King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 581 Daming Father
From the patrolling soldier's side, the news quickly spread to Qianhu, and the man had to personally bring people to deal with it.

Dozens of soldiers arrived, and they easily took control of the scene and brought both sides of the fight under control.

On one side was the crown prince of Joseon and on the other was the young master of the Ye He tribe. Both had very special identities. The Qianhu didn't know how to deal with it, so he had no choice but to report it to the police.

Reporting to the Jinzhou Guard and getting feedback took at least a quarter of an hour or two, so everyone could only wait on the street.

A quarter of an hour has passed since the two sides started fighting, and Jin Youyan has been carried into Xue Mansion.

The people carrying the sedan were Ye Hemingen's cronies. These people entered the Xue Mansion under the guise of giving gifts.

In the inner residence of Xue Mansion, Zhu Jinghong had taken off his royal robes and put on more casual clothes. He was sitting in the bedroom chatting with Zhen Qin and Nuo Min.

Li Xuan's performance today made him very angry, so currently it was just the two women talking, while Zhu Jinghong himself was thinking about the current situation.

If the military parade cannot scare North Korea, then with the current war reserves in Yanliao, can it severely damage North Korea in the short term?
Only by letting the emperor see the benefits of the war could Zhu Jinghong be confident in persuading the old man to give Yan Liao money and weapons.

The soldiers and horses in the Yanliao land are relatively weak. Perhaps they can use the power of the Jurchens... Zhu Jinghong thought this.

"Exactly!"

"Where's the person? Find her quickly..." Zhen Qin stood in the middle of the room, scolding the maid with a bad look on her face.

When everyone was about to search, Jin Youyan took the initiative to show up, just because the person who came was Zhen Qin, not Jurchen's people.

"Prince Princess of North Korea...what kind of tricks does this dog do?" Zhu Jinghong stood up angrily.

However, in fact, this matter was not as complicated as Zhu Jinghong thought. It was just that Ye Hemingen wanted to borrow flowers to offer Buddha to please him, the prince of the Ming Dynasty.

On behalf of Zhu Jinghong, she went to appease foreign ministers. This was the qualification that only the princess had. Now that she had "overstepped", Zhen Qin felt very happy.

"Those Jurchens are so rude. I have told the prince a long time ago that these unruly people should be whipped with a whip!"

For a pampered woman to be snatched away in the chaos, it is inevitable that she will be frightened.

Pulling Jin Youyan back to sit on the chair, Zhen Qin continued: "It's better now, even if these people become more and more rampant, they even do things like murder and kidnapping!"

There are dozens of Jurchen tribes in the entire outer Northeast, and they are now divided into seven tribes including the Dong'e tribe. Among them, the Dong'e tribe, the Huifa tribe, and the Hunhe tribe are highly controlled by the imperial court.

With a creak, the door to the room opened, and several maids walked in, followed by Zhen Qin.

Then he ordered: "Send someone immediately to capture Ye Hemin'en, and then send someone to see the Crown Prince of North Korea!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely get it done!" Zhen Qin was already eager to give it a try.

Zhen Qin set off immediately and, accompanied by a group of eunuchs and maids, came to the courtyard where Jin Youyan was placed.

“It’s a matter of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and it’s a heavy responsibility... You have to be careful!”

"Thank you so much... thank you so much, Your Majesty!" Jin Youyan's teeth were still chattering, causing him to stutter when speaking.

"Reporting to the prince, he is in the outer courtyard of the Xue family. He seems to be very frightened!"

After thinking about it for a moment, the context of the matter emerged. Zhu Jinghong believed that Ye Hemingen wanted to use this method to alienate the relationship between Ming Dynasty and North Korea, and wanted to fish in troubled waters to gain benefits.

The surroundings finally calmed down, which relieved her tension, but soon there were footsteps outside again.

Ye Heming'en sent the Crown Princess of North Korea here. This behavior seemed very abrupt. As a political creature, Zhu Jinghong's first reaction was that this person had ulterior motives.

Sitting in the side room, Jin Youyan was still shivering, her expression of fear still lingering.

At this moment, Yu Hai appeared outside the door, crouching at the waist and reporting: "Your Majesty, Ye Hemingen sent someone to... give gifts... He sent... the Crown Princess of North Korea!"

"Yes!"

"That Jin Youyan is the crown prince of the Joseon Dynasty. She was kidnapped and frightened by the Jurchens. Now she is rescued by the imperial army... You go and comfort her for me!"

As soon as she heard that she had an errand assigned to her, Zhen Qin immediately became energetic and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions. I will definitely get it done!"

The scattered footsteps meant that there were many people coming, which made Jin Youyan get up from the chair and hide in the gauze tent in the corner of the room.

For these tribes, it is not a problem to gather 70,000 to 80,000 cavalry. As long as they give enough benefits, they will be a tiger and wolf army, but the Korean people will suffer.

"Go!"

