"I don't accept this condition!"
Hosokawa Toyojiu was stunned for a while before he reacted and said angrily: "You dare to refuse?"
Li Qing sneered and said nothing, lowering his head to sip the tea.
Murakami Takumi sneered: "How about we fight again?"
"You..." Hosokawa Toyohisa said angrily: "You have no place to speak here."
Takumi Murakami chuckled: "I have to talk too much, but you are really too insincere."
Hosokawa Toyotomi was angry for a long time, but there was nothing he could do.
The Hosokawa family is indeed powerful, with weapons several times that of this so-called great god. However, last time nearly 3,000 people came to attack, but they were all defended. Now that their power has become even stronger, if they want to take over again, I am afraid that even 5,000 people will be defeated. It’s not necessarily a guaranteed win.
Once too many troops are deployed, the Yamana family will definitely take advantage of the situation.
He suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Li Qing: "What do you want, Your Excellency?"
"I don't want to do anything." Li Qing still sipped the tea and said calmly: "However, I want to remind you that it is you, the Hosokawa family, who is asking for my help now, rather than me rushing to curry favor with your Hosokawa Kyōsho family. "
After a pause, he said, "We are all smart people, so don't go round and round, let me analyze it for you;
With my current strength, I just need to stand still. No one dares to try against me, including you, the Hosokawa clan. As long as you dare to attack me, the Yamana clan will attack you, and the Yamana clan will not attack me. He is also afraid. You take advantage of the situation. "
Li Qing said: "Moreover, I am close to you now and far away from the Yamana clan. Do you think they will come with heavy gifts and ask me to set you up as a stumbling block, or even cooperate with them in attacking the Hosokawa clan?"
"How dare you?" Hosokawa Toyohisa was shocked and angry.
Li Qing smiled and said: "As long as you have enough money, who can you help?"
"you……"
Hosokawa Toyohisa wanted to say harsh words, but had to give up.
The other party is too smart and difficult to deal with. He has a perfect grasp of Hosokawa's pain points and will never be frightened by his harsh words.
They were right, the Hosokawa clan was the weaker side. Although he was holding back his anger, he had to admit that this was the fact!
Helpless, Hosokawa Toyohisa had no choice but to put down his attitude.
"How about we take a step back, and I, the Hosokawa clan, will not take any of the resources obtained after the war, and recognize your legitimacy?"
"Your Majesty is really good at joking. What we conquer will naturally belong to us. Isn't this normal?" Li Qing sneered, "As for legality, given the current situation, do you think I care about it?"
Hosokawa Toyohisa gritted his teeth: "Tell me, what do you want?"
"If we had said this earlier, we wouldn't have been so unhappy." Li Qing finally put down the tea cup and said, "I want three hundred samurai swords, two hundred catties of gold, one thousand catties of silver, two thousand stones of grain, and war horses..."
"Why don't you go and grab it!" Hosokawa Toyohisa broke his guard.
Li Qing shrugged, "Send off guests!"
Murakami Takumi stood up and said: "Your Excellency, please!"
Hosokawa Toyohisa stood up angrily, but couldn't move forward.
It is impossible to leave. If Li Qing is pushed to the Yamana family, the Hosokawa family will be in danger.
The weapons in the opponent's hands have become one of the first-tier names. Looking at the combat power they have shown, they are even more than the first-tier names. He cannot just walk away.
If the Hosokawa clan doesn't win over such a powerful armed force, the Yamana family will.
He sat down angrily and hummed: "Your Excellency has a huge appetite. I come here with sincerity, and I sincerely hope to cooperate fully with your department."
Hosokawa Toyohisa said proudly: "Your Majesty is right, you are close to us and far away from the Yamana clan. With the size of the Hosokawa family, they will never collapse in a battle;
If you insist on becoming an enemy of the Hosokawa family, we will fight you till death! "
Then, his tone softened: "There is an old saying among the Han people: Leave a thin line in life so that we can meet again in the future; please analyze it rationally."
Li Qing nodded slightly and praised: "Your Excellency has learned Chinese culture well."
"..." Hosokawa Toyohisa was not in the mood to talk about this. He said, "Let's discuss the terms again. Let's all be calmer and more realistic, okay?"
"Okay!" Li Qing was trying to make a compromise, and just now he opened his mouth to leave room for bargaining.
"Let's see, I don't want any more gold or silver." Li Qing said, "It's just three hundred samurai swords, not one less. As for the war horses... I don't want more, one hundred, but they must be good horses!"
In addition, three thousand dan of food. "
Li Qing added: "This is my bottom line. If you don't even agree to this, there is no need to cooperate. I think if the same conditions are met, or even an additional 50%, the Yamana family will happily agree!"
Murakami Takumi praised: "What the great master said is absolutely true. Your Excellency Toyohisa Hosokawa, we want these to better help you fight the Yamana family, right?"
Hosokawa Toyohisa hesitated. Whether it was a katana or a war horse, it was too important.
Especially the latter, a hundred war horses are more precious than two hundred pounds of gold.
"I can give you three hundred samurai swords, but the war horse... can you pay for it with gold?" Hosokawa Toyohisa asked tentatively.
Li Qing said calmly: "Send off guests!"
"Okay! Let's give it!" Hosokawa Toyohisa almost shouted. These are hard currency that can be converted into combat power. For Hosokawa, it won't hurt his muscles and bones, but it is really painful.
Li Qing nodded with a smile: "I will give you another ancient Chinese saying: He who knows the current affairs is a hero; you know the current affairs very well!"
