Daming talker

Chapter 756 Roaring in the Big Tent
In Jiuliancheng on the Yalu River, Lin Tianshuai, who had stolen a half-day's leisure, was half-lying on a recliner, dictating something, while Cui Wukui beside him was writing down his thoughts furiously.

Li Rusong, the general of Liaodong Town who was returning home with the army, walked in. Seeing this scene, he asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

Lin Tailai raised his hand to signal Li Rusong to sit anywhere, and replied, "I was writing my personal notes, but I was too lazy to write, so I asked Cui Xingren to write for me."

Li Rusong casually complained: "Who would write notes if they were serious? It's just like a scholar trying to whitewash himself."

"It would be good to leave some historical materials for future generations," said Lin Tai.

Then Lin Tailai continued to dictate to Cui Wukui: "From the time the Tianbing crossed the Yangtze River in October of the 21st year of Wanli to April of the following year, there were six major battles with the Japanese pirates, and countless minor battles.

In the First Battle of Pyongyang, 15,000 enemies were killed; in the Second Battle of Hamhung, 12,000 enemies were killed; in the Third Battle of Pyeongyang, 5,000 enemies were killed; in the Fourth Battle of Kilju, 10,000 enemies were killed; in the Fifth Battle of Seoul, 30,000 enemies were killed; and in the Sixth Battle of Ulsan, 29,000 enemies were killed.

The government troops initially numbered over 70,000, and eventually increased to 100,000. The Japanese pirates initially numbered 150,000 to 60,000, and then increased to nearly 200,000, with only 75,000 remaining.

The advantage is on my side, the Japanese pirates will not be able to escape my grasp!"

Li Rusong was a little dissatisfied: "What six battles? Can't we remove Pyeongyang? Can't we just have five major battles?"

Lin Tailai replied, “We can’t just erase what has happened, right?

However, it can be explained that the Battle of Pyeongyang was an encounter between our vanguard and the main force of the Japanese army. In the end, our vanguard killed thousands of enemies and successfully withdrew. Is there anything wrong with this statement? "

After hearing this explanation, Li Rusong had nothing to say except "revising the Spring and Autumn Annals".

Lin Tailai asked curiously, "Shouldn't you go to Guangning to perform your duties? Why did you come to see me again?"

At that time, there was a convention in Liaodong Town that the Liaodong Governor's office was in Liaoyang, while the Liaodong General was in Guangning, and the two giants were stationed in different places.

Li Rusong's official position was the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, so after returning to China from Korea, he should have gone to Guangning.

"I heard you were going to Tieling?" Li Rusong asked, "What's going on?"

Lin Tailai did not intend to hide it, and replied: "I have not yet returned my assignment as the governor, so I want to go to Tieling for inspection and summon the Jurchen tribes to declare the majesty of the court."

Excluding the enfeoffed barbarian tribes, Tieling is already very close to the northeasternmost tip of the Ming Dynasty's actual controlled territory.

This protruding area is surrounded by "enemies" on three sides. To the west are the Northern Tartar Left Wing Tuman tribe, to the north are the Haixi Jurchens, and to the east are the Jianzhou Jurchens.

Li Rusong asked tentatively: "Can I go with you?"

The main reason was that Marshal Lin was too good at making trouble, and Li Rusong was not very reassured. After all, Tieling was the hometown of the Li family, and Li Rusong was afraid that Marshal Lin would make trouble.

Lin Tailai nodded in agreement. "If you want to go, fine! Maybe we really need to borrow the prestige of your Li family to calm the situation."

Li Rusong couldn't help but be stunned. Marshal Lin really wanted to cause trouble?

Lin Tailai waved his hand and said, "Don't worry! It won't affect your Li family!"

Li Rusong asked a few more questions about what the purpose was, but Lin Tailai still refused to say it clearly.

