Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen

Let Siam send troops to aid North Korea, Emperor Wanli once mentioned it once last year.At that time, North Korea was very frightened, and specially sent an envoy to politely decline, and finally messed up the matter. The North Koreans never imagined that Siam would revive after a year. What is going on? This matter has to start with a person who can't beat Siam's eight poles. On August 10th of the Renchen year, the Ming court received a memorial from Jianzhou in Liaodong, and the poster who posted it was Nurhachi, the governor of Jianzhou Wei in the Ming Dynasty. In this memorial, Nurhachi said that he had just unified the Jurchen ministries in Jianzhou, so that he could better defend the borders of the Ming Dynasty, so he begged the court to give him a golden cap and uniform and the rank of General Dragon and Tiger.Next, he complained that the Koryo border was not peaceful recently, and more than 50 people from his tribe had been killed.Then he changed his pen, patted his chest and said: The Japanese are attacking North Korea, and the next step is to attack us in Jianzhou. I am willing to raise 30,000 troops for the imperial court, and when the Yalu River freezes in winter, I will cross the river to fight against Japan. "

The court ignored Nurhachi's request for an official position, but he was very interested in his proposal under the memorial. Shi Xing was having a hard time worrying about dispatching troops at this time, this proposal was really sleepy and sent a pillow.He knew that this young man had just unified the Jianzhou Jurchen ministries a while ago, and his combat effectiveness was beyond doubt.It's really commendable to be loyal now. If it was another Jurchen tribal leader, Shi Xing would have to mutter, but this Nurhachi's identity is quite different.Nurhachi was the personal bodyguard of Li Chengliang, a famous general in Liaodong. He was raised in Li's family since he was a child. He called himself a "slave" and had a good relationship with Li Chengliang's son Li Rusong.Now the imperial court has plans to send Li Rusong into the imperial court, with him in charge, I understand that Nurhachi will not be able to get out of the sky.

Shi Xing disclosed this news to North Korea, and originally wanted to reach an agreement of intent.Unexpectedly, the reaction of the North Koreans was extremely fierce. Yin Doushou said bluntly: "If Nurhachi enters North Korea, North Korea will be completely finished!" The mood of the Koreans is understandable. Before Imjin started the war, they were most troubled by these Jurchen barbarians.The Jurchen harassed and plundered the northern border of North Korea every year, resulting in countless deaths and injuries, and the two families had already formed a deep hatred.Now they actually want to go deep into North Korea under the guise of rescue. Isn't this a wolf before a tiger.

The North Korean monarchs and ministers feared that the Jurchen would send troops to form a court decision, and they showed unprecedented toughness, and they would not obey even if they were killed.In this regard, Shi Xing had no choice but to give up the plan to let Jurchen send troops. Nurhachi was a little disappointed, and continued to fight the Haixi Jurchen cursing.In fact, we are also very disappointed, because the duel between Nurhachi and Kato Kiyomasa did not come true in the end. Many years later, when Nurhachi entered Daming's field of vision again, he was no longer a submissive and loyal tribal leader...

The Jurchen’s dispatch of troops failed, but it gave Shi Xing an inspiration: it seems a good idea to send troops from foreign vassals. It can achieve the effect of aiding the DPRK without wasting Chinese manpower. It is enough for the Ming Dynasty to send some money and fodder at most. It is a good deal . But besides Jurchen, who else could Daming look for?Shi Xing's old trick is repeated, and he wants to consult with the people. This time he found another strange person named Cheng Pengqi. Cheng Pengqi, some history books also write Cheng Pengju.Like Shen Weijing, he is a rogue in the market, earning his living by lip service.Different from Shen Weijing who has been in the alchemy world all year round, Cheng Pengqi's main business scope is the diplomatic circle, fooling those foreign envoys, and acting as a small political broker between them and various yamen.

This profession is very marketable in Beijing.The Ming Dynasty regarded itself as a country, and had no concept of equal diplomacy. Its eyes were higher than the top. It was not easy for foreign envoys who came to Beijing—especially small overseas countries—to carry out diplomatic work.In particular, the entire Ming court is a complex bureaucratic system full of unspoken rules. Without the guidance of acquaintances, it is difficult to do something. It is especially necessary to use a small person like Cheng Peng as a lubricant. It was Cheng Pengqi's background that Shi Xing liked.He asked Cheng Pengqi if he knew any foreign country willing to send troops, Cheng Pengqi rolled his eyes, and immediately blurted out: "Siam".

