Seoul is too close to the seaside, and the Han River waterway connects it to the sea.
If the Ming Dynasty really wanted to conquer North Korea, the Ming Dynasty's navy could even go directly along the Han River to attack Seoul, the capital of North Korea.
Li Di breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but continued.
"Then when the angel arrives, will I take the initiative to apologize?"
Right leader Jin Zhongzai spoke up and said.
"Perhaps the king can take the initiative to write to the emperor to apologize!"
"I, North Korea, are the first vassal of the Ming Dynasty. I think the emperor will not argue with the king after receiving the king's confession."
Li Di nodded, and then asked.
"I wonder if any of you gentlemen would like to go to Incheon to welcome the angels to Beijing?"
The angel came on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, and North Korea must send people to greet it.
This is the rule!
It is also the face of Ming Dynasty, a great country.
But there was no discussion at all.
Prince Li Zhen of North Korea stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Incheon in person to welcome the Great Angel of Heaven to the capital for Your Majesty."
Seeing this scene, Li Di nodded with satisfaction.
"Then it's up to you. It also shows the respect that I, North Korea, have for our country!"
As the crown prince of North Korea, Li Zhen was absolutely qualified to represent North Korea to welcome the Ming Dynasty's envoys.
If Li Yan goes there, he will definitely see North Korea's respect for the Ming Dynasty.
Li Yan accepted the order with clasped fists, agreed, and then returned to the court.
After the dynasty was over, Li Yan went straight to Incheon with all the tools needed to welcome the angel.
…
After traveling along the Han River, Li Yan arrived in Incheon on just the second day.
Then he went straight to the post house to see the Great Angel.
Liao Zhou was wearing a fourth-grade official robe, holding the imperial edict of the Emperor of Heaven in his hand, and strode out of the post house.
When Li Yan saw this, he bowed his head and saluted.
"Prince Li Yan of North Korea pays homage to His Majesty!"
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
What Li Yan worshiped was not Liao Zhou, but the imperial edict in Liao Zhou's hands and the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty represented by the imperial edict.
Liao Zhou spoke.
"No gift!"
Li Yan stood up and bowed his hands again.
"Prince Li Yan of North Korea has seen an angel before!"
Liao Zhou returned the courtesy.
"Liao Zhou, the special envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of North Korea!"
After the two of them finished saluting, Li Yan spoke.
"How about you, Lord Angel, follow me to the capital?"
"My father has already started to prepare for the angel's banquet. I am looking forward to seeing the angels from all over the country!"
After hearing this, Liao Zhou nodded.
"Okay, follow the prince's arrangements!"
"I have a mission to come to North Korea this time. After completing it, I have to return to Ming Dynasty to resume my duties. It's better to enter Beijing as soon as possible."
Next, the crown prince of Joseon began to arrange manpower to clean up the Han River channel.
The official ship of the Ming Dynasty set sail again, sailed up the river, and headed straight for Seoul, the capital of Korea.
…
When the crown prince of Joseon went from Seoul to Incheon, he traveled very quickly because he was following the current.
It only took one day to arrive in Incheon from Seoul.
When it comes time to reverse course, since the fleet is traveling against the current, its speed will not be that fast.
It was not until noon the next day that the fleet arrived at the dock outside Seoul.
As soon as the ship appeared in sight, gongs and drums began to roar and firecrackers went off on the pier.
Very lively!
After Liao Zhou got off the ship, he was directly greeted by a group of North Korean officials and headed towards the North Korean palace.
The team walked on the streets of Seoul. Wherever they passed, what impressed Liao Zhou the most was not the tall gated courtyards in Seoul.
But on the streets, there are countless North Korean people who are half-clothed and starved of food.
Although the living conditions of Koreans in Seoul are better than those in Incheon, they are not much better.
Should North Korea's top elites be exploited or should they be exploited?
North Korean people are really miserable!
Therefore, despite the fact that most of the merchants from the Ming Dynasty came to North Korea, they were engaged in human trafficker business.
But their reputation among North Korean people is surprisingly good!
These North Korean people have long been oppressed to the point of numbness. In their view, rather than starving to death in North Korea, they would be better off boarding a ship to Ming Dynasty to take a chance on changing their destiny.
Anyway, for them, no matter how bad things get, it won’t be worse than the current situation!
What if it succeeds?
Wouldn't that change destiny?
Failure would mean death at most. Could death be more painful than what they are living now?
Therefore, when faced with the Ming Dynasty's ships, many Koreans rushed to get on board.
Not long after, Liao Tong and his party traveled through the entire Seoul and arrived at Gyeongbokgung Palace, the royal palace of North Korea!
Gyeongbokgung Palace was built very grandly, and it was built entirely in accordance with the princely etiquette of the Ming Dynasty.
Although the King of Joseon was only a county king in terms of title, because Joseon had always been respectful to the Ming Dynasty, he was allowed to use the princely etiquette system as an exception.
Including ceremonial guards, royal palaces, crown robes, altars, etc., all can be used at the prince level.
At a glance, the current Gyeongbokgung Palace is much more respectable than the dilapidated Forbidden City in Nanjing.
However, Liao Zhou faced the rather decent Korean palace.
But he didn't feel the tension and oppression he felt when facing the Forbidden City in Nanjing.
Because to him, no matter how majestic the Joseon Palace in front of him was, it was just a cold building.
The Forbidden City in Nanjing represents Zhu Hongyu's unshakable imperial power!
The two cannot be confused!
Surrounded by a group of people, Liao Zhou strode into Gyeongbokgung Palace holding Zhu Hongyu's imperial edict.
On both sides of the royal road, two rows of chamberlains and the royal guards of the King of Korea stood respectfully.
But the King of Korea himself was already standing at the end of the royal road, waiting for the Angel of Heaven.
Liao Zhou walked up to Li Di, and Li Di took the lead in bowing.
"King Yi Di of North Korea, pays homage to the Emperor of Heaven!"
The King of Korea, Li Bi, first saluted the Great Ming Dynasty, represented by Liao Zhou, as the King of Korea.
After Liao Zhou heard this, although his face did not show it, he was still quite excited in his heart.
He was just an ordinary mid-level and low-level official of the Ming Dynasty, but now he could make the King of Korea salute him.
Although the person saluting was not him, it was enough to make him excited!
He knew that all this was given to him by Da Ming behind him!
Liao Zhou also bowed and saluted, neither humble nor overbearing.
"Liao Zhou, the lower official, has met the king!"
The two of them bowed to each other and then entered the main hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace hand in hand.
Li Di sat at the top, and Liao Zhou stood in the center of the hall, with his back straight and a majestic look on his face.
North Korea's civil and military ministers gathered together, standing in two groups, and their eyes focused on Liao Zhou.
King Li Di of North Korea stood up and asked.
"I wonder if the emperor sent an angel to Korea, but do you have any instructions?"
Liao Zhou didn't feel nervous at all. He cleared his throat and his face instantly became stern.
At this moment, the atmosphere in Gyeongbokgung Palace suddenly became tense!