Chapter 152: Catalyst

The people who can create a dynasty in history are definitely dragons and phoenixes among people, such as Li Chenggui in front of Li Jie, just from his appearance and bearing, he can make people feel broken, of course, compared to Zhu Yuanzhang, it is still much worse, after all, the level of the two sides is completely different.

Li Jie and Lao Zhu have been together for a long time, and they have long had antibodies to people like them, so when they saw Li Chenggui, they also smiled calmly: "In Xia Li Festival, meet He Ningjun!" ”

"The angel is polite, I don't know if His Majesty the Emperor is good, the old man has long heard that His Majesty the Emperor is wise and martial, expelled Meng Yuan to restore Huaxia, and he also yearns for His Majesty the Emperor in his heart, and has always wanted to go to Jinling to meet His Majesty, but unfortunately there are many affairs in the country, and I really can't get rid of it!" I saw that Li Chenggui was also very affectionate and supported Li Jiedao.

"Before I came, His Majesty also specifically mentioned He Ningjun, so that I must come to see you, in addition, you don't have to call me an angel, I am currently the prince's companion, and I am also the coastal defense patrol envoy, and Ning Jun just call me Li Companion!" Li Jie also smiled kindly again.

"It turned out to be Li Banyu, I have also admired the prince for a long time, and I can't wait to serve in person, but I didn't expect Li Banyu to be reused by His Majesty and the prince at a young age, I really envy others!" Lee Sung-gye is worthy of being the founding king of the Joseon Dynasty, and his cheeks are also thick to a certain extent, and all kinds of fleshy words come when he opens his mouth, without the slightest embarrassment.

However, Li Jie is not inferior at all, the two sides complimented each other for a while, and even Li Fangyuan next to him showed surprise, he was the first time to see someone who did not fall behind in the conversation with his father, especially Li Jie was younger than himself, no wonder he could become the companion of the Prince of Daming, it seems that Daming is really full of talents, not comparable to a small country like Goryeo.

"Li Banyu, listen to Wu'er, you want to borrow Jeju Island temporarily?" Li Chenggui finally turned to the main topic and asked.

"Yes, the Japanese invaders messed with my Daming coast, His Majesty was furious, and ordered me to wait to clean up the Japanese invaders, and now the Japanese along the Ming coast have been cleaned up, but the root cause has not been eliminated, so we led our troops to the sea, in order to completely solve the Japanese rebellion!" Li nodded and said, his expression becoming a little solemn.

"We Goryeo is also deeply affected by the Japanese invaders, the Ming is willing to send troops, of course we can't ask for it, I should have personally led the army and went out with the Ming Dynasty, but the country is not stable, and I can't do it!" Li Chenggui also slapped his thigh in the end, showing a depressed expression.

Li Jieming knew that this old fox was acting, but he didn't break it, but followed his words: "I also know that Goryeo is not at peace, so I don't want you to send troops with me, I just need to temporarily lend Jeju Island to us for garrison purposes, and doing so is not only good for us, but also good for you!" ”

"What do you say when Li Ban reads this?" When Li Chenggui heard the last word 'benefit', his eyes immediately lit up and he asked.

"With Jeju Island as a station, we can fight against the Japanese for a long time, and even take the initiative to completely solve the Japanese rebellion, isn't this good for both Daming and Goryeo?" Li Jie replied with a light smile.

Li Chenggui showed a disappointed look when he heard this, of course it was a good thing for Goryeo to solve the Japanese Kou, but it did not have much impact on him, what he wanted was real benefits for himself.

The change in Li Chenggui's expression was also seen by Li Jie, and he smiled secretly and said again: "Actually, our garrison has another hidden benefit to You and Ning Jun, that is, if there is any change within Goryeo, as long as you talk to Ning Jun, our Ming garrison can immediately rush to Goryeo to assist He Ning Jun in stabilizing the domestic situation!" ”

"That's true!" Li Chenggui finally showed an excited look when he heard this, what he was waiting for was Li Jie's promise, after all, although he had the upper hand in the country, he was not absolutely in power, and some ministers loyal to the king of Goryeo were still working against him, such as Zheng Mengzhou and others, who were the servants of the Goryeo sect at the time, if it weren't for these people, I'm afraid he would have abolished the king of Goryeo a long time ago.

