Volume 2: Soaring! The Overlord of the Region Chapter 256: Summer Battle in Osaka (Part 2)
"Your Highness, the Tokugawa army has now entered the city. Please let the Right Lord go out to fight to boost morale!"
"Saemon-sama! Do you know what you are saying? War is dangerous. How can you, the Right Minister, with your noble body, go to the battlefield to fight?"
Looking at Yodohime, who was covered in a thick layer of powder on the main seat, with her teeth painted black, and looked extremely angry, and Toyotomi Hideyori, who stood there like a piece of wood and didn't move, Sanada Yukimura felt sad.
However, in order to defeat Tokugawa, we need this banner! So, we have to be patient.
"Your Highness, I have no intention of letting Lord Hideyori charge at the front. I just want to..."
"That's enough! I absolutely don't agree! Hideyori is my only son. What if something happens to him? After Taiko passed away, the meaning of my life is to protect him! To keep him safe!"
Looking at Yodohime who had fallen into the state of a mad woman, Yukimura, who was looking at her hideous face, and Oono Harunaga next to her, were all filled with a deep sense of powerlessness.
"Your Highness." Yukimura took a deep breath and bowed deeply again: "The Tokugawa family has made no secret of their intention to destroy the Toyotomi family. If Lord Hideyori does not go into battle and we are defeated, Lord Hideyori will eventually be doomed. In this way, your Highness's original intention to protect Lord Hideyori will be in vain."
"No, we won't die! Hideyori won't die either! If necessary, we can send Senhime (Tokugawa Ieyasu's granddaughter) back to His Majesty Edo and ask him to spare our lives."
"You... Your Highness! If you have such thoughts in your mind, why did you summon us to Osaka Castle to fight for the Toyotomi family? Wouldn't it be better to surrender early? Why did you have to sacrifice the lives of so many loyal and brave samurai?"
"Shut up! Lord Hideyori is the only son of His Highness the Grand Duke. His life is above everything else, and it's different from yours!" His cheeks, which had become somewhat sagging due to his age, shook violently, and the powder on them fell off. Under his bloody lips were teeth painted black.
Looking at the woman at the top, the constant changes of red and black in her mouth made Yukimura Sanada completely unable to control his anger.
"Bang!" A hand slapped heavily on the shoulder of Yukimura Sanada who was about to jump up.
"Yan Sang?!"
Not only Yukimura, but also Ono Harunaga, Chosokabe Morichika, Akashi Zento, Kimura Shigenari and others in the house all looked up with surprise and saluted Yan Siqi - this "senior official" of the Ming Dynasty finally changed the principle of "not being a bad guest" and stood in front of Yodohime and Lord Hideyori in person!
"I am General Yan Siqi, a subordinate of the Great Ming Admiral Caojiang, and I am here to greet His Excellency the Right Minister of Japan."
"General Yan is polite." Although Toyotomi Hideyori was like a wooden man the moment before, when he performed the etiquette movements, they were so smooth and flowing that they were much more standard and beautiful than those of guy who had no sense of etiquette at all.
Unfortunately, Yan Siqi was not of noble birth and could not appreciate this so-called etiquette at all.
"General Yan, this is Jiaci. " The gentle voice sounded again, and it was Hideyori who was implicitly reminding Yan Siqi: this Yodohime is the one who has the final say in Osaka Castle.
"Yes." He turned his head expressionlessly and nodded to Yodohime, then said to Toyotomi Hideyori, "Your Excellency, in our Ming Dynasty, when men are discussing state affairs, women should take the initiative to leave and wait for the results of the men's discussion afterwards."
“Bold!”
"rude!"
Yan Siqi's Japanese was excellent, so of course he spoke in Japanese, and Yodohime and the others naturally understood. Then Yodohime, led by the maids around her, all stood up and reprimanded Yan Siqi.
"Kouをつぐむ!" (Shut up)
Since Toyotomi Hideyoshi, there is finally a man who dares to roar at this group of lawless women. For a moment, Yodohime and others were briefly shocked.
