Chapter 29 Chapter Twenty-Nine

Tokugawa Ieyasu believed he had succeeded in making Masamune put away his betrayal.Masamune is not the kind of person who does not know how to advance or retreat like Ishida Mitsunari.Ishida Mitsunari is not a fool. He knows what the world will be like after Hideyoshi goes, but he is the kind of person who is only willing to die for love and justice. He can't control himself, so he will go against the current and bring his own defeat. . But Masamune Date is not like that, he can think calmly.Thirty percent don't know how to protect one's life wisely, nor do they know how to hide one's strength and bide one's time, but Masamune can adapt accordingly.When he saw Ieyasu go to Edo in person and carefully inspect the armaments around Edo, he knew that everything was over.

The news about Europa that Masamune had been waiting for came to nothing.Katakura Keitsuna, who had shared weal and woe with him since he was a boy and was his vassal, also died of illness.The son-in-law Matsudaira Zhonghui, who was used as a shield and could even be manipulated as a hostage, was imprisoned in Shengu City by Ieyasu.Masamune can be said to be broken. Masamune is a smart man, and he has a clear understanding of the world situation at a glance.If Ieyasu wants to punish him at this time, he will only go to the end of the road.But if he is punished, it will violate what Ieyasu said, "The key to government is compassion."Therefore, Ieyasu took the initiative to extend a forgiving hand to him, and not only found a decent reason for his sudden return - to go back to visit the seriously ill minister, but also arranged a new marriage for the two families to make up for the loss. The separation of Zhonghui and Goro Baji.This is the right way for Ieyasu at the moment, not a strategy.Masamune should understand.

Ieyasu returned to Junfu with confidence all over his body.But for Ieyasu not to punish Masamune, but also to marry the general's daughter to Masamune's son, Doi Tokatsu thinks it is too weak to please Masamune and is dissatisfied. "If you don't have a daughter of the same age, it's okay to adopt one and marry again." Ieyasu said lightly, and then talked about the New Year's affairs, "During the Chinese New Year, the royal family will send a New Year's emissary as usual. But this time there is no need. In the coming spring , I will bring Takechiyo to the capital to pay New Year greetings to the Holy One, and there is no need to send an imperial envoy this time." After speaking, he began to seriously consider going to Beijing.

Toshikatsu Doi is still skeptical about "Date has taken over".He felt that Ieyasu's tour of the Kanto region might actually arouse Masamune's fighting spirit, so he paid attention to the news from Edo every day, and decided to stop in Junfu to observe the situation. The rumors about Date's raising troops were once again spread in the Edo market, and it was the New Year's time. "I'm afraid I want to take advantage of the opportunity of the Chinese New Year and take it by surprise." Among the general's cronies, many people agree with this statement.Wei Jiakang didn't care.

Ieyasu, Lai Xuan, and Lai Fang ushered in the New Year of the Yuanhe 2nd year. While telling them the old stories of Shinano that have been told dozens of times, while eating rabbit miscellaneous boiled rice, they have happily accepted it since the beginning of the new year. Greetings from all the retainers. Ieyasu was really old rather than tired.Munemo Yagyu, who stayed with Toshikatsu Doi in Sunfu, felt the same way in this peaceful Chinese New Year.With Mr. Jiakang's body, can he go to Beijing in person?On the sixth day of the lunar new year, after Ieyasu listened to Cao Dongzong's Dharma question and answer, Yagyu Somo suddenly thought about this matter.

This Dharma question and answer is the first time in the second year of Yuanhe.After Ieyasu listened to the Dharma for two hours, when he stood up from his seat, he staggered and almost fell, but Cha Aju who was next to him hurriedly supported him. Ieyasu himself didn't care.On the ninth day of the lunar new year, he ordered Doi Toshikatsu to rush back to Edo: "If you are not with the general, the general will be in a lot of inconvenience. Go back." Ieyasu gave detailed instructions to Takechiyo's Yuanfu ceremony.It was the thirteenth year of Takechiyo, and the Yuanfu ceremony would be held in Kyoto. Therefore, Ieyasu decided to go to Edo to discuss the matter again during the plum blossom season, so that the Edo ministers could prepare.

