Daming talker

Chapter 773 For the Employment of Students

After persuading Lin Tianshuai to agree to devote himself to him, Konishi Yukinaga returned to Tennoji and invited Lady Yodo to visit Tianshuai's house after she had shed all her makeup.

After establishing initial trust in the most primitive way, Lady Yodo begged Tianshuai to help get rid of the Tokugawa family, but was rejected by Tianshuai on the grounds of lack of strength.

It would be okay to send troops on a sudden long-distance raid to the city to scare Tokugawa Ieyasu who was in Osaka.

But it would be too risky for the 20,000 Ming Dynasty troops to advance deep into the Tokugawa family's base, which is the Kanto region of Japan.

Lin Tianshuai's purpose is very pure, he just wants to make money, and he will not do anything risky. Madam Dian is not yet to the point where she can make Lin Tianshuai lose himself.

Three days later, all parties met again in Tennoji. After taking a few glances at Yodohime, who looked radiant and without makeup, Tokugawa Ieyasu knew that he was in trouble this time.

Lin Tianshuai was too lazy to beat around the bush and said directly to Tokugawa Ieyasu: "The Toyotomi family can temporarily hand over the domestic affairs to you for management. You can establish the shogunate and become the shogun."

Shen Weijing translated Tianshuai's meaning. Although this was Tokugawa Ieyasu's "ideal", he did not show any joy, as he knew there must be additional conditions behind it.

As expected, Lin Tianshuai said "but" again, and then continued: "First, the Toyotomi family's 2 million koku territory shall not be reduced and shall remain the same."

Tokugawa Ieyasu frowned. According to the original plan, after he led his troops into Osaka Castle, he would reduce the Toyotomi clan's direct territory to about one third of the original, fundamentally weakening the Toyotomi clan's direct strength.

Then I heard Lin Tianshuai say: "Secondly, the four western provinces of Nagato, Iwami, Suo, and Aki will be designated as the territory of Konishi Yukinaga."

Tokugawa Ieyasu was shocked. He was not worried about the four territories - these four territories were all the territories of the Mori clan anyway, but he was thinking about the significance behind these four countries belonging to Konishi Yukinaga.

If Konishi Yukinaga had added these four countries, he would have been a daimyo with two million koku, and would have been on the same level as the Toyotomi and Tokugawa families.

The key point is that Konishi Yukinaga was able to "hire" the Ming army, while other families could only hire samurai and recruit foot soldiers!

Also, Iwami Silver Mine is located in Iwami Province, so who will it belong to in the future?

"Let me think about it for a few days." Tokugawa Ieyasu responded. He didn't dare to confront the other party head-on right now, and he was not a reckless person, so he subconsciously used the tactic of "delay".

Lin Tianshuai replied, "I have to go back to China for the Spring Festival, so I don't have much time to stay. I'll give you one more day to think about it. There must be a final result tomorrow."

Then the talks ended today, and Tokugawa Ieyasu returned to Nishinomaru, his residence in Osaka Castle, and summoned his retainers for discussions.

Ii Naomasa said anxiously: "No one from each family has explicitly promised to send troops to Osaka for support immediately. Many of them have made excuses."

The Tokugawa family had not been idle before. Since they learned that the Ming army was heading straight for Osaka, they sent letters to powerful daimyo nearby for help.

However, judging from the report from Ii Naomasa, the daimyo were all waiting and watching, probably because they were afraid of the fighting power of the Ming army.

Judging from the experience of the Korean War, the casualties in the battle with the Ming army were too high. Even if they supported and won the battle, most of the benefits would go to the Tokugawa family, but the losses would be theirs.

Not to mention that many daimyos and samurai had been to Korea and were afraid of war.

Hearing this result, Tokugawa Ieyasu was full of bitterness. How did the situation become like this? The Battle of Sekigahara was clearly won, but it seemed that it was not won.

"What do you think?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked Honda Tadakatsu again.

