"I am a king, but I am a woman, how can I sit on the throne?" Li Shujing said in surprise.
"It's normal for a woman to be a king. There are many queens in the West and there are queens in Japan too. There's nothing strange about it," Xu Yuandao said.
"But it is impossible for a North Korean man to accept a woman as king, and I am your woman. If I become a queen, what will you and your children do?" Li Shujing asked again.
"In the face of more important survival issues, there is nothing that cannot be accepted. Besides, you are only a queen in name. There is no need to go to North Korea. You can just continue to stay in Harbor City most of the time. North Korea's affairs will be left to you.
Father, the regent, can handle it. I think your father should be able to take care of a small country with a population of several million."
Xu Yuan held his hands and said.
Li Shujing immediately nodded, OK, this arrangement is indeed good. The king's crown is on her head, but she does not have to deal with complicated affairs. She can continue to stay in the White Castle to enjoy life and continue to take care of her children to serve her husband. This makes her very satisfied.
, after all, she has long been accustomed to living here. Her hometown in North Korea is a backward and cold place. She can go back for a few days occasionally, but it will be difficult to stay there for a long time - even if she builds a so-called king's manor.
In addition, her father Li Hui's wish can also come true. He will return to North Korea as the regent prince, deal with the traitor Li Zhu, and then be responsible for taking care of the king's estate and the kingdom's government affairs. Because he is only a regent, not restored to the king, he should be able to
To dispel most of the worries and concerns, I won't be too opposed to him as the regent prince.
"Okay, I can be the regent...thank you, the owner of the village." Li Hui stood up and bowed his hands, feeling quite satisfied.
"You're welcome, let's do this!"
Xu Yuan made another arrangement: "Over in Seoul, the envoys sent by Li Zhu have already set off by boat. I will send a boat to intercept them and then send them to Bagang. Father-in-law, you will set off from Harbor City today and also go to Bagang.
Hong Kong, let you, as a representative, talk to those envoys. It is best to instigate all of them to rebel... Don't worry, there are professional negotiators to assist you, including Jiang Dajin, the governor of Hong Kong, Cui Wende, the magistrate of Jeju County, and the loyal king of 50,000 people.
They will cooperate with you and become the basis for your negotiation to succeed."
"good!"
Li Hui nodded excitedly. With the entire Xujiazhuang as his backing, why worry about things not being possible?
…
Two days later.
June 28th.
The southern tip of Jeju Island, Bagang.
Although this port was still a wilderness a few years ago, after just over three years of construction, it has undergone tremendous changes and has become a port with a population of one million, an annual cargo throughput of tens of millions of tons, and an important fishery.
The central port creates an output value of hundreds of millions of silver dollars every year. It can be said to be full of vitality and vitality. Most of the Korean people living in this port city and on this island have achieved food and clothing, and a few have achieved a well-off life.
In addition, there was no oppression from the two classes of nobles, and everyone lived a very happy life. Their loyalty and admiration for Xujiazhuang was overwhelming, but they were full of fear and disgust for their homeland, North Korea.
How come these Korean people are like this? It is obvious that more than 90% of them are from the peninsula. Even if they don't miss their hometown, there is no need to harbor hatred. At most, they will never go back again, so why use bad words?
But they are afraid.
I was afraid that King Li Zhu would never forget this island and wanted to send troops to take it back every day.
They were afraid that two groups of nobles would steal their land, plunder their property, oppress them into slavery, and return to the hellish days of the past.
So on Jeju Island, after experiencing what it feels like to be a free and equal person, almost 100% of the Korean people have become anti-Korean people, hoping to become the people of Xujiazhuang forever. If anyone dares to fight,
If you want to oppress and enslave them, they are willing to fight to the death and die together.
This is not the first time for the three negotiators, Kim Sang-hun, Choi Hyo-il, and Lim Kyung-yeop, to come to this island. They have come no less than five times this year alone.
The main purpose is to persuade the more than 1.8 million Korean people on this island to return to the kingdom quickly, continue to cultivate their land and run their businesses, and not to stay on this island for a long time. The Tatar army has all retreated, and the danger is over.
If they don't go back, the land will be abandoned, and the kingdom's economy will collapse - the country needs them to go back and save it. In addition, they also said a lot of bad things about Xujiazhuang. If they don't have good intentions, there must be a conspiracy.
reject.
They were flatly rejected and did not say anything. Some of them thought they were verbose and thought they were slandering the people of Xujiazhuang, so they simply attacked them with an iron fist and beat them violently, giving them a painful lesson all over their bodies.
