Ye Gucheng said: "Fusang is small and barren, and has been war-torn for hundreds of years. The national power has declined so severely. Why do you dare to invade North Korea and covet the Central Plains?"
The emperor also looked solemn and wanted to hear Ye Gucheng's opinion.
Ye Gucheng said: "The officials enriched their own pockets and ignored the suffering of the people. The combat effectiveness of the army in suppressing the Japanese in these years made the Japanese believe that although their numbers are small, they can defeat us."
Ye Gucheng's words embarrassed Shi Xing, and the emperor's face became even more ugly.
Shi Xingqiang said: "The Japanese pirate rebellion has been put down. Qi Shaobao has demonstrated the majesty of our army, and the Japanese pirates are frightened after hearing this."
Ye Gucheng said: "Qi Shaobao is dead, is there another Qi Shaobao?"
Qi Jiguang was falsely accused and dismissed from his post. He died of poverty and illness in Dengzhou in his later years. When mentioning him, the court was equally disgraced.
Jin Jiuling kept winking at Ye Gucheng, hoping that he would keep his words.
But seeing that Ye Gucheng wanted to continue talking, the emperor couldn't stop him directly, so he had no choice but to ask Ye Gucheng: "Then how should we deal with it now?"
Jin Jiuling didn't expect Ye Gucheng to answer, but just wanted to cut off his words and bring the topic back to the discussion committee.
Ye Gucheng let out a long breath and said: "It is not easy to restart the war. Toyotomi Hideyoshi is willing to negotiate peace because he has lost control of the sea. If he wants to fight again, he needs to make new preparations. It is impossible in a short time."
After hearing Ye Gucheng's words, both the emperor and Shi Xing's eyes lit up.
The emperor asked, "When will he fight again?"
Ye Gucheng said: "It takes three or four years to prepare. They are already poor, and they can't bear this war. Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent troops to Korea, knowing that we would come to help, and he also had the intention of weakening other daimyo."
Shi Xing said: "Only three or four years?"
Ye Gucheng said: "With our Ming Dynasty's national strength, we have been preparing for three or four years in advance, and we are still afraid of a small country like Fusang. It seems that we should replace a group of officials."
Shi Xing was furious. He sighed casually, only to receive the most ruthless ridicule from Ye Gucheng. What did the emperor think of him?
Ye Gucheng's unbridled attitude in front of the emperor also frightened him, fearing that the emperor would believe Ye Gucheng's words.
After listening to Ye Gucheng's words, the emperor gained more confidence. Maybe the matter was not so urgent.
Jin Jiuling didn't expect that Ye Gucheng really had a unique opinion. He saw that the emperor was moved, but the emperor didn't ask, so he asked on his behalf: "Then should I still negotiate for peace?"
Ye Gucheng said: "It doesn't matter whether we discuss it or not. The emperor is right. The Japanese are barbaric and cruel. There is only one way to deal with such people."
Jin Jiuling asked: "What can we do?"
Ye Gucheng said: "That means they are more barbaric and cruel than them."
"ah?"
This is seriously inconsistent with the magnanimity of a large country. What we pay attention to is "those who give more and those who give less" and "convince others with virtue."
What bothers Ye Gucheng the most is this kind of "persuading people with virtue", saying: "In those days, a few Japanese pirates killed people and stole goods along the coast, which scared the Han people so much that they changed their minds when they heard about the Japanese. If we caught them, our revenge would be even crueler than theirs. Let all the Japanese who dare to come to our place think carefully. Once they fall into the hands of the Han people, their lives will be worse than death. Do they still dare to come?"...
Ye Gucheng continued: "The Japanese dared to disturb our coast. We did not stop the sea. Instead, we sent out naval forces to retaliate and blockaded the Fusang sea area. All ships coming out of Fusang, whether official ships or merchant ships, would be plundered. Any Japanese we encountered, regardless of age or sex, would be plundered." , they will all be put to death, do they still dare to mess with us?"
Isn't this comparable to King Wu Dao's "Killing Hu Ling"? But the situation now is completely different from that back then!
Jin Jiuling was horrified. Even he, an embroidery thief, felt frightened after hearing Ye Gucheng's words. He asked in a trembling voice, "Wouldn't that lead to greater revenge?"
Ye Gucheng shook his head and said: "No, it will only make them fearful and surrender. There is no such thing as "conquering people with virtue, using force to intimidate people, and using interests to bind people" between countries and nations. Today you also saw the Japanese committing seppuku and committing suicide. , how brave. For such a nation, force is everything. Only by making them fear from the heart can they
Make them obey. If you want them to remain obedient, you must keep them afraid. "
Ye Gucheng's words were so unconventional that everyone couldn't digest them for a while. They just felt that what Ye Gucheng said was wrong, but they couldn't explain what was wrong.
The emperor asked: "Then how can we continue talking?"
Ye Gucheng pondered for a moment and said: "If I were to make a decision, I would put the peace talks aside first. The Japanese dared to rob Han women in broad daylight, and even dared to kill people when they were stopped. Although I promised to spare them as long as their leader commits seppuku. They will not die. But they can be exempted from the crime of death, but they cannot escape the crime of living. Each of them has his right arm cut off and driven back to the Japanese country. If they still want to negotiate a peace, they will send people again. "
"this?"
No one dared to agree to do this. Many of Ye Gucheng's ideas went against national policies and ancestral precepts. Who dares to be so hasty and just listen to the changes in national policies made by an undisciplined person?
Ye Gucheng also knew that his words had a great impact on them, so he said, "I can go to Fusang in person to reply."
Now the more Ye Gucheng expressed his desire to go to Fusang in person, the less the emperor dared to let him go. He really didn't know what shocking things he would do when he arrived in Fusang.
Ye Gucheng said: "If the emperor insists on negotiating peace, the trouble will be caused by me, and I must go to Fusang myself. This trip is not as dangerous as imagined."
The emperor's eyes lit up and he asked, "Why do you say this?"
Ye Gucheng said: "Actually, Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not absolutely control Fuso. Tokugawa Ieyasu was no weaker than him. He also formed an alliance with Tokugawa by marrying his sister and exchanging protons. Like the Uesugi clan, the Mori clan, Maeda Toshiie, The Ukita Hide family is very powerful. If we support other families in other ways and let their strength swell, they will be internally unstable and will not come out to fight again."
The emperor was overjoyed. This was a good idea. Even if they knew that the people who supported them had bad intentions, they still had to accept it. This was called "conspiracy."
The emperor asked: "Who do you support?"
Ye Gucheng said: "Support Tokugawa Ieyasu and let him surpass Toyotomi Hideyoshi in strength. Tokugawa Ieyasu is also a hero in troubled times, and he will not be willing to succumb to others. Tokugawa Ieyasu's family is also more prosperous than Toyotomi Hideyoshi's family, so he will rebel. "
The emperor said: "Then Tokugawa Ieyasu wins, isn't it still the same?"
Ye Gucheng said: "When Tokugawa wins, he will support the Shangshan clan who is ranked below him. In short, he will always support the second against the first. We cannot let them balance. When they are balanced, they become stable. After a few rounds, , even if they see our purpose and stop fighting, we can still choose a weaker family, and there will always be someone who chooses to cooperate.
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1980s
