Seeing the Korean monarchs and ministers solemnly kneeling down to salute, Jiang Yueguang's heart was a little more relaxed, knowing that this errand was half completed so far. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Bowing down meant surrendering in public, which was not a trivial matter, but on the contrary, it was a symbol of the re-establishment of the relationship between the Ming and Joseon after the conquest of Korea by the Later Jin.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in the Forbidden City, was not worried that North Korea would not surrender, but Jiang Yueguang, who came to pass the decree to exchange the contract, attached great importance to it in his heart.

Only when the DPRK expresses its submission and obedience to the Ming court in front of the envoy of the Great Tomorrow, then the next exchange of contracts can be successfully completed.

Jiang Yueguang saw the Korean monarchs and ministers in the palace kneeling and saluting, so he stretched out his hand in the direction of Li Xin and others.

Li Xin saw Jiang Yueguang stretching out his hand and knew what he meant, so he hurriedly stepped forward and presented the prepared holy decree to Jiang Yueguang with both hands.

Jiang Yueguang took the holy decree, slowly unfolded it, and read it.

The content of this holy decree has two main layers, the first level of praise is to express the appreciation of the Korean monarch and ministers for abandoning the secret and turning to the Ming side, to reaffirm the righteous name of the suzerainty and the subject state between the two countries, and to restore the suzerain-vassal relationship that has lasted for more than 200 years.

The second layer is a warning, that is, to warn the Korean monarchs and ministers not to wait and see between the Ming Dynasty and the Jin State after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, and to remind the Korean monarchs and ministers that the redrawing of the boundary treaty between the two countries is not only a punishment for North Korea's previous betrayal of the Ming Dynasty, but also a protection for the return of North Korea to the Ming Dynasty.

If Korea could not serve the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly, then the conclusion of this boundary treaty was only the beginning, and Korea could retain the Korean society from the invasion of the Japanese invaders, and if necessary, the Yi Joseon could be erased from this peninsula in the east of the sea.

Jiang Yueguang read this holy decree word by word, which was first raised and then suppressed, and was full of warnings and threats, and then quietly looked at the Korean monarchs and ministers kneeling in the hall.

The Korean monarchs and ministers led by Li Liang did not let him wait long, and soon the voice of the leader thanked him.

"The king of Joseon, Li Liang, obeys the will of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

The North Korean officials behind Li also thanked the leader with the bow.

It's also a common practice.

Even at this moment, the heart of the Korean lord Ri Ju was full of all kinds of dissatisfaction, resentment, and dissatisfaction, but he could not show it on such an occasion.

Because it was manifested on this occasion, then the re-established suzerain-vassal relationship with the Ming Dynasty would immediately break down.

And what will follow will be tens of thousands of wolf-like Ming troops in Dongjiang Town.

As the king of Joseon, Li Liang can behave very willfully in front of the officials and people of North Korea, but in front of the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, especially in front of the holy decree of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how much courage he is given, he does not dare to be willful.

After Jiang Yue finished spreading the holy decree, seeing that Li Liang and other Korean monarchs and ministers had received the decree and thanked him, he immediately put down his previous solemn and solemn expression as if the Ming Emperor was possessed, stepped forward with a smile, bowed down and helped Li Liang who was kneeling on the ground and Li Jun, the son of the Korean king, one by one, and said at the same time: "Your Highness, please get up!" The son, please get up! ”

After Li Liang and his son Li Wei got up, Jiang Yueguang continued to say to the Korean ministers in the palace: "Colleagues, please get up!" ”

At this time, the whole etiquette of greeting the envoy of the Great Tomorrow was basically completed, and Jiang Yueguang beckoned the two deputy envoys, Li Xin and Zhang Pu, to come and introduce them one by one to the Korean lord Li Liang and the Korean prince Li Wei to meet.

Then the Korean lord Li Ju introduced the Korean ministers and officials in his palace to the Ming envoys.

The North Korean officials who can appear on such occasions as the Injeongjeong Palace are all key figures in the center of the small Korean court, and in addition to the leaders of the government, the left and right councilors, the left and right counselors, and the left and right approves, they are the officials of the first level of the Liucao judgment in North Korea.

These people listened to the holy decree of the Ming Emperor read out by Jiang Yueguang, and they also had all kinds of ideas in their hearts, some agreed, some disagreed, and some tried to oppose, but at this moment, no one showed their true thoughts.

After the ceremony of the edict in the Injeong Hall was over, the time was already past three o'clock in the afternoon, and Yin Fang, the leader of the Korean Parliament, personally accompanied the Ming envoy group headed by Jiang Yueguang to the pre-arranged station, that is, the beautiful state guesthouse on the other side of the forbidden river in Changdeokgung Palace to eat and rest.

The brocade guards who accompanied the guards naturally settled here together.

Around the time of Shen Shi in the afternoon of the same day, Jiang Yueguang, Li Xin, Zhang Pu, Qiao Qitai, Huang Long, Liu Xingxian, and others, accompanied by Ayahara Maharaja Li Li, Joseon Licao Judgment Li Tinggui and others, went to the Xuanzheng Hall in Changdeok Palace to meet with the Korean monarchs and ministers again.

This discussion is the main mission of Jiang Yueguang and others to the DPRK this time, that is, the signing of the treaty.

