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- Mr. Hideyoshi, I would like you to come to the meeting with Shinto Asano.
It was only about ten days before that meeting that Yukimura Maida, with a serious look on my face, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, had made such a diagnosis.
That was less than a month after my "brother" Hidekang Nobushiro left the world. Although the period of "being struck by grief" had just passed, it was tending to be caged in Osaka Castle due to a great sense of loss.
Among these, Masada Yukimura returned from Souyoshi Ishida in Kyo, and Osaka Castle began to fly around all of Kichinai as if it were someone else.
Although I knew somewhat about his movements themselves, I didn't have a clear idea of exactly what he was doing, but at the time I had been discussing the meeting with Yukio Asano, I was supposed to know what the purpose of this meeting was and what he had been up to.
And the purpose of the talks was to go far beyond my imagination, which I had only considered to the extent of "restraint" on General Tokugawa, who was rapidly pursuing the take-up of Echizen.
It's...
- We would like to use this meeting as a stepping stone to prepare for an attack on Edo
It was...
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Celebration 12 (1607) May 2 Wakayama Castle -
Nerves quickly ran when two people, Masayuki Maida and Apricot Yoshioka, appeared as "favorite opinions" as the principals and the vicinity met each other from both the Toyotomi and Asano families.
That should be it, too. The emergence of Changyuki Maida, who can also be described as the "Hate of Jiayang", was due to the clarification that the main purpose of this meeting was not to "deepen the rapprochement between the Toyotomi and Asano families," but rather to "military operations against General Tokugawa's family".
And since the pattern of this meeting assumes that it will be defeated by the Tokugawa family, let's just say that both Toyotomi and Asano families declared that they would be hostile to the Tokugawa family.
For the Asano family, whose appearance demonstrates their deference to General Tokugawa's family, it cannot be said that it was a rather thoughtful decision, but it had been heard beforehand by Yukimura Maida that behind it was the work of Souyoshi Ishida and Kiyoshi Kato.
A man named Yukio Asano is a "man past", and once his heart is on fire, it burns until it burns out. They skilfully utilized the temperament in the name of "To reward His late Royal Highness Taiko".
Now, when its Maida Changyuki and Yoshioka Apricot greetings were concluded, the talks began quickly without any extra preconditions.
Because of its origin, it was likely that if there were anyone in the Tokugawa family on the spot, they would fall down.
The tantrum was cut and dropped from Changyuki Maida, who was supposed to be the listener as what a "sign of intent" was.
"Then people! Let me hear it quick! How are you going to attack Edo!?
Even though this is a topic that cannot be avoided more than this has happened, when this is also asked directly, I pull it off unexpectedly. That, of course, seems to be the case not only with me, but also with Mr Horiuchi, Yoshiji Otani and Hiroshi Gui, who are present as part of the Toyotomi family, who are uniformly rounding their eyes. Furthermore, it was well understood that the Asano family's proximity and others were not enough to keep their eyes round, but to turn their faces bright blue.
But two people, Yukio Asano and Yukimura Maida, who would have thought only about the topic in advance, rather glow sharply. And in response to Chang Xiao's inquiry, Happy Village answered his father with a loud and clear voice of defeat.
"There is something wrong with Maida Yasuo, but this meeting is never a place to discuss whether the Toyoya and Asano families conspire to attack Edo!
The face of the Asano family, whose complexion, once blue, begins to revert to its Yukimura answer. But Yukimura went on to make that face blue again.
And it was these words of Yukimura that, so to speak, showed the backbone of his grand total.
"Since the passing of His Highness Tai, the whereabouts of the heavens have been unbearable, and it will be new to my memory that there has been a mayhem in Kangahara and Kyushu without measure.
It is also all about the fact that Lord Hideyoshi, Minister of the Right of the Toyotomi, who is here, was too young to rule under heaven.
And there Lord Tokugawa Jiakang calmed the civil unrest under the heavens on behalf of Lord Hideyoshi Kiddo.
But it is also only until Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Bungliang Taru under heaven, is adult, so to speak, under the tentative beginning of heaven.
