Chapter 2063
Chapter 2063
Chapter 2063
No matter what reason Haihan wanted to take some unconventional measures in the southeast coastal area of Ming Dynasty, Fei Cexian had a clear objection to it.The reason is very simple. He has made a lot of efforts in the past two years to convince the court that Haihan has no intention of military invasion of the southeast coastal area, and now the Haihan people suddenly jumped out and said that they want to change the status quo, which is equivalent to fighting Fei Cexian's face.And the imperial court might think that all the information he provided before was a cover for Hai Han's plan, and it is not impossible to charge him with colluding with foreign countries.
As for the reason Ning Qi claimed, it was even more outrageous to Fei Cexian, and he felt that Hai Han just found a lame reason to send troops.Since when did Haihan need to dispatch armed forces to assist in the investigation of what happened in Daming territory?This is clearly relying on the superiority of force to forcibly cause trouble in the southeast coastal area.
But Fei Cexian has to restrain his emotions at the moment, at least there is still a chance to negotiate now, and he can try his best to persuade the Haihan people to give up this dangerous practice, otherwise once an armed conflict breaks out between the two countries, it will be difficult to control the situation at that time It's just too difficult.So he immediately questioned Ning Qi's statement, thinking that this kind of situation should not be decided by Hai Han unilaterally.
Ning Qi said: "Lord Fei, the cases that our country is investigating are not entirely within the territory of your country, and the perpetrators are not all Ming people. In fact, during our investigation, we found that this case involves many countries and regions. Daming is just one of them. The investigation we want to launch in the southeast coastal area is not aimed at Daming, let alone have other bad intentions, and finding out this case as soon as possible will also benefit Daming in many ways."
Fei Cexian was dubious and said, "Minister Ning, why don't you tell me what is going on with this case?"
Haihan has used a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to investigate this matter so far. It can be said that it is a rare big move in recent years, and there are many parts that still need to be kept secret. Ning Qi can directly disclose to Fei Cexian now. It is also impossible to tell the news in too much detail, so as not to leak the wind and affect the follow-up investigation.
The only thing that can be told to Fei Cexian now is what happened in Liaodong.The Qing army began to install weapons made in Western countries. This is definitely bad news for Ming. Once the Qing army's musket troops form combat effectiveness, the defensive pressure that Ming needs to face will increase exponentially.And Ning Qi told him that the case that Haihan is currently investigating is to find out the middleman who smuggled weapons to various places for the Spaniards, and then cut off this cross-border weapons delivery channel, so as to prevent more and more armed and armed forces from appearing in various places. Armed with standard muskets.
After hearing Ning Qi's narration, Fei Cexian said in astonishment, "The Qing army was equipped with Spanish muskets? Is there any evidence for this?"
Ning Qi nodded and said: "Of course there is evidence. In fact, our troops stationed in Jinzhou, Liaodong have already fought against them. The situation is not optimistic. If the Qing army's musketeers expand to more than a thousand people, they will be sent to the north of the Ming Dynasty. The border line, the border defense of your country is estimated to face a very severe test. At present, various evidences sent back from Liaodong are already on the way to the south. If it goes well in a few days, Mr. Fei will be able to see the muskets used by the Qing army with his own eyes. .”
If this news is true, the defensive pressure it will bring to Daming will not be as light as Ning Qi's tone, but Fei Cexian felt that there was something strange about it, so he couldn't help asking: "Minister Ning, what do you mean by the Qing army?" The muskets were bought from the Spaniards by a middleman, and then sold to the Qing army, so why didn’t they try to sell it to me, Daming? In terms of financial resources, my Daming must be stronger than the Liaodong barbarians no matter what?”
Ning Qi sighed and said, "Since Mr. Fei asked about this, let me reveal some more information! It's not that these middlemen who smuggle weapons don't sell to Daming, but the transactions they do in Daming have ulterior motives. They encouraged salt merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to set up private armed forces, and instigated salt merchants to fight for their own interests, causing heavy casualties among the people. In Fujian, they bribed Jinyiwei with a lot of money, and tried to create conflicts between Jinyiwei and the local garrison. If they were not caught by us in time , Maybe let them succeed! This group of people smuggled weapons to Daming, not doing business through formal channels, and their purpose is not to strengthen the military power of Ming Dynasty, but they have been trying to create chaos and conflicts, and their intentions are very sinister!"
