Nagoya Japan sent a general to report the news of the Japanese affairs in Korea

In the twentieth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, the first year of Wenlu in Japan, under the pretext of burning the national letter in Korea, in March of that year, a total of 306,250 people from all over Japan responded to the Toyotomi Hideyoshi conscription order in Nagoya.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi is wearing gold armor, wearing a malan on his head, and the back of the pocket is like a horse lan's leaves scattered like a light wheel, and the sun is as bright as a god, showing the power of the hegemon. The soldiers of the major lords are endless, and the military flags of various family patterns are like forests and seas, and the military appearance is magnificent. At this time, Hideyoshi immediately mobilized before the battle: "Brave soldiers of the Kingdom of God, I am proud of you who rule the world!" The long war has inspired us to fight for the end of hunger for your family and brothers, and for this reason you will conquer a more fertile land so that your family and brothers and your children and grandchildren will be rich forever! When we cross the sea, the land on the other side will give us abundant food and endless gold and silver, and conquer everything and we will have everything, and Ming and Korea will be your new homeland! Driven by the famous lords, Hideyoshi's eyes were full of enthusiasm, and the sound of the mountains calling for long live resounded in the sky.

Subsequently, Toyotomi Hideyoshi appointed Ukita Hideie as the commander-in-chief, and Kuroda Takataka Kanbei as the military division, with 158,700 men divided into nine route corps to prepare to cross the sea first, and ordered Konishi Yukicho to lead the first team of 18,000 people, including Yoshitomo Arima, Harumobu Arima, and Matsuura Zhennobu, as the vanguard corps.

Kiyomasa Kato led the second team of 22,000 people, including Hirano Nagatai and Nabeshima Naoshige.

Jean Kuroda Nagamasa led the third team of Kuroda retainers to 12,000 people.

Shimazu Yoshihiro led the fourth team of the Kyushu lord group of 14,500 people.

The fifth team of 25,000 people led by Fukushima Masanori Nagamune, Toda Katsutaka, Wasuka Iemasa, and Ikoma Kinmasa.

Takakei Kobayakawa led the sixth team of 15,000 people, including Kobayakawa Hideho, Tachibana Muneshige, Takahashi Tozensu, and Chikushi Hiromon.

Mori Terumoto led Yoshikawa Hiroke and Hasegawa Shu to a seventh team of 30,000 people.

Ling Ukita Hideya led the eighth team of 11,000 people.

Toyotomi Hidekatsu led Asano Nagamasa, Hosokawa Tadashi, Miyabe Jijun, Kinoshita Katsutoshi, Inaba Masasari and other groups of 11,000 people.

He then ordered the nine demons to lead the five generals Fujido Takatora, Wakiban Yasuji, Kato Yoshiaki, Kurushima Tsuto, and Kanno Masakage to command the naval army of 8,750 men and 700 warships to shoulder the sea route expedition and transportation. Ishida Mitsunari, Yoshitsugu Otani, and Masuda Nagamori were appointed as ship commissioners, in charge of ship scheduling, material transportation, and military reporting.

Tokugawa Ieyasu, Maeda Toshiie, Uesugi Keikatsu, Date Masamune, Oda Nobuo, and Gamo Township Division, totaling 105,000 people, were also ordered to be stationed in the general reserve area. Toyotomi Hideyoshi announced the adoption of Tokugawa Ieyasu's proposal, establishing the tactics of advancing by land and sea, relying on the strong to bully the weak, and quickly resolving the battle, and using the navy to ensure the supply of strategic materials for the army.

