When the group of little demons heard this, they all changed their faces in fright, and some of them even knelt down on the spot, even Kojiro didn't feel good when he heard it, and thought, "When did this kid become so scary." ”

Kyoto, castle tower.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi seems to have been restless these days, he often paces back and forth, often thinks about tea and dinner, and does not know what else in this world will make him so concerned.

At Hideyoshi's instructions, the accompanying doctor tried his best to rescue the attendant beside him, and finally pulled him out of the ghost gate.

However, although his life is safe, he still needs many days of recuperation.

However, there is still a personal person by his side.

This man was younger than the squire, but more calm and capable, and he was called Little Jilang.

He served Hideyoshi tremblingly, for fear that something would go wrong, but Hideyoshi was still quite dissatisfied with him.

For Hideyoshi, he prefers the clever attendant to the calm and introverted Koyoshiro.

Early that morning, Hideyoshi was still pacing back and forth in the room.

He'd been in this state all night, and he really didn't know why he was so upset.

Xiao Jilang asked, "Lord Guan Bai, it's time for breakfast, let's ......"

Toyotomi Hideyoshi frowned and glared at him with slanted eyes, and Koyoshiro immediately understood and stepped aside to stop talking.

Hideyoshi was still walking like that, unaware that there was a person beside him.

I only heard a few crisp knocks on the door, and I only heard someone outside the door say: "Lord Keiki Sekihaku, Shima, Shimazu Yoshihiro asks to see!"

"Yoshihiro Shimazu? He's finally here! Come, change clothes. ”

Toyotomi Hideyoshi's face finally brightened, and he hurriedly put on his clothes and ran out to the front hall to meet the guests.

Yoshihiro Shimazu was kneeling in the antechamber, and beside him was a very young swordsman.

The swordsman looked left and right for a while, his eyes full of curiosity.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi stepped on the wind, and when he met, he couldn't even care about etiquette, so he walked up to Shimazu Yoshihiro and said with a smile: "Shimazu Governor, how are you doing lately?"

Shimazu Yoshihiro straightened his body and replied, "It's okay, but your complexion is ...... You should pay more attention to your rest. ”

His voice is very sonorous and powerful, which makes people listen to an indescribable sense of power, which is different from Takeda Shingen.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi smiled and knelt down in front of him.

Xiao Jilang was quick-eyed, and immediately picked up a cushion and put it under Toyotomi Hideyoshi's knee, and brought three bowls of tea to the three of them.

Hideyoshi said: "Originally, I was so worried that I couldn't think of a way, but as soon as the Shimazu family governor came, I was relieved of my sorrow." ”

"How dare you, since I received the edict from Lord Sekibai, I have rushed to Kyoto without stopping. ”

He drank a bowl of tea, lowered an octave and said to Toyotomi Hideyoshi: "I heard that Lord Guan Bai intends to send troops to Daming, is this matter true or false. This matter has spread to Kyushu Island, does Lord Guan Bai really want to go to war with the Ming Emperor?"

Toyotomi Hideyoshi smiled casually, took out Shimazu Yoshihiro's hand and said: "It's not a secret, I am deliberately getting involved in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Emperor is stupid and useless, appointing traitors, but we have a lot of small land, if we capture the Ming Dynasty, it is the long-term development plan." ”

Shimazu Yoshihiro pondered for a long time, only to see that the wrinkles on his face were crumpled into a roll, and he said, "This thing...... It's hard to do. The Ming Dynasty has been strong for a long time, even if there are some corruption problems now, it is a thin camel bigger than a horse, and we may not be able to withstand it if we send troops to fight with the strength of the whole country. ”

Toyotomi Hideyoshi smiled: "That's why we need Shimazu-kun, you are our famous peerless general, and there is a great general under your command who has martial arts to the world, as a pioneer, there are still uneven cities and unconquerable countries?"

