Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Assassination
A peddler quickly walked across the Kyobashi Bridge in Osaka City, feeling the wind blowing under his feet.The eyes of the guards at all the city gates followed his whereabouts closely.
(who is he?)
Everyone was so skeptical, because the man's movements were extremely quick, unlike ordinary businessmen.After a while, the man was standing in front of Shitian's mansion wearing a bamboo hat, and was about to walk towards the door.
"Who are you?"
The doorman told him to stop.He still swished and walked in quickly.A doorman hurls a stick, trying to trip his legs.The man jumped and dodged, quickly lifted his bamboo hat, grinned and said:
"it's me!"
Look at his gait, like a young guy.But the face under the bamboo hat has just entered the old state.
"Ah, Master Island!"
When the doorman called out, the figure of the Ishida family's Laojima Zuojian had already entered the mansion.He washed his hands and feet, and asked his retainers to bring clothes and change them.None of the retainers near him knew where the master had gone.Zuo Jin visited San Cheng in the small academy.
"Have you had a safe trip?"
Sancheng's expression relaxed.Zuo Kon sneaks into Kyoto and Fushimi to investigate the situation.After reconnaissance with his own eyes, he returned to Osaka.
"How's it going?"
"It's making a fuss about starting a war."
Zuo Jin answered.
What I saw near the left was indeed the tense situation on the eve of the war.The reason is this. Ieyasu exaggerated and publicized: "The elder Maeda Toshiie of Osaka and the magistrates are preparing for war." He also sent urgent envoys to Edo to move troops and ordered the army to rush to help. ——Ah, Fushimi is about to go to war! The whole Edo boiled up.Ieyasu's son Hidetada's subordinate, Sakakibara Yasomasa, immediately led 7,000 light troops through the Tokaido, and rushed all the way to Fushimi.Yasumasa Sakakibara was fifty-two years old at the time, with a bumpkin face, no cultural accomplishment, and could only write his own name.Born in Mikawa Sakakibara Village, he served Ieyasu's side since he was a boy. He has always been alert and has traveled to various places. He has a famous and veritable military history. Sakakihara Komasa is shrewd and witty.When the army arrived at the Omi restaurant, Fushimi's colleague Naomasa Ii sent an urgent envoy to express condolences: "Thank you for coming." He also introduced the situation: "The current situation does not require the use of bows and arrows." Kang Zheng was overjoyed and said: "Really? There is no mistake, right? But, if there is a war with Osaka, this little force will not help. Osaka will despise us. I have to do a little trick here. You go back and ask the lord how he is!" Kang Zheng sent his envoy back.The army was stationed between the restaurant and Otsu, and the gate between Otsu and Kusatsu was closed, and the travelers were shocked.Kang Zheng asked his retainers to issue orders around the station: "There is going to be a war in Fushimi. The Otsu and Kusatsu checkpoints are closed for three days. This is Hideyori's order. I understand. For three days, people from Otsu are not allowed to enter the upper area!" The post station was in chaos.Travelers who enter the upper area via the Higashiyama Road and the Tokaido Road, regardless of whether they are scholars, farmers, businessmen, or businessmen, all stop, so the nearby hotels in Kusatsu, Tsuchiyama, Ishibe, and Mizuguchi are overcrowded.On the third day, tens of thousands of pedestrians were stranded.At two o'clock in the afternoon on the third day, Kangzheng ordered all the checkpoints to be opened at the same time, and people heading for Kyoto and Fushimi swarmed out, like a tsunami, like a large army. Kangzheng's 7,000 men and horses, with horse flags, large flags, and small flags fluttering in the wind, mixed with the traveling crowd.Not only that, Kangzheng gave a lot of money to the weak whenever he saw them, and ordered: "You can use this money to buy some rice balls or something to eat! When you buy it, you must say: "The Minister of Edo has sent 60,000 troops. The logistics horse team is not cooperating well, and the army food is insufficient, so we have to buy it locally with cash." Food and food. Whoever sells food, I will buy it!’ That’s it, do you understand? It’s not just about one or two families, and you’re going to go wherever you want to talk!” When the news spread to Osaka, the number of the inner government's army became more than hundreds of thousands, which greatly shocked the daimyo stationed in Osaka.Feeling incredible, Zuo Jin immediately put on makeup, went up the Yodo River, went to Fushimi and Kyoto for inspection, and had just returned. (Ieyasu's scheme is truly remarkable.) To be honest, Zuo Jin felt this way.It is true that Matsunari and others in Osaka accused Ieyasu of his illegal marriage policy and threatened to "use force depending on the situation", but Ieyasu cleverly used this threat.Osaka's war preparations are not yet complete, but Ieyasu makes a fuss and exaggerates the facts.The generals Kato, Fukushima, Kuroda, Hosokawa, and Arima who were stationed in Fushimi were all mobilized and rushed to the Tokugawa mansion.Moreover, this incident became an excuse for Edo to send an army. Fushimi's Ieyasu is not the Ieyasu of yesterday.He has a strong military force, and with this as a background, he begins to confront Osaka. In addition, according to what Zakon heard in the castle, Ieyasu took advantage of the chaos to win and used treacherous tricks. The above-mentioned Horio Yoshiharu is the elder of the Toyotomi family, and as an envoy from Osaka, he has been to Fushimi as an interrogator.Afterwards, Horio rushed to mediate between Osaka and Fushimi.Ieyasu said to Horio: "I know you have worked hard, and I will seal the 60,000 koku of the Echizen Prefecture to you!" and gave him a seal certificate. Of course, the Echizen Prefecture is not the territory of Ieyasu, but the territory directly under Toyotomi Hideyori .As the chief senior official of the Toyotomi family, Ieyasu stamped his private seal and gave away the lord's land to others. Horio was not the only one who got the land.There is also Mori Tadomasa, the lord of Mino Jinshan and the annual salary of 70,000 shi.Zhongzheng is the younger brother of the famous general Mori Ranmaru who fought with Oda Nobunaga to the death of the Honnoji Temple.It just so happened that at the time of this turmoil, Mori Tadomasa came to the Fushimi mansion to greet Ieyasu.Ieyasu said: "Servant, come here." Ieyasu led Mori Tadamasa into another room and gave him a certificate with Ieyasu's seal. "What is this?" Mori Tadomasa was surprised.Ieyasu waved his hand and said, "Keep it well, it's definitely not a burden." Mori Tadamasa withdrew. Look carefully, it is a certificate of 25,000 stone from Kawanakajima in Shinshu, which is no small matter!There is a private seal of Ieyasu on the dignified cover.It goes without saying that Shinshu Kawanakajima is the territory directly under Toyotomi Hideyori, not Ieyasu's territory. "What is it! Isn't this a thief?!" Thirty percent trembled all over. "Although he is a thief, he is a wise thief." Zuo Jin looked gloomy.In all fairness, in terms of wisdom, the protagonist Sancheng is quite confident, but in terms of treacherous wisdom, he is not as good as Ieyasu.The more Sancheng yelled and became more active in Osaka, the more skillful Ieyasu of Fushimi seized the opportunity, and kept going back and forth again.Sancheng claimed that "he will not hesitate to resort to force to punish Ieyasu", but Ieyasu used this as an excuse to act vigorously and Edo dispatched troops.Once the army arrives, there must be a reputation. Taking advantage of the situation, Ieyasu began to affix his private seal, and continued to give the territory of the Toyotomi family to others. "Such lawlessness, how can it be forgiven!" Sancheng said.Zuo Jin remained silent.If Sancheng makes the next move angrily, Ieyasu who is waiting will fight back immediately, and will use even more terrifying methods. (It is already disadvantageous to us at every turn.) Zuo Jin thought to himself.He said with a groan: "My lord, there is no good plan." "No, good strategies abound." "Stop competing. The more my lord uses his brains to come up with brilliant moves, the more Ieyasu takes out sinister strategies from his pocket to fight back. Since Taihe's death, you have always been circling around Ieyasu, and Ieyasu just adjusted his posture and rolled his eyes. Get fat." "Zuo Jin, are you scared?" "I'm not afraid. I'm thinking about it. There is only one way to deal with this cunning and cunning poisonous insect that can't be steamed or boiled." "What method?" "Assassination!" Having said that, Zuo Jin lowered his shoulders.At that time, Zakon was famous as Sanada Masayuki of Shinshu and Uesugi's veteran Naoe Yamashiro and Tsukuru, and they were known as the "Three Great Strategists in the World". Commanding the army to