"Yes, yes, Lord Marquis, don't blame me." The man turned around quickly, kept bending towards Han Du, and begged for mercy with a smile, "The general didn't keep his mouth shut, so please spare your life, Lord Marquis."
Han Du didn't even think about what to do with him, so he let him go. He turned around and said to everyone: "Everyone, please listen clearly to me. We are attacking under the emperor's orders. We are not allowed to touch any plant or tree in the palace."
"yes......"
After receiving the soldier's reply, Han Du nodded with satisfaction.
When Han Du turned around and looked at the palace door, the heavy palace door slowly opened with a constant creaking sound.
The palace door opened wide, and countless people behind the door knelt on the ground.
The navy of the Ming Dynasty filed in and controlled everyone.
Han Du and Tang Ding then passed through the palace gate and walked into the Goryeo Palace.
Xin Yu was still dressed in red, sitting in the main hall where he liked to have fun the most. But now he was the only one left in the hall, and all the maids who were hanging around him a quarter of an hour ago had disappeared. There was no sound of singing and music around, only the gentle breeze blew up the surrounding curtains, making a dull folding sound.
A moment ago it was a place of sensuality and pleasure, but now the prosperity is gone, leaving only endless desolation.
Seeing Han Du and Tang Ding walk in supported by a group of soldiers, Xin Yu's heart felt even more desolate than this hall.
"Who are you?" Xin You sat cross-legged on the ground, hunched over, with his hands on his knees, trying hard to maintain the last dignity of the King of Korea.
Han Du smiled slightly, bowed and said with a smile: "We are Han Du, the Marquis of Zhenhai in the Ming Dynasty, and this is Tang Ding, the second son of Duke Xin."
Han Du introduced himself to his family and introduced Tang Ding.
Xin Yu felt very unfamiliar with the Marquis of Zhenhai, but he had heard of Tang He, Duke of Xin.
"Does your father believe in Tang He?" Xin Yu asked Tang Ding.
"Exactly." Tang Ding responded to Xin Yu politely with a smile.
"Is your father still alive?" Tang Ding's face turned ugly as soon as Xin Yu spoke. Maybe he knew that he was doomed and never thought about surrendering like Han Du and the other two. Or maybe it was because he always spoke so directly.
When greeting people, where do you come up directly and ask people if they are still alive?
What? If you're still alive, do you still want a last-ditch attack?
Tang Ding suddenly became angry and said in a cold voice: "My father can eat and sleep, and he is very strong. I don't need to bother the king to care about him."
Perhaps knowing that everything was in vain, Xin You didn't care about Tang Ding's rudeness. Turning to look at Han Du, he asked: "Goryeo has always been very respectful to the Ming Dynasty. Why did you lead an army to attack the royal capital? Isn't the Ming Dynasty afraid of being ridiculed by the world? You must know that the Ming Dynasty has more than one vassal state, Goryeo. You can attack the palace today, but who can guarantee that you will not attack other vassal states tomorrow? Does the Ming Dynasty want to become the enemy of the world and eliminate itself from the world?"
"Does the king really not know why I came here?" Han Du asked with a smile, looking at Xin Yu with emotion.
Without waiting for his answer, Han Du knew that Xin Yu would definitely refute it vigorously.
So, Han Du simply said it directly, "In the certificate of credence, the king directly wants to establish the Shuangcheng Administrative Office in Tieling. The king is invading the territory of the Ming Dynasty."
Xin Yu took a deep breath. He couldn't refute the matter of the credentials, which was written in black and white. However, he still argued: "The states north of Tieling were the territory that the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty seized from our country, Goryeo. Since it is a territorial dispute, then the Ming Dynasty can just send envoys to discuss it properly. Why is it necessary to mobilize troops like this?"
The implication is that the Ming Dynasty used the strong to bully the weak and bully others with power.
Han Du watched Xin Yu's performance with a smile, which made Xin Yu's heart go cold.
"The Ming Dynasty sent envoys, but didn't the king kill twenty-four people and imprison five others?"
"My king..." Xin You was immediately speechless and even secretly regretted that he was too impulsive and should not have attacked the Ming envoy.
Han Du ignored Xin Yu's thoughts and continued: "Besides, isn't the king already preparing to send troops to capture Liaodong? Victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists, so why should the king not dare to admit it frankly?"
"When will I capture Liaodong? Don't listen to slander." Can Xin Yu admit it? Of course he wouldn't dare admit it when he fell to this point.
But how can such a thing be fooled by him just by insisting that he refuses to admit it?
Han Du clapped his hands, and a Goryeo official was brought up from behind, it was Cui Ying.
Han Du pointed at Cui Ying with a smile and said to Xin Yu: "But Mr. Cui said that he and the king have discussed how to capture Liaodong many times. How about the king confronting him?"
Cui Ying looked at Xin Yu with a flattering expression. He would do anything to survive, but he never expected that Han Du would let someone come to confront the king, which made him feel extremely embarrassed.
When Xin Yu saw Cui Ying coming, there was no need for a confrontation. Just how much I admired Cui Ying in the past, now I hate her so much. "Cui Ying... I'm sorry that I treated you so well in the past, but I didn't expect you to be such a villain. Pan Yichun is right, you are just a greedy courtier and a jester."
In the past, Cui Ying had indeed resorted to unscrupulous means to climb up. Now that the king was pointing his nose at him and scolding him, he didn't bother to refute and just accepted everything as ordered.
Xin Yu cursed and stopped scolding Cui Ying. After all, he is the King of Goryeo, not a shrew. Although he regretted promoting Cui Ying in the past, now that the palace has been destroyed, it is useless for him to regret it.
Xin Yu, who was completely naked, looked up at Han Du and asked, "Come on, kill or behead him as you please."
After saying that, Xin You sat cross-legged on the ground and closed his eyes.
Han Du shook his head and chuckled, and said: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. I came here just to invite you, so why would you use swords against your Majesty?"
After hearing that he didn't have to die, Xin Yu saw the hope of survival in despair, and suddenly opened his eyes, and the joy in his eyes flashed away.
However, in order to preserve his dignity as the King of Korea, he quickly buried this joy deep in his heart.
Looking at Han Du, he asked in a deep voice: "What exactly do you want to do?"
If Han Du went to great lengths to conquer the royal capital just to take a look at Xin Yu and then go back, Xin Yu wouldn't believe it. Although his life was temporarily saved, he also knew that Han Du must have requirements.
But in the face of the current situation, let alone a request, he would agree to whatever Han Du said, even if he was asked to cede land, as long as he could continue to be the King of Korea, he would agree without hesitation.
"This misunderstanding between Goryeo and Ming Dynasty was all caused by poor communication between the two parties and the lack of clear expression of meaning." Han Du smiled and found an excuse to ease the tension between him and Xin You.
