Domineering Daming

The young girl has bright eyes and white teeth, she is a bit pure and charming, and she is in the critical period from a young girl to a mature one.

She blinked and said, "General, how long do you think it will take us to defeat Mingren?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu's face froze, his smile slowly faded, and he said, "Your Majesty, since Shimabara has been pacified, we will eliminate our internal turmoil. No matter where the Ming Dynasty goes to war, We can all deal with it calmly, the key now is to have a decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty, and we cannot delay it."

The young girl is the current emperor of Japan, Emperor Meisho, named Xingzi.

She is five years old and has been in office for 12 years.

She is an emperor who is not worthy of the name. There is the emperor, 45 years old, in his prime, and his father who is secretly in power.There is also a real ruler of Wa country below, Tokugawa Iemitsu, his uncle.

Sandwiched between the two, she is more like a sounding board.

Xingzi didn't understand these things, so he said softly, "Then please uncle."

Tokugawa Iemitsu looked at Xingzi, hesitant to speak.He likes this niece the most. She is sensible, understands the overall situation, and acts appropriately.

However, the old man Gomizuo was afraid that he would let his nephew succeed him, so he hastily passed it on as his niece.

Now, he used this niece to marry the Ming Dynasty, she must feel uncomfortable.

Tokugawa Iemitsu hesitated for a moment, and said: "This is just a stopgap measure, uncle will not let you leave the palace."

Xingzi suddenly smiled, the spring is bright and bright like flowers, the girl is as gentle as water, and said with a smile: "I know, uncle just do it, with uncle around, Xingzi is not afraid."

Tokugawa Iemitsu felt more and more guilty, and said: "Well, I have already prepared the cost of the palace for this month, which is half more than last year. Don't wrong yourself, if it is not enough, come to me again."

One of the biggest weapons used by the shogunate to blackmail the emperor was money and food. Once the shogunate cut off the money and food of the palace, the emperor would be embarrassed.

This is also the usual method used by Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa Hidetada, and Tokugawa Iemitsu to blackmail successive emperors.

Naturally, Xingzi, who is the puppet emperor, also came to ask for money this time.

Xingzi looked at Tokugawa Iemitsu, pursed her lips, and stopped talking.

Her father had already told her that he planned to give her the throne to her half-brother, and cut off Tokugawa Iemitsu's desire to let his nephew succeed him.

Chapter 1339 Invading Shikoku Island

Three days later, Dorgon led an army of [-] troops and landed on Shikoku Island.

The terrain of Shikoku Island is very special, basically bounded by several mountains, and the rest are basically plains.

Dorgon's cavalry launched a blitzkrieg, and with the assistance of the Military Intelligence Department, they swept Shikoku Island almost one-sidedly.

The four vassal cities did not last long before they were captured. Except for "surrendering" in advance, Dorgon did not accept the surrender of others, and executed all the four vassals including Sanuki, and even killed the dignitaries of the four kingdoms There are tens of thousands of people in the family!

In contrast, more than 100 family governors knelt at Dorgon's feet to express their submission.

In Iyo, Matsuyama Castle.

Dorgon sat reclined on the chair. In recent years, he has become more and more rich, and his eyes have become more gloomy. He groped his smooth forehead, looked at Duo Duo at the bottom left, and said in a hoarse voice: "How are you doing?"

Duoduo's eyes were red, his murderous intent was strong, and his face was full of fanaticism, he said: "It's almost killed, no one dares to make trouble."

Dorgon let out an "um" in his nose, as if he was very tired, and said: "Others."

Duoduo said: "Brother has re-divided the sphere of influence and distributed it to the more than 100 families. Above them are us, and they will fight with us. The total number is 1. Also, there are 20 shi of grain, silver 100 million, [-] gold, and many others, all of which I kept secret, and my eldest brother didn’t even know about it.”

Dorgon rubbed his head, stood up, with cold eyes, and said: "We have lost so much, we must make up for it. You go and train their 1 people well, even if they are used as human shields, they are enough for the enemy Cut for a while..."

Doduo seemed to be venting the anger in his heart, his eyes were bloodshot, and he said, "Brother, this Japanese country is vulnerable, let's hurry up, where should we go next?"

