"This military master, when will the prince have time?" The subordinate who sent the greeting post didn't expect to be closed, so he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Jin Zongrui behind him, and then asked with a smile on his face.

"I don't know." The Ming soldier guarding the door shook his head, and then kept silent, where did one of his guards know about this kind of thing.

"Master Jun, this is some local specialties that our Lord Jin brought back, please pass them on to the prince." When the subordinate heard this, he immediately felt a burst of disappointment, glanced at Jin Zongrui again, and said to the Ming soldier with a smile.

"The prince has an order, it is forbidden to accept gifts, and we will convey the kindness of Lord Jin to the prince, and please bring these gifts back." Hearing this, the Ming soldier glanced at the entourage with the gifts and replied solemnly.

The smile on the face of the ...... suddenly froze, and he looked at Jin Zongrui a little bewildered, never expecting that he would not even be able to give a gift.

"Go back!" Jin Zongrui's face turned pale, he knew that Li Yuntian had given him a dismount, so he turned over and walked away from the horse parked on the side, feeling that he had been humiliated by Li Yuntian.

The backyard of the Seoul Division.

"Lord Wang, Jin Zongrui has already left, and it is said that his face is pale, and he looks angry enough." Yun Na walked into the wing room of Li Yuntian's office and said with a smile to Li Yuntian, who was practicing calligraphy there.

"This person is arrogant, but he doesn't know that Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, and this king is grinding his character." Li Yuntian heard the words and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said lightly while practicing calligraphy.

Speaking of which, Jin Zongrui's experience is very similar to Li Yuntian, don't look at him as a general who commands the army, but in fact, he was born as a literati, and at the age of sixteen, he was admitted to the liberal arts of the Korean State, which is similar to the Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty, which can be described as a young ambition.

Later, Kim Jong-seo was ordered to serve as an observer of Hamgyong Province and opened up the six frontier towns in the northeast of Joseon, according to historical records, because of the six towns in the northeast, the "court was not the same" at that time, and he was afraid of causing a dispute with the Ming Dynasty, and Kim Jong-seo "advocated his own affairs", and finally established the six towns in the northeast with the approval of Sejong.

During his reign in Hamgyong-do, Kim Jong-seo defeated the Jurchen tribes and other ethnic minorities in the northern part of Joseon, and together with Choi Yundeok, captured the homeland of the Jurchens in the northeastern part of Joseon, completely resolved the territorial dispute between Baoju (Liao Dynasty) left over from the war between Liao and Goryeo, and pushed the northern border to the Yalu River and Domangang River, and his territory exceeded the unified Silla era and the Goryeo heyday.

Originally, the king of Joseon wanted to rely on the natural danger of the Yalu River as a natural line of defense against the Ming Dynasty, but it is a pity that Li Yuntian defeated the Northern Yuan soldiers who invaded Liaodong and relied on the powerful Ming army in Liaodong to return the territory on the south bank of the Yalu River seized by Jin Zongrui and Cui Yande, which made the hard work of the two for many years fall short, and also made the Korean state lose the protection of the Yalu River.

Perhaps this is the main reason why Jin Zongrui is hostile to Li Yuntian, once the Korean country does not have the barrier of the Yalu River, then it will not be able to stop the Ming Dynasty's troops.

Obviously, the Yalu River is equally important to the Ming Dynasty, and it is the key to the Ming Dynasty's balance of Korea, how can Li Yuntian let it fall into the hands of the Korean State?

It is worth mentioning that Li Yao staged a coup d'état in the fourth year of Jingtai, seized power from his nephew, and became the king of Joseon, and the first thing Li Yao did during the coup was to kill Kim Jong-seo, who was the official residence of the left, and his eldest son and second son also died in the coup.

"Lord Wang, Jin Zongrui will definitely intervene in Li Jue's case after he comes, do you want him to be a jury in this case?" Yun Na remembered something and asked for advice.

"This matter is for Liu Shangmin to decide, since the king has handed over the power to try the case to him, then it is up to him to decide whether to let Jin Zongrui get involved in the case, and the king will not interfere." Li Yuntian replied without raising his head when he heard this, he wanted Jin Zongrui to have nothing to say about Li Jue's case this time.

"By the way, call Kim Sun." As he spoke, Li Yuntian commanded in a deep voice.

"My subordinates will go." Yun Na was slightly stunned when she heard this, bowed and left after saluting, this is the first time Li Yuntian has been in the Korean country for so long to summon Jin Shan, it seems that there is something to use Jin Shan.

"I've seen the prince." Not long after, Jin Shan hurriedly followed Yun Na into the door and bowed to Li Yuntian.

"How's it going, what have you learned in Seoul these days?" Li Yuntian finished writing the last word at this time, put the brush on the pen stand on the side, clapped his hands and looked at Jin Shan.

