Before Susa and Mafuta set out, the North Korean envoy was already anxious to convey the situation back.
After learning that Huang Taiji wanted to proclaim himself emperor and establish a country, and to coerce North Korea to support him, North Korea quickly fell into chaos.
The king of Korea, Li Ju, was flustered and uneasy, and he quickly summoned two teams for discussion.
But today's North Korean officialdom is just like the Ming Dynasty, and party strife has reached an indiscriminate level.
"Your Highness, the seat of national unification and the foundation of Korea must never be abolished. The Jurchens are barbarians, how can they be willing to surrender while being subordinates?"
Kim Sang-heon spoke fiercely and strongly opposed it.
As the leader of Qingliu, Kim Sang-heon's political life lies in safeguarding Gang Chang. People like him naturally value the rule of law more than anything else, even if it means destroying the country and exterminating the nation.
Those who object will naturally agree.
Cui Mingji, the official judge of Cao, raised his voice and said: "Does Jin Banshu remember the old events of Ding Mao?"
It's a good thing he didn't mention this. As soon as he mentioned this, the Qingliu faction immediately rallied to attack.
Hong Yihan cursed on the spot.
"It was you, a villain, who insisted on making peace, which ruined the morale of the army and weakened the country's strength, leading to today's chaos. Your Highness, please kill Cui Mingji to strengthen the morale of the army."
However, Cui Mingji is not alone.
The forces behind him are equally powerful.
Jin Liu, the biggest boss of the Western Party, stood up.
"Your Highness, the Jurchens are strong and don't know etiquette. If they attack with brute force, it will be impossible for our court to resist. I would not regret waiting for death, lest the country and the country be reduced to a bloody mess."
This set of rhetoric got into Li Zhu's heart.
The North Korean king is now old and no longer as ambitious as he once was. He is only greedy for enjoyment and just wants to keep his power.
Ding Mao was in chaos back then, and the power of the Jurchens had already cast a shadow in his heart.
He is really afraid that the past will happen again.
But looking at the court, the peace-defying faction had an absolute advantage, and he had no way to go his own way.
Besides, from Li Jie's true intention, he didn't want to bow down to Huang Taiji.
North Korea calls itself Little China. Although it is also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it always looks superior to others when looking at other vassals.
This civilized man has been under the influence of barbarians for a long time, and it is not easy to overcome this hurdle.
"Our country, Korea, stands in the east, has a long-standing holy path, and has its own legal system. We should look for good strategies to protect the country's foundation and avoid war. I also ask you to work together to cope with the difficulties."
Li Zhu's meaning was very clear.
He didn't want to pay homage and kowtow to Huang Taiji three times, but he also didn't want to anger Huang Taiji and cause a war.
How to do it specifically, you ministers can think of a way.
The two groups below, whether they were the anti-harmony faction or the pro-harmony faction, all looked at each other in confusion.
I said in my heart that I can't do such a difficult challenge!
However, one thing that needs to be made clear is that within North Korea, neither the peace-rejecting faction nor the peace-promoting faction were actually close to Hou Jin.
The anti-peace faction can be regarded as radical elements, and they would rather break than bend. Even if they fight to the death with Hou Jin, they will never surrender.
The Zonghe faction is more sensible.
Jin Liu, Cui Mingji and others all knew that North Korea simply could not defeat Hou Jin with its strength.
In order to protect the country's foundation and continue the country's rule, we can only work with Empress Jinxu and Wei Snake in every possible way.
But both the anti-peace faction and the pro-peace faction have overlooked one point.
That is, in the face of absolute power, any small thoughts are just useless.
The most important thing is that the contradiction between the two sides is irreconcilable. Even in the face of such a crisis, they still target each other and cause trouble for each other, which seriously affects the strength.
After Kim Sang-hyun returned, he immediately summoned the members of the Rebellion and Peace Sect to discuss countermeasures.
"Now it seems that the Jurchens came here with bad intentions, and the country's affairs in North Korea are so complicated that life and death depend on a matter of seconds."
Wu Daji was impassioned.
"His Highness seems to be conciliatory. We must not relax at this critical moment and must strengthen His Highness' will. North Korea must not become a lackey of the barbarians!"
The people below were shouting and killing, and they were full of passion, but Kim Sang-heon could calm down a little.
It's not that he has lost his passion, but that after experiencing many things, he can think more.
Compared with his past self, what he has now is that he is better able to understand the intentions of Cui Mingji and others.
This was something that could not be figured out until more than ten years later, when Kim Sang-hyun and Cui Ming-gil were both detained in Shenyang and were both prisoners.
"In any case, North Korea is a small and weak country, and it cannot resist the Jurchens' aggression on its own."
Everyone understands this fact,
Yin Ji suggested: "We should quickly send envoys to China to ask for help. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attack was menacing, but as soon as the Chinese troops arrived, North Korea immediately turned the corner. Now the only one we can rely on is China."
Others praised him one after another, obviously placing their safety on Ming Dynasty.
Only Jin Sangxian sighed, knowing that there was no hope for the Ming Dynasty.
But the public opinion was such that he could only go with the flow.
"In that case, we will report to your highness tomorrow at the court and send envoys as soon as possible."
After some deliberation by the peace-repelling faction, this was the only idea they could finally come up with.
After seeing off the others, Jin Sangxian's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately picked up a pen and hurriedly wrote a letter and handed it to the servant.
"Send it to Busan and Jeju Island quickly to make preparations there."
The servant took the order and left.
With no one around him, Jin Sangxian's body suddenly became desolate, as if he had lost all his strength.
He leaned on the wooden collapse and looked up at the desolate full moon in the sky, but his heart kept churning.
"Your Highness, you must hold on and don't let me down!"
Busan and Jeju Island quickly received Kim Sang-heon's warning.
Shen Daoxun and Li Chong did not dare to neglect, and quickly sought out Zhang Guanhua and Li Yuanlao for discussion.
"As long as North Korea does not choose to surrender completely, the Jurchens will definitely come and use force to force North Korea to surrender."
Zhang Guanhua's judgment on the situation was unequivocal.
Shandong is the best at using force to achieve its goals, so it understands this approach best.
After hearing his judgment, Shen Daoxun and Li Chong couldn't help but feel discouraged.
"We, North Korea, are attached to China and are a country of etiquette. How can we kneel down to the barbarians and become beasts?"
Li Chong's eyes swept across the five thousand troops who were undergoing intense training.
"General Zhang, I wonder if this army can protect the safety of North Korea?"
Apparently facing a crisis, the Westerners turned their attention to this army.
"Don't have any illusions. A mere five thousand troops cannot turn the tide."
Zhang Guanhua decisively dispelled their assumptions.
Seeing that the two of them looked desperate and seemed to have their wills broken, he gave them sweet dates again.
"Don't worry too much. Even if the North Korean royal court chooses to surrender, with the existence of Shandong, you loyal people can still fight hard and retain the incense of North Korea."