Chapter 1272: Annoyed and angry

Since Li Yao and other officials of the Korean state could only come to Incheon Port to meet him the next day, Li Yuntian did not get off the ship but stayed on the Mingyang, and in addition to safety factors, the accommodation conditions on the ship were much better than those on the shore.

The people of the port soon found that the Ming army was different from the previous time, and in addition to taking control of Incheon Town, they quickly set up several relief points in the town, distributed relief materials according to the population of the town, and ensured that every household received sufficient food rations.

The news of Li Yuntian's arrival is still under wraps, but the people who have been relieved have begun to celebrate the arrival of the Ming army with songs and dances.

At night, the Mingyang stopped quietly in the harbor, and Li Yuntian stood on the deck and looked condescendingly at the Korean people and Ming soldiers who were singing and dancing around the bonfire on the pier, and he was very happy to see this happy scene.

"Xianggong, don't you go down and have fun with the people?" At this time, Liu Zhen walked out of the cabin, came to Li Yuntian's side with a smile, looked at those cheerful people and said.

In private, Zhou Yuting, Liu Zhen and others affectionately called Li Yuntian "Xianggong", and only called him "Wangye" in public, don't look at this is just a small difference, but it shows the deep affection between husband and wife.

"If the husband goes, it will ruin the scenery." Li Yuntian smiled and shook his head, his identity was too noble, once he went, he would definitely break the joyful atmosphere of the scene, making the scene tense and cramped.

"Xianggong, the concubine never thought that she could come back with Xianggong before, you see, what a beautiful country, but it will be ravaged by the chaotic war." Liu Zhen smiled when he heard this, and then looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance under the cover of night, and said with emotion.

"When the prime minister finishes what he has to do, this place will become a peaceful pure land, and it will never be threatened by war again." Li Yuntian knew that Liu Zhen was worried about those Korean people who were in dire straits, so he stretched out his hand to stop her slender waist, smiled and looked at the night scene in the distance and comforted.

"Xianggong, time flies so fast, it's been ten years since we last met in Seoul in a blink of an eye." Liu Zhen snuggled into Li Yuntian's arms and said with a smile, "Did Xianggong start to lay out for today's things at that time?" ”

About ten years ago, Li Yuntian went to Liaodong through Korea in order to command the counterattack of the Liaodong Ming army besieged by the Northern Yuan soldiers.

Now, it is precisely with the efforts of Choi Li and other secret chess that the Korean state will be plunged into the continuous war, which will give Li Yuntian the opportunity to come again.

Originally, Liu Zhen didn't think of this, after all, the Ming Dynasty regarded itself as a **** country, and looked down on the barren land and freezing North Korea, so it would not fight the idea of North Korea.

But when Liu Zhen learned that Cui Li, who was relied on by Li Yao, was actually Li Yuntian's person, he was shocked and immediately realized that Li Yuntian had intervened in the war in Korea, or that the war in Korea was likely to be related to Li Yuntian.

Obviously, Cui Li's status in Li Jin's mind is easy to influence Li Jin's thinking and decisions, and then make Li Jin act according to Li Yuntian's plan.

"As the old saying goes, how can others be allowed to snore on the side of the couch? Xianggong did this not only for the future safety of the Ming Dynasty, but also to avoid the Korean state from falling into a bigger war in the future. Li Yuntian did not deny it, he completely trusted Liu Zhen, so he pondered for a while and said, "For this reason, the prime minister decided that the long pain is better than the short pain, and the affairs of the Korean country should be resolved as soon as possible, so as to relieve the hidden worries of the Ming Dynasty and Liaodong." ”

"Xianggong, when will this war end?" Liu Zhen knew Li Yuntian's painstaking intentions, and couldn't help but ask faintly.

In her opinion, although the Korean State is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it is two countries with the Ming Dynasty after all, which lays a hidden danger for future conflicts, so the most perfect solution is to annex the Korean State, which is the most beneficial to the security of the Ming Dynasty.

"Soon, when the prime minister settles the matter of Seoul, this war will come to an end." Li Yuntian hugged Liu Zhen tightly when he heard this, and replied with a smile, he knew that Liu Zhen was worried that those people in the war would be innocently slaughtered.

The army under Li Yao and Li Jue is now exhausted and can't fight at all, and with the arrival of Li Yuntian, the two sides have entered a truce, and no one dares to use their troops again.

Early the next morning, Li Yao, who had arrived overnight, led a group of officials from Seoul to the pier to meet Li Yuntian.

Since the state of Korea, the Ming Dynasty has never had a civil official of more than seven grades to envoy to the Korean state, and Li Yuntian's arrival caused a huge sensation in the officialdom of Seoul.

"Meet the prince and concubine." In a spacious cabin of the Mingyang, Li Yu respectfully bowed to Li Yuntian, who was sitting in the first place, and Liu Zhen and Hongluan on both sides of Li Yuntian.

"Lord Shouyang, we haven't seen each other for ten years since we last said goodbye." Li Yuntian stretched out his hand and pointed to the seat on one side and looked at Li Jin with a smile.

When Li Yuntian came to Korea with the Ming mission, Li Jin and other important civil and military ministers of the Korean State visited him, so he and Li Jin were also old acquaintances.

"The prince is heroic and still vibrant." After Li Yao sat down, he bowed to Li Yuntian with a smile on his face, and slapped Li Yuntian quietly.

