At noon on the day when Li Xuan summoned Li Ji, Huang Xi and others, the officials of the Yi Forbidden Mansion posted notices on the streets, announcing the results of the witch Gu incident in the Middle Palace, and the culprit was a jealous concubine in Gyeongbokgung Palace, who bribed the Supreme Secret Shang Palace of the Middle Palace and wanted to frame the princess for witchcraft.

With the posting of this notice, the Zhonggong witch Gu incident that was in a uproar in Seoul finally came to an end, and the people were very satisfied with this result, after all, no one wanted the king and princess of Joseon to have an accident, and the appearance of a vicious concubine was in line with everyone's mentality.

As for the fate of the vicious concubine, it is natural to pay the price of her life, and the notice finally said that because the case involved Li Yuntian, the vicious concubine would be sent to Daming to be punished, and the Ming Emperor hoped to set an example.

In fact, Li Yuntian sent the unlucky concubine away in this way, and he didn't feel like an innocent person lost his life for it.

The people had already been mentally prepared for this result, and if the king and princess of Joseon were guilty, how could they return to Gyeongbokgung Palace a few days ago?

Just when the people were talking about the palace witch Gu incident with great interest, the next day, the government notice that appeared again on the street caused an uproar in Seoul, Li Xuan officially announced it, after weighing left and right, for the future of the Korean country, he decided to write to the Ming Emperor, asking the Korean state to be merged into the Ming Dynasty and share the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, the government and the opposition in Seoul were all blown up, from the royal family to the peddlers and pawns, all talking about this unbelievable thing.

As Li Yuntian expected, the officialdom and the people of Seoul showed two completely different mentalities, and the people in the officialdom were worried about this matter and worried about losing their official positions.

The people are full of surprises and expectations, after all, the prosperity and wealth of the Ming Dynasty make the world yearn for it, and they don't mind changing the ruler, after all, the Ming Dynasty is the suzerainty of the Korean State, and there is no legal obstacle.

Therefore, as soon as this notice came out, the homes of the officials of the three divisions and one court were broken through the threshold by the panicked officials in Seoul, who wanted to inquire more about the officials from those officials, especially how to deal with the officials of the DPRK after the annexation of North Korea into the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, in addition to the chief officials of the three divisions and one court, the rest of the court officials also heard about this matter for the first time, so they were also confused, and they went to find Li Ji, Huang Xi, Liu Shangmin, Cui Yunde, and Jin Zongrui to investigate.

Li Ji, Huang Xi and others behaved very calmly because they received Li Yuntian's promise, and told those officials who were panicked not to mess up, and that the personnel in the officialdom would remain unchanged after the annexation of Korea to the Ming Dynasty.

This made the officialdom of Seoul gradually stabilized, as long as the interests were not harmed, those officials did not actually oppose the merger into the Ming Dynasty, at least ...... At least their income will increase, which is a desirable thing.

Although the income of Ming officials is not too high, it is still a high welfare compared to North Korea, so after North Korea was annexed to the Ming Dynasty, those officials first benefited from it.

Of course, not everyone agreed with the annexation of North Korea to the Ming Dynasty, and several pedantic officials couldn't help but cry bitterly after seeing the notice, thinking that Li Xuan's move had buried the Korean state, and what face would he have in the future to face his ancestors and ancestors.

However, such officials are not only a very few, but they are also humble and light-hearted, and they can't make any big waves at all, and Li Yuntian doesn't bother to bother with them.

The next day, after the annexation of Korea to the Ming Dynasty, the rumor that the people would be exempted from paying taxes for three years spread in Seoul, once again arousing heated discussions.

If this is true, it will be of great benefit to the people of Joseon, especially those villagers who make a living from farming, since Li Yao launched a mutiny and killed the king of Joseon, Li Yao and Li Jue have successively collected taxes in their respective territories in order to eliminate each other, making the people miserable.

Later, after Li Yuntian came, this situation of high tax burden was improved, and a large amount of taxes were cut in Li Yuntian's reform of local affairs, which virtually won the support and support of the people.

As a matter of fact, in view of the poverty and barrenness of the Korean state, Li Yuntian did not even think of collecting taxes on the Korean state immediately after annexing it, which would only provoke the people to revolt, so it was better to develop the economy of the Korean state first, and then collect taxes appropriately after the economy was normalized.

This is also where Li Ji, Huang Xi and others are puzzled, after the annexation of the Korean state, it can only be a burden to the Ming Dynasty, and it will not bring any benefits.

