Chapter 277: Aiding Korea and Fighting the Japanese (13) Use it?
For some reason, Narita Kai was very surprised when he heard this and said quickly: "Ah, no, no, I...I have no such plan, I will stay in the capital obediently."
Well, being obedient is quite good. I tried it just now...but that's not the key point.
Gao Pragmatic laughed and said: "If it's not, then it's not. Why are you so nervous?"
This time Narita Kai answered very honestly, and said obediently: "I am afraid that I will misunderstand you. Japan is attacking the Ming dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has already made the decision to aid Korea. The two countries are actually at war.
At this time, the position of the Narita family is unclear, and I should stay with the master. I am not only a self-certified wife, but also a hostage of the Narita family. How can I leave for a moment, let alone return to Jade Rope City?"
Her answer was so straightforward, which surprised Gao Jingjing. Liu Xin was even more surprised that she claimed to be a hostage of the Narita family, and couldn't help but said: "Third Madam, we didn't treat you as a hostage."
Narita Kai was open-minded and said with a slightly disappointed smile: "Thank you, Secretary-General."
Gao Jingshi also spoke at the right time, saying: "I don't regard you as a hostage. Besides... I don't need a hostage. From the moment you step into Gao Mansion, your status in Gao Mansion is very simple. Then She is the 'Third Lady', you must remember this in the future."
His words seemed to be overbearing, but Narita Kai could hear the warmth in them, and his heart warmed up. He nodded vigorously and said gratefully: "I thank you, sir."
Liu Xin coughed lightly and said, "So, can we discuss what should be done with Jade Rope City now?"
Gao Pragmatic nodded lightly and asked: "Longze Shiyang, Xingong Yisheng and those people, do you have any new news?"
Miyo Tatsuzawa is currently the Toyotomi family's Osaka Town Chief Daikanate, and Shingu Yoshikatsu is already an ashigaru general of the Tokugawa family. These two are currently sent abroad to serve under the major feudal lords in Japan. The two people with the most important positions were responsible for many of the Japanese intelligence in the past.
However, it turned out that the names of the two of them and other intelligence personnel in Japan were highly confidential. Apart from Gao Pragmatic and Liu Xin, only a few people such as Gao Mo and the "Black Top" supervisors knew about it, and even three The core figures of the sea trade alliance, such as Grand Duke, are only known to exist, but not who they are.
But Gao Pragmatic's question means that he has allowed Ji Feiji and Meng Guzhezhe to learn the inside story. Meng Guzhezhe doesn't care, her natal family Ye He and Japan are currently at odds with each other, so they probably have no idea about this information. Liu Xin felt that it was a bit risky to reveal this news to Ji Feiji.
If only in terms of personal relationships, Liu Xin has a good relationship with Meng Guzhezhe and Ji Fei Ji, but this personal relationship does not affect her reservations about them. Gao's pragmatic attitude now shows that he only regards Ji Fei Ji as " "Three Madams" is not just talk, it is actually put into practice.
Liu Xin felt a little unhappy, and even thought to herself: Do men really think that as long as they "sleep" with someone, they will definitely stand by you with all their heart and soul?
However, no matter what, Gao Pragmatic is the one who really has the right to make decisions, and Liu Xin will not really insist on opposing his opinions, so she just replied with a straight face: "Some."
There was some resistance in the tone of this answer. Of course Gao Pragmatic could hear it, but he neither cared about it nor cared about it. He just said in a very calm tone: "Let's talk about it." Obviously, he insisted that Kai could be allowed to do it.
Ji knows the inside story.
Liu Xin had no choice but to say: "Tatsuzawa Sanyo's main work direction is the Toyotomi clan or the military, political and financial affairs of Japan as a whole. He didn't say much about the Narita family. He only said that Toyotomi Hideyoshi would solve the Narita family's problems.
The matter was left to Tokugawa Ieyasu."
This news was not too unexpected. Gao Pragmatic nodded and said: "So what is the situation on Tokugawa Ieyasu's side, and what is Shingu Yoshikatsu's judgment?"
"One of the expected inferences." Liu Xin said: "Tokugawa Ieyasu should have made two preparations. One is military, that is, using force to directly fight us. For this reason, he also made land.
The sea is prepared with both hands;
The other hand is political preparation. He may not be sure whether the Beiyang Sea Trade Alliance will be a pure commercial organization, so he still hopes to reach a direct agreement with Beiyang and hopes to peacefully redeem Misaki and Yusheng from the Sea Trade Alliance.
City. Currently they have different opinions on this, mainly because the redemption conditions are too controversial."
