marquis of jingan

Chapter 1468: Huai'an Army in Goryeo

Chapter 1468: Huai'an Army in Goryeo

The scene was very embarrassing.

Even the young marquis, who was always very optimistic, was stunned. He first looked at the princess of Goryeo, then raised his head to look at the eldest princess Li Mian who was slowly approaching.

Outside Datong Pass, Shen Yuan, who had fought with the Tatars several times without being afraid, couldn't help scratching his head.

Although Li Wanjun was from Korea, all the Korean nobles at that time could speak Chinese. She first looked at Li Wei, then at Shen Yuan, and said softly, "Young Marquis, who is this?"

The eldest princess raised her head slightly and said nothing.

Shen Yuan sighed inwardly and quickly introduced: "Princess, this is the eldest princess of our Dachen."

He paused, and then introduced to the eldest princess: "Your Highness, this is the Princess of Gaoli who just arrived in Yanjing."

The eldest princess still didn't say anything, but just kept her eyes on Shen Yuan.

Li Wanjun also noticed something was wrong at this moment. She frowned at first, but she didn't dare to offend the daughter of the great emperor in Yanjing, so she bowed to Shen Yuan and said, "Young Marquis, it seems that the eldest princess has something to say to you. I will go back to my father first..."

After saying that, she turned around and left.

The young marquis silently reached out his hand, grabbed her sleeve, and shook his head, saying, "No need, the princess will stay here. It just so happens that the eldest princess has just arrived in Yanjing and probably hasn't visited this garden much. We can go around together."

Li Wanjun looked back at the eldest princess, then shook her head firmly: "Young Marquis, you two should just have a conversation."

After saying that, she broke free from Shen Yuan's hand and ran away quickly.

The young marquis looked at Princess Goryeo who was running away in some astonishment.

The marriage between the two has been settled, which means that this is his fiancée and he should not leave at this time.

The young marquis shook his head in confusion, looked back subconsciously, and then stood there in a daze.

Not far behind him, the eldest princess Li Min was already in tears.

"I thought..."

She wiped her tears with her sleeves and cried, "You were forced by your father."

The young marquis sighed and said, "Your Highness, let's take a walk together."

……

“I am a person who likes freedom.”

In the imperial garden, the young marquis sat under the pavilion with the eldest princess. After he said this, he was silent for a long time, then looked up at Li Wei and said, "When I was a child, the queen often summoned me to the palace, and we often played together. At that time, I was very happy, but before each time I entered the palace, my mother would repeatedly warn me to pay attention to the rules of the palace."

"Let me be careful not to hurt His Highness or the other His Highnesses."

The young marquis sighed to himself, "Your Highness grew up in the palace and has a noble status. For Your Highness, it is the same wherever you are. But when I was eight or nine years old, I didn't want to enter the palace anymore."

Li Wei gnashed her teeth and said in hatred, "How dare you bring this up? Back then, you were the one my father loved the most in the entire Jiankang City. That year, my second brother knocked you to the ground, and my father was furious and even beat him himself."

"That's your Majesty being polite to me."

Shen Yuan said quietly: "It was the same when I was in Jiankang two years ago."

He looked up at Li Wei and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, the Queen has been hoping that we can become a couple for these years, but does the Queen really like me? I'm afraid not. Let me be bold and say that the Queen wants to arrange this marriage not because of me, and certainly not for you, Your Highness."

"It's for the prince and the Sun family."

"If I become a royal consort, I will have to stay in the imperial court for the rest of my life and will never be able to leave the capital."

The young marquis did not finish his words.

That is, once he stayed in the capital as a royal consort, he would become a kite string used by the court to pull his father Shen Yi. He was unwilling to stay in the capital, and even more unwilling to become this string.

The eldest princess was in tears.

"fraud!"

"If my family was still in Jiankang, I would believe what you said. Now our two families are in Yanjing. Whoever you marry will be able to escape from Yanjing!"

