"I understand what Kim Yizheng means, and after many reports, I now know some information. It is true that there are some lawbreakers who pretend to be related to the Han mission and do business in Goryeo, and some people still rely on their connections and run amok lawlessly, which has caused many complaints from the people in various places and damaged the reputation of our dynasty. Therefore, it should indeed be rectified, and I have instructed Head Shi to deal with it as soon as possible, and never allow similar things to happen again. From now on, no Han nationals who do business or engage in other businesses in Goryeo are allowed to use the name of the Han Mission, nor are they allowed to use the mission to bully the locality. However, Chief Shi also told me that in some cases, it is true that Han merchants were oppressed, because the laws of the two countries are different, some things are not illegal in Dahan, but they are illegal in Goryeo, and some are officials who are corrupt and extort money for no reason...... This kind of thing should be avoided as soon as possible. ”

The prince of China and North Korea was willing to admit that the Han mission had indeed done something wrong, but it was beyond Jin Xinguo's expectations, and his willingness to make some cleanups was enough to show his sincerity, which made Jin Xinguo feel a little relieved. At the same time, he was also slightly embarrassed, he has been an official in the Goryeo officialdom for many years, and now he is also the Minister of Parliament of Goryeo, of course he knows what the following officials look like, it can be said that there are no officials and no greed for darkness, even if they are self-proclaimed noble scholars, they are often greedy for ink, and even he himself does not know how many bribes he has accepted for many years, so the prince of China and the DPRK accused local officials of blackmailing Han businessmen, and these Han businessmen are of course unwilling to be blackmailed by officials, So he asked for help from the mission, which invisibly fueled the contradictions between the two sides.

"What Your Highness said is indeed true...... ......He lowered his head.

"So, since both sides are at fault, you can't unilaterally restrict only one side, and this will not result in a result that everyone is satisfied with. In the future, in order to prevent the Han merchants from being blackmailed and oppressed by the Goryeo magistrates for no reason, future lawsuits involving the Han merchants still had to be adjudicated by the Han mission. At the same time, both sides should also unify the revision of laws and regulations to prevent the occurrence of innocent crimes, so in the future, the mission should have more contacts with the government of your country, and if it blindly hangs the arch, I am afraid that there will be chaos. ”

Speaking of which, Jin Xinguo also knew that it was unlikely that he wanted the Han Mission to completely withdraw from control and interference in Goryeo, and that the Chinese crown prince only meant to make some restrictions and no longer let the officials of the mission and the Han merchants they sheltered be as unscrupulous as before. Regardless, it's better to have limits than no limits at all.

The arrogance of the Han Mission, the previous behavior of the Han merchants in various places, in the eyes of Jin Xinguo and other officials, is the most unbearable, and it is also the most indignant to the people, as long as these two Han are willing to take the initiative to make restrictions, other problems are not very difficult in his opinion, and the things in the law can be changed, anyway, the business problem is indeed that the businessmen of the Han are more professional.

After these years of peaceful development, although the merchants of the Han Dynasty have committed a lot of evil things in various places, on the other hand, they have also promoted the development of commerce, and many places have become prosperous because of the trade with the Han Dynasty, but the power of China and North Korea is too great, so it is very troublesome to manage after breaking the law, for fear of causing trouble, if China and North Korea want to manage it, they can take care of it themselves, and they can also save a lot of worry for the Goryeo court.

"His Royal Highness is impartial and straightforward, the Grand Duke is selfless, and the ministers have nothing to say, only to respect the edict." Because the crown prince behaved so reasonably, Jin Xinguo also had a much better impression of him, "If His Royal Highness can sweep away the shortcomings of the years and make those lawless people restrain them, then the minister will be grateful on behalf of the lord of the country and the people of Goryeo!" ”

"Needless to say, I just want both countries to be able to share peace." He was so grateful that the prince was a little embarrassed, and he hurriedly smiled and turned his head to glance at Shi Gaoyi, who was silent. "Head Shi, do you have any opinions on how I deal with this?"

