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Chapter 284 The Collapse of Tokugawa Iemitsu

Some things are so strange, Matsudaira Nobuzuna himself did not expect that one day, he would be able to step on the land of North Korea.

Along the way, there are still traces of the war decades ago. Following these traces, Nobuzuna Matsudaira has become more confident.

Back then, Toyotomi Hideyoshi could win the whole of North Korea, why couldn't they?
He stood on a hillside, looking at Seoul in the distance.

"In the 14th year of King Sejong of Goryeo, Liuchi County and Qigi County were established around Kaijing. After the reign of Goryeo Hyeonjong, these two counties were merged, and an official name called Gyeonggi was given to the peripheral area of ​​the capital. Therefore, The name Gyeonggi-do officially appeared.

How dare a small country call itself Beijing?I am not afraid of being ridiculed by people all over the world. After taking down North Korea, I must change this unknown name! "

Matsudaira Nobuzuna said sarcastically.

The wind blew his hair, and the ambition in his eyes grew bigger and bigger.

Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was far away in Edo, started a new round of conscription.

This time, he intends to gather all the soldiers and horses under his command that can be recruited, and then transport them to North Korea, hoping to be able to go down in one go.

The news of Zheng Zhilong's defeat has never come. He thought that the outcome of the war would develop as he expected.

Tokugawa Iemitsu is quite afraid of Zheng Zhilong's strength, and he is definitely not his opponent on the sea.

It is precisely because of this reason that he believes that Zheng Zhilong will be able to succeed.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has fallen, the strength on the sea has already entered the grave.

The glory of Zheng He's voyages to the West has long gone, and there is only one body left. How could Zheng Zhilong not be his opponent?
Today he is in a good mood, wandering around in the hands of the mountain.

The scenery here is okay, and he has been working to improve the environment for so many years.

Every spring, the birds and flowers are fragrant here, and the scenery is pleasant.

"Perhaps the current Songping-kun has already arrived at the city of Seoul, and he will be able to take it in a few days.

Once Seoul is taken, the whole of North Korea will soon fall into my hands.

It is estimated that Zheng Zhilong has already landed in Tianjin at this time, and it may be really promising to join forces with him at that time.

In the Battle of Baijiangkou and the Korean War, our country spent a lot of money, and we did not even set foot on the ground of the Central Plains.

This history of humiliation will end in my hands.I will become the most brilliant general in history! "

Standing on a viewing platform, Tokugawa Iemitsu looked up at the sky, his body was full of aura, at this moment, it seemed that he was the greatest emperor.

The followers around him also hurriedly flattered them, constantly saying flattering words.

No matter when and where, there are sycophants.

The higher the status, the more flattering people around.

While enjoying the supreme glory, the current old middle-aged man, Masamori Kureda, suddenly came to his side.

Leaning in front of him, he whispered: "General, Matsuura Zhenxin is here, saying that there is something urgent!"

Tokugawa Iemitsu's eyes were slightly cold, "Why is he here? Why don't you stay here in his Hirado Clan, what are you doing here?
The Matsuura family is a fool, what good can come here now? ! "

The Matsuura family is the daimyo of the Hirado clan, and his family has a disgraceful history.

It is true that Tokugawa Iemitsu has a great interest in the Central Plains, but historically, his family has basically nothing to do with the Japanese pirates in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties.

However, the Matsuura family of the Hirado clan directly participated in the looting of the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties.

In other words, his family has a lot of evil deeds, and they are Japanese pirates.

The Matsuura family is a samurai group famous for their navy from the Heian period to the Warring States period. After experiencing the battle of Bunyong and Hongan with the Yuan Dynasty, they began to invade North Korea and the coast of the Central Plains in retaliation. Because the bases are in Tsushima Island and Iki Island , Hirado Island and the three islands, so they were called the Three Islands Japanese pirates by North Korea.

After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, because of its huge profits, it carried out more frequent piracy activities, and the harassment of Ming Dynasty became more and more serious.

The prestige of the Muromachi shogunate is declining day by day, and its control over the major names is not as good as before. In addition, the Ningbo Rebellion broke out in Daming, and the Matsuura family once again took risks and resumed their old business.

But what is different from before is that the Matsuura family and the pirates and criminals along the coast of Daming joined forces to plunder the coast of Daming.