Therefore, after Kim Sang-hyun, Choi Hyo-il, and Lin Qingye were intercepted at sea by the armored warships of the Xu family fleet and forced to come to Bagang, they did not dare to talk nonsense this time, let alone persuade the Korean people.
Let's go back, after all, it's not a good feeling to be beaten up.
The second is heartache.
When the three of them got on an electric tricycle and headed from the hotel where they were staying to the Governor's Palace, perhaps the Korean official uniforms they were wearing were too eye-catching, so they were seen by many Korean people passing through the busy city.
anger.
hatred.
fierce.
Hate.
Waiting for the negative looks to hit the three of them, they felt as if they were in an enemy country, surrounded by enemies.
At the same time, I also felt heartbroken.
Jin Sangxian said with a sad face: "These are the people of the kingdom, how can they do this?"
Cui Xiaoyi shook his head and said: "Everyone is an enemy of the country, but that's it. What did we do wrong to make these people hate us so much?"
Lin Qingye said with great anger: "It's all Xujiazhuang's fault. The people of our country are so simple and hard-working, they can endure no matter how great the suffering, and they have never surrendered to any enemy. But Xujiazhuang deliberately paid them high wages to make them miserable."
They lived in weatherproof houses and lived a life where they often had food and fish. Xujiazhuang used this despicable method to make our people no longer able to endure the suffering. They fell into a brainwashing scheme and made them lose their most precious possessions.
Their quality is no longer like that of North Korean people."
"That makes sense."
Jin Shangxian nodded in agreement, but when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't help but feel blushing and ashamed. If people don't pursue a good life, why would they still like to live a miserable life? Xujiazhuang just grasped the weakness of human nature. If the kingdom can provide better
Life, how could these people stay here and not leave, how could they regard them as enemies?
To strike iron, you have to be tough!
However, the prosperity of Xujiazhuang cannot be achieved by the Joseon Kingdom, because no matter in terms of resources, technology, talents or management systems, Xujiazhuang cannot be surpassed. Even if you study with an open mind, you will have to study for decades, and it will also take a long time.
Invest a lot of money and costs.
If you want to catch up with Xujiazhuang and embark on the fast lane of development, it is impossible to do it on your own.
unless……
Jin Sangxian quickly shook his head again. He couldn't think about it. He couldn't think in that direction. If the monarch knew that he dared to have such thoughts, the lightest punishment would be dismissal from office.
…
Arrive at the Governor's Palace.
Walked into a rather remote and small conference room.
I saw the gray-haired old man holding a newspaper, sitting on a sofa and reading. He also wore a pair of thick-framed reading glasses. He drank a sip of Longjing tea from time to time. Occasionally, he smiled knowingly when he saw something happy.
, giving people the feeling of an ordinary, kind-faced, harmless retired old man.
But the three envoys Kim Sang-hun, Choi Hyo-il, and Lin Qingye, after seeing this old man,...
His legs and feet immediately began to tremble, and his face showed emotions such as excitement, fear, fear, etc.
"Kwang, Your Highness Gwanghae, no, my king, I didn't expect you to be here. You are guilty! I am guilty! Your Majesty, you have been imprisoned on Ganghwa Island for many years. I have wasted my salary and can do nothing. I am really guilty.
Please punish me, Your Majesty!" Lin Qingye knelt on the ground with a plop, walked forward on his knees, came to Li Hui, hugged his thigh again and cried.
"Your Majesty, are you coming back this time to save the kingdom? If so, that would be great. In the years since you were away, the foolish king Li Zhu has done the wrong things. The sky is angry and people are resentful. The army of the Later Jin Dynasty has repeatedly looted and kidnapped millions of young people.
The foolish king Li Zhu is powerless. He can't protect the country and the people, and he can't ask for reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty. The people of the country are living in hardship day by day, and they have long been hoping that the king can go back to clean up the broken mountains and rivers and save millions of people!" Cui!"
Xiaoyi also slid over and knelt down, crying and hugging Li Hui's other leg.
The performance of these two colleagues surprised Kim Sang-hyun.
Too fast.
The speed of their rebellion was too fast. Although what the two of them said flashed in Jin Sangxian's mind for a moment, but out of basic moral integrity, as Li Jie's ministers, could they be a little more restrained and still return the favor?
How could he blurt out the word "faint king"? Li Zhu was indeed incompetent and useless, but describing him as "faint king" was a bit too much. Moreover, as a minister, even if he was dissatisfied, he could not betray easily.
