Daming talker

Chapter 712: Aftermath
In the next few days, Lin Tianshuai spent the most comfortable days since entering the DPRK.

We crossed the Yalu River on October 7, recaptured Pyongyang on October 17, and began our march into the mountainous area on October 22, moving toward the east coast.

On October 29th, they arrived at the eastern front and occupied Yongxing. On November 2nd, they recaptured Hamheung Prefecture. On November 10th, they arrived at Jizhou and recaptured Jizhou on November 12th.

On November 13, Marshal Lin Tian led the shogunate to officially move into Jizhou City.

On November 14, Lin Tianshuai discussed the future situation of the peninsula with Concubine Jin for the first time.

From November 15th to November 20th, Lin Tianshuai continued to discuss the future pattern of the peninsula with Shunbin Jin.

Han Kezhen, the former commander of the Northern Military Commission of Hamgyong Province and a "fake army" general who first defected to the Japanese pirates and then to the Heavenly Army, finally brought news.

These days Han Kezhen has been leading the Korean puppet army, no, now they should be called Korean soldiers, to guard the more than 8,000 Japanese pirate prisoners at Changde Mountain outside the city.

There is a ravine in Changde Mountain. In order to make it easier to monitor them, the Korean soldiers drove the hungry Japanese pirates captives into the valley and set up camp.

The Korean soldiers then blocked the entrance to the valley and set fire to the camp in the valley. The Japanese soldiers had nowhere to escape, and those who went to the entrance of the valley were shot to death by arrows.

Then, heavy snow suddenly fell and the temperature dropped sharply. The Japanese soldiers who survived the fire died of hunger and cold one after another within a few days.

Several years later in this time and space, the name of the Changde Mountain Valley gradually evolved into "Ten Thousand People Valley".

Han Kezhen led his men to search the valley and confirmed that there were no survivors. Then they hurried back to Jizhou City to report to Marshal Tian.

Lin Tailai had a blank expression on his face, and asked Han Kezhen, "Have you arranged for the people who will take the blame?"

Han Kezhen replied: "More than 130 people, out of hatred for the Japanese pirates, set fire to the surrendered soldiers' camp without authorization, causing the surrendered soldiers to riot.

For a while, the defenders in the valley did not dare to let the surrendered soldiers leave the valley, which eventually led to a tragedy. "

Lin Tailai waved his hand and said, "These 130 Korean soldiers disobeyed the military order of our headquarters and killed the surrendered soldiers without authorization. They will be beheaded as a warning to others! You go and deal with them."

Anyway, on the surface, Tian Shuai would never take the blame for "killing the surrendered soldiers". As for letting more than a hundred North Korean soldiers take the blame in the future, that would be their honor.

Han Kezhen answered without hesitation: "Yes!"

Then Han Kezhen asked tentatively: "The task assigned by Tianshuai has been completed, but are there any new instructions?"

After all, Tianshuai, you promised before that you would take me in as your dog once you completed the task of dealing with the surrendered Japanese pirates.

I feel like I did a good job and should be able to satisfy Tianshuai.

Ma Gui, the commander of the Second Corps, and Dong Yiyuan, the commander of the Third Corps, both smiled and said to Lin Tai: "Old Han is great!"

Lin Tailai looked at the two generals in confusion. It was the first time he heard these two guys speaking for the North Koreans.

Ma Gui whispered, "If you don't accept the two daughters of Old Han, you can just give them to me and Old Dong."

Lin Tailai was a little speechless, and he scolded Ma Gui and Dong Yiyuan: "You can collect them in the city, but you are not allowed to carry them on the march!"

Then he said to the nervous Han Kezhen: "All the North Korean soldiers under your command will be reorganized into the Hamgyong Province Loyalty and National Salvation Army. You will be the commander-in-chief of this Loyalty and National Salvation Army!"

Han Kezhen cried and thanked him, "Thank you, Tianshuai, for saving my life! Tianshuai is my second parent!"

This is not an exaggeration at all. If he had not been protected by Tianshuai, he would definitely have been beheaded, and the Li Dynasty would definitely not have let him go.

Another traitor in the imperial court, Ju Jingren, was also busy. He kept writing letters to persuade the cities in North Hamgyong Province to rebel. Overall, the effect was good. The "fake officials" in Huining, Myeongcheon, Gyeongheung and other places sent envoys one after another, which was considered a conquest.

Only in Kyongsong, the most important city in North Hamgyong Province, a small accident occurred, or it could be said that it was an expected accident.

That day, Ju Jingren reported anxiously: "Ju Shibi of Jingcheng reported that the leader of the rebel army, Zheng Wenfu, also sent people to contact him and persuade him to surrender to the rebel army."

As mentioned in the previous article, the Hamgyong Doui Army was a resistance army spontaneously organized by the people after the news of the Ming Dynasty soldiers entering North Korea spread.

The leader of the rebel army, Zheng Wenfu, was the former sixth-rank official of Hamgyong Province. Since no other higher-ranking officials survived, Zheng Wenfu was elected as the leader of the rebel army.