advance and retreat is unmatched by others. This is called a strategist.It is not a strategy to let assassins carry out assassinations. "I don't want to do this. This is tantamount to confessing that our side has no military strength and intelligence. I don't want to use assassination methods, but if the old thief's life is not ended and he is allowed to live, the world of Mr. Hideyori will naturally become his. " "I don't want to do that." "Assassination?" "Exactly." Thirty percent answered concisely. "This is not something a man should do. It is not a method that a general should adopt. Zuo Jin, you don't read much, I have read a lot, and I know that books are terrible things. They have been passed down for generations. If assassination is used, they will be laughed at by hundreds of generations. " "So, what should we do?" "Field battle!" Sancheng said. "It's an upright battle. The drums are beaten, the flags march forward, and the best tactics are used to fight the old thief and defeat him! So, now and future generations will know the truth that justice must prevail." Zuo Jin said nothing.He loves Sancheng and is willing to die for this person.But Zuo Jin couldn't like Sancheng's hopeless "conceptualism". (Think about everything with your head.) Zuo Jin sighed, looking at Misunari's distinctive "elongated head", thinking in his heart.Thirty percent always use stale Confucian words such as "justice" and "righteousness" that people are not used to, and are manipulated by that Chinese concept to think about things accordingly.All the plans that came up were floating in the air, divorced from reality. (People move because of interests, not because of justice. You must see this step.) Zuo Jin determined that.Zuo Jin has no knowledge, and he is completely ignorant of benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom.He considered those morals to be the philosophy of governing the world.If there is order in the world, that kind of idealism is necessary for politics aimed at maintaining order. (However, in troubled times, everything is controlled by others.) Zuo Jin believes that people, the world and the current situation are all driven by interests and fear.Is it beneficial to follow You Junxiu?Or is it beneficial to follow Ieyasu, the master of the eight states of Kanto?Daimyo's eyes flickered just thinking about this matter.The desire to preserve one's family is linked to terror—that is, one's family may perish if one is loyal to the young prince. (At this point, justice is naive.) Zuo Jin concluded that.Sancheng sent to Jiakang to ask the criminal envoy.Zuo Jin opposed this at the time.If only justice is used to condemn Ieyasu's injustice, no matter how much Ieyasu is condemned, it will not be shocking, and there will be no major disturbances in the world. (Originally, troubled times change because of strength and weakness, not because of good and evil. No matter how much you shout that Ieyasu is a bad person, people will not follow you.) "Near to the left." Sancheng said. "As a strategist, the practice of releasing assassins can be described as suicide." "may be." Zuo Jin had to admit that.Facing Ieyasu, who is backed by the strength of more than 2.5 million koku in the Kanto, and Zuo Jin, the elder of the daimyo family who is in charge of 190,000 koku, he has nothing to do but assassinate. "Don't worry, justice will be done sooner or later, and soldiers and horses will be summoned." "The leader is the lord Shang Ke, and the lord is also the lord, so no one will gather here." "Elect the old man from the Li family as the general." Sancheng said.Borrowing the popularity and prestige of Maeda Toshiie, he recruited people.Maeda Toshiie's annual salary is 810,000 shi.Not only that.Sancheng also speculated that Uesugi and Mori would also stand on their side.Among the Toyotomi family daimyos, those whose annual salary exceeds one million koku include the Tokugawa, Mori, and Uesugi families. Maori Zhongnayan Huiyuan has more than 1.2 million stones. The Nayan scenery in Uesugi wins more than 1.2 million stones. In addition to the 810,000 shi of the Maeda family, more than 3 million shi, it is enough to fight Ieyasu with more than 2.5 million shi. "Be confident." Sancheng said.Zuo Jin still had a displeased expression. (It's all other people's salaries, and they can only be fought when they are concentrated. It takes popularity to gather them; but this lord doesn't have any.) — Therefore, assassination must be carried out! Zuo Jin emphasized this.
