Wanli investigated the peace affair, and the Ming Dynasty transferred troops to the east

The peace talks failed, Shen Weijing stayed in North Korea and did not return to wait for news, and Yang Fangheng returned to Beijing with a thanksgiving table. But the Wanli Emperor always felt that something was wrong, so he called Chen Ju, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi and in charge of the East Factory, and said: "I heard that the Japanese are still entrenched in Busan and have not returned, and I have heard that there is a plan for war. ”

Chen Ju held the detailed document and said: "According to the report of Xu Fuyuan, the governor of Fujian, the spies who went to Japan have sent back the news after a long-term investigation after connecting with the volunteer doctor Xu Yi. Jinyi Wei Shishi reported that Japan had been fully deployed to prepare for war, and the maritime merchant Xu Yu reported seven pieces of information, which also said that the previous Japanese invaded the dynasty and were killed by our Ming Dynasty, and countless people died of illness and returned from illness. It can be seen that the request for peace is false, and the pretext of asking for peace and recuperating in the war is real; In addition, Shimazu, a major general in the Japanese army, seems to be at odds with the Japanese chief Hideyoshi, and after many verifications, it has been confirmed that it is correct and can be used. ”

Emperor Wanli said: "Well, Xu Yu can continue to lurk in Japan and engage in discord. What is the situation in Japan? Chen Ju replied: "The spy Zhang Yixue lurked in the city of the Japanese chief Hideyoshi, according to the report in Japan, the Japanese chief father and son were out of harmony, the Japanese prime minister is not the son of the Japanese chief Hideyoshi, after Hideyoshi gave birth to his son-in-law, he became increasingly suspicious, and finally became a father and son confrontation, and the Japanese Prime Minister Hideji's family was wiped out. This show has always been popular in Japan, and people in Japan are uneasy. The lords of various parts of Japan seemed to be divided, and they had some autonomy in the army and food, and the Japanese chieftain Hideyoshi was trying to gradually return to the central government. Therefore, there is also suspicion among the monarchs and ministers. ”

Emperor Wanli sneered contemptuously: "The Wa Kingdom is also a country that has gone through nearly a thousand years, how can the system still be so scattered? During the Sui and Tang dynasties, he came to study repeatedly, but he still didn't know the essentials, so it's no wonder that he could only become a thief. What about the rest? Chen Ju replied: "The armor of the Japanese soldiers is mostly bamboo armor, which is light and comfortable, conducive to marching, and can be used for ordinary swords. But the degree of sturdiness is far from being comparable to my Daming iron armor. The saber of the Japanese soldiers can be divided into too sword, fighting knife, wakicha, and short sword. The Japanese knife inherited the Tang knife, after evolution, the quality is pure, the craftsmanship is fine, very strong and the knife technique is strange, and the rest are spears, naginatas, bows and arrows, etc. The most powerful weapon of the Japanese soldiers is the bird gun, which is different from the bird gun that I am now equipped with, and the bird gun of the Japanese country is above my Ming Dynasty in terms of shooting accuracy, range, support, and production volume. However, it is reported that the production of artillery was very small, and it was difficult for the horse team to grow into a large scale, and most of them fought on foot. ”

Emperor Wanli said: "The Ming artillery is unparalleled in the world, the Ming iron cavalry is invincible, and the Japanese have their own specialties in firearms, and I am also a variety of styles in the Ming Dynasty, which can cope with all war situations." Li Rusong is not in North Korea to win with less. With proper tactics, the Japanese army is not to be worried. I didn't expect that this would-be would-be trick was really playing tricks, so that I could withdraw the army, and I really wanted to break Nahei Hideyoshi's body into pieces at this moment. ”

Chen Ju then separately stated the matter: "Master, and Fujian businessman Huang Jia reported that Shen Weijing and the Japanese had a private conspiracy, saying that the Japanese chief and Shen Weijing had agreed that when the canonization was made, the Ming princess could be sent to Japan as the princess of the Japanese, and the south of the Han River in Korea would be given to the Japanese state, so that the Korean prince would be hostage in the Japanese state, and the Japanese and the Ming would carry out exploration and trade, and the two countries would have a truce and forever end the world. ”

Wanli asked how to know? Chen Ju replied: "This matter has long been spread in Japan, and everyone knows that it was Shen Weijing who privately set up behind the emperor's back and the enemy general Konishi Yuki. Emperor Wanli still couldn't believe it, so Chen Ju showed the relevant textual evidence collected from Japan, and then compared it with the request for surrender with the seal pattern collected to prove that the surrender table was fake, so most of the secret agent's report was true. Chen Ju asked Yang Fangheng to question him harshly.

