Naito Masakakura raised his head and said, "I think the Ming people are trying to disrupt our sight and put pressure on us so that I can't look at each other. From this point of view, they are not far from going to war."

He did not mention the question of Tadao Sakai's failure to control Edo public opinion, which is a very clever answer.

Tokugawa Iemitsu: "Do you think Akito wants to start a war from three sides?"

Naito Masakaru looked solemn and said, "The Ming people don't need to go to war. As long as they keep such pressure, at most, our country will collapse in Japan."

Tadao Sakai's eyes were flustered and he glanced at him quietly. Naito really dared to say anything.

But Tokugawa Iemitsu was not angry and shook his head and said, "Akimao is indeed stronger than us, but they can't hold on for a year. What I want to ask is, how do they want to start a war? I don't think they will have two lines..."

Before he finished speaking, a warrior hurried in and handed over a letter, saying: "Public court, Matsuhira Nobuka's secret letter."

Tokugawa Iemitsu immediately took it, tear it apart, and looked at it, and his face suddenly darkened.

Masaka Naito and Tadao Sakai looked at each other, all of them looking at Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was silent for a moment and said, "The Ming people secretly increased their troops on the Hoi Island, and there are already 70,000, and there may be more."

Tadao Sakai immediately said: "What the inner palace said is right, the Ming people have no intention of starting a war on two fronts. Their purpose is to restrain most of our troops from Kyuko Island, and then attack from the north and advance to Luoyang!"

Tokugawa Iegawa looked at him coldly, turned to Masaka Naito and said, "What do you think?"

Naito Masaka was in deep thought and after a while he spoke, "Inner Palace, maybe, the Ming Dynasty really has to go to war on two fronts."

Tadao Sakai sneered in his heart. Naito Masao was really not going to do anything about slapping Tokugawa Iemitsu in the face like this.

But Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded slightly and said, "I think so too. On Tsushima Island, the Ming army has nearly 70,000, and the Satsuma family has 20,000. Together with the Shimahara rebellion they supported, the total number is 100,000. It is possible to start a war on both sides."

Tadaoka Sakai looked a little panicked, and Tokugawa Iehiro's thoughts suddenly became a little unpredictable.

Naito Masakazuki said: "The meaning of Nobuka Temple is that I hope the inner government will recruit troops again as soon as possible. The situation we face may be more serious than we expected."

Tokugawa Iemitsu remained motionless and silently picked up the teacup.

The defeat at Shimahara a few years ago has shaken his prestige, and the great names are unpredictable. Now that the Ming army is approaching, he has conscripted more than 100,000 yuan, and it is already difficult at this summer harvest. If he recruits more, he is afraid that the great names will be dissatisfied, but that the civil unrest in Japan will take the opportunity to start, which will be more than worth the loss.

In recent years, he has strongly suppressed all the major names and eliminated the chaos. However, the major names are subject to excessive taxes under the disaster, and civil chaos may break out at any time, like sparks.

Tadaosaki Sakai knelt in front of Tokugawa Iemitsu. Seeing Tokugawa Iemitsu silent, he could immediately guess what he thought and immediately said: "The inner palace, those external daimyos may be pioneers. If there is a daimyo, they dare not do their best. This is a killing of two birds with one stone."

Tokugawa Iemitsu was really dissatisfied with Tadao Sakai and was too lazy to explain to him, so he looked at Masao Naito.

Naito Masakakura bowed and explained: "Weiyang Daming is mostly in remote places. If the Mu Ao family and Satsuma family are forced to force it, it may not only turn against each other, but also cause dissatisfaction among other Weiyang Daming. We need to be safe now so that we can be wholeheartedly dedicated to the outside world."

Tadao Sakai felt uncomfortable in his temples, and he wanted to speak but stopped. He was very dissatisfied with Masao Naito.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was satisfied with Masaka Naito and said, "Then what do you think we are going to do now?"

Naito Masakaru straightened his body and said, "First, peace talks!"

Tadao Sakai turned his head suddenly and looked at Masao Naito, feeling both jealous. At this time, peace talks are tantamount to surrender, which makes Tokugawa Iemitsu, who has endured it once, how can Tolerant?

"Continue to say." Tokugawa Iemitsu said with no strange color on his face.

Tadaoka Sakai seemed to have realized something, lowered his head and did not dare to speak again.

Naito Masakaru said with a solemn expression: "We must delay time, complete the conscription, mobilization of money and grain, and deployment of the army. The second step is to launch a surprise attack to eliminate Christianity on the Shimabara, and then attack Kagoshima, suppress the main battlefield within the scope of the Satsuma vassal state, and even a decisive battle. In the north, we must block the Ming people's southward advance. As for the sea, there is no need to worry. It is a taboo for military strategists to go deeper alone..."

