Ji Feiji was very curious about the owner of the Sea Trade Alliance, and asked Gao Yunping whenever she had the opportunity, which gave Gao Yunping a headache.
First of all, although Gao Yunping is a "six-room old man" born in Sanshenyuan, because Gao Pragmatic did not personally manage things for a long time, he is not actually very familiar with his father;
Secondly, the Narita clan leader promised that if there is no objection from Gao Pangshi, he will call Kaibihime "Mrs." in the future. To a certain extent, it is a distinction between master and servant. Therefore, saying one more word to her now may not affect her in the future. It is a huge sin, how can it be done?
He feels a little melancholy now. He used to stay in Taiwan well, and although the conditions were poor, wars would break out from time to time. He would just throw any arrogance at the heads of the natives, and he was in a very good mood.
Now that I have come to Japan, although I have suddenly become what others call a "jodai", it is a pity that I have only been in the city for a few days and have just gone to work as a messenger.
It was easy to get out and win a battle, but who knew that the opponent's level was not much better than those natives in Taiwan - If Toyotomi Hidekatsu heard this, he would have gone crazy. The defeat of Toyotomi's army that day was obviously It was caused by not understanding the situation. How can we say that we are on the same level as Taiwanese natives?
After the battle, it became even worse. A girl who he should have kept away from would wander in front of him from time to time, talking about "Gao Situ".
Princess, can't you ask the lord by yourself when the time comes... Bah, ask the master?
Thinking of this, Gao Yunping thought of the ambiguities and misunderstandings that sometimes occur between Japanese and Chinese, especially the title "Your Highness" that has been the most embarrassing for him during this period.
This is Your Highness. This word cannot be used casually in Ming Dynasty. It may not matter if you call the wrong person, but you can scare the other person to death!
But having said that, Gao Yunping still doesn't know enough about Japan. In fact, the "palace (との)" in Japanese actually refers to different objects in different historical periods.
For example, in the Nara period, although the "palace" was translated into Chinese as "Your Highness", there was nothing particularly worth mentioning. Its real meaning was basically the same as Your Excellency.
During the Heian period, the "status" of "His Royal Highness" and "His Royal Highness" increased, and they became the honorific titles of Regent, Guan Bai, and General, the highest levels of the imperial aristocracy.
During the Warring States Period, perhaps because the status of the samurai family was greatly improved, this title suddenly became popular again, and any samurai could be called "Your Highness".
In Japan during the Tokugawa shogunate period, only feudal lords whose territory had a stone height of more than 10,000 koku and the samurai family (Hatamoto Hatamoto) directly related to the Tokugawa family were worthy of the title of "Temple".
In addition, Dian and Dianfang are also respectful titles for women to men and wives to husbands. There is a very corresponding word in Chinese for this situation: official. And maybe the "Xiangong" at some times is similar to it.
As for modern times, the situation of a wife calling her husband "Your Highness" has almost disappeared, and the remaining usage is quite different from that of "ancient times". There are generally two situations:
The first is to express the meaning of "My status is not lower than yours, but I respect you very much", which is occasionally regarded as slightly ironic. At this time, the Chinese word "Your Excellency" may best reflect this meaning.
The second is to express that although the other person's status is high, it is not high enough to be called "様"; or because there is a person with a higher status than this person who should be called "様", in order to distinguish, so he "Dian" is used; or because the person is older than the other person in terms of age, seniority, etc., and the relationship between superior and subordinate is confusing, "Dian" can also be used.
All in all, Japanese itself is an imprecise language. Many times, expressions are too euphemistic or even ambiguous. In addition, different meanings in different times make it even more complicated.
From this point of view, the so-called "His Royal Highness" in Japan at this moment actually means that the original meaning is almost equivalent to "Your Excellency" in Chinese. However, although Gao Yunping generally understood it, it still sounded awkward and even a little uneasy.
Gao Yunping originally thought that this problem would be basically solved after arriving in Ninja City, because he had checked the situation outside Ninja City before and felt that the situation in Ninja City was pretty good. Especially after Ishida Mitsunari "flooded the golden mountain", the surrounding area of Ninja City was full of muddy ponds, and it didn't look like he could start a war.
This means that his support army will not be used for the time being, and as the general of Ninja City, Kaiji is responsible for defending the city, so it is bound to be impossible for him to come to him to inquire about the master's situation.
However, something unexpected happened. Ishida Mitsunari's flag of the general general suddenly disappeared. Instead, the flag of the Nagasuke Masaika family was erected in the central army formation. The Nagasuke Masa family launched the campaign the next day after hanging the flag of the general general. A fierce attack.
