At the first court meeting after his return, Zhu Cihong reported: "Please ask my father to order troops from Liaodong and Jizhou to gather in Jinzhou. At the same time, he ordered Shen Shikui, the commander-in-chief of the Dongjiang River, to build the city platform, set up artillery and ammunition, and collect warships to prepare for attack at any time."

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Xue Guoguan was surprised and said: "Does Your Highness want to take the initiative to attack Jiannu?"

Zhu Cixiang shook his head and said: "Jiannu will attack North Korea and Pidao next month. At this time, gathering troops in Jinzhou can deter Jiannu and relieve the crisis in North Korea."

"Tatars attacking North Korea?" Some ministers began to be a little surprised and started talking about it.

"The Ming Dynasty has 20,000 troops on Pi Island, and they are at odds with each other. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Jiannu to break through!"

"Yes, Jiannu has learned from the last failure. He should not send troops to North Korea again. Your Highness is a little unfounded."

Although some courtiers objected, their tone of voice was gentle and they obviously did not want to offend this little killer.

Chongzhen frowned and said: "I have not received any intelligence from the front line, how did you know about it?"

Naturally, Zhu Cixiang would not tell him that he had sent the Jin Yiwei to Liaodong to find out information. He could even find out the internal information of the Tatars. This kind of intelligence ability could easily make people afraid and besieged.

Zhu Cixiang said: "The slave chief Huang Taiji is very ambitious. If he wants to live in the Central Plains, he must remove the two nails of North Korea and Pi Island to ensure the safety of the backyard. The twelfth lunar month is coming soon. I guess Huang Taiji will take advantage of this opportunity."

When the Yalu River meets the ice, launch a massive attack on North Korea!"

Chongzhen hummed and said: "Now that the household department is in trouble, I can't mobilize tens of thousands of troops and waste money just because of your guess. Don't mention unrealistic things in the future."

Zhu Cixiang sighed, extremely disappointed, and he wanted to break out of this prison more and more.

On the first day of December, all Mongolian troops met in Shenyang. On the second day of the lunar month, Huang Taiji ordered the army to go to Korea.

The left wing of the Qing army, led by Dorgon and Hauge, entered Changshan Pass from Kuandian and went south to Pyongyang. Huang Taiji and Dai Shanqin led the right wing and entered North Korea from Tokyo Road via Zhenjiang. Three hundred Qing soldiers disguised themselves as merchants

Heading straight to Seoul, the royal capital of Korea, Duduo personally led a thousand people closely behind him.

On the 14th, the Qing army arrived in Anju, and the King of Joseon learned that the Qing had sent troops. At this time, Doduo's troops had already arrived at the city. The Qing army should cooperate with the outside world, and the King of Joseon fled to Ganghwa Island to seek asylum from the Ming army.

The Qing army learned the lesson of the first campaign against Korea and had already cut off Wang Jing's road to Ganghwa Island. The Korean king had to flee to Namhansanseong City on the south bank of the Han River, which was only forty miles away from Wang Jing.

After the King of Korea entered Namhan Mountain City, he called on soldiers from all walks of life to serve the king, and sent people to Dengzhou quickly to ask for help from the suzerain country, the Ming Dynasty.

After North Korea's letter asking for help was sent to the capital, the officials were in an uproar. Unexpectedly, as the crown prince said, Jiannu really launched a large-scale attack on North Korea.

Zhu Cixiang walked into the Wenhua Palace, where Chongzhen was discussing the affairs of Korea with the cabinet and six ministers.

Xue Guoguan, the chief minister of the cabinet, said with a smile: "Your Highness knows things like a god, and I admire you all!"

All the ministers also agreed and praised a few words. Even Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cixiang again. This kid's strategic vision is really vicious.

Zhu Cixiang frowned slightly: "The vassal king Jing has been defeated. Is this something worth celebrating? I just want to know how I, the Ming Dynasty, will deal with it!"

Everyone was a little embarrassed by him, Xue Guoguan was not ordinary thick-skinned, he coughed lightly and said: "My Ming Dynasty is currently in financial difficulties, the Liao Dynasty has not yet paid off, coupled with the northwest suppression of bandits and the war in the south of the Yangtze River, the court is now unable to do anything.

Send troops to aid Korea..."

