"The new covenant I have made for you has five articles in total. The first is to accept pledges, the second is to provide gifts, the third is to supervise the country, the fourth is to station troops, and the fifth is to enter the flag."

On the way to Hanyang City, Huang Taiji had already discussed the strategy for dealing with the Li Dynasty with several Han officials and Manchu advisers who had rushed to the front of the army day and night.

At this time, Huang Taiji was on his horse, pointing his riding whip at Li Zhu and his ministers who were kneeling in the snow, and directly stated the terms he had drawn up one by one.

Although he only gave a summary, Li Zhu, who was already kneeling in the snow with his legs numb from the cold, and everyone in the court and ministers behind him were shocked.

What shocked them was not the acceptance of hostages or gifts, but the supervision of the country, the garrison of troops, and a so-called "entering the flag" that no one understood the meaning of.

It's just that Huang Taiji's performance was extremely strong, and he had no intention of asking for their opinions or discussing with their Li Chao ministers.

Moreover, the army led by Huang Taiji, all like wolves and tigers, had surrounded the Li Dynasty monarchs and ministers who came out of the city to greet them, leaving them with no room for bargaining.

Therefore, although Li Zhu was horrified in his heart, he just raised his head and looked at the Qing Emperor with horror and jaw-dropping eyes on him, and did not dare to speak.

When Huang Taiji saw the reaction of Li Zhu and his ministers who came out to welcome him, he didn't care much. Instead, he snorted coldly and then continued:

"Do you need me to say more about the meaning of accepting the pledge? Although your country already has two adult princes in Shengjing, judging from all the things that have happened this year, this is not enough! From now on, you

All the descendants of the royal family, direct descendants, and those over twelve years old must serve in Shengjing!"

"ah?!"

Although Li Zhu just heard the word "nazhi", he had already guessed what Huang Taiji was going to do.

But he didn't expect that everyone over the age of twelve would be taken away!

Of course, Li Jie just subconsciously screamed in surprise.

Because he soon realized that the undercurrent situation in Hanyang City might end on its own because all the descendants of the close clan clan who were over twelve years old were taken to Shengjing.

Huang Taiji took away all the descendants of the clan who were over twelve years old, perhaps to better threaten and intimidate Li Zhu. However, for Li Zhu himself, it was not a risky move to maintain his status.

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"What? Do you have any objection to the first point?"

"The guilty ministers dare not dissent. The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty has orders, and the guilty ministers all obey them."

Facing Huang Taiji's sarcastic rhetorical question with a serious face, Li Zhu quickly kowtowed and expressed his obedience.

Upon seeing this, Huang Taiji moved his eyes away from Li Zhu who was kneeling on the ground, glanced at the silent ministers of the Li Dynasty behind Li Zhu, and continued:

"To pay taxes is to pay taxes to our Qing Dynasty. All the annual contributions stipulated in the previous agreement are invalid. From now on, your country must pay 200,000 taels of annual silver, 300,000 shi of rice, 5,000 tons of gunpowder, and arrows every year.

400,000 pieces, half for each season in summer and autumn."

After Huang Taiji said these words, he went to see Li Biao again, but Li Biao kowtowed and lay motionless in the snow, obviously acquiescing to this clause.

Of course, Huang Taiji is not afraid that he will deny it.

"As for the third so-called supervisor of the country, it was established to ensure that the tribute paid by your country to the Qing Dynasty every year can be paid in full. They are called the imperial ministers stationed in the DPRK. The office of the minister stationed in the DPRK can be located in Nanhan Mountain City.

, supervise the national affairs of your country nearby.

"The fourth thing mentioned about garrisoning troops is that our Qing Dynasty will station flag camps in your country. In addition to Uiju Prefecture and Pyongyang Prefecture, which must station troops, you need to turn Nanhan Mountain City into a garrison for our Qing Dynasty's supervising government.

The place of war!"

When Huang Taiji saw Li Zhu kneeling on the ground silently, he did not dare to object at all. He knew that his plan to come to Hanyang City had been half successful, and most of the fatigue and unhappiness caused by sleeping in the open and working hard along the way had dissipated in an instant.

However, just when he was about to say his last request, he saw someone among the ministers behind Li Zhu standing up and shouting:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, how can we agree to such humiliating terms?! This is a sign of the country's destruction, and this is a strategy to destroy me! If your Majesty agrees today, it will destroy the foundation created by our ancestors of the Li Dynasty for more than two hundred years.

, destroyed in one day! Your Majesty!"

The minister who suddenly stood up straight and shouted, "Your Majesty," admonishing Li Zhu not to agree to the terms of the supervision of the country and the terms of garrisoning troops, was a gray-haired minister, about sixty years old, and at this time, he was hoarse and burst into tears.

However, his cry only caused consternation among the courtiers kneeling beside him. Li Zhu, who was kneeling at the front of the crowd, moved his body and finally made no sound.

At this moment, among the important ministers who were kneeling on the ground, another person suddenly stood up. He first raised his hand in the direction of Huang Taiji, and then pointed at the minister who was trying to persuade Li Jie in tears and shouted loudly:

"Jin Yu, you are so courageous! As a court official, how can you not understand that the Qing Dynasty and my king, the monarchs, ministers and vassals have long been determined? How can I, the king, refuse the order of the king? For

How can I, the king, violate your father's wishes?"

