Chapter 362: Stalling for Time

Noticing Li Yao's expression, Chen Kan continued to mend his sword and said: "Ben Hou does not hide from His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, it is impossible for the army in the north to move no matter what, and now the war against Annan in the south of the Ming Dynasty has not ended, so there is no way for the sailor to mobilize." ”

Li Rang's expression turned pale, he could understand what Chen Kan said, but it was precisely because he could understand that he couldn't accept this fact.

"Could it be that the heavens are really going to kill my North Korea?"

Chen Kan continued: "The only army that the Ming Dynasty can mobilize now is the three major battalions of the forbidden army guarding the Beijing Division, and Benhou can repair a book and send it to His Majesty urgently for 800 miles, so that His Majesty can immediately transfer troops to the north, and the prince does not need to be so pessimistic." ”

A miserable smile appeared on Li Yao's face, and the whole person suddenly seemed to have lost his soul.

Chen Kanxiu is in Nanjing, so it is better for him to go to Nanjing by himself.

When Nanjing's troops rush to Liaodong, I'm afraid that North Korea will be gone, right?

Looking at Li Jin's current appearance, Chen Kan showed compassion on his face: "Your Royal Highness, can you tell us in detail about the war between North Korea and the Jurchens, why did the Jurchens stay well in Liaodong and suddenly invade North Korea, there must be some reason for this?" ”

Li Yao raised his head, the sad look on his face was about to condense into water, he just wanted to hurry up and ask for reinforcements, where did he have any thoughts to tell Chen Kan what happened.

He asked in a hoarse voice, "Master Hou, is there really no possibility of sending troops?" ”

Chen Kan shook his head: "The reason for this is that Ben Hou has already made it very clear, Ben Hou really has no troops in his hands, even if Ben Hou has soldiers in his hands, it is a big crime to kill his head to mobilize troops without His Majesty's holy decree." ”

After a pause, Chen Kan continued: "Please also ask His Royal Highness the Prince to understand, if His Royal Highness the Prince can tell the Marquis why the Jurchens suddenly invaded Korea, although the Marquis cannot send troops, he can also mediate in the middle, and it is good to delay for a little time." ”

Li Yao shook his head and said bitterly: "Hou Ye's kindness is appreciated by the ministers, but the ministers don't know why the Jurchens suddenly invaded our borders. ”

"Master Hou, the subordinate will leave here."

Li Ji got up and wanted to leave with a lonely face, but just as he was about to take a step, he suddenly found that Chen Kan grabbed his sleeve.

"What else does Master Hou command?"

Chen Kan frowned and said: "The prince wants to go to Nanjing, Ben Hou shouldn't have stopped it, but Ben Hou wants to ask, how does the prince go from Beijing to Nanjing now?" ”

Li Yao's face stiffened, and then he said angrily: "Even if the subordinates beg for food all the way, they will definitely inform His Majesty the Emperor of the Jurchens of their evil deeds, and ask His Majesty the Emperor to make decisions for the innocent people who died in Korea." ”

"Alas!"

Chen Kan sighed, and then said quietly: "The prince is not in a hurry to go to Nanjing, this marquis can first repair a letter to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can prepare the military supplies for the army to go out, as for His Royal Highness, you might as well recuperate in the Hou Mansion for a few days, wait for the body to recover as before, and when the army marches to Beijing, the prince can return with the army, or the marquis can send a ship to send the prince south, and then go north with the army." ”

After listening to Chen Kan's suggestion, Li Jin's face suddenly changed again and again.

This young marquis is indeed thinking about him everywhere.

So, he was a little entangled.

When he went to Nanjing, even if he turned to this marquis now to send a fast horse to send him south, he might not be able to rush more than 800 miles.

If you stay in Beijing to recuperate, and when the army sent by the Ming Dynasty arrives in Beijing, it seems that it is not impossible to join them and return to the country.

After pondering for a moment, Li Yao nodded heavily: "In this way, there will be Marquis Lao to repair Nanjing as soon as possible and save my Korean people from hanging upside down." ”

Hearing Li Yao's agreement, Chen Kan immediately turned his resentment into joy: "This is nature, this is nature, Ben Hou will repair the book." ”

"Come on, take His Royal Highness the Prince down to bathe and change clothes, and prepare for a banquet."

Chen Kan shouted, and the subordinates of the Hou Mansion suddenly became busy.

Arching his hand towards Li Yao, Chen Kan said with a straight face: "His Royal Highness the Prince of the World later, Ben Hou will go to write the fold, and send it to His Majesty quickly." ”

A far-fetched smile appeared on Li Yao's face: "In this way, there will be Hou Ye Lao to worry about." ”

Chen Kan responded with a smile, then walked out of the side hall and walked towards the study.

When he came to the study, Chen Kan wrote down what happened today verbatim and put it into an envelope, which focused on explaining that Li Jin had been dragged in Beijing by himself, and then went out of the room and called a personal guard to hand him the envelope.

"Send the letter to Your Majesty, and in addition, find an opportunity on the way to destroy the national letter, and be sure not to let the contents of the national letter circulate."

Chen Kan's face was serious, and the guard was also a confidant who had followed Chen Kan for many years, so he naturally knew what Chen Kan meant.

The scene of the two whispering happened to fall in the eyes of Li Jin, who had just finished bathing.

Li Yao saw Chen Kan hand over the letter of state and a letter to the soldier, and the big stone in his heart suddenly fell to the ground.

This Hou Ye is really a good person.

