“Lord Uesugi, the area of Great Chu is twenty-five times that of our Yamato, and the population is also more than twenty times smaller, not to mention the number of troops.”
Look at the clothes the people of Great Chu wear, the things they use, their warships, their weapons, and even the explosives that caused you to lose so badly—aren't they all better than those of Great Chu?
If our Dahe becomes a vassal state of Dachu, Dachu will fully support Dahe, imparting technologies in agriculture, water conservancy, medicine, and other fields, and opening up trade between the two countries, so that the people of Dahe can live a better life. What's wrong with that?
“But…” Uesugi Katsukage wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the Emperor.
"Lord Uesugi, or do you wish to fight a decisive battle with the Great Chu? How confident are you of winning?"
If you disagree with my decision, I will not force you. Now I order you to lead troops to attack the Great Chu!
Uesugi Kagekage: ......
He was indeed unwilling to submit to the Great Chu, but compared to that, he was even less willing to lead troops to attack the Great Chu, or rather, he dared not.
Let alone attacking the Great Chu, he doesn't even have the strength to fight back now that the Great Chu has come to his door. So what can he use to attack the Great Chu?
Furthermore, according to Yamato custom, those who lead troops into battle and are defeated must commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as a sign of repentance.
If he were to obey the emperor's order, it would essentially be tantamount to choosing suicide.
He wouldn't dare.
Seeing that Uesugi Katsukage remained silent, the Emperor then said to Takeda Shigenobu, "Or, Lord Takeda, would you be willing to lead the troops into battle?"
Takeda Shigenobu hurriedly waved his hands, "No, no, no, I..." He paused, glanced at Uesugi Katsukage, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "I agree that Yamato should become a vassal state of Great Chu."
After saying that, he lowered his head, not daring to look at Uesugi Katsukage.
“Lord Uesugi, I know that you were unaware of the truth when you entered Akakage this time, and were only following the orders of Tokugi Yasuhito. The fault does not lie with you.”
I will not pursue the matter of your unauthorized attack on the Great Chu fleet, which resulted in the loss of thousands of my soldiers.
However, I need you and Lord Takeda to persuade the other daimyo who have also been deceived by Tokuyoshi Yasuhito to obey my orders and return to their domains, so that no more people may lose their lives because of this.”
Upon hearing the emperor's words, Uesugi Katsukage gave a wry smile.
Who says the young emperor doesn't understand anything?
If Uesugi Katsukage hadn't known at this point that all of this was orchestrated by their young lord, he wouldn't have been able to become the daimyo.
He now realized that Deyi Kangren had underestimated the emperor, which led to his current fate of dying from poisoning.
Now everyone on the field is watching him, waiting for his answer.
Uesugi Katsukage knew that if he didn't give him an explanation today, he wouldn't be able to leave the Imperial Palace.
In the end, he nodded and said, "I will follow the Emperor's arrangements."
The emperor behind the curtain visibly relaxed, "Very well, the task of appeasing the other daimyo will be left to Lord Uesugi and Lord Takeda. I will have the Imperial Guard General cooperate with you. After everything is over, I will certainly not forget your contributions."
"Yes!" Uesugi Katsukage glanced deeply at the figure behind the curtain, then turned and left with Takeda Shigenobu.
After leaving the Imperial Palace, Takeda Shigenobu was somewhat embarrassed. "Uesugi, I... I had no choice."
Uesugi Katsukage sighed. In this situation, everything was already set in stone, so how could he blame Takeda?
"Takeda, the world is about to change in Yamato."
What Uesugi Katsukage didn't say was that once the young emperor had the support of the Chu people, the era of the shogun's rule was over.
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