Shen Weijing sent an envoy to pose for Tianwei and deceived Xiaoxi into a truce in Pyongyang

The guerrilla general Shen Weijing was ordered by Shangshu Shi Xing of the Ministry of War to lead the Ming envoy to escort several people and have crossed the Yalu River to Yizhou. When the king of Joseon heard this, he was overjoyed and immediately arranged to greet him. Shen Weijing saluted first: "Shen Weijing, the guerrilla general of the Ming Dynasty, see His Royal Highness the King of Joseon. When the king of Joseon saw Shen Weijing, he immediately clasped his hand and thanked him: "Finally, the angel is coming, the widow has been thinking about it for a long time in his heart, the ancestor Chengxun guards the general army day and night, the widow is moved, and today the angel led the male soldiers to help North Korea regain the lost land, and the widow and all the Korean people will remember the great kindness of the country for generations." ”

Shen Weijing thanked him: "Your Highness is serious, the Ming Dynasty and North Korea are like brothers, how can they not be saved when they die?" The emperor always cares about the safety of North Korea, and specially ordered me to come and arrange this matter first. The king of Joseon was moved: "Your Majesty the Emperor is gracious, and the widow has no place to be ashamed, but if the envoy has a need, the widow will do his best to meet it, but I don't know where the heavenly soldiers you are bringing are now?" The widow will give a feast. ”

Shen Weijing's expression was puzzled, and he didn't know what the king of Korea meant: "What does His Highness mean?" Originally, there were only a few followers, and not a single soldier was led. When the king of Joseon and the ministers of Joseon heard that Shen Weijing had not led the troops, they didn't know how to respond for a while, and they were embarrassed for a while. I saw Shen Weijing suddenly laughed and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, a million heavenly soldiers are coming!" Before that, I should have gone to Pyongyang to denounce the Japanese and tell them that it would not be too late to surrender and withdraw from Korea if I wished. ”

The king of Joseon bitterly persuaded: "Envoy, the Japanese are extremely cruel and cunning, if you go to Pyongyang, you may not be lucky, it is better to ask the emperor to lead a large army to come to ensure that you are safe." Shen Weijing waved his hand and smiled after hearing this: "Your Highness is worried, it will take several months for a million heavenly soldiers to assemble and set off, I can't be anxious, I will go to Pyongyang as an envoy of the Celestial Empire, and the power of heaven will definitely make the four Yi guests subdue, how dare that the Japanese child harm the envoy, not to mention that the envoy is well versed in the art of war, the so-called soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good is also good." Your Highness can rest assured that this envoy has his own measure. ”

The king of Joseon was eager to see the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty appear in front of him immediately, and he couldn't help but feel anxious: "No! No matter what the millions of heavenly soldiers are, our country is already in danger, and we can't wait for a few months! Please ask the envoy to ask the emperor for an order, not a million, but tens of thousands, or thousands, and immediately send troops to expel the Japanese invaders! Shen Weijing's face was displeased, and he said coldly: "Your Highness is very out of shape, Your Highness should not have the right to give orders to this envoy!" How to fight the imperial court's own deployment, there is no need to say more about North Korea! Just do what you are told. What kind of face does the king who has lost the country and abandoned the people have to oppose the imperial court arrangement in front of the envoy! ”

As soon as these words came out, all the Korean ministers were shocked, the king of North Korea choked up, and was stimulated by Shen Weijing and almost fainted, Liu Chenglong saw this and stepped forward to reprimand Shen Weijing angrily: "Presumptuous! How can you wantonly humiliate the king of a country here, the Ming Dynasty and North Korea should work together to drive out the Japanese invaders, how can you, as an envoy, be so ignorant of etiquette! ”

Shen Weijing squinted and asked for his name, and after knowing that it was Liu Chenglong, he sneered and said: "Ah, I've heard that it is the minister in charge of the food of the Ming soldiers." The Ming Dynasty's assistance is due to the righteousness of the clan, you should be grateful to Dai De, almost the entire territory of Korea has fallen and has to rely on the Celestial Empire to restore the country, so there should be no more doubts about the policy of the imperial court, this envoy also hopes that the Korean monarchs and ministers can understand this meaning, thank the emperor for his grace, and fully assist. And you, a little courtier, don't need to say much, just do it. In addition, please pay more attention to the food of this envoy. ”