Fei Cexian was quite shocked after hearing this, he had never heard of such news before, but if what Ning Qi said was true, then this group of weapon smugglers was indeed very dangerous.Especially the conflict between Jinyiwei and the local garrison in Fujian was clearly intended to force Xu Xinsu to rebel!
"The things that Minister Ning said are all based on real evidence?" Although Fei Cexian believed it [-]% to [-]%, he still wanted to make sure that Ning Qi didn't exaggerate in the description to deceive himself.
Ning Qi nodded and said: "For confidentiality reasons, I can't provide Mr. Fei with more specific information for the time being, but we have the relevant witnesses and material evidence at hand. If Mr. Fei is interested in these cases, you can go back Keeping you informed of the progress of the investigation step by step."
"I have another question. It seems that your country has not been involved in the cases mentioned by Minister Ning just now, so why does your country take the initiative to investigate this matter?" Fei Cexian still has doubts in his heart, and he must first Only by getting an explanation can one agree with the conditions described by Ning Qi.
Ning Qi was silent for a moment before he said: "In fact, the reason why we noticed this situation is that since October last year, some people have caused disturbances in our country and tried to assassinate certain foreign dignitaries who visited. I don't know who it is. I said it, but we have reason to believe that Mr. Fei may also be one of the opponent's intended targets."
"Me?" Fei Cexian was really shocked when he heard this statement.In his mind, Haihan Country is really a peaceful place, and he doesn't feel any danger at all.
When Fei Cexian first arrived in Sanya, he also felt that this city without city walls was a bit dangerous, but after a while, he realized that Sanya seemed undefended, but in fact it was almost impossible for an army to invade this place .The Spaniards did try, but the fleet on the expedition to Sanya was smashed into the sand at Victory Port and suffered heavy losses. It is said that less than half of the ships managed to escape back.The local people are also very calm about the war. When the Spanish fleet hit their doorstep, Sanya people flocked to the heights of the Yulin Peninsula to watch the excitement, which shows the people's trust in the Haihan Army.
It is reasonable for a trading port that will not be threatened by war to become prosperous and prosperous under Haihan's management. After the local people's lives are enriched by trade, the level of social security will also increase. get promoted.Fei Cexian also went to understand the operation of the police yamen, and found that the public security situation that the police dealt with the most was actually the fights between sailors from various countries after drinking.
He has stayed here for two years, and he has hardly heard of vicious incidents in Sanya. As for the assassination of officials and dignitaries, he has never heard of it once since he came to Haihan, and he never thought that one day he would be someone else's assassin The goal.
However, Fei Cexian's mind was flexible, and he immediately thought of the purpose of this assassination method: "Is this to destroy the relationship between your country and other countries?"
Ning Qi nodded and said: "Although we haven't captured the main messenger behind the scenes yet, we also think so. Almost all the countries that have established diplomatic relations with our country have sent envoys and officials such as dignitaries or Mr. Fei to stay in Sanya. If there is a problem, then our country must bear most of the responsibility. If it is a dignitary, or when the diplomatic relations between the two countries are not so stable, once a vicious incident occurs, it may indeed cause extremely bad effects."
Fei Cexian thought to himself that there are indeed many foreign embassies in Sanya, but there are not many foreign dignitaries who are really important.The one who appeared most frequently in Sanya was probably the little prince Zheng Zuo of Annan Kingdom.However, in the second half of last year, another person who cannot be ignored was added, that is, Li Yi, the son of the Joseon Dynasty who came to Haihan to study abroad.In addition, North Korea and Haihan have not established diplomatic relations for a long time, and the relationship is not particularly stable. If something happens to the heir to the throne of North Korea in Haihan, it may indeed directly affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries.Thinking about it this way, the foreign dignitaries mentioned by Ning Qi are very likely to be the son of the Joseon Dynasty.
