One morning in early October.

Kingdom of Korea, Incheon Port.

Incheon Port is the largest port of the Korean Kingdom, located in the central and western part of the Korean Peninsula, only fifty or sixty miles away from the royal city of the Korean Kingdom, "Seoul", which can be described as the gateway to the western part of Seoul.

Due to its geographical advantages, the Port of Incheon has long been a port for trade with China.

It is a pity that due to the narrow land and poverty of Korea, coupled with the implementation of the tributary trade system and the ban on the sea policy of the Ming Dynasty, the port of Incheon has not been able to develop after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, with a population of only two or three thousand people, and the most received are smuggling merchants from the Ming Dynasty.

The tributary trade between the Ming Dynasty and Korea mainly took six routes, crossing the Yalu River to the border cities for trading.

Due to the limited market in North Korea, even the smugglers of the Ming Dynasty rarely do business in North Korea, but there are many smugglers in North Korea who risk the threat of death to smuggle across the border.

With the capture of Liaodong by the Later Jin, the tributary trade between the Ming and the Korean kingdom was effectively cut off, and it was clear that Korean trading caravans could not pass through the areas controlled by the Later Jin.

There are many small fishing boats parked on the pier of Incheon Port, and since it is the off-season for maritime trade, it is not suitable for fishing, so the whole port seems to be a little depressed and deserted, and a group of children are chattering and joking on the pier.

"Look, what are those?" Suddenly, a little boy noticed some small black dots on the sea in the distance, and pointed curiously to his companions.

"Isn't it a seabird?" Seeing this, a little girl couldn't help but speculate.

"No, it's a boat!" However, the little girl's statement was immediately denied by the oldest boy, and she said confidently.

That's right, the boy is right, those small black dots on the sea in the distance are ships, to be precise, a formation of the Daming fleet, consisting of more than ten ships including two Western sailing ships such as the Sea Dragon.

After escorting Li Hongyu to Tianjin Port, Bai Cheng took the Seawolf to lead two other Western sailing ships back to Shanghai Port, so Li Hongyu only had two Western sailing ships on hand, but they were enough to deal with the North Korean navy.

At this moment, on the Sea Dragon.

Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin stood side by side on the deck of the bow of the ship, blowing the sea breeze, although the sea was now choppy, but the Sea Dragon was sailing very smoothly due to its huge size, and this little wind and waves had little impact on it.

"Brother Li, what should we do with the king of Joseon?" Zhao Xin glanced at Incheon Port in the distance and asked Li Hongyu with a smile.

Because the Korean army surrendered to Houjin during the Battle of Sarhu, and the Joseon king has been torn between Daming and Houjin in recent years, no one wants to offend, so an important task for Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin to come to Korea this time is to rejuvenate the teacher and ask for guilt.

"Let's wait and see what he does." Li Hongyu groaned slightly when he heard this, and then said with a smile, "Actually, I would like to meet the king of Joseon, if North Korea is not a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty, I admire his choice." ”

"I heard that the king of Joseon is a little similar to Wanli Ye, both of them are very assertive people." Zhao Xin immediately laughed when he heard this, I am afraid that only Li Hongyu among the civil and military ministers of the Ming Dynasty will have some appreciation for the King of Korea, although the King of Korea betrayed the Ming Dynasty, but it is undoubtedly the best choice for North Korea.

Moreover, usually such assertive kings are not idle people, and if they meet a mediocre person who only knows how to be mediocre, then this trip to Korea between the two will lack a lot of fun.

"Brother Li, I heard that the king of Joseon is ruthless, let's be careful." Then, Zhao Xin's cheeks couldn't help but show a worried look, from the perspective of safety, she preferred to meet a mediocre opponent.

"The king of North Korea knows the severity, if something happens to us here, I'm afraid we don't need to take action, and those officials in North Korea won't let him go."

Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, and replied with a relaxed expression, he didn't think that the king of Joseon was a reckless man, and he definitely knew the serious consequences of murdering him and Zhao Xin, so he wouldn't want to kill him and Zhao Xin for a while.

In addition, the North Korean officialdom is now fiercely contested, and the Ming Dynasty is no worse, at least the Ming Dynasty party fights to use "Wen Dou", which will not take the life of the opponent, and the battle of North Korean officialdom can be described as "martial arts", and the losing side will usually be killed.

"I hope so!" Zhao Xin nodded when she heard this, having said that, she didn't dare to be sloppy in the slightest, and had already decided to do her best to protect Li Hongyu's safety.

At night, Seoul, Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Gyeongbokgung Palace is the main palace of the Joseon Kingdom, the residence of the King of Joseon, and one of the five major palaces of Seoul, which is called Bukque because it is located in the north of Seoul.

According to historical records, Gyeongbokgung Palace was built in the 28th year of Hongwu, after many times of destruction and reconstruction, the palace was named after the word "Gyeongbok" in the "Book of Songs" in "Gentleman Wannian, Jieer Gyeongfu".

Since the Joseon Kingdom was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the area and regulations of Gyeongbokgung Palace strictly followed the relationship between the clan and the suzerainty of the Ming Dynasty, and it was a princely regulated county palace, and all its buildings were distinguished from the golden yellow of the Ming Imperial Palace by the color of Danqing.

Gyeongbokgung Palace is square, there are 728 large and small rooms, the south is the main gate Gwanghwamun Gate, the east is the Jianchun Gate, the west is the Yingqiu Gate, and the north is the Shenmu Gate.

In the twentieth year of Wanli, Toyotomi Hideyoshi of the Japanese Kingdom sent troops to invade Korea, opening the curtain of the "Imjin War", before the Japanese army occupied Seoul, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, and Changgyeong Palace were burned down by the Korean rebels.

