Daming talker

Chapter 757 is too dirty! (asking for monthly ticket)

At this time, a cheer came from outside the big tent. It must be that the chieftains of the Haixi Jurchens heard the news of Nurhaci's death and couldn't help themselves on the spot.

After all, ever since Nurhaci unified the Jianzhou tribes and had 5,000 elite soldiers at his disposal, he had obviously developed ambitions towards the Haixi Jurchens, and the threat became increasingly greater.

Otherwise, the nine tribes of Haixi Jurchens would not have united this year to discuss the establishment of a state.

But what was even more embarrassing was that the coalition of the nine Haixi tribes was actually killed by Nurhaci. Not only did the chiefs of the Haixi tribes lose face, they also felt that the threat from the Jianzhou Jurchens was even greater.

This time, Marshal Lin Tian invited the chiefs to hold a meeting in Tieling. The reason why the Haixi tribes participated so enthusiastically was not only because they were afraid of the power of the heavenly soldiers' recent victory, but also because they wanted to seek refuge after their own defeat.

However, the chiefs never expected that Tian Shuai was so kind and eliminated the biggest threat to the Haixi Jurchens without saying a word.

Of course, given the political and cultural level of the chiefs of the various Haixi Jurchen tribes, they obviously did not understand what it meant to feel grief over the death of a rabbit.

If they understood, they would not have been annexed by the Jianzhou Jurchens in history.

Nurhaci's rank was obviously several levels higher than the chiefs of the Haixi Jurchens, which is why Tianshuai killed him.

Li Rusong listened to the cheers outside the big tent, then looked at the corpses on the ground, and suddenly understood.

It turned out that Marshal Lin had been waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the opportunity for the contradictions between the Haixi tribes and the Jianzhou Jurchens to intensify.

If we act decisively to depose Nurhaci at this time, and if we can gain the superficial submission of more than a dozen countries (tribes) in Haixi, even if we are reported to the court, our merits and demerits can be considered to offset each other, right?
Recalling that in September last year, Marshal Lin ordered the elite troops of Jianzhou Jurchens to defend the banks of the Duman River in the territory of Haixi Jurchens. I am afraid that he was also planning to stir up conflicts between Jianzhou Jurchens and Haixi Jurchens.

In other words, a whole year ago, Marshal Lin had already planned to kill Nurhaci today.

So General Li couldn't help but sigh that these people who play politics have such dirty hearts.

Fortunately, Lin Tianshuai was quite nice to me. At most, he just bullied me a few times or tried to steal some military merits from me. He had no intention of really doing anything bad to me.

Just as Li Rusong was daydreaming, Nurhaci's younger brother Shurhaci walked in.

Although the two brothers had begun to have conflicts recently, Nurhaci had greater ambitions, while Shurhaci believed that it was best to be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and they had quarreled several times about this.

However, the family affection of supporting each other since childhood was still there. After seeing his brother's body, Shuerhazi couldn't help but kneel down and cry.

Lin Tailai stood by and said coldly, "Why are you crying?"

Shuerhaqi dared not not answer, so he could only suppress his grief and said, "Why is it so?"

Lin Tailai snorted coldly, "You two brothers have been close since childhood, I don't believe that you still don't know what Nurhaci is thinking?
Don’t you know whether he has hatred towards the Ming Dynasty in his heart?
His next step will definitely be to completely annex the Haixi Jurchens and integrate all the Jurchen tribes!
Then actively train troops, recruit fleeing Han people, and learn the Ming Dynasty's technology?

After it grows stronger and becomes mature, when the time is right, we will formally establish a country and break away from the control of the Ming Dynasty, right or not?

As a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, you actually have such thoughts, so what's the problem with this department killing your brother?"

Li Rusong, who was watching, was shocked. How could the dog raised by their Li family have such courage?

However, Shuerhazi was also dumbfounded. Tian Shuai actually knew his brother's inner world so well. If it was a guess, it was too realistic.

"How did you know?" Shuerhaci forgot his grief for a moment and couldn't help asking.

Lin Tailai said in confusion: "Didn't you tell me? If it wasn't for you, my brother, who exposed it, how would this department know about Nurhaci's rebellious heart?"

Shit! Shuerhaqi was so upset after hearing this answer that he almost vomited blood on the spot.

How did I become the villain who betrayed my brother? Tian Shuai, you can't make up stories or make up stories in your adaptations!

When I met Lin Tianshuai in Jiuliancheng last year, Tianshuai was so kind, but today he is so vicious!
Then he heard Lin Tianshuai say: "Since Nurhaci has been executed, you, Shuerhaci, will be the Dragon and Tiger General and the Governor of Jianzhou.

This department will file a petition with the imperial court. Before the official enthronement, you will serve as the temporary acting official!"

Shuerhaqi quickly replied: "I have no such intention!"

