Boss Zhu has always been vigorous and resolute. Seven days later, the brothers set off for the north.
Of course, I still kept my name anonymous, and Bai Arowana accepted it.
Only Goryeo could not bear the arrival of the prince of the Ming Dynasty. If Boss Zhu hadn't trained his son to become a man as soon as possible, the Korean peninsula might never have had a prince of the Ming Dynasty set foot on it, not to mention that the prince was a thousand years old.
The scale of this mission is unprecedented, with a total of 500 troops for the bodyguards alone, and they are all burly and highly skilled Habayashi guards.
Publicly speaking, it was naturally because they needed to purchase a large number of war horses for this trip and needed enough troops to escort them back home. But in fact, it was the prince who was worried about the safety of his brothers and specifically increased the number of escorts from two hundred to five hundred to ensure nothing went wrong.
Cai Bin, who serves as the envoy of the mission, is the fifth-rank Yulin Guard Qianhu, and these five hundred soldiers and horses are his subordinates.
Moreover, the Yulin Guards were the most elite cavalry in the Ming Dynasty. Cai Bin and his men had been dealing with horses for half their lives. Therefore, in addition to protecting the safety of the mission, they also had to bear the heavy responsibility of buying and raising horses.
The deputy envoy of the mission is Lin Mi, head of the Zhengliupin Etiquette Department, who is responsible for diplomatic etiquette, submission of letters of credence, negotiation with Goryeo officials and other diplomatic affairs. When interacting with such a small foreign country, one cannot lose national dignity.
A military attaché of the fifth rank and a civil servant of the sixth rank were the standards for a mission. This was also the weight of the Goryeo Kingdom in front of the Ming Dynasty.
Among Cai Bin's subordinates, there are two brothers, 'Hong Hao' and 'Hong Ji', who have been promoted to trial Baihu due to their outstanding performance. The two brothers and three other senior Baihu, each command a hundred feathers.
General Lin Wei.
The identity of the third child is a seventh-grade Taipu Temple chief bookkeeper, who is responsible for the accounting registration of the purchase of war horses.
Because Zhu Zhen was still young, he could only accompany him as his book boy.
Above... Oh, by the way, there is also Lao Wu who is a military doctor and veterinarian.
Although Lao Wu looks too young and inconspicuous, he was sent to the mission by the Taiyuan Hospital, so he still gained respect from everyone up and down.
When on an overseas mission, whether it's a man or a horse, if he gets sick, he has to rely on him.
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The mission planned to take a boat from Nanjing, take the waterway north to Tamna Island, stop for supplies, inspect the pastures, and then cross the sea to the mainland of Korea.
After buying and mounting the horses, take the land route from Liaodong back to Daming... In fact, the fastest and safest way is to take a boat from Jinzhou at the southernmost point of Liaodong's capital, cross the Bohai Sea, and disembark in Dengzhou. This is also the main supply line of Ming Dynasty to Liaodong.
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But the route was decided by Boss Zhu himself, so he could only follow it obediently. Only the brothers and the two envoys knew that this was to train their highnesses in their ability to lead troops on long-distance marches.
One can imagine how devastated Cai Bin and Lin Mi were when they learned that His Highness the Prince was in their mission.
What's even more terrible than this situation is that there are five His Royal Highnesses in the mission...
Both of them wanted to die.
After all, if he dies now, his whole family will not be affected, but if one of his highnesses makes a mistake after the mission, their whole family will have to be buried with him.
But the emperor's order was hard to disobey, so the two of them had no choice but to bite the bullet.
In fact, they are so blessed that they don't know how blessed they are. Compared to their predecessors, Ping An and Han Yikelai, they are definitely much happier.
Han Yike and Ping An not only had to worry about the safety of the five highnesses, but they also asked the emperor to force them to make things difficult for their highnesses.
At least Cai Bin and Lin Mi don't have to do such immoral things that would make His Highness hate them.
It's not that Boss Zhu has a sudden kindness and fatherly love. It's that he is going abroad for this trip. With the current communication methods, he can't keep track of his sons' movements in real time, and naturally he can't do anything bad... Oh no, it makes it more difficult.
