Twenty miles north of Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, North Korea, Kim Zidian and hundreds of honor guards were waiting in the cold wind, a group of North Korean drummers, servants and honor guards were shivering, many of them did not have cotton clothes, and even a few relatively thin North Korean drummers had begun to shake, as if they would faint from the cold in the next moment.

Jin Zidian was wearing a leather robe, and there were several servants around him holding fences to block the cold wind for Jin Zidian, but Jin Zidian's face was still very ugly, and he didn't know if he was worried about the upcoming envoy of the Great Ming Qin, or if he was frozen by the cold wind.

After a long time, the figure of the cavalry finally appeared in the distance, and then the sound of rolling iron hooves came, mixed with the cold wind, which further highlighted the sense of oppression brought by the Daming iron cavalry, so that Jin Zidian and hundreds of Koreans suddenly changed color, and looked into the distance one after another, and even many people began to retreat unconsciously.

Jin Zidian was also shocked in his heart, and then ordered: "Drums, get up!" ”

A group of North Korean drummers hurriedly played, and there were more bursts of music in the cold wind, and some servants began to dance in the cold wind. I have to say that this "welcome ceremony" made by Jin Zidian is still very good, at least the pomp is very sufficient.

Even in order to give a good impression to the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, Jin Zidian deliberately made the North Korean flag around the crowd much shorter to highlight the tallness of the Ming flag, which has to be said to be attentive.

Soon, more than 4,800 Ming soldiers drove up to the front, and the strong murderous aura suddenly suffocated Kim Zidian and hundreds of Koreans.

The vast majority of these Ming army iron cavalry were veterans in the army, and they had experienced the baptism of the battle of Liaodong, and only a few soldiers were "supplementary soldiers" transferred from the Guannai by the Ministry of Defense after the battle of Liaodong, in order to replenish the various departments of the national defense army that had been damaged in battle.

At this time, Gao Hongtu and Laidong rode their horses to the front, and Gao Hongtu rarely kept up with the marching speed of the army, but as a price, he was so cold that he was almost speechless at this time, and his face became ugly.

After all, Gao Hongtu is also an old man in his sixties, and in a bitter cold place like North Korea in winter, he can do this, and his physique has far surpassed that of most of his peers.

Even on the way to the road, Laidong was worried that Gao Hongtu would fall halfway, and he was always worried on the way.

At this time, he finally arrived in Seoul smoothly, which also made Laidong look at Gao Hongtu, a civil official, with a little more respect when they got along.

"The lower country of North Korea leads the government to discuss the money from the point, and leads the Korean national honor guard to greet the angel of the Ming Chin Mission!!"

Jin Zidian saw Gao Hongtu in official uniform and coat at a glance, so he hurriedly trotted to Gao Hongtu's war horse, spoke loudly in Chinese, and then led hundreds of people to kneel.

Gao Hongtu calmed his breath and wanted to say a few words, but at this time it was so cold that he couldn't say a word, so he simply straightened his face, rode his horse past the kneeling Jin Zidian, and the hundreds of Koreans in front of him were suddenly startled, hurriedly flashed to the side, and continued to kneel and dare not raise their heads.

Seeing this, Laidong also rode his horse to follow, and then looked at the overwhelmed Jin Zidian, and said in a cold voice: "It's so cold, Lord Qincha has been tired all the way, why didn't the king of Joseon Li Liang greet him personally!" Can you represent North Korea with a small leader? ”

"Xiao Chen doesn't dare!"

Jin Zidian was suddenly taken aback, and he didn't expect that the welcoming ceremony he had carefully prepared would actually annoy the envoy of the Ming Dynasty.

After Jin Zidian apologized repeatedly, he heard Lai Dong say coldly: "Get out of the way, Qin Cha is going to enter the city, let Li Qi go to the palace gate to greet him!" ”

"Yes, please go to the state guesthouse to rest for a while, first the cold weather, and the minister will go to report to the king."

After the army entered the city, the Korean people in the city flashed away in fear, and many people cast awe-inspiring glances from the streets.

