Chapter 8 Chapter 7 I want to go home

In fact, it is inaccurate to say that the North Koreans have been looking forward to Daming's helping hand. After the Japanese army landed in Pusan, the Koreans were defeated like a mountain.But whether they were defeated or escaped, there was one thing they forgot to do, or they refused to do it—asking Daming for help.They just lazily sent a message to Daming, saying that the Japanese pirates invaded Busan very aggressively, and they didn't mention anything else.The subtext is: I can handle it by myself, so don't worry about it. On May 19th of the Renchen year, Li Yan held a meeting in Pyongyang to discuss state affairs.Da Sixian Li Hengfu said that the Japanese are too good at fighting, and we must not be able to do it ourselves, so we must quickly ask Daming for reinforcements.But he is from the Eastern Party, and Yoon Doo-soo from the Western Party habitually objected, saying that the Imjin River is enough to defend against the enemy.Moreover, Qin Wang's troops from all over the world will come soon, so what are you afraid of?

Yin Doushou also threatened Li Yan mysteriously, saying that it is easy to ask the gods to send the gods away, and it is easy to get Daming's reinforcements in, but it is difficult to get them away after the war.As a result, the ministers of the two factions argued endlessly again, and the matter of asking for help was shelved again in the party dispute. In the circle of children, there is such an unspoken rule that those children who cry and say that I want to tell my parents are considered cowardly and easy to bully, and are the most unwelcome.The same is true of international politics.It's shameful enough to be beaten into your hometown by the enemy, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing to ask an adult for help?Although China is a country of parents, it is not possible to go to parents and cry all the time.

In the world of children, there is another axiom: no matter how evil a child is, he can't hide it from his parents. Parents actually know everything. Daming has long noticed North Korea's uselessness on the battlefield. Daming is in North Korea and has a complete intelligence network.The advance of the war on the Korean peninsula has been under the supervision of the Liaodong capital.As early as when Konishi Governor and Kato Kiyomasa were still racing desperately in Gyeongsang-do, Yang Shaoxun, the commander-in-chief of Guangning, Liaodong, had already received a report saying that the Japanese pirates were very powerful and the Koreans might not be able to defend the capital. Intend.

Yang Shaoxun sent this report to Beijing.At that time, the old friend of the Korean people, Mr. Xu Guo, Mr. Xu Ge, had already retired, and the person who got this report was Shi Xing, the minister of the Ministry of War who had just taken office. Shi Xing was a veteran of the Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli dynasties. He was upright by nature, so his official career was quite bumpy. He first wrote to persuade Emperor Longqing, but was almost beaten to death because he offended the eunuch Tengxiang.After Wanli ascended the throne, Shi Xing managed to turn himself over and rehabilitate, but ended up falling out with Zhang Juzheng again.At that time, Zhang Juzheng was in full swing, so Shi Xing had to abandon his official position and go home. It was not until Zhang Juzheng died that he returned to the center of the court.

Shi Xing is good at public affairs and financial management, and he has done a good job in the household department.In the 19th year of Wanli, because of constant border troubles, he also served as Minister of the Ministry of War. He has only been in office for less than a year, and he is ambitious to make a career. After reading Yang Shaoxun's report, Shi Xing felt suspicious.North Korea can barely be regarded as a big country, sitting on three thousand miles of natural danger, with hundreds of thousands of armors, how can it be beaten to the capital after more than ten days of effort?

It suddenly occurred to him that last year there was a rumor in Beijing and Liaodong that North Korea and Japan colluded to plot Ming Dynasty.After North Korea's repeated excuses and Mr. Xu Ge's mediation, it has been proved that it is nothing.But now that the current situation is like this, this rumor has resurfaced in Shi Xing's mind. Is it possible that the North Koreans deliberately showed weakness, but in fact they deliberately gave way to the Japanese.It would be horrific if this were confirmed.Thinking of this, Shi Xing suddenly shuddered.On the one hand, he instructed Baoding general Ni Shangzhong to move to Tianjin to strengthen the combat readiness in Jizhou and the coast of Shandong;

Yang Shaoxun received instructions from Shi Xing, and arranged two investigators, Cui Shichen and Lin Shilu, to prepare for entering the DPRK; at the same time, he dispatched Tong Yangzheng, the deputy commander of Kuandianbao, to the Yishun Pavilion in North Korea to establish an emergency communication channel during wartime. Several scouts and messengers from the Ming army were placed.This channel played an important role in the negotiation and communication between China and North Korea in the war. When Tong Yangzheng went to North Korea, he also brought his nephew Tong Dagang with him.Tong Dagang's role is similar to that of the current military observer. He was mixed into the North Korean army, went deep into the front line, and strived to learn first-hand information about the war-this is the earliest record of the Ming army going to North Korea.

At about the same time, the stubborn North Koreans finally couldn't hold on anymore.On May 17, the Battle of Linjin River broke out, and the Korean Army was defeated without any suspense.As soon as the Linjin River was lost, Kaesong and Pyongyang were immediately exposed to the butcher knife of the Japanese army. By this time, the officials were in a state of panic, and the pro-China faction began to gain the upper hand.Li Hengfu, the most enthusiastic of the pro-China faction, took the opportunity to say something to Li Yan.This passage is very interesting. Now Koreans and North Koreans may not understand most people, but any Chinese will smile when they read it.

