Yanwang Mansion.

As the sky began to rain and snow, Guo An sat in the public house, baking the stove.

Jin Zhong walked in slowly, "Long history, Shen Zhuang is asking to see you outside the palace gate." ”

"Shen Zhuang?"

A bright light flashed in Guo An's eyes, "Let him in." ”

"Yes!"

It didn't take long for Jin Zhong to lead the dusty Shen Zhuang and walked in from outside the door.

"Caomin Shen Zhuang see Guo Changshi!"

"Get up."

Guo An looked gentle and beckoned Shen Zhuang to sit down.

As soon as he sat down, Shen Zhuang took out two copies of the deed paper and apologized to Guo An.

"Please also forgive Guo Changshi, the grass people went to Suzhou and were delayed for a long time, but the elders in the family agreed to cooperate with Yanwangfu and signed the deed!"

Guo An took the deed paper, glanced at it, and looked at Shen Zhuang.

"In this way, the elders of the Shen family have also heard about the matter between the Yan Wangfu and the Goryeo Kingdom."

Hearing this, Shen Zhuang's face stiffened slightly.

"Such a shameless thing in the small country of Goryeo has spread throughout the Ming Dynasty."

Guo An looked at Shen Zhuang and said lightly: "If the Goryeo Kingdom does not repay the money, His Royal Highness King Yan will inevitably raise troops to attack the Goryeo Kingdom......

Since the Er Shen family signed a deed with Yan Wangfu, they honestly cooperated with Yan Wangfu. Otherwise, no matter how big the Shen family's business is, it will also be a Ming person.

It is much easier for His Highness to punish the Shen family than to punish the Goryeo Kingdom. ”

Shen Zhuang's heart was slightly relieved, and he nodded hurriedly.

"Thank you Guo Changshi for your teachings, my Shen family will never dare to deceive His Royal Highness King Yan.

Moreover, please rest assured that my Shen family's ability to become a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan depends on integrity. ”

Guo An sneered, "Your Shen family's business is all from sea trade, don't think we don't know." ”

Shen Zhuang was stunned.

Guo An waved and got up directly.

"Okay, let's send this deed to His Royal Highness King Yan for inspection, print the big seal, and you can go back and speed up the construction of the sugar workshop."

"There is a long history of Lao Guo."

Shen Zhuang's face was full of gratitude.

After a while, Guo An came back with a deed stamped with a big seal.

Shen Zhuang thanked him respectfully, then took the deed, and then under the leadership of Jin Zhong, he went to the sugar workshop to learn the skills of sugar.

The first snow of winter in Peiping Province stopped after only one day.

Immediately, the entire Beiping Mansion began to be lively again.

Especially at the Zhangjiawan Wharf, taking advantage of the fact that the river was not frozen up, all the merchants accelerated the transportation of goods, at least to stock up on the goods needed by the people of Beiping Mansion for a winter.

At the same time, some merchants in Beiping Mansion, especially some goods in Yanwangfu, were also being loaded and transported to the south.

The cement road from Wanping County to Zhangjiawan Wharf is full of traffic, a prosperous scene.

……

This year, Guo An has spent most of the year on the expedition with the army.

After coming back, except for being on duty in the Yanwang Mansion, when he had nothing to do, he and Zhu Di studied carefully on a one-person-high map of Goryeo.

Then, he stayed at home and teased the two little ones in the family, and time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it came to an end.

Before the New Year's Festival.

The envoys of Goryeo also hurried over.

A group of dozens of people, because the river was frozen, could only get off the boat from Dagukou and find thousands of households at Dagukou.

Thanks to the spread of the loan incident between Yanwangfu and Goryeo as early as a few months ago, thousands of households in Dagukou have also heard about it.

Therefore, when I heard that it was the envoy of the Goryeo Kingdom who was going to Beiping Mansion to meet His Royal Highness King Yan.

The Thousand Households Office at Dagukou immediately sent a general flag with a team of men and horses to escort the Goryeo delegation to Beiping Mansion.

