Chapter 255 The scapegoat
For these retainers who are over 50 years old and have been through the battlefield for a long time, conspiracy has long been common. As the saying goes, soldiers come to prevent them, and water comes to cover them. As long as it is a problem, there is always a solution, but this time, they are at a loss.
"In just three years, the Upper Mansion has grown into a towering tree. It is no exaggeration to say that it is now at the level of being able to decide the outcome of the family, and even the Ishida Oshimatsu cannot do anything to him." Tadaruto Okubo said listlessly, "Now that the family is surrounded by his party and gangs, and every move cannot escape the eyes of the law. If this continues, I am afraid I will be caught."
Honda Masato nodded in agreement and sighed: "Now, the Daming of the East Kingdom with more than 200,000 stones, except for the Hon Family, the Ida Family and the Hon Family, all the rest are more or less inclined to the Right Mansion, and even the two sons-in-law of the lord's son-in-law..." Honda Masato paused for a moment, felt a little rude, bowed deeply, and continued: "In short, the situation of my family is not optimistic, and the lord should make plans early."
"You are my husband and have you been betrayed by everyone?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked expressionlessly.
"I have lost my words, I beg my lord to forgive me." Honda Masato hurriedly kowtowed and apologized, but Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled happily: "If I panic because of this little thing, wouldn't it be the same as you? The so-called situation is not optimistic, how could I not have thought it would be, but it was not as panic as you."
When Okubo and Honda heard this, they raised their heads and looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu in surprise and expectation, and asked urgently: "Is the lord already ready to be?"
Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled and replied, "I have been in Kanto for so many years. How could his Right Mansion be defeated at will? Think about it carefully, how many of these Danames that fell to the Right Mansion are sincerely following him. Take my two sons-in-law for example. Pu Sheng Xiuxing appears to be brothers and brothers with the Right Mansion, but in fact, I can guess what I think. It's just that I want to climb up to the high branches of the Right Mansion and restore the previous ninety.
It's just a land of Monshi. If I promised him that once the world was captured and the territory of Uesugi was transferred to him, what do you think he would do? As for His Highness Ikeda, after all, he was so angry that he was so angry that he was stunned. After a while, Zhengxin would go on his behalf to persuade him. It should not be a problem. If it really doesn't work, just wait to take down Pu Sheng's family and let His Highness Xiuxing take action. These two people are wearing pairs of pants and can definitely handle it properly."
"As for Asano Kazuo, he is the father-in-law of the Right Mansion, but he is essentially using him. With this relationship, one has re-entered the core of the five-practice and the other has gained the dream territory. This is what they care about. The so-called "loyalty" does not exist between them and the Right Mansion. Any problem that can be solved by power and land interests is not a problem in my opinion. According to this concept, Kitano's Fukushima Masao and Shinono's Sanada Masayuki can turn enemies into friends. Ieyasu thinks that these people can use them, but they cannot have deep friendships, and they can promise power and territory, but they must never touch the core of rule. Only Dana and retainers who are grateful to the family and loyal can share power and glory with Ieyasu. You two are such people."
After saying that, Tokugawa Ieyasu bowed slightly, which made Okubo Tadori and Honda Masato shocked. The two hurriedly bowed down and said gratefully: "I am so scared, I am so afraid, how can I get your trust? Please rest assured, no matter how the general trend of the world changes in the future, I will be loyal to my family and will never stop until death!"
"You are so serious," Ieyasu smiled heartily, "Ieyasu has always been in my heart. I am worried that you are arrogant and dare not say it easily. In this situation, it is not bad for you to understand what Ieyasu thinks. The truth is right. It is time to make plans for the future. While these daimyos have not yet followed the Youfu wholeheartedly, our family must take the initiative first, otherwise it will really become a meal on the plate of Youfu."
After hearing what Tokugawa Ieyasu said, Tadarin Okubo's scalp suddenly became numb, and cold sweat dripped down his cheeks onto his collar. The old man asked in an incredible tone: "Lord, are you going to attack the right mansion?!"
Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded and said helplessly: "I thought using Osaka to weaken the boudoir family led by Masato and Masato Yonei, overthrow the Maeda Taki family, and achieve a comprehensive advantage over the Right Prefecture from Sakura to Hokuriku. I didn't expect that things would develop to this point. Now it is impossible to suppress the Right Prefecture through the Five Purposes and the Five Old Systems. Therefore, we can only use other means to solve this big problem."
"Other means? Do you want to start a military force?" Honda Masashi couldn't help but breathe: "This is a big risk. You said just now that my family is attacked from all sides, and at this time, I'm afraid there is little chance of winning."
"Masahin, you are right. My family is in a bad situation. Therefore, I decided to hand over the mission of taking the lead in the uprising to Daming, who is in a good situation." Tokugawa Ieyasu said with a smile.
"Do you want to incite other daimyos to raise an army?" Honda Masato questioned with some doubts, "Who has such prestige and strength to challenge the Right Mansion, even if there is one, it may be destroyed by the Right Mansion and his gangsters, right?"
"You are right. Once an opposition force appears, the Right Mansion will definitely send troops to show his authority as a hindsight. If it is suppressed before it has started, then the uprising of these scapegoats will have no meaning. But think about it, if this battle becomes a protracted war, a tug-of-war, or even no victory or defeat, will Daming, who supported the Right Mansion, still stick around him? Will his prestige be as stable as before it was launched?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked.
Honda Masato seems not optimistic about these potential scapegoats: "According to the current situation, there seems to be no other Daming who can fight a protracted war with the Uezu family, except for the Hon. I believe that even the Maori family in China and the Uezu family in Aizu family cannot resist the fierce attack of the Uezu family in more than a month."
Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded slightly: "Yes, these two families do not have the ability to take the lead alone, but I don't expect them to tie the right palace. In less than a month, as long as they can hold on for ten days, I can start a war in the name of "clearing the king's side" or "mediation" and quickly raid the rear of the right palace, and attack them from the front and back. At that time, I still worry about not being able to force the right palace to retreat and let him compromise? Once he compromises, what comes with the majesty will be wiped out. You should be able to imagine the impact of this."
Chapter completed!