When Jin Sangxian said this, everyone was dumbfounded.

However, Yang Zhen believed that the current rulers and ministers of the court had such "rules" for doing things, that is, there were no rules at all.

From Ding Mao's peace agreement when he was acting recklessly to Bingzi's peace agreement when he was acting recklessly, they were all achieved in this way as if they were child's play.

King Li Zhuo had no opinions of his own. As long as it was conducive to retaining his throne, he would accept whatever opinions the ministers put forward, and then leave them to whomever put forward the opinions.

As for whether the various opinions are in conflict or consistent, he doesn't care at all. The only thing he cares about is his own throne.

For example, the 70-year-old Kim Sang-heon in front of him, although he was the Li Cao judge of the Li Dynasty before he was dismissed from office, but now he has neither the power of an envoy nor any other official status. To put it bluntly, he is just a bit of an official.

Just a retired old man with personal influence.

Because he always advocated respecting the Ming Dynasty and opposing the Qing Dynasty, when the Ming Dynasty's army came to attack, they simply sent him out to mediate and deal with it.

Doing this will more or less make people feel that Li Zhu or his small court has no sincerity or integrity at all.

Today Yang Zhen feels like this.

"Captain, before I leave, there is an old friend who asked me for an important matter. Please ask me about the whereabouts of Hong Mingyi who was left behind in Jianghua. I wonder where Hong Mingyi is now?"

At the end of his speech, Kim Sang-hyun finally asked a specific and meaningful question.

Hong Mingyi, the son of Hong Ruifeng, the council leader, worked as a guard on Ganghwa Island. Now that something happened on Ganghwa Island, news between the two places was cut off for a while. Hong Ruifeng was naturally concerned about his son's safety.

Therefore, after Jin Sangxian was sent to Manjusri Mountain City, Hong Ruifeng tossed and turned and asked Jin Sangxian to send a message, telling him to save Hong Mingyi's life. As long as this could be achieved, any conditions proposed by the Ming army could be negotiated.

Jin Sangxian saw that Shen Jicheng, the deputy envoy of Jianghua Remaining Mansion, and An Yingchang, the general of Jianghua Island, were not there, but Hong Mingyi was not seen. He was worried that Yang Zhen's army had killed Hong Mingyi because he did not know the benefits, so he finished the introduction.

After he came to Ganghwa Island, he immediately asked about the whereabouts of Hong Mingyi.

"Old friend? Haha, it's an old friend again. I wonder which old friend Mr. Jin is?"

"This is my old friend many years ago. The current Prime Minister of Hanyang City Council, Hong Ruifeng Hong."

Yang Zhen looked at the old and vigorous Jin Sangxian, curled his lips and nodded, thinking: You regard Hong Ling as an old friend, but Prime Minister Hong Ling does not regard you as an old friend. When it is time to betray you, Prime Minister Hong Ling does.

Show no mercy.

Of course, although Yang Zhen thought so in his heart, he didn't say it with his mouth.

After all, Yang Zhen still has some respect for Kim Sang-hyun and doesn't want to slap him in the face like this in public.

Moreover, it turns out that what happened in history will probably not happen in the future, and there is no need to speak out about it.

"Haha, then what is the relationship between this Hong Mingyi Hong staying behind and your old friend Hong Lingxiang, Mr. Jin?"

When Jin Shangxian heard what Yang Zhen said, he first turned to look at Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang, then raised his hands to Yang Zhen and said, "This Hong Liusou is the son of Prime Minister Hong Ling. Although Prime Minister Hong Ling has many children and grandchildren, the others are all

He is the son of a concubine and his first wife, but now he is the only one."

Having said this, Jin Shangxian paused for a moment, looked at Yang Zhen, and then said: "Captain, Prime Minister Hong is now gaining the trust of my humble king. He can decide many matters in the court with just one word.

"When I was leaving, Prime Minister Hong asked someone to send a message that as long as Hong Mingyi is safe and sound, the governor will release him to Hanyang, and we can discuss anything with Prime Minister Hong!"

