"Tokugawa-kun, please make another trip to discuss peace talks with the champion of the Ming Dynasty!"

Just when Wang Bing was giving the generals a 'vaccination', Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who had just led the army to retreat to Chikuzen, summoned Tokugawa Ieyasu and once again appointed him as the peace envoy to talk to Ming.

The army discussed peace talks.

"Lord Taige, the champion of the Ming Dynasty is too tough. The conditions he set before were already so harsh. Now that we have been defeated again, it is not time to negotiate peace with the Ming army..."

Hearing that Toyotomi Hideyoshi asked him to go to the Ming army for peace talks, Tokugawa Ieyasu suddenly couldn't help but look embarrassed.

There is no other way. If the defeated general goes to peace talks, it is not just 'talking', it is called 'seeking peace'! I don't think he is the second most famous person in the Japanese country, how can he be willing to suffer this humiliation a second time?

"It doesn't matter. Let's talk about the words and deeds of Mr. Quan with the Ming army for the time being! These conditions are all worked out. Among us, only Mr. Tokugawa has the most qualified temperament. I hope Mr. Tokugawa will not refuse!"

At the end, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the "people of the world" of the Japanese country, stood up and bowed solemnly to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

"Lord Taige, don't you know the bottom line of this peace negotiation?"

After all, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is the "people of the world" in the Japanese country at the moment. Under this situation, Tokugawa Ieyasu could only bite the bullet and comply no matter how reluctant he was.

However, since it was a peace negotiation, both parties must have their own bottom lines and demands, so he must ask clearly about this matter first.

"It is said that you should not trust those who employ them, but do not trust those who doubt them! Since this matter has been handed over to the authority, the peace talks will be handled by Tokugawa-kun with full authority! You can decide the bottom line of the negotiation by yourself, and there is no need to ask me for instructions!"

However, what Tokugawa Ieyasu never expected was that when faced with such an important issue, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was extremely "generous" and left full power to Tokugawa Ieyasu to make his own decision.

On the surface, this seems to be Toyotomi Hideyoshi's great trust in him. But in fact, it dug a big hole for him, a big hole that severely damaged his reputation.

You know, since ancient times, at the negotiation table, the losing party is the party at the mercy of others, and there is no chance of taking advantage.

Therefore, in the face of the peace talks with the Ming army, no matter how Tokugawa Ieyasu negotiated, the final result would definitely be a result of "loss of power and humiliation of the country".

When the time comes, once the terms of the peace talks, which were solely arranged by Tokugawa Ieyasu, are signed, there will probably be no one in the entire Japanese country who will not point their fingers at him and call him a traitor!

As a result, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the leader of the eastern daimyo second only to him as a "people of the world", will have a great decline in reputation and will no longer be able to compete with Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

"Thanks to Lord Taige for your trust, I am deeply honored! However, I have few talents and little knowledge, and I really cannot bear such a heavy responsibility. In order to prevent harming the country and the people, I ask Lord Taige to choose someone wiser!"

Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had been forced by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to take over the peace talks, immediately regretted it after hearing that Toyotomi Hideyoshi had given him such great authority.

Just kidding, Tokugawa Ieyasu is not a fool. Toyotomi Hideyoshi knows things well. How could he, the "old turtle" who is also known as "tanuki" among the "Three Heroes of the Warring States Period", not understand the stakes involved?

Therefore, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi wanted to take the blame for him, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was like an old fox, could not be fooled so easily.

"Tokugawa-kun, now is the time when the country is in critical danger. Can't you, Your Excellency, take care of the country's worries?"

Seeing Tokugawa Ieyasu repenting, Toyotomi Hideyoshi couldn't help but his face darkened, and he immediately changed his face.

You know, after the Battle of Nagoya, the Kanto princes, large and small, lost 50,000 to 60,000 troops.

As a result, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, whose direct lineage was mostly in Kansai, reached a new balance with the Kanto princes headed by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Therefore, Monkey, who was previously forced to defend the city and fight, now has the capital to "energize" again.

"Lord Taige, your loyalty to the country is a lesson to behold!"

While speaking, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was forced to do nothing, even drew a knife. Of course, the knife was not pointed at Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but on his own neck.

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"Envoy Tokugawa Ieyasu and Maeda Toshiie meet the champion of the Ming Dynasty!"

With Tokugawa Ieyasu's attitude that he would rather die to prove his will, and after another two days of delay, the 'monkey' could not force the daimyo who was second only to him in strength too much. In the end, he compromised and could only let his confidants

Maeda Toshiie became the deputy peace envoy and came with him to see Wang Bing.

It's just that things in the world are unpredictable. It was only two days later. When Tokugawa Ieyasu and Maeda Toshiie returned to Nagoya Castle again, their identities had changed, from hosts to 'guests'!

"Why, could it be that Toyotomi Hideyoshi has now figured out my condition?"

Seeing Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had previously been the peace envoy, arrive again, Wang Bing knew without thinking that this was the Japanese who came to seek peace.

"Returning to the words of the champion, the two ministers came with Lord Taige's great sincerity. It's just that the conditions for the championship are too harsh. Lord Taige hopes that the champion can..."

Although he was assigned a deputy envoy, after entering the camp that he had "prepared" for the Ming army, Maeda Toshiie came directly and said, "Xu Shu entered Cao's camp without saying a word"!

Therefore, in order to distance himself as much as possible, Tokugawa Ieyasu never left the words "Taiko-sama" in every sentence, as if he, the peace envoy, was just a messenger.

"Haha, so 'monkey' still wants to bargain with me?"

Ignoring the 'Old Turtle''s behavior in the guise of being a 'monkey', Wang Bing couldn't help but laugh, but his tone was not as serious as the last time.

"Master Marquis, isn't this peace negotiation negotiated slowly? As long as both of us are sincere in this peace negotiation, won't it be negotiated in the end?"

By now, Tokugawa Ieyasu finally understood that neither Wang Bing nor Toyotomi Hideyoshi actually had any intention of real peace talks at the moment.

Therefore, he will naturally not react as much to the peace talks conditions offered by Wang Bing as he did last time.

"Haha, a good peace negotiation is negotiated slowly, so let's talk slowly!"

To Tokugawa Ieyasu's surprise, Wang Bing, who clearly had no sincerity for peace talks, readily agreed to the peace talks.

Indeed, as Tokugawa Ieyasu suspected, Wang Bing does not have the will to truly negotiate peace with the Japanese. But this does not hinder his subsequent plan to divide the Japanese country.
Chapter completed!