Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1926 Return to Japan ([-]) Hideyoshi's Death (Part [-])
Whether it is Gao Pragmatic's strategy of leading snakes out of the cave, or Jia Feiji's previous long-term siege proposition, the focus is on the current actual battle situation, and it is impossible to predict some unexpected situations.

Although Gao Yushi knows the history, but because many things in history have already been influenced or changed by him, he does not dare to make "divine judgments" on some specific events, and can only make corresponding research and judgments on the big historical trends.

Therefore, there is one thing that although he has hidden expectations in his heart, he never seriously considers it when making specific plans.

For example, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is really dead.

Regarding Toyotomi Hideyoshi's physical condition, Gao Yushi has a source of information. Among the spies he sent to Japan a few years ago, the largest number of spies were under Hideyoshi's command, and some were even beside Hideyoshi himself, not far from Hideyoshi's core close ministers. .

To be exact, Gao Wushi did not dare to say exactly when Toyotomi Hideyoshi would die, but the situation of his "near end" was within the scope of his knowledge.

It is also because of this that Gao Yushi chose to personally come to North Korea to command at the beginning of the year. To a certain extent, he wanted to add a heavy weight to Hideyoshi's death.

There is no doubt that Hideyoshi's mental illness will be even worse when Wen Shuai, who has the most outstanding military exploits in Ming Dynasty, goes out in person, and once he achieves tangible results in North Korea, Hideyoshi's mentality will be even more broken.For a dying old man, this might be a reminder.

It is precisely because of this mentality that Gao Yushi did not choose to land in the middle of North Korea, but went straight to the rear of the Korean and Japanese troops, and once he landed, he would pose a threat to Busan's vital points.However, he refused to attack Busan immediately, but wanted to artificially delay this kind of action that might cause severe psychological pressure on Toyotomi Hideyoshi, so instead he began to recover North Korea's lost ground in the south.

At the same time, the main force of the Japanese army was forced to retreat southward with the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao and diverting the tiger away from the mountain. After regaining Hanyang, he instructed Magui to send Li Rumei to lead the cavalry in pursuit—but not to fight much.

All of this, the full effect cannot be seen in North Korea, but it really accelerated Hideyoshi's death to a large extent.

However, since we want to talk about Hideyoshi’s death at this time, we must first turn the time back to the beginning of last year (the perspective of the following two chapters is transferred to Japan, so the description of the era name is changed to the Japanese era name).Due to the change of the year name in Japan, judging from the calendar, there are only four days in the first year of Qingcho, and the fifth day is the first day of the first month of the second year of Qingcho.

It was on the first day of the first lunar month that Toyotomi Hideyoshi announced that he ordered Ukita Hideka and Mori Hidemoto to be the generals of the left and right respectively, and sent troops to North Korea again.At the same time, Tiao Konishi and Kato Kiyomasa rushed to Nagoya.The day they left Japan from Nagoya was the [-]th day of the first lunar month.

Kato Kiyomasa repaired the old base of Takeshima on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, and then let the garrison remaining in Busan occupy Gijang, and then conquered Yangshan and entered Xishengpu.

After Hideyoshi got the news, he began to let the daimyos who stayed in Japan build and renovate Fushimi Castle; while Konishi Yukina repaired the old barracks in Busan on the first day of February, and started preparations for long-term occupation.It can be seen that this time Kato Kiyomasa and Konishi Yukio came to North Korea because they had a good understanding of Hideyoshi's original intention.

On February 21, Hideyoshi decided on the deployment of the army for the expedition and began mobilization.This deployment has not changed much from what was revealed to President Xiaonishi before.When Shen Weijing returned to the capital and reported to Zhu Yijun that Hideyoshi happily accepted the title and crown, the Japanese army's camp in southern Korea had actually been consolidated again.

This time, Hideyoshi did not call for crossing the sea with great fanfare like last time.Instead, he publicly declared that he would go to Daigo to watch the cherry blossoms with a full attitude.