Emperor Wanli said angrily: "Then it is said that the Wa Kingdom has never asked for surrender, it is all Shen Weijing who is deceiving and cheating, he is just a guerrilla general, how dare he deceive?" I and the king of Korea have been kept in the dark and being tricked, what is the origin of Shen Weijing? Is it a Japanese spy? Who is behind him? Ah yes, Shi Xing, only Shi Xing is in one mind. I remembered that Shen Weijing was the envoy sent by Shi Xing to North Korea to implement the delaying plan, and Shi Xing and his comrades were treasonous, yes or no? ”

Chen Ju replied: "The slave maid has already checked, Shen Weijing is not a Japanese spy, why he deceived the imperial court, I still don't know, whether the Ministry of War is treasonous slave maid thinks it is still difficult to determine." It's just that the Japanese state does intend to fight again, so please prepare for it early. so as not to be seized by the Japanese pirates. Xu Yi later said in detail, Japan is not good at water warfare, and the Korean naval army has average combat strength, but it has won successive battles against Japanese ships. The tactics of the Japanese ships are mostly connected strings, with bird guns and throwing firearms, and lack of artillery configuration, such as the pirate tactics. Xu Yihou suggested that it is advisable to adopt the method of simultaneous land and water; Second, it was reported that the domestic resources of the Japanese were greatly consumed in preparation for war, and the savings of various localities were expropriated. The people of the Japanese Kingdom were tired of war and resisted but were forced to enlist, and the lords everywhere had the intention of not fighting, and if people did not think of war, their combat strength would fall. Emperor Wanli was determined to fight again, and ordered Chen Ju to ask Yang Fangheng on his behalf, and then perform the recital.

Later, the Wanli Emperor summoned the cabinet Zhao Zhigao, Zhang Wei, Chen Yuma, Shen Cheng and the military department to enter the palace to discuss matters. Zhao Zhigao and the other five people were summoned to meet and were introduced by Tian Yi, the head of the celebrant supervisor, Zhao Zhigao asked Tian Yi why he didn't see Shi Xing, the secretary of the military department, coming? Tian Yi said: "The Wa Kingdom is preparing to fight again, Shi Xing deceived the upper and lower to seek peace, the emperor is about to ask for the guilt, and the elder of the pavilion is afraid that he will also be reprimanded, please be cautious." Zhao Zhigao was very surprised when he heard this, and his heart was uneasy.

Emperor Wanli was angry, and said coldly: "I thought that the Japanese were invincible, and begged to surrender to my Ming Dynasty. Who knew that the Japanese were actually taking this opportunity to rest and recuperate, intending to fight again. I already know all the details of the Japanese country, and I also know that the so-called peace is a play conspired by Shen Weijing and the Japanese Kou. Yang Fangheng has already confessed that Shen Weijing is the obstruction of this matter. But what I don't know is what is the purpose of this Shen Weijing? What does Shi Xing have to do with him? How much do you know? Tell me, aren't you involved? ”

Jian Da said in fear: "The emperor is aware of it, and the minister has no idea about it!" Since Liaodong entered the military department, the minister has been supervising the study of military equipment, except for the war, Shi Xing has never had a discussion with the minister. Where did this Shen Weijing come from? Does it have anything to do with Shi Xing? Whether Shen Weijing's conspiracy Shi Xing was behind it, it was really difficult for the minister to determine. ”

