Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1725 Post-war Waves (Twenty) Shocking News
In August of the 20th year of Wanli, it was early autumn, but the weather was still very hot.In recent years, the climate has been abnormal, with hot summer and cold winter more than in the past, floods, droughts and locust disasters one after another.If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court has a slight surplus in the treasury, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has set aside an additional special fund of more than 30 taels for disaster relief every year, I am afraid that there would have been a lot of refugees in the north.Regarding this point, even the officials of the School of Mind can't follow Situ's words.

The sun was scorching hot that day, scorching the city of Beijing, and cicadas sang in the willow bushes on both sides of the streets.The courtyard of the Yamen of the Ministry of War is hidden in the shade of a green cloud, separated from the scorching sun, and looks cool and quiet, making it a clean and cool place.

At this moment, Song Yingchang, the right servant of the Ministry of War, was sitting in the office, sipping tea leisurely, while the old god was browsing the official letters sent by various military towns.As usual, most of these official letters are still inseparable from the old routines of asking for food, money, and weapons. There are a few differences occasionally, and they are probably credit for making contributions in this battle of cutting down the Yuan.

There is no need to look at the former, the department has its own arrangements, just glance at it, and you can let it go if there is no major change in the local army town; the latter needs to be examined, after all, those who invite credit should be classified into categories, and those who are serious in combat must be suppressed for the time being. , After all the battles have subsided, the emperor will make unified arrangements, and credits such as guarding the border and fortresses, transportation within the pass, etc., can be rewarded first depending on the situation.

However, Song Yingchang looked at these official documents with a calm expression on his face. After all, although the Ministry of War can agree to rewards for these things, the power is mainly concentrated in promotion suggestions.With regard to financial rewards, the Ministry of Household Affairs is now the one who decides - how many small bank notes will be rewarded by the Ming Federal Reserve will not be determined until Gao Situ returns to Beijing.

Just at this moment, there was a "wow", but he saw an urgent letter from a six-hundred-mile fast ride covered with wax seals coming into his eyes.Song Yingchang's face tightened, he put down the teacup he was holding in his hand, grabbed the urgent letter and opened it to read, he was stunned for a moment: "Governor of Zhejiang and other places and admiral Du Huazhong's inscription on the arrival of the Ryukyu Kingdom Reporting the changes in the country of Japan and other things."

"...Recently, an envoy sent by Shang Ning of the Ryukyu Kingdom reported that merchants from our country have found out that the chieftains of the Wa Kingdom have been buying timber, gunpowder, iron materials, etc. for several months, and have frequently contacted the Nanban red barbarians in various ports to purchase goods. There are many ordnance such as firecrackers and guns. In the military port, a large number of warships were built, and it is said that the Japanese covered them with iron to avoid fire arrows and iron bullets...

In Shang Ning's view, the chieftain's move is suspicious.A few days ago, Wu Xun, director of Jinghua Ningbo Private Port, claimed that Toyotomi Hideyoshi of the Japanese government built Nagoya Castle in Matsuura County, stationed troops to accumulate food, repaired weapons, and showed off his power.

After repeated verification by the ministers and others, they believed that what Shang Ning of the Ryukyu Kingdom and Wu Xun of Ningbo had said was true, and that the Japanese pirates really had the intention to show off their madness, so we had to guard against it.This is a big matter, and the ministers dare not stay here, so they will report it by express delivery six hundred miles away, and ask the Ministry of War and the cabinet to send it to His Majesty for a decision. "

After Song Yingchang watched it, he was shocked and angry.He is a Jinshi in the 44th year of Jiajing and a student of Gao Gong, but at the same time he is from Zhejiang. Of course he knows who "Ningbo Wu Xun" is-the son of Wu Dui, who is currently the director of Jinghua Ningbo Port. Because of his special status, he has The intelligence from the Wa country is completely reasonable.

As for Du Huazhong, governor of Zhejiang, he was also a Jinshi in Jiajing 44 and a student of Gao Gongmen. He and Song Yingchang were both in the same year and in the same school.

