"Song Gong, the current situation in Japan is that a prince named Tokugawa Ieyasu killed Toyotomi Hideyoshi and replaced him, occupying the position before Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but Tokugawa Ieyasu's position at this time is the forefront of Japan's war against Korea, Nagoya Castle, the westernmost part of Japan mainland, and in Kyoto Castle, the capital of Japan, there are not only their emperors, but also Toyotomi Hideyoshi's heir, Toyotomi Hideji, that is to say, at this moment, Japan has two regimes! Antagonistic to each other, hostile to each other. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Song Yingchang twisted his beard and nodded: "That's a good thing for me and Daming!" ”

"Naturally it is a good thing, as long as Japan remains divided and maintains a civil war, the Ming will be safe and sound, and you can sit back and relax, but the status quo at this moment is that Tokugawa Ieyasu's power is far above Toyotomi Hideji, and there is a gap of several times between the two forces, if the Ming Dynasty does not intervene, Toyotomi Hideji's forces will be wiped out by Tokugawa Ieyasu in a short time, and Japan will be unified again, truly unified."

Xiao Ruxun's words attracted Song Yingchang's attention.

"True unity? Toyotomi ...... Hideyoshi? Isn't he the king of Japan? ”

Xiao Ruxun patiently explained: "Japan has been divided for hundreds of years, just like my Chinese Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, until more than ten years ago, it was unified, and the person who unified it was Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but this Toyotomi Hideyoshi only unified more than half of Japan, and the remaining half was negotiated, that is, we said that the tone was not listened to, this time Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched the Korean War, and the troops used were basically half of his own, and Tokugawa Ieyasu belonged to the half that was negotiated, and preserved his strength.

Under the threat of the last general, they overthrew the regime of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and established their own regime, originally Toyotomi Hideyoshi's power was wiped out in Korea, and the remaining little bit was not Tokugawa Ieyasu's opponent at all, if the Ming Dynasty ignored it and allowed Tokugawa Ieyasu to unify Japan, Japan would be truly unified, and its degree of unity would be far above Toyotomi Hideyoshi, if Tokugawa Ieyasu was ambitious, he would inevitably make a comeback within ten years! Song Gong, this is not alarmist, Japan has a population of more than 10 million! ”

Although Tokugawa Ieyasu did not make a comeback in the end, but history has changed dramatically so far, Xiao Ruxun no longer dares to believe in the direction of history at will, in case Tokugawa Ieyasu's head is pumped, not to engage in Yuan and Yanwu, but to engage in an arms race, then I really don't know if there is still a war to completely clean up a more powerful Japan, and now there is this opportunity to contain Japan, what's wrong?

"Ten million? This...... This small country has a population of tens of millions? No wonder it is possible to raise 150,000 troops to conquer Korea, so warlike and brutal, with an abundant population, it is definitely not a blessing of the Ming Dynasty! Ji Xin, how are you going to do it, how do you do it? ”

Song Yingchang looked at Xiao Ruxun.

Xiao Ruxun said slowly: "Song Gong, no matter what, I have to weaken Tokugawa Ieyasu's army fiercely, only when my Ming army participates in this battle for hegemony, can the Toyotomi clan and the Tokugawa clan stand side by side in Japan, hostile to each other, and wary of each other, and I, the Ming Dynasty, occupy the Iwami region and the two major forces of Japan are hostile to each other and contain each other, so that neither of these two forces dares to do anything to anyone, and divide Japan to the greatest extent." ”

Song Yingchang immediately said: "In other words, the Ming Dynasty needs to garrison troops in Japan?" ”

"Exactly, at least thirty thousand!"

"Thirty thousand? A little too much, right? Ji Xin, do you know how much it costs for these 30,000 soldiers and horses to be stationed overseas? ”

"Song Gong, we can't just see the pay and not see the return, occupy the Iwami region, the silver mountains in the real Iwami region are under the control of the Ming Dynasty, with an annual output of one million taels of silver, this entry alone is enough for the military expenses of a hundred thousand troops, right? Not to mention thirty thousand? Moreover, stationed in Japan, you can also farm the fields, and you can also graze to reduce transportation costs, and you can also take the opportunity to develop commerce, attract people to come to Japan to do business, and pay taxes to us, what the imperial court needs to pay and get is not at the same level at all. ”

Xiao Ruxun tried her best to persuade.

Song Yingchang frowned, twisted his beard and walked around, sometimes relaxed, sometimes anxious, for a long time, under the expectant gaze of Xiao Ruxun and Yuan Huang, Song Yingchang opened his mouth and said: "The old man will play for you, explain the reason, and fight for the imperial court, but, Ji Xin, you have to remember that you only have two months at most." ”

Xiao Ruxun's heart was settled, and he and Yuan Huang looked at each other and smiled.

"Thank you Song Gong! In fact, why two months, the last general can end the war within a month, and the last general's child should be born when the time is calculated, and the last general is also like an arrow, thinking about going back to watch the child be born, Mrs. will go out as soon as she is pregnant, and she really feels sorry for their mother and son. ”

Song Yingchang nodded, showing a hint of a smile: "It's okay, if you can end the war here as soon as possible, you can go home to accompany your wife and children, this is a good thing, finish this battle as soon as possible, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us, the old man can't withstand so much pressure, you have to hurry." ”

As he spoke, Song Yingchang seemed to remember something again.

"Ji Xin, there is one more thing you have to know, you told the emperor that you used captives to open a mine and I don't know who stabbed you out, and now some courtiers are very dissatisfied with you, saying that you are a fallacy to bewitch the emperor, and someone will use this to attack your position as the main general, asking you to be removed and replaced by another general, the old man used the taboo of changing generals in battle as an excuse to help you press down, but you have been noticed by some courtiers, be careful."

Yuan Huang was stunned for a moment, and then saw Xiao Ruxun's sneer on his face.

"The appearance of those scholars is too ugly, the emperor used his own treasury silver, used the prisoners caught on the battlefield, and opened the mine without consuming a grain of rice and grain for the people, how could he provoke those scholars? So if you don't want the emperor to open a mine, you used it to harm the people's livelihood before, and what do you use it now? Shifting the target? ”

"Ji Xin! Don't say that! Trouble comes from the mouth, you haven't thought about why this matter was stabbed in the court? You, you are young and vigorous and don't know what to check, if it wasn't for the old man who pressed it for you last time, do you think you can still lead the soldiers to today? ”

Song Yingchang frowned and reprimanded Xiao Ruxun.

Xiao Ruxun also knew that the last incident was thanks to Song Yingchang's strong advocacy, and he was safe and sound, if the last incident was known by the courtiers, Xiao Ruxun would definitely die without a place to be buried.

"I have to thank Song Gong for what happened last time."

Song Yingchang waved his hand: "It's okay, but Ji Xin, you have to remember that you are a military general, and you will not have a good end for the above ministers, you must endure it, and you must swallow it when you should swallow it, no matter how insulted and slandered others are, you just need to confess, and you must not fight back, otherwise there will be ministers who will help you speak for various purposes, once you fight back, you will face the blows of the entire court and the ministers, and the emperor will not be able to support you, understand?" ”

Xiao Ruxun nodded and said softly, "The last general understands." ”