Matsuki couldn't detect Tokugawa Iemitsu's thoughts, but Fujita had noticed it before in the palace, so he said it was very bold.

If this kind of words are heard, I don’t know how much vibration it will cause.

But the situation is very special now. Emperor Akimasa issued an edict to attack the Tokugawa Shogunate, pushing the shogunate and Japan to an extremely dangerous situation. This was beyond the expectations of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Now, the shogunate must let the Ming Dynasty stop, give them enough time to digest the crisis, and arrange the possibility of the Ming army landing on its own island.

The Emperor Mingzheng's marriage was naturally the most "sincerity", which made the Ming Dynasty hesitate and stopped. It could also explain to the Japanese that it was the Emperor who asked for a marriage, who was bewitched by the Ming people, rather than the shogunate's real anger and resentment.

Matsuki was shocked, opened his mouth and did not dare to speak, but stared at Tokugawa Iemitsu with incredible eyes, hoping that Tokugawa Iemitsu would reject the proposal.

Tokugawa Iemitsu seemed to have not seen the expression of pine wood and pondered silently.

Although Emperor Mingzheng and Hiroko are just a puppet, she is the emperor of Japan and the leader of Japan. It has never been heard of for the leader to marry him! For Japan, it is even more shameful and unacceptable!

Songmu seemed to suddenly react and said, "Public court, Xiuzi Ji may be better and better reflect the sincerity of the public!"

Hideko Hina, also known as Princess Hide, refers to the daughter of Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Tokugawa Iemitsu had already ignored the pine tree and looked up at Fujita and said, "How do you plan to operate this matter?"

If you want to use the "Emperor's Marriage" as bait to deceive the Ming Dynasty's stopping army, regardless of whether it is true or false, it will be a major blow to the Japanese and shogunate and unbearable.

Fujita had already thought about it, but he still thought about it and said slowly: "Public, first, this matter must be spoken by the Emperor. If it is spread in the future, there will be a way out. Second, this matter must be confidential. The 'Emperor' can only be fake, and only Tadao Sakai, the only one who knows. Third, please go to Mingguo in person at the right time..."

The last sentence made the pine wood's eyelids twitch and his whole body was cold.

He had already heard that the "Emperor's marriage" was fake, and it was true that the Ming army stopped. Although it was a bit taboo, the secret of the operation could not be accepted by the outside world. However, the Emperor must not go to the Ming Dynasty!

Even if Emperor Mingzheng is a puppet and is optional, he is the emperor after all, and the nominal ruler of Japan. After going to the Ming Dynasty, can he still come back?

Just as Matsuki was about to speak, Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded expressionlessly and said, "I have already ordered Masao Naito to come back. This matter will be handled by him. This matter must be kept strictly confidential!"

As for the "Emperor's Marriage", if this is spread, even if Tokugawa Iemitsu is strong and powerful, he will have to retire.

Fujita nodded silently and bowed to respond.

This incident made several people feel uncomfortable. After chewing for a while, Tokugawa Iemitsu calmed down and said, "What's the food and supplies that the recruited army is going to be?"

This is the person in charge of Matsuki. He is now in a mixed mood and has a messy mind. He barely said in his spirit: "Originally, he could have summoned another 60,000, but now many daimyos have ambiguous attitudes. The autumn harvest is approaching, and natural disasters are like fire. Maybe half of them can't be summoned... Food and grass are even more difficult. Now the daimyos are crying and want to send disaster relief..."

Maine was in a daze and was talking about things, but Tokugawa Iemitsu heard that his face was quite ugly, his eyes were cold, and his murderous intent was floating.

That is, the invasion of the Ming Dynasty dispersed his energy and blocked his plans. Otherwise, he would definitely deal with these daimyos one by one to let them know how powerful he is in Tokugawa Iemitsu!

Tokugawa Iemitsu ignored Matsuki and turned to look at Fujita, with an extremely indifferent tone and said, "Fujita-kun?"

