The Ming army did not enter Seoul because Seoul had already begun to fall into chaos.
In the chaos, those who snatched goods and people were North Koreans themselves.
What's more, you can't get in now because the city gate isn't open.
The new orders from above have not yet come down, and some generals who are confused are still at a loss. When the Ming army has not launched an attack, can they really revolt on the battlefield? They can only fight against the hungry people and the hungry people who continue to gather towards the city gate.
Outside the city, the Ming army was in a dilemma.
It's a mess.
Zhang Jing watched all this with cold eyes. He was sure that the Yin siblings would flee eastward when they saw the situation in the city suddenly getting out of control.
There are also some true confidants whom he relies on as his team.
A change from the past, the governor of Seoul appeared in front of the crowds of people crowding towards the north gate.
"New grain from Gangwon Province and Gyeongsang Province is coming soon. Your Majesty has just sent soldiers to rescue them. Once the new grain arrives, everyone will have it!"
"Fart! Are you still waiting? So much food has arrived in such a long time, is there any for us?"
"We are going out of the city to buy food!"
Seeing that the government was uncharacteristically not ordering its officials to block or suppress the crowds with sticks, swords and guns, the hungry and red-eyed civilians became more courageous among the crowds.
"You all ran out, what will happen to your family?" The governor of Seoul shouted hoarsely, pointing into the distance, "How much anger has been caused? When you are in such a mess, the gangsters took advantage of the chaos to loot, don't you care about the safety of your own family?"
"There is nothing left at home!"
"My parents are already starving to death!"
"Grab? Let's rob too!"
Under the riot, the governor of Seoul hurried to Gyeongbokgung Palace with his head covered with bruises and under protection.
Yin Yuanheng had previously ordered him to pacify the people first. However, more and more civilians came out to join the riots in different directions in Seoul. How many manpower are there to stop and pacify them?
Do we still need to defend the four walls?
We have to let the king and concubine Yin Yuanheng make an idea. The Ming army is going to pretend not to attack the city anyway, so it is business to first mobilize some defenders to quell the civil strife in the city.
The governor of Seoul was promoted by Yin Yuanheng after Li Geng passed away. He was a loyal and loyal bitch.
Gyeongbokgung Palace is located in the northwest of Seoul. The governor of Seoul noticed something was wrong as soon as he arrived outside the south gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace.
What about the Praetorian Guards?
As far as he could see, he saw many palace eunuchs and female officials running out with bulging packages in their hands.
No need to ask, he understood what was going on.
"It's over..."
As soon as the murmur died down, he heard the noise from the east.
The Yin siblings were decisive, and were ready to abandon the city as soon as the situation changed.
They say perseverance, but secretly who is not prepared?
And they cherish their lives so much, how can they not be protected when they want to escape?
Naturally, the most loyal Imperial Guards cannot be left behind, nor can they leave Gyeongbokgung Palace without being noticed, even with important national utensils, property, and chariots?
You have to leave anyway, so why not take more people with you to protect yourself.
Only the abandoned eunuchs and maids realized something was different in Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Why don't you hurry up and escape with something?
Now, of course, such large-scale activities cannot be carried out completely unnoticed in the city.
They were so violent that they seemed to be suppressing rioters along the road.
"Those who block the grain road will be killed without mercy!"
They had indeed fought all the way, but at this moment, Yin Yuanheng could no longer care about anything.
Naturally, some people saw something unusual: if it was to protect the grain road in the direction of the east gate, why were there many vehicles besides the imperial guards, and even a strict carriage, with eunuchs and maids nervously lowering their heads next to the carriage.
Follow and run.
"Is it the king? Is the king going to abandon the city and flee eastward?"
After being shouted at for so many days to "escape to the east", the convoy protected by the Imperial Guards in front of me was too conspicuous.
At this time, the poor people who had taken to the streets spread the word and became even more angry and frantic.
Originally, they were only heading towards the north gate. There were more people attacking at the west gate, but now many people were panicking and wanted to escape with them.
Under the chain reaction, first of all, the wealthy officials and gentry families with more manpower and wealth hurriedly prepared, and then the news quickly spread to the defenders in the north, west, and south of the city.
As for the defenders in the east of the city, they descended on the city wall in large numbers and joined the team that protected the Yin siblings and the young king as they fled eastward.
"Don't worry about it. The sooner you enter Taibai Mountain, the sooner you will be safe."
