With a confident look on her face, Cui Ying continued to lower her head and replied: "The elites of the Ming Dynasty have always been guarding the front line in the north to deal with the threat of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The navy was only used by the Ming Dynasty to suppress the pirates. It didn't count at all. No elites are allowed. This time the navy sent by the Ming Dynasty is probably more of a bluff, hoping to intimidate Goryeo. After all, if we can scare us, then the land of Liaodong will be safe, and it will be profitable for the Ming Dynasty no matter what. "
After hearing this, a smile appeared on Xin Yu's face, and he kept nodding in agreement with Cui Ying's idea. In his heart, he also disapproved of Daming, and felt that Daming was more of a threat.
Seeing that the king agreed with Cui Ying's views, Pan Yichun was so angry that he pointed at Cui Ying and cursed: "It's because of a villain like you who deceived the king that Goryeo fell into this situation."
Cui Ying was naturally dissatisfied with Pan Yichun's insults, but he was quite sophisticated and did not explode on the spot. Instead, he glanced at Pan Yichun with disgust.
Pan Yichun couldn't do anything to Cui Ying here. The most important thing now was to get the king to give up the idea of continuing to be at odds with the Ming Dynasty, and quickly sent an envoy to communicate with the Ming Dynasty navy to avoid misunderstandings.
"Your Majesty, both the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty are big countries with a territory of thousands of miles, but Goryeo is just a small country with a small country and a few people. How can they compete with the two? Goryeo and the Northern Yuan Dynasty jointly attack Liaodong. Even if they can win, how can Goryeo win? Beiyuan is so desperate to occupy part of Liaodong? This is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger."
"And the threat of the Ming Navy is very close. If the Ming Dynasty attacks the city, what should we do?"
Xin You was a little angry at Pan Yichun's lack of appreciation. He said that joining forces with Bei Yuan to attack Liao was seeking the skin of a tiger. Doesn't that mean that Xin You was short-sighted and could not even think of such an obvious thing?
Although he was dissatisfied with Pan Yichun, Xin You did not get angry on the spot, but just glared at him hatefully.
Seeing this, Cui Ying struck while the iron was hot, glanced at Pan Yichun sarcastically, and said: "Master Pan was frightened by the Ming Dynasty and was afraid that the Ming Dynasty would attack the city. But I am afraid I will disappoint Master Pan. I just received some news here."
As he spoke, he quickly pulled out a letter from his sleeves, showed it and said with a smile: "The Ming Navy had no intention of attacking the city. After bombarding the shipyard and port, they stopped attacking and even retreated towards the sea. Some, obviously these Ming naval forces do not have the strength to attack the city at all."
"Is that true?" King Xinyu asked quickly with an excited expression.
Cui Ying handed the letter to the eunuch on the side and said with a smile: "It is absolutely true. It is common knowledge that the Ming Navy retreated to the sea. The king only needs to send someone to take a look."
King Xin Yu finally looked at the letter, nodded with satisfaction, and then glanced at the eunuch beside him.
The eunuch immediately understood and sent someone to investigate.
Putting the letter in front of him, King Xinyou said with high spirits, "Although the Ming Dynasty is strong, the Bei Yuan is not weaker than him. Now the Ming Dynasty is being restrained by the Bei Yuan. If Goryeo does not take this opportunity to expand its borders, How can Tu be strong? I have decided to unite with Bei Yuan to attack Liaodong, but can the mere intimidation of the navy scare them away?"
After hearing this, Pan Yichun looked up at the roof and sighed in his heart: "Your Majesty has such a great success, I am afraid it is not the blessing of Goryeo." In Pan Yichun's heart, for a small country like Goryeo, sandwiched between the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty, it should be a good thing for both sides. Well, instead of uniting one of them to attack the other.
After all, Daming and Beiyuan were too strong, and they were not something Goryeo could fight against. If one thing goes wrong, Goryeo may end up being shattered to pieces.
Just as he was about to persuade the king again, Cui Ying preempted him and said: "Your Majesty, the Ming navy has retreated to the sea. I think we should not take it lightly. It is better to deploy troops to defend Kaijing to prevent the Ming army from attacking the city."
Although Xin Yu believed that since the Ming army had retreated to the sea, there was no possibility of attacking the city. However, just to be on the safe side, I still agreed with Cui Ying's words.
"This is Cui Aiqing's mature strategy to build the country. Then he will deploy troops from all directions to defend the capital."
"Your Majesty is wise." Cui Ying quickly knelt down and worshiped.
When he bowed, many ministers immediately followed him.
The few people standing around, including Pan Yichun, looked extremely dazzling among the courtiers.
Facing the king's fierce gaze, Pan Yichun had no choice but to take the lead and kneel down, "The king is wise."
But I sighed in my heart, hoping that everything would be as Cui Ying said. Ming Dynasty only threatened Goryeo and did not have the strength to attack the city.
Seeing Pan Yichun's submission, Xin You looked away with satisfaction. However, the dissatisfaction with Pan Yichun in his heart has reached the extreme. If it were not for the Ming Dynasty Navy, he would ask Pan Yichun to get out of the court now.
When his eyes fell on Cui Ying, Xin You suddenly smiled and asked: "Who does Cui Aiqing think can lead the troops to deal with the Ming Navy?"
Seeing the king unabashedly showing her closeness to him in public, Cui Ying felt proud. She glanced at Pan Yichun and others with an expression of calm and self-respect.
He quickly said: "I think Li Chenggui, the gatekeeper and servant, can take on this important task."
Xin You also nodded with a smile, obviously agreeing with Cui Ying's suggestion, and directly ordered: "Order Cui Ying to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Eighth Route Army, and Li Chenggui to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army, and assemble the army to meet the enemy."
"Yes!" Cui Ying replied happily.
He was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Eight Dao Capitals, which meant that all the troops in Kaijing, the king's general, were under his command. This kind of trust is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary people. Once the troops of the Eighth Route Army gather to open the capital, Cui Ying will truly be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
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Li Chenggui, who was far away in Pyongyang, was not at all excited about being appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Left Army after receiving the appointment from King Xinyu. Instead, he looked sad.
Of course, he didn't dare to show his sad look in front of others. Only when he faces the person in front of him will he truly reveal his true thoughts.
Li Chenggui is tall and powerful, and when standing in front of others, he can exert pressure on others. But the man in front of him was thin and looked like a frail scholar.
"Daozhuan, it seems that things are out of harmony." Li Chenggui looked out the window and sighed.
"General, why should you be discouraged? As the saying goes, everything depends on man-made things. Even Song Taizu Chen Qiao's mutiny did not happen overnight. Since things have changed, let's wait and see what happens." Daozhuan, also known as Zheng Daozhuan. After he took refuge in Li Chenggui, he became loyal to his master and wanted to help Li Chenggui plan to overthrow the Wang family in Korea.
The reason why he had this idea was that he once entered an official position through the imperial examination, but as a representative of the emerging scholar-bureaucrats, he was targeted by a wealthy family and was exiled.