"That's natural, I am here on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor, and everything I say and do is what Your Majesty means!" Li Jie smiled slightly, and simply pulled up Zhu Yuanzhang's banner.

At this time, Li Chenggui finally had no doubts, and immediately nodded and agreed: "Okay, I believe in Li Banyu, I will send someone to clean up Jeju Island and give it to the Ming garrison!" ”

"Refreshing, He Ningjun is really a person who does great things!" Li Jie also slapped the table happily when he heard this, but then showed a mysterious expression and said again, "For the sake of being so happy with Ning Jun, I will send another message!" ”

"What's the news?" Li Chenggui also asked curiously when he heard this.

"Zheng Mengzhou, the servant of the Goryeo sect, this person is erudite and talented, he has been to the Ming Dynasty many times, and has a personal relationship with some officials in the court, and recently he began to send people to contact some officials in the court, hoping that the Ming Dynasty can support the orthodoxy of Goryeo, this matter has no impact on my Ming Dynasty, but I know that it must be very important to you and Ning Jun!" Li Jie replied in a low voice.

Hearing the name Zheng Mengzhou, Li Chenggui was also surprised, especially when he heard that the other party secretly contacted the officials of the Ming Dynasty and wanted the Ming Dynasty to support the King of Goryeo, which made him even more shocked and angry, although he and the Ming Dynasty have always been friendly, but they only use each other, if Zheng Mengzhou can give better conditions, maybe the Ming Dynasty can change his support for himself.

In addition, Zheng Mengzhou is not simple, although he is only a servant of the door, nominally assisting the deputy of the prime minister, but he has a very high prestige in the court, and he is a famous Confucian, and has a great reputation in Goryeo, even Li Chenggui has to be jealous of him, for fear that killing him will cause turmoil in the court.

However, Zheng Mengzhou's contact with Daming made Li Chenggui angry, and his eyes also showed a bit of murderous intent, since the other party has threatened his rule in Goryeo, it must be cleaned up in advance, otherwise no one dares to guarantee what will happen after a long time.

Thinking of this, Li Chenggui also immediately thanked Li Jie and said, "Thank you Li Banyu for reminding me, otherwise I would still be kept in the dark!" ”

"He Ning Jun is too polite, we are also helping each other, after all, having you in Goryeo is also good for our Daming!" Li Jie smiled calmly again.

According to the original history, Li Chenggui would have to wait for two years before launching a coup d'Γ©tat to kill Zheng Mengzhou, and Zheng Mengzhou's death also meant that there was no resistance against Li Chenggui within Goryeo, so he also immediately abolished the king of Goryeo, and expressed his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, and even asked Zhu Yuanzhang to give the country name, and the name North Korea was given to them by Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, Li Jie couldn't wait for two years, he told Li Chenggui about Zheng Mengzhou's secret contact with Ming officials, which was to pour a cup of catalyst into the situation in Goryeo, urging Li Chenggui to hurry up and usurp the throne.

Both sides got what they wanted, especially Li Chenggui, after learning that Zheng Mengzhou had set his sights on Daming, it made him feel even more restless, so he quickly got up and said goodbye, and left in a hurry with Li Fangyuan, it is estimated that he will rush back to Kaesong overnight, and then prepare to make a move on Zheng Mengzhou in advance.

Looking at the back of the departure of Li's father and son, Li Jie also smiled secretly, in history, Zheng Mengzhou died at the hands of Li Fangyuan, but after Li Fangyuan became the king of Joseon, he pretended to rehabilitate Zheng Mengzhou and posthumously presented him as the king of the palace, in fact, it was just to please the scholars in North Korea, because Zheng Mengzhou is known as the ancestor of Korean science and has a high prestige among scholars.

Thinking of Li Fangyuan in history, Li Jie also suddenly thought of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, Li Fangyuan once sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty in history, and even went to Beiping to meet Zhu Di in private, it is said that the two have the same personality, and they talked very much, and later Zhu Di ascended the throne, Li Fangyuan also sent a lot of beauties over, so there are so many Korean beauties in Zhu Di's harem.

"Calculating the time, King Yan should start preparing to leave, right?" Li Jie touched his chin and said to himself, he had asked Jinyiwei to send a letter to Zhu Di before, and there was also a secret decree of Zhu Yuanzhang, because this operation required Zhu Di's cooperation, and even required him to personally bring troops to come, without Zhu Yuanzhang's holy decree, a vassal king could not be moved.