( Hearing Honda Masanobu's sharp judgment, Tokugawa Ieyasu is really a little embarrassed, it is Ai himself who thinks too naïve, when Oda Nobunaga married his favorite sister Aichi Xu to Asai Nagamasa, who is known as the "Eagle of Omi", and is commensurate with his brother, but as a result, it is this righteous brother, but in the end he betrayed Oda Nobunaga at a critical juncture, blocking his retreat, if it were not for the "Kanesaki retreat", Yushiba Hideyoshi Mao then recommended himself to be willing to the palace, I am afraid that Oda Nobunaga's death will be at least ten years earlier, It can be seen that this can be seen, Family and friendship love, in this troubled era is not worth mentioning at all, to use an inappropriate analogy, for careerists, these feelings have no practical use, and even more redundant than drafting paper, the latter can at least solve the urgent need, and the former, will blind people's eyes to a certain extent, restricting the pace of progress

Tokugawa Ieyasu looked depressed and said to himself, "But for so many years, the Ikeda family has always maintained harmony with the main family, is this all pretended?" ”

"You have known it for so many years," Honda Masanobu sneered, "but even after many years, can the Ikeda family really forget the long-standing feud of Komaki?" A few years ago, the reason why he Huizheng was close to his family was that he saw that Taige's life was not long and he urgently needed to find a new backer, and as the head of the five elders, you were naturally the best choice, so he endured the revenge of killing his father in his heart and took refuge under your command to be polite; But now, you didn't become the aftermath of Hideyori as he thought, and Toyotomi Hideho lived up to expectations and held up the banner of the Toyotomi family, at this time, he obviously had a better backer, and naturally he wanted to sell his family in exchange for the trust of the right house, which is easy to understand"

After Honda Masanobu reminded him, Tokugawa Ieyasu was still a little puzzled: "Back then, in Nagakushou, Ikeda Hengxing and Ikeda Motosuke died in battle, leaving Ikeda Terumasa to inherit the family business, but at that time, we were all our own masters, and we had no personal enmity with each other, and later we were all retainers of the Toyotomi clan, and we were all officials in the same dynasty, and we were all at peace with each other, and I didn't see any dissatisfaction and resentment from him."

"If you can see the dissatisfaction and resentment, can he still take refuge in the family, I have to say, Ikeda Terumasa's forbearance is really amazing, and his subordinates are thinking that if it weren't for the rise of the right government and the leak of Masayuki Ogino, the family would probably have been kept in the dark by him" Honda Masanobu changed from cautious at the beginning to a current conviction, he believes that Ikeda Terumasa is definitely not a simple character, and will never forget to avenge his father and brother, and it is undoubtedly a golden opportunity to join Toyotomi Hideho

Tokugawa Ieyasu was also reluctant to believe Ogino Masayuki's one-sided words at first, but Honda Masanobu also stood on the opposite side of Ikeda Terumasa at this time, and cited the root cause of Terumasa's betrayal of himself

"The old man understands" Tokugawa Ieyasu pursed his lips and replied softly: "Don't publicize this matter to the outside world first, Tatebayashi has recently sent more ninjas to investigate, and at the same time I told the governor to let her monitor Ikeda Teruma for my good life, and if there is any strange taste, I will send someone to report to my family."

"What about the Gamo family, Princess Zhenhime, she doesn't want to go back," Honda Masanobu felt very embarrassed, after all, it was the main room of Gamo Hideyuki, and it was really unseemly to live in her mother's house for a long time

Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't think so, and instructed indifferently: "If she doesn't want to go back, don't go back, that kid from Xiuxing is not worth the old man's waste, you will send someone to Mibu Castle and tell him that if you want Zhenji to go back, you must come to Edo to greet him in person, otherwise, the old man can't help him, if he doesn't want to, it's a big deal to divorce (divorce), and then I will find a big name for Zhenji to marry, my daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, isn't the daimyo in the world rushing to ask for it!" ”

"Divorce?!" Honda Masanobu looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu in disbelief and sighed: "This is not child's play, if this is the case, the relationship between the family and the Gamo family will never look back."

