Coincidentally, when Meng Guzhezhe euphemistically proposed to Gao Pragmatic that Ye Hebu hoped to expand his power in the direction of Japan, there were indeed many changes in the recent situation in Japan. Of course, the main changes were in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's
Happened after the funeral.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's funeral was successfully concluded this year, in February of the fourth year of Keicho in Japan. As a former Sekihaku, Hideyoshi was awarded the title of "Toyotomi Daimyojin, Cathay Yushoinden Unzan Shunryu". Merits and faults
They all left with him, and Japan ushered in another spring day with brilliant cherry blossoms.
After seven years of war, it seemed that the war was finally over. Maeda Toshiie and Tokugawa Ieyasu shook hands and made peace, and the funeral could be held smoothly. So in this spring, people can enjoy the flowers leisurely and pray for peace in the world. However, the troubles Japan faces and
Have the grievances between the big shots really settled?
The residence of President Konishi Settsu was built on an open highland on the left bank of the Yodogawa River. On both sides are the residences of Ishida Mitsunari and Maeda Toshiie. On this day, two boats from the Yodoya family came to enjoy the flowers were moored on the river bank. Ostensibly, it was the invitation of President Konishi.
Rich merchants came to admire the flowers, but the people who got off the boat were not merchants.
The first ones to come down were the two eldest elders of the Hide family, Mouri Terumoto and Kita Hide family, followed by Nagasuke Masaike, Masuda Nagamori, and Maeda Gen Yoshio, all dressed in private clothes. Under the guidance of the Konishi family elders, Nanjo Gentaya and Konishi Hayato,
The five people quickly disappeared into the deep courtyard.
It was March 11th, just past midnight. In the deep Konishi Mansion, the owner, Yukinaga Konishi, who was dressed in casual clothes, and Ishida Mitsunari, who had come first, were welcoming the five people.
The gentle breeze brings warmth, and there are light clouds floating in the sky. Against the backdrop of this bright spring light, the more than twenty Yaesakura trees planted along the river bank wall look even more gorgeous.
"This is transplanted from my hometown in the mountain city. Not long after, the Ditang flowers will bloom..." the president said while greetings, walking to the front porch and welcoming the guests in.
Carefully prepared meals have been placed indoors, and most of the cherry blossoms outside have bloomed. It is a perfect time to enjoy the flowers. However, the guests turned a blind eye to such beautiful scenery.
"Master Asano still hasn't come." As soon as he sat down, Mitsunari said, "I said he was ill, but when I sent someone to inquire, I found out that he went to Master Maeda's house."
"Well, let's put it this way, it's for Zuofu." Ukita Hideie said unhappily and glanced at Mouri Terumoto who was sitting in the seat, but Terumoto didn't say a word.
Hideie had no choice but to turn his attention to Mitsunari and asked, "Has Zuofu's ship left Fushimi?"
"Exactly. I'm on the same boat with Hosokawa Yusai Totaka, going down the river."
"Yuzhai? So Zhongxing is also on the same boat?" Mitsunari smiled and shook his head, saying: "Zhongxing had already gone to Maeda's house in advance. He asked his father Youzhai to be on the boat this time, probably to avoid suspicion and to think of his father as his father.
quality."
"So, where will Zuofu stay tonight?"
"In Totora Kaohu's house." Mitsunari responded.
President Konishi smiled and said: "Living in Todo Mansion? It seems that Zuofu's strength has been exhausted. He lives there, which means that there must not be many people accompanying him. If we surround Todo Mansion and set another fire..."
This seemed to be an attractive proposition, but unfortunately no one agreed.
Mitsunari was calmly thinking about the president's thoughts. After Ieyasu went to Maeda House to visit Toshiie's condition, he wanted to stay at Todo Takatora House for one night, so he could take the opportunity to surround Todo House and set fire to Ieyasu. This way, he could indeed remain unnoticed.
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Although Konishi Governor spoke carelessly, his thoughts were clearly visible. Sanzheng believed that no matter what the purpose of Konishi Governor's words was, there was no doubt that he hated Ieyasu and was hostile to Ieyasu.
