Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1540 A Game of Chess in the Far East ([-])
With regard to the Japanese issue, Gao's pragmatic attitude has always been to make use of it as much as possible, instead of getting too hot-headed and shouting and killing to engage in Sanguang.

He not only wants to use Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ambition to train Daming, but also let Japan do bloodletting by itself, so as not to be too laborious when he uses a knife.Even after the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the two armies of the East and the West were encouraged to continue the war, preferably with a bloodier and crueler battle than the Battle of Sekigahara in the original history.

Only in this way can he take the opportunity to exchange for the greatest benefit at the least cost.

There is a saying in later generations, which roughly means "Oda kneads noodles, Toyotomi makes cakes, and Tokugawa opens his mouth".Oda and noodles have nothing to do with Gao Yushi, and Toyotomi was not interested in intervening when he was making pancakes, but Tokugawa opened his mouth...you better shut up, I am good at this job.

But that is still a matter of the future after all, and the immediate problem must be solved first.

There were different opinions within the Shimadzu family. Gao Mo just mentioned a simple sentence. After Gao Mo followed Gao Yushi's instructions to contact Zhu Yingzhen, the Duke of Cheng, Gao Wushi personally checked the news received by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It didn't matter if he didn't look at it or not, after looking at it, he realized that the situation might still be serious, and the reason was because of what Gao Mo hadn't finished talking just now.

This information mentioned that although there were many rumors about Osaka Castle, Toyotomi Hideyoshi himself did not express any attitude towards it. Instead, he issued a solicitation order to the Shimadzu family, asking the Shimadzu family to prepare for sending troops. The target—of course not North Korea , but the Kantohojo family.

Regarding this order, Shimadzu Yoshihisa was relatively indifferent.According to the old rules, he would still refer to "insect gas" (Wu Feng's note: the record is just these two characters, it is said to be roundworm disease), and he was relatively slow to deal with things. He seemed basically indifferent to what to prepare for sending troops.

On the contrary, Yoshihiro Shimadzu was more active, preparing to gather troops to prepare for the war in his home city, Osumi Country Kajiki Castle (because the former home city, Yatsushiro Castle, was abolished and given to Konishi Governor at this time), but he did not have many troops. It is not clear, but it said "maybe less than two thousand".

This situation itself is quite strange, because when Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched the Kyushu conquest the year before last, although the Shimadzu family achieved some tactical victories at the beginning, as the main force of the Toyotomi family went south, the battle situation of the Shimadzu family went from bad to worse. Surrendered to Toyotomi Hideyoshi on May [-].

However, Shimadzu Yoshihiro still insisted on the War of Resistance at that time. It was not until June 22 that Yoshihiro was finally persuaded by Yoshihisa and sent his son Shimadzu Kubo to Toyotomi's army as a hostage.

In other words, Yoshihisa was a "surrender faction" at that time, while Yoshihiro was a "battle faction".However, this time it was the other way around. Yoshihisa almost ignored Toyotomi Hideyoshi's instructions, but Yoshihiro took action instead, and seemed to be more active.

Gao Yushi couldn't help wondering, why is this?Is it because the son is in the hands of Toyotomi Hideyoshi?

It doesn't seem quite right. The Shimadzu family has always been characterized by fighting desperately, and countless "Shimadzu so-and-so" died in battle.Yoshihiro Shimadzu, as the famous "Oni Shimadzu" in later generations, should have the "consciousness" to sacrifice his son when the family needs it-not to mention that he does not only have one son.

Gao Wushi pondered for a moment, and suddenly remembered a piece of information he saw when he was still thinking about Shimadzu's idea.

After the Kyushu Conquest ended, the Shimadzu family suffered a great blow. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi completed the division of Kyushu, he issued documents to Shimadzu Yoshihisa and Shimadzu Yoshihiro respectively, including the seal form.

In the letter to the two, Hideyoshi gave Shimadzu Yoshihisa Satsuma Ikuni Wanxing, and Yoshihiro Osumi Ikuni (except for Gan Fujun to Shimadzu's old Ijuin Tadato).

Gao Wushi didn't pay much attention to this at the time, thinking that it was because Shimadzu Yoshihisa took the blame and resigned from the position of family governor and became a monk at that time, so Toyotomi Hideyoshi couldn't figure out who was in charge of the Shimadzu family at that time reason.

But thinking about it now, I'm afraid it's not the case.Toyotomi Hideyoshi didn't need to find out who was in charge of the Shimadzu family at all, or he already knew the tricks played by the Sengoku daimyo family very well, so he took countermeasures.

His countermeasure is to deliberately grant the territories of the two countries reserved by the Shimadzu family-Satsuma and Osumi to the two brothers Yoshihisa and Yoshihiro respectively, so as to cause discord between the two brothers.

Although the Shimadzu family quickly formed the "two temple system", this system itself is a system under unspoken rules and does not have legal significance at the national level in Japan.In other words, it was a temporary system of the Shimadzu family.

