Xinshun 1730

Chapter 431 The main battlers are all national thieves

The main family of the Tokugawa family has become extinct in the previous generation of Tokugawa Yoshimune.From a branch feudal lord who came to rule Edo, Tokugawa Yoshimune relied on luck on the one hand, and on the other hand had certain political talents.

At this moment, he has keenly seized this opportunity, thinking that it is an opportunity to properly end the Sino-Japanese War.

Just after the news of the fall of the Kyoto Imperial Palace came, and the day Ii Nao decided to enter Kyoto, Tokugawa Yoshimune approached the famous Confucianist, Hagyu Beikei who had revised and verified the "Seven Classics of Mencius" and "Tang Law Discussions" , wrote two letters in Chinese.

Ogyu Beixi is not very familiar with Dashun, but he is very familiar with Daming. He participated in the translation of "Daming Huidian" and "Daming Law".

One was written to the Emperor Dashun, and it was all in plain English.The writing is good, and it can be said that it is neither humble nor overbearing.

The other letter was addressed to Liu Yu.

The letter first praised Liu Yu's achievements in sending sweet potatoes to Japan and alleviating the great shortage of protection, and made Liu Yu feel disgusted.

"If there is no Shouchang Jun, the disaster in Japan will not come down until the end of Ming Dynasty, and there will be flames everywhere, and Japan will inevitably be in chaos. Fortunately, there are sweet potatoes to save the famine, and there are countless people alive. It should be a shrine for the king, and it will be enshrined in the New Year."

"It's been a few years since Edo was parted. In the old days, the saying of "the three caves of the cunning rabbit" still rings in my ears. The king's ability, the skill of the East and the West, can be reused if you go to the West. It's a pity that the lock country is the ancestral system, and the knowledge of the king cannot be used. I have suffered this defeat, and now I deeply hate it."

"In the first battle of Tosa, the land was equalized and grain was exempted. It is really worthy of the minister of Dashun, and it has the legacy of Emperor Shunzu."

"On a ship, you can ride the wind for thousands of miles. When you dismount, you can attack the city on foot. If you break the city, you can go out to calm the people. When the people are in chaos, they can return to their hearts every day. They are really capable ministers and heroes in troubled times."

"This battle is the result of the king's strategizing, and he must be a prince."

"In the old saying of the three caves, the emperor said: the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog cooks; the tall birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden. Now you destroy a cave yourself, give up the retreat and serve the country, which shows that the monarch and his ministers have no doubts."

"However, I heard that the son of Dashun knows the destiny at a young age. The ancients said that seventy is rare since ancient times. Birth, old age, sickness and death are beyond human power."

"Even if the emperor and his ministers do not doubt it now, after a hundred years of the emperor, a new emperor will take the throne, how can the emperor treat himself?"

"Shunzhi's princes are like Prince Yiwen's generation? If not, you should read the biography of Mingliang Duke carefully."

"Your loyal ministers may not read the biography of Liang Guogong. But I don't know if Prince Shun has read "Jianghou Zhoubo's Family"?"

"That's why, if the king is a marquis, he should pray to seal ten thousand households in Japan as food cities."

"If the new ruler can be assisted, then he can be assisted; if he cannot be assisted, with the talent of the ruler, Hideyoshi is not weak, and even in a city of hundreds of miles, he can compete for heroes and go to Luoyang."

"Hideyoshi is just a slut who weaves mats and sells shoes. He can achieve great things, and the king is a nobleman in Huaguo, so why can't he succeed?"

"If you think that Japan is small, you can follow the example of the former Ming Dynasty Jianzhou Guard Dragon and Tiger General. With your talents in training, commanding, governing the people, and taking care of your heart, when the Central Plains changes, why not worry about your great achievements?"

"And if the Son of Heaven doesn't seal the monarchy in Xihai Road, and pretend to be in the capital... The more talents in Huaiyin, the better, but they are trapped in the Changle bell room, and they can be killed in just one or two generations."

"You should think about it carefully."

If there are dates or no dates, hit one shot.

Let's disgust Liu Yu first, and provoke the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

Even if it's useless now, just bury a thorn quietly, maybe one day in the future, the thorn will hurt.

The disgusting thing about this letter is that he was written by an outsider.

Inside Dashun, it is impossible for someone to whisper these things to Liu Yu in front of others.Don't talk about that, just the three words "the cunning rabbit dies" are enough to instigate the great crime of the monarch and his ministers.

