Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1811 Ping Japanese coincidence?

Chapter 1811 Pingwo (Twenty-five) Coincidentally?

The Yoshino flower viewing lasted until nightfall, and the minor assistant Ishida Mitsunari arrived in a hurry due to his busy schedule.Chacha took this opportunity to ask Toyotomi Hideji to perform Noh again, but Hideji declined in order to avoid being scolded again. Hideyoshi, who was already half drunk, ignored these, but called Sanada Nobushige over, and said to him: "Genjiro, come here It’s been a long time here, and it’s almost time to grant you an official position—Ishida Jibu, what do you think?”

Ishida Mitsunari also thought it was the right time, so Toyotomi Hideyoshi planned to grant Sanada Nobushige the official position of the five subordinates, but unexpectedly Sanada Nobushige said: "Your Majesty, I am very honored, but please forgive me for taking the liberty. Rejected. I have an elder brother who is one year older, and I have been working hard for the sake of the Sanada family, so I cannot abandon my elder brother and accept the official position first."

Hideyoshi's face became stiffer and stiffer, and finally he said with a dark face: "Although I am getting old, I can still tell right from wrong. Are you saying that it is not enough for you to get an official position, and you also want to fight for an official position for your brother?"

Sanada Nobushige naturally stated that this was not the case, and Ishida Mitsunari also added: "Genjiro, you are saying that this is not suitable for your status, so in order to refuse, you even moved your brother out?"

Toyotomi Hideyoshi suddenly said angrily: "Don't get too complacent! Genjiro, I have already said that I will grant you an official position, so you can stop talking nonsense and just accept it! It's really a shame to play tricks here and want to take the opportunity to give your brother an official position as well." Despicable. It seems that you are very similar to your father, and I really can't be careless with you.

Hmph, the so-called strategist will eventually be killed by his own strategy, I already know what you are, Genjiro, I will not grant you an official position again! "

Seeing that Toyotomi Hideyoshi was angry, Sanada Nobushige repeatedly claimed that he had misunderstood.Unexpectedly, when Hideyoshi was talking, he was interrupted by Toyotomi Hideji: "His Royal Highness, you may be thinking wrong."

Xiuci suddenly jumped out and said such a sentence, not only Hideyoshi was stunned, but also the whole audience looked at His Highness Guan Bai.

Toyotomi Hideji said cautiously: "Your Highness Taiko, it is Kanbaro's responsibility to confer official positions, and when to confer what kind of official position to whom is all Kanbaro's responsibility, so whether to grant Genjiro an official position should be decided by the minister. Genjiro, I grant you the official position of the five subordinates, but I don't know your elder brother."

At this time, the rest of the people were in shock, and no one jumped out to say anything, so Sanada Nobushige replied that his brother was better than himself in all aspects.

Toyotomi Hideji said decisively: "Then talk about it after the investigation. If your statement is accurate, I will also grant your elder brother the official position of Cong Wu. Your Highness, I intend to do this. What do you think?"

In terms of the system, Guanbai does have such power, Hideyoshi has nothing to say for a while, he can only stare at him, Hideji is terrified, he doesn't know what will happen to Hideyoshi, but the matter is over, the bet must be gambled to the end.

Sure enough, seeing that staring at him was useless, Hideyoshi suddenly burst into laughter, and then said: "Well said! As you said, this is indeed Guan Bai's responsibility, so I will leave this matter to you to decide."

Hideyoshi felt relieved, saying that he would report to His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible, and at the same time expressed his intention to renovate Jule Building, so that he could show the Japanese style when he received envoys from the Ming Dynasty and North Korea in the future. Hideyoshi still smiled happily and nodded repeatedly: "Hey! By the way, this looks like Guanbai! This is the Guanbai of my Toyotomi family! Okay, very good."

Not only praised, Hideyoshi even took the initiative to toast Hideji to show his encouragement. The daimyos and ministers present congratulated upon seeing this, and Toyotomi Hideji was deeply moved.

However, not long after, Hideji learned that Hideyoshi had added administrative locations such as audience rooms and evaluation rooms to the renovation plan of Fushimi Castle, the place where he planned to live in seclusion. For Xiuci, it also means mistrust again.

Towards the end of the year, President Konishi had an audience with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, saying that the Ming Dynasty Mission was coming to Japan.Toyotomi Hideyoshi was very happy: "Okay, very good! In this way, we will soon be able to own the land south of the Han River in North Korea. Lijia, we will have to receive the envoys of the Ming Dynasty well, and we must show our strength with all our strength. .”

President Xiaoxi persuaded: "Your Highness Taige, accepting the canonization and accepting the cession of North Korea, it seems that there is no need to show strength to the Ming Dynasty, right? Will such actions make the Ming Dynasty feel humiliated? This may affect the outcome of the peace talks."