Zhu Cixiang said angrily: "Where are the defenders of Pidao? Where are the defenders of Liaodong? If two troops put pressure on Jiannu at the same time, even if they don't attack, they won't let the Tatars break the Korean king so quickly, right? Even a recent one

Who can convince the overlord country that even its vassal states can’t protect it?”

Zhu Cixiang was extremely angry. Although Guan Ning's army was strong and strong, it only retreated to defend the city and did not dare to take the initiative to attack and contain it. Phi Island was right on the edge of North Korea, and 20,000 troops could not hold on on the island. Seeing that the entire territory of North Korea was falling step by step.

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He also received news that Gushi Khan, the founder of the Heshuote Khanate on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, had sent an envoy to Shengjing to pay tribute some time ago, expressing his willingness to submit to the Manchus.

This was originally the Uzang of the Ming Dynasty, but now it fell into the arms of the enemy. The inability to protect the vassal states meant that a dynasty gradually declined. Historically, the Manchu Qing Dynasty also perished not long after losing Korea.

Chongzhen immediately shouted: "What a shame!"

Xie Sheng, the official secretary, also said: "Your Highness, be careful what you say."

Zhu Cixiang glanced around the crowd, then looked at Chongzhen, saluted, and said calmly: "My son is not feeling well, please leave first!"

This kind of meaningless political discussion made him not interested at all, so he left on the spot. Chongzhen was so angry that he clenched his right hand tightly, his joints turned white, and secretly cursed the traitor for having stiff wings!

Knowing that the relationship between father and son was once again at loggerheads, Queen Zhou and everyone in the palace were anxious.

Just as the New Year was approaching, at the suggestion of Concubine Liu and Empress Yi'an, the harem held a performance, inviting Chongzhen, Zhu Cixiang and all the concubines to participate.

Emperors Wanli and Tianqi especially liked to listen to operas. They had special stages in the palace and often visited Maoqin Palace, Yuxi Palace, Xuanmo Terrace and Wuyi Palace to listen to music.

Since Chongzhen ascended the throne, the country suffered from frequent internal and external troubles and wars, and gongs and operas were no longer played in the palace. It was rumored that the king stopped singing and dancing for ten years, so the pear garden became old.

So far, there has only been one play performed in the palace. It was on the birthday of Queen Zhou in the fifth year of Chongzhen. The theater troupe summoned that day performed five or six plays of "The Romance of the West Chamber". At that time, almost all the people from the harem came out, and Chongzhen

Emperor Frame also came and sat for a while.

After nearly five years, the Yuxi Palace was opened again. On the day of the performance, the harem was full of joy. Concubine Liu, Empress Zhou, Empress Zhang, Concubine Yuan, Concubine Tian and other concubines gathered together.

A professional folk opera troupe, the Agarwood Troupe, presented a catalog of operas to Chongzhen and asked him to select one. In order to cater to the concubines, Chongzhen ordered "The Story of the Jade Hairpin".

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Kun Opera flourished. On the stage in the capital, both the folk and the court were occupied by Kun Opera. "The Story of the Hosta" is a popular legend in Kun Opera.

The background of the story in "The Story of the Hosta" is the Jingkang Incident and the Jin soldiers' invasion of the south. The girl Chen Jiaolian was separated from her mother during the flight. She entered the Jinling Privet Temple and became a Taoist priest. Later, she met the scholar Pan Bizheng, breaking the constraints of feudal ethics and Taoist laws.

The story of love union.

The play showed Chen Jiaolian's courage to break through the constraints of Taoism and pursue beautiful love, which moved the concubines in the harem.

Empress Zhang and Empress Zhou looked at Chongzhen and Zhu Cixiang. The purpose of this performance was mainly to reconcile the rift between the emperor and the prince and make them feel the warmth of home...

I don't know what Chongzhen thought, but Zhu Cixiang had some feelings. He heard that Jiangnan was opening up in the late Ming Dynasty. He had not seen it with his own eyes, but he could see some clues in "The Story of the Jade Hairpin".

This opera shows new concepts and new consciousness that violently impact the decadent ideas and traditions. This is a great progress and should be caused by the emergence of Jiangnan capitalism.

Zhu Cixiang once watched a debate among young cadres in later generations. The theme of the debate was: the degree of ideological emancipation determines the level of economic development, or the level of economic development determines the degree of ideological emancipation.

Zhu Cixiang prefers the latter. He believes that if the people can't even have enough to eat, how can they think about other things?
Chapter completed!