The news of the Shimonoseki fiasco shook Japan, and the big cities such as Kyoto, Osaka, and Edo were almost universally known, and for a while there were voices of dissatisfaction with the shogunate, after all, the damage was extremely heavy, and it was only comparable to several years of invasion of Korea. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was already five days after Tokugawa Iemitsu got all the information after the battle, and Doi Toshikatsu had sent a letter of guilt from the battle report to report the loss to the shogun.

In this battle of Ichiki Island, the major names and shogunate sailors lost a total of more than 100 Ataka ships, more than 200 closed ships, and there were too many losses in Kozao, and there is no total detail until now, so I will report later, in addition, the ships of the major names have been damaged, and the shogunate sailors are unconscious, and Doi Toshikatsu asks for punishment for himself.

After reading the battle report and the guilty plea, the enraged Jiaguang smashed all the items in the dormitory, and hit a few small surnames with sticks, which calmed his anger slightly.

When he walked out of the dormitory, Inaba Masakatsu was already waiting outside the hall, Ah Fu was very smart not to go to persuade in person, at this time some nonsense can only make the grumpy Ieguang even more impatient, so she sent someone to inform the eldest son Inaba Masakatsu who was on duty.

Inaba Masakatsu immediately put down government affairs, hurriedly arrived at Honmaru, and waited for Iemitsu outside the palace, he knew that Iemitsu didn't vent his anger, and everything he said was in vain, but fortunately, Iemitsu's temper came and went quickly.

Tokugawa Iemitsu walked out of the temple gate angrily, and saw Inaba Masakatsu, he didn't say much, just walked to the castle tower, Inaba Masakatsu was sure in his heart, the young general had not lost his mind, he silently followed behind Iemitsu, and a group of small surnames guarded both sides.

All the way Tokugawa Iemitsu was speechless, ignoring the kneeling of the retainers and others he encountered, and walked quickly to the castle tower. Of course, the retainers knew that the general was in a bad mood now. It's all about trying to retreat.

The group came to the assessment room. Jiaguang paced back and forth, to soothe his mood, and the bun of the head of the moon shook back and forth, showing his agitated mood,

"This gentleman has not been by his parents' side since he was a child, and he must not be pampered, and if it is not for his grandfather's decision, he will not be able to become the head of the family. thought that the successor general and the Quartet would finally get what he wanted and fulfill his grandfather's trust, but unexpectedly, the first joint battle was a big defeat. Tokugawa Iemitsu closed his eyes in pain, the muscles of his face twitching, and his heart was in agony.

"Your Highness, this joint battle is only a naval defeat, not a decisive rout. It's a big difference. Inaba replied with a bow. In addition, we cannot just listen to the war report on the specific situation of the war. It was necessary to interrogate the generals and soldiers who led the troops in person to know the true reason for the defeat. ”

"Doi Toshikatsu's battle report stated that the Nanban warships and ships were quick and the guns were quick and left, and they attacked our naval army at sea, did not fight a decisive battle with our army, and after defeating our army, they pursued it at the tail end, so far our army was defeated." Tokugawa Iemitsu tapped the battle report with his hand, as if it was Doi Toshikatsu's face, and because of his anger, he stuttered again.

"Today is the subordinate on duty, after reading the war report, the subordinates think about the war report is afraid that most of it is true, our army's sea ships are not conducive to sailing, our country's shipping mostly uses Daming sea ships, you can know the reason, the Nanban warships can sail thousands of miles, this difference is incomprehensible, in addition, in recent years, our Tokugawa family flag has also used more imitation Nanban cannons, it can be seen that the enemy's ships and artillery are superior to our army."

Inaba Zhengsheng carefully weighed the words, not only to point out the problem, but also not to stimulate Jiaguang, it is really not an easy job, and it is worthy of being Jiaguang's first confidant.

"This is a crime of unfavorable equipment, not a war, my family can re-order the cannon of the giant ship, practice diligently, counterattack the Ming people, and let them know the majesty of my general." Inaba is winning the word and paying a big salute.

Someone relieved, and Tokugawa Iemitsu's mood finally calmed down,

"Your Highness, the top priority now is to appease the daimyo who have suffered heavy losses, after all, their losses are the greatest, and the navy is still dominated by foreign daimyos, no matter what, they are lost in the battle for the country under the banner of the emperor and the great general, and they must be rewarded to appease the hearts of everyone, and in addition, they must seek the understanding of His Royal Highness, after all..." Inaba Masakatsu didn't say much.

However, Tokugawa Iemitsu certainly understood that His Royal Highness Hidetada, who had never disliked him, must have been very angry about this fiasco, and Iemitsu had to come to the door to ask for guilt, which showed a respectful attitude.

At the same time, it is also to stabilize the situation, after all, most of the henchmen of His Royal Highness inside and outside the court have real power, in fact, the current shogunate Grand Imperial Office controls most of the power, and asking the Grand Imperial Office for guilt is actually a measure to stabilize the internal situation, which is indispensable, and as for counterattacking and revenge, it is a matter of the future.

"Danhou Shou, today I am fortunate to have your mother and son here to comfort this gentleman." Tokugawa Iemitsu sighed.

"Don't dare, this is a matter within the scope of our mother and son, and it's just a matter of loyalty, it's not enough." Inaba Masakatsu hurriedly bowed down and replied.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was satisfied, and the world thought that he was in the way of Afuku's face, using a private person, and putting the young and shallow Inaba Masakatsu in the position of the old man, but he didn't know that Inaba Masakatsu was respectful and humble and good at internal affairs, and he was an excellent candidate for the old man, otherwise his brother Masayoshi was not reused.

On the contrary, it was Inaba Masakatsu who was dragged down a lot by the identity of Aju's eldest son.

