The next morning, when Li Yuntian was practicing his sword in the backyard of the Hancheng Office of the Lecture Hall, a guard walked briskly, whispered a few words in the ear of Yun Na, who was watching from the sidelines, and left.

"What's the matter?" Li Yuntian noticed the arrival of the guard, so he asked quietly.

"Lord Wang, Jin Zongrui didn't go back to the house directly last night, but went to Li Ji's place." Yun Na smiled slightly, and replied in a coquettish voice, Li Yuntian expected that Jin Zongrui would go to Li Ji, but Li Yuntian guessed correctly.

In fact, this was not Li Yuntian's guess, but the possibility he deduced based on the information of Jin Zongrui at hand, and it turned out that his speculation was correct.

"Li Ji is a cautious person who will not spread some unconfirmed news everywhere." Li Yuntian said disappreciatively when he heard this, he believed that Li Ji's tone was very tight, so this matter would not be spread.

"Lord, tomorrow is the deadline for the king of Joseon, do you think he will make the right choice?" After Li Yuntian finished practicing the sword, Yun Na stepped forward and handed over a towel, and asked curiously, Li Yuntian's speculation has always been very accurate, so as long as Li Yuntian speaks, then the result will be eight or nine.

"Now that the king of Joseon has met the abolished prince, he will definitely not make any drastic moves, and he will wait for the good news tomorrow." Li Yuntian wiped the sweat on his hands with a towel, smiled and said to Yun Na that if he guessed correctly, Li Jue, the deposed son, would ask Li Jue to agree to the annexation of the Korean State into the Ming Dynasty, because Li Jue could see the current situation better than Li Xuan.

"By the way, is there any trace of the Woko?" After handing the towel to the maid on the side, Li Yuntian thought of something, so he asked while going to the office to let go.

Although it was obtained that some Japanese pirates came to Seoul from Tsushima Island and other islands where the Japanese invaders were entrenched, the Ming army did not find any traces of the Japanese in the city these days, which made Li Yuntian have to pay attention to their recent proximity, and it is obvious that those Japanese pirates did not come here to travel.

"Lord Wang, there is no news of them yet, and those widows should not have entered the city." Yun Na groaned for a moment when she heard this, and said in a coquettish voice, Now that Seoul has been laid by the Ming army, as long as those Japanese robbers come, they will be caught.

"Looks like they're getting smarter!" Li Yuntian couldn't help but smile when he heard this, since he pacified the wokes, he had made the pirates suffer a lot, and he didn't dare to act rashly.

"Lord Wang, since they are hiding outside the city and not coming out, should we increase the investigation of the towns around Seoul?" Yun Na's willow eyebrows frowned slightly, and she said with a serious expression, she didn't dare to be careless in the slightest when it came to Li Yuntian's safety.

"No need, if you send someone to find them, it will be tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, and the top priority now is the affection of the Korean country, and when the affairs of the Korean country are over, the king will free up his hands to clean them up." Li Yuntian shook his head when he heard this, since those wouldn't dare to enter the city, then there was nothing to be afraid of, he still handled the matter of annexing the Korean State into the Ming Dynasty.

"Lord Wang, there is one thing that my subordinates don't know whether to say or not." Yun Na hesitated for a moment when she heard this, and then spoke.

"If you have something to say, you can say it." Li Yuntian smiled slightly, and said disapprehantly, "Even if you say something wrong, this king won't blame you." ”

"Lord Wang, you have every opportunity, your body will not be able to stand it if you continue like this, you should set a time to rest." When Yun Na heard this, she said in a coquettish voice, "Before she came to the Korean Kingdom, the princess Niangniang had explained to her subordinates, and she couldn't make the prince work too hard, but her subordinates have not done it, and I hope that the prince can do it." ”

"Haha......" Li Yuntian immediately laughed when he heard this, he thought it was something important, it turned out that Yun Na wanted him to find time to rest more, he knew that this was Yun Na's kindness, so he said with a smile, "The prince promised you, after he was busy with the affairs of the Korean country, the prince would make a plan to rest for a day every few days."

