Ming Dynasty: At the beginning, the house was ransacked and the ancestral temple was burned down.

Chapter 144 Negotiation results! Shocked the court! 【Anyone else? 】

Inside Pyongyang City.

"A visit from the Ming Dynasty?"

After hearing such news, the commander of the Japanese First Army, Konishi Yuzhang, pondered for a long time.

Looking back and forth at the golden token in his hand, he could understand the words 'sun and moon' engraved on it.

But there was another Chinese document with a big red seal and "seemingly" listing "seven" conditions, which he seemed to understand but didn't understand.

"Only two people came?" President Konishi asked again.

"Yes." After his subordinate 'Xiao Xifei' nodded, he raised his own doubts: "I think this may be a trick of the North Korean army! Those two people are probably North Koreans!"

Faced with the question raised by Xiao Xi Fei, President Xiao Xi shook his head.

He first pointed to the exquisite and noble diplomatic token with clear words engraved on it, and then pointed to the majestic red seal on the document and the word 'cabinet' on it.

Li Huo put on a stiff smile that was polite and said, "Well..."

However, Li Huo still underestimated Shen Weijing's bragging ability, because the other party actually boasted: "Your Highness, let me tell you the truth! I have lived in Japan for many years! And I have known Toyotomi Hideyoshi in my early years. ! He and I were only half-confidants during those years!

No, because that's not his homeland.

Looking at the colorful city with strange shapes, people are not human, ghosts are not ghosts, spirits are not spirits, strange or not! Qin Liangyu, not to mention the first time he saw such a scene, was stunned by the strange Japanese pirates who were coming towards him with swords and guns. Even the horses under his crotches couldn't help but make a frightened sound of "huffing"!

……

"Hahaha, I accidentally overheard what Your Highness just said, please don't blame me." Shen Weijing did not hide the fact that he 'accidentally' overheard the conversation between the monarch and his ministers, and admitted it generously.

Strange clothes and weird looks, that’s all! He was actually singing some similar tunes that can only be heard when someone is dead!

The scene in front of him was really shocking. Seeing that both men and horses were tightly surrounded by these 'ghosts' pouring out of the city, Qin Liangyu subconsciously looked at Zhang Chonghui beside him, and at this, his only partner at the moment. .

I think it's because it's safe there.

"Hahaha!" Shen Weijing said with a smile: "Why is Your Highness so pessimistic? Don't worry, as long as I am here! I guarantee that you will be able to wait until the day when China sends troops! I will protect your country at home!"

To be honest, Qin Liangyu didn't panic after seeing the Japanese slave for the first time. Because she was surprised to find that the Japanese slaves were very short, and some could not even reach her chest.

That's all! The key point is that these Japanese slaves also use very unique and weird movements! The whole body was twisting and turning towards the two of them!

"Alas..." After Li Hao sighed again, he turned around and ordered Liu Chenglong beside him:
"It's been a day, and Deputy Ambassador Zhang hasn't come back. I don't think he will come back. You go and report this matter to the Celestial Court, and urge them to see if they can send troops earlier."

"No!" President Konishi interrupted his confidant Konishi Fei's thoughts, and carefully checked the "seven items" in the document that he seemed to understand but didn't understand. After careful consideration, he decided:
"Whether he is the real envoy of the Ming Dynasty or not, you will know once you meet him."

Xiao Xifei didn't understand this at all. After thinking about it, he still suggested: "It doesn't matter if he is an envoy of the Ming Dynasty or not, just kill him!"

Because sometimes it's not just fear that makes people panic.

"Of course!" Shen Weijing patted his chest and promised, "Don't worry! After I see Toyotomi Hideyoshi in person! With my friendship with him, I guarantee that he can return the Korean territory to you!"

Are these really people?
Qin Liangyu even suspected that these were ghosts!

"This... what are these things..."

"By the way, remember to 'warmly welcome' them!"

"I made Ambassador Shen laugh." Li Huo didn't hide it, he simply sighed and sighed with a little resentment: "I don't know if I can stay here safely when the day comes when China sends troops."

"Zhensu." Looking at the slowly opening city gate, Zhang Chonghui said to Qin Liangyu:
"No matter what you see, don't panic and move forward boldly. Remember?"

"The country is broken and the mountains and rivers are here..."

"Yes, Your Highness." After receiving the order, Liu Chenglong was about to go to work, but when he turned around, he ran into Shen Weijing coming towards him.