Hideyoshi didn't take this seriously, and waved his hands and said, "It was Ming who proposed the peace talks when they could no longer continue fighting. Didn't you say so? Since that's the case, we naturally have to show our posture. Let them know that we are strong, even if it is humiliation. , that’s what they asked for.”

Seeing Hideyoshi's disapproval, Chief Xiaonishi had a thought in his mind, and persuaded him: "His Royal Highness, at this time and at that time, the Ming Kingdom is also resting now, and I am worried that the two countries will fight again because of this trivial matter. If we can avoid it as much as possible Benefits, wouldn't that be better?"

Hideyoshi laughed and said, "Xiao Xi, you can't change your temperament as a businessman. You always want to reduce losses and risks. It's okay, one more thing is worse than one less thing, so you can arrange it."

President Xiaoxi breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately thanked him: "I am very grateful. In addition, when you canonize, please ask His Highness Taige to wear Ming Dynasty costumes to match the etiquette. In this way, we can sit back and enjoy the success."

Hideyoshi didn't care about this, nodded and replied: "It's fine, as long as I can take over North Korea south of the Han River as soon as possible, how difficult is it for me to play tricks on every occasion? Xiaoxi, you have worked hard this time, whether it is war or diplomacy, you have worked hard. I will reward you separately after it is completed." President Xiaoxi thanked you again.

At this time, Maeda Toshiie asked: "His Royal Highness, there is something I don't understand. It is a state matter to meet Ming envoys. Why don't we go to Kyoto? Didn't His Royal Highness Guan Bai say last year that he was going to renovate Jule Building to prepare for it?" Have you received Ming and North Korean envoys?"

Hideyoshi casually replied that he didn't do it in Kyoto last time, and it was unnecessary this time.However, Maeda Toshiie objected to this, saying: "Your Highness Taiko, last time it was just a discussion, but this time it was officially held, so it should go to Kyoto to hold an interview. There is also the construction drawing of Fushimi Castle about the interview room and The evaluation time and so on also made the middle school think that His Royal Highness Taige is dissatisfied with Guan Bai."

Hideyoshi waved his hands and said: "No, no, I just see that he is too busy. As an uncle, I always want to help. Anyway, I am also inconvenient in my legs and feet. Why don't I just ask Mingshi to come here."

Seeing Hideyoshi's insistence, Maeda Toshiie had no choice but to retreat and said: "However, is it okay for His Highness Guanbai not to be present? Guanbai is in charge of state affairs. On such an important occasion, a country Guanbai should be present."

Hideyoshi thought for a while, nodded and said: "That's true, after all, it's Guan Bai. However, I can't bear to force him to leave government affairs and come here... Well, if he wants to come, let him come here .”

Xiaoxi Xingchang said: "I also heard that His Highness Taige seems to be at odds with His Highness Guan Bai, and I believe this is just a rumor. It's just that His Highness Taige intimidates all directions and orders and prohibits it. It seems that His Highness Guan Bai occasionally finds it difficult to understand His Highness Taige's various things." It is hard to avoid sometimes falling into anxiety, and I hope His Highness the Taige can give me some relief."

Hideyoshi stood up in displeasure, and said with a low face: "Don't say any more, he is always so weak! No, in my opinion, he has scheming intentions. I only hope that he can be tempered and upright, worthy of the position of Guanbai , don’t always be suspicious and ask for trouble.” After saying that, Hideyoshi turned and left.

On the other hand, recommended by Zhou Yong, Minister of the Ministry of War, approved by the cabinet, and appointed by the emperor, the canonized mission of the Ming Dynasty was led by Li Zongcheng, the chief envoy, and Yang Fangheng, the deputy envoy, accompanied by Shen Weijing. Li Zongcheng was inexplicably ill, causing the mission to be delayed in Busan for nearly a month.

The Japanese side was quite impatient, Kato Kiyomasa almost forcibly broke into the embassy, ​​so the Ming Dynasty temporarily changed the appointment of Yang Fangheng as the envoy and Shen Weijing as the deputy envoy.There are similarities and differences between this incident and the original history.The same is the candidate, the difference is the reason why Li Zongcheng did not go to Japan.

In the original history, Li Zongcheng met two Fujianese in Busan.One of these two men was Xiao Heming and the other Wang Sanwei, both of whom served in the Japanese army, and they came here specially to report a terrible news to the Ming envoy.

Xiao Heming and Wang Sanwei told Li Zongcheng: Hideyoshi had no intention of begging for peace, and planned to send troops to arrest the two envoys, ask Daming for bribes, and start another war.They even inquired about the detailed terms of the "Show Seven Articles" and told Li Zongcheng frankly.

Hideyoshi's tough attitude has never been a secret in Japan, and it has been rumored in the military for a long time. It is not surprising that Xiao Heming and Wang Sanwei know this.I just don’t know whether they took the huge risk to report to the Ming envoy out of patriotism, or whether they hoped to make meritorious service and atone for their crimes and return to Daming.