Shi Xing shook his head, he knew about the incident of the Siamese troops dispatch last year, so why bother to bring up the old story again.Cheng Pengqi explained to him: The last time it was just an idea put forward by Emperor Wanli, it was not considered a formal discussion, and it was normal for it to end without a problem.But this time, he was sure that Siam would bring it up on its own initiative, and the nature of this was quite different.Shi Xing was overjoyed when he heard that, Siam happened to have a mission in Beijing at this time. The head of the mission was called Ba La, who knew Cheng Pengqi very well.After some work in private, Jaba La readily agreed, wrote a memorial and handed it to the court, claiming that he had heard that the Chinese government planned to use troops against Japan, and that Siam was willing to send a troop as a pioneer.

This memorial caused a great sensation in the court.Shi Xing and Song Yingchang believed that this matter was feasible, and Wanli himself was very interested, but there were also many criticisms on this matter in the court.The views of these opponents can be divided into two questions: first, can Siam send troops; second, is Siam dangerous or not, and will it take the opportunity to attack China? The representative figure among the opponents is Yu Shenxing, the prince Shaobao and a scholar of Dongge University.When he described Siam’s sending out troops, his tone was very contemptuous: “I heard the words of a presumptuous man who wanted to send Siam’s soldiers to attack his lair by Haidao.

But whatever the opinion, it's essentially a bunch of blind men arguing about the shape of an elephant, because no one has ever been to what Siam looks like. The imperial court felt that it would be ineffective to discuss this way, and finally someone gave an idea: "Guangdong and Guangxi are the closest to Siam, so it is better to ask their opinions." Everyone agreed, so they sent a message to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Xiao Yan.Wait until Xiao Yan replies, and then send a formal emissary to invite troops. However, Emperor Wanli was very excited and couldn't hide the matter in his heart.It happened that the pedestrian Si Xuefan was going to North Korea to announce the edict, so Wanli specially added a sentence in the imperial edict: "I also announced that Ryukyu, Siam and other countries will gather hundreds of thousands of troops to conquer Japan and go straight to their nests."

The message to Guangdong and Guangxi was sent out, but Shi Xing couldn't wait.Going back and forth from Beijing to Guangzhou spans the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty, which is too time-consuming.He approached Cheng Pengqi and asked if we could send someone to Siam to see and let them prepare first.Cheng Peng patted his chest: I'll go! Shi Xing was overjoyed, and following Shen Weijing's example, he gave Cheng Pengqi the title of general, paid a sum of money, and took more than 20 people to Siam. Compared to Shen Weijing who was born and died, Cheng Pengqi is really not professional.He led this group of people to North Korea first, asked for a bribe, and then tossed around in Fujian, pulled the tiger skin of the Ministry of War, asked the local shipyard to build a big ship for them, recruited sailors, and took hundreds of thousands of salaries. After several months of wandering at sea, I have no intention of going to Siam at all.

After Shi Xing sent Cheng Pengqi away, he felt a little more at ease, and was thinking about how to tell the North Koreans.On September 19, Zheng Kunshou, the North Korean envoy Chen Zuo, arrived in Beijing.Shi Xing was overjoyed when he heard the words, and thought that it was better to come early than to come by coincidence. Zheng Kunshou's visit to Beijing this time has only one purpose, which is to facilitate the official dispatch of troops from Ming Dynasty.After he arrived in Beijing, before he had a good rest, he started visiting the docks everywhere.From the Ministry of Rites to the Ministry of War, from the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Households, in short, I have paid homage to all the Yamen in the capital that can manage North Korea's troops.Every time he passed through a door, he cried and begged Shangguo to help save North Korea. Zheng Kunshou met another envoy by chance during his visit to the pier. After saying hello, he found out that he was from Siam, and his name was Wabala.Zheng Kunshou trembled when he heard the name Siam.Thinking back to when Jin Yingnan entered Beijing last year, Emperor Wanli almost arranged for the Siamese to be their allies, and thought it couldn't be such a coincidence. On September 28, Shi Xing sent an invitation to Zheng Kunshou, inviting him to a private banquet at home.Zheng Kunshou didn't dare to neglect, and rushed over immediately.As soon as he entered Shi Xing's house, he looked up and saw a very familiar person. It was the Siamese envoy he met two days ago holding a trumpet. Beads of sweat immediately fell off. In Shi Xing's mansion, Zheng Kunshou cried as usual, begging Shi Xing to send troops.Shi Xing also comforted him as usual, then led him to his seat, and had a somewhat aggrieved meal with the Siamese envoy.After eating and drinking enough, Zheng Kunshou and the Siamese envoy came out together, saw no one around, and secretly said to