But now no one agrees, why? Is it possible that among the people gathered here, some people are afraid of Ieyasu, or are they yearning for Ieyasu? Or think that the matter is not that simple, or think that this move will not help at all?
From the beginning, Sansei saw his concerns in the eyes of the silent Mouri Terumoto. The Maori family suffered heavy losses in the last period of withdrawal from North Korea, so Terumoto is now focused on renovating the territory, but he is worried about causing trouble.
Thirty percent disgusted him and turned him into an enemy, so he was ambiguous and kept silent.
What Mitsunari thinks is that the death of Maeda Toshiie should now be certain. Since the Toshiie can no longer maintain their prestige, another person must be selected from among the elders to replace him and assist in the government. The best candidate is of course Terumoto Mori.
Mitsunari hopes that one person can come to the table today, and this person is Uesugi Kagekatsu. However, Uesugi Kagekatsu has just transferred from Echigo to Aizu, replacing the Kamao family, and has many chores to do, so he has no intention to deal with this matter. Therefore, Mitsunari hopes that Uesugi can
The family's old man, Zhi Jiangshan, was sent to guard the city.
When Taikaku was alive, Yamashiro Mamoru was an aide of the Uesugi family and won Uesugi's trust. Unexpectedly, Yamashiro Mamoru failed to come because his lord was suffering from cold. Mitsunari was very worried about this, especially if he said it at the banquet
If this happened, it might make other people uneasy, so he could only say nothing about it.
As for Ukita Hideie, it is not difficult to judge from his first words that he is of the same mind as Mitsunari, which also makes Mitsunari feel at ease.
As for the five practices, the one who is most likely to side with Ieyasu is Asano Nagamasa, who was not present today.
Mitsunari calmly calculated his own strength in his mind: Ishida Mitsunari with 250,000 koku (Sawayama); Masuda Nagamori with 200,000 koku (Yamato Koriyama); Nagasuke Masaika with 60,000 koku (Omizuchi); Maeda Gen with 50,000 koku (
Tanba Kameyama); Konishi Yukino (Higo Utsuchi), 180,000 koku; Ukita Hideie 480,000 koku (Inyama), a total of 1,220,000 koku.
Adding in the more than 2 million koku from Kobayakawa, Yoshikawa and the Mori clan, our strength is on par with Ieyasu. If we add the 1.2 million koku from Sugi Kagekatsu, we are even more certain to win.
If these people unite to fight against Ieyasu, those who had previously turned to Ieyasu will become panicked and think about the old favor of Taige, which will inevitably shake Ieyasu's foundation. This is the 30% calculation. Only by giving up life and forgetting death can we
Gain a foothold.
Of course, in Japan today, it is not just the domestic forces that are stirring up the situation, but also the influence of external forces that cannot be ignored - the power of the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance. Of course, it can also be said that it is the powerful official of the Ming Dynasty, the pragmatic force of Jinghua East
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The person who represents the high pragmatic force is his concubine, Kaihime, who was born in the Narita family. It is said that since returning to Japan, this girl has not gone to Misaki Castle, the headquarters of Kyoka in Japan, or Tamawa Castle, the new fiefdom of the Narita family.
Instead, it is quietly hidden in Sakai Town, not far from Osaka.
Since she deliberately stayed in the hub of Kinki, Japan, she naturally had the intention to intervene in the situation in Japan. Ishida Mitsunari knew this well. But Mitsunari was not worried, because in his view, Gao Pragmatic, no matter how powerful he was, could not
It is impossible to rule Japan with a fleet alone, and the Ming Dynasty seems to have no signs of sending troops to Japan.
In other words, no matter what Kaihime wants to do when she stays in Sakai Town, her power is objectively limited. At most, she can only ask for some benefits when she and Ieyasu are about to decide the outcome - who gave it to her?
There are many benefits, so she should be able to help anyone.
There is no need to worry too much, because Sancheng is willing to give huge benefits... The promise is just a promise. Whether it will be fulfilled later depends on how quickly and smoothly the mess after defeating Ieyasu is cleared up.
