"Do you want to officially appoint Youfu as the young master?" Although he has long known that things will be like this, but Sancheng is still a little unwilling, in his eyes, Xiubao is by no means idle, let alone willing to be subordinate, now Hideyoshi can be so good at making claims in the world, after Hideyoshi leaves, isn't he going to be extremely domineering?

"Your Highness, with all due respect, although Youfu has made many military exploits and cultivated morality, after all, he is young and his foundation is not deep, and he may not be able to convince the public if he suddenly becomes an afterthought." Sancheng is still making a last-ditch effort.

"And who do you think is suitable?" Hideyoshi was so weak that a slight cough could cause his whole body to tremble for a while, and he seemed to realize something when he heard Mitsunari bring up the old story again.

"The minister didn't dare to figure out the king's will, but he just thought that it would be more appropriate for His Royal Highness the Inner Mansion or Kaga Dai Nayan to take over, or they would temporarily replace him first, and then take over after a few years when the qualifications of the Inner Mansion went up." Mitsunari replied respectfully.

At this time, Hideyoshi raised his head and stared at the roof, let out a long sigh, and then said slowly: "Sakishi, I have heard about the discord between you and the inner house, I thought it was just a small friction, who would have thought that it would be so serious that you so strongly opposed him to take on the role of hindsight, this is all my mistake." ”

"Your Highness, the minister did not intend to slander the Inner House, but..." Sancheng never expected Hideyoshi to misunderstand him so much, and hurriedly leaned down to defend himself, but before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Hideyoshi.

"After following me for so many years, can I still not understand you? You have a gap with many daimyos, but you are not a minister, and in the same way, the inner government has a grudge against you and Changsheng, but it doesn't mean that he is a powerful minister," Hideyoshi beckoned, motioned for Mitsunari to come to the bed, looked at him kindly, and said kindly: "From Nagahama Castle to Himeji Castle, from Komakiyama to Odawara, there are so many daimyo retainers, only you, Sakishi, have always been loyal to me and have no selfish intentions. Although many people say that you are not, I know that you are not malicious, and you are criticized by them for the sake of the Toyotomi family, and I am really grateful to you. ”

"Your Highness, don't say that, you should be loyal to you, and the minister can't afford it." Sancheng's eyes were already full of tears, looking at the skinny and soon dead man in front of him, his heart was like a knife, if he could, he would not have any complaints if he moved half of his life to him.

"I also know that Ieyasu and the Rika family, they are indeed the humerus of the world, but only you and Hideho are the pillars of the Toyotomi family. The reason why Hideho was to serve as the aftersight of Hideyori was that he hoped not to teach the world to dominate Toyotomi, but to let Toyotomi command the world. To put it bluntly, I don't want the tragedy of the Ryuzoji family to happen to Hideyori. ”

"You're talking about the Nabeshima family?" Sancheng asked.

"That's right, Nabeshima Naoshige is the aftermath of the hand-picked Yinxin of the Ryuzoji Temple, but as you can see, the foundation of the Ryuzoji family has been taken away by Naoshige, this is the so-called 'dove occupies the magpie's nest'." Hideyoshi stretched out his hand with great effort, patted Sansei's shoulder, and comforted: "As long as you and Hideho are here, those daimyo who are loyal to me will never throw themselves to Ieyasu, as for the guys who are two-faced and three-stabbed, let them go, I believe they can't make any big waves, as long as they can survive until Hideyoshi becomes an adult, the general trend of the world will not change." ”

Sancheng nodded: "The Kanto Tokugawa family, the Tohoku Date family, and the Kyushu Shimazu family, these are all big names with immortal ambitions, but with the current situation, they will never openly confront the Toyotomi family, and once the young lord grows up and takes over the power, it will not give them a chance." But Your Highness, have you really not had the slightest suspicion of the Inner Palace? ”

"How could it not be, I tried Xiaozhu many times back then, how can I be completely relieved of this nephew. But so far, I really haven't seen anything unusual about him, forcing him to kill his own brother, weakening the Tokugawa family and the Gamo family with his hands, and leaving him in North Korea for nearly two years, and suffering such a great grievance but still the same, it can only show one thing: either he is really the same as Xiaozhu, loyal and conscientious; Or..."Hideyoshi paused: "He just buried himself deeply, kept his head in obscurity, and waited for the opportunity to explode." But this is not something that a teenager under the age of twenty can do. ”

"Your Highness, the heart of guarding against others is indispensable." Sancheng reminded.

