Although Hideho didn't know what he had done wrong, he could tell from Sasuke Tokaichi's expression that he seemed to be telling the truth. Seeing that Xiubao was confused, Shishi continued: "As far as I know, someone wrote a report letter to Taige, probably saying that His Highness suppressed important ministers, colluded with outsiders, and collaborated with Qianguan Bai with the intention of rebellion. ”

"Rebellion?" Hideho wanted to ask in detail, but Sasuke Tochi was impatient, and besides, there were people on the roadside, and if he was caught talking too much with criminals, he would inevitably get into trouble, so he sent Hideho back to the group and walked towards Honmaru as if nothing happened.

The attendants and samurai on the side of the road looked at Hideho in his wedding dress, and couldn't help but shake their heads and whisper. A younger samurai said to the old samurai on duty next to him, "It seems that Taige is going to exterminate all the people." When the old warrior heard this, he hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand and whispered: "Silly boy, don't die, it's not our turn to comment on Taige's family affairs." The young samurai took his hand away and shouted at him in disbelief, "I didn't say anything, I just talked about the matter, and this thing was not done in the right place." At this time, the old samurai was completely angry: "You are looking for death, aren't you?" This is not paving the way for His Royal Highness Shimaru, you young people can't understand the hardships of Taige, pity the hearts of parents all over the world, for the sake of their son, what is it to sacrifice a nephew, you hurry up and stop, be careful that you can't eat and walk around when the head of the group comes. ”

Escorted by the samurai, Hideho ascended the castle tower again, and his mood at the moment was not calmed by the magnificent scenery outside the window, on the contrary, many questions that arose out of thin air echoed in his mind: "Since I came to this era, I have been using the example of Hideji to warn myself, the wood is in the forest, the wind will destroy it, and you must be cautious in everything, and you don't dare to show off the slightest bit of ostentation, especially in terms of treating people, you are so humble that you are even a little humble, can't this still satisfy those people?" I wholeheartedly want to defend the world of the Toyotomi family, but Hideyoshi has suppressed me again and again, last time it was to cut the seal, this time I want to kill directly, shouldn't I really live in this world? ”

With many questions, Xiubao walked into the main hall, Taiko Hideyoshi was sitting in danger, looking at the secret letter in his hand over and over again, three crimes, all of them are capital crimes, how can Xiuji be so stupid? Let people grasp the handle, the first one is ostensibly to incite sword soldiers and kill people with a knife, but in fact Hideyoshi is still very happy, yes, the Tokugawa family was weakened by himself because of this, but because of this letter, the status quo is completely different, if you can't cure Hideho and not save him when he sees death, and condones the crimes of his subordinates, not only Tokugawa Ieyasu may use the topic to play, but the world's daimyo will think that he is shielding his relatives and bending the law for personal gain, and the prestige of the Toyotomi family will be greatly reduced at that time; The second one is somewhat far-fetched, after all, Mogami Yoshimitsu had asked other daimyo before this, and Hideho, who was found at the last minute, said that this was Hideho's heart-saving heart, so it must make sense. As for the third... Thinking of this, Hideyoshi suddenly raised his head, stared at Hideho with questioning eyes, and shook his head: "These two brothers can't put me at ease after all." ”

Hideho leaned down and bowed in front of Hideyoshi, silent, "People are swordsmen, I am fish and meat" must be the best portrayal of this scene.

Hideyoshi didn't mean to let Hideho get up, and asked expressionlessly, "Do you know what crime you have committed?"

Xiubao lowered his head and replied calmly: "Your Majesty is dedicated to the public, has a clear conscience, and I don't know what crime I have committed, so I ask Your Highness for advice."

Seeing that Hideho was so humble and not arrogant, Hideyoshi was a little unhappy, and he asked the attendant to throw the secret letter to Hideho, and said coldly, "Take a good look at it yourself."

Xiubao looked at Mi Xin, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly, he didn't deny that these were facts, but he couldn't say that he was plotting to rebel because of this.

After a long while, he straightened up, picked up the secret letter and began to retort: "Your Majesty admits that during the conflict at Changji Pass, I did not intervene in time to stop the battle, and that was because when I arrived, the two sides were already red-eyed, and I only had more than ten people close to me, and I took the liberty of mediating, not only in vain, but also possible to be beheaded by the angry Tokugawa army, so I entered Changji Castle after the battle." In fact, even if Changji City is breached in the end and all the soldiers of the family are killed, after the battle, the subordinates will personally go to investigate, and there is no idea of watching the fire from the other side. ”

"The second article says that I colluded with the outside, which is even more nonsense, His Royal Highness has found many daimyo to intercede in advance, could it be that they are all intent to rebel? His Majesty is eager to save people's hearts, and it is all thanks to the trust of Taige to save the life of Ju Ji, even if he has deceived you, but there is no rebellion at all, please forgive the ministers for the crime of deception. ”

"As for the construction of a Buddhist temple for Shuji in Koyasan, it was only out of brotherhood, and Seijuku-ji Temple was in disrepair and was really unsuitable for habitation, so the ministers allocated funds to the monks in the temple to find another place to build a new temple. Besides, this is all arranged by the minister to do it, and the minister himself has no contact with Xiuji, in order to avoid suspicion. What His Majesty said is true, and please let His Highness know it. ”

The first two, regardless of the ideas of other daimyos, Hideyoshi himself can accept it, but when he heard Hideho say "brotherhood", he was suddenly enraged: brotherhood? If in the future, after a hundred years, Xiuji will make a comeback, will you Xiubao also join forces with him to deal with Shimaru because of "brotherhood"? Hmph, I regret that I shouldn't have listened to your slander at the beginning, Rao Xiuci has a life, and I must not give your brothers a chance to join forces!

Thinking of this, Hideyoshi turned around, pulled out the katana on the knife holder, threw it in front of Hideho with a "Kuang", and said without a word: "Since you said that you had no intention of rebelling, then prove it to me, give this knife to Hideji, I don't think he will make it difficult for his brother, right?" When the deed is accomplished, this sword will be given to you, and then it will give you the Wanxing form of the country of Ise and restore your status as a million-stone daimyo; But if I can't see the head of the show then, then let him be your fault. ”

Hideho slowly picked up the knife, carefully observed the blade inscription and inscription of the knife, sighed long, and silently read in his heart: "It's not wrong, this knife is Onimaru Kunitsuna, I'm afraid, this is Hideyoshi's last test for me." ”

Onimaru Kunitsuna, referred to as Onimaru, is a famous sword made by the craftsman Kunitsuna who fasted for three years. Legend has it that Hojo Tokimasa, the first ruler of the Kamakura shogunate, got his name from the sword in a dream to cut off the head of a ghost, and it was an heirloom for the Hojo family. After the destruction of the Hojo family, it was acquired by Yoshisada Nitta, and then by the hands of the Ashikaga Shogun and Oda Nobunaga, and finally rewarded by Nobunaga to Hideyoshi, at that time, this sword was regarded as a symbol of the authority of the world, and was one of the "five swords of the world" in Japan.

Hideyoshi handed over this knife to Hideho, with obvious intentions, either you will cut down the grass and eradicate the roots of Xiuji, be your first relative in the world with peace of mind, and enjoy the glory and wealth, or you will die with Xiuji and fulfill your so-called brotherhood.

Xiubao clutched Onimaru Kunitsuna tightly with both hands, and refused to answer for a long time, could it be that Xiuji still couldn't be spared from death after all, and couldn't his little butterfly really change the trajectory of history?