Although Lai Xuan, the lord of the Kii Domain, knew that Sakai Shigesumi was only difficult to explain to Edo, he came to Kishu to send troops to retake Osaka so as to alleviate his guilt. But these words were so leaky that Lai Xuan was a little impressed by this rumored drunkard.

Lai Xuan thought about it for a long time, and then calmly said to Sakai Shigecheng below: "I have understood your request, looking at your dusty appearance, I have suffered a lot along the way. It's better to go down and wash up first, have a good rest, and wait until you have enough energy to talk about sending troops. ”

Although Sakai Shigecheng still wanted to say something, Lai Xuan above had already gotten up and left. This made him have to stop and congratulate the other party, and it is obviously not a good idea to offend himself in such a situation.

When Sakai Shigesumi left the Ninomaru Palace, his heart was much more settled. On the way back to his residence, he reminisced about yesterday's nightmare, when he was drunk and smoked yesterday afternoon, when suddenly news of a riot in Osaka townspeople came. The news came so suddenly, and for a moment he froze there, unable to think of any way to deal with it.

It's the gentle and lovely Yuki Taifu who has always been in front of him.,At this time, he was very decisive.。 While instructing her subordinates to inquire about the news, she asked the little surnamed Guomi to find a safe passage into the city, and made a sobering soup to sober him up.

As a result, the news brought back by the subordinates was that it was not only the townspeople who attacked Osaka Castle, but also the subordinates of His Royal Highness Tadacho. I don't know how many people His Royal Highness Tadashi has sent, and they have already invaded Sannomaru.

After His Royal Highness Tadacho's subordinates captured the official warehouse, they began to release grain to help the townspeople, so all the towns outside the city have now fallen to His Highness Tadacho. Although some of the townspeople were still waiting, a large number of townspeople had already organized themselves and began to block the roads to prevent the shogunate's officers and soldiers outside the castle from coming to the rescue of Osaka Castle.

When Kunimi returned, the news he brought was even worse. If you want to enter the castle safely, you can only go to the north, but now the situation in Osaka Castle is not good, Shimada Naotoki has been killed in battle, Mizuno Shinko has surrendered, and the so-called volunteers in the city have exceeded 10,000 people, almost controlling most of the city, only Ninomaru and Honmaru are still resisting.

Shigesumi Sakai, who had just heard the news of the riot and wanted to go back as soon as possible, suddenly fell silent, he wanted to return to Honmaru as soon as possible, and he wanted to order the army in the city to quell the towntown riot as soon as possible, so as to reduce his responsibility.

But if the officers and soldiers in the city are at a disadvantage, won't he run back and die? Shigesumi Sakai didn't want to risk his life, but he also knew that if he allowed the rebels and loyal people to take Osaka Castle like this, he wouldn't have any good fruit to eat.

After knowing that the noble son in front of him was the castle generation Sakai Shigesumi who was cursed by the people every day, Yukiri's expression was a little ugly. And Sakai Shigesumi's appearance at this time was still looking forward and backward, which also made Yukiri a little disgusted.

However, thinking of the money that this liquor agent spent on her and the happiness of these days, Yuki Taifu finally couldn't help but mention him: "If Childe can't come up with an idea at this moment, once they capture Osaka Castle, I'm afraid they will order to find Childe's whereabouts as soon as possible, is Childe really going to be a prisoner?" As for the slogans shouted by these rioters, if they really catch the son, I'm afraid the child's life will be in danger. ”

Sakai Shigesumi didn't force any ideas because of this, but hugged Yuki Taifu and cried.

For Sakai Shigesumi's weak behavior, Yuki Taifu was even more speechless. She had to plan for Sakai Shigesumi: "If Childe thinks that Osaka Castle has been lost, then it is better to simply leave now, now that the townspeople are all focused on the city, there should be no one patrolling the road."

If Childe thinks that Osaka is still saved, then he should disguise himself and sneak into the city. As long as Childe can contact his subordinates in the city, there is no way to expel these rebels. Even if you fail, the shogunate may re-attack you for the sake of your heroic resistance. ”

Although Sakai Shigesumi felt that what Yuki said was good, he had just learned from his subordinates and the small surname that there were a large number of rebels and a large number of iron cannons, so he had already dispelled the idea of rushing into the city and leading the officers and soldiers in the city to quell the rebellion.

Sakai Shigesumi thought it would be better to go to Kyoto and ask for help from Itakura Shigemune, the representative of the Kyoto office. Yukiri Taifu stopped him again, saying that Itakura Shigemune was an important minister of the shogunate, and he had always been known for being strict with the law, and that Sakai Shigesumi had gone to Kyoto, and whether there were reinforcements was another matter, but Itakura Shigemune would definitely hold him accountable for the loss of Osaka Castle first.

Yuki finally suggested that Sakai Shigesumi should either simply run back to Edo and report the crimes of His Highness Tadashi to the shogun, and then count on the shogun's favor to protect him. Either go to the Kishu Domain and ask for Tokugawa Yorinobu-sama's troops. If he can recover Osaka with the help of the Kishu Domain, then he will be considered to have atoned for his sins and saved himself from capital crimes under the protection of the general.

Sakai Shigesumi finally followed Yuki's advice, and he left Osaka that night under Yukiri's arrangement, arriving at Wakayama Castle at noon today, and told Tokugawa Yorinobu in front of Yukiri.

After hearing his words, the lord of the Kishu domain did not immediately send him to Edo, which shows that this set of words still works. While Sakai Shigesumi comforted himself like this, he finally felt that the smell on his body was really unpleasant.

