Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1781 Aid Korea to Fight Against the Japanese (卌七) Shen Weijing?
At the same time that North Korea's request to the Ming court to confer Li Hun, Lord Gwanghae, as his son was rejected, Li Rusong sent a memorial that surprised the court.In this essay, Li Rusong, who has always been a desperate Saburo, proposed that he hoped that the court would buy him two months as a buffer, because he hoped to send troops into North Korea when the spring of next year was about to begin.

The effect of this prose was shocking throughout the court, no matter the School of Mind or the School of Reality, or the traditional neutral officials of Neo-Confucianism, they were all stunned for a while.

Li Rusong really said this?Could it be a mistake?The answer is that there is no mistake. It was Li Rusong's suggestion, because he suddenly decided to patrol Manchuria-leading troops to patrol.And the reason why he suddenly made this decision is to go back and talk about the battle that Kato Kiyomasa was defeated not long ago.

It has to be said that although the inertia of history is great, arbitrary intervention and intervention may form a chain reaction. When the reaction is small, it may be just ripples. When the reaction is large, it may be wind and waves. up.Li Rusong's reaction at this time probably wasn't a ripple, but it wasn't even a tsunami, it was probably at the level of a storm.

In the original history, there are different opinions on whether Nurhachi intervened in Kato Kiyomasa's expedition to North Korea, but in the current history, he not only intervened, but also formed a larger scale, because he also had helpers in this intervention, that is, Ye He, Hada and other ministries sent troops to assist Nurhachi because of Xiao Ruxun's military orders.

Why is this important?Because of this battle against Kato Kiyomasa's invasion, Jurchen actually formed a "Manchurian Allied Forces", rather than a certain "Guardian" fighting alone.

The rule of the Ming Dynasty over Manchuria has always been divided and ruled, but the so-called divide and rule is to put it bluntly, in fact, the most basic one is to prevent them from forming any unified command other than the "Daming order".However, this time Manchuria fought against the invasion of the Japanese army, and in fact formed a unified command.

Li Rusong had already rushed to Liaoyang with the main force, and was about to go south when all the money, supplies, and servants promised by his father were in place, but this happened.Considering that Liaodong is the old nest of their Tieling Li family, as soon as the news came back to Liaoyang, he immediately became cautious.

He first sent a letter to Xiao Ruxun who stayed on the border of China and North Korea to supervise the food and grass, asking whether this happened on the orders of Xiao Ruxun or Nurhachi's own actions, and then wrote to Nurhachi, asking him to put down all the important matters at hand and come to Liaoyang in person Meet yourself.

As a result, Xiao Ruxun, who had just returned to the new city of Dandong (one of the two cities that Gao Yushi proposed to build, the other being Fuxin) from the small fortress-like Jiulian City on the border, quickly wrote back, saying that it was indeed necessary to ask the Jurchen ministries to guard against the Japanese army's northward advance. According to his order, at the same time, this order is actually Gao Ge's idea.

But the important thing is that Xiao Ruxun also said that the formation of the Jurchen coalition was not his instruction. As for the specific reason, it is still unclear.

But on the other hand, Nurhachi is very sensible. After receiving Li Rusong's order—if the private letter is also an order—he really put down everything at hand and rushed to Liaoyang. There were more than ten people, and when they entered the door, they were so honest that they simply entered alone.

In this way, Li Rusong, who has made himself a good face, can't be too harsh, and he can't directly ask Nurhachi why he commanded the "Manchurian Allied Army"-it seems that Li Rusong was afraid, so he had to ask about the battle process in detail. .

It doesn't matter if this question is asked, I was really shocked after asking.It turns out that the reason why the Japanese army slapped North Korea was not because they were prepared and unprepared, but simply because of their combat effectiveness.

As for Zu Chengxun's previous report and summary after the defeat, although Li Rusong said he fully believed it when he reported it, he actually discounted it a lot in his heart. powerful.

Now comparing the information provided by Nurhachi, it is found that the strength of the Japanese army in terms of light weapons may not be much different from that of the Liaodong Army. Only artillery and war horses are definitely superior to the Liaodong Army.

But there is a big problem here: it is winter now, and these years not only Liaodong is particularly cold, but North Korea is also not bad, it is the kind of severe cold that turns into ice.If the army goes south at this time, the transportation of artillery and the maintenance of war horses will become extremely difficult, resulting in the ineffective use of advantages.

Although until now, Li Rusong firmly believed that the Liaodong Army would be able to defeat the Japanese Army—even if they sent troops now, Li Chengliang's warning of freezing financial power was still lingering in his ears, and he had to consider the consequences of too much loss.

