"Your Highness, I have good news and bad news here. Which one do you want to hear first?"
In the embassy, the royal guards guarded the entrance, and the voice of the North Korean envoy came from deep in the courtyard.
There was a halo floating on the messenger talisman, and the voice of the King of North Korea was also transmitted from the other side. Facing the strange report from his ministers, after a few quiet breaths, the slightly delighted voice of the King of North Korea sounded from the opposite side.
:
"The so-called good news is that the troops will be withdrawn tomorrow?"
"Then this is great! We in North Korea now have no spare capacity to support these armies. Let them get out of here as soon as possible. Only then can our country recover its strength as soon as possible! If the king and father of our country gave such an order, that is indeed great news."
"Yes or no?"
The North Korean envoy was speechless for a moment and was speechless. After not receiving a positive reply, the North Korean king's tone was a little more doubtful, but this doubt did not last long. He immediately came up with his second guess:
"Wait a minute! Could it be that the higher country still wants to give you a gift to rebuild our country?"
His tone seemed to be getting excited: "Are you overwhelmed by this good news and are you still not quite sober now?"
At this time, the North Korean envoy looked as if he were mourning for his heir. He could not help but break the illusion of his own monarch and quickly stopped him.
"That's not the case...Forget it, I'd better tell His Highness the bad news first."
"The good news... is that the war is over..."
The North Korean king was startled: "This is indeed good news, but this...I already know this?"
"Is there no other way to say it?"
The North Korean envoy cried out for a moment, but turned around quickly. He was afraid that the royal guards would hear him, so he could only whisper to the North Korean king:
"What else can you say? Your Highness should listen to what I have to say first!"
When he and the King of North Korea finished explaining Emperor Wanli's request in detail, he only heard a cry from the other side of the messenger talisman. Then the King of North Korea's voice disappeared, leaving only a group of courtiers calling for help in a panic!
After a while, the voice of the King of Korea came from the messenger talisman, but he was exhausted and a little incoherent. He spoke in a muffled manner, and he didn't know that the news of the restoration of the country made him too happy.
, or it was Ming Chao's request that made his heart almost burst on the spot.
Perhaps it was a combination of both, but the North Korean envoy would never dare to ask directly.
"Why is this happening! Why is this happening! How could this bolt from the blue happen to North Korea!"
The heart-wrenching voice of the King of Korea came from the other side of the messenger talisman. The envoy from North Korea waited for a long time, until the mourning words from the King of Korea gradually disappeared, and all the words of crying for father and mother gradually stopped, and then
Carefully, I repeated Emperor Wanli's request to him.
But as soon as the North Korean king heard about the crime of deceiving the emperor, he became angry: "What kind of crime is this? We don't know the previous situation, so how can we count it as concealment and deception! Kill!
Aren't these generals admitting their fault? The emperor of the higher country covets the land of my lower state, but he uses the words of the officials of the former Tang Dynasty to silence the world!"
"It's just an excuse for a small country to be barren and remote. Although our country is small and insignificant, it still occupies thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. Hundreds of rivers and thousands of rivers feed hundreds of grains. There are tens of millions of people, and there is no difference between us and that Japanese country.
big!"
"Japanese pirates have been wreaking havoc for seven years, killing millions of people. Although millions of people died, even if there are no tens of millions of people in Korea, there are still eight or nine million people left! How can these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers be surrendered to...
Come to the country with your father!"
The King of North Korea wanted to curse a few more words, but when he finished speaking, he changed his name to "Father of the King" and added one more sentence:
"How could the Kingdom of God have the heart to take away the homeland of tens of millions of our people, leaving our people with nothing to eat? If we have no food, how can we raise the Heavenly Soldiers of the Kingdom of Heaven?"
"I claim to ask for the right to use the land, but the ownership of the land is still in the hands of our country. This is a disguised acquisition of our land. How many parts will these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers be divided into? If it was a prosperous dynasty, naturally everyone would agree, but now
How can North Korea afford so many heavenly soldiers when everything is in ruins?"
As the North Korean king talked, he almost recited it in one breath. Isn't this just asking his country to provide money and food to support the Ming Dynasty's garrison? In this way, the garrison not only has the right to use the land, but also draws from the national strength of Korea.
Drawing "nutrition" from it, over time, is equivalent to raising a bunch of masters for yourself.
It's good now, the war is over and the Ming army won't leave!
Two days ago, I was madly mocking the Ming Army Qiu Ba, hoping they would leave quickly and stop eating their own food here!
The North Korean envoy said: "In the words of the great emperor, he mentioned that North Korea and the Japanese pirates were both countries that were not conquered, ranking first and second. Now that the Japanese pirates have rebelled, although North Korea is a vassal vassal, it has repeatedly deceived the war situation, so that the Ming Dynasty
The losses have been heavy, so we suspect that we are disloyal."
