In the middle of the night of the eighth day of the eighth month of August, in the midst of Ishida Mitsunari's crying, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a man of the world who had been in charge of more than ten years and had delusionally wanted to annex China, left this land he had worked so hard for with infinite melancholy, nostalgia, and anxiety, and died at the age of 63.

The moment he learned that Hideyoshi had died of illness, the five elders and the five commissioners had different expressions, and the five commissioners led by Ishida Mitsunari called for heaven and earth, crying to death, yes, there was no one to make decisions for them to resist the Owari faction after rì; Maeda Toshiya was already seriously ill, and he thought he would leave earlier than Hideyoshi, but he didn't expect this monkey to take the lead, and he couldn't help but burst into tears, lying on the ground for a long time and unable to raise his head; Ukita Hide's family is Hideyoshi's adopted son (his mother was also Hideyoshi's concubine), young, but he is affectionate and righteous, as soon as he heard that Hideyoshi died, he ignored the dissuasion of the side, and had to see Hideyoshi for the last time, although he was finally stopped by Ishida Mitsunari, but through this scene it is enough to see his deep respect and love for Hideyoshi; As for the rest of Uesugi Keikatsu and Mori Terumoto, they first twitched a few times, and then turned their eyes to Tokugawa Ieyasu in a surprisingly consistent manner, probably because they were worried that they would have a bad time in the future.

The one who cried the hardest among the five commissioners was Ishida Mitsunari, and the five elders with the richest expression was Tokugawa Ieyasu. It stands to reason that his old opponent is dead, and he should be happy, but the occasion at that time obviously did not allow him to do that, on the contrary, he beat his chest, cried and grabbed the ground, hugged his head with a handful of snot and tears, and cried, saying that "the minister will be loyal to his duty and protect the young master and the Toyotomi family", as if he was a loyal minister, everyone present, except for Hidebo, I am afraid that they will be blinded by his superb acting skills.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now is not the time to cry," Ishida Mitsunari slowly walked out of the room. The voice is weak and the flies are flew. The face is haggard. It was as if he had aged ten years in an instant. "Taige funeral, I should have planned for the future."

"Does Taige have any last words left?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked, wiping his tears from his eyes.

Sancheng shook his head and sighed: "After only two or three conversations with Taige, he choked up and couldn't make a sound. However, before that, he had mentioned it to his humble position, saying that he hoped to ask the emperor to grant him the name of God. He doesn't want to be cremated after death..."

"I mean, did the Taige designate who would officiate the funeral?" Before Ishida Mitsunari could finish speaking, Tokugawa Ieyasu interrupted him.

Ieyasu's move was quite rude, and Ishida Mitsunari thought to himself: "Taiko has just died, you have become so arrogant, even if you don't take me in your eyes, what about His Royal Highness Youfu, who is sitting on the side, he is the hindsight of the young master, and he is the agent of the Toyotomi family." ”

Thinking of this, Ishida Mitsunari still exchanged courtesies. replied angrily: "This matter doesn't need to be done by the inner house, and it is presided over by Mrs. Yodo." ”

"Listen to you. Taige didn't specify it? Tokugawa Ieyasu asked rhetorically.

"There is no need for Taige to specify, His Royal Highness Xiulai is the heir of Taige, and it is natural for Mrs. Yodo to preside over the funeral, so why is the inner government dissatisfied?" Ishida Mitsunari couldn't get used to Tokugawa Ieyasu's arrogant appearance,-for-tat, and refused to give an inch.

"Hehe, don't talk too much, as we all know, the North Political Office is the main room of Taige, and it would be more appropriate for her to preside over the funeral." Tokugawa Ieyasu licked his teeth and said nonchalantly.

