Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 596
A letter was placed on the table, with his chin resting on his hands, Song Qingshu showed a helpless expression.

This Emperor Chongzhen was just like Yuan Shao in the Three Kingdoms period, he cherished his life when he saw big benefits, and died when he saw small benefits!In order to make peace with Jiannu, since the 13th year of Chongzhen, I don’t know how many times there have been intermittent quarrels. Lu Xiangsheng’s Tianxiong Army was killed, and I don’t know how many heads were lost. Up to now, there is still no talk.

And this time the Emperor Chongzhen really turned his back on what he said, and sent out the messengers who negotiated peace with Dongyao, and in the name of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, presided over by Chen Xinjia, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. In the wind and rain, the emperor once again turned his face and refused to recognize anyone.

Chen Xinjia was also stunned. If he resisted the matter, he might not die. In the end, he entrusted all the orders of Emperor Chongzhen, and the emperor was so angry that he once again pushed back all the responsibilities, and executed Yuan Chonghuan back then. Chen Xinjia was imprisoned and executed for the same crime of adultery.

It doesn't matter how Chongzhen and the courtiers fight against each other and how they intrigue. The key point is that Jiannu can't swallow this breath. The corrupted area was smashed even more.

This letter was written in extremely strict terms by the Ministry of War, requiring the Huai Army to go north to King Qin's order, while Zhou Yanru's letter was under the cover. However, compared to Chen Yan's murderous look, Zhou Yanru's letter was obviously much softer, because of the embarrassment of the chief assistant. , didn't open his mouth to beg, but in the letter he praised Song Qingshu like the sky, as if the entire Ming Dynasty was like Qi Jiguang, and there was no comparable general other than Qi Jiguang. get together.

No matter how those Confucian scholars who can’t eat grapes say that grapes are sour, these days when Zhou Yanru was in power, the Ming Dynasty still got rid of a lot of bad governance, and allowed the Ming Dynasty, which had become ossified to the brink of death, to recover a little bit of livelihood, but he took over. It is a mess full of holes, with holes that cannot be mended. At this time, the capital does not have any reinforcements. Liu Zeqing from Shandong, Zuo Liangyu from Huguang, Liu Liangzuo from Hebei, and Zheng Chongjian from Shaanxi. .

However, Song Qingshu couldn't be fooled with just one or two nice words. Zhou Yanru was pitiful, but he didn't see him being soft when he charged himself 100 million taels a year.He was already very disappointed with the Ming Dynasty, and he was tired of being constantly poked out by Chongzhen. Then he went to mend it. After reading the two letters, he stayed in a daze for a while. Song Qingshu threw the letter into it without hesitation. In the fire, he snapped his fingers immediately.

"Send a letter to Sun Chuanting and ask him to reply to the court, saying that the commander-in-chief is ill and unable to send troops!"

This time, he didn't even bother to ask for a salary. The person next to him, Li Xiangjun, hesitated when he heard this, and immediately turned around to send the report. After a while, there was a sound of pigeons chirping outside, and several fast horses were in a hurry Mercedes-Benz headed for the port.

After dismissing this matter, Song Qingshu restlessly leaned against the window and looked down for a while, then reached out and rang the bell again.

"Come on, tell Sakai Tadakatsu to come see me!"

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It is still the reception hall of the castle tower of my grandson city, but Song Qingshu is tired of the abolished kneeling sitting after the Tang Dynasty, and a set of mahogany Ming-style circle tables and chairs are neatly placed in the middle, allowing Tokugawa who just came in The first elder of the family obviously seemed at a loss, what made him even more at a loss was Song Qingshu. The shogunate really didn't know what the opponent's commander was like, and he had to be a fifty-year-old man similar to himself in his imagination Old man, I never imagined that Song Qingshu was so young.

But after all, he is the senior middle schooler with the highest status in the Tokugawa family, he just hesitated for a moment, then he bowed down respectfully in the Japanese manner to meet the lord, and respectfully greeted Dao.