From a carriage in front, Yin Yuanheng's order came.
The Taibai Mountain he was talking about is a mountain range that stretches across the central part of the peninsula from north to south.
The entire peninsula, not to mention the plateau and Hamgyeong Mountains in the northeast, the Taebaek Mountains in the east and the Sobaek Mountains in the south, running northeast and southwest, actually divide the peninsula from east to west.
The reason why the Ming army was able to securely guard only Ping'an Road and Huanghai Road during this period was also due to the terrain.
And if the Yoon siblings, who are determined to flee eastward, can cross the Taebaek Mountains to the east and then go south to Gyeongsang Province, they will not lose the opportunity to separate themselves.
Historically, Silla and Baekje were separated by the Sobaek Mountain Range.
Like dominoes, the young king fled eastward, and the movements of the imperial guards and the defenders east of the city completely overwhelmed the will of resistance of the other three defenders.
The senior generals knew that they would not be spared, so they either set off on their own quickly or went to plunder some property along the way.
The entire city of Seoul soon fell into chaos on a larger scale, and the unarmed and hungry poor people ushered in Seoul, which was like a hell on earth.
The city gate to the east was actually open, but the last batch of generals were still blocking it there. Arrows were raining down, so they suppressed the others and caught up, hoisting up the young king's team who were fleeing eastward to avoid exposing their whereabouts.
Then when it was almost over, they evacuated completely and quickly, probably hoping that the people in the city would scatter into the vast countryside to the east, so that the Ming army would run into a huge mass of fleeing people when they pursued them.
At this time, Yin Yuanheng was already nearly five miles away from the city. He was still protected in front, behind and on both wings by nearly 5,000 elite guards and elite guards in the east of the city.
On a hilltop in the northeast, Song Liangchen in the forest put down his telescope and looked at Li Yuan.
"I've transferred you here, now it's time to show off your skills. Marquis Chicheng captured the great banner of the Khan Lord last year, and today I'm leading the special forces battalion. Can I capture the traitor and the young king of North Korea who usurped the throne alive?"
Li Yuan shook the special blunderbuss on his hand and said firmly, "It's just a mob. General, please give the order!"
There were only about 500 people in total who hurriedly came here to intercept them without concealing the information from the defenders in the north and east of the city.
Yin Yuanheng's formation of abandoning the city and escaping turned out to be like this, barely concealed, and the defenders in the city continued to resist for a while under the inertia. This was probably out of Zhang Jing's expectation.
How can there be such a shameless escape from a country's king and prime minister?
Song Liangchen has sent people back and sent more people to come directly, but now they need to be blocked or hung up.
He drew his saber: "Listen to my general's orders! Come down the mountain!"
On this day, the Ming army indeed stopped shelling Seoul.
In the east of the city, the generals protecting the young master heard the sound of Ming Dynasty's gunfire.
What's the use of one against ten?
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Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, not to mention the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty actually indirectly controlled North Korea: there were more than 70 Daru Huachis left in various states and counties of the Goryeo Dynasty at that time, who were the palm seal officials.
Later, Kublai Khan first classified it into the Liaoyang Province, and later changed it to the Zhengdong Province.
During the Yuan Dynasty, although the Goryeo Dynasty still existed, the peninsula was actually the territory of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
In the past dynasties, most of the Central Plains dynasties did not directly rule here. Naturally, there are reasons.
When strong, they are actually very submissive.
They are already weak, so naturally they are not qualified to think about opening up new territories.
Even if we purely consider the pros and cons, capturing and operating North Korea is not worth the gain.
But it's different now.
"If the capital is moved to Beijing, North Korea will not be far away."
There was great chaos in Seoul, and the Ming army won the battle without bloodshed. After flying into Beijing, the Ming monarchs and ministers began to launch a long-term strategy against North Korea.
Zhu Houcong continued to emphasize his point of view to them: "North Korea will definitely become a solid land in the future. In order to manage it well, the Ming Dynasty's navy and maritime transport, as well as the Northeast land route, will be valued in the long term."
The powerful enemies of the Central Plains Dynasty have always come from the north since ancient times. Either the grasslands or the white mountains and black waters of the Northeast.
To firmly control North Korea, we must manage Northeast China, a place that is still a bitter cold at this time and where most people do not want to stay for a long time.
With the current level of technology, shipping can still only be an auxiliary, but there is also a considerable need to create momentum to continue progress.