Li Huo looked at Liaodong across the river with sad eyes. Does he want to take refuge there?

Now two more so-called 'envoys' were sent, but within a day of their arrival, one deputy envoy was left in Pyongyang.

Like...dancing?
No! It's more like a dead person transformed into a corpse!

Pyongyang City, North Gate.

Li Hao looked embarrassed for a moment, but he was not too embarrassed. The only fault was that he was so full that he dragged Liu Chenglong to the river to enjoy the breeze.

Surrounded by a bunch of Japanese soldiers, Zhang Chonghui and Qin Liangyu rode to the north gate.

In the end, President Konishi said firmly: "North Korea does not have these treasures! It does not dare to create such treasures!"

……

The night breeze by the Yalu River should have been warm and cool, but when it blew on the face of North Korean King Li He, he only felt depressed and depressed.

Qin Liangyu was shocked, thinking that she had lived for more than ten years. Although she had long heard that Japanese slaves were 'strange', she never expected that they could be so strange!

But if he doesn't go there, where can he go?
The Ming Dynasty procrastinated for several months. At first, they sent 3,000 people perfunctorily, but not long after the fight, all the people fled.

With this group of short and savage people, Qin Liangyu really didn't understand why Zhang Chonghui told her not to panic. She was not timid, so what was there to panic about...

"Yeah." Although Qin Liangyu didn't quite understand why Zhang Chonghui reminded her of this, she still agreed.

Li Huo smiled bitterly. It was true that Shen Weijing had boasted so much that he was speechless.

As the city gate opened, Qin Liangyu saw a scene that she would never forget in her life!
She was shocked...

Facts have proved that most of the time, people still cannot have contempt.

It was also at this point that Qin Liangyu truly understood what is the real meaning of "Taishan collapses but remains unchanged"!
Zhang Chonghui was seen calmly staring ahead, but it was as if he didn't see these strange-looking Japanese pirates coming towards them! Still waving the reins as if no one was watching and continuing to drive the horse forward, he only said two words:
"go ahead."

Regarding Shen Weijing's bragging, Li Huo laughed so hard that he almost broke into pieces. However, Liu Chenglong on the side was 'considerate' and rushed to help his king out of the siege.

"Ambassador Shen, Deputy Ambassador Zhang can't come back like this. How should we explain to the Celestial Empire?" Liu Chenglong asked, changing the subject.

"Who said he can't come back?" Shen Weijing stopped covering up and said directly:

"Speaking of which, the deputy envoy was really in a hurry. He didn't even say a word to me before leaving. As a result, I didn't even give him the diplomatic documents from China.

I guess he must have remembered this and turned back halfway. I thought it wouldn't take more than an hour for him to come back here. "

After hearing these words, Li Hao and Liu Chenglong just looked at each other, and they understood in their hearts that Shen Weijing's words meant that Zhang Chonghui was just wandering around and did not really go to Pyongyang City. Negotiate with the Japanese army.

"But..." Liu Chenglong said: "I sent someone to chase him. He said that he seemed to have seen Deputy Ambassador Zhang entering Pyongyang on the highest mountain outside Pyongyang."

"Ah?" Shen Weijing was stunned for a moment, then quickly waved his hand and said, "He must have read it wrong! How could he get in without official documents!"

"Did you see it wrong?" Liu Chenglong also had some self-doubt. After all, he had not seen it in person.

"Don't worry, you two. Deputy Ambassador Zhang will definitely come back. He is still young and doesn't have much experience. It's normal to be afraid of Japanese slaves."

After Shen Weijing "clearly demoted" Zhang Chonghui, he waved his sleeves and said:

"After he comes back, I will personally go to Pyongyang City to negotiate with the Japanese slaves tomorrow!"

It seemed that even God was giving Shen Weijing 'face'. As soon as he finished speaking, news came that Deputy Ambassador Zhang was back.

"Hahaha!" Shen Weijing smiled even more proudly and said jokingly: "Look, am I right? Vice Envoy Zhang can come back! He is really good!"

……

Just when Shen Weijing and Liu Chenglong were preparing to 'greet' Zhang Chonghui when he returned, the other party took the initiative to come to the door.

"Deputy Ambassador Zhang, look at you, you are serious." Shen Weijing stepped forward and said with a smile:

"You were in such a hurry to go out that you didn't even take the diplomatic documents from the Ministry of War. Did you go out for a wasted trip? That's all. I'll go to Pyongyang in person tomorrow!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Huo and Liu Chenglong on the side pretended not to understand and looked at the scenery by the river. After all, this was an internal conflict of 'other people', so they didn't bother to intervene.

