By March, Momoyama, where Fushimi Castle is located, was already full of flowers and plants, and everything was revived, both in the suburbs and in the city, full of joy and vitality of early spring, however, under this peaceful scenery, Hideyoshi's body was getting weaker and weaker, and just a few days earlier, he had been incontinent and delirious, and these signs forced him to plan for the world of Hideyori and the Toyotomi family as soon as possible.

On the third day of the third month of March, on the Honmaru castle tower, Mitsunari bowed down to Hideyoshi several times, and it seemed that it was difficult to accept Hideyoshi's orders.

"Your Highness, please consider it carefully, the minister feels that this matter cannot be rushed, and it is still necessary to take into account the feelings of other daimyos." Sancheng's tone is neither humble nor arrogant, and he seems to attach great importance to this matter.

"You're talking about His Royal Highness the Inner Palace, right?" Hideyoshi was like a withered tree, only a pair of bright eyes sparkled, and his voice was firm and modest: "I'm already like this, how can I still take care of him, and it's not that there has never been such a precedent, the 'Mido Sekihaku' Fujiwara Michicho (a strongman who said 'this world is my world, like the moon is full') was still promoted to the right minister by the power of Nayan, and now Hideho is also from the two Da Nayan, why not promote him to the right minister?" ”

"That Fujiwara Taoist is a well-known minister, if you do this, don't you compare him with the waiter, besides, the waiter is young, even if he is the right minister, I'm afraid it will be in vain, and it will be difficult to convince the public, according to the minister, it is better to please make him a quasi-minister, and then make a decision." Sancheng bowed and said.

But Hideyoshi shook his head: "I don't think it's necessary, through this Central Plains battle, I can see that he is not a speculative and upside down person, although he is still a little immature, but as far as the current young generation is concerned, he is definitely outstanding, and what is more valuable is that through the observation during this time, I can be sure that he has inherited Xiaozhu's excellent qualities, including never coveting the status of the clan, just by virtue of this, Hideyoshi's aftersight must be him." ”

"But you're right, it's a bit of a neglect of the inner government to do this," Hideyoshi sighed: "But this can't be helped, you can't let Hideyoshi's aftermath live under the people, you know, the position of this left minister has been vacant for two years since the sunny season, if I leave, then the highest status among the samurai family is Ieyasu, do you want to see this situation?" Therefore, it is also imperative to let Hideho be the right minister, alas, if Hideyori could have been born ten years earlier, I would not have had to rack my brains so much. Speaking of this, Hideyoshi couldn't help but burst into tears.

"The minister understood," Seeing that Hideyoshi was so sad, Sancheng couldn't say more, so he had to change the topic and said: "In the Central Plains battle, our army lost 40,000 soldiers, and the front line is really unsustainable.

"What, Jin Wu wants to withdraw his troops?!" Hideyoshi waved his sleeves to wipe away his tears, and his tone instantly became cold: "Just come back like this, he really dares to mention it, tell him for me, let him explain the matter at hand to the waiter, and come back to Fushimi to see me immediately." ”

"Explain to the waiter... Your Highness, you shouldn't be the temporary chief general of the servant, right?! Sancheng was really surprised.

"Remember, in a few days, it will be time to change his name to 'His Highness Youfu', and now that the two sides are striking the army, it doesn't hurt to let him practice by the way." Hideyoshi replied nonchalantly.

"Then about the rewards and punishments of this battle, did His Highness let the ministers convey them together?"

"This battle has been fought for nearly a month, and 40,000 troops were swallowed by the Ming army, and now there is a bald general like Xiujia left on the east road, and there are only more than 1,000 people left in the middle road, which is basically nothing, only the west road still retains its strength, but it is difficult to support it alone, and the counterattack must be a fool's dream, and it is not easy to maintain the current confrontation situation."

Hideyoshi sorted out the situation on the front line a little, and continued: "I have always had clear rewards and punishments, although the Xiu family and the governor were defeated by the sneak attack of the Ming army, but their performance behind them was also useless, not only was they in danger, but they also dragged their allies to die together, and the even more hateful battle of Yangcheng, these two people actually left their soldiers and fled for their lives alone, is this what can be done as a general general?" I have decided to cut down the two of them by 100,000 stones, and merge them into the Taige Hidden Land, with you and Changsheng as the escrow respectively; ”

"Although Hidetada said that Kiyama was defeated, he was guilty of his merits in rescuing the Eastern Route Army, and I decided not to blame the past, but still serve as the general of the Middle Route Army, and at the same time, in my name, I present a certificate of appreciation to Okubo Tadashi and Honda Tadashi to express my appreciation and condolences to Ishikawa Tadashi and Honda Tadashito."

"Xiuyuan delayed the military situation, so that Xiuzhong's troops were defeated at Jishan, but remembering the battle of Nanyuan and the exploits of rescuing Xiubao, he still decided to issue a certificate of appreciation to praise his bravery;"

"As for Hidebo," Hideyoshi thought for a while: "Attacking the enemy's fortress, capturing the enemy chieftain, rescuing friendly troops, and forgetting his life and death, he is really a samurai with wisdom and bravery, loyalty and righteousness. In addition, he was officially rewarded with the area of Yudong Mountain and Nagayoshi Pass, which was previously managed by him, and when he returned to China, he was ordered to move the castle here, which can be regarded as a response to Fushimi. ”

"Qinghua family?!" Sancheng shouted recklessly: "Is this kind of treatment really not excessive? ”

"Excessive?" Hideyoshi waved his hand and coughed: "Didn't the former Guan Bai also get the permission of the Qinghua family, as his younger brother, Hideyoshi will see him in the future, this is not too much, besides, the inner government has obtained such glory, what is the problem with my Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nephew?" ”

"The minister has lost his words, and he asks the lord to forgive his sins." Sancheng bowed and said: "Nachen will go and sort out these matters a little and send someone to North Korea as soon as possible." ”

"By the way, I heard that Xiubao had another son, and he forgot to tell his family when he was in a tight state some time ago, so this time you should also leave the book and tell him one by one." Hideyoshi smiled with satisfaction: "Good boy, so quickly let the Xiaozhu family flourish, I don't know if Hideyoshi can be so promising." ”

Mitsunari frowned, wanted to say something but held back, said goodbye to Hideyoshi and hurriedly left the castle tower.

Eight days later, on March 11, Hideyoshi's series of rewards and punishments were brought to Korea by the imperial envoy, and the next day, Hideho rushed from Sacheon to Korea to receive a proclamation from the right minister of the imperial court and a letter of appointment from the general of Han for the time being.

"Congratulations to His Highness on his promotion to the Right Mansion, and congratulations to His Highness for getting a noble son again." In the main hall, nearly 100 famous military generals, including Hideaki, shouted in unison, and the scene was as grand as paying homage to Hideyoshi in Fushimi. At this point, no one could doubt Hideho's future position in the Toyotomi regime, and of course, this aroused the dissatisfaction of a few people, including His Royal Highness Kingo, who was pushed down by Hidebo, and returned to Japan by ship in a rage before attending the dinner party for the envoy.

Thinking of the joys and sorrows of the past two years, from intrigue to frank meeting, from Taoguang to sharp edge, Hideho was both nervous and afraid, but also full of emotion, that night, he waved his pen and took the name of "Matsuchiyo" for the boy born by Sakurahime, hoping that he could bend and stretch like a cedar, and only in this way could he usher in the final success.