Think of this.
Jin Sangxian walked over, bowed to Li Hui, and said: "Your Highness, I don't know what your purpose is when you come back this time. Is it to usurp the throne and become a tyrant again? Or is it to save the people from disaster and save the world?
The sky is cracking?"
"What if we want to seize the throne?" Li Hui raised his head and asked with a smile.
"Then I cannot follow you!"
Jin Sangxian turned his head to the side and said: "I will fight to the death to stop you, unless I chop off my head and step over my body."
Hear what he said.
Cui Xiaoyi got up, pointed at him and said: "What else can there be to follow that foolish king Li Zhu? Kim Sang-hyun, don't be confused!"
Lin Qingye also had a fierce look on his face and said: "Brother Jin, you and I are colleagues and have agreed on the in-laws of our children. But if you are so ignorant of the current affairs and continue to be foolish and loyal and unwilling to bring order to the chaos, I can only cut ties with you and then we will be together again."
You rebel and beheaded!"
"Brother Lin, if you are eager to make meritorious deeds and receive a certificate of surrender, please do it now."
Jin Sangxian said, slowly closing his eyes.
"You——" Lin Qingye became a little angry.
"Enough!"
Li Hui put down the newspaper, stood up, glanced at Jin Shangxian with admiration and said: "There must be loyalty in a city with ten houses. The ancient sages never deceived me, but you all guessed wrong. I'm coming back this time."
, not to usurp the throne, but to get back what belongs to me and settle accounts with that Li Zhu. In addition, I have received the support of Xujiazhuang. When I return to the kingdom this time, I will build a huge king's manor and build a new
order, and the position of king will be inherited by my daughter Li Shujing. The crown prince is my grandson Xu Jiayuan. In the future, Jiayuan will be the new king of North Korea. He will marry a noble daughter of North Korea and develop North Korea into a similarly prosperous and wealthy place.
…”
It took more than half an hour.
To the envoys Kim Sang-hun, Choi Hyo-il, and Lin Qingye, Li Hui fully stated his plan and purpose.
And in the ears of Kim Sang-hyun and others.
Key words include king's manor, millions of acres of land, support from Xujiazhuang, tax exemption for all people, and allowing the Jin army to stop plundering.
And within ten or twenty years, we must establish the closest cooperation with Xujiazhuang, build the Kingdom of Korea into a paradise of kings, realize everyone's well-off, prevent any surrounding forces from invading and invading, and make it a civilized, developed, free and prosperous country.
The country will not be too far away from Xujiazhuang.
After listening to these beautiful descriptions.
Cui Xiaoyi and Lin Qingye immediately got drunk and were deeply intoxicated. Their faces were full of longing, and they even couldn't help but shed tears, and they expressed excitedly:
"Your Highness the Prince Regent, this is the right path. We should have taken this path long ago. If you had come back earlier and come up with this plan earlier, how could the Korean people have suffered so much."
"Yes, we have taken too many detours and are already too far behind others. Even the Japanese next to us are two years ahead of us. The stupid king Li Zhu should have stepped down from his position long ago."
At this time, Kim Sang-hyun also leaned towards this so-called "King's Manor" development plan, which could bring huge benefits to all classes in North Korea, but...
"Your Highness the Prince Regent, I am willing to serve the new king, but could you please spare Li Jun's life? He is our king after all. No matter how many mistakes he makes, deposing him from the throne is enough. I am willing to guarantee with my life that Li Jun will
I want to be a wealthy man with peace of mind and not dare to have any wrong thoughts. If that doesn't work, I can just banish him to Ganghwa Island."
Kim Sang-hyun knelt down and begged.
"Exile him to Ganghwa Island and let him taste what it's like to be imprisoned for more than ten years."
Li Hui nodded and said with bright eyes: "Okay, just kill Li Zhu. It will be easier for him. I can spare his life." You must torture him slowly!
"Thank you, Prince Regent!"
Kim Sang-hun worshiped again and again.
Then they conspired to discuss how to regain the kingdom. The rough plan was that after Kim Sang-hyun and the others returned to North Korea, they would go around to contact each other and win over supporters, while Li Hui would bring 50,000 loyal kings with him in a few days.
The army landed at Incheon Port and marched directly to Seoul. Whoever dared to block it would have an imagined end. When the old king came to an end and the new king came to power, the development of the Joseon Kingdom would surely open a bright new chapter.