"Your Royal Highness, the sea route is complicated, and the minister thinks that even though Da Ming has the intention to transport materials from the sea, the risk of this matter is extremely high, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to make the trip in the end." Just when the two classes of magnates in the Ideological and Political Palace were shocked by the news brought by Huang Xi, Liu Shangmin, the right-hand politician, stood up and said to Li Yan quietly.

Liu Shangmin is the leader of the middle faction in the two classes of elites, and he is mixed between Li Ji and Huang Xi, and it is precisely because he is a person in the middle camp that Li Ji and Huang Xi both woo him, so that he can take advantage of the opportunity to make profits, and then become a right-hand politician.

As for Li Yuntian's statement that he was in charge of the grain and grass of the Korean army, Liu Shangmin thought that it was just a bluff, not to mention why Li Yuntian was so kind to provide grain and grass, and it was not easy to transport the grain and grass from Tianjin Port to the wharf in Pyongyang Province alone.

The sea is changing, and a sudden storm is enough to wipe out the entire fleet, because it is difficult to withstand the wind and waves on the sea with the current shipbuilding technology, and don't forget that Kublai Khan's two expeditions to Japan were all due to storms and fell short.

Although Kublai Khan's expeditions were not timed at the right time, both of them were chosen during the windy and stormy monsoon season, which is enough to show the terrible nature of the storms at sea.

The war in Liaodong is urgent, and the supply of grain and grass for the Ming army cannot be the slightest difference, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable, so the Ming army will never withdraw to Korea until the last resort, and will withdraw to the Guannai in nine out of ten cases, and then gather troops to recover Liaodong after Emperor Xuande's northern expedition returns.

After Liu Shangmin's reminder, everyone at the scene suddenly realized that after a long time, it turned out that Li Yuntian was just opening a river, and if it was convenient for sea transportation, the Ming Dynasty would not have sent Wei Xing and Chen Ming to buy grain in North Korea.

"Your Royal Highness, the minister doesn't think so, as far as the minister knows, the Ming Dynasty has mobilized the treasure ships of the Three Treasure Eunuchs to go to Tianjin Port, and will transport troops and supplies to Xijing."

A smug smile flashed at the corner of Huang Xiyan's mouth when he heard this, he had already received the exact news from Li Yuntian, so he bowed to Li Qi in an orderly manner and said, "The minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Lord should have prepared early. ”

"Lone will consider this matter carefully." Li Yan frowned and bowed slightly, he originally thought that he had successfully defused Li Yuntian's offensive in the military rations case, but he didn't expect Li Yuntian to throw out another trouble that made him even more headache so quickly.

Compared with the military ration case, in Li Yan's view, the Ming army's entry into Korea is undoubtedly worse, if the Ming army stops in Korea and does not leave, then he will be subject to the Ming Dynasty, and he will no longer be able to carry out the grand plan in his chest.

"Leader of the government, I heard that the envoy Zhao has handed over the case of military grain to you for investigation and handling, this case is a serious matter, and Lone is ready to let the left and right councils investigate with you, you see." Subsequently, Li Yan Yufeng turned around and looked at Huang Xi quietly, although he explained that the army's entry into Korea was something he absolutely did not want to see, but the top priority now was to solve the military rations case.

"Your Royal Highness, I don't know if this matter is Lord Liu's joke, if this is the case, then the minister must handle this case with the two of you." Huang Xi heard that the corners of his mouth showed a hint of imperceptible smile, and he bowed down and replied, Li Yan's move was nothing more than to let Li Ji and Liu Shangmin contain him when they investigated the military rations case, and also showed Li Yan's attitude on this case, hoping that he would stop in moderation and not implicate him too much.

This means that Li Xi wants to compromise with Huang Xi in the military rations case, and the two of them have to exchange power to get what they need, in order to survive this catastrophe, after all, Huang Xi does not want this matter to be bloody, otherwise it will inevitably cause a strong backlash from Li Qi and Li Ji, and now he does not have enough strength to deal with the current situation, so he naturally wants to be vain.

Originally, Huang Xi thought that Li Yuntian was going to secretly direct the affairs of the thorough investigation of the military rations case, but Li Yuntian earnestly fulfilled his promise and did not interfere in the progress of the military rations case, but bought land, shops and industries in Seoul, and was busy setting up the Seoul Affairs Office of the Jiangwutang.

Of course, there is also a reason for the establishment of the Hancheng Office of Jiangwutang, and Li Yuntian has extended the tentacles of Jiangwutang to Korea under the guise of coordinating the war situation between the Ming Dynasty and the Korean state in Liaodong.

The Jiangwutang Hancheng Division is not a showmanship, but a formal institution of the Ming Dynasty in the Korean State, which is not only responsible for the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty and the Korean State, but also manages the distribution of the official personnel of the Korean State to the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, the Seoul Office of Jiangwutang already had the function of an embassy, and in order for it to operate normally, Li Yuntian recruited many poor children to work in it, and because of the limited living standards of the Korean state, the salary he offered was enough for those people to live a prosperous life for their families, so as soon as the news spread, the people who came to apply for the draft immediately broke their heads.

