Chapter Seven Eight Sweet Potatoes
Li Bai heard the shouts outside and fought hard, but knew that the situation had been extremely corrupt, so no one came to report the news before the rebels rushed into the palace. He didn't care much and threw down the loyal guards who were still breathing, fled through the window. Soon after leaving, Jin Bing and his son led his army into the hall. Seeing two people lying on the ground, one of them was dead, and the other one fainted. Jin Bing woke up Nu Shanggong and asked, "Where is the king?"
Seeing the familiar face of the leadership of the government, the female Shanggong dared not lie and said, "Just... was still writing just now."
Jin Teng ran to the table, picked up the paper balls that were lumped in the trash can, opened it and saw that it was the word "Destiny" and opened a few more. All of them were like this. Jin Teng cursed: "Destiny, Destiny, you Li Bai don't have the fate of His Majesty of the Heavenly Dynasty!"
As he was calling, Jin Bing picked up the brush and drew a big fork on the two words. After drawing, he reached out and touched the tip of the brush and smiled: "In the cold winter, the brush has not frozen yet. Obviously, the thief did not run away. Chase me quickly and give me instructions. No matter whoever catches Li Bai, he will reward three thousand taels!"
"The fake king Li Bai is stupid and tyrannical. Today, the court sent troops to take him, and only asked Li Bai to be guilty. Both men and women in the palace were innocent. If you catch Li Bai and offer him, you will get a reward of three thousand silver!"
In Jingfu Palace, there were sounds of capturing Li Bai one after another. Li Bai fled in the palace alone. When he heard someone shouting, he knew that he was caught in this clothes sooner or later, so he flashed into a row of low rooms. He touched a few clothes with the moonlight and put them on his body. Suddenly a scream sounded. Li Bai was startled and turned his head to see seven or eight palace maids hiding behind the clothes hanger. Li Bai did not dare to linger, and wanted to grab the door, but was stopped by the palace maids. One year old shouted: "Sisters, he is the person whom the people outside want. Let's catch him and exchange for rewards."
Li Bai picked up a broom to resist and danced. Seven or eight women were unable to get close to each other. A palace maid shouted: "Splash him with water!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone picked up the teapot on the table and poured it over. The tea inside was already cold and splashed Li Bai's face. Li Bai was trembling with coldness. The palace maids immediately stepped forward, scratched and controlled Li Bai.
When Jin Bing led his troops to arrive, Li Bai was tied to a chair with disheveled hair and was in a mess. When Li Bai saw that the person who led the troops was Jin Bing, he said angrily: "Jin Bing is evil thief, dare to sell his master for honor!"
Jin Shilong, the son of Jin Bin, stepped forward with a knife and was about to take action, but was pulled away by Jin Bin. Jin Bin said: "Li Bai, you can scold him at will, but I can't afford to sell the owner and ask for honor. Whether you are the master or not is not your own decision. You have the final say. If you don't have the title of the Chinese dynasty, how can you talk to the master?"
"Celestial Dynasty...Celestial Dynasty, haha, Jin Teng, you will be arrogant for a few more days. Don't forget that the Celestial Navy is at the mouth of the Han River. When they know, they will send troops to come..." Li Bai seemed to have seized the opportunity to survive. When laughing, he was poured back by Jin Shilong's head with a basin of cold water. Jin Shilong said: "You idiot, if you don't have the permission of the Celestial Dynasty, how could my father and son raise troops to take you? You might as well tell you that your doomsday has arrived. President Li, Lord Li, will be on the way to come, and sooner or later, you idiot."
Jin Bing patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Don't be full of words. How should Li Bai deal with it? President Li still has to make the decision. You can go and search for the palace ban first, don't let the invasion of the riot soldiers disturb you, and control all the members of the royal family. If you don't have any mistakes, come here, please invite the king back to Jingfu Palace first."
Jin Tai was all Korean soldiers. In their eyes, Li Bai has always been a half-human and half-god. He dared not invade arbitrarily, so no one dared to escort it. In the end, he tied the four feet of the chair with a spear, temporarily made the ragged chair into a carriage, and carried Li Bai back to Jingfu Palace.
