Chapter 892: Commander of the Guard

Although Emperor Chongzhen did not reveal any information about Ishimi Yinshan to anyone, it did not mean that figures like Mao Weizhang and Chen Jisheng could not find any clues.

Of course, these two people didn't find the clues of Iwami Ginshan, they couldn't find it without their eyes, even if the emperor told them, it is estimated that they would be suspicious.

What they found was Emperor Chongzhen's attitude towards Japan.

It was an attitude that was both hostile and very jealous, wanting to take it for himself, but not wanting to take advantage of it.

It was this attitude of Emperor Chongzhen that made Chen Jisheng know that sooner or later, His Majesty the Emperor, who had never met in Beijing but had repeatedly promoted himself, would definitely be ruthless to Japan.

As a strategic outpost of the Ming Dynasty in the direction of the Japanese archipelago, the position of Yingzhou's envoy is naturally very important.

Chen Jisheng, who became the guard of Yingzhou Town, looked at the problem from the perspective of being ordered in the past.

This time, since Tsushima Domain's feudal lord Zong Yoshicheng has relented, Chen Jisheng will naturally take this opportunity to prepare for the future Emperor His Majesty to really conquer Japan.

Although I don't know when I will return that day, for Chen Jisheng, who was born in the army, if he really wants to conquer Japan, the more adequate the preparations, the better.

Chen Jisheng's mistake made Emperor Chongzhen very satisfied with his performance this time.

On the morning of September 26 in the third year of Chongzhen, the Mid-Autumn Festival leaves in the Forbidden City have been yellow, and the autumn breeze has been cool, Emperor Chongzhen first met with Bi Denghan in the Qianqing Palace, and listened to his detailed report on the situation after Chen Jisheng took over as the envoy of Yingzhou Town, and also listened to him report in detail on the terms of peace reached between Chen Jisheng, Li Xingzhong, and Li Gui, the Korean soldier Cao Jushu, and the lord of the Tsushima domain.

Bi Denghan, who followed Mao Weizhang to Dongjiang two years ago, is now the deputy Qianhu of Jinyi Wei Dongjiang Qianhu stationed in Yingzhou Town.

Although in the past two years, it has only risen from 100 households at that time to today's deputy 1,000 households, but as the deputy 1,000 households of Jinyi Wei Dongjiang Thousand Households, it is also an important role in Yingzhou Town Shoufu.

What's more, he also has a father who is the governor of the household department and an uncle who is the secretary of the Ministry of Works, not to mention in the Yingzhou Town Guard, that is, he is an important role in the entire Dongjiang Town Five Roads.

Bi Denghan first spoke eloquently about the entire city, and then presented Emperor Chongzhen with a report on the Yingzhou Town Guard, as well as a document signed by Chen Jisheng, the envoy of Yingzhou Town, Li Xingzhong, the chief soldier of the Dongjiang Town Water Division, Li Gui, the Korean soldier Cao Juju, and Zong Yicheng, the guardian of the Tsushima Guard.

In the report of the Yingzhou Town Guard, Chen Jisheng reported back and forth on the operation, blockade, and peace talks, including the failure of the two landing operations in the early stage, and the fact that the Korean army suffered considerable losses, but did not conceal it.

Originally, Emperor Chongzhen was somewhat dissatisfied with Li Xingzhong and others who had not dealt with Tsushima for so long.

But after listening to Mao Weizhang's report before, I knew that I might have underestimated the strength of the Japanese daimyo in this era, and this time I read Chen Jisheng's report again, and finally knew what was going on.

Therefore, I am quite satisfied with the result of the final recognition of the Ma Fan and the soft title of the minister.

After the battle of wits and courage of Chen Jisheng, Li Gui and Gui Boxuanfang and others, such a compromise clause was finally reached:

First, the Tsushima clan called the Ming Emperor a tribute, and the annual tribute was 10,000 stones, and the tribute was 50,000 taels of silver;

Second, Ma Zong's clan compensated the Ming Dongjiang Naval Division, the Yingzhou Town Guard, and the Korean military expenses of the Ming vassal state for a period of five years, each with 500,000 taels of silver;

Thirdly, the Tsushima clan dismantled all the forts along the coast of Yanyuan Port and opened Yanyuan Port to the merchant ships of the Daming Navy Division and the Dongying Trading Company for docking and replenishment and trade;

Fourth, the Tsushima clan opened Tsushima Island to North Korea for Korean merchants and fishermen;

Fifth, the Tsushima clan leased Upper Tsushima Bay and its surrounding areas at the northern end of Upper Tsushima Island for 50 years for the Ming Naval Division to berth.

This is a punitive demand to Tsushima finally made by Chen Jisheng, Li Xingzhong, Li Gui and others.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he was happy in his heart, Chen Jisheng and these people would even engage in some free lease without a teacher, and one loan was fifty years.

In fact, where did Chen Jisheng, Li Xingzhong, Kong Youde and others know about the free lease, what they want is to cede the entire Upper Tsushima Island.

However, this request not only did not agree to the life or death of the Ma Zongclan, but also did not support the judgment of the Korean soldiers Cao Gui and the deputy marshal of the soldiers and horses.

Because North Korea also has territorial claims to Tsushima.

