When a grand and festive banquet was held in Gyeongbokgung Palace, Kim Jong-seo was drinking sullen wine alone at home, and today he was the most disappointed in the whole Seoul, he was absent from such a grand feast in Seoul, and was excluded from the core of power in Seoul, and no one knew the bitterness and loss in his heart.

Now, Jin Zongrui has to admit Li Yuntian's old ways, Li Yuntian did not suppress him openly, but directly kicked him into the "cold palace", making him watch a series of unprecedented and huge changes in the officialdom of Seoul and be powerless, which is a kind of psychological torment and torture for him who has a strong sense of professionalism and enterprising.

Jin Zongrui believes that with Li Yuntian's cold treatment of him, it will not be long before his name will no longer be heard in the officialdom of Seoul, and his subordinates will be completely suppressed by Choi Yunde.

But if he was made to bow his head to Li Yuntian and was unwilling, then his previous efforts would be in vain, and he really didn't want to see Li Yuntian's triumphant appearance.

Thinking of this, Jin Zongrui couldn't help but sigh and drank all the wine in the wine glass, although he drank the best liquor in Hancheng, it tasted a little bitter.

"Master, Pu Xingshou is here, and he is now waiting in the living room." Suddenly, the housekeeper hurriedly walked into the room, bowed down beside Jin Zongrui and said.

"Oh?" Jin Zongrui, who was pouring wine, was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly put down the wine jug in his hand and ran quickly to the living room, the "Park Xingshou" in the housekeeper's mouth naturally refers to Park Gaode, he has been waiting for Park Gaode for a long time, and now that Park Gaode suddenly appeared, he was naturally in a hurry to see him.

"Mr. Park, you are here, why hasn't there been any movement over there?"

In the living room, Park Gaode was pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, and Kim Jong-seo said anxiously when he saw him, knowing that he was holding a title deed worth 25,000 taels in his hand, and those title deeds were equivalent to useless waste paper before selling those lands.

Park Gaode glanced at the subordinates in the living room when he heard this, and looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, Kim Jong-seo knew that the affairs of Incheon Port were confidential and inconvenient to leak out, so he waved his hand to the housekeeper, and the housekeeper left with the subordinates in the house, and deliberately closed the door when he left, so as to prevent the content of the conversation between the two from being known by the third person.

"Lord Jin, something is wrong, I went to Daming some time ago, and learned from a friend that due to the opposition of the courtiers, His Majesty the Emperor has suspended the opening of commerce and trade to North Korea, and I don't know when it will resume."

After the door was closed, Park Gaode said to Kim Zongrui with an eager face, "Lord Kim, if you can sell the title deed in your hand, try to do it, it seems that there will be no news about that matter for three or five years." ”

"How so?" Kim Zongrui was taken aback when he heard this, he never thought that things would happen to this point, doesn't this mean that those land deeds are going to be smashed in his hands, but he knows that there is no demand for land in Incheon in the market.

"The high-level officials above the Ming Dynasty have different attitudes towards whether to open commerce and trade to North Korea, some ministers think that our North Korea is a close neighbor of the Ming Dynasty and the gateway to the East, so they vigorously support it, but some ministers think that our North Korea is only one of the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, and the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty has set a tributary trade, and the ancestral system should not be violated."

Park Gaode couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and explained to Jin Zongrui in a fifteen-fifteen-ten manner, "Lord Jin, the Ming Emperor is too young, and he has not been in power for a few days, so he has to suppress the idea of opening trade to our North Korea. ”

"Damn!" Jin Zongrui understood this time, and couldn't help but smash his fist in the palm of his hand, it seems that the orthodox emperor gave up his decision to open trade to Korea because of the opposition of the important ministers of the court, which is not good news for him.

"Lord Kim, I didn't expect that the port of Incheon would be an untapped gold mine in the long run, and sooner or later it would become the most prosperous port in North Korea because of the trade with the Ming Dynasty."

Park Gaode pondered for a while, and said solemnly to Kim Zongrui, "If it's really hard to make a move, keep it, and the land price will always rise in the future, so it's good to leave it to your children and grandchildren." ”

"Lord Jin, Mr. Li's family has a lot of money, and he doesn't look down on the 25,000 taels of silver, so don't worry, Mr. Li won't have a stiff relationship with the adults because of those silvers." As he spoke, Park comforted Kim Jong-seo and said that he knew that Kim Jong-seo was worried that he would not be able to repay the money for the land purchase within the deadline.

"What is Mr. Li's attitude on this matter?" Park Gaode's words suddenly touched Jin Zongrui's heart, and Jin Zongrui frowned and asked anxiously.

"Mr. Li went to the south to be busy with business, and I didn't see Mr. Li this time." Park Gaode shook his head when he heard this, which made Jin Zongrui couldn't help but show a disappointed look, 25,000 taels of silver is not a small amount, in case that Mr. Li will force him to pay a debt at that time, then he will be in a big trouble.

"Lord Jin, don't worry, as long as the adult is firmly above the court, then Mr. Li will naturally not care about the silver, maybe he will give it to the adult as a personal favor at that time." Park Gaode knew Kim Jong-seo's worries, so he quietly pointed out a "clear way" for him.

