Hanyang City, inside Huitong Museum.
Tang Yin was meeting several important ministers of North Korea, including Pu Yuanzong, Yin Bishang and Li Kedun. Xu Jing, Liu Ziguang and Cheng Xiyan were also sitting at the door. It was tantamount to Tang Yin's policy presentation to the North Korean ministers on behalf of the Ming Dynasty.
"The conditions have been mentioned to you. Now we only need to bring in the necessary grain. It is up to you to decide who will be your king. However, the new king will go to Ming Dynasty with me to meet with His Majesty the Emperor."
Several North Korean ministers looked at each other.
Li Kedun said: "At this point, how can the ministers have the power to decide who will be the leader of the country? It is better for His Majesty the Ming Dynasty to appoint him."
Xu Jing smiled and said: "You are not allowed to discuss it on your own. Shouldn't your concubine make the decision? It is better for the ministers to have less interference in royal affairs."
Liu Ziguang responded: "Yes, we should ask the king and concubine for instructions."
Yin Bishang said from the perspective of a civil servant: "The Ming Dynasty needs too much military rations, and I'm afraid it won't be available for a while."
Tang Yin said: "Your Majesty and Duke Lai have also fully considered the difficulties that North Korea is encountering today. They do not have to ask you to mobilize all the supplies at once. They will mobilize another batch after the autumn grains are put into the warehouse, and they will be mobilized every year in the future. Nu'er Gandu Si The establishment is a long-term plan, not a temporary one."
It's not a one-time deal, it's a long-term blood-sucking business.
As a civil servant leader, Yin Bishang naturally wanted to fight.
But at this time, Pu Yuanzong seemed to have the right to speak, and responded: "Yes!"
"Do you want to disregard the lives of North Korean people?" Yin Bishang asked accusingly.
Pu Yuanzong said: "If military rations are not provided to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, the Korean people will not have to pay taxes? Now the foreign troubles are shouldered by the Ming Dynasty for North Korea. If we don't pay anything, you want to ask the Ming Dynasty to help solve the internal problems of North Korea in the future. ?"
Yin Bishang was a pedantic scholar, but after hearing this, he remained silent.
Foreign trouble refers to the Jurchen tribe in Liaodong, and internal trouble refers to internal rebellions and uprisings. If the Ming Dynasty really pissed off the Ming Dynasty and sent troops to North Korea, wouldn't it really mean that the Ming Dynasty would solve all internal and external troubles in the future?
Li Kedun asked: "After the military rations are gathered, can the troops sent by the Ming Dynasty to our country be evacuated?"
"It's natural." Tang Yin nodded, "They are just here to coordinate the transportation of military supplies to prevent anyone from taking advantage of this batch of military supplies. The person leading the troops on this road is the Anbian Marquis of the Ming Dynasty. He has learned the true story of Weining Marquis. , is a brave and capable general trusted by His Majesty."
Scare people.
Several people in North Korea are thinking, do they think we are bluffing?
They were dissatisfied, but they were also very afraid of Zhu Feng. The main reason was that they had never had close contact with Zhu Feng. According to rumors... Zhu Feng was really like the Ming God of War, comparable to Huo Qubing, now the evil god. They have all entered North Korea, which is why they have to agree to the Ming Dynasty's request to dispatch food and supplies.
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The official business is over.
The rest of the people left, and only Pu Yuanzong stayed to do some business with Tang Yin.
"Bo Yin, after the matter is completed, I will leave. Everything within North Korea is up to you." Tang Yin seemed to have high hopes for Pu Yuanzong.
Pu Yuanzong said: "Sir, now Lai Guogong wants to establish the king of Jincheng, right?"
Tang Yin smiled and said, "Aren't you allowed to make your own decision?"
Pu Yuanzong sighed and said: "If we follow the patriarchal etiquette, the king of Jincheng will naturally succeed to the throne. In North Korea, the distinction between direct concubines and concubines is very clear. Previously, I thought... there was a plan to establish concubines."
"This is not my business." Tang Yin's mood waned.
Singing came from the inner hall, but it was Zhang Lushui singing inside. Originally, Tang Yin didn't like Korean ditties, but Zhang Lushui immediately learned some Ming Dynasty lyrics and tunes, and his singing voice was melodious and melodious. Tang Yin soon found a kind of fun to listen to it. After taking it, I felt a lot more peaceful inside.
It is also mainly related to his return to the country.
He felt that Zhang Zhou did not insist on trying to trick him and let him stay in North Korea as an agent of the Ming Dynasty.
"In terms of military power, I don't know how to deal with it." Park Yuanzong said.
