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In 1592, Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched a war of aggression against Korea, and Joseon sent envoys to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty accepted the request of the DPRK and sent Li Rusong as the admiral of the Eastern Expedition at the end of the year, leading more than 70,000 Ming soldiers into the DPRK.

On February 19, 1593 (the 19th day of the first month of the 21st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty), the Ming army launched a powerful offensive against the Japanese army. The fierce battle lasted until noon, and Pyongyang won a great victory, destroying more than 10,000 enemies and taking countless prisoners, which made the Japanese army fearful.

On February 19, 1958, the governments of China and the DPRK issued a joint statement proposing to withdraw from Korea on their own initiative. On February 20, *headquarters issued a statement fully agreeing with *'s proposal to voluntarily withdraw from North Korea. It was decided to evacuate the DPRK in three batches by the end of 1958.

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Hong Jixun's words, the focus is obviously not on the second half of the sentence "This person may be of great use", but on the first half of the sentence "I want to determine Liaodong". When Deng She heard this, his heart jumped, and he hurriedly turned his eyes to look at Yao Haogu, Yao Haogu didn't hear their conversation clearly, and he was a little distracted, as if he was thinking about something.

Pacifying Liaodong, has Deng She thought about it? To be honest, I thought about it. He had only asked for a place where he could live. However, since he has realized the truth of sailing against the current and retreating if he does not advance, how can he not know that since the day he started the army in Yongping, he has actually embarked on a road of no return?

Where the end of the road was, he could not see clearly; But he knows that the time is far from slacking off.

He laughed, he didn't want to talk about it at the banquet, and raised his glass to invite Hong Jixun to drink together: "These days when I'm not in Shuangcheng, Mr. Hard." Fill this cup. Hong Jixun's original intention was to test, Deng She avoided answering, he had a number in his heart, and he also smiled and raised his glass to drink.

The banquet did not stop until the third watch, the generals dispersed, Deng She marched for a day, he was very tired, and wanted to return to his house to rest, Hong Jixun refused to leave, and went back with him. Helplessly, he cheered up, and the two talked at night.

I didn't use hot water, I washed my face with cold water and sobered up; I drank decanting soup again; Deng Sheping retired from the soldiers, brewed a strong tea, and then turned his head to look, without his invitation, Hong Jixun had already sat leisurely on the couch in the room.

Deng She brought the tea and said with a smile: "The ancients said: If you don't see each other for a day, it's like every three autumns." Mr. Imai, it's really like a world away. Whether you are close or not, my hometown water, although Shuangcheng is not my hometown, compared to Liaoyang, it is much more cordial. ”

"The general went to Liaoyang, and he was honest and wise. If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger? The original intention was only to relax Lao Guan's vigilance and change my time for development; Unexpectedly, it changed hands and won Liaozuo. There is a good comparison, I wanted to buy a coffin, but I didn't expect to get a pearl! Congratulations. ”

Deng She recalled the experience of the past few months, including depression, irritability, surprise, and sadness. He couldn't help but sigh: "The world is unpredictable. Alas, it's a pity for Pan Mei. Young and promising, in his prime, he died in Dongmu Mountain in World War I. He never completely went down, forgot his age, and spoke in an old-fashioned manner.

Hong Jixun didn't care, Deng She has always been mature and steady, and precocious people are often seen in history, and he and the generals don't treat Deng She as a young man at all. He followed Deng She's words and asked, "Pan Mei?" ”

Deng She gave his impression of Pan Mei and the death of Pan Mei one by one, and took out Pan Mei's blood book for Hong Jixun to see.

After listening and watching, Hong Jixun didn't speak for a long time, frowned and pondered, suddenly closed the paper fan, and with a snap, he said: "Talent!" This Pan Mei is a talent. The reason why Guan Duo dared to fight Gaizhou was that he was afraid that it was really as he said, that is, he had a private collusion with Naha, so he was so relieved and bold. …… Haha, it's a pity that he didn't understand it until he died. ”

"What do you mean, sir?"

