Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1782
After Wenhua's call was over, Gao Wu stopped Zhou Yong outside the hall and asked him where he found such a number one person as Shen Weijing. Zhou Yong just explained briefly, saying that he was introduced by an acquaintance in Jinyiwei.As soon as Gao Wushi heard it, he knew that there were some inside stories that were inconvenient to elaborate. Thinking that this was not the key point, he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he asked Zhou Yong if he had met this person and how he felt.

Zhou Yong said with a smile: "There is an old fried dough stick, he looks like a master of Shaoxing. Let such a person fool the Japanese people. I don't think there will be any big mistakes." Then he talked about the situation when he summoned Shen Weijing a few days ago Briefly describe it.

At that time Zhou Yong asked Shen Weijing why he recommended himself, and Shen Weijing replied: "The great Sima is above me, and I have served under the tent of Hu Zhitai, and I know a lot about the Japanese pirates. Of course, when it comes to the essence of military art, I dare not use the ax in front of the great Sima." .

Da Sima, although I have no fame, but I have the heart to serve the country. I heard that Da Sima intends to find some people who understand the Japanese language and inside information, and may even need to go to Korea as an envoy, so I recommend myself. "

Of course, Zhou Yong couldn't just listen to his one-sided words, so he tested Shen Weijing first, and asked with a smile: "North Korea is thousands of miles away, Japanese pirates are rampant, and the crisis is precarious. If you are an envoy, you will only be accompanied by a few guards after entering North Korea. It can be said to be very dangerous." , I am afraid that you will be killed, do you have the guts?"

Shen Weijing said proudly: "I have been studying hard since Hanchuang. I have collected medicine in the mountains, wandered in the market, served in the army, and traveled overseas for nearly 50 years. The hardships and dangers I have encountered are already innumerable. Please rest assured, Da Sima. If you can help me If you want to serve the country, what I need most is courage, and I will go to North Korea without worrying about my life... But if I complete the mission, what kind of reward will the court have?"

Zhou Yong smiled unconsciously: "You are a businessman, and you never forget to calculate the cost. Speaking of rewards, those who successfully complete this mission will be rewarded with 1 taels of silver from the imperial court. Buy land and enjoy wealth and honor, and leave a name in history.”

Regardless of the fact that Gao Yushi alone has already shaded a lot of Gao family's hereditary Jinyiwei commanders, Qianhu and other officials because of his merits, in fact, "hereditary Jinyiwei Qianhu" was not a joke in the Ming Dynasty.To paraphrase a saying from later generations, this is the real "class promotion". Although it is better than civil servants who have to be hereditary, it is better than ordinary people because of its stable position and permanent royal income.

After hearing this, Shen Weijing was really moved, and immediately stood up and swore: "Great Sima Mingjian, I am the only one on this mission, and I will definitely be able to complete the mission of the court. Please feel free to use me, Great Sima!"

Zhou Yong didn't agree immediately, but said again: "The purpose of this mission is to delay the time. The preparation of the army still needs several months. No face left.

Therefore, the first thing you want to do this time is to stabilize the Japanese pirates and bring them to a truce, but you must not damage the prestige of Da Mingming. At the same time, you must also appease the North Korean monarchs and let them know that the heavenly soldiers are about to arrive, and the restoration of the country is just around the corner... How do you plan to proceed? "

Sure enough, Shen Weijing had a few tricks, and he answered without much thought: "North Korea is my vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and it suddenly encountered such a catastrophe. Looking forward to the rescue of the upper kingdom is like looking forward to the rain after a long drought, so I want to visit the King of Joseon first. , To convey to him the court's deep concern.

Say some words like "a million heavenly soldiers are coming" to boost the morale of North Korea, and also enable North Korea to persevere in future battles, so that it will not collapse as before.

As for the Japanese pirates, as far as I can see, what the Japanese pirates ask for is nothing more than land and goods, in fact, they are asking for fame and fortune.Now North Korea has been captured, but the Japanese pirates have deep scruples about our Ming Dynasty. If they make them have expectations, thinking that they can gain fame and fortune without spending any money, they will be tempted.

