The arrival of Maeda Toshiie had turned the tables on Ishida Mitsunari, who had been in a disadvantageous position.
Maeda Toshiie made it clear that he was absolutely against sending out the troops now.
"The Qin Emperor handed the Ishikan Silver Mountain to the Tokugawa Ieyasu in order to make us angry and anxious, to make us have no choice but to send out the troops even though we know it's a scheme. This is the insidiousness of the Qin Emperor. This is not a scheme; it's an open scheme.
The Qin Emperor knows our situation and knows that none of us will give up the annual revenue of one million taels of silver. Therefore, the Qin Emperor didn't ask us to discuss how to divide the Ishikan Silver Mountain, but gave it to the Tokugawa Clan directly. His intention is obvious. "
Maeda Toshiie told Toyotomi Hidetsugu his speculation slowly.
Toyotomi Hidetsugu sighed.
"Just as Lord Maeda said, I know the intention of the Qin Emperor. But Lord Maeda also said that we have no choice but to send out the troops. Otherwise, once the Tokugawa Clan gets the Ishikan Silver Mountain, we will be in a very bad situation.
Over the last few years, that old guy Tokugawa has been trying his best to suppress our forces overseas, so we haven't earned much money. All the money has been earned by Tokugawa. If it continues like this, once he has more money, his armaments will be more complete, and his troops will be more elite; we will be in a very passive situation. "
Maeda Toshiie nodded.
"So this is an open scheme. Even though we know the intention of the Qin Emperor, we have to do what he wants. I don't oppose sending out the Ishikan Silver Mountain. On the contrary, I support sending out the Ishikan Silver Mountain. We must send out the Ishikan Silver Mountain!"
Toyotomi Hidetsugu was taken aback.
Ishida Mitsunari was startled.
The generals were overjoyed.
"But …"
Before they could say anything, Maeda Toshiie said, "We have to make it clear that now is not the time to send out the troops. We have to figure out something before we send out the troops."
Toyotomi Hidetsugu asked hurriedly, "What is it?"
"What is the Qin Emperor's purpose in returning the Shijian Silver Mountain?"
The look in Maeda Toshiie's eyes turned sharp immediately. "If it was because of the rebellion in the Qin Kingdom that the Qin Emperor had to mobilize troops to quell it, it would be easy to explain. However, if there was no rebellion in the Qin Kingdom, then the intention of the Qin Emperor would be terrifying."
Toyotomi Hidetsugu's heart tightened.
"What do you mean?"
"I suspect that if the Qin Emperor isn't trying to pacify the internal rebellion, he is planning to attack us again!"
Maeda Toshiie's voice was not loud, but his tone was very firm. The impact on the others in the hall was also very strong.
The generals stared at Maeda Toshiie in shock.
Toyotomi Hidetsugu was also staring at Maeda Toshiie in shock.
Ishida Mitsunari seemed to understand something, and his face was filled with nervousness.
"This … this is impossible, isn't it?"
After being shocked for a long time, Toyotomi Hidetsugu said with a fluke mentality, "The Qin Kingdom has only been established for a little more than a year, and it has already fought two wars in a row. How could it have extra troops and money to fight another war? The consumption is too high, and the Qin Kingdom can't afford it. "
Maeda Toshiie nodded.
"Indeed, the Qin Kingdom has only been established for a short time, and it doesn't have enough resources, which is its biggest shortcoming. It is indeed not easy to start a war in a row. However, Your Highness, Xiao Ruxun never likes to do things in the normal way. He always does things that are unexpected, and he is very bold. Otherwise, how could he dare to launch the Northern Daming Expedition and overthrow the Daming Dynasty?"
As soon as this was said, everyone's eyes twitched.
The behavior of the Emperor of the Qin Kingdom was very unexpected. He was very tough and always full of calculation, so people didn't know what he would do next. But his goal was very clear. Once he did it, he would do it to the end, and he would not change it halfway.
But this time, it was different. This time, for Japan, it was an overt plot, a blatant overt plot.
But the problem was that the real purpose of Xiao Ruxun's doing this was just to make Country R chaotic, and wouldn't it hinder his internal suppression of the rebellion?
The Daqin Kingdom had just suppressed a large-scale rebellion, and it was the time when its prestige was at its peak. Wasn't it courting death to rebel at this time? Who would make trouble for him at this time?
If there was no problem in the Daqin Kingdom, then it was hard to say why Xiao Ruxun returned Shikami Ginzan to the Tokugawa Clan.
What benefits could he get from making Country R chaotic and having a war with Tokugawa and Toyotomi?
He could get the strength of the Tokugawa Clan and the Toyotomi Clan to decline, and when he sent troops to invade Country R again, the resistance would be greatly weakened.
This was the advantage.
After figuring out this point, Ishida Mitsunari's face became very bad.
He looked at Toyotomi Hidetsugu and found that Toyotomi Hidetsugu's face was also very bad.
As for the rest of the generals, they looked at Maeda Toshiie in surprise and doubt.
If Maeda Toshiie's guess was right, it would be terrible.
Was Qin really going to attack Country R for the second time?
Why?
The reason?
Did he want to annex Country R?
This was a little too strange, wasn't it?
According to the traditional point of view, wasn't it time to recuperate now? Why did Xiao Ruxun make such a big move again and again? What was it for?
Maeda Toshiie himself didn't know the answer to this question.
He didn't understand the reason why Xiao Ruxun made such a big move again and again.
Even if he could hold on, could the army hold on? Could the officials hold on? Could the national treasury hold on? Could the people hold on?
All these were unknown. Whether Xiao Ruxun really wanted to send troops to Country R was still unknown. This was just a speculation without evidence.
"But in the end, this is just a speculation, a speculation without any actual evidence."
Maeda Toshiie said something that made the others feel a little relieved.
Toyotomi Hidetsugu hurriedly asked, "What do you mean?"
"I mean to send someone to find out the real situation. If Qin is really in trouble, then we can immediately send troops to fight against Tokugawa. If Qin is just retreating and the country is safe, then we must negotiate with Tokugawa to guard against the possibility of a large-scale invasion by Xiao Ruxun."
Maeda Toshiie said so.
This was indeed a win-win strategy.
For Toyotomi, who was at a disadvantage, this could indeed minimize their losses and guard against possible terrible situations in the future.
But for the pro-war faction, it was not easy to accept the possibility of fighting together with the Tokugawa clan again in the future.
But once both sides had a common enemy that was so powerful that it made them suffocate, the alliance would be a natural thing. There was no other reason to refuse. Because if they didn't cooperate, they would die and perish.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was also clear about this. He was not a fool.
If he found any clues, he would react faster than the Toyotomi clan.
He was cautious, cautious, and very sharp. Through so many years of chaotic battles, he had successfully preserved his forces, relying on this sensitivity and cautiousness.
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