Chapter 284 General Baikui (Twenty-seven) Death of the Lee family, changes in the situation
"General Jinghua will send a large army to defend the main city of Edo for the Zuofu, and the Zuofu can rest assured to send troops to fight."
If this was a "good intention" that could be rejected, Tokugawa Ieyasu would definitely refuse it. Unfortunately, he knew very well that Kyoka's "good intention" could never be rejected.
Jinghua has been deeply involved in Japan for a long time. Others may only know that Jinghua is very strong, but how strong it is is completely unknown to most people, or even incomprehensible.
Ordinary Japanese have a very simple and superficial understanding of power and power, and the most intuitive expression is nothing more than Ishiga. For example, Tokugawa Ieyasu, as the left man, already owned 2.55 million koku in Hideyoshi's later years, ranking first in Japan.
So he is also the head of the five elders.
In fact, in the whole of Japan, only Toyotomi Hideyoshi himself is not among the ranks of "heroes judged by their stone height", because theoretically Hideyoshi's stone height is only about 2.2 million stone, which is not as good as Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Then there is a question. Since Ieyasu's stone height is even higher than that of Hideyoshi, why did Ieyasu follow Hideyoshi instead of the other way around?
In fact, the reason for this has been mentioned before. To put it simply, the Toyotomi clan’s 2.2 million koku refers to the Toyotomi clan’s direct jurisdiction and hiding place. If you include the daimyo who are loyal to the Toyotomi clan, such as the Ukita Hide clan,
The territory of Kato Kiyomasa, Ishida Mitsunari and others, then the Toyotomi regime occupies almost half of Japan's territory.
Secondly, Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not pay attention to the nominal size of the territory and the food output of the territory, but rather to the more important military strongholds and commercial cities, including the gold and silver mines directly under the Toyotomi regime and businesses like Osaka and Sakai.
City.
Some people in later generations who read the history of Japan's Warring States Period or the History of the Edo Shogunate may wonder why Hideyoshi only left Hideyori 650,000 koku to hide in the ground? In fact, this question itself is wrong. In fact, Hideyoshi left Hideyori only 2.2 million koku.
The above-mentioned hidden places, various gold and silver mine resources, and commercial cities directly under the jurisdiction are by no means only 650,000 stone hidden places.
As for the later reduction of Hideyori's hiding place from more than 2.2 million to 650,000 koku, it was mainly due to the reward awarded by Tokugawa after the Battle of Sekigahara and the private annexation of local hiding places by local daimyo.
One thing can be seen from this. Hideyoshi's hiding places were scattered across the country, but at the same time they were relatively concentrated in Kinki and Kitakyushu - that is, the remaining 650,000 koku. As for the reason for this situation, there are some
Factors such as the location, supervision of local daimyo, Hideyoshi's strategy, etc. all contributed to this.
Putting aside the large amount of complicated data that most people are too lazy to calculate in detail, the conclusion is simply as follows: Although the grain output under Tokugawa Ieyasu is quite a lot, the army he can support with his financial resources is actually only about 70,000, and the equipment level is only
Generally speaking, most of them are not top-notch except for the main ones.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was different. Leaving aside the 2.2 million stones hidden in the ground, he still had an annual income of 4,400 pieces of gold and 93,000 pieces of silver. Coupled with the power of his own vassal generation, he could only risk his life with only
Compared to Tokugawa, who could raise an army of 70,000, he could easily raise an army of 250,000.
This is a huge gap in financial resources!
However, so what? Now Ieyasu has basically understood the strength of Kyoka. If Kyoka is willing, not only can he easily bring more than 200,000 troops to Japan, but his equipment level - especially the firearms troops and cavalry troops
——Enough to completely crush Japan's most elite army.
I almost forgot, there is also a navy, and Japan and Jinghua are completely incomparable in this regard. Judging from the performance of both navies in the Korean War, Jinghua did not even have to use the Nanyang Fleet, which was the stronger of the two ocean fleets, but only
A single Beiyang Fleet could hoist up the entire Japanese Navy and fight at will. Even Ieyasu suspected that the Kanto Squadron alone could do this.
What does the overwhelming superiority of the navy mean to Japan? This is actually self-evident. It means that Jinghua can attack any position it wants to attack at any time, and the Japanese army can only be exhausted and eat shit by the way.
Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had fought in wars all his life, knew very well that there was no need to fight this kind of war. He would lose no matter how hard he fought. He had no chance of winning and was just making people laugh.
