Jinyiwei interrogated Li Dexin and was inspired to call for Liaodong reinforcements

The military department, Jinyiwei, and the celebrant arrived in Liaoyang, and Hao Jie, the governor of Liaodong, hosted a banquet. During the banquet, Hao Jie did his best to toast the superiors. After everyone finished drinking, the celebrant Huang Gonggong said: "There is the hospitality of the Governor of Lao, but it is inconvenient for me to stay for a long time, this time our family and his party are under their own orders, and the head of the military department Liu needs to go to Kuandian Fort to inform the deputy general army of Tong to send troops to investigate the enemy's situation, and then meet with our family, the white general banner and He general banner of Jinyiwei will be explored with the deputy general soldier Tong, and Chen Zongqi will be with Luo Baihu together to inquire about the Korean envoy on behalf of the saint, and Dongchang also has its own tasks. As for our family, I was ordered to go to Yiju to comfort the king of Joseon, and I also asked the governor to recommend a Liaodong painter to go with our family to identify the authenticity of the portrait. ”

Director Liu of the Ministry of War said: "Yes, I was ordered to send an envoy to North Korea, and I had contact with the king of Korea several times, so Da Sima sent me here, and after explaining to the deputy general of Tong, I went to Yizhou with Huang Gonggong. Hao Jie said: "I see, the holy considerations are comprehensive, it's just that Liaodong is bitter, and I should let people look at it with their passports when they go to Yizhou Huang Gonggong and Director Liu." But I don't know if the Jinyi guard sent to come, is it because the emperor has doubts about what the North Korean envoy said? ”

Luo Sigong, a hundred households in Jinyiwei, replied: "Hao Dutang guessed well, the emperor and the courtiers in the capital all doubt whether the invasion of North Korea by the Japanese is true, and they are afraid that North Korea will conspire with the Japanese invaders, so let us ask, and then play it truthfully, although they have not yet gone to the border to investigate, it seems that the Japanese have not yet invaded Liaodong." ”

Huang Gonggong said with a smile: "Jinyi Wei is famous all over the world, and he is frightened when he hears the wind, maybe the Japanese will not dare to enter lightly when they hear the wind, so that Luo Baihu you have really made a great contribution, single-handedly retreating a million troops, shining in the annals of history, and will be the first person in the past." ”

Luo Sigong also smiled: "Huang Gonggong drank too much, if you want to talk about the wind and fear, Jinyiwei is not as good as Dongchang, it is all because of the emperor's dragon power that the small people dare not make a mistake, if it is found that the report is true, this marching formation can not be my turn Luo Sigong." Hao Dutang smiled, and then the brothers will meet the North Korean envoy, do Hao Dutang have doubts about North Korea's words? ”

Hao Jie thought for a while, but how dare he speak in front of Jinyiwei, so he said: "I think that the North Korean envoy's words are sincere, not designed to deceive, and if North Korea and the Japanese conspire to try against our Ming Dynasty, since we know that we are using all our strength to suppress the rebellion in the northwest, we should take advantage of my unpreparedness to join forces and advance by land and water, and capture Liaodong and directly approach the Beijing Division." Now ask me for help, please send a large army into the DPRK to quell the chaos, I have millions of troops in the Ming Dynasty, and I will not miss the opportunity to prepare everything? In addition, the Joseon dynasty received the emperor's favor, and should not have committed adultery with foreign enemies and betrayed the alliance. But the world is unpredictable, and there may be another mystery, and the upper errand can be inquired again. ”

Huang Gonggong asked: "Dutang, forgive me, Liaodong has repeatedly reported great victories for more than ten years, and our family should not encounter thieves such as Tartars, Hu Di, and mountain bandits along the way, right?" This has the emperor's reward of 20,000 taels of silver to the king of Joseon, which cannot be lost. ”

Hao Jie replied with a smile: "Please rest assured that Gonggong Huang and Director Liu will be able to shock the barbarians and rule them peacefully. After being full of wine and food, Huang Gonggong and Director Liu of the Ministry of War and his party went to Kuandian Fort with two brocade guards, and Luo Sigong of the hundred households asked Hao Jie to invite the Korean envoy to meet. Because Korea is a subject country of the Ming Dynasty and is deeply sinicized, all contacts with the suzerainty must be communicated in Chinese, so there is no need for another interpreter between the two countries.