It was no surprise that Gao Jingshi was in military preparations, but Tokugawa Ieyasu wanted to redeem two cities, which made Gao Jingshi a little interested and asked: "Is there such a thing? What is the current focus of controversy in the Tokugawa family?"
Liu Xin said: "To put it simply, there are three groups of people arguing. The first group of people believe that they have a huge home field advantage. They don't need any political means for these two cities and can just send troops to occupy them.
The second group of people believe that the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance is powerful. It not only has powerful maritime armed forces, but also has land forces. Judging from the encounter that occurred during the previous rescue of Ninja City, with the same military strength, it is probably better than the combat power of various Japanese companies.
All must be strong.
Considering this premise, if the two sides meet in arms, the entire Kanto sea area may turn into a battlefield, and Beiyang can land from any place. However, the Tokugawa family is famous for its elite military policy. Faced with such a situation, I am afraid that it will
If we are too tired to cope with it, then the various places under the rule may be turned into a mess, which is extremely unsightly.
At the same time, the Tokugawa family's navy was based on the original Suruga navy. It was already limited in strength. Now it has been transferred to Toyotomi Hideyoshi to contribute to the conquest of Korea. Therefore, it is even less likely to be at sea.
Forming a counterattack against the Beiyang Sea Trade Alliance. Therefore, this group is willing to use a higher bargaining chip in exchange for the Sea Trade Alliance to peacefully exchange the two cities of Misaki and Yusheng.
The third group of people also admits that the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance is strong, but their ideas for considering transactions with Beiyang are different from the former. They believe that the Tokugawa family was forced to move to Kanto itself as Toyotomi Hideyoshi's suppression of Tokugawa Ieyasu, so
Although Beiyang may not be a friend, Toyotomi must be an enemy, so..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gao Pragmatic interjected: "So they are politically more inclined to unite with the sea trade alliance and violate Toyotomi Hideyoshi?"
"Of course." Liu Xin nodded and admitted.
Kafihime couldn't help but said: "Isn't that a great good thing? Lord Zuofu (after the start of the imperial conquest, Tokugawa Ieyasu was promoted) used 30,000 troops to defeat Taiko's 120,000 troops in the Battle of Komaki Nagakute.
Come on, if it weren't for the unscrupulous and useless son of the Oda family, Lord Taikaku would have lost all face, and it's hard to say what the outcome would be.
Now Lord Zuofu is sitting in Kanto, with a height of more than two million stones. If he is willing to join forces with our Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance, Toyotomi Taikaku will not only conquer Korea, but also invade the Ming Dynasty. I am afraid that his Toyotomi Gongyi will not be maintained.
Not necessarily!"
However, Gao Pragmatic just smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to make a calm gesture, and asked Liu Xin: "I expected that this third group of people would not be so generous. Are they thinking about fighting against Toyotomi with the Beiyang Alliance?
You don’t want to be exposed right away, and you’re even still dreaming about it, hoping to achieve this alliance at the lowest cost?”
Liu Xin covered her mouth with a smile and said in a half-joking tone: "Master Hou is still so good at knowing things." Then she turned her beautiful eyes and asked: "Then what kind of minimum do you think they want to use, Master Hou?"
What's the cost' to achieve an alliance?"
Gao Pangshi said calmly: "With the example of Kaiji here, what other new ideas can the generals and staff of the Tokugawa family come up with? It's probably just the idea of marriage."
"Hey, the Marquis understands his...situation very clearly." Liu Xin raised her eyebrows and teased, then glanced at Kaiji, and said without knowing whether it was true or not: "Speaking of which, the Tokugawa family also has
It seems that the Marquis can consider such a beautiful princess, right? After all, Madam has always been happy to see this kind of thing happen, right?"
Gao Jingshi was well aware of Liu Xin's temper and knew that what she said was basically just a joke, but he couldn't help but defend himself, so he said, "I'm not running a shelter here, so whoever wants to come can come?"
Unexpectedly, Jia Feiji was thinking about everything at this time: "When it comes to the princess of Zuofu, I think of one person, and that is Zhenji, the third daughter of Zuofu. She is from Liangyun Academy. She is thirteen this year.
I met her once in Odawara Castle two years ago. The little princess is pretty and lovely, and has a very docile personality. If she can be admitted to a high official, she will be a good match."
Tokugawa Shinhime? I only know a little bit about this third Tokugawa princess Gao Pingshi. The general impression is that she is very filial. Tokugawa Ieyasu loved her very much. Historically, she first married Kamao Hideyuki four years later and gave birth to her legitimate son Tadashi.
However, Hideyuki Pu Sheng died early, Zhongxiang was only ten years old at the time, so Zhenji acted as the mother's regent for the Pu Sheng family.
