Wanli Xinming

Chapter 383 King Gongding

When the big closed ship sailed into the ocean, looking around from the deck, what he saw was blue sky and white clouds, boundless and boundless, and the water was large, which made Xiao Chongye feel great.

The imperial court dispatched a total of five ship-sealing fleets. One of them went to Japan, one went to Ryukyu, and the other went to Siam and other small central and southern countries. went to Europa.

Before Xiao Chongye's mission, the king of the Joseon Dynasty had already made a request to the court to imitate the Japanese story. The emperor firmly refused to station troops in Korea, and only agreed to build a military port in Busan to facilitate the stationing of the court's navy.Although the imperial court had no intention of stationing troops in Korea to restrain it, the king of Joseon dared not not make this statement to show his great loyalty.

The main reason why the court did not want to garrison troops in Korea was not what Jia Sanjin said when he was on his mission: "The king is sincere, and the emperor knows it well; however, the people are few and few, and the army of the court costs a lot of food and money, and it hurts the people—" and so on. The reason for the high-sounding is simply because the two countries border on land.

If there is a change in North Korea, the army will directly cross the river, and the king's city will be conquered in ten months. How can North Korea dare to separate from Daming?Not so in Japan and Ryukyu.

Xiao Chongye could feel that the emperor was very wary of Japan.Before asking for Ezo, and then splitting Satsuma and allowing Shimazu to establish a country-the north and south ends sandwich Japan in the middle, and the imperial army is stationed in the middle, so as to control it steadily and make it bow its head.

Ryukyu has paid tribute continuously since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, but the emperor and the court did not care about it at the beginning.After the great reform, the imperial court opened the sea ban, and the status of Ryukyu gradually increased.For this mission, the goal of Zhengshitang was not to force Ryukyu to invite the imperial court to garrison troops - but the "Wanguo Jinliang" used by the Ming Dynasty was the minimum requirement for the mission.

Who would have thought that the military intelligence bureau officer Xie Jie had manipulated it, and the half-puppet King of Ryukyu also wanted to use the imperial court tiger skin to restrain the "pro-party". It's no surprise that he's in a good mood with the credits added to the book.

While admiring the color of the sea and sky on the deck, someone behind him coughed lightly, "Did you sleep well last night? Because of some wind and waves, Xiaguan hardly slept."

When Xiao Chongye turned his head to look, it was Xie Jie, the head of the pedestrian department of the Military Intelligence Bureau, the deputy envoy.Seeing the tired look on his face, Xiao Chongye stroked his beard and smiled and said, "I have been to all over the world when I was in the military affairs of Bingkewei; later became the Censor of Caojiang in Nanjing, and the boat was used to it; after the reform, Japan and Annan also left. A few times, so it's okay, not seasick."

When Xie Jie heard the words, he handed over his hands and paid tribute to Xiao Chongye.He took a few steps and stood side by side with Xiao Chongye, watching the giant boat split into waves.Xiao Chongye smiled, patted Xie Jie on the shoulder and said, "This old man is in his sixtieth year, and he should have retired. I thought that this mission would be the last time, but I didn't expect to go to Sulu. As far as Ryukyu is concerned, for this old man, Lu Song is even more obsessed with his eyes, and he has to rely on Hanfu even more.”

Xie Jie heard the words, his expression did not fluctuate, he just nodded seriously: "Sir, don't worry, although this mission is rushed, but the military intelligence bureau has been deployed in Luzon for many years, plus these elite soldiers, we can't afford to lose."

Xiao Chongye finally heard the words "Military Intelligence Bureau" from Xie Jie's mouth.

Xie Jie glanced at his superior and replied with a smile: "Jinshi among the junior officials are at the end of the top three, and the officials are selected in the Pedestrian Division. During the Great Reform, the Pedestrian Division was divided into three parts, some of them went to the Zongren Mansion, and some of them went to the Zongren Mansion. When I went to Honglu Temple, because I was young and poor, and coveted the high subsidy of the Military Intelligence Bureau, I took the initiative to apply to the Pedestrian Department of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and changed my military status from a civilian job.”

Xiao Chongye praised: "Hanfu's move is wonderful! Pedestrians in those days were originally rank nine, and when they went to Honglu Temple and the clan's mansion, they would inevitably sink into low-level bureaucrats! Now that you have rank five in hand, after this mission The fourth rank is in sight, it can be seen that as an official, there is no wrong step. This old man is 17 years older than you, and now you are only fourth rank, but you should retire."

Xie Jie grinned.Xiao Chongye praised again: "This time on your mission to Ryukyu, the old man heard that you rejected Zhongshan Wang's heavy gold twice in the dark room, but you did a good job. The old man's face is very bright."

