Chapter 256 When the cannon rings, the gold is ten thousand taels
Yang Hao's guests were North Korean envoys because there were many North Korean guards outside the post station. Their unique outfits made Wei Liangchen quite interesting to see.
Jiang Fangyin went in and sent a message, and then came out to tell Wei Liangchen that the imperial envoy was meeting with the envoy Zheng Renhong sent by North Korea Guanghaijun and asked Deputy Envoy Wei to Shaohou.
Kwang Haijun is the current King of Korea Lee Hung.
After the outbreak of Japanese riots in the 20th year of Wanli, Li Hui was lightningly named Prince Prince and was ordered to divide the Korean army into vassals, making great contributions to North Korea's repelling Japanese invasion. However, his status was unstable, and his identity as a prince was never recognized by the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty. It was not until last year that Li Hui was able to ascend the throne.
Because Li Hui ascended the throne last year, the civil and military officials in the Ming Dynasty, especially in Liaodong, were still used to calling him Guanghaijun, which was his early title.
Speaking of which, Gwanghae-kun and Yang Hao had a good personal relationship. He was the main person who dealt with the Ming army back then, so he had a lot of contact with Yang Hao and was deeply admired by Yang Hao. Before the Battle of Ulsan, Yang Hao intended to write to the court to ask the King of Korea to abdicate and Kwanghae-kun succeeded to the throne.
Yang Hao's move was obviously to hope that the North Korean side would be unified, and that the tough Guanghai monarch would preside over the national and military affairs, which would be beneficial to jointly fight against the Japanese with the Ming Dynasty coalition forces. Later, Yang Hao was dismissed due to the Battle of Ulsan, so the discussion was left unresolved.
In the North Korea, because of the achievements of Guanghaijun, he sent envoys to appoint Guanghaijun as the prince five times, on the grounds that he was wise and had made contributions to the country, while his eldest son Linhaijun was sick and had been a prisoner. As a result, they were all rejected by the Ming Dynasty on the grounds of violating the ethics of the elders and young people.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty was also in dispute over the foundation of the country. Emperor Wanli favored his second son Zhu Changxun, and the ministers demanded that his eldest son Zhu Changluo be the crown prince as soon as possible. Naturally, the Ministry of Rites would not agree to establish a second son in the vassal states, so Guanghai Jun was affected by internal struggles in the Ming Dynasty.
After Guanghaijun ascended the throne, he had always had grudges in his heart because the Ming Dynasty failed to agree to his ascension to the throne and did not recognize his status as the prince. Over the past year, he had a lot of conflicts with the Liaodong side of the Ming Dynasty, especially the commander-in-chief Li Chengliang. For this reason, Guanghaijun ordered the closure of the mutual transaction, and the relationship between the two sides was very tense.
Therefore, after the Beijing envoy to Yan heard that the Ming Emperor re-enacted the old master Yang Hao to Liaodong as an imperial envoy, he immediately went to the country to report the news.
This news made Guanghai Jun very happy. He hoped that Yang Hao, who had always supported him, could resolve the conflict with the civil and military officials in Liaodong, the Ming Dynasty, for him, so he ordered his minister Zheng Renhong to come to Liaodong to visit Yang Hao.
Zheng In-hong is a member of the Dabei faction in North Korea and a judging the Ministry of Rites. This party has always actively supported Gwanghae-jun, thus occupying the center of North Korea's power after Gwanghae-jun ascended the throne.
Wei Liangchen didn't know much about the situation of the North Korean country. He only knew that in the Battle of Sarhu ten years later, North Korea sent Marshal Jiang Hongli to lead troops to help in the battle. As a result, Jiang Hongli actually led two-thirds of the Korean soldiers to surrender at the critical moment of the battle. Only the Zuoying General Jin Yinghe led more than a thousand people to fight to the death with the Ming army, and finally died in a fierce battle.
Jiang Hongli and his troops surrendered Korean soldiers later served for Jiannu and were the main force of firearms in the early days. Until the pseudo-Qing Dynasty entered the pass, there were Korean firearms in the Qing army to assist in the war.
Liangchen was not very clear about other things. If someone had something to do, just wait. He didn't care. It was hard to ask Jiang Fangyin what the Koreans were looking for Yang Hao to do.
After waiting for a while, he found that Zheng Duo on the side looked even more ugly, extremely gloomy, and even had a fierce look in his eyes. This scared Liang Chen, and hurriedly pulled Zheng Duo aside and asked him why he was like this.