Kaihime was just a woman, and although she was quite capable in commanding the defense of Ninja City, Mitsunari didn't think she was smart enough to escape his manipulation.
In short, there is no need to worry about Kaiji. When she intervened in the situation, the fight between her and Ieyasu must have been the most intense and the most stalemate. There is no need to worry now. She should win over more allies first. This is the top priority.
In the past, San Cheng always had a lot of dissatisfaction and was often full of anger. The more impatient he was, the more flaws he had. As a result, he wasted a lot of energy in vain. Now that he is sober, he was surprised to find that once he made up his mind, all the things he hated before
These people have now become rare allies and become extremely important.
"We each send some troops and launch a sudden attack at the end of the banquet at Tengtang Mansion. What do you think?" Seeing no reaction from everyone, the president asked again.
Sancheng could no longer remain silent. It would be outrageous to not even respond to his most enthusiastic ally, so he said with emotion: "About this matter, you will not sit idly by and ignore it. Since the Zuofu has violated the Taige
As a legacy, if he does not bow his head and confess his sins to Danayan, we will never forgive him."
What Mitsunari is talking about here is exactly the private marriage between Tokugawa Ieyasu and many daimyo of the Eastern Kingdom mentioned earlier. This was something that Toyotomi Hideyoshi had prohibited. Hideyoshi required that these matters need to be reported to him and approved. Now
Although Hideyoshi is dead, in theory, this power should be jointly controlled by the five elders and five monks, rather than Tokugawa Ieyasu who can make the decision without authorization.
However, Tokugawa Ieyasu himself was one of the five elders. If he made a mistake, he would have to be held accountable by Maeda Toshiie, the only person whose prestige could rival him.
"That's right." Xiujia also nodded.
"But what happened next? Yuezhou Zhongxing, Chief Accountant Qingzheng and others actually used various tricks to deceive Dai Nayan, and finally lured Dai Nayan to Fushimi, causing the world to think that we took the initiative to admit our mistakes to Zuofu, which was ugly.
It’s so sad!”
Afraid of losing his composure, Sanzheng paused deliberately, calmed down, and then continued: "Not only that, without even saying hello to us, he gave Mukudao's mansion to the Zuofu... This time the Zuofu
We must not take it lightly when we come to pay tribute, if..."
Having said this, he slowly glanced at everyone, narrowed his eyes slightly and asked: "What if he cleverly deceived the seriously ill Danayan, gathered people, and instead found some trouble to take away our territory, then what?
So what should we do?”
"We absolutely won't allow it!" the president immediately interrupted.
Mitsunari said with a cold face: "But Kato, Asano and others were all won over by the Zuofu... It is not impossible for him to do such a thing."
"That's true." The president frowned.
Sancheng continued: "Therefore, it is a God-given opportunity for Zuofu to stay at Tengtang Mansion this time!"
However, even though the words had reached this point, there was still no response.
President Konishi was a little impatient. He patted the table and said: "In recent days, I have found that everyone's reaction is really slow! Do you act only when you have a chance to win? How can there be such a good thing in the world? As the saying goes, strike first to gain the upper hand. If you want to
Waiting for Zuofu to be full of flaws is just wishful thinking.
As Master Zhibu just said, his stay at Tengtang Mansion is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. Think about the current situation, if he lives outside the city, how can we do anything?"
After hearing the president's rare impassioned speech, Maeda Genki, who had been silent all this time, looked at Masuda Nagamori and said: "I was ordered to guard Fushimi, but I came here specially this time to hear such unexpected words.
, are you deliberately trying to embarrass me?" Masuda Nagamori turned his face to the side in embarrassment.
Not long ago, Mitsunari was just repeatedly emphasizing Ieyasu's tyranny. But he didn't know when he "had to get rid of Ieyasu", and today he even wanted to do it. Nagamori felt that Mitsunari had killed them from the beginning.
He was cleverly lured into a big trap. This is not difficult to see from Maeda Genki's panic.