However, Jinki had a serious conflict with Oka Shigemasa, an important minister of the Kamao family. In order to ensure that his son's status would not be threatened, he asked his father Ieyasu to punish him. Ieyasu summoned Shigemasa to Sunfu Castle, investigated and immediately sentenced him to death.
A landmark event for Ji's intervention in politics.
Later, there were very few documents left behind about Shigemasa, but what is certain is that the Kamao family did not reduce their disputes because of Shigemasa's execution. In 1616, Jinki was arranged by her father to remarry Asano Nagasaki as his wife. This should probably be the case.
A political marriage, but Jin Ji was still favored even though she was not young at the time, and gave birth to her legitimate son Asano Mitsuaki the next year. Unfortunately, due to postpartum disorders (some say dystocia), she died soon after at the age of thirty-seven.
There is not much information that can be gleaned from these impressions. First of all, it should be certain that Zhenji is favored by her father. Otherwise, given Ieyasu's personality, he would not directly order the execution of a famous minister after an investigation.
——One additional sentence needs to be added here: the land of the Kamoji Township originally amounted to more than 900,000 koku, but after the Kamao family passed away in Kamouji Township, his widow Yōin refused to become Toyotomi Hideyoshi's concubine, so the territory was changed from Aizu to 920,000 koku.
It was greatly reduced to Utsunomiya 180,000 koku.
After the Battle of Sekigahara, because Jinki was the daughter of Ieyasu, the Kamao family returned to the Aizu territory and increased it to 600,000 koku. Although it failed to regain its peak, it was because of Jinki that it rose again. After all,
Six hundred thousand dan is quite a lot.
Secondly, Zhenji's appearance is not as good as Ji Feiji said, but it should not be too bad. After all, she got pregnant quickly and gave birth to children twice, although her husband's family may not be concerned about her "virtue".
The word "Chuan" means she has to "work hard", but after all, there are many opposite things in Japan, so she probably won't be ugly.
The third one is Jinki’s interest in political affairs. Judging from the only records, the biggest intervention she made in politics was to ask her father to execute Oka Shigemasa, but there are not many other records besides that.
If we only make general inferences, then she should have been forced by the situation and had to let Oka Shigemasa die to ensure the stability of the Kamo family at that time - as for whether the effect was not achieved later, that is another matter. After all, the Kamo family originally
There are so many contradictions.
As for whether Zhenji's political ability is insufficient, or whether her interest in politics is simply limited, it is difficult to judge at the moment. Besides, Zhenji is only thirteen years old now. Unless she is also a time traveler, she may not have political ability or anything like that.
Not worth mentioning either.
However, Gao Jingshi was not interested in marrying another concubine from Japan, not to mention that she was from the Tokugawa family. Tokugawa Ieyasu was not a low threat in Gao Jingshi's mind. In a few years, Toyotomi Hideyoshi would die.
He is the big BOSS in the Japanese strategy game. Joining forces with him? This operation is really unreasonable.
However, this is from a long-term perspective. If we only look at the present, uniting Tokugawa against Toyotomi is actually a good move, but the subsequent impact is not very good.
Japan is not that big. Tokugawa Ieyasu occupies 2.5 million koku in Kanto. However, although Kanto is a bit stretched now, as long as the floods are effectively controlled, it will become the core area of Japan in the future. How can this area be highly pragmatic?
Tolerate the occupation by the Tokugawa family?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Looking at it this way, since you are going to fall out sooner or later, in order to ensure that you will not be thought of as a self-deprecating person, it is obviously best not to be tied to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
The Tokugawa family is not the Narita family. Although the Narita family's family status is not low, the family owns one city, and their original political status was average. They were just vassals of the Hojo family. In this case, it is easy to support the Narita family.
, just giving three melons and two dates can make the Narita family grateful, why not?
Well, of course "the most beautiful woman in the East" is also a plus.
In short, the Narita family is just one of the horse bones that Gao pragmatic daughter bought, so the smaller the better. This is because the smaller the family's strength, the easier it is for them to show a strong contrast in their rise after receiving Gao pragmatic support, and then
Let the other daimyo in Japan be inspired to take the initiative to embrace him when conditions permit in the future, and be pragmatic and noble.
The Tokugawa family is too big for Japan. It is difficult to raise this little brother. The investment is too little and there will be no results. The investment is too large and it is not worthwhile. In the end, one day they will turn against each other.
But, since some people within the Tokugawa family hold such an attitude, it would be a shame not to take advantage of it. At least, we should take advantage of this situation to delay the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance's support for Kanto, right?
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