After hearing these words, Zhang Chonghui's expression became a little weird. He seemed to not understand what Shen Weijing was saying. After giving him a strange look, he ignored him and walked to Li Hui. He cupped his hands and said :

"Your Highness, the Japanese army has promised to use ten miles outside Pyongyang as a boundary in the next few months and never send troops beyond this boundary.

Similarly, until the day when our Chinese troops arrive in North Korea, your North Korean army will never send troops to cross this line privately.

That's all, you should be able to do it, right? "

As soon as Zhang Chonghui said this, the other three people present seemed to be hallucinating. They were all dumbfounded and looked surprised...

Liu Chenglong still reacted quickly, but his reaction was quite exciting. He was so excited that he directly pressed his hands on Zhang Chonghui's shoulders and asked while shaking:

"Wha...what? The Japanese army promised not to invade ten miles away from Pyongyang City?"

You know, with the current strength of the Japanese army, they can attack 'Uiju' where they are now settled at any time!
What’s more, Pyongyang?

The Japanese army is crazy! ?
Faced with these excited questions, Zhang Chonghui pulled down Liu Chenglong's hands that were shaking excitedly, nodded slightly and said, "Yes."

However, just as he pulled off Liu Chenglong's hand, the North Korean King Li Huo rushed forward again. He shook Zhang Chonghui even more exaggeratedly than Liu Chenglong. His teeth were chattering up and down, and he stammered and asked:

"Zhang...Deputy Ambassador Zhang...you, you, you...are you telling the truth?"

This time, before Zhang Chonghui could answer, Shen Weijing answered him in advance.

"Deputy Envoy Zhang, you didn't even get the official documents. Even if you could enter Pyongyang City, how could the Japanese slaves believe that you were the envoy of the Ming Dynasty?"

Even though Shen Weijing raised doubts, he did not give the other party any way out and added:

"And even if you make the Japanese slaves believe that you are the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, what if the Japanese slaves just say it casually and don't take it seriously? Could it be that you have a negotiation letter written and signed by the Japanese slaves?"

As soon as Shen Weijing's questioning voice came out, the atmosphere instantly darkened.

yes……

It's empty talk, you have to establish written evidence... At this moment, Li Hao and Liu Chenglong just stared at Zhang Chonghui, hoping that the other party would answer like "there is a negotiation document"!

After all, the truth is written in black and white, not just words!

However, a scene that disappointed Li Hao and Liu Chenglong happened...

Zhang Chonghui shook his head and said:

"There is no negotiation document."

At this moment, Li Hao and Liu Chenglong were completely desperate, and their original joy instantly turned into deep despair...

"I knew...the Japanese army would not let us go..."

As Li He sighed, the hand that was still holding Zhang Chonghui's arms slowly slipped down.

Perhaps the contrast between before and after was too great. The 40-year-old Korean king was so desperate that he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Zhang Chonghui supported him in time.

Liu Chenglong also lamented and lamented that he was really crazy. He was crazy enough to believe that a 'baby' who was only fourteen years old could help them negotiate successfully...

At the same time, Shen Weijing's somewhat worried heart was relieved. He knew that Zhang Chonghui was not capable of this!
In order to show his "majesty" as the diplomatic chief, Shen Weijing immediately became "angry" and mercilessly scolded Zhang Chonghui in front of Li Huo and others with a reproachful tone:

"Since there is no negotiation document, why do you say these empty words to His Highness with such certainty? See how sad you are for His Highness? You also asked His Highness to order the Korean troops not to cross the border? You are rebelling. Isn’t it a Japanese slave?”

Shen Weijing's repeated doubts were criticized. It can be said to be full of 'leadership style'. But it is true that in terms of his current 'status', Shen Weijing is indeed Zhang Chonghui's 'boss'.

However, in the face of the rebuke from his 'superior', Zhang Chonghui, the 'subordinate', had no sense of 'introspection'.

Zhang Chonghui didn't even look at Shen Weijing. He only straightened up the North Korean King Li Huo, who was so desperate that he almost melted like mud on the ground, and warned him:

"Your Highness! Stand up straight! You are the king of North Korea! Ambassador Shen just said a few words of 'rumors' and you can't stand it? What do you want your country and your people to do?"
Isn't it because there is no negotiation document 'for the time being'? If you don’t have it now, it doesn’t mean you won’t have it tomorrow! If you don’t want to subjugate the country, you should stand up quickly! Then hurry up and follow the order I just said! "

Zhang Chonghui's tone was not good, and he had a "customer-oriented" feeling of "the Prime Minister helping the mud".

