The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 405 Do you want a ceasefire?
This time, the peace envoy sent by Toyotomi Hideyoshi was still Konishi Fei.

However, this round of negotiations is completely different from the last one.

This time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi really wanted to cease fire.

He didn't make the same absurd and bizarre request as last time.

This time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had only one request, which was that the Ming Dynasty release all their captured daimyo, generals, ordinary soldiers and able-bodied men.

He obviously still has some hope and wants to make a comeback!
As for when they will make a comeback and how they will fight, that depends on the outcome of the peace talks.

This time, the one who took Xiao Xifei to the capital of the Ming Dynasty for negotiations was not the traitor Shen Weijing, but Li Guozhu sent by Wanli.

Although Li Guozhu was pretending to be a merchant from the vassal state of Ryukyu, he seemed to have great power.

This guy actually brought ten warships of the Ming Dynasty Navy!
Moreover, after picking up Xiao Xifei and others, he went to Busan Port and added hundreds of warships before rushing towards the Ming Dynasty along the coastline of the vassal state of Korea.

Xiao Xifei is different now.

Although he pretended to be a peace envoy to Japan last time, the one who made the decision was not him, but the traitor Shen Weijing.

This time he was the Japanese envoy who was truly responsible for the peace negotiations. Moreover, before leaving, Toyotomi Hideyoshi personally told him a lot of things.

He himself has changed too. After he came back last time, he felt that there would probably be peace talks later, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi would most likely send him again.

So, after he ran back, he began to learn the official language of the Ming Dynasty.

By this time, he had learned the Ming Dynasty official language quite well, and he even asked Li Guozhu for advice along the way.

As for the fact that Li Guozhu could speak the official language of the Ming Dynasty, looked exactly like a Ming person, and even wore Ming Dynasty clothes, this is not surprising at all.

Because the Ming Dynasty once sent hundreds of people from thirty-six surnames to the Ryukyu Kingdom to help the Ryukyu Kingdom with shipbuilding, navigation, and translation of Ming Dynasty documents.

At this moment, the business of the Ryukyu Kingdom is done by these thirty-six surnames. They are originally Ming people, so there is nothing strange about them being exactly the same as the Ming people.

Xiao Xifei followed Li Guozhu all the way and could speak Ming Dynasty official language quite fluently.

However, after they arrived in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Wanli still did not meet Xiao Xifei immediately.

Wanli directly ordered the soldiers of the Beijing Camp to send Xiao Xifei to the Ten Princes' Palace. It seemed that he wanted this guy to learn the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty first. In fact, he just wanted this guy to meet the captured daimyo and generals first to find out the situation before discussing it.

Xiao Xifei finally figured it out after meeting his adoptive father, Xiao Xi Yukinaga.

The merchants from the Ryukyu Kingdom were not lying at all. The vassal state of Korea was really taken over by the Ming Kingdom. Except for those who died in battle, all the troops they sent were captured by the Ming army!
After he had learned the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty in the Ten Princes' Palace, Li Guozhu finally came to take him into the palace.

Early in the morning at about noon, as the sun was rising, he was led to the side hall where he had first met the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

There seemed to be faint traces of blood left by Shen Weijing on the stone floor!

He glanced at it with lingering fear, then quickly bowed and said, "The Japanese envoy Xiao Xifei pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

He has learned Ming Dynasty official language very well, and he has also learned Ming Dynasty etiquette properly. He is no longer as fawning and servile as the Japanese pirates.

This is how the world is. When a country becomes strong enough, other countries will try their best to learn everything about it, including its language.

The envoys of the Japanese pirates in Japan subconsciously began to learn the official language of the Ming Dynasty, which proved that the Ming Dynasty had become strong enough to make them feel awe or envy.

well.

I just want you Japanese pirates to learn the official language of the Ming Dynasty.

Wanli nodded slightly, then asked, "What is the purpose of your Japanese envoys?"

Are you asking this question without knowing the answer?

Xiao Xifei glanced at Li Guozhu beside him and said carefully, "Our Highness Taiko believes that Japan and Ming should maintain peace and avoid disputes, so he sent me to negotiate."

Well, the address has also been changed. You know you can’t talk nonsense in front of me anymore.

Not bad.

Wanli nodded slightly and said, "Our Great Ming is a country of etiquette and has never initiated disputes with neighboring countries. This time, it was you who invaded Korea, a vassal state of the Great Ming, first. The dispute was not provoked by our Great Ming.

Didn't your Taiko say that I would add Tang territory to my territory as long as I live? Why do you say peace is the most important thing now?"

