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Celebrating 7 years (1602) February 14th -

On the exact same day as the historical facts, Tokugawa Jiakang entered Fushimi Castle from Edo Castle. There are a number of reasons, but the biggest one would be to clean up the "Kyushu treatment".

Jiayang will accelerate the movement for this purpose.

On the 20th of the same month, he reinforced his justification for his heavenly ordination by asking the court to acknowledge that he was "Mr. Yuan's elder". In other words, he made it public that by obtaining the "elder of Mr. Yuan" of the Wujia building, he was more than just a winner of the power struggle, that the family itself had the right to make the arrangements under the heavens.

This made it possible for those who did not obey his disposition to be rebels bowing to heaven.

On the other hand, there was also the misfortune that Immediate Jiuyi, who had shown his arm in the manipulation of Shikoku and Kyushu, would die on February 21, the day after that.

But it was the death of Shimazu, Tachibana and Tokugawa, who had tried to end the arrangement as peacefully as possible, that prompted Jiayang to take an increasingly hard-line stance on Kyushu's treatment.

He then sent a letter to the two great names, namely Somo Tachibana and Yoshihiro Shimazu, who were still uncertain about their disposition.

- Like sending an apologetic messenger to look down. Decide what to do on it. After the arrangement has been made, the Lord himself shall come to apologize to Tokugawa...

That, so to speak, was the content ordering surrender. And this method is exactly the same as the previous arrangement for the House of Uesugi.

Regardless, this is not the first time Tokugawa has sent a letter of this kind. Instead, it was not just the letter, but Naoji Jiui and others went out in person and insistently negotiated the same thing, but their answer was decidedly "no".

The reason for this is simple.

- It was ourselves who won the battle and defended the castle. And yet I have to apologize.

It was.

As for this letter, however, its weight was completely different from that of previous ones. Because it was made by Tokugawa Jiayang, as the "elder of Mr. Yuan", to send it in his own name.

And the reaction to the writ was divided between the two.

From Somo Tachibana,

"No matter how many threats you make, you can't leave this land to protect your beloved Willow River people and to mourn your beloved wife who sleeps in the land of Willow River."

and this one doesn't break out of a tough position just like Jia Hang.

On the other hand, from Shimazu, from Yoshiku Shimazu, who can be said to be a substantial owner,

"We are in the Shimazu family right now about the next principals, and we cannot move right now. I'd like you to wait a moment for me to reply."

And I got a lazy reply.

And Fushimi Castle.

Reading those two returns, Jiayang gave them to Honta Masayoshi beside him, with a more bitter face than usual.

Honesty also put wrinkles between her eyebrows, and when she read them, she stumbled upon Jiayang.

"Lord, what are you going to do?

Jiayang, who made sure to bring it to his side breath, answered, with a blurry face.

"I don't know what else to do."

"Hmm... what does that mean?

"Hmm! Don't blur. You know I can't get away with this."

When Honesty strengthens her gaze much more, she asks Jiayang.

"So are you going to be castle attacked?

Jiayang answered in a relaxed tone without much concern, such as the sharp glance of honesty.

"Many big names are still busy building their country.

I want to make it as peaceful as possible... "

"But... forever and ever, I thought it would just grow more and more"

"So you don't think we have a choice?

And, Jiayang sighed loudly and looked at honesty resentfully.

"I don't have a choice..."

And Honesty also sighed and tuned in again.

"I'm going to ask Hideyoshi to forgive me for that soon."

"With a greeting from the New Year's Eve..."

Sarawa and Tokugawa Jiayang informed Toyotomi Hideyoshi in good faith that they would be forgiven for Kyushu's disposition.

But why did he decide to excel in forgiveness when he became "Mr. Yuan's elder" and was in a position that could also be described as Wujia's wing Liang?

That was to stop Hideyoshi from selling favors to Tachibana and Shimazu.

In other words, if Tokugawa's discretion dictated Kyushu's disposition, only Tokugawa would stand up against Tachibana and Shimazu. Therefore, after drawing on the intentions of Toyotomi Bungliang under the heavens, Jiayang wanted to take the place as a nominee.

