Maeda Toshiie made a decision that was in the interests of the Toyotomi clan.

For Toyotomi Shuji, this is not the decision he hopes for the most, but it is the one that is most in his interests, and he believes that Maeda Toshiya will not harm him, so he accepts Maeda Toshiie's advice and follows his method.

Ishida Mitsunari felt very uncomfortable.

The same strategy, for him, is to attack in groups, and Maeda Toshiya is to pass it immediately.

The difference in treatment is too great.

But he also knew that this was the gap between Maeda Toshiya and the least comparable to him - prestige and seniority, and origin.

Maeda Toshiya is born in Owari, from the time of Oda Nobunaga has been a brave general, many military exploits, the Toyotomi era is also Toyotomi Hideyoshi's most trusted powerful daimyo, from a simple military general to an excellent daimyo who can write and martial arts, Maeda Toshiya has been learning and growing.

Until now, although Maeda Toshiie has shifted from the martial arts faction to the moderate faction, and has reconciled with the Omi faction Ishida Mitsunari who had contradictions in the past, and suppressed the rebellion of the military shogun faction with the help of Ishida Mitsunari's power, his prestige is still there, and the military generals of the Owari faction respect him very much.

So Ishida Mitsunari sighed deeply.

Also deeply worried.

The Toyotomi clan is generally in the main battle situation, and the strength of the keen moderate faction is relatively weak, and now the Maeda Toshiya is on the side of the conservative faction and helps the conservative faction to stand on the platform, he can still make a difference, but the Maeda Toshiya is not in good health.

If he dies one day, will Ishida be able to withstand the pressure?

No, Ishida Mitsunari does not have an Owari background as an assistant, and Toyotomi Hideji trusts him far less than he trusts Maeda Toshiie, and if Toyotomi Hideji fully supports the main battle faction, he is powerless to stop the main battle wave.

Even if the Maeda Toshiya leaves a mind for everyone today, it's really hard to say whether it will play a role when the time comes.

So on the way to send Maeda Toshiya home, Ishida Mitsunari told all his worries to Maeda Toshiya.

Got Maeda Toshiya sighed deeply.

"Ishida-kun, I can feel that my life is draining, I can feel that my energy and physical strength are constantly weakening, I have been sick for a long time, I have seen famous doctors, I have eaten precious medicinal herbs, and I have eaten a lot of ingredients to nourish my body, but I just haven't gotten better.

I don't know what to tell you, but I've never told anyone that I have a hunch that I won't live long, maybe in another month, maybe two months or half a year, and I'll die. ”

Maeda Toshiie's words scared Ishida Mitsunari a lot.

"Don't say that! The current overall situation still needs you to preside, without you, what His Highness would do, I really don't know. ”

Maeda Toshiya didn't know about Toyotomi Hideji's main battle position, as well as the weakness of the moderate faction in the current Toyotomi forces.

"This is the terrible thing about Xiao Ruxun, I always feel that although he has been gone for seven years, he is influencing us all the time, Xiuji is talented, capable, and can inherit the foundation of Xiantaige, but it is also an indisputable fact that Xiuci is easy to be impulsive, I may still be able to advise him, if I die, Ishida-kun, you ......"

"I can't do it down there."

Ishida Mitsunari smiled bitterly: "It's not that you don't know the situation today, I was almost attacked by a group, they didn't pay attention to my opinion at all, I can't stop His Highness from doing something at all, so if you are not there, I don't dare to imagine what will happen." ”

"It's not about whether I'm alive or dead."

Maeda Toshiya shook his head: "It's about what Xiao Ruxun wants to do, if he really draws troops because of the country's internal strife and hopes that we will fight, then it is a good thing, it means that he has begun to be unable to support the internal contradictions in Qin, but if this is false, then it is bad, it means that Qin has sorted out the internal contradictions and began to prepare for external expansion." ”

Ishida Mitsunari breathed sluggishly.

Maeda Toshiie's face was full of worry.

