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Volume 1 Chapter 1693 A Justified Victory

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    After seeing Tokugawa Iemitsu and Kasuga Bureau falling in a pool of blood together, Doi Toshikatsu finally breathed a sigh of relief.  Since he came here today to have a showdown with Tokugawa Iemitsu, he would not leave until he saw the shogun die. Kneeling on the ground and begging, he was just showing some sincerity and understanding of the master-slave relationship for many years. If the Tokugawa family  If Guang is still ignorant and refuses to commit suicide, then he will have no choice but to do it for the General.  Fortunately, Tokugawa Iemitsu has indeed understood the righteousness, or he has indeed reached the extreme level of despair. He did not make any unnecessary resistance or make any move that would continue to embarrass the Tokugawa family. Instead, he chose to commit suicide directly.  Meet the expectations of Doi Toshi and others.  Toshi Doi slowly walked to the pool of blood. The ground was stained with the blood of two people. The large pool of scarlet liquid was shocking, and the smell was even more unpleasant. However, Toshi Doi did not mind, but  Carefully avoiding the blood stains, he walked up to Tokugawa Iemitsu.  After stabbing his abdomen with a knife, Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't bear the pain and asked Kasuga Bureau to correct him. Although Kasuga Bureau carried out his order, because she was a woman with weak strength after all, even though she used a sharp blade,  But it did not completely cut off Tokugawa Iemitsu's head from his neck. It only left a terrible wound and some bones and flesh connected to his neck, which was really scary.  Fortunately, such an injury is fatal. Tokugawa Iemitsu has expired now and does not need to endure much more difficult pain. His head is now tilted to the side, and his eyes are open, looking at the void aimlessly, which is full of pain.  and despair.  From this moment on, he no longer needs to be upset about anything, let alone worry about anything.  General, I'm sorry.  Doi Toshikatsu silently recited these words without much guilt, and then ignored Kasuga Bureau, who was still twitching slightly on the ground after being stabbed in the abdomen. He waved his hand directly and ordered his men to come over and cut off Tokugawa Iemitsu's head.  class.  After beheading Tokugawa Iemitsu, Doi Toshikatsu was still not idle. He kept issuing orders, urging his confidants to continue cleaning Edo Castle and Ooku while maintaining order everywhere, and then sent  They took Tokugawa Iemitsu's head and went out of the city to meet the commander-in-chief of the Han army.  When the shogunate envoys came to the front of the Han army, the Han army had already reached the foot of Edo Castle, and they could already see Gu Yingchuochuo's residence in the distance.  After the Tokugawa family transferred the seal to Kanto and made Edo their base camp, after decades of management by three generations of shoguns, Edo has become a rare large city. Its scope far exceeds what it was when it was first established. Therefore, there are densely populated residential areas and streets.  Zongheng - It is precisely for this reason that the shogunate was so alarmed when they heard that the Han army threatened Edo's water sources and water transportation, because it took a lot of effort to maintain such a large population.  After winning the Battle of Tama River, the morale of the Han army was high. Through a series of pursuits, they completely defeated the shogunate army brought by Tokugawa Iemitsu to attack. Then they took a break and attacked Edo directly, intending to win this city in one go.  city.  However, the Han army, which was originally preparing for a final battle, gave up this wish with regret after the messenger arrived. However, Zhao Song was very happy, because although the shogunate army had been defeated, if Edo City continued to fight to the death  If he resisted, his men would inevitably suffer some casualties. It would be best for them to give up resistance now.  After already winning such a glorious victory as the Battle of Tamagawa, he no longer needs new victories to subdue Japan or add merit to himself. Now it is a good thing if one of his subordinates can die less.  When Zhao Song called the envoy to him, the envoy was trembling with fear. After the Han army won the battle with overwhelming momentum, Zhao Song, the commander of the Han army who conquered the Japanese army, was already in the shogunate.  A very scary image has been established in people's minds, and of course they are a little afraid of him.  And Zhao Song was as serious as usual. He asked his entourage to take away the box containing Tokugawa Iemitsu's head, then opened it and looked at it. He met the eyes of the lifeless head for a moment, and then directly  With a wave of his hand, the attendant accepted the box.  ¡°Can your Lord, Mr. Zhong, take control of the situation now?¡± he asked the envoy coldly.  "If possible, Edo can avoid war, but if anyone dares to resist, our army will be merciless!" After hearing the translation, the envoys were frightened and kowtowed again, "Sir, Edo is now  The city is now completely under the control of Master Lao Zhong, and everyone in the shogunate has decided to surrender to the Han Dynasty. The few stubborn villains have also been killed or imprisoned by Master Lao Zhong, and they will never cause trouble again.  Please don't worry!" "Well, then I will let our army stay here and not advance." Zhao Song relaxed a little.With a little attitude, "You go back and report to Doi Toshikatsu. Tell him that I will personally lead the escort to Edo in a few days and let him prepare for the reception. Also, the supply of our army must not be interrupted, otherwise you can take care of yourself!"  "Yes! Yes! Understood!" Seeing that the Han general had accepted the surrender, the envoy agreed repeatedly, then hurriedly resigned and left.  "Sir the situation in Edo is still chaotic at the moment, and the number of our troops is so small. I'm afraid it's not advisable for you, my lord, to take risks and go to Edo in person?" After the envoy left, Yan Guang looked at Zhao Song with some doubts.  , "If my lord goes to Edo and something unexpected happens, I'm afraid I'm afraid it's not good" "It is precisely because of the current chaotic situation that I am going to Edo. When I enter Edo Castle, it will be enough to declare to all Japanese  Now who has the final say, I can suppress Doi Ri and defeat them. I have few soldiers and cannot suppress various places, and time is tight, so the situation must be stabilized as soon as possible. In order to achieve this goal, what does it mean for me to take risks? " Zhao  Song shook his head slightly, "I have always heard that the Japanese do not pay attention to honor and are most afraid of the strong. Now that we have defeated the shogunate, they must be afraid of us. In this situation, we should continue to act like the strong.  , There must be no show of cowardice, only in this way can we scare them and make them act according to our will." After a pause, he smiled again, "But you are right, we must act in accordance with our will.  Just in case, you have to be bold but not arrogant, so you still have to make complete preparations - after I take my people to Edo, you continue to stay here to command the army. If something happens to me, you continue to lead the army.  When attacking Edo, you don¡¯t have to worry about my life or death. Also, let them sail the navy¡¯s warships outside Edo City, which is also a deterrent.¡± Before, Zhao Song was thinking about how to defeat the shogunate, and in the shogunate.  Now that he has surrendered, Zhao Song's consideration has become how to stabilize the situation in Kanto and even Japan as soon as possible, so that the Han can dominate the entire Japan with his own will as soon as possible - Zhao Song knows that for the Han, defeating the shogunate is just a matter of defeating the shogunate.  A means rather than an ultimate goal. Their ultimate goal is to squeeze more wealth from Japan with as little cost and energy as possible and offer it to the Han court and people.  For this purpose, Zhao Song felt that it was worth showing some tolerance towards the shogunate and taking some risks.  "Okay! Let's do as Zhao Shuai said." After thinking for a moment, Yan Guang finally agreed with Zhao Song, "Please take care of Zhao Shuai!" Two days later, Zhao Song took dozens of his  A personal follower came to Edo Castle.  They received a very grand welcome. When Zhao Song arrived outside Edo City, the shogunate veteran Doi Toshikatsu led the surrendered shogunate officials and generals all along the way and knelt on the ground, while the streets of Edo  It has been cleared out, and there are no pedestrians along the way. It is obvious that strict vigilance is in place.  After arriving in Edo, Zhao Song first warmly encouraged Doi Toshikatsu and others for their contribution to abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side. Then he reiterated to them that the Han did not want to kill all the officials of the Tokugawa family and the shogunate. Now that the culprit of the conflict between the two parties  Having already been given the head, and the others have been punished accordingly, the big man will not pursue the others again.  After receiving Zhao Song's personal assurance, these people were relieved. They all praised Zhao Song's kindness and bravery. They couldn't tell that they were sworn enemies not long ago, and the objects left by Tokugawa Iemitsu had disappeared.  No trace.  With Zhao Song personally in charge and under the pressure of the Han army and fleet stationed outside Edo City, Edo, which had been in chaos, slowly returned to stability, the supply of materials also slowly recovered, and people began to  Normal life has resumed, and only some families who lost loved ones in the Battle of Tamagawa can see the scars left by the previous terrible war.  