Chapter 706 'King Tu Hegemony' (please vote for me!)
Of course Ju Jingren doesn't want to go, and he doesn't want to see what kind of narrow escape he has now!
First, as a Korean territorial officer, he sold the prince to join the Japanese pirate Kato Kiyomasa and helped the Japanese pirates to raid and control.
Now that he is captured by the Ming Dynasty soldiers, and he helps the Ming Dynasty as a lobbyist and stands in front of Kato Kiyomasa, the probability of survival is less than 30% in the first place!
Besides, with Kato Kiyomasa's character, is he someone who can negotiate calmly? Let alone an "insult" like "persuading surrender"!
Your life is your own. If you are killed directly by Kato Kiyomasa, who can you ask to reason? It can even be said that no one in the world will feel sorry for him!
Seeing that Ju Jingren had a look of fear on his face and remained silent for a long time, Lin Tailai said kindly: "What are you afraid of? As the saying goes, when two countries are at war, the envoys will not be killed.
You entered Kato Kiyomasa's barracks as a negotiator, and with his tendency to show off, he shouldn't kill you."
Ju Jingren: ""
You, Tianshuai, are just talking about "Let's not kill him". If he is really chopped down by Kato, Tianshuai, you will definitely not feel sorry for him!
Why is my life so difficult? As a local official, I have been discriminated against and bullied by adults sent from Seoul.
Originally, he just had to endure the humiliation and bear the burden and live, but the ferocious Japanese pirates came to the city.
In order to survive, he had no choice but to sell the prince and become a traitor to the court. As a result, within a few days of his peaceful life, he fell into the hands of the Heavenly Soldiers again!
In troubled times, people's lives are like straw, where is your way to survive?
Seeing that Ju Jingren was still silent, Lin Tianshuai said displeasedly: "Only you and Kato Kiyomasa have dealt with each other here, so if you don't go to matters like persuading surrender, who will go?
A traitor like you would be disemboweled and hung on a wooden frame by the roadside on Ping'an Road!
I am still useful to you, so I will take you in for the time being, but you have to do something to atone for your sins, right? Otherwise, how can I explain it to the kings and ministers of your country?
You have to remember that now only the headquarters in the world can protect you and save your life for the time being!"
Lin Tailai didn't make any lies, he was all telling the truth. People who have absolute strength don't need to modify their words.
Ju Jingren prostrated himself on the ground and begged through the translator: "The villain can work in other areas and make greater contributions to the commander-in-chief!"
Lin Tailai asked as if he was surprised: "Besides helping to negotiate with Kato Kiyomasa, what else can you do?"
Ju Jingren quickly replied: "When the bandit Kato Kiyomasa came to Hamjing Road to wreak havoc, the local officials in each city arrested the military and political officials of the city and surrendered to Kato Kiyomasa.
I, the villain, am just one of them, but it happened that two princes escaped to the villain!
Of the civil and military officials our country installed in Hamgyong Province, not even one out of ten could escape.
That’s why Kato was able to drive straight in, easily travel hundreds of miles, penetrate the entire Hamgyong Road, and reach the Doman River.”
Lin Tailai said subconsciously: "Okay, pretty good."
Ju Jingren was almost speechless. Tianshuai, your "goodness" is very subtle. Your ambition is undisguised, right?
Lin Tailai knew that the rule of Hamgyeong Province by the small court of North Korea was very useless, but he did not expect it to be so useless, and he refreshed his understanding again.
After a strange enemy army that they had never seen before suddenly appeared, people everywhere kidnapped officials and surrendered. How much resentment did this have to the small court of North Korea?
After thinking about it, I think I can understand it. There are probably two reasons.
First, the discrimination and suppression of Hamgyong Province within North Korea is too severe, and the policy of confining Hamgyong Province is an official national policy.
Second, North Korea has its own national conditions. The "Yangbans" are all ants. Only the "Yangbans" who are direct members of more than a thousand families are truly human beings and are hereditary. The others are just cows and horses that will never make their mark.
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Under the influence of these two factors, how loyal can the common people of Hamgyong Province be to the small court of North Korea? That is why they competed to become traitors to the court when powerful enemies pressed the country.
What is meant by "If a ruler treats his ministers like dirt, then his ministers will regard him as a bandit?" This is probably what it means.
After Ju Jingren briefly introduced the situation, he continued: "Young man, I can persuade these people to surrender, let them leave the Japanese pirates and switch to Tianshuai!"
After finishing speaking, Ju Jingren secretly raised the corners of his eyes and observed Lin Tianshuai's expression.
As a simple loser who jumps repeatedly, if you don't want to die in troubled times, "observe the words, observe the color and assess the situation" is the basic skill.
Ju Jingren has already keenly discovered that Lin Tianshuai is very different from others.
Although he had never had contact with the ministers of the Celestial Dynasty before, he had heard about some situations due to the frequent exchanges of envoys between Korea and the Ming Dynasty.
Those ministers of the Celestial Dynasty, whether they were in the capital or on envoys to Korea, were almost completely uninterested or indifferent to the internal affairs of Korea. All they cared about was diplomatic etiquette.
