Tang Yin's visit to Yanshan Jun Li happened to be on the first day of the Lunar New Year in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi.

On this day, Tang Yin, as the state envoy of the Ming Dynasty, entered the palace gate accompanied by Yin Bishang and Cheng Jun and others, and met Li himself in the Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Tang Yin's nominal task was to canonize Li's eldest son as the son.

When Tang Yin came with a scepter in his hand, even the invincible Li could only stand up and greet him respectfully, and Tang Yin's courtesy to meet Li was not a monarch or a state envoy, but more like a meeting between courtiers.

And Li wants to salute Tang Yin first.

If it weren't for the fact that the king of the Ming Dynasty hadn't been demanding, Li would have even had to kneel.

After Tang Yin personally read out the canonized edict, a feast followed.

And Tang Yin's position is next to Li Zhi, which is higher than all the ministers of North Korea.

Xu Jing had to sit next to Tang Yin, and he was on an equal footing with Yin Bishang, the other party's leading minister, which was also Xu Jing's most glorious moment, and he never thought that when he was the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, he would still have this treatment.

"This official is on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, specially to read out another will, which is to send troops to the Korean State, cooperate with the soldiers and horses of Liaodong Town of the Ming Dynasty, and level the land of Jianzhou Wei Jurchen in one fell swoop, which is an edict from His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

Tang Yin doesn't talk nonsense.

He had already delayed time, and now he has to step up to make up for all the time he lost before, and he must hurry up to get North Korea to send troops.

The ministers present could basically understand Chinese, and when they knew that the Ming Dynasty was going to let them send troops, the opposition was very high.

But when they came out to persuade Li not to send troops, they used their own language, as if they wanted to bully Tang Yin for not understanding...... Tang Yin really didn't understand.

But Zhang Zhou obviously also had this concern, and specially equipped Tang Yin with an interpreter, and the translator saw that the other courtiers were a little excited, so in front of the Korean monarch and ministers, he walked over from the position behind Tang Yin and made a "simultaneous translation" in Tang Yin's ear.

Tang Yin asked Li Dao: "Do you want to resist the decree?" ”

The Korean courtiers were silent in an instant.

Li asked: "The Ming Dynasty sent troops to build a state guard, I don't know how many men and horses will be sent?" ”

"When it comes to the march, Your Majesty did not say it explicitly, but Your Majesty's intention is to let this officer send troops together with you and other soldiers and civilians as a supervisor of the army, and I will personally lead the troops and artillery, firearms, etc., and will cooperate with you to send troops as a vanguard." At this time, Tang Yin can also be neither humble nor arrogant.

Yin Bishang, who was sitting opposite Xu Jing, asked: "Why didn't the Ming Dynasty send troops and North Korea cooperated, but we sent troops first?" ”

Tang Yin said: "This is the sound of the east and the west. ”

Yin Bishang asked again: "What if North Korea sends troops, what if the Ming Dynasty does not send troops?" ”

Tang Yin didn't expect that Yin Bishang, who was still talking to him and amiably yesterday, would be so strong in the court today.

Tang Yin's tone did not fall behind at all, and continued to say in an arrogant tone: "Since the Ming Dynasty has already decided to march to the army, how can it lose a vassal country like yours?" And the proposal to send troops, wasn't it put forward by you, the DPRK? ”

In Tang Yin's view, the North Koreans are a bit ignorant.

said that you will send troops first, and the Ming Dynasty will cooperate with you, and now because I am speaking to you on behalf of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you dare to make conditions to me?

Believe it or not in a fit of rage......

Tang Yin pondered for a while, there were less than 200 people under his command, and it seemed that it was still a little difficult to do something in the country of Korea.

Of course, there seems to be no need for him to be angry with the North Koreans, after all, his mission is only to supervise the North Korean military dispatch.

Yin Bishang said: "North Korea experienced a disaster last year, so that the people are struggling to make a living, and now it can no longer support a foreign war, unless the Ming Dynasty can allocate enough military food, otherwise ......"

"Shut up!"

This time, Li himself couldn't listen to it, so he stopped Yin Bishang's words.

Lee was also ashamed.

The monarch hasn't said a word yet, why do you officials like to express yourself so much?

Who said that fighting a war was the patent of the Ming Emperor?

Doesn't the monarch of North Korea lose face? Don't you really know who is the leader of the main battle faction in North Korea?

The scene was quiet again with Li's voice.

Li Dao: "If North Korea wants to send troops, how many days will the Ming Dynasty send troops to help?" ”

Tang Yin was very sure: "It won't be ten days." The two sides cooperated in dispatching troops without delay. ”

"Then His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, how much troops do you need from North Korea?" Li Dao, "At present, our DPRK can only send 5,000 troops, and this is the result of deliberation after judging the situation and sizing up the situation. ”

It means that we in the DPRK can send troops, but the number of troops to be sent is up to us.