At the beginning, the Manchu Qing Dynasty attacked Korea twice, and the strong combat power of the Manchu Iron Cavalry left a deep impression on the Koreans, and that kind of strength was almost engraved in the bones of the Koreans, which was also a big reason why North Korea threw itself into the Manchus.

But now such a powerful Manchu Qing was destroyed by the Ming Dynasty, it can be imagined how powerful the Ming Iron Cavalry is, which is no longer something that the Koreans can contend with, and even such an idea is not daring to be born.

After Gao Hongtu and Laidong led the troops to arrive at the state guesthouse, a servant sent a charcoal stove and hot tea, and drank a bowl of hot tea.

"How do you feel, can you go to see Li Ju today?"

Gao Hongtu nodded, and then said with a wry smile: "I'm old, I'm useless, and I almost missed a national event!" ”

Lai Dong said with a smile: "Although Lord Gao is over sixty years old, he can keep up with the speed of the army, and this physical strength is already extraordinary. ”

"Huh."

Gao Hongtu humbly said a few words, and then said: "Later, the leader will talk back, let's go to the Korean palace, and after seeing Li Liang, the old man will reprimand, and then ask the general to cheer for the old man!" ”

"Haha, it's nature."

Lai Dong smiled and said: "This matter will definitely be served!" ”

About an hour later, Jin Zidian came to the state guesthouse and said to Gao Hongtu respectfully: "Qiqi Shangguo sent an angel, my king is already waiting in the palace, please move the angel." ”

"In the palace?"

"Well, it's inside the palace gate."

"Hmm."

At this time, Gao Hongtu had recovered a lot, and then under the escort of the troops led by Laidong, accompanied by hundreds of Ming army iron horses, he came to the outside of the Korean Imperial Palace.

Gao Hongtu looked at the palace in front of him, and only sneered in his heart, this so-called palace is equivalent to the palace mansion of the Ming Dynasty, revealing a shabby.

Later, under the guidance of Jin Zidian, Gao Hongtu entered the palace, and Laidong ordered hundreds of Ming army iron cavalry to guard outside the palace, and then led ten elite iron cavalry soldiers to dismount and accompany him.

When Gao Hongtu just entered the palace gate, he saw a man in his forties standing not far away, this person was wearing a winged crown, wearing a dragon robe, leather belt, and boots, and the shape of the body was very similar to the regular clothes of the king of the Ming Dynasty, but it was slightly different, and the position of the belt was more up, and on the whole, it seemed a little stingy.

"This person should be Li Liang!"

Gao Hongtu thought in his heart, strode forward a few steps, and then looked at Li Qi coldly.

Sure enough, after a while, Li Liang hesitated, then walked over, and then saluted with many ministers behind him: "Li Liang, the lord of the lower country, meet the angel of the kingdom!" ”

Li Liang just bowed and saluted, but the ministers behind him, including Jin Zidian, all knelt down and saluted.

Gao Hongtu paused, and then said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty, please get up." ”

Li Liang got up embarrassedly, then squeezed out a smile on his face, and said, "Please invite the angel to the main hall to discuss matters." ”

Then Li Qi turned around and walked forward, Gao Hongtu also strode forward, the two walked almost side by side, all the Korean ministers were looking at it, and some people showed dissatisfied expressions, but then they saw the ironclad soldiers led by Laidong, and they were glared at by Laidong fiercely, and these dissatisfied ministers immediately lowered their heads.

Soon everyone arrived in the main hall, but Li Liang did not dare to be in the right position of the main hall, but said to Gao Hongtu: "I don't know if the angel has the will of His Majesty the Ming Emperor?" ”

Gao Hongtu said: "There is no will of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but there is an order from the first assistant of the Ming Cabinet, please accept the order!" ”

Li Wei was slightly stunned, and then he could only salute respectfully, and the North Korean ministers also bowed their heads and said nothing.

Then Gao Hongtu sharply reprimanded Li Liang for betraying the Ming Dynasty's reinvention of North Korea, turning his head to the Manchu Tartars, and even sending more than 200,000 troops to help the abuse, and fighting a bloody battle with the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, which is a felony of rebellion!