the interpreter brought by the Siamese: "Shi Shangshu called me today to hint to me about Siam sending troops. Let me tell you, it is not easy for us to travel to North Korea, we have to detour to Ryukyu from Guangdong, and there is a long stretch of dry land between Changsha and Changsha between North Korea and Japan, so we cannot take a boat, why do you think you are here?" As soon as I heard it, I knew that Zheng Kunshou was deliberately messing up this matter... Later, when Zheng Kunshou returned to China at the end of the year, he mentioned this matter to Li Yan, saying that Daming planned to send troops from Siam to Japan next spring.After hearing this, Li Yan muttered to himself that even the Yuan Dynasty couldn't move Japan, so what can Siam do? " The issue of the Siamese soldiers was discussed from the middle of the year to the end of the year, and finally it was finally decided by Xiao Yan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.After Xiao Yan received the message, he solemnly published a piece of "Unpredictable Minds and Borrowing Soldiers Should Be Cautious." In this letter, he described Siam as a sinister country that was as cunning as Japan and had a very strong national power. Talking about finding such a country to borrow troops to fight Japan, I am afraid that if Japan is not destroyed, China will catch fire first. In fact, what Xiao Yan said was purely a rumor, and it was a blatant slander to the Siamese people who have always been friendly neighbors and friends with our country. Siam in the Ming Dynasty was indeed a rebellious country in that circle. It played with Myanmar when it had nothing to do, but it never reached the point where it could compete with Japan as Xiao Yan said.The most important thing is that Siam has always admired and respected the Ming Dynasty, and it is quite friendly. For example, Siam does not support the marriage of its own women with foreigners, especially with foreigners, but it blatantly encourages them to marry Chinese. .Another example is the exchange of trade, the taxation of merchants from other countries is not discussed at all, but the taxation of Chinese merchants is much lower than that of others, and this is an official regulation, which shows Siam's attitude towards the Ming Dynasty. The reason why Xiao Yan spoke so exaggeratedly was because he was afraid of getting himself into trouble.Siam is close to Guangdong and Guangxi, if it is really necessary to send troops, regardless of the food, pay and soldiers stationed in the garrison, he must be busy with everything.This kind of reception work for foreign troops stationed in the station is very complicated. In case of any military-civilian disputes or the like, diplomacy is no small matter, and the official hat is likely to be lost due to some trivial matter. It is better to write a memorial and directly mess up the matter. The final decision. Therefore, in the campaign to stir up pornography willingly or unwillingly by various forces, the vigorous Siamese plan to borrow troops is so yellow.In the end, Cheng Pengqi was the only one who took advantage of it, and cheated a sum of money from the country to play leisurely in the sea, and was not solved by Da Ming until the next year. Both Jurchen and Siam reinforcements died due to various reasons, and the Koreans began to ask again and again: When will Ming Dynasty send troops. It is not difficult for the Ming Dynasty to send troops, as long as the opinions of all officials can be unified in the court, it will be easy to handle. Shi Xing was deceived by someone on the Siam project, but that was due to his unfamiliarity with the overseas situation. For the field he is familiar with, he can be said to be sophisticated and meticulous in planning. In order to facilitate the dispatch of troops by the court, Shi Xing drew up a plan.This plan has been deployed since Shen Weijing and Xue Fan went to North Korea. After Zheng Kunshou arrived in Beijing on September 19, Shi Xing realized that the time was ripe and he could make a move. When Zheng Kunshou arrived in Beijing, he cried everywhere.This action of his was very effective. As the saying goes, human hearts are made of flesh. Zheng Kunshou's action quickly won the sympathy of many courtiers, and the effect was remarkable.The public opinion against sending troops to North Korea gradually lowered its tone amidst the crying.The kind of remarks that "North Korea is a foreign country, don't care about life and death", no one is ashamed to mention it anymore. Opponents have changed their words to emphasize that North Korea's enemy situation is unknown and should not be acted rashly. send troops. Shi Xing had already received the report from Shen and Xue at this time. He summoned Zheng Kunshou on September 28. In addition to introducing the Siamese envoys to him, he also had an in-depth conversation to unify his thoughts and touched him for the last time. The bottom of North Korea. On October 2, Shi Xing asked the court to discuss the issue of aiding North Korea, which was opposed as usual.However, Shi Xing's proposal was not completely rejected, and the firearm assistance that had not been approved before was finally approved unanimously. This was Shi Xing's throwing stones to ask for directions. He saw from the results of the resolution that the opposition's will was not so strong, and he could