Honda Tadakatsu replied, "We have eliminated Ishida Mitsunari in the Battle of Sekigahara, so we can stop while we are ahead. It is not worth fighting to the death with the Ming army. We should plan for the future."

Even Honda Tadakatsu, who was known as the best general, said so, so Tokugawa Ieyasu had no choice.

On the next day, the parties reached a final agreement at Tennoji Temple outside Osaka Castle, which is known in history as the "Tennoji Agreement."

According to the agreement, the Toyotomi family's territory of 2 million koku would remain unchanged until Toyotomi Hideyori turned 18.

Tokugawa Ieyasu could establish the shogunate, become the Shogun, and temporarily take charge of government affairs on behalf of the Toyotomi family.

Konishi Yukinaga found a new father with the character "源" in his name, and after changing his surname, he became the vice-shogun. He also expanded the territories of the three kingdoms of Zomon, Zhoufang, and Iwami, becoming a daimyo with a 1.5 million koku in seven kingdoms.

The world's largest silver mine, Jianyinshan, was permanently leased to Suzhou Jinong Warehouse, but it had to pay 200,000 taels of silver (Ming taels) to the Tokugawa family and 100,000 taels of silver (Ming taels) to the Toyotomi family every year.

This agreement can be described as a "win-win" agreement, and all parties can barely accept it under the current circumstances.

However, any discerning person could foresee that this agreement could only maintain peace for "ten years".

When Toyotomi Hideyoshi's only bloodline, Toyotomi Hideyori, comes of age, I'm afraid that trouble will arise again.

Lin Tailai was very pleased to have acquired Iwami Silver Mine at a low cost, but it was not for the money.

This is because the mining talents trained by Hengtang College, which has been established for more than ten years, have found new jobs.

As the president of Hengtang College, Lin Tailai is very concerned about the employment of his students. This time he even went to Japan to develop new jobs.

In order to ensure the implementation of the "Tennoji Agreement", Lin Tianshuai stayed in Fukuoka Castle for another month to help Konishi Yukinaga take over the three provinces of Nagato, Suo, and Iwami. Seeing that the situation was almost ready, Lin Tianshuai prepared to return home and summoned Konishi Yukinaga, asking, "Who are you going to recognize as your father?"

If placed in the context of pure Central Plains culture, this sentence would be an extreme insult, but in Japan, it is a very common statement.

According to the Japanese concept, only people from the "Genji" can be appointed as shogun. Ashikaga and Tokugawa are both from the Genji.

Konishi Yukinaga was preparing to become the deputy shogun, and it would be best if he could hang up the "Genji" sign to make the title legitimate.

But Konishi Yukinaga's nickname, which is also his surname, is "Konishi", which has nothing to do with "Genji".

There is also a concept in Japan that the inheritance of a family name does not particularly emphasize blood ties. A biological son or a non-blood-related adopted son, nephew, or son-in-law can all inherit the family name.

Therefore, as long as Konishi Yukinaga recognized a adoptive father from the "Genji", he could inherit his adoptive father's family name and obtain the qualification to become the shogun.

This kind of operation is very common in Japan, especially in times of chaos. It is not surprising at all, and similar situations can be found everywhere.

After hearing Tianshuai's question, Konishi Yukinaga proudly replied, "Many declining families are willing to take me in. After careful selection, I am ready to take Imagawa Ujizane as my father."

Lin Tailai said in surprise: "Imagawa Ujizane? He's still alive?"

Imagawa Ujizane's father was the famous Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was the stepping stone for Oda Nobunaga to become famous, and was also the earliest "lord" of Tokugawa Ieyasu when he was young.
In related games and novels, Imagawa Yoshimoto often plays the role of the big boss in the first stage.

However, after Imagawa Yoshimoto died, Imagawa Ujiraki was no longer capable and the Imagawa family fell into decline.