Xuan Yiben is guarding Fushimi Castle. He came here specially this time. He must have wanted to take advantage of Ieyasu's visit to Osaka to go with the three elders and five men to pay homage to Hideyori and show his loyalty to Hideyori. Therefore, when the topic
Suddenly turning to how to get rid of Ieyasu, he was understandably confused and even shocked.
Even so, Changsheng was unable to question Sancheng's proposal like Xuan Yi, because he had previously promised Sancheng as a follower that he would be of the same heart and mind, advance and retreat together with him.
"Didn't you already promise that you would live and die with me and share adversities with me?" Just four or five days ago, Sancheng asked him cautiously. At that time, Changsheng replied categorically: "Without a doubt!"
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Now it seems that it was his mistake. At that time, he mistakenly thought that Sancheng was just a naturally competitive temper, so he agreed without thinking.
Seeing Chang Sheng turning his face to the side, Xuan Fang turned to Mitsunari and said: "I thought that Zuofu asked Hosokawa Yousai to go with him just to relieve his loneliness... Zhongxing had already rushed to Maeda Prefecture, and it is estimated that he will be with Li
Nagato is responsible for the vigilance. Of course, the Tokugawa family must be fully prepared. Moreover, since he has decided to stay at Todo's house for a night, Todo will never stand idly by and will definitely step up his guard, so..."
Before he finished speaking, Sancheng waved his hand to stop him: "Xuan Yi means that we must not take the enemy lightly and postpone the sneak attack? Xuan Yi, although what I just said may be alarmist, it is definitely not for my own selfish interests.
ah."
"That's natural. This is all for the sake of the young master." Xiujia immediately came out to smooth things over and said: "As you two said, the opportunity cannot be missed and the time will never come again. Once Zuofu is allowed to return to Fushimi, all we can do is to fight.
Attacking Fu Jian City."
Masuda Nagamori, who had been silent all this time, finally interjected: "What do you think, Nagasuke-sama?"
Changshu Zhengjia also looked quite embarrassed. He hurriedly turned his gaze aside with panic in his eyes. It seemed that Zhengjia was even more uneasy than Changsheng about Sancheng's tough attitude.
He thought for a long time, and then answered cleverly: "I want to hear Xuan Yi's opinions first, and then make a decision..."
Sanzheng was slightly dissatisfied with everyone's indifferent attitude. If possible, he really wanted the seven families to join forces and launch an attack on Ieyasu tonight. And once action was taken, there would be a way to get Uesugi to join. In this way, in addition to
Maeda, everyone will join in the action to eliminate Ieyasu.
Of course, the attack may not be successful. With Ieyasu's caution and the loyalty of those around him, he may still be able to escape. But that's okay. If everyone is determined to get rid of Ieyasu, Maeda will not sit idly by and watch. Those who have followed Taikaku since childhood
The generals were wary of Hideyori and naturally did not dare to approach the Tokugawa clan. Finally, when Ieyasu discovered that almost everyone was on the side of Mitsunari, he would not dare to act rashly.
As for the final outcome of this turmoil, we can ignore it for the time being. In short, whether it is good or bad, this strong wind must first blow. As Tang said, if you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs?
Hearing that the main family said that he wanted to listen to his own opinions, Maeda Gen sat upright and said: "I, like you, will never fall behind for the sake of the young master, so I boldly dissuade everyone. Since both Hosokawa and his son are on the side of the Zuofu
, then Kato, Fukushima, Asano, Kuroda and others will definitely support Zuofu, this cannot be ignored.
Needless to say Toudou, Horio and others must also stand with Zuofu... Once they get the news, Yuki Hideyasu will immediately lead his troops from Fushimi to come to the rescue. In this way, not only will the world be in chaos, but also the world will be in chaos.
The young master brings disaster... Do you think so or not, Masuda-sama?"
Chang Sheng did not evade, nodded solemnly, and said: "I also agree with Shandeyuan. Master Zhibu is a little impatient. In fact, I just met Otani, the young assistant of the punishment department, and chatted with him for a few words. Mr. punishment department
Fu revealed some news to me...
