Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1539 A Game of Chess in the Far East ([-])
The Beiyang Fleet bombarded Osaka?Well, these words sounded like an indescribable sense of pleasure, but it is a pity that Gao Yushi can't express his opinion at will for the time being.

Huang Zhiting can express her opinion at will, because this is not southern Xinjiang, she is not the one who makes the decision, so she doesn't need to think too much about the consequences, she just needs to express her attitude.

Her attitude is essentially not to allow anyone to dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head. As for supporting the Shimadzu family, or bombarding Osaka Yunyun, that is just a means.

The attitude cannot be changed easily, and changing the attitude easily is called Qin Muchu; the means can be adjusted at any time, and adjusting the means at any time is called playing by ear.

The person who makes the decision is highly pragmatic, so he should consider the consequences.

"Can the Shimadzu family know the news?" Gao Wushi asked.

"It should be known." Gao Mo said: "The news from the crystal building said that the Shimadzu family was a little unstable after hearing the news, and the family governor Shimadzu Yoshihisa was also slow to react this time because he had been ill. However, Yoshihiro Shimadzu, the 'Governor of the Family' of the Shimadzu family, has a firm attitude and believes that he can rely on the support of the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance, and immediately sent someone to the Crystal Tower to express his willingness to ask for support."

Gao Wushi nodded and said, "Since Yoshihiro Shimadzu is determined, there is still a way to do this."

"What is the name of the family governor? Is Yoshihiro Shimadzu's attitude important?" Liu Xin interrupted at this moment and asked Gao pragmatically.

Gao Wushi had no choice but to explain, and told her that Shimadzu Yoshihiro was one of the best generals in the Shimadzu family with both wisdom and courage.However, in the tenth year of Tensho (1582), Shimadzu Yoshihiro made two performances that dissatisfied Shimadzu Yoshihisa, who was his elder brother.

First of all, Yoshihiro Shimadzu was ordered to preside over the battle to pacify Higo, but he refused to transfer the territory from Shinkoin to Yatsushiro.Although Yoshihisa Shimadzu has a relatively good temper, it is inevitable that he has a grudge against Yoshihiro Shimadzu's willfulness.

Next, Yoshihiro Shimadzu had some accidents when he was commanding the soldiers, and he couldn’t restrain generals such as Shinna Tadamoto and Yamada Yunobu. As a result, the expeditionary troops repeatedly acted without authorization, disrupting the Shimadzu family’s decision-making Due to the strategic layout at the top level, it took more than a year after the Shimadzu army gathered for fat, but in the end it was nothing but a waste of money and people.

These two performances of Shimadzu Yoshihiro not only alienated Shimadzu Yoshihisa from his brotherhood, but also greatly reduced Shimadzu Yoshihisa's evaluation of Shimadzu Yoshihiro's ability.Even, Yoshihiro Shimadzu was once ordered by Yoshihisa Shimadzu to return to Shinkoin and was not allowed to participate in the negotiation meeting in Kagoshima.It can be seen that the relationship between the two brothers dropped to a freezing point at this time.

The relationship between Yoshihisa Shimadzu and Yoshihiro Shimadzu gradually eased under the mediation and mediation of Shimadzu's important minister Uejukane and others.In the 12th year of Tensho (1584), Yoshihiro Shimadzu was reappointed, and was ordered to quell the hostile nationalities such as Kumabe, Kodai, Yuzuo, Usomano, and Komorita in the northern part of Higo.

This time, Yoshihiro Shimadzu may have been angry before and planned to hold back his big move, and he made an extraordinary move. In less than a month, he flexibly used political and military means, and he used both grace and power to kill these hostile nations. It was swept away, and once again proved his super strategic ability, which made Yoshihisa Shimadzu and the generals in his family look at each other with admiration.

Therefore, in the 13th year of Tensho (1585), when Shimadzu Yoshihisa selected the "Nadai" candidate, the first thing that came to mind was Shimadzu Yoshihiro.On May 25th of the same year, Yoshihisa Shimadzu had private talks with six elders, Ijiin Tadato, Shimadzu Tadaga, Uekai Kakane, Honda Sadachi, Murata Nobusada, and Hirata Mitsumune. All six elders agreed with Shimadzu. Yoshihiro's qualifications and ability to serve as the "name generation".

On June [-], Shimadzu Yoshihisa sent his "players" Machida Hisabe and Ichi Shigehide to Yatsushiro Castle, and conveyed the appointment of Shimadzu Yoshihiro as "Namurai" to Shimadzu Yoshihiro who was stationed at Yatsushiro Castle and the generals. generation" order.

On June [-], Yoshihisa Shimadzu sent Uejuku Kane to Yatsushiro Castle to deliver a written statement similar to a power of attorney to Yoshihiro Shimadzu. "Yu Jue" (meaning to rule on various major affairs of the country), and also announced that Yoshihiro Shimadzu can "be the head of the family" (meaning to succeed the head of the family), "the governor of the royal family can be the one who decides the reason for the royal family" (meaning that the succession to the position of family governor has been discussed and decided by everyone).

