Regarding Hideyoshi's explanation, Hideho still has a few points that are unclear: "If you rashly tear up the secret agreement and attack Rì Xiangshou, aren't you afraid that he will jump over the wall in a hurry and make the conspiracy between you public?" ”

"Just kidding," Hideyoshi snorted coldly, "he was the one who killed Nobunaga, and I returned to in the name of crusading against the rebels, even if he took out the secret treaty, how many people would believe it?" The daimyo of, including his in-laws, the Hosokawa family, didn't bother with him at all, so in this case, even if the evidence was ironclad, what could they do? ”

"What about the Tokugawa family, aren't you afraid that the Tokugawa family will take the opportunity to make trouble?" Hideho asked. :net

"Of course I'm not afraid," Hideyoshi looked indifferent, "In order to successfully assassinate Nobunaga, the inner government has already arrived in on the grounds of visiting Kyoto, even if the Honnoji Temple escaped, it will take a while to return to Mikawa, plus at that time there must be a big chaos in the Kinai, and the rogue is full of people, and the cautious xìng grid of the inner house must have chosen to return to Tokaido by water, so that it will take at least three or five days of effort, and after he returns, he will have to straighten out the soldiers and horses, and contact the surrounding Oda generals, and it will take several days to come and go, When everything is ready, I have already defeated Rì Xiangshou to unify, so why should he be in trouble? Moreover, in fact, he did not mean to make a difficulty, but took the opportunity to instigate a swift annexation of Kai and Minami Shinano, becoming a daimyo sitting on 1.5 million koku in one fell swoop, and handing over the burden of dealing with me to Shibata Katsuie and Oda Nobutaka, I have to say that the prudence and keen observation of the Uchifu are unique in this troubled era. ”

"You mean, the inner government wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and wait for you and Shibata to have a falling out?

Hideyoshi nodded: "It should be like this, but people are not as good as heaven, he first had a conflict with the Hojo family in Kai, and then in Kitashinano, he couldn't subdue Sanada Masayuki, who only had tens of thousands of knowledge." There is the drag of this series of events. He could only watch as I wiped out the Northern Army Regiment. Subdued Oda Nobutaka and Takigawa Kazuki, and successfully took over the world of the Oda family. As for the battle of Komaki Nagakute the next year, it was I who took the initiative. ”

"Want to kill people?" Hideho asked.

"That's just one aspect, the main thing is that I'm afraid of his ambitions." Hideyoshi explained, "Among the four forces of conspiracy. Only the Maori family only seeks self-preservation, and the other three families all have ambitions to annex the world, but they respect the court and adhere to morality. I thought that everyone would act according to the secret agreement, and with this heart, it would not be possible to achieve great things, so only me and the inner house were left, only the two of us had the qualifications and ability to win the world, but how could the side of the bed allow others to sleep soundly, and if I didn't remove the Tokugawa family, I wouldn't be at peace. ”

"Then why do you want to make peace in the end?"

"Obviously, in the state at the time, even if you keep fighting. I can't win outright, rather than spend it in vain on the inner house. It's better to build up strength for myself elsewhere, and when my strength is enough to completely overwhelm him, even if he wants to rebel, he won't be able to jump up. ”

"The subsequent Shikoku Expedition, Kyushu Expedition, and Odawara Expedition were all due to this, right?" At this moment, Hideho seemed to understand Hideyoshi a little.

Hideyoshi bowed slightly: "Yes, you look at the current Tokugawa family, there is the Uesugi family in the north, the Satake family in the east, and the Asano, Nakamura and other daimyo in the west, which I personally promoted, these forces will surround this big name with two million stones in the Kanto region, I thought everything was under control, but I didn't think about it, but it was a bad move, who would have thought that I would be terminally ill at this time, poor Hideyori is only five years old." ”

"You're seven years older than him, so it's normal to die before him." Xiubao said silently in his heart, "Your Highness, you have told me so much, what do you want to say?" ”

Hideyoshi woke up from his grief and sighed: "My life is not long in coming, and the only person in the world who has both strength and ambition like me is probably the Edo Inner Mansion outside the door, the reason why I tell you the truth of the matter is that I hope you recognize his essence and must not be deceived by his appearance, especially after my death, his fame and prestige will be above you, if you want to continue to keep this tiger in a cage, the best way is to unite all the forces to deal with him, and the other four elders are indispensable, Although the strength of the Fifth Commission is not good, the internal affairs are still handled well, and with their assistance, there is no need to worry about money.

As for those famous people who are remote and powerful, they are inseparable from their own family, and you must be careful not to let the inner government draw them over; And those daimyo that I have cultivated with my own hands, such as Kato, Fukushima, and Asano, are all your strong backing, and now that you are the aftersight of Hideyori, as long as you raise your arms, they will definitely look at you. But there are two of them, so you have to be careful. ”

"Which two?"

"The Hosokawa family of Tango, the Kuroda family of Bunzen. Hosokawa Yusai (Hosokawa Fujitaka) is a rare literati, but his betrayal of the old lord has always haunted me, earlier was a retainer of the shogunate, and then saw the strength of the Oda family, climbed rì to the guard, and then the change of the Honnoji and decisively abandoned the wise family, and chose to surrender to me, now that I am about to die, what will he do next, I believe you can also predict it. ”

"He should take refuge in the Inner House." Hideho replied.