"Your Highness, did the Goryeo Kingdom agree?"

Hearing the news of the Goryeo mission, Guo An directly found Zhu Di with a happy face.

Zhu Di smiled lightly: "The Goryeo mission didn't bring any silver, so it should be regarded as an agreement!" ”

Guo An had a feeling of disbelief, "The king of Goryeo is so soft? ”

You must know that since ancient times, for the affairs of a country's territory, those kings will treat it as the root of their life.

Now, directly involved in the battle for a city, he didn't use swords and soldiers, and he didn't hear how much movement there was in Goryeo, so he gave in so easily?

Guo An frowned slightly, there was always a feeling of unreality.

In this regard, Jinyiwei did not penetrate into Goryeo, and Zhu Di did not know the inside story.

So, after waiting for five days.

The Goryeo delegation finally arrived in Beiping Province.

For the group of Dagukou soldiers who escorted the Goryeo mission, Guo An ordered the officials of the Yanwang Mansion to eat and drink well.

The members of the Goryeo Mission, on the other hand, were received according to the process.

First, the Goryeo delegation handed over the post, and on the second day, Zhu Di met with a group of Goryeo envoys in the carrier hall.

"Cao Minxiu, the affairs of the Goryeo Changcheng Mansion, the king's house, see His Royal Highness King Yan!"

"The affairs of the Changcheng Mansion under the monarch's house?"

Hearing this, Zhu Di, Guo An and others couldn't help but look at each other.

This kind of official position in the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to a national prince and a post of six scholars.

However, in Zhu Di's eyes, the prince of the small country of Goryeo is not as important as the earl of Daming, and after coming back to his senses, he waved his hand lightly.

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Highness King Yan!"

Although he was a little dissatisfied with Zhu Di's attitude, he knew the purpose of his visit this time, and Cao Minxiu still maintained a humble face.

Afterwards, Zhu Di didn't go around in circles, and asked directly: "Cao Minxiu, the king of Goryeo sent you here, but you came to us to submit your credentials?" ”

“……”

Cao Minxiu was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly arched his hand, and said with a respectful face: "His Royal Highness King Yan is angry, I borrowed 210,000 taels of silver from His Royal Highness King Yan before, but my Goryeo envoy was not thoughtful, and this time the foreign minister has brought him here to personally apologize to His Royal Highness King Yan!" ”

After Cao Minxiu finished speaking, a figure walked out of the crowd of the Goryeo mission and knelt down directly towards Zhu Di.

"Foreign Minister Li Shihou saw His Royal Highness King Yan, the foreign minister was extremely evil, and he was ......"

Before Li Shihou finished speaking, Zhu Di looked impatient and looked at Cao Minxiu coldly.

"What, you want to go back on your Goryeo Kingdom? Or, do you want to disapprove the deed? ”

Cao Minxiu hurriedly replied: "His Royal Highness King Yan has misunderstood, my Goryeo Kingdom definitely doesn't mean this. ”

"Then what do you mean by letting a little envoy come out and apologize to the king? Insulting this king? ”

Saying that, Zhu Di was directly furious, "If you enter your mother, someone will pull the thief out and cut us down." ”

"Whoa!"

Two guards walked in from outside the hall and dragged Li Shihou out.

"His Royal Highness King Yan spare his life, His Royal Highness King Yan...... Spare your life......"

"His Royal Highness King Yan is angry, the foreign minister is here with sincerity this time!"

Cao Minxiu was also taken aback by Zhu Di's tyranny, and hurriedly bowed.

"No... Ah......h

It's just that with a frightened scream, the entire hall suddenly fell silent, Cao Minxiu and the Goryeo envoys were all pale, and even a few were already trembling.

King Yan is so tyrannical?

Above, Zhu Di's face was gloomy, "When this king receives you and others, do you want to hear whether you and the Goryeo Kingdom will repay the money to this king, or use the city to pay off the debt?"

Didn't you send a few petty officials who couldn't figure out their own to make amends to the king?

