Chapter 26: The Ryukyu Secret Report

Just when the country of the Japanese on the coast of the East China Sea underwent a great change, the delegation from the Ryukyu Kingdom came to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Bei Zhili.

And in this particular tributary mission, there was a famous prince of the Ryukyus. It was when this prince received a letter from Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the lord of the Wako country, that he rushed to the country of the Wako to meet the lord of the Wako.

At that time, he was also extorted 20,000 taels of silver by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the lord of the Japanese Kou, which was used as food and grass for the attack on the Ming Dynasty.

And this time, the prince of the Ryukyus entered the north of the Ming capital and met His Majesty the Emperor Wanli.

He sent a secret report to the Wanli Emperor to inform the Ming Emperor that His Majesty the Emperor Wanli was about to invade Korea and attack the Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, His Majesty the Wanli Emperor was very angry with the rampant words of the lord of the Wakou country, and issued an order to Lord Shixing (Liu Weihua), the secretary of the military department at that time.

It is necessary for all the island countries to which the Ming Dynasty belongs to send troops to crusade against this small country that dares to openly claim to oppose the bottom line of the Ming Dynasty.

The history of Ryukyu is to say that in the fifth year of Hongwu (1372) in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, sent envoys to Ryukyu.

The edict carried by the envoy was clearly marked with the Ryukyu script, and the country of these islands was openly called Ryukyu.

The origin of the country of Ryukyu also began in the era of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and the country called Ryukyu was also canonized by His Majesty Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty.

The king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Chadu, first received the edict, and after bowing the edict, he declared himself a vassal to the Ming Kingdom.

Since then, the Ryukyu Kingdom has become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, just like Joseon, and successive Ryukyu kings have asked the Ming Dynasty to be canonized.

And this relationship between the monarch and the minister began in the early Ming Dynasty and lasted for five centuries.

At this time, Ryukyu had not yet been annexed by the country of the Japanese Invaders, and in the Ming Dynasty, Ryukyu was still a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

When this relationship between the monarchs and vassals of the vassal states continued to the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, it was unprecedentedly challenged by the country of the Japanese Invaders.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the lord of the Wako Kingdom, also sent his lords to personally send troops to conquer the Ryukyu Kingdom and demand that the Ryukyus submit to the Wako Kingdom.

After the Ryukyu Incident, the Ryukyus actually had two large states. Not only obey the Ming Dynasty as the upper state, but also obey the dispatch of the country of the Japanese and recognize the country of the Japanese as a monarchy.

The fact that this small country has two monarchies is rare in history, but it is a true reflection of the tragic situation of the Ryukyus.

Facing the abyss of the Ming Dynasty, which is the father of the monarch, it is also facing the country of the Japanese who is thriving and seeking continuous change.

Most of them were afraid that the conquest of the Japanese would be more than the so-called loyalty to the Japanese invaders, but the Ming Dynasty was at this moment because of the neglect of His Majesty the Wanli Emperor.

As a result, the Ming Dynasty was gradually left behind the country of the Japanese Invaders, because the Ming Dynasty, who did not want to make progress at the moment, basically had no emperor at all.

All affairs were in the hands of the ministers, and there was chaos in the localities.

Local officials took de facto control of one side, creating excellent opportunities and opportunities for future rebellions.

Just when the Ming Dynasty did not want to forge ahead, the lord of the Japanese Kou Kingdom traded through contacts with countries around the world.

We are constantly looking for ways to change history, how to make the country of the Japanese stronger.

Just when the lord of the country of the Japanese who was thinking about change was thinking about the idea of a strong country, but at this moment, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty only knew that he was playing boring games with his concubines in his own bedroom.

This is the obvious difference between the lord of the Japanese and the Ming Emperor, not so much the defeat of the Ming Dynasty as the decline of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, it started with the Wanli Emperor, and it was His Majesty the Wanli Emperor who planted the seeds for the complete decline of the Ming Dynasty, an irreversible seed of national decline.

At that time, the lords and daimyo of the Wako Kingdom were united in their hearts and minds, and they did not forget that the changes of the moment should develop with the trend of the world.

At this moment, the Ming Dynasty is a dilapidated scene, and the Ming officials each control one party's finances because of the emperor's neglect.

only knew that he was earning money and competing for power with local tycoons, which eventually led to rebellions and rebellions in various places.

At this time, Lord Shixing (Liu Weihua), the secretary of the military department, was actually like a firefighter in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.

Where there is a rebellion, where there is a rebellion, Lord Shi Xing (Liu Weihua) will start to deal with the relevant matters of encirclement and suppression.

And at this moment, Lord Shi Xing (Liu Weihua) also knows that the local officials of the Ming Dynasty are powerful in the places where they serve.

If the people's fat and ointment are pressed for a long time, they will inevitably be resisted by the people, but Lord Shi Xing (Liu Weihua) is also more helpless about the status quo at that time.

Therefore, after rebellion and rebellion appeared anywhere, he would start playing to the Wanli Emperor in advance, and then His Majesty the Wanli Emperor would wait for the results of the encirclement and suppression.

At this moment, after the secret report from the Ryukyus was played to the Wanli Emperor, the Wanli Emperor realized the seriousness of the problem.

And I want Lord Shixing (Liu Weihua), the secretary of the Ministry of War, to quickly send troops to ruthlessly conquest the lord of the country of the Japanese invaders.

Of course, this is also what the lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom and the prince of the Ryukyu Kingdom want to see, hoping that the Ming Dynasty can send its own troops at this moment.

In front of the lord of the Ming Dynasty and the military strength of the Japanese Invaders, the brave and fearless style unique to the Ming soldiers was displayed.

But the only difficulty at this moment is that the treasury of the Ming Dynasty is empty, just like Korea, and the Wanli Emperor does not let Lord Shi Xing (Liu Weihua) use the Wanli Emperor's personal money.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty had this expedition for silver, because the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had been busy making money on his own.

His Majesty the Wanli Emperor has a lot of gold and silver in his own treasury, but the Wanli Emperor would rather reward his concubines.

He was also reluctant to use gold and silver for any state affairs, which was also due to the adverse effects of the dispute over the foundation of the country.

Just because the establishment of the crown prince was too much of a blow to His Majesty the Wanli Emperor, at this moment, His Majesty the Wanli Emperor even had a grudge against the entire civil official group.

That's why he couldn't stick to the court for 28 years, but the government at the moment was still controlled by Emperor Wanli.

It's just that the local government was arbitrarily managed by those local officials, which also led to the boiling of public resentment and became a fuse for the rebellion.

After receiving the secret report from the Ryukyu prince, the Ming Dynasty had already learned of the plan of the Japanese to invade Korea and attack.

Then how the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty the Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty will face the challenge from the lord of the Wako Kingdom depends on how the Ming Dynasty responds next.

At this moment, there has been a big change in the Ming Dynasty, and the rebellion from southern Xinjiang will affect the entire Ming Dynasty.

And how to encircle and suppress this rebellious force depends on how the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty the Wanli Emperor face this civil change.