Konishi Nagamasa is here again, this time as Tokugawa Ieyasu's ambassador of plenipotentiary negotiations. Of course, the more civilized version is the messenger of peace.

Peace is a deception. The enemy is stronger than you, and you will not have peace. You're stronger than the enemy, or you can't fucking get peace. When it comes to bullying people, no matter which nation or which regime in the world, there are striking similarities.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was stronger than Mori Terumoto, so they came. Li Xiao is more powerful than Tokugawa Ieyasu, so Konishi Nagamasa came.

"Your Excellency, I have come here with a will for peace. Hope we ......! Konishi Nagamasa began his opening remarks very formally.

"Forget it! No need to talk so much nonsense, since you are here to negotiate. Then we'll say what we want, and you go back and ask Tokugawa Ieyasu. If he agrees, then there will be peace as you speak. "Negotiation is to use the most civilized language and say the most shameful words.

Li Xiao is a soldier and does not like this kind of purely diplomatic rhetoric! Soldiers, it's better to be pragmatic.

"Uh......! Be all ears. Konishi Nagamasa quickly remembered the last conversation between the two, and gradually got used to the temper of the chief military officer.

"The lord of the Mori domain, he wants the fief lost in the Battle of Sekigahara." Li Xiao pointed to Maori Huiyuan, which was the request of the Maori family.

"Uh......! Please go on. Konishi Nagamasa's head began to sweat, once the Maori family wanted to return to their former fiefdom. After several years of recuperation, I will definitely not forget the shame of the defeat in the Battle of Sekigahara. The clouds of civil war will hang over the archipelago.

"His request, when you invaded Pyongyang and Wangjing. I have taken many treasures from the Joseon royal family, and I hope you will be able to return them. Li Xiao pointed to Wu Daji, who is the representative of the DPRK.

This guy has just unloaded his army in the port, and he hasn't even set up his camp yet. He was dragged over by Li Xiao to participate in this meeting to look forward to peace. Counted, these goods are the real unearned gains.

However, for the sake of the military supplies that the Koreans brought for themselves, and the promise of the Joseon king Yi Liang to reduce the payment for various minerals. Li Xiao still agreed to the conditions that were not too harsh for the North Koreans!

"This ......! You go on! Konishi Nagamasa glanced at Wu Daji, this is the one who came to fight the autumn wind.

"Here are my conditions, and it's very simple. Kashima, Yokohama, and Edo ports are opened, and my ship can be berthed at will. Exemption of all customs duties on goods from Phi Island in the country.

In addition, I will be compensated for the military expenses of this trip, 30,000 taels of gold. That is, the ones that the Nine Ghost Jialong snatched in Shawogou, and finally the ......!

I want Huang Tai Chi! ”

Li Xiao wasn't sure if Huang Taiji was dead, so he took this opportunity to cheat.

"I can go back to the general to discuss the conditions proposed by the chief military officer."

"It's better to discuss it quickly, these ...... These are letters written by the daimyo of each ministry to the lord of the Mori domain. If you discuss it a little longer, I'm afraid all the daimyo won't be able to wait to escape. Li Xiao raised the five or six letters in his hand.

Li Xiao deliberately waved the letterhead inside, and Konishi Nagamasa couldn't see the words on the envelope, so he could only guess randomly.

This threat is too useful, and Tokugawa Ieyasu's men are not monolithic. Many big names have their own confidants, and now there are a few people who have taken refuge in Maori Huiyuan, which is really normal.

"Okay, I got it. Leave! Konishi Nagamasa bowed deeply to Li Xiao, then stood up and left.

"Brother Xiao, are there really so many big names to vote for? Then let's talk to him about something, and it's over. Li Xiu looked at Li Xiao with some puzzlement, this boss didn't seem to be such a good talker.

"Cut ......!" Li Xiao glanced at Man Gui with a puzzled face, this thing is a person with well-developed limbs and a simple mind.

Seeing the envelope that Li Xiao threw on the table, Man Gui picked it up and took a look. I found that it was just some blank envelopes, not to mention that there was not even a letter in the name.

"I'm rubbing! You are bluffing! Man Gui looked at Li Xiao in surprise.

Li Xiao can't wait to sew up the mouth of this thing!

"Let's go, hurry up! Otherwise, you won't be able to leave! "Huang Taiji thought that Tokugawa Ieyasu would be defeated, but he definitely didn't expect that he would be defeated so quickly.

"Lord Belle! Li Xiao is still far from Edo. Ao Bai looked at Huang Taiji with some puzzlement, the ship has been booked to leave tomorrow. For Mao to hurry away today, the final payment of the white flag in Edo business has not been confiscated.

