Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1812
Gao Wushi and Li Zongcheng knew each other very early. Gao Wushi had some intersection with Li Zongcheng shortly after he first arrived in the capital.At that time Li Zongcheng was still young, and his father Li Yangong was only the Marquis of Linhuai.

His ancestor Li Tingzhu, Marquis of Linhuai, hoped to take advantage of the turmoil in Wei Guogong's family to obtain the post of garrison in Nanjing, so he asked Li Yangong and Li Zongcheng, who had traveled all over the world, to contact Gao Yushi, hoping to get some inside information. support.

Li Tingzhu's expectation coincided with Gao Pragmatic's plan at the time, so Gao Pragmatic intervened slightly, secretly suppressed Wei Guogong's mansion, and pushed Li Tingzhu to the position of guarding Nanjing.From then on, the Li family of Marquis of Linhuai became one of Gao Wushi's few "allies" among the founding nobles.

In short, the Marquis of Linhuai Mansion is regarded as a force of high pragmatism. It is different from Wei Guogong's mansion, which has a detached status and is somewhat vacillating under the influence of high pragmatism.

However, this is not the main reason why Li Zongcheng was able to serve as the official envoy. He was able to become the official envoy mainly because his father Li Yangong wrote a book called "Japanese Examination".Li Yangong was awarded the title in the third year of Wanli, but he liked to travel since he was a child. Because he wrote "Japan Kao", he was regarded as one of the "Schools Who Know Japan" in the court.

Originally, due to the relationship of the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance, the nobles of the Jingnan family are almost all "knowledge of Japan" now. However, according to tradition, the place of Ming's Japanese tribute trade has always been in Ningbo, so Nanjing has always been responsible for dealing with Japan. The question is, since it is going to be canonized by Japan this time, the court subconsciously considers picking people from Nanjing first, so it thinks of Li Yangong, Marquis of Linhuai.

However, Li Yangong's health has been very bad in the past few years, and it is definitely not possible to go to Japan as a diplomatic mission (historically he died in the 27th year of Wanli, and his life span is not long now), so Li Zongcheng took over as the Marquis of Linhuai. The envoy position held by his father.

Li Zongcheng is usually a dog-like person, and his performance in front of Gao Shishi back then was not bad, but in the final analysis, he is only familiar with the way of playing in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, which does not mean that he is not a playboy, so he just There will be such an embarrassing performance in the original history.

Even so, the Marquis of Linhuai is now a supporter of Gao Pragmatism after all. Gao Pragmatism cannot make Li Zongcheng make such a big scandal, so naturally he has to be warned and arranged for his tasks. Just follow through.

Originally, Gao Yushi clearly expressed his opposition to the canonization of Japan in the court, and the emperor was persuaded by him. However, due to the transfer of troops at the same time, Li Rusong was transferred back to Liaodong and Ma Gui was transferred to North Korea. Which takes a while.

In order to ensure the stability of Japan during the time when Ming Dynasty mobilized troops and stockpiled war supplies, the result of the cabinet discussion was that the canonization remained the same.According to the plan, when the canonization matter breaks down and Japan takes the initiative to provoke trouble again, Daming will completely defeat it openly and squarely.

Eh?Why did the imperial court think that the canonization must be broken?

That was of course because Gao Wushi exposed Shen Weijing's trick of deception and reconnected the whole incident in his own way.

Although Shen Weijing and President Xiaonishi's trick of cooperating with each other and deceiving their own monarch seems ridiculous, it is a historical fact. Two battles before and after.

Gao Yushi predicts that Shen Weijing will continue to do the same this time, in order to establish an "immortal achievement" and reap the greatest political benefits for himself.So when Shen Weijing returned to Beijing last time, Gao Wushi suddenly called him to his house, easily broke his plan, and scared Shen Weijing half to death.

