Chapter 296: No Concessions
In the fourteenth year of Wanli, the third day of the sixth month, the city of Pyongyang.
In front of Pyongyang City, a group of heavily armed Ming troops armed with Changge were lined up neatly, and several officers in front of the queue were staring at the convoy not far away.
"Come, come, cheer me up." As the convoy approached, an officer called, and everyone hurriedly straightened their armor and straightened up.
After the convoy came to a standstill, several officers remembered Zhang Yun's order and hurriedly greeted him.
In the next moment, a man with gray temples and a vicissitudes of life leaned out of the carriage and slowly got out of the carriage with the support of his entourage.
Only then did everyone see the man's face clearly, only to see that he had a cold face, and the wrinkles on his brows were like mountains, written in a big Sichuan character, but a pair of eyes were still sharp, which gave these low-ranking officers great pressure.
This man is none other than the Supreme Commander of the Japanese Northern Coalition Army, Yukinaga Konishi. At the same time, he is also the top person in charge of the Japanese side in this negotiation.
"Mr. Konishi Xingchang, our Hou Ye is already waiting for you in the city." An officer who knew Japanese immediately said with a smile.
Zhang Yun still gave Konishi some face and sent a few people to greet him here, otherwise according to Li Rusong's intentions, he would directly be cold for three days before starting negotiations.
At this moment, he heard someone talking to him in Japanese, slightly startled, and spoke fluent Chinese: "You, you... Can you speak Japanese? ”
The man smiled and replied, "Doesn't Mr. Konishi also speak Chinese?" ”
After speaking, without waiting for him to continue speaking, he led a few people to the city. Along the way, the North Koreans on the streets glared at Governor Konishi and his entourage viciously, eager to eat them.
Fortunately, these people didn't know that he was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army, and single-handedly planned the massacre in Pyongyang, otherwise these people would really get out of control.
But this is enough to choke, the people on the street were afraid of the Ming army guarding them, but they still picked up the rotten vegetable leaves and threw them at the Japanese army, shouting and scolding endlessly.
"Kill them, kill them, you brutes."
"My mother, and my sister were ...... by them, let me take revenge, revenge!!"
"Get out, get out, get out of our country!!"
“......”
At this time, several officers also understood why Zhang Yun had sent them to meet the Japanese cowards, if they had not come, these people would have been killed by the North Korean people long ago before they reached the negotiation site.
In order to suffer less crimes, the group covered their faces with their hands, and then accelerated their pace and ran to the negotiation site.
The surrounding people were still puzzled, and chased after them for a while, but when they couldn't catch up, they returned to their original positions.
Finally, after running for more than ten minutes, the group finally arrived at the negotiation site, the royal palace of Pyongyang City.
At this time, several people looked embarrassed, their hair was covered with rotten vegetable leaves, and there was some swill, and there was a foul smell all over their bodies.
"Gross! Vomit! "Yukicho Konishi was the first to take it back, ran to a corner, leaned against the wall and began to vomit." Vomit, vomit ......"
The subordinates hurriedly ran behind him and patted Konishi Yukicho on the back to make him feel better.
After a long time, Konishi finally stopped spitting.
He forced himself to get up, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, and squeezed out a smile at several officers: "Let you laugh, I think we should go and wash up first, and then go to see your leader." ”
After a while, they felt that he was right, so they took him to a place to wash up, put on new clothes, and then took him to the negotiation place.
The negotiation site was located directly east of the royal palace, separated from the king's dormitory by two gates. On weekdays, the king of Joseon would also consult with his ministers about any matter.
At noon that day, Zhang Yun took someone to sit here early, and he first glanced at the person named Li Ying next to him, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
It's a good name to get it, "take the exam", it's really a pity not to go to the 21st century, I guess his father also thinks that his son can take more exams.
After secretly slandering himself for a while, he smiled at the old brother and said, "General Li, I heard that Admiral Li said that you have talked to the Japanese Kou several times. ”
When Li Yingxuan heard this, he was slightly stunned, and immediately replied: "It's all things that can't be put on the table, and they can't get into the face of the Hou Ye." ”
Zhang Yun was about to continue to ask, but was suddenly interrupted by a voice outside: "Master Hou, the negotiation envoy of the Japanese Kou has arrived." ”
"Let them in."
"Yes."
After receiving Zhang Yun's affirmative reply, the guards retreated.
After a short time, several Japanese men walked in, the first of whom was about forty-five or sixteen years old, with white sideburns, wrinkles on his brow like a hill, and a pair of eyes that were so sharp and bright that people did not dare to look at them.
As soon as he walked in, he directly confronted Zhang Yun.
Zhang Yun met his gaze with no fear, he was no longer the young man who had just arrived in the capital from Xiangyang, but the Marquis of Daming, who held great power.
Governor Konishi was also secretly surprised that the young man in front of him was so old that he could be in charge of a meeting of this level. Seeing that he didn't seize the opportunity, he had to sit down first.
"Contemptible, Governor Konishi, first time meeting, please advise!"
"Zhang Yun." The two reported each other's homes.
As soon as the salute was finished, Governor Konishi took the lead in speaking: "General Zhang, we are willing to give up the entire territory of Korea without any conditions. I beg you to get out of the way and let us go back to Japan, so that we don't have to fight again. ”
"Yes." Zhang Yun nodded.
Now it was the turn of President Konishi to be confused, he didn't expect this negotiation to be successful so easily, he asked tremblingly: "You mean, you agreed?" ”
"That's natural, but I also have our conditions."
