Domineering Daming

He didn't mention it, but Tokugawa Iemitsu also thought about it. He looked at Masakatsu Naito and said, "Can we directly negotiate with the generals of the Ming Dynasty?"

Masakatsu Naito was startled, thought carefully, and said, "Their envoys are in Tsushima Island. If there is enough price, they should be able to induce the frontline generals to stop and buy some time."

"Sufficient price", what kind of price can force the forward generals to stop, have to send a letter back, and wait for the decision of the real person in charge?

Chapter 1385 The Precarious Shogunate

Naito Masakatsu naturally knew Tokugawa Iemitsu's intentions before, what kind of price would be "enough" before the Ming Dynasty replied?

Fujita and Matsushita bowed their heads in silence.

Tokugawa Iemitsu's face was quite ugly, and there was a broken cup in front of him.

The demise of the shogunate was imminent. He had to stop the Ming army and give him enough time to raise troops and food.

He took a deep breath, looked at Fujita and said, "Speak."

Fujita looked at Tokugawa Iemitsu, and the corner of his mouth twitched fiercely. If the words came out of his mouth, he would definitely die.

But if he didn't say it, he would die faster!

Masakatsu Naito and Matsushita both looked at him, knowing the method, they didn't move on their faces, but there was a kind of coldness of sadness in their hearts.

Fujita struggled for a while, looked at Tokugawa Iemitsu's eyes full of murderous intent, lowered his head, and said: "First, contact the Ming Dynasty, and you can promise them that the Emperor will go on the road immediately and arrive at the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible. Second, Izumo, the troops south of Beizhong Fan retreated fifty miles to show the sincerity of peace. The third... the Lord apologized to the Emperor and lived in seclusion."

Fujita Sanjo said that the whole house was as quiet as a cold winter night, so he could feel a chill rushing from his heart to the top of his head, his whole body was as cold as falling into an ice cave.

Tokugawa Ieko's face was ugly, but it was not even more ugly. He said, "Can this stop the Ming army?"

Fujita lowered his head, hesitated for a long time, finally couldn't bear the pressure, and said word by word: "Please ask the emperor to confer the title of Prince Shaoren as the General Conquering Barbarians."

General Zhengyi is the title of Tokugawa Iemitsu, and it is also inherited from Tokugawa Ieyasu. "Shogun" refers to the general who conquered Yi.

Prince Shaoren is the fourth son of Emperor Gomizuo and the half-brother of Emperor Meisho. He is only five years old this year.

This sentence shows that Tokugawa Iemitsu has retired, and the person who will replace him will not be a member of the Tokugawa family, but Prince Shaoren!

This Prince Shaoren is not ordinary. There are rumors in the palace that Emperor Meisho will abdicate and the throne will be passed on to this Prince Shaoren!

In this way, if Emperor Mingzheng abdicates, then this Prince Shaoren will be the emperor and the shogun!

This kind of situation is unimaginable in Japan!

Only in this way can Mingren's mouth be blocked, make them hesitate, stop and observe, and buy time for the shogunate.

Although Tokugawa Iemitsu's retreat was fake, and it was done for Ming people to see, but after all, the whole Wa Kingdom also saw it. No matter what happened afterwards, Tokugawa Iemitsu would never come back again. At most, he would be a secret "" "Great Courtyard", not the Dasho-in Temple on the bright side!

Fujita's face was ashen. He knew that he was going to die, and it wouldn't be long.

Whoever makes such a proposal will die, and there is no way out!

Tokugawa Iemitsu listened, his expression didn't look ugly, on the contrary, he relaxed a bit, turned his head to look at Masakatsu Naito, and said, "What do you think?"

Masakatsu Naito was extremely vigilant, his face was as usual, and he pretended to be considerate: "The emperor went to the Ming Dynasty and abdicated at the right time, so it's not a big problem. After all, Prince Shaoren is five years old. He needs to be taught by the general when he lives in the general's mansion. Big problem."

