Ming Zuo

"There is news from the north that the false king Li Zhen has listed you as a traitor. The king you swore to serve to the death does not believe in your loyalty."

Shen Qiyuan conveyed the latest news to Liu Lin.

After the failure of the Myeongryang naval battle, Jin Zhongshu and Cui Guilin fled all the way, and finally reached the north.

Just when Huang Taiji and Li Zhen were about to punish them, Cui Guilin took out Liu Zhifang's family letter to his father.

In front of such evidence, Liu Lin immediately became the target of public criticism.

In a fit of rage, Li Zhen listed Liu Lin as the leader of rebels, along with Jin Shangxian and Shen Qiyuan, belonging to the category that would never be pardoned.

Liu Lin was so shocked just after waking up, she was dumbfounded.

He couldn't understand at all, why did Li Zhen treat him like this?
Is he not faithful enough?
Was he not brave enough to fight?
But anyone who has a little understanding of the Mingliang naval battle will understand that his failure was a crime other than war.

"You have seen what that false king did with your own eyes. Are you still not aware of it? Follow such a king, there is no way to govern the country and protect the people well."

Liu Lin was dazed and lost, and she no longer had much strength to stay awake.

"Is North Korea subjugated like this?"

Shen Qiyuan's voice was raised a bit.

"You and I are both here. As long as a new monarch is established, North Korea will continue. Don't be so pessimistic."

Liu Lin raised her head abruptly, and finally revealed her heart.

"Don't Xia Guo come here for nothing? Will Xia Guo allow North Korea to continue to exist?"

Regarding his doubts, in fact, everyone in North Korea has questions.

After all, they are all veterans in the officialdom, and they are used to seeing the darkest side of the world, so they are definitely not naive children.In their minds, they must also have doubts about Xia Guo's interference.

But at this moment, Shen Qiyuan was full of confidence.

"Xia Guo didn't even care about who became the new monarch, and completely left this matter to us. Such a heart can prove it."

Liu Lin's face was full of astonishment.

If these words did not come from Shen Qiyuan's mouth, it would be very difficult for him to believe them.

Although North Korea is small, it is also a state.Is it so unimportant in the eyes of others?
But no matter what, Shen Qiyuan's words caused a qualitative change in his thinking.

One of the most important reasons why he chose to follow Li Yan to fight Xia Guo was actually worried that Xia Guo would annex North Korea.

Since Xia Guo didn't have such intentions, North Korea could still maintain its independence, which was undoubtedly the best result.

From the point of view of the heart, I believe that any Korean will not hesitate to choose between being a vassal state of the upper state of the Central Plains and a vassal state of the barbarians in Liaodong.

"Where is my family?"

This was Liu Lin's last worry.

At the beginning, Xia Guo used tricks to deceive his family to go to Busan.After so long, he was worried that his family would suffer.

If so, the country's hatred and the family's hatred are superimposed, and he would rather die than surrender.

Fortunately, Shen Qi was well prepared.

"Your family members have been properly resettled, and they are on their way here. You will be reunited in at most ten days."

Knowing that her family was safe and sound, Liu Lin's last trace of resistance completely dissipated.

"Where is His Royal Highness King Xia? You should go to see him."

Seeing that he finally figured it out, Shen Qiyuan was overjoyed.

Liu Lin is not only his in-laws, but also has many similarities with his political ideas.

Now that Li Ji was assassinated and killed, and his faction was weak, Shen Qiyuan was always planning how to reverse the situation.

With Liu Lin's help, the Shen family would definitely have a great reputation.

After another three days of recuperation, Liu Lin's injuries were mostly healed.After getting Zuo Menggeng's permission, Shen Qiyuan took him to visit.

However, Liu Lin was quite surprised to see the road that Shen Qiyuan led him along.

"Isn't His Royal Highness King Xia living in Gyeongbokgung Palace?"

Speaking of this, Shen Qiyuan couldn't help smiling.

"His Royal Highness King Xia said that Gyeongbokgung Palace is the place where the Joseon State governs the country. He is a guest from afar, and it is inconvenient for Nestlé to occupy him. Therefore, he has been living in the military camp outside the city, and has never set foot in Gyeongbokgung Palace."

With Liu Lin's composure, Rao couldn't help but be astonished on the spot when she heard this.

According to the etiquette system, since North Korea is now a vassal state of Xia, Zuo Menggeng, the king of the Shang Kingdom, can even be regarded as an honor for North Korea to live in Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Even if the monarch of North Korea didn't think so, there was nothing he could do.

That's what Huang Taiji did back then, forcing Li Ying to give up his home.

Who would have thought that Zuo Menggeng, who was also the monarch of the Shang Kingdom, took care of the feelings of the Korean people and did not act of bullying.

This comparison alone made Liu Lin's blood boil, and she became even more curious about the world-renowned King Xia.

Just when the two came to the military camp outside the city, they happened to meet Tang Wenhuan who was in a hurry.

"It's an urgent report from Jeolla Province that Li Shifang has officially surrendered. Jeolla Province and Chungcheong Province are all restored, and we don't have any worries anymore."

Shen Qiyuan and Liu Lin were overjoyed when they heard Tang Wenhuan's report on the military situation.

Now Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheong-do, Jeolla-do, and Gyeongsang-do have all been recovered, and only the northern part of the country is left.

They seemed to have seen North Korea see the light of day again.

Under the city of Quanzhou, the city gate is open.

All the defenders put down their weapons and lined up obediently outside the city.

Li Shifang stood in front, looking rather desolate.

Facing the current situation, and thinking about the plan he had with Li Shibai back then, he couldn't help but smile miserably.

What is sitting in a well and looking at the sky, blindly arrogant, this is his true portrayal.

In the distance, the smoke and dust billowed like a dragon, and when we got closer, we found that it was a banner and a mighty army.

This is Li Shifang's first close contact with Xia Jun.

In his eyes, thousands of people came from far away, but the formation was extremely strict.

What surprised him the most was that all the soldiers walked in unison.

Thousands of people took steps like one person, and the uniform footsteps caused the ground to tremble together, beating on the hearts of the defenders like a giant drum.

Looking at these soldiers of the Xia Army, each of them is wearing a steel helmet, holding a musket in his hand, and the bayonet on it is cold and bright.

If the weapons were already envied by the defenders, then Xia Jun's equipment was even more different.

Compared with the garrison's tattered cloth shoes, Xia Jun's leather military boots were shiny and reflective, making every hit on the ground very thick and powerful.

Moreover, the soldiers of the Xia army were full of energy, tall and burly, and formed a sharp contrast with the pale, thin and short defenders.

Just one touch, let the defenders fully understand where they lost.

Teams of Xia troops came one after another, forming an endless array outside the city of Quanzhou.

Especially the countless artillery pieces put great pressure on the defenders.

The only thing that made them happy was that the chief officer Li Shifang wisely chose to surrender.

Otherwise, standing on the city wall and being bombarded by so many artillery pieces, they would definitely have no bones left.

The sound of majestic horseshoes rushed to the front, and then a point left and right, the senior generals of the fifth division came out, riding on the tall horses with incomparable coercion.

Standing on the ground, Li Shifang could only raise his head and look at Lou Fu and the others.

The loser can only accept this humiliation.