Li Rusong returned to Wangjing after the great victory in Jinye, which was extremely energetic.

I originally thought that this Battle of Jinye was just an ambush, but who would have thought that after this battle, a main force in Japan would be defeated!

When the news of Shibata Katsuya's death came back to Wangjing, there was a lot of joy. Li Rubai and others were happy, and even wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue and defeat the "October Isolate Army" of Hashiba Hideyoshi in one fell swoop.

While sending people to congratulate him verbally, the foolish king of Goryeo repeatedly reiterated his desire to "hope to the country to help regain lost territory", which further aggravated the fanatical thoughts in the Ming army.

Before the Dragon Boat Festival, most of Goryeo was taken away, and before the Frost Descent, the entire Goryeo area was taken to the meeting table as a suggestion of some staff and staff members, and repeatedly mentioned it.

However, there were three people who kept calm. It was Li Rusong, Li Rumei and Goryeo Minister Liu Chenglong.

They tried their best to suppress and soothe the part of their jumping colleagues, hoping to use reason to control this fanatic mood within a reasonable range, and avoid the excessive burning of the fire in their hearts. This will not only point the flames at the enemy, but will eventually lead to the fire.

Especially Li Rusong and Li Rubai, they knew the key points very well - was this great victory really won by the Ming army?

No, they knew very well that this victory did not belong to the Ming army in the true sense, but came from some connection and agreement between a "foreign minister" who was guarded against by the court and the Japanese pirates.

Judging from the situation where they lived in harmony after this battle, it was obvious that both sides had reached a considerable degree of tacit understanding. If they attacked again, they would be afraid that they would no longer receive the ubiquitous support, like God's care, but other things that were hard to explain and unknown.

In their hearts, although I repeatedly declare that for the sake of national justice, I can completely ignore my own interests, but they do not believe it, yes, completely disbelief. In their cognition, no one will sacrifice their core interests for the sake of such illusory things as national justice, even as a descendant of the second uncle, it will not work.

Or maybe they were illusions about 10% of the pursuit of victory - they hoped that after defeating Shibata Katsuya, I could turn the spearhead and continue to be enemies with Hashiba Hideyoshi, and help them win the victory of the Koryo War in one go.

Although it is only one or two percent hope, it is like this. As long as there is a little hope, no one is willing to give up. After all, it is a pity to give up in vain.

In other words, if you don’t try it, you will have nothing. If you try it, there may be a short possibility. How to make a decision is actually not difficult.

However, their idea changed after receiving my letter, and I gave them different options - and better options.

My letter poured a basin of cold water on the head. Hideyoshi Hashiba defeated Shibada Katsuya and wiped out all relatives from Shibada Katsuya. Today, the Shibada family is still essentially destroyed. Except for a few of its remaining members who are still resisting stubbornly, most of the rest have surrendered to Hashiba Hideyoshi.

The system in Hashiba Hideyoshi's army was very strict. Although the Shibada army surrendered, once it integrates into the Hashiba army, it is like a river converging into the sea and will never appear again.

In just a few days, Hashiba Hideyoshi's army had completed the reorganization of the surrendered people. Therefore, although the total force at this time was less than the previous sum of the two sides, its combat power had increased. It was absolutely unwise to attack Hashiba Hideyoshi at this time.

In addition, Hideyoshi Hashiba has made it clear that since the Shibata Katsuya no longer exists, the main purpose of this attack on Goryeo - to fulfill the emperor's bet. Continuing to attack Goryeo has lost its basic significance, so within Hideyoshi Hashiba's army, the matter of withdrawing troops is already being discussed.

The only problem is that the outcome of both sides is not decided at the moment. If the troops retreat without warning, it will easily cause internal dissatisfaction or even mutiny. According to my observation, Hashiba Hideyoshi should want to sign a contract with the Ming Dynasty and then both sides retreat at the same time.

Seeing this, Li Rusong's hands trembled for a moment. He didn't expect that I would give him such an option and answer.

If so, wouldn’t I have completed the ultimate goal of this trip to Goryeo in advance?

If you can not fight to death, why do you have to live to the death?

But is this news really reliable?

Can a letter determine a national event?

If there are flaws in this letter, or if other factors dominate the position, then it will bring great disaster!

Li Rusong and his brother Li Rumei sat face to face and passed my letter back and forth several times.

Li Rusong asked, "Brother, what do you think? I feel so uneasy."

Li Rumei pondered: "I think Sun Qilan is not a lie, at least 80% credible."

"Oh! Why do you trust him so much? Tell me in detail." Li Rusong's eyes lit up.

