Tokugawa Shogunate Imperial Office, Edo.

Today, the general's mansion is very lively, with big red lanterns hanging everywhere, people coming and going, full of joy.

This is the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is celebrating his adoptive mother Afu for his fiftieth birthday.

This Afu is not a simple person, and he is now the steward of the Great Shogunate.

The meaning of Da Ao is equivalent to the Chinese imperial palace. This Afu is the general manager of Da Ao. His power is actually equivalent to the empress dowager in Da Ao. He has great power.

Although Afu is just Tokugawa Iemitsu's adoptive mother, it is not accidental that she can become the chief executive of Oo and be in power for a while.

Because her status in Tokugawa Iemitsu's heart is far higher than that of his biological parents. To be serious, it was thanks to Afu that Tokugawa Iemitsu's third-generation shogun a few years ago.

When Tokugawa Iegami was very young, he was taken away from his parents. Because of the poor living environment, he was weak and sick, and his relationship with his parents was very bad.

The second-generation general of Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Hidetachi, did not like Tokugawa Iehiro, and originally intended to pass the position of general to his second son Tokugawa Tadaka.

At the critical moment, Tokugawa Iemitsu's adoptive mother Afu, ran to Tokugawa Iemitsu and cried, which forced Tokugawa Hidetachi to pass the position of general to Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was always worried about this matter. After becoming the shogun, he finally found an excuse to force Tadao Tokugawa to death.

It can be imagined how deep Tokugawa Iemitsu had for Afu, and her birthday was of great significance to Tokugawa Iemitsu and had to be held in a big way.

If not, I am sorry for my adoptive mother Afu's love and help.

The lively and joyful birthday party passed by the sound of blessings, and in a blink of an eye, the next morning came.

In the early morning, at midnight, Tokugawa Iemitsu was lying in the back garden basking in the sun while serving his maid.

Suddenly, the sound of wooden clogs suddenly came from the small stone path outside the garden.

After a while, a guard immediately stepped forward and reported, "General, Lord Aoyama, and Lord Doi asked for a visit, saying that there was something important to report to you."

"Are there any big news?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu's brows frowned and said with a little dissatisfaction, "Let them wait in the anteroom first, and I will arrive later."

"Hi."

The guard agreed and took the order.

In the front hall of the General's Mansion, two old masters from the Tokugawa Shogunate: Doi Takisaki and Aoyama Tadatsushi, were kneeling on the carpet with respect.

The sound of clogs came, and he stopped after reaching the door. The closed door was immediately pushed open. Tokugawa Iemitsu, wearing a kimono, appeared outside the door under the support of two high-level samurai clans.

Doi Takisuke and the others did not dare to neglect them, so they quickly straightened up and saluted Tokugawa Iemitsu and said, "See General."

Tokugawa Iemitsu waved his hand, walked to the main seat and knelt down, and asked the two of them, "Old Master Doi, what big thing happened? You need them to come together?"

He was a little surprised, "Is it because of the Western Catholic Church that caused a huge uproar in Shimahara and Amakusa, some people really rebelled?"

The shogunate old man named Tatsukashi Doi responded respectfully: "Master General, he is not the Western believers rebelling. They do not have the courage or the strength yet."

He explained it first before the topic was about it. "Just just got the news that a large fleet of 200,000 troops in the Ming Dynasty suddenly came to Osaka, our country, and launched a sudden attack!"

"Now, they have captured Osaka Castle, occupied the port Nambatzu, and massacred tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Osaka Castle!"

"The hundreds of thousands of people in Osaka Castle and nearby were also arrested by them and formed a labor camp-like labor camp reform team!"

"At present, their army has come towards Edo! Only about 10,000 people are left behind, guarding the labor reform team composed of our 300,000 citizens, supervising them to repair Osaka Castle and the port Nambatzu!"

"What?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu was shocked at first, then shook his head and said, "Impossible! Is there such a bizarre thing? This is absolutely impossible!"

There are all such jokes?

Really, this horrifying news is so incredible that Tokugawa Ie-Kiang is simply unbelievable!

As a general who controls Japan, his news is very well-informed and he has basically heard of all kinds of news. He is not the kind of controller who has no real power.

He knew that the Ming Empire over the years had fallen into internal and external troubles due to various natural and man-made disasters. They were too busy to do so, so how could they have the spare time to send a large fleet to attack Osaka?

"You two, the Ming Empire, have always been a country of etiquette, and we should be committed to conquering people with virtue."

