95: The struggle for power

The army sent by Fuso to cross the sea to invade the kingdom of Gaoju Li, totaling 150,000. Among them, the kamikaze battalion had only 3,000 soldiers, which was less than a fraction of the total number of the army. But the significance it represents is huge.

After the total destruction of the kamikaze battalion, the remaining Fuso army was also devastated and discouraged, and the fighting spirit was completely lost. The Central Plains army then marched straight ahead and broke Fusang. So much so that corpses were strewn all over the field, and rivers of blood flowed like rivers. The heads of the beheaded Fusang were piled together to form a Jingguan, and they were more than ten zhang high. Of the 200,000 troops, less than 50,000 survived in the end.

After the fiasco, Toyotomi Guan Bai had to send an envoy to Bai Yujing to ask the emperor of Great Wei for peace, declaring that he was willing to offer 100,000 jin of gold and 1 million jin of silver as compensation. The Son of Heaven then allowed Fusang to be a minister, and gave Toyotomi Guan Bai as the lord of Fuso, and the two countries quit the war and retreated.

Soon after Fuso retired from the army, Toyotomi Sekihaku also died of old age, leaving only a seven-year-old son as his heir. Around the custody of this child, Toyotomi Sekihaku's favorite retainer Ishida Jusei, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, another powerful prince in Fuso at that time, each entangled an army of 100,000 to start a decisive battle.

200,000 troops gathered in the place of "Seki-no-Hara" and fought each other in the dark. In the end, Ishida Jusei won the victory, obtained the guardianship of the small lord of Toyotomi, and was given the official position of the three great ministers by the emperor, and actually took charge of the national affairs of Fuso. He was known as Ishida Ruling Authority. It's been thirty years now.

But now, thirty years later, Ishida has actually set up a kamikaze camp again, and the meaning of this really can't help but make people think about it.

After pondering for a while, Cheng Li suddenly asked, "Who will lead the new kamikaze camp?"

Old man Yanagifunai Kiyohiko nodded appreciatively and said, "It is still led by the undefeated military god, Heigoro Shinzuna. ”

Cheng Li asked, "Where has Heigoro Shintsuna been in the past thirty years?"

Yanagi Funasai Kiyohiko sighed, "No one knows. The only thing we know is that after this comeback, Heigoro Nobutsuna has cultivated ten times deeper than thirty years ago. Even one of the four masters of Fusang, thirty years ago, the 'boxing king' who was as famous as him couldn't take his three moves. If Heigoro Nobutsuna is allowed to lead the kamikaze battalion to battle again, it will inevitably cause a catastrophe on earth. When the time comes, whether it is for Fusang or for the Central Plains, it will only be a tragedy. ”

Cheng Li said slowly: "So you want to kill Shida Shicheng." Without him in power, Fuso would have been in turmoil. It is also impossible for the kamikaze battalion to cross the sea to invade the Central Plains. Heigoro Nobutsuna single-handedly, no matter how great his ability is, there is no need to worry. Isn't that the truth?"

Yanagifune Kiyohiko smiled, "Shenjun is absolutely right. ”

Cheng Li said lightly: "But there is one thing, I don't understand it too well. Your Excellency is also a native of Fuso, how could you think of such a thing as killing Ishida Jusei and preventing the kamikaze camp from invading the Central Plains? Your Excellency is not a monk. It shouldn't be so compassionate as that, right?"

Liu Changchuan Sai Qingyan smiled and said slowly: "The old man himself, of course, also has a little selfishness. But please trust me. This selfishness is absolutely harmless to the Central Plains Imperial Court, to the people of the Central Plains, and to the Divine Monarch. ”

Cheng Li nodded, but shook his head again, and suddenly said: "This golden tea room, in fact, I have heard a legendary story about it before. It is said that it was made by Toyotomi Sekihaku according to his own aesthetics. ”

Liu Changchuan Sai Kiyohiko was slightly shocked and said, "Not bad." Shenjun is well-read and has a strong memory, which is really admirable. You know, there are very few people who can know about this golden tea room even in Fuso. ”

Cheng Li said in a condensed voice: "So, the person who wants to kill Ishida Shicheng is actually not you, but the son of Toyotomi Guan Bai, the lord of Toyotomi's small country, right?"

The eyes of Kiyohiko Yanagi Funasai originally seemed to be dim. However, with the words "Toyotomi Small Country Lord" in his ears, these eyes suddenly became clearer than ever. The pupils are constricted and radiant. The whole person completely got rid of the previous aging appearance, and lived like a sharp sword out of the sheath, sharp and majestic.

But this astonishing change only lasted for a moment. However, after only two or three breaths, Yanagi Funasai Kiyohiko regained his old, weakened, and life-like appearance like a candle in the wind. He sighed and said slowly, "Little country lord...... Thirty years ago, when Feng Taige died, he was only seven years old, and he was indeed the lord of a small country. But now...... He was also thirty-seven. ”

The official positions of the Fusang Imperial Court were basically set up in imitation of the Central Plains Imperial Court, with nine ranks, from nine, to a total of eighteen ranks. Guan Bai is from one, equivalent to the prime minister of the Central Plains, and he is already the best of the people. But it is precisely because he is the extreme of the people and ministers that it is inconvenient to accept the canonization of the "Fusang Lord" of the Central Plains Son of Heaven. Therefore, Toyotomi Sekihaku took the initiative to submit his resignation to the emperor and accepted the canonization of the Son of Heaven in the Central Plains as a white person.

