Hideyoshi was on his deathbed to leave an orphan, and Li Hao wanted to stop Liu Chenglong

Since the Daigo Hanami event, Toyotomi Hideyoshi has become increasingly weak, and the splendor of Daigo Hanami seems to be like Toyotomi Hideyoshi's gorgeous curtain call. At the suggestion of Maeda Toshiie, Ishida Mitsunari summoned all the daimyo to sign an oath not to violate the laws laid down by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, second, to prohibit fighting with each other, third, to prohibit private friendships, fourth, not to refuse to return to the territory for personal reasons, and fifth, to be loyal to Toyotomi Hideyoshi as if he were serving Hideyoshi. The pledge will be inspected and recorded by Ishida Mitsunari and jointly collected by Maeda Toshiie and Tokugawa Ieyasu for retention.

After the daimyo lords submitted, Ishida Mitsunari asked where the oath to Tokugawa Ieyasu was? Tokugawa Ieyasu replied, "I will personally hand over my oath with Maeda-sama to His Highness Taiko." Although His Highness Taiko is now seriously ill, if there is any case, our oath will be buried with His Highness. Ishida Mitsunari asked who would check Tokugawa Ieyasu's oath, and Maeda Toshiie saw that Ishida Mitsunari was so rude, and scolded him, and Ishida Mitsunari had to retire first.

On August 5, the third year of Keichō, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was lying on the sickbed, convened the five elders and the five commissioners in Fushimi Castle in Kyoto to issue a will, and Hideyoshi said: "Tokugawa Ieyasu, Maeda Toshiie, Mori Terumoto, Uesugi Keikatsu, and Ukita Hideya strictly abide by the will, take charge of state affairs, assist the young lord, and everything is decided by the five elders together. The marriage of the five elders made the relationship between the five families stronger and ensured the eternal existence of Toyotomi.

For three years after my death, Tokugawa Ieyasu must be stationed in Kyoto, and he must not leave without the consent of all the five elders, and if necessary, he may instruct the Ukita Hideya to act on his behalf; During his stay in Kyoto, Tokugawa Ieyasu stayed at Fushimi Castle to deal with government affairs, and the five commissioners Nakamada Genyi, Nagazuki Masaka, and any one of them stayed in Fushimi to assist them. The remaining two commissioners were responsible for guarding Osaka, and fifty days after my death, the young lord moved to Osaka, and all the daimyo wives and sons moved to their respective residences under Osaka Castle, and there was no mistake, and those who disobeyed the order were immediately executed! "The people took the command.

On August 8, Hideyoshi again summoned the five elders and the five commissioners, ordered ten people to submit an oath, and the five elders and the five commissioners exchanged vows again, vowing to obey the will after Hideyoshi's death and work together to assist the young lord Toyotomi Hideyori. Then Toyotomi Hideyoshi commented on the five elders and made Asano Nagamasa record, Hideyoshi said to Tokugawa Ieyasu: "The inner government has been upright for many years, and in recent years it has also tried its best to be loyal, and the world looks up, please marry your granddaughter to the young master, and support it with all your might." Tokugawa Ieyasu took the order.

Hideyoshi said to Maeda Toshiie: "Da Nayan is my best friend from childhood to adulthood, with integrity, deep understanding of strategy, good at managing government affairs, and Da Nayan will be the guardian of the young master." And the son of the inner house, Edo Nayan, is already the father-in-law of the young lord, and the inner government is very old, once the inner government is sick, Zhong Nayan should be as loyal to the young master as the inner government duke. In view of the fact that Da Nayan is also old and prone to diseases, it is only fitting that Da Nayan's son, Hizen Mamoru, is the same young master as his father. ”

Hideyoshi also said to Ukita Hideie, Uesugi Keikatsu, and Mori Terumoto: "Bizen Nagayan was raised by me since he was a child, so he will not give up the young master, and he is young and promising, so he can be among the five royal commissioners, and he can also serve as the elder." Impartial deacons are needed to coordinate all parties. Uesugi Keikatsu and Mori Terumoto are both from famous families, with upright conduct, and they should do their best to assist the young master and protect the world of Toyotomi. The three of them took the order.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi then instructed the Five Ministers to consult with the Five Elders before taking any action, and to obtain permission before carrying it out. Maeda Toshiya settled in Osaka to protect the safety of Toyotomi Hideyori and Osaka Castle, and at the same time allowed Maeda Toshiya to enter and leave the Osaka castle tower at will as a sign of trust.

