While Ling Yunyi and Mouri Terumoto were talking at Kawabana Hot Spring, Hashiba Hideyoshi in Kyoto fell into extreme tangle.
After the meeting at Guangmingji Temple, Kuroda Takataka rushed from Omi to Kyoto, and was heartbroken that Hashiba Hideyoshi was deceived by Tokugawa Ieyasu and put on the high hat of the leader of the alliance.
Kuroda Kanbei pointed out that Ming Dynasty sent a large army to Japan this time, and it must ask for more. Otherwise, it would be enough to send a few people to convey the order. If the emperor does not accept it, it will not be too late to raise more troops.
The approach of a large army to a small country shows that the Ming Dynasty's plan is large and urgent. Before the Yu Chai family figured out Ling Yunyi's strategic intentions, they would rather hide their clumsiness than take the lead. Moreover, it is unbelievable that the Ming army arrived in Kyushu first. If Ling Yunyi spread the news to the court, wouldn't it be faster and more convenient for the army to go directly to Kyoto?
Without getting any more information, Kuroda Kanbei concluded that Ling Yunyi had a big plan here, and it was very likely that one battle would determine Japan's situation for a century - just look at what he did in Kyushu.
Although Hashiba Hideyoshi was criticized, his lord had already fallen into Tokugawa Ieyasu's trap. Kuroda Takataka could only take the initiative in a passive situation, and suggested issuing a proclamation in the name of the emperor, while hoping that Ling Yunyi would be angered by the proclamation. , made a series of faint moves.
After the message was sent out, the situation quickly became clear. Ling Yunyi suddenly sent troops to attack Otomo Sorin. Kuroda Takataka said to Hashiba Hideyoshi: "The Ming Dynasty has the intention to conquer Japan. The first step is to separate Kyushu from Honshu. If I have a long war, I will do it." If Yuan Qin can understand Ling Yunyi's intention not to kill, the four countries will be in danger."
As the person most likely to unify Japan, Hashiba Hideyoshi's position has surpassed that of ordinary daimyo, and he has a considerable "people in the world" vision - he has a deep impression of Ling Yunyi's fierce moves.
If Ling Yunyi's army lands in Honshu and directly attacks Kyoto, it will be several times more difficult to conquer Japan. At that time, when the edict of Emperor Qin is issued, Ling Yunyi will be exhausted even if he has a hundred thousand troops.
And even if he defeated all the daimyo in Japan, Hashiba Hideyoshi was confident that as the head of the samurai family, he would one day drive out the Ming army while occupying the right position. And as someone who can rebuild the country - or his descendants - he can even complete the impossible task of replacing the imperial line.
However, the enemy will not reveal such a big flaw. On the contrary, Hashiba Hideyoshi himself, stimulated by Tokugawa Ieyasu's sudden surrender, thought that the opportunity to unify Japan was just around the corner, and agreed to the position of leader of the alliance promised by Nijo Akiyoshi, but now he is in an awkward position.
The results of the battle at Tachibanayama Castle were reported to Kyoto, and the Hashiba family, from Hideyoshi to Ashigaru, fell into panic. The announcement of the emperor's petition made Hashiba Hideyoshi furious.
To be honest, Hashiba Hideyoshi did not lead troops into the palace to kill Masachika after seeing the petition. This was the result of a group of advisers struggling to hold him back. Taizheng Minister Nijo Akiyoshi has now disappeared without a trace in Kyoto. Before his disappearance, He also wrote a letter to Hashiba Hideyoshi, asking him to be gentle with his family.
Whether to support the overall situation and fight the Ming army alone, or to die out and become a joke, Hashiba Hideyoshi faced a major choice, and he did not have much time to make a decision. Ling Yunyi has led his army into Honshu. If the Maori family does not resist, Yu Chai, who is adjacent to Maori, will soon meet the Ming army. Will they fight or surrender?
In this situation, Kuroda Kanbei Takataka pointed out the key point for Hideyoshi: the Ming army of 10,000 is enough to equal the 50,000 Hashiba army. Even if Yu Chai's army marches out to confront the Ming army, Ling Yunyi still has 10,000 troops on board - he can choose any place to land in Yu Chai's territory. When the time comes, the Yu Chai family will be attacked from both front and rear, and the Yu Chai family will only be defeated. Moreover, Ling Yunyi has gained a major advantage, and the Shimazu family has become a loyal dog. If the Maori family continues to help the tyrants, the Hashiba family will never survive.