Now that even Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi are dead, and Tokugawa Ieyasu is almost sixty years old, when we suddenly hear about the Imagawa clan, it feels like an antique from several generations ago.

Konishi Yukinaga explained: "Imagawa Ujizane has been living in seclusion in Kyoto in recent years. He is already over 60 years old this year, so it is appropriate for him to adopt me as his adopted son.

Moreover, this person is low-key and has no big ambitions. He doesn't have too many ideas. It is most appropriate to recognize him as a father, which will not have a negative impact on the foundation. "

The Imagawa clan was descended from the Ashikaga clan of the Muromachi shogunate, and the Ashikaga clan was descended from the Minamoto clan, so there was nothing wrong with Konishi Yukinaga first inheriting the Imagawa family name in order to become the vice-shogun.

Konishi Yukinaga finally reported: "Imagawa Ujishin will give me the character 真 in my name. From now on, I will change my name to Imagawa Masanaga, and my family crest will also be changed to Ashikaga's two ryo-in."

"Hahahaha!" Lin Tailai couldn't help laughing when he heard the new name. "Really long" sounds funny.

Konishi Yukinaga was puzzled and asked, "Why is the Heavenly Marshal laughing?"

Lin Tailai replied: "I really didn't expect that you, Xiaoxi, are quite good at disgusting others. This father is really amazing!
How disgusted Tokugawa Ieyasu must have felt when he saw the name of the Imagawa family."

When he was young, Tokugawa Ieyasu was a retainer of the Imagawa family and was also a hostage in the Imagawa family. After Imagawa Yoshimoto died, he betrayed Imagawa Ujizane and became independent.

If Konishi Yukinaga inherited the Imagawa family, he could be called the "old master" of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

After decades of twists and turns, he met the Imagawa clan again when he was old. I wonder what Tokugawa Ieyasu felt.

Perhaps, this is reincarnation?
Konishi Yukinaga laughed a few times and expressed his loyalty, saying, "I want to marry a Ming woman as my principal wife. I hope the Heavenly Marshal will grant me the marriage."

He felt that he was playing too big now, so big that he was a little scared. How could he have dared to think that he would set up a shogunate before?
He did not have the prestige accumulated over fifty years like the Toyotomi and Tokugawa families.

Therefore, if Konishi Yukinaga was not completely tied to the Ming Dynasty, he would not feel at ease.

He must find a Ming Dynasty woman as his principal wife. If he fails in the future, he can still escape to the Ming Dynasty to live out his retirement.

Lin Tailai hesitated and said, "No hurry, let me think about it."

He knew that Konishi Yukinaga had no ill intentions, but as a time traveler from later times, he always felt uncomfortable marrying a woman from the Central Plains to a Japanese.

Later, Konishi Yukinaga brought Imagawa Ujizane to western Kyushu, and officially recognized him as his adoptive father, changing his name to Imagawa Masanaga.

It was already mid-November at this time, and Lin Tailai left Japan and returned to Ming along the coastline of Korea.

When we landed at Tianjin Port, it was already the early twelfth lunar month of the 28th year of the Wanli reign.

At this time, the capital was about to stage another ceremony of surrendering prisoners, but unlike the previous two times, this one had little direct relationship with Lin Tailai.

It turned out that while Lin Tailai was struggling for employment for students of Hengtang College in Japan, Governor Wang Xiangqian personally led a large army to break through Loushan Pass in Guizhou, captured Hailongdun Tucheng, and put down the rebellion of the Yang family in Bozhou.

The rebel leader Yang Yinglong burned himself to death, and more than 100 rebel generals including his son Yang Chaodong were captured by government troops, and more than 20,000 of his followers were annihilated.

The Yang family, the chieftain of Bozhou, had been inherited for 29 generations since the Tang Dynasty, but is now officially extinct.

The three great expeditions of the Wanli period in this time and space have come to an end, and bickering will once again become the main theme of the court.

(End of this chapter)