"Toyotomi Hideyoshi hopes that he will play a role in trying to get the Beiyang Sea Trade Alliance to move the General Chamber of Commerce in Japan to Osaka Castle."
It has to be said that Toyotomi Hideyoshi was indeed a ruler who attached great importance to business, and the "task" he gave to Ryuzawa Miyo was basically expected by Gao Pragmatic.
Of course, what Gao Pragmatic didn't expect was that after the Crystal Tower was completed, Toyotomi Hideyoshi still insisted on setting the mission goal so high. Instead of trying to get the Sea Trade Alliance to move closer and tilt towards him, he directly asked the Sea Trade Alliance to move closer to him. The alliance moved the General Chamber of Commerce in Japan to Osaka.
Gao pragmatic didn't answer immediately. He thought for a while and then asked, "Have you heard from the other people?"
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Yes, as for the daimyo, there are echoes from Ieyasu, the Mori family, and the Hojo family; as for the minor daimyo, such as Omura Kizen who controls Nagasaki, and Nabeshima whose territory is next to him Nao Shige, Matsuura Jinnobu, etc. have made many relevant actions, do you want to listen to them?"
Fifty people were sent out, plus the manpower that had been deployed before. It was definitely impossible to hear all the news. Gao Pragmatic didn't have the time, so he shook his head and said: "No, you pick a few important ones, or Just talk about the ones with outstanding performance."
"Okay, let me talk to a few elders first. I see that you attach great importance to Tokugawa Ieyasu, so let's start with the Tokugawa family." Liu Xin said: "I want to tell you one thing first. Tokugawa Ieyasu likes Confucianism very much. .”
This seemed to be a bit off topic, but after Gao Pingshi was stunned for a moment, he was still curious and asked in surprise: "He likes Confucianism very much?"
"Yes, Shingu Yoshikatsu wrote back and said that Tokugawa Ieyasu read the Four Books and Five Classics almost every day, especially the Zhu Zhu Zhu. He even asked his close retainers to not only focus on military training or entertainment. Even if the Four Books and Five Classics are too difficult, they should read them in their free time. Read Zhu Xi’s Family Instructions.”
Gao Pingshi was a little surprised at first, but after thinking about it, he nodded and said, "It makes sense."
"Oh?" Liu Xin asked, "Is he like this in history?"
Gao pragmatically said: "I didn't mention it much, but I remembered one thing. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi died in the third year of Keicho (1598), Tokugawa Ieyasu immediately ordered someone to make a seal, which was engraved with ' Do you know the origin of the word "Zhongshu" - "Zhongshu"?"
Liu Xin shook her head: "I don't take the imperial examination. Although I have read books, I don't ask for a deep understanding. You should just talk about this academic matter."
"Well, this quote comes from "The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren". The original text is: Confucius said: 'Can you! My way is consistent.' Zengzi said: 'Wei.' When Confucius came out, a disciple asked: 'What is it?' Zengzi said: 'The Master's way is only loyalty and forgiveness.'
Therefore, this "loyalty and forgiveness" is a principle for dealing with relationships between people. Loyalty means trying your best to help others, so it is loyal to others. Forgiveness means respecting oneself and others, and it is like people's hearts, so it is forgiveness.
Tokugawa Ieyasu carved a "loyalty and forgiveness" seal at that time, which was certainly a manifestation of his certain attitude, but it also shows that he did have some understanding of Confucian culture. Of course, I don't care about this now, why don't you tell me why you brought it up. "
Liu Xin spread her hands and said: "The reason for bringing this up is that he asked Shingong Yisheng if he knew any knowledgeable people during his many years in the Ming Dynasty. If so, could he think of ways to invite some great scholars to give lectures?"
Gao Jingshi was really surprised now, and said with a suspicious look on his face: "At this point in time, shouldn't he be considering sending troops to support Toyotomi Hideyoshi in attacking the Kanto Tojo family? Why doesn't he care about military affairs, but instead thinks about these things?"
