Father can be an enemy to the country

Boss Zhu has always been vigorous and resolute. Seven days later, the brothers set off northward.

Of course, I still kept my name anonymous, and Bai Arowana was convinced.

Merely Goryeo could not bear the arrival of the Ming Dynasty's prince. If it weren't for Boss Zhu's efforts to train his son to become a talented person as soon as possible, the Korean peninsula may never have a prince of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that the prince is a thousand years old.

The scale of this mission was unprecedented, with a total of five hundred troops for the escort alone, and they were all Habayashi guards with burly stature and high martial arts skills.

Publicly speaking, it is naturally because this trip requires the purchase of a large number of war horses, and sufficient troops are needed to escort them back home. But in fact, it was the prince who was worried about the safety of his brothers and specially increased the number of guards from 200 to 500 to ensure nothing went wrong.

Cai Bin, who serves as the envoy of the mission, is the fifth-rank Yulin Guard Qianhu, and these five hundred soldiers and horses are his subordinates.

Moreover, the Yulin Guards were the most elite cavalry of the Ming Dynasty. Cai Bin and his men had been dealing with horses for half their lives. Therefore, in addition to protecting the safety of the mission, they also have to bear the important responsibility of buying and raising horses.

The deputy envoy of the mission is Lin Mi, director of the Zhengliupin Etiquette Department, who is responsible for diplomatic affairs such as envoy etiquette, submission of credentials, and negotiations with Goryeo officials. We cannot lose our national dignity when interacting with such small foreign countries.

A military attaché of the fifth rank and a civil servant of the sixth rank are the standards for a mission. This was also the weight of Goryeo in front of the Ming Dynasty.

Among Cai Bin's subordinates, there are two brothers, 'Hong Hao' and 'Hong Ji', who have been promoted to trial Baihu due to their outstanding performance. The two brothers and three other senior Baihu, each command a hundred feathers. General Lin Wei.

The identity of the third child is a seventh-grade Taipus Temple chief bookkeeper, responsible for the accounting registration of the purchase of war horses.

Because Zhu Zhen was still young, he could only accompany him as his book boy.

Above... Oh, by the way, there is also Lao Wu who serves as a military doctor and veterinarian.

Although Lao Wu looks too young and inconspicuous, he was sent to the mission by the Tai Hospital, so he still gets respect from everyone.

When on an overseas mission, whether it's a man or a horse, if he gets sick, he can only rely on him.

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The mission planned to take a boat from Nanjing, take the waterway north to Tamna Island, stop for supplies, inspect the pastures, and then cross the sea to the mainland of Korea.

After buying and mounting the horses, we can then return to Daming by land from Liaodong... In fact, the fastest and safest way is to take a boat from Jinzhou at the southernmost tip of Liaodong, cross the Bohai Sea, and disembark in Dengzhou. This was also the Ming Dynasty's main supply line to Liaodong.

But the route was decided by Boss Zhu himself, so he could only follow it obediently. Only my elder brothers and the two envoys knew that this was to train their highnesses in their ability to lead troops on long-distance marches.

One can imagine how devastated Cai Bin and Lin Mi were when they learned that His Highness the Prince was in their mission.

What's even more terrible than this situation is that there are five His Royal Highnesses in the mission...

Both of them wanted to die.

After all, if he dies now, his whole family will not be affected, but if any of his highnesses makes a mistake after the mission, their whole family will have to be buried with him.

But it was hard to disobey the emperor's order, so the two had no choice but to bite the bullet.

In fact, they are both in a state of bliss and do not know how blessed they are. Compared to their predecessors, Ping An and Han Yike, they are definitely much happier.

Han Yike and Ping An not only had to worry about the safety of the five His Highnesses, but they also asked the Emperor to force them to make things difficult for His Highnesses.

At least Cai Bin and Lin Mi don't have to do such wicked things that would make His Highness hate them.

It's not that Boss Zhu suddenly showed kindness or fatherly love. But this trip involves going abroad. With the existing communication methods, it is impossible to grasp the movements of the sons in real time, and naturally there is no way to cause trouble... Oh no, it makes it more difficult.

