"The governor of the Korean Quan is on state affairs, where is my envoy of the Ming Dynasty now?"

"This," Li Fangyuan said in surprise: "This, General Mo is surprised, Li Yizheng," he turned to Li Shu next to him and said, "Where is the Ming envoy?" ”

"Governor, the Ming envoy arrived on Weihua Island on March 5, and the local garrison intended to escort him, but the envoy refused. However, most of the next areas are controlled by the Jurchens, and our country cannot go deep, so I don't know the specific situation. ”

"What?" Li Mengde, the commander of the water division, was furious, pointed at Li Fangyuan and said: "The imperial envoy entered the court, how dare you not send troops to escort it?" If something happens, can you afford it? ”

Seeing Li Mengde so arrogant, Li Fangyuan was secretly annoyed in his heart, but he didn't dare to attack, but Li Shu next to him looked as usual, and said softly: "General Li, don't panic." The imperial court envoy Hongfu Qitian, all the way safe, three days ago had arrived in Anzhou, but was besieged by the Jurchens, but unfortunately I had very few garrisons in Anzhou, unable to rescue the envoy to move forward. So now the envoy should still be there, and when the governor of our country heard about this, he immediately mobilized 10,000 elite soldiers to escort him. ”

"Three days? Where was the messenger at that time? ”

"On the Cheongcheon River across from Anju."

"Very good, General Ben will go to Qingchuan River. I warn you, if anything happens to our emissary, wait for the burial. ”

As he spoke, Li Mengde brushed his sleeves away.

Li Shu hurriedly ran down, grabbed Li Mengde's sleeve, and promised again and again that there would be no problems, and asked General Li not to worry about it, but Li Mengde ignored it and walked straight out of the palace gate. Li Shu sighed, sent someone out with him, and came back to recover his life.

Li Shu was just about to speak, but when he heard a "bang", Li Fangyuan pushed down the bookcase and shouted: "A little fool dares to despise this king so much, and he is angry with this king, which is unbearable!" Is it tolerable or unbearable! ”

Looking at Li Fangyuan, who was as angry as a lion, Li Shu took the lead and knelt down, and the others also knelt on the ground: "The king is angry, the king is angry, the king is not like this martial artist, take care of your body." ”

After a long time, Li Fangyuan stopped roaring, asked people to clean up the table, and asked everyone to retreat, leaving only Li Shu.

Li Shu knelt on the ground, not daring to get up or raise his head.

After a long time, I heard Li Fangyuan's voice come slowly: "Li Shu, you say, what does Zhu Yunwen want to do?" ”

"What?" Li Shu was shocked: "King, don't, don't call the emperor's name." ”

"Your Majesty?" Li Fangyuan sighed and said, "Forget it, don't talk about this, you say, what does he want to do?" ”

"It's not good for the minister."

"If you can't say it, you have to say it." Li Fangyuan slapped the table and said in a deep voice.

Li Shu sighed slightly, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive the minister's words, now North Korea has reached a critical moment of survival. ”

"Well, go ahead."

"The emperor is very young, only in his early twenties, it is the age of blood and strength, not only the world is difficult, after quelling the rebellion of King Yan, I am afraid that it has aroused his heart to expand the territory. The ministers figured out the intention of the envoy this time, and there were nothing more than three things: first, the abdication of the king, which we reported to the court last year, but the court did not say anything, and it seemed that it did not care at all, but it did not give the king the title, so that the king can only claim to be "the governor of the state affairs of the Korean Dynasty"; the second is the secret contact between the king and the king of Yan, and the ministers are afraid that there will be evidence against the king in the palace of the king of Yan; The third is to rebuild Tielingwei and restore the four counties of Han. ”

"Well, go ahead."

"The first thing is to say, it is really not possible to let the king come out to testify, the king will not be able to see the situation in front of him clearly, and he will definitely prove the king's innocence."

"The second thing is more troublesome, if the crime is confirmed, the Ming army will inevitably attack North Korea, and North Korea is likely to be wiped out, and I am afraid that the king will also step down."

"The third thing will not affect the throne, but the disaster is deeper, once the court knows the marrow and asks for more land again, what should we do?"

"Well, it's similar to what this king thinks, so how should this king deal with it?"

"Either compromise or rebel?"

"If you want to make compromises, this king can understand, as for resistance," Li Fangyuan smiled bitterly: "Do you want this king to start a war with Daming?" ”

"I think it's okay."

