As the saying goes, someone handed the pillow when he wanted to sleep. The arrival of the Portuguese really made Zhu Youlang happy.

There is no doubt about cooperating with the Portuguese, which can greatly improve the firearm manufacturing technology of the Ming Dynasty.

Trade with the Spanish is not contradictory.

Although they were walking on two boats, the Ming Dynasty and Zhu Youlang had this strength.

The only thing that made Zhu Youlang worried was whether Shang Kexi would do anything after learning that the Portuguese in the Fuzhou Realm took the initiative to send messengers to Nanjing.

Although Shang Zhixin was in Zhu Youlang's hands, Shang Kexi did not dare to openly turn against the Ming Dynasty, but he could punish the Portuguese.

These Portuguese are in his territory and are not just arbitrarily grasped.

However, these are not something that Zhu Youlang can handle just by thinking about it. He can only say that one step at a time.

The next news shocked Zhu Youlang. The Qing army in Huai'an and Xuzhou took the initiative to withdraw back to Shandong. After confirming that there was no fraud, the Ming army recovered the two places without any effort.

At first, Zhu Youlang was puzzled. Even if the Qing army was cowardly, wouldn't it be so cowardly, right?

But later a secret message from the Jinyiwei made Zhu Youlang suddenly realize it.

It turned out that the Shandong uprising broke out again, and Ji Xiha, the general who guarded Shandong, suffered a stroke and died of another stroke.

The Qing court was worried that Shandong would lose money and transferred the troops from Xuzhou and Huai'an to Shandong to suppress them.

This can be said to be a loss of a car to protect the coach. Although Huaian and Xuzhou are important, they are not worth mentioning compared to Shandong.

Moreover, these two places have almost been surrounded by the Ming army, so it will be a matter of time before accidents are thrown away.

Instead of waiting for the Ming army to fight before running, it is better to evacuate earlier and make every effort to ensure Shandong's control.

This is of course the best for Ming Jun.

Although the Qing army in Huai'an is unlikely to pose a threat to Nanjing.

But after all, it's on the side of the bed, how can you allow others to sleep soundly?

After dealing with this enclave, a stone hanging in Zhu Youlang's heart could finally sink.

It is said that good things come true. After the Ming army recovered Huai'an and Xuzhou, the envoys who came from the North Korean side arrived in Nanjing!

The ruler of North Korea is Li Jun, the son of Xiaozong, who had just succeeded to the throne.

Li Fen succeeded to the throne in the thirteenth year of Yongli, or in the 16th year of Shunzhi.

Interestingly, although North Korea used the Qing Dynasty commemoration on the open official documents, it has been secretly using the Ming Dynasty commemoration.

But the Ming Dynasty reign they used was always Chongzhen, not Yongli.

This made Zhu Youlang feel a little embarrassed.

However, he believed that Li Qi sent envoys to Nanjing not far away thousands of miles to make friends with the Ming Dynasty.

After this incident, North Korea changed to the Yongli year name and it was a natural thing to do.

As usual, Zhu Youlang met with Korean envoys at the Qianqing Palace.

This Korean envoy was named Song Shilie, who was a close minister of Li Qi.

The journey from North Korea to Nanjing is too far.

So much so that when Song Shilie saw Nanjing City, he burst into tears.

This move was also secretly recorded by the Jinyiwei and reported to Zhu Youlang.

Zhu Youlang thought it was not difficult to see from this action that Song Shilie was also a person with a temperament.

In fact, objectively speaking, North Korea has a strong sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty.

Even during the period when the Qing Dynasty was cruelly suppressed, the Chongzhen reign was retained.

Although North Korea is very poor, if it can restrain the Qing Dynasty, it will be a great benefit to the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition.

What shocked Zhu Youlang was that Song Shilie not only speaks Chinese language, but also speaks Chinese language very well.

As soon as he came up, Song Shilie first expressed his admiration for the Emperor Ming Dynasty on behalf of Li Fen, and then ordered someone to present a gift.

As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the King of Korea was actually just a county prince.

In front of the emperor, this is really nothing.

However, Zhu Youlang is not too arrogant to put on airs when he is so humble.

He cleared his throat and ordered people to accept the gift, and then gave it to the envoy to return the gift.

The most important deliberation phase is followed by a full process.

As the new king of North Korea who had just ascended the throne, Li Jun was very confused about the future.

But after learning that the Ming army had taken Nanjing, or even the entire Jiangnan, he immediately decided to send people to Nanjing to express his feelings to the Emperor of Ming and swear allegiance.

This dependence between North Korea and the Ming Dynasty is really like a son and a son, and it is impossible to separate.

Even if they are separated temporarily, they are still in a state of disconnection.

In his handwritten letter, Li Fen stated that dependence on the Qing Dynasty was only a temporary falsehood and deed, and North Korea was the most loyal hawk in the Ming Dynasty in any case.

Although it is a bit exaggerated to say this, Zhu Youlang generally believes it.

Otherwise, North Korea would not have used Chongzhen's reign for hundreds of years.

From this point of view, we can also see that his mind is towards the Ming Dynasty.

Although the Ming Dynasty is not the Ming Dynasty at its peak, the lean camel is bigger than a horse, and its image is still tall and majestic in the minds of vassal states such as North Korea.

Zhu Youlang couldn't help but feel mixed feelings in his heart.

If it were the Ming Dynasty during the Yongle period, what would it be like for all nations to come to worship?

Zhu Youlang couldn't help but yearn for it.

Even in order to experience this feeling, he had to bring the Ming Dynasty back to his position.

If a lion is dozing, it is also a lion. Once he wakes up, the lion will surely shock everyone.

"Dear Emperor Ming, my king said that as long as the Ming Dynasty strikes in the Northern Expedition, the North Korean side will cooperate in the attack on Liaodong."

Song Shilie repeatedly showed loyalty, so he almost took out his heart and showed it to Zhu Youlang.

Zhu Youlang nodded with satisfaction and said in harmony: "Very good. I am very satisfied with North Korea's attitude. It's just that it's important, so you must not act rashly."

He paused for a moment and then continued: "North Korea must be more respectful to the East Gate on the surface, and must not be alerted."

"I have recorded it and I will tell my king."

Song Shilie said respectfully.

"It won't take long to rebuild Dongjiang Town. North Korea can cooperate with Dongjiang Town to harass Liaodong and cut off the Donglu's retreat."

Zhu Youlang's initial plan was to attack two groups and advance in unison.

The Northern Expedition Army was of course the main force, but the forces of Dongjiang Town and North Korea also had to be used.

Now the Qing Dynasty has very few troops in Liaodong outside the pass. Although North Korea is very weak, it still has the power to fight.

In addition, Zhu Youlang sent some of the Ming troops to Dongjiang Town in the future, and attacked one unexpectedly.

As long as you take down Liaodong and cut off the Qing army's retreat, everything will be easy.

Otherwise, if the tiger is released to the mountain, he will return to the state of the Chongzhen period of the Heavenly Qi.

Liaodong is a bitter and cold place. Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty had not won a great victory in the several conquests of Liaodong during the Sui and Tang dynasties in history, and they won it neatly.

Either it is a miserable victory or a defeat.

This is of course related to the weather.

Once it is winter, it will be difficult to defeat and have to withdraw troops.

Zhu Youlang didn't want to fight this kind of war of attrition, so closing the door and fighting the dog was the most suitable way to achieve success in one battle.

This requires the joint cooperation of the Lee North Korean side.

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Chapter completed!