Chapter 097 The Death of Toyotomi
The atmosphere in the room was quite solemn, and the breathing could be heard clearly. Chen Cao smiled, and then stared at the person in the main seat: "Uncle Ben has a bad temper and is impatient. Why don't you tell yourself your identity? I will consider whether it is right." Need to cooperate with you."
It took a long time for the middle-aged man to get angry, and he said in not very standard Ming dialect: "I am Toyotomi Hideyori..."
Chen Cao nodded: "I know, I dare to ask this former general who conquered the barbarians, if he still has any plans to return to the Japanese country?"
Hideyori did not speak. The middle-aged man on the left who spoke the best about Ming Dynasty rushed to the front and said, "Uncle Dingwu, can you help us?"
Chen Cao stared at Hideyori: "I will not mince words with you. I will explain to you directly. I have accepted the order of the current emperor and allowed me to lead troops to help your Toyotomi family regain the dominance of the Japanese country." , you are still the general conquering the barbarians, but I have conditions. If you agree, I will help you with all my strength. If you do not agree to my conditions, I will pretend that I have not been here today."
Without thinking, Hideyori immediately changed his sitting position, from sitting cross-legged to sitting on his knees, and performed Ming etiquette to Chen Cao. The excited middle-aged man on his right immediately sat up straight and said to Chen Cao Cao couldn't understand the Japanese language and talked excitedly to Hideyori.
There were many people joining in, and when they talked with them, the scene became a bit uncontrollable.
In the end, the emotional middle-aged man saluted Hideyori, then stood up and retreated. The others shouted at him, but it didn't help in the end.
After a long time, someone finally spoke: "Uncle Dingwu, can you tell me your conditions?"
Chen Cao was not used to sitting cross-legged, so he stood up and stretched his muscles: "It's very simple. I want all the treaty ports of your Japanese country, and all the minerals of your Japanese country. You don't have to refuse. I can give you 30% of the mineral income. Think carefully, if you don't agree, then you will die in the Ming Dynasty." Chen Cao walked towards the door: "Shimaru (Toyotomi Hideyori's nickname), you are the last hope of the Toyotomi family, you Mother cannot die in vain..."
Chen Cao walked out of the house and left with Lou Xingye. Lou Xingye followed Chen Cao and couldn't help but ask: "Uncle, can you understand what Japanese people say? Will they lie to us?"
Chen Cao smiled: "No, not to mention they can also speak some Ming Dynasty words."
'Whoosh...'
"Uncle, be careful..."
A bamboo arrow flew towards Chen Cao. Lou Xingye, who reacted quickly, took out the Qi Dao in his hand and swung the knife horizontally to deflect the bamboo arrow.
"You have the guts..." Chen Cao said coldly, then took out the firework bomb and pulled open the pull cord below.
'Chirp...bang...'
The sky is not bright yet, but the gorgeous fireworks blooming in the mountains can still be seen clearly.
"Uncle is in trouble," Xin Zhao drew his knife: "Attack in..."
The reason why Chen Cao was not afraid in the face of danger was that he could think that those who assassinated him must be opponents, and the number of them must be small. What's more, he also had a handgun in his hand. Although the newly modified handgun did not have copper-cased bullets, it was easy to load. Chen Cao was confident that he could shoot five paper shells in one minute.
"I heard that you were just a bully in the village before?" Chen Cao couldn't help but ask about Lou Xingye standing in front of him.
Lou Xingye stood in front of Chen Cao with a knife and said seriously: "That's what they are talking about. They just look down on our family."
"I see..."
As soon as Chen Cao finished speaking, seven or eight people rushed up from the corridor in the village, each holding a Japanese sword in their hands. The leader was the middle-aged man who left angrily earlier.
"Can you do it?" Chen Cao asked, turning his head.
Lou Xingye turned around and grinned, then shouted loudly and rushed forward with a knife. Chen Cao's right hand was placed behind the waist of his robe, and his finger was already on the trigger.
There was a burst of musketry outside the village entrance, and then there were shouts of killing.
Chen Cao was calm in the face of danger, and saw Lou Xingye rushing left and right in the formation of a group of Japanese with a knife, and his movements were extremely agile.
"Xingye, don't hurt their lives..." Chen Cao finally remembered and shouted.
Lou Xingye was about to kill someone. When he heard Chen Cao's instructions, he quickly turned his sword and faced the enemy with the back of the sword. He knocked his opponent to the ground with just one strike.
There was a noise behind them, and Hideyori and a group of others ran out of the house in a panic, shouting as they ran, presumably to stop them.
Chen Cao was distracted, and Lou Xingye had already knocked down six people with the back of his knife. Only the previous person was left standing there, and the two were about to fight.
"stop..."
Hideyori shouted loudly in Japanese, then led others to run up to him and began to scold him.
At this time, Zhang Fengnian and Zhao Xin had already rushed into the village. When Chen Cao saw this, in order to prevent the group from panic, he reached out to stop Zhao Xin and others who were about to take action.
After some conversation, the middle-aged man finally crawled down in front of Hideyori, feeling painful.
Hideyori walked up to Chen Cao and bowed to Chen Cao respectfully in the Ming Dynasty etiquette: "I pay my respects to Uncle Dingwu..."
