Chapter 2230

Fei Cexian's words were a double entendre. On the one hand, he showed that he was a man of integrity, and on the other hand, he was insinuating that the crown prince of Joseon had knelt down to Haihan in exchange for special treatment.

In normal diplomatic situations, Fei Cexian would definitely not say such weird words. However, there happened to be no third person present at this time. It was a rare opportunity to fight one-on-one with the crown prince of Joseon. Fei Cexian simply said

Then he vented out the resentment that had been pent up in his heart for a long time.

Li Zhi, who was usually very respectable, had never been ridiculed by someone with such sharp words. At that moment, he couldn't help being irritated, and sternly replied: "Since Mr. Fei is so upright, why don't you just argue and let Haihan take this Qiongzhou?"

The island, as well as other places taken from the Ming Dynasty, will all be returned to the Ming Dynasty?"

If Fei Cexian's move can be regarded as a taunt, then Li Xie's counterattack can directly tear the scars.

For Ming Dynasty, the rise of Haihan was actually stepping on its own head and usurping Ming Dynasty's resources for its own development. For various reasons, Ming Dynasty had missed the best opportunity to nip it in the bud. Now,

They can only knock out their teeth and swallow it, which acquiesces to Haihan's actual control over these occupied areas.

This is indeed a great shame and humiliation for the Ming Dynasty, which has always boasted that it will not discuss and cede territory, not to mention that the person who mentioned this is the prince of the vassal country. In the past two hundred years, North Korea has always followed the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty sent envoys at will

Anyone who comes to Korea will be treated as an honored guest, but now the situation has obviously undergone some subtle changes. The authority of the Ming Dynasty is no longer what it used to be, and even the people in power in the vassal countries no longer maintain the due respect for the Ming Dynasty.

When the masks of usually politeness were torn off, the so-called diplomatic etiquette had long been forgotten by the two of them, and both of them hurled harsh words without mercy.

It is not up to the North Koreans to evaluate the grievances between Ming Dynasty and Haihan. Of course, Fei Cexian could not let the crown prince of Joseon humiliate the majesty of Ming Dynasty. Li Zhi believed that Ming Dynasty was already a strong foreign power and a cadre in the middle, and it was difficult to impose any further influence on North Korea.

Pressure, North Korea's future development should rely on and follow Haihan. After ten or twenty years, there will be no need to look at Ming's face anymore.

Both of them looked at the current international situation from the perspective of their own countries. They both believed that they had no reason to fear the other party, and there was no need to take the initiative to make concessions. Therefore, they did not leave any room for words.

But after all, they were all respectable people. After a few words of argument, a passerby passed by. They knew that these words could not be heard by outsiders, so they stopped in unison.

It happened that this passerby also recognized them, and immediately stopped: "Your Majesty, Mr. Fei, it's a coincidence that we can meet you two here!"

Both of them had unnatural expressions on their faces, and they bowed their hands to the visitor and said, "Mr. Tian!"

The visitor was Tian Zheng from the Foreign Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When Li Zhen visited Sanya last year for an inspection around the island, Tian Zheng was one of the accompanying officials. Fei Cexian usually dealt with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and met Tian Zheng many times.

.These two people are familiar with Tian Zheng, so naturally they cannot continue to argue in front of him.

Tian Zheng actually felt a little strange about the scene he saw. Of course he knew that the relationship between the prince of Joseon and the envoy of the Ming Dynasty was very delicate. The two people would usually avoid each other intentionally and avoid encounters as much as possible. If they really couldn't avoid it,

There is also very little communication.

As a diplomat of Haihan State, Tian Zheng would not try to bridge the relationship between the two people. After all, from Haihan's point of view, the relationship between North Korea and Ming Dynasty was not so harmonious, which was not a good idea for Haihan.

This is not a good thing. Haihan was able to win North Korea into his camp in the first place by taking advantage of the growing suspicion and disagreement between the two countries.

But just now Tian Zheng saw from a distance that these two people were obviously standing together and talking about something. This special scene also made him very curious. But when the two people saw him coming, there was something obviously wrong on their faces, and they immediately stopped

After he finished talking, this made him want to figure out what was going on.

"I just saw the two of you talking happily. I wonder what topic is so easy to talk about?" Tian Zheng saw that neither of them had any intention of continuing the conversation, so he took the initiative to ask.