Hou Hideyoshi said again: "I can't win with Ming, and I regret it deeply." Next, let the soldiers who remained in Korea return to their hometowns and end the war. After my death, I need to keep my mourning secret, and not let the Ming Kingdom and Korea know about it, so as not to suffer another heavy blow to our army, and it can also make them dare not try to pursue across the sea after our army has withdrawn. Send Asano Danmasa and Ishida Mitsunari to North Korea to collect troops, if you can't accept it, you will send Ieyasu, and if Ieyasu can't go, you will send Ieyasu, so that 100,000 soldiers will not become overseas ghosts. And the reward for the merits of the battle will be carried out after the young master reaches adulthood.

In this life, since following Nobunaga, I have been magnificent, dominating the world, thinking that I can do everything, hoping to master the achievements of the Tang Dynasty. Now I can't help but be sad, but I am unwilling, if there is an afterlife, I will definitely put North Korea and Datang into my control! But that can only wait for the next life, and now is the time for me to go and watch the cherry blossoms fly together at the invitation of my mother and Tsurumatsu in a dream. Hideyoshi left a farewell song: "With the dew withering, with the dew disappearing, this is my body, Osaka's past, like a dream within a dream." When Hideyoshi finished chanting, he ordered everyone to retreat and prepare.

After Tokugawa Ieyasu left, he thought to himself, "Finally, the day is coming, and I have had enough of living a humiliating life under that monkey." But I still can't be anxious, I can't expose myself early because Toyotomi Hideyoshi is about to die, there are still many things to do, and I still have to divide the Toyotomi family and win over the daimyo of various countries for my use, as long as I endure for a while, the world will eventually belong to me Tokugawa Ieyasu! ”

Toyotomi Hideyoshi said goodbye to the Hokumassho and Yododen in the next few days and told Toyotomi Hideyoshi to do it himself, and when Toyotomi Hideyoshi was dying, he suddenly saw the cherry blossoms in front of him, a landscape and pastoral, beautiful, Hideyoshi's mother and his son Tsurumatsu looked at each other and waved. Hideyoshi hurried forward, overjoyed, and was about to embrace his mother and son, but the two turned into smoke. At this time, the daylight on the horizon changed, and the golden light flashed around Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Hideyoshi muttered to himself: "I am the son of the sun wheel, the son of the sun wheel, the gods protect and bless the world!" ”

On August 18 of the third year of Keicho, Toyotomi Hideyoshi died of illness, Ishida Mitsunari set five to carry out a secret discussion, so that the secretary would not mourn, Asano Nagamasa asked if he did not notify the five elders, Ishida Mitsunari said that everything was carried out in accordance with Toyotomi Hideyoshi's will, Asano Nagamasa still did not understand why he concealed it from the five elders, and tried to prevent Ishida Mitsunari.

Ishida Mitsunari replied: "Lord Danzheng, His Royal Highness Taiko has passed away, and the world is in crisis. They have a personal grudge against us, and they want to get rid of it quickly, and their proud loyalty to His Royal Highness is very easy to be taken advantage of. Many daimyo still have secret intentions for the Toyotomi clan, as well as Tokugawa Ieyasu, and he will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble. We must always control the situation, control Gyeonggi without losing any secrets, gather power, transfer troops back to China, and prepare for a big war. Protect the world of Toyotomi. ”

Asano Nagamasa angrily reprimanded: "A bunch of nonsense, the five elders and five elders have exchanged oaths in front of the Taige, and the great Nayan and the people of the inner government are all old and serious, and now the country is empty, the people's power is withering, the people's hearts are unstable, and the world's elite soldiers are far away in North Korea with heavy casualties." On the occasion of the death of Taige and the succession of the young master, it is necessary to unite and live in harmony to stabilize the situation, why deliberately expand the contradictions, this is by no means to protect but to divide the world! ”

Ishida Mitsunari insisted on his own opinion and strictly ordered that he should not report to the five elders, so the two confronted each other, and the rest of the people persuaded each other when they saw this, and Asano had to give up for the time being. On the occasion of heavy rain, Ishida Mitsunari asked Toyotomi Hideyoshi's body to be buried secretly, and when he saw Hideyoshi's body leave, Ishida Mitsunari was teary-eyed, and secretly vowed to protect Toyotomi Hideyoshi for Hideyoshi and protect the world of the Toyotomi clan.

