When Mori Shu returned Yamauchi Nobunmasa, and the Ming army would face off against the Tokugawa family, the cautious and wise Masuda Motosho was also dumbfounded, and his two gray long eyebrows kept shaking, and he pondered for a long time, this is really a military event, affecting the lives of the Maori clan and their vassals. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Your Majesty has thought twice, one of them is to ask Xinzheng's subordinates to confirm what he said, although Lord Xinzheng has always been loyal, but just in case, he has to ask." Yuan Xiang said.

Maori Xiu bowed slightly.

"Second, if it is true as Shinmasa-sama said, the lord must hide it from others, and our navy must not spare strength when it participates in the attack, otherwise the Tokugawa family will find out." Yuan Xiang continued.

"That's a good thing." The Maori Show is even more admirable, not about temporary gains and losses, but with a long-term vision.

"Third, collect the mountain letter stone is 1,000 stones, order it to think about it behind closed doors, and at the same time order it to hide in the dark and act cheaply." Yuan Xiang said.

Well, Maori Xiu agreed, Yamauchi is loyal, but this matter must be explained to the other retainers, so it is already a light sentence, and besides, the matter of collusion with the Ming army can only be carried out secretly, so very good.

"Fourth, the whole army is ready for war, and it is clear that it is the shogunate, but it is really waiting for the sky to change." Yuan Xiang wraps up.

Mao Lixiu nodded frequently, and he sighed, "It's really the words of the old Cheng Mouguo, how fortunate the Maori family is." ”

"The lord has a good reputation, the old minister is more than seventy years old this year, but he has more experience, and today's crude words only hope to be of little benefit to the lord." Yuan Xiang said humbly.

"Mr. Masuda is more than 70 years old this year? It's a pity, it's hateful. "Maori Xiu is reluctant to give up, and the time of such a loyal and capable minister is running out.

Masuda Yuanxiang was moved. Bow and thank you. Maori Xiu hurriedly helped.

Not to mention the Maori family, the monarch and the minister get along. At this time, the inner castle of Edo Castle was also the opposite of the lord and the minister.

"Your Highness, the Tsushima Domain sent a ship to report that the Jeju Ming Nanban warships were all dispatched to destroy dozens of Tsushima Domain's warships, and the Tsushima Domain is now no longer a shipless to investigate, so I am in a hurry to my shogunate's navy." The shogunate naval ships bowed down to I. "In addition, the ship also sent a letter from His Highness Tsushima Mamori."

Tokugawa Iemitsu eagerly opened the letter, and after reading it, he thought for a while,

"Someone. Immediately, all the elders, middle schools, and family elders will be summoned to the castle tower. A young man bowed and left.

"Xiang Jing Zhongsheng stepped aside for the time being, and waited for the old man to ask." Tokugawa Iemitsu ordered.

The strong Mukai Tadashi led the order to retreat.

An hour later, all the elders gathered at the Honmaru Castle Tower.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Tsushima Shouzong Yoshinari sent a letter to the shogunate to report that dozens of warships were destroyed by the Ming fleet, and complained to the shogunate navy." Tokugawa Iemitsu first said unfavorable news, but apparently such news did not cause waves, and the old ministers were not waves. Meditate. makes the always irritable Jiaguang extremely impatient.

"In addition, Zongyi has been rewarded. Jeju Ming people more than 10,000 people, more than 20 Nanban giant ships, occupied Jeju for many years, North Korea was greatly injured by the chaos in the north at the beginning of the year, and the cavalry army suffered heavy losses, so the Li Dynasty monarchs and ministers were unable to recover Jeju. Tsushima Shou approached the Li Dynasty to borrow his naval division to send troops to Jeju together with our naval division, but he was politely rejected by the Joseon king and the consulates, claiming that Huayi was defended. Inaba then proceeded with the following message.

"Huayi Dafang, it's really a bold and hypocritical person." Ieguang scoffed. For the Li Dynasty, who has always been tall in mouth and short and stubborn in action, several generations of Tokugawa generals were speechless.

