Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 260 Guo An Tours Korea
"Biao'er, we also heard that the fourth brother and Du Xi joined forces to summon some great Confucian scholars from Shandong, Shanxi, and Beiping to Peiping?"

"Father, my son has also heard these rumors, saying that the fourth child will be admitted to Jinshi next year in the Spring Festival, so that all the candidates in the Beiping Mansion will be admitted to Jinshi!"

"Huh, it's fantastic! How can Jinshi be so easy to take the exam? Now, those scholars in the south are all laughing at the old four's overestimation!"

Old Zhu looked disdainful.

Zhu Biao nodded slightly, "What Dad said is very true, but Dad, it is also a good thing that the fourth child suddenly pays attention to culture and education!"

"Ok!"

Old Zhu nodded slightly, he himself attached great importance to culture and education.Regardless of whether Zhu Di was putting on a show, or really wanted to rely on the lectures of those great Confucians, so that the northern scholars could produce a few more Jinshi, it was considered a serious matter.

It's not like those bastards in his family who just want to dominate the domain!
Thinking of the things Jiang Yu handed over, Lao Zhu was extremely upset.

"Biao'er, pay more attention to those southern officials, don't let them make any trouble!"

"My son obeys the order!"

……

Time flies, time flies like an arrow.

Soon, with the heavy snow finally falling in Beiping Mansion, the new year passed.

Simultaneously.

Zhu Yuanzhang's decree was issued to Beiping Mansion, in Yanwang Palace.

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, selected elite cavalry to inspect Daning and Quanning.

Hearing this, Zhu Di, who had already been prepared, immediately summoned Jingqi, five thousand Yanshan Guards, five thousand Tongzhou Guards, and Miyun Guards, totaling [-] troops.

"This time, the army is full of fine cavalry. Guo Qing is weak and cannot march long distances. This time, Guo Qing will not be with the army."

Guo An was also happy.

A look of gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding, and please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely guard Beiping Mansion!"

Zhu Di took a deep look at Guo An who was so happy that he was about to cry, and said gently, "Guo Qing is loyal, we know it.

However, there are only Chen Shou and Jin Zhong sitting in Koryo. After a long time, we are afraid that those Korean dignitaries will have a different heart, and we need Guo Qing to go to inspect it.

As for the family, there is Zhu Changshi and the princess, so there is no need to worry! "

Guo An's eyes widened, and he looked at it for a while in disbelief. Zhu Di looked serious, and then nodded slowly.

"I would like to obey His Royal Highness's order!"

Zhu Di chuckled and said, "Guo Qing is going to Koryo this time, and he will bring a team of palace guards with him!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

In this regard, Guo An could only sigh helplessly.

After sending Zhu Di away, the merchant fleet is ready.

Guo An took the last thousand catties of chili peppers from King Yan's Mansion, and followed the fleet to Korea.

As for Zheng Fan and Huang Boqian in the academy, they finally came out of the academy, bid farewell to Guo An with a numb face, and all the people also left for the capital.

The Great Ming Dynasty is approaching, and they must go there as soon as possible.

……

On the vast deep blue sea, it seems to be colder than Beiping Mansion.

Guo An was wrapped in a thick padded jacket and sat in the cabin of the ship, listening to Yan Xiangwu's report.

Yan Xiangwu is a new student from the academy, and is Shang Kezhou's deputy to the business envoy.

"Guo Changshi, the pier of Jianghua Port has been expanded to be as big as my Yanwangfu harbor.

Now, the Goryeo people near the wharf in Ganghwa Port are also accustomed to where my Ming soldiers are, and they will say hello when they see my Yanshan guards. "

"The road from Ganghwa Port to Kaesong, the capital of Koryo, is also paved with concrete roads that can run parallel with two carriages!"

"The cement workshop in Goryeo can calcine [-] jin of cement every month... Those nobles in Goryeo are starting to like to use cement to build houses..."

"However, it's a pity that half of the more than 300 Japanese pirates in the cement workshop are dead now. I don't know if they were tortured by the Koreans? Or starved to death or exhausted..."

"What's the difference?" Guo An asked curiously.

"Forehead."

Yan Xiangwu was stunned for a moment, "What Guo Changshi said is absolutely true."

"In addition, some dignitaries in Goryeo seem to have contacted the Jurchens in the north, using my Ming's goods to do business with those Jurchens."

The corners of Guo An's mouth curled up slightly, "There is no need to pay attention to these things, as long as the Koreans don't have a different heart and don't do anything to damage our Yan Palace, how they want to make money from those Jurchen Mongols, even if they suck the blood of those Jurchen You can pretend not to know."

"Yes, Guo Changshi!"

A trace of surprise flashed in Yan Xiangwu's eyes. This Guo Changshi was exactly what Ambassador Shang and the others said.

"Also, the Korean concubines of Yanshanwei in Gaolina have given birth to two thousand cubs so far."

"what?"

Guo An's eyes widened, with a look of astonishment on his face, "It's already born?"

"Exactly!"

Yan Xiangwu nodded with a strange expression on his face. If this matter was reported to Daming, there would definitely be a big mess.

"This matter must not be rumored."

Guo An said solemnly.

Yan Xiangwu nodded again and again, "Don't worry, Guo Changshi, no matter the officials in the mansion or the Yanshan guards, they never talked about this matter after returning to Daming."

"So, you didn't report this matter to His Highness?"

Guo An said helplessly.

At the beginning, when he heard that a group of concubines from Yanshanwei had big bellies, he hadn't felt much.

Now, suddenly two thousand cubs are born?
Although her mother's blood is a Korean woman, she is a true Ming Dynasty.

Yan Xiangwu smiled, "Guo Changshi forgives the crime, we thought that Chen would direct them to report this matter to His Highness."

