Chapter II: Conflict of Interests

Brother Erdan was stunned, and suddenly understood something? But I was embarrassed to ask, so I could only smile and retreat.

"Brother Shen, don't you want Erdan to go to the battlefield to make contributions!" Xiao Ershao was a clear-eyed person, and he immediately saw Shen Chongming's thoughts.

Shen Chongming smiled and said helplessly: "Erdan is a talent. Although the hippie smile is not in shape on weekdays, the head melon seed is very accessible, but after so many years, this kid is still not enterprising, brother, I also remember it in my eyes! Mixed officialdom, this is not his strength, it is better to let him return to the army to make some military achievements and grow up! ”

"Hehe, Brother Shen, this is also your good heart, and it is also the blessing of the second egg, but the man should make a contribution, he has to be like our brothers!" Xiao Ershao looked like an elder, but he forgot that he didn't have a beard yet.

"Go, go, you're gasping for nothing!" Shen Chongming glanced at him, but he couldn't help but laugh, he could be regarded as young and promising.

The capital, Rifan Temple.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Emperor Ming will definitely help us!" Wearing the official robe of the second grade of the Ming Dynasty, Li Futong finally has a little bit of the bearing of the prime minister of a country.

Li Xun, who was sitting in front of him, was dressed in a prince's costume, with a dark beard, but his face was still not very good-looking.

Although there is no worry about food and clothing here, after all, it is a foreign country under the fence, where can it compare to the comfort of being in your own kingdom.

"The army goes on an expedition, which involves a wide range of things, especially the word interests, which is enough to discourage many people!" Li Xian's face was full of bitterness, he was getting more and more anxious these days, once the Ming Dynasty really didn't help him, then he would be the king of the dead country.

"Your Majesty, you can rest assured, Weichen already has a plan, and he will ask the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to promise us to send troops to help!" Li Futong said with a smile, he did have a way in his heart, but whether it can be done depends on the will of God.

"Ahh Tell me how to do it! Li Xun asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty, the officials of the Ming Dynasty, even including the current saints, are the kind of people who like to save face, as long as we keep mentioning in the court that my Korea is a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, and it will never change, they are satisfied with the immortal emperor who will send troops to help without us saying more!" Li Futong said with a smile, these are just his own subjective judgments, and it depends on the will of God whether they can be successful.

As soon as he said this, Li Xian was relieved, and he used to send a tributary team to Beijing every year, of course, most of these tributes were some Korean specialties. Although there are many treasures such as the old ginseng, they are not worth much silver in North Korea.

However, when the team returns, the Ming court will definitely reward a large amount of silver and goods, the value of which is often hundreds of times that of tribute, which is the best proof of their good face!

"Well, what you say is reasonable, and when the time comes, you will do as you say!" After so many days of sadness, a smile finally appeared on Li Xian's face.

"The emperor has decreed that the king of the DPRK of the vassal country Li Xun will meet him!" Chen Hong's voice is very loud, and he is a few points better than in the past, no way, today is a day to give the court a long face, and he must not be looked down upon by this little vassal monarch.

Taking a deep breath, Li Xun bowed and walked forward, followed by Li Futong, and the appearance of the monarch and minister was very humble.

"Minister Joseon King Li Xiang, knock on the emperor of the Celestial Empire, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" A native Chinese language, which is a subject that members of the Korean royal family must learn, Li Xun has also worked hard to learn since he was a child.

"Hehe, the prince is exempt from courtesy!" Emperor Longqing was full of spring breeze, this was the first time since he ascended the throne that a subject monarch had been seen, although he was very depressed now.

However, Li Xian didn't get up, his shoulders twitched a few times, and he actually lay there and whimpered: "Your Majesty! You have to be the master of your subordinates, that evil Japanese people occupy our land and kill my people, but they really don't put my Ming Kingdom in their eyes! ”

"Your Majesty, my Joseon has been a subject of the Ming Dynasty for generations, and now I am in calamity, and I ask the emperor to send a large army to drive out the Japanese invaders! From the monarch to the common people, I will never dare to forget the kindness of the court! Li Futong, who was kneeling behind Li Xun, also followed Ying Hedao.

Emperor Longqing had already had a plan in his heart, and said very boldly: "Lord please hurry up, I have decided to send troops to fight against the Japanese invaders, and when the army arrives, it will definitely restore stability in Korea!" ”

Li Xian's expression was excited, he didn't expect this matter to be so smooth, and he didn't dare to think about it, so he hurriedly took Li Futong to kowtow and thank: "Thank you for the emperor's grace, thank you emperor!" ”

"Hehe, the prince should get up quickly!" Emperor Longqing smiled, and he was really proud in his heart.

Standing up with excitement on his face, Li Xian had the time to quietly look at the suzerain-state monarch he had never met, not to mention, his face was indeed full of kindness, and he knew that he was a good man at a glance, but such a person usually couldn't help but boast, and now as soon as the prime minister's strategy was used, this major event was immediately finalized, and there is hope for the restoration of the country!