The conversation was very pleasant. It was more like gnashing of teeth. Li Xie and Fei Cexian felt funny in their hearts. If Tian Zheng had heard the conversation just now, he would definitely not have used such unrealistic adjectives.

However, in front of Tian Zheng, it was difficult for the two of them to talk about the dispute they had just had. Fei Cexian was the first to speak: "I met the prince by chance and just said hello. We didn't talk about anything. Master Tian must have misunderstood

.”

Li Zhen also responded expressionlessly: "Master Fei has a noble status, I don't dare to talk casually. If Master Ruotian has nothing else to do, I still have homework to complete, so I will leave first and go back."

Fei Cexian snorted and said: "Master Ruotian has nothing else to do. I have to check some information. I'll take my leave now!"

There was still obvious anger between the two people's words. Seeing this, Tian Zheng felt relieved and said goodbye to the two people.

As soon as Li Zhen left the library door, he heard someone greeting him from behind. When he turned around, it was Tian Zheng chasing after him. Without Fei Cexian beside him, Li Zhen's expression became much more relaxed, and he held his hands to Tian Zheng and said: "

Mr. Tian, ​​do you have any other advice?”

Tian Zheng waved his hand and said, "I don't have any advice. I'm here to return a piece of information to the library. I happen to have nothing to do at the moment. I wanted to ask the prince if he has time to sit with us."

Li Zhen hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed. Seeing this, Tian Zheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't drag you out for a drink at this time. Maybe I can be of some help with the homework you have to complete."

It was still early for dinner, so Tian Zheng took Li Xie to a teahouse in the city, asked the waiter to find a quiet place to sit down, and ordered a pot of green tea and some pastries.

"I was in the library just now. Did the Crown Prince have an argument with Mr. Fei?" Tian Zheng had come to his senses at this time. The scene he saw before was probably not a normal exchange between the two people, but a conversation between them.

There was a conflict, so when I came up to say hello later, the attitude of the two people was so blunt.

"Master Fei is just an envoy sent by the Ming Dynasty to your country, but he is making fun of me... Master Tian, ​​if it weren't for your sake, I would have to argue with him about right and wrong.

!" Speaking of what happened just now, Li Xie was still angry and admitted Tian Zheng's guess.

Tian Zheng was also secretly amused. The two of them were usually very secretive and seemed to completely ignore each other's existence. But it seemed that this was just the appearance. They both had grudges in their hearts and would still quarrel when they got the chance.

Tian Zheng pretended to persuade: "Sir Fei must also be responsible for his duties. He wants to save face for the Ming Dynasty, not to cause trouble for the prince."

Li Zhen snorted coldly and said: "I once heard your country's General Qian Tiandun say a very reasonable saying, face is given by others, face is lost by oneself! With the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, he has

What qualifications do you have to ridicule our country? Last year when the whole country of Korea was fighting against the Qing army, what was Ming Dynasty doing? It also said that it would help our country to fight the Qing Dynasty, but it was said that it would not be done. If it is compared with the ability to fight with words,

, then Ming Dynasty may still be number one in the world!"

As soon as Tian Zheng heard this, he roughly understood where Li Xie's grievances lay. It was obvious that Fei Cexian was dissatisfied with North Korea's attitude toward Haihan and took the opportunity to make a few mocking remarks. As a North Korean, Li Xie must have the opposite view.

If he thinks that Ming Dynasty did not help North Korea when North Korea was in danger of life and death last year, but now it jumps out to accuse North Korea, then he will naturally not be convinced.

However, Li Zhen's unkind comments about Fei Cexian and Ming Dynasty also made Tian Zheng refresh his view of him. Tian Zheng originally thought that Li Zhen still had great respect for Ming Dynasty, so he tried to avoid it as much as possible in Sanya.

He met Fei Cexian, an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, but now it seems that this view misunderstood Li Zhi. He did this not out of awe, but because of his previous indifference, which made him hate the Ming Dynasty.

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Of course, this kind of sentiment is not a good thing for the diplomatic relations between Haihan and North Korea. As the future king of North Korea, Li Zhen is alienated from the Ming Dynasty, so it is more likely that North Korea's stance will be inclined to Haihan in the future.

, this is exactly what the Haihan diplomats expected to see.

