Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1723 Post-war Waves ([-]) Hideyoshi Sends Troops

Masaki Tanba is actually not really called "Masaki Tanba". His real name is Liying, which is Masaki Liying.As for "Tanba", it is actually "Tanba Shou", which is roughly the "official name" of their family, and was later used as a "common name".

It is called "Masaki Tanba Shou Liying" in the ordinary Japanese population, but Ming people usually do not have such troubles, so after he came to the capital with Narita Kai, he was often called Masaki Tanba. He was much taller than him, so he didn't pay attention to the details.

In fact, among Japanese samurai, it is very common to use a position as a general term, but it does not necessarily mean that he is really holding this position. Generally speaking, there are some possibilities:
One is that someone in the ancestors held this official position, and then used this official position as the "common name" of the family, so the descendants inherited it; A daimyo once bought this official position, and although the official position may have expired (the court sold it again), the daimyo still thinks that he can use it, and then rewards a certain hero. This is called "accepting the name"; I have passed this official position, but this official position is relatively low, and no one cares about pretending to be false, so I just use it as a reward to a certain hero as a "receipt name"; The official was bought from the imperial court; the sixth is that the samurai warrior claimed to have taken a certain official position as a "common name".

In addition, there is a more serious one that is a hereditary position, that is, the head of the family has hereditary this position for generations, and as long as he reaches the age, he can be granted the title by reporting to the court.For example, the "left horse head" of the Ashikaga family (the entrusted representative becomes the next general), and the hereditary state secretary and so on.

Masaki Tanba, or the general name "Tanba" of the Masaki Toshihide family is the "receipt name", which was bestowed by the ancestors of the Narita family to the ancestors of the Masaki family.It is also because of this that the Masaki family has been loyal to the Narita family so far, and they are powerful retainers of the Narita family.

Gao Wushi knew his loyalty, and of course he knew that this loyalty was to the Narita family, not to himself.However, Tanba Masaki said rightly, "The Narita family is not only the only vassal of the main hall in Kanto, but also has a relationship with the main hall by marriage. .”

Therefore, the Narita family cannot be lost, and it is best not to lose Yusheng City.

What did the letter from Tanba Masaki say that Gao Wushi had to think about the danger of Tamamae Castle?Of course it was because Toyotomi Hideyoshi had changed.

According to the news from Longze Shiyang, Toyotomi Hideyoshi has quietly prepared a lot of food, grass and gold and silver. In addition, Kuki Yoshitaka and the navy of the Mori family have also "re-trained", so the desire to go west is becoming more and more obvious.Not long ago, he had already sent a note to the King of Korea, formally requesting to use his way to conquer Ming.

Longze Shiyang also sent the letter "Toyotomi Hideyoshi to the King of Joseon" that Gao Yushi had actually read.

Hideyoshi Baek, the State of Japan, writes to Your Excellency the King of Korea:

Goose book Xun read, Shujuan again and again.Although the dynasty consisted of more than [-] states, the countries have been separated in recent years, the government has been chaotic, the rituals of the world have been abolished, and the government has not been listened to.Therefore, I am deeply moved that in three or four years, the killing of judges, hunting down thieves, and exotic remote islands were all under my control.The deeds of the theft are despicable little ministers.

Although, when I was in childbirth, a loving mother dreamed of day into her arms.Xiangshi said: "Wherever the sun reaches, there is no exception. The prime of life must enter the table and hear the wind of benevolence, and those who are famous all over the world. Why do you doubt it?" According to this strangeness, those who are enemies will naturally be destroyed, and the battle will be invincible. Attack is everything.Now that the world is in great order, the people are raised, and the loneliness is pity.Therefore, the people are rich and rich, and the earth tribute has been multiplied through the ages.

Since the founding of this dynasty, the imperial court has flourished, and Luoyang has been magnificent.Madam was born in this world, although she lived a long life, she has been dissatisfied since ancient times.Yuyu has lived here for a long time!Disdainful of the separation of countries, the distance of mountains and seas, one super straight into the Ming Dynasty, the customs of the Yiwu Dynasty in four hundred continents, the politicization of the emperor's capital and hundreds of millions of years, within a square inch.Your country is the first to enter the dynasty, but there are no immediate worries!

