Wanli 1592

Chapter 61

The Ming Dynasty court was undercurrents surging, and the border between Ming Dynasty and North Korea was also turbulent at this time, and there was no sign of stability at all. After the Japanese army led by Governor Konishi defeated the North Korean army in the battle of Imjin River, Pyongyang became an unsafe place. In desperation, After coaxing away the observation envoys of the Ming Dynasty, the North Korean monarchs and ministers hurriedly ran away. On June 22, they arrived at Yizhou, the last city on the border between China and North Korea.

At this time, except for the main force led by Zu Chengxun, about 500 cavalrymen of the Ming army had arrived in Yizhou to rectify and rest. meeting.

This meeting was very interesting. It was obvious that the Ming army arrived first, but according to etiquette, the king of Joseon had to come out to greet him. Therefore, the Ming army moved out of the city first, and the Joseon royal family moved in. Then Li Yan went to the west gate to welcome the heavenly army in person. Such a cutscene regardless of category.

Moreover, the generals of the Ming army didn't know at this time that Li Yan was so attentive because he had other intentions. Being the king of Joseon is frightening every day, he just wants to live a peaceful life, be an idle prince, eat, drink, have fun and play peas, and don't want to be busy with government affairs.

Now the generals of the Ming army have made the outside scorched and the inside tender. I thought that even if the chief minister of the cabinet stood in front of you, he would not dare to pat his chest to guarantee that it would be successful. What's the point of you saying this to us generals?
Thinking so, everyone was still polite, and sent a message to Liaodong Dusi, making Liaodong Dusi official Lei's inner and outer tender, and then decisively passed this matter back to the capital. Liaodong doesn't care, just fight.

At the same time, in order to once again prove his innocence and prompt the Ming army to march in, Li Yan unleashed a big move, revealing the letter of credence that Japan had given to North Korea at that time, which was so brilliant that it almost caused the Liaodong Army to explode.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi's letter of credence is written like this.

"Toyotomi Hideyoshi of Japan, I would like to answer the king of Korea: All the ways of our country have been separated for a long time, abolished the rules and regulations, and obstructed the emperor's order. , and determine more than sixty countries; Hideyoshi is also, but when it is in the womb, the mother dreamed of the sun in her arms, and the occupant said: "When the sun comes, there is no one who is not clear, and when you are in your prime, you must show off your martial arts." Therefore, the battle must be won. , the attack must be taken.

Now the sea is ruled, the people are rich and rich, and the prosperity of the imperial capital is unparalleled in the past.Madam has lived in this world for less than a hundred years since ancient times. Has An Neng lived here for a long time?I want to pretend to be a noble country, surpass the mountains and seas, and go straight to the Ming Dynasty, so that the four hundred states can be as good as my customs, and I can administer the king's government for hundreds of millions of years. This is Hideyoshi's old ambition. It doesn't matter, your country first repaired the envoy currency, and the emperor was very fond of it. On the day Hideyoshi entered the Ming Dynasty, he led his soldiers to the military camp, thinking that I was the leader. "

A few literate officers of the Liaodong Army exploded first, and then Zu Chengxun also exploded after Zu Chengxun came, and after it was passed to the Liaodong Capital, the Liaodong Capital also exploded, and after it was passed to the Beijing Normal University, the Forbidden City also exploded. The emergence of the Ming Dynasty greatly promoted the process of the Ming army's entry into North Korea to participate in the war.

Was Toyotomi Hideyoshi mentally ill?According to modern scholars' detailed analysis of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's words and deeds at the time, from the perspective of modern psychology, there was really a problem with Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mental state at that time.

Li Yan is actually the same. He was about to collapse under the huge pressure, so he thought of enclosing. Of course, Daming didn't want to raise another waste, so he refused straight away, telling him to wait for the recovery of North Korea, and tell the North Koreans , It’s okay to let Ming Dynasty send troops, but you must prepare food and grass, don’t expect us to bleed and pay for you to defeat Japan.

This caused North Korea to face the biggest problem. The poor Liu Chenglong stepped forward to solve the food problem for Daming, but a group of ministers who only knew about the party struggle and did not know the country were anxious when they saw that the Ming army did not see rabbits and did not scatter eagles. The Ming army is unreliable, and some people proposed that the Ming army be commanded by the North Korean marshal Kim Ming-won. Is this okay?The Liaodong Army immediately turned their backs.

The Liaodong Army is well-known in the country as a proud soldier. They often don't give face to civil servants. When they get here, they raise their heads to the sky. You group of subjugated ministers still want to command us?dream!

The Ming army and North Korea faced the risk of breaking up, but in the imperial court, as Xiao Ruxun expected, the civil service group began to point their guns at Ye Mengxiong, and what was worse was that they actually used Xiao Ruxun and the generals as a cover.

It is said that Ye Mengxiong just picked up people's teeth and made meritorious deeds by chance, and the great achievements were made by generals such as Xiao Ruxun. They strongly opposed the emperor's request to promote Ye Mengxiong to the Minister of the Ministry of War. correct.

Then a group of people pulled out Wei Xuezeng, who had been exhausted by them for a long time. The poor old man was almost collapsed by these civil servants, and now he was pulled out as a gunman to share the credit of Ye Mengxiong. They also want to "rehabilitate" Wei Xuezeng. Such shameless behavior not only disgusted the emperor, but even some important members of the civil service group couldn't stand it.

Acting chief assistant Zhao Zhigao contacted Ye Mengxiong in private and asked him to back down so that he could reconcile. Ye Mengxiong, who saw everything clearly, sneered, and then Ye Mengxiong saw a note sent by Xiao Ruxun.

It reads - take a step back and open up to the sea and the sky.

Xiao Ruxun tried his best, but the politics of the Ming Dynasty is indeed not something that a general can play around with.

After thinking for a long time, Ye Mengxiong burned the note, and then took a pen to write down the note that he was not worthy of serving as Minister of War for Wei Xuezeng, and handed it to the emperor.

When Zhu Yijun saw it, he also sneered again and again, and he had a deeper understanding of the shamelessness of the civil servants. Then he ordered Wei Xuezeng to be compensated, Xu Qiguan to return to his post, Ye Mengxiong added honors, gave rewards, and was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing.

There were two sets of political teams in Ming Dynasty, one in Nanjing and the other in Beijing. The one in Beijing was the center of power, and the one in Nanjing was the desert, but there were also a few oases in the desert.

The Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing is one piece. The civil servants obviously knew that this was the emperor's way of retreating to advance.

Because Wei Xuezeng had already written a letter begging for bones on the grounds of old age, saying that he would not be an official anymore, Zhao Zhigao made a gesture and handed in his resignation for Wei Xuezeng. It's chasing and beating, just not letting him have a good time, Zhao Zhigao's reconciliation seems to have no effect.

As a result, Emperor Wanli's furious denunciation of the imperial decree, named those officials and scolded them severely. He was worried about scolding these officials. Although he still wanted to chase after him fiercely, he had to consider what would happen if he really angered the emperor. The attack on Ye Mengxiong came to an end temporarily, Ye Mengxiong packed up, left a poem, and left the capital.

When I was young, I learned fighting and did not learn poetry. Taiping banquets are forced to leave questions. The south of the Yangtze River is blessed to share with the king, and the northern part of the country is desolate. Only self-knowledge; cutting hair hurts riding a horse, cutting clothes and disemboweling to mend flags, a million braves are on the border, how can I see Mr. writing hour?
When the enemy's army of millions is overwhelming, what can you gentlemen do with a pen?

Leaving this poem behind, Ye Mengxiong left Beijing frankly under the watchful eyes of those civil servants.

(End of this chapter)