"The lord is now difficult to ride a tiger, even if a hundred are unwilling, they have to go out on the expedition." Outside the palace, Fujido Takatora and Shima Kiyoko, Nasu Zikichi and other important ministers waited anxiously.

"This is the third time today that we have discussed the issue of sending troops, and it seems that it is really up to our own family to decide." Daoqing said angrily: "You have also seen the performance of the Tokugawa Inner Mansion and An Yi Nayan, which is clearly forcing the palace!" My family is not ready, how can we easily send troops? ”

"You have the worst temper..."Fujitang Gaohu complained, "If it weren't for the dispute between you and the elders, how could the Inner Government propose to hold a closed-door meeting?" How can we be turned away?! Now it's okay, there is only one lord left in the palace, and no one is giving him advice, and the result is unpredictable. ”

"I'm really angry," Shima Qingxing was still stiff-mouthed, pulled Fukushima Gaoji beside him, and said excitedly: "Gaoji also shouted just now, so I didn't see them angry in the inner house..."

"Gao Ji's tone is much calmer than yours, and you almost scolded." Fujitang Gaohu was angry, stepped forward and dragged Fukushima Gaoji over, pointed at him and said: "Gaoji at least saved some face for those elders, it's better for you to directly say that the inner government has ill intentions, and no one will be willing." ”

As soon as Shima Kiyoshi wanted to refute, he was persuaded by Ogasawara Takakiyo who was watching the scene from the side, after all, he was an elder, and Shima Kiyoshi would still give this face, Fujido Takaho didn't want to say much to him, and when he saw Ogasawara saving the scene, he took the matter over, and a group of people stayed in the corridor outside the hall, anxiously waiting for the final result of the meeting.

Compared with the noise under the corridor, the situation in the palace is much duller, the elder is sitting on both sides, Hideho is still on the main seat, but at this moment he is more like a pins and needles than ever, in the face of the insistence of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Mori Terumoto, the neutrality of the Omi faction such as Ishida Mitsunari, Hideho suddenly felt that his political skills and these heroes who had experienced the wind and rain were still much more immature, for the strong persecution of Tokugawa and others, he could only respond to it with silence or "long-term consideration", but how long can these perfunctory resist? Hideho knew better than anyone how much he wanted Fujido Takatora to be by his side to give advice, even if it was just to sit quietly on the sidelines, Hideho's heart would be much more stable. And Tokugawa Ieyasu saw the importance of Fujido Takatora, so he found an excuse to drive out all the retainers of the Yamato Toyotomi clan, including him, and Hideho at this time was like a bird without wings, firmly in the hands of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

"Your Highness, it is imminent to send troops to Aizu, please don't be indecisive and delay the fighter, if the war spreads to the entire eastern country, it will not be under your control, and I hope Your Highness will make a decision as soon as possible." This is the third time that Tokugawa Ieyasu has forced Hideho to send troops, as before, as soon as he finished speaking, Mori Terumoto followed up with pressure, and although the pro-Hideho Maeda Toshiya and Ukita Hideya wanted to assist Hideho on the side, it was only natural to crusade against the traitors, and Hideho was the hindsight of Hideyori, and it was his responsibility to take the lead, so the two just reminded Tokugawa and Mori to pay attention to their tone and give Hideho more time to think, as for the rest, it really couldn't be done.

"On the second day of the second month of February, the Uesugi family raised troops, and it has been more than half a month, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, with the strength of the most senior family, it is likely that the city has been destroyed now, and the Uesugi family may have forced down other daimyo in the northeast, and is holding high the anti-flag to attack the old land of Echigo, and then send troops at this time, when will it be?! The right government has the courage to deal with the Ukita riots, and will definitely be able to lead us to pacify the northeast, and Ieyasu is willing to take the lead and act as a pioneer! Tokugawa Ieyasu's words were impassioned, and Hideho understood that there was no way back.

"Zhibu, do you also agree with the views of the Inner Government?" Hideho threw the ball at Ishida Mitsunari and seemed to make a last-ditch effort.