deal a heavy blow. So, on October 5th, Shi Xing played again, asking the nine ministers of the cabinet to come to a court meeting.In addition to the old-fashioned talk about aiding North Korea, the memorial book also added two sentences. One is that he voluntarily went to Liaodong to plan and issue a military order. As long as a Japanese pirate enters the country, he will be subject to military law; the second sentence is to recommend Liaodong's underground The king, Ning Yuanbo Li Chengliang, went to suppress the Japanese together. These two candidates caused the court to explode.In the Ming Dynasty, there has never been a precedent for the Minister of the Ministry of War to personally lead troops out; as for Li Chengliang.He had just been impeached and dismissed from office the year before, and the imperial court had always hoped that his influence in Liaodong would be weakened, and he was favored in Beijing. Wouldn't it be absurd to propose reinstatement now? These two candidates will definitely not be approved by the court.Shi Xing's trick is to tear down the house and open the windows.If I say open the window, you will definitely not agree; but if I say demolish the house, you will allow me to open the window. Sure enough, as Shi Xing expected, the ministers of the DPRK and China were stunned by the momentum of breaking the boat in this memorial, and they don't know where he got this spirit.Shi Xing took the opportunity to talk about Zheng Kunshou's crying, and all the ministers in the court knew more or less about this man's deeds, and they all fell silent.The opponents saw that it was morally impossible to stop, so they could only continue to use the reason that "North Korea's enemy situation is unknown", saying that if they advance rashly, they will only suffer failure like Zu Chengxun. Shi Xing had been waiting for this sentence for a long time. He smiled and took out a report for everyone to read.Let's take a look at the signature, Xue Fan. This report was written by Xue Fan on his way back to Beijing, and it has a very important position in the history of the Imchen War. It is divided into three parts. The first part expounds the strategic significance of North Korea to China, and clearly states that "Fuliao is the arm of the capital, and North Korea is the fence of Liaozhen", which belongs to the place that must be saved; The movement of the army and the Korean soldiers and civilians pointed out that the Japanese army was arrogant and domineering, but its foothold was not stable; The Japanese slaves must be eradicated in time."It is a good time to send troops. In the third part, based on the experience of the Korean battlefield, Xue Fan pointed out that "Northern people are good at fighting captives, and southerners are good at fighting Japanese." Human iron cannon tactics.He even made suggestions on how to deal with Japan's famous three-section iron running tactic. Under Shi Xing's instruction, Xue Fan also specially praised Shen Weijing, saying that he entered the enemy camp alone and won a buffer period of more than 50 days. Xue Fan's report was detailed, meticulous, and extremely convincing, which convinced everyone.At this time, the most stubborn opponents of the war can only mutter a few epigrams such as "War is risky, and you must be cautious in employing troops", and cannot raise any constructive objections. Emperor Wanli was very happy with this result, and decreed that you are a good guy, Lao Shi. Shi Xing is indeed a good person. This time, he launched a passionate offensive and then a rational defense. He launched several ways concurrently, and the offensive continued. He silently dispelled the public opinion of the anti-war opponents. He was able to win, the most important thing is not these means, but to meet his wishes.The use of troops against North Korea was the policy proposed by Emperor Wanli from the beginning.Although he hid in the palace and did not meet the ministers, he sent troops to North Korea one by one through Shi Xing, making the confrontation between China, North Korea and Japan protracted and routine.The anti-war fighters are like frogs in warm water. The temperature rises without knowing it. When Shi Xing finally made a thunderous blow, they found that the general situation had already quietly reversed, and it was inevitable to send troops to North Korea. Pedestrians and Pedestrians, Xue Fan, is cunning and cunning, so he must worry about mobilizing troops and conscripting them urgently, and he must prepare one or two matters for defense in case Shengming chooses them beforehand. Urgently serving the imperial decree, Korea was invaded by the Japanese, and the king asked for troops. After a multi-official meeting, the Ministry of Rites inquired about the gains and losses. All the monarchs and ministers wept and said, "The emperor's grace is for the small country's kindness, if it is overwhelmed," and the king's teacher is like a drought. Wang Yunni also has a life-and-death relationship based on the urgent words of the monarch and his ministers' pleas and the state of poverty and displacement. Those who are worried about the situation are not in North Korea but in the frontiers of our country. The people who are stupid are not only worried about the frontiers, but also fear the shocks in the interior. The deployment of troops and conquests can be delayed for a