Seeing this situation, Hideyoshi said with a smile: "You see, the North Politics Office can't help but come over." As the host of the tea party, Hideho naturally wanted to personally greet the arrival of Hokushosho Nene Ning, so he glanced at Nagashu Masakae and Horio Yoshiharu, and went out together to wait.

The speed of the procession was not slow, and it didn't take long to come to the door of the venue, and with a crisp sound of gongs, the team stopped neatly, and Hideho and the others had already knelt on the ground waiting for the sedan chair of the Hokusho. Although he didn't look up, Hideho felt a gust of wind blowing in front of his forehead, followed by a slightly heavy clog, presumably His Royal Highness the Hokusho got off the sedan in front of him.

"Tatsuchiyo, and all of you get up." A crisp voice that could even be described as loud reached everyone's ears, and Hideho and the others stood up after answering the call, and looked respectfully at the North Massho.

Although the lady Guan Bai in front of her was over forty years old, her slightly fat cheeks had almost no blemishes; The white skin complements the red floral dress on a white background worn on her body, highlighting the grace and dignity of this Yipin lady; It is only from her deep eyes and the wrinkles that appear at the corners of her eyes that she can see that she is different from the experience and intelligence of ordinary aristocratic women.

Since they are all from Owari, Ning Ning's tone of speech is surprisingly similar to Hideyoshi, and Hideho also took the opportunity to greet her in the Owari dialect: "The arrival of Hokumasa today is really flattering to the little nephew." A smile appeared on Ning Ning's round face, and he said heartily: "Where is this, I just heard that there is free tea here, so I came to bother, don't you mind." "You're kidding the little nephew," Xiubao said respectfully, "His Royal Highness Taiko is already seated, so let the little nephew lead the way." As he spoke, he respectfully led Ning Ning towards Hideyoshi.

When Hideyoshi saw Ning Ning coming, he actually got up and went to greet him, which made everyone present really have a little more respect for this Hokumasa. "It is said that half of Taige's contribution to the world is due to the Northern Political Institute, and this sentence seems to be groundless." Yoshihisa Shimazu, who came all the way from Satsuma, said with emotion.

Kato Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori, who were sitting next to him, were very happy when they heard Yoshihisa say this, and deliberately said loudly to Masuda Nagamori and the others in the opposite seat: "His Royal Highness Yoshihisa is right, this world was laid down by the Taiko couple and I and other Owari people, and it has nothing to do with others. Masuda was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but under the persuasion of Ishida Mitsunari, he finally did not make any radical moves.

While speaking, Hideyoshi took Ning Ning's hand and sat down on the main seat in front of everyone's eyes, and then the ministers went to Hideyoshi to ask for tea, although they were not free, but Hideyoshi was also happy to do it, and occasionally met the old acquaintances of the tea party and could talk a few words, and the atmosphere was unconsciously lively.

Hideho also left his seat to talk with the famous teas, and the first person he came to was the seat of Asano Nagamasa, the head of the former five commissions.

Seeing that Hideho actually came to his side to beg for tea first, Nagamasa was a little overwhelmed, you know, just half a year ago, his eldest son Asano Yukinaga was exiled to Noto because of the involvement of the Hideji incident, and he himself became a dangerous person, and everyone was too late to hide, but Hideho took the initiative to approach, which made him a little flattered.

Xiubao sat down cross-legged, looked at Nagamasa's surprised expression, and asked curiously, "What, isn't Asano Danzheng welcome?" When Changzheng heard this, he quickly picked up the teapot and poured tea for Xiubao, and said excitedly while pouring it: "I didn't expect His Royal Highness to be willing to let the humble position order tea, which really makes me not know what to say." ”

Xiubao picked up the teacup and stayed in front of his nose for a while, closed his eyes very intoxicated, and said slowly: "The tea of His Royal Highness Danzheng is really the best quality, the tea fragrance is overflowing, and the chime is heart-warming, so it must have been treasured for a long time." Changzheng lowered his head, sighed and said: "What kind of treasure is that, Your Highness doesn't know, since the dog was exiled for sin, almost no one in the family has come to the door, this tea was also bought a long time ago, if it wasn't for His Highness's kind invitation, I'm afraid I really don't know when it will come in handy." ”

Hideho opened his eyes and said sympathetically, "Yes, I've heard a little about His Royal Highness Kocho, and it's not a good place to go." I believe that His Royal Highness Kocho is innocent and will return to Beijing soon. "Oh? Your Highness is so sure? Changzheng asked excitedly. That's natural, but please don't make a noise, at most a year, at least half a year, and His Royal Highness will be able to return to you. Hideho swore that in fact, he knew that in fact, in less than a year, the Maeda Toshiya would be able to persuade Hideyoshi to pardon Yukinaga, but even if it was all the credit of the Toshi, then Nagamasa would definitely think that I had pardoned Yukinaga after I spoke in front of Hideyoshi, and then he would naturally be grateful to himself, and he was just a favor.