At this time, the people who were appointed as Master Takechiyo also added Tadashi Sakai, Toshikatsu Doi, and Tadatoshi Aoyama.Ieyasu also informed Kyoto about Takechiyo's Yuanfu ceremony.Doi Toshikatsu took the lead and decided to return to Edo. Before departure, Li Sheng went to Jiakang's room to say goodbye, and found that Jiakang was wearing reading glasses and writing something in front of the desk.Doi Lisheng thought to himself, fearing that it was a letter to the general, so he waited aside.Only when he got the letter in his hand did he realize that it was to comfort the frustrated Qianji.The letter is as follows:

〖I am very pleased to receive books often.I would like to wish you a happy Chinese New Year and good health.Grandfather is very good, don't worry about it. Also, pay tribute to Ah Xiao. 〗 Jiakang said with a serious face: "Help me deliver this letter to Ah Qian. Everyone carries a burden, a heavy burden. You have to tell her, don't be discouraged." "Yes." Li Sheng couldn't help his voice trembling, his eyes were red. After Li Sheng left, Somo Yagyu still stayed in Junfu.Zong Mo is not just chatting with Ieyasu here, he wants to carefully observe Ieyasu in his daily life, and convey his experience to Takechiyo, who will become the third general in the future.Seeing Ieyasu's body aging day by day, Zongju felt more and more anxious.

Ieyasu was still content with himself.On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, he met Mingren Huayu, Mingren Sanguan and Funamoto Yashiro again. "Today is a good day to open the warehouse in the New Year. Open the warehouse." Ieyasu said, and handed them the red seal for crossing the sea to Annan, and then ordered Jindiyuan Takaden and Honda Masakazu to go in with Takechiyo. Regarding Beijing, he gave Itakura Sheng a rewritten letter. Ieyasu felt that it was necessary to change the saying that "Going to the capital together with Takechiyo at the time of the spring"-if you act rashly and be despised by others, you will not be able to achieve your goal this time.According to the letter, this is the Yuanfu ceremony of the third generation general conquering barbarians.Therefore, Lord Ieyasu went to Beijing and made various preparations in Nijo Castle, including presents to the imperial palace, seals to the princes and ministers, and passed the samurai biography in advance. Greetings from His Majesty.

This is actually an official document, so after Masasumi Uenosuke and Takaden Kinjiin signed it, Ieyasu also drew a monogram. Ieyasu intends to enter Beijing in April and May.After taking all the preparations, Takechiyo officially set off from Edo. "I'll leave the matter of Takechiyo to you." Ieyasu said to Zongju, "If I, a grandfather, take him with me, there may be confusion between public and private affairs. Takechiyo is going to become the shogun of the shogunate." From then on, the trip to Beijing and preparations for the Takechiyo Yuanfu ceremony took up most of Ieyasu's thoughts.He originally said that he would build a garden for himself at the spring of Izu, but on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, he ordered to stop the construction of the garden.On the 19th, he invited Chong Chuan and Lin Daochun, whom he valued highly, and ordered the publication of Qun Shu Zhi Yao.After that, he suddenly proposed to go hunting in the fields of Shita County.

