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Volume 1: Dragon Trapped in the Shoal Chapter 80: An unexpected hit

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    Shi Xing felt that he was wronged. The reason why he re-employed Shen Weijing was not only that Shen Weijing was a trustworthy Feng Shui magician, but also that he had participated in the anti-Japanese war during the reign of Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty. He had a good knowledge of the Japanese country and was well versed in Japanese affairs. It was also important to understand the Japanese language.  a little bit.  How can it be the matchmaking and recommendation of my father who is said to be because he loves his concubine?

    In addition, there is another objective reason that must be mentioned.  At that time, East Korea was invaded by the Japanese, and the Ming Dynasty had to provide support; the Ningxia Deputy General Bing Kuaibai rebellion in the West must also be quelled; coupled with natural disasters and other border issues, it was already exhausted, not to mention the Ming Dynasty.  How can we fight on multiple fronts?  Cope with two wars between the East and the West at the same time?  The only way to do this was to let people hold back the Japanese country and delay their attack so that the Ming Dynasty could mobilize troops and generals to actively prepare for war and end the Kuaibai Rebellion as soon as possible.

    Although there were many civil and military officials in the Ming Dynasty at that time, there was no shortage of people who were proficient in Japanese affairs. Unfortunately, no one dared to enter the tiger's den. You can't send those who are timid before fighting, right?  That would be better than not sending.  Therefore, when he learned from his concubine Yuan Fang that Shen Weijing was familiar with Japanese affairs, he summoned him.

    Through conversation, it turned out that the other party is indeed quite proficient in the Japanese country and knows the Japanese language. In addition, the other party is a "god" like a Feng Shui magician, so he is of course an ideal candidate.  How could I trust others easily just by relying on a word from my concubine Yuan Fang?

    Shi Xing wiped the sweat from his forehead again. What he was most afraid of was that Zhu Yijun would find out the order he gave to Shen Weijing.  It's very simple. The order he gave Shen Weijing at that time was to delay the Japanese advance to the north as much as possible. When appropriate, he could give them some verbal sweetness, as long as he could wait until the Ming Dynasty had calmed down the Kuaibai Rebellion and was free!

    Speaking of which, Shi Xing had to do this.  In the 20th year of Wanli, before the Ningxia Deputy Chief Bing Kuaibai rebellion was put down, Zhu Yijun had already ordered troops to rescue North Korea. However, Liaodong, which was adjacent to North Korea at that time, was simply short of troops and had to recruit troops from various military towns and garrison posts.  The soldiers were selected, 3,000 here, 5,000 there, and rushed to Liaodong in batches. Because of the long distance, it often took several months.

    However, the situation in North Korea was critical and there was really no time to wait any longer. So on July 17 of that year, Zu Chengxun, the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong, had to first aid North Korea. He led 3,000 cavalry to attack Pyongyang. As a result, the entire army was annihilated.  Save yourself!  After this defeat, the Ming Dynasty never dared to go to war rashly again before the army was mobilized and rushed to North Korea.

    But without going to war, we can¡¯t let the Japanese destroy North Korea and spread the war to the Ming Dynasty, right?  At that time, the Eighth Route and Seventh Route of North Korea had already fallen, and the whole of North Korea was wiped out by the Japanese before the Ming Dynasty troops could gather up!  As the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty, Shi Xing didn't have a good idea. It always takes time to assemble the army, right?  But in order to prevent the war from spreading to the Ming Dynasty, the only method available was to delay the Japanese attack!

    The result is that Shen Weijing makes a brilliant appearance.  After he arrived in North Korea, he took advantage of the fact that Japan did not know how many soldiers and horses the Ming Dynasty had sent, let alone how many follow-up troops there were. In addition, many of its soldiers were injured, tired and sick, and he was actually intimidated by his sharp tongue.  Frightened by the temptation!  Eighteen thousand Japanese troops just huddled in Pyongyang, looking forward to the "benefits" mentioned by Shen Weijing and waiting to see what happened in the Ming Dynasty.

    As for Shen Weijing's empty promises to Japan, Shi Xing still knew something about it.  Shen Weijing promised the Japanese country, allowed to pay tribute, and canonized Hideyoshi as the king of Japan; allowed Japan to pay tribute, the same as North Korea; North Korea ceded four of the eight roads in the country to Japan, which means that North Korea ceded half of its territory to Japan There are seven such  "protocol".

    Of course, in these "agreements", little Japan did not dare to ask for anything from the Ming Dynasty. The awe they had for the Han nation in their bones has not been eliminated like later generations. In their eyes, the Ming Dynasty is still a high-ranking celestial state.  .  North Korea is the most injured, and almost all Japan's interests are based on North Korea.

    Under Shen Weijing's "wandering around" and arguing over every condition for ten and a half days, the Japanese army was successfully held back for nearly two months. During this time, Ming Dynasty also completed part of its assembly - not far away  Troops from several provinces rushed to North Korea.

