Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 2163 Zong Baikui (Wei Qi) is so rational and cruel

Seeing that the war is about to start, the moods of all the famous Japanese are very complicated.Looking back at Japan for 40 years, I can't tell whether I hope there will be more civil strife, or I hope that the Taige's General Peace Order will still be in effect.

40 years ago, Yoshimoto Imagawa, the "No. 22 Bowman in the East China Sea", died in Ozazama on the way to Shangluo, which made Oda Nobunaga famous in the first battle and then became big. [-] years later, Nobunaga, who had broken through the siege several times, died suddenly in the Honnoji Incident when he had almost completed his ambition of "Buddling Arms from the World", and the "People of the World" turned up and down.

Immediately after the Honnoji Incident, Hashiba Hideyoshi played an ingenious "China Return" under the planning of Kuroda Kanbei. The lord Oda Nobunaga then presided over the Qingzhou Conference, which opened the prelude to the power struggle within the Oda Group.

After defeating the biggest rival of the Oda family, Shibata Katsuya, and the battle of Komaki Nagakute to draw Tokugawa Ieyasu, Hashiba Hideyoshi finally became the leader of the "Weaving-Toku Alliance" and began to take shape as a "man of the world".Immediately afterwards came the Four Kingdoms Conquest, the Kyushu Conquest, and the Kanto Conquest.

Hashiba Hideyoshi, or Toyotomi Hideyoshi, finally inherited the will of Oda Nobunaga and unified the whole of Japan-although there are still ambitious people who are just cautiously dormant, at least in name, all the famous Japanese have submitted oaths of allegiance to Toyotomi Hideyoshi .

However, Hideyoshi's background prevented him from becoming a general who conquered barbarians, so he had to adapt a Toyotomi Gongyi who "integrated public and military forces".No one dared to question this system when Hideyoshi himself was alive, and even when he trained Toyotomi Hideji to become Guan Bai, no one thought there were any hidden dangers.

However, the birth of Hideyoshi's own son finally broke the event.Hideyoshi forced to kill the heir Hideji, who had been recognized by many big names, during the conquest of the dynasty, but he hoped that his infant son would grow up.

If he had another 20 years to live, it wouldn't necessarily be a big mess.It's a pity that the sky failed to fulfill people's wishes. The successive failures in the battle of conquering the dynasty hit Toyotomi Hideyoshi hard, and finally died of illness in Fushimi Castle when Hideyori was only six years old.

Zhu Shaoguo suspected that although the Toyotomi regime had the "five elders and five obediences" assistant government system established before Hideyoshi's death, the contradiction between the two parties was irreconcilable because Hideyoshi, the final judge, was lost between the arbitrariness faction and the pursuit faction. .

Therefore, under the totality of the "seven generals", the Arbitrary faction chose Tokugawa Ieyasu, the nominal "chief assistant" as the signboard of their own faction; The banner of the Lord is nominally united around the Yododen in Osaka.

Thus, thirteen years after the issuance of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's "No Incident Order", the world once again entered a period of turmoil.As Uesugi Jingsheng repeatedly refused to return to Beijing, Tokugawa Ieyasu launched a crusade in the name of the Toyotomi regime, and it was already ready to launch.

However, have all the famous names in the world really completed their standing at this time?not at all.Except for the ten core daimyos of the Arbitrary School and the Pursuing School, almost all other daimyos tend to wait and see the situation first.

Kazutoyo Yamauchi, owner of Kakegawa Castle in Enshu, also took a wait-and-see attitude.On this day, as soon as he arrived at the gate of Xiyuan, he said to Otani Kichiji who was behind him: "Master Shaofu of the Ministry of Justice, the Zuofu decided to attack Uesugi, there must be other reasons besides the rhetoric on the surface, right? "

Among the four executions, only Yoshitsugu Otani, who was ill, was ordered to go out.How Otani Yoshitsugu feels about this matter is undoubtedly of great significance to Kazutoyo Yamauchi.

"The Zuofu seems to have far-reaching considerations." The leper Dagu Jiji replied softly with a smile on his face wrapped in bandages.

"What kind of consideration is it?"

"Perhaps, the Zuo Manor wants to make an example. Once there is a rebellion, they will quickly dispatch troops to wipe it out."

"But even so, there is absolutely no need to scold Mr. Jianwu. I always feel that this matter is unusual."

"It's not because he is angry. Once he is angry, he becomes terrifying... Some people are like this. Usually they rarely get angry, just like a Maitreya, but once they get angry, they will be thunderous."

