God and mystery

Chapter 384
"Your Highness, I have good news and bad news here, which one do you want to hear first?"

The embassy, ​​Jin Yiwei guarded the gate, and the voice of the North Korean envoy came from the depths of the courtyard.

A halo floated on the messenger talisman, and the voice of the King of Korea was also transmitted from the other side. Facing the strange report from his subordinates at this time, after a few breaths of silence, the slightly joyful voice of the King of Korea sounded from the other side :
"The so-called good news, but the Ming Dynasty is going to withdraw its troops?"

"Then this is really great! North Korea doesn't have the energy to support these troops now, let them go away quickly, so that our country can recover as soon as possible! If the father of Shangguo issued such an order, it is indeed great news."

"Yes, or not?"

The North Korean envoy was at a loss for words for a while, but he was speechless.After not getting a positive reply, the King of Korea's tone was a bit more puzzled, but the doubt didn't last long, and he immediately expressed his second guess:

"Wait! Could it be that Shang Kingdom still wants to give a gift? To rebuild our country?"

His tone became excited: "You have been dazzled by the good news, are you still not sober?"

At this moment, the North Korean envoy's expression was as mournful as a concubine's concubine. He couldn't help breaking the illusion of his own monarch and hurriedly stopped it.

"That's not the case. Forget it, I'd better tell His Highness the bad news first."

"The good news. The war is over."

The king of North Korea was taken aback: "This is indeed good news, but I already know this?"

"No other words?"

The North Korean envoy cried out for a while, but turned his head quickly, fearing that Jin Yiwei would hear him, so he could only whisper to the King of North Korea:

"What else can I say! Your Highness should listen to the minister first!"

When he and the King of Korea had finished discussing Emperor Wanli's request in detail, he heard a loud cry from the other side of the summoning talisman, and then the King of Korea's voice disappeared, leaving only a group of courtiers crying for help in a panic!

After a long while, the voice of the King of Korea sounded from the communication talisman, but he was exhausted, and his speech was incoherent. It was the Ming Dynasty's request that nearly burst his heart on the spot.

Maybe it was a combination of both, but the North Korean envoy never dared to ask directly.

"Why did it come to this! Why did it come to this! How could this thunderbolt fall on North Korea's head!"

The heart-piercing voice of the King of Korea came from the other side of the communication talisman, and the North Korean envoy waited for a long time until the words of mourning from the King of Korea gradually disappeared and all kinds of crying words gradually stopped. Carefully, repeat the request of Emperor Wanli to him.

But when the king of North Korea heard about the crime of deceiving the king, he had all sorts of liquidations, and he became angry for a while: "What kind of crime is this! We don't know the previous situation, so how could it be considered a concealment and deception! Killed Are the generals admitting their faults? The emperor of Shangguo is coveting my land, but he uses the words of the officials of the previous Tang Dynasty to block the mouths of the people in the world!"

"What small country is barren and remote, it's just an excuse. Although our country is small and weak, it also has thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. There are hundreds of rivers and thousands of streams, which feed hundreds of valleys. There are tens of millions of people. It is not far behind that country. Big!"

"The Japanese pirates have been raging for seven years, killing millions of people. Although millions of people died, even if there are no tens of millions of people in North Korea, there are still 900 or [-] million! How can these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers be handed over to the king's father? !"

The king of North Korea wanted to curse a few more words, but he changed his name to Junfu and added another sentence:

"How could the kingdom of God have the heart to take away the homeland of tens of millions of our people, so that our people have nothing to eat, and if they have nothing to eat, how can they raise the heavenly soldiers of the kingdom of heaven?"

"It is said that they want the right to use the land, but the ownership of the land is still in the hands of our country. This is our land in disguise. How many parts will this thousand miles of mountains and rivers be split into? If it is a prosperous dynasty, naturally there will be no objection, but now How can North Korea afford to support so many heavenly soldiers!"

As the king of North Korea spoke, he almost recited it again. Isn’t this just asking his own country to pay for food and money to support the garrison of the Ming Dynasty? Absorbing "nutrients" from it, over time, is tantamount to raising a bunch of uncles for yourself.

This is all right, the war is over, and the Ming army will not leave!

Two days ago, I was crazily mocking those Ming army Qiu Ba, hoping they would leave quickly and stop eating their own food here!

The North Korean envoy said: "In the words of the great emperor, I mentioned that North Korea and the Japanese pirates are both countries that will not be conquered, ranking first or second. Now the Japanese pirates rebelled. The loss is huge, so I suspect that we have the heart of disobedience."