Hosokawa Toyohisa: "..."
This trip was much more expensive than he expected.
But compared with these losses, pushing people to the opposite side is more harmful.
"We will deliver the samurai swords, war horses, and food as soon as possible." Hosokawa Toyohisa said solemnly, "However, the number of warriors your Excellency needs to go into battle must not be less than two thousand!"
Such a lot of effort must be fully rewarded.
Murakami Takumi said: "Your Excellency, what you said is a bit unreasonable. Shouldn't we keep some weapons for defense?"
"With your current strength, even if you fight two thousand warriors, you will still be able to defend yourself." Hosokawa Toyohisa hated Murakami Takumi and cursed: "Also, you are not worthy of negotiating terms with me!"
He looked at Li Qing and muttered: "This is also my bottom line!"
Li Qing thought for a moment and said, "Lower your temper."
"you……"
"One thousand and eighty, no more!"
"One thousand and five, if it suits you, do it. If it doesn't, forget it." Li Qing started tasting tea again.
Hosokawa Toyohisa was annoyed and helpless: "One thousand seven, I won't change it!"
"Just one thousand and five!"
"You add more..."
"see a visitor out!"
"It's up to you!" Hosokawa broke his guard and hummed: "We will take 20% of the harvest after the war!"
Li Qing pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay."
Phew~
Finally, he had regained a victory... Hosokawa Toyohisa felt like crying for a moment.
It's really not easy to negotiate with this guy!
Hosokawa Toyohisa took out a pen and paper and said: "This is for the emperor's royal use, and it also symbolizes the emperor. If you violate your promise, if you do not send troops when the time comes, or if you do not send troops or help, you will be the enemy of the whole world!"
The emperor is nothing more than a puppet... Li Qing secretly pouted: Even if he is still in power, you, the emperor of Japan, are nothing like me.
However, it was just a formality, so Li Qing didn't have to argue with this matter and signed the cooperation agreement happily.
Hosokawa Toyohisa had a smile on his face. He put away the agreement carefully and said: "I will prepare the things when I get back and deliver them within half a month."
"Why start a war?"
"I will inform you at that time." Hosokawa Toyohisa did not want to reveal this in advance, but just said: "You just need to be ready for war."
"That's okay." Li Qing didn't care about this, "How many days do you want to stay?"
"No need." Hosokawa Toyohisa didn't want to stay for a moment longer. He really couldn't stand Li Qing's face. "Don't you want to get those things as soon as possible?"
Li Qing chuckled: "Send off guests!"
Murakami Takumi stood up and said politely: "Your Excellency, please!"
Hosokawa Toyohisa snorted bitterly, bowed slightly, and turned to leave.
"Quite polite." Li Qing shook his head, chuckled, and said lazily, "I feel more comfortable this year."
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"General, this man is so arrogant. How have we ever suffered such a loss?"
Hosokawa Toyohisa smiled coldly: "Let him be proud for a while, and then when he seriously injures the Yamana family, we will turn around and attack him with a knife. Damn, that's too much!"
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"Master, we have gained a lot this time, but we have also completely offended the Hosokawa clan." Takumi Murakami worried, "Once the Yamana clan suffers a serious blow, it is not ruled out that they will point the finger at us."
Saburo Inoue snorted: "You are stupid, we just want to do nothing but do nothing. With our samurai combat power, casual attacks are the embodiment of top samurai."
"None of the core elite will be moved," Li Qing said. "We will use all newly recruited warriors."
"ah?"
Both of them were shocked, "Master, is this too...excessive?"
"If my prediction is correct, the battle will start in February. Such a long time is enough to train a fighting force." Li Qing said to Saburo Inoue, "You must improve their combat power as much as possible. During the battle, be sure to Give it your all, don’t slack off at all, use all your strength to fight to the death, and don’t worry about losses.”
"ah?"
The two of them were shocked again: "This...can't be wrong, right?"
Takumi Murakami reminded: "Master, you don't need to pay too much attention to the emperor."
Li Qing took a sip of tea and said: "These fifteen hundred people must go all out. Saburo, you personally lead the team, and you will definitely help the Hosokawa clan hit the Yamana clan hard and beat them to death!" ΟиЪ.ōΓＧ
Saburo Inoue said nonchalantly: "No...why, Master?"
"Because I want to capture the Hosokawa clan." Li Qing said quietly, "The greater the advantage, the greater the Hosokawa clan's increase, so that we can take advantage of the opportunity and capture the Hosokawa clan!"
Li Qing smiled: "Have you forgotten what I said before? In the middle of next year, we will become a force on the level of the Hosokawa clan!"
The two were shocked.
They thought it was just a goal, but they didn't expect that the great master really wanted to do this. Not only did he want to be among the top families, he also wanted to step on others to get to the top.
This is simply... there is no chance of winning!
The great god is indeed a great god, he is bold and careful, and has a long-term vision... The two of them are excited.
However, after getting excited, I still felt that this strategy was too risky.
Murakami Takumi hesitated and said: "With the skill of the great master and the fighting power of the elite warriors, I believe that the villain can win, but what will happen next?"
"Yes!" Saburo Inoue rarely quarreled with Takumi Murakami. He was not too smart and saw how risky this was. "Master, all the samurai on the other side will not be destroyed.
In fact, even if we fight hard, we will only lose one-third. If they turn their guns... we will be in danger. "
Li Qing smiled slightly: "Of course I know this, don't worry, I already have a careful plan!"
