Ukita Hideie gritted his teeth, but at least he still had some sense: "Yes, let's negotiate peace first...and then fight back to the homeland!"
"We have an army of more than 100,000 people. We will definitely be able to regain our homeland and avenge Taige!"
"No." President Konishi shook his head:
"It's almost impossible to defeat the Luzon Army under the current circumstances..."
"The best way now is to ask for peace from the Ming Dynasty and ask them to order the Luzon Army to withdraw from the mainland. After all, they are still nominally vassals of the Ming Dynasty... Just say that if the mainland is not recovered, then we can only continue to stay here. On the territory of North Korea, the Ming Dynasty will definitely not be happy.
"And if we force a war... we will win more than we lose. The opponent has firmly controlled the sea. Even if our warriors are brave, it will be difficult to defeat them. They will only waste their lives."
"Although the Luzon Governor's Palace is strong, the Ming Dynasty's army is equally strong. We have verified this." He smiled bitterly and continued:
"It's impossible for them to dare to go to war with Ming Dynasty. This is our chance."
"General, you are the commander appointed by Lord Taige during his lifetime. Now that our homeland has been lost and Taige has died, you have become our de facto leader. Please calm down."
Listening to Konishi Yukinaga's words, Ukita Hideie felt anger filling his heart.
Ming Ming and Ming Dynasty were still fighting on the battlefield before, and they were enemies of each other. He still dreamed of defeating them and restoring glory, but in the end he had to rely on his enemies to help them regain their land! I want to humble myself to my former enemies!
This suffocating feeling made it seem like there was a fire burning in his chest.
But he understands that this is the only way. With his current army of more than 100,000, which is like drifting duckweeds, it is simply impossible to attack the mainland.
He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth and said:
"Okay... send envoys to negotiate peace with the Ming and Dynasty, and then go to the capital to meet the emperor."
…
Li Rusong soon received news from the Japanese envoy. The other party claimed that he had important matters to meet with the Ming Emperor and expressed that the Japanese army was willing to cease the war.
At the beginning, Li Rusong actually didn't believe it, because the two sides were fighting fiercely, and the Japanese army was at an absolute disadvantage. How could he know that this was not a delaying tactic? This is exactly the reason why Yan Shiyi chose this time to start the fight - they are already fighting together, can you stop this fight if you want?
But Ukita Hideie soon showed his sincerity - a large number of Japanese troops retreated without warning, but some Japanese troops did not receive the order to retreat.
There were about five thousand people. As the Japanese army's front moved back, they were directly exposed to the Ming army's front.
It seems very reasonable. The Ming army needs sincerity. After all, a big victory is just around the corner. If you want others to give up, you have to give them some benefits.
This is sincerity.
Both sides tacitly understood that this was equivalent to the harvest of a victory in a battle, and the Japanese army had given it their wishes.
Li Rusong finally believed it. After all, if he hadn't reached the end of his rope, no normal commander would be able to do something like this that would destroy the morale of the army.
He finally agreed to the Ukita Hide family's request, and the envoy successfully traveled from Li Rusong to Xu Wei, and then to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
…
Xiao Xifei straightened his clothes. As an envoy of the mission, he had been notified that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would receive him tomorrow. Even Emperor Wanli, who had lived in the palace for a long time, even held a special court meeting for him. It can be seen that Attention to him.
No, not just him, but also envoys from Luzon.
Because of this, he still needed to make some preparations. Those generals reluctantly gave up tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver, but they were not for him to eat, drink and have fun.
He must ensure that the officials in the court are on his side. After all, tomorrow has been fighting for a long time. There is no guarantee that the ministers would rather continue fighting than agree to sue for peace because of their hatred for them. That is true. It's over.
Fortunately, most of the officials agreed to his request with a smile after accepting his gift money, including the chief minister of the cabinet, Shen Shixing.
Today he was going to meet the last official, a minister from the Ministry of Rites.
Things went smoothly, and when he showed his "sincerity", the waiter's eyes were shining.
Five thousand taels! According to Daming's salary, he doesn't know how long he will have to work! Even if there is some extra income now, this is definitely not a small sum.
He immediately said with a smile:
"Don't worry, Mr. Xiaoxi. I will definitely speak kindly to you tomorrow. Don't worry, you will be able to go home soon..."
After hearing this, Xiao Xifei knew that the matter was settled, so he stood up and left with a smile.
After roughly counting the list, he saw that most of the important ministers had accepted his gifts. Suddenly, Xiao Xifei felt a sense of accomplishment.
General, my mission is accomplished!
With the support of so many important ministers, the Ming Dynasty's court will definitely make the decision they expected. So how can the Luzon Governor's Palace defeat their nominal superior?
Especially now that they are conquering North Korea and defeating the Japanese army steadily, the prestige of the Ming Dynasty has once again increased!
Presumably, he will be able to return to his hometown soon...
On the other side, the Minister of Etiquette was entertaining another guest.
He came almost as soon as Xiao Xifei left. Like Xiao Xifei, they both came quietly and very secretly.
"My Lord, this is my request. You don't need to do anything else. As long as you can veto the Japanese envoy's proposal, the two thousand taels of silver will be yours."
Yan Zichong said with a smile that he came to see the minister as an envoy of the Luzon Mission.
The waiter calmly picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea without saying anything.
Two thousand taels of silver, this sincerity is much worse than Xiao Xifei's!
He was pretending, but he wanted Yan Zichong to increase the price so that he could have both ends.
Seeing the servant's reaction, Yan Zichong's eyes flashed with dissatisfaction, but he still smiled:
"Look at my memory... we have prepared hundreds of acres of fertile land for you in the suburbs of Beijing, just waiting for you to take it."
The waiter's eyes lit up, but he remained silent, obviously wanting a higher price.
He can be sure that the other party's preparations are more than that. He wants to drain the other party's oil and water. It is a pity not to make a windfall after finally landing such a big deal.
However, Yan Zichong's eyes turned cold.
He's just a servant... If he were to look at his rank alone, he wouldn't be any worse than him. Even though he has lowered his profile like this, he still isn't satisfied!
It's really greedy.
He was not prepared to use gold and silver to stop his endless greed, so he reached out and took out a stack of paper from his arms and handed it over, saying with a smile:
"Then please take a look at this, sir. You will definitely change your mind..."
The waiter's eyes were filled with excitement. The other party was so sure, was it more land deeds or a transfer contract for a large store?
He picked up the paper with great interest, but when he saw the words on it, his hand froze and his eyeballs bulged outwards, as if he couldn't believe his eyes.
It's full of dirty information about him.
From the time he won the imperial examination to the time when he became a minister, everything was listed on it.
His body began to tremble.
(End of chapter)
