Toyotomi Hidetsugu was not a fool. He quickly figured out the crux of the matter, but he also understood that he had to do something.
"Whether this is a strategy or not, are we really going to watch the Tokugawa clan occupy the Silver Mountain and do nothing? Ishida Tien-kun, even if we know that this is a conspiracy, we still have to do something. Otherwise, who do you think will be able to accept it? "
Toyotomi Hidetsugu was right. Ishida Mitsunari himself knew that if the generals of the Owari faction knew of this news, they would definitely prepare for war at all costs. Even without Toyotomi Hidetsugu's order, they would start the war without authorization and force Toyotomi Hidetsugu to participate in the war.
This was simply impossible to successfully resist the mischief of human greed, and the despairing thing was that human beings could not avoid it.
It was even more impossible to avoid the generals of the Owari faction.
As soon as Toyotomi Hidetsugu's voice fell, the generals of the Owari faction swarmed in, conveying their anger and the intention to start the war to Toyotomi Hidetsugu.
"Your Highness, this war must be fought. The Ishizen Silver Mountain must not fall into the hands of Tokugawa Ieyasu!"
"Your Highness, please let me be the vanguard to open the way for Your Highness. In this war, we must definitely take back the Ishizen Silver Mountain and cut off Tokugawa Ieyasu's head to offer to Taige!"
"Your Highness, please let me participate in this war no matter what. I will not be able to rest in peace until I avenge Taige!"
"Your Highness, this war must be fought. Otherwise, we will just watch as the Tokugawa clan becomes stronger and stronger, and we become weaker and weaker. In the end, the Tokugawa clan will definitely take the initiative to attack. If that happens, we will be in danger!"
"Your Highness! Please make a decision as soon as possible! This war must be fought! "
"Your Highness..."
Ishida Mitsunari's objection was almost ineffective in the face of the overwhelming wave of requests for battle. He seemed to have been ignored by everyone.
In the end, seeing that Toyotomi Hidetsugu's eyes were getting brighter and brighter, Ishida Mitsunari had no choice but to use his last resort. He rushed in front of all the generals and stood in front of Toyotomi Hidetsugu, yelling, "Listen to me!"
This time, all the generals looked at Ishida Mitsune in shock. Even Toyotomi Hiuji, who looked at Ishida Mitsune's back, was shocked.
"This is Emperor Xiao Ruxun's scheme. He wants us to go to war with the Tokugawa clan while he sits back and reaps the benefits. This is only beneficial to him, but not to us. What else can we gain other than going to war with the Tokugawa clan? More importantly, we still don't know what Qin Shi Huang's goal is! "
Ishida Mitsunari's angry roar seemed to have some effect. The generals stopped talking and turned to look at him with murderous eyes.
Ishida Mitsunari continued speaking.
"Why did Qin Emperor suddenly give up such a large sum of silver taels? What is his motive? Is it really because there is a rebellion in the country that he needs the army to quell? Is he really withdrawing his army? Does he not have some other motive?! "
"What motive?"
Toyotomi Hidetsugu's furious voice rang out from behind Ishida Mitsunari. Ishida Mitsunari was shocked. He knew that he seemed to have angered Toyotomi Hidetsugu, but he had no choice but to finish his sentence.
He turned around and knelt on the ground.
"Your Highness, the Qin Emperor must have an ulterior motive for doing this. We still don't know if he did this for the sake of the internal war. We need to wait for the information. If this is the Qin Emperor's sinister plot to make us fight each other and consume our strength, then he will wipe out all the forces on both sides at one go, then we will be in danger."
Toyotomi Hidetsugu took a deep breath.
"So, Shi Tianqing, tell me, how long will it take us to gather information?"
"It will take about one and a half to two months to send someone to investigate, contact them, observe them on the spot, obtain the accurate information, and then send it back."
Ishida Mitsunari answered honestly.
"Hmm, very good. Two months is enough time for the Tokugawa Clan to build a fortified barracks and fortifications in Ishijian. It will be enough for them to firmly occupy Ishijian, and we can only watch them passively, just to wait for information?"
Toyotomi Hidetsugu asked back.
Ishida Mitsunari paused and continued, "But this is very important. Besides, we still don't know if Qin Emperor is really going to withdraw the army. What if this is just a smokescreen and only a few soldiers are withdrawn?"
"So, what do you want to do? Continue to wait? Wait for the Tokugawa Clan to grow stronger, and we to grow weaker? "
Toyotomi Hidetsugu's tone was not good, but Ishida Mitsunari felt that something was wrong. They couldn't start a war with the Tokugawa Clan recklessly; they had to talk and discuss it.
"Before we get the accurate information, I suggest we stay put."
Ishida Mitsunari decided to say this.
Then, Toyotomi Hidetsugu suddenly stood up and yelled angrily, "Are we going to watch the Tokugawa Clan grow stronger and do nothing? If that was the case, when would they be able to avenge the Xian Tai Pavilion? Shi Tianqing! Tell me! "
Ishida Mitsunari didn't know how to answer.
All of these were just speculations, his calculations. If he made a mistake, then everything would be for naught, and he wouldn't be able to absolve himself of the blame even if he died ten thousand times. However, he felt that giving up a million taels of silver without any conditions wasn't something that Xiao Ruxun would do.
There must be something wrong when something was out of the ordinary. This was the truth!
But he didn't know how to convince these people to listen to him.
He was very anxious, afraid that Toyotomi Hidetsugu would really order the army to prepare for war. That would be terrible.
"I have been thinking about avenging the Xian Tai Pavilion for seven years. When you were still worrying about survival, I was already thinking about how to avenge. But even after seven years, I still haven't found the right time. Of course, now is not the right time."
A slightly old and tired voice sounded. Everyone was stunned and looked back. They saw a pale and hunched Maeda Toshiie enter the meeting hall with the help of two attendants.
Ishida Mitsunari's heart settled.
Maeda Toshiie walked slowly, and the generals retreated step by step. His great prestige made the generals automatically make way for Maeda Toshiie. When he walked in front of Toyotomi Hidetsugu, he slowly knelt down.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
Toyotomi Hidetsugu hurried forward and supported Maeda Toshiie.
Unlike Ishida Mitsunari, Maeda Toshiie was the true pillar of Optimus Prime. He was an indispensable person, and Toyotomi Hidetsugu respected him greatly.
"There's no need for that. Maeda-kun, please get up."
Toyotomi Hidetsugu personally helped Maeda Toshiie up, arranged a seat for him, and helped him sit down. Then he asked, "Maeda-kun has been recuperating at home. Why did you suddenly come here? If there's anything, just send someone to tell me. I will go personally. "
Maeda Toshiie coughed a few times and slowly shook his head.
"Some things, it's better for this old man to come personally. Otherwise, won't Ishida-kun be eaten alive by you people?"
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