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Volume 1: Dragon Trapped in the Shoals Chapter 142: Busan Camp

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    Chapter 142 Busan Camp

    Busan in Gyeongsang Province, North Korea, has mountains in the northwest, an archipelago barrier in the south, and Japan's Tsushima Island across the sea. Starting from the early 15th century, Busan was designated as a commercial port by North Korea, and trade with Japan was allowed.  The Japanese settled here.  After the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, Busan was invaded by the Japanese and became a Japanese colony. It has not been evacuated until now. It has now become the base camp of the Japanese garrison. The small Busan has accumulated more than 100,000 Japanese troops, and is still there.  A steady stream of troops were transported from Japan on the opposite side.

    In the Japanese camp in Busan, all the generals have been cautious these days, for fear of being angered by the angry Toyotomi Hideyoshi.  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the de facto ruler of Japan, made him panic after confirming the news that all the more than 20,000 troops led by Kobayakawa Takakage were captured alive by the Ming prince, and only Kobayakawa Takakage escaped and did not know where he was chased.  Angry, unusually angry

    When Toyotomi Hideyoshi first heard the news, he didn't take it seriously. With more than 20,000 elites, and under the personal leadership of Kobayakawa Takakage, how could it be possible that they would be defeated without causing any casualties to the opponent?  Already?  This is impossible. Who is Kobayakawa Takakage?  That is the son of Motonari Mori, who is known as Japan's most wise man. There is a "wise general" in Japan who is famous for his calmness in fighting. Since his debut, he has basically never defeated such a famous general on the battlefield. How could this happen?  All ten thousand people from the other side were captured alive?  This is absolutely impossible

    When Toyotomi Hideyoshi thought about it, it was probably when Kobayakawa Takakage ambushed the prince, or after a great battle, the prince escaped under the protection of four thousand Liaodong cavalry around him, and the prince, in order to save face, went on a rampage.  Falsely reporting military exploits, and in order to curry favor with the Ming Dynasty prince, the hypocritical Koreans spread the lie that the prince captured 20,000 prisoners.

    However, even if you still don't believe it, after the groups sent out to inquire for information came back, they all told the same story. Several people who went to Jeolla Province to inquire for information came back and said that they had not found Kobayakawa Takukage and his army at all.  , a few people who came back from further afield to inquire about the news even said that they saw the more than 20,000 prisoners who were escorted to Seoul from a distance. In addition, Kobayakawa Takakage never sent anyone to send any relevant news.  Only then did Toyotomi Hideyoshi realize the seriousness of the matter. Even if Kobayakawa Takakage let him run away when he ambushed the prince of Ming Dynasty, he should at least send news, right?

    The combination of many factors forced Toyotomi Hideyoshi to seriously consider whether things had really become so bad.  Even though he was unwilling to admit it, before Kobayakawa Takakage came back and faced with almost all the same bad news, he could only think about the worst. Perhaps the wise general who followed him in the north and south and made great contributions, this time  Really encountered unprecedented trouble

    As time went by, there was still no news from Kobayakawa Takakage, and the people who went out to inquire about the news did not find out any news about Kobayakawa Takakage. Toyotomi Hideyoshi became more and more angry, and his feeling of uneasiness became more and more intense.  Strongly, I had to start accepting the seemingly ridiculous news.

    "Your Majesty, my lord, I would like to see you." Toyotomi Hideyoshi was sitting in a specially built palace in Busan. He was thinking about Kobayakawa Takakage's affairs and subsequent countermeasures, when an attendant samurai came in to report.

    Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a little unhappy that his thoughts were interrupted, but he still waved his hand and signaled for people to come in.  But then he realized the issue of the name of the guard warrior just now. He was already unhappy because of Kobayakawa Takakage's incident and couldn't help but shouted: "Stop."

    The guard warrior quickly turned around, bowed and asked: "What other orders does the Lord have?"

    "What did you just say? Repeat what you said."

    "My lord, I just want to say that the young master wants to see you." The guard warrior was a little confused, but he quickly repeated what he said.

    Toyotomi Hideyoshi's face immediately fell. Of course he knew who the young master the guard was talking about was Kobayakawa Hideaki who had been adopted as the son of Kobayakawa Takakage. His eldest son Hashiba Hidekatsu and second son Toyotomi Tsurumatsu both died young.  Before giving birth to his third son, Toyotomi Hideyori, Kobayakawa Hideaki was once established as his heir.

    After all, Kobayakawa Hideaki was also the adopted son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. After having another biological son, Toyotomi Hideyori, Kobayakawa Hideaki's heir qualification was abolished.  However, Kobayakawa Hideaki's biological father, Kinoshita Iesada, was the elder brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's main wife, Hokizashiro. Kobayakawa Hideaki became Toyotomi Hideyoshi's adopted son when he was three years old. Hideaki was smart and intelligent when he was young, and was deeply loved by Hideyoshi. After he was deprived of his inheritance rights,  Later, Toyotomi Hideyoshi arranged another pretty good path for this related adopted son, which was to adopt him to Kobayakawa Takakage and become Kobayakawa Takakage's adopted son, and he also had the right to inherit the Kobayakawa family.

