Chapter 277 Post-war Trouble (19) Day and North Korea
After the military parade and the swearing-in ceremony, Toyotomi Hideyoshi returned to his temporary palace and sent someone to summon Tokugawa Ieyasu, saying that he wanted to inquire about the details of Kanto Ikaku.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was discussing the details of dispatching troops with the daimyo at that time. After receiving the summons, his face was quite ugly, and he said goodbye to the daimyo with a grimace. He looked like the wind was blowing and the water was cold, and he looked like a warrior who would never return once he was gone.
Although many of the daimyo were not in the same league as Tokugawa Ieyasu, they were all daimyo after all. When they saw his expression, they could not help but feel the same way and comforted him one after another.
Tokugawa Ieyasu seemed to be very moved. After thanking them one by one, he waved goodbye to them, looking a little reluctant to leave, which made many people sigh.
However, what all the daimyo didn't expect was that when Tokugawa Ieyasu arrived at Toyotomi Hideyoshi's temporary palace, his expression immediately changed, and his whole person became solemn and clear, with only a calm and resolute expression on his chubby face.
As soon as he entered the palace, Toyotomi Hideyoshi changed his arrogant look in front of others. Not only did he immediately stand up and respond, asking Ieyasu to sit down, he also said with a smile: "I have really wronged Duke Tokugawa just now. Hideyoshi feels very uneasy."
Tokugawa Ieyasu's face remained as usual, and he bowed slightly and said: "In life, we often have no control over our own actions. Everyone has a fate above their head. There are three sharp swords: fate and destiny. Now that the three fates have been determined, Taige is for the world, and Ieyasu is loyal.
That’s all.”
Toyotomi Hideyoshi seemed not to have expected Tokugawa Ieyasu to give such a serious answer. He was slightly startled, and then asked: "Can Lord Tokugawa forget the regret of Komaki Nagasute?"
Tokugawa Ieyasu said without hesitation: "Time is the best medicine. As time goes by, new experiences will cover up old traces. There is no need to deliberately forget."
"Hahahaha!" Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked up to the sky and laughed, and then said: "Dong Tokugawa is indeed the wisest man in the world. Hideyoshi always likes to interact with wise men... Then, the affairs of the Tang Dynasty's Kanto Fleet and Misaki and Yusheng Cities have their merits.
Kawa-nii." He first called Ieyasu Tokugawa-san, and later became Tokugawa-nii. It was obviously not a slip of the tongue, and Ieyasu must have heard it.
However, Ieyasu replied: "Please rest assured, my lord, although this matter is difficult, Ieyasu will do his best."
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was very satisfied with Ieyasu's attitude and helped him up personally. He nodded and said: "During the Battle of Odawara, the Tang people had a brief encounter with our army. That time, the Tang army won a great victory despite being outnumbered. Although this was strange,
Xiu Sheng underestimated the enemy's aggressive advance, but it can also be seen that the Tang army was capable...
Brother Tokugawa has been in the army for half his life, so naturally he is far from being comparable to a young man like Hidekatsu, but since he is going to take action against the Kanto Fleet and the Misaki Castle Tang Army this time, he must be careful and not make any mistakes."
Tokugawa Ieyasu said in a deep voice: "Ieyasu understands."
Toyotomi Hideyoshi originally thought that Tokugawa Ieyasu would at least give a rough idea of how he would deal with it, but unexpectedly Tokugawa Ieyasu was so precious about words that he did not even mention it. This matter was of great importance, and such an answer obviously did not satisfy Hideyoshi.
Therefore, he pondered and asked: "What strategy does Brother Tokugawa want to take to pacify Miura?"
Miura refers to the Miura Peninsula, which is where Misaki Castle and Tamawa Castle are located. Tokugawa Ieyasu said: "Tamanawa Castle is the permanent residence of the Narita clan. Although the head of the clan is related by marriage to the lord of Kyoka, it is ultimately our possession of Japan."
Ieyasu, my minister, should be held accountable with great righteousness and lured with great benefits, so that even if he refuses to surrender, he will not be able to come out and will not be able to come to Misaki's rescue.
