Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 530 Changes in North Korea
"Ok?"

I saw Li Yingren stood up directly, his face changed suddenly, the relaxation just now turned into solemnity, his thick eyebrows were furrowed, as if he had encountered some thunderbolt from the blue sky.

"Governor Wen, see for yourself!"

Li Yingren sat down slowly, closed his eyes and meditated, and said to the people in the hall: "I already know what your master means."

"Come on, get 20 taels of silver with this brother."

After saying that, Wenxi on the side also finished reading the letter, and after seeing him leave, he said, "Do you think this is true?"

"Zu Dashou is different after all."

Li Yingren sighed softly.

"What's the difference? It's a rape."

Wenxi shook his head: "No matter what he was like before, he is now a slave builder, and his position will change."

"But this matter is better to be believed than not to be believed."

Li Yingren raised his head, his eyes flashed fiercely: "If North Korea is overthrown, Phi Island will be hard to survive."

Phi Island is only a few miles away from North Korea, and the strait between them can be passed by only a ship. Once North Korea is lost, Phi Island will definitely not exist.

In history, the Manchu Qing went south to North Korea twice. In fact, the main target was Pidao. The first time they failed to win, they plundered the northern part of North Korea.

But these two times, Pidao was not taken down, and it was still our Governor Yuan, Mao Wenlong who ended up with a Shangfang sword.

With no worries, the Manchu Qing could launch an all-out attack on Ming Dynasty.

And the current Phi Island is absolutely unable to cope with Man Qing's full blow.

"The Qing envoy has already arrived in Seoul, we are too late." Wenxi sighed.

"I'm afraid that's the case. Zu Dashou will send someone to reveal it. Facts that cannot be changed are insignificant."

"However, it can be seen from this that Zu Dashou and other old ministers have already lost their hearts."

Li Yingren said casually: "In such a situation, the demise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is just around the corner."

"Or you will have fun while suffering, it's like picking sesame seeds from bird droppings."

Wenxi shook his head, waved his hands and said: "Fortunately, I have already asked for help from the imperial court. As long as the navy arrives as soon as possible, Phi Island will be fine."

"But, does the prince know about this?"

"Sir?"

Li Yingren was taken aback: "No, it's fine if something happens to the king of Joseon. If something happens to the son of the Joseon Dynasty, then North Korea may be as he said, and the world will be turned upside down."

After speaking, Li Yingren quickly ordered his subordinates to use carrier pigeons and messengers to notify Seoul under double insurance.

"Hopefully in time."

In Seoul, a vigorous welcome ceremony made the Qing envoy extremely satisfied, at least on the surface.

The huge city of Seoul became lively because of this.

Because every time the Qing envoys come over, they will inevitably bring a large amount of goods, thus earning the interest rate difference between the two countries.

And every time North Korea went to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the most distinctive feature was the missions with a scale of hundreds of people, and each of them, even servants, would be flocked to.

This is the unique tribute trade.

Therefore, among the welcoming team, the merchants from Yizhou occupy the most important position.

But at this time, they were disappointed.

Although the Qing people did not say so clearly, the keen-eyed Taiwanese merchants soon realized that there were no commodities in their ranks.

As a result, Lin Ren, the big house (leader) of the Bay Business Group, smelled something bad.

After some probing, he didn't say anything. After thinking twice, he went to see his son Li Hao.

"What is Dafang Lin asking to see the mansion? Could it be that the goods are not enough, or is it that Manqing owes money and won't pay back?"

Huang Gong, the counselor at the side, stood up abruptly and said mockingly.

As a Han Chinese who has accompanied his son as a hostage for many years, Huang Gong looked down on the Manchus, and the Taiwanese businessmen who only had interests in their eyes were no exception.

"Let him come over."

Li Hao said in a low voice.

Although he was also unhappy, he felt a deep understanding of the importance of the Gulf merchants to the imperial court.

Of course, the most important thing is that many of his relatives have also benefited from it, and naturally they dare not slack off on the big house of the Wanshang.

Afterwards, Lin Ren, who was full of caution and caution, directly knelt down and bowed down: "Caomin Lin Ren, kowtow to the mansion."

"Get up!"

Li Hao raised his hand and said, "Now that the envoy of the Qing Dynasty is coming, Dafang Lin is not going to meet him, so why come to see me when he has time?"

Lin Ren suddenly raised his head, cupped his hands and said, "The grassroots have something to see. It is urgent. It is related to the survival of the Korean society."

Now, everyone is tense.

Li Hao was no exception, he knelt up and said, "Quickly tell me."

"Yes!"

Seeing this, Lin Ren immediately said: "Caomin and other Yizhou merchants travel between the two countries, and the Qing envoys or Ming envoys over the years all know them well."

"However, although the number of Qing missions on this trip is twice as large as in previous years, the amount of goods they carry is less than [-]%. What's strange is that the carriages and horses are heavy, much heavier than those in previous years."

"The states and counties along the way often provide more than double the number of people."

"So the grass-roots sent people to investigate, and finally found clues. In the truck, there were a lot of armor and soldiers hidden."

"Soldiers and armor?"

Li Hao was taken aback: "Why did the Qing people send so many soldiers here?"

"Under the mansion, Manqing is harboring evil intentions!"

Huang Gong on the side couldn't wait to say.

"That's right." Lin Ren was not to be outdone, and said bluntly: "Now Seoul is not safe. It is better for Dixia to leave the city before it gets dark."

"My lord, be careful."

The counselor Hanchen around him persuaded one by one.

But they intentionally or unintentionally ignored the Joseon King Li Ji.

However, Li Hao was also decisive: "Send someone to tell the father, and say that I went hunting outside the city."

"In addition, you should secretly transfer the concubine, etc., so don't leak the news."

"As for Your Highness, please leave a letter."

Of course Li Hao understood that his father would not believe his words, but he had no choice but to act cautiously because of his distrust of Man Qing.

Moreover, the father has thousands of forbidden troops, so there is no problem in defending Miyagi.

In the middle of the night, when the gate of Seoul was closed, there was a commotion in the Qing mission, and then hundreds of cavalry and hundreds of heavy infantry rushed out of the embassy and headed for the palace.

Due to the state of curfew, the road was unimpeded, and the watchmen and soldiers were beheaded, and they arrived at the palace in less than half an hour.

Luke Dehun was extremely satisfied. He looked at the Joseon Palace, which was taller than the Shengjing Palace, and immediately said: "Invade the city, and don't let the Joseon King go."

"Take care of your crotch, don't delay the big event."

The tall palace is not much stronger than the fence. Facing the sudden army and the fierce Eight Banners infantry, the North Korean soldiers were instantly terrified.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the city gate was easily breached like paper.

The center of North Korea fell into the hands of Man Qing.

(End of this chapter)