Before talking to Hideho and meeting, Tokugawa Ieyasu still had some small calculations in his heart, although surrender was a foregone conclusion, but the extent to which it would be disposed of after the war was not a certainty. Follow? Dream?. lā

First of all, although Ieyasu was the main force fighting against Hideho's Toyotomi coalition, he still sent troops after receiving Osaka's crusade order, and there were also Maeda, Ukita and others on the crusade order. It was with this in mind that he felt that Hideho would not kill him, so as not to harm the pond fish.

Second, although some of the most important castles in the northern part of the Tokugawa Domain have fallen one after another, most of them are concentrated in the north-central part of Musashi Province, while the castles around Izu, Sagami, and Boso have not yet been conquered, and in particular, Edo Castle, the main city of the Tokugawa clan, is still firmly in the hands of Tokugawa Hidetada and his retainers. Ieyasu believes that at present, except for the Tokaido coalition led by Asano Nagamasa, most of the forces of the Toyotomi coalition are pinned down in Ueno, so it is not possible to wipe out all the cities in the Tokugawa domain in a short time. And he surrendered to Hideho at this time, Hidebo, as the aftermath of Toyotomi Hideyori, took into account the reputation of the Toyotomi clan, and would not let Asano Nagamasa continue to attack the Tokugawa Domain, causing the tragedy of Kawagoe Castle to repeat, so he would be eager to reach an agreement with Ieyasu to reduce the punishment in exchange for the opening of the Tokugawa castles, which was also the first bargaining chip that Ieyasu felt he could get.

Finally, it was Ieyasu's letters and affidavits exchanged with daimyo from all over the country, which he used as his biggest bargaining chip, especially with Kuroda, Shimazu, Kobayakawa, Satake (Makabe), and Date clan, which would definitely turn the situation in the post-war country upside down. Therefore, Ieyasu pinned his hopes on these daimyo to intercede for the Tokugawa clan in the post-war evaluation, in exchange for the Tokugawa clan's "tight-lipped mouth".

However, with the almost assassination on the road and the words of Hideho Hideho, Tokugawa Ieyasu's mood also fell to the bottom, and it seems that those daimyo felt that the most direct and easiest way to keep him shut was to shut up forever.

"Neifu, if you haven't figured it out yet, then I'll tell you one more thing." Seeing that Tokugawa Ieyasu was silent for a long time, Hideho decided to add another fire: "There is a saying in China that 'the emperor is far away', and we are far away from Jingluo, and it is inconvenient for us to exchange news, and the Mori clan is still in control of Osaka Castle at this time, and the Kanto region has not yet been completely pacified, so some daimyo have proposed to me that in order to avoid many dreams at night, you will be executed on the spot to prevent future troubles." ”

"Summarily executed?!" When Tokugawa Ieyasu heard this, he was immediately shocked into a cold sweat: "Your Highness, you must not fall for the tricks of those guys, if the old man dies, it will be a fulfillment of their wishes, you don't know, they are far from being as obedient and respectful as they seem......"

"So what? If you think about it, what qualifications does the Tokugawa clan have today to compare with other daimyos? Those who want you to exterminate the clan,At worst, it's just a two-headed bet.,After the war, the most is the ability to block or slightly reduce the seal.,Some daimyo even made great contributions in the battle of Hinohara and a series of battles before and after.,This kind of daimyo will definitely be greatly rewarded after the war.,Compared with them,What is the Tokugawa clan now? If they jointly demand that you be executed, what reason do I have to refuse? ”

"I still have 20,000 troops in Minowa Castle, and at least five more countries in Kanto are in my hands! If Your Highness executes me, it will inevitably set off a bloody storm, and Your Highness can bear to suffer another misery in this world?! Tokugawa Ieyasu stared at Hideho fiercely, extremely emotional.

"I did have concerns about this before, but just now, not long before you entered the castle, some daimyo took the initiative to ask for help, willing to lead their respective armies as the vanguard to attack Minowa Castle after you were executed, and as for the subsequent attack on Kanto, they were also willing to contribute. However, I think that if the 20,000 people of Minowa Castle are wiped out, the cities in the Kanto region will not continue to hold out, and even if there are one or two castles that are held in the end, it will not be able to save the general trend, and besides, those daimyo will take the lead in the charge, which will not have much impact on the reputation of the Toyotomi clan. ”

"Damn, in order to kill people, those guys really paid a lot of money!" Tokugawa Ieyasu said to himself indignantly: "The capture of Minowa Castle and Edo Castle will be a merit for them after the war, no, they must not be allowed to succeed!" ”

"Your Highness, you don't know what those guys think, do you?" Tokugawa Ieyasu is making his final struggle.

"What if you know, what if you don't know? At this point, the inner government should not pay attention to this matter. Hideho replied.

"Then what do you think the old man should pay attention to?" Although Tokugawa Ieyasu already had the answer in his heart, he still did not give up.

"How to make it to Osaka alive under the framing of these meritorious daimyos, and then save the family name for the Tokugawa clan, is what you should be concerned about. As for what I think, I have already made it clear to you just now, and now it depends on your attitude. Xiubao took a slow sip of tea, took the opportunity to glance at Ieyasu with his spare eyes, and saw that he frowned, and realized that it was possible.

"The old man understands, as a guilty body, if there is no use value, can he not leave here alive?" Ieyasu's voice was very deep.

"You can leave at any time, but I won't send any more people to protect you, after all, there will be a lot of things to attend to." Hideho's one sentence is enough to show his attitude.

"Hehe, Youfu, the old man was still angry about the defeat at your hands before, after this conversation, the old man is convinced." Tokugawa Ieyasu sighed deeply and solemnly saluted Hideho: "Fang Cai Youfu said that he wanted to make a deal with his family, and now, the old man thinks that this deal can be reached." ”

"That's very good," Hideho bowed slightly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth that was difficult for ordinary people to detect, "In that case, then everyone from the Tokugawa family can also participate in tonight's feast." ”

"Your Highness Lao, the old man is a little tired, I don't know if I can ......"

"Of course," Xiubao clapped his hands, and the two approached sides immediately walked into the main hall, "You take the inner house and the adults to the side room prepared before to rest, and don't be lazy." ”

Ieyasu slowly stood up, said goodbye to Hideho, and then walked towards the door, but just as he was about to step out of the temple gate, he stopped, turned to Hideho and asked, "Your Highness, is Yuki young coming?" The old man asked to meet with him, and I hope you can allow it. ”

"Father sees son, this is your family matter, how can there be any reason to stop it, you go to rest first, and I will let the major general go later." Shubo readily agreed.

Tokugawa Ieyasu said goodbye to Hideho again, looking at his slightly clumsy back, Hideho had some ripples in his heart: "Father is a father after all!" No matter what, Xiukang is happier than himself. ”