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"You are worthy of being a pro-vassal tiger! I think the Mori family can be regarded as a hero for a while. They fought hard for more than three months and defeated several crusades from the shogunate. She can see the cherry blossoms, it can be realized! Haha!"

If he is an oil painter, he should be up for a while now. Everyone is happy and happy, but a famous general is a famous general. As the top brains of the Matsudaira family, Matsudaira Nobuzuna not only does not have the joy of victory, but has deep eyes. , looking to the southwest firmly.

"If it's the Mori family, Matsudaira Nobuzuna alone is enough to destroy it, and it's no problem to remove a big hidden danger in the southwest of the shogunate. The fear is that the one on the other side of the sea will not give up this opportunity. Lord Aoyama, you still don't want to It's too easy to see things!"

"Battle, there are still fights!"

Aoyama Xingcheng who said this couldn't help but choked, and for a moment, the little old man shook his head in disbelief.

"Mr. Xin Gang, don't worry too much! He is indeed a brave general in Dongjiang of the Ming Dynasty, but he is also a general under the command of the Ming Dynasty. It’s been a month, and according to Ming’s habit of being on guard, maybe Mao Dongjiang has already been locked up by Jin Yiwei to seize the capital, so is it possible for him to interfere in our Wa country?”

"It's not possible, he should have already started!"

His gaze was as cold as a biting cold wind, but Matsudaira Nobutsuna's gaze moved away from the southwest, and instead turned his head to look in the direction behind him.

"Perhaps this time, it will be a joint battle no less than the Great War of Sekigahara! The joint battle that decides the world, on the side of the shogunate, I hope the old middle-aged master will mediate a lot, and we must prepare in advance!"

Even so, Aoyama Xingcheng was also a little moved by the words, but thinking of the quarrel between the shogunate elders before sending troops, the old man Aoyama also spat out a mouthful of white mist with difficulty.

The one who knows you best is your enemy! This sentence is true. Before the Maori family showed their defeat, Mao Jue had already started to act. This time, his tentacles reached the old acquaintance, Kyushu on the island.

The Shimadzu family, Kagoshima Castle, Satsuma Domain.

Kyushu Island has always been regarded as the country of the Wa Kingdom. It is completely different from the prosperous Kanto. It is completely different from the Edo Tokugawa Great Tenshou and the Osaka Toyotomi Great Tenshou that show off authority. Maintaining a strong military flavor, the wall is at least twice as thick as the Tokugawa Daitenshu, and there are more than a dozen large tubes on the second floor for defense. It is not uncommon for the four powerful vassals in the southwest to become the power of the end of the Edo period. reason.

Different from the Tokugawa shogunate, the samurai retainers here also retain the most sturdy and primitive traditions of the samurai. In the main hall, from the family governor Hisamitsu Shimadzu, to the next vassal Shimadzu, this and that, three No. 40 people, all are The Mediterranean-style moon takes the lead, with a bald spot in the middle, with a knife on the side of the left hand, and kneels in the middle, staring at a tiger.

A pair of eyes, like an old wolf staring at a sheep, staring at the middle.

However, under the gathering of eyes, Song Datou was not in the slightest embarrassment, on the contrary, the old god was there, holding his arms with a smile.

To be honest, he was really grateful to Mao Jue for sending him to Japan as an envoy. In Daming, he was Song Shorty and Song Datou, but here, his height has reached the average height, and even these warriors here are even taller. He is even shorter, which greatly satisfies the vanity of Army Master Song.

When people have confidence and self-confidence, what they do will naturally get twice the result with half the effort. They are not used to sitting on their knees like them, standing in the middle of the hall with arms folded, standing out of the crowd, with the pride of the heaven and the kingdom, Song Xiance calmly asked .

"Patriarch Shimadzu, this is already the third day, haven't you figured it out yet? Is it Tokugawa or Toyotomi? The envoy's time is limited!"

Chapter 277. Overbearing

Yuan Chonghuan's words cut to the heart, and wars are fought on the hearts of the people.