Then he threatened them again, repeatedly discussing the details, appearing cautious and sincere, so the Japanese pirates would be convinced.In this way, the delaying strategy can work, but the details can only be dealt with on the fly, and it is difficult to describe in advance. "

Zhou Yong was more satisfied after hearing these words in a clear and orderly manner, so he made today's announcement.

After listening to Gao Wushi, he also felt that Shen Weijing's remarks were basically to the point, so he also agreed with Zhou Yong's judgment, but he reminded Zhou Yong that Shen Weijing's ambition for fame was too strong, and he could only use it if he wanted to, and he couldn't believe it all. Zhou Yong expressed his understanding.

So Zhou Yong returned to the Ministry of War and immediately ordered Shen Weijing to assume the rank of guerrilla general, wait for the court to complete the preparations for the mission, and send him to the court when he is ready.

With the support of Gao Pragmatic, the preparations for the mission went very smoothly. After all, you need money and money, and you need people and people—not to mention money, people are actually the guards at the time of the mission. Everyone is not willing to send people, because they are close to death.

However, Gao Wushi opened his mouth differently. Although the Beijing Camp was inconvenient to send out escort envoys because the imperial guards were only engaged in fighting, but what kind of friendship did Jing Nan’s nobles have with Gao Wushi? People, each sent out some servants, and gathered [-] elite cavalry for Shen Weijing on the spot, which can be said to be full.

Shen Weijing himself was also taken aback, he had worked under Hu Zongxian's tent anyway, and he knew the concept of five hundred cavalry servants.Let's put it this way, on the southern battlefield, these [-] guards could completely defeat tens of thousands of infantry soldiers in one fell swoop if placed on the right battlefield.

With such a comparison, "Shen Guerrilla" couldn't help but feel red in his ears, only felt that he was finally taken seriously, and made up his mind to complete the task of the imperial court beautifully.

Immediately afterwards, the guerrilla general Shen Weijing was ordered by Zhou Yong, Minister of the Ministry of War, to be the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and he led his escort and entourage of [-] riders across the Yalu River to Yizhou.Li Yan, king of Joseon, was overjoyed when he heard the news, and immediately arranged to greet him.

When the two sides met, Li Yan originally planned to go forward to salute, but found that Shen Weijing and his party did not have the honor of the emperor, which inevitably made him feel a little embarrassed. After walking two steps, he froze in place, not knowing what to do.

Fortunately, Shen Weijing is a man who knows how to do things. He doesn't have the emperor's festival, which means that he is not an official angel representing the emperor of Ming Dynasty. Naturally, he is not qualified to let the king of the dignified vassal state salute first, so he took the initiative to go forward and salute first, saying: "Bong Daming The Cabinet, the Ministry of War, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and the guerrilla general Shen Weijing visited His Highness the King of Joseon."

Only then did the king of Joseon know why Shen Weijing didn't have the emperor's festival. It turned out that he came on behalf of the Ming cabinet and the Ministry of War, which made sense.But this is also good, Ming's cabinet is originally the highest authority besides the emperor himself, and the Ministry of War is in charge of military affairs and warfare, so the envoys ordered by the cabinet and the Ministry of War may be more suitable than the emperor's imperial envoys.

Li Yan turned around in his heart, and immediately went forward to hold Shen Weijing's hands tightly, and thanked him repeatedly: "Finally looking forward to the arrival of the angel, I have been thinking about it for a long time in my heart. The angel, Zu Chengxun, guards day and night, and I am very moved. Today The angels led the army to help North Korea regain the lost land, and the widow and all the Korean people will remember the great kindness and virtue of the Shang Kingdom from generation to generation."

Shen Weijing finally pulled out his hands, cupped his hands and thanked: "Your Highness, you are serious. The Ming Dynasty and North Korea have been a kingdom of monarchs and ministers for 200 years. If North Korea is in trouble, how can Daming refuse to save it? The emperor always cares about the safety of North Korea, so he specially ordered me to come and make arrangements first." This matter."

Li Yan was very moved when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's grace is so great, I have no place to be ashamed. This time, whatever the envoy needs, I will do my best to meet it. I just don't know where the heavenly soldiers you brought are now? Ah, don't be offended by the angels." , although the heavenly soldiers behind you seem to be one against ten elite, but after all, the number of them is slightly smaller..."