Tang Yin glanced at him and said: "Even Duke Lai knows that you have frequently replaced local generals in various parts of Korea recently. Why do you think Duke Lai sent Marquis Anbian to Korea? Just for that little food? Or not to provide food?" Do you support me? Is this the case for the local government and we won’t dare to cause trouble?”
Pu Yuanzong quickly admitted his mistake and said: "It was my negligence."
"You are not negligent." Tang Yin said, "The Ming Dynasty hopes that you will become a powerful official in North Korea in the future and help the Ming Dynasty pacify Liaodong and Northern Liaoning. In addition, Duke Lai also wrote a letter saying that as long as your new country When the Lord enters the territory of the Ming Dynasty, he will appoint you as the new Marshal of Dingliao, which is equivalent to giving you an official rank."
Park Yuanzong swallowed.
he said in his heart.
Is this an official appointment? This is simply a reminder of death.
As it is now, others regard me as a traitor. If I get too close to Ming Dynasty again... I understand, this means that I am tied to Ming Dynasty's ship, leaving me with no choice.
"The Lord of Jincheng shall be the Lord of Jincheng." Tang Yin picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. As soon as he put down the teacup, Pu Yuanzong hurriedly tried to pour him tea again, but he blocked the mouth of the cup with his hand.
"Bo Yin, you don't have to be so polite. I want to tell you that I will ask Lord Jincheng to come over and meet me later. Also, do you have any opinions about his Yuan Fei?"
Upon hearing this, Pu Yuanzong hurriedly said: "There is a problem. The concubine of the Jincheng Lord is a woman of the Shen family. Now that the Shen family has been raided, I am afraid that this woman will take revenge on the courtiers in the future."
Tang Yin thought to himself, Zhang Bingkuan is really awesome. He can even take care of such small details from hundreds of miles away. His level is indeed much higher than mine.
"Then let him divorce his wife and remarry. Everything must put the harmony between the monarch and his subjects first. We got married at a young age, and it only lasted a year. I don't expect the relationship to be very deep. When I meet your new king, I will I will tell him to ask him to appoint you as the leader to discuss politics. As an old minister, Yin Bishang can retire after completing the transition."
Tang Yin was very thoughtful and thought of various escape routes for Pu Yuanzong.
Park Yuanzong was worried: "I'm afraid the Shilin sect won't agree."
"Don't worry." Tang Yin looked determined, "Actually, I met Yin Bishang that night anyway, and we negotiated with him. His appointment to the official position was in exchange for the stability of Shilin, so I tried not to hold him accountable afterwards. .”
"yes."
Pu Yuanzong responded, thinking in his heart, after you leave, many things will be out of my control.
Tang Yin said: "As for the Li family, I am talking about Li Kedun and his brothers."
Park Yuanzong pricked up his ears.
This is also what he is concerned about. He doesn't even know who Ming is going to recruit and give up in North Korea. Now that the leader of North Korea is about to be decided, he also wants to follow Ming's pace and consolidate internal power according to Ming's instructions.
"Just like the Shen family, we won't stay anymore." Tang Yin's face suddenly turned grim.
Pu Yuanzong tried his hand: "The Li family has widespread influence in North Korea, and many people in the court are his old subordinates. Now Yun Shuijun and others are also moving closer to him, wanting to use military power to oppress me and you. "
Tang Yin closed his eyes and seemed to be listening carefully to the singing inside.
Pu Yuanzong immediately gritted his teeth and said: "As long as it is what you ordered, I will definitely do it. As the lackeys of Lord Yanshan, the Li family will not be tolerated, whether in the old sect or among the scholars. I also understand what you mean, and we must unite with the scholars. Lin Lai will eradicate the Li family together."
Tang Yin smiled and said: "Boyin, you are more calm in your work."
Pu Yuanzong was ashamed.
In terms of age, I am older than you Tang Yin. Now you teach me the same as you teach a disciple... Do you think you are more calm than me in doing things? Aren’t we all half-measured?
If we were all secretly calm and step-by-step people, I would have been sent to Liaodong by Lord Yanshan. At that time, we two brothers were drinking in the cold wind. How could we discuss who would be the leader of the country and how to complete politics like we do now? Liquidation?
"By the way, there is another thing here. It was ordered by Duke Lai Guo. It seems to be a private matter. I didn't understand it. Please give me the details." Tang Yin took out Zhang Zhou's letter and said.
Pu Yuanzong said: "I dare not read Duke Lai Guo's letters casually."
Tang Yin said: "You can read this page. Besides, I have conveyed to you everything Lai Guogong meant. There is no secret."
"Yes Yes."
After reading the contents on the letter, Park Yuanzong looked quite puzzled.
Tang Yin shook his head and said: "I don't know why the Laiguo Association suddenly mentioned that they want to find such a woman among the Korean people. They can't even determine the age, or it may be just a girl. There is not much information given. Regarding the surname, first name, etc. , also stated that it is only for reference, it is more about choosing their origin and origin."