Hearing this, Yun Na couldn't help but pursed the corners of her lips helplessly, Li Yuntian never said that he would adjust his work and rest time after he was busy with the affairs at hand, but every time he was busy with new affairs, he left the matter of work and rest time behind.

In Yun Na's opinion, Li Yuntian is really too hard, not only to be busy with the affairs of the Korean State, but also to talk about various matters in the martial arts, many things need to be handled by Li Yuntian personally, she looked at the busy Li Yuntian and felt quite uncomfortable in her heart, but there was no way, after all, Li Yuntian was the prince of the palace and she was just an adjutant.

Therefore, all Yun Na could do was to help Li Yuntian share the official duties at hand as much as possible, so that Li Yuntian could be a little easier.

Although Yun Na didn't want to admit it, she did have a very deep affection for Li Yuntian, the starting point of this relationship was in the Western Regions, it was Li Yuntian who saved Yun Na from hatred and made her start a new life, and since then Li Yuntian has been firmly imprinted in her heart, but in view of the disparity between the identities of the two, she has always hidden this feeling in her heart.

Li Yuntian naturally didn't know Yun Na's thoughts, he was busy dealing with all kinds of affairs every day, and he was so busy, where did he have the energy to pay attention to Yun Na's emotional affairs.

However, Li Yuntian doesn't pay attention to it, and naturally some people care, in view of the importance of Li Yuntian's personal adjutant, Zhou Yuting has secretly talked about marrying Yun Na, after all, Yun Na, a big girl's family, is not a matter of following Li Yuntian all day long, how can she marry in the future.

Besides, even if Yun Na is willing to marry, no one dares to marry, who is full of women who can move Li Yuntian?

Poor Li Yuntian was smart and confused for a while, not taking into account the prejudices of the world, and at the same time the selfishness in his heart, both Lin Xin and Yun Na have excellent work ability, and they complement Li Yuntian very well, Li Yuntian naturally didn't want them to leave, so he kept them by his side.

At this moment, in a village on the outskirts of Seoul, a merchant walking through the streets entered the village, and the goods he carried on his shoulders immediately attracted many children.

Near noon, the merchant entered a simple restaurant in the village, saying that the restaurant was actually a few tables outside the villager's house and setting up a shed.

Since the village is located on an official road on the outskirts of Seoul, there was a need for food and lodging for travelers from the north and south, which in turn prompted the restaurant to open.

In fact, due to the poverty of Joseon, there were no formal restaurants, and such humble restaurants abounded.

After eating, the merchant got up and went to the toilet in the backyard, and took advantage of the unpreparedness of others to rush into a room in the courtyard.

"Chief." There was a person waiting in the house, it was the owner of this restaurant, who hurriedly bowed and saluted when he saw the merchant.

"Is there any news in town?" The merchant looked at the restaurant owner and asked in a deep voice.

"Looking back, the government has not yet announced the final conclusion of the Gu poison incident in the Middle Palace, but there are rumors on the market that this matter was done by the Lady of the Middle Temple, and it seems that His Royal Highness the Lord is also involved."

The owner of the restaurant didn't dare to slack off, and reported 1510, "But the strange thing is that His Royal Highness the Lord and the Lady of the Middle Temple returned to the palace two days ago, and I don't know what happened here." ”

"Is there any news that King Daming Zhong has left Seoul?" The merchant's brows furrowed, but he didn't seem to care about the witch Gu incident in the middle palace, and asked quietly.

"For the time being, there is no news about this, usually the loyal prince is a private visit to Weifu, even if he goes out of the city, the outside world does not know."

The restaurant owner shook his head, Li Yuntian does not like to talk about pomp and circumstance like other officials, he makes a big show everywhere he goes, he is just the opposite, in order to avoid revealing his whereabouts, he acts in an unusually low-key manner, which also makes it impossible for the outside world to grasp his schedule and travel route.