Shi Gaoyi finally suppressed the anger in his heart, Jin Xinguo's pretentiousness was not only flattering the prince, but also accusing himself in disguise, as if he had said that he had done nothing over the years, which had overwhelmed the Goryeo court. He didn't dare to attack in front of the prince, but he kept this account in mind, and secretly thought that he must find a chance to return it.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince acts impartially, and the ministers can only bow down and obey orders."

Seeing that there was such a big turmoil before, it was eliminated under his own mediation, and both sides were no longer ready to make trouble, the prince was also slightly proud in his heart, of course, he also understood that this was not how good his method was, but that both sides of him as the prince had to bow down and listen.

"As long as the two of you are together, I have nothing to worry about. In fact, many things are also misunderstandings, and once the misunderstanding is resolved, the rest is easy to say. With a relaxed state of mind, the prince waved his hand slightly, and inadvertently brought some of his father's style, "The two countries are each other's masters and subordinates, on the one hand, they must be generous and generous, and on the other hand, they must be respectful and obedient, and there should not be so many contradictions." ”

Before Jin Xinguo and Shi Gaoyi could confess again, he stood up from his chair, "Okay, what I should talk to you about has been discussed, I am young and ignorant, I can only say some general, how to do it next, the two of you will discuss it carefully in the future, as long as you uphold the purpose of mutual benefit for the two countries, I believe there is no problem that cannot be solved." Let's go back first, but don't keep everyone hungry and waiting. ”

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After spending the night in the Daehan government office on Ganghwa Island, in the morning, under the leadership of the Goryeo Consular Minister and the envoy Kim Sung-kook, the Daehan prince and his entourage, and his guards left Ganghwa Island, set foot on the land of Goryeo, and then marched to Seoul, the capital of Goryeo.

Ganghwa Island was about 100 miles away from Seoul, and the journey to escort the prince could not be too fast, so they rested for the night and arrived outside Seoul early the next morning.

At this time, under the Yeeun Gate, located in the western suburbs of Seoul, it was already crowded and lively.

Since the founding of the Li Dynasty, Goryeo has been a subject state of the Ming Dynasty, and has always pursued the principle of acting in a big way, carefully maintaining relations with the Central Plains Dynasty, and claiming to be the 'Little China' with the highest status under the Central Plains. Not long after it became a Ming feudal state, the Goryeo court built the "Muhwa Building" (later renamed "Muhwaguan") in the western suburbs of the capital Seoul as a state guesthouse to welcome the angels of China and the DPRK. There are two pillars of mahogany in front of the Muhua Pavilion, called "Yingzhao Gate" or "Yanzhao Gate", as an annex building of the Muhua Pavilion, and then this place has been expanded to become a torii gate.

Later, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, Xue Tingzhong, came to North Korea, and he expressed his opinion on the name of "Yingzhaomen" and said: "There are edicts, edicts, and rewards to be welcomed, and the name is 'Yingzhao', which seems to be biased!" So he inscribed the words "Ying'en Gate" as the new name of the gate, and the Goryeo monarchs naturally obeyed and changed the name of the gate. Later, Ying'en Gate was destroyed during the Renchen War, and when Zhu Zhifan, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, went to Goryeo at the end of Wanli, he re-inscribed the plaque of "Ying'en Gate", and wrote "Qin Cha Zheng Envoy Jinling Zhu Zhifan Book", and hung on it.

Nowadays, the rebuilt door is still there, but the plaque is gone - the Han has replaced the Ming Dynasty as the '****', in order to avoid the **** prince unhappy, under the order of the Goryeo lord Li Hui, the plaque has been taken off and a plaque painted by the Goryeo people themselves has been hung again.

At this moment, the Goryeo monarchs led by Li Hui, as well as the vast majority of the members of the Han mission in Goryeo, were standing under the Ying'en Gate, waiting for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to arrive.