"Looking at the history of Chinese dynasties, from the Qin and Han dynasties, as long as China is unified, it will inevitably embark on the road of foreign expansion, and when China is divided, it can only keep the core Han land, but once China is unified, the Western Regions, Liaodong, Lingnan, Southwest, and grasslands are all places where the Chinese Dynasty uses troops.

At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty also expanded his territory everywhere and expanded the territory of the Ming Dynasty to an extremely large size, and then the Ming Dynasty declined and the territory gradually shrank, but those places were still ruled by the Ming Dynasty.

Xiao Ruxun is a military general, he likes war, he likes martial arts, as long as the internal contradictions of the Qin State are solved, the internal strife is solved, and external expansion is inevitable, and even if the civil strife is not pacified, he will send troops to Liaodong to eliminate the barbarians.

Then next, he will send troops everywhere to eliminate those foreigners who occupied the territory of the Ming Dynasty, retake those territories, and expand the territory of Qin, which is what the Chinese emperor will do, and Xiao Ruxun will not be an exception. ”

Ishida Mitsunari hurriedly said: "But Japan has never become a territory and vassal state of China, how can Xiao Ruxun use troops against Japan, and even want to destroy Japan?" ”

"Because of the war launched by Xiantaige before, China saw the combat effectiveness of Japan after reunification, and made China aware of the threat of Japan, if Xiao Ruxun wants to expand abroad, he will definitely not let go of the Japan he personally crusaded."

Maeda Toshiya said very firmly: "It can be said that Xiao Ruxun will not give up attacking Japan as long as he has the opportunity, it's just a matter of time, although I don't think Xiao Ruxun will send troops to attack Japan now, but if he really does it, I won't find it unacceptable."

Just like back then, Taige didn't think that Xiao Ruxun would lead his troops across the sea to attack, Taige felt that Emperor Ming would definitely stop Xiao Ruxun, but Xiao Ruxun still came, he came once, it's hard to say if he will come a second time, if he comes again, I won't feel strange. ”

Ishida Mitsunari swallowed his saliva and asked with some difficulty: "You mean, there will be a war between Qin and Japan sooner or later?" ”

Maeda Toshiie took a deep breath.

"Yes, I think so, as long as Xiao Ruxun is still the emperor, he will definitely come again, he will not be satisfied with the current situation, in the entire land of China, no one knows the current Japan better than him, and he happens to be the emperor of Great Qin."

Maeda Toshiya looked up at the sky with a worried look on his face.

"This enemy is so terrible, it's too terrible."

"So, what are your ways to fight against Xiao Ruxun? Since you think that Xiao Ruxun will make a comeback sooner or later, you must have a way to fight him, right? ”

Ishida Mitsunari looked at Maeda Toshiya with a look of expectation.

But Toshiya Maeda let him down.

"Ishida-kun, I can predict the development of things, but how to solve such a big matter, do you think I can easily do it? If I were ten years younger, I could have planned and led the whole of Japan to fight him once, but now, my energy, my body, is no longer enough for me to plan again. ”

Maeda Toshiya shook his head weakly: "Ishida-kun, I don't have any energy, and I can even feel it, I can't see that time." ”

Ishida Mitsunari looked at Maeda Toshiya who kept shaking his head in despair.

"But besides you, who else can fight against Xiao Ruxun?"

"Even if it's me, it's hard to say that I can fight against Xiao Ruxun, if Nobunaga Gong and Xiantaige come back from the dead, and the heroes of the Warring States period come back from the dead, and get together to unite as one, I think, there is still hope, we still have hope to win, but now ......"

Maeda Toshiya smiled bitterly: "I only have a broken and aging body left, the generals under the command of Taige are all dead and wounded, our strength is greatly weakened, and there is no sailor who can compete with the sailor of the Qin State, and he can't even do defense, so how can he compete with it?" ”

Maeda Toshiie's words made Ishida Mitsunari very frustrated.