Lin Jinglue's original intention was not to force Shuerhaqi, but to draw out the conversation.
Seeing that Shuerhaqi was speechless now, he looked at Nuerhachi with an angry look and shouted: "Speak back!"
He came to Shuerhaqi for greetings, but he came to him for reprimands? Nuerhachi cursed in his heart, but he had to bow his head under the eaves.
Now I don't know how many thousands of troops have gathered in Liaodong. If Lin Jinglue is angered and instead of fighting the Japanese soldiers, he attacks Jianzhou first, it will be in trouble.
Therefore, Nuerhachi could only take a step forward and said in a low voice: "Firstly, the road is far away, secondly, it takes time to search for traces of the Japanese soldiers, and thirdly, the Japanese pirates Kato retreated too fast, so there was no time to send troops."
"Nonsense!" Lin Jinglue rebuked loudly: "If you are afraid of war, you are afraid of war. What reason can you give?
My military order at that time gave you two choices, either to outflank the Katobe, or to cut off the Katobe's Mamanjiang retreat.
Kato's troops crossed the river near Huining in North Korea and must have retreated from here! You rushed to the crossing point immediately after receiving the military order, why was it too late?"
Nuerhachi further explained: "Our Jianzhou soldiers were scattered in various places, and it took time to gather. Moreover, the mountains were high and the roads were far away, and it was rainy season at that time, so we had no choice but to move slowly."
Lin Jinglue slapped the case again and said: "You are blatantly disobeying military orders, how dare you repeatedly make sophistry!"
Shuerhaqi bravely stepped forward and replied: "Because my brother has been respectful to the Ming Dynasty for many years, he hopes that we can make atonement for his sins."
Facing Shuerhaqi, Lin Jinglue's expression softened, and he said again: "For your sake, Shuerhaqi, I will give you another chance to build a state!"
You two brothers can each lead 2,000 Jianzhou troops and go to the banks of the Douman River to bluff.
Remember, you can only bluff on the riverside to attract the attention of the Japanese soldiers under Kato Kiyomasa on the other side, but do not go deep into North Korea!"
Nuerhachi was a little skeptical and asked: "Each leads two thousand troops? It seems that there is no need to divide the troops?"
Lin Tailai asked back: "Do you want to disobey me again? Or in front of the headquarters?"
Nuerhachi lowered his head and did not dare to speak any more.
Lin Tailai waved his hand and said: "Go down! Follow the orders! If you disobey orders again, you will be killed without mercy!"
According to the current concept, a force is needed to attract Kato Kiyomasa's attention in the north.
But he didn't have any extra troops to send, so he had no choice but to make use of them and transfer the nearby Jianzhou women to serve as a cover.
At the same time, it will accelerate the division of the Jianzhou Women's Straights and create internal conflicts. After the Japanese pirates are freed up, they can find excuses to directly "interfere" with the Jianzhou Women's Straights and then "finally resolve" them.
Otherwise, if we ignore the situation in Korea now and insist on destroying Jianzhou, which has not yet rebelled, the emperor will not agree.
In this way, Lin Jinglue has basically completed the preliminary deployment work, and what he is waiting for next is "the king of Korea crossed the river and entered the Liao Dynasty".
As a result, it was not until late September that Lin Jinglue became impatient and was considering launching the "burn with stone" plan when North Korea's special envoy Li Dexin came across the river to negotiate again.
"What else can the far-reaching envoy say?" Lin Jinglue asked casually while wiping the mighty water gun.
Li Dexin explained: "Master Jinglue does not know that distant envoys are generally designed to receive edicts and envoys.
Therefore, my status this time is not as a distant envoy, but as a companion envoy, responsible for liaising with the commander of the Heavenly Soldiers and assisting the commander in his actions."
In the Ming Dynasty, "sir" was not a very respectful title, and calling a superior "sir" was equivalent to swearing; but in Korea, "sir" was a very high honorific title.
"There are so many flowers." Lin Jinglue muttered, "No matter what the mission is, if you have anything to say, just say it!"
Dexin, Li's envoy, formally informed him: "My king and his companions will cross the river and enter Liao tomorrow."
The emperor's ministers are called ministers. From this perspective, the ministers of the princes are of a lower level and are called accomplices. Therefore, when facing the Ming Dynasty in terms of etiquette and law, the ministers of Korea were called accomplices.
Lin Jinglue put down the powerful water gun and said impatiently: "It's finally here!"
Then he told Cui Wukui: "I will go to the riverside to meet Wang Jia tomorrow! You can make arrangements!"
The next day, Lin Jinglue left the city wearing a unicorn suit and stood by the river waiting.
Cui Wukui was accompanying him, chatting with Lin Jinglue about the internal party strife in North Korea.
"More than twenty years ago, the Korean imperial ministers split into the Eastern Party and the Western Party because of the issue of the appointment of an official, Cao, to an important official position. Those living in the east of Seoul were called the Eastern Party, and those in the west were called the Western Party.
Just last year, the Eastern People's Party won a resounding victory. However, due to different attitudes towards the Western People's Party, it split into the Southern People's Party and the Northern People's Party.
Therefore, there are currently three major parties in North Korea, namely, the Westerners’ Party, the Southerners’ Party, and the Northerners’ Party.”
Although Lin Tailai knew a little bit about history in his previous life, he was not very proficient in the internal history of North Korea.
I only know that in ancient Korea, there was a "yangban" system. This "yangban" was the scholar-bureaucrats and aristocrats in Korea, and it was completely hereditary.
Under the royal family and the "two classes", they are all cattle and horses. If they are not the servants of the "two classes", they will not be able to survive.
