"For this resolution of the Ming Imperial Court, can you agree with Ayayang-kun?"

After speaking, Li Mu stood up from the throne of the king of Joseon, took a step forward slightly, his momentum was faintly emanated, and his eyes looked at the king of Joseon Li Ju without anger and self-authority. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhezhe and Da Yu'er, who were waiting on the side, also hurriedly stood up, not daring to sit alone in their seats, and stood silently on both sides of Li Mu.

Man Gui saw Li Mu standing up, he also looked at the king of Joseon, Li Liang, and subconsciously moved his left hand to his waist, his hand was on the handle of the saber, and he had the meaning of drawing the knife against each other if he didn't agree.

"The lower kingdom Li Liang is willing to carry out the decision of the suzerain, and change the treasures into gold, silver, and grain."

The Korean State Li Liang didn't seem to see the changes in the field, and after talking to himself, he saluted Li Mu and said: "Li Liang of the lower country, thank the suzerain for the mercy of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Not only did he happily agree, but he also took the opportunity to express his gratitude to the Ming Dynasty, thanking the suzerains for thinking so much about the Korean state and only letting it pay tribute to some common things.

For the Joseon King Li Liang, no matter how he changes, he only has the choice of nodding in agreement, and there is no second possibility for him to consider the choice.

He understood that the discussion in Li Mu's mouth was just a high-sounding cover-up, and the real meaning was nothing more than a decision in disguise.

Finally, the Ming court decided to change the annual payment of the Korean state, so that he, the king of Korea, would pay tribute according to the requirements of the suzerain.

As for agreeing or not?

Look at the 120,000 Jurchen iron cavalry that were killed, think the answer has been clear, just imagine, the Korean state can't even beat the 60,000 Jurchen iron cavalry, let it drive straight under the capital Seoul.

In the end, he had to rely on the pretense of forming a brotherly alliance to escape the invasion of the Jurchen Iron Cavalry.

Now, in the face of the Ming army that easily suppressed and killed 120,000 Jurchen iron horsemen, how dare Li Liang, as the king of Joseon, dare to deny the decision of the suzerain?

"Haha." Li Mu laughed, returned to his seat, sat down, hugged Zhezhe and Da Yu'er, who were sitting next to him, and said with a smile: "Let's just say that the Korean State, as a subordinate of the Ming Dynasty, has always been the same brother and sister as the Ming Dynasty, and it is the strongest clan country, and it is also the most sincere friendly neighbor, so can you disagree." ”

Man Gui, who was holding the handle of the knife in his left hand, also laughed, relaxing the strength of holding the handle of the knife with his left hand.

"The angel is right, the Korean state will always be regarded as the suzerainty of the Ming Dynasty, and the hearts of the subjects of the Korean state who admire the kingdom have never changed."

After speaking, the king of Joseon, Li Liang, asked curiously: "Angel of the kingdom, I don't know how much gold and silver the Joseon country needs to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year, and how many stones do you need to prepare for food?" ”

This question made Li Mu think about it slightly, and the question of tribute from the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty was a very strange thing in the Ming Dynasty.

It can be said that in ancient China, in the matter of treating the tributaries of the subject countries, as a suzerain, no matter which dynasty was very strange.

For the vassal states of other suzerains, it is a very nerve-wracking thing to worship the suzerains every year and pay tribute every year, and it is also a matter that may empty their own wealth.

Because every time the suzerainty pays tribute and worships the suzerain, the subject country has to empty its own wealth to please the suzerain, so as to exchange the protection of the suzerain, and the promise not to invade the subject country.

As a vassal state of ancient China, there was no such worry, and these vassal states were happy to pay tribute to the suzerain, China.

The reason for this contrast is that it is not a loss-making transaction, but a profitable one.

Especially in the Ming Dynasty, as long as the subject countries come to pay tribute with things and pay tribute, no matter how good or bad things are, even if the things you take are not valuable, the Ming Emperor will be very happy, and when he leaves, he will let the tributary countries take away a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, in order to show the generosity of the suzerain.

This also gave rise to a trade called tributary.

Among them, the Persian merchants on the Silk Road were the most rampant, and a few of them pretended to form a mission and came to the Central Plains with goods for thousands of miles, but they did not come to trade with the merchants of the Ming Dynasty.

Instead, in the name of the national mission, the goods were used as gifts when worshipping the Ming Emperor, and these Persian merchants would offer their goods to the Ming Emperor.

Although it is dedicated to the Ming Emperor in vain, the merchants are not fools, they know that as long as the goods are presented to the Ming Emperor in the name of the country, when they leave, they will definitely be rewarded by the Ming Emperor.

The reward thus obtained was more lucrative than trading the goods with the Ming merchants.

Of course, the Ming court was not stupid, and with the passage of time, the Ming court also discovered this illusion that all countries came to the court, which was actually a means for Persian merchants to trade and obtain benefits.