There are two types of people who want to get rid of Zuofu: one is purely because of the young master and has to do so; there are also some people who are not really doing it for the young master, but who are jealous of Zuofu and are trying to avenge themselves under the guise of being for the young master.
If the Zuofu really wants to seize the world, it will not be difficult for us to gather all those who have been favored by the Taige and rise up to resist. But if we cannot restrain ourselves and act rashly, not only will our own lives be in danger, but more importantly
This incident will also affect the young master... The young assistant of the Ministry of Punishment shed tears over this. Chang Sheng understands his feelings very well."
Mitsunari looked at Chang Sheng coldly and shook his head with disdain. It seemed that this attack would be impossible... but he did not feel disappointed at all. It was enough for these people to come here today and participate in the "Cutting Off Ieyasu"
"The secret talks show that they have become important allies.
Just when Sancheng was thinking of this, he heard the main family say again: "It's not surprising that everyone has their own opinions. But I still think that if you want to send someone to Todo Hall, it's best to find out first. What do you think?"
Several people nodded in agreement, Konishi Governor and Ukita Hideie were still suspicious, Mouri Terumoto didn't say a word from beginning to end, and Mitsunari was very satisfied.
The Maori clan had nothing to do with the Toyotomi clan—except, of course, Kobayakawa Hideaki. They dared to take risks and sided with Mitsunari, and their purpose was no different from Ieyasu: once the opportunity came, they would also covet the world.
Mitsunari knew the reason for this, but it was still beneficial to treat them as weights for one's own side, so he said: "Then, let's find out more about the enemy before making a decision. Before that, I will go to Maeda's house first.
To find out the truth."
Not long after their discussion, the boat taken by Ieyasu and Hosokawa Yusai arrived at the pier two hundred feet away from Maeda Prefecture. When they heard that Ieyasu was coming to Osaka, Fukushima Masanori had already ordered the road to be blocked and heavily guarded, and informed him that Ieyasu was coming to Osaka.
Ieyasu: "There are many daring people in Osaka City, so Zuofu must be cautious during this trip."
Even Fukushima Masanori issued strict orders, and Honda Masanobu, Ii Naomasa, Sakakihara Yasumasa and others would not take it lightly. They set up muskets on the river bank and sent small boats to patrol the river to prevent sneak attacks. Ieyasu's boat was also equipped with elite troops.
Carefully selected soldiers.
A group of people went down the river and waited until the ship docked. At this time, they found that two women's sedan chairs had been parked on the pier, as if they were waiting for someone. Hosokawa Yusai, who was traveling along the way, saw the two women's sedan chairs and couldn't help but
He narrowed his eyes and asked with a smile: "Whose sedan is that?"
Ieyasu was very serious, but at the same time he was also confused: "Yes, whose sedan chair it is? Could it be the messenger from the inner court?"
He felt quite uneasy, because if Mrs. Yodo or Gaotaiyuan (Ningning) sent someone to invite him to the city to rest, it would be really difficult for him to refuse. But he really didn't want to go to the city. This was not only a comfort to the Toshi family, but also to himself.
Safety plan.
In any case, Asano Nagamasa and Yukinaga's father and son have already arrived at Maeda's house, and Kiyomasa will definitely show up by then. Ieyasu wanted to greet them and then went back to his house.
As soon as the ship docked, Shinjo Hoin Naoyori and Arima Hoin Noriyari came to greet them. These two people had a close personal relationship with Ieyasu, so Toshiie must have asked them to come out to greet them.
Before the greetings were finished, a slim figure suddenly emerged from the female sedan chair and walked directly in front of Ieyasu. Before everyone could see clearly, someone also emerged from the female sedan chair behind, and he looked like a burly man.
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Everyone took a closer look and saw that the tall man behind him was Todo Takatora, while the person in front was actually a woman with excellent appearance.
The others seemed unfamiliar with this woman's appearance, but were speechless for a moment because of her beauty. However, Tokugawa Ieyasu was shocked and blurted out: "Princess Narita?"
The person who came was none other than Narita Kai who was supposed to be hiding in Sakai Town at this moment!
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