"Your Highness, I don't know how many warships there are to assemble all the naval armies of the various daimyo." Tadashi Sakai asked

"Well, well, come here, summon Xiang Jing Zhongsheng to see him." A small surname bowed and left.

The kung fu of the tea, the short and sturdy Xiangjing walked into the well quickly, and bowed to the ground.

"Tadakatsu Mukai, tell me how many warships are there that will bring together all of Japan." Iemitsu commanded.

"Obey, Your Highness, the navy of this family has more than 70 Ataku ships, more than 200 Sekibunes, and more than 400 Kozaruma ships, in addition, the Satsuma Domain, Choshu Domain, Kaga Domain, Tosa Domain, Tsushima Domain, Mutsu and other places can collect about 200 Ataku ships, more than 300 Sekibunes, and hundreds of Kozao. That's the number of ships that can be used to lift the nation's strength. Xiang Jing replied. However, as far as I know, the Choshu and Kaga domains lacked financial resources, and many of their warships were damaged, so they were afraid that they would not be able to go to sea. ”

This question is a bit complicated, Iemitsu touched his nose, in the past, if the feudal clans vigorously built warships, it would make the shogunate uneasy.

Because, if there was no major battle, of course, there was no need to use a naval army, and if there was no ambition, there was certainly no need to raise sailors, so in order to reassure the shogunate, many feudal lords deliberately did not repair ships, and only kept the basic transport ships, and the rest were soaked in the bay, which happened to greatly save money.

"You can order the vassal to step up the maintenance of the ships, and send the navy to participate in the joint battle as much as possible." Inaba Masakatsu advised.

"Don't be too pressing, they have been asked to reorganize their own formations in their own formation, and now there is an order to renovate the ships with all their might, and many of the vassals are worried about their finances, which may cause unrest." Date Masamune, who had white hair, said dissatisfiedly. All of the daimyo were vassals, but the shogunate couldn't be too harsh, and in the past, it was impossible to repair ships, but now that more than ten years of desolation have been completed, I am afraid that many daimyo who have both infantry and sailors will vomit blood.

Of course, everyone understands that the Date family, which is located near the sea in the northeast, also has a naval army, and when this order is issued, the Date family is a consumption of a large amount of silver, and I am afraid that it will not be able to slow down in a few years, so of course it is extremely dissatisfied.

"Of course, to appease the vassals, we must not cause great dissatisfaction." Tadashi Sakai appeases and reconciles in the middle, showing the true character of a good old man.

"Your Highness, if you want to collect warships from all over the country, you will decide whether to send a summons to gather troops this morning." Naito said repeatedly.

Yes, now the first thing to set is the strategy, such as the strategy of conquest and non-subordination, so that the daimyo can gather troops throughout the country. Then whether it should be fought or not, the scale of the battle can be considered.

"The Ming people's occupation of my territory is really a great disrespect to our Japanese emperor, and as a general appointed by His Majesty the Emperor, he should be the best for the country. This time we must fight, we must gather and annihilate the Ming army, so that they will be afraid to look at our country. Tokugawa Iemitsu said in a slow but firm voice.

The elders of the family agreed with a bang, and the nonsense about Tokugawa Iemitsu's so-called loyalty to the emperor was automatically omitted, and they were not ignorant farmers and peasant women. The Tokugawa family has always sent troops only for their own benefit. The same is true of the retainers. As for the tablet of allegiance to the emperor, it is a high need, and it has been the case since ancient times.

Of course, as important ministers, they were also extremely vigilant about the Ming people's occupation of Ezo Island, and this anointed land could not be lost no matter what, and they were all in favor of sending troops.

In this way, most of the Ming people gathered on Jeju Island. If our army fights a decisive battle with them, it will be necessary to gather all the warships of Japan, do you have any doubts about this? Inaba said.

Several people were in favor of it, if the south of the Ezo tunnel passed through the south-central mountain range of Ezo Island into the northwest Ezo land, just the rugged mountain roads and dense deep forests would collapse the marching army, not to mention the large amount of baggage.

If it is a boat from Mutsu to West Ezo, it will be a long journey of more than ten days, and if there is such a huge fleet with such a large capacity, Ezo Island would have already been developed.

