Yin Zhengshi didn't know how to defend himself. He lay on the ground and cried bitterly: "What on earth can our monarch and his ministers do to win the trust of the superior state?"
After Lin Tailai pondered for a moment, he said: "The kings and ministers of your country fled from Wangjing all the way to Yizhou, and they must have brought a lot of property with them to help restore the country.
These properties, especially the royal property, can be sent across the Yalu River first to prove that your country has no selfish intentions towards the Ming Dynasty.
Only then can the king of your country be allowed to cross the river and temporarily reside in a safe place in Liaodong, waiting for the help of heavenly troops to restore the country."
Yin Zhuoran was in a daze. Does this mean that if the monarchs and ministers trapped in Yizhou do not pay protection fees, they will not be able to cross the river to survive?
Even if Japanese soldiers come to attack Uiju, the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers on the other side of the river will not rescue them because of "doubts"?
The ministers were a little speechless. When it comes to diplomatic work, it is you, Lin Tai, who has to take the lead.
Lin Tailai faced the envoy Yin Zheng and warned him sternly: "Whether your country's rapid defeat, your country's unclear request for help, or your country's flirting with the Japanese country in the past few years without telling the Ming Dynasty, it is very suspicious!
But don’t say that I, the Ming Dynasty, will not give your country the opportunity to prove itself. For a while, I can’t think of any other way to quickly eliminate doubts.”
Yin Zhengshi couldn't help but cover his face and cry. He really didn't know how to report such conditions to the king.
Lin Tailai added: "We have nothing to do with you here for the time being, so go down first!"
Several Jinyi guards who were on duty here came in and dragged Ambassador Yin Zheng out.
At this moment, Yin Zheng was so devastated that he was like a zombie. He had previously thought that he had met a kind person and would have the opportunity to participate in the high-level decision-making of the Ming Dynasty.
After watching Yin Zhengshi leave, Lin Tailai looked at Sun Quan and Yang Junmin, the two ministers of the household department, and sneered:
"The advance military expenditure should be settled. There is no need to discuss this issue today! The Ministry of Revenue should also shut up and stop crying about poverty!"
Sun Quan and Yang Junmin: "."
Lin Tailai looked at Shi Xing, the left minister of the Ministry of War, and went straight to high-end political rhetoric: "Did you have a serious brain disease or did you become a Japanese traitor?
How dare you? Send only five thousand troops into North Korea to attack Pyongyang?"
Shi Xing: "."
Lin Tailai said without any doubt: "There are eight roads in Korea, and the two roads that border our Ming Dynasty are Ping'an Road and Hamgyeong Road.
Among them, there are 18,700 Japanese soldiers on Ping'an Road. Pyongyang is located on Ping'an Road. The number of Japanese soldiers stationed in Pyongyang is about 10,000! We, the Ming Dynasty, sent 2,000 to 3,000 men to attack Pyongyang. How could we not suffer a disastrous defeat?
There were 22,800 Japanese soldiers in Hamgyeong Province. In other words, there were 40,000 Japanese soldiers in the two adjacent provinces of Ming Dynasty alone!
Including the Japanese soldiers distributed in the other six provinces, the number of Japanese soldiers entering North Korea is at least 100,000!"
This was the first time that the Ming court heard a more accurate number of Japanese soldiers since the incident in Korea.
Unexpectedly, the person who first reported the number of Japanese soldiers was not the governor of Liaodong or North Korea, but Lin Tailai, who had been far away in the south of the Yangtze River.
The performance of the Communications Department of the Ministry of War is so terrifying!
No one questioned Lin Tailai. In such a court meeting, it was impossible for Lin Tailai to lie in public, let alone to the nearest hundred.
Even if you want to question it, you can't provide any evidence to question it.
Lin Tailai looked around at the crowd again, as if questioning everyone: "So is there any problem with my request to mobilize an army of 100,000? Even if 100,000 troops and horses cannot be all available at the moment, there should be 50,000 or 60,000 in the first batch, right?"
The Japanese pirates wanted to pursue Korea, but their intention was to protect China, and when we, the Ming Dynasty, saved Korea, we actually wanted to protect China, so we had to send troops!"
The ministers were silent. At this point, people with a little bit of political intelligence also understood that they should give up taking chances and prepare for a big fight.
Ye Mengxiong, as the Grand Sima, summed it up by saying: "If there is no objection to the issue of military expenditure and soldiers, then we should select a capable minister to be responsible for managing North Korea."
Wang Tianguan, who was dozing in the corner, seemed to be activated by the word "recommendation" and instantly flashed back to the center of the stage.
"Can anyone recommend a candidate to manage North Korea?" Wang Tianguan asked skillfully, taking back the power of presiding.
"I want to recommend candidates!" Lin Tailai suddenly raised his hand and said.
All the ministers were collectively surprised. You, Lin Jiuyuan, can just wait to be elected. What are you going to say now?
Wang Tianguan was also a little confused, so he asked: "Who do you recommend?"
Lin Tailai replied loudly: "I choose Lu Guangzu! He can lead our Ming Dynasty soldiers to fight against Japan!"
Everyone: "."
Please spare Old Man Lu, and don't commit murder. He is already seventy years old, can he come back alive?
Wang Tianguan, who was familiar with election work, thought twice and decided to respect public opinion and said:
"Lu Guangzu claims to be familiar with the situation in North Korea and has always paid close attention to North Korean affairs. If you oppose him, please raise your hands."
People who belonged to the Lin Party looked at Lin Tailai and did not raise their hands in understanding. People who were neutral would not act like a leader and would not raise their hands. After all, raising their hands was more conspicuous.
The Qingliu Party members looked at each other, and their minds were confused again. Some people hesitated and raised their hands to express their opposition.
There were also some people who chose to stand still amid the entanglement and did not raise their hands.
In the end, among the dozens of ministers present, there were only a dozen or so who raised their hands to object, which was obviously a minority.
Wang Tianguan said with a smile: "It seems that there are not many people who oppose Lu Guangzu's administration of North Korea. We can report Lu Guangzu."
Lin Tailai smiled and took the lead in applauding vigorously.
Everyone: "."
No way? Are you serious? Can the emperor agree?
Even if Emperor Lard dared to agree to it, would Lu Guangzu have the nerve to accept it?
The court meeting, which went smoothly and achieved great results, ended in a strange atmosphere.
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Chapter completed!