Chapter 724 Fishing Techniques
But Zhao Zhigao's "inhumane" answer angered Zhang Wei, who had a stronger temperament.
To Zhang Wei's ears, what Zhao Zhigao meant was, "It has nothing to do with you, so don't meddle in your own business."
We are all of the same age. Zhao Zhigao, you have always been a good guy. When did you become like this? Don't you think your tone just now sounded like someone named Lin?
Besides, as a cabinet bachelor with the title of "participating in aircraft maintenance", is there anything that I can't know?
It doesn’t matter whether the cabinet’s decision-making power is large or small, but the bachelor’s right to know should always be there, right? Is there anything in the military and political affairs of the world that cannot be heard of?
Another thing is that your behavior, Zhao Zhigao, encourages "unhealthy trends"!
After all the farce and fierce conflicts over the years, the authority of the cabinet has declined at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Many people pay less and less attention to the cabinet, and Lin Tailai is the most typical representative!
According to the practice of the past seventy or eighty years, before ministers or governors report important matters, they often communicate with the cabinet in private and listen to the cabinet's opinions before formally reporting.
But Lin Tailai never consults the cabinet in private when doing things, nor does he listen to the cabinet's opinions! Whenever relevant documents are sent directly to the cabinet, it is like a result notification!
As the chief minister, Zhao Zhigao did not want to restore and reshape the authority of the cabinet, but instead allowed Lin Tailai to act arbitrarily. Does this count as cheating?
When he first joined the cabinet, Zhang Wei always thought that Li Chun, the fourth assistant, would be the "traitor" who undermined the authority of the cabinet.
After all, over the years, the political stance of the Qingliu forces has been anti-cabinet and anti-authoritarian. Behind Li Chun is the support of the Qingliu forces. This persona is obviously fighting against the red flag under the red flag.
But as time went by, it was gradually discovered that the chief minister Zhao Zhigao was the one who really poached the cabinet, handing over the power that should belong to the cabinet to Lin again and again!
Thinking of this, Zhang Wei couldn't help but speak again: "Since the beginning of December last year, Lin Tailai has been on standby for nearly three months and consumed more than 200,000 yuan of silver. It can be said that all of this was wasted!
So it’s not unreasonable for Sun Piyang to criticize Lin Tailai? How can we say that Sun Piyang was slandered and framed? "
After Zhang Wei said these words, the other cabinet elders were a little surprised. Are you not neutral today? Actually spoke for the Qingliu forces and Sun Piyang of the Shanshan Alliance?
Li Chun felt unexpectedly happy. He didn't expect there would be help today. What is this called? The right person will get a lot of help, but the wrong person will get little help?
At this time, suddenly another memorandum from three thousand miles away was delivered to the cabinet, which was still relatively important. The cabinet ministers watched on the spot.
"From what I can see, the Li Dynasty has been following the method of confining the northwest for two hundred years and has completely lost the hearts of the people in the north of the country.
The people in the north would rather live with the Japanese slaves than submit to the Li Dynasty. When the heavenly soldiers arrived, although they knew their mistake, they still did not want to be the subjects of the Li Dynasty.
There are even hundreds of local elders who have signed a petition, begging for help from our Ming Dynasty counties, and making life difficult for our ministers.
If it is allowed, then our country, the Ming Dynasty, will be committing injustice by occupying its territory; if it is not allowed, the people's sentiments will be really pitiful.
Today, the north of Korea is the rear base of our troops. The transportation of grain and grass depends on the power of the people in the north, so the north must not be unstable.
There are also the six sons of the North Korean king who are generous and loving, deeply popular among the people, and are especially respectful to our country.
After thinking about it, I would like to confer the title of Prince Shunhe, the sixth son of the King of Korea, as the Duke of Lelang, and entrust the land to the North of North Korea. This will surely appease the people in the north and stabilize the rear of our army. "
After reading this, the elders couldn't help but think together, what's wrong with Lin Tailai? Can't you just relax for a while?
You were asked to lead a large army to aid Korea and fight against the Japanese, but here you are, thinking of splitting the vassal state and establishing a separate monarch?
What the hell is this North Korean king, Sixth Son, Shunhejun? Where did it come from again? How come you, Lin Tailai, have fallen into your eyes?
Although there were many doubts in my heart, the ministers quickly made their attitude clear based on their positions. This is a political instinct.
"It's simply ridiculous, how can it be unreasonable!" Li Chun, the Fourth Assistant and the Minister of Rites, said angrily: "Is it beyond the scope of a commander-in-chief to discuss such a thing as establishing a new emperor for no reason?"
Zhang Wei, the third assistant who was just irritated, also said in a strange way: "Sun Piyang seems to have evil intentions in impeaching Lin Tailai. Can this be considered a confirmation?"
Chief Assistant Zhao Zhigao blinked a few times and said, "Putting aside the position, I think it is allowed.
As for the reason, Lin Tailai has written it very clearly in his memorial, so don't turn a blind eye. "
Zhu Geng, the second assistant, asked hesitantly: "Why did you choose to be the sixth son of the North Korean king? He is neither the direct descendant nor the eldest son. From all aspects, it is inconsistent with etiquette and law, right?"