The only thing Ieyasu can rely on is that although Gao Pragmatic has such power, he will not easily mobilize a force of this scale. As a "ruler", Ieyasu knows very well that power cannot be abused, and he believes that Gao Pragmatic
Pragmatic understanding of this will never be shallower than his.
Speaking of which, Hideyoshi's biggest mistake in recent years was not the abuse of power. Even though his abuse was indeed due to his helplessness, the truth is still the same.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, war is always the last resort. Using one's power to suppress others and using one's power to convince others is the way to go. In fact, Ieyasu has always been a mid-range expert, and now it seems that Gao Pragmatism is also the same.
Since power is used, the comparison between the two sides is who is more powerful, and other conspiracies and tricks are of little significance. Just like Ieyasu at this moment, because he knows that his opponent will never be stupider than him, when the other party clearly wants to use this kind of power,
When using power to overwhelm others, all Ieyasu can do is obey.
"Ieyasu is so grateful for such care from the Dingnan-den that I dare not say anything... I will also ask Misaki-den to take care of me in the future." Tokugawa Ieyasu felt bitter in his heart, but his chubby face showed a trembling expression of gratitude. Look at that look, and he even felt like he was about to do it.
The urge to cry.
Seeing his appearance, Kaiji was filled with emotions. It wasn't that she was fooled by Ieyasu's performance. On the contrary, she felt that people like Ieyasu were really able to take things up and put them down, and they didn't care about Zuofu at all.
With such a noble status, it's no wonder that the master has always thought highly of him. Not to mention some arrogant adults, even she herself thought it was difficult to achieve the level of Ieyasu... that kind of obedient and docile look.
It looks exactly like the real thing.
"There's another thing. Maybe I'm overthinking it, but... it's better to inform Zuofu first." Kaiji thought for a while, and finally said it: "My master made a judgment before I returned to Japan.
He believed that once the Great Nayan passed away, conflicts between the two factions would inevitably break out, and there might be many emergencies. He asked me to be prepared.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! I think, no matter what kind of emergency situation, the first priority is to ensure your safety in Zuofu, especially to ensure that you can return to Edo safely. Therefore, I
By arranging Osaka, Kyoto, Sakai Town and other Kinki places, it can be used as a hidden force to coordinate with Zuofu when necessary. During this period of time, Zuofu can do whatever you think must be done without worrying about it.
There is fear for one’s life.”
Tokugawa Ieyasu took a deep breath, bowed down and thanked them, saying: "The great kindness of the Dingnan-den and Misaki-den, Ieyasu will never forget."
Kaiji originally wanted to observe Ieyasu's reaction when she said these words, but she didn't expect that Ieyasu's castle was really deep, and she couldn't tell at all.
It doesn't matter, if you can't see it, you can't see it. Anyway, no matter how capable you are, under the master's careful arrangements, you can only move forward step by step and in the direction pointed out by the master...
"Well, Zuofu is a busy man, so I won't bother you any more." Jia Fei Ji Shi stood up, gave a slight salute, and said, "I'm sorry to say goodbye."
Ieyasu stood up and returned the greeting, and asked in surprise: "It's already late, Misaki-don is leaving now?"
Kaiji smiled bitterly and said: "It's not easy for me to come here... The Ministry of Internal Affairs believes that it is very dangerous to come here at this time. Now I have told Zuofu everything that needs to be said. If I don't leave, won't I be making things difficult for them?"
Ieyasu suddenly realized.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs in Jinghua has great power, and Ieyasu knows this to some extent. Although he doesn't know much about the specific situation, it is obvious that even Kaiji does not have the power to order people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On the contrary, it seems that the Ministry of Internal Affairs
On the contrary, he has the power to restrict Kafiji's actions.
What does this mean? While Ieyasu personally sent Misaki-don away, he thought in his mind: Maybe the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs around Misaki-don not only have the duty to protect her, but also have the task of monitoring her? After all, she is
Japanese.
There are two flowers blooming, one on each side. Let’s talk about the Maeda Dainagonfu after Kaikou left.
As soon as Ieyasu was sent away, Maeda Toshiie's spirit could no longer be sustained, and he became even more stooped and weak than before.
"A Song, I'm tired. When a person is extremely tired, his mind will be in chaos... It's really scary!" The disease has tortured Li Jia to the point where it is difficult to even sit up. At this time, Li Jia dragged his heavy body and finally returned.
When I got to the room, I was out of breath, and even speaking seemed extremely laborious.
