Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Sending Troops to North Korea

Toyotomi Hideyoshi smiled when he saw Tokugawa Ieyasu.Hideyoshi suffered from an eye disease, and his right eye was covered with a white cloth, but his room was still full of documents related to the expedition. "Nagoya Castle has been built, just waiting for me to go. It is more convenient to go to North Korea from there." Hideyoshi first spread out the topographic map of the castle, and then shifted the topic to Hidetaka, "Hey, Lieutenant General is also seventeen years old gone." "Yes, he is in the capital, and has been taken care of by the adults." "No, he's a nice young man. I worry about the Lieutenant General."

"Worrying about the dog?" "Yes, you haven't forgotten, Nobuo is going to give him his daughter." "This matter……" "Ah! It was Asahi's entrustment, so I am very worried! But now you are not in the right family. I will definitely find a good woman for him. Before that, if there is a suitable person to be a concubine..." Jiakang smiled: "He is not like me, he has always behaved well, and he hasn't said he wants to find a woman until now." "Oh? That's not good. If he fell in love with someone with a bad background at first sight, it would be bad!" Then, Hideyoshi spread out the draft notice after the striker landed in North Korea, "Where do you think this notice will be posted?"

On the paper were written "Military Order of the Kingdom of Korea" in large characters, the content of which was—— Those who leave the country and return later are still included in their original places. It is not allowed to collect rice coins from farmers and merchants.Those who abandon their homes and never return are another matter. Carefully watch over the people so that they do not starve. Do not set fire.Capture men and women and send them back to their original places. Anyone who violates this order will be severely admonished and made an oath to Guan Bai. After reading it, Ieyasu sighed sincerely: "What a flawless military order!"

Soothe the people, prohibit taxation, relieve the hungry, prohibit arson, prohibit torture of prisoners, etc., there is no stricter military discipline than this.Hideyoshi has already decided to tolerate the other party with the victor's attitude. "Secondly, the provisions concerning my accommodation during the expedition." Hideyoshi said.Ieyasu couldn't help being impressed by his carefulness, and reached out to accept the decree. 〖Royal Suspension Order There may be five main courses, three side dishes and three soups each, among which there must be one vegetarian dish.Suspend the use of gold and silver dishes.

Those who serve food and drink are women thirty.There are five courses of tea, two of which are soup and one is vegetarian. If there is any violation of this order, it will be the master's crime. The fifth day of the first month of the 20th year of Tianzheng (Taige Zhuyin)〗 At this time, Hideyoshi had already given up the position of Guanbai to Hideji, and called himself Taige. "Danayan, is it good to be so frugal? I'm different from you. I let everyone get used to extravagance. I can't let them waste military resources at will in order to please me, and it's meaningless to compare with each other in the end." Hideyoshi said, He narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Everyone said that my actions this time were too hasty, haven't you heard?"

"Well, this..." "Okay. Don't say anything." Hideyoshi spread out the roster of the first team in front of Ieyasu. So much to say. If you don’t subdue Daming now, the Western countries will come to carve it up. At that time, Daming, Japan, and North Korea will all become their slaves. I have seen through all of this, and I have this action. " "..." "Did Nayan know that the fate of people ebbs and flows, just like the sky and the earth have day and night. Similarly, a country and a family have spring and winter. Now is our spring. For the future, we must sow good seeds and wait for good buds to germinate .But who understands me?"

Ieyasu stared at the roster, and suddenly wanted to laugh, so he had to try his best to hold back.In the end it was Hideyoshi, seemingly reckless, but with great ambitions hidden in his heart.Ieyasu believed that the foreign invasion should not be neglected, and had been paying close attention to it.But Hideyoshi saw the actions of the missionaries and the slave ships in Kyushu, and paid more attention to these things than Ieyasu. "Ashamed," Ieyasu said, "I'm short-sighted." "Did you disapprove of going to war in the first place?" "Yes...but not now."

"Oh?" Hideyoshi's eyes lit up.He seemed to care about Ieyasu's attitude. While drawing the image of Buddha in his mind, Ieyasu replied, "I am very grateful for being able to serve you." "This... is this true, Da Nyan?" "Why do you lie? This is because the gods and Buddhas want me to learn from and assist you. I know this very well." "Then, let me ask you, were you in favor of the expedition from the beginning?" "No!" Ieyasu shook his head lightly, "In the beginning, Ieyasu, like Layman Rikyu, thought that... this matter was not advisable."

