This princess is seventeen years old, as early as last year's marriage has been decided by the sunny season, unfortunately, her talent is not much different from the princess of the famous family, and her appearance is also average, if you have to say that there is any difference between her and the princess of the martial family, it is worry-free.

From the day he entered the county mountain castle, he kept the three from the four virtues in mind, not like Ajiang who often speculated about the minds of others, not like Koma Ji with a strong personality, not like Sakura Ji who was lonely and self-appreciative, as a new side room at home, he was also obedient to Ju Ji, and he never dared to ask about political affairs, and he didn't have any strange hobbies, when he was fine, he would go to the meditation room of Zhiyun Temple to sit for a while, or go to Ju Ji to tease the little princess, and when he was really bored, he could stay quietly in the room all day with a book of songs. In Hideho's words, she is like a cup of hot water in winter, which looks plain and unremarkable, but when you drink it, you can feel that her whole body is full of warmth.

During this time, Xiubao handed over political affairs to his retainers, and he shuttled back and forth between the bedrooms of several wives and concubines almost every day, working tirelessly. Because of the relief of the worries in her heart, Sakura Ji gradually became cheerful, and she had to go to Ju Ji every day to help take care of the little princess, in addition to the psychology of making amends, she also loved this little life from the bottom of her heart. Ju Ji saw it in her eyes and remembered it in her heart, and she couldn't help but feel a little more good for this simple but stubborn princess, and the relationship between the two gradually eased, and the ice and snow in her heart began to melt slowly.

According to the previous agreement with Hideyoshi, at the beginning of June, taking advantage of the auspicious day of Hideyoshi's Motofu, Hideho also took Kikuhime and the princess to Fushimi to visit Hideyoshi, and at the same time brought Ajiang over to let her and Yodohime catch up with the old days. As for Komahime, since the last time in Mutsu, she is now nearly five months pregnant, looking at her gradually bulging belly, Zhiyunyuan said nothing and didn't let her go with her, which can be a big deal for this wild girl from the northeast, fortunately, Sakurahime also has the Orchid Dream Expedition, and after the doctor's diagnosis, she is also two months pregnant, so she can only accompany Komahime at home. This sudden good news made Zhiyunyuan overjoyed, a fifty-year-old man, he didn't feel tired when he was busy all day, and he insisted on staying at home to help take care of it, which made Xiubao really moved.

Coming to Honmaru's Ohiroma, Hideho and Kikuhime were taken away by Hideyoshi before they could sit down, and they shook it skillfully in his arms, and said excitedly while shaking: "Although it is a princess, after all, it is the only child born in the Toyotomi family in the past three years, and Aju has made a great contribution." ”

Ju Ji's cheeks couldn't help but blush when she heard this, and she lowered her head and stopped talking. At this moment, Hideyoshi seemed to suddenly think of something, raised his head suddenly, looked at Hideho with a puzzled face, pondered for a while, and said hesitantly: "I've been thinking about it for a long time, and you have to do that thing." ”

"What does Your Highness mean?" Hideho asked.

"It's just about going to Hakata to contact the envoy," Hideyoshi's face was ugly, and he sighed, "At the beginning, the discussion was unsuccessful, and I wanted to choose someone else, but now that three months have passed, there is still no suitable candidate, and the envoy is also a little impatient, there is really no way, and I have to trouble you to make a trip." ”

"That's the case," Xiubao rubbed his nose and said a little reluctantly, "Since Taiko has spoken, how can the minister not obey, and he will go back to Koriyama to pack his bags later, and he will be able to leave tomorrow morning." ”

"Isn't this also a last resort," Hideyoshi saw that Hidetomi was emotional, so he comforted: "I know that you just came back, and you want to spend more time with your family, but now that Hideyori is still young, isn't you the only one left in our Toyotomi family who can afford the façade, who will go if you don't go, you can't let my old bone run again, right?" ”

Since Hideyoshi's words had come to this, Hideho could only swallow a thousand of them even if he didn't want to, and bowed down to accept Hideyoshi's appointment and became the envoy to welcome the mission to Fushimi.

At the same time, Ajiang was chatting happily with Yodohime in Ninomaru, especially when it came to Hidebo, Yodohime immediately became interested, tirelessly asking for all the information about him, which made Ajiang a little vigilant, and she half-jokingly said to Yodohime: "Sister doesn't have any thoughts about my Royal Highness, right?" ”

"Look at what you said," Yodohime nudged Ah Jiang, and pretended to be surprised and said: "What do you mean by 'My Royal Highness', isn't Hideho also my nephew, besides, he is your husband, and I am the side room of Taige, how can you think anything wrong, sister, don't talk nonsense." ”

"That's the best," Ah Jiang straightened his body and reminded: "Although His Royal Highness has five wives and concubines now, he only loves the Imperial One, and the Imperial Emperor's love for His Royal Highness is unreserved, which even I am ashamed of, even if someone is still silently thinking about His Highness, I can only persuade her to dispel this idea as soon as possible." ”

Hearing Ah Jiang say this, Dianji's face darkened suddenly, and she muttered unconvinced: "People just ask, where do you come from so many words, besides, even if you can't get some things, don't you think about it..."

