Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1949 Returning to Japan (卌[-]) Sakai Port Arimei Army

"The thing Youfu likes to say most back then was '50 years of life is like a dream and an illusion', Your Highness, remember..." The lady still leaned on her husband calmly, and she sighed softly: "As a result, the Taige has nothing to do with it." It's only been ten years since the illness and no disaster, how can we be stronger than Taige's body?

In the end, Taige worked hard for the ignorant and ignorant young master. His Highness took over the responsibility of guardian for Taige's entrustment, but His Highness, considering his age, this matter must be done well. I am afraid that the real key is to consider how to do it well. Arranging for our own children... what do you say? "

"You seem to say that I won't live long." Li Jia laughed, shook his head and said, "You dare to say such a thing... Well, you mean that I only care about the young master. Have you forgotten about your own children?"

"Yes, but it's not just that." Madam nodded happily, and said, "Your Highness, the current situation is like holding an egg on the tip of a knife. As long as there is a slight mistake, the egg will either fall to the ground or be crushed." Puncture, in short, is at stake.

Then, what if your arrangement makes a slight mistake, causing personal accidents to Li Chang and Li Zheng, and you are old, and you will go to bliss in the near future, what will you do when the time comes?Who will take care of him? "

The lady smiled, not knowing whether it was comforting or worrying, and said: "As a mother, I can't help but say, if the Maeda Kazumen were defeated before Toyotomi's accident, then what's the point of your responsibilities now? Everything will come to an end." It turned into nothing. Therefore, I ask Your Highness not to force it, so as not to let the children suffer innocently..."

"A Song, do you think there is something wrong with my approach, and are you worried that the Maeda family is in danger of defeat?"

"I really dare not say."

"Just say that after so many years, your views are often very reasonable." Li's family became serious, staring at Mrs. Asong: "You just said that the current situation is like an egg on the tip of a knife. What? Are you saying that my arrangement is too reluctant, and the children may be in great trouble in the future?"

"No, that's a warning to Your Highness. But Your Highness, what should you think about the most right now?"

"What do you think?"

After all, they are husband and wife for many years. After going through a long period of time, they know each other well.When the Li family asked seriously, the madam relaxed her brows and sighed softly: "Your Highness, the most important thing is peace in the world. Anyway, to unify the world and create a peaceful and prosperous world is the lifelong ambition of Youfu and Taige. , is also a great cause they have painstakingly worked on." Although the lady's voice sounded calm, her eyes were very sharp.

"It makes sense." Li Jia thought about his wife's words carefully, nodded and said: "If the world can maintain peace, the Maeda family will be safe, and the young master will be fine."

"Exactly. It sounds very clear, but isn't that what His Highness is ambiguous about? Your Highness accuses others of ulterior motives at will, and settles things easily in anger, but once you light a fire, not only your enemies will be burned." ...

Once the Maeda is damaged, the Toyotomi family will never be safe, so please be at ease, Your Highness.If there really is any discord between the Zhibu and the Zuofu, it will not be too late for you to come forward to mediate.In short, it is enough for Maeda to stabilize himself, and he must not force himself out of nothing.

The current situation is delicate, no matter which child of the Maeda family has an accident, it will seriously weaken the strength of my family, cause chaos in the world, and violate the will of Youfu and Taige. "The lady finally poured out her heart to her husband.

Li Jia closed his eyes and listened carefully, he was carefully recollecting every word of his wife.

"Oh, I was so busy talking, I even forgot to bring tea..." After saying that, Madam was about to get up and leave.

"Wait." The Li family called Madam to stop, and suddenly said firmly: "A Song, let's take what you just said as the family motto of the Maeda family."

"Ah, what did Your Highness say?"

"At any time, the Maeda family must be committed to peace in the world. For this reason, we must preserve our strength and not act rashly."

"It would be great if this is true. If this concept can be deeply rooted in the hearts of future generations, the Maeda family will continue to prosper."

