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After passing the gate, Jin Zhongshan hesitated, and seemed to be unable to help but say: "May I ask His Royal Highness King Hui, when will the Ming Dynasty be able to recover Liaodong?" ”

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, but he was surprised in his heart, this person is really well versed in negotiation, and he will give him a disadvantage as soon as he comes up.

Zhu Xu waved his hand silently behind his back, and Cao Huachun behind him immediately quietly separated the people who had been following the carriage for three weeks.

Zhu Xu's face was full of sincerity, and he turned his head to look at Jin Zhongshan and said, "Lord Jin, let's not talk about the Liaodong rebels, how long do you plan to stay in Beijing this time?" ”

Jin Zhongshan looked at Zhu Xu and blinked, and said after a while: "Go back to Your Highness, meet His Majesty the Emperor today, worship the Emperor's Mausoleum tomorrow, and go back the day after tomorrow." ”

Zhu Xu nodded, the vassal king was full of posture, always looking down on him mentally, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, then tomorrow this king will take you to see the world!" ”

"See the world?" Jin Zhongshan spoke Chinese very well, but he also had some accents, he groaned and said, "His Royal Highness King Hui, His Majesty the King sent me to the capital to ask for help, I don't know if the imperial court can send 100,000 troops to resist Yidi for our country." ”

The Yidi in the mouth of the North Koreans refers to the Jin people.

Zhu Xu bowed his head without hesitation and said, "100,000 is not much, but 100,000 troops need to be used a lot, and their families need to be settled." Roughly calculated, at least three million taels of silver and one million stones of grain are needed every year. The imperial court can settle part of it for North Korea, and the other needs to be borne by North Korea on the spot. ”

Jin Zhongshan frowned after hearing this, and thought about it: "Then, with 30,000 troops, my country is willing to bear half of the needs, what does Your Highness think?" ”

Zhu Xu knew that if Jin Zhongshan said such things to Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youxiao would definitely refuse, even if he hesitated, the ministers in the court would definitely refuse. However, Xiong Tingbi can't bring nothing with him when he goes to Liaodong, and it should be no problem to recruit a group of displaced people.

As for the cost, North Korea has to pay for it.

He pretended to think for a while, and said: "Thirty thousand, it shouldn't be a problem, but North Korea needs to set aside enough land, as well as the grain in advance, and the salary and silver must also be prepared, and the tax and silver of the imperial court have not been completely collected." ”

Jin Zhongshan's expression changed suddenly, and his eyes stared at Zhu Xu with burning eyes.

He didn't ask for help before, but he was rejected by the central court, but the Ming army in his memory was still stuck in the time of the three major expeditions, so he was very eager for the Ming court to send troops to support Korea again.

Jin Zhongshan was very nervous, and his voice trembled, "Your Highness, is this true?" ”

Zhu Xu smiled very innocently and said, "Naturally, but Lord Jin has to play His Majesty the Emperor according to what this king said." ”

Jin Zhongshan suddenly stood up, knelt down on one knee in a serious manner, and said loudly, "Everything is under the orders of His Royal Highness King Hui!" ”

A group of people were shocked, especially the three people of Honglu Temple who were in a cold sweat, and they all looked back, only to see that His Royal Highness King Hui had already reached out to help Lord Jin Zhongshan up.

Zhu Xu completely ignored the rituals arranged by Honglu Temple, and went straight back to the palace with Jin Zhongshan.

Along the way, Zhu Xu and Jin Zhongshan had a good conversation and accompanied him into Jingyang Palace.

Zhu Youxiao welcomed Kim Chung-sun's arrival, and cordially inquired about the current situation in the DPRK and greeted the king of the DPRK.

Kim Chung-sun conveyed the Joseon king's respect to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, sent a gift list, and gave good wishes to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor.

The atmosphere of the conversation was very harmonious, and Kim Chung-sun vaguely expressed his hope that the Ming court could give more support and help to North Korea, and the Ming Emperor quietly changed the topic.