Lin Tianshuai, on the other hand, is very interested in North Korea's internal affairs. He often talks in depth with North Koreans about North Korea's internal affairs, and is never afraid to express his thoughts on direct intervention and forcible intervention.
For example, just now Lin Tianshuai talked about the issue of Linhaijun, the king's eldest son, and clearly expressed his opposition to the king's appointment of Guanghaijun, the second son, as the crown prince.
With Ju Jingren's knowledge as a local official, he doubted in his heart whether Lin Tianshuai wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to support his own troops in Korea.
Otherwise, why would the King of Korea and the small court be forcibly sent across the river for "house arrest", and then they would think about Linhaijun, the eldest son of the concubine who was not favored by the king.
This is obviously a trick to support the puppet first, and then replace it when the time is right. He, Ju Jingren, has also read several books on history!
Therefore, Ju Jingren believes that if he can help "appease" people in Xianjing Road, he will definitely attract Lin Tianshuai's attention. This will be more useful than "persuading Kato Kiyomasa to surrender".
After all, Xianjing Road is one of the two roads adjacent to the Ming Dynasty. If Lin Tianshuai has the idea of "separating the lands," Xianjing Road can be considered a priority to control.
Sure enough, Lin Tianshuai's expression changed, and he asked with expectation: "For example?"
Ju Jingren quickly reassured: "For example, in Mirror City, the current guard is Ju Shibi, who is of the same clan as the villain. The villain will definitely be able to persuade him to surrender to Tianshuai!"
Jingcheng is located to the north of Jizhou and is also a large city on Hamgyong Road. The word "mirror" in the name of Hamgyong Road comes from Jingcheng.
When Kato Kiyomasa came to Hamgyeong Province, this country tycoon named Ju Shibi also surrendered to Kato Kiyomasa.
Ju Jingren felt that taking down Jingcheng, the second largest city in Xianjing Road without a single blow, should impress Lin Tianshuai.
But Lin Tailai laughed a few times and said disapprovingly: "When I annihilate Kato, wherever the heavenly soldiers go, they will also fall in the wind.
And they also have to surrender to me, just like you, so why do you bother to lobby?"
Ju Jingren: ""
Tianshuai's words were so reasonable that he was speechless. In the face of absolute strength, there was no need for unnecessary pretense.
So Lin Tailai said impatiently: "So you'd better enter Jizhou and persuade Kato Kiyomasa to surrender!"
In addition, when you are in Jizhou City, you can look for opportunities to contact the Korean soldiers who have defected to the Japanese pirates and persuade them to change their ways!
If you can serve as a spy and help break the city, you will have made a great contribution to our great army of tomorrow!"
Faced with this trust and importance, Ju Jingren almost wanted to cry. He only said to "persuade" Kato Kiyomasa to surrender, but the survival rate was no more than 30%.
If coupled with the task of contacting and lobbying North Korean soldiers to serve as internal correspondents, the chance of survival would be less than 10%!
No! The sky is the limit, and we must find a way to survive!
Ju Jingren turned his head desperately and said: "Tian Shuai may not know some of the facts. The situation is not that simple. I wonder if Tian Shuai has ever heard of the volunteers in North Hamgyong Province?"
Lin Tailai said indifferently: "Those volunteers are of no use to me, I don't care about them."
Ju Jingren was afraid that Lin Tianshuai would not be interested in this, so he quickly said: "In the beginning, there were no volunteers in Xianjing Road. Even if the Japanese pirates occupied the entire territory, no one gathered troops to resist.
But since the news about the large-scale crossing of the Yangtze River by the Ming Dynasty soldiers spread, several groups of volunteers suddenly appeared in North Hamgyong Province.
It can be seen that these volunteers are not exactly the same as those in the south. They are all speculators who look at the direction of the wind!
Commander Tian, you won’t believe that these volunteers in North Hamgyong Province are really loyal to the king, right?
The biggest leader among the rebels is named Zheng Wenfu. His original official position was the sixth-rank judge of North Hamgyong Province. He has about two to three thousand people under his command."
"Wait a minute!" Lin Tailai suddenly interrupted Ju Jingren temporarily and interjected in confusion, "Why is it that only a mere sixth-grade person was elected as the leader?"
Ju Jingren explained slightly awkwardly: "Xianjing Dao officials were basically betrayed by the common people to Japanese pirates, and then captured or killed.
Among the officials who escaped, Zheng Wenfu, who is in the sixth grade, is already the highest-ranking one."
Then he continued: "In the eyes of villains, these rebels who dare to bluff and start a rebellion while the heavenly soldiers are entering are all ambitious speculators.
Their real purpose is to seek credit and rewards from the king in order to achieve success.
Now that Kato Kiyomasa was forced to attack by Tianshuai's army, all Japanese soldiers were forced to withdraw from other places and all shrunk to Jishu.
As far as I know, the volunteers in North Hamgyong Province have become very active recently, taking advantage of the opportunity when the Japanese pirates withdraw from other places to encourage the local defenders in various places who surrendered to the Japanese pirates.
He is trying to covet the heavenly power for his own use, and take credit for regaining the lost territory!"
"Then what?" Lin Tailai asked calmly.
