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Chapter Seven Seven Pillow

Chen Wenchuan had to agree that, like Jin Ding, they were eager to contact the imperial fleet at the mouth of the Han River and find out the purpose of the arrival. If the North Korean rebellion was really settled, they would try their best to keep it on their own side. However, today, Seoul is controlled by the Jin Ding party, and internal and external transportation has long been cut off due to martial law and curfew. Chen Wenchuan sent people out of the city several times after going to court yesterday, but they never went out. There were even two subordinates who never returned, and their lives and death were unknown. Since Jin Ding was willing to take his people there, he naturally would not object.

Chen Wenchuan was quick to write a letter and immediately invited friends to sign. Of course, because this letter did not avoid Jin Dian, the person who signed the letter was exposed, or officials who became officials after the fall of the Qing Dynasty. It was only a morning that Chen Wenchuan handed the letter to a trustworthy document and asked him to go to the mouth of the Hanjiang River with Jin Dian.

Jin Teng came to Zheng Yuechen, and his group went south by land, found a small port in the south of the Han River, and took a boat to Juehua Island.

Juehua Island Pier.

As soon as the ship arrived on the shore, the sailor had already put down the springboard and tied the cables. The master on the dock entered the cabin under the command of the boss of the ship to transport goods. Zheng Yuechen was born in a difficult time, and even if he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, he had done a business casually.

The group came to the shore and announced their identity. They were invited to a mansion to rest. The convenient four-wheeled carriage carried Jin Bing and his group and saluted on the flat road. With the bright glass mirror, Jin Bing could observe the surrounding situation without opening the window and blowing the air.

Jin Teng has been to Juehua Island. You should know that this is a place where the kings of Korea took refuge in all dynasties. After the rise of the Empire's sea, it once became a fortress fortress in North Korea. Juehua Island was much annoyed than before. The road leading to the city from the pier was widened and flat, and drainage ditches were built on both sides, such as four-wheeled carriages dragged by a double horse, which could also be paralleled. There were dense shops on both sides of the road. Various specialties from North Korea were sold here. The merchants traveling on the streets were different in appearance and clothing. Jin Teng was dazzling. He always thought that Juehua Island had become the empire's military garrison after it fell. He never thought that business would flourish like this.

The mansion where Jin Tai and others were placed was a four-story red brick building. There was a bird's eye view of the entire port from the upper floor. After Jin Tai moved in, he realized that Li Decan was holding a military opportunity meeting and was just given food and entertainment. Jin Tai and others chose a table by the window. While eating and looking at the port, they were amazed at the battleships and large cargo ships in the port, especially the dense gun doors, which were simply chilling.

Jin Teng had no doubts about the strength of the Imperial Army, but today I saw it with my own eyes and had a more personal experience. I didn't hesitate about the choice he made that night.

It was not until the evening that Jin Teng and others were guided to meet Li Decan. After the guards searched, they entered the reception room covered with thick carpets. The bright whale oil candles reflected a strange light from the colored glass. Jin Teng carefully looked at Li Decan, who was slightly fat behind the main seat, but kneeled on the ground with Zheng Yuechen's kneeling.

"Zheng Yuechen greets the minister of Eng."

Li Decan nodded slightly and said to the servant beside him: "Create a chair for my friend, and sit down with my friend's friends."

After listening to Li Decan's instructions, Jin Tai admired Zheng Yuechen's ability a little more. Zheng Yuechen exchanged a few words with Li Decan, and then said, "Yes, this one is Lord Jin Tai Jin, and the one on my right hand is He Changye, the documentary that Lord Chen Wenchuan believes highly trusted."

"See the President, Cao Min not only comes on behalf of Lord Chen Wenchuan, but also has the entrustment of the King of Korea on his shoulders." He Changye hurriedly stood up and spoke in front of Jin Ding. He said that he was also the representative of King Li Bai of Korea, which surprised both Jin Ding and Zheng Yuechen. After all, He Changye has been very honest all the way, and he never thought he had such an identity.

Li Decan was as calm as usual and nodded slightly. After He Changye took out a letter in his arms, he untied his outer robe, tore it open his inner robe, took out a piece of leather from it, put it together and handed it to Li Decan's servant, and said, "There are two letters, one entrusted by Lord Chen, and the other entrusted by the King. Please take a look at it."

Li Decan looked at it briefly and asked, "He Changye, Li Bai and Chen Wenchuan have something to bring to you?"

