At the beginning of February, a caravan from the north entered Seoul and stayed at an inn.

Since this caravan traveled back and forth between Seoul and the north for many years to trade, the people of the inn were very familiar with it, and they had reserved rooms for the caravan in advance.

After the inn was properly settled, the leader of the caravan, that is, the highest of the caravan, led into a room chartered by the caravan, a stout middle-aged man dressed as a subordinate sat on a chair and sipped tea slowly, and there were several middle-aged men dressed as subordinates in the room.

"This uncle, I have already brought you into Seoul, and now I can let people release my wife and children." Daxing came to the stout middle-aged man and said with a smile on his face.

"There's no hurry for this first, we'll release them when we leave." Hearing this, the stout middle-aged man put down the teacup in his hand and said to Da Xing expressionlessly.

"Uncle, we didn't say that before, you said that as long as I take you into Seoul, you will release you." Daxing suddenly became anxious when he heard this, and opened his mouth to argue.

"Our master said that when he left, he would release people when he left, and if you were verbose, just wait for them to collect their bodies!" At this time, a big man standing aside immediately said viciously.

"Don't worry, we will do what we say, and we will definitely release your wife and children after leaving."

The stout middle-aged man stretched out his hand to let the big man retreat, and then admonished the big man with a serious expression, "However, if you play tricks, then don't blame us for turning our faces and being ruthless!" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, I'll do what you say." Small beads of sweat suddenly oozed from Daxing's forehead, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said.

"Don't worry about them, they are very safe now, do your business in the capital with peace of mind, their lives are all on you now, if you accidentally make a mistake, then they have no hope!"

Seeing that Daxing looked nervous, the stout middle-aged man opened his mouth to "comfort", and "kindly" reminded him to be cautious and not to show flaws.

"Definitely, definitely." Daxing stretched out his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and nodded his head again and again, he didn't want anything to happen to his wife and children, so he could only promise the other party.

"My lord, I just went to the State Guest House for a turn, there are a lot of Ming soldiers there, and they are heavily guarded, and it is difficult to enter inside."

Soon after Daxing left, a man dressed as a caravan hurriedly pushed the door in, and reported to the stout man that he was speaking the Jurchen words.

"The envoys who came to North Korea this time are two scholars of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty will naturally be on strict guard."

The stout middle-aged man frowned slightly when he heard this, and then opened his mouth in Jurchen dialect, "We are not necessarily going to kill the officials of the Ming Mission when we come to Seoul on the orders of the Great Khan this time, but to provoke incidents in the Korean officialdom and plunge the political situation in North Korea into turmoil. ”

It is clear that these people are not North Koreans, but Jurchens disguised as North Koreans, who were sent by Nurhachi to disrupt North Korean officialdom.

"My lord, who should we attack first?" The big man who scolded Daxing before couldn't help but ask when he heard this.

"Li Yuanyi!" The stout middle-aged man's eyes flashed fiercely, and he slowly said a name in his mouth.

"Li Yuanyi?" Hearing this, several big men in the room couldn't help but glance at each other in amazement, looking very surprised.

"My lord, Li Yuanyi has long been dismissed by the king of Joseon, and now he is an idler." A big man couldn't help but be curious in his heart, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

"You don't understand this, although Li Yuanyi has been dismissed, he has deep seniority in officialdom, and he is the leader of the South People's Party in North Korean officialdom, if something happens to him, it will definitely cause panic among officials such as the Western People's Party and the South People's Party, and they will rebel against the Gubei Party in power."

The stout middle-aged man smiled slightly and explained methodically, "Therefore, Li Yuanyi is the best candidate for us to start." ”

"My lord, I just heard a rumor on the street, and I don't know if it's true or not."

Several big men suddenly understood when they heard this, and nodded their heads one after another, and the big man who went to inquire about the news remembered something, and couldn't help but say to the thick man, "I don't know where it came from, saying that the Ming envoys are ready to abolish the throne of the king of Korea and let the son of Korea succeed to the throne." ”

"Are you going to abolish the king of Joseon?"

The stout middle-aged man first showed a look of surprise when he heard this, and then couldn't help but feel a burst of ecstasy in his heart, and said, "God really help me, as long as Li Yuanyi has an accident, then the Gubei Party can't say anything this time." ”

"Adult, small one, let's go and prepare, and touch Li Yuanyi's activity habits." The big man who had scolded Daxing before also looked happy, and after bowing his hand to the stout middle-aged man, he led a companion to leave quickly.

"Wait!"

When the big man walked to the door, the stout middle-aged man remembered something, so he called out to him, and said in a deep voice, "Remember, in the future, you can only speak Korean, and you must not speak our Jurchen language again!" ”

"The little one understands." Hearing this, the big man bowed his hand to the stout middle-aged man, answered in Korean, and hurried away.

"Li Yuanyi!" After the big man left, a grim smile flashed at the corner of the stout middle-aged man's mouth, and three words slowly burst out of his mouth.

A few days later in the evening.

"My lord, I just received the news that Li Yuanyi, the monarch of Wanping Mansion, was assassinated in a brothel just now, and his life and death are uncertain." When Li Hongyu was practicing calligraphy in the study, a guard walked in quickly and said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Li Hongyu's brows suddenly frowned slightly, he never expected such a thing to happen, and Li Yi'er, who was standing aside and waiting, also showed a surprised look on his face, obviously he knew who Li Yuanyi was.

