Thinking of this, Yoshitomo Takeda neither agreed nor denied, but said something ambiguous: "Whether the British Master goes to the South China Sea is his own business, and I have no control over it."
"But I think Yan Qi's consent should be obtained. If Yan Qi doesn't want the British master to go to the South China Sea, but the British master insists on going, what's the point besides messing up the matter?"
Yoshitomo Takeda's reply was very artistic. She kicked the ball to Yan Qi who was far away in the South China Sea.
Tokugawa Seuhiko had a headache, but he couldn't force Yoshitomo Takeda.
Because it’s not that Yoshitomo Takeda disagrees, but he wants to ask Yan Qi whether he agrees or not.
But he couldn't control Yan Qi.
This is not easy to handle.
Tokugawa Chenghiko secretly cursed Takeda Yoshitomo as a cunning vixen, but said with a smile on his face: "Anyway, I have booked a trip to Nanhai. Lord Takeda, please prepare, and you will go with me to Nanhai and Yan Qi tomorrow." Let’s negotiate.”
"tomorrow?"
Yoshitomo Takeda shook his head: "Time is too urgent, and many things have not been laid out yet. If we rush to the South China Sea and panic about everything, what good will it do to the negotiations?"
Tokugawa Chenghiko was confused: "Do I need to make any preparations?"
Yoshitomo Takeda held his head high and said: "Of course we must be well prepared. Negotiating with Yan Qi is extraordinary. How can we just perfunctoryly do it? We must be fully prepared to maximize the interests of our Japanese country."
Tokugawa Chenghiko became a little angry: "Then tell me, what do I need to prepare?"
Takeda Yoshitomo said: "First of all, we must solve the problem of my identity. In what capacity do I go to the South China Sea to negotiate with Yan Qi on behalf of Japan?"
Tokugawa Seuhiko said: "You are the fifth minister of the Taishengguan. This is your identity."
Yoshitomo Takeda said: "The fifth minister of Taizhengguan? Master Ying, thank you for speaking out."
"You sent a fifth minister of the Tai Zhengguan to negotiate with King Dahua. If Yan Qi knew this fact, wouldn't he be very angry? How much you look down on Yan Qi."
Tokugawa Seuhiko was startled: "The rank of the fifth minister of the Grand Advocate is not low."
"Not low?"
Takeda Yoshitomo snorted angrily: "The fifth minister of the Taishengguan ranks fifth among the Taishengguan. If you include the Eagle Lord, he can only rank sixth."
"And who is Yan Qi? He is the war king of Dahua, the prime minister, and the privy envoy. In name, he is below one person and above ten thousand people. Even in terms of nominal rank, he is higher than me, the sixth People are much taller.”
"But, in fact, who doesn't know that Yan Qi is the soul of Dahua and the mainstay of the surrounding countries. If Yan Qi stomps his feet, not only Dahua will be shaken, but also the fifteen countries in the South China Sea and the seventeen countries in the Western Regions. , Korea, and Turks will all have aftershocks."
"Yan Qi's energy is so great! For such a powerful task, you asked me, the sixth-ranked insignificant person in the Japanese country, to negotiate with him? How disrespectful are you to Yan Qi? Aren't you afraid of Yan Qi's thunderous wrath? "
Tokugawa Chenghiko said: "How could Yan Qi find out? If you don't tell, I won't tell, of course no one will find out."
Takeda Yoshitomo said: "I understand, what the British Lord means is that it is just like the British Lord came back from the South China Sea and deliberately concealed the news about the South China Sea, right?"
"Hey, you..."
Tokugawa Seuhiko blushed with embarrassment: "Takeda Yoshitomo, why are you bringing this up?"
Yoshitomo Takeda said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I'm just using your words and deeds as an analogy!"
"The British Master intentionally concealed the news about the South China Sea, but was he able to do so? Did he create a storm in the city? Since the British Master cannot conceal the news, why did he think he could hide it from Yan Qi? Does the British Master think that Yan Qi is not smarter than you? "
"Hey, this..."
