Ichijo Hideyoshi's strategic goal is to fight decisively in Sekigahara, so she must open up Settsu, Yamashiro, Omi, and all the way to Gifu Castle as soon as possible.
She wanted to force Shiba Yiyin to stop her without breaking the barrier without adequate preparation, and create a situation where the Shiba family had to fight.
The so-called decisive battle of Sekigahara was to defeat Yoshihiro Shiba's reputation and the strength of the Shiba family in one fell swoop.
Only by severely damaging the Shiba family in the First World War and damaging the already solid foundation of Shiba's theocracy can the Ichijo family gain a glimmer of hope.
In this strategy, not only did Ichijo Hideyoshi's own actions need to be fast enough, but he also had to find ways to hinder the Shiba family's Eastern Army support and delay it for enough time.
Therefore, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who occupied the two countries of Mikawa and Yuanjiang and blocked the access to the Tokaido, became particularly important.
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Yuanjiang Kingdom, Hamamatsu Castle.
Tokugawa Ieyasu rose to prominence in Mikawa. Although she had always admired the loyalty and bravery of the Mikawa Princess samurai, in fact, Tokugawa Ieyasu knew better than anyone else what kind of samurai families the East and West Mikawa clan were.
Therefore, shortly after taking over Toe Province, Tokugawa Ieyasu moved his residence from Okazaki Castle in Mikawa Province to Hamamatsu Castle in Toe Province.
She claimed that she moved to the city to make it easier to guard the new territory. In fact, she wanted to cultivate her own people from Yuanjiang to check and balance the old people in the three rivers in the east and west.
The East and West Mikawa clans were not satisfied with this, but the Mikawa clan and the Enji clan restricted each other, which actually made Tokugawa Ieyasu's life easier.
Especially after the death of his aggressive ally Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu relied on Yoshigan Shiba and fought a battle with Hideyoshi Ichijo to ensure his independent status, and his life became more prosperous.
The Tokugawa Territory served as an economic link between the Shiba Ichichi families. The transactions of exchanging food stamps for supplies were basically completed in the Tokugawa Territory, which cost Tokugawa Ieyasu a heavy bridge toll.
Financially prosperous, life was easy, and the Mikawa and Yuanjiang people had also stopped. Tokugawa Ieyasu finally secured his position and no longer worried that he would make the same mistakes as his grandmother and mother.
But good times always come to an end. As a legion's war went unfavorably, Bank of Japan began to raise interest rates to squeeze Hideyoshi's capital chain, hoping to force Hideyoshi to jump over the wall.
The advantage of the Tokugawa territory being sandwiched between the Shiba Ichichi family has begun to turn into a disadvantage.
It was hot and hot in midsummer, and the situation was becoming more and more tense. At this time, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had been the leader of Nishi Mikawa, ran away to seek refuge with Hideyoshi Ichikawa Sumasa, and then returned to his old master's Hamamatsu Castle.
In the room, Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at Ishikawa Sumasa. The once close monarch and his subjects now had no personal friendship to talk about.
Ishikawa Shuzheng was lobbying his old owner seriously, she said.
"Today's general situation is like Chu and Han fighting for hegemony. Tokugawa is located between Sibo, just like Han Xin was in Qi.
Han Xin was unparalleled in military affairs, but short-sighted in politics, and eventually died at the hands of his husband, which is very sad, and please ask His Highness Tokugawa to think twice."
What Ishikawa Shumasa said was that Han Xin resolutely turned to Liu Bang, and as a result, the Han Dynasty dominated the world. Han Xin, who had never lost a battle, died in the hands of Lu Pheasant.
Compared with now, she just hopes that Tokugawa Ieyasu will not easily fall to Shiba Yiyin, so as not to be liquidated in the future after Shiba takes over the world.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was also from a well-known family, so he had naturally heard the stories of Chu and Han, and knew the metaphor of Ishikawa Sumasa very well, she said with a half-smile.
"Ishikawa Hime is proficient in Sinology and understands Han Xin's situation. Do you know the origin of the idiom "Putting off clothes and eating"?