"Now the eight roads are broken, and there is no hope to clean up the picture. With the wisdom of Kong Ming, I see that the former master has no place to use his strength, so please rescue him from the Sun family, and he will become the victory of Chibi. Now I have nothing to do, it is better to play TIANCHAO , call for soldiers to help." The translated meaning is: Liu Bei lost his teacher and lost his land at the beginning, and was beaten by Cao Cao.Zhuge Liang gave Liu Bei a plan and asked Sun Quan for help, which led to the victory of Chibi.My lord, you are now in the same situation as Liu Bei, so it's time to invite Daming to send troops. "

It seems that it was already deeply rooted in the hearts of the people at that time, and even foreign monarchs and ministers were able to speak out when discussing state affairs.Although this analogy is somewhat nondescript, it is quite contagious. The ministers who opposed it were embarrassed to insist that their country could support it independently, so they had to find other arguments.For example, one of the reasons for objection is: the discipline of the Liaodong soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty is too poor, and they will only mess up things and poison the people after they come. This logic is very problematic. What are the people.

Li Yan was not stupid, so he naturally knew the pros and cons, so he agreed with Li Hengfu's opinion and formally sent envoys to Daming for help. This is the first time North Korea has issued a formal request for assistance. Not long after the request for help was sent out, the North Koreans received news that Daming had sent two investigators to understand the situation on the front line. All of a sudden, officials from both factions panicked.The North Korean war was too embarrassing, and I was really embarrassed to tell the investigation officials of Ming Dynasty.So Yin Genshou, Yin Doushou's younger brother and judge of Licao, gave Li Yan an idea. He recommended himself and said: Pyongyang is in chaos, and it is not suitable for Ming officials to come here. I know a little Chinese, so why not stop them in Yizhou in the name of comfort After explaining the matter clearly, he will be sent out of the country immediately, and Pyongyang will not have to come. Li Yan did not agree to this proposal. Li Yan has his own considerations.The ministers were filled with righteous indignation and clamored to defend North Korea to the death.But he, the king, has other thoughts. He is so tired. After leaving Seoul on April 30, he never had a full meal or a good night's sleep, and kept running away.Now the ancestors' lands and mountains are completely destroyed. I heard that the Japanese even dug up the tombs of the ancestors in Seoul, and even the tombs could not be kept.Except for Liu Chenglong who is reliable, the courtiers around him can only sigh. "What do you think of such a king, why not go back to the Ming Dynasty and be a prince." During the escape, a thought entered Li Yan's mind, and then it remained in his mind like a maggot attached to the bone. Resounding, lingering. His idea seems earth-shattering now, but it was nothing at the time.Daming is the country of parents in North Korea. If a child is beaten outside, there is nothing wrong with going to his parents' house to eat and drink. Li Yan first revealed this idea when he was halfway out of Seoul.At that time, the car stopped at a place called Dongpo Pavilion to rest. Li Yan leaned against a big tree, called the ministers to form a circle, and asked them what should we do in the future? Li Hengfu said that we can go to Yizhou, which is close to Daming.If the country is really subjugated, you can still go to the country of your parents.Yin Doushou immediately objected: "Where are you going! It's better than Xianjingdao, where our border guards are strong enough to protect the court!" Li Yan was a little hesitant, and asked Liu Chenglong: "Do you think Li Hengfu's proposal is not good?" Liu Chenglong said quickly: "Absolutely not. You only need to leave North Korea, and this land will not be ours in the future!" Li Yan scratched his head, Confidentially express my heart: the enclosed is actually not bad.Liu Chenglong was taken aback, and said that you must not think so! A group of ministers objected in unison, and even threatened to go on a hunger strike. Seeing that most of the people objected, Li Yan kept silent. He came to Pyongyang like this, but he never gave up, and the attached idea was always buried in his heart. So when he heard that Daming sent envoys to investigate, he wished to contact them early to communicate the possibility of including Daming. On June 3, Lin Shilu and Cui Shichen arrived in Pyongyang.Yin Doushou has always looked down on Li Hengfu, and squinted at him: "Don't you always yearn for Tianchao the most? Your family's guests are here, hurry up and receive them!" What he said was really unreasonable, so Liu Chenglong hurried out to smooth things over, and took the initiative to ask Ying to accompany Li Hengfu to greet him. Liu Chenglong clearly saw that Daming's attitude was crucial when Li Chao was alive and dead, and if he neglected the envoy, there would be endless troubles.Moreover, from a selfish point of view, these Ming Dynasty envoys are also an opportunity for him who is currently at a disadvantage. Liu Chenglong's life has been very painful.Originally, after the fall of