Shogunate, Council Hall.

In order to solve the crisis in Satsuma Province, Ashikaga Yoshihito summoned the high-ranking retainers of the shogunate and the powerful ministers such as Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo to consult.

To be honest, Ashikaga Yoshihito had a lot of headaches in the face of the affairs of Satsuma Country, although he was a little dissatisfied with Shimazu Naruto offending Li Yuntian, but after all, Shimazu Naruto was the guardian daimyo under him, so he had to deal with the tense situation in Satsuma Country.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to these retainers and ministers, Matsuyama Ming was also able to participate in this discussion because he had been to Daming and had a certain understanding of Li Yuntian.

Because Li Yuntian made clear to Ashikaga Yoshihito, everyone at the scene felt tremendous pressure, and there were only two options for the situation at this time, one was to let Shimazu Mingyun compromise with Li Yuntian and hand over the Japanese who plundered the Ming Dynasty Nanzhili Songjiang Mansion, and the other was to start a war with Li Yuntian, who dared to "invade" the Japanese Kingdom, so that the Ming Dynasty knew that the Japanese Kingdom was not a soft persimmon.

Although some retainers and ministers did not want to break out into conflict with the powerful Ming Dynasty, there were also some retainers and ministers who hoped to teach Li Yuntian a lesson with this matter, and like the Yuan Dynasty two hundred years ago, the Great Ming knew that it was difficult to retreat and did not dare to get involved in the affairs of the Japanese State again.

Therefore, at the beginning of the discussion, the scene fell into a fierce quarrel, from a general division, the view of the ministers was peaceful, and they wanted to solve the affairs of the Satsuma Domain in a low-key manner and avoid war with the Ming Dynasty, while the generals wanted to fight with Li Yuntian, they thought that if they could defeat the Yuan Dynasty that was in full swing at that time, they would definitely be able to defeat the Ming Dynasty and drive away Li Yuntian, who had "invaded" the Satsuma Kingdom.

Ashikaga Yoshihito secretly observed the situation at the scene, wanting to know the views of these retainers and powerful ministers on the treatment of Satsuma Province.

However, Ashikaga Yoshihito's eyes fell on Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo, who were sitting in the front two of the queue on the left with their legs crossed, and the two of them sipped their tea slowly and methodically, without saying a word.

Ashikaga Yoshihito's main concern was naturally the attitude of the powerful Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Chitoyo, whose decisions would have an important impact on the daimyo throughout the country.

In addition, Matsuyama Ming also remained silent, the people at the scene were all powerful people who held real power in the Japanese country, and it was not his turn to speak at all.

"Judge Matsuyama, what do you think of this?" The situation at the scene became more and more chaotic, and everyone was about to start fighting for the sake of fighting and arguing, so Ashikaga Yoshihito groaned for a while, and asked Matsuyama Ming, who was sitting at the back of the queue on the left.

Hearing this, the quarrel in the room suddenly stopped, and people turned their heads to look at Matsuyama to know which school of thought he supported.

"Your Excellency, the lower officials feel that the original intention of all your lordships is the same, whether it is war or peace, it is to protect the interests of our country. The subordinate felt that this matter was related to the future national fortune of our country, and it should be decided by the general. Seeing that he was named by Ashikaga Yoshihito, Matsuyama had to speak, so he bowed to Ashikaga Yoshihito and said in a deep voice.

Matsuyama Ming's answer can be described as very tactful, and he did not point out his point of view but kicked the ball to Ashikaga Yoshihito, and did not offend the main battle faction and the main peace faction, after all, in the Ming Dynasty, he not only learned advanced knowledge, but also learned the wisdom of self-preservation and the golden mean.

Seeing this situation, everyone's attention fell on Ashikaga Yoshihito, just like Matsuyama Ming said, whether to start a war with the Ming Dynasty is a militaristic matter of the Wa Kingdom, so it is Ashikaga Yoshihito who finally makes the decision.

"What do you mean by the two Jing Zhao Yin?" Ashikaga Yoshihito saw that Matsuyama was talking nonsense, so he looked at Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Chitoyo, who were drinking tea there slowly, and wanted to hear what they meant.

"Listen to the general's decision." Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo have been in the officialdom for many years, and naturally know that at this time, whether it is war or peace, they will attract criticism, so the two glanced at each other, put down the teacup in their hands, and bowed down to Ashikaga Yoshihito in unison.

Ashikaga Yoshihito couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard this, although Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Chitoyo did not express their attitudes, but the words and deeds of the two have invisibly expressed their opinions, that is, they don't want to start a war with Daming, but neither of them wants to pierce this layer of window paper.

During this period of time, Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo have been very close to Li Yuntian, and Ashikaga Yoshihito secretly saw this scene in his eyes, knowing that the two of them are fighting wishful thinking, they must be trying to use Li Yuntian to overwhelm each other.

Therefore, if the Wa Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty started a war at this time, then the troops under Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Chitoyo would be the main force fighting against the Ming army, and they would undoubtedly suffer heavy losses in the war, which would give other daimyo a chance to rise, so the two of them should avoid this kind of senseless war in which one thousand enemies were killed and eight hundred were lost.

In fact, the relationship between both Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochi Toyoto and the Satsuma Domain was not very good, first, the Satsuma Domain was located in the southern part of China's Kyushu Island, far away from Kyoto, which made it difficult for the two of them to extend their power there, and secondly, it was difficult for the Satsuma Domain to surrender due to the courage of the people.

Therefore, Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo don't mind Tong Guò this time Li Yuntian's Xingshi asked for the blame to attack Shimazu Naruun, if they can take the opportunity to support a feudal lord close to the two of them in the Satsuma Domain, then everyone will be happy.

