Wanli 1592

Chapter 53
Xiao Ruxun was swept away in this way, like a stone thrown into an ancient well, and after a few ripples, there was no sound. Now the civil servants are making intensive preparations for how to suppress Ye Mengxiong, who may threaten the balance of the government this time. It is the existence that can most threaten their vital interests, and they must be dealt with carefully and properly.

But soon they didn't have much energy to plot against Ye Mengxiong.

Two days before Ye Mengxiong and Xiao Ruxun arrived in the capital, on the fifth day of June, the King of Joseon's letter of credence finally arrived at the capital, and was conveyed to the Ministry of War through the Secretary of General Administration, and then to the elders of the cabinet.

Acting Chief Assistant Zhao Zhigao was the first to see this letter of credence, as well as the panic-stricken envoy of the King of Joseon who came with the letter of credence, and Shen Dian, the envoy of the Joseon Dynasty who had been stationed in the capital for a long time earlier. launched a tear offensive.

"What? The Japanese army sent a large army to attack your country? Your country was unable to resist, and retreated steadily, losing even the country in a month? How is this possible?"

Zhao Zhigao was astonished.

"It's not nonsense! Mr. Zhao Ge! This is absolutely not nonsense! The Japanese soldiers and horses are powerful, and they suddenly landed in our country on April [-]th to launch a surprise attack. Our army was so unprepared, caught off guard, and even missed important points! Even the capital Hanjing has already Falling, Wang Shizi was captured, Wang Shang fled to Pyongyang, and asked Ming Dynasty to pay tribute every year in our country, and send troops to the court to help our country repel the Japanese pirates! Restore my territory!"

Zheng Yi, the envoy of the King of Joseon, knelt down on the ground, trembling all over, asking Zhao Zhigao for help.

Zhao Zhigao didn't realize it for a while, but when he did, he looked at the equally astonished scholar Zhang Wei, stood up with a wry smile, stepped forward to help Zheng Yi, and asked, "Your country is the strongest in the Eastern Kingdom, why did you suddenly fall into it?" What about the Japanese pirates? Furthermore, your country has a large population and you have at least a hundred thousand troops, so why did you end up like this when you were defeated in one blow? Why did you even lose the country’s capital?"

Zheng Yi fell on the ground again and cried: "The Japanese invaders sent troops before declaring war. Most of the cities in our country were raided by the Japanese pirates without any precautions. The large army was in the north to guard against the Jurchens, and the southern border could not spare too many troops to deal with the Japanese invaders. Only then did the Japanese pirates take advantage of it, and even captured the capital of our country, and our country lost all face. I don’t ask for anything else, but I only ask Daming to send troops to help me because my country has always been submissive!!!”

Zhao Zhigao was flustered by Zheng Yi's crying for a while, and looked at Zhang Wei, the only colleague beside him, who smiled wryly and shook his head, and said, "Envoy Zheng, get up first, don't cry, sending troops to fight is not just a matter of crying." , It involves a lot, even if we send troops immediately, it will take two months at the earliest before we can enter your country to fight, right? Now you are crying like this, and you can’t even speak clearly, but what should I do if you tell me?"

Zheng Yi thought it was the same, so he stopped crying, got up from the ground and stood on the ground, bowing his head and begging Daming to send troops to help him, and he couldn't tell what he asked him, how many soldiers and horses the Japanese invaded, how many roads marched, how to fight, etc. I know, I just ask Daming to send troops to help.

This made Zhao Zhigao and Zhang Wei very confused, so they invited Shi Xing, Minister of the Ministry of War, and the cabinet staff to listen to Zheng Yi's description.

Shi Xing had called Shen Dian and Zheng Yi to the Ministry of War for questioning a long time ago, and felt that there were a lot of doubts, but now they have made trouble in the cabinet again, which made Shi Xing very upset and did not give them any good looks.

A cabinet employee pointed out Chung Yi's problem after listening to his cry.

