Chapter 168 Zhu Shuai
North Korea is different from the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Yicheng is very clear about this. Coupled with the historical factors of North Korea, the North Koreans' feelings about the Ming Dynasty were extremely complicated. They considered it when Zhu Yicheng decided to annex North Korea.
If the annexation of North Korea goes smoothly, it is naturally a different story, but once North Korea launches some evil spirits, then Zhu Yicheng will not be polite.
Besides, North Korea is North Korea and the Ming Dynasty is the Ming Dynasty. The Koreans neither want to be the Ming people, so Zhu Yicheng will certainly not spoil them. So when the news of the local rebellion in Korea came, Zhu Yicheng had an idea in his mind that this kind of sign cannot be present, and he must be suppressed and severely suppressed.
As for the surrender of the Qing Dynasty, who had all his hopes placed on Liaodong, Zhu Yicheng sneered in his heart. From the beginning, Zhu Yicheng never believed that the Qing Dynasty would surrender obediently and easily handed over Liaodong to the Ming Dynasty. In Zhu Yicheng's view, the Qing Dynasty's move was just a delay, and now that North Korea suddenly had civil strife, there was also the shadow of the Qing Dynasty, which further confirmed this point.
The reason why Zhu Yicheng did not directly let Shi Yizhi interrupt contact with the Qing Dynasty was, first of all, because he took the opportunity to give the other party an illusion, and secondly, he also gave Shi Yizhi some face.
No matter what Shi Yizhi is, he is the chief military minister appointed by Zhu Yicheng, and in the court, Shi Yizhi belongs to Qingliu and has a high reputation. Although Zhu Yicheng is very disappointed in his heart now, he still has the necessary attitude. In Zhu Yicheng's opinion, this is also a chance for Shi Yizhi. If he can wake up in time, it will not be a bad thing for himself and Zhu Yicheng.
Let’s not talk about Shi Yizhi for the time being, what is in front of us is the issue of civil strife in North Korea. Liaodong’s strategy cannot be delayed, and this battle must be fought. Now, the Ming army of North Korea doesn’t care about the Hui army to quell the rebellion. As for Seoul’s troops, there are not many troops, and there is no draw of much to solve the problem. Therefore, how to quell the civil strife in North Korea, how can the Ming Dynasty use this to determine its authority in North Korea, and even take this opportunity to wipe out local forces in the North Korean country with ulterior motives over the Ming Dynasty. This is extremely important.
This is also the reason why Zhu Yicheng suddenly found Zhu Jiancai. Now Zhu Jiancai's answer also confirms that Zhu Yicheng's vision is not bad. In the current situation in North Korea, it is probably a big deal that sent others to go there, and even feels that he is not able to start. However, Zhu Jiancai is different. This hero who once traversed the Central Plains is the best candidate to solve the North Korean issue.
Compared to others, Zhu Jiancai is not only from a rebel army, but also knows the "essence" of rebellion. In addition, he is a unique person, cruel and ruthless, and uses all means to do so. If he is placed in the local area, he may cause trouble, but if he is placed in North Korea, he is the best hunting dog.
On that day, when Zhu Jian left the palace, his expression was completely different from before entering the palace.
If Zhu Jian before entering the palace is calm and quiet, then Zhu Jian when leaving the palace is swaying with his head held high and his face is full of spring breeze.
In addition, Zhu Yicheng directly gave Zhu Jiancai the position of governor of North Korea. Although this position was only temporary, it was the same as Huang Taohuan in terms of rank. It can be said that Zhu Jiancai was the first actual position after surrendering to the Ming Dynasty. Although this actual position was a bit humid and the governor was also in the North Korea, this was a good start, which was enough to make Zhu Jiancai very excited.
In addition to the appointment of the Governor of North Korea, Zhu Yicheng also directly allocated two battalions of troops from the Beijing camp to Zhu Jiancai as his commander. In addition, Zhu Yicheng also handed over the local rebellion to North Korea and ensuring North Korea's strategic logistics towards Liaodong.
As the contact between Huang Taohuan and Zhu Jiancai, Wang Wen, who is also responsible for the security of Seoul's security in Seoul, is not only responsible for the security of Seoul.
So from this point of view, Zhu Jiancai, the so-called governor, actually has little power. First, the Ming Dynasty's army in North Korea is not under his control, and Huang Taohuan and others are still responsible. Second, Seoul, as the center of North Korea, is still in the hands of Wang Wen.
To put it bluntly, the Governor Zhu Jiancai was the two battalions of the Jing camp, which totaled only more than 1,000 people. In addition, he had independent suppression and control of the Korean army except Seoul and Pyongyang as well as the North Korean army recruited by the Liaodong frontline, as a way to suppress the rebellion and ensure logistics needs.
