Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 2161 Zong Baikui (Wei Wu) Naoe State

When the reply letter that was quickly brought back to Osaka was opened, apart from Acceptance and Ina Chuji, only Tokugawa Ieyasu and Honda Masanobu were present.

The first thing that catches the eye is this sentence: "The rise and fall of the Uesugi family is based on one action, please think twice..." Isn't this the sentence that Acceptance racked his brains to write?

Everyone is staring at the acceptance, and Ina Books is no exception.After reading a few lines, Cheng Cheng's face turned red, his hands kept shaking, and his face and lips convulsed continuously, which was unbearable to see.

Acceptance is rarely so embarrassing. When he read out the canonization letter of the Ming envoy in front of Hideyoshi, when he read the sentence "I am the king of Japan", his reaction was the same as today.

Surprisingly, Ieyasu and Honda Masanobu were not very surprised. Acceptance took a quarter of an hour to finally read the letter, and then silently handed it over to Ieyasu.While accepting the letter, Ieyasu neither laughed nor asked any questions.

"It seems that the tone is not light." Ieyasu put on his glasses—these were ordered from Jinghua and made by the Shimadzu family of the Satsuma Domain—given to him by Jiro Shiro, a tea house in the first month of this year, and leaned on the support table to open the letter.

It's no wonder that Acceptance Council's face changed drastically. Zhijiang Shancheng Shou Jianxuan's letter was very rude from the beginning, almost all ridiculed, completely treating Acceptance as an ignorant child.

"About my leader, there are indeed many rumors in the world, which aroused the suspicion of the Zuofu. It is not surprising. Before Taige was alive, there were constant rumors between the capital and Fushimi. What's more, Aizu is remote, and my lord is a junior. Master It's too much to worry about..."

Since the lord who is six years older than himself is said to be a junior, what will he take acceptance for?Out of many years of friendship, Cheng Cheng went to great lengths to write him that letter, but he ridiculed Cheng Cheng as a dog biting a mouse, how arrogant he is!
When Jiakang saw this, he smiled and said, "Master Abbot, this is not a letter for you. He knew that I would read this letter, so he wrote it on purpose. Master, you don't have to worry about it." , he read on with a smile on his face.

Ina Shushu secretly glanced at Ieyasu from time to time, and he was quite puzzled by Ieyasu's tranquility.He thought that Ieyasu would be furious when he read this letter.However, the reality is that Ieyasu is not only not annoyed, but also smiles from time to time, and even shakes his head, reading with relish, as if he is reading a masterpiece.

After reading it, Ieyasu put the letter on the table and said to Honda: "Sado Mamoru, it seems that Naoe Yamashiro is an extraordinary person, quick thinking and clear organization."

"Ah?" Without waiting for Honda Sado to respond, the pale and trembling Acceptance stretched his neck, and asked hoarsely: "Such rude words, Zuofu...how dare you praise them?"

Jiakang nodded slowly: "Is it rude? It is indeed very rude. Jiakang has never read such a rude letter in his life."

"That's right! The poor monk read halfway through and wanted to tear it up."

Ieyasu smiled slightly, but did not answer the acceptance. Instead, he continued to Honda Masanobu: "There are a few points in the letter: first, let Fengguang Temple not worry. After arriving in Beijing, it was hard to go back, and he was asked to go to Beijing again, for fear of delaying his political affairs. Therefore, he believes that even handling the political affairs of his ability is regarded as having a different heart, which is completely unreasonable."

"That makes sense." Honda Masanobu had a strange expression on his face, but he echoed in words: "So, he thinks that the Lord is deliberately making things difficult for him?"

"Exactly." Ieyasu nodded slightly, still maintaining a smile on his face: "Thirdly, the letter said that Jing Sheng was tired of writing oaths, no matter how much he wrote, no one would believe them, so he no longer wanted to write. In addition, since Taige, Jing Sheng has been famous for his honesty and integrity, so far nothing has changed, these are different from ordinary people."

"Haha, ordinary people, is he referring to you, my lord?"

