Chapter 281 The Return of the Japanese (85) The Undercurrent of Hakata
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The capital of the Ming Dynasty has begun to discuss further actions after the recovery of Korea. Whether they agree or disagree with the conquest of Japan, it can be said that they are thinking from the perspective of the entire Northeast Asia strategy.
At this time, Japan's situation was quite different. The failure of the Korean War caused them to temporarily lose interest in strategic thinking abroad and focus entirely on domestic affairs.
After Ishida Mitsunari arrived in Hakata, he took a new concubine named Axiu. This girl was originally a Hakata oiran, and she had no plans to become a good person. But so what, Ishida Mitsunari had many methods - or power -
— Make him submit.
However, what Ishida Mitsunari didn't know was that Axiu was a Satsuma native and was born in Izuku, and the reason why she appeared in Mitsunari's field of vision was deliberately arranged by someone.
The people who decided this matter were two wealthy businessmen in Hakata: Shimai clan and Kamiya Sozan. Hakata people called these two wealthy merchants "Shimaya" and "Kamiya" respectively. Not to mention their business power spread all over Japan.
At least they are at the top of the business world. Whether it is Hakata in the Western Kingdom or Sakai Town in Kinki, they have their base.
Since they are celebrities in Sakai Town, of course, Shimizu Castle in Satsuma and Misaki Castle in Kanto are no exception. They are all frequent visitors to Kyoka Crystal Towers all over Japan. As for the matter of arranging Axiu, if anyone can trace it deeper,
You will find that behind the Shimaya and Kamiya there is at least Ijuin Tadou, the patriarch of the Satsuma Shimazu family.
The Shimaya and Kamiya families knew more or less the inside story. For example, the relationship between the Shimazu family and the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance was at least not limited to simple trade exchanges, but they still boarded a certain ship without hesitation.
The reason is not complicated, it is nothing more than interests.
From the perspective of Japan, Kyushu was originally dominated by 30% of the world, but due to this war, the situation has changed drastically.
The opposition between Higo Utsuchi and Kumamoto was already very sharp: Utsuchi's Konishi Governor supported Mrs. Yodo, while Kumamoto's Kato Kiyomasa was loyal to Hokage. During the two campaigns, both of them competed to be the vanguard and refused to give in on anything.
Their opposition and the fatigue of the people in their territory caused the Shimai clan and the Kamiya clan to suffer a lot, especially in matters such as raising military pay and food.
Of course, these two families were not the only ones to suffer from the fatigue of the people in their territory. The great names such as Kuroda, Nabeshima, Arima, and Shimadzu were all deeply affected by it. Even the Maori family, whose main territory was not in Kyushu, could not escape.
The Mouri clan sent the largest number of troops among the daimyo of Kyushu. Since Mouri's territory spanned Kyushu and China, they sent out 32,000 troops. Others were also overwhelmed. Shimazu Yoshihiro sent 10,000 troops (three of Shimazu's direct descendants)
More than a thousand), Kato Kiyomasa 10,000, Nabeshima Naoshima and Katsushige father and son 12,000, Kuroda Nagamasa 5,000, Konishi Yukinaga 7,000, plus Tachibana, Matsuura, Omura, Mune, Arima, etc., only Kyushu
About 100,000 troops were deployed in the area.
According to what they said during their private discussion: "All parties came to raise money and food, leaving us empty-handed. That's fine. As long as the world is peaceful in the future, we will definitely be able to earn back. But if we continue to fight like this, we will still have nothing to lose."
What’s the hope?”
Not only the two of them, but also the wealthy Japanese business houses such as Tea House in Kyoto, Naya in Sakai Port and Yodoya in Osaka, all have their own small abacus - or big abacus.
Some time ago, not only were the ships sailing to North Korea, but the densely packed crypts on both sides of Hakata and Nagoya avenues to the seaside were all empty. Not to mention rice and wheat, even miso soup, salt, clothing materials, and weapons were all gone.
The leftovers were loaded onto ships and shipped away. But these wealthy merchants were very skeptical, could those ships really successfully deliver everything to the soldiers in North Korea?
I heard that the situation in North Korea took a turn for the worse after the "Mingguo Guanbaek" landed in Sichuan. Not long after, I heard that the officers and soldiers guarding Ulsan had eaten all the dead horses and rats, and had eaten white soil for many days. The battle situation was like this,
How can the soldiers not complain? But why are they still keen to start wars and put the world into trouble?
