Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1798 Pingwo ([-]) True and False, False and True

When the Japanese army was wondering whether to retreat, Yuan Huangzheng, a fan of the Ming army, was dismissed because he was implicated in Jingcha.

Yuan Huang is one of the rare talents in the School of Heart who have some actual achievements and can participate in military affairs. He studied under Wang Ji, and he can be regarded as Wang Yangming's reincarnated disciple. people.

Judging from such a teacher's inheritance, Yuan Huang's official career should be very smooth, but contrary to his wishes, he has always been bumpy and difficult in the imperial examination and official career.This man was born in Jiajing for 12 years, and now he is in his sixtieth year, but he only served as the head of the Ministry of War.

Why is it so miserable?First of all, he was too old when he first took part in the examination. It was the fifth year of Longqing, and he was already 39 years old. He will be liked by the examiners, so he directly fails the ranking.

The second time I participated in the examination was the fifth year of Wanli. At this time, not only Gao Gong was still in office, but also Zhang Siwei was the chief examiner this year, not to mention the result.Although the room teacher in his room at that time was an official of the School of Mind, he was very satisfied with Yuan Huang's article, and even listed it as the first in his room. So Yuan Huang lost again.

Let me add here that Zhang Siwei was looking at the article, not the name, because the name cannot be seen, and even the examinee's handwriting cannot be seen-according to the regulations, the handwriting seen by the examiner is copied by a special person However, the examination papers written by the candidates themselves will not be given to the examiners, lest the examiners happen to recognize their handwriting and affect the fairness of the selection process.Therefore, it can only be said that the two sides are completely at odds with each other in terms of culture and political views.This time, Yuan Huang is 45 years old.

Yuan Huang participated in the examination for the third time even later, and it was directly delayed until the 14th year of Wanli.At this time, two subjects and six years have passed since Gao Yushi won the status of the top six scholars, so that Yuan Huang's Jinshi qualifications are lower than those of Gao Yushi's three students—because Li Tingji, Ye Xianggao, Fang All three Congzhe were Jinshi in the 11th year of Wanli.

Fortunately, this time Yuan Huang finally got his wish. Shen Shixing, who had firmly secured the position of chief assistant, finally kept him on the gold list. Unfortunately, Yuan Huang was already 55 years old at this time.

Due to his rich experience, these years of study tours have made Yuan Huang more reliable than many of the mind school's braggarts. Therefore, although he is old, he was given a heavy responsibility, and he was forced into the Ministry of War, a real school within the sphere of influence of the Ministry of War. Most of them are in office, and this time sending troops to aid the DPRK is a rare figure in the Heart School who can show his face on the battlefield.

However, the Ministry of War is by no means a place where the School of Mind can mix sand with sand as it wants, so Yuan Huang in Jingcha became one of the main targets.But this is not all of his "sins", there is a more direct point: he saw that Li Rusong and Song Yingchang were at odds before, and secretly moved his mind to provoke internal conflicts in the Real School, so the Shangshu impeached Li Rusong.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Gao Yushi's letter arrived, the relationship between Song Yingchang and Li Rusong was restored, Li Rusong impeached Yuan Huang without saying a word, and listed ten crimes against him.So Yuan Huang sadly urged him to "combined punishment for two crimes" and immediately dismissed him from office.

However, in view of the fact that when he impeached Li Rusong, he still spoke from the standpoint of Song Yingchang, so after he was dismissed, Song Yingchang also persuaded him with good words, and ordered Liu Huangshang, another admirer, to send Yuan Huang to Liaodong.

Liu Huangshang is from Runing Prefecture, Henan Province, which is regarded as a highly pragmatic province, so it's a shame to ask him to send Yuan Huang off.Moreover, this matter can also prevent Yuan Huang from being harshly treated on the way back to his hometown after resigning from office. Song Yingchang's doing so can be said to be the utmost benevolence.