"At this moment of life and death, Your Excellency the Right Minister, what are you thinking?"
"ah?"
"Sir, don't go to see your mother! You are almost 22 years old this year! At this age, Taiko had already followed Lord Nobunaga to capture the head of Imagawa Yoshimoto in Okehazama! What about you? You don't even dare to express your own opinions? Or, do you not even have your own opinions? This Osaka Castle is your Osaka Castle! You are the head of the Toyotomi family!"
"Someone, come here! Take this rude guy down for me!"
Unfortunately, none of the men present moved.
Actually, these warriors had been extremely dissatisfied with Yodo-hime for a long time. However, they were not willing to submit to each other, and they also needed the banner of the Toyotomi family. So they had no choice but to put up with Yodo-hime.
But now, with Yan Siqi, the representative of the Ming Dynasty Crown Prince, taking the lead, they really don't want to make any compromise with that stupid, crazy woman anymore.
"You...how dare you do this? Have you all forgotten Taiko's kindness?"
"Uru-sai!" Waving his hand impatiently, Yan Siqi continued to stare at Toyotomi Hideyori with a sharp gaze: "How about it, Your Excellency, the Right Minister, you are already a man with high spirits, what do you think?"
"I... I think, if the Tokugawa family can obviously take Osaka Castle by force, then at this moment, even if we send Senhime back, Ieyasu will not let us go, right?"
Eh? You're not stupid! Then why didn't you say anything just now?
As if he had seen through Yan Siqi's thoughts, Toyotomi Hideyori continued, "My father died early, and my mother was worried about this family. I really don't want to embarrass my mother. Besides, I don't know whether my own thoughts are right or wrong."
"Well, I understand." Yan Siqi simply imitated the Japanese and sat down cross-legged: "Well, Your Excellency, the Right Minister, now I have become the bad guy. Whatever you think in your mind, you might as well say it now."
"Hey." Nodding gracefully and casting an apologetic look at Yodohime, Toyotomi Hideyori said, "I studied the history of Ming and Japan with teacher Oda Yurakusai, and I know very well that if a family that controls the world loses the power to control the world, its ending will be very tragic. I have long been aware of this. But..."
Because of his excellent maintenance and long-term living with his mother and a group of maids, Toyotomi Hideyori, who looked extremely weak and had incredibly white and delicate skin, seemed to have become a different person at this time.
He stood up suddenly, and then said in a weak but firm voice: "I lost my father when I was young, and my teacher Maeda Toshiie and Ishida Mitsunari also passed away early, so as the son of a samurai, I don't even know the most basic kendo. But..." He touched his chest: "My heart keeps telling me that I can't bring shame to my father who is known as the best in the world! So...Saemon-sama."
"Your subject is here!"
"As you just said, you want me to go into battle in person. I agree!"
"Hi! I am grateful to you! All the soldiers in this city will surely unleash their unlimited potential under the banner of Gosantong!"
"No, Hideyori, this is too dangerous. Surrender, let's surrender, transfer, transfer to another place. Hand over Osaka Castle... His Majesty Edo is a kind person, he will not kill us all."
"Hehe..." With a light laugh, Toyotomi Hideyori said, "Mother, His Majesty Edo is not a merciful person." Then he quickly turned his head and said, "General Yan, thank you for giving me courage."
"Pa pa." After clapping his hands sincerely, Yan Siqi let out a long sigh: "What Your Excellency the Right Minister said just now really makes me feel that it is worthwhile to stay in Japan for the past few years. Then, Your Excellency the Right Minister, please prepare. In order to prevent accidents, please let me put on armor for you!"
"Okay, then I'll have to trouble General Yan."
"Sanada-kun."
"Hi Yi!"
"After the Tokugawa army enters the city, the command of the street fighting in the city will be handed over to you. I must make this Osaka Castle built by Taiko drink the blood of these shameless Tokugawas!"
"Hey, please rest assured, Mr. Yan! Please rest assured, Mr. Right Minister! I will make sure that the old thief Tokugawa will never forget the terror that Osaka left them!"
