Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Invaders
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's sending troops to attack North Korea was not a decision made on a whim, nor was he simply thinking of invading North Korea to gain some benefits, but the first in his plan of "developing transnational hegemony" that he had been thinking about for many years. step.
In this plan, North Korea is listed as the first country to be conquered and occupied because it is the closest to the Japanese mainland; and the next route is to cross the Yalu River at the junction of North Korea and China to occupy Liaodong; and then drive straight into it. Capture Beijing, and then occupy the whole of China.
He has even drawn up the "territorial distribution principle" after the completion of this plan: the emperor of Japan will move to Beijing, China will be the territory directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, Japan will be the fief of the royal family, and North Korea will choose a few people from among the important ministers to go to Beijing. Governance, he himself chose Ningbo, where Japanese ships often go back and forth, as his place of residence.
The plan was complete and thorough, and it was put into practice after a period of preparation; and the reason why he had such a magnificent ambition in his chest, and why he had such a huge set of "transnational development" The plan is not "groundless", without origin, background and reason.
His background was very humble, and he lived in a Warring States era where division, turmoil, the jungle preyed on the strong, and the people were in dire straits...
At the end of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in Japan, a generation of Yuxiong Ashikaga Takashi was appointed as the "Great General of Conquering Barbarians" and created the "Muromachi Shogunate" to take power. It was the end of the Yuan Dynasty in China. A few years later, Yuan died and Mingxing, and Ashikaga also Passed down to the hands of three generations of general Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, he completed the historical task of unifying the Southern and Northern Dynasties internally, and served as an envoy to the Ming Dynasty externally, and was conferred the title of "King of Japan" by Ming Chengzu. The most glorious period of the era.
However, the Muromachi period of the Ashikaga family lasted only two hundred and forty years before it ended due to decline. Since the end of the Muromachi period, Japan has gradually formed the Warring States Period in which the heroes cut off dramas and attacked each other.
The long-term reason for the formation of the "Warring States" was the rise of the warrior class - Japan in ancient times did not practice martial arts, but since the Middle Ages, there have been more wars and social order has become chaotic, and warriors have become popular; The meritorious warriors who sacrificed their lives to kill the enemy often granted land to them, forming a "feudalism" again. Every general had his own base, people, and army, just like a kingdom, and became a real prince.
The proximate reason is that the Muromachi shogunate has gradually declined after several generations, and its strength is worse than that of the princes. Therefore, like the emperor, it has been reduced to a political puppet with no power. They attack each other, compete for interests, and often have to be angry with them.
At that time, the whole of Japan was divided into 68 countries, 53 of which were divided into 142 vassals, who fought and killed each other all year round; whoever had bigger fists, faster swords, and more troops was the boss. If you conquer another country, you can take it for yourself; morality, law, and imperial edicts are not as fast as a samurai—the Warring States Period was actually a bloody era.
This bloody era did not change until Oda Nobunaga completed the great cause of unification. However, the great cause of Oda Nobunaga's unification was not completed overnight.
Among the heroes of the Warring States Period, the more powerful separatists include Hojo Soun, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin-etc., Oda Nobunaga's father Oda Nobuhide is also one of them.
Oda Nobuhide's territory is Owari, which is next to Imagawa Yoshimoto's Suruga territory; because Suruga is very powerful, it poses a great threat to Owari, and Oda Nobuhide himself is a capable person, so of course he will not take a defensive position. Instead of being beaten, he worked hard to strengthen himself in order to defeat Suruga.
The easiest way to increase his strength is to annex other small countries, so he pointed his spearhead at Sanhe Country.
Mikawa is the weakest of the neighboring countries, and guarding Xinsang, there is an opportunity to take advantage of it; more importantly, Mikawa is adjacent to Suruga, if he does not strike first, Mikawa will be annexed by Suruga, not only Suruga The increase in the power of the army will also form a geographical encirclement of Owari, so he sent troops to attack Mikawa.