The sky was slightly overcast, the gray sky was pressed on the sky, it was close to noon, but it was still too far away, the spring breeze was slightly cool, and it was not a good time to go out. Because they came here early in the morning and have been waiting for a long time, everyone is now a little impatient, and they are divided into several groups of people to talk to each other, and they are very noisy.

Standing closest to the Ying'en Gate, it is naturally Li Hui, the lord of Goryeo. He is dressed in gorgeous clothes today, and his tall body also looks particularly heroic against the backdrop of the dress, and his gray hair is also neatly tied up in the Yishan crown on his head. However, it was a blur, and only the whites of the eyes remained, but this style instantly disappeared.

Because of the previous coup d'état, he lost his eyesight early, so his hearing is much sharper than ordinary people, and now all kinds of sounds with the cold wind drill into his ears, so that he can not concentrate at all.

Since he returned to the country with the help of the Great Han, he has been living in seclusion in Gyeongbokgung Palace and rarely comes out, firstly, because he knows that his current image is too unbearable, and he is afraid of being ridiculed, and secondly, he can't stand the noise of the outside world.

But today is the day when the prince of China and the DPRK personally came to Seoul, this is a ceremony that cannot be shirked, and he can only take his attendants to Yingenmen to wait for the arrival of the prince of China.

He was alone, empty around him, and no one spoke to him, as if he had become a loner. Although there was no basis, he always felt that everyone's eyes were on him, and the whispers in his mouth seemed to talk about his current misery, which made him feel more and more uncomfortable.

He was originally a very withdrawn and taboo person, when he was in power, he used it for his own use, purged and killed the ministers many times, since his eyes were burned blind and became disabled, he was even more withdrawn, and he always suspected that the ministers were secretly laughing at themselves, and these whispers that kept coming to his ears were all heard by him as ridicule and ridicule, stabbing him like a thorn in the back, but there was nowhere to vent.

Because he knew that he was no longer the original Goryeo monarch who could be powerful at will, it was impossible for a blind man to govern the country on his own, and if it wasn't for the Han army to rescue him, he might have died of old age in Ganghwa Island by now. The Han only used himself for his own benefit, and if he provoked the Goryeo court as he did in the past, then he would be ousted from the throne of the human monarch as he did back then.

Only this point he couldn't bear, after losing it once, he knew the preciousness of the monarch's position, even if it was a nominal monarch's position, he was unwilling to let go, so even if he had to grovel to the Han Emperor and the crown prince, even if he was scolded by Goryeo, he did not hesitate.

At this moment, he heard the whispering of the ministers suddenly stirred.

"Are you coming?" He turned his head to the chamberlain standing behind him.

"Your Majesty, here you are." The chamberlain hurriedly walked to his side and whispered in his ear. "In front of the Han soldiers to open the road, there is a convoy in the middle, this pomp must be the prince of China and North Korea."

"It's finally here." Li Hui said expressionlessly.

Then, with a slight tremble, he crouched down and swept the stone slab in front of him with his hand. Because it was a place where Chinese and Korean envoys were often welcomed, the Goryeo court paid great attention to the environment around Ying'en Gate and Muhwa Pavilion, and after the Han Mission settled in, it increased the maintenance of this area, in addition to repairing the buildings that had fallen into decay, and paved a road connecting Ying'en Gate and the Han Embassy with bluestone, so as to show off their status and existence in Goryeo.

As the distance narrowed, the sound of horses stepping on the bluestone road became louder and louder, and all other noises reached Li Hui's ears, and soon he could estimate the distance of the prince of China and the DPRK without the explanation of the chamberlain. Li Hui stood under the Ying'en Gate, looking up at the front, as if he could really see into the distance.

"Get on your knees." When he estimated that the other party was close enough, Li Hui suddenly turned his head to look at the servant.

"Your Majesty?" The chamberlain was taken aback by his movements. "They're still far away!"

