The hatred between Korea and Japan is a long-standing one. It can be said that Korea's land is like a piece of fat meat, always placed in front of Japan, making Japan very eager to take a bite. For so many years, this hatred has never stopped.
During the Tang Dynasty, Japan had already done this, but was defeated by Liu Rengui at Baijiangkou.
For so many years, Japan has never given up on this idea. After the Ming Dynasty, it invaded Korea repeatedly and fought countless battles, big and small, with Korea.
During the Wanli Emperor's Three Major Expeditions, Japan was severely beaten again. There was a lot of hatred between the two sides, and in fact, didn't they fight again later?
Japan still wants to take over Korea, and from there, advance into the three northeastern provinces, occupy all of China, rule Southeast Asia, and conquer a vast territory. It can be said that a small country has big ambitions, and it has always been doing this.
During World War II, Japan had a notorious terrorist circle.
In fact, during the three major expeditions of the Wanli Emperor, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and others put forward this vision: first take over Korea, then occupy the Ming Dynasty, and finally fight to Southeast Asia to establish a great empire.
However, the plan was aborted before it even started, but it unexpectedly started again during World War II.
Then everyone knew that Japan had failed again.
This is a country that has always wanted to move from the island to the land, has always wanted to gain a habitat on the land and build a very large empire, but has never succeeded.
Korea must be unhappy with this reckless neighbor. However, Korea cannot defeat Japan and has been bullied for so many years. If Ming Dynasty had not supported Korea, Korea would probably have been destroyed. In this situation, Korea is powerless to fight back.
During the Wanli Emperor's Three Major Expeditions, the Ming Dynasty could no longer afford to fight such a war. After all, fighting on multiple fronts was unsustainable, and the country had no money.
But things are different now. Zhu Youxiao has money and connections, so how could he not take action?
Get North Korea involved in the fight, and then allocate some territory in Japan to North Korea.
The armies of the Ming Dynasty and Korea are integrated, the troops are together, and with more abundant political and economic exchanges, how long can Korea last in the hands of the Ming Dynasty?
Zhu Youxiao didn't know, but he was looking forward to it.
At this time, outside the city, Li Zong had already arrived at Shanhaiguan.
It has been a long and arduous journey. Ever since arriving in Dandong, Li Zong has become a completely different person.
To be honest, he was still a little excited, especially after learning that the Ming Emperor came to Liaodong to fight.
Li Zong has been bullied by Nurhaci for many years, especially when the Ming Dynasty was weak. Now he is finally going to fight back and avenge them.
What's more, Li Zong is a staunch pro-Ming faction. The stronger the Ming Dynasty becomes, the more stable his power will be. This is very crucial.
Sitting in the carriage and looking out from time to time, Li Zong could hardly suppress his excitement.
I'm about to meet the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I wonder what he's going to say to me. Whatever he says, it's bound to be good news.
Beside Li Zong came many Korean ministers.
They had supported Li Zong originally and were die-hard pro-Ming. Now they had this opportunity to deeply communicate and learn from the Ming Dynasty, and to even meet the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. This was truly a rare opportunity.
When the group arrived at the city gate, they saw a group of people waiting there.
Sun Chengzong stood next to the crowd.
Standing next to Sun Chengzong was Wei Chao. The two had been waiting here for a while. However, they had actually been resting in the room next door. After receiving the report from the guards, they came out and stood beside the crowd.
Although the other party was the King of Joseon and they had to show sufficient respect, it was too cold in Liaodong right now. If they stood at the door for a while, they would probably catch a cold. If they caught a cold, it would be very difficult to deal with.
Park Jung-hong came to Li Zong and said, "Your Majesty, the people from the Ming Dynasty are waiting to greet you."
"Who's here?" Li Zong's face lit up with excitement after hearing this, and he turned to ask Park Jung-hong.
"Your Majesty, it's Sun Chengzong, the Grand Councilor of the Great Ming Dynasty, and Wei Chao, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department," Park Jung-hong said quickly. "Both of them are close to the current emperor, and Sun Chengzong is also the current emperor's teacher."
After hearing this, Li Zong suddenly became excited.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty really valued him, and the people sent to welcome him were all extraordinary.
Li Zong said to Park Zhenghong beside him: "Have someone stop. I want to get off the car and have a good time with the two ministers."
Park Jung-hong didn't say anything. It was indeed necessary to get closer to the other party.
Although his own king was the king in Joseon, he was a vassal king in Ming Dynasty. He could not act arrogantly in front of such a top minister.
Park Jung-hong said, "Okay, I'll have someone prepare it."
After waiting for each other for a short time, the two groups met.
Sun Chengzong looked Li Zong up and down and found that he was a fat man who looked a little weak and walked with a light step.
However, Sun Chengzong did not dare to neglect it and quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Wei Chao, standing beside him, also smiled and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Li Zong walked over with a smile, reached out and took Sun Chengzong's hand, and helped him up; then he walked to Wei Chao's side, reached out and took his hand, and helped him up as well.
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