"His Royal Highness King Zhong, since His Highness exterminated the Japanese along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, those Japanese invaders have flowed into the southern seas of our country, which is a great disaster!"

Under Li Yuntian's gaze, Li Jue knew that he had to answer Li Yuntian's question, so after pondering for a while, he said cautiously, "When His Royal Highness was alive, he sent an army to exterminate him, but unfortunately the other party was not only fierce but also cunning, and the boat came and went like the wind, so the encirclement and suppression failed. ”

"Over the years, the power of the Japanese has gradually grown, and many places along the southern coast of our country have been harassed by them. The reason for this was that Tsushima Island, where the Japanese were gathered, was occupied by the Japanese and secretly supported the Japanese invaders, so the Japanese had nothing to fear. ”

Saying that, Li Jue's expression became solemn, he stood up and bowed to Li Yuntian, and said solemnly, "Don't hide it from the prince, the lower officials did have contact with the Japanese in order to avoid the pursuit of the Shouyang Lord, but it was just an expedient measure for self-preservation, and I hope the prince will forgive the guilt." ”

"The Japanese are not only the scourge of the Ming Dynasty but also your Korean state, no matter what, it is really unwise for you to be involved with the Japanese invaders, and this king will investigate this matter in detail." Li Yuntian bowed slightly when he heard this, and said to Li Jue quietly, since Li Jue admitted the matter, then things would be easy to handle, and a lot of unnecessary trouble would be saved.

"Shizi, if you are tired from the journey, go back to rest first, and when you are needed, this king will send someone to pass it on." Li Yuntian didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the Japanese invaders now, and then ended the meeting with Li Jue.

Li Jue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, bowed to Li Yuntian and left quickly, he never imagined that Li Yuntian would mention the Japanese Kou, which was really beyond his expectations.

Although Li Jue left, the witnesses he mentioned stayed, and they were some palace maids and eunuchs from Gyeongbokgung Palace, who escaped from Seoul with Li Jue that day.

Shouyang Maharaja's Mansion.

"Hmph, Li Jue actually wants to use those people to bring down Ben Dajun, it's just a delusion, such a witness Ben Dajun has, he can have as many as he wants."

Li Jue had already learned that Li Jue had gone to the Hancheng Division of the Wutang to meet Li Yuntian, and also knew that Li Jue had provided Li Yuntian with a witness, so he said to Cui Li, An Jin and others present with a disdainful face.

After Li Yuntian entered Seoul, Li Yu also provided such witnesses, in addition to the palace maids and eunuchs in Gyeongbokgung Palace, there were also people in the city, but Li Yuntian didn't seem to care much about these witnesses, the reason was very simple, they had too close a relationship with Li Jin.

Therefore, Li Jue knew that Li Jue had made a mistake in his wishful thinking, and since Li Yuntian didn't believe him, he wouldn't trust the people Li Jue had found.

"Lord, the lower officials heard that His Royal Highness the Prince has close contacts with the Japanese in the south, according to the lower officials, we can make a fuss about this matter, His Royal Highness the King Zhong hates the most is the Japanese Kou, and he almost died in the hands of the Japanese Kou last year."

Cui Li groaned for a moment when he heard this, and said to Li Yao, since Li Jin ran to Jeolla Province, he would definitely have some intersection with the Japanese Kou, otherwise he would not be able to stay there safely.

Besides, there is intelligence that confirms that the Japanese have joined Li Jue and Li Jue's army in the battle, and assisted Li Jue's army in the confrontation with Li Jue's soldiers, which is enough to show that Li Jue has a secret agreement with the Japanese Kou, otherwise how could the Japanese help him so hard?

"That's what the Lord Ben meant." Li Ji couldn't help but nod when he heard this, thinking that Cui Li's move would bring a lot of trouble to Li Jue.

"Maharaja, the officials below have complained recently, the Ming army is too harsh when distributing relief, and local officials are not allowed to interfere, so that they have nothing to do but wait in vain at the relief site, do you see if you tell His Royal Highness King Zhong, this kind of small matter of distributing relief does not need to work the Ming army at all, we can come by ourselves."

At this time, an official couldn't help but interject, as if he was a little dissatisfied with the Ming army's personal distribution of relief materials, so that those local officials could not reap the benefits from their hands, and then there was no money to give gifts to those high-ranking officials in Seoul.

"Lord Zhong has already said before he came, this is done so that the people of the Korean country can safely get the food to survive this famine, and I ordered the officials below to rein in, don't make trouble at this time, otherwise even this prince will not be able to save them."

Li Yao naturally knew the fancy intestines of the local officials below, so after a deep groan, he reminded all the officials present with a serious expression that in the eyes of those officials, the relief materials transported by the Ming Imperial Court this time were a large piece of fragrant fat, and everyone wanted to step forward and take a bite, but in this way, it happened to hit the muzzle of Li Yuntian's gun.

Those local officials originally wanted to bribe and win over the Ming officials who were responsible for distributing supplies, but they found that those people did not eat oil and salt, behaved in an old-fashioned manner, and did not go along with them at all.

Seeing those white flowers of rice being happily led by the people, those magistrates couldn't help but feel a burst of pain, these things should have been theirs.