Because of frequent visits to Daming, the Hirado Domain is also the most well-informed daimyo in the entire Wa Kingdom.

There was a retainer named Tianchuan Weng Yihuang in the Matsuura family of the Hirado domain. He was originally a businessman in Fujian, but later committed a crime and ran to the country of Wa.

In the end, he married a Japanese wife and gave birth to a daughter named Tian Chuan Song.

And this Tian Chuansong is Zheng Chenggong's mother and Zheng Zhilong's wife.

"Let him come over, I want to see what he can do there!" Tokugawa Iemitsu said.

The Matsuura family was rehabilitated by Tokugawa Iemitsu once before. As an orthodox daimyo, Tokugawa Iemitsu has his own glory. He looks down on the Matsuura family who started with Japanese pirates.

Horuta Masamori backed away in a hurry, and not long after, he led a short middle-aged man with a wretched face to Tokugawa Iemitsu.

This person is the current head of the Matsuura family, Matsuura Zhenxin.

Shinnobu Matsuura bowed respectfully to Tokugawa Iemitsu, and then greeted him.

Tokugawa Iemitsu looked at him with disdain, and immediately asked: "What's the matter with you here today? If there is nothing, then you should leave quickly.

Without my decree, you came to Edo privately, which is already a crime, you better be able to tell your purpose, or the real reason! "

Tokugawa Iemitsu's eyes were like those of an eagle, staring at him firmly.

Matsuura Shinshin was very confident and did not show any panic.

He said: "Zheng Zhilong failed!"

This sentence is short and powerful, with no more than six words before and after.

But it was these short six words that shocked Iemitsu Tokugawa.

"Do you know what you're talking about? You bastard, shut your stinking mouth! Where did you get the news? Why do you say that Zheng Zhilong failed? Do you know the impact of what you said? !"

Tokugawa Iemitsu pointed at him and shouted sharply.

If Zheng Zhilong fails, then all the plans he and Zheng Zhilong made before will be in vain, and even all the soldiers and horses sent to North Korea will be brought back.

Zheng Zhilong's failure meant that all his plans to attack Daming had failed.

There is an even more terrifying message behind this.

Being able to easily defeat Zheng Zhilong means that Sun Jie now has a powerful navy in his hands.

If he sets his sights on Wa or North Korea, or if he cuts off the connection between North Korea and Wa, then all the soldiers and horses he sent to North Korea will be trapped to death.

The soldiers sent to the country of Wa are basically the most elite soldiers in his hands. These people are the foundation of his rule of the country. He originally thought that he would continue to expand his power in the country of Wa, so that he could better lead himself. to benefit.

If all these elites are lost in North Korea, his rule in Wa will collapse.

And his Tokugawa shogunate, just like Toyotomi Hideyoshi back then, was finally swallowed up by another powerful daimyo.

The power behind this news is self-evident, so after hearing it, Tokugawa Iemitsu's first impression was not to believe it.

Of course he knew Zheng Zhilong's strength, this person made him extremely afraid.

The power on the sea is many times stronger than him.

The power of the navy had declined long before the Ming Dynasty, and there was no way to deal with Zheng Zhilong on the sea.

Tokugawa Iemitsu is also very clear that if he wants to form a strong navy, he will not be able to achieve it without decades.

Sun Jie has only been around for a few years, how could he possibly defeat Zheng Zhilong on the sea?
This is the most critical question.

"These words you said are like farts. They are stinky and nonsense. There is no reliable source!"

Masamori Kuta, who was standing next to Tokugawa Iemitsu, also cursed with a gloomy expression.

The person who can be favored by Tokugawa Iemitsu is naturally not that simple, of course he knows the power contained in the words of Matsuura Shinnobu.

Sometimes, just a few words can change the situation of a country, just like this sentence.

Zheng Zhilong's failure also represented the failure of Tokugawa Iemitsu. Once the news spread throughout Japan, the prestige that Tokugawa Iemitsu had worked so hard to build up over the years would collapse in an instant.

Whether it is for Tokugawa Iemitsu's rule or for whatever reason, it is necessary to find out whether this news is true or false.

To put it bluntly, even if the news is true, it cannot be allowed to spread, it must be locked in a certain area.

There was not much panic on Matsuura Shinshin's face, he was calm and stable.