"Can we talk about anything?"

"Exactly, we can talk about anything. I can be the broker or the guarantor."

Hearing Jin Sangxian's words, Yang Zhen couldn't believe his ears for a moment. Can the prime minister of a country operate like this in the face of national events?

Yang Zhen turned to look at Shen Qicheng, only to see that Shen Qicheng nodded towards him first, and then said with a half-smile: "Xiao Bang, Prime Minister Hong, has two things about him that are known to both the government and the public. One is his His hobby is sex as much as his life, and secondly, he is afraid of having his wife like a tiger. Haha, if the temple, military and national affairs are entrusted to such a person, you can imagine the corruption and ruin!"

Shen Qicheng shook his head as he spoke. His tone was full of contempt for hypocrites like Hong Ruifeng, and he was also very dissatisfied with Li Zhu who appointed such a person as the leader.

"Well, alas, no gold is pure and no one is perfect. Although Prime Minister Hong Ling has some shortcomings in personal ethics, his advantage is that he is smooth and smooth in dealing with things and can be accepted by all parties."

When Kim Sang-hyun saw that Shen Qicheng had exposed Hong Ruifeng's unworthiness to Yang Zhen and was full of disdain for this leader's political affairs, he did not refute it at the moment. Apparently he also agreed with Shen Qicheng's statement.

It's just that he is different from Shen Qicheng, who is still full of energy. After experiencing Bingzi's random humiliation and the ups and downs of the past few years, Kim Sang-heon has been able to look at problems not based on personal preferences.

So, when he shook his head, sighed, and finished expressing his views on Hong Ruifeng, the leader, he then said to Yang Zhen:

"Now that the great road of the world is hidden, good and evil are reversed, the country's three thousand miles of rivers and mountains are in danger, and the country is worried, perhaps it is necessary for people like Hong Lingxiang to come forward and mediate and maintain it!"

After saying these words, Jin Sangxian sighed and said nothing, looking lonely.

From the words of Jin Shangxian and Shen Qicheng, Yang Zhen also heard some clues of tit-for-tat, but Yang Zhen was not interested in the overt and covert fighting between them.

On the contrary, it was their almost unanimous views on the leader Hong Ruifeng that made Yang Zhenruo realize something.

In this case, it is right to save Hong Mingyi's life, and not only to save Hong Mingyi's life now, but also to take him back to Lushunkou in the future.

Kim Sang-hyun said that Yang Zhen can negotiate anything, which means he can make any demands, and he himself can be the mediator and guarantor.

But Yang Zhen didn't believe in him as the guarantor at all. It wasn't that he didn't believe in Kim Sang-heon's character, but that he didn't believe in Hong Ruifeng's character.

Historically, Hong Ruifeng could sell Kim Sang-hyun, a scholar leader of the Ming-respecting and anti-Qing faction, to the Qing Dynasty envoy, so of course he would be very likely to give up the guarantee he made to Kim Sang-heon in the blink of an eye.

Rather than letting Kim Sang-hyun, a retired old man in his seventies, act as a guarantee, it would be better to take Hong Ming-yi into his own hands as a hostage.

"Haha, since Hong Mingyi and Hong Liushou are the sons of Hong Lingxiang, and Hong Lingxiang is so reasonable, what else is there to say? Zhang Chen, go and invite that Hong Liushou and let Jin Sir, please meet me first!"

"I humbly obey my command!"

Zhang Chen, who was sitting on his knees next to him, heard Yang Zhen's order and immediately stood up, striding out to retrieve Hong Mingyi.

When Kim Sang-hyun saw this, he immediately knew that Hong Ming-yi had been arrested and imprisoned by Yang Zhen and had not died in the sudden war.

So he took a deep breath, stroked the goatee on his chin and nodded with a smile: "As long as Hong Liushou is safe and sound, everything will be easy for Prime Minister Hong!"