Xuanzheng Hall is located on the same central axis that runs through Dunhua Gate, Forbidden River Bridge, Renzheng Palace, is located in the north of Renzheng Palace, only more than 100 steps apart, along the palace road to the north of Renzheng Palace, all the way to the north.

The Renzheng Hall is a place where various major ceremonies and ceremonies are held, such as the enthronement ceremony, various canonization ceremonies, as well as accepting the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, holding major court meetings, etc., similar to the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty.

The Xuanzheng Hall in the Changdeok Palace in North Korea is the place where the Joseon King Li Ju daily office, summons Korean officials, and specifically handles various court affairs, similar to the combination of the Chinese Hall and the Wuying Hall in the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty.

Jiang Yueguang and the others knew that this time it was a critical moment, and while carrying the treaty drawn up by the Ming court and the Korean envoys before, they beckoned Qiao Qitai to bring the Jinyi Guard Captain Lishi with a loaded gun and live ammunition, followed the North Korean officials who led the way in front, and walked towards the Xuanzheng Palace.

At this moment, the Korean ministers in the Xuanzheng Palace have been arguing for more than an hour about the treaty between the Ming Dynasty and Korea that reestablished the relationship between the suzerains and vassals.

As a past, Li Liang certainly couldn't express his position until the last moment, but in doing so, he also made his courtiers divided into several factions.

Kim Sang-yong, the right-hand minister of the Ming Dynasty, and Lee Ting-gu, the judge of Licho, had already signed their names on behalf of the Korean state on the treaty, so they could only stand firmly on the side advocating the exchange of the treaty at this moment.

In addition to these two people, there is also Yin Xuan, who firmly supported the exchange of contracts, and Yin Xuan, who was judged by the Yuan after returning from the mission.

The remaining officials were either silent, vehemently opposed, or peaceful, hoping to persuade the Ming court to change some of the terms of this treaty before making a treaty.

There were not many Korean courtiers who could discuss politics together in the Xuanzheng Palace, and as a result, they were divided into three or four factions, and they quarreled with each other.

In the end, Li Liang could only accept the opinion of the old faction of the peacemakers, and asked the envoy to come over, so that the envoy could listen to the DPRK's situation, see if he could play the imperial court, change the treaty, and then sign it.

On the way to the Xuanzheng Palace, Li Tinggui, the judge of the North Korean Licao, told Jiang Yueguang about such a situation in the Xuanzheng Palace.

The situation of the court discussion in the Xuanzheng Palace conveyed by Li Tinggui made Jiang Yueguang and his party very unhappy, and even Zhang Pu, who had a good impression of the Shilin officials in North Korea, also had a gloomy face.

Jiang Yueguang and his entourage came to the front of the Xuanzheng Palace, leaving Qiao Qitai to wait outside the hall with the brocade guards, and the three envoys representing the imperial court stepped in, and Huang Long and Liu Xingxian, who were guarding the envoys, also entered.

When the Korean officials in the hall saw the arrival of the Ming envoy, the Korean monarchs and ministers who were originally kneeling on the ground just nodded at Jiang Yueguang and the others, which was regarded as a salute.

Li Liang, who was kneeling on the imperial couch in front of him, also nodded, and then gave a seat.

Jiang Yueguang and others followed the customs of the villagers, did not care, and also followed the example of the Korean monarch and minister, and knelt down on the mat laid on the ground.

At this time, seeing that Li Liang nodded to Yin Fang, the leader of the North Korean government, Yin Fang, the leader of the government, understood, so he spoke first: "The Great Tomorrow Envoy Rongyu, the treaty between the Celestial Empire and our North Korea, just now, my Korean monarch and ministers have already discussed, and the treaty established this time is too harsh for our North Korea. My monarch and ministers all thought that it should be amended.

"Jeju Island can be handed over to the Celestial Empire, and the land of the city belonging to Hamgyong Province and Pyongan Province can be ceded to lease, and after the Great Ming Dynasty has destroyed the Jiannu and the ugly captives, it will be returned to North Korea, so as to make the friendship between the Ming Dynasty and Korea for more than 200 years. I wonder if the Great Tomorrow Envoy can play this plot back to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty? ”

Yin Fang, the leader of the government, also knew in his heart that this proposal might not succeed, after all, the envoys of the Ming Dynasty had already come with the covenant that the Ming court had used the seal, and you asked him to go back and re-revise it, isn't that a joke?

But as the leader of the council, he has the same idea as Li Kun, it doesn't matter what kind of attitude he has, what matters is to stand on the side that wins the court meeting, that is, on the side that wins in public opinion.

This is the political status quo and daily life of the small court of Korea.

As a result, as soon as the words of Yin Fang, the head of the DPRK, fell, Jiang Yueguang and other Ming envoys had not yet spoken, Liu Xingxian, who had long been angry, immediately took over and said: "You Korean monarchs and ministers really don't know anything!" The land north of Pyongyang and Wonsan has been owned by my Ming Dynasty, and this is the land that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally promised to Dongjiang Town, how can you allow anyone to change it?

"The treaty between the Ming Dynasty and you and Korea, we all think it is very proper, but you wait for the monarch and the minister, but you have it or not. My emperor's golden mouth, how can I go back on my word and let you repair it? ”