Later, when the order was given to withdraw the troops, all the ships were gathered together. There were actually more than seventy women among the boatmen. People thought that they were arrested because of insufficient manpower, but when someone came up and asked, they actually answered
He said that he voluntarily went to sea with the navy.
"Our men never came back after arriving in North Korea. In order to get them back, we resolutely went out with the army. Even if only the bones are left, we have to find them back!" The women took the boat and rode the wind and waves. But these
Can the ship really avoid destruction and successfully arrive? No one can answer.
Asome doesn't like Ishida Mitsunari. She was born in Izumi, Satsuma and Izumi County. When she was born, there were about fifty families in the village, but a recent letter from her father said that the number of people in the village has dropped sharply to seventeen.
Since the father would rather sell his daughter than leave his hometown, he has now become the village's Sato Masaru. However, Ishida Harubu said that if another person in the village escapes, Sato Masa must hand over a dou of rice. After hearing Mitsuzheng's words, she
She immediately left angrily. But now, she had to serve Mitsunari accompanied by the Shimai clan.
Ishida Mitsunari's attitude towards Axiu was quite strange, but he finally accepted her. Not only did he accept her, but he also openly took Axiu around everywhere. Accompanied by Axiu, Ishida Mitsunari moved from Hakata City to Tatara not far away.
The village was named Daocheng. At that time, the officers and soldiers stationed in North Korea had received the order to evacuate. They were fighting hard in various places while urgently moving closer to the assembly area.
Although the original order was to complete the retreat as early as possible in mid-November, in fact this order seemed very reluctant from the beginning. After all, as long as the Ming army saw the intention of the Japanese army to retreat urgently, they must have guessed that something big had happened.
Sure enough, the news that came back later was very bad. The Japanese army suffered heavy losses. The series of battles caused by the retreat alone cost the Japanese army at least 40,000 troops - these were all elites who had fought in hundreds of battles.
The good news is that despite this, Kato, Asano, Kuroda, Mori and other troops sneaked into the assembly area before the 15th. Konishi, Mune, Shimazu and other troops were held hostage by the Ming army during the peace negotiations.
He was hindered and fell into extremely dangerous situations several times, but in the end he came back a lot.
As for the remaining soldiers who did not have time to board the ship, they were either killed by the Ming army or captured, worked like animals, and disappeared forever.
It is said that there are some strange situations in this withdrawal. For example, the Kuroda Army, which had been out of contact with the main army for some time, reappeared inexplicably and withdrew together this time; and for example, the two navy soldiers who were originally captured by the Ming Army
Generals Takatora Toudo and Anji Wakisaka actually "took the opportunity to escape and retreated smoothly" because "the Ming army launched a temporary attack and the internal chaos was in chaos".
In short, it seems that this retreat has caused large-scale chaos on both sides tomorrow and Japan, and the whole battle has been unclear. But no one will pursue so much now. After all, it is not easy to come back. It is a narrow escape.
, how can you be so harsh?
The retreating ships first sailed into Hakata Port on November 26th. Knowing that the warships would arrive at noon, they left Mingjima Castle around 30:00 and rode straight to the dock. In order to welcome the retreating troops, from
Temporary huts have been built in the area from Sodehama to Tatara Beach.
"I also want to go out to greet them." Just as Sancheng was leaving the house, Ah Xiu looked at her words and lowered her head to beg.
"Is your sweetheart behind the persimmon-colored curtain back?" Sancheng asked with a stern expression.
The so-called persimmon-colored curtain is actually the lingo of a brothel.
"The generals have worked so hard, I really want to see what they look like." Ah Xiuzhuang didn't hear, but still said coquettishly.
For Axiu, Sancheng is still an opponent that is not yet fully understood and difficult to figure out. She has been serving Sancheng in recent days. If it were an ordinary man, Axiu would be able to see him clearly with just a few glances.
.Otherwise, she would not have been regarded as the oiran of Hakata Fireworks Willow Lane by the city officials.
But for such an Axiu, all that I can see from Sancheng is calmness and agility. When he looks very cold on the face, his heart is burning; when he seems to be coaxing you, he is actually bitterly sarcastic; one moment he is furious, but...
In the blink of an eye, your face will be filled with smiles.
