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All Chen Yuan could do was tilt the battle in favor of one side, and this was only one of the factors that determined the outcome of the war. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoAlthough he swore in front of Renzong, it was to give Renzong confidence.

When really facing a big battle, no general can say that he will definitely win, and it is already very good to be able to make his side have a relatively high victory rate.

There are many uncertainties in the war, and these factors can make all the elaborate arrangements come to naught, such as Kublai Khan's conquest of the capital with such a large army, only to be annihilated by a so-called kamikaze.

What's more, as Hu Yanqing said, the navy of the Song Dynasty was the most advanced at present, both in terms of ships and equipment, but in today's naval battles dominated by broadside battles and ramming battles, the combat experience of sailors is the main condition for victory.

The navy of the Song Dynasty had never fought a large-scale naval battle, and Chen Yuan had little confidence in them, so he asked the Wu shopkeepers to build a large ship with thirty-six displacement compartments. Of course, such a large ship would not have been built just for maritime trade with those in the South Seas, and the thirty-six displacement tanks were definitely not built to prevent them from running aground.

That kind of big ship is twice the volume of the warship they sell now, and with a little modification, it is definitely a battleship of the Song Dynasty.

On the one hand, the troops were intensively trained and a little rumor was released to start a war with the Liao State, on the other hand, the newspaper reports about the war between Dongying and Goryeo were increasing.

Today's newspapers have changed from semi-monthly to four-day editions, and have become the most important news dissemination channel in the Great Song Dynasty. Not only did the Song people read the newspaper every day, but also those vassal states and friendly countries used it as a major channel to observe the dynamics of the Song Dynasty officialdom.

The king of Goryeo was a little pleased that the Song Dynasty suddenly cared about the war he was fighting, and he had already asked Injong to give him some substantial support, but he had long since stopped mentioning the question of the year's coins, because in the past two years he had bought more than 500 warships from the Song Dynasty, as well as those equipment suitable for naval warfare.

These expenses cost Goryeo decades of savings, and now he still owes the Song Dynasty a lot of money, and if Injong settles it with him, Goryeo simply can't afford to pay it back.

He has been beaten really hard by the Dongying people over the years, and whether he can support it or not depends largely on the attitude of the Song Dynasty. Three years earlier, he had demanded that Renzong fulfill the Song Dynasty's obligations as an ally of his own, as was the case with the treaty signed when the two sides resumed diplomatic relations.

But at that time, the Song Dynasty had just gotten rid of the food crisis and was preparing to completely solve the party problem, and his request was postponed indefinitely by Renzong. It is true that the Song Dynasty no longer sells ships to the Dongying people, but the pirates and smugglers of the Song Dynasty are still supporting the Dongying through various channels.

Especially those pirates, in a large-scale naval battle last year, the captain actually led his fleet to directly participate in the battle under the banner of the Dongying people, which caught the Koreans off guard and suffered heavy losses. For this reason, he negotiated with the Song Dynasty many times, and the Song Dynasty sailors also went to sea to hunt down the captain, but in the end there was no result.

Now that the Song Dynasty is concerned about its own situation here, if he sends an envoy to ask at this time, maybe they will agree, right?

The ministers of the court also strongly advocated going to the Great Song Dynasty to take a look again, Wang Ju did not have the ability to ask for assistance, which was a matter of Wang Ju's personal ability in the eyes of the stick, and they thought that as long as they changed to someone with stronger ability, they would definitely be able to negotiate.

Goryeo is so powerful, anyone should be happy to have such an ally, this is their capital.

Wang Hui, the prince who successfully promoted the establishment of diplomatic relations between Goryeo and the Great Song Dynasty a few years ago, took the initiative to ask for help this time: "Father, if we can let the Great Song continue to provide us with assistance this time, we can defeat the Dongying people." Our days are very bitter, and they are not having a good time. ”

When it comes to the future national fortunes of Goryeo, the king of Goryeo does not dare to be too careless: "This time, I should consult with those important ministers of the Song Dynasty, I heard that those scholars of the Song Dynasty like beautiful women, so let's choose some beauties from our Goryeo to go over for bribery." ”

Wang Hui disagreed: "Father, the sons and daughters think that it is the right to reason with them when they go to the Song Dynasty, when they had a food crisis, we helped them tide over the difficulties, and we signed a covenant." ”

The king of Goryeo frowned: "These Wang Ju lords have said it. ”

Wang Hui smiled very confidently: "Lord Wang Ju must have said it in the court of the Song Dynasty, the Song people have always had a good face, how can they give us assistance because one of our ministers said a few words, Erchen has long said that this issue should be discussed by someone with weight." ”

He puffed out his chest as he spoke, as if to make everyone see his weight.

The king of Goryeo nodded: "Okay, you go and try." Money and beautiful women are also brought, as long as this thing can be done, these are nothing. By the way, Lord Park Chundeok, I heard that your daughter has a long national color and heavenly fragrance, so let her go with the prince to the Song Dynasty. ”

After hearing this, Park Chunde stood up, and scolded secretly in his heart, but there was really no other way, although the country of Goryeo was not as great as the Great Song Dynasty, but the imperial authority of their emperor would definitely not be smaller than that of Renzong.

"Minister, obey the order."