The confrontation between Osaka and Fushimi continues. Thirty percent go to the old man of the Toshi family, who can be said to be the leader of the Osaka area, every day to greet him at his sick bed.He thought that if this venerable old man passed away, everything would be lost. However, there is another person who comes to visit the old man of the Toshi family every day, that is Tadakashi Hosokawa.He and Kato Kiyomasa and Asano Yukunaga are accomplices and belong to the "anti-30% faction".Kato, Asano, and Hosokawa are both the "Ieyasu Party" and the "Tokya Party". One day, the three of them gathered to discuss matters and came to the following conclusions: ——If Ieyasu-sama and Toshika-sama are at odds, which side should we lean towards in the event of a war?It is extremely painful to make a choice, and it is better to let the two reconcile. So Tadakashi Hosokawa served as a representative and went to Maeda's house for activities.Maeda's eldest son is named Maeda Toshinaga, he is a battle-tested figure, he is the same age as Hosokawa Tadake, and they have a good relationship.Zhongxing told Li Chang about this, and Li Chang agreed.Toshicho is a son, and his relationship with Hideyoshi is weak, and he does not treat the Toyotomi family as sentimentally as his father. (Needless to say, if the old father always keeps his mouth shut, he will miss home.) Li Chang certainly judged this way.He said to the old man: "People say that the patriarch of Toyotomi's family, his father and Ieyasu-sama, are always fighting each other, which is not good for Yuhide Laigong. I feel the same way." "So, what should we do?" "How about a meeting between the two of you?" "A letter has been sent." Li Jia replied.Indeed, the Toshi family has sent envoys to Ieyasu many times, sending a message: "I sincerely hope that you will come to Osaka. Mr. Hideyori also wants to see Ieyasu-sama. After the meeting, if we talk about it, the misunderstanding will be eliminated immediately." — Ah, I'll go. Ieyasu has always expressed his position like this, and he said so, but there is no sign of coming to Osaka. "It's Jiakang who won't come now." Li Jia said as if to cast aside. "So, how about going to Fushimi, father?" "Fool! It's the other party's fault, it's the other party's fault." "If that's the case, this matter will never end." Li Chang tried hard to persuade his father, and spent several days persuading the old man in various ways. Finally, Li's family agreed to go to Fushimi dragging his sick body.
——The old man of the Li family is going to Fushimi in order to reconcile. For Sancheng, there is nothing more shocking than the situation triggered by this news.Hardly counting on Li's family to be the chief general, this hope suddenly disappeared.Thirty percent can't stop Li Jia's actions, he is the boss, and thirty percent is just a follower.In addition, the relationship between the two has not reached the point of being unscrupulous and speaking freely. On the day at the end of January in the fourth year of Qingchang (1599), Sancheng survived in a daze.
What I saw near the left was indeed the tense situation on the eve of the war.The reason is this. Ieyasu exaggerated and publicized: "The elder Maeda Toshiie of Osaka and the magistrates are preparing for war." He also sent urgent envoys to Edo to move troops and ordered the army to rush to help. ——Ah, Fushimi is about to go to war! The whole Edo boiled up.Ieyasu's son Hidetada's subordinate, Sakakibara Yasomasa, immediately led 7,000 light troops through the Tokaido, and rushed all the way to Fushimi.Yasumasa Sakakibara was fifty-two years old at the time, with a bumpkin face, no cultural accomplishment, and could only write his own name.Born in Mikawa Sakakibara Village, he served Ieyasu's side since he was a boy. He has always been alert and has traveled to various places. He has a famous and veritable military history. Sakakihara Komasa is shrewd and witty.When the army arrived at the Omi restaurant, Fushimi's colleague Naomasa Ii sent an urgent envoy to express condolences: "Thank you for coming." He also introduced the situation: "The current situation does not require the use of bows and arrows." Kang Zheng was overjoyed and said: "Really? There is no mistake, right? But, if there is a war with Osaka, this little force will not help. Osaka will despise us. I have to do a little trick here. You go back and ask the lord how he is!" Kang Zheng sent his envoy back.The army was stationed between the restaurant and Otsu, and the gate between Otsu and Kusatsu was closed, and the