Whether he is angry, laughing, cold, or enthusiastic, all of his emotions are unlike his true face. He is a genius when it comes to handling affairs, but his true face is always hidden and difficult to figure out.
Of course, Axiu doesn’t think that Sancheng admires her, nor does she think that he is addicted to her beauty. But Axiu also feels that Sancheng does not hate herself very much, and he is not even very vigilant. He will call her when he needs it.
As soon as possible, he drove away... Axiu was completely unsure whether the tasks entrusted by Kamiya Sozan and the Shimai clan could be completed.
These days, Axiu's biggest feeling is that Mitsunari is very worried about Shimazu Yoshihisa's contact with Tokugawa Ieyasu. Axiu wondered what his intentions were.
If Shimazu and Tokugawa are allowed to get closer, then Kato, Kuroda and others will also form a group, which will be very detrimental to Uto's Konishi Yukinaga. Mitsunari may do this to keep all parties balanced.
stable.
In short, Sanzheng seemed to be full of confidence before, and any problem seemed to be solved easily. But he, who was so confident, suddenly became restless when he received the news yesterday that the retreating ship would arrive at the dock this afternoon.
He almost didn't sleep all night last night. He was still tossing and turning on the pillow until daybreak. All this was seen by Ah Xiu.
It turns out that there are times when Sancheng is so worried that he can't sleep... But the things he worries about must be related to the withdrawal of troops. Therefore, A Xiu coquettishly begged Sancheng to take her to the dock to observe his reaction. What's strange is that Sancheng didn't answer immediately.
, this is not like his usual style.
"If your sweetheart doesn't come back, there's no need to go."
"No, I still want to go. The war is finally over. Let's go and broaden our horizons. In the future, we will have more things to talk about after dinner..."
Asano Yukinaga, the son of Asano Nagamasa, was a frequent visitor to Yanamachi Ebisuya. Axiu had dined with him two or three times, but that was all, and the two parties did not go any further.
"Asano's son is not only good at fighting, but also has a playful nature." Mitsunari said disdainfully: "Maybe tonight he will quietly sneak into Yanagi Town and hang out. If you like him, go ahead." After saying this, his head dropped.
He didn't go back.
When Axiu was the only one left, she was startled, as if she had a glimpse of Mitsunari's heart: Asano Yukinaga is only twenty-three years old. He is going on an expedition for his father and will be back today. Is Mitsunari jealous of him?
She and Yukinaga did meet at Ebisuya, and Yukinaga even said that he would take her to Kishu Wakayama Castle after the war. If Mitsunari heard about this, he would definitely suspect that Yukinaga was her old sweetheart.
Thinking of this, Axiu really wanted to go to the pier to see her in person. But now she was no longer an ordinary brothel girl. As we all know, Axiu from Hakata was already serving Ishida Mitsunari.
She immediately ordered a sedan to be prepared, wore a narrow-sleeved cotton jacket and a light gauze head covering, and left the city accompanied by two servants and two maids.
It was already around midnight. There were fish-scale clouds floating in the sky, and a sharp northwest wind blew from time to time. The streets were very lively, and people flocked to the seaside. Not only the warriors of each domain, but also many people came to greet them.
The family members returning from the conquest have not yet seen the shadow of the ship, and people are already impatient.
This scene is inevitably very emotional, and even Axiu wants to cry. The war that lasted for seven years is finally over! Countless people lost their loved ones in this meaningless war that suffered heavy casualties on both sides.
Even if the people in the rear did not go to fight, they still had no idea how much they suffered...
The pier was crowded with people. A Xiu got off the sedan in front of Shimaya House, covered his face with gauze, and walked towards the seaside. At this time, dots of sail shadows appeared on the blue and white water. There must be countless people on the boat.
Looking up at the landing, I was filled with emotions.
Among the people who greeted him at the pier, there were Zong Zhan and other members of the clan. Not long after, Asano Nagamasa came out of Shimaya's house majestically, while Mouri Hidemoto had already set up a curtain in the pine forest on the right and was waiting.
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Seagulls circled between the ships, and bursts of cheers erupted from the crowd. They must have seen the mark on the ship.
Ah Xiu cried for no reason. She had neither the return of her relatives nor the reunion with her confidants or friends. She was just an irrelevant spectator. The moment that made her want to cry the most was the soldiers on the ship who looked like aliens.