"If nothing else, it should be like this, so you have to watch him, it doesn't matter if he's gone, the key is not to let him bring the other daimyo over, I believe he can do this with his tongue." Hideyoshi nodded and continued: "Just like I am not willing to be a fief of 500,000 yuan, the black sky is like water and will never be willing to be willing to be 120,000 stone Zhixing in front of Fengqian, although it is also a name that I have single-handedly raised, but he has always made me have some jǐng ti, he is also a 'world two soldiers', but compared to the half-soldiers, he is more resourceful and less loyal, and on this alone, I must not reuse him like I reuse the half-soldiers."

You have to remember that 200,000, 200,000 is a limit, even if he makes great contributions after rì, he must not exceed this limit, otherwise, it will be a problem to raise tigers. ”

"I understand." Xiubao bowed down and agreed, anyway, he didn't have a good impression of the three surnamed slaves, so he wouldn't give him any good faces, as for the Kuroda family, although he didn't have much contact, but through the command of the Shadow Island Naval Battle, Xiubao could still feel that this cripple was by no means an ordinary goods, and it was also appropriate to keep an eye on it.

"It's good that you can understand, as long as you do what I say, the world will always be peaceful, and the prestige of the Toyotomi family will still be unshakable, and when Xiu Lai becomes an adult, your task will be completed, and at that time, whether to continue to assist like Zhou Gong Zhaogong, or stay away from the court like Fan Li and Zhang Liang, idle clouds and wild cranes, it is up to you to decide. I believe that you can not only do it, but you can do it very well and never fail to live up to my expectations. ”

"The minister should do his best to protect the young master and the great rivers and mountains of the Toyotomi family." Xiubao hurriedly bowed down and replied a little nervously.

"That's good," Hideyoshi nodded with satisfaction, "I believe in you, and you must also be worthy of my trust, and you must not do anything that is sorry for your family, otherwise, I will not be at ease under the Nine Springs." ”

"The minister will never disobey the young master, if there is a lie, I am willing to be punished by God." Hideho kowtowed again.

"Damned, hehe, if it really works, why didn't my oath to assist the three mages (Oda Nobunaga's grandson, the nominal governor of the Oda family) come true?" Hideyoshi patted Hideho on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Okay, I don't want you to swear, as long as you really think so in your heart, that's enough, it's not too early, you go out first, and by the way, call me in Jibu Shaosuke (Ishida Mitsunari)." ”

"Yes." Xiubao slowly got up and retreated out of the inner room. As soon as he went out, he found Ishida Mitsunari sitting quietly under the corridor alone, this scene really made Xiubao understand compassion: "Is he really the legendary Jiān minister of later generations?" ”

"Zhibu, His Royal Highness Taige is invited." Hideho walked up behind Ishida Mitsunari and said respectfully.

"Oh, you're out." Ishida Mitsunari hurriedly stood up and bowed to Hideho. "Then the humble post will go in first, please go to the main hall to rest for a while, and the Taige may have to be summoned collectively."

After saying that, he hurried into the inner room, and as the paper door "tore and pulled" shut, Hideho's thoughts were messy: should he really do what Hideyoshi said? I represent the interests of the Owari faction, that is, the arbitrary faction, and Mitsunari represents the interests of the Omi faction, that is, the Bunji faction, so it seems reasonable for me to unite these two rows of water and fire to deal with Tokugawa Ieyasu, whose reputation and strength are above me, but can it actually be done?

If he can do it, he didn't succeed in Sancheng back then, and he couldn't even win over the Kuroda family at both ends of the first rat, let alone other staunch Toyotomi daimyos, so it can be seen that it is still very difficult to do this. In this case, how could Hideyoshi, who was only twenty years old, believe that his nephew, who was only twenty years old, could successfully convince the two factions to abandon his past suspicions and do his best to work hard for the future of the Toyotomi family?

For the appearance of the daimyo, Hidebo has gained something through marriage, the Maori family's Mori Hidemoto (married Hidebo's sister), the Gamo family's Gamo Hideyuki (in-laws), and the Mogami family's Mogami Yoshimitsu (Komahime's father) have all been related to themselves, but these are still slightly weaker than the Date family of Mutsu, the Shimazu family of Satsuma, and the Nabeshima family of Bunzen, once the fight starts, even if the Gamo family and the Mogami family join forces, it is not necessarily Date Masamune's opponent, not to mention that there are Satake and Tokugawa eyeing each other?

As for the five elders, it can be said that in addition to the Maeda Toshiya and Ukita Hideya, the relationship between the other few and himself can only be expressed in general, especially the Maori family, whose friendship is more sinister; The Uesugi family's Naoe Kaseki is a good friend of Sansei, and it can basically be ruled out that he is being wooed; And the Tokugawa family is the target of key prevention, how can they get close to him and seek skin with the tiger?

Just as Xiubao was pondering and meditating, frowning about the next Buzheng, a mournful cry came from the inner room.

"It's over, it's going to fall." Xiubao fell to his knees with a "poof". (To be continued.)