"Back to Your Highness, the **** Hongfu, the lord of the country is still in good health." Jin Xinguo immediately replied respectfully, "However, the lord of the country is now old, and he has suffered such a big change before, and his body has been severely damaged, so his qi and blood are a little weakened now. Although the imperial doctors have been taking care of them carefully, they can only barely maintain it, and the lord of the bad country originally wanted to come to Ganghwa Island to welcome His Highness, but the imperial doctor warned him that his body was a little weak and it was not suitable to travel far, so he had to send his ministers to greet His Highness......"

Li Hui did not come to Ganghwa Island in person to greet him, on the one hand, because his body was really weak, and on the other hand, for the sake of face - the lord of a country personally went to Ganghwa Island to greet the prince of China and the DPRK, and it was too humiliating to say it. Jin Xinguo was afraid that the prince of China and the DPRK would be angry, so he explained to the lord of the country first.

"The lord of the country is old and weak, so he shouldn't work too hard, I'm a junior, where do I need him to come and greet him? When I arrive in the capital of your country, I will go and visit the lord of the country. The prince didn't mean to investigate, and he also understood the difficulties of an old man.

"Although the lord of the country can't come to Ganghwa Island to greet His Royal Highness in person, but the number of courtesies is indispensable, how can you let the prince go to see him first?" Jin Xinguo hurriedly bowed again, "When Your Highness goes to Seoul with me, the lord of the country will personally lead the ministers to welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at Ying'en Gate!" ”

"This ...... Forget it, there's no need to make such a big show. The prince looked at the other party with some hesitation, "The lord of the country is old, how dare he work so far." ”

"I, Goryeo, am a vassal of the kingdom, and the arrival of the crown prince is an unprecedented event, how can I not act according to the etiquette and show the majesty of the kingdom." Jin Xinguo still had a solemn face, "It is already a big faux pas for the lord of the country to say that he failed to come to greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when he set foot in Goryeo, if he does not welcome His Royal Highness when he arrives in the national capital, then the whole country will really be disgraced." Therefore, even if he is not in good health, he must greet His Highness before His Highness enters the city, otherwise he will not only be rude in front of the kingdom, but he will not be able to explain it in front of the people. ”

In order to make the prince happy, he deliberately spoke passionately, but the speaker did not intend to listen to the listener, and the prince did not feel as happy as he hoped, but his heart sank.

In his words, he said that Ganghwa Island, where he set foot, was "the land of Goryeo", and in his consciousness, there was nothing wrong with this, Ganghwa Island was originally the territory of Goryeo, but now the Han is temporarily garrisoning, but the prince does not see it that way.

In his opinion, since Ganghwa Island has been garrisoned by the Han Dynasty and a military port has been opened, it should now be counted as the territory of the Han Dynasty, and since Goryeo is a vassal of the Han Dynasty, it should recognize this reality and officially confirm Ganghwa Island as the territory of the Han Dynasty.

So Jin Xinguo had obviously tried his best to please him, but his heart was cold.

"In that case, then I have no choice but to be disrespectful." The crown prince nodded indifferently, "Your monarch and ministers have bothered, it's very good." ”

Then, as if thinking of something, he suddenly asked about Jin Xinguo. "By the way, Jin Yizheng, since the lord of your country is not good, he has encountered great difficulties, so that he ...... So that he is disabled, blind in both eyes, and he is now old, so ...... When he handles the affairs of your country, will he be powerless and inadequate? ”

This question made Jin Xinguo's heart suddenly tighten, and he hurriedly raised his head to look at the prince, not understanding why he suddenly asked so.