Zhao Zhigao explained very kindly: "This is also a coincidence. All the other princes of North Korea escaped. Only Wang's eldest son and Wang Liuzi were captured by Japanese pirates, and then rescued by Lin Tailai.
Therefore, when Lin Tailai needed to appease the northern part of North Korea, he thought of Wang Liuzi. It was understandable that he had to obey the authority in a hurry. "
Today, Zhang Wei, who was determined to make things difficult for Zhao Shoufu, seemed to have caught the bright spot, "Even if Lin Tailai appoints a new person, but the eldest son of the king is here, he insists on appointing the sixth son of the king. What does this mean? It is not etiquette at all!"
Zhao Zhigao couldn't explain this. He knew that Lin Tailai must have done it on purpose, but he still didn't know the reason.
"First ask the emperor in a secret letter." Zhao Zhigao could only say this in the end, and others agreed.
In the afternoon, Emperor Wanli sent a eunuch to the cabinet to tell him: "It is feasible to establish another monarch in the north of Korea. No need to say more."
Anyone with a little bit of political sensitivity can detect that the emperor and Lin Tailai seem to be involved in some dirty deeds. Otherwise, how could they create such a nondescript Lelang Gong?
However, in the cabinet, Zhang Wei and Li Chun insisted that even if another monarch was established in northern Korea in accordance with the emperor's will, the eldest son of the king should be given priority from the perspective of etiquette and law.
Zhao Zhigao could not find a theoretical basis to refute, and he had no choice. In the end, the cabinet ministers had no choice but to go to separate meetings.
Emperor Wanli didn't want to get entangled in the issue of establishing a senior official. He directly issued the decree according to Lin Tailai's instructions, but was stopped by the Li Ke.
Kedaoyan officials heard about this, and Sun Piyang, the general secretary who was in the quagmire, went to court again.
To criticize Lin Tailai for deliberately abolishing elders and establishing younger ones must be because of excessive selfishness and ulterior motives. He once again criticized Lin Tailai for supporting his own troops, deliberately exaggerating difficulties and creating trouble for bandits.
A few days later, Lin Tailai, the minister of economics and strategy, sent another memorial from Korea.
It is said that the accomplices of the Joseon Dynasty, Liu Chengyong, Kwon Li, Zheng Inhong and others, colluded with the Japanese pirates, attempted to occupy the country's Xijing Pyongyang City, and supported the eldest son of the king, Linhaijun. It was like a rebellion and had been wiped out by the heavenly troops a few days ago.
Lin Tianshuai, who is three thousand miles away, once again successfully attracted a lot of scolding. Will you die if you don't dig a hole to fish?
You can obviously first say that the eldest prince of North Korea is rebelling (let’s consider it a real rebellion), and then petition to appoint the sixth prince!
Instead of using the sixth prince to hook everyone up and down, and then throwing the eldest prince into rebellion!
Two days later, cabinet bachelors Zhang Wei and Li Chun were reprimanded, and Sun Piyang, the censor of Zuodu, was dismissed from office.
This wave of political struggle that started at the end of last year has continued until now, and is finally over for the time being.
At Sungkyunkwan Myeonglundang in Kaesong, Songjing, generals at the rank of deputy general and above in the front-line corps were summoned for a meeting today.
Lin Tailai sat on the main seat, cleared his throat, and said seriously to everyone: "We are summoned today to discuss Seoul affairs."
The generals who were originally very relaxed all looked at Duke Jinglue, feeling a little surprised. Was the fight finally about to begin?
Li Rusong seemed to be in disbelief and asked, "Are you really going to fight in Seoul?"
Lin Tailai sighed: "The festival is over, the weather has warmed up, the rain has stopped, food and military supplies are plentiful, the soldiers have had enough rest, the rear is stable, and new reinforcements are about to arrive. I am already convinced There’s no reason not to fight.”
General Li joked: "What? As long as we can find excuses, the army will continue to stand still?"
Lin Tailai replied: "It's not impossible, as long as we can help the headquarters come up with a new reasonable excuse, then we can continue to do nothing.
After all, recapturing Seoul would be troublesome, and the North Korean king would definitely be crying and shouting to return to Beijing. "
Li Rusong: "."
So why are you calling everyone to a meeting today? Let's help you come up with new excuses?
Dong Yiyuan, the commander of the Third Corps, smoothed things over and said: "Although we can only talk about war on paper today, it would be nice to be able to discuss how to attack Seoul."
Lin Tailai, who had been working hard last night, yawned and said casually: "Then you can discuss it. It doesn't matter even if you can't think of any good strategies to defeat the enemy."
Everyone was speechless, Mr. Jinglue, what is your attitude? Do you have any thoughts on starting a fight?
Lin Tailai explained: “Since our army entered Korea, we have always been anxious about food and grass, and the Japanese soldiers coming across the sea were even more worried about me.
In the past, the reason why the Japanese soldiers were dispersed in Badao was not only to suppress local areas, but also to provide food on the ground and reduce logistical pressure.