Hao Jie, the governor of Liaodong, introduced to the Korean envoy Li Dexin: "These two messengers are the emperor's side guards, this is the Jingshi Jinyi Wei Baihu Luo Sigong Luo Baihu, today is the Son of Heaven to ask questions, and please know everything, and reply truthfully." Li Dexin immediately knelt down to thank the Holy Grace and listened to the Holy Question.

Luo Sigong asked: "North Korea has many generals and is a strong country in the world, why was it defeated by the Japanese in a month?" Li Dexin replied: "The Japanese invaded on a large scale, and the DPRK was caught off guard by surprise, and the Japanese invaders had a strong weapon, and their combat strength was far above that of the DPRK. North Korea could not match, one after another defeats, the Japanese were like a bamboo, so that the eight roads were lost, three fell, the king fled, the people were bullied, the army and civilians were killed and injured hundreds of thousands, and the country was specially invited to rescue, expel the Japanese invaders, and restore our mountains and rivers. ”

Luo Sigong asked again: "The last time I went to Beijing to thank you, I asked about the fact that North Korea seemed to have dealings with the Japanese invaders, but the envoys denied it. Why do you dare to deceive the kingdom? Li Dexin replied: "This matter is really for a reason, the Japanese have taken the initiative to show goodwill to me, but our country remembers the etiquette and law and is reluctant to deal with it, and then noticed that its behavior is strange, the intention is unknown, words and deeds seem to have the intention of invading Korea and the Celestial Empire in the name of confession, so many investigations, during this period for fear of provoking the misunderstanding of the country, had to commit the crime of deceiving the country, the Japanese invaders saw that the coaxing could not be done, and they were angry and ashamed, so they finally launched a war against Korea. ”

Luo Sigong saw that although Li Dexin answered fluently, but there was no evidence, he was unhappy in his heart: "There is no evidence for empty words, and I can't just play back to the emperor, if there is no corresponding evidence, then I can only tell the emperor that it is difficult for North Korea to prove that there is no way to deal with the Japanese people, and it will conspire with the Japanese invaders, and if this is echoed, then North Korea may no longer exist." Li Dexin replied: "Don't worry, the lower officials here have a letter from the Japanese to threaten North Korea as evidence, as well as the corresponding war reports in various places since the invasion of the Japanese invaders, the lower officials have brought a lot, the DPRK has no two hearts, please go up and check." ”

Luo Sigong and Hao Jie checked it repeatedly, and after a closer look, Luo Sigong asked: "In this case, can you know how the Japanese army is?" Li Dexin replied: "Forgive the sins of the superiors, the strength of the Japanese is still unknown, our army has suffered heavy defeats one after another, and the various provinces have fallen too quickly, and it is difficult to find out how many Japanese have landed in Korea. ”

Luo Sigong asked again: "I don't know the details of the Japanese invaders, how did the emperor transfer troops and send generals?" Do you have to levy all the soldiers of the whole country? Li Dexin replied: "The upper officials are angry, and the lower officials do not know the details of the Japanese invaders, but at least above 10,000 people, the army that captured the three capitals should be reported to be between one and twenty thousand, plus the follow-up garrison troops, the lower officials speculated that the total strength should be about thirty or forty thousand, and the Korean and the Japanese have not had contact for a hundred years, and the territory of the Japanese is small, but the number of soldiers that can be conscripted is difficult to estimate. ”

Luo Sigong was furious when he heard this: "A bunch of nonsense, can just 30,000 or 40,000 people defeat hundreds of thousands of North Korea?" What a weak general is so vulnerable. That's it, how much is the Korean household registration register, officials and soldiers, how much is the preservation of grain, grass and ordnance? Li Dexin replied: "All the household registers have been lost, the officers and soldiers will be scattered all over the place, and it will be difficult to contact and mobilize, and there should only be a few places where grain, grass and ordnance can be supplied now, and the rest should fall into the hands of the enemy." ”

Luo Sigong asked again: "How much do you know about the Japanese king?" Li Dexin replied: "It is known that the name of the Japanese king is Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the Japanese generals are known to have Konishi Yukinaga, Muneyoshitomo, Keizu Gensu, Kato Kiyomasa, Fukushima Masanori, Kuroda Nagamasa, Kobayakawa Takakei, Mori Terumoto, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Yushiba Hidekatsu, Ukita Hideya and others. ”

