Chapter 384: Loyal Dogs and Tigers
Tokugawa Ieyasu's sudden words really made Kazuhara Yasumasa confused. He immediately said respectfully: "I am stupid, I hope the lord will give you advice."
Tokugawa Ieyasu first looked around for a while, and saw that the surrounding daimyo was chatting and had no time to take care of the place, so he whispered to Kazuhara Yasumasa, "I just met Naoeshan Castle guarding me just now."
When Kazuhara Yasumasaki heard this, a hint of confusion appeared on his face: "So, isn't Yamashiro absent for some reason?"
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"According to what you said, is it because the Right Mansion did not allow Yama Castle to attend?" Suhara Yasumasa asked.
Ieyasu nodded slightly: "That's right, otherwise how dare you be so tough in the island?"
"But why is this? How did the lord see from it that the Right Mansion wants to use this to protect Zhong Nayan?" Suhara Yasumasa was very puzzled: "The island left the gate to keep the mountain city guard out, which obviously refuted Zhong Nayan's face. I really can't see what the Right Mansion wants to do."
"If I only see these on the surface, I will feel that the Right Mansion wants to embarrass Nakana. After all, before the Battle of Wakamatsu, the Uesugi family rejected the Right Mansion's proposal and insisted on defending the situation. This undoubtedly challenged the Right Mansion's authority. If it were me, I would not have spared him. It would be understandable to keep his retainers out." Tokugawa Ieyasu speaks slowly, as if he wanted to give Kazuhara Yasumasa enough time to digest what he said.
"But it is precisely this incident that has caused some undetectable doubts." Tokugawa Ieyasu reminded Shizuhara Yasumasa, "In your opinion, which one of the most important things will have in our family, the Uesugi family and the Tanaka family on the Toyotomi coalition of the Right Prefecture in this Aizu conquest?"
"The first is naturally the family. Although the Uesugi army restrained the main force of the Toyotomi army in the early stage, the only one who dared to fight in the field was the only one. In addition, the army's military power was the most powerful and posed the greatest threat to the right prefecture's own formation in the early stage. Therefore, there is no doubt that it was the party that touched the most against the Toyotomi army during the Aizu conquest." Suzuhara Yasumasa analyzed.
"According to your opinion, I am the first in my family and the second in Uesugi?" Tokugawa Ieyasuke asked.
Kasuhara Yasumasa nodded solemnly: "That's natural. Even if the Uesugi clan does not surrender in the end, the impact will be behind the one. After all, the gap in strength is obvious. As for Tanaka clan..." Kasuhara Yasumasaki looked at Tanaka Yoshimasaki sitting opposite and said disdainfully: "How can this guy compare with the two old people? In fact, it's also a bad fortune. If he firmly stood on the side of the Right Mansion from the beginning, his current ranking might have to move forward a lot, but outside Ruomatsu Castle he turned against him again and again. Although he finally got forgiven by the Right Mansion, his current ranking should not be able to be safe."
"Your analysis makes sense," Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded with relief, "Yes, our three families are all defeated generals. According to the impact caused, our family is the first, the Uesugi clan is second, and because Tosamo drowned, the Tanaka clan can barely be regarded as third. But you see, does this correspond to the current seat ranking? Moreover, the Tanaka clan is allowed to attend with a retainer, why is the Uesugi clan alone?"
"Maybe it was because the Right Mansion hated the mountain castle guard?" Suhara Yasumasa said: "Whether it was the previous "Naruo River Proverb" or the later instigation of Nakana Yan to refuse peace talks, it was all related to the Yakana Guard. It was reasonable for the Right Mansion to hate him and not allow him to enter the venue."
"This is not the main reason, but it is what the Right Mansion wants to see for us. In front of everyone, he sent someone to block the Yama Castle guard at the door, probably because he was intentional. In my opinion, he just wanted to create this illusion that he hated Yama Castle guard." Tokugawa Ieyasu analyzed the goodbye: "This should be preparing for the post-war disposition."
"The lord's meaning seems to be a little understanding," Shirahara Yasumasa asked tentatively: "Do you think the Right Mansion intends to create this kind of tension that is opposite to the mountain castle guards so that it will "naturally" be removed after returning to Beijing?"
"Yes, I just want to remove him 'naturally'," Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled and said, "But things are not that simple. If I guessed correctly, he was the right mansion and wanted to take this opportunity to put all the blame for Nakanayan's uprising on Yamashima. With this kind of opposition now, it will be natural to deal with it severely at that time."
"But I don't understand why the Right Mansion wants to protect the Lord, and why is his purpose of allowing me to accompany you to attend?" Sugahara Yasumasa was skeptical about Ieyasu's words. He really couldn't find out why Hideo wanted to protect Uesugi Keika.
"To be precise, he was not in the Posaka, but in the post-war arrangement." Tokugawa Ieyasu analyzed: "When I talked to the Uefu earlier, I could hear that he had doubts about how much prestige he could maintain after the war and whether the Ozaka faction could obey him. This meant that he would not destroy all these powerful daimyos who opposed him and Toyotomi's clan in one go. He needed to use the power of these daimyos to balance the Ozaka faction in order to achieve a balance. Of course, this was a last resort before his retainers grew up and grew stronger. However, in a short time, he really needed to rely on these daimyos that were defeated by him, including the family. The Uesugi clan had a reputation in the northeast and even in the Nobuyos clan. Leaving them behind them could have a significant deterrent effect on the local daimyos, especially the daimyos that would be transferred here after the war."
"Not only that, if the Right Prefecture protects Nakana's will, on the one hand, it will be exchanged for the gratitude of the Uesugi clan. In the future, he will be dedicated to the public, and then transform from a daimyo under the Toyotomi clan to a daimyo under the Yamato Toyotomi clan. You and I know what this change means to Osaka and Koriyama. On the other hand, through this matter, the kindness and leniency of the Right Prefecture will be passed down between the daimyo, which is also an excellent means to enhance the prestige of the Yamato Toyotomi clan."
"According to you, this is a trick of killing three birds! If the Right Mansion really thinks of this, it would be terrible!" Suhara Yasumasa couldn't help but be shocked: "But I still have something unknown. Why did the Right Mansion just let Nakana Yan attend alone, but my family allowed to bring his retainers?"
"Because, what the Right Mansion needs is a loyal dog that can only help him guard the house, rather than a tiger that may bite back at any time. Can you understand this?"
"Taxic dog... tiger... lord, do you mean that Uesugi will be the dog of Yamato Toyotomi, and is the family still a tiger in the eyes of the right mansion?" A hint of horror appeared on Kazuhara Yasumasa's face.
Chapter completed!