Tang Yin followed Zhang Zhou's instructions and said without hesitation: "20,000 horses." ”

"This ......"

Lee was surprised.

Because when they discussed sending troops last year, they gave the decision of sending 20,000 troops, which was only known to the upper-level officials, and now Tang Yin could directly say this number, and he instantly glared at the soldier Cao Shu Cheng Jun on the side, as if he was blaming Cheng Jun for informing Yu Daming of this top-secret news.

Tang Yin said: "I, Lai Guogong, who has a clever plan, has formulated a comprehensive strategy, and the Jianzhou Wei will not have any strength to resist. ”

Yin Bishang said coldly: "Then you can send troops by yourself!" ”

Li stretched out his hand to interrupt Yin Bishang's words again, and he asked, "After winning this battle, will you give the fief of Jianzhou Wei to Korea?" ”

Tang Yin said: "The territory of Jianzhou Wei will rebuild fortresses and fortresses to prevent the tribes in the north from rebelling, and it has nothing to do with your Korea." ”

"Then we ......"

Li actually wanted to have a fight with Tang Yin, the envoy.

We sent troops in accordance with the instructions of the Ming Emperor, but the question is what are the benefits after we send troops?

Tang Yin said coldly: "If the Ming Dynasty sends troops to Jianzhou Wei, it cannot be destroyed, and the Jurchen tribe of Jianzhou Wei moves eastward, which will inevitably affect your stability. ”

"Gurr-la-......"

After listening to Tang Yin's words, there was a sound of discussion in the Qinzheng Palace.

Of course, they are not talking in Chinese, but more like a small window private chat.

Xu Jing leaned over to Tang Yin and said, "It seems that they have a lot of opinions about us. If they don't send troops, beware of them playing yin. ”

"No, it won't." Tang Yin said, "Unless they plan to be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, they should also be a little self-aware. ”

Tang Yin was not wrong about this.

No matter how much the Korean monarchs and ministers disagree with his words, let the DPRK directly oppose the Ming Dynasty, they will not be able to do such a thing.

It is because they know that whether it is in terms of national strength or military strength, they can't compare with the Ming Dynasty, and what is even worse is that they can't even beat the Jianzhou Guard, and they need the Ming Dynasty to send troops.

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The monarchs and ministers on the Korean side began a discussion.

It was as if Tang Yin was not there.

This time, they all conducted a dialogue in Chinese according to Tang Yin's request, and there were a few people from the old school present, who did not know Chinese, and they were equipped with interpreters to say whatever they wanted to say, and every word was also said to Tang Yin.

Li seemed to respect the minister's opinion, and after listening to it for a long time, he said to Tang Yin: "Tang Yin, you should also hear that North Korea is currently unable to provide enough grain and grass to support 20,000 soldiers and horses. ”

Tang Yin said: "There is no time to delay. ”

Li asked: "Then we will first recruit 5,000 soldiers and horses, equip them with grain and grass and then arrive at Ping'an Road, and then requisition 15,000 soldiers and horses from all over the country to transport grain and grass to Ping'an Road, I wonder if it is feasible?" ”

This embarrassed Tang Yin.

According to Zhang Zhou's instructions to him, this matter is non-negotiable.

If the DPRK wants to send 20,000 troops, it must be 20,000, and it must send troops at one time...... Just now, however, the DPRK side seems to be in a difficult situation, and just now Li specially inquired in front of Tang Yin about the dispatch of grain and grass in the judgment of Hu Cao, and also obviously raised the difficulty of completing the supply of grain and grass for 20,000 soldiers and horses.

Tang Yin said: "If the current speed of grain and grass requisition is maintained, how long will it take to requisition the grain and grass and people and horses?" ”

Li immediately asked the courtiers, and Jin Enling, the judge of Hu Cao, came out and replied: "Six months, after the summer grain is put into storage." However, if you send men and horses from each province and bring rations, you can reach Ping'an Road in about a month, and you can supply food and grass for about three months. ”

Tang Yin pondered in his heart.

If that's the case, three months should be over.

If the fight is not finished, then there is no need for this battle to continue......

He was also pondering, if Zhang Bingkuan's intention was for me to cooperate with the DPRK to complete the attack on the east, then any possibility we could hold out for ten days and half a month, as long as the Jianzhou Guard dispatched troops and horses to the North Korean side and the Shenyang Zhongwei side sent troops, my task would be completed.

"Good!"

Tang Yin immediately agreed.

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Tang Yin didn't know where he got so much confidence, and he wanted to promise for Emperor Ming and Zhang Zhou to send troops to North Korea in batches.