The Han Dynasty was completely victorious in the Battle of Tama River, and a series of news such as the suicide of shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, etc., quickly spread throughout Japan, and the shogunate eldest brother Ii Naotaka also received the news from the messenger.  Such a terrible blow made many people in the army cry and feel extremely sad. Even Ii Naotaka himself, who had been mentally prepared for it, couldn't help but burst into tears.  But even if he cries, he also knows what is most important - right now he can only try his best to save the Tokugawa family and his own family, and there is really no room to delay for too long for Tokugawa Iemitsu.  The envoy from Edo, in addition to informing them of the death of Tokugawa Iemitsu, also told them that the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army of the Han Dynasty had already stationed in Edo City, and that the entire shogunate had surrendered to the Han Dynasty. At the same time, he also conveyed Jiang  Hu's order required this shogunate army to surrender to the Han envoys as soon as possible.  Of course, many people are extremely resistant to such an order. They hate the big man very much, and they are even more unwilling to be fooled.The humiliation of defeat, but most people accepted it silently - after the fall of Edo and Tokugawa Iemitsu's suicide, they could no longer find a reason to fight, not to mention that when rescue from the rear had been cut off,  If we continue to fight, everything will be destroyed.  Besides, most of their families are now under threat from the Han army. If they continue to resist, they may be wiped out.  In such a psychological environment, Ii Naotaka, who had already planned to surrender, was even more handy. He detained a small group of die-hards who still wanted to resist to the end and asked them to commit suicide. At the same time, he sent someone to propose to the Han envoy on the opposite side.  surrender.  The Han envoy Zhou Pu immediately accepted his surrender and ordered his troops to disarm on the spot, while promising never to harm the prisoners.  After getting the cooperation of Naotaka Ii, Zhou Pu asked his troops to take over the garrison of the shogunate troops opposite, and then temporarily imprisoned them. However, he did fulfill his promise and did not harm the prisoners but only disarmed them.  thing.  At this point, the war between the Han and the entire shogunate has ended, ending with the Han's overall victory. At the same time, Zhou Pu also issued an edict to the entire Japan, ordering all Japanese daimyo to strictly guard their territories.  Not allowed to cross the line even half a step, waiting for further treatment by the Japanese court - now that the shogunate has been defeated, Zhou Pu now needs to reorganize Japan's order, while suppressing the daimyo from various places and not allowing them to expand wantonly.  Under his order, most of the daimyo obeyed his order because they were afraid of the might of the Han Dynasty. The Maeda family of the Kaga domain and the Date family of the Sendai domain, who had originally started to cross the border to attack the shogunate territory, withdrew their troops and then waited uneasily.  Follow the big man's further orders.  During this period of time, Zhou Pu continued to announce that the order was being established and rewards and punishments were being promoted at the same time, as if he was the emperor. With the efforts of Zhao Song and him, the order in Japan was slowly re-stabilized.  After the army surrendered and the army dispersed, Ii Naotaka was summoned to his station by Zhou Pu. Because of his surrender, he received relatively good treatment, but Zhou Pu never summoned him because of his busy schedule.  It was not until Zhou Pu calmed down the situation a little that he finally got the opportunity to meet Zhou Pu. At the same time, he was summoned to Tokugawa Tadaga, who was the legitimate son of the Tokugawa family and the younger brother of Tokugawa Iemitsu.  Because he had known about the arrangement of the Han Dynasty for a long time, Naotaka Ii was not surprised when he met Tokugawa Tadaga, but when he saw with his own eyes that the envoy of the Han Dynasty who was now Weifu's own servant was so young, Naotaka Ii was still a little surprised.  ¡°However, he also knew that Han Dynasty was a newly created dynasty, and even the Emperor of Han Dynasty was very young, so he quickly returned to normal, but he had mixed feelings about this in his heart.  Tokugawa Tadaga came to Zhou Pu's tent not long ago. In order to get rid of his brother's shadow and to preserve the blood and foundation of the Tokugawa family, after weighing all kinds of considerations, he finally decided to join the Han and became a Tokugawa under the support of the Han.  The next head of the Chuan family.  