The new cabinet minister, Shen Zhengzheng, said righteously: "This matter is already clear at a glance, this Shen Weijing was found by Shi Xing from the people, Shen Weijing is clothed, how dare he be so bold and play with the court without the guidance of others!?" Shi Xing, as the secretary of the military department, reported that the Japanese had the intention of surrendering, and he was bent on peace and missed the fighter. Shi Xing's previous military planning had never had such omissions, which was suspicious. Shi Xing should have harbored evil intentions and shielded Shen Weijing, and was suspected of connecting with foreign enemies, so he asked the emperor to immediately remove Shi Xing from his official position, interrogate him strictly, and find out the truth! ”

The new cabinet minister, Chen Yuma, seconded the proposal: "The minister also agrees with this proposal, this matter must be related to Shi Xing and Shen Weijing, this matter is extremely strange, people are puzzled, and it should be found out immediately, so as not to cause turmoil in the court and unrest in the people." And Shen Weijing was stranded in North Korea, presumably expecting that he would be exposed, and if he fled or even defected to the Japanese invaders, he should be arrested and brought into Beijing immediately. ”

Zhang Wei, the second assistant of the cabinet, said: "The emperor is wise and wise, and everything in the world is in the palm of his hand, and the ministers are deeply ashamed, and they failed to see through the plans of Shi Xing and Shen Weijing in time, and they have lost the emperor's trust. What the minister is most worried about now is that Shi Xing or Shen Weijing has too close contacts with the Japanese Kou, if there is a leak of military information, it is really unimaginable. Please ask the emperor to interrogate Shi Xing quickly. ”

Zhao Zhigao, the first assistant of the cabinet, had another objection: "The old minister thinks that there should be no leakage of military information, if so, Song Yingchang and Li Rusong have already been defeated by the Japanese invaders, how can there be a series of great victories?" Song Yingchang planned the military affairs, was safe and thorough, and was loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor, fulfilled his duties, and would never deceive the court. Shi Xing's matter still needs to be investigated carefully, if he is directly imprisoned, it will arouse the suspicion of the courtiers and many discussions, and it is not too late to be convicted of Shi Xing's mastermind after being identified. ”

Emperor Wanli said: "Zhao Ge is worthy of being the leader, and he is old enough to seek the country." That Shi Xing has already sold the country! I can't even guess how many more I sold! The court talks, is there less discussion in ordinary times? I don't care about this time! Guilty or not, whether it is related or not, Shi Xing must also be imprisoned immediately! Elder Zhao Ge, I am not mistaken, at that time, you were also the mastermind, who was the mastermind between you and Shi Xing? ”

Zhao Zhigao hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, the old minister will never dare to deceive the emperor!" Shi Xing once consulted with his ministers, saying that the national strength was difficult and urgently needed to recuperate, and he carefully analyzed the matter of the Japanese invaders' request for surrender, and the ministers were convinced of this, and Shi Xing was well versed in military affairs, and was good at money and grain planning, and there was no trust inside and outside the court, so the ministers fell into his trap and agreed to surrender. I never thought that Shi Xing would collaborate with the enemy and betray the country! The old minister's name was ruined, and he just wanted to die! ”

After saying that, Zhao Zhigao cried again and again, and Wanli was furious: "Let Jinyiwei go and put Shi Xing in the edict prison, and interrogate him by the three law divisions!" and that Shen Weijing, who teased Fanbang with the name of the Celestial Empire, was also arrested immediately! Tian Yi took the order.

Tian Yi also immediately said to everyone: "According to Yang Fangheng's confession, Shen Weijing once taught him that once the imperial court knew that the Japanese were preparing for war, he said that it was because the Japanese invaders took the lead in breaking the contract, so as to get away with the crime!" It's really treacherous and shameless. All of you are in important positions in the court, and you have all been entrusted with important tasks by the emperor, and no one has noticed it from beginning to end in this matter, and it is also difficult to escape the blame. ”

Emperor Wanli said angrily: "The Japanese are treacherous and cunning, and the design is mocking, and my Ming Dynasty's military department is also deceived by me!" A commoner can play with my Ming and Korea between applause, and none of my ministers, six ministries and Manchu officials can see through it, which is a great shame! North Korea knows what to think! How can Daming deal with himself! How to maintain my face! Reduced to the laughing stock of the world, the thief is proud! How do you people explain to me? ”

Zhao Zhigao knelt down and played: "Your Majesty, the old minister is ashamed and embarrassed, and he deserves death." The old minister was already a talent of rotten wood, and the emperor did not give up and ordered him to lead the cabinet. The old minister is the first assistant but can not share the worries for the emperor, causing this catastrophe, the minister has no face to stand in the court, please ask the emperor to dismiss the old minister from office, go to prison to ask the guilty to thank the world, with the name of the whole saint. When they saw this, they also pleaded with each other.