"Lord! I have already ordered the dispatch of 20,000 horses and horses in Liaodong Town, and I only need to prepare for a while before I can enter Korea to fight against Japan. ”

Emperor Longqing's arrangement is very thoughtful, Li Xian is also deeply satisfied, North Korea is out of the war, who wins and who loses is still unknown, but he does not dare to run back easily: "Thank you for the emperor's grace, the minister Li Xianming is very satisfied!" ”

The two monarchs talked happily with each other, but Shen Chongming on the side couldn't stand it anymore, he didn't mention this most important thing, and this stick might be ripped off in the future.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have their own music!" Shen Chongming walked out of the ranks, and smiled at Li Xun who came over, with a humble expression.

"Shen Aiqing has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say that it doesn't matter, Senior Brother of the Broken Knife!" Emperor Longqing smiled, according to his understanding of Shen Aiqing, this time he must have a long face for himself in front of outsiders.

"Yes!" Shen Chongming nodded yes, and then began to talk eloquently: "Your Majesty, the subject country is in trouble, and it is the duty of the imperial court to send troops to help, but after all, this is a cross-border battle, although the imperial army is an elite division, but many things still have to be planned in advance, first of all, North Korea is mountainous, and the army must be unfamiliar with the terrain, so if you want to go smoothly on the way, you can only be led by a guide, and secondly, the mountain road is difficult, and the transportation of grain and grass is inconvenient, so the minister thought, can the prince help solve it?" ”

"This ......" Li Xian was stunned, this is well-said, why did such a situation occur again!

"Shen Aiqing, don't talk nonsense, North Korea is in trouble, the guide is easy to say, but how can you provide food and grass for the army?" Emperor Longqing hurriedly raised his eyes, if this spread to various subject countries, where would his face go?

"Your Majesty, Weichen didn't mean that, mainly because if the army did not have enough food and grass, I was afraid that this battle would be protracted! Thinking about the Korean people who are under the front of the Japanese soldiers, Weichen really doesn't want to see them suffer more calamities! What do you think, Lord? Shen Chongming is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and a few words forced Li Xun into a corner, so that he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"This lord, what you said is reasonable, we should indeed be responsible for this grain and grass, but now that the whole territory of North Korea has fallen, our prince is also powerless!" Li Futong said with a sad face, but he was sneering in his heart, let himself provide food and grass, what are you kidding, isn't it a natural thing for this suzerain's country to support its subject countries?

"Alas, in that case, there's really no way!" Shen Chongming pretended to sigh, turned his head to Emperor Longqing and said: "Your Majesty, according to Weichen's estimate, if there is no cooperation from the people of the Korean State, I am afraid that this war will drag on for three years and five years. ”

Once there is a war, it will be like flowing water, and Emperor Longqing also understands this. Although the imperial court now has a lot of money, but Emperor Longqing, who is addicted to business, is more and more fond of money, originally this time to send the elite of Liaodong into North Korea to fight, he felt that half a year is enough, in this way, the expenses are calculated to be one million taels of silver, gritting his teeth can still be ruthless.

But now Shen Aiqing said that this battle will last for three or five years, so that the military spending will increase exponentially, and I am afraid that 10 million taels of silver will not be enough!

Thinking of such a large amount of silver taels, Emperor Longqing couldn't help but tremble, and suddenly regretted why he made the decision to send troops rashly, and at that time, he should have asked Shen Aiqing's opinion first.

"This ...... Hehe, lord, this is indeed a difficult thing! Emperor Longqing sneered, if it weren't for the presence of his ministers, he would definitely have refused to send troops to North Korea at this time.

Li Xun is not stupid, as soon as he saw Emperor Longqing's performance, he knew that he repented, and couldn't help but hurriedly say: "Your Majesty, my Korean people are suffering from calamity, you must save them!" As he spoke, he fell to his knees again.

Li Futong was also dumbfounded, he didn't expect this official of the Ming Dynasty to be so powerful, and a few words made the Ming Emperor change his mind, at this time Li Futong couldn't help but regret it, he knew that he shouldn't shirk the matter of military rations for such a small benefit.

"Your Majesty. Although the whole territory of Korea has fallen, the people are all looking forward to the imperial army entering the court to help, Weichen thought, as long as the army arrives, the Korean people will definitely welcome it, and then the military rations will be settled! Li Futong had a clever mouth, and in the blink of an eye, he made the words round again.

"Oh, it would be best if the North Korean people could do this, but compared to the current panic in the North Korean people, if no one can organize it, it will be difficult to raise 20,000 military rations! Otherwise, my lord, you will work hard, how about entering the court with the army! A trace of contempt flashed in Shen Chongming's eyes, at this time, the old guy still wanted to play yin, he simply didn't know whether he was alive or dead,