The Age of Lords Reborn

Chapter 512 For Peace (for Subscription)

"What a big hand." Shen Weijing stared at a box full of silver ingots, and exhaled for a long time: "Master Taige, are you trying to bribe me?"

"Master Shen is a smart person, I am willing to make friends with Master Shen." Toyotomi Hideyoshi pretended to be cheerful, and waved his right hand: "Master Shen, if you want to befriend Hon Taiko, you might as well accept it."

"Are you okay?"

A flash of greed flashed in Shen Weijing's eyes. As a poor and down-to-earth commoner, he was indeed very tempted, and immediately nodded: "Master Taige is straightforward, and I am not a coward, of course we can be friends."

"very good."

Toyotomi Hideyoshi also showed a smile, but before he could continue speaking, Shen Weijing said, "However, if the Taiko wants me to help in negotiating the peace treaty, I may not be able to help much."

"Don't worry, let me analyze the current situation. When I was on a mission for the first time last month, Seoul was still in the hands of you Japanese. You have bargaining chips, but now you really have no bargaining chips, Busan It is already besieged on all sides, and Tsushima Island is in my hands, Da Ming."

"The war is so bad, you might secretly hate the Ukita Hide family and the others for not sending back the battle report? If you really think so, you might have misunderstood that Ukita general."

"I heard that all the people who went to the expedition this time were Taiko's confidantes. In other words, those you left in the country were actually restless people. You should think carefully, if Ukita Hideka and Kuki Yoshitaka don't join forces to block The war situation is passed on to the country, will these restless people learn the news with you, or even before you?"

"There is no impenetrable wall in the world. For the sake of your lord's stability in the country, the general you sent hopes that he can retreat safely and return before the domestic situation becomes unstable, instead of telling you the news in a hurry. Because even if you know A bad battle situation, hehe, with all due respect, you won’t have any good solutions.”

Shen Weijing said with a smile, but Toyotomi Hideyoshi was listening carefully, nodding from time to time.

As long as there is a report on the Korean War, it will be very difficult for him to keep it secret. Among other things, that old ghost Tokugawa Ieyasu will definitely learn about it through various methods.

Once Tokugawa Ieyasu has an insight into the defeat of the expeditionary army, and even the entire army is about to be wiped out, will Tokugawa take this opportunity to do something without external interference?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi never dared to underestimate this old friend who temporarily surrendered to him. Tokugawa was an old fox, and the temporary surrender was only because he lacked a bit of the wolf nature he possessed.

But if he was about to die, the fox would never give a piece of meat to the wolf to keep him alive.

What he sent could only be deadly poison!

"So, in order to save their own lives, and to preserve their strength, Ukita and Kuki agreed to send Xiusheng to meet me with you?"

"My lord said, it's almost the same."

Shen Weijing nodded with a smile, and gave a "children can teach" look: "The generals you sent are not without heroism, but they are not the opponents of my admiral Daming, even if everyone adds one piece, they can't compare, so the adults can only agree. Negotiate."

"Of course, as a friend, I can give some help as appropriate. Because I know our admiral's disposition, he is most interested in actual benefits, and doesn't value conditions like being a vassal. The admiral doesn't value it, Minister Your Excellency is also eager for peace, as for our emperor, he has not been out of the capital for decades, and he is even easier to deal with than the admiral."

At the end of speaking, Shen Weijing showed a tacit expression again.

"Then what step can you do?"

"It's very simple. It's a foolish thing to be a minister. I can guarantee that the remaining [-] Japanese soldiers will be withdrawn, but I can only find a way to help you reduce the compensation by about [-]%."

Shen Weijing touched the silver ingot wooden box with his right hand, paused for a while, and then said: "Only ceding the land, this is the most important thing for the admiral, even I can't do anything, and the Daming Navy is in North Korea now, it is impossible to fool it. "

"Master Shen really can't do it?"

Toyotomi Hideyoshi's eyes fell on Shen Weijing's right hand, and he quickly smiled: "I think that if you can serve as a peace envoy, your lord must be superior, why can't you do anything?"

After all, he clapped his hands again.

Immediately afterwards, the second wooden box was placed in front of Shen Weijing.

Add one piece to two boxes of silver, no less than ten thousand taels!
Shen Weijing still shook his head, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi simply asked another three boxes to be brought out.

Now, Shen Weijing was really surrounded by money.

"So sincere, how?"

"My lord, it's really hard to be strong."

Shen Weijing shook his head and sighed, but his right hand still did not leave the wooden box: "It is very difficult to succeed in this matter, so we can only try it temporarily, but I have something to say before, it is impossible not to cut the land, I can reduce some. And your old opponent will not be idle, although I am the main envoy this time, but there are still two deputy envoys, whether they will negotiate with Tokugawa, my lord should pay attention."

"In short, it's better to discuss the matter of peace sooner rather than later. If it's too late, things will change. Do you understand, my lord?"

.........

While Shen Weijing was discussing with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Liu Ye was also invited into another mansion in Fushimi Castle.

Tokugawa mansion!

The one who met Liu Ye was none other than the patriarch Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Looking at the calm and relaxed man in front of him, Tokugawa Ieyasu had a kind of sympathy called "children of nobles": "Your Ming army has really completely controlled the remaining soldiers and horses of the expeditionary army?"

"The matter has come to this, do we still need to use deception?"

Liu Ye laughed disdainfully, and said, "As long as Fan Yuxitaxiu's family has the ability to retreat, why put that Taige and his forces in such a dangerous situation?"

"Because of this, you Da Ming dared to threaten our Wa country."

"It can't be said so superficially. What is coercion? The purpose of my Ming Dynasty sending envoys is for peace."

Peace?

Tokugawa Ieyasu thought that these words could only be used to deceive ghosts, but he had another thought in his heart.

I pretended to surrender back then, just because the timing was not right.

And now, has the opportunity come?
Tokugawa Ieyasu was full of struggles in his heart, but Liu Ye said lightly: "In fact, our emperor and admiral are very dissatisfied with your Taiko-sama, because he likes to stir up troubles, and let us Da Ming waste our energy on meaningless things. In the midst of the war. Now that he refuses to negotiate a peace, it is bound to make the admiral even more angry with him."

"What does the envoy mean by saying this to me?"

"I said these words for my own future. I don't want to just fail like this. If I can do my best to facilitate the peace talks, you should know that I will be appreciated by the emperor. This is a rare opportunity for me. .”

Liu Ye's words made Tokugawa's heart beat violently.

Although he didn't say anything, the meaning of the other party's words should not be too obvious.

Give up that stubborn old thing of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, let's talk about it with Tokugawa Ieyasu!

(End of this chapter)