Daming talker

Chapter 675: Daily Life of the Shogunate

Lu Guangzu is currently the de facto leader of the Qingliu forces. Being forced to resign is another heavy blow to the Qingliu party.

The extent of the loss is no less than losing control of the Ministry of Personnel the year before.

Unless Lin Tailai is defeated in Korea, Lu Guangzu will definitely not be able to come back.

After Lin Tailai, who was widely expected to take up the appointment, went to the Ministry of War and received the post of governor.

In the concept of Ming Dynasty officialdom, regardless of the actual rank, the governor's power is generally greater than that of the governor, and the governor-general's power is greater than that of the governor-general, and they all use rectangular seals as seals.

When Song Yingchang, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, handed the newly minted "Seal of the Right Assistant Censor-in-Chief, Acting as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, in Charge of Liaodong, Denglai, Korea and Other Places, to Prepare for the Japanese Pirates", his heart suddenly ached.

Somehow, he felt as if he had lost something, as if something was being pulled away from his body.

After receiving the pass, Lin Jinglüe submitted a memorial without thinking twice.

In the memorial, a list of people was listed, requesting that they be banned from participating in and discussing North Korean affairs on the grounds that they were "big talkers but incompetent". These people were all those who had criticized Lin Tailai's various memorials in the past two months.

I don't mean anything else, I just want to have some peace and quiet. Lin Jinglie has been a little tired physically and mentally lately and doesn't want to confront the censors.

Sending troops on a large scale is a complex systematic project. The main task in the early stage is to mobilize troops and food from all over the country to Liaodong.

Therefore, it is obviously more appropriate for the Minister of State to work in the capital at present, and there is no need to rush to Liaodong and Korea.

Anyway, without at least 40,000 to 50,000 troops, Lin Jinglie would definitely not cross the river, so it would be useless if he went too early.

As for the current affairs in Liaodong and Korea, the Liaodong Governor is enough to handle them. The Japanese soldiers currently do not have the ability to cross the river and attack Liaodong on a large scale.

In the original history, when the changes happened in North Korea, the Ningxia Campaign was still in full swing.

Under such circumstances, the Ming court was inevitably a little stretched and unable to fight two large-scale wars at the same time.

Therefore, in history, it was not until January of the next year that General Li Rusong, who had withdrawn from Ningxia, led his troops into the Kingdom of Korea.

In this time and space, because the Ningxia rebellion was "detonated" in advance by Lin Tailai intentionally or unintentionally, Ningxia was quickly pacified last year and the losses were far less than in the original history.

When faced with the Korean incident again this year, the Ming Dynasty will certainly deploy its troops more calmly and quickly than in history.

Lin Tailai predicts that if everything goes well, the main force will be able to cross the river in September, three months earlier than originally planned.

If things go more smoothly, maybe the Ming army could be allowed to go home for the New Year. However, this slogan is unlucky, so Lin Jinglie does not intend to mention it.

As conditions in all aspects were not yet mature, the office of the governor, or shogunate, could not be set up in the cabinet and could only be used in the newly built communications office of the Ministry of War.

The word "shogunate" is pure Chinese and is not unique to Japan.

Because of the "Seven Generals Fighting in Ningxia" last year, Lin Jinglie still had a certain understanding of the official troops in each town, and at least knew some capable soldiers and generals.

Then, Lin Jinglie issued eight troop dispatch orders to various towns at once through the Ministry of War.

Then, as expected, Lin Jinglie received eighteen replies requesting the payment of reward silver, which were very good and very typical of the Ming Dynasty.

Lin Jinglie sighed. Even in ancient times, wars cost money. As the saying goes, food and fodder must be sent before troops move forward.

According to the current market conditions, each person should be given at least two taels of silver first, right?
So the top priority is still to make money. Speaking of making money, Lin Jinglue thought of his dear old friend Yin Zhengshi.

Sitting in the lobby of the Communications Department, Lin Jinglue instructed the left protector Zhang Wen: "Go to Huitong Hall! Call the Joseon envoy Yin Zheng over!"

Logically speaking, this matter should now be reported to the flag officer or the lieutenant commander.

However, the current system of Lin Jinglüe's shogunate is not yet complete, and he can only use household servants to replace it temporarily.

Zhang Wen did not move, but reported: "No need to go to Huitong Hall, Envoy Yin Zheng has been guarding the gate every day."

Lin Tailai: "."

Inviting Yin Zhuoran in, Lin Tailai asked, "Regarding the proposal I made last time, that your country should first send money and goods across the river before allowing your king and ministers to cross the river to seek asylum, have you reported this to your king?"

Yin Zhengshi replied with a bitter face: "My king has replied that we must first see the heavenly soldiers dispatched before we can send the treasures across the river."

Lin Tailai slammed the table and shouted: "You didn't explain it clearly? I am not bargaining with your country!"

Envoy Yin Zheng said in defense, "It is indeed a bit difficult to send property across the river for no reason."