"Perhaps so. He also said that the so-called Jing Sheng's divergent intentions and so on are purely deliberate slander, and I just listen to the slander without finding out the truth, which is really unfair.

Of course, more exciting things are yet to come, Sado.Gritting his teeth, he satirized me and said, "The matter of Kaga Hizenmoru can be resolved smoothly, I am really majestic."He also said that he would contact Masuda, Otani and others if he had something to do.As for Sakakibara and Honda Sado, there is no need. "

"Oh? He can't be trusted?"

"Of course. He said, you will only believe Hori Hideji's one-sided words, and you are completely misleading Tokugawa Ieyasu. Are you Tokugawa's loyal ministers or sycophants? Let me think about it. Hahahaha, Sado, tell yourself, you Is it a courtier of Tokugawa, or a loyal minister of Tokugawa?" Ieyasu said with a smile.

Honda Masanobu scratched his temples and smiled wryly: "It's really embarrassing! Judging from this letter, Sakakibara and his subordinates have been pretending to be loyal ministers for decades, which is really not easy. However, since the subordinates have already At this age, I am afraid that there is not much left for the rest of my life, so why not just pretend to be the last few years and make less fuss."

Ieyasu laughed, and everyone laughed too.After laughing, Ieyasu threw the letter to Zhengxin: "You'd better read it too, it must be helpful to you."

Zhengxin picked it up, read it respectfully, and then passed it on to Ina Shushu.

Opening the letter, Ina Chuji couldn't help but stiffen all over.It was also the first time he had seen such a bold and undisguised letter.This Kanesuke, who calls his lord a "junior", really doesn't pay attention to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the head of the five elders.

The letter stated that the delay in entering Beijing was entirely due to military preparations.The samurai in the capital are now fascinated by the exquisite Ming porcelain, silk, glass and other famous items sold in Jinghua, while the samurai in the country are preparing guns, bows and arrows.This must be due to different customs and different customs.

He also asked, according to Uesugi's strength, what kind of armament should Jing Sheng have?If you are even afraid of the armaments that the Uesugi purchased to match your status, you are really petty.

No matter whether it is building roads or building bridges, they are only the steps of military preparations. As for the fact that Japan will send troops to North Korea again in the next year or the year after, who would believe it?The failure of the Battle of Conquering Dynasty has already shown that there is a huge gap in strength between Japan and Ming Dynasty. Today's Japan would be good if it was not attacked by Ming Dynasty, but it is ridiculous to talk about sending troops again.

What made the book even more astonishing was the words at the end of the letter: "There is no need to argue, my lord has absolutely no intention of betrayal. If he does not go to Beijing, it is completely hindered by someone. Only when the Zuo Mansion thoroughly investigates can it be done. Even if it is Going against the Taige's last words, tearing up the oath, abandoning the Shaojun, and even turning against the Zuo Fu to seize the world, so what? After all, it is difficult to get rid of the infamy.

After becoming the military god Kenshin, how can he endure this humiliation?Uesugi knows the shame of rebellion, he would never be so stupid, please don't worry.However, if the Zuo Mansion insists on listening to slander and has bad intentions, then there is no harm in tearing up the oath..."

Books feel like they are suffocating.Ieyasu once said that it is necessary to assess the strength of Naoe Sanjo, but this letter seems to be testing Ieyasu's strength.

This letter refuted the acceptance one by one.The letter of acceptance was protracted and lengthy, but the continuation was delightful.The meaning in the article is very simple. As long as they think it is reasonable, they will even be enemies with Ieyasu. There is no possibility of communication between the two.Ina Chuji rolled up the letter and couldn't help but want to ask Ieyasu what he meant.

Ieyasu's expression was still very calm, perhaps he had expected the other party's reply in this way.After receiving the letter, he said to Honda, "Sado, has Naoe Sanjo seen through my thoughts?"

Books were taken aback.Acceptance was even more horrified. He let out an "ah" and stretched his neck like a child who was at a loss.Hearing Cheng Dui's exclamation, Jiakang shifted his eyes to his face: "I mean, did Shancheng see through my thoughts, or did he write like this without knowing anything?"