This year is the sixteenth year of Tianwen, and the weak Mikawa Kingdom is facing a crisis of life and death, so it has to ask for help from the Suruga Kingdom.
When Yoshimoto Imagawa of Suruga received Mikawa's request for help, he immediately agreed to send troops to help, but he put forward a condition that Mikawa's new guardian Matsudaira Hirochu sent his son as a hostage.
Originally, in the Warring States Period, hostages and intermarriage were common methods used by princes for "relationships". River went hostage.
Unexpectedly, Takechiyo was robbed by gangsters on the way, and sold to Oda Nobuhide for 500 kan. Now, Oda Nobuhide had an extra trump card in his hand, so he immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to threaten Matsudaira Hiroshi. Zhong: "My son is in my hands now, you'd better break off your relationship with Imagawa Yoshimoto and come to Owari, otherwise, your son Takechiyo's life will be as short as morning dew!"
Matsudaira Hiromada was also a man, and he wrote back: "You can kill my son's life if you want; how can I break my promise to the neighboring country just to take care of my son's life?"
When Oda Nobuhide received such a reply, he also secretly admired Matsudaira Hirochu in his heart; however, he did not kill Takechiyo as he said, but imprisoned him in Tianzhufang.
Two years later, Matsudaira Hirodada died of illness, and the already weak Mikawa Kingdom faced the plight of the group of dragons losing their heads, which was tantamount to worsening the situation; thus, Imakawa Yoshimoto's troops, aided by Suruga, took over Mikawa effortlessly; This time, the situation of confrontation between the two powers immediately changed. Suruga merged with Yumikawa, expanded its power, and took advantage of the momentum to attack Owari. The first battle was to surround Owari's Anxiang Castle and capture Oda Nobuhide's eldest son Nobuhiro.
This time it was Oda Nobuhide's turn to bow his head. The two sides negotiated a peace agreement. The eight-year-old Takechiyo was exchanged for Oda Nobuhiro, and he was transferred from Owari to Suruga as a hostage. After such a war, I always felt ashamed and depressed, and soon fell ill and died.
After his death, his sons fought, and the brothers fought each other for several years in order to inherit his father's property. Finally, Oda Nobunaga, who looked insignificant, stupid, and rude when he was young Killed all the brothers who competed with him, and won all his father's inheritance.
Although Oda Nobunaga's appearance is reckless, rough, unkempt, and as if he hasn't had enough sleep, he is actually a man with great ambitions; although he used extraordinary means to win the right to inherit his father's inheritance, he did not use it at all. Complacent—what he wants to do in his heart is to unify the whole of Japan and become the overlord of the whole of Japan.
Of course, he is not an arrogant man who is ignorant of the situation; although the goal of unifying Japan hangs high in his heart, he has not ignored the difficulty of this matter and the obstacles that lie in front of him one after another.
The first obstacle is of course Imagawa Yoshimoto, and before he came to the door, Imakawa Yoshimoto let his horse come over to find trouble; in the 23rd year of Tianwen, Imagawa Yoshimoto led a crowd to attack Owari's Ogawa Castle, In terms of strength, Owari is not as good as Suruga, but Oda Nobunaga used "thaumaturgy" - a surprise attack in a storm - so the "newborn calf" defeated the old fox; in the next few battles, Although the scale is not large, Oda Nobunaga won the battle, and his confidence has increased a lot.
However, in the first year of Yongroku, Owari lost several places under the "hands and feet" of Imagawa Yoshimoto; Chang’s rule and attempted to break away, Imagawa Yoshimoto saw it, of course he thought it was a good opportunity to weaken Owari, but it was inconvenient for him to come forward, and it might not be able to win people’s hearts if he came forward, after a few rounds of brainstorming, he finally thought of a way for him , he asked the grown-up Takechiyo to recruit these towns as the old master. Sure enough, Takechiyo successfully completed the task and obtained these towns for him; and he also gave Takechiyo some rewards, promoted When he was a general under his account, he also took the official name of Matsudaira Yuankang.
