"Congratulations, sir!" On the evening of the third day, when Jin Zongrui returned home from the Hancheng Office of Jiangwutang in a rage, as soon as he entered the courtyard gate, some generals came out of the living room with joy and congratulated him.

Seeing this situation, Jin Zongrui couldn't help but be slightly stunned, he recognized that these generals were his former subordinates, and he didn't know where the "joy" in their mouths came from.

"Master, in the afternoon, Prince Zhong sent you an official document of your appointment, and you were appointed as the deputy commander of the newly formed Korean Metropolitan Division." At this time, the housekeeper stepped forward and bowed happily to explain to Kim Zongrui that although he was only the second-in-command of the Joseon Capital Division, he was glorious enough to at least hold Kim Zongrui's territory in the political arena.

Jin Zongrui's face suddenly showed a look of surprise when he heard this, he thought that Li Yuntian had been playing with him, he never expected that Li Yuntian would hand over such an important position to him, don't look at it as just a deputy commander, with his qualifications and prestige, he can completely confront Cui Yande.

Thinking of Li Yuntian's unexpected delivery of much-needed grain and grass to the six towns in Northeast China last year, the corners of Jin Zongrui's mouth couldn't help but reveal a wry smile, he couldn't guess Li Yuntian's thoughts at all.

Although he was shocked in his heart, Kim Zongrui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, after all, he got the post of deputy commander of the Korean Metropolitan Department, not only guarded his territory in the officialdom but also was able to participate in the reorganization of the Korean army, which can be regarded as the fulfillment of one of his wishes, and the three-day wait was worth it.

Since he received the letter of appointment signed by Li Yuntian, Jin Zongrui went to the Hancheng Office of Jiangwutang again the next day to express his gratitude to Li Yuntian.

However, Jin Zongrui still didn't see Li Yuntian this time, but he didn't wait long this time, and soon got an audience with Liu Zhen, who encouraged him and hoped that he could complete the reorganization of military affairs.

Jin Zongrui felt very strange in his heart, he didn't know why Li Yuntian didn't see him since he had already appointed him as the deputy commander of the Korean capital.

At this moment, Jin Zongrui could not have imagined that Li Yuntian was the mysterious Mr. Li, and naturally he would not see him until the matter of Incheon Port was resolved, otherwise his identity would be a goof.

After leaving the Seoul office of the Shomudo, Kim Jong-seo rushed to Gyeongbokgung Palace to meet the new Joseon king, Yi Xuan, who was still very loyal to the Joseon state as an official trusted by the previous Joseon king.

Although Li Xuan ascended the throne of the king of Joseon, he was not happy every day, and the establishment of the three divisions and one court changed the political pattern of the Korean state, making it replace the parliamentary government and become the political center of the Korean state, but he could not interfere because of the existence of Li Yuntian, and there was no title of king of the Korean state.

In fact, except for those officials who were loyal to the royal family, including Li Ji, no one in the officialdom in Seoul cared about Li Xuan's situation, and they had already obtained the power and benefits they wanted under Li Yuntian's control.

As the king of the Korean state, Li Xuan naturally wanted to hold the three divisions and one courtyard in his hands, so as to control the overall situation of the Korean state, but unfortunately his wish was difficult to realize for a while, and he could not interfere in the affairs of the three divisions and one courtyard if Li Yuntian was there.

At this time, Li Xuan's disadvantage of having no background was revealed, and he had no one else to work for him except Li Ji to rely on.

The arrival of Kim Jong-seo made Li Xuan very happy, he knew that Kim Jong-seo was a loyal minister of the Joseon state, and was deeply trusted and relied on by the previous Joseon king, so he was also worthy of his trust, and he was now desperate to recruit his own power.

However, it is a pity that Jin Zongrui became an out-and-out military official after becoming the deputy commander of the Korean Metropolitan Division, so he could not help Li Xuan in the affairs of the Third Division, but he finally supported Li Xuan's important minister.

Jin Zongrui knew Li Xuan's situation but could not do anything, he could only hope that Li Yuntian's situation would improve after he left North Korea, and he knew that Li Yuntian's existence was like a mountain that overwhelmed Li Xuan.

Because the reorganization of the DPRK army was imminent, Kim Jong-seo did not have much energy to focus on Li Xuan, and it was not an easy task to carry out a large-scale reorganization and reduction of the DPRK army, which involved various factors.

It is worth mentioning that although the reorganization of the Korean army is in charge of the DPRK Metropolitan Division, the specific implementation of the reorganization is the military attache regiment of the Xiaowu Army sent by Li Yuntian, and the military attachés of the military attache regiment of the Xiaowu Army actually played a leading role in the reorganization, after all, the reorganization was carried out in accordance with the template of the Ming Army in Liaodong, and the Xiaowu Army has absolute experience in this regard.

In order to ensure the smooth promotion of the reorganization, several high-ranking officials of the Korean Metropolitan Department left Seoul one after another to supervise the local barracks after some bargaining and deliberating on the troops to be reduced and retained, so as to ensure the smooth progress of the reorganization.

Jin Zongrui is naturally going to the six northeastern towns of Hamgyong Province, and half of the troops of the six northeastern towns have been retained in this reorganization, which has made Jin Zongrui very satisfied, you must know that only two of the four northwestern counties of Cui Yande are retained, and it is good that the troops in other places can keep one-third.

According to Li Yuntian's concept of "the soldiers are expensive but not too expensive," it is enough to retain a maximum of 100,000 troops in the situation of the Korean state, and this will liberate a large number of elite laborers.

