On the 28th of July, the weather was still very hot, and the cries of knowledge reigned over the castle. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn the castle tower on Osaka Castle, Zhong Feng sat on a chair and looked playfully at the Tokugawa family elder who was kneeling on the ground.

The only elder of the Tokugawa family, Toshikatsu Doi, knelt on the tatami mat in front of Zhong Feng with a humble expression.

Doi Toshikatsu led three attendants to Osaka Castle in person this time, obviously with an important mission. Although the three attendants are followers, they are all middle-aged, and judging from their clothing, they all seem to be important ministers of the Tokugawa family. Obviously, this time Doi Toshikatsu brought all the important members of his faction in the Tokugawa family.

The elder of the Tokugawa family looked at the playful gazes around him, took a breath, and the expression on his face became more resolute.

Prostrate on the ground without looking up, he said, "Your Excellency, Chief Soldier! Japan has decided to surrender to the king of Tianjin! ”

At this time, the news of Li Zhi's defeat of the Jiangbei Army in Huai'an had reached Japan, and coupled with the destruction of the Anglo-Dutch combined fleet before, the Tokugawa family lost all their allies at once. Of course, the Tokugawa shogunate did not have the confidence to fight against Li Zhi independently, so he chose to surrender without any suspense.

The sincerity of the Tokugawa shogunate's surrender was very strong, and as soon as Doi Toshikatsu came up, he went directly to the horse himself.

A middle-aged samurai next to Toshikatsu Doi got up from the tatami mat, carefully moved a few steps forward, and handed the Tokugawa shogunate's surrender letter to a personal soldier.

The soldiers took the surrender letter and handed it to Jiang Chong.

The outside of the book is wrapped in a layer of white paper, on which is written in Chinese characters "To the Liaodong General Military Officer Zhong Feng Dian".

I have to admit that the Japanese still write kanji well.

Zhong Feng didn't bother to read the letter, and raised his chin towards Jiang Chong. Jiang Chong looked at Doi Toshikatsu's pale face, shook the envelope and opened the letter.

Seeing that Zhong Feng, the division commander of the Tiger Army, didn't even look at the surrender letter he handed in, Doi Toshikatsu's face turned whiter, and he bowed his head to the ground.

Jiang Chong opened the letter and looked at it.

The letter was written entirely in kanji and was signed by Tokugawa Iemitsu, the shogun, a handwritten surrender letter from a samurai chief.

Jiang Chong looked at it for a while, then said to Zhong Feng with a smile: "The Tokugawa family said that they were willing to compensate us with 20 million taels of silver. Ask the prince to forgive the Tokugawa family. ”

Zhong Feng sneered and asked Doi Toshikatsu, "As far as I know, the Tokugawa family is actually at the helm of you Doi Toshikatsu now?" ”

"Ahem!" Doi Toshikatsu knelt on the ground and answered, but when he spoke, he found that his voice was very hoarse, and he cleared his throat before replying: "Back to the Great Shogun, the Great Shogun, I have already returned to the Tokugawa Shogun before this departure." ”

Zhong Feng said with a smile: "You made the decision to rebel against the prince, which caused the Tokugawa family to face a catastrophe, so naturally you have to return the government to the Tokugawa family." ”

When Doi Toshikatsu heard this, there was no reaction on his face. Obviously, for the seizure of power by the Tokugawa shogun, Doi Toshikatsu has fully accepted it.

Zhong Feng smiled and said, "As far as I know, the Shogunate Army is preparing to annihilate the defenders of Osaka Castle this time!" What about the momentum of you to fight North Korea before, and even attack Tianjin? ”

Hearing Zhong Feng's ridicule, the Japanese on the ground prostrate on the ground, and they didn't dare to come out.

Zhong Feng's face changed, and he shouted, "This time we are not ready to forgive the Japanese." Don't say 20 million, even 40 million, we won't let you go. ”

The faces of the four Japanese samurai on the ground turned pale.

