Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 622 Tokugawa's curtain call
Tokugawa Hidetada never dreamed that this eldest son who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun on weekdays is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was packing his things at home and preparing to go to the Central Plains. Their house was also guarded by samurai, so how could a group of drunks break in easily.

Hearing that there were people making trouble outside, Tokugawa Iemitsu didn't think about it at all, and directly ordered people to drive away this group of drunks, and arrested those who didn't leave.

Tokugawa Iemitsu's heart has already flown away, wishing he could fly to the Central Plains immediately to meet his idol.

The front ordered someone to drive away the drunkard. Under the protection of the guards, he left through the back door and went straight to the pier.

In fact, even Tokugawa Tadacho didn't know that Hirao's real target was Tokugawa Hidetada.

Hirao is an authentic Japanese, and he is also a leader of Xichang in Edo Castle, who is responsible for this operation.

There are traitors among the Han people, and it is not surprising that there are a few Japanese traitors among the Japanese. Moreover, in the minds of the Japanese at this time, Ming Dynasty is the kingdom of heaven, and it is only natural to contribute to the Ming Dynasty. To betray Daming like Tokugawa Hidetada is the heinous crime.

Tokugawa Hidetada, who had finished the secret meeting, still didn't know what happened to his youngest son's family. He was lying on the couch squinting his eyes and thinking about how to solve the crisis. Suddenly, someone reported that the eldest son Tadaga had something urgent to report.

Although he didn't wait to see the boss on weekdays, he was his son after all, and if something happened, he still had to take care of it, so he ordered someone to call Tokugawa Tadacho in.

Not long after, Tokugawa Tadacho walked in quickly.

Seeing the elder son's walking posture, Tokugawa Hidetada couldn't help frowning. This elder son, who is in his 20s, why is he still so careless about his appearance?In a panic, what's the point?Just as he was about to reprimand, the eldest son spoke first.

"Father, something is wrong. Jiaguang was stopped and beaten by a group of drunks on the way home. After the son got the news, he immediately came to report to his father."

"What did you say?"

Such a passage full of loopholes was not taught by Hirao at all. Tokugawa Tadaga was so nervous that he forgot all the words taught by Hirao.

According to Pingnan's previous analysis, after knowing that Jiaguang was in danger, the old man should have been shocked, and then Zhongchang went to support the old man. At this time, a silver needle hidden in Zhongchang's sleeve was I will accidentally pierce my father's arm.

Pingnan told Zhongchang that this is a kind of anesthetic. After being stabbed, he will gradually lose consciousness and then be at the mercy of others.

But Zhongchang suddenly found that his father didn't jump up as expected, but stared at him like a falcon, as if he wanted to see through him.

Can't help coughing dryly, said: "Why does father look at me like this?"

"I want to see what you're up to, tell me the truth, or I'll lock you up"

Although Tokugawa Hidetada was already suspicious at this moment, he still didn't expect that the eldest son would dare to attack him.

After all, Zhongchang was guilty of being a thief. Under the stern gaze of his father, his legs felt weak, and he almost knelt down, his lips moved, and said: "I, this."

"What a waste, how can my Tokugawa family have such a useless person like you! Come on!"

In a fit of rage, Tokugawa Hidetada was going to order someone to press the eldest son to the ground and beat him up first, but he didn't know that his words just touched the most sensitive and fragile nerves in Tadaga's heart.

"You forced me!"

After Zhongchang finished speaking viciously, he threw himself at the old man, stuck out the silver needle in his sleeve, and stabbed the old man's arm with a shocked expression.

At this time, the guards outside also heard Tokugawa Hidetada's call, and when they came in, they happened to see Tadaga stabbing Tokugawa Hidetada with something.

The development of the matter was beyond people's expectations. Although Zhongchang is the eldest son of the general, it is impossible to assassinate the general!
Amidst the roar of anger, the guards hurriedly rushed over to hold Zhongchang down, and at this moment, Tokugawa Hidetada had slowly fallen to the ground, not only that, but traces of black blood also slowly leaked from Tokugawa Hidetada's seven orifices. flow out.

Any fool can see that Tokugawa Hidetada was poisoned by the blood-sealed throat, and in an instant, he was already dead and couldn't die anymore.

After a brief silence, the guards suddenly shouted like a frying pan.

"It's not good! The general was killed by Zhongchang."

"Loyalty is crazy."

All kinds of cries soon spread throughout the mansion, and then spread outward.

Tokugawa Tadaga was also dumbfounded, his mind was blank, and he just kept repeating a sentence in his mind, didn't Hirao say anesthesia!How could you poison your father to death?
The sudden death of Tokugawa Hidetada can be said to have ended the era of the Tokugawa family in advance, because he did not have time to designate an heir.

Tokugawa Tadaga personally killed his father. He was not the heir in the first place, and it is even more impossible to take over his father's rights now.

After the accident, he was thrown into prison directly, and his good friend Ping Nanjun also disappeared, leaving him speechless.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was chased back when he set sail, but he was still young and lacked qualifications after all, and he couldn't control the arrogant soldiers under his father at all. Thinking of following his idol, Grandpa Ye!

Tokugawa Hidetada did have a few brothers, but Tokugawa Hidetada excluded his brothers from the circle of power in order to allow his son to succeed to the throne smoothly.

In the end, Tsukamoto, Muto, Watanabe and other important ministers discussed that for the overall benefit of everyone, they must unite together, so Tokugawa Iemitsu insisted on accepting the title of General Seizing Yi.

Although the position of the boss has been decided, a power struggle has begun among several important ministers. In other words, they just need a tablet to display Tokugawa Iemitsu, and they don't really want to hand over the power to him.

From then on, the Tokugawa family, which used to be very prosperous in the past, gradually began to move towards chaos and division.

Such a big event happened to the Tokugawa family, how could Hou Kyuubi not know, and overjoyed, the problem of being frightened was miraculously healed.

After some consideration, he made a decree for the Tokugawa family. First, he mourned Tokugawa Hidetada and severely condemned the murderer. Then he changed the subject and began to defend Tokugawa Tadaga.

Hou Kyuubi believes that as the eldest son, Tokugawa Tadaga is impossible to kill his father. There must be something hidden in it, which should be interrogated carefully. In order to show justice, Tokugawa Tadaga should also be handed over to the emperor for interrogation.

After talking a lot, I said that the position of General Zhengyi cannot be easily delegated to others, and the emperor must personally issue a reward, etc.
In short, the meaning is the same, I don’t recognize the General Zhengyi you inherited by yourself. If you want to be recognized by Lao Tzu, you must hand over your military power and return to Lao Tzu’s jurisdiction.

When the imperial edict of Hou Kyuubi spread to Edo Castle, it immediately seemed to add fuel to the fire, making the already crisis-ridden Tokugawa family even more chaotic.
(End of this chapter)