Lord Lingyang Li Zhuo sat upright, looking at Zhang Yuan on the other side of the chessboard, and whispered: " Lord Guanghai acted against the will, which made the sky angry and resentful. The angel took advantage of the country's majesty and helped to bring things back to order. This is actually the same as Renchen's kindness in rebuilding. From now on
We serve our country like a son serving his father. Whatever you request, Mr. Zhang, please make it clear and I will accept it." After that, he stared at Zhang Yuan to see what kind of conditions the youngest champion angel of the Ming Dynasty would put forward.
Zhang Yuandao: "This is the first time that I have met His Highness. The risk of helping each other is out of the two hundred and fifty years of kindness between the Ming Dynasty and the Joseon Dynasty. The slave chieftains of Jianzhou have been favored by the emperor for generations, but they brazenly founded the country and proclaimed themselves Khan at the beginning of last year.
This is tantamount to an open break with the Ming Dynasty. Our imperial court is planning to attack Buchen. At this time, Lord Guanghae ignores the kindness of the Ming Dynasty for his protection and has private contacts with Jian Nu. He has ulterior motives. This is intolerable to our emperor and his subjects.
The loyal people of your country are also dissatisfied with Lord Gwanghae’s actions——”
At this point, Zhang Yuan paused, and Li Zhu interjected very wittily: "Jianzhou and our state work together with the Celestial Empire. Jianzhou is rebellious to the Celestial Empire, and our state deeply hates it. If the Celestial Empire sends troops to conquer Jianzhou, our state is willing to send tens of thousands of troops to conquer Jianzhou."
The army left Zhenjiang and attacked the slave chieftains from Kuandian. Of course, this is just the loyalty of the Xiaobei faction and the Westerners Party to the Celestial Empire, and Lord Guanghai is probably acting in an overt and treacherous manner."
Zhang Yuan understood the meaning of Li Zhu's words and said slowly: "If this happens and the subjects of your country are willing to support His Highness as king, I will fight for His Highness to be canonized by the Ming Dynasty court when I return to Beijing."
Hearing what Zhang Yuan said, Li Zhu couldn't calm down anymore. He looked happy. He stood up and bowed. His gratitude was beyond words. He knew very well that although it would be difficult to raise an army to depose Lord Guanghai, there was still hope of success based on the current situation.
The most difficult thing is how to quickly stabilize the situation after deposing Lord Gwanghae. After all, he, Lord Ayang, Li Jie, is the nephew of Lord Gwanghae. He is only twenty-three years old this year. He is young and has weak morals and is difficult to obey. Among the Li family members, he is more powerful than him.
There are many people who are qualified to inherit the throne, and if Zhang Yuan supports him, and the Ming Dynasty represented by Zhang Yuan in North Korea, as long as Zhang Yuan expresses his support for him, Li Zhu, then other forces in North Korea that are ready to move will only die down. In this extraordinary period,
Name determines everything, if the name is incorrect then words will not go smoothly——
I only heard Zhang Yuan say again: "But I have a prerequisite. During the war between the Ming Dynasty and Jianzhou, the Ming Dynasty court will send envoys to Pyongyang to monitor your country."
Li Shu was like a basin of cold water being poured over his head. After it was half cold, the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to monitor North Korea. Wouldn't that put a tight spell on his head as the king of North Korea? Wouldn't it be equivalent to having an extra king?
Even being a king is not a pleasure.
Li Shu said in a low voice: "Master Zhang, my loyalty to the Celestial Empire is as bright as the sun and the moon. If I can take charge of North Korea's state affairs, everything will only be done by the Celestial Empire. But the Celestial Empire sends envoys to monitor our country. This is really unprecedented in two hundred years."
If something goes wrong, the subjects of our country will definitely think that I have lost my power. If I run the country without virtue, how can I have the dignity to be in my position!"
Zhang Yuandao: "Don't worry, Your Highness, sending envoys to monitor your country is just a temporary measure. When the war in Liaodong breaks out, we will send envoys again, so that Ming and your country can cooperate with each other and avoid mistakes when they jointly send troops. Apart from that, the rest are
The envoys of the Ming Dynasty will not interfere in the state affairs of your country. These can be agreed in advance. Since I, the Ming Dynasty, want to support your highness in ascending the throne, how can we put your highness in a dilemma?"
Li Jian hesitated and said: "Master Zhang, do you think that war between China and Jianzhou will begin? As far as I know, the emperor likes to rule by doing nothing and is not willing to go to war."