If you dare to go around in circles with this king again, this king will cut it together with you! ”

"Your Highness is angry, the ministers understand, the ministers understand!"

Cao Minxiu is also a person who understands current affairs, and nodded again and again.

Zhu Di asked: "Goryeo King Pyer is coming, is he going to repay the money, or is he using the city to pay off the debt?" ”

Cao Minxiu hurriedly replied: "Back to His Royal Highness King Yan, the foreign minister came this time to discuss with His Royal Highness and use the city to pay off debts!" ”

Hearing this, Guo An, Zhu Fu and other ministers couldn't help but be happy.

As for Tang Yun and other generals on the other side, they were wide-eyed, angry, and soft-boned Goryeo monarchs!

Zhu Di asked again: "Has the country of Er Gaoli chosen a good city for this king?" ”

Cao Minxiu replied honestly: "Your Highness forgives your sins, there are many coastal cities in my Goryeo Kingdom, and the king's will, whichever one Your Highness likes, you can use which one to pay off your debts." ”

Zhu Di asked, "Can you bring a map?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, the foreign minister has a map this time."

After speaking, Cao Minxiu looked at a Goryeo official behind him.

The official hurriedly handed the map in his hand to Cao Minxiu, who slowly opened it and presented it to Zhu Di.

"Bring it up."

Zhu Di said lightly.

"Yes!"

Cao Minxiu replied and prepared to go up.

But I saw that an attendant who had been waiting beside Zhu Di had already walked down.

Cao Minxiu hurriedly paused and respectfully handed the map in his hand to the waiter.

He Zhong took the map and looked at it carefully, then he held the map with both hands and walked in front of Zhu Di.

Zhu Di took a closer look, then looked at Cao Minxiu.

"This king wants Haifeng County!"

Cao Minxiu's eyes widened directly, he didn't think about it, and refused again and again.

"His Royal Highness King Yan forgives the sin, Haifeng County is adjacent to my Goryeo Wangjing, no matter what, my Goryeo will not give up Haifeng County!"

Zhu Di stared at Cao Minxiu tightly until Cao Minxiu was sweating, and then he said again: "Then the king wants Jianghua Mansion!" ”

"This ......"

Cao Minxiu was shocked again, he didn't expect that King Yan would be so greedy.

"His Royal Highness King Yan, Jianghua Mansion is a place of government, even if His Royal Highness King Yan wants to use 210,000 taels of silver to pay off the debt, it is not enough."

Zhu Di said directly: "This king adds money!" ”

Cao Minxiu: "......"

opened his mouth, and said with a helpless wry smile: "Your Highness only used a city to pay off debts before, but he didn't say that he used an island.

Moreover, my king of Goryeo once moved his capital to Ganghwafu, and he will never sell Ganghwafu. ”

Zhu Di was furious, "Why did you, a thief official, just tell this king that all coastal cities can be repaid." Why is this not for sale now, and that is not for sale? Could it be that you, a thief, are also here to entertain this king? ”

Cao Minxiu's face was full of fear, "Please also ask Your Highness for forgiveness, although my King of Goryeo is willing to use the city to pay off the debt, but also to pay a city......"

Zhu Di waved his hand impatiently, "This king doesn't want to talk to you anymore, Yan'an County!"

It's still far away from your Goryeo king's capital, and it's just a small county town, so you can't play tricks on this king again! ”

"...... Yan'an County"

Cao Minxiu was full of bitterness, this Yan King is really not easy to fool.

However, Yan'an County is only a small city, and it is more than a hundred miles away from Wangjing, so there is no need to worry about the safety of Wangcheng.

The most important thing is that he, Cao Minxiu, doesn't want to throw his life as a prince of the palace in Daming because of a small city.

Zhu Di asked coldly, "Huh? What excuses do you have this time? ”

Cao Minxiu bowed slightly to Zhu Di, and then said: "Your Highness, Yan'an County is a big city in my Goryeo, with a vast territory and many people, I don't know how many taels of silver His Royal Highness King Yan is willing to give?" ”

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(End of chapter)