When Li Yuntian returned from outside the city to the Hancheng Division, night had already fallen, and he had caught a lot of fishing today, catching twenty or thirty fatty and delicious big fish, so he made a whole fish feast in the evening to entertain the guards and entourage around him.

After eating the whole fish feast, Li Yuntian led Liu Zhen and Hongluan for a walk in the courtyard, and the three of them talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was relaxed and harmonious.

Accompanied by Yoo Jin, Hongluan, who came to North Korea for the first time, has gradually adapted to the local life, and even went shopping with Yoo Jin in North Korean costumes.

As for the food of North Korea, Hongluan thinks it is very interesting, basically based on kimchi series, the reason why this is so is because the land of North Korea is barren and materials are scarce, and the ingredients required for kimchi are not only easy to grow but also have a high yield, plus kimchi is easy to place, so over time, Kimchi in Korea is very distinctive.

Maybe it's because Daming is used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, so Hongluan likes the taste of kimchi, but it's just staying at the stage of liking, this thing can be tasted, but if Hongluan uses it as a staple food, she can't bear it.

"Those two-class family members are okay to deal with, right?" When passing by a pavilion, Li Yuntian led Liu Zhen and Hongluan in to rest, and asked with a smile after the two of them sat down on the stone chair.

Liu Zhen and Hongluan came to North Korea this time, naturally not to play in the mountains and rivers, let alone Liu Zhen's bad luck to find Li Jue, the reason why the two of them came to North Korea was naturally to assist Li Yuntian in doing things, and to help Li Yuntian win over the families of the two classes of powerful people in Seoul.

The so-called two classes refer to the hereditary class of ancient Goryeo and Joseon, and it is also the general name of Korean official positions.

In the middle of the Joseon Dynasty, it used to refer to civil and military officials with nobles such as meritorious officials and nobles as the core, and later it referred to the ruling class with Shinjinshi as the main body.

In the early days of Goryeo, the status system of civil and military officials was formulated, and during the court, civil officials were placed on the east side, called Wenban or Dongban; The military attache is located on the west side, called the military class or the west class, and is collectively called the civil and military two classes or the east and west two classes, referred to as the "two classes".

The children of the two classes obtained official positions through the imperial examinations and the shadow positions, and also maintained the status of the two classes through marriage, so the two classes had hereditary characteristics and were the ruling class of the Korean state.

Because of Li Yuntian's noble status, he was not suitable for contact with those two classes of nobles in the Korean State, and at this time, Liu Zhen and Hongluan played a good role as a bridge, conveying his intentions in government affairs through contact with the families of those two classes of nobles.

As a matter of fact, the current military and political affairs of the Korean State have been controlled by Li Yuntian through the Council Hall, and those two classes of nobles in Seoul acted exactly according to his wishes.

Since Li Jue's accident, the two classes of nobles in Seoul have been in chaos without a leader, and the two classes of nobles in Seoul supported Li Jue and Li Jue respectively, Li Jue's life and death are uncertain, and Li Jue stayed at home to assist the Ming army in the investigation, so no one knows which of the two can get out of this incident.

In addition, the more stubborn people in the court, such as Kim Jong-seo and Choi Yun-deok, are now unable to return to Seoul in the northern part of Joseon.

As a result, those two classes of nobles in Seoul will definitely move closer to Li Yuntian, and it is the safest to defect to the Ming Dynasty, and whoever inherits the throne of the Joseon King in the future will not be affected.

In the division of power in the officialdom of the Korean state, it was divided into two factions according to whether they were close to the Ming Dynasty, one faction advocated being close to the Ming Dynasty to protect themselves, and the other faction was to alienate the Ming Dynasty to avoid being controlled by the Ming Dynasty.

With the arrival of Li Yuntian, especially after the accident of Li Jue and Li Yao, the power of the pro-Ming faction in the two classes of nobles in Seoul expanded dramatically, after all, the kind of officials who can stick to the bottom line are rare in the officialdom, and the vast majority of officials are opportunistic, so it is natural to keep up with the pace of the Ming Dynasty at this critical moment.

Moreover, Li Yuntian is also deliberately promoting those pro-Ming faction officials to important posts, deliberately cultivating the power of the pro-Ming faction.

In Li Yuntian's view, in order to smoothly merge the Korean State into the Ming Dynasty, it is not only necessary to deal with Li Ji and Li Jue, but also to solve the two classes of nobles in the Korean State, and only in this way can there be less resistance.

"Xianggong, under Sister Liu's rhetoric, those noble families of the two classes are now full of yearning for the prosperous and prosperous life of Daming, and they especially like the gifts that Sister Liu gave them."

After listening to Li Yuntian's question, Hongluan, who was sitting on the side without waiting for Liu Zhen to speak, said with a smile, "Xianggong, looking at them according to the concubines, I am afraid that they would like their husbands to go to Daming to be officials." ”

"It's not realistic to be an official, after all, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are all born through the imperial examination, and it is not easy for those people in the two classes to pass the examination." Li Yuntian smiled slightly when he heard this, although those two classes of nobles in the Korean State could not go to Daming to be officials, but they could settle in Daming, enjoy certain privileges, and have a rich life without worrying about food and clothing.

