"Lord Wang, according to the news from the informant, Jin Zongrui is likely to bring troops to Seoul this time." Seeing that Li Yuntian was in a good mood, Yun Na hesitated for a moment and then said in a deep voice, "It's just that this news hasn't been confirmed yet." ”

"He just brought the soldiers of the entire six towns in the northeast, and this king also treats him as nothing." Li Yuntian smiled disapprovingly when he heard this, "Jin Zongrui is scheming, he will never do some stupid things, he just brings some personal soldiers to put pressure on this king." ”

Li Yuntian was not worried about Jin Zongrui bringing troops to Seoul at all, not to mention that there were 20,000 elite Ming troops in Seoul, which was enough to fight against the North Korean soldiers in the six towns in the northeast, and the more than 100,000 Ming troops opposite the six towns in the northeast alone did not dare to make Jin Zongrui act rashly.

As long as Jin Zongrui transfers the troops of the six northeastern towns to Seoul, then Li Yuntian will let more than 100,000 Ming troops be stationed in the six northeastern towns, and then Jin Zongrui will lose his base camp, but he will want to cry without tears.

Besides, there was no need for Kim Jong-seo to lead the North Korean soldiers from the six northeastern towns to Seoul, because he could not threaten Li Yuntian at all, and Li Yuntian had already moved to Incheon Port when the soldiers from the six northeastern towns were still marching on the road, so it was pointless for him to do so.

"Lord Wang, Jin Zongrui is supporting Li Jue, will he complicate the situation in Seoul after he comes?"

Yun Na is not worried about whether Jin Zongrui will lead the troops, but whether Jin Zongrui's arrival will disrupt Li Yuntian's plan, after all, Jin Zongrui is not only a high position and has military power, and has a huge influence in the Korean officialdom, so it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no chaos.

"The grasshopper shakes the tree, the mantis arm is a car, don't let us deal with him, then Li Yao's people will clean him up." A smile appeared at the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, in this battle for the throne of the Korean State, Jin Zongrui's opponent was not him, but Li Yao, the prince of Shouyang, if Jin Zongrui wanted to trouble him, he had to pass Li Jin's level first.

Compared with Li Yuntian, Li Yao has no scruples about dealing with Jin Zongrui, and will do everything to die at that time, which makes Jin Zongrui tired of dealing with it and has no time and energy to trouble Li Yuntian.

It was precisely because he knew the cruelty of the competition for the throne in the court that Li Yuntian did not take Jin Zongrui to heart, and Li Yu would make him anxious and embarrassed.

"Now that Kim Jong-seo is here, it is estimated that Choi Yunde's 'illness' will also be cured, and he will definitely come to Seoul, so that the threat to our army from the four counties and six towns of the Korean State will be greatly reduced."

Saying that, Li Yuntian looked up at Yun Na, "You go and leak the news that Jin Zongrui is coming to Li Jin, so that Li Jin is ready to 'welcome' Jin Zongrui." ”

"My subordinates understand." Yun Na heard the meaning of Li Yuntian's words, smiled slightly, bowed to Li Yuntian, and left quickly, Li Yao definitely didn't want Jin Zongrui to spoil his good deeds at this time.

"Xianggong, Xianggong is not ready to take care of the affairs of the capital?" After Yun Na left, Hongluan asked with a smile while combing Li Yuntian's hair, don't look at Li Yuntian's mouth saying that he is unwilling to return to the capital, in fact, he pays more attention to the situation in the capital than anyone else, no matter how to say that the orthodox emperor is only a teenager now, and someone needs to guide him to deal with such a big incident.

"Leave it to fate!"

The corners of Li Yuntian's mouth showed a helpless wry smile, saying that it must be false not to pay attention to the situation in the capital, Daming is now thriving, and he doesn't want the battle between the inner court and the civil official group to ruin this good situation.

The news of the assassination of the prince Li Jue spread all over the officialdom of Seoul overnight, making the wind in the officialdom change overnight.

Early in the morning, many officials went to visit Shouyang Maharaja Li Yao with gifts, which made the Shouyang Maharaja's Mansion crowded with people some time ago.

Although it has not yet been decided whether Li Jue was really involved in the assassination case, since Li Yuntian handed over the case to Liu Shangmin for trial, it means that Li Jue will not be able to escape this time, otherwise Li Yuntian would have let such a tricky matter come to light?

Besides, Li Jue is suspected of directing and acting in an assassination case, so the possibility of wanting to become the king of Joseon is greatly reduced, and Daming will never choose a problematic person to become the king of Joseon for the sake of safety.

Therefore, those officials of Seoul, large and small, immediately saw the wind and sent the rudder to join Li Yao, so as not to attack them after Li Yao inherited the throne.

Li Yao was not in the mood to see those wall grasses now, but he did not object to these people coming to him, so he asked the housekeeper to come forward and send those guys away.