After all, every now and then, a country will pop up, and anyone will find out what's wrong with it and finally stop it.

The Ming Dynasty put an end to the means of merchants making profits by pretending to be state tribute, but it could not change the fact that these vassal countries around the Ming Dynasty made money with tribute.

That's why King Yi of Joseon asked so much.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Mu couldn't figure out how much it was appropriate to let the Korean state pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year, and he was too afraid of squeezing the Korean country dry at one time, and he did everything he could, and he couldn't solve the matter if he was too little.

It is true that after Li Mu implemented the plan to support the Ming Dynasty for the whole world, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to have the phenomenon of the subject country paying tribute and the suzerainty losing money.

From now on, at least in the past ten years of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty, as the suzerain, will not give the tributary vassal states a substantial reward, the only thing that can be given is the reward of honor.

For example, Li Mu threatened that the throne of the Joseon king Li Liang was not recognized by the Ming Dynasty, which was a threat to honor, honor was not important to most people in this plane, but in ancient times, honor was regarded as life for everyone.

As a vassal state, each Korean king needs the approval of the suzerain, the Ming Dynasty, and a symbolic edict canonization.

The throne of the Joseon king Li Ju was obtained by overthrowing the previous Joseon king Gwanghaejun Li Hui, and was not inherited according to the normal procedure, so it has not yet been recognized by the Ming Dynasty.

In the end, Li Mu, who didn't know how much to pay tribute from the Joseon state, pretended to be very generous and threw the question back to the Joseon king Li Liang.

"Ayayang-kun's annual tribute of gold, silver and grain is appropriate, and it is not easy for this seat to decide for the Ming court, but this seat believes that the amount of tribute paid by the Korean state depends entirely on the loyalty of the Korean state to the suzerainty of the Ming Dynasty."

The implication is to tell the king of Joseon, Li Liang, that if you are loyal to the suzerain, then you will be more than a year old to show its loyalty, and if you don't care about the suzerain, then it will be casual.

Hearing this metaphorical sentence, the king of Joseon, Li Liang, knew it in his heart, so he said respectfully: "The Korean country has always been loyal to the suzerain, Daming, and this loyalty to the suzerain, and the wealth of the country is difficult to express. ”

"The loyalty of the Joseon State to the Ming Dynasty can be learned, and I think the Ming court and His Majesty the Emperor also feel the same way." Li Mu complimented the words of the Joseon King Li Liang, and then said: "Ayayangjun, in the matter of tribute, you don't have to pour the wealth of the country, just do what you can, after all, the Ming Dynasty does not want to oppress the vassals, but you vassal states need to show loyalty." ”

"Xie Sect Master Daming's understanding, Xie Angel solves the doubts of Li Liang in the lower country." King Yi Ju of Joseon thanked.

After solving the matter of the Korean country's tribute to the Ming Dynasty, the plan to support the Ming Dynasty can also be said to be on the right track, Li Mu relaxed his whole body and mind, touched the soft pancreas of the two beauties around him, and said to the Korean king Li Qi with a smile.

"Then this seat will take the sons and daughters under his command to recuperate in North Korea for a while, and when the fatigue and recuperation of the generals are almost over, this seat will take the sons and daughters back to Daming."

"Ayayo-kun won't be unwelcome."

At the end, Li Mu asked the king of Joseon again.

Seeing that the matter of the Ming army recuperating in Seoul was brought up again, the king of Joseon immediately bowed down and said: "It is a great honor for our Korean country to welcome the suzerain's heavenly army to rest in Seoul with the subjects of the Korean state. ”

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After a period of recuperation in Korea.

The time of the Ming plane has entered November, of course, this month is the lunar month, not the Gregorian calendar of the original plane, that is, the Western year month.

As a unique lunar calendar in China, November is also known as the winter moon, which means that the Central Plains will enter the coldest month in this month.

The Chinese New Year is also getting closer and closer.

Li Mu felt that it was time to leave the Korean country, and if he stayed any longer, he would be a little unhappy, and there was another thing to do.

Besides, he and his wolf cavalry guards, 20,000 Guan Ning iron cavalry were almost recuperating in Seoul, and the anger generated by killing people on his body also neutralized the tenderness of Korean women a lot.

Of course, the main neutralization is the anger on the body of the 20,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry, and there is no anger on the wolf cavalry guard, and there is no need for women to neutralize it, after all, cyborgs are not real human beings, they will not be affected by the spirit of the Dao, and they are more rational than humans.

Unlike people, after a period of high-pressure work, those with poor control ability are likely to lose emotional control, lose their sense of self, and thus become a mentally abnormal person.

In ancient times, it was said that he was crazy and mentally ill.

