As the red sun rises over the horizon on the eastern side of the Seto Inland Sea, the sea surface changes from inky blue to clear blue, and the sea and sky around Osaka are suddenly sprinkled with golden light, and everything in front of you seems so peaceful and peaceful.

At this time, Hideho had just sent Hideyori and Yodohime, who had been terrified all night, back to Honmaru, and after everything was arranged, he left everyone behind and climbed the castle tower at the highest point of the castle tower alone, looking at the majestic morning glow in front of him, and fell into deep contemplation.

"It's finally over." Xiubao leaned on the railing and let out a long sigh of relief.

Since February 28, the Eastern Expedition has been three months, and in these three months, as far as Mutsu and as close as, all of them have been affected by the flames of war. From the five elders of the center to the rural ashiki, they were all consciously or unconsciously involved in this protracted war, father and son turned against each other, close friends were estranged, the city was ruined, the family was destroyed, and the wife was separated, and the situation that had gradually stabilized was re-established for a while.

If we go back in time, after Hideyoshi's death, there was first the Osaka riots, then the Ukita riots, then the Uesugi clan's attack on Mutsu, and finally this mighty battle of the world. In short, the world has not been stable since Hideyoshi's death.

I thought that a decisive victory in the war would restore stability to the world, but the Hengsheng faction caused a lot of waves in Osaka Castle. Although Hideho resolved the crisis through strategy without using a single knife or shot, the sequelae caused by this incident are difficult to resolve: in less than two years, there were two riots in Osaka Castle, both of which were provoked by the central ministers of the Toyotomi clan, and both were led by Hidebo, who was a branch of the Toyotomi family. This undoubtedly swept away the authority of the Toyotomi clan, and the prestige of Hideho, who was a later witness to Hideyori, was rising, and now he is probably above Hideyori and Yodohime.

The lord is weak and the minister is strong, and there is no big problem before Hideyori becomes an adult, after all, they are all Toyotomi clans, and the world has just restored stability, and a strong ruler is needed to come out to stabilize the situation, which is also in the interests of Hideyori and Yodohime.

But what about Xiulai when he becomes an adult? After Hideyoshi's death, Hideho thought about this issue several times, he knew very well that he could not be the Duke of Zhou, and Hideyoshi had been sheltered among the women for a long time, and it was difficult for him to have the courage and tolerance of King Wu of Zhou, so the contradiction between Hideho and Hideyori seemed inevitable.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you are willing to give up the power you have now and return to the role of the Toyotomi clan, the Yamato Toyotomi clan, those retainers who followed their birth and death and the daimyo who had great expectations for their own family, would they be willing? When Hideyori becomes an adult, will he be at ease with himself who has already handed over power? Will those daimyo who follow themselves have good fruit to eat after Hideyori takes power?

Whenever he thought of this, Xiubao always hastily interrupted his train of thought, he was unwilling and did not dare to continue thinking about it.

"Quwo Daiyi", the Japanese may not be familiar with it, but it is indeed a typical example of the division of the family to replace the clan and the next gram, and it is also an allusion that Hideho has always been haunted by. Although he was in the troubled times of the Warring States, he was unwilling to inherit the "tradition" of "going down to the top", which was not conducive to the stability of the regime, but in the face of the current situation, he could not think of a way to perfectly resolve the current problem, which also made him suspicious of how to reward and punish the world's daimyo in the future, and at this time he even missed Hideyoshi's time when he was alive.

"My lord, the minister has invited Ishida Jibu to the palace according to your instructions, I wonder if you will go and see him now." At this moment, the appearance of Fujido Takatora interrupted Hideho's thoughts.

Originally, Fujido Takatora was just standing and waiting for His Excellency the castle tower, but Hideho refused to come down, and he was worried that the night would be long and dreamy, so he climbed to the castle tower to report to Hideho about the capture of Ishida Mitsunari.

"Well, when you go, the Ministry of Governance will resist?" Xiubao still stared into the distance and asked nonchalantly.

"No," Fujido Takatora shook his head, "when he saw Takiyoshi Sagishima and Mitsuyasu Otani, he seemed to understand everything, and besides, there were only a dozen samurai around him at the time, and the minister brought a full two thousand men to surround the entire Ryōyashiki, so he didn't dare to act rashly." ”

"It's really sad," Hideho scoffed, "I'm afraid the scene will always be imprinted in Jibu's mind." ”

"However, the Ministry of Governance was quite calm at that time, and the ministers also admired this very much." Fujido Takatora continued.

"Just pretending, he knows that since I sent you, I didn't intend to kill him." Hideho expressed disdain for Ishida Mitsunari's so-called composure, and even thought that the scene at that time might have been comical.

"My lord, at present, the four commissioners of Ishida, Maeda, Nagashu, and Masuda have all been placed under house arrest in the side hall of the palace, and I don't know what to do next."

"You were also there, what did the young master and Mrs. Dian say?" Xiubao asked rhetorically.

"Yes, Mrs. Yodo believes that what the Ministry of Justice did this time is fundamentally different from the riot caused by Chief Ohno back then, and she is willing to express her understanding to the Ministry of Governance, and she also hopes that the family will not pursue it again." Fujido Takatora replied earnestly.

"I'm curious, why would Lady Yodo be so lenient with these?" Xiubao thought for a long time, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked, "When Hayami Shoujiu welcomed the young master and Mrs. Yodo out of the city, were there any suspicious people around?" ”

Fujido Takatora quickly sifted through the information that Shohisa Shoku had revealed to him in his head, and said truthfully to Hideho: "Hasami, Ito, and Mano are all around the young master, and it is impossible for others to approach, except for one ......adult."

"Who?" Fujido Takatora's answer intrigued Hideho.

"The teacher of the young master of Xiulai, Katagiri helps to make and yuan." Fujido Takatora replied.

"Hmm... It seems that it can only be him," Xiubao subconsciously shrugged his shoulders and said in a calm tone: "After all, he is Xiuyori's teacher, and if he persuades Madame Yodo to balance the forces of all parties from the perspective of maintaining the authority of the clan, Madame will still listen." Actually, I didn't intend to delve into the responsibility of the Ministry of Governance and others, but after this incident, the system of the elders and the people pursued had to be changed, if nothing else, to prevent such incidents from happening again. ”

"You want to abolish the elder and pursue the deliberative system?" Fujido Takatora was a little surprised.

"It's time," Hideho nodded, "that was originally Taiko's expedient measure, and if the daimyo who rebelled against the Toyotomi clan were eliminated or surrendered, it would be a good opportunity to re-establish the central system." I'm going to let you, Youbei, and Chongchuan discuss this matter, and give me a preliminary idea as soon as possible. ”

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