Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 1359 What a big boy

The next day, Lee Seong-gye, who missed his father very much, rushed to Jeonra Island.

Also coming with him were Goryeo's Right Governor Jin Tao, Censor Zheng Mengzhou, and the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief Feng Cheng.

Feng Cheng was defeated in Yunnan and was demoted to a thousand households by Zhu. He made meritorious contributions in front of the army. Later, he bravely killed the enemy in the Battle of Dingbian, which was considered to have washed away the shame.

But then again, in the invincible Ming army, if there is a stain of defeat, there is generally no hope of ever making a comeback.

But Feng Cheng was the son of the Duke of Song, so he was naturally an unusual person. So within two years, he became the commander again. Of course, Feng Sheng couldn't do too much, so he let his son be promoted in this corner to avoid attracting criticism and being impeached by the censors.

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"Dad!"

As expected of a military general, Lee Seong-gye rushed into the General Administration Office after getting off the boat. After a body search, he slid down to his knees in front of Joo Jeong, hugged his legs and cried, "We have been separated for ten years. I miss you so much!"

"..." Perhaps because he hadn't begged for food for many years, Zhu Zhen's face had become a little thinner, and he actually felt a little ashamed: "Okay, Dad misses you too, get up quickly."

"Yes." Lee Seong-gye stood up with sobs, looking at Zhu Zhen with admiration. "Dad is handsome and handsome, and his demeanor is better than before."

Shen Liuniang, who was standing by, got goosebumps all over her body. She thought to herself, isn't this nonsense? Ten years ago, the prince was just a teenager...

"Son, how come you have aged so much?" Zhu Zhen looked at Li Chenggui in surprise. After not seeing him for ten years, he had turned from a strong man in his prime into an old man with gray hair and beard.

"Oh, don't mention it." Lee Seong-gye sighed, "I am exhausted, not only tired, but also scolded by the king and bullied by colleagues all day long. How can I not get old?"

"Oh, Wang Yu has grown up and dares to bully my son?" The King of Goryeo in Zhu Zhen's mind is still the little boy he was back then.

"Yes, the king has already reached adulthood." Lee Seong-gye said with a wry smile, "Over the years, his temper has become increasingly violent, and he has also believed in the slander of some people, who think that I am going to usurp the throne, so he has been targeting me everywhere." As he said this, he looked at Zhu Zhen with tears in his eyes and said, "Father, you have to make the decision for me."

"When you said you were bullied by your colleagues, were you referring to Jin Tao or Zheng Mengzhou?" Zhu Zhen asked in a low voice, looking at the people who had just walked to the gate.

"It's Zheng Mengzhou." Li Chenggui quickly replied: "Brother Jintao is as loyal to Ming as I am. We share the same ideals."

"Oh? Are you saying that Zheng Mengzhou is disloyal to the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Zhen asked quietly.

"..." Lee Seong-gye looked back at Jung Mong-ju who was approaching, gritted his teeth and nodded, "Yes."

"Okay, let me show you how I can vent your anger." Zhu Zhen said calmly.

Shen Liuniang couldn't help but complain, "Hey, do you have to spoil me like this? Have you been out for too long and are you missing your son?"
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"Your Highness, we are here to greet you. May you live a thousand years!" At this time, Jin Tao, Zheng Mengzhou, Feng Cheng and others came to Lee Seong-gye and knelt down to greet him.

"Everyone, stand up." Zhu Zhen nodded slightly, glanced at everyone and said unhappily: "Why didn't the King of Goryeo come?"

"Ah, this..." Zheng Mengzhou and others were stunned, thinking that it turned out that Lee Seong-gye came first, not because he missed his father, but because he wanted to feed his godfather with cannon powder.

Although it was normal for a king not to meet a king, Zhu Zhen was a prince of the Celestial Empire, and the third prince after the crown prince. The King of Goryeo was only a county prince, and was obviously not qualified to play the game of avoiding Zhu Zhen, so he should come to pay his respects.

"Your Majesty," Zheng Mengzhou had no choice but to answer, "Our king is ill in bed and cannot come to see you in person. He is very sorry and has ordered me to apologize to you and present a small gift as a token of his apology." "Is that so?" Zhu Zhen looked at Jin Tao with a smile.

His eyes were as clear and gentle as a spring stream, but Jin Tao suddenly became breathless.

"This, this..." His lips trembled for a long time, but no word came out.

Zhu Zhen was not angry either, and looked at Haodaer. Li Chenggui shook his head decisively and said:

"My father, Zheng Mengzhou is spreading nonsense. Before I left Beijing, I rode with the king, but when I asked him to come to meet the king, he firmly said 'no'."

"Why don't you come? Do you think I can eat him?" Zhu Zhen asked angrily.

"He said that as a king, he is unwilling to kowtow to others." Lee Seong-gye directly flattered Wang Yu.

"Lee Seong-gye, stop slandering me!" Hearing this, Jung Mong-ju was furious and said, "The king is sick and has been bedridden for many days. How could he have the energy to ride a horse with you?!"

"Haha, you dare to lie in front of my father. You deserve to die!" Li Chenggui said to him tit for tat.

"Shut up." Zhu Zhen snorted, and the two of them shut up. Then he asked Jin Tao again, "Old Jin, I'll ask you again, who of them is lying?"

"Of course, you can also say you don't know. Don't worry, I won't make it difficult for you." He took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off Jin Tao's head.
"Now, give me an answer."

Jin Tao knew that the prince was not asking for an answer, but about his own position.

He finally ended his fierce ideological struggle, made up his mind, and said through gritted teeth: "Hanchengbo is right, Zheng Lianfang lied, Your Majesty... No, Wang Yu is not sick at all, he just pretended to be sick to avoid meeting the prince."

"Jin Fangbo, you!" Zheng Mengzhou's face turned pale and he stamped his feet anxiously, "How could you betray the king?!"

"Sorry, Zheng Lianfang, I am the governor of Goryeo in the Ming Dynasty." Jin Tao made up his mind and looked a lot more relaxed.

"Well said!" Lee Seong-gye praised, "Ten years ago, we were already officials of the Ming Dynasty, and so was Zheng Lianfang! But you, Zheng Lianfang, are an official of the Ming Dynasty, but you are a traitor. You have read so many sage books in vain!"

Zhu Zhen raised his hand, and Li Chenggui quickly shut up again, listening to his adoptive father say to Zheng Mengzhou in a deep voice: "Old Zheng, this king has always admired you very much."

"Yes, without the prince's kindness, I would not be able to become the Censor." Zheng Mengzhou said respectfully.

"But you are really disappointing. I treated you so well, but you cheated on me." Zhu Zhen said coldly, "And your king was not only disrespectful to me, but he also dared to find excuses not to go when my father summoned him several times. Does he still have the Ming Dynasty in his heart? Does he still consider himself a minister of the Ming Dynasty?!"

"Of course the king has the Ming Dynasty in his heart, and he has always regarded himself as a vassal of the Ming Dynasty..." Zheng Mengzhou is also courageous. He dares to be tough even at this time.

He said that Wang Yu was a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, which was to remind Zhu Zhen that their king was the ruler of his own country and should not be required to follow the usual rules.

"Let's put aside whether he is a minister or a vassal." Zhu Zhen said to him calmly, "Just now, Jin Tao seized the second chance I gave him. Now I will give you another chance - as long as you bring Wang Yu to me within three days, I will forgive you this time!"

(End of this chapter)