Empress Dowager Li's letters were effective. Within a few months, Xiao Ruxun successively captured all the important vassal kings who came to the forefront.

The next step is to search for Zhu Ming royal family members from all over the country. Although some of these people have lived a very miserable life, their surname is Zhu. It would be quite troublesome if there are some ambitious people who have risen up in places where the land reform and imperial power have not yet been completed and the imperial power has gone to the countryside.

Adhering to the principle of rather than letting go of mistakes, Xiao Ruxun instructed Zhou Yao to make full use of the power of the local Jinyiwei and Hei Shui.

But even so, if all the Zhu Ming royal family, with a total of around 100,000 people at this time, were arrested, they didn't know how much energy it would take, and Xiao Ruxun didn't plan to do so.

Xiao Ruxun's goal was very clear. He caught all the royal families who could receive their salary in one go. He lived like beggars in those days, and even if the Ming Dynasty still existed, there was no preferential treatment for the royal families. A considerable number of them had even begun to support themselves.

When the Ming Dynasty still existed, they all had to live by hiding into prison and jailing for a living. The Ming Dynasty was gone, and Xiao Ruxun announced the right to engage in the four affairs of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and they were too happy.

The main reason is that about 40,000 people who have registered and paid their salary need to be taken down. These people are supported by the finances of the Ming Dynasty, which is an unstable factor.

The operation started in February and until June, more than 20,000 people had been seized, but the operation continued. As for the arrested people, they were sent to Jeju Island in batches for strict supervision.

The Korean monarch and ministers sent Liu Chenglong to send a letter of state in March, and asked for a title to the Qin court. Xiao Ruxun agreed and granted Li Bing as the king of Korea and gave gold, silver and silk. The treatment of North Korea was the same as before, but Xiao Ruxun made another request at that time.

He asked Jeju Island to be used as a place for exile and to take charge of the Zhu Ming royal family. All the official forces of North Korea left Jeju Island and handed over Jeju Island to Daqin.

To put it bluntly, this island belongs to the Qin Dynasty from then on and has nothing to do with North Korea.

Liu Chenglong widened his eyes and looked at this comrade who had fought side by side in surprise.

"Your Majesty...this..."

"Mr. Liu."

Xiao Ruxun interrupted Liu Chenglong: "You don't need to say anything more, and I don't want to hear it either. I know that this news may be a little sudden for you, but you also need to know that there is nothing that Daqin wants to do. If Li Bing agrees, I will give him corresponding compensation. He should need money now.

If he doesn't agree, I will send troops to take down Jeju Island. If he has the courage, he will come to fight me. I don't guarantee that North Korea will still exist after the war, but North Korea was saved by me, and it was saved by my bloody battle of 200,000 Japanese pirates. I don't want North Korea to be destroyed in my hands, just like the Ming Dynasty."

Xiao Ruxun's words made Liu Chenglong tremble.

He knew very well that Xiao Ruxun, who replaced the Ming Dynasty and established the Qin Dynasty, was unstoppable. North Korea's backer no longer exists. If the Qin Dynasty cannot be established as a new backer, North Korea's situation would be very bad.

He knew better that Xiao Ruxun's combat power. He knew that if Xiao Ruxun wanted to take action, North Korea would not be able to resist for even a month. North Korea, whose vitality was severely damaged, had no bargaining capital, and was like a fragile lamb in front of Xiao Ruxun.

Fortunately, what Xiao Ruxun wanted was an overseas island, which was not North Korea itself, but was received by North Korea from the Mongolians. If you want to say this, you can at least find a fig leaf for Li Jian.

Liu Chenglong didn't plan to continue to argue with Xiao Ruxun. It was meaningless, he knew.

"Your Majesty's meaning, I will tell Your Highness."

Liu Chenglong expressed his attitude in this way.

Xiao Ruxun was not in a hurry to drive him away.

"Mr. Liu, it has been six years since the 21st year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty. We haven't met for six years. Is Mr. Liu willing to stay with me for a drink and talk about the past?"

Liu Chenglong couldn't figure out Xiao Ruxun's attitude, but his reason told him that nothing should stimulate Xiao Ruxun at this time.

So he nodded in agreement.

Xiao Ruxun ordered people to serve wine to entertain Liu Chenglong, and Liu Chenglong responded carefully to Xiao Ruxun.

"To be honest, when I entered North Korea, I was so angry that I had no things needed for war, no intelligence, the roads were muddy, and my military preparations were extremely bad. I couldn't find some useful cars and horses. Everything had to be brought from the Ming Dynasty.

We helped North Korea fight Japan, but you couldn't provide anything, and in the end we had to pay for it ourselves. Do you think you did too much? The most overwhelming thing is that you can't do it yourself, and you're just trying to pull your back.

I fought well on the front line. Your army did not obey the orders and fought by themselves. It would be fine if they could beat them. But in the end, they were beaten by the Japanese pirates who were suppressed and beaten by me and ran away in a hurry. Can you fight with me in this way?

So I told Li Jian directly, take all your people away, and what's the use of keeping a group of guys who are not good enough to do anything? Why not cut them all down and recruit the common people to form an army and train again.

Look at the most powerful team of people in the war, the monk soldiers and civilian army brought by Master Xiujing. I can’t forget Master Xiujing until now. He was 72 years old and still carried an iron stick to fight to kill the enemy, killing him all over. Finally, after the battle in Linjinjiang, Master Xiujing sat on the ground and never got up again..."

Xiao Ruxun remembered the past, drank a few more drinks, and talked about the most proud battle he had.

"So, I always feel that there are many things that don't need to be done by the official. Those people can only act like a singular and do good deeds, and set the details. The people below can do things well by themselves. The people at the official do not need to interfere at all. Just look at the results."

Xiao Ruxun drank another glass of wine and looked at Liu Chenglong with a dim eye.

"So, Mr. Liu, are you uncomfortable living in North Korea? If you want to, come here, I have your place here."

Liu Chenglong was stunned and thought Xiao Ruxun was talking drunk.

"Your Majesty is drunk."

"Am I drunk?"

Xiao Ruxun supported her head with her hands and stared at Liu Chenglong with her eyes: "Why do I feel that I am more awake now than ever?"

Liu Chenglong looked at Xiao Ruxun's eyes and felt that he could not tell whether Xiao Ruxun was really drunk or not.

"I know everything about you. You have not learned the good things about the Ming Dynasty, nor have you learned the backbone of the Ming Dynasty, but have learned the party struggles of the Ming Dynasty. It is even better. Mr. Liu, your situation is not good, right? After Li Shunchen died, your situation will be even worse, right?"

Liu Chenglong was finally sure that Xiao Ruxun was not talking drunkenly.

"This time you come here to be a scapegoat, right? If you go back, you will definitely become the target of thousands of people, right?"

Liu Chenglong felt that his heart was hit by invisible force.

"Your Majesty, I..."

"No need to say more, Mr. Liu, I will give you this opportunity. Whether you can seize it depends on yourself."
Chapter completed!