Seoul, he took the opportunity to initiate impeachment and ousted Li Shanhai, the leader of the Beiren Party.Later, Kaesong also fell, and the Western People's Party and the Northern People's Party counterattacked, and he, the leader of the Southern People's Party, was also ousted from power.Now in power is Yin Doushou, the Westerner Party who has turned from salted fish. He has a keen sense of politics and knows that whoever controls the envoys of the Ming Dynasty in the future will have the greatest power in the court. After receiving the two investigating officials, Liu Chenglong inquired carefully about the purpose of his visit, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief.It turned out that these two came to Pyongyang not to ask questions, but to clarify whether North Korea and Japan were colluding. It is not easy to prove that North Korea did not collude with Japan! He took Lin Shilu and Cui Shichen to the Lianguang Pavilion by the river and looked towards the east of the river.The Japanese showed their face, and soon there were figures looming in the woods on the opposite bank, and after a while, two or three Japanese soldiers came out from the woods, walking in the courtyard, chatting and laughing happily.Liu Chenglong said to Lin Shilu: "This is the scout of the Japanese pirates." Lin Shilu leaned on the pillar and looked around for a while, and he didn't believe it, so stop talking nonsense, why are there so few?Liu Chenglong said: "The Japanese have a lot of eyes, and there are few scouts on purpose. In fact, the army is hiding behind." Several people came down from the Lianguang Pavilion.Liu Chenglong took them around the city of Pyongyang a few more times, showing them the tragic situation of the North Korean army.Only then did Lin Shilu believe that the Koreans did not collude with the Japanese.He held Liu Chenglong's hand tightly and said that I will definitely convey the difficult situation of North Korean comrades back to China. Liu Chenglong reported back to the king, saying that now the officials of Ming Dynasty have returned to Beijing, and they believe that the heavenly soldiers will arrive soon, and it seems that North Korea is saved. What Liu Chenglong didn't know was that Daming had already started to move. Regarding the Imjin War, there has always been a common misunderstanding, thinking that Ming Dynasty slowly sent out reinforcements in response to North Korea's repeated requests, which was slow and indifferent. This is a wrong stereotype. The real situation is: Daming's vigilance towards the Korean peninsula has never subsided since Su Ba and Xu Yihou's report. Facing the increasingly tense situation on the Korean peninsula, Da Ming's reaction was subtle but unexpectedly positive. On June 2nd of the Renchen year, Emperor Wanli issued an edict ordering Fuzhen in Liaodong to send two elite soldiers to help North Korea, and also brought 20,000 taels of silver as military expenses, and allocated 200,000 taels of silver to Liaodong. military region. This order is written in a high-sounding manner, saying that the purpose of sending troops is to reward the Korean army and appease the Korean king, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that there is something strange here. There are two strange things: On June 2 when the decree was promulgated, the envoys from North Korea asking for help had not yet arrived in Beijing.Daming took the initiative to send the Liaodong Army to the vicinity of the Yalu River without a formal request, which was inconsistent with diplomatic rules.This is the first oddity. Moreover, at this time, the two investigators Lin Shilu and Cui Shichen had not yet arrived in Pyongyang, and the suspicion of collusion between North Korea and Japan had not yet been clarified.In this situation where the position is not clear, this decree has already used words such as "should aid North Korea", "go to the other country to reward the army", and give the king...consolation", and expressed a friendly attitude early on. It seems that North Korea has been regarded as a submissive vassal state that has washed away its grievances—could it be that the Wanli Emperor knew that the North Koreans were wronged? This is the second strange point. In order to answer these two strange points, let us take a look at what Daming did before and after this order was issued. In order to answer these two strange points, let us take a look at what Daming did before and after this order was issued. In Tianjin, an important hub of the northern anti-Japanese war, the local garrison intercepted 70,000 to 80,000 shi of grain to use as military funds, and also pulled a large number of transport ships to transform them into warships.The number of remodeled ships is not too many, four hundred. In the Xuanda Military Region, the government mobilized a full 16,000 elite soldiers to treat the Japanese police exclusively.The imperial court allocated hundreds of thousands of taels of silver for this purpose, and also dispatched an official to supervise the relevant food and payment, just in case of "something" in a hurry. The imperial court also sent a man from Fujian all the way to the Shenji camp. This man was called Chen Lin, and he was an expert in Japanese warfare. All indications indicated that Daming—at least the Emperor of Ming—had made up his mind to use force before he knew the ins and outs of North Korea. When the Wanli Dynasty