As time went by, the "black swan" incident of Ling Yunyi leading his army into Kyushu's Satsuma Land caused violent turmoil in Japan.
On August 10, the twelfth year of Wanli, Nijo Shoryo almost peed his pants when he received the urgent report from Hirado Castle. Emperor Masachimachi was stunned for a long time after reading the letter from Matsuura Town. Later, at the suggestion of Nijo Akiyoshi, the emperor summoned the ministers who were playing autumn breeze and selling fans in Kyoto to discuss how to deal with the imperial envoys.
The public ministers first cursed Minglu, and later cried because they had no choice. Emperor Masachimachi was already in poor health, and they gave him a headache because of their quarrel, so he announced the adjournment of the meeting.
Taizheng Minister Nijo Shoryo went to the Emperor's Palace to ask for an audience. Emperor Masachikamachi said that he did not want to do this unfortunate job in the first place - it would be better to pass the throne to Hashiba Hideyoshi, the strongest samurai at present, and save future generations from suffering.
Nijo Shoryo was inspired by this and came up with an idea: "How about your Majesty issue an edict to gather the martial arts from all over the world in Kyoto and let them negotiate with the Ming army. If they can withstand it, whoever makes the greatest contribution will be granted the position of Guanbai by the imperial court; if If we can’t bear it, we’ll lie down and get hammered.”
Masachimachi's eyes lit up and he thought this was a good idea. Then he was afraid that the Wu family would not give him face, and it would be a joke if no one came. Nijo Shoryo responded: "Others don't dare to say it, but Hideyoshi Hashiba is definitely willing to take action. He has a chance to take over and seal the deal. There's no way this guy can refuse!"
"And as long as one samurai family comes to Kyoto - other samurai families who are interested in Shangluo will inevitably come, and the meeting at Guangming Temple will definitely succeed!"
As Nijo Akiyo expected, after the edict was issued, Hashiba Hideyoshi was the first to respond and returned to Kyoto from the front line of Omi's confrontation with the Shibata family. Immediately, Shibata Katsuie, who supported Oda Nobutaka, also returned to Beijing according to the order.
Although Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobuo were inseparable in appearance, they could not let Hideyoshi get the upper hand, so he also returned to Kyoto - at the meeting of Guangmingji Temple, today's world-wide feudal lords except the Hojo family governor Hojo Ujimasa, the rest of the samurai families, large and small, came More than half.
After the Honnoji incident in the original time and space, the Oda forces split due to the presence of the three masters, but at the beginning they split into two parts - Shibata Katsuie and Oda Nobutaka's side, and Hashiba Hide and the three masters' side. Tokugawa was close to Neutral and favoring the Three Mages.
It wasn't until Hashiba Hideyoshi defeated Shibata Katsuie that Oda Nobuo and Tokugawa Ieyasu decided to fall out with Hashiba Hideyoshi. Later, after the Battle of Komaki Nagakute, Hideyoshi Hashiba used diplomatic means to split Oda Nobuo and Tokugawa Ieyasu, and soon completely integrated the territory and forces left by Oda Nobunaga.
In this time and space, due to Zhu Yijun's intrusion, Hashiba Hideyoshi's pace of unifying the Warring States Period was greatly slowed down. First, during the battle against Akechi Mitsuhide, someone tipped off Shibata Katsuie. Shibata Katsuie was able to break away from the battle with the Uesugi family and return in time, without losing any political points.
Secondly, because the three masters and Maeda Geni were killed, at the Qingzhou Conference that decided the fate of the Oda family, Oda Nobuo, who originally stood on the side of the three masters in time and space, believed that Hidenori's mother had been buried in the sea of fire and that the infant could not protect the interests of the Oda family. Therefore, he also raised a flag and stood up a stick to compete with Oda Nobutaka for inheritance rights.