"Huh? Why did you change your mind halfway?" "Haha, because I'm starting to understand my lord." "Understand me?" "Also, I have realized the meaning of being born at the same time as adults, so now I agree." "Oh. That's an interesting way of saying it. Did you realize it later?" "Yes! God wants us to be born at the same time, not to fight, but to work together for the common people of the world." "Oh, you finally understand this..." "It would have been better if I had known this ten years ago...I regret it so much."

"Haha, Hideyoshi has nothing to say. I thought you were reluctant." "Please forgive me, my lord." "No, each other. Hahaha." Hideyoshi is also a cheerful person, his smile is as innocent as a child, "I understand this, so I can ask you. Da Na Yan, can you reach the capital of the Ming Dynasty this year?" "Well, this..." "You think you can't make it?" "It's best if you can arrive. Even if you can't, you must be well prepared." "Yes! In order to boost morale, I have already said that I will spend the fifteenth day of the next lunar month in the capital of Ming Dynasty... I have also carefully considered that in case the war is unfavorable... Therefore, I ordered Xiaoxi Shejin to go first in the first month, but he is fat now. I'm not blaming him, but I have my own plan." Hideyoshi lowered his voice and said, "Dainagyan, let's discuss it! You stay in your country and take care of yourself, okay?"

"What about adults?" "I have given up the position of Guan Bai, and I want to gamble everything. I am determined to do my best and fight to the death." Hideyoshi seemed to really think so, and he looked serious. Ieyasu widened his eyes, took a step forward, and said sharply, "No! My lord is in front of the battle... This kind of battle must never be fought!" On this occasion, Ieyasu made no secret of his feelings for Hideyoshi.Both parties are very simple and seem to be sincere.Hideyoshi's arrogance was thwarted, and he felt lost, and murmured: "You said this battle can't be fought?" "Of course. If my lord goes to fight this kind of battle, what should I do if... something goes wrong? The country will naturally have all the heroes rise together, and the world will be in chaos." "Aren't you still in the country?" "Neither Xinguan Bai nor I have the ability to suppress the riots, so this time I must protect you by your side." "Well……" "If it turns into a hard battle, Ieyasu will stand in front of the battle. I can do it. Ieyasu has gone. If he fails to win and dies in the first battle, my lord will return to the court as soon as possible, and look forward to avenging his shame in the future." Hideyoshi stared at Ieyasu with his eyes wide open.In his life, it was probably the first time he heard such unexpected words.He wanted to explore Ieyasu's thoughts somewhat.When Ieyasu said this, he felt very ashamed. "I see. Dainagon... This is Hideyoshi being reckless. This kind of battle cannot be fought." "We must fight with ease. Therefore, my lord can't stay in Nagoya all the time, but also go to and from the capital freely. We must go out with this intention..." "I understand!" Hideyoshi suddenly took Ieyasu's hand, "I was talking about the worst. Haha." "That should not be spoken, but kept in the heart." "Yes! I am very pleased, Da Nayan. No matter what happens now, there will be no disturbance in the country. Guan Bai also wrote an oath to me, asking me to teach him how to win the hearts of the people." "Hearing what your lord said, I can rest assured to accompany you to Nagoya." "Yes! I also want to enjoy the tea ceremony at Nagoya. Rikyu is a good man!" Hideyoshi clapped his hands and called the person in the teahouse, "I want to hear about the situation of Fushimi Castle. Call Changsheng. Then Give Danagyan and me a bowl of tea." After finishing speaking, he immediately turned to Ieyasu again, speaking as frankly and frankly as a child, "As you said, since you are ready to return to Beijing at any time, you must urge the fortification of Fushimi Castle." Hideyoshi was planning to build a castle in Momoyama, Fushimi, and spread out the topographic map at this time.Juledi was originally the mansion for Guan Bai, so Hideyoshi took the opportunity of this expedition to hand it over to Hideji, and he planned to live in Fushimi Castle. "Guan Bai is still very young, only twenty-five years old. He still has a lot to learn, but he is quite enthusiastic about learning. Last year, he came back from the Aozhou Conquest and stopped by Shili Academy, and met a man named Yuan Zhai Sanyao Some people talk about moving the style of academic theory to the capital..." At this point, Hideyoshi deliberately took out the affidavit given to him by Hideji and handed it to Ieyasu, "His shortcomings are warlike and lustful. The worst thing is that he His lust seems to be imitating me. Now he has more wives and concubines