Although those magistrates were dissatisfied, they were helpless, after all, these relief materials were allocated by the Ming Dynasty, and the daimyo officials who were responsible for distributing them were all distributed to the people, so they had to complain to the officials in Seoul.

"Maharaja, the lower officials feel that those relief should be divided into two parts, and they can't both be distributed to the people, otherwise the local yamen will not be able to operate." After Li Yao's words were behind, a tall, thin official with gray hair at the scene reached out and stroked the long beard on his chest and said.

The famine in Korea not only left the people hungry, but also brought the local yamen to the brink of collapse, and many places had stopped operating due to lack of food, after all, the officials and servants of the yamen also had to eat.

According to Li Yuntian's plan, the Ming officials in charge of distributing food distributed relief materials according to the number of local people, and only distinguished between adults and minors, men and women, regardless of status.

In other words, the local officials and local tycoons received the same relief as ordinary people.

This may be nothing, but the funds for the operation of the yamen have long been cut off, and there are still a lot of foreign debts, and the local yamen in various parts of the Korean country are looking forward to filling their financial holes with this batch of relief materials from the Ming Dynasty, but Li Yuntian's order that the Ming officials are responsible for distributing relief materials has broken their wishful thinking.

In the final analysis, the Korean state is too poor, lacking not only food but also funds, and all this can only be turned to the Ming for help.

"Maharaja, the lower officials also feel that this matter needs to be discussed, Prince Zhong has just arrived and does not understand the situation in our Korean country, if the local yamen cannot be made to operate normally, then those people will still not be able to live a stable life." When the tall, thin official with gray hair fell behind in his voice, Cui Li immediately expressed his approval, believing that Li Yao should find a way to solve the dilemma faced by the local yamen.

"The Maharaja, the two lords are right, now the magistrates everywhere are paying attention to the Maharaja and His Royal Highness the Prince, if the Maharaja can ensure the normal operation of the local yamen, presumably those local officials will treat the Maharaja differently." Cui Li's voice lagged behind, and An Jin also expressed his opinion, suggesting that Li Yao now wants to win the hearts and minds of the people.

"In that case, then the Maharaja will go and meet His Royal Highness King Chung." Li Jue couldn't help but bow slightly when he heard this, if he could make Daming provide a sum of money to support the operation of the local yamen of the Korean State before Li Jue, then his limelight would undoubtedly overshadow Li Jue, which would be of great benefit to inheriting the throne in the future.

To Li Jin's surprise, when he went to meet Li Yuntian and explained the predicament encountered by the local yamen of the DPRK state, Li Yuntian did not feel troubled or embarrassed, and immediately said that he could allocate a sum of money to the local yamen of the DPRK for its operation.

However, Li Yuntian has one condition, that is, this money must be under the supervision of the Ming officials, and its use is supervised by the Ming officials.

Although Li Jin didn't want to see Li Yuntian's additional conditions, he didn't have the qualifications to bargain with Li Yuntian, so he agreed to it in one bite.

Therefore, according to Li Yuntian's arrangement, those Ming officials who went to various parts of the DPRK to distribute relief materials will also be responsible for supervising the use of funds for local yamen, in other words, if the local yamen want to get money, they must first write an application, and after review, those Ming officials will give money.

It is worth mentioning that many of the officials and soldiers who were sent by Li Yuntian to carry out relief missions in various parts of Korea were basically born in the Korean ethnic group in Liaodong, or could speak Korean, so there would be no language direction barrier, so a lot of human factors were avoided.

In fact, in addition to helping the people, these Ming officials and soldiers who went to Korea to carry out relief missions were also responsible for collecting local intelligence, such as the number of household registrations, the number of acres of land, and so on.

One morning in mid-June, Li Yuntian was leisurely playing against Hongluan in the pavilion in the backyard of the Hancheng Office of the Jiangwutang.

Since coming to North Korea, Li Yuntian's life has been extremely easy, and he has no complicated affairs at hand, and he feels that this trip to North Korea can be regarded as an overseas vacation.

"Lord Wang, I got the news just now, the honor guard of Li Jue, the prince of the Korean Kingdom, was attacked on the road, Li Jue was stabbed in the arm, and he has been escorted back to his residence by his subordinates!"

Suddenly, Yun Na hurriedly walked quickly, bowed her hand to Li Yuntian and said in a coquettish voice, "The assassins have all died, some died in battle, and some committed suicide by swallowing poison!" ”

"Oh?" Li Yuntian's brows furrowed slightly when he heard this, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, he didn't get the news from Cui Li that Li Jue had sent someone to assassinate Li Jue, and it was very stupid to do so, even if Li Jue died, Li Jue would not get any benefits.

Is it Li Jue's bitter trick? Or is it someone else? Li Yuntian was a little absent-mindedly playing with a chess piece in his hand, and was very surprised by Li Jue's assassination.

"You go and see Li Jue and see how he is injured." After a while, Li Yuntian stretched out his hand and put down the chess pieces in his hand on the chessboard, and quietly instructed Yun Na, it seems that things in Seoul are becoming more and more interesting.