Liu Chenglong also replied coldly: "The Ming envoy's food, clothing, housing and transportation should be taken care of, but I don't know if you can afford these expenses!?" Shen Weijing looked at Liu Chenglong in the cold light after hearing this, and was about to get angry when he heard the king of Korea say: "Fuyuanjun, how can you be so rude to the envoy, and don't retreat quickly." ”

Later, the king of Joseon invited Shen Weijing into the palace to rest. Shen Weijing wanted to discuss matters alone with the king of Joseon and asked the ministers of the DPRK to recuse himself, the ministers of the DPRK were surprised, and Yi Dosu, the governor of the left council, asked: "How can the minister of the court not be present to discuss the affairs of the state?" Shen Weijing replied: "The ministers are powerless, and there is nothing to listen to, and it is useless to survive." All the Korean ministers were deeply humiliated and were about to speak out to fight back but were stopped by the king of Joseon, who agreed to Shen Weijing's invitation and discussed with Shen Weijing alone.

The king of Joseon in the palace asked Shen Weijing how to think about it? Shen Weijing replied: "First of all, we must first meet and negotiate with the Japanese generals stationed in Pyongyang. The king of Joseon was puzzled: "You have no army to protect you, and the widows are really worried about your safety, how are you going to negotiate with the Japanese invaders?" Shen Weijing replied that this is a top-secret content and it is strictly forbidden to leak it. The king of Joseon asked, "The widow is the king of Joseon, can't even the widow tell the content of the negotiation in advance?" ”

Shen Weijing replied: "Your Highness is no exception, so please ask Your Highness to agree with this envoy, after the envoy and the Japanese generals reach a consensus, Your Highness and the DPRK must listen to the advice of this envoy." The king of Joseon was displeased: "It is really rude to ask for the content of the negotiation to be obeyed without even knowing the content of the negotiation in advance!" ”

Shen Weijing said: "Your Highness, this envoy is a person entrusted by the emperor to exercise full power to negotiate on behalf of the Son of Heaven. So, Your Highness, are you unwilling to obey the will of the Son of Heaven? The king of Joseon denied it again and again, and Shen Weijing asked again: "Since you are not unwilling to obey the Son of Heaven, please listen to the advice of this envoy after he returns." ”

Shen Weijing saw that the king of Korea was still reluctant and persuaded: "Your Highness, how could this envoy do something harmful to the fraternal country, what this envoy did was for the safety of you and your Korea." Please trust us. The king of Joseon had no choice but to agree.

Shen Weijing saw that the king of Joseon had agreed, so he added: "Your courtiers must have someone to stop the envoy, please be sure to stop it, and the envoy will confirm with you again on the way to Pyongyang." The king of Joseon asked how to confirm it? Shen Wei replied respectfully to the blocker. The king of Joseon was surprised and refused to agree, and Shen Weijing said when he saw this: "Even so, the envoy has nothing to do here, so it is better to return to the court to resume his life." The king of Joseon hurriedly stopped him and was forced to agree to Shen Weijing's request.

Since Shen Weijing's secret talks with North Korea, Idoushou convened a meeting of Bibian Division and said: "It's really presumptuous, and it's unheard of to treat us like puppets." Zheng Che also sighed: "Yes, His Royal Highness the Lord looks at Da Ming's face too much, if it is the prince's mansion, it will definitely not be like this." Liu Chenglong immediately got up and suggested: "Let's go and ask the Lord together, if the country is in danger without our knowledge, we will all die." The three of them reached an agreement and immediately set out to meet the king.

