In Shuntian Mansion, Zhang Tianshi, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes and glanced in the direction of North Korea.
"The Korean War is over, and we can mobilize our troops back to deal with the North."
North Korea's luck is picking up at an extremely fast speed, and even Zhang Tianshi, who is far away in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, can sense it. After all, North Korea itself is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and there is a certain correlation between luck.
And the situation was just as Zhang Tianshi expected.
Emperor Wanli was beside the old Heavenly Master, and there seemed to be clouds flowing in his palms. He was surprised when he heard these words.
After a while.
After the news left the Tianshi's residence, Emperor Wanli went from here to Zuoshunmen.
In the afternoon, the emperor summoned civil and military officials to discuss matters.
After receiving the news, the civil and military officials did not dare to neglect, and rushed from all over the place non-stop. Now the Forbidden City hangs high in the sky, like the Dharma Realm shrouding the next life. Before entering the Forbidden City, it is necessary to fly in the clouds and mist, which also makes many officials have a hard time "immortal official"
"Addiction.
Before today, Emperor Wanli had not held a court meeting for more than ten days.
Everyone thought that Wanli had become the hands-off boss again, but now there are various abnormalities in the Ming Dynasty, and even the Forbidden City has become completely different from the past. These officials also know that they are in the torrent of change, and if they can't keep up, they will just
Can be washed away into dust.
The envoy of North Korea was also summoned to the imperial court immediately. The latter looked tense. After making a big salute, he learned that the country's crisis had been lifted. He was startled at first and then burst into tears!
"Disrespect in front of the palace!"
When a minister came out to scold him, the North Korean envoy quickly said that he had not returned to his country for seven years, and now that he heard that the crisis in his homeland had been lifted, he could not control himself, so he cried with joy. Then he knelt down and spoke with the utmost praise.
"This time, the kindness of the superior country to the lower country is exactly recreated! The lower country dare not forget the great kindness of the upper country. It should erect a monument to pass it down to the lower country forever..."
"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"
Emperor Wanli waved his hand, indicating that he should not say too much in the context of the situation.
But helping comes at a price!
"Ah? This is the country...!"
The North Korean envoy was stunned. The so-called strategic direction of "protecting North Korea means protecting China" has changed? Didn't he say that this battle does not cost anything? The upper country protects the lower country, and it is also to prevent Japanese pirates from invading.
It’s the right thing to do!
"I am so stupid that I don't know what your Majesty means! Now that Korea is devastated, there really is nothing to offer as tribute to our superior country!"
Emperor Wanli glanced at the eunuch beside him, who leaned over and whispered a few words to Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli nodded slightly, then looked at the envoy and said:
"The Celestial Empire is a big country with rich products. It doesn't need you to offer any treasures to a small country. The war lasted for seven years, and the Japanese pirates were like lice jumping off the beam and refused to let the world stop. As a result, all life was devastated, no one was alive for thousands of miles, and bones were exposed in the countryside."
"So, I, Ming Dynasty! What I want to ask for from your country is not treasures, not money and food, not property, and not the heads of so and so."
"I want the right to use the land in your country."
As soon as these words came out, the North Korean envoy's face suddenly turned pale! He knelt down on the spot with a pop and kowtowed like pounding garlic:
"Your Majesty, think twice, think twice! Since the founding of the country, the country has followed the example of the country above. The country under the country has been like a son, and the country above has been like a father. Father, father, son, son. This is the way of monarch and minister! In the past two hundred years, there has never been any violation of the country above. Why?
As for ending up like this, destroying the country!"
The North Korean envoy cried bitterly, but Emperor Wanli was not angry. He stopped the officials who reprimanded the North Korean envoy for his misconduct, and then patiently explained:
"You misunderstood, I am not trying to destroy your country."
"In the past during the Tang Dynasty, there was Li Junqiu, who knew that Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty wanted to conquer the land of Goryeo, so he went to the court and admonished him, saying: That Goryeo man is a clown on the side, hiding between the mountains and the sea. It is not enough to acquire his people to achieve sanctification; it is not enough to abandon his land.
It harms the power of Heaven. How can the people who are tired of China spend all their treasury? It makes men unable to cultivate and women
You are not allowed to weave silkworms! Your Majesty, as a parent, has no compassion for you and spends your limited endowment greedily for useless land. If Goryeo is destroyed, you have to send troops to guard it. If you send less troops, the power of the troops will be insufficient. If you send more troops, people will be uneasy.
If you are tired of turning garrison, everyone will live in boredom. If everyone is bored, the world will be defeated!"
