North Korea, Hanyang City.
After the candidate for the country's leader was submitted, Zhang Zhou sent a reply back to Hanyang City, expecting to directly determine the position of the country's leader. However, the Korean subjects who expected "North Korea to enter stability" were immediately disappointed.
Zhang Zhou stated that he would submit it to the emperor for selection and approval, which was equivalent to increasing the uncertainty of the matter for more than ten days, and also brought many uncertain factors to the situation in North Korea.
As the "initiator" of the rebellion, Pu Yuanzong would be caught between the old Xun faction headed by Li Kedun and Yin Bishang led by the Shilin faction. He also began to feel a sense of crisis. He was the second person after the news came back from Zhang Zhou. Tian, and Liu Ziguang came to see Tang Yin with generous gifts.
"...Sir Tang, the position of the country's leader has not yet been determined. Your generous reward cannot be given immediately, and the title given to you cannot be granted in time."
When Pu Yuanzong came up, he was still tempted.
Tang Yin sat cross-legged in front of the table, with a chessboard in front of him, playing chess for himself.
It's not that he has such enthusiasm, but it's only after he came to North Korea that he realized that such a place where he was unfamiliar with the country and couldn't even speak the language to ordinary people was really boring.
As the capital of North Korea, Hanyang City was not as prosperous as the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Tang Yin now missed the prosperity of the cities in the south of the Yangtze River.
Tang Yin said: "I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty. I cannot accept the title you gave me. I can only complete my errands and then return to the court."
Liu Ziguang stretched his head and said: "The envoy is right, but if the king of the country is not decided for a day, won't your mission be unable to be completed?"
"Wow!"
Tang Yin was very irritable while playing chess. He overturned the chess box in front of him and said a little irritably: "You think I am anxious to return to the court now, don't you?"
"ah?"
Liu Ziguang was startled and looked sideways at Pu Yuanzong, thinking, are you in a hurry or not?
Park Yuanzong said: "It was previously proposed that Duke Lai Guo should decide the candidate for the leader of North Korea, and now it has to be submitted to His Majesty the Ming Dynasty. During this period, North Korea will be turbulent. There are reports that rebels have begun to gather in Gangwon Province, and they want to Avenge the deposed king and usher in restoration."
Tang Yin shook his head and said: "Restoration is impossible. Then you just kill Li and his son. Wouldn't that be enough?"
This left the North Korean lobbyist duo helpless.
You, Tang Yin, speak quite directly. Since you think there should be no future troubles, why are you still keeping Li, his son, and concubines alive and not killing any of them?
Even the lackeys around Li only captured a few people, and none of the big family was touched. Brothers like Li Kedun are still challenging us in the court.
Pu Yuanzong said: "However, the liquidation of the rebellious ministers and traitors cannot be delayed without delay."
Tang Yin said: "When Li was in power, everyone had to rely on others for survival. Everyone was about to make a mistake. Do you dare to say that you didn't do anything against your will just a few months ago?"
"Mr. Tang..." Pu Yuanzong knelt down directly in front of Tang Yin and even kowtowed, "The safety of North Korea depends entirely on you alone. Otherwise, if you ascend the throne and inherit the throne of North Korea, we will fully support him."
"What?"
Tang Yin was still talking calmly, but when he heard this, he suddenly stood up, glared at Pu Yuanzong and said: "It's better not to mention such disrespectful words again. If you wait for a while, your Majesty will definitely bring the country to justice." The Lord’s men have been chosen, so let’s wait.”
Pu Yuanzong and Liu Ziguang looked up at Tang Yin.
I thought to myself, we have sincerely asked you to be the leader of this country, but you are still so "pleasant"? It seems that you really have no intention of overstepping your bounds.
But the question is, do you don’t want to do it, or do you want to do it but don’t dare to do it?
We all know that there is a "senior brother" behind you who is very awesome, but choosing you to be the leader of the country can also be used as an alternative option. Maybe the Ming Emperor would prefer this?
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Pu Yuanzong and Liu Ziguang came out. At this time, both of them were disgraced. Even Liu Ziguang did not expect that Pu Yuanzong would suddenly kneel down and say such words.
After coming out, Liu Ziguang immediately felt as if he had discovered something he shouldn't have discovered, and he didn't dare to look at Pu Yuanzong.
Pu Yuanzong said as if nothing was wrong: "It seems that there is no need to worry about Tang Yin taking over his own power."