Compared to Oda Nobunaga, it was a loss, of course he was so angry; but, he was a big talent, and since he was calculated by Imakawa Yoshimoto with "wisdom", of course he had to use "wisdom" to calculate back; therefore, he He set up several "anti-indirect tactics" to deal with Imagawa Yoshimoto, so that Imagawa Yoshimoto killed several of his own generals after being tricked, and weakened his own strength.
After Narukawa Yoshimoto found out, of course he was extremely angry, and he simply prepared to attack Owari on a large scale, and wiped out Oda Nobunaga once and for all.
In the third year of Yonglu, Yoshimoto Imagawa mobilized an army of 45,000 to conquer Owari.
This is a critical battle. Even Imagawa Yoshimoto, who is several times stronger than the enemy, dare not take it lightly. The preparations in advance are very thorough, and the actions after departure are also very cautious.
On May 17, the vanguard troops invaded Aichi County in Owari, and the next day, the elite army led by Yoshimoto Imakawa also arrived. The two armies reunited and then continued to advance, aiming at Narumi Castle.
At dawn on the 19th, Matsudaira Motoyasu, who was ordered to escort food and grass to Otaka Castle, invaded Marune Castle, and the vanguard captured Jiujin Castle; It also speeded up, and soon entered and camped in Tianle Zazama.
Tianle Zama was originally a beautiful, peaceful and quiet valley. With the sudden arrival of such a large number of people, the natural beauty suffered the brunt.
Compared with Imagawa Yoshimoto's vigorous attack and his cautious and cautious behavior all the way, the attitude of Oda Nobunaga who is facing the battle is so negligent that it is almost unbelievable.
Since Imakawa Yoshimoto was still preparing to appear in the Suruga territory, news spread to Owari; however, Oda Nobunaga didn't take it seriously when he heard it. The enemy's imminent attack was heard from his left ear. Immediately, he went out from the right ear; every day he still half-opened his sleepy eyes, drinking, fighting cocks, running dogs, sometimes even disappearing for several days, and the retainers couldn't find him no matter how hard they looked, so they had to wait for him. Say it when you want to show up.
However, the enemy army was about to attack Owari's main city, Kiyosu, in a blink of an eye. All the retainers were in a hurry and forced him to preside over the meeting and decide on countermeasures, but he didn't arrive until the last moment. After the appearance, most of the courtiers put forward the advice of "avoiding the limelight" and advised him: "The enemy has as many as 50,000 troops, but our side has only 3,000 troops. Stay strong, stick to the city."
The few who held opposing opinions questioned: "Since the enemy has 50,000 troops, how can 3,000 troops defend Qingzhou City?"
And Oda Nobunaga ignored these chaotic words at all, and after showing a sneer that he was used to, he said: "The enemy and we are incompatible, tomorrow we will fight to the death!"
As he said this, he immediately yelled and called for the wine. He raised an altar first, and gulped it down. Although the people present didn't know what he meant, they also drank it. In the middle of the night, when the sky was about to dawn, Oda Nobunaga stood up and danced, singing while dancing: "Fifty years in the world are like dreams and illusions. Life and death are nothing to be afraid of, and a strong man has nothing to regret!"
The singing was bold and desolate, and everyone's blood was surging; but Oda Nobunaga ignored any reactions. After the dance, he immediately put on his armor and mounted his horse, and ran out with a whip. More than a dozen families saw him riding out alone, and immediately mounted their horses Followed; Oda Nobunaga rode his horse and galloped, while shouting: "Will you follow me!"
This call was not only answered, when he rushed to the front of Retian Temple, there were already more than a thousand riders following behind him, but he was still walking forward without stopping, and along the way there were soldiers who were willing to fight with him to the death. The generals came to gather, and everyone saw him taking the lead, fearless in life and death, all of them spontaneously aroused a sense of hero worship, and everyone scrambled to follow him. The fighting power of this team was inspired by this improved several times.