Song Yingchang didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly picked up the expedited document on a six-hundred-mile gallop, and rushed to the review room of Zhou Yong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.Unexpectedly, as soon as he rushed to the door of the examination room, he saw a servant in the palace conveying an oral order to Zhou Yong: "Your Majesty has an order. The Korean envoy Liu Mengding came to the palace to report important matters involving the affairs of the vassal state. Zhou Yong and Song Yingchang will see you quickly."

Song Yingchang hurriedly knelt by the door, received the order with Zhou Yong, did not dare to stay for a while, followed the servant, left the courtyard, and waited for a sedan chair at the door.Taking advantage of this vacancy, Song Yingchang handed over the expedited submission of the Six Hundred Li Kuaiqi in Du Huazhong's hand to Zhou Yong.

Seeing that his expression was extremely nervous, Zhou Yong knew that this report was very important, so he held it in his hand, got into the sedan chair, sat down, and read it carefully.

At a glance, Zhou Yong's complexion also changed suddenly, he lifted the sedan chair curtain, and told the bearers outside: "Quick! Quick! There is something important in the hall to go to the palace to present to the emperor, don't delay!" The bearers listened to Da Sima. In such a hurry, they hurriedly carried the sedan chair, and each of them walked like flying, and rushed away.

Inside the eight-treasure inlaid jade and gold censer in the Xinuang Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, there is a light smoke of top-quality incense rising, floating in the air in various shapes.Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun sat on the throne solemnly, with his hands on the imperial case, his two thick eyebrows were frowned, his round face seemed to be shrouded in a faint cloud, and his lips were tightly pursed.

His starry and black eyes shot out burning and menacing brilliance, and he was only betting on a manuscript made of silk on the imperial case—that was the letter from Toyotomi Hideyoshi presented from North Korea. The Chinese translation of the threatening letter.

On the two sides opposite him were sitting the chief assistant of the cabinet Shen Shixing, the second assistant Xu Guo, the group assistant Wu Dui and others.On the ink-colored marble floor in front of him, there was the Korean envoy Liu Mengding kneeling.

"Why haven't Zhou Yong and Song Yingchang arrived yet?" Zhu Yijun said solemnly.

"My lord, the chief Sima and the young Sima should already be on their way to the palace - the Ministry of War is no more than the cabinet, after all, it is farther away. Please wait a moment, my lord." The palm prints bowed and stood at the entrance of Xinuang Pavilion The eunuch Chen Ju hastily responded respectfully to the inside: "Why don't I send someone to remind me again..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the courtyard door, and Zhou Yong and Song Yingchang's figures flashed in. They hurried to the door, first arched their hands at him, and then quickly fell to the ground. Regardless of wiping off the sweat from their brows, they said in unison: "The minister waited for the order to come late, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yijun waved his left hand expressionlessly, making them even up.Then, without saying a word, he clicked on the Chinese translation of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's threatening letter on the imperial case with his right finger.Chen Ju understood, and stepped forward to take it to Zhou Yong and Song Yingchang for circulation.

After Zhou Yong and Song Yingchang read the translation carefully, they were both taken aback and looked at each other in astonishment: The emperor really knew the news of the Japanese invasion very quickly!After thinking about it, I realized again—it must have been brought by the North Korean envoy, right?

"Your Ministry of War is in charge of military affairs, and I want to know now: Have you ever been aware of the news sent by the Korean vassal?" Zhu Yijun said coldly: "Are the Japanese thieves already sharpening their knives? Are you ready to move? Or is it just Feng... Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Japanese chieftain, is just on the day of the dog barking in Shu?"

"Huizou Shengshang, about the Japanese chieftain Toyotomi Hideyoshi's vain attempt to offend my Ming Dynasty, the ministers have already noticed, and are about to enter the palace to report to the Holy Majesty." Zhou Yong heard Zhu Yijun's sharp question, stepped out hurriedly, and knelt down on the ground. On the ground, holding the urgent letter from Du Huazhong with both hands, he said in a trembling voice: "This is an urgent report on the Japanese situation sent by Governor Du Huazhong of Zhejiang Province. Please read it..."

"Oh? The eyes and ears of Zhejiang and the Ministry of War are so well-connected?" Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhou Yong in surprise, and asked as he took the urgent letter from Chen Ju who passed it over. He asked a somewhat strange question, and said: "The Ryukyu court has always gone to Fujian, why did it go to Zhejiang this time?"