"What's more, it's not really barren. Not only in the Northeast, North Korea also has a lot of coal, iron, and copper, but their technology is backward and they cannot make good use of it." Zhu Houcong said, "Now that we have won this battle, we must start to operate in this direction in the long run.
.This is not something that happens in one or two years. Gong Yongqing’s talent is not enough.”
Today's meeting is really about identifying a few ministers who will assist the King of Liao in governing North Korea.
Most of the officials previously elected to aid the DPRK had to govern local areas. But when foreigners govern foreign lands, there must be important officials in the court who understand the needs of the Ming Dynasty and are capable and willing enough.
Of the nine ministers of state, it was naturally impossible for Yang Shen to go. There were also a few elderly people like Yan Song. Among the remaining people, it was impossible for Tang Shunzhi to be let go.
Yang Shen said: "Zhang Tingyi's strategy is superhuman and his talents are outstanding. His prestige in pacifying Seoul has spread far and wide to North Korea. Who else can take on this important task?"
Zhu Houcong nodded silently.
Zhang Jingcai was just over fifty, so he was indeed one of the suitable candidates. His governor, Xu Ning, was also willing to do something in the frontier.
Yan Song hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "I recommend another person. After Cao Mingqing became an official, his health gradually recovered. If your Majesty can use him, he will probably be able to assist the King of Liao in Korea to do something."
"...Cao Cha?" Zhu Houcong glanced at Yan Song, and everyone else fell silent.
These people naturally know why Cao Cha became an official.
Yan Song actually mentioned Cao Cha again at this time, which was a bit bold.
Zhu Houcong is thinking.
Cao Cha is not too old. He has served as a prefect and a governor, so he certainly has rich experience and talents.
He previously tried to make his daughter the new queen, which caused a storm in the palace.
There is no need to say that he is ambitious. If there is an opportunity to "improve", it is certainly worth fighting for.
It can only be said that there was no accurate clue about the emperor's pulse at that time.
Now because of this incident, Zhu Houcong still has feelings for Duan Concubine.
But after all, she is also the mother of three daughters...
Zhu Houcong nodded: "It's not impossible."
If the waste heat is used again, it can be considered that people have made the best use of it.
It would be a good match to have Zhang Jing and Cao Cha, two people with experience as governors, and supplemented by two middle-aged and young people like Gong Yongqing and Shen Lian.
"For cultural and educational matters, Minister Gong is enough. He has many contacts with Korean scholars." Yan Song added, "In addition, the Korean court cannot be without local virtuous ministers. Although I am old, I am willing to make this trip for the imperial envoy.
, to express His Majesty’s favor. By the way... I also want to meet Quan Zi.”
Zhu Houcong laughed: "The road is bumpy, are you really willing to go?"
"After counting the crimes and responsibilities of the Li Dynasty, the king of Liao ascended the throne as the king of Korea. How can I express my sorrow for such a big event?" Yan Song spoke righteously and continued to make a joke, "I am also old. If I can handle it,
With this incident, there will be another stroke in the history of history, and it will be fulfilled as you wish."
Everyone else looked at Yan Song.
There are more than sixty people here, and now it’s winter again. It takes several months to go back and forth.
The acclimatization and difficult conditions are actually quite risky for the elderly.
It sounds like Yan Song has given up any intention of continuing to fight for the position of Prime Minister and Minister of State. After all, he is already very old, and it feels like leaving a little more traces in the history of the world.
But to preside over this matter is indeed a beautiful thing that will leave a great name in the history of history.
From the perspective of this time, although Yan Song has always been re-employed, after all, he has never been the chief minister of the previous cabinet, and he has always been just a minister of state.
His status is the same as that of other non-prime ministers of state, just one of them.
But only Zhu Houcong knew that this guy now wanted to use this kind of "hard work" to impress himself: Look at me, I am still willing to endure hardships for you at a very old age. In those days, would it really come true one day?
Yan Song, who knew Zhu Houcong's needs well, was naturally able to do the best things he had to do after going to North Korea, which was a great achievement in Zhu Houcong's heart.
Other ministers of state are also aware of this.
But Yan Song took the initiative to ask for permission and said it with such an attitude and tone that it was hard for others to compete with him.
Zhu Houcong nodded: "That's it, it's just a win after all the hard work."
The capital side was arranging how to change the world for North Korea, but outside Seoul, King Liao and Duke An Dongli finally stood outside the North City Gate.