"Xianggong, the family members of those two classes of nobles have been investigating Li Jue's case recently, and the concubine has been perfunctory to them, and now that Li Jue's injuries are almost healed, should the concubine reveal any rumors to the outside?"

Liu Zhen couldn't help but smile, flashed his watery eyes and asked Li Yuntian, because Li Yuntian blocked the news, the outside world now doesn't know whether Li Jue is dead or alive.

"It can be implied that Li Jue is fine, and Li Jue is about to participate in the handling of government affairs." Li Yuntian pondered for a moment and said to Liu Zhen with a smile.

"The concubine understands." Liu Zhen bowed slightly when she heard this, she understood what Li Yuntian meant, and she wanted the outside world to have the illusion that he was ready to let Li Jue take over the throne.

"Xianggong, what are you going to do with Li Ying?" At this time, Hongluan remembered something and looked at Li Yuntian with interest.

After Li Ying was brought into the Seoul Division, he was locked up in a side room, and no one interrogated him.

"Sharpen his sharpness first." A smile appeared at the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, and he said lightly.

According to Li Yuntian's intentions, he was going to hang Li Ying for a few days first, and then interrogate him after breaking his will, this kind of day when no one paid attention to him was simply a torment that tortured people's hearts and minds.

"Xianggong, Lord Jin's military rations are insufficient, will he take risks and do something drastic?" Liu Zhen is not worried about Li Ying, Li Ying will definitely not withstand Li Yuntian's interrogation, she cares about Jin Zongrui, who holds the military power.

Because Jin Zongrui's reply to Li Yuntian was blunt, Li Yuntian did not allocate military rations to him, so that the grain in Jin Zongrui's hands could last until winter at most, and then he would fall into a crisis of running out of food.

Considering the long and cold winters in Joseon, if Kim Jong-seo could not get food supplies in the fall, then his army would go hungry, which was definitely not something he wanted to see, so it would definitely cause trouble.

"Xianggong is afraid that he is too honest." A smile of disdain flashed at the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth when he heard this, there were more than 100,000 Liaodong Ming troops displayed in the north of the six towns in the northeast of North Korea, as long as Jin Zongrui left the defense area, then he would be punished as a rebel and annihilate all the Korean soldiers in the six towns in the northeast.

Although this is the next strategy in Li Yuntian's opinion, in order to make the Korean state smoothly merged into the Ming Dynasty, he must get rid of the North Korean soldiers in the six northeast towns in the hands of Jin Zongrui, otherwise this is a time bomb, and it may explode at any time.

"Xianggong, did you say that Lord Kim and Master Choi will come to Seoul?" Liu Zhen's eyes flashed a gloomy look, and then asked Li Yuntian with concern, as a Korean national, she naturally didn't want the two sides to fight.

"Cui Yunde is a cautious villain, and Xianggong only sent him food for the winter, so he knows what Xianggong means, if he doesn't come to Seoul, his soldiers will be hungry next year."

Li Yuntian knew Liu Zhen's complicated state of mind at this time, so he pondered for a while and said, "As for Jin Zongrui, this person is more stubborn, if he drills the horns, he is likely to lead troops to Seoul, and the situation will not be easy to clean up at that time." ”

"I hope he can recognize the practice!" Liu Zhen smiled when she heard this, she knew that Li Yuntian didn't want to use the sword in vain, but if Jin Zongrui was obsessed, then there would only be a battle at that time, and the Korean soldiers in the six northeastern towns of the Ming army, who had an absolute advantage, would not have the slightest chance of winning.

At midnight, the Maharaja's Mansion in Shouyang.

"What, Lord Anping hasn't come out yet?" Li Yao frowned and looked at one of the subordinates who came to report.

"Back to Dajun, the villain can see clearly, since the Anping army entered the courtyard gate of the affairs office, it has never come out."

The subordinate was sent by Li Yao to inquire about the news from the Hancheng Department of the Wutang to see when Li Ying would be released, and when he heard the words, he replied to Li Jin in a deep voice, "If it is too late today, the villain is worried that the prince is in a hurry, so he came back first and let his brothers keep an eye on it." ”

"Good." Hearing this, Li Yao absentmindedly waved his hand to the subordinate, and the subordinate bowed and retreated.

"Strange thing, why did King Zhong call him over, could it be that he has something to do with the case of the prince?" After the subordinate left, Li Yao came to the window and looked at the twinkling stars in the sky, with a solemn look on his face.

Although Li Yao had always suspected that his brothers were secretly framing him, and wanted to get rid of Li Jue and him and then ascend to the throne of the king of Joseon, but after checking for so long, he didn't get any useful information, and his progress was far inferior to that of the people under Li Yuntian's hands.

To be honest, Li Ying really didn't doubt Li Ying who was following his ass all day, but Li Yuntian would call Li Ying for questioning for no reason, and he hadn't put it back until midnight, which made him feel very bad.

If Li Ying was the one who secretly planned to assassinate Li Jue, Li Ying's heart would be difficult to accept, and he didn't want his most trusted brother to betray him anyway, otherwise he wouldn't know who else he could trust.

Li Yao suddenly found that if he wanted to obtain the throne of the king of Joseon, there was not only Li Jue in front of him, but also those who had other ambitions who would secretly calculate him, perhaps this is the pain that those who achieve great things must go through, and they are destined to be lonely for the rest of their lives.