Domineering Daming

A big drama in the capital slowly kicked off.

At this time, Fu Tao from the capital was in the post house, discussing the silver mine with Ichiro Tanaka again.

Chapter 1114 Date

In the posthouse, Tanaka Ichiro and Fu Tao sat opposite each other, with a teapot and two cups scattered in front of them.

Tanaka Ichiro replaced the wine with tea. After drinking, he looked at Fu Tao and said, "Master Fu, is this the way you Ming people treat guests? I came here with a friendly and peaceful heart, but I was imprisoned here. What do you guys want to do to me?"

Fu Tao is already 30 years old. After years of training, he is already calm enough. What's more, he is full of confidence and remains unmoved.

Holding a teacup in his hand, Fu Tao said with a calm expression, "You should know that without my protection, you would either be in prison now, or you would have been decapitated."

Ichiro Tanaka frowned, looked at Fu Tao, and said expressionlessly: "Master Fu, let me reiterate that I came here with a friendly and peaceful heart, please give me the courtesy that Daming deserves."

Fu Tao looked up at him and said, "Who is your master?"

By this time, Tanaka Ichiro's identity as a "shogunate guest" had been exposed.He looked awe-inspiring, and said: "In our country of Wa, there are hundreds of vassal states of various sizes. Since 60 years ago, after successive wars, the current Tokugawa shogunate has basically ruled the entire country of Wa. Now the country of Wa is roughly divided into three forces. , the Tokugawa Palace and the trusted daimyos, the many daimyos who followed the first generation of the Tokugawa family, and the daimyos who were forced to surrender or were defeated. Our main hall is the defeated daimyo. Great fame. But the Tokugawa Palace of this generation has used many extremely shameless means to monitor, raise taxes, and even conscript, and send their wives and children to Edo as hostages..."

The situation in the Wa Kingdom is too complicated, with more than 200 large and small vassal states, and the network of relationships is intertwined and complicated, which is difficult for outsiders to see clearly.

Even though Fu Tao had read some information and introductions, and listened to Ichiro Tanaka's words, he was still a little confused. He remained expressionless and said, "Date...is Mutsufan?"

Tanaka Ichiro bowed slightly, and said: "Before this, we had secret agreements with Shimadzu, Maeda, etc., but the Tokugawa family is powerful, and there is nothing we can do. With Daming's help, we will definitely be able to quickly reverse the current situation. In Wa country, most daimyos are very dissatisfied with Tokugawaden."

Hearing his words, Fu Tao still felt confused, and said, "How do you want me, Da Ming, to help you?"

Tanaka Ichiro looked at Zhu Xu with serious eyes, bowed and said, "Master Fu, I know that your country's navy is heading north. We hope that Daming can exert enough pressure on Tokugawa Palace. I believe that as long as Daming's pressure Enough, the Tokugawa Palace will back down, will truly submit to Daming, and there will be absolutely no rebellion."

Hearing Tanaka Ichiro's words, Fu Tao looked strangely in his eyes.

Daming's ambition to annex Japan is now known to everyone, but this Ichiro Tanaka doesn't seem to care at all, he only wants Daming to put pressure on the Tokugawa shogunate?

What is their purpose?They are not worried?

"What do you want to do?" Fu Tao stared into Ichiro Tanaka's eyes and said calmly.

Ichiro Tanaka lowered his head, put his hands on his thighs, and said without hesitation: "You don't know that the Tokugawa temple of this generation is no better than His Highness Taiko. We are miserable. A wet nurse of Tokugawa temple even openly humiliated The Emperor, force the Emperor to abdicate! We need...to overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate!"

Fu Tao had heard about these things. He silently picked up a cup of tea and put it to his mouth. Feeling that the tea was cold, he put it down again, and said lightly: "Then, what benefits can I gain? The Tokugawa shogunate is very powerful. I want to To check and balance, I, Ming, have to pay a lot of price?"

Tanaka Ichiro quickly said: "Master Fu, my country is narrow and poor, and I have nothing to give to your country. However, if we can succeed, we will definitely submit to Daming sincerely. The annual tribute will definitely satisfy the emperor of your country!"

Fu Tao frowned slightly. This Tanaka Ichiro's words are tantamount to farting. The empty talk actually wants Daming to send troops to help them weaken the strength of the Tokugawa Shogunate!

However, Fu Tao was as calm as usual, and said: "Well, let me tell you that my Daming fleet has indeed gone north, and will soon arrive at Jeju, North Korea. With a little adjustment, we can block the Guanmen Strait and cut off Tokugawa. The shogunate's support for Kyugoku Island. At the same time, the army will send troops to Ezo, and the thunder will attack. At that time, the Tokugawa shogunate will not be able to take care of both ends, and your chance will come. Although there are rumors among the people that the imperial court will send troops to Japan, the imperial court does not have this Means, this time I sent troops at your request, I hope you will keep your promise."

After listening to Fu Tao's words, Ichiro Tanaka suddenly raised his head to look at him with a look of astonishment.

If it is said that they expected to send troops to close the Strait, then sending troops to Ezo was completely unexpected!

Ezo, at the northernmost tip of the Wa country, that is, Hokkaido in later generations, is mostly uncultivated now, only a few people have people, the land is sparsely populated, the supplies are scarce, and it is far away from Edo. Previous wars have not been involved, so Has always been a vassal, without much strength.