This is also why Li Mu did not go back to Daming directly, but transferred to the Korean country, in order to come to the Korean country to vent the anger accumulated by the 20,000 Guan Ning Tieqi in Shenyang City, don't wait until after returning to the Ming Dynasty, there is no place to vent, and over time, it will slowly be triggered.

During this period of time, thanks to the unique costume of Korean women, 'Skirt Chiguli', and the Joseon King Li Liang really did what he said, he would warmly entertain the Ming army.

The 20,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry seemed to treat Seoul as a green building, and used the women of the Korean State to vent their anger, I have to say that ancient China, as the only suzerainty in Asia, had a profound impact on the surrounding subject countries.

During this period of recuperation, the 20,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry encountered the teasing of Korean women, hoping to spend a good night with the Ming people in Seoul, and it was best to be able to be brought back to Daming by these Ming soldiers in Seoul.

In addition to their temperament, the Korean Peninsula is too poor, and most of the Korean people only live on the subsistence line, and only the rich and noble people in Korea have extra resources to enjoy.

For Korean women, Daming is the hometown of dreams, and now that they have the opportunity to go to Daming, they will naturally desperately seize the opportunity and want to have a chance to do so.

However, the Korean women are so crazy about the Guanning Iron Cavalry in Seoul, and there is also the reason why the Korean king Li Qi is secretly fueling the trouble.

After all, Li Mu said that he likes the scenery of the Korean country very much, and the humanities are peculiar, as the pseudo-landlord of the Korean king Li Liang, of course, he will desperately tie up the angels from the suzerain, and the angels' subordinates.

In ancient times, in addition to money, there were women, and it was a common thing to send women in ancient times.

Since that series of conversations at Gyeongun Palace, the Joseon King Yi Ji did not return to the Joseon Palace, but gave up the palace to Li Mu as a temporary residence to recuperate in Korea.

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Outside Seoul.

The king of Joseon, Li Liang, personally went out of the city to bid farewell to Li Mu and his party who were recuperating in Seoul.

The flag is displayed, and the Daming dragon flag is fluttering.

If you look closely, these Ming troops gathered outside Seoul, only the wolf cavalry guards still maintain the evil spirit of the iron cavalry, and the 20,000 Guanning iron cavalry have long been gone, and only the mighty spirit is left on their bodies.

All of them have ruddy complexions and glowing foreheads, which shows how moist the life of these 20,000 Guanning iron horsemen has been in Seoul.

Next to the frame, Li Muxian asked Zhezhe and Da Yu'er to wait for him in the carriage, and he said a few parting words with the king of Joseon, Li Liang.

"The angel of the upper kingdom is about to leave for Daming, and there is nothing for Li Liang to give in the lower kingdom, please don't dislike it if you have a little gift."

After speaking, the king of Joseon, Yi Liang, motioned to his subordinates to bring up all the prepared gifts.

Li Mu didn't glance at the gift brought up, and smiled at the Korean king Li Qi: "Ayayang-kun has a heart. ”

"Some small gifts, naturally, will not be able to enter the eyes of the angels of the country." Seeing that Li Mu didn't look at those gifts, the king of Joseon Li Ju changed his words and said: "Please ask the angel of the kingdom to return to the Ming Dynasty to repay His Majesty the respected Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the Korean Congress of the vassal country will prepare the first tribute gift as soon as possible, and go to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute and congratulate the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Hearing that the king of Joseon, Li Ju, would prepare the first tribute gift as soon as possible, Li Mu showed joy and said with a smile: "The king of Joseon is the true brother country of the Ming Dynasty, and if you want to come to your majesty, the queen mother, will definitely be happy to summon the king of Joseon." ”

This was the first time that Li Mu changed his words in Joseon, calling the Joseon king Li Ju the king of Joseon instead of Ayayang-kun, which showed his attitude, an attitude that represented the Ming Dynasty's recognition of the legitimacy of his Joseon throne.

Hearing Li Mukou call the king of Joseon instead of Ayayangjun, the king of Joseon Li Ju had a feeling of breaking through the dark clouds and seeing the sun, and said with great joy: "The angel of the upper kingdom walks a few steps slowly, and the lower kingdom Li Ju will immediately prepare the corresponding gifts for the pilgrimage and go to the Ming Dynasty to worship His Majesty the Ming Emperor." ”

"Yes, yes, there is also the Empress Dowager of Daming."

In the end, the king of Joseon, Li Liang, remembered that Li Mu often carried the Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty in his mouth, and hurriedly remedied it.

Li Mu saw the excited appearance of the king of Joseon, and said with a smile: "Come to think of it, this seat and the king of Joseon are not on the same road, and this seat has to go to other vassals to promote the kindness of the Ming Dynasty, so I won't wait for the king of Joseon." ”

With that, he walked towards the frame.

The whole team also began to move slowly, in the direction of the Yalu River, and gradually left Seoul.