Chapter 438
Who is going?
Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie
Who is going?
There are rules for not sealing the sword, and there are also scruples for massacre of the city. Acting without any rules or scruples, letting it go too long, or not restraining it at all, will have extremely terrible consequences.
This consequence does not refer to the enemy, but to oneself.
Three days is neither long nor short, and a three-day military order has fallen on my head. The consequences are still within the controllable range.
But no matter how long it takes, as long as the words "Unsealed Sword" appear, it will be an unimaginable encouragement to tens of thousands of soldiers, and the morale of the soldiers will be greatly improved.
At the end of October, the sixteenth year of Hongzhi's reign in the Ming Dynasty.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty landed on Sado Island in the Japanese Kingdom. It took more than half a month to capture three cities and more than 20 camps on the island.
In the three cities, wherever the Ming army passed by, the ground was red, and the sound of howling was loud.
There were more than 40,000 Japanese in the three cities on the island, plus the villages. All the young and strong men were killed and burned. The treasury was plundered. There were fires everywhere and the screams and wails of women everywhere. The whole island has been reduced to
Ghosts in the world.
And this island has fallen into the hands of the Ming army.
The next step is to repair it first, and then bring the war to the Japanese mainland.
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Capital of the Ming Dynasty.
In November, the weather was already very cold. In the Qianqing Palace, several charcoal pots were burning. Emperor Hongzhi had a weak body and had always been afraid of the cold. Even though he was wrapped in thick clothes, he still felt
It was not warm enough, so he shrank his body slightly and broke the dullness: "Do you have any rules, sir? Who is going?"
Several ministers in the palace looked at each other. The focus of the court in the past few days was a newly arrived memorial. It is better to say it is a memorial than a letter of credence. The credential of North Korea is stamped with the royal seal and national seal of North Korea.
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The content is to request the Ming Dynasty to send a governor to supervise the king and send a large army to station. Moreover, North Korea will bear all the military expenses and donate one new coin every year.
Regarding this letter of credence, the emperor and his ministers of the Ming Dynasty discussed it together and decided that if they had to go, they must go. Not only would they gain face, but they would also get money. Such a good thing is hard to find even with a lantern.
It is easy to send an army. The Ming Dynasty lacked everything, the most indispensable thing was military households.
It will not be difficult to recruit an army of tens of thousands by then. I believe many military households will be willing to go. After all, North Korea will bear the military expenses, so it will definitely be paid in full. Such things as full pay are also difficult to find in the Ming Dynasty.
Then the only thing left is who to send as the governor. The governor in Korea is a good job, supervising the king of Korea, which sounds exciting.
But not many people are willing to go. What kind of place is North Korea? To say it is a remote place is an exaggeration. It is a foreign country and a foreign country.
People are humble when they leave their hometown. The rural concept in this era is very serious. No one is willing to run to North Korea. Even if he becomes the governor, it is not very successful.
Moreover, they are stationing troops, dispatching governors, and paying money. How can the Koreans be willing to do this?
Although the certificate of credence looks very willing, it is a dream, and I wish I could cry and ask the Ming Dynasty to send a governor quickly. Without the governor, they will not be able to survive. When the governor comes, there will be blue sky, and Korea will be at peace.
But in fact, the fact is that few people are willing.
To save people by oneself, if some country wants to send a governor to the Ming Dynasty to supervise the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will immediately go to war with it and fight to the death.
Not to mention that the Koreans also discussed the relationship between the two countries in their credentials. In the end, they said that the two countries were not a vassal relationship, but were governed by a grant.
These four words make people look abnormal.
Was this written by a North Korean?
Are North Koreans crazy?
Could it be that some unnamed Marquis Changde was the ghostwriter?
Anyway, North Korea is so far away that Ming Dynasty cannot verify it.
And it is precisely these remarks that make people murmur and have no bottom line that make these ministers not know who to send. When they are sent, assassinations and poisonings follow one after another. The North Korean side continues to cry blood and complain that the governor is not acclimatized and unfortunately infected.
Wind-cold will end without treatment.
Again, it was so far away that Ming could not verify it, and it was difficult to verify it.
What's more, serving as governor is a big deal. You can't just find someone to fill the role. Not to mention the cabinet ministers, the six ministries, at least a minister, deputy capital censor or something.
"Mr. Liu Ge."
Seeing that these ministers were still silent and seemed unable to come up with a charter, Emperor Hongzhi still looked at Liu Jian.
"I'm here." Liu Jian bowed.
"You are the chief minister of the cabinet. Who do you think we should send there?"
"Returning to Your Majesty, I don't know who to send for the moment. I can't help you with your worries. I feel ashamed. I can only rely on Your Majesty to make the decision."
"Wang Qing's family, Wang Butang."
Emperor Hongzhi did not comment on this and looked at Wang Shu again.
"I'm here."
"You are the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and supervise the officials of the world. Who do you think should be sent there?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, it is Your Majesty who supervises the officials in the world. Even if I, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, can really supervise the affairs, he is still looking after the affairs on behalf of Your Majesty. After all, the Ministry of Personnel is His Majesty's Ministry of Personnel."
Wang Shu is getting older, and he looks senile. He speaks slowly and leisurely, but he is always so impeccable.
Even if it is a casual remark made by Emperor Hongzhi, it must be answered seriously.
After answering, he began to answer formally. He sat on the Jindun, knowing that he was a little far away from the emperor, so he raised his head deliberately, hoping that his words could reach the emperor's ears louder.
"I believe that the person selected for this sect this time should be a mature, dignified, high-ranking person, and his character must be good. After all, he is going to Korea to supervise his king and he should be fair.
Now they can be selected and promoted among the second and third grade officials in the court and even in every province in the world."
"Who to choose? Who to promote? Who is fair?"
Faced with Emperor Hongzhi's three consecutive questions, the ministers didn't know how to reply. It was because there were so many requests that it was difficult to find a suitable candidate, or in other words, it was difficult to find a person who was willing to go.
candidate.
"Can't even think of it? I have given instructions before, asking Xie Qing, Li Qing, or Han Qing to go. These Qings have high positions in the family and are in their prime. Well, knowing destiny at the age of fifty is considered
In his prime, he is at least much stronger than the other Qing family members in their seventies and eighties, but the Qing family members are unwilling to do this."
Having said this, Emperor Hongzhi tapped on the desk with his fingers, and his crisp voice was a little dull. All the ministers in the palace raised their heads, pretending to listen carefully.
"I know that when people leave their hometown, it is hard to leave their homeland. Some of your family members are reluctant to leave the Ming Dynasty and their hometown. This is one of them."
"There's another two!"
Zhu Youtang raised his voice and said, "The second reason is that I am worried about danger. You are thinking in your heart that this North Korean has handed over such an abnormal letter of credence. There are many suspicious things in it, which really makes people feel uneasy."
At the end of the day, could North Korea have been coerced, could it be written by someone else, and what is the actual situation in North Korea?"
"I understand all your concerns, sir. Don't say anything to me that I will die, or that I feel ashamed. This is human nature, and you don't have to feel ashamed."
At this point, Emperor Hongzhi paused for a moment and then continued: "I received a memorial this morning, written by Marquis Changde. It describes the situation in Korea. After listening to it, you should be able to dispel
The worries and doubts in my heart.”
"Xiao Banban."
Xiao Jing bowed beside him: "My servant is here."
"Let me read that memorial to you all."
Chapter completed!