Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 981 Palace Gate Change
As the attitude of the Korean nobles changed, the rebellion in Korea became more serious. After gaining the secret support of the Korean nobles, the fighting effectiveness of these rebel armies also increased a lot.

Although Hauge was still able to gain the upper hand with the powerful fighting power of the Eight Banners, he was somewhat overwhelmed by the fierce rebellion. As time went on, the Eight Banners suffered casualties in the process of suppression. When casualties occurred, Hauge became even more angry. On the one hand, he put pressure on Korea and asked the King of Korea to dispatch heavy troops to help suppress the rebellion. On the other hand, Hauge's methods were more cruel. He hoped to scare the Koreans with an extremely bloody suppression, so that these ant-like Korean people would never dare to oppose him again.

But things went as planned. When the fire was completely ignited, it was not easy to put it out. Moreover, the Korean nobles not only provided weapons and military equipment, but also sent the troops under their control to join the rebellious army in disguise, which made it even more difficult for Hauge to cope with it.

In addition, facing the actions of the Jiannu, the Korean monarchs and ministers regretted their surrender to the Jiannu and began to miss the good times of the Ming Dynasty. In particular, King Yi Jong was even more worried about the current chaos in Korea. If Korea continued like this, no one could predict what it would eventually become.

In order to prolong the Joseon dynasty, Yi Jong, at the suggestion of his father-in-law, Han Junqian, the Prince of Seopyeongbu, prepared to send someone to contact the Ming Dynasty, hoping that the Ming Dynasty would save Joseon from the dire straits in consideration of Joseon's previous respect for the Ming Dynasty and its status as a vassal state.

When Japan invaded Korea, Korea was almost destroyed, but it was Ming Dynasty that saved Korea. The situation Korea is facing now is as serious as it was then. If it continues like this, Korea will be finished. Li Jong does not want the Joseon Dynasty to perish in his hands. Now the only one who can save Korea is Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Li Jong himself knew that it would not be easy to seek help from Ming Dynasty because he had abandoned Ming Dynasty and surrendered to Jiannu. Therefore, Li Jong wrote a letter in blood, which was sincere and full of tears. He told his parents about his helplessness as the king of Joseon and said that it was not his original intention to surrender to Jiannu and become a vassal. He hoped to be forgiven by Ming Dynasty.

In addition, Li Jong also said that as long as Ming could save Joseon, Ming could offer any conditions, even if he had to abdicate and apologize. Anyway, Li Jong had several sons, and the crown prince was already an adult. It was worth passing his throne to the crown prince in exchange for Ming's rescue. As long as Ming could send troops to save Joseon, Joseon could preserve its national destiny.

Finally, Li Jong also stated that Joseon would always be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and would never betray it again. If it disobeyed, it would be punished by heaven! After writing this memorial, Li Jong handed it to Han Junqian, the Prince of Xiping, and asked him to send someone to secretly deliver it to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, begging the Ming Dynasty to send troops as soon as possible.

But Li Jong never expected that the thing he thought he had done perfectly would somehow leak out. When Han Junqian, the Prince of Xipingfu, was leaving the palace with the memorial, Haoge in Seoul directly brought people to block his way outside the palace gate.

When Xipingfuyuanjun Han Junqian saw Haoge appear, he was shocked. He forced himself to step forward and salute, and acted calmly. He originally thought that meeting Haoge was just a coincidence, and as Xipingfuyuanjun, he had a very high status in Korea. Although Haoge was a prince of the Qing Dynasty and the elder brother of the current Qing emperor, he should give him some face.

But when Haoge saw Xipingfuyuanjun Han Junqian, he sneered and asked him why he entered the palace. Xipingfuyuanjun Han Junqian replied that he just went to the palace to see his daughter. After all, it was normal for him to go to the palace to see the queen as a father-in-law.

But when he said this, Hauge asked him why he was having a secret conversation with the king in the palace? What did they talk about? Han Junqian, the Lord of Xiping Prefecture, was shocked and tried to stay calm and said that it was just a normal conversation. However, Hauge was not satisfied with this answer. Seeing that he did not cry even when he saw the coffin and was still holding on, Hauge was not polite. He waved his hand and several elite soldiers of the Eight Banners rushed forward and controlled Han Junqian, the Lord of Xiping Prefecture.

Han Junqian, the Prince of Xiping, struggled hard, and shouted that he was the Prince of Xiping, the father-in-law of the Joseon Dynasty, and that even if he was a prince of the Qing Dynasty, he could not humiliate him like this, etc. However, Haoge did not care about that at all and had people search him directly. After a while, they found the memorial from King Li Jong to the Ming Dynasty from the smuggled items in his clothes. When this thing fell into Haoge's hands, Han Junqian, the Prince of Xiping, turned pale and collapsed on the ground in complete despair. At this time, he could not understand how Haoge knew about this matter? And he even calculated the time to block him at the palace gate.

After taking the report handed over by his subordinates, Hauge opened it and took a look, a ferocious smile appeared on his face.

"What a great King of Korea, what a great Lord of Xiping Prefecture, what is this? Why? Are you two, the father-in-law and son-in-law, imitating the imperial edict of Emperor Xian of Han? My Great Qing has never treated you, the father-in-law and son-in-law, badly, how dare you do this!"