"Damn it, but little imp!" When the merchant heard this, he suddenly sneered, and a trace of disdain flashed at the corner of his mouth, "Since he doesn't come out, then Lao Tzu will go in and find him!" ”

"Chief, now Seoul is very strict in entering and leaving the city, and outsiders are forbidden to enter without the government's guidance and reasonable reasons." Hearing this, the restaurant owner hurriedly bowed down and said, "Some people who want to get through the customs have been arrested, and many of them are still waiting for Yan Ming's identity in prison." ”

"Damn!" The merchant didn't expect the inventory in Seoul to be so strict, so he said viciously, "I don't believe that you won't come out in this life!" ”

"You go and tell the people in the city to keep an eye on the movements of Prince Zhong, and if they find out that he is going out of the city, they will spread the news immediately." Afterwards, the merchant told the restaurant owner with a blank face.

"Rest assured, the chief, the little one knows how to behave." The restaurant owner bowed down and replied with a smile on his face, as if he was very afraid of the merchant.

Li Yuntian naturally wanted to leave Seoul, how could he stay in a foreign country for a long time as he was a prince of Daming, but the time was top secret, and it was difficult for outsiders to know.

Therefore, since the Ming army in the city was heavily guarded, the merchant was ready to attack Li Yuntian outside the city, and the reason why he hated Li Yuntian so much was because he was the leader of the Japanese who was sent to assassinate Li Yuntian, and was ready to look for an opportunity to assassinate Li Yuntian.

Knowing that the guards in Seoul were very strict, the merchant hid everyone outside the city, secretly looking for an opportunity to attack, and he knew that he would die in this operation, so he came with the determination to die.

"Lord, the king of Joseon is here, and he has something important to tell him." Near noon, Li Yuntian was checking the official document sent by the North Korean Eight Ming Army, when a guard walked in quickly and said in a deep voice.

"Lord Wang, it seems that the king of Joseon has made a wise choice." Hearing this, Yun Na on the side couldn't help but smile and said to Li Yuntian.

"Let him in." The corners of Li Yuntian's mouth also showed a hint of a smile, the king of North Korea could come to see him a day in advance, which means that he has chosen to cooperate with him, otherwise he will definitely not come here to ask for fun, since Li Xuan is so cooperative, then his hanging heart can finally be put down, and he will not have to bother to solve this matter.

"I've seen the prince!" Soon, Li Xuan walked into the room quickly under the guidance of the guards and bowed to Li Yuntian.

"What happened to the king of Joseon?" Li Yuntian glanced at Li Xuan, and asked pretending to be puzzled, this is not that he wants to take advantage of Li Xuan, but in the matter of the annexation of the Korean State to the Ming Dynasty, whoever speaks first will weaken his momentum.

"Lord, Xiao Wang has made a decision after careful consideration, the Ming Dynasty is the **** country, the land is vast, the materials are rich, if North Korea can be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, it can be said that it is the luck of the country and the blessing of the people, so Xiao Wang decided to conform to current affairs, let North Korea be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, benefit the people, and exile future generations!"

Hearing this, Li Xuan bowed to Li Yuntian and said seriously, although he said it impassionedly, but there was a gloom in his eyes that could not be concealed, he spent a lot of brains in order to prepare this speech, since he decided to cooperate with Li Yuntian, then he naturally wanted to pick up some good things that Li Yuntian liked to hear.

"The king of Joseon is well aware of the righteousness, and this king is very admirable, and his majesty the emperor will be very pleased when he learns about it." Li Yuntian immediately laughed when he heard this, stretched out his hand and pointed to the chair on the side, motioning for Li Xuan to sit down.

"Lord Wang, I don't know how the original officials will be resettled after the annexation of North Korea to the Ming Dynasty?" After Li Xuan sat down on the seat, he looked at Li Yuntian with a serious face, in fact, he now wanted to know more about how Li Yuntian would settle the royal family of Joseon.

