Chapter 155: Jumping into the pit willingly
"Goryeo?" Zhu Di looked at Li Jie pointing to the map of Goryeo, and immediately looked shocked, and even Yao Guangxiao next to him was also surprised, because in his opinion, there was no need for Goryeo to ask for it.
"Yes, it's Goryeo!" Li Jie smiled proudly.
"Father wants to fight Goryeo? Just a few of us? Zhu Di still asked with an expression of disbelief, although Goryeo is a small country, but with only the three thousand elite soldiers he brought, it is delusional to want to defeat the entire Goryeo.
Yao Guangxiao also calmed down at this time, but he didn't say anything, but looked at Li Jie quietly, because he was sure that Li Jie would definitely not do such an immeasurable thing, and there should be other plans.
Sure enough, I saw Li Jie smile calmly and said: "Fourth Uncle misunderstood, I only said that the target this time was Goryeo, but I didn't say that I would send troops to attack, in fact, I want them to take the initiative to invite us to Goryeo to preside over the overall situation!" ”
"Offer to invite us to go? How is this possible? Zhu Di was even more unconvinced when he heard this, and even wondered if Li Jie was talking nonsense.
"Li Banyu, you don't want to sell Guanzi!" At this time, Yao Guangxiao finally couldn't help but say.
"Okay, then I'll be blunt, the current situation in Goryeo is very unstable, since Li Sunggui seized power a few years ago, the king of Goryeo has become a puppet in his hands......"
Li Jie explained the current situation of Goryeo in detail, although Zhu Di had heard of these things, but he was not very clear, until after listening to Li Jie's narration, he understood that Goryeo was now in a critical period of power alternation.
"I understand, you want to take advantage of the civil strife in Goryeo and profit from it!" Zhu Di nodded abruptly after hearing this.
However, as soon as Zhu Di's words fell, Yao Guangxiao next to him still frowned and asked: "It has been so long since Li Chenggui seized power, and he has not been able to abolish the king of Goryeo to stand on his own, which shows that there are still forces within Goryeo that make him have scruples, as long as this force is not eliminated one day, he will not dare to usurp the throne for a day, will we just keep waiting?" ”
"Of course not, Li Chenggui does have scruples, but I met him a few days ago and told him a top-secret news!" Li Jie smiled proudly again, and then told Zheng Mengzhou about contacting the Ming officials.
At this time, Yao Guangxiao finally nodded in admiration and said: "Li Banyu is really powerful, that Li Chenggui knows the news, he must be uneasy, he can only launch a coup d'état in advance, and he must be unprepared in a hurry, it just so happens that Li Banyu You promised to help him, and then he will definitely invite our Ming army to enter Kaijing to help him!" ”
"Yes, I dare to conclude that Li Chenggui will launch a coup d'état in the shortest possible time, and he will definitely send someone to contact us in advance, and then the three thousand elite soldiers of the fourth uncle will be able to enter Goryeo openly!" Li Jie smiled again.
Yao Guangxiao is very controversial in history, although he is the first hero of Zhu Di's ascension to the throne as the emperor, but instigating the vassal king to rebel is against Confucian etiquette after all, so Yao Guangxiao has also been secretly slandered by many people, and even his family has drawn a line with him, but no matter how others slander, Yao Guangxiao's own talent is undeniable.
"Then after entering Kaijing, you don't really want me to support Li Chenggui to take the position, right?" Zhu Di is no worse than Li Jie and Yao Guangxiao, and at this time, he also feels that Li Jie's purpose does not seem to be so simple.
"What the fourth uncle said is right, when the fourth uncle's elite soldiers enter Kaesong, he first let Li Chenggui launch a coup d'état, and even help him, but at a critical time, the fourth uncle wants to oppose the guest, directly wipe out Li Chenggui and his henchmen, and then support a person from the Goryeo royal family to succeed to the throne, and hold all the military and political power of Goryeo in his own hands!" Li Jie also showed a ruthless look in the end.
"It's so ruthless!" Zhu Di was also taken aback when he heard this, when he saw Li Jie just now, he still felt that his niece and son-in-law were polite and courteous, and seemed to be a gentle and elegant young man, but now he suddenly realized that the other party was a ruthless character at all, and such a lack of virtue could be said openly.
"Fourth uncle, there are only interests between countries, no feelings!" Li Jie smiled and said, for the two countries of Goryeo and Wa, no matter what he does, he will not have any guilt.
"Li Banyu is really calculating, the whole plan is interlocking, and it really makes the poor monk admire the five-body land!" Yao Guangxiao folded his hands and saluted Li Jie, without feeling that there was anything wrong with Li Jie's plan because he was a monk.
"I just took advantage of the situation in Goryeo, they gave me this opportunity, if it weren't for their internal contradictions, how could they let us profit from it?" Li Jie smiled again.