Therefore, after several people discussed, they immediately vetoed it, so the only way to attack the Ming people was to go to Jeju, so the ship was still a big problem. But. For a three- to four-day voyage from Choshu Domain, or a three-day voyage from Hizen. This voyage is relatively acceptable.

So the current question is the question of how many ships to requisition, and the final result is, of course, that the Date family only needs to dispatch ten Ataku ships, thirty customs ships, and fifty small ships.

Of course, there are other people who have been sold, such as the Choshu Domain and the Satsuma Domain, and other foreign daimyos, what a tragedy, all the foreign daimyo are barren places near the sea, of course, there will be some sailors and sea ships, one is to calm the sea frontier, and the other is to do some maritime trade smuggling to supplement the finances.

There aren't too many pirates in the Seto Inland Sea, and as a result of the Sengoku scuffle, a large number of retainers who lost their lords became thieves, so it's unthinkable that there would be no navy in the waterfront. As a result, most of the naval army was required to go into battle this time.

Of course, there is also the selection of the general and the composition of the infantry cavalry, and then when to attack, the result is that the day cannot be discussed, and even two or three days cannot be completed.

At the end of the evaluation meeting, the gray-haired old minister Sakai Tadashi bowed down and said, "Your Highness, as a major event of the Daimyo Expedition to foreign countries, will Your Highness go to meet His Highness the Grand Imperial Palace and listen to the opportunity?" ”

"Of course, tonight the Governor will go to Nishimaru." Needless to say, the first expedition abroad on behalf of the emperor after the Battle of Keicho Bunroku must be approved by the emperor and Tokugawa Hidetada, and the emperor is just a voice worm, but the minister of the Taizheng Hidetada must pay homage and listen to advice.

However, this matter should be my own thoughts and behaviors, not a reminder from others, as if as a sister-in-law did not think of consulting the advice of the Prime Minister.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was extremely annoyed, a trace of blush flashed across his pale face, he gritted his steel teeth secretly, and a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes.

However, the Sakai family is the ancestor of the Tokugawa family, and has assisted the Matsudaira Tokugawa family for several generations, and has made outstanding achievements, and he will never abandon the Matsudaira family when it is at its most down, and Tokugawa Iemitsu has to hold back his anger, he clasped his hands and calmed down.

Several old middle-aged people said goodbye to Jing Zhongsheng and left.

Tokugawa Iemitsu got up and came to the window, his stomach ached faintly, it was really angry, Tokugawa Iemitsu was weak and sick since he was a child, and the amount of food was insufficient.

Today's family is extremely aggrieved, and he has never established a meritorious service in the battle array, and he is secretly happy to get the opportunity to crusade against the minister, but the cruel reality tells him that he is not the real general of Zhengyi, and he doesn't like his father Xiuzhong very much, and His Royal Highness, the minister of Taizheng, is the real controller.

When Ah Fu walked indoors, he saw that it was Jiaguang standing in front of the window, looking into the distance, and when Ah Fu walked closer, he found that Jiaguang's face was red by the cold wind, and he couldn't help but be furious.

"That slave is here to take care of His Highness the General, how can His Highness be permanently in front of the window on such a cold day." Ah Fu's voice resounded through the large assessment room.

The two little surnames on the side hurriedly knelt down to apologize, in fact, they had already been advised, but Jiaguang didn't listen.

Of course, Afuku can't be too harsh on them because of this matter, and most of the small surnames here are the young sons of the Tokugawa retainers.

"Nurse, don't blame them, I'm depressed and open the window to look into the distance." Jiaguang said with a smile.

"Your Highness, it's dinner time, so let's have dinner first and deal with some trivial matters later." Ah Fu bowed and said, she was smart and didn't ask anything, after all, Jiaguang is very stubborn and won't speak easily, what Ah Fu can do is to improve Jiaguang's state of mind.

"Well, I'm hungry too." For the woman who saved her life, Jiaguang only respects and is very obedient.

Suddenly, the assessment room was empty. (To be continued.) )

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