    "Bastard" Toyotomi Hideyoshi was furious and roared: "Kobayakawa Hideaki is no longer me.He is the son of Kobayakawa Takakage, why do you still call him Young Master?  What a bastard. You can even make such a simple problem of address. I have lived in vain for so many years. What's the use of keeping people like you?  Go and commit suicide."

    "Ah?" The guard warrior did not expect that just because of this uncorrected address problem, he would actually lose his life. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "My lord, please spare my life. My lord, please spare my life. I know I was wrong. I beg you."  For the sake of the Lord, who has followed the Lord for so many years, please spare me this time."

    Toyotomi Hideyoshi frowned: "Why, don't you want this decent way to die and want to change it?"

    "Your Majesty" The attendant warrior's face turned pale, and he said in a panic: "My Lord, please spare me this time. I must change that before, we always called Master Xiuqiu your son. You  I have always acquiesced and have not corrected it"

    "That's enough." Toyotomi Hideyoshi waved his hand: "Just use your life to remind future generations that Kobayakawa Hideaki is no longer my son. You should stop talking nonsense, lest I change my mind and let you die in disgrace.  Go ahead and use your samurai sword outside the temple to remind others to go."

    The attendant samurai knew that it would be useless to talk any more, and he might die in an undignified way. He gritted his teeth, stood up, and bowed to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who had his back turned to him: "Yes, Your Highness,"

    Kobayakawa Hideaki was standing outside the hall, but he did not hear the conversation between Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the samurai attendant. It was not until he became impatient with waiting that he saw the samurai attendant who went to report coming out of the main hall.  The attendant warrior walked through a long corridor and several stairs and came to Kobayakawa Hideaki. He forced an unnatural smile at him and said, "My lord, please come in."

    After saying that, he ignored Kobayakawa Hideaki and walked dozens of steps forward before stopping. Then he took off his katana, knelt down, and gently stroked the katana in his hand.

    Kobayakawa Hideaki had long noticed that something was wrong with the samurai attendant. When he saw the posture of the samurai attendant, he couldn't help but be startled. Isn't this posture a preparation for caesarean surgery?

    "What are you doing?" Hideaki Kobayakawa, who is the same age as Zhu Changluo, couldn't help but ask.

    The attendant samurai turned around and smiled. He did not answer. Instead, he drew out his katana with a "choking" sound and answered Kobayakawa Hideaki's words with practical actions.  He looked at his abdomen, and then stabbed it without hesitation. The katana appeared from the back without much hindrance.  However, this blow was not enough to kill him immediately. Instead, the warrior's face was twisted in pain.

    Since there is no blood groove on the katana, the blood did not immediately gush out in large amounts, but only slowly seeped into his clothes.  The attendant warrior opened his mouth and roared, holding the handle of the samurai sword with both hands, and pulled it sharply upward, and then pulled it left and right. Blood immediately seemed to be free of charge, and swarmed out from the original wound The samurai also used it  He pulled out a fatal wound on his stomach, fell to the ground twitching all over, and lost focus after a while.

    Next to him, Hideaki Kobayakawa opened his eyes wide and swallowed, which song was he singing?  He knew that his former adoptive father, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, had always had a bad temper since his current adoptive father, Takakage Kobayakawa, had an accident, but he never thought that a samurai who was alive and kicking just a moment ago would just go in to report the news that he was seeking an audience, and he would be somewhere.  After offending his original adoptive father and being given death, it seemed that he had to be more careful when he went in, so as not to be unlucky.

    Glancing at the samurai who had turned into a corpse again, Kobayakawa Hideaki bravely walked towards the main hall. If he hadn't found out the news about his current adoptive father, Kobayakawa Takakage, he would not have chosen to meet Toyotomi Hideyoshi at this time.  Having followed Toyotomi Hideyoshi for more than ten years, he had a fairly good understanding of his original adoptive father's temper. That is, you should never see him when he is angry, as it would be easy for him to get angry.

    "My son Hidetoshi Hashiba meets my father." Kobayakawa Hideaki entered the main hall. Although he didn't know what made Toyotomi Hideyoshi angry, in order to prevent Toyotomi Hideyoshi from angering him, he reported the name he used when he followed Toyotomi Hideyoshi.  .

    Sure enough, when he heard the name Hidetoshi Hashiba, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's face softened, but then he said with a straight face: "The name Hidetoshi Hashiba is a thing of the past. You are now Hideaki Kobayakawa, the son of Takakage Kobayakawa, and you are no longer me.  I¡¯m my son, it¡¯s better not to mention this name from now on, and don¡¯t call me father anymore.¡±

    Based on Kobayakawa Hideaki's understanding of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he knew that Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the most intolerant of disobedient words when he was angry, so he quickly said: "Yes, Your Highness, it is Tatsunosuke who is confused. Please see your Majesty." Although on the surface, he said  I followed Toyotomi Hideyoshi's words, but still said that Toyotomi Hideyoshi wasThe nickname he chose, this name is generally not easy to change.

    "Get up." Toyotomi Hideyoshi waved his hand, his face softened again: "What's the matter?"

    "My lord, I found out the information about my father."  

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