Ju Jingren said sadly: "The idea of the volunteers in North Hamgyong Province is ultimately to seek rewards from the king, and they have no intention of surrendering to the commander-in-chief!
If they were to capture other places first, and the commander-in-chief was morally obscurant, he probably wouldn't be able to take action against the rebels.
If this situation occurs, I am afraid it will be a huge obstacle to Tianshuai’s hegemony in Xianjing Road!"
Lin Tianshuai: "???"
King's plan for supremacy? What kind of gossip are you, a court traitor, talking about?
And who told you that I am too embarrassed to attack the so-called volunteers? As long as I am willing, the volunteers can become rebels!
Also, how did you know that Ben Tianshuai had thoughts about Xian Jingdao?
Although Ju Jingren was still kneeling on his knees, he gradually straightened his back and spoke impassionedly:
"Although Tianshuai and Kato are facing each other here, the overall situation of Hamjing Road cannot be ignored. The villain is now willing to make some plans for Tianshuai!
First of all, immediately spread rumors that the Japanese pirates in Hamgyeong Province had been annihilated, and that after the officials of the Lee Dynasty returned, they would thoroughly liquidate the traitors who had taken refuge with the Japanese pirates!
Only by transferring to Lin Tianshuai of the Ming Dynasty again in time can he be protected and avoid being liquidated by the Li Dynasty!
Lin Tianshuai of the Ming Dynasty is the only savior of the people anyway, the only sun above Hamgyong Province!
Then, I, the villain, will go to Jingcheng as quickly as possible to convince Ju Shibi, who is from the same clan, to form a model for switching to Tianshuai!
Then, a cascading effect was formed in various places in the northern part of Hamgyong Province, like a snowball!
This will definitely help Tianshuai completely control the entire Xianjing Road at the minimum cost!"
Lin Tailai encouraged him and said, "These are very good ideas!"
Then he said: "So when do you plan to enter Jizhou to persuade Kato Kiyomasa to surrender? It's already late today, but I think it will be possible tomorrow."
Ju Jingren: ""
After trying so hard to deceive me, Tianshuai, can you forget about that damn mission of persuading people to surrender?
However, Lin Tailai looked at the map of Hamgyeong Province a few times, made some gestures, and asked again: "Are you familiar with Gapsan County?"
This question was so sudden that Ju Jingren, who was confused, almost didn't react.
As we all know, most places in Hamgyong Province are plateaus and mountainous areas, so most of the prefectures and counties are distributed along the east coast. This coastline is also the essence of Hamgyong Province.
However, there are also two administrative regions set up on the inland plateaus and mountains, and Gapsan County is one of them.
But in the eyes of most people, Gapsan County is the most remote place. If Hamgyeong Road was regarded as a borderland by the small court of the Li Dynasty, then Gapsan County was a borderland within a wilderness.
Ju Jingren really doesn't understand why Lin Tianshuai, who lives in Jizhou, is so concerned about Jiashan, which is located in the deep mountains and old forests. Is Jizhou the closest coastal state to Jiashan?
Moreover, there is an official road in Jizhou that leads to Jiashan County. This is also the only official road from Jiashan, a county deep in the plateau, to the seaside essence area.
"Are you familiar with Jiashan?" Lin Tailai looked at Ju Jingren who was in a daze and asked again.
Ju Jingren came back to his senses, quickly opened his eyes and said the truth, "I know the villain very well!"
As long as he is not allowed to persuade Kato Kiyomasa to surrender, even if he is sent to Koyama in the deep mountains and old forests, it will be fine!
Lin Tailai frowned and looked at Ju Jingren, and finally decided to believe it for once: "Then you have to be mentally prepared. I may send you to Jiashan."
"Yes! Yes!" Ju Jingren agreed hastily.
Lin Tailai said again: "There is no rush to go to Mount Kato. You can first go to persuade Kato Kiyomasa to surrender tomorrow."
Ju Jingren: ""
So, in the end, there is no choice, right?
Are you still going to become a stepping stone and victim of Lin Tianshuai and Wang Tu’s hegemony?
"Go down!" Lin Tailai waved to Ju Jingren and stared at the map again.
The only good thing about Gashan County is that it is very rich in copper mines, and there is more than one copper mine!
The economic system of the Ming Dynasty was extremely short of copper, which seriously hindered the development of the commodity economy!
The largest copper mine in the world that Lin Tailai said when he deceived the emperor was located in the area of Jiashan County today.
This is one of the reasons why Lin Tailai was so interested in Hamgyeong Road and even went on a long expedition himself.
Since you are bragging in front of the emperor, you must have some real effect.
However, the specific location of the "world's largest copper mine" is further north than Jiashan City, very close to the Yalu River and Changbai Mountain, and it is still a mountain village.
Lin Tailai was wondering whether, after development, the Yalu River water transport could be used to transport the copper ore out.
When you reach the mouth of the Yalu River, you can go to Liaodong by land, and you can go to Tianjin Wei and Shandong by sea.
No matter how remote the location is, mining and transportation are more convenient than Yunnan copper mines, right? And transportation to the capital is also closer than Yunnan, right?