So how about now!?
How did you all feel when you saw Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi here!?
We believe that it is nothing more than a fine adult who deserves to reign under the heavens!
But Lord Tokugawa Jiakang has yet to acknowledge it, and on the contrary, he has conceded his heaven to his son Lord Hideyoshi, who is increasingly considered to consolidate the world of Tokugawa.
But if you turn that around, don't you think Lord Jia Kang has scolded you for 'not enough yet'?!?
Now is the time to show it to the heavens!!
That Lord Hideyoshi, who is here, possesses the qualities of a "building beam under heaven"!!
In response to Happy Village, who proclaimed herself high, Chang Xiao, my father, calmly inquired in polite terms besides.
"Lord Maida Left Guardmen! How are you going to show that!?
In that inquiry, Happy Village cuts off the conversation once. And after looking around, he told her louder.
"That if there is a commotion under heaven again, the Toyota family can always rush to Edo with a large army!!
- Instead of showing that Edo has' military power to attack ', Edo has' military power to rush '...
That's nothing but a manipulation.
But as Toyotomi joins forces with the Asano family to strengthen their armaments, there is enough generosity.
Happy Village continued.
"As you all know, it is no exaggeration to say that General Tokugawa's family not only held Tokaido and Higashiyama Road, but now also the North Country Street in their hands! At last, the road that leads from our Toyota family to Edo is no longer left behind by sea!
To the words of his son, Chang Xiao returned them in a "good opinion" and dared to speak politely.
"Or Maida Left Gateway, Sakuo! So how do you think about that sea route!?
"Ha! First it's in securing the port. Since all the harbors in Kichinai, including Sakai, are already divided by generals, I would like to invite you to rent the harbor here in Kishu!
In this regard, there would have already been talk between Yukimura Maida and Yukio Asano.
Happiness nodded loudly, formally answering.
"If you think about what you're going to say, it's easy for the left! As we all know, the Toyotomi rule from the beginning! What forgiveness does that Toyotomi need to use one port in Kyushu!
"Ha! This is a thank you word! Okay, Lord Horiuchi! Let's get you some ships."
Mr Horiuchi, who was suddenly waved to talk, was good, but apparently this inquiry was in the middle of a step as well. Mr Goodness, who advanced on his knees only a short while ago, replied with that loud whisper.
"A military ship the size of a Kansai ship, a thousand!! We shall each have twenty rowers and fifty soldiers on board!
The moment the number "a thousand" appeared, the occasion was accidentally bothered. Of course, it was all the heavy ministers of the Asano family who raised their voices, but I was also surprised that the voice leaked "a thousand..." unexpectedly on that number.
Moreover, when it comes to putting fifty soldiers on each ship, that is the only calculation that can send fifty thousand soldiers to Edo.
Then Yoshioka Apricot sandwiched his mouth there.
"A thousand ships. Are you ready for Toyotomi?
"No, that can't be a boulder! My lady!
"So, Lord Horiuchi. How will you prepare that ship? We can't let them make it in Kichinai or here in Kishu."
"Let me tell you about that from this Maida Left Guardsor!
Yukimura, who told him so, advances his legs to the center of the room.
And...
- Ba...!
and spread a large map of Japan there.
even more
- Pattin '!!
And he made a flashy noise, and put the white Acer stone in a certain place.
What is that place...
"South of Sama... Amami..."
Yukimura nodded loudly at that place name that came out of my mouth and kept going.
"This beautiful place is also home to Yakushima, where the late Royal Highness Taiko also loved to grow yakushima before the sea. We shall use that quality wood and mass produce the ship."
"Wait! Genjiro! Amami will be in the hands of Ryukyu! How about that!?
Chang Xiao returns to his usual condition from the polite wording of the excitement too far earlier. Such a father's excitement was answered by Happy Village in the same tone.
"We will conclude a contract between the Toyotomi family and Ryukyu for the construction of a shipyard in the land of Amami and the use of the port."
