"It's just as I guessed!"
"Huang Taiji, your hand is too long!"
"Fuso, you are looking for death!"
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Chongzhen took the secret report and scanned it quickly. His originally cheerful face instantly darkened, and he murmured to himself, with murderous intent filling his eyes.
The general content of the secret report is that after receiving the military order, the Yanshan Guards dispatched two thousand households to rush to Shangyu, which was occupied by hundreds of Japanese pirates.
But it seems that the Japanese pirates got the news in advance and began to retreat when the army arrived at Shangyu.
Two thousand households killed 393 enemies in pursuit, but more than 100 people still ran fast and fled to the Cao'e River, along the Cao'e River and into the Qiantang River.
From the interviews of the captured Japanese pirates, it was revealed that these Japanese pirates were the fish that slipped through the net during Qi Jiguang's campaign.
Then he was subdued by the remaining forces who escaped from the Toyotomi family, and somehow got involved with Jiannu.
According to reports, there are still seven or eight subordinates of the Toyotomi family who escaped, and the total number of Japanese pirates subdued is about three to four thousand, stationed in different places.
"Yuan Aiqing, Sun Aiqing, take a look too!"
Chongzhen handed the secret letter in his hand to the two of them, and they glanced at it quickly, their eyes full of thinking.
"Your Majesty, may I allow you to go to Huang Shicheng to inquire about some memorials and then reply?"
"Huang Shicheng?"
Chongzhen seemed to understand Yuan Keli's thoughts, but shook his head: "There's no hurry about this, we'll talk about it after dinner!"
Half an hour later, after finishing lunch, Yuan Keli took Sun Chengzong and went straight to Huang Shicheng, and even the other three ministers of the cabinet were pulled over.
Huangshicheng was built during the Jiajing period to store various imperial memorials, etc. It is a masonry building.
The five people first went to the Jingshen Temple to pay homage to the portraits of previous emperors, and then moved to the main hall.
Looking at the vast memorials and other memorials, Yuan Keli frowned and pondered for a moment: "Please look for the memorials about Fusang written by Fujian governors and governors from Yiwei in the 23rd year of Wanli to the first year of Tianqi!"
Although there are many files in the palace, it is very fast to find them once you have the specific time, province and specific content.
For a moment, the only sound in the hall was the sound of people opening boxes, taking out memorials, and turning over memorials.
"Brother Liqing, there is a record here. It is from Xu Jing'an, the governor of Fujian in the 23rd year of Wanli!"
"Mr. Yuan Ge, here is a copy too!"
"Brother Yuan, I also found a copy here. It was from the 28th year of Wanli!"
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In just half an hour, the five people found nearly thirty memorials.
Yuan Keli took the memorial and read it quickly, sometimes frowning, sometimes suddenly realizing,
Han Huang and the other three looked a little confused, while Sun Chengzong looked frightened.
"Zhisheng, I already have the answer. Let's go see His Majesty!"
After speaking, he looked at Han Huang and the others: "Please, please return these memorials, and do not spread the contents of the memorials you have seen to others. This may involve the secrets of the imperial court!"
"I understand, Mr. Yuan Ge, don't worry!"
After seeing the three people agreeing, Yuan Keli and Sun Chengzong entered Dongnuan Pavilion again.
"Got an answer?"
When Chongzhen saw the two people coming in, he put down his teacup: "Talk!"
"Your Majesty, there are two doubts about the secret report sent back from Shangyu. First, according to the memorial records, the Toyotomi family was ended by Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Battle of Sekihara in the 28th year of Wanli, nearly thirty years ago. years,
The controllers of the Toyotomi family at the time were Toyotomi Hideyoshi's son Toyotomi Hideyori and his mother Yodono. In the 31st year of Wanli, Tokugawa established his government and became the Edo shogunate, controlling the general trend of Fuso.
