Ever since accepting a set of Confucian ethics from the mainland and structuring the entire country with this ethical system, Goryeo has always regarded itself as Little China, and has seen itself as the country with the highest status under China. However, suddenly, Goryeo suddenly fell from a relatively free position to being dictated by officials in China and North Korea, and it was secretly difficult for the Goryeo monarchs and ministers to accept. In particular, they also felt that the nouveau riche of the Han Dynasty were all vulgar and unliterate, did not understand the classics, and had a tendency to despise Confucianism, so they all had some disdain for the Han in their hearts.

However, despite all the dissatisfaction and disdain, Goryeo could only accept it silently - because the Han was too strong.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, they were able to conquer the Quartet, sweep the border provocations, and the Jiannu and Mongolian tribes, which were originally tyrannical, were all beaten all at once, and they were powerless. In just a few years since the founding of the country, the Han Dynasty has already carved out a territory that surpasses that of the former Ming Dynasty.

The great martial arts of the Han Dynasty completely shocked these Goryeo people, and even in Goryeo, they were in awe of this legendary emperor, so even if they were resentful in their hearts, they did not dare to show it at all, so they could only endure it silently.

Since they can't resist, then they just try to curry favor with each other, and if they can curry favor with the Chinese and Korean royal families, then Goryeo will be taken seriously and treated a lot better -- with this idea in mind, Li Hui, the lord of Goryeo, proposed to the Chinese Dynasty through him the idea of dedicating the daughter of the Goryeo clan to the crown prince as a concubine.

Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese Dynasty summoned me for this? Li Ke thought of a flash of inspiration in his mind.

If yes, that's good......

As the head of the mission, Li Ke is happy to see this come true.

With a feeling of relief, Li Ke followed the courtiers to the Zhongji Hall.

As soon as he entered, he knelt down with the Han Emperor on the throne without hesitation, and then meticulously executed the courtly salute.

"Li Ke, the envoy of the vassal state, meet the emperor of the Chinese Dynasty, long live long live!"

Taking advantage of the spare time of the salute, he glanced at the young man standing next to the emperor from the corner of his eye.

This young man is tall and has a good face, although he is not very elegant and handsome, but he is very calm and upright, and he can see that he has the air of a father.

If we can get the favor of the crown prince of China and North Korea, our country will probably be able to get out of the dire situation......

"Ambassador Li, I have a lot of work for you today, and I have to rush to the palace early in the morning." The emperor first said a polite word and motioned to appease the envoys. "I guess you came here early in the morning and didn't eat, so you must be hungry, right? Anyway, I won't care about so much red tape today, just talk about it quickly, and let you rest early. ”

"It is a great honor for the minister to be able to participate in the New Year's banquet of China and North Korea, and there is no half of the fatigue, and I ask Your Majesty to be clear." Li Ke thanked the emperor solemnly.

When he made a few pilgrimages to the emperor of the Chinese Dynasty a few times before, he had some slander in his heart for the emperor calling himself "I", and felt that it was too vulgar and unliterate.

"Actually, it's simple...... the emperor's expression was very relaxed, and then he pointed to the crown prince, "The prince will have a request for you soon, so I asked you for a favor for him in advance." ”

Don't...... Is it really going to make the crown prince Nagoryeo a concubine? Li Ke felt a burst of excitement in his heart.

He knew that it was impossible for the crown princess, but as long as the prince had Goryeo's concubines by his side, and they won the favor of the prince, then Goryeo's status in the future would inevitably be very different from before, and he Li Ke would definitely be rewarded for handling this matter.

"If there is a need for the state to be bad, just open your mouth, the state will be grateful for the grace of ****, and there will never be the slightest slack." He sank his head, and then replied in a loud voice.

"Goryeo's loyalty, I understand, the world vassal country, the closest to China, that is, Goryeo." The Emperor nodded with satisfaction, "Since you all said so, well, I'll just say it......"

Just when Li Ke thought that His Majesty was about to say, "Then it is according to the will of the lord of your country", he heard something that made him unbelievable.

"Li Ke, you are a very smart person, and you are also very familiar with the people of Goryeo. After the Chinese New Year, please go to Goryeo with the crown prince and help him deal with matters related to Goryeo. ”

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty? After hearing this, even with Li Ke's calmness as a self-proclaimed doctor on weekdays, his body couldn't help but shake. This...... Why is that? ”

He was really scared.

At this moment, what the Goryeo monarchs and ministers, especially the clan, are most afraid of is that the Han is insatiable, and it is not enough to seize the current benefits, and they want to further control Goryeo in their hands, and even directly abolish the Goryeo royal family and turn Goryeo into the territory of the Han Dynasty.