Chen Cao smiled and patted Hideyori's cupped hand: "Whether the Toyotomi family can prosper again depends on your will. Let's go, take your people with you, and go to Taizhou City to discuss with me first. Say it again."
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Taizhou Fucheng, where the imperial envoy travels
"I remember that the Sanada family has been escorting you. I wonder if Yukimura Sanada is still alive?" Chen Cao picked up the tea cup and took a sip of water.
"Didn't Uncle Dingwu ask the Sanada family to come out to greet him in person?"
Chen Cao took a closer look and saw that the old man who had reported the news before was among them. Adding to his words, Chen Cao's eyebrows jumped: "Could this old gentleman be Yukimura Sanada?"
"Exactly..." Sanada Yukimura is not tall, and this old man is indeed not tall.
"Why do you speak so well in Ming Dynasty?" Chen Cao frowned.
Yukimura said: "In order to save my life, I have to practice Daming dialect frequently."
"Is it really your Kagemusha who died in the Battle of Osaka?" Chen Cao asked again.
The good old man who spoke the Ming Dynasty before smiled at Chen Cao and said: "Uncle Dingwu is really knowledgeable. He even knows everything about our country."
"What do you call your Excellency?" Chen Cao frowned.
The old man handed over his hand and said, "I'm Ohno Harinaga."
Names and everything are just code names, and besides, it’s the history of the Japanese country. How could Chen Cao know so much? No matter who he was, he handed over his hands to several Hideyori’s cronies here: “I said, I want to help your Toyotomi family. Rise up again and become the ruler of the Japanese country. You are all close associates of the Toyotomi family. I don’t know how many of you can be used by you now."
After more than twenty years of training, Hideyori has become a middle-aged man of nearly thirty years old, but Chen Cao still saw the cowardice of this guy in him.
Osamu Osamu looked at Sanada Yukimura, the two looked at each other, and then Sanada Yukimura spoke: "Fleeing Heaven // In addition to the retainers of the headquarters, there are nearly two hundred samurai available, and the rest are all those we have made over the years. These are unworthy family members."
"Who was the assassin who killed Ben?"
Sanada Yukimura embarrassedly handed over his hand: "It's my retainer Miyoshi Masayasu..."
Chen Cao waved his hand: "I admire the fighting prowess of your Japanese people, but my country has many talented people, and the current strength is no longer something that your Japanese people can compete with;
Therefore, I intend to help you return to the Japanese country. Now, do you think that if my army lands in the Japanese country, how many of the hundreds of famous people will be able to be used by the Toyotomi family? "
Sanada Yukimura's reputation lies in his military acumen, but when it comes to internal affairs, he must be his confidant and retainer Ohno Harinaga: "At that time, the leader of the Western Army, Mori Terumoto, was the most loyal to Lord Kanshiro. If it weren't for Todo Takatora, Even if he goes back on his word, Kobayakawa will not be instigated by Takatora Todo in the battle of Sekigahara."
Osamu Naga continued: "The most reliable daimyo, the first one is the Mouri family. However, twenty-one years have passed since the Battle of Osaka. I don't know if Mouri Terumoto is still alive."
"Besides the Maori family, is there anyone who is the most trustworthy?" Chen Cao said: "What I mean is that once you land, you can personally contact me and become a member of the Toyotomi family?"
Osamu Osamu shook his head: "The original Shimazu family of Satsuma country is fine, but... his survival is entirely dependent on the intercession of the generals of the Tokugawa family. I think it is a bit difficult to persuade the Shimazu family."
After speaking, Osamu Ono responded: "There is another one, Ukita Hideie. He was also the fifth elder and the adopted son of Lord Guanbai. Like the Mori family, he was the most loyal. But after the war, he was exiled to Hachijo Island. If we can take him back, with his prestige, we can persuade many big names to support him."
Chen Cao nodded. These people themselves had some impressions of the history of Japan in the past. It has only been about twenty years since the Battle of Osaka. Some people loyal to the Toyotomi family are still alive. They can still use it now to carry out a plan. Fan: "I know this, I will order the Jinyi Guards to escort you to Hangzhou and wait. When the time comes, I will personally lead the troops to conquer the Japanese country Buchen with you."
"Uncle Xie Dingwu..."
Two days later, Chen Cao began to recruit troops and summoned untouchables from all over Zhejiang. Because of the successful example of Nanjing Right Guards, the recruitment plan went extremely smoothly. The 50,000 troops were fully recruited in less than three days. .
Originally, Chen Cao planned to recruit 20,000 refugees to join the army, but because he found Toyotomi Hideyori, his plan had to change. He wanted to complete the recruitment as soon as possible and then go home before the New Year.
After the conscription was over, Chen Cao took his money and people with him and set off for Nanjing, while he took Wu Chun and several fast horses to the capital.
On December 18th of the third year of Tianqi, Chen Cao and others arrived in the capital, and then under the leadership of Wu Chun, they went directly to Xiyuan to see the emperor.
"Your Majesty, Chen Cao, bow to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty..."
Zhu Youxiao ran down the steps excitedly and helped Chen Cao up personally: "I love you, no gifts... no gifts..."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty..."