Those who are far away from small islands in the sea are not allowed to be latecomers.On the day of entering the Ming Dynasty, when the soldiers came to the barracks, it would be possible to repair the neighboring alliance.I wish that there is no other, only to show a good name in the Three Kingdoms.Fang things are like catalogues, accept them, cherish them!

The meaning of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's letter is actually very simple: I, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, am awesome, and I have unified the sixty prefectures of Japan.Let me tell you, when my mother was pregnant with me, she had a dream that the sun had entered her stomach, and the fortune teller said that your son will definitely be a great man when he grows up.As a result, you see, I have never lost a war, and the country is well governed.

A person can only live for more than 100 years in a lifetime. How can an outstanding person like me die of old age in Japan?So I want to use a way to take China down. Now I advise you to cooperate honestly, so that there will be a good result.

It was actually the end of last year that this letter was sent to North Korea, but the North Korean side did not report it to Daming—the reason is also very funny, because the North Korean court thinks that this is just Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s brain twitching, and it cannot be true at all.Therefore, after the North Korean side rejected it with righteous words, it actually forgot about it like a normal person.

In Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi also carried out mobilization and various preparations at the same time.Starting from Hitachi in the east, passing through the South China Sea to Shikoku and Kyushu, starting from Akita and Sakata to Sanyin and Sanyang in the north, and preparing two large ships for every [-] shi of the daimyo territories of the countries near the sea.Every [-] households in each seaport send ten sailors to board the big ships built by famous names from various countries; if there are any surplus, they will be concentrated in Osaka.

For the ships used by Hideyoshi's army, there are three large ships and five medium ships for every [-] stone built by the daimyos of various countries.The required construction costs will be allocated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi; the daimyos of various countries will report the required construction costs in the budget form, and allocate half of the required construction costs first, and then pay in full after the ship is built.The sailors are each given two people's salaries, and their wives are paid separately for food.The wives of the subordinates employed in the army are also given food.

The ships and sailors mentioned above were originally scheduled to be concentrated in the ports of Settsu, Harima, and Izumi in the spring of the 20th year of Tensho (20th year of Wanli).In March, Hideyoshi also decided on the call-up order for soldiers in the army.

But by coincidence, Daming launched the Battle of the Yuan Dynasty in March, and at that time there happened to be a merchant ship sailing to Japan, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi got the news.Toyotomi Hideyoshi thought that the Ming army had just set off for an expedition, and it might not have had time to fight the Mongols, so it was quite inappropriate to send troops on his own initiative, and maybe the Ming army just turned around to fight.So he decided to wait a little longer, reckoning that the Ming army and the Mongols were fighting fiercely before dispatching.

The person in power in North Korea at this time was Li Yan (yán), the 14th king of the Joseon Dynasty.Li Yan was born in 1552 AD (the 31st year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty). He was the grandson of King Zhongzong Li Yi, the 11th king of the Joseon Dynasty, and the direct son of Daewonjun Li Ao, the concubine of Zhongzong Li Yi.After the death of Zhongzong Li Yi, his two direct sons Renzong Li Yao and Mingzong Li Yao successively inherited the Korean throne. Li Yan was born during the reign of Mingzong Li Yi.

In 1567 AD (the first year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty), Emperor Mingzong Li Yao was seriously ill. Because his only son Li Yan died early, he appointed Li Yan, who was only 15 years old, as the heir to the throne. Therefore, Li Yan, who was unlikely to inherit the throne, became the Joseon Dynasty. The 14th king is usually called "Sunjo of Joseon" because of his temple name "Sunjo" after his death.

When Li Yan inherited the throne of Joseon, the situation of the Joseon Dynasty was not optimistic. The power struggle within the court was quite fierce, and it was divided into two factions, the Eastern Party and the Western Party. The disorder caused the Joseon Dynasty, which was already in decline under the rule of the 10th King Yeonsangun Lee, to become even weaker.

