Choshu Domain, Hagi City.
This is the home of the Choshu Mori family and the residence of the Tokugawa shoguns who personally conquered the country.
Because during the Battle of Sekigahara, the Mori family was a god of house, a god of food, and a god of war. They tricked the unlucky guy Ishida Mitsunari to death, and at the same time, they also made their own family suffer. Good job The great reputation of 1.2 million koku was given to the hard-working man who had cheated the city out of more than 300,000 koku. Although 300,000 koku was a lot, the Mori family turned out to be the family of 1.2 million koku, with many retainers, The expenses are high, and the ambition is certainly very high.
Therefore, it was particularly uncomfortable after shrinking from 1.2 million koku to 300,000 koku. There was a sense of "rebellion" in the feudal clan. So much so that every New Year, the Maori clan lord would symbolically ask loudly: "Can the curtain fall this year?"
Of course, the answer must be that the conditions are not mature...otherwise, the Maori family would have perished long ago!
However, this attitude has also made the people of the Tokugawa shogunate very unhappy.
This matter probably didn't happen when Kamito Ieyasu, the second generation ancestor Hidetada, and the third generation of Iemitsu were in power, otherwise the Mori family would probably be gone. Of course, this kind of death-seeking behavior cannot be hidden from the eyes and ears of Inu Gong Fang Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. The previous stupid Gong Fangjia Tsuna was stupid and too lazy to take care of these things. But Mr. Dog is not stupid!
So he took advantage of this opportunity of the Western Expedition to directly enter Hagi Castle, the main city of the Mori family, and forced Tsunahiro Mori to send troops to Hakata Bay to serve as cannon fodder.
To be honest, this move is quite beautiful. The shogunate's soldiers were stationed at Tsunahiro Mouri's home, so what else could he dare to do?
If Mori doesn't dare to rebel, Satsuma Shimazu will definitely not dare to act rashly... After all, Shimadzu's life is much easier than Mori!
The Mori family only had more than 300,000 koku, while the Shimazu family had more than 600,000 koku. Moreover, there is a Ryukyu Kingdom that can provide them with help, so that their lives will not be difficult.
Moreover, the Tokugawa family did not feel sorry for Shimazu. Their family's large territory in Kyushu was deprived by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. .
However, Inugong was able to take care of domestic affairs in Japan, but he could not calculate that the Ming army's combat effectiveness was too strong. In just one day, the Kuroda family defending Hakata Bay was defeated, and even the Kuroda family's main city, Fukuoka Castle, was lost.
"What? Even Fukuoka Castle was lost!"
In a spacious Japanese-style room, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi became extremely angry after listening to Kuroda Mitsuyuki's report. He even had the urge to commit seppuku with Kuroda Hikaru.
Kuroda Mitsuyuki also felt something was wrong, and quickly winked at the two feudal lords who came with him - hurry up and help!
"Mr. Kokata!" Tsunaki Shimazu, who had accompanied Kuroda Mitsuichi up, quickly explained for Kuroda, "Akiko's combat power is indeed beyond imagination... The deployment of Marquis Fukuoka was not too flawless. Moreover, the samurai of the Fukuoka Domain have also fought with all their strength. Although they killed many Akiko, their own casualties were even greater. At least 4,000 people were killed on Genkai Island, Shiga Island, Karabo Port, and Umino Road. Wano Kojima and other places were shattered, and the Fukuoka Domain suffered heavy casualties!"
"That's right," Tsunahiro Mouri quickly agreed, "The Battle of Hakata Bay was so brutal... The water in Hakata Bay was almost stained red with blood!
The Fukuoka samurai are proud of their defeat! "
In fact, the casualties of the Fukuoka Domain were not that great, and many people were still captured... However, Shimazu Tsunaki, Mouri Tsunahiro, and Kuroda Mitsuyuki were about to put on a pair of trousers, so of course they had to help him. You deceived the general.
"What's the situation in Hakata Bay now?" Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's anger subsided a little, and he asked about the situation of the former enemy.
"The Ming invaders are landing in large numbers," Mitsuyuki Kuroda said, "Fukuoka Castle has been occupied by the Ming invaders, and the Ming Emperor himself may have settled in it."
Kuroda paused and then said: "Our army retreated to the highlands around Mount Mikazuki, Mount Yuecheng, and Mount Yuanyuan. The enemy has been temporarily blocked by the terrain.
If Master Dongfang can lead the main force of Eastern Warriors across the sea to Kyushu, there is still a good chance of stopping the Ming invaders. "
In fact, what temporarily slowed down the Ming army was the sea-crossing and landing operation of a hundred thousand troops... This matter took less than ten days and a half to finish.
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi thought about it again and again, finally nodded, sighed and said: "Then the main force of the shogunate army will be stationed in Kokura Castle first... Our army is in the interest of a long-lasting battle, and we cannot fight blindly. As long as it drags on for a few months, When the Ming invaders run out of food, we can hope to win."
Although the current situation is a bit like "Sekigahara". However, after discussion with Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Tokugawa Mitsuhiro, the elders Hota, Naka Tsuchiya and others, they still felt that it should be lasting.
Kuroda, Mori, and Shimazu also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the general is willing to leave for Kyushu Island, they will have a way to take action...
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Kyoto, Imperial Palace, Zichen Hall.
It's a nice day today, with only wind but no rain. Therefore, there is only wind but no rain inside the Zichen Hall.
At this moment, there was a visitor coming to the Zichen Palace, and it was about the leader of a group of lofty ideals that Shiro Ichijo contacted on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor, named Aoi Anton... the Aoi captain, Aoi's father.
In the past few years, Captain Aoi has been managing the foreign legion for Zhu Heji... It was not until recently that Zhu Heji was preparing to attack Japan that he got such an opportunity to make a great contribution. And I also met His Majesty the Emperor himself!
For people at Aoi's level, the Emperor was once a god-like existence.
Therefore, Aoi, who took the opportunity, had to take a good look at what the emperor looked like - he looked like a human being.
After kowtowing like a show, Captain Aoi exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then didn't get straight to the point.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, I heard from Ichijo-sama, do you want to rebel?"
rebel? Emperor Shiren frowned and thought to himself: "I am the emperor. How can the emperor's rebellion be called a rebellion? That is called a rebellion!"
"If you want to rebel, now is the best time! The Ming Emperor has spoken. As long as you are willing to step back and transform from emperor to king, he will be able to help you."
After listening to Aoi's words, Emperor Shiren's brows furrowed even more.
"Then what exactly does the Great Emperor want me to do?"
Aoi said: "Of course I want to be the king, the king of Japan!"
""Co-authored..." Emperor Shiren thought to himself: "I was an emperor before I rebelled. After working so hard, taking such a big risk to rebel, but succeeding and being demoted to king! Then why am I so excited? "
When things came to a close, Emperor Shiren seemed to be giving up.
"Your Majesty, this opportunity must not be missed, it will never come back." Ichijo Fuyu said about the emperor's plight, and quickly reminded, "Once the general takes the lead, you will be his puppet for the rest of your life!"
After being reminded by him, Shiren finally remembered that his current emperor was a fake and was acting... and "Dad Ming" could make him a real king! Is the real king no better than the pretended emperor?
Thinking of this, he did not hesitate. Although Tsunayoshi was kind to him, in the face of the huge benefits of becoming "Japan's No. 1 Dog", no brother can be trusted!
Chapter 685 Emperor, the opportunity for rebellion must not be missed! (Please vote for me, please recommend me)
