"Is this the Ming Dynasty?"

Cui Xiheng looked at the Shanghai Port in front of him. He could not imagine that there was such a prosperous city in this world. He even told him that when Shanghai was just a remote fishing port a few years ago, Cui Xiheng was even more shocked.

The Shanghai in front of us is not only full of flowers, but also has a kind of vitality. Each of the buildings standing on the Bund is so tall and exquisite. The most straight buildings are not even as good as the palace of the king. But these buildings are said to be just the headquarters of some commercial banks. Not even scholars, how can they live in virtue? It is incredible.

In addition, the Ming people coming and going all revealed an indescribable spirit, and the Westerners who could be seen everywhere, either wearing Ming clothes or still dressed up, speaking fluent or stuttering Chinese, and communicating with the Ming people.

On the dock, huge ships were moored, and countless cargo was unloaded or loaded from the ship. It was even more lively outside the dock, with merchants everywhere, people coming and going, but they were always in order, which made Cui Xiheng stunned.

"Mr. Cui, the people from Mingguo are here." Just as Cui Xiheng was overwhelmed, Zuolang Jin Xinglu, who accompanied him on a trip, reminded that this brought Cui Xiheng's thoughts back.

"Wang Yang, Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, met a Korean envoy. The noble envoy was the Minister of Rites, Cui Xiheng, Lord Cui?" A man in his forties, wearing a fifth-rank official uniform, came forward with a smile on his face and asked.

He quickly tidied up his clothes, and Cui Xiheng did not dare to neglect at all. Although he was a judge of the Rites, he could be regarded as a second-rank high-ranking official in the Kingdom of Korea. The Six Caos are equivalent to the six ministries of the Ming Dynasty, and the Rites are the title of the Rites in Korea. As for the judge, it is equivalent to the position of the Minister of Rites in the Ming Dynasty. However, compared with the Ming Dynasty, which was as high as the Ming Dynasty, North Korea is just a small country, so facing Wang Yang, Cui Xiheng still paid a visit to him.

"The envoy of the lower country, Cao Cao, judge, has seen Lord Wang, but if Lord Wang comes to greet him, I am grateful." Cui Xiheng said very standard Chinese words, and there is basically no stiffness in his accent.

"What did Lord Cui say? It must be hard for Lord Cui to come from afar. I have arranged a residence for Lord Cui. Please rest in Shanghai these days. When the official documents of the Military Affairs Office arrive, then I will arrange for you to go to the capital to meet the saint?" Wang Yang said with joy.

"Thank you, Lord Wang, but the official was entrusted by the king of our country and had the title of the king. He was in charge of the national letter and the king's order, so he still wanted to go to the capital to meet the saint as soon as possible. I wonder if Lord Wang can think of a way for the official and try to make arrangements in advance?" Cui Xiheng hurriedly thanked, but at the same time he showed an urgent expression. Seeing that Wang Yang seemed a little hesitant, Cui Xiheng stepped forward and grabbed Wang Yang's hand and couldn't help begging, but at the same time, the golden cake hidden in his sleeve was also quietly stuffed into Wang Yang's hand.

He felt his hand sinking, and Wang Yang knew it immediately. He took the opportunity to stop and the golden cake fell into his sleeve without anyone noticing. Then, Wang Yang pretended to think about it and said, "Since that's the case, I will report it as soon as possible. I think there is no big problem."

"Thank you, Lord Wang, I am so grateful." Cui Xiheng showed joy and bowed to Wang Yang solemnly. After that, Wang Yang asked Cui Xiheng to get on the sedan chair. The group left from the Shiliupu Wharf and headed to the residence prepared by Wang Yang for him.

It is impossible not to say that the Ming Dynasty had good reception standards for the North Koreans like Cui Xiheng. In order to resettle them, they specially found a villa near Shanghai County. Everything was arranged according to the higher treatment. After arriving at the place, Wang Yang and Cui Xiheng drank a cup of tea and chatted for a few more words, and then asked him to wait patiently here, and he would notify him as soon as there was news.

After thanking Qian En, he sent Wang Yang away. Cui Xiheng breathed a sigh of relief. He picked up the tea he had made and drank it. Cui Xiheng felt much more at ease.

This time he was sent to the Ming Dynasty, Cui Xiheng was trusted. His main task was to be responsible for the purpose of the Kingdom of Korea to reprimand the Ming Dynasty as a monarch.

In fact, when Zhu Yicheng announced the repetition of the Ming Dynasty in Nanjing a few years ago and summoned the world to the world, with Yongye as the year name, the news was already received. However, the North Koreans did not take the Ming Dynasty seriously. Whether it was the King of Korea or the two civil and military groups, they did not look down on the Ming Dynasty in Jiangnan. In their opinion, this so-called Ming Dynasty was just a group of mobs. With the powerful power of the Qing Dynasty, it would inevitably quell the rebellion. Zhu Yicheng's small court might be destroyed in the blink of an eye.

But the subsequent development was much higher than everyone's expectations. The restored Ming Dynasty not only did not destroy the Qing court, but instead became stronger and stronger. Not only did it occupy most of the Jiangnan first, but it then successively captured Fujian and Guangdong provinces. Taiwan was also occupied by the Ming Dynasty at sea, and it also defeated the Qing Dynasty naval army and the Portuguese fleet with its strong maritime strength.