Tian Zheng nodded and said: "Today's Ming Dynasty is facing constant internal and external troubles. If it is not handled well, the situation will only become more difficult in the future. That Lord Fei doesn't know the changes in the world situation, so he will inevitably have some thoughts of sitting in a well and looking at the sky. Your Majesty, you

Today’s vision is far broader than his, so of course we won’t agree with his limited and one-sided views.”

At present, the study courses arranged by Haihan officials for Li Xie are extremely complex and involve various fields, including diplomacy. Although Tian Zheng is not the instructor teaching Li Xie, he also participated in the courses as an official of the Foreign Affairs Department.

The content is formulated, so we also have a rough idea of ​​what related content Li Xie will learn.

If Haihan wants Li Xie to bring North Korea into his camp in the future, he must make Li Xie's worldview and values ​​consistent with Haihan through training while studying abroad. And to achieve such an effect, he must naturally let Li Xie

We should broaden our horizons and no longer stick to the one-third of an acre of land at our doorstep. Instead, we should look at the world and understand the changing direction of the international situation.

Although the various courses that Li Zhi studied were in different professional fields, they complemented each other and had the same teaching objectives. For example, Li Zhi came to the library today to complete his navigation homework and look up map information. Through this process, he was able to

It is relatively vivid to understand the actual scope of Haihan's control in Northeast Asia, especially the control of the mainland coastline.

These cognitions cannot be explained to Li Xie through simple language descriptions, but when he measures and calculates the voyage on the map, he can establish a clearer understanding of the "control of the sea" described by the instructor, and his understanding of the sea.

A deeper understanding of the Han's ability to establish trade networks and military bases via sea routes outside the local area.

When this information gradually pieced together a powerful image of Haihan Kingdom in his mind, Daming, which had mediocre results in this aspect, would naturally be placed in a second-class position by him.

Tian Zheng's words made Li Xie greatly benefited, and finally a smile appeared on his face: "Thank you, Mr. Tian! My horizons have been improved, and it also depends on your country's ability to arrange this opportunity to study abroad. If you don't go abroad,

I have seen that the world is vast, and my thoughts may be similar to that of Mr. Fei, who only sticks to the old understanding of the past and is unaware of the changes in the current situation."

Tian Zheng nodded and said: "That's right. In this era, heroes are rising together. The strong may not always be strong, and the weak may not have no chance to make a difference. The world is so big, not only the eastern countries we are familiar with, but also in the far west

There are many powerful countries. Among the coalition forces that went to fight in your country last year, Portugal was one of them. They have gone to more places in the world than even our country, and their territory is only half the size of your country.

It’s just that, but it can conquer the four seas. Although our country of Haihan has been established for less than ten years, it has become a maritime power and will definitely expand its territory to a larger area in the future. What we can do, your country will

It’s also possible.”

Li Xie was very excited after hearing this. Some of the information Tian Zheng said was something he had already encountered in the course, and some was the first time he heard about it today. Of course, he dreamed that his country would one day become a powerful country like Haihan.

, but hearing official Haihan say this possibility in person still made him excited.

As for how to realize this possibility, Haihan has actually given a way, which is to let North Korea follow Haihan's development path. Li Xie and the officers, craftsmen, etc. who came to Sanya with him to study abroad, their mission is to

Bring the advanced features of Haihan back to North Korea for implementation. Perhaps after a few years, it is hard to say whether the national power will really surpass that of the Ming Dynasty - at least Li Zhen has such strong expectations.

Li Yan said: "A few years ago, I would never have believed that there was a country more powerful than the Ming Dynasty in the world, but now it seems that there are at least two emerging countries in the south and north of the Ming Dynasty that are more powerful than it. Our country is facing three challenges.

It is naturally impossible to follow the development route of the Qing Dynasty, and only your country's approach from sea to land is the most suitable for our country's situation. From now on, if we take care of the north and south of your country, we no longer need to worry about powerful neighbors!"

Tian Zheng nodded and said: "Your Majesty can recognize the changes in the international situation. If you govern North Korea in the future, your country's national power will surely grow rapidly. When the Ming Dynasty sends envoys to your country, your Majesty will no longer need to treat you like a courtier.

Already."

Li Zhen Surong said: "When I ascend the throne, I will notify the Ming Dynasty to end the vassal relationship between the two countries. From now on, we will treat it as normal diplomatic relations."

If Fei Cexian had heard this statement here, he would probably be so angry that he would blow his beard and stare. However, this is also the general trend of history, and it will not stop because of the dissatisfaction of individual people.
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