"Send it up!"
Chongzhen looked solemn and gave a low drink.
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ruolian had already taken the letter, checked it quickly, and presented it to Chongzhen.
boom……
"Asshole!"
"You really are not afraid of death!"
"I didn't cause trouble for them, but they came first!"
After just one glance, Chongzhen became angry and slapped the letter directly on the table, his face full of anger.
This scene surprised Yuan Keli, Li Ruolian and others.
Although the emperor is not yet able to express his emotions and anger, his likes and dislikes, and his joys and sorrows, he is still extremely restrained.
What happened in Kyoto that made the emperor so angry?
After thinking for a while, Yuan Keli took a step forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, what happened in Kyoto!"
"You all take a look!"
Chongzhen pushed back the letter on the table, picked up the tea cup and slowly scratched the tea lid, but the anger on his face remained unabated.
After Yuan Keli picked up the letter, Li Guopu, Li Ruolian and Cao Bianjiao gathered around and looked at the letter.
"On June 23, the third year of Chongzhen's reign, hundreds of Japanese pirates raided Zhoushan Island in Zhejiang Province, killing 166 people, including 29 children, kidnapping 39 women, and burning down more than 300 houses. seat."
"At the end of Youshi on June 24th of the first year of Chongzhen, nearly a thousand Japanese pirates raided Taizhou City. With the cooperation of the Japanese pirates who had already sneaked into the city, Taizhou City persisted for half a quarter of an hour before the city was breached and set fire to the city gate.
The fire spread. Although the fire was put out in time, more than 200 houses were burned and more than 30 people were burned. No one died! "
"On June 25, the first year of Chongzhen, more than 500 Japanese pirates raided Pingtan, Fujian Province, causing more than 100 casualties. Afterwards, investigation revealed that a Dutch warship was suspected to be cruising in the nearby sea."
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There are more than twenty pieces of information on the letter, all of which are details about the Japanese pirates' invasion of the Ming Dynasty's coast.
In total, more than 1,300 people died, more than 300 were injured, more than 200 women were kidnapped, thousands of houses were burned, and six or seven small seaside villages were massacred.
Just for a moment, the four people had different expressions.
Yuan Keli and Li Guopu had solemn expressions on their faces, while Cao Bianjiao's face was full of anger, with murderous intent concentrated on his body.
Li Ruolian's face turned gloomy. He walked to the table and took out a piece of paper from a thick stack of confessions and presented it to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I just wanted to report this matter. In addition to the standing army within the territory, Fuso also has many samurai, ronin, swordsmen, and even many criminals who have committed serious crimes in captivity.
And these people are the main force of Japanese pirates on the coastal border of Ming Dynasty, about seven to eight thousand people. Their purpose is to cause trouble along the coast of Ming Dynasty! "
Chongzhen took the confession, glanced at it, and handed it to Yuan Keli: "Let me tell you your opinions!"
After several people chatted in low voices for half a stick of incense, Yuan Keli spoke up: "Your Majesty, I have exchanged some views.
First of all, judging from the attack time, these invasions occurred within three to five days after the Kinyiwei lurking in Edo Castle burned down Nijo Castle.
From this point of view, this is Tokugawa Iemitsu's revenge for our annihilation of their warships in two ports;
Secondly, intelligence shows that these Japanese pirates have already been lurking in the Ming Dynasty and have been well prepared.
For example, when the city of Taizhou was destroyed, the inside should be coordinated with the outside, and when the houses were burned, it was likely that a large amount of kerosene was prepared;
Thirdly, these Japanese pirates had already selected the cities to attack before receiving orders from Tokugawa Iemitsu. These cities were all close to the sea and had no or very few garrisons. They were not considered prosperous.
He even said that he had rehearsed many times, so that it would be easy to break through and would not be pursued by the Ming army;
Fourth, judging from the investigation in Pingtan City, perhaps the Netherlands and Spain also provided some help, or even directly participated!
Fifth, the last and most important point is that the attack on the coastal city was premeditated. Combined with the firearms workshop hidden on Awaji Island, it shows that the Tokugawa family is ambitious and has long coveted us.
Perhaps just waiting for an opportunity, I rashly speculated that if the slave-building coalition forces really broke into Shanhaiguan, then we would definitely mobilize the troops of the chief secretaries of each province to go north, leaving all provinces empty.
With these Japanese pirates who had been lurking for a long time, they cooperated with each other and captured one or two nearby cities. Fuso sent a large army to attack, and it was easy to capture a territory.
At that time, if we are beaten back by the Jiannu, we will naturally be unable to resist the Fuso Army who have territory, and it will be easier to expand the territory.
After Jiannu really destroys us, Fusang will definitely be able to occupy one or two chief secretaries. Once it becomes the situation, it will be difficult for Jiannu to drive Fusang away! "
hiss……
Everyone was fine with the first few points of analysis, but the last point made everyone take a breath.
If it is true, then this strategy of snipe and clam fighting for the fisherman's profit is far better than Toyotomi Hideyoshi's plan to directly invade North Korea and use North Korea as a springboard to attack the Ming Dynasty.
Is this strategy Tokugawa Iemitsu’s idea or Tokugawa Ieyasu’s idea?
If it was Tokugawa Ieyasu, it means that he had already decided on this strategy twenty years ago and was determined to destroy the Ming Dynasty.
If it was Tokugawa Iemitsu, it would be even more terrifying, because Tokugawa Iemitsu had only succeeded to the throne for five years, and he could lay out such a strategy in five years. His mind was really terrifying, and his ambitions were also great.
This is a very difficult opponent.
"how to respond?"
"I thought..."
"Report... Nanhai Navy Staff General Zheng Zhilong urgently reports!"
"Report... Fusang Jinyi Guards urgent report!"
Two emergency reports came, interrupting Yuan Keli's words.
Everyone's expressions darkened again. Emergency reports came from Nanhai Navy and Fusang. Could it be that some serious change had occurred within Fusang?
Chongzhen smiled, but his smile was a little cold. He wanted to see what Fusang was up to.
Soon the two letters were checked and handed over by Li Ruolian, but Chongzhen just waved his hand: "Read it!"
"yes!"
After Li Ruolian responded, he first opened Zheng Zhilong's letterhead. The military situation was urgent.
After just glancing at it, Li Ruolian said quickly: "Your Majesty, the general meaning of the message in Zheng Zhilong's letter is that when they sank the warship in Fuso Nagasaki Port, they carried out an indiscriminate attack in order to prevent the warship from escaping and camouflaging.
Then the Spanish and Dutch merchant ships in the port were affected and dozens of them were sunk.
Now that the two parties have found Zheng Zhilong, let us give an explanation! "
"explain?"
Chongzhen had a playful smile on his face: "These two parties are really good at timing. When Zheng Zhilong was still a businessman, he could defeat the Dutch fleet.
Now that I have become a military commander of the Ming Dynasty, my strength has increased several times. I haven't even come to settle the score with them, but they have come to find me first. "
After sneering, Chongzhen continued to ask: "Where is the information about Jin Yiwei?"