"Your Majesty, please be patient. I think that if we allow the Ming Dynasty troops to be stationed for a period of time, our country will only focus on restoring its national strength, and will not care about anything else. We will just pretend that they do not exist. After a while, I will see you.
The country has no disobedient heart. The Japanese pirates are ambitious and rebellious in the world. We in Korea are filial sons and virtuous grandsons, and we are not the same as other countries."
The way is to show weakness and then act invisible. The more obedient the son is, the more relieved the father will be.
After the King of Korea heard this, he had a serious discussion with other ministers on the other side of the messenger. The result of the discussion was that there was no result and he could only continue to be his son. The Ming Dynasty had made a decision, and they could not interfere, otherwise
If so, this so-called crime of deceiving the emperor will be investigated again. Everyone knows that it is just an excuse for Emperor Wanli.
The leader of Korea could not help but complain about other ministers.
The Heavenly Dynasty, which should be tolerant to the sons of the Lower Kingdom, suddenly started to care about these trivial things, and even brought them out and convicted them to frighten the monarchs of the Lower Kingdom.
In the final analysis, it is all the fault of Japan. If Japan does not attack itself, it will...
The King of Korea has this idea, and other ministers also have this idea, but if they want to develop troops, it is absolutely impossible.
The rulers know the shortcomings of the country better than outside advisers, but the interests involved are too great, related to their status and even property. Military power cannot be easily handed over to generals. On the contrary, it is also
We must continue to restrain! And the restraint must be more severe!
"That Yi Sunchen seems to be appreciated by the Ming army this time..."
After finalizing the "national policy", the ministers began to discuss the aftermath. The Ming army had no way to deal with it, but its own army could!
Yi Sun-shin wants to be recalled, and then all military power in his hands will be removed immediately!
"He made great achievements in this battle..."
"That's nonsense! In the battle of Luliang Sea, although he had a plan, he was deceived by the enemy's deception. Where did he get his merits from!"
Some ministers had dark eyes, and the king of Korea also saw it and knew it well.
This so-called cover-up is not because he really does not believe in the battle situation on the front line. The reason why he pretends to be a fool and makes arguments in the communication talisman is to destroy the credit of this battle.
The generals of the Ming Dynasty must have said that they were fatuous monarchs, and even if they scolded them in private, they would not be able to control them.
However, Yi Sun-shin was his own general.
If we acknowledge his merits in this battle, it would be equivalent to conferring him the title of military attache. How is this possible?
When a military attache has greater power, it will threaten the civil servants. If he has a disobedient heart and there is an internal rebellion, what will he do? Even if he is killed by the sword, he will not know it!
Therefore, erasing the achievements of this battle is tantamount to suppressing his official title. There is also a suitable reason to take back the military power in his hands and continue to suppress his status.
And seeing that a group of ministers and the monarchs of North Korea are now gathered in Wangjing, they not only refuse to reward their own generals, but even erase his achievements, suppress his status, take back his military power, and some people have even begun to convict him.
!
The Little Celestial Master who was responsible for protecting them in Wang Jing could not help but sigh:
"Such a country, such kings and ministers, no wonder it is no match for Japanese pirates! As a master, he does not think about how to win over the loyalty of generals, but instead tries his best to harm the heroes and meritorious officials of his own country. In such a country, even if
The country will not be destroyed, and it is destined not to rise."
.......
"As you said, by obtaining the right to use the land, you can borrow the national destiny of the vassal state to strengthen the Ming Dynasty?"
After retiring from the imperial court, Emperor Wanli returned to the residence of the Celestial Master, who now lives in the Zhenwu Hall in the new Forbidden Palace.
"That's right. Someone told Pindao."
Zhang Tianshi told the truth at this time, and Emperor Wanli listened carefully.
"Oh, it's an alchemist? An alchemist...is it?"
"Those who want to kill Xu Fu."
The alchemists who sent the Mongolian sweat medicine and treasures to Ji Xiang were of course aware of the changes that had occurred in the Forbidden City. They contacted Zhang Tianshi and informed him of some things.
At the beginning, the alchemists gave Ji Xiang two treasures. One of them, Mongolian sweat medicine, had already shown great success in the Korean War. After Mongolian killed Kobayakawa Hideaki, the shadow soldiers could pretend to be him and seize the throne.
This began the "era of great defections" of Japanese generals.
Xiuqiu's defection had a huge blow to the morale of the Japanese army, and all arrangements were disrupted. So much so that the fake immortals desperately searched for Ji Xiang in order to save the war situation, but in the end they died in a foreign country one after another, eight times in a row.
Great Buddhist cultivators like Bai Bhikshuni were filled with hatred.