It turns out that the minister who stood up and opposed Huang Taiji's dispatch to Hanyang to monitor the country and station soldiers and horses when all the ministers were silent was none other than Jin Yu, the current Li Chaoli Cao Pingshu.

The one who followed Jin Yu and had the courage to stand up and criticize Jin Yu was none other than Shen Qiyuan, the current military commander of the Li Dynasty.

Shen Qiyuan knelt near Jin Yu. After hearing Jin Yu's sudden cry and shouting, he felt mixed emotions in his heart.

Deep down in his heart, Shen Qiyuan was of course opposed to the Qing Dynasty's sending ministers to oversee the country and stationing troops and flag camps in Hanyang City.

Although he is very dissatisfied with the current king and has made up his mind to join forces with Yang Zhen to depose him in the future, but if the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty come to intervene, things will not be easy to handle.

Therefore, in his heart, he was also very unwilling to see the Qing Dynasty's supervising ministers and the Qing Dynasty's Eight Banners troops stationed near Hanyang City.

Gu Xing

However, as he participated in taking charge of the military power of the Li Dynasty and was therefore familiar with the reality of the Li Dynasty's military defense, he was very aware of the actual situation of the Li Dynasty and himself at this moment.

No matter what terms and demands Huang Taiji proposed, they had no chance to refuse in front of the army brought by Huang Taiji.

For him, the wisest thing to do now is to preserve his usefulness as much as possible, rather than disobey Huang Taiji's request and finally gain a reputation as a loyal and upright person.

Although he admired Jin Yu's performance at this moment, he would never do this.

Because doing so at this time would not only prevent Li Zhu from coming to power, but would also lead to immediate death.

Sure enough, as soon as Shen Qiyuan scolded Jin Yu, Huang Taiji, guarded by a group of Zhenghuang Banner soldiers, rode his horse forward, bypassing the others, and finally came to

Jin Yu and Shen Qiyuan approached.

"Who are you?"

"There is a certain Jin Yu who is the judge of the imperial court of Ming Dynasty!"

Facing Huang Taiji's contemptuous questions, Jin Yu wiped the tears from his face with his thick sleeves, held his neck, and glared angrily at Huang Taiji who came on horseback.

"Hahaha - kill him!"

No one expected that Huang Taiji would kill someone with just one mouthful.

Shen Qiyuan originally wanted to say something, but just as he opened his mouth, a flash of sword light suddenly flashed, and then a warm, sticky substance splashed into his face.

——That is the blood of Jin Yu, the judge of Li Cao.

After Huang Taiji's order was issued, Jin Yu wanted to say something, but before he could open his mouth, a Zhenghuang Banner Ba La soldier who had already held a sword in his hand had already heard the order and brandished his sword.

Jin Yu's head fell to the ground with a sound, and blood spurted out from his neck, covering Shen Qiyuan's head and face, and the ice and snow on the ground instantly turned red.

"Who are you?"

"The humble minister Shen Qiyuan is far away from me, but my king will not abandon me. I am now the military officer of this small country."

"Shen Qiyuan? But that Marshal of the Li Dynasty's army and horses who escaped after hearing the news a few years ago and even I couldn't catch him?"

"Exactly, exactly Xiaochen."

"Hahahaha - OK! You are fine!"

Shen Qi, who was kneeling on the ground, didn't dare to look up, but when he heard Huang Taiji's laughing tone, a stone suddenly dropped in his heart.

Although his previous affair with the Ming Dynasty and his conspiracy to abolish the establishment had always been carried out secretly and very covertly, the anti-Qing uprising that took place in the Northern Second Road this time was inextricably linked to him.

Lin Qingye, the rebel commander of the Nansan Dao navy, was recommended by him.

Liu Lin, the envoy of Ping'an Dao who was responsible for the internal affairs, was also his son and daughter's in-laws.

And Shen Qicheng, who under the guise of being the special and plenipotentiary envoy of General Zhengdong of the Ming Dynasty, settled in Pyongyang to cause rebellion, was his brother who unilaterally announced that he had severed ties with him.

This is all on the surface.

Even if others can't see the tricks in the appointments of Zhang Houjian, An Kecheng, Cui Xiaoyi, Che Liliang and Cai Menheng, they can never fail to see that he, Shen Qiyuan, Lin Qingye, Liu Lin especially The relationship between Shen Qicheng.

Once someone accuses him of having an affair with the Ming Dynasty, he will definitely be miserable.

This is also the reason why he drew a clear line with Kim Sang-hyun and others early, refused to come to the rescue, and at the same time generously befriended Kim Zi-dian.

Of course, this is why he now openly stood up and took the risk to criticize Li Cao's judge Jin Yu.

Everything is to protect yourself first.

As the saying goes, there is no need to worry about running out of firewood if you keep green mountains. As long as you keep your useful body, when the Qing army evacuates, it will be another situation.

Therefore, with the words "You are very good" personally spoken by Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Shen Qiyuan finally felt a little calmer and less anxious.

As for Huang Taiji mentioning his scandal back then and laughing at him in public, in fact, there was no disturbance in his heart.

Back then, his title as Marshal of the Li Dynasty's military and horse capital was just a false name. Although there were many people in the name of serving the king, he was unable to command them at all during the chaos at that time.

Besides escaping from the battlefield, the only two options left were surrender and death in battle.
Chapter completed!