Tokugawa Seihiko was speechless, besides being embarrassed, he was still embarrassed.
Takeda Yoshitomo said: "So, there is no need to find any excuses! Lord Ying, please give me an identity that barely matches Yan Qi? Remember! When negotiating with Yan Qi, you must be open and honest, soldier to soldier, general to general, absolutely everything Don't do anything stupid. Otherwise, you won't even know how you died."
"this……"
Tokugawa Seuhiko was scolded by Takeda Yoshitomo with a gun and a stick, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
But there was no way to refute it.
In fact, Tokugawa Seuhiko knew clearly that Takeda Yoshitomo was taking the opportunity to run for himself.
The reasons given are all excuses.
But these excuses made Tokugawa Seihiko speechless when he refuted them.
Too many excuses.
Tokugawa Seuhiko really didn't want to promote Yoshitomo Takeda, but he had to bow his head when he was under the roof. .
He thought for a while and said: "Master Takeda, this problem is easy to solve. I will promote you to the second minister of the Taizhengguan. This will be enough to compete with Yan Qi, hahaha..."
Takeda Yoshitomo sneered: "Second Minister of the Grand Advocate? Why not the First Minister of the Grand Advocate? I am very curious about what the British Lord thinks."
"this……"
Tokugawa Seihiko gave himself a reason: "The first minister of the Taisei is Tokugawa Taiyasu. At present, Tokugawa Taiyasu is still imprisoned by Yan Qi and is not allowed to leave the prison."
"If I demoted Tokugawa Taiyasu at this time and made you the First Minister of the Imperial Government, wouldn't it be very unfair to Tokugawa Taiyasu? It would also be morally unjustifiable. I hope Lord Takeda can understand this situation."
Of course Tokugawa Seihiko did not want to reward Takeda Yoshitomo as the first minister of the Taishengguan.
Because the first minister of the Tai Zheng Guan has substantial military power.
The second minister of the Taizhengguan is just equivalent to the prime minister and has no military power.
Tokugawa Seuhiko was very afraid of Takeda Yoshitomo. How could he let Takeda control the military?
Yoshitomo Takeda certainly understood Tokugawa Seuhiko's little thoughts.
But the reason why he wanted to become an official for himself and become the first minister of the Taizhengguan was because he wanted the military power to kill decisively.
All this was arranged by Yan Qi, and Yoshitomo Takeda only needs to act according to the plan.
For this reason, Yoshitomo Takeda is determined to win.
With a calm look in her eyes, she asked the British Master: "Excuse me, the British Master, was it the British Master who started the war with Yan Qi in the South China Sea? Or was Tokugawa Taiyasu on his own initiative?"
"this……"
How could Tokugawa Seihiko dare to admit that he ordered Tokugawa Taikang to go to war with Yan Qi?
Isn’t that putting the shit basin on one’s head?
As the boss of the Tokugawa shogunate, he naturally wanted to take away all responsibilities and put all the halo around his neck.
Obviously, although it was his idea to start a war with Yan Qi in the South China Sea, it failed, and Tokugawa Taiyasu must bear the responsibility.
Tokugawa Chenghiko quickly expressed his position: "Do you still need to ask about this matter? Of course it was Tokugawa Taiyasu who made his own decision and used troops against Yan Qi, which made a big mistake."
Yoshitomo Takeda added: "Tokugawa Taiyasu used troops in the South China Sea without authorization, which caused a big mistake, resulting in more than 700,000 casualties among our soldiers. For such a serious crime, beheading is a minor crime. It should be split into pieces and divided into five pieces, but the British master actually I still want to retain Tokugawa Taiyasu’s position. My Lord, are you really a wise monarch?”
"you this……"
Tokugawa Seihiko was speechless, his mouth was rattling in anxiety, but he didn't know what to say.
