Chapter 211: Crossing the Sea and Entering the DPRK (4)
Zhou Shaohuan looked around and saw that the person speaking was a civil servant in his thirties, with an angry look on his face. --() Before Zhou Shaohuan could speak, the guard captain beside him, Zhou Xianji, stepped forward and pointed at the civil servant.
, said: "Who are you, and you dare to talk to our commander like this?"
The civil servant showed no fear and said: "I still..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a "bang" sound, and a blood hole the size of a wine glass appeared on the civil servant's forehead. The court officials exclaimed, and many people immediately took two steps back. Li Hao was also frightened.
His face turned pale. Zhou Shaohuan blew the short blunderbuss that was still emitting white smoke, then inserted it back into his waist and said, "Zhou Xian, don't talk nonsense to people like this in the future."
Zhou Xian quickly stood up at attention and said, "Yes."
Zhou Shaohuan turned to the North Korean monarchs and ministers again and said: "The country without conquest was granted to you by Zhu Yuanzhang. If you are wronged, then go to Zhu Yuanzhang to complain! Does anyone else want to go?"
There was already one lying on the ground, no one dared to say more. Moreover, all the white people understood the meaning of Zhou Shaohuan's words. First, the Chinese Empire was not the Ming Dynasty, and the Chinese Empire did not recognize the Ming Dynasty's practices in the past;
Second, Korea was a state without conquests in the Ming Dynasty, but it was not a state without conquests in the Chinese Empire. Because
After thinking about these two points, even the ministers of the original party couldn't help but feel a little scared. Many people thought that if the Chinese army was recruited into North Korea to annex the Qing court, would it attract tigers and drive away wolves? But please God
It’s easy to send someone away from a store, but it’s difficult to send someone away. Now that we’ve invited the great god of the Chinese Army here, I’m afraid it won’t be that easy to see him off.
And Li Hao even thought about whether China would abolish itself and establish a new king? When North Korea was still called Goryeo, it surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty and became an enemy of the Ming Dynasty. Later, Li Chenggui raised his troops to rebel and established the
Li Dynasty, with Ming Dynasty as the suzerain
The country was renamed North Korea. Now that the Ming Dynasty is over, China does not recognize the North Korea recognized by the Ming Dynasty. Does that mean that North Korea will follow in the footsteps of Goryeo and change its name? Thinking of this, Li Hao couldn't help but
Start trembling.
In fact, Zhou Shaohuan's character is not overbearing. On the contrary, he is relatively gentle and rarely gets angry. He just followed Shang Yi's order to have a tougher attitude towards the Korean monarchs and ministers. First, he gave them a disdain. It happened that the civil servant hit the muzzle of the gun.
After seeing that the North Korean monarchs and ministers were all terrified, Zhou Shaohuan also knew that his goal was achieved, so he waved his hand and said: "Enter the city."
So Li Hao and other monarchs and ministers were escorted by the Chinese army like prisoners and entered Seoul.--()
After entering the city, Zhou Shaohuan first ordered that all Korean soldiers in Seoul be disarmed, and two companies of soldiers were deployed to guard each of the eight city gates. At the same time, all the royal palaces in Seoul were sealed and troops were sent to guard. The focus was of course Gyeongbokgung.
However, the Chinese army only guarded various palaces and did not take the opportunity to rob, rob or rape palace maids, etc.
And Li Hao and his party were escorted by the Chinese army into Gyeongbokgung Palace and came to the main hall. Of course, Li Hao did not dare to sit high up, but stood with the ministers. But this time the purpose of the Chinese army was not to annex.
North Korea may have overthrown the Li Dynasty, but only forced the Li Dynasty to surrender. It had already acted tough enough just now, and now it can also show mercy appropriately. Therefore, Zhou Shaohuan still invited Li Hao to sit on the big seat in the middle and preside over the ascension to the court.
After hearing this, Li Hao couldn't help but feel a little flattered. He sat down on the throne cautiously, announced the ascension to the court, and under the supervision of the Chinese army soldiers, accepted the worship of the Korean ministers. Zhou Shaohuan just stood aside and did not stop him.
