Tokugawa Ieyasu dismissed his trusted aides. Looking at the simple and coarse food, he really had no appetite. At the same time, he felt it was a little funny.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was indeed not in his right mind. At this time, he actually greatly reduced the soldiers' rations and stored all the precious ingredients in the entire guard house. Not to mention meat, even a large number of vegetables were collected. He did not give them to the soldiers. It was said that it was only for Mrs. Dian to enjoy, for the sake of the "child" in her belly.
That's right, Kuroda Rusui's plan had worked. After the raid of the Ming Army, Toyotomi Hideyoshi announced to the public that he was going to have a biological child in order to stabilize the morale and encourage the soldiers to continue fighting for the Toyotomi family.
However, he did not think about it. He did not even let the soldiers eat vegetables and meat. He only gave them some grains and salted vegetables. Did he want the soldiers to die for him?
The soldiers did not even want him, let alone the little brat who caused them to have no food to eat!
Tokugawa Ieyasu endured the discomfort and gulped down all the food. He knew very well that if he was going to war, he needed physical strength.
Night fell slowly. Tokugawa Ieyasu was called over by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to instruct him on defense. After that, he was assigned the task of keeping watch at night. He did not complain at all. He patrolled the place and checked the houses. The people who secretly monitored Tokugawa Ieyasu did not find anything wrong with him. Toyotomi Hideyoshi was very satisfied.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was not a fool. Although he was a little abnormal, he still had his authority. He was very concerned about the many rumors about Tokugawa Ieyasu and was very wary of him. In addition, during dinner today, Mrs. Dian threw a little tantrum at Tokugawa Ieyasu. She said that she was afraid that the Tokugawa clan would replace the position of the child in her belly. Although it was a little unreasonable, in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's eyes, nothing was more important than his child.
Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had been tossed and turned for most of the night, finally returned to his room to sleep. Even though he was very dissatisfied, he did not dare to voice it out. In this place, the walls had ears. Any word of complaint could cost him his life. He could not afford to be careless.
When he came to the bedside, Tokugawa Ieyasu frowned. When he left, the curtains of the bed were not open, but now the curtains were open. This made him feel a little strange, so he reached out to lift the curtains. Suddenly, a hand reached out from the curtains, grabbed his wrist, and pulled him in. Tokugawa Ieyasu was caught off guard, and his whole body was pulled in. A huge panic swept through his heart. Just as he was about to scream, another hand covered his mouth, and he couldn't make a sound.
Just as Tokugawa Ieyasu was panicking, a voice rang in his ear, "Don't shout! It's me! "
The familiar voice made Tokugawa Ieyasu calm down quickly. He raised his head and saw a familiar face in front of him.
"Guards?!"
Tokugawa Ieyasu growled in a low voice, but his mouth was covered by Kuroda Rusui again. She put her index finger in front of her mouth nervously.
Tokugawa Ieyasu understood. Kuroda Rusui must be worried that the walls had ears, so she didn't dare to speak. Naturally, Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't dare to speak either, so he signaled Kuroda Rusui to let go of his hand. They walked to the desk, took a pen and a stack of paper, and began to communicate by hand.
"Why are you here? How did the discussion go? "
"It was settled a long time ago. In order to avoid the investigation of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's spies, I sneaked in. It took some time, and I also contacted a few important people. Now, basically all the daimyos have received the news that we are going to make a move. As long as we give the order here, we can immediately start the operation."
"Have you discussed it with the Ming Kingdom? They won't attack us from behind, right? "
"No, the Ming Kingdom is a celestial kingdom after all. They won't do such despicable things. Moreover, it was agreed upon."
"What conditions did the Ming Kingdom ask for?"
Kuroda Rusui put down the pen and looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu. He said in a low voice, "They promised more, but that is also a stop-gap measure. As long as we can survive tonight and get rid of Hideyoshi, we will have the upper hand. After that, we can continue to discuss. Don't worry too much."
Tokugawa Ieyasu stretched out his hand. "Let me take a look."
Kuroda Rusui took out the document and passed it to Tokugawa Ieyasu. After reading it, Tokugawa Ieyasu took a deep breath and exhaled. His face turned purple.
"Four million taels of silver, 60% of the silver mine every year, and they still have to deal with Ma Yinqi and Zudo. Their appetite is a little too big! Soldiers! You … "
"This is a stop-gap measure! We are temporarily stabilizing the Ming Army! My Lord, please prepare to act immediately! Tonight, while Hideyoshi is not paying attention, we will leave this place and go to the army. Then, we will bring the army back. Otherwise, if something happens, you will be in the most danger! "
Tokugawa Ieyasu wanted to say something, but when he thought of his current situation, he let out a long sigh. He kept the document close to his chest and put it on. He put on his battle suit and found a battle suit for Kuroda Rusui to wear. He dressed up as a trusted guard and opened the door.
"My Lord, it is so late. Where are you going?"
One of Toyotomi's personal guards came forward and asked with ill intentions.
"I am going to patrol the night under the orders of the Imperial Cabinet. Why, do you want to come along?"
The personal guard smiled and thought for a while. He could not think of anything wrong, so he shook his head. "No, please go ahead."
Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded and calmly left the surveillance area. He strode towards the Tokugawa clan's defense area, which was the closest to him. His bravest general, Honda Tadakatsu, was there. Once he reached there, he would probably be safe.
"The guards at the city gate are retainers of the Toyotomi clan. How can I pass through in the middle of the night? They must know that it is a trap! "
As he walked, Tokugawa Ieyasu asked. He was not in a hurry because he believed that Kuroda Rusui would definitely have a way. As expected, Kuroda Rusui said in a low voice, "I can come here because the general guarding the gate gave me convenience. He has been bribed and has a good relationship with me. He will definitely let us go."
Tokugawa Ieyasu had an epiphany. It turned out that Tokugawa Ieyasu's comrades were all over Toyotomi.
At the side gate of the inner city, Tokugawa Ieyasu saw the retainer who had been bribed and remembered his appearance. Kuroda Rusui walked up to him and whispered a few words to him. The retainer nodded and waved his hand. A basket was placed on top of the city wall. Kuroda Rusui called for Tokugawa Ieyasu to go in together. Then, the two of them were pulled up to the top of the city wall and released from the other end. From then on, they were free to fly.
Tokugawa Ieyasu rushed to Honda Tadakatsu's military camp. He immediately saw Honda Tadakatsu and all the soldiers who were still wearing their armor. It was as if they were waiting for something. Tokugawa Ieyasu knew that this was all thanks to Kuroda Rusui. He did not say much and made a mental note of it.
"My Lord! When are we going to do this? "
Honda Tadakatsu, who was known as "Japan's Zhang Fei", could not wait to ask Tokugawa Ieyasu. From his point of view, if his lord was humiliated, he would be humiliated as well. His lord had been captured by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was then controlled like a hostage. He was afraid that the eastern army would not be controlled, so he had taken Tokugawa Ieyasu as a hostage. He had even scattered the eastern army and placed them directly opposite the Ming Army, which was said to have wiped out 150,000 of the western army. This was so that the eastern army would have to face the cruel, bloodthirsty Ming Army!
How selfish and cruel was this?
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