That is to say, Yoshihiro Shimadzu's "Nayo" is not only a literal agent, but also includes the meaning of nominating an heir to succeed the family governor.

After listening to Liu Xin, she frowned and said, "And then? Did Yoshihisa Shimadzu retire, or did he show Japanese characteristics, abdicate in name, but still hold power in reality?"

"You have a misunderstanding. Yoshihisa Shimadzu asked Yoshihiro Shimadzu to be his 'name generation'. It does not mean that he himself needs to abdicate. Yoshihiro Shimadzu is actually acting as a representative when his brother cannot come forward. And the heir to the family governor."

After a pause, he added: "However, you can't miscalculate what you said. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Kyushu conquest, Shimadzu Yoshihisa did give up the family governor to Shimadzu Yoshihiro in name.

Well, but that's just an external statement. In fact, Yoshihisa Shimadzu is still giving orders in the domain of the Shimadzu family. Yoshihiro Shimadzu actually only has a huge appeal to military operations with the support of his important ministers at home.

Of course, when Yoshihiro Shimadzu was appointed as Nadai, the 52-year-old Yoshihisa Shimadzu not only had no hope of improving his condition, but was even very pessimistic about how long he could live.What's more serious is that Yoshihisa Shimadzu has never had a son.

Shimadzu Yoshihisa's main family is Mrs. Hua Shun, the daughter of his grandfather Shimadzu Tadayoshi, his aunt, and his second wife is Enshinin, the daughter of Shiyao Tanegashima. Three daughters, but no boys.

Therefore, when Shimadzu Yoshihisa appointed Shimadzu Yoshihiro as the "name generation", he also designated Shimadzu Yoshihiro as the successor of the family governor.This shows that Shimadzu Yoshihisa felt an unprecedented crisis at this time, so he had to take measures to publicly designate heirs to stabilize the hearts of the family.

Yoshihiro Shimadzu has not only assumed the post of family governor, but also obtained the succession qualification of the next generation of family governor. His power and prestige naturally increased, and a new center of power was formed in Yatsushiro Castle, where he lived.From then on, the retainers of the Shimadzu family referred to the two brothers Shimadzu Yoshihisa and Shimadzu Yoshihiro as the "Two Halls" - "Den" is the respectful name of the Japanese retainers for the head of the family.

The appearance of the two halls means that in the eyes of the retainers, Shimadzu Yoshihiro's status has been equal to that of Shimadzu Yoshihisa, as if there are two lords.During this period, the Shimadzu family's special political system with dual core powers can also be called the "two halls" system. "

Liu Xin nodded, and pondered: "So Yoshihisa Shimadzu was slow to respond this time, but since he was facing another military threat from Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Yoshihiro Shimadzu was obliged to 'represent' the governor to express his opinion? Whether Shimadzu Yoshihisa was dull due to illness, or deliberately pretended to avoid another defeat in the future, and the Shimadzu family was severely punished to do so deliberately, but it is hard to say now?"

"Very likely." Gao Wushi nodded, and said, "The surrender of the Shimadzu family during the previous Kyushu conquest was also rather strange. It wasn't just Yoshihisa Shimadzu who announced the surrender alone, but actually four The brothers expressed their submission to Toyotomi Hideyoshi separately... In short, in the eyes of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and many others, the Shimadzu family's affairs should be decided by the four brothers."

Liu Xin was stunned and said, "Since it's a system of two halls, why should the four brothers decide together?"

"The two halls are the truth, and the decision of the four brothers together is a misunderstanding." Gao Wushi said: "Besides, the matter of the fourth elder Jiajiu is a bit weird—originally, the foreplay of the Kyushu conquest was the prelude of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Senshi Hidehisa and Nagamune. Yuanqin, Changzong Ibu Xinqin, and Shihe Depository led the 6000-strong Toyotomi United Army vanguard to land in Kyushu first.

Because Shimadzu's fourth family was in charge of the defense in that area, he did not ask for instructions, and directly led his troops to fight. He fought very well in this battle and decisively defeated the opponent, and the Shimadzu family won.

However, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's follow-up 25 troops were divided into two groups and landed separately. This time, the Shimadzu family, who had always adhered to the policy of elite soldiers, could not resist. Hideyoshi starts peace talks.

However, there was a problem with this talk. He died inexplicably shortly after meeting with Hideyoshi’s brother Hidecho. There were two rumors outside. It was the Shimadzu family who were dissatisfied with his separate peace talks and assassinated him. "

"Who killed it?" Liu Xin asked.

"I don't know, but I don't think it's possible. The Toyotomi family has no reason to kill a major general of the Shimadzu family who surrendered first. The four brothers of the Shimadzu family have always been united. They just pretend not to be united in times of crisis. That’s all, that’s actually a hedging method used by the Warring States daimyo to protect the family.”

Huang Zhiting listened to it for a long time, but now she couldn't help but snorted softly, and said, "A bunch of scumbags."