Mrs. Asong hurriedly asked Lijia to sit on the bed, moved a table for him to lean on, gently rubbed his back, and then asked: "Are you going to rest now?"
"No, sit still for a while." Li Jia quietly put his fist on his forehead, as if listening to the voice coming from far away. After a long time, he said in a strange tone: "A Song, at the gate just now,
I suddenly had a strange idea, it would be nice if Ieyasu died too."
Mrs. Asong was startled: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Look, I just said it. People tend to have random thoughts when they are tired. I said clearly that people should be more vigilant, but in my heart I thought: If Sanchen suddenly attacks and kills Ieyasu..."
Ah Song opened her eyes wide in surprise, but said nothing. She knew that her husband usually hated people who were both obedient and disobedient, so why did he say such strange words today.
"I have entrusted the family affairs to Ieyasu."
"I have heard what Li Chang said."
"I want to tell you something that cannot be known to outsiders... After entrusting the matter to Ieyasu, I finally breathed a sigh of relief... But I also thought, if Sancheng suddenly gets rid of Ieyasu, then I will...
Became a Buddha."
Ah Song didn't answer, and still quietly rubbed Li's back. He entrusted everything to a person she wanted to get rid of... Ah Song knew that her husband was loyal and upright throughout his life, and because of this, she felt even more painful for him.
"I am actually a wicked person. I never recite Buddhist scriptures, so I will definitely not be able to go to the Pure Land." After Toshiya said this, he immediately closed his mouth. Even so, he refused to sleep until the news of Ieyasu's safety arrived.
After a while, Brother Toshinaga came to report that Zuofu had arrived at Todofu safely. At the same time, they reported: "Zuofu is not going anywhere. We will return to Fushimi by boat early tomorrow morning. All arrangements are in place."
Is Li Jia relieved, or is he feeling lost? Mrs. Asong wants to know. But at least he no longer scolds people, and persuades him to take the medicine and drink it obediently. Mrs. Asong thinks, maybe, he is silently chanting sutras in his heart?
March 21st was the tenth day after Ieyasu returned to Fushimi. On this day, Toshiie suddenly asked Osomatsu to write his last words for him.
On this day, as usual, Maeda Mansion was crowded with guests who came to visit the patient. Among them were people who were sincerely worried about Toshiya, and some with ulterior motives who wanted to judge Toshiya's condition to determine how to make bets in the future. Moreover, these people all agreed.
It was really thought-provoking to be divided into two groups and sit in two separate rooms.
Of course, Ishida Harubu Mitsunari almost never left the Maeda mansion during this period. However, the Toshi family did not see him often. At this time, except for occasionally seeing their two sons, the Toshi family spent most of their time with Mrs. Osomatsu.
"I have been thinking about Taige during these days in bed. I understand some of Taige's thoughts, and some I don't understand. But no matter what, you must listen to my last words first."
Asong forced a smile and said, "I will definitely comply with your last wish."
Lijia lay on his back on the bed and gently closed his eyes. Asong brought a pen and paper and sat next to Lijia's pillow.
"First, about Sonshiro..." Opening his eyes slightly, Toshiya smiled. Sonshiro is Toshimasa.
But as soon as he mentioned Li Zheng, he seemed to have thought of something else, "A Song... the only thing I'm better than Tai Ge is that I can let you write my last words for me."
"You are joking again."
"No, this is not a joke. I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart."
"Let's get down to business. I'll write it if you want."
"Okay... Sonshiro, let him go to Kanazawa first. Divide the sixteen thousand people into two, and half of them will be stationed in Osaka. All the troops in Kanazawa will be under the control of Sonshiro." The Toshi family said in great detail. See
I've put a lot of effort into this.
Asatsu was afraid that he had misunderstood his true meaning, so he took notes while confirming it. The Toshi family said that the 16,000 troops were divided into two and stationed in Kanazawa and Osaka. Of course, Osaka was under the command of Toshi Naga, and the eight thousand troops in Kanazawa Castle
The people are commanded by Tosumasa, and are assisted by former veteran Shinohara Dewa and a confidant of Toshinaga.
Secondly, all the gold, silver, utensils, and even documents in Kanazawa City will be transferred to Richo. Therefore, if Richo is within three years, there must be no thought of returning to Kaga.
The Li family on the hospital bed thought about it and saw through the future situation: within three years at most, there will be chaos in the world, and this arrangement can stabilize the rear.
