King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

"Are you all coming?"

At this moment, everyone was stunned and stood there without moving.

The scene was very quiet for a while, and Wang Yu's face was even stiff.

Everyone looked at each other, wanting to say something but having to shut up because of the other people around, and finally could only look at Wang Yu.

Except for those who don't get along with Lee Seong-gye, the others have no significant relationship.

The purge of the imperial court will not affect them, and they may be able to take advantage of this opportunity to gain some benefits.

"What is your plan, Your Highness?"

Wang Yu asked with doubts.

Zhu Tan ate the fruit slowly and said with a smile, "Li Chenggui said there were treacherous ministers, and the King of Goryeo said that Li Chenggui was a traitor and a traitor. Why don't we confront each other on the spot? Father has already sent an army of more than 100,000. How dare Li Chenggui's army move when the time comes?"

With the support of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Tan was not panicked at all. He brought thousands of people with him, carrying cannons, muskets and other powerful weapons. Xijing had only 10,000 or 20,000 people, so how could they withstand such firepower.

Now he has the final say in Goryeo.

disobedient?
I have ordered your extermination and even the destruction of your ancestral graves.

Wang Yu felt something was wrong. Wasn't it agreed to send troops to aid them and suppress Lee Seong-gye?

Why let Lee Seong-gye come now? He has an army of 100,000 and is willing to come here. Who would believe that?

Everyone frowned, not understanding what Zhu Tan was doing.

Cui Ying wanted to delay time and wait for the Ming army to arrive, which would help him escape the current deadlock, so he would naturally agree to this.

But Lee Seong-gye now has a great chance of winning. He has enough time to seize the court and submit to the Ming before the Ming army arrives. This is something they have been doing for almost every generation.

"Your Highness, are you planning to destroy Lee Seong-gye without any effort?"

Wang Yu asked tentatively.

Hearing this, Zhu Tan shook his head slightly.

Xijing City is now under his control, and almost all the people in the palace are his men. As for Wang Yu's one or two thousand elite soldiers, they cannot cause any trouble, and the one or two thousand soldiers outside the palace are also just a decoration.

Zhu Tan slowly stood up, clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "Li Chenggui once sent someone to ask for my support. He has an army of 100,000 and is willing to submit to me. What do you have, Wang Yu?"

what?
Everyone was stunned, and Wang Yu's face changed.

"So, Your Highness is here to arrest me?"

Wang Yu had an ugly expression on his face and stared at Zhu Tan.

The ministers who supported Wang Yu also stood up and looked at Zhu Tan with great vigilance.

They also realized that Zhu Tan was on Lee Seong-gye's side.

The neutral ministers and the ministers who secretly supported Lee Seong-gye could not help but feel happy, as they no longer had to worry about Wang Yu coming after them later.

Zhu Tan looked at the expressions of the crowd and couldn't help laughing. He said, "I am neither on Lee Seong-gye's side nor on your side. I came here for Goryeo!"

Goryeo has been a Han territory since ancient times. How could it be controlled by others forever?
Honestly.

Zhu Tan was unable to explain this reason.

but.

Since it has been mentioned since ancient times.

Then as long as it is ancient enough, the place of Goryeo is indeed part of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the peninsula has always been difficult to conquer.

Even the Yuan Dynasty did not swallow Goryeo.

But times are different now.

With the support of muskets and artillery
The peninsula is not that difficult to conquer!
He came here to subdue Goryeo. The Goryeo King and Lee Seong-gye's surrender were just delaying tactics.

Just talking about Wang Yu's decision to send troops to attack the Ming Dynasty was a dead end. As for Lee Seong-gye, it was a good thing that he knew how to deal with the times, otherwise, he would have had the same ending as Wang Yu.

"Insanity!"

Hearing this, everyone became angry.

"Since Your Highness wants to obtain Goryeo, don't blame me for being rude!"

Wang Yu also became angry at this moment.

He didn't expect that Zhu Tan's plan was like this. He didn't want them to submit to him, but he wanted everything from Goryeo.

"Somebody come!"

Wang Yu shouted angrily, and the soldiers in the hall immediately held their spears and pointed them at Zhu Tan.

The four soldiers behind Zhu Tan also reacted quickly, holding muskets and aiming at everyone.

"Zhu Tan, this is my territory. You are too arrogant. If you bring troops here, I will still be afraid of you. If you don't let me go, I will kill you today!"

However, before he could finish his words, Zhu Tan took out his rifle and fired a shot at the roof, scaring everyone so much that they quickly covered their heads. Then, a series of gunshots rang out outside the hall.

More than a dozen soldiers armed with muskets rushed in aggressively, staring at everyone with murderous looks on their faces.

Everyone was frightened by this scene and kept retreating, and were pushed into a corner by the soldiers. Only Wang Yu had a few guards beside him who confronted Zhu Tan.

"Wang Yu, you sent troops to attack the Ming Dynasty, which is already a capital crime. If you resist, today will be the day you die!"

Zhu Tan showed murderous intent on his face and aimed his rifle at Wang Yu.

