Chapter 54 Rumors are rife

"Damn Yi Sunsin, he's so bold!" Li Futong's face was full of anger, but he was afraid in his heart.

Now the news of Yi Sunsin's intention to become prime minister is flying all over the sky, and within a few days it reached the ears of Yi Futong, who was in Incheon to collect the minister of the Korean state. The news immediately touched his fragile nerves, and what he had been worried about finally happened.

"Xiangye, Li Sunsin is proud of his achievements, if he is not punished, I am afraid that it will be a big disaster in the future." A bloated official said worriedly.

As soon as this mouth was opened, other officials present also responded one after another, these people are all former ministers of the Korean State who have taken the initiative to gather in Incheon from all over the world during this period, and they can occupy a high position here, so that they cherish their current position even more.

On the day when the Japanese invaded Korea, these people had already taken off their official robes and disappeared without a trace, not talking about serving their family and country, and only thinking about saving their own lives. At this time, seeing that the defeat of the Japanese was decided, they immediately came out one after another, and stood up with the face of a hero who saved the world from Kuang Fu Sheji, and took the risk of receiving the reward, not ashamed of what he had done before.

In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that it doesn't matter whether they have made meritorious contributions in the fight against Japanese people, as long as they please Li Futong, they will be the heroes of Kuang Fu Sheji.

Now that Li Futong has encountered a problem, everyone naturally wants to stand on his side, which is a very rare opportunity to perform.

Not only that, but in the matter of resisting the Japanese invasion, Yi Sunsin can be said to stand out from the crowd too eye-catching, and this kind of people who are different from the same people must be squeezed out. Otherwise, when everyone faces him in the future, they can only whisper, and this result is not what everyone wants.

Everyone has a calculation in their hearts, Li Futong is clear, but this is also what he wants to see the most at the moment. It's ridiculous that Yi Sunsin thinks that he can stabilize himself with the support of those poor sticks, but he doesn't know that the nobles who have always controlled the general trend of Korea have always been the nobles who hold heavy power, and this time, he will definitely let him look good!

However, Li Sunsin has soldiers and horses in his hands, which makes Li Futong taboo, in case this guy jumps off the wall in a hurry, he is not an opponent at all with his current self.

Thinking about it, Li Futong glanced at everyone and asked, "What your lords said is very true, although this Li Sunsin has contributed to our Korean country, but one of his subordinates dares to have such a rebellious idea, and he will never be allowed to do so." What can you do to bring him to justice? ”

As soon as they talked about this, the ministers immediately fell silent. Saying a thousand things and ten thousand, Yi Sunsin, who had elite soldiers and horses in his hands, did not dare to move easily.

But fortunately, there were still some people who didn't know the specific situation, and then someone got up and said, "Xiangye, hasn't the imperial army not withdrawn yet, why don't we ask the imperial army to take action and capture Li Sunsin, a great rebel?" ”

Hearing this, Li Futong shook his head without thinking about it, and said: "You don't know, this Li Sunsin doesn't know what magic he used, and he actually made Shen Chongming favor him, if we ask for Shen Chongming's door, not only will we not be able to cure Li Sunchen, but I am afraid that my own life will not be guaranteed." ”

Everyone was in an uproar, but they didn't expect that this Li Sunsin still had this dependence. For a while, the house was gloomy, could it be that this Li Sunsin was already invincible?

Li Futong was also very worried, he was afraid of wolves and tigers, and he really couldn't live this day.

"Xiangye, although Shen Chongming has a good relationship with Li Sunsin, but Li Sunchen committed the following serious crimes, and Shen Chongming will not favor him." One said cautiously. If you don't clean up Yi Sunsin, everyone will not have a good life.

"This ......" Li Futong hesitated for a while, for such a long time, he didn't know much about Shen Chongming's personality, and he couldn't figure out what kind of attitude Shen Chongming would have in this matter for a while. Whether this person pays attention to personal feelings or the interests of the court is a big problem.

Seeing Li Futong's hesitation, someone immediately fanned the flames and said: "Xiangye, that Shen Chongming is just a courtier after all, this Li Sunchen is very rebellious, and he doesn't dare to protect him." Otherwise, let's send it to the Ming court together, and he Shen Chongming will have to go away without eating. ”

"I'm afraid it's not good, this Shen Chongming is a close confidant of Emperor Ming, maybe we will steal chickens and rice." Li Futong was a little worried, but he saw Shen Chongming's power with his own eyes in the court that day.

But he knows, others don't. Everyone only knows that this Shen Chongming is just a courtier, and no matter how big his face is, he can't compare to the importance of the Joseon State in the eyes of Emperor Ming. "Xiangye, we are a nominal vassal state of the Ming Court, this kind of national event, forgive him Shen Chongming and dare not favor Li Sunchen, a rebel minister and thief, otherwise the people of the world will be punished, and Emperor Ming will not be able to protect him!"

Hearing these words in his ears, Li Futong frowned and thought that this was indeed the truth. You must know that the Ming people have the best face, if Shen Chongming dares to help Li Sunchen in this matter, he will immediately fall into the Ming Court into a place of injustice, how should they deal with themselves at that time?

Thinking of this, Li Futong laughed, this truth came out, he Shen Chongming really didn't dare to do anything wrong with Li Sunchen.

Without further ado, Li Futong immediately waited for dozens of guards to hurry towards Seoul, otherwise Li Sunsin would not end well if he was on guard.