"This year is a year without major worries. My ambition is not just passed on to Takechiyo. If you want to leave hope for those with lofty ideals, you can only pass through the books. Forget about reading and studying, how can you govern the country? You send envoys to the capital as soon as possible, To prepare for the publication of "Qunshu Zhiyao", we need to find more talented people. Three people who cut wood, three people who engraved characters, three people who embedded, three people who painted ink, and three people who proofread. These people must be invited from Beijing. " Ieyasu's hasty order made people feel somewhat abnormal. "Xiyuan also stores the copper movable type used in the publication of "Dazang Yilan Collection", with a total of 13,868 characters. The previous ones should have a total of 89,814 characters." Chong Chuan and Lin Daochun were dumbfounded by the number of movable type.Mr. Ieyasu was originally well-read and memorized, but he can even remember these numbers, which is really unexpected. "There are one hundred and three thousand six hundred and eighty-two characters in total. If it is not enough, it is enough to find three engraved characters. Yes, let Itakura Katsushige summon twenty or thirty capable people and set off from the capital immediately." "Gunshu Zhiyao" consists of 50 volumes. Ieyasu decided to publish this book. He had ordered the monks of Kamakura Gozan Temple, Suruga Kiyomiji Temple, and Rinzai Temple to copy this book long ago. "I will send envoys to Kyoto as soon as possible." Lin Daochun said. "That's good. Let them do it quickly and try to finish this matter before I enter Beijing." After Ieyasu gave such instructions, the next day, his spirits lifted, and he set off from Junfu to hunt in the fields. It was the twenty-first day of the first month of the second year of Wei Yuanhe. The servants headed by Matsudaira Katsutaka were very puzzled by this.Although the weather has warmed up slightly, the plum buds are still very small.They were worried that Ieyasu would catch a cold, but no one dared to stop him.Ieyasu's old body exuded a majestic spirit, which blocked everyone's mouths.Of course, they all knew why Ieyasu went hunting again. "The body needs to be tempered from time to time." Ieyasu often said this on his lips. Needless to say, this time he was preparing for the Takechiyo Yuanfu ceremony in Beijing.He was afraid that if he curled up in Junfu like this, his body would be exhausted when the seasons gradually warmed up, and the trip to Beijing would become difficult, so he decided to go hunting. There is a small town in the Tanaka area to the east of Fujieda Station, which was built by Takeda Shingen in the past. Lord Shingen and Baba Minoshu stayed here for a short time.After the defeat of the Takeda Clan, Ieyasu entrusted his retainer Takari Kiyonaga here, but not long after Tokugawa transferred it to Kanto, and later Shunfu also became the leader of the Nakamura Ichi Clan.After the Sekigahara War, the Nakamura family was also transferred, and this place became Junfu Fancheng. After entering the city gate, Ieyasu ordered the sedan chair to be parked on the stone slab at the gate, put on straw sandals on purpose, stood in the courtyard, and stomped the ground vigorously against the wind blowing from the Yaizu beach. "Mataemon, if people don't stomp the ground frequently, their backs will become weak. Tomorrow I will go hunting on foot around here, so don't let Takechiyo laugh at his grandfather's old age." Ieyasu narrowed his eyes excitedly, But he didn't say that he went hunting that day. He is still tired.Thinking in his heart, Yagyu Zongmo left Ieyasu and walked to the falconer's hut. At this time, the warriors in charge of guarding in the city came to say hello one by one, and the leaders also sent some fresh fish one after another.What's more important is that a rare guest came from Junfu and asked for an audience.This rare guest is Shiro Jiro, a tea house staying in Nagasaki temporarily. Today's Chaya Shiro Jiro is Matashiro Kiyoji, the second son of Chaya Kiyonobu who inherited the Chaya family by order of Ieyasu.He is now serving as the chief executive of the Kyoto Shoji, the etiquette manager of the five merchants above, and the head of the town.Moreover, he is now working under Hasegawa Sabei in Nagasaki, and is in charge of the silk trade, and most of the trade belongs to Ieyasu.During the Battle of Osaka, Chaya Kiyoji bought the castle towers that bombarded Osaka Castle and the cannons that frightened Osaka from the Netherlands. Chaya Shiro Jiro traveled from Nagasaki to Kyoto, and then from Kyoto to Sumfu. ​​When he heard that Ieyasu had come here to hunt, he followed him non-stop. When Ieyasu heard that the tea house Shiro Jiro had come from a long way, he said happily like a child: "Hey? Mata Shiro. No, I can't be called Mata Shiro anymore, but the owner of the tea house, Shiro Jiro