After all, Li Huo is also the king of a country, so he has to give the other party some face. After all, you are just an ordinary deputy envoy of the Celestial Dynasty.

Just when normal people thought that this 'cowardly' king could make a clay figurine, something surprising happened.

"What did you say?" Li Huo opened his eyes again. At this moment, he only heard news that was good for himself and the country. He asked excitedly and eagerly:

"Deputy Ambassador Zhang, you said we just don't have a negotiation document for the time being? Will there be one tomorrow?"

"If you don't have tomorrow, it will be the day after tomorrow. In short, it will be within the next few days." Zhang Chonghui said: "If you really can't wait, take the initiative to send someone to Pyongyang City to rush. But I think the Japanese slaves should be more anxious than you."

Li Huo was so happy to receive such 'great' 'news' that he had no intention of paying attention to Zhang Chonghui's previous 'rudeness'!

At the same time, Liu Chenglong on the side was also happy in his heart, happy that perhaps the country's subjugation... could be later?

No! North Korea will not perish!

However, just when the 'dawn came', the 'cold water' came, and the unwilling Shen Weijing said softly:

"Japanese slaves are cunning by nature, and I'm afraid they won't fool others with their casual remarks. In my opinion, you should not get too happy too early and take more precautions."

Logically speaking, what Shen Weijing said was correct. After all, the negotiation document had not yet come, so it was just empty talk.

So what if there is a negotiation document? Shouldn't you just tear it up if you want?

However, when people are facing despair, they don’t want to hear bad news one after another. Even if they are enjoying themselves in hardship, they always want to get some hope when they are in despair, some hope of continuing to live.

As the king, Li Hao and Prime Minister Liu Chenglong have been at the bottom for several months. The 'good news' brought by Zhang Chonghui can be said to be the most 'pleasing' thing that these monarchs and ministers have heard during this period. .

However, Shen Weijing always showers them with cold water when they are 'happy' one after another, which is really annoying.

Li Hao and Liu Chenglong were both unhappy, but they couldn't say anything. However, Zhang Chonghui, the little deputy envoy, finally spoke to his superior.

"Ambassador Shen." Zhang Chonghui looked at Shen Weijing, hesitated for a while, and then said:
"Forget it, I won't argue with you."

After saying that, Zhang Chonghui left.

Shen Weijing was left with a confused look on his face, and Li Hao and Liu Chenglong were embarrassed.

Maybe they felt too embarrassed. Li Hao and Liu Chenglong talked about their country's political affairs in Korean tacitly, and left while talking.

gone……

Now, Shen Weijing was the only one left who was in a state of chaos...

Shen Weijing was stunned. Does this make it look like he was wrong? ? ?

But Shen Weijing is Shen Weijing after all, and being thick-skinned is his natural skill, so it's nothing if he just gets ridiculed.

In comparison, he wanted to see the "shock" caused by the "no response" from the Japanese pirates in the next two days!
"Little brother, you have to bear the consequences for bragging." Looking at Zhang Chonghui's leaving back, Shen Weijing smiled and said: "Your bragging ability is not as good as mine, just wait!"

Yes, Shen Weijing didn't believe that the Japanese slaves would actually send the so-called negotiation letter.

Unless the Japanese slaves are all stupid, stupid enough to believe such a little kid who wants official documents but not official documents, and wants qualifications but not qualifications!

……

Facts have proved that the Japanese slaves seem to be fools.

Because the Japanese slaves really sent someone to deliver the negotiation document, and it was delivered early in the morning the next day!
Not only did he send a negotiation letter, but Governor Konishi even sent many gifts to the Ming Dynasty’s envoys in his own name.

In addition, President Konishi also wrote a letter to Zhang Chonghui, who was on the emissary for negotiation that day. The content of the letter was just some embarrassing scenes and flattery, so it was okay not to mention it.

Now, so early in the morning, 'almost' everyone was so excited that they couldn't sleep.

The North Korean King Li Hui was so happy that he personally ran to Zhang Chonghui's tent, pulled Zhang Chonghui up while he was still sleeping, shook hands with him, thanked him, and invited him to have breakfast with him.

