Zheng Guanzheng was happy that his friend could finally return to the Great Song Dynasty, but he didn't expect Li Zhi to say that Goryeo might have an accident recently, which made him nervous and asked: "What's the matter, isn't Goryeo our ally, and the Liao State in the west is too busy to take care of itself, what can happen here, could it be that there is a problem within Goryeo?" ”

"Goryeo took back several states on the east bank of the Yalu River some time ago, which made their strength soar, but the people's hearts were not enough to swallow the elephant, and the king of Goryeo actually wanted to take advantage of the weakness of the Liao State to take the initiative to send troops to attack the Liao State and occupy the land on the west side of the Yalu River. Li Zhi hesitated for a moment and finally spoke, although not many people knew about these things, they were not confidential, and he and Zheng Guan were only discussing them in private, and with Zheng Guan's character, they would definitely not spread it.

"What? How can the Koreans still have such great ambitions? Zheng Guan couldn't help but widen his eyes and couldn't believe it when he heard this, although Goguryeo and Goryeo are only one word apart, but the strength is very different, after all, Goguryeo is a country that once competed with the two dynasties of Sui and Tang, and the predecessor of Goryeo, Taifeng, although it is known as Later Goguryeo, is actually a separatist force of the Silla people, and later established Goryeo after annexing Silla and Baekje, and has little to do with Goguryeo.

"Hehe, as the so-called people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, Goryeo used to face the Liao State almost repeatedly defeated, so that they could only humiliate the Liao State, but this time they took advantage of the situation to defeat the Liao State and seize the lost land, which made Goryeo have a sense of 'rejuvenation', and under the expansion of ambition, it is normal to have this kind of wrong cognition." When Li Zhi said this, he also showed a little disdain, the longer he stayed in Goryeo, the more he despised such a small country.

"Yelang is arrogant, I'm afraid it's these Goryeo people, no matter how weak the Liao State is, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, with their national strength, it is not easy to hold the Yalu River, and they even want to annex more land, they are simply looking for death." Zheng Guan also shook his head helplessly at this time and said with a wry smile.

"What's even more ridiculous is still to come, the Goryeo people not only covet the land west of the Yalu River, but also make some analysis, and finally may feel that it is a little difficult to attack the Liao State with the current strength of Goryeo, so they actually made an excessive request to our Great Song Dynasty!" When Li Zhi said this, the disdain on his face became even more serious.

"What kind of request, could it be that we should send troops together? But I remember that we have just reached a new alliance with Liao, how can we send troops to attack Liaoguo at this time? Zheng Guan also asked curiously when he heard this.

"It's easy to just send troops together, but Goryeo actually proposed to want our Great Song Dynasty's firearms manufacturing method, especially the formula of gunpowder, what do you think is not crazy?" When he heard this request from the mouth of the King of Goryeo, he also felt that the other party had taken the wrong medicine, but under the other party's repeated insistence, he could only report the matter, after all, he couldn't do such a major thing.

"What! The Koreans are really crazy, and firearms are also something that a small country like them dares to covet? Zheng Guan slapped the table angrily when he heard this, and said angrily, the reason why the Great Song Dynasty was able to defeat the party and the Liao State was that firearms could be said to be a great contribution, so the Great Song Dynasty also attached great importance to firearms, especially the formula of gunpowder was top secret, except for the craftsmen who prepared gunpowder, other people who knew the gunpowder formula would definitely not exceed three.

"I thought so at the time, but later I found out that the Goryeo people really thought so, and they felt that after paying tribute to us, our Great Song Dynasty had the obligation to help them, so it was normal to make this kind of request." Li Zhi was also a little speechless at this time, he had been in Goryeo for so long, and sometimes he still couldn't understand the thoughts of the Goryeo people.

"It's really crazy, what does the court say, I think it will definitely scold Goryeo, right?" Zheng Guan sighed with emotion at the moment, and then asked again.

"The imperial court hasn't replied for the time being, after all, I just reported this matter not long ago, and it is estimated that the fold has just been sent to Your Majesty, but I estimate that the reprimand is light, after all, we have just reached an alliance with the Liao State, and we originally asked Goryeo to suspend hostility with the Liao State, but they are good, not only did they not listen, but they also took the initiative to attack the Liao State, and did not care about the face of our suzerain, and made this request afterwards, it was like deliberately disgusting us." Li Zhi replied again.

"No wonder you said that Goryeo may have an accident recently, it would be strange if nothing happened, it seems that I have to prepare early, lest Goryeo be set on fire and hurt the pond fish then!" Zheng Guan immediately made a judgment that Goryeo was ready to provoke the Liao State, but offended the Great Song Dynasty, which was simply a self-defeating road, and it seemed that Goryeo's business would also be withdrawn from a part, so as not to lose more when it was obtained.

"Well, the Goryeo people are small and weak, but they are extremely ambitious, especially they always feel that they are the descendants of Goguryeo, so to reproduce the glory of Goguryeo back then, there was no chance before, but now they have just achieved a little victory, their ambitions are immediately exposed, it is difficult for a small country like this to become a big thing, if our Great Song Dynasty destroys the Liao State, it may be like the Tang Dynasty back then, and directly send troops to destroy these flea-like things."

Li Sik also let go in front of his friends, and completely vented his dissatisfaction with Goryeo over the years, although he was also regarded as a guest of honor in Goryeo and was often entertained by the king of Goryeo, but the more he came into contact with the Goryeo people, the more he felt that Goryeo was really unbearable.

Hearing Li Zhi's evaluation of the Goryeo people, Zheng Guan couldn't help laughing, he rarely saw Li Zhi belittle others so much, it seems that his life in Goryeo is indeed not too satisfactory, of course, it may also be that Li Zhi has been away from home for too long, and he is more and more disgusted with Goryeo under homesickness.

After the banquet, Li Zhi arranged for Zheng Guan to return to Kaijing with him, after all, as an envoy, he usually had to stay in the capital, and it was convenient to communicate with the king of Goryeo at any time, but now the order from above has not come down, and he doesn't know how to reply to the king of Goryeo.

Just when Li Zhi received his friend Zheng Guan in Goryeo, Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen, who were far away in the capital, were also discussing matters about Goryeo, and Li Zhang was also angry about Goryeo's disobedience to the orders of the Great Song Dynasty and made excessive demands for gunpowder, but it is normal to think about it, this small country in the northeast seems to have not figured out its position since ancient times.

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