The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 379

After 8 o'clock in the evening, Yuan stayed in the mansion.

Ding Yi, Shen Shikui, Shen Zhixiang, Zhang Jing, Xu Erxian and others have just finished eating together here.

Standing in front of them are Zhang Shen and Jin Qingzheng, and Li Minqiu.

Ruan Siqing, who understands Korean, is also on the side.

With a blushing face, Jin Qingzheng asked loudly, we have established a relationship with the Ming Dynasty and regarded it as our father's country, why did we send troops to attack us?

After Ruan Siqing translated, Ding Yi immediately sternly said, "You guys secretly took Kong Youde across the Yalu River and surrendered to Jin. Do you really think we don't know?"

"Otherwise the imperial court will stop your three thousand catties of saltpeter and sulfur."

The three of Jin Qingzheng looked at each other.

Zhang Shen refused to accept: "We signed a covenant with Houjin, which is normal. We don't send grain and rice to you Pidao every year, and only recently stopped."

Shen Shikui said again: "Chongzhen didn't say it before, but in the first year, you gave away [-] stones."

"In the second year of Chongzhen, it was [-] stone."

"Chongzhen three years is [-] stone."

"Last year it was ten thousand stone."

They give us less and less grain and rice, but more and more are quietly sold to Houjin. How do you say that?
Why don't you say that during the Tianqi years, we provided hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands?Jin Qingzheng and Li Minqiu immediately argued loudly with Shen Shikui, probably because the harvest was not good and there was famine everywhere in the country.

At the scene, we talked Chinese for a while and became a fan of Smith. Ding Yi's head grew dizzy, and he slammed the table hard: "Stop making noise."

There was a sudden silence all around.

Ding Yi said sharply: "The two countries were good friends back then, and one third of your country's grain production supported our Dongjiang. We are as close as a family."

"Then Jin sat on the throne and won repeated battles. When you saw that the situation was not good, you began to obey and oppose. You also formed a brotherly alliance with Houjin, traded coins every year, and secretly helped Kong Youde surrender Houjin." (The Ming army pursued Houjin at sea. During the time of Kong Youde, North Korea helped the Ming army, and when Kong Youde wanted to surrender to the later Jin Dynasty, he helped Kong Youde again, swaying from side to side, trying to please both sides.)
When Ding Yi said this, his expression became more serious: "The Ming Dynasty couldn't beat the Houjin, so I don't blame you. If it were me, the good birds would choose a tree to live in, and of course they would also rely on the Houjin."

The three of them looked at each other again, not knowing what Ding Yi meant by these words.

"But now you guys have figured it out that it was I, Ding Yi, who came to North Korea, and it has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty."

"Don't keep talking about the past."

"If you can form an alliance with Houjin and pay the old coins, I will naturally come to grab food. As long as you take out 50 stone grains and promise to give us 30 stones every year in the future, we will retreat immediately."

"Otherwise, in the next three days, we will come to fight Jianghua Island twice. We have a navy, which is much more convenient than Houjin."

Ding Yi's words stunned everyone in North Korea.

Li Minqiu couldn't believe it even more, this is what the Great Ming Army General of the Celestial Kingdom can say.

What's the difference between this and a bandit?
Not even Huang Taiji.

After Jin attacked North Korea twice, he still found a reason, and he was famous for his teacher.

You, Ding Yi, don't even want your face, so you just said it to grab food?

Everyone in North Korea despised Ding Yi in their hearts.

Too incompetent.

Jin Qingzheng was the first to react, and rolled his eyes: "It turned out that it was for food, so why bother to go to war, I have to report this matter to my king, and General Ding please wait."

Then he glanced at Li Minqiu: "General Ding, let Vice Envoy Li go back to Seoul to meet my king."

"Well, I'll edit a book, and you take it back." After Ding Yi finished speaking, he dictated it, while Ruan Siqing edited the book and handed it to Li Minqiu.

Two days later, the second wave of soldiers from Phi Island came to Jianghua Island. When the navy returned, they first transported [-] shi of grain and rice from Jianghua Island.

Jin Qingzheng and other North Korean officials and generals were angry and cursed at Daming every day on the island. They had never seen such a brazen, bandit-like Ming.

At the same time, the king of North Korea, Li Ji, got his letter written by Ding Yi, and learned that Ganghwa Island was attacked by the Ming people, and it was still the soldiers and horses of Pidao.