At the same time, that is, about one month after the Ming army sent troops to the Yuan Dynasty, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had already given up the position of Guanbai to his adopted son Toyotomi Hideji, who called himself Taiko and began the military parade.

The bitter sea breeze swept over the heads of the Japanese warriors, and the family crest flags of the daimyos with different patterns were blown and fluttered, like huge bats flying around under the gloomy sky. weird.

The warriors wearing hats and armor stood neatly on the sand field by the beach, forming dozens of large and small square formations, holding arquebus guns like trees, and staring ahead solemnly.

Surrounded by all the daimyo, Toyotomi Hideyoshi inspected the samurai team preparing to cross the sea and conquer the West.Ukita Hideke, the president leader of the Western Expedition Army, led the vanguard general Konishi Yukyo-chan and Kato Kiyomasa to lead the way for him, while respectfully introducing: "This is the [-] samurai under the command of Kuroda Nagamasa-kun. They will form the Right wing; this is the [-] samurai under Fukushima Masanori-kun, they will form the left wing... This is the [-] samurai under Shimadzu Yoshihiro-kun and others Shimadzu's pawns], they formed the rear guard..."

Seeing the high morale and excellent weapons of the soldiers, Toyotomi Hideyoshi nodded slightly, with a smug smile on his face.When he and the other daimyo walked to the front of the Tokugawa army formation with the "Shamrock" family crest flag, they stopped suddenly—he pointed at the soldiers standing in the front row, a little surprised Asked: "The scars on your faces seem to be new? It looks like they have just formed blood scabs! Huh? They all look covered in sweat... What the hell is going on?"

There was a moment of silence in the field, and everyone turned their surprised eyes to Tokugawa Ieyasu who was standing beside Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but seeing his hesitation, he hesitated and did not answer.Finally, an elderly samurai in the Tokugawa's army replied to Toyotomi Hideyoshi in a low voice: "Your Highness Taiko, I...we just participated in a fierce battle. It took my life to arrive in time..."

"Participated in a fierce battle? What fierce battle?" Toyotomi Hideyoshi's face was serious, and he turned his head and shot sharp eyes at Tokugawa Ieyasu, "Huh? Why didn't the Taiko know? What's going on? Some people ignore Order?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't seem to dare to look at him, he lowered his head and still hesitatingly replied: "It's not a big question, His Majesty Taiko doesn't need to ask any more questions. For His Majesty Taiko's sake, to drink horses on the seashore, to show off outside the territory, to look down No matter how much sacrifices we, the Tokugawa Clan, deserve for the great cause of North Korea and the invasion of Ming Dynasty."

Seeing that Tokugawa Ieyasu refused to answer directly, Toyotomi Hideyoshi squinted his eyes and looked at him for a while, then turned to ask the other daimyos, "Do you know what's going on?"

While those daimyos were looking at each other, Kuroda Rushui stepped forward and said, "His Highness Taige has been busy with the great cause of the Western Expedition recently, and he may not know it: because Lord Tokugawa ordered his subordinates to complete the grain collection task with an iron fist, It directly caused an incident among tens of thousands of wanderers, bandits and hungry people in the thirteen counties of Kanto under his rule.

Lord Tokugawa's subordinates obviously came here just after taking part in the battle to quell Yikui... Your Highness Taige, you have collected too much food from the people in the country. Be bold, please think twice! "

"Even if the last pinch of millet in their rice tanks is drained, Hontaiko will launch this Western Expedition!" Toyotomi Hideyoshi ignored Kuroda Rusui's advice and said coldly, " What is there to worry about a group of mud-legged people, I am not afraid of whether or not they will be unreasonable——Tokugawa-kun, have you completed your grain requisition task in full?" As he spoke, he turned his questioning gaze to the person in charge of the Western Expedition Mitsunari Ishida of logistics supply work.

"Mr. Tokugawa has already overfulfilled the task of requisitioning food and supplying ships..." Ishida Mitsunari replied respectfully.

"That's good, that's good... Mr. Tokugawa is very capable." Toyotomi Hideyoshi listened and nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Tokugawa Ieyasu lightly, "Ichikui of those unscrupulous people is settled down." Did you go down?"