moment. It is the arm of my emperor, Chen Zhifu, the capital of the Liao Dynasty, and the fence of the Liao Dynasty, the Korean, is also an important place in Yongping and Jifu, and Tianjin is also the gate of the capital. It has been a blessing for 200 years? Zhejiang is often invaded by Japanese, and Liaoyang? Tianjin I don't know that there are Japanese pirates who use North Korea as a barrier to cover Yalu. Although there are three rivers, there are two rivers near the west and shallow rivers. Shaanxi and horses can fly across it. If there is North Korea, the people of Liaoyang will not be able to rest their pillows overnight and lie down. When the storm hits, they sail, and Xiyongping and Tianjin are the first to suffer from it. The capital is shocked. Is it beyond the job? Its self-conscious worries and footprints are so shocking. Detailed inquiries and interviews sent people As far as Pyongyang local sentries reported, the Japanese pirates took over the households and the women were assigned to repair the gold houses and accumulate food and grass for a long-term residence. They added weapons and searched for bows and arrows from the people's homes... for war. This is not my ambition. When the day arrived, I heard his voice saying that he was going west to observe the soldiers, ducks and greens. The North Korean subjects were at a loss. Fortunately, the guerrilla Shen Weijing rode alone without thinking about himself. He said that he would delay his invasion for about 50 days and wait for our soldiers to arrive. He didn't use this trick to fool me. He was sniping and cunning. When he fell into Pyongyang, he said, "I want revenge by false means." It's a blessing to respect and pass the tribute. It's a word of swearing, but it's a word of obedience. It's treacherous, it's hard to see, and the ten-year tribute has its own regular tribute. It's from Ningbo Prefecture and Guizhou. North Korea wants our allies to steal fear and retranslate it. The king is not as good as it is, so we can just leave it alone and not ask Yechen. His plan is just such a trick, please make peace, so as to slow down our military strategy, or wait for the river to freeze to attack Liaoyang, or wait for the spring to commit a crime Tianjin is unknown. If it wasn't for the arrival of huge soldiers at an hourly speed, "then he would think that no one would dare to invade." He would be happy, but I don't believe those who return, and now North Korea is dying. However, Lunyin spreads his heart of loyalty In the spirit of the enemy, the people of the other country will take recovery as their goal and swear not to be born with this thief. Taking advantage of this heart, and attacking with elite soldiers, the Japanese slaves will surely wipe out Gouhou. Tired of raising soldiers, happy to have a new master, even though there are millions of them, it can help. Or it is said that "the army will be sent to conquer as soon as possible." Then wantonly outside of Pyongyang, its speed and disaster will be great. If I use the power of North Korea to capture the Japanese, and if the conquest is delayed, the Japanese will lead the North Koreans to fight against us." Therefore, the dispatch of troops and the conquest cannot be delayed for a while. It is advisable to deploy troops one after another, thinking that North Korea's momentum will help the concubine tens of thousands to take away the souls of dogs and sheep.It costs nothing to raise an army, pay for food, and ask about its accumulation of only seven or eight thousand people. If there is insufficient food for a month, I will succeed the other monarchs and ministers, and I would like to send more troops to the side of the Yalu River. Our soldiers avenge their parents and brothers, happy to lose their wages, and they can provide food anywhere. Besides, there are Japanese pirates who have accumulated more than 500 miles. The original number of officers and troops is very small. Selection of frontiers, sentinel horses, and fleeing sergeants during festivals, Wai Kuan Dian, the battalion has only three hundred and thirty soldiers. If you want to defend against the Japanese and the captives, you must guard the fort without soldiers. Kuanzun and other officers and soldiers must quickly add them. The northerners are good at defending captives. The southerners are good at defending against the Japanese. My skill lies in riding and shooting Japanese guns, bows and arrows. Armor can avoid the shooting of bird guns. It is difficult for soldiers and horses. There is a rattan card... It can cover the body and the horse. The rattan armor, the bird All the guns should be prepared as soon as possible. Forgive what the minister said. What should I say before the minister's blasphemous thought? If it is early, Korea will be saved from the disaster of collapse. Under the imperial decree, the Ministry investigated and discussed changing careers. All the ministers in charge urged the troops to move forward, but the frontier was very fortunate. … The big things are fixed, and the rest are the details.The Ministry of War strikes while the iron is hot, and submits a request to send troops a few days later.This time the scale of mobilization was unprecedented, including the Liaodong Army, Zhejiang Army, Jizhou, Baoding, Xuan, Da and other garrison troops, plus the 9,000 people already stationed on both sides of