It's just that people's hearts don't necessarily have to be exchanged for benevolent government. If you don't rule the world, you will clamor about how benevolent your rule is, how you can reduce rents for the people, and increase land for the lords. No one will have a headache. Follow you to make trouble.

Fortunately, the ancestors of China have solved this big problem thousands of years ago, and those who walk with kingly ways, there are still domineering ones!

Now Song Xiance is domineering enough, with arms folded, standing in front of the Japanese daimyo, let him choose with contempt, it's either you or me!

However, the Shimadzu family did not dare to ignore the dominance from Dongjiang. Just at the beginning of this year, even if the shogunate tried its best to cover up, that one hit the Edo castle, which shocked the world. In troubled times, it was the first time for the Japanese to enter Asia so deeply, and the family of the Lee family that almost perished in Joseon is back!

Who is the head of the Toyotomi family today? The big names don’t know, but they know exactly what Toyotomi Hideyoshi used. The Hojo family, which has been in the Kanto for a hundred years, perished in his hands. There are countless families that perished in the war. Back then The Shimadzu's family was once conquered, and the remaining prestige makes people tremble.

And regardless of the relationship between the Toyotomi family and Dongjiang, Mao Jue has shown enough strength, enough to make the Shimadzu family run away, even if Song Xiance is so rude in the lobby, sitting on the military stool with his knees, The house governor Shimazu Tsunataka, who was still holding a military fan in one hand, and the big boss Shimazu Mitsuhisa still didn't dare to show the slightest anger, but instead gasped slightly, like a toothache.

However, the Tokugawa shogunate really can't afford to offend them. They are the real people of the world. They managed to keep their territory in the Sekigahara War. The two powers are fighting each other. Now the Shimadzu family still doesn't want to stand in line and was forced by Song Xiance There was no other way, after a long time, Mitsuhisa Shimadzu cleared his throat helplessly.

"Indeed, my Shimadzu family used to be subordinate to the Toyotomi family, but during the Sekigahara War, the Shimadzu family has already repaid the Toyotomi family's kindness. Now that the Shimadzu family is poor and weak, I just want to protect one clan. Now, when Taiko returns to Osaka and roars across the world, my Shimadzu family will definitely be the first to go to court!"

"Oh? The Sekigahara War sent three thousand and five troops, and it was always on the defensive from the beginning to the end. Your Shimadzu family has its own method of advancing and retreating like the Shimadzu family. This is how you repay the kindness of the Toyotomi family! Heh!"

"All [-] soldiers of my Shimadzu family died in the battle in Sekigahara! Even the general of my family, my father Toyohisa Shimadzu also died in battle!"

"Oh, when people are hungry, they don't want to part with any bad rice, but when they are full, they hold chickens, ducks and fishes forward. It makes sense!"

Faced with Song Xiance's sarcasm, Shimadzu boss Mitsuhisa finally had the blood of a samurai and spoke out angrily, but immediately, Song Xiance's sneering words made these Shimadzu samurai choke again.

But the sarcasm is still small, and what he said next made these dwarves feel cold again.

"During the Battle of Osaka, the Shimadzu family seemed to send [-] troops to help the Tokugawa family destroy the Toyotomi family. This incident was recorded by the Toyotomi family in the "Shunfu Book". Since the Shimadzu family still chose Tokugawa Chuan, then forgive me for disturbing you again, and leave!"

As he said, shaking his sleeves, Song Xiance was overwhelmed with excitement, and walked out the door coldly, looking at his big head shaking, really made the morale of these Shimadzu family clans to the extreme, one named Takashi Okubo Sheng's vassal retainer cup drew his sword and pointed at Song Xiance's back and roared.

"No matter what the Toyotomi family or Dongjiang Mo family, just let them come, and my Shimadzu family can cut off your heads! This Kagoshima is your cemetery!"

"Okubo shut up!"

Hurriedly opening his mouth to reprimand the out-of-control retainer, the boss Shimadzu Mitsuhisa bowed sadly behind his back, distinguishing loudly.

"My Shimadzu family indeed sent [-] troops to respond to the Osaka Winter Battle, but it was also under the pressure of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Besides, our army general Zongheng did not lead the army into the battlefield at all, and the Shimadzu family did not contaminate the Toyotomi family. blood!"