resisted the Japanese pirates, there was a clear principle: "Defend the enemy outside the gate of the country." If you want to fight, fight outside, and never let the flames of war burn within the borders of the country.From Tianjin to Shandong to Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, all coastal troops acted in accordance with this order, trying their best to intercept the enemy overseas and destroy them. Keeping this principle in mind, combined with the strange time when the decree was issued, it is easy to understand the intention of the Ming court: What happened in North Korea, they really don't care at all.Sending those two troops to aid North Korea was entirely for Daming's own strategic security considerations. If North Korea is innocent, then these two elite soldiers will become the vanguard army, entering North Korea to support and cover the retreat of the Korean royal family; On the Korean peninsula, stop the war on the other side of the Yalu River—in short, we must fight outside the border and resolve the crisis on North Korean territory. These two elite soldiers are the reserve team buried on the border between China and North Korea, not for the North Koreans, but for Daming himself. Even the North Koreans themselves can see this very clearly.Two years after the outbreak of the war, the kings of North Korea Li Yan and Liu Chenglong said sourly: If a thief wants to invade the Central Plains, he must come from our country; If it is shaken, the power of the world will be in danger. What's interesting is that this well-intentioned decree was not the result of brainstorming, and it did not receive the general support of ministers, and it was not even discussed publicly.At that time, the chief assistant Wang Jiaping had just retired and returned to his hometown, and there was only Zhao Zhigao, an old fool, left in the cabinet to take the post of chief assistant. This decree was probably made by Wanli Emperor Gan Gang, who made the decision on his own, and then handed it over to Shi Xing, Minister of the Ministry of War. Emperor Wanli's reputation in history is not good, and he has many problems, but don't forget, he has a teacher named Zhang Juzheng.Although Zhang Juzheng has fallen, his students have inherited his two advantages: one is vision and the other is means. If you have vision, you will be able to see the value of North Korea to Ming Dynasty before the officials. If you have the means, you can break through numerous obstacles and make arrangements. This monarch, like a lazy martial arts master, rarely makes a move on weekdays, but once he makes a move, he rarely makes a mistake. This decree of Wanli has quite far-reaching historical origins and strategic thinking. China belongs to the farming civilization, coupled with the relatively closed natural environment, the civilized character tends to be conservative and introverted.The dynasties of the Central Plains had no worries about food and clothing, and lacked the source of power to expand outward.So when they are determined to break through geographical boundaries to seize territory, their primary purpose has never been to trade or obtain resources, but to satisfy a simple purpose: to make the Central Plains safer. Therefore, the strategic principle of the Central Plains dynasties in all dynasties is: all land that is related to national security should be seized as much as possible; land that is irrelevant to national defense and security, even if you take the initiative to give it to me, I don’t necessarily want it. This is a kind of psychological Great Wall complex, which we can call the "Great Wall" strategy.Behind the expansion and contraction of China's territory for thousands of years, it has always been dominated by this guiding ideology. Back then, the Han Dynasty spent billions of dollars to hollow out the Western Regions and occupy the Hexi Corridor. The strongest motive was to contain the northern nomads from the flanks and weaken the threat to the northern part of the Central Plains. The Silk Road was nothing more than a hare. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the issue of the ownership of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun was always brooding, and it became the heart knot of all emperors since Zhao Kuangyin; but the same group of people seemed indifferent to the loss of Annan.The reason is also very simple. Yanyun is related to the rise and fall of the Central Plains, but Annan is dispensable. A more typical example is the island of Taiwan. Although it is only separated by a strait from the mainland, in ancient China there was no threat from the sea, and there was no urgent strategic need. Therefore, Taiwan was not occupied by the Central Plains dynasty until the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Complacently income territory.Even if it is accepted, some ministers have repeatedly written letters to let Taiwan's soldiers and civilians move inland, thinking that this barren land is of little value.It was not until the Western strong ships and guns broke the barriers of the sea that Taiwan's strategic value to China was truly highlighted. Having clarified this feature, we will suddenly understand when we look back at the geographical location of the Korean Peninsula. This long and narrow peninsula, connecting Liaodong in the west and entering the Yellow Sea in the east, is a land bridge that penetrates into the