But this time, the Daigo flower viewing in the second year of Qingchang was not as famous as it was in history.During the flower viewing season of the previous year, Japan's long-term attempt to occupy Sido in southern Korea was still in progress, but it did not actually send troops.

Of course, they probably didn't expect at this moment that this battle would turn into a series of defeats due to the attack of the Ming army again, until Ulsan fought hard.

However, the famous flower appreciation in history was originally a matter of the third year of Qingchang.So, why did Taige delay the sea crossing operation for a whole year, and did not launch it until the third year of Qingchang?

Undoubtedly, it was opposed by the five executives or the court on the obvious grounds of health.During this period, Hideyoshi was actually extremely depressed.

However, no one knows his original intentions in China, because Kato Kiyomasa and Konishi Governor secretly went to North Korea twice in this year. They first came to strengthen the various fortifications in the areas still in the hands of Japan, and secondly, they also studied on the spot. How will this crusade be carried out again.

In short, Hideyoshi had some things he couldn't tell the people around him, especially the biggest impulse in his heart - to personally command the Japanese army to fight against North Korea and even Ming Dynasty!

If there is anyone who knows in advance, then this person can only be Mrs. Beizhengsuo who lives in Nishimaru, Osaka Castle.

However, even if she finds out, she will never tell others, because she knows Hideyoshi's character and life experience very well.From this point alone, the Beizheng Institute knew how to do a good job as the main wife: as long as there were no serious worries, it might as well actively agree with Hideyoshi’s idea and actively assist him—because it would be difficult to persuade him to change his mind anyway. .

In any case, if Kiyomasa Kato or Yukiko Konishi had been present at that time and had participated in the planning of this cherry blossom viewing together, they would have cried bitterly.

Because they should know that the flower viewing held on March [-]th in the third year of Keicho will be a banquet engraved in the memory of Toyotomi Taiko's life, and a farewell party to his beloved Japan. It can even be said that Toyotomi Funeral when Taiko was alive.

At this time, Taige ordered the general of the right army, Mao Lixiuyuan, to build the "royal boat" for him to cross the sea.In the Battle of Wenlu, the construction of imperial ships was nothing more than a strategic order to deceive oneself and others, while the role in the Battle of Qingchang was just the opposite.

In a sense, it was originally a coffin ship for a funeral related to Daigo's farewell banquet.However, this fact was unknown to everyone in Japan at the time.

Hideyoshi laughed heartily under the blooming cherry tree, trying to disappear like a shooting star with a free and easy humorous gesture. This kind of mentality is natural for him, a man of the world. After all, he admires Oda Nobunaga, and Nobunaga's rise and death are like meteors.

Hideyoshi’s actions for Daigo’s viewing of flowers, the bitter battle with Gao Wushi who sent troops to the south, Kato Kiyoshi in Hanyang who was quietly betrayed by Shimadzu Yoshihiro, and Ukita Hideka, Mori Hidemoto, Kuroda Nagamasa, Kato Yoshiaki, Hachibe The arduous southward march of He Jiazheng, Naoshima Naomo, Ikoma Kazunari, and the Ming army's simultaneous north and south efforts took place during the same period of time.

On February [-]th of the third year of Qingchang, the Japanese army had already begun to attack, and the Korean army made great strides...and retreated again. Perhaps when Hideyoshi got the news, he felt painfully that he should not stay in Japan again.

Sanbo-in Temple in Shidaigo became the head temple of the Kogi sect of the Shingon sect known as Kongo-o Rin-in Temple at this time.

On this day, Hideyoshi strolled to Wanglunyuan, where the main gate track performed for the Master.The charity performance prayed when Mrs. Tai and her younger brother Xiuchang were sick, so the two met.

Hideyoshi was still able to cheer up at this time, and when he saw the charity performance, he said, "How about making this temple the number one cherry blossom viewing spot in Japan?"

"Number one in Japan... what does this mean?"