Acceptance was even more puzzled: "What can I do if I have read the mind of the Zuo Mansion?"

"That shows that he is really an admirable man of great ability! Only for the Uesugi family, he has become a disloyal minister... His ability is greater than his lord Uesugi Jingsheng."

Without waiting for the acceptance to answer, Ina Chuji first asked: "My lord, what do you mean?"

Jiakang clicked his tongue, glanced at Zhengxin, and said, "Zhengxin, tell the book."

Zhengshin smiled all over his face. It seemed that he was the only one who understood Ieyasu's meaning: "Yes, but my understanding may not be correct..."

"Books are younger than you. Say what you think."

"Obey!" Zheng Xin turned to the book and said, "In my opinion, my lord has already made up his mind."

"What resolution?"

"Fight against Uesugi." Masanobu lowered his voice subconsciously, and quickly glanced at Ieyasu.

If he said something wrong, Ieyasu would speak up.But Ieyasu just admired the scenery in the courtyard silently.So Honda Masanobu continued: "If the other party sees that your lord is determined, they will understand that all reasons and explanations are useless. They have only two ways to go. They can either apologize and submit obediently; or stand up and resist and fight each other. "

Having said this, Zhengxin lowered his head, clearly considering more cautious words. "Under such circumstances, they acted as if they were enemies with us, indicating that they had two considerations: first, they joined forces with Jibu and others to challenge us; second, they deliberately pretended to be with us. For the enemy, secretly help the adults make the final decision..."

"Please forgive the impolite monk for being rude," Cheng Dui suddenly interjected, "Zoe Kanesuke is so rude that he wants to secretly help Master Zuo Fu? How is it possible?"

Zhengxin quickly glanced at Ieyasu again.He must have wanted Ieyasu to answer.The matter is important, and he is just guessing.But Ieyasu didn't say a word, still squinting, gazing leisurely at the late spring sunshine outside the courtyard.

"Master, this is just an old man's random guess. If I say something wrong, I'm afraid I will be reprimanded by my lord... My lord has decided not to forgive Uesugi, and will send troops in the name of attacking Uesugi, deliberately leaving Osaka Castle to lure the government to launch... ...Of course, this is just my conjecture.

Assuming that Naoe Kanatsugu has seen it through, and he is not really loyal to the Uesugi family, then he will pretend to be an enemy of the adults, anger the adults, and let the adults send troops.As a result, the government must have fallen into the trap, and immediately took the lead and sent troops to cooperate with the Uesugi family, causing us to fall into war at both ends of the Kanto and Kinki, and we could not look at each other from the beginning to the end. "

Zheng Xin calmly finished speaking, although the book and the acceptance were thrilling, they both heaved a sigh of relief: "It makes sense, so the city guard of Zhijiang Mountain will become your assistant."

"Don't be too happy, Shu." Ieyasu reprimanded suddenly, but still looked outside, "Don't open your mouth until you have heard Sado's last words."

Zhengxin lowered his head in embarrassment.Like Guangxiu, he has traveled all over the world, and he knows that speaking freely may bring him danger at any time.Therefore, he was reluctant to talk about big things on this occasion.Once you talk about Naka Ieyasu's mind, it may cause suspicion; but if you can't see Ieyasu's mind, the meeting cannot proceed.

This is not without precedent, just like when Lord Nobunaga once claimed that the promotion of Takenaka Hanbei is a talent for strategy, but in the end he was not promoted to a daimyo...

"My lord also doubts whether Jing Sheng has a lot of talent."

"Oh?" The acceptance face was puzzled.

"If Naoe Yamashiro understands the mind of the adults, for the sake of the world, he wants to help the adults quietly, so after repeated weighing, in order to create an excuse for the adults to attack Uesugi, he wrote such an arrogant and rude letter , if this is the case, he is really a rare person with great skills...