Although he didn't ask for reinforcements, it was not bad to know such a warm-hearted Hou Ye.

After Li Jian bathed and changed clothes, he finally had the appearance of a noble son, and after Chen Kan explained to his personal guards, he came to Li Jin with a smile.

"His Royal Highness, I urgently report that the Marquis has sent someone to Nanjing, and a reply will arrive in the near future.

A touch of emotion appeared on Li Yao's face, and after a while, bean-sized tears rolled down.

Choked up and said: "If my North Korea can survive this crisis, my Li royal family is willing to worship the Immortal Monument for Hou Ye in the temple, Hou Ye is the noble man of my North Korea, and the ministers have thanked Hou Ye here for tens of millions of Korean people." ”

After speaking, Li Yao was about to salute Chen Kan again.

Chen Kan hurriedly rushed to him with an arrow step, supported him, and didn't let him bow down.

There was a touch of anger on his face at the right time: "What did His Royal Highness the Prince say, Ben Hou has long said that North Korea and my Ming Dynasty are like a family, and the king and His Majesty are even more friends of life and death from the end of Weimo, so it will be a life." ”

Li Yao wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked at Chen Kan gratefully: "No matter what, Lord Hou's kindness must be remembered by my Korean people." ”

Chen Kan patted him on the shoulder: "His Royal Highness the Prince of the World is polite, I Chen Kan He De He can, He De How can I, don't say it, the Prince of the World finally came to Da Ming once, Ben Hou should do his best to do the friendship of the landlord, just Ben Hou has ordered his subordinates to prepare a little thin wine, and also ask the Prince of the World to move, please." ”

Chen Kan's actions and words all made people feel like a spring breeze, especially Li Jin, who had just passed through the enemy-occupied area, and felt that he had never received such courtesy in his life.

Li Yao was immediately flattered and said, "Master Hou, please first." ”

"Let's go together, then."

Chen Kan didn't give in too much, and immediately walked hand in hand with Li Yao.

Of course, this meal was only eaten by Chen Kan and Li Jin.

As soon as he walked into the dining hall, Chen Kan heard Li Jin's stomach rumbling a few times beside him.

Li Yao was a little embarrassed, and then explained: "Don't hide it from the Hou Ye, the entourage of the subordinates was all killed by the Jurchens, and the grain, grass and property they carried with them were also robbed by the Jurchens. ”

Hearing this, Chen Kan immediately made a posture of righteous indignation, and scolded angrily: "A good group of Jurchen savages, even the tribute of the Ming Dynasty dares to plunder, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World can rest assured, when my Ming army drives to Liaodong, the Jurchen clan will be destroyed and exterminated, so as to relieve the hatred in the heart of the prince." ”

Li Yao's face once again showed a look of emotion: "Thank you for your understanding." ”

"It's okay, since I haven't eaten a serious meal for a long time, it's just time to taste the flavor of my Daming."

"Your Royal Highness, please!"

"Master Hou, please."

Li Yao was really hungry, and as soon as Chen Kan signaled that he could move his chopsticks, he began to feast like a whirlwind.

Chen Kan didn't eat much, poured a glass of rice wine and drank it slowly, and toasted Li Yu from time to time.

Although it is only a meal for two people, it also has the meaning of having fun with the guests.

After three glasses of wine, Li Jin was drunk.

The whole person fell headlong on the plate, and Chen Kan was dumbfounded.

had to ask his subordinates to drag him to the guest room to rest.

Then Chen Kan walked back to the study by himself, preparing to repair the book Liaodong.

To be honest, Chen Kan was extremely dissatisfied with Xu Su and Meng's brother Suhan putting the North Korean envoys into the Ming Dynasty.

He had already warned them when he received the North Korean request for help.

If it weren't for the fact that he could fool himself today, I was afraid that Zhu Di would be in a dilemma.

And his plan is likely to fall short because of the North Korean envoy's request for help.

There is no way, since Da Ming has become the suzerain, there are some things that cannot be left alone.

If he received the news of North Korea's request for help, but Daming didn't care, it would undoubtedly chill the hearts of neighboring countries.

Before Zheng He could gain a foothold in Nanyang, the Ming Dynasty still needed to maintain his dignity as the suzerain.

Returning to the study and sitting down, Chen Kan pondered for a moment, then turned left and began to write a letter.

Half a year has passed, and the situation in Liaodong has reached a fever pitch, and the Haixi Jurchens have also been successfully forced to the peninsula by Xu Su with a strategy.

It seems that everything is in plan, but Chen Kan feels that this progress is still too slow.

Therefore, what he wants Xu Su and Mengge Suhan to do now is to speed up the progress, and it is best to force the Haixi Jurchens to continue to march towards Seoul.

Even if the Haixi Jurchens cannot be forced to continue advancing, at least they must be able to integrate the Jurchen forces in a short period of time and quickly occupy the entire territory of the peninsula.

Otherwise, sooner or later, the documents for the Korean state asking for help will be placed on Zhu Di's table.

In two months, Chen Kan gave a deadline, within two months, regardless of whether Xu Su and Mengge Suhan could merge with the Jianzhou Jurchens, they needed to send troops to cooperate with the Haixi Jurchens to wipe out the entire territory of Korea.

After writing the text and thinking about it for a while, Chen Kan prepared enough materials for Xu Su and Mengge Suhan to arm a thousand people.

Only this time it can no longer be delivered in the form of armor and war knives, only food.

Otherwise, a large number of armaments from Daming suddenly appeared in the hands of Brother Meng, which made people find that Daming was not easy to explain.