"Since your country asks for help, why didn't you mention which month and day it fell? What battle happened? How many soldiers and horses were lost? Who died in battle? Who died in the court? You don't say anything, just ask for help, even I don’t even know how much the Japanese will send troops, so what should I do if you call me Ming? Even if you want to send troops, you must at least know how many troops the Japanese will send, so you can decide how many troops to send, right?”

Hearing this, Zhao Zhigao frowned, his complexion became ugly.

"Envoy Zheng, your country has always been a powerful country in the eastern border, guarding the eastern border for our Ming Dynasty, and the Japanese country is a small country in Huawai, with a population of only a million and a military force of only [-]. Even if you send troops, how many can you send?

It is understandable that your country was not prepared enough at the beginning. On the [-]th of April, the Japanese sent troops, and on the [-]rd of May, you lost the capital?From Pusan ​​Town in your country to the capital, even if you have a few troops harassing along the way, you can't let the Japanese take down the capital so smoothly, right? "

When Zheng Yi saw that the chief minister of Ming Dynasty doubted his words, he was frightened for a moment, but he didn't know what to say. This attitude only made the cabinet ministers more suspicious of this matter. soldiers?It is proposed to torture this person severely, ask him clearly, and see if he is a spy of the Wa Kingdom!
Zheng Yi and Shen Dian were frightened out of their wits, knelt on the ground and cried loudly, crying that they had never lied, that North Korea had no intention of betraying Daming, and asked the Chief Assistant of Ming Dynasty and His Majesty the Emperor to investigate clearly and send troops to help!

Zhao Zhigao saw the truth of his crying, and it didn't look like a fake. Mr. Confused was confused again, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while, so he had to submit this letter of credence and the cabinet's opinion to His Majesty Wanli, asking the emperor to do it. Make a decision.

Zhu Yijun was thinking about how to arrange for Xiao Ruxun after he arrived in the capital, when he heard that the North Korean envoy had brought his credentials to ask for help, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

According to the information sent by Jin Yiwei, as well as the information sent by the maritime merchants and overseas Chinese in the coastal area last year, Zhu Yijun was basically sure that the Japanese invaded North Korea, so he made such preparations. However, someone in the cabinet pointed out that what this envoy said was true contradiction.
He didn't mention where North Korea was defeated, where it fell, which generals died in battle, which courtiers died, how much soldiers, horses, food and grass were lost, etc. He didn't mention it. This is really strange.

Some people in the cabinet think that this may be a joint conspiracy between North Korea and Japan to bring Da Ming soldiers into North Korea and attack, and then attack Da Ming itself.

Zhu Yijun shook his head for this kind of Arabian Nights thinking.

He is very helpless and dissatisfied with these civil servants who are fighting inside and outside, and the intelligence has reached this point. The intelligence of Jin Yiwei, the capital of Liaodong, is completely corresponding, and the information brought back by the local people from Japan is not enough. Explain the problem?
Enough is enough for you to devote all your attention to the matter of establishing the crown prince!
The Central Plains Dynasty didn’t really care much about the war between Japan and North Korea. According to the national strategic guidelines pursued by the entire Central Plains Dynasty, protecting the Central Plains is the most important thing. No matter how North Korea and Japan fight, as long as it doesn’t involve China, it doesn’t matter. , but once it involves China and threatens the mainland of Ming Dynasty, the painful memory of the Japanese invasion decades ago stimulates Ming's heart.

Zhu Yijun would no longer turn a blind eye to it. As soon as the information came, Zhu Yijun analyzed the ambitions and purposes of the Japanese in an instant, and thus continued to collect information to prepare. Sufficient attention has been paid to the issue, such as ordering the local soldiers and horses in Liaodong to "act according to the camera".

Of course, Zhu Yijun doesn't know the specific information about the number of troops sent by the Japanese country, the distribution of the various troops, and the extent of the battle.

Wa country!Wa country!

There was some coldness in Zhu Yijun's eyes.

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