Lin Tailai didn't care much about the ants' thoughts. He just asked, "Did Ju Shibi agree?"

Ju Jingren replied: "Ju Shibi only said that the rebels sent someone to contact him, but he didn't say which side he agreed to."

For the pseudo-officials who surrendered to the Japanese pirates, the rebel army represented the "officials" of their country, and surrendering to the rebel army was equivalent to surrendering to the Joseon court.

The heavenly soldiers would eventually withdraw, after which the Joseon Dynasty would be able to resume its rule over Hamgyong Province, so surrendering to the rebel army seemed to be an option.

"Hahaha." Lin Tianshuai sneered a few times, "You said at the beginning that Ju Shibi is from the same clan as you, and you can persuade him to surrender to me. Is that it?"

Ju Jingren said with a bitter face: "I have misjudged him. Since he is so ungrateful, let Tianshuai deal with him!
But I have said before that these rebels are all speculators. After Tian Shuai defeats Kato, they will definitely jump out to pick peaches. "

Han Kezhen, who wanted to make new contributions, said, "No one with the surname Ju can be trusted! Don't worry, Marshal. I am willing to lead 2,000 soldiers of the Loyal and Patriotic Army to capture Jingcheng!"

However, Lin Tianshuai did not want to do anything to Ju Jingren. After all, he was a dog that had passed the test.

He then instructed Ju Jingren: "Invite the leaders of the rebel army to Jizhou. I will meet with them in person to discuss the future affairs of Hamgyong Province.

And Ju Shibi from Jingcheng was also invited to come over and meet with the leader of the rebel army, and to make everything clear!"

Ju Jingren quickly agreed and went out to do his work.

Han Kezhen couldn't help but say to Lin Tai: "Tian Shuai is too kind, why should we be so polite to them! What qualifications do these ignorant wild dogs have to negotiate with Tian Shuai?

As long as the army arrives, who among these wild dogs dares to make a sound? There is no point in talking to them! "

Lin Tianshuai sighed, "After all, our Ming Dynasty soldiers have moral burdens, and attacking the Japanese righteous army is against the way of benevolence and righteousness.

So it is not appropriate to mobilize the government troops, and I will bear the blame personally."

Han Kezhen: “?”

Tianshuai's words didn't seem profound, but why couldn't I understand them at all? What did it mean that Tianshuai had to bear the blame alone?
Three days later, the leaders of the Hamgyong Doui Army, Zheng Wenfu, Li Pengshou, Ji Dayuan, and the Jingcheng defender Gu Shipil arrived in Jizhou together.

At this time, Lin Tailai was in the front hall, talking to Sun Hwa-gun, the twelve-year-old sixth prince of the Joseon Kingdom.

After a week of in-depth communication with Shun Hejun's mother, Lin Tianshuai finally remembered that he had not met Shun Hejun yet, which seemed impolite.

I don’t know if Shunhejun was embarrassed or not, but Lin Tianshuai was not embarrassed. He asked, “How many princes does your country have now?”

Shunhe Jun replied: "I have seven brothers."

Lin Tianshuai frowned and said, “I think your king is still in good health, and there will definitely be more princes in the future.

You are not the legitimate heir, the eldest, or the favorite. I really don't know how much of the family property you will get in the end. Your mother and I are really worried. I hope you can improve yourself and not be like your elder brother, Linhai Jun, who is 20 years old but still doesn't know anything."

Feeling the scent of his father coming towards him, Shun Hejun didn't know how to respond and could only remain silent.

Perhaps it was the experience of being displaced and captured that made him much more mature when facing strong opponents.

Lin Tailai placed a map of the eight provinces of Korea in front of Shunhejun, "Your mother said that she wanted to give you the three provinces in the north as fiefdoms."

Shun Hejun looked at the map, then raised his head and asked, "Will I never be bullied by my elder and second brothers again?"

The eldest brother is the eldest prince Imhaegun who fled with them, and the second brother is Gwanghaegun who followed his father and had been appointed as the crown prince.

The kid's requirements were really low. Lin Tianshuai said without any pressure: "Of course."

At this time, someone came to report that the leader of the rebel army and the guards of Jingcheng had arrived outside the gate of Jizhou City.

Lin Tailai ordered Cui Wukui, "Go to the city gate to welcome them. Don't let people think that our department is impolite!"

Cui Wukui was ordered to go to the city gate and meet the rebel leader Zheng Wenfu. After they exchanged greetings, he invited Zheng Wenfu and his party into the city.

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"Let's go, the governor is already waiting." Cui Wukui said casually.

Zheng Wenfu said, "Please lead the way, sir, and take me to see the eldest son of our king, Lord Linhai."

Cui Wukui slowly asked a question in his heart, and emphasized again: "The governor is already waiting at the camp."

Zheng Wenfu said solemnly: "We are subjects of the Joseon Kingdom. When we enter the city, we must first meet with Imhae Jun. This is the etiquette of subjects and cannot be abolished."

Cui Wukui sighed and said, "It seems that you in Hamgyong Province are very isolated from the news."

Zheng Wenfu was puzzled. What did this mean? What was the news blockade?
Cui Wukui did not explain, and said for the third time: "Take my advice, go see the governor first!"

