Prime Minister Bizen

I saw those few cavalrymen riding up to a hundred paces in front of the Tokugawa family's military formation. Without dismounting, they held iron cannons and fired their iron cannons into the sky.

This action did not mean to attack Tokugawa Ieyasu, it was clearly mocking Tokugawa Ieyasu's incompetence.

After a round of cannons fired, the knights whispered there for a moment, and then a horse ran out, with a thin young man sitting on top of his horse.

A man suddenly appeared from the Hatamoto crowd, but it really attracted the attention of the Tokugawa army. The samurai and ashigaru took weapons to face the knight who was out of the queue, but when they got closer, they heard the person shouting, "Stay away." Gun, don't shoot, I'm bringing Iida Castle Matsudaira Taduki-don, the Tokugawa prince, and I'm bringing Matsudaira Taduki-don."

That's right, the person who came was none other than Tokugawa Ieyasu's son, Matsudaira Tadaki, who was originally engaged to the Hide family's daughter Koto.

The first seal of Iida Castle was 5 koku, but it was never sealed. It was previously acquired by the Hide family after the fall of Okazaki Castle.

In any case, this boy, who is only 12 years old, is the son-in-law of the Xiu family who has entered into a marriage contract. The Xiu family, Hui family and others treat him more favorably.

Hideie was still thinking about what he, his son-in-law, would do after the Tokugawa family reduced their feudal status and made changes after the war.
It is easy to deal with Matsudaira Tadaki, but he is the son-in-law of the Hide family after all. Will the daughter of the Hide family have to suffer with him?

After much deliberation, I was still prepared to give him a chance to make meritorious deeds. Initially, I planned to let him make a name for himself in the Eastern Army. After the war, he would receive an independent seal of 5 koku and establish himself as an independent daimyo.

Who would have thought that his father, Tokugawa Ieyasu, would actually resort to tricks and not betray other daimyo according to the original plan.Now Xiujia has changed his mind and plans to ask his son-in-law to persuade his father to surrender.

Tokugawa Ieyasu naturally did not expect to see his son on the battlefield of Sekigahara, but after a brief moment of astonishment, he still looked at Satomi Yoshiyasu who had brought him here and asked, "Thank you Fu for me, at this time He also sent my son to reunite with me, but I don’t know what you mean by this?”

Satomi Yoshiyasu did not give him an answer but explained: "I just received the order of the lord to send Iida-don. As for the lord, the Lord has replaced Iida-don, the inner government should ask him personally."

Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at Matsudaira Tadaki after hearing this. Matsudaira Tadaki replied: "My father-in-law asked me to ask my father whether today's situation was what he expected. If he wants to see how his father breaks the situation, he would also like to see if he is not here." Let’s see how dad breaks the situation.”

"Really? Have you even called your father-in-law?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu was silent when he heard Matsudaira Tadaki's question. He finally paid the price for his ambition.

He had noticed the collapse of the situation on the battlefield long before the two were brought in, but until now he had not used his last trump card.

After Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at Matsudaira Tadaki and thought for a moment, he looked at Satomi Yoshiyasu and said, "I understand what Youfu means. I will commit suicide here in exchange for the opportunity of the Tokugawa family. As for Hidetada, there is still Please leave a way for you to survive, just be exiled in Mount Koya or somewhere else."

No matter how much Matsudaira Tadaki cried out and asked Tokugawa Ieyasu to save his life, Tokugawa Ieyasu seemed to have made a decision.

As Tokugawa Ieyasu's closest minister, Tokugawa Hatamoto's general, Honda Tadakatsu, who had not fired a shot since the beginning of the war, cried when he heard the news that Tokugawa Ieyasu was about to commit suicide, saying that he would die with Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was determined to use death to atone for his sins in exchange for forgiveness from the Hide family to the Tokugawa family, but this was not something Satami Yoshiyasu could agree to.

Looking at the faces of all the sentient beings in Tianmanshan's main formation, Yoshiyasu replied coldly, "I already understand what the inner palace means, and I will take the inner palace's meaning back. But with all due respect, this is probably not what the lord wants." Answers seen and heard.”

Honda Tadakatsu, who heard Satomi Yoshiyasu said that he could not do it, glared at him and said: "What exactly does the right government want? Isn't the life of my monarch and his ministers enough?"

Satomi Yoshiyasu ignored the incompetent and furious Honda Tadakatsu. Instead, he looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu and said, "Naifu, my lord still wants to execute the original plan with you."

"The original plan."

"Yes." Satomi Yoshiyasu glanced at Honda Tadakatsu and continued, "With such a loyal and brave general like Honda, it would be a pity not to make the best use of him.

Before I set off, Zhu Zhu told me that although Neifu had betrayed his trust, my lord was still willing to give Neifu a chance.If Honda-den performs well in the future, it does not mean that the Tokugawa family cannot be punished lightly. "

Honda Tadakatsu didn't understand the meaning of Satomi Yoshiyasu's words, but Tokugawa Ieyasu already understood that Hideie was planning to make him the bad guy with dirty hands.

