Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1724 Post-war Waves ([-]) Sun and North Korea

After the military parade, Toyotomi Hideyoshi returned to his temporary imperial residence, and sent someone to summon Tokugawa Ieyasu, saying that he wanted to ask about the details of Kanto Ichiki.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was discussing the detailed rules for dispatching troops with all the daimyos at that time. After receiving the summons, his face was quite ugly, and he said goodbye to the daimyos with a bitter face.Although many of the daimyos are not of the same spirit as Tokugawa Ieyasu, they are all daimyos after all, and they can't help but empathize with him when they see him, and they comfort him one after another.

Tokugawa Ieyasu seemed very touched. After thanking them one by one, he waved goodbye to them with a reluctant look, which made many people sigh.

But what the big names didn't expect was that when Tokugawa Ieyasu arrived at Toyotomi Hideyoshi's temporary palace, his expression immediately changed, and his whole person became solemn and clear, and his chubby face only had a calm and resolute look.

As soon as he entered the palace, Toyotomi Hideyoshi changed his arrogant appearance, not only got up immediately to respond, asked Ieyasu to sit down, but also said with a smile: "You really wronged Tokugawa, Hideyoshi feels deeply disturbed."

Tokugawa Ieyasu looked as usual, bowed slightly and said: "Living in this world is often involuntary. Everyone has three sharp swords of fate, destiny and destiny. Now that the three fates have been determined, the Taige is the world, and Ieyasu is loyal. That's all."

Toyotomi Hideyoshi didn't seem to expect Tokugawa Ieyasu to answer in such a serious manner, he was slightly taken aback, and then asked: "Can Tokugawa Lord forget the regret of Komaki Nagakute?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu said without hesitation: "Time is the best medicine. As time goes by, new experiences will cover up old traces, so there is no need to deliberately forget them."

"Hahahaha!" Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked up to the sky and laughed, and then said: "Mr. Tokugawa is indeed a wise man in the world, and Hideyoshi has always liked to associate with wise men... Then, the Kanto Fleet of the Tang Dynasty and the two castles of Misaki and Tamanawa have Lauder Brother Chuan." It was obviously not a slip of the tongue when he first called Ieyasu Mr. Tokugawa, and later he became Brother Tokugawa, and Ieyasu must have heard it.

However, Ieyasu replied: "Please rest assured, my lord. Although this matter is difficult, Ieyasu will definitely go all out."

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was very satisfied with Ieyasu's attitude, he helped him up personally, nodded and said: "During the Battle of Odawara, the Tang people had a little fight with our army. That time, the Tang army won a big victory with few enemies. Xiusheng underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, but it can also be seen that the Tang army is capable...

Brother Tokugawa has spent half his life in the army, so he is naturally far from being comparable to younger generations like Xiusheng, but since he is going to attack the Kanto Fleet and the Misaki Castle Tang Army this time, he must be careful not to make any mistakes. "

Tokugawa Ieyasu said in a deep voice, "Ieyasu understands."

Toyotomi Hideyoshi originally thought that Tokugawa Ieyasu would at least briefly talk about how he would deal with it, but unexpectedly Tokugawa Ieyasu cherished words like gold and didn't even mention it.This matter is of great importance, and such an answer obviously does not satisfy Hideyoshi, so he pondered and asked, "What strategy does Brother Tokugawa plan to put down Miura?"

Miura refers to the Miura Peninsula, where Misaki Castle and Tamawa Castle are located.Tokugawa Ieyasu said: "Tamasuke Castle is the long-term residence of the Narita family. Although the head of the clan is related to the master of Jinghua, he will eventually be my minister in Japan. Ieyasu should be responsible for it with great righteousness and lure it with great benefits so that even if it does not If you are willing to surrender, you will not be able to hold on, and you cannot be the aid of Misaki.