"Well said, I think this is the experience of the best warrior in the world. Okay, let's serve some tea."

"Let's go now." Madam got up excitedly and went out, just at this time, Li Chang walked in: "Father, how are you?"

Li Jia replied casually: "Well...it's not good, but it's not too bad."

"Just now Asano Yukunaga came back, and the boy saw him in the city."

"Oh, is Dr. Sakyo okay?"

Li Chang frowned slightly, and said, "I heard that Boduo had a dispute."

"with who?"

"Jibu and Kato are chief planners. And the disputes continued to escalate afterwards. Now President Konishi has sued Kato and Asano in front of Goho."

Li Jia frowned, and said in a dissatisfied tone: "As soon as you came back, did you start a dispute?"

"This time it seems that it will not be easy to calm down. Both sides are tit for tat, and they will not give in to each other."

"What's the reason for the dispute?"

"It is said that His Highness Konishi held back when he withdrew his troops. Kato insisted on fighting for the victory, and even brought up Xiaonishi's previous scandals. Xiaonishi said that it was not Kato who saved him, but Shimadzu Yoshihiro... In short, the two sides became more and more troubled Big, it seems that this time is really troublesome."

"Li Chang, listen - you must not get involved in such disputes."

"The child is not a child, and the mother has taught it."

Just as the Li family was about to speak, it happened that Li Zhang's younger brother Li Zheng ran in panting.Lizheng is only 21 this year, and he looks very brave, exactly the same as Maeda Inuchiyo when he was young.He gave his elder brother a slight salute, and suddenly grinned.

"Lizheng, what are you laughing at? Father is ill."

"Hahahaha, Father, Shaosuke Jibu is rushing to our house."

"Zhibu wants to come here? What's so ridiculous about that!" Li's family deliberately lowered his face, and reprimanded: "It's good to learn from your brother, don't always be so rash."

However, Lizheng still couldn't help laughing: "Father, I heard that Shaosuke Jibu bought a beautiful beauty from the Fireworks Willow Lane in Hakata!"

"Beauty?" Li Jia frowned slightly, and began to think about the possible reasons.However, he neglected that children of Lizheng's age were not at the same level of thinking as him.

"Shosuke Jibu, who is so serious... Hahahaha, it's all over the city now. I heard that this woman had a good relationship with Dr. Sakyo Asano and Katsushige Nabeshima in Yanagachi. Shaosuke Jibu has rejuvenated this time. , seems to be competing with the young warriors. Oh yes, I heard that Mrs. Yodo mentioned this. Hahaha..."

"I don't think it's funny." Before his father could speak, Li Chang said with a straight face.

"The funny thing is yet to come, brother, since Zhibu dared to bring the young woman back, it shows that he has courage. Isn't this interesting?"

Li Chang glanced at his father secretly, and saw that Li's family was also very interested at the moment, so he shut his mouth obediently.

"Shaofu Jibu first finds a beautiful woman, and then plans to recommend a beautiful woman to his father——that's what Mrs. Yodo said."

"Huh?" Li Chang was taken aback for a moment.

"That's why it's interesting. Brother, what kind of woman do you think Shaosuke Jibu would recommend to his father?"

"Lizheng, be careful with your words. You are too frivolous."

"Brother is poor. Hearing the rumors, Mrs. Dian laughed and said that Shaofu Zhibu wanted to recommend her to his father. If this statement is true, there may be nothing more ridiculous in the world. Hahaha."

Maeda Da Nayan Toshiya finally couldn't help but lower his face again this time: "Be careful with what you say, Rizheng!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he coughed lightly, while Mrs. Asong came in with tea.Rizheng quietly suppressed his smile and beat his back for his father.

At this time, a figure appeared outside the partition door, it was Buba University, a close friend of the Li family.

"Your Highness, Ishida Jibu Shaosuke came to visit."

"Sure enough." Lizheng laughed mischievously.