Zhang Yuandao: "Your Highness is right, our emperor is kind and virtuous, and we are not willing to engage in war. However, this time I am on a mission to your country. I inspected the border troops along the way to understand the actual situation of Jianzhou, and found that Nurhaci's military strength has greatly increased.
Moreover, since the Jianzhou floods last year, Nurhachi will definitely plunder the Ming Dynasty in order to get out of trouble. At the end of last year, the slave-building spies framed Liu Dongming and others in Beijing. Your Highness must have known about it. Now Nurhachi has sent Nalan Bakshi
When I came to see Lord Guanghai, I saw that the plan of alienation failed and came to win over Lord Guanghai. From this, it can be seen that the time when Jiannu and the Ming Dynasty will meet with swords is not far away. The dignity of the Ming Dynasty cannot be trampled on, and it is bound to fight back. A war is inevitable.
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Li Zhu frowned slightly and thought: "If the Ming Dynasty goes to war with Nurhaci, but orders my Korean sergeants to be the vanguard, with the fierceness of the Jurchens, my Korean sergeants will suffer a lot of casualties!"
Zhang Yuan was well aware of Li Zhu's worries and said: "Your Highness, if our dynasty sends troops to establish a state, your country's sergeants can only create a momentum to contain the slave chieftains. How can our dynasty use your country as the vanguard and the main force? This
Don’t worry, because when we fought against the Japanese, our soldiers sacrificed their lives and fought bravely to be the first.”
Li Zhu nodded, but now he still has some doubts, that is, Zhang Yuan is strategizing like the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty cabinet. Although Zhang Yuan is the number one scholar of the Ming Dynasty, a Hanlin editor, and an official in the East Palace, he does not have twenty years to join the cabinet.
It is almost impossible to have official qualifications, so what Zhang Yuan is saying now, is it reliable? Can it be guaranteed?
Zhang Yuan was very clear about Li Zhu's thoughts, and said: "The battle in Liaodong is still just my prediction. Your Highness does not need to worry about it for now. Whether my judgment is accurate or not will be clear in less than a year. At present, Your Highness and I
The one we have to face is Lord Gwanghae."
Li Zhu nodded and said: "Sir Zhang is right. Since Mr. Zhang is willing to support me to bring order to the chaos, I will make a private agreement with Mr. Zhang. If war breaks out in Liaodong, the small country will take the initiative to report to the Celestial Empire to send troops to help suppress the slaves. At that time
The Celestial Empire can send envoys to Pyongyang to supervise the army. When the war subsides, the envoys sent to monitor our country will return to the Celestial Empire and resume their duties. What do you think, Mr. Zhang?"
Li Zhu's wishful thinking was: if Zhang Yuan had power in the Ming Dynasty, then of course he would fulfill his contract and promise the Ming Dynasty envoys to monitor North Korea. If Zhang Yuan was powerless, how could he be bound by such a private agreement?
It was taboo for Zhang Yuan to make private treaties with the vassal state as an envoy. Of course, he, Li Zhu, did not dare to publicize this matter. It was related to his face. Moreover, Li Zhu was still dubious about Zhang Yuan's judgment on the upcoming war in Liaodong. He thought
Even if Nurhaci wants to raise an army, it will be three to five years later. The Ming Dynasty is still strong now, and Nurhaci does not dare to stroke the tiger's beard.
Zhang Yuan did not immediately reply to Ling Yangjun Li Zhu's proposal for a private contract. He picked up a chess piece in his hand and without moving the chess piece, he suddenly banged it on the chessboard with a "pop" sound and said: "Okay, Zhang Yuan will go with your highness."
Come and make this gentleman's appointment." He stood up and said, "Your Highness, please."
The place where chess is played is the small hall of the post house. To sign a gentleman's agreement, of course, you have to go to Zhang Yuan's room.
Li Jie followed Zhang Yuan to the room. Zhang Yuan was writing ink and asked Li Jie to draw up the treaty. Li Jie said: "Master Zhang is a talented person, so it is better for Mr Zhang to draw up the treaty."
Zhang Yuan stopped giving in and started writing. In less than a moment, a practical article was written on the paper in one go. There was no need to copy it. It was clear and clear. The main point was that North Korea was loyal to the Ming Dynasty and sent troops to help suppress the Liaodong war. Accepting the mission
The minister guards his country.
