Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

North Korea is a Confucian country that values ​​literature. In particular, the founding monarch was a military general who seized power in a coup. Therefore, it also followed the Song Dynasty's path of emphasizing literature over military affairs.

Sanji Island is located in the southern waters of the Korean Peninsula. Sending too many troops will easily lead to warlord self-reliance, but sending too few troops will not be conducive to the government's control of the barbarians.

For the rulers, they naturally do not want the warlords to become self-reliant, so the Jeju pastors in the past dynasties will not have too much military power.

Because of this, although a large army was sent to successfully attack Muhu a hundred years ago, Muhu's power has remained, and even the indigenous residents of Tamluo have continued to thrive to this day.

The current shepherd of Jeju, Lee Joon-bin, is an ambitious official. After taking office, he targeted the remaining forces on the island and tried to get rid of the Tamna indigenous people, Mongolian survivors, and Chinese survivors.

Now that the Ming army suddenly entered Shenzhi Island, he couldn't help but have a wishful thinking in his heart.

Since your own army cannot wipe out Muhu and other forces, why not use this Ming army to help you and completely clean up those foreign races?

Li Zhunbin knew that as long as he got this thing done, he would not only shine brightly, but would also return to the capital to take up an important position based on this achievement.

He was humming a little tune in his mouth. The little lady's skin was so tender last night that her feet were still a little unsteady, so she leaned on the walkway in front of the house to rest.

"Lord Mu Shou!" Two government officials walked in from the courtyard gate, looking uneasy.

Li Zhunbin glanced at the two knife-wielding henchmen, frowned and asked, "I didn't ask you to pick up someone today, why did you come back empty-handed?"

"We have already escorted people out of the city, but the Ming army intercepted them back!" A young man with a mole on his face explained with a sad face.

Li Zhunbin frowned slightly and muttered to himself in confusion: "Which song is Li Jiguang singing? Do you think the woman who slept with me is sleeping in vain?"

"Master Mu Shou, it seems that this matter was not done by Li Jiguang, but by the order of the new governor!" Another young man who looked smart explained.

Li Zhunbin immediately cheered up, raised his head and asked, "The governor of the Ming Dynasty is here?"

Although he managed to capture Li Jiguang with a little honey trick, after all, Li Jiguang was only the negotiator of the Ming Dynasty, and the real person in charge was actually the governor who was about to be entrusted.

"Yes, their governor is here, and we took a sneak peek. The governor is still very young!" The young man with the mole on his face nodded hurriedly.

Li Zhunbin stood up excitedly and issued an order: "Quickly, prepare your horses and call Jin Meier up. I want to meet the governor in person!"

Daming City, Governor's Mansion.

Xu Shiying was drinking tea leisurely here. After learning what happened to the Nanshan tribe, he asked Chen Shan to go and take the person back. Now the person has been brought to him.

The son of the chief of the Nanshan tribe is a sturdy young man. His upper body and feet are bare, and his face is full of disobedience and anger.

Xu Shiying looked at the young aboriginal with great interest, and then slowly asked: "I am the new governor of Donghai in the Ming Dynasty. What is your name?"

"My Ming name is Liu Han!" Liu Han, whose skin was very tanned, replied in blunt Chinese.

Xu Shiying picked up the steaming tea cup and couldn't help but nodded gently: "Liu Han? This is a good name!"

"What you did this time is unethical. I'll kill or chop you to death!" Liu Han raised his chin slightly, appearing to be unafraid of life and death.

Xu Shiying was essentially a member of the military generals, and found that this young man was somewhat interesting. His courage alone was much stronger than many people.

Just as he was about to speak, a dark shadow flashed in at the door.

Li Jiguang, who was wearing a fourth-grade official uniform, looked very anxious. He burst into the place and complained: "Mr. Governor, why did you intercept this person?"

Chen Shan frowned slightly when he saw Li Jiguang barging in without warning.

Xu Shiying took a sip of slightly hot tea, but asked calmly: "What? Mr. Li, can't I intercept the person?"

"No! It's just that you can't explain what you did to Jeju Pastor!" Li Jiguang shook his head hurriedly and pointed out the harm seriously.

Xu Shiying's eyes immediately flashed with anger, and he suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Explain? Mr. Li, have you forgotten which dynasty's salary you are receiving?"

Although he knew that civil servants were weak, he never imagined that they had become so weak.

A small Jeju shepherd corresponds to the Qiongzhou prefect of Qiongzhou Island at best, but this person actually considers the reaction of the Jeju shepherd when doing things, simply wanting to embarrass Ming Dynasty.

