"Are you trying to laugh at the incompetence of the family?" Tokugawa Ieyasu was aggressive and asked unceremoniously: "Does it make you feel ashamed that the family was defeated and retreated in less than a day?" ”

"Erchen has no such intention!" Faced with Ieyasu's questioning, Yuki Hideyasu panicked, and he hurriedly clarified to Ieyasu: "The incident happened suddenly, and I was just thinking about avoiding a direct confrontation between the armies, but I didn't expect the situation to be so reversed... I thought that the battle would enter the stage of confrontation, and when the time came, Erchen would be able to resolve the misunderstanding and restore harmony......"

"I'm afraid that's not what you're thinking, is it?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked rhetorically: "It is said that it is to prevent the two armies from directly clashing, but in fact, I am afraid that the army of this family will directly attack the main camp of the right house and hurt the aftermath of this young lord of Shurai, right?" Xiukang, after all, you were once Taige's adopted son, if you really have this kind of thought, your father will not blame you. [with _ dream]ā"

Tokugawa Ieyasu's words surprised and delighted Yuki Hideyasu, he didn't expect that Ieyasu, who was still aggressive just now, would behave so open-mindedly in this matter, and would actually understand that he worked for Hideho as the adopted son of the Toyotomi clan.

"Father, do you really understand your son?" Yuki Hideyasu leaned forward and asked Ieyasu excitedly.

Ieyasu bowed slightly: "Others may not know, but Taige's kindness to you during his lifetime, my father knows, and you did this kind of thing in order to repay Taige's kindness, although it is infuriating, but it is still understandable." But ......"

"But what?" Xiukang's heart tightened.

"After this incident, the generals in the family are very dissatisfied with you, you should be aware of this." Ieyasu sighed.

"Erchen understands." Yuki Hideyasu nodded: "I heard that many important ministers of my family died in this battle, and even Heihachiro ......"

Heihachiro, Hideyasu's childhood friend, Honda Tadashikatsu's eldest son, Honda Tadamasa, although this person was mediocre in force, but with the support of Tadakatsu, he became one of the main vanguards of the Tokugawa army to attack the Toyotomi army, and was quite active on the Hinohara battlefield, but unfortunately died in the early morning of April 24 in the breakout battle, most of Tadakatsu's retainers were also killed, and his death also made Tadakatsu an heir. Therefore, Tadashi has always been angry about Yuuki Hideyasu's rebellion.

"I'm afraid you don't know, in addition to the heavy losses in Aizu, the family on the outskirts of Numata Castle also suffered heavy losses, and the retainers who can really enter Minowa Castle with the army are less than forty percent when the army was raised, do you think the remaining old retainers will be relieved of what you did?" Tokugawa Ieyasu could see that Yuki Hideyasu was not only frightened at this time, but also full of guilt for himself and Tokugawa Ichi, and he felt that the time had come, so he gradually drew the conversation to the topic.

"Father, although you were ordered by Osaka to crusade against the Right Mansion, but the young lord of Hideyori did not spend money on the crusade order, if you really kill the Right Mansion, the Toyotomi clan will never stop there, and then the world will fall into chaos again, which is also one of the reasons why the sons blocked it, and it is not just to repay the kindness of the Taiko. Please also make it clear to all the adults in the family that the retainer did not intend to trap his family in a desperate situation. Yuki Ieyasu bowed heavily to Ieyasu.

"With so many people dead, how can a sentence or two convince them?" Ieyasu sighed helplessly: "Escape all the way and lose all the way, none of the young generals promoted before are competitive, and my Tokugawa family also lacks rising stars, and now the prestige of my father in the family is not as good as before the war. ”

"Father, you are the pillar of your family, how dare those retainers disobey you?" Yuuki Hideyasu still firmly believed in Ieyasu's authority among the Tokugawa generals.

"The previous prestige was all based on great military exploits, whether it was the crusade against Takeda or the battle with Taiko against Owari, the family did not taste defeat, which also made the authority of the family before and after the transfer of Kanto no one dared to challenge. But with several fiascos, the strength of the family has been greatly damaged, and the prestige has also fallen to the bottom. Therefore, it is not only to preserve the name of the Tokugawa family, but more importantly, to take this opportunity to enhance the prestige of the family, which is also very important for you to restore your reputation and status in the family. Tokugawa Ieyasu's words were very sincere, and the direct teacher Yuki Hideyasu was excited.

"It's a shame that my father's hard work and son's failure to comprehend it too early." Yuki Hideyasu took a deep breath and swore solemnly: "Although I don't know what the result of your discussion with the right government was, the retainer hereby swears that the affairs of his family are the affairs of the retainers, and this time the retainer is willing to do his best to protect the Tokugawa family." ”

"If you have this heart, you will be content with your father." Tokugawa Ieyasu lowered his head, wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and lamented: "Although you are the adopted son of Taiko, after all, you are the blood of the Tokugawa clan. ”

"So what, Hihara has repaid Taiko's kindness in the first battle, and now it's time for the sons to do their best for their family." Yuki Hideyasu looked sincere, and after speaking, he paused slightly and continued: "Besides, with the right mansion here, those reckless men will never dare to do anything excessive to me. ”

"You believe in Youfu like that?" Ieyasu was very satisfied with Xiuyasu's previous statement, but he was a little surprised to hear his latter sentence.

"Yes, Erchen doesn't have much contact with Youfu, but he can also feel that he is indeed thinking about the Toyotomi clan, not an opportunistic villain like Maori and Kuroda. Erchen is the adopted son of Taige, and he will never be wrong with him. ”

"In the troubled times of the Warring States, you must not be convinced of people, especially when the friendship is still shallow." Ieyasu kindly reminded. Although this time he wanted to use Hideyasu to solve the plight of the Tokugawa clan, he also hoped with a father's heart that he could live in peace and stability, and not end up desolate because of his gullibility to others.

"What you said, Erchen understands, but sometimes Erchen doesn't know which people are good people and which people are bad people, and I will ask my father for more advice in the future." Yuuki Hideyasu said respectfully.

"The more you experience, the more you will understand. The human heart is sometimes more terrible than the sword. Ieyasu replied indifferently.

Yuki Hideyasu nodded as if he didn't understand, and asked sideways: "By the way, father, the daimyo of the whole city will participate in the banquet held by the Right Mansion tonight, do you need your sons to do anything at that time?" ”

"What to do, you will naturally know when the time comes, the father does not want you to be embarrassed, and you can act when the time comes." Ieyasu was very alert to Xiukang's question, and he was wary that this was Xiuyasu testing himself, so he didn't say it to death, but let him understand it by himself. Ieyasu believes that although Xiuyasu is easily impulsive, he will still be able to distinguish priorities when the time comes, and there is no need to say more.