The Ming army has not yet all entered the city, but is camping in the east and south of the city.
But he entered part of it, took over Seoul these days, and restored order in the city.
Now, there are no Ming generals stationed on the city walls. They are all patrolling the streets throughout the city.
Each five-man team is matched with fifteen soldiers who surrendered and were re-incorporated as the future security force of North Korea, and have new identities.
Outside the North City Gate, Zhang Jing and Song Liangchen, together with representatives of various identities in Seoul, welcomed King Liao and Duke An Dong who were waiting for the city to restore order before entering the city.
Li looked at the familiar Seoul with mixed feelings in his heart.
Looking at Yin Yuanheng who was tied there by soldiers, he felt even more complicated.
But his part had to continue to be played, so he bowed his head and said with a choked voice: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, the Marquis of Xining for helping me take revenge and capture the culprit, the traitor! You siblings are so cruel, my brothers
What's the crime?"
This section is not really acting, but really emotional.
Not to mention the former crown prince, but his other younger brothers cannot threaten the throne.
The Ming army continued to besiege but failed to attack. Before Yin Yuanheng took Queen Wending and the young king to flee eastward, Li Yi and other concubines who were controlled by them were all poisoned to death.
This was the fact that Song Liangchen found out from Yin Yuanheng's confidants, the guards general, after he caught him.
Speaking of the reason, they were worried that they would take advantage of the chaos and flee to various places, or be led by other defenders to flee to various places to support themselves.
"This officer's crimes are extremely heinous, and his cruelty is rarely seen in the world." Zhang Jing shook his head, "It was out of kindness that he did not want to attack by force. Unexpectedly, this officer was so insane that in order to escape, he plunged the entire city into chaos.
The intention is to slow down the king's division in the pursuit of the city by causing chaos. Now there are only two An Dong brothers left. This officer will never be redeemed unless he dies, and his sister can be said to be a snake-hearted person."
"Please Zhang Dutai allow me to kill this thief and sacrifice the souls of my late father and brothers in heaven!"
"Since the official punishment has been announced, this officer has brought harm to the country and the people, and the people in the city are eager to eat his flesh. Please invite the prince, Duke An Dong to enter the city first. Now there are still several officers and soldiers who are in danger and are self-reliant. It is a small matter to kill this officer. How can we save the rest of Korea?"
The people of the Five Paths are in trouble with water and fire."
The King of Liao took a step forward with some excitement: "What Zhang Dutai said is true! Traitors and traitors are rampant in Korea, and the official system has been corrupted for many years, and now there is a rebellion and war disaster. Now the leader of the thieves has been captured, and the puppet is in power.
, not a blessing to North Korea!”
This is not his loyal capital at the moment, but it will be soon.
The honor guard arrived at Gyeongbokgung Palace, and Li Ye served as the guide.
Queen Wending and her biological son were guarded in her former palace. Mao, King Liao and Li all saw them, and there was a monk who was also tied up next to them.
"This is his face. There are many female officials and ministers around him who testify that they have already had an affair while your father was still alive."
"Whore! Don't I know about this monster monk making rain?"
Mao also shook his head after hearing this.
But when Queen Wen Ding saw that the situation was over, she knelt there in panic and begged Li: "Hai'an Lord! Hai'an Lord! It's all Yuanheng who forced me! Give the throne to Hai'an Lord, spare the lives of our mother and son! Spare our lives..."
Li felt extremely bitter in his heart.
That was originally possible, but now Ming has shown its cards.
He looked up to the sky and wept: "The clan is unfortunate, and the people are betrayed. My ancestors are above me, and I, Li Hemian, am still on the throne. The king of Liao is wise, and he has been taught by the Mingjun of the country since he was a child. Now that Korea is falling apart, how can I be virtuous and capable of taking on the responsibility?"
This great responsibility? I will spend my whole life just asking for forgiveness for being a traitor to my father, Wang Xin, who has caused harm to the country and the people!"
"Mr. Anton's words are serious."
The King of Liao shook his head humbly: "If the civil strife can be quelled so quickly, we should summon the elders and celebrities as soon as possible to discuss where North Korea should go."
Queen Wending actually couldn't understand Chinese, but at this time she finally confirmed what Yin Yuanheng said before.
As expected, Ming Dynasty did not come to help Li and support a puppet.
Could it be that the Li family's empire was really lost in the hands of her own son?