Luo Sigong asked: "As you said, North Korea has reached the end of its rope, in addition to asking for help from our Ming Dynasty, what preparations are there to resist the Japanese invaders?" Li Dexin replied: "In addition to asking for help from Shangguo, I tried to gather the scattered soldiers and surplus grain in Yiju to defend the royal family and appease the accompanying people." Calling on the people of Korea to raise their own volunteers to fight the enemy bravely, amnesty the world, and set up the prince to prevent accidents, our king tried his best to make such an arrangement, but the DPRK was weak, and if the country did not send reinforcements, it is unknown how long the DPRK could hold out. My king has to hope that the heavenly soldiers will come down to sweep away the demons and restore peace to the world. ”

After Luo Sigong asked, he thought about how to play, Li Dexin saw that Luo Sigong and Hao Jie had been speechless for a long time, and his heart was urgent, and he repeatedly asked for reinforcements. Luo Sigong said: "Jinyi Wei is only responsible for arresting and questioning the case, supervising the guards, whether to send reinforcements, when to send reinforcements is not under the control of my Jinyi Guard, Hao Dutang, you are the governor, you are at the border pass, the official of the frontier, is this matter to be played first to wait for the holy decree or the camera moves, how do you think it should be handled?" Hao Jie replied: "This matter is still to be discussed, and the facts need to be further verified. Luo Sigong led Chen Zongqi to get up and say goodbye, and Hao Jie sent him off and asked people to send Li Dexin.

Seeing that the Ming Dynasty had been unable to send troops to aid for a long time, Li Dexin missed North Korea and was deeply worried about the safety of the Korean king and the people. In the early morning of the next day, Li Dexin cried in front of Governor Hao Jie's door: "The Japanese are brutal, the people of the eight provinces of Korea have been killed, countless dead and wounded, the survivors have been driven into slavery, the six animals are gone, and the fertile land has no grass. Sandu fell, the temple was destroyed, the prince was exiled, life and death were unknown, the king moved north, and his life hung by a thread. The courtiers are incompetent, unable to save the country and drive the captives, unable to free the people from the sea of suffering, ask for salvation from the kingdom, and send troops to save my people. The ambition of the wolf and the wolf wants to swallow the Ming Dynasty, please go to the country to defend against the enemy, restore our society, and the lower official Li Dexin will die in case of emergency. ”

Li Dexin cried day and night in front of Hao Jie, the governor of Liaodong, kneeling for a long time, physically and mentally exhausted and insisting on begging, Hao Jie was deeply moved, out of the house to help each other, Hao Jie said: "The loyalty of the public touches the heavens and the earth, and I am ashamed, I am not as good as you in the feudal territory, I am willing to send troops to help, but it happened suddenly, I had to transfer some Liaodong soldiers to help, I should also discuss this matter with the governor of Jiliao, please rest first and then return to Yizhou to report the good news." Li Dexin replied with tears in her eyes: "Dutang is very gracious, the lower officials are unforgettable, the Dutang has not asked the emperor to send troops without authorization, if the emperor is guilty, the lower officials are willing to bear it with death." Hao Jie comforted him several times, and Li Dexin burst into tears and thanked him repeatedly.

Later, Hao Jie met with Jian Da, the governor of Jiliao, and explained the details in detail. Jian Da said: "The North Korean royal family is in danger, the whereabouts of the Japanese are unknown, and the DPRK has asked the Ming for help, so naturally it cannot be ignored." When the Ministry of War, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang find out the truth and report to the saint, then the imperial court will send a large army to advance, and we can also allocate a soldier and horse to protect the Korean royal family, waiting for the opportunity to spy on the truth. If you ask for a decree in everything, this Liaodong has long been captured by the Tartars. In my opinion, I ordered Tong Yangzheng of Kuandian Fort to assist in protecting the Korean royal family, and asked Zu Chengxun, the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong, to lead his troops to support. But you still have to wait for them to finish their investigation before transferring your ancestors to train you across the river. Hao Jie agreed.

After escorting Huang Gonggong and Director Liu to Yizhou, the deputy commander-in-chief of Kuandian Fort Tong Yangzheng had received orders from Director Liu of the Ministry of War, and ordered the troops of Kuandian Fort to be divided into five groups, each of which galloped for 100 miles to investigate the enemy's situation, and the general banner of Jinyi Wei Bai and General Banner He also explored along the road in a group of flying horses. The king of Joseon, Li Hao, was overjoyed when he learned that an envoy from the Ming Dynasty had come, and he immediately rushed to meet with Huang Gonggong and Director Liu.