the Yalu River, the total force reached 40,000. ——Although this planned number is slightly different from the actual number of people mobilized later, it shows that the Ming army is serious this time. Among these troops, the Liaodong Army was the best; Xuan, Da, Ji, Bao and other places sent mostly local regiments to defend against the Mongols.Especially worth mentioning is the Zhe Bing, which is the blood of Qi Jiguang. The commanders Wu Weizhong, Luo Shangzhi, Wang Bidi and others were all Qi Jiguang's subordinates, and they have a complete set of tactics and equipment to deal with Japanese pirates. This is only the first advance troops. The troops in Sichuan, Shanxi, Zhejiang Yiwu, Dongyang and other places are mobilizing one after another. As for the candidate for the commander-in-chief, Shi Xing had already given hints in the memorial: Li Chengliang—but Li Chengliang is definitely not good, his identity is sensitive, not to mention that he is too old, so he is not suitable for the expedition, but Uncle Ning Yuan has to give him face, Then the court has only one choice: Li Chengliang's eldest son, Li Rusong. Li Rusong was returning from the Ningxia battlefield with great honor at this time, and the dust had not been washed away.He came to be the commander, and everyone expected him. As a result, Li Rusong changed from the commander-in-chief of the Shaanxi rebellion army to the commander-in-chief of Jiliao, Baoding, Shandong and other places to defend the sea and Japan.In addition, the Nanjing Criminal Division recommended Li Rusong's younger brothers Li Rubai, Li Rumei, Li Ruwu and others to Xu Huan, Fujian Daoist Peng Erheng and others, who also had positions in the Eastern Expeditionary Army.Other candidates, such as Yang Yuan and Zhang Shijue, were all famous generals in the north and south. However, the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty was "using literature to control military forces." This kind of national-level military mobilization must use a civil servant as the supreme commander.Shi Xing wanted to go by himself, but he didn't agree with the rules, so the position fell to Song Yingchang, the right servant of the Ministry of War who had been busy in Liaodong. Song Yingchang was from Kuaiji. He was a second-class Jinshi in the 44th year of Jiajing, and his education was only average among officials of the Ming Dynasty.He has successively served as governor of the state, governor of the household department, government of the criminal department, government of the Ministry of Rites, chief secretary of Henan Province, governor of Shandong Province, chief secretary of Jiangxi Province, right deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and minister of Dali Temple. , The right servant of the Ministry of Industry.This long list of resumes is quite lively. He has worked in four of the six major ministries and commissions, and has served in the imperial court and the local government-but he has no military-related experience. Why did Shi Xing choose such a person?Because Song Yingchang is notoriously not doing his job properly.Most of his job is civil affairs and civil affairs, but his own hobbies are fighting wars. He writes to the imperial court when he has nothing to do, dictating the border policies of various places, and coming up with ideas one after another.For example, when he was the governor of Shandong, the living standards of the common people did not improve much, but the level of armaments increased a lot. In August of the Renchen year, the imperial court had not yet decided to send troops in name, but Emperor Wanli instructed Shi Xing to start the preliminary preparations.Shi Xing hopes that this matter will be carried out in a low-key and secret manner, so the person in charge must understand the military and be good at overall planning, and must not have too strong a military background, so as not to irritate the court. Picking and picking, Shi Xing thought of this idle military fanatic.After some work, Shi Xing transferred Song Yingchang from the Ministry of Industry to the Ministry of War on August 13, and then immediately sent him to Liaodong for preparations. Song Yingchang had just been promoted from Dali Siqing to the right servant of the Ministry of Industry on June 24, and he was transferred to the Ministry of War after he hadn't arrived for two months.This was a miracle in the Wanli Dynasty - you must know that at that time, the Emperor Wanli was slowing down and going on strike in a disguised form to show his protest against the ministers, and how many positions were vacant all year round because he refused to sign the appointment.From this personnel appointment, we can perceive the figure of Emperor Wanli behind Shi Xing.If he hadn't opened the door of convenience, Shi Xing would definitely not be able to manipulate people and affairs as he wanted. Song Yingchang did live up to everyone's expectations. After he arrived in Liaodong, he adopted the principle of "strengthen himself first, then save others; start from near, then reach far", and began to rectify in an orderly manner, repairing city walls and roads, arranging food and grass transportation, checking weapon stocks, etc.In the ensuing war, the supply and transportation of the Ming army in Liaodong never made any mistakes, all thanks to the hard work of this "do not do business