Seeing that Hideho was so sincere in helping the Gamo family, many retainers were so excited that they burst into tears, after all, Hideho was Taiko's nephew, and he was also the Aizu accountability envoy this time, as long as he came out to intercede for Hideyuki, I believe that even if he cut the seal, it would not be too harsh.

However, as Nobunaga's daughter, the wife of the clan did not seem to be so happy, and she asked Hideho in a slightly questioning tone, "My Gamo family has no relationship with His Royal Highness, so why does His Highness want to intercede for this family?" ”

Xiubao said with some sadness: "I can't hide it, I did this at the behest of my father. ”

"Xiu Changgong?" Myoshinin was a little surprised.

"Exactly," Hideho nodded, "When my father was dying, he told him that the clan was given the title of Matsuzaka, but before the Odawara expedition, he made a special trip from Ise to Koriyama Castle to visit him, which moved him, and the two talked for a long time, and the father knew that the clan had the talent of the world, and it would be intolerable to the Taiko, so he advised the clan to keep it in obscurity, so as not to be found an excuse by the Taiko. Who knew that the clan townsman did not listen to his father's words, and repeatedly made military exploits in the Odawara expedition, but was resealed to Aizu by Taige in the name of reward, and was finally excluded from the core of the regime. But my father cared about the benevolence and righteousness of the clan's father, and was afraid that I would be suppressed by Taige in the future, so he called me to the bed and told me to do my best to protect the Gamo family. Knowing Taige's temperament, it is inevitable to move the seal, but in the next will still fight with Taige to fight for more fiefs for the Gamo family to repay the kindness of the clan. ”

After listening to Hidebo's narration, Myoshinin was also a little moved, and the scenes of the year seemed to appear in front of her again, she looked around at the next group of retainers in the hall, turned her face to look at Hidebo, and said sadly: "It has been twenty-six years since the poor nun married into the Gamo family, and her late husband was already famous when he was Nobunaga, from the Kanesaki Battle to Komaki Nagakushou, from the Kyushu Expedition to the Odawara Expedition, every time he fought bravely to kill the enemy, and took the lead, why can't he get the trust of Taiko even so?" It is helpless to seal Huizu far away, and now we have to cut us down to the small town of Xiaye, such treatment, even if there is a justifiable reason, it is really chilling! ”

Seeing that Miaoxinin was already a little sad and indignant, Hideho couldn't help but sigh and said: "It's all because of my incompetence and weakness, and I can't follow my father's orders to protect the Gamo family, and I ask for your understanding and your highness the attendant." ”

Miaoxinyuan felt that what he said just now was a bit rude, and hurriedly defended: "Your Highness the servant, don't misunderstand, the poor nun just suddenly sighed, and never complained about you, Xiu Changgong is both civil and military, and has a noble character, just because of a visit from the late husband, he always thinks about the safety of his family, and the character of Xiu Changgong is really admirable, and now you are respectfully abiding by your last wishes, and you will tell the truth to us regardless of the consequences, and try your best to save your family, this kindness will never be forgotten by the poor nun and the Pusheng family." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Miaoshinin bowed deeply to Hideho, and when Gamo Hideyuki saw this, he also called on all the ministers of Gamo to salute together, and suddenly, all the retainers of the Gamo family, including the Guan family and his son, Gamo Goke, and Sakuma Yasuma, bowed down in front of Hideho.

Hidebo was a little overwhelmed by this encounter, he didn't expect that the lord and ministers of the world's third strongest domain, who owned 920,000 koku in Aizu, would bow down at his feet at this moment.

"It's a wonderful feeling." Xiubao felt happy in his heart, but now was not the time to think about this, since they pleaded with themselves so lowly, if they didn't take some practical action, wouldn't they make them disappointed in themselves?

Thinking of this, Xiubao hurriedly signaled everyone to calm down, and announced to everyone in a slightly trembling tone of excitement: "Since everyone believes in it so much, Xiubao will not live up to your trust, and this time I will definitely fight for the Gamo family when I return to Beijing, please rest assured!" ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, no matter whether you succeed or not, my Gamo family will be the only one in the future, and I will never deviate!" Gamo Hideyuki was so excited that he bowed down again.

"Your Royal Highness, please don't make this big gift," Xiubao helped Xiuxing up, and said very excitedly: "The clan townsman has a deep affection for his father, Xiubao is unforgettable, at this moment, there is a reluctant request below, I don't know if His Highness can agree?" ”

Xiuxing patted his chest without thinking and replied: "If Your Highness has any requirements, just tell your subordinates, as long as Xiuxing can do it, I am willing to go to the soup and die without giving up." ”

"In this case, I want to marry His Highness as a brother of the opposite sex in order to achieve the friendship of my father, I wonder if His Highness is willing?" Xiubao bowed and said rudely.

Hearing that Xiu Bao was going to marry him as a righteous brother, Xiu Xing was so excited that he burst into tears, and his lips trembled for a long time before he responded: "'The cold knows the pine and cypress, and the adversity sees the truth', His Royal Highness is fortunate to intercede for his family at a critical juncture, and now the family is in the middle of the road, and it is too late for everyone to dodge, but His Royal Highness is willing to become brothers with him, this deep friendship, I Xiuxing swear not to forget!" ”

Xiubao happily said to Xiuxing: "Since His Royal Highness is willing, then I will call you my righteous brother in the future." ”

"Brother Yi is above, please bow to Xiuxing." As he spoke, Xiuxing bowed to Xiubao. Myoshinin sat next to them and looked at them with relief, this can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, although the territory was cut, but because of this, she got closer to Hideho, and laid the foundation for the Gamo family to enter the center of power again, a result she never expected.

