Cai Guo Gong's Mansion.

The yard was busy, and a girl of eleven or twelve years old was allowed to sit on a stool, looking at the busy people, and people were still a little confused.

The people in the house were also very interested in this little Taoist girl in a Taoist robe, but because they didn't know the details, no one dared to go up to say hello.

Then the girl stood up, measured the width of the yard with her own small steps, and tried to record it after a walk, but she didn't look very smart by pulling her fingers, and she was a little distracted for a while.

When Zhang Zhou appeared behind her, she didn't notice it, and when she saw a tall figure standing in front of her, she was startled, and when she found out that it was Zhang Zhou, she hurriedly saluted and said, "I've seen the master." ”

Zhang Zhou touched his chin.

I don't have a goatee, and I always feel that the appearance of a Taoist priest is a lot worse, and when I hear the girl call herself a master, I always feel that I should go out immediately to drive her into a carriage and send her to the place where she should be sent.

"How wide and narrow are you measuring the garden?" Zhang Zhou asked.

"Yes." The girl nodded, as if with her previous education, she could not lie in front of her elders.

"Is there a result?" Zhang Zhou asked again.

The girl shook her head and said, "I'm not convinced, but I feel that the structure here is different from the courtyard where I lived before." It seems that he knows some truths well, and he also asks the master for advice. ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Look at this courtyard, but it was built by a Taoist celebrity, and he built it completely in accordance with Zhou Yi's method, with his attainments, it should be on par with your father." ”

"Yes...... Master? The girl listened in a fog.

What kind of Taoist celebrity, and what is comparable to his father, in this world, who is as famous as the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain, except for Zhang Zhou?

Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "This person's name is Li Guang, it was after he died that I took over this courtyard, if you want to study the layout of this courtyard well, I can give you the drawings of the courtyard, and you can take it out and study it carefully." ”

The girl doesn't seem to understand what it means to be sophisticated, or she doesn't know whether Zhang Zhou is saying the right thing or the other way.

She hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Thank you master for mentioning it, that apprentice will definitely study it well when he goes back." ”

"Hmm."

Zhang Zhou walked to the Moon Gate, nodding as he walked.

But I was thinking in my heart, will I have more students at home in the future? Or a female student?

The learning attitude is commendable, and the person is also smart, but it is like ...... If you don't learn the right way, a girl goes to learn the Tao, and she still wants to make some achievements in it, isn't that like a fantasy?

"I'm going to leave Jingshi at noon, and I didn't see you bring your baggage, so I either go back to get it, or prepare one for you." Zhang Zhoudao.

"The apprentice will be here with the master after that." The girl said.

Zhang Zhoudao: "I'm not your teacher, and you just came to me temporarily to help with chores and figure out the relationship." But since you do things for me, then I will hire you, two taels of silver a month, take care of food and housing, and when I come back from Yongping Mansion, you will stay for yourself. ”

The girl listened again confusedly.

Obviously, no one has ever talked to her like this, and she doesn't seem to be able to adapt to Zhang Zhou's way of speaking and logic for a while.

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North Korea, Hanyang City.

On this day, Tang Yin and Xu Jing finally received a letter from the Daming Jingshi, which made Xu Jing very excited, and sent the letter to Tang Yin overnight, because he had no power to open it, and he also hoped that this letter would allow them to return to Daming.

"This winter...... It's hard. Xu Jing said, "But it's good to go back, go south, it won't be so cold." I am not so deserted in the territory, this place is ...... It's too depressed. ”

Hanyang City during the Hongzhi period, no matter how prosperous it was, there was still a gap between it and the main cities of the Ming Dynasty.

Coupled with the backwardness of the commercial system here, most of the time it is bartered, which makes Xu Jing feel extremely bored after the initial freshness.

In the end, he was born in a wealthy family, and he grew up in a wealthy place like Jianghuai since he was a child, so naturally he couldn't adapt to the cold winter and bleak life mode in a foreign country.

Tang Yin opened the letter and asked, "Is it because the North Koreans have neglected us recently, and you are so eager to go back?" ”

Since Tang Yin put pressure on the Korean lord to provide a large number of troops and grain and grass for North Korea, the Korean monarchs and ministers began to cry poor, and Tang Yin and Xu Jing lived for half a year, and they couldn't accept these two moths, from the initial supply of brocade clothes and jade food, to gradually lower the standard...... Although the treatment of them is still not bad, it makes Xu Jing complain all the time.