Kiyoji. Please come in quickly." The largest houses in Tanaka City are no more than the homes of wealthy people.On the corridor facing south, there are gifts sent by the people continuously.The most eye-catching ones are those lively fresh fish, among which the one that attracts the most attention is a one-foot-five-inch Jiaji fish in a bamboo basket. Shiro Jiro washed his feet with warm water and entered the house.Ieyasu sat on a cushion under the eaves, watching the Nagaji fish fascinated. "Chaya Shirojiro Kiyoji has met your lord." "Ah, the tea house. All right, come and sit down soon." "Yes. Are you all right, my lord?" "Shiro Jiro, this is not Nijo Castle, nor Junfu, so there is no need to be formal. I am also very happy to see that you are in good health. Are your wife and children okay?" "Thank you for your concern, sir, they are all fine." "How about Lingtang? Your mother was born in a branch of Huashanyuan. I always wanted to see her. I wanted to see her when I was in Nijo Castle, but she was bedridden because of the cold." "Yes. Thanks to my lord, my mother recovered soon afterwards, and now she is nagging again." "Hey, the old man is the treasure of the family. You have to treat her well. Did you see Itakura when you went to the capital?" "I heard that your lord will go to Beijing in the spring to hold a Yuanfu ceremony for the young lord. Right now, your lord is making intense preparations." "Your family temple is Myoho-ji Temple in Sakai Port, right?" "Yes. Your Excellency remember?" "How could I forget? The year your father died was the first year of Qingcho, fifty-two years old, that is, the year I was made a minister. Twenty years have passed. But, Shiro Jiro, when your father and I planned The Zhuyin ship, together with the one sent to Annan the day before yesterday, has reached 198 ships, and will soon reach 200 ships. This is all the hard work of your family." Ieyasu said, pointing to the Jiaji Yu said, "It's really gratifying to congratulate, big 'ji' Italian." "Seeing that the adults are so happy, father Jiuquan knows it, and he is very pleased." Chaya stopped talking.Today's business is so prosperous, it is mostly due to the hard work of merchants like him, who bet their youth on this.When he knew that his beloved was played by Hideyori, the situation above changed suddenly, and the capital and Osaka might be reduced to ashes, he was far away in Nagasaki, with an abacus in his hand, looking at the world speechlessly.He handed over many affairs in the capital, Osaka and Sakai Port to his younger brother Shinshiro Nagayoshi.When Shinshiro learned that Ono Jichang was trying to burn down the capital and attack Nijo Castle, he took the lead and reported to Itakura Katsushige.Suo Sidai arrested the gangsters who tried to set fire and saved the capital.Both brothers admire and support Jiakang from the bottom of their hearts, and think that Jiakang is proud of his work. Shinshiro often said to people: "My brother and I, as well as Honami Koetsu and Kobori Enshu, are all believers in the Great Imperial Palace." When asked who the Sushi Dai Itakura and others were, Shinshiro said frankly: "Retainers. The so-called retainers are those who are devoted to the lord and are willing to sacrifice their lives for them. There are more or less such retainers in daimyo and big merchants. However, retainers are not enough. In addition to retainers, the ruler must also have believers. Retainers are loyal to the lord, live as the lord, and die as the lord. Believers are completely different. No matter how the world changes, even if the followers are separated, Out of faith, a believer will always trust the person he admires. My brother and I are such people." But Chaya didn't think so.The morals of the world are moving in a certain direction, which cannot be controlled by someone.Ieyasu called this trend popular sentiment.People's hearts refer to the trend of the general trend, and the long river of the world will flow towards the general trend.Be it believers or retainers, they are all the people of Dashi. "From this point of view, most people still hope for peace in the world." Ieyasu said, "However, we must also think about the situation of the great river in the future. Matashiro, peace has arrived, and people no longer have to worry about their lives. If you want to be satisfied, what will be your next wish?" When Chaya was twenty years old, Ieyasu often asked each other earnestly, and then asked himself, "Of course it is how to live, it is wealth, and it is abundance. In peacetime, everyone pursues Wealth. Therefore, I command you to develop riches." These words still echo in the heart of the tea house.Chaya looked at the Jiaji fish that Ieyasu was pointing at, clapped his hands happily, and said, "I have a present for you." The tea house asked two servants to carry Lilai and said: "This is musk, this is called 'soap', and this is high-quality red wine. Also, this