Matsushita looked at Masakatsu Naito and secretly admired him. No wonder he was able to survive many years before the suspicious and changeable Tokugawa Iemitsu, but such eloquence was incredible.

As expected, Tokugawa's complexion improved a lot, but he still said, "Does it have to be Prince Shaoren?"

Fujita lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Naito Masakatsu knew that Tokugawa Iemitsu was not reconciled, so he pondered and said: "This matter still needs to be negotiated with the Ming Dynasty, and there is no rush to make a decision."

Tokugawa Ieko's expression softened, and he said, "Army, how long will it take for food and grass?"

Naito Masakatsu felt a little more comfortable, and said, "It will take about ten days."

Tokugawa Iemitsu's eyes turned cold, and he said, "I'll give you seven days at most. In seven days, there must be an army of one hundred thousand to block the Ming army's offensive!"

From Izumo, the two feudal clans of Beichu retreated fifty miles to the east, giving up two feudal clans and exchanging space for time. This is already the biggest concession made by Iemitsu Tokugawa, and he cannot wait any longer.

Naito Masakatsu nodded silently, agreed, and suddenly said: "Some feudal states are unstable, and the government still has something to do."

Tokugawa Iemitsu detained all the wives and children of Ming Dynasty in Edo, but at this time, it was not enough.

Tokugawa Iemitsu's eyes were indifferent, and he said, "I know this, you guys go prepare."

The three quickly knelt down, they all knew that Tokugawa Iemitsu was going to enter the palace.

The first person Tokugawa Iemitsu met was Emperor Meisho Xingzi, and he looked at her silently after speaking.

Xingzi was as silent, dressed in a kimono, with a calm face, not knowing what he was thinking.

Everything in the royal family depends on the shogunate, so the royal family is quite poor, and there are many princes in the royal family who cannot get married and become monks.As the son of the emperor, it is impossible for her to marry, she has already made plans to stay in the palace for the rest of her life.

But the news that this uncle brought her, she didn't know whether it was good news or bad news, so she couldn't react for a while.

Tokugawa Iemitsu seemed to have noticed it, stood up and said, "I'm going to see your father."

Xingzi got up quickly and sent Tokugawa Iemitsu out, without expressing his opinion from the beginning to the end.In other words, her statement is not important at all, everything is up to her.

In the meditation room of the Tokugawa Iemitsu Imperial Palace, I met Emperor Gomizuo. The emperor had 1000 million dissatisfaction with Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was naturally very dissatisfied with Emperor Gomizuo, and after finishing his plan, without waiting for Emperor Gomizuo to refute, he said directly: "I don't care what your idea is, I just tell you that Akito is not easy, The micro-movement plan, whether you agree or not, will continue."

The emperor of the Japanese country is empty-handed, not to mention that Emperor Gomizuo is still the overlord. If Tokugawa Iemitsu insists on going his own way, Emperor Gomizuo really can't do much.

It stands to reason that Emperor Gomizuo would be very angry, but he was surprisingly calm, put down the prayer beads in his hand, and said calmly: "You go."

This sentence is equivalent to the default.

Tokugawa Iemitsu heaved a sigh of relief, didn't say much, got up, turned around, and left the meditation room.

After Tokugawa Iemitsu left, a middle-aged samurai walked in, knelt and said, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Gomizuo said: "If the shogunate negotiates a peace, will the Ming people accept it?"

The kneeling person was very respectful, and said: "Yes, the Ming Dynasty hates the disobedience of the shogunate. If the shogunate is obedient, they will withdraw their troops."

The Buddhist beads in Emperor Gomizuo's hands were spinning, and the meditation room was eerily quiet.

After an unknown amount of time, Emperor Gomizuo's faint voice sounded: "I hope you will keep your word."

The kneeling person bowed and said, "Ha Yi!"

Tokugawa Iemitsu moved very quickly, racing against time, and the news reached Beichu Fan at night, and a daimyo, as a special envoy, met Dorgon.

Dorgon marched too fast that day, captured too many places, and had as many as [-] soldiers. He needed time to clean up and digest the results of the battle.