Gao Wushi smiled and said, "After all, the continuation of the family name is their top priority."

Liu Xin pondered for a while, and then said: "So the current situation is that the nominal governor Shimazu Yoshihiro is leading the battle, but the actual governor Shimazu Yoshihisa is pretending to be deaf and dumb? So what is the boss going to do?"

"Of course it is to help Yoshihiro. Just like Zhiting said just now, we must support Yoshihiro Shimadzu with practical actions."

When Gao Wushi said this, he pondered for a while, and then said: "However, the main force of the Beiyang Fleet mobilized in Luzon to go to Japan, firstly, there is too little time, and secondly, there is no need... Go talk to Cheng Guogong, I need them to gather their trading fleets across Japan and form a joint fleet with Jinghua's trading fleet in Kagoshima to go around Kyushu Island.

The following locations must be close to the coast, so that people on the shore can clearly see the size of the fleet, including Uto Castle, Nagasaki Minato, Hirado Castle, Hakata Town, Shimonoseki Minato, Nakatsu Castle, and Funai Castle. "

The second half has already been ordered, so Gao Mo quickly wrote down the places mentioned by Gao Wushi.Liu Xin frowned and said, "Is it enough to just walk around Kyushu Island?"

Gao Wushi said: "After the Kyushu Conquest, Toyotomi Hideyoshi 'resurrected' some of the original Kyushu daimyos, but not all of them. At the same time, he entrusted some of his subordinates in Kyushu Island. These include Kato Kiyomasa, Konishi Yukio Wait, and I also allocated some hiding places there, so going around Kyushu Island can already show our attitude."

"Oh..." Liu Xin suddenly said: "You mean, the current situation in Osaka City is also a temptation by Toyotomi Hideyoshi?"

"Yes." Gao Wushi nodded and said: "Toyotomi Hideyoshi should be focusing on the Kanto Expedition. After all, this matter is a major event that even Tokugawa Ieyasu agrees to. It is unlikely that he will launch another Kyushu Conquest now.

Even if they really want to mobilize troops, it is estimated that at most they will call on the southwest daimyo to send troops to attack Shimadzu.At this moment, we send the fleet around Kyushu Island just to let Toyotomi Hideyoshi know that if he really wants to move, don't expect any soldiers other than the existing troops on Kyushu Island to go to Kyushu Island. "

Liu Xin frowned and said, "Let's just take care of the sea? After the Shimadzu family was sacked, only Satsuma and Osumi are left. Is it safe for them to face the southwestern daimyo alone?"

"As far as the fighting power of the Shimadzu family is concerned, I dare not say with [-]% certainty, but [-]% to [-]% should not be a big problem." Gao Wushi thought for a while, and simply said: "Then help the Shimadzu family again and sell it at a low price. They have [-] second-hand guns, but they don’t give the Wanli Type [-], just give them the Longqing Type [-] or the Wanli Type [-].”

After a pause, he added: "There is one more thing. While doing this, let the Crystal Building announce that the Sea Trade Alliance will suspend the sale of saltpeter to all of Japan—except for the Shimadzu family. As for the reason, let them find anyone Just fine."

Liu Xin couldn't help laughing and said: "This move is a bit ruthless. I think it may be more powerful than the fleet's circumnavigation of the island."

That's for sure, Japan hardly produces saltpeter, and almost all of this stuff is imported, and Japan's foreign trade is basically monopolized by the Maritime Trade Alliance. As long as the source of saltpeter is cut off, they can't even make gunpowder.

Now that Toyotomi Hideyoshi plans to launch an expedition in the Kanto region, if there is no gunpowder supply suddenly, then he can only use electricity to stock up, and there will be no follow-up after the fight. This is definitely unacceptable.

The Odawara Castle of Tojo’s family in Kansas is known as the strongest castle in Japan, and there is no gunpowder. Does it rely on crowds or long-term siege?Although in the original history, Odawara Castle was besieged for a long time to the internal conflicts of the Hojo family and finally surrendered, but Toyotomi Hideyoshi didn’t just surround the city and let everything go. If it didn’t bombard it from time to time, the people in the city Where is the pressure?
Therefore, once the import of saltpeter is restricted, Toyotomi Hideyoshi will definitely not be able to sit still. After all, the conquest of Kanto has now formed an internal consensus. If he is forced to stop now, it will deal a great blow to his prestige.

After Gao Wushi made such an arrangement, Gao Mo went to do it right away.Huang Zhiting seemed to be a little bit unsatisfied with this, she shook her head and said, "Master, it seems that he doesn't want any changes in Japan now? Otherwise, he wouldn't be so restrained."

"Well, almost." Gao Wushi said: "I don't really want Jinghua to use [-]% of its strength to frighten them now, as long as they know that the Sea Trade Alliance is not easy to mess with."

Of course, if he uses [-]% of his strength to deter, the plan to train troops in the war to aid Korea may be ruined, and it will not be able to weaken the strength of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the participating daimyos, which runs counter to his plan.
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