Seoul is brightly lit at night, with patrolling soldiers everywhere on the city walls, and burning torches making crackling sounds. The whole city has fallen into silence. At this time, everyone in Seoul is immersed in fear, both the common people and ministers. For a city that has just

In a city that has experienced a coup, people's hearts are very unstable. What's more, now that the slaves are coming again, people are panicking for a while.

The palace in Seoul was brightly lit at this time, and everyone was coming in and out. The expressions on everyone's faces were very solemn. King Li Zong of North Korea was walking back and forth in the hall, saying as he walked: "

What to do? What to do? What to do now?”

For Li Zong, it would be good to be the king by himself, but he does not have the ability to govern the country by himself. Ever since he came to the throne, he has been dreaming of sweet dreams and dreaming all day long. After hearing the news of the Jiannu attack.

Li Cong was not in a hurry and just sent people to the Ming Dynasty to ask for help.

In Li Cong's view, the Ming Dynasty is his suzerainty, and he has always been respectful to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty will definitely send troops to save him. And he also believes that the Ming Dynasty will definitely be able to defeat the slave-building army. Since Emperor Tianqi

All the battles after he ascended the throne ended in great victory.

However, when he heard that Jiannu's army had appeared at the gates of Seoul, Li Zong collapsed immediately and had no idea. Glancing at the ministers sitting below, Li Zong said with a sad face: "Dear ministers, you are

Think of a way!" He said and looked at Shen Hualin to the side.

At this time, Shen Hualin was the leader of the Western People's Party, a leading minister in the imperial court, and his status was equivalent to the cabinet bachelor of the Ming Dynasty.

The party struggle in North Korea is mainly between the Westerners' Party and the Easterners' Party. The Westerners' Party is mainly headed by Shen Yiqian, who lives in the west of Seoul Prefecture. His supporters are called the Westerners' Party. They support Zhu Xixue's theory of Li Yikuk's main energy.

The Dongren Party became the Dongren Party because their leader Kim Hyo-won lived in the east of Seoul.

These two parties all competed for the power of the imperial court in the name of Confucianism. Although North Korea was a small country, the intensity of the party and government was even worse than that of the Ming Dynasty.

The two factions were at peace with each other when Li Er, the great minister, was alive. After his death, the two factions began to fight. The Eastern Party began to take power, and the Western Party attacked them and seized power on the grounds that Zheng Ruli had conspired to rebel (Jichou Prison Incident). 1591

The Western Party made a mistake on the issue of establishing a son and was attacked by the Eastern Party. The Eastern Party regained control of the government and began to purge the Western Party.

Before the Wanli Korean War, the Western Party Huang Yunji and the Eastern Party Kim Seiichi were sent to Japan to detect the movements of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Because they came to different conclusions, they were unable to resist the attack. The interference in national affairs due to party disputes reached its peak at this time.

After Gwanghaegun was supported, the power of the Westerners weakened. In order to regain their power, the Westerners Party supported Injo. This is what Imjo just experienced. Anyway, the Westerners Party also regained their own rights.

However, in the second lawsuit, the Southerners' Party's claims were accepted, and the Westerners' Party was wiped out. It was not until 1680 that Emperor Suzong expelled a large number of Southerners from the court for fear of the expansion of the Southerners' Party's power. This was called the Geng-Shen Rebellion, and the Westerners' Party returned to

After taking charge of the government, he later split into the Lao Lun sect and the Shao Lun sect due to different attitudes towards Su Zong's relatives.

At this time, Shen Hualin, the leader of the Western Party who was sitting below, had no expression on his face. In fact, he knew very well in his heart. With the military strength of North Korea, it is simply impossible to resist the cavalry of the Jiannu. Let alone fighting, I'm afraid

Even if you can't catch up, there is no way to fight this battle.

I originally thought that the slaves were just for plunder, but I didn't expect that they actually came to Seoul! When Shen Hualin heard the news, he was stunned. He did not send anyone to fight with the slaves. Fighting. After all, losing is not conducive to consolidating one's position. If they rob enough, they will naturally leave!

But at this time, Shen Hualin knew that he had no choice but to use this method. Seeing everyone's eyes looking at him, Shen Hualin gently cleared his throat and said slowly: "Master, now The slave-building troops have appeared at the gates of Seoul, and I have mixed feelings in my heart. I thought of several ways overnight!"

At this time, Li Zong was completely helpless. Hearing that Shen Hualin actually had a way, he seemed to have grasped the last straw and said: "Shen Aiqing, if you have any ideas, please tell me! After this thing is over, the lonely king will definitely have many problems." reward!"

Shen Hualin remained expressionless and said respectfully: "My lord. At this time, Seoul is no longer safe. The lord of the country is from North Korea, which is the foundation of the country. It is really inappropriate to be in danger like this, so I think The king should leave Seoul."

All the ministers on the side felt dumbfounded. Now that the army was approaching the capital, the first strategy of the leading minister was not to send troops, but to let the king escape.

In fact, Shen Hualin didn't want to say that, but he knew Li Zong's character very well. The king was too afraid of death! It can be said that he was worthless, otherwise people like him would not have chosen him to be the king. He would If you send it away, if there are any omissions, you can still correct them yourself.