"Yes." Liu Ziguang agreed, thinking in his heart, don't you want to remind me that what you did just now was just to test Tang Yin, right?
"Is there no progress yet on the gift I asked you to prepare?" Pu Yuanzong asked sharply.
Liu Ziguang said: "I gave away everything I could, including gold, silver, jewelry, even beauties, antiques, calligraphy and paintings... There were very few antiques, calligraphy and paintings that were exiled to North Korea, but I gave him all the exquisite ones, but they were all returned. . He doesn’t seem to be good at this.”
In the past seven or eight days, the North Korean royal family and ministers had come up with all kinds of tricks to bribe Tang Yin.
Things like wine, sex, wealth, and wealth were sent to the place where Tang Yin stayed in turn, but none of them were accepted by him.
It's not that Tang Yin doesn't want to buy food and salt, but that Tang Yin feels that he is not "qualified" to accept it. Besides, Tang Yin doesn't think it's that rare when it comes to those things that are outside his body. Up to now, he is still afraid of the night when he made trouble, and every time Dreaming back in the middle of the night...it's so frustrating that it makes my heart flutter.
"Didn't Lord Qi'an say that he had a well-spoken prostitute in his house, and that he was going to give it to the envoy? Why haven't he seen anyone yet?" Pu Yuanzong asked.
The great king of Qi'an, Li Xuan, was the son of Emperor Ruizong of the Joseon Dynasty. He was famous for being greedy and lustful, and he raised many singing and dancing girls in his family.
In the past, because Lord Qi'an was his legitimate son and had the possibility of succeeding to the throne, he had secretly wanted to give gifts to Pu Yuanzong and Tang Yin, but there was no way. Only at this time did Pu Yuanzong think of Lord Qi'an.
Liu Ziguang said: "Tang Yin is not lustful, can this plan work? Besides, all the decision-making power now lies with the Ming Emperor and Lai Guogong. Wouldn't it be too..." just giving a gift to an envoy of the Ming Dynasty..."
The implication is, are we looking for the wrong target? No matter how you say it, Tang Yin is just a follower of orders. We can't bribe the Ming Emperor, so we might as well bribe Zhang Zhou, the Duke of Lai.
Pu Yuanzong shook his head and said: "A dead horse is a living horse doctor. Why do you think Lai Guogong did not set foot in North Korea in person? In the future, the rise and fall of North Korea may depend more on Tang Yin. Only by fawning over him can he be good to us in the future." Way back. This boat can sink easily."
"You...me?" Liu Ziguang frowned.
Was this said to me?
Although I was a participant in this coup, it seems that I only joined in when you were attacking the palace gate. If you don't come to deal with me afterwards, I feel like you're burning too much.
You actually force yourself to say that we are in the same boat?
Pu Yuanzong said coldly: "Do you think other than me, there is anyone from the Old Xun Sect and the Shilin Sect who will protect you?"
"ah?"
Liu Ziguang was shocked.
Only then did he realize that the so-called "same boat" actually did not come from the stance during the rebellion, but the stance of living in North Korea now.
They are now no longer tolerated by the traditional old Xun sect and Shilin sect, and the rebellion itself was initiated by Tang Yin. Only Tang Yin can represent the suzerain country of the Ming Dynasty, and can even get the support of the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses. Only then can they continue to control the government in North Korea. Base.
Liu Ziguang said: "I understand, it doesn't matter who is the leader of the country now. It is far less important to curry favor with the king than to curry favor with Tang Yin and the Duke of Lai behind him. I will rush to urge Qi'an to ask him Send people here.”
"Yes." Pu Yuanzong nodded with satisfaction.
He first sent Liu Ziguang to ask for someone, but he couldn't help but frown, and said to himself as if he was feeling sorry for himself: "Am I, Mr. Pu, going to get mixed up with this kind of person?"
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The person was sent to Tang Yin anyway.
When people arrive, Pu Yuanzong will first "check" them personally.
When Pu Yuanzong saw six or seven maids accompanying only a woman who seemed unfazed, he even felt that Lord Qi An was deliberately sensationalizing...
"This kind of woman? Go to any flower street or Liuxiang and grab a lot of them." Pu Yuanzong said sharply to Liu Ziguang and the retainers of the Qi'an Lord's house.