than I do. This is outrageous. Before I was forty years old, I was always busy in front of the battle and had no time to take care of women. But he is in his prime. He was hated because of his wife and became the laughing stock of the world." Ieyasu spread out the affidavit, and there were bloody handprints on it. Concentrate on your job and focus on armaments. Be an upright official and do not show favoritism. Allegiance to the imperial court, love the ministers.Establish heirs for the ministers; those who have no children, establish brothers; those who only have women, also give them to lead. Don't be obsessed with tea ceremony, falcons, women, etc. First, the tea ceremony can only treat people, and hunting can only be done with eagles and vultures. There may be five or ten maids in the mansion, and no more than this limit... Ieyasu felt strange and sad.Hideyoshi's intentions are full of admonishment, and it is pathetic for people to control the position of Shiro like this. "There are five or ten women in the mansion, so you can't mess around outside! I'm going to build a residence in Ningbo of the Ming Dynasty, where I will look down on the world and tell him to train hard. But I don't plan to put soldiers, rewards and punishments, and finances at the moment. Leave the power to him. What do you think, Danagyan?" "Of course, your lord's decision is quite wise." Ieyasu said back, suddenly remembered Xiuzhong's serious appearance, and felt that he was really lucky. The tea is ready.Hideyoshi took the tea bowl, took a sip, and murmured: "I should listen to you, if it is now, I won't kill Rikyu..." This is a soft side that Hideyoshi has never shown.It was also the first time for Ieyasu to regard Hideyoshi as one of his own. Now it seems that Hideyoshi is neither hateful nor scary, but just a wayward and spoiled child.However, once he let go, he has extraordinary courage and can ride the world. The army and horses inside and outside the capital are assembled, ready to go out on the first day of March.But the trip was postponed because Hideyoshi's eye disease had deteriorated to the point where he could not go out. "It doesn't matter if you don't go on the first day of March. Hideyoshi won't make a fuss, so let's change it to the tenth day." Hideyoshi, with his eyes wrapped in white cloth, issued an order from Juledi, which made people feel tragic. Some women and children thought that delaying the expedition due to eye disease was a bad omen for a dark future. After hearing this, Hideyoshi made more noise to encourage the ten spirits. On the fourth day of March, Kato Kiyomasa came to report that he had turned from Nagoya in Hizen to Iki, and Konishi Yukata also crossed the sea from Iki to Tsushima.But on the tenth day of the lunar new year, Hideyoshi's eyes were still not good, so he had to postpone it again. "I don't know which day it will be, let's go as soon as my eyes are healed." The delayed expedition finally affected morale. On March 15th of the first year of Wenlu, the first team set off from the sea.On March 17th, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Uesugi Jingsheng led the Kwantung Army and set off before Hideyoshi's team.At the same time as Ieyasu, there were Satake Yoshinobu, Date Masamune, Mogami Yoshimitsu, Hasegawa Hisuichi, Asano Yukunaga, Kato Koyasu, etc. They first lined up in front of Juraku, and set off from the bridge to the Go to Omiya Street.Every soldier is equipped with two sets of clothing, one is worn in the capital and the other is worn outside the capital.In the capital, it is necessary to be extremely gorgeous and compare with each other. On this day, the sky was clear and the spring was cold, and the land in the capital looked like a dream.During the period, flags fluttered, armors shone, spectators gathered, and carriages and horses hustle and bustle, as if a celebration was being held.Among them, the most striking one is Date Masamune's team, which has 30 rows of banners, 500 bows, and 500 muskets.The warriors wore gold-striped armor with a blue background, silver knives, and golden-tipped bamboo hats.Behind these pawns, followed by one hundred and twenty mounted warriors.These people also wear the same armor, carrying golden half-moon flags decorated with leopard skins and peacock feathers.The horses are covered with horse armor made of tiger and bear skins, and the warriors wear gilded swords, which are very eye-catching.Among them, Endo Bunshichiro and Harada Samasuke, in addition to the swords on their waists, also carried long wooden swords on their backs, covered with silver foil, which was enough to scare the enemy.This is the origin of the gorgeousness of Dates or Dates in the future, and Masamune's temperament of not being surprised by clothes is also evident. With the departure of the Kwantung Army, various rumors spread in the capital, Sakai