In July of the 14th year of Tensho (1586), and Kyoto came alive again. Nominally to congratulate the Emperor on his enthronement and the new Emperor's accession to the throne, but in reality attention has been drawn elsewhere, at least to the intelligent, prescient ones.

It was not necessary to gather daimyo to pay homage to the emperor, at least at least when the newly abdicated emperor Shokincho did not hold a similar event when he ascended the throne. Of course, the objective environment at that time did not allow it, and it was only a minority when it was allowed for more than a hundred years.

In fact, the daimyo did not have to pay homage to the emperor at the time of enthronement, and there were no hard and fast rules in this regard. As long as the samurai in power feels that it is necessary, then he can come to such a show, and the name can naturally be made up at will, as for the number of people who come, it all depends on the degree of explosion of the "character" of the convener.

I had been preparing for this pilgrimage for a long time, and after a year of construction, Juledi was completed last month. It is a large, luxurious garden-style building with a layout similar to that of a temple, and served as the emperor's palace when he traveled.

More than 100 years of troubled times have subverted many things, but now that stability has been restored, some old rules have to be recovered. Among the more than 400,000 daimyo who came to participate in the court this time, more than ninety percent were not qualified to go to the palace, so such a palace was extremely necessary.

All the daimyo had to come to Osaka first, and then I would lead them to Kyoto, both in recognition of my position as a leader in the samurai and in submission to the power of force. However, this kind of subordination is, in a sense, only a recognition of me, the Zhuxing Qing clan personally. To put it mildly, after me, the world daimyo has no legal obligation to my heir, and if this heir is a fool again, then the great Zhuxing family may also be turned into countless pieces.

In order to prevent this from happening, I really need the title of the general of the expedition, and even if it is to eliminate this system in the future, I need to master this system now.

"Is everyone coming?" I frowned slightly and asked the four people in front of me. At the moment, my mood is not very good, the big battle is about to start but I have not yet set it up, and even the order is still a little chaotic.

"It's basically almost, and the day after tomorrow will be here at the latest!" Takenaka Hanbei immediately replied that he was in charge of this incident.

"It's good to be here...... Just ......" I muttered and nodded, and it seemed that at least no one dared to openly resist me.

It has been a long time since there has been a true sense of unity in Japan, and the daimyo territories are like independent kingdoms, and the authority of the central government can only be based on how many daimyo they recognize. In fact, there are several people I want to deal with who are still missing, and I don't need to ask to know that some people have been hidden. It's a helpless but inevitable reality, at least until I change something.

"Is there any progress on the people who are in control now?" I said that his task is still to connect privately.

"It's still not going well......" he shook his head in annoyance, his mouth opening a few times in quick succession. Several people's eyes were on him, and the work of others depended largely on his progress.

"What's what's it, you can talk about it first!" I know what he looks like, but I'll have to hear him hear it myself.

"It's not all bad, at least in addition to the daimyo from my own family, traditional allies like Ikeda and Niko also guarantee their full support!" The still water ghost fox took out a handkerchief and wiped it on the top of his head, and the atmosphere made him feel a little hot. "In addition, there are many people who have an ambiguous attitude and seem to be ambiguous when they say something. In fact, this is already very revealing, not only are they not likely to support the lord, but they are even almost certain to jump out and make trouble......"

"What will happen to them? directly spoke out to resist the lord's inauguration as the general of Zhengyi...... cough, cough...... Is it? Takenaka Hanbei coughed twice, and asked with his right hand on his chest.

"It's not that direct, in my experience it's going to be a distraction!" The still water fox shook his head and tucked the handkerchief back into his sleeve. "The name of the Lord's benevolence and righteousness spreads all over the world, and they may just want to seize this point and make a big fuss, but the biggest problem is still the problem of non-peace and origin. I'm afraid they will speak before we say anything, and praise the Lord greatly! ”

I nodded silently, which was similar to my own guess. To be honest, I myself often feel powerless on these issues, and 400 years has not been enough to learn from people's ability to fight politically. According to some historians, the political debaters of ancient Rome generally had a higher level of speech and eloquence than the current American presidential candidates!