After finishing this work, it happened that Liu Chenglong, the envoy of the three courts of North Korea, asked to see Song Yingchang, and Song Yingchang asked him to talk with him in the inner room.Liu Chenglong said: "Jingtai, the foreign ministers are really ashamed. The Japanese army was prepared when the fire attacked Longshan. They had already guessed the surprise attack route and blocked it, so the Longshan granary was not burned down."

Song Yingchang already knew about this matter, after hearing this, he only looked worried, and sighed: "In this way, the Japanese army will definitely transfer the Longshan army rations to other places, or strictly defend, and it will be very difficult to attack again."

However, Liu Chenglong said with certainty: "Don't worry about going to Taiwan, Yongshan military rations may not be transferred, and even if they are transferred, secret agents in Gyeonggi Province will be able to investigate again. This failure, North Korea, I am very guilty, and I will definitely do my best in the future. Go, and pay off the crime. I will make another plan after I go back, and I will cut off the enemy's food and grass so that the heavenly soldiers can recover Wangjing. Please allow it through Taiwan."

Song Yingchang said indifferently: "Even if I don't allow it, I think the Supervisor will still make the preparations on his own. Anyway, the Supervisor will make plans, and if necessary, I will help." Liu Chenglong blushed a little, but it was related to the future of North Korea. Still can only thank you brazenly, and then gallop out of the camp to join the North Korean armies.

What happened next took the Ming army by surprise: the Japanese army sent a letter and a proposal.

After Shen Weijing read it, he asserted to Song Yingchang that this must be the intention of the Japanese pirates to beg for surrender.Song Yingchang asked why he was sure?Shen Weijing replied: "Our heavenly army is oppressive, with fierce fighting power, and surprise attacks to cut off food. Longshan and other places are in flames, Japanese pirates are exhausted, and it is difficult to garrison. It is not surprising that we have such intentions."

Song Yingchang smiled and said: "You seem to know the Japanese pirates very well, and you can understand what's on their minds. However, the Japanese pirates are cunning, I guess this move is just a way to slow down their troops."

Shen Weijing persuaded: "Since the Japanese pirates sent a letter, why not take the opportunity to let the lower officials find out the truth? The lower officials must investigate the truth and order them to surrender and withdraw their troops. It will not be too late to pay back after seeing how the Japanese pirates react."

This statement made Song Yingchang a little moved, after all, it’s okay to try, anyway, there will be no loss—at most, Shen Weijing himself died in the tiger’s mouth, but he is not a real general of the Ming Dynasty, life and death are just his own choice, so Song Yingchang finally agreed.

So Shen Weijing and President Xiaoxi started a meeting again, Shen Weijing wanted to be the first to win, and proudly said: "The heavenly soldiers are so powerful that you must all know the strength of the battle. Taking Pyongyang and closing the four ways is like a gust of wind. The enemy is not at a disadvantage, and now Chen Bing is intimidating and attacking everywhere, which makes you exhausted and exposed. Now you are trapped in the capital and wait to die, it is better to withdraw to the mainland and save your life."

President Xiaoxi put on a sad look, and sighed: "But leaving Hanyang and returning to the mainland, this kind of proposal is really difficult to negotiate."

Shen Weijing squinted at him, and asked: "Anyway, the military rations are already insufficient, so what's the benefit of staying in Hanyang? It's just waiting to die."

President Xiaoxi ignored this sentence, and instead asked: "If our army retreats to the mainland, will North Korea be able to cede the Three Kingdoms to Japan?"

Shen Weijing shook his head and replied: "I can't answer this matter right now. Only His Majesty the Emperor can make such a big deal. But I can guarantee that I will send the imperial edict that your lord canonize you as the king of Japan, and allow you to directly carry out trade with Ming Dynasty. It is a great grace from heaven, you should be grateful for it, as for the cession of North Korea, I still need to ask for an order."

President Xiaoxi was extremely displeased: "How is this feasible? Do you think that we have fought to the death in North Korea so far just to get these rewards?"

Shen Weijing scolded coldly: "It's better than annihilation of the whole army!" Captain Xiaoxi was furious, the conversation between the two of them froze for a while, and the murderous intent of the surrounding Japanese soldiers gradually solidified, as if they wanted to swallow Shen Weijing alive.

