Who knows the history of Toyotomi Hideyoshi?

Toyotomi Hideyoshi is a lean man in Japanese history. /kloc-At the end of 0/6th century, Toyotomi Hideyoshi ended the long-term separatist regime of Japan in the Warring States period and unified the whole of Japan. In the 13th year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1585), the Japanese emperor appointed Toyotomi Hideyoshi as "Guan Bai" (Regent). Like all heroes who have accomplished the great cause of reunification in history, Toyotomi Hideyoshi also has a great dream, that is, to expand to Asia ambitiously. Cambridge History defends Toyotomi Hideyoshi's aggressive motives, arguing that the Japanese army was only trying to occupy Korea at that time, and had no intention of invading China. However, according to Japanese historical data, there is sufficient evidence to prove that Toyotomi Hideyoshi's goal is China. For example, Toyotomi Hideyoshi made a strategic plan to invade China. One year before Japan invaded Korea, that is, in June of the 19th year of Wanli (159 1), Japanese special envoy Zong Yizhi informed korean king Li Yong: "I intend to attack Ming on your road next spring, please forgive me and help me!"

In a few years, Japan has stored a large amount of military food, warships and firearms, aiming at neighboring North Korea, trying to turn North Korea's 3,000-mile rich mountains and rivers into a province of Japan and make it a bridgehead for Japan's expansion to the Asian continent. This is also the first time in Japan's history to try to implement its mainland policy in Asia.

Run down the river

In the 19th year of Wanli (159 1), more than a thousand warships have been built, and Nagoya has accumulated enough food and grass for several years, and 300,000 troops are ready to go after mobilization. In Toyotomi Hideyoshi's view, everything is imminent, and the power accumulated for several years has finally arrived at the moment of the outbreak.

In the 20th year of Wanli (1592), Toyotomi Hideyoshi officially issued an order to go to North Korea with 9 armies * * 15000 troops (according to different historical data, the number of troops given is different, according to the Japanese war history, the number of army troops used for fighting * * is more than 90,000) and more than 700 ships of various sizes. The vanguard is the first army led by Konishi Yukinaga, with * * * 1.8 million people and 350 warships. On April 12, after crossing Ma Haixia, it landed in the early morning of the next day, and raided the Korean defenders in Busan with lightning speed and quickly captured Busan. Within four days, Busan, Donglai and Liangshan, important coastal defense cities in North Korea, were successively lost. The rest of the coastal defenders fled, and the Korean sea defense line collapsed rapidly. On April/KOOC-0/8, Katou Kiyomasa led the second army with 22,000 men, and Kuroda led the third army with/KOOC-0/./KOOC-0/10,000 men, which also landed on the southern coast. After the landing of the former three armies, the follow-up main force of the Japanese army (80,000 people) and the rest of the fleet successively entered the DPRK. Japan devoted all its military strength to the country, with the aim of making a quick decision and controlling North Korea in a short time with strong power.

The Japanese army advanced rapidly to the north in three ways. Panicked, Wang Ting hurriedly organized 8,000 elite Koreans to take refuge in Wuling Natural Barrier. The deployment of North Korean troops in Wuling Pass has not yet started, but it was soon broken by Konishi Yukinaga. North Korean general Shen Yu was ordered to hastily assemble more than 65,438+10,000 people, and fought fiercely with 30,000 Japanese troops in Beijiang, Chungju, and the whole army was wiped out.

When the whole country of North Korea fled on land, a general and his army won an unexpected victory at sea. This man is North Korean star Li Shunchen. During the whole war, the Li Shunchen fleet brought one nightmare after another to the Japanese navy. When the Japanese army advanced northward after capturing Wang Jing, Li Shunchen led his navy to sneak attack the main force of Japan's second transport fleet in Yupu Port on May 7. The battle burned 26 Japanese ships and sank 5. Fighting again the next day, thirteen Japanese warships were sunk, and none of Li Shunchen's fleet was sunk! From early May to August, in many naval battles in Yupu, Hepu, Sichuan, Xianshan Island and Busan, * * * destroyed and sank more than 300 Japanese ships, causing numerous casualties. This is an amazing victory.