"That's right, Pan Mei was sold by Lao Guan." Hong Jixun stood up, paced back and forth in the room, and while thinking, he sighed repeatedly, reciting the words in the blood book: "'Guan Duo has repeatedly colluded with Shenyang in private, and now Guan Duo is surrounded by Dongmu Mountain, and it is like Guan Duo personally sending it. 'Hmph, that's the vote. ”

His judgment was the same as that of Dunshe.

When people have problems, especially when they are faced with decisions and judgments that are of great importance, even if they have already reached a conclusion, they will inevitably want to get the opinions of wise men. This is not a lack of self-confidence, partly out of caution and partly a thirst for affirmation.

Deng She took out the blood book, and he had the meaning of looking at Hong Jixun's judgment. Now that the two of them were on the same page, he breathed a sigh of relief, but his face didn't show it, and he didn't intend to say things like "I actually see it that way."

Hong Jixun sneered and said: "Lao Guan was smart this time, but he was mistaken by being smart, and in the end, he was played by Naha and wanted to be captured." I cheapened the general for nothing, and got a huge piece of territory in Liaozuo, which gave me the opportunity to meddle in Liaodong. ”

He first voted for Liaoyang, but Sha Liu Er didn't want it, and he regarded it as a great shame and a grudge. Although it was not Guan Duo's doing, it was also counted on the head of the Liaoyang red scarf. At this time, thinking that Guan Duo was deflated and cheapened Shuangcheng, he was in a good mood, and broke out an indecent saying: "Hmph, if you don't have that ass, don't take that laxative." ”

Deng She almost choked on tea, and the elegant and self-proclaimed Hong Jixun would also say such things? He pointed at Hong Jixun: "Sir? ......" couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The two men looked at each other and laughed, and the laughter was heard outside, blending into the deep night. The silent and dark twin cities are silent, only the lights in the mansion and the pavilions, dotted with stars, echo the cold stars in the sky.

After the joke was finished, Hong Jixun looked straight and said: "In Pan Mei's blood book, 'Looking at the heroes of Liaodong today, Guan Duo is yin and deceitful; Pan Cheng is stupid; Sha Liu Er is stupid and strong; This generation is all erected, and you can't conspire with it! For the general,...... Why don't you turn back to the twin cities, stabilize the foundation, and prepare for the future. In time, with the talents of the generals, and with the orders of the three armies, they will become great weapons'; what does the general think of this sentence? ”

"I would like to hear the gentleman's opinion."

"Honestly! Small can be, Pan Mei's advice is very precise. Guan Duo and Naha fight for two tigers, and one will be injured. The general defeated Gaizhou and came back to Shuangcheng immediately, which is really a good strategy. Only now there are only two concerns. ”

"Which two concerns?"

Hong Jixun's eyes were scorching, staring at Deng She, and said: "First, the first is the general, see if the general is ambitious." Forced Deng She to make a statement.

Dunshe was silent, and there were times when he was too cautious to tell the truth. Hong Jixun said: "The general is familiar with the art of war, and he should know: the harm of using soldiers is the greatest; The disaster of the three armies began with suspicion. When the time and place are favorable, and there is a rare opportunity, what is the general hesitating about? ”

yes, what are you hesitating about? Take the chestnut in the fire and take Liaozuo, at most sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Deng She smiled: "May I ask the second concern of the gentleman?" "By default, there is the ambition of Liaodong.

Hong Jixun was overjoyed and said: "Compared with the first consideration, the second concern is not enough to worry about. For that Yao Haogu and Qian Shide. The general returned to the city and watched what Yao Haogu did at today's banquet, he would definitely come to urge the general to rescue Liaoyang. How to deal with it, the general must already know it well. ”

Without it, it's still the same word: drag.

Talking late at night, the two made a plan for the development of the future for a period of time. Deng She asked: "Sir, what does it mean that Zhao Timur may be of great use?" ”

"Before talking about him, Xiao Ke has a big matter, and he has to report to the general first."

"Please."