It also made Li Hao feel a little more at ease.
After waiting for the ceremony, Zhou Shaohuan stood in the center of the hall and said: "I, the Emperor Hongxian of China, stood up in the grass, drove out the Tartars, restored China, and made great contributions to the country. Therefore, I was destined to declare myself the emperor and found the country.
China was founded by Hong Xian, but had no enmity with North Korea. What’s more, North Korea always regarded China as Zhengshuo and considered it to belong to Tibet.
, Ke Shou Chen Jie, but why did he betray China and surrender to Hu? If it was because the Ming Dynasty was incompetent and was controlled by the Qing Dynasty's military strength, it was also a coincidence. It should not have sent troops to conquer, but why North Korea sent troops two years ago is quite clear.
It is reasonable for the imperial court to be the enemy of China, so I, the Emperor of China, have specially ordered me to send my troops to the east and come to investigate."
After hearing Zhou Shaohuan's question, Li Hao couldn't help but feel nervous again, and he didn't know how to answer, because it was an ironclad fact that North Korea sent troops to help the Qing Dynasty. No matter how he tried to quibble, it couldn't be justified, so Li Hao couldn't answer it for the moment.
Words come.
However, at this time, several main members of the original party, such as Yuan Dou Piao, Song Siyeol, etc., had heard the trick, because after all, Li Hao was only thirty years old and had just ascended the throne, so he was still a little green in this regard, and Yuan Dou Pyo
, Song Shilie and others have gone through several political struggles, and everyone has a keen sense of smell. Previously, Zhou Shaohuan was outside the city.
Although he acted tough and directly killed North Korean officials, his words to draw a clear line with the Shu Dynasty meant that North Korea was not a country without conquest by China. But from another perspective, it also meant that North Korea turned its back on the Ming Dynasty and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
It has nothing to do with the current Chinese Empire, which clears a big obstacle between the two sides.
Sure enough, when they arrived at the Golden Palace, Zhou Shaohuan asked Li Hao to return to his seat and allowed the hundred palaces to visit him. This also meant that at least for the time being, the Chinese side had not overthrown Li Hao's rule, established a new king or directly annexed North Korea. Therefore, then
Although Zhou Shaohuan's questioning was harsh, he downplayed North Korea's move to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and focused on North Korea's sending troops to assist the Qing Dynasty. This also indicated that there was still room for relaxation between China and North Korea.
Therefore, Yuan Doupiao immediately stepped out of the queue, saluted Zhou Shaohuan, and said: "General Zhou, sending troops to help Hu was also forced by Manchu's military strength. And in Korea, there are some treacherous people who are turning things upside down.
To intimidate and bewitch the king, that is why I dare not disobey. This is not the intention of our Korean kings and ministers. I also ask the general to tell the Chinese emperor and ask the Chinese emperor to investigate clearly."
And Song Shilie immediately said: "General Zhou, our country, North Korea, is the country of Zhengshuo in China. We regard it as the country of our parents. We have been loyal for nearly three hundred years. During the Wanli period, we helped the country fight against the Japanese and restored the country. My kindness is also
How could it be destroyed in one day? Manchu and Hu relied on their military strength to attack Korea twice, and the Ming Dynasty was in the midst of many troubles.
In the autumn, we had no time to come to our aid, so we had to serve the barbarians. Except for a few treacherous and evil ministers, all loyal ministers hoped that China would be rejuvenated and that it would return to its orthodoxy. Now that the Chinese emperor has ascended the throne and founded the country, expelled the Tartars and recovered the lost territory, we
Korea was once again returned to China as a vassal state and will never rebel."
Zhou Shaohuan also admired him in his heart. This guy was indeed an old man. He couldn't help but understand what he meant. He even tried to excuse himself and Li Hao, and even pointed the finger at the Luo Party. As expected, everyone
They are good at playing with power. However, no matter how good they are at playing with power, they still have to succumb to the strength of the Chinese army. This is what Shang Yi often said, in the face of absolute strength, all tricks and tricks are in vain.