During the Battle of the Yuan Dynasty, he "became active" because he was eager to win merits, which caused the Li family army to suffer the most non-combat losses among the various ministries.

Among other things, as long as Li Chengliang told the generals of the Liaodong Army to let them fight passively, Li Rusong knew that he would feel as uncomfortable as eating a fly, so he couldn't bear it.

However, it's not unreasonable to make a fuss, filial piety is really bad these days, it's even more impossible for a person like Li Rusong who values ​​face to be poked in the back and scolded: "This is Li's rebellious son", that is more uncomfortable than killing him.

Therefore, Dad should take care of his thoughts, strengthen preparations by the way, and learn more about the Japanese army at the same time.Considering that Nurhachi "naturally" became the actual commander of the previous "Manchurian Allied Forces", Li Rusong thought about it and came up with the idea of ​​leading troops to inspect Manchuria while the winter was inconvenient for expeditions.

Fortunately, although this incident surprised the whole court, Li Rusong's obvious reasons seemed to be enough: the current winter is too cold, the artillery can't be transported, and the war horses are not necessarily because of the North Korean supply line. It is reliable and may freeze to death or frostbite in large numbers, so you need to wait for the spring of the coming year.

By the way, according to tradition, Li Rusong also cited some other reasons.For example, the Liaodong Army had just stopped fighting, and it would be good to have one more winter to rest; Full cooperation is required; for example, the North Korean navy performed well (the news of the defeat in Busan has not yet reached the Ming court), and the North Korean navy can be required to actively attack the Japanese army's sea food roads, so as to add more opportunities for the Liaodong army's southern expedition in the coming year, etc.

However, that night, Nanning Marquis Mansion had guests. The steward of the Ning Yuan Bo Mansion personally came to tell Gao Wushi of Li Rusong's considerations, and also asked Gao Wushi about his views on Nurhachi, worried that Nurhachi would command "" Gao Yushi acquiesced to the "Manchurian Allied Forces" matter, lest Li Rusong do something to offend Mr. Gao Ge, that would be bad.

Of course, Gao Yushi did not acquiesce to the fact that Nurhachi commanded the "Manchurian Allied Army", but Gao Yushi didn't think it was a particularly big problem.According to his thinking, the most critical situation at that time was probably that Nurhachi contributed the most.

Since Shu Erhaqi is his own younger brother after all, it is not surprising that he has no psychological resistance when he accepts his elder brother's command when his efforts are not as good as his elder brother's;
Ye He's reinforcements were commanded by Fei Yingdong, and Fei Yingdong's father, Solgo, was just a little Su Wanbu Baylor, and his status in front of Nurhachi was obviously much lower, let alone Fei Yingdong himself.At that time, Nurhachi did not allow himself to command, but Fei Yingdong saw that he commanded well, and did not express any objection;

Since Hada's decline, now it basically depends on Ye He's face, and Hada doesn't send many troops, only less than a thousand. Of course, the attitude is "Ye He can bear it, what can I not bear?"

Looking at it this way, if the coalition forces at that time were really called the Manchu coalition forces, then it would not be impossible. Nurhachi did command the coalition forces once, but the main premise of his command was that he pretended to be a tiger.

Gao Pragmatism asked Xiao Ruxun to notify the Jurchen ministries to pay attention to the Japanese invasion. Xiao Ruxun did not consider other aspects, nor did he expect that the Jurchen would form a coalition force. Picked up a bargain and made a splash.

However, Li Rusong paid so much attention to Nurhachi's movements, but Gao Yushi was very satisfied, and he immediately approved of the plan of "sending troops before the spring".It's just that Gao Wushi feels that the court may not be so easy to agree, because the court has to consider political influence.

Sure enough, when the cabinet was discussing matters the next day, everyone felt that what Li Rusong said was not unreasonable, but the problem was that North Korea was in danger now, not only was it extremely urgent, but it looked really pitiful.Among other things, the fact that North Korea's king Li Yan has expressed his willingness to be attached several times has already made people feel pity--North Korea is a more obedient vassal after all.

Things have come to this point, everyone is worried that North Korea may be wiped out by the Japanese army that continues to advance northward at any time.This is not only the unlucky thing for North Korea itself, it is also embarrassing for Daming - look, you can't even protect the most loyal vassal, what kind of heavenly kingdom are you?
The imperial court has just experienced the impact of a great victory against the Yuan Dynasty. From the emperor to all the officials, the spirits are ridiculously high.The Japanese army said they wanted to attack Ming Dynasty and they certainly dismissed it, but they would not do it if they attacked North Korea.
Therefore, with regard to this matter, everyone said that although Li Rusong had difficulties, the current situation was critical, and he still had to overcome it.
To be honest, it’s really not a big problem to give an extra sum of money. For example, if you give 20 taels, you can make a decision on the spot even if you don’t look at the account books of the account department if you are highly pragmatic.But this is not a question of whether it can be done, but a question of whether it should be done, so he decided to change his mind.