"Deep Palace Luo Skirt." Hong Jixun took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Deng She, "General, please see, this is a reply from most of the capitals before Shuangcheng was besieged." ”

There is a big secret involved in this letter. The entire "Deep Palace Luo Skirt" plan, Hong Jixun proposed, and Deng She agreed. After a long period of operation, it finally came to fruition. Deng She looked at Hong Jixun's expression, did not be depressed, first saved three points of hope, opened it and looked, and a big stone in his heart fell to the ground. With this letter, Liaodong has a little more certainty.

Who wrote the letter? The second empress of the current Yuan Emperor, Qi Shi.

The name of the Qi family is Kudu, a native of Goryeo, who first claimed to be the descendant of Jizi. After she entered the palace, she was the palace maid first, and the main tea was served, because of her beauty and wisdom, and she was good at serving ideas, and Emperor Shun loved her and was honored as the queen. He had a son named Ayushi Rita, who is now the crown prince.

Her father's name was Qi Shi, who died young; His uncle Qizhi and four brothers, relying on her power in Goryeo, and her relatives were also arrogant. In normal times, the king of Goryeo did not dare to make a decision. You must know that there is a Yuan generation, and the eunuchs of the Yuan Palace are just one Yuan, and their families can show off their power in Goryeo; The reason why the king of Goryeo dared to kill was because of the chaos in the Central Plains, and Meng Yuan's whip was beyond his reach.

Knowing that his relatives were executed, the Qi clan had the heart to take revenge, but he was helpless and powerless. Even the small twin cities, Meng Yuan was unable to recapture them; Not to mention avenging his kin. Hong Jixun has been in Goryeo for a long time and has been in Dadu, so he knows the collusion well.

Looking at the situation in Liaodong again, squeezed by Guan Duo, Nahachu and others, Deng She was trapped in a corner, and it was difficult to have a chance to develop, so he put forward such a suggestion. Why? Wei Sijian is a henchman of the Qi clan.

Around July, he went to Liaodong, and he couldn't stay long before he could go back; Who would have expected that the situation in Liaodong would be unstable and the wind and clouds would surge, and he would not be able to leave, and he would have delayed so far. Hong Jixun believes that if he can catch the line of Qi's, buy through the Sijian and operate up and down, he may be able to get Shuangcheng out of trouble.

After repeated consideration, Deng She made a difficult decision and agreed with Hong Jixun's opinion. The question arises, how to catch the line of Qi's?

It's not that if you send a messenger and go to Dadu, you can see Qi's family; Even if you see it, do people believe you? Could it be that the errand cut off the head of the messenger? It just so happened that Deng She defeated Pyongyang and got one person: Li Chunfu.

Li Chunfu is a person, and two words can be summed up: flattery. As a high-ranking official in Goryeo, he often had contacts with the Qi family in the days when the Qi family was powerful, and through him, he got on the line with the Qi family.

Just like Guan Duo sent Pan Mei's head to make a nomination, if you want to gain Qi's trust, you have to show something. The difficulty is not in the identity of the righteous army, the Gaoyou War in the past year, what a prestige, how much trouble it caused to the Yuan court, it can be said that it is a turning point in the prosperity of the righteous army and the decline of the Yuan court, but looking at Zhang Shicheng, he surrendered the same and sealed the official in the same way.

Regarding the policy of the righteous army, most of the high-ranking officials of the Yuan Court are asked for you to surrender to me, so stabilize it first. The rebels who surrendered wanted to take the opportunity to catch their breath; Yuan Ting also wanted to take the opportunity to take a breath, knowing that drinking to quench his thirst was not the best way to solve the problem, so he couldn't deny it.

Then, looking at it now, Deng She is in Goryeo and Liaodong, and if he wants to surrender, the Yuan court can't ask for it. Although everyone may know that he did not really descend. So, what's the difficulty? Speaking of a thousand, saying ten thousand, the difficulty lies in how to win the trust of the Qi family, how to get her support, and how to deceive the cooperation of Wei Sijian.

Hong Jixun came up with an idea. The king of Goryeo killed the Qi family, and she wanted to take revenge, so we gave her the head, and promised her that as long as she could get her help and gain a firm foothold in the court, she would send the head of the king of Goryeo to the capital in a few and many times.