Li Shunchen's trump card weapon in naval battle is "Tortoise Shell Ship". The protective plate of the hull of a turtle shell ship is made of hardwood and looks like a turtle shell, so it is called a turtle shell ship. The hull is 34 meters long and 4 meters wide. There is a shell made of planks on the deck, wrapped with scaly iron leaves, which can resist the projection of enemy bows and firearms. There are many sharp iron cones and sharp knives beside the roof and deck, which makes it difficult for the enemy to climb. The bow is in the shape of a dragon's head, with two or four holes in it and a large iron cone at the head and tail, which can be used to attack enemy ships. This tortoiseshell is called the strongest warship in the world by Koreans today, and it occupies a place in the ancient naval history of the world. The main battle ships of the Japanese army are Anjia ships, which are divided into two types: arrow ships and gunboats. Gunboats are generally equipped with forty cannon tubes (Japanese guns) and a certain number of matchlock guns. Japan's main warship, Anzhai Ship, has weaker firepower than Shenhe Ship and no protective armor, so it has been lagging behind in naval battles.

A formal demand to recover lost territory

Japan invaded Korea on a large scale, which greatly shook the Ming Dynasty. For more than two months, the Ming court has been debating whether to send troops to help North Korea. Almost all people hate Japan, because Japan invaded the coast for a hundred years. In those days, the enemy was fierce and tenacious, and the Ming Dynasty was well aware of it. Now tens of thousands of Japanese invaders are regular troops, and their combat power is far from comparable to that of the Japanese pirates. Moreover, in the decades after the change of Gengzi, the Ming Dynasty never faced a large-scale war. Whether the Japanese invaders could be defeated or not was really uncertain in the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the news that Toyotomi Hideyoshi asked Ryukyu and the Philippines to pay tribute angered the Ming Dynasty. The Ming dynasty has really felt the ambition of this oriental strongman. In the Ming Dynasty, the monarch and his subjects were used to their position in China. As the old saying goes, how can others sleep soundly by the bed? In Ming Shenzong's view, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ambition is intolerable. Song Yingchang, assistant minister of the Ministry of War at that time, said in the book: "North Korea painted by Guan Bai actually refers to China. I saved North Korea, not just for my country. If North Korea is solid, it will protect Liaodong in the east and make Taishan the capital. " , "and our soldiers to save North Korea is to protect China". This view was very representative at that time. Up and down the Ming court, basically reached the * * knowledge of "if you encounter an enemy outside, don't make an attack inside".

Not knowing the enemy's situation, only one division was sent to North Korea in the early Ming Dynasty. In July of the 20th year of Wanli (1592), the Ming Dynasty sent 2,000 guerrilla troops from Liaodong, and the deputy commander Zu (the father of Zu Dashou, the company commander who died in the Ming Dynasty) led the troops of 3,000. Shi Ru entered the vicinity of Pyongyang. Because the road is unfamiliar, the ambush by mistake, and it coincides with heavy rain, firearms can't play a role. After that, the whole army was wiped out and Shi Ru died. After Zu Chengxun led 3000 cavalry to attack Pyongyang unexpectedly, he immediately fell into street fighting and was ambushed by 700 Japanese matchrope gunmen. The strength of cavalry and Huo Tong cannot be exerted. As a result, most of them were killed, and only a few people, such as Zu, fled back.

When the news came, Ming Ting was as excited as a frying pan. At this time, both hawks and pacifists demanded that the Ming Dynasty send troops to Korea. Ming Shenzong ordered Song Yingchang to be responsible for anti-Japanese affairs; Li, the company commander of Shaanxi Province (the son of Li Ning, an old man), was transferred to Liao, serving as the prefect of the Eastern Expedition and in charge of the military.

The Ming Dynasty mobilized 40,000 elites from all over the country. The main composition of this army is as follows: Liaodong Qi Jing10000; Fu Xuan and Datong each selected 8,000 elite riders; Market towns and Baoding each selected 5,000 elite infantry; Jiangsu and Zhejiang infantry 3000. Liu Ge, the deputy general of Sichuan, led 5000 Sichuan troops as a follow-up force to North Korea. More than 20,000 hussars in Liaodong, Fu Xuan and Datong are mainly used for assault, equipped with light armour, sabre and spear, and fire control. The infantry in Jiyun and Baoding came from Jishen Camp of Ming Army, with fire control, shotguns and artillery as the main weapons. Jiangsu and Zhejiang soldiers have rich anti-Japanese experience and are familiar with the Yuanyang array handed down from ancient times in Qi Jiguang. Liu Ge's Sichuan Army has been fighting the Yi people in southwest China for many years and has rich experience in mountain operations. Forty thousand troops led by Song Yingchang and Li crossed the Yalu River and entered North Korea.

