"Wouldn't it be nice if you had fun? You are the ambassador of Goryeo and the Goryeo clan, is the lord of the country unhappy about what you are happy about? The emperor was still smiling, and then waved his hand, "Then so be it, you should prepare for this time, the crown prince will leave for Goryeo in February and March, you can inform the country, and the embassy over there will also prepare." When the time comes, you will go to Goryeo with the crown prince, the heavy responsibility is on your shoulders, Ambassador Li, I thank you, but I have always been generous to those who have meritorious, even if the foreign ministers, as long as they have merit, they will still be rewarded. ”

Li Ke no longer listens to the latter words, he knows that this is an unquestionable will, even if he is humiliated, he can only swallow it, and use the most humble attitude to try to save a little benefit for the motherland, even a small benefit, it can also make Goryeo a little easier under the pressure.

"It is a matter of course for the country to respect ****, how dare the foreign minister ask for any reward...... The minister only asks **** to be ...... as much as possible Try to requisition as little as possible from Goryeo's property, after all, the country is only a small state, and it really can't support the military needs of the big war......" Li Ke had the courage to intercede with the Son of Heaven, he knew that he was already in some danger, but he still knelt down without hesitation, "Please also ask Your Majesty to be considerate of the feudal country!" ”

To Li Ke's surprise, his words did not anger the emperor of the Chinese Dynasty, but he bowed slightly, as if agreeing with Li Ke's opinion.

"You're right, the small people of Goryeo are short of materials, and if you want to collect too many supplies from Goryeo, it is indeed too difficult to do so, and it will hurt the **** face. Therefore, this time it is to avoid making Goryeo unbearable, so I specially sent the prince to sit in the town, except for some food, the Han will not take too many things from Goryeo, arms and military expenses, the Han will transport and bear the burden, and after the war, the materials requisitioned by our dynasty will be compensated together, so there is Ambassador Lao Lee. You can rest assured that as long as the crown prince is there, the army assembled in Goryeo will never set up trouble, let alone embarrass Goryeo. ”

Then, His Majesty made a gesture and called the crown prince to him, "Prince, Ambassador Li is indeed capable, you should listen to Ambassador Li's opinion more in the rear, he knows more about Goryeo than you." ”

"Erchen understands." The crown prince bowed to his father, and then smiled like Li Ke in a friendly manner, "Ambassador Li, I have worked hard, and I also ask the ambassador to continue to work hard and continue to contribute to our dynasty and Goryeo." ”

Although it is impossible for the army to cross the border without committing any crimes, the promise of the emperor of China and the DPRK still relieved Li Ke a lot. Now he is no longer resistant to following the prince of China and Korea back to Goryeo, but he has made up his mind that he must do more by the prince's side to help Goryeo control the losses as much as possible within an acceptable range.

"**** has a life, but the minister has to do his best and die!" Li Ke bowed his head and agreed. At the same time, he decided that after going back, he would quickly write a letter to the country, inform the lord Li Hui of the situation, and state the interests and disadvantages, so that he could make some preparations as soon as possible.

"Okay, it's almost time to talk, the ambassador should go back to the Imperial Palace first, so that he can rest for a while." After receiving the cooperation of the Goryeo envoys, His Majesty seemed to be in a very happy mood, so he waved his hand and let the envoys leave.

"Prince, with this person's help, it will be much more convenient for you to do things in Goryeo in the future." The Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. "The envoys over there in Goryeo, you can take it as a help, they have been in Goryeo for a long time and are familiar with the people's feelings, but they are not Koreans after all, and they don't know what to do if they can't do many things, so you have to use Koreans."

"Father, the son looked at him as hesitant just now...... Probably because I don't want my army to gather in Goryeo. The prince asked suddenly.

He watched coldly just now, although Li Ke covered it up well, he could already see that Li Ke was very reluctant in his heart.

"It's normal for him to be reluctant, who likes the armies of other countries to hover in their own homes?" The emperor smiled, "But since he is afraid of you and wants to please you, he will definitely do his best to do things and dare not slack off." You're the one they can't afford to provoke......"

"Erchen understands, Erchen will rely on him." The crown prince nodded, "The retainers will also be sympathetic and will not let Goryeo be unbearable, so that there will be chaos in the rear and ruin the major affairs on the front line." ”

The prince has a special person to teach history, and naturally he has also read the story of Emperor Yang of Sui and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty's Eastern Expedition, these two sons of heaven evaluated a heaven and a earth, but they also did one thing - that is, the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, and it was also unsuccessful.

