Chapter 165 The Emperor is more important than Edo
Three months of destruction of Xiuzhong sounds like the end of the war before Christmas, and it is very unreliable.
My father-in-law himself understands this, but this does not affect his words at all.
Because, destruction of Hidetachi in three months does not mean occupying Japan in three months.
These are two concepts.
Judging from the land area, Tokugawa Hidetachi could not find a mountain city for him to hide. Therefore, it is possible to destroy Hidetachi in three months.
It is impossible for Japan, an island country, to tinker with the strategy of "for time" to "exchange space".
The Tokugawa Shogunate could not get the concept of "the whole nation's jade break". Not to mention the general, even the emperor in Luoyang had a lot of moisture.
"The empire needs the cooperation of Japanese knowledgeable people, and the imperial army also needs Japanese well-known figures to be friends."
"This time the Imperial Army conquered Japan, it was better to say that it was fighting for the Japanese people than to fight for the evil shogunate. It was the unstoppable mission of the Empire and the Imperial Army to rescue the Japanese people from the dire straits of the shogunate rule."
"The Japanese people and our Emperor Akira are the same clan, the same literature and the same race. The blood on both sides of the strait is thicker than water. The pain of the Japanese people is the empire of the imperial army, and the misfortune of the Japanese people is also the misfortune of our family."
Under the personal leadership of Eunuch Wei, the confidential staff officer of the base camp, Ge Sanro, was ordered to establish an organization dedicated to uniting the Japanese industry, "Base Camp Kuriya Agency".
In addition to commanding the special forces directly under the base camp, the "Juji Machinery" is also directly responsible for the activities of the "Dongxing Society".
The only task after the establishment of the "Chrysanthemum Agency" is to win over powerful Japanese factions, including but not limited to daimyo, samurai, Confucian scholars, monks, and even shogunate officials.
In addition to the "Chrysanthemum Machine", the secret organization "Revival Society", composed of chrysanthemum samurai, also engages in this task.
With the continuous progress of work on Japan, the "Juji Agency" and the "Fuxing Society" gradually evolved into two special foreign institutions of the Ming Emperor's personal army, shouldering the glorious mission of co-prosperity in Asia and the great unity of the people of the world.
After receiving the three-month promise made by the Great Ming Angel to destroy Hidetachi, Arima Naojun returned to Himeko Hino Eba with a lot of joy and confidence.
But the day after he returned to the territory, Arima Naochun was assassinated and was shot with an iron spear by an assassin on his left chest. Although it did not endanger his life, Arima Naochun had to rest in bed and recuperate.
The assassin was killed on the spot by Arima's guards, which turned the assassination against the Hinoe vassal lord into a unsolved case.
Shortly after the assassination, Arima Naojun wrote to the shogunate to oppose the war between the shogunate and the Ming Dynasty, hoping that Tokugawa Hidetachi could hold talks with the Ming army in the expedition to avoid a greater blow from the Ming Empire.
Before Kyoto fell, Naojun Arima wrote as many as 14 letters to Tokugawa Hidetachi, and as many as 100 letters to other shogunate officials.
Due to the identity of Naoshima Naoma's Catholic and vassal lord, some knowledgeable people from Japan gathered around him. The atmosphere of peace talks in the Hino E family was very strong, such as "China and Japan One", "Tomorrow One", "Great Unification of Catholics", and "Great Unity of the People of East Asia" filled the entire vassal territory and spread to the surrounding areas.
In December, with the continuous victory of the Imperial Army's military operations, Naojun Arima openly announced that he would no longer provide food, salary, tax and silver to the shogunate, and called on all local vassal lords to respond to the Ming army's siege to attack the shogunate.
"That damn Tianma Meteor Fist!"
Tokugawa Hidetachi, who was unable to divide his troops to deal with the bastard Naosumi Arima, could only curse at the official residence and instructed officials to write articles from Japan's thousand-year independence and the legitimacy of the general, etc. to denounce those who advocated peace talks with the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, Tokugawa Hidetachi personally led the standing army to Luo, preparing to have a grand battle with the Ming army, using the defeatist argument that "the war will lead to great defeat, and the peace will not be in chaos" spread widely by the outside world.
By January, the whole of Japan was focused on Kyoto.
If Kyoto is captured, it will not only cause a major blow to the Tokugawa shogunate, but also provide a great opportunity for Arima Naosumi and other vassal lords who were dissatisfied with the shogunate, which is to use the guise of peace talks with the Imperial Academy to establish a new unified Japanese regime to replace the Tokugawa family's rule over Japan.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty also sent people to submit a letter of war to Tokugawa Hidetachi. This letter of war clearly stated that the Imperial Empire will no longer use the shogunate as its opponent in the future, but will assist Japanese knowledgeable people to establish a new regime of "sincere cooperation with the empire."
"Mingguo bullies too much!"
The furious Hidetachi Tokugawa tore the Ming Dynasty's war letter to pieces in front of his daughter and son. He vowed to destroy the Ming Dynasty's invading army in Kyoto.
"My daughter will never marry into the Ming Dynasty!"
Hidetachi refused the persuasion of the general's general, Masayuki Nakanomiya. He knew very well that if he agreed to the Ming Dynasty's request, the legitimacy of the shogunate and the majesty of his Tokugawa General would be questioned.
He doesn't want to be a coward in the eyes of the Chinese people.
"General, we face not only the Ming army, but also those ambitious people who are determined to be loyal, and those believers who have been killed endlessly, and the Confucians do not support us!"
Masayu Inoue's mother is General Hidechad's wet nurse, so he and Hidechad can be said to have grown up together since childhood and are also very close friends.
"I know everything you said, and it is precisely because of this that I decided to fight the Ming army. Only victory can help us get rid of our current predicament."
"But general, if you choose to fight the Ming army in Kyoto, Edo will be very dangerous!"
Inoue Masashi must remind Hidetaka's naval force that the power of the shogunate did not guarantee the safety of Edo. If the Ming army adopted the strategy of fighting against the west, Edo would be very dangerous. After all, the Ming people's naval force was too strong.
Tokugawa Hidetachi frowned and whispered: "The Emperor is more important than Edo."
"Dadonnacle, the news I just received has already been heard that three vassal lords have conveyed goodwill to the Imperial Army through the chrysanthemum organs!" Ge Sanlang, who had been ordered to closely monitor all walks of life in Japan, hurriedly reported to Eunuch Wei with the report he had just received.
"These people want to replace Xiuzhong."
Eunuch Wei waved his hand, and immediately more than a dozen Japanese geishas obediently retreated. My father-in-law actually didn't like these geishas with heavy makeup. He just wanted to express his importance to Japanese culture, so he reluctantly took the time to watch a few.
"Old Nine,"
My father-in-law Chao Laojiu, who was taking the geisha out, glanced at him.
Lao Jiu nodded, and his father-in-law expressed satisfaction when he saw this. Tonight, a geisha who cleaned his face and body would appear on his bed.
"Juji and Fuxing Society must keep a close eye on each other and immediately inform the base camp if there is any abnormality. If necessary, measures can be taken and every possible opportunity will not be missed."
Speaking of this, my father-in-law paused, "The Imperial Army needs partners, but the Empire does not."
"What does father-in-law mean?" Ge Sanlang expressed his confusion.
Chapter completed!