"Your Highness, Xiubao's qualifications are still shallow, how can He De take on such a heavy responsibility." Hideho knelt beside Hideyoshi's bed and pretended to be nervous.

"If I don't give it to you, who can I give it to?" Hideyoshi asked rhetorically, "You can't give it to outsiders, right?" ”

"As long as they are loyal, what does it matter to outsiders?" Hideho replied.

"Tell me, then, who is more suitable?" Hideyoshi asked rhetorically.

"Kaga Daiyan, Edouchifu, and Ishida Jibu are all good candidates." Xiubao replied without thinking.

"Osamu Ishida?" Hideyoshi looked at Mitsunari who was standing at the door, and saw him staring at Hideho with a surprised expression, presumably he didn't expect Hideho to say this.

"If I'm not mistaken, you and Sancheng have a bit of a holiday, right?" Hideyoshi's brows furrowed slightly, but his heart blossomed.

"Is there a necessary connection? The ability and experience of the Ministry of Governance are far above mine, and with him assisting Xiulai, His Highness should be more at ease. Xiubao said it so naturally, it made Sancheng behind him feel guilty.

"But after all, he is an outsider, how can the world of the Toyotomi family be managed by outsiders." Hideyoshi asked solemnly.

"So what, during the Three Kingdoms, Liu Xuande Baidi City was entrusted to Gu, didn't he also hand over the Shu Han River and Mountains to Zhuge Liang, Kong Ming tried his best to sleep at night, and he didn't usurp the throne until he died. A loyal minister is a loyal minister, and even if he is in power, he will never have a trace of disobedience. Hideho said such righteous words, which really made Mitsunari and Hideyoshi excited.

"Zhuge Liang is loyal, but there are not a few Cao Cao, Sima Yi and others, so I hope you can assist Xiulai like Zhou Gong Zhaogong assisted King Zhou Cheng, as for the governance department and the inner government, I am free to arrange it." After speaking, Hideyoshi glanced at Sansei, and after a while, a set of four treasures of the study room was placed in front of Hidebo.

Hideyoshi pointed to the paperwork on the table, and said solemnly: "Although you are my nephew, Hideyoshi's cousin, but there are some cuts that still have to be left, these are the few oaths prepared earlier, the five elders, the five commissioners, the three middle elders, and many other daimyo have already pressed the blood seal, you come back late, hurry up and make up for it." ”

Xiubao removed the paperweight, picked up the top oath and read it silently: "Humbly conspire, assist the heirs, don't create a private party, don't forget justice, don't change, don't leak, don't marry without telling, don't give a pledge without telling you." If there is any violation, heaven will not tolerate it, and people and gods will abandon it. The content of the oath is mainly these, and a considerable part of the back is the signatures and blood seals of the major names, and the first thing that catches your eye is the name of Tokugawa Ieyasu: "Yushiba Musashi Minister Ieyasu", which really makes Hideho laugh.

After reading one by one, Hideho browsed the remaining few affidavits again, there were as many as eight, poor Hideyoshi was smart, confused for a while, a hero would believe in such a thing as an oath, but I don't know that in this troubled world, straw paper is more meaningful than an oath?

"What, hesitating?" Seeing Hideho's refusal to sign, Hideyoshi's face was a little ugly.

"The minister didn't hesitate, he just felt that something was wrong." Hideho put down his oath and bowed in reply.

"What's wrong, let's hear about it?" Hideyoshi said curiously.

"Do you believe the saying 'man and god abandon together', Your Highness?" Xiubao asked rhetorically.

"I don't believe the words of gods and ghosts, but aren't all oaths written like this?"

"Since you don't believe it, what's the point of such an oath?"

"This..."Hideyoshi was really at a loss when Hideho asked: "Then tell me, how to change it?" ”

After pondering for a while, Xiubao drafted a new affidavit, the main content of which was the same as the previous letters, except that the last sentence was modified.

"If there is any disobedience, cut off the children and grandchildren, you should be a traitor, and the world's great names will fight against it." Hideyoshi nodded slowly, and said: "Well, although it is a little unkind, it is more practical, so let's write it like this, and I will gather all the daimyo to re-swear early tomorrow morning." ”

"No need." Hideho's illness book "Nephew Yu Shiba's Minister Hidebo" was written in eight large characters on the paper, and he pierced his five fingers with a silver needle, and pressed his palm on the oath with force, and waited for the blood stains to be red before handing it over to Hideyoshi for inspection.

"Just prick your thumb, why do you bother, and besides, don't you just swear with the daimyo tomorrow?" Hideyoshi looked at Hideho distressedly, and his eyes were as kind and loving as a father looking at a child.