The second treasure, the Cicada Shedding Pill, was originally used to counteract the art of form-destruction, but Xu Fu did not have time to use the eight-foot mirror. The mirror that transforms form and spirit was not used, and Ji Xiang had already escaped.
Japan, and there was originally an opportunity to use it, which was in front of Honnoji Temple.
Unfortunately, when Ji Xiang entered Honnoji Temple, he broke the mirrors in the hands of the two statues of the gatekeeper Nio. The divine light of the eight-foot mirror did not fall on Honnoji Temple for the first time, so it never fell again.
Therefore, this magical elixir is of no use.
"These alchemists are all a group of people who followed Dongfang Shuo during the Pre-Han Dynasty. Xu Fu and them are mortal enemies, so in this Korean War, Fang Xiandao of Lishanhe is standing behind me, the Ming Dynasty."
"As long as Xu Fu doesn't die, Fang Xiandao will support us!"
With the help of one of the four major forces of mountains and rivers, the human world can be stable for a long time, but it will also face pressure from the other three aspects.
"Xu Fu has been sending people to my Ming Dynasty to plunder treasures. Things near Phoenix Mountain have been found out. The people of the Longyou Merchant Gang have also been arrested by the county magistrate. However, there are fish that have slipped through the net and have gone to sea with the Japanese ships.
Gone for refuge."
Zhang Tianshi and Emperor Wanli reported on the Phoenix Mountains in the south. Although it was a year ago, the information was lagging behind. What's more, the Longyou Merchant Gang is also a huge force in the mortal world and has intelligence and information with the Japanese side.
His business dealings have extended his sphere of influence to the coasts of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he has been implicated in southern Buddhism, which is difficult to eradicate.
"Does the Southern Methodist teaching have any contact with Xu Fu?"
"Probably not, but Southern Buddhism seems to have a closer connection with the underworld."
Zhang Tianshi said: "Not long ago, some major events happened in the southern cultivation world..."
"Compared to the sudden demise of the Yinshan Sect last time, it is even more serious."
"Some people performed ghostly sacrifices, which resulted in a 'zombie chaos'."
Emperor Wanli listened to the term and was puzzled: "Zombie chaos? Could it be zombies, yakshas and the like? Can't they just be shot with firearms? The Bujialao Forging Forge has just been purchased, and he asked them to cast the cannon and then transport it on site.
Go to the southern Dharma territory and carry out bombing."
Zhang Tianshi said: "Of course firearms can kill zombies, yaksha and other ghosts, but this zombie chaos is essentially similar to what happened before in Wudang Mountain."
"oh?"
The previous events of Wudang Mountain have also been reported to Shuntian. After all, it is a royal Taoist temple. Emperor Wanli wanted to go to Wudang Mountain before, but he failed to go. It was only because of the Tatar rebellion, so he just sent Hulong to go to Shuntian.
Let’s go for a walk. In addition to the recasting of the Forbidden City, we have to stay here, but at this moment, it’s appropriate not to go out and run around.
The appearance of King Tianluo of Wudang Mountain had already been explained when Ji Xiang escorted the two scholars into Shuntian.
"If it is related to Wudang, then it is related to Jinling Palace and Wanshou Immortal Palace. Is it some new ghost that has not been heard of in this world?"
The underworld is creating various monsters that have not appeared in previous generations. This has been known to many people, and these new monsters must be restrained with new spells.
"That's right. Of course, this chaos of corpses can be killed with firearms. But!"
"It is the living people who turn into zombie monsters, not the zombie monsters that turn into after death. In other words, firearms kill not only corpse monsters, but also the people of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Tianshi told Emperor Wanli that this is like an infectious disease. People will turn into zombies but still retain their rationality. However, this retention time is not long. People will still be affected and become bloodthirsty and hungry. Nan
Methodism seems to have made a fuss about this matter. From now on, it seems that this "plague" is what they actively spread.
Then, go and rescue these "corpse people" yourself.
"Is this trying to follow the example of the White Lotus Sect? Torturing the people and then saving them on their own, directing and acting on their own, fooling the people."
Emperor Wanli frowned. The disobedience of the Southern Dharma religion has now appeared. Now that he has entered the world of spiritual practice, he now knows how arrogant these practitioners are.
And there was another thing that he seemed to understand.
Emperor Jiajing seemed to have killed many demons and practitioners back then. Although it was later discovered that he seemed to have secretly killed just for himself in order to find something, Emperor Wanli was thinking about it at this time.
Why didn't this old Bidden's butcher knife land in more places?
"One more thing."
Zhang Tianshi spoke, his tone still solemn:
"[Dragon Lord Jiupan Tea King] seems to have appeared somewhere!"
"During the former Song Dynasty, he once defeated the Buddhist overhaul in Bianliang with just one word, and descended from the mountains and rivers to the human world!"