"It's like this. Let's restore this Vajra King Lunyuan from the hall first, otherwise it will be too ugly. Oh no, not only here, I think they were all destroyed by the earthquake. So several buildings in the warehouse have to be separated. Fix it and it will make sense."

"Then... will His Royal Highness come to do it?"

"I'm too busy to go to Yoshino right now, so I want to hold a hanami that will last forever. The restoration of the temple is the preparation for the hanami. Therefore, it is necessary to build a garden and a tower that are unique in Japan."

Giyeon stared blankly at Hideyoshi.

Speaking of this year's flower viewing, there are still about one or two months left.During this period, it is necessary to carefully consider whether it is possible to build a unique garden in Japan and let the cherry blossoms bloom like Yoshino's.

Even facing His Royal Highness Taige, Yi Yan really wanted to say bluntly: This can't be done.Words, however, were hard to come by.However, Hideyoshi was sensitively aware of it.

"What other people can't do, Taiko can always do it. How about it? This is the most important three treasures in Buddhism. Do you want to change this King Kongolun Temple into the Three Jewels Temple, making it a place no less than Yoshino Cherry Blossom Resort, to comfort the world's wronged souls, and to provide for generations?"

"Changed to Sanbaoyuan...? Wronged souls in the world?"

"If you have this plan, then do it now. First of all, this garden... It's too late to look for strange trees and rocks everywhere. Therefore, the stone trees of Japan's famous nine mountains and eight seas are removed from the site of Juledi Just move in."

Hearing this, Yi Yan was really surprised.He thought to himself: His Majesty Taige seems to want to support Guan Baixiuci and his family...

"This is Taiko's will." Toyotomi Hideyoshi saw that Yoshien did not immediately agree, and emphasized again, and said the word "Taiko" very emphatically, and then added: "In this way, if a tower is needed, build a tower. If you need cherry blossoms, plant a tree... If you transplant the tree here at this time, it will definitely bloom."

There is actually some truth to this, because it is definitely too late to start carving and designing now, and it is easier to move the ready-made things that have been built.However, it is really impossible for anyone except Hideyoshi to move these famous objects from other places.

"Actually, North Korea is still fighting. I have strictly ordered Gyeongsang, Jeolla, and Chungcheong provinces in southern North Korea to stand firm (at this time Gao Wushi has already set out, and the Ming army has begun to counterattack)."

"His Royal Highness Taige is wise, it's so right to do this..."

"Therefore, those generals who did not go to the battlefield should not play leisurely in the country. In addition, Wu Fengxing is also a bit bored this time.

Therefore, while repairing the castle, consider building a flower viewing spot in Daigo.Do you have any disagreement with the Sanbaoyuan, the gift Taiko intends to leave to the world? "

"What disagreement can the poor monk have? But it's a pity to move the strange wood and rocks of Juledi here intact...Of course, the poor monk is still very happy to help you."

"Okay, that's the decision! Let the specific arrangements be left to the executive staff to decide, and then work will start today, and you will also be on site to supervise!"

This incident was dubbed "Taiko's obsession with Daigo flower viewing" with a strange comment, and it was widely spread outside Lonero.Of course, no one noticed Taige's original intention.As for the rumors behind it, it's just the opposite.

"I heard that the battle in North Korea was quite difficult!"

"That's not true! Even Kato Kiyomasa was defeated by the Ming army outside Hanyang City, and now his life and death are uncertain!"

"That's right, because of this, His Highness Taige is completely tired of fighting, so he is obsessed with Daigo's flower viewing. This is the most powerful evidence."

"In this way, he is 63 years old this year, and the long war should be over."

These gossips were actually secretly spread by Ishida Mitsunari and Wu Fengxing.These people don't want Hideyoshi to go to southern Korea where the fighting is fierce.So the first word was released that Hideyoshi was tired of the war, and he planned to use the pressure of public opinion to stop him.

Hideyoshi originally wanted to conquer the dynasty himself and retake the four provinces in southern Korea. However, Wu Fengxing believed that since the strongest commander of the Ming army had already set out in person, and this commander was only in his thirties, it was the time when a person was most determined to forge ahead. , so if His Royal Highness Taige goes to fight against him, it may be difficult to get benefits, and if he fails, the impact will be too serious.