Li Yuanyi is a son of the royal family of Joseon, and has an in-law relationship with famous Korean ministers Yoon Jun, Xu Mu, and Yi Sunsin.

In the three years of Longqing, he was the leader of the Southern People's Party, a branch of the Eastern People's Party.

During the Renchen War, Li Yuanyi participated in the battle to recover Pyongyang, and led the army to cover the left flank of the Ming army in the Battle of Jishan.

It is worth mentioning that after Li Hui ascended the throne, Li Yuanyi assumed the post of leader of the parliamentary government.

When Li Hui wanted to depose Concubine Renmu, Li Yuanyi strongly opposed it, so Wanli was dismissed and exiled to Hongchuan County, Gangwon Province in the 45th year, and two years later, under the pressure of the ministers, Li Hui was forced to release Li Yuanyi.

According to historical records, it can be said that the elderly minister Li Yuanyi experienced almost all the party struggles in the Seonjo era of Joseon and the Gwanghaejun era, and accumulated rich experience in political struggles.

After being released back to Seoul by Li Hui from Gangwon Province, Li Yuanyi endured humiliation and succumbed to the obscenity of the Northern Party of the Imperial Hall, but at the same time accumulated a lot of popularity for the Southern People's Party.

Therefore, after "Renzu Anyway", Li Yuanyi was able to take over the post of leading the government, and the Nanren Party became the second largest political faction to benefit, thus opening the curtain of the century-long factional struggle between the Nanren Party and the Westerner Party.

It can be said that although Li Yuanyi is not serving in the officialdom now, he has profound qualifications and can be said to be the leader of the official group in the North Korean officialdom, otherwise he would not have served as the leader of the council after "Injo Anyway", so it stands to reason that no one will touch him, an idle person, and no one dares to touch him.

"Go and investigate, this official wants to know what happened and Li Yuanyi's current situation." After the initial stunned, Li Hongyu came back to his senses and quietly ordered the guards who came in to report, which looked a little weird.

Hearing this, the guard hurried away after bowing his hand to Li Hongyu, Li Hongyu leaned over and continued to practice calligraphy, and asked Li Yi'er who was standing on the side with a slight frown, "Tell me, why was Li Yuanyi assassinated?" ”

"Sir, do you mean me?" Li Yier was thinking about Li Yuanyi's assassination, and when she heard this, she was slightly stunned, and asked Li Hongyu in some surprise, Li Hongyu had never asked her about political affairs.

"Is there anyone else in this room besides you?"

Li Hongyu leaned over to write, and said without looking back, "If you have anything to say boldly, don't scruple." ”

"My lord, the slave maid thinks that the assassination of the Wanping Mansion is quite strange, the Wanping Mansion is the leader of the North Korean Shilin, even the three ministers of the government have to respect him for three points, and if he is the enemy of the entire Shilin, no one should do such a stupid thing."

Li Yi'er saw that Li Hongyu had already said this, so after thinking about it, she looked at Li Hongyu and said in a coquettish voice, "Therefore, the slave maid doesn't feel that this matter is like being done by people from officialdom." ”

"This painting is given to you, and if you need money urgently, you can exchange it for money in the future."

Li Hongyu couldn't help but smile slightly when he heard this, got up and put down the pen in his hand, picked up the rice paper on the table, blew it, and handed it to Li Yi'er, "In North Korea, maybe this painting can only be sold for one hundred taels, but if it is less than one thousand taels in the Ming Dynasty, it will not be sold!" ”

"A thousand taels?" Li Yi'er looked at the rice paper in her hand with a stunned expression, the writing on it was strong, with the momentum of a dragon flying and a phoenix dancing, it was really a rare good word, but a thousand taels was too much.

Subsequently, Li Yier appeared that the word written on the rice paper, a word she had never seen before, the artistic conception was sad and poignant, it was a first-class romance word, and with Li Hongyu's words, a thousand taels was really not much.

"Huguang Li Sheng?" When she saw the inscription of the word, Li Yier's eyes showed a look of surprise, and she remembered that Li Hongyu's name didn't seem to be "Li Sheng".

"You know this, I don't want a third person to know." Li Hongyu knew why Li Yier was surprised, and told quietly.

Now the four words "Huguang Li Sheng" are highly sought after in Daming, the market price of a random calligraphy and painting has exceeded two thousand taels, and there is no price in the market, the supply exceeds demand, the outside world knows that "Huguang Li Sheng" has rarely started to write after going to sea with the Ming overseas trade fleet, and its calligraphy and painting are rare and expensive.

"Hmm!"

Li Yi'er nodded solemnly when she heard this, she realized that there might be something hidden involved, "Huguang Li Sheng" is Li Hongyu's alias, but since this has nothing to do with the movements of the Ming Mission, there is no need to report it to Li Hui.

"The other party can't even deceive a woman with this little skill of carving insects, and he wants to hide it from the world? It's ridiculous. ”

Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, looked at Li Yi'er with a smile and asked, "If Li Hui asks you how our Ming Mission views this matter, do you know how to answer?" ”

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