Emperor Wanli was stunned at first when he saw that the cabinet collectively resigned and waited for the crime, but Wanli knew that the war was coming, and it was unwise to change the center. In order to balance the courtiers' cabinet, these four people are still very important today, so he said slowly: "If you make a mistake, you want to leave? Am I ignorant? This matter is not so easy to stop, I ordered you to enter the cabinet, and let you enter the military department not to escape responsibility. To be pacified

It is not too late to convict later, and if there is a meritorious act, it can also be considered as appropriate. I just want the Woko to deeply understand the fate of teasing me now! ”

Jian Da immediately said: "The emperor's grace is vast, the minister is grateful, the war is imminent, the Japanese will make a comeback, the minister thinks that he should immediately recruit a large army to go to Korea, and at the same time inform the North Korea to immediately organize defense, this time all the Japanese will be annihilated, and the Japanese chieftain will be captured." The ministers immediately planned military supplies and conscripted troops into the court. ”

Chen Yujin said: "The personnel of the leading troops is a matter of victory or defeat, and the general must be determined immediately, in addition, Shi Xing is convicted, and the military department is vacant, and it must also be selected immediately, otherwise the war will be missed." Jian Da is deeply burdened with heavy responsibilities, it is difficult to separate, the minister asked to call the former military department squire Song Yingchang into the court to serve as the secretary of the military department, Song Yingchang has been in the military department for a long time, and presided over the Korean war, deep knowledge of the art of war, steady behavior, well aware of the enemy's situation, if the military department is still the book, it will be greatly advantageous to fight with the Japanese invaders. ”

Zhang Wei said: "Song Yingchang repeatedly admonished and prevented the withdrawal of troops, so he resigned indignantly and closed his door. It will take great effort to invite you to the DPRK again, and the situation is urgent and urgent. The minister recommended Xing Jue, the squire of the Nanjing Military Department, to enter Beijing as the secretary of the Military Department, Xing Jue's talent was not under Song Yingchang, and asked Xing Jue to replace Gu Yangqian as the governor of Jiliao to preside over the war. Gu Yangqian also strongly agreed with the proposal of tribute, but Shi Xing was the first to look forward, and he could not distinguish the treacherous plans of the Japanese and the Japanese, so he followed Shi Xing's intentions wholeheartedly. The war is imminent, it is necessary to select capable ministers to serve, Liaodong is extremely important in the Eastern Expedition, and the ministers think that Xing Jue will be the governor of Jiliao at the same time, and they will be able to coordinate all parties and fulfill their responsibilities. Annihilated all the Japanese in order to repay the emperor's kindness. ”

Emperor Wanli praised: "Xing Jue, well, he is indeed the right person, I have read his recital, he is a person of foresight and strategy, so I let Xing Jue be appointed as the secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao, the governor of Jiliao and Baoding military affairs, and preside over the Korean war." Let Tian Le temporarily preside over the affairs of the Ministry of War. ”

Zhao Zhigao said: "Li Rusong, the former commander-in-chief, is now the first commander-in-chief of Liaodong and is busy resisting the Mongol tribes. And Li Rusong in North Korea when the merit in favor of the northern army has caused a great chaos in the army, the soldiers have a lot of complaints, the old minister thought that Li Rusong was not suitable to go out this time, the old minister recommended the general soldier Ma Gui, Ma Gui for the family of generals, in the border pass repeatedly made military exploits, pacified the worship of Ma Gui Wei Zhen plug. His bravery, wisdom and courage are also not inferior to Li Rusong, and the old minister thinks that Ma Gui can take on this important task. ”

Emperor Wanli said: "Dongli Xima is famous all over the world. The Li family in Tieling and the Ma family in the right guard have more generals for generations, Li Rusong has already been there once, and there is no objection to the transfer of Ma Gui to the east, so according to what the elder said, the chief military officer of Ma Gui was appointed to lead the army to the east to fight in Korea. Zhao Zhigao took the order.