He brought more than a thousand people to North Korea, and the number of people was indeed a little smaller. It’s not that Zhu Yicheng couldn’t bring out more troops to Zhu Jiancai.
First, because time is tight, Zhu Yicheng doesn’t have much time to mobilize troops from other places.
Second, because the Ming Dynasty to North Korea only had to take the sea route, and transport troops had to rely on ships, and the navy's mobilization and transport troops took time, and in a short time it could only meet the transportation of these personnel and materials.
Third, Zhu Jiancai asked the emperor himself, although the more troops the fight against the rebels, the better, who is Zhu Jiancai? It is rare that the emperor is willing to use him, and he also gave him such a good opportunity. If he brought tens of thousands of people to North Korea, who can't do this job? Do he have to Zhu Jiancai?
Only by using the least number of people to achieve the best results can he show Zhu Jiancai's ability. Besides, Zhu Jiancai already has ideas about suppressing the rebellion. In his opinion, suppressing the rebellion will definitely be a bloody storm. If the Ming Dynasty took action directly, it would probably not be a good thing. It would be more appropriate to let the Koreans fight against the Koreans. The troops he led were just a guide and would not become the main force in suppressing the rebellion in the future.
Zhu Jiancai was very quick to move. He simply packed up his orders to leave Beijing in the evening that day. He arrived in Tianjin at noon the next day. After the two battalions of troops from the Beijing camp arrived in scattered, Zhu Jiancai had boarded the warship and then set off directly towards North Korea.
"Zhu Shuai, it's very windy on the boat, so it's better to get out of the cabin."
The ship left Tianjin Wharf, first headed east into the sea, then turned north. After a short while, he could no longer see the land, and there was a vast area around him.
Zhu Jiancai stood on the deck, looking at the direction of North Korea, with a faint smile on his lips. The wealth and honor that he had raised in the capital for several years had long disappeared, and was replaced by majesty and sharpness.
The person who spoke was Mu Zhongming, a thousand households of the Jinyiwei. This Manchu, who was once a more Ming person than the Ming people, was now a man of the Ming people. He made great contributions in the battle of the Ming Dynasty to attack Tianjin in the north and directly took over the capital. At present, he is not only the Qianhu of the Jinyiwei, but also a third-class viscount.
Before, Mu Zhongming had been working in the Thousand Houses Institute of the Capital. Although his position was not high, it was extremely heavy compared to other Thousand Houses Institutes. Moreover, his contributions and his abilities over the years were recognized by Zhang Ran. Considering that Zhu Jiancai went to North Korea this time, and North Korea was an important part of Liaodong's strategic deployment. In addition, there was a shadow of the Qing Dynasty behind the civil strife in North Korea, so when Zhu Yicheng asked Zhang Ran to choose the right person to follow Zhu Jiancai to North Korea, Zhang Ran immediately thought of Mu Zhongming.
Mu Zhongming naturally would not refuse this trip, and he even looked forward to it when he set off. Because going to North Korea is to make contributions. Once he makes great contributions, his position in the Jinyiwei will definitely go further. Mu Zhongming is extremely expecting this.
Of course, letting Mu Zhongming follow not only has an open task, but also has the purpose of monitoring Zhu Jiancai. Whether it is Mu Zhongming himself or Zhu Jiancai, he naturally knows this very well.
But I know it well, and everyone will definitely not make it clear about this kind of thing. Moreover, as long as Zhu Jian does not do anything that harms the Ming Dynasty, Mu Zhongming is just an entourage and liaison officer.
"Zhu Shuai?" Zhu Jiancai felt a little dazed when he heard what Mu Zhongming called him. He hadn't heard this title for many years.
Since surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jiancai has kept his low profile and has always been in Beijing as a wealthy marquis. Even if he meets people or even subordinates he has known before, he will only call him the marquis.
Compared to the title of Marquis, Zhu Jiancai liked the title of Zhu Shuai more because it reminded him of his past when he was full of energy and had hundreds of thousands of troops. Now, he finally waited for this day and heard this title again, and now Zhu Shuai is a truly governor with real power.
A smile couldn't help but hang up at the corner of his mouth. Zhu Jian took a deep breath of the wet and cold air blowing from the sea, and then he took his eyes back from the distance.
"How long does it take to arrive at Nangang?" Zhu Jiancai asked Mu Zhongming.
“You can arrive the next day.”
"What's the day after tomorrow... time doesn't wait for anyone." Zhu Jiancai said to himself in his heart, but his expression was as calm as usual. He nodded without saying anything, and turned around and got off the deck and returned to his cabin.
Chapter completed!