In fact, Ishida Mitsunari's mind has long been guessed by the Ukita Hideya outside the city and the Maeda Toshiya in the castle, according to the results of discussions with Hidebo, the current Ukita Hideya has 15,000 troops stationed in the structure, although the Maeda Toshiya is in the city, but the actual controller of the Maeda clan Maeda Toshimasa led the Maeda army to win successive battles, first defeated the Niwa coalition army in Hokuriku, and then defeated the Maori army led by Amano Motomasa in Omi, and now more than 20,000 Maeda troops are in high morale, stationed in the southern area of Osaka such as Hirano Mouth, Firmly controlled the main road leading to Osaka Castle; The 10,000 Yamato Toyotomi Army led by Toshimasa Honda went north out of Koriyama, joined forces with Ogasawara Takakiyo, and stationed in the area of Ogawa Bridge east of Osaka, blocking the main road to the east of Osaka. At this point, the forces of Hideho had taken full control of Osaka's land routes, and the Toyotomi naval army was returning to from Edo, and the encirclement of Osaka was already beginning to appear.

If there was a conflict, in the face of more than 50,000 troops outside the city, and the 140,000 Aizu crusade army that was about to triumph in Osaka (at this time, Ishida Mitsunari did not know that Hideho only led 50,000 elites into Beijing), Ishida Mitsunari hastily gathered 14,000 so-called Imperial Horse Houses had no chance of winning at all. However, Ishida Mitsunari was confident, he did not think that Hideho dared to make a move against Osaka at this time, and he also had illusions about the Owari faction and some of the outer daimyo who had been favored by Hideyoshi, thinking that even if Hideho ordered the siege of the city, these daimyo would not obey orders, on the contrary, it was even possible to meet Hideho's army, and it was not yet known who would win and who would lose.

In fact, earlier after learning that the land passage in Osaka was blocked, Ishida Mitsunari also climbed the castle tower many times, looking at the surrounding flags and mighty armies, and his mood was also very complicated, but as time went by, his belief became more and more firm: "The bigger the battle, it can only show that the right government is more weak-hearted, and people have not yet arrived in Osaka, so they put on such a posture, could it be that they want to force the palace?" I'm not going to say yes! ”

Ishida Mitsunari is also a familiar reader of poetry, especially the history of China, and the more he knows, the more he feels that Hideho is like a person.

"How similar is today's Osaka to the Bianjing of the past? How similar is today's right mansion to the Song Taizu of the past? Ishida Mitsunari expressed his inner worries about Masuda Nagamori and others more than once.

Indeed, just as the later Zhou Chai Rong trusted Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin when he was alive, Toyotomi Hideyoshi also trusted Hideho very much during his lifetime, and let him serve as the aftermath of Hideyoshi, and the degree of trust far exceeded the former. However, after Chai Rong's death, Zhao Kuangyin did not take into account Zhou Shizong's kindness, but launched a mutiny at Chenqiao, led the army back to Kaifeng, and coerced Chai Zongxun to the Zen position with his troops, thus establishing the Northern Song Dynasty. So now Xiubao, who also holds the power of the army and sends a large army to besiege the city, also wants to stage a scene of "yellow robes"?

Although the change of dynasty in that year, neither caused the palace gate to shed blood, the corpses were all over the field, nor did it make a fuss, and the soldiers were in trouble, according to historical records, it was almost "the soldiers are not bloody, and the city is not easy to wanton", but it is said to have created a miracle of establishing a great dynasty without bloodshed. But even so, Ishida Mitsunari, who has always regarded himself as the guardian of the Toyotomi clan, never wants this to happen: "This world is left by Taige to the young master of Xiulai, not to his right house, the young master is young, he can take care of it, and when the young master is weak, he must also return the big government, which is non-negotiable!" ”

"Then it's going to be another bloody storm!" Some of Ishida's advisors couldn't help but worry.

