Qian Yiben communicated with his colleagues for a long time, and suddenly saw that Gu Xiancheng's face didn't look good. He couldn't help but be shocked. Did he steal Gu Jun's limelight?
He quickly shook off the others, then approached Gu Xiancheng, and said with a low eyebrow: "Gu Jun! This time, I should take the lead in criticizing Lin Tailai."
Others nearby also said in unison: "Yes, yes, Mr. Qian is better prepared."
Even Gu Xiancheng's younger brother Gu Yuncheng and close comrade Gao Panlong also advised Gu Xiancheng not to fight this time.
Gu Xiancheng wanted to curse, but due to his character and image, he could only hold it in his heart.
With a feeling of reluctance, Gu Xiancheng couldn't help but take on the posture of a senior and gave guidance:
“I just think it’s better to be a little more vague when it comes to specific numbers in what Mr. Qian listed, so as not to be caught by others, which could in turn be used as a basis for impeachment.
For example, making up figures like six hundred and thirty bolts of cloth and fifty-three ginseng roots are too easy to be verified as false."
Qian Yiben replied confidently: "But these are not fabricated, but real numbers.
Lin Tailai indeed received these bribes before crossing the river, and they were sent to the Jiuliancheng shogunate by the Korean envoy Li Dexin on the afternoon of September 28th."
Everyone: "."
Lao Qian, your current path is a bit wild. It's as if you saw it with your own eyes. How did you know that?
Qian Yiben quickly explained: "There is a man named Cui Wukui in the Jinglue Shogunate who is responsible for Korean affairs.
He is a native of the capital, and Mrs. Ru, whom I accepted in the capital, is his cousin.
With this kinship, he will reveal a lot of Lin Tailai's private things to me."
Everyone suddenly realized, and they all said together: "It depends on Mr. Qian to maintain the integrity of his words."
There was also a familiar fellow countryman who said in a serious tone: "Mr. Qian, take care!"
This is a tacit understanding that after Lin Tai returns to the court, Qian Ben will be counterattacked and it is unknown whether he will be assigned to Guizhou or Hainan.
Qian Yiben said impassionedly: "You don't have to feel sorry for me. I have already ordered a coffin and put it in the front yard of my house for use at any time!"
Everyone: "."
Seeing that the situation was over, Gu Xiancheng felt helpless. This opportunity gave him a lot of money!
The next day, Qian Yiben, an outstanding representative of the Qingliu Party, published a memorial, the main content of which was the impeachment of Lin Tailai, the minister of economic and strategic affairs of Liaodong and Korea, on five major charges.
“First, by pretending to be authorized by the imperial court and negotiating peace talks with the Japanese pirate Pyongyang’s chief general, Konishi Kyōgō, he was actually deceiving the imperial court.
Second, they set fire to the city of Pyongyang and destroyed the capitals of friendly countries.
Thirdly, blatantly extorting women for sexual favors from the Korean monarchs and ministers is truly appalling and detrimental to the dignity of our country.
Fourth, under the pretext of crossing the river to fight against Japanese invaders, he took bribes from Korean officials, totaling 630 pieces of ginseng and 53 roots, and used his personal likes and dislikes to influence military and state affairs.
Fifth, he instigated North Korea’s ruthless officials to massacre North Korean civilians, saying, ‘I would rather kill three hundred people in vain’ and other words that were harmful to the peace of the world.”
After seeing Qian Yiben's memorial, the courtiers admired Qian Yiben's boldness and finally felt that the atmosphere in the court had returned to normal.
As a general who leads a large number of troops, how could Lin Tailai not be impeached? How could the court not criticize his remarks?
A few days later, the battle reports of Lin Tailai, the minister of economics and strategy, and Li Rusong, the admiral and general military officer of the Eastern Expedition, were sent back to the court respectively.
Among them, Lin Jinglue's battle report is mediocre, mediocre, and lackluster. It's the kind that you don't want to look at at the first glance.
But Li Rusong's battle report immediately made it onto the court's hot search list today, if such a list really existed.
In the battle report, in addition to the conventional battle process and results, Li Rusong also severely criticized Lin Jinglue.
There are two main aspects. The first is to ignore the overall situation and take risks first, without considering the consequences at all.
The second is that he is so happy about his achievements that he uses his dignity as an administrator to compete with the generals for the victory of conquering the city, which is disrespectful to the ministers.
After seeing Qian Yiben's bullet and seeing Li Rusong's battle report, everyone in the court finally felt completely comfortable.
Sure enough, it is still a familiar recipe and a familiar taste. It is still the same as the Ming Dynasty, and there is no change.
There was nothing to worry about, the court continued to play music and dance.
Emperor Wanli asked his chief minister Zhao Zhigao in a secret letter how he should respond to Qian Yiben's bullets and Li Rusong's battle report.
Zhao Shoufu replied: "Lin Tailai has misbehaved outside. Although he has made great achievements and it is inconvenient to dismiss him and investigate, he should still be reprimanded and warned to make corrections."
Then Emperor Wanli kept all the memorials impeaching and criticizing Lin Tailai without publishing them, without giving any response. This signal could be regarded as a sign of condonation.
Talents who are capable of meritorious deeds but suffer from ailments can be used with greater confidence.
The fluctuations caused by the Pyongyang victory in the country are generally like this.
After all, no matter how others feel about Lin Tae-rae, they have to admit that Lin Tae-rae, who has countless auras around him, conquered a mere Pyongyang and it is not worth making any more fuss about.
