Ming Zuo

Chapter 1690 Extreme Madness

Although the Sendai clan stood on the side of the Tokugawa shogunate during the war and was still the main force, in fact, it has never been fully trusted by Tokugawa Iemitsu.

The reason is also very simple.

The Date family is a foreign name.

The reason why the Sendai Fan did not join the external daimyo was purely due to geographical reasons.

The rest of the foreign daimyos are all in the west of Japan, and it is easy to unite against the Tokugawa shogunate.

Only the Sendai Domain is located in the northeast of Japan, and it is thousands of miles away from other foreign daimyos, so there is no possibility of mutual support and reliance.

In fact, from the time of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the shogunate has always adopted a vigilant and gentle policy towards the Sendai Fan, and has carried out many marriages.

The Date family, like the Tokugawa family, regards the goal of world hegemony, so naturally they are not so convinced by the Tokugawa family.

During the Sekihara War, Date Masamune supported He Zhongqin's rebellion on both sides.

After the war, Tokugawa Ieyasu did not pursue the matter, and the Date family's request to be promoted to a million-stone daimyo was not fulfilled.

Now that Date Masamune has surrendered to the empire, the northeastern part of Edo is no longer stable, and Date Hidemune is still in the army, powerful, how can the shogunate feel at ease?

"It's a matter of life and death, and there can be no benevolence of women. Only by uniting can we defeat a powerful empire."

At the critical moment, Lin Luoshan also came to discuss.

The monks in Japan have never been pure monks, they are more involved in political affairs, and they are more vicious than ordinary people.

Lin Luoshan urged Tokugawa Iemitsu to act first to eliminate future troubles.

Tokugawa Iemitsu listened to the advice.

On that day, all the shogunate samurai rushed out of the Date family's mansion in Shiodome, Edo, and slaughtered all the people in the mansion.

This was done to cover the follow-up actions and avoid being heard by Date Xiuzong.

However, things still went awry.

Although all the people in the Date's mansion were killed, there were still fish that slipped through the net.

That is the son of Date Tadamune, Date Tsunamune.

Unlike Date Masamune and Date Tadamune, who are extremely capable, Date Tsunamune is a pure playboy.

During his stay in Edo, he liked to search for flowers and ask willows the most, and spent most of his time hiding in Kichocho to have fun.

He happened to be on the way back when his house was slaughtered, and he was very annoyed when he saw the road blocked and countless people watching the fun.

When he saw the raging fire and screams in his own house, the guy immediately sobered up in fright.

He didn't dare to disturb anyone, and ran out of Edo disguised as a civilian, rushing all the way into Date Hidezong's army.

Date Hidezong also just received a letter from Date Masamune, knowing that his father had surrendered to the empire.

He was also very helpless about this situation.

Although speaking from the heart, he does not want to follow his father, but the world does not depend on human will.

After Date Masamune surrendered, his situation was bound to be embarrassing.

The Tokugawa shogunate would certainly not trust him again.

He is trying to figure out how to express his heart to Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Well now, the vicious Tokugawa Iemitsu helped him make the choice.

"General, General Sakai invites you to discuss matters."

The guard came in to pass the message, and the uncle and nephew looked at each other.

At this time, any fool would understand that Tadakatsu Sakai had ulterior motives.

Date Xiuzong's face was stern, and he made a quick decision.

"Reply to the person, just say I'll be there right away."

Date Tsunamune was really terrified.

"Uncle can't go, Tadakatsu Sakai must have set up an ambush."

Seeing this useless nephew, Date Hidemune was outraged.

"Stupid, I'm trying to confuse the enemy."

Just when Date Tsunamune felt a little relieved, Date Hidemune quickly ordered his soldiers and horses, and suddenly charged towards Sakai Tadakatsu.

He guessed right.

Sakai Tadakatsu has received Tokugawa Iemitsu's order to get rid of Date Hidemune.

Sakai Tadakatsu laid a net around his handsome tent, waiting for Date Hidezong to throw himself into the net.

It's a pity that his arrangement was only aimed at Date Xiuzong personally, and it had no effect at all in the face of a sudden army raid.

Sakai Tadakatsu's troops were immediately disrupted and defeated.

Even he couldn't stand on his own, so he could only run away under the protection of the guards.

In this battle, Date Hidezong used mental calculations and inadvertently, and wiped out more than 8000 people from Sakai Tadakatsu's troops, which greatly weakened the strength of the shogunate army.

If Toshikatsu Doi hadn't responded quickly, Tadakatsu Sakai might have wiped out the entire army.

Of course Date Xiuzong is not fooling around.

Knowing that he had no other choice, he decided to fight this battle.

Not for anything else, just for the vote.

From now on, the Date family will live under the wings of the empire.

Sudden refuge, no credit, how to get ahead?

After fighting this battle, so many shogunate troops were wiped out, which helped the empire ease the difficulty of marching.

It's not credit, it's hard work, right?

No matter what, the Date family should be able to preserve more interests.

Smart people are smart people, and they can find ways to benefit themselves at any time.

After a big victory, taking advantage of Doi Tosei's unstable foothold, Date Hidezong retreated abruptly, and at the same time sent his cronies to send a message to the National Defense Forces.

The news spread back to Edo, and Tokugawa Iemitsu vomited blood again.

Ever since the empire set foot in Japan, everything in the shogunate was not going well, and the situation became more and more dangerous.

Worst of all, things haven't been concealed yet, spreading all over the place.Because of this, everyone in Edo City was panicked.

"The Tokugawa family is no longer able to control the situation. If this continues, Japan will perish. As the emperor, I must take responsibility."

In the remote palace, there was a person who became active.

That is Emperor Meisho.

After Emperor Gomizuo abdicated in a fit of anger, Emperor Myisha was the legitimate emperor.

In the past, she had conflicts with the Tokugawa shogunate, and what she wanted most was to eliminate the shogunate and restore the power and status of the royal family.

At the beginning of the Japanese Civil War, she still wanted to rely on the power of foreign daimyo to crusade against the Tokugawa shogunate.

Unexpectedly, by mistake, the foreign daimyo took away Emperor Mizuo and regarded him as orthodox, and suddenly became her enemy.

As a political figure, Emperor Meisho had no choice but to unite with the Tokugawa shogunate.

If the Tokugawa shogunate wins the civil war, the situation will return to the past, and she is still the emperor in name only.

But now, everything is over.

The empire's dispatch of troops not only ushered in the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, but even Japan was gone.

If Japan is gone, she, the emperor, will be meaningless.

Emperor Mingzheng decided to stand up and cross the Tokugawa shogunate to make peace with the empire.

It doesn't matter how high the price is, as long as Dongpu can be preserved, she can regain power.

This woman is already a little crazy, and she has been far away from the power center for a long time, making her judgment on the situation biased.

Worst of all, the people she sent to negotiate peace with the National Defense Forces were caught by the Tokugawa shogunate before they left Edo.

Tokugawa Iemitsu, who had a nervous breakdown, learned of the situation and could no longer suppress his anger.

He turned into a beast!

(End of this chapter)