However, from his standpoint, of course, he cannot speak ill of the lord of the country. "His Royal Highness Prince Xie is concerned, although the lord of the country is not in good health, he has already accumulated rich experience in handling national affairs for many years, and he can rely on his experience to handle national affairs, so that he will not be completely unable to govern. Coupled with the careful assistance of the ministers, although it cannot be called a peaceful rule, at least it still roughly maintains the stability of the country. ”

"In this way, if you are the ruler of your country, you are really a wise man." The crown prince calmly made a comment, not showing joy or anger, "The ministers of the council and other ministers are also loyal to each country, so that the peace of a country can be maintained." ”

"This is all **** protection, where do the ministers dare to claim credit!" Jin Xinguo was secretly happy in his heart, but he was still humble in his mouth, "If there is no **** to set things right, now Goryeo is still a puppet monarch, and the people are in dire straits." Therefore, the whole country is grateful to ****, and I am deeply grateful to **** for restoring the grace of discipline! ”

"I don't know which side is heavier in the eyes of Jin Yizheng, the grace of restoring discipline and the grace of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty?" The prince asked indifferently.

His voice was soft, but it sounded like thunder in the Golden Ringing Kingdom.

The prince was able to ask this sentence in front of him, which was tantamount to indicating that China and the DPRK were still suspicious of Goryeo, and now the Goryeo court under the fence was most afraid that China and the DPRK were suspicious.

The Ming Dynasty sent troops to expel the Japanese invaders, which was to save Goryeo from fire and water, which can be described as the grace of reconstruction, and the Ming Dynasty did not coerce Goryeo afterwards, but instead bore the military expenses of sending troops by himself; And what kind of favor did Dahan have for Goryeo? They are just doing the abolition in the name of restoring the discipline, even if they don't do this, the national honor of Goryeo will continue to continue, and the Han still regards himself as a benefactor, and the envoys are rampant and domineering, causing the people to be resentful, how can the two sides be compared?

Although if there is no Han Dynasty, Goryeo is now in power with Li Liang and the Westerner Party, and Jin Xinguo may not have a chance to come out, let alone become the current Minister of Parliament, but he is still not grateful to China and North Korea, but is nostalgic for the Ming Dynasty.

However, he would never dare to say this kind of thing to the crown prince of China and the DPRK.

"These two times are great favors, and they both allow our country to continue, which is really difficult to compare...... The lord and the ministers are grateful and deeply grateful. Jin Xinguo suppressed the anger in his heart and replied in a low voice, "However, in the minister's opinion, if the Han had not sent troops to rescue him, the ministers would have to commit themselves to the puppet monarch now, so the Han Dynasty's kindness to the ministers is higher." ”

"I see." The prince nodded again.

He dodged and dodged, but he refused to say that Dahan was better than Daming, even if he covered it up, his actual attitude was obvious. From Jin Xinguo's attitude, he had already seen that if Shi Gaoyi, the head of the mission, said, among the monarchs and ministers of Goryeo, there was indeed a feeling of nostalgia for the former Ming and resentment of the Han Dynasty. Even Jin Xinguo, who has received great benefits in the hands of the Han and has become the chief auxiliary minister, does not have much affection for the Han, so it is self-evident what the image of the Han is among the ordinary people of Goryeo.

The prince couldn't help but feel a little worried about this.

Although as the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, he felt that he was not obliged to please the monarchs and ministers of Goryeo, but after all, Goryeo was a vassal of the Han Dynasty, and he would have to stay in Goryeo for a long time after that, and he needed the cooperation of the upper and lower levels of Goryeo.

The two of them had different thoughts, and suddenly the room fell into silence, and it was a little cold.

Seeing that the attitudes of these two people had become so strange, the Goryeo envoys and the officials of the Han Dynasty behind them all looked at each other, but no one dared to whisper.

"Your Highness? But tired? Liao Hui knew in his heart that something was wrong, so he hurriedly came to the prince's side again, trying to open the sudden stalemate. The luncheon is almost ready, and it will be ready for the feast later...... Would Your Highness want to take a break first? ”

"I'm fine, I don't need to rest." The crown prince finally reacted at this time, and looked at Jin Xinguo again, "Jin Yizheng, I have some things I want to talk to you about again, I don't know if there are other important things to do now?" ”

"But with the dispatch of His Royal Highness, the minister now only has one errand to greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Jin Xinguo hurriedly replied.