Zhou Yong's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't dare to answer, he just lowered his head and remained silent.Song Yingchang couldn't stand it, and knelt behind him and said, "I'm afraid Ryukyu sees that the matter is serious. I'm afraid that Fujian's mountainous roads will delay the military plane, so I sent it to Zhejiang by sea boat to save time."

In fact, this is obviously not the case. In fact, Ryukyu has long known the strength of the Jinghua and Ocean Fleets, and also knew that the governor of Fujian at that time was not a member of the real school, while the governor of Zhejiang was Du Huazhong of the real school, so regardless of "etiquette" Send Du Huazhong a copy of the "first report".

Obviously, Song Yingchang couldn't say this directly, so he took the opportunity to find a reason for Ryukyu. In case the Mind School wants to catch pigtails in the future, since the emperor has preconceived ideas here, he won't care.

When he said this, Zhu Yijun did not ask any further questions. After carefully reading the urgent letter of Liubaili Kuaiqi, he closed his eyes and meditated for a moment. Hideyoshi is really ready to make a move! Hmph, the Great Yuan that used to be [-] miles long has been destroyed in my hands, how dare the small country in his hands dare to make a mistake? If Toyotomi Hideyoshi really dares to invade, I will Let him come and go!"

"Your Majesty's divine prowess and sage martial arts are powerful and powerful, and I respect you." When Shen Shixing and other cabinet ministers heard this, they hurriedly got up and congratulated.

Hearing Zhu Yijun's bold words, Liu Mengding couldn't help being so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He kowtowed on the floor and cried, "Your Majesty is so brave, your kindness reaches overseas, and you are blessed by all nations. I, the kings and ministers of the Korean vassal state, are so grateful, and I will never forget the heavenly king." The great kindness of the country."

Hearing his sudden statement, Zhou Yong and Song Yingchang's heart skipped a beat, and they looked at each other in surprise: This North Korean envoy is really shrewd and tactful, and he immediately pulled his head away with His Majesty's words. It's time to defend their North Korean country!But what His Majesty said was that the Japanese pirates came to invade our Ming Dynasty so that they never came back, but he didn't say that "the Japanese pirates invaded the Korean vassal state" and they should send troops to help!

At this time, Zhu Yijun didn't seem to realize that Liu Mengding caught him as a "talker" because of his quick talk, but seeing him lying on the ground with a very grateful look, he couldn't help but feel a little compassion.

However, sympathy is sympathy, Daming has just fought a war with 60 troops, although the loss of troops is not large, but the material consumption is huge, it is better not to disturb yourself for the time being.

So he waved his hand and ordered Chen Ju to help Liu Mengding up, and said slowly: "Liu Qing, go back to North Korea and tell your king: Although I will not sit back and watch you be invaded by the Japanese country tomorrow, but you must not." You can rely on this, and forget the way to strengthen yourself. And... Erguo is definitely a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but Japan also pays tribute to the Ming Dynasty [Note: The official trade of the Ming Dynasty is theoretically all tribute], so there is a right and wrong here , I will argue in detail.

In addition, in my opinion, if the Wa Kingdom is really eyeing Er Kingdom and waiting for an opportunity to attack, I am afraid it will only be in the past few months!If you are not cautious and vigilant, you may be caught off guard at that time. "

"Foreign ministers keep in mind His Majesty's hadith. After returning to North Korea, they will definitely forward your Majesty's hadith to our monarch." Liu Mengding nodded and bowed in response.

"Chen Ju, help him go down to rest..." Zhu Yijun saw that Liu Mengding was hoarse from exhaustion, so he stopped letting him stay in the Xinuang Pavilion and ordered Chen Ju to call some servants from outside the pavilion to bring him to sleep. helped out.

Hearing Liu Mengding's staggering footsteps gradually walking away, Zhu Yijun's resolute and calm expression changed in an instant, revealing a deep worry.

He raised his eyes to look at Shen Shixing, Zhou Yong, Song Yingchang and others, his voice became low, and he said slowly: "I just pretended to be heroic in order to stabilize the hearts of the Korean monarchs and ministers... As a parent The kingdom of heaven, I cannot lose the prestige of the Huanghuang Heavenly Dynasty!"