The monarch and the ministers had a conversation for about an hour, and His Royal Highness King Hui accompanied him until the end of the exchange.

After the end, Zhu Xu sent Jin Zhongshan out, and after not going far, Jin Zhongshan was no longer firm, and looked at Zhu Xu with a hesitant expression, "His Royal Highness King Hui, the Ming Dynasty, will you really send troops to protect North Korea again?" ”

Zhu Xu calculated the time, and Sun Chengzong's reply would most likely arrive today, so he said with certainty, "Lord Jin doesn't have to worry, before you go back to North Korea, this king will give you a clear answer." ”

When Jin Zhongshan heard this, he immediately bowed down and said: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness King Hui, no matter what, the DPRK will remember His Royal Highness's help to the DPRK!" ”

Zhu Xu nodded with a smile and said, "I'll send the adults to the post house to rest first, and the emperor will hold a banquet tonight, so don't say much when the time comes." In the past, the DPRK sent troops to protect the DPRK three times, sacrificing countless soldiers and soldiers, and many senior officials felt that the DPRK did not show enough respect. ”

Jin Zhongshan bowed again and said: "What His Royal Highness said is that after returning to China, I will urge the king to set up a martyr's shrine for the Ming soldiers, earnestly worship and sacrifice, and engrave a book, so as not to forget the protection and sacrifice of the Ming court!" ”

Zhu Xu said 'um', and asked casually: "Lord Jin, how much do you know about Japan and Ben?" ”

Jin Zhongshan glanced at Zhu Xu, seemed to understand what Zhu Xu meant, and said: "Your Royal Highness King Hui, as far as I know, Japan is very weak now, and it does not have the intention and ability to send troops to Korea again. ”

Zhu Xu smiled without saying a word, and politely sent this Korean nobleman from Japan and Ben into the post house.

After Zhu Xu returned to the palace, he went to the imperial study to see Zhu Youxiao, which was considered an errand.

Zhu Youxiao sat on the imperial table, his expression was calm, he didn't say hello when he saw Zhu Xu come in, and looked down at a book of folds.

"Brother Huang." Zhu Xu's consistent style came directly to the back of the imperial table, Zhu Youxiao's side.

He glanced at it, it was the Ministry of War who impeached Mao Wenlong, the chief military officer of Liaodong. I couldn't help but secretly say in my heart, 'Xiong Tingbi's movements are really fast, he is also afraid that Yuan Keli will obstruct him again, right?' ’

Yuan Keli is also a pillar of the Donglin Party and has great influence. If he tried his best to protect it, it would be impossible to say that Mao Wenlong really stayed in Liaodong as he did in history until he was killed by Yuan Chonghuan.

Zhu Youxiao read a book, closed it and picked it up, and then said, "The person was sent to the post house?" ”

"Delivered." Zhu Xu stretched out his head to look at the excerpt, and sure enough, Mao Wenlong was still impeached.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at it a few times, sighed, and said, "The most difficult thing to do in this world is probably the emperor I." One by one, I have problems every day, and I never get tired of it. ”

Zhu Xu didn't answer, but saw the final vote of the excerpt, two big 'proposed approvals'. He didn't know which scholar's words were, but he could vaguely guess that most of the opinions of the outer court tended to be the same, and Mao Wenlong had not been in Liaodong for a long time.

Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't answer, Zhu Youxiao glanced at him in some surprise and said, "Anything else?" ”

Zhu Xu came to set up an ambush in advance, and said respectfully: "Back to the imperial brother, the younger brother plans to take Lord Jin out of the city tomorrow, so that he can see my Ming firearms, so as to increase the determination of North Korea to resist the Tatars." ”

The Tartar in Zhu Xu's mouth also refers to the golden man.

Zhu Youxiao nodded noncommittally, put a bunch of folds aside and said, "Well, I know, go ahead." (To be continued.) )