On the endless sea level, a ship without any flags was struggling to move forward in the wind and waves.
The people on the boat were swaying and looking ahead in horror. A big wave was coming from directly in front of them.
In just an instant, this small ship was submerged and destroyed in an instant.
Fortunately, the people on the boat were well prepared, each holding their own planks tightly and waiting for life-saving straws.
But despite this, they are still heartbroken. A lonely ship capsized in the sea, and the consequences can be imagined.
Originally, they had given up hope, but after an unknown amount of time, a fleet flying the flag of the Great Bright Sun and Moon was sailing towards them.
The observers on the Ming fleet naturally discovered these people drifting on the sea, so they immediately started rescue.
Seeing that the other party took the initiative to save them, these drifters who had one foot in the door of hell were extremely excited.
A middle-aged man in official uniform said angrily:
"God damn me, damn Mao Wenlong, I will definitely expose all your crimes in front of His Majesty the Great Emperor to see how you can show off your power in the future."
The ship that was capsized by the waves came from North Korea, and the people on the ship were envoys personally appointed by the king of North Korea.
The reason why there is only one ship, and it is a sea-going ship that cannot withstand strong winds and waves, starts with Mao Wenlong.
Mao Wenlong used the emperor's will to intimidate North Korea to donate all its medium and large ships for his own use in the name of consolidating coastal defense and the Yalu River.
If North Korea refused, Mao Wenlong threatened them that the next time Jiannu attacked, his Zhenjiang Army would not help North Korea stop it, and he would allow Jiannu to enter North Korea, burn, kill and loot.
The monarchs and ministers of North Korea did not believe it at first, thinking that Mao Wenlong was just talking. But when Amin's army entered North Korea, they realized that Mao Wenlong was not joking.
In the end, he had no choice but to tearfully give most of the medium and large sea-going ships to Mao Wenlong in the name of leasing, but no one up and down knew that this was actually being forced to "turn it over".
North Korea is not that stupid. Naturally, it secretly hides all the best large-scale ships for its own use.
They originally thought that they could cross the sea and the sky, so the envoy of the Korean king took the envoy and set off on a large sea ship.
But when they went to sea, they discovered that Mao Wenlong was not as simple as they thought.
He actually established a navy based on North Korean ships, driving the ships that originally belonged to them to patrol the North Korean coast.
Less than half a day after leaving the sea, they were discovered by Mao Wenlong's navy. After learning that they were North Korean envoys, they directly detained all the ships and drove them back.
Mao Wenlong himself also knew that his behavior was an act beyond his authority. Although North Korea was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it was an upright country after all.
And he was just a general guarding one place, and his identity was much different from that of the King of Korea.
His ability to threaten the king of North Korea was completely false. If there were no slaves, North Korea would not pay attention to a small person like him.
He is simply playing with fire now, constantly tapping all kinds of materials from North Korea to develop and strengthen himself.
He believed that mainly because he was strong enough and had the existence of Jiannu, even the court would not dare to do anything to him easily.
These were all things he learned from Li Chengliang when he was the president of the Li family.
But he also knew clearly that before he had enough strength, he had to be honest and obedient in the eyes of the court, otherwise he would be in disaster.
Therefore, he must blockade North Korea and not allow them to pass the sea route and go to the capital to file a complaint against him. As long as North Korea cannot file a complaint, he can rest easy.
After the North Korean envoys were driven back, every one of them was filled with indignation and became more determined to go to Ming Dynasty.
In desperation, the envoys sent by North Korea to the Ming Dynasty had to be reduced to two people, and they disguised themselves as businessmen, recruited some Han people living in North Korea, and took a small sea ship to go to sea.
But they didn't expect to encounter such big waves, and the boat capsized all of a sudden, which was really beyond their expectations.
Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty's naval fleet was active in this sea area and was able to rescue them in time.
After all the drifters got on the boat, they were immediately controlled by Ming soldiers.
A general wearing fine armor asked them:
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
The leading North Korean envoy first thanked him for the rescue, and then replied:
"Thank you, General, for saving your life. This envoy is an envoy personally sent by the King of Korea to the Ming Dynasty. A few hours ago, he encountered a big wave and unfortunately his boat capsized and he ended up here."
Upon hearing that they were officials and envoys from North Korea, the general immediately asked them to show their credentials, otherwise they would be charged as spies.
Hearing this, the North Korean envoy breathed a sigh of relief. It was not easy to get the certificate. He had the king's document and official seal in his arms.
Although they were asked to show their credentials, the general was just a small commander and had never seen these things before, so how could he tell the authenticity?
But since they said so, he had to act with caution, so he had to send a ship to take these people back to Weihai, Shandong, and hand them over to the general military officer and the governor.
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"The lower official Pu Chengzhong, pays homage to the Ming Dynasty Shangguan."
"Jin Zhiwang, the lower official, pays homage to the Ming Dynasty Shangguan."
In Penglai City, Dengzhou Prefecture, in the Denglai Governor's Office, two North Korean envoys respectfully paid homage to Yuan Keli, who was sitting in the official position in the inner hall.
They were very familiar with this person. After all, he was Mao Wenlong's immediate boss and the chief official who controlled a town and a place.
And I heard that His Majesty the Emperor thinks highly of this person, so they should make friends even more.
Yuan Keli, who was sitting at the top, did not respond immediately. Instead, he took the documents and official seal of the so-called King of Korea and looked at them carefully.
Then he asked them a few more questions and asked them to speak a few words in Korean. After confirming that they were correct, he asked:
"It's not the time to pay tribute yet, and I don't think you are here to pay tribute. Could it be that you have something important to do when you come to Ming Dynasty this time?"
"Reporting to Shangguan, we came to Ming Dynasty this time because of urgent matters."
"I hope that after hearing this, Shangguan will immediately send someone to escort the two of us to the capital to meet His Majesty the Great Emperor."
Seeing that he asked about the key points, the leader Pu Chengzhong was so moved that he immediately told all the frustrations he felt these days and what Mao Wenlong had done.