After saying this, Jin Sangxian seemed to realize that the Yang Zhen in front of him was much easier to talk to than the Qinglu back then, so he thought of other missions on this trip and said:

"Since the Commander-in-Chief has no intention of abolishing the ruler of the country, and the son of Prime Minister Hong is safe and sound, then there is an inextricable knot between the Commander-in-Chief and the monarchs and ministers of the temple of the country. In this case, I dare to ask when the Commander-in-Chief plans to withdraw his troops?"

When Jin Sangxian asked, Yang Zhen was okay and didn't react much, because he knew that Jin Sangxian would ask such a question eventually.

But when Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang heard this question, they suddenly raised their heads and looked first at Jin Shangxian and then at Yang Zhen, with anxious expressions on their faces.

When Yang Zhen saw this, he knew what they were worried about. He immediately pressed his hands on them and told them to calm down. Then he smiled at Jin Sangxian and said:

"Withdraw the troops? I have come all the way, spent a lot of time and money, and started a war. How can I withdraw my troops so easily? Besides, even if I agree to withdraw the troops for Mr. Jin's sake, my officers and men will not agree.

"Haha, even the newly formed loyal and loyal soldiers of the Ming Army will not agree to the commander-in-chief's withdrawal of troops like this! The soldiers are determined to return to the Ming Dynasty to fight against the captives, strengthen the good and eliminate the evil. They are thinking of crossing the sea and ashore and walking to Hanyang City. How can I, the commander-in-chief, just withdraw the troops?"

"Strengthen the good and eliminate the evil?"

"That's right, it means strengthening the good and eliminating the evil, eliminating the traitors and clearing the emperor's side!"

"this--"

When Jin Sangxian saw what Yang Zhen said, Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang, who were listening next to him, also changed their respectful expressions towards him before and looked at him with bright eyes. It was obvious that this was what he thought, and he was speechless for a moment. Spoken.

After a while, Jin Shangxian saw that Yang Zhen and others had nothing to say, so he sighed and said: "What the governor said about strengthening the righteous and eliminating the evil was originally good, but now the court of the small country is indeed full of smoke and smoke, and all the people are making peace with the captives.

"But since I have been entrusted by someone this time, I cannot be disloyal. I can only talk to the governor shamelessly! I also ask the governor to step aside!"

When Jin Sangxian saw that Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang were not completely on his side as he thought, he immediately asked Yang Zhen to ask them out.

After hearing what Jin Shangxian said, Yang Zhen turned to look at Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang, and then nodded and said: "Okay, then please ask Director Shen and An Duzhi to take a rest outside the hall first!"

"Captain——"

"Captain——"

When Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang heard this, their expressions changed and they immediately wanted to object and speak to Yang Zhen.

Yang Zhen's face immediately darkened and his eyes were stern. Although he didn't say a word, Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang stopped what they were about to say.

Immediately afterwards, the two people looked at each other, stood up, faced Yang Zhen, bowed and retreated out of the door.

It wasn't until Shen Qi was completed and An Yingchang and both of them had retreated that Jin Shangxian said to Yang Zhensurong: "Thinking about the past, the monarchs and ministers of this humble country are indeed unworthy of the Ming Dynasty's grace. However, the situation has been like this since Bingzi's chaos. It is definitely not the true intention of the king and his ministers who despise the country.

"Now that the Commander-in-Chief has led his army here to investigate the sins of the emperor and attack the unjust, it is in line with the principles of heaven. However, no matter how big or small, it will eventually come to an end, and the Commander-in-Chief cannot stay in Jianghua for a long time, so I dare to ask the Commander-in-Chief, what should I do?

Are you willing to withdraw your troops?”

When Yang Zhen saw what he said and asked, he immediately became serious. He thought for a while and said, "If you want me to withdraw my troops, you must agree to a few conditions. But, Mr. Jin, can you do this?"

"I am an idle man who has retired to the countryside for a long time. Naturally, I cannot be the master of my humble king."

"Haha, then Mr. Jin, please go back first and ask Li Zhu to send someone who can make the decision."
Chapter completed!