Zheng Wenfu insisted, "You are a scholar from a high-ranking state, and you should know the loyalty of a minister. How could you persuade me to do something wrong?"

Cui Wukui was too lazy to say anything else and just yelled, “See your mother is better than Lin Haijun!”

Zheng Wenfu felt insulted and shouted angrily: "Why are you so rude? Is this how scholars in the Ming Dynasty behave?"

Cui Wu then ordered the nearby government troops, "Take these people to the headquarters!"

After Zheng Wenfu and the others were pushed and shoved away, Cui Wukui said to his attendant soldiers, "Prepare a few coffins for them. They will be used soon!"

You are still not convinced that you are blocked from the news in Hamgyong Province. It seems that you really don’t know that the Koreans who showed such an attitude in front of Lin Jingliegong before, even if they were envoys, have all their graves covered with grass three feet high!

Then Zheng Wenfu and others were brought to the door of the front hall of the headquarters. When they looked up, they saw Tianshuai sitting in the hall and Shunhejun beside him.

Zheng Wenfu asked persistently, "Where is the eldest son of the king, Lord Linhai?"

Lin Tailai turned to Shunhejun and said, "Look, the subjects of your country of Korea don't take you seriously at all. The only people who really care about you are your mother and me."

Shunhejun: “.”

Tianshuai, are you sick? Why do you always speak in this tone? Is it because it feels more exciting or something?

Afterwards, Lin Tailai did not invite Zheng Wenfu and his party in to sit down, but let them stand outside the door and talk.

Lin Tailai first asked Jingcheng's defender Ju Shibi, "Your cousin Ju Jingren urged you to surrender to me earlier, why didn't you respond?"

Ju Shibi said cunningly: "Tian Shuai said it too late. When the rebels were at the gates of the city, I had already surrendered to them, so it was inconvenient for me to respond to Tian Shuai.

Besides, I think the rebels are also the royal army, so surrendering to them is not wrong."

Lin Tailai did not ask Ju Shibi any more questions, and said to Zheng Wenfu: "Now that the Japanese pirates in Hamgyong Province have been completely wiped out by the Ming soldiers, what do you think about the future layout?"

Zheng Wenfu replied in an orderly manner: "The heavenly soldiers can bravely march south and continue to wipe out the Japanese pirates in other places.

As for the cities in Hamgyong Province, our rebel army can be responsible for taking over, and then we will draw up a list of officials and ask the king to appoint them."

Lin Tianshuai asked back: "Do you really think so?"

Zheng Wenfu answered seriously: "If the righteous army and the heavenly soldiers each have their own responsibilities, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"

Lin Tianshuai asked again: "How many people are there in your army?"

Zheng Wenfu replied: "The rebel army already has 3,000 soldiers and can be expanded at any time. It can maintain the security of Hamgyong Province for the time being. Tianshuai does not need to worry."

Lin Tailai said sarcastically: "From your tone, I thought the rebel army had 300,000 soldiers and horses."

Zheng Wenfu frowned and said, "Your Excellency's ridiculous remarks are unworthy of our country."

Lin Tailai scratched his head. He really couldn't tell whether Zheng Wenfu really thought so or was just pretending to be stupid.

But it didn't matter, he had no obligation to discern the thoughts of ants.

Lin Tailai stood up and said, "After our great Ming soldiers entered Hamgyong Province, they only had three types of troops besides the Heavenly Soldiers.

The first type is the Japanese pirates, the second type is the puppet army that defected to the Japanese pirates, and the third type is the rebels! "

Zheng Wenfu's face changed drastically, "What do you mean, sir?"

Lin Tailai said coldly: "What I mean is that there is no righteous army in Hamgyong Province, only rebels."

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of swordsmen rushed out, tied up Zheng Wenfu, Ju Shibi and other rebel leaders without saying a word, gagged them, and dragged them out.

Cui Wukui shook his head. The coffin that he had prepared in advance was indeed used. He had predicted what would happen to the Duke of Jinglüe!
You bunch of people who are out of touch with the news think that just because you are a semi-official "royal army", the Governor-General will not kill you?
Lin Tailai asked Han Kezhen, the newly appointed general of the Loyal and Patriotic Army, "Can you take Jingcheng if you go there now?"

Han Kezhen quickly replied: "Of course I can!"

He now finally understood what Tian Shuai meant when he said "the blame should be borne by the individual"
Then Han Kezhen asked fiercely, "The fake official of Jingcheng, Ju Shibi, dared not accept the recruitment of the Heavenly Marshal and joined the rebels. The impact is very bad! Should we execute his entire clan to serve as a warning to others?"

Ju Jingren, who also has the last name Ju: "."

Didn't I just stop you from sending your daughter to Tianshuai? Is it necessary to hold such a grudge against me?
Lin Tailai waved his hand towards Han Kezhen, "Not really! Just limit the scope to the three direct generations!

You must recapture Jingcheng as soon as possible, and the situation in Hamgyong Province will be temporarily left to you and Ju Jingren to maintain!"

(End of this chapter)