Of course, "gaining a firm foothold in the DPRK and China" is all a lie, but we cannot but say it. How can you ask for nothing? Why is it a knot? I have to let her know, in order to be afraid that the Yuan Court will cross the river and tear down the bridge, and think of being a high-ranking official.

Whose head is it given?

Li Chunfu knew the inside story, and he proposed several people, all of whom were meritorious ministers when the King of Goryeo destroyed the Qi family; Later, Deng Sheh captured Pyongyang and fell into the hands of Shuangcheng. Hong Jixun looked at them one by one and felt that it was not enough, firstly, the official positions of these people were not very high, and secondly, the meritorious deeds of the King of Goryeo were also a little low. In a nutshell, it's not heavyweight enough.

Li Chunfu proposed another person named Zheng Shiyun. From the king of Goryeo to the Yuan Suwei, he can be called a cronie, and his official position is not low. Hong Jixun was very satisfied, but there was a problem, this person was not in the hands of Shuangcheng, but in the royal court of the king of Goryeo.

At that moment, he threatened the king of Goryeo with the power of Pyongyang, and demanded that he immediately send this person to Shuangcheng to show the sincerity of the king of Goryeo and to make the two countries happy. At that time, the envoy of the Goryeo Wangjing peace talks came, and even the princesses of the Goryeo royal family sent a few to Deng She as concubines, let alone a Zheng Shiyun?

Easily, the head was obtained, and even those few people were cut down, handed over to the messenger, and sent to the capital on horseback.

Sure enough, when Qi saw it, he was overjoyed, and negotiated back and forth twice, and both sides took a step back. The Qi clan promised to help Shuangcheng contact Wei Sijian and promise to give high-ranking officials Houlu. Hong Jixun proposed that he should not announce this matter to the world first, so as not to startle the snake, and let Guan Duo, Pan Cheng, and Sha Liu Er know in advance, and it is not good to deal with Liaoyang, Guangning, etc. Chi agreed.

This letter is Qi's handwritten reply.

Deng She glanced at ten lines, hurriedly looked at it, raised his head, and smiled with Hong Jixun. Hong Jixun said: "Xiao Ke got this letter, and he wanted to tell the general immediately to discuss how to contact the ,—— of the Governor. General, the matter has come to this, and the big thing can be half done. ”

There was a mystery in his words, and Deng She heard it and asked, "Where is the other half?" ”

"The other half is on the body of that Zhao Timur. The general knew that the two of them were both Tartar civil and military, one was a dignitary in the court, and the other was a local prince, so they could not talk about harmony. Wei Sijian is a member of the Qi clan, but Naha is not; The general read Qi's letter, and did not mention Nahachu at all. If you want to be stable, Naha's joints also need to go, and you can't be unguarded. ”

Deng She guessed a little and said, "Sir, you mean?" ”

"Zhao Xiaosheng and Zhuo Duqing infiltrated the Jurchen hometown and set off chaos, and the instigator behind it was Nahachu. Zhao Timur made it clear that his intention was to prevent my Shuangcheng from obstructing Liaoyang when Naha went out. Now that I successfully quelled the chaos, killed Zhao Xiaosheng and Zhuo Duqing, and tens of thousands of troops could cross the Yalu River in the near future, I broke Naha's wishful thinking and gained the upper hand. It is completely possible to use Qi's letter as an opportunity to do something through Zhao Timur. ”

Hong Jixun talked eloquently, he said that he was excited, paced quickly, waved a folding fan, and gestured to strengthen his tone: "But if I can coax the two of them, it only takes a month, and Liaodong will be in my hands!" ”

How to coax? Deng She only listened and didn't say anything, and listened to Hong Jixun tell the whole plan in detail. He prepared two sets of rhetoric, one for Wei Sijian and one for Naha, taking advantage of the contradiction between the two to create a time gap and achieve the final goal.

Talk late at night until the rooster crows in the city.

