"So, the emperor of Japan has only intermarried with one family for generations?" The prime minister understood, "It's quite like the Yelu family and the Xiao family of the Liao Kingdom, these Fanbangs are indeed acting strangely." However, you also said that although these ministers hate the shogunate, they are lonely and weak after all, although there is a righteous name that can be borrowed and used, but after all, it is not very useful, the Japanese have been emptying the court for hundreds of years, and they should not change it again because of a few words from the court. ”

"The prime minister said very well, the Japanese are afraid of power and not virtue, and only serve the sword soldiers, and now of course they will not have any respect for their court, and it is impossible to rise up against the shogunate just by following their call, but this name can be borrowed and used, and the real hope cannot be placed on them." Zhou Pu nodded and agreed with the prime minister's opinion, "The ones who are really useful are those feudal lords who are not Tokugawa's henchmen. ”

"How?"

Although the Tokugawa family expanded everywhere by force and established the shogunate, and obtained the power to dominate, the forces of the previous secession side were not all wiped out by the Tokugawa family, and they had to surrender because they were now weaker than the Tokugawa family. The Tokugawa shogunate was also aware of this, so they sought to suppress these separatist forces for many years. The Tokugawa clan divided the whole of Japan into more than 200 feudal domains, and the lords of each feudal clan were divided into three categories because of their proximity: one was the same Tokugawa clan's kinship, which was used to house the Tokugawa clan and defend the shogunate; The second type of feudal lords were also regarded as cronies of the shogunate, and they were allowed to hold important official positions in the shogunate to help the Tokugawa family maintain their rule over Japan. The third group is called the daimyo of foreign daimyos, these people are foreign surnames, and they are wealthy families who ceded land in the era of war, so they are the least trusted by the shogunate, and they have always been rejected by the Tokugawa family, and they are suppressed at every turn, so the dissatisfaction of the foreign surname feudal lords with the Tokugawa shogunate is the strongest. ”

"This system is a bit like when the Sima family ruled the world, the vassal kings were divided, the heroes were also divided, and then the borders were also occupied by foreign races." After thinking about it for a while, the prime minister also understood what this young man meant, "Back then, the Sima family brought so much trouble to the world, and now this Tokugawa family is so bold, I really can't imagine it." ”

"What the prime minister said is very true. However, the chaos in the Western Jin Dynasty was actually the central chaos first, Emperor Hui was in chaos after Jia, and he also killed the prince without permission, which gave careerists everywhere the opportunity to take advantage of the chaos. At present, the Tokugawa family is still quite strong, and the military force directly under the shogunate can also suppress the surrounding areas, so Japan is still relatively stable. Because he asked Zhou Pu where he knew best, Zhou Pu's answer was very fluent, and this kind of eloquent style also made the prime minister quite appreciative, thinking that he really had the bottom in his heart, "However, most of these foreign feudal lords have been divided in the previous war era, and now they are only temporarily surrendering to Tokugawa, and they must be indignant in their hearts, although they dare not show it now, but as long as they have the opportunity, they will definitely pick up their ambitions again and take advantage of the situation......"

"So, if we give us a chance, they'll move and help us come together?" The prime minister understood what Zhou Pu meant. "Then who should we go to to cooperate with those foreign names? The more people there are, the more likely it is to leak secrets, and as a result, the Tokugawa shogunate has to be on guard......"

"Xia Guan also thought about it for a lot of time, and finally came to some results." Zhou Pu lowered his voice, "Since our country is going to land in Japan, the support of western Japan such as Kyushu Shiguo is particularly important, plus the Tokugawa family conquered Kansai with Kanto, so they have the most enemies left in Kansai, since we don't have much time, let's try to find it from the western region." Now that the lower officials have preliminarily selected candidates, we can contact them first and ask them to help us in the DPRK...... As long as there are these powerful wealthy families, the imperial army can get twice the result with half the effort and force the shogunate to bow down in one fell swoop. ”

Since there was only one brigade sent this time, it was possible to defeat the shogunate army on its own, but if it was alone, the shogunate could hide everywhere and avoid fighting, and it would certainly not be possible to rely on this brigade alone to spread all over Japan. Therefore, the best strategy is to use this brigade as a sledgehammer to smash the shogunate's military dependence, and then let the dissenting feudal lords in various places take advantage of the situation and cause chaos everywhere, and in the dilemma of beacons everywhere, the shogunate can no longer hide, in order to maintain its rule and life, it can only stand up and honestly accept the peace conditions provided by the Han court - in the final analysis, the Han Dynasty's plan is to conquer rather than destroy the country.

This is not only clear to the emperor and prime minister, but even Zhou Pu is also very clear, so he worked hard here from the beginning.

"Who's going to do it? Let's hear it. The prime minister looked interested.