Yi Dou Shou, Zheng Che, and Liu Chenglong asked about the content of the secret conversation after seeing the king Li Hao, Zheng Che persuaded that national affairs should not be decided through secret talks, and under the three of them asked Li Hao and Pan to confess, Yi Dou Shou asked about the content of the negotiation, Li Hao didn't know, Liu Chenglong was stunned: "Your Highness, didn't you even know the content of the negotiation and gave full authority?" Your Highness, please answer the words of the minister. Li Hao was also deeply ashamed of this, and didn't know how to answer for a while, but under the continuous questioning of the three people, Li Hao said angrily: "What can a widow do!" It was the envoy on behalf of the emperor who ordered the widow to do it, how can the widow deal with it! ”

Liu Chenglong persuaded: "Your Highness, the country is in danger and really needs the help of the Ming Dynasty, but only we can decide the fate of our country." But how can you do this without knowing that you have the full authority to appoint the envoys of the Ming Dynasty! Yi Doushou also persuaded: "After Shen Weijing negotiates with the Japanese army, if we are ordered to surrender or divide the land, we will not be able to comply!?" Li Hao also persuaded everyone to believe in the Ming envoy, and everyone had no choice but to retreat.

Gwanghaejun, who was in the sub-dynasty, was also puzzled when he heard this, thinking that the king must not be allowed to make such an arrangement, so he planned to go to Yizhou to persuade him, but Zuo Yuan Zheng Zhuo stopped him and said: "Your Majesty, please respect yourself, have you forgotten that the court is only here now?" The officials, the rebels, and the common people all have their hearts on this place and support you. Even if His Royal Highness issued a royal decree in time of war according to the advice of the Ming Dynasty envoys, as long as it did not conform to the interests of Korea, then the fate of the country would still be in his hands. In order to make preparations as early as possible, you can first notify the government and the court, Liu Chenglong, to accompany the Ming envoy to Pyongyang in the name of the division of the dynasty to understand the content of the negotiations. After hearing this, Guanghaijun felt that what Zheng Zhuo said was extremely true, so he no longer went to Yiju. But after Jin Gongliang found out about this, he immediately told his sister Jin Guiren.

Jin Guiren immediately met with the king of Joseon, Li Hao, to report the meaning of the prince, and Li Hao asked Jin Guiren how he knew about this? Jin Guiren said: "The concubine was worried that the division of the dynasty would harm the country's affairs, so she asked Jin Gongliang to inquire about the news in the branch dynasty, and report to Yizhou at all times, asking His Highness to forgive his sins." ”

Li Hao hurriedly comforted: "It is the nobleman who is willing to share the worries of the widow to arrange it like this, what is the crime?" However, Gwanghae already wanted to ride on the widow's head, and the widow should depose him immediately. Jin Guiren persuaded: "Your Highness doesn't need to be angry, the concubines know every move of the dynasty, it's better to wait, wait until the more mistakes are made in the dynasty, it's better to reprimand them every time than to be held accountable after the war." Li Hao fell into deep thought after hearing this.

When Shen Weijing was about to leave for Pyongyang, Liu Chenglong asked to go with Shen Weijing, Shen Weijing refused to go with Liu Chenglong on the grounds of confidential talks, Liu Chenglong said: "This is a major event related to the national fortune of North Korea, how can the minister of North Korea not be there, I am accompanying the lord on behalf of the Korean court." Shen Weijing once again stressed that the king of Joseon had been given carte blanche and did not need to be accompanied by the minister of Joseon.

Liu Chenglong said with a smile: "My lord seems to have misunderstood, now the court of North Korea is a branch of the dynasty led by the prince's palace, and the prince's palace has not agreed to the adult's separate talks, you are representing the DPRK to talk with the Japanese Kou, North Korea has been divided into dynasties, and your majesty is presiding over state affairs, don't you know?" Even if you don't know, now that you know, it will be of great benefit to your talks. And I will accompany you to Pyongyang under the orders of the division of the DPRK. Shen Weijing saw that Liu Chenglong was not in a hurry, just waiting quietly, Liu Chenglong didn't know who Shen Weijing was waiting for, and soon a team of sergeants came to convey the king's order. Liu Chenglong was stunned and had to let him go.

