Zhu Di couldn't listen to Xu Jingchang's words, and after he went back, he immediately sent Ji Gang to investigate, inquire about the movements of the North Korean envoys, and even arranged for people to enter the pavilion to obtain the content of their records and take them to the palace.

After three days of investigation, Zhu Di was already furious.

Among the many sources, there is a rumor that annoys Zhu Di the most.

The gist of the above is that Zhu Di was martyred for four years, injured to the point, and could not give birth to children, after entering Yingtian, he took pleasure in slaughtering palace maids day and night, Jianwen concubines and concubines, and Ling Chi executed the dead, no less than ten people......

"Shameless! Sling the bull! ”

Zhu Di was like thunder, a dignified son of heaven, he was told no, and he was also a palace maid, how did they make it up?

Such a small country is simply sinister and vicious.

"Go, call all the important ministers, I want to question!"

The six ministries and nine secretaries, several national nobles, all came, plus the cabinet bachelors, basically the current Ming Dynasty can speak.

Zhu Di said directly: "Ministry of Rites, North Korea's vassal state, how is the situation?" ”

Song Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, groaned slightly, and immediately stood up, "Back to Your Majesty's words, North Korea is limited to mountains and seas, made in heaven and earth, and the country of Dongyi has always been obedient. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, it was called a tribute, and often paid tribute, and it was also superior throughout all the feudal states. ”

Hearing such a high evaluation, Zhu Di actually smiled angrily, "Then do you know what the North Korean envoy is in the capital to inquire about?" ”

Song Li didn't know, but he could only say vaguely: "As a fanbang, it is reasonable to understand the situation of the kingdom and observe the customs and people's conditions." I heard that North Korea regards itself as a small China, and imitates the country everywhere to collect some anecdotes, and the ministers think it is nothing? ”

"Really?"

Zhu Di sneered: "Song Shangshu, I have a copy of the things collected by the Korean envoys on the market, you can take it and take a look." ”

Saying that, Zhu Di threw out a few pieces of paper directly, and the goddess scattered flowers and fell in front of Song Li.

This great sect uncle of the Ministry of Rites immediately felt that something was wrong, and after he picked it up tremblingly, he only looked at it a few times, cold sweat flowed, and his face changed suddenly.

"This, this is gibberish, nonsense!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly: "The small country of Yuer, who is bent on collecting strange theories, spreading rumors, and slandering the Son of Heaven, what are they going to do?" Do you know about their wolf ambitions? ”

Song Li was dumbfounded again, North Korea collected some anecdotes of the Ming Dynasty, recorded them, and sent them back to China, which is very normal. But it's not okay to directly spread rumors about Zhu Di, and he also said that Ling Chi was the palace maid, which is too much.

You must know that the things they sent to the envoys to record are all to be placed in their history books, and it is impossible to imagine what kind of image Zhu Di will be when the time comes......

"Your Majesty, the minister, the minister thinks that the small country of Korea must send an envoy to be confused, and you can send an edict to ask them to change their course immediately, otherwise they will ......"

"How else?" Zhu Di asked.

Song Li was stunned, "Otherwise, no tribute ......"

As soon as he said this, someone burst out laughing.

"It's really not a high-ranking minister, and his temper is really big. If you are dissatisfied with the vassal country, you will not allow people to come to pay tribute, how can I listen to it, like a child who has a temper and doesn't get along with you, isn't it? ”

It was Xu Jingchang who spoke, and Song Li's old face instantly turned red, "Xu Tongzheng said with a smile. ”

Xu Jingchang said with a straight face: "I'm not joking, Song Shangshu, do you know about the founding of North Korea?" ”

"I have heard that Lee Sung-gye was originally a military minister of Goryeo, who made many military exploits and held great power, and later stole Goryeo and became the lord of Korea."

Xu Jingchang nodded, "Indeed, this person usurped the throne with a powerful minister, and can be called a figure such as Wang Mang, Dong Zhuo, Sima Yi, etc., and he once defeated Nahachu and approached Liaoyang with soldiers and horses...... The land of Liaodong and thousands of miles of territory have all fallen into his hands, doesn't this account need to be calculated? ”

When Zhu Di heard this, he was shocked, Naha was the former Yuan Taishi, and not long after Zhu Di became a vassal, he and Feng Sheng, Lan Yu and others used troops against Naha to restore the entire Liaodong, which was also the beginning of Zhu Di's emergence.

Unexpectedly, earlier, Naha was defeated by Li Chenggui.

"In this way, Li Chenggui is not simple." Zhu Di asked in a deep voice.