Regardless of what the other ministers thought, Li Zong glanced at Shen Hualin gratefully. He was worthy of being his confidant. At this time, his first thought was his own safety. Li Zong was very satisfied and nodded. Said: "Shen Aiqing, tell me if you have any strategies!"

"My lord, I think the emperor can move the royal family to Ganghwa Island. The slaves are always capable and they can't reach Ganghwa Island. In this way, the royal family will be safe. The lord should retreat to Hansan Fortress to stabilize the morale of the army." , and secondly, waiting for the arrival of King Qin’s troops from various places, the king can lead the army to eliminate the danger in Seoul." Shen Hualin glanced at Li Cong, and smiled slightly in his heart, it seems that he is confident about the king, and he has really reached the level of proficiency. the point.

"My lord, when you leave Seoul, give an order to the garrison from all over the country to bring troops to Seoul to serve the king! Although Jiannu can conquer the war, his number is only a small number after all. As long as the soldiers of tomorrow arrive, they will naturally be able to A great victory!" Shen Hualin ended his speech, but he did not look at Li Cong, but glanced at the faces of the ministers.

At this time, Li Zong had no intention of watching Shen Hualin's actions. He wished he could leave here right now!

Chief Si Xianpu on one side couldn't stand listening to the political commentary any longer. He stood up suddenly and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have my own notes!"

Pak Jung-ryon is the chief minister of North Korea, and his official position is equivalent to that of the Ming Dynasty’s Supervisor Yuan Zuodu Yushi! Because it is an independent system, Pak Jung-ryon was not implicated in the coup. In order to stabilize the situation, the Westerners did not provoke this man. Da Si Xian.

Ever since Li Zong came to the throne, Park Jung-ryon has become disdainful! When Gwanghae-gun was originally in power, Park Jung-ryon criticized Gwanghae-gun's policies. Because of Gwanghae-gun's vacillating policies, he was obviously suspected of betraying the Ming Dynasty. , which made Pu Zhenglun, who was established in Shili, a little dissatisfied.

However, Gwanghae-kun only wanted to expand North Korea. According to Park Jung-ryon, this is very correct. Park Jung-ryon also strongly supports some of the ideas of the Eastern Party. However, since the Western Party came to power, it has continued to clean up the Eastern Party.

The people are very ruthless in their methods. The policy has also become to respect the Ming Dynasty and respect the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers. As for the policies of the Eastern People's Party, no matter whether they are good or bad, they are not used.

Pu Zhenglong was very dissatisfied with the Westerners Party, and at the same time, he was even more angry with Li Zong for his cowardice and incompetence. At this time, seeing the troops approaching the city, the Westerners Party actually wanted to run away. Once they left, Seoul would surely fall!

What should the people of Seoul do? Thinking of the devastation and the raging war, Pu Zhenglun felt his heart ached. When Li Zong asked himself to speak, he couldn't wait to say: "My lord, Seoul is the foundation of Korea. There are 40,000 soldiers here! We can't build slaves."

There are only 20,000 people, not to mention that Seoul is a fortified city with sufficient food. The king should inspire the morale of the army and the people in Seoul and swear to live and die with Seoul, so that we can preserve Seoul and North Korea!"

Li Zong was not a cruel king, and he was very tolerant towards his ministers, but after listening to Pu Zhenglun's words, he almost got angry! What does it mean to live and die in Seoul? If Seoul is gone, he will die!

Although there are 40,000 troops in Seoul, who are they? Do you really think you don’t know?

Seeing Li Zong's gloomy face, Shen Hualin immediately realized that this was an opportunity. He quickly stood up and rebuked loudly: "Pu Zhenglun, the king is the foundation of the country. You actually want to confine the king to a dangerous place. What are your intentions? Saint.

It is said that you are loyal to the king and patriotic, but you are disloyal! You are in vain to be a minister of the king, and you are in vain to be a disciple of a saint!"

As the saying goes, there is no excuse to accuse Shen Hualin of framing him. Several big hats were pulled down, and Li Zong's face became darker and darker! He waved his hand to Shen Hualin and said: "Shen Aiqing, just follow the instructions

Do what you say! You go down and make arrangements as soon as possible, and I must rush to Hanyang as soon as possible!"

Yes, Lord! I have one more thing to say. Since Mr. Park intends to live and die with Seoul, it is better to leave Seoul to his guard. Since Mr. Park is so confident, I think he can persist until the reinforcements arrive, and even defeat Jiannu!" See you!

Li Zong had no intention of dealing with Pu Zhenglun. Shen Hualin suddenly had a plan in mind and said with a serious face.

"Okay, it is indeed a good suggestion! Let the government draft the decree!" Li Zong glanced at Pu Zhengren, nodded slowly, and said.

"Your Majesty, since the royal family is leaving Seoul, I think we should dispatch enough troops to protect us. There are 40,000 troops in Seoul now. I would like to request 30,000 horses to accompany the king!" Shen Hualin glanced at Pu Zhenglun with a smile on his lips.

He said with a sneer! He actually dared to attack himself. This time he must kill the chicken and show it to the monkey.

Li Zong was very afraid of death and thought of himself more than anything else. Seeing that Shen Hualin thought of himself in everything, he smiled and said: "You can arrange these things! I believe you!" After that, he walked back.
Chapter completed!