Li Rusong returned to Wang Jing after the victory in Jinye, which can be described as extremely high-spirited.

Originally, I thought that this battle of Jinye was just an ambush battle, but who would have thought that after this battle, one of Dongying's main forces would be brutally defeated!

When the news of Shibata Katsu's death came back to Wang Jing, there was a lot of jubilation. Since Li Rubai and below, they are all happy, and there are even people who want to take advantage of the victory to pursue and defeat Yushiba Hideyoshi, the "lone army of Dongying", in one fell swoop.

The foolish king of Goryeo even sent people to congratulate him verbally, and repeatedly reiterated his desire to "hope that the kingdom will help regain the lost territory", which further aggravated the fanatical thoughts in the Ming army.

Taking most of Goryeo before the Dragon Boat Festival and recovering the entire territory of Goryeo before the frost fell was put on the table as a suggestion of some staff members, and it was mentioned again and again.

However, there are three people who have remained calm, it is Li Rusong, Li Rumei, who are in high positions, and Yoo Sung-ryong, the minister of Goryeo.

They tried their best to suppress and soothe the part of their colleagues who had already jumped, trying to use their reason to control this fanatical emotion within a reasonable range, so as to prevent the fire in their hearts from burning too much, which would not only ignite the flames to the enemy, but also eventually lead the flames to the body.

Especially Li Rusong and Li Rubai, they know the key too well - is this big victory really won by the Ming army?

No, they knew that this victory did not belong to them, the Ming army in the true sense, but from a certain connection and agreement between a "foreign minister" who was guarded against by the imperial court and the Japanese invaders.

And judging from the harmony between the two sides after this battle, it is obvious that the two sides have reached a considerable degree of tacit understanding, and if they attack again, I am afraid that what they will get is no longer the ubiquitous and god-like support, but other indescribable and unknown things.

In their hearts, although I have repeatedly stated that for the sake of national interests, it is completely possible to ignore their own interests, but they do not believe it, yes, not at all. In their cognition, no one would sacrifice their core interests for the sake of such an illusory thing as national righteousness, not even me, as a descendant of the second uncle's ancestor.

Or maybe they still have the illusion that they will be able to take advantage of the victory—they hope that after defeating Shibata Katsuya, I will turn my gun and continue to fight against Hideyoshi Hashiba and help them win the Goryeo War in one fell swoop.

Although it is only one or two percent of the hope, but people are like this, as long as there is a little hope, no one is willing to give up, after all, the cost is such a place, it is a pity to give up.

In other words, if you don't try, you're nothing. Give it a try, maybe there's a glimmer of possibility. It's not that hard to decide.

However, this changed after receiving my letter, and I gave them a different option – and a better one.

My letter poured a basin of cold water on Li Rusong and others, Yushiba Hideyoshi defeated the Shibata Katsu family, and all the relatives below the Shibata Katsu family were annihilated, and now the Shibata family is still essentially destroyed, and most of its remnants have surrendered to Yushiba Hideyoshi except for a few who are still resisting.

Although there were many surrenderers in the Shibata Army, once integrated into the Hashiba Army, it was like a river flowing into the sea, and it could never be seen again.

In just a few days, Hashiba Hideyoshi's army had completed the reorganization of those who surrendered, so although the total strength of the two sides at this time was less than the previous two sides combined, the combat effectiveness had increased, and it was not wise to attack Hashiba Hideyoshi at this time.

In addition, Hashiba Hideyoshi had made it clear that since Shibata Katsuya no longer existed, the main purpose of this attack on Goryeo - to fulfill the emperor's bet had been completed. Continuing the attack on Goryeo has lost its basic significance, so within the Yushiba Hideyoshi army, the matter of a complete withdrawal of troops is already being discussed.

The only problem is that the two sides are not divided at present, if they withdraw without warning, it is very easy to cause internal dissatisfaction and even mutiny, according to my observation, Yushiba Hideyoshi should want to sign a contract with the Ming Dynasty, and then both sides withdraw at the same time.

Seeing this, Li Rusong's hands trembled, he didn't expect that I would actually give him such an option and answer.

If so, wouldn't it be ahead of schedule to accomplish the ultimate goal of this trip to Goryeo?

If you can not fight to the death, why do you need to live or die?

But is this information really reliable?

Is a major national event decided by a letter?

If there were flaws in the letter, or if something else was dominant, wouldn't it be a great disaster!

Li Rusong and his brother Li Rumei sat face to face, and passed my letter back and forth several times.

Li Rusong asked, "Brother, what do you think?" I'm not sure. ”

Li Rumei groaned: "I think Sun Qilan is not a lie, at least eighty percent credible."

"Oh! Why do you trust him so much? You elaborate. Li Rusong's eyes lit up.