Ishikawa blushed and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
She wanted to talk about Chu and Han, and Tokugawa Ieyasu accompanied her to talk about Chu and Han.
At the critical juncture of the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony, Xiang Yu sent people to lobby Han Xin, which is what Ishikawa Shumasa just mentioned to remain neutral and divide the world.
But how did Han Xin answer?
He said, "The King of Han granted me the seal of general, and gave me tens of thousands of people to undress me, clothe me, and push food to me. This is the origin of the idiom "undress me and push food."
It means that Liu Bang is really good to me. If I turn my back on him, will I still be considered a human being?
Ishikawa Shu was comparing Han Xin in the Chu-Han War with Tokugawa Ieyasu's situation. Tokugawa Ieyasu also struck back and talked about Han Xin's loyalty.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was very loyal to Ishikawa Sumasa, but Ishikawa Sumasa ran away to join Hideyoshi when Ichijo Hideyoshi went to war with Tokugawa Ieyasu, causing political turmoil within the Tokugawa family.
Today, Ishikawa Sumasa comes to persuade the old master again, how can this man be so embarrassed?
Ishikawa was so embarrassed by Tokugawa Ieyasu that he uttered a sentence after a long while.
"I'm sorry for you, Your Highness, but I was very tight-lipped at Ichijo's house and never revealed a single word."
Tokugawa Ieyasu was sad, and she naturally knew why Ishikawa Sumasa wanted to run away.
At that time, the Shiba Divine Power had not yet taken shape, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, with his keen political sense, sensed that the future of the Shiba Divine Descendants was promising.
Therefore, when Tokugawa Ieyasu entertained Yoshigan Shiba who was passing by, he added some spices to the meal, hoping to ascend to the holy couch in one fell swoop.
The person responsible for this despicable thing was Tokugawa Ieyasu's former confidant, Ishikawa Sumasa.
As a result, Yoshigan Shiba did not fall into the trap, and the whole matter ended without any problem, but in the hearts of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Ishikawa Sumasa, the cause of the discord between the emperor and his ministers was planted.
If Tokugawa Ieyasu really ascended the throne and gave birth to a divine descendant, Shiba Yoshigashi would have known later that he was being set up, and given his temperament, he would probably have just pretended to be confused about the matter.
But now that things have not happened, the crime of blaspheming the saint is still there. If the incident comes to light one day, who will bear the crime of blaspheming the saint?
The Sibo Goddess group has taken shape, and the saint is not just sleeping with whomever he wants. Those Goddess mothers are not simple, and they have already taken care of his Gil.
Matsukami Sarei was favored by the saint and almost had Date Masamune torture her to death. This was the best result after getting the saint's protection after boarding the holy couch.
Tokugawa Ieyasu has not been able to ascend the holy bed, nor has he given birth to a kami, and the rich territories of the two countries are coveted. If this matter is exposed, the Tokugawa family can be killed by the Shiba kami group.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu couldn't bear the blame, and Ishikawa Tsuma was the only insider. Of course, she was afraid that Tokugawa Ieyasu would kill someone and silence her, so it was understandable that she ran away decisively.
Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't want to humiliate Ishikawa Sumasa with the idiom of undressing and pushing food. What she needed was just an answer. Did Ishikawa Sumasa reveal this matter to Ichijo Hideyoshi?
Ishikawa Mumasa was ashamed and told the truth. Tokugawa Ieyasu seemed to be unconcerned, but in fact he had been staring at Ishikawa Mumasa's response.
At this time, Tokugawa Ieyasu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ishikawa's numbers were correct and did not appear to be forged.
It's better that Hideyoshi Ichijo didn't know, otherwise Tokugawa Ieyasu would have had no choice but to be tied to the chariot of the Ichijo family.
Having gotten the answer she most wanted to know, Tokugawa Ieyasu was no longer interested in continuing to argue with Ishikawa Sumasa, she said calmly.
"I already understand what Guan Bai means. Please ask Ishikawa Hime to go back and tell Guan Bai that the Tokugawa family's loyalty to her has not changed."