Liu Xin said angrily: "Ask me, how do I know that my level of Confucianism is not at the level of a beginner in front of you? You don't know why, what else can I think about?"
Now that she had pushed it all away, Gao Pragmatic had no choice but to think for himself. After thinking for a while, he suddenly realized something. He smiled, shook his head slightly and said: "Tokugawa Ieyasu is very confident. It seems that he thinks that this battle with Toyotomi Hideyoshi will undoubtedly win, and... he may have guessed that after Toyotomi Hideyoshi takes over Kanto, he will be kicked out of Mikawa, Toe, and Suruga to Kanto, so he is now considering how to stabilize the new Kanto The situation in the territory.”
Although Liu Xin was a general Confucianist, she still knew some of the advantages of Confucianism. After listening to Gao Pragmatic's words, she immediately said suddenly: "Oh, he wants to use Confucianism to stabilize his future in Guandong." New territory?”
"At the moment, it can only mean this." Gao Jingshi said with some emotion: "It seems that Tokugawa Ieyasu was able to conquer the world not just because of some 'turtle'. This guy is not only tolerant, but also very far-sighted."
"You mentioned this matter, and I would like to talk about an issue we discussed before, which is Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attitude towards Tokugawa Ieyasu. Before Shingu Yoshikatsu went to Japan, I conveyed this issue to I contacted him and asked him to find out at his convenience. He has already responded this time."
Shingu Yoshikatsu is one of the main spies Gao pragmatically arranged beside Tokugawa Ieyasu.
This man was originally from a local wealthy family in Toe, Japan. In the early years when Imagawa Yoshimoto ruled Toe, Shingu Yoshikatsu's father reluctantly lived under the Imagawa clan, but he was not a serious retainer.
Later, Oda Nobunaga killed Imagawa Yoshimoto in the Battle of Okehazama, and the Imagawa clan was in chaos. The Imagawa family, the successor of Imagawa Yoshimoto, happened to be a useless snack. Even with the help of his grandmother Shouguini, internal rebellions still broke out.
Shingu Yoshikatsu's father was tainted and rebelled at that time, so he had no choice but to hold the young boy in his arms and become a pirate incognito. Later, he was defeated by Liu Xian and taken back to the Japanese tribe.
However, Xingong was not the real Miao character of this person. The Miao character was chosen by him on the grounds that "a new royal palace was being built in Dingnan City" before he went north to the capital - because Liu Xin's people were all stationed in Dingnan at that time. As for the general meaning of words and the victory of partial taboos, this is actually given by Gao pragmatism.
The Toe area has long been Tokugawa Ieyasu's base, and in the early years, his family and the Matsudaira family (the Tokugawa family, but not called Tokugawa at the time) were also close friends. There was no conflict between the two parties, so he When he returned home for the first time, he was quickly accepted by the Tokugawa family.
It's just that he doesn't have the opportunities of Ryuzawa Miyo, and is currently just an ordinary retainer in the Tokugawa family. Tokugawa Ieyasu may have considered that he had led troops in the Ming Dynasty for many years, so he gave him the title of ashigaru general - but he didn't have a single soldier in his hand, and he actually served as one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's staff, with an insignificant status.
Gao pragmatically asked: "What did he say?"
"He said that Tokugawa Ieyasu is highly respected and prestige in Japan, especially within the Oda-Toyotomi system. Tokugawa Ieyasu has always had unique specialties. In his early years, he was regarded as Oda Nobunaga's brother and a key figure in the Oda system. The second most important figure after Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s original status was far inferior to Ieyasu.”
A word that wakes up the dreamer! Gao Pingshi slammed the table and said, "Fuck, I understand!"
Liu Xin didn't expect such a big reaction from him. She was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "It's not appropriate for a contemporary scholar from the Shixue Sect to be so rude!"
Gao pragmatic ignored her teasing, got up and walked around excitedly, laughing: "I understand, I understand, now I know what's going on... I understand the cause and effect."
Liu Xin didn't seem to understand, and wondered: "Are you a bit obsessive-compulsive? You have to think through all the problems to feel comfortable? How about you help me solve my doubts?"