As he said when he contacted Hideya through Akechi Hidemitsu, Hideie is very dissatisfied with the current situation of so many daimyo. He hopes to reduce the number and level of daimyo as much as possible.

But Tokugawa Ieyasu knew very well that if he really became this bad guy, how difficult the political ecology of the Tokugawa family would be in the future regime.

Apart from anything else, who would dare to marry into the Tokugawa family in the future?

But Tokugawa Ieyasu also knew very well that now that everyone is a slave and others are a fish, it is impossible for him to get better conditions than before.

"Heihachi." Tokugawa Ieyasu was silent for a long time and finally called Honda Tadakatsu's name: "Send Anfang Mamoru back for me, and then send someone to control Imasugo Pass."

"Lord?" Honda Tadakatsu was no longer the ignorant boy he was before, and he naturally understood the possible impact of Tokugawa Ieyasu's decision.But Tokugawa Ieyasu ignored his inquiry and insisted on carrying out the order.

Satomi Yoshiyasu saw that Tokugawa Ieyasu had already made a decision and did not stay here any longer. He bowed to Tokugawa Ieyasu and then left.

After Satomi Yoshiyasu left, Tokugawa Ieyasu slumped on the ground as if his soul had been taken away. At this moment, he only felt that everything was like a dream.

"Perhaps I shouldn't have had hope from the beginning. After all, ambition has blinded me."

After a while, Honda Tadakatsu returned to the Tenmanzan main formation and waited quietly for Tokugawa Ieyasu to deliver the order.

Tokugawa Ieyasu happened to regain his composure, straightened his expression slightly and said to Honda Tadakatsu, "Go ahead, Hachiro, fight for the Tokugawa family and yourself again."

Honda Tadakatsu, who already roughly knew Tokugawa Ieyasu's choice, asked him to confirm, "My lord, who is our enemy?"

"Enemy?" Tokugawa Ieyasu's eyes involuntarily dodge for a moment, and then his eyes became sharp again. He looked at the battlefield in the northeast and said, "The enemy is in Sasaao Mountain, the enemy is in Sasaao Mountain! Fengtian Jingnan, justice lies with the Eastern Army!" "Woo~wuwu~wu~~"

The conch horn on Tenman Mountain sounded, and Toyotomi Hideie of the Mopeishan Honjin Formation on the opposite side involuntarily stood up from his horse, looking solemnly in the direction of Tenman Mountain like everyone else.

I saw the Tokugawa Aoi flag on Mount Tenman beginning to waver, and the horse seal symbolizing Tokugawa Ieyasu began to move from the main formation down the mountain.

"My lord, the enemy formation on Mount Tenman has moved, and the Tokugawa army is moving to the northeast."

In fact, the samurai who did not need to investigate came to pass the news, and all the movements in Tenman Mountain were seen by Hideya.You can even see Satomi Yoshiyasu who is still riding back from Sekigahara, but at this moment Hideie already understands that Tokugawa Ieyasu has made a choice.

"Hachiro." Hideya softly called his son, who had been standing by carefully, and said, "As the heir of my Toyoharu family, how can you not show your face in this battle? Go and take the headquarters to your uncle Todo. By the way, Bring back Nakagawa, Mori and other famous names."

The reason why the Toyotomi Teru family is not allowed to go to the northern battlefield is because it is still very dangerous here.

First of all, this is the place where the fighting is currently the most intense, and the artillery behind the Xiu family is still spraying ammunition. If the heir is hit by his own artillery, who will you ask to reason?
And judging from the movements of the Tokugawa family, it is very likely that he went to Kyogoku Koji to fight Mount Sasao.But Hideya couldn't guarantee whether Tokugawa Ieyasu really gave in, and he wouldn't risk his heir.

The third point is that Hideie asked Teruie to show his face in order to build prestige. He also has famous names such as Yuki Harutomo, Utsunomiya Hidetsuna, Souma Yiin, etc. It is completely unreliable to let these famous names fight tough battles. , it is better to let them teach Maeda Toshinaga and Hosokawa Tadaki a lesson.

Not only did Nobuchika Chosame come in for support, but Takatora Toudo later brought Hideie's Hatamoto clan and rangers over there. The Eastern Army's strength and combat power were superior.

This can not only ensure the safety of the Hui family, but also allow the daimyo who are following him and the daimyo who are surrounded to see that the Hide family sent their heirs to rescue them, which can achieve better political propaganda effects.

Of course, in order to prevent Tokugawa Ieyasu from going to Kyogoku Takatsuki, Hideie also ordered the troops of Suga Masato who had just climbed up the mountain to go down the mountain and monitor the movements of the Tokugawa army while surrounding Fukushima Masanori's troops.

