Chapter 138: Ambush
Jin Zhongshan looked at Zhu Xu, and Zhu Xu was so powerful that he was unmoved.
After passing the gate, Jin Zhongshan hesitated and seemed to be unable to help saying, "His Royal Highness Hui, when will the Ming Dynasty court recover Liaodong?"
Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, but he was surprised. This person was really versatile in negotiations and gave him a warning as soon as he came.
Zhu Xu waved his hand quietly behind him, and Cao Huachun, who was behind him, immediately separated the people who followed the carriage for three weeks.
Zhu Xu's face was filled with sincerity, and he turned to look at Jin Zhongshen and said, "Mr. Jin, let's not talk about the Liaodong rebels for now. How long do you plan to stay in Beijing this time?"
Jin Zhongshan looked at Zhu Xu and blinked, and after a while, he said, "Go back to Your Highness, I will pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor today, I will pay homage to the imperial tomb tomorrow, and I will return the day after tomorrow."
Zhu Xu nodded, the vassal king was full of posture, always looking down at him spiritually, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, then tomorrow I will take you to see the world!"
"See the world?" Jin Zhongshan speaks very well in Chinese, but he also has some accent. He pondered and said, "His Royal Highness Hui, Your Majesty the King sent my capital to seek help. I wonder if the court can send a hundred thousand troops to resist the barbarians for our country."
The barbarians in the mouths of Koreans refer to the Jin people.
Zhu Xu said without hesitation: "One hundred thousand is not much, but a hundred thousand troops require a lot of money, and their families need to be resettled. A rough calculation is that at least three million taels of silver and one million stones of food are needed every year. The court can solve some of the problems for North Korea, and in addition, North Korea needs to bear it locally."
After hearing this, Kim Zhongsun frowned and thought, "Then, our country is willing to bear half of the needs, what does Your Highness think?"
Zhu Xu knew that if Jin Zhongshan said this to Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youxiao would definitely refuse. Even if he hesitated, the ministers in the court would definitely refuse decisively. However, Xiong Tingbi could not bring nothing to go to Liaodong. It should be no problem to recruit a group of refugees.
As for the cost, North Korea has to pay.
He pretended to think for a while and said, "Thirty thousand should not be a problem, but North Korea needs to set aside enough places, as well as the advance food and salary, and the court's taxes have not been completely collected."
Jin Zhongshan's expression changed suddenly, and his eyes were staring at Zhu Xu with a burning look.
He had never asked for help before, but he was rejected by the central court. However, the Ming army in his memory was still at the time of the three major wars, so he was very eager for the Ming court to send troops to support Korea again.
Kim Jong-sun was very nervous and said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, do you think this is serious?"
Zhu Xu smiled very well and said, "Of course, but Lord Jin has to report to His Majesty the Emperor as I said."
Jin Zhongshen immediately stood up, knelt on one knee seriously and shouted loudly, "Everything is based on the instructions of His Highness Hui!"
The group of people were shocked, especially the three Honglu Temple members who were sweating coldly, and they all looked back and saw that His Highness Hui had reached out to help Lord Jin Zhongshan up.
Zhu Xu completely ignored the Yicheng arranged by the Honglu Temple and took Jin Zhongshan back to the palace.
Along the way, Zhu Xu and Jin Zhongshan had a great chat and accompanied him into Jingyang Palace.
Zhu Youchao welcomed Kim Chung-sun's arrival, and cordially inquired about the current situation of North Korea and greeted the King of North Korea.
Kim Zhongsun conveyed the respect of the King of Korea to His Majesty the Ming Emperor, presented a gift list, and gave good wishes to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor.
The atmosphere of the conversation was very harmonious. Kim Zhongsun expressed his concealment that he hoped the Ming court could give North Korea more support and help. The Ming Emperor calmly changed the topic.
The king and his ministers had a conversation for about an hour, and His Highness Hui accompanied him until the end of the exchange.
After the end, Zhu Xu sent Jin Zhongshan out. Before he went far, Jin Zhongshan was no longer determined. He looked at Zhu Xu with a hesitation and said, "Your Highness Hui, will the Ming Dynasty court really send troops to protect North Korea again?"
Zhu Xu calculated the time, and Sun Chengzong's reply would probably arrive today, so he said with certainty, "Mr. Jin, don't worry. Before you go back to North Korea, I will give you a clear reply."
When Kim Zhongsun heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness Hui. No matter what, North Korea will remember your highness's help to North Korea!"
Zhu Xu nodded with a smile and said, "I will send my adults to the inn to rest first. The emperor will hold a banquet tonight. Don't say much at that time. Our country has protected North Korea three times before, and countless soldiers have been sacrificed. Many officials believe that North Korea has not expressed enough respect."
Jin Zhongshan bowed again and said, "What Your Highness said is that after returning to the country, I will urge the king to set up a martyr's temple for the Ming soldiers, worship and sacrifice seriously, and engrave and write books to not forget the protection and sacrifice of the Ming court!"
Zhu Xu said 'um' and asked inadvertently: "Mr. Jin, how much do you know about Japan?"
Kim Zhongsun looked at Zhu Xu, as if he understood Zhu Xu's meaning, and said, "Your Highness Hui, as far as I know, Japan is now very weak and has no intention or ability to send troops to North Korea again."
Zhu Xu smiled without saying a word and politely sent the Korean nobleman from Japan to the inn.
After Zhu Xu returned to the palace, he went to the imperial study room to meet Zhu Youxiao, which was considered a member of the interview.
Zhu Youxiao sat on the imperial table with a calm expression. He looked at Zhu Xu coming in without hesitation, and looked down at a memorial.
"Emperor Brother." Zhu Xu's usual style came directly behind the imperial table, beside Zhu Youxiao.
He glanced at the Ministry of War that impeached the Liaodong general Mao Wenlong. He couldn't help but think in his heart, "Xiong Tingbi's actions are really fast, he is also afraid that Yuan Keli will obstruct him again?"
Yuan Keli was also a pillar of the Donglin Party and had a great influence. If he had strong support, he would not have been able to say that Mao Wenlong was really staying in Liaodong like he did in history until he was killed by Yuan Chonghuan's corrective orders.
Zhu Youxiao read one book and then picked up another one, then said, "Have you sent it to the inn?"
"Sent here." Zhu Xu stretched out his head and looked at the memorial. Sure enough, it was still impeached Mao Wenlong.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at me a few times, sighed, and said, "The most difficult thing in the world is probably me, the emperor. These ones, I'm going to have a lot of fun in this way."
Zhu Xu didn't respond, but saw the final vote of the memorial, two big "approved". He didn't know the word "Grandmaster" of the Grand Secretary, but he could vaguely guess that most of the opinions of the foreign court were consistent, and Mao Wenlong had been in Liaodong for a short time.
Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't respond, Zhu Youxiao looked at him in surprise and said, "Is there anything else?"
Zhu Xu came to ambush in advance and said respectfully: "Report to the emperor, I plan to take Lord Jin out of the city tomorrow so that he can see my Ming firearms, so as to increase North Korea's determination to fight the Tartars."
The Tartars in Zhu Xu's mouth also refer to the Jin people.
Zhu Youxiao nodded without comment, and put aside a bunch of notes and said, "Well, I know, go." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!