The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

After returning to their residences, the two backbones of the Southern Party, Liu Chenglong, the right councilor, and Li Dexin, the official Cao judge, continued to discuss the "Lin Tailai four points" until midnight.

Finally, Li Dexin made up her mind and said: "I agree to him first and then I'll talk!"

Liu Chenglong said "confused": "What does it mean to agree first?"

Li Dexin analyzed: "Now we actually have no choice. If we don't agree to Lin Jinglue's conditions, and other party members are willing to agree, then we will be completely passive.

So now we can only seize the opportunity and agree to Lin Jinglue's conditions in order to obtain Lin Jinglue's full support!

Anyway, the territory has not been recovered yet, so those conditions do not need to be fulfilled immediately. As for the future, let’s wait until the future! "

This means that you should get the benefits first, and then try to find ways to deny them if it doesn't work out later.

So Liu Chenglong sighed: "Even if you drink poison to quench your thirst, it seems that's all it takes."

The next day, Liu Chenglong and Li Dexin hurriedly visited the shogunate again early in the morning.

But when they arrived outside the gate, they saw Yin Dooshou, the leader of the Western Party, walking out.

Liu Chenglong and Li Dexin were worried. They didn't know what Yin Doushou and Lin Jinglue had discussed, or whether the negotiation had been completed.

But they also knew very well that even if they came forward to ask, Yin Dooshou would not give a clear answer.

Therefore, the two of them just looked at each other at the gate and passed by without saying a word. If they don't fight directly, it will be regarded as the respect of the Southern People's Party and the Western People's Party for the shogunate.

When Liu Chenglong and Li Dexin entered the shogunate, they saw Lin Jinglue in unicorn uniform getting ready, and asked, "Where are you going, Lord Jinglue?"

Lin Tailai replied: "I am about to go to see your Majesty and greet you, to show that I am thoughtful and courteous to the Ming Dynasty."

Li Dexin: "."

Lin Jinglue, do you have any misunderstandings about the four words "courtesy and thoughtful"?

As a "distant envoy" and "accompanying envoy" who had dealt with many times, he understood Lin Jinglue's diplomatic etiquette very well.

But when Liu Chenglong heard that Lin Jinglue was going to see the king, he quickly said: "I agreed to the four points mentioned yesterday!"

When Lin Jinglue met with the king, they would definitely exchange information on military affairs and cooperation matters. It was a perfect time to recommend him to the throne.

Lin Tailai looked at Liu Chenglong, "These four items were proposed yesterday, and you just agreed today, so we have to add another one! Judicial power!"

If Ming people in North Korea commit crimes, they can only be tried by Ming officials in accordance with Ming regulations. "

Liu Chenglong was stunned for a moment, why was there a temporary increase?

Lin Jinglue said maliciously: "What? You want to go back and think about it again?"

"No need to think about it anymore, I personally agree to them all!" Liu Chenglong gritted his teeth and said, "As long as I can govern."

He knew very well that if he didn't agree this time, he might add another one next time! Anyway, the garrison, ports, customs duties, and mining have all been agreed, and we don't care about one more judicial system.

Liu Chenglong originally thought that Lin Jinglue would ask him to write a written agreement, but no, Lin Jinglue seemed to want a verbal agreement.

"I understand. When I see your king later, I will recommend you to assist the Heavenly Soldiers." Lin Tailai said calmly.

After coming out of the shogunate, Lin Tailai went to the mansion to meet with the Korean King Li Huan.

"How did your Highness sleep yesterday? Can you get used to your diet?" Lin Jinglue asked in a symbolic greeting.

Li Huo replied very politically correctly: "Under the protection of the Ming Dynasty, I can finally have a place to sleep."

"Alas!" Lin Jing slightly sighed, "Your Highness slept peacefully, but I can't sleep with worries."

Li Hao was speechless, has anyone ever chatted like this? How do others respond to this?

However, Li He, who was living under someone else's roof, still asked: "I wonder where the worry comes from?"

Lin Tailai sighed again and replied: "Every time I think about spending at least three million silver taels in the next year, I have to worry about it."

Li Huo: "."

Even if he was the king of North Korea, three million taels of silver was an astronomical figure.

"How many?" Li Huo had to question.

Lin Tailai immediately answered: "Your Highness, sit down and please listen to me calculate how much it will cost to use one hundred thousand troops to march eastward.

The first is grain and grass. We had previously discussed with Li Dexin that 800,000 stones of grain and grass need to be transported to North Korea a year. If the cost is reduced, it can be converted into one million silver taels.

Then there is the officer and army pay and silver, each person is paid one tael per month, and the monthly clothing and reward silver is counted as five taels, totaling one tael and five taels per month.

In this way, each person will be paid eighteen taels of silver per year, and one hundred thousand soldiers will be 1.8 million taels of silver.