"Defeat is very common, and Minister Ieyasu was even spared in the joint battle at that time, and in the future, he will re-establish the drum to calm the world," Tokugawa Hidetada, who was of ordinary stature, was imposing even when he sat upright on the ground. "What are you going to do with it now, as the general of Zhengyi."

"Your Royal Highness, after the defeat of this joint battle, our naval army has suffered heavy losses and cannot fight in the short term." Iemitsu sat on his knees, still a little stumbling because he was nervous, "I intend to immediately present a letter of guilt to the Emperor of Kyoto, and at the same time appease the feudal clans, as for revenge against the Ming people, it is about the rebuilding of the naval army." ”

"Very well, I often worry that your overly impatient temperament will hinder you from dealing with big things, and it seems that after a few years of experience, you have made great progress." Xiuzhong shook the folding fan lightly, "So, how are you going to rebuild the water army." ”

"The cost of the navy is huge, and this matter can only be a gathering of the elders of the family, and the elders and the Chinese are collegiate, and there is no decision at the moment." Iemitsu replied respectfully.

"In this way, to this day, we believe that you can control your anger and not raise up troops with anger." Xiuzhong finally nodded with satisfaction, "In addition, the defeat in this battle is not all a bad thing, at this time, more people should be sent to inspect various places to detect the movements of the daimyo, and there should be people gloating at this time." Xiuzhong lightly poured fragrant tea, and Jiaguang stepped forward to make tea.

"Your grandfather once told me that the world is not yet peaceful, and today, I will say it again, the world will never be peaceful, my Tokugawa family will never stop fighting with the daimyo in various places, even when you go on expeditions, you can't forget the enemies inside, they are the deadliest enemies, and the foreign enemies often just extort money and food, but they receive both money and life." Xiuzhong told his political opinions to Jiaguang completely for the first time.

Xiuzhong, who was not very satisfied with Jiaguang in the past, was the first time to discuss state affairs with Xiuzhong in a serious manner.

Tokugawa Iemitsu trembled and bowed to the ground in thanks, knowing that this was Hidetada's approval of what he had done.

In the middle of the second day, in Tokugawa's dormitory, Tokugawa sat in the center, accompanied by an old man with sparse gray hair.

The old man had a scar on the left side of his face, which twitched in reverse with the movement of his master's face, which was quite hideous.

"But Lord Ma Shou, this time our army was defeated, the morale of the army was frustrated, and the sailor lost half of Tai, why did the teacher teach me." Although Tokugawa Iemitsu mentioned this defeat at this time, he was not as angry as yesterday, but rather peaceful.

Last night's recognition of Lord Taiko still lifted Tokugawa Iemitsu's spirits and restored his former bearing.

"Your Royal Highness the General, although our army was defeated this time, although it suffered heavy losses, it was that the battleships were invincible and the weapons were lacking, but the flags under the command of the general and the daimyo from all over the country still tried their best." But Ma Shou Yanagi Zong respectfully saluted, and then said without hurrying.

Although he is nearly sixty years old, he has a straight waist and strong spirits, and as Tokugawa Iemitsu's art of war teacher is also a retainer that Tokugawa Iemitsu trusts very much, he can actually be regarded as Tokugawa Iemitsu's military advisor.

Tokugawa Iemitsu would inquire about many matters with him, and his status was inconspicuous, but he was extremely noble.

"The top priority now is to reorganize the sailors, after all, if you want to recover the Ezo land, it is impossible without the help of the sailors."

"Can you only watch the Ming people open up the Ezo land, and I am afraid that it will be in their hands for a long time." Tokugawa Iemitsu frowned and gritted his teeth.

"The Ezo land is extremely vast, full of forests and meadows, and the constraints of the Anui people, the Ming people will not be too quick to open it up," Yanagi Zongju smiled slightly and shook the folding fan lightly, "It is to open it up, and when my sailor Dacheng defeats his sailor, it will only be a matter of raising his hands, and at that time, the Ming people's development will save the general a lot of money and food." ”

"But what Ma Shou said comforts my heart," Tokugawa Iemitsu smiled and touched his smooth forehead, "It's not a loss that he is the leading art of war in Japan." ”

"The general has an overreputation," Yanagi Zongju bowed solemnly, "The general actually has a case in his heart, but he is not angry that the Ming people temporarily occupy the Ezo land, and his subordinates are just plain words." ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu laughed, and his heart was very useful, Yagyu Soju never oppressed people as a teacher, but was good at tactful persuasion, which is also the reason why Tokugawa Iemitsu has always relied on him.

"In this way, the naval warship is the most important. It's just that the Anzhai ship is also unbearable, is it possible to build the Nanban warship, it's just that it has been many years since I built the Nanban warship, and the craftsmen of the year have been scattered, and besides, it was the Spanish craftsmen who presided over the construction at that time, alas, no one is available now. Tokugawa Iemitsu shook his head helplessly.

"This is not difficult, after all, the Spaniards and the Dutch can build the Nanban Giant Ship, and there must be brave men under the heavy reward. It's just that the Spaniards and the Portuguese are preaching in our country in large numbers, and now there are hundreds of thousands of congregations, which is extremely worrying. This time, Yanagi Sect frowned.

"But what Mamori said is," Tokugawa Iemitsu sneered disdainfully, "it is ridiculous that these southern barbarians spread the so-called Religion of God, false benevolence and false righteousness, and some foolish people in our country were deceived by them and even believed in daimyo such as Date One-Eyed Dragon." They are not to be allowed to handle the shipbuilding this time. ”

"You can let it bid, so that the two can compete, and we can make a profit." Yanagi Zong said with a smile.

Tokugawa Iemitsu stroked his palms and laughed, "But what Mamori said won my heart." ”

The two consulted for a long time. (To be continued.) )