"Does the Lord of the Ministry of Punishment want to go out with the Zuo Mansion?"

"Of course. The Zuo Mansion has worked tirelessly to conquer Aijin. Even the palace and the young master have sent envoys to express condolences. If I don't follow, wouldn't it be a rebellion? I think the Zuo Mansion's determination is unshakable."

After listening, Kazutoyo Yamauchi solemnly bowed to Kichiji, turned and left.

The time seems to be ripe.Relying on years of achievements and prestige, Ieyasu put tremendous pressure on the generals with a shout.Under such circumstances, who else would dare to say no?Osaka, Fushimi, and Kyoto are all shrouded in thick clouds of war.

On the second day of August, Quan Da Nayan persuaded Xiusi Qingfengqing to come to Osaka as an imperial envoy, condolences to Ieyasu, and gave him a hundred pieces of bleached cloth.After sending the emissary away, Ieyasu immediately summoned his troops, and by the fifteenth day, everything was ready.Then he went to see Xiu Lai and bid farewell to him.

"I heard that Grandpa Edo is going on an expedition to Oshu?"

Hearing Hideyori's question, Ieyasu smiled and maintained his usual kindness in front of Shaojun, and at the same time replied: "Yes. The late Taiko's will was to realize the unification of the world. Now if someone dares to violate Taiko's last wish, then no matter he is I will never forgive you anywhere."

"Aozhou is far away. Grandpa has worked hard, hard work."

Under the hint of Katagiri Kamoto, the rewards from Hideyori were piled up in front of Ieyasu.The gift list clearly stated: an authentic short knife, several tea utensils, 2 taels of gold, and [-] shi of rice.

Mrs. Yodo stood beside Hideyori with a stiff expression.Back then, it was widely rumored inside and outside Osaka that Mrs. Yodo had an affair with Ieyasu.It is said that when Ieyasu proposed to Mrs. Yodo in the past, Mrs. Yodo was pregnant with Ono Xiuliang's flesh and blood [Note: "Repair Ryo" is an official position, here refers to Ono Jichang], so he had to decline calmly.Later Mrs. Dian turned to Ieyasu, but at this time Ieyasu already had a young concubine Mrs. Agui, so the competitive Mrs. Dian alienated Ieyasu...

"Nonsense! How could such a thing happen? I will never let you down if you spread some non-existent rumors!" Katagiri Kemoto was furious after hearing the rumors, and this became a new topic of conversation in the market.

Facing the reward offered nominally in the name of Hideyori, Ieyasu smiled and said, "Don't worry, young master, Grandpa Edo is invincible and invincible, and he will return triumphantly this time. Hello, stay at home with your mother, Just wait in peace."

Hiroshi nodded easily.

He is a young master in name, but in fact because he is too young, he doesn't understand anything at all. He is just a parrot trained by Qiyuan and Mrs. Dian, repeating what they taught him.And Ieyasu didn't know how to answer this sentence, so he just nodded.

After a relaxing farewell to Hideyori, Ieyasu withdrew from Honjo and returned to Xien, where he invited Maeda Genichi, Masuda Nagamori, Nagatsu Masaka, and Sano Tsunamasa to deliver Hideyori's order.

After Ieyasu left, Sanfeng was in charge of government affairs, and Tsuna Sano led a team of 500 people who were not controlled by Hideyori's seven generals to guard Xiyuan.

After all arrangements were made, on June [-]th of the fifth year of Qingcho, Ieyasu led [-] soldiers and set off from Osaka Castle to Fushimi.His entourage are all Tokugawa elites who have shared life and death with him, such as Arii Naomasa, Honda Tadakatsu, Kanbara Yasomasa, Okubo Tadori, Honda Masanobu, Hiraiwa Kikichi, Sakai Ieji, Sakai Tadashi, Osuka Tadomasa , Nobumasa Okuheira, Yasushige Honda, Yasunari Ishikawa, Hidemasa Ogasawara, Tadakata Takabo, Masada Einuma, Nobushiro Naito, Iejo Matsudaira, Ieki Matsudaira, Masaji Abe, Tadashi Kotoyama, Yasunari Honda, Yasuke Amano and others.

Of course, there are also a few upstarts who were secretly sent to the Tokugawa family by Gao Yushi, such as Shingong Yoshikatsu and others.

In addition, Ieyasu also ordered 45 daimyos, including Asano, Fukushima, Kuroda, Hachisuka, Ikeda, and Hosokawa, to lead their troops to gather in Edo, with a total of [-] people.