Ye He's tribe is really too poor. Fighting can make more money than herding, fishing and hunting. Ye He Ming'en will definitely want to come again after tasting the sweetness.

So until the last moment, war is the last resort. It is not what I want to destroy all living beings... Zhu Jinghong thought to himself.

"Yes!" Zhen Qin agreed immediately.

At this time, Zhu Jinghong thought further. He suspected that this matter not only involved Ye Hebu, but also Haixi and others who had also tasted the sweetness.

When Yu Hai came back after giving his orders, Zhu Jinghong asked, "Where is Jin Youyan?"

"Tell him... I will handle this matter impartially!"

"Place her well..."

"Are you the Crown Princess of North Korea?" Zhen Qin asked.

Zhu Jinghong was wondering what Ye Hemingen had given him, when Yu Hai undoubtedly dropped a bombshell in the second half of his sentence.

"Yes!" After receiving the order, Yu Hai immediately turned around and gave the order.

Walking forward, Zhen Qin held Jin Youyan's hand and said, "You were kidnapped by the Jurchens, but now you have been rescued by the prince. It is safe here...you don't have to worry!"

"Yes!"

After giving this order, Zhu Jinghong looked at Zhen Qin again and said, "Girl Qin, I've given you an errand. You have to do it well!"

Zhen Qin is usually carefree, but she is not really stupid. Now she is learning Baochai's style and does things in a decent manner.

After her explanation, Jin Youyan finally settled down and was even more grateful to Zhen Qin.

"Thank you, empress!" Jin Youyan solemnly thanked her.

Two moments passed quickly, and Ye Hemingen and Li Xuan were escorted personally by the flag bearer Sergeant Wei Dai. Ye Hemingen and Li Xuan were taken to the living room outside Xue's house.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhang Lin scolded Ye Hemingen, but before this guy could kneel down, Li Xuan knelt down first.

As for Li Xuan's kneeling, Ye Hemingen had no room for him and he could only kneel down reluctantly.

But Ye Hemingen was not panicked. He was completely thinking about Zhu Jinghong, so he felt he had a clear conscience.

"Boy... I beat you today, and I will beat you again if I have the chance!" Ye Hemingen said harshly.

Hearing this, Li Xuan was furious, but when he moved his mouth a little, the wound was touched and the pain made him want to cry.

In the melee just now, Ye Hemingen was chasing Li Xuan, causing the latter to have several injuries. Now it is difficult to even walk.

The enemy was right in front of him, and he couldn't defeat him. In addition to being angry, Li Xuan felt more aggrieved and bored.

Just when Ye Hemingen was about to say harsh words, he heard a figure appear at the door of the living room. He could tell from the figure alone that it was Zhu Jinghong who had arrived.

It was dark now, and although there were enough lights around, Ye Hemingen and the two could not see Zhu Jinghong's face clearly.

"Kowtow to the prince (His Royal Highness)..." The two of them saluted in unison.

Zhu Jinghong stood on the steps without saying a word, which made the atmosphere a bit solemn.

Realizing that something was wrong with the situation, Ye Hemingen straightened up and wanted to defend himself. "Your Majesty, today I..."

"Shut up!" Zhu Jinghong scolded sternly.

The loud voice and the majesty of it made Ye Hemingen really suffocated, so he quickly shut up and didn't dare to speak.

This scene made Li Xuan frightened, even if Zhu Jinghong was not angry at him.

Stepping down the steps, Zhu Jinghong walked forward slowly.

As he approached, Ye Hemingen became more and more uneasy and consciously lowered his head.

Zhu Jinghong's boots appeared in his sight, and the next moment he heard the sound of a knife being drawn.

This frightened Ye Hemingen quite a lot. He looked up and saw Zhu Jinghong pulling out Zhang Lin's saber and approaching him with a frosty face.

I just beat up the Koreans, does King Xiang actually want to kill me? Ye Hemingen was horrified.

In Zhu Jinghong's view, it is not impossible to kill someone like Ye Hemingen who has evil thoughts and acts without scruples.

If Ye He tribe wants to avenge him, they must first defeat other Jurchen tribes before they can pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, this is the most extreme situation. Normally, Ye Hebu would not be stupid and break with Ming Dynasty for Ye Hemingen.

On the contrary, Ye Hemingen's brothers may be grateful to the court for getting rid of him and giving them a chance to rise to power.

These principles can also be applied to Li Xuan. If Zhu Jinghong convicts and executes him now, North Korea will most likely swallow this sigh of relief.

But in the end, the knife in Zhu Jinghong's hand was placed on Ye Hemingen's shoulder.

"Committing murders in the street, beating envoys, robbing women and children... What crime should you be guilty of?"

"My lord, my lord..."

"You think I won't deal with you impartially after you have fought with me?"

"Do you think that since you are the young master of the Ye He tribe, I will not dare to touch you?"

"Do you think the knife in my hand can't cut your Ye Hemingen's neck?"