Li Bai was directly imprisoned in the main hall of Jingfu Palace. Jin Tai controlled the palace and directly took Li Bai's seal, wrote a memorial to ask the Celestial Empire to send troops to quell the rebellion, and sent it to Juehua Island overnight. The Imperial Marines landed at the mouth of the Han River. At the same time, the vassal soldiers from the Jilin Appeasement Zone also crossed the Yalu River from land and entered North Korea. When the Empire was advancing together with sea and land, Jin Tai also captured the traitors in major cities and controlled the situation. In less than a month, he generally controlled the main cities of the Western North Korean regime and took over the entire regime.
It was another cold winter night. Li Bai sat on a chair and curled up. Unlike a month ago, he was no longer qualified to have the stove to keep warm. In the past month, many people were imprisoned in this palace. Li Bai's relatives and Chen Wenchuan and other ministers loyal to Li Bai made a lot of urinating in the spacious hall, but those people were quickly pulled away, and now only Li Bai is left, so he couldn't even get a group to keep warm.
Li Bai, who really couldn't stand it, walked back and forth in the hall to avoid being frozen. When passing by the door, he could always look outside, hoping to see some unusual movements so that he could get rid of his current suffering earlier. Every time he went to see, he would see a dry and cold face, which was the guard who was responsible for guarding him, a soldier from a pariah. This guy seemed to be angry with himself and the people who had been imprisoned here. He always took any opportunity to impose punishment. Even Li Bai was pushed by him, and when Li Bai was only left in the hall, his punishment was even more terrifying. Whenever Li Bai was drowsy, he would stand outside and grind the axe in his hand, muttering something in his mouth, as if it was polished and could cut off Li Bai's head.
Li Bai has suffered so much in the past few days. He didn't know what his fate would be, but when he recalled the kings of the devastated country he knew about studying, Li Bai's mood became even colder and couldn't help leaning against the door, leaving tears.
I don't know how long it took, but Li Bai suddenly heard a noise outside, and the sound of grinding an axe stopped. It seemed that the damn untouchable was talking to someone, and the shaking light was also passed through the crack in the door. Li Bai quickly got up, opened the crack in the door and looked at him. An old man in brocade robe stood in front of the torch and looked at him.
"Open the door." A gentle voice was passed into Li Bai's ears, and the next sentence made Li Bai feel like the sound of nature: "Send two braziers."
The person who spoke was Li Decan, and the subordinates also brought the brazier as he ordered. Li Bai leaned over and baked his own hands, which were unconscious. He looked up and saw the old man looking at him with complicated eyes. He asked, "You are..."
It is also unreasonable that Li Decan looked at Li Bai with complicated eyes. He was born in a Korean middle-aged man. If he had no empire, he might not have seen a big man like Li Bai in his life. Even if he saw him, he would have to bow down. But now, he can not only see him, but also control his life and death. It has to make people sigh that it is really a fate that makes people feel bad.
Before Li Decan could reveal his identity, Li Bai exclaimed: "You are the envoy of the Celestial Empire. Was His Majesty sent me to rescue me?"
"I am Li Decan, Li Decan, president of the Imperial Academy." Li Decan broke free from Li Bai's hand and said warmly.
"Yes, right, it should be you." Li Bai shouted, almost kneeling down and kowtowed: "Master Li, take Xiao Wang out of here, it's very scary. There is a pariah outside that can harm Xiao Wang's life at any time. The hall is very smelly. You smell it, it's very smelly, but you definitely don't know that there are still mice here, and they will bite Xiao Wang's toes at night!"
"Do you really want to leave here?" Li Decan asked.
"Of course, take me out of here quickly. I can do everything you want me to do." Li Bai clenched his fists in despair and cried bitterly.
"Oh, is that right? If that's the case, then the matter between us will be simple." Li Decan said.
Li Bai looked up in shock: "What do you want Xiao Wang to do?"
Li Decan said: "It's very simple. Within half a month, the center of the empire will send you the emperor's edict and appoint you as King of Korea. On that day, you will resign the rewards of the Celestial Dynasty and instead ask North Korea to submit to the Celestial Dynasty, imitate Qian Wende's story and take the soil to return, okay?"
"You...you mean the Celestial Empire...the Celestial Empire wants to annex our dynasty!" Li Bai suddenly started fighting, unable to believe it. He originally thought that even if the Celestial Empire offended him, he would have another descendant of the Li family replaced him, such as Li Yu of the Eastern Dynasty, his uncle, or changed his dynasty. Even if he supported Jin Sheng, a traitor, assuming the throne, he never expected that the empire wanted to surrender himself, and it was obvious that he wanted to annex Korea.
