Ming Zuo

Chapter 889 Outbreak
Sanda crossing.

Li Zhen's ritual of bowing three times and knocking nine times was finally completed.

He stood up unsteadily, dizzy.The most serious thing is physical and mental exhaustion and devastation.

Zheng Mingshou shouted loudly.

"Since the lord of North Korea has become a minister of His Majesty the Qing Emperor, please go up to the altar and come forward to kowtow."

Li Jing raised his head and looked at the towering surrender altar in front of him, feeling desperate.

However, this is already the case, how dare he disobey Huang Taiji's order?

He walked to the surrender altar, tried hard to calm his heartbeat, and stepped up the steps.

However, this surrender altar was definitely carefully designed, and the steps were very steep.

With Li Jing's pampered body, lack of exercise and shocking body, it is impossible to walk steadily.

In the middle of the walk, Li Zhen had to bend down, support the steps with both hands, and went up almost in a climbing posture.

Seen from the side, he looks like a begging dog approaching its owner.

The Korean people under the surrendered stage cried even more bitterly.

Is such a person really their monarch?

Both sides of the steps were full of civil and military personnel from the Qing Dynasty, but all of these people were cold-hearted, and looked down on Li Yu who was climbing hard with lofty eyes.

There are more than forty steps. Li Zhen climbed for a while, rested for a while, climbed for a while, and rested for a while.Several times he thought, just close his eyes, roll down from the top, and die on the spot.

However, the knees have already been bent, so where is the will to die?
No matter how difficult it is at this moment, at least he survived.

He raised his head and was able to see Huang Taiji's face clearly.

At this last distance, Li Zhen mustered all his strength, gritted his teeth and finally climbed up.

When he came to the acceptance platform, he really wanted to stand up and maintain his final dignity.

However, the heights are extremely cold.

A gust of cold wind blew past him, causing him to shake and nearly fall backwards.

The threat of death flashed through his mind, so he didn't have time to think about it, and he knelt down in front of Huang Taiji with a plop.

"The lord of the next country kowtows to His Majesty the Qing Emperor."

Many people around laughed lightly, obviously everyone could see that his kneeling was not out of willingness, but in the will of God.

Huang Taiji also couldn't help laughing, and his tone was a little more relaxed.

"The lord of North Korea please sit facing the east."

When it came to Zheng Mingshou, the meaning changed.

"His Majesty the Qing Emperor bestowed the seat, and the King of Korea thanked you."

In desperation, Li Zhen kowtowed three times again, and was led to Huang Taiji's east side.

There is a wooden table over the size of a ruler, which is extremely cramped.Li Yu sat on it, like a student in training.

"Since you have surrendered to me, you should enjoy my favor. Come here, and give the king of North Korea wine and meat."

A servant came up and placed wine and food on Li Zhen's table.

Li Jing had no choice but to get up again, and thanked Huang Taiji for his gift.Then sat down, took a sip of wine, and ate a piece of meat.

Completing this ceremony means that North Korea will be curled up under the Qing Dynasty's wings from now on, and all state institutions will obey the Qing Dynasty's arrangements.

"I have a vastness in the world, and I have a big heart. I treat North Korea as my own people. As long as you are loyal to me, you will be able to keep the throne of your Li family safe and prosperous for generations to come."

When Li Jing came here, one of the things he did the most was kowtow to thank him.

The surrender ceremony is over.

Li Jing was led down the surrender altar.

But this up and down, it seems like a different world, another world.

Having completed the mission of conquering North Korea, Huang Taiji was satisfied and got up to leave.

Zheng Mingshoushan shouted: "His Majesty the Qing Emperor drove back to the camp!"

Amidst the continuous bangs, countless Eight Banners generals and soldiers all bowed to the ground.

"Long live Long live Long live!!"

The roar of tens of thousands of people went straight into the sky and resounded through the North Korean land.

Li Yu and the North Korean ministers crawled on the side of the road, respectfully sending Huang Taiji's royal driver back to the north.

ended.

everything is over.

All the North Koreans who escaped from the dead all let out a sigh of relief.

Cui Mingji hurriedly wiped away his tears and trotted over.

"Your Highness, I have ordered people to prepare the car, and we can go back to Hanyang."

Li Jing was very tired and his limbs were weak.But my heart was even more tired, and I didn't want to say a word.With the support of the eunuchs, he boarded the return carriage.

When there were no outsiders around and the compartment was tightly covered, he completely collapsed.

People in their tens of years huddled in the middle of the carriage, buried their faces in their sleeves, and tried hard not to let the sound of crying pass out.

The North Korean monarchs and ministers embarked on the journey back to the city.

But along the way, it was not very smooth.

Countless Korean men, women and children were all shackled by the Qing army and driven northward.

These people are all captives of the Qing army and will become slaves of the Qing state from now on.What awaits them in the future will be an extremely miserable fate.

Li Jing felt that the carriage had stopped, and when he opened the curtain to see this scene, he lost his mind for a long time.

The North Koreans who were being escorted to leave their homeland also saw the king.

"My lord, why do you have the heart to watch us die? The two classes of gentlemen in the court fought with each other, and they didn't care about the fate of the country at all, so it became what it is now! Those who neglect state affairs are still by your side safe and sound .Why do you let us innocent people suffer the pain of family destruction? Where is your compassion? Why don't you save us?"

The crying and howling of countless people made Li Zhen heartbroken.

But what can he do?

There was nothing to do but to cry.

Seeing that the king was indifferent to him, all the Korean people who went all the way north gritted their teeth, and there was no way to release their hatred.

Stared at by those thousands of eyes full of anger, Li Jing was like a light on his back, and fell into a daze again.

He didn't know when those poor people disappeared from his eyes, and the carriage under him moved again.

Finally, the city wall of Hanyang appeared in front of my eyes.

The city is still the same city, but it is much deserted than before.

In the past, there was an endless flow of people at the gate of the city, but now it is empty.

Only the guardian envoy Li Shibai led a few soldiers, waiting here anxiously.

However, the first sentence of Li Shibai's report made Li Zhenru feel struck by lightning.

"Your Highness, Lord Judgment of Courtesy, Lord Li Cao Shenju, etc., took advantage of the negligence of my humble officials and went away without authorization. I don't know what they want to do."

The monarchs and ministers of North Korea were in chaos at that time.

Immediately, officials from the Lord Peace Faction jumped out to apply eye drops.

"Your Highness, Jin Shangxian and others are all focused on gaining fame and reputation, and have no regard for His Highness's safety. Now that the country is in turmoil, if these people leave without permission, they will be punished with death."

"If only Jin Shangxian left, it would be understandable. However, Zheng Yun, Yin Huang, etc. are all members of his party. I am afraid that these people will plot evil and destroy the overall situation."

Amid all the commotion, Li Zhen broke out completely.

His face was extremely ferocious, and there was a deep hatred in his roaring voice.

"Why doesn't he understand the difficulties of Gu? Why does he have to force Gu to death?"

Seeing the escalation of the situation, Cui Mingji was covered in cold sweat and hurriedly asked for instructions.

"Your Highness, no matter what, the Lord Judgment's loyalty to the emperor can be learned from all over the world. Thinking about it this time, he should be disheartened and have no more nostalgia. I implore Your Highness to allow me to hurry up and persuade him to return to the court to plead guilty."

However, Li Jing had already fallen into madness under repeated blows.

"Guardian, gather your soldiers and horses, and go with the officials. Gu...you want to see people when you live, and you want to see corpses when you die!"

(End of this chapter)