When Tokugawa Iemitsu heard this, he became furious.
He never expected that the Ming army would be so arrogant. Not only did they withdraw without apology, but they also asked him to cede territory and pay compensation. This was really intolerable!
"Are those Ming soldiers here to make fun of themselves? Do you think they will defeat our Japanese country?"
"I didn't expect that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would still be so arrogant after so many years. He thought he was the emperor of heaven and could do whatever he wanted. Why?"
"What happened decades ago is actually blamed on me. Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
"You still want me, Japan, to be a vassal state of his Ming Kingdom. Is he worthy of it?"
"..."
Almost every request deeply stimulated Tokugawa Iemitsu. Although he was not in good health, he was furious. Along with his roar, everything he saw was thrown down by him, so that there was a "crackling" sound.
None of his ministers dared to speak out.
They had never seen Tokugawa Iemitsu so furious. Even when the Shimabara Rebellion occurred, the turmoil swept across Kyushu, instead of being limited to Satsuma Domain now, they had never seen him so furious.
Those things that were once treasured by Tokugawa Iemitsu, especially the products from the Ming Dynasty, were all smashed to pieces by Tokugawa Iemitsu.
After venting for a long time, Tokugawa Iemitsu, who seemed a little tired, panted like an old cow and shouted to his ministers: "Gather the army, send troops to the Satsuma domain, destroy the Ming army, and then attack the Ming Dynasty." country, catch me the Emperor of Ming Dynasty!"
This statement was obviously very irrational. His ministers all lowered their heads and did not dare to answer.
After all, to attack the Ming Dynasty, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty must be captured. Although this is a good idea, is it possible? When Tokugawa Iemitsu comes to his senses later, he will blame them for not admonishing him!
When Tokugawa Iemitsu saw them, they were all like turtles, without saying a word. He didn't know why, but the anger in his heart suddenly surged up again.
"What, what do you mean? Do you think we can't defeat the Ming army?"
"Do you think I have to agree to the conditions of the Ming Dynasty and live an ignoble existence?"
"Should we send Shimazu Mitsuhisa to the Ming army, apologize, and cede territory to pay compensation?"
"..."
Listening to Tokugawa Iemitsu starting a new round of roaring, Matsudaira Nobutsuna, the head of the ministers, had to stand up, salute the furious Tokugawa Iemitsu, and said calmly: "My lord, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is so arrogant. , we must teach him a lesson!"
Upon hearing this, Tokugawa Iemitsu felt a little better. Someone who agreed with him nodded and pointed at him and said: "Yes, we must teach the Emperor Ming a lesson so that he will regret it for the rest of his life. How dare you be so arrogant!"
But who knows, Matsudaira Nobutsuna didn't follow his words next: "However, this matter is of great importance. We should consider it in the long term and discuss it carefully, so as to teach the Emperor of Ming a lesson without affecting the current stable situation of our Japanese country!"
His words, especially the sentence "The current stable situation in Japan", finally awakened Tokugawa Iemitsu.
What he cares about most is naturally the rule of his Tokugawa family. The current situation in the Japanese country is finally achieved because he made great efforts to weaken the daimyo in various places. Once there is a big fight with the Ming army, there may be big surprises.
Previously, the result of the discussion was to send someone to see what the Ming army wanted to do. If the other party could apologize and withdraw, he did not even want to care about the fact that the Ming army had occupied Japanese territory. The reason was that he did not want the situation in Japan to change again. Become uncontrollable.
Unexpectedly, Ming Jun's reply was so arrogant, which irritated him.
At this time, Tokugawa Iemitsu finally came to his senses after being furious, and looked at his most trusted minister and asked: "Then how do you think we should deal with it?"
After hearing this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna immediately said what he had already considered during Tokugawa Iemitsu's rage: "My lord must never agree to the request of the Ming Emperor, otherwise my lord's prestige will be completely lost. The emperor may push further and make further demands to bully our Japanese country and our lord!"
"Yes!" After hearing this, Tokugawa Iemitsu immediately pointed at Matsudaira Nobutsuna and said, "That's the truth, I think so too!"
Matsudaira Nobutsuna continued to say with a serious face: "Therefore, we must destroy the Ming army in Satsuma Domain. However, it is best to discuss how to eliminate it. Between the ministers, the entire army can be divided into two In part, the army loyal to the Lord serves as the supervisory army and urges other armies to attack the Satsuma Domain. In this way, the current situation can be stabilized to the greatest extent!"
After hearing this, Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded again, which suited him very well.
"However, the Ming army is so arrogant. According to the news brought by Omatsuke, the Ming army is indeed elite and intends to stay in Satsuma Domain for a long time. This shows that they were prepared from the beginning." Matsudaira Nobutsuna said He said in a very serious tone, "It can be seen that the Ming army must have something to rely on. This battle will either not start. Once the war starts, they will go all out to ensure victory in one battle."