Li Decan had a gentle smile on his face, and Li Bai also understood completely. No wonder the news that he sent to Juehua Island with Chen Wenchuan was useless, no wonder those conditions could not impress the Celestial Empire. It turned out that the Celestial Empire was going to swallow North Korea.
"Why, why!" Li Bai shouted.
"Who can tell why this is? Maybe it's destiny." Li Decan said lightly. There are many reasons that Li Decan knows, including geopolitical factors. If North Korea is solved, the empire will no longer have any threats in the northeast direction of the mainland, and there will also be policy extension directions. Li Decan knew that in the United States, the Senate had planned to annex Korea and also the factors of guilt. After all, the Lee family of North Korea helped the evildoer to abuse the emperor, and the ministers served the Qing Dynasty, and they had serious crimes in the empire. Perhaps there were also factors that the emperor of the empire was very happy to be successful. These factors were mixed together, and Li Decan didn't know which one was the main cause.
Li Bai said angrily: "Direction, why did the destiny destroy my ancestral temple and take over my country?"
Lee Decan didn't respond, just asked: "You just say, do you do it or don't?"
This sentence made Li Bai completely quiet. He gasped in place, and countless thoughts flashed through his head. He knew that if he did not agree, he might die here immediately. He had four descendants, including those born with the daughter of Jin Dian. Since the Heavenly Dynasty had made up its mind, it could establish another King of Joseon and then complete the plan to surrender the land, and the result would not change. What should I do? Should I rather die than surrender or submit to the times?
Li Bai hesitated and suddenly smelled a scent, which was the smell of rice that could make the taste buds secrete saliva and make the aunt scream in her stomach. Of course, that scent could also arouse the desire to survive.
Li Bai turned his head and saw two soldiers coming in with a pot, and there were many dishes in the car behind him. Li Bai swallowed and could eat a mutton hotpot on this cold winter night. It would be really not to change a god. If the gods didn't change it, then the throne...
Li Decan clapped his hands, pointed to the Korean soldier with a big axe outside the door, and said, "Give him all these foods, I don't think Li Bo needs them."
"No..." Li Bai knew that he could get these foods only if he agreed, but he really didn't want to make that decision. When he was hesitating, Li Bai saw the untouchables feasting. He picked up the spoon, scooped up the meat pieces and broth, and tasted them with his mouth. The yellow teeth and flowing saliva were disgusting.
"Sir, Xiao Wang..." Li Bai turned his head and didn't want to see it, but the fragrance made his stomach scream.
Li Decan spread his hands: "Your food has entered his stomach, so you can only eat his."
As he said that, Li Decan went out of the door and said a few words to the soldier. The soldier took out a pocket from his arms. Li Decan opened it and nodded with a smile, and took it to Li Bai. It turned out that it was the soldier's food tonight, a few pieces of sweet potatoes. Li Decan directly put the sweet potatoes in a charcoal basin and roasted them while roasting them, saying, "The first time I saw sweet potatoes was when I first met the emperor. At that time, he sent me to help a Japanese to take down a gold mine on Heilongjiang. There were sweet potatoes in our supplies. We spent that winter in the shack. The food was only boiled fish in salt water, and some mushrooms were added. All I could eat was spit. Only sweet roasted sweet potatoes were loved by everyone."
Li Bai listened to Li Decan's nagging and endured the temptation brought by roasting sweet potatoes, and asked: "Mr. Li, you are a North Korean. How did you decide to help the Celestial Empire annex North Korea?"
Li Decan smiled: "What's wrong with being annexed by the Celestial Empire? There will be no restrictions on two groups of people and civilians. All untouchables will obtain good licences. Everyone can obtain official positions and power through hard work and knowledge. After this incident, the Korean people can obtain land, enjoy the low taxes of the Celestial Empire, freely do business and trade, and become officials and politics. Take this sweet potato for example. As long as North Korea popularizes this, everyone will not have to go hungry. If the current situation continues to maintain, you would rather starve the people to death and ask them to plant rice, right?"
Li Bai was speechless and sighed: "I have been in charge of more than 200 years, have I been so lucky?"
Li Decan looked at Li Bai with a contradictory face and did not answer his question. He couldn't figure out such a thing as luck. He only knew that the most unlucky thing about North Korea was that it was too close to the empire.
Chapter completed!