After the five elders also got the news of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death, the five elders of the five councils held a secret meeting, Uesugi Keikatsu reprimanded Ishida Mitsunari and other commissioners for deliberately concealing the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi from the five elders, Maeda Toshiya said: "Forget it, Ishida Mitsunari is also to abide by the orders of His Royal Highness Taiko, to avoid chaos in the world, the top priority is to withdraw the front-line sergeants to the country as soon as possible, and not to make the Ming army and North Korea aware that His Royal Highness Taiko is dead, in order to avoid the news to Korea, there is a big war, so that our army will be defeated if the heart is in turmoil, Therefore, Kuroda Rusui should be secretly informed first, and let him act cheaply to arrange the withdrawal of the army, what does the Lord of the Uchifu think should be done? ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu replied: "As it should be, at the beginning of the retreat, I think that the first group of Kato Kiyomasa in Ulsan can be ordered to secretly withdraw back to Japan, and the remaining 40,000 men will be withdrawn and deployed as the eastern troops stationed in Sesangpo, Yangsan, and Takeshima to retreat to Busan in November and assemble in Busan, and wait for the ship to return to Japan." The troops of Juchang in the central part returned to China on ships, and the troops of Suncheon, Sacheon, Namhae, and Guseong in the west were to assemble on Geoje Island in batches after the evacuation of the eastern part and return to Japan by boat. The specific command is in charge of Kuroda Rusui, and Da Nayan thinks that such a deployment is appropriate? Toshiie Maeda thinks it's possible. After the agreement was reached, the five elders and the five leaders issued a joint order to convey the retreat plan to the Korean Japanese army.

The Japanese troops everywhere were preparing to evacuate, and Kato Kiyomasa saw the army packing up in Ulsan City, and he had to sit alone and borrow wine to kill his sorrows, Nabeshima Naoshige came to convince him, and Kato sighed: "It's really empty, whether it is me or His Royal Highness Taiko, I didn't get anything until the end." Even if I go back, I feel depressed, Konishi Yukinaga, Ishida Mitsunari, Otani Yoshitsugu and other Omi factions, as well as some daimyo at both ends of the first rat, I feel extremely bored when I see them, they are all villains around His Royal Highness Taiko, I must report to His Highness Taiko when I go back! ”

Naoshige Nabeshima said, "I beg all due respect, you don't have to worry too much now, I think it's the greatest luck to be able to take my life back to my hometown and see my wife and children again." Your prestige on the battlefield and your martial arts will not be forgotten by the people of the world, nor will His Royal Highness Taiko, and the future of the Toyotomi family still needs to be guarded by you, so please cheer up. Kato Kiyomasa thanked Nabeshima Naoshige for his consolation, plucked up confidence, and threatened that this was the last mission in North Korea, and that all the sergeants must be brought back to their hometowns.

When Xing Jue and Wan Shide heard that the Japanese army in Ulsan was showing signs of retreat, they were suspicious. Xing Jue couldn't help asking: "The Japanese army occupies the fortified city, with its back to the sea, and the baggage of the soldiers is endless, why is there any sign of retreat?" It's really hard to believe, could it be that there are major changes in the country? Wan Shide also wondered: "Maybe it is the suspicious plan of the Japanese invaders, the two armies confronted each other, and it was difficult to distinguish the victory and defeat for a while, and the Japanese thieves were treacherous, deliberately showing the appearance of retreat, showing weakness to lure us to attack, but in fact, they secretly set up ambushes to prepare to annihilate our army, and this kind of strategy was used many times." Now I don't know the truth and the truth, I am afraid that there is a fraud and I must guard against it, and it is possible that there will be changes in the country as the Governor said, so in any case, we should carefully investigate before making a decision. ”

