After the ship carrying the Japanese negotiators left the port of Tianjin, Tokugawa Hidetada, who had been behaving like a normal person, suddenly fell ill.

Naotaka Ii and Nobutsuna Matsudaira were naturally anxious, and at one point wanted to make the ship turn around and return to Tianjin, but were stopped by Hidetada. Xiuzhong thinks that his body has run out of oil and the medicine stone is useless, and if he turns back at this moment, he is afraid that he will never be able to go back to Edo.

Although Naotaka Ii and Nobutsuna Matsudaira were anxious, they still obeyed Hidetada's orders. At this juncture, the Great Imperial Palace died in the Ming Dynasty, and brought back such an unacceptable treaty, and they were also worried that they would be suspected by Edoshi, whether the signing of the treaty was the original intention of the Great Imperial Palace.

However, when the ship passed Seogwipo on Jeju Island, Tokugawa Hidetada finally realized that he could no longer see Mt. Fuji, so he summoned Naotaka Ii and Nobutsuna Matsudaira into his cabin to explain the aftermath while he was still in some spirits that day.

"I'm afraid my deadline is not far off, but there are still some things in my heart that I can't rest assured, so I ask the two of you to convey it to Jiaguang for me.

The first thing I did was to tell Iemitsu and the shogunates that the treaty I had signed was unbearable, but it kept the shogunate safe for thirty years. In order to be able to obtain the indemnity of the treaty, the Ming Dynasty will definitely not allow my shogunate to fall, and this is also the opportunity for the shogunate to turn over.

Now the shogunate has lost half of Japan, but we have at least the other half. For the sake of today, I believe Iemitsu will do a good job of using the power of the Ming Dynasty to completely concentrate the power of the Eastern Japanese feudal domains in the hands of Edo, instead of adopting the policy of Huai Rou to make the feudal domains submit to Edo as before.

And although Western Japan has become the world of the Toyotomi family on the surface, it is actually just that the Akito wants to divide our Japan in the name of Chiyo. Toyotomi Chiyo is not a man after all, and it is difficult to convince the public. So she eventually had to rely on the support of the Ming and the powerful clans of the southwest to rule the western Japan region.

There are many heroes in the southwest, and Toyotomi Chiyo has won over Kumamoto, Fukuoka and other domains, but the four feudal domains of Satsuma, Choshu, Tosa, and Tokushima are not long-lived people. In order to compete for the position of half of the world, there may not be a civil strife, and then it will be the best time for our Tokugawa clan to unify eastern and western Japan.

The second thing is to treat Da Ming with a deferential attitude, but don't easily accept the benefits given by Da Ming. Although the contemporary Ming Emperor was young, his ambition was no less than that of Nobunaga and Hideyoshi.

My meetings with the emperor in the capital these days can only lead to one conclusion. The Emperor seems to want to take advantage of the Japanese greed for mainland land to lure us into participating in the world conquest led by the Ming Dynasty. I don't know if the Ming Dynasty will be able to profit from this war to conquer the world, but if Japan joins this war, it will definitely drain our last drop of blood.

But it is impossible for us to openly disobey the emperor's wishes, and combine the emperor's ambitions with the power of the Ming Dynasty, which will be a nightmare era for the neighboring countries of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, the emperor was still so young that he had plenty of time to complete his plans.

We must be submissive to the Ming Dynasty, we must not let the Ming continue to regard Japan as a goal, we must not obey the Ming Dynasty, and we must not let the Tokugawa clan become the cannon fodder of this war planned by the Ming Dynasty. Daming's eyes are the whole world, but my Tokugawa clan is enough to keep Japan.

The third thing is to tell Iemitsu that after my death, I should treat my brothers and uncles well, and that I must pay attention to the movements of the imperial court and not let the emperor's actions get out of control. The only thing that worries the Eastern Japan feudal clans is Date Gonagaku, who is the most intelligent and powerful of the feudal clans in Eastern Japan.