After seeing Li Rusong off, Lin Tailai continued to dictate to Cui Wukui: "During my time in the East, I led the troops many times, participated in and commanded five major battles, four of which I was the first to ascend the battlefield. I personally captured three Japanese generals alive and killed two Japanese generals, Kato Kiyomasa and Omura Kizen."

Cui Wukui took note of it carefully. He also knew his mission. After returning to the capital, he would spread the propaganda according to the direction determined by Tianshuai.

When the Minister of State Affairs Lin Tailai stayed in Jiuliancheng, he first sent a message to the Jurchens of various tribes, inviting the chiefs who had received titles from the Ming Dynasty to meet in Tieling in mid-September. Those who had not received titles, whether in Haixi or Jianzhou, were also welcome to come.

If it were a year ago, Lin Tailai’s “invitation” would probably be ignored by most chiefs.

However, the news of the Korean War spread to the Jurchen tribes neighboring Korea, and the chiefs of each tribe felt awe for Lin Tianshuai, who was said to have killed 100,000 Japanese pirates.

Marshal Lin Tian brought his elite troops who had just been tested by war, and sincerely invited everyone to be his guests. It would seem impolite not to give them face.

This was roughly the attitude of the various Jurchen tribes. When the Yongle Dynasty was at its peak in the Northern Expedition, the tribes were extremely respectful to the Ming Dynasty, paid tribute very actively, and considered it an honor to be enthroned.

After the Battle of Tumu, the Jurchen tribes began to neglect and despise the Ming Dynasty, and even turned hostile.

Now that Shuai Lin Tian has become famous in the neighboring Kingdom of Korea, the mentality of the various Jurchen tribes is a bit like they are dreaming of the Yongle Dynasty.

A few days later, Lin Tailai led 6,000 battalions northward, accompanied by Li Rusong with 5,000 soldiers and horses, a total of more than 10,000 people went to Tieling.

When Lin Jinglüe arrived in Tieling, more than a dozen chieftains of various tribes in Haixi and Jianzhou Jurchen came and lived together outside the Tieling City Wall.

Lin Jinglüe did not move into the city, but camped outside the city with the army.

When all the chiefs came together to pay their respects, Lin Jinglie saw Nurhaci and his brothers at the front of the crowd.

Li Rusong, who was standing next to Lin Jinglie and helping to introduce the two, suddenly said, "I'm surprised that this old man Mantai is here too."

Then Li Rusong gave Lin Tailai a detailed introduction: "Mantai is the chief of the Wula tribe, one of the four major tribes of the Haixi Jurchens, and also the most powerful chief of the Haixi Jurchens.

This man has always been arrogant and tyrannical, and has no respect at all. I never thought he would come to see you."

Lin Jinglue calmly ordered: "Since the behavior is abnormal, something must have happened. Go and find out quickly."

Then Lin Jinglie pretended nothing had happened and continued chatting and laughing with the chiefs.

Not long after, Li Rusong came back and whispered to Lin Tailai, "Last year you ordered Nurhaci to send troops from Jianzhou to station along the Tumen River to prevent the Japanese pirates from Hamgyong Province from entering the country.

But that area actually belonged to the territory of the Haixi Jurchens, and during that period, the Jianzhou Jurchen troops frequently clashed with various tribes of the Haixi Jurchens.

Three months ago, Mantai, the chief of the Ula tribe of the Haixi Jurchens, joined the coalition forces composed of Yehe and other tribes, and the nine-tribe coalition forces jointly attacked the Jianzhou Jurchens.

But in the end, the nine-tribe coalition army was defeated by the Jianzhou Jurchens. Mantai was the only one who escaped back to his headquarters, while his second brother Bujantai was captured by Nurhaci.

So Mantai may be here to seek mediation."

Lin Tailai couldn't help but complain: "The nine-army coalition forces are really useless for fighting like this."

Then he asked, "You just said that this old man Mantai is very violent by nature?"