And in any case, the appearance of the two temples already means that Toyotomi Hideyoshi's measures have worked.

Judging from the current situation, the situation is moving towards the goal that Toyotomi Hideyoshi hoped, and the Shimadzu family really had different opinions.

However, Gao Wushi always feels that this matter is not that simple—may you Toyotomi Hideyoshi use tricks, but why not allow my Shimadzu brothers to use tricks?

The biggest doubt here is that Yoshihiro Shimadzu asked the Maritime Trade Alliance for help.You know, there are rumors in Osaka City at this time, saying that since the Shimadzu family is not Japanese, there is no reason to be the guardian of the Three Kingdoms (now there are only two countries left, and Hinata is lost), asking Guanbai to come to Kyushu again, or Kato Kiyomasa , President Konishi and others sent troops to eradicate the Shimadzu family.

Under such circumstances, Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not express his position on the matter at all. Instead, he sent a letter to the "two halls" of Shimadzu, asking them to prepare to send troops to Kanto.

If you send troops to Kanto, I will recognize you; if you don't send troops to Kanto, it seems that you no longer regard yourself as a famous name in Japan.

Under such circumstances, normally speaking, Yoshihiro Shimadzu's ignoring reaction is more like he is determined to stand on the side of the Maritime Trade Alliance, while Yoshihiro Shimadzu, who is actively preparing for the war, seems to want to attack Toyoda. Chen Hideyoshi compromised and sent troops to help out according to his request.

However, Shimadzu Yoshihisa did not ask for help from the Maritime Trade Alliance, but it was Shimadzu Yoshihiro who asked for help. Isn't this contradictory?

Although the members of the Shimadzu family fought bravely, they were not fools without brains-they couldn't play "Diaoyefu" even if they were fools, so there must be something wrong here.

Gao Pragmatic's consistent style is to think about failure before winning, so he immediately considers the possibility of the Shimadzu family betraying the Maritime Trade Alliance.

However, no matter how he thought about it, he didn't think it was possible.

Things like family history are still very useful in Japan. The Shimadzu family even dared to announce changes to the family history, which is basically difficult to turn around.Even if they go back and say that the previous research was wrong, no one will believe it, and it will make them lose their credibility further.

Brothers Yoshihisa and Yoshihiro should be able to think of this point... no, they must be able to think of it.

And to be honest, admitting that one's family came from the Qin Dynasty is actually not a big deal in Japan.At this time, the No. [-] local power faction on Shikoku Island, Changzong Gabu's family, is also said to be from the Qin Dynasty, and like the Shimadzu family, it is from the "Gongyue-kun" line.

According to Japanese legends, Qin Shihuang's fifteenth grandson Gongyue Jun (whose person is not found in Chinese historical materials) led his clan tribes across the sea to emigrate to Japan in the 14th year of Emperor Yingshen in Japan (the fourth year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty, AD 283). The most powerful family among the "Dulai people", the ancestors of Dongying Qin's family.

After the Gongyue-jun family immigrated to Japan, it multiplied and grew, and gradually became a powerful Japanese family.Qin Hesheng, a descendant of Gong Yuejun, was later reused by Prince Shotoku, and he was one of the pioneers of Sinicization who made great contributions to Japan's progress.The Dongying Qin family lived scattered in Japan after that, and developed and derived many families.

Hundreds of years later, Qin Nengjun, the No.20 sixth grandson of Qin Hesheng, moved to Sogabe Township, Nagaoka County, Shikoku Island, Japan, and officially named Miao as "Sogobe".After the Genpei War broke out, the Soga clan supported Genji and made great contributions, and the territory was increased from the Sogabe township in Nagaoka County to Nagaoka and Kami counties.

So the Sogabe family who moved to Kami County changed the Miao characters to "Xiangzongwobu", and the Sogabu family who stayed in Nagaoka County became "Changzongwobu".The Yuanqin of Jangjonggabu, who completed the unification of the four countries, is the family governor of Jangjonggabu's family.And "Changzong Wobu" is directly marked as "Qin Clan" on the surname, which is considered by Japan to be the generation of Queen Qin Shi, and no one has seen everyone say that Changzong Wobu family should be dismissed. Why did you go to the Shimadzu family to declare yourself It was also after the Qin family that the city of Daban shouted and killed them?

Gao Wushi has no doubts that all of this is actually Toyotomi Hideyoshi's political means, and his purpose is to take this opportunity to put pressure on the Shimadzu family.As for the yelling and shouting in Osaka City, it is very likely that Toyotomi Hideyoshi is shouting to catch the thief.

The Shimadzu family may not be unable to see through this, but the behavior after seeing through is very interesting: Yoshihisa is indifferent, while Yoshihiro is more face-saving.

But from the perspective of their personalities, there is a problem with this reaction: Yoshihisa is actually a cautious person. At first, Yoshihisa had reservations about whether to take advantage of the chaos of the Oda family to attack the Otomo family and unify Kyushu Island. The status of the house governor suppressed the voice of crusade for a long time.

