Wanli 1592

Chapter 215 Pressure from the court

There is no longer anything to rely on. In a very short period of time, Ishida Mitsunari and Ukita Hideka's headquarters were torn apart by Li Rusong's and Liu Ting's troops who rushed up like mad dogs, and there was not even a scum left. , The two hungry and crazy armies ate up the last two stubborn Japanese pirates with starving green eyes, and the battle ended smoothly. Before Song Yingchang arrived at the barracks, the Battle of Busan had come to an end.

The Korean peninsula, which had been stalemate for almost three months, finally returned to calm. Teams of Japanese pirate prisoners were organized into queues, tied up and detained one by one, and were escorted back by the Ming army. In Seoul, the news sent by Song Yingchang said that Zhu Yijun had allowed the Ming army to send [-] Japanese captives to Liaodong in advance to work in a large mine in Liaodong.

It seems that the opposition of civil servants on the issue of using captives to mine mines is not so strong, but this group of powerful civil officials will never unconditionally agree with the emperor's opinion, not to mention that the strengthening of the emperor's power is the indirect weakening of civil servants. They would be happy to see such a situation, but they have no strong arguments against mining, whether it is moral or economic.

The emperor used his private money to open mines with the captives he captured. It didn't cost the people a single effort, and it didn't cost the people a grain of rice. What reason do you use to object?environmental protection?
There were really a few stunned youths who played on the grounds that the emperor used the money in the internal treasury indiscriminately. Zhu Yijun was very annoyed, and directly issued an order to the cabinet to scold the elders in the cabinet to the point of blood, and then directly ordered those who messed up. It is said that the officials were kicked out of the court with ten strokes of the stick. At this time, few people dared to intercede with them-if the emperor really locked up the money spent in the inner treasury, the people in the household department would cry first, and then The Ministry of War and Industry is about to cry.

Xiao Ruxun fought fiercely here, and the court was not stable at all.

Song Yingchang arrived soon. This was the first meeting after a few months since the meeting last year. The two met with a lot of emotion.

"Ji Xin, you have lived up to the expectations of any of us. This big victory is enough to be advertised in the annals of history, and it is also enough to make you Xiao Ruxun famous through the ages. With 15 soldiers and [-] enemies, Xiao Ruxun, you are really incredible. !"

Song Yingchang looked at Xiao Ruxun with a smile, stretched out his hand to hold Xiao Ruxun's hand, and walked into the barracks with Xiao Ruxun holding hands.

After entering the barracks, everyone had a grand welcome banquet and celebration banquet. After the banquet, all the generals were a little drunk and went back to sleep. Song Yingchang only left Xiao Ruxun and Yuan Huang behind. The remaining three remained awake.

"Song Gong, if there is anything important, just say it!"

The relaxed expression on Xiao Ruxun's face disappeared completely, leaving a serious face, and the slightly drunk look on Song Yingchang's and Yuan Huang's faces also disappeared completely, replaced by a serious face.

"Okay, there are only a few of us, and I won't go around in circles anymore. The peace faction in the imperial court is very powerful, and they are very dissatisfied with the fact that our army has consumed a lot of storage for a long time, and they don't know how much profit I have made, Your Majesty. Block the news from the outside world, do not tell the ministers and the Sixth Ministry about this matter, the cabinet ministers and the Sixth Ministry do not know how much benefit we can gain from this battle, some honest ministers therefore demand that the battle end as soon as possible."

"Dare to ask Mr. Jinglue, where are the dishonest ministers?"

Yuan Huang narrowed his eyes, and heard the meaning behind Song Yingchang's words.

"Impeaching the old man regardless, impeaching Ji Xin for supporting the bandits and supporting the soldiers, even slandering the old man and Ji Xin for conspiring to conquer North Korea to establish a country, betraying Ming Dynasty, and betraying His Majesty, demanding that the old man's position and Ji Xin's position be suspended immediately, and another good general be chosen Command the whole army."

Song Yingchang snorted coldly.

"This……"

Yuan Huang never expected that he would still overestimate the integrity of those politicians and party sticks, and he could even say such fucking words. This kind of framing with a clear and undisguised purpose really refreshed the bottom line of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty. From then on, the bottom line of civil officials in the Ming Dynasty became even lower.

"Some words will be unspeakable in the end, and you still need to rely on Song Gong to speak out."

Xiao Ruxun was unexpectedly calm: "Song Gong, I still need to fight the last battle. After this battle is over, Japan will not be able to start a war for at least ten years. The Ming Dynasty will be stable. We can concentrate on other things. Song Gong , these last two months, please be sure to help the general win it!"

Song Yingchang looked at Xiao Ruxun and sighed slightly.

"Ji Xin, I thought this before I came here. If you haven't conquered Busan, then I will advise you to stop in Busan. If you conquer Busan and trigger the civil strife in Japan, then I will do my best." I support you, but I didn’t expect that you not only conquered Pusan ​​and triggered the civil strife in Japan, but also got the head of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and even asked Japan to cede territory and pay compensation, I really didn’t expect.”

"There's more, Song Gong. The wartime agreement agreed between the last general and Japan is 400 million taels of silver and 60% of Iwami Yinshan's annual silver taels, which is [-] taels. There are also three islands to be ceded and ports to be opened. Commerce."

Xiao Ruxun talked about the previous treaty that he had abandoned. He never mentioned this matter to Song Yingchang. He thought it was better to wait until the treaty was finalized before reporting to Song Yingchang. But now it seems that the pressure from the court is beyond normal. There is no more time to grind, we must win enough support to launch the final decisive battle!

"400 million taels? 60 taels? Ji Xin, the Japanese agreed?"

Song Yingchang's eyes widened: "If you tell His Majesty about this, His Majesty will definitely support you fully and will not allow anyone to interfere with this decisive battle. The pressure from the court will be greatly reduced! Ji Xin, why didn't you tell me?"

"Because the general rejected this treaty!"

Song Yingchang's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "Why?"

"Because the general thinks that Daming can get more! 400 million taels of silver is for beggars! Da Ming will go to Shangguo tomorrow, can a mere 400 million taels of silver be given away? What the general wants is 1000 million taels of silver and the entire Shi Jian Silver Mountain! A mere 400 million taels is nothing to worry about!"

"One... 1000 million? Ji Xin, will the Japanese side really agree?"

"It's best not to agree. If you don't agree, the general will have an excuse to fight against them again. Song Gong, don't be impatient. The general will tell you the situation in Japan at this moment. After you listen, you will naturally draw appropriate conclusions."

Seeing Xiao Ruxun's earnest face, Song Yingchang nodded silently.

"Go ahead."

(End of this chapter)