In front of his own retainers, Hideho changed the tolerance and kindness on the table, and his eyes were full of seriousness and coldness: "What is the relationship between me and Hideyori, and what is my attitude towards the Zong family, this is all an internal matter of our Toyotomi clan, and the elders will just talk about it, when will it be the turn of these guys from the Owari faction to interject?" ”

"My lord, it's just one of the Fukushima attendants, and most of the Owari faction is still on the side of the family." Nasu Shikichi was assisted by the daimyo of the Owari faction, including Kato Yoshiaki, many times during the First Battle of Hibara, so he did not want Hideho to oppose the Owari faction.

"Shikichi, don't say that, even if Kato Sasuke just stood up to stop the Fukushima attendants, this doesn't explain the attitude of the Owari faction, in my opinion, he is just afraid that the attendants will provoke such a fuss." Toshiki Aoki, who had been silent for a long time, expressed a different opinion.

"That's true, you see what these guys look on when the lord says that." Shima Kiyoxing couldn't hold back the depression in his heart, he felt that tonight's banquet not only did not have any blessing on Hideho's authority, but instead allowed the Owari faction to come out on top.

"Gao Ji, you have been silent all night, can you talk about your thoughts now?" While everyone was talking, Hideho handed the handle to Fukushima Takayoshi, the adopted son of Fujido Takatora and also Fukushima Masanori's nephew.

Fukushima Takayoshi, as the general of the First Battle of Yubara, contributed to the victory of the main battlefield of Hibara. But he, who has always been open-minded and open-minded, was unusually silent at this banquet, which is indeed easy to notice. However, it is not difficult to understand that his identity is indeed very embarrassing, on the one hand, he is the adopted son of Fujido Gaohu, and Xiubao has the grace of knowing him, which is enough for him to repay him with death; On the other hand, he is the nephew of Fukushima Masanori and the younger brother of Ren Najun's follower Fukushima Masaharu, and has an ambiguous relationship with the Fukushima clan, which puts him in a dilemma when it comes to dealing with Fukushima Masanori's offense against Hidebo.

"My lord, it's the incompetence of the ministers, so I failed to stop the attendants from talking nonsense in time." Takayoshi Fukushima suddenly knelt down in front of Hideho and said with a solemn expression.

"Do you think he's just talking gibberish? Or do you just want to think so? Hideho asked.

"This ......" Fukushima Takayoshi lowered his head and replied softly, "With all due respect, the squire has such a character at home, and this offense to the lord should also be due to alcoholism." ”

"The squire is your uncle, and in that sense I can understand why you say it. I think that if I hadn't been Taige's nephew and Xiu Changgong's adopted son, with the outrageous things I had done, I might not have survived now... Although family affection is difficult to explain, it cannot be forgotten and parted. Hideho helped Fukushima Takayoshi up, patted him on the shoulder, and continued, "But you remember, as a retainer of the Yamato Toyotomi clan, especially a retainer on the side of the town, you must be able to distinguish between public and private. The attendant was an important minister beside Taige, and although the way he said that kind of thing just now was inappropriate, it was understandable. But you, as my retainer and an important minister with 80,000 stone Zhixing, exonerated him in front of me, which made me very disappointed. ”

"Lord, please forgive the ministers for taking the liberty of the ministers, this family also belongs to the Toyotomi clan, and the grace of Montako can use the five-seven paulownia pattern, which is enough to explain the status and prestige of the family. The minister really can't figure it out, since when did the family and the sect family get so separated? Shouldn't we work together to preserve the position of the Toyotomi clan? Fukushima Takayoshi knew in his heart that saying such words on such an occasion would definitely offend Hideho and other retainers, but this was the biggest doubt in his heart, and it had reached the point where he had to say it now.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, there was an uproar, and these important ministers of the Yamato Toyotomi clan were full of shock, confusion and dissatisfaction, they didn't expect that Fukushima Takayoshi, one of the "Eight Yamato Ministers", still didn't understand Hideho's position and the embarrassing situation he was facing.

"Gao Ji, do you think the lord wants to divide it so clearly?" Fujido Takatora really couldn't bear it anymore, and took the lead in getting up and reprimanding Fukushima Takakishi: "You're right, everyone is the Toyotomi clan, and since we should work together, the lord has always really thought, done, and admonished us like this before." Taige's letting the lord serve as the aftermath of the young lord of Xiulai is enough to show his trust in his family. But even if the family does not divide relatives and do their best to assist the young master, will others not be divided? You also heard it at the banquet just now, the attendant left is a 'Toyotomi clan minister', and another 'Toyotomi clan daimyo', he is very clear.

On the surface, these Owari factions regarded the lord as the hindsight of the young master, and regarded him as a member of the Toyotomi clan, who obeyed and respected him; But as soon as the war ended, no one could pose a threat to the status of Hideyori and these Owari factions, and they also tore off their disguises, showed their true colors, and began to try their best to clarify the relationship between the family and the clan, just like today in front of everyone to force the lord to express his position, for what? On the surface, he maintained the status of Xiu Lai and the Zong family as a relict of the Taige, but in fact, I am afraid that he could not see the prestige of the lord being too great, so that after returning to Beijing, the cadres should be arbitrary. In this way, not to mention stealing their limelight, the most important thing is to dispel the possibility of them entering the decision-making level.

I believe you also know in your heart that many of these daimyo covet the joint meeting of the elders, and now that the Tokugawa, Mori, and Uesugi are excluded from the joint conference, it is a foregone conclusion that these positions must be reserved for meritorious officials, and if they do not exert their efforts at this time, let the lord arrange candidates, and their chances of entering may be zero; If they make a big deal out of the matter, clarify the clan and the family, and weaken the authority of the clan, then they may still win one or two seats, so as to obtain the capital to compete with the family, and then they will not take the lord and the family in their eyes, and the situation of the family will be even more dangerous, not only that, but the Toyotomi clan will once again form two factions that are incompatible and-for-tat, and at that time, the battle of Hibara is bound to be staged again, no matter who wins or loses in the result, it is tantamount to a disaster for the world. ”

Fujido Gaohu's words made Fukushima Gaojitong feel empowered, and he suddenly opened his mouth, and then he reacted and said nervously: "In other words, in order to maintain the stability of the world, the lord must have absolute prestige, and even the Owari faction must be excluded from the decision-making level?" ”

"Not only the Owari faction, but also the outer daimyo and even the remaining elders and commissioners must be re-examined, and the joint council of the elders can no longer maintain the stability of the world. The two riots of Osaka and Ukita, and the mutual constraints before the Aizu expedition all showed the chaos and powerlessness of the Central Joint Conference, and this system was destined not to last long. It was none other than Hideho himself who said this.

"The lord wants to ......" came to his lips, but Fukushima Takayoshi really didn't dare to say it.

"The cadres are arbitrary, and the decrees are unified!" Xiubao glanced around, and when he said this sentence sonorously, all the retainers fully understood that the world would be shaken again.