The moment I stepped onto the land with joy and joy...
The first one to arrive was Takatorabe Toudo, who had a lot of shells and seaweed stuck to the side of the ship, followed by Anji Wakisaka, Yoshiaki Kato, Michizou Kurushima, and Tatsunaga Suga. The common feature among them was that their faces were sunburnt.
Dark and shiny, with a full beard, it is almost impossible to distinguish his appearance.
These people all have their own warships, with algae growing on the sides of the ship, which seems to show people the marks of hard battles. It is said that many of the ships here were originally captured by the Ming army and docked near Sichuan to wait for the post-war inventory. But they took advantage of the opportunity.
While fleeing in disorder, they drove back some of the ships - these are what we see now. It's really not easy!
Next, Kobayakawa Hideaki, Ukita Hideie, etc., as well as the Mori Department, Kato Kiyomasa, Asano Yukinaga and other departments also landed one after another.
The navy soldiers have been exposed to the sun for a long time, and all of them look shabby. The beautiful attire they wore during the expedition has long faded, and only the eyes and mouth can be distinguished on their dark faces. From time to time, they grin and show their white teeth. Their expressions are not like smiling faces, but like letting go.
The creepy faces of people. How cruel war is... especially when faced with the behemoth Ming Dynasty!
There were also some very weak or swollen people among the soldiers, all of them like ghosts. The people who greeted them opened their eyes wide and their faces were full of joy. But no one thought that the return of these soldiers would bring about such terrible things.
Danger.
Ah Xiu suddenly felt something in her heart. She always felt that the return of these people would make the whole of Japan full of murderous intent. Behind these grimaces, would people's joys, anger, sorrows and joys remain the same as before? Ah Xiu couldn't bear to look anymore, she closed her eyes,
But she suddenly became dizzy and stumbled to the side. Fortunately, someone helped her.
"Miss, come and sit at my house." A low voice came from A Xiu's right ear. It was Kamiya Zongzhan.
She hurriedly opened her eyes and looked at Zong Zhan, "Ah, you are here too... I didn't expect it."
At this time, a man in his early thirties next to Zong Zhan said: "We have been looking for you for a long time, and there are not enough helpers. Hurry up and take a sedan to Zong Zhan's house. His Highness Zhibu has already agreed."
The speaker was Honami Koetsu, a top master of Japanese calligraphy, tea ceremony, pottery, lacquer art and sword appraisal. Axiu had heard of his name for a long time, but this was the first time he saw him.
"You said helper..."
"His Royal Highness, Zhibu, is hosting the generals who have returned from the expedition for tea at Zong Zhan's mansion. Your Highness is in a position of great authority, and servants who don't know the details don't dare to use it, so I ask you to help."
"Then you..."
"I am Honami Guangyue from the capital. I have been staying at Mr. Zong Zhan's house a few days ago. Come quickly." Guangyue said in a calm tone and with a calm demeanor. After speaking, Zong Zhan hurriedly opened the way for Axiu.
Guangyue added: "I might as well tell you that in fact, His Highness Tai Ge has passed away. Therefore, His Highness Zhibu held a tea party for everyone. He wanted to announce Tai Ge's legacy to the generals while drinking tea."
"What, Your Highness Taige..."
"Shh!" Zong Zhan stopped her gently, shook his head and said: "There are seven generals at the table today, including Kato, Toudo, Kuroda, Nabeshima, Asano, Nagasogabu, and Ikeda... Some of them are familiar to you. Anyway,
, you must serve with all your heart and soul.”
At this time, Ah Xiu also suddenly realized that Taige had passed away! Thirty-percent was so arrogant before, probably to cover up this matter. He stayed up all night last night, and it must be because of this. Perhaps, he was not just satisfied with being Taige.
He is a close confidant of the pavilion, but wants to replace him?
At present, rumors about the civil-military rivalry among Taikaku's subordinates have even spread to Hakata. According to rumors, the biggest reason for the rivalry between the two groups is that Fukuhara Changgao, Gakimi Nagoya, and Kumagai Naoko, who are the supervisors of the Imperial Conquest, want to defeat the three of them.
The generals directly reported their military exploits to Taige, but were stopped by Sancheng.
Of course Ah Xiu has no way of knowing the truth, but if Taige dies before the military achievements are reported to him, one can imagine the resentment in the hearts of the generals. What attitude will Sancheng take to inform Taige of his death?