"His Royal Highness Tokugawa Iemitsu, the Great General who Conquered Barbarians from the East of the Sea, sent a small envoy to meet His Excellency, the Great General of the Celestial Dynasty. His Highness Ieguang presented him with a pair of nine-foot coral precious trees, two jade screens, twenty treasured swords, and two golden men. Seats, suitcases, fifteen boxes of large pearls, twenty ukiyo-e, two boxes of gold and silver jewelry..."

Tadakatsu Sakai actually memorized this long gift list backwards. As he recited, boxes of things came from behind, and the jewels on the top floor of the entire castle tower were placed, especially the nine-foot-red jewels decorated with gold, silver, pearls and jade. Coral, this thing doesn’t even exist in the Daming Palace, and there are two golden men, which are as tall as a six or seven-year-old boy. Not to mention the value of gold, just the vivid artistry is amazing.

However, Song Qingshu has long passed the era of being dazzled by jewels and jewels. Just taking a look at these things, Song Qingshu folded his arms impatiently.

"That rebellious official in Edo dared to assume the position of general?"

Tadakatsu Sakai was not at all surprised by these words, but this cunning old guy couldn't help showing a slick smile, and kowtowed to the ground.

"General of the Celestial Dynasty, I am here on behalf of the general, and I have full authority to deal with the conflicts with Daming. Why is the general willing to reach a solution with 12 points of sincerity? Why do you have to say these off-site words!"

In the hasty translation of the interpreter, the old guy even added a sentence.

"My lord, today's Daming may not be the Daming that defeated His Royal Highness Toyotomi back then. I'm afraid you don't have the energy to fight to the end with His Royal Highness General in this small world of Wa Kingdom!"

"Oh, do you understand Daming very well?"

Listening to the interpreter's words, Sakai Tadakatsu was obviously proud, but immediately, Song Qingshu's words made him choke there.

"Then how can you be sure that the general didn't want to escape and build a place to settle down in this country before the world collapses tomorrow?"

These words shocked Sakai Tadakatsu's wrinkled old face for a full minute. He just stumbled and said: "Forgive me, you can't do it, General, and the daimyos will not recognize you as the general who conquered barbarians. !"

"That's not necessarily the case. As far as I know, the first general who conquered barbarians, Tian Cun, was a Han Chinese. If the emperor supported him, this would not be a problem in name. The next step is strength. Defeat your general, my commander. However, I have used 15 sailors and 3000 troops. I still have 30 such troops, and I am sitting in Nanyang. Raise another [-] troops!"

"And as long as the benefits are sufficient, do you think the Kanto daimyo will always support your general?"

Back then, Tokugawa Ieyasu was able to embrace the world's famous names and become the shogun by relying on both kindness and power. In fact, no honor and loyalty can match the ultimate benefit. Listening to Song Qingshu's indifferent words, Sakai Tadakatsu's old face changed again and again After a long time, he bowed again trembling just now.

"General Tianchao, what exactly do you want, just say it!"

Tadakatsu Sakai is also a smart person. If Song Qingshu really planned to do this, he would not have stayed in my grandson city for more than a month, let alone let him in, and said such nonsense. These are just Song Qingshu's bargaining chips. Negotiations are nothing more than a fight between you and me. However, with Song Qingshu showing his cards, the shogunate really doesn't have many cards to rely on.

Disturbed by Zhou Yanru's letter today, Song Qingshu's voice was always dark and annoyed.

"First of all, I won't talk to you. If the Tokugawa family is sincere, he will come to my grandson city in person to talk to me! If he refuses, I believe it and is willing to come here as a shogun to talk to me. There are many handsome names!"

Choking here, his face changed for a long time, and finally Tadakatsu Sakai clenched his fists at Song Qingshu again, and then retreated silently.

At the door, Sakai vigorously wiped the sweat from his forehead. In just a few minutes, his back was drenched with sweat. Although Song Qingshu looked so young, those gloomy eyes gave him a great deal of help. The pressure, and in the impression, only one person's prestige can be compared with him.

Oda Nobunaga known as the Demon Lord of the Sixth Heaven!That man who is only one step away from the world!

(End of this chapter)