So, the brigade rushed forward, and soon approached two battlefields—Imakawa Yoshimoto's troops were attacking the two cities under Owari's jurisdiction. , and the defenders are weak, and the fall of the city is imminent; however, Oda Nobunaga didn't even look at it, but ordered all the troops to hide their flags and go around the road; the generals didn't know So, I asked him: "Where does my lord want us to go? Seeing that these two cities are hopeless, do we want to take a detour and escape from the battlefield?"
Oda Nobunaga opened his sleepy eyes, and his pupils were radiant, as frightening as lightning. He said sharply, "Do you think I'm a coward?"
Then he sneered and said: "What do you know? The two battlefields are in full swing. If we go to the rescue, even if we succeed, we will only save two cities; Capture Imagawa Yoshimoto!"
At this time, everyone suddenly realized, and they admired his intelligence even more.
So, a group of people hurried to the Tongzai quietly. Unexpectedly, when they arrived at Tianle Zajian, the weather suddenly changed, with a violent storm and heavy rain, the sky was completely covered by dark clouds, and it was dark.
Oda Nobunada was overjoyed: "God help me too!"
So, taking advantage of the roar of thunder, the sound of rain, and the cover of darkness.He led the team to advance quickly, detoured up the mountain, and then rushed straight down from the top into the barracks of Imagawa Yoshimoto in the valley.
Suruga's troops didn't expect to be attacked in the thunderstorm at all, and they were caught off guard even if they wanted to fight, and they were in a mess; Yoshimoto Imagawa himself was drinking with a few of his staff while waiting for the news of victory from the attacking troops. The sound of thunder and rain covered up the enemy's voice, but it couldn't cover up the enemy's actions. Several generals under Oda Nobunaga rushed into his camp and chopped off his head.
Now, the number of Suruga's army is too large to help, they are scattered in all directions, and those who can escape back to Suruga are the lucky ones; and the 27-year-old Oda Nobunaga used the strategy of "capture the enemy first and capture the king" , with only a few people, he defeated Suruga and killed Imagawa Yoshimoto, and his reputation has grown since then; not only the people of Owari country worship their "lord" who is superior in resourcefulness and martial arts, but even the neighboring countries, People in Kyoto and other places have heard of his bravery, and everyone praises him endlessly.
The battle in Tianle Hazama also caused some changes in the situation. In addition to the decline of Suruga due to the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and the change in the confrontation with Owari, the most directly affected is the Mikawa Kingdom—— —Taking advantage of Imakawa Yoshimoto's death, Matsudaira Motoyasu got rid of his shackles, ended his years as a hostage in Suruga, and returned to his own country of Mikawa; at the age of nineteen, he inherited his father's business as the king of Mikawa, and changed The name is Tokugawa Ieyasu.
The Mikawa Kingdom is located in the east of Owari, and Oda Nobunaga, because the Suruga in the east is no longer enough to be an enemy, the next goal he proposed is to expand to the fertile west first. In order to win over Mikawa, he and Tokugawa Ieyasu The "Qingzhou Alliance" was signed, and the two sides became sons and daughters.
After resolving his concerns about Sanhe, he concentrated on developing towards his neighbors to the west, and his first goal was Mino, the territory of his father-in-law Hideryu Saito.
There is no other reason why Saito Hidelong married his daughter Nohime to Oda Nobunaga. , It’s meaningless to fight again, so we simply make peace, and one of the most commonly used ways to make peace is "marriage", which the two families adopted.
However, marriage belongs to marriage, and politics is still realistic. Once there is a conflict of interest, it doesn't matter how many daughters you marry to get married; "Ye"'s outstandingness is even more discerning in his heart, so on the surface he appreciates this son-in-law, but secretly guards against it.
And Oda Nobunaga is really an "extraordinary person". When the father-in-law guards against him, he simply outsmarts him; so he gets up mysteriously every night, sneaks out for a while, and returns to sleep until dawn; A few days later, Nohime became suspicious, and she tried her best to find out the reason, and she finally found out; it turned out that Oda Nobunaga had bought the two generals whom Saito Hideryu relied on as pillars, and wanted to kill Saito Xiulong later joined Owari, and the two parties agreed to use the fire as a sign, so Oda Nobunaga got up every night and waited for the fire to come together, and then led the crowd to Mino to meet the two defectors.This time, Nong Ji was shocked, and immediately sent a letter to her father secretly.