But it's also possible that this is just wishful thinking on our part.Maybe he is full of anger, and he is friends with us on the surface, and after luring our main force to Ozhou, he will show his talents and stop us desperately.At that time, we may really be in the dilemma of fighting on two fronts. "

"rational."

"That's why adults doubt whether Shancheng really understands his mind."

"Brilliant!"

"I don't know the truth, so I don't dare to make judgments. I can only talk about it here. What is the inside story needs to be discerned in detail."

"My lord means..."

"Whether you want to help your lord or just want to fight us to the death, Aizu will never be safe. Judging from the current situation, in the eyes of the world, as long as Jing Sheng refuses to come to Osaka, he is disobeying the order of the regent minister. This Crime, he can't get away with it no matter what."

"good……"

"Therefore, the phrase 'Uesugi's rise and fall depends on one action' written in the master's letter is not unreasonable. Even if there is no decisive battle, if the young master orders, the adults will send troops, which will cost him at least 100 million shi. If he let the master's family Paying the price of 100 million shi is just to show off his tongue. Then, the city guard of Zhijiang Mountain cannot be called a loyal minister...My lord, I have exhausted my words." Zhengxin nodded to Jiakang.

Ieyasu smiled with anger: "Sado, why do you always think of people as bad? Whether it's for me or for Naoe Yamashiro."

What Honda believes in is all about Naka Ieyasu's thoughts.Ieyasu even had some regrets—should not have let Masanobu speak, and there is no need to worry about Ina Books, but the acceptance of Toyokoji is not reassuring. Although he now also has a heart for Tokugawa, after all, he and Sancheng and other confidants have been working together for many years. have contacts.Once this matter is leaked by him, he will have endless troubles.

Ieyasu had no choice but to deny it flatly: "And Sado, your idea is still too theoretical. Soldiers are deceitful. There are countless victories with less. Even if I send troops under the order of the young master, I may not be able to win."

"Yes."

"Do you know how carefully I got to where I am today? The hardships involved are beyond your imagination. So, your words really make my hair stand on end, and I feel vigilant."

"I am so sorry."

"But there is no need to feel guilty. It's just that we should always be cautious in the face of major events." Jiakang wanted to say this to Acceptance: "When you receive such a rude letter, but ignore it, the world rules It will be chaotic. Therefore, the Uesugi family must be crusaded! The man in Shancheng has long seen that if Jing Sheng does not come to Daban, I will definitely send troops to crusade. He knows this very well, but he dares to provoke me... I think he may have something depend on."

"My lord knows."

"Having said that, wars cannot be launched at will. It is necessary to attack Uesugi while avoiding conflict with Jibu. This is something I hope Master Toyokoji and Sado will carefully consider.

You can't fail to see, if I attack Aizu and I am in the decisive battle with Uesugi, and Jibu sends troops to Osaka Castle, what will happen?At that time, I couldn't advance if I wanted to, and I couldn't retreat if I wanted to. Wouldn't the stable situation in this world be over? "

Masanobu seemed to understand Ieyasu's intentions when he said this, and rolled his eyes, but he didn't say much.

"Zhengxin's remarks are completely idiotic. How can things be so simple? The most important thing at the moment is to avoid angering Zhibu at all costs."

"Yes. The most important thing right now is to concentrate our forces and fight against Uesugi with all our strength. It seems that this time I will not be able to command in person." Ieyasu said with a face: "I have never seen such rudeness in my life." letter... the more I think about it, the angrier I get. This is Jianxu's trick, I will never let him go!"

It is a foregone conclusion to send troops to crusade.Of course, it seems unclear whether the real enemy is the famous Uesugi family or the newly rising Ishida Mitsunari.
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PS: As readers can see, although Gao Wushi is currently in charge of the capital, he has managed three strategic directions: Japan in the east, Bangladesh in the south, and Yarkand in the west.My original idea was to describe it completely according to the timeline, but after writing a paragraph, I feel that it may be a bit messy to read (although I have an outline, I don’t mess up myself), so now I am a little hesitant, whether it will be written in one direction and one direction in turn better?
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