Zheng Xuhong looked up at Li Feng, pondered for a while and said, "But we are not familiar with the people of Daming. Why should they help us?"
"I'm willing to lobby for you, sir," Li Feng said. "And I believe connections are something you'll naturally build if you hang out more often. Isn't that how Kim Jong-min and his friends built their relationships? All they paid for was some benefits. If they can give, so can you; but what you can give, they may not be able to."
Zheng Xuhong finally understood what Li Feng said.
If the King won't protect you, and Lord Fenglin won't protect you, then there's no one in this family worthy of your loyalty. It wouldn't be a big deal to switch your allegiance to someone else. By being loyal to the Ming, you'll gain more benefits.
Whether it was Prince Bongnim or the King of Joseon, they could not give up Joseon; but I could.
Who is in charge of North Korea and what does it have to do with me?
It’s not me anyway.
Kim Jong-min and his men probably couldn't do that. Even if they could, it would depend on what the Ming Dynasty would do. My side was desperate and willing to do this; Kim Jong-min and his men probably weren't willing.
Zheng Xuhong sat on the chair with a very unhappy look on her face.
He already understood what Li Feng meant and also understood his own situation.
After a while, Zheng Xuhong raised her head and looked at Li Feng and said, "Who are you, sir? Where do you stand?"
Li Feng looked at Zheng Xuhong, not saying anything for a long time. Finally, he sighed helplessly and said, "After all, it has come to this. In this case, I will not hide it from you, sir. I am not someone else. I am affiliated with the Daming General Staff Office."
"It's true." Zheng Xuhong sighed and said.
Zheng Xuhong didn't seem surprised at all. She looked up at Li Feng and asked, "What exactly does Daming want to do?"
"Master Zheng, don't you think Korea is a bit of an eyesore?" Li Feng looked at Zheng Xuhong, his eyes slightly narrowed as he said, "Now that Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty has been pacified, and Japan has been conquered, there is only Korea left in the entire north. If Korea also belongs to the Ming Dynasty, what will be left in the north?"
"What does the General Staff Office do? It's responsible for waging wars and seizing territory for the Ming Dynasty. How do the officials in the General Staff Office get promoted? How do they make money?"
"The Ming Dynasty has been planning this for more than a day or two?" Zheng Xuhong raised her head and looked at Li Feng with a serious face.
"Not really." Li Feng shook his head and said, "I didn't have such an idea originally. It's just that when Lord Sun, as they said last time, arrived in Korea and saw the chaos in Korea, he had such an idea."
"Someone is trying to prevent the Joseon Crown Prince from returning to his country, and has come to the Ming Dynasty to seek help. Some even want the Ming Dynasty to kill the Joseon Crown Prince directly, and they are willing to pay. If I tell you this, you may not believe it. If such a thing comes to the Ming Dynasty, what do you think the Ming Dynasty will think?"
"Make decisions for Korea?" Li Feng said with a mocking smile, "The Ming Dynasty has made decisions for Korea quite a few times, and has been good to Korea for many years. When Japan attacked Korea, how many people did the Ming Dynasty send? The Ming Dynasty suffered heavy losses in that battle, which directly led to the rise of the Jurchens. The Ming Dynasty hoped that Korea could help contain the Jurchens, but Korea simply couldn't do it. What's the point of keeping a place like this that only causes trouble and can't play a role at critical moments?"
"In the opinion of the senior officials in the General Staff Office, if Korea had been handed over to the Ming Dynasty, it would not be the situation it is now. Since Korea is in such a mess, let the Ming Dynasty take over."
"After Lord Sun left, Korea became even more chaotic. Both Lord Zhang and Lord Zheng were murdered. The King of Korea couldn't protect you. He's truly incompetent!"
"When Lord Sun left, he instructed us to do things if we could, and not do them if we couldn't. So the General Staff Office only has some ideas, but hasn't put them into practice yet. I didn't have any ill intentions in coming to Lord Sun; I was simply assigned here. But seeing what Lord Sun is going through now, I have some ideas. If you have the support of the Ming Dynasty, why can't Lord Sun take the position of the Supreme Ruler of Korea?"
"Great Ruler?" Zheng Xuhong asked, staring, "What is this?"
"I forgot to tell you, sir, this is a request made by Kim Jong-min and his men," Li Feng said sarcastically. "As long as the Ming supports them in putting pressure on the king and killing you, sir, so that they can gain a firm foothold, they will put a young prince on the throne and establish a great ruling position to command all military and political affairs of Korea, similar to the shogun in Japan."
Looking at Li Feng's mocking smile, Zheng Xuhong was silent for a while and said, "How dare they do this?"
"Why wouldn't they dare?" Li Feng said with a smile, "It's just that the Ming Dynasty thinks these people are ambitious and have no intention of serving the people of Korea. They have evil intentions in mind. They can betray the King of Korea today, and they can betray the Ming Dynasty one day. Such people are unreliable."
"Looking at you, my Lord, is different from them. You have great righteousness in your heart, and the people of Korea have deep feelings for them. In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, you are the most suitable candidate for the great government."
"If one day you feel that the Grand Regent is not suitable, you can also become the King of Joseon. However, this king will be different from the current king. He will be a vassal king appointed by the Ming Dynasty."
Zheng Xuhong raised her head and looked at Li Feng and said slowly: "You told me all this, aren't you afraid that I will go to the king to tell on you?"
Li Feng shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't even mention that you can't see the king now. Even if you see the king and tell him these things, what will happen?"
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