This time is no different than last time, tomorrow the two sides have fought several bloody battles, both sides are already angry, Shen Weijing also started to worry about his own death, after thinking for a moment, he said slowly: "Things in Jinan are difficult, why don't we be more frank with each other. To be honest, I don’t want to continue the war. Even if you are all wiped out, it will only return the land of Korea to the King of Korea in the end. I, Ming, have nothing to gain except for North Korea’s thanks and some food supplies. beneficial?

As far as I know, your situation is also very embarrassing. There is not much food and grass left, but it is difficult to gather troops, and the troops stationed in various places are suffering from harassment and exhaustion.If this difficult-to-win war was forced by your lord, then you should stop here and return to your hometown with all your body. "

Chief Xiaoxi sighed deeply without knowing the truth: "Thank you, General Shen, for the frank statement. I am not afraid to tell the truth. I also want to return to my hometown as soon as possible with the soldiers, but if I return with nothing, I will be beheaded by the lord. .Since you and I both want to stop the war, we should leave a way for each other to survive."

Shen Weijing thought for a while, and said: "Look at this, you and I each send envoys to declare our surrender. However, this matter is of great importance, we must not send people who are ordered by our own country, but people who obey our orders and pretend to be from our country Special envoy. Your envoys have asked me, Emperor Ming, to surrender and withdraw their troops, requesting canonization and tribute trade."

President Xiaoxi moved in his heart, and continued, "And your envoy asked His Highness Taige to negotiate a peace, agree to reciprocal trade between the two countries, and cede the south of the Han River to Japan?"

Shen Weijing nodded in agreement, but President Xiaoxi laughed and said, "Will anyone believe such a joke? Besides, if we are discovered, neither you nor I will be able to grow a second head."

Shen Weijing was extremely confident, and replied with a smile: "Except for you and me, the monarchs and ministers of the Three Kingdoms are all kept in the dark. As long as we arrange properly and prepare carefully, all parties in the Three Kingdoms will believe it. In my opinion, when things are confirmed Before the discovery, the soldiers of the two countries have already withdrawn to their home countries. Even if they are discovered by then, it is only necessary to infer that the other party breached the contract first.

By that time, the army has long since withdrawn, and it will not be easy to restart the war.There are still a lot of government affairs in our Ming Dynasty, and the emperor has a lot of affairs to deal with every day, so he will not want to talk lightly about weapons.The reason why the Ming Dynasty wants to be full of face is that there are endless courts from all over the world, and your Taige will also double its face because of its canonization by the king, tribute trade, and possession of the south of the Han River. "

This statement seems whimsical at first glance, but Chief Xiaoxi thinks it over and over again and thinks it is feasible. He pondered: "Then implement it like this. Before the negotiation is completed, our army will guard the third way, and what you and I talked about today must be taken to the grave. No one should divulge half of it."

Shen Weijing said happily: "That's natural, that's natural! But to show your sincerity, please release the two Korean princes who were captured by you."

Chief Xiaoxi said in a firm tone: "Yes! But also to show sincerity, when our army withdraws from Hanyang, please ask Ming and North Korea not to pursue it, and our army will not attack north again until the agreement is reached. At that time, please The Ming army retreated to Liaodong." The two sides reached an agreement.

After the incident, President Xiaonishi and Shen Weijing each reported to their own commanders. President Xiaonishi said to Ukita Hideo: "I have reached an agreement with Ming envoy Shen Weijing to release the prince, withdraw from Hanyang, and withdraw to Xiasandao. And trade, ceded Korea south of the Han River to Japan.

Judging from Shen Weijing's performance, Ming seems to be eager to stop the war, and has agreed that the Ming and Korean armies will not pursue.Shen Weijing, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, has also made a statement, waiting for the confirmation of the emperor's will. "

Ishida Mitsunari was not convinced, and asked: "The Ming army is eager to stop the war? Do you know the reason?"