is..." As he spoke, he took out things one by one.Among them was a clay pot about seven inches in diameter, which contained something like water.He squinted and shook the clay pot, and placed it in front of Ieyasu. "What is this?" "It's oil. Just like we squeeze rapeseed oil, this is oil squeezed from something called an olive. Smell it, my lord, it's very fragrant." "Oh, it smells like gaki fish and bamboo leaves." "And the aroma of oranges." "Not bad. It's really different from ordinary rapeseed oil. Although the aroma is light, it has a long-lasting taste." Seeing that Ieyasu was happy, the tea house went on to say, "Nagasaki people like to use this kind of deep-fried food nowadays. Bird fish, vegetables, tofu and meatballs are very delicious after being deep-fried in this deep-fried oil." "Oh, there are such benefits?" "If you want to fry fish, first slice the fish." "Oh." "Then top it with cornstarch, put it in a hot oil pan, and fry it until it's browned. Add two or three drops of orange vinegar while it's hot, and eat it while it's hot. It can also be dipped in soy sauce and salt. Some people who are particular about it will also sprinkle some pepper noodles .” "Hearing what you said, it's really delicious." Hearing what the tea house said, Ieyasu licked his mouth, as if he tasted the aroma of olive oil, orange vinegar, and pepper. "Have you eaten?" "Yes." Chaya Shiro Jiro paused, with a smile on his face, "Not only have I eaten: I have also fried it myself a few times." "Oh." "I think about it, if my lord wants to try it, I will fry some for you now." "Oh? Can it be fried now?" "Yes. Since there are so many fish here, let's be fish." "Very good. How about using this Jiaji fish? I was still worrying about how to eat this fish." "Gaji fish," said Chaya, nodding solemnly, "it's a rare thing. I'm sure it will produce the most delicious taste that adults like." "Okay!" Ieyasu patted his knees happily, "Then I'll leave it to you. Right? Let Cha, Katsutaka, and Maemon use some. Make more." Chaya looked satisfied and bowed to Ieyasu. The "Tianshou" given to everyone by God is always a mystery, which can be unraveled by the intelligence of extraordinary people. That night, the tea house fried a large plate of Jiaji fish, and shared the fried fish from the large plate into small plates with the people who accompanied the meal.Ieyasu was in a good mood, and there were Cha Aju, Matsudaira Katsutaka, and Yagyu Somoki at the table.The tea house Shiro Jiro who cooks moves the chopsticks first than Ieyasu. This is a test food, which means to taste poison.Everyone smacked their lips and praised: "It's delicious!" "It's really a rare delicacy these days." Seeing this scene, Ieyasu picked up his chopsticks with a strange expression. The smell of fish is overflowing.Ieyasu took a bite, squinted his eyes and put down his chopsticks, and said, "Let's light up a few more lights. Although the New Year is over now, since the tea house is here to celebrate the New Year, it is specially allowed to light up more lights for a extravagance. Taste it in the dark. Delicious, what a pity." A young samurai ordered to add four lamps. Ieyasu said: "Six is ​​too wasteful. Five is enough." Then, he asked the young warrior to put out one of them, and let everyone continue to eat: "It's delicious while it's hot. I'll have another piece." On the large plate in the middle, there were a lot of fried fish slices exuding fragrance, but everyone was a little restrained and did not move their chopsticks. "Everyone, don't be restrained. Look at me!" Ieyasu picked up his chopsticks again and laughed, "You are so young, but so worthless. When I was young, eating and sleeping well was the habit of a samurai. Sometimes I could eat a meal Sheng rice, and then stopped eating for two days, insisting on fighting. At that time, this habit was called the way of the samurai.” After that, Ieyasu kept raising his chopsticks. He ate more than Zongju and Shenglong. He also drank three bowls of clear fish soup, two big bowls of rice, and drank a little wine.He happily described how to hunt tomorrow, or asked the tea house about the songs popular in Nagasaki recently.When it was almost Haishi, he returned to his bedroom with the support of Cha Ah Ju. No one knew at this time that Ieyasu's life was at an end. Ieyasu returned to his bedroom, and everyone dispersed.Thinking about it in the future, Ieyasu Tenshou's flame is almost exhausted at this time, as long as there is a little wind through the crack of the door, it can be extinguished.I am afraid that the heavens have already noticed that Tokugawa Ieyasu, who has been accustomed to eating simple food all his life, is near the end of his life, so he gave him the last delicacy. "Not good! The Imperial Palace fell down while going to the toilet! Critically ill!" This is the ugly time. "Improper diet! Vomiting! High fever!" In an instant, there was chaos in the city.