As for Misaki Castle, which is located on a remote peninsula, Ieyasu should use a surprise attack to capture it. If the Tang people are unprepared, they may be able to capture it. If the Tang people are prepared, there is nothing to fear. They can just encircle and trap the peninsula."
Toyotomi Hideyoshi frowned and said: "The Kanto fleet of the Tang Dynasty is very powerful, and Misaki Castle is on the seaside. How can Brother Tokugawa encircle it?"
This question was very to the point, but Tokugawa Ieyasu said calmly: "Although the Tang Dynasty fleet is strong, it will have to travel across the ocean to come to Kanto. It will cost more than tens of thousands of dollars along the way. If I surround you with 30,000 elite troops and don't attack, then what will happen to me?"
As autumn is about to begin, this army can eat locally, but the food of the Tang army needs to be supplied by sea. Who can last long is anyone's guess."
Toyotomi Hideyoshi thought for a while and seemed to think it was reasonable, but he asked again: "But the Tang army fleet is strong, even if it is outnumbered, it can retreat calmly. If so, what should we do?"
"Just retreat." Tokugawa Ieyasu said calmly: "Since he has come from afar, once he loses his stronghold, where will he stay to disturb me?"
At this time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was obviously dissatisfied. He waved his sleeves and said, "What if the Shimadzu family retreats to Qingshui Castle?"
Tokugawa Ieyasu laughed: "Congratulations to His Highness Taikaku - Nagoya is in Kyushu. If the Shimazu family dares to accommodate the enemy, how can his 600,000 stones not be transferred to Taikou?"
Nagoya is at the northern end of Kyushu Island, the closest to North Korea. It is the starting point for the army to conquer the Ming Dynasty. Once the Shimazu clan in the south "accommodates the enemy", they can naturally mobilize the army to go south to put down the rebellion. Tokugawa Ieyasu
That's what it means.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi finally smiled and brushed his beard proudly: "Yes, our army is in the north, and the Shimazu family has a sword hanging over their heads. How dare you act like this? Brother Tokugawa understands this clearly."
"Everything is under the control of Taikaku, but it is just said through the mouth of the minister." Tokugawa Ieyasu's words were extremely humble, and he bowed and said: "I am just serving my orders."
This was the second time he asked for service today. Toyotomi Hideyoshi was extremely satisfied and decided to give a sweet date - but he could only give half of it first. He said: "If this is done, Brother Tokugawa will be able to conquer the dynasty. Hontaiko
Since then, I have sent a memorial to the Emperor, asking Brother Tokugawa to be the Zuofu, so that it will be remembered in the annals of history."
Tokugawa Ieyasu actually did not refuse, but bowed his head and said: "Thank you, Your Highness."
The important matter was settled, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi felt relieved. Thinking that he had brought many beauties with him, he couldn't help but feel itchy in his heart. He coughed lightly and said, "Well, I'll leave all this to Brother Tokugawa.
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When Tokugawa Ieyasu saw that there was no follow-up to his words, he knew that he had already meant to see off the guests, so he immediately stood up and left. Toyotomi Hideyoshi pretended to leave a few words of apology and let him go.
At the same moment, there was a different scene in the Joseon Palace. The Joseon Palace was originally built after the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, but the specifications and scale of the various palaces in it were only comparable to the palaces of the Ming Dynasty vassals. However,
, because Korea is the vassal state that has the closest relationship with the Ming Dynasty. It is the most sinicized among the major vassal states of the Ming Dynasty and is the most respectful to the Ming court. Therefore, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty issued a special edict to allow the king of Korea to be in his own country.
The Jinluan Hall is equipped with a royal chair decorated with a five-clawed golden dragon, but its size is much smaller than the dragon chair in the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The kings of the Joseon Dynasty were extremely grateful to King Seongjo for his grace. They usually did not dare to sit on the dragon chair, and would only sit on it during grand ceremonies.
He went up to the dragon chair in the Jinluan Hall, summoned hundreds of officials, and issued edicts and orders to show the majesty of his country as "Little China."