President Xiaonishi replied: "As far as I know, the impact of the First Battle of Bizhiguan on the Ming army was much greater than expected. The Ming army's fighting spirit faded after the war, and they only confronted our army for a long time. Because I saw that I was well prepared, There is nothing to take advantage of, the hard work is futile, and there is no victory, and there are disputes in the army and in the country because of this war, so they are eager to stop the war and negotiate a peace."

Kuroda Guanbingwei also didn't believe it. Even after President Xiaonishi said so, he still asked: "It's unbelievable that the Ming Dynasty would agree to such a request. Is there any fraud in it?"

President Konishi replied: "Whether there is fraud or not, it is always the best policy for us to insist on being prepared, as long as we make more arrangements when retreating. I suggest that the various divisions cooperate with each other, and then the fourth division, the seventh division, and the ninth division The response should be able to guarantee the safety of the southward withdrawal.

I told Shen Weijing that before the agreement is concluded, our army will be stationed in Xiasandao just in case.As long as our army can safely withdraw to Xiasan Province, as you said, we are in a place where there is room for advancement and retreat. At that time, we will take the opportunity to concentrate our army to conquer Jinju in one fell swoop, and then capture Jeolla Province. All military strongholds to ensure the safety of sea routes.Then rely on Jeolla, Chungcheong, and Gyeongsang to be invincible everywhere.

If the peace negotiation is false, our army can immediately counterattack after resting; if the peace negotiation is true, His Royal Highness Taige will order the army to return to Japan immediately, and then we only need to wait for the delivery. "

These analyzes are proactive, both offensive and defensive, and they are foolproof no matter what. After hearing this, Ukita Hideka was relieved and said that he could immediately prepare to evacuate Hanyang.

At the same time, Shen Weijing reported back to Song Yingchang: "The Japanese army's rations are not enough, and they have been struggling in Hanyang. The sergeants are yellow and thin. I have seen a lot during this trip. Although the Japanese army is superior in strength, it is difficult to move an inch. It is because we are intimidated by our army. He did not dare to move lightly due to his combat power. He could not support himself, so he had to beg for a surrender, asking the imperial court to confer titles and allow tribute trade.

The official ordered him to withdraw from the capital immediately, release the captured prince, and wait for the order.The Japanese army is also willing to retreat south to Xiasandao to wait for the emperor's favor.But the key point here is that our army and North Korea cannot pursue it when it retreats, otherwise the Japanese army will be panicked and think that I, Ming, have betrayed their trust, and then they can only fight to the end.

In my opinion, since the Japanese pirates asked to surrender, they can immediately report to the imperial court. At the same time, in order to prevent the Japanese pirates from cheating, the Japanese army should also take more precautions, so as not to be ambushed by the enemy when entering the capital, which is not as disadvantageous as Zu Furong first entered Pyongyang situation. "

Although Shen Weijing's words were convincing, Song Yingchang still couldn't believe the words and deeds of the Japanese army, and fell silent for a long time.In fact, Song Yingchang only wanted to wipe out the Japanese army and regain the entire territory of Korea himself. He was certainly satisfied with the Japanese army's withdrawal from Hanyang, but his satisfaction was due to his satisfaction with "soldiers never tire of deceit". I am happy, but I dare not agree easily.

So after much deliberation, Song Yingchang chose to refuse, and said to Shen Weijing: "I don't think it is credible to ask the Japanese pirates to surrender. You should immediately pursue the Japanese pirates when they retreat from Hanyang, and then invite reinforcements, and unite with North Korea to outflank the bandits via Jeolla-do and attack back and forth. Annihilate the enemy in North Korea, and let the Japanese pirates know that North Korea is our Daming vassal state, so it is not a place where they come and go as they say."

Shen Weijing was taken aback, and hurriedly persuaded him: "As reported by Tai Rong, the Japanese army has promised to release the two North Korean princes as a show of sincerity. It is already a great achievement for the Taiwanese soldiers to recover the Korean Wangjing and Gyeonggi-do without bloodshed! Don't chase, if the enemy counterattacks, I'm afraid our army will suffer heavy casualties with the strength of our army!