Shen Yuan smiled and said nothing.

The eldest princess wiped her tears and gritted her teeth and said, "You heartless person, do you know how old we are this year?"

They are twenty-two years old.

I am already twenty-three years old.

The young marquis remained silent.

In this regard, he really owed the eldest princess. Although he did not make the eldest princess wait, he did delay the girl.

"I know what's in your mind."

"You don't like that Gaoli princess, you have changed your mind a long time ago."

The eldest princess gnashed her teeth and said, "Father told me that you and that woman named Su..."

Shen Yuan suddenly raised his head and looked at the eldest princess, his heart shocked.

He originally thought that only his parents and family members knew about this matter, but he didn't expect that it could not be hidden from His Majesty's eyes at all!

But once he changed his mind, he figured it out.

When he returned to the north from Jiankang, the number of internal security experts following him was probably more than that of the entourage of Marquis Shen's mansion. I'm afraid that everything that happened along the way has already been placed on the emperor's desk.

The eldest princess stood up and walked away. After taking a few steps, she turned around and looked at the young marquis, tears still in her eyes.

"I don't understand the twists and turns in your men's minds. I just know that you have no conscience!"

After saying that, the eldest princess wiped her tears and strode away.

Shen Yuan stood up and looked in the direction where the eldest princess was going away, feeling a little uncomfortable.

After all, this was his childhood sweetheart, and they grew up together.

He still didn't move. After a long while, he sighed silently.

"If we had met outside the palace, I would have married you as my first wife..."

…………

In the hall, Master Shen and the King of Goryeo argued for a long time. Finally, Master Shen stood up and made the final decision: "Your Majesty, King, starting from next spring, we will send ten thousand-household battalions from our Dachen border army to be stationed on the border between Goryeo and Zhuli Zhenren."

"In this way, Goryeo will not have to worry about Zhu Li Zhenren's invasion. Even if Shen expresses his gratitude to the Goryeo king for letting him pass through the country, but..."

Mr. Shen stroked his chin and continued, "However, since this is an army sent from far away, it will take a while for the supplies and food to be transported there, so Goryeo will have to be responsible for the daily food and wages of this army."

The King of Goryeo stood up. He first looked at the Emperor. Seeing that the Emperor was smiling but did not express his opinion, he looked at Shen Yi and said, "My Lord, our two families are about to become relatives. There is no need to start such a dispute. In my opinion, why not put this matter aside for the time being?"

"It's easy."

Master Shen looked calm and said, "After the two children get married, let my son be the first commander of this army. After all, after the marriage, he will be the son-in-law of the king and will not be considered an outsider."

At this point, he turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I hope the court can help me become the commander."

His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said, "Shen Yuan's rank has already surpassed that of the commander. Letting him be the commander is still a concession to him."

"In my opinion, I will make him a deputy commander."

Master Shen bowed his head to express his gratitude, then turned to look at the King of Goryeo and said slowly: "Your Majesty, you have heard it too. Your Majesty has spoken. This matter..."

"Is this settled?"

The King of Goryeo opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.

Some time ago, when Su Ding led his troops to pass through Goryeo, he witnessed the combat effectiveness of the Huai'an Army. If there were really 10,000 Huai'an troops stationed in the territory of Goryeo, although it would be unlikely to be able to conquer Goryeo, they would definitely be able to occupy a large area in Goryeo and calmly summon reinforcements!

In other words, the fate of Goryeo at that time depended on the thought of Lord Shen!

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Lord Shen say slowly, "If the king disagrees, once those Zhuli Zhenren become violent and invade Goryeo, our Celestial Empire's royal army may not be able to arrive in time to rescue them."

The King of Goryeo gritted his teeth and bowed his head and said, "My Lord, I agree to this matter, but the food and salary..."

Mr. Shen immediately smiled and said with a grin.

"That's easy. We can discuss it slowly between our in-laws."

(End of this chapter)