So Boss Zhu can only place his hope on the Korean people and create more trouble for the brothers...

~~

On the day of departure, Princess Qin, Princess Jin and Princess Yan all dressed up as ordinary women and went to Jiangdongmen Pier to see off their husbands.

Zhu Zhu and Zhu Zhen don't have wives, but they have big brothers to send them to.

On the prince's carriage, Zhu Biao was tidying up the clothes of his two younger brothers and said worriedly:

"Although Goryeo has been very courteous since its surrender and sent people to pay tribute every year. In the fourth year of Hongwu, they even sent people to participate in the imperial examination, showing their devotion and loyalty. But the King of Goryeo and his civil servants and generals are by no means good people. You guys You must stay vigilant and don’t take it lightly.”

"Brother, what do you say?" Zhu Zhen asked in confusion. There was no other way. Whenever he mentioned Smecta, he thought of a shocking saying:

‘It is the greatest honor to be Ming Dynasty’s dog! ’

So although I keep reminding myself not to underestimate any opponent, it's really hard to take Smecta seriously, Smecta.

"The Kingdom of Koryo was conquered by the Mongols a hundred years ago. The Yuan Dynasty attached great importance to the rule of this country. All the princes of the Koryo princes had to live in Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty when they were young, and served as the bodyguards of the princes of the Yuan Dynasty for a long time.

"When you grow up, you can marry the princess of the Yuan Dynasty, and then you and the princess can return to the country and inherit the throne. Therefore, in the past hundred years, Goryeo has been the out-and-out prince-consort of the Yuan Dynasty.

"Later, the Yuan Dynasty simply set up the Zhengdong Province in Goryeo, and the King of Goryeo also served as the prime minister of the Zhengdong Province. Although it was still unable to directly administer it due to various reasons, the Yuan Dynasty could depose the King of Goryeo at will, and all government affairs in Goryeo were pro-Yuan Send someone to take control." The prince said solemnly:

"After being controlled by the Yuan Dynasty for many years, I heard that the upper class of Goryeo had become popular with braided hair and hufu. The previous king even issued an order to shave their hair and change their clothes. The Goryeo people had been assimilated by the Mongols for a time. The Mongols were also completely at ease with them.

"But who would have thought that the current King of Goryeo, taking advantage of the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, stabbed the suzerain mercilessly in the back, eradicated the pro-Yuan faction in the country, abolished the Zhengdong Province, and even captured the Yuan Dynasty's twin city administrators Mansion and Helan Mansion.”

"You're so gay?" Zhu Zhen gasped. She thought he was a fool after watching "Frost Flower Shop".

"What is a chicken guy?" The prince asked in confusion.

"It's okay..." Zhu Zhen quickly changed the subject and asked:

"Have they ever come to take part in the imperial examination?"

"Yes. In the fourth year of Hongwu, three came and one passed the exam." The prince took out Zhang Guan from his sleeve and said: "This is the official report of that person. I had someone transfer it from the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Zhu Zhen took it with both hands and opened it. He saw that it was a Korean named Jin Tao. He was promoted to the imperial examination and was appointed as the Prime Minister of Anqiu County, Dongchang Prefecture.

"He did not take office. After he became a Jinshi, he asked to return to his hometown on the grounds that he was 'unable to speak Chinese and was close to the elderly'. My father approved it, paid generous travel expenses, and sent a ship back to Goryeo."

"I'm here to get gold plating. Of course I have to go back after passing the imperial examination." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "In the Ming Dynasty, I could only be a county magistrate. I guess I will start as a Hanlin bachelor when I go back."

"Absolutely." The prince nodded in agreement and said, "I also met him at that time and asked him to write a poem. If you go to Goryeo, if there is anything useful, you can go find him with this official report. .”

"Yeah. Thank you, brother. You are so careful." Lao Liu hurriedly put it away.

ps. In two days, I have finished researching the information on Goryeo and completed the outline of this volume. The writing will be smoother later.

In addition, for the sake of storytelling, the time has been slightly adjusted. Go write another chapter.