Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 387 The Second Skin Island

"Angel, the small country of North Korea is really not as good as the Shang Kingdom of Ming Dynasty, please forgive me!"

Wang Yongzhen lowered her head and explained to the silent man beside her.

"There are 100,000 people in Seoul, which is not too small."

Wenxi, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, smiled slightly and didn't take it seriously.

Wenxi was only in his thirties, and he was originally a member of the shogunate. After King Yu entered Nanjing and ascended to a high position, he naturally rose and became a servant.

This visit to North Korea was personally named by the emperor, and he dared not not come.

After being depressed all the way, he relaxed a little when he saw the people lining the road to welcome him.

Although Seoul is small, it is only a scaled-down version of Nanjing, which is even more crowded than Nanjing.

It's just that the clothes of the common people are mainly white and black, and it is rare to see bright and eye-catching ones.

What surprised him most was that every household in the streets and alleys had couplets with black characters on a white background.

For a while, he was in a trance.

Following the angel's gaze, Wang Yongzhen came to a sudden, and said with a smile:
"A small country with few people and a lack of pigments. Although it is common in the upper country, there is very little red in North Korea. Except for His Highness and high officials, even I and other officials are rare."

"The common people admire Chinese style, so they write on a white background."

"I see!"

Only then did Wenxi heave a sigh of relief.

It's too easy to be scary in broad daylight.

Came to Gyeongbokgung Palace, the palace where the king of North Korea lived, and all its specifications were equal to those of the prince.

That is, the king of the Korean county enjoys the treatment of a prince to show the goodwill between the Ming Dynasty.

The palace got its name from the word "Jingfu" in "The Gentleman Wannian, Jieer Jingfu" in "The Book of Songs".

All buildings are distinguished from the yellow of the Daming Palace by the color of Danqing, so the color of Blue House in later generations in South Korea seems abnormal to us, but it is a noble color in South Korea.

It is square, with Gwanghwamun Gate in the south, Jianchun Gate in the east, Yingqiu Gate in the west and Shenwu Gate in the north.

With a series of etiquette, Wenxi was temporarily placed outside the hall, and only Wang Yongzhen saw the King of Joseon.

"Your Highness, I have lived up to the king's orders and finally returned!"

Wang Yongzhen knelt down, with tears in the corners of her eyes, inexplicably excited.

"Have you seen Da Ming Zi?"

Sitting on the king's couch, Li Zhen leaned forward, his face was a little pale at first, but now his face turned reddish, as if he had drunk too much wine.

Under the red royal robe, the four-clawed golden dragon is extremely conspicuous.

The civil and military classes also watched him with serious eyes.

Wang Yongzhen suppressed his excitement, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the Ming Dynasty has not yet perished, and the Zongfu King Yu has succeeded to the throne in Nanjing. Now the south of the Yangtze River is full of the land of the Ming Dynasty."

"That's good!"

Li Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, leaning on the soft pillow, showing a smile.

On the side, the head of the Yi government, who received the Yizheng gold, said displeasedly: "Your Highness, the Manchu Qing is now eyeing the north, if we continue to have contact with the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that we will be humiliated again."

Ui-government is the cabinet of North Korea, while leader-yi-government is equivalent to the chief assistant.

As a member of the Andong Kim family, Jin Zidian has been sent to the Qing Dynasty three times in a row, and he is a representative of the pro-Qing faction in North Korea.

Of course, his attitude is what North Korea has to do now, otherwise it will not become a leader.

"Absurd, Daming has the grace of rebuilding North Korea, how can it be far away?"

For a while, there were endless refutations, which made Jin Zidian quite annoyed, but there was nothing he could do.

Although pro-Qing is the foreign policy of North Korea, in fact it is mainly pro-Ming. Even the king of North Korea will offer sacrifices to Emperor Chongzhen and Emperor Shenzong no matter it is the Mid-Autumn Festival or the first month.

If the pro-Ming faction is completely eliminated, even the king of North Korea will be no exception.

Jin Zidian saw that His Highness's face was not happy, and quickly backed down: "Hmph, when something happens, it depends on how you deal with it."

After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes and meditated, ignoring it.

"Did the emperor ever know about the inside story of my North Korea?"

Li Zhen coughed and continued to ask.

Even Jin Zidian couldn't help casting his gaze.

"Your Highness, the Son of Heaven, Rende, has already forgiven North Korea—"

Wang Yongzhen raised his head and said.

In an instant, the whole hall was noisy.

Laughter everywhere.

Even Li Tan, who was sitting high on the king's couch, couldn't help laughing happily, and his gray beard kept rising and falling.

For a son, the greatest joy is to make a mistake and be forgiven by his parents.

This is the mentality of North Korea at this time.

After inquiring about many matters, in the end, only Wang Yongzhen and Li Zhen were left behind.

Wang Yongzhen didn't dare to delay any longer, and directly explained Wenxi's origin and purpose.

"Jeju Island?"

Although Li Zhen is old, he is not confused, and still holds the royal power firmly. He pondered:
"What does Daming want this island for? Don't say it's raising horses. That was a hundred years ago."

Li Zhen didn't believe the excuse of raising horses.

He didn't believe that the huge Ming Dynasty couldn't find a suitable place to raise horses, so he chose the sea.

It's just an island. North Korea doesn't pay much attention to it, but it pays special attention to the reason.

"From my subordinate's point of view, I'm afraid I want to be the second Phi Island."

Wang Yongzhen raised her head and said.

"Second Phi Island?"

Li Jing became excited in an instant: "In other words, Daming is ready to counterattack?"

"I'm afraid that's the case." Wang Yongzhen nodded and said, "Although the cavalry of Daming is not as good as Jurchen's, the navy is unrivaled in the world. Relying on sea ships, it will be very successful to attack Liaodong at that time."

"Is that so!" Li Zhen thought about it, and immediately said, "Don't let the Yi government know about this matter, you should do it yourself, do it quietly, and cover it up well."

Being able to make Man Qing unhappy, Li Zhen was very happy.

When he was detained for the first time, he knelt down three times and kowtowed to people, and he still kowtowed to barbarians, which was too shameful.

Do you think you are Daming's old father?

In the process of meeting Wenxi, Li Zhen was very relaxed and kept learning about the situation in Daming.

When he learned that the current emperor had only been inherited from the Shu branch for four years, and that he was only 24 years old, he was shocked and speechless.

After a long time, he opened his mouth and said, "The angel has worked hard. Besides borrowing the island, what else is there to convey?"

"Nothing else, I just heard that in the north of your country, there are many survivors of the Ming Dynasty. Before the emperor of Ming Dynasty came, he said that he would never abandon any subjects. I also hope that your country will help—"

The reason why it is to assist, rather than say to let people go, Wen Xi naturally expected that North Korea would never stop it.

In fact, North Korea is also a headache when faced with this group of hot potatoes in the north. Now that there is a solution, it is naturally very happy.

"Such a trivial matter, why do you need an angel to speak?"

Li Jing agreed very happily, as long as he didn't ask North Korea to send troops and food, and offend the Qing Dynasty, what was this?
As for the survivors of the Ming Dynasty, most of them were Liao people who fled from Liaodong, as well as escaped slaves. The scale reached hundreds of thousands, which has always caused North Korea a headache.

(End of this chapter)