When Konishi, the commander-in-chief of the First Army of the Japanese Army stationed in Pyongyang, heard that an envoy from the Ming Dynasty had come alone, he ordered the whole army to line up and greet him with swords. When President Konishi heard that Shen Weijing could speak Japanese, he didn't need to look for an interpreter. Shen Weijing saw that the Japanese army was neatly lined up, with dense flags, bright armor, flashing blades, and killing sounds, and the momentum was violent, which was a threatening scene. Shen Weijing's face did not change, his mood was calm, and he strode to show the demeanor of a great country, and went straight to his seat. Governor Konishi was amazed, and then asked, "It's really rare that your face will not change even in the enemy camp where your life is in jeopardy. ”

Shen Weijing was quite disdainful of Governor Konishi's words, and replied in Chinese: "It's not rare, it's that you are rare and strange, I am an envoy of the Celestial Empire, it is inconvenient to talk in the language of Xiaobang, if you do not understand the Chinese language, it is better to have another interpreter, otherwise you and I will not talk empty?" Seeing this, Governor Konishi was surprised again, and he didn't want to argue with Shen Weijing for a pointless reason, but fortunately, he also had a lot of study of Chinese, so he asked Shen Weijing again to come to this enemy's land, is he afraid?

Shen Weijing waved his hand and replied: "This kind of scene is just like a child playing with Da Ming, it is not worth mentioning, and naturally it is untouched. But why is this your land? This place is the area under the jurisdiction of my Ming Dynasty, and it is best to retreat early before the thunder and anger of my great tomorrow, so as not to leave the corpse in a foreign land. ”

Governor Konishi smiled: "Daming territory? This place was clearly the territory of North Korea, and now it is occupied by us. Shen Weijing followed and said: "Although this place is the territory of North Korea, it is actually the country of my Ming brothers, the world is favored by the emperor, and the brothers are one, and the land of North Korea is the land of the Ming Dynasty, so please withdraw as soon as possible." Otherwise, millions of heavenly soldiers will arrive, and your life will be in the morning and night, and there will be no bones. ”

Governor Konishi defended: "Originally, we only wanted to borrow money from North Korea to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty and obtain canonization. However, the DPRK insisted on refusing and suspected that we had other intentions, and even coerced us by force. So far, there is nothing to be done. Shen Weijing pretended to be appeased and said: "Since this is the case, then you should leave quickly, no more troops should be killed, I will tell the emperor about the tribute and canonization, you just need to wait for the will." When the Ming Dynasty comes to the court, how can you not be allowed to wait for a small state? ”

Jing Zhe Xuansu persuaded: "It's not that we can't wait, but we are forced by North Korea to do it as a last resort, North Korea has betrayed our country's good intentions and maliciously obstructed and caused its own people to sacrifice in vain, which is really regrettable." Shen Weijing suddenly scolded: "The demon monk is going to behave here!" Heaven has the virtue of a good life, since you shaved your hair and became a monk, you did not want to prevent your country from raising troops, but instead aided and abused, followed the rebels and invaded my country, and you are still lying here to this day! ”

Seeing Shen Weijing behaving like this, Governor Konishi took a deep breath and said slowly: "Since the bloody battle has come to this, I am afraid it will be difficult to retreat. Shen Weijing moved out of the 700,000 Liaodong army to demonstrate and intimidate, and Governor Konishi laughed and said: "I have seen the combat power of the Liaodong Army of the Ming Dynasty, and it is really amazing like a rabble, even if such an army is million, what is there to fear?" Shen Weijing listened to this case and threatened to start a war immediately.