"You know what? Kato Kiyomasa died in battle, and Tokugawa Ieyasu will definitely find someone to negotiate with Li Xiao. What do you think Li Xiao will want? He already knows that I have come to the Wa Kingdom, will he let me go back? ”

"You mean ......! The minions will arrange it. Ao Bai finally came to his senses and went out to arrange for Huang Taiji to get on the ship. As long as they enter the sea, even if they have great ability, it will be difficult to catch Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji sighed helplessly, now he misses Sony too much. I didn't say anything about this rammer fighting, but if you talk about your brain.

Does this bastard have brains?

The work of the shop of the white flag in Edo immediately began to get busy. Regardless of the balance of the goods, he frantically loaded things on the ship.

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Tokugawa Ieyasu was kneeling on the reed mat, and on the left side of him was the spiritual seat of Kato Kiyomasa. The daimyo and important retainers of the Tokugawa family sat on either side.

"This is the condition of the Ming people." Konishi Nagamasa once again recounted the conditions for peace talks requested by the Ming Kingdom.

In the case of Tokugawa Ieyasu, exchange the gold stolen by Yoshitaka Kuki. Returning the royal treasures looted during the war, and what else to capture Huang Taiji, these are not problems.

The last thing he wanted to face was to demand the restoration of the fiefdom of Maori Terumen.

Before the Battle of Sekigahara, Mori Terumoto's fiefdom had 2.2 million koku. It is the most powerful daimyo in Kansai, and it is only a little smaller than Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Tokugawa Ieyasu tried his best to use various means with the help of Kato Kiyomasa, and this was the only way to defeat Mori Terumoto in the Battle of Sekigahara. In a few years, the strength of the Maori family has plummeted. At the end of the day, I didn't expect a general soldier of the Ming Kingdom to come out.

All of a sudden, Tokugawa Ieyasu's business for almost half of his life was smashed. Now that the fiefdom of Mori Terumoto is to be restored, Tokugawa Ieyasu can't swallow this breath.

"What do you think?" Tokugawa Ieyasu grimaced his face and looked at the daimyo sitting around him.

There is one thing that Konishi Nagamasa did not say in public, that is, there have been daimyo who have contacted Mori Terumoto privately. The threat from within is what Tokugawa Ieyasu cares about the most.

Tokugawa Ieyasu did not speak, and no one dared to speak. Everyone knows that yesterday Kiyomasa Kato died, and Tokugawa Ieyasu suffered consecutive defeats. The whole person has reached the verge of going berserk, and whoever talks more at this time is unlucky.

"Hirado-kun, what do you think?" Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at Hirado Seichi, who was kneeling on an asa mat not far from him.

"General...... Hirado Seichi didn't expect that Tokugawa Ieyasu would be the first to ask himself. The Hirado family was only a small feudal kingdom of several hundred thousand koku, and it was not very valued by Tokugawa Ieyasu in normal times. Moreover, at the time of the Battle of Sekigahara, the previous feudal lord of the Hirado family had an ambiguous relationship with Mori Terumoto.

All this made it difficult for Tokugawa Ieyasu to get close to the Hirado family. Thinking of the last moment of the Hirado family, he still joined the Eastern Army, and Tokugawa Ieyasu did not abolish the Hirado family.

"Hirado-kun! Don't scruple to say! Tokugawa Ieyasu saw Hirado Seichi's face flushed, and he stammered, and said with some encouragement.

"Will ......! Shogun. I think......! Felt......! It is still necessary to agree to the conditions of the Ming Kingdom, after all, our army has no chance of winning now. Kato-kun and Wakiita-kun are both capable warriors, and their successive defeats are definitely not because they are not brave. It's because our weapons are much worse than those of the Ming Kingdom. ”

Hirado Seichi was still stumbling when he first spoke, and after saying a few words, he gradually entered the state. His words won the approval of most people, to say that he can fight. Kiyomasa Kato, who is a member of the Seven Guns of Mt. Saka, and Yasuharu Wakisaka are not good, and the ones who can fight the most are defeated, who of you here dares to say that they can fight better than them?

"Huh! Hirado-kun, do you also think that the Mori family's fiefdom should be returned to the Mori family? Tokugawa Ieyasu's smiling face just now disappeared in an instant. Instead, a piece of hideousness!

"Will ......! General, this matter ......! It's up to you to decide! Hirado Seichi's face turned white all of a sudden, and Tokugawa Ieyasu at this time was more like a man-eating demon.

