"Your Highness, it's not to excuse your brother, it's just that the attack on the inner mansion, if it's all pushed on him, aren't you afraid that he will be entangled in front of everyone? However, if a daimyo believes his words, it will have an irreparable impact on the prestige of you and the Toyotomi clan. ”

Regardless of whether Magashi Yoshigan has the intention of interceding for Mabi, Xiu Bao Zhen wants to ignore the agreement reached with Mabi Shigan and splash all the dirty water on him alone, even if the latter is weak, he will still try his best to fight in the face of life and death, and how Xiu Bao will deal with it at that time is indeed a difficult problem.

"And what do I do according to your mind?" Although Xiubao has made up his mind in his heart, he still asks Magabe Yoshigan for advice.

"In my opinion, as long as I can depose him, it is enough, there is no need to go too far......" Makabe Yoshigan replied cautiously with his head bowed, and when he said the back, his voice was so weak that only he could hear it.

"Lord Yigan, there must be no kindness of a woman." Hearing Magabe Yoshigan say this, Xiubao directly refused: "If you don't add the latter charge to An Yishou, where will your righteousness of inciting the riot come from?" What is the basis for the revival of the Mabi? How dare I show my support for you without righteousness? Besides, as I said, An Yishou was not at fault for coming out this time, and the more this is the case, the more you need to work the crime. I thought you were someone who could follow me to achieve great things, but in this way, I must have seen the wrong person. ”

Xiubao's words made Mabi Yigan break out in a cold sweat, especially when he heard Xiubao's evaluation of himself, he immediately bowed down and said: "Your Highness treats you sincerely, under ...... No, how dare a minister not be loyal to him? It's just that the minister thinks that his brother will not be easy to comply, and he is worried that there will be extraneous branches when the time comes. ”

Magabe Yoshigan changed his words to call himself a "minister", Hideho knew what this meant, but he was reluctant to correct him, on the one hand, since it was necessary to rely on the Yamato Toyotomi clan to achieve revival in the future, it was understandable to be called a minister; On the other hand, Hideho is also gradually clarifying his status among the world's daimyo in a subtle way, especially after this battle, he has no need to be too humble with these countrymen and small daimyos, after all, he is the aftermath of Toyotomi Hideyori, representing the Toyotomi clan, and his words and deeds must conform to his identity.

"I don't think so." Hideho said leisurely: "Since he is willing to send the ninjas of the Satake clan to attack the inner house, he must be ready to sacrifice himself, especially in the conversation with him just now, I firmly believe this." He would never put the Satake clan in danger to save his life, or he wouldn't have agreed to a deal with me. Of course, this is only the first point. ”

"The second point, when you go back to Changlu to incite the deposition of An Yishou, I will detain him, and then I will detain him with the hat of assassinating the inner government, but I am not in a hurry to put him to death, but all smart people know my intentions, An Yishou will know the time to give up the position of the governor of the family, and bear all the charges, and I will protect him because of the tacit agreement here, this is a good result for you, me and him."

"As for the last point, since this matter is ultimately aimed at punishing the Satake clan, if An Yishou really can't figure it out and intends to tear his face for the sake of the main family and me, I am not afraid. Do you think you really burned the letters of the Satake clan to the inner house? With those letters, this basin of dirty water can only be accepted by An Yishou, and it will not affect my prestige in the slightest. ”

"Your Highness is thoughtful, and the minister is really admired!" Although Hidebo's careful arrangement made Magabe Yoshigan shocked and frightened, he was relieved to learn that Hideho did not intend to kill Mabe's family.

"Not long ago, I got the news that the Satake clan is also preparing to send troops to Kanto?" Although the ninja had already told Hideho about it many times, he still wanted to confirm it with Yoshigan Mabe.

Magabe nodded very dryly and said: "That's right, the troop movements in the border area with the Tokugawa clan are very frequent, and the minister thinks that the Changlu attendants are preparing to atone for their merits by attacking the Tokugawa Clan." ”

"It's really hard for him to come up with such a solution," Xiu Bao sneered, "I knew today, why did I have to do it in the first place?" At this moment, no matter how hard he works, the outcome can't be changed. ”

"The Satake clan gave way to the inner army, which is an unforgivable crime, and it is only natural that His Highness severely punish it." Mabi Yigan took the opportunity to pout.

"Okay, don't talk about it, how to deal with the Satake clan, the joint meeting will make a decision, don't worry about it." Xiubao was a little disgusted by Mabe's face, in fact, if it weren't for Mabe's attitude just now, Xiubao still wanted him to continue to lead the Mabe, and now let his younger brother take the position, there is really no way to decide.

"It's not too early, the minister will return to Changlu, and as soon as there is news, he will immediately send someone to inform His Highness." Perhaps hearing the tone of Hideho's words, Mabe Yoshigan hurriedly said goodbye to Hideho, and after getting Hideho's approval, he stupidly withdrew from the tea room.

"It's kind of a face." Hideho smiled helplessly, and then beckoned him to change his clothes, preparing to "catch up" with Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Imperial Palace.

Numata Castle is not big, but at this moment there are 140,000 troops gathered inside and outside, which is a grand occasion that has never been seen at any time, those daimyo above 50,000 koku barely have a decent yashiki to live in, and the small daimyo under 50,000 koku are miserable, some live in the homes of lower-level samurai and merchants, and some can only live in the homes of farmers, although the environment is not good, but the mood is not bad, thinking that after the war will be rewarded and even sealed, even if they live in the open air, they should be able to endure it for a few days.

Although Tokugawa Ieyasu was the commander of the defeated army, he still caused a great sensation when he entered the city at noon. Many daimyo and samurai gathered on both sides of the main road leading to the temple, vying to see how far the once world-famous daimyo would become.

"Look at that retainer of the Gamo clan, when he came to ask for his own family before, he still cowered and bowed his eyebrows, but today he has such a look, which is really disgusting!" Honda Tadakatsu said as he stared at a middle-aged man on the side of the road.

"Heihachiro, you don't know what the relationship between the Gamo family and the right house is now, it's normal for him to be so arrogant, maybe not only for the family, but also for other daimyos." Tadashi Okubo comforted. He knew that Gamo Hideyuki was the first daimyo to form an alliance with Hideho, and although he was ordered to stay in the field this time, it was logical that he would be rewarded after the war by virtue of his relationship with Hidebo. Therefore, the retainer's arrogant attitude was unpleasant, but it was understandable.

"Hehe, you see, there are some small fish and shrimp all the way, what about those big names, Kuroda Kai Mamoru, Jin Wu Nayan and Shimazu attendants, have they all shrunk up?" After searching the crowd for a while, Sakakihara Yasumasa said mockingly.

"How could these guys come out, I'm afraid it's too late for them to hide from their own family at the moment." At this time, Tokugawa Ieyasu said silently, and when the other retainers heard it, their hearts suddenly had mixed feelings, and the noise just now also calmed down.