properly" adult. In view of his hard work and contributions, Song Yingchang became a manager when the court made a decision. The imperial court also set up several deputy under Song Yingchang.Shen Weijing was one of them. He made great contributions and was awarded the command of the Guerrilla General Department.In addition, there are two deputies, both of whom are in charge of the Department of Officials of the Ministry of War. Coincidentally, both of them have the word "yellow" in their names. One is Liu Huangshang, except for his calligraphy is very good, nothing special.Moreover, this man was a bit lacking in understanding. When he entered North Korea to meet the king, others would ask him about his health. He asked the king's birth date right away, and said he would give a hexagram, which surprised Li Yan inexplicably. But the other one was different. This man's name is Yuan Huang, and his style name is Kunyi. He is in charge of the Zanhua Army and the North Korean military administration, that is, Li Rusong is the chief of staff on the front line.This chief of staff is a generation of strange people in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty has never been short of geniuses, but it is rare to see such an all-rounder as Yuan Huang.Yuan Huang has a wide range of interests and studies, but he has a particularly good brain. He knows everything as soon as he picks it up, and he is proficient in everything.Over the past few decades, the specialty column in his resume has been outrageously long: poems and songs, a subset of classics and history, astronomy, calendar, geometry, arithmetic, the art of Qi and Huang, and he even plays the piano well. In the 20th year of Wanli, Yuan Huang was already in his sixties, but his mind was not confused at all.The basic necessities of the 40,000-strong army, food, clothing, transportation, military equipment and horses, as well as food and grass configurations along the way, were all packed in the old man's head, and they were classified into different categories without any confusion.He still thought that this was not enough brain work, so he found a map of North Korea and a bunch of battle reports, crossed his legs and began to study the marching route, intelligence analysis, and tactics against the Japanese iron artillery. Yuan Huang is from Jiashan. He has witnessed the tragedy of his hometown being ravaged by Japanese pirates since he was a child. He has no liking for the Japanese and is very familiar with them.This time he has the opportunity to take revenge with his own hands, so Yuan Huang will naturally go all out.A genius wants to make a move, and his opponent is obviously going to be in bad luck.So with him accompanying Li Rusong on the front line, Shi Xing and Song Yingchang felt very relieved. This combination of literature and martial arts can be regarded as the best combination of the Wanli Dynasty. The whole of Ming Dynasty began to be active at this time. All kinds of trivial matters of border mobilization and rectification were filled in the historical materials of Ming Dynasty during this period. How far did Ming Dynasty contribute to this war?To give just one example: the Shandong Province reported in early November that Surabaya urgently needs to be dredged, otherwise it will be flooded next year.The Ministry of Industry replied, "Wait a minute, I don't have time to talk to you right now, and wait until the Japanese pirates are wiped out in the spring of next year, so I can free up my hands to repair it." In short, under the concerted efforts of all parties, this huge chariot of Daming finally developed from being wobbly at the beginning to slowly advancing towards the battlefield.The elite of the dynasty gathered on this chariot, ready to fight to determine the world.The fate of many people was changed, triggering a series of butterfly effects. The most dramatic of these effects occurred in a person thousands of miles away.This person is Yang Yinglong. Yang Yinglong is a native of Bozhou, Sichuan, which is close to Guizhou.The family's hereditary chieftain title has been passed down to his generation, which is already the twenty-ninth generation of Xuanwei Chieftain, and his influence in the local area is deeply rooted. Yang Yinglong is an ambitious guy. He has been trying to achieve independence in this small place of Bozhou, and he is very disdainful to the local Ming officials.Someone accused him of treasonous intent, which aroused great controversy in the court.Officials in Sichuan thought that they should appease, and officials in Guizhou thought that they should suppress. The lawsuits between the two sides reached Beijing. Finally, Emperor Wanli personally made the decision and let the two provinces of Sichuan and Guizhou jointly investigate. In the 20th year of Wanli, Yang Yinglong went to Chongqing for investigation, but after repeated visits, it was actually found out that he had committed treason.According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, this is to be beheaded - but at this moment, the decision of the imperial court to send troops to North Korea spread to Sichuan, and Sichuan general Liu Ting was ordered to lead five thousand Sichuan troops to the front line. Realizing that this was an opportunity, Yang Yinglong immediately wrote to the court, expressing his willingness to commit crimes and make meritorious