Chapter 49: The Fate of Korea
The city of Pyongyang was broken, and the Qing army poured into the city. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Tuhai connived at the Qing army and plundered the city of Pyongyang. However, North Korea was not as rich as Kangxi and Bumu Butai imagined, the Qing army only looted for two days, and they couldn't grab any good things, the Koreans were still relatively poor, and the Qing army basically didn't squeeze out much oil and water.
In contrast, the most ruthless robbery was the North Korean Green Battalion, and even a copper plate hidden by the North Koreans in the mezzanine of the wall would be searched out and snatched by them.
"I didn't expect Pyongyang, a big city, to be so shabby!" Tuhai listened to the list reported by Goshha, shook his head and sighed in disappointment.
Dadu asked: "The previous dynasty gave much more to the DPRK in return than tribute, where did the Koreans get so much silver?" It is said that the North Koreans were extremely shameless back then, and they came to Beijing two or three times a year! It's just for a rebate. Those shameless things, come to the capital of the previous dynasty, send some worthless things casually, and the emperor of the previous dynasty will give them a large amount of gold and silver treasures in return! Over the past 200 years, North Korea has also accumulated a lot of wealth. ”
The Ming Dynasty was deeply affected by Confucianism, and even the Song Dynasty looked down on Zhu Xi, who was carried forward in the Ming Dynasty, in order to show his status as a Shang country, every time the vassal country casually brought a little tatter to pay tribute, the Ming Dynasty had to give back ten times or even hundreds of times! Shameless small countries such as North Korea and Annam regard coming to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute as a way to make a fortune.
Tu Hai thought for a moment and said: "It is estimated that the wealth accumulated by North Korea over the years is in Hanyang, go and capture their royal city, there must be a lot of good things there!" ”
It was also when the Qing army drove straight into the city and continuously attacked the city and seized the land, hundreds of miles away in the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Hanyang, the eighteenth king of the Li family's Joseon Dynasty, the Korean Emperor Li Di, was discussing with a group of civil and military ministers.
Li Di was bitter in his heart, he felt that his life was full of misfortune, thirty-one years ago, his father Li Hao was sent by the Qing army to Shengjing, that is, Shenyang, where he became a hostage. And he himself was born in the Seungjing Joseon Shikokan. When he was three years old, the Qing army entered the customs, and Dolgon released his father's family back to Korea. He has been on the throne for eight years, and originally thought that North Korea would pay tribute every year and could be exchanged for a corner of peace, but who knew that the heavenly soldiers of the Qing Dynasty had killed him.
"Damn the Huren! It's so hateful! Li Di scolded bitterly in his heart.
Indeed, compared with the original Ming Dynasty, the Qing court was very uninteresting. Although Korea is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, every time a Korean, as long as he casually brings a little tatter to the capital to pay tribute, the capital can always return dozens or even hundreds of times the gold and silver. Since Korea was forced to change into a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty was not as loyal and honest as the Ming Dynasty. For example, mink, Dongzhu, ginseng, coral, and all kinds of rare treasures, the Qing Dynasty's rebates were pitiful compared to the Ming Dynasty, just symbolically giving some silver.
The generosity of the Ming Dynasty makes the North Koreans not miss the Ming Dynasty.
But there is no way, the Qing Dynasty is too strong, and the North Koreans have to lie on the ground and wag their tails like dogs, trying to please the Qing as much as possible. Who knows that during this period of time, the Qing Dynasty didn't know what madness had happened, and he actually sent troops to attack him, and he wanted to cancel the status of the vassal state!
"I can't imagine that my 3,000 miles of splendid rivers and mountains in North Korea will be destroyed in the hands of a lone person!" Li Di sighed again and again.
Four years ago, Jeju Island was lost inexplicably, and it is said that it was occupied by a group of well-armed pirates.
It's okay to lose Jeju Island, but it's just an overseas island. But today, North Korea is facing the fate of annihilation!
"Your Majesty, if our army does not resist, the Qing Dynasty is invincible, from Yizhou to Pyongyang, all the way to lose the city and land, a large number of troops have surrendered, and the army of the Qing Dynasty is advancing towards my Hanyang!" Song Shilie knelt on the ground and wept bitterly.
Another minister, Yin Yong, also knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, unable to think of a way to deal with it for a while.
At this time, the envoy of the Qing Dynasty came to Gyeongbokgung Palace again and submitted the holy decree of the Qing Emperor, asking Korea to return to the Qing Dynasty, cancel the vassal state, cancel the name of the Korean Kingdom, Korea became a province of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty will garrison troops in Korea, and the Korean Dynasty from the king to the subjects must accept the shaving of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing court directly collects taxes in Korea, and the Korean nobles can elect young and middle-aged people to join the Eight Banners of Korea and obtain the status of flag people.
"Isn't this the destruction of the country?" Li Di looked at the holy decree that Kangxi gave him, and sighed. He had an urge to tear Kangxi's holy decree to shreds, but he didn't dare.
At this time, Yin Yong, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Weichen has a plan, if you can borrow the help of the pirate soldiers on Jeju Island, you can keep my North Korea safe!" ”
"Pirate soldiers?" Li Di was taken aback, "Have they beaten the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers?" ”
Yin Yong replied with certainty: "They must have been able to fight!" These pirates used the giant ships of the Taixi people, well-armed, and among the pirates were some of the opposite Wa warriors, some of the Rakshasas, some of the Hongyi ghosts, and some of the Ming officers and soldiers. Even if the pirates refuse to borrow troops, the king can go to Jeju Island and ask for it, which is better than destroying the country! ”
"Will they send troops?" Li Di asked.
"Let's try it, pirates and the Manchus are also inseparable enemies, and the Manchu ban is against pirates. And I heard that behind the pirates is Da Ming, just for this, Wei Chen thinks that they will also help. Yin Yong said.
"So who will be sent to Jeju Island?" Li Di asked.
Song Shilie Mao then recommended himself: "Weichen is willing to go!" ”
"Good!" Li Di was overjoyed, "Song Aiqing go and come back quickly!" The fate of North Korea is pinned on you! ”
After Song Siyeol took over the mission to Jeju Island, he took a boat on the riverside of Hanyang Fortress and went down the Han River into the sea. It was a cold winter season, and the northwest wind was blowing, and the ship was jolting on the sea, but because of the tailwind, the speed of the ship was quite fast, but it took three days and three nights for the ship of the Korean envoy to approach Jeju Island.
On the outskirts of Jeju Island, several fourth-class cruisers flying the sun and moon flags on a blue background, and more than a dozen pole mineboats flying the flag of the Tokugawa shogunate of the Wakoku Province are cruising on the sea.
If the North Korean sailors used the turtle boats to attack Jeju Island, the Zheng raid army on the island would immediately summon hundreds of mine boats to sink all the North Korean turtle boats to the bottom of the sea under the cover of the patrol ship's firepower.
"A North Korean ship is coming!" On a fourth-class cruiser, someone reported to the captain.
"The ship of the North Koreans? How many? The captain asked.
"Just a boat! A white flag was raised, and there seemed to be no malice. The soldier replied.
"Let's go up and ask what they're here for!" The captain ordered.