He Changye looked at the golden pride beside him, hesitated and said, "Sir, the king's entrustment must be reported to you by the Lord..."

"If you want to say it, then say it in person. If you don't want to say it, please come back." Li Decan said indifferently.

He had read the letter brought by He Changye. Li Bai's letter was a swearing to excuse himself. He said that when the Qing Dynasty was still alive, Li Bai was a man in Cao's camp and was in the Han Dynasty. He had always been a false and implicit. He had never really been an enemy of the Celestial Empire. All the mistakes were the faults of the two nobles including Jin Bin. He hoped to obtain the forgiveness of the Celestial Empire. Of course, in his personal letter, Li Bai also promised Li Decan a lot of benefits, including real money, silver, fertile land and beautiful houses, and also talked about his hometown feelings with him, hoping that he would share the same for North Korea in terms of his own.

Another letter from Chen Wenchuan was also a testimony for Li Bai and his son, proving that Li Bai's previous actions were just forced by the general trend. He had always been concerned about the Celestial Empire. Chen Wenchuan and others also brought out a long list of Ming survivors who were protected by the Korean royal family to testify and guarantee Li Bai. The purpose was to preserve the Korean ancestral temple and the country and to keep Li Bai the orthodox of the Korean royal family. This was obviously something that Li Decan could not accept. He led his troops to annex the North Korean country.

Because of this, Li Decan lacked interest in what He Changye brought and did not want to avoid Jin Tai and others. He Changye was still hesitating and was taken out by two officers. Li Decan asked Jin Tai with a smile: "Mr. Jin, why are you here?"

Jin Bing gritted his teeth, firmed his thoughts, and said bluntly: "The criminal minister came for the President."

"Oh, I'm here for my official. Didn't you come to contact North Korea on behalf of North Korea?" Li Decan asked in confusion.

Jin Bing quickly shook his head: "That's just a cover-up remark. The criminals knew that North Korea bowed to the Qing Dynasty and helped the evildoers to abuse it, and the criminals and others were also extremely evil. How could they dare to ask the Celestial Empire for forgiveness? The criminals only thought that if they could serve the President and make meritorious contributions, they could atone for their sins."

"Where is the place where I need you to serve?" Li Decan asked directly with an interesting look.

Kim Bin said: "The criminal minister Tian is the leader of the political affairs of North Korea. He has been in charge of the Hanjing garrison for many years. If the president does not dislike him, the criminal minister is willing to lead the troops of the Celestial Empire into the city, control the inside and outside, and recruit all places to relieve the president's worries."

"But why did I do this?"

"Sir, Rong Sui Chen said something that should not be said. The number of days for the Lee family in North Korea has arrived. This is three thousand miles of rivers and mountains and millions of people. If it is a way out, how can there be more popular than joining the Holy Dynasty?" Jin Tai said tentatively. He looked at Li Decan secretly and found that he nodded slightly after hearing his words. He obviously agreed. He continued to say: "The monk has been in North Korea for many years and knows that after Bingzi's chaos, North Korea betrays China's kindness and favors the Tartars.

It was a move by the Li family of Korea to protect their glory and wealth. I recalled that in the Japanese turmoil in the Iron Chronicle, China had a kindness for the survival of the Eastern Kingdoms, and they recreated their kindness and righteousness, and they were both father and son. The Li family rebelled for their own selfishness, which was a loss of virtue. For decades, Li Bai and his son had a mercy with the Manchu Hunter, and they wanted to seek the Korean people and sucked bones and marrow. This not only led to the division of the three kingdoms, but also lost all the people's hearts. The criminals believed that North Korea was already difficult to return. If they could submit to the Heavenly Kingdom and get the protection of China, they would be the best choice."

"I'm really dozing off someone handed the pillow. I was worried that no one would support my plan. I never thought that such a person would pop up. It seems that the North Korean rebellion will not last long. Well, the people can suffer less." Li Decan smiled and was very satisfied with Kim Bin's words. At this moment, a servant walked in from outside. It turned out that He Changye changed his mind. Although he still didn't want to say what Li Bai and Chen Wenchuan said in front of Kim Bin, he chose another way and wrote it on paper for Lee Decan to read it alone.