On January 5th, the 21st year of Wanli (1593), the army arrived at the gates of Pyongyang. Pyongyang is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There are Datong and Changqing Gates in the east, Liumen and Felt Gates in the south, Ordinary and Qixingmen in the west and Mitaimen in the north. The Peony Peak is towering and the terrain is dangerous. At that time, the Japanese garrison was the first army in Konishi Yukinaga, with * * * 1.5 million people, equipped with firearms such as matchlock guns. Li's deployment is like this: Wu Weizhong, a guerrilla in Zhen Ji town, led the infantry first, and Chad, the deputy commander of Liaodong, led the cavalry behind the house to attack the northern fortress Peony Peak; Zhongjun Yang Yuan and Right Army Zhang Lingbing attacked the West Seven Star Gate; Li Zhizi and Li Fangchun led the troops to attack Xipingmen. Zu Chengxun led the Ming army to disguise itself as a North Korean army, paralyzing the Japanese army and attacking Nanlumen; Li, the head coach, commanded the battle. At the same time, Li deployed the ace weapons of the Ming army ―― tiger squat gun, general gun and French machine gun. It is said that the most powerful general gun exceeds 100 gun, and then it will bombard the Japanese positions with all its strength.

/kloc-on the morning of October 8, the battle of Pyongyang started. With the commander-in-chief Li's command, the drums rang, shouting and killing, and the Ming army began to attack the city. The crossbow of the Ming army was launched, and the giant gun was launched. At that time, flames enveloped the air and shook the earth. Although the Japanese matchlock gun is slightly better than the Ming military system, the Japanese army does not have the powerful artillery of the Ming army. The lead bullets fired by the Ming artillery kept falling into the enemy lines, which caused great losses to the Japanese army. The Japanese army is tenacious in fighting capacity and desperately defends itself. Firefighters armed with matchlock guns rained down on the Ming army who besieged the city at close range. The Ming army was slightly blocked, and then the attacking forces continued to attack the city. The situation at that time was very tragic. Luo Shangzhi, a participant in Ji Shen camp, ventured into the city and was hit in the abdomen by a rolling stone. He still stands firm. Wu Weizhong, a veteran who is nearly sixty years old, was shot in the chest, and you Zi shouted for war. Li's mount was killed by enemy matchlock gunmen, and Li's helmet was wounded. Both brothers ignored it and became more and more brave. The Lord is so brave, let alone foot soldiers?

The Ming army led by Zu took the lead in breaking through the lumen in the south of the city. The Japanese army has always believed that Lumeng's direction is the Korean army with weak combat power, so there is no key deployment of troops. At close range, the Japanese discovered that it was Amin's army disguised as the North Korean army. At this time, the fire system in the hands of the Ming army had already opened fire, and the Japanese army fell down and began to retreat. Lumeng was attacked by the Ming army. Subsequently, Hantanmen, Ordinary Gate, Qixingmen and Mudan Peak were also captured by the Ming army. Konishi Yukinaga saw that the tide was gone, and led down archers back to the romantic building in the corner of the north of the city. At night, the Japanese army broke through from the southeast, crossed the Datong River and retreated to Wang Jing. Along the way, Li Ning and Chad deployed by Li were ambushed, killing hundreds of Japanese troops.

Ten days later, the Ming army rallied and pursued the victory, and then recovered the old capital Kaesong and several cities. North Korea's Sandu 18th Road recovered Pyongyang, Kaesong and the Yellow Sea, Ping 'an, Gyeonggi Province, Jiangyuan and Jing Xian. The army continued to push south, approaching Seoul.

