After listening to Li Fangyuan's words, Li Chenggui also became curious: "Then what exactly did Ming Guo ask for?"
Li Fangyuan said: "The Ming Dynasty requested that I, or the entire Li family, be given the surname Zhu.?net"
Li Chenggui didn't speak for a while, and then said: "That's it? Ming Guo has no other requirements?"
Li Fangyuan said: "Father, isn't this an embarrassing request?"
Li Chenggui smiled and said: "Haha, although I am old, my head is not foggy. Do you think I can't see that Ming Dynasty has some plans against North Korea?"
Li Fangyuan opened his mouth, but did not speak. In fact, in addition to what he had said to Li Zhilan and others before, he was also worried about whether there was any conspiracy in the Ming Dynasty. He had a vague idea, but he couldn't be sure, and it was not convenient to talk to Li Zhilan.
I was waiting for someone to tell me, so I didn’t say anything just now.
Then he thought of his father Li Chenggui, who was under house arrest in the palace. Although Li Chenggui was angry with his sudden coup, he definitely didn't want his dynasty to be destroyed like this, so he came to discuss the matter with Li Chenggui.
Li Chenggui continued: "There is no doubt that the Ming Dynasty has plans for Korea. But no matter what their plans are, they are harmless to our Li family now, and they can help you tide over the difficulties. This
That’s it.”
"When you were born, our family was already a noble of Goryeo, so you didn't experience much danger. I was different. When I was born, our family was just one of the tribes that the Mongols casually recruited and surrendered in the Tumen River area.
There are tribes with bad intentions all around. If our tribe is wiped out, the Mongols will not care at all."
"So, the first thing is to survive, and nothing is more important than surviving now. I know that you must be worried about the Ming people's plot, but if you can't survive, then what's the use of all these worries?
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Li Zhilan had said similar words before, but the impact on Li Fangyuan was far less than what Li Chenggui said. Li Fangyuan understood that even though he staged a coup to overthrow him, he still felt that he was the most reliable and capable person.
Li Fangyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I understand. But I'd better let Jin Han go there tomorrow and let him spit out everything Ming Guo is prepared to pay."
Li Chenggui nodded and said: "Although we must accept the conditions of the Ming Dynasty, it is right to squeeze as much as possible."
Then he added: "Since you have decided to accept it, you can survive. Since you can survive, it is necessary to consider what the people of the Ming Dynasty have planned."
Li Chenggui continued: "I think you must be completely disturbed by the Ming Dynasty's request to give the surname Zhu."
"Now, you need to call the envoy sent to the capital of the Ming Dynasty and ask him what happened in the Ming Dynasty during this period. The new emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not decide his reign name immediately after he succeeded to the throne.
What did you do?"
"These things may not have anything to do with what Ming Dynasty did to our North Korea, but they may have something to do with it. This requires serious thinking and guesswork."
"But no matter what, we need to know what happened in the Ming Dynasty."
Before Li Fangyuan could react to being forced to change his surname, he found that his father had already moved on to the next topic.
He had to lament that there was still a big gap between himself and his father, and then he followed Li Chenggui's words and asked the palace maid to tell the guards to call Mr. Jin Han over.
Li Fangyuan had many questions to ask Li Chenggui. Li Chenggui answered some of them, but left the rest unanswered.
After a while, it was already late at night, and Mr. Jin Han arrived at this remote palace.
Mr. Jin Han had already laid down to sleep. He was so tired and nervous today that he fell asleep as soon as his head was glued to the pillow.
But just when he dreamed that he was crowned a king and reached the pinnacle of life, he was woken up. Jin Hanlao was very angry, but when he saw that the person who woke him up was a palace guard, he immediately suppressed what he wanted to say.
He went back, and after listening to the guard, he immediately put on his clothes and followed the guard to the palace.
Jin Hanlao didn't seem to be surprised at all when he saw Li Chenggui. He calmly saluted Li Chenggui and said, "I have met His Royal Highness." Then he saluted Li Fangyuan and said, "I have met the King."
Li Fangyuan said: "It is indeed important to call you here late at night. What happened in the Ming Dynasty after the new emperor succeeded to the throne?"
Jin Hanlao was silent for a moment. He didn't think Ming Guosheng's matter was of great importance; even if it was very important, it wouldn't be so urgent that he needed to know tonight.
But how could he dare to object? King Hanlao then said: "Yes, Your Majesty." Then he told everything Yunxi did after he succeeded to the throne until he set off to return to North Korea.
When he talked about the title of Prince Yunxi, Li Chenggui made some moves, but they were very subtle and did not attract the attention of Li Fangyuan and Jin Hanlao.
Jin Hanlao also said that Yunxi used the Buddhist and Taoist families to reset the four auxiliary officials and manage the opening of the sea.
After listening to what Mr. Jin Han said, Li Fangyuan saw that Li Chenggui had nothing else to say, so he let Mr. Jin Han go down. Before letting him go, Li Fangyuan calmed Mr. Jin Han for a while. After all, he was so short-lived.
It’s really not appropriate to visit the royal city twice in a row.
Then Li Fangyuan returned to the palace and saw Li Chenggui sitting alone in the palace. He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat: There was no one guarding Li Chenggui at this time. If he escaped at this time, the consequences would be disastrous!
Li Chenggui looked at Li Fangyuan and said with a smile: "You must be thinking about my escape. Don't worry, I won't leave."
"The power of our Lee family in North Korea is already very weak now. If I come out to fight against you, then the Lee family in North Korea is probably going to die. How could I do this?" After that, his words were no longer as relaxed as they were at the beginning.
Li Fangyuan felt that Li Chenggui's words should be true, because he did not choose to escape. Li Fangyuan sat down next to Li Chenggui again and asked, "Did your father gain anything from what Jin Hanlao said just now?"
Li Chenggui smiled again and said: "Well, of course there are some gains. It seems that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has great ambitions. He probably wants to turn all the places he can reach into the territory of the Zhu family."
"Look at what he did: he canonized the King of Qin to Shazhou, the King of Min to Burma, and the King of England to the northeast. The sea is in the southeast and Uzang is in the southwest. They are not suitable for enfeoffment. Otherwise, I guess he will put his other
My uncle was also sealed to these two places."
"And he no longer seeks nominal submission, but wants to make all barbarians the same as the Han people of the Ming Dynasty. For this reason, he would rather not have complete control over the entire country, but rather distribute power to his brothers or uncles."
"I ask myself that I cannot do this. From this aspect, he is already an unparalleled emperor since the Zhou Dynasty."