service, and lead Bozhou soldiers to the anti-Japanese front line to beat the little devils.The imperial court felt that there were not enough troops, and this proposal was exactly what they wanted, so they sent him back to Banzhou to reorganize the army.This release is to let the tiger go back to the mountain, and there will be no peace on the border of Bozhou from then on. After Yang Yinglong returned, he ignored the officials of the Ming Dynasty and instead sent troops to attack cities and towns in Guizhou, Sichuan and other places.The imperial court sent troops to encircle and suppress many times, but they were all defeated. It was not until the 28th year of Wanli that the rebellion was completely put down.The Bozhou Rebellion, together with the Ningxia Rebellion and the Imchen Japanese Rebellion, was also called the Three Wanli Rebellions. Finally, at the end of this chapter, a little digression. The Ming Dynasty's decision to dispatch troops was the masterpiece of Emperor Wanli, but Shi Xing, Minister of the Ministry of War, deserved a lot of credit for it.If he hadn't strategized and maneuvered in the middle, no matter how many envoys North Korea sent, it would be useless.He is a great benefactor of North Korea. The North Koreans were overwhelmed with gratitude for Shi Xing's kind deed, and they decided to repay it—in their own way.North Koreans began to think, why Shi Xing is so loyal to North Korea?What is his deep-seated psychological motivation for helping North Korea? Still in the Korean novel called "Imchen Records", it is explained like this: It is said that during the Jiajing period, North Korea sent envoys to Beijing for a visit. One of the members of the envoy was Hong Yanshun, a rich man in North Korea.After Hong Yanshun arrived in Beijing, wandering around with nothing to do, he accidentally found a prostitute in a brothel with an extraordinary bearing. After chatting with her, he discovered that she was actually the daughter of a high-ranking official.Hong Yanshun boldly paid a lot of money to redeem her life. After doing good deeds, Hong Yanshun met a young Sichuan scholar named Shi Xing.The man was downcast and unhappy, and when he asked, it turned out that Jingke had failed the exam and had no money to go home.Hong Yanshun showed great kindness again, and gave the young man one thousand taels of silver, and accompanied him back to Sichuan with that Miss Xue, encouraging him to continue to take the exam three years later. Sure enough, three years later, Shi Xing won the first prize, and since then he has entered the officialdom and made great progress.Therefore, he cared deeply for the North Koreans, and was very grateful. In the future, he would go against all opinions and send troops to North Korea. I don't know what Shi Xing, who is from Dongming in Zhili and has already won a Jinshi in Jiajing once, will look like when he sees the North Koreans arranging himself like this... In fact, this is not the first time the North Koreans have done this.They also like to use this method against their enemies. For example, in a Korean note, there is such a story recorded: It is said that in the August of the Imchen year, there was a prostitute in Pyongyang, named Gui Yuexiang, who was doted on by the Japanese general Xiao Xifei.On the one hand, Gui Yuexiang and Xiao Xifei made false claims, and on the other hand, they secretly brought a North Korean warrior, Jin Jingrui, into the city.After nightfall, Jin Jingrui went to Fengyue Tower, cut off Xiao Xifei's head, and ran away with Gui Yuexiang.Gui Yuexiang was too weak to run, so Jin Jingrui killed him and left Pyongyang with only the head of the city lord.Since then, Gui Yuexiang has been respected as a righteous prostitute by the Korean people and has been praised from generation to generation. Jin Jingrui was indeed a real person, and he was Shun'an's assistant defender at that time.However, the status of this little Xifei in history is very problematic. Xiao Xifei is definitely not the governor of Konishi, because the latter is the Kyoto Liujo Kawara who died after the Battle of Sekigahara.In fact, Xiao Xifei's real identity is Naito Ruan, the subordinate of Konishi Governor. Because he was given the Miao character "Xiao Nishi" by the lord, and he also has Hida Shou, he likes to call himself Konishi Hida Shou.China and the DPRK are ignorant of the daily situation, thinking that there are two people, but the result is that rumors are spread, and Naito Ruan becomes Konishi Hiroshi and Shoutou. But the problem is that Naito Ruan didn't die, he went to Beijing to negotiate with Shen Weijing later, and lived until after Sekigahara. The story of Gui Yuexiang happened again later.This time the protagonist is a North Korean woman named Zhu Lunjie.According to legend, Zhu Lunsuke was the wife of Choi Kyung-hui, an envoy of the Gyeongsang-do Army and Horse Festival, who was defeated and killed by Kato Kiyomasa in the Battle of Jinju.With hatred, Zhu Lunjie disguised himself as a prostitute and sneaked into the celebration party held by the Japanese army in Chushilou.There is a brave general under Kato Kiyomasa called Mogucun Liusuke. Seeing Zhu Lunsuke's extraordinary appearance, he came forward to chat.Zhu Lunjie hugged Liuzhu of Maogu Village and fell into the Nanjiang River together to die. 不用说，毛谷村六助肯定也活到了战后。在江户时代，他以剑豪与相扑高手之名著称，至今在福冈英彦山还有他的墓碑……