Gao Pingshi laughed, finally sat down, gathered his thoughts for a while, and said: "After that discussion, I went back and thought about it carefully. After listening to Shingu Yoshikatsu's words today, when the whole series is put together, I know that Feng Why did Omi Hideyoshi treat Tokugawa Ieyasu so differently?"
"It's very different. Before you tell me your analysis, I have to tell you one more thing." Liu Xin said: "Shingu Yoshikatsu said that after Toyotomi Hideyoshi basically unified the world, in order to protect the families of the great names, To improve the Toyotomi family status, we juxtaposed the Ashikaga Shogun family, the Oda Nobuo family, and the Tokugawa Ieyasu family, and distinguished them from the imperial ministers, the samurai ministers, and the Toyotomi clan, the Toyotomi clan.
Did you find something wrong? Yes, Ashikaga was the head of the previous dynasty, and Oda was Hideyoshi's old master. It makes sense that the family had a higher status, but why should Tokugawa be ranked with these people?
Also, Tokugawa's Genji family name was established for him by Hideyoshi and Konoe Maekyu. Before, it was just Ieyasu's own self-appointment. In today's Japan, apart from Tokugawa Ieyasu, which daimyo has this kind of treatment? "
"You are right, this is also a typical 'Tokugawa exceptionalism', or 'Tokugawa specialism'." Gao pragmatically said: "But there is a reason for all this, and it is definitely not because the turtle is handsome."
Liu Xin rolled her eyes: "Other powerful people, whose nicknames are either dragon or tiger, are called turtles. I don't think they are any more handsome."
However, Gao Pragmatic did not want to discuss Tokugawa Ieyasu's appearance. He smiled and got back to the point: "I used to be affected by an illusion that Tokugawa Ieyasu looked a bit like Sima Yi.
But now that I think about it, if Ieyasu is Sima Yi, then who is Cao Cao and who is Cao Pi? Before, I subconsciously regarded Oda Nobunaga as Cao Cao, but this is not the case: Did Sima Yi ever fight with Cao Cao in the north and south, and called him brothers? "
"What do you mean by this?" Liu Xin was a little confused for a moment.
Gao Jingshi said sternly: "I think about it now. Tokugawa Ieyasu is famous all over the world because he lived a long time. In fact, it is because he paid too much attention to how many years he lived and ignored the age at which he debuted."
He stretched out his fingers and gestured: "I'll just tell you what I remember: Ieyasu followed Imagawa Yoshimoto to Luo at the age of seventeen, and killed Nobunaga's important minister Sakuma Morishige in the battle; he allied with Nobunaga at the age of nineteen; he assisted Nobunaga at the age of twenty-five. Nobunaga went to Luo; at the age of twenty-seven, Ieyasu followed Nobunaga in his crusade against Asakura Yoshikage, participated in the retreat of Kanazaki, and in June of the same year participated in the Battle of Anekawa, establishing the position of the Oda regime in Kinki;
At the age of twenty-nine, he fought against Takeda Shingen, the "Tiger of Kai" who was famous for his "Fenglin Volcano". Although he lost miserably with less and more, in March of the first year of Tensho, he regained the power of Tianfang and Kaku. Rin, Horaiji Temple, Mukasa, Ichinomiya Gojo - Shingen was still alive at that time.
At the age of thirty-two, he fought the Battle of Nagashino; at the age of thirty-nine, he followed Nobunaga to destroy Takeda. When the Honnoji Incident occurred in the same year, Ieyasu had already conquered the Five Kingdoms; after that, he used the weak to resist the strong, and ended up in a situation of obvious disadvantage. In the Battle of Nagakute, we defeated Hideyoshi, who was at the height of his power..."
Liu Xin was a little surprised and said thoughtfully: "It looks pretty strong like this."
"That's right, and it's not very strong, it's very strong." Gao Pangshi said sternly: "The above achievements can completely explain that after the death of Oda Nobunaga, if we want to say who has the strongest military ability in the Pan-Oda Department, then Maybe it was Tokugawa Ieyasu.