Hideyoshi was immersed in joy for a long time, intending to start in advance, and Maeda Toshiie, the chief assistant minister of the Toyotomi regime, admonished at this time: "Not at this time, Your Highness Taiko, strong soldiers are also indispensable for food, and the military rations must be complete before they can go on the expedition, but it is expected that the number of military rations and stones is not yet complete." ”

Hideyoshi was extremely surprised when he heard this, and hurriedly asked Ishida Mitsunari about it, and Ishida Mitsunari replied, "Except for the military rations that have not yet arrived at Nagoya as scheduled, overseas vassals have not yet been called. "Hideyoshi listened to the edict and announced the overseas subordinates, and those who should not be called will only destroy the country to atone for their sins! At this time, Maeda Toshiie reminded Hideyoshi again that there were also areas in the territory that had not sent soldiers according to the order, and Ishida Mitsunari confessed that the country that violated the order was Tsushima Island under Hideyoshi's questioning again, and Hideyoshi was furious and ordered the arrest of Yoshitomo Mune, the lord of Tsushima Island.

At this time, the lord of Tsushima Island, Zong Yoshizhi, knelt in front of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, sweating like rain, and Hideyoshi asked: "The daimyo lords of various countries have already recruited troops and raised food according to the order, and they dare not delay. Are you the only one who has turned a deaf ear to the Falklands and decided to disobey it because of your attachment to long-standing trade with North Korea? Or do you think that there is no need to carry out the orders given to me at all? ”

Zong Yizhi was afraid of being killed, and denied it again and again: "There is absolutely no such intention, Your Royal Highness Taiko, the minister is the vanguard to attack North Korea, and the minister has done his best to recruit troops, but the total number of soldiers and civilians on Tsushima Island is not 10,000, and it is really difficult to collect 5,000." Thank you for your understanding. ”

Hideyoshi turned to Konishi and said, "Konishi, Zong Yizhi is your son-in-law, since your son-in-law is in difficulty, as a father-in-law, how about borrowing 5,000 soldiers to him to save your son-in-law's life." You are a businessman, you can add some interest when you recycle, what do you think? "President Konishi didn't know Hideyoshi's true intentions, so he was silent in order to avoid saying too much and losing it.

Hideyoshi continued to say to Munyoshitomo: "Soyoshitomo, no matter what, you must first obey the order, and if there are not enough strong men, you will be filled with children, and if there are not enough boys, you will be disguised as girls, so as to show your loyalty to Tsushima and Tsushima." As to whether or not to let them enter the conscription is a matter for me to consider, do you not have such loyalty? Zong Yoshitomo panicked and hurriedly expressed to Hideyoshi that he was willing to mobilize all the manpower of Tsushima Island at the disposal of His Royal Highness Taiko, as a sign of loyalty.

After the meeting, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Maeda Toshiya sat on the floor to talk, Maeda Toshiya became a general long before Hideyoshi when serving Oda Nobunaga, Maeda Toshiya was brave and loyal, calm and wise, both battlefield command and political cooking are at ease, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi is a brother, Hideyoshi trusts him very much, so Maeda Toshiya ranks first in the Toyotomi regime. At this time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi wanted to personally conquer Korea, so as to ask the opinion of the Li family, and the Li family replied: "His Royal Highness Taiko cannot personally conquer Korea and the Ming Kingdom, a major government office is old, if there is a change in the great government office during the expedition of His Royal Highness Taiko, how to bear the name of unfilial piety?" And not only the big government, His Royal Highness Guan Bai is the first to lead the national government, and too many domestic affairs still need His Royal Highness Taige to sit here to worry. In addition, there are still hidden dangers before the Kanto Hudi Rebellion has not been completely extinguished, and Tokugawa Ieyasu needs to be supervised. ”

Hideyoshi asked again: "Is there any worry about making Tokugawa Ieyasu a pioneer?" Maeda Toshiie replied, "Didn't His Royal Highness Taiko order his ministers and Ieyasu to go with you in the same town?" Tokugawa Ieyasu is famous all over the world, and it only takes a moment to manipulate the daimyo of various countries, and the position of a pioneer is difficult to achieve if Ieyasu is in the position, and Ieyasu is in battle, which is no different from hundreds of thousands of troops under his name, and there will be troubles. ”

