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The spring breeze blows in from the openwork window, and on the copper incense burner under the black lacquered ivory carved screen, a wisp of ambergris wafts away.

On the Huanghuali open-carved Luan pattern chair, Qin Mu was dressed in a royal robe embroidered with a golden dragon on a black background, a sword hanging from his waist, and his big sleeves fluttering.

This was the second time Li Jun had been fortunate enough to see Qin Mu, but he still couldn't adapt to the sense of oppression exuded by Qin Mu.

His black royal robe was cold and solemn, and the kind of light that his eyes inadvertently revealed seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, which made Li Jun look very restrained in front of him.

"Lin Pingjun, this king heard that North Korea pays a hundred taels of gold, 1,000 taels of silver, 200 pieces of white ramie, 2,000 pieces of fine cloth of various colors, 400 horses of fine linen of various colors, 10,000 horses of fine cloth of various colors, 10,000 bags of rice and so on, but is there such a thing?" Qin Mu asked suddenly, his tone sounding a little indifferent.

Li Jun was secretly shocked, thinking that Qin Mu was blaming the enemy in North Korea, he hurriedly got up and replied deeply: "King Qin, my country is really forced to helpless in this matter, my Korean state has few soldiers, and I am unable to resist Hu Lu, for the sake of domestic livelihood, I can only temporarily humiliate Hu Lu under the knife. I also hope that King Qin Mingjian"

Li Jun is the third son of the current Joseon king Yi Jun-yan, born in the second year of the Apocalypse (1622), and was named the prince of Inpyeong, but he was succeeded to his uncle Ayachang the prince of Yi Yan very early;

It was precisely because of this that he had the opportunity to cross the sea to come to Daqin. His eldest brother, Li Wei, the prince, and his second brother, Li Hao, the prince of Fenglin, were all taken hostage by the Manchu Qing Dynasty to Shenyang.

Qin Mu saw his sincere and frightened appearance, and he didn't know if he had the element of pretending.

"In the past, Jiannu's soldiers were strong and strong, and it was understandable that North Korea was wronged and begged the king, but now, Jiannu has been beaten by this king, and North Korea will pay tribute to Jiannu, so it can't be said."

Korea was frightened by the Manchus, and now the Qin state is winning one after another. But the Manchus still ruled the region north of the Huai River, and the outcome was not clear enough;

At this time, North Korea originally planned to wait and see again, but Qin Mu's words were obviously to make North Korea stand as soon as possible, which made Li Jun very embarrassed.

That piece of land in North Korea has accepted Chinese culture for thousands of years, has a highly developed Confucian civilization, and has always regarded itself as "Little China".

Now that it has been reduced to a backward hunter-gatherer people in the mountains and forests, it has established a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, which is a painful matter for the whole country.

The Qing Dynasty's conquests also increased the burden on Korea. Economic plunder, political oppression, cultural differences. As a result, Siming's anti-Qing sentiment has always been the mainstream of thought in North Korean society.

The Li Dynasty regarded the Manchus as dogs and sheep Yidi, and privately called the Qing Emperor "Emperor Hu" and the Qing envoys "captive envoys". In addition to the official documents and congratulatory tables for the Qing Dynasty, all internal official documents, including the royal tombs, the Zong Temple, and the Confucian Temple, still use the Chongzhen year name.

But it's one thing to privately miss Confucian civilization, but it's another thing to get them to rise up immediately against the ferocious Manchus, and much more importantly. The Korean monarchs and the people were very grateful to the Ming Dynasty;

Li Hao said something like this to the minister: In the past three hundred years, I have served the Ming Dynasty, and my feelings and righteousness are indescribable. And the grace of Emperor Shenzong's recreation. Since its opening, it has not been heard of by the carriers. King Xuanzu's so-called righteousness is the monarch and minister, and the father and son are really sincere and painful.

But the current Great Qin is not the Great Ming. It stands to reason that there are still descendants of the Zhu family in Guangdong and Guangxi who are claiming to be emperors, which makes the attitude of the Korean monarchs and ministers towards Daqin very entangled.

No doubt. Unlike the Manchu Qing dynasty, which was regarded as a dog and sheep Yidi, the Han legal system continued by the Qin state, and if Zhu Ming had ceased to exist, Korea would have recognized the Qin state as orthodox;

But there are still some remnants of Zhu Ming, and North Korea's gratitude to Emperor Wanli for his reinvention is from the bottom of their hearts, and out of this gratitude, they still miss Zhu Ming.

On the other hand, from what Li Jun has learned, Guangdong and Guangxi have a grandson of the Zhu family who is very unsuccessful, and they have reached this point, and they are still busy fighting in the same room, and the Great Qin is like the rising sun, and it is very likely that he will defeat the Manchu Qing in the near future and dominate the world.

Therefore, Li Jun is very entangled, on the one hand, North Korea really misses Zhu Ming; On the other hand, we have to face reality.

