Iron Mountain County.

Cheolsan County is the largest city on the Cheolsan Peninsula and is located at the mouth of the Yalu River. And from the Iron Mountain Peninsula to the sea, not far away is Phi Dao.

Phi Dao is in the West Korean Bay, only 150 nautical miles away from Lushun in a straight line, 350 nautical miles from Tianjin, and 200 nautical miles from Dengzhou.

Wang Xiao knew that there were Qing soldiers stationed in Yizhou, so he didn't dare to approach, so after crossing the Yalu River, he bypassed Yizhou and ran all the way to Tieshan County before he dared to enter the city to rest.

More than 200 people chartered three inns for a night's rest. The next day, Wang Xiao and Qin Xuance walked around this Tieshan County.

Wang Xiao didn't dare to bring other people, for fear that their Qing army uniforms would scare the Koreans, and Qin Xuance was enough to protect them anyway.

After walking around, Qin Xuance felt quite bored, and said, "This is more broken than Jinzhou City." ”

I don't know if Tiesan County is poor or the whole of North Korea is poor, and most of the people on the street are yellow-faced, hungry, thin, and insensitive. It doesn't look like he's in good spirits.

At this time, the Joseon Dynasty began to weaken and dim the period, and successively experienced the Imjin War, the Dingmao Rebellion, and the Bingzi Rebellion, the destruction of cultivated fields, the sharp decline of the population, and the great burden on the people, and the already small amount of grain had to be supplied to the Qing Dynasty...... In general, the people's livelihood is withering.

In comparison, even in the troubled times, Chu Jing was a thousand times more prosperous than Tieshan County.

The reason why they ran out to walk around was not that Wang Xiao was not in a hurry to go back, in this place across the sea from the Chu Dynasty, his heart had already returned to his heart.

But whether it was to return to Chu or occupy Phi Island first, he had to wait for the 2,000 Baoyi rebels to lurk one after another, and also find the sea ships first.

It should not be difficult to find a sea ship, but the two of them found four trading houses in a row, but none of them could go to sea, and they couldn't even inquire about the reason for the ban on the sea. Wang Xiao vaguely felt that something was wrong......

found the fifth firm, Wang Xiao was not in a hurry to find a ship, but talked to the shopkeeper first.

This is a shop that sells porcelain, and the shop is quite large.

Although Wang Xiao does not know as much about antiques as Wang Jue, he has seen a lot, but he also has a little eyesight, and he can see that this shop is all Ru kiln porcelain, which must be imported from the Chu Dynasty.

So he picked out several sets of porcelain in one go, and spent a lot of money on it.

The shopkeeper was so frightened that he hurriedly invited the proprietor out.

The proprietor of this trading house is called Park Yuanshang, who is over fifty years old, wears a big black hat, and looks suave, not like a businessman, but like an old Confucian student.

Having met each other, Park Yuanshang was a little overjoyed when he saw Wang's smile.

"In Xia Li Shujing, a native of Luliangjin in Seoul, he studied in Yanjing Guozijian of the Chu Dynasty in his early years, and he only returned a month ago, and he wanted to do some tea business." Wang Xiao said in Korean.

"It turned out to be Li Gongzi, he can still go to Yanjing to study this year, but Li Gongzi is a child of the Zong family?"

Park Yuanshang responded in Chinese, his Chinese language was mellow, and his words were no different from those of the Chu Dynasty.

Wang Xiao glanced at him, and each smiled heartily. It is probably because I can answer in Chinese in these years, which can naturally show a noble and extraordinary...... He understands.

"Boss Park misunderstood, and he just asked a friend, his name is Kim Jae-kyu." Wang Xiao said in Chinese, "It's a pity that I can't learn anything, and I'm ashamed to work hard for my friends." ”

Although Park Wonshang didn't know Kim Jae-kyu, he knew that Andong Kim's family was a Korean family, and many of the children in the family had entered Chu and entered the scholars, so he couldn't help but be even more impressed by Li Jingshu in front of him.

"Li Gongzi has a beautiful demeanor, and he has been enrolled in Yanjing Guozijian, and he will definitely have a bright future after returning to China, why do you want to do it...... Trade? ”

"I just thought it was interesting." Wang smiled: "Boss Pu's porcelain in this shop is imported from Ruzhou, Chu State, right?" ”

"Li Gongzi has good eyesight!" Park Yuanshang said with a smile: "The contemptible people like Ru kiln porcelain the most, looking at its glaze color has 'rain over the sky and the clouds open, thousands of peaks and blue waves come to the wonderful', its glaze is thick and sound like a chime, it is our can not do, can not do it......"

Wang Xiao was not Wang Jue, so he was not interested in these, so he asked again: "How often does Boss Park buy goods?" So, I tried to find a few sea ships, but I couldn't find them, which is really strange. ”

Park Yuanshang glanced around, but said: "It's not good to talk about this matter outside, it's better to be like this, let's set up a thin table, and we will talk while drinking, how about it?" ”

"So, but it's disrespectful......"

Park Yuanshang set up a table, drank a few glasses with each other, and said some interesting things with Wang Xiao, feeling more and more speculative.

Wang Xiao was not in a hurry, and only after three rounds of drinking did he lead the topic to the sea boat.

Park Yuanshang said: "Li Gongzi asked the right person, the recent ban on the sea, others don't know the reason, but the contemptible people know. To tell you the truth, the contemptible uncle-in-law is the county guard Cui. ”

"Oh?" Wang Xiao didn't know what Lord Cui was or not Master Cui, so he hurriedly toasted another glass and said, "Disrespectful, disrespectful." ”

Park Yuanshang said in a low voice: "I can't talk about this matter. But Li Gongzi's demeanor is impressive, and I am very close to my heart...... Please also ask Li Gongzi not to speak to others. ”

"It's nature."