However, frightening is nothing but frightening, but Gao Yushi asked him to continue to implement it.Shen Weijing was very puzzled, and after asking, he found out that Gao Wushi just needed him to delay the time, and finally angered Toyotomi Hideyoshi, causing Japan to take the initiative to attack again—while the Ming side was already ready at that time, just waiting The Japanese army threw themselves into the trap.

Oh, by the way, not only that, Gao Yushi also planned to give North Korea a hand in the bardo, but this is an afterthought, so I won't mention it for the time being.

Naturally, Shen Weijing didn't dare to disobey Gao Yushi, but he was still very worried, since the matter had been exposed by Mr. Gao Ge, it was inevitable that it would be exposed by other elders and even the emperor. Wouldn't he be dead?
Gao Wushi knew that the old boy would react like this, so he told him that he had already reported Shen Weijing's plan to the emperor, but when he was in front of the emperor, he said that this plan was arranged by someone Gao, and the purpose was to delay time , so he helped Shen Weijing get rid of the relationship.

Only then did Shen Weijing feel relieved. First, he thanked Gao Yushi for a long time, and then he accepted the new task with pride, and embarked on the "journey" from Busan to Japan.

As for Li Zongcheng, Gao Wushi knew that he only picked up the title of "knowledge of Japan" by relying on his father Li Yangong's "Japanese Test" for nothing. In fact, his understanding of Japan is very general.Although he also participated in the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance's trade with Japan, it was different from the joining of the self-built fleet of the Jingnan family. He participated in the form of shareholding and dividends. investor.

Gao Wushi knew that this fellow had no backbone, and was definitely not material for an imperial envoy, so he never planned to let him actually set foot on the Japanese archipelago. His only task was to delay as much time as possible in Busan, and finally ended with "because I regretted quitting the mission due to illness and could not persevere.” At the end, I was able to get part of the credit and avoid the possibility of accidents.From this point of view, Gao Yushi has done his best to him.

It is necessary to mention the mobilization of the Ming army.As the Japanese army withdrew to around Busan, the Korean army aggressively "recovered lost ground", but the Ming army did not accompany it to the south, but only sent some "military observers" acted by Gao Jiajiading of the Jinghua Trading Company to temporarily draw topographic maps in various parts of southern Korea—— Jinghua has actually drawn maps of North Korea, Northeast Asia, etc., but those maps are not too detailed, and now they need to be more accurate.

In addition to Song Yingchang leading a small number of southern troops to continue stationing in the Ming army, the Liaodong army was already retreating northward quickly. Li Rusong himself was even the first to return to Liaodong to preside over the recruitment and training of Li Jiajun's servants.

At the same time, it was natural that Magui's army came to court.Ma Gui's arrival here is different from the Liaodong Army, and he did not only bring the Ma family army with him - of course, the Ma family army is not that large.What he brought was a mixed force, the main force of which was drawn from the towns of Xuanfu, Datong, Jizhen, Taiyuan and Beizhili.

Over the years, the armies of the above towns have often been transferred and used in a centralized manner, but the people who command them all seem to be highly pragmatic. This time, there are some exceptions. It stands to reason that they will be under the command of Song Yingchang, and the actual military affairs will be handled by Ma Gui. Admiral——Since Li Rusong returned to the town of Liaodong, Ma Gui took over the post of admiral of Pingwo (it was not called Pingwo, but Yuwo, which was changed this time).

In addition, not only the army, but also the navy or the Ming Navy must also speak up.It turned out that Chen Lin had long served as the deputy commander of the Imperial Japanese Army and the admiral of the Navy (the Imperial Japanese Navy has been renamed Pingwo), but the Ming Dynasty Navy did not carry out large-scale combat missions in the open sea for a hundred years, and the formation of this Pingwa Navy took a long time. During this period, many difficulties were overcome.

The main difficulty is of course the composition of the fleet. Like the land division, the Ming court's requirement for the navy is: even if the scale may not necessarily surpass that of North Korea, the combat power must become the real backbone.In other words, it must be more capable of fighting than the North Korean navy, and it is more troublesome to ensure that it can show the strength of the suzerain country.

