Lu Gongbi repeated the statements put forward in the Korean letter to Chen Xi again. He didn't know that Chen Xi knew everything about what happened in their country.

In Lu Gongbi's opinion, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to send people to spy on North Korean intelligence.

Chen Xidao: "Why is your statement different from what I know? As far as I know, it is because there was a coup in your country, exiled the original king and found a new king to preside over the national affairs... Do you think the Celestial Empire is so deceiving that you dare to speak nonsense?"

Lu Gongbi looked nervous, and the entire Korean envoy was panicked. They did not expect the Ming Dynasty to investigate the political disputes within the North Korean territory. They originally thought that with Liu Jin's fall, Zhongzong would have no obstacles to obtaining the Ming Dynasty enthronement.

Wang Chen and Zhang Yue were full of surprise. It was obvious that they had never heard Chen Xi's statement, but they also had doubts about the North Koreans. When Chen Xi proposed that North Korea usurped the throne coup, his first reaction was to wait and see the change, and Shen Xi first negotiated with the North Koreans to see the truth from it.

Chen Xi looked at Lu Gongbi: "Why, I was told by me, I don't know how to answer?"

Lu Gongbi smiled bitterly: "I don't know what Secretary Chen said, I don't know who misrepresented it, and it has had such a bad impact on the reputation of our country's king. This matter is purely false..."

Although Lu Gongbi tried his best to argue, he obviously lacked confidence.

Chen Xidao: "Even if you argue that someone maliciously slandered behind the scenes, there is one thing that is not something that is made out of nothing... You and your entourage have bought contraband in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. Do you regard my Ming government as nothing?"

Chen Xi spoke very harshly. When Lu Gongbi heard this, he was so scared that his voice trembled: "I don't know what Shangshu Chen said... I don't know at all..."

Chen Xi took out a book from his arms and threw it on the coffee table in front of him. "This is the record of your business with the Ming Dynasty. Most of them were muskets, gunpowder and weapons. He also sent a scout to spy on the Works Department's workshop. It was seized by our court. This is a confession... Is there anything you can defend?"

When Lu Gongbi picked up the book and saw what was mentioned above, his face felt as if he was ashamed.

Chen Xidao: "North Korea first deceived the incident of a domestic coup in the North Korea, and then purchased and hoarded weapons in the Ming Dynasty. It had a bad intention and wanted to get the enthronement of our country. It was simply delusional!"

"I want to give you a chance today, but you don't think of the emperor's kindness and actually deceive you. That official has nothing to say. From today on, all envoys must stay in the Huitong Hall and must not leave a step. Unless you return to North Korea, everything here must follow the rules of my Ming Dynasty!"

After saying that, Chen Xi stood up and left.

When Lu Gongbi saw that the talk had collapsed, it was obvious that this was not a result he could accept, so he quickly said, "Please stay, please have something to say... say it carefully."

Chen Xi stopped and looked at Lu Gongbi. This was no longer the time when the relationship between them was equal during the negotiations before, and the other party even changed their names.

Now Shen Xi has completely gained the upper hand and said with his head high: "What do you have to say?"

Lu Gongbi looked at the entourage behind him and said, "You retreat first... Lord Shen, I wonder if you can take a step to speak?"

After saying that, Lu Gongbi looked at the Ming Dynasty officials behind Chen Xi and wanted to talk to Chen Xi alone.

Chen Xi knew that the other party would inevitably talk about bribery next, which was also the reason why Lu Gongbi met Zhang Yuan privately before. He knew that Zhang Yuan was powerful and powerful, and hoped to obtain the title of Emperor Ming through Zhang Yuan and complete the task and return home successfully.

Chen Xi said to Wang Chen and others: "Everyone will wait outside first."

Chen Xi was in a state of great status and was an imperial envoy who met with the North Korean envoy. No one dared to disobey his orders and went out immediately.

After the others left, Lu Gongbi hurriedly said, "Mr. Shen, I heard that you are a master of the three Yuan and Hanlin, and you have great insights into the marching and war. Our dynasty is going to write a book for you."

Chen Xi sneered: "What did you tell me about this? I am not dead and I wrote a book and wrote a biography. Are you going to make a final decision for me in advance, right?"

"There is no such intention, no such intention."

Lu Gongbi said, "Mr. Shen, you have a lofty status in the Ming Dynasty. You don't have to be as knowledgeable as us little people. Even if you are the king of our dynasty, you will have no way to compare with your status..."

Chen Xi looked at Lu Gongbi and said, "You are saying this in private. Do you dare to say this in front of others? Are you afraid that you will not go back to North Korea?"

Lu Gongbi was fooled by Chen Xi and didn't know how to answer. After he was stammering for a while, he finally said straight to the point:

"Mr. Shen, we, the people of the small country, don't know how to get along with big names like you. What do you think? In addition to tribute to the ten beauties of His Majesty the Ming Emperor, we will present you twenty beauties, and will give you generous gifts to your mansion during the holidays... If you are afraid of being known, just give it to a place, and we will send someone to deliver the gifts to the designated place, and we will never cause any trouble for you."

