different warring states of japan

Chapter 2110 Ignoring Shimazu is reasonable

Ii Naomasa nodded, thinking that what the saint said was not wrong.

The thirteen countries that came to participate in the Spo Federal Reserve joint meeting all sent their own representatives, and no Mother of God attended in person.

From the very beginning, everyone knew that the way this system was formulated would definitely be ugly, so the most basic decency was that the Mother of Gods did not show up and let the people below do the embarrassing things.

Takasaka Masanobu of the Takeda family, Naoe Kanetsugu of the Uesugi family, and Hanzawa Tadayoshi of the Yuigahama family.

There are also elites from the Hojo family, Shima family, Hosokawa family, Akechi family, Ryomaeda family, Amago family, Sanada family, Takata family, Date family and other families.

The thirteen Sasaki families all sent out their core ministers, including a mother like Maeda Rikyu who rolled up her sleeves and personally fought for her daughter to get benefits.

Each company is working hard. They quarrel with the representatives during the day, go back to the teams behind them at night to review the gains and losses, and continue quarreling the next day.

Given the current situation, it may take even fifty days, let alone five days, to come up with all the regulations.

But the more they did this, the more at ease Yiyin felt.

Behind the importance attached to the meeting is the will of the saint, which the thirteen Sasaki families have fully obeyed.

The reason why they argue so fiercely is that they are trying to reach a consensus.

The more fierce the quarrel, the more it shows that everyone has no ulterior motives, no intention of overturning the table, and is willing to form a system within the rules, complete political deals, and truly unite.

The unity of the descendants of God is the best news for Yiyin, so even though he knows that everyone is arguing for him to comfort him, he is happy to see it happen.

Shaking his head, Yoshigin asked Ii Naomasa.

"You are very busy right now, and you came to see me specially, but you didn't come to complain to me that they were too noisy, did you?"

Ii Naomasa said with a serious expression.

"Saint, there is the latest news from Jiuzhou."

Yiyin smiled bitterly.

"From the look of you, it's probably not good news. Tell me, I'm mentally prepared."

Ii Naomasa said solemnly.

"At the beginning of spring, Ichijo Hideyoshi formally accepted Otomo Yoshitsugu's request for help and launched an expedition to Kyushu on the grounds that the four Shimazu sisters had disobeyed the Kyushu Peace Order and had started a war.

The army was split into two and attacked from two directions.

One group was led by Ichijo Hideyoshi, and the other was led by Ichijo Hideyoshi's sister Hidenaga. They landed on Kyushu together and attacked the Shimazu family which had occupied most of Kyushu Island.

The Mori clan in the west sent Kobayakawa Takakage, and Chosokabe Motochika in Shikoku led the troops personally, both of whom sent troops to support Ichijo Hideyoshi.

On Kyushu Island, Otomo Yoshitsugu and his important minister Tachibana Muneshige actively welcomed Ichijo Hideyoshi to enter Kyushu Island.

On the side of the Ryuzoji family, the important retainer Naoshige Nabeshima went against the majority opinion and obstructed the master's surrender to Shimazu, and sent troops to participate in Ichijo Hideyoshi's campaign against Shimazu.

Ichijo Hideyoshi gathered an army of 100,000 men, claiming to have 200,000 men, and marched towards the Shimazu territory.

The Shimazu clan knew that they were far inferior to Ichijo Hideyoshi in strength, and had retreated to southern Kyushu in an attempt to stop Ichijo's army in the Hyuga Province.

In addition, the envoys of the Shimazu family have arrived at Sakai Port and want to go to Kyoto to meet the saint. The Shimazu family is willing to submit to the Sasaki family in exchange for the Sasaki family's help. "

Yiyin sneered.

"You didn't surrender earlier, and you didn't surrender later. Why did you come here when your family business is in tatters? Do you think I'm a fool?"

Ii Naomasa said, "The Shimazu sisters' move is indeed utilitarian, but for my Sasaki family, it is also an opportunity to intervene in the affairs of Kyushu Island."