As long as the food and grass are continuous, the morale of the army will not be chaotic, and sending too many soldiers will bring great logistical pressure to themselves, and let the people suffer in vain. Moreover, when the conquest was made, there must be no chaos in the rear - this was the lesson that these two emperors taught him.

"You have a good temperament, I know, I sent you here to stabilize the rear." The emperor also agreed with him, "However, when the time comes, you have to learn to make your own decisions." When you have a think tank around you, everyone will come up with ideas, but you are the one who makes decisions, and the most important thing is to make decisions, and you have to have a good experience there. ”

He just wanted to take this opportunity to preliminarily train the prince to coordinate the rear, the prime minister's military and political skills, Goryeo is a foreign state of the vassal domain, even if he is bad, he will not feel distressed, so he can let the prince do it.

The prince was a little nervous, he was still a little scared, but he knew that he should always take this step, so he still kept his composure. "Erchen understands."

"Let's go, don't keep your queen mother waiting, the ministers are also waiting." The emperor stepped down from the throne, then took the prince's hand and walked out.

The New Year's banquet was attended by the royal family, and the empress was already ready now, just waiting for the emperor to summon foreign envoys.

With the passage of time, the people in the Imperial Palace were a little hungry after a long time of talking, but because the royal family had not yet attended, everyone did not dare to eat first, but the consumption of tea was getting bigger and bigger.

However, when the time came to time, in the midst of the noise, a group of palace guards wearing new uniforms entered the main hall through the side door, and the noise gradually disappeared.

"The emperor has arrived!" With the loud shouts of the leading guards, in the midst of everyone's breathless gaze, the main entrance of the main hall was opened, and the emperor, the queen and the crown prince appeared at the door.

As soon as the royal appeared, everyone left their seats, lined up on both sides, and bowed down at the same time.

As was customary, the royal family walked through the path left between the crowds on both sides and walked to the throne. Then, the emperor and empress sat side by side on the throne, while the crown prince sat in a smaller seat next to him.

"Rank flat." As soon as they sat down, the emperor motioned for everyone to be exempted.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Everyone present bowed at the same time, then stood up again and sat down in their original positions.

Then, the emperor took the wine bottle from the table in front of the throne and poured wine into the wine glass, and the ministers and foreign envoys present also picked up the wine glasses, and the crisp wine instantly filled the hall with aroma. Of course, the women and children present did not need to drink.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Happy New Year." The emperor first made a toast, and then drank the wine.

"Happy New Year!" The ministers responded in the same way, and then drank as well.

Pour another cup.

"All the people rejoice!"

"All the people rejoice!"

The ministers also responded.

Then, a glass was served.

"The world is peaceful!" With this blessing, the emperor drank the wine again in one go.

"The world is peaceful!" Others have made the same promise.

At this point, after drinking three glasses of wine as usual and blessing the New Year, the feast officially began. As the emperor and the ministers pushed the cups and changed the lamps, the tension in the hall just now gradually disappeared, the ministers talked to each other to congratulate, and the women and children laughed continuously, drawing a perfect end to the new year of the new dynasty, and also laying out new joy for the new year.

At this time, not only the main hall in the Forbidden City, but also outside the palace walls, the folk New Year is also in full swing, with the sound of firecrackers and laughter everywhere. After the feast, the royal and folk New Year's entertainment continues.

From the 10th to the 16th day of the first month, it is the same as the previous custom, which is the day to enjoy the lanterns. At this time of year, lamp-making craftsmen and merchants from all over the country gather in the capital to sell their products on Dong'anmen Waibei Street.

At that time, there were all kinds of lanterns in the light market, and there were all kinds of lanterns, and people who came to watch them were shoulder to shoulder, both men and women, and it was very lively. On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the lanterns began to be tested, and various lanterns began to be lit and hung; The lantern festival officially began on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the lanterns were stopped on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

These customs were handed down from the former Ming Dynasty, but in the last years of the former Ming Dynasty, because the discipline of the world gradually collapsed, and the chaos was frequent, even if it was the capital, the annual New Year was more and more depressed, and the prosperity of the peaceful season was no longer gone. After the establishment of the new dynasty, the world slowly settled down, the social order improved again, and the New Year's amusement activities returned to the state of the year.

Only by experiencing the pain of life and death will people know how rare and precious the previous stability is. What is accustomed to in the peaceful season is unbelievable when the world is in turmoil.

The horror of the last days of the former Ming Dynasty was no longer visible on the street at this time, but the pain and fear still remained in people's hearts, and even the ministers who could go to the palace, there were many people who had painful memories before.