Tokugawa Iemitsu silently and said, "Do you think Nobusuo can block the 70,000 troops of the Ming people? Their firearms are quite sharp. Most of us are wooden buildings and cannot withstand artillery fire."

Naito Masaka said: "I have carefully reviewed the Ming people's war reports collected on the front line. This time, most of them were cavalry and there were not many firearms. I guess that the Ming Dynasty was taking the opportunity to eliminate the unjust vassals, and was not the real elite of the Ming Dynasty. This is our opportunity. If we can win in one battle and turn the situation around, the inner government will have three to five years to prepare for another battle."

Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, this peace talks, who do you think is better to send?"

Naito Masakashi glanced at Tadaokashi Sakai and said, "The Lord Palace is the main and the Sakai Palace is the deputy. However, it is approved by His Majesty the Emperor, and the Emperor of the Supreme Emperor."

When Tokugawa Iemitsu heard this, his face suddenly turned cold.

There is naturally a story here.

The so-called Emperor Taishang refers to the current Emperor, the father of Emperor Akimasa, the former Emperor, and Gomizuo.

A few years ago, Tokugawa Iemitsu's nanny came to the palace to meet the emperor because the nanny was completely ineligible. The Tokugawa shogunate forced Emperor Gomizuo to meet him, which made Emperor Gomizuo furious.

However, the shogunate was strong, and Emperor Gomizuo had to give in. But then, Tokugawa Iemitsu's ambition was revealed and he actually wanted to make his nephew, the son of Emperor Gomizuo and the son of Tokugawa Iemitsu's six sister Tokugawa Kazuko, as the next emperor. This made Emperor Gomizuo afraid, and abdicated to his daughter, Hiko, who was the current Emperor Akimasa during his youth at the age of 28.

Emperor Mingzheng is already seventeen years old, but the one who really holds power is Emperor Houmizuo Taishang.

From this, it can also be seen that in the Japanese country, Tokugawa Iemitsu and the Queen Mizuno have been fighting openly and secretly, and they are afraid of each other and deeply hate each other.

Tokugawa Iegami looked ugly and said, "I will go to see the Regent. This is OK. What excuses can we use to control the Ming Dynasty and slow down their actions?"

Masao Naito also frowned at this. The Ming Dynasty was vast and wealthy, and there was no shortage of them. Japan had already paid tribute. At this time, unless Japan surrendered, there would be nothing else that moved the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Tadao Sakai raised his head and said carefully: "Marriage."

Tokugawa Iehima's brows were immediately tightened, and his eyes were as cold as icebergs.

Naito Masakashi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Tokugawa Iehira without speaking.

Emperor Mingzheng is seventeen this year. Just like most of the children of the Japanese royal family are not married, the emperor is unmarried, but at the age of marriage, her identity is suitable for marriage to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

But Emperor Akimasa is Tokugawa Iemitsu's niece and has a harmonious relationship with the shogunate, which is an excellent buffer between Tokugawa Iemitsu and Gomizuo Emperor.

Tokugawa's eyes flashed for a while, and he turned to look at Masaka Naito.

Naito Masakara said, "If you win, this proposal will naturally be abandoned. If you lose, this proposal will be abandoned."

The anger on Tokugawa Iemitsu slowly faded away, he took a deep breath, and said in a cold voice: "If I win this battle, I will never be at peace in the Ming Dynasty!"

Naito Masaka, Sakai Tadao knelt down and bowed, and did not dare to say more.

Tokugawa Iemitsu a few more words and turned to the palace.

No one knew what happened in the palace, but Tokugawa Iemitsu stayed in it for more than two hours and a fierce quarrel broke out. When Tokugawa Iemitsu came out, his face was gloomy and murderous intent was everywhere. Wherever he passed, he was filled with breath and did not dare to breathe.

The Ming Dynasty was in full swing to prepare for war, and various strategies and tactics were dazzled. Japan was tense and panic. Tokugawa Akihide, who took Sakai Tadaokaku and others to the Ming Dynasty again.

When Tokugawa Akihide and others rushed to the Ming Dynasty, the order to conquer Japan, jointly drafted by the General Administration and the Cabinet to fight against Japan was delivered to the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Xu delegated the siege to the parliament and ordered them to discuss.

After three days of discussion, the upper and lower houses passed the unanimous votes and submitted them to the Qianqing Palace again, requesting Zhu Xu to stamp the seal and issue an edict to attack the Kingdom of Japan.
Chapter completed!