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "A few women, plus some gifts, can be exchanged for the Ming Dynasty enthronement... Your plan is really good! You have thought that you deceive the Celestial Kingdom, buy contraband in my Ming Dynasty, and even spy on the intelligence of our dynasty. These things are enough to make our dynasty lose trust in you. It seems that you don't have to send envoys to our dynasty in the future, and meet on the battlefield!"

This scared Lu Gongbi.

Lu Gongbi naturally knew that the Ming Dynasty was going to send troops to attack the grasslands, but he knew in his heart that North Korea had no ability to rush troops to the Ming Dynasty. With the strength of North Korea, even the Japanese and Later Jin invaded the border, let alone confronting the Ming Dynasty.

Furthermore, the vassal relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Korea based on Confucian ethics is both a "monarch-subject relationship" and a "father-son relationship". Since Li Chenggui became king and Ming Taizu gave the title of Korea, every king must be granted the title of Emperor Ming, otherwise it will be unreasonable and it will be extremely difficult to settle down.

Lu Gongbi hurriedly said, "Mr. Shen, if you have any conditions, I will follow them unconditionally. There must be room for discussion on this matter."

Chen Xidao: "How can you discuss the space for those who are untrustworthy? Today's official will tell Your Majesty truthfully what to do, and it will be up to Your Majesty to decide. If you are willing to wait, then wait in the Huitong Pavilion. If you don't agree, you can go back to North Korea at any time, no one will stop you!"

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The negotiations between Chen Xi and the North Korean envoy ended unhappily.

Chen Xi did not give the North Koreans any chance, which gave Zhang Yuan a less chance to make contributions in front of Zhu Houzhao.

Originally, Zhang Yuan wanted to come with Chen Xi, but he felt that Chen Xi could handle the matter well, but he did not want to appear in front of the Koreans as Deputy Envoy Chen Xi, so he did not come with him.

After Zhang Yuan learned about the results of the negotiations between Chen Xi and the North Koreans, he appeared in front of Shen Xi almost in a fit of anger. At this time, Chen Xi came out of the Huitong Hall and returned to the Ministry of War.

"...Mr. Shen, you are trying to trouble others. Have you done what Your Majesty ordered? Where are the beauty who paid tribute to North Korea?"

Zhang Yuan ignored Lu Wan, Wang Chang and others and directly questioned Chen Xi.

Chen Xidao: "The North Korean envoy has many violations of the ban, and the national letter he submitted is not detailed, and he is maliciously deceiving. Even Liu Jin knew that there was a fraud and rejected it. How can I get my official to agree to the canonization? Since the canonization is in no way possible, how can it involve the beauty contributed by North Korea... If you want it, go to the North Korean envoy to ask for it yourself!"

"You, you..."

Zhang Yuan pointed at Chen Xi, and his stomach was almost blown out of breath.

But he had no choice. After all, under the arrangement of Zhu Houzhao, Chen Xi was the mastermind and had the right to make any decisions. Zhang Yuan shook his sleeves and said, "Let's see how our family impeaches you! Your Majesty trusts you and entrusts you with the important task. I don't want you to do it in a mess. It's simply unreasonable... Look, what do you see?!"

Zhang Yuan left the Ministry of War in full view, took a carriage to the leopard room, preparing to face the emperor for complaint.

Lu Wan asked worriedly: "Mr. Shen, what's wrong... will happen to you?"

Chen Xidao: "When it comes to foreign countries, you have to be careful. Although it was explained by Your Majesty personally, it must be the first priority to safeguarding the interests of the court... It has nothing to do with the Ministry of War at this time. You can just do what you have at your fingertips."

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At the same time, Xie Qian was shocked when he learned that Chen Xi was humiliating the North Korean envoy in the Huitong Hall. When Liu Jin was in power, he read the letter of national contributors from North Korea and had some doubts about the contents. So later Liu Jin drove the North Korean envoys out of the capital, but he didn't say anything.

But now after Chen Xi made up the matter, Xie Qian stood on the side of the North Korean envoy.

"...What's going on this kid? The northern border has just settled a little, so he came here. Isn't it just a trivial matter of enthroning a monarch of North Korea? No matter whether he ascended the throne normally or usurped the throne! During the Taizu period, Li Chenggui's mutiny, deposed the Koryo Emperors Xin Jun, Xin Chang, and Wang Yao, and proclaimed himself king. Didn't Taizu admit it? He also gave the title of "Korea"! Besides, how did he know what happened in North Korea? He sent someone to North Korea to see it?"

In Xie Qian's opinion, even the people of North Korea may not know whether their position as the throne is obtained from usurping the throne, let alone Chen Xi, a person from the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, he did not agree with Chen Xi's difficulties at all, believing that since the Taizu precedents were in compliance with the implementation and should not make things difficult for the Korean envoys, making this best vassal state of the Ming Dynasty disunited, which was of no use to the current overall situation.