"Your Majesty, don't be impatient. I think that let the Ming Dynasty troops stay there for a period of time. Our country only cares about restoring our national strength, and we don't care about anything else. Just treat them as if they don't exist. After a while, the Shang Kingdom sees me. The country has no heart of disobedience, the Japanese pirates are wolf ambitions, and the world is rebellious, and we in North Korea are filial sons and virtuous grandsons, not the same as other countries."

The way is to show weakness and pretend not to be seen.The more obedient this son is, the more assured his father will be.

After hearing this, the king of Joseon had a serious discussion with other courtiers on the other side of the amulet. The result of the discussion was that there was no result, and he could only continue to be his son. The Ming Dynasty made a decision, and they could not interfere, otherwise If this is the case, the so-called crime of deceiving the emperor will be investigated again. Everyone understands that it is just an excuse for Emperor Wanli.

The North Korean king could not help complaining to other courtiers.

This day, the upper kingdom should be tolerant to the sons of the lower kingdom. Why did they suddenly start to care about these trivial matters, so that they were accused of crimes to scare their own monarchs who are descending from the kingdom?
In the final analysis, it is all the blame of the Japanese country. If Japan does not attack itself, it will be its own.
The king of North Korea had this idea, and other ministers also had this idea, but if it is said that they want to develop soldiers and horses, it is absolutely impossible.

Where the country's shortcomings are, the rulers are more aware than foreign counselors, but the interests involved are too big, related to their status and even property. Things like military power cannot be easily handed over to generals. To continue to restrain!And the more restrictive it is, the better!

"That Yi sun-shin seems to be appreciated by the Ming army this time."

After the "national policy" was finalized, the ministers began to discuss the aftermath. The Ming army had no way to manage it, but their own army could manage it!

Li Sunchen will be called back, and then immediately remove all military power in his hands!

"He made a lot of contributions in this battle"

"It's a bunch of nonsense! Luliang sea battle, although he has a plan, he was deluded by the enemy's blindfold, where did he get his merits!"

There are ministers with gloomy eyes, and the king of North Korea also sees it and knows it well.

This so-called cover-up is not because he really doesn't believe the battle situation on the front line. The reason why he pretends to be a fool in the communication talisman is to wipe out the credit for this battle.

The generals of the Ming Dynasty must say that they are a fatuous monarch, and they can't control themselves if they scold them in private.

However, Yi sun-shin was his own general.

If one recognizes his merits in this battle, it is tantamount to conferring him the pinnacle of being a military officer. How can this be possible!
When the power of the military officer increases, he will threaten the civil servants. If he has the heart of disobedience, what should he do if there is a rebellion inside?Even if he is a dead soul under the knife, he doesn't even know it!

Therefore, erasing the merits of this battle is tantamount to suppressing his official title, and there is a proper reason to take back the military power in his hands and continue to suppress his status.

And looking at a group of ministers and the monarchs of North Korea, they are all gathered in Wangjing, not only do not reward their own generals, but even erase his achievements, suppress his status, take back his military power, and some people have even started to convict him !
The little celestial master who was in charge of protecting them in Wang Jing didn't have the eyes to look at the faces of these people at this time, and he couldn't help sighing:
"This kind of country, such kings and officials, no wonder they are not the opponents of Japanese pirates! As a leader, I don't want to win the loyalty of generals, but try my best to entrap the heroes and heroes of my own country. In such a country, even if The country will not perish, and it is doomed not to rise.”

"As you said, by obtaining the right to use the land, you can borrow the fortune of the vassal state to strengthen Daming?"

After retiring from the court, Emperor Wanli returned to the residence of Tianshi, who now lives in the Zhenwu Hall in the new Forbidden Heavenly Palace.

"Exactly, this is what someone told Pindao."

Zhang Tianshi told the truth at this time, and Emperor Wanli listened carefully.

"Oh, is it an alchemist? An alchemist. Yes?"

"Those who want to kill Xu Fu."

The alchemists who sent the Mongolian sweat medicine and treasures to Ji Xiang at the beginning were of course aware of the changes in the Forbidden City. They made contact with Zhang Tianshi and informed him of some things.

At the beginning, the alchemists had sent two treasures to Ji Xiang, one of which, Mongolia Khan Medicine, had already shined in the Korean War. After Meng killed Kobayakawa Xiuqiu, the Shadow Soldiers could pretend to be him and seize the god's throne. This began the "Great Defection Era" of Japanese generals.

Xiuqiu's rebellion dealt a huge blow to the morale of the Japanese army, and all the deployments were messed up, so that the false immortals were eager to find Ji Xiang in order to save the war situation, but in the end they died in foreign countries one after another. A great Buddhist cultivator like Baibhikuni is hated.