After the draw between Komaki and Nagasaki, Hideyoshi could be considered strategically victorious, but Ieyasu also won tactically, so the two sides were indeed considered a draw. Soon Hideyoshi used his mother and sister as hostages in exchange for Ieyasu's surrender - this was definitely not Oda Nobunaga's style, but a typical Hideyoshi way of thinking: destroy it if you can, and since it can't be destroyed, then destroy it. Find a way to make him surrender.
In addition, I have also thought about some political issues, such as the conflict between Ieyasu and Hideyoshi. I am afraid that it is far from being as big as later generations exaggerated.
After the Qingzhou Conference, Shibata Katsuie strongly supported Oda Nobutaka. Although Hideyoshi supported the three masters, it was obvious that in the Warring States Period at that time, strength came first after all, and playing the ethical card was obviously useless.
After the meeting, Hideyoshi, together with Niwa Nagahide and Ikeda Tsuneki, recommended Oda Nobuo. At this time, Ieyasu clearly expressed his support for Nobuo as the governor of the Oda family - this shows that there is not only a conflict between him and Hideyoshi, but also a conflict. of common interest. "
Liu Xin nodded suddenly and said, "I don't understand these things comprehensively. No wonder I don't understand them clearly after thinking about them."
"There is also the point of 'prestige' mentioned by Yoshikatsu Shingu, which is indeed very, very, very important." Gao Pragmatic emphasized.
"Oh? 'Very' has to be said three times?" Liu Xin laughed dumbly.
"Yes, it has reached this point." Gao Pragmatic did not mean to be joking, and said very seriously: "You think, when Ieyasu was nineteen years old, he entered into the Kiyoshu Alliance with Nobunaga, and the alliance lasted for twenty years. He continued to maintain the alliance after Nobunaga's death until Oda Nobuo surrendered to Hideyoshi at the Battle of Komaki Nagakute.
For such a long time, he withstood Takeda's coercion and inducement, endured Nobunaga's constant recruitment of him to fight in Kinki, and worked hard and accomplished for the establishment of the Oriyo regime.
If you think about it again, when Ieyasu and Nobunaga called themselves brothers, Hideyoshi was just a general under Nobunaga, not even the top general. Could it be that Hideyoshi didn't know Ieyasu's contribution? Don’t you know his special status within the Oda system?
Hideyoshi's world was essentially obtained by usurping the Oda family. He valued Ieyasu mainly because Ieyasu had been Nobunaga's ally and adopted brother for a long time.
So let’s think about it from Hideyoshi’s point of view. After the military conquest has failed, what else can I do if I am Hideyoshi? Obviously we can only rely on political means.
If even Ieyasu bows to my authority, what reason and courage do the other former Oda ministers have for not coming to bow to me? The political significance of this is not trivial! When talking about the Qingshu Alliance, Ieyasu's hard work and hard work must have also left a good impression on Hideyoshi. "
Gao Pragmatic said with some sigh: "The Oriyo regime was established by Nobunaga, and Ieyasu has long enjoyed a special status in the regime as an ally. After Nobunaga's unfortunate death, several of his slaves fought for power, and Hideyoshi finally won.
Hideyoshi originally wanted to conquer Ieyasu by force so that no one in the world would dare to disobey him. Unfortunately, as I said before, Hideyoshi was not particularly good at force, especially when compared with the former head of the family, Oda Nobunaga.
So he failed and had to coax Ieyasu into joining the team. Since Ieyasu has a special status and can equal Hideyoshi in terms of military force, he must continue to enjoy a special status, even a more special status than when Nobunaga was alive.
So when I think of this, I understand why Ieyasu's power expanded so quickly after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death. Just four years later, Ieyasu directly established a new shogunate. The reason is simple: Once Hideyoshi dies, who else in the entire Oriyo regime is worthy of being compared to Tokugawa Ieyasu? Not to mention being clumsy. "
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