Zhong Feng means to destroy Japan? Is Japan's history of more than 1,000 years of non-destruction coming to an end? The Tokugawa family is going to completely collapse?

Toshikatsu Doi took a step forward, still prostrate on the tatami mat, and shouted, "Please forgive Japan!" Give the Tokugawa family a way to live! ”

Zhong Feng said coldly: "That's impossible. ”

Doi Toshikatsu straightened up and said, "The Tokugawa shogunate is willing to become a vassal state of the king of Tianjin in the Ming Dynasty, and pay three million guan in taxes to the king of Tianjin every year. ”

Hearing Doi Toshikatsu's words, Zhong Feng smiled.

Three million per year is not a small number. This is a net income that does not require any input, and Li Zhi is exempted from the expenses of supporting a large number of civil servants, and can raise soldiers with 3 million yuan a year.

For Japan, being able to preserve the integrity of the country and survive as a vassal state is undoubtedly an acceptable ending.

But today's situation can no longer be ended by being a vassal of Japan. Not destroying Japan is not enough to reflect Li Zhi's anger at Japan's rebellion.

Zhong Feng said lightly: "That's also impossible. ”

Hearing Zhong Feng's words, the bodies of the four important ministers of the shogunate on the ground shook suddenly.

Toshikatsu Doi, who was kneeling on the ground, was silent for a while, and suddenly straightened up. In the surprised eyes of everyone, he pulled out of his sleeve and took out a short knife hidden there.

Zhong Feng was just a division commander, he didn't expect someone to assassinate him, and he didn't attach much importance to security facilities. Toshikatsu Doi tied a short knife to his wrist, but he deceived the soldiers who searched him.

The soldiers around Zhong Feng were startled, thinking that Doi Toshikatsu was going to attack Zhong Feng. The steel knife was whizzed out, and the guards jumped in front of the chief officer.

However, after Toshikatsu Doi pulled out his short sword, he did not pounce on Zhong Feng, but ripped off his samurai uniform.

As soon as his eyes closed, Doi stabbed himself in the stomach.

Blood splattered out in an instant.

"Toshikatsu Doi is willing to take full responsibility for this war! Please forgive Japan! ”

With a pull of his right hand holding the knife, Doi Toshikatsu actually cut his abdomen open. Blood poured out like an open faucet.

Doi Toshikatsu actually wanted to disembowelment in front of Zhong Feng.

Zhong Feng was taken aback by Doi Toshikatsu's movements, and his eyes widened. It was the first time he had seen someone cut their own belly.

Toshikatsu Doi was bleeding nonstop, and gradually he couldn't kneel, and he fell forward, lying on the ground and unable to move.

Toshikatsu Doi, the elder of the Tokugawa family, who had actually ruled Japan for five and a half years, ended his life with the most brutal ritual.

This bloody method of suicide made the faces of the people in the castle tower pale. Outside of Japan, there has never been such a method of suicide.

The three high-ranking samurai behind Doi Toshikatsu did not go up to save their elder, but one by one they grabbed the ground with their heads and shouted, "Please forgive Japan!" ”

Toshikatsu Doi lost too much blood and gradually died.

Zhong Feng looked at this somewhat bloody scene, swallowed his saliva, gradually calmed down, and said loudly:

"Japan's sins are not something that Toshikatsu Doi can make up for. You betrayed the prince and once wanted to fight Tianjin, but now you can't make up for this unforgivable mistake with one life! ”

When the three Tokugawa retainers heard this, they suddenly pulled their samurai uniforms, and seemed to be preparing to disembowel.

Zhong Feng waved his hand and asked his own soldiers to go up and control the three warriors.

"I'm going to kill myself and go back to Edo to commit suicide!"

"Go back and tell Tokugawa Iemitsu that Japan has only one end, and His Royal Highness the King of Tianjin will not accept his surrender."