Li Zhu was completely convinced by Mao Wenlong's method of turning his hands into clouds and rain. He now fully understood that it was not the Ming Dynasty that wanted to intervene in North Korea, but Mao Wenlong who wanted to intervene in North Korea. He would never achieve his goal.

Let it go.

Why did he understand? Because he had smelled the aroma of rice in the smoke from Seoul. Originally, he drank porridge, and Li Shi ate dry rice. But now he refused Mao Wenlong to join the war in the DPRK. As a result, he started drinking porridge again, and

Li Shi, who was stationed in Seoul, began to eat dry food again.

Li Zhu didn't know what Mao Wenlong was thinking. He was simply surprised. He only saw people who avoided fighting and never found people who were looking for trouble. Is Mao Long crazy?

Mao Wenlong was definitely not crazy, so what was his purpose? In the end, Li Zhu concluded that Mao Wenlong wanted money rather than his life, and was preparing to find an excuse to rip him off. At the same time, after thinking carefully, he finally understood Mao Wenlong's intention.

Ambition. This is a chilling ending.

"I will never let him succeed." Li Zhu held the bowl of porridge and muttered angrily: "As long as we survive, the news that Ming Dynasty canonized me as the king of Korea has spread all over the world, and the angel who canonized me is on Phi Island.

Even if Mao Wenlong doesn't let him come, he will come sooner or later. As soon as these two angels come, I will be at home. By then, Li Shi has already deserted everyone, and victory will be easy, but we just need to continue to work hard.

, but it’s better than being controlled by others in the future.”

Pu Jinhui, the leader of the House of Representatives (chief minister of the cabinet), sighed deeply in his heart. The king he was waiting to support was not stupid, but he still forgot one fundamental and substantive thing, that is, he was a small country with few people.

Pu Jinhui, who was in a heavy heart, held a bowl of porridge and gave an extremely painful advice: "Your Majesty is wise and has far-reaching considerations, but our strength does not allow it. Your Majesty, please don't forget that we are a small country with few people, how can we escape the power of the Great Kingdom?"

In the palm of your hand? Controlled by others, this is the tragedy of a small country relying on a big country. At this time, North Korea was between the Ming Dynasty and the Hou Jin Dynasty, and during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, how could you imagine the Zheng State sandwiched between the Jin State and the Chu State?

When the leader of the alliance Jin came, China had to seek refuge with the powerful Jin and pay taxes to Jin. However, as soon as Jin left, Chu came again, and Zheng had to pay taxes to the powerful Chu.

Paying tribute can only preserve the ancestral temple and the country when the two parties pay tribute."

Li Jian also painfully replied: "But it is precisely because of this that a small tyrant in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, who had to bear the taxes of both parties, eventually exhausted the national power and perished."

Park Jinhui shook his head: "Although I say that, after all, it is a helpless move to extend the national line." Then he put down the porridge bowl and gave the king a careful analysis of his current position: "The current position of North Korea, and

The Zheng State at that time was the same but also different. The same thing was that we were under the oppression of the Ming Dynasty and the powerful Jurchens, but we were not among them, but there was a Japan in the south that was eyeing it with eagerness. We always dreamed of stepping into the country.

By going to this continent and avoiding its poor, earthquake- and tsunami-prone island, we would be sandwiched between three powerful forces.

However, the Ming Dynasty was deeply affected by the Japanese pirates' rebellion, and they needed us to stop the Japanese pirates from landing. The rise of the Jin Dynasty also made it difficult for the Ming Dynasty to cope with. As a result, the Ming Dynasty court had to stabilize us and stop the Japanese pirates for them.

, and secondly, to contain Hou Jin for them. This is why every time our country is in trouble, Ming Dynasty will not hesitate to take action to protect our kingdom.

The reason why Ming Dynasty is now hesitant and suspicious of us is that the foolish king of the previous generation implemented the policy of serving the Ming Dynasty and not being averse to money. The result was that this policy harmed us and prevented us from being firmly accepted by the Ming Dynasty.

trust, this legacy has completely harmed us."