Huang Gonggong said: "When the great emperor heard that North Korea was in trouble, he was always worried, thinking about the safety of North Korea, and specially ordered to come to offer condolences, and gave 20,000 taels of silver to show that the grace of heaven is always there. Li Hao replied: "When the envoy came, the widow was overjoyed, and he was saved by the heavenly soldiers, and the Japanese will be defeated." ”

Director Liu of the Ministry of War said: "The foreign ministers and others came only to appease the vassal state and investigate the enemy's situation. Speaking of the dispatch of troops and rescue, please don't worry about it, the Celestial Empire will ensure that Your Highness is thorough. He also asked the DPRK to prepare food and grass in advance to supply the heavenly soldiers, and to gather troops to prepare for the battle. ”

Zuo Yizheng Ito Shou explained: "At present, the supply of grain in Yiju is also extremely reluctant for the military, civilians and the royal family, the various provinces have fallen, the communication is not smooth, and most of the grain, grass and ordnance are occupied by the Japanese bandits, and it is really difficult to supply the heavenly soldiers. Director Liu said: "If the Holy Lord sends a decree to send reinforcements to help Korea restore the country, it will be difficult for North Korea to supply military rations, how can millions of heavenly soldiers respond to the war?" Do you still need to go to the country to bring your own food? ”

Zheng Che hurriedly persuaded the envoy not to be impatient, but Idoushou was already strongly opposed to the request for foreign aid, and was unhappy when he was asked: "This is the case in North Korea, if the envoy does not believe it, I can accompany the envoy to investigate one by one." ”

Just as he was about to quarrel, Li Hao hurriedly interrupted and said: "Please be quiet, please envoy Mingjian, although the DPRK is the truth, but thanks to the salvation of the country, the DPRK will definitely try its best to prepare, please rest assured." Huang Gonggong said at this time: "In this case, then I will not bother too much, please let Your Highness rest assured, North Korea will definitely be restored." Li Hao thanked him and ordered the envoy to be sent.

Before leaving Yizhou, Huang Gonggong ordered the accompanying Liaodong painters to draw the face of the Joseon king, and then compare it with the local portraits. At the same time, the East Factory was recalled. Dongchang replied: "The small people have inquired in many ways among the Korean people, and almost all of the eight provinces of Korea have been captured by the Japanese invaders, and the Japanese army has different opinions, and it is difficult to reunify, and the Korean army is scattered in many ways, and the combat power is low, and there is no will to fight. There is a shortage of local food in Uiju, and the rest of the area is difficult to transport because it is occupied by the enemy or is in the middle of a war. Recently, there have been frequent cases of people snatching official rations, which have just subsided, which shows that the DPRK is in a deep predicament, which is no different from the death of the country. After hearing this, Gonggong Huang ordered him to return to Liaoyang and summarize the recital.

Because of the fear of the Japanese robbers, many places of official grain were plundered by the people about 2,000 quintals, although Liu Chenglong led people to recapture, but the crime of plundering official grain was difficult to convict for a while. When Gwanghae-kun, who was in the Yongbyon branch court, heard this, he believed that the plundering of official food by the common people was actually the responsibility of the royal family and the imperial court. The edict ordered Liu Chenglong to be unpunished, and to appease more. The Joseon king of Uiju, Yi Hao, was overjoyed to hear that the official rations had been returned, and then asked if the rioters had been punished for their crimes.

Ito Shou replied, "The sins of the rioters have been pardoned, and in exchange, they have been mobilized to assist in carrying the official food to the various government warehouses. Li Hao was surprised: "Then the rioters have not been questioned." These grains are the food prepared for the reinforcements of the Ming State, and they are the hope of saving the country, and plundering this grain is no different from rebellion, who is the one who advocates pardoning them! ”

Yi Doushou persuaded: "Your Highness, please calm your anger, plundering official food is indeed a big crime, but at this time, if you allow * to atone for your sins and turn it into manpower, it is a clever plan" Li Hao said: "You have to behead the leaders to prevent future troubles, and the more the country is in turmoil, the more strict the national law, and immediately send a propaganda officer to convey the will of the widow." ”

Yi Doushou replied softly: "But the prince of the palace has issued an order to pardon the troubled people" Li Hao was surprised why such a thing was not asked, so he wanted to withdraw the order of the prince of the world, and then ask the guilty to behead the troubled people.

