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"The lord should be depressed," Honda Masanobu reassured, "Although there is no hope for Shinano, isn't the war not over in Kanto,, and even Kyushu, and the general trend of the world is not so easy to be controlled by the right government." ”

"Masami," Tokugawa Ieyasu sighed, "and now that the matter has come to this, do you still use these to comfort the old man?" It's really hard for you. You and I both know that whether it is or Kyushu, it is not the main battlefield, only this will be Tsu Wakamatsu, is the battle that determines the belonging of the world, and now our army has been defeated so far, and the coalition army led by Youfu has gathered 200,000 troops to sweep from all directions, and the situation has become clear. Even if the Mori clan could control and the Shimazu clan could take Kyushu, how long would they be able to hold out in the face of the 200,000 Toyotomi coalition forces that pacified the Tohoku and Kanto regions and were at their peak morale? ”

"But my lord, if our army can hold on for a little longer, wait for the Maori army and the Shimazu army to join forces, plus the strategy of the Nishishinano area, it will also have the capital to fight with the right house, and Osaka is still in the hands of the Maori clan, this righteousness is on the side of our army." Honda Masanobu was still unwilling to admit defeat and pinned his hopes on the war in and Kyushu.

Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled and said: "According to what you say, our army is going to sacrifice thousands of Tokugawa soldiers to buy time for Maori and Shimazu, is this the original intention of the old man to raise troops?" Even if Mori and Shimazu can reluctantly reach a settlement with the right government in the end and obtain certain benefits, what is the use of this for my Tokugawa family? Could it be that they can remember that our army is desperately dragging down the members of the coalition army and giving a piece of land to the Tokugawa clan? Not to mention that this is impossible, even if there is a glimmer of hope, how do you think the Tokugawa family, who took this land, is still qualified to sit on an equal footing with other elders? ”

"Faith, once you see some things, you will be relieved." Tokugawa Ieyasu said with emotion: "Before, the old man insisted on switching to Shinano, how much was the stubbornness in his heart that did not admit defeat, but with a series of things that happened in Shinano, Echigo, and Kanto recently, the old man wanted to open a lot. Especially the loss of those cities in the Kanto region, it made the old man sober, there are such juniors in the family, even if he barely makes a draw between Shinano and Youfu, what should he do in the future? You and I are both old, but the right house and those important ministers in his family are all in the prime of life, and the road ahead, can the Tokugawa family walk well without us? Rather than this, it is better to pave a safe way out for them while they are still alive, which can be regarded as an explanation to their ancestors and themselves. ”

After listening to Tokugawa Ieyasu's words, Honda Masanobu was silent for a long time, although he was reluctant in his heart, but in front of Ieyasu there was only obedience, coupled with the Toyotomi army's attack on the Kwantung Tokugawa Territory became increasingly fierce, and the life and death of the family members of Jade Rope City were uncertain, thinking of this, he finally nodded, and said to Tokugawa Ieyasu: "Lord, the minister has followed you to fight so far, and there is no day when I don't hope that you can dominate the world and become an overlord like Nobunaga and His Royal Highness Taiko, I never expected that such a guy as Youfu would pop up in the middle, and the minister is really unwilling!" But the matter has come to this point, and your ministers understand it, but I don't know which lord to surrender to the right house this time, and whether the family has the conditions to propose it by the way? ”

"The so-called 'people of the world' are not seniority, who said that after Nobunaga and Taiko, I will be Tokugawa Ieyasu? To be honest, Youfu has little experience, and his ability is not as good as that of the old man, and he may not even be as good as you, but he is still young after all, and youth is capital...... What's more, he is good at employing people, which the old man has to obey. Sometimes, in a family, it is not the governor who is the strongest, as long as he can give full play to the strengths of the retainers and maintain the unity of the family, then this family will never be mediocre. You and I must be clear about this. ”

"As for who to send and what conditions to propose, Zhengxin, I have been analyzing it for so long, haven't you understood it? Or do you still want to test the old man's determination? Tokugawa Ieyasu said calmly.

"Don't dare!" Honda Masanobu hurriedly bowed down and pleaded guilty to Tokugawa Ieyasu: "It's just that you didn't name it, and the minister really didn't dare to speculate without permission." ”

"Instead of waiting for the army to gather at Minowa Castle, it is better for the old man to go to Numata Castle to meet Youfu, and the generals of all armies will go with me, and I will explain to Heihachiro and Yasumasa on their side, so you don't have to worry. When the time comes, Minowa Castle will be temporarily handed over to you to be responsible, and the more you are at this time, the more you can't go wrong, and you don't know how many people want to take the opportunity to incite the Right Prefecture to storm Minowa Castle and slaughter all of my Tokugawa gates. ”

"What about the conditions, just surrender? I don't know how I would feel if I let the soldiers know about it......" Honda Masanobu said unwillingly.

"At this time and then, unlike the battle of Komaki Nagakute, the family has no capital to negotiate at this time, and if there is, the lives of the soldiers of Minowa and Edo, do you think those guys will have the kindness of women? They are all butchers who came out of the bloody storm, and it makes no difference to them whether they kill more or less, and the same is true for their own family. Tokugawa Ieyasu reminded Honda Masanobu again: "You must know that the Tokugawa clan does not have to be inherited by Hidetada, and Hideyasu can also ...... Therefore, the right government can find a reason to eliminate us and let Hideyasu, a stupid child, inherit the Tokugawa family, isn't it very much in line with the interests of the Toyotomi clan. Therefore, if the conditions are not raised, they will be magnified into an excuse for refusing to surrender, and then become a reason for going to war, and a death knell for the Tokugawa clan......"

"The lord understands what the lord means, so please rest assured that Minowa Castle will be reassured." After listening to Tokugawa Ieyasu's words, Honda Masanobu was shocked into a cold sweat, he thought that he could put forward conditions favorable to the Tokugawa clan like Komaki Nagakushou, no matter how bad it was, it was the Uesugi clan's request to Hideho to reserve part of the territory on the eve of the Battle of Hibara, but he didn't expect Tokugawa Ieyasu to see the situation so thoroughly and find out all the hidden crises behind it, which made Honda Masanobu increase his admiration for Tokugawa Ieyasu, as well as regret and helplessness for the Tokugawa clan to fall into such a situation.

Tokugawa Ieyasu bowed slightly, raised his glass and signaled to Honda Masanobu, Honda Masanobu also hurriedly raised his glass, and the two drank it all.

"The more times like this, the more I miss Xinkang." Tokugawa Ieyasu looked up at the sky, a few tears faintly flowing from the corners of his eyes.

In the early morning of May 4, as soon as the sky was bright, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Honda Tadasakatsu, Sakakihara Yasumasa and other important ministers of the family, dressed in plain clothes, rode on white horses, and rushed to Numata Castle with horse prints and a small number of flag books.

"Your Highness the Inner Mansion, the Foreign Minister has been waiting here for a long time on the orders of the Right Mansion." In front of the makeshift tea shed, Fujido Gaohu said respectfully.

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