"I don't know who this person is, I have been in the Shimazu family for so long, I have never heard of anyone with such prestige, and who is the prestige that can reach the ears of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. ”

The young swordsman was constantly scarfing by Shimazu Yoshihiro's side, and he was an impatient character, and he was almost about to open his mouth to ask Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Yoshihiro Shimazu was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Lord Sekibai, although that person's strength is good, he is still a hairy boy after all......"

"Since ancient times, heroes have come out of youth, and even I feel very happy when I see him, he is really a dragon among people and a phoenix of birds!"

Shimazu Yoshihiro shook his head and said: "Lord Guan Bai has won the award, he has won the award, how can this son be so praised by Lord Guan Bai." ”

Toyotomi Hideyoshi smiled, "If this is an infinite amount of talent in time, Shimazu-kun shouldn't hide it." ”

The young swordsman on the side listened to it in a fog, he wanted to know who this person was, and thought that he must find an opportunity to talk to that person about this matter.

Shimazu Yoshihiro saw the look on the young swordsman's face, silently stretched out his hand and pressed it on the back of his hand, and replied: "Thank you Lord Guan Bai for your support, I'll talk to him when I go back." ”

After speaking, he gave the young man next to him a look and said, "You go down first, Lord Guan Bai and I have something important to discuss." ”

The young swordsman moved his knees and immediately sat back on his knees, his eyes looking at Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

"Well, it's a polite child, you can go down first. ”

Hearing this, the young swordsman walked out of the door with his two twin swords, led by his attendants.

His back was tall and tall, like a vajra standing between heaven and earth.

Hideyoshi couldn't stop admiring until his back disappeared and Hideyoshi was still reluctant to look away.

Shimazu Yoshihiro coughed twice to remind Hideyoshi, and said: "This kid is good, I also value him very much, Lord Sekihaku is really discerning!"

Hideyoshi said: "I have one of my subordinates, and he is quite good at swordsmanship, but he can be called Yu Liang for a while!"

"Oh, there is still this person in the world? I don't know about the rivers and lakes, and I don't know who Lord Guan Bai is talking about. ”

"This person...... 'Ghost of Azuchi-Momoyama', have you ever heard of it?"

Yoshihiro Shimazu silently recited the name several times, and suddenly his face changed.

"What did the adults say, Sasaki Kojiro? That's a powerful character, I heard that Echigo battled, he repelled nearly a hundred swordsmen with just a black long sword, and everyone heard about it, he was only in his early teens that year, could it be that this person was under the command of Sekihaku-sama?"

Toyotomi Hideyoshi said: "He has some changes, and he has not yet been recruited, but I think he will definitely serve under me in the future, and by that time, the two great swordsmen of the younger generation here will serve under me, and the matter of attacking the Ming Dynasty will be more certain." ”

"Lord Guan Bai's ambitions are really beyond our ability to figure out, and half of Lord Bai's ambitions can be comforted for the rest of his life. ”

The biggest difference between Shimazu Yoshihiro and Takeda Shingen is that he is very good at patting sycophants with his mouth, and as soon as this remark came out, Toyotomi Hideyoshi knew that he intended to compliment, but he was still very happy to hear it in his ears.

These two people are obviously Takeda Shingen, who can better cut the pros and cons, just because of Shimazu Yoshihiro's mouth, Toyotomi Hideyoshi believes him a little more.

Hideyoshi said: "Ambition is not old, although I am older, this bone can still withstand the toss, but ......"

"Lord Sekihaku, please speak. ”

"As you said, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and we are now strong and strong, and there is plenty of food and grass, but it is not easy to capture the Great Ming. ”

Shimazu Yoshihiro seemed to have a plan, and said frankly: "Indeed, if nothing else, just across the sea is a moat." If we can't think of a way to supply grain and grass, we can only sigh in the end. ”

"So I decided to attack Korea as a springboard for grain and grass supply before capturing the Ming Dynasty again, and learn Genghis Khan's method from the north to the south, drive straight in, and overthrow the Ming Dynasty!"