Pacific Ocean.When the marine civilization was strong, it would enter the mainland through this channel—such as Japan; when the mainland civilization was strong, it would use this channel to enter the ocean—such as the Yuan Dynasty. However, the most powerful Central Plains civilization in East Asia pursues the "Great Wall" strategy. It does not need to use North Korea to attack marine civilizations, nor does it worry about sea enemies entering the mainland through North Korea. Before the Industrial Revolution, there was no maritime civilization. There are enough resources and technical capabilities to threaten the survival of the Central Plains Dynasty. Therefore, in the strategic framework of the Central Plains Dynasty, the status of the Korean Peninsula is very embarrassing: take it, it doesn’t make much sense; leave it alone, it’s not very good.Whether it is in terms of shape or strategic value, it is like a chicken rib, it is a pity to discard it, but it is useless to eat it.The regime change and territorial disputes in the early history of the relationship between the peninsula and the Central Plains are not unrelated to this embarrassing and chaotic strategy.On the one hand, they are "unconvinced no matter how much they fight", and on the other side, "we can't beat no matter how much they fight". After hundreds of years of running-in, repetition and see-saw, it was not until AD 676 that the Central Plains and the Korean Peninsula were considered to have identified the relationship between the two.Datang recognized the independent governance of the Korean peninsula, while the Kingdom of Silla claimed that the ministers had big things-the so-called "big things and small characters". This is a perfect solution. Since then, the relationship between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Korean Peninsula has been institutionalized.From then on, the Korean peninsula no longer had to worry about military and political pressure from major powers, and maintained independent development; while the Central Plains Empire found an obedient younger brother for itself, who could guard an unimportant portal for itself, saving a lot of trouble. When the news of Japan's imminent invasion of Korea reached Beijing, the civil and military officials of Ming Dynasty still looked at Korea with old eyes, thinking that it was an irrelevant vassal war.Their point of view is simple: Japan is a barbarian, and North Korea is also a barbarian. If a barbarian fights with a barbarian, it is impossible to get involved.It would take a lot of talking to these people to explain the strategic significance of sending troops to North Korea. Besides, North Korea has not formally asked for help, and sending troops rashly will be labeled as a big name that is not right and wrong, and it will provide shells to those officials out of thin air. However, Emperor Wanli has been acutely aware that with the rise of Japan in the East, the soaring strategic value of the previously tasteless "North Korea" land bridge has become more important than ever.War is like a game of chess, one must take the lead in order to have a chance of winning. But Daming can't make a big move at this time. At this time in Ningxia, Ming Dynasty was still engaged in a civil war - the Ningxia Rebellion.To put it simply, the cause of the Ningxia Rebellion was that a Mongolian border garrison general, Qibai, colluded with the local defenders and rebelled in February of the 20th year of Wanli.The imperial court decided to send troops to suppress the rebellion in April, and the war has lasted for two months. Li Rusong, who was transferred from Liaodong to Ningxia, is leading Liaodong, Xuanda, Shanxi soldiers, Zhejiang soldiers, and Miao soldiers to surround the village. The fight is in full swing. At this time, Ming's resources are all concentrated in the northwest, and it is not suitable for getting involved in the second war for the time being. Therefore, Emperor Wanli painstakingly issued such an edict. In the decree, the purpose of sending troops to Liaodong was very vague, and it only said that it was "to aid North Korea".This word can be interpreted in a very wide range: to meet the King of Korea on the Yalu River is considered to be aid; to send troops to Pyongyang is also to be aid; to fight in Japan is also to be aid.The use of such a subtle word actually gave the two Liaodong troops considerable authority to operate, so that they would not be restricted to death. The rest of the decree is more interesting.These two troops also have a specific goal: "still send 20,000 taels of silver to the other country to reward the army, and give the king big red silk to comfort him." These two troops entered North Korea to escort the silver to the Korean royal family and to bring gifts to the Korean king.In this way, the mouths of the naysayers are silenced.I didn't send soldiers to fight, but I sent soldiers to give gifts. You can't stop giving gifts, can you?If the gift was delivered halfway, and someone came to snatch it, then it would be justifiable for me to resist, right? Once the situation in North Korea fell into a critical situation, the Liaodong troops could invoke this decree and intervene as soon as possible.I went to give gifts to the king, and now the king is beaten, so I have to help, right?The teacher is famous. This is exactly the real intention of Wanli hidden in the decree.he In this way, while