King Yi Yi of North Korea has been upset lately. Before entering the palace to be the king, he already had the consciousness of being a puppet, but he never expected that a puppet would be so difficult to be.

Yesterday I wanted to have a meeting, but the ministers were in a hurry to go home, so they broke up; I wanted to sleep a little more today, but I was pulled out of the hot quilt for a meeting, I don't know if it's almost winter now? I get up before dawn, it's very cold!

But there is no way, who makes the family a minister and a king? It's okay not to obey orders, and the predecessor of Yan Shanjun is the best proof of this.

Sleepily sat on the throne, and after the routine announcement of the start of the court meeting, Li Yi yawned and glanced at the dozen or so old guys in front of him depressedly.

"Your Majesty, Ganghwa Island guards the mouth of the Han River, and it can reach Hanyang City directly at every turn, so it can't be occupied by others for a long time, and it is ...... to try to resolve the crisis."

Uh, alarmist as usual, well, what the leader said is the truth, but this has been discussed for several days without results, what can the widow do? Or is it that the leader of the council is planning to take advantage of this matter to find the bad luck of which minister? The widow is happy to see it, whoever is unlucky can do it, these scholars and doctors had better die together, and then the world will be peaceful!

"Let's discuss it...... the secretaries of the family" With his hazy sleepy eyes open, Li Yi raised his hand weakly while spitting in his stomach very unkindly.

He is completely desperate, let them go, except for tossing themselves, these scholars have no other ability, last time they leased Jeju Island, this time Bacheng is Ganghwa Island, how long will the lease be this time? A thousand years? It doesn't matter, even if they rent out Hanyang City, it doesn't matter, anyway, it's indispensable for the king to eat, right?

However, Li Yi immediately realized what it means to be impermanent, and before his words fell, Min Zhenghao, the leader of the council, gave him an unexpected surprise.

"Your Majesty, as the leader of the government, the old minister is duty-bound to deal with major matters involving the safety of the country, but please make an order to the king, and the old minister is willing to go to Jianghua Island with a flat boat to negotiate with the Daming sailors."

"Wow!" The hall exploded into a pot of porridge at once, and the North Korean ministers were in an uproar. If that's not the case, why would he take the contents of the book to Changdeokgung Palace?

Negotiate with the Daming Water Master? Even if the other party is reasonable, does not kill the messenger, and allows him to meet the person in charge smoothly, I am afraid that the request he makes will be terrible. The cession of Ganghwa Island is probably the most basic, and with the domineering strength of that plague god, even if the request to cede Hanyang is proposed, it is not a new thing.

Under such circumstances, the consul actually invited himself to negotiate? Ganghwa Island is no better than the desolate Jeju Island, and the degree of loss of power and humiliation of the country is much more, is he crazy?

"Leader of the council...... Are you telling the truth? Li Yi's drowsiness disappeared, and he woke up at once, in order to avoid mistakes because he didn't wake up, he also made a special confirmation.

"Your Majesty, as the leader of the council, how can the old minister deceive the king? This is the heart of the old minister to serve the country, sincerely, and there is no falsehood! As if insulted, Min Zhenghao shook his beard and looked extremely excited.

"Okay then, there's the Lao Ling Politics." All the words have been said here, what else can Li Yi say? Don't let people go? It's so easy for someone to serve the country, can you do it if you don't let people go?

What's more, he doesn't have this power, unless someone in the audience objectes, but at a glance, he saw that the other ministers were all with wandering eyes and changing expressions, but they all kept their mouths tightly shut.

"The old minister obeys." Min Yizheng received the will with a solemn face.

Then Li Yi thought about it and simply announced the dismissal of the meeting.

The fleet on Ganghwa Island is the top priority faced by the small Korean court, since someone has already received the task, the others can only wait for the result, otherwise what else can they do?

What are the principles of negotiation? Don't be funny, you can only negotiate with someone to slaughter, whoever gets involved is unlucky, even if you are afraid of Min Zhenghao's power now, no one dares to mention this matter, but there will always be a day when it will be brought up, and it is impossible for the ministers to run rampant after all.

It's not that no one thought that there might be some mystery in it, but no one can guarantee that this is not a trap, and if you jump out and raise an objection, the leader of the council only needs to take advantage of the situation and push this big problem to the person who raised the objection.

Therefore, whether it is an alliance or an opponent, no one dares to compete with Min Yizheng at such a time.

got the will of full responsibility, Min Zhenghao did not delay, and immediately sat on the sliding pole...... It is a chair placed between two bamboo poles, and four carry it, which is regarded as a sedan chair in North Korea, which is equivalent to a high-end car in later generations.

In short, there were people in front of him to open the way, and there were people in the back to watch, or to see them off, Min Yizheng himself sat on the sliding pole, and the group swept to the side of the Han River, and then requisitioned a civilian fishing boat...... There is no way, the ships of the navy have been completely destroyed.