"General, it is impossible for this subordinate to deceive you with this kind of thing. You also know that I have a lot of contacts between Hirado and Zheng Zhilong, and I am relatively well informed about his news.

Not long ago, some dilapidated ships arrived at several piers under my Hirado Clan. After we asked, we found out that these ships belonged to Zheng Zhilong.

The sailors who survived the ship told us that they went to Tianjin with Zheng Zhilong at that time, but they were violently shelled in the port outside Tianjin.

Zheng Zhilong's warships were all destroyed in that shelling. The reason why they escaped was because they were far away from the frontal battlefield.If something went awry, they fled.

If they hadn't escaped quickly, they would have died on the sea by now.

They don't know what will happen to Zheng Zhilong now, but they can be sure that Zheng Zhilong's fleet has completely disappeared.

Maybe at this time Zheng Zhilong was lying on the seabed outside Tianjin and being eaten by those sea fishes. His subordinates thought that Zheng Zhilong's fate would definitely not be good.

A person like him is always a thorn in the side of the Central Plains Dynasty. Sun Jie can unify the entire northern part of the Ming Dynasty. His ability is beyond doubt. Killing a little Zheng Zhilong is really easy! "

When Matsuura Shinshin said these words, there was no wave between the words, and he couldn't even feel any emotional ups and downs.

He is not worried that the consequences of this incident will affect him. In fact, Tokugawa Iemitsu must be more anxious than him now.

As the saying goes, when the sky falls, there are tall people who will support it. No matter how bad the situation is, Tokugawa Iemitsu will always be there to support it. Now the most anxious person should be Tokugawa Iemitsu, not him.

Tokugawa Iemitsu's face completely darkened, and the people around him basically looked like this.

He never thought that Zheng Zhilong would fail. Before Zheng Zhilong set off, he had deduced the results more than once with these think tanks under his command.

But according to the results of the deduction, no matter what, Zheng Zhilong will not fail.

Even if the result is the worst, Zheng Zhilong can still land in Tianjin.

But looking at it now, the result is quite different.

He didn't know which link went wrong, and he always felt that this matter was like a dream.

Does he, Sun Jie, possess some extraordinary power?
The right hand he pointed at Matsuura Shinshin trembled slightly, but he didn't feel it himself.

"It's full of nonsense, nonsense, shut your stinky mouth to me, and get out!"

Tokugawa Iemitsu roared again and again.

Matsuura Jinshin was also very knowledgeable, he shut his mouth obediently, turned around and left.

After Matsuura Shinnobu left, Tokugawa Iemitsu fell to the ground as if his strength had been drained.

The followers around hurriedly helped him up.

He was like a drowned rat, and also like a monkey who had snatched a stick, so he didn't have the brash look just now.

"How is this possible? How could he fail? If he fails, what will happen to my troops in North Korea?
Should I continue to attack or not to attack?If you continue to attack, what's the point of continuing to attack?
Zheng Zhilong has already failed, so I will definitely not be able to get in, and the meaning of winning the entire North Korea will be gone.

But my soldiers and horses are already in North Korea, and I am singing triumphant songs at this time. If I withdraw my troops and come back in despair at this time, what will those big names think of me?
If you don't come back, once Sun Jie cuts off the route, all these soldiers and horses will be gone! "

Tokugawa Iemitsu muttered softly, the cold sweat on his body was like heavy rain.

His eyes suddenly lit up, and he remembered something.

Looking anxiously at Masamori Kureda, he shouted, "Where's the army that gathered a few days ago? Let them come back!"

A few days ago, in order to expand the results of the war in North Korea, Tokugawa Iemitsu began to recruit soldiers under his command and sent them to the Korean battlefield.

If the news of Matsuura Zhenxin had come a few days earlier, then these soldiers and horses of Tokugawa Iemitsu would not have passed.

Everything seemed to be arranged, just at this point in time, just after Tokugawa Iemitsu sent out the soldiers and horses.

He suddenly realized that this Matsuura Shinnobu did it on purpose.

Deliberately waited until he dispatched the soldiers and horses before telling himself the news?
A conspiracy attacked him.

"This damn Matsuura Zhenxin, could it be that he knew the news a long time ago, and deliberately waited until I dispatched the soldiers and horses? This bastard has two hearts, two hearts!!!"

(End of this chapter)