Afterwards, the Ming Dynasty attacked Anhui and Jiangxi westward, which was unstoppable. Not long ago, it directly captured Tianjin Wei and Beijing City. Especially after Beijing City was occupied by the Ming Dynasty, the situation in the whole world suddenly changed drastically, and the Ming Dynasty was about to become the real master of China.

Now, even most of Hubei and Hunan have fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and anyone with a discerning eye can almost see who will be the final winner between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty's power at sea continued to expand. After taking over Taiwan, Ryukyu quickly reignited the Ming Dynasty. Even the Japanese had no choice but to sign an agreement with the Ming Dynasty in front of the Ming fleet. The Ming Navy directly stationed troops in the Hokkien land. This series of changes made North Korea more worried.

In fact, as early as the Ming Navy was redirected from Hokkien to Jiangnan, the navy of the Kingdom of Korea encountered a huge Ming fleet in the strait. According to the news that it was passed, it was unheard of that Ming fleet was so large and the strength of warships. Even Lee Sun-sen, who defeated the Japanese Navy, was reborn, would probably not be able to compete with such a fleet.

Not long ago, news came from the south that the Ming Dynasty attempted to raise troops to attack North Korea, which scared the whole country. North Korea was a small country with weak soldiers and could still dominate the king and dominate the country behind closed doors, but it was impossible to compete with such a powerful opponent as the Ming Dynasty.

To this end, the King of Korea held an emergency meeting to seek opinions from the two shifts, but most of the civil and military strategists suggested asking for help from the Qing Dynasty. After all, North Korea was a vassal state of the Qing Empire, and it was most normal for foreign enemies to help North Korea resist as the main country, just like when Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded North Korea.

But I never expected that after the call for help was sent, before the news came from the Qing Dynasty, the news of the Ming Dynasty landing from Tianjin Guards came first. The situation then took a sharp turn and all changes were shocking. When the Ming Dynasty occupied Beijing City and the Qing court fled in a panic, the entire Kingdom of Korea was shocked.

The king of North Korea today is Lee Yoon, who has been in power for more than 30 years. Although Lee Yoon is quite capable, good at balancing and firmly controlling the royal power, it also makes the party struggles in Korea fiercely.

Before, before Japan invaded Korea, the Korean Kingdom was divided into the Southern Party and the Northern Party. After the Korean War, the Northern Party began to rule. After the Northern Party came to power, it was divided into the Dabei Party and the Xiaobei Party. After the Dabei Party gained power, it was divided into the Gubei Party and the Roubei Party. Because of helping King Inzu overthrow the Gwanghae-jun, the Western Party, which had been declining for a long time, began to gain power again. It ruled Korea for more than 50 years. Until the time of the King of Eximeng, it began to split into the Xunxi Party, the Qingxi Party, the Shan Party and the Han Party, etc.

It can be said that the small party struggles between North Korea have been around for a hundred years ago to now, and the parties have just finished singing and appearing, and the changes are simply dazzling.

After Li Yan ascended the throne, the domestic party struggle reached a climax. First, the Southern People's Party of the East defeated the Western power and regained the government. Then it was divided into the Qingnan and Zhuinan factions. But soon after, the Western people fought back again, excluding the Southern People's Party for the crime of rebellion, and once again took power, and began to split the young and old factions.

A few years ago, due to the incident of Zhang Xipin, the Westerners once again ousted the Southern People's Party. After that, the Southern People's Party finally died and basically disappeared. Today, the North Korean political arena has basically become the world of the old and young people.

The Old and Young Sects of North Korea argued endlessly about how to face the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, and they were quarreling with each other. In the end, the Old Sect had the upper hand, which led Li Yan to agree to reverence the Ming Dynasty again and completely change the current situation of respecting the Qing Dynasty.

As a rising star of the Lao Lun School, Cui Xiheng was ordered to come to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, hoping to regain the relationship between the Ming Dynasty in this way to resolve the Ming Dynasty's hostility to North Korea.

In addition, the reason why the Lao Lun School was able to convince King Lee Yoon of Korea was not only because the Ming Dynasty was booming and its national strength was strong. More importantly, several major officials of the Lao Lun School even saw an opportunity in the inner rise of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, although North Korea has always respected China as its ruling power and has its own vassal state, the small North Korean country was not so obedient in both the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty won’t say anything before. At the earliest, when the Li Dynasty was founded, he attempted to occupy Liaodong, but was eventually beaten back by the Ming Dynasty. During the Qing Dynasty, the North Koreans made many small moves. Shortly after Li Yan ascended the throne, he secretly occupied the territory in the Tumen River and Yalu River areas. Finally, he was taught a lesson by the Qing court and then retreated back. Now, the Qing court is gradually moving westward and the Ming Dynasty rises again. Both the Ming and the Qing court have no time to be outside the pass. This is the best opportunity for the North Koreans.

If we can establish relations with the Ming Dynasty and become an ally again, the Kingdom of Korea may be able to take this opportunity to take advantage of the situation and directly capture a large area of ​​land in Liaodong. This is the best for the Kingdom of Korea, and this is also one of the main purposes of Cui Xiheng's visit this time.
Chapter completed!