But no matter what, the news brought by Xiao and Wang scared Li Zongcheng to pieces.As an honorable man, he is just a dude who can barely cope with reciting poems and composing rightly, but now he suddenly has to face swords and soldiers, his mentality has changed drastically, and he feels that the surrounding vegetation is full of soldiers.

As a result, every tiny move of the Japanese army became very suspicious in the eyes of Li Zongcheng, so he was in a state of panic all day long in Busan, feeling that fierce Japanese pirates would break into the camp at any time.After only one night of suffering, Li Zongcheng made a very stupid decision: flee.

A majestic envoy of Ming Dynasty who was born in a noble family and appointed by the emperor himself escaped before the battle!This is really a big joke in the history of diplomacy.At the second watch of the night, Li Zongcheng did not disturb Yang Hengfang, but secretly called a few of his cronies and servants, carried the burden, put on a veil, and fled as ordinary officials.

He told the Japanese guards guarding the gate of Busan that there was an urgent document to be sent out.These Japanese guards actually believed it, so they opened the city gate and let them out.

Li Zongcheng left Busan City and headed all the way to Gyeongju, but got lost because of the darkness, and bumped into Ulsan by mistake.Ulsan was Kato Kiyomasa's defense zone, Li Zongcheng didn't dare to stay any longer, he ran and jumped headlong into the nearby deep mountain, and then...he lost his way again.

He wandered around for three full days and was hungry for three days. He finally came across a North Korean patrol before he finally arrived in Gyeongju.After Li Zongcheng left, he was not discovered by the Japanese until the next morning.At that time, President Konishi had already returned to Japan, and the Busan military affairs were represented by Zong Yizhi.When Zong Yizhi heard that the envoy had run away, he immediately turned pale with fright, and quickly sent heavy troops to surround Yang Fangheng's residence.

Yang Fangheng was born in martial arts, and he is much more courageous than Li Zongcheng. He heard that the envoy had escaped, but he was very calm and continued to sleep soundly surrounded by strong soldiers.

Zong Yizhi saw that the deputy envoy was so calm, and felt that the situation was a bit weird, so he ordered the removal of the guards, went into the house himself, and told Yang Fangheng: "Your family envoy has slipped away."

Yang Fangheng had a sad expression on his face: "That idiot has never seen anything in the world, and he stayed in the military camp for too long, so he ran away because he was bored. These nobles are like your Japanese ministers. They can't do things well. A bad thing is a good hand."

Zong Yizhi heard the words and felt that there was some truth, so Deputy Envoy Yang put forward two requirements: first, Japan should not use violence against the mission; second, it is meaningless not to pursue Li Zongcheng.

Zong Yizhi agreed, and Yang Fangheng called all the members of the mission, saying that now I am the highest officer of the mission, and they will all follow my command in the future.His composure brought the chaotic mission back to normal.

After dealing with all this, Yang Fangheng went to Li Zongcheng's residence, and found that the envoy left in a hurry, and even the most important golden seal was still left in the house.Yang Fangheng held the golden seal in his arms and showed it to the Japanese around him.Zong Yizhi was relieved to see that the seal was still there, and admired Yang Fangheng's calm attitude.

But the above is just one version, and in the other version, Li Zongcheng saw a beautiful woman at a banquet, so he went up to molested him on the spot, and found out that the beautiful woman was Zong Yizhi's wife and the daughter of Konishi Yukio , This can stab a big Louzi, so he absconded overnight.

However, the credibility of this statement is too low. It is just that the folks like this kind of eclectic story, so it is quite popular, and there are even erotic pictures with this theme... er, it's far away.

Besides, Li Zongcheng fled back to Seoul, and reported to the imperial court the "Seven Points of Show" passed down by Xiao Heming and Wang Sanwei.When Wanli heard about it, he was naturally furious. He was not only annoyed at Li Zongcheng's embarrassment, but also hated the Japanese for contradicting their promises.So Li Zongcheng was directly arrested and imprisoned by Jin Yiwei, and he was escorted back to Beijing for slow interrogation.

The announcement of the "Seven Points of Show" caused an uproar in Beijing.All the officials of the Ming court were in an uproar, scrambling to impeach me, please stop the matter.The climax of the impeachment was written by Cao Xuecheng, the censor of Youqian capital.

In this memorial, Cao Xuecheng directly pointed the finger at Shi Xing, the minister of the Ministry of War at the time, and Zhao Zhigao, the chief assistant (not this book, referring to the original history), scolded the two ministers bloody, and demanded that they take full responsibility.

However, Emperor Wanli's reaction was unexpected. He put Cao Xuecheng in prison, but forbade any further discussion of the matter.Emperor Wanli did this for three reasons, but they have nothing to do with this book, so I won’t say more.

So here comes the question, what happened to Li Zongcheng this time?He contracted an illness as soon as he arrived in Busan, and the illness lasted for a month. How could it be such a coincidence?

Of course it was not a coincidence, but a highly pragmatic arrangement.
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