If I inherited my brother's official position, wouldn't it be even more difficult to explain?

Lin Tianshuai said very considerately: "You should accept it. If you don't have the protection of the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid your situation will be even more dangerous. I heard that Nurhaci's loyal followers are very good at fighting."

When Shuerhazi came in, he was extremely sad. When he left, he was dazed and almost went crazy - maybe he would rather go crazy.

Anyway, Lin Tailai was quite satisfied, and the "chain of evidence" was more complete.

Li Rusong felt very sympathetic towards Shuerhaci and asked Lin Tailai, "Why didn't you kill Shuerhaci as well?
Rather than tormenting him like that, it would be better to give him a quick death."

Lin Tailai looked at Li Rusong with dissatisfaction. What does it mean to torture Shuerhaci?

Helping him kill his elder brother who was the head of the family and supporting him to become the head of the family also became torturing him?
"Isn't that right?" Li Rusong asked again.

Lin Tianshuai replied politely: "Your father killed Nurhaci's father and grandfather, but he dared to spare Nurhaci's brothers afterwards.

So what if I killed my brother and spared his younger brother? Is this department even worse than your father? "

Li Rusong couldn't stand it anymore, "You are the top scholar after all! Let's talk it over, don't call me dad!"

Lin Tailai replied: "We can't completely indulge the Haixi Jurchens. They also need an enemy.

But this enemy can't be too strong, so let's just use Shuerhaqi for now."

Li Rusong felt sympathy again. It must be difficult for Shurhaci to return to Jianzhou.

After dealing with Nurhaci's funeral, Lin Tailai thought about his worries silently for a while.

Given his current status, it would be easy for him to simply kill someone. He could just call the person over and chop him up.

However, there still needs to be a suitable time for killing to bring more benefits.

Today I finally completed one of the biggest tasks for a time traveler, and it can be considered as a realization of my thoughts.

Lin Tailai walked out of the general's tent, moved to another clean place, and reconvened the chiefs of various tribes.

At this time, the chiefs of various tribes looked at Lin Tailai with even more awe in their eyes.

This Tian Shuai is indeed a god of war with hundreds of lives on his hands. He is so cruel that he does not take human life seriously. He even smashed the chief of Jianzhou to death over a disagreement.

Looking at Shurhaci, the second Beile of Jianzhou, he was so frightened when he came out after entering the big tent that he seemed to have lost his soul.

Lin Tailai didn't waste any words and said to the chiefs straight away: "A new royal copper mine has been opened on the other side of Changbai Mountain and the Yalu River, and a large number of miners are urgently needed!"

The chiefs were at a loss. What did the urgent need for miners next door have to do with their Jurchen tribes?
Lin Tailai held up two fingers, like a vendor calling out for business, and shouted: "For every miner who pays tribute to the Ming Dynasty, we will receive three taels of silver or goods of equivalent value in return!
Attention! This is considered as tribute, which can be exchanged for the title of Ming Dynasty and the privileges of border market! Personally, I estimate that about 5,000 miners may need to be collected every year. "

The chiefs understood a little at this time and began to think about whether it was worthwhile.

After the chiefs thought about it for a while, Lin Tailai added two more points, "First, for the miners who pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, we don't ask where they came from!

Second, the number of miners who pay tribute is linked to the border market share and the level of enfeoffment! "

When they heard the words "don't ask about the source", the eyes of many tribal chiefs lit up.

If we could capture a few hundred prisoners in the war with other tribes and then send them as tribute to the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't that be equivalent to a huge cash income of more than one thousand taels of silver?
Not to mention the accompanying border city benefits and the honor of being enthroned, which are all very attractive.

Mantai, the chieftain of the Ula tribe, and his counterparts from the Yehe tribe looked at each other and wondered if they could reorganize the coalition forces and take advantage of the fact that Jianzhou was leaderless and in possible civil strife to grab some fat guys.
It is so pleasant to get revenge and exchange money at the same time.

Li Rusong, the general commander of Liaodong Town, stood next to Marshal Lin like a minion, and was almost numb.

What tribute and reward? Isn't this just slave trade? As I said before, the hearts of those who play politics are really dirty!

From the Haixi women in the north to the Jianzhou Jurchens in the east, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos from now on.

The Li family made their fortune in Tieling and had been operating in the Jurchen territory for decades, but the influence they had built up was not as great as the impact of Lin Tailai on this day.

The original order of the Jurchen people was completely recast, and the situation will be completely different from now on.

But when you think about it carefully, it doesn’t seem to have caused any harm to the Li family?
Before returning to the court to hand over the pass, Lin Jinglue came to Tieling specifically for this matter.

The people who needed to be done had been done, and the things that needed to be done had been done. Lin Jinglie waved his sleeves and left without any reluctance.

Li Rusong had to stay in Tieling Wei for a few more days. After all, this was the Li family's old nest and there were many social conventions here.