"Lord, the people began to think that the Shouyang Maharaja was a demon who eats people and does not spit out bones, but now it seems that the Minnu is wrong, it is the Shouyang Maharaja who governs Seoul in an orderly manner, and it is not as the Minnu thought before."

Jin Shan knew what Li Yuntian meant, and after a deep groan, he replied in a coquettish voice, "In the future, the folk girl will use a pair of eyes to distinguish between good and evil in things." ”

"You get ready, go out with this king in the evening." Li Yuntian couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, it seemed that Jin Shan was really a smart girl, and then commanded in a deep voice.

"The people obeyed." Hearing this, Jin Shan's eyes flashed with a look of surprise, and she bowed down in response, not knowing what Li Yuntian wanted her to do.

"Lord Wang, are you going out at night?" After Jin Shan left, Yun Na couldn't help but ask with some surprise, Li Yuntian's daily itinerary did not have any activities at night.

"Last time, this king came to Korea and couldn't see Jin Zongrui, since he came this time, then this king wants to meet him for a while." Li Yuntian smiled slightly, and said quietly, "This king wants him to know, he doesn't know this king at all, and this king is not the kind of person with a small belly." ”

"My subordinates understand." Yun Na didn't expect Li Yuntian to go to see Jin Zongrui, and she suddenly felt a little surprised in her heart, but she soon understood, Li Yuntian was very serious to Jin Zongrui and wanted to impress him, so she smiled and nodded, ready to arrange the plan for the night.

After learning that Jin Zongrui had eaten a closed door with Li Yuntian, Li Ji shook his head with a wry smile, looking very helpless in his smile, it seems that this time Jin Zongrui completely offended Li Yuntian, and he couldn't even see Li Yuntian's face.

But it's too late to say anything, Li Ji knows that he can't ease the relationship between Jin Zongrui and Li Yuntian in a short time, so he can only think of a way to slowly think of a way in the future, and the top priority now is to find a way to keep Li Jue's position as the son.

Therefore, Li Ji led Jin Zongrui to the Yiban Mansion to see Liu Shangmin, and Liu Shangmin already knew the news that Jin Zongrui had run into a wall in the Hancheng Affairs Office of Jiangwutang, so he did not dare to immediately agree to let Jin Zongrui participate in Li Jue's case, but immediately went to the Hancheng Affairs Office of Jiangwutang to ask Li Yuntian for instructions.

Don't look at Liu Shangmin's low-key behavior on weekdays, he looks like he is indisputable, in fact, he is a very shrewd person, and he is very clear about the wind and grass in the officialdom of Seoul, so naturally he will not do anything to anger Li Yuntian.

Liu Shangmin also failed to see Li Yuntian, because Li Yuntian had already gone out to run errands, but unlike Jin Zongrui, he was invited into the mansion and was received by Liu Zhen.

From Liu Zhen, Liu Shangmin felt that Li Yuntian didn't care whether Jin Zongrui was involved in Li Jue's case, but just hoped that the progress of the case could be accelerated, after all, the choice of the king of Joseon was closely related to the outcome of the case.

After receiving a positive answer, Liu Shangmin immediately returned to the Righteous Forbidden Mansion and promised to let Jin Zongrui become a jury in Li Jue's case, which made Jin Zongrui and Li Ji, who were anxiously waiting for news, breathe a sigh of relief, and previously thought that Li Yuntian would refuse to let Jin Zongrui intervene in this matter.

"Lord Kim!" In a wing room of the Righteous Forbidden Mansion, Jin Zongrui saw Li Jue with a haggard expression, Li Jue didn't expect Jin Zongrui to come to see him, and suddenly became excited, and now his biggest reliance on the outside is Jin Zongrui, who has a heavy army.

"His Royal Highness." Jin Zongrui bowed to Li Jue and asked with a concerned expression, "Has His Royal Highness the Prince been wronged?" ”

"Lord Kim, why did you come to Seoul? If you leave like this, the army of Hamgyong Province will be leaderless! Li Jue hurriedly shook his head, and then asked in an eager tone.

Regarding Jin Zongrui's insistence on staying in the six towns in the northeast, Li Jue was very clear about his intention to do so, and the purpose was to avoid the troops of the six towns in the northeast being annexed by the Ming Dynasty.

In recent years, the Ming Dynasty has been vigorously developing and building on the south bank of the Yalu River, and actively expanding into the border areas of the Korean state, which has made the Joseon king feel jealous and uneasy, so he ordered Kim Jong-rui and Choi Yun-deok to strictly guard the border.

The reason why Jin Zongrui did not transfer the main force to help Li Jue fight Li Jue before was to save his troops to hold the northern border of the Korean State, otherwise once the troops of the four counties and six towns were lost in the civil war, then it would be impossible to stop the expansion of the Ming army on the south bank of the Yalu River, so that the Korean State would be in danger of being annexed by the Ming Dynasty.