Lin Tailai sneered, "How can I not understand the little thoughts of your king and his ministers? As long as the heavenly soldiers are dispatched, you can rest assured!
At that time, it won’t matter if your king and his ministers don’t go to Liaodong, and there’s no need to send money and property to Liaodong for safekeeping!
In the end, the idea is nothing more than to trick the heavenly soldiers into going out first!"

Envoy Yin Zheng felt that his life as an envoy was really difficult.

Not only did he encounter a national crisis that occurs once every two hundred years, but he also encountered Lin Jiuyuan, a moody and unyielding man.

Just as he was complaining to himself, he heard Lin Tailai shouting, "I didn't expect that your king and his ministers don't even have the sincerity to prove their innocence!
I’m putting it this way, if you don’t send the property across the river to Liaodong first, you won’t be able to eliminate the Ming Dynasty’s doubts!
Then I will definitely not send troops. Even if the Japanese pirates capture Yizhou and your country is destroyed together with its subjects, I will sit back and watch!"

Yin Zhengshi said in a trembling voice: "How can this be? My country is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and my king is equivalent to a prince of the Ming Dynasty!"

Lin Tailai said viciously: "At worst, after Yizhou falls, I will send troops to restore your country without any hesitation. It won't take much effort anyway!
When the time comes, we can support a royal family member to be the king. If the royal family of the Li family does not have a suitable candidate, we can change the surname."

At this point, Lin Tailai suddenly remembered something and said to Yin Zhuoran with a bit of evil interest:
"Are you Yin family interested in being supported? Are you interested in being supported?"

Yin Zhengshi: "."

You, the Nine Yuan True Immortal, are not a human being! You are a devil!

Lin Tailai finally said: "Stop joking, and immediately convey my words to the king of your country.

Either send the property to Liaodong for safekeeping, or wait for everything to be destroyed. He doesn't have much time left!"

Yin Zhengshi felt that his body and mind had been completely destroyed again, and he left the Gōnglüe Shogunate in a daze.

After sending away Yin Zhengshi, Lin Jinglue received a military report from Liaodong, which was a summary of failure written by Zu Chengxun, the deputy general who had suffered a disastrous defeat in his previous invasion of Korea.

Lin Tailai attached great importance to this first-hand material and immediately began to study it carefully.

“First, Korea simply cannot provide enough food and fodder for the Ming army.

Second, the Kingdom of Korea was completely unable to provide accurate intelligence, and often used false intelligence to mislead the Ming army, resulting in a situation where our army of two to three thousand people faced an enemy army of ten thousand. Third, the Korean monarchs and ministers were too anxious, and repeatedly forced the Ming army to go out in unfavorable weather conditions, resulting in the cavalry's advantage not being fully utilized.

Fourth, the Korean soldiers who were traveling with us were too rubbish. They fled as soon as the battle started, dragging down the Ming army.”

Rather than a summary of the defeat, it was more like a collection of complaints from Deputy General Zu. The more Lin Jinglüe read it, the more he shook his head.

He knew the situation in North Korea was bad, but he didn't expect it to be this bad.

Every point of complaint in Zu Chengxun’s summary is a problem that needs to be specifically solved.

When Lin Jinglue was deeply studying, suddenly the left protector Zhang Wen came forward and reported: "There is a man named Shen Weijing who claims to be proficient in Japanese affairs and came to pay a visit with a name card from the young Sima of Song."

Who was the most active liar in history? Lin Jing was a little surprised. He didn't openly recruit talents, so why did he take the initiative to find him?

"Let him in." In consideration of the recommendation of Song Yingchang, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, Lin Tailai decided to take some time to meet him.

After watching Shen Weijing perform the salute, Lin Tailai asked casually, "You want to work for the Jinglüe Shogunate? What are your specialties?"

Shen Weijing said cautiously: "I am fluent in Japanese."

Lin Tailai said nonchalantly: "You are not the only one who can speak Japanese, many sea merchants can speak Japanese.

Even the headquarters knows a few words about Yamiedie and Yiku."

Shen Weijing quickly straightened his chest and said, "Although others can understand Japanese, I am the only one who has the courage to lead the way for you and the guts to go deep into the enemy camp for negotiations and communication."

Lin Tailai yawned, "Wait for the heavenly soldiers to come and the bandits will be crushed into powder. There is no need for any negotiation or communication at all."

Shen Weijing was a little anxious, but he didn't dare to say something like "Don't be too blindly confident". Wouldn't that mean the curse failed?

Therefore, we can only say: "Going deep into the enemy camp is not only for negotiation and communication, but also for collecting enemy intelligence, such as the number of Japanese soldiers.

In any case, we need this information about the enemy in combat, right?"

Lin Jinglue picked up the teacup and said nonchalantly, "There are 18,700 Japanese soldiers in Heian Province, led by Konishi Yukinaga; there are 22,800 Japanese soldiers in Hamgyong Province, led by Kato Kiyomasa.