"Since the world has been defeated, how can your Majesty feel at ease? Therefore, I think it is better not to conquer it than to conquer it, and it is better not to destroy it than to destroy it."
Emperor Wanli recited this passage in full, and the courtiers present were all convinced. Although the North Korean envoy looked ugly, the crisis of national subjugation was just around the corner, so he had to kowtow and continue:
"The ministers of the former Tang Dynasty, every word Zhuji, told the truth. The lower country is such a barren land. How can it attract the upper country to be so concerned! So that if we want to take over the land, is it possible to set up the Anton Governor to protect it?"
Of course, some resentment gradually emerged in his words.
"presumptuous!"
At this time, some officials shouted loudly and rebuked the North Korean envoy!
"What do you mean by this? How dare you use such a tone to question the current emperor?"
The ministers usually like to quarrel with the emperor, but now there is obviously something important. Even the officials who were ready to make a move did not say anything. They obviously couldn't find the point of the rant. Just now Emperor Wanli said that he wanted to take over the land of Korea, so they immediately prepared
Although he kept spitting words, he didn't expect that before he could stand up, Emperor Wanli changed his subject and actually quoted a remonstrance letter from the Tang Dynasty to satirize Korea as a useless land and conquests were not worthwhile.
This made the officials look at each other in confusion at this time, and decided not to complain first, but to wait for the opportunity later.
Emperor Wanli waved his hand and explained patiently:
"I feel that what the former Tang Dynasty said is indeed true. Conquest is of no use to the country of Korea. Moreover, Emperor Taizu has decided that the country should not be conquered for fifteen years, and Korea is at the top of the list. I don't want to take the initiative to break the rules.
....."
"However, if your monarch has a disloyal heart and commits the crime of deceiving the emperor, then it is not my fault!"
Emperor Wanli's voice suddenly raised an octave: "You, North Korea, are the first country that will not conquer you for fifteen years, followed by Japan! Now that Japan has taken the initiative to attack you and started a seven-year war, the title of this country that will not conquer you has long been taken away.
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The North Korean envoy continued to kowtow, panicking: "The king of our country has never had any rebellious intentions!"
"Don't have the heart to rebel? Now that the war is over, you have to calculate your country's 'contribution'!"
Emperor Wanli began to scold the North Korean envoys. The first one was that when he first entered North Korea to fight, he gave various false information in order to maintain the emperor's face. For example, this city was obviously occupied by the Japanese army. He had to say that it was not.
As a result, I was ambushed while passing by. There were countless similar things. The most common one was lying about the strength of the troops, which led to many strategic mistakes.
North Korea, on the other hand, values civility and despises military power. In this regard, it is simply an enhanced version of the Song Dynasty. This resulted in various generals being forced to be remotely controlled by the North Korean king who ran away, and North Korean soldiers were captured by the Japanese many times and then rebelled on the spot and turned around to attack.
There were countless things happening to the Ming army.
The North Korean envoy trembled after listening to the dirty things revealed one after another. He broke into a cold sweat and cursed in his heart. He secretly said that your Ming Dynasty army also did a lot of evil things in North Korea. In the beginning, there were cases of killing good people and taking credit for merit.
Yang Hao made various strategic mistakes that turned a victorious battle into a huge defeat, but now he doesn't mention it at all. He only talks about the shortcomings of his country without conducting self-examination!
But he only cursed these words in his heart. If he really said them out, he knew that if he dared to say them now, his head would probably fly away in the next moment.
This is obviously a bargain.
I just don’t know what the real purpose of asking for land is.
So the North Korean envoy burst into tears and knocked his head on the ground. He knelt down and claimed that he was wronged!
"It's the general's fault that the soldiers rebelled! It's the general's fault that morale is low! It's the general's fault that the intelligence fails! What does it have to do with us!"
"Your Majesty, please be careful!"
Emperor Wanli: "I have clearly understood that it really has little to do with you. Except for a few who stayed in North Korea, most of them have fled to my feet. Of course, these things have little to do with you, right?"
However, after saying such mocking words, the North Korean envoy still looked as usual, but there were two more streaks of runny nose on his face. Emperor Wanli had no intention of humiliating an envoy from the country. If he wanted to scold him, he would have to catch the other king to scold him. Here
To embarrass a minister of the country, given his status, it would inevitably look very unsightly.
So let’s get straight to the point:
"I have said so much. I have listed most of the mistakes that your country's king, ministers, and generals have committed throughout the battle over the past seven years! Every word is true and cannot be denied."