There is no more daring decision than this - to gather all the friendly forces together, set off in a mighty way, and turn Osaka into an empty city...

Even Ishida Mitsunari sent Yuto Gonroku as an envoy, and said to Ieyasu: "I originally wanted to go with Zuo Fu, but I was thinking about my mistakes, so please allow Inuko Hayato to lead the team and go with Otani Yoshitsugu .”

Knowing Ishida Mitsunari's intentions, Ieyasu agreed with a smile.

When Ieyasu led a large group of people to Fushimi Castle, Torii Hikemon, who was in charge of staying at Fushimi, had already made peony cakes like hills, cut them into large pieces and piled them up locally. Reward the armed forces.

Seeing this scene, those alcoholic people frowned: "Hikoemon, Zensheng only made some peony cakes?"

Torii Mototada also seemed to be angry, and replied: "I'm specially prepared for those who love to eat." Then, he gave a deep salute to those who ate with gusto, and didn't forget to ask them to wrap some more belts. Walk.

"There are still a lot left at home, everyone thinks it's good, just bring some more, and save it for the road to eat. Everyone, eat well and drink well." Torii Mototada has followed Ieyasu since he was 13 years old, and this year he is sixty-two. They are still three years older, but standing side by side at this time, it seems that they are more than ten years older than Jiakang.

Although his lameness has been sore lately, he still commands the city on crutches.In addition to Mototada, Naito Yajiemon's parents, Matsudaira main hall assistant Katada, and Matsudaira Gozaemon Kinmasa also stayed in Fushimi Castle and were in charge of defense.

The main castle is guarded by Hikoemon Mototada, the west garden is under the charge of Naito's parents, the main gate is guarded by Matsudaira Iechu and Jinzheng, the Nago house is Iwama Hyogo, the Jibu Shaofu mansion is under the charge of Komai Inosuke, and the Songyuan is the Seijuro Fukao, Koga, and Youemon's mansion is guarded by lower-ranking soldiers...

Ieyasu settled down quickly, causing everyone to retreat, leaving only Ieyasu and Yuanzhong in the hall of the city.Ieyasu asked distressedly, "Hikoemon, do your feet still hurt?"

Just this one sentence, their hearts are close.When Ieyasu was sent to Junfu as a hostage when he was young, the two were inseparable. Fifty years later, although the two are different masters and servants, they are even closer than brothers.

"As you get older, you become more and more like Lord Iga."

Yuan Zhong didn't answer this, but instead said: "Master, you have finally made a decision." Under the half-white eyelashes, his eyes pierced Ieyasu like needles.After a long time, he sighed again: "The arrow is on the string, I have to shoot... But if the arrow misses this time, half a lifetime of hard work will be in vain."

"You mean I'm a bit reluctant, Hikoemon?"

Yuanzhong laughed: "I mean, such a decision is really rare for the lord. In the battle of Xiaomu Nagakute, although he won a big victory, the lord still avoided the decisive battle with Taige. But now, You actually took the initiative to launch a war that will determine the general situation of the world. In my humble opinion, there may be some inside information that others don't know about, is it my lord?"

Ieyasu wanted to laugh, but couldn't.As expected of Yuan Zhong, he saw through his mind at a glance.He then said: "That's because at that time there will be a decisive battle, no matter the winner or loser, the world will only fall into chaos."

"But this time is no exception. Once the war is defeated, the situation will be irreparable. Once civil strife breaks out in Japan, Ming Dynasty may not ignore it..." Yuan Zhong muttered to himself, and suddenly straightened his upper body, saying: "My lord! Stay here Jo and I alone are enough. You can also bring Yajiemon and Lord Densuke with you." He had a serious expression and his eyes were shining.

Ieyasu shivered involuntarily. Even Torii Mototada, Ieyasu dared not tell him, "It's not that 'Da Ming may not be indifferent to it', but this battle is what Da Ming asked me to fight."

Yuan Zhong is clearly worried that this is the last time the two will meet.Even though his mind is as clear as a mirror, Ieyasu could only pretend to be confused, interrupted and asked: "With your strength alone, how can you defend this city?"

"Lord!"

"What, are you worried?"

"Surely this battle was not your intention?" Ieyasu didn't expect that Torii Mototada still insisted on understanding this point.

"It's not my intention, what is that?"