Although his original intention was to capture Wang Yu alive, there was no need to keep him if Wang Yu insisted on resisting.

you!
Feeling the threat of death, Wang Yu's face turned pale. He only had a few guards, and when the gunshots just now were heard, the guards near the hall were probably all killed.

Wang Yu finally gave up resistance. He wanted to live, rather than die.

Some ministers still wanted to resist and kept complaining, but Zhu Tan simply sent them on their way.

The entire hall fell silent.

Soon, the imperial palace was under the control of Zhu Tan, Wang Yu and others were guarded and imprisoned, and the 20,000 troops in the city were also under control.

Pyongyang City!
After seeing Lee Seong-gye off, Cao Min relaxed, but he felt something was wrong and couldn't help feeling strange.

Logically speaking, Zhu Dan supported Lee Seong-gye and even led his troops to Xijing and took control of Xijing. At this time, Lee Seong-gye should be allowed to go.

Lee Seong-gye was clearing away people from Choi Young's faction, but Tang Zuo's reaction was not the same.

The more Cao Min thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and he became more and more uneasy, so he immediately took a thousand or two thousand people to chase after Lee Seong-gye.

"At this rate, we can reach Xijing tomorrow!"

Cui Ying looked at Tang Zuo.

As long as Lee Seong-gye arrives in Seonggye, everything will be fine. With Joo Tan around, Lee Seong-gye can't cause any trouble.

Tang Zuo nodded and ate his dry food in silence.

Li Chenggui looked into the distance without saying a word, frowning slightly, as if he was worried about something. He glanced at Tang Zuo.

He sensed something was wrong. He always felt that Zhu Tan was not that simple, but he couldn't figure out what Zhu Tan wanted to do.

He also wanted to ask Tang Zuo, but every time he asked, he could always feel that Tang Zuo was a little strange.

It was as if she was on guard against him.

drive!
There were dense shouts, followed by dense horse hooves.

"Someone is coming, and there are quite a few of them!"

Tang Zuo was the first to react. He took out his rifles and aimed them in the direction they came from.

Cui Ying was also a little nervous at this moment, hiding behind Tang Zuo vigilantly. He knew the real purpose of Tang Zuo's visit, and was frightened all the way.

If Lee Seong-gye was not sincere in going to Seogyeong, then today would be his death. Cao Min came with his men, and two thousand of them surrounded Tang Zuo.

Li Chenggui looked at this scene and immediately relaxed. At the same time, he was not a little surprised why Cao Min came back.

Cui Ying's face changed and she looked at Tang Zuo.

Tang Zuo also frowned at this moment, a little nervous, put down his gun and looked at Cao Min and said: "What is General Cao doing?"

"General Tang, please forgive me. I came here for something important!"

Cao Min said with a smile.

"What's the matter?" Tang Zuo frowned.

"Cao needs to talk to General Li alone, so please give me some convenience, General Tang!" Cao Min dismounted from his horse with a smile on his face and saluted Tang Zuo.

Tang Zuo was alert, but there was nothing wrong with Cao Min's actions and words, so he couldn't help but hesitate.

"General Tang, to be honest, General Li is trying to purge the emperor's entourage this time, and his target is Cui Ying and others. Although General Tang and His Royal Highness Prince Lu are here, Cui Ying is an old man with a mind as deep as the abyss. He is a mean person and must be guarded against. Cao is worried and wants General Li to take away more than a thousand elite soldiers to prevent any accidents!"

Cao Min said this in a sincere tone.

Hearing this, Tang Zuo was silent for a while. He glanced at Cui Ying and analyzed the situation in his mind.

Cao Min brought two thousand soldiers, which seemed suitable for him to discuss, but it was actually a notification. If he disagreed, Cui Ying would probably die immediately.

Even though he had a musket and had the support of Zhu Tan and even the Ming Dynasty, Cao Min did not dare to kill him, but Cui Ying was not the same.

"Okay, you guys hurry up. His Royal Highness Prince Lu asked me to take you two there as soon as possible. Don't make things difficult for me!" Tang Zuo nodded.

"Don't dare!"

Cho Min nodded and walked aside with Lee Seong-gye.

"Brother, I feel something is wrong about this matter, so I came here to take a look!" Cao Min said in a low voice. He and Lee Seong-gye are now in the same boat. If Lee Seong-gye dies, he probably won't be able to escape.

"Cao Min, you did a great job and reminded me that His Royal Highness Prince Lu should have arrived, but it is still unclear whether he really supports me. It is better to be careful. I will go first and you will arrive with the army. Although Prince Lu supports us, Wang Yu may offer better benefits!"

Lee Seong-gye nodded.

"Better benefits?" Cao Min was a little confused.

The benefits they offered were to become a vassal state and obey the command of the Ming Dynasty, which was much more than what they had to pay to become a vassal state before.

"Treason!"

Li Chenggui uttered two words!

Cao Min was stunned, then his eyes widened in disbelief. It was unbelievable that a monarch of a country was willing to hand over his country to the Ming Dynasty.
But then he thought that this might be the only thing that touched Zhu Tan.

