The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 118 North Korea Surging
5 Jinzhou Army went north to recapture Zhenjiang. The news quickly spread to North Korea, which caused a sensation. Among them, the leader of North Korea was most disturbed.

Li Hui immediately recruited his cronies, Li Erzhan, Lord of Guangchang Mansion, Liu Xifen, Lord of Wenchang Mansion, and Pu Chengzong, Lord of Michang Mansion.

Except for Li Erzhan, the other two are foreign relatives. These three people are called Sanchang in history. They are deeply trusted by the leader of North Korea, Li Hun, and hold the power of North Korea.

"What does General Jinzhou mean?"

When he heard the news brought by Li Erzhan, the envoy of General Jinzhou informed that General Jinzhou was about to enter North Korea, and Li Hun turned pale with shock.

The rest of the people were silent, and Li Hui lowered his waist helplessly.

The intention is very clear. I am dissatisfied with North Korea's behavior, and I have to personally come to accountability.

"Your Highness, don't waver anymore, please cut off contact with the barbarians." Li Erzhan said seriously.

The lord of the country vacillated between the Great Zhou and the barbarians, and he had both ways, which aroused the dissatisfaction of most officials in North Korea.

Li Erzhan also disapproved of the king's strategy.

Da Zhou and North Korea are monarchs and ministers, love is like father and son, and there is grace to save the country, if there is an accident in the celestial dynasty, our monarchs and ministers should sweep the country and rush to it as a pioneer.

In Li Erzhan's view, the arguments among North Korean ministers are correct.

It's just that what he considers is that Dazhou will not pose danger to North Korea, but will only help and stabilize the situation in North Korea.

Now the political situation in the imperial court is unstable, and the power of the upper kingdom is needed to suppress it, and the barbarians are so ambitious that they will never be barbarians in Liaodong, and they will pose a threat to North Korea, no less than Japan.

Li Hun pondered for a while, but finally did not let go.

Seeing this, Li Erzhan was disappointed.

Xie Youcheng visited Li Erzhan, and after talking for a while, he left blankly and quietly went to Jin's house.

Although North Korea is not China, both groups of people can speak Chinese.

Jin Yan.

This person has a great reputation in North Korea. He used to be an envoy to Dazhou as a holy festival, and he had goodwill towards Dazhoubao.

According to the general's instructions, Xie Youcheng has only been in North Korea for more than a month, and he has already discovered that the situation in North Korea is very complicated.

Not to mention the Eastern and Western parties in China, the Southern faction, the Western faction, the Great Northern faction, the Xiaobei faction, the Gubei faction, the Roubei faction, the Qingbei faction, the righteous people, the Xiangdang...

Xie Youcheng still can't tell the difference between these factions.

But it doesn't matter. He is in charge of Jinzhou's eyes and ears and has deep experience, and he discovered some interesting things.

The king of North Korea went against the grain. Regardless of the country's poverty, he started construction and wantonly massacred the clan. In addition, he dealt with the conflicts of various factions in North Korea. The poor methods made people dissatisfied with him.

This made the North Korean leader feel more isolated, and the uneasiness arose, and he began to go his own way even more, killing his brothers and brothers and imprisoning his aunt.

Whether it is the Eastern faction in the current dynasty or the Western faction in the wild, even the ministers of Bibiansi have begun to complain about the king.

The Bibian Division was established by the ruler of the current dynasty, and became a behemoth in North Korea. It controlled the political and military power and was able to stand up to the political class. Logically speaking, it should be the confidant of the leader of North Korea.

Even Secretary Bibian was at odds with the North Korean leader.

Xie Youcheng and his cronies analyzed it, and there is a key person among them, that is Jin Zhen.

This is a very deep fish.

But Xie Youcheng hasn't figured out who Jin Yan is running for.

Jin Yan looked at Xie Youcheng with a smile.

"Can Li Erzhan say that His Highness has changed his mind?"

In North Korea, the head of the country is not called the emperor. In some grand ceremonies, the congratulatory speech may use honorific titles such as Wan Longsui.

Ministers usually call the Lord of Korea His Highness, and the servants are called His Highness.

"you guess."

"I guess not."

"Why?"

Jin Yan smiled without saying a word.

They are all old foxes, Xie Youcheng is testing him, and he is also testing Xie Youcheng.

What is General Jinzhou's attitude towards North Korea?

If the Golden State generals can support them, then they have no more worries.

The Shang Dynasty attached great importance to etiquette, and even the current king of North Korea was not recognized because he was not the eldest son when he became the eldest son.

Jin Yan and the others are only worried about their attitude towards court.

If a coup is launched rashly, will it cause the interference of the upper court, and eventually lead to failure, just like Annan.

Historically, they dared not launch a coup d'etat for a long time. In the end, they were informed, degraded and killed, and finally they put all their eggs in one basket to launch a coup d'etat, but they succeeded smoothly.

These people led their confidants, and there were only 2000 people in total, and the generals guarding Seoul turned a blind eye.

It can be seen how unpopular the North Korean king is now, whether it is a minister, a general or a commoner.

"Although North Korea is poor and weak now, it can still gather an army of [-] to [-]. It is a pity that it can help General Jinzhou guard Zhenjiang Fort."

Jin Yan had a look of regret.

Xie Youcheng smiled and said nothing.

Before he came to North Korea, he thought that North Korea was an ancient country, a country thousands of miles away, so it should not be underestimated.

When I came to North Korea and saw the real situation, my original thoughts changed greatly.

Through communication with North Korean officials, according to his understanding, North Korea's national power has been weakened because of political corruption.

It fell into the Japanese invasion 30 or 300 years ago, and the population dropped by one-sixth compared to before the war, and now it has only recovered to [-] million people.

Of course, this does not include slaves and hermits. If slaves and hermits are added, the national population should be nearly ten million.