The ministers of North Korea, Chinese and military all yelled at the Ming people for being ruthless and ungrateful. Back then, one-third of the whole country supported Pi Dao. Unexpectedly, Pi Dao turned his face and refused to recognize him now.

Li Zhen didn't say a word, just looked at the letter alone.

After the meeting of the officials was over, only some courtiers such as Jin Shangxian and Hong Yihan were summoned to circulate Ding Yi's letter.

People like Kim Sang-heon and Hong Yi-han are the main fighting faction in North Korea, and they are also the Xiangming faction. After the Jin invasion, these people all advocate fighting.

Ding Yi's personnel in the North Korean Intelligence Department have inquired clearly about those in the Korean court who are facing the Ming Dynasty and those who are facing the Houjin Dynasty.

So I specially reminded Li Ji in the letter that if he wants to call a group of officials to discuss, he should discuss with these ministers who are facing the Ming Dynasty.

Li Zhen himself is actually facing the Ming Dynasty. In the original history, in the second year after the Battle of Dingmao in North Korea, Huang Taiji asked North Korea to send a ship to fight Dongjiang Town. Li Zhen sternly refused, and also explained that the dynasty seemed to be their father country. Those who have sons who help others beat their fathers cannot borrow boats.

Later, when Huang Taiji established the country and established the Qing Dynasty, he asked North Korea to issue a letter of persuasion, but Li Zhen refused, which caused Hou Jin to conquer North Korea for the second time.

At this time, all the officials present were watching the letter.

The first sentence above is: "Dongjiang Town and North Korea, separated by a strip of water, with dead lips and cold teeth, are just like brothers."

Someone immediately saw it and was furious, brother, you still occupy my Ganghwa Island?

But looking at it, everyone couldn't get angry.

Ding Yi also narrated his own experience in the letter, Xu Dabao fought Houjin, Lushun fought Jinzhou, defended Jinzhou, won Fuzhou twice, and defeated Gaizhou.

It was all tough battles with Houjin.

Now Huizhou and Jinzhou have been recaptured, and dozens of miles of land have been expanded.

I, Ding Yi, dare to fight Houjin, and I am also a famous general who can fight Houjin.

Our two families face each other across the river, separated by a strip of water.

If you can help each other, you will send food and I will send troops to ensure that after the fight, Jin will not dare to cross the Yalu River.

In the past, Mao Wenlong was a bit out of work, and when Fatty Jin beat you up later, it didn't work.

But you believe me, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart, as long as you give food, if Jin dares to come in the future, I promise to help you fatten him up.

This is probably what Ding Yi meant. North Korea will provide food and craftsmen in the future. I, Ding Yi, will help you guard North Korea.

The Ming Dynasty promised you 3000 saltpeter and three thousand catties of sulfur every year, and I will give you five thousand catties each year.

As long as Houjin comes to attack, you defend Seoul well, and leave the rest to me.

But if you don't agree, I will raise [-] elite soldiers and get the food myself.

I'm not afraid of you telling the Ming Dynasty that I dared to send troops to get food, so I didn't take it seriously.

But if you think about it clearly, everyone has a common enemy, Hou Jin Jiannu.

After the ministers passed on Ding Yi's letter, most of them looked at each other in blank dismay.

Some people don't know that the Ming Dynasty has recently produced such a fierce general.

Immediately someone asked: "Ming general Ding Yi, is he really so powerful?"

Jin Shangxian nodded: "Dongjiang Town has now re-occupied Fuzhou and Jinzhou. It is true. The merchants who went to Pidao also visited Jinzhou and Fuzhou."

"How long has it been?" someone asked again.

"It's been a year or two." Jin Shangxian said: "Later, Jin hasn't fought back. According to the Ming people over there, Huang Taiji has been defeated by Ding Yi repeatedly, so he may not dare to start a war without authorization."

"Is this true?" someone asked again.

"Ding Yi is selling shops in Jinzhou and Fuzhou. We have merchants over there." Jin Shangxian said.

The ministers were silent.

"What do you all think?" Li Zhen asked at this time: "Ding Yi wants food and helps us defend the city. Can you believe it?"

"Lawless, can he represent the Ming court?" Someone yelled: "His heart can be punished, and he has no father country."

Hong Yihan looked at this man speechlessly, thinking to himself, now we are also trying to please both Houjin and Daming, so there is also the theory of the father's country.

(End of this chapter)