Therefore, Zhou Shaohuan also nodded and said: "I, the Emperor of China, have always governed the country with benevolence and treated others with leniency. If North Korea can sincerely admit its mistakes, repent and reform, it is not unforgivable, but judging from its words and its actions, then North Korea
How should I show that I have repented and corrected my mistakes?"
Yuan Doupiao and Song Shilie looked at each other, and then immediately knelt down in front of Li Hao. Yuan Doupiao said: "I ask the king to immediately issue an edict to cut off the relationship with Qinghu, return to China, and become a vassal country forever."
Song Shilie also said: "And immediately punish those who deceived the king, surrendered to Hu, and encouraged the king to send troops to help Hu, and severely punished them as a warning to future generations."
After listening to it for a long time, Li Hao also understood that his position could still be kept, depending on his attitude, so he immediately said: "Immediately go to the Chengzheng Yuan to draw up an edict and tell all the ministers in the country.
From today onwards, Korea will return to Chinese orthodoxy. All Manchus in the DPRK will be captured as soon as possible and handed over to the Chinese army for disposal. We will immediately draft the candidates and go to Nanjing with letters of credence and gifts to congratulate the Emperor of China."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhou Shaohuan again and saw that Zhou Shaohuan had no expression on his face. Li Hao felt a little uncomfortable. He didn't know that Zhou Shaohuan was not satisfied at all. He turned around and looked at Yuan Doupiao, only to see Yuan Doupiao pursed his lips to the left.
, Li Hao looked to the left again, and saw Zidian Zidian, the leader of the left class, whose face was pale and his body was shaking.
Li Hao understood immediately and immediately said: "The leader of the government, Jin Zidian, has always been evil and evil. He deceived the king, incited the court to rebel against the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, sent troops to help Hu, and made our country betray the righteousness. He has committed a heinous crime, so he should be dismissed from the leader of the government."
He was imprisoned immediately and handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for trial. Jin Yu and Li Shibai were co-workers of Jin Zidian, and they were all accomplices. They were imprisoned together and handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for review and punishment."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Zidian, Jin Yu, and Li Shibai were sitting on the ground in fear, but no one came up to catch them, because the North Korean guards had long been driven away by the Chinese army. And the Chinese army
The soldiers did not come up to arrest people without Zhou Shaohuan's order. They were silent for a while, and the Korean monarchs and ministers were also quite embarrassed.
Zhou Shaohuan was amused in his heart, but he also signaled to the soldiers of the Chinese Army to arrest the people first.
Jin Zidian, Jin Yu, and Li Shibai were all the main cadres of the Luo Party. They were arrested. Yuan Doupiao, Song Shilie and others were also very happy. Then Li Hao issued an edict, appointing Yuan Doupiao to take over as leader of the affairs.
Song Shiyeol was appointed as the left councilor, Song Junji, another former party minister, was appointed as the right councilor, and Cui Chenggao was appointed as the left councilor and concurrently issued the verdict of the Ministry of Punishment, and was responsible for the trial of Jin Zidian and others.
The auxiliary organ of North Korea is called the Uijeong government, which is equivalent to the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty. It is headed by Ling Yizheng, and under the Ling Yijing is the left and right Yizheng. They are the same rank as the Ling Yijing and are in charge of the government together. They are equivalent to the chief ministers and assistants of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty.
, the second assistant, and the next lower level is from the first level to the left and right, equivalent to the cabinet minister
, under the government, there are six departments including officials, households, rituals, soldiers, workers, and punishments, which are equivalent to the six ministries of the Ming Dynasty. The heads of each department are called judges, which are the ministers of the Ming Dynasty. And this time, four original party members were promoted.
Minister, Cui Chenggao was also appointed as the judge of the Ministry of Justice, and his intention to show goodwill to China was also clearly revealed.
Only then did Zhou Shaohuan show some satisfaction and exited the hall, but ordered soldiers to guard Jingde Palace.