The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 442 Wanli is full of drama
The Ming Dynasty acted swiftly and started fighting as soon as the tabloid was published.

Only ten days had passed since Mori Terumoto sent letters to the various princes in Japan, and Kyushu Island was actually captured by the Ming army!

The various princes in Japan have not yet reacted.

Their thoughts were basically the same as Xiao Xifei's. They all felt that it would take at least some time for the Ming Dynasty to mobilize troops to attack Kyushu Island.

Who knew that the Ming State would act so quickly.

Is the Ming emperor afraid that they will stop fighting after seeing the tabloids, and then organize troops to desperately defend Kyushu Island?

It's too late to say anything now.

Kyushu Island was captured by the Ming army in one fell swoop.

Not only did Mori Terumoto not feel the slightest bit ashamed of losing Kyushu Island, he even cursed.

This guy scolded Toyotomi Hideyoshi harshly in the letter.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, you are really killing people!

How can I withstand the sudden attack of more than 200,000 troops from the Ming Dynasty and more than 100,000 troops from the vassal state of Korea?
Even if all our Maori army rushed over to support them, they wouldn't be able to hold on.

You want to use this method to kill all of our Maori people, right?

Still playing this kind of trick at this time.

You are so vicious!

The various Japanese princes were a little confused after receiving the letter.

Kyushu Island has been taken over by the Ming Dynasty, what else can they do?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi has been calling for a ceasefire and unity against the outside world. This guy started shouting as soon as the new issue of the Japanese tabloid was released.

The problem is that a war involving hundreds of thousands of people cannot be stopped just like that.

What's more, the Ming Dynasty had a legitimate reason to attack the country. It was you who had to go through the vassal state of Korea to attack the Ming Dynasty.

It's fine if you win, but if you don't, you have to bear the consequences.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty is about to take Kyushu Island as compensation, and you still want us to unite against foreign enemies?
The various princes in Japan were a little hesitant.

This is not because they are stupid. The key point is that Toyotomi Hideyoshi shouted from the beginning that he wanted to pass through the Tang Dynasty. This guy was overestimating his own capabilities and wanted to provoke the Ming Dynasty.

Coupled with the subsequent misinformation spread by Japanese tabloids, they believed that all this was the result of Toyotomi Hideyoshi provoking the Ming Dynasty.

They didn't clamor to join the Tang Dynasty, so why should they help Toyotomi Hideyoshi bear the consequences?

The key point is that what the new issue of the Japanese tabloid said is very true. Toyotomi Hideyoshi is too sinister. If they had listened to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and united to face the outside world, in the end they would probably be the ones who united to face the outside world, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi would have to recuperate.

If they continue like this, they will all be killed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

They would naturally consider whether to listen to Toyotomi Hideyoshi again.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was almost pissed off to death by these guys.

When the Ming emperor shouted that he wanted to take Kyushu Island as compensation, he had already anticipated that the Ming Dynasty's goal was not just Kyushu Island.

Once Kyushu Island is taken, the millions of Ming troops will have a place to stay.

How could they resist the overwhelming number of ships of the Ming navy?
The problem is that he has been shouting for more than ten days, but the princes are still hesitating and no one listens to him at all.

He had no choice but to keep sending letters, calling on all the princes to stop fighting and unite against foreign enemies.

The Ming Dynasty has already taken over Kyushu Island. If they continue to fight, Japan will be destroyed.

At this moment, Wanli was preparing a big show for Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Mori Terumoto was just acting. He was trying to shirk responsibility for the loss of Kyushu Island by scolding Toyotomi Hideyoshi, making all the Japanese lords think that the loss of Kyushu Island was entirely Toyotomi Hideyoshi's responsibility.

This guy's show has just begun, and Wanli has prepared many big shows for Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

As soon as the news of the capture of Kyushu Island reached the capital, Wanli began to make plans.

Early in the morning at about noon that day, as soon as he finished dealing with the memorials, he summoned Luo Sigong and Li Yuansheng, who had been waiting in the Wanshou Palace for several days, to the Military Affairs Hall.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, Wanli said solemnly, "Yuansheng, Kyushu Island has been taken. You can deliver the goods to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Tokugawa Ieyasu will definitely ask you whether our Ming Dynasty will continue to attack Honshu and Shikoku after taking Kyushu Island.