After years of cultural and educational edification, most of the scholars in Goryeo at this time were well-read poetry and books, and there were few generals who could fight well, and they no longer had the courage to proclaim themselves as the imperial court and resist the Central Plains. Before the Japanese Koubian, it was easy to be occupied by the Japanese Kou within a few months, and then borrowed the Ming Dynasty's military might to finally drive away the Japanese Kou, and now at this time, the Han does not know how much stronger than the Japanese Kou, where does Goryeo still have the ability to resist? I'm afraid I can only let others slaughter it.

It is precisely because of this fear that the lord of Goryeo desperately wanted to curry favor with the Han Dynasty, not only to be respectful to the Han mission, but even to come up with the idea of sacrificing his daughter to please the Han court, and he didn't want to lose face.

This is the sorrow of Goryeo, a small country, when facing a large country in the Central Plains for many years.

However, even if he has lowered his breath to this point, Dahan still doesn't intend to spare us...... A trace of sadness suddenly flashed in Li Ke's heart, it seems that the three hundred years of the Li Dynasty are about to be corrupted in the hands of this generation.

However, no matter what, he will not act for the tiger, and he will never bend his knees as a guide to lead the Han into Goryeo, if the Li family is destined to suffer misfortune, start with yourself! The thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

In an instant, all kinds of thoughts came to his head, and he was a little distracted.

However, the emperor of China did not notice his abnormality, but continued, "I tell you a confidential matter, you must remember to keep it secret, and you are not allowed to mention it to anyone recently. After the Korean discussions, our DPRK has already decided that our DPRK is going to conquer Japan and will use Goryeo as a base. ”

After a moment of silence, Li Ke finally came back to his senses and understood the meaning of China and North Korea.

Originally...... So that's it...... It's not to destroy my Goryeo Kingdom......

The heart that was originally hanging slowly fell again, and his heart widened slightly, and then he found that his back was full of cold sweat, almost soaked.

"Ambassador Li, what do you think?" Seeing that he had not answered, the emperor urged.

After the fright just now, Li Ke felt that his spirit was still a little disordered, and it was difficult to concentrate and think about the problem. On the whole, however, he still understood that China and the DPRK were going to send large troops against Japan and use the land of Goryeo as an offensive base.

To tell the truth, after he reacted, he was a little happy at the beginning - the Japanese invaders landed in Goryeo and plundered the entire territory of Goryeo, and they don't know how many Goryeo people were killed by poisoning and how many blood debts were committed.

However, before the hatred was hateful, the Goryeo people had no way to organize an army to fight back to take revenge, and even the restoration of the country relied on the Ming Dynasty, so for decades, the revenge of Goryeo could only be pressed in the heart.

However, now that the emperor of China and Korea has said that he is going to send troops to attack Japan, how can this not make people happy? As long as China and North Korea raise a large army to invade Japan, regardless of whether they can win or not, they will at least be able to poison Japan, so that the Japanese people will also suffer the pain suffered by the Koreans in those years.

But after stealing joy, Li Ke immediately regained his composure.

Since ancient times, it costs countless money and grain to raise troops and fight, and China and North Korea want to borrow Goryeo as a base, so they will naturally raise money and grain from Goryeo. Besides, if the Han army gathers in Goryeo, God knows how many incidents will occur......

As soon as he thought of this, Li Ke's joy was replaced by worry. However, he did not dare to refuse the emperor's request, this kind of thing was not something he could call the shots.

"Your Majesty's meaning, the foreign minister has already understood, after the foreign minister goes back today, he will definitely immediately repair the book in the country, let the lord decide, please rest assured."

His answer did not satisfy China and North Korea.

"Goryeo is thousands of miles away from the capital, and if you go back and forth to repair books, I don't know how much time it will take? The soldiers are fast, and I don't have that much time to consume. His Majesty smiled faintly, "Didn't the ambassador say before that Goryeo was the most loyal and reverent vassal state to our dynasty?" Why, I plan to send troops to Japan for the blood feud of Goryeo Yixue back then, but Goryeo will be unwilling? ”

"Your Majesty, the foreign minister has no such intention!" As soon as he saw that the emperor said so harshly, Li Ke was so frightened that he hurriedly explained, "The foreign minister just said that the matter is serious...... It is up to the ministers not to decide. ”

He had already understood that the court of the Han Dynasty would not give him or Goryeo any choice at all, they had already decided that they must do this, and now they would ask politely, just to give the vassal country a face. If they don't agree or shirk here, I'm afraid they will just turn their faces and be ruthless.

In the era of the Ming Dynasty, I Goryeo He was humiliated like this...... Compared with the Ming Dynasty, this big man really doesn't know how much it is broken, he only hates the sky and has no eyes, and actually lets such people who deviate from the way of the saints win the world, acting so strong and domineering, they don't know how much etiquette and righteousness, and they don't know how many lives they can die!

However, Li Ke didn't dare to say anything, and even his expression could only pretend to be very happy. "China has a deep blood feud with Japan, and China and North Korea are willing to raise troops against Japan, which is naturally a ...... that makes us very happy."