This letter was said to be addressed to Liu Yu, but it was actually an open letter, and the emperor would definitely be able to see it.

Liu Yu peeked at it, and it would be even worse if he was found out.

If he didn't peek, even if the emperor laughed it off at the time, who knew he wouldn't mutter in his heart?What is muttering is that even if Liu Yu was loyal and loyal before, who knows if he will be worried after reading this letter?

Even if this thorn doesn't work in the future, it can still make Dashun stop thinking about ceding the land to Japan—after ceding the land, even if it is not sealed, the army must be stationed, and the military and government will have to catch it and give it the seal of the general.

The commander-in-chief of the garrison may not be Liu Yu, but it is separated by the sea, who knows if it will be too big in the future?

At that time, it may not be impossible to separate one side and become Zhao Tuo's business.Work hard, once the Central Plains changes in the future, maybe in the future, you can follow the example of General Jianzhou Wei Longhu of Ming Dynasty and make a Saarhu...

When Ogyu Beikei was writing, he could not help but recall the meeting with Liu Yu in Edo, and the scene when he presented the newly surveyed "Seven Classics of Mencius" as a gift.

At that time, Liu Yu in his eyes was a "villain" who was only seeking profit, but actually sent sweet potatoes to Japan to alleviate the famine.

There was a trace of disdain in my heart.

Unexpectedly, after a few years, this disdain turned into self-deprecating self-mockery, and he and the general were the ones who were stupid.

Goodbye has become an enemy, and disdain has turned into awe.

When writing this letter, the knowledgeable man actually put himself in the role of Kuai Tong, and there was a trace of sadness in his heart.

Pausing to write, Hagyu Beixi asked: "The general must get rid of this person, so as to relieve the hatred in his heart?"

Tokugawa Yoshimune asked back: "You don't want to get rid of it?"

"He abandoned the Three Caves by himself, but the general can keep them for him. Although this man does not understand the holy words, he has the talent for practical work, which we Confucians cannot match."

Tokugawa Yoshimune shook his head and said: "He is very talented, but he can't solve Japan's plight. Because the way he solves it will inevitably lead to rivers of blood. There is Tang Guo Hushi next to him, and his way will not work."

Hagyu Beikei didn't understand the meaning of Tokugawa Yoshimune for a while, and Tokugawa Yoshimune didn't explain, shaking his head and saying nothing.

But he thought in his heart that Liu Yu could solve the Japanese matter, and it was very simple.

Just like Tosa, as far as military training is concerned, if the samurai of each domain are regular soldiers, the ones he trains can be mainly agricultural, industrial, and commercial, and can be called strange soldiers.

Use strange soldiers instead of regular soldiers to consolidate the vassal regime, and there is no one around.

Equalizing land and reducing taxes, abolishing feudal vassals and setting up prefectures and counties in the same way as the first emperor, selecting schools with three generations of learning, selecting talents and appointing talents, and abolishing the salaries of warriors will surely accomplish things.

Can the shogun take the lead in rebelling against the samurai system?

Don't think about this issue for now, even if it is done like this, blood will flow into rivers.

And Dashun is right next to it, how could it be possible to let Japan do it?How could it be possible not to send troops to fight again while the blood was flowing like a river?When the time comes, all the powerful feudal clans will regard Dashun as Zhengshuo and invite Dashun to send troops. How could Dashun give up this opportunity?

The most radical method, at this point, with Dashun watching from the side, is already useless.

We can only continue the old system, tinker with it, maintain stability, and see if we can find a way without bloodshed.

And Tokugawa Yoshimune guessed Liu Yu's method by virtue of Liu Yu's style of doing things in Tosa.

What the shogunate needs now is a tinkerer, not a shipbuilder who smashes old ships and builds new ones.

Because when the ship was smashed, Dashun who was beside him would take the opportunity to burn all the smashed wood.

Even if he is capable, is he really capable of resisting the intervention of the coalition forces of Dashun and the southwestern feudal clans?Obviously impossible.

Tokugawa Yoshimune thought this way in his heart, and kept telling himself that he must not be too radical, and he could only take it step by step, otherwise it would be over.

Putting away his thoughts about the future, Tokugawa Yoshimune asked Ogyu Beixi to continue to complete the last part of the letter.