Tokugawa Iemitsu looked disbelief, "Although we have been for many years and have not condemned us to go to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, but in the past few years, we have not offended the Ming Empire. How could the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty send troops to attack? Rumors, this must be a rumor!"

"General, the Ming Empire has indeed sent troops." Qiankun Tingshu.com

As soon as Tokugawa Iehiko finished speaking, an old but full of energy suddenly sounded outside the door, "Their army dominated by the navy has indeed captured Osaka. Both Lord Doi and Lord Aoyama are true."

As the words came, a thin figure slowly walked into the front hall, knelt on the ground, saluting Tokugawa Iemitsu.

The visitor was Sakai Tadae, who was the current eldest son of the Tokugawa Shogunate. He could be called the first person under Tokugawa Ie-Ki and had a high position and a powerful position.

Speaking of the Sakai family, it is a famous family in Japan.

In his early years, Tadaji Sakai was one of the four kings of Tokugawa, and made great achievements in the pursuit of Tokugawa Ieyasu's success in Japan.

Since then, Tadayuki Sakai and Tadashi Sakai were both former masters of the Tokugawa Shogunate, and the Sakai family was truly powerful.

"Old Master Sakai?"

Tokugawa Iehiko was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Didn't you go to Nagoya?"

"Yes."

Tadashi Sakai responded respectfully, "I went to Nagoya, so I realized that the Ming army had indeed captured Osaka and committed numerous crimes in Osaka."

"I can't imagine that the Ming Empire, which has always regarded itself as a country of etiquette, would have committed such atrocities!"

"According to information, they burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. They were barbaric, cruel, bloody, and cold, and were simply outrageous!"

"Ah! Why is this happening?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu was shocked and said hurriedly, "Then...what should we do now?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu was in poor health since childhood and had a cowardly personality. It was all up to these loyal elders and the old and middle school to help them to operate the shogunate in an orderly manner.

Now I suddenly heard that the Ming Empire was really coming across the sea, going to war against its own side, and having already captured the Osaka area, so I couldn't help but be scared and was in chaos.

"Don't be anxious, sir."

Tadao Sakai said in a deep voice, "There is an ancient saying among the Han people, "There is an ancient saying for soldiers to block the enemy, and the water to flood the earth."

"Since the Ming Dynasty has already declared war against us and has committed numerous crimes in Osaka. The Osaka military and civilians who have been killed by them have heard that there are tens of thousands of people!"

"Not to mention the 300,000 Osaka people who were forced to be enrolled in the labor reform team and enjoy inhuman treatment."

"If they are not kind, we will be unrighteous! We immediately ordered the army to gather and fight back with all our might."

"We must defeat these incoming Ming Empire's army and fleet as soon as possible! Let them know that our sunrise country is not easy to mess with!"

"Yes, yes, yes... Counterattack, you must fight back hard!"

Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded repeatedly and echoed, "Immediately mobilize the army to eliminate all the Ming troops landing in Osaka, and avenge tens of thousands of Osaka soldiers and civilians who died!"

"We must also rescue hundreds of thousands of people who are suffering, and pay for their blood debts!"

"The blood of our people must not be in vain! We must make these invaders pay the price of bleeding!"

Tadatsutsu Aoyama frowned, he felt that things were not that simple.

After thinking for a while, he said, "His Excellency Sakai, you have just returned from Nagoya. Nagoya is not too far from Osaka. Do you know the current situation in Osaka?"

"Do you know the situation of the Ming Dynasty army landed from Osaka?"

"For example, how many troops did this Ming army have in total? Where did they go after capturing Osaka?"

Tadae Sakai is a very capable person. How could he not consider this kind of problem?

He waved his hand to the other party and said in a narrow voice: "Don't worry, Lord Aoyama, I have sent Abe and Oda to take people to Kinki to spy on the news."

"If nothing unexpected happens, they will be able to bring back the latest news from Osaka in three days at most, and then we will know everything we want to know."

"General, there is no need to worry about this. Our country is vast and has a large population. The most rare thing is that our citizens are all people who dare to fight."

"You're right! There's nothing extraordinary about the Ming Empire."

"Decades ago, our country was just a few ronin. In order to survive, they robbed the coast of Ming Dynasty, which made them in a mess."

"And now, how many brave warriors in our country are afraid of death? At least one million people! How could those mere 200,000 Ming troops resist?"...

Everyone comforted Tokugawa Ieki and then began to discuss solutions.
Chapter completed!