Maybe he thought that Hideho was his own person, and Nagamasa was blunt, he looked at Ishida Sannari in the distance angrily, and said: "Hmph, if it weren't for Ishida's kid, he wouldn't have ended up in such a field, and now the head of the five commissions has been taken away, and the dog has also been exiled, all thanks to him, His Royal Highness is young and kind-hearted, but you must beware of these Omi people everywhere, each of them is a good thing!" ”

Xiubao nodded very approvingly: "Thank you for reminding Your Highness Danzheng, remember that you are an Owari person at the next moment, how can you be in cahoots with these Jiangzhou people, Your Highness can rest assured, Owari's matter is my Xiubao's business, as long as there is trouble, Your Highness can find me, and I will do my best." ”

Hearing Hideho say this, Nagamasa's heart suddenly felt a lot better, you know, this highness is the number two person in the Toyotomi family. Nagamasa patted Hideho's shoulder and nodded fiercely: "With His Royal Highness's words, it's really comforting to be humble, to be honest, after His Royal Highness Hidecho left, the Hokumasa Institute is the pillar of our Owari people, but after all, she is a woman, and now that you have your support for us, we finally don't have to be bullied by their Omi people anymore." ”

Hearing Nagamasa say this, Hideho really felt that he was a little pitiful, in fact, the Omi faction led by Ishida Mitsunari, Masuda Nagamori and Nagashu Masae controlled the internal affairs of the Toyotomi regime, while Kato Kiyomasa and other Owari factions could only linger outside the core, this time even Asano Nagamasa was squeezed out, in this way, I am afraid that he Ishida will cover the sky with one hand, and when the time comes, the internal contradictions will really be irreconcilable. What Hideho is doing now is to try to change this status quo and prevent Ishida's over-inflated desire for power from corroding the foundations of Toyotomi's towering tree.

After a few more conversations with Nagamasa, Hideho got up again and went to Kato Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori to ask for tea.

Because of Ishida Mitsunari's slander, Kato Kiyomasa returned from North Korea not only did not receive a reward from Hideyoshi, but was reprimanded by him, and was confined at home for a long time, and was just pardoned some time ago. Seeing that Xiubao and Nagamasa had been chatting for so long, he asked curiously: "Your Highness, you and His Highness Asano are so close, aren't you afraid that someone will slander the Taiko?" Xiubao straightened his body, and said: "The body is not afraid of the shadow oblique, and His Royal Highness Asano is from the same Owari background, why not meet and talk more, why not, afraid that others will gossip?" ”

Kato Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori looked at each other for a moment, and said excitedly to Hideho: "Your Highness has really inherited the legacy of His Royal Highness Hidenaga, with you, we have nothing to fear." Xiubao pretended to be curious and asked, "Terrible?" What are you afraid of? How could two brave and strong warriors who fought bravely in Korea, crisscrossing the eight provinces of Korea, and making great achievements, were afraid of others? ”

When Kato Kiyomasa heard this, he no longer concealed it: "Your Highness has lived in the country for a long time, but I don't know the suffering we have suffered in the foreign war, and we are willing to serve the Taige, but I never thought that Ishida Xiaoer deceived and concealed it, not only did not mention anything about our military exploits, but slandered us in front of the Taige, which made us reprimanded, how can you say that we are not afraid of these ministers?" ”

Xiubao shook his head and said with deep sympathy: "I thought that only His Royal Highness Nagamasa was oppressed by these Omi people, but I didn't expect that the two of you were also deeply affected, please rest assured, since you can tell me what is in your heart, it proves that you can afford me, I will not let you down, as long as you have trouble in the future, you can find me, and I will do my best." ”

Hearing Hideho say this, Kato Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori were overflowing with excitement, and they both bowed their heads deeply and gave a big salute, presumably they would all think so at this moment: The Owari faction finally has a bright day.