Hideyoshi asked again, "Is it okay to take Ieyasu with me?" Maeda Toshiya replied: "By no means, His Royal Highness Taiko must not forget the lessons of Oda Nobunaga, the change of Honnoji Temple, Oda Nobunaga was ambushed by Akechi Mitsuhide, the overlord fell, and the world was in chaos." Previously, His Royal Highness Taiko also intended to use this battle to train his subordinates, such as Ukita Hideya, Mori Terumoto, Kuroda Nagamasa, Yushiba Hidekatsu is young and talented, and is in need of training, and Kobayakawa , Tachibana, Shimazu, Kuroda and others have been on the battlefield for a long time, and there are countless brave generals in the world such as Kato and Fukushima under Taiko, as well as people who have deep military strategy, and they are fully prepared, so why worry about it? Therefore, it is enough to be in command at home, which is enough to deter all parties and respond to changes. ”

Hideyoshi was overjoyed: "Those who know me and Shiro are also thinking in my heart." Matashiro is thoughtful, and I don't have to worry about it. Afterwards, Governor Konishi discussed with Zong Yizhi and Jing Zhe Xuansu, and Jing Zhe Xuansu was worried about how to protect the lives of women, children, old and children. Seeing that Zong Yizhi was in a trance, Governor Konishi promised to make the Tsushima soldiers comfort the first team of defense troops.

Although Japan, which had experienced a long period of war, gradually regained its vitality after reunification, it was still relatively weak as a whole. Therefore, there was a lot of resentment among the common people about the expeditionary mobilization, and expressing this sentiment would cost them their lives. During the mobilization period, women and children were forcibly conscripted, and many people died as a result of resistance. During the preparation training, there were still those who tried to flee and returned to their hometowns to avoid the war. Although few in number, their emotions were enough to spread in the barracks, and the Legion Samurai always paid attention to maintaining military discipline and fighting spirit.

In North Korea, the Westerners' Party once again collectively asked for the establishment of the country, and the leader of the Westerners' Party, Zheng Cheol, said: "At present, the country is facing the possibility of a change, and the establishment of the country could have completely appeased the people's hearts, and the temple society will be protected forever, and His Royal Highness is requested to establish the son." ”

Ito Shoujin said: "Yes, Your Highness, the country is like a reserve of the royal family and the imperial court when resisting threats, please be aware of it." ”

The king of Joseon, Li Hao, held the joint name of the Westerners in his hand, and sneered: "Why are you like this, the widow has already explained that there will be no Japanese mutiny, but you insist on the Japanese mutiny, not necessarily there will be any changes in the widow, so you want to canonize the son, isn't this the meaning." ”

Zheng Chefang wanted to plead, but Li Hao reprimanded: "Didn't the widow say that there would be no rebellion!" The widow also said that if the widow dared to invade the widow, he would personally conquer the territory of the widow, and when the widow thought the time was right, he would order a discussion. ”。

Idoushou argued: "Your Highness, the ministers are really worried about the comfort of Sheji, and they have no other intentions for Your Highness, so please listen to the opinions of the ministers and others." Li Hao was furious and ordered to quit the shift several times. The ministers refused, and Li Hao was provoked to leave alone.

On that day, the Ministry of Constitutional Affairs was ordered by the king to exempt Zheng Che from all official positions and confined to his home on the grounds of indulging in alcohol and arbitrariness, and was under the strict supervision of the Ministry of Constitutional Affairs. At this time, Yi Dou Shou of the Western Party and Cheng Hun were uneven for Zheng Che, lamenting the change of the king, Cheng Hun was disheartened and wanted to leave his post and return to his hometown to never serve the king again, Yi Dou Shou indignantly reproached Cheng Hun and said: "How can you make such disloyal words, evil should be repaired, and abandoning it is no different from a coward." We should ask the Lord again and ask for counsel. "Ito Shou is about to get up, and outside the door, he ordered that all those who are going to play today to establish the country must not leave, and they will be punished for their crimes.