Saito Hideryu reacted faster after getting the book, and in a fit of rage, he immediately killed the two generals, and by the time Shogo was hit by Oda Nobunaga's "countermeasure", it was too late.
As a result, Mino was quickly annexed by him; and not long after, the situation in Japan also changed.
Ashikaga Yoshiki, the thirteenth-generation "general who conquered barbarians" in Kyoto, had a situation. Because he couldn't stand the oppression of his subordinates, he contacted Echigo's Uesugi Kenshin privately and asked him to go west to eliminate traitors; unfortunately, the opportunity did not happen His evil relatives learned the news and besieged Nijo Castle, his mansion in Kyoto pre-emptively; finally, Ashikaga Yoshiki set himself on fire and died.
At this time, the situation in Kyoto was in chaos; and the emperor heard about the bravery of Oda Nobunaga, so he ordered him to go to Beijing to quell the chaos; He was killed and returned to the vulgar. He wanted to call on the feudal clans from all over the country to send troops to fight against the traitor who killed the lord, and he also came to join Oda Nobunaga;
After the chaos, Oda Nobunaga's reputation became more and more prosperous. He was praised by the emperor and supported a new general, which was stronger than other princes. However, he was not complacent, and fought for several years. The arrow points to Echizen's Asakura Yoshikage and his own brother-in-law Omi Domain lord Asai Nagamasa.
Of course, at the same time, several other countries did not stop killing each other and let the people live a quiet life to recuperate; the most famous ones are Takeda Shingen of Kai Kingdom and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo. "After that, there was no idle day, and I spent it galloping here and there on horseback.
Takeda Shingen was particularly ambitious. Seeing Oda Nobunaga's development with jealousy, he went to attack Oda Nobunaga's ally Tokugawa Ieyasu first, but he didn't take advantage of it. A small Mikawa country, fighting for a year is still Only eight cities were captured, and in the end, although Ieyasu Tokugawa was defeated in the Battle of Mikatahara, his old illness relapsed, so he had to retreat, but died halfway.
As a result, the situation changed again, and there was one less separatist hero, which of course was of great benefit to Oda Nobunaga, who was determined to unify; After several years of preparation, Yoshiaki launched an operation, entangled with Asakura Yoshikage, Asai Nagamasa and others who had already been defeated by Oda Nobunaga, in an attempt to attack Oda Nobunaga while Takeda Shingen was fighting in Mikatahara; It's a pity that he made a mistake in his wishful thinking. Not only was he defeated and captured, but he was also removed from the post of general who conquered barbarians, which brought the Ashikaga clan's "Muromachi Era" to an end, and also implicated the men from the Asakura and Asai families. Killed all.
Oda Nobunaga's hegemony has reached a new level, and no other feudal lord can match him.
Takeda Shingen's son, Takeda Katsuyori, is more self-reliant, but he doesn't have much courage to challenge Oda Nobunaga, but he is unwilling. In the end, he chose Oda Nobunaga's vassal The Three Rivers Kingdom started.
The Mikawa Kingdom run by Tokugawa Ieyasu is far inferior to Takeda Katsuki's Kai, but of course he will not sit still, and while fighting bravely, he asks Oda Nobunaga for help.
Oda Nobunaga sent 3,000 "gunners" to help. The weapons used were the rifles that Oda Nobunaga had recently purchased from Xiyang, and he adopted the method of firing in batches that he had carefully studied. Lai's army was defeated, and Takeda Katsuyori fled back with only one life. Kai was seriously injured, and he was not far from destruction.
And Oda Nobunaga's prestige became even stronger, so he built the magnificent Azuchi Castle as his residence, just like another imperial palace.