Port, and Osaka.Because Konishi Settsumori and Kato Kiyomasa competed to be pioneers, a dispute within Hideyoshi's inner court was triggered.Kato Kiyomasa's supporter is the Beizhengsuo, and Mrs. Yodo is the one who strongly recommends Konishi as the vanguard.On the surface, Hideyoshi's army has high morale, but secretly they are fighting each other. Rumors said that the distribution of troops in this expedition was very unfair.For example, Satake Yoshiki of Hitachi and Mito received 210,000 koku and sent 2,000 people, while the Tokugawa clan with 2.5 million koku sent a mere 5,000 people.This kind of unfairness is also reflected in the collection and distribution of ships, sailors, boatmen, and grain and grass, but everyone is afraid of Hideyoshi and dare not speak out.Among Hideyoshi's concubine, Mrs. Yodo and Mrs. Matsumaru were going to Nagoya, while the Beizhengsuo moved from Osaka Castle to Juledi and stayed in the capital. On the surface, the majestic grand expedition hides all kinds of turmoil and uneasiness behind the scenes.The uneasiness and doubts of the ministers and generals were also quite deep. It is recorded in "Duowenyuan Diary": "What will happen to this matter? It is really a rare move!" Homeland." There are generals like Mogami Yoshimitsu who set off with this idea. Hideyoshi left the capital on the 26th. On this day, Hideyoshi dressed up and entered the imperial palace early in the morning, played a war form to Emperor Goyosei, then withdrew, immediately got ready, led an army of 30,000 under his command, and set off from Juledi at that time. On this day, the imperial court set up a shed between the Four-legged Gate and the Tang Gate to see off the soldiers of the expedition. The Emperor and the Supreme Emperor were waiting here. After the three thousand pioneers, it was Hideyoshi's own team.At the front are 60 rows of large banners printed with golden tong patterns, lined up in front of the shed, attracting the attention of all officials.Next is the bugle.Next came the cavalry. The knights were all in armor, with thirty golden swords, fifty shields, and seventy spare horses—the horses were all covered in golden horse armor, covered with brocade. After that, Toyotomi Hideyoshi rode a big horse.Hideyoshi wears a golden broadsword with brocade tassels hanging from the handle, a heavy rattan bow on his left shoulder, a horse decorated with gold, and the famous golden horse seal with thousands of ladles, which is particularly dazzling, and the emperor seems to be inferior to him.Hideyoshi came to the front of the emperor's shed, got off his horse, and climbed up the steps respectfully. Greeting the Queen of Heaven, Hideyoshi loudly reported the situation of the expedition.He had to postpone his expedition twice due to eye disease, so his confidence should have been shaken.In fact, since the death of his younger brother Xiuchang, everything went wrong for him.But in order to cover up these traces, Hideyoshi deliberately raised his voice.Needless to say, all the officials in the shed, even people far away from the shed can hear clearly. After the emperor listened, he gave wine and food.After finishing the ceremony of the three offerings, Hideyoshi went down the steps, and climbed up to the overlord's hut.Everything is done according to the rules.Hideyoshi also accepted the three offerings here, stepped back, and rode to the front of Xiangmei Shrine. The vicinity of the shrine was also crowded with spectators, who praised the luxury of the team: "How much gold did Master Taiko bring?" "How can you know such a thing!" "Some people say that he collected all the taxes this time. Is this how the gold came from?" "No! The gold is all excavated from the mines, and the mountain was sealed off for fear of exhausting the digging." "Hey! Gold can't be eaten or worn. There is no reason to close the mountain." Hideyoshi looked serious.Maybe it's just because of the eye disease, but when I close my eyes, I feel sullen.He got off his horse in front of the Xiangming Shrine.Later, Xinguan Baixiuci was called to the front of the club, and Ma Yin was awarded to Xiuci in a serious manner.This means that the power of the world is temporarily handed over to Xiuci.But the power of soldiers, rewards and punishments, and finances is still in the hands of Hideyoshi, and Hideyoshi is just a puppet. Xiuci took Ma Yin stiffly and nervously. "Tell you, don't disobey." "yes!" "Okay, let's meet in the capital of North Korea or Ming Dynasty!" "Obey!" As soon as the team left the shrine, they cleaned up their military appearance and headed towards Yamazaki. That night, they spent the night in Ibaraki Castle in Settsu, changed their gorgeous clothes, and headed towards the Chugoku area.Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ambition to "set foot on Tang soil" finally began to move from dream to reality...