At that time, Tokugawa Ieyasu did not directly kill Toyotomi Hideyori, but how could such a personal nuisance be retained?
Therefore, in the forty-third year of Wanli, Tokugawa forced Toyotomi Hideyori and his mother Yodono to commit suicide.
Since then, the Toyotomi family has been completely eliminated. With Tokugawa Ieyasu's ruthlessness, it was impossible not to clean up some of the ruined retainers of the Toyotomi family.
Secondly, after the Battle of Sekigahara, the power of the Toyotomi family was greatly reduced. With that kind of strength, would they dare to attack our Ming Dynasty?
Moreover, in the 23rd year of Wanli, Fuso attacked North Korea. Regardless of its strength or geographical location, even if it was the remnant of the Toyotomi family,
Attacking North Korea is the best choice. Why cross the strait to South Zhili?
Third, even if there were hundreds of Japanese pirates, how could they directly invade Shangyu County without an insider to provide information and inside information?
Therefore, I speculate that it is unlikely that the remnants of the Toyotomi family that the Kinyiwei passed back are the remnants of the Toyotomi family. There may be someone else who uses Toyotomi's name to achieve some ulterior purpose. "
"In the 23rd year of Wanli's reign, when I was working as an official in Suzhou Prefecture in Nanzhili, because Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded Korea, Japanese pirates appeared, and a maritime ban was implemented in the Wuzhong area..."
Yuan Keli quickly explained why he checked these memorials.
Then he took the memorial in his hand and said, "Your Majesty, this is the relevant memorial!"
Chongzhen took the memorial and read it slowly, his face becoming serious. Although the records were not very detailed, he could still get the numbers right.
After a while, he looked at the two of them and asked, "Do you two have any speculations?"
"Your Majesty, I speculate that there are three possibilities. First, assuming that this is the remnant of the Toyotomi family. After all, the Toyotomi family includes early retainers, old retainers of Oda, Jiyue Shibengun, Wu Fengxing, Five Elders, Huangyi Muzhong, etc. More than a hundred retainers,
It is possible to escape part of the way, but there is no place for them on Fuso Island. They can only stay on the coast of Daming.
Recruit Japanese pirates in the name of the Toyotomi family, slowly grow in size, rob the Ming Dynasty, wait for an opportunity to return to Fuso, and overthrow the Tokugawa family;
Second, these Japanese pirates were the fish that slipped through the net when Qi Jiguang was sweeping holes in the courtyard, and they slowly gathered together.
Then we were discovered by Huang Taiji, who promised benefits, diverted our energy, and covered his attack on Longjing Pass and so on.
Third, it may be someone secretly sent by Tokugawa Ieyasu to pretend that Toyonari Hideyoshi wanted to establish a great empire in Asia, first conquering Korea, then the Ming Dynasty, and then India.
If the Ming Dynasty had not sent Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and Song Yingchang, the right minister of the Ministry of War, North Korea would have fallen long ago.
Now that Jiannu has risen, the cavalry is extremely powerful, and Fusang cavalry is very small. If you want to go to Korea, you will not be able to do it.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty was forced many times by slaves. There were no famous anti-Japanese generals and troops, and the national power was extremely weak.
Tokugawa Ieyasu also saw it and reached an agreement with Huang Taiji to help Huang Taiji hold us back.
After Jiannu entered the customs, the two parties divided the river to rule, or worked together to capture North Korea and incorporate North Korea into Fusang's territory to expand national power.
If Ming Dynasty couldn't find out, it was the Toyotomi family's pot and the Tokugawa family's fruit picking.
After finding out, Ming Dynasty did not have the ability to cross the sea to fight on the Japanese mainland, and there would be no losses anyway!
As for the oral confession, it may be true, but this truth is based on the brainwashing of the Japanese pirates' high-level officials. "
After Yuan Keli finished speaking, he looked at Sun Chengzong, who hesitated: "Your Majesty, there may be a fourth possibility."