Sancheng was also frightened by this scene, and hurriedly brought ointment to stop the bleeding for Xiubao.

Xiubao waved his hand to signal that Sancheng didn't need it, looked at Hideyoshi and said solemnly: "Your Highness, you are wrong, this oath was written by my nephew to my uncle Hideyoshi, and as for tomorrow's letter, it was written by the courtier to Taiko and the young master." ”

"I see." Hideyoshi lowered his head and said softly, "It's getting late, let's stay in Fushimi tonight, and then go back to Koriyama Castle after seeing Hideyori tomorrow." ”

"Obey, and the minister will take his leave first." Hideho bowed to Hideyoshi and respectfully left the inner room, leaving Hideyoshi and Mitsunari alone.

The inner room fell into a deathly silence, and it took a long time for Hideyoshi to break it with sobs.

"Sakichi," Hideyoshi raised his head and looked at Mitsunari with tears in his eyes: "Do you still doubt the loyalty of Youfu?" ”

Mitsunari was taken aback by Hideyoshi's reaction, he had never seen Hideyoshi so sad except for the death of Tsurumaru (Hideyoshi and Chacha's first child). "The heart and loyalty of the right government are not as good as the ministers."

"If you can say that, I'm relieved." Hideyoshi wiped away his tears, sighed and said, "With you and Youfu Auxiliary Hideyori, I can go with peace of mind." ”

"In that case, the secret order you gave me last time...", Mitsunari asked.

"Whatever you want."

"Understood. And this affidavit..."

"Put it away, and bury it with me when the time comes."

“… Minister, obey. ”

Early the next morning, the Honmaru Imperial Palace, including the five elders and the five commissioners, gathered together to wait for Hideyoshi's instructions.

Below the lobby, all the daimyo face south and north to bow down, Hideho is the head, the five elders are second, the five commissions are again, the three middle elders and the Toyotomi genealogy are worshiped on behalf of the retainers, and the outer daimyo kneel in turn according to the level of knowledge and action.

"His Royal Highness Taige and the young master have arrived!" With the loud and high-pitched announcement of the chamberlain, Hideyoshi took Hideyoshi and walked to the center of the hall with the support of the maids on both sides, and after looking around at the daimyos, he sat down steadily.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a long time." Hideyoshi smiled and said with a smile in a lame Owari dialect: "Toranosuke, the tiger meat you sent to someone last time is very curative, and my body is much better." ”

"If you are satisfied, you will be satisfied." Qingzheng bowed deeply, held back his tears and said, even a fool can see that His Royal Highness Taige in front of him is dying.

Hideyoshi nodded heavily, then looked at Yuuki Hideyasu beside Hidetada, and said with concern: "The major general hasn't come to see me for a long time, is Yuuki busy?" ”

As Hideyoshi's former adopted son, Hideyasu enjoyed the true father's love, looking at the terminally ill Hideyoshi, tears couldn't stop flowing: "Back to His Royal Highness, it's a little busy, but before coming, the minister has already arranged things at home, this time I want to stay in Fushimi for a while, I don't know if I agree." ”

"There's no reason not to agree," Hideyoshi smiled heartily, "You just stay with me more, and in a few days, it's not too late to leave in a few days." ”

"I can't thank you enough." Hideyasu had snot and tears flowing down his eyes, all of which were moving, but they made Ieyasu, who was his biological father, resentful.

"What are you crying about, silly boy, aren't you happy to let you stay with me?" Hideyoshi wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said with a big grin.

Xiukang shook his head vigorously, tears splashing Xiuzhong's face. "You can't cry like this when your father dies, right?" Xiuzhong wiped his face and cursed in his heart with disdain.

"That's good," Hideyoshi nodded, and then said loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen who have returned from Korea, you have worked hard. ”

"For the Taige, we are willing." Led by Xiubao, the daimyo of the Korean Expedition, including Xiuyuan, Xiuzhong, and Xiujia (Xiuqiu thought about it behind closed doors), thanked him in unison.

Looking at the young daimyo in front of him, Hideyoshi nodded with satisfaction, but at this time, Hideyoshi couldn't sit still and was clamoring to find Yodohime. Hideyoshi had no choice but to get to the point.

"Inviting you here today, it is really difficult to speak, yesterday I heard a report from the inner servant, saying that the oath written several times ago was soaked in water, and it is difficult to distinguish, so I hope you can write another one." Hideyoshi scratched his head, pretending to be embarrassed.

After saying that, the chamberlain took out the new oath he had drafted and placed it on the small table in front of Hidebo, and the daimyos, led by Hidebo, stepped forward to sign and sign in turn.

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