Yuuki Hideyasu nodded understandingly, and then said no more, Ieyasu also took the opportunity to chat with Hideyasu about family life, he also wanted to know what his son had experienced during this time, which would make him decide to defect before the war, he felt that this matter was by no means as simple as Hideyasu said, in the current Yuuki family, there must be some retainers who are friendly with Hideho or have gaps with the Tokugawa family who are obstructing it.

But just when the two seemed to be chatting, a samurai passed a message to Hideyasu outside the hall, saying that Hideyasu had invited him to discuss the matter, and Hideyasu immediately glanced at Ieyasu, Ieyasu bowed his head slightly to say that he didn't mind, and Hideyasu got up to say goodbye and followed the samurai to Hideyasu's residence.

For Hidebo's summons, Ieyasu was very worried, he suspected that Hideho didn't care about his meeting with Hideyasu, but in fact, he arranged for people to secretly observe, and at this time called Hideyasu over, and what he just said to Hideyasu was likely to reach Hidebo's ears, so that his plan would be blocked, and Hidebo's attitude towards himself might also change negatively. But the matter has come to this point, and he can only wait and see what happens, and at this time, a feeling of being a knife and a fish and meat comes to his heart again.

With the passage of time, the sun sets, the lights come on, the inside and outside of the palace are brightly lit, the costumes are dressed up, the attendants shuttle back and forth with wine and delicacies, the front of the hall is bustling, and the daimyo from all walks of life also come to the outside of the palace in groups of three or five according to the agreed time.

Those daimyo who had great merit or strength in this expedition were arranged in the Daihiroma and sat in the same hall as Hideho, those who were weaker or had not made achievements were arranged to sit under the porch, and those who were not good were arranged to sit in the open field outside the house.

After all, it was the first official banquet after the Great War, and Hideho also attached great importance to it, and he let Fujido Takatora take full responsibility for this matter, and there must be no negligence. At the same time, due to the invitation of Tokugawa Ieyasu this time, in order to prevent accidents, Hidebo specially asked that none of the daimyo who were seated should not carry weapons. Considering the limited space in the Numata Castle Palace, Hideho decided that except for a few courtiers who were allowed to sit down, most of the daimyo were only allowed to go alone, and Hideho only brought Shima Kiyoko and Fujido Takatora to the table, Ieyasu was allowed to take Sakakihara Yasumasa to the table, and Uesugi Keikatsu wanted to bring Naoe Kanesui to the seat, but was sternly rejected by Hidebo, and finally had to go to the palace alone.

In just two moments, the daimyo were almost seated, and at this moment, Tokugawa Ieyasu arrived at the banquet under the guidance of Fujido Takatora, and in full view of everyone, he and Sakakihara Yasumasa came to the seat they had been told earlier and sat down. This is a slightly forward position in the middle on Hidebo's right hand, sitting in front of him is Kishida Tadashiyuki, the general of the Yamato who had followed Fukushima Masanori in Hinohara to defeat Sakai Ieji, and sitting opposite him was Tanaka Yoshimasa, who had defected twice outside Wakamatsu Castle, while Uesugi Keikatsu sat down in the three seats in front of him, which made Sakakiwara Yasumasa very dissatisfied, and Ieyasu also had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Lord, the right house is really too deceitful, what kind of goods is Tadashi Kishida, it is really hateful to be able to sit in front of his family!" Yasumasa Sakakihara was close to Ieyasu's ear and muttered dissatisfiedly.

Indeed, this Kishida Tadayuki was just a retainer under Hideho before the war, although Zhixing reached 10,000 koku, but after all, he was still a courtier, and even he could sit on top of him, and it was reasonable for Sakakihara Yasumasa to be dissatisfied.

"Don't be so rude," Ieyasu glanced at Kishida Tadaichi with his spare eyes, and saw that he was laughing with other daimyos, and breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to Sakakihara Yasumasa: "Before the war, he was indeed just a courtier who had just passed ten thousand stones, but after this battle, he will definitely be rewarded heavily after returning to Beijing." You know, he assisted the Fukushima squire in defeating his own strikers, and he also made great achievements in the pursuit battle, so it is not a bad thing for us to sit at the head of him, and it is even good. If you think about that Tosamori again, will you feel better? ”

The Tosa Army led by this person was first defeated by the Uesugi army in Inomata Village, and then defected at Furukawa Shrine, causing the Toyotomi coalition to be defeated, and the defender Mori Katsunobu also lost his two sons and fled almost alone.

Although he was rewarded by Ieyasu at that time, and was promised by Ieyasu to gain control of half of Shikoku Island, people are not as good as heaven, and in less than half a day, the Tokugawa army switched from attacking to defending, and this Tosa Mamoru was also forced to join the Tokugawa army to fight. In the early morning of the 24th, in the early morning of the 24th, Nagamune's Mori did not keep up with the main force of the Tokugawa army, and was surrounded by the Toyotomi coalition forces in the southwest area of Kohiyama and was forced to surrender.

Hideho originally wanted to imprison him and hand him over to the joint council after returning to Osaka, but Mori Katsunobu was eager to avenge his son, and despite the dissuasion of the guards, he dragged him out of the dungeon with several daimyo from Kyushu late that night and drowned him in the tank of the stable.

Afterwards, Mori Katsunobu and others took the initiative to ask Hideho for their guilt, and Hideho listened to the advice of Fujido Takatora and others, neither punishing them nor pardoning them, but asked them to atone for their sins in the next battle, and as for how to deal with it in the end, he will make a decision after returning to Beijing.

In this way, a lord of the country who knew and practiced 220,000 stone died tragically in the stable, which can be regarded as a small epitome of the troubled times of the Warring States and the defeat of the king. Ieyasu didn't know about this before, but when he first entered the door, Fujido Takatora "accidentally" said that he had leaked his mouth.

Ieyasu was stunned by this, but he was also secretly glad that he didn't suffer from it, after all, the mastermind of this war is inseparable from himself, if you want to rank it, it is either the first or the second, it all depends on the meaning of Hideho and Osaka's remaining elders and the commission.

Therefore, Ieyasu did not care about Sakakihara Yasumasa's complaints, but instead persuaded him, and what he cared about most at this time was not his seat, but the position of Uesugi Keikatsu.

"Aizu Nayan sits in the first three seats above you and me, what do you think is the reason for Kang Zheng?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked in a whisper.

Obviously, Sakakihara Yasumasa only cared about Kishida Tadayuki beside him, and did not pay attention to Uesugi Keikatsu, after Ieyasu reminded him of this, he suddenly looked stunned, and analyzed to himself: "It should be taken into account that Nakayama surrendered to the family earlier, right?" ”

"Is that all?" Ieyasu still frowned: "If you take a closer look, what is the difference between his position and that of his own family?" ”

"This ...... The minister really couldn't see it, so the tableware seemed to be the same, and there was no difference. Sakakihara Yasumasa observed for a long time, and finally shook his head helplessly.

"He's only one person, see, there's only one person coming!" Ieyasu yelled at Yasumasa Sakakihara in an almost hoarse but deep voice.

"What's wrong with this?" Sakakihara Yasumasa looked dazed, in his opinion, there is no difference between one person and two people, and there is nothing wrong with arranging this way, perhaps to avoid too crowded in the hall, or to avoid Naoe Kane's temporary inability to participate.

"Of course there is a relationship, and it is a big relationship!" Ieyasu's eyes lit up suddenly, and he sighed deeply and said, "It seems that Youfu is determined to protect Huizuzhong this time." ”