As the nominal leader of the rebels, Park Yuanzong also deliberately made a show in front of this group of people.
Liu Ziguang was so scolded that he didn't dare to answer, but the woman said in pure Chinese: "Even if you catch a lot of them, General Park still wants your Majesty to send me here, right?"
"Um?"
Park Yuanzong frowned.
This woman really dares to speak. Doesn’t she know what verbal offense is?
I can make your head fall to the ground with just one order.
"Talking brings war, turn your head." Pu Yuanzong still showed some interest.
After the woman turned her head, Pu Yuanzong saw that under the sunlight, the woman looked very fair and she was only fourteen or fifteen years old. Her voice sounded delicate, but the words she spoke seemed to be that of an old man.
"How did you learn Chinese at such a young age?" Pu Yuanzong never thought that an ordinary prostitute was qualified to learn Chinese.
Liu Ziguang reminded: "General, she is already twenty-seven years old."
"What?"
Park Yuanzong was also shocked.
I said she was ordinary, just because she looked like this, and she was just an ignorant child, thinking that she just randomly found a so-called "beautiful girl" and thrust it into my place.
When I heard her speak, her voice sounded like a girl's, but her words sounded more mature.
Now tell me...she is already as old as two young girls?
Liu Ziguang smiled and said: "I don't believe it. At first glance, I thought she was no more than fifteen or sixteen, but that's it...she...has given birth..."
Pu Yuanzong said in his heart, as expected, Lord Qi'an still knows how to play, otherwise why should he be the leader of the old pervert in Hanyang City?
"What's your name?" Pu Yuanzong asked.
The woman lowered her head and did not answer, as if she was too shy to say her name.
Liu Ziguang said: "General, are you deaf when I ask you a question?"
The woman said: "My little girl Zhang Lushou, your Majesty calls me Lushui."
"Zhang Lushui? Okay! Send her to the Huitong Hall together with the girl next to her. Be sure not to offend the gatekeeper. When asked, just say it was from me and don't mention anything about Lord Qi'an." Pu Yuanzong I was still hesitant about giving it away.
But after checking it out personally, he seemed to have firmed up his determination.
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People were sent to Huitong Hall.
Liu Ziguang watched the woman walking with her head bowed from a distance, and said with emotion: "She is such a graceful beauty. I heard that Lord Qi'an has told you more than once... He mentioned it to Lord Yanshan that there was a woman in his house. She is a beautiful woman, and she even said that she would be sent to the palace. Now she is not destined to be a concubine, but she has become the envoy's foreign residence, which is sad to say. "
Pu Yuanzong looked gloomy and refused to answer.
Liu Ziguang asked: "What if the Tang envoy still doesn't accept it?"
Pu Yuanzong said: "He will accept it. Every time I visit him in the past few days, I can feel the loneliness of others in a foreign land. At this time, giving him an ordinary woman who can't even speak can't relieve him. He is more depressed. But if it is a woman who is knowledgeable and can accompany him, she can give him a good impression of North Korea. Then... maybe he will treat himself as a North Korean."
"Really? Haha..." Liu Ziguang smiled awkwardly.
He was still thinking about it.
You, Park Yuanzong, don’t really intend to let Tang Yin become the leader of North Korea, do you?
You two brothers, a Korean and an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, went to Duobi City to fight in a battle and developed a sense of comradeship. Now you actually want to instigate him to become the leader of North Korea?
Pu Yuanzong turned around and said: "Go and tell Princess Rencui that the matter of King Jincheng's succession to the throne is still open for discussion. Let her see if there are other candidates."
Liu Ziguang said: "But aren't we moving closer to Concubine Cishun?"
"If this mother and son gain power, there is no guarantee that they will not backfire on our subjects in the future. Now it seems that the Duke of Lai has no choice but to be the king of Jincheng. There is a deep meaning behind it. If everything goes according to the established process of North Korea, the king will abdicate. , if the closest heir succeeds to the throne, then what’s the point of Ming doing so many things behind his back? Could it be that when the Lord of Jincheng becomes the head of the country, will he be more friendly to Ming than Lord Yanshan? "
Park Yuanzong's words made Liu Ziguang feel like he had an instant enlightenment.
Liu Ziguang said: "So, we'd better support someone who is easier to control? For example, Lord Yanshan's... crown prince?"
