"You can think so, I'm also a lot more open-minded." Hideho breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Over the years, the marriages between the daimyo have often had elements of political alliances, and you were willing to marry Komahime to me, in addition to saving her life, you must have also considered this." ”

"Your Highness, this..."Mogami Yoshimitsu just wanted to open his mouth to defend himself, but was interrupted by Hidebo: "Now that the war is nearing its end, these words can be brought to the table." If you've been honest with me just now, I'll be blunt. I also know that my abilities are limited, if it weren't for the adopted son of Xiu Changgong and the nephew of Taige, I would not have reached the status I am today. I think this is true not only of myself, but also of many daimyos. Even if I win this big victory, how many people will sincerely show obedience to me? Not to mention those outward daimyo, even these Owari factions with heavy troops in their hands, I'm afraid they won't respect me as much as they respect Taiko or even Xiu Changgong, right? ”

"Therefore, His Royal Highness can't be soft-hearted in dealing with the post-war at this time." Mogami Yoshimitsu persuaded him: "I also heard a few days ago that Asano Bullet was going against your will and slaughtered the city in the Kanto Tokugawa Territory, almost arousing public anger, and this matter was spread falsely, and in the end, many people thought that it was instructed by His Highness, which made the follow-up war much more difficult than before." This incident is enough to see that the Owari faction is not as docile as it seems, and they are somewhat fearless about the majesty of His Highness. Of course, this is not to sow discord between you and the Daimyo of the Owari faction, but this is just a small opinion as an outsider. ”

"To tell you the truth, I pretended not to care about this matter on the surface, but in fact, I was also aggrieved for a while." Hideho sighed: "Many of the defenders of the city thought that the city would be slaughtered if the city was broken, and they all desperately defended the city. The ninjas sent out came to report one after another, saying that I had become a butcher in the eyes of the people in the Kanto region, from the lord of the castle to the people, and even worse, compared me to Nobunaga, saying that I was the 'Sixth Heavenly Demon King'?! Listen, how will I manage the Kanto region and how will I govern the people here? ”

"Your Highness, this post-war disposal is a good opportunity." Mogami Yoshimitsu reminded: "Even if the meritorious man should be rewarded, he should not be excessive; Those who have made mistakes cannot be generalized and all changed, and some may be able to come in handy; As for those who have made meritorious contributions on the whole, but there are mistakes in their specific actions, of course, they should be rewarded, but the intensity must not be the same as those who have not made mistakes, and this is also to remind them and establish their own authority. Most importantly, His Highness's retainers can be rewarded this time to disrupt the current political landscape, allowing you to regain control of the situation and establish your position. I don't think even Fujido Sado Mamoru would dare to tell you this, right? ”

"I understand what you said, and I also have plans to reward my retainers." From Mogami Yoshimitsu's words, Hideho somewhat heard that he was really thinking about himself, rather than blindly provoking the relationship between himself and the Owari faction, so he relaxed his vigilance a little: "But the problem is here, where does the land needed to reward the retainers come from, and I take out my own Zhixing land?" Other daimyo sealed and changed the land? Or...... Taiko's hiding place? ”

"Your Highness thought about it for a while, and knew that there was no point in rewarding his retainers with his own territory, and the territory in the hands of the defeated daimyo was used to reward the meritorious great, and he could not act rashly; Only Taige's hiding place can use some brains...... As for how to do it, it's not up to you to care and guide you. At this point, Yoshimitsu Mogami said that he believed that Hideho knew what to do.

Sure enough, Xiubao thought for a long time, and said a meaningful "um", and then diverted the topic: "Father-in-law, it's been a long time since we've had a drink together, so you and I won't get drunk tonight." ”

"The queen of Taiko's funeral has never been to Osaka, and this is the first time since then." Mogami Yoshimitsu said abruptly: "This time I returned to Beijing with His Royal Highness, just to see Komahime, as I get old, I pay more and more attention to my family, and I don't look like myself back then." ”

Xiubao raised the wine glass and drank it all, Mogami Yoshimitsu also quickly drank the wine in the cup, the two looked at the bright moon in the sky, each with their own thoughts, but they looked at each other and smiled, this can be regarded as silent at this time.

At this moment, looking at the bright moon in the sky at the same time, in addition to the Toyotomi generals in Numata Castle, there are also Tokugawa Ieyasu and Honda Tadanobu in Minowa Castle.

In the evening, two bad news reached the Tokugawa army stationed outside Matsuida Castle, one was Komoro Castle Kaicheng, Ishikawa, Hineno, Sengoku, Kyogoku and other Shinano daimyo surrendered one after another, and the Toyotomi army had already killed Matsuida from Shinano; The other is that Hideho led an army of 120,000 to Numata Castle and will soon move south. In addition, the Tokaido army led by Asano Nagamasa conquered Kanto Castle one after another, and Minowa Castle at this time was basically a lonely city.

"Hey, have you heard, Matsudaira Shimono of Ninja Castle abandoned the castle and fled."

"Isn't it, the lords of Hachioji Castle and Bowl Castle have also fled, and their wives and children don't know what happened......

"The worst thing is that the torii-sama of Kawagoe Castle was also killed in battle, and there is no one in the city or come out, it's really terrible!"

"Once Kawagoe Castle is broken, I don't know how long Edo can hold out."

"Be quiet, if you are heard by adults, you will be beheaded!"

As the Toyotomi army conquered the city in the Kanto region, panic also spread among the Tokugawa army, and the Tokugawa army, which had always been strict in military discipline, also deserted, many of whom fled to Matsuida Castle at night to surrender to the Asano and Ikeda armies, and some fled directly back to Kanto in a panic.

In desperation, Tokugawa Ieyasu decided to give up the siege and withdrew the remaining 19,000 people to Minowa Castle.

Looking at the bright moon, Tokugawa Ieyasu's heart was like water, and he picked up his wine glass and drank with Honda Tadanobu, and sighed: "Maybe tomorrow, you and I will not have such leisure." ”

"As long as the lord is willing, the minister is willing to accompany him at any time." Honda faithfully drank it all.

"Now the initiative is no longer in your hands and mine," Tokugawa Ieyasu said stupidly, "Numata has 130,000, Matsuida will have 50,000 soon, plus 20,000 Tokaido troops who conquered Kanto, and 200,000 troops have gathered around this small Minowa Castle...... I really don't know how to encourage those soldiers who follow his family to life and die. ”