Just the large number of servants from Tieling who died in Biti Pavilion was enough for Li Rusong to mourn for a while.

So Li Rusong could only send Lin Tailai ten miles away and then parted ways.

If nothing unexpected happens, Li Rusong, who is in his prime, will probably guard Liaodong for a long time like his father Li Chengliang.

So I don’t know how long this separation will last, maybe a few years, maybe ten years, maybe more than ten years.

Lin Tailai felt something and suddenly said, "In the next five years, the new order of the Jurchens will depend on you to maintain it."

Li Rusong laughed and said, "Only five years? Why not ten or twenty years?"

Lin Tailai sneered and said, "I can tell fortunes. If you don't correct your habit of taking risks on light cavalry, you will only live for five years!
And what does what happens five years later have to do with you?"

In the original history, Li Rusong was inexplicably ambushed and died inexplicably during a common security war with the northern barbarians five years later.

Li Rusong muttered, "You guys who like fortune-telling just like to scare people!"

Lin Tailai said fiercely: "I will have the Ministry of War carefully monitor every battle report of yours. If you dare to lead the charge, I will punish you first."

Li Rusong frowned, "Are you really good at fortune-telling?"

Lin Tailai replied: "If I don't know anything about physiognomy, how could I have discovered Zhao Zhigao from the bench in Nanjing?

Eight years ago, who would have thought that Zhao Zhigao could become the Prime Minister? I can see it! "

Li Rusong: "."

Speaking of this, I have to admit that.

In the 13th year of the Wanli reign, who could have imagined that a sixty-year-old fifth-rank official from Nanjing would be able to enter the cabinet five years later, and become the prime minister six or seven years later?
Watching Lin Tailai's figure disappear into the horizon, Li Rusong began to reflect, should he really be more cautious on the battlefield?

After leaving Tieling, Lin Tailai headed south without saying a word along the way for thousands of miles.

After passing Shanhaiguan, Lin Tailai did not return to the capital directly, but went to Tianjin for inspection and guided the construction of the seaport.

He had a premonition that this seaport closest to the capital might become very important in the future.

At the beginning of October, Lin Tailai arrived in Tongzhou, the gateway of JD.com, and the countdown to his career as a general began.

As a general who achieved a great victory, Lin Tailai received corresponding courtesy when he returned to the court.

Emperor Wanli sent the eunuch Chen Ju, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, to Tongzhou to welcome and comfort Lin Tailai, and gave him imperial wine and a banquet.

This was a very rare occasion where ministers and eunuchs could sit together openly, eat, drink and socialize.

After many rounds of drinking, the slightly tipsy Lin Tailai jokingly said, "Da Yu, why are you still the fourth eunuch in the Imperial Household Department? You haven't moved up in all these years?"

Eunuch Chen said unhappily, "It is all thanks to the grace of His Majesty that I was able to serve as the Imperial Household Department Supervisor. I am already very satisfied."

Do you think everyone can skip several grades in just three or four years like you, Lin Tailai?
Lin Tailai smiled and said, "It's almost there, almost there, maybe the opportunity will come."

Eunuch Chen stared at Lin Tailai. "Why the hell don't you continue talking? What is this opportunity?"
Seeing that Lin Tailai did not elaborate, Eunuch Chen had no choice but to ask him about another matter. However, he remembered another matter that he had never had the chance to ask, so he decided to tell him about it today.

"In recent years, there has been a rumor circulating in a small circle that our family has colluded with you. This rumor has troubled our family. Do you know where this rumor came from?"

Lin Tailai said calmly, "The source is the former Prime Minister Shen Shixing. Because he was not as accurate as me in predicting the situation, he deliberately slandered me for colluding with the palace eunuchs, so I knew many secrets."

Eunuch Chen: “.”

Are you two, an old man and a young man, playing some kind of political game?
Seeing that they had almost finished drinking, Eunuch Chen suddenly asked tentatively: "After returning from this great victory, if you are to be conferred a title, what title would you like?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Tailai slammed the table in annoyance and said, "I regret it!"

Eunuch Chen asked in confusion: "What do you regret?"

Lin Tailai replied with deep regret: "According to the custom of our dynasty, when conferring titles for military merit, the title is often named after the place where the merit was achieved.

Among the many ancient names of Korea, I like Lelang the most, but why is it used by someone else?

When I first petitioned for the title of Lelang Duke to be given to the six princes of the Kingdom of Korea, why didn't I think of today?"

Eunuch Chen was speechless. Could you, Lin Tailai, say something serious?
Lin Tailai said under the influence of alcohol: "Why not, don't confer the title of nobility? Anyway, my favorite name Lelang has already been used."

Eunuch Chen responded, "There are many ancient names for Korea! There's more than just Lelang!"

(End of this chapter)