"Your Royal Highness, I just received an official letter from the magistrate of Incheon, the Ming envoy arrived in Incheon today with a fleet, and the accompanying troops exceeded 10,000 people!"

Just as Li Hui picked up a book and was about to open it to read it, an attendant hurriedly came in from outside the door, put the official document in his hand on the table in front of Li Hui, and then bowed down to report.

"What?" Li Hui was stunned when he heard this, and he was quite surprised in his heart, he never expected that the Ming envoy would come at this time.

Subsequently, Li Hui hurriedly put down the piece in his hand, picked up the official document of the Incheon magistrate and examined it carefully, his brows furrowed tightly, it was obvious that it was very common for the Ming Dynasty to send envoys at this time, let alone lead so many troops.

"Left and right Chunfang University Scholar!" Soon, Li Hui's eyes showed a look of shock, and he looked a little incredulous for a while.

According to the report of the Incheon magistrate, the Ming envoys who led the team to come this time were the Daming Zuochunfang University Scholar and the Right Chunfang University Scholar, Li Hui thought that he was wrong, so he took a closer look, and it was clearly written on the left and right Chunfang University Scholars.

In the Kingdom of Korea, few people know what the Ming Dynasty's Zuo Chunfang University Scholar and Right Chunfang University Scholar do, after all, the Ming envoys who used to envoy Korea were all officials or eunuchs below the seventh rank, and there were no higher-level officials.

But Li Hui is very aware of the importance of Chunfang scholars in the Ming Dynasty, and the people who can be called "scholars" must be the best in the Ming scholar class, which is enough to influence the decision-making of the Ming Emperor.

Moreover, Li Hui also knew that the current scholar of Zuochunfang University in the Ming Dynasty was an auxiliary minister of the Ming Dynasty, and he was the youngest member of the Zheng Erpin since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and after the Battle of Sarhu, he turned the tide in Liaodong, and after the defeat, the Jin army was under the city of Tieling, so that Nurhachi had to move to avoid the Ming army.

The first time Li Hui heard Li Hongyu's name was naturally that Li Hongyu forced Nurhachi to move the capital in Liaodong, and he was surprised that such a young boy could unexpectedly defeat the fierce Houjin army.

Later, Li Hui gradually heard about some things related to Li Hongyu, and was shocked that Li Hongyu could become an auxiliary minister of the Ming Dynasty, but he knew very well that the Ming officialdom paid attention to seniority, so it was a miracle that Li Hongyu could have such achievements in the officialdom.

"Come on, pass on the political and ceremonial judgments to the palace." After closing the official document in his hand, Li Hui gave an order to the chamberlain standing beside him with an expressionless face, and he wanted to summon the trusted ministers to discuss how to deal with it.

The highest administrative body of the Kingdom of Joseon was the "Ui Government", and the supreme leader of the Egjong government was the Ryeongse, also known as the "Ling Xiang", which was equivalent to the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, the parliamentary government also has the left and right councils of Jeongyipin, known as the "left minister" and the "right minister", which can be described as the three most powerful officials in the DPRK officialdom.

As for the judgment of the rite Cao, which is equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's ritual book, the Korean kingdom imitated the six departments of the Ming Dynasty to set up the "six Cao", that is, the official Cao, the household Cao, the rite Cao, the criminal Cao, the Gong Cao and the soldier Cao, the first leader is the "judgment book", that is, the Ming Dynasty's Shangshu, and the deputy position is the "judge", that is, the Ming Dynasty's squire.

Following Li Hui's edict, the leader of the council, Chung In-hong, and the judge of Licho, Li Erzhan, soon arrived at Gyeongbokgung Palace, and the two were the leaders of the Daebuk faction in the factional struggle of Korean officialdom.

The Korean kingdom not only learned the Ming Dynasty in the etiquette system, but also the factional struggle in the officialdom was better than the party struggle in the Ming officialdom.

Beginning in the second half of the 15th century during the Seongjong period of the Joseon Kingdom, the ruling structure of the Joseon Kingdom gradually expanded, and the number of civil, military, and bureaucratic classes, commonly known as the "two classes", increased.

At this time, the old faction, which was dominated by military generals and nobles who assisted Sejo in usurping the throne, and Shilin, who were mainly Confucian scholars and scholars, had a party dispute.

After the deposition of Yeonsan-kun, the Shilin faction was victorious, which brought the old school to a collapse, and the Joseon Kingdom entered the period of Shilin rule.

After losing the threat of the old faction, the Shirim faction continued to suffer from internal strife and division, including the Dae-Yoon faction and the Xiao-Yoon faction during the Myeongjong period of the Joseon Kingdom, and the Dong-Ren Party and the Western-style Party during Seonjo's time.

The so-called Dongren Party refers to the officials who respect the Lingnan School of Zhu Zi's science, while the Westerners Party is the officials who respect the Zhongjihu School of Zhu Zi's science.

After the Dongren Party defeated the Westerners, it split into the Nanren faction led by Li Rong and the Beiren faction led by Cao Zhi, and the Nanren faction and the Beiren faction were named after the geographical location of the residence of their party leaders.

The Beijin faction gained an overwhelming advantage in the battle with the Nanjin faction and began to assert the power of the Joseon Kingdom, but later split into the Dabuk faction, with Li Erzhan as the leader, who advocated the establishment of Gwanghae-kun, and the Xiaobei faction with Yoo Yong-kyeongwei and the Yoo Yong-kyeong-wei, who advocated the establishment of his son-in-law, Yeongchang Daejun.

