Other Jianlu people also gathered around Bao Chengxian, listening carefully to hear any clever ideas.
Just listen to Bao Chengxian respectfully say to Hauge: "Today's Japanese country is a chaotic time where heroes are competing for the throne. This is almost the same as the time of the Three Kingdoms. And the Three Kingdoms conquered the world, and Cao Wei also..."
After listening for a while, he didn't hear anything. Hauge couldn't help but become a little impatient, and immediately interrupted loudly: "Let's get straight to the point, don't talk about the Three Kingdoms, we have all heard of that stuff."
Bao Cheng listened first, feeling slightly embarrassed. He wanted to show off but didn't dare to go against Hauge's wishes, so he replied respectfully: "I thought that Your Highness should hold the Emperor hostage to order the princes to take control of the Japanese Emperor first. In this way, he would have great righteousness and drive away the Japanese Emperor." Whether it's devouring tigers or attacking other daimyo, the general will be famous."
When Hauge heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. Today's emperor is in Kyoto, while the Tokugawa shogunate is in Edo. He had already sent an envoy to Kyoto before, and had known about these situations beforehand.
As for the benefits of using the emperor to control the princes, he had listened to "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" too much. Of course Hauge knew that this was the most important move for Cao Cao to stand out among the princes.
If he had the Emperor in his grasp, what about the Shogun? At least in name, the emperor is the emperor of Japan!
Thinking of this, Hauge couldn't help but rubbed his hands excitedly and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, good, good, good, it's a good idea..."
Seeing that he was so happy, Bao Chengxian felt a little proud, and immediately reminded him: "Your Highness, we must take action first. If other powerful vassals take control of Kyoto, it will be difficult to seize the emperor!"
"Yes, yes, you must strike first in this matter!" After hearing this, Hauge immediately nodded in agreement, and then ordered his men to take most of the people down to resettle them. Then, he ordered his trusted leaders, including Turge and Bao Chengxian. Together with others, they returned to the lobby to discuss the matter of "holding the emperor to order the princes".
Through questioning the Japanese people, Hauge and others knew that for now, the emperor was in Kyoto, and it could also be said that the Japanese court was in Kyoto. But they were all in name only, and the government decrees were actually issued by the shogunate in Edo. Memorials sent to the emperor by daimyo from various places will be sent to Edo for review before being shown to the emperor.
The person responsible for communicating with the imperial court on the shogunate side, or in other words, supervising the emperor on behalf of Tokugawa Iemitsu, was Itakura Shigemune, the Kyoto Governor in Kyoto.
This Itakura Shigemune was one of the three giants in the Tokugawa Iemitsu era. The other two were Naotaka Ii who was in Edo. Of course, he was already mad to death during the Korean War. There is another one, Masayuki Hosanna, the lord of the Aizu Domain who protected Tokugawa Iemitsu from the brave daimyo of the North.
This Masayuki Hoshina was actually the illegitimate son of Tokugawa Hidetada and is now the younger brother of Tokugawa Iemitsu. He was loyal to the shogunate all his life and passed down the family motto, which was the fifteen articles of the Aizu family motto. Among them was this one: The Aizu domain exists to protect the shogun's family. If the domain lord betrays, the retainers cannot follow him.
Therefore, the Aizu clan of all generations were ultimately loyal to the shogun, including the last feudal lord, and there are stories. But it has nothing to do with this, let alone mention it.
However, it can be seen from this that Masayuki Hoshina is loyal to Tokugawa Iemitsu.
The Korean War was a huge defeat, and big names from all over the country had different ideas. Now the only one Tokugawa Iemitsu could rely on was the Aizu Domain. But how could it be possible to rule the entire Japanese country if there was only one Aizu clan.
Therefore, the daimyo from various places led troops or sent envoys to Kyoto. Although Itakura Shigemune controlled Kyoto, the troops were limited and there was nothing they could do about it. They could not prevent the daimyo or their envoys from visiting the emperor.
In the lobby, everyone understood the general situation. Bao Chengxian said to Hauge: "Your Highness, I think that this Itakura Shigemune must report the situation in Kyoto to Edo. If the Tokugawa shogunate frees up his hands, Once we regain control of Kyoto, it will be even more difficult to snatch the Japanese Emperor. Therefore, I suggest that we use a surprise force to capture Kyoto directly and capture the Emperor first!"
After listening to his analysis, Hauge was really anxious.
His impatience is also good, that is, he does what he says.
After some discussion, he made a decision. Regardless of the side of Kyushu Island, three thousand elites were selected, including two hundred tribesmen who were the elites among the elites, and they immediately set off to attack Kyoto directly. The leader was Turg.
Hauge himself, on the other hand, packed up his belongings and grabbed as much as he could in Kyushu. If he couldn't take it away, he would burn it. Anyway, we can't leave resources for other daimyo, let alone give the Ming army a chance to replenish supplies.
The Japanese country at this time was far less populated than in later generations. Although Kyushu Island is large, only the larger cities are worth plundering. The so-called occupation of territory is actually just about capturing places where there are many people. As for the mountains, forests and wilderness, no one has the leisure to worry about it.
As a result, the Japanese on Kyushu Island suffered.