After going back, even Xu Jing was a little worried: "I said that I would send 20,000 soldiers and horses, but now they are only willing to send 5,000 soldiers and horses, and said that another 15,000 will be dispatched, are you sure you can transfer them in time?" ”

Tang Yin asked, "How many men can Jianzhou Wei dispatch?" ”

"This ......"

Xu Jing couldn't answer.

How many people are there in Jianzhouwei, where does he know where to go?

Just when Tang Yin asked his entourage to light up the candles, Liu Guitong at the door said: "Two adults, North Korea sent an envoy to come, saying that it was the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Dao, surnamed Pu." ”

Xu Jing said: "I should be here to discuss sending troops, right?" ”

"Hmm."

Tang Yin opened the door and walked out, "Take me to see me." ”

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Inside the hall next to it.

A young North Korean official in his thirties appeared in front of Tang Yin, and when Tang Yin saw this person, he suddenly felt that this person did not look like a person who could go to the battlefield to fight, but like a ...... Little white face.

Tang Yin didn't know why he had such an opinion about this person.

"In Xia Pu Yuanzong, it was my king's order to be the envoy of the Ping'an Dao Soldiers and Horses, and he specially cooperated with the superiors to go to Ping'an Dao to coordinate the dispatch of troops."

The other party reported his home.

When Tang Yin heard this, he became interested and said, "You are Park Yuanzong?" ”

This was a surprise to the other party.

Park Yuanzong looked around and asked in surprise, "Why does the upper cha ask this?" Could it be that it is a poor ...... Got it? ”

"Yes, I heard that you are very loyal to North Korea." Of course, Tang Yin didn't know it in the past, but in the "tips" given to him by Zhang Zhou, this person was emphatically mentioned.

As a key figure in the future "Zhongzong Anyway", Park Wonjong is also a representative of the Young Zhuang faction in North Korea.

At this time, Park Yuanzong was actually disgusted by Lee, so he was sent to Pyongan Province, the "border town" of North Korea, to serve as an envoy to the Soldiers and Horses Festival in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, but this created conditions for a series of political activities of Park Yuanzong later.

Of course, Park Yuanzong didn't think that Tang Yin really knew him, he only thought that Tang Yin was saying kind words, and he said: "I will definitely do my best to cooperate with the bad activities." ”

Tang Yin said: "You are wrong, I am not the one you lead the troops, I am only responsible for cooperating with you." I don't bring many people with me, and it depends on your men when it matters. ”

As he was talking, Tang Yin thought of something and asked, "After saying that you have dispatched 5,000 soldiers and horses, the soldiers and horses will be able to be transferred tomorrow?" ”

Park Wonjong said: "Gyeonggi Province will send 1,000 soldiers and horses to cooperate, all of them are the most elite cavalry in our Korea, and at the same time, Pyongan Province will send 4,000 soldiers and horses to cooperate......"

Xu Jingyi's eyes widened when he heard this, and he said, "Are you guys joking?" If you say that you will send 5,000 troops, you will send 1,000 troops? ”

Tang Yin was not reluctant, he raised his hand and said, "As long as you can send troops in time." Tomorrow morning, I will send troops. ”

"Shangcha, you're in too much of a hurry, aren't you?" Park Yuanzong felt that Tang Yin was a little out of tune.

When it comes to sending troops, I don't want to wait for a moment.

Tang Yin said: "This is the order of His Majesty Daming, it is urgent, will you lead the troops tomorrow?" ”

"It's not down." Park Yuanzong said, "It's Marshal Li Kejun." ”

Tang Yin frowned and said, "Why isn't it your soldier Cao Cheng Jun?" ”

Park Wonjong didn't know how to answer.

Tang Yin's problem is based on the tips given to him by Tang Yin, because before Li wanted to send troops to Jianzhou Guard, he decided to let Cheng Jun be the coach and Li Kejun be the deputy commander, but now that Tang Yin is coming, it seems that Li has changed his mind...... Only let the original deputy coach be the coach.

"You're the lieutenant?" Tang Yin knew that Park Yuanzong was not good at casually criticizing their monarch, so he asked again.

Park Yuanzong said: "No, the deputy marshal has not yet been decided, and he is only the envoy of the Ping'an Dao Soldiers and Horses, who is responsible for listening to orders left and right in front of the superiors." ”

Only then did Tang Yin know that the Ming Dynasty had sent him to supervise the Korean march, and the DPRK had sent someone to supervise him.

It's ...... Supervise each other.

"Then tomorrow will also send troops, there is no time to delay!" Tang Yin was also anxious.

always talks about "urgency", it seems that even Park Yuanzong can see that Tang Yin is a soft persimmon, the kind that can't achieve great things at all.

