The Tokugawa family was very surprised by the appearance of Fujido Takatora, and even Ieyasu himself was quite puzzled, but as a general of the defeated army, he still hurriedly dismounted, accompanied by Honda Tadakatsu and other generals, and walked quickly to the front of the tea shed.

"Mamoru Sado, long time no see." Tokugawa Ieyasu said as he saluted.

Fujitang Gaohu hurriedly returned the salute, and his tone was quite respectful: "The right mansion is expected to pass through this place, and the special foreign ministers are waiting here, and the daimyo of all walks of life have also converged in Numata City, looking forward to your gathering in the city." However, before that, for security reasons, Youfu still let the foreign minister lead more than 1,000 people to meet with you first. ”

"For security reasons... What do you mean by that? Honda Tadakatsu asked first.

"There are some words that don't need to be clarified," Fujitang Gaohu smiled: "Your Highness the Inner Palace, what do you think?" ”

"This ......" Tokugawa Ieyasu frowned, and seemed to have an answer in his heart, but he was not sure: "Forgive the old man for being stupid, and ask Sado to dial one or two." ”

"In that case, please go into the tea shed and rest for a while." Perhaps because he felt that the time was too early, Fujido Takatora was also willing to communicate with Tokugawa Ieyasudo for a while, after all, Hideho did not give him a time limit to return to the city.

After everyone sat down in the tea shed, Fujido Takatora signaled the samurai and the side to withdraw, and Tokugawa Ieyasu saw this, and asked the retainers except for Honda Tadakatsu and Sakakihara Yasumasa to retreat outside the tea shed, and at this time, there were less than ten people left in the shed.

As the bamboo curtains around the tea shed were lowered, Fujitang Gaohu changed his easy-going manner, and asked with a serious expression: "Your Highness the Inner Palace, this time the daimyo who dare to compete with the Toyotomi clan is probably not just these few families, right?" ”

When Tokugawa Ieyasu heard this, he immediately became nervous, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and replied calmly: "What Sado Shou means by this, the old man doesn't quite understand. ”

Fujido Takatora seemed to have anticipated this, and did not dwell too much, but said bluntly: "Tokugawa, Mori, Uesugi, and Shimazu are the four main forces of this rebellion, by the way, reluctantly speaking, Kuroda, Niwa and Horiya can also be included, in addition, those who really dare to oppose the Toyotomi clan are probably the Chosamune Ibu and Tanaka family who defected on the Hibara battlefield, as well as several small daimyo of Shinano and Nishiminon." However, Your Highness the Inner Palace, do you think that all of you in the Right Mansion and Numata Castle will believe that only the above-mentioned families are involved in the rebellion? ”

"What if you believe and what if you don't? Now that our army has been defeated, there is nothing to say, but what is the purpose of Sado Mamoru telling us these things at this time, is it possible that you want to take the opportunity to let the family splash the dirty water and take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents. Sakakihara Yasumasa was very vigilant, and in front of Fujido Takatora, he admonished Tokugawa Ieyasu: "My lord, you must not do such a thing that does not emphasize benevolence and righteousness. ”

"Shikibu is really wrong." Without waiting for Tokugawa Ieyasu to speak, Fujido Takatora preemptively expressed his attitude: "How can I force the Inner Mansion to do such a despicable thing, as Fang just said, I came here this time on the order of the Right Mansion to ensure that the Inner Mansion and you arrived safely in Numata Castle." ”

"In that case, what did Mamoru Sado mean by what he said just now?" Tokugawa Ieyasu pondered for a moment and asked rhetorically.

"In fact, even if the inner government and you don't answer, the right government already has some eyebrows in his heart." Fujitang Gaohu said: "On the one hand, when your army retreated, some of the letters were not burned in time and had already fallen into the hands of the family; On the other hand, some timid daimyo also took the initiative to confess to their own family that they secretly communicated with your army on the way to follow the pursuit of Youfu, and even brought out some 'windfalls'; Based on the above points, the right government concluded that there were many more daimyo who participated in the rebellion than those who directly raised troops. Thinking of this, the Right Mansion ordered to set off early the next morning and rush here to meet the Inner Mansion. ”

"What does Mamoru Sado mean that even if the old man refuses to cooperate, Youfu can dig up these daimyo together?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked rhetorically.

"This is not the intention of the foreign minister, but the situation." Fujido Gaohu corrected: "At this time and that time, to put it mildly, those wall grasses before can still be sheltered under the wings of the Tokugawa family, and they are against the Toyotomi clan and Youfu Yang; Now that your army has become such a situation, those guys will not be as benevolent and righteous as you, dog-eat-dog is considered good, and some even go around framing other daimyo in an attempt to cover up their guilt. In this process, what the right government wants to know and what it doesn't want to know are exposed together, and there is no need to spend time on you in the inner house. ”

"yes," Tokugawa Ieyasu sighed and said with a wry smile, "It's all this time, and if you don't show your loyalty, I'm afraid you won't have a chance." ”

"However, according to the meaning of the right house, before the war is completely over, he does not intend to dispose of these daimyos, and the specific disposal plan will be discussed at the joint meeting of the elders, and reported to the young lord and Mrs. Yodo for approval before it can be implemented." Fujido Takatora said.

Hearing this, Tokugawa Ieyasu snorted coldly and said mockingly: "Now, the Right Mansion is already covering the sky with one hand, why do you need to discuss this matter at the joint meeting?" As for reporting to the young master and Mrs. Dian, I'm afraid it's just a formality. ”

"That's right, after this battle, the five elders are left with Maeda and Ukita, who are good friends with the right house, and the five commissions have no military power, just a decoration, and the orphans and widows in Osaka City can be said to be the puppets of the right house, and at this time, the joint meeting is also mentioned, which really makes people laugh off their big teeth." Honda Tadakatsu has always been straightforward, and he is very disdainful of Hideho's formality.

Although he was a little disrespectful, Fujido Takatora did not blame him too much, but laughed it off and said to Tokugawa Ieyasu: "Since the Right Mansion is the hindsight of the young master, there is no doubt that he must abide by the rules set by Taiko during his lifetime. Of course, as for whether there will be a joint meeting of the five elders in the future, that is another story...... However, the foreign minister did not come this time to discuss the matter. ”

"You said that you came here to ensure the safety of the old man." Tokugawa Ieyasu said.

"Exactly, this is the main purpose of the foreign minister's trip." Fujido Gaohu bowed slightly, and while motioning for Tokugawa Ieyasu to drink tea, he explained: "After what the foreign minister just said, His Highness should already know that some guys hiding in the shadows will also be dug out, but how deep they can dig and how much they will be convicted, may still need His Highness's cooperation." In particular, some powerful daimyo maintain neutrality on the surface, but whether there is anything disobedient behind the scenes requires not only physical evidence and the identification of the small daimyo, but also your 'opinion'. But here's the question, even if Your Highness declares that he will not confess these names at this time, will they believe you, or will they hear what you are saying now? So the best way for them to defuse the threat is to silence you and everyone in this room completely. ”

"Kill people?!" Tokugawa Ieyasu couldn't help but be stunned, and frowned and said: "It's too naïve to think, no matter how good my Tokugawa clan is, there are 20,000 troops, and it's not so easy to destroy it." ”

"Your Highness is well armed, but those guys won't be stupid enough to go to Minowa Castle to assassinate you. But at this moment, taking advantage of the sparse population, you are walking lightly on this path, which is the best time for ninjas to start. ”