Xiubao looked at Chongchuan with a puzzled expression: "Do I also want to cultivate my own power?" There are already Omi factions and Owari factions, and I don't want any more Yamato factions, which will be even more detrimental to the stability of the regime. "I didn't let you stand on your own, didn't you realize the peculiarity of your position?" Chongchuan shook his head and continued: "His Royal Highness's biological parents and adoptive parents are all Owari people, this is a good bargaining chip!" As for Omi, don't forget the Nagashu Masaka and Horio Yoshiharu, one of them belongs to the Five Commissioners, and the other belongs to the Third Elder, and they are also roles that cannot be taken lightly in the Omi faction. ”

Listening to Chongchuan's words, Xiubao suddenly realized that he still had such a big advantage, but Chongchuan's next words really poured cold water on him: "This is a good thing and a bad thing, if it is not handled well, it will be disgusted by the two factions and become the so-called two-faced, and I am afraid that not only will it not be able to unite internally, but it will be squeezed out of the core of the regime." Do you think you should focus on it, Owari or Omi, please weigh it carefully. ”

Hideho's mind is now in a mess, and he thought that as long as he gained Hideyoshi's trust, he would be able to establish enough authority, and then he would naturally be able to suppress other forces and ensure the stability of the regime, but with such an analysis, he might be in a disadvantageous position, and he would probably be excluded from the regime if he was not careful. Just as he was meditating on a solution, Chongchuan suddenly closed his eyes, folded his hands, and said with a sad expression: "Amitabha, His Royal Highness Guan Bai has now gone west, and the lord can go back to Taige to return to his life." ”

"My brother is dead." Xiubao sat down on the ground, his thoughts returned to reality, he didn't dare to go to check, who wanted to carry his brother's head to ask for merit and reward. Chongchuan saw that Xiubao's face was embarrassed, so he stood up and walked towards Xiuji's inner chamber, and said as he walked: "Let the poor monk go to spend time for His Royal Highness Guan Bai, and the lord is waiting here." ”

After a while, Chongchuan walked out of the inner room with an expressionless face, holding a wooden box in his hand, and said to himself: "My lord, please be relieved, His Royal Highness Guan Bai walked very peacefully, and he still had a smile on his face." Crying, Hideho crawled up to Chongchuan, snatched the wooden box from him, held it in his arms, and begged for Hideji's forgiveness in pain.

At this time, Chongchuan took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Xiubao, and said: "Master Longxitang, who served as the intermediary for His Royal Highness Guan Bai, has also followed His Highness, and the poor monk has to go to deal with it a little, this is the letter left by His Royal Highness Guan Bai, please take a look." After saying that, Chongchuan went back to the inner room, leaving Hideho alone in the lobby.

The letter was folded neatly, and the ink had dried, and Hideho knew at a glance that it had been written before, and when he unfolded the letter, Hideji's handwriting was clear and timeless, and he had to admit that although Hideji was not politically minded, he was still quite accomplished in terms of culture, and these achievements can be glimpsed from the letters and waka he left behind.

The letter reads as follows:

"My brother Xiubao personally revealed:

I was a human being when I wrote this letter, and I was already a ghost when you read this letter, and I was so sad that I almost wanted to put down my pen, but I wanted to let you know what my brother thought, and I reluctantly did it.

I have three good Miao words, the grace of Montako into the succession of Yuchai, and later succeeded to the name of Toyotomi Hideji, one person under 10,000 people, full of ambition, try to follow the Taige and open the prosperous world, repay the grace of heaven to create peace, the great cause, know in the chest, recruit talents, in order to be, this is the most glorious time of my life.

However, the life of the pill will make me die for it, Taige has the heart to pass on as a son-in-law, what can I do? Cutting my officials, punishing my friends, imprisoning my wife, and flowing my high fields, what is wrong with me to end up like this? Oh, it's not my fault, it's my Taige's intention to get rid of me and save the pills. I know that I am powerless to resist, but I hope that you and other relatives will not be implicated, which is a great blessing.

It has been more than six months since the first time I saw Jule, and I miss my brother very much, but I know that you avoid suspicion and avoid trouble, and you refuse to get together, and you can't help but have resentment in your heart; I complained about my heart in Longxi Hall, and the master said: "It is better not to see each other than to see each other, and if you don't see each other, the brothers will save their lives, and if you see each other, both clans will be damaged, which is really the wisdom of the Yellow Gate." I suddenly realized, I thought it was true, but I knew that my family Tachiyo wisdom did not lose to others, and my mood gradually widened, and I no longer complained about you, so I gave you private goods, and in the future, I used this letter to show Kimura Tokirosuke that I could get it.