King Li Hao summoned Li Shanhai and Liu Chenglong on the conviction of Zheng Che, Li Shanhai co-starred in Zheng Che's party, so it should be convicted of forming a party and disorderly government rather than acting arbitrarily, Li Hao thoughtfully, Li Shanhai said: "His Royal Highness has strictly forbidden to make friends with friends for capital crimes, this time Zheng Che is jealous If he is not punished according to this, then the ministers are afraid that the royal power will not be restored. Li Hao was silent.

After Li Shanhai retired and returned, Liu Chenglong had already been waiting for a long time in Beibiansi, and when he saw Li Shanhai, he hurriedly asked how to deal with the Westerners' party, Li Shanhai told him the truth, Liu Chenglong persuaded: "Leader, you have to spare people and spare people, now that the Westerners have lost power, you have achieved your goal, why do you want to kill Zheng Che and expel all the Westerners?" What we wish is to live in the temple for the people of Li to live and work in peace and contentment, and there are many pillars of the country among the Westerners, Zheng Che and Yi Doushou are not only for their own selfish interests, the two parties have been fighting for a long time, it should be stopped, how can we set off party disputes again and expand the contradictions? ”

Li Shanhai asked in surprise: "Zuo Xiang, have you forgotten how Zheng Che and other Westerners persecuted you and our easterners?" Even if they are talented in governing the country, they have deceived themselves, only know how to persecute you and me, monopolize power, what good is it to leave it to you and me? What's in it for the country? Now that the people in the way are gone, the left minister can also show his hands and feet to realize your ambition of governing the country, and the easterners have no worries since then, and they should be celebrated. Could it be that the left minister has compassion for Westerners? You are an Easterner, do you want to do something that is not beneficial to the Easterners? ”

Liu Chenglong replied: "I have not always stood with you for the sake of party struggle, our duty is to assist His Royal Highness the Lord, and unite the powerful ministers and wise men of the court to protect the society and the people of the world." Even if it is for the sake of the Easterners, then they should not treat the Westerners like this, which will only deepen the misunderstanding between each other, and the party struggle will definitely become more fierce in the future, which is not beneficial to the country and the Easterners. ”

Li Shanhai chuckled: "Roar, why did Zuo Xiang suddenly speak so righteously, as if I was a more heinous person than that Song Yibi." I know that Zuo Xiang doesn't want to bother with this, so I can only do it for me. In order to facilitate the Left Prime Minister to display his political ambitions and enable the country to flourish, I would like to pave the way for the Left Prime Minister. The left minister doesn't have to worry about this anymore, I don't want to turn my face with you, and then the left minister should consider how to make your statecraft to His Royal Highness, and please always keep in mind that you are also an easterner, and you and I are on the same front. ”

Liu Chenglong replied: "I don't approve of dividing the East and the West, but I just see that you are with you for the sake of the country on weekdays, if the leader insists on starting a party fight again, I will resolutely oppose it!" Finally, I advise you to stop in moderation and not start a party dispute again. ”

Li Shanhai was extremely displeased with this: "Is it only Zuo Xiang, you are selfless for the country, and we are all people who only care about selfish interests?" I have made up my mind, and if the left minister wants to oppose it, it will be openly opposed. Since the left minister looks down on me so much, and he doesn't want to be an easterner, then you and I can just part ways, needless to say. Please think for yourself. Li Shanhai said nothing, brushed his sleeves and left.

Late at night in the palace, Li Hao was in a dilemma and asked the Ouchi official, who said: "The old slave thinks that if he is dealt with as a friend, Zheng Che, Yi Doushou, Cheng Hun and other officials and the majority of Confucian students will be in calamity again." His Highness may lose hearts and minds because of this. ”

Li Hao listened to the portable internal officials and went out of the palace overnight to visit Zheng Che at night, the monarch and the ministers drank and ate, Zheng Che said with tears in his eyes and was dedicated to safeguarding the foundation of the country and did not anger the king. Li Hao said: "The widow is here today to have a heart-to-heart with you, the widow has been taught for many years and is introduced as a confidant minister and the pillar of the country, but the widow does not like Gwanghaejun, although he is the son of the widow, it is said that Gwanghae is similar to the widow, the widow is mediocre, and the Korean country should always be inherited by a more virtuous monarch than the widow." ”