Li Rusong replied: "This is known to everyone inside and outside the border wall. He was very cruel to his own tribe, and many of them fled." Lin Jinglüe praised: "It seems that he is also a useful talent."

Li Rusong: "."

Is there any logical relationship between "cruel and tyrannical by nature" and "usable talent"?
Then Lin Jinglue ordered: "Mantai and Nurhaci stay, leaving only the interpreter, and all others retreat outside the tent for the time being!"

Li Rusong asked doubtfully, "What about me?"

Lin Tailai replied very confidently: "Same! You should go out first too."

After all the "idle people" left the general's tent, Lin Jinglie changed his position on the big chair to a more comfortable one, looked at Mantai and Nurhaci, and said calmly: "I don't like fighting in my life, so I have to stop fighting."

Nurhaci, the general of Longhu and the governor of Jianzhou, stepped forward to explain: "Since last year, our troops have been stationed by the order of the general to guard the Duman River. During this period, we have been frequently obstructed by the various tribes in Haixi and have repeatedly encountered conflicts.

This year, the various tribes in Haixi have become even more aggressive, forming a nine-tribe coalition and brazenly invading our Jianzhou territory. Our tribe had no choice but to fight back and win. "

Lin Tianshuai asked Man Tai on the other side: "What do you say?"

Mantai, the chieftain of the Ula tribe, was not as eloquent as Nurhaci. In this late autumn, he was sweating profusely and tried his best to explain:

“The Jianzhou soldiers were ordered to serve at the Duman River, but they should not have taken the opportunity to harass our Haixi tribes and cause them great distress.

We, the nine tribes, have joined forces for no other purpose than to teach Jianzhou a lesson. That’s right, it’s just a lesson.”

Nurhaci retorted with reason and evidence: "Even if we, the Jianzhou soldiers, had friction with the Haixi tribes at Tumanjiang, you can appeal to the governor if you have any grievances!

Why would the nine tribes join forces to raise an army? This is clearly an attempt to disrupt the situation in Liaodong and not take the governor seriously! "

Mantai stammered in response, "The nine tribes joined forces to teach Jianzhou a lesson in private, and never intended to trouble the governor."

Lin Tailai sighed deeply and could confirm once again that Man Tai was really a waste!

Nurhaci felt that he was completely in the right and there was no need to continue the confrontation with Mantai, so he said to Lin Tailai: "Please make a fair and just decision!"

Lin Tailai took a deep breath, regained his strength of more than 400 years, and said to Nurhaci: "So many tribes have joined forces to fight you, which means you must have made a mistake, which has angered everyone. Otherwise, why would there be a coalition of nine tribes?"

Nurhaci felt so frustrated that he wanted to bang his head against the wall. He protested, "The fact is that the Haixi tribes first expanded the friction into a war, and we Jianzhou were forced to fight back!"

Lin Tailai responded without thinking: "Apart from the facts, don't you have any fault in Jianzhou?"

"I" Nurhaci almost lost his composure and cursed, but he tried his best to hold it back and asked, "Could it be that facing the coalition forces of the nine tribes of Haixi, we in Jianzhou cannot fight back?"

Lin Tailai said without even raising his eyelids: "I didn't expect that your Jianzhou tribe would not only refuse to admit their mistakes, but also dare to fight back!"

With a series of smooth language moves, Nurhaci completely broke through the defense!

Lin Tailai is still the same Lin Tailai, the one who is extremely hostile and prejudiced towards the Jianzhou Jurchens. He has no intention of reasoning at all!

The process of dealing with Lin Tailai over the years kept coming to his mind, starting from the time when his pigtail was pulled on the back of his head when they first met. The humiliations accumulated over the years seemed to burst out from his heart!

What did I do wrong? I have hidden my hatred towards the Ming Dynasty deep enough. Why should I be humiliated constantly?

Nurhaci was a very patient person, otherwise he would have died at the hands of Li Chengliang long ago.

