"The contemptible lord looks up to the mercy of the Great Nayan, about the ...... of the three rivers and one place"

"I'm so bold, don't let me stop quickly!" As soon as Honda Masanobu opened his mouth, the Gamo clan pointed at him and shouted loudly. "Don't you know how much of a crime the Tokugawa family has committed? Dare to bargain with the will of the imperial court, which is really condemnable. His Royal Highness is a benevolent and righteous gentleman in the sea, and you are so disobedient and still do everything possible to help, not only do you not think about repaying your kindness, but you repeatedly fight back, which is really the nature of a jackal. To this day, I am still the same, and it is really rare to see such a shameful trip throughout the ancient and modern times! ”

"His Royal Highness Gamo has taught you a lesson, and you are really ashamed to be here!" Honda Masanobu's tears flowed again, and his lips trembled at a fairly high frequency. "It's just that the ancestor of the Tokugawa family has lived in Mikawa for more than ten generations, and he has overcome hardships and dangers to have a place. The contemptuous lord did not dare to ask for forgiveness from the imperial court and His Royal Highness Da Nayan, and only hoped that he would be able to look at the head of Okazaki Castle in the distance in his lifetime. If you can use this heart of fist, the Tokugawa family will never forget the grace of heaven and earth of His Royal Highness! Pray down, please......" As he spoke, he began to prostrate one after the other.

The Gamo clan and I exchanged glances with each other for a while, and the confidence in each other's gazes increased. Although Honda Masanobu performed "perfectly", everything did not exceed our previous judgment. Since the Tokugawa family took the initiative to build such a "staircase", we must cooperate with it.

"You...... Let's get up first! I said in a slow, softened tone, with a marked hesitation.

"His Royal Highness Enzhun Tokugawa has been invited?" Honda Masanobu immediately asked.

"You get up first, get up and talk about it!" I seemed even more "embarrassed".

"I beg His Highness the Great Nayan!" Seeing this kind of reflection from me, he continued to work harder.

"Well, I've taken this responsibility for your Tokugawa family!" Under his weeping and pleading, I finally slapped the table and made up my mind.

Although the Gamo clan on the side did not directly stop it, the "worry" in my eyes was very obvious.

"I will beg the Imperial Court to leave the Shiraku-gun of Mikawa to the Tokugawa family as well!" I gritted my teeth as I said this, and the veins on my temples burst out.

"The foreign minister is here to ...... on behalf of the lord" Honda Masanobu is really "ecstatic".

"Wait!" The Gamo clan interrupted him again in a cold tone. "The seizure of the territory is just a punishment for the Tokugawa family, this is the practice of the world, even if it is slightly biased, it is not good for others to delve too deeply, after all, the imperial court relies on the judgment of the samurai leader in this point. But in such a fluctuation that plagues the world, if you don't deal with the person directly responsible severely, then I'm afraid that you can't explain it, and I'm afraid that there will be no one in the world who abides by the order that has been established with great difficulty! ”

"This ...... I really didn't think of it just now! I nodded approvingly, and then asked Honda Masanobu, "Since His Royal Highness Tokugawa sent the lord here, I guess he has already given an explanation, I wonder what he plans to do?" ”

"It's natural...... Naturally...... "For the first time (I think so), Honda Masanobu really tensed, and his Adam's apple squirmed visibly quickly. "Okubo Tadasa's disobedience to the will of the Emperor is really a heinous crime, and it will be disposed of by His Royal Highness Da Nayan......" Then he said two or three more names, although he was no longer the core figure of the Tokugawa group, he was also a well-known military general, but the way of disposal was changed to seppuku.

"Is that it?" The Gamo clan didn't seem to be satisfied, and continued to ask me with a frown.

"This ......," Honda Masanobu glanced at me hesitantly, and I didn't know what I was thinking. Please show your Highness the Great Nayan! He said ruthlessly.

"At this point, His Royal Highness Tokugawa is only afraid of ......," I said vaguely.

"His Royal Highness !! Great Nayan" Honda Masanobu's eyes widened, and his hair stood on end.

"After this incident, the Tokugawa family is only afraid that it will become the target of public criticism, and it seems that only the retirement of His Royal Highness Tokugawa can gradually eliminate the influence!" I sighed and said helplessly: "This is also a way that there is no way, fortunately, the Tokugawa family is also prosperous, and it is also time for His Royal Highness Tokugawa to retreat bravely at this time!" ”

Honda Masanobu's eyes finally settled, and it seemed that he was really thinking seriously. "Please bear with me, Your Highness, this situation is a bit sudden and not something that I, as a subordinate, can agree to!" In the end, Honda Masanobu was still very embarrassed and said: "Please also ask His Royal Highness Da Nayan for a grace day, I will definitely ask the contemptible lord for instructions as soon as possible!" ”

"Three days!" I said in a very resolute tone, "I'll give the Tokugawa family three more days at most!" ”

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"Tokugawa Ieyasu is really an inscrutable guy, his methods are always unimaginable, but after the fact, it makes sense for people to study!" After Honda Masanobu left, the Kamo clan's face was no longer tense, and he said to me with a smile.

