Beiyang new warlord

Seeing a big man twitching around in a circle, as expected of a man, Li Ben couldn't help showing a wretched smile of someone who had come here.

It took a little longer this time, but I really brought over a dozen geisha with bleached faces. It's okay, it's only the upper class such as the Qingshan family who can afford the extravagant behavior when they paint their teeth black these days. The geisha's teeth are also white, which can be regarded as removing some psychological shadows. Looking at this slow-moving Noh performance, Geng Zhongming stood beside him excitedly and yelled.

"Take it off! Take it off! Grandpa, I have plenty of money, take it off!"

The sunset was very late, and once again, a group of people who drank sake until they were drunk came back in a daze. This time, there were more Dongjiang sergeants lying on the edge of the fence, looking eagerly.

On the third day, Qingshan Xingxing came again with no skin and no face, and as soon as he entered the tent, several big brothers followed him in, and no one was watching. This time, it was hundreds of Dongjiang troops again. Mi's followed him out, and ran to Xingqiao Gate to fool around.

But this time, it’s more lively here, geisha, liquor sellers, food sellers, as well as cloth heads, seaweed, buckwheat, and Edo dyed sellers followed, and it almost became a small market. city.

As Geng Zhongming yelled yesterday, sir, I have plenty of money! Not to mention the pocket money I brought before I set off, just in the past three months, every Dongjiang soldier’s pockets are bulging after turning over dead people’s clothes. The sea of ​​cheapness has gone, and as soon as they stretch out their hands, they just buy, buy, buy.

These days, the Wa country is also when the townspeople are on the rise. There are people who buy, buy and buy. No matter if you are a Tang thief or someone else, I will sell and sell. The war seems to be over. Outside of Xingqiao, everyone is happy.

Going home in the evening again, watching these sloppy Dongjiang soldiers go back with large and small packages, and suddenly opened the sedan chair door, Qingshan Xingcheng, the old fox, showed a meaningful smile.

At the same time, the Dongjiang barracks.

Thanks to the blessings of buying and buying these days, although the food is still much worse than when I was in Tieyi, but at dinner, there are long-lost eggs, and after the saury is cooked, sprinkle seaweed, the taste is the same Very fragrant.

It's just that Su Changmei seemed to be preoccupied all the time when he was having dinner with the generals, and she didn't enjoy sitting and eating. After a long time, this guy suddenly slapped his fat thigh violently.

"No, General! We've been tricked!"

"No wonder this old guy laughs every day. He came here to us, adding some food every day. Like a farmer in the countryside, even dozens of shi grains can drag us for a long time. He is deliberately delaying time! Waiting for reinforcements from all over the place! "

After Su Changmei finished speaking, Mao Liying's small face also turned pale, and she cried out in horror, Yu Le'er, who was next to the corner but was allowed to eat at the table, also turned pale with shock.

"Isn't that the end, we are going to be surrounded? General! Find a way!"

But with a fish in his mouth, Mao Jue didn't even lift his head, and continued to chew on it with relish. Indeed, there are a lot of canned food from Dongjiang Army, but pickled fish is not as flavorful as fresh fish.

Among the generals below, apart from a few dudes from the Shen family and the Liu family, Liu Chong and Zhao Tiehan, who slapped their heads with such solid eyes, Shen Shikui, and Geng Zhongming also should eat, eat, and drink, and their IQs are overwhelmed. The sense of superiority remains on the face.

Seeing that Yu Le'er was eager to pester Mao Jue, Adelena put down her job helplessly and grabbed her sleeve.

"Okay, you foolish lady has already thought of it, but our general can't think of it? What kind of calculations is that old guy thinking, the general is very clear in his heart."

Looking up again at the two vacant seats on the table, there was also a hint of meaning in the woman's bright eyes.

"Waiting for the two generals of the Liu family to come back, it should be almost done tonight!"

"General, what do you think?"

Chapter 239. Entering the City!

Tokugawa's great guardian, when Lord Ieyasu scolded Fang Qiu, the main hall of Shangluokai Mansion was brightly lit again, and dozens of old middlemen in official uniforms, if they were young, Daimufu and other Tokugawa retainers sat down on their knees , between the two oil lamps, there is a fat young man, wearing a splendid general's uniform, shining faintly under the light, but his generous face, which is smeared with a thick layer of powder, is full of exhaustion. with anger.

This year can be said to be the most glorious moment in Tokugawa Iemitsu's life. Since he was young, he was not favored by his father Tokugawa Hidetada because of his frailty. In politics, even as a general, he has to listen to the Imperial Palace. Just last year, he finally survived this unsightly old man. He Tokugawa Iemitsu has become a real man of the world. Year.

However, at this juncture, Mao Jue hit the city of Edo from Kyushu in one breath, as if a big slap had been slapped on the young general's face, causing his majesty to be thrown to the ground. Chuan Jiaguang's face is also so ugly.

Indeed, proposing peace is a tactic of the shogunate to slow down the troops. Just today, Honda Zhongchao came back. At this point, the generals’ meeting in front of the imperial court is still arguing about how to deal with the invasion of Tang thieves. However, reinforcements have arrived. The opinions of the brothers have not yet been unified.

"It's time for our army to attack!"

A bulbous nose with reddened nose, short stature but jumping tall, the braids on the head are all trembling because of excitement, he is Tokugawa Iemitsu's most trusted senior middle school, his teacher Sakai Zhong Sheng waved his fan excitedly.

