Zhu Yijun nodded with satisfaction again. What he wanted was the attitude of North Korea. As for the other things, they were not important at all.
How to fight, how to fight, and how many people to send, these were all Zhu Yijun's business. He would not discuss anything with Li Xun.
After chatting for a while, Li Zhi suddenly said, "Your Majesty, this subject's eldest daughter, Zhenshen, is quite pretty and has been brought up well. This subject wishes to offer her to Your Majesty as a concubine."
Zhu Yijun was stunned when he heard Li Xun's words.
Why does he want to give his daughter to me?
Is my reputation for wanting to marry someone else's daughter?
In fact, Li Xun learned about this situation after he came to Daming. He had heard many things about Zhu Yijun on the way.
Of course, Li Xun had heard about two things he had done in Liaodong recently.
The emperor of Daming didn't dare to give them an official position and even sealed the city for them.
What was a Jurchen woman?
How could a barbarian compare with a North Korean woman?
Since Jurchen women could, so could a North Korean woman!
It was not like he didn't have a daughter. Li Xun was tempted at once.
If his daughter became an imperial concubine, he would have a closer relationship with Daming.
At that time, he could even send some people to the capital of Daming to serve his daughter. Not only could they pass some news, but they could also help to say some good words. The power of pillow talk was not small!
Li Xun had been thinking about this matter all the way. Now that he saw Zhu Yijun, he naturally brought it up as soon as possible.
This request of Li Xun made it very difficult for Zhu Yijun.
First of all, if he accepted Li Xun's daughter now, he would be suspected of taking advantage of Li Xun's precarious position. Maybe someone would mark him down.
In the end, the King of North Korea, Li Xun, might directly give his daughter to him in exchange for Daming's troops.
Before he could even explain himself, he had inexplicably become a lecherous ruler.
He had already subdued the Wala's Tsetseg, the Yehe tribe's Bushiya Mara, and the Jianzhou Jurchen's Eshtai.
If the daughter of the King of Korea, Li Xun, were to appear, he would not be able to take off his hat of liking foreign women.
Zhu Yijun didn't even need to think about it to know that it wasn't anything good.
Perhaps it would be recorded in the unofficial history, and it might even add some dirty jokes to it.
But it wasn't appropriate not to accept her. The current Li Xun, or the entire North Korea, didn't have a sense of security. If he didn't accept Li Xun's daughter, they might scare themselves.
It didn't matter if he scared them, but a great battle could break out at any moment. It would be terrible if he messed things up.
More importantly, he had already accepted the Wala's Tsetseg, the Yehe tribe's Bushiya Mara, and the Jianzhou Jurchen's Eshtai. If he didn't accept Li Xun's daughter at this time, it would be easy to hurt Li Xun's feelings.
North Korea was very respectful to Daming. In the end, the emperor accepted the women of Wala and Jurchen, but not the women of North Korea. What did this mean?
Was he looking down on North Korea?
If North Korea had such thoughts, it would be bad.
At the same time, there were also benefits to accepting Li Xun's daughter. It would be beneficial to his future infiltration of North Korea and his rule over North Korea. These were all benefits.
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhu Yijun could only sigh helplessly.
Although there were various reasons to refuse, as the emperor of Daming, he needed to choose the side that was beneficial.
Obviously, compared to his own concerns, the benefits were more important.
After all, it was his own reputation that would be damaged, and it was the country that would benefit.
In front of himself and his country, the emperor's choice was the only choice. Although he was unwilling, he could only accept it reluctantly.
He just didn't know if Li Xun's daughter was beautiful. It would be bad if she was too ugly.
Zhu Yijun looked at Li Xun and said with a smile, "Since you have the heart, it couldn't be better!"
When Li Xun heard this, he was overjoyed. He said with a smile, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will send Zhenshen to the palace after I go back!"
After sending off Li Xun, Zhu Yijun shook his head helplessly with a bitter smile on his face. He glanced at Zhang Jing, who was next to him. Zhu Yijun found that he wanted to say something but was hesitating. Zhu Yijun couldn't help but scold him with a smile, "If you have something to say, say it. Who are you showing that expression to?"
"In reply to Imperial Majesty, the eldest daughter mentioned by the King of North Korea is the eldest concubine daughter. The Queen has no children. She was conferred the title of Lady Zhenshen. She is the daughter of Lady Jin, the concubine of Jinghuiyu Deren."
Seeing Zhu Yijun frown, Zhang Jing hurriedly said, "This Lady Zhenshen is ten years old."
Zhu Yijun almost thought he had heard wrong. Only ten years old?
This Li Xun, Zhu Yijun couldn't help but curse in his heart.
You are willing to give away a ten-year-old daughter, and you even agreed to accept her.
What can a ten-year-old girl do?
Zhu Yijun felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
Although his Empress Wang was not old, she was already thirteen years old. The key was that he had no choice at that time.
Now he had to make a move on a ten-year-old girl. Zhu Yijun felt very uncertain.
"Bring her back and raise her first!" Zhu Yijun sighed and said to Zhang Jing, "Keep an eye on her. Don't let anyone bully her."
Zhang Jing hurriedly replied respectfully, "Yes, Imperial Majesty. I will take good care of the Old Slave."
After thinking for a while, Zhu Yijun felt that it was inappropriate, so he said, "Send her to Kunning Palace!
Let the Queen take care of her. She is the daughter of the King of North Korea. Nothing can go wrong. The Queen knows what to do. "
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhang Jing quickly agreed again.
That night, Li Zhenshen entered the palace, and Zhu Yijun saw her. She was a ten-year-old girl, and her eyes were red from crying. She looked timid, and Zhu Yijun didn't know what to say.
So Zhu Yijun changed his mind again and asked Zhang Jing to send her back.
There was also an imperial edict. Zhu Yijun conferred Li Zhenshen the title of Concubine Ning. She ranked last among the concubines, but she was still a concubine, which was very good.
Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Jing to tell Li Xun to raise her for a few more years and send her to the capital when she was sixteen.
A ten-year-old girl suddenly left her father and mother and was directly sent to Daming. Zhu Yijun was worried that she would not live for more than a few years.
She would be placed in North Korea first. Anyway, what Li Xun wanted was a reassurance pill, so he could give it to him.
There were a lot of messy things, but the proper business was also carried out unsteadily.
Materials began to be deployed to the Yalu River, and transport ships from Liaodong were also deployed.
Once the war started, the transport ships would resupply along the coast.
The vanguard of the East Camp of the capital also arrived, and the army officially gathered.
As the army moved to the Yalu River, the whole of Liaodong was covered with the clouds of war.
With the arrival of Zhang Weixian in Shenyang, the enthusiasm of the whole war was completely ignited.
Zhu Yijun held a pre-war meeting against the North Korean Japanese pirates in Shenyang's Wanhe Palace. All the people who attended were high-ranking officials. There were only three generals: Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang, and Zhang Weixian.