Xiubao suddenly thought of a question while helping Xiuxing up, and he asked with concern: "I heard that my righteous brother has made a marriage with Princess Zhenji of His Royal Highness in the Inner Palace, I don't know when I will marry and enter the door?" ”

Xiuxing is still a child after all, and looked at Xiubao with a shy face, and replied: "Don't hide it from my brother-in-law, Zhenji married into the house last summer, and now she is two months pregnant. ”

"That's right," Hideho nodded slightly, Hideyuki is thirteen years old this year, and Zhenji is only sixteen years old, marrying into Aizu so early and becoming pregnant, it can be seen how eager Ieyasu is for this family business.

"I have an idea," Hideho said with a smile, "Your sister-in-law is now more than seven months pregnant, and she will give birth to an heir soon after I return to Beijing, and Mrs. Zhenji will give birth to an heir for you this fall, so I hope to take this opportunity to make another happy event happen." ”

"Poor Ni has had this idea for a long time, and it is the supreme honor of this family to be able to marry the Toyotomi family!" Myoshinin couldn't wait to agree.

"But what if two families give birth to a boy or a girl at the same time?" Xiuxing felt that the children of both parties had not yet been born, and he was afraid that he would be happy when the time came to make such a hasty decision.

How could Xiubao not consider this result, he patted Xiuyuki's shoulder and persuaded with a smile: "Righteous brother doesn't need to worry, if it's a boy, he will become a brother like us, and if it's a girl, then he will become a sister, isn't that okay?" ”

"In that case, it's all up to my brother." Xiuxing agreed very respectfully, and took the opportunity to remove the word "righteousness" to further get closer to Xiubao.

Hideho nodded with satisfaction, stood up and said, "Then it's decided, since I have to accompany Komahime back to Yamagata Castle, I won't stay in Aizu for more, and we will leave early tomorrow morning." ”

"Since this is the case, I won't keep my brother, so I ask my brother to rest early, recuperate, and have the energy to hurry tomorrow morning." After Xiuyuki finished speaking, he personally led the way for Xiubao and escorted him and Komahime back to the dormitory.

After Xiu walked, Gao Hu and Qingxing stuck to Xiubao again like flies, and Gao Hu asked puzzledly: "My lord, my subordinates don't think it's necessary to give up their lives to repay them because the clan lord has visited the ancestor lord, and it will be a disaster to yourself if you collide with Taige." ”

Qingxing also agreed with Gao Hu's opinion: "The Pusheng family is now in the middle of the road, and it is indeed unprofitable for the family to make friends with it, if you offend the Taige because of this, it will be more than worth the loss." ”

Hideho looked at them anxiously and felt a little cute, yes, how could they know that they were secretly fighting for that occasion in the future?

Hideho just said, "Do you think I'm going to do thankless things?" After saying that, he pushed them out of the room, and after a while, the snoring in the room was loud, and the two of them had no choice but to rest.

Early the next morning, under the watchful eyes of Hideyuki and others, Hideho and his party marched towards the colder Dewa Yamagata Castle. Having already taken care of his business, Hideho did not want to trouble Ikeda Nagamasa any longer, and after a few pleasantries, he was asked to go back to Ueno.

The team of more than 100 people is struggling to move forward in the ice and snow of Mutsu, and the whole world seems to be frozen, and Hidehona, who was born in the south, has seen this kind of severe cold, even if he wears a leather coat, he is still shivering in the car, which makes the Komahime around him quite distressed. Bypassing Lake Inawashiro and continuing north to finally enter Dewa Country, the weather here is even worse than Nanmutsu, far and near are a vast white expanse, as if even the mountains are shivering coldly, the air seems to be about to freeze, the north wind blowing across the cheeks has already cracked the skin of the accompanying samurai, and the ears and hands have also grown frostbite.

And at this time, Hideho is not much better, although it is in the car, but the thin carriage can not block the cold of the bones even if it blocks the north wind, Hideho and Komahime talked and laughed in the car at first, but as the temperature dropped, it gradually could not support it, and at this moment he was wrapped in a coat and curled up in a corner of the carriage.

Seeing Hideho treating himself badly in order to reunite with his father, Komahime's tears couldn't stop flowing. She quietly moved behind Xiubao, untied her coat and Tang Yi, and slowly hugged him in her arms. Due to the change in temperature, Xiubao gradually woke up from a semi-comatose state, and he found a pair of jade hands tightly wrapped around his waist, and his back felt that something was a little strange.

Xiubao wanted to turn his face to see what was going on, but it happened to meet with Komahime's gaze, and the faces of both of them suddenly turned red, or Komahime reacted faster, she turned her face to the side first, leaned lightly on Xiubo's back, and said shyly: "My lord is far away for the concubine, and the concubine has nothing else to repay, you just have to rest now, and leave the rest to the concubine." ”

Hideho wanted to say and stopped, although it was the first time he had intimate contact with Komahime, but the feeling was indeed so familiar, so warm, that he took this contact as a kind of enjoyment, which made people want to stop. Xiubao lowered his head, gently stroked Komahime's hand, closed his eyes very intoxicated, and said softly, "Then, I will trouble Madame to take care of me in the future." ”