Shen Weijing looked puzzled, as if he didn't know what the King of Joseon meant, and his words were puzzled: "What does your Highness mean by this? The envoy has only five hundred followers here, and their mission is to protect the envoy, not to fight in North Korea. "

The king of Joseon and all the ministers of Joseon heard that although Shen Weijing had led five hundred soldiers, he was not here to help them fight the Japanese army, and they didn't know how to respond for a while, and the scene was extremely embarrassing for a while.

Unexpectedly, Shen Weijing suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, then waved his hands broadly and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, millions of heavenly soldiers are coming, and the Japanese pirates will never come back! But before that, I will personally go to Pyongyang to reprimand The Japanese pirates clearly stated the righteousness and announced the date of death, and it is not too late for the Japanese pirates to surrender and withdraw from North Korea as they wish."

The king of Joseon showed bitterness, and persuaded: "The envoy doesn't know, the Japanese pirates are extremely cruel and cunning. If you go to Pyongyang now, you are afraid that there will be more disasters. You might as well ask the emperor for an order and lead the army back. This way Make sure you're safe."

After hearing this, Shen Weijing waved his hands and smiled: "Your Highness, you are too worried. It will take months to mobilize the millions of heavenly soldiers from assembly to departure. This kind of thing should not be anxious. Millions of troops to pacify Mongolia were also prepared years ago and deployed after the next year. How can it be an exception to come to North Korea now?
But Your Highness can rest assured, as an envoy of the Celestial Dynasty, as long as I go to Pyongyang, the might of the heavens will surely convince the people of the barbarians. If you think that the Japanese pirates are nothing but clowns, how dare you harm this envoy?What's more, this envoy has a deep understanding of the art of war. The so-called soldiers who subdue others without fighting are good at goodness.Don't worry, Your Highness, this envoy has his own measure. "

The King of Joseon eagerly hoped that the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty would appear in front of his eyes immediately, and he couldn't help but feel anxious: "It is impossible! No matter how many millions of heavenly soldiers are, our country is in dire jeopardy right now, and we can't wait for a few months! Please also ask the emperor to ask for an order." , It doesn’t need a million, but tens of thousands, or even thousands of them can be allocated first, in short, we must send troops immediately to drive out the Japanese pirates, without delay!”

Shen Weijing immediately looked displeased, and said coldly: "Your Highness has lost his composure! Your Highness, you have no right to give orders to this envoy! How to fight, the imperial court has its own deployment, and there is no need for North Korea to say more - North Korea just obeys orders. Lost the country and abandoned it King of the people, what face do you have to oppose the court arrangement in front of this envoy, please respect yourself!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the North Korean officials were shocked, and no one even realized what to say for a while.The King of Joseon was even more choked with sobs, stimulated by Shen Weijing, his blood surged up for a while, and he almost passed out.

Seeing this, Liu Chenglong stepped forward and angrily reprimanded Shen Weijing: "Presumptuous! How can you wantonly humiliate the king of a country here? Ming and North Korea should work together to drive out Japanese pirates. As an envoy, why are you so ignorant of etiquette!"

Shen Weijing gave him a sideways glance, and then casually asked his name.After knowing that it was Liu Chenglong, Shen Weijing sneered a few times, and said: "Ah, Liu Chenglong, I have heard that he is the minister responsible for the food of the soldiers and generals of the Ming Dynasty. Well, it is very good. It is because of the righteousness of the suzerain, you should be grateful.

Now that almost the entire territory of North Korea has fallen, the only way to restore the country is to rely on the Celestial Empire. Therefore, there should be no doubts about the policy of the imperial court. I also hope that the kings and ministers of North Korea can understand this, appreciate the grace of the emperor, and are willing to assist you with all your strength.And you, a servant of a small country, don't need to say much, but the envoy has orders, and you should follow them.Oh, by the way, please take care of the food for this envoy. "

Liu Chenglong was furious, and replied coldly: "North Korea will take care of the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the Ming envoys, but I wonder if you can afford these expenses?"

Shen Weijing raised his brows, and said in a cold voice: "Before I came, Mr. Gao Ge once told me... Heh, everyone should know how famous I am as Mr. Gao Ge, right? If I don't talk about anything else today, I will just talk about the expenses——Gao Ge If the old man is willing, why would it be so difficult to buy the entire North Korea! But if he is willing to pay, would you dare accept it?"