Needless to say, Hideyoshi has already felt this estimate of his cronies.Therefore, he pretended to be very tired of fighting, and wanted to turn Daigo's flower viewing into a gorgeous art of flower arrangement that disappeared by himself.It can be seen that Hideyoshi's life has always been a strange life inseparable from strategy.

During the Battle of Wenlu, he kept clamoring for crossing the sea, crossing the sea, to cheer up the generals, and deceived the upright generals headed by Kato Kiyomasa.And this time he nonchalantly used the rumor of "tired of fighting" in an attempt to hide the five executives headed by the three.

The imperial ship has already been built, so it is enough for Mori Hidemoto to sail the ship around to Osaka Castle.

"I am determined to cross the sea!" Toyotomi Hideyoshi thought that if he really said that, then no one could object.Anyway, crossing the sea to go there, if it is dangerous to take all four ways, then it is good to keep one way and establish a solid base.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi believes that even if he closes his eyes there, his ambitions will be engraved in the hearts of all Japanese people in the future together with the past experience of pacifying Japan...

In addition, if the southern part of Korea is not firmly controlled by Kyushu's daimyo, then these people cannot be moved there, so Kyushu and China (Shanyin and Shanyang) will be in danger at some point.Besides, if they don't move the seal to North Korea, the Toyotomi family will not be able to strictly control the main business routes of Japan's foreign trade.

The enthusiasm for flower viewing preparations based on this consideration is unusual.

"Why haven't you finished yet?"

Not only did he use this mood to speed up the five devotees, after he set the flower viewing date as March 25th, he also personally conducted pre-inspection three times on February [-]th, March [-]rd, and March [-]th.

As a result, the argument that "Taige is tired of fighting" spread in the streets and alleys, and had a considerable impact on the battlefield.Because on the [-]th of March, two days before viewing the flowers, Ukita Hideo’s family sent a letter requesting the entire army to retreat to Busan. He believed that it would be the best policy for the entire army to retreat to Busan after the failed attack on Sacheon.

At this time, Mrs. Beizhengsuo, who came to enjoy the flowers, had arrived at Fushimi Castle.Just saw Hideyoshi throwing the report to the ground in a rage.

"You coward! It's the time to say these things today. Zhengjia! Send people over there immediately, and you will never be allowed to retreat from Ulsan, Yangsan and other places! Did he forget the order to stick to the three provinces? Now there are so few Don’t dare to guard several cities! In addition, order the Maoli family to bring the imperial boat immediately, and I will go to North Korea immediately!”

Hideyoshi was so furious that even his wife rarely saw him, his whole body convulsed, his eyes were dazed, and he couldn't speak.

Hideyoshi hurried to Sanbaoyuan for the final pre-inspection, and he was relieved when he saw that the five-story pagoda, which he had to complete no matter what, stood there magnificently.

"Ning Ning, don't stop me this time. I'll set off after admiring the flowers. It seems that such a big event has to be done by myself, and I can no longer rely on those cowards."

However, Ning Ning had already seen through her husband's mind and could only nod at that time.

On the [-]th, the day before viewing the flowers, there was an unusually violent storm.Under such bad weather, if you still want to hold the flower viewing tomorrow... just try it, God seems to have issued a challenge to Hideyoshi.

"In this way, isn't the tree just transplanted going to fall?" Facing Sancheng's nephew Ishida Zhushuizheng's question, Hideyoshi sternly reprimanded: "Idiot! Why didn't you prevent it when you saw it was going to fall? You also do the same unreliable!"

After that, Hideyoshi turned to look at Ningning, gritted his teeth angrily, and swore, "I will make the sky clear tomorrow, and God will not disobey my will! Tell the women, don't delay the viewing of flowers because of the storm." ready!"

"Understood." The Beizheng Office replied calmly, and then conveyed its will to the young concubines again.