Shen has always been thinking hard about his own candidates when Zhao Zhigao, Zhang Wei and other generals were recommended, and when they saw that the two of them finished speaking, they hurriedly said in order to obtain praise: "Your Majesty, the minister recommended Yang Hao, who is the right participant in politics in Shandong, as a preparation for the war. Yang Hao and Dong Yiyuan once crossed Moshan on a snowy night to attack the Mongolian fried flower department and won a complete victory. There are also merits of reclaiming 100 hectares of barren land and producing 20,000 stones of grain, which is enough to serve. The minister thought that before the army was assembled into Korea, Yang Hao could go to Korea to organize defense and seize the opportunity. Zhang Wei also praised Yang Hao again and again, and played again and again as Emperor Wanli Zhun Shen had always invited, and Emperor Wanli played Zhun Gong.

Emperor Wanli asked Jianda how to deploy this time? Jian Da replied: "The minister thinks that 100,000 troops should be transferred and annihilated in one fell swoop." However, time is running out, so it is advisable to first dispatch 30,000 troops to aid Korea, and defend dangerous points in Hanyang, Namwon, Jeonju, Chungju, Seongju and other places to block the enemy's northward advance and stabilize the foundation. After the army gathers and unites with North Korea, it will carry out a counteroffensive and encircle and annihilate the Busan Japanese invaders. The minister also recommended Chen Lan and the veteran Deng Zilong to command the naval army to join the Korean naval army and advance by land and water. Chen Luan has repeatedly broken the Japanese at sea, and Deng Zilong is also a battle-hardened battle, and he will be able to live up to the high expectations of the imperial court. "Wanli played on the quasi-performance, issued an edict to select generals, mobilized the world's soldiers and horses to march eastward again, and ordered the cabinet to collect money and grain together with the household department.

Afterwards, the celebrant supervisor Yin Tian Yi reported to Wanli Yan that the courtiers had asked for internal funds, and Emperor Wanli said: "Do you want to allocate internal funds again?" This court has no money! As a three-year-old child, without even an excuse, he directly asked for internal funds, and on weekdays, he had to pay lightly, oppose extravagance, and distribute money, and the expenses of various places were taken care of. In the event of a major military event, please allocate internal funds, and now even the relief of the victims has to be borne by the internal funds, and the hypocrites have added to the court, I really should dismiss them all and exile them! ”

Tian Yi persuaded: "The master is angry, this country is huge, the expenses are huge, and there are inevitably greedy ink behaviors in the local area. However, it is really too much for the courtiers to keep an eye on the internal money, ostensibly trying to save money, but in fact it is sanctimonious. Forgive the slave and maid bluntly, there has always been a wide range of aspects involved in saving expenses, but all the clans involved are cautious, which shows that the officials also know that this is a big taboo. Don't dare to commit this ancestral taboo for the sake of fighting for fame. ”

Wanli said with a smile: "Of course this is a big taboo, "Emperor Ming Zuxun" contains a clear text: All Feng Xianguan, with Wang Xiaoguo's music, will be beheaded by those who are separated from their relatives. It is rumored that the king has a great cause, but there is no real record to verify, and the same is true for those who hear about it. This is also what I dislike of them, pretending to be a posture of asking for the people's life, dedicating himself to the country, and sacrificing his life for righteousness, but when it comes to the clan, because there is the law of the ancestors, they don't dare! They are afraid of death! And as long as this taboo is not involved, the official dares to rely on the law of the ancestors to be presumptuous in front of me. The provinces often cried about the expenses of the clan, and the officials also talked about it slightly, and it was not that the DPRK and China had not discussed the plan before. But still...... As far as I know, even Hai Rui didn't dare to say a spade a word about it, let alone the ministers of the Cabinet. But you Tian Yi dare to speak out, you are not afraid of death than them. ”

When Tian Yi heard this, he was immediately frightened, and he repeatedly pleaded guilty: "The master is angry with the master and spare his life!" The slave is an unintentional mistake! is just sad for the hypocrisy of the official, and he is angry and unfair for the master. But the slave and the maid know that there are many loyal and capable ministers around the master, and the slave and the slave will never dare to separate the master's clan! "Emperor Wanli knew that Tian Yi was loyal, and Wanli himself was just taking the opportunity to amuse. Lian ordered Tian Yi to get up and pardon his sins. Wanli said that he was also distressed by the clan and had no way to start.

