After a long journey of more than a month, the delegation of envoys led by Shen Weijing finally arrived at Kaesong, where King Lee of Korea temporarily lived.

According to the arrangement of the imperial court, the first thing Shen Weijing and his entourage needed to do after arriving in Korea was to meet with King Li of Joseon, and inform the DPRK that the Ming Dynasty agreed to the request of the Japanese state to make peace, and decided to negotiate peace with the Japanese state.

King Li of Korea had already led hundreds of civil and military officials to wait for the arrival of Shen Weijing and his party outside the south gate of Kaesong.

On the official road outside the south gate, the peace envoy group headed by Shen Weijing gradually appeared in the eyes of the Korean monarchs and ministers.

Shen Weijing did not sit in a sedan chair like other civil officials who accompanied him, but rode on a tall black horse. As a guerrilla general, he was wearing a guerrilla general's uniform at this time, believing in the reins of the horse, and moving forward leisurely.

Although the Korean monarchs and ministers standing in front of him could already be seen not far ahead, Shen Weijing, who was sitting on the horse, did not look forward at all. At this time, his eyes were focused on the group of girls dressed in colorful Korean costumes arranged in advance by the Korean court on both sides of the avenue.

Shen Weijing looked at the group of Korean girls holding flowers smiling at him, and couldn't help but feel a ripple in his mood. He hated to dismount at once, rush to the group of girls and kiss them one by one.

"My lord, we have arrived at the south gate of Kaesong." Just as Shen Weijing was sitting on the horse and looking at those Korean girls, the guard who was in charge of leading the horse reminded him.

"Oh. Arrived? Shen Weijing returned to reality from his trance.

"The mission came to our state, and we waited for a long time. Don't be surprised. Seeing Shen Weijing and the others walking to the city gate, Li took a few steps and stepped forward to greet him.

Behind Li was a young man with a fair face, who was a civilian official in charge of translation affairs on the DPRK side, and today he was in charge of interpreting the language of the DPRK and Ming personnel.

"Down there is the king of Joseon?" Shen Weijing sat on the horse, looking invincible.

"It's Xiao Wang." Lee replied respectfully.

"Yo, disrespect, disrespect." Although Shen Weijing was not familiar with officialdom etiquette, when he saw the Korean ministers led by Li in front of him, he instinctively dismounted, stepped forward and shook Li's hand affectionately.

"It's hard to travel on a long journey, so please go inside and sit down and rest." Looking at King Lee, who was holding his hands tightly and showing embarrassment, Liu Chenglong, the left politician of North Korea, hurriedly stepped forward and said to Shen Weijing.

"Good, good. It just so happens that I'm a little tired, too. Shen Weijing let go of his hands and said to Liu Chenglong with a smile.

"Errand, please." Liu Chenglong was neither humble nor arrogant, and respectfully invited Shen Weijing and others to enter the city.

In the Yongchong Palace, a sumptuous banquet has already been arranged.

The Ming and North Koreans were divided into guests and hosts in accordance with etiquette.

First of all, the king of North Korea respectfully Shen Weijing and his entourage had three glasses of wine. Then, Shen Weijing returned three glasses of wine to the Korean monarchs and ministers present.

The toast is over. Shen Weijing conveyed to King Li of Joseon that the Ming Emperor would accept the request of the Japanese people to make peace and prepare to negotiate peace with the Japanese people.

After listening to Shen Weijing's words, the banquet scene was silent for a moment.

"On the errand, Xiao Wang has a word, I don't know if to say it or not?" After a moment of silence, Li opened his mouth and asked Shen Weijing.

"Say whatever you want." Shen Weijing swallowed the delicacies in his mouth and said to Li.

"Thinking of that widow, he has always been treacherous and rude. They offered though

I am afraid that the negotiation of peace is not out of their sincerity. I also hope that the court will think about it carefully, so as not to fall into the treacherous tricks of the Japanese people. Lee said.

"Yes. Now as today, the army of the dynasty is coming to the king's capital. The people of the Japanese country are in fear all day long. As long as the Celestial Empire's army is majestic, it can sweep away the thieves in the royal capital. This is an excellent opportunity for the Celestial Empire to show its national prestige in the world. How could the previous dynasty agree to make peace? Liu Chenglong, the leftist politician, also stood up and echoed Li Dao.

"Little Dongying is a weak state, I didn't take it seriously at all. Not to mention cleaning up the thieves in Wangjing City right now, it is the entire small country of Dongying, as long as I want to clean them up, it will be a no-brainer.

"However, ending the war with war is not the best policy. Besides, now, your state is lax, even if the Ming Dynasty helps you to defeat the Japanese now, who dares to guarantee that they will not come back in a few years?

"Do you dare to guarantee that you will be able to keep the enemy out of the country? Therefore, it is better to take advantage of these grandsons to take the initiative to propose peace, discuss all aspects clearly, and solve the problem fundamentally. What do you say? His Majesty the King. Shen Weijing faced the king of North Korea and said.

"This ......" listened to Shen Weijing's big talk, and Li was speechless for a while.

