RPAGF Chapter 510 Chaos at the Birthday Banquet
Chapter 510 Chaos at the Birthday Banquet
Chapter 510 Chaos at the Birthday Banquet
King Yong celebrated his birthday early, holding a grand banquet for his officials in the palace. Wang Wenzhou and Kong Zhenyun, who were appointed as imperial envoys of the Ming Dynasty, were naturally among those invited.
Wang Wenzhou was a little angry because he felt isolated; not a single person at his table offered him a toast. They all had long faces, as if he owed them a lot of money.
On the contrary, Kong Zhenyun at another table was surrounded by North Korean officials who kept toasting him and flattering him.
"These Koreans are outrageous! I am the Ming Dynasty's imperial envoy here to offer birthday wishes. That old bastard Kong Zhenyun is only fit to carry my shoes in the Ming Dynasty!" Wang Wenzhou cursed inwardly. "These Koreans are all ingrates!"
Wang Ying noticed that Wang Wenzhou was unhappy, so she fed him a sip of wine and asked softly, "Husband, what's wrong?"
Wang Wenzhou pursed his lips and said, "It's okay, sister-in-law, no matter what happens, don't be afraid."
Wang Ying nodded. Just now at the post station, her enemy had gathered Wei Yongfu and others to plot for a long time before leaving in a hurry. She guessed that her enemy was definitely planning something.
Li Zong stood up, raised his wine cup, and said loudly, "Today is my birthday, and I thank you all for coming."
"Bang bang bang..." Just then, a huge explosion suddenly rang out.
Wang Wenzhou hugged Wang Ying and whispered, "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid."
Wang Ying nodded, confirming her suspicions; her nemesis was indeed up to something.
Huge explosions rang out intermittently, turning the banquet into complete chaos.
Li Zong shouted, "My beloved ministers, do not panic! There must be thieves trying to cause trouble on my birthday. Men, immediately send troops to impose martial law on the entire city and capture the thieves!"
"Yes!" a military officer quickly accepted the order.
Just then, a group of men in black rushed in, and the general who had received the order was beheaded with a single blow.
"Don't move! Stand still!" a Black man shouted.
"Yoshi! Wei Yongfu is really fast! He rushed in so quickly." Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly, put his arm around Wang Ying, and said loudly to the Korean officials, "Gentlemen, don't be afraid! These are all my men. Your country is really too unsafe. In the capital, on King Injo's birthday, there are so many thieves playing with firecrackers."
"It's fine for kids to play with firecrackers, but it's not good for adults! It's practically insubordination! So..."
Before Wang Wenzhou could finish speaking, a man in black stepped forward, raised his knife handle, and smashed it into Wang Wenzhou's face, causing blood to gush from his nose.
"Damn it!" Wang Wenzhou cursed, covering his nose. "Where's Wei Yongfu? Don't your men even recognize me?"
"Bang!" The man kicked Wang Wenzhou to the ground, cursing, "A minister of South Korea, speaking Chinese! You are not South Koreans, you are all traitors!"
"Husband, stop talking! These people don't seem to be your people!" Wang Ying quickly squatted down beside Wang Wenzhou, wiping the blood from his face while advising him to stop talking nonsense.
When Kong Zhenyun saw Wang Wenzhou being beaten, sweat immediately broke out on his face. He was the one who had orchestrated this. These men in black were all followers of Prince Gwanghae, Yi Hun.
Yi Hun was Yi Jong's uncle and the previous king of Joseon. Yi Jong's ascension to the throne was illegitimate; he seized power through a palace coup.
During Li Hui's reign, the Ming Dynasty and Nurhaci were at war. Li Hui adopted a policy of neutrality, neither helping the Ming Dynasty nor Nurhaci. This led to opposition from many court officials, which ultimately resulted in Li Zong usurping the throne.
The Ming Dynasty clearly disliked Yi Jun. "Our Ming Dynasty sent troops to save Korea back then. Now you're playing the neutrality card? Is that acceptable?" Thus, the Ming Dynasty tacitly approved of Yi Jun's usurpation.
This time, Zhu Youjian wanted to stir up trouble. Since Wang Wenzhou had fallen into the water and gone missing, when he sent Kong Zhenyun to Korea, he secretly ordered Kong Zhenyun to contact Yi Hun and reinstate him, thereby creating internal strife in Korea. At that time, Korea would certainly be divided into two factions, Yi Hun and Yi Jong, who would respectively align themselves with the Ming Dynasty and the Manchus. The Ming Dynasty would then secretly sabotage the faction aligned with the Ming, causing them to lose. In this way, Korea would become an ally of the Manchus, and once the Ming Dynasty pacified Liaodong, it could then march its army directly into Korea.
Kong Zhenyun secretly winked at the leader of the men in black. That man was Wang Wenzhou. We can't hit him! If anything happens to him, the Emperor could kill my whole family!
The leader of the men in black was named Li Cong, the son of Li Hui. He completely misunderstood Kong Zhenyun's intentions, thinking that Kong Zhenyun wanted to make Wang Wenzhou look bad.
So Li Cong pointed at Wang Wenzhou and cursed, "This scoundrel from South Korea doesn't look like a good person at all, beat him up!"
Several men in black rushed forward and began punching and kicking Wang Wenzhou.
Although Wang Ying was highly skilled in martial arts, she dared not resist with so many men in black present. Instead, she threw herself on Wang Wenzhou to protect him.
Kong Zhenyun turned pale with fright upon seeing this. "Li Cong, are you trying to kill me?! If that mad dog Wang Wenzhou knew you were in contact with me, he'd kill me!"
Kong Zhenyun didn't want to reveal his identity, but he couldn't bear to see Wang Wenzhou being beaten, so he rushed up and threw himself on Wang Wenzhou to protect him.
Upon seeing this, Li Cong immediately realized he had misunderstood and quickly ordered, "Alright, stop hitting!"
The man in black then stopped.
Wang Wenzhou wiped the blood from his face, glanced at Kong Zhenyun, who was also bruised and battered.
Wang Wenzhou said gratefully, "Old Kong is really kind of you. I appreciate your kindness."
Kong Zhenyun said with a wry smile, "Lord Wang, we are all officials in the same court. How could I bear to see you injured? It is what I should do."
"Husband, are you alright?" Wang Ying asked with concern.
Wang Wenzhou gently stroked Wang Ying's cheek and said with heartache, "Sister-in-law, how could you be so foolish? I'm a man, I won't die from being hit a few times. You're a girl, if you get hit a few times, you'll be disfigured. If you become ugly, how can I bear to sleep with you?"
Wang Ying rolled her eyes at Wang Wenzhou, thinking, "You rascal, you're never serious."
Li Zong asked coldly, "Who is this person? Hiding your face and not even daring to show your true features?"
"Haha!" A loud laugh rang out.
Two men in black pushed a wheelchair over, and an elderly man was sitting in the wheelchair.
"It's you?" Li Zong recognized Li Hui at a glance.
Li Hui said coldly, "Li Zong, I have been waiting for this day for a long time!"
"Hmph!" Li Zong snorted coldly, cursing, "I deeply regret that I was too soft-hearted that day and didn't eliminate the threat completely!"
"Li Zong, Li Zong!" Li Hui said sadly, "Your father died early, and I raised you three brothers! I never imagined that you three ungrateful wretches would plot to usurp the throne! Li Zong, shouldn't you return these eyes of mine?"
Wang Wenzhou hadn't noticed at first, but after Li Hui said that, he realized that Li Hui's eyes had been tightly closed the whole time. It seemed that he was either blind or had gouged out his own eyes.