Now that the Japanese army has sufficient strength, it is hard to hurt their vitality in a setback in the first battle. If there is a frenzied counterattack later, it will be bad luck before my reinforcements arrive.However, the combat strength of the Korean army is far inferior to the Japanese pirates. If you pursue it alone, you will be defeated, and if you fight together, you will be incapable. If the two princes are implicated by the Japanese pirates and beheaded, the Korean monarch, ministers, soldiers and civilians will definitely turn their anger on you. Why carry this stigma?
According to my humble opinion, after Taiwan, you will be in charge of the overall situation and have far-sighted considerations. You can sit on the Han River, guard against danger, rectify your armaments, and wait for reinforcements.At the same time, the Japanese pirates' request to surrender and the intention to fight the enemy again can be reported to the court, and the emperor can judge.Before the imperial decree comes, the army is stationed on the front line of the Han River to guard against the treachery of Japanese pirates. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? "

This suggestion seemed quite reasonable, and Song Yingchang was particularly satisfied with his judgment that if the two princes of North Korea were killed, North Korea would be angry with him.After all, judging from the various performances of North Korea these days, it is very annoying that it can always blame others for its own incompetence.

If something like this really happened, the North Korean side would definitely not think that the root of the problem was North Korea’s own fall of the two princes, but would push the blame to two, five, and six, and say that it was Song Yingchang and Song Jinglue’s guilt, that would be too embarrassing People are sick.

Therefore, Song Yingchang also agreed with Shen Weijing's intention, and wrote another book, stating the reasons for continuing to fight and sending it to the capital.However, Song Yingchang was very embarrassed about the matter of repaying the merits of regaining the North Korean capital.

According to what Song Yingchang thought, if it was reported truthfully that the Japanese pirates retreated because they ran out of food, even though they would be regarded as soldiers who surrendered without fighting, the officials in the court would definitely criticize him for his inaction, delaying the war so far and not doing his best.

Moreover, since Pyongyang and Kaesong, our army has had few victories due to various reasons. Although the Byekjekan has outnumbered the enemy and wiped out the enemy far more than our own losses, judging from the scene at that time, it was nothing more than a deadly battle. What's more, Li Rusong lost only the best of the best. I'm afraid his death would be more distressing than the death of ten in Japan.

Other than that, the rest of the troops are not worth mentioning. The praise of the School of Mind has just been taken down, but the final result of this Beijing inspection is that the emperor has maintained the authority of the School of Mind as the head and assistant. It's not clear, so if the speaker makes an attack, will anyone be willing to defend me?
Although Mr. Gaoge should support me logically, he has led the army to win every battle, but this time I have brought the battle to aid North Korea to a stalemate. In this situation, is he willing to gamble his reputation? It doesn't seem so accurate to support me.That being the case, it is still not possible to risk digging your own grave and ruining your reputation.

So Song Yingchang reported to the cabinet, and his book roughly said: Japanese slaves lived far away in foreign countries, and they only depended on food and wages.There were thirteen warehouses piled up in Bilong Mountain, and a certain order Li Admiral Li sent soldiers to take bright rockets and burn them.On the [-]th, I shot arrows there and burned them all, leaving no Japanese slaves behind. Although the battalion was divided, no one dared to come to rescue...

On April [-]th, the various units of the Japanese army withdrew from Hanyang according to the agreement, and went to Xiasandao.Liu Chenglong hurriedly asked for pursuit, but Song Yingchang thanked the guests behind closed doors. Li Rusong naturally refused to send troops because he had not obtained a military order, so as not to ruin his relationship with Song Yingchang again.

Liu Chenglong had no choice but to summon generals such as Jin Mingyuan, Quan Li, and Li Yu to pursue him, but they were stopped by the Ming army. Li Rusong ordered Zu Chengxun to force the North Korean generals to attend the banquet, so the Korean army could not be mobilized.

Finally, after all the Japanese troops withdrew from Gyeonggi-do, the Ming and Korean troops entered Hanyang and regained Gyeonggi-do. The Joseon royal family did not know the reason, but thought that the Japanese army could no longer maintain it, so they announced the return of the capital to Wangjing.
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