[The law must follow the evidence.
What evidence is there and what verdict is made.
But politics is different.
Politics must be based on the heart.
Whoever benefits the most is suspect.
Even if there is no evidence. 】
Zuo Mengeng's words were regarded as a standard by the Ministry of Intelligence.
Over the years, the Ministry of Intelligence has also been working according to this purpose.
After comprehensively considering the situation in Japan, the intelligence department unanimously determined that the actions of Amakusa Tokisada and others must be fueled by the Tokugawa shogunate.
Because the Tokugawa shogunate has always been wary of the western daimyo and always wants to weaken them.
What the Tokugawa shogunate lacked was a suitable reason.
The Shimabara Uprising allowed the Tokugawa shogunate to accuse the western daimyo, and no matter who it was, the Tokugawa shogunate could increase its influence on Kyushu Island.
At the same time, in order to quell the Shimabara Uprising, the Tokugawa shogunate will definitely send additional troops.
In this way, the power of Kyushu Island can be fundamentally changed.
The Tokugawa shogunate could also take this opportunity to completely suppress the various daimyo in the west and consolidate their own rule.
Therefore, following the instructions of the Intelligence Ministry, Yuan Shengsheng and others have been looking for suspicious persons around Amakusa Tokisada since arriving in Japan.
The appearance of Xia Guo will inevitably cause the shogunate's undercover agents to make some changes.
Sure enough, Xiaomen Erweilang was caught by Yuan Shengsheng and others in secretly passing on information.
When the Tokugawa shogunate's conspiracy was revealed, Amakusa Tokisada was the one who suffered the most serious blow.
After being a Tendo for so many years and enjoying countless praises, he was already a little intoxicated. I mistakenly believe that I am really the chosen one, really wise, wise and omnipotent.
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When he learned that someone was behind his proud work, he still knew nothing about it.
This feeling is really terrible.
"The world is like this. At any time, there are people who think they are extremely smart and think they can control everything. Such people don't know that when the development of the situation becomes the general trend, personal will is no longer important. The Tokugawa Shogunate is smart, but I’m afraid that despite our efforts, the results may not be as they wish.”
Yuan Shengsheng's persuasion helped Amakusa Tokisada quickly get out of her trough.
"That's right. Anyone who wants to manipulate our destiny must pay a heavy price. They will never understand how terrible the people who fight for themselves are!"
The blazing fire rekindled in Amakusa Tokisada's eyes.
From this moment on, the Shimabara Uprising began to be different.
The situation on Kyushu Island has also completely changed.
The Shimabara Uprising, which was promoted by various forces for their own purposes, has begun to get out of control as to where it will go.
Even Xia Guo made the mistake of looking down upon him.
When the center learns of this situation, the instructions given are to intervene appropriately.
The Central Committee did not believe that the farmers and people of Kyushu Island had enough power to challenge the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and various daimyo.
The outcome of the Shimabara Uprising was bound to end in failure.
The only benefit that the Xia Kingdom could gain from this was to take this opportunity to attack the Tokugawa shogunate and various daimyo, and prepare for subsequent involvement in Japan's affairs.
Based on this idea, except for the Intelligence Department, other departments have quickly turned and begun to pay attention to the changes in the Central Plains.
When the consequences of this negligence occurred, everyone knew what a huge wave it had become.
When the Xia Kingdom and the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were fighting fiercely in Korea, the Ming Dynasty finally got a rare respite.
The kings and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were not idle, and they seized this opportunity very well. Under the leadership of Yang Sichang, all efforts were concentrated to encircle and suppress the peasant armies from all walks of life.
Facts have proved that Ming Dynasty is invincible and still has some strength left.
When they really dealt with the peasant army, the balance of victory and defeat immediately began to tilt.
After Gao Yingxiang's death, Li Zicheng became the largest force among the rebels, and therefore became the primary target of the Ming Dynasty.
Gansu, the sheep of Gongchang Prefecture retreated from the village.
The atmosphere in Li Zicheng's department, which had been fighting for the rest of his life, was not harmonious.
Various thoughts began to flood and began to affect the actions of the entire army.
Li Zicheng understood that internal problems must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise disaster would soon come.
"Hong Chengchou is chasing after us. We must disperse our actions. We can take as many as we can. As long as we are alive, there is hope."
In Gansu, Li Zicheng and Hong Chengchou fought several fierce battles.
Under Chongzhen's strict order, Hong Chengchou used all his strength and gathered all the generals to defeat Li Zicheng until he could not stand at all.
Although Li Zicheng bought many muskets and artillery from Xia State, Hong Chengchou did not give in too much.
In order to defeat Li Zicheng, he spent more money, bought more muskets and artillery, and had more soldiers around him.
In addition, the northwest is vast and flat, which is very conducive to cavalry maneuvers. Therefore, Hong Chengchou always had the upper hand in every battle.
As the fighting continued, Li Zicheng's men and horses were getting fewer and fewer, and the losses in each department were very serious, reaching the point where they were unable to fight.
In view of this, Li Zicheng decided to show his true colors and adopt mobile warfare methods, all the way east.
He planned to cross the Tao River, jump out of the encirclement of the government troops, and return to Sichuan.
As long as he arrives in Sichuan, which is rich but has a weak official army, he can quickly recover and make a comeback.
However, this strategy has been opposed by many people.
What Li Zicheng didn't expect was that this time even Liang Yue stood opposite him.
"Sichuan must be a trap set by the army. Hong Chengchou is resourceful and must also know that we have only one way to go to Sichuan. But this time if we fall into it again, it will be difficult to get out."
There are those who are against it, and there are those who are in support.
Liu Tichun's eyes were complicated and his tone was unkind.
"Where can we go if we don't go to Sichuan? This land in the northwest is desolate and has been made a mess a long time ago. Do you want to continue to stay here and wait for death?"
After a series of bloody battles, Li Zicheng's troops lost troops and generals, and the morale of the army had reached rock bottom.
Only Liang Yue's troops suffered heavy losses, but they were very united.
What was most unacceptable to the other generals was that everyone was starting to run out of food, and they couldn't finish their last meal. But among Liang Yue's troops, smoke could always be seen.
Not only that, Liang Yue also helped them many times.
But when asked where the food came from, Liang Yue remained silent and didn't say anything at all.
The same is true even when Li Zicheng asks.
In the eyes of various generals, this was obviously a sign of half-heartedness.
Especially now, Liang Yue actually strongly opposed Li Zicheng's decision-making, which inevitably made many people wary of him.
Of course Liang Yue noticed those malicious glances.
This made him unable to do anything but smile bitterly.
After all, among these old Qin people, he is an outsider after all.
No matter how hard he worked, no matter how many achievements he made, he could never get into the innermost circle.
In fact, in previous battles, he explicitly opposed several plans.
Because in his opinion, some battles should not be fought and cannot be won.
Later facts proved that his deduction was completely correct.
However, his opinion was too weak, and he could only watch as the number of soldiers and horses of the big guys became less and less, and they became more and more embarrassed.
If this continues, everyone will be doomed.
Liang Yue knew that he could not wait any longer.
We must find a way to persuade Li Zicheng to return.