"Okay." The prince looked at Liao Hui again, "Liao Commander, is there a cleaner room in the official office?" ”

Liao Hui frowned in embarrassment, as soon as the prince arrived in the official office, he left a large group of officials from the two countries without even saying a few words, and discussed with the Goryeo leader alone, which seemed to be incompatible with etiquette and inevitably aroused suspicion.

However, he also knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's wish was an inviolable task, so he did not dissuade him. "There are a few secluded houses in the official office, if His Royal Highness wants to have a secret conversation with Jin Yizheng, the minister can lead the way."

"Alright, please take me there." The crown prince nodded, and then suddenly added, "Call Head Shi Gaoyi Shi in as well." ”

"Yes." Liao Hui bowed down to receive the order.

The prince of China and North Korea wants Shi Gaoyi to accompany him for a secret talk? This does not bode well.

At this time, Jin Xinguo, who was on the tip of his ear, had already heard the prince's words, and his heart suddenly became more nervous. Shi Gaoyi, as the head of the mission, can be described as a prestige in Seoul over the years, which has made the Goryeo monarchs and ministers feel uneasy, and Jin Xinguo has also been angry with him several times, not to mention that this time the two sides are still attacking each other, and they can't wait to get rid of them quickly, and they are already opponents.

"Jin Yizheng, please come with me." Before Jin Xinguo could figure it out, the crown prince stood up, and then followed Liao Hui, the commander of Ganghwa Island, out of the lobby of the government office in the stunned eyes of the ministers of the two countries.

After making a gesture to the subordinates behind him to calm down, Jin Xinguo also hurriedly followed behind the prince of China and Dynasty and came to a remote room in the west wing of the government office.

As soon as he entered the room, Liao Hui saluted the prince, and then left the room silently, leaving only the nervous Jin Xinguo here.

"Jin Yizheng, please take a seat, this is a private meeting, you don't have to be as restrained as you were just now. I also don't like people trembling in front of me. The crown prince casually found a seat and sat down, and then pointed to a seat and motioned for Kim Sung-kook to sit down as well, "I guess you also know what I came to Goryeo for this time." ”

"The ministers have heard of it. His Royal Highness came to the rear for the **** expedition to Japan. Kim replied cautiously.

"That's true." The crown prince nodded, "I heard that the shogunate of Japan has set up a Japanese monarch and the discipline is corrupted, as the co-lord of the world, my father decided to follow the example of Goryeo, send troops to crusade against the rebellious ministers and thieves, and restore the discipline of the world." ”

Although the two people present knew that it was impossible for the Han Dynasty to send troops to Japan just to restore discipline, the crown prince still spoke very seriously and seriously, and the Han Emperor regarded himself as the "co-lord of the world", and interfered in the surrounding neighboring countries everywhere under the banner of maintaining the discipline, and he had to do enough to save face.

"Japan's discipline is corrupt, the warlords are fighting endlessly, they are not afraid of evil, and they have sent troops to attack and harass the country many times. Sending heavenly soldiers to rebel will definitely be able to plough the court and sweep the holes, so that the rebellious ministers and thieves will be swept away! Jin Xinguo was also very cooperative, and praised it with a serious face.

"The conquest of Japan was a decision made by my father and the ministers of the imperial court, and he assigned me to sit in the rear, to be honest, I was very honestly afraid, for fear that I would not do well and live up to the expectations of my father and the imperial court." The crown prince raised his head slightly, "Since I am in charge of the rear of the army in Goryeo, I must have the cooperation of the Goryeo officials, Jin Yizheng is the first and auxiliary minister of Goryeo, and I will ask for more help in the future." ”

"As a minister of Goryeo, **** has an order, and the minister should do his best to do it. His Royal Highness has orders, and the ministers will not give up. Jin Xinguo still looked excited.

At this moment, there was a soft knock on the door.

Jin Xinguo's face quickly sank, but the crown prince didn't pay attention to his face and turned his head to look at the door.

"Come in."