Qin Mu saw that he looked embarrassed, and then added: "This king just asked North Korea not to pay tribute to Jiannu anymore and not to invest in the enemy, is this request too much?" ”

"No, no, no, the King of Qin doesn't know anything, and the bad state doesn't want to be oppressed by Hu Lu anymore, but the two brothers of the foreign minister are still detained in Shenyang as hostages, if the tribute is cut off immediately, I am afraid that the lives of the two brothers of the foreign minister will not be guaranteed."

This is obviously Li Jun's temporary excuse, the current Korean king Li Liang only has three sons-in-law, the eldest son and the second son are held hostage in Shenyang, if these two die in the hands of the Manchu Qing, he Li Jun will become the first heir to the throne of Joseon, Qin Mu does not believe that he has no thoughts about the throne at all.

"Lin Pingjun has a deep brotherly affection, a pure nature, rare, rare. In addition, Lin Pingjun is full of economy, learns to be rich and has five cars, and his heroic appearance is really a blessing for North Korea. ”

Teaching people to do bad things is not right.

But complimenting people is a virtue. So praise him a lot, and praise him for being confident, ambitious, and ambitious.

It is believed that after Li Jun returns, he will definitely support North Korea to stop paying tribute to the Manchus. How can a person who has received so much praise from others not work hard?

Li Jun's face was full of joy, and he said: "The King of Qin has won the award, and the foreign ministers dare not be ashamed, and they dare not be ashamed" He is very fluent in Chinese, and he wears a Hanfu on his body, which looks no different from the Han people, and he is indeed heroic at the age of twenty-four or five.

Qin Mu picked up his wine glass and said, "Lin Pingjun, please!" ”

"The foreign minister respects the king of Qin."

The pear blossoms in the autumn dew garden are blooming, the window is white, the east wind is blowing, and the fragrance faintly penetrates into the window, which makes people feel refreshed.

Qin Mu's expression was no longer so serious, and he said in a harmonious voice: "Lin Pingjun, after you return to China, tell your father that the death of the Ming Dynasty is really the will of heaven. My Great Qin's inheritance of the Chinese legal system is a matter of being ordered by heaven and conforming to the will of the people. This king is determined to expel the Tartars and restore China. At the same time, it is also to restore peace to the neighboring countries no longer from being enslaved by the dog and sheep Yidi. Great Qin will be kind to the descendants of Zhu Ming, and will also be kind to various neighbors. ”

"The king of Qin inherited the order and reopened the Chinese Qiankun, and the bad state was overjoyed when he heard the news at first glance, and the foreign ministers were ordered to come, just to express the respect of the small state to the Great Qin, and the bad state was waiting for it, hoping that the king of the Great Qin could go north to conquer the captives, and the good news was frequent, and the world would be returned to a bright future as soon as possible. After the foreign ministers return, they will truthfully convey the words of King Jin Yu of Qin to the people of the bad state, and strive to get rid of the clamp of Hulu."

Li Jun talked endlessly, Qin Mu chatted with him for a long time, and when he left, Qin Mu also gave him some gifts.

Li Jun's attitude before and after has also changed subtly, at first he was still a little entangled, but from his most reluctant words, it is obvious that he recognized Great Qin as the orthodoxy of China, at least he himself admitted it.

North Korea seems inconspicuous, but the geographical location is very important, before the emperor Taiji invaded Korea, North Korea has always stood on the side of the Ming to contain and support, which played a significant role in the situation in Liaodong.

Great Qin will send troops to Liaodong in the future, and North Korea is a very good logistics base.

After sending Li Jun away, Qin Mu had a new idea, if he could defeat the Zheng fleet this time and seize the sea control, he could first send some troops to North Korea to help North Korea expel the Qing army, and then raise the power of the whole country to contain the Manchus from the rear.

The north of the Central Plains is ruined, and in the future to attack Liaodong, logistics supplies can only be transported from the south of the Yangtze River, such a long distance will inevitably cause huge costs, and if North Korea provides logistics, it will be completely different.

I fight, you contribute money and food, work together to eliminate the dog and sheep Yidi, you are good and I am good. Daqin can also gain a reputation of "grace and reconstruction".

Qin Mu then summoned Yan Gaofei and asked, "Is there any news from Fujian?" ”

"Back to King Qin, not yet, the ministers will always pay attention, once there is news, they will immediately report to King Qin."

Qin Mu nodded and said, "If you intensify your efforts to oppose the Zheng family, it is best to extend your tentacles to Taiwan." ”

"Wechen understands."

"It's been a long time since there has been news from Guangdong and Guangxi, what's going on?"

Yan Gaofei said with a smile: "Back to King Qin, Guangdong and Guangxi are very calm these days, there is no more dog-eat-dog, and Zhu Youlang is busy building a palace in Wuzhou." ”

"I really don't know whether to live or die, don't care about him for now, keep an eye on Fujian."

"Yes, King Qin."

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