Chapter 1041: Not Negotiable
After receiving the emperor's holy decree, Su Tiancheng was very unhappy, although most of the holy decree was full of beautiful words, but Su Tiancheng could get a glimpse of the meaning, that is, to urge him to continue the attack and not stop.
The entire operational deployment was determined by Su Tiancheng, which step should be done, Su Tiancheng is very clear, he is familiar with history, he knows very well, if there is no own crossing, that is, in this year, Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department, because of his great achievements, urged Hong Chengchou to attack, which led to the defeat of Songshan, the Ming army was almost completely annihilated, Hong Chengchou was captured by Hou Jin Sheng, and finally surrendered to Hou Jin Tartar. In fact, there was such a thing before, just two years ago, Chen Xinjia, the governor of Liaodong at that time, rashly launched an attack on the Houjin Tartars, and suffered a crushing defeat, almost losing the Guanning Jin defense line and the entire Liaodong. Since he had such a lesson, Zhu Youzhen actually wanted to interfere in the affairs of the Golden Tartars after the conquest.
Su Tiancheng didn't need to think about it to know that there must be criticism in the court, and this criticism has never stopped, and there are always some people who rely on slandering others to gain benefits, or to have fun.
From this, Su Tiancheng thought that Zhu Xianxuan's life must be difficult, although it is still safe at present, but no one can guarantee what will happen in the future, it seems that he is not only considering the matter of the Golden Tartar after the conquest, but also considering taking Zhu Xianxuan and his family to Dengzhou, only when he arrives in Dengzhou, can he be regarded as truly safe.
The cracks have appeared, and there is no possibility to repair them, after more than ten years, the iron-clad facts clearly tell Su Tiancheng that there are some things that cannot be changed by manpower, and Zhu Youzhen is not a bad person. At least a diligent emperor, an emperor who is willing to do things, but Zhu Youzhen is not a Ming monarch, he has no real ability, and he is neither able to stabilize the court and govern hundreds of officials. can not be innovative, so that the Ming Dynasty is stronger, Zhu Youzhen's flaws of great ambition will be retained forever, no one will directly put forward such an opinion to the emperor, unless he doesn't want to live, Zhu Youzhen, whose personality is not firm, cannot have strong self-confidence, and will definitely be suspicious. Coupled with the instigation of the surrounding ministers, some decisions were taken for granted.
Su Tiancheng knows that if he doesn't make efforts, his final fate will probably be to hide all the birds.
Su Tiancheng used to be very lazy and didn't want to live very tired, even after crossing over, such thoughts surfaced all the time. But he didn't have a chance to be lazy, for a long time. Lazy thoughts can only stay in the heart, but because of this kind of casual character, the understanding brought by it is fixed, and in the days of travel, it also affects all his actions.
Su Tiancheng upheld orthodoxy. He has never had the idea of overthrowing the emperor, and he is also aware of the strength of orthodoxy, and he is even unwilling to change some backward understandings of the Ming court, believing that these things are out of reach, such as changing the mode of education. As a former civil servant, he has a very clear understanding of the system, but Su Tiancheng understands more that if he wants to make changes, he will have to make more arduous efforts, which may not be as simple as winning one or two battles.
Now, Su Tiancheng has to think about these problems, although it is a little late, but as long as he starts to think and arrange, it is not a problem, Su Tiancheng has the capital to do so.
Just after receiving the holy decree, Qu Qingze came in.
"My lord, the Korean envoy asks to see you."
"Oh, is there anything wrong with them."
"The subordinates inquired, and the messenger said that he had come to congratulate the victory."
Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face, the North Korean envoy came to Gaizhou, saying that it was to congratulate the army on its victory, which was nondescript and completely unnecessary, North Korea was originally a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, and it changed its face quickly, when it was occupied by the Houjin Tartars, it immediately took refuge in the Houjin Tartars, and now the imperial court is stationed in Pyongyang, and it turned to the Ming court.
Su Tiancheng is not particularly familiar with North Korea, but the impression after a few hundred years is not very good, at that time, the Internet called North Koreans sticks, which means villains, treachery, extreme vanity expansion, originally a small country, but to be a big country, of course, this is also the opinion of some people, not necessarily worth believing.
The envoy was soon brought in, a middle-aged man, wearing a white national costume, the Korean costume is very special, which is also borrowed from the Sui Dynasty, the trouser legs and crotch are very fat, the trouser legs are tied with ribbons, the clothes are similar to the shoulders after a few hundred years, the placket, there are no buttons, tied with a long cloth belt, and a robe is put on the outside, the robe is also unbuttoned, fixed with a cloth belt, and the most interesting thing is the hat, flat, very tall and long.
After the messenger came in, he was about to kneel, but Su Tiancheng hurriedly stopped him.