Where are the generals?
When Ah Xiu arrived at Kamiya's house accompanied by Zong Zhan, the meal was already prepared. Of course, this was no ordinary tea party. In addition to tea, a vegetarian meal of four dishes and two soups was also added. The meal was delivered to the table.
, only Ah Xiu and Zong Zhan’s granddaughter, apart from that, Zong Zhan and Guang Yue are the only two people allowed to come in and out.
When the meal was first brought, there was no one in the hall. In this academy, which both Mitsunari and Mouri Hidemoto had used, Mu Xi's "Pictures Found on Cold Mountains" hung on the front, and the aroma wafting from the incense burner was refreshing.
This is probably Sanzheng's order, coupled with Zong Zhan's intelligence, that has such an effect. The partitions of the two rooms in Shiba-die and Ba-die were opened, and some guards were sparsely standing outside the corridor that was sprinkled with water.
.
Soon, Todo Takatora and Kato Kiyomasa were the first to come in. Takatora had led the navy back and forth many times, and met Mitsunari often, while Kato Kiyomasa returned for the first time after his second deployment.
The group of people walked into the courtyard, nodded to Mitsunari and Asano Nagamasa who came out to greet them, and then walked straight into the hall from the corridor with a gloomy face. Although they all took off their military uniforms, there was still a strong aura of war on their bodies.
Next came Asano Yukinaga, Kuroda Nagamasa, Nabeshima Katsushige, Nagaso Gabe Motochichi, and Ikeda Hideji arrived later.
There is a tea stove in the southwest corner of the hall near the corridor. Zong Zhan beside the tea stove hurriedly led everyone to sit down at the table. After everyone sat down, Sancheng walked in front of everyone with his back straightened as usual.
He must be confident about everything today, right?
Whether he was one of the Five Practitioners or came to greet the Taige, it was natural for Sanzheng to sit in the upper seat. But he did not sit in the upper seat, but just took the seat of the master, and then skillfully comforted everyone: "I believe you all have too
I have heard that due to the unexpected death of His Highness Taige, we had to withdraw the troops as a last resort. The Korean War ended in an anticlimax and was not a crime of war, let alone your fault. I feel 30% of your feelings at this moment."
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Try to suppress your emotions.
It seemed that their faces were full of murderous intent, as if they were facing an invading enemy on the battlefield. Since Asano Nagamasa had already gone to Ukita, there were only 30% of them left here, and everyone could only look at him with anger.
Ah Xiu, Zong Zhan's granddaughter and Guang Yue were standing side by side in the outside room, not daring to breathe. In the eyes of these three people, the ages of the people in the hall were all confused. The oldest one should be Takatora Toudo, who is forty-three years old this year.
, followed by Ishida Mitsunari, thirty-nine years old.
However, Kiyomasa, who is one year younger than Mitsunari, looks fifteen or sixteen years older than Mitsunari, while Yukinaga Asano, who is twenty-three, and Katsushige Nabeshima, who is about twenty, look about the same age as Mitsunari.
The military career, especially the months and years of war, is so tortured that one cannot but sigh with emotion.
The seven generals recruited today were 30% selected in advance. But when they sat together, 30% realized that everyone was not of the same mind as him.
"On the tenth day of August, Taige's condition worsened. Since then, he has given his last words one after another. On the fifteenth day, he got better, but on the seventeenth day, he was no longer good..." Thirty percent kept talking, but the people in the audience did not listen carefully.
When he spoke, he just stared provocatively at his lips, eyes, and even every move.
What Sancheng said now, the messenger who went to the battlefield had already told them. At this time, they just wanted to smell what was hidden behind these words.
"The remains of Taikaku have been secretly buried at Nakutō Amida Peak..." After Mitsunari finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed. In Axioe's opinion, Nagasogabu Motochin had the most expressive expression, followed by Asano Yukinaga and Nabeshima Katsushige.
...Youth finally revives on their faces.
Only Kato Kiyomasa still looked gloomy, as if he could drip black water.
Because of this, His Highness Zhibu was worried, right? As A Xiu was thinking about this, Guangyue beside her gently pulled her sleeve. Only then did she realize that Zong Zhan was winking at her. So she and Zong Zhan's granddaughter stood up gently
, go in and serve tea to everyone.