"Things are indeed a bit difficult to do, and I also exchanged opinions with His Highness Jingshui before!" The Gamo clan picked it up and rubbed his hands in embarrassment. "Although we can arrange for someone to first put forward the proposal of the lord to be the general of the expedition, and then the others will respond, but the other side can also counter that this kind of initiative is an act of injustice against the lord, and the final result is a big debate. Once the gathering of the world's famous people becomes a noisy situation in this vegetable market, the prestige of the lord will also plummet! ”

The still water ghost fox lowered his head, and the half-guards in Takenaka had nothing to say, the current situation seemed to have entered a dead end, and it was not easy to turn around or move forward.

"What do you say about Shimazu, Date, and Otomo?" Dwelling on this question won't make much progress, I frowned and continued.

They said...... They said...... "Beads of sweat broke out on the head of the still water fox again, and a string of prayer beads kept spinning in his hand.

"What do they say?" The more he hesitated, the more anxious I became, what kind of answer would make the always clever still water ghost fox actually make a mouth fool.

"According to the lord's wishes, I tried it in the name of a private person, but their answer was a little ridiculous!" He said with a little anger in a wry smile: "These people all patted their chests and said: They have never been able to repay the great favor of the lord, as long as the lord himself says a word, they will never give up!" ”

The wind was blowing in through the window, and even though it was July, it wasn't very hot, and it should have been a good time to take a nap, but it was a pity that the few of us were sitting here discussing this unappetizing matter.

I pressed the fingers of my right hand with my left hand, and from the gap between the last phalanges, I couldn't stop making a quack, a gag. When the right hand is finished, the left hand is pressed again.

The other four looked at me and waited for me to make a final decision. It's a really difficult decision, so hard that it makes me at a loss, so hard that I really have to compete with the whole world? Shimazu, Otomo and the others are talking all useless, if I can open my mouth, where will I still use them? It's impossible to feel the pressure without confronting it personally, and I now understand why the monkey never got to that place in that changed history.

Although the human heart is something that cannot be seen or touched, and it sounds ethereal, if you ignore it, you will soon pay a heavy price for your arrogance. I suddenly thought of a person, a person who is very similar to me at the moment, he is Yuan Shikai!

It seemed reasonable for a man who had mastered almost all of China's armed forces, a man whose enemies had disappeared, a man who faced praise like a landslide and a tsunami, and who seemed to sit on the throne of the emperor, but almost overnight, all of this came to naught!

As far as my current situation is concerned, it is so similar to Yuan Shikai at that time, and I can hardly hear any opposition. But what I am going to do now is something that goes against the concept of the people's hearts for hundreds of years, and I don't have the confidence to subvert such social ethics. The best situation now is to force all the daimyo to come to a "persuasion" and use them to suppress public opinion everywhere. If I can't do this, then my situation can't catch up with Yuan Shikai! Of course, if we can reverse the trend of the righteousness of the world......

"Lord...... What's wrong with you, Lord? Seeing that I didn't speak for a long time, the half-guard of Takenaka asked with some concern.

"Oh...... Nothing! "I shook my head and drove out those outlandish ideas." What is that guy Keiji doing, it won't cause me any more trouble, right? "That's one other thing I'm worried about.

"His Highness Maeda doesn't seem to be giving up, and it seems that he is arranging the assassination of those who oppose the Daimyo!" The Gamo clan smiled wryly at me. Some people have already expressed their support for him, promising to send someone to intercept and kill the daimyo when they return and pass through their territory. At present, Hokuriku Road and Sanyang Road should have been carefully arranged, and other people are still in contact! ”

"Help, help, it's really getting more and more helping, I really don't know what this guy thinks!" I scolded hard, but there was nothing I could do. Especially at this time, we can't afford to mess with ourselves. "Keiji, I'll communicate with him again, and you must keep an eye on them, and don't let them make trouble in Osaka and Kyoto......" I cautiously instructed.

That's all I can do for now, let's keep everything down. Now I regret being in such a hurry, maybe wait another two or three years and everything will be different.

"In three days, the imperial court's mission will arrive, you can see this matter, you can see ......" Murai Sadakatsu couldn't interject about these things we said, and could only do a good job within his ability.

"You are responsible for the reception, and then Xinqing and Chongzhi will go to greet me first!" I wasn't very worried about this problem, but I still instructed: "I will explain the matter of strengthening the security to Guangcheng separately, and you can watch and arrange the guards on the periphery." In short, at this juncture, we must not let them do anything in Osaka! ”

"It should ...... Not really! Hanbei Takenaka muttered.

"I hope so!" From my personal knowledge over the years, I don't think Keiji Maeda is so impulsive, but nothing in this world can be 100% guaranteed.