After hearing the words of His Royal Highness King Chu, the three Koreans had different moods.
Jin Tao is naturally excited. His destiny has been bound to the mission. If the mission survives, he will live; if the mission dies, he will die.
He wished that the mission would be as big as possible, so big that no one would dare to touch it, so big that most people would protect them, wouldn't he be safe?
Zheng Mengzhou was nervous. The so-called pro-Ming faction was originally just a political idea, a political slogan that united factions. Everyone was arguing over whether to be pro-Ming or pro-Yuan. At most, they would be dismissed from office, or at worst, they could go back to their hometowns to bully men and dominate women.
go.
But after learning that there were five His Royal Highnesses in the mission, everything changed. Now it was not about whether to kiss or not, but whether to marry or not.
If he had not risked his life to save the five highnesses and let the emperor experience five times the pain of losing a son, the Hongwu Emperor, who was so powerful in the world, would definitely leave the Raushizi Mongols aside and lead the entire army to conquer them himself.
Goryeo was originally a poor and weak country. It had suffered repeated wars in the past few decades and was extremely exhausted. Even the capital, Kyoto, was so desolate. It is easy to imagine the poverty of the entire Goryeo. How could it withstand the rising and angry millions?
Heavenly soldiers?!
Zheng Meng was sweating profusely when he thought about the terrible consequences of the death of five princes in Goryeo on Monday. He realized that he had to risk his life to protect these five fatal treasures.
As for Li Chenggui's thoughts, they are much more complicated.
This famous general of Goryeo, second only to Cui Ying, is in his early forties, the best age for a man. He has high cheekbones, an eagle's gaze, curly beard, and a rough appearance, but his mind is so meticulous...
He had gotten rid of the confusion when he first arrived and began to calmly think about his situation.
In Goryeo's political spectrum, Li Chenggui is generally counted among the pro-Yuan faction.
Because starting from his great-great-grandfather Li Anshe, he had been an official in the Yuan Dynasty. Their family had been intermarried with the Yuan Dynasty for generations. His father's name was "Wulu Sibuhua", and he was already a Mongolian Koryo.
During the revolution between the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, his father felt that the Mongols would be finished sooner or later, so he became an internal agent of Goryeo and assisted the Goryeo army to capture the Yuan Dynasty's twin cities.
After surrendering to Goryeo, the two men restored their name of Goryeo. Then, using the Shuangcheng Governor's Office as their home base, they began to fight in the south and north of Goryeo to earn political capital.
Therefore, Li Chenggui is essentially different from Li Renren and Cui Ying, the military ministers of the capital. He will not be as loyal and patriotic as Cui Ying, and he will not be like Li Renren who thinks that if he controls the capital, he will control everything.
To put it bluntly, he has a warlord mentality - as long as there is an army and territory, everything is there. So the army and territory are what he values the most. All talk of loyalty, filial piety and justice is nonsense. There is no such thing as the power of the court without an army and territory.
The reality...
Of course, without the power of the court, the army and territory may be taken away. Therefore, in order to protect his army and territory, he has always regarded himself as a pro-Yuan faction. In addition, he is too good at fighting, which is why the military officials in the capital accepted it.
As a foreigner, he was placed in the ninth position.
Although the ranking is a bit low, it is enough to protect his army and territory.
And after living in Korea for so long, he also knows how exclusive these landed households are. If no big changes occur, it will be good if he can keep his position, and there is no way he can make any further progress.
But now, huge variables have appeared...
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The reason why Li Chenggui considered changing camps was not only the temptation of the prospect, but also the pressure of reality.
His territory is located in the northern border of Goryeo. If the Ming army wants to invade, his Shuangcheng General Mansion will be the first frontline to bear the brunt.
Even if Goryeo is lucky enough not to be destroyed in the end, its territory will be smashed to pieces. All the people will die, the land will be abandoned, and the foundation of its foundation will be completely lost. Then what the hell is it going to do?
Those military ministers who have been in the capital for generations will definitely kick him away as an outsider with no foundation.
But if he was really asked to confront the Dukes of the capital, he didn't have the guts.
He was afraid that Li Renren, a politician with superb skills and cruelty, would not be able to play with him.
The second thing he was afraid of was Cui Ying. Li Chenggui had been the deputy of this famous general who had "victorious in every battle without losing a single victory" for many years. He knew very well that he was no match for him in a real fight.
And I heard that Cui Ying has left the city to mobilize his direct army, the Baishou Army. However, Li Chenggui's direct army is still far away in Shuangcheng.
These two people have formed an alliance. How can Li Chenggui dare to act rashly with his thin arms and legs?
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In the front hall, the guests and hosts all had their own agendas and chatted about each other.
In the backyard, it was a different scene.
Torches illuminate the sky.
The five hundred Yulin Guards who had been recuperating all day were gathered together by Cai Qianhu and announced to them the true identities of the three His Highnesses!
The Yulin Guard officers were not blind. They had seen the two deputy envoys Zheng, and they were respectful and obedient to these brothers. If they had known, their true identities must be extraordinary.
I just never expected that it would be so unusual...
After they met with their three highnesses in shock, Zhu briefly introduced the current situation to them.
Hearing that the Koreans had mobilized troops to kill them and then surrender to the Yuan Dynasty, there was a buzz in the courtyard, and the soldiers couldn't hold it back and began to whisper.
There is anger, worry, fear, or a combination of both. In short, everyone realizes that they are now in a desperate situation.
"Everyone, please listen to me." But the King of Yan, Zhu Di, said proudly: "For this purpose, the more we worry about our own life and death, the more likely we are to encounter unexpected events! On the contrary, the more we ignore life and death, the more likely we will be.
It’s possible to be safe and sound!”
"How do you say this?" the soldiers asked in confusion.
"Because the only thing that can save us now is our identity!" Zhu Di answered first and then asked:
"What are we?"
"We are the Ming Dynasty's envoys," the soldiers said.
"What does the mission represent?" Zhu Di asked again.
"It represents the Ming Dynasty." everyone replied.
"So what should we consider most?!" Zhu Di asked in a persuasive way.
"Fulfill our mission and safeguard the national dignity of the Ming Dynasty!" All the soldiers responded loudly, their voices amplified a lot, obviously being awakened by the fourth child.
"That's right!" At this time, Zhu no longer disagreed with Lao Si, and followed his wishes and said forcefully:
"What would happen if in the Han Dynasty, a Han envoy was killed by a small country? The "Book of Han" says it clearly - South Vietnam killed the Han envoy and slaughtered it as nine counties. King Wan killed the Han envoy, and the first county was Beique. North Korea killed the Han
The messenger will be killed immediately!"
The third child waved his fist and said: "Not to mention the Tang Dynasty that destroyed countless countries! If Eunuch Huang was the envoy of the Han and Tang Dynasties, would the Koreans dare to touch a hair on his head?!
"Why did Goryeo dare to kill Eunuch Huang, and why did it dare to repeat it? Isn't it because we Han people have been sinking for too long and have forgotten the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties in China? We are only afraid of the barbarians who are like wolves and tigers?!"
"We, the Han people, have been in ruins for hundreds of years, and now we can drive out the Tartars and restore China's prosperity!" Zhu Di took over and said in a voice like a tiger's roar:
"How can we be greedy for life and afraid of death, and let me, the son of the Han family, be humiliated again?!"
"No! No!" Everyone's blood was racing, and they all raised their arms and shouted.