Because of the years of grievances between the brothers, the news of his brother's death did not make him sad. On the contrary, he was very happy. He was even more happy that he finally got out of the previous predicament and became the coveted head of the Tokugawa family.  Although it is a pity to lose the position of shogun, the Tokugawa family still has its foundation and a large territory. As long as it is reorganized and restored, the Tokugawa family will still be one of the most powerful daimyo in Japan and will not be reduced to  A situation where the family is broken up and everyone is destroyed.  But if you want to achieve such a result, you must please the Han Dynasty, because now the Tokugawa family is the target of public criticism. Only by relying on the protection of the Han Dynasty can the Tokugawa family avoid being targeted by the imperial court and other big names.  With this idea in mind, ever since he met the envoy of the Han Dynasty, Tokugawa Tadagawa has been trying every possible means to please him and please him. He has repeatedly promised that he and his brother are absolutely different, and he will definitely be obedient to the Han Dynasty from generation to generation.  After Tokugawa Tadagawa and Ii Naotaka came to sit in front of Zhou Pu, they first saluted Zhou Pu with fear, and then bowed to listen to Zhou Pu's instructions.  "Although you were enemies of the Han before, this was because you were deceived by Tokugawa Iemitsu's coercion. Now that Tokugawa Iemitsu has been crowned, as long as you obey the Han in the future, the Celestial Empire will naturally not embarrass you again.  " Zhou Pu once again instructed these two people, "Although the situation is initially stable, there must be many people in Kanto who are resentful of you and the big men. After you return to Edo, you must also pay attention to clearing out these villains to avoid them.  There will be chaos!" Unexpectedly, Zhou Pu did not mention the Japanese imperial court at all in his edict¡ªit was clear that their excuse when they started fighting with the shogunate was to uphold Japanese discipline and make the Tokugawa family respect the Japanese imperial court.  Tokugawa TadashiNagawa Ii Naotaka naturally understood and repeatedly stated that he would definitely clean up those who had objections to the Han Dynasty and would never cause chaos in the shogunate again.  Tokugawa Tadanagi was more active than Ii Naotaka, because he had been persecuted by Tokugawa Iemitsu and the shogunate ministers before, and he had already had grievances for a long time. Moreover, he did not have much power in his hands now, and he knew that many people were dissatisfied with him.  , so he has long planned to use the sword of the Han Dynasty to cleanse the important ministers, so that he, the head of the family, can continue to be in peace - Ii Naotaka and Doi Toshikatsu are too powerful and famous, and he cannot move for the time being.  He was not going to be polite to the others, and he would vent out all his grievances on this group of people.  Although Zhou Pu couldn't fully understand Tokugawa Tadanagi's thoughts, he had a close guess in his mind. However, Zhou Pu was happy to see the results. The more Tokugawa Tadanagi purged his family's important officials, the more he relied on them.  Big men are also good for big men.  "But don't go back to Edo now. Come with me to Kyoto first." Zhou Pu suddenly changed the subject.     why is that?  Both of them were a little confused and looked at each other secretly.  Now that the imperial court is no longer what it used to be, I'm afraid they won't get any preferential treatment when they go to Kyoto.  They were even more afraid of becoming hostages in the hands of the imperial court, just like the relatives of those daimyo were in their hands.  However, Zhou Pu quickly dispelled their doubts.  "Your previous official positions have been deprived by your country's court. Now you need to take up your official positions again. Since you are now in charge of the Tokugawa family, you should at least go to the court to apologize." "Yes yes  " After receiving Zhou Pu's explanation, Tokugawa Tadanagi immediately agreed. As long as his life is not in danger, it is not difficult for him to apologize.  "In addition you also need to be present to sign the peace treaty." Zhou Pu continued to explain, "When you two meet with me and His Highness the Crown Prince, please don't lose your etiquette, otherwise the consequences will be very serious!" The two of them were stunned almost at the same time.  stand up.  "In this expedition, I am leading the battle behind His Highness the Crown Prince's headquarters. Since the war is over, it is natural for His Highness the Crown Prince to come to the capital of your country in person." A faint smile appeared on Zhou Pu's face, "Also,  If the peace treaty between the two countries is confirmed by His Highness the Crown Prince, wouldn¡¯t it be more legitimate? "
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