I'm not afraid that your conditions are poor, but I'm worried about your capriciousness, if you give us this treatment from the beginning, we can't say anything.

Have enjoyed the good ones, and now use the spread, and you want to send us away?

Xu Jing said: "It's okay or not, it's enough, it's serious to go back." ”

Tang Yin had roughly finished the first half of the letter and said, "It's not so easy, even if we go back, we will take the North Korean army with us, and we will kill Liaodong when the time comes." ”

"Is there a war?" Xu Jing was a little worried.

Tang Yin said: "It should be." Doesn't this also mean that we may have to be stationed in Liaodong, as for your and my errands...... Everything has changed since I went back. ”

"What errand?" Xu Jing hurriedly asked.

Tang Yin handed the letter to Xu Jing, and Xu Jing hurriedly looked for something about his new official position on the letter, but after looking around, he didn't find what Tang Yin said.

Xu Jing looked up at Tang Yin and asked, "Bohu, are you the roundworm in Cai Guogong's stomach?" How do you know? ”

Tang Yin said: "I got the news earlier, saying that I may be transferred to Jizhou, it is said that it is to increase the Jiliao general system, as for whether I should go back to be the governor of Jizhou, or to be the Jiliao general system, I don't know." But the premise is that I must bring the North Korean soldiers over and have my own people who can dispatch them. ”

Xu Jing smiled bitterly: "Take the soldiers of North Korea and guard our land?" I'm afraid that's not right, right? What if this group of people mutinied? ”

Tang Yin didn't seem to have any more opinions on this, shook his head and said: "Bring the soldiers and horses back, even if it is to Tuntian, just like for the Jurchens, they will always divide and disintegrate, and if they are not of my race, they are indeed not credible." But compared to the Jurchens, the North Koreans seem to have more respect for us. ”

"Is there a difference?" Xu Jing disagreed.

Whether it is the Koreans or the Jurchens, they are only nominally loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, they all have their own ghosts.

All have their own set of administrative systems.

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Following.

Tang Yin and Xu Jing went to Gyeongbokgung Palace to find Li Yi to convey the meaning of the Ming court.

But as soon as they entered the palace gate, the two of them found that something was wrong, and then a figure appeared in front of them, it was Park Yuanzong, whom they had not seen for many days.

"Mr. Tang, why are you here? You're here to inform the war, right? Our lord has been waiting for you for a long time. ”

Park Wonjong was very polite.

Tang Yin said: "What's the matter? ”

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, Tang Yin noticed that Park Yuanzong's mood was not quite right that day.

Park Yuanzong smiled first, and then looked at some Hu not far behind him, probably trying to remind Tang Yin that some things are inconvenient to say here, after all, this is the palace of North Korea, and there are many pairs of eyes staring.

Then Tang Yin signaled that Xu Jing would block the North Korean people behind, while he himself walked in front with Park Yuanzong.

Pu Yuanzong was stared at less, and then he said in a low voice: "I heard that the Ming Dynasty fought another big victory in the northwest, plus the previous one in the north of Jizhou, two games...... The news also came early this morning, and it shook my monarchs and ministers, saying that we had missed the opportunity. ”

Tang Yin said: "What opportunity did you miss?" Let you send troops, even if you listen to it, the war in the northwest will have something to do with you? ”

Park Yuanzong said helplessly: "That's not what I said, if I think about it, even if we are waving flags and shouting next to us, it also shows our attitude." But now ......"

Park Yuanzong's eyes were obviously asking for something.

Tang Yin didn't need to give Park Yuanzong any face, and said coldly: "Do you want me to speak for you?" Or even show that you have already embodied the soldiers? ”

"This ...... It has no intention of doing so, but it is a deceit, and my lord cannot do it. Park Yuanzong said, "But the current situation is very complicated, and it is difficult to say." ”

Tang Yin showed enough momentum and said: "I was about to inform you that our Cai Guogong is about to bring troops to Liaodong." ”

"Huh?"

Park Yuanzong was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Are you here for my North Korean business?" ”

Tang Yin said: "The Ming Dynasty built hundreds of sea ships, and most of the goods between the imperial court and Liaodong in the future will be transported by sea, and from then on, they will be customized." In my opinion, if Cai Guogong really wants to go to Liaodong, or it is also aimed at the Jurchens, isn't the great disaster of your North Korea also a Jurchen? ”

"Yes, yes." Park Wonjong almost had to wipe his sweat.

Although he nominally listened to Tang Yin's words, he was also a minister of Joseon and the second-in-command of the Joseon Dynasty.