He is also famous, wealthy, and his desires are greater than ordinary people. Previously, my family's strength was stronger than the three hundred princes of Japan, so this person could naturally only surrender to my family. But in today's situation, it is difficult to say what kind of thoughts he will have.

However, Date Quan Nayan is old after all, and he has more things to worry about. So let Iemitsu be in a high position, but don't give him power, and don't let him leave Edo Castle, there shouldn't be any trouble..."

Tokugawa Hidetada babbled on and on for nearly an hour, and while Naotaka Ii and Nobutsuna Matsudaira recorded the last words of the Great Imperial Palace, they couldn't help but burst into tears, because they knew that the Great Imperial Palace had really said goodbye to them.

The more Tokugawa Hidetada spoke, the softer his voice became, and at the end he suddenly stopped explaining the aftermath, and couldn't help but repeatedly recite the sentence of Sugi Kenshin's death, "A sleep in fifty-two years, a glass of wine in the first period..."

After more than 20 minutes, Naotaka Jing had the courage to get up and ask a few words, and tried Xiuzhong's breathing again, only to realize that the Great Imperial Palace had indeed gone. Xiuzhong's dead expression was very peaceful, as if he was still resting, but it made Naotaka Ii and Matsudaira Nobutsuna grieve inexplicably, but in order not to alarm the other personnel of the ship, the two could only cry silently.

On the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth year of Chongzhen, Tokugawa Hidetada died before the ship entered the waters of Japan. In order to cover up Hidetada's death, Naotaka Ii and Nobutsuna Matsudaira continued to take care of Hidetada's cabin as usual, and disposed of the body to ensure that the death of the Great Imperial Palace was not leaked before Tokugawa Iemitsu learned of his father's death.

Also at the time of Tokugawa Hidetada's death, the news that the Houjin army raided Kulen and defeated the Chahar army in one fell swoop, and Lin Dan Khan fled into the Mobei grassland finally reached the ears of the surrounding forces.

For the surrounding forces, the Later Jin court is the most knowledgeable about the details of this battle. After all, the winner of this battle was the Jurchens, and Dolgon, Zilharang, Hauge and other Baylors had already sent back the information about this battle.

Because of the arrival of Zhang Cunren and other rebel generals of the Ming army, Huang Taiji was trying to gather troops to attack Jinzhou again and try the reality of Jinzhou. But it was opposed by Baylor and the nobles led by the two blue flags. They thought that it was not easy to make peace with the Ming State, and they only listened to the remarks of some Ming traitors, and it was obviously too hasty to attack the Ming State with treachery.

What's more, now that the rebellion of the savage Jurchen tribe and the Mongolian tribe have not yet surrendered, it is enough to make Houjin anxious, and there is no need to provoke Daming again. Besides, even these Ming rebel generals admit that now the Ming army in Jinzhou is stronger day by day, and they will continue to fight the Ming people's fortified cities, which is obviously not done by wise men. Without the replenishment of the population of the savage Jurchens, the Jianzhou Jurchens could not easily consume the population under the fortified city of the Ming people.

While the two sides were arguing, news of the Battle of Kulen reached Shenyang. Although Dolgon did not catch Lin Dan Khan, the news that Lin Dan Khan disappeared in Mobei had already made Huang Taiji and other Hou Jin nobles realize that an opportunity to completely defeat Mongolia had come.

After Lin Dan Khan moved west and defeated the right-wing Tumut and other tribes, there was actually no second influential Mongol leader in southern Mongolia except for Lin Dan Khan. Now the disappearance of Lin Dan Khan means that the Chahar tribe and the Mongol tribes of Monan have lost a nominal master, which is a good time for the Later Jin to annex the Mongol tribes of Monan.

As long as the tribes of Monan can be forced to submit to the Later Jin before Lin Dan Khan returns to Monan, or before the Chahar tribe decides on a new heir, the situation in the Mongolian steppe will change dramatically. Later, Kim also opened the passage to the grassland.

