In fact, Masaki Tanba is not really called "Masaki Tanba". His real name is Toshiying, which is Masaki Toshiying. As for "Tanba", it actually means "Tanba Mamoru", which is roughly the "official name" of their family, and was later used as a "common name".
Among ordinary people in Japan, he would be called "Masaki Tanba Moriei", but Akito usually does not have such trouble, so after he came to the capital with Narita Kai, he was often called Masaki Tanba, and Gao Pragmatic due to his status He was much taller than him, so he didn't pay attention to the details.
In fact, among Japanese samurai, it is very common to use job title as a general name, but it does not necessarily mean that he is actually holding this position. Generally speaking, there are the following possibilities:
One is that someone in the ancestors held this official position, and then used this official position as the "general name" of the family, and then the descendants inherited it; secondly, someone in the ancestors pretended to take this official position, and then the title was passed down from generation to generation; thirdly, A certain daimyo once bought this official position, and although the official position may have expired (the imperial court sold it again), the daimyo still thought he could use it, and then rewarded it to a certain hero. This is called "receiving the name"; fourth, a certain daimyo did not buy it. I have passed this official position, but this official position is relatively low, and no one cares about pretending to claim it, so I casually rewarded it to a certain meritorious official as a "recipient name"; fifthly, the master who has a lot of money and is a fool sincerely and with real money. The official was bought from the imperial court; sixth, the Diaosi warrior claimed to be a certain official position as his "common name".
In addition, there is also a more serious hereditary position, that is, the head of the family has inherited this official position for generations. As long as he reaches the age, he can be granted the title by reporting to the court. For example, the Ashikaga family's "Saimatou" (the appointed representative becomes the next shogun), as well as the hereditary national secretary, etc.
Masaki Tanba, or the Masaki Toshiei family's "Tanba" common name is the "received name", which was given to the Masaki family ancestors by the ancestors of the Narita family. Because of this, the Masaki family has been loyal to the Narita family so far and is a powerful retainer of the Narita family.
Gao Pragmatic is aware of his loyalty, and of course he also knows that this loyalty is to the Narita family, not to himself. However, Tanba Masaki is right when he says, "The Narita family is not only the only vassal of the main hall in Kanto, but is also actually related to the main hall by marriage. If one fights and seizes the foundation, the damage will not only be done to Narita, but also to the majesty of the main hall." .”
Therefore, the Narita family cannot be lost, and it is best not to lose the Yusheng City.
What exactly did the letter sent by Masaki Tanbo say that made Gao pragmatic have to consider the danger of Yusheng City? Of course it was because Toyotomi Hideyoshi had changed.
According to the news from Tatsuzawa Miyo, Toyotomi Hideyoshi has quietly prepared a lot of grain, gold, silver and silk. In addition, the naval forces of Kuuki Yoshiro and the Mori family have also been "renovated", so the desire to advance westward has become increasingly obvious. Not long ago, he had sent a note to the King of North Korea, formally requesting to use the road to conquer the Ming Dynasty.
Ryuzawa Sanyo also sent the letter "Toyotomi Hideyoshi to the King of Joseon" that Gao Pragmatic had actually read.
Hideyoshi Hideyoshi, Sekiwan of Japan, writes to His Excellency the King of Korea:
Yan Shuxun reads, and the scrolls are read again and again. Although this dynasty consists of more than 60 states, the countries have been separated in recent years, the dynasty's principles have been disrupted, the world's rituals have been abolished, and the government's affairs have not been obeyed. Therefore, I am deeply moved. In three or four years, I defeated the judges, defeated the thieves, and even the remote islands in foreign lands, all under my control. The deeds of theft are just like a humble minister.
Although, when I was carrying the baby, my loving mother dreamed of being in my arms. The physiognomist said: "Everywhere the sun shines, it shines on it. In the prime of life, one must go to the outside and hear the wind of benevolence, and be famous all over the world. How can he doubt it?" Based on this strange thing, those who have an enemy's mind will be destroyed naturally, and all battles will be invincible. Attack and take everything. He has brought great order to the world, nurtured the people, and taken pity on the lonely. Therefore, the people are rich and wealthy, and the local tribute has been tens of thousands times over the ages.
