The Northern Samurai Todo has paid a high visit to His Majesty the Emperor, and His Majesty the Emperor is on board! Onboard…”
The traitor is really Takatsuki Toudo, the son of the famous "Eight-fold Loyal Minister" Takatora Toudo! His father, Gao Hu, was a famous loyal minister during the Warring States Period. He served eight lords throughout his life and was very loyal to all eight lords - this shows how loyal Gao Hu is! Otherwise, how about getting enough eight lords to distribute?
It was really because of his loyalty that he won himself the reputation of a wrapper and a sleeping master of the Warring States Period.
However, although Takatora is quite capable of changing jobs, several of his masters, including Hidetaka Hashiba, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, all think that he is a rare loyal minister, and he has outstanding abilities and is very trustworthy - he is dead O loyal minister who was later enshrined in Tosho Shrine!
There is a portrait of Takatora next to Ieyasu's portrait in Nikko Toshogu Shrine, which shows Tokugawa Ieyasu's love and recognition of Takatora.
And Takatoshi, the son of the loyal minister Takatora, is of course also a rare loyal minister... This loyal minister has won the trust of Tokugawa Iemitsu and is one of the few people in the Tokugawa shogunate who knows that Tokugawa Iemitsu is dead. loyal minister!
Because he was responsible for building the memorial temple where Tokugawa Iemitsu was secretly buried, and he personally dug the pit where Tokugawa Iemitsu's ashes were buried. How could he not know that Tokugawa Iemitsu was gone?
After burying Tokugawa Iemitsu, he contacted Emperor Kouko, who had a deep connection with him. It was his father Takatora Toudo who was responsible for the arrangement of Emperor Koiko's mother, Tokugawa Kazuko, to enter the palace and marry the emperor. , and Gao Hu was already old and suffering from cataracts at that time, so he was responsible for the specific matters.
Later, when Hezi entered the palace, he guarded him with a sword as an accomplice!
So he felt that he was Emperor Kouko's earliest northern samurai... Wasn't he protecting Emperor Kouko by protecting Nakamiya Kazuko? If Kazuko Nakamiya had been harmed by someone at that time, Emperor Kouko would not have been born.
Because of this relationship, it was justifiable for Toudo to defect to Emperor Koiko, and it was definitely not a betrayal - he was loyal to Tokugawa Iemitsu, and in the end he even buried Iemitsu with his own hands. How loyal was that!
But he will not be loyal to that stupid kid Tokugawa Ietsuna... It doesn't matter if he is small, he will grow up after a few years of raising him, but he must not be stupid! As soon as Emperor Koiko makes a fuss, Japan will be in troubled times. How can a king in troubled times be stupid? If Yori Nobu, Yori Fang, Guang Zhen, Guang Yi, and Guang Guo were to take the throne, he would not have any thoughts of changing jobs.
But how can it be done if Ie Tsuna ascends the throne? Ietsuna's accession to the throne means that the shogunate actually has no owner!
Although Ietsuna has ascended the throne and become a shogun (Tokugawa Iemitsu pretends to live in seclusion), he will never be able to govern!
Tokugawa Yorinobu, Tokugawa Yorifusa, Tokugawa Mitsusada, Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi, Tokugawa Mitsukuni, as well as Hoshina Masayuki, and Matsudaira Mitsunaga of Echizen Matsudaira and other pillars of the Tokugawa family, all led troops outside. . Those who stayed in Edo to assist Tokugawa Ietsuna were a group of small feudal lords worth tens of thousands of stones. Although they were unable to usurp the Tokugawa family's world, they were also unable to replace Tokugawa Ietsuna in power.
Therefore, no one in the current Tokugawa Shogunate is making the final decision... This is equivalent to an army without a commander. No matter how capable the generals below are, they will always be passive.
Moreover, no one among the important ministers of the Tokugawa family can compete with Emperor Zhu Cijiong and Emperor Xingzi in military use.
Therefore, Toudo Takaji decided to seek refuge with Emperor Koiko, and from now on he would be a loyal minister to His Majesty the Emperor!
"Okay! Takatsuki, you did a good job!" Emperor Koko said, "I will grant you the title of Kobe and Kuwana, and then I will make you Lieutenant General Sakonoe!"