"So what, if we can fight with our lives to keep the foundation of Taige, it will be worth it; If we are taken by others after all, we will not be ashamed even if we die, and if Taige Spring has knowledge, he will not blame us. It was with this idea and his grasp of the current situation that Ishida Mitsunari insisted on holding Osaka Castle in his own hands and not allowing the forces of Pro-Hideho to take a step beyond Lei Chi.

Everyone in the castle was worried about the stationing and movement of troops inside and outside Osaka, even Yodohime and Hideyori. Yodohime summoned Ishida Mitsunari several times and questioned him why he was recruiting troops and refused to allow Ukita and the Maeda family to enter the castle to defend them. Ishida Mitsunari felt that Yodohime had always been good friends with Hideho, but anyone who said that Hideho would be reprimanded, so he didn't want to say more, but just told Yodohime, "Although Maori retired from the army, it cannot be ruled out that there are ninjas mixed in the army outside the city, and the minister does not let Prime Minister Bizen and Noto Shou enter the castle, but he is really worried that someone will take the opportunity to sneak into the city, which is not good for the young lord and his wife." ”

"According to what you say, even if the right mansion is triumphant, you can't enter the city, right?" Yodohime was very dissatisfied with Ishida Mitsunari's explanation, although she was a deep lady, but she had also heard a lot, and knew that Mitsunari and Hideho had a lot of gaps, and this blockade of Osaka Castle did not seem to be as simple as he said.

"Youfu is the young master, how dare the minister not let him enter the city." Ishida Mitsunari replied respectfully to Yodohime, "However, until we are sure that the danger is completely removed, you can only allow the right house to bring less than fifty soldiers into the city. ”

"Bastard!" Hearing Ishida Mitsunari say this, Yodohime couldn't help but scold: "The right government has more than 100,000 soldiers, if he really wants to do anything to Xiulai and his concubine, does he have to wait until now?" Now you are all taking advantage of the right mansion to go to war, Da Nayan is sick in bed to take charge of state affairs, and conscription without authorization, these concubines have also endured, but now you want to take this approach to the right mansion, it is really disappointing! Aren't you afraid of chilling the right house and the daimyo who came from afar? ”

"Madame!" Ishida Mitsunari forcibly interrupted Yodohime's accusation, and said in a firm tone: "The ministers are doing this for the sake of the young lord and your safety, and for the sake of the foundation of the Taiko!" Please leave this matter alone... What kind of person is in Youfu, we will know when the time comes. ”

"See what? What do you mean? Yodohime asked indignantly.

"Madame will find out then." Ishida Mitsunari bowed to Yodohime, then got up and walked out of the hall.

"Ishida is slow," at the moment when Ishida Mitsunari stepped out of the temple gate, Yodohime called out to him: "No matter what you want to do, please promise your concubine, you must not raise swords again, this Osaka Castle can no longer withstand the war." ”

Ishida Mitsunari turned around and solemnly bowed to Yodohime: "The minister will do his best, and he will never let the young master and you fall into danger again." ”

"As for the right house... I also ask the Ministry of Justice to be cautious and not to destroy the Great Wall. Said, Hideho, Yodohime's tone was much more accommodating, and she was a little more worried than before.

"The minister understands that Youfu is not only the nephew of Taige, but also the cousin and hindsight of the young lord Xiulai, his status is noble and important, and the minister has his own measure, please rest assured that Mrs. Ishida Mitsunari then bid farewell to Yodohime and got up to leave the inner hall.

"I thought the world was about to return to stability, but why is this happening?" Yodohime sighed helplessly. As the biological mother of Toyotomi Hideyori, Yodohime has a supreme status, but in this troubled era of the Warring States, what can she do with such a status? After all, this is an era dominated by men, and she is just a duckweed in the long river of history, except for embellishing some green and vitality for this era, covering up some blood and cruelty, it seems that it is difficult to have any other role. This is the sorrow of being in troubled times.