Ming Zuo

Chapter 870
The news of the arrival of the Qing army in Kaesong frightened the kings and ministers of North Korea.

Li Jing hurriedly convened two teams to discuss countermeasures.

However, the officials of North Korea and Ming Dynasty are worthy of being mentors and apprentices. They usually talk freely, but they are at a loss when it comes to critical moments.

"Don't you have a good strategy?"

Seeing the silence of the officials, Li Zhen felt very tired.

What is the hope of entrusting the affairs of state to these people?

Since no one spoke, he had to call the roll.

"Leader, will the plan be released?"

As the leader of the officials, Jin Liu had no choice but to bite the bullet and make amends.

"Your Highness, the top priority is the safety of you and the royal family. In my opinion, Your Highness should come to Ganghwa Island. At the same time, all the soldiers and horses will be summoned to escort the king."

I almost didn't say it directly, Your Highness, let's run!

For this suggestion, Li Zhen was extremely reluctant.

It's really hard to travel when it's freezing cold.How can one hide in the palace and enjoy the comfort of meticulous service?
"The road is blocked by heavy snow, and supplies are not easy. The barbarians may not be able to come here, right?"

Seeing that he still had fantasies, Jin Liu didn't know how to complain.

"Your Highness, there is no danger to defend Hanyang, and there are no soldiers to fight. Once the barbarians invade, it will be too late to regret. Now that the Linjin River has been frozen, the way for the barbarians to go south seems to be smooth, so we must investigate."

Hearing that the Linjin River was frozen, Li Zhen's heart skipped a beat.

He began to hesitate, whether to run or not.

At this point, North Korean officials are still playing politics.

Someone jumped out and said: "Hanyang is where the center is, and the people of the country admire it. Your Highness hunts far away, and should be guarded by those who are capable. I think that the son is loyal and filial, so he can take on this role."

Obviously this is a move to divide the dynasties.

The precaution is that once something happens to Li Zhen, there will still be someone who can take charge of the overall situation.

But when he heard that someone wanted to divide his power, Li Zhen was not happy.

"The son is still young and ignorant of world affairs, how can he go to a dangerous place lightly? You should stay by the lonely side to preserve the incense of the royal family."

Several officials persuaded him a few more words, but Li Jing refused to agree, so he had to let go of the matter.

Fortunately, under the urging of the ministers, in order to settle the dispute, Li Zhen finally agreed to go to Jianghua Island for refuge.

However, it is not so easy for the monarch to travel.You can't just leave as soon as you say it, and Hanyang needs to make proper arrangements.

At this time, Li Zhen finally remembered the old man.

"Where is Shen's sentence?"

Jin Shangxian was just below. Hearing this remark, he was very excited and hurriedly said: "Shen Juanshu is now at Dingyou's house. Although he is in the countryside, his heart is attached to the king, and he does not want to serve the country all the time."

This compliment made Li Zhen feel a little better.

"Immediately order Shen Juanshu to return to the court and preside over the overall situation in Hanyang."

He is planning to hand over Hanyang's defense to Shen Qiyuan.

The people of the peace faction couldn't help frowning, but the people who denounced the peace faction were elated, thinking that Li Jing had strengthened his resistance.

How did they know that this was actually Li Zhen's imperial mind.

In any case, Hanyang as the capital cannot be easily lost.Otherwise, this is his dereliction of duty as a king, and he has no face to meet his ancestors.

Therefore, it is necessary to arrange for a minister who dares to resist to defend Hanyang to the death.

In this way, even if Hanyang is eventually occupied by the Qing army, it will be after the bloody battle in North Korea, and it is not the place where the king abandoned his ancestor Fuyin at will.

The decree to revive Shen Qiyuan was sent out from Hanyang on the same day, together with Li Zhen's order to North Korea to send troops to help.

It can be said that although North Korea has a premonition that the war will come, all the preparations are only superficial.

For example, the matter of conscription and defense should have been properly arranged long ago, but no one has ever mentioned it since Li Zhen.

The defense forces in various places only focus on building mountain cities.

As a result, when the Qing army came, people from all over the country took refuge in mountain cities, allowing the Qing army to rush straight along the main road, as if entering a land of no one.

It was almost time to hit Hanyang, and Li Zhen remembered to ask various places to send soldiers and horses to rescue.

Is there still time?

On this night, the military situation ahead was sent to Li Zhen.

Hauge did not stop in Kaesong, but went directly south.On the same day, I crossed the Linjin River and went straight to Hanyang.

In fact, the Qing army at this time only had more than [-] people, while the defenders in Hanyang had more than [-] people no matter how bad they were.

If you really want to defend, you can buy enough time for the center to transfer.

But the shadow of Ding Mao's chaos back then made the monarchs and ministers of North Korea panic, and they couldn't care about anything.

"It's not too late, the royal family can be sent to Ganghwa Island first."

Li Jing is not as unfeeling as Liu Bang, and he can still take care of his relatives at critical moments, so he must first transfer the royal family in Hanyang.

Jin Liu quickly stood up to express his loyalty.

"My minister, Jin Qingzheng, is loyal and brave, so he should be able to protect the safety of your sons."

In Jinliu's mind, the Qing army was better at land battles than water battles, so they would definitely not be able to break through Jianghua Island, so they were safe.

Such a good opportunity can completely allow his son to serve as an escort, and it can also pave the way for his future official career.

Distraught, Li Yu didn't think too much, and immediately ordered Jin Qingzheng and Li Minqiu to escort the concubines Jiang, Fenglin Maharaja, Linping Maharaja and the ancestral temple god to set off first.

Obviously, there was no possibility of keeping the discussions in the palace secret, and the news spread quickly.

The nobles of the royal palace and the two groups of officials in North Korea asked their families to pack their bags and left Hanyang overnight.

The officials and gentlemen above all ran away, and the people below naturally couldn't sit still.

That night, the whole Hanyang was in chaos, and everyone rushed to escape.

All of a sudden, the roads were congested, crying loudly, men, women, old and young were crowded and crowded, unable to tell the direction, and just wanted to escape as far as possible.

Sitting in the palace, Li Jiku lost all energy and energy when he heard the wailing of countless people.

The situation has reached this point, and he no longer knows what to do.

His nostalgic eyes glanced at the familiar things around him, maybe he regretted it a little.

If I had known today, I shouldn't have resisted with force.Otherwise, why would the country be subjugated and the temple abandoned, panicking like a bereaved dog.

But even so, Li Zhen's evacuation was still extremely procrastinated.

This king is like a miser, he is reluctant to let go of this, and he can't let go of that, so the palace people have to bring them all.

As a result, the palace was busy all night, and it took another morning to clean up.

Finally, at the end of the day, Jin Shangxian became impatient, and after repeated urging, Li Zhen walked out of his palace and got into the carriage that left.

As a result, the group had just arrived at Sungnye Gate when Li Xingye, the superintendent of training, fled back scrambling.

"Your Highness, the Jurchens have already arrived at Hongjiyuan, and there is no way ahead."

Hearing this, Li Zhen couldn't help but his eyes darkened, and he fell down in the carriage.

The rest of the civil and military ministers were in an uproar.

No one expected that the Qing army would arrive so quickly and had already approached the city of Hanyang.

(End of this chapter)