He always believed that there was no one in the world who could make him break down, until he met Lin Jinglie.

"Aqina! Seshehei! None of them are as good as them!" Nurhaci could no longer bear it and roared at Lin Tailai!

Mantai, the chief of the Ula tribe, was very confused, and even more confused after listening to the interpreter's translation!
Is this the way the Great Ming General, who is said to be a man of both civil and military talents and a descendant of the stars, reasonable?
It seems that this general did not care at all who was right and who was wrong between the Haixi tribes and the Jianzhou tribe, who started the war first, and it seems that this general had an old grudge with Nurhaci?
The people who had just left the general's tent and were standing outside were chatting in twos and threes when they suddenly heard a roar coming from the big tent.

All the chattering stopped abruptly, and everyone looked at each other, wondering what had happened in the general's tent?
After the roar of "Achinaseshei", there was a loud noise of tables and chairs falling over!

No one else dared to move, only Li Rusong hesitated for a moment, then lifted the door curtain and re-entered the tent.

But inside the big tent, the Ula chieftain Mantai and the interpreter were standing in the corner, shivering together.

On the ground in the middle of the tent, there was a figure in a Ming Dynasty military officer's robe lying on the ground. But his face could not be seen because an eight-foot-long hardwood desk was pressed on his head.

As for Lin Jinglie, he was standing next to the figure lying on the ground, and his hands seemed to have just left the desk.

Li Rusong quickly judged by the process of elimination that since Man Tai, Tongshi and Lin Jinglie were all standing, the person lying on the ground with his head pressed down by the hard wooden case must be Nurhaci, the governor of Jianzhou.

Lin Tailai clapped his hands and shouted to Man Tai and the interpreter, "You all saw it. Nurhaci first insulted the headquarters and then committed the crime!
The headquarters was caught off guard and had no weapons to protect themselves, so they were forced to bring a case to defend themselves in a hurry!"

The trembling Man Taihe interpreter recalled the scene where the governor of Jianzhou was smashed to death by a bureau. He was so frightened that he could not utter a complete word and could only nod his head desperately.

Lin Tailai then said to Li Rusong: "You should have heard Nurhaci's rude roar outside, right? Was he insulting the headquarters?"

Li Rusong sighed helplessly: "I know you have a lot of grievances against Nurhaci, but I didn't expect it to be so serious. After all, this is the fish my father raised."

Lin Tailai said coldly: "I am not familiar with your father, we have no friendship!"

Li Rusong smiled bitterly and asked quietly, "Are you trying to defile yourself again?"

Lin Tailai replied: "You think too much. This time it is not to defile myself. I just want to take advantage of the victory of the army to eliminate some hidden dangers so as to avoid them becoming too big to be eliminated."

Li Rusong looked at the human figure on the ground again, and felt that this was just the result of Marshal Lin hitting the Japanese pirates on the head with a mace. How much hatred and resentment could there be?
"This is the governor of Jianzhou who was appointed by the imperial court. How are we going to deal with this?" Li Rusong asked Lin Tailai.

"Don't worry, I have my own plan!" Then Lin Tailai instructed the chief of the Wula tribe of the Haixi Jurchens, Man Tai, to say:

"Go outside and explain it clearly to the leaders of each tribe! We have no ill will towards the leaders of each tribe!
Then we will continue the meeting at another place! This department has some good news to announce to you!"

Mantai didn't dare to say anything and went out timidly.

Lin Tailai pointed at Man Tai's back and said to Li Rusong, "You said this man is famous for his cruelty and tyranny, but how come I can't see that? Isn't he quite steady and docile?"

Li Rusong: "."

Being cruel and violent doesn't mean being stupid. If you dare not be steady and docile, you will be hit in the face by the eight-foot-long hardwood table in the next moment!
From this perspective, Marshal Lin is still good at dealing with the barbarians.
(End of this chapter)