travelers were shocked.Kang Zheng asked his retainers to issue orders around the station: "There is going to be a war in Fushimi. The Otsu and Kusatsu checkpoints are closed for three days. This is Hideyori's order. I understand. For three days, people from Otsu are not allowed to enter the upper area!" The post station was in chaos.Travelers who enter the upper area via the Higashiyama Road and the Tokaido Road, regardless of whether they are scholars, farmers, businessmen, or businessmen, all stop, so the nearby hotels in Kusatsu, Tsuchiyama, Ishibe, and Mizuguchi are overcrowded.On the third day, tens of thousands of pedestrians were stranded.At two o'clock in the afternoon on the third day, Kangzheng ordered all the checkpoints to be opened at the same time, and people heading for Kyoto and Fushimi swarmed out, like a tsunami, like a large army. Kangzheng's 7,000 men and horses, with horse flags, large flags, and small flags fluttering in the wind, mixed with the traveling crowd.Not only that, Kangzheng gave a lot of money to the weak whenever he saw them, and ordered: "You can use this money to buy some rice balls or something to eat! When you buy it, you must say: "The Minister of Edo has sent 60,000 troops. The logistics horse team is not cooperating well, and the army food is insufficient, so we have to buy it locally with cash." Food and food. Whoever sells food, I will buy it!’ That’s it, do you understand? It’s not just about one or two families, and you’re going to go wherever you want to talk!” When the news spread to Osaka, the number of the inner government's army became more than hundreds of thousands, which greatly shocked the daimyo stationed in Osaka.Feeling incredible, Zuo Jin immediately put on makeup, went up the Yodo River, went to Fushimi and Kyoto for inspection, and had just returned. (Ieyasu's scheme is truly remarkable.) To be honest, Zuo Jin felt this way.It is true that Matsunari and others in Osaka accused Ieyasu of his illegal marriage policy and threatened to "use force depending on the situation", but Ieyasu cleverly used this threat.Osaka's war preparations are not yet complete, but Ieyasu makes a fuss and exaggerates the facts.The generals Kato, Fukushima, Kuroda, Hosokawa, and Arima who were stationed in Fushimi were all mobilized and rushed to the Tokugawa mansion.Moreover, this incident became an excuse for Edo to send an army. Fushimi's Ieyasu is not the Ieyasu of yesterday.He has a strong military force, and with this as a background, he begins to confront Osaka. In addition, according to what Zakon heard in the castle, Ieyasu took advantage of the chaos to win and used treacherous tricks. The above-mentioned Horio Yoshiharu is the elder of the Toyotomi family, and as an envoy from Osaka, he has been to Fushimi as an interrogator.Afterwards, Horio rushed to mediate between Osaka and Fushimi.Ieyasu said to Horio: "I know you have worked hard, and I will seal the 60,000 koku of the Echizen Prefecture to you!" and gave him a seal certificate. Of course, the Echizen Prefecture is not the territory of Ieyasu, but the territory directly under Toyotomi Hideyori .As the chief senior official of the Toyotomi family, Ieyasu stamped his private seal and gave away the lord's land to others. Horio was not the only one who got the land.There is also Mori Tadomasa, the lord of Mino Jinshan and the annual salary of 70,000 shi.Zhongzheng is the younger brother of the famous general Mori Ranmaru who fought with Oda Nobunaga to the death of the Honnoji Temple.It just so happened that at the time of this turmoil, Mori Tadomasa came to the Fushimi mansion to greet Ieyasu.Ieyasu said: "Servant, come here." Ieyasu led Mori Tadamasa into another room and gave him a certificate with Ieyasu's seal. "What is this?" Mori Tadomasa was surprised.Ieyasu waved his hand and said, "Keep it well, it's definitely not a burden." Mori Tadamasa withdrew. Look carefully, it is a certificate of 25,000 stone from Kawanakajima in Shinshu, which is no small matter!There is a private seal of Ieyasu on the dignified cover.It goes without saying that Shinshu Kawanakajima is the territory directly under Toyotomi Hideyori, not Ieyasu's territory. "What is it! Isn't this a thief?!" Thirty percent trembled all over. "Although he is a thief, he is a wise thief." Zuo Jin looked gloomy.In all fairness, in terms of wisdom, the protagonist Sancheng is quite confident, but in terms of treacherous wisdom, he is not as good as Ieyasu.The more Sancheng yelled and became more active in Osaka, the more skillful Ieyasu of