Zhang Yue, the head of the Ministry of Rites who came to convey the message, asked: "Did Master Xie go to meet the sage and state this matter?"

Xie Qian's face turned dark. Although he had a respectable status, he had never had the qualifications to meet the saint at any time. He said angrily: "Since Eunuch Zhang has learned about this, he will tell Your Majesty the reason. Why should I go to meet the saint? But I cannot ignore it."

"I don't know how to thank Master Ge..."

Zhang Yue looked at Xie Qian and wanted to know what Xie Qian's next move would be.

Xie Qian said: "I want to visit several ministries and then go to Honglu Temple to ask about the matter clearly. If necessary, it is possible to go to the Ministry of War. You can go back to the Ministry of Rites first. This matter is closely related to the Ministry of Rites. Any problem that causes the deterioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries is not a trivial matter!"

Seeing Xie Qian's appearance of mobilizing all the troops, Zhang Yue felt a little contemptuous: "You Xie Yu Nei is cruel and cruel, and in terms of courage, you are far inferior to the young and promising Shen Zhihou!"

Obviously, Xie Qian did not expect that he would be despised by Zhang Yue. He felt good about himself, so he left the courtyard with a sense of arrogance and went to the office of the Ministry of Personnel.

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Zhang Yuan was determined to go to Zhu Houzhao to file a lawsuit.

In his opinion, Chen Xi would definitely be defeated by him this time, and even if he didn't die, he would have to peel off his skin... He actually dared to hinder the "major" of presenting a beautiful woman to the emperor and delaying his favor. As a result, after arriving at the leopard room, Zhang Yuan realized that it was not easy to complain.

Even though he saw that Zhu Houzhao had more ways than others, the problem was that Zhu Houzhao would not wait for him during the day, and was sleeping soundly now.

Then Zhang Yuan waited until sunset, and kept urging people to go in and ask if Zhu Houzhao woke up.

It was not until the lights were on that Zhu Houzhao woke up.

"...Please forgive me. It's not that villain didn't go in and spread the news to you. He really doesn't have the qualifications. His Majesty has gotten up and went to Concubine Li. Otherwise, you can wait, or you can tell Eunuch Guo..."

The eunuchs were in a dilemma. Zhu Houzhao repeatedly ordered that he would not delay his enjoyment due to foreign affairs. Now, no matter what happens, he would ask Xiao Tuozi first. Now there is a dispute between Xiao Tuozi and Zhang Yuan, so he would not help Zhang Yuan pass the news.

Zhang Yuan asked in anger: "Where is the little knitted man?"

When the eunuch was frightened when he heard Zhang Yuan calling him Xiao Tiaozi, the eunuch was frightened. No matter how much Zhang Yuan asked, he kept silent.

After waiting for Qian Ning to come, Zhang Yuan finally saw some hope. Qian Ning looked at Zhang Yuan and asked with a smile: "Isn't this Eunuch Zhang? I'll salute you."

Unlike when Qian Ning saw Qian Ning before, Qian Ning showed respectful attitude towards Zhang Yuan, now Qian Ning is full of confidence in speaking.

Everyone knows that Qian Ning is favored. With the rise of Concubine Li, he has a special status in the Leopard Room. Although he has not officially become the commander of the Jinyiwei, there are rumors that it will become a reality in a few days after the New Year. After all, Zhu Houzhao has issued an order to promote Qian Ning.

Zhang Yuan said angrily: "We come to see Your Majesty."

Qian Ning smiled and said, "I can't do anything about this... I haven't seen His Majesty for many days, why don't Eunuch Zhang go with me to have a drink?"

Zhang Yuan said angrily: "We have important matters in our family, who dares to stop us?"

Because he was furious, Zhang Yuan no longer wanted to talk nonsense to the people in front of him, and rushed into the leopard room, which made the eunuchs very anxious.

"Eunuch Zhang, you can't do this..."

A group of eunuchs came up to stop and drag, and the guards were also ready to move. However, everyone present knew who Zhang Yuan was. This eunuch who was the chief seal of the Sili Supervisor and had huge power. It would be no benefit for anyone to offend him, so these people dared not act rashly.

Qian Ning did not come forward to stop him and joked in a sarcastic tone: "Why is Eunuch Zhang? If you want to meet the saint, you may not have to force yourself. You can hand me a sentence to Mr. Twist... How can Mr. Twist not give you face to Mr. Twist?"

Seeing that the move of forced entrepreneurship was not effective, Zhang Yuan had to give up. The only thing he was not physically strong. He was already out of breath for a while and could not continue to rush forward.

Zhang Yuan said: "Our family needs you to remind me? Where is the little konzi person? Our family wants to see him. If he doesn't come out, don't let our family give him any convenience in the future... You bring this to Xiao konzi and let him think about whether he will come out to see our family!"

In the end, Zhang Yuan could only speak to the eunuchs around him in a threatening tone.
Chapter completed!