"You are too presumptuous, Li Zheng!" Li Jia scolded softly, straightening his clothes.In the past, no matter who the visitor was, the Li family would always wear formal attire and meet in the hall, but today it seemed a little abnormal.

"I'm sick, so I have to be rude. You can bring him here." Li's heart was not very happy, but he pretended to be nonchalant on his face. He was no longer the "gun and left" who laughed and scolded freely when he was young. up.

"Li Chang, Li Zheng, you should step back. He is probably here to discuss with me about the relocation of Osaka City for the young master." The Li family shouted back the two sons, tried to suppress their coughs, and waited for Sancheng.

After Sancheng came in, he respectfully saluted and greeted him: "Just now I took the wrong path in the city, and now I am late. How is your Highness?"

"It's nothing serious, it's just because of my age."

"Your Highness's complexion is much better than what Sancheng expected, so Sancheng is relieved. For the sake of Toyotomi and the world, please take care of your highness." Sancheng respectfully said: "Your Highness must have heard about it—the Zuofu has already taken action. gone."

"Left Mansion?"

"Your Highness doesn't know yet? He's finally going to reveal his long-hidden claws." Sancheng looked quite calm, with a serious expression on his face, and said coldly: "I heard that when I was away, he visited Changzeng, our department Shengqin, Xinzhuang Zhilai, Shimadzu Yoshihisa, Hosokawa Yusaitotaka and others... The Hosokawa family and your family are relatives, and Sancheng thought His Highness had heard about it."

"I don't know what you said. Zhibu, you mean, what inappropriate things did Zuofu do?"

"Yeah, it's really unforgivable... In [-]%'s opinion, he is simply trampling on His Majesty Taige's legacy and law."

"Oh?"

"Could it be that His Highness doesn't know anything about it?" Sancheng looked surprised, and said, "What he has done is really unbearable! Previously, the Taige issued an order, and the marriage of all daimyos must be obtained by the Taige." The cabinet allowed it. But he trampled on Taiko’s order arbitrarily, and continued to intermarry privately with Date Masamune, Fukushima Masamune, and Hachisuka Family Economics.”

"Well?"

"Thirty percent is not a lie. We have specially sent people to investigate carefully, and everything is convincing. Your Highness, Taige's funeral has not yet been held, and he has acted so recklessly. If we sit idly by and do nothing, how will we explain to the world?"

Li's family concentrated on it silently, and did not speak for a long time.Ieyasu might really be able to do this kind of thing... But after thinking about it, if he blamed Ieyasu recklessly, what would be the consequences?Before taking action, there must be a comprehensive plan.

Now Taige has passed away, and all government affairs are handed over to Ieyasu.In this way, after Taige died, did the marriages of the various daimyos have to be approved by Ieyasu first?Presumably Jia Kangding would refute this.

Seeing that Li's family was silent, Sancheng moved forward quietly. "Of course, we try not to make things stand still. But if we ignore it, sooner or later His Royal Highness's decree will be completely destroyed by him. At this time, what face will His Highness have? The young master is nothing, and we naturally cannot explain to the Supreme Court."

Speaking of this, Mitsunari emphasized his tone: "He wants to welcome Date Masamune's daughter as the wife of his sixth son Zhonghui, needless to say, this is naturally to contain Uesugi.

He also married the daughter of his half-brother Yasumoto Hisamatsu to Tadakatsu, the heir of Fukushima Masanori, as an adopted daughter, and married the daughter of his grandson-in-law Hidemasa Ogasawara to Chijin, the son-in-law of the Hachisuka family.

In addition, he seems to be actively seeking to marry Kato Kiyomasa... He is trying to split the group of generals who have followed His Highness Taiko since childhood, whether it is Fukushima, Hachisuka, or Kato.Your Highness, I don't think they don't know what the Zuo Mansion is like, but things have come to this..."

"His Royal Highness Zhibu, this matter is not trivial, it must be carefully considered, and be cautious."