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In accordance with Tang Yin's request, the DPRK gathered 1,000 soldiers and horses on the second day of the Lunar New Year...... It was said that it was all cavalry, but Tang Yin saw this road of men and horses near dusk and found that the number of cavalry was not even one-third.

Li Kejun appeared in front of Tang Yin.

Tang Yin asked, "Why not cavalry?" ”

Li Kejun said: "Forgive the Tang envoys, after the disaster experienced in North Korea, the horses died seriously and the supply of forage was not even...... If you want to ensure that the soldiers and horses can be used, you can only deploy so many cavalry...... However, the envoys can rest assured that we have specially prepared 50 carriages to transport firearms, bows and crossbows, etc., in fact, there are a large number of divine firearms stored in Ping'an Dao, and there is basically enough grain and grass. ”

Hearing this, Tang Yin felt that he was on a thief ship.

Xu Jing, who was on the side, also came over and whispered in his ear: "Are the North Koreans fooling us?" In that case, why did we come all the way to Hanyang City? Isn't it okay to give orders directly in Ping'an Road? ”

Tang Yin was also a little speechless.

"Shangcha, are you going to send troops? If you don't leave, the gates will be closed. ”

At this time, Park Yuanzong also came to urge.

Tang Yin asked, "How many days will it take to send troops from here to Ping'an Road?" ”

When Li Kejun heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and when he heard it, he felt that Tang Yin had no actual combat experience.

When you come by yourself, how many days will you not count yourself?

Besides, the road of peace is not small, where are you talking about the way of peace? How can people answer such an unclear question?

Park Yuanzong came over and said: "If you want to get to the place where you are connected to Jianzhou Wei and travel quickly, it will probably take six or seven days." The mountain roads in North Korea are long, unlike the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty, where the terrain is flat. ”

He also wanted to compliment Da Ming's "superiority", but was glared at by Li Kejun.

Obviously, in the eyes of a main battle faction like Li Kejun and a close confidant of the emperor, Park Yuanzong is not even a fart.

Tang Yin said: "That's okay, hurry up and send troops, and go to the border of Ping'an Road within five days." ”

Li Kejun said: "It's okay to ride a horse, but it's not okay to walk...... If you don't know the side and have some horses with us, I don't know if it's ......."

Tang Yin couldn't help but be angry when he heard this.

The envoys who followed Tang Yin in the Ming Dynasty were all on horseback, and more than half of them were still one person and two horses, which was to facilitate the transportation of artillery and rations, tents, firearms, weapons, etc., and now the Koreans also started the idea of their war horses!?

"March!"

Tang Yin didn't bother to pay attention to Li Kejun's proposal, for him, now is to rush to the border of Ping'an Road under the stars and complete the task entrusted by Zhang Zhou.

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Just when Tang Yin led his two hundred Ming soldiers and horses, with the one thousand soldiers and horses of North Korea, he marched towards Ping'an Road.

At this time, Zhang Zhou had already arrived at Yongping Mansion with his people, and through two days, he completed the preparations for the opening of Yongping Mansion.

Lin Ting, who came with Tang Yin, was a little speechless to Zhang Zhou, and he said: "Bingkuan, you are a bit of a god, you have only been here for less than two days, and you have found where the mine is?" Surrounded by uninhabited barren mountains, how did you find them? ”

Zhu Feng said with a loveless look on his face: "Do you still need to ask?" The name of the immortal is not called in vain. ”

Zhang Zhou smiled: "You still know me." ”

Zhu Feng asked: "Now that it is the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, didn't you say that you would send troops to Liaodong?" If you go this way, I'm afraid that you may not arrive in a month or two. ”

"No hurry, no hurry." Zhang Zhou looked very relaxed and indifferent.

Lin Ting was also puzzled and asked, "Didn't you say that you want to attack the east and the west?" After North Korea sent troops, Daming should cooperate in time. ”

"I only said to cooperate, who said to cooperate in time?" Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "North Korea launched this war in order to sweep away the threat of their borders, after all, the influence of Jianzhou Wei on the Ming border areas over the years is limited, and they want to plunder and make efforts to North Korea or the north, and now they are clearing the border troubles for them, who will contribute if they don't help?" ”

"But Bohu, he ......"

Lin Ting suddenly thought of poor Tang Yin, whether the two had been to Xuanfu together and been comrades-in-arms in the same trench, or were Jinshi in the same year, and they were living under Zhang Zhou's hands.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Don't worry, he shouldn't be able to die, find a city plug cat, and just give Jianzhou Wei a little sweetness, otherwise how could they put all their troops on the eastern front?" ”

"Should?"

Lin Ting realized instantly.

Zhang Zhou not only wanted to trick Tang Yin into traveling a long way to North Korea, but also gambled with Tang Yin's life.

Bet on him not to die.

(End of chapter)