Songmu heard it cleverly and woke up. He wanted to defend himself, but for a moment he didn't know where to start.

Fujita knew that Tokugawa Iemitsu was dissatisfied and was silent for a moment, saying, "We need time and we also need the shock of our pros and vassals."

Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded and said, "Well, we need to compare time with Akito."

"Yes!" Fujita said.

The situation in Japan was very bad. On the one hand, the Ming Dynasty was pressing hard, and the road was at the doorstep, while civil strife was rife and difficult.

While Tokugawa Iemitsu was busy eliminating civil strife and preparing for war with all his might, the battle at the Guanmen Strait was about to break out.

Dorgon had more than 100,000 troops and more than a thousand cannons, divided into three directions, arranged neatly, with the black holes raised high, aiming at the fortress of the gate.

Dorgon's ambush had been arranged, and the Ming navy was also cruising outside the Guanmen Strait.

At the fortress, Tadatsushi Aoyama, Shigemasaki Itakura, Masaka Naito, etc. were standing, holding a telescope and observing the opposite side.

Tadao Toshi Aoyama's face turned pale and his eyes were cold.

Shigemasa Itakura looked cautious and his figure was very low.

Naito Masakatsu was calm. In his opinion, there were 80,000 troops in the close-up fortress, so could they be defended?

He glanced at Tadatsushi Aoyama and hesitated, "Izumatsu, can I win one or two games, it doesn't take much, just have it."

Tadatsushi Aoyama glanced at him and understood what he meant. The shogunate is now facing great pressure and needs victory in the war to relieve it.

But Tadatsushi Aoyama said without hesitation: "No, it would be good to be able to keep it in the next month."

The gate-closed fortress is not Shanhaiguan, and it is not as high as the city and thick walls. The Ming army is not the Jurchens, and the more than a thousand cannons are not the Western artillery artillery.

Even if the Ming Dynasty did not attack hard, they could not last for a month - there was insufficient money and food, and people were confused.

Naito Masakatsu's expression was a little stiff. He was a civil servant. He couldn't say much about the old Tadatsushi Aoyama, so he could only silently and continue to look outside the city.

The Ming army had an army of 20,000 people in a tight array. Looking at the direction of the fortress from afar, the artillery array was undisguised at three high grounds, and they were resting fortifications and could fire at any time.

Tadatsutsu Aoyama didn't look at it anymore and turned around and said, "Let's go."

Ichikura Shigemasa and Naito Masaka turned around silently and followed him downstairs.

Not long after they left, Dorgon appeared in a cannon formation, looking at the black hole of the muzzle, boxes of explosives beside him, glanced at Oboi behind him, and said lightly: "Is this the newly developed gunpowder by the Military Weapons Bureau? How powerful is it?"

Oboi was quite respectful and raised his hand and said, "Sir Hui, it is newly developed and has great power."

Dorgon didn't say much, touched Guangjie's forehead with his thumb and said, "Tell me the order, fire the cannon!"

Oboi responded and then said in a deep voice: "Fire the cannon!"

Bang bang bang

The sound of cannons swirled out with blue smoke and rushed towards the gate-closed fortress.

The Ming Dynasty artillery was always pursuing range, launching several miles away, and shooting them out at the same time.

This kind of long-range attack is unsolvable to the shogunate army, and there is no other way except to be beaten passively.

As for Masaka Naito's suggestion of going out of the city or sneak attack, it has been completely ruled out by Tadatsushi Aoyama.

The cannons were thundering, and the shells fell like rain, falling into the fortress of the gate.

Explosions rang through the sky, the ground trembled like an earthquake, and the entire gate-closed fortress was shrouded in thick smoke, and he was in hell.

Oboi took the telescope and observed it carefully. After a while, behind Dorgon, he shouted loudly, "Sir, there are more than a thousand cannons here in one day, with a total of more than three thousand. This fortress will definitely be razed to the ground!"
Chapter completed!