"I am trying my best to calm down." Tokugawa Ieyasu sighed slightly with a worried look on his face: "It's just that most of my subordinates are still in the Kanto region to calm the chaos. I'm afraid it will be difficult to arrive in time at this moment. Come down!"

"So it's not completely settled yet?" Toyotomi Hideyoshi couldn't help frowning.

"Please don't worry, Your Majesty Taiko. I can solve the problem I caused myself." Tokugawa Ieyasu looked panic-stricken, and hurriedly lowered his hands and replied: "I will not delay His Majesty's great cause of the Western Expedition——Tokugawa Ieyasu The Chuan family will definitely send [-] strong warriors to the front line on time."

"Forget it, the Western Expedition to North Korea and the Ming Dynasty is a major event, and it is also a major event to pacify Yikui and Anbang Ningguo!" Toyotomi Hideyoshi waved his hands helplessly: "For the time being, you can dispatch five thousand elite warriors to the front line! The remaining twenty thousand One thousand samurai, you can keep it for yourself and send it to the counties in the Kanto to pacify Yikui!"

"Your Highness, how can this be done?" Tokugawa Ieyasu said earnestly, "As long as you wait a few days, I will be able to..."

"Don't say any more, let's make it like this! I don't want to delay the battle opportunity because I wait for you to get the soldiers slowly, and I don't want to miss the overall situation because the fire in the backyard leads to civil strife!" Toyotomi Hideyoshi In an indisputable tone, he ordered: "Your Tokugawa clan's brigade will go to the front with the next batch of troops. The part that has already arrived will stay in Nagoya first. Don't rush to go out, lest you don't have a capable general to command, instead Mistake!"

As he said that, he turned his anxious eyes to the far west, and murmured: "Da Ming is in a bloody battle with Mongolia. This is by no means a one-time winner. A god-sent opportunity has come to this Taige. Ben Taige doesn’t want to procrastinate any longer, we must race against time to seize North Korea first!”

Then, he withdrew his gaze, glanced at Tokugawa Ieyasu, then slowly moved away, stared deeply at Kuroda Rushui, and said solemnly: "Originally, Mrs. Ben is the military adviser of the Western Expedition. I want Tokugawa-kun to take over the task... Now it seems that I can only ask Mr. Kuroda to take over this important task."

Hearing the words, Kuroda Rushui couldn't help but change slightly.He pondered in his heart for a while, knowing that it was difficult to evade the matter, so he could only answer solemnly: "Your servant obeys."

At this time, Ishida Mitsunari approached and reminded Toyotomi Hideyoshi softly: "Your Highness Taige: It's almost time for you to go on stage and issue orders for the Western Expedition!"

Toyotomi Hideyoshi nodded slightly, took a deep breath, restrained his mind, his expression was extremely solemn, and under the gaze of countless eyes with different meanings, he stepped up to the Yaowu stage in the field step by step. go.

Finally, he stood on the high ladder, looking down at the warriors gathered like a large black cloud on the battlefield, a sense of arrogance that looked down on the world suddenly overflowed from his chest.

He collected himself, raised his voice to the loudest level in his life, and said slowly word by word:

"The invincible and invincible samurai: for the great cause of our country in Japan, for the great cause of distributing weapons and conquering the eight wastes, for the great ambition passed down from generation to generation in Japan for thousands of years, and in order to live up to the great god Amaterasu who has given us Japan The deep favor and love of the kings and the people, in order for our outstanding Japanese people to obtain the lofty status of the people under the world and the people above all—you must have the determination to sacrifice your life for benevolence and sacrifice your life for righteousness in this battle, with the spiritual light of Amaterasu Hu, ten thousand warships are launching together, riding the wind and waves, invincible, taking North Korea and sweeping Ming Dynasty!"
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PS: I originally thought about writing Hideyoshi’s words in classical Chinese, but later I realized that this guy has no culture, and classical Chinese seems inappropriate. Forget it, let him be more in line with the appearance of a middle school old man.

(End of this chapter)