"Your Highness's words are very true, and we must not just sit idly by." The two people's opinions were fundamentally different, but their Japanese was always ambiguous, and Ishida Mitsunari's words were obviously dragging Maeda Toshiie into a pit.

However, Maeda Toshiie is not confused, this little trick really won't work in front of him.

"But once we raise this matter rashly, the people on the other side can say that the Taige has passed away and entrusted all government affairs to the Zuo Fu... Once we can't refute him, it will be against us, and I'm afraid they will move You are shooting yourself in the foot. So, you have to find another way.”

Li Jia stared at San Cheng's eyes, as sharp as the spear tip of "Gun Zhi You Zuo" when he was young: "Those military generals who followed the Taige since childhood deliberately married Ie Yasu. What is the reason? I think it is more important." It deserves our careful consideration.”

"Does Your Highness think that they took the initiative to approach the Zuo Mansion out of aversion to Sancheng?"

"If this is the case, how do you plan to deal with it?" The loyal elder Maeda Toshiie has learned to be sarcastic recently: "But in the end, we are just guessing, maybe they want to seek the safety of the young master by approaching the Zuo Mansion."

"Oh?"

"Perhaps they think that for Toyotomi, you are more dangerous than Zuo Fu, and your existence makes them dare not be negligent."

After hearing this, Sancheng's face turned red all of a sudden, he raised his head sharply, and stared at Li Jia.He never expected that such a pungent irony would come from the mouth of the always gentle Maeda Danayan.

"I also heard that whether it is President Konishi, or Kato and Asano, they are accusing each other of their inappropriate actions on the Korean battlefield. If this continues, even more surprising things may happen one after another. Therefore, I think that this matter It has to be handled with care.”

Just as Li Jia said this, Sancheng's shoulders suddenly trembled violently, and he even cried.

"Could it be... Da Nayan also thinks that Sancheng...is that kind of person?"

Lee closed his mouth.Based on his experience in seeing people, it seems that Sancheng's crying is not fake, but the matter has come to this point, and there is nothing to comfort Sancheng, so he can only wait for the other party to calm down on his own.

"This is a surprise to Sancheng. Toyotomi is number one, and the young master is the most important. This is always Sancheng's idea. Apart from this, there is absolutely no selfish distraction, but I didn't expect the result to be like this..."

Sancheng looks full of grievances, and it's not that Lijia can't understand his thoughts.But why are the veterans in front of the Taige account so disgusted?Lijia felt that it was necessary for him to reflect on this.

Military generals like upright, simple and straightforward people.If you are straight to the point, open up and communicate with them, they will naturally get close to you.But Sancheng's approach has always been the opposite, he always has some resistance to the bold and unrestrained style.In the eyes of the generals, the three achievements are completely bullying and bullying. They usually rely on their power to prevent the generals from approaching the Taige...

Li Jia knew very well in his heart that the two sides were jealous of each other.The fight between them led to the tragedy of Kanbai Hideji, and now Konishi and Kato are fighting each other.Originally, Kato Kiyomasa and Konishi Yukina's territories were adjacent, and friction was most likely to arise.President Konishi supports Mrs. Yodo, while Kiyomasa Kato supports Beizhengsuo. Coupled with all kinds of prejudice and speculation in the world, the discord between them is even worse.

After Sancheng's emotions gradually calmed down, Li Jia said slowly: "Your Highness Zhibu, I think no one in the world doubts your sincerity. You only think about Taige's favor to you, and only think about the future and future of the young master. But... the generals are still very disgusted with you. Think about it, could the reason be somewhere else?"

"Thirty percent actually have a lot of inadequacies."

"It's best if you know. Of course you are also worried about Toyotomi, but you also have to believe that the loyalty of the generals to the young master is no less than yours. They are loyal to the Taige, and naturally they are also loyal to the young master. So you have to think about whether your usual actions are a bit excessive? For example, whether you are too arbitrary."

