Regarding Hidebo's statement, except for Fujido Takatora and Shima Kiyoko, the important ministers of the Yamato Toyotomi clan present were all surprised.

Not to mention that after the Yingren Rebellion, the world has fallen apart, even since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, no one in the eight continents (the ancient name of Japan) has been able to complete the unification. To put it irreverently, when Taige was alive, the world was only a superficial unity, otherwise why would there be such a chaotic situation when Taige was mourned? Although Nasu Shikichi is absolutely loyal to Hidebo, he still shows suspicion and concern about his ambitions.

In fact, since the end of the imperial period, Emperor Shirakawa has taken control of the government after Taira Kiyomori is under house arrest, and the emperor has lost the power to govern the world. After the Genpei War, Minamoto Yoritomo wantonly divided the same clan and meritorious ministers in various places, and after the Hojo clan usurped power, it increased the intensity of the feudalization, which laid a hidden danger for the Warring States Rebellion. Long look at the first release of Chinese network.

After that, the emperor was completely reduced to a puppet of the two factions of samurai, and the power of the daimyo and the people of the country reached an unprecedented level, and even the Ashikaga clan, which founded the Muromachi shogunate, needed the support of local forces to maintain stability on the surface.

In the period of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu of the three generations of generals, on the one hand, he coerced the emperor of the Southern Dynasty to hand over the "three artifacts" and realized the unification of the north and the south; On the other hand, the suppression of local powerful factions such as Yamana, Imagawa, and Ouchi greatly strengthened the authority of the imperial court and the shogunate, so after his death, the imperial court posthumously awarded him the title of "Emperor Taijo of Rokuenin", and the prestige of the Muromachi shogunate reached its peak.

However, the four shoguns Ashikaga Yoshitomo and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had opposite opinions on many aspects such as the imperial court, the public family, the protection of the daimyo, and the trade of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, after Yoshimitsu's death, most of his policies were abolished by Yoshimitsu. Yoshimitsu's favored second son, Ashikaga Yoshitsugu, was forced to run away and was killed by Yoshitsuri for treason, and Yoshitsuri's descendants fled to Echizen and became the so-called "Kuramaya Gongkata", which was also the beginning of the chaos of the Muromachi period.

After that, the six shoguns Yoshikyo tried to restore Yoshimitsu's policies, but the reform was halted by the assassination of Mitsusuke Akamatsu during the Cargill Rebellion. The Yashiro shogun Yoshimasa also tried to rejuvenate, but failed due to the outbreak of the Onin Rebellion, and since then it has entered the well-known Warring States Troubled Times.

It can be seen from this that in the past 450 years or so, Japan has never been able to have a situation of great unification; For more than 760 years, the regents, court administration, and samurai politics took turns to appear, the emperor was completely reduced to a puppet, and the local power represented by the samurai was greatly strengthened, and the centralization of power was impossible for Japan at all, and once someone wanted to concentrate power, it was bound to suffer a strong backlash, as was the case with Ashikaga Yoshinori and Oda Nobunaga.

Perhaps it was because he saw through this that Hideyoshi chose to achieve the unification of the world in another way, although this unity was only superficial and fragile.

"What neither Nobunaga nor Taiko could do, can the lord do?" This is a question in the minds of many Yamato Toyotomi retainers. In their opinion, although Hidebo was unable to establish absolute power after this war, as long as he united with those daimyo who supported the Toyotomi clan, as well as the daimyo who were close to him, such as Maeda, Mori (Hidemoto), Yuuki, and Gamo, they would be able to complete their control over the whole of Japan, and there was no need to risk trying to centralize power, because if they were not careful, they might encounter backlash.

Aoki Toshiki, who has always unconditionally supported Hideho, also expressed his concerns to Hideho: "My lord, after this battle, the skills of my family plus the rewards received by the retainers, Zhixing is definitely more than three million stones, and you must be the first daimyo in the world, and you are the descendant of the young lord of Xiu Lai, with the full support of the two elders, you can achieve absolute control over the joint conference and the core of the regime, and you can completely follow the old path of Taige, there is really no need to learn the practice of Ming Guo, the risk is indeed too great." ”

"What you said is right, with the strength of this family, it can definitely maintain the peaceful and prosperous era when Taige was alive. But have you ever thought that once the successor of the family or the clan is mediocre or there is a crisis of establishing a prince, will the world's daimyo sit idly by, or will they miss the opportunity? At that time, instead of stabilizing the overall situation, the joint conference will hollow out the clan and create a situation similar to 'regent-based politics'.

As you know, during the period of regency, most of the civil servants fought among themselves, and it would not have a direct impact on the world and the people. However, the infighting of the joint conference was different, everyone was sitting on hundreds of thousands or even millions of stone Zhixing, and the slightest discord could lead to a nationwide struggle, and at that time, the world would be ruined, and the foundation of Taige would also be destroyed. Therefore, in order to prevent this from happening, it is necessary to reform the mechanism established by the Joint Council and even during the Taiko period, and that is what I should do as an afterthought. ”

Xiubao's words moved all the retainers present, and everyone was speechless, so they could only bow down to Xiubao to express their inner admiration and excitement.

"Did the father-in-law and Zuo Jin already know the lord's thoughts before?" Fukushima Takayoshi was not as surprised as the others when he saw Fujido Takatora and Shima Kiyoko, and they were the most important ministers in the family, so he had the above curiosity.

"That's right," Fujido Takatora nodded, "Not only do we know, but we have also been planning specific plans." I didn't want to tell you so soon, but after the waiter made such a fuss tonight, some things really can't be delayed, at least you must be mentally prepared. ”

"As Gao Hu said, they are all retainers of the Yamato Toyotomi clan, and we don't want to hide anything, but the lord was a little hesitant about the Owari faction before, and didn't let us tell you too early, please forgive me here." Shima Kiyohei and Fujido Takatora immediately bowed to everyone to apologize.

Seeing this, Hideho immediately explained, "Indeed, I was a little hesitant about the Owari faction before tonight, so it was inconvenient to tell too many people. But after the matter of the attendants, I think you should have the answer in your hearts. ”

"The one who assists the young master and controls the world can only be a big name, and that is our Yamato Toyotomi clan!" At this moment, Fukushima Takayoshi has fully understood Hidebo's good intentions, and his tone is becoming more and more firm.

"You're right, Taiko's permission for us to use 'Gochikiri' is an affirmation of our family, so we must fulfill our duty to protect the Toyotomi regime. In my opinion, the clan is weak, and at present, apart from the Yamato Toyotomi clan, there are no other daimyo who can truly defend the foundation of the Toyotomi clan, and no daimyo can dictate to the family. What Omi faction and Owari faction, all of them are not needed, as long as the clan has us, it is enough for the daimyo of the world to obey our orders. ”

Hearing this, Fujitang Gaohu and other retainers bowed to the ground again, and shouted in that sonorous and powerful voice: "Listen to the teachings of the lord, and the ministers must devote themselves to serving the public wholeheartedly!" Swear to protect the family and the world of the Toyotomi clan! ”