"No... the prince of Yanshan is not optional. He will definitely take revenge when he gets older, but the brothers of the prince of Jincheng who were born from concubines are qualified to inherit the throne. Who said that North Korea must be succeeded by princes who were born from concubines? We? We just need to consider Ming Dynasty’s intentions before we can decide who will succeed him.”
"But there are no such people among the candidates we reported?"
"It's not important. I expect that the leader appointed by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will most likely be chosen from the younger brother of Lord Yanshan and the elder brother of Lord Jincheng. They are weak and nominally the 'Changjun'. Only in this way can North Korea enter the Ming Dynasty." A state of internal strife that one would like to see.”
"Then we will become thieves."
"Originally, we are the only ones with these so-called Changjun. They have no power and status, so we can better control them. The Ming Dynasty also needs our help to control them, doesn't it?"
After Pu Yuanzong explained it, even Liu Ziguang seemed to have an epiphany. He nodded and bowed before going out to make arrangements.
The so-called arrangement is actually to visit several of Li Yi's concubine brothers to see who is easier to control.
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In the same hall.
Xu Jing was still urging Tang Yin to return to Liaodong as soon as possible and to return to the capital to live a stable life.
"Bohu, we are all from the south. It is hard enough to spend the winter in the capital, but we ended up traveling to Liaodong and North Korea. The past six months have been really hard for us. We finally have something to look forward to. If we continue to suffer like this, when will we leave?"
As a southerner, Xu Jing has been sick recently in North Korea.
It can only be said that a young master like him is not suitable for life in a foreign country.
The boredom of life is also the most important factor.
Tang Yin said: "Gong Lai Guo gave me a separate letter before, telling me that I must complete the errands here before leaving. If you are in a hurry, you can go back first."
"What errand?" Xu Jing asked, "Are you trying to control North Korea? If you want to set up a Dusi Yamen here, then you...may not be able to leave."
Tang Yin said with a dark face: "Otherwise? Do you think this is the life I want? Don't I know how deep the water in Hanyang City is? Do you think I can go in and out of the Huitong Hall at will now? I also want to go back Capital City, live a stable life, even if you teach others how to fire cannons in the Yanwu Hall, it will be better than the current situation."
Xu Jing smiled and said: "So Bohu, we are both the same, we can't bear hardships. But fate is laughing at us. We have already suffered all this. Alas!"
Just as he was talking, there was an announcement at the door: "Sir, General Park has sent you a beautiful woman."
It was Liu Gui's voice.
"No, send it back." Tang Yin said without thinking.
Liu Guidao: "It is said that he is Han, proficient in poetry and poetry, and can also play chess with adults."
"Han people? Are there Han people in North Korea?" Xu Jing asked.
Tang Yin was still a little moved after hearing this.
If a Han woman came to him now, even if she just brought him tea and water, it would relieve his inner depression.
The biggest pain does not come from loneliness. After all, there are many soldiers of the Ming Dynasty around him, and even his friend Xu Jing, but he does not have any sense of belonging in his heart. This is what makes him anxious.
In a strange place, your spirit is tense all the time, for fear that the North Koreans will retaliate, and you are surrounded by a group of big men, who are completely unable to grasp the weak and needy side of your heart... In other words, others are relying on you. And you can't get a moment of peace in your heart. This is what makes him anxious and even the reason why Xu Jing becomes ill.
"Let her in."
Tang Yin finally let go.
When Zhang Lushui opened the door and came in, facing Tang Yin and Xu Jing, the two gentlemen had the same idea as Pu Yuanzong.
This woman is a little too ordinary, just a girl.
"I am not a Han Chinese, I am an authentic Korean. In our country, my status is called a prostitute. I have always been drifted and resold. In my twenty-six years of life, I have been sold to four people. I lived a stable life for a period of time after I came to the house of Lord Qi'an, but I have two husbands...one is my husband who is a slave, and I gave birth to a daughter to him...and the other is your husband. Go on, whenever he drinks, he will drag me along..."
That's all if Zhang Lushui doesn't sing.
After saying this, Tang Yin and Xu Jing looked at each other.
They all sensed a "deep malice" from the North Koreans.
It doesn’t matter if I send you a woman. I send you a woman who is already a “mature lady” in this era. The key is that she looks like a girl. This is not the point...
This woman who passed through several hands was still a prostitute. If you Koreans want to curry favor with me, Mr. Tang, shouldn’t you give her some kind of socialite?
(End of chapter)