Generally speaking, if the Ming Dynasty recruits people, at least the other party must be poor, because of the humble status of the untouchables, so the practice is also subject to many restrictions, both official and non-governmental have harsh requirements, and are subject to strict discrimination.

However, Li Yuntian broke the restrictions and constraints on his identity, as long as he met the recruitment requirements announced, whether he was a commoner or a pariah, he was admitted to the people's hearts.

For Li Yuntian, he prefers to recruit untouchables into the Jiangwutang Seoul Division, because the untouchables are at the bottom of society and are often oppressed, exploited and discriminated against, so he cherishes this opportunity to enter the Jiangwutang even more, and at the same time works harder and harder, it is easier to form a cohesive force around the Jiangwutang Seoul Division.

The king of Joseon was quite surprised when he learned that Li Yuntian was busy preparing for the establishment of the Seoul Affairs Office of Wutang, so wouldn't the Ming Dynasty monitor every move of the political situation in Seoul?

Although the Joseon king was very resistant to the establishment of the Jiangwutang Seoul Office, he was powerless to prevent it because the Jiangwutang Seoul Office had the authority to issue customs clearance documents to Korean officials who went to Daming.

Besides, now the king of Joseon is so busy with the military rations case alone, where can he still bother to pay attention to the affairs of the Wutang Seoul Division.

In mid-October, the streets of Seoul posted notices from the council halls, and since there were not many literate people in the city, an official was assigned to read aloud to the crowds who gathered to watch the excitement.

These notices were related to the recent military ration case, because Li Yuntian was in a hurry to go to Liaodong, so the council office adopted a simple method to arrest all the chief officials of the counties and counties in the four provinces of Gyeonggi who forcibly requisitioned grain in the name of raising grain for Daming, and the officials in charge of grain requisition.

The notice also specifically stated that Daming had allocated 350,000 taels of silver to buy grain in Korea this time, and that he would buy it according to the highest grain price in Korea.

In order to enable the grain farmers of Joseon to enjoy the holy grace of Emperor Muxuandeok, the Council decided that all the grain purchased and requisitioned by the local government should be paid according to the highest grain price to ensure the interests of everyone.

These proclamations were not only posted in Seoul, but also in various counties and counties of the eight provinces of Korea, causing an uproar in the Korean country.

The people who had been robbed of their grain were cursing the Ming Dynasty in their hearts, and then they realized that they had wronged the good people, and then happily went to the local yamen to receive the money for selling grain, and they were naturally very grateful to Emperor Xuande.

Li Yuntian got this notice as soon as possible, and before posting it outside, Huang Xi went to him and asked him to help polish the words in the notice, and only after Li Yuntian's approval did he send it.

In addition to the notice, Huang Xi also brought Li Yuntian a punishment plan for the officials involved in the case, and asked Li Yuntian to choose, but Li Yuntian was not interested in how to punish those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, he just wanted Emperor Xuande's favor to really fall on the people, so he didn't even read those plans and handed them over to Huang Xi to deal with.

At the same time that those notices were posted, a convoy loaded with the first batch of military supplies of the Ming Dynasty and 5,000 Xiaowu troops landed at the pier of Pyongyang Prefecture in Xijing.

When the majestic Zheng He treasure ship appeared at the dock, the people on the shore were stunned, looking at those behemoths in amazement, it was the first time they had seen such a huge ship.

The 5,000 Xiaowu army was part of the 10,000 Suzaku battalion that Li Yuntian brought from Emperor Xuande, and the other 5,000 people had landed at Liaokou Port in Gaizhouwei, Liaodong Peninsula, escorting the Ming army in Liaoyang City with baggage and other materials to rush to the aid of Liaoyang City, and the military heart of the Ming army in Liaoyang City had been determined.

When the news of the landing of the Ming army at the pier of Pyongyang Province reached Seoul, all the officials of the Korean state, including the king of Joseon, were shocked by this sudden news, and no one thought that the Ming Dynasty would actually send supplies and troops to Xijing with a fleet.

Moreover, according to the report of the officials in Xijing, the ships of the Ming fleet were extremely huge, and some of them were like moving sea palaces, which made the people on the shore think that the sea god was coming, and they knelt down on the ground to worship.

Later, the officials of Xijing learned that those ships that were like palaces on the sea were the famous Zheng He's treasure ships, which had followed the eunuchs of the Three Treasures to the Western Ocean, and this time they brought a mountain of military supplies, which were said to be for the Ming army in Liaodong to prepare military supplies.

In order to see the true face of Zheng He's treasure ship, dignitaries and peddlers and pawns near Xijing flocked to the wharf to see the excitement, all wanting to see the true face of the famous Zheng He's treasure ship.

What is particularly important is that, according to the information from Xijing officials, this is only the first transportation of the fleet, and there will be a steady stream of supplies and troops to support the Liaodong battlefield.

After learning the report of the Xijing officials, the king of Joseon immediately summoned Li Ji into the palace to discuss countermeasures, he never thought that the Ming would really risk transporting troops and supplies from the sea, so that the Ming army in Liaodong would withdraw to Korea in order to avoid the fierce offensive of the remnants of the Northern Yuan.