Yoshigin glanced at Ii Naomasa, pointed at the noise on the other side of the wall, and said calmly.

"You can't chew too much. Let's deal with this matter at home first."

Jianyi Gin had no intention of accepting the Shimazu family, and Ii Naomasa became a little anxious and bowed.

"The saints are wise. When Hideyoshi Ichijo led the army this time, all the former Oda clans actually obeyed her mobilization.

The Mori family and the Chosokabe family were also allowed to take and give away as they pleased, and there was no intention of disobeying them at all.

In just a few years, Ichijo Hideyoshi has successfully integrated half of Kinki, Western Province, and Shikoku Island. If she is allowed to take over Kyushu Island, the situation will be difficult to control and there will be endless troubles!

Your Highness knows that the reform of our Shiba family has far-reaching implications, but we cannot just focus on the inside, we must also look at the enemies outside, the enemies will not sit still and wait for death! "

Yoshigin looked at the excited Ii Naomasa and remained silent.

He could explain things to Akechi Mitsuhide, but it was difficult for him to explain things to Ii Naomasa.

He was prepared to give half of the turbulent island country to Hideyoshi Ichijo, forcing Hideyoshi to land on the peninsula in exchange for the Celestial Empire's attention to him.

Although Hideyoshi Ichijo seems to be powerful, the former territories of Oda, the Mori clan in western China, Chosokabe clan in Shikoku, Otomo clan in Kyushu, Ryuzoji clan, and the three Shimazu clans are not easy to deal with.

It was difficult for Ichijo Hideyoshi to truly subdue them, and Ichijo's retainers also needed more benefits to consolidate their loyalty.

Before he was sure of advancing eastward to compete with Sasaki Yoshigin, Hideyoshi Ichijo could only turn his attention further west and find ways to increase his strength.

Ryukyu in the southwest is too small, and only the southeastern part of the peninsula in the northwest has fertile land. It is across the sea from Kyushu Island and is an expansion direction that Hideyoshi has no choice but to choose.

Yiyin must force Hideyoshi Ichijo to land on the peninsula. Only when Hideyoshi's presence on the peninsula threatens the Bohai Bay of the Celestial Empire, will Yiyin be qualified to be a dog for the Celestial Empire.

Don't think it's easy to be a dog for the Celestial Empire. If you don't have enough value, the Celestial Empire won't even bother to look at you, let alone expect to reopen the trade.

Yoshigin could not discuss these strategic plans with Ii Naomasa.

Ii Naomasa was still too young, not an old bitch like Akechi Mitsuhide. She could only be a knife in Yoshigin's hand and a pioneer of reform and innovation.

Yoshigin will not pay attention to the Shimazu family's pleas. Hideyoshi Ichijo must enter Kyushu Island. This is a strategic plan.

Looking at Ii Naomasa, Yoshigane asked.

"You think Ichijo Hideyoshi is a threat? Can she threaten me?"

  Ii Naomasa was speechless for a moment. Any answer to such politically correct words would be wrong. You couldn't just say that the saint was arrogant and should be careful of a capsize in the ditch, right?

Yiyin was not prepared to let Ii Naomasa continue to explain. He pulled Ii Naomasa into his arms and spoke in her ear.

"Instead of worrying about Ichijo Hideyoshi, you should think more about your own stomach.

I heard that Naotora Ii was extremely anxious, and the envoys of the Ii family have sent you a lot of supplements.

You and I have a little time off, let's work harder today."

Ii Naomasa's mind was full of serious things, but he didn't expect the saint to be so frivolous, and his face immediately turned red with embarrassment.

She hesitated and tried to push the saint away, but her body was too weak to do so. The saint's breath blew into her ear, and blood rushed all the way to her earlobe, turning it red.

Yoshigune didn't want to let Ii Naomasa come to his senses, so he picked her up and turned into the room.

After a while, a heart-wrenching groan was heard from the room, like a cat's meow. As for the Shimazu envoy who was still waiting for news in Sakai Port, he had long been forgotten by the owner of the moan.