In that way, Tachibana and Shimazu are the Toyotomi, and Tokugawa stands on the arrow side of the Toyotomi.

Of course, such a thing is pre-construction, and essentially one fingertip of Tokugawa Jiayang determines the heavenly arrangement, so that even the great celebrities will know. But a man named Tokugawa Jiayang was obsessed with formality everywhere. It was because people were learning that to make decisions on something, they needed a big name, and if they lost it and acted on their own thoughts, people would go away. He also saw their hegemony right on the side of rare heroes, such as Nobunaga Oda and Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and continued to see how they did it, so to speak, naturally acquiring the way the world moves.

"I will now send you a greeting from the Lord according to the Book.

When will I see Hideyoshi?

And, when Honest asked, Jiayang thought a little.

"It's also a greeting from the New Year's Eve. Hideyoshi will have to come from Edo."

"Then... is it around the middle of Yayoi (March)?

"I'll take care of that area.... and call me the genuine one. He needs to create a few more opportunities to touch other people in the house.

Especially these days... okay.

Because the Lord would not want to hear about the stupidity of his own son. "

Jia Kang said in a tone that leaked to honesty in terms of the same stiffness.

"No, I'm happy that you're just concerned about the foolishness.

Yes, I did.

Now let us arrange for you to accompany us purely "

And, with his head down, Honesty left the room.

And I'm alone, Jiayang.

"Hopefully I'll be able to connect and finish safely..."

and spit out thoughts from the bottom of my heart.

But I already knew at this time that it would not come true. But at least I was hoping that the noise would be extremely small...

I wondered if even that would ever come true, and my unspeakable anxiety was rampant in my chest.

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Celebrating 7 Years (1602) March 1 -

I, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, received a letter from Jiayang Tokugawa.

I decided to open that in my room, but there was Rushui Kuroda and Yukimura Maida.

It should be noted that Kiyoshi Kato is already returning to fattening and is now in the process of spreading the main castle in the neighborhood, where Tensho has just been completed. And Guiguang Hiroshi is a long-distance castle popular, and Yoshiji Otani and Hisashi Horiuchi are putting their energy into ship building.

When the three of us read the script from Jiayang, she shrugged with such a difficult face as water.

"Finally..."

I questioned her wondering how she was doing.

"What's finally happening?

According to this book, it just seems like we're coming to greet the New Year's Eve… "

Then Yukimura answered my question with her usual smile on her face, in a gentle voice.

"It's time for cherry blossoms... there must be something else for you"

"I see... so what can I do for you?

Rushui replied to that.

"The Uchi entered Fushimi in the first place for one reason"

"Ha?"

It's in Kyushu.

I accidentally drank my breath on a serious face that was never there.

It is no exaggeration to say that since I became Toyotomi Hideyoshi in this day and age, there has been a great deal of shaking of historical facts.

But among other things, Toyoku schools, which are becoming the highest schools in Japan made in Kyoto, have the potential to make a big difference in their future history.

And another possibility of that was the situation in Kyushu.

This means that he stopped the fall of Tachibana Somo's Yanagawa Castle and that the Toyotomi family is beginning to sell great favors to the Shimazu family.

"Don't put Kyushu in Tokugawa's hands."

And Rushui said in a powerful manner, but still, a large number of people in Kyushu are almost certain that they have decided.

Because of the great names in Kyushu, only two of them are superficially unyielding to Tokugawa Jiayang: Somo Tachibana and Yoshihiro Shimazu.

"Do we have to prevent Tachibana and Shimazu from succumbing to Tokugawa?

And I said what I continued to wonder.

But Rushui shook his head quietly beside him.

"When the showdown between Uchi and Sakichi ends in just one day, it's like going under the sky is decided."

"... does that mean it's only a matter of time before both Tachibana and Shimazu give in to Tokugawa?

Now the head of Rushui was shaken vertically.

"But... there's nothing, and you can't let that knee bend."

And Yukimura says calmly.

