"Brother Ling's matter is his own doing, and it will not affect the rest of the Kinoshita family. This time to calm the commotion, the major general has meritorious, and this point will be explained to the young master and Mrs. Dian later. "I can't thank you enough!" Kinoshita Katsutoshi excitedly thanked Hideho again, perhaps out of goodwill, and he also revealed to Hideho some of what he had seen and heard in recent days: "Your Highness should be careful when you meet the young lord and his wife this time, and the minister has noticed that Katagiri Ichimasa (i.e., Katagiri and Yuan, the abbreviation of Ichisho for which Ichisho is named') has been in and out of Honmaru much more frequently than before. Some of the minister's retainers found out that the city is very distrustful of you and Ishida Jibu, and there are many suspicions and even slanderous words in front of the young lord and his wife, so they have to guard against it. "Since it was said in front of the young master and his wife, how did the major general know?" Although he had known for a long time that Katagiri and Moto were wary of him, Hideho could not rule out that it was Kinoshita Katsutoshi who took the opportunity to sow discord and gain his trust. Kinoshita Katsutoshi first looked around nervously, then leaned close to Hidebo's ear and said softly: "Don't hide it from Your Highness, several of the minister's retainers and the maids in Honmaru are a little hehe, please rest assured, this news will definitely not be wrong, and the minister dares to guarantee his life." Besides, this is not a family's words, and the minister also got news from many sources. Earlier, the minister didn't like the dictatorship of Ishida's administration, so he didn't tell him about it, and now that the right government can be in power, how can the minister continue to hide it? Besides, there are many slanders and slanders in what the city is saying, and the minister really can't help it, but he has no choice but to speak lightly, and because of the relationship with the Gaotai Academy, Mrs. Yodo will not listen to it. Therefore, he had the courage to report this matter directly to His Highness, and asked His Highness to make his own decision. "It's hard work." Xiubao snorted and said tacitly: "If there is still such news among the retainers in the future, Your Highness may wish to inform you, so as to save yourself from doing your best here, and being framed by villains over there." "Don't dare, don't dare, don't talk about informing, in the future, the minister will report what he has seen and heard to His Highness in a timely manner." In this Osaka Castle, if you want to talk about important things, the minister does not dare to mix with it, but when it comes to this kind of news, no one is more well-informed than the minister. Kinoshita Katsutoshi boasted proudly, which made Hideho a little crying and laughing. Indeed, this Kinoshita Katsutoshi has no ambitions, but only likes poetry, calligraphy and painting, and Hideyoshi was deeply favored when he was alive, but he can be regarded as half a talent. Now, he is stationed in Nishinomaru in the name of Suwei Gaotaiin, and he is accompanied by the singing of birds and flowers all day long, living the idle life of a court minister, but he is also satisfied. Kinoshita Katsutoshi was overjoyed to receive Hidebo's guarantee this time, thinking that he could still continue to live a leisurely life, he felt that telling Hideho anecdotes and gossip about the city from time to time was not only a reward for Hidebo, but also a reflection of his own value, and of course he had to do this well with "quality and quantity".

Not wanting to delay too much time, after greeting Katsutoshi Kinoshita, Hideho said goodbye to him and turned around and entered Honmaru.

As usual, Hideho followed the stone path to the castle tower, preparing to ascend the tower to the tea room. However, unexpectedly, before he could get close to the castle tower, Hideho was told by the oncoming maid that Yodohime was not going to meet him in the castle tower tearoom, but moved to the palace of a thousand seats.

The Thousand Banquet Room is the second largest room in the Imperial Palace after the Great Hiroma, and it can accommodate all the daimyo sitting on the ground compared to the Great Wide Room, and the Thousand Banquet Room is mainly used to meet with the main local forces, and the grade is higher than the former, but it is still not as good as the specifications of the reception in the castle tower, and it is said to be the tea room of the castle tower, where Hideyoshi and Hideyori have only received a very small number of daimyo such as Hideho and the Great Elders.

Therefore, when he learned that he was asked to meet Hideyori in the Thousand Banquets, Hideho couldn't help frowning, thinking that this revealed two pieces of information, one is that Yodohime's attitude towards himself is not as good as before, but that this meeting is definitely not only Hideyori, Yodohime and himself, there must be outsiders present, and this outsider may obviously be Katagiri and Yuan.

Although he was extremely reluctant, Hideho was still led by his attendants to the outside of the Thousand Banquets, and the samurai guarding the door immediately opened the paper door, and Hideho immediately straightened his clothes and strode into the hall.

Sure enough, in addition to Xiu Yori and Yodohime in the hall, it was Katagiri and Yuan who sat on the side seat, this "Seven Guns of Cheap Yue" who had passed the age of confusion, with a thin figure, a sallow face, a wrinkled forehead, and only bright eyes. From the moment Xiubao entered the door, he kept an eye on Xiubao.

"Toyotomi courtier Yuchai right minister Hideho, who has now surveyed the rebels in Kanto and other places, has come to meet the young master and his wife, and report to the young master and his wife!" I haven't seen him for more than three months, and Xiubao is still polite and thoughtful, which makes Yodohime very pleased, and Katagiri and Moto also bowed slightly on the side to express their affirmation.

In the huge 1,000-seated room, in addition to Hideho, Yodohime's mother and son, Katagiri and Yuan, there were only two maids left to serve from the side, so empty, it was so empty that the loud voice of Hideho vaguely echoed.

Perhaps it is because he has experienced many such interviews, and Xiu Lai, who is blind, does not seem restrained: "Youfu has worked hard in Kanto this time, and now my mother and I are very pleased." Come, sit. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Hideho then got up and sat down on Hideyori's left side, sitting opposite Katagiri and Moto.

"Your Highness, although I haven't seen you for a few months, it's like a world away, your emaciated adopted son now, Zhiyun Yuan and Ah Jiang should be very distressed." Yodohime asked with concern.

"Thanks to the care of the young master and his wife, there is no danger in Kanto this time, and now the traitors have been pacified, and it can be regarded as living up to the trust of the two. The mother and Ajiang are still in the castle of Koriyama, and the minister plans to go back to meet after the matter here is over. Xiubao replied respectfully.

"So, Youfu came this time to end the post-war matter as soon as possible?" Katagiri and Moto took the opportunity to interject.

"Who is this?" Although Hideho and Katagiri Kazumoto are not acquainted, they can't be said to be completely strangers, and he said this with the intention of giving Katagiri a dismount, which really made Katagiri Kazumoto feel a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Yodohime quickly resolved: "Youfu has lived in Fushimi and Koriyama for a long time, and this time he has been fighting in Kanto for several months, so it is normal that he is not familiar with Sukesaku. This is the teacher assigned to Hideyori before the Taiko funeral.,One of the 'Seven Guns of Mt. Cheapest' Katagiri Higashi Masakimoto.。 ”

"It turns out that you are the famous Katagiri Sukesaku! It's better to see than to hear. Hideho said pretending to be surprised.

"Thanks to the love of Taige and the young master, it is a blessing to be able to serve as the young master's teacher now, and I will ask His Royal Highness Youfu for more advice in the future." Katagiri and Motobi respectfully saluted Hideho.

"How dare you, the city is the young master's teacher, and he is still young in the next class, and there is still a place to rely on adults in the future. But this time the lord is right, and when he came down, it was for the purpose of dealing with the matter after the war. With that, Hideho handed the plan in his hand to the maid, who forwarded it to Yodohime for review.