Over the years, because Jinghua's two-ocean fleet is too strong, the Daming Navy has already basically wiped out the pirates along the coast of Daming. As a result, the Navy has further degraded and is basically only responsible for offshore patrols.

Although the size of the naval fleet is as high as thousands of ships on the books, in fact, most of them only exist on the books, and the ships have long been lost.The rest of them are almost all "old and broken". There are no more than fifty ships that can go out to fight in the open sea, and they are widely distributed in the long coastal ports from Tianjin to Guangzhou. There are not many big ships in the middle, so I can't take them out at all.

What if there is no boat?According to Daming's past habits, of course it was temporarily built or requisitioned.But there is another problem here. The government-run shipyards of Ming Dynasty have long been decadent, and the remaining technical capabilities more than 20 years ago have long since been lost because Gao Pragmatically poached the technical backbone from them in order to establish Jinghua shipyards.

Later, in order to fight against Jinghua, the Jiangnan maritime merchants delayed the last residue left by the government-run shipyards, so today, the government-run shipyards have all collapsed, and it is not enough to temporarily build a decent Eastern Expedition fleet.

So Chen Lin wrangled and coordinated with the imperial court for several months, and finally gave up the temporary shipbuilding plan by the imperial court, and instead ordered warships from Jinghua and other private shipyards. Of course, most of the shipbuilding costs belonged to the most powerful Jinghua Department. The shipyard, and the other part was given to the Jiangnan chaebol shipyard.

The construction of sailing warships is no more than modern battleships, and it does not take several years. It is normal to build a large ship in a few months when the shipyard has material reserves.

Moreover, the slipway required for shipbuilding at this time is far inferior to the extremely professional slipway in modern times. As long as the location of the shipyard is not too bad, it is easy to build a slipway temporarily.In short, as long as all kinds of wood that have been dried in advance are prepared in advance, the construction itself can be suddenly expanded in scale.

However, no matter how fast you rush, it will take a year before and after to build an ocean-going fleet that can overwhelm the North Korean navy, so Chen Lin did not catch up with Admiral Li Rusong's battle during the North Korean war. Finally, it was long overdue, and it was time to join the battle.

The 23rd year of Wanli, the fourth year of Wenlu in Japan, the first month.The Daming canonized mission finally arrived in Japan in a procrastinating manner, and the mission was welcomed into Osaka, where President Xiaonishi was in charge of receiving it.

After President Xiaoxi made the arrangements for the mission, he immediately met with the deputy envoy Shen Weijing in private to discuss with him. He asked nervously, "Does the Emperor Ming have any intentions regarding the transfer of the south of the Han River to Japan?"

Shen Weijing replied: "It's a pity that the Holy Majesty didn't allow it to be assigned to the south of the Han River to Japan. It was just canonized as the king of Japan. I have done my best for this. However, the Holy Majesty has his own considerations. As a subject, I really can't easily sway the Holy Grail." Heart."

President Xiaoxi was very angry about this, and immediately changed his face: "What did you say? That is to say, apart from the canonization, none of the original conditions can be met? General Shen, even if you cheat, you have to look good. How will I explain to Taige! Please think about it, now that I am in Japan, it is easy for me to take your lives."

Shen Weijing is a bachelor, and stiffened his neck to argue: "It's not just the canonization, isn't the retreat matter also arranged? I have already explained at the beginning that this matter is a fraud. You and I don't want to fight again, and you are worried about it. I have come up with this strategy to help you because of my own safety. Regarding the matter of land cession, I have always said that I would ask the Holy Majesty for an order, but I did not guarantee that I would be able to convince the Emperor. I have never broken my promise."

President Xiaoxi had no choice but to admit this, so he said: "Yes, of course I remember that at that time, according to your design, it was difficult to start a war easily. Once exposed, you and I only need to blame each other. That's it. So, you must be careful during this period, you and I must work together to control the conferring ceremony. Our Highness Taige will only receive an interview tomorrow, and will not directly accept the conferment, what are you planning?"