"Mr. Governor, you have misunderstood what I mean! We are new here and we should establish good relations with North Korea. Sending people there now will help us live in harmony!" Li Jiguang felt Xu Shiying's anger and apologized for his words and deeds. explained.

Xu Shiying brought the last sip of tea to his lips and asked with a smile: "Master Li, are you really thinking about my Daming?"

"My Lord Governor, I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally I am thinking about the Ming Dynasty!" Li Jiguang said matter-of-factly.

Xu Shiying drank the last sip of tea, looked into his eyes and said, "Master Li, do you still want to persuade the governor to send troops to help the Jeju Shepherds to exterminate the Hu Mu gang in Halla Mountain?"

"Uh... I originally wanted to say it later, but since the Governor has already mentioned it, let's say it now! Those Hu Mu gangs are a thorn in the side of North Korea and will also threaten the safety of our base in the future, so I beg you Your Majesty the Governor, send troops to wipe out the Hu Mu gang!" Li Jiguang said seriously.

Xu Shiying put down the tea cup gently and said with a cold face: "So, it is said that you accepted a bribe from the pastor of Jeju. This is true!"

Chen Shan kept staring at Li Jiguang. If he hadn't known this man's true face in advance, he would have been deceived by his appearance of caring about the country and the people.

"Mr. Governor, is this Liu Zhiyu trying to trap him? I have been in office for nearly 20 years. I have always been a clean and pure official. It is absolutely impossible for me to do anything corrupt and pervert the law!" Li Jiguang was stunned at first, and then shouted: Unjustly accused.

At this time, Huo Guangming, a Qianhu of Donghaiwei, strode in from outside, threw a bag of gold and silver jewelry directly in front of Li Jiguang and said, "Master Li, these were all found at your residence. You Do you still want to quibble?"

The bag of gold and silver jewelry fell to the ground, and a jeweled aura immediately emitted from it.

When Li Jiguang saw the gold and silver jewelry scattered on the ground, his legs suddenly softened and he fell to the ground, but he knew that his affairs had been discovered.

Originally, he wanted to be a negotiator honestly, but the woman Li Zhunbin introduced was too fragrant and he was given too much gold, silver and jewelry.

Li Jiguang knew that his greedy behavior was serious or small, so he immediately crawled over and hugged Xu Shiying's legs to express his loyalty: "Your Majesty, please spare your life! I am willing to give you all the gold and silver, and I will obey your orders from now on. Please spare me this time!"

As he spoke, he cried so hard that he looked so sad.

Liu Han watched this scene from the side. Seeing that the Ming official who ordered him to be tied suddenly became so embarrassed, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

Naturally, it was impossible for Xu Shiying to be moved, and it was impossible for such a scholar to be truly loyal to him. He looked expressionless and said: "Didn't you just say that officialdom is like water? Come on, drag him down and lock him up first!"

"Yes!" Huo Guangming led people forward and immediately dragged Li Jiguang away.

When Li Jiguang saw Xu Shiying being so ruthless, he became annoyed and said: "Xu Shiying, let's wait and see, I don't have a backer in the capital!"

Xu Shiying didn't take Li Jiguang's threat to heart at all. His eyes fell back on Liu Han and said: "I will not kill you! This time I frightened you. As compensation, what do you want?"

"Can I ask for anything?" Liu Han's eyes brightened, and he asked seriously.

Xu Shiying realized that she couldn't give everything, so she said cautiously: "It depends on what you want!"

"I want one of your swords!" Liu Han pointed at the knife on Chen Shan's waist and asked boldly.

Although the Nanshan tribe is not afraid of death, the iron weapons they possess are very limited, not to mention using them to deal with North Korean officers and soldiers, even for hunting on weekdays.

"How dare you, how can you ask for this knife?" Chen Shandang stretched out his hand to protect his waist knife, and immediately reprimanded loudly.

"Is it really not possible?" Liu Han's eyes disappeared, looking disappointed.

Xu Shiying hesitated for a moment and then expressed his position: "I can give it to you, but you can't use it against us Ming people. Can you do it?"

"Okay, I can swear in the name of the Nanshan tribe that I will never use it against you Han people!" Liu Han readily agreed, then raised his hand and swore seriously.

Xu Shiying naturally knew that sabers, as military supplies, were not suitable for supply to the Yi people.

It's just that a mere knife doesn't matter at all. This knife can at most increase the Nanshan tribe's self-defense ability. Besides, the Nanshan tribe is not Mongolian after all.