Dorgon glanced at the wrench in his hand, and said, "Yang Sichang hasn't received an order yet, so let's rest for a while. By the way, is there any news from Phnom Penh?"

Duoduo suddenly resented, and said: "Then Hong Chengchou is very capable. He is the governor of Phnom Penh, and he pays equal attention to kindness and power. He has subdued many rebellions. Then Yu Chenglong has gained the reputation of 'loving the people like a son'. Wu Sangui used his troops fiercely and fought several waves of resistance In the end, there were only a few hundred people left, and it was hard for him to win..."

Dorgon looked outside, as if he could still smell blood, his eyes flickered.

He couldn't figure out Zhu Xu's mind, and didn't know what Zhu Xu's next plan was, but Dorgon always felt that Zhu Xu had already arranged everything, just waiting for him to step in step by step.

All these years, he has been driven by Daming, fighting north and south, like a kite in the sky, seemingly free, but in fact has been tied in the hands of others.

Perhaps, when he chose to surrender back then, it was a mistake to betray Huang Taiji?

Dorgon couldn't help thinking, his eyes were complicated.Over the years, he has thought a lot, but he has never said anything to anyone. Only he knows the pain and entanglement in his heart.

Duoduo didn't know how much pressure Dorgon was under, so he came over and said, "Brother, these Japanese warriors are quite fierce and stubborn. If they are trained well, they are definitely a good knife. It is better than those from Annan, Phnom Penh People are much stronger..."

Dorgon ignored him and said: "Let the brothers rest well, wipe out all the troubles, wait quietly, and don't make any other moves."

This Doduo understood, and said, "I know."

Cao Bianjiao's fleet was still cruising in the Seto Strait to prevent Japanese reinforcements, but the other side was as quiet as usual, with no intention of rescue at all.

Zheng Zhilong and Cao Bianjiao were eating, and said in a vague voice: "Captain, Dorgon has enough supplies, and the coal on the supply ship can last a long time, so we just float like this?"

Cao Bianjiao took a sip of the soup, looked up at the heroic young general standing not far ahead with a gun, and said, "Your son?"

Zheng Zhilong showed embarrassment, and said: "The last general was confused when he was young, and he was born with a Japanese woman named Zheng Sen."

Cao Bianjiao observed it for a while, and said: "That's right. Soon, Wa Kingdom will be a province of my Ming Dynasty. Even if he has Wa Kingdom blood, the emperor will not mind. I will write a letter and recommend him to the Royal Military Academy."

Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed after being shocked, and quickly knelt down on one knee, saying: "Thank you, Commander, I will never forget."

Cao Bianjiao didn't mean to be kind to Zheng Zhilong on purpose, but he really liked this young guy, he was courageous and resolute, and his eyes had unusual firmness at a young age.

Zheng Sen turned his head and looked at his father who had just got up, feeling a little puzzled, and then continued to stare at the sea surface, watching every move in the distance on the sea surface.

Perhaps it was because Wa Kingdom had already prepared for the fall of Shikoku Island. There was almost no fluctuation in the upper layer, and it was quiet and terrifying.

But below, the big names, vassal lords, etc. were terrified, very terrified, especially the big names of Jiuguo Island, who were almost terrified and couldn't sleep at night.

I don't know how many daimyos are walking around, trying to figure out what kind of mentality the shogunate has.

Rumors swirled for a while, and the entire Wa country, especially Edo, suddenly heard the voice of "surrender of the shogunate." Emperor Gomizuo, who was hiding in the palace, also came out and personally asked Tokugawa Iemitsu if he wanted to betray the Wa country.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was overwhelmed by the rumors, finally rested, and heard that the mentality of the various daimyos was different, especially the foreign daimyos, who seemed to have contact with the Ming Dynasty.

Those daimyos who had promised to join the conscription had the intention of protecting themselves at this time, and they were unwilling to lead troops away from the feudal domain easily.

Edo Castle.

In the room, Tokugawa Iemitsu was making tea silently, with a calm expression, as usual.

Naito Masakatsu knelt and sat opposite him, but his expression was quite dignified.

After a while, the Tokugawa family took a sip of tea, and then said with emotion: "Although I don't want to admit it, there are still many people in and outside the city who are happy to see the Celestial Dynasty crusade against me, right?"