So Boss Zhu can only place his hope on the Korean people and create more trouble for the brothers...
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On the day of departure, Princess Qin, Princess Jin and Princess Yan all dressed up as ordinary women and went to Jiangdongmen Pier to see off their husbands.
Zhu Zhu and Zhu Zhen don’t have wives, but they have big brothers to support them.
On the prince's carriage, Zhu Biao was tidying up the clothes of his two younger brothers and said worriedly:
"Although Goryeo has been very courteous since its surrender and sent people to pay tribute every year. In the fourth year of Hongwu, they even sent people to participate in the imperial examination, showing their devotion and loyalty. But the King of Goryeo and his civil servants and generals are by no means good people. You
You must stay vigilant and don’t take it lightly.”
"Brother, what do you mean by this?" Zhu Zhen asked in confusion. There was no way, as soon as he mentioned Smecta, he thought of a shocking saying:
'It is the greatest honor to be Ming Dynasty's dog!'
So although I keep reminding myself not to underestimate any opponent, it's really hard to take Smecta seriously, Smecta.
"The Kingdom of Koryo was conquered by the Mongols a hundred years ago. The Yuan Dynasty attached great importance to the rule of this country. All the princes of the Koryo princes had to live in Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty when they were young, and served as the bodyguards of the princes of the Yuan Dynasty for a long time.
"When you grow up, you can marry the princess of the Yuan Dynasty, and then you and the princess can return to the country and inherit the throne. Therefore, in the past hundred years, Goryeo has been the out-and-out consort country of the Yuan Dynasty.
"Later, the Yuan Dynasty simply set up the Zhengdong Province in Goryeo, and the King of Goryeo also served as the prime minister of the Zhengdong Province. Although it was still unable to directly govern it due to various reasons, the Yuan Dynasty could depose the King of Goryeo at will, and all government affairs in Goryeo were pro-Yuan
Send someone to take control." The prince said solemnly:
"After being controlled by the Yuan Dynasty for many years, I heard that the upper class of Goryeo had become popular with braided hair and hufu. The previous king even issued an order to shave their hair and change their clothes. The Goryeo people had been assimilated by the Mongols for a time. The Mongols also completely trusted them.
"But who would have thought that the current King of Goryeo would take advantage of the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty to mercilessly backstab the sovereign state, eradicate the pro-Yuan faction in the country, abolish the Zhengdong Province, and even capture the Yuan Dynasty's Shuangcheng Governor
Mansion and Helan Mansion.”
"You're so gay?" Zhu Zhen gasped. She thought he was a fool after watching "Frost Flower Shop".
"What is a chicken guy?" The prince asked in confusion.
"It's okay..." Zhu Zhen quickly changed the subject and asked:
"Have they ever come to take part in the imperial examination?"
"Yes. In the fourth year of Hongwu, three came and one passed the exam." The prince took out Zhang Guan from his sleeve and said, "This is that person's official report. I had someone transfer it from the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Zhu Zhen took it with both hands and opened it. He saw that it was a Korean named Jin Tao, who had passed the imperial examination and was appointed as the Prime Minister of Anqiu County, Dongchang Prefecture.
"He did not take office. After he became a Jinshi, he asked to return to his hometown on the grounds that he was 'unable to speak Chinese and was close to the elderly'. My father approved it, paid him generous travel expenses, and sent a ship back to Korea."
"I came here to get gold plating. Of course I have to go back after passing the imperial examination." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "In the Ming Dynasty, I could only be a county magistrate. I guess I will start as a Hanlin bachelor when I go back."
"Absolutely." The prince nodded in agreement and said, "I also met him at that time and asked him to write a poem. When you go to Goryeo, if you find it useful, you can go find him with this official report.
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"Yeah. Thank you, brother. You are so careful." Lao Liu hurriedly put it away.
ps. In two days, I have studied the information about Goryeo and completed the outline of this volume. The writing will be smoother later.
In addition, for the sake of storytelling, the time has been slightly adjusted. I will write another chapter.
