("Yahachiro, there are some things you shouldn't ask, you know?") Honda Masanobu reprimanded with a serious face

Honda apologized purely for his recklessness, but he still couldn't help but probe: "A small daimyo of 7,000 stones, why bother so much? ”

"Do you think the old man wants to do this?" Tokugawa Ieyasu was a little helpless, "You also know that although the family was transferred to the Kanto region, the wings are still all over the country, from Kyushu to, from Koshin-Etsu to Okuwa, all have allies of the family, but, after all, this kind of network is secret, and it can't be exposed in front of Taiko, therefore, the old man has been low-key, and he didn't dare to be too loud, he thought that this advantage would continue until behind Taiko, but he didn't expect that a Toyotomi Hideho was killed halfway, and the old man's plan was almost ruined by him"

"Right House... This matter also has something to do with the Right House? Honda was a little surprised

"How can it be okay, swept the Tokaido back then, killed the three major banners together, set up the three guards of Nakamura Tanaka in the mountains, and supported the good deeds of the three generations of officials in Nishio Arima Foot Wash, wasn't he the one who did it, I thought that I could get rid of the disobedient three wealthy families with the hand of the right house, but I never thought that he would take advantage of the situation to take away the entire Junyuan San, and the results of decades of business were really ruined" Honda Masanobu shouted with remorse, and even Tokugawa Ieyasu on the side also sighed, I regret that I didn't make up my mind to support Kazushi Nakamura and Hideho in the last battle

Looking at the two grieving old men in front of him, Honda Masamune suddenly had a sense of mission from the depths of his heart: "I heard that the Nakamura Ichishi has announced that Wang Tu will be returned, and it is indeed irretrievable, but aren't Yamauchi Ichitoyo and Tanaka Yoshimasa still there, and if they can be brought together, the family can also take back a city."

"Masanobu, look at your son, you're still young" Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at Honda Masanobu kindly, and liked this young master of the Honda family in his heart

"Let the lord see it smile" Honda Masanobu bowed slightly and turned to Honda Masamun and continued to explain: "If Yahachiro is really that easy, can the lord not think of it, let me tell you the truth, not long after the Nakamura clan surrendered to the right house, the family actively contacted those two families, but the result was a big disappointment to us, the original more than 100,000 stone daimyo, after that riot, all were secretly cut by the right house, the Tanaka family's 57,000 stone only 20,000 stone only 20,000 stone Yamauchi family 120,000 stone only 40,000 stone, The extra Zhixing were all crowned to the pro-Toyotomi daimyo and wealthy clans who had made war exploits in the riots, such as Nishio Toshimi, who was sealed from 18,000 koku before the war to 44,000 koku after the war, and Arima Feng and Ashihari Yoshisen were also sealed to 80,000 koku and 50,000 koku respectively, so Tanaka and Yamauchi had lost their right to speak in Junensan, and instead of spending energy to win them over, it was better to open up new battlefields to stabilize the rear."

"Open up new battlefields... Do you mean the Northeast Place? "Honda seems to understand what Honda Masanobu is trying to say

Honda Masanobu nodded: "It is the family in the Northeast Although it is said that the Ida family and the Satake family get along harmoniously on the surface, but you also know that Date's one-eyed dragon and Satake's ghost Yizhong are not easy to deal with, don't look at the smile with you now, who knows what kind of attitude it will be at a critical juncture, the Hojo family back then was a lesson from the past, in view of this, the dominance of the family in Shimono is very important"

"Father's analysis is very right, but the two strongest forces in Ueno don't seem to deal with the family."

"I thought that Gamo Hideyuki married Zhenhime and would stand on the same front as the family, but I didn't expect him to become a brother of the opposite sex with Youfu, and booked Toyotomi Makiyo as the main room of the sister-in-law Kamechiyo, the relationship between the two families is closer, and the family seems to be losing this important ally As for the Utsunomiya family, he was almost removed from the Taiko because he refused to accept Asano Nagashige as his adopted son, although the right house was in North Korea at the time, but because of some friendship with Utsunomiya Kunitsuna, He wrote to Taiko and Asano Nagamasa to intercede for him as the nephew and nephew of Taiko's son-in-law, his request was quickly granted, and the Utsunomiya family only ended the matter with a reduction of 20,000 stones, and the national platform was grateful to the right government because of this matter, and was even ready to personally lead the retainers to North Korea to serve as the guard of the right house, but fortunately, the war ended early, so he did not go to you to talk about it, at this time, the family proposed to form an alliance with him to resist the right house, can it succeed? ”

"Erchen understood," Honda Zheng comprehended with a pure heart, and bowed his head slightly: "Therefore, the two families in the west of the field can't be co-opted, and the lord has decided to consolidate his power in the east of the field."

"The East Shimono is different from the West Shimono, there are many wealthy families, independent of each other, but it is famous as the 'Kanto Small Warring States', under the pressure of the family, no one dares to disobey orders, this sense of fear is an important means for the family to maintain their influence" Tokugawa Ieyasu is very confident in his prestige, "However, if this method is used for a long time, the effect will be weakened, so it is necessary to re-establish its prestige every once in a while, and the best way to establish prestige is to make an example of a hundred"

"Kill a hundred people?" Honda repeats the Tao purely

Honda Masanobu nodded: "There is a cloud in the Book of Han: 'It has something to learn, with one police hundred people, the officials are all obedient, and the fear of changing careers is reformed' The lord Gongxiao maintained his prestige by teaching those daimyo who did not obey orders, and stabilized the authority of Shimono, so the powerful and often dishonest Ota family became the best choice"

"It's okay to teach them a lesson, but is it necessary to drive them all out?" Honda Masashi didn't understand why Tokugawa Ieyasu was so cruel to a small daimyo who posed no threat to the family at all

Tokugawa Ieyasu also looked helpless, and sighed a little and said: "The old man also wants to settle things, but he Otawara Qingqing is too dishonest, and the death of three consecutive old men has not made him stable, but he hooked up with the Uesugi family behind his back as a bridgehead to resist the Uesugi family, can you let him secretly communicate with the enemy?" Besides, the big table Qingtai has also sworn loyalty to the old man more than once, you say, who will have a loyal dog not to use, but let the disobedient mad dog guard the door?"

"Since the lord has the intention to promote Dabiao Qingtai, then why did Otahara Qingqing submit the "Zhixing Return"? Youfu is more difficult to deal with than Otawara."

"Daewara and Obito are in flames, can he be willing to hand over the territory? It's different to let him hand over the letter of return, after the death of Kogura Mitsuxian, he knew that his limit was approaching, and he needed to find a backer to support him, and Wang Tufeng was a great opportunity, rather than giving up the territory to Dabiao Qingtai, it was better to use it to curry favor with the right government in exchange for a rich fortune, and anyone could settle this account."

"I see," Honda Masasumi thought deeply, "You mean, even if the family didn't ask for it, he wanted to hand over the domain to the right house, but the lord's edict gave him a fair and honest reason."

"That's the way it is," Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded proudly: "Not only can you let Otawara take the initiative to hand over the territory, but also take the opportunity to support the Omote clan to lead the eastern field, and you can also take this opportunity to contain the army of the right house, isn't it very simple to kill three birds with one stone?" (To be continued.)

ps: The battle of Sekigahara is really hard to show the flat forces, and I have to take the time to let him fully integrate into the plot, everyone continue to recommend and collect!