Tokugawa Ieyasu also changed his ambiguous attitude and unequivocally supported Oda Nobuo, which caused the Oda family to split into three - Shunori, supported by Hashiba, Ikeda, and Niwa Nagahide, was the most powerful, and Oda Nobunaga's second son Nobuo and Tokugawa were the most powerful. Kawai Iji, Shibata Katsuie and Oda Nobutaka are the weakest.
When two families become three, a three-body problem will arise. Coupled with the assassination of Kuroda Takataka, Hideyoshi has been at a loss for a long time, and has not defeated Shibata Katsuie until now. In the original time and space, Hashiba Hideyoshi had almost ended the troubled times and built Osaka Castle.
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The emperor issued an edict and the samurai clan gathered at Guangming Temple. The situation of Japan's Warring States Period had already changed in a completely unknown direction. Imperial Envoy Ling Yunyi, who was reorganizing his troops in Kyushu, was working step by step to achieve the various goals set by the emperor after he dropped his heavy son.
On August 14, the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Otomo Zonglin was summoned to Hirado Castle by the imperial envoy Ling Yunyi to explain the matter of inheriting the "Miao name" of the Ouchi family.
When Otomo Zonglin entered the imperial envoy's room, he found that the person standing next to him was actually someone he knew - Ito Mansho. This young man was somewhat related to Dayou Zonglin. After Dayou Zonglin was baptized and became a Christian, he was sent to follow Fan Li'an as Father Fan's assistant.
In the original time and space, Fan Li'an's mission to the Ming Dynasty failed. Ito Manso and four other young Japanese people followed Fan Li'an to Rome to meet the Pope, thus promoting the exchange process of Eastern and Western civilizations by a big step.
Along with Christianity, Christianity was introduced to the East, along with European medical, zoological, botany, astronomy, mathematics, physics, chemistry and even military science, which was called "Orchidology" by the Japanese.
In fact, the Ming Dynasty at the same time in history lagged far behind its neighbors in the process of "spreading Western learning eastward" - the seeds of the Meiji Restoration had already sprouted in Kagoshima at the end of the Warring States Period, and eventually grew into A strange devil's flower.
Itoman met Otomo Sorin and paid homage to him as the head of the family. Dayou Zonglin saw him and felt relieved.
After meeting the Imperial Envoy as a vassal, Otomo Zonglin took out his own family tree that had been passed down for more than 150 years and proved with strong evidence that he had no relationship with the Ouchi family.
However, just as Zhu Yuanzhang forcibly placed the regicide Li Renren on the memorial tablet of Li Chenggui's father, all the people of China have the same temper - Emperor Taizu can change the ancestors of the Li family in Korea, and Imperial Envoy Ling Yunyi dares to change it Ancestor of Otomo Sorin.
"There is no sincerity in what you are holding! In the Gulou Alley of the capital, I can find a hundred old family trees for you!"
Insulting the noble lineage is an unbearable shame and humiliation in both China and Japan. Dayou Zonglin's forehead glowed with anger, and he wished he could pull off the cross from his chest and slap it on Ling Yunyi's face.
Ling Yunyi didn't care about his anger and continued: "I am leading the tiger and wolf division under my command. As the imperial envoy to investigate your crimes, I now formally inform you that you will immediately hand over your family territory and the head of the family governor Otomo Yoshitoshi for Ouchi. Atonement for the murder committed by my family in Ningbo!"
If four years ago in Longqing, as the top name in Kyushu with Bunzen, Bungo, Chikuzen, Chikugo, Hizen, Higo and Iyo half country, Otomo Zonglin would definitely have the confidence to compete with Ling Yunyi.
However, because he could not control his lower body, he continued to play with his subordinates' wives, which led to disunity and repeated rebellions in the territory. In recent years, the Shimadzu family and the old enemy Mori family have been fighting in a mixed doubles match. They were pinned to the ground and rubbed against each other many times. At this time, Dayou Zonglin, who passed on the position of family governor to his son, became docile and less angry:
"Hai! I have little talent and little knowledge, and I don't know the true meaning of the imperial envoy. Please give me some advice. Zong Lin would be very grateful!"