"Hmm... I'm out big again. I don't think Ryukyu will nod so easily to His Royal Highness's glory or to the threat of Shimazu..."
"I'm not worried about that. From the former, Ryukyu is a country that refers to Ming as a Sovereign. With its express forgiveness, nothing will happen to our covenant."
"Ha! I guess I hit my hand when I say that much!?
The petty multiplication of parents and children continues to feel good enough for the surroundings to round their eyes.
"Of course it is. All the Akashi Temple is already on its way as an emissary, along with those from Ming who work in the school. And we're going to see it with King Sang-nin of Ryukyu."
"Ha! That's not enough! Show 'Two Hands'!
"Ha! That's a simple thing..."
Yukimura Maida gives a nigga and a grin.
I've seen that look somewhere before, and I was unwittingly happy.
And soon I remembered who the owner was.
It's...
Rushui Kuroda...
And Yukimura said in a pale tone.
"It's money."
The moment I heard the answer, Chang Xiao's face collapsed into a smile.
"Ha!! This is simple and most effective!
"But it's not just about spreading money. in their dealings with Ryukyu."
"May I ask you one thing, Lord Maida Left Gateway?
So now Yoshioka Apricot pinched his mouth. And I threw one concern.
"Shimazu has done this over the years about Ryukyu's treatment. That won't change now.
When the Toyotomi pinch their mouths there, won't they stand the horns? "
Happy Village smiles at Nicoli for the inquiry, and now she turns to me.
I accidentally stretched my spine, too, and took his gaze.
"So I have a ritual that I would like to ask Hideyoshi to do"
"What? Tell me."
"Ha! Thank you. I'm happy! Then I say it!
Here Yukimura bows her head.
And he said to me with a fever.
"Dear Hideyoshi, I would like to ask Satsuma to descend where Lord Akashi's work on Ming and Ryukyu has been successful!
Sama down...
That was something I was going to do next year more than I had originally done. But the aim was only to the extent of "deepening rapprochement with the Shimazu family".
But what Happy Village had just told me was that it would come with the great goal of "ceding bargaining power to Ryukyu to Toyotomi".
I drink cockroaches.
Then Yukimura continued to perceive my feelings.
"But don't worry. Already the other day, Kiyoshi Kato was returned to Kyushu, where he held talks with the new Shimazu family owner, Tadahiro Shimazu. We haven't gotten the results yet, but there's got to be some talk going on there."
"... I mean, I should come to the meeting formally, so to speak... right?
"Yes, until then, let's talk to Lord Kato."
Yukimura's face with her chest stretched out looked dazzling this time.
Its dependable, passionate face...
That face looks just like someone else.
It's...
Hidekang Nobushiro...
Yes...
He has undergone a major transformation from a phoenix to a phoenix in the last few days.
That's exactly how Kuroda Rushui's "Ji" combines with Hidekang Noboru's "Jen" -
He went on while I was being seen as such a godly figure in Happy Village.
"And at the end of the day, if the soldiers aren't strong, they won't even 'rush' to Edo! So I have a ritual I would like to ask Lord Kishu Asano to do!
"Tell me!!
"Ha!! Together with the two of you here, the Guihiro Temple and Yoshiji Oya, we would like you to jointly train our Toyotomi army and Asano's!!
- Oh, my God...
- That's...
This is the word that drove this place the most. That should be it, too.
Joint military training by Toyotomi and Asano. Because there's only one thing this means...
It's...
That it is nothing more than a training that envisages "defense against Tokugawa"...
In response to this proposal…
Yukio Asano's eyes burned up all at once.
And he answered loudly enough to tremble the room.
"That suggestion, this Asano Kishu accepted ah!! I will train Osaka and Kyushu myself!! Even if you get attacked from this one, I'll make you absolutely unbeatable and strong! Ha ha!!!
The use of the port of Kishu, the covenant with Ryukyu, and joint military training with the Asano family.
In less than half an hour (roughly an hour) of short talks, Yukimura Maida put all of this together.
And it goes without saying that this meeting was a major first step towards the upcoming showdown -