"Hiss~~heh~~hiss~~ Is Takechiyo here?"

"Hi, father, my son is here."

"Oh. Your Majesty, General Konoe, I think I am really going to see Vairocana Buddha this time. Before I leave, please allow me to say a few more words."

"Hi, please show me."

In May 1615, the Summer Battle of Osaka ended. The Tokugawa family burned Osaka Castle, and Hideyori and Yodohime died in the fire.

After doing an inventory, they found out that Toyotomi Kunimatsu had been taken away by Yan Siqi. Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled and put his hands together in front of everyone, and said something about thanking God that the Toyotomi clan was not extinct. As a result, he fell ill after returning to the camp.

rise.

While he was ill, Tokugawa Ieyasu asked Tokugawa Yoshinao to go to Edo Castle and take charge of the national government affairs directly, while he lived in Sunpu Castle.

This city used to be the residence of Imagawa Yoshimoto. Ieyasu spent his youth here as a hostage. This period of time is the most memorable for everyone, even if he was a precarious hostage under someone else's fence at that time.

.So, Ieyasu chose to spend the last part of his life here.

"Your Excellency, General of the Guards, after I leave, no one will be able to suppress you anymore. Judging from your ambitions, I am afraid that you will soon join forces with the Siamese man to launch an attack on the Ming Dynasty, right?"

"...Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from Father. Why didn't Father stop me?"

"Visions of heaven and earth occurred in many places in the world on the same day sixteen years ago. Although I don't know what it is, there is no doubt that places with visions are places with hope. Now it seems that

Hopes from all over the world cannot coexist. Otherwise, why would Ming Dynasty suddenly change its temper and keep suppressing us in Japan? So, having more friends is always good, why should I stop you?"

"...Father, you are a true hero."

"Hiss~heh~cough...it doesn't matter whether you are a good person or not. Although I tried my best to bear it, I finally destroyed the Toyotomi family. In the future, I am probably not rated as good as Cao Cao in the history books.

Am I a shameless person like Sima Yi?"

"Father, Sima Yi has a bad reputation because the Western Jin Dynasty died too quickly and was too cowardly. As long as the Tokugawa Shogunate can continue for a long time, your posthumous reputation will definitely be good!"

"This is what I want to tell you, Takechiyo, if we in Japan live behind closed doors, no one will be able to challenge the status of the Tokugawa family within two to three hundred years. But if we take the initiative to provoke the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid

In less than ten years, the Tokugawa family will be reduced to powder."

"Father, what if the Ming Dynasty comes over? They have Toyotomi Kunisong in their hands!"

"Hey, the country of Japan has never been truly unified since Kamakura. However, when Japan is invaded by foreign enemies, the power of unity inherent in this country and this nation will quickly burst out. Three hundred years

Before, the Mongols were invincible throughout Europe and Asia, but when they came to Japan, didn't they also come back defeated?"

Although it was a moment of reflection, he continued to speak for a long time, and Tokugawa Ieyasu couldn't hold it any longer. He lay on the tatami, calmed down for a while and then said: "After I leave, you can continue

Maintain the alliance with the King of Siam. However, it is okay to defend together, but as long as the Ming Dynasty does not attack us, we must not take the initiative to provoke the Ming Dynasty. Remember, when we Japanese fight, we can only use 70% to 80% of our abilities at most.

If others land to attack us, we can explode several times our strength. If we fight, no matter whether we win or lose, our shogunate's rule will be damaged. If others come in, the entire Japan will have to rely on the shogunate to lead everyone to resist foreign humiliation, but you can

Take the opportunity to gather power again and enhance the authority of the shogunate. Therefore, after I leave, you must send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible to renew the peace treaty. Do you understand?"

"...Hi, my son understands. Father, please rest assured."

"Hey, that disapproving look on your face means you didn't listen at all..."

On April 25, 1616, when His Royal Highness the Emperor Grandson of the Ming Dynasty was making various preparations to face the upcoming super locust plague that would sweep across northern China. Tokugawa Ieyasu, a generation of outstanding figures in Japan and the founder of the Edo shogunate, passed away.

.More than a month earlier than his death date in his historical plane.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was famous for his frugality during his lifetime. Although he had many intrigues and intrigues, what he hated most was red tape. Therefore, his funeral was carried out very quickly. From the time of his death, by early June of this year, all matters were completed.

.Then Tokugawa Yoshinao came to Hakone from Sunfu and officially took office as the second generation general of the Edo shogunate.

Under the watchful eyes of more than two hundred ministers, daimyo, wealthy families, and thousands of bannermen who came to watch the ceremony, when Tokugawa Yoshinao sat down in the main hall of Hakone Shrine, three phantoms suddenly appeared in the sky again.

"Susanohu?!"

"No, when Kōkata-dono was born, there was only Susanoo, but now there are three figures. Ah, looking at the attire, they should be Amaterasu, Susanoo and Tsukuyomi!"

"Oh my God, His Highness is sitting there, with the three great gods standing behind him. His Highness is also a true god, right?"

"I, Tokugawa Yoshinao, was born by divine order to guide Japan's path. You all must be loyal to the public and always obey the orders of the shogunate."

"Hi Yi! Please obey the oracle!"

"The Great Gosho (Ieyasu) ended the warring states and brought peace to Japan. However, the land in Japan is limited, and the number of samurai is unlimited. If they are trapped in the country, within a hundred years, the samurai will inevitably become poor and die. From today on, the founding of the country, training of troops, and preparation for war,

When the time is right, expand your territory to the four seas and spread your power in all directions."

"...Hi, please obey...the oracle..."

The answers this time were obviously uneven: For the thousands of bannermen who have no land of their own and live purely on their salaries, they are happy to change the national policy of seclusion to pioneering and enterprising. But for the two hundred or so, it was not easy.

In the turbulent times of the Warring States Period, the daimyo and wealthy families who had preserved their family name and land really didn't have much enthusiasm for opening up new territories.

For such a situation, Tokugawa Yoshinao had already expected it. But he didn't care: relying on the short period of time for the miracle to appear, it was enough to deify his behavior of changing national policies as soon as he took office.

"It is detected that the host has reached the summit in the country it belongs to, and the system is started."

"Here you go, I've been waiting for you for a long time, system."

"Tokugawa Yoshinao, before time travel, he was a Japanese military cartoonist. The help this system will give you is... your natal star is the seventh star of the Big Dipper. In the Chinese star system,

He is the Pojun Star King, who advocates bravery and advancement. Therefore, your talent bonus is that when you lead an army to fight in person, the close combat lethality of your soldiers will be increased by 10%. When you switch to long-range troops, their hit rate will also be increased.

All are increased by 10%. If you do not go to the battlefield in person, during the battle, the above two bonuses of the soldiers under your command will gradually weaken as the distance from you increases until they are gone."

"Yoshi! This talent is really great! It seems that the era of sailing battleships will continue for quite some time. In this era of low hit rate, even if it is only half a percent, it will be enough for our Japanese naval fleet to face
Chapter completed!