At night, a carriage stopped in front of the Seoul Office of the Showutang, and the neatly dressed Kim Jong-rui got out of the carriage, looked up at the plaque hanging on the door of the Shomu Hall, and walked in with a complicated mood.

The soldiers on duty in front of the gate had already received the order that Jin Zongrui was coming, so they did not stop him, so that Jin Zongrui entered the courtyard gate unimpeded, and a soldier led him to Li Yuntian's residence in the backyard.

On the way, Jin Zongrui looked a little uneasy, after all, Li Yuntian's awesomeness he had really learned in the past two years, plus his fate was in Li Yuntian's hands, which made him feel a little nervous and cramped.

In front of the door of the courtyard where Li Yuntian lived, several burly guards stood and carefully searched Jin Zongrui's body to make sure that he was not carrying a murder weapon and let him go.

"Lord Jin, the prince is handling official business, and he will come to see you when he is done with the affairs at hand." A maid who had been waiting at the gate of the courtyard bowed down and led Jin Zongrui in, took him into the living room, poured a hot tea, and asked him to wait in the living room for a while.

Jin Zongrui was self-aware, and Zi'an didn't dare to expect the noble Li Yuntian to wait for him in the living room, so he sat on the stool next to him and waited for Li Yuntian's arrival.

Maybe it was because he had been hung by Li Yuntian several times before, so Jin Zongrui's heart was beating a drum, in case Li Yuntian was still hanging him this time, if he let him wait here for a night, it would be a loss of face.

However, Jin Zongrui's worries were unnecessary, because not long after, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, which made him involuntarily look at the door, wanting to see who it was.

"Lord Kim, don't come unharmed!" Under Jin Zongrui's nervous gaze, Li Yuntian led Yun Na into the door, smiled at Jin Zongrui and said.

Li ...... Mr. Lee! Jin Zongrui was stunned for a moment, looking at Li Yuntian dumbfounded, his face was unbelievable, he couldn't have imagined that the person who walked in was actually "Mr. Li" who had business dealings with him.

"Lord Kim, I was frightened by what happened last night." Li Yuntian smiled and walked to the seat at the top of the seat, and said as he walked, "This king believes that Lord Jin can handle this situation, and Lord Jin really did not disappoint this king!" ”

"Lord Wang, Xia Guan has offended a lot before, and I hope that the prince will forgive his sins." Jin Zongrui suddenly came back to his senses when he heard this, and hurriedly got up and bowed to Li Yuntian, bowed and said.

At this moment, Jin Zongrui's heart set off a turbulent wave, he never thought that Li Yuntian, who thought he was disgusted with him, had already dealt with him, and the two of them were still brothers and sisters at the wine table, which made him have mixed feelings in his heart for a while, and his mind was blank.

"Those who don't know are not guilty, the reason why this king used to cover up his identity was to see what the character of Lord Jin was, Lord Jin was dedicated to the country, and this king admired him very much." After Li Yuntian sat down in the first seat, he smiled and motioned for Jin Zongrui to sit down, and gave a brief explanation of his contact with Jin Zongrui as "Mr. Li".

"The prince is serious, compared with the prince who has a lot of opportunities, everything the lower officials do is really insignificant, the lower officials only know how to march and fight, and the prince is not only invincible and invincible on the battlefield, but also governs the country in an orderly manner, and it is really difficult for the lower officials to reach one ten-thousandth of the prince."

Hearing this, Jin Zongrui hurriedly bowed to Li Yuntian and replied solemnly, although this sound like flattery to Li Yuntian, but in fact it was Jin Zongrui's sincere words.

The moment he saw Li Yuntian, Jin Zongrui's attitude towards Li Yuntian changed one hundred and eighty degrees, from jealousy of Li Yuntian to admiration, he could hardly imagine that Li Yuntian would approach him as a businessman and have a good time with him, and his dissatisfaction with Li Yuntian in his heart had long been thrown out of the clouds.

As for Li Yuntian hanging Jin Zongrui repeatedly, Jin Zongrui now fully understands why Li Yuntian did that, he didn't want to beat him or rectify him, and it was really inconvenient to meet.

Therefore, Jin Zongrui put away her pride after seeing Li Yuntian, and his attitude towards Li Yuntian became more respectful, he didn't think that the dignified Prince of Daming was too idle to be in a panic and deliberately wanted to pretend to be a businessman, it was obvious that Li Yuntian was very important to him, so he would do this, which made Jin Zongrui invisibly cherish Li Yuntian and have a good impression.

"Lord Kim's prestige in the Korean army is clear to the king, but Lord Kim has some misunderstandings about the king, so the king has to find a way to untie Lord Kim's heart."

Li Yuntian clearly felt the change in Jin Zongrui's attitude towards himself, and a subtle smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, it seemed that Jin Zongrui's psychological defense line had collapsed, and then said in an orderly manner, "The ancients have clouds, and the heavens will descend to the great task, they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, and starve their bodies and skins. ”

"What will you do in the future?" A look of surprise flashed on Jin Zongrui's face when he heard this, and he didn't know what Li Yuntian meant for a while, could it be that Li Yuntian wanted him to return to the capital of North Korea? But there are already people in the seat of the deputy commander.

"The troops on the territory after the annexation of Korea into the Ming Dynasty are divided into two categories, one is under the jurisdiction of the capital division, and the other is under the jurisdiction of the martial arts.

Li Yuntian smiled slightly when he saw this, and said in a deep voice, "This king said before, after the annexation of Korea to the Ming Dynasty, the officials of the three divisions and one court will be made earls, and the commanders of the military in all parts of the martial arts hall are all nobles, and Lord Jin is just in this ranks, which is enough to be qualified for this position." ”

"Lord Wang, you ...... Do you really want to let your subordinates command the Xiaowu army on the border of Korea? Jin Zongrui was stunned when he heard this, and his face was incredulous.