Since the founding of this dynasty, the imperial court has been prosperous and Luoyang has been spectacular, nothing like this. My wife was born in this world. Although she has lived a long life, she has not lived for more than a hundred years. Yuyu has been living here for a long time! Disdainful of the separation of countries and the distance of mountains and seas, one transcends directly into the Ming Dynasty. The customs of the Yiwu Dynasty are spread across four hundred continents. When your country enters the dynasty as a pioneer, you have long-term concerns but no immediate worries!
Those who are far away and have small islands in the sea cannot be tolerated by those who are less advanced. On the day of the Ming Dynasty, when the soldiers came to the military camp, they could build alliances with neighboring countries. I wish to have nothing but good reputation in the Three Kingdoms. Everything is like a catalogue, accept it, cherish it!
The meaning of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's letter is actually very simple: I, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, am so awesome that all the sixty states of Japan have been unified by me. Let me tell you, my mother had a dream when she was pregnant with me. It was the sun entering her belly. The fortune teller said that your son will definitely be a great man when he grows up. As a result, you see, I have never lost a battle and the country is governed very well.
People can only live a hundred years. How could a good person like me die in Japan? So I want to use a way to win over China. Now I advise you to cooperate honestly, so that there will be a good result.
This letter was actually sent to North Korea at the end of last year, but North Korea did not report it to the Ming Dynasty - the reason is also very funny, because the North Korean court believed that this was just Toyotomi Hideyoshi's brain having a seizure, and it could not be true at all. Therefore, after the North Korean side refused righteously, they actually forgot about it as if it was nothing.
In Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi also carried out mobilization and various preparations at the same time. Starting from Hitachi in the east, passing through the Nankai to Shikoku and Kyushu, starting from Akita and Sakata in the north to Sanin-Sanyo, the daimyo territories of various countries bordering the sea prepared two large ships for every 100,000 koku. Each seaport sent out ten sailors for every hundred households in large ships built by famous figures from various countries; if there were any extra, they were gathered at Osaka.
Among the ships used by Hideyoshi's army, the daimyo of various countries built three large ships and five medium ships for every 100,000 stone. The required construction costs were allocated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi; the daimyo of each country reported the required construction costs in a budget sheet, and allocated half of it first, and then paid it off after the ship was completed. Each sailor is given a salary of two people, and his wife is given additional food. The wives of subordinates employed in the military formation were also given food.
All the ships and sailors mentioned above were originally scheduled to gather at the ports of Settsu, Harima, and Izumi in the spring of the 20th year of Tensho (the 20th year of Wanli). By March, Hideyoshi also decided on the recruitment and mobilization order for Army troops.
But it happened that the Ming Dynasty launched the war against Yuan in March, and there happened to be merchant ships heading to Japan at that time, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi got the news. Toyotomi Hideyoshi believed that the Ming army had just gone out and might not have had time to fight the Mongols, so it was inappropriate for him to take the initiative to send troops because the Ming army might just turn back to fight. So he decided to wait a little longer, guessing that the Ming army and the Mongols were fighting fiercely before dispatching.
The person in power in North Korea at this time was Li Huan (yán), the 14th generation king of the Joseon Dynasty. Li Huan was born in 1552 AD (the 31st year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty). He was the grandson of Zhongzong Li Yi, the 11th generation king of the Joseon Dynasty, and the legitimate son of Zhongzong Li Yi's concubine, Dayuanjun Li Qian. After the death of Zhongzong Li Yi, his two legitimate sons, Renzong Li Ao and Mingzong Li Ao, successively succeeded to the throne of Korea. Li Ao was born during the reign of Mingzong Li Ao.
In 1567 AD (the first year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty), Emperor Mingzong Li Xin was seriously ill. Since his only son Li Hao died early, he designated Li Ao, who was only fifteen years old, as the heir to the throne. Therefore, Li Ao, who was unlikely to inherit the throne, became the king of North Korea. The 14th generation king of the dynasty is usually called "Korean Seonjo" because of his temple name "Seonjo" after his death.
When Li Huan succeeded to the throne of Joseon, the situation in the Joseon Dynasty was not optimistic. The internal power struggle in the court was quite fierce. It was divided into two factions, the Eastern Party and the Western Party. People from the two groups attacked and accused each other, creating a atmosphere of chaos inside and outside the court. The chaos caused the Joseon Dynasty, which had already declined during the reign of the 10th King Yeonsangunli, to become even weaker.