Seeing that the atmosphere was at an impasse, Konishi changed his tone and said, "I'm not a blood-thirsty person, but I'm not negotiable. I have two proposals for a peaceful resolution of the matter. One is to ask the Ming Dynasty to take the initiative to delineate Japan's tributary trade routes to the Ming Dynasty on land and water in Korea, so that we can not only achieve the purpose of tribute, but also trade with Korea, benefit the two countries, eliminate hatred, and stop sword soldiers. Shen Weijing replied: "This matter is a trivial matter, it is as easy as a snap, and when I play the Holy Lord, I will send a holy decree to inform the two countries of Korea and Japan." ”

Governor Konishi continued: "In addition, after all, our army has fought bloody battles so far, paid huge casualties, and the soldiers also need to reward their fiefs, this armed confrontation is not our fault, please allow the Ming Dynasty to allow Korea to cede the south of the Datong River to Japan as compensation." Shen Weijing changed color: "Want North Korea to divide the land?" Governor Konishi pretended to be helpless: "This is also what the officers and men of our army are looking forward to, and they can get some land rewards to glorify their families, and there is really no land to divide in the country." Please be able to consider it carefully. ”

Shen Weijing pondered for a moment and then replied: "I can't make decisions about such important matters, I need to return to the capital to ask the Holy Lord, and please forgive me for fifty days, the journey is far away, and it takes a lot of time to go back and forth, and I still need to wait for the Holy Lord's reply." I will send you a will in fifty days. "Governor Konishi asked Emperor Daming again if he would agree to order North Korea to cede land? Shen Weijing replied: "I don't know this, I only know that the emperor has his own holy judgment, and I will send it over as soon as there is a will." Konishi agreed to a truce for 50 days.

Shen Weijing added: "In this case, from now on, a ban should be erected to prohibit each other from entering and leaving, the Japanese army must not leave Pyongyang for ten miles, the Korean army must not set foot within the boundary, and the two sides must not fight again within the territory of Korea." After hearing this, President Konishi said that he would comply, and the two agreed to raise a glass and drink together. Shen then left Pyongyang and returned to Uiju.

After Shen Weijing returned, he saw the king of Korea and said: "This envoy has agreed with the Japanese army that the Japanese army will not go north within 50 days, and there will be no battles in the territory of Korea, so naturally the Korean army cannot take the initiative to attack. It will take me 50 days to mobilize a large army to rush to Korea, so please insist on a truce during these 50 days. The king of Joseon rejoiced. Ito Shou asked, "Since there must be conditions for a truce, what are the conditions?" ”

Shen Weijing replied: "The Japanese army lied that they wanted the canonization and tribute of the Ming Dynasty and the demarcation of trade routes, and I have explained to the Japanese that they must return to Beijing to play the Ming Shengshang, and there will be a satisfactory answer after 50 days, but if the Japanese army violates the contract within 50 days, it will be regarded as a declaration of war, and the Ming Dynasty will destroy it completely." This is to buy time, and when the army of heavenly soldiers arrives, it will definitely help His Highness to recover the lost territory. Previously, the North Korean minister was not allowed to accompany him, also because he was worried that his plan would be revealed. After hearing this, the king of Joseon, Li Hao, praised Shen Weijing again and again for his profound strategy and courage.

Zheng Che asked: "What does the emperor think of the Korean national disaster, and is there really a large army to help?" Shen Weijing asked rhetorically: "Why do you have this question, didn't you already say that a million heavenly soldiers are coming, and the holy will thinks that you will be killed to Wang Jing, if you let the Japanese invade again in the next year, you should make the Japanese invade again." ”

Yi Dou Shou also asked how to prepare the grain and grass, and Shen Weijing replied: "The west of the Yalu River is transported by car, and the east is transported by horse, and you don't need your country's money and grain, if the Japanese army is bound to surrender, our army must accept it and order it to withdraw from Korea, if the Japanese stubbornly resist, then it will be completely wiped out." Li Hao was overjoyed and praised endlessly. Then Shen Weijing left Yizhou. Li Hao was sent out of the city.