But on this day, the Jinluan Hall of the Joseon Palace lost the serenity and solemnity of the past. Instead, there were many singers, wine and banquets were laid out, and it was a lively and festive atmosphere.
It turns out that today is the 40th birthday of King Li Ho of North Korea. He always likes bustling and lively, so of course he is very interested. He has already decided to hold a grand palace banquet in the Jinluan Palace to have fun with the civil and military officials. Some veterans who abide by etiquette and law
They thought his move was unbecoming, and they all complained to him but could not persuade him to stop, so they had no choice but to let him go.
During the banquet, the North Korean leader Liu Chenglong respectfully raised the jade cup in his hand and led the civil and military officials to congratulate: "I respectfully wish that your Majesty will live as long as heaven and enjoy eternal happiness!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay! No need to be polite, gentlemen." Li He sat on the pure gold dragon chair, with a fat, round face full of smiles. He didn't get up, and he raised the gold cup and was about to thank you happily, when suddenly a light came into his mind.
In a flash, he recalled that the word "Yongle" was included in the congratulations given by the officials. He quickly put down the golden cup, stepped off the throne, and bowed to the west - it turned out that Liu Chenglong had inadvertently mentioned the reign of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, the overlord of Korea.
, this was disrespectful to the Ming Dynasty, the overlord country. And Li Huo hurriedly bowed to the Ming Dynasty in the direction of Beijing, using his own pious respect to make up for the rudeness of the officials.
Seeing the king's behavior, Liu Chenglong was shocked and immediately woke up. He hurriedly led his officials to leave the banquet and bow to the west one after another. He said tremblingly: "The foreign ministers and others are ignorant and ignorant, and they have offended the title of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
It’s really a crime worthy of death! A crime worthy of death!”
After Li Huan, the monarch and his ministers and others walked westward and bowed three times and kowtowed three times, they all turned down with lingering fear. Li Huo raised his eyes and looked at Liu Chenglong, and said in shock: "Liu Aiqing, you must pay more attention to your words in the future.
That's right! What if the superior country hears about today's disrespectful things and reprimands them with an imperial edict? I heard that His Majesty, the Ming Emperor, is in his prime, upright and decisive, and very strict in his command. In the previous paragraph,
The time has come to send out troops to wipe out the remnants of the Mongols - God is so majestic! If he sends an envoy to ask in anger, even I, the king, may not be able to protect you, Liu Aiqing..."
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Your Majesty reprimanded me! I will never dare to make a mistake again!" Liu Chenglong reached out and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, got up and hurriedly returned to the seat and knelt down with the civil and military ministers.
Li Huo stood in front of the throne for a moment and calmed down, coughed slightly, then walked back to the king's banquet and sat down.
"You also come to the table!" He ordered the ministers who were kneeling beside the table. He picked up the silver chopsticks and wanted to eat. At this time, he suddenly heard the eunuch outside the palace raising his voice and saying: "Fu Japanese
The envoy Huang Yunji and the deputy envoy Jin Chengyi have returned to pay homage to the ship. They are now waiting outside the palace to request an urgent meeting from the king."
"Huang Aiqing and Jin Aiqing are back?" After hearing this, Li Huo reached for the silver chopsticks on the plate and stopped in the air. He pondered for a moment and said, "Quickly summon them to the palace to see them."
These Huang Yunji and Jin Chengyi were specially sent to Japan by Li Huo as envoys from neighboring countries a few days ago, pretending to congratulate Toyotomi Hideyoshi for "purging the four directions and unifying Fuso". Of course, this was in the open, Kim Yunji and Jin Chengyi
They came to congratulate him. In secret, Li Hao asked them to inquire about Japan's Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attitude towards North Korea. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's letter to him was rejected by him. Although he felt that he was just talking nonsense, in the end
You still have to look at the reality.
Outside the palace gate, Huang Yunji and Jin Cheng were seen with pale faces, sweating profusely, and panting. They ran to Wang Yan and fell to their knees with a thump. They seemed to be exhausted, shaking their heads and vomiting.
I can't even speak words.
"Take a break... let's talk after a break!" Seeing the two of them looking like this, Li Huo had the nerve to press the question further. He had to wave his hand and asked the two palace maids to each bring a cup of warm tea to Huang and Jin.
past.