Zheng Che said with tears in his eyes: "Your Highness said this, it is indeed a fact that the minister set up a party, and it is also a fact that he advised His Highness to establish Guanghai, and he was disappointed in His Highness as well, but now I want to come here is not His Highness's fault, His Royal Highness Baoling was forcibly established as a king by a hundred officials, and suffered from the severe criticism of the ministers. ”

Li Hao said with tears in his eyes: "Aiqing is a loyal minister to the widow, those who go will return, and they must be cherished in the wilderness." Zheng Che thanked him. Subsequently, Zheng Che was exiled, and all the Westerner Party officials who jointly performed by Yi Doo-shou and Cheng Hun were dismissed and demoted. The Dongren Party gradually took control of the government, but due to the split between Li Shanhai and Liu Chenglong, the Dongren Party was divided into the Nanren Party and the Beiren Party, headed by Liu Chenglong and Li Shanhai respectively.

In the spring of the twentieth year of Wanli, the king of North Korea Li Hao is wearing a crown dress to preside over the pro-ploughing ceremony, from the farmer to the ox in front, Li Hao pushes the plough behind, in the pro-ploughing ceremony Li Hao looks relaxed, happy and happy, and the ministers are congratulating with the courtiers. Influenced by the religion of etiquette, the king attaches great importance to presiding over the ploughing, Li Hao is also full of hope for a bumper harvest, Li Hao said: "The dark clouds have been thick for several days, and today it will become the same color as the heaven and the earth, and the widow thinks that this will be a sign of a good harvest, and the heart of the widow has been sensed, and the widow will be more concerned about the people." The ministers worship the grace of God.

After Li Hao's ceremony, because he was in a happy mood, in order to reflect his love for the people, whether he was a servant of the palace or a group of ministers and ordinary people, he would not be held accountable for occasional mistakes. Li Hao summoned the important ministers to the banquet, during the banquet Li Hao said: "Now the people are stable, the people of the eight provinces of North Korea live and work in peace and contentment, and the widows pray for a bumper harvest this year, and the families sing and dance as the widows wish." ”

The northerner soldier Cao sentenced Hong Ruchun and said: "By the repeated harvest years of all countries, His Royal Highness's kindness is like the sea, the world is peaceful, and the blessing of all people." Li Hao was delighted, and said the common saying to the ministers: "You can know that the sound of the water flowing in the rice fields and the sound of the children's food are the gospel of heaven and earth. ”

At this time, Liu Chenglong, the leader of the Nanren Party, said: "Your Highness, now that the weather is getting warmer, whether to repair the Haiphong city or not, you have to stick to the garrison to ensure peace and prosperity." Li Hao was speechless. Seeing this, Li Shanhai, the leader of the Beiren Party, said to Liu Chenglong: "Zuo Xiang, spring is coming, when sowing seeds, you can't easily requisition the people's power before the harvest, otherwise, the people's hearts will be turbulent." ”

Liu Chenglong played: "The ministers dare not abuse the people's power, please give a reward for the purpose of farming to build the city in an orderly manner, in case of accidents and invasions of the Japanese bandits, it is not impossible for the Japanese to invade, strengthen the coastal defense, be prepared, and be foolproof." Although the matter of the Japanese Kou has been decided, the courtiers present still have their own opinions on it, and they have not made a decision for a while.

Li Hao said with a smile: "The matter of the widows has long been clear, and the bluff of the island country is not to worry about, even if the invasion of the widows is not afraid, the cunning rats are not enough." The widow will slaughter the kingdom of beasts. As for the construction of coastal defenses, it is extremely difficult to carry out cultivation during this period, and the people's strength will be suspended, and the people will have no complaints after the harvest. After finishing speaking, he called for drinking and no longer answered Liu Chenglong's question.