The Xiaobei faction was hit after Li Hui's accession to the throne, and the party Liu Yongqing was given to death, which made the Xiaobei faction split into Qing Xiaobei and Turbid Xiaobei.

The Great Northern faction was divided into three factions: Gubei, Roubei and Zhongbei, and the southerners were also divided into Qingnan and Xunnan.

It is worth mentioning that the Western-style faction gained power in the coup d'état of Injo's anyway, and split into the old school and the young school during the Hyeonjong period.

Due to the factions and factions of the Korean officialdom, the officialdom after the middle of the Joseon Dynasty was spent in chaotic and endless party struggles, which was more complicated and chaotic than that of the Ming Dynasty.

Zheng Renhong and Li Erzhan are the two leaders of the Gubei faction in the Great Northern faction, and they are the important ministers that Li Hui relies on the most, so Li Hui naturally wants to discuss with the two.

"Your Royal Highness, the envoys of the Ming Dynasty are not good at coming this time!"

After waiting for the report of the Incheon magistrate, Zheng Renhong and Li Erzhan couldn't help but be taken aback, and said to Li Hui worriedly that since they became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, there had never been a Ming envoy who led troops into Korea, let alone a Ming minister who commanded the army was still an important minister of the Ming Dynasty.

"The Ming envoys are probably related to the barbarians, the Ming army was defeated in Liaodong and was forced to retreat to Liaoxi, and now the situation is unfavorable to the Ming army in Liaoxi, the Ming Emperor sent Zuo Chunfang University to lead the army here, I am afraid that he wants to rely on North Korea to attack the barbarians before and after."

The "barbarian" in Li Hui's mouth naturally refers to the Houjin, who was regarded as a barbarian by the Koreans because they were a fishing and hunting people living in the mountains and forests.

Before Zheng Renhong and Li Erzhan arrived, Li Hui figured out the clue of the matter, thinking that Li Hongyu led his troops to arrest him, and if Daming wanted to arrest him, he would have been arrested a long time ago, so why wait until now.

Besides, even if he came to arrest him, he would not use a high-ranking minister like Li Hongyu, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and it seems that Li Hongyu's purpose is the Houjin of Liaodong.

The news of the Later Jin capture of Liaodong shook the Korean officialdom, and the officials of North Korea, large and small, did not expect that the Ming army would be defeated in Liaodong, and some people had personally been to Liaoyang City and Shenyang City, these two cities were behind the high walls, and it stands to reason that the equipment and ability of the Jin army would not be able to capture such a fortified city in the future.

But the facts are shocking, the Ming army, which had a defensive advantage in Liaodong, was defeated, and the defeat was a mess, and it escaped directly across the Liao River and hid in the city of Guangning, which is really shocking.

"Your Highness, if Da Ming asks us to send troops, how should we deal with it?" Zheng Renhong and Li Erzhan also realized Li Hongyu's intention, and Li Erzhan frowned and asked, as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea could not refuse the order of the Ming Dynasty to send troops.

But now that the Houjin has occupied an advantage in the Liaodong battlefield, if the Korean State sends troops, it can only ask for its own hardships, and even the Ming army is not the opponent of the Houjin army, let alone the North Korean soldiers!

Li Erzhan and Zheng Renhong both supported sending troops to help the war during the Battle of Sarhu, and the Ming Dynasty was not only the suzerainty of North Korea but also helped Korea drive out the Japanese invaders, so it was reasonable to help in the war.

But this time is different from the past, the Ming army is at a disadvantage in Liaodong, at this time, if the Korean state sends troops to help the war, it can only be wiped out by the Houjin, and it is an out-and-out cannon fodder, which is not what Zheng Renhong and Li Erzhan are willing to see.

"Let's wait and see what happens!" Li Hui groaned for a moment when he heard this, and replied with a serious expression, because he didn't know Li Hongyu's intention now, so he could only take one step at a time.

"Your Highness, the Lord, just in case, it is better to transfer troops from other places to Seoul according to the opinion of the ministers."

Zheng Renhong and Li Erzhan bowed slightly, and now the two of them have no way to deal with it, so they can only find out the purpose of Li Hongyu's visit to North Korea this time, and then Zheng Renhong said, after all, Li Hongyu led the army to come this time, so it is better to strengthen the strength of Seoul.

"No, you don't." Li Hui groaned slightly, then shook his head, and said helplessly, "If the envoys of the Ming Dynasty want to be unfavorable to us, I am afraid that we will only have to endure the humiliation at that time!" ”

Zheng Renhong and Li Erzhan glanced at each other when they heard this, and sighed secretly in their hearts, the two knew that Li Hui was not willing to help Daming fight Houjin, and wanted to preserve the strength of North Korea, but this was not something that Li Hui could decide, Daming controlled the fate of North Korea.

At this moment, Li Hui would never have thought that Li Hongyu's appearance would save his life, otherwise Seoul would usher in a coup d'état that had been planned for a long time.

The next morning, Li Hui led the civil and military officials of Seoul to Incheon to welcome the arrival of Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin.

North Korean officialdom was shocked by the news of the Ming envoy's arrival, no one would have thought that the Ming would send an envoy to North Korea at this time, and he was also a member of the Ming Dynasty and brought tens of thousands of troops, which is rare.

Along the way, Li Hui's face was gloomy and solemn, although he didn't know Li Hongyu's intentions now, but out of jealousy of Li Hongyu, he thought that Li Hongyu would definitely not have a good time coming this time, Li Hongyu was young and could become an auxiliary minister of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Li Hui thought that Li Hongyu must have shouldered an important mission this time, and he was very curious about what this mission was, and he could actually work with the auxiliary ministers of the Ming Dynasty to go out in person.

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