Kuroda Kanbei stared into Hashiba Hideyoshi's eyes and said: "In the current situation, there is only one word of tolerance. If you make the slightest mistake, you will be doomed!"
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On November 13, the twelfth year of Wanli, Mount Hiei and Mount Arashi were covered with white snow, and the Kamogawa River and Dayan River were also covered with thick ice. After the Onin Rebellion, after a hundred years of war, Kyoto finally welcomed its latest owner.
In Tianlong Temple, where the imperial envoys of the Ming Dynasty were stationed, there was still a constant flow of people in the cold winter months. Nowadays, this temple built by Ashikaga Takauji to commemorate the spirit of Emperor Go-Daigo in heaven is the backbone of Emperor Masachikamachi and a sacred place that the world's samurai can only look up to.
It's funny to say that Ling Yunyi succeeded in going to Luo after just one battle in Japan, and his going to Luo was the result of the joint efforts of all parties in Japan. Emperor Masochimachi paid his respects and invited him, the samurai family with Mori and Shimazu as the core were actively communicating with each other, and none of the sons and retainers left by Oda Nobunaga objected. Everything seemed so logical.
Everyone is satisfied, except Hashiba Hideyoshi who withdrew from Kinki, but the situation is stronger than the people. Since there is no courage to make a desperate move, the best result is to be carried forward by the general trend.
Before Ling Yunyi entered Kyoto, he delivered an important speech in front of the ministers who came to greet him: 1. The great government was returned. Abolish the shogunate, a system in which powerful ministers govern the world, the root cause of Japan's troubles, and return all major political affairs to the king; 2. Stop the war. From the day Ling Yunyi entered Kyoto, the famous names in the world are no longer allowed to attack each other, and any offenders will be killed together; 3. Perpetuate the family name. The land owned by the martial arts family in the world is inherited from generation to generation, and no one can deprive it of it.
The three points mentioned by Ling Yunyi are actually the main points of view of the Maori family when contacting the samurai families all over the world. In addition to making the samurai who are interested in Shangluo, mainly Hashiba Hideyoshi, feel unhappy with these three points, all the samurai who are weak in comparison are happy. Inspire.
As for ordinary people - ask them about the starving corpses covered in snow, the unkempt prostitutes, and the babies crying for food. In an era when every grain of grain and every copper they produced was invested in the endless war machine, Ling Yunyi's call to stop the war was enough to win over the people.
In the end, only intellectuals who adhere to "righteousness" are left. However, what evil intentions could there be in an imperial envoy who came to announce a decree? Everything is developing too fast, and there is no precedent for anything. Using foreign armies to maintain the authority of the country's leader - it seems that it has never been encountered in history. Then just wait and see for a while.
Anyone who says the imperial envoy has no evil intentions has definitely never seen Ling Yunyi. At this time, the imperial envoy at Tenryuji Temple was making a lot of demands to Nijo Akiyo - Masachika Town needed to formally pay homage and have his title of emperor reduced, and the Ming Dynasty would award gold-seal robes and clothes in the first-class princely system;
Satsuma was promoted to Ming vassal, and his status was the same as that of the Japanese ruler. The annual military expenditure is 2.6 million taels, with Iwami Ginzan as a mortgage; the Ming Dynasty will lease a part of Nagasaki and Edo cities as a place where Ming merchants gather, and the Ming people will be responsible for garrisoning, catching and stealing, and other governance.
In addition, in return for the emperor's support for the Japanese leader to regain power, Japan must offer Ezo as a thank you.
Ling Yunyi said one thing, and Nijo Shoryo agreed. When Ling Yunyi said he wanted Ezo land, Nijo Shoryo was surprised and said: "Why does His Majesty the Emperor want Ezo land? This is a barren land with only some savages there."
Ling Yunyi sighed: "The teachings of our ancestors cannot be violated. Although there are only a few hundred people of the Matsumae family here now, the emperor still wants me to make it clear to the king - and please His Majesty the king to express his gratitude to the emperor. Let’s make this clear too.”
Nijō Shoryō's eyes were filled with tears: "My superior country has shown kindness to Your Majesty in rebuilding, but I only took the wilderness as a thank you! I am grateful and grateful!"
Ling Yunyi also sighed: "Oh, there is no way. Japan is a country that does not conquer, and the emperor likes to expand its territory, so there is no other way but to occupy wasteland."
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