Xu Jingchang immediately said: "That's true, judging from their experience, this person can be called one of the heroes of the late Yuan Dynasty, and Emperor Taizu is a figure in the same period, but he was born in Fanbang and has no ability to compete in the Central Plains." But even so, he also pushed the territory of North Korea to the Tumen River by recruiting rebels, and the original hometown of the Han and Tang Dynasties fell into the hands of North Korea in a large area. ”

When Zhu Di heard this, he immediately sank his face, "How can you abandon the old place of your predecessors?" My father didn't have time to clean them up, and I couldn't let them go! This Li Chenggui must not be let go! ”

Xu Jingchang smiled, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the old Li Chenggui prefers his younger son, causing chaos in the country, and his five sons took the opportunity to rebel, imprisoned Li Chenggui, and seized power and became the king, which can be regarded as a father's filial piety." ”

This incident can be called the North Korean version of the Xuanwumen Change, and then when Li Chenggui returned to the palace, he even planned to shoot his baby son with a bow and arrow, and the love between father and son was heartwarming.

Compared with them, Lu Bu and Dong Taishi can be called model father and son.

The courtiers of the Ming Dynasty really have no interest in the bad things in the small country of Fanbang, and many people only know a little after listening to Xu Jingchang.

Zhu Di looked at them, and then fell on Song Li, and snorted: "Do you know why North Korea is collecting this news and arranging it?" ”

Song Li sweated like pulp, "The minister knows, their intentions are sinister, and they really need to be severely punished!" ”

"How to punish severely? Is it just the cessation of tribute? ”

Song Li was stunned, "Your Majesty, North Korea is far away, and the mountains and rivers are blocked, and if you want to send troops to conscript, you are afraid that it will cost too much, and it may not be appropriate......."

Zhu Di just snorted coldly and glanced at Xu Jingchang, "What do you say?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty's words, the lord of the DPRK imprisoned his biological father, disobeyed and unfilial, spied on the Ming Dynasty, and slandered the monarch's father. An animal like this, without a king or a father, can never remain in the world...... The minister dared to plead, His Majesty sent an army of land and water to crusade against the rebels and help Li Chenggui to restore the throne! ”

Zhu Di thought about it and said, "How to go hand in hand with land and water?" ”

"The minister's view was that Zheng He led the fleet north. His Majesty can send 5,000 troops of Cao Guogong to set off with the fleet to attack the coastal areas of Korea, and kill and slash, you don't have to be polite. In the direction of Liaodong, with His Royal Highness supervising the troops, arranging for Zhu Neng, the Duke of Chengguo, the veteran Sheng Yong, and the deputy general Ping'an, who was familiar with Liaodong, commanded an army of 50,000 people, taking advantage of the freezing of the river in winter, and directly broke into the territory of North Korea. When necessary, you can collect food on the spot to feed the war, and within a few months, you will definitely receive miraculous results. ”

When Zhu Di heard this, he still groaned a little, "Such a parallel march by land and water, the momentum is huge, I am afraid that if I am a little careless, I will rub my sharpness, I have the heart to personally command the army, and the royal driver will personally conquer ......"

Before Zhu Di finished speaking, Xu Jingchang's face turned black, don't join in the fun, okay!

Fortunately, at this time, Yao Guangxiao stood up, "Your Majesty, the small country of Goryeo, which is different from the Mongolian tribes, really doesn't know that the Son of Heaven is personally conquest." What's more, the Son of Heaven is personally recruited, and he must reap all the benefits. This time, as long as he can assist Li Chenggui to restore the throne, even if it fails, he must severely punish the disobedient and unfilial Korean lord and let them know the thunderous wrath of the kingdom, which is enough. ”

Finally, Zhu Di nodded in agreement.

Li Jinglong got the opportunity to lead the troops, and this guy was overjoyed and danced.

The next day, he ran to the political secretary to thank the great kindness.

"Xu Tongzheng, don't say anything, I thank you, you saved me. In the future, I, Li Jinglong, will be born and die, and I will follow you by your side, and I will do whatever you ask me to do. ”

Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids and snorted: "Just rely on what you say, you haven't ended well in the future, stay away from me as soon as possible, so as not to be implicated by you." ”

Li Jinglong was shocked, "This, where does this start?" ”

Xu Jingchang snorted: "Do you know why I recommend His Highness to lead the troops?" ”

Li Jinglong was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "Is it to help His Highness raise hope?" ”

"It's because only His Highness can shelter you!" Xu Jingchang snorted: "In the final analysis, it is still a world of Jing Nan and Gui at the moment, even if they spread their hands and feet and do nonsense, it will not be good." You people, holding the eggs, have to be guarded against being plucked. Only by following His Highness can I protect you, understand? ”

"Got it, got it!" Li Jinglong nodded hurriedly, "But no matter what, Xu Tongzheng is my reborn parent, and I remember your great kindness and virtue in my bones." ”