Xing Jue said: "If the retreat of the Japanese invaders is true, they must not miss the fighter plane, and once it is verified, they need to immediately order the whole army to launch a general attack on Ulsan, Busan, Sacheon, Suncheon and other places. We must not let the pirates leave unharmed, so we should send more people to investigate and investigate, and it is best to capture them alive and find out the truth. If you really retreat and take advantage of the situation to pursue, you can not only minimize casualties and recover all Korean land, but also use this to severely damage the enemy's military strength and make it dare not attack again. ”

Wan Shide agreed: "What the Inspector said is extremely true, the sea route is the guarantee for the retreat of the Japanese invaders, and now the naval armies of Chen Luan, Deng Zilong, Yi Sunchen and others are on standby on the ancient and modern islands, whether it is to intercept the evacuation of the Japanese or to block the sea rescue of the Japanese army, the naval battle will be the key to ending the war, I immediately ordered the naval armament war, stepped up the exploration of the movement of the Japanese ships, and tried my best to prevent the Japanese army from retreating. "Everywhere, the Ming army received military orders from Xingjie and Wan Shide, and began to investigate the movements of the Japanese army.

The Joseon King Yi Hao felt that the war was coming to an end, and he was in a happy mood, so he specially invited the queen and the nobles, princes and princes to dine together. Li Hao said: "You have really suffered over the years, compared to others, the most heart-wrenching thing for the widow is that the widow's family has suffered and tortured. The war is coming to an end, and it's time to soothe your tired body and mind. ”

The queen thanked: "Thank you for your concern, your Highness should soothe your tired body and mind more than us." The end of the war does not mean the end of everything. His Highness will have to work a hundred times harder than during the war to revive the devastated community and the livelihoods of the people who have been ruined by the war. That's why Your Highness's health is the most important thing, so please grant me. Li Hao thanks.

The queen then told the prince Guanghaijun that if he wanted to assist His Royal Highness, he should also pay attention to his physical and mental health, and the prince took the order. And Lin Haijun said at this time: "The prince has already suffered a lot, wouldn't it be too mean if he continued to work hard?" What's more, it is only temporarily canonized to overcome the war, and the war is about to end, so it is better not to burden him again. ”

Li Hao chuckled and asked Lin Haijun if he intended to be canonized as the prince to assist him? As soon as these words came out, Lin Haijun and Shizi Guanghai Jun couldn't help but tremble, and Lin Haijun regrouped his spirit and said: "If you are willing to entrust it, your sons will never give up, and you will do your best to serve the left and right." Li Hao asked: "It seems that you are really confident, the widow asks you a question, how much rice have the people paid now because of the rice method?" ”

Linhai Jun didn't know, and said that there should be a basket. Li Hao smiled: "That's why you can't do it, don't be delusional about becoming the son of the world." And you should also remember that only when you get the official canonization of the Ming Dynasty can you become a real prince. In fact, it doesn't matter whether you are a son or not now, everyone should focus on rebuilding the society now. "The people took the command.

After the prince left, he summoned Li Shanhai for help, Li Shanhai wondered that Gwanghae-jun was already the prince of North Korea, and he decided to follow, what help did he need? Shizi said, "Don't you know my situation very well? I need power, I need a force that even His Highness would not dare to abandon casually. ”

Li Shanhai said: "Only those who have vacant positions in the imperial court can enter, and now it is the world of the southerners." The most important thing for His Majesty to ascend to the dragon throne is to be calm, as far as I know, when the dynasty was divided, His Majesty was already very dependent on Liu Chenglong, so did His Majesty have the ruthlessness to purge the southerners led by Liu Chenglong? This is not an easy task for His Majesty. The prince said that he could be so ruthless, and asked Li Shanhai to help purge the southerners.