"It doesn't matter anymore!"

Turning around, Song Xiance had that pissed-off, tricky look again, pointing condescendingly at Takakatsu Okubo.

"Is he a retainer of your Shimadzu family?"

"Just now, he has declared war on the Toyotomi family on behalf of you!"

Whether it was Shimadzu Mitsuhisa or the governor, Shimadzu Tsunataka, they couldn't help but gasped, and the vassals were in an uproar. While Song Xiance watched with cold eyes, they argued fiercely in Japanese for two or three Minutes later, Shimadzu Tsunaki's military fan slammed down, and the noise was just extinguished.

Seeing the stunned Okubo Takakatsu swallowing with difficulty, Mitsuhisa Shimadzu finally bowed helplessly.

"Special Envoy Song, please wait a moment, the Shimadzu family will give you an explanation!"

Finally, he was not so pretentious, Song Xiance nodded, and immediately walked down the corridor. Immediately afterwards, the room turned into a hornet's nest again.

In about 10 minutes, Song Xiance was invited to the Shimadzu Pavilion again. This time, the Shimadzu samurai who had yelled at him just now could no longer speak. Okubo Zongkatsu, who had been yelling at him just now, now has only his head left , was placed on a plate, and there was still a strong smell of blood in the room. Still holding his knees with one hand and holding the military fan in the other, Tsunaki Shimadzu looked at himself solemnly and did not speak, while Mitsuhisa Shimadzu at the other end was His forehead was full of sweat, and he bowed deeply. Seeing this, Song Xiance, who was originally rude, became even more rude, and shouted almost like an order.

"In February of the next year, the Toyotomi family will lead the Dongjiang army to attack the feudal clan and Nobeoka feudal clan. On February [-]th, the Hyuga country, the Toyotomi family hopes to see the Shimadzu family's army!"

"As ordered!"

Shimadzu Tsuna still didn’t speak, and it was Shimadzu Mitsuhisa who answered, as a branch, it seemed that he was forced to make a move. The Shimadzu family also made separate bets like the Gakumaeda family, and everything came from Shimadzu Mitsuhisa. Undertake, if the Toyotomi family rises again, his branch family will also rise in Satsuma, replacing Shimadzu Tsunaki as the new clan, but if Mao Jue loses, the Toyotomi family does not regain its footing, and the shogunate will ask for guilt , handed over Mitsuhisa Shimadzu or ordered him to be seppuku, Satsuma was punished to a certain extent, but could still be preserved.

It's a fool's errand, but it's really a helpless move. There's no way, Mao Jue is too strong, and any famous Kyushu name is no match for him. At this time, the Maori family rebelled and guarded Nagato, which connects Honshu Island with Kyushu. Zhou Fang Erguo, it is almost impossible for the shogunate to organize a large-scale Kyushu crusade team to assist the Kyushu daimyo like last year. During this period, the Kyushu daimyo had to face the cold bayonet of the Dongjiang army alone.

No matter who is in the world, for these famous families, the most important thing is to ensure the spread of the family and keep the territory! Once they really fall out with Mao Jue, the Shimadzu family will definitely become the primary target of Dongjiang. If it is really wiped out door, then I can’t even cry.

At this time, although the Toyotomi family is in the limelight, it is still empty air after all. Betting on him with the family, the risk is obviously dozens of times higher than those of the retainers present here, sweat is on the forehead, Mitsuhisa Shimadzu is struggling He clasped his fists and bowed his head.

"Hay!"

The trip to Kagoshima can be regarded as a successful conclusion for the time being. Under the extremely complicated gazes of these Shimadzu retainers, he swaggered out of the oar, got into a carriage, and patted the extra small box under the seat. It was a high-spirited order.

"Out of the city, head north, Saga Castle!"

"Little one obeys!"

In the past few days, I have been respected by those Japanese retainers, with heavy arms, the Dongjiang coachman who drove the car let out a loud sound, swung his whip high and high, and the carriage rushed out like a gallop.