"The original officials will remain unchanged in the next few years, and they will be uniformly dispatched by the imperial court after the situation stabilizes." Li Yuntian naturally knew what Li Xuan meant, so he replied quietly, "In addition, members of the royal family enjoy the same power as the Ming royal family, but considering the special situation in North Korea, members of the royal family can stay in North Korea or choose to live in the province of Daming!" ”

"Lord, Xiao Wang wants to know that he can come back to save his relatives after arriving in the capital of Daming, after all, Xiao Wang's relatives and family members are all in North Korea." Li Xuan couldn't help but feel a little relieved when he heard this, and then said in a deep groan, he didn't want to be imprisoned in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

"King of Joseon, we are kings with different surnames, and their princes are different from the princes of the clan, they can be officials in the imperial court, and they can also wander around, but they must report to the imperial court in advance." Li Yuntian smiled slightly when he heard this, and opened his mouth to comfort Li Xuan.

Li Xuan still doesn't know the difference between the prince with a different surname and the prince of the clan, the reason why the Ming Dynasty stipulates that the prince of the clan is not allowed to leave the fief is worried about his series of rebellions, but the king with a different surname does not have this worry, because he has no fief first, and he has no right to inherit the throne, so there is no problem that Li Xuan said.

In fact, kings with different surnames are all trusted henchmen of the emperor, and they are usually entrusted with important tasks to sit in the locality, which is fundamentally different from the royal family.

In fact, to put it bluntly, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there is only one court official who can be named a king with a different surname alive, and the princes of those border minorities are naturally not counted, because their princes are just a kind of appeasement to them by the Ming court, and at the same time, they do not enjoy the power of the orthodox princes.

Taking Li Yuntian as an example, since he was crowned a prince, he has spent most of his time in other places, rather than staying in the capital, and the existence of kings with different surnames is usually to solve problems for the emperor, rather than only making trouble for the emperor like the prince of the clan.

Although Li Yuntian is not a member of the royal family, those princes of the clan are in awe of Li Yuntian, and no one dares to despise Li Yuntian, the prince, you must know that unlike them who were knighted by the emperor's grace, Li Yuntian's title was won with a knife and a shot on the battlefield.

And what those clan princes can't compare with is that kings with different surnames can be officials in the court and control the power of the state in their hands, unlike them who can only do nothing in the fiefdom and be idle, and they are completely in prison.

"Lord Wang, Xiao Wang has something to ask for, and I hope that Lord Wang can do it." After listening to Li Yuntian's explanation, Li Xuan was a little relieved, it seemed that Li Yuntian did not mean to imprison him in the capital of Daming, and then bowed to Li Yuntian with a deep groan.

"The king of Joseon has everything he can say." Li Yuntian knew that Li Xuan was going to put forward conditions, so he nodded with a smile, he was never afraid of bargaining with others, he was afraid that the other party would not talk about it.

"Lord, after Xiao Wang left, there will be a few young brothers left in Seoul, and it is difficult for him to assume the responsibility of sitting in the royal family, so Xiao Wang implores the prince to be merciful, let the deposed son regain his freedom, and keep the glory of the royal family." Li Xuan groaned for a moment and said solemnly to Li Yuntian.

Because Li Jue was the son of the world when he was deposed, and he did not have the title of "Maharaja", people naturally used "the son of the world" when he was mentioned.

"The deposed son has been thinking about it behind closed doors for many days, and he must have reflected on it, and the day Korea was annexed to the Ming Dynasty was the time when he regained his freedom." Li Yuntian nodded when he heard this, and agreed to Li Xuan without the slightest hesitation, he knew the worry in Li Xuan's heart, and besides, it was not a big deal, it was just a gesture for him.

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Li Xuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and hurriedly got up to thank Li Yuntian, if he went to the capital of Daming and Li Jue could not sit in the Korean royal family, then who would safeguard the interests of the royal family?

"The king of Joseon is serious." Li Yuntian smiled when he heard this, and instructed Yun Na on the side, "Send an order, set up a banquet, and this king will have a good time with the king of Korea." ”

"Subordinates obey!" Yun Na smiled when she heard this, and quickly went down to prepare, now that Li Xuan is willing to cooperate, it will save Li Yuntian a lot of trouble, which means that the affairs of the Korean country are finally coming to an end, and Li Yuntian can also take the opportunity to take a good rest.