Yan Yingyuan was admitted to the martial arts champion last year, and then like other martial artists, he was ordered by the emperor to enter the martial arts hall, and after the end of his study in the martial arts hall in December, he was appointed by the emperor together with Chen Zuoting and arranged to serve in the palace ban, and now he is a member of the military attaché of the imperial attendant. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Since it was already the end of the year for Yan Yingyuan's group of martial artists to graduate from the martial arts hall, after arranging their respective positions, Emperor Chongzhen ordered them to spend the New Year in peace and stability before performing their duties.

In the past few months when Yan Yingyuan arrived at the military attache of the imperial chamberlain, it coincided with Jiang Yueguang and Li Xin's envoy to North Korea, so he had no contact with the two.

At that moment, after Yan Yingyuan took these two people, he didn't have much to say, just nodded at the two, and then turned around and led the two to the emperor's office in the Qianqing Palace.

Yan Yingyuan is the martial champion appointed by Emperor Chongzhen today, and he is definitely famous in the land of Beijing, although he has no contact with Jiang Yueguang and does not know anything, but these two people know him.

Yan Yingyuan, who was tall and burly, and had a deep and introverted style, both nodded secretly, knowing that this person must be another general.

While pondering, Yan Yingyuan took the two of them to the gate of the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, passed through the Qianqing Palace attendants and the generals of the Tiance Guard and the Jinyi Guard, and took the two of them inside, and then turned to the East Pavilion Imperial Study, and reported: "Your Majesty, Jiang Yueguang, the deputy envoy of the Li Fan Academy, and Li Xin, the person from the Zhongshu House, have come to see you!" ”

Jiang Yueguang looked up and saw the young emperor standing in the middle of the study, turned around, and beckoned to them.

Yan Yingyuan didn't say anything more, and led the two of them across the threshold into the pavilion.

In the imperial study of the Qianqing Palace of Emperor Chongzhen, there were Li Guoqi, the first assistant of the cabinet, Xu Guangqi, the minister and secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhang Weixian, the minister of the British public army, who were obviously talking about something before.

Jiang Yueguang and Li Xin entered the pavilion, and when they saw this situation, they immediately knelt on the ground and saluted, shouting long live.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was standing in the pavilion, quickly took a few steps forward, picked up the two of them one by one, and said with a smile while supporting him: "Qing and others have returned from the envoy, and they have been running all the way, and they have worked hard!" ”

Jiang Yueguang and Li Xin took advantage of the situation, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is serious, the ministers are not hard!" ”

After saying this, Jiang Yueguang and Li Xin immediately bowed to the cabinet ministers and ministers of military aircraft who were sitting on the brocade bench in the cabinet.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had already sat back on his throne, saw Jiang Yueguang, Li Xin and the important ministers present greeted each other, and said to them: "Tell me, what new understanding do you have about North Korea and Liaodong, I heard that Li Xin also went to Yingzhou Island, so what is the situation of Yingzhou Island now?" ”

After Emperor Chongzhen finished asking, the two ministers of military aircraft also looked at Jiang Yueguang and Li Xin.

Jiang Yueguang spoke first, and told the story of the group after they left Korea, as well as what they saw and heard after they arrived in Korea, such as the chaos in Changdeokgung Palace and Hanyang City.

Jiang Yueguang had already seriously reported this important situation in the last report sent back, but at this time, Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the throne, was still emotionally moved when he heard him say it himself.

Jiang Yueguang, Li Xin, Zhang Pu, and even the Jinyiwei they brought, the Tianjin Navy Division, and the soldiers on the right side of Dongjiang Town did not play a big role on the surface, but in fact, if they had not gone to Korea to pass the decree to exchange the treaty, and the strength of Dongjiang Town was enough to threaten the survival of Korea, then the internal struggle between the pro-Ming faction and the surrendering faction in Korea would not have intensified so quickly, and the pro-Ming faction would not have dared to strike so suddenly and kill the surrendering faction.

Obviously, several important ministers, as well as Jiang Yueguang, Li Xin and others who were immersed in the scene, also realized this.

Jiang Yueguang finally said: "On this trip to North Korea, the person who Weichen has experienced the most is exactly what His Majesty said to the officials of the Imperial Court before, a weak country has no diplomacy.

"If a country, no matter how big or small, does not have a strong army and insufficient strength, it will inevitably be eliminated in this great change that has not been seen in thousands of years!

Although Weichen's remarks are aimed at the small country of North Korea, they are also in line with the common sense of the rise and fall of the world. The minister thinks that Your Majesty and all the princes of my Ming Dynasty should introspect themselves and take it as a warning! ”

Li Guowei, Xu Guangqi and Zhang Weixian all nodded slightly when they heard Jiang Yueguang's words, expressing their approval of what he said.