Emperor Wanli complained: "I don't count on them to govern the country. The ministers of action have their own way of sharing the worries of the court, and they will only talk about criticism, and they can use impeachment as their ability, and I don't bother to bother with them. The decree was that the Taifu Temple would allocate the price of the horse again, and the rest of the ministries would be exhausted, and no one would want to stay out of the matter. But this incident also made me understand that in the long run, once there is another incident, money and food will definitely be stretched thin, and it will cause chaos. And I don't want to be coerced and constrained, these people are stingy with money and food, they only know how to throttle and don't know how to open source, as soon as there is a plan to fill the treasury, they are impeached, looted and squeezed, and compete with the people for profit, I am really annoyed. We are determined to issue mine superintendents to collect special mining taxes in various places to replenish the treasury, and to discuss other financial policies. ”

Tian Yi was worried that the distribution of mine supervisors to collect mining taxes would lead to the collective persuasion of hundreds of officials again, and the imperial court might fall into disputes because of this. Emperor Wanli smiled calmly, saying that he could only leave the impeachment of the mining tax without approval. Tian Yi received the order.

After Shi Xing, the secretary of the military department, was imprisoned, his wife was sent to Guangxi. At the same time, an edict was issued stating that "the Japanese slaves are reckless, plundering the subject countries, and spying on the hinterland, all of which are caused by the former military department Shangshu Shi Xing's deceitful thieves, and deceive the king and the country." Jin Yiwei rushed to North Korea day and night to arrest Shen Weijing, Shen Weijing had already planted secret agents around Yang Fangheng, and Shen Weijing had learned from letters since Yang Fangheng was questioned by the palace. As soon as the time is calculated, it is guessed that the official mission to arrest him should arrive in this day or two. In a hurry, he wrote a book to leak the fact that the Ming Dynasty had transferred a large army to aid Korea to the Japanese army in Busan, and then disguised himself and went to Liaodong.

Shi Jinyi Wei Xu Maowei has already left office due to illness in the twenty-third year of Wanli, and now the original commander Wang Zhizhen is in charge of Jinyi Wei affairs, Luo Sigong was promoted to a thousand households because of his meritorious service, and he is also familiar with Liaodong Korean affairs, so Wang Zhizhen ordered Luo Sigong to arrest Shen Weijing.

In order to prevent Shen Weijing from escaping, Luo Sigong informed the state government along the way to distribute a wanted notice, promising a generous reward just in case, Shen Weijing sneaked into Liaodong and was accidentally reported, and the local state government immediately arrested and reported to Jinyiwei that he knew. When Shen Weijing saw Jinyiwei coming, he asked what the crime was? Luo Sigong said: "According to the emperor's order, Shen Weijing fornicated with the Japanese invaders, made a private peace treaty, lost his power and humiliated the country, deceived the imperial court, colluded with important ministers, and had bad intentions, resulting in the delay of the warplane, the comeback of the Japanese invaders, and the suffering of the vassal country, so he could escort the Beijing master to ask for the guilt!" ”

Shen Weijing shouted: "Wronged! It's really wronged! I didn't know that the would-be cowards were so cunning, and that I had been deceived by their tricks! It was the Japanese who were the first to breach the contract! This matter is what Yang Fangheng also knows! Luo Sigong said: "Shen Weijing, you don't act in front of us!" Yang Fangheng has already confessed, I heard that you are clever and eloquent, if you have the ability, wait until after the edict to show us! Shen Weijing repeatedly called Yang Fangheng greedy for life and afraid of death, and framed him. But Luo Sigong ignored this and escorted Shen Weijing back to Beijing.