Asong read it to Li Jia from beginning to end again, and Li Jia suddenly said: "There is one more thing." He suddenly opened his eyes, with strange passion burning in his eyes.
Ah Song couldn't help but feel horrified. The Li family often mentioned the first two to Ah Song, and Ah Song was not surprised. But the remaining ones, Ah Song couldn't guess, and the Li family's eyes made her uneasy.
"Yes, there is one more thing that must be added. Are you ready?"
"Ready."
"Tell these two brothers that in the event of a war, no matter what the enemy situation is or who they choose to help, they must be the first to fight out of the territory and defend the enemy from the outside. Once the flames of war are allowed to burn into the territory, I will go to Jiuquanzhi
I can’t rest in peace!”
Toshiie stared at the roof desolately for a long time, and said in a low and slow tone: "Nobunaga never sat still and waited for death. He always took the initiative to attack, and he always gained. Don't forget this... Okay, that's all.
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Osomatsu held his breath and wrote them down one by one. Undoubtedly, the last one is Maeda Toshiie's review of the past, a nostalgia for the days when he was the brave servant of Lord Nobunaga. In the event of a war, do not wait for the enemy to attack.
, and to be the first to send troops and start a decisive battle within the territory of another country, this is Maeda Toshiie's determination.
Who does the Toshi family want to fight? This is undoubtedly what Asong is worried about, but she does not dare to ask easily. She knows that even if she asks, the Toshi family may not be willing to answer. Otherwise, when Ieyasu returns to visit, he will not give the child
They support each other.
However, Mrs. Asong noticed that there was a very key sentence in what Li Jia just said: "No matter what the enemy situation is, no matter who they choose to help." Perhaps, he gave the choice to his sons?
After finishing writing, Li Jia read it. At this time, the burning fighting spirit in his eyes had gradually extinguished, and his expression returned to its former peace.
"I always thought that Tai Ge was a hero in his later years and his brain had become dull. But now it seems that this is not the case." Asong did not answer, took the suicide note and put it on the bottom of the document box.
"I finally understood that it doesn't matter how big or small a person is, strong or weak. In fact, in the end, we are all the same."
"Of course. That's why all living beings take refuge in Buddha equally."
"It's Buddha again..." Li Jia muttered, showed a wry smile, and sighed: "It's spring in the world now, but I..." He was filled with emotion, closed his eyes, and shook his head gently: "There is always something in my ears.
The autumn wind was blowing, and I was facing the autumn wind alone...I couldn't see a single person around me."
"Haha... That's because everyone keeps a distance from you."
"Am I blocking their way to heaven?"
"Since you understand, you will go to welcome others to heaven soon."
"Haha...I still get your comfort. Okay, I'll go ahead and come to greet you when you leave." As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jia purred, seeming to sleep peacefully.
After that, the Li family seemed calmer, but suddenly became more passionate and added some last words. In the end, the number had been increased to eleven. Of course, these latter are just more detailed annotations for the first three.
From March 21st to the third day of leap March, Maeda Toshiie lost weight rapidly, as if he would sleep peacefully forever at any moment. From March 28th, relatives stopped going out, and the room was filled with visiting relatives and friends.
As a military general, Danaya could die peacefully. In troubled times, this kind of situation is rare... People are talking about this, and their words show envy.
The Lee family went to the battlefield at the age of thirteen, and experienced countless bloody storms. They fought bloody battles with the enemy hand-to-hand, escaped from death no less than nine times, and beheaded twenty-six enemy generals alone. It was truly a life in the military.
If he had been unlucky, he might have been exposed on the battlefield long ago. But in the end, he was able to receive 1.5 million shi, become the greatest king, and finally passed away peacefully on the tatami. With such a life, it is natural for him to be envied by others.
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On the third day of March, Li Jia suddenly sat up from the bed, grabbed the sky with both hands, and yelled. Asong was shocked and hurriedly held his shoulders. "What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare? There is still some time before dawn.
Here." As she said this, she clapped her hands and asked someone to bring the soup.
Asong didn't hear clearly what Li Jie was calling. But then, his body bent like a prawn and he kept coughing.
"Take the decoction quickly to stop the cough." Asong said urgently.
It was very cold at dawn, so she ordered someone to bring the long blouse that the Li family usually wore, put it on him, and brought the medicine in front of him. But the Li family suddenly grabbed the medicine bowl, threw it on the tatami, and screamed with all her strength.
Said: "Asong, dagger!"
"Dagger...what are you going to do?"