Gao Wushi analyzed the situation of all parties for them, saying that although the situation in North Korea is difficult, but because it is winter, and the winter is always extremely cold these years, the Japanese army must not feel good.

Now that the Japanese army is not only facing the severe cold they are not used to, but also being overwhelmed by various rebels in North Korea, the First Army of Konishi may not have planned to continue marching—otherwise, how can Kato Kiyomasa test Manchuria? , When you found it was not easy to fight, you immediately withdrew it?

Although the elders of the pavilion also believed that most of these were true, they were all "senior and prudent ministers". After pondering, they all asked rhetorically, "What if Governor Xiaoxi continues to advance north?"

This kind of "what if" is the most difficult to deal with, because even if you are highly pragmatic, you can't guarantee that President Xiaonishi will not even have this "what if", and it is even more impossible to bet on this matter. Fame, so things froze.

Zhu Yijun learned about it in the harem, and he didn't bother to wait for the cabinet to argue, so he went to the Wenhua Palace to summon the cabinet ministers, and by the way, he also summoned important ministers such as Grand Sima Zhou Yong.

After explaining the situation and talking about each other without going into details, Zhu Yijun, who had figured out what was going on, saw that the cabinet could not come to a conclusion, so he simply spoke up and asked, "Is there any way to ensure that the Japanese army can be held back for two or three months?"

This method is highly pragmatic, and there are more than one, but he doesn't want to say any of them, and he doesn't want to use any of them, because these methods are somewhat detrimental to his reputation.

Coincidentally, all the elders seemed to have this intention, and they didn't even speak.Zhu Yijun looked around, and suddenly named Zhou Yong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and said, "The Great Sima seems to have a good plan?"

"Your Majesty, I have thought a little bit, but I dare not call it a good strategy." Zhou Yong replied.

Zhu Yijun waved his hand happily, and said, "You don't have to be too modest, Da Sima. If you have any good ideas, just come through."

Zhou Yong replied: "What Li Rusong said is indeed reasonable. The preparation of military supplies, the selection of generals, the assembly of troops, and the selection of the right time to send troops are all time-consuming, and there is no room for sloppy. It is a good thing that he is more cautious.

However, what Gao Ge said is because he knows how to fight well. It is reported that the Japanese pirates are not moving forward in Pyongyang. war of words.

According to this calculation, North Korea will not have to worry about perishing for another hundred days. If another envoy can be sent to North Korea to intimidate the enemy and make them dare not act rashly, this worry will be solved.

Of course, the Japanese pirates are humble and ambitious, so they shouldn't pretend to be false. Therefore, I think it is unnecessary to formally send angels. Sending angels to discord with etiquette is also risking their lives. It is not the right way.The minister thought, maybe you can choose a war fighter among the people, as long as you can deter the enemy. "

Zhu Yijun thought about it, and felt that this method seemed to be feasible. Even if this person did not perform well, since he was not an official or an angel, it would not be regarded as a disgrace to the court, so he asked all the officials what they thought.

Zhou Yong's words seemed to be improvised, because he hadn't gotten along with Gao Yushi before, but Gao Yushi was not so overbearing that he didn't let the dignified Minister of the Ministry of War have some personal opinions, but just suddenly thought of someone——that Ming The famous big flicker in history.

Whatever he wanted, Zhu Yijun just asked Zhou Yong if he had any recommendations for this messenger candidate, and he really did.

"I would like to recommend a person, his name is Shen Weijing." Zhou Benbing bowed his hands and said: "Although this person is old, he is not inferior to his prime. He spent more time in overseas business in his early years. He is proficient in Japanese and Korean languages. There is no hindrance to communication, and he once served as an aide to Duke Hu Xiangmao (Hu Zongxian, posthumously Xiangmao), the former governor of Pingwa. "

Gao Wushi was dumbfounded, and said to himself: What a coincidence?The situation has obviously changed a lot, and this guy is still allowed to play?
Zhu Yijun saw Gao Wushi's expression of astonishment, which is really rare, he couldn't help asking curiously: "Why, the Marquis of Nanning has also heard of this person?"

Gao Wushi woke up with a start, coughed dryly, and replied, "Uh, well, it's said that this person... is eloquent."

Zhu Yijun laughed and said, "That's all right! Da Sima, you can arrange this matter." Then he got up and left.
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