The beginning of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is probably more than August of the later Gregorian calendar. In this era, early autumn has entered! The Yanyun area is already a little cold.

Above the Bohai Sea, there are winds and waves, and several large ships are heading towards Yanyun.

Two men were standing on the bow of a large ship leading the way.

One of the men was over 60 years old, but his eyes were still very bright, his body was very tall, and his whole body actually gave people a sense of mightyness.

The other man was only over thirty years old and was a little thin. He stood behind the man in his sixties.

Both of them were wearing extremely gorgeous robes and high hats on their heads, which was a typical dress for the Koreans.

"Li Rui, you have ever met the Han emperor. What kind of person is this emperor?" asked the man in his sixties.

"The Han emperor is very young and looks less than twenty years old! He is very gentle to people. When we saw him in Liaoyang that day, General Jin Changsheng kept provoking him, and he was not angry. He seemed to be a very weak person." The man in his thirties was Li Rui, a Gaoli man who went to pay homage to Zhao Chen that day.

The old man in his sixties next to him was An Putin, the deputy minister of Goryeo! This time it was An Putin who went to China to be the envoy of Goryeo!

"The Han people were almost destroyed by the Jurchens back then, but later they were able to defeat the Jurchens and occupy the north, which shows that they are not simple! The Han emperor cannot be just a gentle and weak person." An Putin shook his head and said.

"The Han army is really powerful! Over the past six months, we have experienced dozens of battles with the Han army, and we all failed! Especially when we were in Jinzhou City, our 100,000 army was not the opponent of their 10,000 people! Lord An, I always think we should withdraw from Liaodong! The Han army is so strong, it is too dangerous for us to stay in Liaodong!" Li Rui said.

"The Han army is indeed beyond expectations! I was also a little surprised. Since the Jurchens destroyed the Liao Dynasty, we Goryeo people have also felt the crisis. Our Goryeo army has been constantly training over the years. I have seen our army and can be regarded as an elite army. Why are they not the opponent of the Han people?" An Putin said.

"Our army has never experienced wars, they are just fancy! The Han army fought south and north, Jiangnan Kangwang army, Xixia army, and Jurchen army were all defeated by them. The weaker soldiers were already dead in the battle, and the remaining ones were elite soldiers in the hundred battles! Of course, our Goryeo army is no longer their opponent." Li Rui said.

"The Han army is so powerful, why don't we take the initiative?" An Putin said suddenly.

"This... the officials don't know." Li Rui said.

The waves were very big, and An Putin's body was splashed by sea water, and he was thinking carefully.

"You just said that the Han emperor is young, gentle and weak. It is very likely that he was overshadowed by ministers in the court and the army! The people in the army want Emperor Xuanwu to continue to feel the threat and force Emperor Xuanwu to continue to rely on the military. In this way, the status of the army will always be very high! Therefore, the Song army will not attack us now, but will let us exist, and even make us stronger and stronger!" An Putin said suddenly.

"What the lord said makes sense." Li Rui was stunned and nodded.

"Yes! That's probably it's true! The Han emperor was just a stinky boy under twenty years old. He could not control the army at all! I believe the battle report on the battlefield in Liaodong has not yet reached Yanjing City!" An Putin said.

"But, no matter what, the strength of the Song army is far greater than that of us. Once the Song army general's ideas change, we will be done!" Li Rui said.

"I, Goryeo, have seven million people and five hundred thousand troops! We have not encountered wars, the domestic economy and trade are prosperous, and the people live and work in peace and contentment! Our army can gradually become elite! Over time, we can truly compete with the Han people!" An Putin said.

"I hope this is the case." Li Rui whispered.

"I heard that the Han people built a Tianjin Guard east of Yanjing. Let's go to this Tianjin Guard first to take a look." An Putin said with a smile.

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In the afternoon, several large ships of the Goryeo people came to the waters where Tianjin harbored. An Putin and Li Rui had already entered the cabin to rest, but were called out at this moment.

"Have you reached the shore?" An Putin yawned and said.

"Sir, please look!" A Goryeo attendant pointed ahead and said in a shocked tone.

"What's good about it? Tianjin Wei has just been built for two years, a dilapidated wharf..." An Putin said disdainfully.

But as he spoke, his voice stopped, his eyes widened and his expression of disbelief was revealed.

On the sea ahead, I don’t know how many ships are heading towards Tianjin Wei in the west.

There are sea boats everywhere on the sea surface, some of which are extremely tall, some look very short! Some are sailboats, and some are man-made rowing boats! People stand on various bows, and some of the crew members on the boat have begun to move the cargo out of the cabin!