Idoushou reminded: "Your Highness has already handed over state affairs to the branch court before, and this will discredit the lord of the branch court, please think twice." Seeing Yi Dou Shou playing like this, Li Hao felt that he was in power, and he was extremely dissatisfied with Guanghaijun, but it was inconvenient for him to have a seizure, so he had to answer with a smile: "Yes, the widow actually forgot, and he has handed over all the state affairs to the prince." Now that the prince is the king of North Korea, how can a widow who does not protect the country well be worthy of being the king of North Korea, the widow believes that the prince will handle it well. Ito Shou was helpless.

Li Hao thanked the ministers for their hard work with the car, and wanted to transfer the silver from the Ming Dynasty to the ministers, one hundred taels for each minister, fifty taels for the lower officials, internal officials, propaganda officers, and soldiers of the forbidden army, and five taels for each of the servants. Idoushou proposed to keep the silver and reward the meritorious soldiers in the future, and Zheng Che seconded it. Li Hengfu, the military judge, proposed that a part of the silver taels could be allocated to the dynasty to stabilize the people's hearts and build a military industry, and Li Yuanyi and Du Chengzhi Jin Yingnan and other courtiers agreed with the observation of Ping'an Dao. Li Hao said that if the dynasty did not make an inch, he would reward gold and silver, and it would definitely breed slackness.

Zheng Che admonished: "Since His Royal Highness has handed over state affairs to the prince, the place that urgently needs silver taels is to divide the dynasty and not here, please allocate silver taels to the dynasty." Idoushou also persuaded: "Your Highness, the new dynasty is newly established, and everything needs to be done, so you must always give some support." Li Hao was furious and rebuked the ministers for attaching importance to the division of the dynasty and ignoring the king's location, and left gloomily.

Soon after, Du Chengzhi Jin Yingnan informed the Korean king Li Hao that Li Dexin had said that Liaodong had sent troops to rescue him, and he would arrive soon. Li Hao suddenly smiled. Li Hao turned to reward the queen and the two concubines, and the two of them thanked the nobles: "Your Royal Highness can still be considerate of the concubines in such a difficult environment, the concubines are really self-conscious, and they will definitely use it well." ”

The queen asked Jin Guidao: "Where does the noble man plan to use it well?" Do you buy food to distribute to the refugees or buy medicinal herbs and salt for everyone? Li Hao asked where the queen would use it, and the queen replied that it had been given to the prince.

Li Hao didn't understand why the queen gave it to the prince, and the queen replied: "Why is Your Highness so careless about the prince, the prince is also born to the concubine whom His Highness once loved deeply, no matter what happened in the past, the prince is now also the person who was handed over to the state by His Royal Highness, and he is dedicated to the body of the temple society, and His Royal Highness should give the prince strength." ”

Li Hao saw that he mentioned the division of the dynasty again, and he felt impatient: "Enough, the widow is observing and not unintentionally, and don't interfere in the political affairs of the widow." Seeing this, Jin Guiren said roundly: "Your Highness is angry, the lady of the middle temple is very worried, it is the concubine who is not thoughtful, and the concubine will divide the silver into two points with the people, please ask Your Highness to promise." Li Hao had no choice but to agree.

Kuandian Fort flying cavalry back and forth to explore, Jinyi Wei Bai Zongqi and He Zongqi this way to explore for a long time, only a few stragglers and road sentries are common, it is speculated that most of the Japanese army should be concentrated in the city, but the Japanese army is really difficult to explore, had to return to Liaodong, most of the flying cavalry on all roads is so. When the Korean soldier Cao Jushu learned that a Japanese army had appeared in Jiangsha, he asked Tong Yangzheng to go and check, and saw that hundreds of Japanese soldiers were exercising, Tong Yangzheng observed his drill method, and said proudly: "This kind of drill has no combat power at all, if the Japanese soldiers are like this, even if the troops are strong, as soon as the heavenly soldiers arrive, they can be wiped out immediately." "In July of the twentieth year of Wanli, the Liaodong Army was arriving in Korea in batches to prepare for the Great War of Conquest.