From the arrangement of seats, it can be seen that among the first 20 seats, Hideho retainers occupy five seats, pro-Hideho daimyo occupy three seats, Toyotomi daimyo occupy seven seats, and foreign daimyo occupy five seats, so in this Aizu expedition, Toyotomi daimyo occupies an absolute advantage, and among the five foreign daimyo who are barely squeezed in, except for the Shimazu clan, the rest are not daimyo in the traditional sense, which means that it will be difficult for the traditional foreign power to raise its head in the post-war disposition, and the prestige of the Toyotomi clan will be consolidated and even strengthened. With-Dream- . lā

Having said that, it is undisguised that the advantage of the Toyotomi daimyo does not mean the advantage of Hidebo, and after careful analysis, Hidebo's retainers and close daimyo occupy eight seats, while the independent daimyo who served the Toyotomi clan during the Hideyoshi era account for seven, although some of them are the Owari faction and some are the Omi faction, but there is no doubt that their attitude towards Hideho is mostly based on Hidebo's loyalty to the Toyotomi clan and Hideyori, and not like the retainers of the Yamato Toyotomi clan and Mori Hidemoto, who are close to the daimyo who unreservedly support themselves, therefore, how to get along with it after this battle is also a question that Hideho must face and think about.

Among the seven daimyo of the Toyotomi lineage, Fukushima Masanori, Kato Yoshiaki, and Wasuka Iemasa are regarded as the Owari faction, Konishi Yukinaga and Ikoma are considered to be close to the Omi faction of Sansei, as for Yuki Hideyasu and Kobayakawa Hideaki, although they were both daimyo close to Tokugawa Ieyasu before the war, the former was out of family affection, and the latter was out of interests, which led to the two facing different endings after the war.

Hideho took a fancy to Yuuki Hideyasu's affection and righteousness, and Yuuki clan's old old Misu Masatomo also secretly expressed his closeness to him, so Hideyasu was ranked first, which also indicated that he would be reused after the war; And Kobayakawa Hideaki is different, as Hideyoshi's adopted son, he was once close to Tokugawa Ieyasu, and when he conquered Aizu, he didn't contribute to it, ignored Hidebo's orders several times, and almost delayed the fighter, which should have been punished, but because of his feelings, Hidebo still gave him a bottom position, but this does not mean that he is forgiven, but it is a manifestation of marginalization.

And the daimyo under the command of Hideho who were selected this time all belonged to the eight ministers of Yamato. In addition to the above five people, there are Kazuharu Kuwayama, who was ordered to think behind closed doors because of the riots caused in Otawara, Takakiyo Ogasawara, who was in charge of guarding Higashiyama Castle, and Harutsu Komiyayama, who missed the battle due to illness and recuperation in Busan. Among these eight retainers, in addition to Kuwayama Kazuharu and Aoki Toshiki, they all have the ability to defend one side, Hidebo also thought about adjusting Kuwasan and Aoki out of the "Family Elder Assessment Council", and included Horio Yoshiharu and Goto Kiji in it, but considering that Kuwasan and Aoki are the genealogical retainers of the Yamato Toyotomi clan and represent the local forces of Yamatomi, if they are rashly removed, it will inevitably trigger a series of reactions at home, and Horio Yoshiharu is still nominally one of the "three elders", so being included in the ranks of the retainers will inevitably cause gossip, Therefore, before the war, Xiubo did not make up his mind to make adjustments.

However, as the battle ended, Hideho felt that it was urgent to make the best use of the rewards and punishments, and a plan to expand the size of the assessment team began to take shape in his mind, but whether it could be successfully implemented depended on whether the retainers in other battlefields could achieve decent achievements.

"There are still too few materials that can be built in this family." Looking at the famous names in the hall, Hideho couldn't help but shake his head: "Don't say it's the 'Takeda Twenty-Four Generals', it's the 'Tokugawa Sixteen Divine Generals' that are all unattainable." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am holding a banquet here tonight, not for anything else, but in the hope that everyone can drink and have fun and dispel the tension and fatigue of the past month. Come, let's drink this cup full, one wishes the war subsides, the second wishes the Toyotomi clan eternal foundation, and the third wishes the world peace and well! ”

"I wish the Toyotomi clan eternal foundation and peace in the world!" At this moment, whether it is inside or outside the hall, big and small, all raise their wine glasses and express their blessings to the Toyotomi clan and the peace of the world in unison, as for how much of them are sincere and how much is false, it is unknown.

"Awaji Mamoru, in your opinion, this is true or false when this comes out of the mouth of the inner house?" Mori Katsunobu asked Nasu Shikichi with a smirk.

Nasu Shikichi knew that Mori Katsunobu was attacked by the Tokugawa army at Furukawa Shrine and lost his two sons and most of his retainers, and it seems that he was deliberately trying to provoke his relationship with Tokugawa Ieyasu, after all, Nasu Shikichi was also seriously injured when blocking the Tokugawa army's retreat, and many close samurai also died under the Tokugawa sword.

But Nasu Shikichi is not stupid, he will not be prejudiced against Ieyasu in this matter, and he will not spread the words of Mori Katsunobu to Hideho's ears. Nasu Zikichi always believed that whether he was seriously injured or Mori Katsunobu lost two sons, this was inevitable in the war. Everyone is a samurai, and they should understand the cruelty of the battle, and they should not doubt the character and ability of the other party because of their own casualties, and the bravery shown by the Tokugawa army in this battle is indeed worthy of admiration, so Nasu Zikichi just laughed at Mori Katsunobu's words, which made Mori Katsunobu feel a nose and was very embarrassed.

Also dissatisfied with Tokugawa Ieyasu is Konishi Yukinaga, as an ally of Ishida Mitsunari, this time because of the persuasion of Uesugi Keikatsu to make a great contribution, his heart is proud, but when he learned that Ieyasu can also sit in the palace, his heart is very unhappy, he muttered to Kawajiri Hidecho next to him: "I really didn't expect that the inner government made such a big mistake and could sit in the palace so casually, it's really incomprehensible." ”

"Isn't it, it's not a good thing that we have to pretend to be in the same room with him as if nothing happened." Kawajiri Hidecho nodded thoughtfully, and at the same time looked at Sakakihara Yasumasa beside Ieyasu, and snorted coldly: "However, there are only two of the so-called 'Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings' left, and I am still very relieved to think of this." ”

"Hmph, do you want to say that you participated in the killing of Jing Yi's soldiers? What a villain! Konishi Yukinaga wanted to continue chatting with Hidecho Kawajiri, but when he heard that Kawajiri was going to talk about those "brilliant deeds" with him, he suddenly lost interest, and after muttering to himself, he turned sideways to chat with Takayoshi Fukushima.

"Listen to Youfu, I really don't plan to do anything tonight." Kuroda Nagamasa said casually as he toasted Masanori Fukushima.

"Yes, it seems that I really don't want to take this opportunity to cure their sins, hey, I'm really unwilling!" Fukushima complained indignantly, and then drank the wine in his glass.