"That's true. If the problem is solved by belligerent methods, it will not only lose troops and generals, but also harm the Korean people. And more importantly, the two princes are still in the hands of the Japanese people, if they blindly emphasize the use of war to solve the problem, once the Japanese people are in a hurry, I am afraid that the two princes will be injured. Therefore, the old minister believes that the Celestial Empire is far-sighted and far-sighted. Negotiation and peace are the best policy. Li Shanhai, the leader of the council, stood up and strongly agreed with the peace move.

"It is impossible to negotiate peace and ensure that the Japanese people will return the two princes happily. Only by using the power of the heroic soldiers of the previous dynasty to completely defeat the Japanese people can the two princes have the possibility of returning.

"I think that the Japanese people are cunning and insatiable by nature. By negotiating peace with them, I am afraid that the two princes will only become bargaining chips for the Japanese people to continue to blackmail us again and again. Even if we all agree to their demands, will the untrustworthy Japanese people definitely release the two princes? Liu Chenglong still does not advocate peace.

"However, war is more conducive to the safety of the two princes than peace." Li Shanhai insisted on the proposal for peace.

"When will you two be able to agree on the same thing? It was all a bad idea from the two of you, so the two princes have not been rescued yet. I don't think you're capable of anything other than yelling. It's just two wretches! The on-the-spot dispute between Li Shanhai and Liu Chenglong aroused Li's concern for the two princes, and he completely ignored the Ming envoys to sit on the scene and scolded Li Shanhai and Liu Chenglong with their heads and faces.

Seeing that King Li was angry, no one dared to speak out in the Korean courtiers. The scene was silent.

"Alright, alright. Aren't they just two princes? I promise that the two of them will come back and hand them over to you in this peace. Seeing the clumsy performance of the Korean monarch and minister, Shen Weijing was a little annoyed.

"Since the mission promised to rescue the two princes. We don't have much to say about peace. I also hope that when the time comes, I will take care of the return of the two princes. Hearing that Shen Weijing promised to help rescue the prince, Li suddenly turned his worries into joy.

"No problem. It's on me. Shen Weijing patted his chest with his hand, looking confident.

"Then Xiao Wang, I'll give you another drink."

"Good. Drink, drink. ”

"Liu also gave a toast."

"Although the old man is not strong enough to drink, he will give a glass to the two princes."

Liu Chenglong and Li Shanhai saw that Li agreed to the peace move, and it was inconvenient to say anything. After the two finished toasting King Li, they came over one after another to toast Shen Wei.

Other senior North Korean officials at the scene also came over one after another to toast Shen Weijing and others.

"Well, good, good. Drink. Cheers. Shen Weijing was very respectful to him by the Korean monarchs and ministers, and in the face of the other party's toast, those who came did not refuse, and they clinked glasses and drank dry.

After some staggering, Shen Weijing was drunk.

When a brightly dressed Korean palace maid stepped forward to pour him wine, the drunken Shen Weijing completely ignored the presence of the Korean monarch and minister, only to see him stretch out his palm and touch the back of the palace maid's white hand heavily.

The palace maid was frightened and quickly retracted her hands. Wine is sprinkled on the table in the jug.

All this was seen by Li Shanhai, who was sitting next to Shen Weijing, who looked at the palace maid at a loss, and immediately whispered to her: "Don't apologize yet." Clumsy. ”

"I hope to bear with me!" The palace maid hurriedly apologized to Shen Weijing.

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm happy today. I won't blame you. Although Shen Weijing couldn't understand the palace maid's words, when he saw that the other party was saluting him, he could still understand that he was not far from ten.

"Not yet." Li Shanhai saw that the palace maid was still standing stupidly, so he whispered to her.

"Yes." The palace maid promised and stepped aside.

"Below is the North Korean leader Li Shanhai. I hope you will take care of it in the future. After the palace maid left, Li Shanhai beckoned the interpreter to his side and chatted with Shen Weijing.

"Leader? It must be a big official. Okay, okay, no problem. Shen Weijing didn't know what position the post of leading the government was in the Korean court, so he had to play haha and perfunctory.

"The poor body is tough, and he is in the prime of life, so he really has a bright future!" Li Shanhai saw that Shen Weijing did not look like a person who had lived in officialdom for a long time, and he was bold enough to speak.

"This time, the Holy God has appointed me to be fully responsible for the negotiation of peace, and I will definitely do my best to live up to the Holy Lord's trust."

"That's, that's. The old man will also do his best to cooperate with you to complete the task smoothly. ”

"Thank you very much! Here, a toast. ”

"Drink."

"It's really not easy to think that I'm so tired of traveling and coming here."

"Yes, it's hard work!"

"This is my first time in North Korea."

"What is the impression of Xiaobang on the poor?"

"Barren mountains and mountains, barren land. Hey. However, people are still good-looking. Shen Weijing was drunk and hazy, and looked up at the palace maid who was standing on the side and had just been touched by him.

"Is there really Yaxing on the chasm?" Li Shanhai saw Shen Weijing's inner thoughts, and looked at the palace maid and asked Shen Weijing.

"You mean......" Shen Weijing seemed to understand what Li Shanhai was referring to.

"Don't worry. Wrapped up in the old man. Tonight will make the poor comfortable and satisfied. ”

"You still know me. Come, come, I toast you. ”

"Good, good. Dry! The old man will definitely let the cha enjoy the service of our North Korean woman, and I can guarantee that the chacha will definitely be satisfied when the time comes. ”