"I'll decide? I think it's better to decide on Maori Huiyuan, didn't you write a letter to Maori Huiyuan? How many benefits did he promise? Do you want to form a Western Army in the future and take your Hirado family to divide my Tokugawa Ieyasu's fiefdom. Tokugawa Ieyasu finally bared his fangs.

Hirato Seichi shuddered and looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu nervously. "General, I don't. I don't! I really didn't write a letter to the Maori lord, you can send someone to track it down. ”

"Humph! Drag it out! Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't look at Hirado Seichi again, who was shaking like chaff, and let the two samurai drag the wailing Hirado Seichi out.

There was a terrible scream outside the door, followed by a calm.

The tent was so quiet that you could hear the heartbeats of people, and no one dared to speak anymore. A few daimyo who were close to Maori Terumoto on weekdays were trembling all over. I'm afraid that what happened just now will implicate them.

The eagle-like eyes swept over the faces of one daimyo after another, and Tokugawa Ieyasu had already raised the butcher knife, and this time he was not ready to put it down easily.

"Ono-kun, Fujita-kun! You are all looking forward to the fact that Mori Terumoto will become the head of the shogunate and preside over the overall situation. ”

"General, we don't dare, we really haven't contacted Mori Terumoto. We really don't! The two men felt themselves being targeted by a tiger, and the feeling of terror flowed from the top of their brains to their heels.

"None? Konishi-kun has seen your letter to Mori Terumoto, aren't you relatives? ”

"We didn't, we just married the Maori family, the general, ......!"

"Pull it out!"

As soon as Mori Terumoto gave the order, four samurai immediately rushed out. Pulled the two people out, and two screams rang out again outside the door.

The rest of the big celebrities are in danger, and they don't know who Tokugawa Ieyasu is going to take next.

"Tonight! The whole army assaulted the Ming army, and all the monarchs must work together. If there is a delay in the record, those who cower and do not stand. No mercy! Tokugawa Ieyasu said that he had already studied the countermeasures with his henchmen.

The Korean army had just arrived, and the camp had not yet been built, although the Ming army was powerful. But completely by virtue of the power of firearms, there is no advantage in numbers at all. Although there were more than 8,000 samurai under Mori Terumoto, after several years of uninterrupted weakening, the strength of the Mori family had greatly decreased. This can already be clearly seen from yesterday's fighting.

With just one assault at night, it is quite possible to wipe out the enemy. After all, the Tokugawa family still has a numerical advantage, and melee field combat is the strength of the Japanese samurai. Tonight, I have to use my strengths to fight with those people in the Ming army.

"Hello!" Under high pressure, no one dared not listen to Tokugawa Ieyasu's orders. Despite the danger of this hastily organized night attack, no one dared to speak.

Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at everyone with satisfaction, and it was already evening. The order is given now to keep it as secret as possible. I didn't believe it, and I killed three daimyo in a row. There are also people who dare to hook up with Maori Terumen!

Although no one spoke, there were still people who were dissatisfied.

Kojiro Tagawa of Hitada Province was so nervous that he didn't want to see Tokugawa Ieyasu kill three people in a row. If you want to talk about the relationship with Maori Terumoto, Tagawa Kojiro's father and Maori Terumoto can be regarded as close friends. In the Battle of Sekigahara that year, the Tagawa clan did not participate in the Eastern Army, nor did they participate in the Western Army.

There are many such daimyos, and Tokugawa Ieyasu is not all embarrassed. Just pick out one or two and make an example of them. But today's incident really frightened Tagawa Kojiro, and he killed three daimyo at once on trumped-up charges. Even in the chaotic Warring States, it is really rare.

Kojiro Tagawa was very worried, and one day Tokugawa Ieyasu's fierce eyes stared at him.

"Zheng Sang! You are from the Ming Kingdom, and you take my letter to see the chief military officer of the Ming Kingdom. Let's just say that at the third watch tonight, Tokugawa-sama's army will carry out a general assault on them. Tagawa Kojiro returned to his camp and immediately called Zheng Zhiyuan.

Zheng Zhiyuan is a native of the Ming Kingdom, and his ancestral home is Fujian. Kojiro Tagawa came to him because Kojiro Tagawa's sister was married to Jung Ji-won's brother Jung Ji-ryong. The two families are relatives!

This time, Zheng Zhiyuan was ordered by his eldest brother to come to the country to take a batch of goods. By the way, I took my nephew Zheng Sen and sister-in-law Tian Chuan back to Fujian!

Unexpectedly, he caught up with Tokugawa Ieyasu's conscription order, and at the behest of the Tagawa clan, Zheng Zhiyuan led his men to the Tagawa family station yard.