At this point, there was a hint of worry in his expression: "Once our army is defeated, or if the war goes unfavorably, I'm afraid someone in the country will look for trouble!"
He was an old Chinese man who had been in power for many years and had rich political experience. He could guess at a glance what those daimyo who were not particularly loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate might think. And the guy over in Kyoto has always been quite resistant to the shogunate, so he might have some ideas.
Therefore, his suggestion was to give the Ming army a thunderous blow.
After listening to his analysis, Tokugawa Iemitsu was completely awake and looked thoughtful.
"Lao Zhong-sama is right. The Ming army gave all the Shimazu family's fields to those poor people. There was even news that if the daimyo from various places wanted to attack the Ming army, their territories would be treated in the same way. Yagyu Jubei followed, "If the Ming army is not suppressed and destroyed with thunder, people with different intentions may reappear the Shimabara Rebellion and respond to the Ming army!"
Hearing him speak, he still talked about such a bad situation. Tokugawa Iemitsu immediately remembered that it seemed that Yagyu Jubei was too arrogant when negotiating with the Ming army, and the Ming emperor's will was announced, leading to the current situation. Suddenly, he felt disgusted with Yagyu Jubei.
But at this time, he was already rational. Knowing Yagyu Jubei’s original thoughts, it was actually not wrong.
Therefore, in response to Yagyu Jubei's answer, he just snorted from his nose, which was regarded as affirmation and expression of his dissatisfaction.
However, Matsudaira Nobutsuna had no objection to Yagyu Jubei. Seeing him speak, he turned to look at Yagyu Jubei and said, "Omatsuke, you personally visited Satsuma Domain and you know the most about the Ming army." . Please also explain the situation of the Ming army in detail. Only by knowing so much about the situation of the Ming army can we use our troops in a targeted manner and ensure victory with one blow!"
This is a mature and prudent thing to say. Tokugawa Iemitsu did not object and looked at his supervisory leader.
Of course Yagyu Jubei knew that he had offended Tokugawa Iemitsu, and he also knew that Matsudaira Nobutsuna was right, so he tried his best to add his impression of the Ming army.
He came from the Toyotomi Hideyoshi era and participated in the war that helped Tokugawa Ieyasu win the world. He must have good vision, and others can believe what he says.
Therefore, when he began to talk about the details about the Ming army again, everyone, including Tokugawa Iemitsu, listened carefully.
Whether the soldiers are elite or not, even if they are not fighting, as long as they are experienced and determined, they can judge from their daily actions.
Combined with all the news when the Ming army captured Satsuma Domain, such as well-trained, decisive actions, and lightning tactics that will surely defeat the enemy, a final conclusion can be drawn.
This army sent to Japan by the Ming Emperor was even more elite than the Ming army during the Korean War.
After Tokugawa Iemitsu heard this, he himself said: "Sure enough, the person who comes is not good, and the good person does not come!"
Yagyu Jubei, who was responsible for monitoring the world for him, was a little strange. Seeing Tokugawa Iemitsu's face looking better, he said: "Judging from the news from the Ming Dynasty before, it seems that the Ming Dynasty is in civil strife, and there are people everywhere. Not only was it a natural disaster, it was also a rebellion. How come the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty not only took care of the affairs of the vassal country under such circumstances, but even sent such an elite army? "
Although the Tokugawa shogunate was closed to the country, there had always been some news about the Ming Dynasty before the country was completely closed to the country. Only as the isolation policy was implemented more and more thoroughly, news from the Ming Dynasty gradually disappeared, especially after the Dutch no longer came, and the Japanese country had even less news from the outside.
Naturally, they didn't know that it wasn't that the Dutch didn't want to go, but that most of their members were wiped out by the Ming army, and they also sent troops to occupy Luzon. How dare the Dutch in Batavia send another ship to the Japanese country.
Hearing his question, someone said naturally: "What else? It must be that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty just wants to save face. He always looks like this!"
After hearing this, Tokugawa Iemitsu somewhat agreed. However, Matsudaira Nobutsuna, a senior middle school student, shook his head seriously and said: "This time, I don't think so."
Having said this, he solemnly said to Tokugawa Iemitsu: "My lord, judging from the various signs of the Ming army in Satsuma Domain, it is very likely that the Ming Dynasty has undergone major changes. Wei Chen estimated that it was probably the Ming Dynasty's rebellion that gained Calm down. Then, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty can send out his elite soldiers. Likewise, the Ming army of the Satsuma Domain will be even more elite than the Ming army during the Korean War!"
When he said this, Tokugawa Iemitsu also felt that it made sense.
At this time, I heard Matsudaira Nobutsuna say very seriously: "In order to achieve the effect of a thunderous blow, it is better to overestimate the Ming army than to underestimate the Ming army. Please make your decision!"
After hearing this, Tokugawa Iemitsu felt that it made sense, and after further discussion, he made a decision. Since he wanted to fight, he must attack with all his strength to prevent the situation in Japan from changing!