The door was gently pushed open, and Shi Gaoyi, the head of the Han mission in Goryeo, walked in unhurriedly with a faint smile, and then bowed deeply to the prince. "Minister, Shi Gaoyi, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince."

Then, he straightened up and stood respectfully to the side, as if he hadn't seen the stiff-faced Kim Sunguk.

"Commander Shi, we really talked about the conquest of Japan just now, and Jin Yizheng has already stated that he will do his best to help me," the prince said unhurriedly, "You have been an envoy to Goryeo for many years and are familiar with Goryeo affairs, and you will also have to assist me more in the future, so that the war in the imperial court can end smoothly." The same is true of the Goryeo mission, no one is allowed to slack off. ”

"The minister must do his best!" Shi Gaoyi bowed down again to receive the order.

He was impassioned, but Jin Xinguo next to him felt a chill down his spine when he heard it. Previously, the Goryeo monarchs and ministers sued Shi Gaoyi and the Han delegation in Goryeo through Li Ke, who was stationed in the capital of the Han Dynasty, accusing them of being rampant, they originally thought that even if the Han did not blame these envoys, in order to do a good job of saving face, they would reprimand the mission a few words and transfer several important officials, but they didn't expect that the meaning of the Han prince was not to deal with any of them, and this matter was suppressed.

If the mission doesn't deal with it, what about Goryeo? What does China and North Korea plan to do with the Goryeo monarchs? Although he was barely able to maintain his peace on the surface, his heart was already extremely uneasy, so much so that fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

From Shi Gaoyi's calm attitude, he seemed to feel that he could see a trace of hidden pride, and he would not have too optimistic views on what this pride represented.

"Jin Yizheng, the embassy and your court seem to have had some unpleasant quarrels before, the quarrel is quite serious, and the complaint has been sued in the capital, causing a lot of turmoil, when I went out of Beijing, my father also specially mentioned this matter to me, very worried......" When he was still in fear, the prince looked at him again, "I asked my father how to solve it, and my father said that he could not be on the front line in person, so he could only leave it to me to do - but he also told me that it is an eventful time now, and everyone should unite sincerely and solve difficulties together, It's best not to quarrel with each other and create conflicts. Therefore, as far as I am concerned, both the mission and the court of your country have their own difficulties, and everyone's intentions are still good, all of them are to make peace between the two countries, and there is no need to quarrel so much. It's better for everyone to take a step back, I will restrain the Goryeo mission, in the future, they must be more calm, they must respect your court, and they must not be disrespectful to the lord of your country, and your court should also understand the hardships of the mission, try to cooperate with the mission, and never make such a matter as a complaint in the capital again, it is not a good thing for either side to spread it. ”

Jin Xinguo only felt a dryness in his mouth, he opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything.

The words of the prince of China and the DPRK seem to be impartial, but in fact he has been biased towards the mission, he admitted that the previous Han mission had done something wrong, but it was only determined that the attitude was eager, and he did not pay attention to the ways and means. What's more, he also hinted at accusing the Goryeo court of going to the capital to file a complaint, causing too much turmoil.

Such a judgment is really unconvincing. But he is the crown prince of the Chinese Dynasty, and he also pulled out the emperor of the Chinese Dynasty as a tiger skin, where did he give himself the opportunity to disobey?

"Your Highness...... His Highness is right, the conquest of Japan is now the first priority of the two countries, and there is really no way to quarrel again in private. The previous dispute between the ministers and the mission should indeed be resolved quickly and not delayed. Because he was still a little unwilling in his heart, he couldn't help but put forward a little bit of his opinion while agreeing with the other party's opinion, "The mission is very understanding, after all, he also has a heavy responsibility." In the future, the ministers will definitely do their best to cooperate with the mission and try not to let this turmoil happen again...... However, the minister believed that in the future, the mission should be in a vertical position, focusing on supervision and supervision, and should not directly interfere in the domestic affairs of Goryeo, so as not to provoke conflict again. Some of the lawbreakers who used the name of the mission before should also be cleaned up as soon as possible, so as not to run amok and ruin the reputation of ****. ”

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