The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

The final result of today's court discussion was to reject Lin Tailai's "one hundred thousand troops and two hundred thousand silver taels" memorial.

At the same time, the proposal of Shi Xing, the left minister of the Ministry of War, was approved, and two generals were dispatched to Liaodong Town, each with 3,000 troops and horses, deployed along the Yalu River, ready to support Korea at any time.

It cannot be said that the officials of the Ming Dynasty were stupid. The main reason was that the incident happened suddenly and there was a serious lack of information.

Now except Lin Tailai, the time traveler, no one knows how many Japanese soldiers entered Korea.

Even the defeated North Korea did not know the number of Japanese soldiers. Many people in the Ming Dynasty still habitually treated them as Japanese pirates decades ago.

Because Lin Tailai had a suggestion of "a hundred thousand troops and two hundred thousand silver taels", Ye Mengxiong, the Minister of War, did not want to openly oppose Lin Tailai and did not come up with a more "reasonable" plan.

Therefore, the proposal of Shi Xing, the left minister of the Ministry of War, became the mainstream opinion. Ye Da Sima had no choice but to temporarily give up the leadership and let Shi Xing preside over the affairs of North Korea.

Then Ye Mengxiong privately summoned everyone from the Update Society who were most familiar with Lin Tailai to discuss Lin Tailai's intentions.

Even his own people couldn't understand Lin Tailai's outrageous memorial. If Lin Tailai hadn't accumulated enough prestige in the past, I'm afraid even his own people would have objections.

After a heated discussion for a while, Zhou Yingqiu said: "Although I don't know the meaning of Lord Jiuyuan, this memorial reminds me of a story in the history books."

Ye Dashima asked with great interest: "Tell me in detail."

Zhou Yingqiu replied: "When the King of Qin was sweeping Liuhe, he wanted to destroy the Chu Kingdom. The King of Qin first asked the veteran general Wang Jian how many troops he needed, and Wang Jian replied that it must be 600,000.

The King of Qin was not happy and asked Li Xin again. Li Xin replied that he only needed 200,000. Then the King of Qin sent Li Xin to conquer Chu, but Li Xin was defeated and returned.

In the end, the King of Qin had to invite the veteran general Wang Jian and gave him 600,000 troops to destroy the Chu State. "

After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized and regained their confidence.

Lin Jiuyuan's request to mobilize an army of 100,000 troops was indeed very similar to Wang Jian's request for 600,000 troops.

Although I still don't understand where Lin Jiuyuan's confidence lies, it at least shows that Lin Jiuyuan has a thought and is not just talking nonsense.

Previously, Shi Xing, the left minister of the Ministry of War, offended Lin Tailai because of his capriciousness, and fell silent for a period of time.

Now that he is temporarily in charge of North Korea's affairs, he regards this as an opportunity to make a comeback and immediately begins active deployment work.

On the one hand, an order was given to Liaodong Town to dispatch two generals to guard the front lines of the Yalu and Datong rivers.

On the other hand, because he did not know the Japanese affairs, Shi Xing openly recruited talents who were familiar with the Japanese affairs. After all, the Art of War says, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Even a three-year-old child knows this.

Because transportation was not that developed in this era and the roads were far and blocked, many family members of Beijing officials were still in their hometowns.

So now there is a custom that officials in the capital often marry a local concubine in the capital and break up the union when they leave the capital.

This has become a business, and many families with daughters in the capital are looking to become concubines for officials in the capital, so that they can make a fortune when the partnership is dissolved.

Shi Xing had such a concubine named Yuan. Hearing that Shi Xing was recruiting talents who were familiar with Japanese affairs, the father of the concubine named Yuan recommended a commoner named Shen Weijing to Shi Xing.

It is said that Shen Weijing's family has been doing business for generations and traveled between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese state. Shen Weijing himself can even speak the Japanese language and understands the situation of the Japanese state very well.

Nowadays, Shen Weijing's family fortune has declined and he is living in the capital looking for opportunities to recruit and use.

So Shi Xing invited Shen Weijing over that night for school examination and consultation.

After listening to Shen Weijing's introduction to the customs and customs of the Japanese country, Shi Xing was certain that this Shen Weijing did understand the affairs of the Japanese country relatively well.

Then he asked directly: "How can we solve the problem in North Korea as quickly as possible?"

According to his seniority, Shi Xing should have been promoted to Minister of War last year, but unfortunately he was snatched away by Ye Mengxiong. Of course, he was not convinced.

So faced with this opportunity to make a comeback, Shi Shaosima couldn't wait any longer.

Not only does he want to solve the problem, he wants to do it as quickly as possible.

After thinking for a while, Shen Weijing replied: "A cross-border campaign is ten times more difficult than using troops domestically, and it is difficult to achieve a quick victory using force.

Therefore, the fastest way to solve the problem should be to negotiate a peace.