At the same time, about a month after the Ming army sent troops to attack the Yuan Dynasty, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had already given up the position of Guanbai to his adopted son Toyotomi Hideji, and he became known as Taiko and began to parade.
The biting sea breeze blew across the heads of the Japanese samurai, and the family crest flags with different designs of the daimyo were blown away, fluttering like huge bats under the gloomy sky. weird.
The warriors wearing armor stood neatly on the sand at the beach, forming dozens of large and small square formations, holding forest-like matchlock guns and looking ahead with solemn expressions.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, surrounded by the daimyo, reviewed the samurai team preparing to cross the sea and march westward. The Presidential Leader of the Western Expedition, Ukita Hideie, led the vanguard generals Konishi Yukinaga and Kato Kiyomasa in front, leading the way for him while respectfully introducing: "These are the 11,000 samurai under Kuroda Nagamasa. They will form Right wing; these are the 25,000 samurai under Fukushima Masanori-kun, who will form the left wing... These are the 14,000 samurai under Shimazu Yoshihiro-kun and others [Note: Shimazu is only in name, most of his subordinates are not Shimadzu's soldiers], they formed the rear guard..."
Seeing the soldiers' high morale and sophisticated weapons, Toyotomi Hideyoshi nodded slightly, with a proud smile on his face. When he and the other daimyo walked to the Tokugawa military formation with the "Sanye Aoi" family crest erected, they suddenly stopped - he pointed at the soldiers standing in the front row, somewhat surprised. Asked: "The scars on your faces seem to be new? It looks like they have just become scabs! Huh? They all look stained with sweat... What is going on?"
There was silence for a moment, and everyone turned their surprised eyes to Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was standing next to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but saw hesitation on his face and hesitantly did not answer. Finally, an older samurai in the Tokugawa army spoke to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and replied in a low voice: "Your Highness Taikaku, I...we just participated in a fierce battle. In order not to delay His Highness Taikou's military parade, we worked hard. It took my life to get there in time..."
"Have you ever participated in a fierce battle? What kind of fierce battle?" Toyotomi Hideyoshi's face was solemn, and he turned his sharp eyes to Tokugawa Ieyasu, "Huh? Why doesn't Hontaiko know? What's going on? There are always people who ignore it. Order?"
Tokugawa Ieyasu seemed not to dare to look at him. He lowered his head and still hesitated and replied: "It's no big problem. His Highness Taikaku doesn't need to ask any more questions. For His Highness Taikaku, you can drink on the seashore, show your power outside the territory, and dominate the world." For the great cause of Korea and the invasion of the Ming Dynasty, we, the Tokugawa clan, deserve no matter how much sacrifice we have to make."
When Toyotomi Hideyoshi saw Tokugawa Ieyasu's refusal to directly answer the reason, he narrowed his eyes and looked at him for a while, then turned to the other daimyo and asked: "Do you know what is going on?"
Just when those famous people looked at each other, Kuroda Rushui stepped forward and said: "His Majesty Taikaku has been busy with the Western Expedition recently, and you may not know something: because Duke Tokugawa ordered his subordinates to complete the task of collecting food with an iron fist, This directly caused the outbreak of tens of thousands of rogues, bandits and hungry people in the thirteen counties of Kanto under his jurisdiction.
Duke Tokugawa and his subordinates had obviously just arrived after participating in the battle to quell Ichikui... Your Highness, you have collected too much food from the people of the country. If they are overwhelmed, I am afraid it will be greatly detrimental to the great cause of the Western Expedition. Sir, If you dare, please think twice before you act! "
"Even if they take out the last handful of rice grains in their rice vats, Hontaiko will launch this Western Expedition!" Toyotomi Hideyoshi ignored Kuroda Nishui's advice, straightened his face, and said coldly, " What's there to worry about a bunch of mud-legged people? I'm not afraid of whether they'll be kidnapped - Tokugawa-kun, have you completed your food collection task in full?" As he spoke, he turned his questioning gaze to the person in charge of this Western Expedition. Ishida Mitsunari, who handles logistics and supply work.
"Duke Tokugawa has already exceeded the quota of food collection and ship supply..." Ishida Mitsunari replied respectfully.