In addition, the intelligence agent Liu Chenglong sent to investigate the situation also came back and reported that the Japanese pirates had indeed obediently collected their troops within ten miles outside Pyongyang. This was exactly what was written in the negotiation book!
Now, Liu Chenglong could finally feel "reassured" and excited.

The King of North Korea was very happy, and so were the North Korean ministers. However, Shen Weijing, the diplomatic envoy of the Ming Dynasty, was not so happy.

Fortunately, Shen Weijing was thick-skinned. Even if he went to Zhang Chonghui to apologize, he even licked his face and asked what the other party had said to the Japanese slaves before they agreed to such a rude negotiation request.

In response, Zhang Chonghui only gave a two-word answer.

--"you guess?"

……

Shen Weijing spent a long time without getting a word out of Zhang Chonghui's mouth. He immediately changed his strategy and turned his attention to Qin Liangyu, who entered Pyongyang City with Zhang Chonghui that day.

However, Qin Liangyu's answer made Shen Weijing even more crazy, because the other party only shook his head and said -

--"I do not understand."

Qin Liangyu didn't lie. Although she was by the side the whole time, she really didn't understand what Zhang Chonghui and the Japanese commander named Konishi Kyōchō were talking about.

I only have a rough idea of ​​what conditions they are talking about, and every time Zhang Chonghui mentions a condition, President Konishi’s smile becomes brighter?
Qin Liangyu remembered that until the end, Zhang Chonghui seemed to take the initiative... and agreed to the other party...'seven' conditions?
Later, President Konishi changed his arrogance when he first met them, and instead greeted them with a smile on his face.

And those 'ghosts' who came from the lake when they entered the city danced strange dances again when they left, and also beat gongs and drums.

Qin Liangyu asked Zhang Chonghui at that time: "Is this negotiation concluded?"

Zhang Chonghui replied: "If we can't negotiate, can we still leave in peace?"

Qin Liangyu asked again: "What did you talk about?"

Zhang Chonghui replied: "It doesn't matter what we talked about, what matters is the result. Anyway, our purpose is 'only' to delay time. Now that the goal has been achieved, the process is no longer important."

……

In the twentieth year of Wanli, August 10th.

Such good news of a 'temporary truce' spread back to the central court of the Ming Dynasty.

Song Yingchang, who was the right minister of the Ministry of War and the manager of North Korea at the time, was the first to receive this message. He smiled at the people on the side and said:
"This kid was actually able to persuade the Japanese slaves without any official documents? It's quite interesting, and it's not in vain for the talk we used to waste in front of Eunuch Chen."

The person on the side was the Minister of Rites at the time. At the same time, he was also a fellow Zhejiang fellow of Song Yingchang and our old friend - Shen Yiguan.

Hearing such 'good news', Shen Yiguan didn't seem to be very happy, and even felt a little uncomfortable for no reason. In fact, the familiar name of an acquaintance, 'Zhang Chonghui', left a deep impression on him.

"How did he do it?" Shen Yiguan frowned and asked uneasily.

Song Yingchang disagreed: "No matter how he did it, our goal is to delay it. As long as we can delay the war in Ningxia until we send troops."

"But..." Shen Yiguan seemed to want to say something, but when he recalled the night when Zhang Chonghui came to see him not long ago, that is, before Zhang Chonghui left for North Korea, and what he said to him that night... …

Shen Guanyi still chose to keep his mouth shut.

After all, even people from the same hometown and party have selfish motives.

Just when Song Yingchang was wondering what Shen Guangyuan wanted to say, the other party took the initiative and asked with a smile: "I heard that Wang Yuanfu is seriously ill?"

Song Yingchang didn't think much about it and replied: "I heard that he was too sick to get out of bed, but the emperor never agreed to let him resign and return to his hometown to recuperate."

"Oh? Is that so?" Shen Yiguan made a sad face, then said meaningfully:
"Siwen, Wang Yuanfu is so ill. As colleagues, we should also care about him. Such good news comes from North Korea. You have to let him know about it and be 'happy and happy'!"

……

Thanks to Shen Yiguan's gift, Wang Xijue, the chief minister of the cabinet, soon learned of the good news.

Wang Shoufu, who was pretending to be sick at home, became so angry that he vomited blood after hearing such 'good news'!

Now, Wang Xijue was really sick.

The sick Wang Xijue was lying on the hospital bed, looking up to the sky, despairing, and helplessly sighing, and said:
"Da Ming... is going to be in chaos..."

(End of this chapter)