"Get on your knees." Li Hui gave the order again.

The chamberlain was stunned for a moment, then immediately knelt down, and his body pressed against the bluestone slab, making a dull soft sound.

As if receiving some order, when the chamberlain knelt down, the Goryeo ministers who had been secretly watching the lord of the country immediately knelt down in unison, leaving only the Han envoy and the garrison officials standing, looking at each other.

Then, after hesitating for a moment, the officials of the Han Mission and the garrison also knelt down, and no one whispered anymore.

Under the gaze of these people, the huge convoy finally stopped under the Ying'en Gate.

Then the carriage was opened, and in silence the prince slowly stepped out of the carriage.

He raised his eyes and looked ahead, a little desolate, except for a large group of officials from the two countries dressed in various bright colors under the Yeeun Gate, there were not many tall buildings to be seen, and there were no Goryeo people who welcomed him, and to be honest, it was a little different from what he had expected.

There were a large number of people kneeling in front of him, and the impact of this picture also surprised him slightly, but after experiencing similar scenes many times, he was gradually able to adapt to such a big battle, and he didn't show what he wanted, under the guidance of the attendants around him, he left the carriage and strode towards Ying'en Gate.

He immediately saw the most conspicuous of them all, a tall but slightly thin old man, who stood slightly bent under the Ying'en Gate, surrounded by people kneeling on the ground.

According to the rules of the former Ming dynasty, the lord of Goryeo was the prince of the county, but he was given to wear the prince's clothes, so he could wear the prince's clothes of the former Ming. In the pre-Ming era, as the main vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the status of the monarch of Goryeo was transcendent, and he enjoyed the treatment of a prince with the title of county king, but the title system of the Han Dynasty did not set up the title of the county king, and the royal family currently only had a prince, so how to define the status of the lord of Goryeo became a diplomatic problem.

Finally, after the deliberations of the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the imperial approval of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, it was finally decided to directly elevate the status of the monarch of Goryeo to the rank of prince.

After the establishment of the new dynasty, there were no changes to the costume of the lord of Goryeo, so today Li Hui is wearing the usual dress to welcome the crown prince. He wore a crown of yarn wings on his head, a five-clawed dragon robe made of red and gold, a jade belt pinned to his waist, and willow soap deerskin boots on his feet. However, his expression seemed to be very dazed, and his body was trembling slightly, as if he could not stand for a long time. His eyes were unfocused—or not at all—and his whole eyes were white, without pupils, and he looked a little crazy.

The prince felt a little mad in his heart, and he felt a little pity for this old man, so he walked towards him step by step.

Although Li Hui couldn't see with his eyes, his hearing was not bad, and in the silence he heard the footsteps of a group of people slowly pacing over, and he knew in his heart that the leader must be the crown prince of China and the DPRK.

When he was only a few steps away, the footsteps stopped abruptly.

"Minister, Li Hui, the lord of Goryeo, see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Li Hui said as he bowed respectfully and saluted the prince of the Chinese Dynasty.

"The lord of the kingdom is exempt!" The crown prince had already prepared, and immediately stepped forward and supported the already trembling Goryeo lord. "The lord of the country is old, so there is no need to be formal. Furthermore, the ministers of China did not need to bow to the prince of the Han Dynasty, and Goryeo naturally did not need to. ”

The prince saw that Li Hui was already at this age and a disabled person, and he didn't want to work too this old man. When he was supporting the old man, a strong smell of herbs emanated from Li Hui's body and penetrated into his nose, which stimulated him a little uncomfortable.

It seems that this lord of Goryeo is really short of life. The prince thought to himself.

Li Hui tried it and found that this young man was very powerful, and he really held him and didn't let him kneel, so he had to take off the hat on his head, and then bowed down to salute the prince. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to Goryeo, and the minister failed to go to Ganghwa Island to greet him, and I ask His Highness to forgive him."