Li Zhu read the treaty drawn up by Zhang Yuan and expressed his agreement. Just as he was about to sign it, Zhang Yuan said, "Your Highness, please wait a moment. I'll come back as soon as I go." He hurried out the door.
Li Zhu thought Zhang Yuan was going to the toilet, so he waited in Zhang Yuan's room. About half tea time later, Zhang Yuan came back, followed by a Korean girl, but she was dressed in men's clothing, with a black gauze hat and a high-waisted white robe. The appearance is very beautiful——
Li Zhu was surprised: Who is this woman? Why did Zhang Yuan bring her here?
But he saw the young girl prostrating herself Yingying, then stood up, looked at Li Zhu with her wonderful eyes, and remained silent the whole time.
Zhang Yuan on the side said: "Your Highness Ling Yang, please take a closer look at her."
Li Shu stared carefully, suddenly raised his eyebrows, and said in surprise: "Are you Aunt Zhenming?"
Princess Zhenming shed two lines of clear tears on her cheeks and prostrated herself again.
Li Zhu quickly knelt down, bent over and looked at the girl dressed in men's clothing with her head raised, and said with surprise and joy: "Aunt Zhenming is indeed alive. It's great. Princess Renmu misses you day and night." Princess Zhenming She is the daughter of Seonjo, and Li Jie is the grandson of Seonjo, so the elder Li Jie calls the younger Princess Jeongmyeong his aunt.
Zhang Yuan explained Princess Zhenming's situation to Li Zhu, and Li Zhu said to himself: "You golden virgin, Princess Zhenming has been with you these past few years, but she hasn't said a word to me, but Zhang Yuan please come out at this time." What does Princess Zhenming want?" She said: "Jin Chushi's superb medical skills can't cure Aunt Zhenming's mute disease. I asked the imperial doctor Xu Jun to diagnose and treat my aunt, and I will definitely cure her disease."
Heo Jun is the first famous doctor in North Korea. He compiled an important pharmacopoeia of North Korea. This book is known as the Korean one. Heo Jun is now enshrined in Gyeongbokgung Palace and is the royal medical officer of King Gwanghae——
Princess Zhenming took out the booklet from her arms and presented it to Li Zhu with both hands.
Li Zhu took it and heard Zhang Yuan say: "At the end of this book, there is an edict written by Queen Renmu. Her Highness the Princess believes that Her Highness Ayang Jun can take on the important task of bringing order to the chaos, so she gave this edict to Her Majesty Ayang Jun, so that His Highness can use it to summon people. People with lofty ideals plan for great things."
Li Jing was overjoyed. Jin Chushi had always said that Princess Inmu would support him, but he did not expect that the edict would be with Princess Jeongmyeong. With Princess Inmu's edict and Zhang Yuan's support, great things could be accomplished.
Li Zhu handed the small album back to Princess Zhenming, kowtowed three times respectfully, then took the album and opened it to read, feeling excited and full of ambition——
Zhang Yuan picked up the copy and said: "Your Highness Lord Lingyang, Your Highness Princess Zhenming is willing to be the guarantor of this treaty. What do you think of Your Highness Lord Lingyang?"
Li Zhu restrained his joy and thought: "Zhang Yuan was very cunning. He said it was a gentleman's agreement, but asked Princess Zhenming to be the guarantor. This was because he was afraid that I would regret it. And Princess Zhenming was willing to act as guarantor, naturally it was for the sake of Princess Renmu. In the future, if I continue to exert influence in the DPRK, if I want to be the king of Joseon, I must have the strong support of Princess Inmo, so I will inevitably be restrained by her."
Li Zhuo had no other choice, so he nodded and said, "Very good. It's really wrong for Aunt Zhenming to be the guarantor."
At that moment, Zhang Yuan copied the treaty into two copies, and the three people signed and pledged it, each holding one copy. It was obviously not grand enough to decide such a major matter in the post room, but because of the noble status of the three people, the treaty was extremely important.
Li Zhu felt a little aggrieved at first, but after signing the contract, he felt relieved. After all, the current King of Joseon is not Li Zhu, but Zhang Yuan who wants to help him seize the throne, so Zhang Yuan's conditions are not actually harsh, and he got Ren. According to the edict of Concubine Mu, he, Li Zhu, will be the big winner in bringing order to the chaos this time.
Mu Jingyan, who was guarding the door, said at this time: "Master Ruan is here."