"When Taige was alive, he said first, the elder formulated policies and pursued them, this matter is inconvenient to say more, everything is up to your lords, Sancheng just wants to stay in Osaka and protect the safety of the young lord and his wife, as for the rebellion in the northeast, there is Lao You." Ishida Mitsunari lowered his head, trying not to let people see his expression clearly, at this moment, he must have felt that he was even more powerless than Hideho. Since Aizu's transfer, Ishida Mitsunari felt that he and the Uesugi family were drifting apart, until the sarcasm in "Naoe" was a declaration of the rupture of the relationship between the two parties, and now he no longer has enough ability to contend with the Yamato and Edo factions, so he can only follow the name of the Hokumaso faction to maintain neutrality, as long as these daimyo still respect Hideyori as the young master, he does not need to fight to the death, protect Osaka, and at least be worthy of his conscience.

Ishida Mitsunari's statement completely crushed Hidebo, and sending troops was already a certainty, and he had no choice but to take a hard head to ask for Aizu, but for Tokugawa Ieyasu and Mori Terumoto, Hidebo still had to take sufficient precautions.

"Since the government department has no opinion, let's immediately mobilize all the daimyo to lead the troops to Osaka and set off together to attack the Uesugi rebels... However, Hidebo has one thing to ask for, and he hopes that An Yi Nayan and Edo Ui will agree. ”

"Your Highness, please speak, Ieyasu will do his best." Tokugawa Ieyasu replied.

"The two adults are one east and one west, they are the pillars of Kanto and China, and this crusade against Uesugi Hideho alone will be enough to lead the army, and I hope that the two adults will return to their skills and guard the place for the young master, so as not to prevent someone from taking advantage of the fire to rob and make waves." The reason why Hideho said this was because he didn't want a tragedy such as the one staged by Kobayakawa Hideaki in the Battle of Sekigahara, and the only people who sent troops to Aizu could only go out with two kinds of people, one was the daimyo who was friendly with him, and this kind of person could go with him no matter how many; The other type is those who have two hearts, but their power is insignificant, such as the Seven Families of Seminon, who always know that their deeds are less than a fraction of Hidebo's, and even if they are taken out, they will not dare to make any mistakes when they are surrounded by a large army, but let their cities fall into emptiness and reduce the risk of the army being blocked in the middle.

As for the ill-intentioned and powerful daimyo like Tokugawa Ieyasu and Mori Terumoto, they must not be left by their side, one is that they are worried that they will turn their backs on themselves at a critical moment to turn the tide of the war, and the other is that they are worried that they will gain a larger territory with their military exploits when they are rewarded after the war, so letting them garrison can minimize the above two dangers, but the prevention of these two cannot be ignored, which is what Hidebo will say next.

"Prime Minister Bizen's ability is close to Osaka, if you lead your troops north, I hope you can mobilize troops to protect, and no one is allowed to lead troops into the Sakurara area without your permission; Kaga Daina said that he is old and has some difficulty in moving, so please stay in Fushimi to preside over the daily government affairs, and leave the mobilization in the Hokryku Territory to Noto Shou, and be cautious for three years It has been a year, and the remaining two years will be made up after the war is over; As for Danzhongzheng, the Kai where you are located guards the two provinces of Zhongshan and the East China Sea, and it takes quite a lot of troops to defend it, so you don't need to send troops to defend the Kai and the surrounding areas in this expedition to Aizu, in addition, I will also assign the daimyo of Suruga and Enoe to you to command, and you must ensure the safety of the East China Sea and Nakayama Province. ”

"We understand, everything is subject to the arrangement of the right government." Everyone bowed their heads respectfully and expressed absolute obedience to Hideho's orders.

"As for a few of them," Hidebo continued, "Ishida Jibe and Hitoemon will stay in Osaka to guard the young lord and his wife, and in order to ensure communication with, Lord Nagashu will go with our army, and as for Maeda Monkmasa, you will go to Edo, and as the liaison envoy between Edo and Zaixia, if there is any emergency, it is better to inform you in time." ”

"Obey the orders of the Right Mansion, Sancheng will definitely protect the young master and his wife." Ishida Mitsunari is very satisfied with this arrangement, after all, no one wants to draw a sword with his former friend.

After the meeting, the elders immediately returned to the territory or mobilized according to the previous discussion, and Hideho repeated the decision made at the meeting in detail to Fujido Takatora and others.

"The lord thinks that with Bizen Prime Minister and Asano Danaka, he can suppress the Mori and Tokugawa families?" After returning to Yudong Mountain Castle, Fujido Takatora asked worriedly.