On August 7, 1582, the heat was quietly receding from the Japanese archipelago, but Kyoto was still undergoing the final test of the year's heat. I was lucky that I had been in the mountains of Dongguo on the hottest day today, and I had escaped the torture of the heat again.

I don't know why, in the most cruel days of midsummer, I can't help but think of the year before last, the year of drought and no rain, and the sun was blazing. Many major events took place in that year, so big that the impact has not faded to this day.

In that year, the Takeda family, a famous family of the Kai Gen clan that had been famous for hundreds of years, collapsed, leaving only the mythical legend of Takeda Akabei and the newly completed "Koyo Gunkan". It was also in this year, just when Oda Nobunaga was about to sweep away Liuhe with his empty eyes and the momentum of the world, the Warring States giant collapsed in the shocked eyes of everyone, and did not even leave people time to brew emotions, and his downfall even far exceeded the speed of his rise, leaving a legacy coveted by everyone under a touch of blood and remnants.

Matsunaga Shu, the biggest conspirator and the most astute speculator of Japan's Warring States, made the biggest gamble of his life, and it was not the first time in his life that such an act had been done. Abandon the position of a businessman and join the Miyoshi family; instigated the Miyoshi trio to attack and kill Ashikaga Yoshiteru; Turning his back on the Miyoshi family and throwing himself into the arms of Oda Nobunaga; Taking advantage of Oda Nobunaga's dispatch of troops to Hokuriku to plot a rebellion...... Each such act was enough to save him from it, but the fluke success after fluke success emboldened him to finally lose everything in the last gamble that tried to reach the pinnacle of power.

In a sense, it was Matsunaga Shu who made me, and without his reversal, there would not be today's Zhuxing regime, at least not so quickly. However, if you push it carefully, who created whom, and who was the first to flap the "butterfly wings", it has become an unclear question today.

Since you can't think about it, don't think about it, anyway, it's not bad now, seeing that this powerful force covering the whole of Japan is about to be formed, and you should really take a break after you have done this! It's really "override" rather than "control", and ...... Say you don't want to think about it again? What a hard life!

I feel more and more serious now, a little thing can lead to a lot of messy things, I don't know if people will be like this when they get old, thinking about the old age of some great people really makes me feel frightened again and again. Wouldn't it be nice to take a look at the lush scenery of Mt. Hakone?

"I really can't understand why you spared that Tokugawa Ieyasu!" Shinhachiro whispered to the side again, and at the same time, the "Fury of Shura" in his hand was swung out to shoot down a butterfly.

"You idiot!" I'm a little angry, this guy with muscles stuffed in his skull is always coming to spoil my good mood. His mindset is straighter than the barrel of a gun in his hand, and the most common political issues are as complex to him as calculating planetary trajectories. "This is the nineteenth time you've brought up this issue today, so what good will it do you to punish Tokugawa?" I don't have to guess at all to know that he has something in his heart, but I'm afraid that no one around me will be able to see it.

"This crusade is really not interesting, and I haven't even fought a decent battle!" As soon as I asked, his voice immediately rose high, as if he had been wronged. "All these wastes in the East Country are cowards, and they only understand whether they are good or bad. Like them, they are always hiding in rat holes, where can they be called some kind of samurai? It's okay that Honda Tadashi is barely strong, but the time is too short and not happy, I heard that the Tokugawa family still has a few guys on the table, if they can ...... on the battlefield"

"For that reason? You're really promising! Although I knew that he wouldn't have any complicated wishes, I couldn't help but shake my head.

Actually, I don't want to get rid of Tokugawa Ieyasu just like that, but in my current position, I have to weigh the pros and cons repeatedly, and it can be said that this Tokugawa Ieyasu's defection is at a root, and I can't accept this result without pinching my nose.

"I asked myself if I knew Tokugawa Ieyasu, but I didn't know that he hadn't studied me carefully?" I let out a long sigh as I looked at the clouds that suddenly appeared and disappeared in the valley in the distance. "Life is like smoke and dreams, and how many people can really say it!"

"What did you say?" Shinhachiro thought I was answering his question, so he asked.

"Nothing!" I shook my head and said he didn't understand. Yiqing, who saw it on one side, listened silently next to him, let's hurry up and educate some people who can educate well! "Yoshikiyo, do you think it's a pity to let Tokugawa Ieyasu go this time?" I asked.