If it weren't for Chen Jisheng and others who first proposed to cede Tsushima Island, then the Korean soldier Cao Judgment would have adhered to the will of the Joseon King Li Kuo, and took advantage of the momentum of the Ming Dynasty to make this request against Ma Fan.

As a result, when he saw that Chen Jisheng had such a big appetite, he didn't dare to mention it again.

However, Li Gui and Yuan Doubi did not support the demands of Chen Jisheng and others, and acted as peacemakers in this matter, allowing both sides to take a step back, and the Zong family was also willing to replace the cessed land with an increase in compensation.

At the same time, Chen Jisheng and Li Xingzhong were anxious to end the war with Tsushima Island, and the Tsushima Domain actually did not lose much in strength except for the ammunition of the Yanyuan Port Fort running out and the island running out of food.

If the Tokugawa shogunate had come to help, the problem would have suddenly become even more complicated.

In this way, Chen Jisheng, Li Gui and Zong Yicheng finally reluctantly reached the terms of the lease, and the land was still owned by Tsushima, but the Daming Sailor could use it for fifty years free of charge.

Of course, in addition to these terms that were beneficial to the Ming Dynasty and the Korean state, Chen Jisheng and Li Gui also made some promises to the clan of Tsushima:

First, the Ming Yingzhou Town Guard Mansion and the Korean State recognized the Tsushima clan as the guardian of the Tsushima Guardian Mansion;

Second, the Yingzhou Town Guard of the Ming Dynasty opened the Seogwipo Port and Yingzhou Ao Port on Yingzhou Island to the merchant ships of the Tsushima Clan, allowing the merchant ships of the Zong clan to dock for trade;

Third, the Joseon state allowed the Tsushima clan to resume the establishment of the Wakan in Busan, and allowed the Wakan clan to engage in the rice trade in Busan. Wait a minute.

These terms, in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, are still normal terms, and of course he agrees with them.

In particular, the position of guardian of the Tsushima Guardian Mansion has been a position that has been hereditary for two or three hundred years, and it is also the most important thing for the Tsushima clan.

This time, the reason why the Tsushima clan was willing to give in in to the end was one of the important reasons.

If the Ming Dynasty does not agree to this, the Tsushima Sect will almost definitely fight to the end with the Ming Sailors.

On the afternoon of the day when Emperor Chongzhen took Sun Chengzong, Minister of Military Aircraft, and Nan Juyi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, to meet with Bi Denghan, that is, on the afternoon of September 26 in the third year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen led Li Guoyi, the first assistant of the cabinet, Sun Chengzong, Xu Guangqi, Nan Juyi and others, to officially summon the envoys from the Tsushima Domain, Gui Bo Xuanfang and Yanagawa to rejoice in the Wenhua Hall of the Forbidden City.

Since these two people entered the city of Beijing, they lived in the courtesy hotel of the Li Fan Yuan, and after learning the etiquette of meeting the Ming Emperor for two days, they had to be summoned after they looked decent.

Although the magnificence of the Daming Jingshi has gradually made the two of them accustomed to it, since they followed the ceremonial officials of the Li Fan Academy, passed through the Daming Gate, Chengtian Gate, and Wumen all the way into the Forbidden City, these two people have always been in a deep shock.

Even if I have been to Heiankyo in Japan and seen the Japanese emperor's Guibo Genfang, I have never seen such a majestic palace so shocking.

As for Liuchuan Tiaoxing, he was even more dizzy along the way, first he was led into the Wenhua Hall by the officials of the Li Fan Yuan, and performed three kneels and nine bows according to the etiquette taught in advance, listening to the Ming Emperor, who was younger than his own monarch, said something he didn't understand, and then was scolded to get up, and followed the official of the Li Fan Yuan out of the Forbidden City.

It wasn't until he got into the carriage and returned to the Lifan Yuan Rite Hotel, where he had been accustomed to living for two days, that the old Yanagawa of the Tsushima clan came back to his senses and hurriedly asked what Emperor Gui Bo Xuanfang, who could write some Chinese characters and speak some Chinese, had said.

Gui Bo Xuanfang saw that he was unrelenting along the way, and seemed to understand his feelings, and when he asked, he thought about it, and said to him quite meaningfully:

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty said that the canonization of the sovereign monarch is the hereditary commander of the Tsushima Guard, and you and I can set off and return after receiving the seal flag given by the Ming Dynasty!

"No matter what the Ming Emperor wants, as long as the monarch has the seal of the Ming Dynasty's hereditary commander of Ma Wei, he doesn't have to worry about the Ming Kingdom's attack and the retaliation of North Korea!"

Hearing this, Liu Chuan Tiaoxing then asked: "Does the Ming Emperor have a gift for the Liu Chuan clan?" ”

Seeing that Liuchuan was really asking about this, Gui Bo Xuanfang looked at him, sighed secretly, and said to him: "Emperor Ming named Liuchuan clan as the hereditary commander of Tsushima Guard!" ”

Gui Bo Xuanfang was already dissatisfied with Liuchuan Tiaoxing, because the reason why the Zong clan was soft this time was because of this factor that Liuchuan Tiaoxing was unwilling to fight to the death.

Now seeing that he cares so much about Daming's gift, he is secretly worried that he will not be peaceful in the future.