"Judge Songshan, you have been in Daming for a few years, how do you think Daming will view the pirates of the Satsuma Domain plundering the Songjiang Mansion in the south of the Ming Dynasty?" Since Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Toyotoshi were ambiguous about whether or not to fight with the Ming Dynasty, Ashikaga Yoshihito would definitely not express his opinion lightly, so he asked Matsuyama Ming again after pondering for a while.

"General, as far as the lower officials know, the Ming court has always taken a defensive stance on piracy, but King Zhongwu has a tough attitude on this matter, and a few years ago he set up a sailor to escort the fleet of the Ming Nanyang trade, and it is a large-scale sweep of pirates on the route."

Matsuyama Ming knew that he had to express some substantive opinions, so he hesitated for a moment and then said thoughtfully, "Xia Guan heard that King Zhongwu was ordered to eliminate coastal pirates last year by the edict of Emperor Ming Dynasty, and he has been staying on Xiaoliuqiu Island since the first half of last year to deal with the extermination of pirates, so according to Xia Guan's opinion, if he can't give a satisfactory explanation to King Zhongwu, I'm afraid he won't give up." ”

"Hmph, what if you don't give up, the two eastern crusades of the Yuan Dynasty were not repelled by us!" As soon as Matsuyama Ming's words fell, a middle-aged round-faced samurai sitting in the retainers' queue sneered and said, disdainful of the strong military strength of the Ming Dynasty.

"We have the protection of Amaterasu, and no matter how many troops the Ming Dynasty sends over, they will be buried at the bottom of the sea by the divine wind blown by Amaterasu!" Then, a middle-aged man in the elite queue chimed in, as if he was quite confident in winning the battle with the Ming army.

"Come on, let's wipe them out anyway."

"Amaterasu will definitely protect us, so there's no need to be afraid of them."

"If you compromise with Da Ming now, it will definitely cause Da Ming to despise him, and then make even more rude demands."

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Immediately, the main battle factions at the scene expressed their determination to fight with the Ming army, and they seemed to be excited.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to remind you that the god Amaterasu will certainly bless us, but King Zhongwu has already led the fleet of sailors to the port of Satsuma this time, and has captured the Izumi Prefecture by Shun, if they use the Izumi Prefecture as a pedal and wait for reinforcements to arrive and slowly advance towards the hinterland of Kyushu Island, how will you fight against this Ming army that defeated the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty?"

Seeing this, a bearded man in the retainers' queue interrupted the main battle faction in a loud voice and asked quietly.

"Hmph, everyone must know the strength of the Ming army, the year before last, only a few dozen ronins disturbed the southern Gyeonggi chickens and dogs in the Ming Dynasty, and hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were helpless against them, and one of our warriors could beat them at least a hundred!" At this time, the middle-aged round-faced warrior who had spoken earlier spoke again and said with a sneer.

It turned out that the news that Nanjing City was forced to close the city gate by dozens of ronins had been spread to the Wa Kingdom, which made the Ming army really ridiculed by the magnates of the Wa Kingdom, and they couldn't help but have a contempt for the Ming Dynasty in their hearts.

"The army under King Zhongwu is different from the Ming army in the south of the Ming Dynasty, it is its well-trained elite troops, and the invincible cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty fell into the hands of this elite army." The mustachioed man's brow furrowed slightly, and he retorted loudly.

"Hmph, the reason why the Ming army was able to defeat the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty was only to rely on the advantage of firearms, and I heard that the ships of the Satsuma Domain were not destroyed in the battle with the Ming army's sailors, but were sunk by the firearms on the ships of the Ming army's sailors when the two sides were still some distance away."

The middle-aged round-faced samurai couldn't help but snort coldly, and then looked at Ashikaga Yoshihito, "Lord General, the firearms of the Ming army are bulky and inconvenient to use, if we can avoid the firearms of the Ming army and engage with its short soldiers, then the Ming army will definitely be defeated!" ”

"The advantage of firearms is only one reason why the Ming army defeated the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty, and the Yuan army will adjust its strategy to avoid the firearms of the Ming army after suffering losses, but then it was defeated by the Ming army in the battle, which shows that the strength of the elite army under the Zhongwu King cannot be underestimated, and we must be cautious."

The mustachioed man did not agree with the statement of the middle-aged round-faced samurai, and said to Ashikaga Yoshihito, after all, there was not only one war between the Ming army and the Yuan army, but the Yuan army would definitely avoid the Ming army's firearms after suffering the loss of the Ming army's firearms, so that the Ming army's firearms with poor mobility would be useless.

"Are you frightened by the Ming army, or have you received any benefits, why do you speak for the Ming army everywhere, and what is your intention?" Hearing this, the middle-aged round-faced warrior suddenly became angry, and couldn't help but stand up and point at the mustachioed man and shouted.

"Bloody mouth, you are a reckless man who only knows how to fight and kill, and you don't know the far-reaching impact of this matter on our country, can't we rely on Amaterasu to save me every time?" The mustachioed man also became angry when he saw this, got up and pointed at the middle-aged round-faced samurai and said.

"You dare to call me a reckless man!" The middle-aged round-faced samurai was furious when he heard this, and reached out to pull out the sword on his waist.

"Am I wrong?" Not to be outdone, the mustachioed man drew his sword and shouted angrily.

Seeing this, the surrounding people hurriedly got up and grabbed the two to prevent the two from fighting, which made the situation at the scene chaotic, many people stood up and watched, and even the guards outside the door stretched their heads and looked inside, wondering whether to go in to maintain order.