Wasn't this caused by you guys beating me?

Xiao Xifei said rather embarrassedly, "Our Highness Taige no longer has this idea."

Didn’t Toyotomi Hideyoshi have this idea?
Can you believe what this old fox says?
Do you think I don't know what you Japanese pirates are?
History has proven that you are nothing. When we can't beat you, you say peace is the most precious thing. When we can beat you, you rush up and bully us wantonly!
You won't stop fighting unless I destroy you this time!
Wanli said expressionlessly: "What is he thinking now?"

Why do you always ask questions even though you already know the answer?
Didn’t I just say that?
Xiao Xifei said helplessly, "Our Taiko Highness wants to negotiate peace."

Hehe, peace talks. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, this time I will take back all the suffering and humiliation you pirates have inflicted on us, no matter whether it was in the past or in the future.

Wanli said noncommittally, "Do you want a ceasefire?"

Why do you keep talking nonsense? Isn't peace talks just about stopping the war?

Xiao Xifei nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, we want a ceasefire."

The cost of this ceasefire is extremely high.

Wanli pretended to ponder for a while before asking, "What about your sincerity in the peace talks?"

what?
Sincerity?

Is this because I didn’t learn the Ming Dynasty official language well?
Why don’t I understand what this means?

Xiao Xifei was stunned for a moment before he said carefully, "May I ask Your Majesty, what does sincerity mean?"

Sincerity means that you must show some appreciation for me before I will agree to a ceasefire.

Are you pretending not to understand or do you really not understand?
Wanli thought for a moment and said simply, "Sincerity means what conditions you can offer for a ceasefire."

Oh, the terms of the armistice.

Xiao Xifei said without hesitation: "Our Lord Taiko hopes that the Ming Dynasty will release all the captured daimyo, generals, ordinary soldiers, and young and strong men."

He thought there was nothing wrong in stating this condition.

Because when he was in the Ten Princes' Palace, his adoptive father Konishi Yukinaga said that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would release the captured daimyo, generals, and even ordinary soldiers and able-bodied men.

However, this is not sincerity.

Wanli slowly shook his head and said, "I am not asking what conditions you have, but what you can offer to compensate the Ming Dynasty and its vassal state, Korea, for the losses in this war."

what?
You still have to pay compensation!
Xiao Xifei was stunned for a moment, then said carefully: "Our Taige Highness didn't say that."

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, are you still trying to get something for nothing in the Ming Dynasty?

Do you think I will really release those captured daimyo, generals, ordinary soldiers and young men unconditionally?

This guy probably got a lot of bargains in Japan, so he thinks there are bargains to be made everywhere.

You wish!
This time I will squeeze you until you vomit blood!

Wanli feigned displeasure and said, "What do you mean by Taiko? If you don't have any sincerity, what's there to discuss? Does he think a war involving tens of millions of troops is a joke? He can just fight and stop at will?"

Oops, angry.

Xiao Xifei's face changed when he heard this.

They have hundreds of thousands of prisoners in their custody, so they dare not let the talks break down. If the talks break down, the consequences will be very serious, and he simply cannot afford it.

He thought about it carefully, then said carefully: "Our Lord Taiko didn't mention the issue of compensation, but he did say that you Ming Kingdom has any conditions to propose. As for peace talks, of course we have to discuss them."

How could Toyotomi Hideyoshi say such a thing?
That proves that this guy is really scared, and he is afraid that I will take advantage of the situation to attack the Japanese mainland.

Li Yuansheng found out that Toyotomi Hideyoshi was ordering the frantic construction of ships and the conscription of young men, which meant he was ready for a desperate resistance.

No, I can't let you have the idea of ​​fighting to the death.

Upon hearing this, Wanli nodded slightly and said, "Well, that's quite sincere. A ceasefire is not impossible. I don't have too many conditions. The only one is that you must compensate the Ming Dynasty and its vassal state, Korea, for the losses incurred in this war."

Is it that simple, just one line?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xifei nodded repeatedly and said, "No problem, Your Majesty. If you can tell us what losses Ming and its vassal state Korea have suffered in this war, we can discuss it in detail."

This loss is huge, so huge that it's scary.

You must not be scared to death.

Upon hearing this, Wanli nodded slightly and said, "Well, fine, let's first do the math and see what losses the Ming Dynasty and its vassal state, Korea, have suffered in this war."

Still want to settle accounts?

Why does this sound a little wrong?

If you want us to compensate for the losses, can't you just name a price? What's the point of calculating?

Could it be that I really didn’t learn the Ming Dynasty official language well?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xifei was stunned again.

(End of this chapter)