"Humph!"

Guo An snorted coldly, "Exactly, they also thought you officials would report to His Royal Highness King Yan, didn't they?"

"Guo Changshi is wise!"

Yan Xiangwu said quickly.

"You can think about it, how to raise these little bastards? They are my Daming people, let them know the difference between the Koreans in Kaesong!"

Guo An sighed and continued to ask.

Yan Xiangwu quickly said: "Guo Changshi has a far-sighted vision, Xiaguan and others have not thought of this kind of problem."

Guo An glanced at Yan Xiangwu and asked, "You have been to Korea for three months, are there any Korean girls in the house?"

Yan Xiangwu shook his head hastily, "The lower officials already have wives in their family, so they don't accept Korean concubines."

A gleam of relief flashed in Guo An's eyes, "It's great that you can control yourself. Korean concubines are Koreans after all.

In the future, if those Goryeo dignitaries refuse to accept my Yan Palace, what should they do? "

Yan Xiangwu's expression froze, "Don't worry, Guo Changshi, if he is not of my race, his heart must be different. The officials and others have always kept this in mind."

Guo An was stunned, and said with a light smile: "No need to do that, those Korean girls are now soldiers and women of my Yan Palace, and they are also members of my Yan Palace."

"Yes, Guo Changshi!"

"How is the construction of the Koryo shipyard?"

"Back to Guo Changshi, two docks have been built, and a giant ship sixteen feet long has been built."

"Oh?"

……

ten days later.

Goryeo, the pier of Ganghwa Port.

As the huge fleet slowly approached, the pier was already full of a group of Goryeo dignitaries. Behind these dignitaries, there were still carriages.

As for the area around the pier, there were a group of Yanshan guards standing there. Every Yanshan guard had a solemn face, looking around from time to time, and a murderous aura spread throughout Jianghua Port.

On the ship, a strange flash of light flashed in Guo An's eyes.

"Why are you so on guard?"

Yan Xiangwu said: "Mr. Guo, last winter, a group of Japanese pirates sprang out from nowhere, and even touched the vicinity of the harbor when my fleet arrived.

If it weren't for the vigilance of Sun Yan and other thousands of households guarding Jianghua Port, who have been setting up secret sentries and mines around the harbor, I am afraid that those Japanese pirates will really succeed.

But even though those Japanese pirates were defeated, those Japanese pirates seemed to know about the business and trade between Yanwang Mansion and Korea in this harbor.

Therefore, Japanese pirates often come to harass..."

Guo An frowned, "This place is so far away from the Japanese pirate island, how can those Japanese pirates come here often?"

Yan Xiangwu said: "Don't worry Guo Changshi, we have also checked carefully, and there is no collusion between the nobles of Korea and those Japanese pirates!"

"Ok!"

Guo Anruo thought: "So, it means that those Japanese pirates have been hiding somewhere in Koryo's island?"

Yan Xiangwu: "It should be so!"

Guo An frowned again: "Then you don't send people to destroy it? You still allow those Japanese pirates to spy on our fleet every day?"

Yan Xiangwu said: "Guo Changshi forgives the crime, the main reason is that the fleet of Yanwang Palace is used for business.

In addition, the soldiers were also guarding Kaesong and here, and there were not too many troops to spare to find those Japanese pirates.

Moreover, every time those Japanese pirates come, they can only leave a pile of corpses, causing no damage to the fleet..."

"alert!"

Before Yan Xiangwu finished speaking, there was a burst of angry shouts from the fleet.

Immediately, the drums of war sounded.

The Yanshan Guards on the Jianghua Harbor all headed in one direction.

As for the entire fleet, they also began to form quickly.

"Don't be alarmed, Guo Changshi, it should be those Japanese pirates coming again."

After turning his head, Yan Xiangwu was taken aback.

Guo Changshi next to him, at some point, already holds a clairvoyant in his hand, looking into the distance.

"More than 20 Japanese pirate ships?"

Guo An's eyes were full of dissatisfaction after seeing the Japanese pirates' ships clearly.

"More than 20 ships?"

On the side, Yan Xiangwu was also surprised, "There are more pirate ships!"

"More?"

Guo An frowned and looked at Yan Xiangwu.

"Boom... boom..."

At this time, the roar of artillery fire began to sound in the distance, mixed with subtle screams.

It took two quarters of an hour before the distance gradually quieted down.

Yan Xiangwu quickly said: "Back to Guo Changshi, there were only a dozen or so ships that harassed the harbor at first.

And then, the Japanese pirates seem to have more and more ships every time! "

"Humph!"

Hearing this, Guo An's expression darkened.

Coincidentally, the ship gradually docked at this time, and Guo An went straight down.

Chang Guoting, who was guarding below, and the ship commanders, as well as Sun Yan and other generals, were all shocked when they saw Guo An coming down from the ship, and hurried up to meet him.

"Your official has met Guo Changshi."

"At the end, see Guo Changshi!"

"Get up, everyone!"

Guo An's face has returned to calm.

However, Sun Yan, Chang Guoting and the others still did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

They saw the gloomy face of Guo Changshi who got off the ship just now.

And the Goryeo dignitaries around, after recognizing Guo An, wanted to come forward to meet him.

It's a pity that all the guards of King Yan's Mansion are guarding closely around, and these Goryeo dignitaries dare not force their way in.

Of course, they also felt the apprehension on the faces of Sun Yan, Chang Guoting and others.

After a while, Xu Xiang came down with a group of hundreds of households.

"Report to Guo Changshi that there were 26 Japanese pirate ships and more than 200 people in total. More than 800 people were beheaded by the last general and others, and more than 400 people escaped!"

……

(End of this chapter)