You must know that the Xiaowu Army is the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty, and he is a general of North Korea, or a general who once strongly opposed Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian is willing to hand over the Xiaowu Army to him to command, isn't he afraid of his rebellion?

Jin Zongrui knew the strength of the Xiaowu army when he was in the six towns in the northeast, and there were some small frictions between the two sides, and the results all ended in the complete victory of the Xiaowu army, he had never seen such a brave soldier, not only good skills but also fighting was simply deadly, which deeply touched him and also endured great pressure.

To be honest, Jin Zongrui never thought that he would one day be able to command the Ming Dynasty's Xiaowu army, and it would be a great honor to be able to command such the most elite army in the world.

"Since you are the earl of my Daming, you should work for Daming, do you still want to be lazy?" Li Yuntian couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

"Xia Guan didn't dare, Xia Guan just felt that it was too sudden, for fear of disappointing the prince." Jin Zongrui came back to his senses, and hurriedly stood up and bowed down to answer, looking a little excited.

"This king thinks that you are the most suitable candidate, and he must not be mistaken." Li Yuntian smiled and pressed his hand down on Jin Zongrui to make him sit down.

"Lord Wang, the lower official wants to know why the prince chose the lower official, and the lower official heard that there are many meritorious nobles in the martial arts hall who are qualified for this position." Jin Zongrui sat down and groaned for a while, looking at Li Yuntian with a puzzled expression, feeling very strange about this, you must know that there are many nobles in the martial arts family who can fight well and have deep qualifications, it should not be his turn.

"Master Kim has been in charge of the army in North Korea for many years, and he not only has rich combat experience but is also very familiar with the terrain and terrain of North Korea, so he can create a force that is most suitable for North Korea to fight."

Li Yuntian knew that Jin Zongrui was puzzled, so he said with a smile, "Although there are a few people on the hands of this king who can be the commander of the Korean Xiaowu Army, their biggest shortcoming compared to you is that they don't understand North Korea, so they can't train the most suitable army for North Korea to fight." ”

Jin Zongrui nodded thoughtfully when he heard this, Li Yuntian was right, North Korea is mountainous and has a cold climate, with unique topography and landforms, naturally a native of him has a better understanding of the situation in North Korea, so he can train the most suitable army for North Korea to fight.

In fact, the reason why Li Yuntian made Kim Zongrui the commander of the North Korean Xiaowu Army was to appease the North Korean officials and stabilize the North Korean officialdom, otherwise Li Yuntian would have made Jin Zongrui the deputy commander of the army instead of the commander-in-chief, and he wanted to use this to tell the North Korean officials that the Ming Dynasty did not mean to suppress them.

Therefore, it is no accident that Kim Jong-rui was able to stand out from several competitors with similar qualifications and abilities, and it can be said that he occupied the right time, place and people, and was an example for North Korean officials after North Korea was incorporated into the Ming Dynasty.

After the banquet was served, Li Yuntian and Jin Zongrui staggered, talking and laughing.

It is not the first time that the two have met, so they are not separated from each other, Jin Zongrui feels that Li Yuntian does not want to be as strict as rumored by the outside world, in his opinion, Li Yuntian is still the personable "Mr. Li" he used to be.

"Lord Kim, this king has an important matter to inform you in advance, which will be the first duty of the Korean Xiaowu Army after its establishment."

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Li Yuntian waved away the subordinates who were waiting on the side, and said solemnly to Jin Zongrui, "The Japanese state is entrenched in the East China Sea, and often invades the coastal areas of our Ming Dynasty, and North Korea also suffers from it, in order to solve this trouble once and for all, the emperor is ready to start a war against the Japanese invaders, and then North Korea will become the logistics base of the Ming army in this war, and its role is very important!" ”

"Lord Wang, is the Ming Dynasty going to conquer the Japanese Kingdom?" Jin Zongrui's face suddenly showed a shocked look when he heard this, he never expected Li Yuntian to say such a thing, you must know that the Japanese country is not easy to discuss, and the two eastern expeditions of Meng Yuan and the Japanese country were all returned, and the North Korea that participated in the war suffered heavy casualties, so this is still fresh in his memory.

"If the Wa Kingdom stays, it will be a harm sooner or later, so it is better to solve this trouble as soon as possible, and save it for future generations."

Li Yuntian nodded affirmatively, looked at Jin Zongrui in a deep voice and said, "This king can tell you a secret, when the first emperor was in power, he once wanted to go on an expedition to the Japanese kingdom because of the Japanese troubles, but at that time, there was an invasion of the remnants of the Yuan in the north, and the Western Regions were not peaceful, so it has been delayed until now. ”

"Now that there is civil strife in the Japanese, it just gives the Ming Dynasty a chance to conquer, and when they are exhausted, it will be the day when my Ming army marches eastward." As he spoke, a smile appeared on the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, and he said to Jin Zongrui, "Lord Jin, the time of the Eastern Expedition to the Japanese Kingdom will be the time when the Korean Xiaowu Army will become famous, Lord Jin must be prepared and become famous in one battle!" ”

"Don't worry, the lower officials will do their best, and they will not hesitate to go to the soup." Jin Zongrui never expected that the Ming Dynasty would conquer the Japanese Kingdom, this was an out-and-out war, and it was a great blessing in his life that he could catch up, and when he heard this, he hurriedly got up and bowed his hand to Li Yuntian and replied loudly.

Looking at Jin Zongrui, who looked excited, the corners of Li Yuntian's mouth showed a smile of relief, with Jin Zongrui's help, the Ming Dynasty's eastern expedition to the Japanese will become much smoother, and it is obvious that North Korea is more suitable as a logistics base for the Ming army.