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the secret passage was slowly opened.

Li Hao glanced at a soldier next to him, and the soldier walked towards the inside of the secret passage. The passage was pitch black, with only the light of the candle flame beating.

After he walked for a while and didn't find anything abnormal, Li Hao followed him with confidence, and the concubines had already followed Li Hao's pace.

Wait until the last person leaves, and the people who remain are responsible for restoring the secret passage, as if nothing had happened.

In the secret passage, Li Hao bent over and walked slowly, and at this moment his heart was full of mixed feelings. If this is spread out, what will the future historians say about themselves?

Although he made an excuse for his escape, he called it "Nishika". (From the allusion of King Tai of Zhou to Qian Qi to avoid Rong Di)

After walking through the dimly lit passage for about 30 minutes, the group walked to the end of the passage.

Li Xian took a step forward, and with a little force, he pushed open the blocked stone door.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the light from outside was cast in, accompanied by rain.

Li Hao quickly climbed out of the entrance and opened his arms to welcome the baptism of nature.

"Hahaha...... The king has finally come out. ”

At this moment, he was like a madman, crying out in the rain. The madness lasted for a while, Li Hao regained his composure, and when everyone came out, he and his subordinates braved the drizzle and walked in the direction of Kaesong.

Finally, he arrived in Kaesong in the evening of the same day.

After entering Kaesong, Li Hao explained a few words to the generals defending the city, replenished supplies, and continued to run towards Pyongyang.

On the front line of Seoul, Konishi Yuki's long tent.

At this moment, Governor Konishi was studying the map with several officers under his command, thinking about how to break the city.

Konishi Yukinaga did not attack the city today, not because he was afraid. Instead, he was waiting for someone, waiting for Kato Kiyomasa of the Second Army, and Kuroda Nagamasa of the Third Army.

Seeing that the two had not arrived for a long time, Konishi Yukicho's face was full of impatience. "Hurry up, those two guys are there?"

"Hey!" An adjutant general answered and immediately ran out.

......It was still raining heavily outside, and an army of tens of thousands of people was still encamped fifty miles away from Konishi, and it was stagnant.

I saw two people sitting in the big tent, one of them was black and fat, with a mustache on his nose, and a fierce look on his face. The other person was a little more elegant, but it was still difficult to hide the murderous aura around him.

"Kuroda-kun, tell me, why is this little Nishi-kun running so fast? We ran so fast behind and still couldn't catch up. The fat black man complained angrily.

Due to the rain, I stepped on the yellow mud full of feet. At this moment, while picking off the yellow mud on the soles of his feet, he complained about Konishi Yukicho.

"Kato-kun, it's better for you to complain less, Konishi-kun is just carrying out the general's orders.

As soon as the rain stops, let's go, otherwise the general will blame him, and you and I can't afford it. ”

These two are Kuroda Nagamasa and Kato Kiyomasa, who came to support. However, due to the rain, the road was difficult to navigate, so I was stuck on the road.

Kato Kiyomasa looked unconvinced: "Hmph, isn't he just relying on the favor of the general." I don't think it's a big deal. ”

Kiyomasa Kato is known for his fiery temper, and his favorite thing to do is to massacre civilians, and he is nicknamed "Tiger Kato." ”

Kuroda Nagamasa knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he smiled helplessly, and then ordered his subordinates to start cooking on a fire.

After a while, the smell wafted from the camp. After smelling the aroma of food, his mood improved a little, and he finished eating the food with a smile and slept soundly.

The next morning, the rain was still falling. Kiyomasa Kato was still asleep when he was suddenly woken up by the noise outside.

"Eight Tooth Road!" He yelled, and then walked out of the tent with a big belly.

As soon as the visitor saw Kato, he immediately said, "Kato-kun, I am Konishi-kun's lieutenant." He asked me to ask you and Kuroda-kun when we would be able to reach Seoul. ”

"You go back and tell him that when the rain stops, I'll be there."

"If the rain doesn't stop, won't Kato-kun be ready to move?"

Kato was poked in the center of his thoughts, and immediately roared angrily: "Yaga! ”

"Hey!" Seeing that he was furious, the lieutenant nodded hurriedly.

Immediately afterwards, Kato continued to speak: "You go back and tell Konishi-kun that I will be able to arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest." ”

The lieutenant was given the exact time and saluted Kato. Then he turned over and got on his horse and went back to report to Governor Konishi. Kato continued to go back to the tent and fall asleep.

"Baga Ya Road! The two pigs, Kato and Kuroda, are so angry with me. When Governor Konishi learned that the two of them would not go to the army because of the rain, he was so angry that he scolded angrily.

"Bang!" Still feeling angry, he also lifted the teacup and threw it on the ground.

The deputy general beside him hurriedly relieved: "Konishi-kun is angry, didn't Kato-kun and Kuroda-kun say that they will arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest?" ”

Governor Konishi glared at the lieutenant general angrily: "Hmph, they are committing a crime and delaying the fighter." If it drags on any longer, the news will reach Daming, and we will become more and more passive. ”

Originally, they were going to take the whole of Korea in three months, but now it took nearly 10 days to reach Seoul. The longer it drags on, the more Da Ming, as the suzerain, will naturally not sit idly by.

After another day, the sky finally cleared.

Konishi Yukinaga looked at the clear sky, swept away the previous haze, and finally showed a smile on his face. In the evening of the same day, Kiyomasa Kato and Nagamasa Kuroda finally arrived.

"Gentlemen, rest well today, and attack the city tomorrow!"

"Hey!"