It was still limited to the trouble of muddy ground, and the effect of this attack was actually average. However, due to its large scale, except for the east near Arakawa, Toyotomi troops launched attacks in the other three directions.
I don’t know if Kafihime thought she was a fool without reinforcements. At that time, she proposed to ask the Sea Trade Alliance reinforcements to decide on their own to launch an attack from either side of the Toyotomi army in the north and south to help her contain the opponent.
Since it was about containment, of course she still had to personally lead the main force of Ninja City to attack again, and her target was to the west - she was confident in the mud pond outside the city, and she was not afraid at all of the Toyotomi troops coming from the north and south. Encirclement and annihilation.
Perhaps it was because Ji Feiji was very smart and did not intend to command Gao Yunping and gave him full autonomy. Therefore, Gao Yunping agreed after thinking about it for a while, without saying whether he planned to fight on the northern or southern front.
On the next day, Kaiji acted like a normal person. She seemed to have completely forgotten her plan to go out to war. She calmly arranged the defense in the city. She also responded with several waves of arrows, which were thrown by the slow-moving Toyotomi army. Some corpses ran back.
Not to mention that the young wise general Sakamaki Renegai saw the problem, even Shibazaki Izumi noticed something was wrong and wondered: "What is Daisuke Nagasu Daisuke doing? The ones sent out are all trash fish, let alone Toyo. There are no direct descendants of the Omi family, not even the Uesugi, Maeda, and Sanada families, and the highest-ranking family is actually the Asano family?"
Kafiji smiled, nodded and said: "Although Daisuke Ozo is not famous for his martial arts name, he is indeed a rare political talent."
"What?" Shibasaki Izumi asked in confusion, "What does Princess Kai mean by this?"
Sakemaki Renaga couldn't help hearing it, and explained: "His Majesty Shibasaki, if what I predict is correct, Daisuke Nagasuke's move should be why he cooperated with Ishida Jibu to intercede for Toyotomi Hidekatsu."
Shibasaki and Izumi said in astonishment: "Are these two things related?"
"Yes, it is related." Shibazaki said: "The absence of the general flag of Ishida Jibu means that he has left Ninja Castle. At this moment, he must go to Odawara Castle to intercede with His Highness Hidekatsu. This is Shibazaki Does Your Highness agree?"
"Uh... Agreed." Shibazaki and Izumi nodded blankly.
"Then, in order to convince Lord Guan Bai that His Highness Hidetoshi's defeat was a 'crime other than war', the best way is to let other experienced seniors be disgraced by the Sea Trade Alliance like him." Sake Roll Ren Zhi laughed: "So, although there are three routes of attack today, there is no main force on the west route. Where did the people go? Naturally, it is the north and south routes.
But the North and South Routes are too close to Arakawa. I asked His Highness Gao yesterday, and His Highness Gao confirmed that the Sea Trade Alliance's ship-borne giant cannon can hit the attack areas of these two routes. Considering that Changshu Dazang Daisuke has been responsible for logistics affairs for a long time, and Guan Bai has already obtained the giant barrel from the Tang Dynasty, Daizang Daisuke must know that the two counties in the north and south will probably be hit by the big barrel today...
The Maritime Trade Alliance was shooting in the Arakawa River. The Toyotomi Army lacked large guns in the north and south. It could not even fight back and could only be passively beaten. Wasn't it already doomed to be disgraced? Therefore, there is almost no chance that Daisuke Daisuke’s strategy will fail. "
Shibasaki Izumi was stunned and murmured: "I didn't realize that Daisuke Ozo was actually so powerful."
Kaiji couldn't help but laugh out loud, shook her head and said: "Your Highness Shibasaki, I have just said that Daisuke Daisuke is a political strategy, not a strategy. If you really let him win, he may not be able to do it, but If you ask him how to use victory and defeat to achieve his political goals, then he will definitely be a hero in the world."
Shibasaki Izumi also shook his head and said repeatedly: "Never mind this, never mind this. Princess Kai, just tell us what we should do today, and I will be ready."
The word "chen" here is somewhat different from the Chinese word "chen", but the difference is not big. It generally means "the retainer of the lord" and has nothing to do with the emperor. This kind of self-promotion is very normal in Japan at this time and is not taboo. If we want to make an analogy, it is roughly equivalent to when Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was still on the throne, a group of people under Sun Quan, the Marquis of Wu, called their boss the lord and at the same time called themselves their subordinates.