Li Decan just read it once and handed the letter to Jin Teng. After reading it, Jin Teng shouted injustice. It turned out that Xin Chong not only pushed all the crimes that North Korea committed against the empire against the former Ming Dynasty over the years to the heads of Jin Teng and his son, but Li Bo also suggested that Li Decan directly ask Jin Teng and kill them on Juehua Island, and it would be better to kill them with one knife. Returning to Seoul, causing storms. According to Li Bo, as long as Jin Teng dies, the two Korean squads will be left without a leader. At that time, Li Bo will open the country and introduce the troops of the Celestial Empire into Seoul, and liquidate all the two squads that depended on the Qing Dynasty that year.

The golden terry kneeling on the ground sweated like rain. He couldn't help but be glad that what he said just now was not asking for credit from the Celestial Empire, but to save his life.

"Mr. Jin, what you said just now is exactly what I mean. The Lee family in North Korea lost their morals and lost their ranks and was unwilling to the hearts of the people. It has reached the point where thousands of people are referring to it. This time I came here to correct the original source and make things right. Are you really willing to help me with your help?" Li Decan's question made Kim Bing wake up immediately.

Jin Bing swears repeatedly: "I am willing, I am willing, and I am willing to give all my help to the Lord!"

Li Decan smiled and said, "It's not necessary to give all of it. The saint emperor is kind and generous. He never stings in commending meritorious ministers. If you can really do it, not only keep your family, but I will also ask for merit for you and give you a generous reward."

"Thank you, sir, for your help." Jin Bing wiped her face and wet her sleeves, not knowing whether she was sweating or tears.

Seoul, Gyeongbokgung Palace.

The cold wind blew the iron horses on the corners of the eaves, making a crisp sound of collision. Li Bai stood in front of the table, holding a wolf hair, and was stunned there, like a sculpture. After a long time, he wrote two big words on the paper - Destiny, but after writing the words, he was extremely dissatisfied and had to throw the paper into the trash can on the side.

Li Bai wanted to write again, but the wolf hair could not dip the ink in the inkstone. When he saw that it was frozen, Li Bai smiled helplessly and said, "Come on, buy two more braziers."

"King, it's already the third update. It's time for you to rest, and... there's not much charcoal fire." Nu Shanggong whispered.

Li Bai said angrily: "I am the lord of a country. Can't I even use charcoal fire?"

"The king calmed down. Seoul was banned in the past few days, internal and external traffic was cut off, and charcoal was not transported in, so..." Nu Shanggong explained carefully.

Li Bai sighed: "It's really a crime!"

Li Bai said, throwing the brush aside. He wanted to rest, but he couldn't sleep. Since Jin Tai went to Juehua Island, he had been unable to fall asleep. As soon as he fell asleep, he would be awakened whenever there was any movement. What he thought in his heart during the day was reflected in his dreams. Sometimes he dreamed of the envoys of the Celestial Dynasty, proclaiming that he was innocent, inheriting the throne of the King of Joseon, and proclaiming that the Eastern Dynasty and the Southern Kingdom were rebellious. The Celestial Dynasty sent troops to help and quell the rebellion. Li Bai was still the only master of the eight paths of Korea, reviving the Li family for the first time.

But more often, Li Bai would dream of killing the rebels who came to his house, putting himself in a sack and throwing him down from the building of Gyeongbokgung Palace. The feeling of falling and losing weight is so real.

Just as he was thinking, a shrill scream suddenly came out from outside. Li Bai frowned, wondering what happened. Is it because someone fell or the palace maid was being beaten up? A more terrifying possibility popped up deep in his heart - was it because someone rebelled!

Li Bai shook his head and rubbed his face. He did not dare to think about that, nor did he want to think about it. He comforted himself carefully and told himself that the Celestial Empire had sent troops to him and would definitely recognize and accept him. The Celestial Empire needed to punish the thieves who helped the evildoer. It was enough to send one or two shifts of gold and halves. The Celestial Empire needed wealth and population. Are those two nobles? They had shaved land in Korea for decades and were richer than the King of Korea, at least they didn't have to calculate the use of charcoal. No, no, no one dared to rebel in front of the Celestial Empire's army.........

But self-comfort is self-comfort after all. The fact has happened. What came from outside is not just screams, but also the sound of crying for help. The sharp sound is also mixed with the dull sound of hitting the door. As the dense and heavy footsteps approach, Li Bai finally woke up.

Clang!

The gate was knocked open, and the guard covered in blood rolled in, scaring the Nu Shanggong to faint. Seeing that the guard had a breath, Li Bai asked quickly: "Is the army of the Celestial Empire coming to quell the rebellion?"
Chapter completed!
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