I have obtained more than one million stones in the three states of Fengwei, Shi and Jiang, although I do not spare money to make friends from all walks of life, there are still 13,000 Tianzheng and 20,000 small sentences in the mansion, and today they will be given to you;

More than 1,000 pieces of calligraphy and paintings, tea utensils, gold and silver utensils are hidden in Yawata Castle, and people can be sent to pick them up with this letter;

I tried to buy a large number of armor, iron cannons, projectiles and even saltpeter in the Nanban, originally to prevent change, but the incident happened suddenly, now it is useless, and it will be returned to you, and it is advisable to hold my seal letter to Sakai no Shiba Juri Uemon.

Although I am going to die, but you exist in the world, I am the great luck of the three good families, and the things that I give you for my brother are all bright, and you can boldly take them, but in order to avoid the eyes and ears of the Taige, it is advisable to be cautious and not to open.

For my brother to such a field, it is not your fault, there is no need to feel sorry for yourself, if in the future, Taige remembers my virtue, can I beg for my wife? I still have a son, who was born to a kabuki in the town, and has reached the age of wearing a crown, and is now sent to the retainer Sato Nobuyasu, if you have mercy, please take care of it in the house, and I am grateful for my brother.

A few words can not express the cold of the heart, a short letter can not be thought of, thousands of evil fate are because of me, can not see you is a lifelong regret also, life and death have a fate, wealth in the sky, I hope you keep in mind my lessons, Taoguang is obscure, careful words and deeds, then with your talent, great things can be done.

At this point, it is difficult to cry and write, so it is absolutely with you, cherished!!

Brother Sanhao, Sun Qilang Shinyoshi, is a masterpiece

October 28, 4th year of Wenlu"

Halfway through the letter, Hideho was already crying and couldn't help himself, and the second half of the letter was completely read with self-blame and pain, although Xiuji repeatedly emphasized in his heart that his fate had nothing to do with Hidebo, but the more he said this, the more Hideho blamed himself, thinking that if he didn't build a new temple for him, the result would not be like this, at least he could save his life, and when Hideyoshi died in three years, he could be restored to the world. It's because I can't help it, the kindness of a woman, who incurs such an end, and except for Komahime, more than 30 people in the Xiubao clan are not spared, which is also because of his limited ability!

Thinking of this, Hideho stopped his tears and said to himself with his eyes open: "Toyotomi Hideho, you must not let this kind of tragedy happen again, you have to work hard, you must struggle, you must not let the relatives around you be hurt in the slightest, you must stand at the highest point in the world, only in this way, no one can threaten you!" Is it clear, Toyotomi Hidebo! You have to be a person of the world!! ”

At this moment, Chongchuan, who had finished doing the rituals, walked out of the house, and was also very surprised when he saw Xiubao's terrifying expression, and just wanted to ask, Xiubao raised his head, and said loudly with red eyes: "Master, I don't want to be Huo Guang, don't be Cao Cao, I want to be Liu Yu, I want to be Zhao Kuangyin, I want to be Zhu Di!" Please also ask the master to fulfill it! ”

Although I don't know what exactly the content of that letter is written, it can make such a docile and humble young man become so crazy, but Chongchuan is very pleased, after all, it is far more difficult to teach Hideho to become the first minister of the world without ambition than to teach him to become a man of the world, the former is to restrain the desires of the heart, the latter is to indulge the desires of the heart, and the degree of difficulty is determined at the moment.

Chongchuan helped Xiubao up, nodded solemnly, patted Xiubao's shoulders with both hands, and said solemnly: "I Chongchuan has learned about the heart of the lord, your ambition is my Chongchuan's ambition, and your subordinates are willing to do their best to give advice to the lord, even if they sacrifice their lives, they will not give up!" ”

After listening to Chongchuan's words of loyalty, Xiubao immediately gave three bows and said: "Xiubao is not talented, he doesn't know the sinister world, he has been framed by wicked people repeatedly, and now his brother is dead, and his father's fiefdom has also been lost. ”

Chongchuan nodded, helped Xiubao to the coffee table, and said, "The king does not live up to the minister, how can the minister fail the king?" The ministers should be the liver and brain of the lord, and swear to be loyal. For example, although the surface is calm today, in fact, there are undercurrents surging, and various forces are intertwined and intricate, I don't know where the lord is going to start first? ”

Xiubao's eyes were still red, but there was a chilling, weird smile on his face, and he said softly, "Master, would you like to help me hold a tea party?" ”

"Tea party?" Chongchuan pondered for a moment, looked at Xiubao with the same smile, nodded and said, "Your Majesty is willing to serve the dogs and horses, this will definitely be a beautiful battle." ”