The next day, Li Hao was taking a walk in the garden, and when the official saw that the king was in a peaceful mood, he celebrated that he had not seen Long Yan for a long time. Li Hao also smiled: "The Japanese army is no longer going north, the Ming army is about to arrive, and the dawn will shine on North Korea again, and the widow is very happy." Before the words fell, I saw Idoushou and Zheng Che come to plead and beg for an order to order the officers and rebels of all provinces to attack the Japanese army immediately, but Li Hao refused and insisted on fulfilling the agreement. Zheng Che persuaded: "Your Highness, what's the point of sticking to the agreement with the Japanese Kou? Since the Japanese army has listened to the truce, it should take this opportunity to launch a full-scale surprise attack immediately. ”

Idoushou also advised: "There must be many factors for the Japanese to agree to a truce, and our army will take the opportunity to launch a counterattack that will have a miraculous effect, and then wait for the Ming army to arrive so that no one can survive." Li Hao said angrily: "The widow doesn't want to see the soldiers and the people shed blood in vain before agreeing to this, and when the Ming army reinforcements arrive, they can easily defeat the Japanese invaders, why be impatient?" Once the counterattack fails, the Japanese will immediately fight from Pyongyang to Uiju, and the royal family, the ministers, the soldiers, and the common people will all die at the hands of the Japanese invaders, and everything will be over. If the secretary doesn't want to do this, he will not mention this matter again. After that, Li Hao walked away, and Yi Doushou and Zheng Che didn't know what to do.

Guang Haijun, who was in the division of the dynasty, said with emotion after reading the royal decree: "The naval army and the righteous army have frequent successes, how can they truce when they are pressing forward step by step to make another war exploit and gradually reverse the tide of the war?" Zuo Zheng Zhuo sighed: "Your Highness is too dependent on the rescue of the Ming army, it is really helpless." Gwanghae-kun was furious, resolutely stated that he would not obey, and threw the royal order to the ground. At this time, Liu Chenglong asked to see him, and asked Guanghaijun to step back and talk.

Empress Guanghai asked Liu Chenglong if there was anything he couldn't say in the palace, and Liu Chenglong replied: "Your Highness's ears are too sensitive, and you seem to know everything about the division of the dynasty. I was about to go to Pyongyang with the envoy but was stopped by His Royal Highness, and only later did I learn that His Royal Highness was very clear about the words and deeds of the division of the dynasty. Gwanghae-jun was shocked to find that there were spies in the sub-dynasty, and Liu Chenglong advised the prince to be careful in the future.

Gwanghae-kun was extremely depressed about the cessation of the truce: "Just when the whole country is fighting but there is a truce, how will the army and people in the world think, and the Japanese may also take advantage of the slackness of our army to launch an attack." Liu Chenglong then offered a plan: "In this case, then it is better to continue the battle, if His Majesty is worried that His Highness will blame, he only needs to explain that the battle has been planned before the truce, and the royal order received after the battle can be received." Please be firm in your faith and lead Korea to calm the war. The rebels were encouraged to continue to attack and harass secretly, and the officers and soldiers waited for an opportunity to move. Gwanghae-kun was delighted.

After that, the Japanese army general Ukita Hideya received a report that Park Jin shelled the Japanese army in Gyeongju with a flying thunderbolt on Gyeongsang Island, and it was difficult to enter Pyongyang angrily, and Konishi Yukito didn't know why Ukita Hideya came here, and Ukita Hideya told the Gyeongju incident, and Kokita Hideya was also extremely surprised, Ukita Hideya said angrily: "Arbitrarily set a truce date of 50 days, and now it is trampled on by North Korea, it is really a great shame, our army will all fight back, and you also have to pay the price for this!" ”

Governor Konishi defended: "The truce has only been concluded for a short time, and the Korean army in Gyeongsang-do should not have received it, but it also proves how lax our army in Gyeongsang-do is." Now the rear of our army is unstable, the supply of sea routes is often attacked, the armament and ammunition, winter clothing, medicine and food in the various armies are insufficient, the local supply of Korea is also limited, and the disease is also spreading among the army, Ukita Hideya, our goal is Myeong, before attacking them, we need this fifty-day truce, hoard military supplies, stabilize the rear, and recuperate! After careful consideration, Ukita Hideya also realized that it was reasonable, so he agreed to a truce and prepared to report to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.