However, where do Li Ji, Huang Xi and others have Li Yuntian's vision, after the annexation of Korea to the Ming Dynasty, the eastern coast of the Ming Dynasty will have less of a huge threat in the future, and there will be an additional natural barrier.

It is particularly important that the Korean state will soon become a fortress in front of the Ming Dynasty's conquest of the Japanese state, and it has important military value.

The people are full of expectations for the tax exemption for three years, and they have privately inquired about the truth of this matter, making this matter a topic of conversation after dinner.

Li Xuan sighed helplessly after learning of the reaction of the government and the opposition to the annexation of the Korean state into the Ming Dynasty, Li Yuntian had strong economic strength as the backing, and he easily won the hearts of the people from the government and the opposition, he was really ashamed of himself, and he was not Li Yuntian's opponent at all.

On this morning, the market outside the gate of the Seoul Office of the Lecture Hall was extremely lively, with people coming and going, and the river was endless.

"Let go of me, I want to see Lord Zhong, I want to see Lord Zhong!" Suddenly, an angry voice came from the gate, which immediately attracted the pedestrians in front of the door to turn their heads.

I saw Jin Zongrui, who was wearing an official robe, was put out of it by two big men, one on the left and one on the right, and threw him on the ground.

"Lord Zhong is busy with official business, where can I have time to see you!" A military attache who followed behind stood in front of the door and shouted at Jin Zongrui, "If it weren't for the magnanimity of the prince, you and others would have been killed on the spot if they forcibly broke into the prince's apartment!" ”

"The official has been waiting here for five days, but the loyal prince has avoided it, and the official can only use this to make a decision." Jin Zongrui's entourage who was guarding the door hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and Jin Zongrui said angrily to the military attaché, "This official wants to know, why does His Royal Highness want to annex Korea to the Ming Dynasty for no reason?" ”

"Humph!" When the military attache heard this, he immediately sneered, "The mind of the King of Joseon is also something you can speculate about?" Is it an attempt to rebel? ”

"Lord Kim, this official wants to ask you, the king of Korea annexed Korea to the Ming Dynasty for the benefit of the people, how broad-minded and admirable his heart is, why did he become here for no reason when he came to you?"

As he spoke, the military attaché's face sank, stared at Jin Zongrui and said, "Don't you see that the Korean people are doing well?" So you want to thwart? ”

Hearing this, the pedestrians around him surrounded him, pointing at Jin Zongrui and talking one after another, his eyes became a little cold, it was obvious that their lives could be greatly improved after the annexation of North Korea to the Ming Dynasty.

As a matter of fact, since Li Yuntian was stationed in Seoul, the lives of the people of Seoul have undergone earth-shaking changes, and life has become more and more prosperous day by day, and Li Yuntian has not only brought about economic development but also enabled the normal operation of social order.

The people of Seoul have personally experienced these things, so of course they have an attitude of approval of the annexation of Korea to the Ming Dynasty, and their attitude towards Kim Zongrui has naturally become cold, they do not want this merger to come to naught, otherwise as soon as Li Yuntian leaves, they will have to live the original difficult life again, and no one wants to do this.

"This official doesn't mean that, this official just wants to ask His Highness why he suddenly made this decision."

Jin Zongrui immediately felt that the situation was not good, and after glancing at the pedestrians around him, he hurriedly defended that he didn't want those people to misunderstand, and unconsciously he also admitted that it was most beneficial to the people after North Korea was annexed to the Ming Dynasty, but he was loyal to the royal family and was favored by the previous king, so he couldn't sit back and watch Li Xuan inexplicably merge the Korean state into the Ming Dynasty.

"This is the matter of the king of Joseon, and it is your turn to worry about it?" The military attache sneered and glared at Jin Zongrui, then pointed to the people gathered and said, "You might as well ask and see if the people support this decision of the Joseon King, and whether the Joseon King is a good king in their hearts!" ”

"His Highness is wise, and it is wise to merge into the Great Ming." As soon as the military attaché's words fell, a voice came from the crowd of onlookers.

"Your Highness the Lord asks for the life of the people, and it is a blessing to our people." As they approached, another voice came from the crowd.

"We support the decision of His Highness the Lord."

"Where were you when we didn't have enough to eat, and now that you're just starting to live a good life, you want to destroy!"

"Get out of here, you're not welcome here!"

