At the beginning of May, two missions from the Korean state arrived in the capital one after another.

Due to the melee between Li Yao and Li Jue in the past few years, the food in North Korea has almost disappeared, and it can be said that the people are not able to make a living, so the two sides have to send envoys to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty again.

This time, Li Yao and Li Jue not only hoped to get material assistance from the Ming Dynasty, but also hoped that the Ming Dynasty would send troops to attack each other, and both of them regarded themselves as the orthodox kings of the Korean state, and regarded the other party as a "traitor" to the rebellion.

Although Li Ji and Li Jue were very invincible to each other, the forces of the two sides were equal, and neither defeated the strength of the other, which made the war stalemate and made the Korean state a huge quagmire of war.

After all these years of war, Li Yao and Li Jue are exhausted, and there is really no way to fight them, so the two know very well that they can't destroy each other, so they can only pin their hopes on Da Ming.

Koryo Art Center.

Located in the bustling Seongnam business district of the capital, the Korea Art Center specializes in teaching the singing and dancing girls of the capital and the young ladies of large families.

Although there are many powerful children in the capital, no one has dared to cause trouble here since the opening of the Goryeo Art Museum, and the reason is very simple, the owner of this art museum is Liu Zhen, the concubine of the Zhongwang Mansion.

Like Lianxiang and Hongluan, Liu Zhen loves singing and dancing, so in order to promote Goryeo dance, he opened this art studio with the support of Li Yuntian, and the business is booming, and many foreign women even come to learn art, everyone wants to see the charm of the Goryeo dance that Liu Zhen was fascinated by Li Yuntian.

It is rumored in the market that the reason why Li Yuntian accepted Liu Zhen as a concubine was because he was fascinated by Liu Zhen's graceful Goryeo dance, which attracted the interest of many girls.

What is especially important is that although Liu Zhengui is the concubine of the Zhongwang Mansion, he will also go to the art hall to teach art in person, which is unique among the high-ranking officials and magnates in the capital, and all this stems from Li Yuntian's broad mind, he knows that Liu Zhen loves singing and dancing, so he has fulfilled her.

If you can recognize the concubine of the palace as a teacher, it is a supreme honor, so this is also an important reason why many famous girls come to learn art.

Liu Zhen has traveled around the Ming Dynasty over the years, learned the local singing and dancing skills, and integrated the singing and dancing of the Ming Dynasty with the Goryeo dance, and the dance art has reached the point of perfection.

At this time, in an elegant wing room in the backyard of the Korea Art Museum.

Liu Zhen reclined on the bed and closed her eyes to look down, she had just personally taught the female students of the art hall in person, and she felt a little tired so she took a little rest.

"Madam, someone wants to see you, saying it's from your hometown." The door was gently pushed open by a maid, who came to Liu Zhen and whispered.

"People from home?" Liu Zhen slowly opened his eyes when he heard this, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said to the maid, "Please invite them to the living room." ”

"The slave obeys." After the maid was blessed, she left quickly, and went to arrange for someone to come to see Liu Zhen.

"They are finally here, I don't know if it's the people of the Lord of Shouyang or the people of the prince." Liu Zhen sat up and muttered to herself with great interest, and then asked the maid to help her groom and dress.

Liu Zhen knew about Li Yao and Li Jue sending an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, and knew that both of them wanted to defeat each other, so he would definitely find a way to make friends with the civil and military elites in the capital, hoping that those people could speak for them to the Orthodox Emperor, and then get the support of the Orthodox Emperor.

There is no doubt that Li Yuntian's attitude was very important among those high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the capital, as Li Yuntian won the wars against the Northern Yuan and Timurid Empires one after another, and was in charge of the Ming Dynasty's overseas trade, so the Ming Dynasty's foreign strategy was actually dominated by Li Yuntian, and if he could win Li Yuntian's support, it would be equivalent to winning the war.

In fact, the high-ranking officials of the Korean state are no strangers to Li Yuntian, and in addition to hearing all kinds of rumors about Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian met with many officials when he went to Liaodong to fight against the invading Northern Yuan Dynasty through the Korean state, but they did not have any friendship with each other.

"Madam, some more people have come, saying that they have brought specialties from your hometown." Just as Liu Zhen was dressed up under the service of the maids, a maid came in to report to the door.

"This is interesting." Hearing this, Liu Zhen's eyebrows frowned slightly, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he instructed the maid in a coquettish voice, "Let them go to the living room too." ”

Originally, Liu Zhen was still thinking about whether it was Li Ji or Li Jue who came to visit her this time, but now it's a good thing, the envoys sent by the two of them have come to the Goryeo Art Museum, which also saves her from guessing there.

The reception hall in the backyard of the Korea Art Center.

Two groups of people dressed in North Korean costumes sat on the seats on both sides of the living room, staring at each other fiercely, as members of the mission sent by Li Yao and Li Jue, the two sides were incompatible, if it weren't for the fact that this was the capital of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that a big fight would have been fought a long time ago.

The man sitting at the head of the seat on the left was casually drinking tea there, as if he was oblivious to everything in front of him, and he could be described as an old acquaintance of Li Yuntian, the inspector of the Korean National Assembly and the government office.