"Exactly. That's the proud son of Shogun Yasukan (about Changyuki Maida).

Yes, it is no longer inevitable that those two will succumb to the inner house. But we have to put two conditions on that. "

And Rushui put up two fingers.

And I kept my voice even lower and went on.

"One is that those two mainstays will be appeased.

There may be no choice but to avoid only serving the territory.

And the other thing is to lower the fist raised for Tahei Tianxia, not the eulogy to Tokugawa.

In other words, for the sake of Tahei Tenshita, let Hideyoshi Toyotomi bow his head to Uchifu in accordance with the intentions of Hideyoshi Bungliang under Heaven. "

"Then I say, 'I command you in the name of Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Why don't we send a letter saying," Keep your head down, as instructed by Lord Tokugawa, for the sake of Tahei? "

But Rushui shook his head sideways again.

"That's not going to happen. Then it just seems as if Hideyoshi is moving in the direction of the inner government.

Instead of being thankful to the Toyotomi, you will feel nothing but disappointment. "

"So what am I supposed to do?

Then Yukimura answered my query with her hand on her chin.

"Hideyoshi will get" Tachibana and Shimazu's Ink of Mainland Relief "from Lord Tokugawa..."

For the first time on this day, Rushui loosened his mouth.

"Exactly. If you do, you will bend your knees at will from them, even if you do not bother to give orders"

I'll stick my mouth to those two words.

"Then it's like I'm waving my tail at Lord Tokugawa! Earlier, they just said," That's not gonna happen. "

Happy Village replied to my protest in a gentle tone so that the chewed up bird could be included.

"Dear Hideyoshi. The Tokugawanai Prefecture has already been recognized as the" elder of Mr. Yuan "and is now located in the building beam of the Wujia family with both fame.

In other words, it no longer makes sense to do all the manipulation in his presence.

That is enough to make it possible, in some cases, to confiscate territory even against the 'rich minister as a great name'.

Still, it is certain that the fact that the Tokugawachi Prefecture is a minister of the Toyotomi family also exists.

And obtaining the ink of the main relief of Tachibana and Shimazu is above all a testament to show the heavens that 'Hideyoshi Toyotomi has the power to just move Tokugawa Uchi'.

Besides, if Hideyoshi's efforts have appeased the main government, the two of you will be with Hideyoshi, even if in shape you succumb to the Tokugawachi Prefecture. "

"I see..."

Rushui waited for Yukimura's words to end and stared at me.

"The New Year's Eve meeting with Kota Uchi.

Here, the Uchi must say something about how Tachibana and Shimazu work together. "

"... I wonder what that is..."

"All the while," exercising strength. "

"Exercise strength…"

"Yes, if you don't break your attitude like this, you must ask for forgiveness to serve a conquering army."

"Oh my... what am I supposed to do in that case?

Rushui gives up his posture.

"First, you should try to get a tattoo of relief for the two of you."

"But that won't work,"

"Hmm, Komura's right.

In that case, this is how you get me. "

Then, Rushui lowered his head gently to me.

"To appoint this Kuroda Rushui to succeed you both on behalf of the late Naoji Iyi..."

………

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In the land of Osaka, far from Kyushu, the movement to determine its fate has finally begun.

Tokugawa's sharply grinded nails stretch their shadows without eagling Somo Tachibana and Yoshihiro Shimazu.

It was Hideyoshi Toyotomi who stood in there.

But he was still too young.

For him, unable to move from Osaka Castle and without any political or military experience, even if he had the advantage of knowing the future of history, he was not equipped to change a person's fate.

Before such excellence, Rushui Kuroda stood as far as possible as a shield of excellence, feeling the shadow of death sneaking up on himself, but with a grievous determination.

Hideyoshi and Happy Village have nothing more to offer than staring at that back.

And...

In such a line of water, there was another man, in a certain mountain, who was hungry to challenge Tokugawa Jiayang head-on, warming his big wings.

Celebration 14 Mar 7 -

Tokugawa Jiayang appeared in Honmaru, Osakaka Castle.