"The candidate chosen by the lower officials is Shimazu Iehisa, the lord of the Satsuma Domain on Kyushu Island, his original name is Shimazu Tadashi, and he is the son of the former powerful daimyo Shimazu Yoshihiro, Shimazu Yoshihiro was powerful before the Tokugawa family established the shogunate, and he also competed with Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and others for the right to rule Japan, but later was subdued by the Tokugawa family and had to submit to the Tokugawa shogunate, and even the name Shimazu Iehisa was given by Tokugawa Ieyasu. This Shimazu Tadashi was a young man who was armed and had followed his father in the battles of Goryeo and Sekigahara, and he was resentful of the shogunate's suppression of his family, and if I had given him the opportunity, he would have taken advantage of the situation to oppose the shogunate. Moreover, the Shimazu family used to run rampant all over Kyushu, and although their strength is limited now, they must know all aspects of Kyushu very well, and if they can get their help, then it will be much easier for the imperial army to cross the sea and occupy Kyushu Island. As long as our country can seize the opportunity and occupy Kyushu Island first, then our army will be able to advance and retreat freely. ”

"Occupy Kyushu Island first......" The prime minister took a map, and then muttered to himself, "You can think about it, but is the Shimazu family really reliable?" ”

"I won't be completely sure of everything, but I believe that the Shimazu family can fight for it." Zhou Pu raised his head, looked directly at the prime minister, and fully showed his confidence. "Shimono is willing to go and personally persuade the Shimazu family to cooperate with our plan...... Anyway, the imperial court is only beginning to prepare now, and it will not really act until next summer, and in this half a year, the lower officials can focus on negotiations. ”

Hearing that the young man was willing to go to the danger by himself, the prime minister looked at him in some surprise. In front of him, this man stood tall and confident, and seemed to be full of ideas that wanted to take the opportunity to improve.

Very good, it is good to be self-motivated, and only when you are self-motivated will you do errands seriously.

"You are the person in charge of negotiations with Japan, and I don't need you to say it, I will also send you over to check the situation first." The prime minister still had a smile on his face, "However, just by relying on your mouth, I'm afraid there is no way to make the Shimazu family agree to cooperate like this, right?" Say, what are you going to ask us to bid for the Shimazu family? If we want to help them replace the Tokugawa family, then this time the capital will be too big......"

"Although the Shimazu family had the ambition to dominate Japan in the past, after years of suppression by the Tokugawa family, they should no longer have such a big appetite, if we want to buy them to do things for us, we just need to agree...... It should be enough to promise to let them stay in Kyushu. Zhou Pu said cautiously, "Kyushu Island is their foundation, and Shimazu Zhongheng's heart is to restore this foundation, as long as we cast this bait, I think they will not disagree." ”

"Give them all of Kyushu?" The prime minister frowned slightly, obviously hesitating.

"Prime Minister, the lower officials also feel that this condition is very generous, but to do extraordinary things must have extraordinary means, the Shimazu family is a horse bone, as long as we throw out good conditions, other feudal lords who are resentful of Tokugawa will definitely rush to our hands and use them for us." Seeing that the prime minister hesitated, Zhou Pu hurriedly continued to encourage him, "Kyushu is not our territory, anyway, it is generous to others, even if it promises them, what does it matter?" ”

"That's not what I'm worried about." To Zhou Pu's surprise, the prime minister was not moved by his words, but raised his eyes to look at him, and then shook his head, "You are right, Japan is not our country now, no matter how much you give it, it will be generous to others, but ...... As I told you before, this time we are not fighting for the sake of war, but to force them to agree to our terms, and the military is only a means. If we stir up all the places, they all rise up against the shogunate, and then the shogunate will be stormy and finally fall to the ground...... Then at that time, who will carry out our will after they are fighting and fighting every day? Who can send us gold, silver, and bronze in safety? ”

The prime minister's rhetorical question made Zhou Pu speechless for a while.

Also, if he really follows his plan and instigates the daimyo who are dissatisfied with the shogunate everywhere to unify them, the shogunate will definitely be in turmoil, and who will bow down to implement the will of the Han court at that time?

"The prime minister has seen thousands of miles, but the lower officials are stupid."

"No, you're not stupid, your idea is good, it's just that I'm afraid you'll use too much force, so I'll just remind you." The prime minister waved his hand lightly, still with a smile on his face, "The general direction is that you are right, since we are going to deal with the shogunate, we should contact the forces in Japan that are dissatisfied with the shogunate, the Shimazu family you proposed, I really think it is good to hear it, you can win it over." In this way, the condition of Yongzhen Kyushu Island can be agreed, but this condition can only be for the Shimazu family, and such generous conditions cannot be put forward for other daimyos, lest the shogunate really can't support it, understand? ”

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