Now Li Jue is concerned about the progress of the trial of Li Jue and Li Ying's case, and only after Li Jue is found guilty can he really breathe a sigh of relief, so that Li Jue will not be able to compete with him for the throne.

"Maharaja, just now I got the news that Lord Jin Zongrui is about to come to Seoul with troops."

In the afternoon, just as Li Yao was practicing archery in the backyard, a subordinate hurriedly walked over, bowed down beside him and said.

"What?" Li Jiaozheng was about to shoot arrows when he pulled the bowstring, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and turned his head to look at the subordinate in surprise, "Is the news reliable?" ”

"Eight or nine is not far from ten." The attendant thought for a moment and replied with an affirmative face, "This is the news that the villain got from the merchants who came and went to the Northeast, it is reported that the military rations in the six towns in the Northeast are running out, and Lord Jin Zongrui came to Seoul this time to ask for food from Prince Zhong. ”

"Food?" Li Yao sneered when he heard this, re-aimed at the arrow target in the distance, let go of his hand and flew out, drawing a beautiful parabola in the air and accurately landing on the bull's-eye.

Li Yao didn't believe that Jin Zongrui came back this time just to ask for food, otherwise he would have brought troops to come, and it was clear that he was demonstrating to Li Yuntian, in his opinion, Jin Zongrui's move was extremely stupid, it was tantamount to playing with fire, you must know that he was not facing an ordinary envoy of the Ming Dynasty but a dignified prince.

Jin Zongrui ignored Li Yuntian's order, and the refusal to return to Seoul had already been known to everyone in the Seoul officialdom, and they all felt that Jin Zongrui's move was unwise, you must know that the military supplies of the six towns in the northeast were in the hands of Li Yuntian.

As a result, Li Yuntian only sent military supplies to Choi Yunde in the four northwestern counties, and the military supplies for the six towns in the northeast were allocated by the king of Joseon after the king succeeded to the throne according to Kim Zongrui.

Even if Jin Zongrui can wait, but those North Korean soldiers in the six towns in the northeast can't wait, once the military food is cut off, then the consequences will be unimaginable, God knows what outrageous things those hungry soldiers will do.

Therefore, officials large and small in Seoul knew that Jin Zongrui would have to bow to Li Yuntian for the sake of food, and it would be humiliating to come to Seoul at that time.

Li Jin is worried that Jin Zongrui's case will be complicated after he comes to Seoul, Jin Zongrui is the feudal official who controls the most troops in the Korean state, and has always been valued by the dead Korean king, not to mention Li Jue's appraisal supporter, plus he has a deep foundation in the Korean officialdom, so his arrival will have unpredictable consequences for the officialdom of Seoul.

This is not what Li Jue wants to see, now it has come to the most critical moment for him to compete for the throne with Li Jue, he doesn't want to see Jin Zongrui intervene sideways and ruin his good deeds, he must take precautions.

"Immediately send a letter to Lord Choi Yundeok, tell him that Kim Jong-rui is going to bring troops to Seoul, and ask him to come to Seoul as soon as possible." After glancing at the arrow that hit the bull's-eye, Li Yao threw the bow in his hand to the entourage on the side, and commanded the subordinate who came to pay his respects in a deep voice.

Li Jue has the support of Jin Zongrui, but Li Jue is not alone, he has a close relationship with Cui Yande, although the troops of the four counties in the northwest are not as many as the six towns in the northeast, but they are not much worse, which is enough to contain the soldiers of the six towns under Jin Zongrui.

"The villain will do it." The subordinate bowed and hurried away.

"Remember, tell Lord Choi Yun-deok that Kim Jong-seo may have to bring a personal guard to Seoul this time!" Without waiting for the subordinate to walk a few steps, Li Yao remembered something and said in a deep voice to him.

Since Jin Zongrui can bring troops to Seoul, then Cui Yunde can naturally also bring troops to come, the world of Li Yongde in Seoul City, so Li Jin does not expect to use Cui Yunde's soldiers, he needs Cui Yunde to show a strong signal to the outside world, telling the officials in Seoul that Cui Yunde is as difficult to provoke as Jin Zongrui.

Righteous Forbidden House.

Because of the case of Li Jue and Li Ying, the Yiban Mansion is now like a great enemy, not only the North Korean soldiers are sent in front of the door but also the Ming army, and the Ming soldiers will be jointly responsible for the security of the Yi Ban Mansion with the North Korean soldiers.

In the conference hall, Liu Shangmin rubbed his forehead tiredly, he hadn't slept much all night since he received the case of Li Jue last night, not because he didn't want to sleep but because he couldn't sleep at all, Li Jue's case was like a mountain pressing on him.