"I'm old, I'm almost forty years old." Li Yuntian smiled and waved his hand when he heard this, and then chatted with Li Jin, which made the nervous Li Jin suddenly relaxed.

The biggest difference between Li Yuntian and other officials in the Ming Dynasty is that he can put down his official position and be approachable, so as to close the relationship with the other party, in his opinion, this will not affect his prestige in the slightest.

Li Yao didn't know Li Yuntian's intention this time, and when he learned that Li Yuntian was going to personally investigate the cause of the death of the king of Joseon, his face became a little pale, and he never expected such a thing to happen.

Li Yuntian noticed Li Jin, whose face was bloodless, and a subtle smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, he just wanted to put psychological pressure on Li Jin and give him a dismount.

"Knock on the prince!" When Li Yuntian walked down the famous trumpet surrounded by Liu Zhen, Hongluan, Li Yao and others, the people who were densely gathered in the distance to watch the excitement knelt down one after another, shouting in unison, and the sound shook the sky.

The news of Li Yuntian's arrival in Korea has been spread by the soldiers of the Ming army after Li Yao's arrival, which attracted a large number of people to come and watch, all wanting to see with their own eyes what the prince of the Ming Dynasty looked like.

In addition, the reason why the people welcomed Li Yuntian so warmly was also related to the fact that they had received enough rations, and now that they were full of food and drink, they were naturally grateful to Li Yuntian.

Li Yuntian helped Liu Zhen and Hongluan to a two-wheeled carriage pulled by two tall horses waiting at the dock, this two-wheeled carriage was specially made by Jiangwutang, which was very safe and sturdy.

Escorting Li Yuntian to Seoul were not only the troops under Li Yao, but also many soldiers of the Ming army, marching in the direction of Seoul along the way, which looked quite majestic.

"What the hell is going on, why did His Majesty the Emperor send Prince Zhong here?" In a moving carriage, Li Yao looked at Cui Li who was sitting opposite with a puzzled expression, and his heart was now full of questions.

"Alas! This is all done by Park Sam-taek, otherwise the maharaja would have succeeded to the throne of the king of Joseon now. Cui Li sighed helplessly, and with a wry smile, he told Jin Shan about stopping Li Yuntian and Hu Yingshang in the Sifang Hall to complain about their grievances.

"Damn!" When Li Yao learned that he was only a stone's throw away from the throne of the Joseon king, he couldn't help but slam his fist on the carriage, and said with great annoyance.

"Maharaja, although Park Sanze's conspiracy succeeded, his move undoubtedly offended Concubine Liu, as long as Concubine Liu supports the Maharaja, then the throne of the king of Joseon is still the Maharaja." Seeing Li Yao's annoyed look, Cui Li couldn't help but open his mouth to comfort.

"Yes, you must serve Concubine Liu well." Li Yao came back to his senses when he heard this, and said with a gloomy face, the current Liu Zhen is his biggest reliance.

"I heard that Prince Zhong is good at investigating cases, do you think he will find out anything this time?" Subsequently, Li Yao couldn't help but look at Cui Li worriedly, although he had already arranged everything, but if Li Yuntian investigated thoroughly, then the cause of the death of the king of Joseon would inevitably be found out, and then the situation would be terrible.

"The person in the know is either dead or transferred to another place, how easy is it for Prince Zhong to find out the truth of the facts?" Cui Li pondered for a moment and shook his head at Li Yao, thinking that it was impossible for Li Yuntian to find out how the king of Joseon died.

In order to avoid leaking the rumors, Li Yao ordered the palace maids and eunuchs in Gyeongbokgung Palace to be killed, and those troops who attacked Gyeongbokgung Palace were also sent by him to other places, so that the outside world would not know whose troops attacked Gyeongbokgung Palace and killed the king of Joseon.

"Be cautious and don't be careless." Li Yao immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and told Cui Li in a deep voice that he thought that he had done it seamlessly, and it was not so easy for Li Yuntian to find out the cause of the death of the king of Joseon.

"By the way, Maharaja, His Royal Highness the Prince is coming to Seoul to meet Prince Zhong." At this time, Cui Li remembered something and said to Li Jin, "After arriving at the port yesterday, Park Sanze left on a three-masted warship of the Ming army, as if to pick up His Royal Highness. ”

"This scourge, why didn't you get rid of him at that time." Li Jue's face suddenly turned cold when he heard this, and his eyes showed a trace of viciousness, although he and Li Jue were brothers, but in front of the throne of the Joseon king, there was no brotherly affection.

"You go and arrange it, don't let him enter Seoul!" As she spoke, Li Yao whispered to Cui Li gloomily.

"Maharaja, this time His Royal Highness the Prince was escorted to Seoul by someone loyal to the prince, if something happens to him, I'm afraid it will be self-defeating, and it will be difficult to explain to the loyal prince." Cui Li frowned when he heard this, he naturally knew the meaning of Li Jue's words, and wanted him to send someone to assassinate Li Jue, but in this way, it would be a provocation to Li Yuntian, and it would obviously outweigh the losses.

"Okay, spare his life for the time being." Li Jue nodded and thought that Cui Li's words were reasonable, and gave up this idea quite unwillingly, if the conditions permitted, he would definitely put Li Jue to death.