This will make him sell North Korea directly and completely devote himself to Tang Yin's door, which does not seem realistic.

I heard that Zhang Zhou was not targeting North Korea, and he could breathe a sigh of relief.

Tang Yin said: "20,000 soldiers and horses are not enough, and now we need 30,000 soldiers and horses." Grain and grass must also be equipped, whether you are smashing pots and selling iron, or bankrupt, this is not within my consideration, I now want you to send troops, it is not okay to fool like before. ”

"This ...... You may have to counsel with my lord. Park Yuanzong said.

Tang Yin said angrily: "Which side are you on?" You were watching before, and I can understand that now you have put the knife on your neck, and you are still so calm? Discuss what? ”

"Yes...... But this kind of thing ...... What should I do? ”

Park Wonjong was also very aggrieved.

Although he is the most powerful person in North Korea, he is still nominally the second-in-command, and he has to listen to the lord of the country, after all, he is still a nominal courtier.

Tang Yin said: "Then hurry up and take me to see you who can call the shots, if he doesn't listen again, you can persuade well, this matter can't be delayed any longer." ”

Park Yuanzong looked back at the servants who had already caught up.

The look in his eyes was clearly saying, you have also seen, I am not plotting with the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, he is clearly giving me a problem, and I am also arguing with reason.

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Inside Gyeongbokgung Palace.

The Korean courtiers were all sent outside to wait, and only Tang Yin, Xu Jing, Park Wonjong, and Yoo Ziguang were allowed to stay inside, along with the Korean lord Li Yi.

"Mr. Tang, I have understood your words." Li Yi bowed his head and said with an attitude of admitting his mistake, "30,000 soldiers and horses, we will dispatch them, but those who can be transferred from Wangcheng may not even have 10,000, only seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses, and the rest of the people and horses from all walks of life must be transferred from various provinces, and as for the grain and grass, they can only rely on their own food." Because since last year, our drought has not been eliminated, and we are also short of food. ”

Tang Yin said: "This time, we are sure that we can transfer all the soldiers and horses to Liaodong within ten days, right?" ”

Li Yi said: "Ten days is a bit difficult, fifteen days ...... Fifteen days at most, after all, not all the soldiers and horses were transferred from the north, but also from the south, and when the news came, they would be a few days late in mobilizing the troops and horses. ”

Xu Jing smiled: "No matter how late it is, ten days should be enough, and your territory is not so big, why delay?" ”

Li Yi looked at Xu Jing and said pitifully: "We don't have so many horses, we need livestock to transport grain and other things, and they can't go fast." If it is just a person leaving, at most you can only bring some dry food, for the matter of sending troops to Liaodong, it will not be of great help, I believe that what Your Majesty hopes for today is that we can provide more help. ”

"Fifteen days, then." Tang Yin said, "Before the end of the year, the soldiers and horses must go to Liaodong. I'll take command of the troops myself. ”

Liu Ziguang hurriedly reminded: "Lord Tang, most of our soldiers and horses only know our own language and can't understand your dispatch, unless someone assists you. Or do you look at it...... Tune in with someone who understands the Central Plains language to help you? ”

didn't say that he didn't accept Tang Yin as the commander, only that he would send more people to help Tang Yin.

In fact, I also told Tang Yin that you are just a nominal commander, and we are in charge of marching and other matters, if you want to break up our army, or even sell it, our generals will not let you succeed, don't make this plan as soon as possible.

Tang Yin said: "I have been here with you for so long, I haven't learned anything else, and I still learned some of your words." All you need to do is match me with someone who can speak two languages, and just relay it in the middle. ”

"This ...... I'm afraid this won't work......" Liu Ziguang said hurriedly.

Park Yuanzong hurriedly pulled Liu Ziguang a hand.

He seemed to be reminding Liu Ziguang, you don't want to die? Find someone or not, those soldiers are also our countrymen, and the coach is also this Tang Yin, what are you really doing with this?

Li Yi said: "Mr. Tang, if you don't do this, let Mr. Park go with you, and he will assist you, what do you think?" ”

"Huh?"

As soon as these words came out, even Pu Yuanzong couldn't help but look back at Li Yi.

What does this mean?

Are you going to "distribute" all the heroes who helped you ascend to the throne? Nominally leading 30,000 troops seems to be a very heavy errand, but as long as you Park Wonjong is not in Hanyang City, then you will not be able to dictate to the lord of the country and the state politics of North Korea, which is equivalent to losing the right to speak. (End of chapter)