"How many sea boats should be there? Hundreds, one thousand, or even more?" Li Rui was shocked at this moment.

Some ships headed towards Tianjin Guards, and some left from Tianjin Guards! Some of these ships headed towards the east, some headed towards the south, and some headed towards the north. A busy maritime trade scene was presented to An Putin and Li Rui.

Goryeo also has a pier, especially the capital of Goryeo Kaijing is a sea-side city, but there is no such prosperous pier in Goryeo.

"Is this Tianjin Wei? Isn't it just less than two years since its construction? Why is it so prosperous? Also, the Central Plains have just encountered wars and people are living in poverty. Now there are still people coming here to do business?" An Putin said in disbelief.

In fact, Tianjin Wei is not only a maritime trade, but also a trade on the Yellow River. The Yellow River estuary in the Song Dynasty was near Tianjin. Famous cities such as Kaifeng Prefecture and Daming Prefecture were all connected through the Yellow River and river transport to Tianjin, and then from Tianjin to Yanjing City. It can be said that this place connects the entire Central Plains.

An Putin looked unstable. Not long after, a small boat from Tianjin Wei Customs came to inspect the ship. After hearing that they were Goryeo envoys, they led them to the dock.

"Mr. Li, let's go to Tianjin Wei for a walk!" An Putin said.

"Okay!" Li Rui nodded.

Tianjin Customs arranged a resting place for them, but the two of them took a few guards to go outside.

The entire Tianjin Weicheng urban construction is still very simple. There are not many local residents here, they are all businessmen! It can be said that two-thirds of Tianjin Weicheng are shops, and countless people trade in it!

They are dressed as Goryeo, but no one on the street finds it strange, and no one looks at them a few more! Because there are also Goryeo merchants in Tianjin's garrison, and there are a lot of them.

In addition to Korean merchants, there are also Japanese, Annan, Southeast Asians with very dark skin, and some yellow-haired and blue-eyed people.

Merchants are everywhere bargaining and arguing, and countless sources of material resources are constantly transported here.

A restaurant appeared in front of him, An Putin and Li Rui were a little hungry after getting off the boat. Unexpectedly, they entered the restaurant and found that it was full of people!

"The two are objective, there are really no seats! But there is only one person on the table over there. Would you like to sit with him? I'll give you 20% off the meal money!" A waiter laughed and said.

An Putin snorted coldly, but nodded.

There was only a young man in his twenties sitting on the table there. The young man was extremely handsome and wearing a Confucian uniform. After the waiter went over and said a few words, the young man nodded.

An Putin and Li Rui sat down here.

"You two have invited me. Tianjin Guardian is the most prosperous. However, all the restaurants in Tianjin Guardian are full, so there are often guests crowded together." The young man bowed first, then smiled.

"I'll ask for it, little brother!" Li Rui also bowed and said with a smile.

"Do you guys look like they are here to do business?" said the young man.

"To be honest, we were heading to Yanjing City, just passing by Tianjin Wei." Li Rui said.

"It's such a coincidence. I also went to Yanjing, but the ship stopped in Tianjin Guard." The young man smiled.

"Oh? What are you going to Yanjing for? Are you studying abroad?" Li Rui said.

"Not this! Judging from the two of you, they seem to be in the officialdom. Are you Goryeo officials?" The young man looked at the two of you carefully for a while and said.

"Ah!" An Putin and Li Rui were both surprised, and An Putin said in a deep voice: "How do you know?"

The young man laughed and said, "Only those in the officialdom have the momentum of yours and are unique."

An Putin nodded and said, "It's okay to tell you. We are the envoys of Goryeo, and we go to pay homage to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."

"Are you going to write a letter to His Majesty the Emperor? To be honest, you should have done this long ago! I came out half a year ago, passed by Sichuan and Jiangnan all the way, and then came here. I heard that you, Goryeo, actually took advantage of the Song Dynasty and the Jurchens to fight and rob several cities in Liaodong. I was surprised at that time! I heard that you were unwilling to submit to the Song Dynasty emperor, and it was even more unbelievable in my heart! Now, you submit to the Song Dynasty emperor and give up the Liaodong city. You Goryeo can maintain peace! The Song Dynasty is the most powerful country in the world. The four barbarians have always respected the Song Dynasty as the common ruler, and it is not embarrassing to submit to the Song Dynasty." The young man smiled.

"So you are not a Song Dynasty person?" An Putin said in surprise.
Chapter completed!