"Looks like you've got something you can do?" Hideyoshi smiled, "I'll hear it." ”

"Obey," Sancheng paused for a while, and said: "The minister has two expedient measures, which are easy to say, first, to take back the Kii, Yamato, and Omi territories in the hands of the inner government, and give them to Owari, Mikawa, and Nishienjiang, and if the stone height is not enough, you can add part of the territory of South America, so as to ensure the safety of Osaka to the greatest extent;

Second, to win Chiyo as an adopted son, let him accompany the young master since he was a child, firstly, he can win over the inner house, and secondly, he can be jealous, and he will not risk the father and son against the young master in the future. ”

"Wait a minute," Hideyoshi interrupted Sansei and shook his head, "Neither method will work. If I let him serve as an aftermato, and then transfer him to the throne, wouldn't it be to let outsiders know that I was suspicious of him, and then his authority would be challenged, and it would be easier to shake his loyalty to his family, so it would be absolutely not, on the contrary, I would set aside a separate courtyard for him in Nishinomaru as a place for his daily office, as a sign of trust;

As for the second point, it's even more of a fool's dream, not to mention that Katsuchiyo may become a spy inserted by Xiu Lai in the future, even if he and Xiu Lai are brothers and sisters, if Xiu Bao really wants to rebel, can this fetter still be difficult to stop him? Think about Matsudaira Motoyasu back then. ”

"Isn't there any other way, if there is really such a day, Sancheng Zhen will have no face to see His Highness." Sancheng said without disappointment.

"It's not for nothing." Xiujia motioned for Sancheng to come closer, and whispered a few words in his ear......

On 12 July, Hideyoshi's envoy arrived in Busan and conveyed the message of his return to Hidebo, two days after a secret meeting between Hideho and Xing Yu in Incheon to reconfirm the administration of the four southern provinces and make some changes.

First of all, Japan's farming and business scope expanded from the original Japanese-occupied areas to the entire southern four provinces, and in exchange, Japan increased the supply of grain and grass to the Ming army to 40%.

Second, the DPRK's trade rights with Japan were taken over by the Lintun Prefecture Division and the Zhenban Beibian Division, and the DPRK's trade proceeds were distributed through negotiation between the two divisions, and the Japanese side was not allowed to trade privately with the Xianren;

Thirdly, Haeju, Uiju, Nampo, and Cheongjin in northern Korea were opened as trade ports, and the Ming army was stationed to protect them, so that the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty and Japan, and the war ships of the Ming Dynasty could enter and exit freely;

Finally, five inland treaty ports were added, namely Namwon, Jeonju, Cheongju, Pyeongtaek, and Wonju, to facilitate the Japanese military and civilians in the south to trade with the Ming army nearby.

Through the above-mentioned four supplementary treaties, the Ming Dynasty became an agent of the Joseon royal court, further consolidating its rule in Korea, and Japan also took this opportunity to expand trade routes and achieve a comprehensive reconciliation with the Ming Dynasty, which was of great significance for alleviating domestic conflicts.

However, for the parties to Korea, this supplementary treaty greatly reduced the prestige of the imperial court, the overseas trade was completely deprived by the Ming Dynasty, and the national sovereignty was further reduced, which was another milestone in the Ming Dynasty's plan to annex Korea.

Due to the successful signing of the peace treaty, Hidebo decided to withdraw most of the army to Japan, only in Incheon, Busan, Sacheon and other specified cities to retain about 20,000 troops, at the same time, due to the need for farming, Hidebo began to mobilize peasants from Kyushu, Shikoku, and Chugoku regions into the court, of course, this measure was first tacitly approved by the Ming Dynasty, and two years later in the "Seoul Supplement" stipulated: "The three tribes of Han and Japanese can freely cultivate in the four provinces in the south of the peninsula, but the right to cultivate and collect grain and grass is given to the head of the Japanese people, and the cultivated population must be according to 50%, Thirty percent and two percent were distributed, and after the expiration of the "Zengping Peace Treaty", the Ming Dynasty could take back the right to manage, but the Japanese people could freely choose to stay. ”

From July 13 to the first day of August, Hideho began in Busan, inspected the various fortresses garrisoned by the Japanese army in turn, and informed all units to prepare for their return. When the fleet passed through the north of Jindo, it was attacked by the remnants of the Korean naval army led by Yi Sunsin, and all of Yi Sunsin's troops were annihilated in the case of the loss of eight warships, which is known as the "Battle of Luyang" in history, and this naval battle ended the battle of the Japanese army on the Korean Peninsula.