Fushimi seized the opportunity, and kept going back and forth again.Sancheng claimed that "he will not hesitate to resort to force to punish Ieyasu", but Ieyasu used this as an excuse to act vigorously and Edo dispatched troops.Once the army arrives, there must be a reputation. Taking advantage of the situation, Ieyasu began to affix his private seal, and continued to give the territory of the Toyotomi family to others. "Such lawlessness, how can it be forgiven!" Sancheng said.Zuo Jin remained silent.If Sancheng makes the next move angrily, Ieyasu who is waiting will fight back immediately, and will use even more terrifying methods. (It is already disadvantageous to us at every turn.) Zuo Jin thought to himself.He said with a groan: "My lord, there is no good plan." "No, good strategies abound." "Stop competing. The more my lord uses his brains to come up with brilliant moves, the more Ieyasu takes out sinister strategies from his pocket to fight back. Since Taihe's death, you have always been circling around Ieyasu, and Ieyasu just adjusted his posture and rolled his eyes. Get fat." "Zuo Jin, are you scared?" "I'm not afraid. I'm thinking about it. There is only one way to deal with this cunning and cunning poisonous insect that can't be steamed or boiled." "What method?" "Assassination!" Having said that, Zuo Jin lowered his shoulders.At that time, Zakon was famous as Sanada Masayuki of Shinshu and Uesugi's veteran Naoe Yamashiro and Tsukuru, and they were known as the "Three Great Strategists in the World". Commanding the army to advance and retreat is unmatched by others. This is called a strategist.It is not a strategy to let assassins carry out assassinations. "I don't want to do this. This is tantamount to confessing that our side has no military strength and intelligence. I don't want to use assassination methods, but if the old thief's life is not ended and he is allowed to live, the world of Mr. Hideyori will naturally become his. " "I don't want to do that." "Assassination?" "Exactly." Thirty percent answered concisely. "This is not something a man should do. It is not a method that a general should adopt. Zuo Jin, you don't read much, I have read a lot, and I know that books are terrible things. They have been passed down for generations. If assassination is used, they will be laughed at by hundreds of generations. " "So, what should we do?" "Field battle!" Sancheng said. "It's an upright battle. The drums are beaten, the flags march forward, and the best tactics are used to fight the old thief and defeat him! So, now and future generations will know the truth that justice must prevail." Zuo Jin said nothing.He loves Sancheng and is willing to die for this person.But Zuo Jin couldn't like Sancheng's hopeless "conceptualism". (Think about everything with your head.) Zuo Jin sighed, looking at Misunari's distinctive "elongated head", thinking in his heart.Thirty percent always use stale Confucian words such as "justice" and "righteousness" that people are not used to, and are manipulated by that Chinese concept to think about things accordingly.All the plans that came up were floating in the air, divorced from reality. (People move because of interests, not because of justice. You must see this step.) Zuo Jin determined that.Zuo Jin has no knowledge, and he is completely ignorant of benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom.He considered those morals to be the philosophy of governing the world.If there is order in the world, that kind of idealism is necessary for politics aimed at maintaining order. (However, in troubled times, everything is controlled by others.) Zuo Jin believes that people, the world and the current situation are all driven by interests and fear.Is it beneficial to follow You Junxiu?Or is it beneficial to follow Ieyasu, the master of the eight states of Kanto?Daimyo's eyes flickered just thinking about this matter.The desire to preserve one's family is linked to terror—that is, one's family may perish if one is loyal to the young prince. (At this point, justice is naive.) Zuo Jin concluded that.Sancheng sent to Jiakang to ask the criminal envoy.Zuo Jin opposed this at the time.If only justice is used to condemn Ieyasu's injustice, no matter how much Ieyasu is condemned, it will not be shocking, and there will be no major disturbances in the world. (Originally, troubled times change because of strength and weakness, not because of good and evil. No matter how much you shout that Ieyasu is a bad person, people will not follow you.) "Near to the left." Sancheng