"King... Your Majesty... I... I..." Xipingfuyuanjun Han Junqian was so scared that he was paralyzed. At this time, he no longer had the mind to think about how the news leaked. His mind was full of how to ask for Haoge's forgiveness and save his life. Just as Xipingfuyuanjun Han Junqian racked his brains to think of a way to escape and was planning to push the responsibility to his son-in-law Li Jong first, someone suddenly shouted: "The Jiannu want to attack my king, bullying my Joseon too much! Don't I have anyone in Joseon? Let's kill the Jiannu together! Rescue Xipingfuyuanjun! Protect the king!"

As the shouts rang out, more than a dozen Korean palace guards suddenly rushed out from the side. These guards were wearing armor and holding weapons. They drew their bows and shot arrows at Haoge while shouting. At the same time, they rushed towards this side, as if they wanted to snatch back Han Junqian, the Prince of Xiping Prefecture.

"This... Stop! Don't do this...!" Han Junqian, the Lord of Xiping Prefecture, never expected that such a situation would happen, and he did not expect that the palace guards would directly use weapons against Haoge. He was so scared that he subconsciously shouted loudly to stop them.

But it was too late. The arrows came in an instant, and the Eight Banners soldiers who were surrounding Han Junqian, the Lord of Xiping Prefecture, had no time to react. A scream was heard, and one of the Eight Banners soldiers was hit by an arrow in the throat and fell on his back. The other Eight Banners soldiers hurriedly formed a defensive formation and cooperated with each other to use the weapons in their hands to block the arrows. Even Haoge did not expect this to happen, and one of his men was killed in a moment of shock. You must know that he did not let his men wear heavy armor when he brought his men here. In his opinion, the Koreans were not to be feared at all. Han Junqian, the Lord of Xiping Prefecture, was like a bug in his eyes. Why would he wear heavy armor on the battlefield?
Because of this negligence, a close follower who had followed him for many years died in front of him, which directly angered Hauge. This close follower had followed him in many battles and was an elite among the elite. Instead of dying on the cruel battlefield, he was killed by the Koreans at the gate of the Korean palace. Hauge was furious and went crazy all of a sudden.

"Kill! Kill for me!" The Koreans' bows were not strong, and Hauge was wearing soft armor. In addition, how rich was Hauge's experience in hundreds of battles? After he came to his senses, he reacted immediately and led his men to kill without saying a word.

A fight started. Although Hauge didn't bring many people, they were very strong. And the other side didn't have many people either, only a dozen or so.

After several rounds, Hauge's side gained the upper hand, and Hauge himself killed several Korean palace guards in a row like crazy. Seeing that they were defeated, the other side fought and retreated in a hurry, and at the same time shouted for reinforcements. With the changes at the palace gate, Korean palace guards who came from other places soon arrived. When they saw Hauge and the Eight Banners soldiers madly raising their swords and slashing their own colleagues, one by one falling to the ground screaming or being hacked to death, the Korean palace guards who were already full of anger could not bear it anymore. Their blood boiled to their heads, and they drew their weapons one by one, shouting and rushed towards Hauge to reinforce their side.

In an instant, the Koreans had the advantage in numbers. Although Hauge and his men were brave, they were outnumbered after all. In the blink of an eye, several of Hauge's men fell under the siege of the Koreans. Seeing that the situation was not right, Hauge calmed down and dared not fight. Although he was brave, he was not a fool. He shouted hurriedly and began to retreat with his men, fighting as he walked.

After retreating for a distance, the Eight Banners soldiers who heard the news arrived as reinforcements. Seeing Hauge being besieged by the Koreans, they hurried forward to help. At this time, a lot of reinforcements also arrived from the Korean side.

Because what Hauge did in Korea made the Korean monarch and his ministers extremely dissatisfied, and now Hauge led his men to commit crimes directly at the gate of the Korean palace. In addition, when the Korean soldiers who arrived heard that Hauge was going to deal with the king directly and intended to lead his troops to attack the palace, how could the Koreans who had been holding back their anger hold back? They immediately waved their weapons and came forward to help. The Korean soldiers who were usually weak in combat and even a little cowardly now went forward one after another without fear of death. Even though Hauge's Eight Banners soldiers could fight, they could only fight to a draw for a while. The two sides fought fiercely, and you cut me and I cut you, and they were fighting desperately.

As time went on, both sides received more and more reinforcements. By the time most of the Eight Banners garrisoned in Seoul arrived, the advantage in this chaotic battle finally tilted towards Hauge's side.

After all, Hauge's Eight Banners soldiers were too powerful, especially the Eight Banners soldiers who arrived later were all elite white armor, wearing several layers of heavy armor and rushing into the battle array. Their combat power was simply not comparable to those of the Korean soldiers, and the Korean soldiers' knives could not break the defense of the white armor soldiers, but the white armor soldiers were different, the weapons in their hands were not vegetarian, and every time they swung, a Korean soldier fell to the ground.

With the arrival of the white-armored soldiers and subsequent reinforcements, Hauge not only stabilized his position but also pushed back. On the other hand, the Korean soldiers, who had previously fought with only passion and courage, could barely fight on equal terms with the Eight Banners, but now the situation has changed drastically. The strong fighting power of the Eight Banners has frightened them. After their front line was broken, these Korean soldiers had completely lost the courage to fight again. As the first person turned around and fled, all the Korean soldiers collapsed in a blink of an eye, crying and shouting, throwing away their armor and turning around to flee.

(End of this chapter)