Seeing that Tokugawa Ieyasu was so arrogant, Ishida Mitsunari was furious, but when he thought that Hideyoshi had just died of illness and was not suitable for making noise, he finally suppressed the fire in his heart, and forcibly reminded respectfully: "According to the etiquette law, the funerals of the first family governor are presided over by the successor family governor, and now the young master is young, so he should be presided over by his biological mother, Mrs. Yodo, although the reputation and prestige of the North Masaki are above the concubines, but the deceased is the greatest, it is more appropriate to respect the etiquette." ”

"That's right," seeing Ishida Mitsunari soften, Tokugawa Ieyasu also took a step back symbolically, and said mildly, "Since we can't convince each other, let's ask Kaga Daiyan to do justice." ”

Hearing that Tokugawa Ieyasu threw the hot potato to himself, Maeda Toshiya suddenly panicked, looking left and right to find a substitute for the dead ghost, but he didn't expect Uesugi, Mori, and even Ukita Hideya, who was crying the hardest, hurriedly lowered his head and said nothing.

"Young people just move fast." Maeda Toshiya was like a deflated ball, and he said: "This, the reputation of the Hokumasa Institute is indeed worthy of respect; Although Mrs. Yodo is young, after all, she gave birth to the blood of the Toyotomi family, and she is qualified to take on this important responsibility by virtue of this. The old man thinks that it is better to let the Beizheng Institute and Mrs. Dian preside over it together, what do you think? ”

"What a joke!" Tokugawa Ieyasu interrupted abruptly: "The Hokumassho is the head of the harem, and it is reasonable for her to preside over the funeral, how can she preside over it with her, and you have to be careful about what you say." ”

Ishida Mitsunari didn't expect that before he could speak, he let Tokugawa Ieyasu take the lead, and he was angry, and said fiercely in his heart: "If you don't want to host together, am I willing?" ”

"Forgive all due diligence," Ishida Mitsunari bowed and said, "There is no precedent for the funeral to be co-presided over by two concubines, and unfilial piety is the greatest, and Mrs. Yodo gave birth to a young master, which is a great contribution to the Toyotomi family, and for this alone, she is the one who deserves it." ”

"Listening to the meaning of the Ministry of Governance, many concubines, including the Northern Political Office, are unfilial?" Tokugawa Ieyasu snorted coldly and glanced at Maeda Toshiya. (Maeda Toshiie's daughter "Kagaden" is also Hideyoshi's favorite concubine)

Of course, Maeda Toshiya knew what Tokugawa Ieyasu meant, and in order to vent his anger for his daughter, his face suddenly darkened, and he reprimanded Ishida Mitsunari: "What the Ministry said is a bit rude, the fourteen concubines of the Taiko family, except for Mrs. Yodo, are the other thirteen women who do not keep filial piety?" ”

Ishida Mitsunari also realized that he had said the wrong thing, and when he saw that Maeda Toshiya was so co-opted by Tokugawa Ieyasu, he really wanted to slap himself a few times, he bowed down and admitted his mistake, while looking at several other elders, hoping that someone could stand on his side, but unfortunately, the three of them still maintained the state just now, saying that it was light like a child who had made a mistake, and when it was heavy, it was a little similar to the statue of Qin Hui on the shore of Hangzhou West Lake.

After discussing it for so long, there is still no eyebrow on the matter, and Maeda Toshiya is also anxious: "I'm just one of the five elders, why does everyone want to push the problem to me, I'm not the aftermath of Xiulai..."

"That's right," Maeda Toshiya's eyes lit up, and he secretly rejoiced in his heart: "Isn't the aftermath of Taige's appointment here, let him give an explanation soon?" ”

Thinking of this, Maeda Toshiya coughed and said solemnly: "Everyone, don't argue anymore, since Taige appointed Youfu as the young master's posterior, then leave this matter to him to deal with, I don't know what you think?" ”

"Good idea", "Well, not bad" The five commissioners and the five elders nodded yes one after another, "In the end, Kaga Da Nayan, it's thoughtful." With that, everyone turned their attention to Hideho, who was watching the play on the sidelines.

Xiubao was suddenly stunned, angry and helpless: "Who said that Tokugawa Ieyasu is an old fox, according to me, this Kaga Da Nayan is not simple." (To be continued.)