As for Misaki City, which is located in a remote peninsula, Ieyasu should take it by surprise attack.If the Tang people are prepared, there is nothing to be afraid of. The peninsula can be surrounded and trapped. "

Toyotomi Hideyoshi frowned and said, "The Kanto Fleet of the Tang Dynasty is very powerful, and Misaki Castle is by the sea. How did Brother Tokugawa besiege it?"

This question hit the nail on the head, but Tokugawa Ieyasu said calmly: "Although the Chinese fleet is strong, it would take us a long way to go to Kanto, and the cost of the journey is more than ten thousand? If I encircle with [-] elite troops and do not attack, what should I do now?" When autumn is about to enter, the army can eat locally, and the Tang army needs to ship supplies by sea. It is self-evident who can last for a long time."

Toyotomi Hideyoshi thought for a while, and seemed to think it made sense, but he asked again: "But the Tang Army fleet is strong, even if it is lost, it can retreat calmly. If so, what should we do?"

"Just retreat." Tokugawa Ieyasu calmly said: "Since he has come from a long distance, once he loses his base, where will he stop and disturb me?"

This time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was obviously dissatisfied, and said with a flick of his sleeves, "What if we retreat to Shimizu Castle?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu laughed: "Then I would like to congratulate His Highness Taiko—Nagoya is located in Kyushu. If the Shimadzu family dares to take in the enemy, how can his 60 koku not be easy for Taiko?"

Nagoya is at the northern tip of Kyushu Island, the closest to North Korea. It was the starting point of the army that conquered Ming Dynasty this time. Once the Shimadzu clan in the south "accommodates the enemy army", they can naturally mobilize the army to go south to counter the rebellion.This is what Tokugawa Ieyasu said.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi finally smiled, brushed his beard proudly and said, "That's right, our army is in the north, and the Shimadzu family is like a sharp sword hanging from their heads, how dare they act like this? Brother Tokugawa understands."

"Everything is in the palm of Taiko's hands, but it's all through the mouth of the minister." Tokugawa Ieyasu's words were extremely humble, and he bowed: "The minister is only doing his job."

This is the second time he has offered his service today. Toyotomi Hideyoshi was very satisfied and decided to give a sweet date—but only half of it first, and said: "If this is done, Brother Tokugawa will be able to defeat the court with great achievements. Since becoming the emperor, please order Tokugawa brother to be the left mansion, so that it can be recorded in history."

Tokugawa Ieyasu did not refuse, but bowed his head and said: "Thank you, Your Highness Taiko."

The important matter was settled, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi felt relieved, thinking that he had brought a lot of beauties with him, he couldn't help feeling itchy, coughed lightly and said, "Okay, I'll leave the matter to Brother Tokugawa. "

Tokugawa Ieyasu saw that there was no further text in his words, and knew that he had intended to see off the guests, so he got up to leave immediately.Toyotomi Hideyoshi pretended to stay a few words, and he left.

At the same moment, the palace of North Korea was a different scene.This Korean royal palace was originally built after the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, but the specifications and scale of the various palaces in it are only comparable to the mansions of the vassal princes of the Ming Dynasty.However, because North Korea is the vassal state with the closest relationship with Ming Dynasty, it has the deepest Sinicization among the major vassal states of Ming Dynasty, and is the most respectful to the Ming court.Therefore, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty issued a special edict to allow the monarch of North Korea to have a king chair decorated with five-clawed golden dragons on his Golden Luan Hall, but it was much smaller than the dragon chair in the Forbidden City of Ming Dynasty.

For the kindness of Chengzu, the kings of the past dynasties of Joseon are naturally grateful.They usually hold the dragon chair and dare not sit there. Only when there are grand ceremonies, they will board the dragon chair of the Golden Luan Hall, summon all officials, and issue orders to show the grandeur of their country as a "Little China".

But on this day, the Jinluan Hall of the Joseon Royal Palace was no longer as quiet and dignified as it used to be. Instead, it was full of singers and banquets, creating a lively and festive scene.