Cui Li is now the most important adviser by Li Yao's side, if it weren't for the importance of coming to Daming to ask for help this time, he wouldn't have sent Cui Li over.

Don't look at Cui Li as just a five-grade official, but the council hall is equivalent to the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, and those who can hold official positions in it usually have a good future in their careers.

Sitting opposite Cui Li was the envoy sent by Li Jue, the Korean national worker Cho Counselor Park Sam-taek, who watched Cui Li's every move with a gloomy expression.

Unlike Choi Li, who came from a declining aristocracy, Park Sam-taek was born in the upper class of the Joseon Kingdom and has always looked down on the children of declining nobles like Choi Li, especially those who like to be opportunistic.

In the officialdom of the Korean state, the children of the powerful from the upper class occupied important positions in the court, and suppressed and excluded the children of the lower nobles and the officials from the imperial examination, which made there be many contradictions between the two sides, and they secretly fought fiercely for the power in the court.

To tell the truth, officials from the imperial examination look down on those officials who have been able to hold high positions with the protection of their parents, and if they want to climb higher in their careers, they must kill those powerful people who ride on their heads, so that they can replace them, and the contradictions between the two sides are related to their respective interests and are difficult to reconcile.

"Master Cui, I think you are also the prosecutor of the council chamber, and you are deeply favored by the king, how can you now recognize the thief as your father and follow the rebellion of the prince of Shouyang?" Seeing Cui Li's posture of sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, Park Sanze couldn't help but speak, his words full of cynicism.

"The prince of the world plotted to kill the king, conspired to usurp the throne, the king of Shouyang eradicated the rebellion for the way of heaven, according to the official's opinion, you should still turn back to the shore, don't follow the son of the world to make mistakes." Cui Li put down the teacup in his hand when he heard this, and replied quietly.

Now both Li Yao and Li Jue are pushing the death of the king of Joseon on the head of the other party, declaring that the other party is a rebel who plotted to kill the king of Joseon, which not only occupies the height of the legal system, but also can be supported and recognized by the Ming Dynasty.

"It's ridiculous, the son of the world is a **** canonized by the Ming Emperor, how can he do such a rebellious thing as usurping the throne?" Seeing Cui Li's quibble, Pu Sanze sneered and glared at Cui Li, "If it weren't for the fact that the prince had escaped from the royal city in advance, I am afraid that he would have been killed by you like the king!" ”

"Lord Park, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense, after the prince killed the queen, he still wanted to murder the prince of Shouyang, if it wasn't for the prince of Shouyang who noticed it in time and united the people with lofty ideals in the royal city to quell the rebellion of the prince, I am afraid that it would be the prince of Shouyang who died."

How could Cui Li admit Park Sanze's accusations, anyway, when the Lord of Shouyang launched a mutiny, the Korean royal city was in chaos, not to mention the Ming court, and even the people and officials in the royal city didn't figure out what was going on.

Therefore, Cui Li will not admit that the prince of Shouyang launched a mutiny, although the mutiny was successful, Li Jue successfully controlled the royal city and killed the king of Joseon, but it is a pity that the prince Li Jue took advantage of the chaos to escape and gathered soldiers and horses to confront Li Yao outside, which led to the war in Korea in recent years.

"Hmph, reversing black and white, do you think you can hide the truth of the matter?" Park Sanze gritted his teeth and waited for Cui Li, eager to step forward and give Cui Li a few slaps, he experienced the rebellion in the royal city that year, and was one of the officials who escorted Li Jue out of the city, knowing that Li Jue fled from the royal city in embarrassment, there was no usurpation of the dynasty accused by Li Jue at all.

"Master Park, what is the truth of the matter, it will come to light when the time comes, don't worry about it." Cui Li was too lazy to fight with Park Sanze, so he picked up the teacup and tasted it slowly.

Although the power of Shouyang Maharaja Li Jue and his son Li Jue in the Korean State are equally divided, considering Li Jue's **** status, Li Jue has actually invisibly gained the upper hand.

Seeing that Cui Li no longer paid attention to himself, Park Sanze thought that he was in the wrong, sneered and looked out of the living room door, his eyes flashed with a look of anxiety.

Since the death of the king of Joseon has not yet been investigated, the Ming court has not shown a definite attitude towards the current situation of the Joseon state, which makes Park Sanze feel uneasy in his heart, and he does not know whether the Ming court will support Li Jin or Li Jue.

Because of this, Park Sanze rushed to the Goryeo Art Museum to meet Liu Zhen, Liu Zhen is naturally the most important person he came to the capital to meet this time, as long as he can get Liu Zhen's support, then it is equivalent to getting Li Yuntian's help.

Don't look at Li Yao and Li Jue are fighting now, in the current situation, as long as the Ming Dynasty sends troops into Korea, then the two will have to honestly cease fighting, not to mention anything else, the two of them are already unable to maintain the military rations alone, and they need to rely on the material support of the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, with the continuous war in these years, North Korea's agriculture and economy, which were already weak, suffered great damage, and could no longer bear the needs of the war, and must need the assistance of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if the army is still like this, then it can be seen how the livelihood of ordinary people in North Korea is, and no one could have imagined that such a large-scale and long-lasting war would suddenly break out in North Korea, and the impact on the people would be catastrophic.