After the beginning of the new year, maybe God really opened his eyes, or maybe the Ming Dynasty really started to show its second spring. In February, the temperature quickly warmed up, the snow melted, and everything began to recover.
The more than 8 million acres of winter wheat planted by Yingtian and Yongping Prefectures last year not only did not freeze to death, but also experienced strong winds. The news spread, which undoubtedly greatly stimulated the gentry and common people throughout the north.
Thousands of contractors also began to recruit military households, masons and carpenters to build industrial zones.
The red lady in Nanjing is training her troops every day, but Zhang Yan is starting to prepare for the enke, the provincial examination, and the general examination together.
In other words, after a scholar passed the provincial examination and passed the examination, he could immediately take the joint examination in Nanjing, and then go to the capital for the final palace examination after high school. This undoubtedly stimulated the scholars throughout the south.
at the same time.
Duoergun also held a swearing-in meeting in Shenyang, and appointed Duoduo as the general of the Southern Expedition, Hong Chengchou as the deputy general, and Obai as the forward. A total of 70,000 horse and infantry were dispatched to North Korea.
In order to learn from the Han people and become famous, Duoergun also asked Hong Chengchou to draft a petition for conquest.
The reason is that the King of Korea secretly sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, preparing to betray the Qing Dynasty. Such a country has betrayed its master and villain. If it is not defeated, it will not be enough to show the power of the Qing Dynasty. If it is not rebelled, it is simply unacceptable.
At this time, the kings of Joseon had gone through 16 generations. Injo Lee Joon had been in power for 21 years and had just turned fifty.
Last winter, I heard that the Qing Dynasty had suffered a great defeat in the Central Plains and that the Ming Dynasty had produced a brilliant and ambitious emperor. Li Jie really had the idea of joining the Ming Dynasty again and planned to send an envoy to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty after the beginning of the new year.
Because at this time, almost everyone in North Korea wanted to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. They had no choice but to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. No one was really willing to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
But what Li Zhu and the Korean nobles did not expect was that before their envoys were sent, the Qing Dynasty knew about it and sent a large army to conquer.
He was immediately frightened, and while dispatching troops and generals to prepare for resistance, he sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty for help.
Of course, there are also a very small number of people who propose a complete surrender and liquidation, and pay some money and food to the beauties to let the Eight Banners withdraw their troops first.
It was early March when the envoy from North Korea arrived in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. When they heard that the envoy from North Korea had arrived, the Ministry of Rites was very happy, and the Minister went to the outside of the city to greet him personally.
The next day, Zhu Cihong summoned the North Korean envoy at the Huangji Palace. Not only did he accept North Korea's return, he also gave him some serious comfort.
"Your Majesty, North Korea is now in danger, and everyone in our country is looking forward to the arrival of heavenly troops from the Kingdom of Heaven to come to our rescue. We also hope that Your Majesty will send troops to rescue us as soon as possible."
The North Korean envoy knelt on the ground and burst into tears.
The civilians and military generals on the left and right nodded frequently, obviously sympathetic to North Korea's experience and very satisfied with North Korea's attitude.
After all, it seems that no one from the Ming Dynasty has come to pay tribute for many years. The most recent time seems to have been five years ago when Ryukyu sent people.
Now that the new emperor has just changed the Yuan Dynasty, North Korea has returned. This is definitely a precursor to the coming of all nations, so North Korea must be preserved.
"Well, special envoy, please get up first. Korea has always been our vassal under the Ming Dynasty. It was forced by circumstances to surrender to the Qing Dynasty in the past. Now that it has returned to the embrace of its mother country, I will naturally not turn a blind eye and do nothing to save it.
Don't worry, I will gather an army and go to Shanhaiguan soon. You go back and tell Li Zhu, asking him to hold on. My army will be out of Shanhaiguan in three months at most and in one month at shortest."
Zhu Cixi came to the palace and helped him up personally.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Our motherland's great benevolence will be remembered by all of us in North Korea and will never be betrayed."
The North Korean envoy was moved to tears and knelt down again.