On the 24th of the first month, the pioneer of the Ming army, Chadda, led 3,000 troops to engage in fierce fighting with Japanese Kato Guang Tai in the suburbs of Seoul, and the Japanese army lost. Since then, Kobayakawa Takakage, the commander of the Japanese army, led an army of 20,000 people to surround the Amin army in Bitou Pavilion. In the battle of Bitiguan, 3000 cavalry of Ming army fought with Japanese army several times its own. One is to rely on the Ming army to fight to the death, and the other is that the cavalry of the Ming army is equipped with artillery chariots of Farang machine. At the same time, the Ming army relied on the advantages of artillery and used chariots as fortifications to continuously shoot gunpowder-boosted arrows at the enemy lines, making it impossible for the Japanese to get close. After Li, he led 1000 elite cavalry to join the fray, and the battle was extremely fierce. "Biography of Li in the Ming Dynasty" recorded that there was a general Jin who was skilled in martial arts at that time and flattered Li, who was exhausted. General Li Yousheng stepped forward to protect the Lord and was dismounted. Japanese samurai rushed up and cut it into pieces. At the critical moment, Kim shot Li Rumei, Li's younger brother, on the horse. Later, Yang Yuan, a general of Ming Dynasty, led 1 Wan Mingjun to come to the rescue overnight. The Japanese army thought that most of the Ming army had arrived and led the army back to Wang Jing. The battle of Bitou Pavilion lasted for a day and a night, with more than half of the Ming army killed and injured, and the Japanese army also paid thousands of casualties.

Regarding the Battle of Bitiguan, the historical records of China, Japan and South Korea are quite different. According to the historical records of the Japanese army, most of them say that 40,000 Japanese troops surrounded 20,000 Ming troops, which gave them a devastating blow. Japanese historical materials cite the accounts of the Ming Dynasty as evidence. According to the introduction of the History of Sino-Japanese Relations, in fact, most of the literature describing this movement in Ming Dynasty is based on impeaching Li, which exaggerates the failure. We know that impeachment seems to be their only mission, exaggerating the facts is their strength, and they will never stop until they reach their goal. According to the historical data of North Korea, such as "Punishment and Punishment", it is more credible to say that it was Chada Shoubu and Li who led the reconnaissance, with more than 4,000 people. At that time, there were only 40,000 Chao Ming troops. Most of the vanguard troops are cavalry and have artillery battalions. If there are 20,000 people, 40,000 Japanese troops will not be able to complete the camp. So the most real situation should be that thousands of cavalry of the Ming army were surrounded by 20 thousand Japanese troops and fought hard for a day and a night. After the Japanese and Ming armies met, both sides retreated.

After the battle of Bitou Pavilion, Li dared not travel light. In addition, at that time, the Japanese army gathered more than 50 thousand people in Seoul and surrounding areas, and the Japanese army had an absolute advantage in strength. So, the Ming army returned to Kaesong for renovation.

Later, the Ming army got false information, and the second Japanese army led by Katou Kiyomasa would attack Pyongyang from Hamgyong Road. Li led the Ming army to leave Kaesong and returned to Pyongyang on February 16. Lee's withdrawal was a wrong decision, which led to the newly recovered Lezhou being recovered by the Korean Coalition forces. After learning the news of the fall of Xing Guo, Li deeply regretted his hasty retreat. The Japanese said that Li was defeated by the Japanese army and retreated to Pyongyang. In fact, Li retired to Kaesong after the Bitou Pavilion, and he can continue to build it for a while. Later, North Korean envoys in Beijing and Ming officials criticized Li for voluntarily withdrawing, which became one of the charges of impeaching Li in the future. It can be seen that the Ming army was not "repelled" by the Japanese army, but actively retreated, but the main force of the Ming army did not suffer great losses because of the defeat of Bitou Pavilion. According to Japanese historical records, Li Yin's forces are too great to go south. In fact, the main reason why Li can't go south is the lack of troops. At this time, there were only more than 30,000 Ming troops, and it was almost impossible to win Seoul occupied by more than 50,000 Japanese troops.

Later, it was found that most of the Japanese materials were stored in Longshan warehouse, and Li's secret orders Chad and Li Rumei led the death squads to raid Longshan warehouse in the middle of the night. Longshan warehouse, originally the national warehouse of North Korea, has stored the grain of North Korea for decades. After Seoul was occupied by the Japanese army, Longshan Warehouse became a military grain depot for tens of thousands of Japanese troops in Seoul, and the grain transported by the Japanese army was later stored here. After the Ming death squads arrived in Longshan, they fired rockets at granaries, thirteen big warehouse and hundreds of thousands of stone grains, which were completely burned overnight. Li attacked Longshan at night, comparable to Cao Cao's surprise attack on Wu Chao in the battle of Guandu. With the loss of military supplies, the Japanese army on the Korean peninsula fell into a passive position and fell into an unprecedented predicament.