So the total amount of grain, grass and wages is already 2.8 million taels.

Coupled with other projects, such as the loss of war horses, compensation for those killed in battle, the purchase of mules and horses, emergency shipbuilding, etc., three million taels a year is already too little!

I, the Ming Dynasty, have spent millions of taels of silver, all for His Highness! "

King Li, who couldn't bear such a huge favor, wanted to pretend to be deaf and say "I can't hear you" loudly, but Lin Tailai almost had the number on his face and couldn't hide.

He could only say a few words for free: "His Majesty the Ming Emperor's profound kindness and kindness are truly deeply appreciated and cannot be repaid by any chance!"

Lin Tailai suddenly said: "Actually, if your country is sincere, it is not impossible to repay the favor."

King Li said in astonishment: "Our people are weak and the country is poor. Even if we exhaust our money and food, we will not be able to repay the kindness of these three million taels."

Lin Tailai solemnly warned: "Your Highness is wrong! Farming rice and grain is the foundation of the country, and it is related to the lives of millions of people. The foundation must not be harmed no matter what.

I, the Ming Dynasty, have always been kind, and I will not harvest your country's money and food with kindness, and trap the people of your country between life and death!

Therefore, it is better to use mines, ports, and tariffs, which do not harm the fundamentals of the country, to repay His Majesty the Ming Emperor's kindness. "

King Li was said to be a little confused and said habitually: "We will discuss it with the ministers."

Lin Tailai didn't expect to be able to do things according to King Li today. He just made a draft first, and then started talking about other things:

“This time when the Ming Dynasty’s officers and troops enter your country, they need the help of your powerful ministers to take charge of the cooperation between your country’s military and civilians and the Ming Dynasty’s officers and soldiers.

I have talked with several officials from your country in the past two days, and I feel that Liu Chenglong, who is on the right to discuss politics, is the most courageous and knowledgeable, and is the most suitable. "

Li Huo did not hesitate and agreed happily: "Yes."

The Ming Dynasty's official army has absolute dominance. It must be whoever Lin Tailai names and wants, and he can only send whoever he wants. There is no other choice.

If it is necessary to use another person, it will not have any effect at all, and it will be inexplicable if it fails.

Immediately, King Li ordered Liu Chenglong to be appointed as the envoy of the three capitals, the governor of all military affairs, and the coordination of the national troops on the north road.

After everything that needed to be said was said, Lin Jinglue took the initiative to leave, and before leaving, he said: "After Liu Chenglong has thanked him for his kindness, let him go to the shogunate to plan for a large army to fight against the Japanese.

In addition, the army will continue to cross the river from the Jiuliancheng area to march eastward. Please leave for Kuandian as soon as possible, so as not to hinder the army from crossing the Jiuliancheng area. "

Li He then summoned the ministers and asked: "Lin said that he wanted our country to repay the Ming Emperor's kindness with mines, ports, and customs duties. Why?"

Jin Ronggui, the leader of the central government, said: "If this is the starting point, there will be no king in Korea!"

Most of the subordinates agreed, and this is the truth.

After Li Dexin glanced at Liu Chenglong, he said: "The heavenly soldiers are about to attack. You can give in to the enemy first, and then adapt to the situation."

After King Li hesitated for a moment, he ordered: "We will drive to Kuandian Fort tomorrow and avoid Lin for the time being."

Lin Tailai's aura is too strong. Even as a king, the pressure of contact with Lin Tailai is too great, so he should avoid it first.

Could it be that all the powerful officials in the Shang Dynasty have this kind of momentum?

Lin Tailai returned to the shogunate, and in the afternoon, Liu Chenglong, who was an official of the Three Dao Supervisory Envoys and Governor of the Military Affairs Bureau, came over to "report in" and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Thank you, Mr. Jinglue, for your support!" Liu Chenglong was even in the mood to say thank you, but for a moment he might have forgotten what he had to pay.

Lin Jinglue was completely indifferent to these official positions in Korea. He patted the map on the public case and said to Liu Chenglong: "Stop being narcissistic and start doing things!"

Liu Chenglong looked at Jinglue Lin in surprise, isn't it enough to just "traitor the country"? Why do he still do things?

Lin Tailai didn't care what Liu Chenglong thought, and directly introduced: "It is said that although the commander of the Japanese First Corps, Konishi Yuzhang, stopped going north after arriving in Pyongyang, he was in Sunan, Suchuan, and Anju north of Pyongyang. I have placed many traitors for you as your eyes and ears.

These eyes and ears are mostly from concubines and slaves, and they will inform the Japanese soldiers in Pyongyang of all military trends they detect!

Therefore, these Japanese soldiers’ eyes and ears scattered all over the north of Pyongyang will hinder the actions of our tomorrow’s soldiers, so that Pyongyang’s Japanese soldiers can give early warning! "

The First Japanese Regiment stopped advancing when it arrived in Pyongyang. There were still several hundred miles between Pyongyang and the Yalu River, which served as a buffer zone.