Perhaps because he realized that his tone was too aggressive, Yuan Zhong smiled generously: "My lord, this is the second big gamble in my life. The first time was the three-way battle. At that time, my lord was young and impulsive, and wanted to prove myself in front of Lord Nobunaga. As a result, the Takeda family suffered a great loss, and this time they used the world as a gambling capital... No matter what the reason is, I will not stop the lord."

"You see this expedition as a gamble?"

"Heaven is also watching you. If the lord does not act, the world will fall into chaos again."

"You're right, Hikoemon. If I sit and wait for my death, within half a year, the world will fall apart. However, I don't regard this as a gamble—how can there be a [-]% sure gamble in the world?"

"My lord has such a chance of winning?"

"Of course."

"Since that's the case, I am enough for this city. My lord, please bring Naito Yajiemon and Lord Densuke with you. If you are here, you can only die with me. It is too late to die like this in this very time. Pity."

This is completely Motochu's words from the heart, and Ieyasu can't help but tremble: "Hikoemon! Do you think that after I leave, this city will be surrounded by the army sooner or later?"

"My lord, haven't you already seen through it? It's clearly written on your face."

"Now that you've seen it, I won't hide it anymore. That's right, this city will be surrounded first."

"Please don't talk about it. If Hikoemon dies, let them see what kind of man we Mikawa Samurai are! In short, I will go first. My death will split the world into two, and then the adults will Hurry up and dominate the country!
Hahaha... In order not to leave any regrets, you see, I made all the rice into peony cakes, and even performed rituals for those who ate them. "Speaking, Yuanzhong grabbed a peony cake and started to chew it in front of Jiakang.

Ieyasu also laughed.He stretched out his hand while smiling, and picked up a peony cake, but at this moment, his eyes were blurred, and he couldn't even see the cake in his hand clearly.

"Hikoemon, I think you are becoming more and more like Lord Iga. At that time, Lord Iga always scolded me and always liked to teach me. Ieyasu finally heard the voice of God and Buddha, and finally became what you said A person who can make a big gamble. Take Yajiemon and the main hall assistant. These are the martyrs I gave you. You take them to the underworld so that they can be your talking companions. .”

"That's too wasteful." Motochu continued to insist: "As long as Matsudaira Gozaemon Jinzheng is enough, I am in charge of the main city, and Gozaemon is responsible for guarding the outer city. And you take away Yajiemon and The main hall will help the two, and it will definitely be of greater use!"

After finishing speaking, he was full of emotion and laughed: "My lord is going to Aizu. If there is no change in the situation, Gozaemon and I can stay behind. If something happens after you go east, this city will be surrounded by the enemy sooner or later." , and there are no rescuers nearby. Therefore, even if you leave five times ten times the number of troops, the result will be the same, but it will cause unnecessary sacrifices."

"It's not a meaningless sacrifice!" Ieyasu finally shed tears and choked up: "Yes, there is indeed no reserve team nearby, and there are no people who can come to rescue. But if the defense of Fushimi Castle is strong, it will be enough to contain those who see the wind. The helmsman. Most importantly, even if I leave you alone and take the other two away, they will never agree.

No one is going to fight a mortal battle.Even if it is for the only hope of survival, Ieyasu always tries his best to arrange everything, otherwise, future generations will call Tokugawa Ieyasu unjust.Don't force yourself to do this! "

With his face turned away, Yuan Zhong quietly listened to Jia Kang's words. He no longer forced himself, and nodded happily, "It's not unreasonable, my lord, to think so."

"You see what I mean?"

"No, my understanding may be different from that of the lord. The lord wants to win and unify the world. For this purpose, the lord put Yuan Zhong to death from the very beginning. You are so rational that you are so cold... But to tell you the truth, this is exactly what you want. It is the reason why I am willing to follow to the death!
It's just that if people in the world have this kind of understanding, it will not be Yuan Zhong's original intention.Therefore, I will obey the master's arrangement. "

Tokugawa Ieyasu trembled slightly, and said, "Hikoemon, I remember when I was young, I raised a morah and let it imitate an eagle, but you taught me a lesson."

"Hahahaha. Yuan Zhong was really angry at that time. He was kicked down the corridor by the lord at that time, and he was quite frightened."

"Thanks to you, Ieyasu is an eagle."

"I also have a deep understanding. But just being an eagle in Edo is not enough, my lord, please go through this battle and become an eagle in the world."

"Yuan Zhong, tonight you and I will get drunk together?"

"My lord, Yuan Zhong is very honored to be able to appreciate his face."

That night, the two drank until late at night.They toasted frequently, indulging in the remembrance of the old past.
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