    Aside from the conditions of Shen Weijing's randomness that made Daming feel that "lost his face and the country will not be the country", his mission was very complete!

    However, it is precisely these conditions that, if Japan completely withdraws from North Korea and the peace talks succeed, it will be praised as a clever "delay strategy"!  But as long as the peace talks fail and these conditions are spread back to the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Yijun pursues them, then Shi Xing, the Minister of War, as a supporter of Shen Weijing, will definitely be considered a traitor who "lost his power and humiliated the country", and his life will be difficult to save.

    So when I heard that Zhu Yijun had someone investigate the information in his hand, that¡¯s why Shi Xing was so rude.

    Zhu Changluo is not too clear about the details. He only consulted the information found by Lao Ying and historical books.Absolutely, he still thinks that the promises Shen Weijing made to Little Japan were tacitly accepted by Zhu Yijun - anyway, these do not need to be fulfilled, and Shen Weijing will still take the blame.  Never would I have thought that behind this incident was not Zhu Yijun's plan, but the one promoted by Shi Xing, the Minister of War.

    Shi Xing took the information, and the more he looked at it, the more scared he became. He was really afraid of what would happen. It clearly recorded Shen Weijing's commitment to Japan in North Korea, and in the final summary, he did not hesitate to blame everything on himself.

    This is what Zhu Changluo wrote deliberately, so that Shi Xing can clearly understand his own situation, and saving him can also make him appreciate himself more.  Unexpectedly, it was a mistake. This was what Shi Xing was most afraid of.

    After swallowing, Shi Xing's face was pale and his voice was a little hoarse: "Your Highness, I'm afraid that I won't be able to come and give lectures in the future. Please take care of yourself. I believe that Your Highness will definitely be a wise king in the future."

    Shi Xing, who felt that he might not be spared, no longer cared about the discourtesy and disobedience in his words.  He knew that the foundation of the peace talks was based on the "unnecessary" conditions Shen Weijing made to Japan, and it would be damned if the talks could be successful.  I thought that this matter could be concealed, and whenever the Japanese invaded again, I would say that this was my "delay strategy". In fact, it was like this, and it was done as a last resort.

    Yang Yinglong, the envoy of the Xuanwei Department in Bozhou, is almost in an open rebellion and must be resolutely suppressed.  The Ming Dynasty had already mobilized troops there, but because the money and food could not keep up, they all went to the bottomless pit of North Korea, and only a small part was mobilized. As a result, they returned with a huge defeat.  In this case, what Shi Xing wanted to do was to stabilize things first and let the peace talks go smoothly. If not, he would first withdraw his troops into the country to deter Southwest Yang Yinglong so that he would not dare to act rashly.

    "The domestic situation has eased. Even if the Japanese invaded North Korea again, there would still be millions of young people in North Korea, right?"  Taking advantage of this time to gather together and train, it can be of some use, right?  In this way, it would be much easier for Ming Dynasty's army to assist Korea again.  In addition, as long as Japan temporarily withdraws its troops and North Korea can restore most of its territory, Ming Dynasty's logistics will be guaranteed to a certain extent. Ming Dynasty will not need to travel thousands of miles from home to ensure logistics.

    In other words, Shi Xing didn¡¯t want Ming Dynasty to spend such a high price for North Korea, so he could save a little bit. After all, Ming Dynasty¡¯s war funds were still misappropriated from elsewhere.

    However, what he didn¡¯t expect was that Zhu Yijun actually investigated Shen Weijing. Wasn¡¯t this going to put him under the knife?  He understood the seriousness of the matter.

    Zhu Changluo didn't know why Shi Xing saw it so "thoroughly" all of a sudden, so he saved a lot of the rhetoric he had thought up.  However, I always feel a little weird. Is there something else I don't know about?

    "How can you say such depressing words, sir? The matter is not so bad, right? If you think of a way, there will be a great chance." Zhu Changluo said tentatively.

    Shi Xing smiled bitterly, with a look of helplessness on his face: "Your Highness, Your Majesty knows that some of Shen Weijing's empty promises to Japan in North Korea were tacitly approved by the veteran. This is a matter of humiliating the country. As long as the peace talks fail, no one can save the veteran.  Someone must take responsibility and give an explanation to the civil and military forces of Ming Dynasty and the people, and an explanation to North Korea, and the head of an old minister is the most suitable!"

    "Huh?" Zhu Changluo opened his mouth, shocked by Shi Xing's words.

    Shi Xing¡¯s words contain too much information!  Shen Weijing's promise to Japan was actually tacitly approved by Shi Xing?  !  He has long known that peace talks will be difficult to take place!  So he didn't expect that Zhu Yijun would settle the score after the fall?

    Could it be that you got it wrong?
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