After spending a long time talking, I only got an ambiguous word. Ishikawa Sumasa was also a little unwilling, but Tokugawa Ieyasu had already signaled to see off the guests, and Ishikawa Sumasa had no choice but to bow and leave.
Ichikawa Shumasa was not reused by the Ichichichi family, and the war between Ichikawa Tokugawa was finally resolved diplomatically, which meant that Ishikawa Shumasa had no use value.
Therefore, Ishikawa Shumasa has been marginalized in the past few years. She hopes to be reused again, so she volunteered to share the worries of Ichijo Hideyoshi and came to Tokugawa Ieyasu to lobby.
But the result was not satisfactory. Tokugawa Ieyasu's lukewarm attitude left Ishikawa Sumasa helpless and could only leave empty-handed.
After Ishikawa Sumasa left, Tokugawa Ieyasu clapped his hands, and a figure appeared under her seat and kowtowed to the ground. It was none other than Hattori Masashige, the head of the ninja.
"Kill Ishikawa Sumasa after she leaves my territory. Do it cleanly."
"Hi."
Ishikawa Sumasa ran too fast before, and Tokugawa Ieyasu had no time to do anything, but this time, she would not miss the opportunity again.
The tension between Shiba Ichichi and the two families was at war. On his way back, Ishikawa had to pass through Oda's old territory and the Kyoto area, and there was a mixture of dragons and snakes on the way.
If Ishikawa Sumasa died on the road, anyone could take action, and even Ichijo Hideyoshi would not suspect Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Is a second minister and a small lobbying worthy of Tokugawa Ieyasu killing the envoy and offending the Ichichi family? Probably not.
No one can guess why Tokugawa Ieyasu wanted to kill Ishikawa Sumasa.
The figure of Hattori Masashige disappeared from the seat, and Tokugawa Ieyasu couldn't help but sneered. Hideyoshi Ichijo had really made a good calculation, thinking of tricking others into taking advantage of her fire.
There are three roads in Kanto and Kansai, Hokuriku Road, Nakasen Road, and Tokaido.
Among them, the mountain road of Zhongshan Road is bumpy and difficult to march.
Maeda Toshiie, who had been operating the Hokuriku Road for many years, had already penetrated Echizen Province and leaked air everywhere. Hideyoshi did not expect to block this road.
Only on the Tokaido, Tokugawa Ieyasu controlled Mikawa and Etsu two countries, completely controlling the access channels.
As long as Tokugawa Ieyasu does not defect to the Shiba family, even if he simply remains neutral, he can slow down the support of the Eastern Army.
But Ichijo Hideyoshi was very accurate, but Tokugawa Ieyasu also had his own ideas.
There is a saying that incomplete innovation means no complete innovation.
The unification of the world is right in front of us. How can Hideyoshi Ichijo escape from death despite being laid out by the saints for many years?
Tokugawa Ieyasu stood between the two families in Shiba Ichichi over the years and made a lot of money as a second-hand dealer. However, she was not confused. She knew very well why she could maintain neutrality.
No one knows how to behave better than Tokugawa Ieyasu. Her childhood experience taught her one thing, to respect violence.
You have to respect whoever has the strongest violence. The biggest truth in this world is that the fist is strong.
People who are proficient in rules rely on rules to make profits, but they cannot resist the rule makers.
And those who make the rules must rely on violence as support, because violence is the most powerful force in the world.
Violence can really solve problems.
Yoshigan Shiba and Hideyoshi Ichijo face off, who has more powerful violence?
Spo Yiyin!
Ichijo Hideyoshi sent people to persuade him, and even with his eloquent words, he could not disprove one thing, that is, she was afraid that she would not be able to defeat Shiba Yoshigan.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was able to travel around the major forces and grow from a powerless proton to a prince because she always respected violence.
Whoever is stronger, she will follow.
Imagawa Yoshimoto, Oda Nobunaga, Ichijo Hideyoshi, and Shiba Yoshigan, who is the strongest person today, Tokugawa Ieyasu followed closely.
The Wu family admires strength. There is no shame in following the strong. The important thing is to know who is the strongest. If you follow the wrong person, it will be miserable.
Tokugawa Ieyasu had a good taste, and she never missed anyone.