Obviously, the reason why Mr. Li chose to cooperate with Jin Zongrui at that time was because he took a fancy to Jin Zongrui's power in North Korea, and if Jin Zongrui had been in a high position, then Mr. Li would definitely not urge him to ask for money, and it was likely that he would give the money to Jin Zongrui in order to get more benefits.

Jin Zongrui's brows suddenly frowned when he heard this, how could he not know the meaning of Park Gaode's words, the reason why Mr. Li generously lent him 25,000 taels of silver was because he took a fancy to the power in his hands, once he lost power, then there would be no basis for cooperation between the two sides, Mr. Li would definitely not want the money to go down the drain, and he would definitely let him pay back the money while changing partners.

In fact, Jin Zongrui also wants to return this money, because after the establishment of the Korean capital, the North Korean army will be reformed to imitate the troops of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, and the six towns in the northeast will definitely be reorganized, and he will also lose control over it, so it is pointless to ask for so much money.

It's a pity that now those land deeds in Incheon Port are in his hands, and the market is oversupplied, and there is no market, which makes him feel extremely distressed and worried now.

"My lord, take a step back and open the sea and the sky, endure the calm for a while, now that the loyal prince has the upper hand, why should you fight with him to the end? At that time, it will be the adults who will suffer. ”

Seeing Jin Zongrui's brows frowning tightly, Park Gaode couldn't help but open his mouth to enlighten him, "I heard that Prince Zhong is a person who loves talents, and Lord Zhong has not moved the adult for so long, isn't it just that I hope that the adult can take the initiative to be soft, and the adult will definitely be reused at that time, which is much better than having an empty ambition and not being able to display it!" ”

After listening to Park Gaode's words, Kim Jong-seo's eyes couldn't help but light up, these days he has been living like a year, and he is quite unwilling to see himself being excluded from the core of power in the North Korean state.

As Park Gaode said, instead of having empty ambitions that cannot be displayed, it is better to take the initiative to find Li Yuntian to give in and return to the core of power in North Korea, otherwise he can only stay at home with nothing to do and be a useless idler.

Moreover, Kim Jong-seo did not do this just for himself, he had to think about the generals who followed him and the six towns in the northeast, if he could not return to the core of Korean power, the consequences would be unimaginable, and besides, he also wanted to join the reform of the Korean army, which was a major event in the Korean military circles.

Park Gaode saw that Jin Zongrui's attitude was relaxed, and a subtle smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, the reason why he appeared today was to find a step for the frustrated Jin Zongrui, so that Jin Zongrui took this opportunity to give in to Li Yuntian.

If it weren't for the need for Kim Zongrui to participate in the reorganization of the Korean army, Li Yuntian would definitely continue to hang him and sharpen his sharpness well, Li Yuntian did not want to see Choi Yunde's people dominate the Korean army, and he did not want Choi Yunde to make those generals of the DPRK uneasy because of the reorganization.

Therefore, Li Yuntian was ready to put a little pressure on Jin Zongrui, so that he understood that once he lost power, he would fall into a terrible predicament, and then he had to give in.

Park Gaode's persuasion played a great role in promoting Kim Jong-rui, and after a night of weighing left and right, the next morning, Kim Jong-seo went to the Hanseong office of the Jiangwutang to ask for a meeting with Li Yuntian, wanting to give Li Yuntian a soft face and then participate in the reform of the Korean army.

A military attache in the affairs office received Jin Zongrui and asked him to wait in the living room on the grounds that Li Yuntian was busy with official business, but Jin Zongrui waited until night, during which he wanted to leave several times but finally held back, knowing that this was Li Yuntian deliberately hanging him, if he left, then I am afraid that his career will be over.

"The prince said, it's too late today, let you come back tomorrow." After nightfall, the military attache who received Jin Zongrui quietly sent him away.

Jin Zongrui endured a sullen stomach and left, since Li Yuntian wanted him to go back the next day, of course he couldn't disobey, so he went to the Hancheng Office of the Wutang early the next morning to ask to see Li Yuntian.

As was the case yesterday, Jin Zongrui once again had a closed door, and the military attache who was in charge of receiving him was the one from yesterday, and asked him to wait in the living room on the grounds that Li Yuntian was busy with official business.

What embarrassed Jin Zongrui was that since the three divisions and one court were now in the early days of establishment, Li Ji, Huang Xi, Liu Shangmin, Cui Yande and other high-ranking officials had some affairs to ask Li Yuntian for instructions and were also waiting in the living room to be summoned, and they happened to meet him, which made Jin Zongrui's face hot for a while.

For three days in a row, Jin Zongrui waited for Li Yuntian to be summoned in the living room of the Hancheng Division of the Lecture Hall, but unfortunately he was closed, and he came back in disgrace without even seeing Li Yuntian's face, which made his heart full of anger, but there was nowhere to vent, after all, the official level crushed people to death, not to mention that Li Yuntian's level was much higher than him, and it was normal to hang him there.