At this time, no one spoke. After drinking the tea, Gao Hu respectfully put down the tea bowl and said, "I'll spare you the trouble. Are you okay, young master?"
Sancheng seemed to be relieved, nodded and said: "Very healthy... Taige's legacy said that until the young master is fifteen years old, the government affairs will be handled by the Zuofu. I hope everyone can work together..."
"Is Mrs. Beizhengsuo still in good health?" Qingzheng suddenly interrupted and asked, feeling that he was intentionally interrupting Sancheng.
Mitsunari glared at Kiyomasa angrily, then turned his attention to Asano Yukinaga, and continued: "Please let me know the specific situation, your Majesty Tamsho Shaobi. Before his death, Taikaku ordered Maeda Danagon to be the assistant minister of the young master.
All other matters will be handled by a few of us, and then Taige will pass away."
It was obvious that Sanzheng didn't take Qing Zheng seriously at all.
Ah Xiu was suddenly startled, because Qingzheng was about to have an attack, and his beard hanging down to his chest was obviously trembling. Surprisingly, even so, he endured it, but became even more silent.
Seeing this situation, Asano Yukinaga hurriedly said: "Originally, our Eastern Route Army should have returned earlier, right, Nabeshima?"
"Yes. If the West Route Army hadn't wasted a lot of time in retreating..."
"Yes. However, Xiaoxi and others also wanted to retreat after the negotiations achieved some results, so they wasted some time."
Yukinaga seemed to be defending Konishi, but the young Nabeshima Katsushige retorted: "I think His Highness Konishi and His Highness Sou thought that the negotiation would break up on bad terms, which would have a great impact on the future trade between the two countries. Haha, thanks to them,
The Eastern Route Army encountered so much trouble after burning down its position. Are you right, Chief Accountant?"
Chief Accountant is Kato Kiyomasa’s official name.
Qingzheng's beard trembled again, but this time Sancheng took the lead: "Yes, you have really worked hard. From now on, there will still be ships going to North Korea for trade every day. Someone has already guaranteed this... all of this
This is the credit of the generals, and we will reward you well. However, everyone still has to work hard and persevere until next autumn."
"Next autumn?" Shengmao was obviously confused.
"Well, I haven't told you yet that Taige's funeral is scheduled for the end of February next year. Therefore, after returning, you'd better go back to your territory and rest for a while, and then go to Beijing after the autumn harvest is over..."
At this point, Sancheng seemed to remember something again, and continued: "By the way, I have prepared meals for everyone, but since it is still the mourning period of Taige, I only prepared some simple meals." After saying this, he asked Ah
Xiu and Zong Zhan's granddaughter nodded and asked them to serve the food for everyone.
Ah Xiu served Kiyomasa first. In her opinion, Kiyomasa was always beaten first because of his clumsy tongue. She happened to look up at Kiyomasa at this moment, but she was surprised: With his bravery and fearlessness
Kato Kiyomasa, who is famous in both Japan and Korea, had two bright tear lines running down his beard on his face at this moment.
He was crying and choked with words...
Ah Xiu was not sure what to do when he suddenly heard Sancheng get angry: "I will come to Beijing after the autumn harvest. I think you will feel more comfortable when you come. Sancheng will hold a grand tea party at that time to sincerely greet you and wash away your dust...
"
Just as he said this, the food table in front of Qingzheng made a soft noise. Everyone looked closely and saw that he had pushed the food table out about two inches with trembling hands.
Axiu thought that Kiyomasa was unable to control his emotions and accidentally moved the food table. Kiyomasa himself seemed to be surprised. He immediately put his hands on his knees and said in a very low voice: "Your Highness Jibu."
His voice didn't tremble.
"What do you want, Controller?"
"I heard that Maeda Dainagon is the assistant minister of the young master. I am very relieved. But even if we are entertained by you in autumn, we cannot repay the favor."
"requite?"
"Just now, His Highness the Governor said that he would hold a big tea party in Beijing to entertain us?"
The meal for Shengmao on Ah Xiu almost fell to the floor.
Although Qing Zheng was one year younger than Sanse, his voice was stern, like a father scolding his son.
"I said... so what?" Sancheng refused to admit defeat. He straightened his back and asked loudly.
"Haha, so what, so what?" Qingzheng smiled, with a cry in his laughter: "You stay in the country and sit back and relax."
"What did you say?"
