Ning Fu's meeting with the Goryeo envoy was generally very successful. Ning Fu took a step back on the compensation, and the other party expressed the hope that the Zhou Dynasty would garrison Goryeo to help them resist the Jin army's attack.

It has to be said that the country of Goryeo really took advantage of its strength to the extreme. Starting from the Tang Dynasty, Silla, the predecessor of Goryeo, could not defeat Goguryeo and Baekje, so it asked for help from the Tang Dynasty. As a result, Goguryeo and Baekje were destroyed in the Tang Dynasty.

After Baekje, he stabbed Datang instead.

Later, North Korea was unable to defeat Japan, so it also sought help from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Even in later generations, South Korea embraced the United States and also asked the United States to station troops in its territory. Even though these American troops were riddled with scandals, South Korea still

Cry and beg the other person to stay.

Regarding Goryeo's request to garrison troops, Ning Fu did not refuse but did not agree either. Instead, he said that he would think about it. After all, he would definitely have to find someone to discuss such a big matter.

So after letting Ren Yi and Zhao Gui leave, Ning Fu immediately summoned Zhang Dun and Liu Zheng.

"What do you think of this?"

Ning Fu told the story of how he and Ren Yi met, and then asked them for their opinions.

"Korea is trying to use us as a shield. We must not be fooled!"

Liu Zheng spoke almost without thinking.

In Liu Zheng's view, sending troops to Goryeo to directly confront the Jin army would not be of any benefit to the Zhou Dynasty. Of course, such a loss-making transaction could not be done.

"Sending troops to Goryeo is indeed a loss-making deal in a short period of time, but if we can curb the Jin army's southward momentum in Goryeo, it will firstly dampen the morale of the Jin state, and secondly, we can win Goryeo under our command. It will kill two birds with one stone.

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Zhang Dun thought carefully for a moment before speaking.

"If we can win, we will indeed gain two birds with one stone, but the Jin Army is not a vegetarian. Our army is on an expedition and is not familiar with the local environment. It can be said that the right time and place are not on our side. How easy is it to win easily?"

Liu Zheng disagreed with Zhang Dun's view.

In fact, Liu Zheng was very rational. After all, there were too many difficulties to be faced when sending troops to fight in Goryeo. It was even more difficult to defeat the Jurchen cavalry.

You must know that Goryeo had organized an army of 150,000 before, claiming to be 200,000, but they faced only less than 20,000 Jurchens, and these Jurchens were Haolandian Jurchens, also known as Eastern Jurchens, and they did not belong to the complete Jurchens.

Yanbu Jurchen.

But even these Jurchens, who were not part of the core force of the Jin Kingdom, still defeated the many with less, and defeated Goryeo. This shows the strength of the Jurchen cavalry.

"This is also the issue I am most worried about. If we send troops to Goryeo, it is best to win quickly. But if we cannot win quickly, it will become a war of attrition or even lose to the opponent. It will also have a great impact on the morale of my great Zhou Dynasty.

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Ning Fu also said with a headache.

Zhang Dun also knew that sending troops to Goryeo would involve taking great risks, and he had no good way to deal with it. After all, this matter was inherently risky, and of course the benefits would be huge if it succeeded.

The monarch and his ministers discussed for a long time, but in the end they could not come up with a result.

It was already getting late, so Ning Fu asked the two of them to go back and think about it again. He also needed time to weigh the matter carefully.

In the evening, Zhang Dun returned home and was thinking about sending troops to Goryeo.

However, just after Zhang Dun had finished his dinner, a servant suddenly came to report: "My lord, there is a Korean man named Zhao Gui who came to see you outside. He said that he has something important to report to you!"

"Zhao Gui?"

When Zhang Dun heard the name, he felt it sounded familiar. Then when he heard the words "Korean", he immediately thought of it. Wasn't the other party the deputy envoy of the Korean mission?

"Let him in!"

Zhang Dun thought for a while before giving the order.

Although it is easy to make people gossip when meeting people from foreign missions privately, Zhang Dun is worried about the affairs of Goryeo. Now that the deputy envoy of Goryeo is here, maybe he will gain something new?

After a while, an elegant middle-aged man was ushered in.

"The deputy envoy of Goryeo, Zhao Gui, pays homage to Duke Zhang!"

Zhao Gui came in and saluted Zhang Dun very respectfully.

"No need to be polite, you came here late at night and don't know why?"

Zhang Dun didn't be polite and asked directly. After all, the other party was an envoy and it was not appropriate for him to get too involved with the other party.

"I report to Duke Zhang, I am here to offer advice to the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

I saw Zhao Gui saluting Zhang Dun again.

"Advice? What advice?"

Zhang Dun was surprised at first, and then asked curiously.

As an envoy, the other party actually offered advice to Zhou? Moreover, he had clearly seen Ning Fu today, but he did not offer advice to Ning Fu directly. Instead, he came to see him in private, which made Zhang Dun even more curious.

"Provide strategies to help Zhou pacify Liaodong!"

I saw Zhao Gui speaking, taking out a map from his sleeve, and then offering it with both hands.

Zhang Dun also curiously took it and opened it and found that it was a topographic map of Liaodong, including most of the areas bordering Goryeo and Liaodong.

In the center of the map, there is actually a large river, with many towns and even the names of some tribes marked on both sides of the river.

"This is...Yalu River?"

Zhang Dun carefully identified the terrain on the map and finally recognized the name of the river on the map.

The Yalu River was first named in the Tang Dynasty. There are many explanations for the origin of the name. Some people say that the color of the river water is like the green on the head of a wild duck. Some people say that it is formed by the convergence of the Ya River and the Green River in the upper reaches. Some people say that it is the dialect of the local people.

Translated.

However, no matter which explanation is used, the name Yalu River has indeed existed for a long time, but not many people know it. Zhang Dun only looked at this information after moving the capital and studying the situation in Liaodong, and thus learned the location of the Yalu River.

"Zhang Gong is indeed knowledgeable. This is the Yalu River recorded in Tang Tongdian. To the east of this river, there lived many real girls. In the past, they did not obey the control of the Liao people, so they were also called Sheng Jurchen, while the Wanyan tribe belonged to the West

Jurchen, also known as mature Jurchen..."

Zhao Gui then told the Jurchen situation along the Yalu River in detail.

Originally, the Eastern Jurchens and the Wanyan tribe did not belong to the same group, but with the rise of the Wanyan tribe, the Eastern Jurchens quickly became attached to the Wanyan tribe. Many Eastern Jurchens joined the Jin army and became an important source of troops for the Jin Kingdom.

The Eastern Jurchens lived in the area east of the Yalu River and bordered Goryeo, which was called Haolandian, and the battle between Goryeo and the Jurchens also revolved around this area of ​​Haolandian.

Speaking of which, Haolandian is the traditional residence of the Jurchens and does not belong to Goryeo. However, Goryeo took advantage of the Jurchens' weakness and continued to expand westward, occupying the Jurchens' land and annihilating many Jurchen tribes. Therefore, both sides
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