The most important thing is that the Mutsu clan where Date is located is in the south of Ezo. It can be said that they are next to each other, separated by a distance of sea water!

Ichiro Tanaka's eyes flickered violently, he couldn't tell the truth from the fake in Fu Tao's words, and he couldn't guess the real intention of the transparent court.

On the other side, the seductive woman in the room was holding a comb and slowly combing her waist-length hair. Hearing Fu Tao's voice outside, she paused, her face was cold, and her eyes were dark.

Now they are very clear about the strength of the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention the real results of the battle, even if they take a few exercises, they will be very popular.

Wa is an island country with no depth. If the navy of the Ming Dynasty invaded with cannons, how would they resist it?Mutsu Fan bears the brunt!

The woman looked indifferent, and combed slowly again, the movement became slower and slower, and finally stopped, staring at the mirror, frowning into the word Chuan.

This is especially true for Ichiro Tanaka outside. He guessed the intention of the opaque person, and for a while didn't know how to answer.

Fu Tao didn't give Tanaka Ichiro time to think, and said again: "A young member of the Tokugawa family has entered the capital. I'm going to see him later. If you have anything to say to him, or I'll take you there together. ?”

Tanaka Ichiro's face changed slightly, he bowed immediately, and said: "Please also ask Mr. Fu to keep it a secret for us, we need more things, and we can't turn against Tokugawaden!"

Fu Tao smiled slightly and said: "Okay. My Daming fleet will go to sea in a short time. If you want to send a letter back, we can do it for you. In order to ensure that the military situation will not be leaked, I hope that you two will not walk out of the post or go to sea at random. Pass the message."

Tanaka Ichiro's complexion changed, and he immediately bowed and said, "Yes, I understand."

Chapter 1115

Fu Tao left the post house, and the charming and swaying woman came out slowly.

Tanaka Ichiro stood up, with a solemn face, and said: "Mother, Akito's actions are unexpected. If they attack Ezo, neither Akito nor Tokugawaden will let us go! The main hall will never allow this Something happened!"

The flirtatious woman was opposite to Ichiro Tanaka, who sat down in Fu Tao's place just now, her expression was calm, terrifyingly calm.

Ichiro Tanaka sat down and said to himself: "Mother, what should we do? If Wakaden of the Tokugawa family really comes, we will have no chance of winning."

The capital of the Tokugawa shogunate is naturally stronger than that of Mutsu. What's more, although the Date family dominates in Mutsu, it is not overwhelming. The attitude of other daimyos towards the Tokugawa shogunate is even more ambiguous towards the Date family.

The flirtatious woman sat there, her brows darkened, and she said softly: "Yesterday, I went to a literary meeting and met the Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty..."

Tanaka Ichiro looked slightly cold, he knew this woman's tricks, but she was his mother in name after all!

Yaoye continued to shake her head, thinking, "That Shangshu doesn't seem to be aware of the military movements of the Ming Dynasty. I heard that the commander of the United Fleet of the Ming Dynasty has already entered the capital. I'm afraid that it is really going to attack us. gone."

Tanaka Ichiro looked even tighter, and said: "Mother, should we inform the hall that if the Ming people occupy Ezo, we Mutsu will bear the brunt of it, and we will live tremblingly between the Ming people and the Tokugawa family in the future. The country will be destroyed!"

The flirtatious woman raised her head and glanced at him, her expression was still calm and terrifying.

"It's too late, we are not quick enough." The coquettish woman reached out to pick up the broken cup left by Fu Tao, took a sip regardless of whether it was hot or cold, and said, "I believe that the hall will respond more wisely than us."

The Patriarch of the Date family, the Date Hall they call is a person who came from Toyotomi Hideyoshi's era and has experienced too many things.

Tanaka Ichiro thoughtfully, then nodded, and said, "Yes. Then, what about Wakaden? What does he want to do when he comes to the capital of the Ming people?"

Now everyone in Daming knows that the annexation of the Wa country is a matter of time, and now, it is just waiting for the opportunity.

The flirtatious woman shook her head and said, "Tokugawaden has controlled all the daimyos now. Although Shimabara is somewhat chaotic, it is still under control. Tokugawaden probably wants to delay time and is making preparations."

Ichiro Tanaka immediately understood that the Tokugawa shogunate was preparing for a possible invasion by the Ming people.

Fu Tao went out of the post house and got into a carriage. Inside the carriage, a middle-aged man in casual clothes raised his hand and said, "Young master."

Fu Tao sat down and said, "They said it was the Mutsu clan, members of the Date family. They said their purpose was to hope that I, Ming Dynasty, would put pressure on the Tokugawa shogunate so that they would have a chance to overthrow the Tokugawa family. Everything else is White teeth, wanting to plot and use me, Daming."

The middle-aged man wrote it down carefully, and said: "Okay, I have written it down. Our military intelligence department will take over this matter, and the eldest son should not participate any more. In addition, the young master of the Tokugawa family does not want to be involved." Go see, the emperor has his own arrangements."

Fu Tao knew the importance of this matter, and it was a coincidence that he joined in. He responded: "Okay, I will let go... Let me ask one more question, is it true that you told me to take the shrimp first?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Eldest Young Master, there are some things that cannot be known and said by lower officials, and it is not something that Eldest Young Master can listen to."