"What kind of crime should the king be guilty of such perverse behavior!"

Although Gao Hongtu looked very elegant, at this time, the sound shook the hall, and Li Yu and other Korean ministers were shocked.

"Now that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has fallen, where will Korea go, just listen to the king's words."

After speaking, Gao Hongtu took two steps forward directly, grabbed Li Liang's right hand, and asked sharply: "How can the king reply!" ”

Lai Dong on the side looked a little in a trance, and said secretly: "This old civil official is really fierce enough, and he has some means!" ”

Jin Zidian was also dumbfounded, he originally thought that the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty were strong, but who knew that the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty were also so brave, it was really the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, and he had to obey it!

The rest of the North Korean ministers suddenly blew up their nests, and many people began to accuse Gao Hongtu.

Although everyone was afraid of the Ming Dynasty's troops, the king of Korea was so humiliated by a so-called envoy of the Ming Dynasty that the Korean ministers could not bear it no matter what.

Laidong suddenly became nervous, and directly took ten iron cavalry soldiers to draw swords in their hands, separated a group of Korean ministers, and then shouted angrily: "What are you doing? I want to die! ”

As soon as the words fell, dozens of Korean soldiers rushed in from outside the main hall, and the ten iron cavalry soldiers of the Ming army were not afraid, and stepped forward to block them, and the two sides were tense and deadlocked, and the atmosphere in the hall was suddenly tense to the extreme.

Seeing this, Li Liang was also frightened into a cold sweat, and then pretended to be calm and said: "Even if you are the envoy of the Heavenly Empire, you can't be so rude!" ”

Gao Hongtu said coldly: "Rude? For the capricious and ungrateful villain, what should you do! ”

Li Liang was speechless, and his face was like a pig's liver for a while.

Then Gao Hongtu looked at the dozens of North Korean soldiers who rushed in, and shouted: "What are you doing! The great tomorrow is coming, the war will destroy the country, and peace will obey orders, why don't you say more, give me a retreat! ”

Dozens of North Korean soldiers did not dare to move rashly for a while, and Li Liang was also frightened by this sentence, and hurriedly waved his hand to let everyone retreat.

When the last Korean soldier withdrew from the main hall, Laidong immediately ordered the door of the main hall to be closed.

At this time, Gao Hongtu pushed Li Liang away, and then said loudly: "This official is here, it is to issue a war letter to North Korea, and hundreds of thousands of elites of my Ming Dynasty are coming with the power of great victory, and they will be killed in North Korea in a few days, and please do it yourself!" ”

Li Liang was suddenly frightened, and hurriedly said, "No! I, North Korea, have always regarded the Ming Dynasty as a parent, how can there be a reason for parents to strangle their children? Please also ask the angels to take care of you, and I, North Korea, am willing to pay any price! ”

Gao Hongtu was just embarrassed, Li Liang begged for a while, Jin Zidian and many ministers also said good things from the side, Gao Hongtu reluctantly said: "Since this is the case, then it depends on the sincerity of the king, and the official can reply to the elder!" ”

"Xiao Wang is naturally sincere, I don't know how much sincerity should be achieved?"

An hour later, Gao Hongtu and Lai Dong walked out of the palace satisfied, and after the "efforts" of the two, the Korean king Li Liang finally admitted the "indemnity" of 1.3 million taels of silver and 1.65 million stone of grain.

Moreover, the money and grain will be hoarded in three batches and hoarded in Yizhou City within two months, and Gao Hongtu will take the Ming soldiers to receive them.

"Haha!"

When he came to the east to lead the troops to escort Gao Hongtu on the return journey, he laughed happily and said to Gao Hongtu: "Lord Gao is really extraordinary, in the eyes of the last general, this envoy is quite the style of Fu Jiezi back then!" ”

Gao Hongtu said with a wry smile: "Where do I dare to compare with the sages? Don't look at me this time, I'm very calm, but my heart is up and down, if Li Liang insists on it a little longer, I don't know what to do. ”

(End of chapter)