"Your Highness really surprised me." Sancheng's shoulders trembled violently again, and he said with a look of suppressing his emotions: "Today, Sancheng came to complain to Da Najib about the indiscretion of the Zuofu, and to listen to Da Najib's words sincerely." For the sake of the Toyotomi clan, Sancheng will not sit idly by any action that harms the future of the Toyotomi clan. But His Highness blindly reprimanded Sancheng... It seems that Sancheng has indeed acted improperly."

These words obviously meant to be angry, Maeda Toshiie shook his head slightly: "Your Highness Jibu, it seems that you don't care about what I just said."

"Danayan misunderstood."

"Let me gossip, and just express my opinion directly. I don't know if you have thought about it, but the people you mentioned just now, except for Ida, are all playmates or even friends you have known since childhood."

"That's why Sancheng is both anxious and wronged."

"Don't be in a hurry. Why can't you calm down and ask your old friends for their opinions? If they discovered your fault from the beginning and didn't point it out, then as a friend, they are not loyal enough. I don't like you This may be the reason." Although Li Jia's voice sounded very peaceful, his tone was colder than Qiu Shuang.

Sancheng's eyes were about to burst, and he stared hard at Lijia.He originally planned to anger Toshika first, and then condemn Ieyasu together, and took the opportunity to let Toshika come forward to mediate the increasingly tense relationship between him and Kato.But he never expected that Li Jia would criticize him so bluntly and severely.

Lijia does not belong to any faction, he always remains neutral, this point is [-]% clear, if you have to say which faction Lijia belongs to, then he is the "Taige faction".

Therefore, if he still insists on treating Ieyasu as an enemy, there is only one person who has the ability to consolidate and unite the Toyotomi clan, and that is Maeda Toshiie in front of him.However, what Li Jia said today is tantamount to driving Sancheng into the abyss of despair.

"Do you understand?" Li Jia said again: "It's not yet time for me to ask Zuofu whether he is in control. What you have to do now is to confirm whether the rumors are true. You must treat each other with courtesy and ask sincerely. They, think of countermeasures after making sure, this is the right way to deal with people. If you really think about Toyotomi, you should do your best and act in an orderly manner."

Some words made [-]% of his lips tremble, and he couldn't even speak for a moment.He did make a mistake. According to his plan, he must first stir up Toshika, and then quietly question Date, Fukushima, and Hachisuka... If such true thoughts are revealed, the expression on Maeda Dana's face will change. I'm afraid it will be even uglier than it is now, and he will be reprimanded more severely.

However, Sancheng must not admit defeat so easily.The withdrawal of troops caused the generals to turn against each other. Xiaoxi and Kato blamed each other, and all parties wanted to take the opportunity to have a showdown.Before that, he had always firmly believed in the Shimadzu family who was loyal to Taiko and himself, but recently he seemed to be wavering...

Should he go back pretending to obey Lijia, or simply use the Tao to persuade Lijia?If the former method is adopted, Toshika will definitely ask him to put Date aside first, and secretly summon Fukushima, Hachisuka, Kato and others to find out the situation.However, the generals will definitely vent their grievances against Sancheng, and the situation will deteriorate further.

Sancheng was driven to nowhere by the righteous words of the Li family, and finally made a decision.

"Everything His Highness said is reasonable. But... I don't know if Mitsunari didn't speak clearly, and always thinks His Highness's judgment is biased." Once a decision was made, Ishida Mitsunari became an amazing eloquent man.

"Oh?"

"Thirty percent is very clear about what those people who fawn on the Zuo Mansion want to say." Sancheng pretended to be aggrieved, and shot back: "Thirty percent never thought that the loyalty of those generals who followed the Taige since childhood would be inferior to me. Today, Sancheng just wanted to tell His Highness that Zuo Fu's actions were too cunning and tricky."

Once he spoke, Sancheng no longer hesitated.At this time, it is a contest of self-confidence and eloquence between the two sides. Will Sancheng win with confidence, or Lijia's maturity and experience?

"Date Masamune still pretended to be nonchalant. In fact, I had already asked Imai Sokaoru from Sakai Port to deliver a message, but the result is still unclear."