Historically, Changdeokgung Palace, which had a small amount of work after the succession of King Yi Hun of Joseon, was the first to be restored, and has been used as the main palace ever since, while Gyeongbokgung Palace has been idle for nearly 300 years.

However, unlike history, Li Hui chose to build Gyeongbokgung Palace.

At this moment, the king of Joseon, Li Hui, is dealing with the recital of his subordinates, although he is nearly half a hundred years old, his energy still seems to be relatively vigorous and abundant.

Speaking of which, Li Hui's ability to become the king of Joseon also has a more or less relationship with the "Imjin War".

Li Hui is the second son of Li Hao, the ancestor of North Korea, and his biological mother is Gong Concubine Jin, who was named Guanghai Jun in his early years, and the so-called "Jun" is similar to the "prince" of the Ming Dynasty.

After the Renchen Rebellion, Li Hui, who was originally just a concubine, was named the prince of the king by Li Hao, who had taken refuge in the Ming Dynasty, and was ordered to lead the army left in Korea in danger, making great contributions to North Korea's repulsion of the Japanese invasion.

Because Li Hao's queen has never given birth, the Korean kingdom did not have a "maharaja" for a long time during the Seonjo period of Joseonjo, that is, the concubine born to the queen.

It stands to reason that Li Hui made great contributions in the Renchen Rebellion, and he was the best candidate for ****, but unfortunately he was only ranked second among the concubines, and there was also a brother Linhaijun who was a fellow mother.

Therefore, according to the Ming Dynasty's principle of "establishing a successor and establishing a long-term prince", Li Hui is not in line with the current son, and the concubines do not obey him, so Li Hui's status as the son of the world has been unstable.

What is particularly important is that because Li Hui made Li Hui the prince of the dynasty in a hurry and did not report to the Ming Dynasty for approval, the identity of Li Hui's son was never recognized by the Ming Dynasty.

Until the death of Joseon Xuanzu in the 36th year of Wanli, the second year after the accession to the throne by the son Li Hui, he finally obtained the canonization of the Ming Dynasty and became the king of Joseon through mediation.

After Li Hui ascended the throne, he reused the Korean officialdom of Li Erzhan and Zheng Renhong for the Dabei faction, and successively executed his brother Linhaijun, his adoptive nephew Jin Lingjun, his younger brother Yongchang Dajun, nephew Aya Changjun and other throne threats, and imprisoned his stepmother, Concubine Renmu, in the "West Palace" Qingyun Palace, and her actions were criticized by the outside world.

As for the relationship between Li Hui and the Ming Dynasty, although the Ming Dynasty did not recognize Li Hui's status as a prince before, it finally canonized him as the king of Joseon, so he has always been respectful to the Ming Dynasty until the outbreak of the Salhu War.

Before the Sarhu War, both the Ming and the Later Jin were courting North Korea, and the Later Jin wrote to North Korea five times from the winter of the 45th year of Wanli to the Battle of Sarhu, sowing discord and discord between the relationship between North Korea and the Ming Dynasty.

In the leap month of the 46th year of Wanli, when North Korea was preparing to submit the letter sent by Houjin to the Ming Dynasty, Wang Ke, the governor of Jiliao, asked North Korea to send troops to help the Ming army fight.

In the face of the Ming Dynasty's request to send troops, Li Hui and his ministers disagreed, believing that the Korean Kingdom "was overwhelmed by the defense of the three borders, and the weak and uneducated pawns were single, so what would be the benefit of joining the Celestial Empire?" ”

Not only that, Li Hui also asserted: "The old chieftain is rebellious, although he uses the strength of China and North Korea, he cannot be wiped out in one fell swoop." ”

Therefore, Li Hui asked the officials of the DPRK to prevaricate the order of the Ming Dynasty to send troops, but he was always unwilling to send troops.

Because the Ming Dynasty once helped Korea defeat the invading Japanese people, and the North Korea was deeply influenced by Chinese culture and regarded itself as "Little China", the vast majority of the ministers of the Korean officialdom advocated sending troops to repay the Ming Dynasty's reconstruction, and at the same time, the destruction of the Houjin was also of great benefit to the security of North Korea.

Since the officials of the Manchu Dynasty all supported sending troops, Li Hui had no choice, but he was still unwilling, so he started from the legitimacy of sending troops, believing that Wang Keshou only represented the government of Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty and not the Ming Emperor, and had no right to mobilize the Korean army, and only the Ming Emperor ordered the troops to send troops.

Therefore, Li Hui adopted a delaying strategy, sent envoys to the capital to inquire about the holy will of the Wanli Emperor, and hoped not to participate in the war with Houjin on the grounds that the Korean state was small and the people were weak.

At that time, Yang Hao, the Liaodong Jingluo, had already left the Shanhaiguan Pass, stopped the two envoys sent by Li Hui, and sent his message to Li Hui, telling Li Hui that Emperor Wanli had the will to "encourage Korea" and asked Korea to send 10,000 troops to participate in the war.

Li Hui's first envoy came to the capital of the Ming Dynasty smoothly, and the Wanli Emperor clearly told him to obey Yang Hao's dispatch, and it was only then that Li Hui had to give up the attempt and send more than 15,000 troops to Liaodong to participate in the war.

To be honest, Li Hongyu admired Li Hui very much, he actually disobeyed Wang Keshou and others' order to send troops, and tried his best to not send troops.

This made Li Hongyu feel some curiosity about Li Hui in his heart, and wanted to know what kind of person he was.

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