"You have nothing to do with it! Bring Shindo Gokuni Hikaru..." Toshiya suddenly went crazy, leaned out and took the dagger from the knife holder beside the pillow.
Asong thought that Li Jia had not woken up from the nightmare, so he desperately grabbed his arm. Could it be that he dreamed of black and white, and that ghosts and monsters came to seek his life?
"Calm down, don't be afraid. Nightmares are normal, don't be afraid."
"Let...let...let go! I was wrong! I understand..."
"No, you are right. When you were young and fighting on the battlefield, you committed some terrible sins. But look at this..." Asong took out the white shroud sewn for her husband, waved it in front of the Li family, and insisted:
"Look at this, if you put on this shroud, you can enter the paradise world. Don't be afraid, just recite the Buddha's name with peace of mind."
Lijia stared at Asong, stopped coughing, two black lines of blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, and his breathing became weaker and weaker, which was creepy.
He was not dreaming... In an instant, Asong understood that he must have something else to say.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "What's wrong with you? What do you want to say?" Asong hurriedly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, put his mouth to Li Jia's ear, and called loudly.
Li Jia opened his bloodshot eyes and stared at Asong. He wanted to say something, but his tongue no longer obeyed him and his mind seemed to be confused.
"Calm down and speak slowly." Ah Song whispered in Li Jia's ear again, trying to steal the dagger from his hand quietly. A seriously ill person who is on the verge of death must not hold a sharp knife, otherwise he may be accidentally injured.
loose.
But as soon as Osomatsu touched his arm, Toshiya felt as if she was being stabbed. He threw her hand away with all his strength and shouted hoarsely: "Don't touch me! Shin... Shindo Gokokumitsu..."
"What time has it been? Why are you still holding a knife?"
"Shin...Shindou Go is...it's me...the spirit of my Tori family!"
"In this case, we will let you keep it with you forever, put it down, and give it to you in the future..."
"I...I...regret so much."
"what did you say?"
"I regret! Regret...regret." Asong was startled and took a step back. This time Lijia did not vomit blood. He bit his lip with his teeth, and the blood was still dripping from the corner of his mouth.
Although it is not yet bright, the window paper has already turned white. The oil lamp on the lampstand looks increasingly cold and dim, and the surroundings are filled with murderous aura... no, a creepy evil aura.
Could it be that I am dreaming? The eerie appearance of the Lee family gave Asong the illusion.
As soon as he bit his tongue, Asong realized that he was not in a dream, so he put his hand on Lijia's shoulder while reciting the Buddha's name. Lijia frantically shook Asong's hand away. He no longer stared at Asong, but just stared blankly into space.
"What's wrong with you, my lord?"
I don’t know if Toshiya heard Osomatsu’s question. His thin shoulders leaned heavily to the right. He seemed to have regained his consciousness and murmured: "Mae... Maeda... People like Toshiya, face... face death."
, if you are afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?"
"No...you can't be afraid! How can I be afraid? Li...Lijia, you are a warrior when you are alive, and you are a warrior when you die...after death."
Asong held his breath and listened to Li Jia's words.
Asong, who had been with the Li family for nearly forty years, finally understood her husband's true intention: he would not succumb to the gods and Buddhas. For this reason, he used up his last strength and would rather be a ghost than fight against the gods and Buddhas.
"Ah!" Osomatsu stepped back. Toshiie tightly grasped the handle of Shindo Gokokumitsu's sword, as if he wanted to pull it out!
Osomatsu was so surprised that she couldn't speak. She was born with nothing to rely on, and she didn't think that the Toshi family would regard Bushido as their belief in saving themselves. But she never expected that even on their deathbed, the Toshi family would still be so persistent! He is so persistent
The idea must have come about after witnessing Hideyoshi's death.
Seeing how pitiful and confused the unparalleled hero Toyotomi Hideyoshi was on his deathbed, the Toshi family was definitely shocked. But when he faced death, he found that he was as miserable as Hideyoshi... The Toshi family shouldered the heavy responsibility of taking care of the emperor.
But there is no glimmer of hope.
He has clearly seen that the world will be in chaos soon, but he cannot continue to live in this world and cannot make any changes to the situation... All the troubles eventually turned him into a ghost. What the Li family believes in is not his original wish, but his power.
It is the original wish of self-reliance!
During the Tianzheng period, Lijia became a disciple of the monk Datou, named Taoyun Jingjian. However, he never believed in gods and Buddhas. In the end, he wanted to cut off his confusion, stood up desperately, and fought to the end.