With the help of Da Zhou, the Japanese invasion was repelled, and the people's livelihood could be restored with a small number of people, but cronies emerged.

Not only did the country not take the opportunity to reform, eliminate slaves and hermits to restore its strength, but it became poorer and poorer.

As many as 600 million slaves and hermits, not only cannot become North Korea's financial source, but have become hidden dangers.

It can be seen that a country with a population of tens of millions can't even gather [-] soldiers.

No wonder the general said that North Korea was nothing to worry about. If he brought [-] soldiers into North Korea, he would be able to shake North Korea up and down and cause unrest.

"Dazhou has a territory of thousands of miles, only Jinzhou, [-] elite soldiers, and thousands of warships. In the eyes of the general, the barbarians are a small problem, not worth mentioning.

Since the general went to sea, if he does not fight, he will win, and if he fights, he will win. He has never been defeated. Whether North Korea supports him or not, the general doesn't care. "

Hearing Xie Youcheng's words, Jin Yan nodded without any doubt.

Although they guessed that the opponent has a habit of exaggeration, they can also know the record of Jinzhou, which cannot be faked.

"The general doesn't care about North Korea, but North Korea cares about the general, and even more about Shangguo." After Jin Yan finished speaking, he let out a long sigh.

"Shangguo has the grace of rebuilding North Korea. Based on this, it should also help. Moreover, the two countries have the same source of output, and they are actually one. However, Your Highness..."

Jin Yan frowned in pain.

After probing to this point, Jin Yan's words were full of dissatisfaction with the North Korean king, and Xie Youcheng no longer hesitated.

"The leader of North Korea will definitely be punished by the general. I hope North Korea will learn from it."

Xie Youcheng was talking big.

In the general's letter, it was clearly stated that it was false to enter North Korea, but it was true to scare North Korea.

Xie Youcheng understands the general's difficulties.

If the general really led troops into North Korea, it would cause a huge commotion and be impeached by all sides if it was sent back to the country.

"Does Mr. Xie know a secret about North Korea?"

"consult?"

Xie Youcheng sat upright and looked at Jin Zhen.

"In the Battle of Salhu, His Highness once sent a secret envoy to the barbarians, not only to inform the barbarians that the Korean army would not attack the barbarians, it was just to deal with the court, and also informed the barbarians of the movement of the court..."

"what?"

Xie Youcheng couldn't believe it, and then filled with anger, he gritted his teeth and asked Jin Yan if there was any real evidence for this matter.

Jin Yan shook his head.

Seeing this, Xie Youcheng calmed down, suspecting that Jin Yan was lying to him.

In fact, this thing is true.

Historically, the lord of North Korea sent secret envoys to contact Houjin before the army went ahead, and privately ordered the army commander Jiang Hongli.

Ask him to lead the army to the battlefield and observe the situation. If Da Ming wins, it goes without saying. If the situation is not right, he will turn his back on Da Ming immediately.

It's a pity that his cleverness was misunderstood by his cleverness. Later Jin didn't appreciate it. After defeating the Ming army, he still slaughtered thousands of North Korean troops.

The Korean soldiers who surrendered did not have a good life, and they were all made into slaves. In the end, only more than a thousand Korean soldiers escaped.

The lives of [-] North Korean troops were delayed by Li Hui's "smartness".

The man is stupid and conceited.

Seeing Xie Youcheng's disbelief, Jin Yan smiled and said, "Mr. Xie can investigate this matter himself.

"I'm an outsider, how can I check on the leader of North Korea?"

Xie Youcheng shook his head.

"Of course you can check."

Jin Yan finally couldn't bear it any longer, and saw him again.

……

Xie Youcheng left North Korea, leaving behind more dark and turbulent changes.

A dilapidated courtyard was guarded by heavy soldiers, and the servant in charge of delivering meals entered silently through the side door as usual.

The guards didn't check much, and the man was relieved.

Lingyang Jun Li Zhen has no appetite.

His father was killed by the lord of North Korea, and his younger brother was also killed. His original mansion was taken away by the lord of Korea for his "royal spirit".

Wang Qi.

Thinking of this, Li Zhen's heart was full of pain.

His father was the eldest son, although he was not loved by his grandfather, but his grandfather liked him very much, and personally took the small character Tianyin for him.

The so-called "Tianyin" refers to the heirs of heaven.

If it wasn't for the Japanese riot.

Li Zhen thought resentfully.

The servant didn't even leave. Could it be that it was his turn that he dared to bully the servant?
Li Jing raised his head, only then saw the servants winking, and started to eat in silence, when the chopsticks hit something hard.

He quietly put away the cloth strip, and only quietly opened it when there was no one there.

Xie Youcheng rushed to Zhenjiang Fort.

Zhenjiang Fort is overcrowded.

With Zhenjiang Fort as the center, the entire territory of thousands of miles was recovered without bloodshed. The population has not yet been counted, but people from Xiuyan and other places in Fenghuang continue to come here to seek refuge.

Simply this time is different from Jinzhou, the proportion of refugees with nothing left is not much, and no less than a thousand carts pour into Zhenjiang Fort every day.

There is no need to worry about supplies this year, but next year.

Historically, when Mao Wenlong first recovered Zhenjiang, although there was a shortage of food, it did not go to the point of cannibalism.

Later, due to retreating to the island, production could not keep up with the population, and the gap became larger every year, which led to terrible things.

However, Tang Qing'an was prepared. The millions of stones of grain secretly hidden in the islands of the Yellow Sea will be used to supply the people in the northern part of Liaozuo next year and cultivate acres of land.

Of course, it would be even better if Zhenjiang could be held.

The coast from Zhenjiang to Jinzhou is a plain, which can provide a large area of ​​land.

(End of this chapter)