You said you weren't very clear. Your superiors didn't say anything about the Ming Dynasty gathering a large army to attack Japan. However, you do know that the Ming Dynasty hastily gathered 200,000 troops this time, and recruited 120,000 from Korea, a vassal state, to gather a total of over 300,000 troops to attack Kyushu Island.

This means that the Ming Dynasty did not have any plans to launch a large-scale attack on Japan, but it just did not say it explicitly.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuansheng nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand."

Wanli then explained in detail: "You can also hint to him that everyone in the Ming Dynasty court has great dissatisfaction with Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Your superiors have told you to get him some kerosene or even bombs to force him to overthrow Toyotomi Hideyoshi as soon as possible.

Ask him if he wants kerosene cans and thunder bombs. If he does, tell him you can get them for him. The quantity isn't fixed yet, but the price is one hundred taels each."

what?
Are you still selling kerosene cans and sky bombs to Tokugawa Ieyasu at this time?
Li Yuansheng was stunned when he heard this.

He thought for a moment, then said carefully, "Your Majesty, once Tokugawa Ieyasu hears the news that Kyushu Island has been captured, he will probably consider a ceasefire with Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

If we continue to sell him kerosene cans and thunder bombs, he might use them against us."

Wanli shook his head slightly and said, "We deceived him. Now it is impossible for us to sell him kerosene cans and thunder bombs.

You have to make him think that these two things are still available for purchase, so that this guy won't save the existing kerosene in the next battle.

We want to trick him into using up the kerosene he has and then sell it to him. Let him dream on!

Oh, so it was to deceive Tokugawa Ieyasu.

The problem is, if this guy had made a truce with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, then the existing kerosene cans in his hands would not have been used up any further.

Li Yuansheng nodded slowly, and then carefully reminded: "Your Majesty, if Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi reach a truce, then it seems that our deception to him will be useless."

Do they still want a ceasefire?

Wanli turned around and asked, "Sigong, you've recruited a lot of ronin in the past few months, right?"

Luo Sigong nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, the territories of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Date Masamune, and others have the most densely populated areas.

During this chaotic fight, countless civilians lost their livelihoods and became ronin. The number of ronin we support is almost 200,000."

Wanli nodded slightly, then asked, "Do you have any Ronin camps built near the battle area?"

Luo Sigong nodded repeatedly and said, "There are many. They are almost everywhere near their battle areas. After all, it is in the battle areas that many civilians become ronin.

Moreover, they were fighting fiercely among themselves and didn't dare to provoke these Ronin to cause trouble. Our Ronin camp was built haphazardly and no one dared to control it."

That's good.

Wanli nodded slowly and said, "This time, I have prepared a lot of military flags and uniforms for you, including those of various Japanese princes, and they are all prepared according to the approximate number of their troops.

You will take these military flags and uniforms to Japan tomorrow, and then summon the more than ten confidants under Yuan Sheng, and ask them to gather their obedient ronin, and take the military flags and uniforms to the ronin camps in the war areas.

If the various princes in Japan declare a ceasefire, the cities in the war zone will definitely open their gates and quickly collect supplies from outside the city.

At that time, you can let more than ten of Yuan Sheng's confidants and the ronin who are willing to follow them sneak into the city, change into the military uniforms of various Japanese princes under the cover of night, climb up the city wall, kill the defenders, and raise the flag of the enemy's hostile forces.

You just let those ronin pretend to be hostile forces and take advantage of the truce to launch a surprise attack and seize the city, understand?"

Are you trying to mess with others like this?

It would be strange if the various princes in Japan could stop fighting!
Upon hearing this, Luo Sigong nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand."

Wanli thought for a moment and then gave detailed instructions: "This time, we are going to make them fight for their lives. You can give them more wages. Anyone who is willing to steal the city will be given ten taels of silver.

However, don't give it all at once. Give him a deposit of one tael of silver first, and then give him the remaining nine taels if he really goes.

Calculate whether there is enough silver on Iki Island. If not, go to the inner treasury branch later and bring it with you this time."

My God, ten taels of silver each!
Then all the wanderers will scramble to get there.

There are probably more than 200,000 ronin in Japan now.

Luo Sigong estimated, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the silver deposited on Iki Island is not enough. I think we need to bring one million taels this time."

Wanli nodded without hesitation and said, "No problem, just go to the Neikuzhi branch later.

Also, the new issue of the Japanese tabloid has been printed. You can bring it with you tomorrow and distribute it along the way."

(End of this chapter)