On this day, led by Mrs. Yodo and Hideyori who think they are smarter than others, Matsunomaru, the daughter of Kyokokichi who has a solid foundation, Sanjo, the younger sister of Gamo Ujigo, and Kaga, the daughter of Maeda Toshiie, are all dressed beautifully. The land came to comfort the "Taige who was tired of the war", but they were all speechless at the storm on the [-]th.

"The Taige said that the weather must clear up tomorrow, and the sky will not help him, so the fallen trees are too strictly guarded. As the saying goes: If the old ones don't go, the new ones won't come. Let's not delay the preparations for tomorrow. ..."

After the instructions from the Beizheng Office, the young concubine said "Understood", but deliberately leaked disappointment as if others could hear it: "Even His Royal Highness Taige is helpless against the storm."

Hearing such words, the Beizheng Office couldn't help but feel sad for her husband. The Taige's prestige was still quite strong outside, but the more he was among his cronies, the more he wavered, and the women around him had almost disappeared.To this end, she prayed thoroughly in her living room to the prayer card of Sanbaoyuan.

Surprisingly, the storm really stopped before dawn the next day.March [-]th, as described in many records of later generations, was a fine weather as clear as autumn.

"Look, this time is really beautiful!" The countless cherry blossoms transplanted took root due to the rain. Although they were not in full bloom, the buds burst open all at once. It seems to add a lot of style like congratulating Taiko's will.

The spring storm greatly helped Hideyoshi, so Hideyoshi's joy can be imagined.The princes in Beijing all brought their main chambers and side chambers to participate in this feast.

There are many stalls covered with red carpets, which are more gorgeous and luxurious than Kitano's big tea party and Yoshino's flower viewing party.For this alone, it seems that this cherry blossom viewing will also be passed down from generation to generation in Japan.

Hideyoshi was walked among the people holding hands by Beizhengsuo, Hideyori, and Mrs. Yodo.However, Hideyoshi in the eyes of the charity show lacks some of the humor in the past.

On this day, Ieyasu pretended to be a pen seller and sold writing brushes and poetry paper everywhere.When seeing Ieyasu, Hideyoshi looked very embarrassed, but still said that he wanted to buy his poems.

"Your Highness, please take it easy! Ah, what's wrong with you?" Giyan, who came up with him, whispered hello, and Hideyoshi shook his head hastily to stop him.

"Nothing, I'm just surprised. Selling brushes and poetry pads on such an occasion... Zuo Fu, I'm such an abominable man!" He felt in his heart that Ieyasu had seen through everything, so he asked It's the same as asking for a deadly poem by yourself.

But he immediately said to Yiyan: "Master, it's rare that the Edo Zuofu is so interested, no matter what, I will leave a fortune for Sanbaoyuan!"

"This is an unexpected good thing, what a great honor!" Although it was only for a moment, Hideyoshi's expression became the color of a deep pool, and he looked at the cherry blossoms above his head silently.

This is the unique expression of a lonely old man... After Mrs. Beizheng thought so, she no longer dared to look at her husband.

Hideyoshi's Chinese skills were insufficient, so he picked up the brush and swiped a few times, then wrote a poem with pseudonyms mixed in, and handed it over to the charity performance.

Charity took it over respectfully, and read in a loud voice: "The unknown cherry blossoms are blooming in the temple, and I will never forget the beauty of this cherry blossom."

The appearance of Sakura at this moment will undoubtedly be the same as the forgotten Hideyoshi.

Thinking of this, Beizheng Institute couldn't help feeling a pang in his heart, and hurriedly walked forward.No one in the concubine noticed this.On the contrary, they have no interest in this impromptu poem, so they appear very happy.

This feast was very successful, and it also allowed more people to see Taige's last appearance.After that, Mrs. Beizhengsuo returned to Osaka for a while, but was called to Fushimi Castle soon after, because Hideyoshi fell ill again.

The cause of the illness was actually due to excessive fatigue while viewing flowers.
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