With such a simple attitude, the dignified leader of the council went down the river and went straight to Jianghua Island.

"Lord Zuo Yizheng, look, will it be ...... in this" The shadow of the lonely sail was gone, and most of the people on the shore were scattered, and Jin Jushu came to Zuo Yizheng's side and said with doubts.

"Hmph, it's not that it won't, it's definitely weird." Zuo Yizheng snorted coldly, and said very angrily: "The previous incident on Jeju Island was caused by these southerners, they must have colluded with that plague god, and this incident is inseparable from these Shilin scum!" ”

"Then do we want to ......," Jin Jushu was overjoyed and said tentatively.

"Alas, it's useless." The Left Speaker sighed.

"The land in the north is already barren, and it was robbed by the plague god in the spring, and now it is even more of an opponent of the southerners, not to mention that they hooked up with the plague god again, we are not opponents, the strength is not enough, it is useless to have a handle, originally the official also hoped that after the southerners gained the upper hand, they would be divided because of the distribution of interests, but now it seems that ...... Alas, it's hard. ”

"My lord, when the lower officials went to Daming, I heard that although the Ming Emperor favored the plague god, there were many people who were dissatisfied with him......" Jin Jushu lowered his voice, "Since the southerners can collude with the plague god, why don't we get in touch with their opponents, that is, the scholars of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Do you have a goal?" Zuo Yizheng perked up and asked urgently.

"That's not ...... yet," Kim said.

Last time, the people he sent to Daming touched a nose of ash, and the courtiers of Daming were also anxious, where would there be an envoy from Kongli North Korea? As far as what he just said, it was still heard by the messenger on the street, and he was also blinded by the specific information.

"But adults don't have to worry, it's always true that some people in Daming are dissatisfied with the emperor, as long as the lower officials go to Yanjing in person, they can always get some news." Seeing that his boss's face turned black, Jin Jushu hurriedly remedied.

"Envoy Da Ming again?" Zuo Yizheng muttered a little, "In what name, it is not okay to sue, if you can't sue the plague god and provoke him, it will be a big deal......

I haven't done anything on my side, and the plague god is still looking for trouble, if he provokes the door, maybe the army of Liaozhen and the fleet at sea will attack in an all-out way! This scene is already terrifying enough just thinking about it, and Zuo Yizheng shivered several times in a row.

"Tribute, the new monarch has ascended the throne, and he hasn't gone to Daming to ask for canonization, isn't it just right?" Jin Jushu's professional knowledge is still very good, and he immediately found a reason, and no one can find fault with it.

"Well, that's a good idea, but what about the tribute?" In the past, Zuo Yizheng would definitely not ask this, no matter how poor he was, he couldn't pay tribute, and he couldn't make a profit if he went to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

But now it's different, Daming is getting weirder and weirder day by day, the one who sent the bell to Yan Shanjun last year is not the current champion Hou? That clock is indeed a treasure, but even if you don't consider the relationship between the royal gift, that thing can't be sold for a few dollars!

The last time I went to the capital, I also went to Zhenbao Zhai to go around, and I found that there were many clocks, and you could buy one for a few thousand taels, and it also included after-sales service.

Therefore, this second-hand goods on the North Korean side really can't be sold for money, and last year's tribute was a pure deficit, and the loss was a mess!

And since it is under the banner of the new monarch seeking canonization, the tribute must not be too shabby, otherwise even if the Ming Emperor does not pick on it, the scholars and doctors of the Ming Dynasty will feel faceless and suspected of self-defeating.

Although Zuo Yizheng is also regarded as a pivotal figure in North Korean politics, when it comes to tribute, he is still worried.

"That's easy." Jin Jushu had already thought of a way, "There are definitely no silver treasures in North Korea, but there are also a lot of local products." ”

"There is no shortage of ginseng, but it can't be just this?" Zuo Yizheng's hometown is at the foot of Changbai Mountain, and Korean ginseng is indeed nothing rare for him.

Jin Jushu smiled proudly and reminded: "My lord, if you think about it carefully, when you signed the Jeju Treaty, there was a special clause in it......

"Oh? Are you talking about ......?"

"That's right, it's the one they want to buy women in North Korea!"

Jin Jushu's face shone and said proudly: "I am a North Korean outstanding person, so women are also handsome, which is the consensus of the world." When I paid tribute last year, there were two show girls, presumably those two show girls were well received, so the plague god will move everyone to Jeju Island, for the sake of our North Korean beauties! ”

"I see." Zuo Yizheng suddenly realized, "It makes sense, it makes sense, then okay, when Min Zhenghao comes back, the official will propose this matter to the king, and select show girls among the people to pay tribute." Jin Jushu, you are very good, keep it up, and you will definitely have a bright future in the future. ”

"Thank you for the compliment."

(To be continued)