Li Jue is the son of the king of Joseon, so he naturally knows that the king of Joseon attaches great importance to the four counties and six towns, so he did not force Kim Zongrui to participate in the war.

Besides, Jin Zongrui restrained the forces of the four northwestern counties that supported Li Jin, so that Cui Yande could not draw troops to help Li Jin fight, which had already helped Li Jue a lot.

"Your Royal Highness, the military needs of the six towns in the northeast are in the hands of the loyal prince, and the lower officials can only be led by the nose of the loyal prince."

Jin Zongrui knew that Li Jue was worried about the strength of the six towns in the northeast, he shook his head with a wry smile, his expression was extremely gloomy, if it wasn't for the food, he didn't want to come to Seoul, so he was undoubtedly under Li Yuntian's house arrest.

Li Yuntian guessed correctly, the reason why Jin Zongrui was full of hostility to him was because Li Yuntian ordered the Ming army in Liaodong to assemble on the Yalu River, and put on a posture of crossing the river to fight, forcing the king of Joseon to give up the land on the south bank of the Yalu River that Jin Zongrui and Cui Yande had worked hard to get, so that the Korean state lost the protection of the Yalu River.

To tell the truth, except for Li Yuntian, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty did not take the land on the south bank of the Yalu River that the Joseon State took from the Jurchen and other tribes to their hearts, although they belonged to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but the location was remote, coupled with the cold and freezing ground, no one in the court cared about this place.

It was precisely because of this that the king of Joseon ruled out the public opinion, let Kim Jong-seo and Choi Yun-deok take the land on the south bank of the Yalu River, and sent a letter to the Ming court hoping to officially put it under the rule of the Joseon state.

Although those officials in the Ming Dynasty did not value the territory on the south bank of the Yalu River, it was the territory of the Ming Dynasty after all, so they naturally would not agree to this request of the King of Korea, which made the possession of the territory on the south bank of the Yalu River illegal by the Korean State, and then gave Li Yuntian the opportunity to force the King of Korea to return the territory.

In the face of strong military pressure from the Ming Dynasty, the Joseon king gave up the idea of fighting the Ming army, which had defeated the Northern Yuan soldiers and was in high morale, and reluctantly let Kim Jong-rui and Choi Yun-deok evacuate the land on the south bank of the Yalu River.

Later, Jiangwutang invested a large amount of money in the development and construction of the south bank of the Yalu River, attracting a large number of Korean people to take refuge, which made the king of Korea full of vigilance against Li Yuntian, it is obvious that Li Yuntian's attention to the south bank of the Yalu River is not a good thing for the Korean state, once the Ming army takes root on the south bank of the Yalu River, then it is a huge threat to the Korean country.

It is precisely because of this jealousy of Li Yuntian that Jin Zongrui inexplicably began to be hostile to Li Yuntian in his heart, and he regretted a little why he did not sneak attack Li Yuntian who went to Liaodong under the pretense of Korea, if Li Yuntian was killed at that time, then maybe Liaodong is now Korean, and the Mongolians prefer the Guannai region compared with the prosperous Central Plains and Jiangnan.

"In this way, the forces of the six towns in the northeast are now controlled by King Zhong." After listening to Jin Zongrui's words, Li Jue couldn't help but be stunned, looking quite annoyed.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Xiaguan came to Seoul this time and brought a thousand elite cavalry, stationed in the camp outside the city, if the prince is framed, then Xiaguan will escort His Royal Highness the Prince to rush out of Seoul and return to Hamgyong Road, and fight to the death with Prince Zhong!"

Jin Zongrui knew that Li Jue was worried that he would be placed under house arrest by Li Yuntian in Seoul, so that the troops of the six towns in the northeast would become an ornament, so he stepped forward and whispered to Li Jue to explain the plan in his heart.

In fact, the reason why Jin Zongrui led his troops to Seoul was not to demonstrate to Li Yuntian, but to protect himself, once the situation in Seoul was not right, he would take Li Jue to return to the six towns in the northeast under the protection of those cavalry, and then fight by force.

"Lord Kim, Your Royal Highness really didn't misunderstand you, you are really a loyal minister of my North Korea, and I will definitely reuse my lord after this son inherits the throne, I hope that my lord can revitalize the national prestige of my North Korea." Li Jue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this, and couldn't help but praise him, he could be much more relieved with Jin Zongrui's words.

"His Royal Highness the Prince is serious, this is what a subordinate official should do." Jin Zongrui didn't dare to take credit, and bowed down to Li Jue and said, his expression was extremely serious.

If he didn't have to, he didn't want to take Li Jue back to the six towns in the northeast, which meant that he would declare war with the Ming Dynasty, and he would not have the slightest chance of winning in the absence of supplies, and he would definitely lose, but at least he won his dignity in this way.