Shen Weijing said: "I heard from you earlier that although many of your lord's subordinates know Chinese, many of them only know the dialects of Suzhou and Hangzhou. You are almost the only one who is proficient in northern mandarin, and there is only one in the Ming Dynasty Mission. I am proficient in Japanese alone, so I plan to read the meaning of your lord's intentions in Japanese after my Ming Zhengshi reads the imperial edict. After your lord replies, I will also reply to the envoy according to the situation, and will never let the truth exposed."

What Shen Weijing said is obviously nonsense. The Japanese side is indeed as he said. Since the tribute trade to Ming Dynasty was almost carried out in Ningbo, most Japanese who understand Chinese only know the dialect of the Jiangnan area, and those who understand the northern mandarin not much.

However, there are not a few members of the Ming Dynasty Mission who know Japanese. However, because the whole canonization is a highly pragmatic arrangement, everyone will of course cooperate with Shen Weijing's passionate performance, so Shen Weijing can blow it up as he wants, and he is definitely not afraid." exposed".

President Xiaoxi always felt a little uneasy, but at this point, he had no choice but to tell him: "I always feel a little uneasy, I hope you and I can get through this difficult time together, if you are exposed on the spot, you should know that it will be very dangerous. General Shen, I am not alarmist, His Royal Highness Taige has been moody these past few years, please be careful."

Shen Weijing replied: "Thank you for the reminder, please rest assured as usual, you should pray that your master is tired of using troops by the time you find out. I also need to make some preparations quickly, just in case." President Xiaoxi ordered repeatedly , also rushed to report to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was still very excited about the arrival of the Ming Dynasty mission, and ordered that all supplies and etiquette for the mission must follow the highest regulations, but at the same time, he also had doubts, that is, why didn't the Princess of Ming Dynasty and the Prince of Joseon come together— —According to the original conditions, there were clauses for the emperor to marry the princess of Ming Dynasty and to hold the prince of Joseon as a hostage, but now he has not seen anyone, so Hideyoshi asked Konishi Yuki-chan.

President Xiaoxi replied: "His Royal Highness, according to the envoy, there are many rituals for the princess's wedding, and it will take time to complete the preparations. Because of the complicated etiquette, there are many discussions with us. As for North Korea, they The efficiency of the work is extremely poor, and I heard that it has not yet been decided which prince to choose as a hostage, so this time it is only a canonization first."

Toyotomi Hideyoshi said displeased: "What kind of tricks does North Korea still want to play? It has been so long, why can't it decide which prince? I think it should be deterred. If I am not busy with domestic affairs and receiving Ming envoys, I will definitely It will make them regret it. By the way, when will the matter of cutting off the south of the Han River be decided?"

President Xiaoxi replied: "The emissary hasn't said much about this matter to his subordinates, but he just told his subordinates that he will inform His Royal Highness Taige tomorrow."

Maeda Toshiie suggested: "His Royal Highness, let's come here today, anyway, we will see tomorrow. It is related to the canonization etiquette, and we still have a lot of things to prepare. The Diandian is still waiting for you to go there. Please move step."

When Hideyoshi heard this, he immediately beamed with joy: "Ah, yes, it's my son who misses his father again, haha. Well, let's listen to Ming's attitude tomorrow, and then decide when it will be canonized. Xiaoxi , you have worked hard too, go to rest earlier." President Xiaoxi breathed a sigh of relief, and left.

After President Konishi stepped down, Toyotomi Hideyoshi hurried to the tea room in the side room, hugged and kissed his newborn son, Shi, and promised to give him a real world.Seeing that Hideyoshi was so happy, Chacha asked why, and Hideyoshi told Chacha about the arrival of the envoy, and Chacha praised him again and again, which made Hideyoshi even happier.
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