Peace farce

At this point, the Chinese and Korean troops and the Japanese army entered a stalemate stage. According to the introduction of Japanese war history, the number of Japanese troops when they first entered Korea was 96,000. When the teams regrouped in Seoul, there were less than 53,000 people and 43,000 staff members, accounting for 45% of the total. Regarding the reasons for the decrease in personnel, Japanese historical materials say that most of them died of illness because of acclimatization. Korea and Japan are located in East Asia, with similar climate and environment. It is incredible to say that they are not acclimatized, and there is no record of plague epidemic. In a word, I believe that most of the Japanese soldiers who died in the war should have died in the war.

The attrition of Japanese troops is very serious, and with the burning of granaries, the morale of the army is becoming more and more unstable. However, the Ming army was frustrated after the battle of Bitou Pavilion, and its strength was not as good as that of the Japanese army, so it did not have the conditions for a decisive battle again. Since neither side wants to fight, there is the possibility of peace talks.

The representative of the peace talks in the Ming Dynasty was Shen Weijing, a native of Zhejiang. Shen Weijing is a very strange character. He was neither an official of the Ming Dynasty nor a diplomatic negotiator. Just because he has been engaged in trade with Japan for a long time and speaks fluent Japanese, he was appreciated by Shi Xing, the minister of the Ministry of War, and was temporarily appointed as the guerrilla general of Ji Shenying, responsible for peace talks. When introducing Shen Weijing, the official often used unofficial history's brushwork to call him an illegal businessman and a rogue. For example, it is mentioned in "The History of Ming Dynasty-Biography of Zhu Guozhuo" that Zhu Guozhuo once talked about Shen Weijing to Shi Xing, the minister of the Ministry of War at that time: "This is a rogue in my hometown, with a career of * Li Er, and public independence does not humiliate the country?"

As early as the autumn of the 20th year of Wanli, that is, before the battle of Pyongyang, Shen Weijing, as the plenipotentiary of the Ministry of War, held peace talks with Konishi Yukinaga. Konishi Yukinaga is also a businessman. As soon as the two businessmen met, they naturally stepped onto the right track. Talking about military affairs is like talking about business. At that time, there was no record of the contents of the negotiations. Generally speaking, the Datong River was the boundary, Jiangdong belonged to Japan, Jiangxi belonged to Korea, and the Ming Dynasty paid tribute to Japan. The agreement was not communicated to the top. At that time, the warring factions in Korea gained the upper hand, so Li led an army all the way to North Korea. Shen Weijing was detained in the army by Li who was bent on the main battle.

It is said that after the deadlock between the Ming army and the Japanese army at this time, the main peace faction headed by Shi Xing made a comeback, and Shen Weijing was once again reused. On March 15th, the 21st year of Wanli (1593), Song Yingchang sent Shen Weijing to Seoul and reached a four-point agreement with him: 1, and Ming sent envoys to Nagoya to meet him. 2. The Ming army withdrew from North Korea. Japanese troops withdrew from Seoul. 4. Return the two princes and the officials they caught. In order to supervise the Japanese army's southward withdrawal, battalion commander Song sent staff officers and guerrillas Xu and Shen Weijing to form a dynasty mission to accompany the Japanese army's southward withdrawal. Japan has this mission, and naturally it is no longer worried about the pursuit of the Ming army and the Korean army.

On April 18, all Japanese troops withdrew from Seoul. 19, Li led the Ming and Korean troops into Seoul, and crossed the Han River to Gyeongju on May 15. Li made arrangements for the Ming army, the Korean army and the Korean militia in Gyeongju, and then returned to Beijing. At this point, all coastal areas were recovered except Jeolla and Gyeongsanger Road, which were occupied by Japanese troops.

On May 8, Toyotomi Hideyoshi met with the Ming delegation in Nagoya and arrived in Japan. Due to the language barrier, the talks between the two sides are still held between Shen Weijing and Konishi Yukinaga. Toyotomi Hideyoshi put forward seven "conditions of peace between Daming and Japan": 1, welcoming Princess Ming Di as emperor of Japan; 2. Developing exploration trade; Tomorrow, the military attaché s of the two countries will be sworn in forever; 4. The capital and the Fourth Road were returned to North Korea, and the other four roads were ceded to Japan; 5. North Korea sent a prince to Japan as a hostage; 6. Return the captured Korean prince and other North Korean officials; 7. North Korean ministers will never betray Japan. Shen Weijing agreed to seven suggestions of humiliating the country, but lied to his peers, Xu and others that he had agreed to submit to the Ming Dynasty, asked for tribute, and withdrew from the Japanese invaders. On the other hand, Konishi Yukinaga reported to Toyotomi Hideyoshi that the envoys of the Ming Dynasty had agreed to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's seven suggestions, and only needed to send Japanese envoys and Ming envoys to Beijing to ask Ming Chengzu for final approval.