"Sir, Zheng Renhong insulted my mother back then." Zheng Duo gritted his teeth. Looking at his appearance, he really wanted to rush into the post station and stab Zheng Renhong to death with a knife.
"Is this happening?" Wei Liangchen didn't react for a moment, and was very surprised. The North Koreans dared to insult the Ming Dynasty women?
"Sir, my mother is a lowly person from North Korea." Zheng Duo did not hide it and told him frankly.
"So, are you a Korean?" Wei Liangchen understood that Zheng Duo was not a Han Chinese for a long time.
"It used to be, but it's not now." Zheng Duo's tone was very firm.
"Do you know the North Korean envoy?" Liangchen felt that there was something hidden inside.
Zheng Duo hesitated and told Wei Liangchen that Zheng Renhong was actually his uncle. But neither his father nor this uncle regarded him or his mother as human beings.
Once, Zheng Renhong raped and defamed Zheng Duo's mother while his brother was not at home. Later, when Zheng Duo's father found out about this, he did not settle accounts with his younger brother, but instead sent his anger on Zheng Duo's mother. Finally, after drinking, he strangled Zheng Duo's mother to death, resulting in a tragedy of his son killing his father.
After hearing what Zheng Duo said, the good minister didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only sigh. He was thinking that since Zheng Duo knew that North Korean envoy, he would still want Zheng Duo to avoid it first so that he would not be caught and troubled, but Zheng Duo said angrily: "Sir, I want to kill Zheng Renhong!"
Zheng Duo's request really shocked Wei Liangchen. It would be no exaggeration to say that he was bold. Even Wei Liangchen did not dare to have the idea of priests of vassal states. As for Jianzhou, it was not a vassal, but a vassal. Whether it was legal or reality, the left and right guards of Jianzhou were the regular command system of the Ming Dynasty.
In nature, Jianzhou belongs to the rebels, or the soldiers that are about to rebel, so Wei Liangchen has no psychological pressure to deal with them. However, the North Korean country is different, and this envoy cannot be killed casually.
Diplomacy is nothing small, nation is more important than God.
The Liangchen was about to scold Zheng Duo for making trouble, but when the words came to his mouth, the devil changed again. He asked curiously: "How are you planning to kill this messenger?"
Zheng Duo said to assassinate without thinking.
"Have you ever thought that the death of the North Korean envoy in the territory of our Ming Dynasty would have on the diplomatic exchanges between the two countries?" Liangchen said this, but he felt a little excited.
"I have no idea."
Zheng Duo thought for a long time and gave Wei Liangchen an answer. He really didn't know, nor did he want to know. He just wanted to kill Zheng Renhong now, even if the other party was his biological uncle.
"Then you have thought that if someone discovers this, my sacrificial head will probably not be able to save it."
In terms of great relations, good ministers should still consider it. They should not sacrifice themselves just because of their appreciation of Zheng Duo, or to win over this person, to help him fight. No matter what, North Korea has no conflict of interest with the Ming Dynasty and Wei Liangchen. Therefore, it is completely unnecessary and valuable to assassinate Zheng Renhong. It can even be said that it is a trick of chess, and only to do it after eating enough.
"Sir, don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble." Zheng Duo was silent for a moment and lowered his head.
"If you want to take revenge, don't worry. When we have a chance in the future, we will discuss this matter again."
Wei Liangchen comforted Zheng Duo a few words. In his sight, several North Korean officials walked out of the post station. The leader met his fat body in his fifties, with a red face and a smile, saying something to the people around him.
Wei Liangchen thought that the person was afraid that it was Zheng Renhong, and he was worried that Zheng Duo would not be able to control his emotions and rushed over. Fortunately, although Zheng Duo kept clenching his fists and breathing was very rapid, he was always silent and stood silently.
After the North Korean mission came out, it boarded the horse and left the post station, and never paid attention to Wei Liangchen and the others.
"Sheren, my elders are welcome!"
Jiang Fangyin came over with a smile to invite Wei Liangchen into the room. Wei Liangchen nodded and asked him to lead the way first. After entering the post station, Liangchen thought that Yang Hao was a civil servant and a big boss who had served as the strategic coach. He must be like those in later TV dramas, paying great attention to etiquette, so he must be respectful when he is still in the future and not give this big boss a sense of frivolity.
Chapter completed!