However, Fei Cexian really didn't expect that he would also be a target, but can assassinating himself really destroy the relationship between Da Ming and Hai Han?He doesn't think so. At this stage, both countries hope to live in peace with each other, and this kind of environment cannot be affected by the life and death of a small person like himself.As long as Hai Han puts more effort into dealing with the aftermath, the imperial court will send another official here, and a large number of people with the same qualifications as himself in the Ministry of Rites and Personnel Department are more than enough qualified for this leisurely envoy position.But this special qualification gave him a feeling that he was valued. Perhaps his influence on these two countries was actually greater than he imagined?
Ning Qi claimed that Fei Cexian was also one of the planned targets of the assassin, and this was of course just his temporary play.As a matter of fact, according to the current information, Fei Cexian's name did not appear in the confessions of Xue Zheng and others captured in Danzhou, nor did he mention plans to assassinate officials of the Ming Dynasty.However, Ning Qi felt that saying this would make Fei Cexian empathize with him, and it would be easier to persuade him to accept Haihan's action arrangement, so he played boldly.
And the effect was as he wished, and Fei Cexian was indeed touched, and realized that what Ning Qi mentioned was not a joke, there was really a group of people secretly instigating a series of vicious incidents.However, because Fei Cexian received very limited information, his views on this matter were inevitably a little biased.
The incidents mentioned by Ning Qi were all related to Daming, but Ning Qi gave too little information about the incidents that occurred in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian. Xian subconsciously believes that the arms dealer Hai Han is chasing is mainly targeting Daming, and is secretly implementing various means aimed at weakening Daming.
But in fact, Haihan, Daming, and even North Korea, who are playing soy sauce, are all the targets of this group of people.It is precisely because they are aware of the impact of this group of people's behavior on Haihan that the intelligence department will pursue it at all costs.
However, because the case has not yet been clarified, the Haihan intelligence department does not plan to share the information it already has with Daming in order to ensure that the investigation process and key information will not be leaked.In particular, it was recently revealed that Fujian Jinyiwei was involved in this matter. The credibility of Daming officials has obviously been infinitely lowered, and it is even more impossible for Ning Qi to inform Fei Cexian of key information.
Fei Cexian said: "Since the situation is so serious, there is indeed a need to investigate to the end, but can Minister Ning tell me what will be the content of your country's operations in the southeastern coastal areas of our country, and whether the Haihan Army will appear there? , and even entered our territory.”
Ning Qi said: "In view of the fact that the target of our investigation has a large number of standard muskets in his hands, the army must be dispatched in the arrest operation. If we find that the target has fled to the territory of Daming, we may also complete the arrest across the border, so We must communicate with your country first to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
Fei Cexian said with a cold face: "Your country's army is fully armed and entered our country. It is difficult to guarantee that there will be no misunderstanding? I suggest that your country's investigation and arrest should only be carried out at sea. If the suspect escapes into our country, Then the Haihan army can apply to the local government, and the local government will send out arresters and garrisons to complete the arrest, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings!"
Ning Qi said: "Master Fei is right, but what if the local government shelters suspects? I don't want to worry about it. In Fujian, even Jinyiwei was dragged into trouble by these arms dealers. It is difficult to guarantee that similar situations will not happen in other places. In my opinion, the Haihan Army should still be the main force in the arrest operation. The local government can send people to participate in the whole process and provide assistance in the investigation, but it cannot stop the Haihan Army's arrest operation. "
On this issue, Ning Qi couldn't make too many concessions. If he didn't make good terms here, he would inevitably be tied up in the follow-up army operations, which would affect the investigation and arrest work.If Fei Cexian can't be persuaded to let go, then he can only ignore the other party's protest and let the Haihan army decide the scale of action by themselves.
Fei Cexian took a deep breath, and tried to make his tone calmer: "How about this, first write a memorial, explain the whole story, and wait for the imperial court's decree, how about we discuss it again?"
Ning Qi shook his head and said: "It takes too long to go and come. The situation is changing rapidly. We can't wait that long. Time is running out. We need you to agree to sign the official document immediately, and then the army will take the official document and the copy. , during the local operations, we will try our best to seek the cooperation of the government.”