Park Yuanshang's voice was lowered, and he said, "Actually...... Phi Island was occupied again. ”

Wang Xiao was slightly stunned.

He still thinks it's a secret matter, but Phi Dao has been occupied again.

How many years have Phi Dao been in the hands of your North Korea?

Park Yuanshang was only surprised by Wang Xiao, and then said: "On the surface, it seems that it is occupied by a group of pirates, but who doesn't know that Da Chu is behind it?" This is to open Dongjiang Town again. ”

Wang Xiao already knew what was going on.

- This is ...... Second brother?

He asked, "What does this have to do with the forbidden sea?" ”

"The keel is in Uiju." Pu Yuanshang said, even his voice trembled a little, and said in a low voice: "The dragon bone is here this time to submit the credentials, and the county guard originally thought that when he left, we would persuade the Chu Dynasty to return Phi Dao." Unexpectedly, the keel returned to Yizhou, and suddenly he didn't leave. ”

"Not leaving?"

"Yes, if he knew about the occupation of Phi Dao, I am afraid it would be another military disaster. The county keeper is also worried now, desperately covering the wind. ”

Wang Xiao sighed when he heard this.

He didn't have much information about Ingordai, but he knew that this was a powerful character.

"How can you cover such a thing?"

"If you can't cover it, you have to cover it." Park Yuanshang sighed, "What else should I do?" Once the captives know, they must send troops again, how long has it been since the captivity? How can our Emperor Chu and North Korea still be able to withstand the scourge of fighting again? Alas, how helpless and pathetic it is for a weak country to be sandwiched between two countries, and it is difficult for the country to be the master......"

As he spoke, his eyes slowly turned red, and he picked up the flask and took a few sips.

Wang Xiao didn't know what he was sad about, but there were four words between his words that caught Wang Xiao's attention.

"Emperor Chu Joseon?"

Park Yuanshang was stunned for a moment, shook his head with a wry smile, drank another cup of himself, and sighed: "Say that you are used to it, Li Gongzi must not spread it, so as not to cause trouble to the contemptible people." ”

"It's nature."

"Our North Korea is ranked first among the great Chu vassal states, and the lord of the country once said, 'Chu State is like my father', and our national letter has been called 'Emperor Chu Korea' for generations, but now it is ...... But now...... There is no more Emperor Chu Joseon......"

At this point, Park Wonsang suddenly burst into tears.

"Woohoo...... In the first battle, the captives broke the border, humiliated our lord, and kidnapped my son, and the friendship between father and son was cut off...... Alack...... The pain of losing a father, the humiliation of gnashing teeth......"

Wang Xiao and Qin Xuance glanced at each other, both a little stunned.

- What is this old guy doing? It was fine just now.

But when he saw Park Yuanshang holding the wine jug and taking a long sip, a flush appeared on his face, and he took off his hat and chanted poetry loudly.

"Liaodong has a different world, and it is divided with China and North Korea. The flood waves are surrounded on three sides, and there are mausoleums in the north to connect like a line. The Chinese side is thousands of miles away from North Korea, and the shape of the rivers and mountains is famous for the sky. Ploughing the field and digging wells to the righteous family, the Chinese inscribed as Little China ......"

"Woohoo...... Ploughing the field and digging the well, the Chinese inscribed as Little China...... The state of glorious etiquette is under the knee captivity...... Woohoo lament......"

"Li Gongzi, you have returned from China...... The old country is no longer Little China......"

Park Yuanshang cried and cried, but the more he cried, the louder he became, leaning over the table and pounding the table, the cups and plates clanging.

Qin Xuance chewed the food in his mouth and muttered, "He...... Is he drunk? ”

"yes. That's a ...... amount of wine."

Wang Xiaoji was speechless.

- I spent so much money on your porcelain, and I haven't even found out about it.

Suddenly, Park Yuanshang straightened up, put his tearful face in front of Wang Xiao, and said very mysteriously: "I'll tell you, Gongzi Li...... I'm telling you, one day, Jianyu will be defeated...... They will then retreat to their old nest, Ningguta, and on the way back, the Mongols will attack them, and they will turn to Korea...... Take our Pyongan Road and Hamgyong Road back to Ningguta...... I'm so worried. ”

Wang Xiao was stunned again and asked, "How do you know?" ”

"That's what we all think!" Park Yuanshang said: "When Jianyu took Shanhaiguan...... That's what everybody says...... Belch...... How strong Da Chu is, so we have to prepare...... Be sure to guard the border. Ah, I'm so worried. ”

Wang Xiao originally thought that he had some foresight, but it turned out that he couldn't see the situation clearly at all, and couldn't help but say that this old guy was really stupid.

- You're worried about.

"Haha." Park Sang-won cried and cried, and suddenly laughed again.

"Li Gongzi, you are extraordinary...... How about I marry my daughter to you? I think...... Belch...... You're good. No, my daughter seems to be married...... You wait...... I let her reconcile ...... You're waiting......"

Wang Xiao frowned, and suddenly stood away from the table, feeling slightly frightened.

"Boss Park, you're drunk, we'll leave first. Farewell ......"

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When he returned to the inn, Wang Xiao's face was worried.

It was the first time he had felt the reverence of the vassal state for the suzerainty up close, and he was a little shocked.

On top of that, in just a few words, he already sensed a hint of danger.

"I'm afraid that Yingordai already knows the news of the occupation of Phi Dao...... He's coming......"

Wang Xiaocai whispered to Qin Xuance, and suddenly, the door of the house was knocked open, and the shepherd and Wang Wang rushed into the door.

"Master Hou, it's not good, Jiannu has surrounded Tieshan City...... Six hundred of the brothers who had entered the country in large numbers were captured by them......"