Huang and Jin kowtowed in thanks, stood up, and drank all the tea in the cup without caring about etiquette. Then they rested for a moment, then calmed down, knelt down and straightened their postures, ready to
Start talking.
Just as Huang Yunji coughed, his tone could not hide the intense panic and anger, and he said hastily: "Your Majesty, the Japanese country Guanbai Toyotomi Hideyoshi is so ambitious that he actually wants to embezzle the three thousand miles of Korea!"
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the main hall. Even the North Korean singers who were dancing gracefully and not caring about state affairs immediately stopped their movements and stood still. The musicians playing music on both sides of the main hall also put down their instruments and one by one
Li Huo looked at him dumbfounded and did not dare to play any more.
When he suddenly heard about this disaster at the birthday banquet, Li Hao no longer wanted to entertain himself. He threw away the silver chopsticks in his hand and waved his hands outwards with a sullen face. The singers and musicians hurriedly retreated knowingly.
Go down.
The air in Jinluan Palace suddenly became dull. After a long time, Li Hao's feeble voice was heard to break the dullness: "Huang Aiqing! Is he just threatening you with false words? Is he dissatisfied with the gift?"
Too few gifts for him? This time I gave him eighteen coral trees, six buckets of night pearls and two white tiger skins - each of them is a rare treasure, the value of which is even equal to the tribute we sent to the Celestial Empire.
...Isn’t he still dissatisfied?”
After hearing what Li Huo said, Huang Yunji and Jin Chengyi were both dumbfounded. They opened their mouths to say something, but when they saw Li Huo muttering to himself on the throne, they did not dare to interrupt him.
, I had to endure it and listen silently.
"Forget it! Forget it! I think the Japanese country is just a barbarian country, and I won't care about them anymore... Liu Aiqing, you go down later and prepare another generous gift, and send someone who is articulate and whose official position is above the second rank.
Minister, please rush to the Japanese country someday to make peace with them, and don't stir up trouble!"
Li Huo was still immersed in his own imagination and ordered Liu Chenglong: "Huang Yunji and Jin Chengyi are not doing things well and cannot mediate relations with foreign barbarians for this king. Please retreat and wait for the consequences..."
"What an injustice! What an injustice!" Upon hearing this, Huang Yunji and Jin Cheng were so shocked that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, shouting in unison, "The Japanese are really ambitious and will not give up until they devour me, Korea... no matter how great the king is,
No matter how many treasures and gifts you give, that thief Toyotomi Hideyoshi will cross the strait and rush towards you!..."
There was a deep silence above the hall, leaving only their hoarse and shrill shouts echoing over the hall for a long time.
"What evidence do you have that can truly prove that the Japanese will definitely come to invade Korea?" After a long time, Liu Chenglong finally broke the silence in the palace. After all, he has rich experience and is much more reliable than the king. At least he knows how to ask for evidence.
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At this time, he waved his hand to stop Huang and Jin from shouting, and said slowly: "The two countries are at war. This is a serious matter, and we cannot tolerate you two making false noises here!"
"Liu... Prime Minister Liu, how dare your subordinates to make false noises and disturb the emperor's heart? Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Toyotomi Hideyoshi read your reply and almost beheaded the two ministers on the spot. Later, after the persuasion of his subordinates, he
Then he reluctantly asked me to wait until I came back to deliver the message..."
Huang Yunji ignored the bloody beads on his forehead, held up a yellow silk letter with both hands, and presented it to him on his knees, "Your Majesty, as long as you read this letter, everything will be understood..."
Liu Chenglong stood up from the chief seat on the left side of Wang Yan's banquet, took Toyotomi Hideyoshi's yellow silk letter, and hurriedly handed it to Li Huan.
Li Hao's heart was beating loudly. He held the yellow silk letter in his hand as if he were holding a piece of hot red coal. He opened it shivering, took out the letter and glanced at it a few times.
His face turned livid, and he suddenly shouted loudly: "It's too much to bully others, it's really too much to bully others! Japanese thieves have a heart that can be punished!"
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