"Sun Qilan is a man with great righteousness. Although it is difficult for the court to manage, he is quite trustworthy in doing his best to the country. Therefore, I think there should be no big problem with what he said in his letter, and I trust him." Li Rumei replied.

Li Rusong thought silently and asked for a long time: "What should we do about it? Report to the court?"

"I'd better report it to my father first. I always feel that things are not that simple, but I can't tell where the problem is. Please ask my father to make a decision first." Li Rumei replied.

Li Rusong nodded, and he also felt that this was safer, so he asked again: "For the Koreans, think of a proper excuse and hold them back first."

Li Rumei smiled gloomyly and said, "Why would you provoke them and let them fight a war by themselves. Wouldn't this problem be solved?"

Li Rusong smiled: "It's a solution! Let them not hit the wall and not cry!"

The two brothers looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent.

Li Rumei suddenly said again: "Brother, I see Sun Qilan saying that he is going back to Shandong to transport supplies. What do you think, brother?"

Li Rusong pondered for a moment and replied: "Now is the time when the green and yellow are not in contact with the end of spring. There is indeed a shortage of supplies in the army, but it is reasonable for him to go back."

Then he added: "Of course, there is a suspicion of avoiding confrontation with Hideyoshi Hashiba, but we have no evidence to prove it."

Li Rumei smiled and said, "I think so too. He must be worried that he will be eaten by the birds and hide his good bow, so he can understand it even if he keeps one hand."

Li Rusong sighed: "It's just a human nature. It's just a pity that Sun Qilan is so talented but cannot be used by me, which is a pity."

Li Rumei said: "After all, he is the former assistant. The emperor is taboo, so there is nothing he can do about this."

Li Rusong nodded and said, "That's true. Since that's the case, then reply to Sun Qilan and take him back!"

"I understand!" Li Rumei replied.

Then I wrote a reply letter without mentioning it.

While they were discussing this, I had actually left the fleet. As for where I went, no one knew that Lan was the one who stayed in the fleet. She would take the fleet from Goryeo to Shandong. I asked her to see Governor Qi and go to the capital on the way back. It would be best to persuade her father-in-law to go out to sea together to avoid all worries.

Although I don’t expect much hope in comparison, I still hope to do my best. At least I won’t regret it no matter what happens in the future.

After receiving Li Rusong's letter, Lan knew that my letter had completely stabilized Li Rusong, so he happily led the fleet to start moving south.

During this period, I met Li Sun-chen's Goryeo fleet, and Lan just sent someone to inform him and said that he was going south to collect grain.

Of course, Li Shunchen was not happy with our fleet's departure, but his combat effectiveness was in our hands. What could he say? He could only keep expressing his hope that the fleet would return as soon as possible and help win the war to restore Goryeo.

What else could Lan say? He responded casually and left on his own.

Almost at the same time, the people sent by Li Rusong back to the Northeast had already met Li Chengliang and reported the battle situation ahead and my strange movements.

Li Chengliang was also quite strange, but he couldn't tell the reason. So he could only reply to Li Rusong and asked his eldest son to report the news to the court as soon as possible. At the same time, he sent people who were good at negotiating and started negotiations with Hashiba Hideyoshi Hashiba Hideyoshi.

As for the Korean people jumping around, huh, who cares? If they want to fight, go and fight. Anyway, it’s just some garbage, and no matter how hard they jump, it’s still garbage.

Li Chengliang didn't say anything, go back to Shandong? Why did Sun Qilan do such a strange behavior? What was he going to do? Could it be... he was preparing to take the opportunity to escape?

It shouldn't be! He wants to leave and can leave at any time, why wait until today?

But what other possibilities are there? The most likely thing is that he will attack the world, but what is he trying to do? What is his intention to hide?

Li Chengliang couldn't figure it out, so he could only write to his eldest son privately again, asking them to pay more attention to my movements and so on. In fact, it didn't make much sense, so he could only comfort himself.

So, a new competition that touched Goryeo, Northeast China and the capital began. Many people involved had a question in their minds - where is Sun Qilan?

Some people say that they are back in Shandong, some say that they are still lurking in Goryeo, and some say that I went to Japan. In short, the statements are different and they are all in all shapes. But in the end, no one can tell where I am going.

If you don’t know, you won’t know. I have no obligation to popularize them.

So, between the doubts and explorations of the people, everything was silently moving forward. There were only five people who knew where I was.

Most of these people strongly opposed my plan because of the danger, but I did not hesitate and resolutely embarked on this journey.

I know the road ahead is difficult, but in order to repay the wish I made, I still made it without hesitation.
Chapter completed!