After teasing the relationship between Liu Yu and the emperor, at the end of the letter, he said that the shogunate would follow the story of Tumubao.

Establish a new king again, fight to the end, Edo will not be destroyed, and vow not to admit defeat.

Rather Stick to your guns.

When Ogyu Beixi wrote the disgusting words of Liu Yu earlier, he was in a dull mood.

When I wrote this part, my mood was agitated, talking about the past and the present, turning the pent-up anger and the heart of serving the country into words like swords, and I was so excited that I vented all the emotions of swearing to fight to the death.

However, he didn't know that the reason why Tokugawa Yoshimune wrote such a declaration of resistance to the end at the end of the letter was not to frighten Dashun, but the southwestern feudal clans and the Date clan.

The more passionate the words are, the more they are actually telling Liu Yu: I have surrendered, let's talk peace.

He knew that Liu Yu was very familiar with Japan's collection of intelligence.With all the previous actions, I also believe that Liu Yu will definitely choose the most favorable conditions for Dashun.

He didn't believe Liu Yu's letter to him, and he didn't think that the conditions in that letter were all.But he had already figured out Dashun's requirements from the battle of Dashun's direct entry into Kyoto: Dashun did not want to occupy land, occupy Japan, or rule.

That being the case, it would be meaningless for Dashun to fight any further, and it would be a waste of money.

The last paragraph of the letter actually proposed to Liu Yu a vague peace negotiation condition: to preserve the shogunate system, otherwise he will fight to the end.

Ogyu Beixi used heavy ink to mark the last word.

After keeping the two envelopes, they will be sent to the capital immediately, handed over to the Dashun army, and they will hand them over to the Dashun court.

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While writing these two letters in the city, Ii Naosada, who came to Edo from Obama, decided to make a hara-kiri remonstrance at the foot of the Edo castle.

Ii Naosada did not meet Tokugawa Yoshimune, but on the way to Edo Main Castle, in front of the Edo people and many samurai, he wanted to cut seppuku.

He did not choose the popular "fan cut" at this time, and cut off his head with a gesture of a fan.

Even, he didn't choose any intermediary.

Instead, he warned his retainers not to cut off his head no matter how painful he was.

Any behavior that wants to help him end his pain is not allowed, including the general's order.

Then, he put the last letter by his side, and under the watchful eyes of the panicked Edo people, he opened his shirt.

He drew out his own knife and made a slash from left to right. Under the severe pain, he exerted force on his wrist suddenly, causing the knife to rotate in the abdominal cavity, all the way up.

Withdrawing the knife, he pressed the seppuku knife against the last word, which exhausted his last bit of patience.

The subcutaneous tissue is rich in nerves. If you just cut the skin and meat, it may not hurt much.

The separable abdominal cavity and the internal organs began to create a feeling that was a hundred times more painful than cutting the skin.

In the cut small intestine, the undigested intestinal fluid flowed into the abdominal cavity; the protease in the liquid flowing out of the small intestine corroded its own protein tissue; Scouring the omentum.

The entire abdomen was scratched with an iron brush soaked in hydrochloric acid after the nails had been pulled out.

The nerve tissue that evolved to protect itself and let itself know that there is a lesion in the abdomen transmits signals precisely.

A combination of tenderness and rebound pain from before appendicitis; experiencing the acid-corroded burning pain of a perforated stomach; feeling the pain of a perforated bowel all over the abdomen everywhere.

Jing Yi Zhiding stretched out his hand, like a newborn baby's grasping reflex, firmly grasping the ground, his fleshy fingers inserted into the hard soil, and clenched into a ball.

Bean-sized beads of sweat spread all over his body, his teeth had been bitten into pieces, and blood oozes from his mouth from the bitten gills.

"Bite your tongue and kill yourself!"

"Rip your guts out!"

Such thoughts kept flashing in my mind.After every depression, it will appear again, and the frequency of appearance is getting faster and faster.

Many people and samurai watching around were too frightened to continue watching. Some people rushed to tell Tokugawa Yoshimune what happened outside.

After Jing Yizhi rolled on the ground a few times, he shouted out a word with the last of his strength.

"The Tang Kingdom is invincible. If you fight for a long time, you will perish. The country will perish and its species will perish. Those who claim to die in battle are all national thieves! Those who lead the battle are also national thieves!"

(End of this chapter)