Zhu Cihong comforted him for a few more words before letting him back down.
After returning to the dragon chair, he glanced at the row of civil servants and said: "In order to show our sincerity in the Ming Dynasty, I want to send an imperial minister to return to North Korea with the North Korean envoy to comfort him. This candidate has both political integrity and talent, and a very high reputation.
No, Qian Aiqing, this imperial envoy must be you."
After saying that, he looked at Qian Qianyi with a smile.
He was really not willing to just find an excuse to kill this old guy. Even if he was cut into pieces with a thousand cuts, Zhu Cixiang felt that he was being advantaged.
After all, if we kill him like this, he might become a loyal minister and become famous throughout the ages, and he might become a tyrant who kills loyal people.
The best way to deal with such a spineless traitor is to first ruin his reputation and make him infamy for eternity, then capture him and cut him to pieces, confiscate his family and exterminate his family.
Just like Chen Yan, the first assistant, and Zhang Jinyan, the minister of the Ministry of War.
So since Qian Qianyi came to the capital, Zhu Cixiang has been thinking about how to deal with him and make him look bad.
This time the Tatars attacked North Korea, which was an opportunity to see if they could trap him in North Korea, and finally defect to the Manchus and restore his status as a traitor. After they invaded Liaodong in the future, they would cut him into pieces and set up a monument to explain that after the warning
people.
Although doing so would damage the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cixiang didn't care at all. He just wanted Confucian scholars all over the world to see the true face of Qian Qianyi, the so-called Donglin Confucian.
As for North Korea, let alone saying that it cannot be saved now, even if it can be saved, it will not save it.
He is still eager for Dorgon to torment North Korea. When he has had enough troubles, wouldn't it be better for him to act as a savior to save the people of the subject country?
"Your Majesty has given you too much praise, and I am ashamed to deserve it!"
Qian Qianyi hurried out of the queue and said modestly.
Obviously I don't want to go to North Korea and stay away from the court.
"Alas! Qian Aiqing doesn't have to be modest. This matter belongs to you alone. It's settled and we will set off tomorrow."
Zhu Cixi waved his hand, his tone not to be refused.
"I obey the decree." Qian Qianyi could only answer honestly.
Shi Kefa, Hou Xun and other Donglin officials all frowned slightly, feeling that His Majesty was making a fuss out of a molehill.
Even if an imperial envoy needs to be sent to comfort him, a minister of the Ministry of Rites is enough. Why is it necessary for the second assistant to go there?
However, everyone only thought that His Majesty paid great attention to North Korea and was happy that North Korea sent an envoy to visit him this time, so they made an exception and allowed the Second Assistant to go.
Wei Zaode and other non-Donglin Party members secretly rejoiced.
Especially Wei Zaode, since Qian Qianyi came, he has felt tremendous pressure. If the Sixth Department had not become an empty frame now, he would really want to resign and return home.
Because if you don’t do something, you won’t do anything wrong, and you won’t be caught by Qian Qianyi and others.
Qian Qianyi and other Donglin officials were not in the mood to engage in party strife for the time being, so they killed Wei Zaode.
As the saying goes, we are fighting for power, but now the six ministries have no power at all and are completely in name only. How can we still fight for it? If we fight for it, it will be of no use.
The military household system was implemented in the Xuanfu of Datong and near the capital, and no action was allowed in the northern provinces.
The government affairs of several southern provinces were first concentrated in Nanjing. After being handled by Zhang Yan, they were directly reported to the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
It can be said that among the thousands of civil servants in the capital, apart from the Ministry of Works, there are some things to do, and the other ministries are really similar to the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army.
So we all thought about regaining the legitimate rights of the six ministries first, but His Majesty didn't go to court at all, nor did he receive an audience. The memorials he submitted also fell into the sea, leaving the civil servants with nothing to do but nowhere to use them. It's really frustrating.
Incomparable.
This was the first court meeting that His Majesty did not miss after everyone entered the capital. However, the occasion was not right. There were foreign envoys, and everyone could only hold back.