The North Korean country is small and the people are weak, and the national strength and military strength are naturally incomparable with the Ming Dynasty, but the Jianzhou Jurchen Department, which is located in the northeast, was able to rise in the south and the north in a few decades, and now it has become a big problem for the Ming Dynasty.

A small country like North Korea can only choose the big and strong, and can only be subject to the domination and arrangement of the big powers; whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Jianju, if it wants it to be a vassal, it cannot but be a vassal, and if it wants it to cede land, it cannot fail to cede land, and in essence, it is just that the army is inferior to the people, and the strength is not as good as the people.

However, in the face of the Jianguo Houjin State on the side of the couch, how can they be humiliated and forbearant, and survive like a small country such as North Korea? !

If the Ming Dynasty does not have a strong army and does not have sufficient national strength, then in the face of the rising Houjin State, the Ming Dynasty wants to compete for the survival of North Korea, which is a big choice, and I am afraid it will not be possible!

With this kind of reasoning, how can old ministers like Li Guowei, Xu Guangqi and Zhang Weixian, who have gone through four dynasties, not be concerned?

At that moment, Emperor Chongzhen listened to Jiang Yueguang's words, and quickly said loudly: "Very good! Qing and others went to North Korea, and it was in vain to have this experience! ”

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he turned to Li Xin.

Seeing this, Li Xin immediately bowed and saluted, and then said: "Your Majesty, after the completion of the affairs in Korea, Weichen went to Yingzhou Town to guard the mansion during the waiting period.

"Now there are nearly 100,000 Han people on the island, tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, 20,000 horses, and Yingzhouao in the north and Seogwipo in the south.

"The minister went to the military port of the navy, and soon after leaving the island, I heard that His Majesty issued an order to allow the Yingzhou Town Guard Mansion to open the port for trade, and collect the tariffs of the officials and civilian merchant ships that docked in the past, and the minister thought that this move was very good! Since then, Yingzhou Island has been self-sufficient in grain and horses, both offensive and defensive! Not only is there chaos in North Korea, but even if there is a resurgence of the Haidong Wokos one day, it will inevitably be difficult to mess with us like the world temple and the temple! ”

After Li Xin said this, he paused, and saw that the emperor and several auxiliary ministers were all nodding, and suddenly knelt on the ground again, kowtowed and said: "After this trip, Weichen has a suggestion that he wants to know with His Majesty, please allow Your Majesty!" ”

Seeing Li Xin's appearance, he knew that he must have something important to say, so Emperor Chongzhen said solemnly at the moment: "Since Li Qing still has feelings, let's go straight to it, the two ministers of military aircraft happen to be here, just listen to them together!" ”

Letting Li Xin follow Jiang Yueguang to Korea as an envoy was originally a special arrangement of the emperor.

And the reason for this arrangement is because I think of Li Xin's original great talent in history, and he can't just wear it out day after day and year after year in the position of a scholar in the middle school.

At this time, seeing him return from the mission, he really had some thoughts of his own, and he was also happy in his heart.

I only heard Li Xin say: "Last year, Jianyu tried to destroy Dongjiang Town, but he was defeated in front of Dongjiang Town, and returned with a feather, and the soldiers of Dongjiang Town and their subordinates were attached to the Han people in Liaodong to go ashore and reclaim, and they were able to defend the land of the city east of the Yalu River, and it was organized into 36 forts of Juntun and 64 forts of Mintun.

"In the past, Donggang Town lived on the islands of the sea and the coastal cities of Korea, and the defense line was compact, and the troops were concentrated, but now the army is spread out, although forts are built everywhere, but the garrison of each fort is more than 2,000 and less than 500, but the troops are scattered and easy to be broken by the captives.

"The minister thinks that the status of Dongjiang is important, no less than Liaodong Town, if there is no Dongjiang Town in the back, I am afraid that the army of Jianyu has already knocked on the door, so the stability of Dongjiang Town is very important in the land of Jinggi in my Ming Dynasty, and there is absolutely no room for loss!"

Li Xin said so much, just to say his own true thoughts, at this time to see that the emperor is still listening patiently, but the two military ministers have frowned frequently, and quickly said: "The minister thinks that the imperial court can have a layout in Jinzhou and Lushun at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, even if there are 5,000 troops, and under the vigorous progress, Jianyu will be difficult to support left and right, and can neither rest assured that he will attack the Dongjiang River on the left, nor can he arbitrarily enter the west of Liaoxi, so that the land of Liaoxi and Dongjiang can be safe, and Jianyu will have worries from time to time." ”