It turned out that today is the 40th birthday of the king of North Korea, Lee Chan.He has always liked the bustle and bustle, so of course he was very interested, and he had already decided to hold a grand banquet in the Golden Luan Hall to have fun with all the civil and military officials.Some old officials who abide by the etiquette thought that his behavior was inappropriate, and they all went to play but persuaded him not to stop, so they had to let him go.

During the banquet, Liu Chenglong, the leader of the North Korean government, respectfully raised the jade cup in his hand, and led the civil and military officials to congratulate: "I wish the king the same birthday as the sky, and enjoy eternal happiness!"

"Good! Good! Good! You don't need to be too polite." Li Yan sat on the pure gold dragon chair, his chubby round face was full of smiles.He didn't even get up, he raised the golden cup and was about to thank him happily, when suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, he remembered the word "Yongle" in the congratulatory speech just now, he hastily put down the golden cup, stepped down from the dragon chair, and bowed down to the west ——It turns out that Liu Chenglong accidentally mentioned the reign name of Ming Dynasty, the suzerain of North Korea, which is disrespectful to the suzerain Daming.But Li Yan hastily bowed in the direction of Beijing of the Ming Dynasty, using his own pious respect to make up for the faux pas of the bureaucrats just now.

Seeing the king's behavior, Liu Chenglong was stunned, and immediately came to his senses. He hurriedly led the group of officials to leave the table and bowed to the west, and said tremblingly: "The foreign ministers are foolish and ignorant, and offended the title of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It’s a crime that deserves death! A crime that deserves death!”

After three bows and nine kowtows to the west, Li Yan, the king and his ministers and others all fell down with lingering fear.Li Yan raised his eyes to look at Liu Chenglong, and said in shock: "Liu Aiqing, you need to be more careful when you speak and choose your words from now on! If Shangguo hears about today's disrespect, and reprimands you with a piece of imperial edict, So what should I do? This king heard that His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is in the prime of his life, upright and decisive, and has strict control over his subordinates. The envoy came to ask, even this king might not be able to protect you, Liu Aiqing..."

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Your Majesty's reprimand is right! The foolish minister will never dare to do anything wrong in the future!" Liu Chenglong reached out and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, got up and hurriedly retreated to the side of the seat and knelt down together with the civil and military officials.

Li Yan stood quietly in front of the throne for a moment, stabilized his mind, coughed lightly, then walked back to the king's feast and sat down.

"You guys also sit at the table!" He ordered the officials kneeling by the side of the seats, and he picked up the silver chopsticks and wanted to eat.At this time, the eunuch outside the hall suddenly heard a voice saying: "Huang Yunji, the envoy of Fuwo, and Jin Chengyi, the deputy envoy of Fuwo, have returned to the court ship. They are now waiting outside the hall, and ask the king to see you urgently."

"Huang Aiqing and Jin Aiqing are back?" Li Yan heard this, and the silver chopsticks that were stretching towards the plate stopped in the air, pondered for a while, and said: "Quickly summon the two of them to the hall for an audience."

Huang Yunji and Jin Chengyi were specially sent by Li Yan to Japan as envoys from neighboring countries to congratulate Toyotomi Hideyoshi for "cleaning up the Quartet and unifying Fusang".Of course, this is on the bright side. Kim Yun-gil and Kim Seong-il went to congratulate.In secret, Li Yan asked them to inquire about Japan's Kanbai Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attitude towards North Korea.Toyotomi Hideyoshi's letter to him was flatly rejected by him. Although he thought that guy was just talking nonsense, he still had to look at the truth after all.

Outside the gate of the palace, Huang Yunji and Jin Chengyi were seen with pale faces, sweating profusely, panting and running to the Wang Yan, and knelt down on the ground with a "plop", as if they were exhausted, shaking their heads and vomiting. Tongue, unable to even speak.

"Take a break... Let's talk after a rest!" Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Li Yan has the nerve to press him again?He had no choice but to wave his hand to let the two maids bring a cup of warm tea to Huang and Jin.