The whole plan has a rough outline. It's a matter of the future, not hasty. In everyone's life, there will be many key choice points, some right and some wrong. Deng She didn't want to make the wrong choice like Guan Duo, he affirmed Hong Jixun's opinion, but for the specific implementation, he said: "Don't worry, the battle in Liaoyang has not yet been divided into victory and defeat, you and I still have time to supplement and improve it." ”

He got up, yawned lazily, the morning light filtered in, and he opened the window, and the cold wind was cold. He sighed, drove all day, talked all night, and couldn't sleep. If he stays in the mansion, Yao Haogu will come to the door 100%, and it will be difficult to deal with.

Hong Jixun said with a smile: "In the past few months since the general left, the shipbuilding matter has progressed very quickly, and several large ships have been built, can the general think about it?" ”

Regardless of whether you can get Liaodong or not, if you want to go out, sea ships are indispensable; Dunsher was in good spirits, of course he wanted to see it. There was a light footstep outside, like a kitten, very light and fast, there was a pause in front of the door, the pro-soldier on duty did not stop him, the man carefully pushed the door open, showed his head, and looked inside.

The face is like morning dew, fresh and immature, but it is a Luo official slave. When Deng She came back, he never saw her, only to find that she had learned from the woman's appearance at some point, and combed her hair in a gorgeous bun, which was in stark contrast to her childish face.

There is no mature charm, just like a child learning from an adult, but there is a natural charm. Seeing Deng She, she showed joy and opened her mouth to exclaim, "Daddy, I miss my daughter so much." When he saw Hong Jixun in a blink of an eye, his cheeks immediately turned red, he was a little shy, and he couldn't enter.

It's so cute. Talking about conspiracy, iron and bloody military affairs, suddenly seeing such a scene, just like the early morning outside the window, makes people's eyes shine, which is a great joy in life.

Hong Jixun was interested, and he shook his body: "It's still early to watch the boat; Xiao Beisheng is newly married, and Xiao Ke will not bother the general. ”

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1, Qi's family, who first claimed to be the descendant of Jizi.

"The fifty-three kings of the Kei clan. The fifty-first generation of the Yuan Wang Xun, there are three other sons: Youping, followed by Xian Yu. Said Youcheng, followed by Qi's. Said Youliang, followed by Han Shiyun. However, there is no clear evidence for this statement that Xian Yu and Qi are self-proclaimed.

At that time, in Goryeo, including later in Korea, there were many famous eunuchs and dignitaries, and it was popular in the upper class of society to associate their ancestors with Chinese celebrities, which was a fashion.

However, according to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, the ancestor of the Korean Peninsula was Wang Zhong, who moved to Korea from Shandong, China (then the state of Qi) in the 2nd century BC. It is also said that the ancestor of King Taejo of Goryeo was surnamed King of Liaodong.

2, the Qi clan was killed by the king of Goryeo.

At that time, it was not only the Qi clan that was killed, but also the Lu clan and the Quan clan. The Lu family is the favorite concubine of Emperor Shun, and the Quan family is the princess of Yuan. These three families were the most famous tribute girl families in Goryeo at that time, and they were arrogant in Goryeo, and even bullied the royal family.

3, Qi wants revenge.

A few years later, in the twenty-third year of Zhizheng, the situation in Liaodong stabilized a little, and after Guan Duo and other red scarves were basically pacified, "the crown prince said: 'Why don't you restore you for me?'" Then he appointed the Goryeo royal family who stayed in Beijing as the king, and the son of the Qi tribe, Sambonu, as the first son. He sent Cui Timur, a member of the Privy Council, as the prime minister, with 10,000 soldiers, and recruited Japanese soldiers to accept him together. After crossing the Yalu water, the ambush soldiers rose in all directions, and it was a great defeat, and the remaining seventeen rode back, and then they were ashamed. ”

Until the loss of Dadu and the retreat to Shangdu, the Qi family still remembered the old hatred, and discussed with the crown prince, why not send Naha, the then Liaoyang Provincial Zuo Prime Minister, to ask about the crime of Goryeo, but the crown prince did not approve of it, so he gave up.