Ling Yunyi saw him prostrate on the ground, his back trembling with suppressed anger and grievance, and big tears falling on the mat, and he felt that his already riddled conscience had darkened a little again.
He stood up, snorted coldly, and walked away, leaving Ito Manso in the room. Dayou Zonglin raised his head and watched him leave. His eyes were red, the muscles on his face were twisted, and his whole body was shaking with anger.
Ito Mansho knelt down quickly and said: "My lord, Shimazu Yoshihisa came to Hirado before and had a long secret talk with the imperial envoy. Later, the imperial envoy also asked about the relationship between our family and the Ouchi family, but I don't think he has figured it out yet. . To say this today is just blackmail."
When Otomo Zonglin heard this, his head was full of questions and he stared at Ito Mansho blankly. Ito Mansho lowered his voice and said: "When Shimazu Yoshihisa came to Hirado the day before yesterday, news came from the imperial envoy's office that the Shimazu family sent a thousand taels of Koshu gold, 200 sheep, 200 pigs, and even salt. Two thousand catties of fish were given as well as rice and fodder..."
Before he could reveal the quantity of rice and fodder, Otomo Zonglin punched himself in the forehead in anger. "Asshole! The retainers around me are all idiots!" He gritted his teeth and said, "They are all just wine and rice bags! I am a great lord of Kyushu, bringing a fan and a famous sword to see the commander of the army. This is such a boring life!"
Now that he understood it was not too late, Otomo Zonglin quickly took out his capital and doubled the Shimazu family's contribution. And to show his sincerity, he stayed in Hirado for five days, waiting for the gold, silver, and supplies to be delivered before leaving.
This time, the Otomo family, which was not rich in the first place, was completely emptied. If his son Otomo Yoshito hadn't firmly opposed it, Otomo Zonglin would have doubled the tax on the territory again. If that happened, the Otomo family would have to wait for Ling Yunyi to deal with him. to be overthrown by rebellion.
Although Otomo Sorin is full of sincerity, there are still too many reasons for evil wolves to eat sheep, and in terms of the way he treats Ling Yunyi, Otomo Sorin is more than a step behind Shimazu Yoshihisa.
After Otomo Sorin left Hirado safely, Shimazu Yoshihisa immediately understood - Ling Yunyi was here to make money. It's easy to handle, the outcome depends on it in one fell swoop, I'll spend my money to see if Ling Yunyi can withstand the "Shimadzu sugar-coated bullets"!
Of course, as one of the Three Great Masters of Kyushu, Shimazu Yoshihisa would not put all his eggs in one basket, Ling Yunyi. At this time, the emperor's edict happened to arrive, and Shimazu Yoshihisa sent his younger brother Shimazu Yoshihiro to attend the meeting at Guangming Temple, and was prepared to fall out with Ling Yunyi when the situation changed.
At the same time, he constantly asked for donations from the wealthy families in the territory, collected money from everywhere, and fed Ling Yunyi with delicious food and drinks, hoping that his "sugar-coated bullets" could knock him down and help him complete his great cause of unifying Kyushu.
Facts have proved that Ling Yunyi, a bastard, cannot withstand corrosion. On September 24, the twelfth year of Wanli, the day before the meeting at Guangming Temple, Ling Yunyi questioned Dayou Zonglin on the grounds that Qingying, Dayou Zonglin's younger brother, had been appointed as the governor of the family. Before Otomo Sorin could defend himself, the Ming army boarded a boat and took advantage of the high tide to cross the Ariake Sea. With the cooperation of the Shimazu family's 15,000 troops, they easily captured Kumamoto Castle on the 25th. Afterwards, the army went straight to attack Tachibanayama Castle, the strongest fortress in Otomo Sorin's territory!
