Without waiting for Cui Xiheng to react, Zhu Yicheng got up after saying this. With a voice of retreating from the court, several Ming officials came forward with a smile to congratulate Cui Xiheng on North Korea's return to the Ming Dynasty.

Next, there were naturally various ministries to deal with these matters. Zhu Yicheng made a decision directly in the court, which naturally could not be changed. Even Cui Xiheng had no choice but to oppose it.

After all, there was no problem with the Ming Dynasty making these arrangements, whether it was the Korean Secretariat or the words Choi Seok-heng said in the court.

North Korea wanted to respect the Ming Dynasty as its sect leader. The Ming Dynasty not only agreed, but also summoned the world to show its loyalty and commend it.

As for North Korea's concerns about the Qing court, the Ming Dynasty also made arrangements, and dispatching personnel to North Korea to assist the Kingdom of Korea was the obligation of the sect leader. I thought that when Japan invaded Korea, wasn't the same with Emperor Wanli? He also fought a fierce battle for North Korea. This battle was one of the three major battles in Wanli. It was these three major battles that exhausted the national strength of the Ming Dynasty and laid the root of disaster for the rise of the Qing Dynasty later.

Now, the Ming Dynasty has made another move for its vassal state, and this release can only be a way to praise the Ming Dynasty’s benevolence and righteousness!

What's more, Zhu Yicheng is not afraid of North Korea not agreeing. If North Korea refuses, it will give Ming an excuse. Don't North Korea keep saying that the Ming Dynasty is a country of parents and that he is the Ming Dynasty's own son? Is his father kind-hearted to help you, and you refuse? Is he still thinking about his stepfather? In this way, North Korea will directly slap himself. Even if the Ming Dynasty directly sends troops to destroy North Korea, the whole world will not say that the Ming Dynasty is wrong.

"Haha, the emperor is really the first step in chess. North Korea can be said to have shot itself in the foot." Wu Sidao twisted a piece and placed it on the chessboard, saying with a smile.

Zhu Yicheng shook his head: "This Cui Xiheng is a smart person, but unfortunately he is too smart. I know very well what the King of Korea and the two civil and military officials are thinking. If North Korea is willing to lower its posture and apologize to me directly, I would be a little embarrassed to start, but now I just give the excuse to me. Isn't it equivalent to disappointing them if I don't do this?"

Wu Sidao laughed at the beginning of hearing this: "The Emperor is talking very much! After the Emperor left that day, Cui Xiheng was stunned and his face was extremely ugly. I'm afraid he would never have expected the Emperor to make such arrangements."

Zhu Yicheng put the chess piece in his hand in a corner, then picked up the tea and took a sip: "The times are different, Mr. Wu should understand these principles. The so-called kingly way and domineering each have their own merits. It is not a blessing for the king to stick to the rules for the king. The king and the inner saint are better than the inner saints of the outside. Everything must be based on the interests of the Ming Dynasty. As long as it is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, it can be done, and those who do not benefit the Ming Dynasty cannot be done!"

Wu Sidao stood up and solemnly bowed to Zhu Yicheng: "I am taught that I have the Emperor here in the Ming Dynasty. It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world!"

"Sir, my legs are inconvenient, so I'd better sit down. This is just a private chat." Zhu Yicheng waved his hand.

"Otherwise!" Wu Sidao said seriously: "The emperor's eyes are broad and thoughtful, and I admire them very much. However, the emperor's words just now are not convenient to publicly publicly. After all, it is contrary to the saint's words. Please remember to be careful of your words. When the people's wisdom is great in the future, people in the world will naturally understand the emperor's painstaking efforts."

"Okay, OK, I know." Zhu Yicheng smiled and shook his head to agree. These words were just privately with Wu Sidao. After all, this idea is still very different from the mainstream idea today. Although Zhu Yicheng has been working hard to change over the years, this change cannot be rushed and requires a long time to subtly move. Therefore, some things can be done first, but some words cannot be said explicitly for the time being.

"Have the Military Affairs Department brought out the regulations for the matter between North Korea?" After Wu Sidao sat down, Zhu Yicheng asked again.

"It's okay to do the vassal state affairs as usual. This is simple, but there's still some troubles in Cui Xiheng's dispatch."

"What? He doesn't agree?" A cold light flashed in Zhu Yicheng's eyes.

"Not this." Wu Sidao put another word and shook his head and said, "The emperor opened a golden mouth for this matter, and he could no longer agree with it. Not to mention that he is a mere second-rank Korean, even the King of Korea does not have the courage to do so unless North Korea intends to go to war with our Ming Dynasty."

Speaking of this, Wu Sidao paused: "It's just that Cui Xiheng intends to reduce the number of troops stationed by the North Korean troops stationed in the army, and at the same time changes the place where the troops stationed are to Ping'an Road or Hamkyung Road."

"Thinking!" Zhu Yicheng replied directly to these four words. Zhu Yicheng had already explained to the North Korean garrison that the North Korean garrison would be divided into Gyeonggi-do and Jeolla-do. Gyeonggi-do is the location of the royal city, and Jeolla-do guards the strait and has an extremely important geographical location.

It can be said that if you master these two, you will basically control the most important area of ​​North Korea. As for the troops stationed, the Ming Dynasty is now relatively tight and cannot produce too many troops, so each troops stationed are only 2,000 to 3,000, and the total number is no more than 6,000.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty required North Korea to open up the Jeju Mausoleum, which is Jeju Island, as a transit port for the Ming Navy, and could directly control the entire North Korean waters.

As for the North Korean personnel, Zhu Yicheng was preparing to use the name of the Minister to North Korea, which was similar to the methods of later generations Li Hongzhang. The Minister to North Korea was equivalent to the role of a Supreme Emperor set up in the Kingdom of Korea to control the internal and external situation in North Korea and directly responsible to the Military Affairs Office and Zhu Yicheng.

This structure was not only used by Li Hongzhang first, but also by the US military in later generations. The American base commander and ambassador in North Korea actually held this position, but the Ming Dynasty merged the positions of commander and ambassador of the North Korean base to replace it with the Minister to North Korea.

"The conditions are absolutely not allowed to be changed, but we can promise that if North Korea is wholeheartedly respecting our Ming Dynasty, we will never use our troops to arbitrarily. These troops are just to ensure the stability of the situation in North Korea and will not interfere in North Korea's domestic politics at will."

"I understand, I will talk about this with him in detail." Wu Sidao smiled and nodded. To put it bluntly, these words are just clothes that look better. How can there be any diplomatic promises? If it were a different monarch, Wu Sidao might believe it, but now it is Zhu Yicheng who is saying this. Of course, he understands what it means. Besides, if you really want to take action, it is not the easiest to find some reasons?

"Emperor, can you choose the Minister to Korea?" Wu Sidao asked.
Chapter completed!