"Wait a minute, even if I lead my troops to Kaesong, what if I fail?" Zhu Di suddenly asked again at this time.
Zhu Di is not the ruthless and hard-handed emperor now, in fact, the current Zhu Di prefers to position himself as a fierce general, but the fierce general is not stupid, he only has 3,000 elite soldiers under him, but Li Chenggui controls the military and political power of Goryeo, and when launching a coup d'état, Li Chenggui will definitely mobilize all the forces, relying on the 3,000 elite soldiers in his hands alone, it is not easy to turn the tables.
"I have already thought about it, even if the fourth uncle fails, it is a big deal that you lead the army out of Kaesong, and then I will send a sailor to meet you on Ganghwa Island, and even take a step back, even if the fourth uncle is really trapped in Goryeo, Li Chenggui will not dare to hurt you......"
"Speaking of which, don't you want Lao Tzu to take risks?" Zhu Di slapped the table angrily when he heard this, he felt that Li Jie was cheating on himself.
"Fourth uncle, seeking wealth and danger, as the so-called don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger?" Li Jie persuaded again, in fact, although Zhu Di went to Goryeo to have a certain risk, it was still controllable, after all, Kaesong was too close to the sea, and the Goryeo navy could not stop the Ming sailors at all, and Zhu Di could be rescued.
"No, even if His Highness escapes safely, I'm afraid he will have to bear a certain amount of responsibility, right?" Yao Guangxiao was not so easy to fool, and immediately asked again.
"This ......" Li Jie hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and finally decided to tell the truth, "If the fourth uncle fails, Li Chenggui still has to win over, so the fourth uncle's actions in Goryeo are all your private decisions, and they have nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty, and then Your Majesty may issue a few reprimands to appease Li Chenggui!" ”
"Phew! The thing was planned by you, all the dirty work was done by Lao Tzu, and I was asked to carry the pot afterwards, how can there be such a thing in this world! Zhu Di slapped the table angrily when he heard this, he found that Li Jie, this kid, was simply too bad, and he even wanted to win him over before, he was just blind!
"Fourth Uncle is angry, this matter is actually good for you!" Li Jie saw the angry Zhu Di and hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade.
"I only see that I am going to take the blame, what good is it?" Zhu Di stared at Li Jie viciously, and now he was thinking about whether to directly strangle Li Jie, a bad boy, lest he harm his own niece.
"Of course, if you control Goryeo, Fourth Uncle, you can sit in Goryeo naturally, cough~" Li Jie suddenly coughed dryly when he said this, raised his head and stopped talking, because the next words were a little taboo.
Although Zhu Di had a violent personality, he reacted immediately when he heard the words, and immediately glanced at Yao Guangxiao, only to see that the other party also had a little excitement in his eyes, and even nodded to him silently.
Although Zhu Di does not have any intention of rebelling, but as a prince and with heavy troops, if he has no ideas, it is simply self-deception.
But now Li Jie pointed out a clear way for him, if he can control Goryeo, then he will be the king of Goryeo, and even with the character of a father who loves his son, maybe he will directly make Goryeo a fief for him.
Compared with Beipingfu, Goryeo is an independent kingdom, and he can do whatever he wants in Goryeo, as long as he doesn't rebel, it will be much freer than he is in Beiping, at least he doesn't have to worry about being impeached by the ministers of the court when he leaves the city.
"What a risk!" Zhu Di quickly made a decision in his heart.
As a brave prince, he is not willing to be trapped in Beiping City, even if he occasionally sends troops, there are many people staring at him, as if they are afraid that he will do something, this feeling makes him very unhappy, now there is a chance for him to get out of the original predicament, of course he can't give up, not to mention that Li Jie's plan is still very sure, at least he is very confident in himself!
"Good! Lao Tzu did it! Zhu Di finally gritted his teeth and said.
"I knew that the fourth uncle would definitely agree, with the fourth uncle's ability, isn't it just a matter of Gaoli?" Li Jie also slapped his hands happily when he heard this, with Zhu Di's ambition, if he refused such a good opportunity, there would be ghosts.
"You kid will say good things, when I lead my troops to Goryeo, do you want to accompany me?" Zhu Di was stunned when he heard this, his opinion of Li Jie has completely changed now, and he even thinks that this kid is too calculating, and if he mixes with this kind of person, maybe he will sell himself one day and he will have to help him count the money.
"I also want to accompany the fourth uncle, but I was ordered to clear out the Japanese invaders, and I may even need to negotiate with the Japanese state, so I really can't spare time, so the affairs on the Goryeo side can only be worried about by the fourth uncle Lao!" Li Jie's face is not red, and his heart is not beating.
Looking at Li Jie's serious appearance, Zhu Di suddenly had an urge to slap him to death, he was very unhappy now, not only because Li Jie calculated him, but the most important thing was that he knew that this was Li Jie's calculation, but he still had to jump down willingly, which made him very aggrieved.