In the past 200 years, there has been no war in North Korea, the people do not know the soldiers, the soldiers do not know the war, there is a lack of awareness of dealing with the war crisis, the North Korean eight provinces have neglected military training and the reinforcement of the defense line, and the Korean court has tried its best to avoid the crisis of the war because of its blind confidence in its own national strength, obsessed with party struggle, and intoxicated with power schemes, while the Korean people are also immersed in daily peace. Unaware of the impending catastrophe of war, the garrison was lax.

He went to the Ming Dynasty to congratulate the Wanli Emperor on his birthday, and sent the news that the Ming Dynasty knew that Japan might attack the Ming Dynasty from Korea, which made Korea respond according to the truth. The king of Joseon, Li Hao, immediately convened a court meeting to discuss, and Li Shanhai, the leader of the council, said: "Fortunately, the Celestial Empire only heard the rumors, and did not know about the exchange of messengers between Korea and the Japanese state, and the situation still has room for change. However, Liu Chenglong, the leftist politician, believed that he should take this opportunity to immediately send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to show all the information known to North Korea.

Li Shanhai was puzzled and asked Liu Chenglong: "The Ming Kingdom has broken off diplomatic relations with the Japanese Kingdom for a long time, all because the Ming Kingdom is a country of birds and beasts. This was the concern when the DPRK sent the envoy in the past, and if there was a misunderstanding over the dispatch of the DPRK's envoy, it would put our country in an embarrassment. ”

Hong Ruchun of the Beiren Party echoed Li Shanhai and said: "What the Prime Minister said is very true, if the Kingdom of Heaven knows that we are secretly dealing with countries that have broken off diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of God, they will definitely be punished for crimes, and even punished by soldiers. It will inevitably lead to a burn, and if the kingdom does not know, we do not need to explain it. ”

Later, the Nanren household sentenced Li Yuanyi and asked, if the time passes, the kingdom learns about the communication envoy from other channels, what should be done? Li Shanhai, the leader of the council, said sharply: "If it weren't for the judgment of the ministers and the disruptive party, no one would take the initiative to inform the details of the kingdom, if the kingdom knew, it would be difficult to destroy the country if it led to the wrath of thunder!" Therefore, it is necessary to strictly guard the news and strive to hide it from the world. ”

Liu Chenglong said that there are envoys and ministers who have contacts with the kingdom every year, and it is difficult to keep the secrets safe, and Li Shanhai's son-in-law, Li Dexin, a native of the south, deeply agrees with this, Li Dexin said: "And the letter of the Japanese state bluntly states that there is an intention to invade the country, and if the country knows about this, it will be considered that North Korea is complicit and conceal it, if so, North Korea will also be in danger of losing the country." ”

Liu Chenglong, the left politician, believed: "Our country has been in the Celestial Empire for 200 years, and I am extremely loyal and diligent to hear this unbearable remark. The Beiren deputy student Jin Yan said: "After Chen played, he was not guilty, not only the Celestial Empire laughed at him, but also resented Japan." Pay for one's whistle. ”

After the argument, Liu Chenglong insisted on playing. Liu Chenglong said: "The Celestial Empire is the center of the Quartet, trade exchanges, envoys are in an endless stream, such things only need to be carefully investigated and visited, it is not difficult to know, the minister guessed that the country knew about the messenger, pretending not to know and waiting for the North Korea to confess." The minister thought that if he forcibly concealed it, he would bring disaster upon himself, so please think twice. ”

After thinking twice, Li Hao agreed to the dispatch of the envoy, but Li Shanhai said on how to play the court: "Although the dispatch of the messenger is only to investigate and make secret visits and has no intention of establishing diplomatic relations, if it is compared with the national letter, it is really pale and powerless, and it is impossible to say anything, and it will also bring disaster upon itself." ”

Zuo Chengzhi Liu Gen believes that "the minister's will and righteousness must be played, but in fact, it is not without difficulties." It is advisable to listen lightly. So Li Shanhai, the king of music, sent an envoy to the Ming Face Saint, and he heard it lightly, and the exchange of national letters was unspeakable. The courtiers all agreed, and Li Hao played it.