(End of this chapter)
No matter what reason Haihan wanted to take some unconventional measures in the southeast coastal area of Ming Dynasty, Fei Cexian had a clear objection to it.The reason is very simple. He has made a lot of efforts in the past two years to convince the court that Haihan has no intention of military invasion of the southeast coastal area, and now the Haihan people suddenly jumped out and said that they want to change the status quo, which is equivalent to fighting Fei Cexian's face.And the imperial court might think that all the information he provided before was a cover for Hai Han's plan, and it is not impossible to charge him with colluding with foreign countries.
As for the reason Ning Qi claimed, it was even more outrageous to Fei Cexian, and he felt that Hai Han just found a lame reason to send troops.Since when did Haihan need to dispatch armed forces to assist in the investigation of what happened in Daming territory?This is clearly relying on the superiority of force to forcibly cause trouble in the southeast coastal area.
But Fei Cexian has to restrain his emotions at the moment, at least there is still a chance to negotiate now, and he can try his best to persuade the Haihan people to give up this dangerous practice, otherwise once an armed conflict breaks out between the two countries, it will be difficult to control the situation at that time It's just too difficult.So he immediately questioned Ning Qi's statement, thinking that this kind of situation should not be decided by Hai Han unilaterally.
Ning Qi said: "Lord Fei, the cases that our country is investigating are not entirely within the territory of your country, and the perpetrators are not all Ming people. In fact, during our investigation, we found that this case involves many countries and regions. Daming is just one of them. The investigation we want to launch in the southeast coastal area is not aimed at Daming, let alone have other bad intentions, and finding out this case as soon as possible will also benefit Daming in many ways."
Fei Cexian was dubious and said, "Minister Ning, why don't you tell me what is going on with this case?"
Haihan has used a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to investigate this matter so far. It can be said that it is a rare big move in recent years, and there are many parts that still need to be kept secret. Ning Qi can directly disclose to Fei Cexian now. It is also impossible to tell the news in too much detail, so as not to leak the wind and affect the follow-up investigation.
The only thing that can be told to Fei Cexian now is what happened in Liaodong.The Qing army began to install weapons made in Western countries. This is definitely bad news for Ming. Once the Qing army's musket troops form combat effectiveness, the defensive pressure that Ming needs to face will increase exponentially.And Ning Qi told him that the case that Haihan is currently investigating is to find out the middleman who smuggled weapons to various places for the Spaniards, and then cut off this cross-border weapons delivery channel, so as to prevent more and more armed and armed forces from appearing in various places. Armed with standard muskets.
After hearing Ning Qi's narration, Fei Cexian said in astonishment, "The Qing army was equipped with Spanish muskets? Is there any evidence for this?"
Ning Qi nodded and said: "Of course there is evidence. In fact, our troops stationed in Jinzhou, Liaodong have already fought against them. The situation is not optimistic. If the Qing army's musketeers expand to more than a thousand people, they will be sent to the north of the Ming Dynasty. The border line, the border defense of your country is estimated to face a very severe test. At present, various evidences sent back from Liaodong are already on the way to the south. If it goes well in a few days, Mr. Fei will be able to see the muskets used by the Qing army with his own eyes. .”
If this news is true, the defensive pressure it will bring to Daming will not be as light as Ning Qi's tone, but Fei Cexian felt that there was something strange about it, so he couldn't help asking: "Minister Ning, what do you mean by the Qing army?" The muskets were bought from the Spaniards by a middleman, and then sold to the Qing army, so why didn’t they try to sell it to me, Daming? In terms of financial resources, my Daming must be stronger than the Liaodong barbarians no matter what?”
Ning Qi sighed and said, "Since Mr. Fei asked about this, let me reveal some more information! It's not that these middlemen who smuggle weapons don't sell to Daming, but the transactions they do in Daming have ulterior motives. They encouraged salt merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to set up private armed forces, and instigated salt merchants to fight for their own interests, causing heavy casualties among the people. In Fujian, they bribed Jinyiwei with a lot of money, and tried to create conflicts between Jinyiwei and the local garrison. If they were not caught by us in time , Maybe let them succeed! This group of people smuggled weapons to Daming, not doing business through formal channels, and their purpose is not to strengthen the military power of Ming Dynasty, but they have been trying to create chaos and conflicts, and their intentions are very sinister!"