fighting with the ministers to build a reserve, Wanli secretly laid out a move that can be attacked and defended.The subsequent development of the battle situation proved that this move of idle chess played a crucial role, causing the Imchen War to take a turning point at a critical moment, which can be said to have hidden all the advantages. So when we study the historical materials of this period, we will find that there is a contradiction between the time when Ming Dynasty first sent troops to aid North Korea and the time when Ming Dynasty officially decided to support North Korea, and all the historical materials are vague and secretive.The Ming army had already reached Pyongyang, but they could not find any clear orders from the emperor or the Ministry of War, nor could they see how the Liaodong region had the courage to send troops abroad without authorization. Now we understand that Wanli has already laid the groundwork for sending troops to North Korea. As long as the chaos in Ningxia is put down, Daming will be able to free up his hands to deal with that monkey who knows nothing about heaven and earth. This order was quickly sent to Liaodong Governor Jian Da through the Ministry of War.Jian Da looked at it for a long time, but didn't understand the subtlety of it. Did the emperor mean to let people go directly to North Korea with 20,000 taels of silver, or just wait for the North Koreans to come to help them? He couldn't make up his mind, so he consulted Hao Jie, governor of Liaodong. Hao Jie is a man of God. This person is best at supervising troops, and supervising them is upright, which can only be admired.During the Longqing period, Liu Tao, the governor of Jizhou, and Geng Suiqing, the governor, falsely reported their military exploits, and they were overthrown by him.All the generals who fought against him were unlucky. The most rare thing is that Hao Jie was one of the few officials in the Wanli Dynasty who was interested in the Japanese, so he collected a lot of information about Japan.Later, he collected these materials together and co-wrote an extremely awesome book called "Japanese Test". "Japan Kao" is much more detailed than Xu Yihou's report, including Japanese politics, economy, history, culture, and folk customs.Even things like women's teeth painting and farming solar terms are discussed in the book.At the back of the book, there is actually a complete set of Japanese vocabulary and an anthology of Japanese poetry. His research skills on Japan's national conditions were so deep that no one could surpass it before the Republic of China. In the eyes of a Japanese research expert like Hao Jie, Wanli's decree can be seen through at a glance.He explained the deep meaning to Jian Da, and Jian Da suddenly realized, and immediately dispatched more than 1,000 horse infantry under his command, and divided them into two parts.Dai Chaobian and Shi Ru were dispatched first on June 7; Guo Mengzheng and Wang Shouguan were dispatched on June 10.The two were guerrilla along the Yalu River, waiting for an opportunity. On June 11, the Japanese army crossed the Datong River.The North Koreans couldn't stay in Pyongyang any longer, and fled in panic all the way.King Li Yan felt that the previous request for help was too light, so he appointed Li Dexin as the envoy to call for help, and then went to Daming. Previously, Li Dexin was in charge of negotiating with President Xiaoxi on the Datong River. Although the land should be lost, at least it was handled properly in terms of face.Li Yan sent him this time because he also liked his diplomatic skills. From a deeper level, Li Dexin was born in the Southern People's Party, and he and Liu Chenglong have always been friends.When he went to contact Daming, it was tantamount to adding a heavy weight to the Nanren Party.Liu Chenglong buried this foreshadowing as early as when he received Ming officials in Pyongyang. Li Dexin galloped in the starry night, and it took only five days to reach the bank of the Yalu River on the border between China and North Korea.There, he saw a long-awaited Ming army. It turned out that after the fall of the Datong River, Liaodong quickly got the news.According to the strategy agreed in advance, Governor Jian Da ordered the troops who had been guerrilla on the Yalu River to enter North Korea immediately. After letting him go, Jian Da still didn't know what to do, and urged Hao Jie to ask his superiors again.In order to appease him, Hao Jie sent a confirmation letter to the Ministry of War, asking how we should deal with the corrupt situation in North Korea, please give me an accurate answer.Shi Xing, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, quickly replied: The emperor nodded, let you decide.At this point, Jian Da was completely reassured, and selected a deputy commander named Zu Chengxun to take charge of the support and command of the court. On June 15th, at a historic moment, the Ming army finally crossed the Yalu River and began a long journey to aid the dynasty and conquer the Japanese. Dai Chaobian and Shi Rubu who crossed the river for the first time had a total of 1,029 people and 1,093 horses.This is an elite cavalry unit that has fought in Liaodong all the year round and has rich combat experience.Moreover, the commander has strict military discipline, and did not touch the masses after entering North Korea. On the road, they met Li Dexin, the envoy for aid.When