He couldn't help but mutter, he really wanted to take a good wash after a while, and it is said that Kishu's hot springs are extremely famous, and he doesn't know when he will be able to enjoy them.

Tokugawa Yoshinobu returned to Central Austria, and his cronies followed. Tokugawa Yoshinobu didn't wait for everyone to sit still, so he opened his mouth and asked, "Tell me, all the kings, is what Osaka Castle said just now the truth?" Was Tadashi really so bold as to send troops to capture Osaka? How many troops did he really send, a thousand? Two thousand? Or three thousand? ”

Tokugawa Yorinobu's retainers have not yet come out of the two shocking news of the fall of Osaka and the Tadanaga rebellion. After a long while, the chief family elder Naoji Ando said slowly: "The news of the fall of Osaka should be true, I think Sakai Shigesumi will not joke with his head." But are we going to send spies to find out what happened in Osaka Castle yesterday? ”

Tokugawa Yoshinobu nodded and said, "Okay, this matter will be arranged by you, Lord Ando, send more people, I want to know how Osaka Castle fell." ”

Naoji Ando bowed to Lai and exited the room, beckoning Naoji Ando, the son of the guard on the side, to whisper orders to him.

Only then did Shigenaka Mizuno speak, "There have not been a large number of ships from the eastern country in the Kii Suido these days, and nothing unusual has happened. It is probably nonsense to say that His Royal Highness Tadashi sent 2 or 3,000 people to seize Osaka Castle. What's more, the general has always been very wary of this younger brother, how could he allow His Royal Highness Zhongchang to mobilize 2 or 3,000 troops and do nothing? ”

Just when the others nodded again and again, Miura Weichun said disagreefully: "That's true, but is a majestic city like Osaka Castle that can be captured by thousands of men and horses in a day and night?" I'm afraid that the Lord of the Quan Xian Hall couldn't do it before his death, right? ”

Miura's rebuttal for Haru suddenly made Mizuno Shigenaka speechless. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, no one would have believed that someone could take Osaka Castle in one day and night. If such a person really exists, what is the matter with Osaka Castle, which was captured by the Quan Xian Hall with all his strength and intrigues?

Just when the atmosphere in the Nakaku Hall was getting colder, Tokugawa Yorinobu, who was sitting at the top, laughed, and he said lightly to his retainers: "It doesn't matter whether Tadashi participated in this battle or not, and no matter how the other party captured Osaka Castle." As long as we take Osaka Castle back, wouldn't it be great?

I used to think that I couldn't have a second fourteen in my life. Unexpectedly, when I was 29 years old, I had a chance to make up for my regrets, but unfortunately my father couldn't see my feat of conquering Osaka Castle. ”

Matsudaira Masatsuna reacted immediately, and said to Tokugawa Yorisen: "Your Highness, please let me be the forward of His Highness this time, and if I can witness His Highness's posture on the Osaka Castle Tower, the minister will die without regrets." ”

Usami Dingyu immediately followed up and said: "Your Highness has been showing benevolence and righteousness since he became a feudal lord, but the world does not know that His Highness has never seen anything before in military science, and he is a generation of military science masters. Although the fall of Osaka Castle was very unfavorable to the shogunate, it was used to verify that the Echigo-ryu military science studied by His Highness was the true art of militarism. The seizure of Osaka Castle and the sight of the world coincided with the meeting. ”

Tokugawa Yoshinobu looked at the layout of Zhongao, and his heart was also distracted. The structure of this Ninomaru Palace is similar to that of the Honmaru Palace in Edo Castle, and it is also divided into Epido, Chuo, and Daioku. The reason why it was built like this is not what he meant.

Wakayama Castle was built during the Toyotomi Hideyoshi period, and even Mt. Torafushi, the place where the castle was built, was personally selected by Hideyoshi. After that, the lord of Wakayama Castle only did some tinkering work, and it was not until he became in the domain of Kishu that he built and expanded it on a large scale.

However, the drawings of how Wakayama Castle was built were subject to the approval of the shogunate. At that time, due to the impact of typhoons and heavy rains, Fukushima Masanori urgently repaired the damaged Hiroshima Castle on his own, and was punished by the shogunate, and the retainers around Tokugawa Yorinobu naturally did not make this mistake.

However, the drawings for the reconstruction of Wakayama Castle, which were submitted to the shogunate for review, appeared in the pattern of the Edo Honmaru Palace. Tokugawa Yoshinobu didn't dare not cultivate, but he also didn't dare to live in his own palace, so he could only continue to live in Sannomaru's mansion.

And now it gave him a chance to raise his eyebrows, and the shogunate lost Osaka Castle, but he recaptured Osaka Castle. His brother, who had been wary of him for more than ten years, had to bow to himself for the current situation.

However, Tokugawa Yoshinobu was not happy for long, and Naoji Ando, who returned to the Central Ao Hall, reprimanded Usami Dingyu with a dark face: "It's just that I wrote a few nonsense military records, can I be called a military scholar?" People who have never seen war in their lives, what qualifications do they have to send troops to His Highness? It's just nonsense. ”

Seeing Naoji Ando suddenly get angry, Tokugawa Yoritobu also jumped. Looking at the other retainers cowering, Lai Xuan knew that this meeting could not continue. So he simply waved his hand to let Usami Dingyu and other lowly retainers leave, leaving only Naoji Ando, Miura Weichun, and Mizuno Shigenaka, the three generations of important ministers to speak.