Fei Cexian was quite shocked after hearing this, he had never heard of such news before, but if what Ning Qi said was true, then this group of weapon smugglers was indeed very dangerous.Especially the conflict between Jinyiwei and the local garrison in Fujian was clearly intended to force Xu Xinsu to rebel!
"The things that Minister Ning said are all based on real evidence?" Although Fei Cexian believed it [-]% to [-]%, he still wanted to make sure that Ning Qi didn't exaggerate in the description to deceive himself.
Ning Qi nodded and said: "For confidentiality reasons, I can't provide Mr. Fei with more specific information for the time being, but we have the relevant witnesses and material evidence at hand. If Mr. Fei is interested in these cases, you can go back Keeping you informed of the progress of the investigation step by step."
"I have another question. It seems that your country has not been involved in the cases mentioned by Minister Ning just now, so why does your country take the initiative to investigate this matter?" Fei Cexian still has doubts in his heart, and he must first Only by getting an explanation can one agree with the conditions described by Ning Qi.
Ning Qi was silent for a moment before he said: "In fact, the reason why we noticed this situation is that since October last year, some people have caused disturbances in our country and tried to assassinate certain foreign dignitaries who visited. I don't know who it is. I said it, but we have reason to believe that Mr. Fei may also be one of the opponent's intended targets."
"Me?" Fei Cexian was really shocked when he heard this statement.In his mind, Haihan Country is really a peaceful place, and he doesn't feel any danger at all.
When Fei Cexian first arrived in Sanya, he also felt that this city without city walls was a bit dangerous, but after a while, he realized that Sanya seemed undefended, but in fact it was almost impossible for an army to invade this place .The Spaniards did try, but the fleet on the expedition to Sanya was smashed into the sand at Victory Port and suffered heavy losses. It is said that less than half of the ships managed to escape back.The local people are also very calm about the war. When the Spanish fleet hit their doorstep, Sanya people flocked to the heights of the Yulin Peninsula to watch the excitement, which shows the people's trust in the Haihan Army.
It is reasonable for a trading port that will not be threatened by war to become prosperous and prosperous under Haihan's management. After the local people's lives are enriched by trade, the level of social security will also increase. get promoted.Fei Cexian also went to understand the operation of the police yamen, and found that the public security situation that the police dealt with the most was actually the fights between sailors from various countries after drinking.
He has stayed here for two years, and he has hardly heard of vicious incidents in Sanya. As for the assassination of officials and dignitaries, he has never heard of it once since he came to Haihan, and he never thought that one day he would be someone else's assassin The goal.
However, Fei Cexian's mind was flexible, and he immediately thought of the purpose of this assassination method: "Is this to destroy the relationship between your country and other countries?"
Ning Qi nodded and said: "Although we haven't captured the main messenger behind the scenes yet, we also think so. Almost all the countries that have established diplomatic relations with our country have sent envoys and officials such as dignitaries or Mr. Fei to stay in Sanya. If there is a problem, then our country must bear most of the responsibility. If it is a dignitary, or when the diplomatic relations between the two countries are not so stable, once a vicious incident occurs, it may indeed cause extremely bad effects."
Fei Cexian thought to himself that there are indeed many foreign embassies in Sanya, but there are not many foreign dignitaries who are really important.The one who appeared most frequently in Sanya was probably the little prince Zheng Zuo of Annan Kingdom.However, in the second half of last year, another person who cannot be ignored was added, that is, Li Yi, the son of the Joseon Dynasty who came to Haihan to study abroad.In addition, North Korea and Haihan have not established diplomatic relations for a long time, and the relationship is not particularly stable. If something happens to the heir to the throne of North Korea in Haihan, it may indeed directly affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries.Thinking about it this way, the foreign dignitaries mentioned by Ning Qi are very likely to be the son of the Joseon Dynasty.