The mystery in this, he is clear, although North Korea is a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, the king of the people is also a monarch, the envoy is on behalf of the monarch, after seeing the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he must kneel and salute, and the rest of the people are not eligible to enjoy this kind of treatment, Su Tiancheng doesn't care about the envoy kneeling, but these envoys are dedicated to the interests of their country, after kneeling here, I don't know what Lu Dao will say when he goes to the capital, causing unnecessary contradictions.
"On behalf of the king, the envoy of the Lower Korean State, Li Xuanji, congratulates your Excellency on your victory."
Li Xuanji's Chinese is very good, North Korea has always admired Confucian culture, I don't know how many people in Lu Dao learn Chinese, and there are countless people who go to Daming every year, and there are even many Koreans who participate in the imperial examination of the imperial court.
"Please take me to convey my gratitude to the King of Joseon."
After Li Xuanji reported his name, Su Tiancheng quickly understood that it seemed that this messenger was a member of the Li family, the king of North Korea was surnamed Li, and the Li family was currently in power, but unfortunately this Li family could not be self-reliant.
The North Korean envoy made a special detour to Gaizhou, and it would never be as simple as congratulations, and this so-called congratulations, the envoy went directly to the capital, wanting the imperial court to congratulate, the role was exactly the same, Su Tiancheng was not so simple.
Sure enough, Li Xuanji then spoke.
"Your Majesty, please consult with your Excellency, there are some matters, please ask for your permission."
Su Tiancheng frowned, it seems that this Li Xuanji is also a cheerful person, and he speaks so directly, I don't know what happened to Lu Dao.
Soon, Li Xuanji began to speak.
When it came to really talking about things, Li Xuanji was not so direct, he said a lot in a roundabout way, and then took out a list of the handprints that everyone had pressed from his body.
Su Tiancheng finally understood what he meant, it turned out that Li Xuanji came this time and talked about the territorial issue of North Korea.
North Korea is a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, and the northeast border of the Ming Dynasty, the historical territorial jurisdiction is somewhat ambiguous, the disputed places, mainly in the Xuanzhou area, Xuanzhou, Phi Dao, Sumeru Island and Tieshan area, once deserted, within a short period of time under the jurisdiction of North Korea, but after the Jin and Ming began to game, the geographical location of Xuanzhou and Phi Island began to become important, from Mao Wenlong occupied Phi Island, which attracted the attention of the Ming court and the Houjin Tartars, and also became a place where the two sides repeatedly competed, Zilharang once led troops to attack Xuanzhou and Phi Dao, Xuanzhou and Phi Dao were directly controlled by the Ming army during the Apocalypse, at that time Korea was still a subject of the Ming Dynasty, and later these places were occupied by the Houjin Tartars, and North Korea became a subject country of the Houjin.
Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning battalion, occupied Fuzhou and Xuanzhou and other places, and set up an ambush in Xuanzhou, annihilated Daishan's Zhenghongqi, captured Daishan alive, from this time, the Ming court began to regain control of Xuanzhou, and sent troops stationed in Pyongyang, North Korea, to strengthen the control of North Korea.
Li Xuanji came this time, talking about the ownership of Xuanzhou and other places, and also brought some people in Xuanzhou and other places to press their handprints, the purpose of which was to implore the Ming court to return Xuanzhou and other places.
Su Tiancheng didn't accept this letter, but Qu Qingze took it.
Su Tiancheng felt funny, the king of North Korea surnamed Li, I don't know which tendon is the problem, actually at this time, I thought of the problem of the country, if it weren't for the rich historical experience, it is impossible to completely conquer a nation, Su Tiancheng has long led the army, completely flattened North Korea, and classified North Korea into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
It seems that the Korean royal family knows very well that the issue of the land is not of much use to go directly to the capital of Daming and say it, so they thought of finding themselves and hoping to open the gap.
What he has in hand, Su Tiancheng will never spit it out, he has suffered too many losses before, and he has already learned a lesson, not to mention the issue of territory, in this regard, Su Tiancheng has no concessions, he also wants to be able to occupy more territory, including the territory that was forcibly occupied by neighboring countries after a few hundred years.
After Li Xuanji finished speaking, Su Tiancheng spoke coldly.
"As an envoy, you perform your duties, I admire you, but please go back and tell your king, Xuanzhou, Tieshan and other places are my Ming territory, there is no dispute in this regard, if your king is not convinced, you can go directly to the capital, find the emperor to confide, I don't need to talk about such things here, Xuanzhou is under the rule of my Ming court, a prosperous, these people who signed, if they feel that Xuanzhou can't stay, they can move to Pyongyang, if they feel that the road is far away, I, the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion, can help them completely. ”
Li Xuanji's face changed, he probably didn't expect that Su Tiancheng said so directly, and he also had to liquidate these people who signed and put their fingerprints on them, it seems that the matter of the territory should not be thought of at all to have any results, if it is not good, offend this adult, the Li family may not be able to rule North Korea. (To be continued......)