Wanli 1592

Chapter 1187 The Right Choice
Similarly, for Ishida Mitsunari, Toyotomi Hideji's statement is very important.

After losing the sympathy and protection of Maeda Toshiie, Ishida Mitsunari immediately felt that he was in danger, and right now, the only one who can protect him is Toyotomi Hideji, and he must firmly lean on Toyotomi Hideji's side Otherwise, even if he can gather the soldiers and horses in the territory to protect himself, he will not be the opponent of those generals.

To be precise, the death of Maeda Toshiie broke the balance of power within the Toyotomi family. Right now, Toyotomi Hideji and Ishida Mitsunari have reached an agreement on their interests.

They need to join hands to check and balance the military commanders, otherwise, Toyotomi Hideji will become a veritable puppet in the near future.

This is a situation that Toyotomi Hideji absolutely cannot accept.

So Toyotomi Hideji decided to do something about it.

This is the main reason why he sheltered Ishida Mitsunari in his mansion, and also the reason why the six generals sent daimyo who asked for an interview outside. Now, he needs Ishida Mitsunari to gather the strength he can muster to officially become his supporter. Together, they rebuilt the balance of power within the Toyotomi clan.

Taking the Qin army's withdrawal and the Tokugawa army's entry into Iwami to take over the Iwami silver mine as an opportunity, reshape this balance and lay the foundation for future battles.

So he has to reach an agreement with Ishida Mitsunari, and then go to negotiate with the military commanders together. The two sides reach a consensus and enter a state of war.

In fact, Toshiie remembered what Maeda Toshiie said to Toyotomi Hideji before he died, but whether it is dealing with the Tokugawa army or the Qin army, preparations for war are indispensable actions.

Before that, Toyotomi must reach an agreement within the family.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern. I'm fine. I can just rest up for a few days."

Ishida Mitsunari expressed his willingness to surrender to Toyotomi Hideji: "Thank you for your protection, Your Highness, otherwise, I really don't know how to leave the Maeda mansion."

Toyotomi Hideji soon learned of Ishida Mitsunari's willingness to cooperate. He was very happy that Ishida Mitsunari was a very knowledgeable person. In this way, the power of Ishida Mitsunari's civil servant faction and his retainer group would be combined into one, and he would be able to become a counterweight general An important force of faction.

Thinking about it now, it was a mistake for him to be close to the Generals faction and have frequent contacts with them. He should have thought that if Maeda Toshiie died, the situation would become what it is today. Fortunately, Ishida Mitsunari was saved.

"Shi Tianqing, I won't say anything else. You are also very clear about the current situation. Maeda Qing has gone, Qin Guo has made repeated actions, and the Tokugawa clan has sent someone to hand over to Wu Weizhong. It seems that it is decided. Seeing Shi Jian, no matter what, we can't sit still."

Of course Ishida Mitsunari could hear Toyotomi Hideji's meaning, so he decisively fell on the ground and expressed his willingness to submit to Toyotomi Hideji.

This is the first time that Ishida Mitsunari decided not to put Toyotomi Hideyoshi on the basis of cooperation. This is the tacit understanding between the pure Ishida Mitsunari and the pure Toyotomi Hideji. There are no other factors in it.

For example, at the earliest time, Ishida Mitsunari had the idea of ​​working for Toyotomi Hideyoshi with the idea of ​​repaying Toyotomi Hideyoshi for his kindness.

After this punching, Ishida Mitsunari also developed a little bit of emotional intelligence. He finally realized that Toyotomi Hideyoshi didn't seem to like it very much when he put Toyotomi Hideyoshi on his lips, and didn't like him comparing Toyotomi Hideyoshi to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Chen Xiuji.

Toyotomi Hideji is Toyotomi Hideji, not Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

After this tacit agreement was reached, Toyotomi Hideji was very satisfied, so a meeting was held the next day.

Convene the radical and moderate military generals headed by Asano Yukunaga and Ukita Hideka for a real meeting to decide the fate of the Toyotomi family. and guidelines.

The main points were summarized by Ishida Mitsunari and Toyotomi Hideji in just one night according to Maeda Toshiie's last suggestion before his death.

The core is war. Toyotomi Hideji asked the generals to send daimyos to mobilize armaments immediately in his territory. He needs at least 15 troops to rule the world, which requires everyone to work together.

The way of action is to determine the purpose of the Qin army's suppression of the rebellion, and immediately raise troops to compete for the Iwami area and fight the Tokugawa clan.

After confirming that the Qin army was not trying to suppress the rebellion but had other plans, they immediately started negotiations with the Tokugawa clan. The two sides formed a united front to jointly fight against Xiao Ruxun's upcoming invasion.

This is the strongest order that Toyotomi Hideji has made since he came to the throne. The tough posture and severe form made Ukita Hidejia first express his obedience.

The Ukita Hide family knew well the horror of Xiao Ruxun and Qin Jun. Faced with Toyotomi Hideji's request, the Ukita Hide family expressed that they would definitely obey his wishes and obeyed on behalf of the moderate generals.

After the moderate generals obeyed, the radical generals headed by Asano Yukunaga also had to obey. Although he was very indignant about the purpose of joining forces with Tokugawa Ieyasu, after hearing that the premise was "Qin Army Invasion", Asano immediately remembered happened seven years ago.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and the enemy of the country is the biggest. Compared with Xiao Ruxun, Tokugawa Ieyasu is just a mouse.

With Maeda Toshiie's death and Toyotomi Hideji's awakening, Toyotomi Hideji and Ishida Mitsunari reached an alliance of monarch and minister cooperation, which in turn affected the actions of moderate generals and radical generals. Toshika was unified after his death.

This greatly exceeded Tokugawa Ieyasu's expectations. Of course, by the time he knew it, he had already occupied most of Iwami's area.

The retreat speed of the Qin army was very fast, as if it was determined to retreat. The retreat of two thousand and three thousand, according to the intelligence of Tokugawa Ieyasu's tracking ship, showed that the Qin army's troop carrier was heading directly to Zhejiang and Fujian. Staying in areas such as North Korea and Tsushima Island does not seem to have other plans.

Tokugawa Ieyasu's doubts gradually diminished, but his vigilance did not disappear. While ordering a full-scale mobilization to prepare for the war with Toyotomi, he also moved his station further east to avoid being raided by the Qin army from the sea and ended up with Toyotomi. Hideyoshi ended up alone.

He doesn't trust Qin Jun, not at all, and he is not afraid to speculate on Xiao Ruxun with the worst malice. If it weren't for the huge harvest this time, he would not be moved. shot.

No matter what, it was his decision to eat Shi Jian first.

At the same time, in the western coastal area, preparations were made for the battle of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, moving the people inward, covering the road with traps, polluting water sources, and preparing for the possible landing operations of the Qin army on the island.

All in all, the old fox Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't believe that Daqin would have goodwill towards him at all. He decided to make two preparations.

If the situation deteriorates to the point of the Great Patriotic War, he will immediately negotiate peace with the Toyotomi family. He believes that although Toyotomi Hideji hates him, he is not stupid. Which is more important among national hatred and family hatred? He believes that Toyotomi Hideji can make the right decision. s Choice.

(End of this chapter)