"Have you gone to ask?"

"Of course it was done in secret. I didn't find out clearly... Thirty percent was afraid that this word would reach Da Nyan's ears, and he would blame me for not thinking carefully. However, His Highness seems to be right about a little guess. Fukushima Masamori said, marriage The matter was not proposed by Zuo Fu, but they proposed it on their own initiative for the sake of the young master Xiu Lai."

"Oh, what did Hachisuka say?"

"Beesuhe said that Zhizhen was young, and he was obedient to Zuo Fu's orders, and he was powerless to object, so he had no choice but to agree. The more Sancheng questioned, the more divergent their explanations were, and in the end they were completely clueless.

Of course, this was instigated by Zuo Fu behind his back.But if we leave it alone, Toyotomi's decree will become a scrap of paper.Therefore, Sancheng thought that this was a move played by the scheming Zuo Fu long ago, in order to pave the way for his future.Now the upright generals have fallen into his tricks.Ask now, I'm afraid it's too late. "

Li Jia shook his head and sighed, "Have you even gone through this step?"

"Could Sancheng just stand by and watch them cook raw rice? Da Nayan, Sancheng begs you, and Sancheng also feels that this is very inappropriate. However, once the Zuo Fu is allowed to act recklessly, the consequences are really unpredictable. Da Na Yan, I beg you to help Sancheng no matter what! If Your Highness is worried about Sancheng's relationship with the generals, in the future..."

Sancheng said excitedly, and bowed respectfully on the ground: "Sancheng didn't mean to ask Da Nayan to question the Zuofu immediately. All Feng Xing and the elders knew about this matter, so I asked Da Nayan to come up with an idea." Otherwise, all the big names in the world will be manipulated by the left government, and civil strife that cannot be dealt with may occur at any time.

His Highness Da Nayan, Sancheng felt that only Da Nayan was the one who supported the young master from the bottom of his heart, so even though he knew it was against His Highness' wishes, he still stubbornly begged His Highness..."

Li Jia remained silent with bitterness on his face, and Sancheng's eloquence left him speechless.

"Ah Song, decoction..." After closing his eyes and meditating for a long time, Li Jia coughed as if asking for help, and called for his wife.If you forcefully send [-]% away, I don't know what this person will do... When he was young, Li Jia was also a stubborn person who refused to give in to anyone.But in the face of such a persistent Sancheng, he was helpless.

Li's family was still thinking while holding the decoction.Nothing will be allowed to happen right now.Just like Mrs. Asong made an analogy before, the current situation is like an egg on the tip of a knife. As long as there is a slight mistake in the decision-making, and there is a disturbance, the foundation of the Toyotomi family will be shaken, or even collapsed by itself.

The young master Xiu Lai is ignorant and young, whether it is Beizhengsuo or Mrs. Dian, no matter how strong they are, they are all women after all. Now the only one who can do things in Toyotomi's family is him, Maeda Danayan, who is sick Sick old man.

"Oh, you've reached this point?" Li Jia sighed with the soup in his hand, "Then I can't just ignore it."

A look of joy appeared on Sancheng's face: "Da Nayan agreed to Sancheng?"

"I'm for the Toyotomi family, for the young master." Li Jia glanced at his wife quickly, and continued: "But before the young master moves to Osaka, we must not mess things up."

"How is that good?"

"You have to think about it carefully. If this causes riots in Fushimi, what will the young master do? Therefore, you must move the young master to Osaka early in the first month, and then deal with the matter."

"His Royal Highness Mingjian..." Sancheng was about to say something immediately.

"Of course, when you move out, please invite the Zuo Mansion to accompany you. We will negotiate with him after we have secured Osaka." After speaking, Li Jia gently closed his eyes.

Thirty percent hesitated to speak.Li's family did not agree to immediately question Jiakang, which shows that he is very dissatisfied now.But Sancheng also knew that he couldn't annoy Lijia any more. After all, Lijia's words were reasonable and extremely prudent, which could almost be said to be a foolproof move.