Asong finally realized Toshiya's true intention, and heard Toshiya groan again: "Wu... samurai..." His voice was as weak as a gnat.
"Samurai...what's wrong?"
"Wouldn't it be sad for a samurai... to die on the tatami?"
"Why?"
"I regret so much. This is a big mistake I made..."
"Sir! The dagger..." When Asatsu tried to help him up again, Toshiie stopped him: "Don't come over!" He used all his strength to push Asatsu away, "Mae... Maeda... Maeda Toshiie is by no means a pathetic samurai.
.I died on the tatami and died a normal life. I never thought at all that I...I...will be a samurai even when I die!" After saying that, he coughed violently again.
"Don't come over! Don't come over..." At this time, Li Jia put the knife that had not been completely pulled out to his neck. However, the violent coughing made him unable to use his strength.
"Don't come over...did you hear me...don't come over." The coughing stopped for a moment, and he tried to try again, but at this moment, there was only a "wow" sound, and a whine came from the depths of his throat, and at the same time, black blood burst out.
It sprays out from the mouth and nose.
Li Jia held the knife and died of anger.
"Here comes someone! The master is here! Call Toshinaga! Call Toshinori!" Asong's heartbreaking voice resounded in the dawn sky. People who came after hearing the news were all shocked by the unexpected death of the Toshi family.
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The nose and mouth were bruised, and he died with his beloved knife in his hand. The death of Maeda Dainagon Toshiie was very different from what people expected. It is hard for people to imagine that Dainagon, who had always lived a peaceful life, died so violently.
Some women thought he had cut their own throats and couldn't help but cry.
He vomited so much blood that some people even suspected that he died of poisoning.
In fact, it is understandable to have such suspicion. If the main wife, Asong, had not been guarding him by his pillow and never left her, Brother Li Chang might still have doubts about his death.
Under the instructions of brothers Li Chang and Li Zheng, the bodies of the Li family were cleaned by the doctors and placed on the couch. But Asong remained motionless. She must have wanted to close her eyes and pray silently for the Li family, but her husband's last words
The words left her unable to pray.
"Mom, please move closer to the pillow..." When Li Chang put his father's head back on the pillow, Asong still didn't move. At Li Chang's reminder, Asong nodded and sewed it with his own hands.
A white shroud was placed on the Li family's body, and then a lock of hair was cut and placed on top.
Asong did not cry. Although she had known for a long time that her husband would leave at any time and the Keli family left, her tears seemed to be blocked by something and could not flow out. Perhaps it was the tragic situation before her husband's death that made her unable to
Crying. Leaving with peace of mind after attaining great enlightenment was definitely not the sincerity of Toshiie. Toshiie would rather die to demonstrate the way of a samurai. He wanted to commit suicide like a samurai, but he didn't even have the strength to commit suicide.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "From today on, I will change my name to Fangchunyuan, Li Chang, Li Zheng. Please listen to me." Asong put his rosary beads against his forehead and said, "
Your father did not die of illness."
"Mother, what did you say?" The brothers were shocked.
"These are his last words. You should listen carefully. As a samurai, you must not die on the tatami... Your father finally realized his enlightenment. In order to realize his wish, he ended his life..."
Toshinaga closed his eyes, while Tosumasa opened his eyes wide in surprise. Their understandings were different.
Asong added: "Those who can die peacefully on the tatami are those ordinary people who neither need to consider world affairs nor worry about family affairs... This is the last thing your father taught you, and you must live to understand it."
.Li Chang, go and report the news of father's death to the young master." After saying this, tears welled up in her eyes.
But Maeda Tosunaga did not act immediately. Instead, he looked at his mother worriedly and asked: "Mom, did my father have any advice on the situation after his death?"
Mrs. Osomatsu thought about it and didn't know what to say. Her husband didn't explicitly say what the Maeda family should do after his death, but if she didn't say anything at this time, I'm afraid her sons would also be confused.
Mrs. Asatsu took a deep breath, looked at her two sons firmly, and said, "He hopes that you will face any changes bravely, and that all decisions must be based on preserving the Maeda family."
Li Chang and Li Zheng looked at each other and nodded vigorously.
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ps: Looking back, I seem to habitually like to spread out the stalls very big when laying out the layout. Although this is more epic, it is still quite painful to write. Now the pre-war situation in southern Xinjiang is paved, and Japan is pre-war.
The situation has also been foreshadowed, and the next step is to pave the way for the expedition to the west...