"I don't dare to say that Tokugawa Ieyasu's courage is the best in the world, but his perseverance and gloom are really beyond the reach of others!" My gaze drifted into the distance, and there was a sudden emotion in my heart.

I have a deep understanding of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and it really dates back to before the Battle of Barrel Sama, and it has become a completed system. Later, when I had a certain ability, I began to develop a special monitoring environment for him, although the effect was not obvious at first, but it could not stand the long time of the water droplet.

However, for more than ten years, one report after another has been handed over to me, which has affected the image of Tokugawa Ieyasu in my heart little by little, until later I was a little confused, those are my original cognition, and those are derived from later reports. It can be said that I am Tokugawa Ieyasu's confidant in this era, and I know him even better than himself!

"Lord...... Lord, what's wrong with you? "There was a bit of worry in my eyes when the Gamo clan called me, probably because I had been in a daze for too much recently.

"Oh......" When I came back to my senses, I suddenly thought of a question, so I asked him, "You said that Tokugawa Ieyasu sent Honda Masashi this time, is it true or false?" ”

"Naturally, it's fake, just to wait for Hojo and other reinforcements from the eastern country!" The Gamo clan immediately replied that the worries that had just been dispelled were immediately returned. "The Lord announced such a great plan for the world, and Tokugawa, Hojo, etc. all fell into it. Naturally, such a subplot cannot escape the eyes of the Lord, why is he saying such things now? ”

"Hey, hey, hey, that's what I thought!" I laughed a few times and patted him on the shoulder, then led slowly towards the garden. "Tokugawa Ieyasu is indeed a schemist, and of course there is a plan in this. Masanobu Honda is indeed a good actor, and of course you handle it very well. But I saw something else in it, and it wasn't quite what we had expected! ”

"Is there any 'real' in it?" The Gamo clan, who was following me, couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"True and false, false and true!" I imagined that Tokugawa Ieyasu's chubby face seemed to appear in front of me again. The Gamo clan is thinking about this from the perspective of pure military strategy, and I can't say that there is anything wrong with it, and I am trying to touch on human nature. "At least Honda Masanobu is very serious and careful about the handling of the Tokugawa family and Tokugawa Ieyasu himself, because even if it is not used this time, it can be used as a basis for the next negotiation. In Tokugawa Ieyasu's opinion, the best outcome is to completely defeat me and become chaotic again, of course, the probability of such an outcome is very low, but as long as there is any other outcome, there is room for negotiation and bargaining! ”

"Tokugawa Ieyasu was originally an old fox, so it's not surprising that he would have such an intention!" Hearing my explanation, the Gamo clan breathed a sigh of relief, and in his mind, this was a normal thing.

"It's not that simple, and Tokugawa Ieyasu is thinking about it much more than that!" I shook my head, this is really not just a purely military issue, but it has to start with the military. "Since we entered Mikawa, everything has been going well, and sometimes I even think it's a little too smooth, and it can almost be said that the Tokugawa army is deliberately matching us!"

"My lord, are you thinking too much, and in the face of our powerful army, the Tokugawa family is the only one!" It was only at this time that the Gamo clan determined the nature of this conversation, which was just idle chatter. "Our army is several times stronger than Tokugawa, and if he can't resist, he can only retreat step by step. This is how we controlled the speed, otherwise we would have solved him in Yuanjiang! ”

"You know that I know this, but Tokugawa Ieyasu must not know?" At this time, we have come to the garden of Junfu, and it is a good time for Yin Ziyan to be red. "I believe that with Tokugawa Ieyasu's calmness and calmness, it may not be impossible to see the difference in strength with our army, so why would he angrily raise troops to confront him? If he has unrealistic confidence in himself, then why don't he see the slightest surprise and winning trick? If he was bent on death, then why did he retreat step by step and not fight a decisive battle? ”

He ...... Isn't it to wait for Hojo reinforcements? "The Gamo clan told me to be less confident.

"Does he know he'll be able to wait?" I smiled again, looking more sly. "The reason why Tokugawa Ieyasu dared to fight and retreated was because he knew that he would definitely wait for reinforcements from Hojo. Now that we've come to this point, it's better to follow our footsteps first! ”

"Then if he knew about our comprehensive plan, would he still bet on it?" The Gamo clan also aroused my interest in analyzing Tokugawa Ieyasu, and I couldn't help but continue to ask.

"I'll still bet!" I immediately nodded in the affirmative. Because if he doesn't gamble, all he pays is his own capital, and the capital of the Hojo family is even greater if he gambles. Anyway, he himself still has a chance to get ahead of the Hojo family, so why save it for others! ”

"That'...... How will the Hojo family decide? ”

"I don't know!" I closed my eyes and shook my head. "I'm with the Hojo clan...... Uncooked! ”