Shen Weijing and Liu Chenglong looked at each other coldly, but they scared the Joseon King Li Yan who was next to him.The prestige of high pragmatism in North Korea can be described as "like thunder", and there is no need to say anything else. It is just that North Korea had to compete with Annan every year to see who was the "No. [-] vassal state" of Ming Dynasty. If you offend Gao Yushi, it's gone if you say no!
Li Yan hastily stretched out his hand to stop him, but he didn't dare to say Shen Weijing, so he was eager to only target Liu Chenglong, saying: "Master, how can you be so rude to the envoy, why don't you retreat quickly!" Liu Chenglong dared not Saying no to Shen Weijing, but unable to say no to Li Yan, he could only back down sullenly, and Shen Weijing's face was even more proud.

Afterwards, the king of Joseon invited Shen Weijing to the palace to rest.Shen Weijing wanted to discuss matters with the King of Joseon alone, so he asked the courtiers to stay away. The courtiers were surprised again, and Zuo Yizheng Yi Doushou couldn't help asking: "Since we are discussing important national affairs, how can the court ministers not be present?"

Shen Weijing replied indifferently, and said: "The ministers are powerless to help, and they have nothing to listen to. What's the use of staying?"Li Yan agreed to Shen Weijing's request and discussed matters with Shen Weijing alone.

In the hall, the King of Joseon asked Shen Weijing what to consider now, and Shen Weijing replied: "First, we must meet and negotiate with the generals of the Japanese army stationed in Pyongyang."

Li Yan wondered: "There are only five hundred guards around the angel. I am really worried about the safety of the angel, and how is the angel going to negotiate with the pirates?"

Shen Weijing replied that this is top secret content and it is strictly forbidden to leak it.The king of Joseon couldn't help frowning, and said: "I am the king of Joseon. Could it be that I can't even tell you the content of the negotiation?"

Sure enough, Shen Weijing treated everyone equally, and replied: "That's right, Your Highness is no exception, so please make an agreement between Your Highness and this envoy. After this envoy reaches a consensus with the generals of the Japanese army, Your Highness and North Korea must obey this envoy's opinion."

This is too much, even Li Yan couldn't help being displeased and said: "You can't even know the content of the negotiation in advance, but you have to obey it. This request is really rude!"

Unexpectedly, Shen Weijing would not accept this at all, and said solemnly: "Your Highness, this envoy is entrusted by the emperor, the cabinet and the Ministry of War to exercise full power of negotiation on behalf of Ming Dynasty. So, your highness, are you unwilling to obey the will of the heaven?"

The hat was too big, Shen Weijing expected that the king of Joseon would not dare to wear it.

Sure enough, Li Yan was so frightened that he repeatedly denied it, and Shen Weijing asked again: "Since it is not unwilling to obey the order of the heaven, then please follow the advice of this envoy after he returns."

Seeing that the king of Joseon was still unwilling, Shen Weijing was more gentle and persuaded: "Your Highness, the Celestial Dynasty attaches great importance to the righteousness of suzerains and vassals, otherwise it would not have mobilized the army and came to help immediately, so how could this envoy make such a move?" Harmful things to North Korea? Everything this envoy has done is for the safety of you and North Korea, please trust this envoy."

The king of Joseon, Li Yan, did not know whether he was persuaded or whether the situation was stronger than others. He was really forced to do so, but he finally agreed.

Seeing that the King of Joseon had agreed, Shen Weijing added: "Someone of your courtiers must stop this envoy. Please do so. This envoy will confirm with you again on the way to Pyongyang."

This was a bit new, so the king of Joseon asked how to confirm it?Shen Weijing answered unceremoniously, just four words: Those who block it will be cut.

The king of Joseon was extremely surprised and refused to agree, Shen Weijing said: "Oh, since that's the case, I have nothing to do here, why don't I return to the court and report to the emperor and Elder Gaoge."

Li Yan was taken aback again, stopped him quickly, and even stood up in shock.But the matter has come to this point, there is no way to talk if you don't agree, so you have to agree to Shen Weijing's request again.
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