Pu Yuanzong asked: "Do you want to do something?"
"How?" Tang Yin was startled.
Then I understood what Park Yuanzong meant.
As a member of the legendary "Fairy Family", Zhang Zhou suddenly wanted to find a woman named "Xu Jangjin" for no reason, and her age and personal information were very unclear. This would make Park Yuanzong feel that Zhang Zhou should be through Calculating God's will, I learned that this girl might be related to the future national destiny of North Korea and Ming Dynasty, and I even wanted to capture this girl as a sacrifice.
Tang Yin said: "I don't know what the specific purpose is, but with the kind of person Lai Guogong is, he will not do anything that will bring disaster to lives."
Pu Yuanzong said in his heart, that is for you people in the Ming Dynasty, he can't do it.
But for the Tatars, Jurchens, and even us Koreans, he would not be so kind. It is as if he also promoted you and me to rebel against the Korean leader at all costs. How many people died behind this?
"You have to remember that since he is the person designated by Duke Lai, you can't make excuses. If you can't handle this, I won't even be able to deal with him after I go back." Tang Yin said.
Pu Yuanzong hurriedly expressed his position: "This is natural, this little thing is taken care of by me."
Tang Yin said: "Okay, as long as things are done, if you want to meet Duke Lai in the future, I will help you introduce him, and at the same time, I will help you get the support of Ming Dynasty. As long as you are here, North Korea's political affairs will come from you." , you are the Minister of Guan Ming of North Korea."
Upon hearing this, Pu Yuanzong hurriedly stood up, saluted Tang Yin respectfully and said, "Students please obey your teachings."
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Pu Yuanzong went back to discuss the grain adjustment with the ministers.
At the same time, he also went to the palace to find Concubine Cishun to discuss the matter of making King Li Yi of Jincheng the leader of North Korea. The matter had been pending for twenty days, and for a while it seemed that it would finally come to an end.
"The king of North Korea has been decided? The Lord of Jincheng... That boy has a very upright background. He is the legitimate son of the Wang Zhengfei. If he ascends to the throne, will he directly refuse to admit it?"
Xu Jing came to discuss the matter of returning to China with Tang Yin at night, and he acted like a consultant, giving Tang Yin advice.
But in fact, Xu Jing wanted to know more about how he would receive such a reward after returning to the Ming Dynasty.
Tang Yin said: "So to prevent this kind of thing from happening, we must alienate North Korea's leaders and capture Pu Yuanzong first."
Xu Jing smiled and said: "A powerful minister and a young master are indeed a model of discord between monarch and ministers. Everyone will have to rely on the Ming Dynasty. In addition, Xin Xin Bo and An Bian Hou are in charge of Liaodong. If they dare not admit their fault, they will send troops. Call me, it’s definitely… haha.”
Tang Yin looked at Xu Jing and said, "Have everything been packed?"
"It's packed and you can leave at any time." Xu Jing was very excited.
Obviously North Korea also gave Xu Jing a lot of gifts, but they were not explicit. But as long as Xu Jing returns to the Ming Dynasty, all kinds of money will inevitably flow into his pocket.
The reason Tang Yin knew this was because Pu Yuanzong, Liu Ziguang and others had previously mentioned to him that they would bribe him in some nonchalant way.
Tang Yin said: "Father Heng, before I came to North Korea, I didn't expect that I could do anything. Of course, what we did was just making wedding clothes for others, and it didn't really fall on ourselves. After you and I returned to the Ming Dynasty, How the imperial court defines our actions in North Korea, two theories."
"clear……"
Xu Jing's face turned slightly gloomy.
Help the ministers of the kingdom in the Confucian system to complete the rebellion, depose their king, and replace him with a new one.
Even if the emperor and Zhang Zhou approved of this behavior, in the eyes of traditional Confucian officials, Tang Yin and Xu Jing would be rebellious officials and traitors who helped the emperor do evil.
If you dare to do this in North Korea today, who knows whether you will do the same thing in Ming Dynasty in the future? Who dares to respect you?
It's like the second minister will never end well wherever he goes.
"So you and I should abide by our principles. If we reach out randomly, it is very likely that we will not be able to take our hands back." Tang Yin said.
"Yes." Xu Jing nodded, looking slightly ashamed.
Tang Yin said: "Recently, Pu Yuanzong wants to help Duke Lai find a girl in North Korea. She may not be too old. She may be in infancy, or she may not have been born, or she may be just a girl. The factors to prove the match have been listed. Come down and help supervise the search."
"Girl?" Xu Jing was puzzled.