I, Shen Weijing, am willing to serve Shao Sima and personally go to the enemy camp in North Korea to negotiate and at the same time investigate the enemy's situation. "

Shi Xing responded: "Although your courage is commendable and you dare to go deep into the enemy camp, I, the Ming Dynasty, have no reason to seek peace without fighting."

For the Ming Dynasty, which wanted to save face, it was not called peace negotiation but peace seeking.

If Shi Xing really dared to do this, he would definitely be impeached for humiliating the country and then imprisoned.

Shen Weijing changed his words again: "When tomorrow's troops enter North Korea and win one or two small victories, it will not be a loss of dignity for our country to negotiate peace again.

At this time, if the Japanese military commander can be persuaded, it should be the quickest way to negotiate a peace between the two families. "

This means that if you quickly win one or two battles to show your strength, and then negotiate for peace, it will not be considered a loss of strength and humiliation of the country.

For Shen Weijing, the greater the proportion of peace negotiation in the solution, the more important his role will be, and he will be able to get more credit.

If he doesn't go to promote peace, how can he still fight in battle?

Although "war" is unavoidable, "war" can also serve "peace".

Shi Xing considered all aspects of the situation for a while, and then believed that Shen Weijing's "quick fight, quick peace" should be the most cost-effective solution.

The national treasury was already in deficit. Last year, hundreds of thousands of silver taels were spent to pacify Ningxia. The top and bottom officials were now unwilling to incur large expenditures.

If the problem can be solved with the most cost-effective method, the court should be able to accept it.

After repeated thinking, Shi Xing ordered: "No matter what solution is used, it requires strong support from someone in the court. After all, I am just a left assistant minister.

I heard that you and Lu Zongxian are from the same county, so please go and lobby Lu Zongxian first, and ask Lu Zongxian to support me unwaveringly."

In the matter of peace talks, the most feared thing is that the Qingliu forces with high moral standards will mess up.

Who can bear to be accused of treason? In the politics of the Ming Dynasty, which emphasizes the unimpeded flow of speech, this situation must be prevented.

Shen Weijing replied: "Dare not to obey?"

He knew that this was also a test from Shi Shao Sima.

If even Lu Guangzu, a fellow countryman, could not be persuaded, what ability could he have to lobby the Japanese?

When the Ming Dynasty court began to plan and deploy, in late May, the performance of the Kingdom of Korea once again stunned the Ming Dynasty court.

Pyongyang, an important town in the north, was also lost! The officers and soldiers were defeated and the whole territory of Korea was basically lost!

The Korean King Lee Sun fled to Yizhou on the other side of the Yalu River in a panic, and the only territory he could control was a small area around Yizhou!

The Ming Dynasty court was in a mess, and your Korea was not too small. The previous organizational structure seemed to be quite complete, and it was not a loose tribal barbarian state.

In less than two months, almost all of the territory was lost. Could it be more useless?

Lu Zongxian, who claimed to know a little and said in public that "three thousand miles deep, defending in dangerous places, and soldiers and horses available", could not have imagined that he would be slapped in the face by Korea at the age of nearly seventy.

At this time, the Korean King Lee Sun, who was trapped by the Yalu River, frantically appealed to the Ming Dynasty for help and frantically called for the heavenly soldiers to save his life.

That morning, Shi Xing, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was about to go out to the government office. As soon as he walked to the front yard, he was told by the servant that someone was kneeling outside the gate.

He also said that this person sent a heavy box as a door-to-door gift.

Shi Shi stood in the doorway and looked out. He saw Yin Zhuoran, the chief envoy of the Korean delegation, kneeling outside, looking exhausted and embarrassed.

Seeing Shi Shi coming out, Yin Zhengshi fell to the ground and shouted: "Since my country has always been submissive, I beg the young Sima to send troops across the river to save my country from the water and fire!"

Seeing Yin Zhengshi's pitiful appearance and feeling his sincerity, Shi Shi did not fool around and replied:

"Five thousand troops have been sent to the riverside before. Today, I urgently requested the emperor. After getting the emperor's approval, I will order the troops to cross the river."

Yin Zhuoran thanked him again and again, and Shi Xing sighed again: "You concealed the truth before and just boasted about yourself. Not only did you delay state affairs, but you also screwed Lu Zongxian!"

Yin Zhengshi wanted to tell Shi Xing that he did not deliberately conceal the truth before, nor did he deliberately brag about himself, but he really thought so.

It was not until Shi Shi disappeared at the corner of the street that Yin Zhuoran, who was kneeling on the ground, got up sadly.

The envoy never expected that he had just grabbed another lucrative job and made some money by paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty, but in the blink of an eye, his family was gone!

He had no idea what his wife and children were like now!

And he, a relaxed and happy tribute envoy, became an envoy for help!

At the request of Shi Xing, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, and seeing that the Korean vassal state was eager to help, the Wanli Emperor, who had a desire to protect, gave an order to Liaodong Town.

He ordered the two troops previously deployed on the Yalu River to cross the river and attack Pyongyang with the cooperation of the Korean soldiers.