In this way, through the mediation of two businessmen, the two sides almost reached the most absurd agreement in diplomatic history. So Japan sent a negotiator, Xiao Xi Ru 'an, to Beijing with the Ming delegation. Xiao Xi Ruan has reached an offensive and defensive alliance with Konishi Yukinaga. After Xiao Xi Ru 'an arrived in Beijing, he negotiated with Shi Xing and agreed to three conditions put forward by Shi Xing: 1, the Japanese army quickly withdrew from North Korea and confronted Malaysia after being blocked; 2, only conferring no tribute; 3. Repairing with North Korea shall not infringe. At that time, the Ministry of War also had a detailed conversation with Xiao Xiru, a Ming man who cheated him and didn't understand Japanese. At this time, Shen Weijing also submitted a forged Japanese watch. The monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were very satisfied. Ming Shenzong immediately canonized Toyotomi Hideyoshi as king of Japan and canonized Japanese ministers according to the list provided by Xiaoxi.

On September 3rd in the 24th year of Wanli (A.D. 1596), Toyotomi Hideyoshi went out of the temple to receive the conferring, wearing the conferring clothes sent by the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. Shen Weijing and others presented Ming Chengzu's letters and gold seals, which Toyotomi Hideyoshi accepted gladly and hosted a banquet for Ming Chengzu's envoys. Later, Toyotomi Hideyoshi summoned monks who knew Chinese and read the letters of the Ming Dynasty in Japanese. The content of the imperial edict is as follows: "The Emperor said that the Holy One will spread widely among the people, and whoever lives in heaven will respect the emperor's orders. The sunrise in the corner of Pujiang and the sea will not be given. In the past, my ancestors were born in many ways. Turtles, dragons, and chapters give far-reaching fusang territory; Zhenmin Dazhuan is the mountain of Rongshi Town. Heirs are raised by Haibo and occasionally separated. In this case, it is appropriate to award the Medal of Honor, which will help you become a maritime country and know how to respect China. Xi Chi's humble envoy is eager to go with him. Knock on the pass of North Wan Li, and wish to get married. Affection is based on respect, while kindness is based on softness. I hereby make you king of Japan and grant you the authorization of the empire. In the play, the dragon is full of imperial edicts, the crown is on the sea, the fancy clothes are popular, and the vassal guards are in China. It is time to repair the official position. But follow the main beam and be grateful for the gratitude of the emperor. Sincerity is irreplaceable. As long as you believe in what you say, you will always respect your voice. Qin zai! "This imperial edict, now in Osaka Museum, is written in the usual imperial style, just like the tone of a small country favored by the emperor of a central power.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was furious at the words "Zhongxing made him king of Japan" and threw the imperial edict on the ground, saying, "Didn't Ming Di beg to make me Emperor Daming? Japan, if I want to be king, I will be king. Why should I be sealed by Ming Road? " Then Toyotomi Hideyoshi will punish Konishi Yukinaga and immediately expel the China and North Korean missions. In this way, two years of negotiations and farce completely broke down.

On the way home, Shen Weijing stayed in North Korea and was afraid to go back to Beijing. He forged a thank-you note from Toyotomi Hideyoshi, which was submitted to the court by another special envoy. This fake form of gratitude was discovered by the Ming court, and the news that Japan was preparing for war again came from North Korea. Ming Shenzong was very angry when he knew that he had been cheated. He immediately ordered Shi Xing, the minister of the Ministry of War, to be imprisoned for interrogation, and ordered the troops stationed in Ming Dynasty to arrest Shen Weijing and execute him on the spot. As a small envoy, Shen Weijing played such a big international joke between the two countries, and the disaster of killing himself was entirely self-inflicted.

Both the Ming Dynasty and Japan began to prepare for war. The war on the Korean peninsula is about to ignite again. Moreover, this war will be more violent than the first one.