In this area, the power of the Korean government can still play a role. Of course, at present, there is only such a small area where the North Korean government can play a role.

After all, Liu Chenglong was not a fool, and he already understood the meaning, "Master Jinglue wants me to go to the north of Ping An Road to clear out these eyes and ears?"

Lin Tailai nodded and said: "Yes! I'll send you to try your best to catch all these key people, and execute all those suspected of being traitors!"

My opinion is, it is better to kill three hundred by mistake than to let one person slip through the net! "

Hearing this, Liu Chenglong was slightly surprised and realized that Lin Tailai attached great importance to clearing out the traitors.

Lin Tailai explained perfunctorily: "Only when these traitors are completely eliminated and the army crosses the river, will it be as surprising as possible!"

Liu Chenglong thought that the army of heavenly soldiers was planning to break into Pyongyang, so he tried his best to keep the movement of the march secret.

In fact, Lin Tailai had plans in another direction, and he needed to keep the march secret even more, so he attached so much importance to clearing out the traitors in the north of Ping'an Road.

After Lin Tailai handed over the task, he asked Liu Chenglong: "How long do you need?"

Liu Chenglong frowned and thought for a while, "It should take a month."

"Too slow!" Lin Tailai said unceremoniously: "The soldiers are so fast, how can we wait for a month?"

Liu Chenglong argued: "It's not easy to search and screen people in several places."

Lin Tailai impatiently pointed out: "The leader of this group of traitors in the north of Ping'an Road is named Jin Shunliang. He may be operating in Anzhou or Suchuan. You should go find such a person!

As long as he is caught and tortured, he can obtain a list of dozens of key people and then kill them all at once! "

Liu Chenglong: "."

What does this mean? Did the Ming Dynasty's heavenly soldiers and generals really open their heavenly eyes?

"Ten days, I only give you ten days!" Lin Jinglue ordered: "No matter what, my soldiers will cross the river in ten days! How much support you can get depends on your performance."

Listening to Lin Jinglue's unquestionable node instructions, Liu Chenglong suddenly felt like he was involved in a high-speed war machine.

At this time, a military attaché with an unusual temperament walked into the lobby and saluted Lin Jinglue.

"How is the situation?" Lin Tailai said coldly.

The military attache replied with certainty: "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission! I have convinced President Konishi to believe in peace talks!"

Hearing the word "peace", Liu Chenglong, who had not yet left, was immediately shocked!

Why did the Ming Dynasty's economic and strategic minister negotiate peace with the Japanese pirates in private? Where does that leave North Korea?

If we "negotiate peace" under the current situation, wouldn't the North Korean monarchs and ministers simply surrender?

Lin Tailai glanced at Liu Chenglong who was in a daze and asked tentatively: "What do you think?"

Liu Chenglong said with a grimace: "I can't understand, please give me some advice."

Lin Tailai's evaluation of Liu Chenglong was slightly higher, because Liu Chenglong did not ignore the situation and directly jumped up and criticized him righteously.

That's why Lin Tailai explained: "The so-called peace negotiation is just to confuse Governor Konishi, reduce his defensiveness and vigilance, and lower the fighting spirit of the Japanese soldiers."

Then he pointed at the military attache with a nondescript temperament and introduced Liu Chenglong:

"This is a fake tour to sink Wei Jingye. He is well aware of the Japanese situation, and he invited himself to take a long tassel. He pretended to rush to the Japanese camp to discuss peace with President Konishi.

Nowadays, the weather is getting colder. The Japanese soldiers in Pyongyang came from Kyushu, a Japanese country. When they cannot adapt to the climate, they often feel homesick and tired of fighting.

If they hear about the peace talks, the Japanese soldiers will definitely expect and relax, which will be conducive to our army's attack on the city.

Moreover, Governor Konishi was originally a businessman, and he did not have a strong will to fight. He also tended to negotiate peace in his heart and was easily deceived.

Before attacking the city, even if he found traces of our army, he could still argue that he came to negotiate peace. "

Liu Chenglong was stunned when he heard this. Lord Lin Jinglue's war preparations were so meticulous, and every aspect was considered and utilized.

He is truly an extraordinary figure sent by the Celestial Empire to turn the tide.

After Lin Tailai finished, he warned Liu Chenglong: "Sending Shen Weijing to contact President Konishi is a confidential matter!

Now, apart from Shen Weijing and I, you are the only one who understands best. If things are leaked, it will only be leaked from you! "

Liu Chenglong lowered his head and said: "Understood!"

"Go do it!" Lin Jinglue waved his hand, "Remember, you only have ten days!"

Then Lin Jinglue issued an order to the armies to be ready to go to war at any time from today on.