The hall was silent for a long time, and Li Fangyuan said: "We are a country not to be conquered by Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, and he dares to ignore the ancestral system?" ”

Li Shu smiled bitterly: "King, he will not attack us directly, but ask for the land of the ancestors, Emperor Hongwu also wanted to establish Tielingwei, but it was not successful, and now he brings up the old matter again, if we refuse, then even if he comes to fight us, it can't be regarded as violating the ancestral system." ”

"Damn, this Zhu Yunwen, it's not a fucking thing, his life is so good, he is not satisfied, he occupies such a rich and powerful country, but he still comes to covet our little land."

Li Shu wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said in a deep voice: "King, please be cautious, no matter how we develop in the future, we still have to be vassals to the Ming Dynasty, and there is no way to do it." ”

"However, although the Ming Dynasty is strong, but its territory is vast, I am afraid that there will not be too many troops that can be used in North Korea, and our country has been full of soldiers and food since the first king, and there are no less than 100,000 soldiers with armor, and the terrain of my North Korea is narrow, there are many mountains, and the rivers are crisscrossed.

"In addition, we should learn from the Western Xia of the past, promote peace with war, as long as the imperial court agrees to give up the four counties of the Han Dynasty and take the Yalu River as the boundary, then we will immediately submit to the table, put the responsibility on the envoy or the Liaodong army, and give the imperial court a face, maybe this matter will pass."

"As I said just now, the emperor is strong in blood, and he doesn't know the difficulties of the world, and only by facing the head can he gain his respect, otherwise with the emperor's temper, he will inevitably put forward more requirements in the future."

Li Fangyuan thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "No, no, of course it will be difficult for the imperial court to attack from Liaodong, but what if they use sailors?" Don't forget, when Li Tang destroyed Baekje, he came across the sea and destroyed Baekje without much effort, so you have to guard against it. ”

"This," Li Shu thought for a while, and said: "It's not like this, back then, there was Silla as an internal response, supplying grain, grass and guides for the Tang army, so Baekje would be easily attacked, but now it's different, our Korea has been unified, and there is no second regime to hinder it, so even if the imperial court comes across the sea, our army can also attack it head-on." Fighting across the sea has been a difficult thing since ancient times, as powerful as Mengyuan, isn't it a failure to attack the Japanese state? In addition, the minister heard that the imperial court has banned the sea for many years, and the sailors are probably not as good as before. ”

"Didn't the sea open last year?"

"With such a short period of time, I'm afraid there won't be much change."

"Well, too." Li Fangyuan said in a low voice.

"Moreover," Li Shu suddenly raised his voice and said, "And we can ask for foreign aid." ”

"Foreign aid? Where is foreign aid? ”

"Yes, on land, we have formed an alliance with the Northern Yuan and dragged the Ming army; Formed an alliance with the Wa State at sea to supply the sailors of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"That's right." Li Fangyuan's eyes couldn't help but light up: "Not bad, good idea." As he spoke, he couldn't help but applaud, and the atmosphere in the hall immediately warmed up.

At this time, Li Fangyuan found that there was no light in the hall, and immediately ordered someone to hold the lamp to pass the meal, and continued to discuss with Li Shu.

......

Liaodong Naval Division Flagship "Dingyuan", Jianghua Bay.

"Pedal, pedal", Li Mengde walked quickly to the top cabin and saluted Luo Kening: "My lord, I'm back." ”

"How? Have you met Lord Zhuo? ”

"No, Lord Zhuo hasn't arrived yet."

"How so? But was there a delay on the way? ”

"According to the North Koreans, it was in Anju that they were surrounded by the Jurchens, and the North Korean army was rushing over to rescue them."

", what do the Koreans eat, they can't even control the Jurchens on their own territory, they don't know how to send troops until Lord Zhuo is trapped, damn, if Lord Zhuo has anything to do, Lao Tzu wants them all to be buried together."

"Okay, okay, my lord, don't brag, our sailors can't go to the shore again, let's hurry up and go to the Qingchuan River to have a look, don't really do anything."

"Well, don't worry, General Rongben thinks." Luo Kening thought for a while and said, "You lead five thousand fortune ships and ten Haicang ships to the Qingchuan River, and you must rescue Lord Zhuo; General Ben is watching here, and I will send someone to report to the Duke of Yi Guo and ask for support. It seems that these eight lambs of North Korea are going to do something. ”

"Well, well, but let's equip the last general with a thousand of the most advanced flintlock pistols."

"Fuck off, there are only a hundred, don't forget it."

"Yes, yes, hehe, the general is so stingy, don't, don't, thank you general."

Looking at Li Mengde's bouncing back, Luo Kening couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity, the water master's skin is still so white, it seems that he has to train hard." As he spoke, he shook his head and touched his dark cheeks: "People like me are like sailors, no, no, you have to practice!" ”