"Since your majesty has made such heroic words, I think that the whole Korean feudal kingdom will be confident based on it, but they will not be vigilant and play with gentleness and martial arts. I'm afraid it will be inevitable in the future..." Wang Jiaping is known for his uprightness and integrity. Yu Chao was also outspoken when facing Zhu Yijun.

Zhu Yijun's expression darkened when he heard this, and he sat on the imperial couch without answering.

"Yes, Your Majesty, although this expedition against Yuan went smoothly, our army has been out of the fortress for a long time. Even if we return from victory, we will have to rest for a while. Especially Li Rusong's troops in Liaodong. He has sent troops the farthest and has not even returned to town. This town is really empty, if North Korea raises its swords again and asks Liaodong to help, how can Liaodong have enough power?"

Shen Shixing played with a worried face: "Most of Liaodong's elite troops have gone out of the fortress. According to the plan of the previous imperial meeting, I am afraid that some of the troops will be divided into Daning. If this is the case..."

"I know this matter well." Zhu Yijun waved his hand: "The garrison of troops in the three cities of Daning or Chahar is a long-term plan, and it cannot be completed overnight. Since Liaodong may face war, this is transferred from Liaodong. Naturally, it needs to be discussed again during the war.”

Zhu Yijun frowned tightly, pondered for a moment, and finally waved his sleeves, and said solemnly, "It seems that the matter of returning to Beijing pragmatically cannot be delayed any longer. He is the number one scholar in the world who is not in Beijing for a day. In the middle, it is inevitable that some clowns will come out to make trouble!
Chen Ju, the supervisor of ceremonies will write a letter in my name to Pragmatic, asking him to hurry up and urge Han Naji, saying that there is no need to go back and forth to declare the number of people coming to Beijing for King Shunyi. It is up to you to decide. "

Hearing that Zhu Yijun decided to hand over the matter of the number of Hannaji's coming to Beijing to Gao Yushi, Zhou Yong couldn't help being surprised: Although King Shunyi is loyal, he is a foreign vassal coming to Beijing this time, not to mention his subordinates are still Mongolian cavalry, if something happens, who can afford it?For such a big matter, the emperor actually handed it over to Da Situ to decide with one word?

"Your Majesty, according to my opinion, the number of songs that King Shunyi will lead in Beijing cannot be determined by Da Situ." Shen Shixing was really surprised, and hurriedly said: "It's not that I don't believe in Da Situ. That is to say, if you have not handed over the power of the ministers to seal the border, how can you decide the number of foreign vassals coming to Beijing?"

"Yuanfu's words are wrong!" Upon hearing this, Song Yingchang hurriedly stood up, bowed to Zhu Yijun and played, "The Great Situ defeated Beiyuan in the first battle. It can be said that the army is as powerful as a tiger, and it also made your Majesty more powerful in the world. This time Although the matter of Japan and Korea is big, is it bigger than Situ's reputation? Situ will return to Beijing as soon as possible, even the Ministry of War will be relieved... I ask Yuanfu to think about this matter."

"Oh?" Shen Shixing really didn't expect that Song Yingchang, the right servant of the Ministry of War, would openly speak out against his opinions at the imperial meeting, so he couldn't help but stared at Song Yingchang angrily, and wanted to refute.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yijun seemed to be very satisfied with Song Yingchang's words, raised his hand slightly to stop Shen Shixing, and then said, "Song Aiqing's words are true. Da Sima, your military department may as well make a plan first regarding the Japanese pirates spying on North Korea. Discuss with Da Situ immediately after he returns to Beijing!"

"I will obey the order." Zhou Yong and Song Yingchang hurriedly knelt down and answered.At this moment, Zhu Yijun seemed to feel that the court affairs were over. Looking at the funnel beside him, he was about to ask the officials to retreat, but Xu Guo suddenly knelt down in front of the imperial case and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to say."

"Mr. Xu, please tell me." Zhu Yijun held back his temper and nodded.

Xu Guo took a deep breath, took out a memorial from his bosom, and said: "The old minister begs for the bones."
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