"Do you think it's possible to redeem it now?" Tokugawa Ieyasu said with disappointment: "Looking around the main house, the Satake family and Ishida Mitsumi in the east have a good deal, and it is really difficult to win over; Shimono, which has always been a rock-solid in the Tohoku, is now falling apart, and Gamo Utsunomiya has taken refuge in the Right House, and Otawara is about to be used as a bridgehead for his march into the Tohoku, and if it is not for the extermination of the Otawara clan, it will be difficult to maintain there."

"As for Ueno in the north, the northern half is the territory of Fukushima Masanori, where you don't have to think too much, you are determined to follow the right house, and the Ikeda family in the southern half, now you know, has become a white-eyed wolf, and it is too late to take precautions, let alone use it; Asano Nagamasa, the head of Kai Province in the northwest... Hey, don't mention it; Suruga Province in the southwest... You also know what the situation is, in short, except for the south side of the balance, the other three sides are surrounded by the forces of the pro-right government or the ruling department, in this environment, even if you try to maintain the relationship with the Gamo family, what impact will it have on the surrounding situation? Rather than trying in vain, it is better to have a good relationship with the daimyo in the distance, and it is also a good way to keep them contained."

"The daimyo in the distance?" Honda Masanobu was a little puzzled: "You already have a suitable partner in mind?" ”

"That's natural, the family can't sit still," Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled lightly, "Echigo's Hideharu Hori, Mutsu's Date Masamune, and even Mori Terumoto, who is far away in the west, all have the intention of forming an alliance with the family, with these hundreds of thousands or even millions of stones, the family is still afraid that he will not succeed?" ”

"The Maori family has already agreed?" Honda Masanobu thought it was a little incredible

Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded: "Although Nakayana didn't say it personally, His Royal Highness Yoshikawa Hiroke has already hinted at the old man, as long as he can avoid the eyes and ears of the Right Mansion and the Zhibu, it will be a matter of time before the two families form an alliance."

"My lord, this is still to be cautious" Honda Masanobu hesitated a little: "The internal factional struggle of the Maori family is quite fierce, His Royal Highness Xiuyuan is close to the right house, this is already well known, and Ankokuji Huiqiong has a friendship with Ishida Jibu, this minister also knows a little bit about it, and His Majesty thinks that unless His Royal Highness Teruyuan personally speaks to assure you, you can't believe other people's statements too much, even if it is the Yoshikawa family, one of the 'Maori two rivers'."

"In the end, it is the true faith, and the consideration is more thorough than the old man" Tokugawa Ieyasu said with relief: "Then I will send someone to contact His Royal Highness Yoshikawa to see if he can persuade Nakagawa to sign a formal alliance with the family, but the most important thing now is not these, but to find a way to deal with the reproach that may come next, after all, the destruction of the Otawara family is inseparable from the family."

"Are you the right government to use the question to play and ask the master of the family?" Honda Masanobu asked

Tokugawa Ieyasu's eyes showed a hint of melancholy: "The blame for this incident is inescapable, even if all the blame is blamed on the big expression Kiyotai, it will be difficult to get out of the whole body."

"The minister doesn't think" Honda Masanobu smiled, with a look of Nirvana in his hands: "Now that the right mansion has been very unhappy with the Ministry of Governance because of the matter of "Zhixing Fenghui Shu", at this juncture, how dare he offend his family because of a nickname?" Youfu is not a fool, and the strategists beside him must not be either, they must know that if they offend the two most powerful forces in the world at the same time, it will be tantamount to self-destruction."

"Let's eliminate this," Tokugawa Ieyasu was noncommittal, "The current situation can be said to be out of the inferiority, and it is impossible to achieve things alone, and the only way to do it today is to unite one side in Fushimi Osaka to bring down the other, and then take the opportunity to replace it, but until now, the old man has not figured it out, which force is easier to defeat Masanobu Ai, you can also analyze it for me, the next step of the family is to unite the weak to eradicate the strong, and then find a chance to defeat the weak As for the young master of Osaka Castle, it is completely negligible"

Honda was confident in comprehending it, and sincerely exclaimed: "The plan of the lord, why worry that the world will not fall into the hands of the Tokugawa family? Please think twice and report this to you in three days" (To be continued.)