Li Dexin saw the Tianjun, she was so happy that she almost fainted, and she begged quickly to save our king, otherwise Pyongyang would not be able to hold on—he didn’t know what he said was a bit late, but on the same day, Xiao Xixing Chang just swaggered into the city of Pyongyang. Before Dai Chaobian and Shi Ru entered the court, they did not receive clear combat instructions.Now that they have come to the end of their begging, the two discussed it and decided to go to Uiju first, because Uiju is the closest North Korean city to Daming, and it is the place where the Joseon royal family planned to escape early in the morning. After bidding farewell to Dai and Shi, Li Dexin continued to run wildly all the way. When crossing the Yalu River, he met Zu Chengxun.Li Dexin begged Zu Chengxun to send troops quickly, but Zu Chengxun was very indifferent, saying that the food and grass are not ready yet, and the main force of our army is stationed in Phoenix City.Seeing Li Dexin crying sadly, he said a few words of relief, saying that the king was staying in Yizhou, where Shi Ru was.In case something happens, I'll be there in a day. Seeing that Zu Chengxun was determined, Li Dexin didn't waste any time and went straight to Liaodong. After arriving in Liaodong, he found Hao Jie, lay down at the gate of the yamen and wailed loudly, wrote the letter six times in one breath, and asked Daming to send troops to rescue him. Li Dexin was not alone. He was crying in Liaodong, and another envoy was crying in Beijing.This emissary was Shen Dian, who was one of the series of emissaries who defended and slandered the previous year. Before the war started, he had been on business in Beijing.After news of the war broke out in Beijing, Shi Xing called Shen Dian to the Ministry of War and asked why North Korea was defeated so quickly. When Shen Dian heard about it, he burst into tears. Since then, he has never shed tears. Within a few days, he cried all over Beijing. The major yamen of the Ming Dynasty indirectly contributed to the Ming Dynasty's ambiguous attitude towards sending troops. Facing Li Dexin's rolling tears, Hao Jie comforted him and said, "Don't cry, don't cry, I'll help you to remind me, ah." Under the mediation of Hao Jie, after Dai and Shi, the follow-up troops of Ming Dynasty finally marched into North Korea continuously. On June 17, Guo Mengzheng and Wang Shouguan joined the generals, leading 506 men and 779 horses, and crossed the Yalu River. On June 19, Zu Chengxun, the supreme commander and deputy commander-in-chief of the Korean aid army, led 1,309 soldiers and 1,529 horses across the Yalu River. So far, all the troops deployed before the Ming Dynasty have entered North Korea, with a total strength of nearly 3,000 troops, all of which are sturdy Liaodong cavalry. By the way.In the historical records of the Koreans, the credit for Zu Chengxun's dispatch of troops was attributed to Li Dexin.Their records show that the court had no plan to send troops at first, but Li Dexin moved Hao Jie by crying, and then the Liaodong capital resolutely sent troops to help before asking the court for instructions-this can only be regarded as a beautiful imagination of the Korean people. On June 24th, King Li Yan arrived in Yizhou after a lot of hard work, and joined the Ming army waiting here.At this time, except Zu Chengxun's main force was still on the way, the other troops had already assembled. This meeting was very interesting. It was obvious that the Ming army arrived first, but according to etiquette, the King of Korea must come out to greet him.Therefore, the Ming army moved out of the city first, and the Korean royal family moved in, and then Li Yan went to Ximen to welcome the arrival of the heavenly army. The following scene was particularly dramatic. The sincere North Koreans faithfully recorded the conversation in "Sunjo Records", and the details are full of joy. As soon as Li Yan saw Guo Mengzheng, he cried first: "Huang En Wang Ji", which means that Emperor Wanli was so kind to me.Guo Mengzheng hurriedly said: "The order from the imperial court has not yet come down, so I will come to help first." After speaking, he handed over 20,000 taels of silver: "Your Majesty entrusted me to bring it to you, can you count it?" Li Yan waved his hand quickly: "Count What kind of number, I don’t feel relieved about Ming’s work.” Guo Mengzheng said: “No, no, you’d better order.” So this king and a member of the generals, just like businessmen, met each other and started counting money.Wait until the silver is counted.Guo Mengzheng said again: "If the Japanese come to fight, we will fight. You just have to prepare food and grass." He asked Li Yan what plans he had next.Li Yan was careful: "I'm in Yizhou, just waiting for the heavenly soldiers to arrive. As for where to go next, I haven't decided yet." In fact, he had already made up his mind, but there was no need to tell Guo Mengzheng. It turned out that as early as June 14th, Li Yan fled Pyongyang in a hurry, and held another meeting with ministers in Yongbyon on the way. At this time, Li Yan was completely disappointed with the situation, and brought up the matter of enclosing Da Ming at the meeting.As usual, the ministers strongly objected, saying that North Korea still has a lot of land to go to, so why go to Ming Dynasty!But this time, Li Yan is a bastard who eats the weight, he is determined, and he will not listen to