Shimadzu Yoshihisa has always been cautious about attacking Otomo's house. It was not until Kitago Tokihisa returned from Kyoto that he brought information that Toyotomi Hideyoshi was about to attack Kyushu at the turn of spring and summer, and Shimadzu Yoshihisa became nervous.

After confiding in business with Shimadzu Yoshihiro, the two brothers decided to ask for "God's Concern"—that is, to use the traditional Shimadzu family's casuistry mechanism "lottery", well, it's actually a lottery.

Then, the result of the Shimadzu family's "lottery" was "bow and arrow", that is, war.Therefore, Shimadzu Yoshihisa ordered the generals in the family to prepare to gather troops. According to the deployment a year ago, the troops were divided into two groups, attacking Otomo's house from Hyuga and Higo respectively.

The battle was fought smoothly, and it can even be called rapid progress.Unexpectedly, Hashiba Hideyoshi made faster progress in unifying the old Oda forces, and even quickly used various means to make the two most powerful daimyos, Mori and Tokugawa, submit to him.

Now, the Shimadzu family is in serious trouble.Because what followed was that the family of Otomo, who had already taken refuge in Hideyoshi, invited Hideyoshi's order of peace.Shimadzu Yoshihisa is in a dilemma at this time: advance, there is always nothing to do, most of them are not just talking;

In fact, most of the retainers did not agree, especially Yoshihiro Shimadzu, the second younger brother who was regarded as the strongest general of the Shimadzu family, he clearly expressed his disagreement.

He believes that sending troops to Fenghou and attacking Dayou's house is a godly worry drawn by lottery.If you go against the gods, it will cause unrest among the soldiers who respect the gods and Buddhas, which is not conducive to the stability of the army.Therefore, we should follow God's consideration and continue to attack Otomo's house according to the original plan.

In the eyes of these important ministers of the Shimadzu family headed by Yoshihiro Shimadzu, as long as the Otomo family can be quickly wiped out, the defense of Kyushu can be consolidated.This is why among the four Shimadzu brothers, Yoshihiro Shimadzu was the last to surrender.

If a person's personality may change, but two brothers can't do it at the same time. They all changed in opposite directions: Yoshihisa suddenly became so tough that he ignored Toyotomi Hideyoshi's summoning order, and Yoshihiro turned around and became Hideyoshi's licking dog instead?

If Yoshihisa had a son, Yoshihiro might have a reason to do this, but Yoshihiro has no son at all, and Yoshihiro is the name of Shimadzu's family governor. Why should he go against his elder brother who has been ill for a long time?To put it bluntly, if Yijiu dies after a few more years, he will naturally be the governor of the house, so what is there to argue about?

Therefore, Gao pragmatically judged that the two Shimadzu brothers were playing tricks - didn't you, Hideyoshi, win over Yoshihiro and want to cause division within the Shimadzu family?OK, I'll show you what you like.

So Yoshihiro remained indifferent, but asked Yoshihiro to respond to Hideyoshi's call and prepare his troops for the Kanto campaign.However, since our brothers have already "conflicted", it is only natural that Yoshihiro cannot take too many soldiers with him!
Of course, with Yoshihisa's prudence, although he and his second brother pretended to be in conflict, in order to prevent Hideyoshi from mobilizing Kato Kiyomasa, Konishi Yukyochang and others to encircle and suppress the Shimadzu family, he still asked Yoshihiro to immediately seek help from the Sea Trade Alliance.

Hmm... The Shimadzu brothers are really good. On the one hand, they are trying not to offend Hideyoshi, and on the other hand, they can get a batch of advanced ordnance from the Maritime Trade Alliance at a low price. It is really the best of both worlds.

However, he is very pragmatic and doesn’t care too much. Anyway, the low price is the low price, and all the products sold are outdated. In addition, the Japanese can’t get saltpeter themselves, so they rely on the Sea Trade Alliance to ship them from Daming to Japan.With the source of saltpeter cut off, as long as Japan still wants to fight, it can almost only be caught blind.

In short, the Shimadzu family now has double insurance. Hideyoshi is about to go to Kanto, and Yoshihiro made an appearance of getting closer to Hideyoshi. Even though the Shimadzu family did not send many troops in this battle, at least the attitude was brought to Hideyoshi. Big face.

This means that Gao Yushi is too lazy to care about it for the time being. In fact, the two brothers of the Shimadzu family have discussed it for a long time before deciding to do so. Making things so complicated is also to deceive people.

However, this incident also means that although the interests of the Shimadzu family were quickly infiltrated by the Sea Trade Alliance, they had doubts about the strength of the Sea Trade Alliance—at least they believed that the Sea Trade Alliance could not beat Hideyoshi; Still wanting to please both sides, to gain benefits from both factions, and Jinghua is not enough to make the Shimadzu family "worship at the same time".
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