Now, in order to defend our army, the Japanese army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses concentrated in Seoul, so food and grass must be tight.
Moreover, Busan, the base of the Japanese soldiers, is thousands of miles away from Seoul, and there are Korean volunteers harassing them, so supply will definitely be more difficult.
From last year to now, tens of thousands of Japanese troops have been entrenched in Seoul for four months, and the consumption has been extremely huge. I estimate that the Japanese troops will soon be exhausted.
At this time, the Japanese soldiers probably had already thought of withdrawing from Seoul. Even if we did nothing, the Japanese soldiers would withdraw from Seoul within two months. "
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The generals looked at each other, could they just sit still and regain the capital of Korea?
This sounds too fantasy, but coming from Lin Jinglue's mouth, it seems somewhat credible.
Anyone familiar with it knows that the more bizarre Lin Jinglue's words seem to be, the more credible they are.
In this case, could it be that not going to war for the past two or three months was also a strategy, just to consume the Japanese army's food and grass?
General Li couldn't help but said: "So the military gate called me here today, is it really just for a casual chat?"
"Not entirely." Lin Tailai said: "If the Japanese soldiers retreated from Seoul on their own and we did nothing, how great would our military exploits be?
Therefore, I have nothing to do today, so I called you all together to discuss how to pretend to attack Seoul. "
All the generals: "."
Is this considered to be capable of both civil and military affairs, a versatile person in both military and political affairs? Mr. Jinglue, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who is keen to be the first to kill generals, is actually thinking of falsely reporting military exploits.
Lin Tailai looked at the few people who were still in a daze, directly named Li Rusong, and encouraged:
"Come on, say a few words first! After all, your Li family can be said to have a long history when it comes to fictitious military exploits. Your father has more experience than all of us combined."
Li Rusong: "."
If it weren't for Lin Junmen and you were just talking about my father, I would have broken off our relationship with you on the spot!
Lin Tailai promised again: "If you compile it well, you can take the lead in the battle of Seoul this time!"
"Yes!" General Li agreed subconsciously, and then asked doubtfully: "Do you really want me to take the lead?"
Although your political credibility, Lin Tailai, is well-known as excellent, your tactical credibility is negative!
Which one of those you deceived into becoming the main attacker was not a stepping stone to your great achievements in the end?
Lin Tailai promised very seriously: "This time, you will really take the lead. A gentleman's words are hard to follow."
Li Rusong thought about it in his mind for a while. If he was responsible for arranging the troops and formation, that would not be impossible.
Then Li Rusong thought for a while and suggested: "If it is true as the military gate said, the Japanese pirates are extremely short of food and grass, we can use this to make a fuss, and there is no need to make up the battle at all.
First, find a way to pretend to negotiate peace with the Japanese pirates, but when the military gate is negotiating with the Japanese pirates, they have to pretend that the talks have broken down.
But at that time, the military gate was about to come out, and we already knew that their food and grass were in short supply. At worst, waiting for them to run out of food and grass would be called alerting the enemy. "
Everyone was silent and listened as Li Rusong continued: "If the Japanese know that we have learned their details, they will definitely decide to retreat.
However, due to the cunning of the Japanese, they would pretend to continue negotiating peace and use this as a cover to retreat.
At this time, we can roughly grasp the retreat time of the Japanese pirates in Seoul through the peace negotiation time.
The military gate continued to be responsible for negotiating peace with the Japanese and confusing them. Our army, on the other hand, dispatched horsemen and quickly went south to pursue the retreating Japanese soldiers from behind.
Capture as much as you can, so as to avoid excessive casualties during the siege and save our army's manpower and material resources. "
Everyone nodded. If this "snatch the enemy" plan can be implemented smoothly, it will be really good. General Li still has something.
After hearing this, Lin Tailai seemed a little dissatisfied and said: "So according to your plan, the main task from the beginning to the end is to pretend to negotiate and make peace? Are you responsible for hunting down the retreating Japanese pirates?"
Li Rusong explained seriously: "Because the image of Junmen is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and you are the commander-in-chief of the entire army, the Japanese pirates will definitely come to Junmen if they want to negotiate.
Others can't replace me, and it's hard to pretend to be someone else, so I can only pretend to negotiate in person at the military gate.
This task is very important and must be carried out by the military, so it can be regarded as giving full play to the talents of the people. "
Lin Tailai wanted to beep a few more words, but Li Rusong said again: "Junmen just promised that I will take the lead this time."
"Okay! I'll entrust you with it!" Lin Tailai finally did not break his promise, and the fish seemed to take the bait.
General Li, who had taken the initiative, immediately became more motivated and began to dig out the details bit by bit.
A campaign plan is not just a blueprint, it also requires filling in a lot of details.
“The first question is, how to pretend to propose peace without letting the Seoul Japanese pirates see that it is fake and become suspicious?”
After thinking about it, Lin Tailai said, "You can wait for President Konishi to come back from Pyongyang and send him as an intermediary. He will definitely be happy."
He had previously said that there was no need for a peace negotiation, but he did not expect that President Konishi would be able to use the waste again in a fake peace negotiation.