After all, this is the unique Nine-Yuan True Immortal in history, the practitioner who conquered the city first in seven battles and seven victories in the northwest, the conqueror of the uncrowned queen of the Northern Banshee, and the ever-defeating victor from Suzhou to the capital.
However, the most troubled people in the country were not actually in the imperial court, but in Kuandian Fort on the border of eastern Liaoning.
Tong Yangzheng, the deputy commander-in-chief of Kuandian in Liaodong Town, was almost driven crazy by the news of Pyongyang's victory.
This Tong Yangzheng was an out-and-out Ming minister and general, and had nothing to do with the more famous Tong Yangzheng of the Jin Dynasty who was a straight woman in history.
The real name of Houjin Tong Yangzheng was Tong Yangzhen, but it was later changed to Tong Yangzheng to avoid taboos. He was not the same person as Tong Yangzheng, the deputy commander-in-chief of Kuandian Fort in the 20th year of Wanli.
After the Korean monarchs and the small imperial court were forced to cross the river to take refuge, Lin Jinglue was afraid that they would cause trouble in Jiuliancheng. After all, Jiuliancheng was the only place for the army to cross the river and transport grain and grass, so he asked the Korean monarchs and ministers to move to Kuandian in the north.
fort.
So Tong Yangzheng, the deputy commander-in-chief of Kuandian Fort, became the chief officer who looked after, or served, the king and ministers of Korea.
Originally, this work was relatively easy, with good food and drink, and everyone was in peace. But since the news of Pyongyang's victory came, the North Korean monarchs and ministers began to become restless.
You must know that North Korea has three capitals, Pyongyang is Xijing. When North Korea's monarchs and ministers fled, they once wanted to stay in Pyongyang temporarily.
However, the Japanese soldiers advanced very quickly, and their frontline was pointed directly at Pyongyang, so the Korean monarchs and ministers had to abandon Pyongyang and continue to flee.
Ten days after the heavenly soldiers crossed the river, the city of Pyongyang was recovered, and the Korean monarchs and ministers began to think of moving back to Pyongyang.
As the saying goes, "Although Liangyuan is good, it is not a place to stay for a long time." Not to mention that the Kuandian Fort, which is not too big, accommodates so many "kings and ministers" and the living experience is not comfortable.
The order Tong Yangzheng received was that the monarchs and ministers of Korea were not allowed to leave Kuandian Fort.
Yin Dooshou, the Zuo Yinzheng of North Korea's small court, was ordered to negotiate with Tong Yangzheng and asked: "Why don't our king Bo move to Pyongyang?"
Tong Yangzheng scratched his head and explained a little against his will: "Lin Jingshou wrote a letter saying that the current war situation is not stable and the Japanese pirates may still come back, so it is not appropriate for your king and ministers to move to Pyongyang."
Yoon Doosoo added: "Even if it is not suitable to go to Pyongyang for the time being, Uiju has become the rear, and you can always move to Uiju and wait and see."
Tong Yangzheng replied: "Lin Jinglue also wrote a letter saying that Yizhou has become a transshipment base for the army's food and materials. It is a matter of life and death for the army. It is not appropriate for your monarchs and ministers to return to Yizhou."
Yin Dooshou said angrily: "What's the truth? Yizhou is our country's land, why shouldn't my monarch and his ministers return to Yizhou?"
Besides, what does the return of my monarch and ministers to Yizhou have to do with the transportation of food and supplies for the army?"
Tong Yangzheng couldn't help but scratched his head again, "According to the agreement, after the grain and grass supplies enter your country, your country will organize manpower to transport them, and I, the Ming Dynasty, can lend them animals.
What I'm afraid of is that after your monarchs and ministers arrive in Uiju, they will try their best to embezzle and deprive us of food and supplies."
Yin Dooshou was furious, "Xiba! That's nonsense!"
"This is what Lin Jinglue said!" Tong Yangzheng quickly threw out his shield.
Yin Dooshou argued: "Even the Duke of Jinglue cannot slander our country's innocence like this!"
Tong Yangzheng curled his lips and said, "To be honest, is Lin Jinglue's worry unreasonable? With the virtue of the two classes in your country, can 30% of the money and food passed on be transferred to the public?
Can you guarantee that the monarchs and ministers of your country who have suffered heavy losses and are suffering from poverty will not be moved when they see the large amount of grain and grass supplies when they arrive in Uiju?
To put it bluntly, even Yin Yizheng yourself may not be able to control your own hands."
Yin Dooshou: "."
Damn it! How come a Ming Dynasty general is so familiar with North Korea’s domestic situation? Who betrayed North Korea’s intelligence information?
Tong Yangzheng struck while the iron was hot and said: "So your monarchs and ministers should first follow Lin Jinglue's instructions and stay in Kuandian Fort safely for the time being."
"A conspiracy! This is a conspiracy!" Yin Doushou said emotionally.
Lin Tailai's intention to keep the small imperial court of Korea in Liaodong was absolutely obvious.
While he was conquering cities and territories in Korea, he isolated the monarchs and ministers of Korea in Liaodong and prevented the small court of Korea from having immediate contact with the liberated soldiers and civilians. He was obviously trying to change the situation!
Tong Yangzheng pretended to be stupid and asked: "What conspiracy? Why am I not clear about it? Please ask Yin Yizheng to teach me."
Yin Dooshou was speechless. He could think about Lin Tailai's conspiracy in his heart, but he could not say it out loud.
To be continued...