Two years later, Uesugi Kenshin died of illness, and there was one less opponent; a few years later, he sent his son Nobutada to destroy Takeda Katsuyori of Kai; In addition, the "great cause of reunification" is already in sight.
In the tenth year of Tianzheng, Oda Nobunaga decided to attack Mori Terumoto on a large scale. He first sent general Kinoshita Hideyoshi to fight in the vanguard, and he himself brought his son Nobutada and more than a hundred cronies.Resting at the Honno-ji Temple in Kyoto, he summoned soldiers from all walks of life to gather and obey orders—he attached great importance to this battle and decided to command it himself.
Unexpectedly, his subordinate Mitsuhide Akechi rebelled. Taking advantage of the time when his army had followed Hideyoshi Kinoshita and the other armies had not yet arrived, he led his army to surround Honnoji Temple; At the age of nineteen, he committed seppuku when he encountered such an accident, ending his almost legendary life.
And Akechi Mitsuhide also made a wrong calculation. He thought that Kinoshita Hideyoshi's army would be immobilized because of the war with Mori Terumoto, and they would not be able to separate their origins to deal with him. Unexpectedly, Kinoshita Hideyoshi and Mori Terumoto actually "cherish heroes" After the peace talks, he retreated back without a fight, and called on people to rebel against him along the way, avenging Oda Nobunaga; eleven days later, Mitsuhide Akechi, who killed the lord and rebelled, was awarded the head, to avenge the Lord and attack the lord. Kinoshita Hideyoshi immediately became a hero, and his reputation increased several times.
Hideyoshi Kinoshita came from a very humble background, and he was able to serve Oda Nobunaga as a general. Behind it is a sad, rough past and a series of struggles.
When he was young, his name was Tokichiro Kinoshita, and he was born in the sixth year of Tianwen; his father was an "Ashigaru" of the Oda family, who died of injuries; his mother took him to remarry another Ashgaru Takeami.
Since the identities of the biological father and stepfather are like this, one can imagine their poor situation; in childhood, Fujikichiro hardly had a full meal, and as a oil bottle, his status in the stepfather's family is even more "satisfying". Of course he was depressed”; after his stepfather had his own son, he was even more unwilling to raise him, so he simply sent him to a nearby temple to become a young monk; but he was not a material for cultivation at all. go home.
The stepfather couldn't get rid of him, so he reluctantly raised him until he was fifteen years old, using the excuse that he was an adult and should earn a living by himself; Changed his name to Hideyoshi, and left home to explore the world.
However, the world is not easy to break through; it is not easy for a fifteen-and-a-half-year-old child to make a living alone in a troubled world, and it is not easy to survive. How can there be any development?For several years in a row, no matter how diligent, hard-working, and bravely fighting for opportunities, he could only serve in the conflagration, doing some trivial jobs such as leading horses and running errands.
At the age of eighteen, he got an opportunity to transfer to Oda Nobunaga's tent to serve as a servant; Tian Nobunaga's attendant leading the horse...
Oda Nobunaga is an extraordinary genius. Kinoshita Hideyoshi has been with him for many years, and he has naturally learned a lot of ways of war; Gradually made many military exploits, and began to be valued and promoted by Oda Chief. Within ten years, he was promoted from a servant to a general.
By the time Oda Nobunaga imprisoned Ashikaga Yoshiaki and the Muromachi era ended, Kinoshita Hideyoshi was already the most powerful general under Oda Nobunaga's account.
During this period, he changed his surname to Yuchai, because the word Kinoshita was his stepfather's surname. After he became famous, he didn't want to use it anymore, but he didn't know what his own surname was, so he took the word Yuchai as his surname. The name is Hashiba Hideyoshi.
After the change of Honnoji Temple, his prestige and strength have grown, and he has essentially replaced the dead Oda Nobunaga; in a few years, he has eliminated several forces that opposed him one by one. Tokugawa Ieyasu is still "independent".