Taking a step back, the real headache is actually the North Korean officers and soldiers, which have nothing to do with the East China Sea Governor's Mansion led by him. What's more, the three thousand elite soldiers he has are enough to sweep the entire Shenzhi Island.

Liu Han took a Ming Dynasty saber and left happily, and Liu Haoyu came here.

Liu Zhengyu originally thought that Xu Shiying and Li Jiguang were together, but now he realized that he had guessed wrong, so he walked in and asked, "Mr. Governor, you have arrested Li Jiguang!"

"Master Liu, what's the problem with this?" Xu Shiying had already integrated into the role of Governor of the East China Sea, but she asked calmly.

Liu Zhengyu didn't expect that the matter turned out to be true, so he asked seriously: "I wonder how you plan to deal with it?"

"Ordinarily, he should be escorted back to the capital to await trial, but he just claimed that he had a back-up in the capital, and the governor now needs to establish his authority, so I decided to kill him directly!" Xu Shiying said his decision in his heart.

Liu Zhengyu's eyes couldn't help but glare, and he reminded seriously: "This... is not good! If you kill someone, there may be criticism in the capital, and Li Jiguang has a lot of connections in the capital!"

"This governor is here to do something! The exchange of cotton cloth and supplies for supplies is the priority. The crime Li Jiguang committed must be executed after all. Now, killing him here will help alert others, so why not do it?" Xu However, Shiying did not forget his responsibilities and asked seriously.

Liu Haoyu nodded slightly in approval of Xu Shiying's approach, and said with emotion: "The imperial court has spent so much effort to build the city here, and it really needs some rewards!"

"I heard that you not only have a good relationship with the Nanshan tribe, but also have contacts with Muhu? Are the few high-quality stones you exchanged last time useful?" Xu Shiying found that Liu Yuyu was a pragmatic official, and immediately took it seriously asked.

Liu Zhengyu thought of what happened to the Nanshan tribe earlier, and said vigilantly: "If the governor wants to lure them over and exterminate them, please forgive me for not obeying! This time the Ministry of Industry is building a city and opening a port here, and the Jeju pastoral guards are obstructing it a lot. , Fortunately, the Nanshan tribe and Muhu bartered with us, so the project was not delayed, and the subordinates would never do anything to repay kindness with enmity!"

"Master Li, why did I want to kill Muhu?" Xu Shiying raised the corners of his mouth slightly, but he asked rhetorically.

Liu Zhongyu looked at Xu Ying and said what he was thinking: "They are not tolerated by North Korea, and the Jeju Shepherd has always wanted to annihilate them!"

"Haha... Jeju Mu Shou wants to encircle and suppress Mu Hu. What does this have to do with my Ming Dynasty?" Xu Shiying looked into Liu Haoyu's eyes and asked seriously.

Liu Zhengyu frowned, realizing that he seemed to have been influenced by Li Jiguang earlier, and couldn't help but become speechless.

"We in the Ming Dynasty came to the East China Sea mainly to exchange cotton cloth for supplies. For example, the capital camp is now short of horses! You said that the governor helped North Korea kill Muhu, would His Majesty be happy? Or did the governor exchange Muhu for a batch of good horses? Will Your Majesty be happy when you go back?" Xu Shiying's smile grew stronger and she asked seriously.

Liu Zhengyu's brows furrowed even more tightly, and he seemed to understand and said: "Your Majesty cares about the world and the people, and is also a pragmatic person. Naturally, he hopes to get a good horse!"

"Master Li, do you still think that the governor is going to kill Muhu?" Xu Shiying picked up the tea cup and asked with a smile.

Liu Zhengyu shook his head gently and said seriously: "Mr. Governor, you want to do business with Muhu!"

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"This governor not only wants to do business with Muhu, but also with everyone on Shenzhi Island!" Xu Shiying took a sip of tea and said with firm eyes.

He has gradually understood Zhu Youtang's thoughts. In fact, capturing this Shenzhi Island will not be of great benefit to the country. Now only exchanging cotton cloth for supplies is the top priority.

Not only the fine horses produced on Shenzhi Island, but also the seafood from the Nanshan tribe, and even the men and women on the island, are all his prey.

The next day, Liu Zhongyu personally went to contact the Nanshan tribe and Muhu.

Just as Shenzhi Island was carrying out maritime trade in full swing, there was also movement in the southwest border of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Yue personally went to the western Guangdong region to prepare for war.