After hearing this, Ji Feiji pointed to the east of Ninja City and said: "After His Highness Gao's side starts fighting, we will prepare to attack." After a pause, he added: "Anyway, Your Highness Gao and the others are safe. Wait until they take Feng By attracting the attention of my army, we can save a lot of trouble by attacking."
Shibasaki Izumi smiled and said, "I like this."
However, Sakemaki Renagai was a little hesitant and said thoughtfully: "Princess Kai, I feel that... there are not many capable people in Toyotomi's army. I'm afraid we can't hide our plan from others."
"You're right, I think at least Sanada Masayuki can see it." Kaiji raised her eyebrows slightly: "But it doesn't matter even if he sees it, he won't tell."
"Oh?" Shumaki Renegao frowned slightly, thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Oh, I understand, Sanada Masayuki has great ambitions but limited capital. His strategy is obviously not inferior to others, but he lacks the strength to do anything he wants to do. He has been conserving his strength in this battle of Ninja City, and it seems that he has never offered even a single trick. There must be something wrong with this..."
"The reason is not complicated. Sanada Masayuki just doesn't want Lord Guanbai to unify the world too quickly. If there is an opportunity to delay the process day by day, he will definitely not refuse it."
In fact, Sakemaki Renegade had already thought this in his heart, but it was hard to say it. Now that Kaiji made her words clear, he no longer evaded, and nodded: "Princess Kai's words are reasonable. Alas, I just don't know how many more people there are in the world. If everyone were like this, how could Guan Bai be as good as he is today?"
"Today's Guanbai, who knows that it won't be yesterday's Youfu?" Kaiji frowned: "He led nearly 200,000 troops to besiege the main hall in Odawara Castle, and even took over the Yodo Palace. It was simply debauchery. How can such a person deserve to be a member of the world! I don’t think he can live in this world for a few days longer than the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven."
The "main hall" mentioned by Kaiji does not refer to "a certain main hall", but the specific name of "lord's lord" and "father's lord". Theoretically speaking, it refers to Hojo Uji Nao, but it can also refer to it in general. The Hojo family.
"It's true that he is extravagant, but after all, Guan Bai is not the former Youfu (Oda Nobunaga). He... after all, he still knows the rules and abides by them, otherwise he wouldn't want to be the Taizheng Minister and Guan Bai And having Konoe Kanshiro Maekyu-sama as his adoptive father is much smarter than Oda Youfu Nobunaga-sama."
Ji Feiji did not answer this sentence. Instead, she looked westward and murmured: "My father promised me to Gao Situ of the Ming Dynasty. I have made careful inquiries in the past few days and found out that Gao Situ's navy was easily defeated." The Nanman people, in the East (as mentioned before, the Philippines was regarded as the East at this time), took over a territory about the same size as Japan in one fell swoop.
I thought that since he has such a powerful force, if he can agree to my father's proposal, I might have the opportunity to persuade him to send troops to Japan in the future, overthrow Toyotomi Kōki, and drive that upstart with no loyalty to Mount Koya. Become a monk. "
Sakemaki Renato opened his mouth, but in the end he remained silent. Instead, Shibazaki Izumi laughed and said, "I also feel that the master is really a stroke of genius this time. As long as Lord Gao Situ Pragmatic can agree to it, with the beauty of Princess Kai, Are you afraid that he won't agree to send troops to Japan and fight for the Narita family's family status? Ah, no, the Narita family's family status is already very high. In the future... it will only restore its former glory."
Kafihime was about to speak when she suddenly heard the sound of cannons in the distance. She couldn't help but immediately ran to the other side of the second floor of the castle tower and looked towards the place where the cannons were heard.
Sure enough, I don't know when it started, but the flag of the Maeda family in the north of Ninja City was flying, and the formation, which was originally relatively neat, suddenly became a little commotion because two solid cannonballs were thrown into it, killing and wounding more than 20 people.
She was overjoyed when she saw this, and immediately shouted: "His Royal Highness Shibasaki, His Highness Shumaki, get ready, we will immediately send troops outside the West City to send all the trash fish into the lake!"
The two of them responded loudly. After running a few steps, suddenly another gunshot sounded from the southern front. Both of them were surprised. Apparently, they did not expect that although there were only eight Sea Trade Alliance warships coming to rescue Ninja City, they actually They can also divide their forces for artillery attack, which is really shocking - how many giant cannons are there on one of their battleships?
Ji Feiji didn't care so much, she simply ran towards the stairs and shouted: "Without further delay, your two highnesses will follow me and quickly mobilize troops to attack!"
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