"Sun Qilan has a great heart, although it is not easy for the court to manage, but he is quite credible in his dedication to the country. So I don't think there's much wrong with what he said in his letter, and I trust him. Li Rumei replied.

Li Rusong thought silently, and asked for a long time: "Then how should we deal with it?" Report to the imperial court? ”

"Let's report it to my father first, I always feel that things are not so simple, but I can't say what the problem is. Let's ask my father to make a decision first. Li Rumei replied.

Li Rusong snorted, he also felt that it was safer to do this, and then asked: "On the side of the Koreans, you can think of a proper excuse to hold them down first."

Li Rumei smiled gloomily: "Why don't you provoke them and let them fight by themselves, won't this problem be solved?"

Li Rusong smiled: "It's a way!" Let them not hit the south wall and not cry! ”

The brothers looked at each other and smiled, and everything was silent.

Li Rumei suddenly said: "Brother, I see that Sun Qilan said that he is going back to Shandong to transport supplies, what do you think, brother?"

Li Rusong pondered for a moment and then replied: "Now that it is the end of spring, there is indeed a shortage of supplies in the army, and it is reasonable for him to go back."

Then he added: "Of course, there is indeed a suspicion of avoiding confrontation with Hashiba Hideyoshi, but we have no evidence to prove it."

Li Rumei smiled: "I think so too." He must also be worried that he will be exhausted by the birds and hide the good bow, so he can understand it if he keeps a hand. ”

Li Rusong sighed: "It's just human nature. It's just a pity that Sun Qilan is so talented, but he can't be used by me, it's a pity. ”

Li Rumei said: "After all, he is the former Shoufu, and the saint is taboo, so there is nothing to be done."

Li Rusong nodded and said, "That's right." Since this is the case, then return the book to Sun Qilan, and let him go back as soon as possible! ”

"Understood!" Li Rumei replied.

Then I wrote a reply and didn't mention it.

While they were discussing the matter, in fact, I had already left the fleet, and as for where I went, no one knew, but it was Lan who stayed in the fleet, and she would take the fleet from Goryeo to Shandong—I asked her to go to see Qi Dudu, and on the way back, she would go to Jingshi, and it would be best to persuade Lord Yuezhang to go to sea together, so as to avoid all worries.

Although I don't have much hope for the comparison, I still hope to do my part after all, at least no matter what happens in the future, I won't regret it.

After receiving Li Rusong's letter, Lan knew that one of my letters had completely stabilized Li Rusong, so he happily led the fleet to the south.

During this period, he encountered Yi Sunsin's Goryeo fleet, and Arashi only sent someone to inform him, saying that he was going south to collect grain.

Of course, Yi Sunsin was not happy with the departure of our fleet, but the combat effectiveness was in our hands, what could he say? I can only express my hope that the fleet will return as soon as possible and help win the war to recover Goryeo.

What else could Lan say, he answered casually, and went to his own place.

Almost at the same time, the people sent back to the northeast by Li Rusong had also met with Li Chengliang and reported the battle situation ahead and my strange movements.

Li Chengliang was also quite strange, but he couldn't say why. So he could only reply to Li Rusong, asking his eldest son to report the news to the court as soon as possible, and at the same time send people who are good at negotiation to start negotiations with Yuchai Hideyoshi and Yuchai Hideyoshi.

As for the bouncing Koreans, hmph, who cares, if they want to fight, they just go and fight, anyway, it's just some garbage, no matter how you jump, it's still garbage.

Li Chengliang still hasn't said a word, go back to Shandong? Then why did Sun Qilan have such a strange behavior? What was he going to do? Don't...... Are you ready to take the opportunity to escape?

Probably not! He wants to go, he can go at any time, so why wait until today?

But what other possibilities are there? Most likely, he will strike at the west, but what is he trying to do? What is the purpose of hiding?

Li Chengliang couldn't figure it out, so he could only send a private letter to his eldest son again, asking them to pay more attention to my movements and so on, but in fact, it didn't make much sense, and he could only comfort himself.

As a result, a new competition involving Goryeo, Northeast, and Jingshi began. There is a question in the hearts of many parties - where is Sun Qilan?

Some people said that they went back to Shandong, some people said that they were still lurking in Goryeo, and some people said that I went to Dongying. But in the end, no one could tell where I had gone.

If you don't know, you don't know, I don't have an obligation to educate them.

So, between everyone's doubts and explorations, everything is silently moving forward. No more than five people know where I'm really going.

Most of these people fiercely opposed my plan because of the danger, but I did not hesitate to embark on this journey.

I knew that the road ahead was difficult, but in order to repay the wish I had made, I still set off without hesitation.

There is no hesitation in this go, but the result is indeed unknown......