And Tokugawa Ieyasu is a wise, flexible person; when his own strength is still unable to resist the opponent, he absolutely adopts a way of forbearance and peace; he used to treat Oda Nobunaga like this, and now he treats Hashiba Hideyoshi So; of course, Hashiba Hideyoshi also knew the importance of Tokugawa Ieyasu. In order to win over him, he simply forced his married sister to divorce and remarry Tokugawa Ieyasu-the two families are married and have a deep relationship, so they are always more at ease.
Thus, Hashiba Hideyoshi's hegemony was completed.
In the thirteenth year of Tianzheng, Hideyoshi Hashiba was fifty years old; Emperor Masahidechi saw that he was powerful and invincible, so he made an exception and appointed him as the highest official in the imperial court, "Guan Bai". Since then, Hideyoshi Hashiba became the de facto king of all Japan.
In the second year, Emperor Masakimachi took the Zen throne, and Emperor Hou Yangcheng ascended the throne. He bestowed the newly written surname "Toyotomi" on Hashiba Hideyoshi, and appointed him as Taizheng Minister and concurrently served as Guanbai; thus, Hashiba Hideyoshi became Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
However, the idea of invading North Korea and China in his heart did not arise after he took office as Guan Bai and reached the peak of his power; From the prosperous scenery described by them, and seeing the exquisite utensils they brought back, the seeds began to be planted in his heart, and he couldn't help thinking whenever he was free: "Prosperity, prosperity—then What kind of big country is it?"
His heart was full of meditation mixed with curiosity and admiration. Later, his status and power increased, and the information he could get expanded greatly, which made him know a lot more about the two countries that were only separated by a strip of water. , and many times, he interviewed the Korean and Chinese people who crossed the sea and came to Japan, and personally asked many things he wanted to know, and the conclusion was: "There is an opportunity--"
Due to the long period of peace in North Korea, the people have no fighting spirit and scholars have factional struggles; the Chinese emperors practice alchemy and seek Taoism, do not care about political affairs, and power traitors are in power. You have gained a lot of benefits along the coast, let alone sending regular troops to attack?
Of course, it is within your reach—he has full confidence, and he often shows it inadvertently, and blurts out to people: "A man should use his force thousands of miles away—North Korea and China are both places with rich products. Since the monarch has no way, our country should send troops to attack and take all his rich things!"
After he unified Japan, Ren Guanbai, and actually took control of the country's military and political power, he was in control of everything, and it was easy to realize the idea in his heart, and this idea began to breed into concrete actions.
What's more, after Japan's national reunification, many practical problems have come one after another, and they have to be solved by using foreign troops and expanding its territory.
After the reunification, the army had no more battles, and the way out for the samurai was a problem; and the rewards for the generals with outstanding military exploits have always been their fiefs from the land plundered after the victory. After the reunification, there will be no enemy country to plunder What's more, Japan's territory is inherently small, and there is no room for enfeoffment. Even if it is reluctantly enfeoffed, the history of the "Warring States" will inevitably repeat after a few years; moreover, Japan's local production is not abundant, and after years of wars , the economy is on the verge of bankruptcy; in the past, the heroes were divided into separate regimes, and each was responsible for the problems in the base area. Once unified, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who is the only one, must also take on the heavy responsibility of solving economic problems alone-in troubled times, hungry people can do whatever they want. Snatching other people's food, as long as he wins the fight; and after the reunification, everything must be on track, everyone must abide by the law, and can no longer rob other people's food arbitrarily. Only the state officials are allowed to set fire"-the government will openly come forward to grab food from other countries to feed the people, as long as this battle is won!
The use of foreign troops is the best way to solve these problems. In the course of the war, some arrogant soldiers will always die in battle; the land and wealth they get can solve economic problems; Expanding and monopolizing the sea trade——After this kind of wishful thinking was played in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's heart, he was even more ready to move, and there was a loud and powerful voice in his heart: "If North Korea and China are If I conquer, I will not only be the first person in the history of Japan, and my name will last forever, but also the overlord of the entire East, and then enter the West——I will soon be the ruler of the whole world!"
In this way, the plan of aggression must be carried out.
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