However, Fei Cexian really didn't expect that he would also be a target, but can assassinating himself really destroy the relationship between Da Ming and Hai Han?He doesn't think so. At this stage, both countries hope to live in peace with each other, and this kind of environment cannot be affected by the life and death of a small person like himself.As long as Hai Han puts more effort into dealing with the aftermath, the imperial court will send another official here, and a large number of people with the same qualifications as himself in the Ministry of Rites and Personnel Department are more than enough qualified for this leisurely envoy position.But this special qualification gave him a feeling that he was valued. Perhaps his influence on these two countries was actually greater than he imagined?
Ning Qi claimed that Fei Cexian was also one of the planned targets of the assassin, and this was of course just his temporary play.As a matter of fact, according to the current information, Fei Cexian's name did not appear in the confessions of Xue Zheng and others captured in Danzhou, nor did he mention plans to assassinate officials of the Ming Dynasty.However, Ning Qi felt that saying this would make Fei Cexian empathize with him, and it would be easier to persuade him to accept Haihan's action arrangement, so he played boldly.
And the effect was as he wished, and Fei Cexian was indeed touched, and realized that what Ning Qi mentioned was not a joke, there was really a group of people secretly instigating a series of vicious incidents.However, because Fei Cexian received very limited information, his views on this matter were inevitably a little biased.
The incidents mentioned by Ning Qi were all related to Daming, but Ning Qi gave too little information about the incidents that occurred in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian. Xian subconsciously believes that the arms dealer Hai Han is chasing is mainly targeting Daming, and is secretly implementing various means aimed at weakening Daming.
But in fact, Haihan, Daming, and even North Korea, who are playing soy sauce, are all the targets of this group of people.It is precisely because they are aware of the impact of this group of people's behavior on Haihan that the intelligence department will pursue it at all costs.
However, because the case has not yet been clarified, the Haihan intelligence department does not plan to share the information it already has with Daming in order to ensure that the investigation process and key information will not be leaked.In particular, it was recently revealed that Fujian Jinyiwei was involved in this matter. The credibility of Daming officials has obviously been infinitely lowered, and it is even more impossible for Ning Qi to inform Fei Cexian of key information.
Fei Cexian said: "Since the situation is so serious, there is indeed a need to investigate to the end, but can Minister Ning tell me what will be the content of your country's operations in the southeastern coastal areas of our country, and whether the Haihan Army will appear there? , and even entered our territory.”
Ning Qi said: "In view of the fact that the target of our investigation has a large number of standard muskets in his hands, the army must be dispatched in the arrest operation. If we find that the target has fled to the territory of Daming, we may also complete the arrest across the border, so We must communicate with your country first to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
Fei Cexian said with a cold face: "Your country's army is fully armed and entered our country. It is difficult to guarantee that there will be no misunderstanding? I suggest that your country's investigation and arrest should only be carried out at sea. If the suspect escapes into our country, Then the Haihan army can apply to the local government, and the local government will send out arresters and garrisons to complete the arrest, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings!"
Ning Qi said: "Master Fei is right, but what if the local government shelters suspects? I don't want to worry about it. In Fujian, even Jinyiwei was dragged into trouble by these arms dealers. It is difficult to guarantee that similar situations will not happen in other places. In my opinion, the Haihan Army should still be the main force in the arrest operation. The local government can send people to participate in the whole process and provide assistance in the investigation, but it cannot stop the Haihan Army's arrest operation. "
On this issue, Ning Qi couldn't make too many concessions. If he didn't make good terms here, he would inevitably be tied up in the follow-up army operations, which would affect the investigation and arrest work.If Fei Cexian can't be persuaded to let go, then he can only ignore the other party's protest and let the Haihan army decide the scale of action by themselves.
Fei Cexian took a deep breath, and tried to make his tone calmer: "How about this, first write a memorial, explain the whole story, and wait for the imperial court's decree, how about we discuss it again?"
Ning Qi shook his head and said: "It takes too long to go and come. The situation is changing rapidly. We can't wait that long. Time is running out. We need you to agree to sign the official document immediately, and then the army will take the official document and the copy. , during the local operations, we will try our best to seek the cooperation of the government.”
(End of this chapter)