"Without him... you could gather all the princes together and hold a big tea party. However, we have been fighting outside for seven years!"
"That's why I entertain you so warmly."
"Both the generals and the people are extremely exhausted. There is neither tea nor wine... Therefore, I'm afraid I can only cook some millet porridge to repay you." After saying this, Qingzheng went straight to take the food from the table.
bowl and gently open the lid.
It seems that this person's feelings have finally calmed down, Ah Xiu thought, feeling relieved.
However, Sancheng was annoyed. He stared straight at Qing Zheng with piercing eyes.
During the Fushimi earthquake, Kiyomasa kept calling Mitsunari a treacherous villain. His hatred for Mitsunari remained firm even after Taiko's death. In fact, Asano Nagamasa also suggested to Mitsunari how to say what he said today.
Advice. Originally, 30% was considered respectful, but now... Ah Xiu couldn't bear to look any more, so she quietly stepped back and looked at Guangyue.
Guangyue seemed a little at a loss. But when faced with such a situation, he would never ignore it or flinch. Perhaps he had expected this outcome from the beginning and had expectations.
At such a tense moment, Asano Yukinaga nonchalantly interjected: "It's so delicious! I finally didn't eat all that dirt in vain when I was guarding Ulsan, and now I feel that everything is delicious. Haha..."
If Nagamasa, Yukinaga's father, had been present at this time, he would have tried every means to ease the tense atmosphere. Although Nagamasa was not happy with Mitsunari, before coming to Hakata, Hokusei Office had repeatedly told him to strictly guard against disputes. Unfortunately, Nagamasa is currently not
Be present.
Mitsunari angrily interrupted Yukinaga's laughter: "Dr. Sakyo, what's so funny? Are you dissatisfied with this vegetarian diet?" Apparently, he directed all his anger towards Kiyomasa at the young Yukinaga.
Oh, Kato Kiyomasa, you can't afford to offend me, Asano Yukinaga is just a punching bag, right?
Xingchang put the bowl on the food table with a clang, and immediately changed his face: "What are you talking about? If you are not satisfied with vegetarian food, what is wrong with it? I can't even smile?"
"Be careful what you say. Today is the day to announce to the world that His Highness Taikaku has passed away, so we specially prepared light vegetarian food. If you are dissatisfied, why not go for a walk at Yanamachi Brothel after dinner."
Hearing this, Ah Xiu's face suddenly turned red. If this continues, it would be strange if the two sides don't fight.
"Of course I want to go!" Xingchang showed no signs of weakness and snorted coldly: "But why should I listen to your orders and orders? When did His Highness Taige hand over the world to you?
How about calling us all into the capital in autumn and holding a banquet to reward us...Huh, what a joke! It's really ridiculous! Don't you know it?"
"Dr. Sakyo!"
"What else can you say?"
"Aren't you afraid of your father's anger by doing this?"
"What does it have to do with me whether the old man is happy or not? If I remember correctly, among the five disciplines, your position is second from the buttocks. You think I don't know that the order of the five disciplines is Maeda, Asano, and Masuzu
Tian, Ishida and Changshu. When did the rankings change and now it is your turn to summon us to the capital? You are making such nonsense out of nowhere, don’t you think it’s ridiculous!”
"Dr. Sakyo, have you drunk too much?"
"Huh, I didn't drink wine, I just ate too much mud."
"Let me tell you: Now, Ishida Mitsunari is not sitting in front of you in a religious capacity."
"Oh? So, Taige left his last words before his death, and you will be the one giving the orders from now on?"
"You don't know that the affairs of the world are jointly managed by the five elders and the five monks! Let me tell you, 30% of them are sitting here today on behalf of both the five elders and the five monks."
"Hahahaha...have you all heard it? The Shaofu of the Ministry of Administration is no longer the envoy of Taige, but the envoy of the five elders and the five ministers. So, in autumn, will the five elders and five ministers really come to the banquet to invite you?
Shall we attend a tea party?"
Sancheng couldn't answer for a moment. He probably didn't expect that he would attract everyone's disgust. At this time, Zong Zhan's words eased the awkward atmosphere: "If you don't hurry up and serve the food and wine, let's start with His Highness the Chief Accountant."
Ah Xiu quickly stood up to serve the generals. Zong Zhan's granddaughter was so frightened by the atmosphere just now that she couldn't stand up for a while.
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