Cao Min nodded, his expression unchanged, then turned around and mounted his horse, saying with a smile: "In that case, General Tang, goodbye, these thousand people can escort you to prevent some old man from sending people to attack you secretly!"

Cui Ying's face looked ugly, but there was nothing he could do. He could only hope that Yu Tangzuo and Zhu Tan, the big Buddha, could suppress Li Chenggui.

"General Tang, it's my people who are rude!"

After having someone, Lee Seong-gye talked more and expressed his feelings by bowing.

"No problem, let's go!"

Tang Zuo waved his hand. Although he had some doubts in his heart, he didn't say much.

After all, Cui Ying is the person Zhu Tan wants, and he has the responsibility to ensure Cui Ying's safety.

Along the way, Choi Young, who was originally quite relaxed, became very nervous and looked at Lee Seong-gye from time to time.

Lee Seong-gye went from ignoring him to smiling, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

This made Cui Ying feel uncomfortable all over, but she had no reason to say anything and could only endure it silently.

After Cao Min returned to Pyongyang and learned of Lee Seong-gye's idea, he left behind a few thousand soldiers and led the army to Xijing.

If the talks really fail, these 100,000 troops will be the deciding factor.

……

"If you want to live, you can only listen to me!"

Everyone couldn't help but look at Zhu Tan, their faces full of humiliation.

Wang Yu's face was gloomy at this moment, and he regretted extremely in his heart. He had tried all kinds of medical treatments out of desperation, but instead attracted a big tiger to himself.

Now with Lee Seong-gye inside and Ming Dynasty outside, what else can he do except listen to Zhu Tan and become a prisoner.

We talked about attacking Liaodong before. Once it is conquered, not only will the Jurchens send troops, but also the Oirat and Tatars. They have a great chance, and maybe even the Mongols will counterattack.

However, he died before he could accomplish his mission. As soon as the army reached the Liaodong border, Lee Seong-gye rebelled, and all previous plans and negotiations became nonsense.

When he thought of this, Wang Yu couldn't help but sigh, feeling as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

"Your Highness, Lee Seong-gye and Choi Young have already arrived in Xijing, but Lee Seong-gye has not agreed to enter Xijing and has brought two thousand soldiers with him!"

A general suddenly said.

"It seems that he is smarter than Wang Yu, no wonder!"

Hearing this, Zhu Tan smiled.

It is no wonder that Lee Seong-gye later became king. It does make sense.

"Then follow me to see what General Li is capable of!" Zhu Tan's smile remained unchanged, and he became even more eager to try.

Zhu Tan ordered the 20,000 soldiers to go to the city wall, and at the same time let his own men control the cannons, go to the city gate, and look at Li Cheng and others in the distance.

"Is it true that Your Highness said he supports me?"

Li Chenggui shouted loudly. He was still hesitant at first, but when he saw Zhu Tan's posture, he suddenly understood and knew that he had been deceived.

"Lee Seong-gye, you have disobeyed my words. Now that you come in, I can still guarantee that you are still the general!"

Zhu Tan said with a smile.

Lee Seong-gye did not agree. Instead, he led his men to retreat, and even ordered people to control Tang Zuo and Cui Ying, and sent people to convey the message to Zhu Tan.

"I know that your cannons and muskets are extremely powerful and can fire far, but your majesty only has a few thousand men. Even with Wang Yu's 20,000 men, they are definitely not my opponent. As long as your majesty is willing to support me, Goryeo will be the most obedient vassal state of the Ming Dynasty!"

This is Lee Seong-gye's bottom line, he doesn't want to sell out his country.

"It's too late, General Li. The moment Wang Yu attacked Ming, it meant that Goryeo was no longer a country!"

Zhu Tan also sent someone to pass on the message.

"In this case, I will have to fight to the death. Your Highness should know the story of the victors and losers, and the saying that kings, dukes, generals and ministers are all born with blood. I will naturally give it a try. Return General Tang and the others to Your Highness. After that, I will not hold back!"

After listening to Tang Zuochuan's words, Zhu Tan also smiled and showed signs of fighting spirit.

"As expected, you are a man who can accomplish things!"

Zhu Tan still admired Lee Seong-gye very much and sent someone to pass on his message again.

"Okay, I'll give you this chance!"

Upon hearing this, Lee Seong-gye's face turned fierce and he ordered his men to retreat five miles away and wait for Cao Min to lead the army.

This was what he and Cao Min had discussed. If the result of the discussion was correct, Zhu Tan would be their superior and they would become a vassal state.

If that doesn't work, he can only lead the army to capture Xijing, send Zhu Tan back to the Ming Dynasty, and then surrender.

If the Ming Dynasty does not agree, the only option is war.

"The artillery of the Ming Dynasty is extremely powerful, and has a range of five miles. We must defend ourselves. There are estimated to be 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers in the city, but judging by their posture, there should only be three or four guns. I have 100,000 troops, so our chances of winning this battle are not small!"

Lee Seong-gye whispered.

If the gap between him and Zhu Tan was not big, he could only surrender and let the other party make his move, but now his chances of winning were not small, so he naturally had to give it a try. (End of this chapter)