Therefore, Huang Taiji reached a compromise with the Jurchen nobles led by Mang Gurtai, and decided to send troops to Chahanhot and wait for an opportunity to attack the Chahar Department in the Hetao area, so as to prepare for a complete settlement of the Chahar Department. At the same time, Huang Taiji also sent a large number of envoys to lobby the Mongol tribes in the eastern part of the Monan Grassland and the Hulunbuir Grassland, hoping to make these tribes become subjects of the Later Jin.

While the Houjin side was busy making preparations for the army, the grassland was also in chaos. After Zasaktu Khan, Tushetu Khan, and Chechen Khan of Transkhalkha arrived in Kulen with the Mongolian Nayan of the right-wing tribes, they were never able to find the whereabouts of Lin Dan Khan, nor did they receive the news that Lin Dan Khan had returned to Mo Nan safely, which made the Mongolian tribes in Mobei also a little panicked.

In the end, after deliberation between Zasaktu Khan, Tushetu Khan, and Chechen Khan, they decided to treat foreign monarchs with the most valuable courtesy, with a white camel and eight white horses as gifts, and sent them to the Houjin army led by Dolgon, thanking them for rescuing the right wing of Transkhalkha, and hoping to send the other party out of Mobei with this gift, so that they could slowly search for the whereabouts of Lin Dan Khan.

When he learned of the outcome of the battle of Kulen, he was terrified. Unwilling to heed the advice of Guiyingcha, who had fled to his tribe, he immediately raised an army against Kulen in order to reverse the unfavorable situation. Instead, he heeded the advice of the envoys sent by Dolgon, made peace with the right-wing tribes such as Zasaktu Khan, Tushetu Khan, and Chechen Khan, and declared himself a vassal to Houjin.

Gui Yingcha was very disappointed by this, so he returned to Mo Nan with more than 1,000 subordinates who fled one after another. When Gunchuktaiji, who was rebuilding the city in Chahanhot and encircling the nearby tribes, heard the news, he immediately realized that the situation in Chahar and in the steppe would change dramatically.

He was unwilling to miss this opportunity, so he left the recruited tribes to garrison Chahanhot, and he rushed back to Guihua City with the selected 3,000 young men, trying to compete for the huge power left behind after Lin Dan Khan's death.

After Yuan Chonghuan and other Ming frontier officials received the news of Lin Dan Khan's defeat and disappearance at Kulen, Ma transmitted the news back to the capital and began to strengthen patrols on the desert border in preparation for Lin Dan Khan's escape.

Yuan Chonghuan said to a cadre of the Fengda Governor's Mansion: "Lin Dan Khan disappeared at this time, I don't think he is dead, but he was captured and had other plans. These two situations are quite unfavorable for the Ming Dynasty, and after the Chahar Department, which could have supported each other with my Ming Dynasty, lost the backbone of Lin Dan Khan, it will inevitably fall into a round of war for the heirs of the Khan, so the various departments of the grassland may not obey the orders of the Chahar Department without the Great Khan.

If Houjin takes the opportunity to rush into the grassland, I am afraid that the geographical advantages of the grassland will be shared by the two families from now on. If Lin Dan Khan is already under house arrest, then the situation for us will be even more serious. Assuming that Lin Dan Khan submits to the Houjin or the Mobei tribes, it is possible that the Chahar tribe will become the enemy of our Ming Dynasty.

From this point of view, it is impossible for us not to intervene in the change of power within the Chahar Ministry, and we must not allow an anti-Ming person to ascend to the throne of the Mongol Great Khan..."

Yuan Chonghuan's proposition was supported by the majority of the people, who believed that in such a situation, the Chahar Ministry should be defended for a peaceful transfer of power, and there should be no bloodshed to avoid being taken advantage of by the Houjin.

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