Do you want me to list all the generals and subordinate troops for you? So, do I need you to collect any intelligence?"

Shen Weijing: “.”

Why was the situation of the meeting with Lin Jinglie completely different from what I imagined?

Could it be that in the eyes of Lin Jinglie, I, who am well versed in Japanese affairs, am really just a useless little trash?

I originally thought that the war between Ming Dynasty and Japan had begun, and the time had come for me to display my talents. Could it be that all my efforts have been wasted before I even began?
In order to obtain the name card of Song Shao Sima and get the opportunity to meet Lin Jinglie, he has risked everything and spent all his remaining wealth!
Lin Tailai put down his teacup and said without even raising his eyelids: "How about you use your real talent as a big liar to fool Konishi Yukinaga, the commander of the first corps of the Japanese pirates?

I'm still optimistic that there will be chemistry between the two of you."

Shen Weijing left the Jinglüe Shogunate in a daze. He felt that his body and mind had been completely devastated.

While Lin Jinglue was indulging in the pleasure of deploying troops and discussing military affairs on paper, another three days passed.

The Korean envoy Yin Zhuoran requested a meeting again, probably having communicated with the king who was trapped in Yizhou.

"My king has agreed to send most of the property to Liaodong for safekeeping, but there is one condition."

Lin Tailai asked curiously: "Although I said that this is not a bargain, I still want to hear what conditions your king has put forward?"

Yin Zhengshi's face twitched constantly, and he whispered: "The Ming Dynasty soldiers entering Korea will be commanded by our generals."

Lin Tailai, the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Ming Dynasty and the Acting Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, who was in charge of Liaodong, Denglai, Korea and other places in preparation for Japanese invasion, was so shocked that he was stunned and speechless.

This condition was really unexpected.

Can you imagine? Four hundred years later, would the United States dare to propose that the Lighthouse Country’s garrison must obey the United States’ command completely?

Four hundred years later, South Korea did not dare to make such a request. Why would the Lee Dynasty, which is on the verge of destruction, dare to do so?

Lin Jinglie originally thought that the Korean style in the previous life was the result of a mutation after a major change.

Now it seems that this may be the awakening of the Bang clan's ancient bloodline.

Four hundred years ago during the Wanli Dynasty, the country was almost destroyed, yet they were still so brave!

Faced with such an arrogant and speechless request, Lin Jinglue was not angry at all and said to Yin Zhengshi:
"How about changing the royal family? Can you give it a try, Yin family?

Three years ago, I was free and helped your king draft a temple name and posthumous title. It’s time to put them to use.”

Envoy Yin Zheng was almost crying. "Sir, are you kidding me?"
Your tone is so frivolous, Lord Jinglüe, he doesn't dare to respond!
In the end, loyalty prevailed, and Envoy Yin advised, "No, no! Our king is just trying to ask, if you don't agree, forget it!"

Lin Tailai sneered and flipped through the report of Zu Chengxun, the deputy general of Liaodong. Pointing at the relevant content, he rebuked Yin Zhengshi:
"Look with your own eyes, this is the record of the last time 5,000 soldiers from the Ming Dynasty entered your country!
Your country also had 500 soldiers attacking Pyongyang at the same time, but 400 of them simply fled during the battle!
As for the remaining one hundred soldiers of your country, they were actually communicating with the enemy!

In addition, many of our Ming Dynasty soldiers were shot and killed by arrows!
It is reported that Japanese soldiers are not good at archery, and their main long-range weapons are cannons, so the soldiers shooting arrows in the enemy camp may be from your country!

How does your country explain these doubts? "

Holy shit! Envoy Yin Zheng was horrified. Why were there so many bad things happening in China? As an envoy, he couldn't clean it up at all!
The panicked Yin Zhengshi could only subconsciously shout: "Misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding!"

Lin Tailai shouted, "Shut up! No need to explain! I'm telling you clearly, I, Lin Tailai, don't trust your country at all!
If your country is still not sincere in proving its innocence, my Ming Dynasty will fight against your country together with the Japanese soldiers!

The heavenly soldiers will plow through the fields and sweep away the holes wherever they go, and they don’t care whether your king and his subjects cooperate or not! "

Yin Zhengshi was trembling all over and could only repeat: "For two hundred years, my country has been obedient and submissive. I have no second thoughts! I have no second thoughts!"

Lin Tailai said with a cold face: "Within five days, I want to hear the news that your king and his ministers have sent money and property across the river!

Remember, this is an ultimatum! No bargaining is allowed! Otherwise, you will be regarded as a traitorous vassal state colluding with the Japanese pirates!"

Yin Zhengshi was carried out of the Gōnglüe Shogunate in a daze. He felt that he had been completely ravaged.

In this extraordinary period when hard power is respected, it is really difficult to be an envoy of a small or weak country.

(End of this chapter)