After speaking, he asked Zhao Hu to take out the treaty drawn up in advance and handed him to President Konishi.
He took a look, his face turned pale, and finally roared: "This is impossible, Baga, you have no intention of making peace at all. ”
Because this contract is too harsh.
"First, Japan ceded the northern part of Kyushu Island to the Ming Dynasty."
"'Second, compensate the Ming army for military expenses of 5 million taels.'
"Third, the Ming Dynasty was allowed to build a treaty port in Japan, and the Ming Dynasty was allowed to purchase land to build a concession, and the Ming Dynasty enjoyed autonomy within the concession."
"Fourth, allow the Ming to garrison troops in Japan!"
Zhang Yun looked at the roaring Konishi Governor and said lightly: "Negotiation requires capital, do you still have the capital to negotiate now?"
Mori Terumoto and Kobayakawa Takakei have agreed. ”
"What?!" Yukicho Konishi exclaimed. "He... They're really not dead yet? ”
Even his voice trembled a little because of the excitement, and what worried him the most still happened.
These two people will not die, and their subordinates will definitely rebel when they hear them raise their arms and shout.
Zhang Yun smiled at him: "If you don't believe it, I can go and call the two of you here." ”
"No need, no need." As if his bones had been sucked away, Konishi sat down in his chair and muttered to himself. "It's just that your conditions are too harsh, just taking silver as an example, where can we get so much silver at a time."
"I can pay it off in two years, but I'll charge some interest."
Konishi Yukicho then begged: "That Kyushu Island is originally my country's territory, and it is far away from the Ming Dynasty, and it is useless for your country to go, so it is better to return to our country." ”
"No! This is the meaning of the imperial court, and if we can't even guarantee this, then there is no need for us to negotiate peace. Zhang Yun sternly refused.
Konishi Yukicho's face became ugly, and he was about to refute, but was interrupted by Zhang Yun with a smile: "I also know that your fiefdom is not in Kyushu Island at all.
Besides, this Kyushu Island is the fiefdom of the daimyos, and I helped your general solve a small trouble. ”
According to Zhang Yun's meaning, this Toyotomi Hideyoshi still has to thank him, it is the first time that President Konishi has seen such a brazen person, and he has said that forcible seizure is so fresh and refined.
"General, the kingdom of the Great Tomorrow Dynasty has been a state of etiquette since ancient times, so I don't think it will bully a small country like me."
Zhang Yun saw that he began to kidnap himself morally, smiled and did not speak.
"Bang!!" Zhao Hu slapped the table with his palm, he listened to his ink for a long time just now, and he couldn't help it, and scolded directly: "I'll go to your mother's heavenly kingdom, I will be your ancestors, surrender or not, give a happy word." ”
Governor Konishi frowned and said unhappily: "General Zhang, your subordinates are too uneducated. ”
"What the fuck are you going to say again?" Zhao Hu was instantly angry, and there was a tendency to fight if he didn't agree.
Several people in the negotiation were stunned, and it was the first time they had encountered a situation where they were about to start talking.
If you knew what else to talk about, you would just find someone to fight first, and then talk about it after the fight.
"Ahem...... Zhang Yun coughed slightly, "You should know that the weak eat the strong, and the fittest survive." ”
"If you want to pretend to be a good guy and deceive my sympathy, you can ask the North Korean people outside the city if they agree?"
By the end, he almost yelled.
A trace of panic flashed on Governor Konishi's face in an instant, the enthusiasm of the North Korean people, he had already experienced it when he came, and if he was thrown out, he would probably be beaten to death.
Seeing that he was a little relieved, Zhang Yun continued to speak: "I don't ask you to reply to me immediately, you can send someone to ask Toyotomi Hideyoshi quickly, but quickly." ”
"The emperor has urged me to go back."
Governor Konishi gritted his teeth, nodded helplessly, whispered to his subordinates, and asked him to hurry to report to Toyotomi Hideyoshi with the terms of the peace talks.
......
Three days later, the Japanese army base camp.
In the big tent, Toyotomi Hideyoshi trembled with anger, crumpled the peace talks of the Ming army, and threw it out: "Yaga, Yaga, what the hell is Governor Konishi doing?" This condition of shame also came to ask me? ”
Several people in the tent trembled, and hurriedly buried their heads down, not daring to look at Toyotomi Hideyoshi, for fear that one would accidentally touch his brow.
After a long time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mood calmed down, and then he slowly spoke: "Xiujia, you can talk about it." ”
"Ahh The person who was called was stunned for a moment, and then came out of the ranks, "General, I think, it's better to ...... Agree to the Ming army's request for peace talks."
Noticing that Toyotomi Hideyoshi's face had not changed, Ukita Hideya continued to say: "This northern part of Kyushu Island has been plagued by the Ming army, and it has long been worthless.
Moreover, they can also suppress the Shimazu family and the daimyo of Kansai, so that these daimyo can only rely on their father. ”
This Kyushu Island was not Toyotomi Hideyoshi's fiefdom, and it was actually not a big deal to give it to the Ming army, but he felt that he had no face, and there was still a gap between this loss to his own people and to the Ming Dynasty.
He didn't want to be scolded by the historians after he died.
Ukita Hideya saw his scruples, so he stepped forward: "General, we can ask the Ming army not to write this content in the official content, let's just acquiesce." ”
In this way, there is an explanation for both sides."
After Toyotomi Hideyoshi heard this, a smile appeared on his face: "Yo Xi, Xi family, this matter will be left to you." ”