The Lieutenant General Sakonoe appointed by Emperor Koiko is not a false post, but a deputy minister of the Konoe Prefecture who truly holds military power!
Todo said loudly: "I must work hard to be loyal and eliminate the traitors for Your Majesty!"
Emperor Koiko said again: "Okay, now you immediately lead your elite troops to deploy defenses along the Yodogawa River, and the defense line reaches the northwest of Osaka Castle!"
"Hai!" Todo agreed loudly, then took the order and left.
Then Koko ordered Ukonoe General Shimazu Hakahisa (Shimazu Mitsuhisa, with the courtesy name Hoshi) to lead 4,000 people from the Shimazu family to approach Osaka and set up defenses. Ordered Ukonoe Major General Mouri Yutaka (the lord of the Choshu branch, Shitamatsu Domain, and the jindai of the Choshu domain lord, Mori Tsunahiro) to command 4,000 men to deploy defenses along the Yamato River.
Although the army under Kobuin and Zhu Cijiong numbered 100,000, it was impossible for that many people to march from Awaji Island to Osaka Bay at once. There are not that many ships, and even if the fleet that can pull 100,000 people reaches Osaka Bay, it will take a long time to land the troops.
Therefore, Kobuin only brought 10,000 land divisions and 50 warships this time to seize the Osaka port. Without a loyal minister like Toudo Takaji, she would never have been able to get ashore!
Todo took advantage of his authority for the first time to sneak attack the Yamato River Fort and Yodogawa Fort, and then took control of the dock so that Kobuin's warships could dock smoothly.
At this time, there were many merchant ships in Osaka Bay, including even Dutch and Spanish merchant ships. The warships of Kobuin were not eye-catching Western-style warships, but Chinese-style big bird ships. They were not eye-catching along the coast of Japan at this time, so they did not attract anyone's attention.
It wasn't until the Osaka merchants on the dock discovered that Emperor Komu, whom they had longed for, had finally arrived to solve their debt crisis, and began to cheer, the unresponsive Tokugawa army did not know that Emperor Komu's army was coming. .....
However, Tokugawa Yorinobu did not know the truth and falsehood of Emperor Komu's side, so he did not dare to immediately send troops to attack Osaka Castle Town - Osaka Castle Town is very large, and it is not too close to Osaka Castle, and the artillery on Osaka Castle is sufficient. Not touching the castle town. In addition, Tokugawa Yorinobu was shocked by Todo Takatsugi's rebellion, so he did not immediately organize a counterattack. Instead, he packed up his troops first, ordered his feudal lords to hand over the hostages immediately, and adjusted their defense zones.
On the other side, because Xingzi did not have enough troops, it was impossible to launch an attack on Osaka Castle. Therefore, after successfully controlling Osaka Castle Town and feeling the loyalty of the people of Osaka, Emperor Koko immediately ordered Tennojiya Gobei, Izumiya Hebei, Yutaya Son'emon, and Konoikeya Zen'emon who came with her. When two sets of businessmen went to invite the leaders of Osaka Castle Town to meet at the dock - Emperor Komu had good news to tell everyone.
She came to Osaka, in addition to fighting against traitors, and took a detour to Luo to solve the "double replacement" crisis caused by the skyrocketing gold price and the war.
"Everyone, I am Emperor Komu!"
Xingzi paused and then said: "I am here to go to Luo and conquer the world!"
The emperor goes to Luo!
This descendant of God... finally no longer looked embarrassed this time, and he even acted like a wise king.
"Besides..." Emperor Komu frowned, his eyes dimmed, "I came to Osaka to help the ten people in Osaka solve their debt problem!"
Are you going to help pay it back? This is Mingjun!
The Osaka businessmen present were very moved!
Emperor Komu continued: "You can rest assured, I have decided to help the ten people in Osaka. Help them solve the problem of difficulty in paying debts. However, it will take a day to freeze three feet, and I am not able to fix it all at once." Melt away all the ice.
So we can only slowly think of a solution, and we have to do it step by step... Those of you who have saved gold in the ten-man double substitution, just wait and see Anming's announcement! "
(End of chapter)