"That's good, that's good... Lord Tokugawa is very capable." After hearing this, Toyotomi Hideyoshi nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Tokugawa Ieyasu calmly, "How can those unruly people be pacified?" Did you go down?"
"I am trying my best to quell the chaos." Tokugawa Ieyasu had a worried look on his face and sighed slightly: "However, most of my subordinates are still in Kanto to quell the chaos. I am afraid it will be difficult to arrive in time at this moment. Please ask Taikou-don Sin of descent!”
"That means it hasn't been completely settled yet?" Toyotomi Hideyoshi couldn't help but frown.
"Please don't worry, Your Highness. I can solve the trouble I caused by myself." Tokugawa Ieyasu looked panicked and hurriedly lowered his hands and replied: "I will not delay His Highness's great cause of the Western Expedition - De The Sichuan family will definitely dispatch 26,000 strong warriors to the front line on time."
"Forget it, the western expedition to Korea and the Ming Dynasty is a big deal, and the pacification of Yikui and Anbang Ningguo is also a big deal!" Toyotomi Hideyoshi waved his hand helplessly: "For the time being, you can allocate 5,000 elite warriors to the front line! The remaining 20,000 Keep a thousand warriors for yourself and invest them in the counties of Guandong to pacify Yikui!"
"Your Highness, how can this be done?" Tokugawa Ieyasu said with a sincere face: "As long as you wait a few days, I will definitely be able to..."
"Don't say any more, let's make it this way! I don't want to delay the fight by waiting for you to slowly assemble the soldiers, nor do I want to miss the overall situation because a fire in the backyard leads to civil strife!" Toyotomi Hideyoshi! He ordered in a tone that left no room for argument: "Your large force of Tokugawa clan will go to the front line with the next batch of teams. Those who have arrived now will stay in Nagoya. There is no need to rush to the expedition, lest there will be no capable generals to command, but instead Mistake!"
As he spoke, he cast his somewhat anxious gaze towards the distant west and murmured: "The Ming Dynasty is fighting a bloody battle with Mongolia. The outcome cannot be determined immediately. A God-given opportunity has come to Hontaiko. Hontaiko doesn’t want to delay it any longer, we must race against time to capture North Korea first!”
Then, he withdrew his gaze, glanced at Tokugawa Ieyasu, then slowly moved away, stared deeply at Kuroda Rusui, and said solemnly: "Originally, Honta's position as military advisor of the Western Expedition was The government wants Tokugawa-kun to take over... Now it seems that the only choice is to ask Kuroda-kun to take over this important task."
Hearing this, Kuroda Rusui's expression changed slightly. He thought about it in his heart for a while, knowing that it was difficult to evade the matter, so he could only respond solemnly: "I obey my orders."
At this time, Ishida Mitsunari came closer and reminded Toyotomi Hideyoshi softly: "Your Highness Taikaku: It's almost the auspicious time for you to take the stage and issue the order for the Western Expedition!"
Toyotomi Hideyoshi nodded slightly, took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and his expression was extremely solemn. Under the gaze of countless eyes with different meanings, he walked alone step by step to the Yaowu stage in the field. go.
Finally, he stood on the high ladder, looking down at the warriors gathered on the battlefield like a large dark cloud, and an arrogant air of looking down on the world suddenly overflowed from his chest.
He calmed down, raised his voice to the loudest level in his life, and said slowly word by word:
"Invincible and invincible warriors: for the great cause of Japan's deployment of weapons all over the world and the unification of the eight wastelands, for the great ambition of Japan that has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years, and for the sake of living up to the power of Amaterasu. In order to allow our outstanding Japanese people to gain the lofty status of being the best in the world and above all human beings because of the deep favor and love of the monarchs and the people - you must be determined to sacrifice your life for righteousness and sacrifice your life for righteousness, and carry the spiritual blessing of Amaterasu. Protect, thousands of ships launch together, ride the wind and waves, be invincible, conquer Korea, and sweep across the Ming Dynasty!"
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PS: I originally thought about writing Hideyoshi's words in classical Chinese, but then I thought that this guy actually has no culture, and classical Chinese seems inappropriate. Forget it, let's just make him more in line with the look of an old man in middle school.