Huang and Jin kowtowed their heads to thank them, and raised their heads, ignoring any etiquette, drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, and then rested for a while, then calmed down, knelt down, and prepared to Started to play.

Just as Huang Yunji coughed, he couldn't hide the intense panic and anger in his tone, and said hurriedly: "My lord, Hideyoshi Hideyoshi, the governor of Japan, is so ambitious that he wants to embezzle three thousand miles of our country!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a dead silence above the hall, and even those North Korean singers who were dancing gracefully and not caring about state affairs immediately stopped their movements and stood stupefied.The musicians playing music on both sides of the main hall also put down their instruments and looked at Li Yan dumbfounded, not daring to continue playing.

Hearing such disasters at the birthday banquet, Li Yan no longer had any intention of entertaining, so he dropped the silver chopsticks in his hand, and waved his hand with a sullen face.The singers and musicians hurriedly retreated in a hurry.

The air on the Golden Luan Hall became dull as if it had froze all of a sudden.After a long time, Li Yan's weak voice broke the dullness: "Huang Aiqing! Is he trying to intimidate you with empty words? Does he think that the congratulatory gifts given to him are too few? What he has are eighteen coral trees, six buckets of night pearls, and two white tiger skins - all of which are rare treasures, and their value is even equivalent to the tribute we gave to the Celestial Dynasty... Is he still not satisfied?"

Hearing what Li Yan said, Huang Yunji and Jin Chengyi couldn't laugh or cry, they opened their mouths to say something, but seeing Li Yan muttering on the throne, they didn't dare to interrupt him , had to be patient and listened silently.

"Forget it! Forget it! I think the Wa country is just a barbarian country, and this king doesn't care about them anymore... Liu Aiqing, you go down later and prepare a generous gift. Send a articulate man with an official position above the second rank Minister, choose a day to rush to the Japanese country to make peace with them, and don't stir up trouble!"

Li Yan was still immersed in his own imagination, and told Liu Chenglong: "Huang Yunji and Jin Chengyi are not effective in their work, and cannot reconcile the relationship with foreign barbarians for the king, so they will retreat for the time being and wait for their punishment..."

"I'm wronged! I'm wronged!" Huang Yunji and Jin Cheng were so shocked that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed again and again, and shouted in unison, "The Japanese captives are really wolfish ambitions. They will never give up if they don't eat me into North Korea... Regardless of the king No matter how many treasures and rich gifts you give, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and that bastard will rush across the strait!..."

There was a heavy silence above the hall, only the hoarse and mournful shouts of the two of them echoed over the hall for a long time.

"What evidence do you have that can really prove that the Wa country will definitely invade Korea?" After a long time, Liu Chenglong finally broke the silence of the hall.After all, he has a wealth of experience and is much more reliable than that king, at least he knows how to ask for evidence.

At this time, he waved his hand to stop the hissing of Huang and Jin, and said slowly: "The two countries are at war, it is a big matter, and you two can't allow you to make a fuss here!"

"Liu...Liu Xiang, how dare the officials and others make false noises and disturb the king's heart? Great... Your Majesty, Toyotomi Hideyoshi read your reply letter, and almost beheaded the two ministers on the spot. After being persuaded by his subordinates, That's why it's hard for me to wait until I come back to deliver the message..."

Huang Yunji ignored the bead of blood that was knocked out of his forehead, held up a yellow silk letter with both hands, and presented it on his knees, "Your Majesty, as long as you read this letter, everything will be clear..."

Liu Chenglong stood up from the chief seat on the left of Wang Yan, took the yellow silk letter from Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and hurriedly handed it to Li Yan.

Li Yan's heart was beating like a "dong dong", holding the yellow silk letter in his hand, it was like holding a piece of hot red coal.Trembling, he tore it apart, took out the letter paper and glanced at it for a few moments, his face turned livid, and suddenly he yelled loudly: "Too much deceit, really too much deception! Japanese bandits can be punished!"
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