Therefore, Li Shanhai visited Yi Doushou, the leader of the Westerner Party, late at night to discuss the purge plan, and Yi Doushou asked why he wanted to purge the imperial court and reorganize his forces at this time? Li Shanhai replied: "Isn't it obvious? The war is coming to an end, and of course it is necessary to reshape the imperial court that can lead the new era. ”

Yi Doushou was speechless for a while, and directly pierced the true meaning in Li Shanhai's heart: "You don't need to say that it is so noble, don't you just want to expel the forces of the prime minister and his southerners from the court and replace them with your own forces to lead." Although the parties are different, in terms of overcoming the war, the leaders and the southerners have made great contributions. How to convince the people when they abandon it when the war is over? ”

Li Shanhai said: "I also recognize their merits, but just as the role of King Taejo is to build the country, and prosperity is the role of King Sejong." The role of the Westerners and the Southerners has now come to an end. The world and the history books will not forget their contributions to overcoming the war, but they are no longer needed for their role after the war. "Yi Dou Shou asked Li Shanhai in what name he was going to expel the Nanren from the imperial court? Li Shanhai said that he could use the master who had previously been impeached to save Yang Ho and the country.

Yi Doushou was puzzled: "This kind of thing is a crime that wants to be added, and the prime minister has never made peace, so it is completely whimsical to want to expel the prime minister and the southern people from the imperial court." Li Shanhai said clearly: "The three of them become tigers, not to mention that Xiyu is now a public enemy of two classes, and the Taiwanese advisers will also come forward, and the most important thing is that His Royal Highness has made up his mind." And this is also the will of His Majesty. Regardless of your status, the Governor and the Southerners will be expelled from the court, and it's time for you to return to the court. Please rebuild the shrine with the prince and me. Although Yi Dou Shou sighed that Liu Chenglong should not be abandoned like this, Yi Dou Shou was already tempted to return to the imperial court to assist the prince, and Li Shanhai saw that the alliance had been completed.

The next day, the northerners Liu Zuxu and Li Erzhan again led the Taiwanese to petition on the ground, asking the king of Joseon to depose Yoo Cheng-ryong and impeach him on the grounds of mistaking the country and reform. And Li Hao was accompanied by Jin Guiren at this time, and he was told to petition for Taiwan, but he had not yet made a decision. Jin Guiren asked if Yoo Jackie Chan would be dismissed? Li Hao argued that it was not that he wanted to abandon him, but that Liu Chenglong himself had set up too many enemies. Jin Guiren used the reform to implement the cause, so that the war could be overcome as soon as possible, and persuaded Li Hao not to abandon it easily.

Li Hao said: "It is precisely because of the war that reform is needed, and now that the war is over, reform is no longer needed." Jin Guiren persuaded: "The concubine is actually not satisfied with Liu Chenglong, but if you deny his merits, there will only be traitors left in the court in the future, so why don't you end this matter by accepting your resignation?" ”

Li Hao said: "Whether it is resignation or resignation, the widow will obey the wishes of the court, and the widow will also observe the problem of the prince carefully." Don't trust Gwanghae too much, do you think the widow doesn't know that you and Gwanghae are teaming up? Of course, the widow also knows that you are not hostile to the widow, but just make one more plan for the future. The widow will not abandon the noble, but the child born to the widow will no longer have the possibility of becoming the son. Jin Guiren was in a cold sweat and pleaded guilty again and again.

And Yi Dou Shou went to visit Liu Chenglong and told Liu Chenglong everything Li Shanhai said to him, and Liu Chenglong didn't know why Yi Dou Shou told him this. Ito Shou said: "It's not so much the leader's fault as the helpless move, so I'm honest." His Royal Highness and His Royal Highness have made up their minds that if they don't want to be too embarrassed when the prime minister leaves, the prime minister might as well ask for his resignation, so as not to be attacked by villains at that time. ”

Yoo Sung-ryong Shay Doosu was kind, but said that even if he took the initiative to resign, the king of Joseon would not accept it. Ito Shou didn't know why, and Ryu Chenglong explained: "If Your Highness wants to get rid of the responsibility of this war, it is not enough for me to resign on my own initiative. I must be held accountable and removed from my position and expelled from the court. I didn't want to leave, I wanted to give the people who had lost their hometowns and families a place to live again, and I wanted to survive until that time. But I thought about it again and again, too many people around His Highness only think that they have overcome the war but no one has taken responsibility for the war, and if they continue to lead the court and the people, how angry the people must be. Therefore, I, a worthless sinner, wanted to leave this job and be guilty. Of course, I will submit my resignation to His Highness first, and I will leave the rest to you. Ito Shou admired.