"It's a pity, it's a pity!" Yoshikiyo nodded when he heard my question, and frowned and grinned consciously or unconsciously. "A few days ago, my father said that Tokugawa Ieyasu had the heart of a snake and a scorpion, and that it was difficult to destroy it in this expedition, and today it was indeed fulfilled. The news of Tokugawa's surrender has now spread throughout the world, and everyone is watching what will happen to my father, and if my father kills him only on the spur of the moment, I am afraid that it will cause unimaginable embarrassing consequences! ”

"Hmm...... That's about it! I groaned and nodded, meaning he basically understood. I said something similar to him the other day, and he summed it up a little bit. "But it's not enough to just be 'unimaginable', because it's hard to imagine this time, you may not be able to think about it next time, it's better to think about everything clearly!"

"Yes!" Yoshikiyo agreed and leaned forward two steps, paying attention to what I was saying.

"This dispatch of troops started because the Tokugawa family reduced its territory, so the surrender of Tokugawa Ieyasu at this time is greatly worth studying!" I looked up and saw that the outline of Katsuyama Castle had already appeared, and at this time our queue was walking downhill, and it was visible that among the many flags in the valley were several "three-leaf sunflower patterns". "You see Tokugawa Ieyasu honestly waiting there, it can be seen that he has a certain certainty about what decision I will make!"

"Oh!" Hearing me say this, everyone around me also subconsciously looked for the large piece in front of me.

"Since this incident started because of Tokugawa, I can naturally use this as a reason to kill Tokugawa Ieyasu, but will it end because of this? I think it's going to be more complicated! I sighed, feeling very helpless. If I had killed Tokugawa Ieyasu, then there would have been no reason to continue the crusade, and Tokugawa would have been killed, and naturally all the blame would have been on Tokugawa. As long as the other daimyo sent messengers to express their attitude, I had no choice but to withdraw my troops, and the vast eastern province was still owned by the likes of Hojo and Uesugi. I have spent so much manpower and material resources and only got such an unbearable result, I am afraid that the prestige that I have built up with great difficulty will also plummet......"

"If you want to fight, keep fighting?" Shinhachiro didn't hold back and interjected.

"Keep fighting? How can it be so easy! "I didn't reprimand him, because this is a question that many people have on their minds." If you continue to march after killing Tokugawa, then the main sin is not Tokugawa, especially after Tokugawa Ieyasu presented me with Hakone Pass Ashigara Castle, and if you continue to do so, you will make a statement in front of the daimyo of the world: the stars kill at will without reason, and regard the daimyo of the world as a mustard! In this way, not to mention that no one in the Kanto and Tohoku daimyo has surrendered, even those daimyo who have already surrendered will rebel again. Even the small wealthy clans in one or two local villages are suspicious of the decree issued by me, so how can this world be governed? ”

"Oh......" everyone sighed, and even Shinhachiro suddenly realized.

"Check it out! It is a microcosm of the world...... "I raised the military fan in my hand and pointed to the cloud-like banner that was already close at hand. "There has never been a precedent for a single banner to rule the world, and the authority of the shogunate often lies in the trust and support it can enjoy, from top to bottom, by the number of daimyo and wealthy families. For the sake of a Tokugawa Ieyasu, half the world is suspicious of me, do you think I can do such a thing? ”

"This is the reality, I have to compromise!" When everyone's attention was focused on the front, I sighed in my heart.

It seems that no one in the world has ever truly achieved feudal unification except for China, and even the regime that I have relied on to build on various new systems is, in the final analysis, a slightly improved system of feudal feudalism. Needless to say, it's just that the relationship between Shinhachiro and me around me should be positioned? What is the relationship between his son and my heir?

Now I understand a truth better: the strength of one person is absolutely impossible to resist the social environment, and those heroes and great men who stand at the forefront of history are just relying on the power of society! Almost all truly radical reformers will not end well, which shows that this is not too directly related to whether the ideas are advanced or not.

"It seems to be His Highness Gamo over there!" One of the attendants at the front suddenly raised his hand and shouted to the front. This sound attracted everyone's attention, and a large group of people gathered at the border with the big camp under Katsurayama Castle.

I saw the first person at a glance, the fat man with a round face, but please don't think about it, he is at most a little rich and not bloated at all. This person is definitely different from the apparent stupidity of Otomo Sorin, but an extremely honest and honest appearance.

"It's even more deceptive!" I tilted my head slightly and looked at this person, I hadn't seen him for nearly two years, but there was more of an essence and introverted calm. What disturbed me the most was, how could he look younger than me? If I'm not mistaken, he's twenty years older than me.

"Your Highness!" A group of people hula-la-la surrounded them, lest they not show their excitement at this time. I smiled and just watched Tokugawa Ieyasu's actions, and he didn't rush forward but didn't get left behind......