And the second treasure, the Cicada Slough God Pill, was originally used to fight against the form-dissolving technique, but Xu Fu didn't have time to use the eight-foot mirror. Japan, and originally had an opportunity to use it in front of the Honnoji Temple.

It's a pity that when Ji Xiang entered the Inneng Temple, he broke the mirrors in the hands of the two janitor Renwang statues. The divine light of the eight-foot mirror did not fall into the Inneng Temple for the first time, so it never fell again.

Therefore, this magic pill is useless.

"These alchemists are all a group of people who followed Dongfang Shuo in the former Han Dynasty. Xu Fu and them are sworn enemies, so in this Korean War, Fang Xiandao of Lishanhe stood behind me, Daming."

"And Xu Fu is not dead, Fang Xiandao will support us!"

With the help of one of the four major powers in Lishanhe, the world can be stable for a long time, but it also faces pressure from the other three aspects.

"Xu Fu has been sending people to my Ming Dynasty to plunder treasures. The incident near Phoenix Mountain has been found out, and the members of the Longyou Merchant Gang have also been arrested by the county magistrate, but there are fish that slipped through the net and have already gone out to sea with the Japanese boat. took refuge."

Zhang Tianshi and Emperor Wanli reported the incident of Phoenix Mountain in the south. Although it was already a year ago, the information is lagging behind. What's more, the Longyou Merchant Gang is also a huge force in the mortal world. They have intelligence and cooperation with Japan. The sphere of influence in business contacts spreads all over the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and it is even implicated in the southern method, which is difficult to eradicate.

"Southern method, is there any connection with Xu Fu?"

"Probably not, but the southern method seems to be more closely connected with the underworld."

Zhang Tianshi said: "Not long ago, some major events happened in the southern practice world."

"Compared to the sudden demise of the Yinshan faction last time, it is even more serious."

"Someone performed sacrifices to ghosts and creatures, so that there was a 'corpse chaos'."

Emperor Wanli was puzzled when he heard the nouns: "Corpse? Could it be zombies, yakshas or something like that? Just hit them with firearms? The Bugarao Cannon Foundry has just bought it, let them cast cannons, and then transport them on the spot Go to the southern French border and bomb."

Zhang Tianshi said: "Of course firearms can kill ghosts like zombies and yakshas, ​​but the corpse chaos this time is essentially similar to what happened in Wudang Mountain before."

"Oh?"

What happened before Wudang Mountain has also been reported to Shuntian. After all, it is a royal Taoist temple. Emperor Wanli wanted to go to Wudang Mountain before, but he didn't go. go for a walk.In addition to the recasting of the Forbidden City, I have to stay here, but at this moment, it is also appropriate not to go out and run around.

As for the appearance of King Tianluo in Wudang Mountain, when Ji Xiang escorted the two scholars into Shuntian, he had already explained it.

"If it's related to Wudang, then it's related to Jingling Palace and Longevity Immortal Palace. Could it be some new ghost, unheard of in the world?"

The underworld is creating all kinds of monsters that did not appear in the previous generation, which has been known to many people, and these new monsters must be restrained with new spells.

"That's right. Of course, this corpse mess can indeed be killed with firearms. But!"

"It is a living person who becomes a corpse, not a corpse that turns into a corpse after death. In other words, firearms kill not only corpses, but also the people of Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Tianshi told Emperor Wanli that this is like an infectious disease. People will become zombies, but they still retain their rationality. Methodology seems to have made a fuss about this matter. From now on, this "plague" is exactly what they actively spread.

Then, go rescue these "corpse people" by yourself.

"Is this to follow the example of the White Lotus Sect? To poison the people, and then rescue them by themselves, direct and act on their own, and fool the people."

Emperor Wanli frowned. The southern method teaches, and now the heart of disobedience is revealed. Now that he has entered the world of practice, he knows how rampant these practitioners are.

And there was one more thing that he seemed to understand.

Emperor Jiajing seemed to have killed a lot of demons and practitioners back then. Although it was discovered later that he seemed to be secretly killing for himself just to find something, Emperor Wanli was thinking about it at this time.

Why didn't the old Bideng's butcher's knife land more places?
"there's one more thing."

Zhang Tianshi spoke, his tone still dignified:

"[Dragon Lord Jiupancha King], it seems to have appeared somewhere!"

"During the Song Dynasty, the overhaul of Buddhism that broke Bianliang with a single word, fell from the mountains and rivers to the world!"

(End of this chapter)