"Right Minister, how should the case be heard?" Not long after, Jin Cheng, the minister of the Judgment Forbidden Mansion, walked in, and saw that Liu Shangmin looked haggard, so he bowed down and asked tentatively.

Since Liu Shangmin has taken over Li Jue's case, then it must be tried, and as the supreme governor of the Righteous Forbidden Mansion, it is necessary for Jin Cheng to remind Liu Shangmin that so far, except for Li Ji and Huang Xi who have met Li Jue and Li Ying respectively, no one has contacted the people involved in the case and the relevant files.

"Invite the leader and the left minister." Liu Shangmin knew that Li Jue's case could not be dragged out, so he muttered for a while and then shouted to the attendant standing at the door, although he was the chief judge of the case, he had to discuss it with Li Ji and Huang Xi.

"The next official retired." Jin Cheng knew that Liu Shangmin had something to discuss with Li Ji and Huang Xi, so he bowed down and prepared to retreat.

"You stay." Seeing this, Liu Shangmin shouted Jin Cheng, Jin Cheng has been trying cases in the Yiban Mansion for many years and has rich experience in trying cases, so he will definitely use Jin Cheng in the trial of Li Jue's case this time, so there is no need to hide some things from Jin Cheng.

"The subordinate obeys." Hearing this, Jin Cheng showed a helpless wry smile on the corner of his mouth, to be honest, he was not willing to get involved in Li Jue's case, but he couldn't get rid of it, so he had to bite the bullet.

Li Ji and Huang Xi quickly rushed over from the Yi government, the two of them were not in good spirits like Liu Shangmin, they didn't sleep much last night, how could they sleep when such a major event happened in Seoul?

"Prime Minister Ling, Prime Minister Zuo, how do you think we should try the case of the prince and the prince of Anping?" After Li Ji and Huang Xi sat down, Liu Shangmin asked in a deep voice, wanting to see what attitude the two of them had.

"Right Minister, this case turned out to be assigned by Prince Zhong, and it is related to His Royal Highness the Prince, of course we have to find out clearly, so that we can not only give an explanation to the Prince, but also give His Royal Highness the Prince justice."

Hearing this, Huang Xi, who was slowly sipping tea with a teacup, took the lead in speaking and replied quietly.

Li Ji's brows wrinkled, on the surface, it seemed that Huang Xi's words were decent, as if he was thinking about Li Jue, but in fact, he was murderous and ready to put Li Jue to death, once this case was done according to what Huang Xi said, then even if Li Jue was innocent, he would definitely be under all kinds of torture.

Of course, this does not mean that Huang Xi wants to torture Li Jue, it is not easy for Li Jue to be tortured by his noble status, but Huang Xi can use heavy punishment on the people around Li Jue, those people cannot withstand the torture of the Righteous Forbidden Mansion even if they are steel and iron.

Speaking of which, the Yiban Mansion of the Joseon State is somewhat similar to the Jinyi Weibei Zhenfu Division of the Ming Dynasty, both of which are special departments dedicated to dealing with court officials, and have chilling punishments.

"Right Prime Minister, this Prime Minister feels that this case should be handled carefully, His Royal Highness the Prince of the Prince has no friendship with the Prince of Anping, why should he take the risk of finding the Lord of Anping to conspire, this matter is unreasonable." After pondering for a while, Li Ji put down the teacup in his hand and raised the question in his heart.

"The leader is reasonable, this is also the place where the prime minister is incomprehensible, I hope the right minister can find out the answer." Huang Xi heard that Li Ji was excusing Li Jue, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help flashing a subtle smile, and he opened his mouth to say to Liu Shangmin.

Since Li Yuntian did not interrogate Li Jue, there will naturally be no reason why Li Jue sought Li Jue to plot the assassination incident in those files, but Huang Xi thinks that this is not a problem, Li Jue has many motives for doing this, as long as he wants to, he can frame Li Jue.

"Lord Jin, you have been trying the case for many years, where do you think you should start this time?" Liu Shangmin naturally heard the disagreement between Li Ji and Huang Xi, and after a little contemplation, he asked Jin Cheng, who was sitting at the bottom of the place, to hear his opinion.

"Back to the right minister, in the experience of the lower officials, this kind of case should be investigated from the bottom up, as long as it is clear whether His Royal Highness the Prince and those subordinates of the Prince of Anping are involved in the assassination of the prince, then the facts of the case will be clear."

With Liu Shangmin's words, Li Ji and Huang Xi looked at Jin Cheng in unison, Jin Cheng thought about it, bowed to Liu Shangmin, and replied in an orderly manner, after all, he has tried many cases, so Liu Shangmin's question can't help him at all.

"Okay, according to your words." Liu Shangmin nodded when he heard this, he was still very confident in Jin Cheng's ability to adjudicate cases, and the case of Li Jue and Li Ying finally slowly kicked off.