Going back to talk about Yi Sunsin, when he heard such news at first, he just laughed it off, and only thought that there was an idler talking nonsense outside, so he didn't pay attention to it at all. But as the rumors flew all over the sky, he gradually noticed that something was wrong, and in the current situation, someone must be behind the scenes to promote this matter!

Thinking like this, Yi Sunsin immediately panicked. He is only a military general, and although he is now famous in North Korea, he does not think of entering the DPRK as an official to replace Li Futong's position. But he also understands that the three of them become tigers, this rumor is not stopped, and there is nothing to do!

In a panic, Li Sunsin's heart was out of consideration for a while. I had the heart to go to Li Futong to explain this matter clearly, but in this way, it became three hundred taels of silver here, and the gain outweighed the loss.

The left and right calculations were fruitless, and Li Sunsin, who was forced to be helpless, had no choice but to go to Shen Chongming, thinking that he would find a way to help him.

"Master Li, this official really shouldn't interfere in this matter." Hearing Li Sunsin's intention, Shen Chongming said with an embarrassed face.

"Lord Li, you also know that although the Korean State is a subject country of our dynasty, all political affairs are handled by the prince himself, and if the official interferes without authorization, I am afraid that Prince Li will be unhappy."

Yi Sunsin's face was full of distress, and he almost pleaded: "My lord, now that rumors are spreading, although the lower officials don't have such thoughts, I'm afraid that Li Xiangye won't believe it." It is really inconvenient for the lower official to explain this matter, so please explain the matter to Li Xiangye on behalf of the lower official. ”

"This ...... Alas, then the official will try it, but whether it succeeds or not, the official will not dare to guarantee you. Shen Chongming looked embarrassed, but he moved Li Sunsin so much that he really cared about himself.

Within two days, Li Futong finally rushed over with the guards.

Shen Chongming greeted him with a smile, walked forward quickly, and said with a cordial face: "Hehe, rare guests, Li Xiangda's arrival at this official has not been far away, it is really rude." ”

This attitude made Li Futong a little flattered, this guy didn't treat himself like this a few days ago.

"Hehe, Lord Shen has killed the lower officials, and the lower officials have taken the liberty to visit, but they have caused you trouble." I couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in Shen Chongming's gourd for a while, and Li Futong could only deal with it with haha.

The two of them were hypocritically polite, and as soon as they sat down, Shen Chongming couldn't wait to say: "Li Xiang, you came just in time, and this official has something to ask for you here." ”

"Oh, please also ask for your words, and the lower officials will listen to you." Li Futong was stunned in his heart, he would ask for himself, what kind of joke!

"This matter is big and big, but it is also small when it is small, it depends on whether Li Xiang sells the face of the official." Shen Chongming accompanied the smiling face, and said without waiting for Li Futong to speak: "That's the case, this official heard that there have been rumors in the market recently, saying that Li Jiedu is arrogant in his achievements, in order to enter the dynasty to replace Li Xiang's position. Of course, this kind of nonsense is naturally not believed by the official, and Li Xiang must also think so. However, Li Jiedu is extremely concerned about this matter, and he doesn't dare to explain it directly to Li Xiang, so the official has no choice but to do it for him, and I hope Li Xiang won't be surprised. ”

Hearing this, Li Futong felt a burst of joy in his heart, it seems that everyone's guess in advance is still correct, he Shen Chongming really didn't dare to protect Li Sunchen in this matter, otherwise where would he have to explain this matter to himself.

With confidence in his heart, Li Futong was not what he used to be, and said seriously: "Don't hide it from Lord Shen, this official came this time for this matter." However, the thoughts of the official and the lord are not the same, this Yi Sunsin has soldiers and horses, but he is in charge of all matters and small matters, and he has never obeyed the orders of my lord, and he is very suspicious of private soldiers. Recently, it has been rumored that the official thinks that there is no wind and no waves, if he does not have such an idea, how did this rumor come about. ”

Li Futong's aggressiveness did not make Shen Chongming angry, but he was happy in his heart, what he wanted was your attitude!

"Li Xiang, let's have something to say, hehe, say it well." Shen Chongming worked hard to accompany the smiling face, and made up his mind to hold Li Futong to fly into the sky.

Li Futong is not the kind of person who doesn't know the depths, seeing Shen Chongming like this, he doesn't dare to speak disrespectfully. At the moment, his tone was softened, and he talked about his suffering.

"It is rumored that Yi Sunsin intends to be an official. If he really has this intention, the official can abdicate and make way for the virtuous, but he can't be guilty of slandering the reputation of the official, let alone talking about the prince's mistakes, how can such a big rebellion be easily forgiven? If the official ignores this matter and loses the trust of the prince, I hope Lord Shen understands this. ”

"Li Xiang, it's over. The official said to you that you are so unreasonable, I don't think that the official is easy to bully! Shen Chongming slapped the table and said, immediately turning his face.

However, what he said before had already made Li Futong consciously find out his details, and he did not pay attention to his angry behavior.

Seeing Li Futong standing up, he brushed his sleeves and said: "Lord Li, this is a major matter of my Korean state, and I hope that my lord will not easily interfere in favor of Yi Sunsin." If not, the official can only report to the capital with your fold, and it will not be good for the old man to blame him. ”

Shen Chongming's face changed, and he was immediately speechless, and people who didn't know what he was thinking in his heart saw it, and thought that he had been held by someone.

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