In every sentence, Zhu Jinghong's voice was cold and his words were slow and imposing.

Ye Hemingen did not hesitate to disrupt the situation in Northeast China for his own selfish interests. At this moment, Zhu Jinghong really had murderous intentions.

Ye Hemingen also felt this, so he was also extremely frightened. Very few people could face the threat of death calmly.

The blade was sharp, and it had already cut through Ye Hemingen's skin, and a wisp of blood had emerged from the blade.

As frightened as Ye Hemingen was, Li Xuan beside him was relieved. His original dissatisfaction with Zhu Jinghong turned into gratitude inadvertently.

Ye Hebu, these tigers and wolves, were now frightened into dogs by Zhu Jinghong's few words, which also gave Li Xuan a shock.

The majesty of the Celestial Kingdom is really not just talk.

North Korea intends to break away from the Ming Dynasty. Is such behavior really wise? Li Xuan had doubts in his heart for the first time.

So much so that he couldn't help but wonder, what benefits would it bring to North Korea to break away from the Ming Dynasty? What are the benefits to the North Korean royal family in particular?
Although he can be independent and self-reliant, can he be stronger than Ming Dynasty? The answer appeared directly in Li Xuan's mind.

High risk and low return, no matter how you look at it, it's not worth it... Li Xuan was shaken at the thought of this.

"My lord, I am arrogant and ignorant and have committed a serious crime...I am willing to be punished without any complaints!"

"I am willing to die to atone for my sins, but I ask the prince to spare my life for the time being, and allow me to lead troops to attack Buchen, and die loyal to the Holy One!"

This last sentence burned a lot of Ye Hemingen's brain cells, and it took him a short time to come up with such a sentence.

There was another moment of silence, and finally Zhu Jinghong took back the knife, which made Ye Hemingen relieved.

"For the sake of your past achievements, I will spare your life to go to the battlefield!" Zhu Jinghong said this lightly, showing that he did not take Ye Hemingen's life seriously.

"Li Xuan, get up first!"

That's right, Li Xuan had been kneeling all the time. When he heard Zhu Jinghong's reminder, he realized that his knee hurt badly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Sitting on the chair brought by the eunuch, Zhu Jinghong said calmly: "Your imperial concubine has been rescued and is now settled in the outer wing. You can take her back!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the rescue!" Li Xuan saluted again.

Li Xuan was really grateful when he heard that his wife had been rescued. This allowed him to escape the biggest shame of a man.

The gratitude to Zhu Jinghong, supported by the special mentality just now, also transformed into gratitude to the imperial court and awe of Ming Dynasty's strength.

Isn't it good to be a vassal state honestly and manage one-third of an acre of your own land?

The Ming Dynasty dominated the world and was powerful all over the world. As the "father country" of North Korea, it was simply reasonable and reasonable.

"Yu Hai, take him to pick someone up!"

"Yes!"

So Li Xuan was taken away, while Ye Hemingen was still kneeling on the ground. He was still wondering why he was punished so heavily.

After the outsider left, looking at the gloomy Ye Hemingen, Zhu Jinghong said coldly: "I'll give you one last chance to explain tonight's matter clearly!"

"Yes...yes..." Ye Hemingen responded hurriedly, as if he was grasping at a life-saving straw.

"I didn't like Li Xuan, so I..."

Ye Hemingen spoke very smoothly, because these contents were his true thoughts, and Zhu Jinghong was shocked after hearing it.

"So...you kidnapped people here just to sacrifice them to me?"

Without too much consideration, without any conspiracy, it was such a simple reason... Zhu Jinghong only felt that it was outrageous.

Zhu Jinghong would not believe it easily, and he would conduct a strict investigation next time, especially the communication between various Jurchen ministries to determine whether these Jurchens had colluded and had ulterior motives.

"The crown prince of Joseon has a special status and is involved in..."

Zhu Jinghong talked about the situation, and only then did Ye Hemingen realize how serious his behavior tonight was, which made him plead guilty again and again.

Zhu Jinghong still didn't believe that he made an unintentional mistake, so he reminded: "If you hadn't followed me... you would be dead tonight. Don't make your own decisions in the future and do your duty!"

Ye Hemingen knew that his crisis was truly understood at this moment, so he breathed a sigh of relief and wiped his back.

But he didn't know that if he was really found to have a problem, Zhu Jinghong might still execute him because he couldn't stand betrayal and being used.

"Your Majesty's teachings, I should remember them carefully..."

Although he said this, Ye Hemingen was sighing in his heart, he had to be his own person, otherwise he would still have a chance to survive.

"Your Majesty, I have to say that the Crown Princess of North Korea is very coquettish, and I really want to dedicate it to you..."

Before Ye Hemingen could finish speaking, a cup was thrown at him, smashing it into pieces on his forehead.

"roll……"

Hearing Zhu Jinghong's furious voice, Ye Hemingen dared not say another word, so he immediately rolled away and fled.

(End of this chapter)