"That's not good," Ah Jiang motioned for the maids to go out, and leaned into Dianji's ear, complaining: "It's enough for Your Highness to have a few of us, don't bother you to worry about it, besides, you are Taige's concubine, Xiulai's biological mother, your status is different from ordinary people, every move will attract the attention of outsiders, if you really can't control it one day, and show your emotions, it will not only hurt yourself, but also affect Your Highness." ”

"It's so serious," Dianji couldn't get back to her senses, although she couldn't fully understand what Ajiang meant, but she also knew that this matter was not trivial, and she could kill herself if she was a little careless, thinking of this, she had to sigh in frustration: "When I married His Royal Highness Taige, I was still very happy in my heart, and with his favor, I temporarily forgot those tragic memories of my childhood, but now Taige's health is gradually not as good as before, and most of them are powerless every night, sister, I am also a woman, can't I pursue the happiness I want?" ”

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Ah Jiang yanked Yoji's arm fiercely, and rebuked indignantly, "You are Taige's most beloved concubine, if even you betray him at this time, what is the point of him living?" This matter is over, and there must be no more cranky thinking in the future. ”

Yodohime also felt that he had gone too far, although Hideyoshi was much older and his health was getting worse and worse, but after all, he had taken care of himself since he was a child, and he was the best person in the world to himself, and there were countless young and handsome men in this world, but who would really be good to himself? Thinking of this, Yodohime couldn't help but leave a few tears, "Sister, you're right, Taiko has taken care of me all my life, how can I turn my back on him when he needs someone to take care of him the most, I will never mention this matter again in the future, and please forgive me for my recklessness." ”

"You don't need me to forgive you," Ah Jiang corrected, "This is a matter between you and Taige, and I am inconvenient and unwilling to interfere, I just hope that my sister can keep a proper distance from my Royal Highness in the future, so as not to cause the displeasure of the emperor, of course, if something really happens that shouldn't happen, I won't swallow my anger." With that, Ajiang got up and left, leaving Yodohime alone in the house.

According to Hidebo's plan, this time he set off directly from Sakai Port, took a boat through the Seto Inland Sea to Shimonoseki, went ashore to visit Shimoto Hidemoto and Kiki (Daizen-in, Hidebo's sister), and then crossed the Shimonoseki Strait to Hakata. The speed of sea navigation is faster than that of land, and if it goes well, it will be possible to make a round trip in less than a month.

At this time, the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zongcheng, Yang Fangheng and the notorious Shen Weijing have been in Hakata for three months, and President Konishi is anxious in his eyes, not to mention the waste of food (anyway, it is the fiefdom of the Kobayakawa family), if the opportunity for peace talks is delayed, so that the Ming Kingdom is displeased, then the bridge he worked so hard to build will be wasted, and then the two countries will inevitably fight again, and he will have to go to North Korea as a striker to die, which is not the result he wants.

Five days later, the governor received a secret letter from Mitsunari saying that Hideho was serving as an envoy from the two great ministers and that he would soon arrive in Hakata to meet the envoy. As soon as he heard that Hideho was coming, the stone in the governor's heart was finally put down, although he had never met the young master of the Yamato Toyotomi family, but through the correspondence with Mitsunari and others, he was still full of expectations for Hideho's ability, and I believe that he will be able to complete this bridging work well.

Thinking of this, he immediately ordered someone to inform Li Zongcheng, saying that Hideyoshi had sent him from Nipin Daiyan to personally greet the mission. However, on the night of receiving the news, Li Zongcheng, the chief envoy of the mission and the governor of the five armies, absconded in a small way.

(I'm finally going to write about the Battle of Keicho, and many of my friends have wanted me to mention it beforehand, and I know that this may cause some people to be dissatisfied, but since I am writing a novel of this period, I must not avoid this issue, which is also one of the difficulties of this book.)

First of all, I want to state that I am Chinese, and it is impossible for YY to the point where my motherland was beaten to the point of being beaten by the Dongying people and fleeing, which is also not in line with historical facts. For a long time before, I consulted a lot of literature and came to the conclusion that the probability of Hideyoshi wanting to win this war is 〇, which is also the next argument in this book, so please don't spray indiscriminately, I will try to respect the historical facts.

Secondly, some book lovers will ask: "Since we respect historical facts, what else to write, wouldn't it be good to tell the results directly." "I would also like to explain here that respecting the facts comes first, but locally, I think the Japanese army still has room for maneuver, especially the battle against the Korean army, the naval battle with the "immortal Yi Sunsin", and some battles with the Ming Dynasty army, can be won.

That's right, in this book, Japan will never be able to destroy China, but it will not be a devastating blow to the Toyotomi regime as said in history, what I want to write next can only be painkillers, it can never be the soul turning pill, the big picture is there, unless it is an infinite golden finger, otherwise it can only be a weak return.

Well, that's all, the highlight of this book, Volume 2: "The Eight Ways of Beacon Fire" is about to be staged, please wait and see. ）