When everyone around him left, Tokugawa Iemitsu said to a small surname, "You go and inform your father, and you will say that I want to see you." ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu's father was the second shogun, Tokugawa Hidetada. Although Tokugawa Hidenaka nominally retired to the Imperial Palace. In reality, however, he still held a great deal of power in the Tokugawa shogunate. In this matter of Liu Pei's attack on the Japanese state, Tokugawa Hidetada did not say a word. Just waiting to see how Tokugawa Iemitsu will deal with it.

Now Tokugawa Iemitsu already has a way to deal with Liu Pei, but if he wants to carry it out, he must get the permission and support of his father, Tokugawa Hidetada. That's why at this time he thought of asking to see Tokugawa Hidetada.

After a while. The little surname came back and bowed down and said, "Shogun-sama, Tokugawa-sama is waiting for you." ”

Hikaru Tokugawa's face softened a little when he heard this. He ordered a sedan chair to rush to Tokugawa Hidetada's palace.

In fact, the sedan chair of the Wa Kingdom is very strange, and it is completely different from the sedan chair of the Ming Dynasty. The sedan chair of the Wa Kingdom resembles a large box, and then two long wooden poles are threaded on the lid of the box. The door of the sedan chair is on the side, and there are two small doors that can be opened when opened. People can sit cross-legged in this large box after getting into it.

Tokugawa Iemitsu, escorted by the small surname and the guards, soon came to the imperial palace. Tokugawa Iemitsu got out of the sedan chair, waved his hand to the people around him, and said, "You wait for me here, and I'll go to see my father." ”

After saying that, he walked to the inner hall with the maid who had been waiting for a long time. Under the guidance of the maid, Tokugawa Iemitsu walked through the main hall and came to the back hall. The waitress opened a door and invited Tokugawa Iemitsu in. After Tokugawa Iemitsu entered, she closed the door and left.

Tokugawa Iemitsu entered the room and saw a gray-haired man in a white monk's robe kneeling at a table and writing. This person is Tokugawa Iemitsu's father, Tokugawa Hidetada!

Tokugawa Iemitsu walked over gently, knelt down opposite Tokugawa Hidetada, leaned over and saluted, "I've seen my father." ”

Tokugawa Hidetada did not answer immediately, but finished writing the last stroke with bated breath. Then he put down the brush and said gently, "Takechiyo, you're here." ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu continued to lower his head and said, "Yes, Father-sama. Have you been enjoying your life here lately? ”

Tokugawa Hidetada said, "It's okay. But since you're here, get up and see how I write it. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu got up and looked closely. There is a big white paper on the desktop in between, and only one big character is written on it, which is the word forbearance!

However, this character Tokugawa Hidetada writes really well. Vigorous and powerful, the operation is round. After all, Han culture is the mainstream culture of the Wa Kingdom. From emperors and ministers to various daimyos. Even many samurai could speak and write Chinese. Anyone who can't speak Chinese or write Chinese characters will be ridiculed as a countryman!

After reading it carefully, Tokugawa Iemitsu praised it and said, "Father, your handwriting has improved again!" Congratulations! ”

Tokugawa Hidetada laughed twice, then wiped his hands with a towel and said, "Takechiyo, you don't usually come to me. Say, what's going on? ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu has no expression on his face, but he is scolding his mother in his heart! Is there anything you don't know about this Edo Castle? However, he still said respectfully, "Father, I asked to see you this time for the sake of piracy. Not only did he burn down a dozen of our cities, but I had just fought two battles with him, and I had lost both! ”

Tokugawa Hidetada nodded and said, "So where do you think you lost these two battles?" ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu said, "Actually, I lost to one thing twice, and that was the big tube!" This red-eyed dragon king has a lot of big cylinders in his hands, and the projectiles he shoots are as dense as raindrops, which is not something that flesh and blood can resist at all! ”

Tokugawa Hidetada sighed and said, "That's true! He has so many large cylinders in his hands, and he thinks there is a secret method of casting. I'm going to have a lot of disasters from now on! ”

After a pause, Tokugawa Hidetada continued: "The matter has come to this, how are you going to deal with this red-eyed dragon king?" ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu said, "I have prepared two solutions. One way is to raise our army and fight him to the death. The second option is to negotiate with him. ”

Tokugawa Hidetada smiled and said, "Takechiyo, you know that the first method is not good, why do you still say it?" ”

Short Gun Jiaguang said: "It's good to always ask your father about it!" ”

Tokugawa Hidetada nodded noncommittally, and then said, "You want to negotiate with him, so how are you going to negotiate?" ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu said, "If you think of him as a pirate, it is impossible for him to remain in our country for a long time. Moreover, the cause of this war is also because of money. As long as he promises a lot of profits, he will not retreat. ”

Tokugawa Hidetada sighed heavily and said, "If you had promised him heavy benefits at the beginning, this method might be useful." But at this time, he has the upper hand, and I am afraid that the general conditions will not be able to satisfy his appetite! ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu said indignantly: "If his request is too much, then I will not hesitate to fight!" ”

Tokugawa Hidetada said coldly: "Don't hesitate to fight? How do you fight him? Our dynasty was originally an island country, facing the sea on all sides, and now the sailors have been completely destroyed, which means that there is no coastal defense, and he can land and attack us from any place! How many troops do we have to defend against him? If the war drags on for a long time and the power of the Tokugawa family declines, how dare you guarantee that other daimyo won't take advantage of the fire to rob them? ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu said loudly, "Father, I have considered all of what you said. But I can't give in like a pirate, can I? ”

Tokugawa Hidetada shouted: "Takechiyo, you are too confused! I really don't know how you became a general? You can't even tell who your real enemy is! ”

Seeing that Tokugawa Hidetada was angry, Tokugawa Iemitsu immediately leaned over and said, "Please Father-sama to calm his anger!" ”

Tokugawa Hidetada took a deep breath and said slowly: "Now you haven't understood the meaning of me writing this word ninja!" At that time, the first generation of shoguns, that is, my father, your grandfather, Tokugawa Ieyasu-sama, he was able to achieve the success of Kamiraku, do you really think that the Tokugawa family's soldiers are unmatched? He just waited for the enemy's chance to fall! ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu bowed his head again and said, "Please teach my father." ”

Tokugawa Hidetada said: "At that time, although my Tokugawa family was the most powerful among many daimyos, it was not impossible to compete with the Tokugawa family. But why did it be that my Tokugawa family achieved the success of Joraku? It's not because of the word 'forbearance'! ”