Chapter 455: On the eve of the expedition
It has been more than two months since Gwanghaejun came to envoy Daming, and the people of North Korea are in the midst of the disaster of war and chaos, and the fate of the royal family is also in jeopardy, and he is also anxious.
But Daming's side did not stop, and he did not turn a blind eye, although he did not stop urging during this time, but the expedition was still delayed.
Guang Haijun found the military department Shangshu Shi Xing and other court dignitaries, but with little success, he had no choice but to find Li Mi's side, after all, he and Li Mi also had a long intersection.
However, when he arrived at Li Mi's residence, he was told that Li Mi had already entered the palace, and Guang Haijun was also quite disappointed, but did not give up, but stayed and waited for Li Mi.
Li Mi didn't know this, but at this time he was listening to Zhu Yijun's lesson and talking about the general situation of the expedition, and Li Mi had a bottom in his heart.
It turned out that Zhu Yijun had already issued a holy decree, and the army had been launched in advance, and he summoned Li Mi just to let Li Mi escort Zhu Changluo and set off a little later.
On the other hand, it is also to urge Li Mi to straighten out the Taiping Road quickly, so that he can rest assured, in order to complete the task as soon as possible, Zhu Yijun also granted Li Mi a factory guard fish charm, and gave Li Mi the authority to call part of the factory guard!
Although Li Mi still had injuries on his body, he also knew that time was urgent, and he couldn't delay it any longer, so after leaving the palace, he went directly to Dongchang to discuss the ambush with Wang An, and it was not until the twilight was deep that he dragged his tired footsteps back home.
I thought I could take a good rest, but who knew that Guanghaijun had waited for a day, where did Li Mi dare to slack off.
Fortunately, the girl in autumn and winter was at home, instructed the slave maid, and greeted Guanghaijun and his party thoughtfully, and did not lose her courtesy.
"Lord Li, I came here this time to ask Lord Li for help, advise the Ming Emperor, and set out as soon as possible, otherwise my Korean army will not last long......"
Guanghaejun waited for a day, and at this time, he was also straight to the point and went straight to the point.
Li Mi got the news in the palace, and he couldn't bear to hide it at this time, but this was a military secret, even if Guanghaijun was the envoy of the recipient country, Li Mi couldn't reveal it to him, but only reassured him.
"Your Majesty has always been concerned about this time, after all, North Korea and my Ming Dynasty are clothed with water, and your lips and teeth are cold, it is impossible for Your Majesty to sit idly by, Gwanghaejun is at ease, it won't be long before I believe that troops will be dispatched."
Although Li Mi said sincerely, Guang Haijun had heard too many such words in the past two months, so he listened to them as polite words, thinking that this was Li Mi perfunctory and sending him away, so he was inevitably a little displeased, and said to Li Mi.
"Lord Li, you officials of the Ming Dynasty are so unhurried, but if I stay here for one more day, there will be hundreds of war souls in my Korean Kingdom, how can you let me feel at ease?"
Guang Haijun also complained with a sad face, and then saluted Li Mi and said, "I beg Lord Li to help me and save my Korean people!" ”
Saying this, Guang Haijun glanced at the entourage behind him, and the entourage walked out of the door to say hello, and saw Cui Shanghu bring up two women in black.
It turned out to be a pair of twin sisters!
These two sisters are only ten years old, slightly older than the lord of Zhenshen, their bodies are thin, like a green branch that has just been drawn, they have excellent appearance, and their skin is snow-white, but both of them are slender Danfeng eyes, like little foxes who have just transformed into human shapes, full of curiosity about the world, with a hint of greenness, but they show their purest allure without scheming!
"Lord Li, I have also heard that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty once intended to let my sister marry you, but you already have a dependent, which is also our regret, these two sisters were originally slaves who served chastity and prudence, and now they are dedicated to Lord Li, and I hope that the adults will not dislike it."
Although there was no slavery in the Ming Dynasty, most of the slaves were in the form of employment, but the form was only a form after all, even if the government explicitly prohibited the abuse of slaves and maids, but these handmaidens, whether they worked long or short, would eventually become the private property of the owner.
The custom of giving away slaves and maids was quite popular in the previous dynasties, but in the Ming Dynasty, it was not very common, after all, the official ban on buying and selling people.
However, kingdoms such as Korea and Japan are still at the level of ancient rites, and their domestic situation also affects their values, in their view, population is the most important resource, and buying and selling and giving away people has become the most sincere expression.
However, Li Mi has always opposed this kind of trampling on dignity, and even refused.
Guanghaijun was able to find Li Mi here, and he naturally investigated Li Mi clearly, but he didn't force him, he just wanted to express his urgency.
But even so, he has also heard the common saying of the Ming people, the so-called taking people with short hands and eating people with soft mouths, Li Mi does not accept his own benefits, how can he do his best to help him mediate the expedition?
The embarrassment is that he doesn't have too much gold, silver and jewelry, and Li Mi is his last hope, before seeking Li Mi's help, the treasures brought by the envoys have long been used to deal with those court officials, Guanghaijun has seen the bottom, and there is nothing left to get his hands on.
Li Misheng was afraid that he would mention the matter of Zhen Shen Weng's marriage again, so he had no choice but to say to him.
"Guanghaijun, the matter of the expedition, Your Majesty and the elders of the imperial court have their own opinions, in my opinion, the day is not far away, it is not a secret, since the beginning of last year, our dynasty has begun to prepare for the war, so Guanghaijun does not need to be anxious, it should be soon."
Li Mi's hint is already very straightforward, Guang Haijun is familiar with Chinese, and he knows the atmosphere and situation of the Ming Dynasty very well, and when he heard this, his eyes finally lit up, and he hurriedly thanked Li Mi.