When Shimazu Yoshihiro heard this, he was shocked on the spot, but he didn't expect Toyotomi Hideyoshi's determination to capture the Ming Dynasty so great, and he even did not hesitate to send heavy troops to attack Korea.

He said, "Lord Guan Bai has a perfect plan?"

"No, it is up to man to succeed in heaven, there is no perfect strategy, and the so-called perfect strategy is just a means of self-deception. We can only do our best to do a good job, work hard to plan, and get things close to perfection. ”

Shimazu Yoshihiro stroked his palm and praised, "It's still Lord Sekihaku's words clearly, it's not good for a big old man like me, it seems that I will come to Kyoto to walk around in the future, and learn a lot from Lord Sekihaku." ”

Toyotomi Hideyoshi smiled, and suddenly said, "So you are needed here." ”

"Me?"

"Yes, when the time comes, I will send you the 'Ghost of Amchi-Momoyama' to capture Korea with the young swordsman under your command and take the Ming Dynasty directly, what do you think?"

Shimazu Yoshihiro hesitated, he was really not sure, after all, the Ming Dynasty is full of talents, and people in Japan may not be ranked in the Ming Dynasty.

And North Korea is only separated from the Ming River, although the Liaodong region is vast and sparsely populated, but the perennial defenders are the elite of the elite, with the rise of the Later Jin Jurchens, although the Jurchen tribe has a heart of disobedience to the Ming Dynasty, it is still under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.

If the army is sent to Korea, it will not only face the elite troops of the Ming Dynasty, but also the stubborn resistance of the Later Jin Nuzhen, if the Korean foothold is not stable at that time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi will be attacked on three sides, which is really a great disadvantage to our side.

Yoshihiro Shimazu hesitated for a moment, unable to speak for a long time.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi asked, "What's your problem?"

Shimazu Yoshihiro shared his sorrows, which provoked Toyotomi Hideyoshi to agree for a while, and he also echoed: "That's true, I'm afraid of it too." That's why I asked Shimazu-kun to come, when the time comes, with Takeda-kun guarding against the Houjin Jurchen, you can sit back and relax. ”

At the mention of the word 'Takeda-kun', Shimazu Yoshihiro is like taking a reassuring pill, Takeda Shingen's name is like thunder, and he is even very envious of Uesugi Kenshin, he and Takeda Shingen can be said to be chess opponents will meet good talents, and life can get an opponent like Takeda Shingen, which is enough to comfort his life.

But even if it was Takeda Shingen, Shimazu Yoshihiro didn't dare to pack the ticket and be safe and sound.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi saw the worry on his face and laughed 'haha'.

"I know what you're still hesitating about, isn't it the Jurchen barbarians? They have a disobedience to the Ming Dynasty, and the enemy of the enemy is a friend. I have already sent people to the Jurchen tribe to find their leader, and discuss matters related to going south to carve up the Ming Dynasty together, and they have been very close to us recently. ”

When Toyotomi Hideyoshi said this, Shimazu Yoshihiro really relieved his worries, and immediately responded: "The subordinates obey the order, but Lord Sekibai is the first to look forward!"

Hearing him say this, Toyotomi Hideyoshi smiled even more happily, why not worry about the help of this general?

In fact, even if Toyotomi Hideyoshi reached an agreement with the Jurchen chieftain, it would be extremely dangerous to attack the Ming Dynasty through North Korea this time, but Shimazu Yoshihiro is a person who knows how to advance and retreat, he is not afraid of death but is afraid of meaningless death. If Hideyoshi hadn't reached a strategy with the Jurchens to carve up the Ming Dynasty, he wouldn't have dared to attack even if he had ten guts.

It's just that now Toyotomi Hideyoshi still has a worry, that is, whether the 'ghost of Azuchi Momoyama' Sasaki Kojiro will become a ghost and a demon under his design.