Zhang Zhou came all the way to ask Tang Yin and the Koreans to find a girl in the country? What's the purpose of this?
The first thing that came to his mind was that Zhang Zhou wanted to use this to suppress North Korea's national transportation.
Tang Yin handed over the letter written by Zhang Zhou and said, "Transcribe it and look for it. It's not a big deal to do this little thing before you leave, right? You should know who your future future depends on."
"I understand, I understand." Xu Jing heard what he meant.
I, Mr. Tang, have become more and more powerful now, and have accomplished things for Lai Guogong. I no longer need to be a nobody in the future.
In other words, my mentality has taken off.
As for you, Xu Jing, you are from a worse background than me, and because you are guilty of committing a crime, even if you do some hard work, it will be much more difficult to get ahead in the future than it is to be a Jinshi.
If you still want to have a successful career and be remembered by the world, you'd better know who to work for more effectively.
Give me? Give it to Wang Boan? To Zhu Zhijie? It's better to pretend to be a grandson in front of Zhang Zhou!
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Gyeongbokgung Palace, inside Geunjeongjeon Hall.
The Lord of Jincheng, led by Concubine Cishun, appeared in front of his ministers, with Tang Yin watching.
"See you, Your Majesty." All the ministers knelt down and saluted, and even Tang Yin stood up.
But at this time, Li Yi was still not the leader of North Korea.
Tang Yin said: "The King of Jincheng is the direct descendant of the previous king and should inherit the throne. However, the country has been in chaos for a long time due to Xiao Xiao usurping power and disrupting the government. Now that the chaos has been brought to an end, the King of Jincheng should submit the throne to His Majesty the Ming Dynasty. You will go with me later." Meet His Majesty the Ming Dynasty."
Li Yi knelt down and saluted Tang Yin: "I sincerely obey the imperial edict."
Obviously Li Yi did not speak Chinese fluently, which also shows that he was severely suppressed by his elder brother Yanshanjun. From education to living conditions, everything was in a state of semi-confinement. Even his wife was arranged by others.
Now that he suddenly had the opportunity to become the leader of North Korea, he was both excited and a little scared.
After all, he is only a twelve-year-old boy.
"Then let's leave in the next two days." Tang Yin said.
Li Kedun said: "Envoy from the Tang Dynasty, why don't you leave today?"
Liu Ziguang smiled and said: "Guangyuan Lord, you seem to be eager to urge the Tang envoy to leave North Korea and return to the Ming Dynasty, but what conspiracy do you want to fulfill?"
"You!" Li Kedun glared at Liu Ziguang.
He also didn't understand. When Li was in power, Liu Ziguang, who was close to Li, was like a mouse to a cat when he saw him. Why was he so cold towards him now?
Pu Yuanzong reminded: "The envoys of the Ming Dynasty still have unfinished business with Lai Guogong, so they may be delayed for a day or two."
"What kind of errand?" Li Kedun asked.
"No comment." Pu Yuanzong said coldly.
Inside the Qinzheng Hall, the smell of gunpowder was strong.
"That's enough!" Concubine Cishun suddenly spoke, but her tone was not that majestic. It was more like a virtuous hostess reminding the guests not to be harmonious, "The Qing family are all pillars of Korea, there is no need to argue over a little thing. . North Korea must fully cooperate with what the Ming Dynasty envoys want to do, and the merits of bringing order to order should be determined."
Concubine Cishun also spoke extremely unfluent Chinese. It was very likely that someone was teaching her these words behind her back.
She just announced something in court according to established procedures.
All the ministers listened carefully.
Regardless of whether the King of Jincheng is the head of the country or not, Concubine Cishun, as the widow of the late king, is the royal concubine, that is, the Queen Mother, and is qualified to speak in the court. Regardless of whether the Ming Dynasty interferes in the selection of the country's leader, as a rule, the successor is her husband. The throne is her "family affair".
Concubine Cishun said: "The decision of the hero of Jingguo has been made by the prime minister many times before, but the leader of the country has not yet been decided, so it is difficult to make a decision. Now that the prince wants to go with the envoy to see His Majesty the Ming Dynasty, it will be decided in the name of the prince. Among the third-class meritorious officials of Jingguo, the only one who has first-class meritorious service is Pu Yuanzong."
Yin Bishang came out and said, "Old minister, please resign."
Concubine Cishun said: "It's accurate. Let Pu Yuanzong be the prime minister. When the prince goes to the Ming Dynasty, he will lead the state affairs of North Korea!"
Although many people present were unconvinced, the military power was always in the hands of Pu Yuanzong, and Pu Yuanzong was supported by the Ming Dynasty and Concubine Cishun, so he was the most powerful official in North Korea under one person and more than ten thousand people.
(End of chapter)