As the general of the Western Army, Tokugawa Ieyasu's every move attracted attention, and when his banner moved, it naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Although Tokugawa Ieyasu's horse seals went north with the army, he himself crossed Sekigahara with a small number of attendants and came to Mopei Mountain in person.

There are some things he needs to have a face-to-face interview with Xiujia, and some things he needs to be confirmed by Xiujia personally.

Kyogoku Takaji, who was sitting in the Sasaoyama main formation, saw Tokugawa Ieyasu's military formation gradually moving towards him and showed a disdainful expression, "Do you know the support now? Why don't you continue to attack that damn Mobeishan?" "

His younger brother Kyogoku Kochi, who was beside him, persuaded, "The Tokugawa government is our ally after all, and they are the generals in this battle. Shouldn't my brother go and pick it up in person?"

"Get it?" Kyogoku Koji looked at his younger brother in astonishment: "If it had been the beginning of the war, I might have picked it up, but the battle situation has reached this level, and this victory is also due to me. He has Tokugawa Naifu What's up?"

Kyogoku Takatsuki talks a lot about Tokugawa Ieyasu, but his body is very honest.After struggling for a moment, he still went down the mountain in person to meet Tokugawa Ieyasu.

After meeting the Tokugawa army, Kyogoku saw Honda Tadakatsu leading the troops for the first time. The smile on his face gradually faded, but he still maintained a good attitude and asked: "Daisuke, Central Affairs Bureau, the inner palace is here Behind?"

Honda Tadakatsu did not directly answer Kyogoku Takatsuki's question. Instead, he came to him and said, "My lord has not come, and he never expected to be greeted by the councillor."

When Kyogoku Takatsuki heard that Tokugawa Ieyasu was not coming, his attitude was not as enthusiastic as before. Instead, Honda Tadakatsu took the initiative to take Kyogoku Takatsuki's arm and said, "I have something to ask for. I want to ask him. Your Highness, please lend me something."

Kyogoku Takatsuki might be wary of Tokugawa Ieyasu, but he had no worries about his subordinate Honda Tadakatsu.

Kyogoku Takaji wanted to take his hand out of Honda Tadakatsu's arms, but found that Honda Tadakatsu was holding his hand tightly and wouldn't let go. He could only say awkwardly, "The war situation is urgent now. If you want to borrow anything, please tell me quickly, I have to go back to command the battle formation."

"No hurry," Honda Tadakatsu said calmly, "My Highness sent me to lend you a future."

"future?"

Before Kyogoku Takashi could react, Honda Tadakatsu, who was commanding the troops for Tokugawa Ieyasu, hugged him and cooperated with his samurai to control him. "I'm sorry, Kyogoku-sunen, my lord." Said: 'Fengtian Jingnan, justice lies with the Eastern Army!'"

"Fengtian."

Kyogoku Koji, who didn't react for a moment, was stunned for a moment and then shouted loudly, "Traitor! Rebellious traitor! He has failed Guan Bai's honor and ignored the kindness of his lord and the respect of Mrs. Yodo. What can he do to Tokugawa Ieyasu?" Go to Jiuquan to meet Guan Bai!"

This voice directly attracted the attention of everyone within a hundred steps, and even caused a commotion within the Tokugawa army. They didn't know what was going on. How could Honda's Lieutenant General Daisuke control his own people?

The reason why Kyogoku shouted so loudly was that he wanted to make Honda Tadakatsu panic in this way, and ultimately create an opportunity for himself to escape.

But the facts proved that Kyogoku Takatsuji's attempt to break free was no longer possible. The moment Honda Tadakatsu took action, several close samurai under his command stepped forward and directly hacked Kyogoku Takatsuji's samurai to death. Nearby.

Honda Tadakatsu's original plan was to kill Sasao Mountain. Whether he could capture Kyogoku Takaji all depended on luck. Who would have thought that Kyogoku Takaji took the initiative to come down to pick them up.

Honda Tadakatsu would naturally not let go of such an important political bargaining chip. Taking Kyogoku Takatsuki would also get him a lighter punishment from Hideie after the war.

Now that the goal has been achieved, others seem dispensable.

Honda Tadakatsu no longer even thought about hiding his purpose. He took the dragonfly from the retainer and shouted to the left and right, "The rebellious ministers are in power and bully the young master. The right government is Fengtian Jingnan. Today's righteousness is with the Eastern Army. You all follow me." Put order out of chaos and restore Tokugawa's name!"

The soldiers of the Tokugawa family are a little confused. Why does it seem that the first half of your sentence sounds familiar. Didn't Tokugawa Ieyasu use this sentence to accuse Youfu a few days ago?Why did you suddenly say today that youfu Fengtian Jingnan was right?

The soldiers at the bottom were stunned. The muscle memory of decades of fighting allowed them to mechanically execute Honda Tadakatsu's orders. They followed Honda Tadakatsu to kill Toyotomi Banata's back and the weak Sasao Yamamoto. Array.