Hauge's method is actually similar to that of the Ming Dynasty thieves. He captured one place and coerced the people to continue attacking the next place. But what he really knew how to raise was the young and strong among the Japanese. As for the old and weak, they were just cannon fodder to attack the next city.
Wherever Haug led the army, it was like locusts passing by, turning into ruins. It can even be said that it is more terrifying than locusts. After all, locusts do not eat people, but Haug's army takes all the people away and kills those who dare not submit.
In just two short months, by the end of February in the 20th year of Chongzhen's reign in the Ming Dynasty, Kyushu Island had almost lost its popularity. There is no rooster crow for thousands of miles, and the road is frozen to death. The scene that Jianlu imposed on the Ming Dynasty reappeared in the Japanese country.
Hauge was very satisfied with all this, even very proud. If the Ming army attacked Kyushu Island and found that there were no people at all and no supplies of food and grass, it would definitely hinder the Ming army's offensive, and it was even possible for them to return without success.
Looking back at Kyushu Island for the last time, Hauge ordered everyone to board the ship with high spirits, preparing to harm Honshu Island, and rushed to Kyoto to join Turge's troops.
Just about ten days ago, Turg had sent someone to report that his direct attack on Kyoto was successful. That old Japanese guy, Itakura Shigemune, never thought that a daimyo would really break the rules, so he failed to take precautions. Turge personally led the elite white-armored soldiers to sneak into the city and open the city gate. It's just a pity that although Emperor Gokoumei was captured, he was still run away by Itakura Shigemune.
Turg was worried that when other daimyo saw this situation, they would imitate him, and even Itakura Shigemune might lead a counterattack. Therefore, he asked Hauge to rush there as soon as possible.
After knowing the situation in Kyoto, Hauge was of course anxious. Therefore, before Kyushu Island was cleared, he crossed the sea to Honshu Island.
At this time, it can be said that the most violent force in the Japanese country is Hauge's force. The other daimyo still abide by the rules left by the past to some extent, and are more or less influenced by the traditional thinking of the Japanese country, so they are still restrained in doing things.
However, Hauge, a foreigner, does not have such restraints. In addition, he is worried about when the Ming army will attack, so he can do anything.
Therefore, as time passed, all the famous names in the Japanese country knew that there was such a number one figure as Hauge. His methods were extremely cruel, his rise was extremely rapid, and he also controlled Kyoto.
Of course, this situation was also detected by the Ming army at night, and they immediately reported it to Sun Chuanting in Busan.
Japanese people may not know it, but for the Ming Dynasty, the word Aixinjueluo is really not too familiar. As soon as he heard this, Sun Chuanting knew that it must be the remnants of the Jianlu people who were causing trouble.
One thing, Hauge was right. The reason why Sun Chuanting had not sent troops to Japan was because of the food and grass problem.
The two provinces of Liaodong and North Korea are not yet capable of being self-sufficient. Therefore, like military rations, they must all be transported from the Daming Pass. Even if there are transport ships, it will not be possible to stock up the food needed to attack the Japanese country in a short time.
The reason why we sent troops to attack the Japanese army of the Satsuma Domain in the Ryukyu Kingdom was because most of the food and supplies were borne by the Ryukyu Kingdom. However, the Ryukyu Kingdom was squeezed by the Satsuma Domain, and it was an island country with a severe shortage of supplies and could not afford a long-term war. As a result, the Ming army in Ryukyu Kingdom did not take advantage of the situation to attack Kyushu Island.
However, when Sun Chuanting heard about the situation in Japan, he decisively ordered the army to prepare for war.
In his opinion, if the Japanese country was so harmed by the remnants of the Japanese invaders, then what would be the use of conquering the Ming Dynasty? Everyone would be gone! Moreover, we cannot allow the remnants of the imperial concubines to become powerful; it is necessary to kill them all. Although the food and grass supplies are not enough, it is always possible if the attack is carried out in stages.
When his generals heard that they were going to attack Japan, they were all excited. There are battles to fight, which means there are military achievements to be made. It all depends on this to be granted the title of wife and son, the title of marquis and general.
However, what Sun Chuanting never expected was that when he was about to lead his army across the sea to conquer the Japanese country, Emperor Chongzhen's imperial edict arrived.
This decree was conveyed by flying pigeons, and then rushed over by fast horses eight hundred miles from Liaodong.
Emperor Chongzhen's decree was very simple. He strictly ordered Sun Chuanting not to send troops to the Japanese country if he did not agree with his intention to send troops. Don't worry about what happens in the Japanese country, just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
To be honest, Sun Chuanting was a little depressed. Because before he came here, Emperor Chongzhen had told him to make a decision based on the situation of the Japanese country, and he was allowed to attack the Japanese country and destroy it.
But the current decree made him stand still...
If the original Emperor Chongzhen was replaced and he did not have much prestige later on, then maybe Sun Chuanting would disrespect the general's order. However, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen's prestige is at its peak. Who dares to resist the order?
Therefore, although Sun Chuanting regretted that the Japanese would be killed by the remnants of the Jian captives, which would make his achievements less important, in the end, he could only follow Emperor Chongzhen's order and sit still and continue to watch the Japanese situation.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had just returned to the capital.
Miaoshuwu