The king of Goryeo nodded: "Well, Wang Hui, you set off as soon as possible when you are ready, and do your best when you get to the Great Song Dynasty, if you can convince the Song people, it is the best, if not, don't force it." After all, we don't know who is killing the deer now. ”

It's still strong, and there's no one else who can make it out but a stick.

When the Goryeo ministers were about to disperse, they suddenly saw a court official running in with a high hat: "Knock on Your Majesty." ”

When the king of Goryeo saw his appearance, he hurriedly asked, "What is the matter?" ”

The official said, "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Toei Shogunate, Fujiwara Kunzaburo, is outside the palace gate to present his credentials and ask to see His Majesty. ”

The whole court suddenly exploded, and their expressions were panicked and angry, they have suffered a lot in the past few years, those coastal cities have basically been patronized by Dongying people, and the tragedy in Busan is still vivid, at this time Dongying still dares to send people?

That Pu Chunde immediately said: "Your Majesty, do they dare to come at this time?" It's just contempt for my Goguryeo's national prestige, and you should kill it! ”

His words were echoed by many people, and the king of Goryeo looked at his ministers, thought for a moment, and said, "Pass him up, and see what he is doing this time." ”

The court official immediately ran down and took the Fujiwara Kunzaburo to the palace.

When Fujiwara Kunzaburo stood at the gate of the Goryeo Imperial City, he was very worried, afraid that the king of Goryeo would order him to be cut down. He is not afraid of death, he has the advantage of not being afraid of death as he has always said, he is afraid that he will not be able to complete the task.

When the court official came down to take him to the palace, he really breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and as the court official walked up to the Goryeo palace, his eyes were looking around all the way, and he was secretly thinking in his heart, this Goryeo palace is so beautiful, it is really much stronger than our shogunate, and the islands of Dongying are too small and too poor, and the general is right, only by killing them can the Dongying people have a vast sky.

After he went to the court of Goryeo, he knelt down according to Goryeo etiquette: "The former envoy of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Dongying will meet His Majesty the King of Goryeo." ”

His tone was unhurried and comfortable, and his Korean dialect was very standard.

The king of Goryeo glanced at him, but before he could speak, the royal emblem on the side said, "Dongying people, what are you doing here with us?" ”

Fujiwara Kunzaburo looked at Wang Hui and smiled: "My lord, this time I am on the orders of our shogun, to seek a solution to these conflicts between our two countries other than force. ”

The mouth of the king of Goryeo pursed: "Conflict? ”

Fujiwara Kunzaburo said: "Yes, our general is a peace-loving person, and for this conflict between you and me caused by some minor misunderstandings, our general actually wants to change the current situation very much, so he specially sent me to ask His Majesty the King for instructions. ”

Wang Hui is young and vigorous: "A little misunderstanding? You're talking too lightly, aren't you? Where is the tens of thousands of lives in Busan also a small misunderstanding? ”

Fujiwara Kunzaburo hurriedly bowed to Wang Huiichi: "This lord,"

The king of Goryeo interrupted him: "He is not an adult, he is my son." ”

Fujiwara Kunzaburo looked terrified: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, please forgive me, the matter in Busan was done privately by a few of our daimyos, and our general is also very indignant at their unconscionable behavior. ”

Wang Hui laughed: "How did I hear that Miyamoto Rokuro has been mixing well in your book recently?" After you go back, you will be rewarded by your general? ”

A wry smile appeared on Fujiwara Kunzaburo's face: "His Royal Highness the prince doesn't know, our general didn't want to fight, he just wanted to design and capture Miyamoto Rokuro at that time, but before we could do it, we received the news that your country's sailors were going to Dongying, and we really had no choice at that time." ”

Wang Hui smiled coldly and didn't say anything more.

Fujiwara Kunzaburo's face looked very sincere: "Your Majesty, in the past three years, our general has wanted to ask you for guilt every day, what did the war bring us?" Goryeo is rich, but we really can't compare with Goryeo, your country's sailors blocked the trade between the Great Song Dynasty and us, and our life is becoming more and more difficult, and our generals really don't want to offend your country. ”

The king of Goryeo stared at him: "It's nonsense, if he really doesn't want to fight, why didn't he send someone earlier?" ”

Fujiwara Kunzaburo sighed: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, when I came in, were you all ready to kill me?" ”

He couldn't answer this question, and the Koreans did intend to do it, but it seemed a little embarrassed to admit it to their faces.

Kunzaburo Fujiwara said, "That's why no one has dared to come all the time. Dissatisfied with His Majesty the King, I was forced to come by them this time, and I ask His Majesty to put the lives of the two countries first, this battle really can't be fought again. ”

The king of Goryeo listened to what he said, and felt that it was very reasonable, and after glancing at the courtiers standing in the lobby, he felt that it was better to discuss this matter, as he was concerned, he didn't want to fight, but it had reached this point, if the two sides ceased war like this, where would he put his face as the first in the world?

If you ask for some compensation, how much will it cost, so Dongying will not refuse?

Waved his hand lightly: "You go down first, let's discuss, and you also tell your general that if you really want to negotiate, your army will withdraw to Dongying first." ”

Fujiwara Kunzaburo bowed his head and took the order: "Yes, retire next." ”

(To be continued)