"You also said that your country is a son, and my Ming Dynasty is a father. Father, father, son, king, king, minister. If a minister deceives the king, isn't this a serious crime of deceiving the king?"
The North Korean envoy didn't dare to take a breath, he just kept kowtowing, and without even saying a word, he just started to behave badly.
No more fighting.
Emperor Wanli: "It seems that you dare not admit it. Of course you cannot admit it on behalf of your monarch for such a serious crime! Therefore, I want you to tell your monarch that North Korea's property, land, food, and people are fundamentally
, or your country owns it."
"What I want is just the right to use those lands."
The land is yours, but I also want to use your land, and when I use it, you can't use it.
But I am not destroying your country, I am just doing my thing on your territory.
As for what I want to do, I can’t let you know! Besides, it has nothing to do with you!
"What I do when I get the land has nothing to do with you. Your country should restore people's livelihood when it's time. Plow fields when it's time, study when it's time to study, and train when it's time to train troops. I only do my own thing, and I don't do anything about it.
Have you ever asked me about anything else about your country?"
"this!"
The North Korean envoy looked extremely embarrassed!
"What? The monarch of your country has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. I just want the right to use the land, and you have to fight with me?"
Emperor Wanli narrowed his eyes and looked unhappy.
The North Korean envoy cursed such a scoundrel in his heart!
This is also considered a serious crime of deceiving the emperor!
Well, anyway, the right of interpretation is in your hands, so whatever you say is what it is!
At this time, an official below jumped out. He waited for the opportunity and said:
"Your Majesty, I think this matter is inappropriate!"
"How can I, the heavenly dynasty, covet the land of the country below? This is like bringing humiliation on oneself..."
Emperor Wanli waved his hand: "Drag him down, seal his mouth, and talk about it later."
Yan Guan's eyes widened. Before he could react, he was picked up by the Jin Yiwei, covered his mouth and dragged out of the store. Suddenly, the court was in an uproar. Treating a courtier so rudely is not what an emperor should do.
!
At that moment, many people became angry and wanted to stand up and make trouble. Emperor Wanli didn't know what he was thinking at this time, and then pointed forward:
"Certainly!"
As soon as the words were spoken, several officials stood still on the spot, and this scene also shocked the three cabinet ministers, including other important ministers!
Damn it, the emperor has not been in court for the past few days and has been hiding in the palace. Now he understands what's going on!
The co-author went to learn magic from Master Tian!
For a moment, the officials were horrified! In the past, in order to prevent the emperor from having too much power, someone needed to be vigilant at all times, so the officials were set up. Now that the emperor has become an immortal, one sentence can turn the officials into a wooden man!
Now it really speaks volumes!
"Why are you panicking? I see you are all very frightened."
Emperor Wanli looked surprised, but it was obvious that he was just pretending, and mocked his ministers:
"Emperor Zhengde also has magic, and Emperor Jiajing also has magic. Why, both Zhengde and Jiajing can practice magic, but I can't?"
"But I am not a tyrant. I am learning these spells just to tell you that sometimes, when we are talking about business, don't interrupt or speak out of the blue, as this will interrupt my train of thought."
"So, be quiet. If there is any problem, we can discuss it slowly after the North Korean envoy leaves."
The ministers were silent for a moment, but Mr. Sange pretended not to see them. He stood in the front like a carved wooden sculpture, with his nostrils only for breathing out, his eyes only for looking at the sky, and the only sound that came in and out of his ears was the sound of wind.
I never heard any quarrel between the emperor and his officials.
Immediately, Emperor Wanli looked back at the Korean envoy:
"I don't have time to argue with you. I will give you a reply within two days."
The northern Tatars invaded the border and were now gradually invading Liaodong. Emperor Wanli did not have much time for the Korean envoy to think about it. He wanted him to communicate with his king immediately without any delay.
The North Korean envoy looked embarrassed, but he did not dare to refute any more. He could only thank the emperor for his "kindness" in a hurry. Then the royal guards led him away and used the messenger talisman to communicate with the North Korean king. Emperor Wanli also had a thought in his mind.
, that means this talisman is really useful.
After my bastard brother copied the "legacy" he left behind, the most useful one is this kind of talisman. And with the Heavenly Master here, imitating this kind of talisman is just a matter of chance. After all, the talisman is
Although it is magical, it has not achieved the immortality after all. One of the foundations of the Tianshi Mansion is the talisman. How can it lag behind others in the way of talismans?
With the communication talisman, in one thought, together with the talisman, an idea suddenly appears, and then you can communicate effectively in real time with people thousands of miles away. This is more important than anything else.