anyone's persuasion. In the end, the Ningbyon Conference made two decisions. One was that North Korea formally sent a letter to the Liaodong capital to consult on the enclosing matters;Li Yan's intentions are obvious. I left my son in North Korea, and the Li Dynasty is not without an owner. If I go to Daming again, no one will stop me, right? This message to the Liaodong capital is well written: "... I would like to lead the concubine and enclose the country." Jiangshan Sheji, ministers and common people, sons and daughters-in-law, these Li Yan don't want any of them, and only plan to bring a few The concubine left. He is really a king who does not love the country but loves the beauties. Li Yan also found an opportunity and sent someone to the Liaodong Army. He said at the beginning: "Please help me to transfer half of the ships in Manchuria to the Yalu River. I plan to go to Daming." The generals of the Liaodong Army were all confused. The order they received was to assist North Korea. Have you never heard of such a thing? These generals thought that we can't control this matter, so they kicked the ball to Tong Yangzheng, the deputy commander of Kuandian who was guarding the Yalu River.Tong Yangzheng forwarded this request and North Korea's message to Liaodong Dusi.Counting the time, the Liaodong capital thought that the North Koreans had lost too quickly. Pyongyang was lost just a few days after the Daming investigation team came back. Is there any problem? So the officials of Liaodong Capital added a few warnings at the end of the message: The Japanese have always been very cunning, if they hide in the troops attached to North Korea and infiltrate Ming Dynasty, they will be in trouble.After finishing writing, forward it to the Ministry of War in Beijing, and ask several adults to make a decision. This layer-by-layer forwarding is very time-consuming.所以在北京给出回复之前，辽东都司在六月二十六日先给李昖递了一句话，说如果时局真是糜烂不可收拾，国王可以暂时在宽奠堡驻跸休息。 李昖听到这句话，放心了，便在义州眼巴巴地等着北京的回复。他等的实在无聊，居然还写了一首诗，这诗写得合辙押韵，也算是有几分风骨，诗曰：国事苍黄日，谁能李郭忠。去邠存大计，恢复仗诸公。痛哭关山月，伤心鸭水风。朝臣今日后，宁复更西东。 结果李昖等来等去，北京的回复还没到，到了七月一日，却来一个调查团。李昖一听，差点喊了一句：“怎么又来了！” Huh?Why do you say again? Note: 朝鲜人的《李朝实录》是一部很有趣的史书，里面记录下来了许多细节，生冷不忌，而且有人物有对话有动作有表情。本文的许多细节描述，就是直接引自《宣祖实录》部分。因为这部史料记录太生动了，如果不加以说明，恐怕会有许多人以为是笔者演绎戏说。在接下来的连载，我们会挑选一些比较重要或者比较富有戏剧性的实录原始记录贴在连载之后，方便有兴趣的朋友自行查询。 “參將郭夢徵齎皇賜銀二萬兩來,上出迎于西門外,到龍灣館行禮。上曰:“皇恩罔極。 ”夢徵曰:“皇帝恐其不能速達,送俺來也。 ”於是,相揖而就坐,乃出銀鞘,因請數之。上曰:“受皇賜,何敢數也?恐傷事體。 ”夢徵曰:“朝廷法度至嚴,不可不數。 ”强數之。夢徵曰:“若賊兵西向,則我軍當進擊。我軍之整齊,貴國亦已見之矣。糧料備而待之,則我軍當進擊。 ”上曰:“弊邦不成模樣,今日之事,惟思上國之保護。 ”夢徵曰:“夾江天兵無數來住,若聞賊聲,進擊不難。但未知國王又將向何處?”上曰:“來此,專爲天兵。若蒙天佑,天兵勦滅兇賊,予將何之?事迫然後,當決去留,予亦未知定向何處。 ”禮畢,辭去,因起立,請留宿,不許。上曰:“生靈將盡,請速發兵。 " ——《宣祖实录》27卷25年6月25日 Why do you say again? 原来在六月十八日，朝鲜君臣逃亡的车驾到了宣川，被人给拦住了。拦他们的人，叫宋国臣。他不是朝鲜人，而是辽东巡按御史李时孶派来的调查员。 辽东到处都在疯传，说现在的朝鲜国王是假的，其实是日本内奸，打算潜入大明内部。宋国臣以前曾经跟着大明使节出使过朝鲜，见过李昖，所以这次被派来验明正身。 李昖挺生气，再怎么说他也是一国之君，怎么能接受这种待遇。但辽东咨文口气十分严厉，他看了有点害怕，而且正一门心思想内附，不愿意在这些细节上惹大明生疑，就耐着性子让宋国臣左端详又端详。端详完了，宋国臣确认这是真的国王，不忘宽慰了一句：“放心吧，咨文里说的都是假设，不是真的责问。然后赶回辽东汇报去了。 所以在七月一日当李昖听到又有调查团来了，心里就有些烦，你们有完没完啊。大臣们赶紧劝慰，说这个使团级别很高，大明相当重视，如果敷衍应对，恐怕会有不好的后果。 李昖一听，咬咬牙，忍了，接见。 这个调查团级别真的很高，首席差官是兵部派来的，叫黄应阳，他还有另外一重身份，乃是锦衣卫都指挥使。他的身边带了一名指挥徐一贯、一名游击夏时，都是直接从北京派来的官员，代表了大明兵部的意志。 黄应阳还有另外一重背景。当年谭纶与戚继光在江浙对付倭寇的时候，黄应阳曾任参谋，经验丰富，因此被选中前往朝鲜调查。 他们抵达义州以后，迎上来的是礼曹判官尹根寿。他是尹斗寿的弟弟，懂中文——不，应该说是会讲中文，这时候的朝鲜官吏和文化人个个都懂中文，使用的也是中文——尹根寿之前曾经主动请缨接待林、崔调查团，没被准许。现在朝中无人，李昖只好委任他来负责接待事宜。 尹根寿见到调查团，还没开口说话，黄应阳便直接开口说：“我们是来调查朝日合谋的事情。义州我们不呆了，直接去平壤，会会那些倭寇。你们想证明自己清白的话，找个大臣跟我们一块去。”尹根寿吓了一跳：“别啊，我们两国交兵，派大臣去了，岂不是羊入虎口？”黄应阳想想也是，便回答道：“那算了，你们不用去了，我们自己去。” 这事尹根寿也不敢答应，万一天使们有个三长两短，朝鲜可要背黑锅的。他赶紧从袖子里拿出两封信：“您看，这是倭寇写给我们的书信，您验看一下，不就知道真伪了么？” 这两封信都是小西行长写的，一封是给李德馨，一封是给朝鲜高层，都是劝降书。要说小西行长，还真是挺帮忙的，在这两封信里他自吹自擂，把从釜山登陆到平壤陷落的过程写的无比详细，最后还完完整整交代了日本驻朝鲜军团的分布表。 黄应阳久在军旅，熟于戎事。他把这两封信与大明得到的情报稍微一对照，便知道这些事是编不出来的。但他还想诈一诈朝鲜人，就说：“你这书信是假的。”尹根寿大惊：“不能！你看这纸和这字，都是日本人的。”黄应阳说你再拿一封出来，我就信。朝鲜朝廷赶紧翻箱倒柜，找出一封小西行长给李恒福的信件，赶紧送过去。 黄应阳把这三封信都收进袖中，说看来朝鲜果然是清白的，看来平壤我也不用去了。你们赶紧写一道文书，我尽快回去禀报石大人，早日派兵过来。尹根寿如释重负，以为没什么事了，黄应阳又挥挥手，叫来身旁一个人：“还有件事得麻烦你，这是辽东来的画师，有人说你们国王是假的，我们想给殿下画个像带回去查验。” 尹根寿：“………………” 第二天，李昖接见了这三位调查官员。甫一见面，李昖就哭开了：“你们看了日本人写的信么？”然后解释了一通，说朝鲜是又苦又惨，但真没和倭寇勾结。黄应阳听完以后，按着胸口感慨说：“一边挨着打一边受着委屈，你们可真不容易。”结果一句话说出来，李昖哭的更厉害了，身边大臣也都纷纷哭起来。黄应阳没想到他们反应这么大，赶紧说：“别哭了，我回去肯定跟朝廷汇报，把你们的委屈辩清楚。” 黄应阳不是什么坏人，还挺热心的。他见到朝鲜军兵败如山倒的战报，颇有同仇敌忾之感，主动把自己在浙江抗倭的经验给朝鲜人介绍了一番，说想要对付倭寇，不请浙军来是肯定不行的。说者无意，听者有意，朝鲜君臣记下了这句话，到后来就惹出了不少事非。 调查团走后，李昖望眼欲穿，盼啊盼啊，盼着内附大明的一天。结果到了七月十一日，大明的正式答复终于出炉了，一共有三点意见： 一，给我顶住。 二，如果真是顶不住了，内附也可以，但不许呆在北京，只许留在鸭绿江的宽奠堡。人也不能多带，几百人顶天了。 三，一旦朝鲜光复，从哪儿来就回哪儿去。 在鸭绿江负责两国联络与粮草运输的总兵杨绍勋唯恐朝鲜人看不明白，特意又附了一封信给李昖，提醒说你是国王，你跑了朝鲜就全乱了，必须就地组织抵抗，千万别过江。 李昖接到答复，倒并没特别失望。他选择内附，是因为自觉穷途末路。现在大明天军已经奔赴平壤，复都计日可待。退一万步说，就算局势糜烂到不可收拾，大明不是也答应可以来附嘛，最多是住的地方偏僻点，身边的人少了点而已。 于是，这一场轰轰烈烈的“内附”争议，便在朝鲜大臣们撕心裂肺的反对和络绎不绝的大明调查团中平息了。李昖安安心心呆在了义州，作着诗，看着风景，再也不去考虑“内附”的问题，只等大明军团帮他光复国土。 很快，他又收到了两个好消息，还有两个坏消息。 第二天，李昖接见了这三位调查官员。甫一见面，李昖就哭开了：“你们看了日本人写的信么？”然后解释了一通，说朝鲜是又苦又惨，但真没和倭寇勾结。黄应阳听完以后，按着胸口感慨说：“一边挨着打一边受着委屈，你们可真不容易。”结果一句话说出来，李昖哭的更厉害了，身边大臣也都纷纷哭起来。黄应阳没想到他们反应这么大，赶紧说：“别哭了，我回去肯定跟朝廷汇报，把你们的委屈辩清楚。” 黄应阳不是什么坏人，还挺热心的。他见到朝鲜军兵败如山倒的战报，颇有同仇敌忾之感，主动把自己在浙江抗倭的经验给朝鲜人介绍了一番，说想要对付倭寇，不请浙军来是肯定不行的。说者无意，听者有意，朝鲜君臣记下了这句话，到后来就惹出了不少事非。 调查团走后，李昖望眼欲穿，盼啊盼啊，盼着内附大明的一天。结果到了七月十一日，大明的正式答复终于出炉了，一共有三点意见： 一，给我顶住。 二，如果真是顶不住了，内附也可以，但不许呆在北京，只许留在鸭绿江的宽奠堡。人也不能多带，几百人顶天了。 三，一旦朝鲜光复，从哪儿来就回哪儿去。 在鸭绿江负责两国联络与粮草运输的总兵杨绍勋唯恐朝鲜人看不明白，特意又附了一封信给李昖，提醒说你是国王，你跑了朝鲜就全乱了，必须就地组织抵抗，千万别过江。 李昖接到答复，倒并没特别失望。他选择内附，是因为自觉穷途末路。现在大明天军已经奔赴平壤，复都计日可待。退一万步说，就算局势糜烂到不可收拾，大明不是也答应可以来附嘛，最多是住的地方偏僻点，身边的人少了点而已。 于是，这一场轰轰烈烈的“内附”争议，便在朝鲜大臣们撕心裂肺的反对和络绎不绝的大明调查团中平息了。李昖安安心心呆在了义州，作着诗，看着风景，再也不去考虑“内附”的问题，只等大明军团帮他光复国土。 很快，他又收到了两个好消息，还有两个坏消息。