Osaka Castle.

It is an important city on a par with Kyoto and Edo, and is also known as one of the "three capitals" of the Japanese country.

Osaka Castle is the largest commodity distribution center and the most economically active in the country, and has the largest rice trading market in the country.

Although Osaka is also close to the sea.

However, due to the restrictions imposed by the Tokugawa shogunate, the port of Osaka, which is now nominally a fishing port, is still only a fishing port, and there is no trade with the outside world.

In the city, many pawn vendors are still struggling to sell their goods, but the passers-by are deliberately closing their eyes from the stalls in front of those vendors.

The economic downturn has caused Osaka Castle, a city that has flourished due to economic activity, to become depressed, and many people are struggling to make ends meet, let alone the quality of life.

You must know that all the arable land of the Japanese country is counted together, and it can only provide one-third of the rice ration of the average Ming people for every Japanese people, which is also an important reason why the Japanese people are so dependent on marine fish.

"Kawai-kun, today's catch was very good... There is your favorite marine fish on weekdays, do you want to see it..."

A vendor hurriedly greeted the man who usually liked to come to his house to buy fish his favorite to buy catch.

But the man, as if he hadn't heard, walked a little faster... The collapse of the Japanese banknotes overnight caused many people to fall into bankruptcy overnight, as did Kawai, who was used to spending lavishly on weekdays.

Fortunately, he was still a samurai supported by someone in Osaka Castle, otherwise he would have to be like those miserable commoners in the slums, who lost their land overnight due to bankruptcy, and could only barely survive in Osaka Castle.

And even if it's such a hard work, Kawai knows it.

Not destined to last much longer... It's going to be over.

Just as Kawai was about to arrive at his home, he heard a commotion outside the house, which made him pick up his pace again.

"Kawai! Kawai... Are you at home or not? The shogunate has a military order that all of us should assemble today and leave for Edo early tomorrow morning! ”

Heading to Edo? Is the shogunate in trouble?

Or did the peasant rebel army reach Edo Castle? How is this possible... Kawai hurriedly stepped forward and asked anxiously, "What the hell is going on..." Fujigami, you can make it clearer! ”

I saw that the man called the vine shook his head with a painful face, and then said, "Hurry up and prepare things, what do you have to say... We'll talk about it on the way, and in addition... Get things in order at home! ”

Kawai's gaze narrowed slightly, and arranged things at home?

Isn't that a subtle indication that I'm afraid I'm going to be more than lucky? Immediately pale, he rushed into the house quickly, and after changing his clothes again... took out the long knife that he had treasured for a long time, and then walked out with a lot of determination in his eyes.

"Let's go, Fujigami.. Needless to say, I understand it now! ”

Samurai, who enjoyed the highest social status in the Wa Kingdom, also had another very dangerous task, that is, to participate in war.

Tokugawa Iemitsu not only asked all the daimyo in Edo Castle to gather a large number of samurai from their own stations, but more importantly, he gradually began to draw troops from Osaka.

After all, even Kyoto is no longer important compared to Edo Castle.

Only Edo.

It is the seat of the Tokugawa family, and only Edo is the seat of the shogunate, as long as Edo is still in his hands for a day.. Even if the shogunate is not dead, the war is not lost.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was undoubtedly mentally prepared for a battle with the Ming army, but it was clear that what he didn't know was... The military attachés of the shogunate under his command did not seem to be ready for this.

....

Outside the port of Edo, on the deck of the Daming warship.

Zhao Yunkai looked at the military attache of the Japanese State who was kneeling on the ground with a strange expression, and said secretly in his heart: "Fortunately, I had a certain understanding of the Japanese State before I came, otherwise I guess I would really be deceived by these people's hypocritical etiquette!" ”

On the other side, Tanaka Hidejie continued to speak: "Our shogunate thinks... As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the Wa State has never been offended... Although there are some misunderstandings, it is also because of the ulterior motives of some people during the internal turmoil in the Japanese country..."

Seeing Tanaka Xiujie kneeling on the ground and talking endlessly.

Zhao Yunkai immediately put on another expression, and said with a playful expression: "Since this is the case, then our Ming warship is here.... Why wasn't it Tokugawa Iemitsu who greeted us, but the dense artillery on the port of Edo? ”

These words made Tanaka Hidejie instantly feel like he was dumbfounded.

I couldn't help but secretly say to myself: "You guys sneaked to Edo Port with strong ships and cannons, and anyone will be the first to take precautions..."

But he said: "This is because this morning, there was a lot of morning fog outside Edo Port, so that the guards on the port did not see the warships of the Ming Kingdom clearly... That's why that's the case, but haven't they already been punished? ”

There is no doubt that in Zhao Yunkai's heart, Tanaka Xiujie can be said to be an extremely sleek envoy.

Between words, it can be said that there is no leakage.

Zhao Yunkai nodded, then re-spoken: "So now, what is the plan of your shogunate?" ”

"We... Our general felt that there must be some misunderstanding between our two countries... But this misunderstanding does not prevent us from sitting down and understanding it slowly, but it can definitely not be solved by starting a war..."

Hideyoshi Tanaka raised his head as he spoke. Rushing to Zhao Yunkai, he continued: "So the general hopes... You can leave Edo Port for the time being, and we will send envoys to each other to discuss any misunderstandings that may exist between us."

After Zhao Yunkai heard this, he immediately burst out laughing...

The same was true of many of the officers of the Daming Water Division around, only to hear someone say: "Is it possible that Tokugawa Iemitsu really thinks that we came here for nothing?" ”

"Hey.. We are the Great Ming Water Master.. Let's leave, not just words. ”

Tanaka Xiujie, who thought he understood, hurriedly said: "No, no... Our great general has prepared gifts for you, which are 500 beauties of our country... Fifty thousand taels of silver! As a sign of sincerity and a gift to the army! ”