Then the guerrilla Shi Ru led more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, and the deputy general Zu Chengxun led more than 3,000 soldiers and horses to cross the Yalu River successively, and joined the Korean soldiers to march towards Pyongyang occupied by Japanese pirates.

Among the Ming border troops, Liaodong Town has the most combat experience in recent years, and these 5,000 soldiers and horses are elite soldiers selected from Liaodong Town.

With 5,000 elite soldiers with sufficient horses, the emperor and his ministers believed that they could basically roam the foreign countries, except that they could not go deep into the desert.

After the two armies entered the court, Shi Xing, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, secretly visited Lu Guangzu, the left censor-in-chief, to seek support.

Shi Xing explained: "Fighting first, then negotiating, fighting quickly and negotiating quickly, and letting the Japanese pirates withdraw from Korea on their own initiative is a way to save money."

Lu Guangzu agreed: "Now the national economy is difficult. If we can negotiate at the right time and reduce expenses, it will also be a blessing for the court."

Shi Xing also catered to Lu Guangzu and said: "We can't let some people deliberately engage in war and gather power."

Lu Guangzu denounced: "Some treacherous ministers have fought in the northwest for a year, and they can't stop after tasting the sweetness! This time they want to repeat the same trick, how can we sit idly by?"

These two people, one needs to quickly solve the Korean problem to break Lin Tailai's suppression; the other needs to try his best to exclude Lin Tailai and weaken Lin Tailai's power, so it is easy to reach cooperation.

Another half a month later, in mid-June, a war report came from Liaodong.

For various reasons, the two Ming troops that crossed the river suffered a disastrous defeat, and even the general Shi Ru was killed in the attack on Pyongyang.

Hearing the news of this tragic defeat, the government and the public were shocked again!

Five thousand elite soldiers suffered a tragic defeat in half a month, which was really unacceptable to the court.

What kind of enemy army could quickly defeat the well-prepared five thousand elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty?

If converted to the Northern Tartars, it would be impossible without an army of more than 20,000, right?

At this point, many people couldn't help but think of another question, how many Japanese pirates were there in this invasion of Korea?

The most annoying thing is that even the Korea, which was beaten to the point of being destroyed, still can't clearly tell the number of Japanese soldiers, which is terrible!

Shi Xing, the left minister of the Ministry of War, who advocated "limited warfare" and the strategy of "quick war and quick peace", was completely confused.

Lu Guangzu, the censor of Zuodu who supported Shi Shilang, felt that he had been cheated again!

First there was Yin Zhuoran, and then there was Shi Xing. Why are all my teammates here cheating?

Many people remembered what Lu Guangzu said during the last court meeting.

But at this time, Lu Guangzu closed his door and claimed to be ill, and he did not see any guests. No one else could contact him.

So Ye Mengxiong, Minister of the Ministry of War, went to the Ministry of War and recommended that Lin Tailai be appointed to be responsible for the management of North Korea.

It was already summer, and Lin Daguan, who was still in Suzhou, suddenly felt that his summer poetry collection needed to be updated.

So he held an elegant gathering in the vast and cool Humble Administrator's Garden, and dozens of celebrities attended.

Lin Daguan stood by the water, with his hands behind his back, and slowly chanted:

"The clear water moves the lotus and the wind cools it. The cool breeze moves the water and the summer is long. The cool breeze moves the water during the long day. The cool breeze moves the water and the fragrance of the green lotus is moved."

"Okay!" Everyone immediately cheered and then thought hard about what was so good about it.

Why does this quatrain sound like a tongue twister? How can I praise this? Lin Daguan really gave everyone a difficult problem.

At this moment, another officer rushed over and shouted: "The imperial court has sent orders to Suzhou. Officials Lin are urgently summoned to return to Beijing day and night without delay!"

Lin Tailai let out a long sigh and said to everyone: "I don't want to have a happy reunion with you all for just a moment, but have to say goodbye again.

At this moment, I can only use a poem by my martial arts teacher Qi Shaobao to express my feelings. "

Then he chanted again: "I drive north and south to repay the Lord's favor, and the river is full of flowers and the moon is smiling all my life. Three hundred and sixty days a year, most of them are fighting and fighting."

Everyone secretly thought, since Lin Daguan won the first prize, Qi Shaobao has not been mentioned for a long time, right?

Today, Qi Shaobao was suddenly mentioned again. It seems to be a metaphor.

With the encouragement and hard work of Lin Daguan in the past six months, Wang Shiwu, Fan Niangzi, and Huang Wuniang became pregnant again, and Secretary Bai was also pregnant with her first child.

But in the face of national events, Lin Daguan, who was summoned urgently, could only pack his luggage quickly, bid farewell to his parents, wives and concubines, and headed north with three hundred servants who had been prepared for it.

Among the three hundred servants, sixty are old people who have actually been on the battlefield, and the other two hundred and forty are newcomers who have followed the training.