"Honta Tadao's troops have arrived in the suburbs, and they have also gathered 5 pro-vassal and Fudai troops. The Edo samurai also have [-] people, eight times the enemy! Why are you still hesitating?"

"Nagasaki Castle, there are still 10 people in the Kyushu crusade team. Matsudaira Nobuzuna is known as a famous general, but he was defeated by Tang Kou!"

It's a pity that even though he was so excited, the rest of the old guys were still so careless. Masakatsu Inaba, from the third-rank household department, said slowly with his eyes closed.

"It's not easy for Ieyasu-sama to conquer the world. As a subject, he should guard for Ieyasu-sama. Now that he is in Edo Castle, it is even more important to be safe. It is better to wait for the barbarian army or the Kyushu crusade team to return, and then fight with Tang Kou One battle is the safest!"

"Safe? By that time, Shinano, Ueno, Shimono, and Kai Musashi will all be turned into scorched earth! The elite soldiers are waiting for the city, and the troops are divided to plunder. Now the bandit's subordinates are burning, killing, and looting the core of the shogunate. You guys It’s even safe! Are you still warriors?”

Shigemo Itakura of the Young Men's Faction couldn't hold back his anger, knelt and moved up from behind, angrily scolding several people.

"But what if the army is defeated? If Edo Castle is lost, the remnants of the Toyotomi family will cause a lot of trouble. Can you afford this responsibility?"

The big and small leaders of the shogunate are still arguing about whether to send troops or not. Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is playing the role of the arbitrator of the mud bodhisattva, is even more agitated. Politics should never look at the surface. The old-fashioned faction seemed to be arguing about the war every word, but in fact the focus of the debate still revolved around his power as a general.

Sending troops earlier, he wiped out Mao Jue in one go, no matter tens of thousands or ten thousand, it was he, Tokugawa Iemitsu, who restored his dignity, so that he would be famous all over the world, and no one would dare not to follow.

But it would be too late when the Hokkaido garrison or the shogunate army who had gone south was dragged back, and his face as a general would plummet.

Pushing it further, in the past two years, Tokugawa Iemitsu's main political actions have been in the revision of Tokugawa Ieyasu's rudimentary "Samurai Laws", strengthening the control of the national vassal daimyo, and implementing a closed-loop lock-down order. Among them, there are many interests that touch people. Once his authority is weakened, these policies will not be implemented in the future.

Transactions and settlements are all conflicts of interest. As for those who were looted and ravaged by the Lee family's North Koreans, it seems not so important.

While they were still arguing on this side, the surname outside suddenly opened the sliding door and knocked heavily to report.

"General, Lord Qingshan is back!"

All of a sudden, the debate came to an abrupt end, and everyone's attention was focused on the door. After all, it was Xingxing Aoyama who dealt with the Tang thief. He also had the most say. Reality.

That Mao Jue still had dinner at least, but the old man in Qingshan didn't have time to eat. After finishing the negotiation, he went directly to the Imperial Palace Honmaru. Regardless of the dust and dust, he threw himself down in front of the Imperial Palace.

"Your servant, Qingshan, is lucky to succeed, and I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the General!"

"What's the result of today's negotiation with Tang thief?"

After all, Iemitsu Tokugawa couldn't bear it, and asked first, instead of waiting reservedly for Aoyama Xingcheng to report by himself. In a hurry, Aoyama Xingcheng didn't talk nonsense, and directly bowed again.

"The Tang thief wants to set 50 shi and will not let go, but the remnants of the Toyotomi family still insist on Osaka Castle."

Speaking of this, not only was the old guy not even half-depressed, but he showed a gloomy complacency, and sued in a gloomy manner.

"The Tang thief has been completely confused by the shogunate. The generals are waiting for the indemnity from the shogunate. The military discipline is lax, and the soldiers and horses are scattered. In the past few days, a ghost market has sprung up outside the gate of Xingqiao. Tang bandits bought food and drink from the city, and recruited geisha. Today, when the veteran entered the city, he saw the samurai from the north hurrying, but the Honda Tadashi came back. In that case, the general, the shogunate can march!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as the old guy came back, his tone was focused on supporting the march. Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't help showing a half-joyed face when he heard it, but on the other end, the veterans looked worried.

"Mr. Qingshan, aren't you afraid of rushing forward and repeating the mistakes of Matsudaira Nobutsuna?"

Inaba Masakatsu's voice also rose all of a sudden, but before the reprimand was finished, Aoyama Yukunari suddenly turned around and stretched out his hand to reprimand with an angry face.

"Kong Ieyasu was immortal and Toyotomi refused to die! Now the remnants of the Toyotomi family are outside the city, and they may threaten the life and death of the Tokugawa family at any time, but you are still hesitating, but you want to repeat the mistakes of the Toyotomi family Is it? Letting the remnants of evil do not strike, you are reconciling intentions?"

This paragraph of interrogation is harsh enough. At the beginning, the Toyotomi family was not the opinion of Mrs. Yodohime. Seeing that the civil servant group headed by Ishida Sancheng fought against the military minister faction headed by Tokugawa Ieyasu without doing anything, and eventually fell to the death of the family. Even the veteran Masakatsu Inaba stuttered.

However, before he could retort angrily, there was sudden noise. At the critical moment, Tokugawa Iemitsu waved his sleeve impatiently.

"Go out and have a look, who is making noise?"