Because the Ming Dynasty had strengthened its control over the Korean State, it was impossible for the main force of the Korean army to be deployed in the north bordering the Ming Dynasty, so the Korean troops in the northeast and northwest were transferred by Li Yuntian to the south of the Korean State to look across the sea from the Japanese State to guard against the Japanese State across the sea.

In July of the 11th year of orthodoxy, after a year of intense and busy work, Kim Jong-seo and Choe Yun-deok, who were traveling abroad, returned to Seoul one after another.

The first stage of the reorganization of the Korean army has been successfully achieved, and the strength of the Korean army has been maintained at about 100,000 after reduction and integration, and the next step is to train the reorganized troops so that the soldiers can form the expected combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

At this moment, no one would have thought that a shocking change was brewing in Seoul.

Seoul Division.

"Lord Wang, according to the secret agent's report, the king of Joseon has recently frequently summoned civil and military officials in the city, and tried his best to woo those people, and the rumor that the prince is about to return to Beijing was asked by the king of Joseon to take a walk."

When Li Yuntian was playing against Liu Zhen, a guard entered the door and said.

"It seems that our Lord His Highness can't wait anymore and desperately wants this king to leave." Li Yuntian smiled slightly when he heard this, and dropped the chess pieces in his hand on the chessboard.

Recently, the news that Li Yuntian was about to return to Daming was circulating in Seoul intensified under the impetus of people with ulterior motives, which made some officials in Seoul begin to turn to Li Xuan and want to leave a way back.

Obviously, once Li Yuntian leaves the Korean state, then Li Xuan, the king of the Joseon state, will rule the Korean country, although his power is limited a lot by the three divisions and one court, but after all, he is the king of the Korean country, and has the power to check and balance the three divisions and one court.

In fact, Li Yuntian didn't need to guess to know that this matter was done by Li Xuan, because of his existence, Li Xuan had never been able to get involved in the three divisions and one court since he succeeded to the throne, so Li Xuan's heart must be full of unspeakable dissatisfaction with him, so he wanted to use this way to win the attention of the outside world.

"Xianggong, when will we return to Beijing?" Liu Zhen also laughed when he heard this, and asked while checking the situation on the chessboard.

"The prime minister has made an agreement with the emperor that he will not be in Korea for more than three years, and now more than two years have passed, and it seems that His Royal Highness's leisurely days have come to an end." Li Yuntian stared at the chessboard and replied with a relaxed expression.

"Xianggong is going to make a move?" At this time, Hongluan, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the battle, had a bright eye and asked with a look of surprise.

"Now that the army of the Joseon State has been controlled by the Prime Minister, then the next step is to deal with the King of Joseon, and now the mission of the King of Joseon has ended." Li Yuntian bowed slightly when he heard this, and slowly picked up the fragrant tea on the side and tasted it, the reason why he put Li Xuan on the throne last year was to wait for the arrival of this day.

"Lord, will the king of Joseon give in?" At this time, Liu Zhen hesitated for a moment and asked with some concern, she didn't want another bloodshed in Seoul.

"Don't worry, the Xiang Guild soldiers will take him down without blood." Li Yuntian knew Liu Zhen's complicated feelings, so he raised his head and comforted with a smile, since he could push Li Xuan to the throne of the king of Joseon, then he could also pull him down from the throne.

Liu Zhen couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief when she heard this, North Korea was her hometown, so she hoped that Li Yuntian and Li Xuan could peacefully resolve the entanglement between the two sides.

At the same time, Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Dressed in the robe of the king of Joseon, Li Xuan practiced archery in the back garden, since becoming the king of Joseon, he let go of his favorite music and fell in love with archery, almost every day to practice archery, after a year of practice, his archery skills have been greatly improved, perhaps he pinned the resentment in his heart on the arrow.

"Your Highness, Lord Jin has returned from the field." When Li Xuan shot an arrow in his hand, an attendant hurriedly walked over, bowed beside him and whispered.

"Oh?" Li Xuan put down the bow in his hand, and showed a look of surprise on his face, he had waited for so long and finally looked forward to Jin Zongrui.

After more than a year of career as the king of Joseon, Li Xuan is no longer the young man he was back then, he can be said to have tasted the warmth and coldness of the world in this year, although he is the king of Joseon, but none of the civil and military officials in Seoul took him seriously, and they all went to curry favor with Li Yuntian, and the people who were willing to come to him were all villains who had lost their heads and climbed up, and there were very few real upright people.

What particularly makes Li Xuan feel angry and helpless is that his power has been completely hollowed out by the people of the three divisions and one court, and he has been troubled by the officials of the three departments and one court if he wants to do a little thing, and he has not taken him, the king of Joseon, into his eyes at all, and is an out-and-out puppet.

Even Li Ji, who pushed Li Xuan to the throne before, now has a much colder relationship with Li Xuan, and acts behind Li Yuntian's ass all day long.

Of course, Li Xuan was unwilling to become a puppet to be manipulated, so he secretly encircled the officials of the court and the central government in private, wanting to cultivate his own team.

In order to create a momentum, Li Xuan listened to the opinions of the people around him and deliberately released rumors that Li Yuntian was about to leave the DPRK and return to Beijing to report on his work.

In fact, this rumor makes that Fei groundless, Li Yuntian is a dignified Prince of Daming and has a lot of official affairs to do, he has been in the DPRK for two years, it is impossible to stay here for a long time, and now that the establishment of the three divisions and one court of the DPRK has been completed, Li Yuntian has no need to stay.

It is precisely because of this that this rumor was believed by the officials of Seoul officialdom after it came out, and then some wall grass quickly fell to Li Xuan.