said. "As a strategist, the practice of releasing assassins can be described as suicide." "may be." Zuo Jin had to admit that.Facing Ieyasu, who is backed by the strength of more than 2.5 million koku in the Kanto, and Zuo Jin, the elder of the daimyo family who is in charge of 190,000 koku, he has nothing to do but assassinate. "Don't worry, justice will be done sooner or later, and soldiers and horses will be summoned." "The leader is the lord Shang Ke, and the lord is also the lord, so no one will gather here." "Elect the old man from the Li family as the general." Sancheng said.Borrowing the popularity and prestige of Maeda Toshiie, he recruited people.Maeda Toshiie's annual salary is 810,000 shi.Not only that.Sancheng also speculated that Uesugi and Mori would also stand on their side.Among the Toyotomi family daimyos, those whose annual salary exceeds one million koku include the Tokugawa, Mori, and Uesugi families. Maori Zhongnayan Huiyuan has more than 1.2 million stones. The Nayan scenery in Uesugi wins more than 1.2 million stones. In addition to the 810,000 shi of the Maeda family, more than 3 million shi, it is enough to fight Ieyasu with more than 2.5 million shi. "Be confident." Sancheng said.Zuo Jin still had a displeased expression. (It's all other people's salaries, and they can only be fought when they are concentrated. It takes popularity to gather them; but this lord doesn't have any.) — Therefore, assassination must be carried out! Zuo Jin emphasized this.
The confrontation between Osaka and Fushimi continues. Thirty percent go to the old man of the Toshi family, who can be said to be the leader of the Osaka area, every day to greet him at his sick bed.He thought that if this venerable old man passed away, everything would be lost. However, there is another person who comes to visit the old man of the Toshi family every day, that is Tadakashi Hosokawa.He and Kato Kiyomasa and Asano Yukunaga are accomplices and belong to the "anti-30% faction".Kato, Asano, and Hosokawa are both the "Ieyasu Party" and the "Tokya Party". One day, the three of them gathered to discuss matters and came to the following conclusions: ——If Ieyasu-sama and Toshika-sama are at odds, which side should we lean towards in the event of a war?It is extremely painful to make a choice, and it is better to let the two reconcile. So Tadakashi Hosokawa served as a representative and went to Maeda's house for activities.Maeda's eldest son is named Maeda Toshinaga, he is a battle-tested figure, he is the same age as Hosokawa Tadake, and they have a good relationship.Zhongxing told Li Chang about this, and Li Chang agreed.Toshicho is a son, and his relationship with Hideyoshi is weak, and he does not treat the Toyotomi family as sentimentally as his father. (Needless to say, if the old father always keeps his mouth shut, he will miss home.) Li Chang certainly judged this way.He said to the old man: "People say that the patriarch of Toyotomi's family, his father and Ieyasu-sama, are always fighting each other, which is not good for Yuhide Laigong. I feel the same way." "So, what should we do?" "How about a meeting between the two of you?" "A letter has been sent." Li Jia replied.Indeed, the Toshi family has sent envoys to Ieyasu many times, sending a message: "I sincerely hope that you will come to Osaka. Mr. Hideyori also wants to see Ieyasu-sama. After the meeting, if we talk about it, the misunderstanding will be eliminated immediately." — Ah, I'll go. Ieyasu has always expressed his position like this, and he said so, but there is no sign of coming to Osaka. "It's Jiakang who won't come now." Li Jia said as if to cast aside. "So, how about going to Fushimi, father?" "Fool! It's the other party's fault, it's the other party's fault." "If that's the case, this matter will never end." Li Chang tried hard to persuade his father, and spent several days persuading the old man in various ways. Finally, Li's family agreed to go to Fushimi dragging his sick body.
——The old man of the Li family is going to Fushimi in order to reconcile. For Sancheng, there is nothing more shocking than the situation triggered by this news.Hardly counting on Li's family to be the chief general, this hope suddenly disappeared.Thirty percent can't stop Li Jia's actions, he is the boss, and thirty percent is just a follower.In addition, the relationship between the two has not reached the point of being unscrupulous and speaking freely. On the day at the end of January in the fourth year of Qingchang (1599), Sancheng survived in a daze.