Martial arts crossing begins with the story of looking for Qin

Chapter 354
Ye Gucheng said: "Fusang is small and barren, and there have been wars for a hundred years, and the national power has declined so badly. They dare to log in to North Korea and covet the Central Plains. Why?"

The emperor also looked solemn, wanting to hear Ye Gucheng's opinion.

Ye Gucheng said: "Officials fill their pockets and ignore the sufferings of the common people. The fighting power shown by the army in the process of suppressing the Japanese over the years made the Japanese believe that although their numbers are small, they can defeat us."

Shi Xing was embarrassed by Ye Gucheng's words, and the emperor's face became even uglier.

Shi Xingqiang said: "The Japanese pirates' rebellion has been put down, Qi Shaobao has shown the prestige of our army, and the Japanese pirates are terrified."

Ye Gucheng said: "Qi Shaobao is dead, is there another Qi Shaobao?"

Qi Jiguang was framed and dismissed from office, and died of poverty and illness in Dengzhou in his later years. When he was mentioned, the court also lost face.

Jin Jiuling kept winking at Ye Gucheng, trying to get him to stay in Germany.

Seeing that Ye Gucheng wanted to continue talking, the emperor couldn't stop him directly, so he had no choice but to ask Ye Gucheng: "Then what should we do now?"

Jin Jiuling didn't want Ye Gucheng to answer, but just wanted to cut off his words and bring the topic back to the negotiation.

Ye Gucheng let out a long breath, and said: "It's not easy to start the war again. Toyotomi Hideyoshi is willing to negotiate peace because he has lost the command of the sea. If he wants to fight again, he needs to make preparations again. It is impossible in a short time."

After hearing Ye Gucheng's words, the eyes of the emperor and Shi Xing brightened.

"When will he fight again?" asked the emperor.

Ye Gucheng said: "No matter what, it takes three or four years to prepare. They are already poor, and they can't stand this war. Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent troops to North Korea, knowing that we will help and return, and he also has the intention of weakening other daimyos."

Shi Xing said: "Only three or four years?"

Ye Gucheng said: "With our great Ming's national strength, we have prepared three or four years in advance, and we are still afraid of a small country like Fusang. It seems that we should change a group of officials."

Shi Xing was furious, and he sighed casually, in exchange for Ye Gucheng's most ruthless ridicule, what did the emperor think of him?
And Ye Gucheng's presumptuous attitude in front of the emperor also shocked him, fearing that the emperor would believe Ye Gucheng's words.

After hearing Ye Gucheng's words, the emperor gained more confidence, maybe the matter is not so urgent.

Jin Jiuling didn't expect that Ye Gucheng really had a unique opinion. He saw that the emperor was moved, but the emperor didn't ask, so he asked for the emperor: "Then shall I still negotiate peace?"

Ye Gucheng said: "It doesn't matter whether it's discussed or not. The emperor said it rightly. The Japanese are barbaric and cruel. There is only one way to deal with this kind of people."

Jin Jiuling asked, "What method?"

Ye Gucheng said: "That means they are more barbaric and cruel than them."

"what?"

This is seriously inconsistent with the tolerance of a large country. What we pay attention to is "compassion with kindness" and "convincing people with virtue".

What annoys Ye Gucheng the most is this kind of "convincing people with virtue", saying: "Back then when a few Japanese pirates killed people and robbed the goods along the coast, the Han people were so frightened that they would turn pale when they heard the Japanese. If we catch them, the revenge will be more cruel than them Let all the Japanese who dare to come to our place think about it, if they fall into the hands of the Han people, their life will be worse than death, do they still dare to come?"

Ye Gucheng continued: "The Japanese dared to harass our coast, so we couldn't stop the sea. Instead, we dispatched sailors to retaliate and blockade the Fusang waters. All ships from Fusang, whether official ships or merchant ships, would be plundered. The Japanese people we met, regardless of men, women, or children , all executed, do they still dare to provoke us?"

Isn't this comparable to Wu Mourning Heavenly King's "Killing Hu Order"?But the current situation is completely different from that of the past!

Jin Jiuling was astonished, even the embroidered thief felt startled when he heard Ye Gucheng's words, and asked in a trembling voice, "Wouldn't that lead to stronger revenge?"

Ye Gucheng shook his head and said: "No, this will only make them fear and surrender. There is no such thing as 'conquering people with virtue' between countries and nations, deterring people with power, and binding them with interests. Today you also saw Japanese people commit seppuku , How brave. For such a nation, force is everything, and only by making him fear from the heart can he make them submit. If you want them to obey all the time, you have to keep them afraid."

Ye Gucheng's words were so unconventional that everyone couldn't digest them for a while. They only felt that what Ye Gucheng said was wrong, but they couldn't tell where the mistake was.

The emperor asked: "Then how do we continue talking?"

Ye Gucheng pondered for a moment, and said: "If you let me decide, I will put the negotiation aside first. The Japanese dare to rob the Han women in broad daylight, and even dare to kill people when they are stopped. Although I promised that as long as their leader cut seppuku, I will spare you." They will not die. But the death penalty can be avoided, and the living penalty cannot be escaped. Everyone will have their right arm cut off and sent back to the Wa country. If they still want to negotiate peace, they will send people back."

"This?"

No one dared to agree to do this. Many of Ye Gucheng's ideas violated the national policy and the ancestral precepts.Who dares to be so hasty, just listen to the change of national policy by a random person in the rivers and lakes.

Ye Gucheng also knew that his words had too much impact on them, so he said, "I can go to Fusang to answer the questions in person."

Now the more Ye Gucheng expresses his desire to go to Fusang in person, the more afraid the emperor will let him go. I really don't know what shocking things he will do when he arrives in Fusang.

Ye Gucheng said: "If the emperor insists on negotiating a peace, the disaster is my fault, and I must go to Fusang myself. This trip is not as dangerous as imagined."

The emperor's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Why did you say that?"

Ye Gucheng said: "Actually, Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not absolutely control Fuso, and Tokugawa Ieyasu is not weaker than him. He also formed an alliance with Tokugawa by marrying his sister and exchanging protons. Like Uesugi, Mori, Maeda Toshiie, Ukita Hideo’s family is strong. If we just support the other few in other ways and let their strength inflate, they will be unstable internally and will not come out to fight again.”

The emperor was overjoyed, this is a good way, even if they know that the people who support them have bad intentions, they still have to accept it, this is "Yangmou".

The emperor asked: "Then support who?"

Ye Gucheng said: "Support Tokugawa Ieyasu, let him surpass Toyotomi Hideyoshi in strength. Tokugawa Ieyasu is also a tyrant in troubled times, and he will not be willing to be subordinated to others. Tokugawa Ieyasu's family is also more prosperous than Toyotomi Hideyoshi's family, and he will rebel. "

The emperor said: "Then the Tokugawa family has won, it's still the same."

Ye Gucheng said: "When Tokugawa wins, he will support Shangshan who is under him. In short, he will always support the second against the first. We can't let them balance. If they are balanced, they will be stable instead. After a few rounds , Even if they see our purpose and stop fighting, we can still choose a weaker family, and there will always be someone who chooses to cooperate.

(End of this chapter)