The land economy of North Korea is all in the hands of the "yangban" class, and the country is extremely poor and weak.
Otherwise, how could Li Dexin say that even if most of the country was recovered in the early stage, he would only be able to collect 80,000 shi of military rations for the Ming army.
When Cui Wukui talked about the party struggle, Lin Jinglue asked casually: "Which party is more suitable to be a dog, or is it closer to me, the Ming Dynasty?"
Cui Wukui said very rationally: "It's hard to say. In recent years, they have been killing people like crazy. The Japanese pirates are still fighting when they approach the city. They only see party struggle and they probably have no concept of family and country."
Even if he showed his closeness to the Ming Dynasty, it was only to use the power of the Ming Dynasty to defeat the enemy.
Take the king's crossing of the Yangtze River into the Liao Dynasty. The Southern People's Party firmly opposed the king's escape to Yizhou, near the Ming Dynasty, and the crossing of the Liao Dynasty. The Western People's Party acquiesced.
However, the Southern People’s Party firmly supports inviting the Great Tomorrow Soldiers to join the imperial court, while the Western People’s Party firmly opposes inviting the Great Tomorrow Soldiers to fight against the Japanese.”
With Lin Tailai's IQ, he struggled with the logic for a long time, and said unbearably: "Isn't this schizophrenia?"
For example, the Southern Party opposed the king's approach to the Ming Dynasty, but at the same time supported the Ming Dynasty soldiers to come to Korea. What is the political logic of this?
However, to Lin Jinglue, it didn’t matter whether he was a party or not in North Korea. In other words, he was just a talking point and had no impact on his Eastern Expedition business.
"Which party is he from?" Lin Tailai said, pointing to Li Dexin, the escort who was standing by the river looking out.
Cui Wukui replied: "Envoy Li should be from the Southern People's Party, and the first two envoys who were beheaded by Jin Lueqi were from the Western People's Party."
While he was talking, several large ships suddenly came from the other side of the river. After they docked again, the Korean monarchs and ministers began to disembark.
Lin Tailai did not step forward in a hurry, and waited in a well-educated manner for the North Korean King Li Yu to organize himself neatly and adapt to the environment.
When the monarchs and ministers of North Korea were in formation, Lin Tailai walked over to meet them.
Looking at the Korean monarchs and ministers opposite, Lin Jinglue asked a soul torture question in great confusion before he even came close, "Which one is the king?"
Cui Wukui next to him was experienced and seemed to have been prepared for it. He immediately replied: "The one in the middle is the one with the python embroidered on the chest. You can see it clearly if you get closer."
Then he came to Lin Tailai's rescue and said: "It's not my fault, Mr. Jin Lue. My Sasuke has served as three envoys, and all of them have asked this question."
At this time, North Korea’s national costumes had a special feature. The official uniforms of the king and his ministers were all red.
Therefore, when officials of the Ming Dynasty saw this scene of "the emperor and his ministers mixed in the same red" for the first time, they were often confused. How could the emperor and his ministers be the same color?
Lin Tailai looked towards the middle. The current king of North Korea, Li Hao, was in his forties. He had a round face and looked quite friendly, but he looked very haggard.
Lin Tailai suddenly felt a little ashamed. He had quickly given others the temple name "Xuanzong" in advance. Wasn't it a bit too much?
While thinking about it, he clasped his fists and bowed, as a salute, and then said: "I have been waiting for you for a long time. Your Highness should have crossed the river long ago."
King Li Huo, who was really "under the roof", said with a wry smile: "The ministers were arguing endlessly and could not make a decision for a while, so they delayed it for a few more days."
Lin Tailai looked at the dozens of ministers around the king and said: "We have already encountered a disaster, why are we still arguing?
While I was here, I learned about two things in your country, which shocked me deeply."
Li He asked: "I wonder what kind of things came to Lin Jinglue's ears?"
Lin Tailai replied: "First of all, I heard that there are a large number of villains in your country, and their servants have turned against them and are willing to become traitors and serve the Japanese pirates.
For example, north of Pyongyang, there are a large number of traitors, acting as the eyes and ears for Governor Konishi, making it more difficult for our heavenly troops to advance.
I wonder what the two groups of officials around His Highness think?
The second thing is that the Japanese pirates issued official orders to calm the people and exempt them from corvee labor. Many people even enjoyed it. Isn't it ironic?"
What Lin Tailai said was a mockery of the extremely decadent "Yangban" aristocratic group in Korea. Everyone present was dissatisfied with the officials, but they dared not speak out in anger.
North Korea implements the "Law for the Imprisonment of Concubines", and the distinction between legitimate sons and concubines is extremely strict. Only legitimate sons can continue to inherit the two classes of nobles.
The concubines of aristocratic families were not considered nobles at all and could only sink to become commoners. The psychological gap can be imagined. Therefore, after the Japanese soldiers came, many educated concubines simply surrendered to the Japanese.
In addition, the nobles of the two classes severely exploited the common people and their slaves, so in some places, people actually felt that the Japanese pirates were kinder than the nobles of the two classes.
When Mr. Lin came up, he slapped his face close to his face and the atmosphere became tense for a moment.
King Li Huan was speechless, and the ministers on his left and right had pale faces.
Cui Wukui, who had traveled between the two countries several times, quickly came forward to smooth things over with the Korean monarchs and ministers:
"Mr. Jinglue is just angry because of the situation, and he is also outspoken. Friends need not be surprised. Please come to the city to rest! Tonight, Gonglue will host a banquet in his honor!"
To be continued...