Thirty percent of the time I can guess what the Toshika intends to do: first let Mr. Hideyori move into Osaka Castle, and then Toshika will order Toshinaga to mobilize a considerable force to station in Osaka to protect Hideyori nearby. .

"Then before that..." As soon as Sancheng opened his mouth, Lijia coughed again and said, "This matter must not be leaked. Once the Zuo Mansion becomes suspicious and refuses to go to Daban, it will be a big deal. Therefore, regarding this matter , you must go all out, and you must not make half a mistake."

"Thirty percent understand."

"Then, forgive me for being rude...the doctor will come to see you soon." In fact, at this time, Li Jia was already in pain even getting up.It was getting colder and colder in the afternoon, and the north wind was biting, as if it was going to snow.

"Your Highness is ill, and Sancheng is really sorry for bothering you for so long." When he said this, Sancheng's expression seemed very sincere.

"For the sake of the young master, I ask the governor to be more patient."

"Sancheng understands. Your Highness, please cherish your body." Sancheng bowed respectfully, and Mrs. Asong who was at the side understood it, and immediately asked Bupo University, who was serving outside, to see the guests off.

After [-]% left, she turned behind Li's family and sighed, "Don't you find it hard?"

Lijia was speechless, he was thinking about transferring troops to Osaka.There was a hard knot in his heart, and this hard knot, together with the pain, made it difficult for him to breathe...

"It's not easy to transfer troops." Li Jia resisted the discomfort and said, "If there are too many transfers, it will definitely irritate the Zuo Mansion, and since the Zuo Mansion was ordered by the Taige to perform administrative affairs, he has the right to transfer troops to When I come to Kyoto and Fushimi, it will be me and Zuo Fu who are stationed in Kinki in comparison with each other.

However, it is useless to adjust less.The Zuofu not only has the right to garrison troops in Kyoto to ensure the smooth handling of government affairs, but also the nearly 70 koku territories of Yamato Da Nayan in the Kii and Yamato countries, are now in fact mostly controlled by the Zuofu.

However, Sancheng also controls the neighboring Izumi country. If the Zuo Mansion transfers troops from Edo to guard Kii and Yamato on the grounds that Sancheng is full of malice towards him, and I then dispatch troops to Osaka, which is not far from them, he will Don't think I'm targeting him too?

But look at Asong, Osaka is in the west, Kyoto is in the east, Kii and Yamato are in the south, and the distance between the three places is only a hundred miles.If I transfer too few troops to Daban, just in case... I said just in case, if the Zuo Mansion really speaks with force, then Daban will be pinched from the east and the south.

However, Zuo Fu has nearly 70 shi in Kii and Yamato, which can provide enough food and wages nearby, but I have to transport money and food from Kaga, which is five hundred miles away.If I say that this battle does not need to be fought, Toyotomi and Maeda will lose half of it first...it's difficult.Sancheng seems to be shrewd, but he doesn't seem to think clearly from this aspect at all, where is the chance of winning? "

Mrs. Asong also sighed, but she seemed to think that Li's family was not troubled enough, and added: "Did your Highness forget that a force was not included?"

Li Jia was taken aback for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Really?"

"Sakai Port - At the beginning, His Royal Highness Taiko wanted to compete with Kanto and Kyushu, and sent Yamato Dai Nayan to negotiate with the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance to build the most majestic 'Crystal Tower' in Japan in Sakai Port. The condition of the negotiation was The Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance can station troops there, but I don’t know how many troops they have stationed in Sakai Port now.”

Maeda Toshiie's expression changed drastically: he even forgot that there was a "Ming Army" in Sakai Port! ——
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PS: Two things: 1. Yesterday should be the sixth sub-chapter of the 281st chapter. I got it mixed up when I posted it, but the title of the VIP chapter needs to be changed by contacting the editor. I’m too lazy, so forget it.

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