The news of the Qing army's arrival in Kaicheng frightened the Korean monarchs and ministers.
Li Zhu quickly called two teams to discuss countermeasures.
However, the officials of North Korea and the Ming Dynasty were indeed masters and apprentices. They usually talked eloquently, but at critical moments they were at a loss.
"Don't you, gentlemen, have any good ideas?"
Seeing the silence of the ministers, Li Jie felt very tired.
If these people are entrusted with national affairs, what hope do they have?
Since no one spoke, he had no choice but to name names.
"Commander the prime minister, what are the plans?"
As the leader of the ministers, Jin Liu had no choice but to bite the bullet and make up for it.
"Your Highness, the top priority is the safety of you and the royal family. In my opinion, Your Highness should visit Ganghwa Island. At the same time, all troops and horses are summoned to come to King Qin to protect him."
I just didn’t say it directly, Your Highness, please run!
Li Jie was extremely reluctant to this suggestion.
It's really hard to travel when it's freezing cold. How can you hide in the palace and enjoy the comfort of meticulous service?
"Heavy snow blocks roads and supplies are difficult. Barbarians may not be able to come here, right?"
Seeing that he still had illusions, Jin Liu didn't know how to complain.
"Your Highness, there is no danger to defend Hanyang, and there are no soldiers to fight. Once the barbarians come, it will be too late to regret it. Now that the Linjin River has frozen, the barbarians will have a smooth road going south, so we must check it out."
Hearing that the Linjin River was frozen, Li Jian's heart skipped a beat.
He began to hesitate as to whether he should run away or not.
Even now, North Korean officials are still playing political tricks.
Someone jumped out and said: "Hanyang is the center of the city, a place admired by the people of the country. Your Highness is far away for hunting and should be guarded by capable people. I think that the prince is loyal and filial, so he can take on this responsibility."
Obviously this is a separate move.
The precaution is that if something happens to Li Zhu, there will still be someone who can take charge of the overall situation.
But when he heard that someone wanted to divide his power, Li Zhu became unhappy.
"The prince is still young and not familiar with world affairs. How can he go to a dangerous place? He should stay by his side to preserve the incense of the royal family."
Several more officials tried to persuade him, but Li Jie refused, so the matter had to be dropped.
Fortunately, under the urging of the ministers, Li Zhu finally agreed to take refuge on Ganghwa Island in order to settle the dispute.
However, it is not that easy for a monarch to travel. He cannot leave just as he wants. Proper arrangements must be made in Hanyang.
At this time, Li Zhu finally remembered his old friend.
"Where is the Shen Judgment?"
Jin Sangxian was below. He was very excited when he heard this and said hurriedly: "Shen Banshu is at home right now. Although he is busy in the countryside, his heart is devoted to the king and he never wants to serve the country."
These compliments made Li Zhu feel a little better.
"Immediately order Shen Fanshu to return to the court and take charge of the overall situation of Hanyang."
He was planning to hand over the defense of Hanyang to Shen Qiyuan.
The people from the Zhuhe sect couldn't help but frown after hearing this, but the people from the denouncement sect were very happy, thinking that Li Jie had strengthened his resolve to resist.
How did they know that this was actually Li Zhu's imperial trick?
No matter what, Hanyang, as the capital, cannot be lost easily. Otherwise, this will be his dereliction of duty as a king and he will have no face to meet his ancestors.
Therefore, a minister who dares to resist must be arranged to defend Hanyang to the death.
In this way, even if Hanyang was eventually occupied by the Qing army, it would be after a bloody battle in Korea, and it would not be a place where he, the king, abandoned the blessings of his ancestors at will.
The edict to restore Shen Qiyuan was sent out from Hanyang on the same day, along with the order conveyed by Li Zhu to the Eighth Route Army in North Korea to raise troops for reinforcements.
It can be said that although North Korea has had a premonition that war is coming, all preparations made are only superficial.
For example, the matter of conscription and defense should have been arranged long ago, but no one has ever mentioned it since Li Jian.
The defense forces in various places only focused on building mountain cities.
As a result, when the Qing army came, people from all over the country took refuge in the mountain cities and allowed the Qing army to rush straight along the road, as if they were in an uninhabited country.
When the attack was about to reach Hanyang, Li Jian thought of asking various places to send troops and horses to come to the rescue.
Is it still too late?
On this night, the military information from the front was delivered to Li Zhu.
Hauge did not stop at Kaesong, but went directly south. He crossed the Imjin River that day and went straight to Hanyang.
In fact, the Qing army at this time only numbered more than a thousand people, while Hanyang's defenders numbered more than eight thousand, no matter how miserable they were.
If you really want to defend, you can buy enough time for the center to move.
But back then, Ding Mao's random shadow made the kings and ministers of Korea panic and couldn't care less about anything.
"Without further delay, the royal family can be sent to Ganghwa Island first."
Li Zhu was not as ruthless as Liu Bang, and could still care about his relatives at critical moments, so he had to move the royal family in Hanyang first.
Jin Liu quickly stood up to express his loyalty.
"My minister Jin Qingzheng is loyal and brave, and he should be able to protect the safety of all princes."
In Jinliu's opinion, the Qing army was good at land warfare but inferior at water warfare, so it was bound to be unable to attack Ganghwa Island, so it was absolutely foolproof.
Such a good opportunity can completely enable his son to serve as a guardian and pave the way for his future career.
In a panic, Li Zhu didn't think too much, and immediately ordered Jin Qingzheng and Li Minqiu to escort the crown prince's concubine Jiang, Lord Fenglin, Lord Linping and the ancestral temple god to set off first.
There was obviously no possibility of keeping the proceedings in the palace secret, and the news spread quickly.
North Korea's royal palace nobles and two groups of ministers asked their families to pack their bags and leave Hanyang overnight.
The officials above have all fled, and the people below naturally cannot sit still.
That night, the whole Hanyang was in chaos, and everyone rushed to escape.
Suddenly, the roads were congested, the cries were loud, men, women, old and children were pushing and shoving, not knowing the direction, just trying to escape as far as possible.
Li Juku was sitting in the palace, listening to the wailing of countless people, and his whole body lost all energy.
The situation had reached this point, and he no longer knew what to do.
His nostalgic gaze swept over the familiar things around him, perhaps making him regret it a little.
If I had known this, I should not have resisted with strength in the first place. Otherwise, why would we have lost our country and abandoned our temple, panicking like a dog that lost its home?
But even so, Li Zhu's evacuation was still extremely protracted.
This king is like a miser, reluctant to part with this one and unable to let go of that one, so the palace people have to take them all with them.
As a result, the palace was busy all night, and it took another morning before the cleaning was completed.
Finally, at the end of the day, Jin Sangxian became impatient with waiting. After repeated urging, Li Zhu walked out of his palace and got into the leaving carriage.
As a result, just as the group reached Sungnyemen, the training supervisor Li Xingye ran away crawling back.
"Your Highness, the Jurchens have arrived at Hongjiyuan, and there is no way to pass."
Hearing this, Li Zhu couldn't help but his vision went dark and he fell down into the carriage.
The rest of the civil and military ministers were in an uproar.
No one expected that the Qing army would arrive so quickly and had already reached the gates of Hanyang City.