Emperor Fuso, of course, was extremely dissatisfied with this canonization. However, the power of the Fuso imperial family has been absent for a long time, and the emperor has a noble name, but in fact, he has no soldiers and no wealth, and no one treats him as a thing. Even if he was dissatisfied, he did not dare to stop Toyotomi Guanbai from accepting the canonization of the Son of Heaven of the Central Plains.

However, it has always been customary for the Fuso Imperial Court to give Guan Bai the official position of a minister of Taizheng - commonly known as Taige - to show that although Guan Bai resigned, his honor and favor will not change. Therefore, the emperor at that time acted according to the usual practice, regardless of whether Toyotomi Sekihaku himself agreed or not.

In fact, this move is somewhat risky. In case of arousing Toyotomi Sekihaku's dissatisfaction, although it will not directly overthrow the entire Fuso Imperial Family, it will be easy for Toyotomi Sekihaku to change the emperor to sit in that chair.

In fact, the reason why the emperor did this was because he had been suppressed so hard for many years, so he simply gambled and broke the jar. Anyway, the worst thing is to abdicate, and that's nothing. But perhaps because it couldn't be any worse, so unexpectedly, Toyotomi Sekihaku was not angry, and generously accepted the official position of Masachi. Since then, there have been many people among the people who call him Feng Taige.

The two identities of the Japanese lord and the minister of the Taizheng are actually opposed to each other. Theoretically, if one is accepted, one cannot accept the other. But between the Central Plains and Fuso is a vast ocean. The emperor is far away, and the Son of Heaven in the Central Plains can't control the affairs of Fusang. Feng Taige himself is in power, and he says nothing. He could do whatever he liked, and who could stop him?

After the death of Feng Taige, the official position of the Minister of Taizheng naturally could not be passed on to his son immediately. Therefore, the small lord of Toyotomi only inherited the title of the lord of Fuso, and at the same time was promoted step by step in the Fuso court. At first, it was from five pins, and then after a few years it rose to one liter. Now it is from the two left ministers.

But that didn't work either. At the beginning, Emperor Fuso's power was sidelined, and all state affairs were decided by Toyotaiko. Now, not only Emperor Fuso, but also the small lord of Toyotomi is in power, and all state affairs are decided by Ishida Jusei, and the small lord of Toyotomi is not allowed to say half a word at all. It can also be regarded as a good reincarnation of the way of heaven, and one report is returned.

There is no need to elaborate on the above situation in Fuso. When he met Ishida Saburo at sea that day, Cheng Li and the "seizing the spirit" of the four stalls had already been discussed in private.

So Liu Changchuan Sai Qingyan has just started, and Cheng Li has completely understood what he meant. It can also be used as a basis for the clues revealed by these words to continue to make inferences upward.

"Toyotomi is thirty-seven. At this age, you are already a complete adult and can make your own decisions. However, due to the fact that Ishida Shisei was in power, the small lord of Toyotomi not only could not express his opinion on state affairs, but also probably did not have the right to decide on the private affairs around him. It is conceivable that he must be very dissatisfied with this situation. ”

Cheng Li paused and said lightly: "But if Ishida Shicheng is dead, then the small lord of Toyotomi has a chance to take back the power that has fallen on the side, right?"

Yanagi Funasai Kiyohiko sighed again. said: "Those who are dissatisfied with this are not only small country owners. Even if Ishida is in power, he will only feel more and more dissatisfied. After all, the Ishida clan should have returned to the state government after the small lord grew up and became an adult.

Now it has been occupying power for a long time, but there is no clear statement, and it is by no means a long-term solution. Even if Ishida does not think about himself, he must think about his family, his children, and his subordinates. ”

Cheng Li's jaw said: "That's why Ishida Shicheng re-established the kamikaze camp and tried to cross the sea to invade the west. As long as one or two pieces of land are grabbed and can be fixed, then it will surpass the immortal feat of Fengtaige. When the time comes, Ishida Shicheng can completely leave aside the small lord of Toyotomi and directly serve as Guan Bai himself, and the descendants will be hereditary in the name, so he will have no worries at all. ”

Yanagi Funasai Kiyohiko smiled bitterly: "That's it. Back then, Feng Taige was kind to the old man. So the old man once swore that he would be loyal to the lord of the small country until death. In addition, in the past 30 years, the small lord has grown up under the old man's nose.

To put it mildly, in the old man's heart, he has long regarded the lord of the small country as my son. Whether in public or private, I must not let the small lord be a puppet for the rest of his life, and even after him, my children and grandchildren will continue to be puppets of the Ishida family. So ......"

After a pause, Yanagi Changfunai Kiyohiko condensed word by word: "Ishida Shicheng must die!"

Cheng Li said: "But why are you looking for me? Heigoro Nobutsuna is also the adopted son of Feng Taige. It stands to reason that he is the brother of the lord of the small country of Toyotomi. If he was willing to make a move, a hundred more Ishida Jusei would have died a long time ago, right?"

Yanagi Funasai Kiyohiko smiled bitterly and sighed: "If the god of war is willing to make a move, then of course all problems will not be a problem." It's a pity that in the first battle of Mount Kumgang that year, even though the military god was not defeated, he was forced to flee with injuries and absconded for 30 years.

For the god of war, this is really a great shame that he has never had in his life. Therefore, he was single-minded and wanted only revenge. The reorganization of the kamikaze camp just fulfilled the wish of Heigoro Nobutsuna. Therefore, he will not allow anyone to get in the way of his revenge.