Xie Jie hurriedly bowed and said, "It's all the bosses who set an example first, the lower officials are just imitating things. I don't dare to be an adult." Xiao Chongye stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I gave up the bribe, but it's good. Zheng It is said that King Zhongshan is grateful for the virtues of you and me, but he wants to build a 'Chejin Pavilion' in the Angels Pavilion and show it to the court. ]
Xie Jie nodded when he heard the words, and then smiled bitterly: "Sir, the messenger will scold you and me later - how will you be cheeky to collect money in front of the Cherjin Pavilion in the future? The King of Zhongshan is also a thief." Xiao Chongye heard the words Leaning back and forth, tears of laughter flowed out.

Xiao Chongye couldn't hold back his curiosity after seeing the conversation and finally asked: "Hanfu, during the Great Reform, Jinyiwei and Dongchang were divided into three parts, one part belonged to the inner court guard, part belonged to the Security Bureau, and part belonged to the security bureau. Military intelligence. This inner government and security bureau are not too different from the original factory and guard, but this military intelligence bureau is very mysterious - few people know what they are doing? How do you persuade King Zhongshan to invite the court to garrison troops? "

Xie Jie heard the words and glanced at him again with a slightly hesitant expression.Xiao Chongye hurriedly added: "If it's a secret, Hanfu doesn't need to say it, this old man still understands the rules."

Xie Jie pondered for a while before smiling and said: "It's not that stubborn. The officer is just thinking about how to say it. In fact, the establishment of the Military Intelligence Bureau is nothing more than the 'use of space' as stated in the Art of War. , I don't know the truth, it's called the divine discipline, and the treasure of the emperor' - the Military Intelligence Bureau is actually a spy den."

Xiao Chongye heard the words and said in his heart that I know what you said.He scratched his head and continued to ask: "The Chinese people and the Yi people have different languages, and this is not easy to use. Even the Ryukyu people are different from the Central Plains people."

Xie Jie said with a smile: "Today, the land covered by the sun and the moon is full of Han merchants. The so-called use of space is nothing more than enticing people to benefit, saying what they want, coercing them with small things, and controlling them with big faults."

Xiao Chongye listened to these four sentences, and his heart was frightened, and he couldn't help but want to stay away from Xie Jie.Xie Jie was very sensitive to qi machine. Seeing Xiao Chongye being wary, he smiled bitterly in his heart, but his face showed a sincere expression: "Don't worry, my lord, the Military Intelligence Bureau doesn't dare to use it in China, haha."

Only then did Xiao Chongye feel a little lost, and smiled awkwardly.Seeing that Xie Jie had no intention of answering the details of persuading King Zhongshan, he changed the subject and said: "I heard that there are three kings in the Sulu Kingdom, and the Eastern King is the most respected. Died of illness in Dezhou, Shandong, Chengzu bestowed the posthumous title of 'Gongding', and personally wrote inscriptions and mourning essays. ——I don't know how the emperor turned up the past." [Note 15]
Hearing this, Xie Jie widened his eyes and said, "Your Excellency is really well-informed. I don't know about this, is it true?"

Xiao Chongye was stunned when he heard the words: "Of course! The Military Intelligence Bureau doesn't know about this?" Xie Jie shook his head with a solemn expression, and sighed: "I am afraid that not many people know about this."

Xiao Chongye finally found a place to overwhelm Xie Jie, he laughed and shook his head and said, "You say the court doesn't know, that's absolutely impossible! When the son of the Eastern Prince returned to the country to succeed, his concubine Ge Muning, his second son Wen Hala, and his third son An Du Lu and more than ten attendants stayed in Dezhou to guard the tomb. For the Gongding Wang family who guarded the tomb, the Dezhou official warehouse provided each person with a monthly ration of one stone, cloth, and silver banknotes. , never get off the exam. Now the Dezhou government is still in charge of the descendants of King Gongding."

Speaking of this, Xiao Chongye couldn't help but stumbled, he was a little hesitant and said: "Except for me who has studied national history, the princes of the court may not really know that this 'King Gongding' is from the Sulu Kingdom. It has been more than 160 years, and his relatives The descendants will inevitably multiply, and the Texas government may not be able to manage food until now."

Xie Jie listened, smiled bitterly and nodded.

　Note 1: But Jinting is recorded in the official history.

　　Note 2: There is still the tomb of King Gongding in Dezhou, which has been developed into a tourist area.

　　 PS: Over the past month, Lao Mo has always had a saying in his heart, "The article hates life."His wife was suddenly diagnosed with a malignant tumor, causing Lao Mo to be like a thunderbolt at first, and then he was lost.Fortunately, the operation in Beijing went well, and the pathological results showed that there was no metastasis. Lao Mo was determined.Here, I would also like to thank the book friends who never give up and give Lao Mo a lot of encouragement and comfort.One more word: Cherish the people in front of you - after this incident, I have a deep understanding.

　　
　
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