After sending Guanghaijun away, Li Mi had a time to rest, Zhen Mi changed the dressing for his wound, and Qiu Dong had already prepared a meal.
Li Mi saw the table full of meat dishes, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Since beating a part of the firstborn baby dragon into his body, Li Mi's food has increased dramatically, and he has lost his appetite for light things, and he must eat a lot of meat at each meal, otherwise the thing in his stomach will start to make trouble.
Li Mi felt sick to his stomach when he saw this meat, but he had to eat it, and he could only hope that Suo Changsheng could study countermeasures as soon as possible.
The next day, Wang An sent someone over to inform him that Tang Xianzu and Shen Jing were ready, just waiting for Zhang Gu and the others to take the bait!
And the court has finally officially issued a military order, and the army is finally about to go to war!
Of course, although Zhu Changluo fought for his father, the trip could only be postponed, and the army went first, also to ensure his safety, these are all reasonable things, but there is nothing to blame, after all, this is the first time in more than a hundred years that a prince has gone out!
Just like some interesting statistics in historical materials, the Song Dynasty, which was criticized by later generations for its weak military, won more foreign wars and lost less, and the victory rate was even higher than that of the Tang Dynasty, and although the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was smeared by historical materials, but in the more than 40 years that Wanli was in power, there was no defeat in foreign wars, and it was a complete victory!
Don't look at the scenery of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, throughout the dynasty, foreign wars and civil strife have never stopped, and the Ming court, whether it is suppressing civil strife or resisting foreign enemies, except for the Tumubao incident where Yingzong was captured, is not ugly.
It is also for this reason that it is completely understandable why the Ming Dynasty and the opposition are so enthusiastic and excited about the prince's expedition.
The reason why the civil officials are excited is that if Zhu Changluo really goes on the expedition, he will be able to further establish the position of the national reserve, and the efforts he has made for the establishment of the reserve for a long time will be fulfilled.
And the generals know very well how much encouragement and encouragement the prince will bring to the soldiers!
Zhu Yijun held a grand and majestic expedition ceremony, canonized the generals, rewarded the sergeants, prayed to the heavens, and worshiped the Taimiao, etc., after many processes, the army was finally about to be launched.
Li Mi and Wu Weizhong and others drank a practice wine, and this time Zhou Yu also had to set off, of course, it was precisely because of this that Zhou Yu wanted to take Zhang Bao, so Li Mi had to use fake Zhang Bao with Wang An to lure Zhang Gu and other Taiping thieves.
However, it is a pity and a little puzzling that Zhang Gu and others did not take the bait!
Not only that, Wang An sent factory guards to monitor the situation in the twelve prisons and the palace, and the information reported was also surprising.
After this incident, nearly forty eunuchs and palace people disappeared inexplicably, needless to say, it should be a fine work placed in the palace by Taiping Dao.
Instead of taking the bait, they even withdrew!
Could it be that they knew that Zhou Yu had taken Zhang Bao away, so they all followed Zhou Yu?
Wang An couldn't figure it out for a while, seeing that he was about to leave tomorrow, Li Mi had no choice but to go to Zhou Yu's place, firstly to practice with him, and secondly, to remind him, lest Zhang Gu lead the people of Taiping Dao to sabotage this expedition.
Zhou Yu is the admiral and minister of the new camp of Shenji, and he can be said to be one of the most important people in power, and his weight in front of the emperor is heavier than Wu Weizhong.
And Qi Chu and Zhao Guangling, Xiong Tingbi, Qin Liangyu, etc., almost all of these brothers and sisters around Li Mi were placed in the new camp of Shenji, and Li Mi didn't want Zhou Yu to use the cover of war to do something unfavorable to his friends.
Since the relationship with Zhou Yu has eased, Li Mi naturally wants to mention it, lest Zhou Yu have another old way and bully these friends.
However, when Li Mi arrived at Zhou Yu's mansion, he finally understood why Zhang Gu and the others had evacuated, because Zhang Gu was in Zhou Yu's mansion at this time!
Needless to say, what kind of character Zhang Gu is, it is a criminal in the imperial court, and it is a thief who Zhu Yijun has repeatedly urged to arrest and bring to justice!
He lurked in the palace, and he didn't know how many evil things he had done, he investigated them one by one, and beat Zhu Changluo with a stick, he Zhang Gu was still the murderer, how could Zhou Yu take him away like this!
Li Migu knew that Zhou Yu was a bold person, but he couldn't be so bold that he even had to take Zhang Gu away!
From this point of view, those people in the palace are afraid that they will not be evacuated, but will follow Zhang Gu and fall into the hands of Zhou Yu!
No wonder he Zhou Yu refused to help Wang An, he actually made his own little calculations, he wanted to catch Zhang Gu more than Wang An, but not for the court, let alone to close the case, but to subdue and win over Zhang Bao and other thieves!
And what surprised Li Mi even more was that this matter was related to Zhu Yijun's trust in him, Zhou Yu could completely hide Li Mi, but he didn't, but let Li Mi see Zhang Gu in a bright way!
Zhou Yu is so fearless, is he betting that Li Mi will not harm him, or because he still has any hole cards in his hand? Or did Zhu Yijun know and acquiesce to him doing this?
With these countless questions, Li Mi walked in and sat opposite Zhang Gu and Zhang Bao, looking at Zhou Yu and the three of them with indifferent expressions, Li Mi felt quite uncomfortable.
If it weren't for Li Mi, Zhang Gu would not have been found out, if it weren't for Li Mi, Zhang Gu and Taiping Dao's conspiracy would have already succeeded, but in the end, this group of people was finally controlled by Zhou Yu, saying that Li Mi was happy to see it, it was a grave talking cross talk, deceiving ghosts!