Wanli 1592

Chapter 209 The Last Meeting
At this moment, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is still the de facto supreme ruler of the whole of Japan. This is beyond doubt, even if he is about to fall, even if he is about to die.

Tokugawa Ieyasu felt ecstatic after receiving the news that Toyotomi Hideyoshi was protected by Honda Tadakatsu, but it only lasted for a short time, and then he began to become a little uneasy, because he Hearing that Toyotomi Hideyoshi was going to see him, he was a little worried, a little guilty, and kind of afraid to face the person he had betrayed.

"You must go to see Hideyoshi, my lord, this is a symbol that you have taken over the supreme power of Japan from him, that you are not afraid of him, that you can rule the entire Japan supreme authority."

Kuroda Rushui warned Tokugawa Ieyasu like this.

Having figured out this joint, Ieyasu Tokugawa finally made up his mind. He took a step and walked slowly towards the house where Hideyoshi Toyotomi was. He's in there."

Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded, took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and saw Toyotomi Hideyoshi sitting in the center of the room like an old monk in meditation.

"Taige."

Tokugawa Ieyasu stopped three steps in front of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, knelt down, and still met Toyotomi Hideyoshi with the etiquette when meeting Toyotomi Hideyoshi before, but in the situation of Toyotomi Hideyoshi at this moment , but there is some strong irony.

"Ieyasu, are you here?"

"Yes, Taige, I'm here."

"Are you still willing to come to see me? I thought that you would directly send someone to cut off my head and never come to see me again. Then I would still feel a little regretful."

Toyotomi Hideyoshi opened his eyes, with deep fatigue on his face.

"This is Mr. Kanbei's suggestion. If I don't come to take Taiko's life face to face, I will not be qualified to replace Taiko as the person in power in Japan, so I am here."

Tokugawa Ieyasu put his saber in front of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Toyotomi Hideyoshi moved his eyes, looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu, and smiled.

"It turned out to be like this. It turned out that Guan Bingwei was planning for you. No wonder I didn't know anything. No wonder I failed so miserably. It turned out to be Guan Bingwei, Guan Bingwei...he is hating me, right? Say, Changzheng died in North Korea?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded.

"According to reliable sources, Kuroda Nagamasa died in the battle to defend Seoul. He was beheaded by the Ming general Wu Weizhong and his head was cut off. The generals of Tian’s family and those from North Korea all died, no one was alive, Taige really made Mr. Guan Bingwei very sad, originally, this war should not have happened.”

Toyotomi Hideyoshi's head was awake like never before.

"Ieyasu, you all think I'm crazy, I'm out of my mind, and your guesses are actually correct in some places. At that time, my head was indeed a little bit out of order, but you must know that this war, if If I don’t start it, it will be you. You must know that I started this war not just for myself.

Ieyasu, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. I admit that I came from a humble background and was looked down upon by many people. At the beginning, I couldn’t even ask for the general who conquered the barbarians. I could only get the position of Guan Bai and was ridiculed by many people. This has always been my A heart problem, I crusade against the Ming Dynasty, it is true that I have a reason to prove myself by gaining invincible military exploits, but more importantly, do you think these troubled names in the Eastern and Western Kingdoms will enjoy peace with peace of mind? ?
They grew up in troubled times, achieved success in troubled times, and they love troubled times the most. I was afraid of them, but I couldn’t eliminate them. I unified Japan, but more people were obedient to me. It’s a set, their existence is an important stumbling block for me to establish a stable rule, so even if I am very heartbroken, I must try to get rid of them.

As long as they are here, Japan will not truly calm down. Instead of letting them continue to threaten the hard-won peace, it is better to let them go out, focus on North Korea and Ming, and vent their energy , to reduce the burden on the country, but also to gain merits and grab land by the way, wouldn't that kill three birds with one stone? "

Toyotomi Hideyoshi spread his hands thinking about Tokugawa Ieyasu, and was very surprised by what Tokugawa Ieyasu said.

"It's just that I didn't expect that the fighting power of the Ming army was so strong. I remember that when we were still fighting in chaos, I learned from many businessmen that all the exiled warriors under the daimyo who were defeated by us I went into exile overseas, especially to the Ming country. In places like Zhejiang and Fujian in the Ming country, the officers and soldiers of the Ming country were beaten very badly, and I made a lot of money and slaves. At that time, I was thinking that the Ming country is so good Fight, even some exiles can defeat their regular army, so what if our regular army passes by?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu quickly interrupted: "But that was decades ago, and those exiled warriors were finally wiped out by the Ming army, right?"

"That's right, I think it takes decades to deal with some rogues, so how long will it take them to deal with our regular army? At least enough time for us to take down North Korea Bar?"

Toyotomi Hideyoshi showed a distressed look: "But who knows, the Ming country's reaction this time was so fast, and it sent troops to North Korea so quickly, and defeated our troops. I didn't expect that we were defeated so quickly and so quickly." Miserable, so many elites, 15 elites, lost to the Ming army in this way, how unbelievable do you think this is? Ieyasu, can you understand?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu naturally couldn't figure it out, he had never fought the Ming army head-on, and he didn't know the fighting power of the Ming army very well, but he had fought against the Western army more than once, and he knew the fighting power of the Western army. , so what benefits can his Eastern Army gain?With so many cannons in the hands of the Ming army, you can give them some hard food to have a good meal. Toyotomi Hideyoshi can defeat an undefeated enemy, Tokugawa Ieyasu?
"It can only show that the country is too powerful, and it is not something we can defeat at present. Taige, you are a little too hasty, and you have chosen the wrong target. The Ming country is so big, we are so small, and the population is so small. Can it be compared with the Ming country? If you want to choose, you should choose some small countries that are far away from the Ming country, so that it is safer, instead of picking the Ming country that is difficult to defeat when you come up."

Toyotomi Hideyoshi nodded bitterly, and sighed: "Looking at it now, it is indeed the case, but at that time, how could I be sure? Ieyasu, there are many things that you cannot see through in this position. Once you I can't see through it, and the people below don't tell it, but instead hide it from you, my present is your future!"

Tokugawa Ieyasu leaned forward slightly: "I remember what you said."

(End of this chapter)