Li Jian also knew this truth. "The previous generation's faint king just wanted to find a balance between the three forces. In fact, in fact, it was also good for us, North Korea."

Pu Jinhui firmly objected: "The king is wrong, completely wrong."

"Where did King Gu go wrong? Please enlighten me."

Pu Jinhui quickly apologized. As a minister, how could he speak out about the king's mistakes? Now is a time of shared adversity, but it doesn't matter. If it were in peacetime, he would definitely be punished by death.

"The minister is just discussing the matter. He has no intention of criticizing the king at all. How can he dare to educate the king." He lay on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, pleading guilty again and again.

Li Zhu quickly helped the loyal minister up with his own hands and said: "My dear, you are too worried. You and I, the monarch and the minister, should speak out and correct the mistakes of the lonely king. This is also your duty. What crime is there? Such ability

A straight minister is exactly what the lonely king wants."

After being comforted, Pu Jinhui sat up straight, gratefully handed over his hand to Li Zhu, and expressed his opinion: "A small country with few people, after all, it is a small country with few people. No matter who the three forces surrounding us are,

, all have the ability to directly destroy us. The reason why we can survive is because we rely on the Central Plains Dynasty. Since the founding of our country, if the Central Plains Dynasty is strong, we will have peace in the world. If the Central Plains Dynasty is weak, we will suffer more.

Difficult, only when the Central Plains Dynasty becomes stronger than others, can we keep our ancestral temple and state, and at both ends, we will be abandoned by the Central Plains Dynasty, just like now.

Therefore, if we want to survive among these three forces, we must unswervingly rely on the support and protection of the Central Plains Dynasty, otherwise our destruction is really just around the corner, and the king has to think twice."

Li Zhu stood up, walked around the room with his hands behind his back and his head down, thinking.

After a long time, Li Zhu had to sigh. Park Jinhui was right. He had both sides and was ultimately not trusted by everyone. The final outcome was to be abandoned and sacrificed by everyone. If he wanted to be a small country with few people like himself, he would not be trusted by everyone.

To survive, you must rely on a strong person, a strong person who can absolutely protect yourself.

Now looking at it from three aspects, regardless of their strength, the mentality of these three forces towards North Korea is different.

The purpose of creating slaves for North Korea is to enslave and make North Korea a slave.

As for Japan, there is no chance of becoming a slave. What they think about day and night is to annex North Korea to Japan and use it as a base to set foot on the mainland. At that time, it will be a destroyed country.

The Ming Dynasty, from the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, was all about helping and protecting. It had no ambitions for its own territory, and rarely dictated to itself. It implemented a moderate policy. This policy was more like a

An alliance between brothers.

As long as we firmly follow the Ming Dynasty, Korea will be preserved.

After thinking about this, Li Zhu stopped: "King Gu has already figured it out. We must eliminate the legacy of the previous Hun King and stand firmly on the side of the Ming Dynasty. Only in this way can we resist. He wants to make us

Houjin has become a slave, so that Japan, which is bent on destroying my kingdom, does not dare to peek at us."

Pu Jinhui nodded happily: "The king's decision is the wisest."

"In this case, I should show my loyalty to the Ming court instead of looking around."

"That's exactly what it should be."

Li Zhu made up his mind: "In this case, I will write a petition now to express my loyalty to the emperor of China, and then ask Mao Long to send troops to North Korea to help me suppress the rebellion."

Pu Jinhui clapped his hands together: "Recently, businessmen have spread the news that Japan, seeing our civil strife, is starting to make moves again. If Mao Wenlong leads his army to enter North Korea, then we in the north can use it to resist the invasion of Jin after the establishment of slaves.

We can also use Mao Wenlong to stop Japan's wolf ambitions in the south, and we can rest assured in the middle to restore the country that was damaged by the war, so that the people can recuperate and the country can recover quickly."

Li Zhu laughed: "Mao Wenlong came in because he was worried that we would do it again, but I didn't let him in, but we used him as a thug. Who plotted against whom?"
Chapter completed!