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At this moment, the enthusiasm of the onlookers was ignited, and they all opened their mouths to express their support for the annexation of North Korea to the Ming Dynasty, including abuse of Jin Zongrui, which made the scene boiling, and Jin Zongrui's face couldn't help but show an embarrassed look.

"Lord Jin, this official advises you to leave quickly, lest you can't leave later." Seeing that the onlookers were getting more and more excited, the indifferent said to Jin Zongrui coldly.

"Let's go!" Jin Zongrui glanced around at the people who were glaring at him angrily, and suddenly felt a sadness in his heart, he didn't expect that Li Yuntian had captured the hearts of the people, and after getting into the carriage, he left in a gloomy manner, and the cheers of the people of victory came from behind him.

"The will of the people!" Li Yuntian smiled slightly after learning about this, and spit out four words in his mouth, he deliberately hung Jin Zongrui these days, just to force Jin Zongrui to make mistakes, so that he could carry out the next plan, and Jin Zongrui finally couldn't hold back after waiting for five days and wanted to forcibly break into Li Yuntian's apartment to see him, which gave Li Yuntian the opportunity to repair him.

"Damn!" Kim Jong-seo angrily returned to his public house in the Yamen of the Korean capital, and kicked a chair in the room as soon as he entered.

He knew that Li Yuntian deliberately avoided it, which undoubtedly proved that there was a problem with the annexation of the Korean State to the Ming Dynasty this time, and if he was not mistaken, this was the "alliance under the city" signed by Li Xuan as a last resort, and it was not the embodiment of Li Xuan's true intentions.

In fact, Jin Zongrui didn't want to make things so bad, he waited for five days and Li Yuntian didn't see him, so he thought about going to Li Yuntian's residence and asking to see him loudly, but he didn't expect the guards outside the courtyard gate to react so much, and he actually took it down as an intruder.

If Yun Na hadn't come out and asked the guards to let Jin Zongrui go, then he would definitely have been beaten up by those guards, you must know that trespassing on Li Yuntian's residence is a capital crime, how could the residence of the dignified Prince of Ming come as people say?

Even so, Jin Zongrui secretly ate a few black punches, which made his heart can't help but be on fire, so there was the scene in front of the Hancheng Office of the Wutang before.

"Brother Jin, did you break into Prince Zhong's residence today?" It didn't take long for Jin Zongrui to sit behind the desk and sulk, Cui Yunde suddenly walked in quickly, and asked with a surprised face, it was obvious that he learned about what happened in front of the Hancheng Office of the Jiangwutang, because it was about Li Yuntian, so such news could spread all over the streets of Seoul in an instant.

"The younger brother just went to ask Prince Zhong about something, but he was blasted out." The corners of Jin Zongrui's mouth showed a wry smile, and he stretched out his hand to signal Cui Yande to sit down, he knew that this matter would soon spread throughout the officialdom of Seoul, and everyone knew that he had eaten a closed door in the Hancheng Office of the Lecture Hall.

"Brother Jin, why are you bother, the merger into the Ming Dynasty has been decided, it is beyond your control, and the slightest carelessness will cause a big disaster." Cui Yande shook his head, sighed and persuaded that although he was against Jin Zongrui, his lips were cold, and he didn't want Jin Zongrui to have an accident.

"The first king is not thin on the younger brother, and the younger brother must be worthy of the entrustment of the first king and guard the Li family's country." Jin Zongrui knew that Cui Yande came this time out of good intentions, not to see his jokes, let alone fall into the ground, so he replied with a serious expression after a deep groan.

"Brother Jin, although the first king treated us well, but we also have to conform to the facts, now that the loyal prince has controlled the overall situation of our North Korea, we have the heart but the power, it is better to do our duty." Cui Yande couldn't help but have a look of embarrassment on his face, and then opened his mouth to persuade.

The former king of Joseon had great trust in Kim Jong-seo and Choi Yun-deok, so the two were able to take charge of the most elite forces in the north-east six towns and the four northwestern counties of Joseon, but Choi Yun-deok's accident was more tactful than Kim Jong-seo, which allowed him to surprisingly defeat Kim Jong-seo and become the first commander of the Joseon Metropolitan Division.

Therefore, when Jin Zongrui said that "guard the Li family's country", Cui Yunde felt quite embarrassed, and he did not express the slightest objection to the annexation of North Korea to the Ming Dynasty, so Jin Zongrui's words made him quite embarrassed, he must not offend Li Yuntian for a thing that is destined to become a fact, which is not a wise move in his opinion.